Twilight was standing at the Train Station waiting for the filly named Astro Mist to arrive. Soon enough the train pulled into the station and off of one of the cars came a small unicorn filly, her coat was solid black and her mane was gold with some silver running through it, her tail was the same and both were braided very neatly, actually it looked like she had just done it at the end of her trip.

"Hello, you must be Astro Mist." Twilight said trotting to the filly and scrunitizing her carefully.

"Yes I am Astro Mist." The filly responded to the alicorn looking her over and scanned her with her magic finding out everything about her very quickly.

"Well we need to go to the library, so I can try to figurre out why you are so gifted in magic. Now follow me." Twilight said and started to trot away, Astro(a) followed glancing around and memorizing everything as they walked towards the library. Upon arriving at said library Astro Mist was at all impressed, after all the library she was used to was about two, three, maybe four times this size(b).

"Alright, I heard you can lift an entire fully grown dragon on your own, is this true?" Twilight asked. The filly nodded and looked around, once again memorizing everything.

"Aging spells can you cast those?" Twilight asked eyeing the filly carefully once again and she nodded.

"Show me on this book and table." Twilight told the filly. She did something that not even Celestia could do with all her magic, she aged them foward 1000 years and then back with no strain.

"How did you do that?" Twilight asked warily.

"Same way everypony that can do it does it." Astro Mist shrugged as she replied.

"Yes, I know but even Celestia would show signs of strain while doing that." Twilight said.

"I have alot of unused magic." Astro shrugged.

"Okay, swapping ponies genders, can you do that?" Twilight asked.

"I can I just don't." She replied.

" How old are you?" Twilight asked calmly.

"I'm twelve." Astro Mist replied.

"I would like you as a student, but I think you have more magic than I do considering." Twilight said with a chuckle.

"Probably true." Astro said.

"But I'm curious, why do you not have your cutie mark yet?" Twilight asked.

"Don't know, really I don't care about getting a cutie mark yet." Astro shrugged.

"Wow, most foals your age would be trying to get their cutie mark right now." Twilight said. The filly shrugged and turned to leave.

"Hold on, here take these, I don't care what you spend them on just spend them" Twilight said giving the filly a huge bag of bits. She nodded took the bag and left heading for town.

"Spike, did you get a picture of her?" Twilight asked.

"I got it Twi, I'm guessing we are sending this to Celestia." Spike said.

"Yes we are." Twilight said as she watched Spike get a quill and a scroll and prepare to write.

Dear Celestia, I have come across a twelve year old filly that has an incredible magic reserve. One of her abilities is an aging spell and when doing so she shows no signs of strain, the only way to explain this is that she is an alicorn, a icture is included in this letter, I will write you if I see anything else suspicious. Your friend Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said.

"I'm sending it now" Spike said as he opened a window and sent it.

"Good, now I need to do some research." The purple alicorn said trotting off to fetch what ever book she needed to look at. Spike just followed her to where ever she would go to, after all she was going need his assisance sooner or later.

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After Astro Mist had left well she met the CMC and she had been cornered by them as well, granted she could teleport away but she saw Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon walkin gup and decided she would stay and protect them. The CMC was busy talking her ears off and only stopped when they heard a laugh that they knew very well it was Diamond Tiara's.

"Well, well the blank flanks have a new friend it seems and are going to have a new club member." Diamond Tiara smirked evilly and Silver Spoon joined in on the fun as they called it.

"Yes and she is so very small." Silver Spoon picked on her, before starting on the CMC, Astro Mist immdeniatly solved this problem very quickly by aging them to where they no longer had their Cutie Marks and smirked.

"How can you call them blank flanks if you are blank flanks?" She questioned, the two bullies looked confused until they looked at their flanks and ran off screaming like new born foals. The unicorn filly walked off towards the Sugar Corner(c). The CMC were to shocked to even move but quickly caught up as she walked inside the bakery. They found her eating some cupcakes at a back table and asked if they could join her, and she said yes of course. They finished and started talking about different things and then Astro Mist had an idea.

"Hey do you think it would be fun to camp out on that hill on the other side of town?" She asked calmly.

"Yeah that would be amazing. Are you asking because you want to sleep outside?" Scootaloo chirped.

"Yes, I actually want to study the stars." Astro replied.

"Now what's this I hear you talking about that would be amazing?" They heard a voice behind them say, turning around they saw it was Rainbow Dash.

"Sleeping outside on that hill under your house." Sweetiebelle chirped.

"That actually sounds like a good idea for the four of you." Rarity said eyeing Astro Mist.

"Yup, I reckon it would be good." Applejack said walking up. Dash was about to say something when Scootaloo took off and then returned a second later.

"My parents said it's okay, let's get ready." She chirped. They all nodded and then left to get ready for this little camp out.

"Dash can you watch them for the night." Rarity asked eyeing her friend.

"Of course I can, after all they will be right under my house, so I got this under control." Dash answered quickly.

"Good." Applejack said.

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Several days later.

Astro Mist was sitting at her favorite table in the Sugar Corner reading a book, suddenly she sighed for no reason at least to the ponies around her part of it was the last few days had been extremely boring. She had started hanging out with the CMC, though she was not a club member, mainly she tried to keep them from breaking things and well getting in trouble with their siblings and parents. They knew she was trying to help them but, they also knew she was getting upset and would probably suggest good ideas to them very soon. Actually she would be teleporting them to where they needed to try first before letting them do their own thing.

"I wish I could return to my original form." She muttered before sighing again and turning her attention back to her book.

Suddenly there was the sound of armor clanging outside, the reason a guardspony looking for somepony most likely Twilight not seeing her he continued on his mission. The ponies around just shrugged and went back to whatever they were doing before hoof. However Astro Mist narrowed her eyes and teleported to the library.

"Hello Astro, did you finish the book already?" Twilight asked seeing the filly how shook her head.

"No, a guards pony is looking for you, I just saw him look at the Sugar Corner." She responded to the alicorn calmly.

"Alright, thanks for telling me, though I wonder why he didn't come here first?" Twilight questioned and found that the filly had already teleported back to the Sugar Corner. Twilight then headed for the door and left. Once outside she started trotting towards the Sugar Corner. It wasn't ten seconds later that the guards pony was in front of her bowing, he stood up and started to speak but was cut off by Twilight's voice.

"What's your name soldier?" She asked calmly(d).

"Sargeant Star Blast, Your Majesty." He responded quickly.

"What is your mission?" Twilight asked.

"Princess Celestia, sent me to tell you that you are needed in Canterlot at once." He said calmly.

"Thank you." The princess turned and trotted off towards the library, the guard watched her leave then headed towards the train.

"Spike, I need you to take a note." She called as she walked in. The dragonling waddled in a letter in his claws.

"Celestia just sent one." Spike said handing it to Twilight.

Dear Twilight, Sargeant Star Blast has probably told you that you are needed here but I know that you were going to write and ask if you could bring your friends, which you can here is the group of ponies you can bring.
Applejack
Rainbow Dash
Fluttershy
Rarity
Pinkie Pie
Astro Mist and of course Spike
Now please hurry. Celestia.

"Be ready to go in a few minutes I need to fetch a few ponies first." Twilight said before teleporting. She was now right in front of the Sugar Corner, she walked in and headed for Astro's table.

"There you are, I need you to fetch Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy really quickly and take them to the library, I'll handle Pinkie and Dash." Twilight told her.

"I'm on it." Astro said with a salute and teleported away to one of three locations.

"Let's do this." Twilight said and trotted over to talk to Pinkie.

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A few minutes later.

The Mane Six were gathered in the library waiting to see what Twilight wanted them for so suddenly, when Twilight walked in and started talking.

"I'm sorry to bother you but we are needed in Canterlot at once." Twilight said.

"So we're going to teleport their?" Dash asked.

"Yes." Twilight answered and looked towards Astro.

"Are you ready Astro?" Twilight asked. The filly nodded and her horn started to glow.

"Everypony ready?" Twilight asked. Her friends nodded and braced themselves for the teleportation. Once they arrived, the gates of Canterlot Castle were in front of them. The guards at the gate opened it and they walked in, immdiantly they noticed something for was different. What gave them that idea was the gaint amount of guards. Astro Mist felt something in her very core the time of war was near. As they reached the dias Shining Armor appeared and started talking.

"Hey Twily, Princess Celestia wants to talk to all of you in her quarters." The prince informed the element bearers.

"Thanks BBBFF, come on girls." Twilight said then started galloping toward the day rulers bedroom. Shining shrugged and turned to leave but saw Spike running to catch up.

"Spike, hold on I'll help you out." Shining called and grabbed the dragonling in his magic and onto his back then headed towards Celestia's room.

"I don't want to put you out of you way, because you have stuff to do with guarding and such." Spike said as he gripped the stallion's mane.

"I'm stationed their anyway so this isn't much of a detour, though I'm just going to give you to Twilight and go back to what I need to do not carry you all the way there." The guard responded and powered ahead, Spike nodded and looked straight foward.

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The Mane Six were running of flying at their top speeds. Soon guards, hoofservants, and other royal staff just became blurs. Suddenly there was the sound of more galloping hooves behind them. Astro Mist lloked back and saw Shining Armor carrying Spike, she dropped back grabbed him in her magic put him on her back and quickly caught up again. Astro was soon right along side Twilight and moved Spike to her back and let him get settled before dropping back again. After a few more turns they found themselves at Celestia's door which glowed with her magic and opened the Mane Six slowed down, trotting in they found themselves face to face with the other three princesses.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but, well, Prance has declared war on us." Celestia said as soon as the doors closed.

"What!" The group shouted except for Astro she just looked at Celestia(e).

"Yes, I know it's shocking but they have declared war on us." Celestia said looking Astro over considering she didn't yell like the reat of the group Celestia knew she was special.

"Anyway, I am going to assign all of you jobs to help out. Apllejack, you are in charge of food. Rainbow Dash, you will lead the Wonderbolts. Pinkie Pie, you will keep the soldiers spirits up. Rarity and Futtershy, you will help families that have been driven out of there homes find new ones. Astro Mist, you are in charge of building underground bunkers for colts and fillies. Twilight you will stay here with us and help plan our battles. Also you will all have groups of guards with you at all times, and Astro here are letters to give to each town's mayor." Celestia said giving the filly a bunch of scrolls as the Mane Six nodded.

"Now, Rarity your captain is Misty Grate. Fluttershy, your captain is Bearclaw and dispite his name he is as gentle as a lamb, most of the time. Rainbow Dash, your guard will be the Wonderbolts and your captain will of course be Spitfire. Pinkie Pie, your guard will be bakers that have formally been boxers and wrestlers the captain is Sweet Treat. Applejack, your captain is Dark Mist and he is a zebra. Twilight, your captain is Flash Sentry. Astro Mist, your captain is..." Celestia didn't get to finish because Astro Mist cut her off.

"Star Burst." She said looking at the alicorn who chuckled.

"Yes, now I'm sure you have insight. By the way you will be leaving tomorrow afternoon sometime." Celestia told them.

"Oh, one thing Tia forgot to mention, your families will be staying here, and Applejack only your immediant family, but you can have your family reunions in the royal garden, and you can use the royal kitchens." Luna said(f).

"Good, now except for Twilight your captains are outside so you can talk to them, thay will be taking you to your suites." Celestia said. The rest of the Mane Six left the princesses to talk about whatever they need to talk about and get ready for the soon to start war.

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A/N The letters in parantheses are notes that I will put down here for you to read.

a. This is what I will call her most of the time.
b. I have no idea where this library is.
c. Yes, I am coming up with clever ways to shorten names
d. The scanning spell Astro did on Twilight at the beginning was lost a long time ago so long that Celestia and Luna don't remeber it.
e. Yes, she's good, she knew Celestia would say that before they even got there.
f. Luna has learned to talk in today's speech just does it only around those she feels safe with, and part of this is I can't do it like how she talks in the show, I also can't do Applejack's accent that's why she spoke only that once.(probably never again in my story as well so yeah)
Well I'm out of here to write another chapter so see ya