Dear Diary

Dear diary,

You have nothing to fear, but fear itself. However, one could also be rather anxious around needles with unknown liquids in them, needles that not even the doctors know all the properties of. It was supposed to be some kind of pain reliever, morphine or something of that sort I would guess. Although seeing as most medicine in this world is done with magic rather than science. With that logic though I will never understand why they couldn’t just patch me up and send me out. There are a shit ton of holes in their logic. Maybe it’s so they can make more money while you “recover.” It doesn’t matter where you go, capitalism will always follow.

After eating a breakfast of something that could only be described as gruel, I had a visitor. Twas a familiar face, a pink one that really likes sweets, and tends to talk too much. She had a cupcake in a basket. It was a vanilla cupcake with pink frosting. It had a light aroma, and even lighter taste, but it was nice and relaxing to have something that didn’t taste like it had been shat out by one of the doctors.

“So whatcha doin’?” She would ask, sitting on a stool near my bed.

I’d explain to her that it would be the same thing as yesterday, laying around being a lazy bum, waiting to be able to leave.

I had been pondering something though. I know that magic exists in this world, definitely accessible by unicorns and alicorns, and through certain artifacts. However, could anyone access magic? I suppose the question would be boiled down to is magic a purely genetic thing, going from the blood of unicorn to unicorn, and only transferable to certain items that have the ability to contain magic, and the only unicorns that can transfer the magic are extremely powerful ones, again, the power being strictly genetic. Or, the more probably reality where it’s mana. Mana is essentially the manifestation of magic, it’s in the air, soil, everywhere, it’s essentially energy that just is. Maybe it’s unicorns, being the most studious of the races, that are best at accessing magic, and for pegasi, and earth ponies it simply is more difficult, and doesn’t come naturally so simply they do not practice it.

I asked Pinkie Pie if she would bring me Twilight, and if she could by any chance bring any books on the science of this world, and magic. She asked why, in that simple childish tone, but I just said please, and just like that she was right on it.

I waited around for a while, expecting Twilight, and possibly Pinkie Pie to be the first to burst through those doors. However, it was not, it was Fluttershy. She looked like a mess, some of her fur was shredded, and her main was covered in dirt and twigs. She also was so exhausted she could barely stand.

“So how was William?” I asked with a smirk that she thankfully didn’t notice.

“He didn’t listen to me, not even with the stare.” She said, laying down on the floor.

I laughed a bit, and asked if she at least left some food for him, and made sure he wasn’t too beat up.

She said that he didn’t look injured, but it was hard to tell considering how territorial he was, and she did leave food for him, both last night and this morning. I said I’d pay her for her troubles in any way I could. She smiled and walked out of the room. I didn’t like that smile.

Soon after that Twilight walked in with a few books on the natural sciences of Equestria, a spell tome, and an atlas. I remember this conversation much better than most of the others today, it might have been because of the drugs wearing off, but I don’t know.

“What did you want these for?” She asked curiously as I placed them gently on my bedstand. “I’m always glad to help someone in their search for knowledge, but these specifics.” She was rather confused.

“I simply want to check some suspicions, and also do a little research. I’m most likely to spend a long time in this world, if not the rest of my life, so I ought to do my research.” I cracked open the book on natural sciences. There were many similarities to earth, and not much that I needed in there, I would still page through it later.

“Well if you have any questions, you can ask.” She said, walking out the door.

“Actually I do have a question, what is magic in your world?”

She smiled a little bit, excited that something other than a unicorn would ask anything about actual magic and the science behind it. “First things first, mana. Mana is basically what powers our magic, we unicorns have a unique natural ability to tap into it.”

“So anything that can learn to tap into the mana can use magic.”

“Exactly.”

I smiled, “Go on.”

“Well, there are two major elements to magic. That is the sun, and the moon. The sun governs universal magics, as well as evocation, abjuration, divination, and enchantment. While the moon governs illusion, necromancy, transmutation, and conjuration. Do you have any intentions of trying to tap into the magical properties of Equestria?” She asked, looking at me a little confused, like she had never seen anything other than a unicorn that wanted to perform magic.

“Well, sure. Ever since I was a kid, being a wizard was a dream of mine, and now that my suspicions are confirmed, I think I’ll do some more research into how to tap this mana.”

“Good luck with that, it can take years for non unicorns.”

“Ever even seen a human before try?” I asked looking at her.

“No.”

“Well, we’re about to find out how long it can take aren’t we?”

She left, laughing slightly under her breath, while I looked in the book of many magics to confirm what she said. She hadn’t been lying, mana, the sun and moon, and all the types of magic. It also had some information on how one could tap into the mana of the world. Extreme concentration, and strength of will, an artifact of some sort would be good for someone accessing for the first time. Looks like I have some work to do.

The nurse soon came in, and said that it was time for me to retire, and I swiftly complied. I’m leaving tomorrow, and tomorrow is the day I begin to train myself to become a wizard.