It was just another tuesday. Not a monday. Not a Friday. A Tuesday. How could anything go wrong? Of course this is what happens when I decide to be self sufficient and go do my grocery shopping on my own for the first time ever. I mean even in college Fluttershy and my sister Rainbow Dash helped me go shopping. I don't know why i chose to go on my own this time. I just did.

Oh by the way, I'm Thunder Eclipse. The only alicorn not residing in canterlot right now. I live in a small but well stocked bookstore. I moved out of my old library to open up my own store after my first book hit the shelves: Dashing through life. I based this book off my sister. Unsurprisingly the audience ended up being mainly males.

Anyways today i had just finished moving into my new house and i needed to stock up on food. So since my sister wasnt around and i couldnt keep my wings down when Fluttershy was around(I uhhh have a very active writer's imagination *ahem*) i thought i could go out and buy it myself. Of course right about the time i was gonna take off, a royal carriage flew in and rammed me. I knew it wasn't their fault but it still hurt. They offered to pay for my groceries amd i graciously accepted. My paycheck didnt come in until the next week. In the front seat sat a regal alicorn who from descriptions given by books i assumed was the princess. I walked ip to her and looked at her.

"Excuse me miss but...Do i know you?" I of course though it strange how much she looked like me in shape anyway if not in care.

"I dont think so my little pony, but uhh what is yoir name?" That last part she said with a look of worry in her eyes.

"Well I'm Thunder Eclipse. Im glad to have made your aqquaintance." I said with my own air of regality. Uey if she thinks she can pull the 'im royalty' card on me im gonna do the same on her... even if i wasnt royalty.

"Oh uh hello..." she sounded nervous and scared all at once. I thought it funny but refrained from laughing at her. Instantly she quickly continued in a loud booming voice everyone could hear.

"Citizens of ponyville, this year i am holding my summer sun celebration here. Overseeing the preparations will be my student Twilight Sparkle."

The applause and cheer for these announcements was deafening. I couldn't believe my ears. My least favorite holiday here, just great fantastic. Oh well there was that prediction that nightmare moon escapes on the ssc. Who was it by...some solarus guy or other. Hmpf...maybe it will be interesting.

As i walk home, i see a man waiting at my door with what looks like a treasure chest. As i get closer i realize that it is a treasure chest. Filled to the brim no less.

"Hey whats goin on. Are you here to buy that library that im selling?"

"Why yes indeed mr. Eclipse. We would like to offer you these jewels for it."

"Excuse me but who is buying may i ask."

"Princess Celestia's student of course."

"Oh well then this sounds like a fair trade. Tell ya what. You can keep all the books in it too."

"Glad to know that you agree with us."

"I think that the good news is we're at an agreement yes."

"Well Mr. Eclipse here are your jewels... good day..."

As soon as they leave i go inside and drop my saddlebags. I look for my pet dragon Blaze. Yeah yeah yeah... its a cliche name. But hey whos original naming pets nowadays. He was actually more like an assisstant and the little brother i wish i had.

"Blaze.. Blaze where are you? I've got some jewels here for you!" As soon as i said jewels a small red ball of scales rushed dow the stairs.

"Jewels!"

"Yes blaze" i say as i levitate one over to him.

"Blaze write this down. 'Give Rarity cut of jewels and head over to sugarcube corner for lunch with the girls and big mac '."

"Got it boss."

"Good lets go then shall we?"

I fill up a saddlebag with the finest jewels and grab my alicorn express card on the way out. Who knows i could go shopping.