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Chapter 15 - Cidiem's Special / Ticket Master

------[06.00]------ 

"Well, new leader's period. That was something, but she must be able to handle this if she was chosen by Celestia herself." I always saw Vey, moving ahead of time. I don't understand, it was wierd. 

I decided to do things, "Hey, Vey. If you search for me, i am on the Golden Oak Library." I leave the hut with my dress on, my wings grown sore without stretching. I expand one and another, to get a better grasp of things. 

I always feels like, other ponies just feels shorter. "Or am i growing faster?" 

I open the door, it was suprisingly big for no reason. 

"May God be with y'all." As i enter the library, i see two mare and a little dragon. I believe their name was Twilight and Stardust, the dragon however. "What is your name, young dragon?" 

He replied "Spike, and if i am not wrong. You are Cidiem, well nice to meet you." He offer a hoofshake, i decline with all my heart. Instead i lower my head, now the Yellow mare approach me. I said "Stardust if i am not mistaken." Her expression was "interesting." 

She can't be herself without that naturally carved smile, in any moments she can smirk. Contrast to Vey, she was utterly bland. 

"Where did you learn that attitude, Cid?" I am not suprised, it was now a common reaction everypony gave when i did that. I took an inhale "It was rather came from doctrine of my belief, there is no greater one than God." Her interest soon fade away, they don't like to be this way. 

"We don't do religion here, Cid. Everything was according to science, maybe you should know that." Grave mistake from her, it was the key of my win. 

"Who said science and religion can't exist on the same time?" She stunned, she ran away. Out of this, "Hey, where are you going?!" 

"Sweet Apple Acres!" As they zoom away, now i got the hold of this Library. 

------[09.00]------ 

I have done read it all, so far i only understand several things. Also, Stardust goose was quite friendlier than other goose. "Fairly odd, your head was on fire." I see the name tag, it written "Albert." The back of it says Phoenix-Goose, interesting. 

As i step out of the Golden Oak Library, there was nothing. I decided to everfree forest, apparently a lot of herbs naturally grows there. 

------|Everfree Forest|------ 

"When no one else, can understand me~ and everything i do is wrong-" I heard a ring of gold, behind me, it was a Zebra. 

"Say away from that flower!" She shouts, i only see blue flowers. "Poison Joke?! Phew, that was close." 

"Never see that coming aren't you?" The zebra said, i said "Yea, thanks. Maybe you need to get rid of that hood, my name is Cidiem Tempest." Her expression went vile, as she remove the rest of her hood from her head. Revealing her true beauty, we move back from the poison joke. 

------|Stardust Training Field|----[09.10]------ 

After a long way from that place, we finnaly came here. A landscape with no trees, where alot of loud sound came from. 

Here i see Stardust and Vey training with each other, we step out of the bush. They both stop, "Cid, how could you get here?!" She ask in confusion as Zecora went out from the dark. 

"Oh, now i know how." She gave an evil smirk at us, they two definitely know each other. "Greeting master, are you alright after passing trough all that traps?" Vey look very concerned, i don't know what she was talking about. 

"What do you mean? I don't stumble upon any trap." This was a conclusion, a training ground with several trap in it. 

Vey body glow fade away, thus her Saintess form also vanish. "You sure you don't get mopped by the next threat?" Vey said to Stardust, she seems irritated about it. 

"Yea, better than your face back then!" As two of the mare went laugh out loud, but i see clearly that Vey's face have not get a single scratch after she fully heal. I also not seen any scar from Vey's body at all, is it her Saintess form? 

"Oh, the time. Maybe y'all want to help us buck the apples?" I haven't came to Sweet Apple Acres before, maybe it looks exactly like the one from my world. 

Zecora lift one of her hoof upwards, "I am afraid i can't go, because it is exactly the time for brewing." 

"Sure, you are free to go. Anyway, ponies. Let's buck them apples!" Zecora walks away, as her tracks was untraceable. 

------[14.00]------ 

I don't expect Twilight to be here, also there was Alterjack. I see her, barely able to pull the apple cart. Next to her was Vey, she was the fastest of harvest and trasnferring apples. 

"Surely i hope she won't damage the cart much, while movin' ahead like that." Applejack concern, as she lead us to her home. TipStir was here for some reason, she was a little too attached to Alterjack. On one point where she gave motivation while bringing some basket, and this is why Alterjack can keep up with the other mare while she was technically the weakest of us. 

Currently, Alterjack was moving in exhaustion. She won't complain a single word. 

I heard a burp, it came from spike. His breath came out a letter, it have a ticket to Grand Galloping Gala. Which almost everypony on sight were pretty excited for, i know little bit about Gala. 

It was an event placed on Canterlot, often depicted as Grand like it's name. It poke less of Vey, Stardust, Alterjack, Spike and Myself. 

Alterjack immediately said "Rainbow Dash, fall down." So did Rainbow Dash, she was sleeping there the whole time. She also sees 4 of the tickets, turn out she also interested on going there. 

"Oh, boy here we go again." Stardust muttered, Alterjack also agree. 

------|Town Square|------ 

"I'd like to see drama." Alterjack still follow us here, her mind is just far fetched from this reality. 

I can feel Stardust pain, she looks like holding something. 

"I heard Twilight was a little too hungry, maybe we can help cook something on Library?" As we get closer to Golden Oak Library. 

Stardust sent her ticket to nowhere, "Heh, you might found out later." Alterjack mumbles with a sinister eyes. 

"Surely it isn't that bad." 

"Yea, sure." 

As we enter Golden Oak Library, "Alright Girls, Let's cook!" While Twilight got a little problem outside, she got pressured by other mares to share it with them. While we stir up a little thanksgiving, Alterjack pause. 

A loud "QUUIIETT!!" Alterjack quick to react, she put her parts and help down the drinks from falling down. 

Not long after, Stardust and Twilight got in. Suprising Twilight in the process, and she can lunch in peace. Of course still leave something, we eat our parts. 

"I'd rather eat it with honey." Vey state her taste, as we all agree. 

As we sip our drink choices. "Why won't you eat that?" I ask Alterjack, she smile while keep shutting her eyes the whole time. "I don't like sugar that much, yea." As she open her eyes, stare at nothing. 

It isn't that long until we heard another conversation from Twilight. "No, we can't just ask for more! She already busy doing her duty, even momentarily give her throne to Princess Luna. We can't just bother her with this silly problem!" 

Out of nowhere, a slight rumble felt. Magnitude? Not sure, but it increasingly got bigger over time. 

The door opened, it was a lot of critters. 

Ponies enter the Library with animals cleaning up, as we see Stardust grew frustated. 

We split into 4 wind direction, follow the upcoming danger. 

As Stardust eyes began to glow, she deiver a loud voice similar to Greatma's.

"MAGGOTS!! FRONT AND CENTER!!" 

Everypony gather on the center of this library as Stardust start her speech, all the lights shut and the only thing glow was Stardust eyes. 

"THIS WAS TWILIGHT'S CHOICE AND NEVER YOURS, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS OF CLAIMING THEM JUST FROM GIVING HER A FAVOR! YOU THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO BE DRAGGED AROUND, PICKED UP AHEAD AND PRESSURIZED ALL THE TIME JUST LIKE YOU DID IT?!" 

Everypony in room went silent, Stardust continue her speech. We tried to not flinch, it is hard to barely react with this astonishing scold. Unless you we're Vey, she smile the whole speech. 

------[18.00]------ 

"I'll gave you a chance to think about it." 

Stardust left the room, oddly still eminating energy. Vey burst on laughter, she seems happy with all matter happening. 

"What's on your mind, Vey?" Vey's laught slightly subsided, her appearance went tall. "I glad i din't forget 'Lady Laufenas' face when she's that angry, i laugh the whole thing happen. Scold, pain, and guilt. It was all amusing, even on that little low voice." Vey continue to laugh, rendering everypony speechless. 

Alterjack's face went pale as she fall down, she have seen things. "I won't thought greatma is that scary." 

"Oh, but she is believe me or not." Her laugh still making an unsettling scene. 

We saw all ponies apologise to Twilight, it was a warm moments. Vey eventually stop laughing, no more unsettling laugh. Alterjack finnaly awake, "That was something, you have protected your mind from intruders." Vey nod, she extend her hoof and put us all on couch. 

Stardust then came out of the room, she was suprised. 

The fact that Celestia sent 12 ticket, each for alternate version of 5 mares, themself and two for Twilight and Stardust. "Dammit!" Stardust slam her hoof against the wall, it left a dent. She fix it real quick. 

Then an enveope appear in front of TipStir, it only have 1 ticket in it. 

"Hey Stardust, is that the same ticket you sent out?" Se looks in confusion, she check it "How the he-" She have run out of words, it was the exact same envelope Stardust sent to nowhere. 

It is good that we don't get any ticket, maybe Celestia's personal purpose. 

We leave the place, as everypony cheer. Silent road, night time that haven't been this cold before. "It mybe just a wind, too unnatural to be one." Vey, resistance to cold pretty much shrug off the temperature. 

------|Sun Style Hut|------ 

"I glad we get here on time, getting cold outside." 

Soon, a condense magic formed inside this hut. It immediatey put Vey alarmed, turn out it was an envelope. 

"From Celestia it said, this is her writing." The envelope said "I might as well invite you two to discuss matters, hope you like a massive fest." Short one she gave to us, a little too short for a letter. 

"Something is wrong." 

[To be continued] 

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