Chapter 4: Perfectly problematic personal pony problems
*This is an unusual chapter; it has 5 parts as each pony takes their own path. Also, Fluttershy has had her spotlight and is happy caring for her animals (Maybe learning summoning?!).
Twilight is awoken by her Commorb ringing from her bag. Realising the importance, she receives notice from headmaster Celestia that a strange new type of energy is emitting from a crater near the wizards tower and she is needed to go investigate with Mango, as his sudden appearance may have something to do with it. She awakens her friends and informs them of their leave, and then they gallop off.
As the group enjoy a breakfast of potatoes and milk, somepony slips out that it is the first day of summer, which Applejack immediately remembers is the busiest time back on the farm and Big Mac had asked her to come back to help the harvest, which she does.
After breakfast, Rainbowdash goes out to meet a hooded figure who had praised her for her fighting skills and promised to teach her something interesting.
Rarity's parents then arrive at the door, with Sweetiebelle and ask her to show her around Falador to help her with the adventurers' exam; she accepts the deal as it gives her the opportunity to be accepted into the crafting guild.
Pinkie Pie becomes upset as everypony else has left to do something special, so she decides to go visit her pal Party Pete and party with him. Fluttershy remains sitting at the table, feeling upset as her friends have all left, but also relieved as she can enjoy the peace of her being alone with the animals again.Part 1: Party Pete
Pinkie was exited to tell Pete all the fun stuff she has done with her friends over the last couple of days and skips along, singing a cheerful song for anypony passing by to hear. She reaches the party room to see a tired figure wearing a party hat, with no sign of energetic Party Pete. She asks the stallion if he's seen Party Pete, he responds saying "Pinkie, it's me, Party Pete. I'm just a bit pooped from partying all the time" Pete explains. "Oh, but now that I'm here, you can party again right? Right Pete?" Pinkie asks eagerly. "No, I mean I'm really pooped, I was actually thinking of handing the party room over to you and moving to Seer's village and becoming a lawyer there" he says.
Pinkie rarely frowns, but after hearing news of one of her good friends leaving, her smile slowly but surely inverts to make a large frown, as her eyes well up with tears and her mane becomes heavy and straightens as gravity pulls it down. "But Pete, you're my perfect party pony pal Party Pete, if you leave the party room it won't ever be the same" Pinkie says as they share a hug. "I know Pinkie, but I just don't have the money to buy all the balloons and less people come here to par-tey, so I have no choice" he explains as he observes the pure sadness she is expressing."What about this though…I have enough money here to have one last party, so whad'ya say, will you party with me Pinkie?" Pinkie's face lights up and they both dance the day away, it was the best party they ever shared there.Part 2: Sir Veying Falador Rarity and Sweetiebelle trotted to Falador together, Rarity telling her about the events that have taken place since her leave. They arrive and Sweetie asks where they would go first. Rarity says the ponies at the crafting guild can tell her all about crafting and that going there would be a good starting point. They travel south till they find the building; Rarity knocks at the door to be facing an old stallion wearing a brown apron, wearing the esteemed crafting cloak of accomplishment he had delicately sown himself. Rainbowdash flies around, searching for the hooded figure she had been complimented by the previous day, eventually finding him on the other side of the river. A young, orange Pegasus filly spots her flying around and Dash catches the filly admiring her. The odd figure spots her and reveals his aged face, complete with a gaping scar across his right eye. She arrives at the tower, admiring the spooky scenery of the place. She enters to find crawling hooves and banshees on the ground floor. She draws her new bow and fires arrows as she flies around the room, avoiding the banshee's clawing attempts. As it grows weaker, it releases a blood-curdling scream that Dash initially avoids, but the sound reverberates from the walls and she falls from the air as it enters her ears. A large bolt of air hits the banshee and it dissipates into nothing. Fredrick appears from the shadows, wearing a helmet equip with lots of odd trinkets Applejack gallops as fast as she can toward the farm back in Draynor village. She gets there and is greeted by the sight of the Apple family busy working the fields, harvesting the bumper crops and sowing new seeds for the coming harvest. She gets straight to work, pulling the hoe with Big Mac, spreading the seed with Applebloom and picking the fruits and vegetables with Granny Smith. They work hard till the late afternoon, when they catch up over dinner. Applejack tells Applebloom and Granny Smith about her experiences with the gang (Mac also being present, but already knowing this as he talked to AJ when she needed to plant the oak trees). Twilight and Mango rush toward the wizards tower, then they notice the glowing fissure Celestia was talking about and gallop toward it, examining the strange energy resonating from deep within the gaping hole. Several other wizards and witches had already been studying the energy and one of the students was kind enough to share their current findings with the two, informing them that the energy is that of the fallen god Guthix. At first, Twilight couldn't believe such a thing, and then upon further examination, she agreed it could be plausible. Whips escaped from the main crater, then energy could then be taken from the whips and comes in two forms, pure energy and physical energy that gives off the pure energy when transferred back to the crater. Twilight knew what the energy of the Gods was capable of, if large amounts of it were in the hands of one person, they could attain godhood. Twilight could also see much theoretical benefit to it too, vast amount of energy can manipulate matter and that has many practical uses. Twilight continued to gather the energy with Mango's help as more of the students flocked to study it too. Then came the rejected student, this student had been classed as a disgrace to unicorn kind and was the only student to be bannished from the wizards' tower. This student was Trixie.
She is interrupted again as the stallion laughs and then says "Ha-ha, SAPPHIRE set in BRONZE? Anypony who can use a chisel and blend a simple alloy can do that! To prove you can REALLY craft, you have to craft a ruby amulet set in gold, while wearing the APRON and while we watch your technique!" he then closes the door with no intent to open it until they leave.
Rarity sighs and tells Sweetiebelle they will learn about Falador somewhere else….Part 3: A student of shadows
End
*A peep at some of the future story lines and plot points. Sold Twilight/Mango's storyline with Trixe, why not?