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Twilight Sparkle was locked away in her lab working on a new four formulas to identify and resolve her recent mental issues. Twilight had lost count of how many of these formulas in the seventies. Twilight had taken a nap following her confrontation with Trixie but, was unable to so she hoped to divert her attention on her work.

"Twilight Sparkle. We need to talk." came the voice of the Princess of the Sun.

Twilight could simply not ignore the voice of her mentor and used her teleportation magic to quickly return to the main room of the library.

"Your majesty." said Twilight bowing.

"There is no need for that." replied Celestia.

Twilight stood back up and faced her mentor.

"We need to have a talk." said Celestia firmly.

Twilight recalled the last time something like this happened after Twilight enchanted her Smarty Pants doll.

"What about Princess?" asked Twilight worried.

"I heard you have an encounter with another unicorn earlier." answered Celestia.

"Trixie had bothered Ponyville twice. I need to shut her up." replied Twilight.

"Twilight, that is not like you." said Celestia.

"She's doubting you." said the voice.

"Your friends have also told me you've been acting rather odd lately." added Celestia.

"Oh have then how?" asked Twilight.

"Memory loss and hallucinations were mentioned." answered Celestia.

"I told you that your "friends" were betraying you." stated the voice.

"I assure you Princess that these have been blown way out of proportion." said Twilight.

Celestia raised her eyebrow clearly not believing this.

"You have to do something." said the voice.

"Please your highness. I am fine." said Twilight.

Celestia sadly shook her head back and forth.

"I can tell something is wrong. Please, be honest with me." said Celestia softly.

"She thinks you're lying." noted the voice.

"How can you not believe me?" asked a frantic Twilight.

"Because I can see with my own eyes that you are not being honest." answered Celestia.

"What kind of teacher doubts her own student?" asked the voice.

"A shitty one." answered Twilight.

"What did you say?" asked Celestia surprised.

"You're a shitty teacher." answered Twilight.

"Twilight." replied Celestia stunned.

"I denounce thee!" declared Twilight.

"Bite you tongue, Twilight." said Celestia sternly.

"I wasted my life against Nightmare Moon and Discord while you sat on your ass eating cake!" cried twilight.

"Princess Luna kidnapped me and I was unable to do anything." said Celestia.

"What about Discord?" asked Twilight bitterly.

"You and your friends bare the Elements of Harmony. You were the best fit to defeat Discord which you did." answered Celestia.

"Spare me your bullshit." sighed Twilight.

Suddenly, the door burst open and Spike ran in. He threw himself at the feet of Twilight.

"Twilight! Stop it! I don't like this new side of you! You've changed and it's for the worse! Please! I want the old Twilight back!" cried Spike.

Spike began sobbing as Twilight's eyes widened like saucers.

"Oh my goodness! I've been such an fool! I'm so sorry for hurting you Spike!" cried Twilight.

Twilight grabbed Spike and they embraced.

"Princess, please forgive my foolishness. I don't know where that came from. I'm begging you." pleaded Twilight.

Celestia smiled and nodded her head up and down.

"Of course my faithful student." replied Celestia.

Spike calmed down and looked up at Twilight.

"Twilight, I'm so glad to have you back." said Spike.

"Me too." said Twilight, almost lifelessly.

Spike cast a suspicious glare at Twilight's response.

"I must be going. Goodbye Twilight and Spike." said Celestia.

Celestia's horn began to glow and she vanished in a flash. Twilight walked over and shut the door.

"Spike, I'm going to greet the delegates. Don't keep up." said Twilight.

Twilight quickly headed off leaving Spike trying to keep up.

"I can't believe Celestia bought that crap. She must be getting senile in her old age." mused Twilight.

Twilight entertained the delegates and everything seemed to go off without a hitch. Some time passed since Celestia's visit and things seemed to have returned to normal. Twilight had appeared to have returned to her usual state and her friends had stopped worrying - except for one. Currently, a party was under way at Sugar Cube Corner to celebrate Rainbow Dash being selected as a possible candidate to become a reserve Wonderbolt. Nopony questioned Pinkie Pie. The Element of Laughter, with Gummy on the table, was currently chatting it up with another pair of ponies.

"You really outdid yourself Pinkie." said Bon Bon.

"Thanks. I always try my hardest." replied Pinkie.

"If you every need a hand, just let us know." said Lyra.

"What's a hand?" asked Pinkie.

"Never mind." answered Lyra, with a sigh.

"Is that related to your "human" thingies?" asked Pinkie excited.

"Yeah. Humans have hands instead of hoofs. It's so amazing." answered Lyra.

Bon Bon placed her front hoof against the face and sighed.

"Please don't encourage her." requested Bon Bon.

"My own marefriend doesn't believe me." sighed Lyra sadly.

"Lyra, don't take it like that. I'm not trying to hurt you." replied Bon Bon feeling guilty now.

"I now you aren't, but not having you believe in humans can really bum me out." explained Lyra.

"I don't mean to. You know that." said Bon Bon.

"Yeah, I know that." said Lyra warmly.

The two mares shared a kiss and trotted off as Applejack walked over.

"Wow Sugarcube, I gotta say this might be one of the best darn party you've throw." said AJ.

"Yeah Pinks, this is awesome." agreed Rainbow.

"Thanks guys. I took a really long time." said Pinkie, extending her front legs for effect.

"Well, I gotta get going soon. It's been awesome." said Rainbow.

"Where are you going?" asked Rarity, joining the conversation.

"I'm gonna help Scootaloo with her tricks." answered Rainbow.

"You and here have gotten real close since our campin' trip." noted Applejack.

"Hey, I can't help it if Scootaloo thinks I'm awesome." shrugged Rainbow.

"You've really taken her under your wing." noted Applejack.

"You could say something like that." said Rainbow, with a snicker.

"I think it's really sweet." said Fluttershy.

"Oh Fluttershy darling, when did you arrive?" asked Rarity.

"I followed you." answered Fluttershy.

As Rarity blushed in embarrassment, Spike walked up.

"I'll have another cupcake." said Spike dejected.

"What's eatin' ya Spike?" asked Applejack.

"Twilight." answered Spike.

"Oh there's nothing to fear Spikey Wikey. Twilight has been fine ever since Princess Celestia talked to her." said Rarity.

"No she's not. I'm telling you she hasn't changed." said Spike.

"I know you're worried, but Twilight is fine. I've talked to her tons of times and she is the old Twilight we all now." said Pinkie reassuringly.

"But-" began Spike.

"Everything is fine Spike. I'll stick by Princess Celestia and if she says Twilight is fine then she is." said Rainbow.

"Princess Celestia wouldn't lie to us." added Applejack.

Spike turned to Fluttershy and Rarity.

'Oh...I...um..." stammered Fluttershy.

"There is no need to fear Spike Wikey. Twilight is just fine now." said Rarity.

Spike sighed, hung his head and left.

The party continued to rage over at Sugarcube Corner. Meanwhile, Twilight had once again sealed herself in her lab to perform more experiments. However, she had since abandoned her attempts to solve her problems and focused on why her friends and Princess Celestia had betrayed her. But, Twilight was not alone...sort of.

"Any luck?" asked the voice.

"No. All of my tests have yielded the same results." answered Twilight.

"What would that be?" asked the voice carefully.

"That my friends should have no reason to turn on me." answered Twilight bitterly.

"I think I might now." mused the voice.

"Tell me." requested Twilight.

"They're jealous." answered the voice.

"Jealous of what?" asked Twilight curiously.

"Applejack is jealous of your genius." answered the voice.

"Well I am intelligent." noted Twilight.

"Oh, don't be so modest. You were a prodigy even from youth." replied the voice.

"I was pretty damn good." agreed Twilight.

"Applejack is a farmer and you know she isn't the brightest pony. She's got the intelligence of a sack of apples." said the voice.

"Probably from too much inbreeding." laughed Twilight.

"Exactly. Anti-intellectualism runs rampant in this little crap hole. Being from Canterlot, the ponies fear how smart you are. Ponies always fear what the don't know." said the voice.

"What about the others?" asked Twilight.

"No different. Rainbow Dash is a lazy jock. You must how much there type target intellectuals." answered the voice.

"I have heard as such." admitted Twilight.

"She calls you egghead. She claims it's a nickname...but she's trying to put you down." said the voice.

"You're right." agreed Twilight bitterly.

"Rarity is jealous of the fact you're from Canterlot. She only gave a damn about you when she learned you were from Canterlot." noted the voice.

"Not to mention that stuck up bitch teases Spike." added Twilight.

"She only uses the dragon." said the voice.

"Rarity is just a manipulative bitch." spat Twilight.

Twilight thought for a moment.

"Why would Fluttershy turn against me?" asked Twilight.

"Fluttershy is just as guilty." said the voice.

"She did take part in lying to me when Rarity led me to Carousel Boutique." mused Twilight.

"Then you had a vision of assaulting her." noted the voice.

"I did." admitted Twilight, unsure how to feel.

"That's because you wanted to. Her betrayal angered you." said the voice.

"Exactly! This is her fault for betraying me!" declared Twilight.

"Pinkie Pie is the exact same." continued the voice.

"Screw them. I don't need there pathetic friendship." replied Twilight bitterly.

Twilight's anger halted for a moment.

"Both Spike and Princess Celestia betrayed me as well." noted Twilight.

"Spike is a dragon. They can never be trusted." stated the voice.

"I guess so. To think, I thought of him as my little brother." said Twilight sadly.

"Yet he betrayed you like the others." noted the voice.

"Then there's Princess Celestia. She was mentor and meant so much to me." said Twilight, nearly breaking down.

"Celestia fears you." stated the voice.

"What do you mean?" asked twilight curiously.

"You're an incredibly gifted unicorn with immense power." began the voice.

"That is true." admitted Twilight.

"She's been keeping you down. You've never been purposely kept away from more powerful spells. You do all the work saving Equestria. It should be you on the throne." stated the voice.

Twilight took this in while the voice continued.

"Celestia is keeping you down because it is you who should have power." said the voice.

"I can't trust anyone." said Twilight.

"You can trust me. I will never betray you." said the voice.

Hours passed by and the day drew to a close. Princess Luna awoke from her daytime slumber and exited her room to preform her duty of raising the moon. Luna walked down the long hallways as guards saluted her. She reached the balcony from where she raised the moon and found her sister. Luna waited for her sister to lower the sun, but after a minute nothing happened. Luna was taken aback and walked over to her sister.

"Tia, what is wrong?" asked Luna.

"It is Twilight." answered Celestia.

"I thought she had returned her to old self." said Luna.

"I am not entirely sure." replied Celestia.

"Why do you say that?" asked Luna.

"Spike has sent me letters claiming Twilight Sparkle quickly regressed after our meeting." answered Celestia.

'How soon has does Spike claim she regressed?" asked Luna.

"Immediately." answered Celestia.

"It seems that the situation is more dire than we anticipated." sighed Luna.

"I truly fear for Twilight my sister." said Celestia worried.

"There must be something we can do. We cannot simply abandon Twilight." said Luna.

"I have no intent of doing that!" exclaimed Celestia, "I can't lose another pupil..."

"Agreed. But, we need to come up with a strategy." said Luna.

"You're right. We must keep level headed." said Celestia.

Author's Notes:

A/N: There is chapter six finished. The ending is a bit of setup for a major plot point later on in the story. Next time, we cover the events of "Wonderbolt Academy" and how it occurs here. Please review.