It was an early morning in Ponyville. Almost everypony was still asleep, and those who were, were still warm, covered in the comfy sheets of their beds. One thing was certain: the cold, yet soothing freshness from the morning enveloped every place in Equestria.

It was a whole new day for Twilight Sparkle. She was sleeping in her bed, in her new castle, with a small, but very honest smile. Her cheeks had a slightly red tone that had quite the interesting contrast on her purple fur. Why would she be like that while sleeping? Could it be because of a good dream? Or is it because of something else? These questions crossed her mind, even in her sleep, though she already knew the answer.

She opened her eyes slightly and got off of her red sheets. She quickly regretted the decision, however. The atmosphere from that morning was enough to make her think twice. Compared to how warm it was under the sheets, the air was cold enough to make her shiver for a short while. Nonetheless, she built up her courage and got up from the bed, still with that smile on her face. She stretched her wings and yawned, with an expression in her face that translated to the expectation of a great day. Looking to the floor, she remarked at how a smaller bed, also covered in a sheet, this one being purple, kept moving slightly to the sides.

“He must be dreaming again… I bet it’s about her.” Thought Twilight, with an intrigued look, while giggling a little.

She proceeded with her daily routine, still smiling mysteriously while doing so. She combed her beautiful purple mane, gently, using her magic on a light blue brush to levitate it and move it, with fluid and gentle movements. As she combed her hair slowly and with elegance, she looked outside one of her windows, contemplating a mix of orange and blue colors rising. She quickly remembered her mentor, Princess Celestia, a tall and elegant white mare with a mane that had the magnificence of a rainbow. She also remembered the main reason why she woke up early in the first place, which widened slightly her smile. After she was done with the combing, she used her magic on a big, red apple, and brought it to her. She ate it while thinking of her friend Applejack, an orange earth pony that had a blonde mane, from Sweet Apple Acres, that grew the best apples in all of Equestria alongside her family. Twilight was finished with her breakfast and decided to step up the pace.

In nearly five minutes, she was ready to leave the house. She remarked how this was a new record for her. Twilight remembered her friend Rainbow Dash while she was in that thread of thought. Rainbow Dash was the energetic blue pegasus with a wild, yet short rainbow colored mane. Her speed was second to none in Equestria. Her skills were so furious in the races she participated in, that she is commonly known as “Equestria’s Blue Blur”. Twilight giggled at the thought of comparing herself with Rainbow Dash in terms of speed. She even thought that if she got up from her bed with the same determination as that present day, she could also be second to none when it came to get ready for an exciting day. The thought seemed silly at first, but Twilight decided to actually consider it as a goal.

“It could be a good step for self-improvement”, thought the mare with a thoughtful look, still not losing her smile.

She decided to leave this thread of thought and go outside to take a morning stroll around Ponyville. She left a note to somepony named Spike that said the following:

“Dear Spike,

I left early to take care of a ‘certain thing’ that I’m sure you know of I didn’t wake you up to make sure you get to sleep as much as you want. You are a growing baby dragon, after all.

I also left you two of those big apples Applejack gave us the other day. You can eat them, but don’t even think about eating more! I’m preparing something good for lunch, and it would be a shame to not have any room let for it, wouldn’t it?

Now, take care of the place while I’m gone. I might reward you if you do a good job.

Signed - Twilight Sparkle.”

Even that note was filled with mystery in her choice of words. That ‘certain thing’ Twilight mentioned could be anything. Even considering her attempt to avoid formality, as Spike himself would have trouble reading and understanding complex words, she was still able to make sure a puzzling aura surrounded the noted. But one thing can be concluded for sure: Twilight and the baby dragon were the only ones to know about whatever this ‘certain thing’ was.

As she opened the door, she could feel the morning breeze more directly. She remarked how not many ponies were awake in that area yet. Without thinking twice, she closed the door behind her gently and trotted in a straight line towards Ponyvile’s Train Station with a slow pace. She could hear the early singing of the birds nearby, which made her feel a great degree of calmness inside her. Her friend Fluttershy, a cream colored pegasus with a long, pink colored mane, came instantly to her mind. Fluttershy was very shy towards many ponies once, and as a result, she easily became linked with nature and many kinds of critters near her house, in Everfree Forest. Spending time with Fluttershy made Twilight understand the beauty of nature to a bigger degree than ever before as time went by. Twilight was happy such a thing happened, as now she can fully appreciate the beauty of life around her even better than before.

As she trotted, a gust of wind blew from behind her. Her mane flowed with the wind, not losing the form of how it was combed. Twilight was caught off guard, indeed, but then she noticed how the fringe of her mane showed up in front of her. It had grown a little over time. Twilight was interested in trying a new style for her mane to make up for how long she’s been using that one, and to make sure it turned out how she was expecting it to be, she had to let her mane grow. But she started to have second thoughts during the brief moment that gust of wind blew up.

“I don’t think a longer mane suits me that well…” Twilight concluded. She was used to her trademark mane style already, and having a longer mane could be troublesome to take care of every single day. All of that made Twilight remember of Rarity, a white unicorn with a graceful purple mane, that was also a friend of hers. She worked at a boutique, so it would be good to make her a visit. But knowing Rarity, she knew that not one single detail would escape her sight when she sees something in need of change. She was a true professional, after all. That being said, she knew that Rarity wouldn’t even give her a chance to speak as long as her work wasn’t done. Twilight knew what was coming, but still she nodded to herself, prepared herself mentally and decided to that after she completed her mission.

The purple alicorn was almost there. And at last, she found somepony awake at that time of the day. It was a tall, orange colt with a skinny physique. It was wearing a hat that could be recognized by anypony that had stayed in Ponyville even for the shortest amount of time. The said colt was carrying what seemed to be flour bags on his back with some difficulty. Twilight immediately recognized him and walked up to him.

“Good morning, Mr. Cake!” said Twilight with glee as she approached him. “Would you like some help with those?”

“Good morning, Princess Twilight. No, thank you. I’m used to make this every morning, so I’m already used to this kind of weight.” answered Mr. Cake with a confident, yet forced smile.

“More importantly… Why are you up so early? It’s unusual to see you outside at this time of the day.” Asked the orange stallion with a puzzled look on his face.

“I’m on the middle of a task given to me by Princess Celestia.” Twilight proudly answered.

Aha! New information! Princess Celestia sent Twilight to Ponyville’s Train Station early to take care of a ‘certain something’. The aura of mystery around Twilight diminished a little, but its intensity grew even stronger. Mr. Cake himself was feeling curious about all of this, but he knew that it was none of his business, and as such, it had nothing to do with him. Twilight seemed to regret what she said the moment she saw the look of curiosity in the stallion’s face.

“I see…” answered Mr. Cake, while trying to hide his intrigued face with false expressions. “Well, when you’re done, go to Sugar Cube Corner. We have new cupcakes that are as sweet as they look good. I’m sure you’ll like them.”

“New cupcakes? Very well! I’ll pay you a visit!” replied Twilight with one happy nod.

Then, they both parted ways. Mr. Cake decided to stop thinking about what Twilight’s mission was, although he was very intrigued, and carried on with his task. Twilight continued her mission of going to the Train Station, but with one other thought on her mind. This encounter with Mr. Cake made her remember another friend of hers, Pinkie Pie, who had a pink body and a more intense tone of pink in her curly mane. Pinkie Pie was the definition of happiness in Equestria. She was energetic, a bit random at times, but her heart was made of gold. She always focused on cheering up any sad pony, and watching her was enough to make a smile grow. Her glee was actually contagious! She was also a true master when it came to prepare parties. A Ponyville without Pinkie Pie would be much sadder than how it’s known today.

Twilight then reflected on her friends. All of them are there for her when she needs the most. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Raindow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity and herself, Twlight Sparkle… Those six were the best friends for each other. She reflected on everything she had gone through with them and saw the irony in her present. A long time ago, she came to Ponyville to make friends by Princess Celestia’s request, but she had no intention to do so. She was far more focused in studying rather than making friends, actually. But in the present day, one month after Tirek’s defeat, she would look around and see how many new friends she made in her time in Ponyville. She was blessed with the friends of a lifetime. Friendship really is magic…

She was two minutes away from her destination. After reflecting on her friends, she remembered the evening from yesterday. Twilight was reading an adventure book out of leisure to rest her eyes from the constant spell manuals she read for the whole morning, when Spike interrupted her to complain about how hungry he was, even after eating a snack that consisted in one big apple from Applejack. Although Spike was a growing dragon, he shouldn’t exaggerate on the amount of meals he had per day, otherwise they would be out of control and would be much more difficult to keep his stomach stable. Twilight explained that to Spike. But when the young dragon opened his mouth and was about to reply with one of his millions of arguments to convince the alicorn, he burped a scroll and some green flames that died out in mere seconds. Twilight was intrigued, wondering what the scroll was about. She used her magic and levitated the scroll next to her.

As Twilight thought about that scroll and finally reached the Station, which also had a train approaching it at a great speed, the words that she read from it yesterday echoed in her mind:

“My dear, faithful student, Twilight Parkle,

I hope I’m not bothering you at this time of the day, but I have something of great importance to talk to you about.

You see, tomorrow morning, Ponyville will receive a new resident. A kind of pony that will bring out your attention right away the moment you lay your eyes on him.

He’s a young traveler of your age that came from a very faraway place, so I suggested him to stay in Ponyville and meet with you.

Your task is to meet up with him at the Ponyville Train Station by the time the earliest train arrives and show him around. I believe that you and your friends are the ideal ponies to accomplish this. It seems simple, doesn’t it?

But don’t forget, the most important thing is to make sure all of you have a great time together. Have fun!

From your mentor – Princess Celestia.”

The moment these words stopped echoing in her mind, the train stopped at the station. Many ponies left the train, but they didn’t seem to be like Princess Celestia had described. Some were old mares and stallions; others were actual adults with their children. But none of them that left the train brought out her attention. Twilight considered re-reading the letter, in case she had missed some kind of information. Using her magic, she teleported the scroll to her, but she didn’t see any inconsistency in what happened. Everything should have happened according to how the older princess told her. Could Twilight even dare to doubt Princess Celestia’s words? Blasphemy! Not even once did Princess Celestia’s words err before. It was out of question to even think such a thing. As Twilight Sparkle concluded there was a piece of the puzzle that was missing, her happy smile disappeared and her face had adopted a skeptical look.

The sun had finally already risen, but some dark clouds that looked like they were about to unleash a violent storm at any moment covered it.

“Storm clouds?” thought Twilight. “There weren’t supposed to be any storm clouds today.”

Twilight was right. According to the weather grid Rainbow Dash gave Twilight six days ago, there weren’t supposed to be any storm clouds that day. None of that was making any sense. All of that was very strange.

“Just… What exactly is going on?” Mumbled Twilight to herself while looking at the sky, as more and more clouds appeared out nowhere with the sole purpose of hiding the sun’s light.

Author's Note

Here it is... My first chapter ever . I'm not an experienced writter, but hopefully you will like it.
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