The Adventures of Twiblight Sparkle

“Let’s strike a deal, clone. You help me conquer the Crystal Empire, and I’ll help improve your conditions of life.”

‘Twilight’ blinked. She shook her head, frowning.

“You want me to help you conquer an empire..?” Questioned ‘Twilight’.

The pony grinned maliciously, and he chuckled slightly. ‘Twilight’ sighed.

“Yep. Isn’t that what I just said..?” Said the stallion jovially. Sighing exasperatedly, the clone facehooved.

“Okay, fine; but on one condition.” Spoke ‘Twilight’, a stern look on her face.

“And what could that possibly be..?” Said the pony.

“I require you to teach me magic. Your brand, specifically. I’m still confused as to how you entered my dreams.” She requested.

“I’d be completely willing to teach you my magic. Then, do we have a deal..?” Said the stallion, raising his hoof. ‘Twilight’ grabbed it, shaking it cautiously.

“Deal.” She replied.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Sombra, by the way.” He spoke. Sombra released her hoof, and cracked his neck. ‘Twilight’ cringed. Stomping his hoof on the ground once more, the scene zoomed in on the city. Everything blurred, as the ground whizzed by. When the scenery had completely changed, Sombra spoke up.

“The empire is a decent way away from where you are in the waking world.” He said, “You will need a disguise. Sadly, I can only manifest myself in your dreams. So, I have a plan.”

Before ‘Twilight’ could comprehend what he was doing, Sombra raised his horn. As soon as it came into contact with hers, she felt knowledge flowing into her brain. She now knew how to enter the Crystal Empire, as well as a disguise spell. ‘Twilight’ assumed it was based off the one that Chrysalis used, because that was the only spell she knew that could enable a creature to change it’s form. Still, she wasn’t completely sure. She also had learnt a transfiguration spell, which would be useful for when she left the cave. As soon as the knowledge stopped infiltrating her mind, the clone jumped up with a start.

‘Twilight’ jumped upwards, gasping for breath. She looked around, and, once noticing she was in her cave, exhaled heavily. The dripping of water echoed throughout the cave, making it seem lonely and desolate. The cave was dark, suggesting it was nighttime. ‘Twilight’ trotted over to the entrance of the cave, and saw that it was indeed night. She assumed the sun had yet to rise, and that the pony controlling it hadn’t yet raised it. Just as she was about to retreat back into her cave, the sun shot up into the sky. ‘Twilight’ grinned. Checking to see if she still had the severed horn, ‘Twilight’ searched. Seeing that it was near where she had fallen asleep, the clone grabbed it.

‘Twilight’ didn’t want to make the repeated mistake of almost falling unconscious, so she materialized a saddlebag. Dropping the horn into the bag, she gathered food from the cave. She also materialized a coat, as she would need it. Materializing things while only having a vague image of the objects in your mind was hard. However, that was exactly what ‘Twilight’ had been doing. So, while looking at them, ‘Twilight’ thought that the objects looked... off. Though, she couldn’t quite put her hoof on what was wrong. Still, there were no holes in the bag, and the coat was warm, so she didn’t care. She may not have been used to that spell, but she’d most likely use it later. She would need to practice.

The clone strained to complete the disguise spell, but, in the end, she had done it. Taking a look at herself in the pond, she no longer looked like herself. She was a unicorn mare, with a messy black mane. She had a dull cyan coat, and green eyes. Though she could not see her cutie mark, she was the one who had formed the disguise. Her cutie mark had been a single green leaf, as she had visioned. After she had prepared for the cold, ‘Twilight’ was ready to enter the village.

The journey to the village had been long and uneventful, so she had tried to entertain herself. What would she call herself when she entered the village..? “Twilight Sparkle” wouldn’t sit well with the residents. She had a few ideas, but none of them seemed to be good enough. As she thought about her creation, ‘Twilight’ had started to feel bad. Her creator, Chrysalis, had been betrayed by her own creations. Sure, she had most likely planned to use them, but part of her felt bad nonetheless.

Why was her creator desperate enough to create the six of them..? Had Chrysalis actually felt bad when she and her comrades rejected her..? Why was ‘Twilight’ feeling so bad..? Chrysalis didn’t care about her or her sisters..! She hated them..! Why should she feel terrible when the feeling wasn’t mutual..? Rolling her eyes, ‘Twilight’ exhaled.

She shouldn’t have felt bad, and she knew it. ‘Twilight’ may have been an impulsive mare, but she’d never go as far as to forgive her creator. Chrysalis was unforgivable and evil. So, why did she feel so bad..? Maybe it was because she planned on doing evil acts, too. What was evil..? Was it something made up by society, or was it a tag given to the most heinous of beings. Was it a force, or an opinion..? ‘Twilight’ didn’t know.

Not that it mattered.

Walking into the village, ‘Twilight’ overheard some foals talking. They were chatting about what their teacher had taught them, and rather loudly at that. Sighing, ‘Twilight’ continued trotting onwards. She planned to stay here for the next couple of nights, mostly to formulate a plan.

I hope you’re not planning on going back on your word.

Sighing, the clone tried to respond; but to no avail. The alicorn-turned-unicorn saw a library in the distance, and smiled. If she were to improve her magical abilities, she planned to do it there. Walking into the library, ‘Twilight’ rang the bell.

“Hello, how may I help you..?” Said the librarian.

“I would like to check out a few books, lady.” Spoke the unicorn.

“What is your name, ma’am..?” The pony questioned.

“Twiblight Sparkle.”