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[English]

okay library

library where did they put the

library this Castle looked a lot smaller

from the

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outside morning Starlite who sorry Spike

I guess I'm still trying to find my way

around you don't happen to know where

the library is do you next door on the

left oh thanks acceptance mhm altruism

definitely Starlight good morning come

in sorry I'm late I got a little turned

around I still can't believe you're

letting me stay here as your pupil after

everything I

did well I'm not one to dwell on the

past and neither should you the castle

is your home now and as far as being my

pupil goes I was just trying to figure

out what your first friendship lesson

should be oh well it looks like you're

really narrowing it down oh these are

just the A's after this I move on to the

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B's My

littleony

Pony py I used to wonder what could be

little until you all shared it magic

with me

B adventure of a beautiful heart

faithful and Shing it's

easy all compl you

have do you know are my best

friend I know I'm just learning about

friendship but I didn't think there were

this many lessons for anything how do we

choose maybe I should things down a bit

before we go through them why don't you

join the others in the throne room

they're planning our trip to the Crystal

Empire when Shining Armor and Princess

Cadence have their baby Throne Room got

it um which way is the throne

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room well I think we should leave ASAP I

don't want to miss the crystalin but um

shouldn't we wait for the invitation

frankly I'm not exactly clear on all the

customs and traditions of the Crystal

Empire especially when it comes to a

crystalling what's a crystalling well

that's just it darling Princess Cadence

and Shining Armor's baby is due any day

and we're still not sure the Crystal

Empire was gone for a thousand years a

lot of their Customs are bit murky we

know it's got something to do with the

new baby and a party and the Crystal

Heart and a party and some kind of cool

energy and

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it's not hard to understand most things

in the Crystal Empire

aren't like how I'm a big hero there for

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example plus I've had to help Twilight

do a lot of research on

crystalling whenever a baby is born in

the Crystal Empire the parents bring it

before the crystal heart they get the

purest short of Crystal they can find

then pick a cryster to present the baby

to every pony who comes then they all

share the light and joy they feel

feeding it into the crystal that joints

with the heart and increases its

power and this is going to be a royal

crystalling so pretty much the whole

empire will show up that hasn't happened

in a

millennia what do you mean it increases

the crystal heart's power the energy it

uses to protect the Crystal Empire I

guess protected from what I didn't help

Twilight with that part

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hey Twilight can I ask you something

about the Crystal Empire H funny you

should mention it because I just

narrowed your first friendship lesson

down to three options and one of them is

in the Crystal Empire

really I found out that's where the

first Pony you ever cared about lives

Sunburst of course that's just one idea

we could also go to Griffin Stone making

friends with a griffin is a challenge

all by itself

or we can tag along with the cmcs the

next time they try help figure

out Starlite is something wrong what oh

no those all sound great I know I guess

you right it is going to be hard to

choose

one yeah

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I am never going to find my way around

this place gee Starlight what's wrong I

don't know Spike Twilight's figuring out

what my first friendship lesson is and I

guess I'm not exactly thrilled with the

options well with one of them which one

reuniting me with my first

friend what's so terrible about that

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when we were fools Sunburst knew

everything there was to know about

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magic he always knew just what to

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do and he was always there to help me

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I guess it's not surprising that

Sunburst got his cutie mark in Magic and

went off to Princess Celestia's school

but when he left you blamed cutie marks

and stripped a whole village of theirs

and when Twilight and the other stopped

you you went back in time and almost

destroyed

Equestria not really stuff I'm super

eager to tell Sunburst about I mean he's

probably some big important wizard now

and I can't even find my way around

Twilight's Castle well if Sunburst is

that good at Magic maybe he'd appreciate

your uh

exploits you should talk to Twilight

about it I'm sure she'd want to hear

what you have to say I know but I don't

want her to think I'm not ready to learn

or that I'm not grateful for everything

she's doing Spike come quick

it's a crystalling invitation Shining

Armor is a father I'm an

aunt well this settles it since we're

going to the Crystal Empire your first

friendship lesson is going to be

reuniting with

sunburst great

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um Applejack what is that oh just a

little something for the

young make for Jenny wi Sweet Apple

Acres apple trees we make them for all

the apples and any Pony related to

Twilight is practically

family yeah it's okay but it's no clouds

de almost mobile bam wo

pretty well a mobile is real nice as

long as you have something to lay in so

you can look at it and a fetching

blanket to keep you

warm I'm sure Shining Armor and Princess

Cadence will love all our gifts but I

think they're more happy we'll be

attending the baby's crystalling I can't

wait to see all that lightning love make

the Crystal Heart even more sparkly and

shiny actually Pinky the crystal heart

is an ancient and Powerful Relic without

its Magic the Crystal Empire would be

lost to the Frozen North wow this crying

sounds pretty important I'd understand

if you wanted to you know wait to do a

different friendship lesson when we get

back are you kidding this trip is

perfect not only do I get to see the

baby and take part in the ceremony that

helps maintain the magic of the Crystal

Empire but I'm starting my new pupil off

with the most amazing friendship lesson

ever I can't

wait right me

neither actually Twilight I am a little

worried about meeting

Sunburst oh trust me I know what it's

like to see old friends but I'll be

right there to help things along I've

broken the whole lesson down into a few

easy steps to ensure this reunion goes

off without a hitch

step one head to Sunburst house and get

you two started on the right hoook step

two get to the castle with enough time

to visit the

baby shining armor

Twilight I didn't know you were meeting

us of course I am it's me right here

here I am why wouldn't I come meet my

sister that we have met

before are you all right never better

being a father is amazing and one

wonderful and amazing and confusing and

amazing but surprising too you know I

mean now that you know you would know I

know you

know sorry I haven't really slept since

Cadence had the baby come to think of it

she hasn't either it sure would be great

to get a break oh of course I don't know

what I was thinking you two probably

need all kinds of help I'm sorry

Starlite but I guess combining your

first lesson with this visit wasn't such

a good idea oh don't be ridiculous

you're an ant now that's way more

important than some friendship lesson I

just wish there was a way to do

both maybe there is you've already done

the work for starlight's lesson with

this list all we have to do is follow it

Spike you're a

genius

yeah genius then it settled shining arm

and I will head straight to the castle

and you two can head straight to

sunbursts all right

Princess

uh all right Big Brother let's go see

this amazing baby

pony there a

baby I know you're a little worried

about this reunion but I'm sure

Twilight's got everything covered

everything except how I'd rather do

absolutely anything else what bet she's

taken that into account too it's all

part of the lesson trust the

lesson

right hey is that you oh yep it sure is

now according to the list Sunburst house

is why is there a statue of you in the

Crystal Empire because Spike the Brave

and glorious saved all of us from King

Sombra and then again during the

equestri games really really big

fan um when were you going to tell me

about this n it's no big deal it most

certainly

is that's it we're not going anywhere

until I get the whole

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story before we go in I should probably

tell you seeing the baby might be a bit

of a shock

come on big brother I've met babies

before I expect meeting this one will be

any

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different of course I could be

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wrong the baby is an Alicorn it looks

that way but but but I thought Alicorn

was had to be earned by accomplishing

some great princess worthy deed yeah how

can you just be born with them the birth

of an Alicorn is something Equestria has

never seen it is beyond even our

understanding that's not very reassuring

w a unicorn and a pegasus so she could

be a super strong flyer and her crazy

baby magic well I know all about super

strong flying and I can help keep tabs

on her magic

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it appears her magic is more powerful

than that of a newborn unicorn the

crowds have already started to

gather this crystalline is going to be

some

party do you think we should call it off

um we've all faced a lot worse than baby

magic I can't imagine canceling such a

beautiful and important ceremony over

something so potentially

adorable yeah of course come on in light

of the little one's abilities this

crystalling might be more important than

ever perhaps you should address your

subjects and remind them of

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that Shining Armor do you have

everything you need for the

ceremony oh

no I sto to interview the honor guards

choose the Purity Crystal and pick a

crystal all right take it easy pinky can

stay here with me and keep an eye on the

baby and we'll all help you with

everything

else baby here that is if you can stay

awake long enough to tell us

how and that's how we found the crystal

heart defeated King Sombra and saved the

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Empire tell the one about the equestrial

games well as much as I love reliving my

heroic Deeds Starlight and I have an

important lesson to do by order of the

princess of

friendship a come on Spike I want to

hear about the games

too I know you're nervous about seeing

Sunburst but it says right in step three

to uh deal with your fears by facing

them not by putting it

off let's go get this over

with wait what knocking on the door

isn't the next thing on the list

seriously I know Twilight can be a

little nitpicky but this is your first

lesson as her pupil and it's important

that we do it

right fine what's the next thing on the

list before the we see each other make

sure to highlight the importance of the

meeting I'm pretty sure we can skip that

I don't know I mean if we skip it the

whole lesson could go south and then you

might end up taking a giant step

backwards instead of forwards maybe

you'll never be able to learn anything

about friendship at all it's almost like

your whole future depends on this

moment highlight the importance of the

meeting check I can't believe you wanted

to skip that

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Sunburst yes what can I do for you it's

it's me Starlight we used to be

friends of course Starlight my goodness

it's been a long time what uh what have

you been up to

me oh you know some of this some of that

different

stuff right now I'm sort of Twilight

Sparkle's new pupil the princess of

friendship yeah that's actually kind of

why I'm here I mean I know you're

probably very busy what do you mean well

I figured after Magic School you'd go on

to do important wizard work but oh no

yes uh yes that's me yep important

wizard really busy with lots of uh

Wizarding

stuff right uh well good to see

you huh maybe we should have skipped

highlighting the importance of the

meeting after all well I guess that's

that Starlight come on we have to at

least explain what Twilight wants

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dearest citizens I am sure you are all

just as thrilled and ready for this

crystalling as myself and shining

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armor I'm not ready take it easy just

pick whoever looks the most like Honor

Guard material right right

I'm sorry fatherhood is way more

stressful than I ever thought I can only

imagine now I know choosing the crystal

of Purity is a very important decision

so I have gone through the trouble of

arranging them in order from incredibly

pure to outrageously pure um Rarity

don't they all sort of look the same oh

well to the untrained eye perhaps what

do you think shining armor

I I don't

know I hope Twilight and Pinky are

having better luck with the

baby well at least she's having

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fun pinky hold her still I'm trying

so the princess of friendship wants you

and I to be friends

again I know weird right I don't

understand did something happen to you

after I left for magic school what no I

don't see what that has to do with

anything why would you even ask

that I mean did something happen to you

who after you left foric school what um

no like you said I'm

a important

wizard I'm sure there's something on

Twilight's list that can help

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here okay I chose the honor guard pick

the Purity Crystal and I know exactly

who I want to be our cryster so all we

need

is the

baby we're

here she's a really strong flyer

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I'm guessing that's going to make it

hard to do the crystalling it's worse

than that without the heart the Crystal

Empire is about to be buried under a

mountain of ice and snow

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I still can't believe you're letting me

stay here as your pupil Shining Armor is

a father I'm an aunt your first

friendship lesson is going to be

reuniting with sunburst uh yes that's me

yep important wizard the baby is an

Alicorn so she could be a super strong

flyer and have crazy baby

magic without the heart the Crystal

Empire is about to be buried under a

mountain of ice and

snow my

pony

pony I

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used a beautiful heart faithful and

strong Sharing kindness it's an easy and

magic makes it wa to

have do you know you are my very best

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friend so not only can we not take part

in a fabulous ancient ceremony but we're

also about to be frozen solid without

the crystal heart's magical protection

the entire city is about to become a

winter Wasteland but what about when

King somber ruled the Empire and the

crystal heart was missing the city

wasn't covered in snow then the heart

wasn't missing it was still in the

castle King Sombra had just hidden it

I'm afraid Twilight is correct and the

storm clouds are already

forming I can totally fly up there and

bust those puppies no

problem I wouldn't advise it Rainbow

Dash those storm clouds are not like the

ones you know this far north the weather

has a will of its own and now it will

only grow stronger enveloping everything

in its path including the Crystal Empire

and us along with

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it there's got to be

something I know Princess Twilight is

Keen on the two of us rekindling our

friendship but it's been so long I don't

see how anything on that list is going

to help I know right it's not like

there's some spell that would magically

compel us to pick up where we left off

well actually there's several Miss M's

material Amity Rock Hook's Rapport flash

pran's

Fellowship but I I get the feeling the

princess isn't looking for a

spell definitely not got it and if all

else fails ask them to share an

embarrassing moment from their past

maybe even something they

regret yeah I don't see how that would

help uh yeah we should just get out of

your main it's pretty obvious this isn't

going how Twilight hoped and I'm sure

you have plenty of important work to

do what oh right yes no rest for the

wizardly come on

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Spike there must be a spell that can

restore the Crystal Heart perhaps but it

isn't something that either of us know

the library here at the castle is nearly

as extensive as the one in celot there's

a good chance we can find something

there can you hold off the storm yes for

a time but even our magic will

eventually succumb to the power of the

Frozen North we will do what we can but

you must

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hurry I don't know how long it will take

to find the right spell but you should

probably tell the crowd outside to get

somewhere warm and try not to mention

the crystal heart we don't want to start

a panic yes ma'am come on

girls I'm going to need all of your help

the crystal library is enormous you can

count on us

twiy where'd she

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go this way

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well Spike looks like my biggest fears

came true I wouldn't be surprised if

Twilight decides to give up on me

entirely ah it's not your fault I'm the

one who said all we needed was this

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Bliss it's not the list Spike or you or

Twilight I'm the one Sunburst doesn't

want to be friends with I don't remember

him saying he didn't want to be friends

he didn't have to say it

well Twilight obviously thinks you're

worth being friends with and I do

too thanks Spike at least I have two

friends even if one of them has dragon

breath uh that's not dragon breath it's

freezing oh you're right but I thought

the crystal heart was supposed to keep

the cold weather out it is unless

Something's Happened come on

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we're just saying that it might not be

the best idea to stay outside I camped

out all night for this spot I'm not

about to just give it

up still when you think about it the

view is just as good a little further

back like inside your

house the crystalling ceremony is one of

our most sacred traditions and when that

fo is held before the crystal heart I

plan to be as close to the action as

possible

honestly I don't know if there's going

to be a crystalin the truth is the

baby's an Alicorn and her Magic's plum

crazy so you might not want to be that

close after all a baby alicorn wow I

can't wait to see that oh those little

wings are probably so cute I know right

look I am 100% sure the crystalling

isn't happening

no crystalling huh then why are they

starting a fireworks

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show young

phly come back here come pie ralb boat

chants hay hubs and tment mytic maps and

mazes anything up there not yet I'm not

even sure how these are

organized yeah

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Shining Armor I thought you were taking

care of the

baby stop

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trying

got or not

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what is going on you want the long or

the short version short the baby's

malorn and she accidentally destroyed

the crystal heart so Twilight and

Cadence are looking for a spell to put

it back together and save the Crystal

Empire from turning into a giant

wasteline of ice and snow oh

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what about this Trotter's to of Relic

query I think this is it spell of Relic

reconstitution I can't believe we found

it it's a good thing too without this I

don't know what we'd

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do

oops that spell was the only thing we

found in the a whole library that was

even close to what we needed I'm so

sorry Twilight it's not your fault

Starlite none of us were expecting any

of this do you think you can remember

the spell I only read it through once

well any Pony can exactly remember

something she read for the first time 2

minutes ago it's you Twilight I'll try

but I'm not sure how long it'll

take is quickly an option I'll help if I

can but we should Evacuate the city just

in case you need to lead every pony to

the train station before the tracks

freeze over we will but between you and

Twilight I'm sure you'll remember the

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spell I only hope this spell is the one

we

need is there anything I can do I don't

think so I'm just sorry about your

lesson oh that doesn't matter now

Sunburst and I don't have anything in

common anyway he's a big important

wizard and I'm relearning everything I

ever thought I knew Sunburst I don't

recognize the name but if he's an

important wizard you should bring him

here maybe he'll know what to do if the

spell fails of

course you better go with her

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Spike sunburst haven't you looked

outside snow that's not right the

crystal heart is gone the baby shining

armor in Cadence's baby it's an

Alicorn really really and her magic is a

little berserk and well I guess she

destroyed the heart but Twilight thinks

she can fix it and Princess Cadence

thought you could

help me of course you're an important

wizard in the Crystal Empire it just

makes

sense right right right right

right you know I'd like to help I I

really would I I just have so much um

important wizard work to do around here

huh you can't stay here did I mention

this was a royal crystalling when the

crystal holds the young one aoft all of

the Empire will share their joy and

light and the Crystal Heart will beat

stronger than it ever has before it

really is a moving

ceremony I really don't think it's going

to happen come on it's freezing out here

uh this is the Crystal Empire we've seen

snow before not like this we don't have

time to argue Princess Cadence has

decided to evacuate the

city but the crystalling I don't know if

we'll ever have another crystalling

again the crystal heart is

shattered it's not safe here

that's what we've been trying to tell

you Sunburst I know you're busy but did

you hear what I said no I heard you but

but like I said when you're an important

wizard the work just piles up

Sunburst look Starlight I want to help I

do but I can't I wish I could what do

you mean fixing an ancient re I can't

even come close to doing something like

that but I thought you were an important

wizard you were wrong okay I'm not an

important wizard I'm not even a wizard

at

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all I know it's hard for you to

understand but not all of us end up

achieving

greatness what why wouldn't I understand

that

really you're the Protege of the

princess of friendship I don't think she

picks just any Pony for

that Technically she's more of a student

than a

protege whatever I'm sorry I'm not the

big important wizard you were

expecting Sunburst I don't care if

you're a wizard or not I'm just

surprised you always knew so much about

magic I mean look at all these

books yeah well reading about magic is

one thing but you don't know what it was

like at Magic School to know so much and

not be able to do any of

it well you don't know what it was like

to be left behind and then getting so

bitter that you steal the cutie marks

from an entire Village and then get

defeated by Twilight and her friends so

you travel through time to get back at

them but they beat you again and teach

you about friendship but you're so

terrified ponies will find out what you

did that you can't make any friends

did you really travel through time see I

told you he'd be

impressed I'm sorry we lost touch maybe

if I had reached out you could have

helped me at magic school and I could

have helped you to not become totally

evil let's just say I know what it's

like to have something you're not

exactly proud of you showed up thinking

I was some big wizard I'm sorry I should

have told you the truth it's fine at

least we worked it all out I think

Twilight would be proud of us well if

you ever want to tell her about it we

should probably leave now I forgot to

tell you they're evacuating the city you

need to get to the train station unless

you've got a spell here that will drive

back the Frozen North and fix the

crystal Hearts so the baby can have her

crystalling

crystalling of course

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push them back my

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sister this way

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just a little bit further y'all the

station's just

ahead we have to go back I know how to

stop

this uh I think that's

everything it looks right to me but

there's only one way to find

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out the spell failed I don't know what

else to do an old student of mine

believes he

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does the baby did this

I tried putting it back together with

the spell of Relic reconstitution that

won't do it the crystal heart's been

around for Millennia restoring a relic

like this is Magic Way Beyond one spell

you need to combine it with something

else something unique to The Relic

itself something that strengthens it and

provides it with

power the

crystalling combining that spell with

the light and love of every pony

gathered for the ceremony together with

somnambula weather abjuration to clear

away the snow know and a little

fledglings forbearance for the

parents that should curb the little

one's power

fluctuations you must be Sunburst

Starlight said you were a powerful

wizard oh I'm no wizard huh

what but he studied magic his whole life

you should see his house and since no

Pony has any better ideas what do we

have to lose

I had planned on asking Twilight to be

our cryster but since it seems like

she'll be

busy I'd be

honored well what are we waiting for

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citizens may I present the newest member

of the Crystal Empire

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she's beautiful oh it's just so moving

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best Christmas

ever for a pony who isn't great at Magic

you did pretty well indeed I'm glad to

see you found a way to share your unique

gift Sunburst you may be more of a

wizard than you

think you would not believe the crazy

weather that delayed our train came out

of nowhere but it was all worth it to

see this peaceful little angel

aw so sweet come to your

grandm yeah peaceful now anyway I

suppose that spell really did the

trick we have Sunburst to thank for that

I hope he takes his role as cryster

seriously something tells me the baby

will need a pony like him to look to for

Magical advice Kaden Starling aren't we

going to name the poor little deer or we

going to spend the entire visit just

calling her the

baby we were thinking flurry heart you

know to remember the

occasion goodness how could any Pony

forget I think it's

lovely well I think you're the crystal

Empire's big important wizard whether

you like it or not well I don't know if

I'll have time for any Wizarding I'm a

cryster now that's a big responsibility

I can't think of any Pony more qualified

just promise you'll stay in touch like

I'd ever lose touch with my oldest

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friend what's wrong

Twilight I don't know Spike I think I

have a lot to learn about being a

teacher what are you talking about your

lesson went perfectly Starlight and

Sunburst got over their past rekindled

their friendship no thanks to me I know

a lot happened I just wish I could have

given my pupil the attention she

deserves well I know she needed to be

put on the right path but giving her the

space to make her own decisions work

pretty well isn't that how celesa taught

you you know I never thought about it

but I guess it is maybe you're a better

teacher than you thought

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
library ˈlaɪˌbrɛri A1	noun - a place where books and other materials are kept for reading or reference
Castle ˈkæsəl A1	noun - a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat
outside ˌaʊtˈsaɪd A1	adverb - in or into a position not inside or within something
morning ˈmɔːrnɪŋ A1	noun - the period of time between midnight and noon
Starlite ˈstɑːrlaɪt B1	noun - a term often used in fantasy or fictional contexts, referring to a character or concept related to stars and light
acceptance əkˈsɛptəns B1	noun - the action or process of being accepted
altruism ˈæltruːɪzəm B2	noun - the belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others
definitely ˈdɛfɪnətli A2	adverb - without doubt; surely
pupil ˈpjuːpɪl A2	noun - a student at a school or college
friendship ˈfrɛnʃɪp A1	noun - the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends
lesson ˈlɛsən A1	noun - a class or period of instruction
adventure ədˈvɛntʃər A2	noun - an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity
beautiful ˈbjuːtɪfəl A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
faithful ˈfeɪθfəl A2	adjective - remaining loyal and steadfast in affection or allegiance
choose tʃuːz A1	verb - select from a number of possibilities
throne θroʊn B1	noun - the seat of a monarch
Crystal ˈkrɪstəl A2	noun - a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces
Empire ˈɛmpaɪər B1	noun - a group of countries or regions under a single ruler or government
customs ˈkʌstəmz B1	noun - traditional practices or usages
tradition trəˈdɪʃən B1	noun - the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation
ceremony ˈsɛrəmoni B1	noun - a formal religious or public occasion

Key Grammar Structures

• I still can't believe you're letting me stay here as your pupil after everything I did.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I still can't believe" uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize an action that started in the past and continues to the present, expressing ongoing disbelief.

• If you ever want to tell her about it, we should probably leave now.

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase "If you ever want to tell her about it" uses the Second Conditional to discuss a hypothetical situation and its possible outcome, indicating a suggestion based on an unlikely condition.

• Combining that spell with the light and love of every pony gathered for the ceremony together...

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The phrase "Combining that spell" uses the Gerund form of the verb 'combine' to function as a noun, describing an action that is part of a larger process.

• I hope he takes his role as cryster seriously.

  ➔ Modal Verb (Hope)

  ➔ The phrase "I hope he takes" uses the Modal Verb 'hope' to express a wish or desire for a future action, indicating uncertainty about the outcome.

• Maybe you're a better teacher than you thought.

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "better teacher" uses the Comparative Adjective 'better' to compare the quality of being a teacher between two states, indicating an improvement or higher degree.