It was morning in Ponyville and in Golden Oaks we see a unicorn pony, her coat is purple and her mane is dark purple with a pink highlight in it. The same action is repeated on her tail, her name is Twilight Sparkle. She was cleaning up her books when she heard the door open and close. Turning around her eyes widened at the pony in front of her. He is an alicorn with a yellow coat and a white mane and tail, the ends of his wings are cobalt blue and his eyes are emerald green but he didn't have a cutie mark. His name is Shooting Star. A year ago he was found by Twilight outside the everfree forest before the events of nightmare moon. During his time here he has made great friends with the mane 6, but he has amnesia and no matter how many memory spells they have gone through they haven't come any closer to recovering his memories, so a week ago he went to Canterlot to ask Princess Celestia and Princess Luna for assistance.

"Shooting Star! Your back!" Twilight exclaimed as she ran up to him and threw her front hooves around him into a hug.

"Aw Cmon Twi." Shooting Star said hugging her back. "It's only been a week since I've been gone."

Twilight rolled her eyes. "I know but it feels like forever."

"Well how about we get some coffee and I'll tell you about my stay?" Shooting Star offered.

Twilight smiled. "Sure Spike will be glad to hear your home."

"Twilight who are you talking to?" A voice said from the kitchen. The voice turned out to be a baby dragon who has green, scaly skin and purple spines, his name is Spike and he was walking out when he saw his friend.

"So Shooting Star your back now?" Spike asked.

Shooting Star chuckled. "Aye Spike I'm back noo." Shooting Star replied. His Scoltish accent surfacing out.

"Alright how about we go get coffee now?" Twilight asked.

As the three of them sat round a table Shooting Star was talking about his visit to Canterlot.

"Well Princess Celestia got me a room in the castle while she tried her memory spells on me?"

"Did you meet any of your friends there?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah I met Octavia and Vinyl, boy were they fun to be around." Shooting Star laughed. It was true those two had a rivalry over which music is best, Classical or Techno.

"Well did the princesses help you with your memories?" Spike asked.

Shooting Star took a sip of his coffee before answering. "No unfortunately they couldn't help but I suggest we take a break from this now I found this spell in the Canterlot library, it looks really old." he levitated an old scroll from his saddlebags.

Twilight looked panicked. "You just took it?  Without Princess Celestias permission?"

"Twi calm down She gave me permission to use it." Shooting Star calmed his friend down.

"So what's so special about it?" Spike asked.

"It let's us see the memories of our ancestors." Shooting Star replied. Smirking seeing the surprised looks on his friends.

"Really? Well lets test it out, you two get the others I'll prepare the library." Twilight ordered.

"Actually Twilight, it has to be outside." Shooting Star corrected.

Twilight was confused. "What why?"

"Well I have been reading the scroll and it projects a big magic screen so the library is too small besides I think the other ponies would like to see Equestria in the olden times." Shooting Star explained.

"I guess your right." Twilight replied. "Go get the others and may I have the scroll so I can prepare?"

Shooting Star smiled. "Sure Here you go."

As both he and Spike left she saw what the spell was, it was called Animus.

"Animus huh?" said Twilight as she watched her friends leave. "unusual name I wonder what it means, ah well I'll find out later I've got to prepare this is gonna be so FUN." Twilight clapped with glee as she went off to gather the preparations.

Spike is now walking down to Fluttershys cottage eager to tell her the news "I'll tell Fluttershy first then I'll save the best for last Rarity" he sighed dreamily unaware that he was at the pegasus in question seeing her tending to her animals.

"Fluttershy." he called out to his friend, she squeaked before relaxing seeing the baby dragon.

"Oh hi Spike what brings you here today?" She asked him.

"Shooting Star found a spell that lets us see the memories of our ancestors and wanted everypony to test it out." Spike explained to the shy pegasus.

"Oh wow that sounds amazing I would definitely like to see my ancestors well what are we waiting for lets go" She said excitedly. "um if you don't mind that is."as she shrank into her mane.

Spike chuckled quietly at the kind pegasus's shy behaviour. "Not yet we still have to get Rarity."

"Okay lets go."

As they are walking to the Carousal Boutique Fluttershy decides to strike a convrsation with the dragon. "So Shooting Stars back huh?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh yes he just came back this morning Twilight was very excited to see him again."

Fluttershy smiled the truth was Twilight has a crush on the alicorn he's perfect in every way according to her. Deciding to stop those thoughts rushing through her head she resumes talking to Spike.

"Ummm did the princesses help with his memories?" she asked hopefully only for Spike to sigh in defeat.

"Unfortunately no we have decided to take a break from it now."

"Oh look were here now." Fluttershy pointed out and she was right the were in front of the fashion shop whilst Spike was tidying up his spines to which Fluttershy pushed him into the shop. As the bell rang they heard a noise upstairs and coming downstairs was a filly she was Sweetiebelle, Raritys little sister.

"Rarity, Spike and Fluttershy are here!" she yelled upstairs.

"Just a moment!" Rarity called back

. A couple of minutes later the unicorn arrived looking elegant as ever. "hello Fluttershy darling and Spikey-Wikey what brings you two here?" she questioned.

"Were trying out a special kind of spell that lets us see our ancestors memories." The baby dragon replied.

"Our ancestors that is simply amazing I shall come with you then." Rarity said with stars in her eyes.

"Ooh ooh can I come too?" Sweetiebelle asked excitedly bouncing up and down wanting to see the spell.

"I don't know Sweetiebelle this is a private thing." the older unicorn explained to her hyper sister.

"Actually Rarity everyponies gonna see it we're doing it outside."

"Really well then I suppose so."

"YAY" the white filly started to push her sister out of the door."Cmon we need to get there early." Sweetiebelle shouted to her sister.

"But wait what about the other girls." Rarity Questioned.

"Its okay, Shooting Star is getting them." Spike explained only to hear a gasp from Rarity.

"Shooting Stars back? Well what are we waiting for lets go." She almost yelled zipping out of the shop.

"Rarity wait!" the occupants of the shop yelled chasing after her.

*With Shooting Star*

"For the love of Celestia how hard is it to find a rainbow Pegasus?" the yellow alicorn muttered to himself.

He decided to get Rainbow Dash first since she was easy to spot out but he has now looked everywhere from her home to the place where she's usually sleeping and he hasn't been able to find her. Deciding to take a break and think where else he hadn't looked he touched down to the ground only to be tackled by a multicoloured blur, he looked up to see the pegasus he was looking for hugging him.

"Shooting Star your back!" Rainbow yelled almost squeezing him to the point of him turning blue.

"Dashie..... can't....... breath." Shooting Star barely wheezed out but it was enough for Rainbow to get off him blushing.

"Hehe sorry I got carried away." the embarrassed pony apologized.

"Actually I was looking for you, so its a good job you found me." Shooting Star pointed out.

"Oh really another race? I'll beat you this time."

Amazingly Shooting Star was a great challenge to Rainbow Dash when a couple of months ago she challenged him to a race where he actually managed to create his own version of the sonic rainboom, the sonic starboom which instead of rainbows its stars winning him the match and all the other ones after that.

"Actually no I was actually going to get Applejack and Pinkie Pie too but decided to look for you first since your the easiest." Shooting Star replied.

"Oh really well whats the occasion?" Rainbow asked.

"I'll explain once the others are here but for now lets get Applejack then Pinkie Pie." Shooting Star said. "Well lets go to Sweet Apple Acres."

Accompanied by Rainbow Dash, both she and Shooting Star venture off to Sweet Apple Acres to get Applejack when they got there both of them were surprised to find Scootaloo there.

"Hey there Scootaloo." Shooting Star greeted. She turned round to see the pegasus and the alicorn.

"Oh hi Shooting Star and RAINBOW DASH!" the filly screamed tackling her "sister" to the ground and hugging her. Rainbow laughed while hugging her back.

"Hey kiddo, what are you doing here?" Rainbow asked.

"I'm going to play with Applebloom."

"Oh really, and where is she?"

"She's out in the fields with Applejack and Big Mac."

"Then thats where were going too." Shooting Star declared.

So the three of them went to the fields and just as Scootaloo said, there was Applejack, Applebloom and Big macintosh, the apple filly saw the group and waved them over.

"Howdy y'all." Applejack greeted.

"Hey AJ, Twilight wants us tae the library she is testing oot a new spell, oh and ye can bring yer family wi ye." Shooting Star explained, his Scoltish accent spilling out.

"Really? Well sounds exciting, y'all up for this? Applejack asked.

"Ah would like to see this" Applebloom exclaimed.

"Eeyup." Big Macintosh simply replied.

"Can I come too Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo asked.

"I don't see why not." Rainbow replied.

"Alrighty then to Sugarcube corner." Shooting Star declared, whilst Applejack just rolled her eyes at his childish side.

So off they went to Sugarcube corner. Whilst they were walking, Applebloom decided to play a game of I spy to pass the time.

"Ah spy, With ma little eye, sumthin' beginning with..... B." This really confused some of them.

umm bee?" Scootaloo guessed.

"nope"

"Branch? Applejack tried.

"nope"

"Butter?"

Everypony looked at Shooting Star weirdly.

"Where did you get butter from?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I dunno I guess it's something from my past." Shooting Star explained.

"Speaking of which, did the pri-" Applejack started to say but was cut off by Shooting Star.

"Nope."

Applejack sighed it seemed that he may never get his memories back, before anyone knew it they were outside the library, only to find Pinkie already there.

"omygosh hi Shooting Star I heard you were back so I came to see you but Twilight told me that you went to get everypony else so I decided to stay here and wait on you coming back and so did the rest of us." Pinkie said veeery quickly.

The yellow alicorn now realized that a crowd had gathered around where Twilight was preparing, he also noticed that the others were there too where they all greeted him with hugs.

"Oh darling, its so nice to see you again." Rarity gushed whilst hugging him tight.

"Nice to see you too Rarity." Shooting Star replied whilst returning the hug.

"And nice to see you too Fluttershy."

"Hello Shooting Star." Fluttershy greeted with a simple hug.

"Alright wheres Twilight?" Shooting Star asked. "OVER HERE!" Twilight called out.

So he flew over the crowd to greet the purple unicorn, who was standing in the middle of a formation of candles which made a strange emblem, he decided to ask about it later, he also noticed a couch also there which is what he assumes is what the pony sits on whilst the spell is active, he also sees Spike just placing the last of the candles.

"Twilight, this looks awesome, great job." Shooting Star said.

Twilight was now blushing from the praise, to which the others smirked knowingly.

"So anyway." Twilight said, clearing her throat. "We got permission from Mayor Mare to do this, sooo we can now begin."

Everypony cheered.

"So, who wants to go first."

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