Twilight Sparkle, prized student of Princess Celestia, Princess of Friendship, defender of Equestria and bearer of the Element of Magic. She had lived through so much in the past few years of her life, defeated a spirit of chaos, befriended said spirit of chaos, helped stop an invasion of creatures that feed off of love, destroyed a tyrant that had kept an entire empire as slaves, battled a giant centaur that had power comparable to a God, freed a village from a mare that was blinded by her view of what friendship was, battled said mare and traveled to various different timelines in the process, befriended said mare and restored the balance of harmony in Equestria.

Yet after living through all of this, she couldn't even put on a fake smile for what was happening. The day had arrived, the day she had dreaded for years. Her adoptive brother and number one assistant, Spike the Dragon, was moving out. Spike was no longer the small drake that Twilight had grown up with, he was now taller than her, matured in a way, more independent.

Spike had come of age, ready to marry the mare he had fallen in love with, Rarity Belle. As he had proposed Twilight had secretly wished that she would turn him down, but she didn't. Rarity said yes and they were to be wed in a few months from the present time.

Twilight sat idly packing boxes with her magic, not taking more than a glance at each item to avoid reliving memories in her head. With her blocking out the world she failed to notice her new housemate walked in the gold plated door. Starlight Glimmer watched with a worried look as Twilight sulked. "Twilight?" She got no answer. "Twilight?" She walked over and sat beside her friend before shaking her slightly. "Twilight!"

Twilight snapped out of her depressed trance and looked to Starlight. "Yes Starlight?"

"Why don't you let me do this? It's obviously too much for you, why don't you just go see Spike before he leaves?" Starlight suggested. "Twilight, it's not like you're never gonna see him again, he's literally right down the road and you can visit each other at anytime." Twilight looked at her with saddened eyes. "I let myself fall from the thought of never seeing my friend again, don't you make the same mistake."

Twilight managed a sad smile. "Don't worry Starlight, I won't let this take over me, I promise."

"Pinkie promise?" Starlight asked with a raised brow.

Twilight sighed and began the ridiculous movements. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

"Good, now get going before you fall into a funk again."

Twilight did as instructed and slowly walked out of the room, leaving her friend to sort through the items in the boxes.

Spike stood outside the castle of friendship, loading a few boxes of his stuff onto a cart. A golden ring rested on one of his claws, something he wore with pride and love. As he was about to reach for another it was coated in a lavender aura and floated into the cart. Looking up the crystal steps he spotted Twilight walking out with a sad smile. "Hey Spike."

"Hey Twilight." The two looked away from each other slightly, Spike rubbing the back of his head while Twilight ruffled her wings. "So..."

"This is actually happening."

The two remained silent before bringing each other into a meaningful hug. "I'm sorry about this Twi, but I've got to start living my life, I can't be your little assistant forever."

"I know...it's just, gonna be hard for me to get used to not having you by my side."

"Come on Twilight, I'll visit as much as I can, and we'll see each other everyday anyways."

These words helped to calm Twilight, making her feel more comfortable with the situation. "Still, I need someone by my side to help me."

"What about Starlight?" Spike asked, pulling away from the hug and looking down at his adoptive sister.

Twilight shook her head. "Spike, she does her own research and studies, we help each other on occasion but when we have our own projects to work on we're alone."

Spike paused for a moment, thinking over what she had said. The two mares did get together a lot for Twilight to teach Starlight more about friendship and magic, but beyond that they were housemates, friends, not assistants. What Spike was about to say was hard for him to even peak the words, he knew that Twilight needed someone with her to keep her straight and to remind her of what's important when she got caught up in something and was blinded by determination. "Twilight, I know this will be hard for you to hear but, maybe you should look into finding my...replacement."

Twilights eyes widened. "Replacement?! Spike, you aren't just something I keep for a few years and once it breaks I get a new one, you're my friend, my brother. I can't replace you, no one can ever replace you." Twilight wrapped her forelegs around Spikes neck and held him tightly.

"I know Twilight, and no one could ever replace you in my life either, but times have changed. You need someone by your side, to help you organise, to keep you company." Spike pulled Twilight off of him and looked her in the eye. "Promise me, Pinkie promise me, that you'll look into a new assistant."

Twilight closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. Performing the promise she looked up at Spike with saddened eyes. "I'll miss you Spike."

"I'll miss you too Twilight." As the last box was loaded into the cart by Starlight who had walked out with the remaining items in her magic, Spike walked up front and grabbed the two wooden poles. Taking one last look at Twilight he flashed her a sad smiled before turning around and began walking towards his new home at the Carousel Boutique.

As Twilight sat on the crystal steps and watched him walk away Starlight sat beside her and rubbed her back to reassure her. "Hey, it's alright Twilight. You'll manage without him, right?"

"That's the thing Starlight, I've had someone helping me for so long that I don't know if I'll ever get used to not having that help." She sighed and looked up at the sky. "Where am I gonna find an assistant as good as Spike?"

Little did Twilight know, there was someone listening to the conversation. A being that had sensed her distress, came to analyse what had caused this negativity in her. This being sat on a small white circular platform in a black void, watching Twilight through a magic screen.

The being heard the sound of a door opening from the opposite end of the platform, echoed footsteps approaching him. "So son, have you decided on which world you would like to be stationed in?" The figure behind him asked.

"Yes father, I believe I have." The being returned to watching the screen as he heard the echoed steps fade and the sound of a door closing. "This world will do just fine."

Author's Notes:

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this long tale. If you enjoyed please leave a comment below a hit that like button. This story is going to go on for awhile at least, in the future there will be a kind of Romeo and Juliet romance theme, not between the mysterious being and Twilight, no that's not what this story is about.