chapter 1:The Ponyville Library

The sun peaked over the horizon on a brand new day. Twilight looked through the window and smiled. As she walked through the hallways of her castle she remembered something; this was the day the new Ponyville library was supposed to open its doors! Ever since her home at the last library was destroyed after defeating Tirek she had been unable to find a quiet place to read her books. That is, except her castle which she never wanted to be inside. This was a new chance for her to get in some good reading.

She wasn’t the only one excited either. It had been the talk of the town since the building had started construction. She was sure the library would be flooded with ponies later trying to get a good quiet time after a hard day’s work. She was determined to get in early when the library was empty. She walked into the kitchen and was bombarded by a delicious sent. “What is that wonderful smell?” she asked.

Pinkie came hopping out with a huge pile of pancakes that looked like they were all going to fall at any point. There was blueberry, raspberry, banana, mango, very berry, plain, and just about anything else you can think of. “Hi Twi,” she said.

“Pinkie? What are you doing here?” asked Twilight.

“Why wouldn’t we be here?” asked Pinkie. “After all it is the grand opening of the library and…”

Pinkie kept rambling on about seemingly nothing when the rest of the Mane Six came around, surprising Twilight.

“What are you all doing here?” asked Twilight.

“We had this planed for some time, Sugar Cube. We thought it would be a good surprise to celebrate your new home,” said Applejack.

“Well alright then,” said Twilight, nervousness evident in her voice. “We should start eating,” she said taking a happier tone.

Pinkie served out the massive pile of pancakes to everypony.

“I should probably leave a note for spike,” Twilight thought as she dug into her pancakes happily.
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Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie all stood outside of the library. It looked like an old shack that was about to fall at any minute. The windows were blacked out and the rest of the wooden building looked like it had been in decay for years. The words “The New Ponyville Library” were posted on the ceiling.

“Where did the others go?” asked Twilight as she realized Rainbowdash, Applejack, and Rarity weren’t there.

Pinkie, who had been happily jumping around said “Well… Rainbow had an emergency meeting with the whether team, Rarity had an important order to fill for a wealthy costumer, and Applejack had work back on the farm to do. Any other questions?”

“No, not that I can think of,” replied Twilight.

“Okey dokie lokie” said Pinkie.

The three ponies walked inside. The inside was rather dark, but that was to be expected with the windows blacked out. The only light source was a small light hanging from the roof. The trio looked around. There was what also looked to be a librarians desk, bot nopony else was to be seen in the room. Pinkie’s mane started to sag, losing its puffiness.

“I’ve got a bad feeling about this place,” whispered Fluttershy, but nopony heard her.

They heard a loud bang coming from the other side of the room. Two unicorns seemed to emerge from under the desk. One was black with a white mane, the other white with a black mane. Their eyes seemed to search the three standing in front of them. Fluttershy hid behind her mane. Pinkie‘s mane got back its puffiness with the new arrivals.

“Pink Earth pony. Pink mane,” said one of the unicorns, a monotone in her voice.

“Yellow Pegasus. Pink mane. Shy,” said the other, also monotone.

Both unicorns’ eyes fell on twilight. Their eyes seemed to bug out of their head.

“Purple alicorn. Princess.” They both said in unison, losing both their monotones. They both bowed their heads.

Twilight blushed. “Where are all the books?” she asked, taking another look around the room.

“Please follow us” they said.

As the group moved around the table, a trap door came into sight. The unicorn opened the door and walked in followed by Pinkie, Twilight and Fluttershy. A white light seemed to envelop the unicorns and Twilight's horns as they walked through the ground.

“Sorry for any inconvenience princess, but that magic prevents any magic from working inside the library,” said the unicorns.

“It’s alright,” said Twilight. “and if you would like, you can call me Twilight. You are Ponyville ponies now.”

“Hi Twilight” said the black unicorn. “My name is Midnight Pedal and my sister here is Moonlight Dream.” They both gave off little smirks at hearing the name.

“Nice to meet you,” said Pinkie.

After all introductions were over they reached a well lit room. It was huge! The shelves of books reached for what seemed like miles. Each shelf reached a ceiling 25 feet above them. And long enough to reach the other side of the room, a good quarter of a mile away. Lights on the floor seemed to point the way to something important.

“Follow the lights on the floor to get to the librarian. Have fun in the library and ask the librarian any questions you may have,” said Midnight.
The three ponies went to check out the extent of the books. Midnight and Moonlight went to see the librarian, Shadow Wing.

“The target is in the building.” The twins informed Shadow.

“Good,” he said. “It’s time for the first stage.”