Twilight groans as she bangs her head against one of the big bulky shelving units in the library. The mare in question reckons she has gone through, maybe, twenty-five percent of everything the place offers.

"I'm still no closer to home..." Twilight bangs her head again groaning louder than before and sighing deeply.

"You look exactly like Alexander did when preparing for his end of year one exams. Truthfully, it was quite adorable." A voice states from beside Twilight making her jump and squeal slightly.

Looking to her right she can see Cassandra wearing a Valkyrie House Halloween uniform and soft expression.

"P-Princess Celestia?" Twilight asks confused making Cassandra giggle lightly.

"I've been called many things, can't say that 'Celestia' has been one of them. Though you can call me Cassandra, no need to use the princess part." Cassandra states adjusting her long hair.

"R-right, sorry. Um..." Twilight struggles to formulate any words.

"You seemed to be struggling, so I figured I'd offer you some assistance." Cassandra offers with a smile before looking at the book Twilight is holding.

"I could use some... I'm still no closer to a solution for my problem." Twilight sighs as she puts her book back on the shelf.

"Trans-dimensional magic alone is a very specialist field with few able to pursue it at all. I might have been watching you for a tad longer than you'd assume. Call it curiosity rather than stalking, after all, you're a familiar to one of two people who didn't summon an esper during their 2nd-year entrance ceremony." Cassandra explains folding her arms.

"Right... That would explain the odd feeling I've been having for the last couple of hours. If it's such a specialist field, how am I going to find much on it?" Twilight asks with a hint of distress.

"While I happen to develop such magic myself, I doubt I'm at any such level to help fix your problem," Twilight goes to bang her head again before Cassandra stops her by placing a hand on the mare's shoulder. "However... I can impart what I do know, shall we walk a little?"

Twilight nods and allows Cassandra to lead her deeper into the library past many bookshelves.

"So... Where are we going?" Twilight asks looking around at a vast plethora of books she has yet to read.

"Walking. I do it sometimes to clear my head, while it may be odd to walk around a library, I find the atmosphere calming." Cassandra takes a deep breath before exhaling. "Now, while I do not know your problem I can tell you that it requires a lot of research as much is unknown about the magic itself. It is as rewarding as it is dangerous. Merlin himself had a theory on said magic way back in his era and it was transcribed into a short book a few years ago. He theorized that using the magic itself was fairly easy, however, that is where the danger lies. While it is possible to jump to other universes within the multiverse, without the proper magical designation number to input into your spell, you'd be jumping blindly each and every time you cast the spell. Which means, that if you lack the proper information when using trans dimensional magic-"

"You'd be forever jumping through an infinite number of portals which means you might never find the one you seek or return to your own. Like trying to hit a grain of sand with a nuke..." Twilight sighs deeply as she folds her arms.

"Can't say I've ever heard that expression before but I quite like it. It's also not wrong, Merlin did develop a spell to determine the magical designation number of a universe. That is to say, the number which all magic in that universe emits as a collective source. Umm, its universal frequency, I suppose." Cassandra explains as they continue walking.

"I somehow sense a 'but' coming where his spell is concerned." Twilight deadpans.

"You'd have a good sense then... Merlin's spell and the knowledge of how to use it was lost along with him when he supposedly died." Cassandra states as they walk out into a long room filled with countless shelves and thousands upon thousands of books lining them.

"I noticed a 'supposedly' in there..." Twilight points out making Cassandra smirk slightly.

"If I was a teacher you'd likely be my favourite student. When researching Merlin I noticed a lot was fuzzy about his death let alone his existence. I would have researched further, but my position on the student council doesn't permit me much free time on the best of days. Though, if per say a particularly curious familiar were to be interested I'm sure she'd be able to get a lot further than I could." Cassandra drops the obvious hints.

"So, you're basically saying if I look into Merlin I might find what I'm looking for to help solve my problem?" Twilight asks giving the student council president an odd look.

"I might be saying that. Which would bring me to the purpose of our walk, these are called computers and are specifically set up to help you find books within the library. My personal terminal is a little further up and has a sun symbol on it." Cassandra points to a computer a bit further up from them.

"Right... What's the password for it? Edward mentioned it's normally a good idea for people to put passwords on their phones and other electronic devices." Twilight asks raising an eyebrow.

"Ah, yes, I almost forgot about that. The password is Banana, however, you'll find a specific folder you can't get into. That's my porn, please don't try to guess the password." Cassandra states placing a hand on Twilight's shoulder to en the point.

Twilight blushes deeply and coughs several times trying to recompose herself.

"R-right, stay out of the porn, got it," Twilight nods furiously as Cassandra starts to leave. "Aren't you going to help me for a bit?"

"I would but the cafeteria is doing a special latte with a hint of banana extract. They have had several non-judgement days due to our vacation, it's time I paid them a visit, that and they have Halloween themed cake on sale today~" Cassandra squees in delight before speeding off.

"I should have seen that coming if I'm honest." Twilight sighs with a slight smile on her face this time before turning to head over to the computer Cassandra mentioned.

Twilight stretches lightly staring at the computer screen before her covered in various notes and diagrams which she has put together in the last several hours.

"It's progress if nothing else... Still nothing concrete though." Twilight sighs and shuts her eyes for a brief moment.

"Hey, Twilight!" Alexander states seeming to suddenly appear beside her.

"Sweet Celestia, what the buck are you doing here?!" Twilight opens her eyes sharply and jumps slightly in her seat.

"I was passing by and decided to check out the library. Figured if you weren't glued to your love interest you'd be here." Alexander chuckles before leaning over to inspect the computer.

"That's- He is not my love interest! What are you doing now?" Twilight groans as Alexander invades her personal space.

"Well, I couldn't help but notice that you're using Cassandra's personal computer. I've been meaning to get into this thing for a while but couldn't find the login password." Alexander begins flicking through various files.

"She's letting me use it so I can do some research. Hopefully get us closer to a way home... Alexander?" Twilight deadpans as he continues browsing.

"Yup?" Alexander replies but doesn't look at her.

"What are you looking for?" Twilight asks folding her arms.

"Her porn." Alexander states bluntly making Twilight sigh deeply.

"She told me not to touch that and that it's password protected." Twilight warns him but it goes ignored.

Alexander eventually comes across a folder which requires a password input.

"Gotcha... Now I just need to remember what Shana told me." Alexander ponders for a moment.

"See, it needs a password and it's highly unlikely that you know-" Twilight cuts herself short as Alexander types something in the box.

The folder opens up and another list of folders are revealed to the pair making Twilight twitch lightly.

"Cake." Alexander states as he smiles to himself.

"W-what the buck? How did you figure out her password?" Twilight stares at the screen horrified.

"Her greatest weakness as everyone knows is cake. I got the password off Shana last year but could never find out her login password." Alexander states smiling back at Twilight who stares at him blankly.

"Seriously? I should have seen that coming too..." Twilight rubs the bridge of her muzzle while sighing.

Alexander begins looking through folders but slowly starts to frown as he scrolls over their contents.

"This is..." Alexander struggles to find the right words.

"I am going to hate myself for asking but what did you find?" Twilight asks looking past Alexander.

"Cake... Pictures upon pictures of cake. Oh, wait there's a banana cake... A cake shaped like a banana... How the fuck is there a banana shaped like a cake?" Alexander gets progressively disappointed as they go through more folders.

"I don't think I've ever seen this many cake recipes or such a variety of pastries before... I'm confident she said this was a porn folder." Twilight also seems perplexed.

"I did, didn't I... I also said not to go into it." A voice stated from behind them making them turn their heads slowly.

Behind them is Cassandra with her arms crossed, glaring more at Alexander than anything. The man in question quickly closes all the relative folders and stands back trying to look as innocent as possible.

"Hey Cass, sup? This your pc? I had no idea." Alexander chuckles while backing away slowly.

"Right, sure... Looks like I'll have to have words with Shana when I'm done with you. She's the only person who has helped me compile my... List." Cassandra unfolds one of her arms to begin collecting fire magic in her right hand.

"I don't know what you mean. Perhaps a less obvious secret folder password might help? Just saying." Alexander coughs lightly as he continues backing away.

Cassandra looks extremely unamused before he shrugs and starts running down the room aiming for where she and Twilight entered earlier in the day. Rolling her eyes she tests the small fireball in her hand by throwing it up and down.

"I suppose it'll do." Cassandra limbers up slightly and sizes up her mark as it runs further away.

"Umm... Princess-" Twilight begins but stops when Cassandra holds up her hand.

"Just a sec." Cassandra states before taking a deep breath.

Winding up her pitch she waits to throw the ball after Alexander has turned to run down the right side of the long room entrance. Smirking, Cassandra throws the ball like a professional baseball pitcher making it fly away from them and in Alexanders general direction. Cassandra signals to Twilight she can continue.

"Firstly, I'm sorry for not stopping him sooner. I didn't expect him to actually know your password." Twilight sighs.

"I kinda expected him to get around to using that password at some point. Who do you think leaked it to Shana to begin with?" Cassandra chuckles as she watches her fireball fly down the right side following Alexander's trail.

"Wait... So, you knew this would happen? Baited him even?" Twilight blinks several times.

"Hmm quite. What did you think to my trolling skills? Second to none thus far." Cassandra states pulling up a chair to sit beside Twilight.

Twilight sighs deeply in relief as she calms down. 'Seems some things really don't change, no matter the universe you come from.' Twilight thinks in contemplation as she begins showing Cassandra what she had compiled before Alexander showed up.

Author's Notes:

Not sure where I was going nor how I got here exactly. I don't have much authors notes this time. Only that we hope you enjoyed another chapter and continuing doing so as we get further along.