Captured

Waking up in your bed still felt wonderful. Maybe it was the tree enviroment or just the sheets. Either way the bed felt so good. It was your second day in Ponyville and it was time to get something done. This time you didn't want to sleep more. You had gone to bed at a decent time and now you were ready to take on the world. You took the usual training routine two times since you hadn't done it yesterday. You went into the shower and thought of the objective you had been given. You were going to be here for Celestia knows how long because Celestia herself hadn't given you much information about it. This meant that it is either a secret for the rest of the ponies or it simply haven't happend before. But for how long could you stay there before she couldn't have you there anymore. It would be ok if you had a date in which things would happend but not this time. You were used to the waiting part but the fact that this could take days, maybe even weeks, wasn't very great to think about. You would probably start to miss the action after a while here, but this was not the time thinking. You had to get to work. If the Princess didn't want to go into about what could happend should this 'incident' occur, then you just had to find it out on your own. You went out of the shower and got ready for the day. You grabbed an apple and ate it quickly as you moved towards the door. You opened it and gazed upon the wonderful sun. It wasn't many clouds in the sky today so this might be a great day to study outside. You walked a few metres from your house before rushing inside again. You came out two minutes later with the book you had borrowed from the library. "No need for this anymore" you thought as you made you way into the town. You had read it very quickly and gathered the information that might be useful for you.

The town was full of life. Back in Canterlot the only life you would see was from the ponies who had money or position. The rest were just a sad face and nothing more. Here, on the other hand, the fillies and colts ran around laughing and everyone seemed to have a smile on their face. You walked up to the library door and knocked. You waited for a few seconds before the little dragon answered once again. "Hello, Mister. Please come in", he said. Being called "mister" wasn't an ordinary thing for you but it sounded classy. "I'm just here to deliver this book back and maybe pick up some new ones," you replied after walking into the librabry. "Ah, ok. Just let me get Twi", he said while going up the stairs and knocked on the door. There was some talking, but you didn't hear what it was about. After a few seconds the purple unicorn opened the door and stepped into the large room. Her mane was a total wreck. Just as yours on the first night in Ponyville.

"Had a bad night," you teased her. If she was the kind of pony you were told she probably had been up all night studying.

"Almost no sleep. Was too busy studying", she said. She obviously was very tired.

"Well don't let me stop you. I am just going to return this book and most likely pick up some new ones." You put the book on the table next to you. "Just go back to sleep. I will inform your little friend here what I take." You looked at her for a few seconds. She didn't seem to object the idea and turned around and walked into her room again. You looked at Spike who didn't seem to like your "little" remark. You looked over the different shelfes before finding the books you were looking for. "Unicorn Magic" and "Advanced Magic" were both good for the study purpose. You told Spike which books you had taken, and left the building.

You walked into the nearby park and sat down. You opened the "Unicorn magic" book and started to read. The book you read yesterday was only teaching you about regular magic like levitation and the common knowlegde on magic. The two books you had in your posession now on the other hand were much more then just common knowledge. You sat down and read through them. It was great reading outside. Obviously you had to write this down when you came back home, but to just feel the heat and the fresh air was incredible. After a while you looked around to see who else was in this park. You had some young fillies running around and some old ponies sitting on a bench. You looked up into the sky to see if there was any pegasi there. There was one who you could see. That might have been due to her rainbow coloured mane and tail. She seemed to do some stunts before landing on the ground. The things she pulled off looked like something out of a Wonderbolts show. She might copy their tricks since they are such big inspiration for many with their incredible stunts. You didn't want to waste more time and looked down in the books again. A few minutes later your study were interrupted.

"Hey, aren't you the new pony in town?" The rainbow coloured mare stood in front of you.

"Yes, that would be me", you answered. This wasn't the best time for a chat but you guessed you just had to deal with it.

"So you are the one who paniced at your surprised party?" the mare really did bring up that.

"And again, yes, that was me", you said with a little irritation in your voice. Hopefully she would get it and leave. She looked at you for a breif second before bursting out in laugh. This conversation wasn't going to end in a while.  After a moment of laugh, the mare got a hold of herself.

"So what brings you here?" she said.

"Vacation", you replied. This was going to be one of those times again where you had to answer a bunch of questions before she would leave you alone. This is the downside of studying outside when you are new in a town. Too many interruptions.

"So what are you doing?", she switched the topic fast. This is one of the times were you would love to use the "Piss off" sentence but this would just cause complications. You couldn't just get too touchy at one subject.

"Reading. It's a wonderful weather outside." You looked up in the air. Some rainclouds seemed to gather. "Well it was lovely talking to you...", you said before interrupting yourself. "What's your name?" The mare just looked at you with wide eyes. Like you had told her that you thought this was Canterlot.

"Don't you know who I am? I am THE Rainbow Dash." She looked at you. You had still no idea who she was. "You know, the best flyer in all of Equestria, soon to be part of the wonderbolts". ah, now you got it. This was one of this bragging ponies. You didn't like them but some of them were very funny. "Sorry, no idea." you said before continuing. "It was great chatting with you, but I think I'll head home now. Seems like the rain is about to begin." The mare just looked at you while you closed the books and put them on your back. "Yeah, see you another time", she said before taking off into the air.

Afriad of what the rain would do to your books, you quickly rushed home. You closed the door behind you before taking another apple out of the crate. There was few left so you decided that you had to go out later to eat a proper dinner. You placed the books at your desk and looked out of the window. It had started to rain. Fantastic. Well, the outside shouldn't keep you from doing the study inside. You opened the books again and got a paper and a quill. You wrote down all the things that could be great for your cause and continued reading.

After a while your stomach signalized that it was time for a dinner so you took your coat on you and walked into town. The rain had almost stopped and just a few drops were still in the air. Rain wasn't supposed to stop you. You didn't have anything on you which would be destroyed by this kind of rain. You couldn't go to the local bakery or the farm this time. You had to get some food at a resturant. You didn't have the rescourses to make your own food so you had to skip by the store and get something. Another time of course. Now you wanted something good. Something made by professional ponies. Hopefully it was something like that here. After a while and a lot of running back and forward into the town you learned two things. It is a resturant here and this town is bigger then it seems.

You entered and got a table. Sitting alone was regular for you but since you were new in town it wasn't that great. Back in Canterlot people knew you kinda were an upthight spellthief, but not here. You had missed the rare company by your friends but that wasn't the biggest problem right now. Right now you had to get some food. You ordered after a few discussions with yourself of what to eat. While you waited for the food you got a wierd thought. If this unicorn was so powerful then what were you supposed to do? If her powers would get so much stronger then she already was then you might get a problem. You were ordered to try any other way then something that might be lethal. You didn't use such spells anymore but how would your basic spell react with her. All the questions flowed around in your head and you didn't see the waitress coming to your table with the food. She put the food on the table which made you jump. She looked at you with concerned eyes.

"Sorry, long day", you said. She smiled and walked away.

You ate up, still with all the thoughts in your head. If this incident would happend and she would put anypony in danger, you knew what you had to do. This magic had to be feared by Celestia herself since you were here. That was kinda freaky to think about. You sat by the table for a few minutes before asking for the bill. You paid and walked outside. It was starting to get late and you had some late night study to do.

On the way home you look at the library. You were jealous of it. A tree house was cool but that, that was from another world. Though this wasn't the thing that caught your attention. There were still lights on. You had walked around town long enough for Luna's moon to come up. You looked at the town watch, which showed that it was very late. Almost every house was dark but here, the light from the second floor beamed out form one of the windows. She was probably going to study untill tomorrow. Well, that wouldn't stop you from doing what had to be done.

Upon arriving home you felt a sort of comfort. Back in Canterlot you would probably be chasing down a low life thug right now. But here, you could take a good time just relaxing. The studying wasn't forced upon you. You did it of your own free will. You went over to your workdesk and picked up the notes. If this should happend you had to be prepared. Tomorrow was going to not only be training as in your body but also your magic.

You sat down on your chair and found a blank paper and a quill. It was time to ask the question the Princess didn't want to tell you. And one more just for the caution of everypony else.  With a quick thought you started writing.

"Dear Princess Celestia,

I know I'm not supposed to report to you so close from my last report but I have some questions about the mission. First of all, this unicorn seems to take the training of her magic very far. Her magic is supposedly getting stronger every day, and this state you talk about is supposed to make her stronger. What makes you think I can stop her? And with that said I have a request. Should anypony else be in danger. If everything else is a lost cause. Am I allowed to use lethal force? Please Princess, I know this isn't good for you to validate but if she turns agressive againts anypony. I know she isn't one of those ponies but I don't know if I can say the same about the other part of her."

Back In Canterlot this wouldn't be a problem. It was just to find the targets and get them back to the station. If they refused, you would stun them. You had only met a few ponies who really had put up a big fight. It was a shame they all ended bad. You took a recap of the dark times in Canterlot. The ponies you had been tracking were gruesome. The things they had done was so terrible that the cases was rarely spoken about. Both for the citys sake and for the people involved. You looked down at the letter and sighed before going outside to mail it. You knew neither the princess or the unicorn desrved this but it was something out of your control. You went back in and sat by your desk and read. After a few hours you went to bed. The day had brought up some bad times, and right now, you were alone to face them.