If Only

Rarity & Spike were in the Chemistry class along with the others. Rarity was searching for something in her bag. Spike noticed her do this & before he could raise any questions, Mr. Cranky spoke up.

“Looking for something?” Mr. Cranky asked Rarity.

Rarity saw that she was being observed & quickly shut her bag with a smile. Mr. Cranky kept his neutral expression & showed the magic mirror for which she was searching for. Rarity was at loss for words & her mouth was left hanging.

“Thank you, Trender. It’s gratifying to see that someone still respects the honor code.” Mr. Cranky said.

Rarity just glared at Trender. Trender just looked back at her with a proud expression.

“It will be my recommendation that you are expelled.” Mr. Cranky said to Rarity.

“Mr. Cranky, I..” Rarity started but Spike chimed in.

“But that isn’t fair. Obviously she was not cheating since she didn’t have that… whatever it is.” Spike defended.

“It’s called a Magic Mir…” Rarity started before Spike could cut her off again.

“You’re not helping. Stop. Maybe she needed another pencil.” Spike said.

“Actually, I was…”

“Really, don’t help. Please.”

“Please.” Both Rarity & Spike pleaded to their teacher.

“Well, if you can pass this test, I’ll return your property & let the matter drop.” Mr. Cranky answered.

Rarity tried to smile but it was awkward. Everything was awkward because of Trender. And he was still proud of his actions. Rarity again glared at Trender & she looked like she would go up & eat him if there were no witnesses around. Spike saw that happen & pulled Rarity out of her trance & motioned to her to complete her test.

Later, during recess, Spike was outside having his food & writing something. Rarity came outside & saw Spike. She quickly went up to him with her test paper & from behind came towards him. She kept her hands around his shoulder, showing him the test paper. She got B+ on her test.

“For the first time, it’s like I’m more than just a pretty face…” Rarity said, softly.

“A shocker, huh?” Spike commented. She left her test paper on his table & sat next to him.

“You were pretty great in there.”

“So were you.”

“I bet I can get an ‘A’ on the next test without the mirror.” Rarity said.

“Yeah. Well, maybe we can get together & we’ll hang out with…”

“Yeah, let’s get together.”

Twilight was searching for Rarity everywhere & finally found her near Spike. She marched angrily towards her. “There you are! I’ve been literally searching for you everywhere!”

“What’s wrong?” Rarity asked.

“Flash just asked me out on…” Twilight said, turned her face in disgust & completed her sentence. “A date!”

“Nice.” Spike said as he & Rarity shared a smile.

“We can handle this. Bye!” Rarity said as she took her leave to help her friend in distress.

“Bye!” Spike answered.

“You’re looking a little pale…” Rarity commented on examining Twilight closely.

“Yeah, of course!” Twilight said as she walked towards the dormitory.

“I can fix that with some gloss & some blush.” Rarity said as she followed Twilight.

“No!” Was Twilight’s answer.

“Twilight, I can use the…”

“No, no, no.”

At the dorms, Rarity was busy making Twilight ready for her date. She was applying blush on her.

“Okay. Easy on the blush! I don’t want to scare him away. Not that I could.” Twilight talked.

“Please. My mom taught me how to apply blush before I could talk. Always use upward strokes.” Rarity said as she finished applying blush & then grabbed the lipstick.

“My mom was never really big on makeup tips. I never had a sister.” Twilight said as Rarity applied the lipstick on her.

“Well, now you do. We’re gonna need all the family we can get if we don’t pull this off. My mother’s not a barrel of laughs when she doesn’t get her way. Just ask Cadence.” Rarity replied.

Twilight smiled a little before asking another question. “Are you afraid of her?”

“Sometimes. Are you afraid of your mom?”

“I just really want her to be proud of me.” Saying that, Twilight goes into deep thought. “She gets so angry with me when I disappoint her.” Breaking from the thought, she again says “And sh… Yeah, she’s my mom, so I know she loves me… In her own way…”

Rarity holds Twilight’s hand. “Moving on. Come see.” She led her to the large mirror in the room.

“Are we done?”

“Yeah.”

Twilight looks at herself in the mirror & lets out a strangled laugh. She holds the sides of her pullover close. “Oh.”

“I know.” Rarity giggles a little.

“I look…” Twilight starts but pauses.

“Say it.”

“Not hideous.”

“Not even close.”

They both giggle at each other. Rarity leaves Twilight to the mirror. A knock is heard on the door. Twilight goes & opens it up with a sigh. Behind the door was Flash in his Wondercolts pullover.

“For the first time, I understand the difference between pretty & beautiful.” Flash commented.

Indeed, Twilight was looking beautiful. She was wearing a lavender dress with a black pullover. Twilight just laughed a little at the comment.

“I hope you like bikes.” Flash said, showing a helmet in his hand.

Twilight just nodded & took the helmet in her hands. She shot one last glance at Rarity, a frustrated one, & made her way with Flash following her with a smile. Rarity just went towards the door & closed it with a smile on her face.

Flash & Twilight rode on the bike to the nearby forest. It was lush green & calm. Twilight smiled at the scenery & held Flash near her. Although she didn’t mean it, Flash was feeling happy at that act.

The walked on a long bridge with Twilight walking carefree when Flash proposed a question. “Tell me something about yourself that you’ve never told anyone.”

“Um…” Twilight went in deep thought. “My middle name is Dusk.”

“Dusk?”

“Yeah. Just my mom doing what she does best. Being really, really evil. Twilight Dusk…”

“Mine’s Fluoresce.”

“Fluoresce?”

“Yeah.”

“How Princely! Oh, that’s almost worse.”

“I mean, you know, it’s better than Dusk.”

“But it’s still not…”

“Watch your foot!” Flash said as they reached the end of the bridge & he was helping her to get down carefully. “Are you good?”

“Mm-hmm.” Twilight said as she kept her eyes shut as Flash told her to do so.

“You ready?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Open.”

Twilight slowly opened her eyes & looked at the beauty in front of her. In the middle of greenery & a water stream was the place for their date. It was an old place, some parts of it broken. On its pillars, green moss was growing. It was marvellous with sunlight shining on it.

Twilight looked at the place & back at Flash with happiness. “Go on.” Flash said. Twilight slowly made her way to the wonderful place followed by Flash.

Twilight was busy eating the picnic set out. She was licking her fingers. Flash just laid down & watched her. “Is this your first time?” He asked.

“Mm…” Twilight swallowed the food inside her mouth & spoke “We don’t date much on the island. It’s more like… gang activity.”

Flash laughed a bit & said “Um, I meant, is this your first time eating a jelly donut?”

Twilight liked her fingers & asked “Is it bad?”

Flash sat down & went towards Twilight & cleaned the cream on her lips. “You got a… just a… I mean, yeah, do this.” Flash licks his lips.

Twilight copies him & asks “Is it gone?”

They both giggle. Twilight says “Can’t take me anywhere, I guess.”

“You know, I’ve done all the talking. Your turn. I really don’t know that much about you. Tell me something.”

Twilight just sighed openly, thinking of something to talk about. “Well, I’m 16. I’m an only child. And I’ve only ever lived in one place.”

“Me too. That… We have so much in common already.”

Twilight laughs & says “No. Trust me, we do not. And now you’re gonna be King.”

“Yeah.”

“What?”

“A Crown doesn’t make you a King.”

“Well, it kinda does.”

“No, it… your mom is the Mistress of Evil. And I’ve got the poster parents for goodness. But we’re not automatically like them. We get to choose what we’re gonna be. And right now, I can look into your eyes & I can tell that you’re not evil. I can see it.” Flash smiles at her before getting up & saying “Let’s go for a swim.”

“Hm? What? Uh… right now?”

“Yeah, right now.” Flash said as he undoes his buttons.

“I think I’m just gonna stay here.”

“No, no, no. Come here.” Flash held out his hand.

“I think I’m gonna stay behind & try a strawberry! I’ve literally never tried a strawberry before.” Twilight says as she takes a bite of the strawberry & likes the taste. Flash smiles at Twilight & says “Don’t eat all of them!”

“Okay!” Twilight said, busy eating a strawberry. She took two more & enjoyed the nature’s goodness.

Flash emerged from behind a huge rock, wearing his shorts. Twilight saw him & immediately went to the edge of the ground she was on. Flash waved at her.

“Are those little crowns on your shorts?” Twilight yelled.

Flash took a look at his shorts & replied “Maybe!”

Twilight waved at Flash & he waved back. He then roared & jumped into the lake. Seeing this, Twilight giggled. She turned around & started singing.

A million thoughts,
In my head.

Should I let my heart,
Keep listenin’?

‘Cause up till now,
I’ve walked the line.

Nothin’ lost,
But somethin’ missing’.

I can’t decide,
What’s wrong, what’s right.

Which way should I go?

If only I knew what,
My heart was telling me.

Don’t know what,
I’m feeling.

Is this just a dream?

Uh-oh, yeah!

If only I could read,
The signs in front of me.

I could find the way to,
Who I’m meant to be.

Uh-oh

If only,

If only,

If only.

Every step,
Every word.

With every hour,
I am fallin’ in.

To something new,
Something brave.

To someone I,
I have never been.

I can’t decide,
What’s wrong, what’s right.

Which way should I go?

If only I knew what,
My heart was telling me.

Don’t know what,
I’m feeling.

Is this just a dream?

Uh-oh, yeah!

If only I could read,
The signs in front of me.

I could find the way to,
Who I’m meant to be.

Uh-oh

If only, yeah!

Am I crazy?
Maybe we could happen!

Yeah.

Will you still be,
With me?

When the magic’s,
All run out?

If only I knew what,
My heart was telling me.

Don’t know what,
I’m feeling.

Is this just a dream?

Uh-oh

If only I could read,
The signs in front of me.

I could find the way to,
Who I’m meant to be!

Uh-oh

If only, yeah

If only, yeah

If only, yeah

If only,

If only,

If only.

All though the song, Twilight was reminiscing her past in the Isle, her entry into Equestria, the time spent with Flash & the date. She then turned around & sat at the corner of the ground she was on. She then looked around the lake & saw that Flash wasn’t there.

“Flash?” Twilight called with uncertainty. “Flash?” Twilight stood up & looked around once more. “Flash!”

Receiving no reply, she hoped for the worst. She quickly jumped into the lake & tried to move in the water. Unfortunately for her, she can’t swim. She started splashing water around, trying to stay above water. Just then Flash emerged & scooped her. He then slowly went towards the picnic area & placed her on the ground. He shook his head, making water splash onto Twilight.

“Ugh! You scared me!” Twilight said, pushing Flash.

“You… you can’t swim?”

“No!”

“You live on an island!”

“Yeah, with a barrier around it! Remember? Ugh!”

“And you still tried to save me.”

“Yeah. And do you thank me? No! All I get is soaking wet!”

“And, uh, this fancy rock.” Flash said, showing a glittering rock. “It’s yours.” He said as he gave the rock to her. “Make a wish & throw it back in the lake.”

She just looks at him & throws the rock in the lake angrily. She stands up & moves away from him. Flash gets onto the dry ground & gets his pullover. He then puts it around her. She just sits down, minding her wet dress. Flash takes a towel, rubs himself a bit & sits on that towel. Twilight shivers a little. Flash just looks at her & toys with her hair. Twilight looks at Flash.

“Uh, Twilight… I told you that I loved you. What about you? Do you love me?”

Twilight looks into Flash’s eyes. Then she just turns her head away. “I don’t know what love feels like.” She says softly.

Flash takes her face into his hand & turns it towards him. “Maybe I can teach you.”

Twilight just looks at Flash’s eyes with uncertainty.

It’s a brand new day at Equestria Prep. The gang of four are in their classroom with Fairy Godmother Pear Butter.

“Children, excuse me.” Fairy Godmother said, approaching the students. “Um, as you know, uh, this Sunday is Family Day here at Equestria Prep. And because your parents can’t be here due to… uh, distance, we’ve arranged for a special treat.” She smiled & went back to the computer that was kept on the teacher’s desk. She switched it on, showing Nightmare Moon staring into the screen.

“I don’t see anything, nor do I hear.” She retreated to her seat. The parents of villains were on the screen & Fairy Godmother called the students.

“Is it… is it?” Nightmare Moon asked.

“Press enter.” King Sombra said.

“Can I please see a remote? Is this thing on? Ugh, it’s broken!” Nightmare Moon exclaimed.

“I hate electronic equip…” Nightmare Moon started. But as she said, the screen showed the Fairy Godmother & the others standing.

“Rarity! It’s mommy! Oh!” Chrysalis exclaimed to which Rarity waved. “Look how beautiful. Oh! You know what they say ‘The poison apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.’”

“Don’t you mean the weeds?” Nightmare Moon asked.

Gaia Everfree exclaimed “Ooh! Who’s the old bat?!”

“This is Fairy Godmother.” Twilight replied.

“Still doing tricks with eggplants?” Nightmare Moon asked.

“I turned a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage!” Fairy Godmother exclaimed.

“You really couldn’t give Fluttershy until one A.M.? I mean, really. What, the little hamsters had to be back on their little wheels?” Nightmare Moon asked mockingly to which her allies laughed.

“They were mice! They were not… They were mice.” Fairy Godmother said.

“They were not…” Twilight supported Fairy Godmother. “Thank you so much. Thank you.”

“They were mice!” Fairy Godmother said before going off to a side, away from the camera of the computer.

“Hi, Mom.” Twilight greeted her mother.

“Twilight! I m-m-miss you.” Nightmare Moon said.

“You children are never far from our thoughts!” King Sombra said.

“How long must Mommy wait to see you?” Nightmare Moon asked.

“Um, there’s a big Coronation coming up. I think sometime probably after… that.” Twilight replied.

“WHEN?” Nightmare Moon asked instantly.

“Friday! 10 A.M.”

“You sure I can’t see you before that? I don’t know what I’ll do if I don’t get my hands on that Magic Wan… You… You little nugget that I love so much!”

“Yes, I completely understand, Mother.”

“Braeburn, is that a dog?” Gaia asked. “Oh yes, yes, baby, I do understand. It would make the perfect size for earmuffs!”

“He’s the perfect size for a pet! This dog loves me & I love him! And FYI, your dog is stuffed! SO give it a rest!” Braeburn yelled at his mom.

“Oh-ho! Burn!” King Sombra mocked Gaia.

“Oh, why don’t you go & sell a toaster, you two-bit salesman!” Gaia snapped back.

“People who talk to stuffed animals shouldn’t throw stones!”

“Oh, well, people who sell toasters mustn’t use mixed metaphors!”

“Enough!” Soarin said as he disconnected the call.

“I’m so sorry.” Fairy Godmother said.

“Thank you for the special treat.” Twilight said.

“Of course.”

Twilight turned around, picked up her bag & made her way out, followed by her gang doing the same.

“Twi?” Rarity called out. “What do you think our parents are gonna do to us if we don’t pull this off?”

“I think they’ll be quite disappointed in us, but ultimately, proud of us for doing our best.” Twilight replied.

“Really?” Braeburn asked.

“No, I think we’re definitely goners.” Twilight said before moving on.

They all go to Soarin & Braeburn’s dormitory & discuss their future plan.

“Okay, we all know what this looks like. So it’ll be up on the dais under the Draconequus’ spell jar, & we’ll be coming in from here. I will be in the very front. You all will be up in the balcony.” Twilight said as she explained the things going to happen in the Coronation.

“Okay…” Rarity replied.

“Braeburn?” Twilight called.

“Okay, so I’ll find our Limo, so we can break the barrier, & uh, get back on the island with the wand.” Braeburn answered.

“Perfect. Rarity?” Twilight called to her bestie.

“Yeah?” Rarity answered.

“You will use this to take out the driver.” Twilight said as she showed a perfume bottle which was filled with Twilight’s potion. “Two sprays & he’ll be out like a light.”

“Okay.”

They all looked at each other, feeling awkward. Braeburn & Soarin went towards their beds, Twilight sat down on a chair & started reading her spell book. Rarity noticed what she was reading & said “Twi? You want to break Flash’s love spell?”

“Yeah.” Twilight replied. Then she clarified “You know, for after. I don’t… I’ve just been thinking, you know, when the villains finally do invade Equestria, & begin to loot & kick everyone out of their castles & imprison their leaders & destroy all that is good & beautiful, Flash still being in love with me just seems a little extra… cruel.”

Twilight couldn’t face the truth any longer. She closed her book & made her way out.

“Twi?” Rarity called after her but Twilight was already out of earshot.

That night, none of them could sleep in peace. Soarin got up from his bed & saw the trophy, the same trophy they had won during the Tourney Tournament.

Braeburn tossed around in his bed, not being able to sleep. He saw Winona & caressed her.

Rarity opened her drawer & took out her Chemistry paper in which she got a B+.

Twilight was in the kitchen, mixing the batter to make a cookie for breaking the love-spell she had cast on Flash. She started to sing as she mixed the batter.

A million thoughts,
In my head.

Should I let my heart,
Keep listenin’?

I know it’s time,
To say good-bye.

So hard to let go!

She cried at the last line & her tear fell into the batter. She sniffed & then closed the spell book.

Author's Note

Hi Everypony!

I’m back with a new chapter! My exams are finally over. But I had written this chapter just before my Maths exam! Just waiting to publish it took a lot of effort! Anyways, hope you like it!

~Crystal Aura