The Emerald Escapades

So, it's going to happen?

I'm not sure, but I have high hopes.

But what if something bad happens?

Don't worry, they'll make it work. Trust me.

I have a hard time doing that.

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Perspective: Emerald Crystal

Today was the day that me and Ardite leave our parents house and venture to Ponyville while living across the sweetest mare I've ever met. I've always wanted to find a place of my own, especially since I'm 24 and still living with my parents, but I never expected to get one this way. Both me and Ardite has our luggage ready and waiting for the train to stop at the station in Ponyville. I called Real Estate in advance to meet us there and help us get settled in. Neither of us could contain the excitement that we had.

"This is amazing!" Ardite exclaimed, "This is the first real time that I'll be away from mom and dad for a long period of time."

"It's been a while since I've been away from the rest of the family," I sighed remembering all of the good memories that I made with my friends in school, "But it'll be good for both us and mom and dad."

"Why do you say that?" Ardite asked.

"Well, mom and dad can't handle the both of us all the time," I replied, "They need breaks and time to rest from the stress we put on them."

"That's true," Ardite said, "So what are we going to do once we get settled into the new house?"

"Don't you remember what Gemstone said yesterday?" I huffed.

"Okay, now I remember," Ardite realized, "We are going to meet Gemstone at her house and head to that one place where they serve milkshakes and smoothies."

"Bingo," I added while rubbing his head. Suddenly the train came to a slow stop. We both looked out the window and we saw Real Estate standing outside the station. We exited the train station and greeted Real Estate.

"So, you finally managed to convince your parents to let you two come," he said in a obnoxious tone of voice.

"Is our new house all tidy now?" I retorted back.

"Alright, you got me there," he smiled.

"Hi Estate," Ardite stated, "How's the housing business doing?"

"It's doing okay," he frowned, "Slow, but doing fine."

"Can we see the house?" I asked.

"Sure thing," he stated, "Follow me."

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We arrived at a normal two story house which was in perfect condition. It was painted white with lime green details around the edges of the windows and door. For a normal house, it's not that bad.

"Wow!" Ardite exclaimed, "It looks amazing!"

"It looks like your average two story house," I frowned.

"From the outside, yes, but from the inside," Estate opened the front door and I was more amazed than Ardite.

The furniture was from Prance, and made out of leather. The kitchen was constructed perfectly and had no problems with the design. The living room had a decent sized TV, which was in the corner of the room. The guest rooms were as amazing as the base floor, with well decorated sheets and blankets. The master bedroom was decorated with even more pillows, sheets, and blankets. I got to say, he knows how to decorate.

"This place feels like home again," Ardite said, "I feel like I never left Canterlot."

"See I told you it would get even better," Estate mockingly replied.

"You didn't say anything about what the inside would be!" I fired back.

"You're right," Estate sighed, "Just trying to mess with you."

"Any ways," I turned to Ardite, "What time is it?"

"Almost noon," he replied.

"Gemstone will be ready soon so get ready," I ordered him.

"Yes sir!" he ran to what is now his room and grabbed his neon blue fedora, and ran back downstairs. I grabbed my neon green fedora and we left for Gemstone's house. But as we left the front door, I saw the mare only I could dream about. Her mane was pulled back and curled at the end. Her coat was shining like the moon in the night sky, and her eyes were gleaming with the light from the sun.

"Wow, Gemstone you look amazing!" I stated, trying not to be lost in her eyes.

"Thanks Emerald," she smiled, "I just wanted to look nice while we hang out."

"Big sis," the voice of a filly whispered, "Who are these ponies you're talking to?"

"Iris, don't worry," Gemstone whispered back, "They're friends of mine."

"Alright, since you're friends of them," she stepped out from behind Gemstone to look at me and Ardite. She looked almost like Gemstone; snow white coat but has a magenta mane with pink highlights in it. Her eyes were a lighter blue than her sister's, but had this look of wonder in them.

"Well," I said, kneeling down to her level, "You must be Iris. My name is Emerald, and this is my little brother Ardite. Your big sister told me about you and she was right on how similar you two look."

"Thank you," she whispered back.

"So, are we ready to go to the Sugarcube Corner?" I asked.

"All ready on our end," Ardite replied.

"Do you want to go get a milkshake?" Gemstone asked to Iris.

"Yes please," Iris replied.

"Okay, then we're good on our end," Gemstone said.

"Okay, then let's go," I offered.

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"Wow!" Ardite exclaimed, "These are the best milkshakes I've ever had!"

"Yeah," Iris nodded in agreement.

"So you're saying that Mom's milkshakes aren't as good as these?" I asked Ardite with a smirk.

"That's not what I meant!" he stuttered.

"I'm just teasing with you," I smiled, "Hey Gemstone how are you liking yours?"

"It's alright," she replied, "what about yours?"

"My Mom makes better," I gave a look at Ardite, "But this is really great for what I've had in a while."

CRASH!

All of us jumped when the loud crash noise went off. Gemstone and I went outside to check things out when we saw a gray mare pegasus with a blonde mane hopped in front of us.

"Sorry about that," she apologized to us, "Are you Emerald Crystal by chance?"

"That's me," I replied, "Do you have a letter for me?"

"Yep," she nodded, as she gave me a letter and started off before flying into a sign, "Sorry about that too." She then flew off.

"That was odd," Gemstone stated, "Who is the letter from?"

"Let me take a look," I looked and it was from Princess Celestia herself! "Why would Princess Celestia send a letter to me?"

"Well what does it say?" Gemstone insisted. I opened the letter and read aloud:

Dear Emerald Crystal,

I'm sure you are wondering why you are receiving this letter. It's because I need you to meet somepony that should be in Ponyville right now. Just head to the Golden Oaks Library and somepony there will help you there.

Princess Celestia

"Golden Oaks Library, where is that?" I asked.

"How about let's ask somepony that knows where it is." Gemstone replied.

"I guess, but that was putting it a bit bluntly don't you think?" I said.

"Let's just ask somepony," she insisted.

"Alright," I agreed, as I went to ask a pink mare, "Excuse me, do you happen to-" I was cut off as she saw me, gasped, and bolted off in a different direction.

"Okay," Gemstone said with a confused look on her face, "That was weird."

"What was that gasp all about?" Ardite, along with Iris, asked.

"We were just trying to get directions to the Golden Oaks Library," I replied.

"I know where that is," he stated.

"Where is it?" Gemstone asked.

"It's the giant oak tree over there," Ardite pointed to the tree with a built-in house in it.

"That's a library?" Gemstone asked.

"I know, it's kind of ironic if you ask me," Ardite replied.

"No matter, let's go there to see this pony I have to meet," I said, heading to the giant oak tree library.

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We arrived at what appeared to be a giant oak tree with a library built into it. The appearance of it seemed off to me; I mean, who builds a library inside of a big old oak tree? I saved the questions for later as Ardite went to knock on the door. I still don't know who I was supposed to meet, so I was kind of nervous. The door opened to reveal a stunning scene. The pony standing before me was none other than Princess Twilight Sparkle herself. I never would have thought that I would meet the newest princess to Equestria here in a library.

"Oh, you must be the group Princess Celestia told me about," she stated, "My name is Twilight Sparkle." She's not as formal as I thought she would be, I thought. but I shrugged those thoughts aside and introduced myself.

"My name is Emerald Crystal," I stated, "This is my little brother Ardite."

"it's nice to meet you," he said.

"My name is Gemstone Elegance," Gemstone stated, "and this is my little sister Iris."

"Hi there," she replied in a soft tone of voice.

"Well it's nice to meet all of you," Twilight smiled, "Come inside, I'm making some tea if you want any."

"Do you have any fresh mint leaves?" Ardite asked.

"I should," she replied, "Why do you ask?"

"I've been working on a spell that instantly makes pre-made bags of tea out of fresh ingredients," Ardite answered.

"It's amazing how his magical capabilities exceeded my expectations when I first saw them," I stated, "When he was younger, he managed to stop a massive rock slide from destroying the town we lived in with no hesitation or stress."

"You've got to be joking!" Twilight exclaimed, "He managed to do that at the age of a colt?"

"My dad though it was amazing at that age," I went on, "So he started teaching both Ardite and I a variety of different spells. For example," I grabbed a book off a table, "Take this normal sized textbook. sure you can fit it into a saddle bag, but the bag would only fit one."

"What are you getting at?" she asked.

"Watch," I replied, as my horn glowed and surrounded the textbook. Bit by bit, the book started to shrink in size until it was the size of a bit.

"What did you do to my textbook?" Twilight exclaimed.

"Don't fret," I answered, "All I did was shrink it to about the size of a bit. Here, I'll fix it for you." As my horn glowed, it enveloped the tiny book and with a flash it returned to normal size.

"Thank you for fixing my book," Twilight sighed.

"Funny thing is," I started, "I learned that spell when I was only a colt."

"That is some magical talent you got there," she stated, "I wonder if your bloodline had a knack for having very powerful magic abilities?"

"Probably," I replied, "My grandfather told me that both Ardite and I are ancestors to some sort of powerful Alicorn. He also said that I was named after him."

"I might have to look into that later tonight," Twilight pondered.

"Hey Twilight, can I ask you something?" came the voice of a small dragon that walked down the stairs. After seeing the talking dragon, I teleported behind Ardite.

"What's the matter?" the dragon asked, "Haven't you seen a dragon before?"

"Just to let you know," I stammered, "I sort of fear dragons. Especially talking ones."

"Wow, I never knew that you were scared of dragons Emerald," Gemstone giggled.

"Look, I don't want to be mean or anything okay, "I stated, "So maybe if you tell me your name we can figure out a way for us to be friends?"

"Okay," he replied, "My name is Spike. I'm Twilight's #1 assistant!"

"And how did a baby dragon become an assistant to a princess?" Gemstone asked.

"It's a long story," Twilight smiled.

"Then let's leave it at that," I added, "In the meantime, let's just sit down and get to know each other over some tea. Ardite, are you almost done back there?"

"The tea is ready," he replied, "Now let's chat."