Agapi Meets:

Agapi Sat on his statue frame, he never thought about his lack of magic skill, if anything he could compare his skill to that of a filly. This was a problem, if he wanted his bow fixed he would need to learn how to launch magic out of his horn, he could already manipulate somethings like arrows, but they were already moving. So how would Agapi learn how to launch magic?

An idea pops into his head, to read a book for fillies on simple magic, and while he’s at it learn other spells fillies could use. But were would he find a book like that?

He first checked the liberty in both Cantalot, he did find a book that seamed to be what he was looking for, only problem were that somepony would see him with a filly book and make fun of him. So, to not look suspicious, he borrowed a history book and left.

He then tried the Ponyville Schoolhouse, Similar problem, there were too many foals and a teacher, so he leaves. He looks in multiple places such as book shops, to the Castle of Friendship and even Cantalot castles forbidden library, but all he finds are some useless books about dark magic.

Defeated, he starts to walk home. “Oh, I wish I could find a place that had a book that taught me how to properly use magi-”

Suddenly, a branch falls Infront of Agapi, almost crushing him. “HOLLY STARSWIRL, that was close.”

Then he heard the sound of buzzing, looking up he saw a beehive… and he was dangerously close. As such the bees charged at him, chasing him into a nearby source of water, jumping in, the bees left Agapi alone.

Swimming up to the surface he breaths a sigh of relief, thankful he didn’t have to stay under for too long. “Phew, those bees were quite aggressive.”

Suddenly a voice called out from behind, "I would imagine so. What were you doing in the water in the first place?"

Agapi turned to the purple pony. "Oh, I didn't realize there was anypony around, I was just trying to get away from those bees."

The mare relaxed as she continued to ask questions, "Well, you can rest assured they're gone now. But still, what were you doing near the school?"

Agapi looked up and noticed he was in a lake in front of a large school, “Oh, I wasn’t aware, I just saw some water and jumped in to avoid the bees, I didn’t know this was a school.”

The mare smiled and nodded, "Well, I guess you do now. Can I at least ask who you are? I didn't catch your name yet."

"Oh right," -Agapi Extended a hoof to the mare- "I'm Agapi Apostolea, or just Agapi for short."

The mare happily shook Agapi’s hoof, "Agapi, huh? Pleased to meet you. I'm Starlight Glimmer, Headmare of the School of Friendship."

"Headmare, wow that must be one hard job to deal with." Agapi complemented. To him Headmare was a hard job, but not as hard as he thought his job was.

Starlight chuckled, letting go of Agapi’s hoof to scratch the back of her neck, "You wouldn't be the first to say that. You can probably imagine how much of a hard time I have when a good chunk of my staff has been affected by..." -Starlight paused- "Um, some strange magic incident as of late."

Agapi like a curious little foal asked a question, "Oh really! by what?"

Starlight’s face dropped and her expression shifted to a bit of frustration. "Some sort of... Love spell... it's completely messed with almost everyone in Ponyvill and Cantalot... and a good chunk of the school's students as well..."

“Oh,” Agapi said… then he realized she was unintentionally talking about him, “OH…”

Starlight nodded. "Yeah. It's been like... a week now since this started, and I'm not even one of the ones affected, but this spell has been such a huge headache to deal with since we can't even find out who cast it in the first place!"

Agapi felt kinda awkward and scared, so he decided to try to get away before anything happens. "Well. umm, I think I should go now, good luck looking for whoever casted it" he said as he stared to swim away.

Starlight cocked her head to the side, she noticed how Agapi was suddenly swimming away. It was almost like they were... trying to leave? "Wait... hold on a minute!"

In a panic Agapi Swims Faster.

Starlight's eyes narrowed, "Hey! I said wait a moment!" Taking a few steps back and getting a bit of a running start, she started to gallop across the lake. As she galloped across the surface, her magic spread the water out underneath her to give a more solid surface for her to run on. Soon enough, she was able to catch up to Agapi.

Agapi however still tries to swim faster… but you can’t really beat a pony able to walk or even run on water when you’re not a good swimmer.

"I said stop already!" Starlight yelled as she grabbed Agapi's hindleg and quickly pull them back to the edge of the lake.

"NO, NO, LET GO OF MEEEEEE!!!" Agapi yelled out like a foal being dragged out of the toy store.

Starlight, now furious, continued to pull Agapi closer to the edge. "No way! You're not getting away that easily! We're gonna have a little chat now, whether you want to or not!"

Agapi Grabs the edge of the lake, "You'll NEVER take me alive!!!"

Starlight's eyes widened, before retaining focus, "Oh yes I will!" she jumped up and quickly got a strong grip on one of Agapi’s wings with one of her hooves.

Agapi screamed in pain as for a second he loses his grip.

Starlight wasted no time in pulling them back, once they were on solid ground and immediately began to use her magic to lock his forelegs and wings together behind his back. "I said we're going to have a little chat! No more running, now!"

Agapi gulps to himself.

Starlight looked down at Agapi for a few moments before she began to speak again. "Alright... now that you can't get away anymore... You're going to answer some of my questions," -her eyes narrow- "And if you try to lie, well, you'll just be making the situation a lot worse for yourself..." -she paced herself in front of Agapi- "Now... I already know you're an Alicorn... and given that you are an alicorn and that you were swimming in a lake to avoid a hive of bees.... I think I can safely assume you cast the love spell that messed with all of Ponyvill and Cantalot, didn't you?"

Agapi, in a mix of Fear and Guilt he nods his head.

Starlight's eyes widened a bit, before narrowing once again. "I had a feeling that's what you did... but I didn't expect you to answer that fast... Explain. Why did you do it. And don't give me nonsense like 'just for fun'. There has to be a reason, and it better be a good one."

Agapi smiles, "Simple, EVERYPONY DESERVES LOVE!!!!"

Starlight softened her gaze, "So, you were trying to make everyone all in love with each other? Spread the love and all that?"

Agapi happily nodded, "Thats right, that's what I do after all!"

Starlight sighs, "And do you not realize what you have done? Most of the School of Friendship's staff has been affected by this spell. Including a large majority of the students. Every single one of them has just been running to each other and trying to...” She shutters at the thought of it.

"Sheesh, you're starting to sound like Twilight." Pointed out Agapi.

Starlight frowned at Agapi, "If that's the case, then maybe you should listen to me. Twilight would be furious… So, no more jokes, understand? Now... how long does this love spell last?"

"Depends, the lust can last Anywhere from an hour to a hot steamy night, while the love is forever." Agapi happily explained, if he wasn’t tied up he would be clapping his hoofs.

Starlight’s eyes widened, but deep down she had a feeling this would be the case. "So... you're telling me that the whole point of this was to make everypony in Ponyvill and Cantalot fall in love with each other, for Eternity?"

"Ya, Its great!" Agapi cheerfully said.

Starlight was starting to get a bit upset, "No it is NOT! Do you realize how much of an invasion of privacy this is, not to mention how unfair it is to have everypony being forced into love for the rest of their lives?! Not everypony is going to be compatible with one another! Forcing them into a relationship is just wrong!"

Agapi was getting a bit angry, "Have you seen the ponies happy? have you seen how happy they are!"

Starlight continued to talk with a stern expression, "They're under a love spell! Of course they'd be happy! They're literally falling in love with whoever is closest to them at any given time! Any other time, they'd probably be terrified!"

"Correction," -Agapi said as he would raise a hoof if wasn’t behind his back- “they only fall in love with their soulmate, not some random pony.”

Starlight blinked a couple of times, trying to process that new piece of info. "Wait- so, they only fall in love with their ‘soulmate’... So, you were using this spell to force ponies into a long-term relationship with their soulmates?"

Agapi nods, “That’s correct!”

Starlight's eyes widened once again. She honestly wasn't expecting that. The thought of making ponies fall in love with their soulmates, while a bit unconventional... actually sounded kind of wholesome, but she quickly shook her head. "That still doesn't make it right! Sure, some ponies may be happy, but what about the ponies who aren’t paired with someone? You didn't think about them at all, did you?!"

Agapi explained, "I avoided them, I didn't want any pony to end up with some pony they didn't like."

Starlight's expression changed from disbelief to shock but went back to her stern voice. "No. No, you still shouldn't have done this! You're messing with ponies' emotions! You're forcing them into a relationship! And how do you even know who their soulmates are, anyway?!"

Agapi sighed to himself, "I used to have a bow that showed me someponys soulmate and homes in on them."

Starlight's confusion grew over time. "A... bow that showed you who someone’s soulmates were? What, did it come with a whole list of names of who was compatible with one another or something? Where is it anyway?"

Agapi sighed again, deeper than before. "In my grotto, broken by Twilight and her friends..."

Starlight's expression changed to a mix of surprise, but also a bit of anger.

"About three to five weeks ago, and since then I haven't been able to get ponies to fall in love." He said nonchalantly.

Starlight's eyes widened once again. "You... haven't been able to cast any more love spells since it was broken?"

"I'm afraid not..." Agapi sighed as he silently whimpered to himself.

Starlight sighed. She now knew all this Alicorn really only wanted to spread love, which actually made it harder to be mad at him. but if he couldn't cast any more love spells, then maybe... "So... you can't cast any more spells like this anymore. At least, not without that bow, right?"

"Well, no love spells, that's for sure." Agapi enthusiastically said.

Starlight nodded. "How many ponies exactly did you manage to get with your spell before it was broken?"

Agapi paused, "I didn't actually keep count, I just made as many ponies as I could happy."

Starlight sighed "And... does this spell ever wear off at all? Or do you not know that, either?"

"Forever... or at least I think it last forever, for all I know it's already worn off and there's just no difference." Agapi said, slowly pondering about his bow and arrows.

Starlight felt the urge to just bonk the restrained Alicorn on the head when she heard that... but she resisted the urge for now. "You... didn't even know how long your spell was supposed to last, did you? Didn't you ever try using it on yourself to test it out?"

Agapi sighed once more, but with a bit more sadness in this one. "I tried... years ago I would sit up somewhere high, shoot myself with a love arrow and shoot it up into the air to find a target... it never left... it just fell to the ground like a normal arrow... I didn't have a soulmate"

This caught Starlight completely off guard "Wait... you... never had a soulmate either? No one who was compatible to you...?"

A tear ran down Agapi’s cheek, "No... I was just... alone, helping ponies find something I never would have... a soulmate"

Starlight felt her heart ever so slightly break, "So... you never really did any of this for yourself... you only wanted to help others?"

"Everypony deserves love, whether you agree with me or not, Everypony deserves to feel love." Agapi said trying to get through to Starlight.

Starlight took a deep breath, "You... you were just trying to make others happy, weren't you? You never meant any harm..." -she softened her expression and walked closer- "You really think that everypony deserves love, don't you?"

Agapi simply smile and nods.

Starlight paused, "This whole situation is a big mess, and I do still think that casting a love spell on all those ponies is wrong, no matter the intention... But... I can tell that your heart’s in the right place. I can tell that you really do want ponies to be happy, and you really do want to give them love... You just have good intentions, but you went overboard with it, that's all."

Starlight sighed and backed up for a moment, before placing a hoof on her hip. "But that still doesn't excuse turning all my students and everyone else into a mess of lovestruck ponies! Do you have any idea of how annoying it is trying to maintain the School of Friendship when everyone is falling all over each other and trying to date left and right?"

"Yaaa... I kinda went too far." Agapi said with an awkward giggle.

"Yes, you definitely did. I can't even count how many times I've seen two ponies just collapse onto each other and start making out." Starlight said with a small hint of amusement.

Agapi awkwardly laughed, "I know it might be a bad time to ask this, but can you please let me go now?"

Starlight's went from an amused look changed into a more serious expression for a moment, before sighing to herself. "Well... I suppose so, since you at least seem to feel guilty enough about the whole thing..." she then removed the magic from Agapi.

Agapi rolls over to stand up. "Thanks, my hoofs were starting to hurt"

Starlight rolled her eyes "Yeah, yeah. You're welcome. Just be grateful I'm even letting you off the hook. If I were Pinkie, you'd be covered in cupcake frosting and being pelted with balloons by now."

"Actually, if you were Pinkie Pie right now you would be sick in bed having mood swings and a craving for food." Agapi cheerfully told Starlight.

Starlight took a moment to process what he said and gives him a puzzled look. "Wait, what? Why would I be sick in bed craving food if I were Pinkie...?"

"Because you would have a bun in the oven!" Agapi said jumping side to side.

Starlight's eyes widened. Was Agapi saying what she thought he was saying?! "P-Pardon me? Are you saying... Are you telling me that I’d be... pregnant?!?!"

"Thhhhats right! and with a little cheesy pie." Agapi slightly joked to himself.

Starlight's expression was a mixture of shock, disbelief, and slight panic. "W-Wait, wait, wait! W-Who would even b-be the father?!?!"

"Eh, somepony named Cheese Sandwich" Agapi simply said.

Starlight felt her eye twitching a bit. After the realization of what the Alicorn was saying sank in, she just facepalmed and groaned. "Ugh... that... of course that's Pinkie's future. That makes so much sense... and her kid will probably be some sort of party-obsessed goofball just like her!"

Agapi looked up at the school. Maybe this has the book he needs, or maybe one better? "Unrelated, but dose this school have a library."

Starlight was a little caught off guard by the random question, she nodded. "Uhh... yeah, we have a library. Why do you ask?"

Agapi runs inside the school, straight to the library, Starlight tried to follow him but soon he ran past her again, this time leaving the building. "Thank you!!! I'll return this book later!!!"

Starlight just gaped, only able to studder out a few words “H-Hey! W-Wait-”

But it was too late as Agapi ran, then flew, far away, as Starlight went to the library to see what book he stole, Agapi returned to his grotto with ‘How to use magic. A book for foals’ and sat down on the grass, opening the book as he begins to read.

Once he read it he sat it down and walked a few steps away. “Here goes nothing.” he pointed his horn at the book, and with a deep breath focused his magic. The book shook. Then rose, then fell. “I… I DID SOMETHING!!!” he continued to practise, trying to lift the book over and over again, until finally he was able to keep it above him for two to three minutes.

He soon put the book down and used multiple simple spells, finally sending out magic away from him. He went to write down a copy of the mirror spell, but his ink ran out halfway through. “I could always get more tomorrow.” He looked up at the night sky, man today had been long, but now it was time to sleep. As he tucked himself under a small water fall in his grotto hiding a small room, he layed down in a sleeping bag and fell asleep. If only he knew what was in store for him tomorrow.