Connor walked through the halls of an abandoned monastery. Old tapestries, now ruins, hung from the walls bearing a lunar crest upon them. Stopping in front of a door, he lifted a hand up to the handle, hesitating for a split second before pushing it open. “It’s about time you showed up... How is your.. ‘project’.. coming along, student?” Connor walked into the room and slowly shut the door behind him, making his way into the center of the round room. The room was bare except for a single candle sitting upon a table set to one side.

“Well... We may of hit a.. Snag... But otherwise everything is going as planned your lordship...” Connor bowed awkwardly in the empty room.

“You would do well not to disappoint me, Connor... I was the one who made you who are are now, you’d best remember that.” Connor bowed again, shifting his weight between his legs.

“Of course M’lord... I would never aim to disappoint you. Its just that... We had an encounter with the Night Mistress... She doesn’t trust me and now I believe she has passed that sentiment off onto my project as well.” The voice hissed angrily.

“You allowed yourself to be found out by her..? You idiot! If you cannot be careful, I will end your project immediately.” Connor nodded, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek. The voice sighed. “This plan has been in the making for hundreds of years, and if you happen to ruin it, I will kill you myself for your incompetence.” An angry gust of wind blew open the room’s door while snuffing the candle out. “Now, go... I have some adjustments to make to the next step of the plan...” With a flourish of his robes, Connor turned and quickly left the room, closing the door behind him.

Walking briskly towards the main hall of the building, Connor rounded a corner and came face to face with a red haired elven woman. She smirked coyly. “The lord doesn’t seem too happy with you Connor...” She crossed her arms under her chest. “Its a shame really... To think that you were the one who had most of his favor too.” The woman walked past him, laughing lightly. “I’d watch out, Connor... Drex’s student has become curious about your project... You wouldn’t want something to happen to it, would you..?” With that, the woman walked out of sight.

Glaring, Connor picked up the pace and made his way out of the monastery. “Dammit all... Who does Darcy think she is...” Footsteps could be heard to Connor’s right as he glanced over to see Drex approach him. The man was a foot taller than Connor, and carried a large battle axe over his shoulder. Drex wasn’t too proficient in the arts like the rest of his cohorts, but what he lacked in magic, he made up for with brute strength.

“You know, we all are quite interested in your charge, Connor... Where the rest of us decided to take in our students and teach them personally, you sent yours out to live amongst the ponies...” Folding his arms within his robes, Connor looked up at the man’s face with a raised eyebrow.

“What does it matter to you..?” Drex shrugged, walking past Connor and into the monastery, replying as he passed by.

“Honestly it doesn’t... But my student Stelma is really interested in meeting him. Don’t blame me if she decides to do something rash, I can never keep her still for long...” Connor gritted his teeth and made his way toward a giant tower-like structure in the distance. As he approached, he placed a hand upon the surface and muttered in an archaic tongue.

“Felds cra temmark...” The tower lurched and the area where his hand rested dissolved as a door-sized hole appeared. As Connor walked inside, the door sealed itself behind him. The air around him immediately became hot as a humming sound rang throughout the tower’s room. Suddenly a loud pop could be heard as Connor had teleported to another location.

Back in Equestria, in a small tinker’s shop outside of Trottingham. An old brown unicorn stallion sat at a desk staring through a magnifying glass as he put the final touches on the pocket watch he was repairing. “Aaand done.” He sat back, wiping a hoof across his forehead, grinning as he held the watch up with his magic. “Bright Flame will be happy with this...” A crash could be heard in the adjoining room, startling the tinkerer, almost causing him to drop the watch. “Now what could that be...” Placing the watch on his workbench, the sounds of someone coughing could be heard in his storage room. The stallion slowly made his way over and opened the door to the room, looking into it.

“I must of set the wrong coordinates... Damn finicky teleportation tower...” Looking up, Connor came face to face with the stallion. “Oh, hello there... I seem to be lost, how far away from Trottingham is this..?” The old tinkerer stared at Conner in shock, having never seen a creature like him before. Sighing, Connor shook his head and walked over to the pony, he wrapped his hand around his horn and concentrated. This caused the unicorn to thrash around in pain as he ripped the directions from the pony’s mind, being sure to remove the memory of the encounter while he was at it. As Connor finished he let the pony’s horn go, allowing him collapse onto the ground, unconscious.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this world... It has to be the only world I’ve been to where the main forms of sapience aren’t humanoid.” Sighing, Connor walked out of the Tinker’s shop, cloaking himself in a light refraction spell, allowing him to become invisible to the naked eye. After casting a few more silencing spells on himself to prevent him from being detected, he made his way to Trottingham.

Josh turned around and came face to face with Pinkie Pie who was bouncing on the bed in the spot he was just sitting. “Hey Joshie! How are you doing!? Dashie told me that you weren’t feeling all that well, so I came to check up on you!” Stunned, Josh just stared at the pink mare, unsure as to how she even ended up in the room.

"Where.. Wha.. Huh..?" Josh glanced quickly between the window he'd just closed, and the pony upon his bed a few times. He blinked as his gaze finally settled upon her. Pinkie had continued to grin, she walked over and took his hand in her hooves dragging him over to the bed and laid him down. Popping a thermometer into his mouth she placed an ice bag on his head.

“Now don’t you worry, Nurse Pinkie will take good care of you and make sure you’re in tip top shape!” Suddenly a bang could be heard and then what sounded like two ponies arguing.

“Rainbow! What are you doing!? You can’t just barge into here like that!” Twilight was shouting at Rainbow Dash.

“No time Twilight! I told Pinkie that Josh wasn’t feeling good and the next thing I know she’s gone! I have to go see if she is in the guest room.” What sounded like the beginnings of a scuffle ceased as soon as Pinkie opened up the guest room door and called downstairs.

“I’m up here Dashie, it’s weird though. Joshie doesn’t have a fever, are you sure he’s sick?” A silence fell over the library for a moment before Twilight called up.

“Pinkie Pie! What the hay are you doing up there!?” Pinkie peeked out of the room and looked downstairs at Twilight and Rainbow Dash.

“What do you think, you silly filly? I’m making sure Joshie is okay and comfortable!” Josh could almost hear both ponies facehoofing. A few moments later, Spike passed Pinkie at the door, carrying in the books that Josh had requested. After placing them on the table beside the bed, he turned to Josh who was busy removing the ice pack and spitting out the thermometer.

“Hey Pinkie, I’m fine, really. I’ll be better in a few days, okay?” Pinkie turned towards Josh, pouting.

“Well you should've at least let me know that you weren’t feeling okay, Joshie. You make sure to tell Auntie Pinkie whenever you’re not feeling well, okie dokie lokie?” Josh stared at Pinkie, mouth open, trying to come up with a reply. “Hehe, silly, if you leave your mouth open like that, flies will fly in.” Sighing, Josh facepalmed, looking over to Spike for help. Spike chuckled, shaking his head as he exited the room. Turning back to the pink mare, Josh sputtered.

“P..Pinkie, how was I supposed to get word to you if I was stuck in here the whole time, its not like I could just... Gah!” Grasping his head in between his hands, he fell over on the bed, curled up in pain. Pinkie looked at Josh with a shocked expression. Through gritted teeth, he whispered to the pink mare. “J..Just go ask Twilight or Rainbow about what’s going on... Please...” Shaking her head, Pinkie hopped onto the bed and laid beside Josh, watching him, her face showing signs of worry.

“What kind of friend would I be to abandon my newest friend when they’re in so much pain..?” Josh chuckled as the pain in his head slowly diminished.

“Where I come from... It would be considered normal in some cases... I apologize but I keep forgetting that you ponies are a bit... Different.” Pinkie blinked, grinning.

“Well duh! We walk on four hooves while you only walk on two. Of course we’re different!” Rainbow Dash walked into the room as Pinkie and Josh spoke, raising an eyebrow at seeing Pinkie laying down beside Josh, talking to him. “Oh hey Dashie! Josh just was just feeling sick but he’s better now.” Dash looked at Josh knowingly, nodding.

“Yeah... That happens from time to time.” Twilight entered the room with a stack of parchment and an inkwell and some quills in a bag.

“Hey Josh, I brought you those quills and ink. I also brought you some paper for taking notes.” Setting them beside the books that Spike had brought in just moments before, she stared at Pinkie for a moment before sighing. “Next time Pinkie, you can at least come through the front door.” The pink mare giggled at this.

“Silly Twilight, the window was much faster!” Twilight and Rainbow Dash facehoofed. Josh shook his head as his attention turned to Dash.

“Hey Rainbow, didn’t you tell me yesterday that you had weather work today and wouldn’t be around till later in the day?” Rainbow Dash’s eyes went wide as she remembered what she was doing when she ran into Pinkie Pie in the first place.

“Oh ponyfeathers... You’re right. I have to go, I’ll be back later though, see you all in a couple of hours!” With that the rainbow maned mare flew over to the window in the room, opened it up, and jumped outside. Pinkie sat giggling beside Josh after Dash had left.

“Oh Dashie is so funny.” Twilight turned to the pink mare with a raised eyebrow.

“What about you, Pinkie Pie. Don’t the Cakes have you working today?” She shook her head, grinning.

“Nope! Today is one of my days off. I have to work tomorrow and Thursday. But then I have Friday off, and then back to work on Saturday.” Twilight nodded.

“Well if you’re going to stay here, be sure to keep the rowdiness in check, Josh is going through a rough spot right now and it would be best for him to be in a calm environment.” Pinkie nodded, placing a hoof to her head in salute. Josh laughed, shaking his head.

“Its completely fine... It’s not like I have to be cooped up here... Its just the most reasonable place for me to frequent while these changes are happening.” Pinkie nodded, looking Josh over.

“Changes is right, look at your ears, they’re all pointy now!” She giggled, poking them with a hoof. Gently, Josh batted her hoof away, rolling his eyes at her. “It may be just me, buuuuut I think your mane is darker... Or was it always this dark.. Maybe it wasn’t this dark but it’s getting darker. But dark manes are a sign of a mysterious pony! Are you mysterious? Or are you slowly becoming mysterious as your mane darkens? Or what if....” Twilight placed a hoof in Pinkie’s mouth as the mare continued to talk.

“Yes, yes... I think we got it Pinkie.” Clearing her throat, she turned to Josh. “If you need anything, I’ll be downstairs studying. I’ll have Spike bring up some food later.” Turning around, Twilight headed towards the door, glancing back towards Josh for a moment before leaving the room.

“So, did you have something in mind about what you wanted to do, Pinkie?” The mare shook her head at Josh, smiling.

“Noperoni! Well.... Can you tell me some stories from your world? Oh, oh! I bet you have a ton of things you could tell me about!" Pinkie said bouncing on his bed. "Like what it's like where you're from! What kind of ponies did you know? Tell meee!” The mare continued bouncing up and down as Josh looked off to the side, frowning for a moment before grinning, a story coming to mind.

“Actually... I do have a story that almost everyone on my world knows.” Pinkie Pie sat up straight, ready for Josh to begin. “This is called... ‘The Little Engine That Could’. Now before I begin, I have to let you know that on my world we have these large machines called trains that ca...” Pinkie began laughing, falling over onto her back. Raising an eyebrow, Josh looked at the pink mare. “Was it something I said..?”

“Oh Joshie... We have trains here in Equestria too!” Blinking, Josh scratched the back of his head, raising an eyebrow.

“You do..? Well that makes things easier, I suppose I don’t have to explain that then. So the story...” Josh cleared his throat, before telling her the story of the small train. After about ten minutes, and Pinkie Pie bouncing upon his bed, he finished the story. He glanced sidelong at Pinkie as it came to a close.

“That was an awesome story, Joshie! That engine was able to help the cargo train take the toys to all the orphans! And I’m sure that made them smile and that is like the best thing ever!” Josh just laughed, ruffling Pinkie’s mane. The two continued to chat for awhile, Josh would tell Pinkie random stories from his world and she would tell him about adventures that she and her friends have gone on.

“Then there was this one time when Nightmare Moon showed up at the Summer Sun Festival, but Twilight knew who she was when everypony else didn’t! It was our first time really meeting Twilight after she first showed up in Ponyville. She then decided to go after that big meanie pants all by herself! Can you believe that? Then the rest of us joined up with her and went and fought Nightmare Moon using the Elements of Harmony!” Josh stared at Pinkie Pie, confused. He was not sure what half of the things that the mare said even were.

As Twilight entered the room, leading Spike in who was carrying a plate of sandwiches. Josh asked. “Um... Pinkie, who is Nightmare Moon? And what are the Elements of Harmony..?” Twilight’s eyes darted between Pinkie and Josh for a moment before she facehoofed.

“I think I can explain that, Josh...” Twilight said as she walked over to the bed, hopping onto it. Spike walked over and sat the plate onto the bedside table, turning around and leaving the room afterwards, having already heard all of this a dozen times over.

“The Elements of Harmony are six treasures that each represent a different trait in a pony. Honesty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, Loyalty and Magic.” Twilight looked off to the side. “Only the pony that bears that trait is able to wield that specific element. My friends and I...” Twilight gestured towards Pinkie. “Used those very elements on two occasions to fight against two separate creatures of destruction... Nightmare Moon was the first, she was once Princess Luna before she grew jealous of her sister. Ponies would stay awake and enjoy Princess Celestia’s day and then slept during the night. Princess Luna eventually grew so bitter and angry to the point she became Nightmare Moon and refused to lower the moon, bringing about eternal night... To protect Equestria, Princess Celestia used the elements to banish her sister to the moon for a thousand years.” Josh’s eyes went wide at the thought of being trapped on a desolate, cold, rock for that length of a time.

Twilight sighed, running a hoof through her mane. “Two years ago was the thousandth year. My friends and I ended up using the elements to cleanse the darkness in Princess Luna’s heart, returning her to her former state.” Josh nodded, trying to piece together the influx of information that he was receiving. “The other time that my friends and I had to use the elements, we ended up turning Discord, the spirit of chaos and disharmony, back to stone.” Josh’s gaze turned between Pinkie and Twilight.

“So... Let me get this straight... You and your friends... A total of six ponies... Combated two extremely powerful beings. Using a set of items known as the elements of harmony.” Pinkie nodded, grinning.

“Yupperoonie! You’ve already met all six of us, Joshie! Can you guess which of us is what element?” The pink mare was bouncing on the bed, causing Twilight to give her a glance.

“Well, I would like to guess that you’re laughter...” Josh sat in thought for a moment as the two mares turned to each other and giggled. “Rarity would be generosity... Which would make...” He looked up at Twilight. “You magic. Fluttershy would be kindness, I doubt that mare has a mean bone in her body. I would like to guess that Rainbow and Applejack are the other two element holders, but I can’t seem to piece which of the last two will go to who.” Twilight cleared her throat to respond, but Pinkie answered first.

“Dashie is loyalty and Applejack is honesty.” Josh nodded, after thinking about it for a moment, it just seemed to fit the two mares. He sat in thought for a few moments while Twilight and Pinkie conversed, coming to a conclusion, his eyes went wide.

“Whoah hold the phones. That means that you six are heroes, doesn’t it!?” Pinkie held a hoof up to her mouth, grinning while Twilight looked away bashfully.

“Well... Not really I mean... We just did what any other pony would do in the situations we were put in. What does hold the phones mean, Josh?” Josh blinked, laughing lightly.

“Basically it’s a way of saying ‘stop for a moment’. Just a human expression, don’t dwell on it too much.” Twilight nodded, staring at Josh, her head slightly tilted as if she was trying to decide on something. Leaning forward, she raised a hoof and prodded his arm. Looking at her with a raised eyebrow, he glanced towards Pinkie who shrugged. “Hey umm... What are you doing, Twilight?” Going wide-eyed, the mare quickly pulled her hoof back, blushing.

“Sorry, was just confirming something... It would seem like your body is thinning out. I believe this is another part of your transformation process...” Josh looked at his arm and placed his hand over where Twilight had prodded him.

“You’re right it would seem...” Sighing, Josh shook his head. Twilight put on her biggest smile, trying to reassure him.

“Hey look on the bright side! We’ll be able to study magic together! Oh it’ll be so much fun!” Her eyes sparkled as she gasped. “I should put together a list of things we can study once your change is complete! Oh you have sooo much to learn about magic! This is so exciting! And here I thought it wouldn’t be possible for non-unicorns to learn magic!” Twilight hopped giddily off of the bed and trotted out of the room leaving Pinkie and Josh just staring at the doorway.

“I’m assuming she gets like that over anything she’s passionate about...” Pinkie nodded, giggling.

“Yepperoni! When it comes to her studies, Twilight sure is studious! Are you really going to study with her?” Pinkie asked curiously.

“Well, I suppose I could. It wouldn’t hurt to learn all I can thats for sure.” Pinkie began bouncing again on the bed, almost knocking Josh off.

“Oh oh oh! When you and Twilight are studying I can bring over cupcakes, cookies, cake, and all sorts of other goodies as study foods!” The two continued to converse about different subjects, mainly regarding Pinkie and her past. She told Josh how she had grown up on a rock farm and how she had acquired her cutie mark.

Canterlot Castle, Throne Room

Celestia sat in a meeting with an ambassador from Gryphus going over trade agreements. After an hour had past, they finally came to an agreement and the griffin had left the room with a smug look on his face. Sighing, Celestia placed a hoof to her head as the door to the throne room opened once more.

“Dearest sister, what troubles thee so?” Celestia looked up and watched her younger sister approach her, closing the throne room doors behind her with magic.

“Oh it’s the griffins... You remember how they could be, sadly they haven’t grown any less stubborn.” Luna raised a hoof to her mouth, suppressing a giggle as she nodded.

“We do remember, dear sister. Dost thou remember how Lord Sharptalon refused to allow a carnival out of Gryphus because they were ‘trespassing’ without a passport.” Celestia gave a small laugh as she nodded.

“How could I forget... We spent two weeks trying to remind the stubborn foal that he had already signed legal documentation allowed said carnival in and out of his borders.” Luna giggled, nodding. Clearing her throat, Celestia looked up at her younger sister curiously. “But that isn’t the reason you’re here is it, Luna? You don’t usually visit me during the day, is something wrong?” Luna glanced away from her sister’s inquiring stare for a moment before looking back. With a sigh, she nodded.

“Yes, we have been keeping watch over young Josh’s dreams these past few nights. Last night however, whilst we were watching his dream, we found another aura force itself inside of his dream.” Celestia raised an eyebrow, nodding for her sister to continue. “Upon entering his dream, we met another one of Josh’s kind that goes by the name of ‘Connor’. The same man who thou hast informed us, brought Josh to our world.” Celestia’s mood darkened at this information, but she nodded once more for her sister to continue.

“That was not the only thing that caught us off guard. Apparently Josh is going through some changes at this time. His body is absorbing magic from our world which is forcing it to adapt and change.” Celestia frowned, raising a hoof to interject.

“Yes I am well aware, my student Twilight Sparkle sent me a letter as of yesterday informing me that these changes were taking place. Do you have an idea as to what these changes are doing to him?” Luna frowned, nodding.

“We do, sister. Josh’s body, once fully changed, will allow him to wield magic similar to that of a unicorn.” Luna shifted on her hooves, glancing away from her sister. “If thou wouldst allow it. We would like to teach Josh in the magical arts.” Celestia raised an eyebrow at this, a bit shocked.

“Don’t tell me that you have grown close to him, Luna?” Luna blushed, looking away while Celestia placed a hoof over her face.

“We believe him to be a good friend and wouldst like to take him under our wing, nothing more.” Sighing, Celestia stared at the ground for a moment.

“And you believe that you can keep him under control then?” Luna looked back at her sister, raising an eyebrow.

“What dost thou mean, sister?” Celestia stared at the younger princess.

“You do realize that he’s only been here for four days right..? You can’t honestly say that he’s able to be trusted yet, we just do not know enough about him. Now, I have you to worry about as well as the rest of my little ponies. If you believe that you can keep him under control then I will grant you the right to take him under your wing as a student...” Luna’s eyes shined as she grinned at her sister. As she ran up to hug her, Celestia held out a hoof, stopping her while wearing a grin of her own. “If, and only if you begin to speak in a common dialect. It will allow you to communicate with your subjects easier. You will have to drop the royal ‘we’ and only use the royal canterlot voice in extreme circumstances.”

Luna hesitated, staring at her sister, frowning. Her face turned to one of determination as she nodded, stepping forward. “We... I mean... I will accept these terms, sister.” Celestia gave a light laugh, smiling softly at the younger princess.

“Good, I would like for you to go and announce your new position as Josh’s teacher in person once his changes are finished.” Celestia’s eyes moved upward as she remembered the first letter that her student had sent to her. Looking back towards Luna, she sighed. “Also, be careful with him. From what Twilight has told me in her first letter since his arrival, Josh is emotionally imbalanced at this time. If you can get him to talk about what is bothering him, that would be appreciated.” Luna blinked a moment at hearing this, the past two times that she had met with Josh, nothing had seemed wrong with him.

“I understand, sister. I will see if... I... can find out what is bothering him.” Luna blushed as she almost had used the royal ‘we’. Celestia nodded, smiling.

“Very well, I will hold you to that Luna. Josh is now your responsibility. I expect you to do well on your first official royal assignment since your return, sister.” Luna shifted on her hooves nervously as she acknowledged her sister. “Now, I have some paperwork I have to fill out. From what Twilight has told me, his changes should be completed by this weekend. I expect that you will have a curriculum planned out for him?”

“O..Of course, sister. We...I will make sure that is done and ready by then. I shall see you tonight as I raise the moon.” Turning, Luna made her way towards the large throne room doors. Placing a hoof upon them, she hesitated before pushing them open and walking out.

Celestia watched her sister as she left, letting a breath go that she didn’t even realize she was holding in. “Oh dear me... Please say I’ve made the right decision...” Levitating some parchment into the air, sighing as she began to go over the documentation.

Golden Oak’s Library, Ponyville

The time on Josh’s phone read Eight-Thirty, he was sitting downstairs at a desk poring over ‘Gears and Steam’. Twilight was sitting across the room in a pile of her own books, far enough away so that her use of magic wouldn’t negatively affect him. Sitting back in his chair, Josh rubbed his eyes, glancing over at Twilight. “Would you believe me if I told you that I dreamt of building my own aircraft and flying around the world when I was younger?” Twilight looked up from her book with a knowing smile.

“We all have dreams that seem unreachable when are growing up. It’s what we do to strive towards those dreams that decide whether or not we can accomplish them.” Josh chuckled, looking back towards a piece of parchment that he had hidden, slightly under the book. Pushing the book slightly aside, he stared at the page. Josh had been drawing the beginnings of a blueprint for a steam powered airship based off of the mechanical information detailed in the book.

“Maybe one day, when I earn the Princess’ trust, I’ll be able to build one of my own and fly away in hopes of exploring this new world...” He whispered quietly to himself. Twilight’s ears gave a twitch as she picked up what he had said, she gave a soft smile, going back to her book. A few minutes of silence went by before Josh gasped suddenly, clutching his head. He leaned over the desk as he was assaulted with a stabbing mental pain. Biting her lip, Twilight stared at Josh for a moment before standing up and heading towards the kitchen, glancing back towards him.

“Would you like some tea? I believe I have an herbal mix that is known to act as a pain suppressant.” Josh nodded, taking deep breaths to try and ease the stabbing sensation that was going through his skull. “Okay, give me a few minutes and I’ll be right back...” Twilight entered the kitchen. Filling a pot up with water, she levitated it onto the stove and turned it on. Rummaging through a cabinet, she pulled out a box filled with tea bags. After placing four of the bags into the water, she placed a lid on top of the pot and went back into the front room.

Josh sat at the desk, the pain had ebbed away almost as soon as Twilight went into the kitchen. Closing his eyes, he sighed, drumming his fingers on the desk’s wooden top. He didn’t hear when Twilight approached him, as his mind was elsewhere. “The tea should be ready in about thirty minutes.” Josh turned and looked at the mare, frowning, his eyes a bit distant.

“Twilight, I really appreciate everything you’re doing for me. And once I can actually do things for more than ten minutes without being in pain, I will make it up to you.” Twilight walked over to him and looked over his shoulder at the drawing on the desk.

“I’m sure you will, we still have a lot to go over about your world. You did promise me a nice long study session.” Josh chuckled dryly.

“That I did, didn’t I?” Twilight smirked, tapping a hoof on the desk.

“So this is the aircraft that you were drawing?” She stared at the parchment, taking in the details. “Honestly it’s not much different from the Canterlot flying yacht... The only major difference I’m seeing are... These here. What are they?” Josh looked at where Twilight was pointing with her hoof and grinned.

“Propellers... Think of them as spinning blades that are really good at lifting things if they’re spinning fast enough.” Twilight blinked, trying to imagine what Josh had just told her. “Not only can they lift...” Josh pointed to two propellers that he had drawn on the back of the airship. “They can also be used to provide thrust, pushing the aircraft forward.” Twilight smirked, looking up at Josh.

“If you do end up building something like this, do you think you could take me along for a flight test? You know... For science?” Her eyes shined as she stared at him, causing him to laugh lightly.

“I don’t see why not...” Drumming a tune on the desk, Josh frowned, turning back to Twilight who was now making her way back over to her study area. “Hey Twilight, do ponies have guitars? I’ve had a song stuck in my head that I don’t have on my phone that I’ve been wanting to play...” Twilight placed a hoof on her chin, thinking.

“Yes, we do have guitars... But the only ponies I think of that have them here in Ponyville, would be either Vinyl Scratch or Octavia. They’re our resident musicians.” Twilight beamed happily. “I would really like to hear you play a song from your world! That would be such a cultural experience!” Leaning back in the chair, Josh stretched and stared up at the ceiling.

“If thats the case, then I’ll have to think up more than one. Probably make a small concert out of it or something. Hey invite your friends!” He chuckled to himself, grinning. Snickering, Twilight nodded in agreement.

“And I will be sure to invite all of them. We can have a get together and Pinkie can bring snacks! Oh that would be so much fun!” Twilight bounced up and down, smiling. “It will have to wait until you’re ready to be up and about though...” Twilight’s eyes went wide as she thought up another idea. “We can even make a picnic out of it!”

A few minutes later, a grumbling dragon slowly made his way down the staircase, yawning, holding a letter in his claw. “Josh... Princess Luna sent you a letter...” Walking over to the desk, Spike placed the letter in front of Josh before turning around and going back up the stairs. “Goodnight you two, let's hope nothing else interrupts my sleep...”

“Goodnight Spike! Rest well...” Twilight called to him as she watched him go back up the stairs. Turning her attention back to Josh, she raised an eyebrow inquiringly. “So, you got a letter from Princess Luna, huh?” The mare grinned, sauntering over to the desk. “Aren’t you going to read it?” Josh smirked, gently tapping the sealed scroll.

“I don’t know... Maybe I’ll wait till tomorrow.” Twilight looked up at him, pouting.

“Oh don’t wait till then! It’s a letter from the Princess, you have to read it now!” Laughing lightly, Josh relented and broke the seal on the letter, opening it up.

Dear Josh

I would like to inform you that I will be visiting Ponyville this coming Sunday. The time of my arrival will be around midnight after I finish my royal duties. Until then I will not be meeting you within the realm of dreams, for I have some preparations to make for our meeting.

I would also like to request that you only bring Twilight Sparkle along, there is some information that she needs to hear as well. I hope this letter finds you well, and that your transformation finishes swiftly and as painless as possible.

Sincerely,

Princess Luna

Josh passed the letter over to Twilight and let her read it. “So what do you think it’s about?” He asked her as she finished and hoofed the letter back to him, shrugging.

“We’ll just have to wait until Sunday to see. It’s strange that she only wants us to show up, but I suppose that is Princess Luna for you.” He looked at Twilight curiously.

“What do you mean by that?” She shook her head, sighing.

“The Princess hasn’t been the most... Outgoing pony since she'd returned from her banishment. From what Princess Celestia has told me, she mostly stays in her room and only comes out when it’s absolutely necessary. The last time I believe she made a public appearance was Nightmare Night last year, it was her second Nightmare Night since her return. It went over well, and she opened up to a few ponies. But once she returned to the castle she had secluded herself once more.” Josh’s expression became thoughtful for a moment as he looked up at the ceiling.

“Well, I suppose we’ll just have to change that now, won't we?” He glanced at the lavender mare, smirking. Twilight raised an eyebrow curiously before giggling.

“I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try again... During her first Nightmare Night I did get her to open up after some persuasion. But it just doesn’t last afterwards, I suppose we could always invite her to come visit when she isn’t busy. That would get her to leave Canterlot on a more consistent basis.” The mare yawned, walking over to her book pile, she used her magic to set her notes in an orderly stack. “The tea should be done by now, I’ll be right back.” Twilight walked into the kitchen and prepared tea for the two of them. As she re-entered the front room, Twilight paused and smiled to herself. Josh was leaning over the desk with his eyes shut, fast asleep.

The days that followed were roughly the same, Josh would study maps of Equestria, trying to learn the layout. While every so often, Twilight would begin a chain of questions that just would not end. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie stopped by on a daily basis to check up on Josh and see how he was doing. Amazingly enough, even Fluttershy stopped by on Thursday to ask him a few questions about the animals on his world. Saturday came around finally, and as quickly as the changes were progressing, he was really looking forward to all the pain being over with.

“So what you’re saying, is that humans have created ships that can fly to the moon... The actual moon, the big floating one that Luna raises every evening?” Josh raised an eyebrow, nodding at the lavender mare while laying in the bed in the guest room. She stared at him in awe for a moment before shaking her head and asking a new question. “What other forms of space travel have humans accomplished?” She inquired, grinning.

Josh laid his head back on the pillow and stared at the ceiling. “I honestly don’t know a whole lot about space travel, but I believe we have sent robots to the planet Mars to take pictures.” Twilight tilted her head curiously. “Mars is a planet not too far away from Earth, as far as we’re aware it is completely uninhabitable... But there were signs of life discovered, though whatever life there was, is now extinguished.” Twilight smiled, glancing to Spike as she made sure he got everything written down correctly. As she was distracted with the notes, Josh was hit with another surge of pain, worse than all of the previous bouts. Curling up, he groaned loudly causing Twilight to turn her attention back to him.

“Josh..? Are you okay? Would you like me to make you some more tea..?” As Twilight watched Josh for a reaction, her gaze flicked over to Spike for a moment. “Spike, can you go prepare the pain suppressant tea? We should have a pitcher of it still made on the kitchen counter.” Nodding, Spike quickly left the room as Twilight walked over to the bed, placing a hoof on Josh’s leg. “Hey, are yo...” His body suddenly took on a green glow as sparks began to shoot around the room off of him.

Thinking quickly, Twilight set up a magic shield around Josh to prevent any unnecessary damage to the room. Staring at his shaking, glowing form, she muttered to herself. “His magic is finally attaching itself to him instead of just changing him... This should be the last part of the change, once it’s complete... Oh please stay strong, Josh...” Backing up, Twilight sat down and closed her eyes as she concentrated on keeping the shield in place. Every so often a large green beam would shoot off of him and hit her shield, causing her to wince as she held it steady.

A few minutes later, Spike returned from the kitchen, holding a mug. He froze as he gazed up at Josh enclosed within Twilight’s barrier. After staring a few moments, he set the mug down on the table before going to sit beside Twilight. He sat watching for a long time as the green sparks bounced harmlessly off the shield. After a while he glanced sidelong at Twilight, noticing her beginning to grow weaker.

“How much longer do you think it will take, Twilight..?” Spike asked, sitting beside the mare, worry etched on his face.

“I... Don’t know, Spike... But it shouldn’t be too much longer, I hope..” Twilight replied through gritted teeth. She had been holding the shield up for going on two hours now and was nearing her limit. Every time she felt that the change had been completed, everything only got worse. “He had a... A week’s worth of magic all built up inside of him, but at the rate the excess is being expelled...” Twilight laid on the ground, her strength near its limit as she forced herself to keep the shield going.

A few more minutes had passed before the light that was filling the room slowly faded away. Opening her eyes, Twilight looked at Josh on the bed, her eyes widening as she noticed that the glow that had been around him had vanished. His chest slowly rising and falling as he slept. Dropping the shield, she got up on her hooves shakily and walked over to the bed, placing her hooves onto it as she looked the human over. “It’s over, right..?” She whispered to herself. “Please let it be over, nopony should ever have to go through something like that.” Sighing, she pushed herself off of the bed and staggered towards the door, calling for Spike as she left the room.

Spike ran up the stairs as Twilight called for him, he had been downstairs preparing dinner. “What is it Twilight? The soup is almost done, how is he?” He asked as he nearly bumped into the lavender mare in the hallway outside of the guest room.

“I believe the changes are finished Spike, all we can do is wait for him to wake up... Prepare the soup when it’s ready, if we have to we will reheat it if it gets cold, okay?” Spike nodded in confirmation, walking back down the stairs with Twilight close behind him. Unbeknownst to the two though, while Josh slept, he also dreamt.

As Josh came to, he found himself in the house that he manifested the last time he dreamt. “Well..” He muttered out loud. “At least there is some continuity between these lucid dreams.” A chuckle could be heard behind him, causing Josh to quickly spin around. Sitting on the couch in the living room, Connor was looking through Luna’s character information on Skyrim.

“Yes, you can decide to keep this up every time you dream. The only time it may possibly change is if you have some form of memory problem.” Setting down the controller, Connor looked over at Josh, grinning.

“I see...” Josh turned and walked over to the front door, glancing over his shoulder at Connor. “I’m assuming you’re here because the changes have finished and you have some more to teach me?” The robed man shook his head, standing up in front of the couch.

“No, nothing as simple as that. I came to give you a warning.” Raising an eyebrow, Josh crossed his arms and turned away from the door, eyeing Connor.

“A warning? You never seem to be the bearer of good news, do you? I’m kinda getting tired of it honestly.” Connor held up a hand, trying to stave off conflict.

“Hey, what's that saying about not shooting the messenger.” Josh sighed and rubbed his temple with one hand.

“Fine, what is it that I need to be warned about...?” He manifested a chair and sat down on it, waving a hand for Connor to continue. Clearing his throat, the man nodded as he sat down in a chair of his own.

“First things first, I want you to be careful around the Princess... Since you’re a new creature on her world, she may be trying to use you...” Josh opened his mouth to say something, but was quickly cut off as Connor continued. “The princesses have lived for multi-millennia and are incredibly devious.” Throwing his arms up in exasperation, Josh let out an annoyed huff.

“Where did all of this come from? If I have anyone I should be distrustful of, it’s you! You didn’t just drop me into this world for nothing. Give me one good reason I should trust you, Connor. If you can’t we’re through...” Connor nodded, things were moving way quicker than he had anticipated. Letting out a sigh of his own, he looked Josh in the eyes, staring into them.

“You are going to be attacked... I don’t know when... But it's inevitable. There are forces that are aware that you’re in Equestria, and they plan on challenging you. No one just up and arrives in a new world without being noticed. Unfortunately you have been noticed, haven’t you wondered why Princess Luna came to you on your first night here?” Josh’s eyes narrowed, cutting Connor off.

“I never told you that she visited me on the first night, in fact I didn’t tell you anything about the time I’ve been here in general.” Giving the man a slow clap, Josh turned away and walked outside, slamming the door behind him. Muttering a curse under his breath, Connor quickly stood up and made followed Josh outside into the field.

“You have to trust me on this, Josh! If you can’t learn to protect yourself, you could be seriously injured! Killed even!” Josh burst out laughing as he continued to walk aimlessly away, Connor trailing behind him.

“You fail to realize, Connor, you sent me to live with the heroes of this world. I’m sure it doesn’t get any safer than that!” He called out over his shoulder, glancing behind himself as he watched Connor stop in his tracks. The man’s eyes narrowed angrily as he stared at Josh.

“I suppose we can always do this the hard way, boy... If you will not accept my teachings, then I’ll have to force you to learn.” Connor conjured up a flaming orb over one hand, causing Josh to stare at him with wide-eyes. “Defend yourself!” With that, the man pointed at Josh, forcing the fireball to fly towards him.

Jumping away from the flying orb of death, Josh covered his head with his arms. Glancing up as he felt the heat of the fireball fly past him, he glared at Connor. “What the hell man!?” Quickly, he scrambled to his feet as another fireball detonated on the ground where he was a split moment before. “Fine, you want to play hardball, huh?” Running out of range, Josh closed his eyes and concentrated, quickly connecting himself with his magic. A few moments later the oasis that signified his magic appeared in the distance.

Connor turned and nodded approvingly at how quickly Josh had connected himself. “Good good...” Turning back to look over at Josh, he staggered backwards as a bolt of electricity hit the spot he was just standing in. “Whoah! Damn kid, impatient huh?” Josh sent another bolt towards Connor, continuously channeling magic through his hands.

Ignoring Connor, Josh’s mind was going a million miles a minute as he tried to come up with different ways to combine his spells, spur of the moment. “You just going to stand there, kid? I thought you were going to show me what's what.” He said as he directed a barrage of fire towards Josh. Glancing up, Josh stared at the oncoming flames as he raised his hand and focused on using pure raw magic to create a shield in front of him. His hand glowed a greenish color as a wall of magic formed in front of him, blocking the flames from reaching him. Josh winced as the force of the flames battered against the shield.

Connor raised an eyebrow, staring at Josh, muttering to himself two words. “Unicorn magic...” Shaking his head, he ran shuffled back and forth. “It shouldn’t even be possible for that type of magic to even be accessible to him.” Watching Josh curiously, he dropped his arms to his sides as he prepared for whatever the kid had planned.

Josh took a deep breath, grinning as an idea came to mind. Holding his arms out to his sides, palms up, he channeled his magic into the air. Molding the wind in the air into fine, nearly invisible blades, he quickly began to shoot them towards Connor. Noticing that they barely drained his magic, he continued to fire them towards the robed man. “Deadly Gale...” He muttered to himself silently.

Connor watched as Josh channeled his magic into the air, taking a defensive stance, ready to set up a shield at a moment’s notice if he needed to. “What are you planning..? He whispered, caught off guard as a split second later an invisible blade flew past his face, grazing his cheek. Eyes going wide, he channeled his magic into the ground around him, forcing a stone wall to raise up in front of him. “Well that was definitely unexpected.” Placing a hand on his cheek, he pulled it away slowly. “I’m going to be more careful... He’s the one dreaming, I’m not.” Glancing cautiously around the wall, his eyes became saucers as he gazed upon what Josh began to conjure up.

Josh continued to stand with his arms to his sides, palms upward. “You enter my dream and threaten me. All I want is peace... I am tired, Connor... I am so tired of everything that’s been happening recently.” Flames began to lick along the length of the wind blades that Josh was conjuring up, beads of sweat ran down his face as he began to get dangerously close to using up the last of his energy.

“Josh, thats enough! I forfeit! Let go of the spell, you’re too worn out right now!” Connor called out from behind the stone wall he summoned up. “If you go too much farther, you’ll just injure yourself! Being magically drained is incredibly painful, and it will be even more-so for you, since your body is newly changed. Cut off the flow of your spell before you regret it!” The man was incredibly frightened for a multitude of reasons, the main one though was that his work could fall apart if Josh didn’t drop his magic.

The fear was evident in Connor’s voice and Josh realized that. Not being the one who wanted the fight to begin with, Josh slowly let the magic drop, the flaming wind blades dissipating. As his connection with the magic dropped, the adrenaline that had been flowing through him also wore off, causing him to fall to his knees in the grass. Chuckling to himself, Connor let the stone wall retract back into the ground as he slowly made his way over to Josh, placing a hand on his shoulder. “Not bad, kid... You may have what it takes to defend yourself... Just make sure you’re just a tad more cautious with how much magic you use, it’s not infinite after all.”

Josh stared up at the man, his expression unreadable as he scrutinized Connor. “What game are you playing at, old man...?” Josh quietly muttered under his breath, shrugging Connor’s hand off of his shoulder he stood up. “I’ll be more careful.” Josh said aloud, causing Connor to grin.

“Good, I expect great things from you, kid!” Josh rolled his eyes and slowly made his way back to the house. Connor stood still and watched Josh leave, his face darkening. “And for your wellbeing, as well as mine, I hope you don’t disappoint...” With a flourish of his hand, a crack opened up in the dream as Connor walked out of it.

Walking back into the house, Josh made his way to the sofa and sat down on it, relaxing. Suddenly the dream around him crashed as he jolted awake, groaning he raised his hands up to his face, rubbing his eyes. “The hell? What woke me up..? Looking around the room, he was unable to see anyone, or anything that could’ve possibly woken him up. Groaning, he rolled over in bed and grabbed his phone off of the side table. “Seven in the morning...” He muttered absently before setting the phone down. After a moment, it finally registered with him, causing him to groan loudly. “Oh you’ve gotta be kidding me... What is it with waking up early here on this dang world? Can’t a guy sleep until noon for once?”

Grumbling, Josh crawled out of bed. Smirking he looked over at the box of clothing that Rarity had brought over earlier in the week. Picking up the box he exited the room and made his way across the hall into the bathroom. From downstairs he could hear Spike in the kitchen preparing breakfast while Twilight talked to him. Unable to make out what they were saying, he pushed the door to the bathroom open and stepped inside. Placing the box down on the counter, he turned on the water in the bath, letting it warm up. Turning around he stared into the mirror, seeing himself as a stranger gazing back.

Raising a hand up to his face, he placed a thumb over his chin, frowning. Staring at his reflection, he noticed that his eyes were larger, just like in his dream. A hint of the magical vortex still apparent in the iris of his right eye. Turning his head he glanced at the mirror out of the corner of his eye, looking at his ears.

“Well, at least they’re not nearly as pointed as I thought they would be.” His eyes surveyed the rest of his body, silently muttering a curse as he took in the rest of the changes. He was approximately two to three inches taller, not to mention he seemed a bit lankier all together. Running a hand through his hair, he paused for a moment, groaning inwardly as he realized his hair was now a bit longer as well. Sighing, Josh shook his head and jumped into the shower.

As the shower started, Twilight looked up towards the staircase. Letting out a sigh, she smiled and looked over to Spike. “Well, I suppose that clears up any uncertainties we may of had about whether he was okay or not.” Spike gave a nod, placing a bowl of fruit on the table in front of Twilight while pouring some gems into a bowl for himself.

“So are you sure it’s over, Twilight?” The mare looked across the table at the young dragon, a look of concern apparent on her face.

"I think so Spike.. Josh and I are meeting with Princess Luna tonight, so I would really like to believe that this is all over. If not, perhaps the Princess would be able to help him better than you or I could." Spike nodded as he grabbed a handful of crystals. He tossed them into his mouth, chomping down on them loudly.

“Well,” Spike spoke in between bites, causing Twilight to facehoof. “when he gets done with his shower, I’m sure we’ll find out, right?” Nodding, Twilight sighed, staring at Spike for a moment, her eye twitching.

“Spike, what did I tell you about talking while eating?” Grumbling, Spike finished eating the gems just as the bathroom door could be heard opening from upstairs. The mare and dragon quickly turned their attention towards the staircase as steps could be heard walking down it.

As Josh descended the stairs, wearing the coat and clothes that Rarity had made him, he stared at the ground in front of him in thought. Hands buried in the pockets of the jacket, he looked up to see Twilight and Spike staring at him from the kitchen table. Raising an eyebrow, Josh chuckled lightly as the fork Twilight had levitated with some fruit dropped out of the air and clattered back into her bowl. “So...” Josh raised a hand in front of his face for a moment and stared at it before turning his attention back to the two at the table. “What do you think?”

Spike was the first to break out of his stupor, swallowing the remains of a gem as he turned his attention to Twilight. Placing a claw over his face, he reached across the table and prodded the mare. “Hey Twilight, it’s rude to stare you know.” Twilight’s eyes became wide as she realized what she had been doing. Blushing, she turned her attention quickly back towards her bowl. Rolling his eyes, Spike looked back over towards Josh. “Not too bad, how’re you feeling?” Stretching his arms into the air, Josh yawned as he raised a hand up to his eye, rubbing it absentmindedly.

“Honestly... I’m not feeling half bad, a bit drained, but beyond that I don’t feel bad at all.” Crossing his arms, Josh’s attention moved towards Twilight who hadn’t looked up from her bowl since she stopped staring at him a moment before. Her fork levitated in the air, prodding the fruit as her face brought along the impression of being in deep thought. A smile slowly appeared on his face as an idea came to him. Nodding towards Spike, he winked, causing the dragon to raise an eyebrow in confusion. Closing his eyes, Josh did as he practiced within the realm of dreams, connecting himself with his magic. A frown appeared on his face as the connection took longer than it should of to be made.

“J..Josh, what are you doing..?” Upon hearing Twilight’s question, he opened his eyes, gasping as a dagger of pain lanced through his head. Staggering backwards, he fell over, groaning as the pain left as quickly as it appeared.

“Well that never happened in the dream...” Twilight left the table, walking over to him slowly. Closing her eyes, Twilight felt for the latent fields of magic in the air. A small smile formed on her face as she opened her eyes and looked down at Josh who was laying on the ground, looking up at her.

“It’s nothing to worry about, technically that was your first time connecting with your magic. Doing so in your dreams didn’t count.” Offering Josh a hoof, Twilight helped him up onto his feet, smiling at him. Brushing the coat off, Josh turned his attention back to Twilight, returning her smile.

“Thanks,” Clearing his throat to continue, he stopped and stared at Twilight who had a grin slowly spreading along her face. He could faintly hear her whispering.

“You can do magic now...” Suddenly she yelled, bouncing around the room. “You can do magic now!” Glancing towards Spike, the dragon shrugged, letting out a soft chuckle as he picked up his and Twilight’s bowl and taking them over to the sink to clean off.

“Want me to make you a bowl of fruit as well, Josh?” Nodding towards Spike, Josh turned around to see Twilight standing on a table behind him, grinning.

“Levitate something!” She yelled suddenly, causing Josh to stagger backwards. Pulling a quill and parchment over to herself, she stared at Josh as she waited for him to do something. “I want to see how your magic works! You’ve told me how you got to practice it with Luna in your dream so you must have some idea!” Spike walked into the room and handed Josh a bowl filled with an assortment of fruit, some of it he’d never even seen before.

Cautiously, Josh picked up the fork and skewered one of the pieces of fruit, eating it while Spike walked beside Twilight, prodding her with a claw. “Calm down Twilight, I’m sure you’ll have plenty of time to study his magic. And I’m sure he wouldn’t mind answering your questions either, but you really should calm down first.” Letting out a sigh, Twilight nodded and hopped off of the table, prodding the ground with a hoof, she stared at the floor and muttered an apology.

Chuckling, Josh reached over and ruffled the mare’s mane. “It’s fine Twilight, just give me a bit to eat this breakfast... Actually, would you like to have that picnic we mentioned earlier this week, later today?” He suggested as a thought suddenly came to him “I could even try out a few spells and show you and your friends all at once.” He offered, trying to cheer her up. Turning her gaze back to Josh’s face, she smiled happily, nodding.

“That would work,” Twilight nodded absently. “I think it’s a great idea. Would you like to come with me to invite them all? Since you can get outdoors hopefully without having to worry about being hit by another bout of pain I mean.” Josh shrugged.

“I wouldn’t mind getting some fresh air. Are you going to come too, Spike?” He asked, turning his attention to the dragon who had taken Josh’s now empty bowl to the kitchen. Staring blankly, he groaned, covering his face with a hand. “I was going to get that Spike...” Spike’s laugh echoed from the kitchen as the sound of the sink turning on could be heard.

“It’s fine, don’t worry about it.” After cleaning the bowl, Spike made his way back into the living room. “Twilight, when you go to tell Rarity about the picnic, can you drop me off there?” He folded his claws, giving her the biggest dragon pout that Josh had ever seen, causing him to burst out in laughter while Twilight facehoofed.

“Yes, yes. You can stay over at Rarity’s until it’s time for the picnic.” Throwing a clawed fist into the air, Spike jumped up happily. Smirking, Twilight motioned for the two to wait for her as she went up to her room to get her saddle bags. Glancing at Spike, Josh couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at seeing him so happy.

“Why do you want to stay over at Rarity’s, Spike?” The dragon’s eyes shined as he walked over to Josh, motioning for him to bend down to his level. As Josh got close enough, Spike glanced around the room before whispering into his ear.

“I’ve got a crush on Rarity...” Josh stared blankly at Spike for a moment, blinking before a grin broke out on his face.

“Oh you do, do you? Have you told her yet?” The dragon shook his head quickly. Josh facepalmed, sighing. Spike stared up at Josh for a moment in thought, an idea forming in his mind.

“Hey, do you like Twilight?” Josh blinked, confused.

“Well why shouldn’t I? She’s a good friend and has helped me through this last week when she didn’t have to. Not to mention she’s letting me stay here with you and her.” Spike laughed lightly, shaking his head.

“No, thats not what I meant. What I meant was, do you like, like Twilight? As you know... More than a friend?” Josh’s eyes widened as he felt heat quickly rush to his face.

“W..What? I-I haven’t thought about it. What brought up that strange idea...? W..We’re not even the same species. I’m sorry, but I don’t think something like that is possible, she’s nice, but I don’t know if I want to take that leap...” Spike deadpanned, shaking his head with a sigh.

“You realize that inter-species relationships are quite common here in Equestria, right?” Josh nodded as he remembered reading something in one of Twilight’s books about a Griffin and Pony couple that made a few breakthroughs in the weather field. His thoughts were interrupted as the sound of hooves walking down the stairs. The two dropped the topic as they watched Twilight approach them.

“Are you guys ready?” Spike and Josh nodded as Twilight walked past them towards the front door, turning back to them. “I thought we could pick up the lunch at Sugarcube corner when we invite Pinkie to the picnic.” The three went over the details of the picnic as the left the library and made their way through town.

Author's Notes:

Well, that one took awhile to write. Got a bit of writer's block on multiple occasions during this chapter. Yes, a lot is going on in it, but as they say, the show must go on. Basic stuff now, if you have any comments feel free to mention them, if you end up disliking the story, please give a reason why. If you have any questions pertaining to the story itself, feel free to message me and I will reply as soon as I can.

-Kyllier

Editors note: I READ THIS FIRST! HA! - Crystalline