Unicorn destiny: equestria is magcal

Hello, how are you, I hope you are well.

Here I bring you the new chapter.

I hope you enjoy it.

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This fanfiction was created by a fan for fans with the purpose of improving in the art of writing.

This story can and most likely will have spelling errors.

Any criticism (constructive or not) will be read and appreciated.

This story is not going to be an HIE or G5, it will be tinged to the story of G4, MLP: FIM.

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"Thanks for the muffins, Pinkie."

"You're welcome, Platinum, come back soon~!"

I wave goodbye to Pinkie Pie as I trot out of Sugarcube Corner, tuck the muffins snugly into my backpack, and head off towards home.

It has been several weeks since the dragon incident and since I achieved my greatest success with the runes.

Since then, I have spent some time improving my runes and creating more of them in order to have more to show.

I have managed to create three new runes: an illumination rune, a rune that creates a barrier and a heat rune.

I haven't created many runes in this time but that's because it's not an easy task to do.

As I said before, the gems I use require absorbing certain magic to make the spell work.

While it would be simple to just use ruby gems, there are a few problems with that. First, the limited stock of gems I have in my repertoire. Secondly, each spell requires a certain amount of magic to work. For example, the barrier spell requires more magic depending on how strong I want the barrier to be, too little and the barrier will break like glass, too much and it won't work.

And thirdly, to give variety and see how well it works on diamonds, Emeralds and sapphires. Each crystal has a different ability to absorb magic, which makes it unique but interesting at the same time.

Anyway, today I took the day off. I know there is supposed to be a storm today because last week the weather ponies forgot to drop rain and to make up for it, they are dropping a lot of rain today.

I don't see much sense in that, but what do I know, I'm not an expert on the weather.

It also makes me wonder why ponies have such a need to control the environment.

I mean, from what the history texts say, magic has always been present but ponies were not always united as they are now.

Before the reign of Princess Celestia, the ponies were divided into tribes, the Pegasus, unicorn and earth pony tribes.

Magic was always "weird" in the ponies' end and made nature control itself. For today's ponies to hear that sounded very strange but it seemed normal to me, after all nature has always controlled itself.

That was until the different tribes realized that they could manipulate nature as they pleased. The Pegasus could control the clouds, the earth ponies could control the crops and the unicorns managed the cycle of night and day. This created conflict and kept the tribes apart.

That was until an incident occurred with the wendigos, beings made of magic that brought the eternal winter to the lands where the three tribes used to live. That all ended one day, when the three tribes united because they realized they had similarities and yada, yada, yada.

A lot of nonsense if you ask me, but what do I know. Humans were just the same, no in fact, I'd say we were worse.

Anyway... wait, what was I getting at with all this? Ah, [Beep] I got distracted and now I don't remember what I was talking about.

Come to think of it, where am I?

"Look out down there!"

The sudden warning caused me to step aside while at the same time my horn glowed in preparation for any impending danger.

A blur flew past me where I was standing and crashed into some nearby bushes. Whew, that had to hurt. With some concern for the fallen pony, I approached to see if she was okay only to recoil in surprise when a head pops out of the bushes, revealing a pony with light gray fur, yellow eyes and a yellow mane. Also, her eyes for some reason point to different sides.

Can she even see with those eyes?

"Are you okay?" I asked in a kind but slightly worried way after the pony shakes off some leaves she had on her head and climbed out of the bush, then looked up at me with a big smile.

Uh, now that I realize, it's a Pegasus. Makes sense, considering it went into a nosedive.

Although a part of me thought it was Rainbow Dash. My body resents the times that Pegasus has crashed into me.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking! This happens all the time, sometimes I'm not as careful as I should be."

I can see that, "Are you sure? I know some healing spells if necessary." While not my area of expertise, my father instilled in me that it is always necessary to have all kinds of spells in case of emergency. Better safe than sorry, I know more lives are saved that way.

"I'm sure! The bush broke my fall. Thanks for your concern!" she said with a bright smile and then brought her face close to mine to look at me with a glare? I honestly couldn't tell from her eyes. "hey, wait, I know you!"

She does? "...really?"

She gave me enthusiastic nods that remind me a bit of Pinkie. "Sure, you're the guy who took that shot at that evil griffin in the market!"

Ah, that's where she know me from. It doesn't surprise me much that they keep talking about it. This is a small town where not much happens and everyone knows each other, so I'm not surprised she knows me from there. "That was a long time ago. Now, who do I have the pleasure of talking to?" I said as I held out my hoof for her to shake.

And so, she did, with a ferocity that reminded me of my first encounter with Applejack. This pony is certainly something. "I'm Derpy Hooves! It's nice to meet you, what's your name?"

"Platinum. Platinum Breeze. Nice to meet you, Miss Hooves." I said as I gave a small bow. My parents taught me these types of manners a long time ago and although I don't do it often, since I don't meet people every day, I still did it from time to time.

I don't do it that often here in Ponyville, but in Canterlot I had to do it every time I met someone new, I had to be quite formal and polite. The Canterlot ponies, not all of them, seemed to have a stick buried up their ass when it came to their titles and how they were to be addressed. If you didn't, they would raise hell until the royal guard arrived.

Now, this was the funny thing. Many times, the ponies thought they were on to someone simply because of their social status and because they didn't recognize you at first glance. This got them in trouble and landed them in jail for a short period of time.

Of course, it depended on the type of guards and the type of pony, but usually if it was the Princess's royal guard, they ended up arresting the one who made the scandal.

That didn't stop them from doing it again, though.

"Oh, you don't have to be so formal, just Derpy is fine." And I think it's perfect, and you've earned a few points in my book, Derpy Hooves. Suddenly, the Pegasus' eyes widen in shock and she gasps noisily. "Wait, did you say Platinum?" at that, I gave a cautious nod, which caused the pony to remove her hoof and tuck said hoof into her backpack next to her, which made me realize it was there in the first place.

"Here, a letter addressed to Mr. Platinum Breeze!" she said as she extended her hoof in my direction again, this time with a letter in said hoof. I grab the letter and see that he envelope had gold embroidery and an M for insignia in the middle.

"(A letter from the magic council)" I thought to myself as I had an inward frown. Outwardly, I gave Derpy a nod. "Thank you for handing me the letter." I said then slipped a hoof into my own backpack and pulled a muffin out of it, a chocolate one. "Here's to your excellent service." 8/10 her service if I'm honest, but I liked Derpy, so that elevated it to 10/10.

Derpy lets out a half-exaggerated gasp at the sight of the muffin, "a chocolate muffin? They're my favorite!" what are the chances? Still, I can't help but squeeze out a smile as she snatches the muffin from me and takes a bite and her face lights up with pleasure. "Thank you so much!" she gives me a smile and I return it.

"You're welcome."

Suddenly, Derpy gasps noisily and takes flight. "Oh, I'm late to deliver the other letters. See you later, Platinum!" and off goes the Pegasus wonder.

I shake my head as I open the letter he sent me.

Canterlot Magic Council

Canterlot, EquestriaDear Platinum Breeze,We are writing to you as members of the Canterlot Magic Council to express our growing concern over your recent lack of significant progress in the development of new spells. As you know, membership in this Council is not only an honor, but also a responsibility that demands dedication, innovation and continued progress in the art of magic.Over the past few months, we have seen a marked decrease in your magical contributions. The Council has been sympathetic to your personal circumstances and has allowed more time for you to concentrate on your research. Unfortunately, however, we have not seen the expected results.Accordingly, and after thorough deliberation, we inform you that you must submit a new spellcasting breakthrough before the next Council meeting, which will take place in one month's time. This breakthrough should demonstrate not only your magical ability, but also your commitment to the high standards expected of Magic Council members.If you fail to comply with this requirement, we will be forced to consider your removal from the Council. We trust that you will understand the gravity of this situation and will strive to meet expectations.We sincerely hope to see significant progress on your part. We are convinced that, with your talent and dedication, you will be able to overcome this challenge.Sincerely yours,Mystic DawnChairpony of the Canterlot Magic Council

...these son of [Beep].

My magical aura fills the paper between my hooves and tears it apart in a fit of rage, as I feel my right eye twitching in annoyance.

What do these sons of [Beep] think they are to try to order me around like this?

No... calm down Platinum. Getting angry won't solve anything.

I focus on my breathing as I try to calm down a bit.

Why do I bother, you may ask? Because of how hypocritical the council is being.

As mentioned above. Or not, I do not remember exactly. Anyway, as I said before. In this world magic although it is important, it does not take the due importance as I know it should, or at least from my point of view, and there are not hundreds of spells, if about 250 maximum.

The council learned that I created a spell, a small form of cloud manipulation to create a sculpture, at such a young age and made me a member of the council at the tender age of 12.

I was ecstatic, my parents were proud and Twilight was incredulous and somewhat jealous.

But not everything was rainbow colored, the council wanted me to create more spells because they saw I could do it and I did more to please them, like the magic stairs I used in my little demonstration of Trixie or my bubble of silence, which I created not long ago.

Because of my talent, the council members are always after me to create more spells for them, sometimes giving me quite a bit of cash or some artifacts that I can ask them for.

I know they are grateful for my contributions to magical development, as that is what the council was created for, magical advancement. Although now I know it has been reduced more to safeguarding all the magic spells that are known.

That same desperation for my talent, made them "order" me to focus on creating spells and leave everything else behind, including my personal project that I didn't tell them about at all, for fear that they would want to take over my work.

Obviously, I ignored them, I wasn't going to focus on creating spells if I didn't want to, instead I focused on what I wanted to do, create the Glyphs and runes and spend time with my family and friends.

That did not please the council and made several empty threats to expel me from the council but they never did anything, even a whole year passed without me casting any spell and they had to put up with it because I am a friend of the Princess's student, so I had immediate contact with the Princess.

But now, they seems to think that because I'm in Ponyville they could order me around and take me off the council if they wanted to.

Honestly, being removed from the council doesn't matter to me, it's just a title that isn't worth much to me.

I know there are ponies that would kill to be inside the council, Twilight was one of them until she realized the type of ponies that commanded the council and that it was better to be a student of the Princess than to be "trapped" like me.

Anyway, as I was saying, being taken off the council doesn't matter to me, what matters to me is that if they take me off the council, they can use their authority to take over all my research and considering the progress I've made and how revolutionary the runes are, they might want to take credit for exposing it to the title, never mind the fact that they couldn't create more without my knowledge.

That is something I will NOT let happen.

I must get back to the library as soon as possible and have Spike send a letter...

Ugh I know I forget; I can't help but slap myself in the face when I remember something important.

Spike is currently in Canterlot on some "special assignment" and will not return until tomorrow.

I could wait for her to return, but I'd rather send the letter to Princess Celestia at once.

Uwah, now how do I send it- ah I got it!

Long ago, Princess Celestia taught Twilight the ability to send messages with her magic when Spike was still very young and Twilight taught it to me.

I don't remember the exact spell, but I have it written down in my notebook in my room.

I just have to read the spell and send the letter to Princess Celestia.

A piece of cake.

"Well, now I have more reason to go home" I said to myself with a small smile and then looked with a frown at the shredded letter on the floor.

I could leave it there but I need evidence so...

With a sigh, I reconstruct the letter and put it in my backpack and then start my way back home.

Those [Beep] people on the council won't know who they're messing with.

...Oh, for the love of God.

I looked with some anger at the rain that began to fall on me.

"Worst timing in the world, Darn Pegasos," I grumbled to myself as I covered my backpack with my cloak and started walking back home.

I could run but it would dirty my hooves and I don't want to come home dirty.

[Beep] my life.

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Ah there's the library, which has the door open for some reason.

I hope Twilight has a towel ready.

"Honey, I'm home~" I said once I entered the house, waited a few moments and... there it is, a towel crashed against my head. Stifling a laugh, I close the door while drying myself with the towel. "Have you seen the weather today, the Pegasus didn't spare any resources- What in Equestria?"

My amusement turned to bewilderment at the sight before me; a certain white unicorn was applying some green material to Twilight's face with an amused smile. And a certain orange earth pony was watching in obvious disbelief. "Now wait a goll-darn minute!" Applejack said in an annoyed voice. "You made me wash the mud off my hooves, but is it okay for y'all to have mud all over your face?"

"Silly," Rarity chided with a smile, "this is a mud mask. It's meant to refresh and rejuvenate the complexion." Then she glanced up at me warmly. "Welcome back, Platinum. I was beginning to wonder where you had disappeared to."

...I'm not going to lie; it feels weird to have someone else come over to the house. Usually, it's Twilight or my parents or Spike. It's not bad but definitely different. Anyway, "Nice to see you, Rarity, Applejack." I said as I gave them a smile as I finished drying off and took the muffins out of my backpack, which luckily hadn't gotten wet. "I brought the muffins Twilight, where do you want some?"

Yes, I think it was obvious, but the muffins aren't just for me, I brought one for Twilight considering we won't have our star chef at home. "Leave it on the table Platinum." Twilight said then looked at Applejack with a smile. "We're giving each other makeovers!" she said to then let out an adorable squeal, to which I couldn't help but snort in amusement, "We have to, it says so in the book."

"Sleepover 101: everything you need to-" Applejack began to read aloud then stopped herself after reading what the book said. "Well shoot, would you look at the time? Gotta mosey on home now, running late. Goodnight!" then the earth pony tried to leave but the sound of lightning made her come back, much to my amusement. "Or maybe I'll stay here for a while..."

So, you're having a sleepover, uh I don't remember Twilight and I ever having one. I'd like to stay but I have more important and pressing things to do right now. "Well," I said, getting the attention of everyone in the room, "Sounds lovely whatever... whatever you guys are going to do but I have some things to do in my room, so I hope you don't involve my room in all of this." I said as I started to make my way to my room.

"Wait, Platinum," Twilight's voice called out, causing me to pause and turn toward her. "Aren't you going to join us? I was hoping... I thought we could share this together," she said, her expression turning shy as she glanced away.

I almost blushed at that but managed to avoid it as I shook my head in denial. "I'm sorry Twilight, but I have some important things to do right now. I hope you understand." I said with a forced smile, as a part of me would also like to share this experience but I have to take care of those old guys from the council first. "I'll tell you about it later, I promise."

Normally I would tell her the reason right away, since Twilight knows what the council members are like, she's seen me interact with them and she herself has interacted with them thanks to her being the Princess's student. But with Rarity and Applejack here, I can't tell. Unfortunately, they don't have the same connections as the two of us and they don't know the council members like the two of us do, so they might misinterpret things.

Besides, no one knows that I am a council member. I managed to make my participation anonymous.

...You know, come to think of it, maybe that's the reason the ponies on the council think they can send me.

Uh, I hadn't thought of that.

"It's okay," interrupts Twilight's voice in my thoughts. I look at her and see a gentle smile on her face. "I understand, Platinum. Even though we'll miss you at the sleepover, I know you have other important plans. There will always be more opportunities for us to share moments together."

...Ugh, now I feel bad. But I must stand firm, I really have things to do right now.

I give her a small smile and turn around to go to my room.

"Now, wait a second, Platinum dear." Darn it, Rarity. "You don't have to feel left out, you know, even though you're a boy, why don't you join our extravagant sleepover?"

I looked at her to see, "A tempting offer, dear Rarity." I said as I watched with amusement as Applejack paled in disgust while Rarity applied a mud mask. "But I'm afraid I really have something to do, maybe I'll join you later for this lovely sleepover but I make no promises." And by that, I mean I'm very likely to end up joining.

"Oh, I understand perfectly, Platinum dear." Rarity said with a slight twinkle in her eye. "I understand that responsibilities always have their place. But remember, anytime you want you can join us." She said as she continued to put the mud mask on Applejack.

I nod with a small smile, "thank you for your understanding." I said to this time finally head to my room.

Now, where did I leave my notebook?

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And... done!

I couldn't help but smile as I watched the letter disappear in a trail through my open window, then proceeded to close the window as I grabbed the mop and cloth I had brought and began to dry what I had gotten wet.

Things had been going pretty smoothly since I went up to my room. Finding my spell notebook and finding Princess Celestia's spell was not complicated. The spell was literally among the first pages I wrote in that notebook. Writing the letter wasn't difficult either, since I already knew what I wanted to tell Princess Celestia.

The only thing that was complicated was sending the letter, as it required the window to be open so that it could go to its destination. Between opening the window, keeping the letter from getting wet and sending the letter was the most complicated part of the whole process. And that was not as complicated as you might think.

As I was drying, I couldn't help but look up at the sky once I heard a clap of thunder.

It is good that we have a magic lightning rod for this kind of situation, otherwise we would have a very big problem with these thunderstorms.

Although I have to admit that this time the Pegasus really did a good job with this storm. Sure, it's strong but it's also quite beautiful to look at.

Once I finished cleaning, I left the cleaning supplies behind as I lay down on the bed in my room.

Phew, it's all over now. Now, should I go to the sleepover?

...you know, come to think of it, I didn't hear any loud screams or laughter coming from downstairs and I don't know if it was because of the storm. It was good because it helped me concentrate on my work but I still can't help but wonder why.

Uh, lo and behold, a flash of lightning made the lights go out.

Good thing we have that lightning rod.

Oh, what do you know, screams.

I sighed as I immediately stood up, stretched a little and ran out of my room, heading straight for where the three mares were. It might be a false alarm, but it doesn't hurt to check.

"What happened?" I said seriously and with a touch of concern once I entered the room. No sign of a struggle or anything dangerous, the only weird thing was that Rarity and Applejack were hugging each other tightly until they realized what they were doing and separated. "I heard screaming, it's all right."

"Ghost story: check."

...oh. I couldn't help but feel embarrassed at the real reason I was hearing screams, so I turned around to go back to my room, before a voice stopped me. "Wait Platinum, that was sweet of you to check on us; come and join us, maybe you have a ghost story or two to tell us."

I shot a glance at the unicorn. I mean, I could join, but I'm feeling a little embarrassed right now. I was about to respond but Applejack beat me to it and added. "Yeah, maybe I know some good stories that would really scare someone."

Okay, that's very tempting. "I know some stories." I replied slowly. "But I'm afraid all the ones I know will keep you awake at night." While time has made me forget a number of things, I haven't forgotten a few things from my old world, horror stories that gave me nightmares as a child.

I also remember some movies that I was very excited about as a child. Maybe I should write them down.

"Oooh, so you're saying you know some scarier stories than Twilight's Headless Horseman story?" Rarity asked.

Hearing the story Twilight told, I couldn't help but laugh. I told that story to myself several years ago. "That old children's story? I have scarier horror stories than that. Stories that will blow your minds."

"Oh, how come I've never heard of them," Twilight said as she put the book down and looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Because there's never been a need for me to tell them to you, Princess." I said as I dodged a pillow Twilight sent me after I said Princess. I stood up and gave her a smile. "Trust me, you'd be surprised."

"Then surprise me."

...Oh-ho. All right, my dear Twilight. You asked for it. Besides, I don't have anything better to do anyway. "Very well." I responded softly to the obvious challenge. "But don't come crying to me if this story is too scary for you." Then the other two ponies settled in, with Twilight joining in, I walked over to them and took a seat, clearing my throat to tell the story... of Slenderman, or in this case, Tallmane.

Yes, there is no creepypasta-like story in this world, so I'm being original.

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"Then you place a marshmallow on top of the chocolate, make sure it's centered; that's critical, and then carefully place another perfectly square cookie on top. done, ta-da!" Rarity concluded her instructions on how to create a "perfect" smoke a few feet away, as I and Twilight watched Rarity work her "magic."

"Oh!" Honestly, I'm not surprised Twilight is blown away by all this. We're both shut-ins in our youth and never did any of this. I'm amazed too, since I never did any of this when I was human. These... s'mores I think they were called. It was fascinating.

Also, I must admit I was impressed with these three, they managed to handle the ponified version of Slenderman quite well. I even told them when they weren't hiding under the table or behind the chairs. Also, I got some satisfaction when all three admitted that my story was scarier than Twilight's headless horseman story, even Twilight was impressed because she didn't know I knew these kinds of stories.

In the end I decided to stay for some s'mores, although I couldn't help but notice the certain hostility between Rarity and Applejack. What was going on with these two? I didn't know and honestly, I didn't care. Whatever was going on between the two of them I'm sure they could work it out.

"Nah, just eat them." Ah, what a fancy way to eat s'mores Applejack. I smiled as I watched and listened to Applejack devour the treat like any pony would, much to Rarity's chagrin. And to top it off, a loud burp. 10 out of 10, I call for a repeat.

"Phew, you could at least say 'excuse me.'"

"Oh, I was about to do that but then you interrupted me! ...Pardon."

Okay... the animosity of these two really makes me wish I was in my room right now. It's kind of uncomfortable to be in a room with two ponies who certainly don't want to be here and get along badly.

"S'mores: check." Twilight said as she bookmarked the activity. Uh, I hadn't noticed but Twilight is using a book for all this. I shouldn't be surprised but she still did. "Now the next fun activity we have to do...truth or dare!" my ears perked up as I heard the next activity, truth or dare? With two ponies that I know dislike each other? This is definitely not going to go badly.

"I challenge Applejack to do something carefully and neatly for a change."

"Oh yeah?" And... here we go. "Well, I dare Rarity to relax and stop obsessing over every little minuscule detail for a change."

"Uh-huh. I think the truth of the matter is that someone could pay a little more attention to detail." Where's my popcorn?

"And I think the truth is that someone should stop worrying so that some of us can get things done!"

I stared at the growing chaos in front of me. God, I wish I had some popcorn right now.

"Erm, I don't think that's how the game is supposed to work-" I heard Twilight say as she looked at the book and recited what was in it. "'You have to give an honest answer to any question or do whatever someone challenges you to do.'"

Uh oh, this doesn't look good.

"Girls, please calm down for a second." I said before they could throw challenges at each other, I could see it coming a mile away. "I don't understand why the two of you are arguing right now. And frankly, this whole sleepover thing is getting out of hand. Can you stop for a moment and talk like the adults we are." I was really hoping that we could act mature about this situation. This pointless discussion is getting out of hand.

"Sorry Platinum dear, if only someone would learn to act more gracefully on their hooves for a change."

"Well, someone could learn that getting a little dirty isn't bad at all - sometimes the best things in life come with a little dirt!"

Great, we're back to square one. Again, these two are looking at daggers and it's bothering me too.

"Alright, you know what, I don't have to put up with your childish attitudes." I said as I stood up, to the surprise of the other three ponies in the room. "I came here to enjoy my first sleepover, my first in my entire life, I didn't come here to watch you two bicker like a cranky old married couple. Now if you'll excuse me."

Before they could respond, I teleported directly to my room and locked the door.

I let out a sigh as I turned on one of my lighting gems and grabbed a book.

So much for enjoying my first sleepover, huh?

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Great, I couldn't concentrate at all.

I let out a sigh as I set the book down next to me while watching the storm.

I admit to being angry about the arguments that were going on during the sleepover but they weren't enough to "make me run away." I did it for a purpose, to make them come to their senses and make them realize that what they were doing was wrong, basically ruining both mine and Twilight's first sleepover with their constant bickering.

I don't know if it worked but I hope it did and that Twilight is enjoying the sleepover thanks to my "noble" sacrifice.

At least I hope so.

And while I was a little excited about the anticipation of the sleepover, since I've never had one in my entire life, past and present, it's no big deal. I can always have another sleepover another day, it doesn't have to be today.

Although it would be my first with Twilight.

Pff, I can't help but laugh at the way I said it.

Man, if someone heard or read my thoughts out of context, I'd be heard wrong.

Spectators, let's keep this between us, shall we?

I looked at the small illumination rune that was still lit and levitated it with my magic.

I can't help but wonder, how on earth did I get cured of my severe case of exhaustion? This is the first time something like this has happened in my life and I have no information regarding this dilemma.

As far as I know, there is no "cure" as such for mana depletion, simple rest is what usually suffices for extreme cases like mine. It is annoying, yes, but it is what it is.

But thanks to the rune, my mana was restored and in fact, I felt stronger as I was floating through the air thanks to the rune on my necklace.

Could it be ambient magic? There is no information about it but there is also no information about unicorns that have managed to take advantage of ambient magic, at least not in a positive way.

So many questions and so few answers.

"Wow nelly!" I couldn't help but scream as my body jumped off the bed when the ground around me shook, then a loud rumble sounded from a nearby source.

"Oh ponyfeathers!" I said as I immediately teleported to the room where the three mares were.

Which was unsuccessful, as they were not even there, so I went to my second choice, Twilight's room. I teleported again, this time to Twilight's room.

"Twilight?" I said unconsciously as I looked around, only to stop at the sight before me. There was a giant tree that had somehow gotten in through the window of the room, covering part of the room, several leaves and branches being blown by it strong wind. Rarity and Applejack looked fine; one was trying to find some warmth while the other looked a little embarrassed. Now my concern is the fact that the tree fell right on Twilight's bed and... Twilight is nowhere in sight.

Oh [Bleep]!

"Twilight!" I immediately screamed as a sense of dread and panic filled me. She's okay, she's okay. No one dies in a children's program, now I just have to lift this [Beep] tree and make sure she's okay.

"Platinum? I'm here." My head snapped toward the purple unicorn whose head was sticking out of the leaves, looking at me in surprise.

Phew, thank goodness.

I couldn't help but sigh in relief as I looked at her, "Thanks Celestia, don't worry me like that!" then proceeded to give her a hug.

She just smiled as she hugged me back, even if I was squeezing her a little tight. God, I was worried for nothing.

"I hate to interrupt your little ro- ahem, friendly moment, we have a real crisis we need to address first!" That snapped me out of my stupor as I broke away from the embrace to give the unicorn an annoyed look. At least she keeps her word about not insisting we're having an affair.

"I'm so sorry, Twilight." Applejack then said, as if it was her fault that the tree had fallen in the library in the first place... wait a minute... no, no, I shouldn't be surprised. I sighed in exasperation as I shook my head; this was probably due to the little fight I was having with Rarity earlier.

"Well... Mm no, it's not okay!" That rather feeble outburst prompted me and the orange earth pony to look at Twilight in question. "There's a giant tree branch in the middle of my room! And the book doesn't say anything about having a tree branch at your sleepover." And we're back to the guide.

Wait... I know this is supposed to be just a branch of a tree?

"Well, if it's just a tree branch, then we won't have any problem getting rid of it." I said as I looked at the tree.

"Just let me see, I haven't found the entry in the book yet." Twilight said as she continued to search through her book, making me roll my eyes in amused exasperation.

"Platinum, help me out here!" I heard Applejack yell which made me turn to look at her, to see that she was trying to pull the branch out on her own, with no progress at all. "use your magic or something to get the branch out."

Now I could do that but... I looked over to see Rarity who could do the same as me but wasn't, probably because of whatever conflict she had with Applejack. "No," I finally said, causing her to look at me in disbelief. "I can see that this originated because of your fight with Rarity, work it out with her, I'll stay out of it." I said as I sat down next to Twilight.

If this really came about because Rarity and Applejack wouldn't stop arguing, then me, a third party, fixing this whole problem won't solve anything. They should fix this little spat they have with each other.

"Oh, for the love of- Rarity, help me out here please!" said Applejack as she continued to try to remove the tree without any progress while the unicorn in question continued to ignore Applejack and continued on her own.

"Platinum, quit messin' around and give me a hoof!" Applejack said angrily. But I didn't answer her, preferring to sit back and watch them work through their problems.

"Look, Rarity...I'm sorry, okay?"

"...What was that?"

There it is.

"I said I'm sorry!" with a smile, I could see the two ponies talking, like civilized ponies that they are. "I should have listened when you noticed that this branch would end up here!" So, if it was Applejack's fault that this branch was here. I'm honestly not surprised.

"Your annoying attention to detail would have saved us from all this mess! But right now, you need to stop being so nitpicky, picking up all those little things and help us pick up the most important thing that really matters... Please!"

"B-but I'll get really gross!"

Oh, for the love of all that's holy, "Oh my stars, Rarity!" I shouted, causing the two ponies who were arguing to startle and look at me. "Getting dirty is part of life, hard work, but everyone needs to get over it!" I said as my frustration at the whole situation took over me, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

"I can't do it alone; I need your help." Applejack added as she looked at the mare in question.

After some thought, Rarity finally agreed to help Applejack and using her magic, she made little pony statues out of the tree branch and Applejack ended up pulling the rest of the tree out.

Then they hugged, and yada, yada, yada. A bunch of cheesy stuff, but it worked out in the end.

"Oh, cute. where did these come from?" said Twilight finally looking up from her book. "They're not in the book either" oh for crying out loud.

Twilight blinked in confusion as she watched the book disappear from her hooves and then looked at me and threw the book away. "You might want to save the book for later, Twilight." She just gave me an embarrassed smile as I shook my head but smiled.

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"That was a great sleepover!" Announced Applejack cheerfully at the front door, as Twilight and I escorted her and Rarity so they could head home. The storm already cleared and after continuing the sleepover for a while longer, with them forcing me to put those round hair things on for some reason, we all went to sleep and here we were.

"I must agree." Rarity added in her elegant tone of voice. "I hope we have another one soon. You two were such gracious hosts."

"Oh, I don't know about that." I said modestly but also truthfully, since I really didn't deal much with them so much today.

"We look forward to having you again." Twilight said, before an obviously enthusiastic idea came up. "Oh, next time we can ask Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash to join us!"

"It would be fun, I guess. Just don't expect me to join." It's kind of awkward being the only guy with 6 girls around me. And judging by Twilight's amused smile, she knows it too. I shrugged my shoulders then said goodbye to the two mares who left shortly after.

I headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but Twilight's voice stopped me, "Wait Platinum, there's something I need to tell you."

Oh, this is new. I turn my gaze to Twilight and she gives me a smile. "I just wanted to thank you for what you did. I got too excited about the sleepover idea that I didn't realize, or rather didn't want to accept, what was happening in front of me." He said and then frowned a little. "Although I'd still like to know why you couldn't join us at the beginning of the sleepover, did something happen?"

Oh that, I already knew I was going to tell Twilight anyway, so it's no bother. "It was from the council." At my words, Twilight's look went through three stages; surprised, incredulous, and then annoyed. In that order. "They asked me to create a spell for them again, even though it hasn't been long since I created my last spell."

"Which in the end you didn't teach me, I had to learn it from the official book where it came out." I just gave her an amused smile at her annoyed look which then changed to a worried look. "That wouldn't be reason enough to piss you off, what happened?"

...why am I not surprised that Twilight managed to detect my anger? "They threatened to remove me from the council again, this time giving me a time limit until the next meeting." That made Twilight frown, obviously annoyed by the council's attitude as I was.

"Do you want me to send a message to Princess Celestia? I'm sure she could help us sort this out." Aw, I'm glad your first instinct is to ask the Princess for help with this problem. I've taught you to use your connections well.

I shook my head. "That's what I went to take care of. I already wrote a letter to the Princess and sent it to her. Now I just have to wait for her reply." Which I hope will be soon.

She nodded, her expression changing to an annoyed one then changing to a determined one. "Whatever I can do, I'm here to help. No matter how complicated it is, we'll find a solution together."

I couldn't help but be moved and gave her a hug, which she gladly returned.

"Hey guys, I'm home- whoa there!"

And the little hug we were sharing was interrupted by the sudden arrival of our resident dragon. We broke apart and looked down at the stunned Spike, eyes wide. Then he shook his head, coming back to himself. "Sorry to interrupt your moment." He said with a smirk.

I just gave her an annoyed look as Twilight looked at the dragon in confusion.

"'Moment?" ah Twilight, sometimes I'm glad you have your dense moments like this.

"Nothing was going on." I quickly interjected before he could continue to tease us. Spike has always been a very recurring supporter of our little "relationship," hoping that someday we would get together.

It's one of the awkward things that have happened with him, although it wasn't as awkward as that time he said "dad" to me one day when I went to see him.

It was very uncomfortable.

Luckily, he never told Twilight Mom or it would have been worse.

"Right..." he said as he made the mocking motion with his eyebrows, which made me frown. "Anyway, guys, it's great to see you again! What's for breakfast?"

Ah that reminds me, I haven't had breakfast. My stomach roars at that moment to remind me of that too. "Give me a few minutes to fix something." I said as I headed for the kitchen but Spike beat me to it.

"Leave it to me, Platinum. Oh, by the way, this is for you, Platinum." Spike said as he stood in front of me offering me an object.

Gifts? Ah no, it's a letter. It must be from Princess Celestia.

"It must be from Princess Celestia." Twilight said aloud.

"Don't tell me Twilight, I thought it was from the mayor." I said sarcastically while ignoring the little punch the mare in question gave me, I opened the letter to read the inside of it.

...oh my.

"What is it?" Twilight asked curiously, obviously noticing the expression on my face as I reread the paragraphs on the scroll.

I sighed without looking at her. "Looks like I've been summoned...for a cup of tea." I said in disbelief.

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