Clover awoke again, yawning widely. Suddenly, there was a knocxk at the front door.

She was about to fall asleep again, but heard Sweetheart's voice, faintly.

"Oh! Good morning, Princess Luna. What brings you here?"

Clover immediately shot to full wakefulness, eyes wide. then she gave the world at large a deadpan expression. "Well, that escalated quickly. Well, I'm awake now."

With a flap of her wings, she moonsaulted, (thus back)flipped twice and made a three point landing, a small burst of energy running through those hoofprints on the floor. Slightly past, actually. "Nailed it. But that's to be expected, i guess." She then brushed her mane, dusted herself off (unnecessarily) and trotted out of her room, to see what was going on.

Luna was chatting with Sweetheart. They were also enjoying some tea. At a guess, Sweetheart was making some when Luna knocked.

Clover sniffed at the air. "Hmm. Chamomile." Then she called down, "Sweetheart? Is there enough for a third?"

Both Ponies looked up, waving. "Sure, Clover! I'll get another cup."

Mirroring her earlier action, Clover sommersaulted, front flipped twice and made a... one point landing. "Ta daaaa~!"

Sweetheart clapped. Luna laughed.

When she stood back up, she noticed Bright Eyes floating a sign that said, in all-caps, "APPLAUSE", shifting between purple and blue, for some reason.

To explain, Bright Eyes said, "Pinkie Pie said that I'd need this today. Then she left one of her confetti-filled afterimages behind when she disappeared just as soon."

Clover rolled her eyes. That Pinkie Pie. What a character.

Luna coughed. "Anyway, Clover, I wanted to teach you about what it means to be an Alicorn, as you will soon find out anyway."

Clover gave her a deadoan look. "You gals are really gung-ho for me doing this, aren'tcha?"

Luna tsked. "Clover, there are several reasons for that. Primary among them being that you need to learn to control that power, you need to be taught about what being an Alicorn entails and... it's rather lonely, being at the top. You know there are only five of us as of yet? Having a sixth wouldn't help a whole lot, but one more Alicorn is one more than zero."

Clover sighed, but nodded. "Okay, okay. Fair enough. Where do we begin?"

"Well, conveniently, it's time for the sun to rise. You shall join us. Worry not; you won't need to do anything major. I thought it would be a good experience for you."

Clover was still hesitant, but Luna added, "I'll also shield you, if you like. You likely have enough Alicorn energy for it to not affect you overmuch, with the typicasl protections we have, but being more careful is okay."

Clover sighed. "Sure. Let's do it."

Luna smiled, and without further ado, they vanished.

Only to reappear on the balcony that Celestia and Luna typically shared this task upon.

Celestia said, "Oh! You're the newest nascent Alicorn, are you not?"

"Yes'm."

After putting up the promised shield bubble, Luna said, "Are you ready for this, Clover?"

"Not really." Clover admitted. "But I suppose the sooner we get it over with, the sooner we can stop."

Luna smirked at that. Lighting up her horn, she began to extend her power. Clover, by proxy was able to feel as if she was helping Luna with her task. She could feel a slight chill as the energy she exuded extended into space, lifted the white orb and moved it slowly, setting to the West. She felt the moonlight shining down on her, slowly giving way.

While that was done, Celestia lit up her horn, extending her own power.

Whereas Luna's started off kind of cold, Celestia's was warm, comforting. She felt the sunlight seep into her very soul. She felt like dancing, honestly. Eventually the power gave way to a coolness.

Clover thought to herself, 'Their powers are indeed as different as... well, night and day.'

Soon enough, it was over. When she opened her eyes, she felt oddly calm. Celestia said, "Wow. That's the least I've been drained while doing this since... ever."

Luna was inclined to agree. "Yes, in fact, I feel energized!" She looked at Clover. "Clover, mayhaps your being here did help after all."

Clover looked between the two sisters. Then she bowed her head in embarassment, turning pink again(1gggggg). Then she noticed that all around them were flowers. Mostly Hyacinths.

She then said, "Thank you for- *ahem!* for your kind words."

She received a hug from both princesses. They then looked back to see that the whole balcony was covered in flowers, in a large patch of grass. Which was odd, because the platform was made largely of stone and metal.

Celestia nonchalantly sniffed at some of the flowers. "Hmm... Sunflowers, Marigolds and... (*gasp!*) Calendulas?! My favourite."(2) she proceeded to eat one to prove just that. "These only bloom during the daytime, you know."

Luna sniffed too. "Moonflowers, Gardenias and... Queen of the Night?" She tried one of the first, finding it to her liking. "These usually only bloom during the night."(3)

"And the rest are... Hyacinths, if I'm not mistaken."

Taking stock of herself, Clover noticed that she was a few centimeters taller. Her wings were also longer than she remembered, but that could be any number of things. Not nearly as tall as those she was standing between, but still a significant change. "I'm... glad I could be of service." She finally got her colour under control. More or less.

Luna asked, :So... how does that make you feel, Clover?"

"Well..." Clover paused to consider carefully. "It felt warm and chilly. Like I was in summer and winter at the same time. But on the inside? I felt... I dunno... joy? For a moment I felt like dancing; Like I was leaping about in tall flowers as a foal again."

Celestia nodded. "That explains the Hyacinths. They represent Energy and Playfulness."

Clover added, "If I had to put it shortly..."

"It felt like you where you belonged?" Both sisters guessed at once, a trifle smugly.

After a moment, Clover said, nodding, "Yeah."

Luna asked, with a smile, "Maybe you'd like to do this again, sometime?"

Clover smiled back. "I might like that. Though, by your leave, I'd like to go home for now."

Luna joked, "Surely. Future Princess Bloom."

Clover turned pink again, "For Your sake and the love of your sister, PLEASE don't call me that."

The two Alicorns chuckled. "My apologies, clove. Here you go."

In front of Clover appeared a portal back to her home. Clover sighed. After something like this, home was a good idea.

If she wasn't surrounded by them, she'd have noticed that she had flowers blooming in her path again.

Patch greeted her this time. "Hey, Clover! Good morning!"

Clover smiled. "And today I got to be part of that."

Bright Eyes pointed, "Are those Hyacinths?"

Clover looked behind herself. She hadf flowers following her again. She sighed. "Very funny, you lot. Now go back to bed."

At their liege's command, the flowers stopped following her, only a few of them staying for her to pick them to share with her friends. "I'll tell you all about it."

Author's Note

1: Yes, this is going to be kind of a personality/body quirk, now.
2: Those represent Loyalty, Divinity/The connection between Life and Death and Devotion/Optimism respectively. Sounds fitting to me.
3: Romance/Mystery, Purity/Refinement/Harmony/Gentleness, and Transience/Beauty respectively. Can I pick 'em or what?