The academy campus was bathed in moonlight as two hooded figures glide across the grounds, making their way behind the main school building. They stop for a moment to survey their surroundings, the figure with the smaller build removes his hood to reveal a 19yr old male with pitch black hair that has silver streaks and midnight blue eyes.

"Did you bring the salts?" He asks glancing to the other figure.

The other figure pulls his hood down wearing a confused expression. He has a slightly bigger build than the first with brown hair that has orange streaks with dark hazel-green eyes, they appear to be slightly older.

"What salts?" The bigger figure asks.

"The salts you were meant to get from the spa..." The smaller figure deadpans.

"What spa? We have a spa?!" The bigger figure exclaims.

"Of course we have a spa, Edward! It's on the east side of the flipping island. How have you never been to the spa?!" The smaller figure rubs his temple.

"Nobody informs me of these things..." Edward states, crossing his arms.

The smaller figure sighs and looks through the messenger bag Edward has with him before pulling out a brown pouch.

"This basically, it's table salt but it should technically do the same thing... I hope." The smaller figure bites his lip hesitantly.

Removing items from their messenger bags they begin to set up a ritual circle, drawn out with salt and placed candles on important points.

"Alexander, why are these candles 'sugar cookie' scented?" Edward looks at the label of a spare candle.

"It was literally all I could get a hold of at the time... Be grateful, the owner of the magical surplus store will not let me get away with this again." Alexander states sighing deeply.

The two stand back to admire their dimly lit work. Alexander looks at Edward with a raised eyebrow as he crosses his arms, seemingly waiting for something.

"Oh, oh right, the book." Edward scrounges around in his messenger bag before pulling out an old tome.

Handing it to Alexander, the man in question flips through several pages before stopping on a page which details summoning beings from other worlds to serve as a mage's familiar.

"Explain to me again why exactly we wanted to perform a level five ritual spell?" Alexander asks, checking the instructions against their work.

"You came up with this! I simply found the book!" Edward exclaims.

"I simply entertained the notion of having a personal familiar which would aid in our studies... That notion did not and I repeat did not extend to 'wandering' into the forbidden wing. 'Misplacing' a book on 'Merlin's Theories of Trans-dimensional Summoning'. Then deciding to enact the most promising looking ritual in the cover of night, which could most likely get us shipped out on the next boat... Did I leave anything out?" Alexander asks, raising an eyebrow as he looks up from the book.

Edward raises a finger to protest a point but lowers it again slightly.

"I don't think you missed anything... Plus, I don't think anyone noticed..." Edward states.

"We haven't started yet... Besides, you'd think they'd have more security on something dubbed 'The forbidden Wing'." Alexander takes a final look at the instructions.

"Maybe they think nobody is stupid enough to steal anything..." Edward comments.

"It's a good thing we are not bound by the shackles of common sense, shall we?" Alexander smiles.

Meanwhile on the other side of the universe...

Twilight walks through the halls of her castle levitating a tray, holding two mugs of hot chocolate with a packet of marshmallows. Making her way down the main hall she takes a right into the library, where Starlight is pondering over an old dusty tome.

"I'm still not exactly sure why we took out 'this' book." Starlight quizzes as she glances up at Twilight.

"I thought that studying 'Starswirl's Theories of Trans-dimensional Summoning' would be an interesting new area for us. I've yet to dabble in that myself after all." Twilight states, placing the tray on a nearby table.

"I suppose. Hey, if there is an unfinished spell, maybe we could have a crack at it and turn one of us into smoke?" Starlight raises an eyebrow.

"Oh, would we need the map for that?" Twilight returns the jest.

"Touche', so, which one do we pick to try out? They all look almost identical to me." Starlight asks, standing up.

Twilight walks over to Starlight and begins musing through the pages as Starlight sneaks off for her hot chocolate. Flicking back through some pages Twilight stops on one she finds intriguing.

"What about this one? It details the process for summoning an entity from another world. That might prove to be a nice little practical experiment." Twilight levitates her own mug over taking a sip.

"What's that note at the bottom, though? 'Beware unstab.... Unstable... It's very scribbled and I seriously cannot make it out, but it sounds like a warning." Starlight comments, throwing a marshmallow in her mouth using magic.

"It's likely nothing. I wouldn't think about it too much." Twilight places down the book before looking around for everything it requires.

Starlight comes back from the kitchen carrying a table salt shaker.

"Seriously, explain to me why we are using all these weird items?" Starlight asks confused.

"I tend not to question a lot of what I read but this does seem odd." Twilight takes the salt.

Using the salt she draws the summoning circle before placing candles on key points like the book instructs. Starlight picks up a spare candle and ponders over its label.

"Twilight... Why are we using 'sugar cookie' scented candles? It's not even Hearth's Warming yet... Did you buy these early again?" Starlight deadpans at Twilight.

"I... Umm... Yes? That hardly matters right now." Twilight brushes off the judgement stare before lighting the candles with a match.

"So, do we both have to chant this incantation here or..?" Starlight asks, placing down her mug.

"I think so, it'd make sense if there was another pony involved. Remember Starswirl would have performed this alone." Twilight clears her throat as they begin.

"Hear these words..."

"Hear my cry..."

"Familiar from the other side..."

"Come to me, I summon thee.."

"Cross now, the great divide..."

Author's Notes:

This is literally a random collab idea between myself and Tank Drill. I hope you enjoy, it's been fun so far for us.