Twilight stepped into the shower first and closed the curtain.

"I'll be in... Just a second." I said walking out of the shower and looking down at the others. Red and Dash had finally stopped and were giggling and laughing together. Fluttershy and Cecil were still curled up on the ground asleep. I smiled and walked down, grabbing a blanket and covering them. The two snuggled closer almost immediately.

"You two okay?" I asked.

"Yep." Dash nodded.

"Go take your shower. We'll be down here when you're done." Red smiled.

I nodded in return and headed back upstairs to the shower. I opened the curtain and Twilight was gone. I walked out and looked around the living room.

"Something wrong?" Red asked.

"Did Twilight come out here?" I asked curiously.

"No why?" Dash asked.

"Isn't she in the shower?" Red questioned.

"No..." I said.

"Maybe she just went home. You know Twilight... Can be a bit eccentric at times. She's probably catching up on a book or something." Dash laughed.

I shook my head before heading back upstairs and stepping into the shower. I started cleaning myself when I realized the shampoo was on the sink. I opened the curtain again and stepped out, noticing the sink's glass surface. I grabbed it and turned around t-

"W...What?" I said in disbelief.

"Sam?" Cecil asked. "What are you doing in my dream?"

I looked around, I was in a large field. I looked back and noticed half the bathroom was still there, almost as if the room was torn out of the house and placed here.

"What..." I mumbled glancing around.

"Oh dear..." Rarity said. I jumped back, having not noticed her before. "Dear me... You two realize you're naked right?"

"My dream I can do what I want." Cecil shrugged.

"I beg your pardon but... I believe this is my dream." Rarity corrected.

"Who cares who's dream it is. Just enjoy it." Red said appearing next to Cecil.

"Weren't you and Rainbow Dash having sex?" I questioned. "Why are you asleep?"

"We are. I'm just taking a nap." Red said.

"But... If you're sleeping then you aren't having sex." I said.

"Why would that stop us?" Red asked curiously.

"That would imply..." I stammered.

"Yes." Red said.

"So she's..." I continued.

"Yes." Red repeated.

There was a long pause...

"So... You're sleeping in the shower?" Rarity asked.

"How did you know we were in the shower?" I asked. Rarity pointed behind me to the half of a bathroom lying in the middle of the field. "Oh..."

"Yeah a bit odd." Cecil said.

"You're all standing in the middle of a field naked..." I said.

"What I... Oh." Rarity said looking down at her naked self.

"You're one to talk." Red said.

"I was taking a shower!" I said defensively.

"Speaking of... Where's Twilight?" Cecil asked.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Well if you're both taking a nap in the tub then shouldn't she be here?" Red asked.

"I'm not asleep." I said.

"The fact you're here says otherwise." Red said.

"I'm not... Asleep." I repeated, getting annoyed.

"Then how did you get here dear?" Rarity asked.

"I stepped out of the shower to grab a bottle of shampoo when half the bathroom was replaced by a large field." I said.

There was a long pause...

"Oh... Well why didn't you just say that in the first place." Red smirked.

"A dream? What was I thinking!" Cecil said.

"Ohhhh kay don't be a dick..." I said unimpressed.

"You... You just blew my mind man. You're like a master of logic." Red nodded.

"Are you always this cocky?" I asked.

"Only when yours is hanging out." Cecil said as everyone started laughing.

I placed my hands to my face in annoyance, "I just wanted to take a shower..." I groaned.

"Who's stopping you?" A voice said. I glanced around the field, scanning it for the voice's origin.

"Who's there?" I called out.

"A friend! Who else would I be?" The voice said.

"Wait a minute..." Dash mumbled. "God... Damn it."

"What? Do you know who it is?" I questioned.

"What do you want Discord..." Dash asked. The outline of a figure appeared in the sky, the colors filling in the lines to reveal the draconic body as it soared towards us and hovered just a few feet off the ground.

"Why nothing of course! Can't I say hello to my 'friends'?" Discord said making air quotations with that last word.

"Hi!" Fluttershy waved from Discord's back.

"Oh hey Fluttershy." Cecil waved back.

Discord's attention switched to Cecil and the others around me. "Oh... Well if it isn't the Tinker..." Discord said glancing at Cecil.

"Tailor..." Discord said glancing at Rarity.

"Soldier and Spy..." Discord finished, glancing at me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Spoilers..." Discord snickered.

"Can you just take me back... I think I've had enough of Einstein and Archimedes over there." I said.

"I'm not German..." Red questioned.

"You're not a mathematician either..." Cecil joked.

"Hey! Do you know the calculations that go into making formulas? Huh? One small mistake and BOOM!" Cecil said throwing his arms into the air.

"Yeah okay..." Cecil rolled his eyes.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Red asked, glaring at Cecil.

"I'm just saying... You're no expert when it comes to the tougher equations." Cecil shrugged.

"Big talk coming from the grease junkie..." Red chuckled.

"Hey!" Cecil snapped, "I bet you don't even know how to read a blueprint!"

"Phhh..." Red said, waving his own hand through the air mockingly, "Anyone can read a piece of paper."

"Yeah because mixing two liquids and turning on the burner is a mental fucking exercise. You're a bonafide meth lab! " Cecil joked.

"It's more complex than that you asshole!" Red said angrily.

"Oh look everyone! The short bus is coming! Hey Red where's your helmet?" Cecil asked.

"What does that even mean?" Red questioned.

"Fuck you that's what." Cecil said.

"Should we uh... Step in?" I whispered.

"No no it's just getting good..." Discord smiled.

"Tell me... How much semen do you have to swallow to become that stupid?" Red asked.

"Ha ha... Gay jokes, real mature. Sell any good drugs lately?" Cecil raised an eyebrow.

"THEY AREN'T DRUGS! They're potions! Formulas..." Red yelled angrily.

"I bet you tell all your customers that." Cecil grinned. The two getting closer to each other with each insult.

"Go back to your junk yard." Red said.

"They're not junk!" Cecil said defensively.

"Um... Maybe we sho-" Fluttershy said.

"Shh... It'll never get better if they don't resolve their differences... themselves." Discord said sincerely.

"Your piles of scrap are as worthless as your twisted brother." Red said angrily.

Cecil's eyes went wide, his mouth open as if he was about to speak, but closed it. There was a short pause.

"Cecil I... I didn't mean..." Red stammered.

"No... I know what you meant." Cecil said weakly, tears forming in his eyes.

Red put a hand on Cecil's shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" Cecil snapped, hitting Red's arm away.

"Cecil I'm sor-" Red said

"No! You don't get to be sorry!" Cecil yelled and pushed Red back. "I know what he did... All the horrible things. I know better than anyone... But he was still my... My brother." He said as tears rolled down his face. He fell to his knees, "He... He was my... Baby... Brother... Oh god..." Cecil said weakly before starting to sob.

Red knelt down beside Cecil and put a hand on his arm. Cecil looked up at him. "I'm sorry..." Red said.

More tears fell from Cecil's face as he clung to Red, hugging him tightly. "Nicholas... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... For everything..." Cecil sobbed uncontrollably.

"I... I've lost someone too..." Red said quietly.

Cecil looked up at Red, "W...Who?" He asked with a sniffle.

"My sister... She passed away a... A few years ago." Red said.

"Red... I... I had no idea..." Cecil said.

Fluttershy's hands shot to her mouth, "I almost forgot about that..." She said.

"You knew about that?" I questioned.

"Yes... Red's father told me." Fluttershy nodded.

"Who's his father?" I asked.

"The one who gave me my broach." She said.

"What broach?" I questioned.

"The one... Oh... You weren't here for that..." She said quietly.

"What?" I asked curiously.

Fluttershy shook her head, "Nothing... It's nothing..." She said.

"What was her name?" I asked.

There was a short pause, "I never asked him." Fluttershy said.

"He never told you?" I questioned.

"No... Neither did his father. I guess it just slipped my mind." She shrugged.

I glanced back over at Cecil and Red, the two of them were both crying as they hugged each other. "I'm sorry..." Cecil sobbed.

"No... No it was my fault... I started it..." Red said squeezing him tighter.

"I... I just..." Cecil whimpered before starting to cry again.

"No... No more words..." Red said before pressing his face into Cecil's shoulder and sobbing again.

I looked over at Fluttershy again, who was smiling as tears streamed down her face. Rainbow Dash was doing the exact same, wiping tears off her face.

"A...Are you crying?" I asked.

"N... No." Discord sniffled, quickly wiping away a tear, "I'm Discord! I don't cry..."

A smile crept onto my face as I stared at him.

"What?" Discord said. My smile only grew. He grumbled, "Shut up..."

"He's just a cuddly teddy bear..." Fluttershy said with a smile as she hugged Discord.

"Mrmgh...." Discord grumbled lethargically. A moment later his gaze transferred from empty space down to Fluttershy, making him smile slightly.

"Daww..." I said.

Discord's smile faded and his attention snapped to me, "Just go home... Go back to your queen." He said.

"Huh?" I questioned.

Discord pointed to the bathroom that I came from. I turned back to it and saw that... It had been replaced with the opposite half. I saw the shower, steam pouring from the tub. There was a shadow on the other side of the curtain.

"Oh..." I mumbled. I walked into the new section of the bathroom and approached the shower. I reached out and slid the curtain open.

"Oh hi Sam. I've been waiting..." Twilight said, looking at me with a smile as the hot water ran down her body. I turned around to notice the field was gone, the other half of the bathroom had returned and was back to normal.

"Did you see..." I started, darting between her and the other half of the bathroom.

"See what?" She asked curiously, peeking out to where I was looking.

I shook my head, "Never mind... I ju-" I froze, my attention getting taken by Twilight's body.

"What?" She asked, "What is I-" She was cut off as I placed my lips to hers. She pulled away and smiled. "Oh I see..."

"Yep..." I said.

Twilight looked at the shower, then around the bathroom, "We need to stop meeting like this." She said.

"Yep." I said again as I felt myself growing hard.

Twilight gazed down as I started to prod the entrance to her pussy, "Here? In Red's shower?" She asked. I just stared at her silently for a few moments.

She rolled her eyes, "Yep..." She said, her smile growing.

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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me..." I mumbled.

"Huh?" Twilight said staring at me.

"Nothing... Just this book." I shook my head.

Twilight peeked at the book and smiled, "That's a good one. Too bad it was cancelled." She said.

"What?!" I questioned in shock.

"Yeah... Only going to be one book." She shrugged.

"B... But I'm almost finished with it. Just tell me, does it end on a cliffhanger?" I asked nervously.

She shook her head, "Just a few things... Unexplained. There was a movie made though... That wraps it all up." Twilight said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yep." Twilight nodded.

"What's it called?" I asked.

"Uh... What's the name of the ship in the story? Tranquility?" She asked.

"No It's called Ser-" Twilight paused.

"What is it?" I asked. I glanced over and saw the black book on the table. "Oh..."

"I forgot!" She said in a panic.

"Calm down... I'm sure she'll understa-"

"CALM DOWN?!" She screamed, causing me to back up, "It's not just an assignment... It's an assignment from Celestia!"

"Listen... I'll do it." I said.

"W... Do... Um..." She stammered.

"Twilight... I can handle it." I said with a smile.

"Um... Okay." She said hesitantly.

"Listen... You go out and have fun. I'm going to try to finish the spell." I said pulling her into a kiss.

She smiled, "Okay." She said with more confidence. She grabbed her coat and opened the front door, "I'm going to pay Fluttershy a visit. Love you." She said quickly, kissing me on the cheek and running out.

I paused a moment before sitting down at the table and staring at the black book. "Can't be that hard." I smiled, turning to the end of the book.

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TWO HOURS LATER:

I put my hands on my head in frustration, "Why is this so hard..." I muttered. My attention was snatched by a knock at the door. I got up and opened it, a smile spread onto my face as I saw Rarity waiting there.

"Oh hello dear... Is Twilight home?" She asked.

"No she's out... Sorry. Is there anything I can help with?" I asked.

"Well she was supposed to help me with ideas for this new dress of mine." She said.

"T... Huh? You know you're talking about Twilight right?" I questioned.

"I know... I could use some ideas from anyone at this point. My inspiration has run rather dry as of late." She sighed.

"Well maybe I can help." I said with a smile.

"Great! We need a brand new design by tomorrow. I know you can do it have fun!" She said doing and immediate U-Turn and walking out.

"O...Okay. Goodbye?" I waved. I went back to the table and stared down at the book. I grabbed a piece of paper and started thinking. I picked up a pen.

'Over the winds, through the sails, a ma-'

I shook my head and crumpled up the piece of paper, tossing it into the trash. "No... That doesn't sound right." I mumbled shaking my head. I sat there for a few minutes before an idea hit me. I grabbed a new piece of paper and wrote,

'From all of us together, together we are friends. With the marks of our destinies made one, there is magic without end.'

I said aloud as I wrote. I stared down at the writing, thinking for a moment before shaking my head again. I crumpled the paper up and tossed it at the trash can, barely missing it and watching it hit the wall, then the floor. I was interrupted by another knock at the door.

"Hello?" I said opening the door.

"Well howdy Sam." Applejack said with a smile.

"Oh hey. Let me guess... Twilight?" I asked.

"Mmhm." She nodded.

"You gave her something you need finished?" I asked.

"Mmhm." She nodded again.

"What may I ask is it?" I questioned.

"Sorting out the Apple Family photo album." She said.

"I'll get right on it and have it to you by tomorrow morning." I said.

"Thanks. You take care now." She said before turning around and heading off. I closed the door and looked around the room. I went back to the table and spotted a box to the left of Twilight's desk. I saw the words 'AJ Homework.' written on it.

"I'll take a wild guess and say this is it..." I mumbled. I opened the box and saw over one hundred pictures scattered around, all sitting on top of an empty album. Each photo was listed with a number on the back, saying which order they go in. I dropped the box onto the table, next to the book. I plopped down in the chair and stared down at the book. I scratched my head, glancing between it, the box, and a blank piece of paper.

"Book... Album... Dress designs... Where to start..." I sighed.