The Student of Luna, Princess of the Night

The Student of Luna, Princess of the Night

Trixie’s Tedious Training

As the two entered the library, Luna cleared her throat in order to instruct her new pupil. Book after book flew off of a nearby shelf, while she explained, “Your training will consist of three factors. The first is reading. You will be required to start from scratch and work your way up without any complaining.”

Trixie saw this coming. She never did stick with the original basics, but instead skipped to the moderate levels of magic; a mistake on her part that showed plainly. "Yes ma'am."

“Secondly,” Luna continued. “I will be inspecting your work and grading it as such. You will be reading many topics like history, imagination made reality, the basic structure of the horn, and more. These books will all be read and understood by the end of the week. If you fail to do this, you will restart and study each and every single book from the beginning all over again.”

Hearing this struck concern into Trixie's heart. She was willing to read, but to reread all her research would be time consuming. Nevertheless, she knew she had to hold her tongue.

The books that were stacked on the floor went all the way up to her neck. There were roughly seven thick books in all. “And finally, you will read one each day. Start with Your Horn and You, then work your way up to the others. You may start a book early or late, the choice is yours.”

Trixie sat in front of the desk and started reading. As she did, she saw Luna exit. Looking at the book, she wondered if this was really necessary, but decided to just do the work. After all, her teacher probably knew what was best. “Chapter one… The Tip. Your horn is filled with a magical aura and… Oh dear Celestia, this'll put me to sleep!” Her thoughts wandered away from the book and trailed onto her stay in Canterlot. “I know I need to get myself into the correct sleeping schedule, but this is going to have me dozing by the end of the first chapter. Oh, well… Nothing Trixie can’t handle.” Her voice became boisterous as she continued. “After all, I am the Great and Powerful Trixie! I’ll have this book done by tonight, and memorize every single phrase by morning!”

She did as she promised herself, but by the end of the book, she was so sleepy that she could barely lift her head. That's when Luna entered, asking, “Is the book read fully, or have you wasted your time here?”

Trixie rubbed her eyes and tried her best to wake herself. As she lifted her sleepy head, she yawned “I… did it.”

Luna looked at the book. “... Good, maybe this won’t prove to be such a bad experience after all! Now then; a small test is in order.”

Trixie adjusted her hooves to gaze at her mentor while still half awake.

“What is the tip of a unicorn’s horn called?”

First question, and Trixie was already baffled as to how she didn’t know this. “Uh… Umm… It started with a P… right?”

Luna rolled her blue eyes, grunting, “It’s called… the tip!"

Trixie’s jaw dropped as she realized it was a trick question. “Oh, that’s not fair!”

“Are you complaining?” Luna asked in an annoyed voice.

Trixie looked down, pouting, “No…”

“Next question. Who was the first magic user?”

Trixie was unsure of this, but confident she read this in the book. “Didn’t the book explain that it was never documented?”

Luna smiled. “Very good! To this day, nopony knows.”

Trixie felt herself relax as Luna continued.

“This is the final question. Who wrote the book?”

The book was immediately levitated to Luna’s back to block the answer. Trixie looked around nervously. Tension built up in her chest as she prepared her answer. “Wasn’t it… uh… Observer the Mage?"

Luna raised her eyebrow, mentally asking if Trixie was serious. The book wafted to her, and Trixie couldn’t believe it was written by her own mentor. “I wrote this two thousand years ago. It was one of my first books on unicorn magic, and it provided the very basic fundamentals of harnessing power.”

Trixie faced hoofed at the silliness of the answer, looked back at the book and couldn't stop asking herself, “How could I not know?”

Luna smirked, and then offered, “Next time you promise yourself to memorize everything in the book, keep to it.”

Trixie looked at Luna and blushed. “You… h-heard that?”

“Of course I did.” Luna explained. “You’re my pupil, which means you require my constant surveillance. That way, I know you’re doing well. Now, follow me. It’s time to go to bed. It’s early, and as my student, it’s good for you to be asleep when I sleep, ensuring me you stay awake during the nighttime.”

After exiting and proceeded down the dimly lit hallways, Luna approached her room. Across the way was another room unoccupied. “I just had this put in for you.” Luna claimed.

“But… How? I just got here.” Trixie claimed with befuddlement.

“It’s magic, I shouldn’t have to explain anything!”

The two entered their rooms, and Trixie was surprised to see how luxurious the inside was. A balcony, a golden bed, twinkling walls that resembled the night time stars, and to top it all off, she even had her own bathroom. “A bathroom? All to myself?” Trixie asked rhetorically while she scoped through the room. Luna smiled and said “Get some rest, my little pony. We have a big night ahead of us, and I need you well rested if you’re going to do better on those future tests!”

Trixie smiled, hopped into her bed and said good night to her new mentor. As Luna closed the door, Trixie floated some paper and a quill over to her so she could write a note to Twilight. After sending it, she laid on her back observing the ceiling, marveling at the blinking lights. She couldn’t believe her eyes as ten million blinking lights lit up the room, and all she could do was stare.