Princess Flurry Heart was tossing her "wammie" up in the air in boredom. She had the little stuffed snail toy for as long as she could remember. Flurry was in her bedroom. She was surprised that at the age of fifteen that she still had her "wammie."
The door burst open at that moment. "Skyla! What did I say about knocking before entering my room?!" Flurry exclaimed.
"I'm not perfect," remarked the nine-year-old filly alicorn. She was a moderate rose filly with a pale gold and moderate violet mane that ended in curls. She had the same cyan eyes as her sister did. She had no cutie mark yet.
"Still. Mother and Father said you have to practice that. What do you want?" Flurry asked impatiently.
"You have a lesson with Professor Sunbutt in ten minutes. Mom sent me to tell you," said Skyla.
"His name is Sunburst, Skyla, not Sunbutt," Flurry corrected.
"Sunburst, Sunbutt, same thing," said Skyla.
"Just get out!" said Flurry impatiently.
"No," Skyla said as she stuck her tongue out. Flurry rolled her eyes and trotted past her.
Flurry saw her father and younger brother training in the throne room, with her mother a bit paranoid.
"That's it Armored!" praised Shining Armor. Armored Shield focused as he zapped his father's shield. He was an alicorn as well, but had a moderate cerulean coat, and a sapphire blue mane with pale gold and blue violet streaks. His eyes however were light purple, like his mother's.
"Honey, do you two have to practice in here? I'm worried something will break or somepony will get hurt," said a worried Princess Cadence.
"Mommy, you worry too much. I knight in shining armor and I'm big and strong!" Armored said as he placed his father's helmet on, which was too big for him. "It fits! Fear no evil, I shall protect yo-," he said before falling on the floor.
"Knight in shining armor, indeed," said Flurry. Her father shot her a glance. "What?"
"I'm okay," muttered Armored Shield. Shining Armor picked up his helmet and chuckled as he ruffled his son's mane.
"You're going to be one great leader of the Royal Guard, son," said Shining Armor.
"I know, daddy," Armored said. Flurry grinned at her five-year-old brother.
"Cadence, I know you don't like this, but don't get too stressed out. I don't want something to happen to the baby," said Shining Armor as he walked over to Cadence and placed a hoof on her stomach. She was about six months into a years-worth of pregnancy.
"Urrrk. Love, blech. Love is disgusting!" said Armored as he made disgusted noises.
"How would you know?" Flurry asked. "You're only five."
"Five and a half!" corrected Armored.
"Still five," said Flurry as she knelt down to her brother's size.
"No! I'm five and a half! And that's that!" Armored said. Flurry rolled her eyes playfully.
Sunburst at that moment walked in as he cleared his throat. "Princess Flurry, are you ready?" Flurry nodded her head. "Also could Skyla come?"
Skyla groaned as she came into the throne room. "Do I have to? It's so boring in there!"
"I guess you don't want to see Sempra, Aurora, and Corona this weekend then," said Flurry solemnly.
Skyla let out a defeated sigh. "Fine."
One thing was for sure: Flurry loved being the oldest.
Once Flurry got inside the Crystal Library, she noticed that the others were already inside. Prince Phoenix, Sunset Shimmer and Fire Streak's son was already in there. And Starlight and Sunburst's daughter Sunlight Dawn was organizing books and putting them back on shelves. Both of them were unicorns.
Phoenix was a very pale orange with yellow orange and red streaks in his mane and tail His mane was mostly like his father's except he had his mother's curl.
Dawn, as she preferred to be called, had the same coat as her father, with the creme color spots at her hooves. Her eyes were indigo, like her mother, as well as her mane and tail style. Her mane and tail however, were a violet red with bright red streaks within. She wore round glasses with a rose and leaves around the rim.
"Um, Starlight?" Flurry asked. "Where's Bluebelle?"
"I don't know Flurry. They should be here any minute."
"They're here," Skyla said solemnly.
Trixie trotted in with her daughter, Bluebelle Bloom. "So sorry we're late. Bluebelle had forgotten her books when we were halfway here and we had to turn around." Trixie narrowed her eyes at her daughter. Bluebelle hung her head down in shame. She also, was a unicorn. She had a pale sky blue coat with a light amber mane with a white and cerulean streaks and grayish violet eyes, like her mother. Her cutie mark were two blue bells with a purple ribbon around each.
"It's okay Trixie, really," reassured Starlight.
"Trixie will be back later, Bluebelle," said Trixie in third-person as she trotted out.
"Love you too, mom," Bluebelle said sarcastically when Trixie left.
Flurry was the oldest in here too. Dawn and Phoenix were twelve, and Bluebelle was eleven. They were all on the same level on the lessons though.
Sunburst sat down and pushed his glasses up as if they had slid down his muzzle. "Dawn, sweetie? Could you get my lesson planning books?" Dawn was reading a book and didn't respond. "Dawn!" Dawn in surprise, dropped the book out of her aura.
"O-Of course, Dad," she said as her horn illuminated in a cornflower blue aura and brought down three books off of a shelf. She trotted over to the table, not realizing Phoenix's leg was sticking out, and tripped over it.
"Nerdy Dawn," laughed Pheonix.
"Stupid Phoenix," Dawn remarked as she stood up.
Bluebelle rolled her eyes. "Why is it that we have to go through this every week?" Flurry shrugged.
"What? Is the widdle princess jealous?" mocked Phoenix
Bluebelle was the daughter of Trixie and Prince Blueblood. "Why should I be? You're just a stuck-up unicorn prince."
"You're wanting to talk," sneered Phoenix.
"Eat my hoof!" shouted Bluebelle as she attempted to punch him, but Phoenix dodged and laughed.
Sunburst cleared his throat. "Could we get on with today's lesson, please?"
"Why couldn't I have gotten private lessons?" Phoenix asked.
"Oh I would do anything to not be around your arrogance," said Bluebelle.
Flurry sighed. Her horn lit up in a yellow aura and she sipped on some tea.
Skyla stood up from her chair and took books, beginning to make a book tower. Sunburst facehoofed when Bluebelle and Dawn began to help. Flurry shrugged and flew up to the tall tower and placed a book on top of the tower. Phoenix glanced at the tower and smirked. Skyla was standing on top of the tower, examining the height when Phoenix came galloping in.
"Phoenix don't!" screamed Flurry. But Phoenix didn't hear and rammed into the tower. Skyla screamed as she fell. Flurry's horn lit up as bright as she could and her eyes glowed white. Before Skyla hit the ground she became illuminated in her aura. Next thing she knew Dawn and Bluebelle were lifted up off the ground.
"Show off," Skyla muttered. Phoenix yelped as he was picked up off the ground too. All the books were being picked up too. At that moment, Shining Armor and Cadence came in, with Armored behind them.
"Flurry! Stop!" shouted her father as the force caused their manes to blow.
"I'm trying!" shouted Flurry. "I... can't control... this!"
"Do hurry. This is making me feel nauseous," said Bluebelle as she clutched a hoof to her stomach and mouth.
Shining Armor lit up his horn as well as Cadence. They tried to bring Skyla out of Flurry's grip, but they couldn't. Suddenly Flurry's magical surge ended as her eyes turned back to normal. But the three unicorns screamed as they fell to the ground. Flurry swooped down and grabbed the unicorns in her magical grasp, this time being able to control it. Skyla landed on Flurry's back. "Not again!" groaned Bluebelle.
"I wish I could fly," said Skyla.
"You're just a late bloomer, Sky," replied Flurry as they landed.
"Oh sweet sweet ground oh how I have missed you!" exclaimed Bluebelle as she kissed the ground. "Blech! It's dirty!" she cried indignantly.
"Well duh it's a floor! What did you think it was?" said Phoenix. Bluebelle rolled her eyes as she stood up.
Sunburst pushed his glasses up in shock. "That was exactly like the crystal heart catastrophe!"
"Crystal what?" Flurry asked.
"Approximately fifteen years ago, the crystal heart was shattered," Dawn said as she read the summary of the newly edited documentary.
"Ooh! Who shattered the Heart?" Skyla asked eagerly. Flurry raised an eyebrow. Their parents appeared uncomfortable on the subject.
"Mom? Dad? What's going on?" Flurry asked in suspicion.
"Uh... you see," Shining Armor began.
"Well... Flurry... when you were a baby you...," Cadence began as she inhaled sharply. "accidentally broke the Crystal Heart." Cadence after saying that quickly put a hoof to her mouth, shocked to hear herself say that.
"WHAT?!" exclaimed Flurry as her wings expanded in shock. "You gotta be kidding me! I don't remember myself doing that!"
"It's true, Flurry," said Starlight. "I was there, Sunburst was there, your Aunt Twilight and her friends were there-."
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Flurry as her wings folded in. "But why did you guys not tell me sooner?" Flurry asked as she appeared to be hurt.
"We feared you wouldn't take it very well.. like you are now," Cadence said sadly as her ears pinned down and eyes closed.
"We're sorry Flurry. We just wanted to wait as long as we could before telling you," said Shining Armor.
"Let me get this straight... you broke the Crystal Heart Flurry?" Phoenix asked in shock.
"Yeah, I guess so," Flurry said somberly.
"That's savage," Phoenix grinned as Sunburst and Dawn facehoofed.
"It was an accident," Starlight said.
"Oh dear, what happened now?" a mare's voice asked. It was Princess Sunset Shimmer. The unicorn princess examined the mess as she trotted in.
"Trixie thinks a tornado came through here!" cried Trixie in third-person.
"Session's over? Wow that was fast," remarked Sunburst.
"And we didn't learn anything new," said Dawn sadly.
"Awesome session ever!" Skyla and Phoenix cried out. Their parents shot them glares.
"I mean worst session ever," corrected Skyla in sarcasm.
"Well at least we learned one thing," Bluebelle said.
"What's that?" Sunburst asked.
"Being off the ground makes me airsick," Bluebelle said.
"Oh for crying out loud, that's what you learned!" Phoenix exclaimed.
"Well what did you learn, Phoenix?" asked Bluebelle as she began to lose her temper.
"That I need private lessons," replied Phoenix in arrogance.
"Phoenix!" exclaimed Sunset Shimmer. The room fell quiet until Flurry spoke up.
"I know what I've learned. That I broke the crystal heart. Also, that I have powerful surges. And also, that I-," said Flurry as she began to choke up. "-am a terrible student, sister, friend, and princess."
