It was a couple of days after the field trip in which Shining Armor had met Rain and now, not only did he receive the news that he was going to be part of a special class where they could be able to learn how to harness and control their newfound magic, but there was also some news that he was rather… surprised and also happy about. Now just for him, but also his parents as well since they were going to have one new member to the family. His parents had been messing one another on the subject of the sibling he was going to have. His mother thinking that it was going to be a filly while his father thought that it was going to be a colt. Either way, it still meant that Shining Armor was soon going to be a big brother… and despite the amount of responsibility being placed on his shoulders, he was still very happy about it.

Today though, both he and Rain were not exactly taking part in any exercise that Stardust Glimmer had for them this morning, but instead watch and observe some of Shining’s former classmates take on a special kind of test that Princess Celestia and Stardust herself were proctoring. The goal for it, according to the princess, was to see if there was any other potential ponies in Shining’s class that could wield the same kind of magic that Rain and him now control.

To do that though, there was a series of steps they needed to follow. First, the student had to show some form of magical prowess. Anyone could say that can use magic, but there was a difference between casting a simple spell and controlling one. In addition to that, according to the transcripts that Rain had brought with him from the Castle of Twin Sisters, some spells were casted more effectively when you read the names. So there was a reading portion to it too.

Then of course, was the tricky part. Further reading into the books when Rain was asleep had the princess discover that not all abilities were specifically related to magic. Some did, but others were special abilities that the user had. Some could be taught while others were crafted with special materials and were known as materia. But as the test began, it wasn’t time for them to be dwelling on the details of what it was… and pay attention to who might be capable of controlling it.

Shining and Rain watched from down closer to the floor while Princess Celestia was right next to Stardust Glimmer as she called upon each of the students. The majority of them being Pegasi and Unicorns, but there were a couple of times where there were some earth ponies that were asked to take part in the test since it was said that earth ponies had their own kind of magic. One that was invisible to the naked eye, but can be seen through the ground in which they walk upon, the crops they raise and the harvest that occurs annually.

Though, as minutes soon began to pass by and it had almost been an hour, one familiar face that Rain and Shining had seen before was the second to last pony to attempt the test. “Seifer Almasy…”

“Yeah? That’s me…” The stubborn unicorn colt grumbled as he glared at them. “What is this? Some kind of way to rub in what happened a couple days ago? Because this seems like a way for you to embarrass me again-.”

“We are just asking you to perform a simple test…” Stardust asked as she held up a piece of paper with a levitation spell. “I would like for you to try and decipher this-.”

Yet, the colt wasn’t exactly open when he saw the page. “What the hay is that suppose to be? It looks like a series of scribbles from a two year old foal.” He grumbled. “Look, unless you can tell me what’s going on, I don’t know how to help you ponies… no disrespect of course, Princess, but how can I do something without anything to go off of?”

Princess Celestia sighed for a moment before clearing her voice. “You bring a valid point… Allow me to ask you a question instead, Mr. Almasy.” She asked before looking at him for a moment. “What level of magic are you at right now in your class?”

“Honestly, I have already read the book for it and I get tired everytime Ms. Rosemary goes over something I already know,” The colt said, looking back at both of them for a moment before replying. “So… intermediate?”

“Well, at your level, you should know that these… scribbles are actually ancient writings from the time of Starswirl. It should’ve been covered in your arcane history unit.” That was when she saw the colt’s eyes widen as he looked back at her with a look of embarrassment on my face. “In any case, despite your… rudeness, we can make this easier for your skill level. Try conjuring a sphere of magic and see how long you can hold onto it for.” With the task simplified for him, the colt then tried to do the task that was requested from him. Conjuring the sphere was the easy part… yet, keeping it controlled was more a lot more tricky.

Unfortunately, only after a couple of minutes did the colt begin to tire out as he fell backwards on the ground. “Okay… now what?”

“You have a lot of determination, but it’s not what we are looking for with this test, Mr. Almasy… I’m sorry, but you did not pass,” Stardust informed him before he was asked to leave as the Unicorn looked back at her clipboard when the colt left the room. “Well, it seems like we only got onepony left for this… and so far, nopony has seem to demonstrate any special links so far.”

“One will show up soon… I’m sure of it,” Celestia said positively. “So who’s left on the list, Stardust?” The unicorn looked at the list as Shining and Rain watched a disgruntled Seifer sit next to a bunch of other classmates that did not complete the test successfully. However, the name they heard was one that Shining himself was… actually familiar with.

“The only pony that’s left on the list is a mare named… Sunset Shimmer.” The unicorn replied back. “Mane and tail of a burning sun, fur coat looks like a sunset as in her name and also-.”

“You called my name, Ms. Glimmer?” Stardust herself looked up to see the young mare that she was just talking about. Her features were the same one that she had on her clipboard along with the fact that she wore a simple red top and a skirt to go with it. Not only that, but she looked a bit… nervous. Like if somepony was called into the principal's office because of something that happened.

“Well, hello Sunset…” Stardust replied to the mare as she set her clipboard down. “Thank you for being patient with us. My name’s-.”

“Stardust…” She replied, surprising the unicorn after speaking it as Sunset looked back at the Archmage. “Your name is Stardust Glimmer. I heard you say it from the other end of the room…” That too also surprised Rain… yet, it didn’t surprise Shining Armor as much. In class, she would normally somewhere between the middle and the back of the room and still be able to clearly process the lesson that the teacher had for them in class.

Today though, was not like any other normal day in class for her. Stardust knew that as she was beginning to clear her throat. “Well, I guess you already know who I am… Though, there is something that we want to ask,” As she said that, she held up the same card that she did with the colt before her. But this time, she got a much different response. “Can you-.”

“May the fires of life shine the path forward…” Rain’s eyes widened, along with everypony else in the room. Including Stardust for that matter. Not only could she read it, but Sunset was able to read the words off of the single piece of paper without any flaw in speech or translation. “What? Did I do something wrong?”

“Actually… no. You didn’t do anything wrong, dear.” Princess Celestia spoke now, catching the Unicorn’s attention. “In fact, out of all of your classmates, you were the only one who was able to actually decipher and read what was written on here.” That really caught Sunset by surprise when Princess Celestia said that. She had honestly thought that some of the other ponies in the class could be able to read it, but to find out that she was the only one who could understand what it means… that caught her off guard.

“I…… thought that somepony else was able to do it… I-it can’t be just me now…” She said, trying to sound like the princess was trying to play some kind of joke on her. “I m-mean, it just came naturally to me…”

“Sunset, gifts like these are very rare. You are able to read and decipher an old language that some would say as rather impossible,” Stardust told her, her tone being a bit serious as she spoke to her while her teacher, Ms. Rosemary, had the rest of the students leave the room so they could talk. “Some would even call your gifts special-.”

However, hearing that just made Sunset feel rather… anxious and uncertain. “But what if I don’t want to feel special…… Ever since I was a filly, I would bring too much attention to myself. I didn’t do anything wrong, but it always seems like what everypony was talking about was of something I did… And it just never ends… Why can’t I just be normal?”

Now though… was when they could see a bit of concern. But all it did was have someone get up from where they were, walk past where Celestia and Stardust were… and approach Sunset. “I see you as normal to me…”

To everypony’s surprise, it was Rain that was trying to calm her down. “Y-you’re just saying that.”

“No, I mean it.” Rain told her. “And I promise you that Celestia means it too…”

“Then why are they conducting these tests then?” Sunset asked him and everypony else in the room. It was a question that was on her mind for quite some time since these tests began… and it was one that seemed like the best time to answer.

“Do you remember when we asked if you could read what was on the card Ms. Glimmer showed you earlier Sunset?” The Princess asked, causing the unicorn to nod her head. “Well, we believe that since you were able to read it, you can be able to learn and control forms of magic that were written in the same language. Spells that Rain and Shining Armor are both familiar with… I want to have you take part in a special class being taught by Archmage Stardust Glimmer at my academy for Gifted Unicorns so you can be able to learn and possibly understand new forms of magic and spells that you wouldn’t have access to anywhere else.”

Sunset herself… was really surprised to hear this… but wasn’t quite sure what to make of it after thinking it over. “But why me? I mean, there are plenty of other ponies who would want this with how you phrased it.” That may have been true, but there was a few things that Stardust had yet to mention to the young unicorn.

“It may be something that many ponies would want, but the magic is so rare nowadays that only a handful of ponies can use it…” The archmage told her in response to Sunset’s question. “It’s an Ancient and forgotten form of sorcery… So old in fact that many believe that nopony can be able to read it anymore.”

“But… I’m the only one that can?”

“Not the only one exactly…” Celestia smiled warmly as she walked over to where Rain and Shining Armor were standing as she continued to speak. “You see… Shining Armor and Rain here also have these gifts too. You’re not the only one that has these abilities, Sunset… and with time, all of you can learn how to get better with these abilities… But we aren’t pressuring you to take action now if you want to think on it.”

At that point though, the unicorn they were speaking too did not have to think anymore on the subject… for she already made her decision. Because of them… and because of Rain, she had made her final choice on the matter. “I already made my choice, Princess… and I want to be a part of this.”

“So you were able to successfully find somepony to teach alongside that of Rain and the guard captains son, Princess?” Celestia’s advisor and assistant, Kibitz, asked her a few moments after she had returned to the throne room in Canterlot Castle. The Princess herself had not convinced Sunset Shimmer to join the special class she was organizing with the help of Stardust Glimmer, but had also gotten permission from Ms. Rosemary, Sunset’s former teacher, so the unicorn was allowed to be in the class.

“Yes we were. We may have only found one candidate, but I have high hopes that she will do very well with Shining Armor and Rain.” The princess replied to him as she looked back at the unicorn.

“Pray tell… and who would be this young filly?” He then posed the question. Hearing that this pony was referred to as a ‘she’ had the stallion think that it was a filly that was either around the same age as Rain or a little bit younger.

“Her name is Sunset Shimmer. When we met her and explained about what she was capable of, she was a bit hesitant about the whole thing… but after some encouragement from both Rain and I, she was more than willing to take part.” Celestia told him with a smile on her face. “Both Stardust and I have high hopes for her success.”

“I can’t wait to meet both her and the captain's son for myself.” Kibitz smiled as he looked back at the princess. “Speaking of the captain, I had just gotten the Guardianship paperwork back from him recently. With his part filled out and signed, both you and him are now Rain’s legal guardians.”

“Thank you for informing me Kibitz and thank you for making sure that was taken care of as quickly as possible.” The princess acknowledged him as she looked outside over Canterlot Square. “I did not want Rain to be seen by my subjects as anything other than a regular being or being treated unfairly.”

“Neither would I… Though, we know that even though we know that Rain is a good kiddo, others may think differently. It all depends on Rain and how he reacts to a particular situation.”

“With the right guidance,” Celestia pointed out to her adviser as she turned to face him again. “Though, I have faith that Rain will make the right choice on how to handle a situation…”

“And I believe that as well,” The stallion told her before looking around the room for a moment. “Now… on the subject of Rain… where exactly is he?” It was a valid question… and one that the princess didn’t exactly have for him. Of course, she knew where Rain was previously… but not where the boy was right now.

“Last I remember, he was walking around the castle with Shining Armor and Sunset Shimmer. However, I’m not sure where he is currently.” The princess replied.

“Perhaps we should find out where he is just in case… we wouldn’t want another incident that was similar to when he originally met your nephew, don’t you agree?” Kibitz did bring up a valid point there… and hopefully, they would be able to find him before anything like that were to happen again.

As he proceeded down a hall and took a left turn, Shining Armor was trying to backtrack in order to catch up with both Rain and Sunset Shimmer, who were in the garden around the backside of the castle since Stardust had suggested for them to go outside and play in the garden. Yet, when the archmage told them that was when he was having to go to the bathroom… and he only found out about it after spending nearly fifteen minutes in a panicked frenzy trying to find the two of them.

And it was in this rush that he accidently turned a corner too fast… and accidently collided with somepony else on accident. “Oww… Sorry about that mis-” Before Shining could finish his sentence, his eyes widened as he looked at who he ran into on accident. At first, he thought it was a royal guard… only to realize that it was actually a pony around his age. It was a girl that had pink fur, a violet & cream colored mane and tail, a cutie mark of a crystalline heart and… had both a horn and wings.

At that realization, his heart almost skipped a beat… or several. He didn’t just run into anypony… he accidently bumped into Mi Amore Cadenza, the princesses niece! Shining had heard her name quite a few times from that of his former classmates… but honestly did not e-expect to be bumping into her of all ponies.

“Oh my gosh, I’m sorry!” He heard Cadence speak before he was able to process anything he could possibly say. “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Normally, if somepony like his mother was asking that, Shining Armor would be quick to respond. However… in this case, all that happened was that a blush soon began to quickly come over his face while he was stuttering at the mouth. Not even being able to formulate any words to speak for a brief amount of time.

Yet, before Cadence could say anything else, somepony else from down the hall soon spoke up as both of them turned to see who it was… and thankfully, Shining was glad at this since it got him out of an awkward situation. “There you are Shining… for a moment, I thought we lost you. This castle’s like a maze at times.” They heard Rain from down the hall as he walked on over to help the colt get up on his hooves. “I see that you met Cadence.”

“Y-you know her?” Shining Armor stuttered, surprised at hearing that.

“Well, yesterday we met only for a short bit since Celestia wanted to talk to them and such, but that didn’t last long,” He replied, before turning to Cadence. “Oh, that’s right. Cadence, this is my friend, Shining Armor.”

“Shining Armor? As in Captain Night Light’s son?” She asked, which caught the colt off guard once again.

“Y-yeah, how do you-?”

“I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him earlier when he was having some of the new recruits going through some training exercises…” She said, before hearing the loud sound of what sounding like a huge bell being rung echo throughout Canterlot. “Aww man, I’m going to be late! I promised to meet with Aunt Celestia at the top of the hour for lunch! Sorry, but I gotta go. Nice to meet you, Shiny-!” She hollered out while racing down the hallway and leaving the two of them just standing there…… awkwardly.

“Well… that was rather quick,” Rain sighed before looking at Shining Armor for a moment. “Hey, are you okay? Your face seems… red.” The colt himself felt even more embarrassed by that as he tried to shake his head and regain his composure.

“Ah, y-yeah. I-i’m fine!” He stuttered in response. But the words that he was saying… didn’t exactly synch up with how he was acting. Which had Rain a little bit confused for a moment… especially with the fact that Shining was staring in the direction that Cadence had left before looking back at him.

“Really? If something’s wrong, I can go tell Celestia-.”

“T-that won’t be necessary!!” Shining Armor told him before walking past him and talking to himself as he proceeded down the hall. “Let’s just forget that ever happened, Okay? Okay.” Yet, that just confused Rain even more as he was still trying to wrap his head around what was going on.

“What the heck was that about?” He asked himself, before soon catching up with him as they continued walking… until at one moment where Rain turned in direction of the gardens… while Shining was still walking down the hall. “Hey Shining, the garden’s this way!”

“Oh! Whoops… my bad.” The colt said upon realizing his blunder, deciding to follow Rain this time as he showed Shining Armor where exactly the garden was to meet up with Sunset. When they got there, the three of them later had decided to play hide and seek around the maze, with Sunset Shimmer trying to find the other two. The only catch being that no one could use any magic because that would be seen as cheating.

It was while Rain was trying to find a place to hide though that he came across something in the middle of the garden that… he did not see originally. A strange stone line statue, but not of a pony or person… no this one was much different. It looked like if somepony just mixed multiple creatures together in order to come up with it and at first, it looked kind of interesting to him… but the more he looked at it, the more that he thought that the statue was somehow watching him… even if whatever this was had it’s eyes closed.

“Found you!”

At the sound of that, Rain turned around as Sunset Shimmer tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to groan in response. “Aw man! I was distracted!!”

“Heh… Easy to find you when your standing out in the open,” She smiled before turning around and noticing something that caught her attention. “Come on, let’s keep on exploring before we go back to Princess Celestia.” Rain sighed in defeat, wanting to complain, but refraining himself from doing so as he joined up with his new friend.

Unaware though… that the corners of the mouth on the statue… were now angled upward in a smile unlike before.

Later that evening…

As the stars twinkled in the sky, Celestia smiled upon seeing how tired out Rain was after the events of today. For being such a young child, the past two days with him had reminded her of the times when she was a filly a long long time ago. When she was with those who she saw as close family… before time passed on. As she watched Rain sleep though, the alicorn took it upon herself to watch him.

Though… what caught her attention at the moment was one of the books that she had noticed Rain brought along with him from his original home in the Everfree. She had to admit though, with the more time that the princess had been with the child and seen what he could do, it made her quite curious since the boy had said that he learned his abilities through those same books. Sure, she might not be able to use the same magic, but the books themselves were from that of Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever. Two of the most important figures in Equestrian History and that have changed the way that everypony knows of magic and the world they call home.

Of course, when she started reading them, some of the information she was reading were related to things that Rain had already demonstrated and gone over. But, when looking at the stack of books that Rain had, there was one book that… she wasn’t entirely familiar with.

Espers- A reference guide

“What is this?” The princess thought to herself curiously. “I haven’t heard a term or phrase like this one before or seen a book on it… What is this suppose to be?” It was when she used her magic to pull the book out of the stack while also making sure to not let the other ones fall over. Once she had it in it’s hand, the princess removed the latch that kept the whole thing sealed together and cracked it open to the beginning. Though, as she opened it, Celestia was greeted with the images of several unknown creatures faded into the pages.

Then, there was the beginning of the novel itself… with a statement from Starswirl the Bearded. To those who find this… the content in here is what is the only book that I will not likely publish because of the amount of controversy that would come with such a subject. It is not for the brave of heart, but for those who do find this… I wish for you is to please bring this to Princess Celestia. There is much information in here that I would not to fall into the wrong hands…

And to Celestia… I wish there was more I could do to help you now. But unlike you, it seems that my time has come. Inside this books is years of research that both my apprentice and I have complied following the events after the imprisonment of Discord with the Elements of Harmony. I will always miss you, my little sunlight.

That… had a small tear begin to form at the corners of her eyes. She had not known that Starswirl… no, her mentor… would do something like this for her. It made her feel… sad that he was gone… but happy that she will still remember him.

Yet, she was curious as to why something like this would be seen as controversial… until she began to read. Espers are referred by other names in many different cultures. Astrals, Eidolons, Aeons and Avatars just to name a few. But they all mean the same thing… They’re creatures of immense power that are often seen as gods and demigods. Now, if you read this, at first you might think that this is all speculation and that I might be making this up, but I had the privilege of encountering a couple of them myself and talked to them to get a better understanding.

One of which… transcends what if most commonly believed about what we know. For starters, Espers only stick to what is considered as their ‘domain’ and don’t exactly strive out of it unless provoked otherwise. Some have either been apart of other cultures as well… which gets into my research. Upon encountering the first Esper we met, Clover and I learned more about what is an esper and also… their king.

“These beings have a king?” Celestia asked herself as she continued to read.

Though, king is a light way to put it. This Esper was the first dragon lord that united his people together and was known as Bahamut. Many dragons still believe that Bahamut is around somewhere, but no one knows where he is or what had happened. Many still think that he’s around or was somehow sealed away by an unknown force, like that of Discord when being sealed by the elements of harmony.

Yet, from the Esper that we met, she described that not all espers are relatively nice to mortals such as Clover and I. Some are against those who trespass into their domain while others want to misuse their power for their own purposes-

At reading that one line, Celestia stopped and looked up. Subjects such as hers… can use these beings powers? But how? It was a question in her head that she wanted to figure out and answer so that way she would know. So, taking a deep breath and calming herself down, she then continued to read right where she left off. This esper, who is known as Siren, also happened to mention that those who seek to harness the strength of an esper must undergo a trial to prove their strength to them before they can provide theirs. On a personal note though, Siren herself though feared that if someponies were to try and harness powers like these, they would use it to bring harm to the creatures that an esper may see as their children.

Now was when she was beginning to realize why something like this would be seen as taboo. In pony culture, Sirens were creatures that were seen as monsters that would use their songs to lure the faint of heart into despair and mess with their minds. This though… was going against those beliefs… and back in the past, anyone who tried to speak for them then… would be seen as a slave of a siren and be humiliated because of it.

Now though… times were different… and Sirens weren’t as much of a threat as once believed. And yet, the thought of a siren in itself would be enough for any ponies to drive themselves crazy. And all of this… was just the first few pages. There was still a lot to go through… and it would take her almost the entire evening to do it. Yet, if she did, it would deprive her of any form of sleep and she had day court the next day.

“Looks like I’m going to need to continue this later then…” She said, putting the book away and retiring to her quarters. Getting some much needed rest for the following morning.

By the time that the sun had risen and was shining brightly over Equestria, Twilight Velvet was already up and… well, to put it simply, she was trying to think of something that had dawned upon her. After informing Night Light of her pregnancy, the two of them had discussed a couple of times whether or not would it be a boy or a girl… and what would be it’s name. She really wanted for it to be a girl and even went as far as making a bet with her husband. But right now, she was not just looking through a small book of any kind as sunlight flooded her home… she was looking at a book of names.

However, trying to find a name for a girl was rather… difficult for her. It was simple for Shining because Night Light had taken the idea behind his last name and also his position in the royal guard to come up with it. Right now though, she was trying to find some kind of idea to help her get the gears inside her head turning. It was ironic to her given that she was a talented author that likes to come up with a lot of characters in her stories, but couldn’t think of a simple name right now.

But as she turned to look out the window, the mare happened to see something… peculiar to say the least. It was Rain, the boy from the other day. He was outside her window and reading a book while sitting at a bench outside their home. It made her curious as to why he was there. Was he waiting on Shining Armor for some reason? Did they have something going on with the Princess today? She wasn’t entirely sure personally, but didn’t just want to leave him out there by himself.

Taking a moment to open the window, Twilight Velvet soon spoke up to try and get the boys attention. “Good morning-” Despite trying to sound calm and friendly, all it did was startle the child accidently until he actually noticed the mare that was calling to him from the window. “Oh, I’m so sorry Rain! I didn’t mean to startle you.”

As Rain was getting up off of the ground, he turned in the direction that he heard the voice just now, noticed Velvet in the window and tilted his head in confusion. “Oh… Hi Miss… Miss… Velvet right?” The boy tried to think of what to say, but couldn’t quite remember the name of the mare he was speaking too, even if they just met not too long ago.

Velvet of course… just nodded her head and smiled. “Yes dear, that’s me… Would you like to come on inside?” She offered politely, though, Rain himself seemed a little bit hesitant and it took him some time before deciding to respond with a small nod of the head. Which, had the mare smile as she saw the boy get up and walk for the door to their home, which she unlocked for him.

“How are you this morning?” She then asked. “Do you have something going on with the Princess this morning?”

Rain just shook his head, looking back at her nervously before speaking. “N-no. Mr. Kibitz told me that she was meeting a… deli… gate or something today, so she would be b-busy this morning. P-plus there’s no class today s-since it’s a saturday.”

“Ah, I see.” Velvet replied, just as Rain noticed the book that she was looking at that she left on the table.

“What are you reading, Ms. Velvet?” he asked, curiously.

“Oh uh… well…” The mare said at first, processing the information inside her head before thinking of a good response to say. “Did Shining tell you that he was going to have a new sibling soon?”

“I think so… He said something like that and how you two were playing some kind of game regarding if it’s going to be a boy or girl…” He replied back. “Why? Are you looking up names for the baby?”

“Yeah… I know it may seem early and I really do hope it’s a girl,” The mare replied, sitting back down with a new cup of tea she just poured. “Though, I’m having trouble trying to come up with a name. So I have been looking through this book to see if I can get any ideas-”

“Why don’t you just name it based off you and Mr. Light?” That… surprised the young mare. She was surprised that she didn’t think of it sooner, but was also curious as to what exactly did Rain mean. “I mean… why not have it’s first name be named off of you and the last name be named off of Mr. Light?”

“Well, naming a pony isn’t as easy as you think-”

“That’s because you haven’t tried it,” The youngling spoke up enthusiastically. “Come on, let’s think of some names… How about… Twilight Shine… Twilight Glow…”

“… Are you just putting different words that resemble light behind my first name?” Velvet asked. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I like the idea but maybe I should wait a little first before picking names.” Yet, despite what she was saying, it seemed like the mares words were going on deaf ears as Rain continued to try and come up with some more combinations for names.

“Moon? Star? Hunh… maybe Sparkle, I don’t know…” When he said that though, a thought formed inside of Velvet’s mind as she spoke the newly thought of name to herself.

“Twilight… Sparkle… That’s… good. I like that name…” She said, before asking Rain something shortly after realizing it. “Hey Rain, how is it that you remember so many words like that?”

“W-well, one of the first couple of books I was reading in my year in the Everfree was a dictionary. Plus, some of them kind of sound the same… right?”

Velvet chuckled at that as she smiled a little bit and began to drink her tea. “Well, somepony has spent some time with their thesaurus…”

“What’s that? Some kind of Dinosaur?” All that did was make Velvet chuckle a little as she looked back at Rain. Things were definitely going to be interesting, especially when the newborn comes.

Author's Notes:

And with it, here's part 3 of the prologue. For those who are curious as to Sunset Shimmer, her abilities and personality of such early on are based on Terra, the protagonist of Final Fantasy VI. She can be nervous at times, but when provided with the right amount of motivation, she can accomplish pretty much anything. In addition, not only does she have access to fire based magic, but also healing spells like Cure, Dispel and many more.

On another note, the subject of Espers will occur again in later chapters... and this is just a small... let's say... introduction to the subject.

Next chapter may be a bit different depending on how I want to go with it, but I want to keep the prologue part of the story rather short. So I may consider doing one more before beginning the first 'official' chapter that takes place around the same time that Season one would in the original MLP timeline.

Until then though, enjoy!
-Frost