Ancient Adventures

"I'm not sure that really matters right now.",said Applejack.

"Yeah, but why?"Rainbow argued.

"It doesn't matter, darling."said Rarity,"What matters is that we figure out where Twilight is. Then we can ask her all these questions."

"Fine."Rainbow said.

She grabbed the letter and opened it.

"Go to the library in my castle. Find the book with the Hoofey Decimal System number 995.3 read the first 25 chapters. Then flip to the beginning of the last chapter and do what the parchment there says. Good luck. You will need it. P.S. You will need to complete the instructions before Wednesday the seventeenth" she read.

"Book number 995.3?"Spike asked,"Thats a history book. All of the books after 980.0 are Equestrian History."

With Spike leading them, the little party departed from Applejack's barn to the castle of Princess Twilight Sparkle.

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Spike stopped near a shelf. It wasn't surprising. This was Twilight's library. After all, if there weren't bookshelves, then what would be there?

The shelf he stood beside was supposed to showcase a glorious amount of books, all on the topic of early Equestrian History. Instead it was a pathetic affair, made out of wood and as tall as small shoe rack, as compared with the tall, crystalline shelves that surrounded it. It was not even packed with books, as the taller shelves were. This shelf contained a small amount of books, only about twenty of them to try and fill a shelf with three racks.

"This is it?"Rainbow asked, shocked that these were all the books that Twilight had been able to find since the library had been constructed.

Silence greeted her question. Rainbow Dash was not the only one who was amazed. Everypony except Spike had expected a huge shelf, not this tiny thing.

Spike sighed. "Yeah, i now that it isn't much, but thats all we've got."

"Were there more in the library?"asked Celestia, her curiosity taking hold of her.

"I can't say I rightly know."said Applejack"The only book in the old library that I know was about history is the Elements book."

She squinted at the bookcase.

"See, there it is, right there."she said, pointing at a slightly worn book.

Meanwhile, Spike had been looking for the book 995.3.

"There it is."Spike said, pulling out a book with the title:

The History of the Three Tribes and the Forming of Equestria