Plain and simple, that's how I liked it. The irony will forever interest me: I long for simplicity, yet the machinations of my mind are anything but. If I had told anypony I had two consciences that I speak to on a daily basis, they would either laugh, not believe me and laugh, or--my personal favourite--call the nearest asylum and laugh as the stallions in big blue suits drag me away in a straitjacket. They'd consider it best if somepony like me was stuck in there.

Heck, my cutie mark doesn't even belong to me, it belongs to Kill and Joy. When I first saw them, that was my big moment... really. Honestly, what am I supposed to do with an angelic halo sided by a tribal bat wing? If there's a job out there for whatever that special talent is, I'd like to know so I can run to it and beg for an application. But whatever my cutiemark means, it's why Luna built this school... for clueless ponies like me. So, to avoid questions that could put me in therapy or a straitjacket, I did the simplest thing ever.

Clothes.

One black flyer's jacket with a matching pair of  pants, and I’m good to go. Nopony can see my cutiemark, nopony will ask about a cutiemark, and--the best thing of all--no straitjacket.

Now, let me tell you something about magic, since it is practically taught in my school everyday. Magic. Is. Everywhere. We breathe magic, eat magic, sleep magic.

From studies so far, there are three kinds of magic which are interdependent of each other. Let’s start with the simplest of all, the earth pony magic. Now, some believe that they don’t use magic. That is a lie. Just because it is extremely subtle and innate doesn’t mean that it isn’t there. In fact, without their magical connection to the earth, we wouldn’t have the know-how to nourish all the plants that thrive today, much less cultivate them en masse to feed the population. So the next time you see an earth pony, give them a big hug for saving you from starvation.

Next, we have the most tangible, and the most obvious brand of power: unicorn magic. These ponies literally alter the magic around us. Think of their horns as the best swiss army knives ever, accessible with only tons of studying, a talent for magic, and lots and lots of practice. Okay, maybe unicorns are more limited than you think, but because of their horn’s connection to magical leylines around them, a limitless supply of magic is at their hooves!

So, that’s two down-- the deep, simple magic of earth ponies, and the physical, tangible power of the unicorns.

Now this is where things get interesting. You see, while earth pony and unicorn magic both have their own unique quirks, pegasi magic is a near-perfect combination of the two, translated into the sky. Clouds become the earth and the leylines, allowing any pony with a set of wings to manipulate it just as an earth pony would fertile soil or a unicorn would energy channels. Don’t be fooled by a cloud’s fluffy appearance- think of them as the pegasus equivalent to a unicorn horn. Once a pegasus touches them, they instantly become the best magical sponges ever. Unless, you know... the pegasus stops touching the cloud. Then it’s just a cloud that goes poof!

I know I said three different types of magic, but this is also very important... not just very important, it is extremely important to know why you shouldn’t mess with an alicorn. From my studies so far, the most surefire way to determine an alicorn’s strength is to add all three types of pony magic together, and multiply that by approximately one thousand and seven. That’s one pony you don’t want to be stuck in an iron cage with.

But, guess what? I’ve seen all types of magic on the offensive, watching ponies use their special skills and talents to their fighting advantage, and let me tell you... it ain't pretty.

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