The Meaning Of The Star

Soon after, returning Rainbow Dash to her original side, and greetings, as well as apologies. Twilight decided to write a letter to Princess Celestia asking for clues in how Blueblood was able to perform such an advanced spell by accident, hoping that she would get some answers. To her luck, she didn't have to wait for too long.

My dearest Twilight Sparkle

I'm so happy to know that, even with his mind gone, the potential of my nephew hasn't been lost. I imagine that you are full of questions right now, so allow me to clarify things. Although unusual, the showing of such extraordinary magical potential in Blueblood is not something to be surprised of, because just like you and Starlight, he too is a prodigy on the fields of magic. All stars Cutie Marks relate to magic

Twilight had to stop reading for a moment and blink a couple of times in surprise, as she starts to remember the princes' cutie mark, a cardinal star.
Something that never really caught her attention until today since that mark could easily represent the reading of maps or orientation, except that she never once saw the prince even take the slightest interest in the outdoors, so the more she thought about this, the more sense it made. Shaking her head she got back to the letter.
your disbelief

Since the early days, Blueblood always managed to show incredible potential in the fields of magic, and the day he receives his cutie mark was because of an extraordinary act. He obtained it, after taking five small pieces of wood and transforming them into twenty statues that, to this day, still decorate the royal garden. A spell that, by all intents and purposes, just didn't exist.

Like your cutie mark, which represents the study of magic; Starlight's whose represents the experimentation of magic; Your older brothers represents the mastery of defensive magic.

It was a real shame really, he could have easily led the explorations of new magic into uncharted territories, just like Starswirl the Bearded once did. However, at the first signs of adversity, he decided that discovering new magic was too hard for his liking and decided to abandon it altogether. As you could imagine, that was one particularly hard day for me, not only because I couldn't be part of his life, but also because he was giving up his true calling. And that is why I'm so happy to hear that his potential has once again, re-ignite and the possibilities of new spells can be achieved once again. Do not worry about teaching him any advanced magic you wish to impart Twilight, in fact, I ask you to please not do it. I lost my opportunity a long time ago. I will not lose it again.

Once she is finished reading the letter, Twilight put it down and start to process what she just read, with a mix of wonder and surprise.

Prince Blueblood, a pony who seemed to have no care for magic whatsoever or any seeming aptitude for it, was a prodigy?!

She turned back to see Blueblood was chatting with Starlight, Spike, and Rainbow Dash in the living while drinking some tea. The cutie mark crusaders were already gone, to their respective houses since they still had work to do and couldn't stay for too long.

And the reason why only Princess Celestia knew about it, was because he just thought that the idea of hard work and determination was out of his comfort zone, so he just abandoned it before anyone knew WHAT his talent was?! His own bucking cutie mark?! I just…I can't…that is just wrong!

She has a hard time processing everything

Maybe we were thinking of this amnesia all wrong. Maybe his own body just wanted some payback on him for ignoring it for so long!

Twilight smirked, glad in a mix of anger and relief that his lazy and self-centered side was gone for good. She teleports the letter away and then returns to the rest of the group, in time to hear the end of Rainbow Dashs' story of the Wonderbolts.

By Celestia, if he dares say that simple magic is too hard. I'm going to punch him!

Twilight thinks to herself, still venting some frustration.

"…And ever since then the Wonderbolts have been known as the greatest, coolest, most skilled team of Pegasus flyers in all of Equestria!"

"Incredible" Blueblood said in an impressed tone "So they are like the air force for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna?"

"In case of a war, yeah. They will instantly be placed as Generals and will be in charge of training, leading and kicking flanks to anyone that threatens Equestria!" Rainbow boasts in pride.

I see, so they are like the Blue Angels.

Blueblood chuckles a little at the implication.

Who knew Equestria had their own version of them

"But if not, they mostly just perform flying acts and compete in races of speed and style," Spike adds.

"Gee that sounds like fun, no wonder you want to join them miss Rainbow!"

"Join them?" She asks in shock "Who said that I'm not already part of them?"

"Well, you seem to more admire them than talk as if you are one of them. Plus, if you're on active duty you usually have to stay where you are deployed, do you not?"

"Ok. One, that is not how the Wonderbolts work, and two, that is not how the army works either," Dash corrected. "Besides, other than being an awesome team, being part of the Wonderbolts is not so different than having a regular job, so of course, I have time off from time to time." She explained with a shrug.

"Oh" Blueblood comments in interest.

"Rainbow is right, New Blood." Twilight explains. "Being part of the Wonderbolts is not leaving everything behind to serve your country, it's about being part of a team and becoming a symbol for other Pegasi to aspire for. A pride in their race and the peak of body conditioning."

"You said it Twilight!" Dash replied with a prideful smile.

"How could I forget? You remind us of it constantly." Twilight said with a giggle, much to Dashs' annoyance.

"Well anyway, now you know the story, so you no longer have an excuse," She said, pointing at Blueblood.

"Are you actually scowling at me for having amnesia?" Blueblood asked with a raised eyebrow, earning a small glare from Twilight and Starlight.

Dash notices what she is doing and backed away "No, but you know, it was kind of hard to forget something so incredible and…look I'm sorry for shaking you like that. That wasn't cool," Dash said in shame and offered her hoof. "Are we good?"

Blueblood nodded and unconsciously grabs her hoof like he normally does with his hand. "We are, and sorry for shrinking you to the size of an ant." He apologised with some embarrassment.

"Ah, let's call it even, kid what exactly are you doing?" Dash asks, confused.

"What do you mean? I'm just shaking your hoof."

"No, you are grabbing my hoof and moving it up and down" Dash mentions.

"I am?" Blueblood asked, ending the gesture and looking at his hoof "That is not how you shake a hoof?"

"Geez, Twilight you weren't kidding, he really is completely blank," Dash said in worry, before smiling "But you don't have to worry, you have the best flier of Equestria on your side" Dash said as she brings him into a hug, using her left wing. "I will teach you everything that you would need to know and under my wing, you will be good as new in no time!"

"Thank you miss Rainbow," He said, nuzzling her side unconsciously until one of her feathers end up tickling his nose, which causes him to want to sneeze again.

The moment Rainbow Dash hears that she backed away as fast as she can and avoids the magic beam that hits a teapot and makes it start to sing opera."Excuse me," Blueblood said with a little smile and a blushing face.

"Oh yeah, but before we start your lessons on coolness, maybe it is best if Twilight teaches you some lessons on magic. Starting on how to control it!" Dash exclaims and Spike and Starlight nod at the suggestion.

"I would love that," Blueblood agrees in excitement "When can we begin?"

"What about now?" Starlight suggested "It's not too late now, and from what I'm seeing," She looked at the teapot once more "You could use some pointers."

"I wouldn't mind that," Blueblood said with a smile as they both leave the room

"Maybe give him some music lessons too, Starlight!" Spike called to them as they leave. "That teapot has a terrible voice." He complains, holding his ears only to receive a shot of tea on the face from the now pissed teapot.

"Everyone's a critic," Spike commented with a roll of his eyes as Twilight cancels the spell, holding her hoof to her muzzle while suppressing a laugh.

Later that evening

After spending the rest of the day learning the basic principles of magic and being introduced to the levitation spell, the prince is currently practicing his now mastered spell as Starlight kept a close watch on his progress. He is seated in front of a cube with various shapes cut out of it, hoovering slightly off the ground.

"That is it New Blood, just like that. Keep the cube steady, and slowly lower it into the box." Starlight instructs, as she watches how Blueblood manipulates the cube.

Closing an eye and putting more effort into his horn. The prince makes an effort to keep both objects as steady as possible and soon placed the cube in its respective space. The moment it happens. He gasps for air and let go of the box, which falls and is caught by Starlights' own magic, putting the box away.

"Very nice New Blood, seriously," Starlight praised, honestly impressed. "From just some minor lessons on the basics to our first practice, I have to say you can learn pretty fast."

"Maybe…I just…have a good teacher," Blueblood manages to say in between breaths as he looks back at her with a tired smile and cleaning some of the sweat on his forehead. "Ok, give me a second." He closes his eyes and inhales deeply before standing straight once more. "I'm fine now, what is the next lesson?"

Starlight chuckled and gave him a glass of water, "I think here is a good place to stop, you are clearly tired and it's pretty late anyway. But don't feel bad, for the first lesson we really made one big leap. And you remember what happens when you overused your horn?" She asked, giving him a slight pop quiz.

Blueblood sighed and looked down "You risk damaging your nervous system, or your flow of magic." He answers with some sadness.

Starlight nodded with a prideful smile and clap her hoofs "That is right New Blood. There is nothing wrong with wanting to improve and explore your magic potential, but it's important to always remember your limits." She mentions with a smile.

"But miss Starlight…" He complains but she stops him.

"Tell you what, if you go to bed right now, tomorrow right after your regular lessons, I will take you to Twilights' own school, and I will give you a personal tour."

"Wait, Twilight has a school?" Blueblood shoots back his head toward her in surprise, making Starlight laugh.

"Yes she has. Unfortunately, it's a special kind of school, and they don't teach what you need at the moment. Don't worry I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you go for one small visit!" She mentions with a smile before approaching his ear.

"To tell you the truth, it's kind of boring sometimes and there isn't much for me to do. So we could try some more advanced spells there." She said in a whisper.

That catches Bluebloods' attention "Really?"

Starlight nods. "But only if you go to bed now New Blood, so what do you say? Do we have a deal?" She asks extending her hoof.

"Deal!" Blueblood answered almost immediately and once again unconsciously grabing her hoof like he did with Rainbow Dash, which causes Starlight to chuckle again.

"Don't worry, we will work on that too, for now off you go young colt." She ordered, pointing to the hallway.

"Ok, goodnight miss Starlight."

"Goodnight New Blood, and please just call me Starlight."

"Will do!" He calls from the hallway as he leaves, and once he is sure that nobody is looking, tapped his necklace twice and returned to normal.

This is incredible! I can't believe it, I actually made magic! Real magic and my teacher said that I'm not bad at it either! This body is incredible! But most importantly…

He goes to his saddlebag and from it, he pulls out the book to learn the alphabet and a blank notebook as well as a pencil.

…I can use it to my advantage!

Using his new spell, the prince opens the first two pages and, trying to keep the pen as steady as possible, wrote the English alphabet, and underneath each letters' place is its Equine equivalent.

Just like the regular alphabet, it seems that this world has a total of 26 letters to memorize, and used the same system to write words, so if I only translate each word…

Fighting the fatigue and trying to keep himself awake. Blueblood managed to complete a slightly sloppy alphabet and uses it to translate the letters, he wrote the word that he needed to memorize the most in order to start his search.

'Ghost'

Panting and with barely enough energy to remain standing. Blueblood gasped for air and dropped his pen on the ground, finishing his spell.

It's no use…I really am at my limit now. I need to rest and then practice if I want to keep going. Otherwise, I will be returning a crippled body

With a sigh of defeat, Blueblood saw his reflection on a nearby window

"I'm sorry prince, this is all I can do for now. Tomorrow I will advance even more, I promise"

He tells the reflection before putting everything back into his saddlebag, heading to bed and pulls the covers with his teeth before laying his head on the pillow. Sleep came almost instantly.

Back in Canterlot

Both Princesses looked into the sky patiently until a soldier marched into the room, catching their attention. "Your Highnesses," He announces, giving them a small bow to both sisters. "The spy has arrived with news about Sharp Shot."

"And?" Luna asks.

"It is as Clean Breeze said, your highness. They are plotting to locate the prince." He said, making the Princesses flinch and look away.

"Thank you, soldier, that will be all for now." Celestia dismissed.

"My Princesses." the guard gives them another bow before leaving.

"What are we going to do, dear sister?" Luna worries once the guard is gone. "As shady as this is. None of them are breaking the law, and any action we do against them will only confirm their suspicions" She added, starting to get anxious.

"Do not worry Lulu, I have an idea," Celestia answered before teleporting a blank scroll, a feather, and ink. "I really didn't want to resort to this, but it appears that Sharp Shot just tied our hooves. So in order to stop his advances, we will need the assistance of a friend."

"What do you have in mind?" Luna asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The story that we created for the nobles was that Blueblood just went as an ambassador for a delicate mission, so all we have to do is make up the setting for one." Celestia explained as she starts to write a letter.

"And how are we going to do that?"

Celestia smirked and turns to Luna. "Easy, we simply request the help of our most recent ally, King Thorax," Celestia explained. "Unlike other rulers, he has been very receptive to our meetings, and is in a unique position to aid our deception.."

"So your plan is to ask King Thorax to let us borrow some of his Changelings, then choose a place for a 'meeting' and just leak the information to the nobles in order to stop their plotting?"

"Precisely." Celestia nodded.

"Hmmm, it could work," Luna said as she put her hoof under her chin. "But there are two things to consider. What could we offer King Thorax in exchange for this favor? And how do we explain how he just left without any notice?" Luna mentions.

"For the first one; they still feed on love, but in a more self-sustained way. So I'm sure offering them some additional love will be well received, if not I'm sure I can come with an agreement with Thorax, as for the second part though. That could be a bit more tricky, and we could use the help of the more experienced drones of his hive" Celestia confessed.

"The important thing is slow and then stop this plotting before something bad happens, and I'm sure this plan could be just what we need." Celestia said with determination before sending the letter using her magic. "I just hope Thorax gets the letter in time."

"His kingdom is a bit calmer than ours this day, I'm sure he is not very busy," Luna reassured her sister. "In the meantime, I will keep my eyes open in case more nobles start to hear the rumor of Blueblood, perhaps see if I can plant some of my stallions in their groups to create miscommunication and confusion on their plans, that could buy us more time."

"Good idea Luna, it's better to have more than one option." Celestia mentions before yawning.

"The hour grows late sister, go to bed. I can deal with the rest from here," Luna assured her with a smile. "I will tell you of any news from Thorax if they arrive before your morning."

"Thank you, Luna. Goodnight." Celestia gave her a small nuzzle before heading to bed.

"Goodnight sister." Luna replied and, once she is gone, she picks up the piece of the paper Dr. Caliber gave her two days prior. She had wanted to visit the dream realms of her nephew ever since that day, but with so many emotions happening so fast she knew that if she went now, the only thing she would encounter is a mess of dreams and memories mixed together so complex to unravel and extremely dangerous toward Blueblood if touched. Now when she thought that the night has come to try her first visit, a new problem has arrived causing her to put her efforts on hold once more.

With a sigh of defeat, Luna couldn't do much more other than to stare at her moon from a balcony.

I'm sorry dear nephew, tonight I will not be able to ease your dreams either. Just please be patient.

Luna then extends her wings and takes into the sky, before transforming into a mist and headed towards the Upper Crust mansion.

Just so you know. That spell where Twilight used a rock and some leaves to make Spike, his smoking and she had difficulty to sustain it for more than one minute at first? Its the same spell. Blueblood made it when he was Twilight age if not younger, on his first try.

The reason she didn't knew, was because it was the time when Blueblood was more pure and shy so he didn't want his name on the book.