Nova Burst's Rise To Pyromancy

by Penciled Hope

Chapter One.

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i roll out of bed from the knocking on my door. the clop of the hoof hitting it has simply awakened me. i feel the cool air hit me when i finally manage shaking the covers off of my back. Life in Canterlot is some nice. i trot to the door and answer it.

"Letter for Nova Burst?" The Mail Mare says to me as i close the door taking the letter. i crack it open with my horn. levitation, first spell, basic yet effective for day to day living.

"Dear Nova Burst,

Now it's your time to go out in the actual world. Go out into the world and discover just how much more of a colt you have become. through the path we state you will finally know where you belong. there is a new princess we have gathered that lives in ponyville. we would actually like you to go there. we want you to go to her for lessons on friendship.

Your Loving Mother."

Great, now I gotta move again, like school here wasn't going to be hard to do as it was. I just got accepted into the Canterlot Pyrotechnics classes and Canterlot College. I've never been social in the general term. Whether it is just for Internet or just on the street.

I let the letter set on the table in my living room. I cast my levitation spell once more, grabbing my simple leather jacket. It's always a little nippier when it starts to come time for hearths warming. The running of the leaves wasn't long ago. Apparently there was a ruckus in ponyville back a few seasons ago. Apparently the pegasus and earth pony who placed last, were the two most athletic in that seasons race. It's rather ironic. How does the two most athletic ponies lose the race? Either way this isn't what want to think of right now.

I look in the mirror, putting on my red squared-off shades. I smirk into the mirror just to glance at my cutiemark, the rainbow firework. The cutiemark presented itself long ago on my two toned blue coated flank. i found so much joy in that item. That's way back when i invented a spell to cast golden fireworks.

I trot out into the street. all of these high class pain in the flank rich ponies all walking by. They all wear their expensive couture, now popularly bought from Canterlot Carousel Boutique, owned by the only miss Rarity unicorn. It all started because of Princess Twilight's new coronation. the fact she wore it drove everyone into a blitz. Now the shop bustles for other reasons. I walk by and wave at Sassy. Me and her used to open new dress shops across canterlot. My fireworks displays were well-known, even though I am not somepony, anypony would talk to. I'm rather quiet for a unicorn.

I trot by the cabbies, the mares and the colts. all through this city, so many ponies and yet i feel still, so Lonely. I remember back when i was just a young colt. Before Twilight was seen by Celestia, I too Got into the classes Twilight did. Though she took them personally from Princess Celestia. I wish I was so lucky. I remember watching twilight trying so hard to learn every spell she could. She was actually not good at all at one time.

I trot into the train station and purchase a ticket from the vendor. It's weird i can actually do this let alone live, I don't say anything to anypony. I simply highlight what I want in magic. There only ever was one mare I talked to, that was Twilight. Although, as odd as it seems, i look down to my ticket. It isn't for Ponyville. It's... To the Crystal Empire? What in the hay?!

"Miss." rolls out of my lips in a slight bit of rage. I havent opened my mouth to anypony in a few years.

"Yes Sir?" the vendor asks.

"You gave me the wrong ticket." I add.

"Well let me fix that for you."

"Ponyville."

"Oh wow, I sent you in the wrong direction sorry."

"It's fine, just take this back and send me for Ponyville on the next train." I say to the golden haired mare who is trying to run the train station.

"Here." She hoofs it over to me. I trot and look at the time on the ticket.

"FOR PONIES SAKE!" Comes out roaring from me. My eyes best deceive me. I take off my shades and pull out my reading glasses. No, my eyes do not decieve me. The next train is in an hour. I have too much to do right now. I need to pack. Oh somepony kill me.

I trot wildly towards my apartment and everything starts packing itself when i walk through my door. i keep hearing myself singing in the tune of campton races, but instead it would read out, 'gotta pack, gotta pack, gotta pack pack pack'. I rush through everything until its all in suitcases in nothing. They all lay on the floor. I lift all the bags with my levitation spell as I walk down the street. As I gallop to the station i realize i have ten minutes until the train leaves. Why must i always put myself into these tiresome situations. I guess it is simply a habit.

I let my luggage go on the station platform as i begin tagging everything with the address at my apartment, in case it can't make it this trip. i quickly trot aboard giving my ticket out to be punched. i can't believe i have so much to do. right now, i will have to wait. i have to go and talk to twilight.... but how? after so long since we saw each other, i know she probably wouldn't remember me, seeing i was the smallest colt in the class. though she was nice.

The train whirrs and hoots as i hear the track beneath it crack along the way. The skies over ponyville seem to be dissipating at a rather unusual rate. i have actually never seen anything like that. i glance down watching my reflection quietly. i put my red shades once more with magic. this is gonna be a long trip. i better doze a bit. i close my eyes and sigh. quickly sleep hits me.

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i open my eyes and become indulged in a purple mist. The dark blue mare approaches me. Immediately i recognize her and bow. She nods and smiles understanding i was but a quiet colt.

"Nova, your life will soon change." Luna speaks softly. her cutiemark glowing from some kind of light. i can't explain it, its a dream.

"What do you mean, Princess?" I ask her in concern.

"Well, You will no longer be the quiet colt you are." She says. " Ponyville is a good place, your mother was right to send you there." She adds. "Though, i do believe you will even learn one of the most valuable of things." Luna finishes and dissipates into the mist. it then turns white and begins to burn with reds.

"What could she mean?" i say amoungst myself.

"Well, I couldn't tell you, she could mean anything." a similar voice calls to me, the voice i thought had a higher and a more ringing sound before.

I turn around. "Twilight?" I ask.

"Yep, your dream, you saw my coronation. sooo, yeah I guess i'm acting based on how you remember me." She said Blankly.

"Well, that's fair." I say.

"It doesn't matter if it's fair, it's fact!" she says with a wide grin. she always was one to like being smart. she was such a bookworm, she wasn't actually social. she was always the quiet one, much like myself. i guess her studies could have made her more social. i mean, especially seeing she is a princess now. oh.. that's right... she's a princess. I am not that variety of pony... im just a common colt... this is going to be just a lesson then. alright, i guess i can deal with that.

"Fair enough." I say sheepishly.

"Don't like it now cause you know your dreaming now, right?"

"Pretty much Twi." I reply.

It feels like it's been hours. longest most awkward dream with Twilight in it, i have ever had. i guess im nervous to become an understudy of sorts. Ah well.
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I wake up rubbing my glasses into my eyes with my hooves. must admit, not my brightest idea. i feel the glasses dig into my snout and end up sneezing. i look out the window and see ponyville coming up to me. the buildings and small town style, i love it. this will be much more relaxed then Canterlot. I see in the station, a pink mare is walking by and a blue pegasus following along. i glance up and see a grey mailmare with golden hair. she actually, was kind of cute. the crossed eyes she carried was just, right it seemed. I trot to the doorway of the train. i trot off onto the platform. I sigh and adjust my collar. Now Forward, unto ponyville!


Author's Note

I begin writing this book right now, because of an original unicorn character i invented, Nova Burst. he is known for his fireworks abilities.

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Sorry i had to unpublish this i wanted to be certain i had the first chapter resolved properly for me. this was not satisfactory for me and so now, i have more added. i just want to provide my best hoof forward in this story.

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