Here's chapter two. C: I like chapter one, and it should only take me a couple of weeks to have this story finished if I use the time I have in the morning, during my web, and my study hall. In this chapter, the brothers meet their sisters' friends and Blitz's favorite is his sister's brainy friend Twilight.

Chapter 2: The Beginning

Twilight's face was beginning to hurt from her fake smiling. "Spike, this is my older brother, Dusk Shine and his assistant Barbara. Dusk, this is my assistant Spike. And Barbara, it's nice to finally meet you."

Dusk Shine had stayed behind in Ponyville to study magic by himself, as always-excelling Dusk Shine didn't need a teacher of any kind to succeed. Twilight had always been so pressured to be like her perfect brother-well-liked, intelligent, attractive. When Twilight was growing up, it had always been about him, and how amazing he was. She would always have to stand in the corner, in his shadow, listening to their parents praise him for what an amazing child he was while she went ignored. It wasn't until she became a student of Celestia's that her parents talked about her that way, and they still never did so the way they did with Dusk Shine. They said it with more pride when they talked about him. She had thrown herself into her studies, avoiding people and not making friends up until her move.

When her brother, someone she was supposed to be able to rely on, left her alone to feel terrible about herself she couldn't help the feeling of betrayal. She isolated herself from him, avoiding him whenever she could, and always turning down his offers to help her with her magic. When she had the chance to move away from him all together, to be able to be herself and not have to listen to how wonderful Dusk Shine was, she took it. It pained her to have to respond to the letters he sent her.

"Twilight, I heard from Mother and Father that you've made new friends here." She only nodded. "That's really wonderful, Twilight. It's nice to know you've finally come out of your shell. I've made new friends as well, and I'm eager for you to meet them and for me to meet yours."

She took a deep inward breathe at an attempt to compose herself. "That would be splendid. I'll invite all of my friends over, and you can invite yours. I'll send my owl."

"You have an owl? As do I! Great minds really do think alike, do they not?"

…

Fluttershy smiled as she nuzzled her brother's head. "Butterscotch," She said affectionately. "I've missed you so much."

"And I've missed you, baby sister."

Fluttershy and Butterscotch had always been close, loving siblings. Butterscotch was two years older than her, but it hadn't made a difference in their bond. They had nothing short of trust and faith in each other, and always told each other everything. They would never keep secrets from each other, no matter what happened.

They sat down together and immediately began catching up on what they had missed, Fluttershy telling Butterscotch all about her friends and their accomplishments and then introduced him to all of her animal friends.

Within a few minutes, a blue jay landed on a branch and whistled out an invite from Dusk Shine to meet his sister who went nameless. Butterscotch gave a sad frown and told the bird he couldn't make it, because he had to go meet his own sister's brother.

…

Pinkie Pie and Berry were twins, and had the strongest connection. When they received Twilight's invitation to her house, they had already begun to plan a big party together. However, in a few minutes, another owl came by for Berry.

"What's this?" Berry asked. Reading the note, he saw that it was an invitation from his friend Dusk Shine to meet his sister at her house. When Pinkie questioned what it was, he said, "Oh, it's an invite from a friend. I'm sorry I won't be able to make it. I can't let my sister down!" In response, he and Pinkie Pie had a share of giggles.

…

Blitz was older than Rainbow Dash by two years, and had taught her everything she knew. He had taught her flying, all of her cloud-related skills, and most importantly he had taught her all of her values. He had taught her everything about loyalty, about standing by your friends and family, and always being there when someone needed you. It was from Blitz's love for danger and pranks that resulted in Rainbow Dash's tomboyish personality. Like Fluttershy and Butterscotch and Pinkie and her twin brother, they had been inseparable. Their parents hadn't been around almost at all when they were growing up, so it had been up to Blitz to raise Rainbow Dash.

They flew circles around each other, shouting feign insults to cox the other to continue.

…

Rarity ran frantically around the house. Elusive was finally coming to see her shop and she could finally show him all of her skills. Elusive had taught her everything, how to mend and create dresses and hats and dye clothes and shoes and how to bead jewelry and make earrings and she was so excited, she felt like she could burst.

Everything had to be perfect. She had set out all of her supplies and works, and had framed photos of previous outfits up on the wall that had been sold to her silent. She made sure her mane and tail and makeup were perfect-there was no way a curl could be out of place for this rare and very special occasion.

Rarity had looked up to Elusive as something as an idol, like a celebrity. She had never compared herself negatively to him, and always wanted to be as good as him, but never better because she knew she could never be better than Elusive.

Finally a knock at the door and with Sweetie Belle (who had stood silently against the wall and watched her flustered sister ran up and down the stairs) at her side, she answered it to see her brother Elusive standing there.

She bowed to him. "Dear brother, it's simply divine to see you again!"

He chuckled in response. "Now, now, Rarity. No need for such strict manners. Now come give your big brother a hug."

They sat and talked about fashion while Sweetie Belle sat on the floor and colored from the paper and crayons Rarity kept in a draw for her. They exchanged tips and Rarity told him of her adventures with her friends and he told her about the accomplishments he had made while she simply listened and beamed with pride for her brother's success.

"Rarity, I must tell you right now, I'm very proud of you." Rarity blushed at her brother's words, but before she could speak, an envelope slipped through her door.

Picking it up and opening to find an invitation from Twilight to meet her nameless brother, she smiled. "Dear brother, you must come. Twilight and all of our friends will be there. You must meet them!"

He nodded, and said that on the way, he would have to stop by a friend's house to tell he couldn't be there to meet his sister as he had his own family to think of.

…

Applejack and her brother Applebuck simply laughed together, having the same accent and kicking apple trees to harvest the red fruit that grew from them. Applebuck spoke of his own adventures with his friends, saying that they were in town visiting their own sisters who had moved here.

"Really? What are their names? Maybe I know 'em." Applejack said.

Applebuck only shrugged. "Sorry, Sis. They never said no word 'bout their families. So, how 'bout I meet some of your friends, and then I'll go introduce you to mine?"

Applejack nodded, and told her older brother all about the adventures they had had together, and told him they would stop by the library to meet Twilight and then at Rarity's shop.

…

"I can't believe nobody can come. Oh well, you'll meet them soon enough. And I'm excited to meet all of your friends."

Twilight was rather surprised herself. All of her friends had agreed to come to her house to meet her brother, but all of Dusk Shine's friends said they couldn't make it. Except for his friend Applebuck, whom they couldn't get a hold of since he lived on a farm and they didn't have any technology like a phone and their owls were tired from all of the flying they had to do.

"And I'm also excited to meet your teacher, Twilight."

Why did Dusk Shine have to come? She didn't want him here. She didn't want him to come here and show her friends and her teacher how amazing he was, and while Twilight was good too, she would never be as good as him. She only nodded, though she kept quiet. She just wanted him to leave. Now.

The feeling of dread she had in her heart only got heavier as she heard knocks at the door and…an awful lot of chatter for just five girls. And Fluttershy almost never said a word.

She went to open the door, but was stopped by Dusk Shine. "Don't worry about it Sis, I'll take of it." She sighed, but it went unnoticed.

What stunned them both was the fact that each girl had another pony with her.

"Dusk Shine?" The five boys questioned immediately.

"That's your sister?" Blitz asked.

"Twilight?" Rarity questioned.

…

"Wow, I can't believe this!" Pinkie shouted, happily skipping around. "Twilight, all of our siblings are friends! The girl everybody was going to see is your sister, Dusk!" She said with a smile. After clearing up the confusion, everyone had sat down in the library for introductions. "I'll go first!" Pinkie said, standing up with her brother. "This is my twin brother, Berry! He's been living with the family, but now he's come to live with me! Isn't that amazing? Berry was born first, so that makes him the older brother, I guess."

As they sat down, Elusive helped his sister up like he was raised. "Everyone, this is my darling older brother, Elusive. He's my idol, my teacher-why, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be the Rarity as you know me today!"

Elusive only chuckled, patting his sister on the back. "Dear sister, do go on…"

Rainbow Dash chuckled. "So it's his fault then." Ignoring Rarity's bit of dirty look, she said, "Guys, this is my big brother, Blitz. He's so cool." Blitz stood arrogantly, listening to his sister praise him. Something about him made Twilight feel funny. "He taught me everything I know, like how to fly and work with clouds and stuff."

Fluttershy stood up with Butterscotch. "This is my older brother, Butterscotch. We're so close. We're two years apart, but we always tell each other everything. I missed him so much, it's so wonderful to have him back in my life."

Applejack and Applebuck had sat close to each other. "Everypony, this is my big brother, Applebuck. Now he's been living with the family out in the city, you know, helping them out and all but now that he's no longer needed there he's moved back onto the apple farm."

Twilight had remained on the ground, silent and dreading what came next and the days that would follow tomorrow. Everyone's eyes locked onto her, and Dusk Shine laid next to her, waiting for his introduction. She sighed and forced herself to stand up. "Everyone, this is my older brother, Dusk Shine. He's-"

Dusk Shine cut her off before she could finish. "Hello, everyone. It's so wonderful to meet you. I do hope we can become good friends. Twilight's told me so much about you all."

"Really?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Because she never said anything about you."

Fluttershy nodded. "Yeah Twilight. How come you never told us you had an older brother?"

Twilight shrugged, forcing herself to smile and to laugh slightly. "Oh, well, you know. Just…never came up." Twilight had another sibling, an older sister named Glass Slipper, who was wonderful and astounding all on her own, even more than Dusk Shine. She was the first mare to make Captain of the Royal Guard…but that was for another time.

So excited for the next chapter, no joke. We see just a tiny hint at Applebuck/Fluttershy and Blitz and Twilight talk for the first time.

See you soon!

~Mimi