Chapter 15 - Magic Lesson

The five magic users had been eagerly awaiting the coming of the weekend, and after what felt like ages, it was finally there.

Sunset dashed down the stairs to meet the series of knocks at the factory door. She flung it open with an excited smile that was mirrored on the faces of her friends.

Upon seeing her Sunset, Sonata flung herself forward, trapping the red-head in a hug. “Sunny! Ready to do some magic?” She chirped, earning a laugh from Trixie and an eyeroll from Adagio.

“You bet I am,” Sunset responded with a grin as Aria pried the ecstatic girl from her figure.

“Sorry about her,” Adagio sighed as she entered the factory’s foyer area. “She’s been practically vibrating since we woke up.” The elder siren’s voice was nonchalant, but Sunset could see the excitement hidden in her eyes.

Sunset shut the door behind them and led the group towards the large doors taking up the center of the far wall. She gripped and turned one of the doorknobs, shoving her shoulder against the rough metal surface. The doors were forced open with a loud screech, revealing the factory’s main floor. The area was mostly empty, save for some broken equipment and several layers of dust. Broken light fixtures overhead swayed back and forth, disturbed by the sudden use of a room long forgotten.

Aria whistled at the sight. “Damn pony girl, you’ve got a whole-ass party room in here,” she joked, making her way into the expansive room. Sunset rolled her eyes and followed the others inside.

Trixie made her way to a nearby conveyor belt, disturbing the thick coating of dust around the area by setting down the backpack she had been carrying.

“I brought the stuff you asked for, Sunset,” Trixie said as she wiped off some of the dust on the conveyor belt and hoisted herself up so that she was sitting comfortably, her toes just barely skimming the ground. As per Sunset’s request, the backpack contained a few items that, in Equestria, would aid in teaching a beginner mage.

“Awesome! I guess we can just dive right into it, then.” Sunset said, clapping her hands together. Aria and Sonata had settled on the floor in front of Trixie's conveyor belt, and Adagio had chosen to stand next to Sunset facing the other girls.

“So I guess the first thing to do would be magic basics,” Sunset started. Aria laughed as Trixie unzipped the smallest pouch of her backpack and pulled out a notepad and pen. Sunset giggled as well before starting the lesson.

“Magic can be considered as a type of energy,” she began. “In and of itself, it can’t be constructed or destructed, but it can construct and destruct other things.”

Trixie nodded in understanding, pausing her furious scribbling. “Like in physics, conservation of energy,” she said. “Energy cannot be created nor destroyed.”

“Exactly,” Sunset smiled.

Adagio added in. “Also similar to physics, magic follows what this world calls the ‘uncertainty principle…’”

“... Which states that, when dealing with dependant variables,” Aria picked up where her sister left off. “The more you know about one thing, the less you know about the other.”

Sunset nodded as Sonata piped up. “With that being said, magic is useless without some sort of… adaptor, I guess. In Equestria, every being has some way of using magic. Earth ponies were stronger and more in-tune with nature, pegasi could control weather, and unicorns could actively manipulate magic with their horns.”

“As sirens, we used our voices,” the blue girl subconsciously reached for the necklace that wasn’t there anymore. “Which sorta transformed into our amulets when we were banished here.”

Trixie looked up from her notes, and Sunset smiled at the thoughtful look on her face. “So,” Trixie inquired, “Would that mean that any human could use magic with the proper ‘adaptor?’”

The Equestrians fell silent for a moment as they processed the thought.

“Huh,” Sunset said, breaking the quiet. “I think you’re right, but with how scarce magic has been up until now, I think only humans with the most magic potential would be able to do so.”

Adagio hummed in agreement. “That would make sense. The Rainbooms’ counterparts are the elements of harmony, so they probably gained magical potential when the element of magic came over.”

“And that would definitely explain why I can do some magic,” Trixie said, unipping another pouch in her pack and pulling something out. “Not only does magic run in my family, but I also have this!” She presented a worn-looking wooden rod. It appeared to be handmade and very old, but it was far from frail. Intricate carvings of vines ran up and down the wand, forming words in what looked like Latin;

Potentia connexionis

Sunset only raised her eyebrows, but the Dazzlings all gasped. Aria and Sonata stood and Adagio reached out a shaking hand. Trixie, though confused, allowed the elder siren to gently take the artifact from her hands.

“It can’t be,” Adagio whispered.

Aria shook her head. “What the fuck…”

Sonata only stared, her eyes never leaving the wand.

“Uh, guys?” Sunset broke the trance that had befallen the sisters. “Care to explain what’s up?”

Adagio ignored Sunset and looked up, meeting Trixie’s eyes. “Where did you get this?”

Trixie gulped at the intensity she found in her friend’s gaze. “It’s been in my family for generations. Like I said, magic runs in my family.”

Adagio was silent for a beat before releasing a shaky sigh. She handed the wand back to Trixie and stepped back.

“Guys? Hey, what’s going on?” Sunset asked again, exchanging a worried look with Trixie.

Sonata, surprisingly, was the first to speak. “Are you aware of Mage Meadowbrook’s eight enchanted items?”

Sunset’s eyebrows scrunched together for a moment. Then it clicked. “Oh no way,” she breathed. “That’s the Wand of Distribution?!”

Sonata only nodded.

“Uh, hellooo?” Trixie waved a hand. “Confused human here, what the fuck is going on?”

***

Trixie listened patiently as the Dazzlings finished explaining the significance behind her wand.

“So you’re telling me,” Trixie started. “That one of the members of the original Elements of Harmony used the Equestrian version of this wand to help banish you to the human world...”

Adagio nodded.

“... And there are seven other items like this...”

Another nod.

“...And I’m probably related to her human counterpart?”

“Yup,” Adagio said, popping the ‘p.’

Trixie’s eyes held a deep fascination as she looked at her wand. “... Fuckin’ cool,” she whispered.

Sunset laughed. It took a second, but soon the Dazzlings joined in with snickers of their own.

“Well this has been an exciting start to our lesson,” Adagio said as the laughter subsided.

Sunset grinned. “You got that right.” The red-head brushed a lock of fiery hair behind her ear.

Trixie looked up at her friends with a mischievous smile. “Well, now that we’re all on the same page, let’s see what this thing can do!”

***

The sun had reached it peak in the sky. Sunshine leaked through the factory’s dusty windows. The girls had quickly found that simple Equestrian magic seemed to hold its laws on the human side of the mirror, and even worked well with human magic.

And apparently, Trixie was a prodigy.

“Now!”

At Sunset’s command, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata eached launched an apple into the air, keeping their location spread across the whole of the factory’s main floor.

Trixie felt the now familiar sensation of electricity running through her veins as she thrust her wand outward. A deep purple aura sparked from the tip of her wand and surrounded each of the apples before they hit the ground. The fruits were carefully floated to the conveyor belt housing Trixie’s almost-emptied backpack, where they were stacked into a small pyramid.

Trixie grinned and wiped the sweat from her forehead, adjusting her wand in her hand. Already she was starting to master levitation, much to the surprise of Sunset and the Dazzlings.

“Damn, Trix! That’s number ten, done!” Sunset call as she jogged over to where the other girl was standing. She snagged Trixie’s notebook from the conveyor belt and marked off another tally onto the now-completed list of intermediate levitation techniques that Twilight had provided through Sunset’s journal. “You’re a regular natural at this!”

Trixie beamed at the praise and reached for one of the apples she had just magicked. “Thanks, Sunset,” she said, taking a bite out of the fruit as the Dazzlings approached.

“What I would like to know is how a human is already this good,” Aria snarked, grabbing a water bottle from Trixie’s bag and tossing it to the budding magician.

Trixie caught in in her unoccupied hand and took a long drink. “I probably have a high magical potential because of my family’s history,” she said when she finally came up for air. “Gods, magic really takes a lot out of you, huh,” Trixie remarked as she shed her hoodie, revealing a white tank top that showed off her strong arms and small, perky bust.

“Ha, yeah, I guess so...” Sunset stumbled, distracted by the sight of Trixie’s arms and chest. The blue-haired girl didn’t wear sleeveless shirts often, but Sunset was often thrown off when she did. Adagio, Aria, and Sonata all exchanged smirks as Sunset tried to pretend she wasn’t looking at Trixie.

Trixie raised an eyebrow at Sunset’s awkward response. “Alright, weirdo,” she said jokingly before brushing past the flustered girl and reaching for the bird’s feather she had brought. “I’m going to practice that lightweight object levitation spell again, I was kinda shaky on it last time.”

As Trixie moved towards the center of the floor to practice, the Dazzlings descended onto Sunset like sharks to minnows.

Sunset feigned impassiveness, though internally, her heart was racing. “What,” she said flatly, as the former sirens affixed her with evil looks.

“Oh, nothing, Sunny,” Adagio said lightly. “You just look a little… bothered, is all.”

Sonata took over with a playful laugh. “Yeah, you’re getting a little red in the cheeks, there,” she commented, making Sunset’s blush deepen.

“I-I’m not- I wasn’t-” the flustered girl stammered, before being shushed by Aria.

“Careful, Sunset,” the punk said, pulling Sunset closer by the front of her shirt. “Your libido is showing.”

And with that, the Dazzlings left to ‘help’ Trixie with her magic, leaving a very red, very flustered Sunset Shimmer to scramble after them.

***

The sun set in beautiful reds and golds, showering Equestria in its brilliance. Twilight watched from her window, her journal open to the most recent update from Sunset.

Hey Twilight!

The magic lesson today was a total success! We decided to have a sleepover since Trixie was a bit worn out from all the magic use. She’s a real prodigy; she burned through those levitation spells like it was nothing, and we managed to start on teleportation as well!

Today, we learned that, at the very least, the basics of Equestrian magic still hold on this side of the mirror. So far, Equestrian magic appears to mingle with the tiny bit of preexisting human magic very well. Trixie was able to perform her human magic at an even higher standard of what she can usually produce.

We’ve all decided to keep testing to magical limits and properties here. I’ll keep you updated on our findings. Next time, we’re going to test if I can ‘pony up’ at will, given the abundance of Equestrian magic now present in the human world.

Wish us luck!

Sunset Shimmer

It was certainly interesting, to say the least. The scientist in Twilight was excited to hear of the discoveries, but the Princess side was a little worried. “Magic has gone haywire there twice now… I just hope Sunset is safe.”

Twilight shook her head and smiled as she watched the last rays of Celestia’s sunlight give way to Luna’s nighttime. “Sunset is a talented mage. She knows how to be careful.”

“Hey, Twi!”

Twilight glanced over her shoulder as Spike entered the room. “Hi Spike,” she smiled at her assistant.

Spike yawned as he made his way to his bed. “How’s Sunset’s magic experiment go?” the dragon questioned, eyes sleepy.

Twilight magically lifted his blanket and tucked him in. “Actually, it went really well.”

“See? I told you there was nothing to worry about.”

The alicorn raised her eyebrows with a smirk. “And apparently, Trixie is a prodigy,”

Spike’s sleepy eyes snapped open, now fully awake. “What?!” He yelled, his blanket flying from his figure as he sat up.

Twilight laughed. “That’s what I thought!” She magically caught the blanket as it fluttered to the ground and dropped it into Spike’s lap. “She’s already almost mastered levitation.”

Spike scratched his head, his eyes still wide. “Man… Alternate dimensions are weird.”

Author's Note

FINALLY!!!!!!!!

Sorry it's been a bit since I've had a consistent update schedule; I'll be back to regular posting after today!

This chapter kicked off the magic arc of the story. There will be a lot more magic (and Sunset being gay) to come!

Hope you enjoyed!

~Bitty Bug