Twilight Finally Writes Back...

Pacing around the Castle Library, Twilight Sparkle found herself in a seemingly stressed-out state with Spike standing on the side with a parchment and quill, ticking everything as she was running around to try and find some notecards for her upcoming exam that is in for about an hour.

Starlight Glimmer was just shaking her head in disapproval as she entered inside the library and stood beside Spike. With a glow of her magic, she levitated a stack of scrolls that the stressed-out-mare was trying to find.

Spike sighed in exasperation. ''You have nothing to be worrying about, Twi. Princess Celestia is going to accept your examination techniques no matter what. I mean you have done this before many times so what's the big-''

Twilight zoomed in front of him. ''Yes, but this is my first exam in like, forever! There's no time for chit-chat! What if Princess Celestia had changed the rules, or either...''

Starlight clipped her mouth closed, getting a hoof-bump from Spike in approval.

''Don't worry, Twilight. Just do your best, and we'll all be here to support you. Just keep your head up high and maintain your best spirit. Isn't that what you always would tell me to do?''

Twilight took a deep breath. ''Thanks, Starlight. I really needed that.''

She zoomed out of the door with a stack of scrolls hovering behind her with her magic.

Spike coughed. ''Are you serious? I've been trying to tell her all day! How could you do that?''

Starlight smirked. And then shrugged. ''A magician never reveals its secrets.'' She trotted confidently out of the door to check how the violet alicorn was doing now, leaving Spike groan in annoyance.

Two of the royal Canterlot guards were standing outside of the throne room as it was their duty to. Princess Celestia was sitting on her throne, looking through test papers from a student of hers.

Next was a blue, yellow and white-coated unicorns entering inside the throne room to do their test now. Twilight sheepishly trotted forward, not trying to lock any contact with one of the guards. Until, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

She turned around to notice a buttermilk-coated unicorn with red hair and purple highlights and glasses were now standing in front of her. She gave out a big, warm smile.

''Hey there, Moondancer!'' Twilight chirped. ''Are you nervous for your exam, too?''

''Me?'' she asked. ''No, no, no! But why are you here? I thought you graduated when you became into an alicorn princess.''

''Oh. Yeah, I did. But I talked with Princess Celestia about becoming her student again and you are no longer looking at the Princess of Friendship anymore because I have stepped down my role.''

''Why?''

''Eh. I just thought it was all stupid.''

''I see.''

The door swung opened, having blue, yellow and white-coated unicorns starting to exit out of the throne room and sending goodbye waves to their other two unicorn friends. Twilight and Moondancer waved back in return.

Twilight gulped, turning around to face Moondancer with a sheepish smile, receiving a ''good luck!'' from her. Smiling and having her confidence increase, she stepped forth.

''Hello, Princess Celestia.'' Twilight bowed down elegantly for respect. Her horn glowed to levitate all of her equipment in front of her. ''I'm ready to ace this exam. I mean, I was up all night and...''

She was interrupted as the sun princess held up her hoof for her to stop. She stood up from her throne and came near her firmly. She spread out her wings as she looked down at her student.

''I can see you are still stressed as always,'' Celestia remarked. ''Although, as I said before that this would be a different sort of test but not like the Crystal Empire one, so there should be no need to worry.''

Twilight flattened her eyes back in place and took a breath of relief. ''Oh, thank goodness.''

''But that doesn't mean it's going to be easy.'' Celestia narrowed her eyes at her. ''It's not, well for an alicorn.''

''Huh?'' Twilight uttered. She noticed her saddlebag was getting pulled forward to her mentor with a glow of yellow presence.

''Do you remember when I said in one of our previous letters that you seemed to be a lot more powerful as a unicorn than an alicorn? But I suggested that it was an all alicorn thing.''

''Yes.'' Twilight nodded meekly. ''I do remember.''

Celestia nodded, folding back her wings and lifting up her head to face the door. ''Guard Sentry?''

''Yes, your highness?'' a guard with a blue mane and orange-coat peeked his head through.

''If there's a yellow unicorn with a flame mane standing in the line, then please ask for her to come inside.''

''Right, your majesty.'' He nodded as he took his head out and spotted a unicorn in the line just the way the sun princess had described. She sheepishly smiled as she trotted inside the throne room.

''You wish to see me, your majesty?'' asked the yellow unicorn.

''Yes, as I recall, I said that you two could work together in assignments or tests ever since you two became my students again. Would you like to do that in this test right now?''

Twilight and Sunset both looked at each other pleasingly. ''Of course!'' they cried in unison.

''What would you like for us to do, your highness?'' Twilight asked.

Celestia smirked. ''I remember when you would always struggle to do transfiguration spells as a unicorn, but can you try doing it as an alicorn?''

''But you said that I was good as a unicorn but bad as an alicorn,'' Twilight reminded.

''Yes, I did. But just try.''

Twilight took a deep breath and nodded. Celestia allowed one of her cakes to be her student's object. The violet alicorn powered up her horn with a glow of magenta and levitated the cake in the air. Her cheeks puffed due to frustration until she was nearly doing it...

''Picture the object in your mind,'' said Celestia soothingly. ''And let go all of your stress.''

Twilight wheezed, maintaining her last breath. Until, she gave up and collapsed to the ground, releasing every breath from her lungs. She kept on breathing heavily as Sunset stroked her on the back.

''Did I do it?'' Twilight asked, glancing at the cake. She groaned in frustration. ''I'm sorry, Princess Celestia. I have failed you.''

''No, it is quite all right, my faithful student.'' She sighed in despondent. ''Sunset Shimmer?''

The yellow-coated unicorn's head perked up, having it nod. She engulfed a presence of red magic around her own horn and levitated the cake in her magical grasp. She tried picturing a cell phone in her head and casted the transfiguration spell.

Once she opened her eyes to take a look, she was shocked to discovered her result.

Celestia levitated the weird-looking object towards her to examine what it was. But at least she had teleported it into something. She then nodded in approval.

''Very well done, Sunset.'' She smiled with glee. ''And as for you, Twilight...''

Twilight ducked her head with a mix of shame, embarrassment and disappointment. ''I know, Princess Celestia, and I'm sorry. I'll do better next time. I promise - you know I will.''

Celestia sighed. ''I hope you do but that wasn't really your test for today.''

Twilight's head perked up. ''It isn't?''

''Wait. It isn't?'' Sunset repeated.

Celestia shook her head. ''I want to know what the most important friendship lesson was that you learnt. From the both of you, I mean.''

''Oh. Well, the most important friendship lesson that I have learnt was when Pinkie Pie was paired up with me for a Trivia game and I was so annoyed because I thought she was going to make me lose since she's not really the pony to have that much knowledge if you get what I mean.'' Twilight sheepishly tittered. ''Anyway, I was so terribly wrong. It looked like that she was only answering questions wrong because of me. Well, if only I hadn't been so cruel on her and perhaps kicked her out of the game and be a true friend...''

Celestia nodded in approval. ''Excellent, Twilight Sparkle. Sunset Shimmer?''

''Well, my most important friendship lesson that I have learnt was from Pinkie Pie too, however, from my world. All she ever wanted was to have fun with me but I was just too excited for a celebrity's concert that I got annoyed by her. And then I ended up lashing out on her because I thought it was her fault for creating a time loop, but really, it was just the celebrity I was talking about. I have learnt to always pay attention to your friends, even when they always seem to be...out of hand.''

Celestia lowered her checklist. ''Uh, hand?''

Sunset nervously chuckled. ''I meant to say hoof.''

''Of course.'' Celestia dematerialized the checklist away and turned to her two students.

''You both did an excellent job. I did the right thing combining you two together on assignments. Although, I have one more favour to ask. Sunset, I would like for you to help Twilight with her magic. And Twilight, I would like for you to help Sunset with analysing.'' She turned to her students. ''Is that too much to ask?''

''No, no. Not at all, your highness.''

''Good. All right. You are both dismissed.''

Twilight and Sunset exited out of the throne room as another student had entered inside.

''So, what do you think about the test we just had? Was it something unexpected?''

A question had slipped through the violet alicorn's lips as she started trotting through the streets of Ponyville with her yellow-coated with a flame mane unicorn friend.

''Eh. It wasn't that bad, but all right. Although, I can't believe I was shown to be more powerful than you!''

Twilight sighed. ''First Starlight and now you?! I bet Trixie's going to be next as well! I used to be a super unicorn before but now...'' she said with a hint of mockery, ''thanks to Princess Celestia!''

''Woah...since when have you mocked your favourite mentor?''

''Favourite Mentor? What do you mean?''

''Never mind.'' Sunset rolled her eyes.

They soon reached at their destination and trotted through the doors of the Castle Library. Sunset hopped herself back into the portal, whereas Twilight slouched her face on a table with Spike walking up towards her.

''Hey, Twilight!'' he called. ''How was the test?''

With a few inaudible mumbles through the table, Twilight lifted her up to glance at Spike with a blunt look.

''Let's just say that I'm still not quite powerful yet and have a lot to learn.''