- "Shhh. Be quiet, Anon. Sweetie is trying to levitate her first rock".
- >You all stand there, staring at the tiny pebble.
- >Then, a faint glow surrounds the rock. It wobbles for a moment before
- >becoming still again.
- "I just about got it".
- >The glow returns. This time, the rock rises an inch from the floor
- >before falling back with a release of breath.
- >Sweetie's smile was blinding.
- "I did it. Wait until my friends see this. Can I go show them"?
- >Twilight agrees and Sweetie runs out the door.
- "I didn't think to ask Anon. Can you do magic"?
- "Magic doesn't exist where I come from".
- "It exists here. What's the harm in giving it a shot"?
- >She does have a point. You never actually tried to cast magic.
- >You spent so much time reading about it. Actually being able to
- >do it would be a dream come true. Coming to this new world was
- >already so strange. Nothing would really surprize you at this point.
- "Ok, I'll give it a shot".
- >You stare at the pebble, your entire will focused on making it move.
- >Come on, move! Even just a tad would make this whole trip worth it.
- >You start to feel really dumb talking to a rock.
- "I can't do it".
- "Don't give up yet, Anon. It takes most unicorns years before they
- can do anything at all".
- >She picks up the rock and drops it in your hands.
- "It's something I'd like you to practice. I don't expect anything
- will ever come of it, but even I don't know the limits of magic".
- >Sweetie returns with her friends. They spend the next hour watching
- >in awe as Sweetie picks up different odds and ends around the library.
- >You go back to practicing the letters.
- >When the three ponies got tired of Sweetie's new talent, they migrated
- >to your side of the library. You hear whispering.
- >Applebloom approaches you.
- "That sure looks boring, Anon".
- "It may be boring, but I have to if I want to read anything that I didn't
- bring with me".
- "Reading is nice, but I bet you would have a lot more fun with us. I'll bet
- you've never seen anything as cool as our treehouse. What do you say"?
- >They seem like pretty cool kids, and you haven't really had the chance to
- >play with anyone your own age in quite a while. It's not a hard choice to make.