Silver Spanner stretched out on her bed, hugging Rexy as she exhaled softly and occasionally nuzzled her stuffed animal she held in her forelegs.

Silver Spanner rolled onto her stomach and pulled her blankets tighter around her subconsciously as she dreamed of wrenches and other various tools flying around her mind.

“Just tighen that into place and done,” Silver Spanner mumbled in her sleep as a thin line of drool ran down her chin. “Momma, I killed a colt. Slammed a wrench against his head. Beat his brains out, now he’s dead. Mama, life had just begun. But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away.” Silver Spanner sat up in her sleep and waved her forelegs around. ”Ooooooooo-”

Silver Spanners parents laid in their own bed as they both stared at the ceiling of their bedroom as they listened to Silver Spanner continue to sing in her sleep.

“I think our daughter found our classic rock vinyls when she was cleaning the attic,” Sweetie Charm mumbled as she shifted under the covers and felt Oil Canvas nuzzling the nape of her neck. “I don’t believe that’s how the song went though.”

“I believe so,” Oil Canvas muttered and wrapped a foreleg around the mare. “It’s five am. I didn’t know she sang in her sleep.”

Silver Spanner hit a high note that they both would normally be impressed by if it wasn’t five in the morning.

“Nor did I. Remind me to tell her doctor that and maybe get her some sleeping medication. Celestia knows she clearly needs it,” Sweetie Charm pressed her flank against his leg and he rubbed a hindleg over her cutie mark.

“We are the champions, my friends,” Silver Spanner sang and rolled over in bed facedown, mumbling some more lyrics. “Mhmmm warm.”

“I really wish we had a sound proofing spell on this room. This is ridiculous,” Sweetie Charm mumbled as Oil Canvas kissed her mane. “Dear?”

Oil Canvas snored and tightened his grip on his wife as Sweetie Charm sighed in frustration and awe. How he managed to sleep through their sleep singing daughter was beyond her.

While she always loved hearing Silver Spanner sing, it was more so during a reasonable hour of the day.

“Suns not up and neither am I,” Sweetie Charm shoved some ear plugs in she had in her nightstand into her ears and gave a content sigh. “Goodnight.”

She could faintly still make out the noises in Silver Spanners room, but it became a dull sound as she drifted back off to sleep. At least Silver Spanner didn’t use magic or sleep walk. Though she might have preferred sleep walking over sleep singing.

Silver Spanners alarm went off and the unicorn shot up in bed, her mane sticking out in wild directions as she licked her dry lips, searching for her water bottle with a hoof as she shut off her alarm with her magic.

“Where the hell did my water bottle go?” Silver Spanner rolled out of bed in a cocoon of blankets. Only her eyes and horn was visible as she dragged the blankets behind her down the hall to the kitchen. “Five thirty. I’m going back to sleep.”

She stumbled into the kitchen and went about her business before trotting back down the hall, pausing only to use the restroom before she trotted into her room and flopped on her bed.

“Hi Rexy,” Silver Spanner mumbled and she kissed the green dinosaur stuffed animal. “Goodnight.”

White Lightning rested a foreleg across Sprinkle Medleys stomach as the green pegasus slept quietly next to White. The white pegasus laid on her side with a hindleg resting over Sprinkles cutie mark of a rain cloud.

Sprinkle Medley gave a quiet whinny and White Lightning snorted a quiet laugh as she flicked her blue mane out of her eyes.

“Soft,” White Lightning mumbled and pressed her face in Sprinkles messy mane.

She dragged a blanket closer around the both of them, giving a quiet content sigh as she listened to Sprinkles even breathing as the mare slept, her chest rising and falling with each breath.

White Lightning always did enjoy watching her marefriend sleeping. She looked peaceful and content. And adorable, but that was a different story for a different day.

White Lightning continued to watch Sprinkle Medley sleep soundly for a few more moments before kissing her head and untangling herself from the mess of limbs and blankets. White Lightning preferred to have dozens of blankets to stay warm while Sprinkle Medley only preferred two.

White Lightning watched her roll over and hug the spot White had previously occupied. White trotted quietly into the bathroom connected to their bedroom and shut the door, flinging a towel onto the rack as she beelined for the shower.

Rows of bottles of shampoo lined the wall of the shower, only three belonging to White Lightning. All other of the twenty bottles belonged to Sprinkle Medley, each different scents that apparently did different things. To White Lightning, shampoo was shampoo and that was that. She didn’t really see a need for multiple bottles of the same thing.

Especially when it got a bit expensive to keep the bottle collection going. The price of some of the soaps made Whites head spin. But she did have to admit Sprinkle Medley did smell really good for the rest of the day. So far, their favorite had been some raspberry scented one.

White Lightning started the shower and laid down, the cold surface of the tub making her shiver as she felt warm water spraying onto her chest.

“Thank Celestia for us having hot water today,” White Lightning muttered to herself and she closed her eyes for a few moments.

Canterlot had a habit of running out of hot water at a startlingly rapid rate that she couldn’t believe. It was like several ponies were taking eight hour long bubble bathes all at the same time.

White Lightning herself only took an hour long one. Most of the time, unless she was in the mood for a shower. White Lightning flicked the curtain aside with a hoof to look at the clock on the sink counter, reading it at seven oh five.

“White? Is it you in there or is it you Cotton?” Sprinkle Medley knocked on the door and White Lightning cracked her neck.

“Me.”

Cotton Cloudy had randomly had a fear of using the bathroom across from her room. Something about there being a monster inside under the sink. The two adult pegasi often got woken up accidentally by her sneaking in to use their bathroom.

“Ah okay.” White Lightning listened to the door opening. “Couldn’t sleep. Got cold. Now I know why.”

“Hm.”

Sprinkle Medley blinked a few times as she searched for her toothbrush and White Lightning idly made out her silhouette through the blue shower curtain.

“You look nice,” White Lightning commented and Sprinkle Medley rolled her eyes.

“You can’t even seen me, White. How’s the water?”

“Fine. And I can see enough,” White rolled onto her stomach and stood up, holding her mane under the shower head. “Is Cotton still asleep?”

“Yes, I checked on her first before coming in here. Unless she’s gotten better at faking when she’s asleep,” Sprinkle opened a cupboard and retrieved a red plastic cup. “Which is always a possibility.”

White Lightning hummed a song to herself and nodded absentmindedly as she continued to clean her wings.

“We need more mouth wash. We’re gonna be out by tonight,” Sprinkle called out and turned to look at White cleaning her tail. “White?”

Sprinkle glanced at the toilet and smirked slightly, flicking the handle with a wing tip and listened to White scream before laughing.

“That was evil,” White growled and Sprinkle stood next to the curtain as a white hoof shot out and dragged the other mare. “It’s only fair to share the love and all.”

Sprinkle shivered and turned the handle as far as it could go to the left.

“You’re the worst,” Sprinkle grumbled and White grinned with a nod.

“It’s only just. You got me in this situation. Might as well suffer with me,” White nudged her with her head. “Grow up, it’s not the first time we’ve showered together. Saving water and all.”

Sprinkle decided it was too early to make sarcastic remarks and simply nodded along before grabbing her shampoo.

Might as well since White so graciously asked me to join her, Sprinkle thought and sniffed the opened container.

“Hey, doesn’t Cotton have school today?” Sprinkle asked suddenly and the two paused before looking at each other. “What day is today?”

“Saturday. Yesterday was Friday. We worked yesterday, remember? Today is our day off,” White reminded her marefriend. “I believe Cotton is going to work on her math homework during breakfast.”

Sprinkle closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. Cotton was definitely a better student than she ever was. Certain subjects like math always did bore her. She focused more on reading. Or did until that annoying attractive white pegasus in front of her sat next to her one day.

“Wake up. Don’t fall asleep, I want somepony to talk to.”

“Sorry.” Sprinkle hugged the other mare and yawned. “Still a bit sleepy. I’m not really used to getting to this early.”

Sprinkle was used to waking up much later in the day before going to work or getting up to help keep the house clean. The two were very fond of a clean house and keeping every neat and orderly. White constantly had to remind Cotton to clean her room.

“I have my own homework I have to work on. College is so fun,” Sprinkle rested the head on White’s shoulder as the other pony started washing Sprinkles coat. “Your hooves are soft. I need to go to the spa. My back is killing me.”

“I’m well experienced in that field,” White boasted with a smirk and nuzzled Sprinkle affectionately. “I’m the best at massages, I got this. Easy peasy. How hard can it be?.”

“Fine by me,” Sprinkle muttered as White moved to her mane. “Back to sleep after. I don’t wanna leave bed unless it’s food or bathroom.”

“I think we can manage that.”

Sunset sat on her floor amid piles of books, switching between three or four at any given time.

“Where in Equestria did my book about duplication spells go?” Sunset trotted over to her book shelf and started tossing books haphazardly over her shoulder with her magic.

She briefly paused to open her door before returning to searching for her missing book while she waited for one of the only three ponies close enough to her magic level to arrive.

She would have preferred Twilight Sparkle, but the other unicorn was avoiding Sunset recently for some reason ever since she became friends with Lyra.

So instead of Twilight, Sunset supposed Moondancer would work fine. The unicorn was fairly intelligent and worked in the royal library, so Sunset knew she was fairly intelligent and trustworthy. Not just anypony got a job there. There was a lot of hidden doors and spell books to look after.

Moondancer was fairly nice, but quiet unless you created a mess in her library. Then she just kicked you out and slammed the door. Sunset had seen it many times enough to have a grudging respect for the mare.

“Princess? There’s two ponies here stating they’re here to see you. They claim they got an appointment,” a guard said and stepped inside Sunset’s room. “Do you wish for me to allow them in or turn them away?”

Sunset tilted her head. She was under the impression only Moondancer would be coming, not anypony else. Sunset presumed it was a mutual acquaintance of theirs or something.

“Send them in please Corporal. Thank you.”

Sunset watched Moondancer trot in wearing a black sweater that honestly seemed itchy. Sunset was very well aware of how Moondancer reacted to ponies making fun or commenting about her sweaters and Sunset peered around her at Lyra behind her.

Lyra was....interesting, was the best way to describe her. Definitely a polite way of describing her. Lyra was nice, probably one of the nicest ponies Sunset had ever met. She was also weird as heck occasionally, big into mythology and something called hoomans? Humans? Sunset didn’t necessarily know the proper way to say that word. Other than that, Lyra was pretty normal. Liked science, surprisingly.

She was really good at playing the lyre. Sunset didn’t even know that was an instrument until Lyra had explained to her what her cutie mark represented. Sunset vaguely remembered the day Lyra had came bouncing into their class one day to proudly show off her mark to practically everypony who would stop for her.

“Good afternoon,” Sunset greeted the two and the two unicorns both peered around the piles of books Sunset had built around her, almost like a fort.

“Yo,” Lyra flung herself onto Sunset’s bed and crossed her hind legs, propping her head up with a hoof as she laid on her side with a grin. “Sheesh, you’re hitting the books harder than Egghead over here or GeekLight.”

Moondancer simply rolled her eyes and ignored the green unicorn as she went back to examining some of the book titles.

“Ignore Lyra,” Moondancer muttered and sat down. “So what spell did you need help casting? I’m a bit surprised you of all ponies needs help casting a spell.”

“She isn’t wrong. I mean, it must be a crazy spell if you got two of the Big Three in the room,” Lyra mused and examined her hoof. “I’m gonna have to get a hooficure soon.”

“The Big Three?” Sunset echoed in confusion and she turned to look at Lyra. “What the heck is that?”

“There’s three of the most powerful unicorns that have came from the CSGU,” Lyra started to explain and pointed at Sunset. “You, obviously. You’re probably the most powerful unicorn ever since that one old dude with the cape and hat.”

“Starswirl the Bearded,” Moondancer corrected instantly and frowned. “He was not just that one old dude with a cape and a hat. He set the basics for all spells known to Equestria. We owe him a lot.”

“Actually it was Stygian who did most of that. Starswirl simply helped,” Sunset chimed in and Lyra quickly tuned the two out. “Haven’t you read Stygians autobiography on his life? It got published after he died by his wife, Somnambula.”

Lyra sat bored for a few more moments as she started to count the posters in Sunset’s room.

“Okay, this is boring. Blah blah blah, dead ponies,” Lyra waved a hoof. “Like I said, there’s Sunset, the most powerful unicorn in over a thousand years, probably even a million or whatever. Then there’s Moondancer, who most, myself included, consider to be pretty damn strong with magic. And then there’s Twilight Sparkle. Therefore, the Big Three. Three unicorns. Obviously the only two who will ever come remotely close to being stronger than Sunset is Princess Celestia and Princess Cadence. From what I’ve heard, Raven isn’t a slouch in the magic department either.”

Sunset could vouch for Raven. Sunset could vividly remember many times as a filly when Raven would drag her with her magic around the castle or Canterlot. Sunset was willing to admit that she caused a lot of trouble for the older unicorn then. Mostly randomly teleporting or interrupting Celestia’s court to spend time with her.

“I can’t remember the spell for duplication,” Sunset answered and Moondancer tapped a hoof against her chin.

“I see. Well, what are you trying to duplicate?”

“That’s the fun part,” Sunset chuckled nervously and Moondancer raised an eyebrow. “Me.”

The two stared at her with wide eyes for a few moments as Sunset shifted awkwardly into a better sitting position.

“I’m sorry, you want to duplicate yourself?” Lyra broke the silence and a grin grew on her face. “Oh, I’m so down. I wanna learn how to do that! Imagine how much I can mess with Twilight.”

Moondancer had a small smile as she rolled her eyes. Messing with Twilight was a hobby of Lyra’s. Random pranks here and there, placing stickers of lady bugs on all her books. Sometimes live ones.

“Do you care to tell us why you want to use a duplication spell? You know they only last for a week at a time if done properly, right?” Moondancer reminded her and Sunset nodded.

“Well, I’m leaving next week on Monday morning to Manehatten. But I got certain royal duties here I still have to do. But if I duplicate myself temporarily for that week, my clone can act in my place. Nopony except us three will be the wiser,” Sunset explained and cracked her hooves. “I get my work done, I get to have fun in Manehatten with Silver, White, Sprinkle and Cotton. I wish Mom could go.”

Lyra and Moondancer shared a look as Moondancer anxiously chewed on her lower lip. There was probably a million different ways this could backfire. She could probably come up with more if she really put her mind to it.

“Okay,” Moondancer decided and tugged on the collar of her sweater. “But I’d like to state for the record I’m not one hundred percent comfortable with this. Especially if this one-” Moondancer pointed at Lyra. “Abuses it.”

“You’re talking crazy right now,” Lyra blew a raspberry at Moondancer and her voice went up a voice octaves as Moondancer snorted. “I never abuse any spells you teach me. None whatsoever.”

Sunset didn’t have to look at her long to know she was lying.

“Uh huh,” Moondancer scoffed and tapped a hoof against the floor. “So you never used that transfiguration spell I taught you to replace Spike’s soap with molasses the other day?”

“Okay, maybe I did. If I remember correctly, you laughed at it,” Lyra shot back accusingly and jumped off of the bed next to Sunset. “It’s not like he doesn’t have a closet full of that stuff in the first place.”

Sunset didn’t know how to respond to that. She and Spike weren’t really close. She didn’t really know anything about the dragon or have anything in common with him as far as she knew other than having mutual acquaintances.

“So are we gonna do this?” Sunset glanced over with a bored look. “I don’t got all day.”

“Somepony woke up on the wrong side of the bed,” Lyra mused and Moondancer chuckled as she pushed up her glasses.

Lyra laid on her back, her mane splaying out under her as she listened to Moondancer and Sunset going back and forth over some spell terms Lyra didn’t really care enough to know.

“Okay so I’ll cast the spell and we will see what happens,” Sunset said and that was enough to get Lyra’s attention.

“Wait!” Lyra cried and Sunset froze. “Moondancer, cast the spell.”

Moondancer nodded and Sunset tilted her head as a magic bubble formed around the two unicorns. A moment passed and all of the books around them were dragged inside the bubble and Moondancer stood on her hind legs, standing in front of the piles, leaning against it with her forelegs stretched in front of them protectively.

“I will die before the books suffer any harm,” Moondancer proclaimed and Lyra laughed loudly and Sunset shook her head with a smile. “Apologies in advance, but your magic tends to be, how shall I say this? Chaotic? Stuff tends go wrong and right at the same time somehow for you.”

Sunset couldn’t argue with that. The mare did have a point there. She herself didn’t really understand what was wrong with her magic. Stuff did have a tendency to go wonky when she used her magic to cast spells.

The two watched as Sunset’s horn started glowing and they both covered their eyes as a white light blinded them.

“I’ve seen the light,” Lyra announced and she blinked a few times once the light faded. “Woah.”

A perfect copy of Sunset stood in front of her, occasionally flickering. The real Sunset or what she hoped was the real Sunset stood to her left breathing heavily.

“Tada!” Sunset proclaimed proudly and she stumbled forward to sit on her beanbag chair. “Woo, that was a lot of mana I had to use, sheesh.”

“So what can she do?” Lyra asked and she stepped to the clone, hesitantly sticking her hoof through her and her hoof started tingling. “Woah, this is trippy. You gotta try this, Moondancer. It’s like my hoof is drinking an energy drink.”

“Yeah, looks fun,” Moondancer muttered sarcastically and the mare grinned slightly. “This is amazing.”

Sunset examined herself for a few moments, slowly circling the copy of her. The small, egotistical side of her had to admit she was good looking and she flicked her tail subconsciously.

“Sheesh, I’m hot,” Sunset mumbled and Lyra snorted. “Shush.”

Sunset canceled the spell and watched as her clone faded quickly from existence. Now she just had to tinker with the spell to make her clone speak.

That should be easy, or so Sunset hoped.

At least she had Moondancers big brain on her side and whatever it was Lyra offered.

Author's Note

Name: Moondancer.

Age: 19(currently)

Mane color: Red, Purple, Violet.

Coat Color: Light yellowish gray.

Eye color: Purple.

Motto: Think before you speak. Read before you think.

Bio: Moondancer is a unicorn pony who resides in Canterlot and works at the Royal Library as a librarian. She is a kind hearted mare only interested in sharing knowledge with everypony she meets.

Moondancer firmly believes everypony deserves to read and have books. She can accidentally be a bit forceful in her approach. She is strict about being quiet in her library and isn't afraid of kicking ponies out who cross her.

She is fairly talented and strong with magic, considered by Sunset to be close to her and Twilight in strength. Moondancer is a close friend of Spike's and later becomes his primary caretaker, allowing him to move in with her. She has a fondness for sweaters. She is considered by many to be one of the more powerful unicorns to come out of the CSGU in recent years alongside Sunset and Twilight. The three are often referred to as the Big Three in reference to their magical skills.

Moondancer has made it her personal mission to ensure every filly and colt she comes across knows to read, spending most of her time at her library after closing with groups of kids alongside Spike.

She currently is a junior at CSGU and sticks to herself. Lyra or Minuette often speak for her when meeting new ponies.

Moondancer opted to skip Cadences wedding in favor of hanging out with Lemon Hearts and stayed home, missing all of the changeling invasion with the yellow unicorn.

She enjoys playing soccer with her friends and is affectionately called a egghead by Lyra. She lives near the stadium and enjoys going to see movies.

She skipped the Summer Sun Celebration due to being sick with a cold, later regretting the decision due to missing the arrival of Luna. She is one of the few ponies who knows the truth about Princess Luna being Princess Celestia's sister due to her studies of the restricted section.

She quietly came to the conclusion that Princess Celestia arranged the Elements meeting, but keeps that opinion to herself.

Moondancer later takes part in cleaning up Canterlot after a series of storms. She can be seen in the background watching Berry Punch and Flitter argue over work ethics.

Moondancer is a loyal and kind pony albeit a bit shy due to being bullied in middle school for wearing glasses. She is awkward around most unless she grew up with them.

Moondancer considers Sunset a close ally. Moondancer was asked to keep the truth about Sunset's aunt a secret until the Summer Sun Celebration by Raven.

Moondancer often can be heard lecturing Spike on taking several hour bubble baths. She later helps him find where he comes from and travels secretly to the Dragon Lands.

Later defends her library from Tirek.

Abilities: Moondancer is highly intelligent and quick thinking. She has average strength and makes up for it else where. She is capable of teleporting long distances and capable of using complex spells.

Weaknesses: Quick to anger when somepony insults her for her glasses, sweaters or goes after Spike.