Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,

I'm sorry we haven't been in touch just like we promised to now do - ever since you gave me back my journal to write to Sunset Shimmer, I've just gotten used to talking with her again and I really missed our conversations.

So how are you doing, my faithful student?

Oh. Right. I forgot you're not my faithful student anymore. Well, Sunset Shimmer has recently became my student again since she really liked it that way so do you also want to be my student? You and Sunset could work together into learning friendship lessons or whatever.

If you reply yes, then I'm sure I can manage to tell Sunset about this, but if no, then I completely understand as you have your royal duties and new friends now.

Yours,
Princess Celestia (Ruler of Equestria)

Celestia nodded, rolling the parchment into a tube and enveloped it with a presence of yellow magic so she could engulf it with green flames and send it directly out the window. Her eyes looked down at the little village under her and gave out a peaceful smile as she leaned her face onto her hooves to relax and enjoy the beautiful view.

However, a violet alicorn was reading a book in her castle library as Spike came inside with a dusting pan and a broom to clean the floors, whereas Starlight had came inside to fetch a book from one of the shelves and took a seat opposite the violet alicorn.

Twilight and Starlight had suddenly got interrupted from their reading as Spike had burped up a scroll along with green flames. Curious, Twilight levitated the scroll towards her with an eyebrow rise. Her eyes skimmed down on the page, reading every word that was written on it.

Once she was done reading, she lowered the paper in her hooves and had her eyes twinkled in amazement as she hastily grabbed an ink pot with a quill dipped inside it and a fresh new paper. Meanwhile, Starlight and Spike were scratching their heads in confusion on what she was doing.

Dear Princess Celestia,

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!! OF COURSE I WOULD! I MEAN, WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO STILL CONTINUE BEING PRINCESS CELESTIA'S FAITHFUL STUDENT? I LITERALLY LOVED THE MEMORIES SHARING WITH YOU WHEN I WAS AND I WOULD BE MOST DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH THE PRINCESSES' OLD FAITHFUL STUDENT!

Haha, sorry about the capital letters outburst...anyways, it's okay! I get it, you and Sunset needed a lot of catching up to do after everything that had happened. I totally understand that and not jealous about it.

But like I said, I would be most glad to be your faithful student again.

Your Faithful Student,
Princess Twilight Sparkle

It had suddenly been a long time since Twilight had used that phrase to sign letters to the princess with. Nevertheless, she rolled the scroll into a tube and batted her eyelashes innocently at the purple dragon who was dusting off the crystal walls. Spike sighed in defeat as he grabbed the scroll grumpily and blew green flames on it to send it out the window.

And now they waited...

As Princess Celestia was resting her face onto her hooves at the window sill, she got interrupted as a scroll materialized in front of her with green flames. Smiling, she levitated the scroll into her hooves and unrolled it to read the parchment.

She laughed, getting an ink pot and a quill from her desk towards her along with a plain piece of paper.

Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,

Of course. Why haven't I seen your outburst coming? Even by paper you are outbursting - Twilighting? But as much as I enjoy your enthusiasm, Twilight, you must know you have to work extra hard on your magic because from what I have witnessed...

Your magic was much more powerful to when you were a unicorn. I can't say I'm disappointed since Cadence isn't that powerful either, or Luna and I. It's probably an alicorn thing. Although, Flurry Heart is pretty powerful but that's baby magic and plus, an alicorn one too!

Anyways, I am assigning you to write whatever friendship lessons you have learnt so far over the years when you weren't my student. I'm pretty sure you can do it by tomorrow. So, I will be making the due date be then.

Your Amazing Teacher,
Princess Celestia

Celestia had used her magic to send the letter out of her window again.

After Twilight had lowered her paper with a nod, she turned towards Spike.

''What?''

Twilight fluttered her eyelashes. ''Would you be a number one assistant and hand me some more paper to write some friendship lessons I have learnt previously over the years of not being Princess Celestia's student?''

''Woah,'' Spike uttered. ''You haven't called me by that in such a long time and uh...sure? And may I ask why?''

Twilight sighed, hopping off from her chair. ''You know what? It's fine, I'll just grab the paper by myself.''

''Finally you do something by yourself,'' Spike muttered under his breath.

''What was that, Spike?''

He sheepishly turned towards her and quickly exclaimed, ''nothing!''

''And Spike there fucked up,'' said Starlight.

''Starlight!'' Pinkie exclaimed.

''What?''

Twilight ignored them and rolled her eyes as she got out a piece of paper from her files and trotted towards her table again. She dipped a quill inside the ink pot again before dabbing it onto the page. Twilight had to admit that it had been such a long time since she had wrote a friendship assignment to Princess Celestia.

Twilight smiled, skimming down the page as she wrote words along with it. Leaning her hoof on the table to get comfortable, she could process her brain properly and think of so many friendship lessons that she had learnt over the years so she paced her writing faster a bit so she could write it down on the page and not forget it afterwards. Of course, we are talking about Twilight here. Is that really going to happen?

Dear Princess Celestia,

I have learnt so many friendship lessons over the years from my amazing friends. One lesson would be that you shouldn't deduct your friends' happiness away over a game. Instead you should remain a good friend and let them answer some questions...even if you don't think they can be smart at times.

Hey! Who are you calling dumb?

Ugh. Pinkie, let me concentrate here!

No! You called me dumb and now you have to take it back!

Ugh. Fine, Pinkie. There, you happy now?

What did you do?

...

Huh. Anyways, the next lesson I will be saying is that it doesn't matter about the outside but it's what inside that counts. My friend Rarity had taught me that to when she had lost her hair by, uh...a magical potion Zecora had gave her and Pinkie but she had gotten the wrong bottle?

Hehe, yeah, I remember that horrific memory. Although, Rarity made me Pinkie Promise to never mention that story for whatever reason, she hadn't told me why though.

Okay, Pinkie. No one cares about your personal life story.

That was not my life story, silly!

Ugh. Pinkie, just let me concentrate here, okay?

Okie Dokie Lokie!

I still don't know how that had happened though. Anyways, I have also learnt that before you care about other ponies, you need to check your own health first in order to help them out as well. And it was my great friend Fluttershy that had taught me that when she had discovered the Mystical Mask and had gotten Zecora sick. Ouch! I still remember that horrid day.

Same.

Your Faithful Student,
Princess Twilight Sparkle

She turned towards Spike who had been standing beside her with his arms crossed against his chest. At this moment, she didn't bother to question his mood and instead shoved the scroll in his hands. Spike mumbled in annoyance as he grumpily blew green flames on top of the scroll and dematerialized it out of the window.

Twilight was trotting through Ponyville to meet her cowgirl friend as it had been a long time since she had been cooped up in her library for so long. She thought that now was the perfect time to visit her friends since she isn't doing anything at the moment.

As she entered through the gates of Sweet Apple Acres, her eyes goggled around the place. All of the trees had apples painted purple with orange polka dots and worms coming out of it. A big red muscular stallion was screaming and running around the orchard as a bird was sitting comfortably above his head.

This had made Spike snicker beside the violet alicorn until she had given him a death stare. Spike sheepishly smiled, zooming off to help his muscular friend. Meanwhile, Twilight was trotting towards an orange cowgirl pony that was trying to pull out a worm from an apple to prevent them from eating it.

''How had this happen, Applejack?'' Twilight asked, bending down to approach the worm on the apple.

''Granny Sakes, I have no idea! I woke up this mornin' and went down to do my mornin' chores when all of a sudden there was apples covered in purple paint hideously. Not to mention the worms inside of 'em.''

''Oh, it's not so bad, Applejack.''

Twilight and Applejack glanced up to meet a graceful yellow pegasus fluttering down to the ground from a tree. She stood before them as she circled her hoof in the ground shyly.

''M-Maybe this was a good thing.''

''How can this possibly be a good thing?!''

''Maybe this pony, or creature, wanted to have a bit of fun with you? Maybe he wanted to help you out by decorating your farm beautiful but you find it hideous? Maybe...''

She trailed off as Applejack stuck a hoof inside her mouth. The cowgirl groaned, taking it out and glancing over at the violet alicorn standing by a purple dragon with green scales. Twilight's head perked up and whispered through Spike's ear. He nodded absentmindedly after every word until he perked up and zoomed away to get a notebook and pencil. He had also added a moustache below his muzzle and a detective's hat above his head.

Applejack raised an eyebrow as Twilight and Spike stood firmly. Twilight knew who the culprit was but she just really wanted to have a bit of fun discovering. Besides, if there was something she had learnt over the years it would be that she should never jump to conclusions. Maybe she should write a letter to Princess Celestia about this. She decided to leave that certain someone in her head for last before she had gathered up all the clues from her cowgirl friend.

''Okay. Applejack, what had happened so far? Got any clues on who you think this culprit pony is?''

Applejack froze. ''Uh...I'm guessin' this pony, or creature, is Discord...'' she looked at Fluttershy as she bit her lip. ''I mean, all of this is chaos and that does involve Discord in it, but I shouldn't jump to conclusions.''

Twilight nodded. ''You read my case, Applejack.''

''Come again?''

Fluttershy quietly gasped. ''Applejack! Twilight! How could you blame this on Discord? Sure he had done lots of horrible things in the past but that doesn't mean he is still evil!''

''Gee,'' Twilight uttered. ''Calm down, Fluttershy. We only said his name since he is the master of chaos. Plus, he still pulls off pranks on everypony so I wouldn't be surprised if this is somewhat a game to him.''

''Yeah,'' Spike conceded. ''I agree with Twilight for once.'' He glanced at Twilight, getting received a death stare from her but cleared up his throat. ''I mean, he still does pranks on Big Macintosh and I whenever we aren't playing Ogre's and Oubliette's with him, so I'm not so surprised either if it is him.''

Fluttershy sighed in defeat. ''I guess you are right. It's just that--''

''Let me guess,'' Applejack interrupted, ''he is a big softie towards ya and would never annoy ya as ya are so used to havin' his presence around and he would do just as ya tell him to do.''

Fluttershy nodded solemnly.

''Well,'' said Applejack, ''if you two ever date then I suppose you would be in charge in the relationship.''

''What?!''

Twilight snickered, getting hit by a notebook. She glared at Spike who sheepishly shrunk to the ground. She rolled her eyes as she levitated the notebook and pencil towards her. ''I think we should gather more clues, not because I enjoy being a detective.''

Applejack rolled her eyes, getting a torch from underneath her hat. She had placed it under there for important emergencies. Fluttershy had gotten her white bunny friend Angel to dress her up in a black suit to seem mysterious. Twilight had just wore a similar hat to Spike.

''Alright, everypony!'' Twilight announced. ''Let's spilt up and meet here once we have gathered up all of the clues around the orchard. Everypony got that clear?''

She turned around to see her friends wasn't standing beside her anymore, except for Spike. She sighed, turning towards her dragon companion.

''Okay, Spike, where shall we start first?''

Fluttershy was trotting with her bunny friend in the middle of the orchard until Angel had hopped away. Fluttershy squealed, chasing after him but he had went inside a dark basement. Fluttershy swallowed as her hooves began to wobble. She stepped a hoof inside the room until a creak happened.

She flew back, startled. She took a deep breath and tried stepping inside, again. Once she got her whole body inside, the door quickly slammed shut behind her, startling her one last time. She squinted her eyes in the dark to see but remembered her pink friend had stuffed a torch light inside her long pink tail.

She flashed the torch on the walls of the room and noticed her bunny friend was looking at the wall on the ground. She smiled brightly as she ran towards him.

''Angel,'' she said firmly, ''what have I told you to not go to scary places or leave me behind just like when we were at the castle of the two sisters?'' She shivered as she thought about it. ''Don't make me want to remember that horrid memory again.''

Angel rolled his eyes and nearly hopped away again had Fluttershy not pull him by his fluffy white tail.

''I don't think there would be any clues here.''

There was a loud hustle coming from the other side of the wall which had gotten Fluttershy scared. Angel had found a red button on it and pressed it. Fluttershy gasped, snatching him from the ground until they screamed as the wall turned around. They were now seen on the other side of the room.

Fluttershy slowly raised an eyebrow as she glanced around at the place.

''Wait a minute,'' she muttered. ''This is the place of...*gasps* no, it can't be--''

Applejack was trotting through the tall trees in her orchard until she turned around as she saw a slender creature zooming behind two trees. She raised an eyebrow, turning on her torch to flash the light on the trees.

''Huh,'' she uttered. ''Come out, come out, where ever you are!''

Wind was whistling past her ear and an orange had materialized inside her mouth until she spat it out. She stomped her hoof on it, making it smash into glass pieces.

She groaned. ''Oh, alright! I know it's you, Discord, I ain't dumb! Show yourself, ya culprit varmint!''

The violet alicorn was trotting through the other side of the orchard with the assistance of Spike beside her. They had both heard a creak underneath their hooves until they had realised it was a bunch of dry sticks painted white.

Spike picked one up to sniff on it which had an odd scent. He plotted it inside his mouth, having Twilight look at him in disgust. Unexpectedly, Spike actually enjoyed the taste. It had tasted like...candy cane?

''Mhm!'' he mumbled. ''Try one, Twilight! It's delicious!''

Twilight rolled her eyes -- trying to concentrate on the task at hoof, without getting interrupted by loud noises hurdling around and eating asmr.

Spike paused. ''Hey!''

Twilight had noticed something dark and mysterious running around behind the tall trees. She got nearer and nearer alongside with Spike following behind her until they had bumped into two ponies and they all yelped, not realizing the creature in front of them.

Spike trailed off from his screaming and was the first one to notice. Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy stopped their screaming simultaneously and noticed the creature in front of them too.

''Discord?'' Fluttershy muttered.

''I knew it!'' Twilight piped. ''Uh, I mean--''

''You?!'' Applejack uttered. ''Why, I--''

''Surprised to see me?'' said Discord, turning himself into a snake for emphasis to his hysterical laughter.

''Discord,'' Twilight muttered as she growled through her teeth. ''Why did you create chaos in Applejack's farm?!''

''What?'' he whined, placing a hoof to his chest to seem innocent. ''I just wanted to have some fun.''

''See,'' said Fluttershy. ''I told you Discord is not evil anymore, just full of pranks! Well, he was never evil to begin with! He just wanted everypony to enjoy his beautiful chaos and not get turned to stone for it. He only wanted a friend and of course chaos is in his nature.'' She touched his paw and smiled at him warmly. ''But what I don't understand is why you decided to do it right now, and on Applejack.''

''I thought you already knew,'' Discord replied as he turned way from her. ''I felt betrayed when you all would never invite me to the important events like the opening of the friendship school. I hated how you all would blame me every time. I...I...''

He trailed off as Fluttershy placed a delicate hoof on his lips to prevent him to talk any further. She quietly hushed him down. ''It's okay, let it all out.''

''Gee,'' said Applejack as she took her hat off. ''I'm mighty sorry ya ever felt that way, Discord, and ya should know we didn't mean to upset ya and leave ya out like that.''

''Oh. I'm sorry too,'' said Twilight. ''We didn't mean to forget to invite you to important events, we just wanted everything to run smoothly and not get interrupted by your chaos magic. But now we know that you are supposed to spread your chaos freely as it is in your nature.'' She turned to Fluttershy with a smile. ''And it's thanks to Fluttershy that we all know now.''

Spike chimed in. ''And you are such a great friend towards him, Fluttershy. You knew him so well and helped him stop fading away when he was acting so normal just for you. You know? That's proof you should date.''

''Kiss,'' Twilight simply stated with a smirk.

''What?!'' Fluttershy whimpered.

Twilight, Applejack and Spike cheered for them to kiss in unison until Discord grumbled and snatched the yellow pegasus in his arms and slowly pulled each other into a blissful kiss. They all adored in awe.

''Well,'' said Applejack, ''what can we say? The Fluttercord ship has finally sailed towards the shore.''

Spike nodded. ''I think our adventure today should be a great friendship assignment to Princess Celestia.'' He nudged Twilight. ''Don't you think, Twilight?''

Twilight nodded but blinked. ''Spike...'' Spike quickly appeared in front of her with a salute. ''Take a letter.'' He zoomed off to get a piece of parchment and a quill. She cleared up her throat. ''Dear Princess Celestia...''

''Today I have learnt that you should never leave one of your friends behind otherwise it would make them so miserable that they will have to end up pranking you to teach you a lesson. Unexpectedly, it was my good friend Discord that had taught me that. Also, THE FLUTTERCORD SHIP HAS FINALLY SAILED!!!'' Twilight chimed down. ''Your Faithful Student, Princess Twilight Sparkle.''

Spike signed off his name as well and blew green flames on top of it to send it to their royal highness.

In Canterlot, Princess Celestia was relaxing herself in her lounging room beside the fireplace until she got interrupted by a scroll materializing in front of her with green flames. She smiled warmly, levitating the scroll towards her to open it and have her eyes skim through the words on the page.

''Well done, Twilight Sparkle. You have made me proud being my student once again.''

Author's Note

I don't really want to end this 'series' and just carry on whenever I feel like it