“Good afternoon,” announced Twilight Sparkle as she trotted into the Golden Oak Library.

“I never saw a face like yours before,” I remarked upon seeing her for the first time.

“Hmmm—you remind me of my brother,” she commented, getting a good look at me.

“Well, I’m not,” I corrected her, and turned sideways to show her my Cutie Mark.

“I stand corrected,” she answered upon seeing my Cutie Mark. “I’m Twilight Sparkle, by the way,” she told me.

“And I’m Lonesome Knight,” I answered. “I’m new to this place,” I added.

“What a lucky coincidence!” she cried. “I’m new here, too!”

“I got to visit the Town Hall this morning,” I told her. “The mayor told me,” I continued, “that I had 90 days to become a citizen of Equestria, and that if I did, I could move here permanently!”

“That must have been very nice of the Mayor!” she cried, feeling delighted for me.

“I’d love to be a citizen,” I confessed to her, “but I don’t know what to do to become one.”

“What a lucky coincidence!” she cried again. “I used to study Equestrian nationality law!”

“All right!” I cried with excitement. “Let’s get studying!”

Author's Note

The title of this chapter is a play on the phrase the new kid on the block. Twilight Sparkle is the “new mare on the block” in question.