Never Knew

Never Knew
by Mik Sunrider

This is a work of fan-fiction for the solo purpose of my own amusement. I do not wish, expect nor will ever agree to any form of compensation for this work. All rights to the characters, stories, setting and what not belong to those who have legal copyright claims on said material. I own nothing. Again, this is for my own entertainment, and for those who read and enjoy my works. So please, no lawyers.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is copyright by Hasbro Corporations.

Chapter One

Twilight Sparkle slowly woke up as the late morning sunlight moved away from the her favorite window, the one she always laid under while doing a bit of research. Slowly blinking away the sleepiness, she absently rubbed a the small bit of sleep drool from her chin.

Wow, that was … intense, The young lavender librarian though to herself as she stretched out to get the circulation working in all four of her limbs. I've had some seriously weird dreams, especially since I found the Elements of Harmony, but … wow. That one really takes the cupcake.Even as she shook out her mane, the details of the dream drift away like the early morning fog under the rays of the rising sun, all she could remember now were odd feelings and images that made no sense.

Danger, heartbreak, strange worlds that she has never seen nor could imagine while awake; her friends rejecting her then rallying around her; death of friends, strangers with no names; and love discovered, love lost … Pinkie Pie.

Even though no one was around, Spike had left earlier to spend time with Rarity, and there was no way anyone could hear her inter thoughts; she still felt a blush and large smile form on her face at the thought of her best friend. Since coming to Ponyville, with the permission of her mentor and ruler of Equestria, Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle and her number one assistant Spike had discovered, many new and wonderfully complex web of friends. Some of her best friends that were as opposite from each other as friends could get.

Such as Applejack; the hard working, always dependable, earth pony who helps run the Sweet Apple Acres for her family. The farm pony was a athletic type who had no problem getting down and dirty if the need arose or even just for fun. Applejack's grueling work ethic was only rivaled by the generous and refined unicorn pony Rarity. Rarity ran her own clothing boutique in Ponyville that had achieved world wide fame for the excellent, hand crafted works of art that was catered to each individual. Although, Rarity, unlike Applejack, simply refuse to be seen in any situation that smacked of dirt unless it was a matter of life or death or family harmony. Even then it took some prodding to get her to engage in said activities. On the surface, it kind of amazing that two such diverse ponies could ever be acquaintances let alone best friends but somehow they did it.

Then there was the swift and boastful Pegasus Rainbow Dash, the only pony known to have achieved a Sonic-rain-boom. Rainbow Dash never met a challenge she couldn't turn down and was quick to defend her friends as well as a being a bit of a hothead. Of course, the high flying daredevil had an opposite pony as well. That pony was the bashful Fluttershy, whom was more comfortable being down on the ground around bunnies and other animals she cared for then being up in the clouds with the other Pegasus.

Then there was Pinkie Pie.

Twilight let out a small chuckle as she stood up on her legs. If you wanted to make an exact copy of Twilight but as a mirror image it would be Pinkie Pie. Twilight tended to be more conservative, enjoying peaceful time to study, always craving more knowledge to perfect her magic and maintain a low key approach to life. Pinkie, on the other hoof, wouldn't know low key if you gave her a dictionary with the page booked marked and the entry hi-lighted in neon-yellow. Her mission in life was to make every one as happy as she was and she does it by being the most open and sociability pony possible. Although, when she first met the pink-fluffy ball of perpetual party pony, she was convinced that Pinkie's main goal in life was to drive her mad. Still Pinkie was obsessed with her parties almost as obsessive as Twilight was about learning magic, and neither of them could be deflected by anything once they set their minds to do something.

Picking up the ancient tome that she had been reading with her magic, she marveled that such a diverse group of ponies could become such a tight-knit group of friends in such a short amount of time.

Truly, the magic of friendship is one of the most powerful magic ever … Twilight stopped her musing short losing all train of though, she even drop the book on the floor, as a powerful feeling of déjà vu overcame her. Frozen in place, Twilight tried to trace the origin of this feeling.

It couldn't have been the tome she was studying, she has read 'Mythical beast and Heroes from Pre-Equstria' a few times before without any discomfort. Granted, this was the first time she had pursed the chapter on the mythical 'Me'an and the Midnight Castle', the oldest known fable to exist.

So it couldn't have been the book that caused this feeling, Twilight though as she picked up the tome again to place it on the shelve. Once it was secure, she let her eyes roam freely around the room hoping to pin point what it was that cause such an abnormal response ... then she saw the clock on the wall.

“It's almost noon, already?” Twilight said out loud as she trotted over to her work table. Quickly pulling out a rather thick scroll, she rapidly scan the contents of the scroll from start to finish before letting out a sigh. She had remember to schedule in a 5 minute buffer in the days' activities for any unusual occurrence, which frequently took place around her ever since she moved to Ponyville.

One of these days I am going to have to do a statistical analyst on that phenomena. If nothing else, it would be entertaining to gauge just how many abnormal events occur around me on a weekly or even daily basis since moving to this picture perfect little hamlet. Twilight though while letting a huge grin play across her face as she made a check mark on her list. Since she was still on schedule for the day, it was time to get her master plan under way.

For today was the celebration of love; the Hearts and Hooves day. Today, she was going to venture into undiscovered territory, to boldly go where no unicorn has gone before. Yes, today was the day she would throw caution to the wind and win the heart of the pony she was smitten by, to finally have a special pony of her own. Then her and that special pony will live happily ever after and she wouldn't feel so lonely all the time.

Well, not as lonely per say, since she had so many friends here in little old Ponyville. Lonely as in having no one special who feels the same ways about her as she did about that pony. She was just wishing that she could experience the same thing that other ponies get to experience. Like her parents, like Lyra and Bon Bon or the Cakes; a partner who will be by her side through thick and thin, no matter how sunny the days or dark the nights.

As she scanned her list again, the one she had been working on in secret for a month now, she felt the butterflies running amok in her gut. This is, after all, something that she had never really properly trained on before now. It did petrified her exploring such uncharted territory, the risk were great, the possibility for humiliation was higher then she would have like and her target was a unknown variable. How would Pinkie respond? Would she laugh it off? Would she get angry? Did she even see Twilight as a potential mate or were they destined to be friends forever? Did she even like other mares? Those were all questions, very good questions actually, ones that should have been answered before embarking on such a quest except Twilight never did find a good solid method to broach the subject with her pink party pony.

By the Sun, she had tried everything she could think of, except coming right out and screaming the question to her face. She had asked what she had thought of mare on mare, to get a song and dance routine on everyone is her friend. She had asked if Pinkie had ever had a special friend in the past, and got the answer of 'everyone is a special friend to someone'. She ask who Pinkie thought would be an ideal special friend, some how they ended up talking about everyone in town, except them. Pinkie had some funny ideas about who was perfect for who. While Twilight could, maybe, see the possibility of Rainbow Dash and Applejack; and lest be completely honest here; who hasn't watch those two and wonder if they were, secretly, already a couple. So Apple-Dash was workable, but some of her other ideas seemed kind of far-fetched. Fluttershy and Big Mac?

How about Fluttershy and anyone? Could she even get out a word if she actually liked someone?

Fluttershy was a wonderful friend, some pony you could always count on in a pinch without a doubt but yea, Twilight wonder if she could ever get over her shyness long enough to even talk to any other pony.

And then there was Applebloom and Snails???? Derpy and Dr. Hooves, yea that one really threw her for a loop; they must have spent two hours playing with that idea.

But Pinkie's personal choice? Nope, na-da, does not compute. Sometimes, Twilight wondered if Pinkie Pie was being obtuse as some kind of game, playing hard to get or something. Well, if that was true then she was in for a surprise tonight because Twilight Sparkle had a plan and a checklist!

She would win over that peppy, pretty, pink puffy, party pony's heart tonight! She will woo her like no pony has been woo before as long as she follow her checklist to the letter! It was scientific after all!

By the time the annual Hearts and Hooves dance begins in the town square at nightfall, Pinkie Pie will be mine; all mine! The purple pony thought as a goofy grin spread across her face, Heck, I will swoon her so good, I might even get a kiss out of it; one on the check of course, no sense on rushing things. The thought of actually getting a real kiss from Pinkie made that grin grow sillier as well as heat up her already blushing cheeks.

If everything goes as planned, that is.

Snapping out of her fantasy, she proceeded to sternly reminding herself not to count her electrons before the protons. Things could go wrong, she might be setting up herself for a major heartbreak.

However, if you never try; then you will never know, will you? And you know how much you hate not knowing. Twilight had to admit she did make a excellent point.

It wasn't like she was going out to the forest to take on a dragon all by herself, the worst that could happen there is becoming some silly dragon's midnight snack. Of course on the other hoof, death would be a great alternative then the embarrassment of finding out Pinkie Pie didn't like her that way. On the second hoof, there was an almost 90% chance that if Pinkie didn't see things in the same light as she did, Pinkie wouldn't hate her forever … right?

Ugh, she hated when the voices in her head didn't have an answer.

Levitating her saddlebags over to her, she prepare herself to make her finial choice; this was the finial go/no go time. Once she left the tree she will be committed, no backing out was allowed. Grabbing three scrolls on her work table she looked them over one last time. The biggest was the Plan of course, while the next longest one was how to deal with her parents, Spike and the others if she was successful.

Not if, Twilight, think positively! It is when, yea much better, when I am successful.

While mare-lovers were not deemed wrong or perverted, it was just very uncommon; especially for someone of her statues. While she was sure the Princesses, Spike and her other friends would accept her choices, the rest of her family might be another story.

Especially, after Shinning Armor got married to a princess; her parents might have other ideas about whom she should spend the rest of her life with. After all, she was an heir to a very long and prestigious House; her ancestry filled with great and powerful leaders of the unicorn society. One would think that being the first and only student ever personally tutored by Princess Celestia would be enough of an accomplishment for any pony.

Lets not forget you are the Element of Magic, saved Equestria three times and possibly the most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria, past and present. A tiny voice in her head said.

Yea, there is that, she knew those little tidbits of information only made matters worst in her view. Even before the wedding, she had heard rumors and such about this House or that House pressuring, as much as decorum would allow, her parents into arraigning a marriage between her and whoever they felt was best political match.

The worst kind of marriage, not one made up of love or even friendship but one that was the best for some silly noble to achieve worthless glory for his own petty desires. Thankfully, Twilight's parents have, so far, resisted all the pressure. Although, now that Shinning Armor was off the pasture, the pressure would only start anew again and in greater numbers.

Oh, what a nasty little scandal this is going to be, Twilight's newly founded rebellious side, the one she has been discovering more of since moving to Ponyville, thought. The Lady Sparkle is in love with a mere commoner, a earth pony to boot, who is just a lowly baker! Oh the horrors!

As far as she was concern, that would be the very tiny cherry on top of the humungous, delicious cake that was Pinkie Pie's love. However, it would be very sweet little cherry.

The third and finial scroll was the shortest one of the bunch, it was the to do list if Pinkie rejected her. So far all she could come up with was locking her self in her room, curling up in her bed, crying and staying in there until the day she died.

While she has never been the most out going pony in history, she had to admit that Pinkie Pie had awaken something in her that she never even expect to find. That longing for some pony to share her life with, to merge into one, to have some pony look at her with adoring eyes, to hold her when she might be going a little bit of the reservation, so to speak. Given the number of times she had … um … let herself go, slightly, in the sanity department, that other pony would have to be as strong willed as her or just as crazy.

Let's face it Twilight, not many ponies you know can be crazier then you except for Pinkie Pie. She mused as she shook her head. Pinkie Pie knew that Twilight was not wrapped to tight sometimes, knew it like she knew her own name, but was still willing to travel to the end of the world, or at least to Canterlot, to stand by her.

It had actually been that long trip back to Ponyville that Twilight finally realized just how much she needed Pinkie and what she actually meant to her. Both her and Spike had fallen asleep on the way back, with Spike laying against her right side and Pinkie imitating him on her left. She had dragged both of them to Canterlot on some crazy idea to stop time so she could avoid whatever catastrophe that was to occur at sunrise. The catastrophe, of course, had been Twilight overreacting as usual but that didn't stop Pinkie Pie from helping her friend in anyway she could. Heck, it had been her that found the spell that allowed Twilight to travel back in time, but only once and for a limited time, that sort of started this whole misadventure.

It had been Pinkie who snuggled up to the very dejected and humiliated unicorn at the beginning of the train ride home and try to bring a smile to her face. Which she, of course, succeeded at brilliantly. Just like she always did. Just like Twilight hoped beyond hope she always will.

It wasn't anything else but that warm feeling of being loved without words that opened Twilight's eyes to her feelings. She wasn't a mare-lover, at least she wasn't interested in Pinkie only because she was a mare. Twilight had known many mares and stallions in her young life, yet none of them had left as much of a impression on her as Pinkie did. No mare or stallion has ever made her feel special as only Pinkie could. That is why the list for idea on what to do if Pinkie said 'no' was so short. She had no idea what else she could do to fill the pink cotton candy void in her life. She just couldn't imagine any other pony who could complete her life as her party pony did everyday without even trying.

And that fear, the rejection, was the biggest hurdle to overcome at the moment. After making sure the saddle bags were secure on her back and all three scrolls in the bags, she did a mental check of her finial checklist.

Saddle bags; check!

All three scrolls; check!

Take deep breath to calm self; sort of check!

Take first step towards the door and my future … Twilight willed her right front hoof to move. That particular leg seemed to be very determined to stay rooted in place. Scowling at the offending limb, she muttered something about traitorous bodily functions. That set off the butterflies in her stomach once again, the very loud and annoying butterflies.

“Hey, who is in charge here, me or you?” Twilight said aloud as if she was talking to Spike. “I said, let's go.” Pulling with all her might, she was unable to get it to budge a inch. “All righty then, we shall start with the left side if that is the way you want to play this out!” The left hooves seemed to be more cooperative, as they moved with no trouble at all. Still the right side wanted no part of this crazy plan and had to be dragged along. As Twilight sort of hobbled sideways towards the front door a small voice in the back of her head let out a small chuckle and said, Didn't figure this into your calculations, did ya?

Twilight let out a groan; wondering what else she hadn't planned on happening, was going to happen.