The Royal Prank

“That’s insane, Twilight.”
Rainbow Dash, although now following Twilight towards the castles, was grumpy and still in a bad mood for being dragged out of her house this early.
“Oh come on Rainbow! We need to save Pinkie and solve the mystery of the party bomb! Don’t you care about her?”
“Of course I care about her, but can’t the Royal Guards do it themselves?”
Twilight rolled her eyes.

“Can the Royal Guards even do anything at all?”
“Really caring towards your brother, Twilight.”
“Urgghh. My brother’s job is important, being both the protector of the Crystal Empire and the captain of the royal guard, but its just that he’s doesn’t do things that well without anypony’s help.”

“Well…I suppose you’re right, but why pick me? Why not Fluttershy, AppleJack, or Rarity? Can’t they help?”
Twilight rolled her eyes again.
“Fluttershy’s visiting the Breezies, AppleJack is at her Apple Family Reunion in Appleloosa, and Rarity busy with a tall order from Sapphire Shores.”
“Huh, that’s convenient.”
“Also, you’re the bravest and most loyal pony a friend could ask for! Our friend is in trouble and I need your help…Please?”
Rainbow looked at Twilight, and smiled.
“Well, you are kind of right. Lets go!”

Shining armor was still laughing. Twilight maintained her temper for the tenth time. Her brother had laughed with the rest of his collages for about twenty minutes. “Please.” Twilight said calmly. “We need to join the E.U.P.” He continued to chuckle. “You? A royal guard? You’re one of the four princess of Equestria! Even Rainbow hasn’t passed the academy yet, and she just wants to be a Wonderbolt!” Twilight’s horn started to sparkle. “Who do you think you are? Con Mane?” Twilight’s horn started to emit light. “Seriously, you’re so ridicio-” SLAM. Cups and memos went flying, scattering everywhere with paper after she had used a levitating spell to flip the table 180o degrees.

Shining Armor stared at his sister as she continued to shout in anger.
“Celestia used to be the ruler of this whole country, but she always found time the entertain me, take care of me, comfort me!” Tears were streaming out of her eyes.
“Now look at her, a statue, shamed by some prankster who ruined my mentor! And instead of having some progress on the case and putting my trust on my own brother, it is broken as he traps one of my best friends and never seems to progress on this flying feather of a case!”

Shining Armor kept on staring at his sobbing sister, and after a minute of silence, he spoke, putting his hoof on his sister’s shoulder. “Are you sure you want to do this?” His voice was anxious and official, the relaxed attitude gone. The Captain of the Royal Guard had suddenly changed from her brother to a leader. Finally, Twilight thought, they get it. Her voice slowly became firm. “Yes.”

The captain turned to one of his still laughing collages. “Flash, if you don’t get these two ponies in the E.U.P and put them on the investigative team right now, I will kick your clot.”

The E.U.P was one of the earliest and still surviving royal groups. Established after Luna’s banishment, it started out as a basic command center. However, a few years of dramatic development happened in Equestria after the three groups of ponies: pegasus, unicorn, and earth pony united. Transforming the agency to a state of the art military base complete with labs led by unicorns, investigative teams led by earth ponies, and training camps led by pegasus’. Currently, it holds the latest weapons, technologies, and the smartest ponies around.

Twilight had loved the place since she first visited with her parents and her brother after Celestia took her in as her student and gave her a quick tour of the castle, watching bored scientists playing holographic neightendo games, specifically pokemare, with “real” balls and creatures coming out of them, ready to listen to the scientist’s command to start fighting. What was most amazing was another scientist coming out of nowhere; so angry he formed a bat out of thin air and nearly knocked out the fellow scientists with it.

“Your Majesty.” A rough voice from one of the royal guard snapped her out of her memories. “Anyway, the captain seems to have issued you the Sergeant’s training course, so I suggest you go to rest. We have provided a king size bed for your comfort, “The History of the Wonderbolts” movie for your entertainment, and you will find food all provided from our best royal chefs.” Twilight, again rolled her eyes. “Seriously?” Even if she was a princess now, her brother could still tease her all he wants, as if she was going to be a rookie agent tomorrow, she will be a “princess” rookie agent. “That’s right, Agents Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash.” Commander Spitfire replied casually, waving her hoof at Rainbow.

“Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!”
Rainbow, who had been sulking behind Twilight the whole time as she wanted to join the Wonderbolts and not the E.U.P, which she described as “lame”, was now soaring wildly in the center of the living quarters.
“You’re the sergeant of our division?”
Spitfire raised her eyebrows, smiled, and nodded.
“Our PERSONAL sergeant?”
Spitfire nodded again, causing Rainbow Dash to faint in a Rarity-like fashion.

Putting Rainbow on her back, she continued.
“Anyways, Twilight, you’re not a fancy princess anymore in my training course, you’re a rookie pegasus who so happens to have a horn. Also, since Rainbow has already proven herself as a skilled flyer, I’m expecting more lessons with you princess, do you understand?”
Twilight looked at her wings and gulped.
“Yes ma’am.”
"Good. We begin tomorrow."
As Spitfire sent Rainbow to her quarters, Twilight sank to her knees and sighed.

Looking at her past mishaps with flying, it was going to be a looooong training session tomorrow.