A pink pony hops next to me smiling widely as a smaller and sweeter pony is standing on my backpack, directing me forward. A regular sized and graceful pony is to my other side, giggling at the smaller ones behavior. I simply sigh and look straight ahead as I head towards a enchanted and 'scary' forest, which is apparently where my training on my first element will begin.

I have yet to be told my first element that I will learn. Heck I don't think I even learned arcane. I was told I had to master that first... Strange that rules are being broken here.

"Rarity? I thought I was to master the Arcane portion of magic before learning an element? At least that is what Celestia told me." I said with uncertainty in my voice.

She gives me a calm smile. "Well yes, that is the case. You will master Arcane magics before you begin you first element, though I should say that you did master it darling. Mastery over the arcane is simply exerting your willpower over spells. You showed that already with how you are effortlessly able to move around Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle at the same time. That would take a magic user many years to learn to do. Seeing as your mind took to magic so easily, I would say that you have mastered it."

"Isn't there more to arcane magic than levitation spells?" I say while floating a circle of small pebbles around me.

"Yes, there are plenty of others. But mastering the Arcane doesn't require learning any of those spells. You will understand in time, once youget started." Rarity replies in an ominous tone.

Master my ass... I barely know any spells, let alone much about magic in general.

We arrive at the Everfree Forest, which is where we all stop. A quick look inside the dense and inky forest shows some movement here and there. A convenient noise, not very different from a small roar, resounds from inside. This visibly makes Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle feel afraid as they shudder behind me, peering around my body. I freeze up and then regain my composure, ruffling the manes on their heads as I walk towards the forest. I turn around and see Rarity looking at me with a calm face and then winks at me, signalling me to go. I point at one of her hooves, she looks perplexed and then stares down at her hoof. It is covered in mud, which instantly makes her freak out and pout while she attempts to remove it cleanly. I shake my head and wave at Pinkie and Sweetie before I turn back around and enter the forest.

A small voice is barely heard as I take my first step into the forest. It simply says; "Please be safe Devan".

After around fifteen minutes of walking in the pungent and humid forest, I find a nearby stump to sit on and pull out the vision orb Rarity gave me while I was healing. I look into it and feed it a bit of magical power while thinking about Rarity. An image appears of Rarity smiling at me. Her image however is a bit distorted slightly, almost like an old television.

"Hello Rarity. Are you going to tell me where i am going now?" I say with a bit of frustration at walking around with no direction.

"Oh darling, it's not where you are going but whom you are meeting! For example, I believe you can turn around now." Rarity replies with a confident voice.

I turn around to see a hooded pony-shaped figure. I feel my body wanting to back away instantly but then remember the same figure in an episode.

"Hello Zecora" I say with a smile.

The figure tilts it's head and Rarity has a surprised look on her face. Zecora removes the hood from her head and looks at me with a smirk.

"I see that you know my name, I wonder what pony I should blame." Zecora says in her expected accent and rhyme scheme.

"It's a secret, just something I learned of. Now why are you here? Perhaps to give my magic a shove?" I say copying her way of speaking with a grin.

Zecora looks at me with surprise and gives a grin of her own. "I see you are clever, maybe too much so. Yes I will teach you, so that more you will know."

Zecora starts walking in a direction and I follow her closely, not wanting to face anything I know makes its home in here.

Finally! Some elemental magic.. I wonder which element. If I remember correctly, I have an alignment with Earth, Air and the beginning of some Dark... I doubt it would be Dark, so either Air or Earth. Seeing as how we are around nature and in a forest I would assume...

"We are at last here, don't carry any more fear." Zecora says knowingly.

I nod as she turns back to make sure I am okay. We enter her home, and it looks exactly as it did in the show. A large cauldron takes the attention of the room. Masks adorn the walls and many different herbs and other foliage decorate her shelves. Various books lie about her cottage-like home, each of them about different recipes and spells.

"A question if you don't mind, what do you know about magic and it's kind?" Zecora says after we sit down facing each other.

Welp, this is where I show my ignorance.

"I don't know much about magic honestly. I do know that it relies on willpower and your imagination mostly on how spells work. However I have only practiced telekinesis on objects and that's it." I say with a short sigh.

"I see that you are new, but if you were sent here there must be something else too." Zecora replies with a small frown, analyzing my body. "I want you to hold this with magic for as long as you can, then tell me the results so we can make a plan".

Zecora tosses me what looks like a small rock with holes in it. I do as she says and hold it in the air with my magic. It feels extremely heavy, even more so than many other bigger and heavier objects I have lifted.

Must be that material that absorbs magic. This is going to be tough and probably make me horribly tired.

Three hours later I'm sitting in the same place, staring at the small and holey rock in front of me. Sweat is pouring down my whole body, my mind and body feels extremely strained to the point where I feel as if I have worked a full day of manual labor. I feel my eyes grow weaker and have problems keeping them open. I sigh and stop using my magic, feeling as if I was going to black out if I continued. I look up and see Zecora handing me a unique looking jug full of a purple liquid. I shrug and take a drink from it and instantly feel my body gain it's energy back.

What WAS that? It was purple and thick... Felt like I didn't sit here for three hours using up all the magic I had.

"Well, I'll be sure to get more of that if I ever have to travel. It did wonders to restore my body and mind." I say with an impressed tone, looking down in the purple goop.

"Perhaps one day I will give you more, but for now let us discuss magical lore." Zecora says in a witty tone.

She picks up a book with the simple title of Magic

"Magic consists of six different alignments, all having their own way of refinement. Earth is the body and Water the mind, Air is energy and Fire is the soul and it's kind. Dark and light are really complex, full of many things they affect. Light fortifies, heals and protects while Dark has the power to nullify, destroy and suppress." Zecora says while showing each magic alignment in the book she picked up.

"So I assume that each alignment of magic will affect each of their own individual refinements? Such as if you used Earth magic it would affect the body in certain spells, Water spells would be able to affect the mind and so on?" I say while studying the book.

Zecora gives me a surprised look and then a smile with a nod. "That is indeed correct, it's wonder that your understanding is so perfect." she says while taking the book away and leading me outside. "I came to the knowledge that you are aligned with Earth. Let us see what your magic can birth."

She wants me to just use Earth magic? No instruction? Jeez.. Well lets see.. What examples of Earth magic did I see in my world? I suppose Avatar had something close to magic, so maybe a wall? I'm sure I don't need any fancy poses though.

I stare at the ground in front of me and release my magic towards it. I close my eyes and imagine a wall being raised up, taller than I am and everything around here as well as being a few inches thick. I feel my magic drain substantially and I open my eyes. To my amazement a wall was there , towering in front of me. It was made of vines, mud and other earthy materials.

I did.. This? How?

"I understand now why Rarity sent you to me. You have amazing potential with a bloom I would love to see." Zecora says while staring at the large wall. "You could lift such a heavy burden of a rock for such a length of time. It is obvious that your magic would be, as Rarity would say, divine."

"It sounds like I have more power than I can deal with." I say, scared that I will hurt someone by using magic near them.

Zecora seems to sense my unease and simply replies: "That is why you are here, to learn from me. Now, let's see that again. This time, try to wrap it around that tree."

Author's Note

Oy, rhymes aren't my style so I hope this'll do for a while. Enjoy this late entry, for it was meant for thee.