Songbird was closing her eyes trying to focus her mind trying to focus her mind. Teleportation and levitation came so easily but transfiguration was so hard, she was trying to clear the thoughts from her mind but they kept coming like an unrelenting storm. She stood up with a growl “Why doesn’t my magic want to work!” She decided that she needed some air to calm down.

She walked out of her room only to see Luster standing there who frowned “I see you are still struggling with your magic. Do you wish for me to help you?”

Songbird shook her head “I was hoping for a peaceful stroll through Ponyville, just to get admire the town a bit more.”

Luster smiled “I can understand that, it sounds like a nice change of pace.” The pair left the castle, they walked into town Ponies, as well as a few members of other species walking the streets.

Songbird smiled as saw a quaint looking building with an older cream earth pony mare selling chocolates “Maybe some chocolates will help, it’s always made feel better before.”

Luster smiled as the two entered the chocolate shop, the cream mare smiled “Luster I don’t see you around here often. What would you like?”

Luster shook her head “I’m here for Songbird actually, she’s been having a hard time learning magic. I was hoping some chocolates would make her feel better.”

Bon Bon smiled “Very well I’ll make an assortment of my best chocolates for her.”

Songbird raised an eyebrow “You come here often, you seemed to know each other.”

Luster giggled “Not really but Ponyville is a small town, it always has been. Everypony knows everypony else in town. I’m actual wondering where her wife Lyra is right now?”

Songbird was about comment when she heard a cheerful voice coming from the door “Bonnie, I’m back!” They turned to see an older light green unicorn bouncing in with energy of a young filly.

Bon Bon called out “I’m putting together an assortment honey, I’ll be out in a minute or two.”

Lyra smiled at Songbird “So you’re a human huh, during my younger years I did a lot of research on humans. Princess Twilight actually gave me the full run down on humans, it’s the reason I have no intention of going there any time soon.”

Songbird grimaced “Humans have the potential for intense cruelty, we are not a kind species full of arrogant mortals set in their ways. The young trapped by the foolish mistakes of the old.”

Luster shivered “I don’t want to ever go there, it sounds like a horrid place.”

Before another word could be spoken Bon Bon came out placing the assortment, Luster smiled as she placed twenty bits on the table. Boon Bon pushed back the bits with a sad smile “I remember how stressed Lyra ended up when she started out learning magic. Every letter was covered in her tears.”

Lyra blinked “Who is struggling with magic?”

Songbird sighed “I can teleport and levitate but trying to do anything else just doesn’t want to work. I don’t know why?”

Lyra frowned “How long have you been going at it for?’

Songbird grimaced “I’ve been only going at it for a week but I’m not feeling anything when I try and do it. It’s like the magic doesn’t want to answer me.”

Lyra frowned “I need to do a magical scan because from what I can tell one who can easily teleport shouldn’t be struggling like that. Just give me a second to focus.” Lyra closed her eyes as her horn began to glow with power, her magic washing over Songbird. After two minutes Lyra opened her eyes “I’m staring to see the problem, your magic is not the same us ours and is not able to use spells we have made outside of levitation. Your teleportation is not the same ours either, you need to find a way to do it differently.”

Songbird smiled “Thanks Lyra” she then grinned “I can’t wait to start creating my own spells!”

The duo left heading back to the castle only to see a shocking sight, Whisper was walking towards them with three figures behind her. Luster was shocked as were several others all aware of the tale of these three. Whisper grinned “The Spirit of Harmony wants me to reform these three, as such they will be staying in the castle.”

Luster’s response to this was to faint, Tirek rolled his eyes and picked up the mare with a big heave “I’d like to get to the castle before my weak arms give out.”

Songbird frowned as she joined Whisper “I thought you would be handling something small, not taking care of two adults and a child. How are you going to take care of them.”

Whisper grinned “Well I am planning physical exercise for both Cozy and Tirek, they seek power. Now that I think about Cozy could also benefit from education,as for Chrysalis I’m not sure yet, Probably fixing her bad attitude.”

Tirek frowned at the castle “This is a major eyesore, it should be in that weird crystal place.”

Chrysalis growled as she smacked him “It’s the Crystal Empire you moron!”

Because of the impact he actually fell over dropping Luster on the floor causing her to wake up, she screamed as she saw the three figures “Stay away from me!”

Whisper walked over with a smile holding out her hand “Don’t worry, these three won’t hurt you. I promise on my life.” Luster cautiously took her hand, Whisper led the three reformed villains to be into the central room with Songbird comforting Luster as they followed .

She frowned as she looked around “Now let’s see if there is any exercise systems around here. She opened one of the doors and frowned as a treadmill as well as several barbells of different weights fell out as well as several strategy and war games. Cozy ran over and grabbed the games “Mine!”

Whisper laughed “So you like strategy and tactics. I mean considering you have a chess piece that should have been obvious, considering that Tirek seems to be a smart fellow maybe you two could plan strategies.” She then grinned “You could even play a game where one is trying to conquer Equestria and the other tires to counter.”

Tirek rubbed his chin “That does sound like fun actually.”

Cozy grinned “Oh, I can’t wait.”

Whisper frowned as she passed to barbells to Tirek and two of the smaller ones to Cozy “Keeping fit give you power which you both wish to have. Especially you Tirek, your magical ability without stealing magic is pathetic.”

Chrysalis frowned “Where did that stuff come from anyway, it seems a little too convenient.”

Cozy gritted her teeth struggling to lift the weights “This castle was created by the box the created the power that defeated Tirek the first time which was given to the Element Bearers by the now destroyed Tree of Harmony. As such Harmony is likely giving Whisper here assistance in this task.”

Whisper turned to Chrysalis “As for you, I’m not actually sure but I will come up with something.” Whisper sat there trying to find a way to reform Chrysalis for the rest of the day.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I will do quite a large timeskip after this one.