Author's Note

I apologize if this chapter took a while to make. I especially apologize if this chapter feels rushed or abruptly ended. I have no idea what kinds of weapons the two would have and it's throwing me off my game along with my motivation. I would appreciate suggestions in the comments along with any other things you may want to say. And please, don't feel afraid to comment. I get so little word traffic on my stories that its a blessing when one of you speaks.

Ch. 3- The Two Aces

After the bathroom incident was resolved, Twilight and Sunset were finally ready to start the day. Of course, after what those two had seen, there wasn't much of a day to start. Returning to regular classes after being told that you were now a part of a team of monster hunting professionals whose entire purpose is to protect Equestria from destruction kind of made all the everyday stuff seem...dull? Mundane? Yeah, that was it.

It was like everything that once seemed so important to them, classes, homework, their grades, and the like, suddenly felt... small, insignificant, trivial even. Luckily for them, fate felt the same way, as a few minutes into their second class of the day, there was a knock on the classroom door.

Everything went silent, as everypony waited for the teacher to open the door, only to be shocked as Princess Luna walked inside.

"Excuse me, are Twilight Sparkle and Sunset shimmer here?" She asked the teacher, causing her to look up at them as they both stood up.

"Here, Ma'am!" Sunset said, raising a hand to indicate where they were.

"Ah, good. Come with me please." Luna said as she beckoned them both down with a finger. The two of them came down from their seats at the back of the class and followed her out, with Luna silent for a good chunk of the way there. In fact, it had gotten so quiet that Sunset felt she had to speak up.

"Um, excuse me, Princess but, where are you taking us?"

Luna looked over her shoulder at them as she walked, a look of bewilderment on her face. "Oh? Were you not informed? Today is your first day of training."

"Training?" Sunset and Twilight both called out in surprise at the same time, starling Princess Luna and causing her to jump.

"Th-That's right, girls. I'm afraid your everyday classes are not all you have to worry about anymore. Now then, let us continue." Luna says as she walks into yet another classroom, opening a similar trap door to the last one Twilight saw with Princess Celestia. She wondered what she would find below this one.

And sure enough her questions were answered when she and Sunset came across a spacious room filled to the brim with every kind of training tool, from everyday workout gear to blades, bows, wands and even hammers of all sizes. Many ponies, some of whom were recruits like them were doing their best to master their particular weapon of choice. The two could only stare in awe as they took it all in.

"So, what do you think? It may not be my sister's library, but it is just as wondrous, is it not?"

The girls were taken aback by everything they saw. So much so that they almost missed her question, Sunset speaking up first, seeing as she broke free of her revelry first.

"Hm? Oh, yes, of course! Sorry, I was just in awe of all the different things going on all at once."

"Haha, wonderful! You have been rendered speechless by my students' Iron resolve, have you not? Do not worry, Sunset Shimmer. Soon, you and your roommate will both be as proficient as they are in the ways of combat."

Twilight on the one hand, was put off by Princess Luna's enthusiasm. "Haha... yeah, sure... I can't wait."

"Then wait you shall not! I have already prepared your mentors for today after all."

"Mentors? Who are they?" Twilight said, her interest peaked at possibly being taught by experts in the field.

"You may not know of them, young Twilight Sparkle, but i'm sure your partner will have quite the high opinion of them."

As if on cue, two rather tall looking unicorns stepped out of the shadows and out into the light in front of them, and Twilight couldn't help but think,

"Who are they?"

Time seemed to stop completely as those words left Twilight's lips, as if they were some kind of magic spell. All was silent for a total of ten seconds, and then Sunset spoke up, her voice laced with awe and admiration.

"Who are they? Who are they?? Only the two strongest ponies in the entirety of the Harmonizers. They're our aces, second only to the princesses themselves."

"What? Are they really that strong?" Twilight said, looking them over more critically. One was a unicorn with a purple mane and tail like hers, only instead of the single pink stripe that ran through her own, it was a single, bright teal stripe that demanded as much attention as her mere presence did. The mare stood a few feet above Twilight, her all black bodysuit covering up her more intimate parts while accentuating them all at the same time. Her strikingly blue eyes reminded Twilight of Sunset's own emerald green pools, and for a moment, she almost got lost in those as quickly as she did her roommates, but a quick shake from Sunset and she was back in her right mind in no time.

"Hey there, Twilight, you okay?" Sunset said from beside her, giving her an amused smile.

"Oh! Y-yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about that." Twilight said, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.

"Jeez, Twilight. You keep spacing out like that and somepony's gonna have to carry you to class." Sunset said, getting a light shove from Twilight in response.

"I'll say." Came the voice of the mare Twilight had so openly ogled not mere moments ago. "I haven't been stared at like that in a long time. Reminds me of when I was a newbie."

This caused Twilight to blush from embarrassment, meanwhile, to her right, a much smaller mare made herself known.

"Maybe she just can't handle how great and powerful we are, Starlight. We do have that effect on ponies from time to time."

To her right, just about the same height as Twilight, was a mare who's entire being seemed to scream "Look at me!" A star-filled witch's hat sat atop a mint cream colored mane , topped off with a cape covered in the same material. Luckily her own bodysuit was a mere pink and fuschia, something that somehow went well with the mares rather outlandish choice of clothing. Surprisingly though, she also had a rather modest wooden wand between her fingers. Twilight's first impression of her was flashy and overzealous, but she carried herself in a way that suggested she was more than just what was on the surface.

The mare named Starlight giggles as she hears her teammates remark. "Yeah, maybe. Come on, girls. Trixie and I will teach you how combat works" They both turned around, gesturing for the girls to follow them, which they did without much convincing, and made their way into one of the empty rooms in the cavern, which turned out to be a private training room.

Inside the room was all manner of weapons and practice areas, and even if she knew what all of it was for, she had to ask anyway.

"What's all this?"

"This, my dear newbie, is your first test!" Trixie said, as if putting on a stage performance. "Before we can show you how combat works, we need to figure out which weapons suit you best. Otherwise you may as well go into battle naked.

The girls blushed as they briefly pictured the two mares before them fighting evil in the nude.

"Hey! Stop your fantasizing and get over here! You need to pick a weapon!" Trixie called out, waking them from their daydreaming.

"Don't be so hard on them, Trixie, they're new to this stuff. Let them breathe a bit." Starlight said as she stepped up to them and led them to the weapons counter.

"Now then, go ahead and pick anything that strikes your fancy. And don't be afraid to mess up. It's all part of the process."

Upon hearing those words from the Unicorn, Twilight and Sunset turned their attention to the assortment of weapons laid out in front of them on the table. They stood in awe of the sheer amount of them all, wondering just what kind of threats each of them might be used on.