Time slowed down. I heard my voice as if it came from far away.

"TWILIGHT!!!" She didn't react to my voice. She was out cold. I reached out and tried to grab her, but I was too slow. I looked to Rarity and Fluttershy, but they were staring at the sky, oblivious to what had just happened. The crowd cheered in the distance.

"HAAAAAPPYYYY...." Twilight was falling quickly. She was about 30 feet from the ground. I couldn't save her. I felt helpless.

"NEEEEWWW....." I couldn't let her die. I couldn't do anything either though. I sat there helplessly with my arm stretched out towards her. All I could do was wish I could stop her fall. I felt stronger when I wished this. Power started to course through me.

"YEEEEAAAARRRR!!!" My own scream drowned out the distant crowd.

"NO!" The scream wasn't filled with sorrow, or regret. It was filled with power. It was an order. Twilight was suddenly wrapped in a magic aura the same color as her own. It was faint, but her descent was slowed greatly. She didn't stop, but continued toward the ground until she landed softly. I looked around confusedly for the one that saved her, but no pony else was there besides Rarity and Fluttershy. They were both staring at me open-mouthed. Rarity pointed a hoof at my head.

"H-h-horn!" She shouted. I reached up to my forehead. The bump on my forehead from earlier had grown and was now about one-third the size of a unicorn's horn. I gasped in disbelief and rubbed the under-developed horn to make sure it was really there. (Which caused some...unusual feelings...) I then remembered Twilight.

"Girls, Twilight fell off the cliff!" I yelled at the stunned ponies.

"Oh no! Is s-she alright?" Fluttershy asked. Her and Rarity were still drunk.

"Yes...I think I lowered her to the ground safely..." The both looked at me confusedly.

"Look my point is we should go check on her!" They nodded in agreement. We started running down the road that led down the cliff, but Rarity and Fluttershy were stumbling too much to keep up. I crouched down and pulled Fluttershy up on my back and picked Rarity up in my left arm. (Damn these ponies are light!) I then sprinted down the road until I reached the area Twilight had fallen in. I searched around for a good 5 minutes before I found her. She was curled up into a ball and sleeping soundly. Her hair was ruffled, but I couldn't find any signs of damage on her body. "I think it's time I got you girls home." I said as I lifted Twilight in my right arm. Their collective weight was beginning to strain me, but I didn't complain. I took off towards the boutique because it was closest. We passed the square on the way back and the party was still going strong. I think I saw a conga line going. As we walked, the swaying motion put Rarity to sleep. Luckily Fluttershy stayed awake. I was almost to the boutique.

"H-hey Sssharky?" Fluttershy slurred. I lifted one leg and balanced Twilight's flank on my knee to open the door.

"Yeah Fluttershy?" I walked in and climbed up the stairs to where I knew Rarity's bedroom was. (Thank you television.)

"We neever got ta share secrets..." I placed Rarity in bed and tucked her in. Yeah not easy to do with one hand.

"Ummm... ok do you want to share secrets now?" I walked back down the stairs and out of the boutique. I started walking to Twilight's house.

"Ssure. You can go first."

"Umm... ok, let's see..." I thought for a minute. "I've only kissed one girl in my life. Excluding family of course."

"Really?"

"Eeyupp." (Finally got to use that.) I saw Twilight's house just a short distance away now. "What secret are ya gonna tell me?" Fluttershy didn't answer. I opened the door and went up to Twilight's room. I tucked her into bed and she turned in her sleep.

"Mmmm...thanks Sharky..." She muttered in her sleep. I couldn't help it. She was just so freaking adorable. I bent down and kissed her forehead. I then turned around and left. I didn't see it, but behind me Twilight smiled in her sleep.

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I would have never guessed it from watching the show, but Fluttershy's house is like a 30 minute walk out of town! I could finally see her house in the distance. I pulled Fluttershy off my back and cradled her in my arms. I had thought she was asleep, but she was looking up at me when I moved her.

"Sharky! The horn is gone!" She exclaimed in surprise. I reached up with one hand and rubbed my forehead. She was right! The little horn was gone!

"What the... huh?!" I was shocked. Getting a horn had been weird enough, but disappearing was just bizarre! I decided I would figure it out later. "Well nevermind that Fluttershy. Lets get you to bed."

"You're so nice Sharky... How come you don't worry about yourself?" I laughed.

"I worry about myself plenty."

"No you don't." She argued. Wow alcohol really does make her more assertive. "Ever since I met ya, you've been worried about not sscaring or hurting us. Now, instead of worrying about whatever ish happening to yerself, you're more concerned about getting meh to bed." The drink and sleep were both getting to her, but she had a good point. We were at her door now. I opened it and walked in.

"Well, to be honest, I've never really been concerned about myself. I just always think other people's problems are more important."

"You're so nice..." She said again. I found her bedroom and tucked her in. "Hey Sharky?"

"Yes Fluttershy?"

"I know what my secret is... I want you to kiss me." I then procceded to laugh my ass off. She was SOOOOOO drunk. I decided to humor her though, so I kissed her forehead. She gave me a disapproving look. "That's not what I meant..." Damn! Fluttershy has lost all essence of shyness!

"Well I'll tell you what, when you've known me for more than a day, and you're not drunk off your flank, talk to me. Then we'll talk about a kiss." I then left her house, laughing the whole way back to Twilight's house. I was thinking how that day would never come. On the way there I noticed my shoulder blades felt oddly large. I dismissed the thought and continued laughing.

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When I got back to the library, I curled up next to a couple bookshelves and tried to sleep. I laid there for about 30 minutes, but I couldn't sleep. I decided to check Twilight's books to see if there was something that would explain what was happening to me. I looked at the bookshelves. Each of them had a category written on top, (Ex. Refrence books, Science books, Other.) and the books were divided alphabetically in their shelves. I decided to check Other. After reaing the titles of all the books up to M, I found one entitled "Magic levels of worlds and the effects of crossing, by Dr. Hooves" Finding it creepily close to exactaly what I was looking for, I took it off the shelf and began reading.

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"Sharky?! Have you been up all night?" Twilight yelled at me when she came down stairs. I guess ponies don't get hangovers. Sweet.

"Yes! I've found the explanation for my horn!!" I said excitedly. (I know I'm a nerd. Shut up.)

"You had a horn?" Twilight looked confused. I sighed impatiently.

"Yes, the bump on my head yesterday was really a growing horn!"

"Then why isn't it there now?"

"I'm gonna explain that! By the way, You're welcome."

"For what?"

"Oh, you fell off a cliff." I said absentmindedly. "Anyway according to this," I held up the book. "Every world has a certain amount of magic necessary to sustain life..."

"Wait, wait. Back up. I fell off a what now?"

"A cliff. I saved you. Anyway, The first level of magic allows for one sapient species to develop and allows friendship to develop..."

"Wait! How did you save me from falling off a cliff??"

"MAGIC!! Now please!" She quieted down and appeared to be listening. "Thank you... Now as I was saying. Level 2 magic allows for true love to develop. It is also the STRONGEST stage of magic. That is my planet's level. I'll skip ahead to your planet's level. Your planet is a level 12 magic planet, the highest level. That means that it has 5 or more sapient species, AND a powerful being or beings is/are responsible for the changing of day into night and back."

"So you went from an extremely low-magic planet to the highest level magic planet. What does that have to do with you growing a horn?"

"I'm getting there. Now according to this, if a magic being from a high-level planet goes to a low-level planet, all their magic will disperse into the world around them until they are even with the rest of the planet. This could be fatal, so don't ever do it." I warned her, thinking she might have been tempted to travel worlds. "Howwever, if a low-level being travels to a high-level world, they will take in magic from the world and assimilate it to the nearest magic being." Twilight thought for a moment.

"So that means you were turning into me?" She asked.

"No, it means I was gaining your abilities. Thats how I saved you, I had enough of your magic to slow your fall. Not stop it mind you, but slow was good enough." She nodded in understanding. Then she looked as if a thought crossed her mind.

"If that's the case, how come you don't still have a horn?"

"The book didn't specify, but I theorize that because the magic isn't mine, I can't retain it without the source. So since I've been near you almost the entire time I've been here I was copying you. When I left you for a half-hour to take Fluttershy home the magic left me, and started forming around Fluttershy. Thats why my shoulder blades had enlarged while I was with her, I was growing wings!"

"I thought you copied magic!" Twilight interjected.

"I do! The magic is different from pony to pony, like a pegasus's magic gives them wings and a talent, just like how the magic gives you a horn and a talent."

"So if you were to form magic around an earth pony, you would only get the talent?"

"Ah you catch on quick Twilight! However, The magic gifts earth ponies in special ways, like Applejack is extra strong! So being around her would make me stronger!" Twilight was luckily too excited about my discovery to notice that I had just said something about Applejack that I shouldn't have known.

"That's amazing!" Twilight thought some more. "But how did you start forming magic around Fluttershy so quickly? It took 4 days for you to copy me enough to get anything."

"I think that's because my body was so damaged for most of that time. Also, it could be that the more I practice copying, the better I get at it, like working a muscle." Twilight gave me a broad smile.

"It's not often I get to talk about science with somepony that can keep up with me!" She lowered her eyelids a little and tilted her head towards me. "It's really nice having someone smart to talk to..." She said it like it was a sigh.

"It's nice talking to you too!" I said with a smile. I then looked back to my book. I heard Twilight sigh, but I have no idea why, didn't she just say she was happy?

"Do you know what we should do now?" She said. I didn't see it, but she was creeping towards me.

"Hmm...? Oh, no clue, I was gonna read more though."

"Noooo..." She popped her head inbetween me and the book and smiled at me. "We have to test your theories!"

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Yeah I know what you're all thinking, "Could Twilight BE more obvious?!" Well I would just like to remind you all that Sharky is based off of me, and I'm ignorant as BUCK when it comes to females. And uh oh... what's this? a move by Fluttershy?! Who the hell knows where this is going? I sure don't!