Today had just been awful.

Queen Chrysalis had nearly ruined her best friends life.

She nearly destroyed Canterlot.

She nearly turned her Auntie into a changeling herself.

But worst of all she almost destroyed Twilight.

Twilight............

Cadence Sighed.

Cadence thought she had pushed those thoughts out of her mind, but here she was reopening old wounds. Of all the ponies that could have found her, of all the ponies that could have saved her, it had to be Twilight. Cadence was walking down the castle halls feeling defeated. She remembered the day she met Twilight.

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Cadence was sat outside in the royal gardens, Admiring the lush flowers that had just emerged due to the effects of spring. Cadence loved spring. The flowers, the longer nights that started to emerge, it was indeed the perfect season for love. It was early in the morning so not many ponies would be awake at this time. That was what Cadence enjoyed most. The quiet, the calm. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. In through the nose, out through the mouth.

“Hello There?” Came a deep yet playful voice.

Cadence jumped at the sudden start and turned around to see who had been watching her and for how long. She met a pair of Aqua blue eyes, even his Sclera was tinted a light blue, along with a goofy smile that seemed almost natural.

“Hi?” Cadence said with an almost annoyed voice, the last thing she liked was being surprised.

“It's beautiful isn't it?” He said

“What is?”

“The flowers when they're in bloom” He was wearing that grin so wide it almost ached to look at.

“Yes they are... but who are you” Cadence wanted this intruder to leave as her morning relaxation in the gardens was about the only thing that got her through her daily duties.

“Oh sorry how rude of me my names Shinning. Shinning Armour and yours miss?” Shinning said with that still goofy smile plastered on his face.

“Cadenza. Princess Mi Amore Cadenza” Cadence said flatly it's not that she didn't like the stallion it's just in the morning she prefers to be alone.

“What a beautiful name” The stallion cocked an eyebrow before continuing “Well your highness it shall be a pleasure serving you next year” He began to bow and if possible his grin grew even wider.

“What do you mean?” Cadence seemed startled now.

“I've just been drafted into training to become a royal guard and hopefully by next year I shall be one” Damn that stupid grim Cadence thought.

“Well that's very nice to hear, and it shall be a pleasure to speak to you in a years time, but I like to be alone in the morning if you don't mind” Cadence said with a half apologetic smile.

“A beautiful mare like yourself shouldn't be walking around without an escort should she?” The grin still not leaving his face.

“Well as I have done it for the past 134 years. I think it's safe to say I'll be alright, but thank you for your concern now it you don't mind.” Cadence turned to walk away. Shinning was just about to say something before a loud booming noise shocked them both. Both Cadence and Shinning looked up to the sky to see a large wave of colours pass them.

“What in the name of Celestia” Cadence said while shinning just stood there dumbstruck.

But before either of them could think on the situation a cracking noise broke they're train of thought.

Cadence and Shinning turned to see a large dragons head protruding from one of the castles pillars

“Where in Equestria did that come from?!” Shinning yelled in a full panic.

“I think it's coming from the examination hall” Cadence turned to see Shinning no longer had a smile on his face but instead a face full of fear.

“Are you okay?” Cadence asked in fear for the colt was remaining silent.

“Twily!” Shinning began running through the gardens at full speed. Heading for the examination hall.

“Twily?” Cadence thought before rushing after him in a panic.

Shinning began charging through the gardens at a break neck pace. Nearly knocking over ponies in the process Cadence had a hard time keeping up with him. It wasn't until Shinning smashed his way through a group of guard's that Cadence thought 'this colt's insane'

Shinning quickly ducked round several corners in a quick speed never slowing down but rather showing impeccable skill by not skidding into several walls. Eventually Shinning skidded to a halt just outside the examination hall where the dragon had seemed to magically disappear. Shinning ran into the hall. Cadence just behind him. He ran around frantically in the empty hall hoping to find a glimpse or hear whimper of his little sister somewhere, anywhere.

As he looked around all he noticed was the large hole in the roof presumably, created by that large dragon. A cart with some hay and a broken shell on it.

'A Shell?' Shinning thought

“Wait!” He yelled “Did that dragon come from that egg!”

“It could have done, this is an examination hall and this is a test that the examiners give out. Although hatching a dragon egg is very hard to do, and they don't give it out too often.” Cadence said wondering why this stallion was acting so strange.

“Well, what make them give out a test like this if it's so rare?!” Shinning breathing was erratic.

“Well it depends on the written exam.” Cadence started to worry the nice, smiling stallion she met was now acting like some pony had just died.

“What do you mean it depends on the written exam!” Shinning screamed.

“Well, the whole point of this examination room is to test a unicorns ability. The ages of the unicorns are very varied because there is no age restriction for the school you can take this exam when you can pass the written exam. But the written exam is incredibly hard to pass it took me 4 tries and very long nights of studying just to get into the school. I was 9 when I got in. I think the oldest one was 'Technote' he got in after 12 failed tries he was 16 I think when he finally got in. He only stayed for 1 year because he only wanted to learn colour magic. Which is necessary for artists you see. He completed the training in 1 year because to be honest there's not much to learn about colour magic. Yet he still tried so hard to get in and didn't give up. Guess he just thought it would help him if he told pony's he went to the School For Gifted Unicorns. So the harder the course, the more difficult the magic, and the strength of the unicorn, depends on the amount of time you stay” Cadence took a breath before being interrupted.

“What in Tatarus does that have to do with the dragon!” Shinning was getting angry.

“I was getting to that” Cadence glared at him.

“Well 'Technote' wasn't that smartest unicorn which is why he failed the written exam 12 times but colour magic still takes skill to learn, the average time it takes to complete it is 3 years yet he did it in 1.”

Shinning raised an eyebrow.

“A lot of unicorns pass the test easily but don't have a lot of magic, so it takes them a little longer to complete the course. While some fail the test a few times, but when they get in. They get the training done quicker because they have a lot energy. That's why the the ages, time, and effort needed are not restricted. Different unicorns posses different ability's. The reason the written exam is so hard is because you must know a little about all forms of magic, even if you wish to just peruse one form.

“Okay but I still don't see what that-” Shinning began before being interupped.

“The youngest unicorn to ever hatch a dragon egg was Sculptors Muse he was 7. He was 4 marks off perfect in the written exam. This test is only given to those who nearly ace the exam. Yet even if they ace the exam there's no guarantee that they can hatch the egg. The written exam tests your knowledge while this exam tests your power.”

“And?” Shinning asked.

“Well about 16 ponies have nearly aced the written exam and have been given this one but all failed to hatch the egg so they were given weaker exams, and they keep getting weaker until they can pass, which is how the examiners test a unicorns power level. The smarter they are the more they know, the more they know the more they understand. If they understand magic better than every other pony they might be better at magic which is why the highest graded unicorns get given the hardest tests. Then the test gets weaker if they can't pass and when they pass that's when they go to the school, you see you get many tries in here it's only the written exam that's a problem this place just checks how strong you are. So that it can tell the school how long they think it might take based on the unicorns knowledge and power to complete a course.” Cadence breathed very deeply

“So what your saying is?” Shinning seemed completely lost.

“Well if a unicorn managed to get here then they must be very very smart and if they managed to not only hatch the egg, but increase the size of the dragon by 100-fold. Then they must be very powerful. So therefore there in a unicorn running around here with power that almost matches Celestia's herself.”

“Oh horse apples!” Shinning yelled running around the room again looking under anything that wasn't bolted down.

“What are you looking for?” Cadence started laughing when Shinning got his head stuck in-between 2 of the chairs.

“Urg- My little sister Twily!” Shinning stated while prying himself free from the chairs.

“Twily? Wait your sister was taking an exam here?” Cadence gasped.

“Yeah I came with Twily and our parents to see her but we got here like an hour early so I decided to take a walk and got lost. Which is when I ran into you” He said still searching.

“Oh well what does she look like we could ask the guards whether they've seen her. While I could go ask Auntie. If a young unicorn is running around with a giant dragon.” Cadence laughed.

Shinning shot her a glare.

“What just trying to lighten the mood. This is the most fun I've had in over 100 years.” Cadence giggled.

Shinning still glaring.

“This isn't a game” He spoke coldly

“Why no longer smiling? She couldn't have gotten far” Cadence's smile began to slip.

“Really what if she was crushed by that dragon? What if she was eaten by it? What if she created it and got scared and ran away? What if the guards think she was planning an attack on Canterlot and are chasing her down as we speak?” A tear fell from his eye which Cadence noticed.

“She's my little sister she's the only one I've got. I've been protecting her since she was just a little filly. She spent so long studying for this exam, so much that's she sacrificed making friends over it. I'm the only friend she has. She's my LSBFF” Shinning sighed.

“Your what?” Cadence seemed confused.

“Little Sister Best Friend Forever” Shinning admitted “I thought she was really smart but if that test you said was so hard then she must be a genius” Shinning exhaled.

“What do you mean?” Cadence felt the love coming off shinning for his little sister it felt like the power of a star.

“The year before she took the exam she came crying to me. Saying how she couldn't figure out how to get her cutie mark and she really wanted one. I told her that she has to figure out who she is and what she wants to do her whole life. What her passion is. She said 'Magic'” Shinning smiled

“Magic?” Cadence smiled

“Yeah she wanted to learn magic. I asked what kind of magic. She asked 'how many kinds are there?' I said 145. Then she said 'No there's 147 Star magic had just been developed and transformation magic has two separated forms of Light and Dark transformation'. She was always so smart, so I asked her if you know them all them, then which was do you want to learn. She said ' all of them' I said well that's a lot if you want to learn, then you better study hard then you can go to the School for Gifted Unicorns and learn all the types of magic and get your cutie mark. Then she ran away smiling and began studying.” Shinning paused for a minute.

“She got a perfect score on the written exam” Shinning admitted

“Perfect! But that's impossible” Cadence screamed

“Well if she just turned a egg into a giant dragon then I'm sure she's capable of getting a perfect score.” Shinning laughed “ Although I need to find her I won't leave her alone to deal with this, she needs me”

Cadence could see just how much Shinning cared for his little sister. She knew he cared a lot for her and knew he wanted her safe more than any other sibling would, she knew she had to help.

“Well I still think we should have a look around I'll go ask Celestia, You go ask any of the guards if they're seen her” Cadence smiled.

“Thanks” Shinning wiped at his eyes before he could cry.

“Thanks?” Cadence was puzzled

“For not laughing, most ponies do when they hear how close we are, please find her. She's 4, Purple coat, Dark blue mane, she has a purple and a pink streak in her mane and violet eyes.” Shinning said with a worried tone

“Okay you go check outside and I'll go find Celestia and ask her” Cadence Smiled.

Author's Note

Hey hope you guys liked the first chapter still have a lot to do but trying to do it bit by bit constructive critisium is always welcome and tell us what you think. By the way the flash back was meant to be in italics and i can't figure out how to do it.

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