Twilight, what's it like to teleport?
Ditzy Doo is a friendly pony by nature. Everyone loves her blissful attitude towards life. If the residents of Ponyville didn't know any better, they'd say that she was just ignorant. She's always a curious pony who finds enjoyment in learning things that seemed like common knowledge to others. Ditzy always asks Twilight these things because if anypony in Ponyville had an answer for something, it'd be her.
Today, Ditzy has yet another question. Most of them were ones that were simple to answer, at least for Twilight they were. Questions ranged from why apples are red, why can pegasus ponies stand on clouds, and the infamous 'missing bit' question. However, today she had something that caught Twilight off guard.
"Twilight, how do you teleport and what's it like when you do?"
Twilight just stared at the smiling pegasus with a shocked expression on her face.
"Well Ditzy, it's quite complicated and it, uh, might take a while for me to explain it."
Ditzy just gave Twilight a big toothy smile stretched from ear to ear, "That's okay, Twilight, I've got nothing to do today."
Twilight bit her lower lip as she watched her guest park her behind right on the spot where she stood. What was she going to tell her? Explaining how to teleport would be easy but the real problem would be describing the experience. There's a secret pact that was made by Starswirl The Bearded with the princesses that this exact information should not be revealed to any other race of pony.
"You okay, Twilight?" Ditzy cocked her head.
"Y-yes, I'm fine!" Twilight cleared her throat and set her mind into teacher mode, "You want to know how unicorns use magic to perform teleportation spells, correct?
Ditzy nodded her head excitedly, "Yeah!"
"Well, everypony has their own way of doing things, so I can't say that my way is universal, but knowing where you are currently and where you want to go is true for all."
Ditzy raised an eyebrow and put a hoof on her head, "W-what? I don't get it, Twilight. Why's that so important?"
Twilight sighed, slightly annoyed that Ditzy isn't satisfied with what she just told her, "Well, when I teleport, I focus my mind on my surroundings. I make sure to include details such as color, shape, temperature, and the time of day."
Ditzy closed her eyes and gave an affirmative nod as if to say, "of course." Twilight doubted that was the case, however.
"Once I have that mental image in my mind, I shift my focus onto where I want to go using the same technique. Wherever I plan on teleporting to, I make sure I have an idea of what it looks like and so on. You understand?"
"I-I think so?" Ditzy scrunched her face and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Ditzy, but explaining magic to someone that's not a unicorn is a lot easier said than done. To us unicorns it's common knowledge and I feel like there's more to explain but I can't think of any other way to do it." Twilight lowered her head feeling a bit ashamed of herself. Twilight always had answers for Ditzy's questions and felt bad that she couldn't provide a complete explanation for the one she had today.
Twilight waited for a response but received none. Curious as to what the reason for the long silence was, Twilight looked up to see Ditzy with her eyes shut tightly, her cheeks puffed, and her face turning red.
"D-Ditzy Doo? What are you doing?"
Ditzy let all the air out in one loud cough, "I was trying to teleport the way you said but no matter how hard I tried, I wouldn't move. I guess I've got some practice to do, huh?"
Twilight could feel her lower left eyelid twitching slightly in uncomfortable frustration at the sight of a pegasus pony legitimately trying to perform magic. Twilight took a deep breath and remembered that not everyone sees things on the same level and that she should be patient with others.
"Ditzy, you're not a unicorn, you can't use magic, remember?"
The gray pegasus grinned and rubbed the back of her head with a hoof, "Oh yeah, haha! I guess I forgot, my bad."
Twilight wanted to know if Ditzy had even heard what she said, but decided not to be rude.
"Well, that's the long and short of teleporting." Twilight began pushing Ditzy towards the door, "I hope you have a good day delivering mail to the residents of the town."
"Oh yes, I will. Thank you, Twilight! It was so cool! I knew nothing about teleporting until you told me about it."
Twilight smiled uncomfortably, "I-is that so?"
"Yep!"
"Well, if there's anything else you'd wish to know in the future, don't be afraid to ask, alright?"
"Okay!" Ditzy began flapping her wings and spiraling into the sky as she flew away. Twilight waited until she was out of sight before closing the door and letting out a sigh of disbelief.
"Honestly, it's like I'm raising a child." Twilight teleported to her room to find the book she had been reading right as she left it. The pages sparkled as the magic encased the pages with each turn.
"I guess it's a good thing that she's so easy going.” Twilight sat down and started reading, but couldn’t get her worries out of her head. What if she came back for a further explanation, like how it felt, or what went through a Unicorn’s mind during teleportation? That knowledge is forbidden from the other races, so she would have to think of some clever lie.
She wouldn’t mind, would she? Either way, knowing her, she probably couldn’t keep her mouth shut either way. Twilight shook her head to regain her focus. “Need to read.”
Author's Note
In case you're wondering, why I use Ditzy, it's because when I read the word "Derpy," it just comes off as a gimmick and not so much an actual character. Not that this story is at all serious, but I try to keep things in line.
