Chapter 1: The Great And Powerful Teacher!

"Spike, take a letter!"

Twilight Sparkle's assistant complied with her cheery order immediately, readying a quill and parchment. "Yes, Ma'am!" It was morning, yet Spike was already primed to help Twilight however she might need. That's why he was her number one assistant.

Twilight began, closing her eyes with her nose in the air as she dictated, "Dear Princess Celestia, while I have yet to discover anything new about friendship this week, I would like to take the time to revisit and discuss my old lessons. Namely, the importance of pride in one's own talents." Twilight turned directly to Spike. "And the importance of not hiding yourself with mustaches, eh, Spike?"

"…Eh…Spike...," the young dragon repeated.

"Spike, don't write that down! I was talking to you," Twilight raised an eyebrow at him to punctuate her order.

"Don't…write…Oh! Sorry, Twilight. I got confused for a second there." He chuckled.

"Do you need me to get the dictating antlers again, Spike?" She teased him. "Let's start from…" Before Twilight could finish a knock came to the door. "Huh? Who could that be?"

Spike chimed in helpfully, "maybe it's Pinkie Pie? She probably wanted to come invite you to her party, too."

"She already invited you, Spike? Why didn't she just tell you to invite me?"

"I think she wants to deliver it in person. She's trying to deliver singing telegrams again." He told her with more than a hint of concern in his voice.

"Oh boy, did that girl not learn from the last time?" Twilight approached the door, turning the knob with her magic. "Hi, Pinkie. Don't worry about sing—"

"Twilight Sparkle!" A familiar, yet particularly obnoxious voice rang out. "Today will be marked as the greatest day of your insignificant life from now on!"

"Oh, no…" Twilight muttered a little too loudly, recognizing the pony that stood before her all too well.

"Oh, yes! It is I, Trixie, the Great and Powerful!" The pony yelled, standing on her two back legs, proudly holding her front hooves in the sky. The mare that now stood at the door was a blue unicorn, bearing a bright silver mane. Though, much of this mane was covered by the purple, star-laden hat. She wore a matching cape as well. The cape waved easily in the summer wind, revealing her blue cutie mark, which was a wand with a stream of pure magic behind it. "However, as of today you may refer to me as 'Miss Trixie, the Great and Powerful!'"

"And why would I want to do that?" Twilight asked, having moved past surprise and into annoyance.

"Why, because I will be making your life whole today by adopting you, Twilight Sparkle, as my student!"

Twilight met Trixie's suggestion with a mixture of surprise and amusement. "Well, Trixie…That certainly sounds like an interesting offer!"

"I can hear the utter shock in your voice! You're thinking, 'What could I have possibly done to deserve this?'"

"Yes, actually, that's exactly what I'm thinking."

Trixie temporarily allowed herself a bit of pride in guessing Twilight's thoughts correctly. "Well, when last we met, you showed great promise, assisting me in defeating an Ursa Minor…"

"Assist?" Twilight interrupted, but the rambling pony took no notice.

"But only the Great and Powerful Trixie has the ability to unlock that full potential!"

Twilight had heard enough of Trixie's self-congratulatory dialogue. "Well, that'd be great and all, but I'm afraid I simply don't have the time!" Twilight told her as she backed away and began to close the door.

Trixie stuck her hoof in the way before Twilight could cut Trixie off. "Nonsense! With so much time to read all these books, you surely have more than enough time to let me train you!"

"Well, Trixie,"

"MISS Trixie, the Great and Powerful!" She corrected.

"Riiiiight. Well, Even if I did have the time I…I'm afraid I just couldn't keep up with your talents!" Twilight would've said anything to get rid of Trixie at this point.

"Ah, I understand completely," spoke the blue unicorn, giving Twilight a glimmer of hope that she would leave her alone. "In that case, I'll simply have to teach slowly for you!" There goes that hope.

Twilight was running out of excuses. Trixie seemed adamant that Twilight would be her student. Weighing the pros and cons of either getting rid of Trixie by force or giving in, Twilight decided that she could spare an hour or so for the girl. And anyway, if she didn't learn anything, at least Twilight might get a bit of fun from the ordeal. Things had been uneventful lately.

"Oh, alright. I suppose I could become your pupil for awhile." Twilight gave in.

"I knew you couldn't refuse! Oh, and there's one more thing."

Oh good, more surprises?, thought Twilight as Trixie went back to the cart she had been pulling and retrieved a large blue bag.

"I, the Great and Generous Trixie, will be allowing you, my new student, the privilege of my presence in your house 24/7!"

Twilight's heart skipped a beat at the prospect of being near Trixie so long. She'd rather live with the parasprites, at least they were cute! Well, cuter…Twilight added, immediately wondering why. "But…But isn't there anyone else you can stay with?"

"Twilight, if you're going to take my teachings seriously, you must learn that I can teach you! I may even tell you the correct way to brush your teeth, if I find you worthy enough."

Twilight knew that, despite how unpleasant the prospect may be, there was no arguing with the unicorn. "Fine, you can sleep downstairs I suppose."

"Wonderful! Your new life begins tomorrow, Twilight Sparkle! Sleep well and prepare yourself!"

"But, it's morning!" Twilight called after Trixie, who ignored her as she descended the stairs to her new temporary home. As she sat at her desk, Twilight plopped her cheek on her hoof. "I'm going to regret this…"