The RariTwi Chronicles

Part 2:

Twilight continued to think about the spark. It was the only thing she could think about as she walked back to her tall oak tree house.

‘What was it? Why did it happen in that exact moment? Why did Rarity not seem to notice it?’ Constant questions flowed through her mind. She sighed.

“Maybe a look into one of my books will spell the answer.” She said, trotting a little quicker in anxiety.

---Meanwhile---

“Where are we going Rarity?” Sweetie Belle asked her sister.

Rarity was pulling her forward anxiously, her eyes glancing around for the right building.

“Oh just, a certain place I’m looking for.” She answered, still looking.

Sweetie Belle gave her a doubtful look. “That didn’t answer my--”

“Oh! Here we are!” She smiled at her sister.

Sweetie Belle looked up, confused.

“Uh…” She hesitated, staring at the sign. “Why are we at the library?” She asked.

“Well...what else would we be here for?” Rarity asked. “To get books, silly sis’!” She chuckled. “Come on, I already have an idea of what I’m looking for.” Sweetie Belle was skeptical to why her sister was acting so darn strange, but she went along with it, for now.

They entered the large, wooden double doors, and in their sights were shelves upon shelves of books. There was a second story as well, with even more books, and different tables for the ponies. Like all libraries, it was silent as stone.

Rarity walked up to the librarian, a suspicious Sweetie Belle by her side.

The librarian glanced up and saw the smiling white unicorn. She seemed like the type who didn’t really want to be there, but since it was her job, she was forced to live this boring, dull life.

“Hello.” She said flatly.

“Hello. I’m looking for a certain book, could you help me out?” Rarity asked.

“Yes.” She put her glasses on from her neck. She grabbed a larger book from under her desk and put it in front of her. “Okay. What’s the name of the book?” She asked.

“Well, actually, I’m not really looking for one particular book, just a…” She couldn’t really find the word. “Genre, of books, maybe.” She was getting a bit nervous. Sweetie Belle noticed.

“Okay then. What type of book are you looking for?” She asked blankly.

“Um…” This was going to sound really weird…”Do you have a book on…” She paused. “Sparks?” She said quietly,

“What was that?” She asked.

“Um...sparks?” She blushed, thinking of how odd that sounded.

The librarian gave her a perplexed look. She looked down at her book, then back to the white unicorn. “Sparks…” She made sure she wasn’t hearing her wrong. Rarity nodded, glancing nervously around. She looked at her book again, flipping through the pages.

“Well...let’s see…” Rarity gulped. She hoped that this giant library had at least one book with answers! She also hoped that she wouldn’t get any strange looks as she walked by. She noticed a couple of ponies who were glancing at her from their books…

“Well, there is one book that we have...it’s the last copy too. It’s called, “Magic Sparks,” and it’s by...Stardust Spark. Hm, makes sense. It should be right over there in the 700’s. Just look in the S’s okay?”

Rarity smiled, relief in her mind. “Oh yes, thank you kindly!” She grabbed Sweetie Belle and almost jumped towards the section. She started skimming the spines for the authors name, searching quickly with anticipation.

“Sis’, why are you looking for a book on...magic sparks?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Well uhm...I’ve uh, actually been m-meaning to get this book for a while because...I’ve had a few encounters with these, magic sparks and, I’ve just been...interested, to see where they came from.” She gave her a big smile that secretly said, ‘Stop asking questions!’

“When?” She asked, still a little speculative.

Rarity groaned inside. ‘Damn...’ She thought.

“Well, uh...It happened a um...couple of months ago and...I...uh…” She stared at her, speechless. Sweetie Belle was waiting impatiently for an answer.

“Yes?” She asked, trying to get her talking.

“Well....Oh look! I found it!” She suddenly grabbed a purple leatherback book from the bookshelf and held it in front of her. ‘Whoo...thank you book.’ She thought with relief.

Rarity put it in front of Sweetie Belle. She took a glance at it. It was kinda’ dusty, and it didn’t have a title on the front. She raised an eyebrow at it.

“How do you know that’s the right book? There’s not even a title on the front!” Sweetie Belle tried to counter.

Rarity showed her the side. Sure enough, title and author. Sweetie Belle grunted under her breath.

“Okay. Time for me to take a look…” She walked over to one of the tables. Sweetie Belle followed. Rarity looked behind her, and bit her lip. There was no way that Sweetie Belle could know what was really happening.

“Um...Sweetie Belle? Would you be a dear and leave your sister alone for a little while?” She asked, calm and politely.

“What? Why?” That made her even more suspicious.

“Just...your sister Rarity has some...magic stuff to attend too, uh…” That wasn’t a very good answer. “How about this; why don’t you go around and find a book that might interest you. Bring it back here, and I’ll...see if I could check it out for you.” She proposed.

Sweetie Belle thought about that for a moment. “Hm...I don’t know. Books aren’t really my thing…” That wasn’t the only reason she didn’t want to leave.

“Come on Sweetie Belle, you never know what you could find here at the library! Just go look okay? And have an open mind!” Rarity said quietlly, opening her arms up and throwing them to the sky. Rarity gulped. Would she buy it?

Sweetie Belle looked back at all the bookshelves. She sighed. “Alright. I’ll take a look.” She said in defeat.

“Splendid dear! Have fun!” She waited until the coast was clear, then she opened the book and started flipping through it’s contents.

“Let’s see; first magic spark, learning heavy spells…” She flipped through a couple more. “Ah...’Special Sparks’...” She read quietly. “Hm...where...wait…” It was the last few sentences on the page…

---”Special Sparks.” Twilight read aloud. “Let see...hm...oh, wait here it is.” She cleared her throat for no one and began to read.

“There is a certain special spark that has eluded many unicorns for years, and that is, what I like to call, the ‘Magic Zone Spark,’ and it is a very special one in many cases.

---”It is said to only happen when one unicorn uses his or her magic in another unicorns ‘magic zone,’ as it is referred to. The unicorns may often feel a very short but riveting spark in their entire body. Riveting would definitely be one word for it…” Rarity muttered.

---”The unicorn often would feel confused as to what this spark is since it is being felt unexpectedly for the first time. I am no exception. I have had this happen to myself once before. Well, at least she knows what she’s talking about…” Twilight muttered.

---”The spark itself is special because it can only happen to two certain ponies who have developed a close bond to one another throughout time. Well, that makes sense. Twilight and I have been friends for a long time now, and even before then we were technically connected from fillyhood.” She continued reading.

---”The bond is said to just be a jolt of magic from the other unicorn and nothing more, but I am here to say that it is not the case. What could it be then?”

---”The reason the bond is only connected to those two unicorns…”

---”And the only reason that those two unicorns can feel it as well…”

---”Is because,”

---”It is a spark,”

---”Of…”

---”Of…”

They both gasped. Rarity dropped the book on the table. Twilight stared at the wall, perplexed as to what she just read.

---”Love.”

---”Love.”