Author's note
To Neros, most of them will show up later in this story.

To JJBB, I already got someone to be the oven. Who knows about the one guy?

To Nauiscaa, that is the plan right now.

Chapter 1: Strange Twilight

Now a while away from the enchanted castle is a small cottage near the village of Ponyville; It's home of an inventing unicorn who is considered crazy by the locals.

But this story isn't about him but one who is leaving the cottage itself to return a book to the bookstore while wearing a backpack on her pack. She is a female violet unicorn with a black-purple mane and tail that had Pink stripes on it, purple eyes and a pink star marking on her flank. Her name is Twilight Sparkle, the inventor's daughter who is considered weird by the town too, but not too much like her father.

As Twilight heads to town, she smiles as the unicorn begins to sing.

Twilight: Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day, like the one before
Little town, full of little ponies
Waking up to say...

"Hello! Hello! Hello, hello! Hello!" Each pony in Ponyville exclaims in a chorus to Twilight. The unicorn continues singing as she goes near an Earth pony named Braeburn who is bringing a tray to his bakery.

There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning's just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town...

"Hey, morning, Twilight," Braeburn exclaims to Twilight with a smile.

"Good morning, Braeburn." Twilight said with a smile while Braeburn put a tray right at the window.

"So where yew heading off 'ta today?"

"Oh, I'm heading to Doctor Whooves's bookshoop! I just finished a good story about a beanstalk, an ogre and..."

"Yeah, yeah, nice," Braeburn said, not really paying attention to what Twilight's saying. Turning to the window, he exclaims, "Hey, Little Strongheart; 'De apple pies! Come on!"

Twilight shrugs. She figures that Braeburn wouldn't bother with her habits today. As the unicorn heads on, she passed Berry Punch and Bon Bon who look at her while singing.

Berry Punch & Bon Bon: Look there she goes. That girl is strange, no question
Dazed and distracted. Can't you tell?

Golden Harvest: Never part of any crowd

Noteworthy: 'Cause her head's up on some clouds

All (but Twilight): No denying she's a funny girl, that Twilight Sparkle

With a smile, Twilight got onto a back of a cart being pulled by Chance-A-Lot while going through town.

Chance-A-Lot: Hello

Screwball: Good day

Chance-A-Lot: How is your family?

An unicorn named Fleur de Lis goes up to Jet Set's place of business, the male unicorn smiles stupidly to her.

Fleur: Hello

Jet Set: Good day

Fleur: How is your wife?

An annoyed Upper Crust uses her magic to hit Jet Set on the head, causing him to yelp in pain.

Violyre: I need six eggs

Brolly: That's too expensive

Twilight: There must be more than this provincial life

Twilight jumps off the cart upon reaching the bookstore and enter the place, being greeted by the owner, Doctor Whooves. He smiles while saying, "Oh, Twilight. Welcome back."

"Morning, Doctor Whooves; I came to return the book that I borrowed." Twilight announces happily as she gave the book to Doctor Whooves who smiles as he begins to put it back into its own usual place.

"Oh, so you're finished already?"

"Yes, I couldn't put the book down." Twilight giggles as she looks through the shelves. "So got anything new that I can borrow?"

"Well, not since yesterday." Doctor Whooves answers with a bit of a chuckle. Twilight has practically read and borrows every book in the place. He doesn't mind it as long as the unicorn returns the book once she is done with it.

"It's okay. I think I will borrow..." Twilight said as she uses her magic to take a blue book from a shelf, giving it to the book store owner, "This one."

"Seriously, that one; But you read it twice already!"

"I can't help it, it was my favorite!" Twilight laughs as she hang onto the ladder and rolls down the track on it, having fun. "Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise, I can't get enough of it!"

Doctor Whooves smiles a bit as he gave the book back to Twilight. If the unicorn loves it so much, then perhaps she can keep it. The Earth pony suggests, "Well, my good friend, if you love it so much, you can keep it, free of charge."

"Really? But Doctor Whooves!"

"I insist!" Doctor Whooves laughs as he pushes Twlight out of the place. We see three Pegasus ponies named Dumb-Bell, Hoops and Score, who were looking at her through the window, looking casually as if not doing anything.

"Wow, thank you so much!" Twilight giggles happily as she leaves with her new book in hoof. The three Pegasus ponies grin as they sing next.

Dumb-Bell, Hoops and Score: Look there she goes
That girl is so peculiar!
I wonder if she's feeling well!

Orange Blossom: With a dreamy far-off look

Ace: And her nose stuck in a book

All: What a puzzle to the rest of us is Twilight Sparkle

Twilight, ignoring the singing, sat down near a fountain as sheep are passing by, some of them stop to look at her while sitting a bit.

Twilight: Oh! Isn't this amazing?
It's my favorite part because, you'll see!
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him until chapter three!

A sheep herder Earth Pony named Black Stone shoves the sheep away while saying, "Okay, little sheep, get going, come on."

Twilight smiles as she head off while going pass a hat shop where Photo Finish is trying on a hat while looking into a mirror being held by Lucky.

Photo Finish: Now it's no wonder that her name means 'Beauty'
Her looks have got no parallel

Lucky: But behind that fair façade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us

All: She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes, different from the rest of us is Twilight Sparkle

As the folks continue their activities, a bunch of geese are flying overheard...and yelps in alarm as one of them was shot down by a rifle, being send falling to the ground. Two ponies are holding sacks while trying to grab the dead bird. One of them is a purple coated Unicorn with a spiky like short mane, yellow eyes and a short tail. He got a number 2 symbol on his rank. His name is Dum-Dum.

The other pony is a white coated Pegasus pony with a long mane, a long mane, orange eyes and a dunce cap on his flank. His name is Boxco.

The two ponies try to catch the goose, only for it lands a yard in front of them. Dum-Dum yelps as he said, "Oops; Miss."

"Never mind," Boxco said nervously as he nervously kick the goose into his sack. The Pegasus and Unicorn goes over to someone blowing the smoke off the top of his hunting rifle that he is using magic to use. "Wow, Boris, you never miss big time!"

"Yes, I know." The stallion said with a chuckle. Boris is a red-colored furred colt with a black sharp like mane with a black tail, wears a necklace of gold and silver, wears a vest and has a shotgun cutie mark. Boris himself is considered to be the hero of Ponyville and lover of women throughout the village.

"Yep; beside no beast or monster would ever stand a chance against ya," Dum-Dum boasts as he and Boxco hold Boris's latest kills while following their boss, "Same thing for the ladies too!"

"Why, yes, Dum-Dum, Boxco, that's true as usual. In fact, right now, the filly that I got my sights set on right on is that one." Boris said with an eager grin. The stallion points to a hoof right at a familiar unicorn reading while heading through town.

"Wait, you mean the inventor's daughter?" Boxco ask in surprise. As long as the town has remembered, Boris wants Twilight Sparkle for himself, wanting so much to woo and marry the female unicorn.

"Yes! Twilight is the one, the girl that I'm destined to marry."

"But she, but..." Dum-Dum begins to protest in concern as he and Boxco knows of the fact that Twilight doesn't like Boris and doesn't want to be involved with him.

"The most beautiful filly in town," Boris exclaims with a smile.

"Yes, I know that but..."

The two dumb ponies yelps as Boris uses his magic to grab them both, glaring at the two while saying, "Which of course makes her the best! And of course, I always deserve the best!"

"Yes, of course you do, but..." Boxco begins to say but was cut off as Boris throws him and Dum-Dum to the ground as he begins to sing in determination.

Boris: Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she
Who as beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woe and marry Twilight Sparkle

Boris was checking himself in a mirror and looks around and saw Twilight passing him. The frowning unicorn follow her in determination while going by three female ponies named Trixie, Derpy Hooves and Heartstrings.

Trixie, Derpy Hooves and Heartstrings: Look there he goes. Isn't he dreamy?
And Boris, oh he's so cute!
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute!

The girls happily fainted. Boris, not noticing, tries to go through a busy crowd while trying to catch up to Twilight who goes through it easily.

Mr. Breezy: Hello

Boris: Pardon

Caesar: Good day

Junebug: Mais oui!

Diamond Mint: You call this tofu bacon?

Amethyst Star: What lovely grapes

Pokey: Some cheese!

Blue October: Ten yards!

Pokey: One pound

Boris: 'scuse me!

Pokey: I'll get the knife!

Boris: Please let me through!

Cherries Jubilee: This bread!

Cool Star: Those fish!

Cherries: It's stale!

Cool Star: They smell!

Filthy Rich: Madam's mistaken!

Twilight: There must be more than this provincial life!

Boris: Just watch. I'm going to make Twilight my wife!

To Boris's annoyance, the townsfolk gather around him and keeping him from Twilight as they sing on.

All: Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in!

Men: But she really is a funny girl

Women: A beauty but a funny girl

All: She really is a funny girl! That Twilight Sparkle!

Once the song is over, Twilight blinks her eyes and turns to the folks who quickly go back to their activities. The unicorn shrugs as she continues reading while heading on home. During the end of the song, Boris got onto the rooftops and manages to get to the front, landing right near Twilight herself.

"Hey there, Twilight," Boris greets Twilight with a smirk.

"Hey, Boris," Twilight said with a nod. However, Boris suddenly grabs the book from the unicorn, much to her annoyance. As he looks through it in confusion while turning the page, Twilight ask with a sigh, "Boris, can I have my book back please?"

"How can you even read this book? I mean, there aren't any pictures!"

"Well, there are people who like to use their imaginations, Boris."

"Twilight, my dear, it's time for you to get your head out of those books." Boris said with a shrug as he ignores Twilight's attempts to get it back before throwing it into a mud puddle, making the unicorn frown a bit. "And pay attention to something more important...like me of course."

Twilight roll her eyes as she picks her book up while Trixie, Derpy and Heartstrings are nearby, sighing lovingly to Boris. Twilight ask with a frown, "Like you; seriously?"

"Of course; the whole town is talking about it; I mean, a lady like you shouldn't even read, it's not right! And pretty soon she will start getting ideas and start thinking for once!"

"Boris, not to be rude, but you are positively primeval."

"Hey thanks." Boris said, not realizing that Twilight is making fun of him a bit. The red unicorn put a hoof around the purple one while trying to lead her away. "Say, since you're in town, how about we hang out in the tavern and look at my trophies, hmmm?"

"Sorry, some other time," Twilight said, trying to refuse politely.

"Oh come on, what's wrong with her?" Trixie ask in disbelief. She can't believe that foolish unicorn would turn around a chance to be with Boris. "I would've been with Boris in a heart beep."

"Right, that unicorn is crazy." Heartstrings said in agreement.

"Oh, he's gorgeous." Derpy said happily making Trixie and Derpy join her in looking lovingly at Boris.

Twilight manages to get out of Boris's hold. While the red unicorn may be well-liked and the hero of the town, she is the only one who saw him as an egotistical jerk who loves only himself as well as a rude colt who is arrogant.

"Listen, I seriously can't." Twilight insists as Dum-Dum and Boxco appears with Boris's kills in their arms. "I have to get home and help out my father. Later."

"Ha! That insane loony of a unicorn," Dum-Dum laughs in amusement at the thought of Twilight's father Dusk Shine, while he and Boxco put down their boss's kills. "Oh brother, that bum needs all the help that he can get!"

"Yeah, that dumb unicorn can't even use magic right!" Boxco remark cruelly as he, Dum-Dum and Boris laughs wickedly at the insults towards Dusk Shine much to Twilight's annoyance. Why must nearly everyone in Ponyville make fun of her father?

"Don't talk about my father that way!" Twilight snaps to the three colts in annoyance.

"Yeah, don't talk about her father that way!" Boris snaps to his minions, trying to get on her good choice as he hits Dum-Dum and Boxco on the head each, making them yelp in pain.

"And despite what you ponies think, my father is not crazy! It's so happens, he is a genius!"

Without warning, an explosion is heard blowing up at Twilight's house, making her yelp in alarm. Looks like her father is having trouble with his latest invention; As she gallop back home quickly, Boris and his minions laugh cruelly, though the boss knocks Dum-Dum and Boxco down so that he could laugh by his lonesome.

---

Once Twilight got home, she uses her magic to open the basement doors where her father's laboratory is at. She coughs a bit as smoke came out before going down into the basement and spot her said father getting up while removing a weird barrel 'dress' on himself. He is a unicorn with a blue coat, a slate blue mane, and green yellow eyes. The unicorn himself has a yellow waxing crescent moon with a smaller waning crescent moon inside. His name is Dusk Shine, Twilight's father.

"Dad, are you okay?" Twilight ask Dusk in concern.

"Whoa, how did this happen?" Dusk ask with a cough as he get himself free from the barrel while glancing at his invention, some ax wielding machine that is supposed to be used to cutting up wood.

As Twilight uses her magic to get a hanky to clean Dusk up a bit, she asks, "Seriously, are you okay?"

"Yes I am...but I'm about has it up to here with this useless piece of junk!" Dusk snaps angrily as he kicks at the machine lightly, though that is enough to cause him to groan in pain.

"Awww, come on. You always say that, daddy."

"I mean it this time, Twilight! There's no way that I will ever get this blasted thing to even work!"

"Come on, you will. And you will win first prize at the fair tomorrow." Twilight said, trying to give her father the courage. The fair is tomorrow and Dusk Shine is entering the invention in hopes that it will be so well-received, things will be different for the filly and her father from now on.

"Ha!" Dusk snaps as he cross his hooves stubbornly. Of course, Twilight is not about to let her father give up just yet.

"And who knows? You might end up being one of the greatest inventions that Equestria has ever seen."

"Really; you believe that?"

"Of course, as always," Twilight said with a smile. This cheers Dusk up. His daughter always knows how to give him the right confidence for him to keep going no matter what.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Dusk ask in determination as he got a wrench, "Time to get started so I can get this thing done in no time." The unicorn put goggles on before going under the machine to work on it. "Now hand me that weird looking clencher, okay?"

"Right, here you go." Tiwlight said as she grabs the clencher and hands it to Dusk who takes the thing before continuing work on his invention.

"So Twilight, did you have fun in town today?"

"Well, I got a new book...daddy? This is going to sound weird but...do you think that I'm...well, odd?"

"My daughter, odd," Dusk ask with a scoff as he slides out to face Twilight, his eyes look weird from wearing those goggles. "Now who in Equestria gave you a ridiculous idea like that?'

As Dusk slides back under the machine, Twilight sighs while saying, "Oh I don't know. It's just...well, the ponies talk and..."

"Well, don't forget, they talk about me too."

As Dusk got out from under the machine, he smiles as the unicorn begins to sing.

Dusk: No, we're not odd, its true
No fam'ly ever saner
Except one father who...well, maybe let that pass
In all you say or do
You couldn't make it plainer
You are your mother's daughter; therefore you are class

Twilight: So I should just accept
I'm simply not like them

Dusk: They are the common herd
And you should take my word
You are unique: creme de la creme
No matter what you do
I'm on your side
And if my point of view
Is somewhat misty-eyed
There's nothing clearer in my life
Than what I wish and feel for you
And that's a lot...
No matter what

Twilight: No matter what they say
You make me proud
I love the funny way
You stand out from the crowd

Dusk: It's my intention my invention
Shows the world out there one day
Just what we've got...

Both: No matter what

Dusk: Now some may say that fathers just exaggerate

Twilight: That ev'ry daughter's great?

Dusk: You are!

Twilight giggles a bit; this song is cheering her up.

Twilight: And ev'ry good daughter tends to stay at her father's tops

Dusk: She pulls out all the stops
To praise him

Both: And quite rightly!

Dusk: No matter what the pain
We've come this far
I pray that you remain
Exactly as you are
This really is a case of a father knowing best

Twilight: And a daughter too!

Dusk: You're never strange

Twilight: Don't ever change

Both: You've all I've got
No matter what.

Once the song is over, Dusk smiles as he goes back to the machine. Although Twilight is cheered up a bit, a concerned unicorn is still feeling a bit down.

"While what we said is true, daddy, there is really no one to talk to around here." Twilight said with a sigh. The purple unicorn don't have much friends in town, the folks in Ponyville think her weird.

"So how about that Boris fellow," Dusk suggests to Twilight as he uses magic to use a tool to work on the machine. "I mean, he's a handsome fellow, right?"

"Oh sure, he's handsome all right...as well as rude, selfish, conceited and...oh, daddy, he isn't the right one for me. I wanted a colt whose is not like that."

"Well, no worries. This invention is going to be the start of a new life for us." Dusk assures his daughter as he got out from under the machine. "Well, I hope that does it. Time to give this baby a test, shall we?"

Dusk pulls a lever on the machine to get it started. Soon the thing begins whirling and begins chopping wood before sending it flying to a small wood pile nearby. The duo looks surprised. The machine didn't blow up or anything; it's doing what the device was made to do!

"Daddy, it works!" Twilight neighs to her father in delight.

"It does?" Dusk ask puzzled but dodges a log that almost hit him. "Oh yes! It does; Ha ha ha!"

"You did it!"

"That's right. Go get Spike, Twilight! I'm off to the fair!"

Of course, another log hits Dusk in the head, making the unicorn yelps as he fell to the basement floor unconscious. Twilight giggles a bit. Her daddy can be so silly at times.

---

A while later, Twilight and Dusk were able to put the invention into a wagon with a help of a friend. He is a baby light purple with a light chartreuse one with moderate sap green scales, a greenish gray underbelly and light lime 'ears and chartreuse green eyes. His name is Spike the Dragon, a friend of Twilight's family and the purple unicorn's Number One Assistant.

"Well, we're ready to get going, Dusk Shine." Spike said in the wagon seat. He and Dusk waves goodbye as they head on their way to the fair that is in another place away from Ponyville.

"Bye, daddy, bye Spike!" Twilight exclaims while waving goodbye to Dusk and Twilight with a smile. "Good luck!"

"Later, Twilight, and thanks!"

"Bye, honey, take care while we're gone!" Dusk exclaims with a smile as he and Spike heads on with the invention in the wagon behind them in determination. Who knows? Perhaps the invention itself could win and change things for Twilight and Dusk forever.

Unknown to the two of them, however, something big will happen that will change everything forever.

Author's note
And thus, we meet Twilight, her father Dusk and the arrogant Boris. Good songs, eh? In the next chapter, Dusk Shine himself get lost in the woods and separated from Spike before winding up at a familiar enchanted castle. There, he meets the servants...who are either young foals or baby ones!

Apple Bloom: Weird, I know.

Me: Yeah, but unfortunately, Dusk always meets the castle's angry owner AKA the Demon Pony! Read, review and suggest.

Most of the ponies in the chapter are either background ponies or those who has roles in Twilight's show's episodes.

Boris, Dum-Dum and Boxco are my OCs.

I don't know if Dusk Shine is Twilight's father, I found it on the MLP: FIM wikipedia site. That name is up in the air for now.