A Sparkling Romance

Celestia dropped her quill happily as she finished her reply to Twilight's informative letter. With a glow of her horn, the letter dissipated and was sent over to Ponyville. The white alicorn hummed to herself as she trotted down the corridor. As she walked, she was greeted by several royal guards, to which she nodded to regally. She had grown quite tired of this routine, constantly shadowed in the rumor that she was no fun. She became lost in a thought she had dismissed for quite some time.

So, there are still Jedi in Equestria. How wonderful! From what I heard, the Jedi Order was destroyed with the Sith.

The Princess continued down the hallway, staring blankly at the many statues of heroic figures from the old ages. She frowned slightly, as they reminded her of the Jedi. Shaking her head, Celestia continued her walk. Passing a sharp left that broke the hallway into two was the balcony that was in eyesight of the Royal Maze, to which she stared at the certain statue of the draconequus, bearing a horrified expression. She smirked at the remains of Discord, her thoughts returning.

Aqua would make short work of you, should you have became a Sith.

The statue stood silently, unmoving. The white gravel that had once been flesh was frozen in suspended-animation for eternity. No reaction, nothing but a terrified stare. Celestia smiled at the statue's inability to respond, something that would've irritated her to the bone. She finally made it to her throne when she summoned a royal guard.

"Thunder Strike!" Princess called, to which an armored guard marched to her side.

"My Princess?" the guard asked.

"Tell Captain Shining Armor that the Wonderbolts performance will be reserved for the following individuals: Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy. Also, reserve a special seat for the new Ponyville resident, Aqua Blue." Celestia ordered.

"Yes, Princess." Thunder said, before departing from the throne room. Celestia smiled contently as she levitated the scroll she had received from Twilight. Re-reading it, she smiled brightly and placed it in her saddlebag. She stared back at the marble floors with giant pillars. She had realized that beside her sun duties, she had no plans today. Exiting her throne, she retired to her bedroom to meet her sister, Princess Luna. The drowsy dark blue alicorn slept peacefully as Celestia entered the room. She lightly rubbed Luna's back to awaken her. Luna woke with a tired grown.

"What is it, sister? I am resting for my lunar duties." Luna said.

"We are going to the Wonderbolts at 9:30, right?" Celestia asked.

"'Indeed, 'Tia." Luna answered.

"Good. Then you'll be happy to meet the new Ponyville resident." Celestia said happily.

"How nice." Luna said, before going back to sleep. Celestia removed her royal slippers and crown, and crept into her own bed, drifting off to slumber. Celestia was fully content, as the Jedi have returned.

Back in Sweet Apple Acres, Rainbow and Pinkie had searched through the apple orchards to find the orange mare bucking the apples that drooped from the tree branches. Applejack crossed her front legs proudly, then began pushing the backet to the farm. Rainbow stopped her midway with a smirk.

"Getting ready for the rodeo, AJ?" Rainbow asked. Applejack smiled at the rainbow mare's blunt sarcasm.

"As if! Ah'm just gettin' mah apple-bucking done for the day. Now where was 'dat raincloud I needed at the field at 12, on the dot, ah might add." Applejack asked.

"Oh, I was just on this crazy-hay trip to Canterlot to get...this." Rainbow said before dropping a Wonderbolt ticket onto Applejack's stetson.

"What in da hay? How did y'all get this?" Applejack asked in disbelief.

"Me and Dashie got these after we stormed the castle and raided the royal vault, but Celestia swooped in and was totally cool as frozen cupcake mix about it, so she gave us 6 whole tickets! Also, Rainbow hit her head and sang a silly song." Pinkie explained quickly.

"I'm the one who sings silly songs? This coming from the pony who sang a 5 minute medley about toothpaste awareness!" Rainbow said in irritation.

"Might ah interject to ask, did y'all hear any word from Twilight lately? Last time ah saw her she was all flustered over that Aqua fellow." Applejack asked.

"I dunno, I've never dealt with love before, except for Soarin'." Rainbow said before blushing slightly.

"Oooh, Dashie's got the hots for Soarin'!" Pinkie sang teasingly, only to met by a cyan hoof to the mouth.

"Whatever! Let's just get the others their tickets and get the math over to Cloudsdale!" Rainbow said stubbornly, before taking off.

"Argh, ah may as well follow her. Celestia forbid she get those tickets jacked off her by some ruffian." Applejack said before running after her. Pinkie Pie stood alone, and gazed off into space with a wide grin.

"Hope you're enjoying the story, everyone! And now, back to Dashie and AJ!" Pinkie chirped happily before running through the air. Rainbow and Applejack soon made it to Carousel Boutique, knocking on the door. Rarity angrily left her bedroom and rushed to the door in a hurry, in between labored breathes.

"I told you, the Carousel Boutique is closed on the weekends!" Rarity roared before slamming the door open, to be greeted by the two of her closest friends. By the looks of her mane, Rarity had been enjoying her weekend very well. Rainbow wrinkled her nose in disgust at the scent from the building.

"Sheesh Rarity, what's going on upstairs?" Rainbow asked on the musty scent, to which Applejack nudged her lightly.

"Never mind that, we have a ticket to the Wonderbolts performance tonight at 9:30, on da dot." Applejack said.

"Oh yes! How could I possibly forget?!" Rarity said before rushing back into the building, shutting the door. Rainbow and Applejack cringed slightly as they heard the jumbled noises of car horns, cat hisses, party horns, and a sewing machine. Seconds later, Rarity came back out, mane perfect and with a sunhat.

"I'm perfectly ready for the performance, darlings! Pray tell, what time is it now?" Rarity asked.

"Umm...3:30." Rainbow said before getting cut off.

"Thank you, darling!" Rarity said abruptly before they could hear hoofsteps ascending to the bedroom. With blank stares of confusion, Rainbow and Applejack ran off to Fluttershy's cottage. Pinkie Pie made her way to the Boutique when she heard faint thumping noises from the top floor.

"Sounds like Rarity's making a new dress!" Pinkie said before merrily bouncing away.

Twilight yawned softly as she awoke from her weekend study-break nap when a scroll was looming over her face.

"The Princess replied to my letter! Ooh, I wonder what she said!" Twilight said enthusiastically before unfurling the scroll in question. Clearing her throat, she began reading.

To my dearest student, Twilight Sparkle,
I am over-excited to know that there is a Jedi now living among us. I happen to know him for two decades, and I never knew that Aqua Blue would meet you. But this is quite wonderful news, Twilight. I'm happy to see you've finally gotten your muzzle out of those books and is in love at last. Like one author said, love is like a rose. And when it blooms, it's a wonderful sight. I am looking forward to seeing him again at the Wonderbolts performance.

Your loving mentor, Princess Celestia.

Twilight squee-ed happily as she closed the letter and left it on her nearest table. She then proceeded to levitate the Force Book to her bed, when she was inturrupted by a banging noise on her door. Groaning, she trotted downstairs to answer the door.

"Hey girls. What's going on?" Twilight asked merrily.

"This is what's going on, Twi!" Rainbow Dash said to the unicorn, handing a ticket to her. Twilight's jaw went agape as she received it.

"Oh...that's...today?" Twilight asked, beginning to sound worried. Rainbow and Applejack exchanged glances before Applejack broke the silence.

"Is something wrong, sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah, you're starting to sound like Fluttershy." Rainbow commented.

"It's just that I was gonna go see Aqua tonight." Twilight said disappointed.

"The blue stallion from this morning? You're already into him?!" Rainbow asked in shock.

"Well she was as red as a full-grown tomato when she first saw him." Applejack said.

"You should see him, he's a super sweet guy." Twilight said.

"Hey, maybe we can get Aqua to come to the Wonderbolts performance tonight!" Rainbow suggested.

"Really? Ah'm not sure the guy's a fan of them." Applejack stated.

"What are you talking about? I knew him when he was a colt at flight school. He was only there for like a year, then he left with some brown stallion in a robe. From what I saw, the stallion's name was Utopia, and he seemed pretty cool." Rainbow said.

"Oh...you don't say? Well maybe he could come. I did mention him in my letter to the Princess, and she's pretty fond of him." Twilight said.

"That's pretty awesome. We'll get to meet him tonight then!" Rainbow said happily. An idea suddenly dawned in Twilight's mind.

"Hey, I have an idea! We should throw a sleepover tonight after the performance! And maybe we could invite Aqua!" Twilight said, clopping her hooves together in excitment. Again, Applejack and Rainbow exchanged glances.

"Uh...Twilight? Ya do know a sleepover is pretty much girl's only, right?" Applejack asked.

"Hey, that doesn't mean we can't invite Aqua! Besides, we didn't get to throw that welcome party for him because he had to go to his house. I think it's a good idea he comes. Besides, Spike's gonna be there too." Twilight said.

"Ugh, alright, he can come. But a sleepover, really? You might as well tie me up and give me a hooficure!" Rainbow complained. Applejack stuck her hoof in Rainbow's mouth in response.

"Ignore her; she's just bein' Rainbow. Ah think it's an ok idea, Twilight. Ah trust ya that Aqua's a pretty darn nice guy." Applejack said. Twilight smiled at the orange mare as she adjusted her stetson.

"Thank you, Applejack. Did you get the other's their tickets?" Twilight asked. Rainbow spat Applejack's hoof out and shot a glare at her.

"Yup, pretty much. Celestia and Luna are also coming, you know." Rainbow said.

"Well that's gonna be great! I can't wait! It's gonna be so awesome!" Twilight squealed.

"Right. Well, we'll see you at 8:30, cuz we're gonna need cloud-walking spells." Rainbow said before departing with Applejack. The two glanced to each other with confused expressions as they trotted away.

"Wow. She must really have the hots for this Aqua guy." Applejack said to the smirking cyan mare. Twilight rolled her eyes as soon as they were out of eyesight and trotted back to her bedroom. She began to open Aqua's book when she heard the sound of wings flapping. She let out a surprised gasp as she saw the very blue stallion hovering outside her window.

"Hi, Aqua! For a minute I thought you were Rainbow Dash for some reason. I just talked to her and Applejack." Twilight greeted Aqua before motioning him to enter. Aqua gently leaped from the windowsill onto the bedroom floor, before engulfing the purple mare in a hug. Twilight embraced him as she squeezed him tightly.

"Aww, I just missed them? Would've been great to meet them properly." Aqua said somewhat disappointed. The two then heard a familar voice call from the lower floor.

"Hello? Twily? Have you seen Mr. Aqua Blue? I have a special word from the Princess herself." the stallion said. Twilight blushed as Aqua smirked at her.

"Twily? I see it's your nickname?" Aqua teased.

"That sounds like my brother." Twilight said, rushing downstairs, with Aqua following. Twilight was greeted by Shining Armor, with an envelope in his grasp. The two hugged each other at the reunion.

"I missed you, Twily." Shining said to her sister, ruffling her mane.

"Missed you too, BBBFF." Twilight replied. As the two let go from the hug, Shining saw Aqua, and marched over to him.

"Are you Aqua Blue?" Shining asked.

"Yes I am. I see you're Twilight's brother." Aqua answered.

"Indeed. Might I ask, what exactly are you doing in her library?" Shining asked curiously.

"He came to visit me. I'll explain later." Twilight answered. Shining handed the letter to Aqua, to which he opened it, looking puzzled.

"What's this?" Aqua asked.

"That is a specially reserved ticket to the Wonderbolts performance at Cloudsdale Cloudosseum. Special regards from Princess Celestia herself. Attached is a letter from the Princess. Good day, sir." Shining said before making his leave, not before hugging Twilight goodbye.

"See you soon, Twily." Shining bid to her sister. Twilight smiled happily at Shining as she waved him goodbye. Aqua soon took the parchment from the ticket and began to read it.

"Dear Aqua Blue,
it is my greatest pleasure to know that you, a Jedi Master, have revealed yourself to my most faithful student. While I am overjoyed myself to know you're residing in Ponyville, I must apologize however for my lack of adequate appreciation for all the deeds the Jedi have done for Equestria. I will be attending the performance, and I have delivered this ticket to you in hopes that you, Twilight, and the rest of the Mane 6 arrive and enjoy it.

Your friend, Celestia."

Aqua smiled faintly as he put away the letter and returned the ticket to his saddlebag. The next thing he knew, he was smuthered by Twilight's purple forearms wrapped around his neck. He returned the gesture in such. Twilight's face was an understatement of her excitement inside.

"Aqua, you're not busy after the Wonderbolts, right?" Twilight asked.

"Not really." Aqua responded.

"Well...me and my girlfriends are having a sleepover here...and I was wondering, you know, if you wanted to, maybe, come too?" Twilight asked nervously, to which Aqua raised an eyebrow at.

"Twilight, you know I'm a guy, right? Aren't sleepovers for mares and whatnot?" Aqua asked.

"Well...yeah, but I thought it'd be nice if you could meet everypony at the sleepover, get to know them." Twilight confessed. Aqua pondered for a minute, then smiled.

"Alright, Twilight. Only because I like you." Aqua said, ruffling Twilight's mane playfully. Twilight blushed once more at Aqua.

"Well I'm gonna start reading your book. Thanks so much, by the way." Twilight said lovingly.

"It's no trouble, Twilight. I just hope it's not too much for you." Aqua said.

"Too much? You're looking at a mare that could read during a stampede without interruption." Twilight said proudly.

"Wow, ok, so you wanna talk later at the performance?" Aqua asked.

"Of course I do." Twilight said happily, before she planted another kiss on Aqua's cheek. Aqua blushed softly at Twilight as he returned the gesture. Soon enough, the two stared deeply into each other's eyes, and they embraced each other in a hug. Silence ensued as Twilight nuzzled Aqua.

"Thanks for being so sweet to me, Aqua. Nopony else has been this sweet to me before." Twilight said lovingly. The two then released from their embrace and hugged once more.

"So...see you at Cloudsdale?" Aqua asked.

"Hay yeah." Twilight answered. Aqua waved his hoof goodbye to Twilight as he flew out the window he arrived in. As he flew away, Twilight gazed out towards the window to catch a glimpse of him flying away, and she sighed with deep longing. Off in the distance, in a hollowed-out oak tree, inside a squirrel hole was Pinkie Pie with binoculars taped to her face. A wide grin was plastered to her face as she watched the entire ordeal. Popping out of the hole, Pinkie Pie bounced merrily to the treehouse before she climbed the wall by her teeth. Twilight laid on the windowsill dreamily as she levitated the Force Book to the window and was about to open the page when she was interrupted.

"Twilight!" Pinkie Pie squealed as she leap through the window, causing Twilight to shriek. Using her magic, she restricted Pinkie's hooves to the floor, disabling her ability to move.

"Pinkie! What did you see?! How much did you see?!" Twilight demanded from the pink mare.

"I saw you and Aqua smooch each other on the cheek! I knew you had the butterflies for him!" Pinkie chirped.

"You're not gonna tell anypony yet, right? I kinda wanna tell them myself. Please, please, I'm begging you!" Twilight pleaded.

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkie recited. Twilight hugged the pink mare in relief.

"Thank you, Pinkie!" Twilight said.

"It's ok, Twilight! You can count on Pinkie!" Pinkie Pie said before bouncing away.

"I hope." Twilight said to herslelf with a worried expression. Pinkie Pie trotted out of Golden Oaks Library when she was met by the mint unicorn Lyra.

"Hey Pinkie Pie. Whatcha up to with Twilight?" Lyra asked.

"Assorting basketball mittens!" Pinkie hollered before running back to Sugarcube Corner, leaving Lyra to herself. Lyra smacked her lips together as her stomach growled.

"I want pie." Lyra said nonchalantly as she trotted away.

The Mane 6 were under Cloudsdale with Twilight's hot air balloon when they were unloading their saddlebags into the balloon basket. Like always, Rarity had her normal sunhat on with a saddlebag filled with mane products and accessories while the others simply packed them with snacks and sun lotion.

"Dear me, where is that Aqua fellow we've heard about, Twilight?" Rarity asked.

"He should be here any time now." Twilight said.

"Why does this have to be at 9:30? Why couldn't it be at 6 or something? How are we supposed to have our sleepover?" Applejack asked.

"It's still pretty light out, besides the Wonderbolts show off their old tricks and then they do their new tricks, so the whole thing doesn't take too long." Rainbow answered.

"All this hype for a 30 minute performance." Applejack muttered.

"By the way Twilight, how is that fellow Aqua Blue doing?" Rarity asked Twilight, who cast a nervous glance to Pinkie Pie.

"He's alright, but not much to talk about. He's pretty nice." Twilight said, when Pinkie's tail began twitching. The Mane 6 stared up at the sky to see what was about to fall, but to their surprise, it was Aqua Blue who had just landed on the ground perfectly.

"Hello there." Aqua greeted casually to the Mane 6.

"So you're who we've been hearin' 'bout?" Applejack asked.

"I suppose so." Aqua answered.

"Well, it's an honor to meet ya, Aqua. Ah'm Applejack." Applejack greeted.

"I know. I've heard of your world-famous apple cider, as far as Appleloosa could tell." Aqua complemented.

"Oh really?" Applejack blushed.

"And who's this nice looking mare?" Aqua asked politely to Fluttershy.

"H-Hi, Aqua. I'm F-Fluttershy." the butterscotch mare said nervously.

"She's a little shy, but she's the sweetest thing ever." Rainbow said to Aqua.

"Rarity. Charmed, I'm sure."

"I'm Pinkie Pie, but you can just call me Pinkie!" Pinkie said happily.

"Well it's nice to meet you all. I don't think we should be late, so what's say we go?" Aqua asked.

"I second that." Twilight said abruptly, to which the mares exchanged glances, then shrugged. As they all got onto the balloon, Pinkie put a forearm around Twilight's back reassuringly. The entire hot air balloon had been a bit awkward for everypony, with Rainbow and Applejack hoof-wrestling to pass the time, to Rarity boring everypony's brains out with trivial facts about fashion, Aqua had stayed close by to Twilight, with Pinkie Pie watching, Twilight would shoot nervous glances at her now and then, her trust that she would remain silent deteriorated slowly. Aqua could sense the nervousness in Twilight, to which he frowned sadly and comforted her with a nuzzle. The others stared in awe as they saw the display, smiling warmly at them. When they finally arrived in Cloudsdale, Twilight used her cloud-walking spell to allow her friends to walk amongst the clouds. When they reached the Cloudoseeum, they entered the doors to see the giant stadium lined with massive amounts of ponies occupying the hundreds of bleachers.

"Whoa. This place is huge!" Rainbow shouted, which echoed across the large room.

"Twilight Sparkle, party of 7?" a royal guard asked the group.

"Um, yes?" Twilight answered nervously, before handing the individual tickets to him. The guard motioned the group to follow, and after a walk throughout the bleachers, they were astonished to see the box-room where the two Princesses sat, observing the performance.

"Hello, my little ponies. I reserved this room for you and your friends, Twilight." Celestia said greeting the group.

"Wow, thank you, Princess." Twilight thanked.

"It's no trouble, I'm glad to finally see Aqua Blue." Celestia said.

"Hello Princess Celestia. It's been at least a decade since I saw you, after everything..." Aqua greeted.

"Why yes, I'm quite happy to see you too. I thought I'd never see you again," Celestia started, before whispering to Twilight and Aqua, "seeing how the Jedi were destroyed along with the Sith, it warms my heart."

"Likewise, Princess." Aqua said, bowing to her. The group sat on the multiple luxary cushions, watching the 12 Wonderbolts performing several exciting tricks.

"At long last, Pinks. This is so awesome!" Rainbow said happily. She watched as Spitfire and Soarin' swirled along each other, creating a fireworks display, deafened by the cheers of thousands of pegasi watchers. Twilight and Aqua sat close to each other and nuzzled as Celestia smiled down on them brightly. As the minutes passed, multiple tricks had been performed, to which Rainbow cheered wildly, flailing her hooves along with Pinkie in excitement.

"GO SOARIN'! WHOO! I LOVE YOU!" Rainbow Dash shouted with a voice crack like a fangirl on a sugar high, and she giggled nervously as the others glared at her awkwardly. Aqua and Twilight laughed quietly to each other at Rainbow's display. The crowds went silent as the final trick was about to be performed. Rainbow was pressed against the window with enthusiasm, waiting intensely. The stadium darkened as 5 Wonderbolts flew straight into the air, where 7 more joined them from all sides of the stadium, and when they were finally together, they swirled together into a giant ball formation, and suddenly broke off into several directions with a thunderclap of lightning effects which illuminated the entire stadium, to the applause of thousands, Rainbow's being the loudest. Twilight looked at Aqua, who himself was engulfed in the sheer spectacular performance, and smiled as she kissed him on the cheek, with Celestia blocking them so the others wouldn't see. The group got up and stretched and began trotting down the sprial staircase to the exit, with Celestia walking close to Aqua.

"I hope you understand that my lack of appreciation in the past was simply because of my royal duties, along with raising the Sun, Aqua. It is nothing personal, though I admit I should've found the time to do so." Celestia apologized.

"Oh, it's quite alright, Princess. I only wish Utopia could still be here in the Age of Harmony." Aqua mourned.

"You'll see him again, I once conversed with him that he studied the Afterlife of the Force." Celestia mentioned.

"Fascinating. I must say, my first day in Ponyville has been a rather long and amirous one. I think you get what I mean." Aqua said.

"Why yes, Twilight and you. I am joyous for the news, my friend. You and her should be an eternal couple that would rival the love between Shining Armor and Princess Cadence." Celestia said. Aqua's only response was a smile as Twilight nudged him in the side and put a forearm around him as they walked out of the stadium. As the group walked back to the hot air balloon, Celestia bid her goodbye to them, as Luna slowly rose the Moon above the horizon.

"Well, that was quite a performance." Aqua stated.

"Like hay it was!" Rainbow said.

"Too loud and rough in my opinion." Rarity said before removing her sun-hat.

"Um, Rarity, why did ya bring yur sun-hat when it's 9:30 at night?" Applejack asked.

"Fashion's no excuse at night." Rarity said shortly. As the balloon hovered back to Ponyville, as the group gossiped about the performance, Aqua stared at the emerging moon, where the stars began to peer into the night sky.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Oh...nothing, I'll tell you later." Aqua said with a frown forming, as memories of Utopia clouded his mind. As the balloon finally lowered, the group disembarked at Golden Oaks Library. Twilight began speaking about the sleepover plans.

"Ok girls, get your sleeping bags, snacks, flashlights, whatever you need, and head back here in about five minutes. Alright?" Twilight spoke, to the multiple nods of the others. As the others left, she trotted back inside to set up the sleepover.

When the group finally returned with their sleeping bags, Twilight excitedly hurried them inside. Rainbow filled the snack bowl with the bag of potato chips she brought, while Pinkie Pie filled another with cupcakes. Sleeping bags laid on the rug, the group finally finished unloading their saddle-bags full of goodies and joined Twilight on the rug in the middle. Twilight clopped her hooves in delight as she squee-ed when Aqua trotted into the library.

"Thank you all for coming, everypony. We're gonna have so much fun!" Twilight said.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world, darling." Rarity said. Pinkie already started munching on a chocolate cupcake while Applejack began roasting a few marshmellows on sticks.

"So, what exactly do we do at these things?" Aqua asked.

"We just hang out, eat junk food, watch TV, that stuff." Rainbow said while she devoured a few potato chips.

"Hmm, it's not something I really do, so bear with me." Aqua replied.

"It's quite alright, Aqua. Let me show you how to make a s'more." Rarity said, levitating a golden-brown marshmellow from Applejack's stick onto a graham cracker. Aqua watched as she perfectly created a s'more. With a shrug, Aqua bit down on the s'more while Twilight watched happily, sipping apple cider. Aqua smiled pleasurably as he swallowed the s'more.

"Wow, not bad. I like it." Aqua said. Fluttershy joined Rainbow Dash eating potato chips when Pinkie Pie cheered.

"We're off to a great start now!" Twilight gleefully said, levitating a cupcake over to her hoof.

"Does anypony wanna tell a ghost story?" Applejack asked.

"Ooh, how about we give each other make-overs and hooficures?!" Pinkie beamed. Rainbow Dash recoiled and horror at the thought.

"How 'bout no? Make-overs aren't my thing, and I wouldn't be caught dead with polished hooves like some high school senior!" Rainbow protested.

"I agree, it seems too girly for my tastes." Aqua vouched.

"Then who's got a scary story?" Twilight asked.

"Ooh, ooh! Lemme! I got an epic story!" Rainbow hollered raising her hoof like a schoolfilly.

"Ok, ok, Rainbow." Twilight said. Rainbow smiled evilly as she grabbed a black bedsheet as a cloak and a flashlight, and the lights were turned off. Fluttershy let out a soft squeek in response. The only sound was the errie moan of Rainbow's throat.

"A long time ago, there was a little filly with an unusual cutie mark. But it wasn't just any cutie mark; it was a pony's skull," Rainbow began, pulling the blanket over head to wear, with her flashlight illuminating her face, "Her name was Isabella, and she was the only daughter of the rich unicorn parents of Canterlot. She lived a wonderful early childhood, she was a smart little filly who was popular in school, making a ton of friends."

"Are ya telling a ghost story, or a biography audio recording?" Applejack smirked.

"Shush, Dashie's talking!" Rainbow shouted, "Now then, Isabella was a kind-hearted pony, and she had gotten her cutie mark on an archaeological dig with her father. But one day, while she was sleeping on a Friday night, she felt a tingly feeling in her flank. She heard the ominious rattle of the treasured skull of a pony-saurus as it vibrated across her table. At first she had thought an earthquake had struck her home, but to her horror, her flank had started burning. She felt the flesh peeling away slowly, and slowly from her flank, and she grabbed the skull and ran to the bathroom. Peering into the window, she discovered that her cutie mark was glowing red as all of her skin began peeling off. Minutes passed as screams of agony pierced the sound barrier, with no response from her parents. The skull shook in her hooves as she felt her eyes melting!" Rainbow spoke in a deep voice, to which Fluttershy was already shaking in her sleeping bed.

"Rainbow?" Twilight interrupted.

"When she felt her skin finally peel completely off, thunder rumbled and lightning flashed as her skelton form cried out in pain and empathy! With a bolt of lightning striking her, her skeleton exploded into several charred bones! The skull she had possessed hovered in the air, before it dissolved into a white powder, and it blew away through the window, never to return! Some say, the mist of the skull possesses the living to this day, who knows. The possessed could even be lurking...right...here!" Rainbow said before her flashlight switched off, and with a loud thunk sound, the pertrified ponies heard the pained shriek of Rainbow echo in the library, along with a thud. When the flashlight turned back on, they saw a pale-skinned Rainbow Dash with yellow eyes, snarling at them. Everypony screamed in terror, as Aqua quickly Force-pushed the now pale mare into the bookshelf in total fear. Rainbow groaned as her back hit the bookshelf, the flashlight going out with the impact. Screaming ensued as Twilight turned the light on with her magic. Standing before them in fear was Aqua, gasping for breath. He spoke in a whisper at the shocked mares.

"That was an accident. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. I was too scared in the moment." Aqua pleaded. Rainbow burst into laughter as she took the yellow lenses from her eyes, crying tears of laughter.

"I-It's ok, Aqua! But you guys should've seen the looks. On. Your. Faces!!" Rainbow screamed in triumph, her cyan color returning, as the mares however remained pale in fear. Crying could be heard from Fluttershy's sleeping bag, to which Twilight gently brought her out of the bag.

"It's ok, Fluttershy, it's just a scary story." Twilight comforted.

"A very scary story." Applejack said, glaring at Rainbow Dash.

"I'm sorry, Fluttershy, but I wanted to tell a story to everypony. It's not a real story, though. There's no such thing as possessed pony-saurus skulls." Rainbow comforted the yellow pegasus.

"R-Really?" Fluttershy asked.

"Of course not." Rainbow said.

"Well, I guess that worked much better than expected. No more stories tonight, ok everypony? For Fluttershy's sake?" Twilight asked.

"Oh alright." Rainbow pouted. Aqua was still standing petrified at his actions when Rainbow trotted towards him.

"What's wrong? I already said I wasn't mad, Aqua." Rainbow said.

"I know, I just feel so stupid." Aqua said, ashamed.

"Everypony freaks out sometimes, Aqua. All I'm curious about is when you pushed me. How did I not feel getting pushed? All I felt was air hitting me." Rainbow asked, puzzled.

"Umm...it's a long story." Aqua said.

"I got time. As long as it's not scary." Rainbow said, winking to Fluttershy.

"He's a Jedi, Rainbow Dash." Twilight said.

"A what-now?" Rainbow asked.

"A Jedi," Aqua began, "a pony who served as a guardian of peace in Equestria. The Jedi were a sacred group who held dear the light side of the Force as a philosophical tool, without usage of violence or anger."

"It's all in this book Aqua gave me." Twilight said, levitating the book to the floor, which landed with a resounding thud that threw the mares off balance for a second.

"What's in there, an anvil?" Rainbow quipped.

"It's not that bad," Aqua said, "it mostly covers the usage of the Force, the Jedi, the Sith, a complete history of the Jedi and Sith, a biography of the most renowned Jedi Masters and Sith Lords, and has messages written from the past Jedi Masters from over a thousand years ago."

"It must be worth all the poor oak trees." Fluttershy said quietly.

"How did you know it was made from oak trees?" Aqua asked.

"The texture of the pages." Fluttershy gushed.

"So the Force? You used it to push me into the bookshelf?" Rainbow asked.

"Pretty much, but it's just one ability." Aqua said.

"The book says that the Jedi are capable of...'running great distances in short amount of time, enhanced jumping skill, underwater breath control, enhanced healing and mental health. A Sith power is known as the Force Choke, a gripping of a ponie's throat telepathically, and Force Lightning, a physical representive of the dark side. An extreme Dark Side power is a Force Storm, capable of distorting an entire planet's surface, while a Jedi's version simply shows the power of the Light Side with a large storm of all colors of the rainbow.'" Twilight read from the book. The mares gasped in sheer awe at the description.

"Whoa nelly. Something tells meh that those whatcha-call Sith are real bad rags." Applejack stated.

"Not anymore, they are." Aqua stated happily.

"So...can we see some moves?" Rainbow asked. Aqua rolled his eyes as he raised his hoof to a snack bowl. The bowl rattled as a cupcake flew from the bowl, and into Aqua's hoof, and he began to chew on it smugly. Each of the girls looked on in amazement.

"That's...so...awesome!" Rainbow yelled in awe.

"So what I'm getting is that our friend here is a Jedi?" Rarity asked.

"Correct. I am a Jedi, like my old master." Aqua said.

"But why haven't we seen more of your folk?" Applejack asked.

"Because the Jedi were exterminated, along with those Sith filth over a decade ago!" Aqua said in slight anger, to which Twilight ran to him and hugged him, and his anger dissolved.

"How did you already know, Twilight? And why do you have that book?" Fluttershy asked.

"I...uh...visited him after he arrived, and we had a little chat, and he showed me his house, then he lent me the book." Twilight said.

"Darling, are you alright? You sound nervous." Rarity asked. Pinkie glanced at Twilight, then Twilight glanced to Aqua. He nudged Twilight softly as she shook softly.

"Um...I kinda like Aqua..." Twilight confessed. The room was filled with several 'Huh?'s and 'What?'s as Twilight held onto Aqua's forearm.

"Like, like like?" Applejack asked.

"Uh-huh..." Twilight squeaked nervously.

"Alright listen! We felt something was up the minute I met her this morning, and when I was in my house, I could tell she could hear my thoughts, so I found her by the fountain, and that's when we were nervous around each other!" Aqua confessed.

"You know I talked to you two, Rarity, Fluttershy, about him before, but I wasn't sure if the feeling was real or not! So I went to his house and we sat in his pool, then at his fireplace, then at his balcony, and we had very romantic moments in the process!" Twilight said quickly.

"That's why we hid it from you today, because Twilight was afraid that if she told you earlier, you would protest against it! That's why Celestia was so friendly towards me, because she was involved with the Jedi, and she knew about our feelings!" Aqua said.

"I've just never felt this way about anypony before." Twilight said quietly. The confused faces on her friends faded with warm smiles as they approached Twilight happily.

"Darling, I knew you had something inside you when you talked to me, and I knew for sure we would see Aqua again, but I didn't know he would turn out to be such a charismatic gentlecolt!" Rarity beamed.

"Thank you Rarity." Aqua said to the white mare.

"I think him being a Jedi is pretty cool. It sounds like something I wouldn't have the time to be." Rainbow said.

"As long as ya be nice and treat her right, then ah approve of you two bein' together." Applejack said.

"Of course, Applejack." Aqua said. Twilight let out a breath of relief and winked at Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie finally spoke up.

"Hey, you know, Twilight and Aqua kissed each other on the cheek." Pinkie said. The mares squealed with 'Oohs' at the revealation.

"Aww! That's so cute! Why haven't you two kissed on the lips yet?" Rarity asked.

"We wanted to know if the feeling was true love, but we know now it's right." Twilight said, as she nuzzled Aqua.

"Well, I think you two would be a pretty nice couple, if you don't really mind my opinion." Fluttershy said.

"I think we've spoke enough of this. Why not we just go on with the rest of our sleepover in peace?" Aqua suggested. The others nodded at his suggestion.

"It's kind of embarrassing being showered by all the approval." Twilight said, blushing slightly. The ponies smiled as they dropped the subject and as Rainbow Dash went to retrieve her flashlight, Aqua spoke to Twilight.

"This must've been an anxious experience you've had. I can sense the relief in you."

"Yeah, I'm pretty relieved. I'm so glad they understand." Twilight said.

As the sleepover continued into the night, the 7 ponies munched on snacks, danced around, watched a few Daring Do cartoons on Twilight's television, did hooficures (much to Rainbow's dismay), told jokes, and played Truth or Dare.

"So, what's pale, a mane and tail made entirely of fire, red eyes, and evil?" Aqua began.

"Slendermane?" Pinkie asked.

"Batmare!" Rainbow yelled.

"Nope. The Sith Queen, Darth Solstice!" Aqua said, before he and Twilight burst in laughter, and the other's only reaction were confused stares. The fun times continued through the night as they began playing Truth or Dare.

"Ok...Rainbow Dash, truth or dare?" Applejack asked.

"Dare me, sucker." Rainbow said.

"Ok. I dare ya to get a hooficure." Applejack said, to which Rainbow's eyes reduced to pinpricks. Rainbow screamed in horror as she was magically held down and her hooves were gently filed, but her screams turned to pleasured sighs. The ponies cheered as Rainbow admired her now-shiny hooves.

"Let's never tell anypony about this!" Rainbow shouted above the cheers. Twilight then spun the bottle with her snout, and the bottle soon landed on Pinkie Pie.

"Pinkie Pie, truth or dare!" Twilight said.

"Truth!" Pinkie chirped.

"Ok. How long have you gone without a cupcake?" Twilight asked.

"Too long!" Pinkie shouted before running to the snack bowl and bit into a cupcake. Laughter soon erupted from Pinkie's display.

"Ok, Aqua! Truth...or dare?" Twilight asked with a purr.

"I pick truth." Aqua said.

"Do you wanna kiss me on the lips?" Twilight asked, to the 'Oohs' of the others.

"Um, I pick dare?" Aqua said.

"I dare you to answer the question." Twilight smirked. Aqua leaned slowly towards to Twilight, pressing his lips to Twilight's. Twilight closed her eyes in pleasure as she moaned happily. The only sounds were the excited squeals from the others. The two kissed for about 10 seconds until they let go, gasping for air.

"Does that answer the question?" Aqua asked.

"It sure does." Twilight answered, before pulling Aqua into another kiss on the lips. The kiss laster much longer than the first, and the faces on the Mane 6 were estatic.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing." Rainbow said happily.

"Oh...my." Fluttershy said. The two lovers let go of the kiss and nuzzled each other. Twilight, with strands of her mane sticking out, spoke flustered with a blush spread across her cheeks.

"I think we've played enough Truth or Dare." Twilight spoke.

Later into the night, most of the group had already went off to slumberland, Fluttershy in her pink sleepingbag, Applejack in hers with an apple knitted into it, Rainbow in her rainbow-styled bag, et cetera. It was almost midnight when Twilight wandered lovestruck to her balcony. After a few hours of drinking punch, eating cupcakes, and partying, Twilight was depleted of her energy. Already standing there was Aqua Blue, her lover. He stood sadly, staring into the night sky, as the stars peered out. He turned around to see her, mane blowing softly in the cool night breeze.

"Hey." Twilight said.

"Hey." Aqua said back.

"Whatcha doin'?" Twilight asked.

"Just watching the stars." Aqua said, to which Twilight joined him. The two nuzzled together once more as they watched a comet pass.

"You know, my master, Utopia Prism. They say that if you look deeply into the sky, you'll see a twinkle in the sky. That twinkle is Utopia, successfully passed onto becoming one with the Force." Aqua said.

"He may be gone, but now you have me." Twilight said, and the two once again kissed each other on the lips for what seemed like forever. Off in the distance, a breeze kicked up, and a light blue vision appeared. The figure was of a tan brown stallion with a beard, and he was wearing a Jedi robe. Staring back at the balcony, he saw his apprentice kissing the purple mare. With a smile, Utopia Prism disappeared into the night sky. As the two finally let go, they wandered back into the tree house, Twilight wandered to her bed, tired. Aqua flew to the ground floor to get his sleeping bag when he heard his name called.

"Aqua?" Twilight called. Aqua flew up to her bedroom where the others laid in their sleeping bags.

"Yes, Twilight?" Aqua asked.

"Do you wanna sleep in my bed with me? I hate to have you sleep in your sleeping bag." Twilight offered. Aqua's eyes widened slightly.

"Are you sure? I don't want to impose on you, sweetie." Aqua said.

"It's no trouble, Aqua. I insist. Pleeeeaasse?" Twilight asked in a cute tone.

"Oh alright, if you insist so much." Aqua answered. Twilight rolled over to her left as Aqua settled next to Twilight in the bed. The two laid comfortably together in the bed as they snuggled each other, side to side. For a few minutes, the two smiled faintly as they fell asleep together. In his last moments of conciousness, he whispered something into Twilight's ear.

"Goodnight, Twilight Sparkle." Aqua said before he kissed Twilight's cheek goodnight, and fell into slumber.