Magic cookies, Magic rookies...

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A new chapter... honestly it's a weird chapter but it was fun to write nonetheless.

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"...Seven..And... Ninety Eight... And.. N-Nine... And... Ugh...Hundred!..."Spike gasped in relief as the weight he had been lifting touched the ground with a clang.

'Is this all really necessary bro? Does it even work?'A telepathic message came to his mind as Phoebe landed beside him.

Spike looked at her and smiled wryly.

"Of course Phoebe. And yes it works! Look here!" He pointed out at the rack with weights where a single spot in the middle was actually empty.

What was curious about the rack had been the fact that all the weights were the same size despite the numbers clearly indicating varying weights. It was a handy enchanted set of weights that Starfall made for Spike to help him in his training.

'I see it...and?' She asked not seeing his point.

"Look at the empty spot! I'm already practicing using the medium weight! In the beginning I couldn't even lift the lightest one!" Spike said a bit exasperated and with a hint of pride.

Phoebe actually got surprised by his statement. apparently he was indeed getting stronger by the day.

'Well, I guess I need to give you my apology, you are indeed making progress.' Phoebe nodded to him with something that Spike recognised as a genuine smile.

He returned her smile and thanked her.

'And how about your magic? Did you make any progress?' She asked and Spike's expression fell slight as he scratched the back of his head.

"About that...I'm still having trouble with figuring how to control it. Dragon Fire is according to Dad a magic given the form of fire, so in theory it should be possible to use it in spells, but because it doesn't act like pony magic, I have to figure out everything myself... Thankfully the magic language that forms it doesn't change from the one he discovered but it's going to take me a while until I can do more than changing my message destination and making fiery shapes... I really envy you Phoebe. You are so talented in all this magic stuff..." He said with a sad smile.

Phoebe lightly slapped him on the head with her wing.

'Silly brother! I think you're doing great! Despite how it looks, the magic I use are things I could do naturally. Everything above that I'm having as much or even more trouble than you! So stop whining! We'll figure it out! Dad said that we can do it, so we will do it!' The white Phoenix chastised the small dragon who, while surprised by his "sister's" statement, was happy for her support.

'Now. Enough lazing around! Let's go! Maybe we can learn something if we work together!' Phoebe urged Spike who quickly agreed and together the two unusual siblings left to try and learn some magic...

In the empty room, a lone weight magically lifted off the ground, having been enchanted to do so by Starfall, and quickly landed on the correct place of the rack, on its side a single number depicted how much kilogrammes it weighed...

...250...

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"Don't move darling! It's only going to take longer if you move!" Rarity chastised her Coltfriend who looked at her helplessly as the beautiful seamstress worked on measuring his body with a floating tape.

When he mentioned the idea of getting himself a new suit, he wasn't prepared for the storm he was getting himself into.

"Is all this measuring necessary?..." He asked pleadingly, but Rarity shushed him, continuing to work...huh... Seeing her shuffle between different outfits, scribbling ideas on floating notepads and doing the aforementioned measurements all at the same time... Apparently her magical training had been progressing quiet nicely, judging by her nonchalant way of levitating all this stuff and doing three things at the same time...

Starfall could only resign to his fate, knowing he wasn't getting out of this place for another few hours...

His mouth lifted in a small smile. It was just so Rarity...

His mind went back to the previous night...The girls were all mostly preoccupied, so only Applejack and Luna were available, but that didn't stop him from enjoying the two beauties to the fullest... He sighed with a small grin. When they're done here, he's going to pin Rarity to the bed and not leave her bedroom until tomorrow... See how she likes being immobilised... He'd make sure she ends up at least the same as that duo...

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"What did I say! Focus! Do you want to learn how to contro you magic or not!" Twilight exclaimed. Her military hat, and a "punishment stick" Floating beside her, making the two Pegasi shudder, Fluttershy even giving out a terrified squeak.

"Twilight... Maybe you should try being a bit less...umm... demanding...?" Asked Midnight at her side, but she instantly retreated as Twilight looked at her with a raised eyebrow, the stick pointing in her direction.

"Nevermind!..." Midnight exclaimed taking her leave in a dignified haste...

Twilight looked at her retreating back and looked at the stick Floating above her. She made a wry smile, and decided that maybe Midnight was right...

But first...

"Let me see your War Face!..."

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"Ok! Minie! Add the ingredients! Now it shouldn't explode if Spike breaths on it!...I think..." Pinkie Pie exclaimed in excitement.

"Let's hope so. Zecora said it was probably because of that Zebra ritual book you used without asking her...I still don't understand why you thought it was a good idea to use a ritual instead of an oven to bake them..."Meena looked at Pinkie Pie in exasperation to which Pinkie just grinned sheepishly.

"I thought it looked cool with all this green mist and funny howls..." She said to which Meena facehoofed.

"Just add the ingredients Sis..." She said not in the mood to argue...Instead, she decided to tease her like they often did.

"So what was it again?" She asked making Pinkie gasp.

"You don't remember!? Sister! How could you forget! It's sugar!" Pinkie said in an overly mock shocked expression.

"Oh!..So that's what it was!" Meena said in amusement while acting surprised as she poured the sugar into the cauldron.

It didn't took long before both sister's couldn't keep the act anymore and started to giggle with eachother...

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"Princess! The new orphanage in Canterlot would be opened this weekend. We were hoping that you could attend and oversee the inauguration..." Said a Cream coated Mare with a Yellow braided mane.

"I-" Celestia got interrupted as another Pony began to speak.

"My Princess! A group of ponies from Manehattan is dissatisfied with the acceptance of the Buffalo tribe in Appleloosa. What would be your orders?!" Asked another Pony, but just as she was about to replay, probably by asking what is their problem when they live on the other side of Equestria, another pony spoke, releasing her of the chance to give her stance on the matter.

"Princess! The Border Guards speak of an Ornithian Zeppelin passing only a few kilometres away of the border. The ship has been classified as a Pirate vessel. Do you wish for us to take action?" Asked a Guard Stallion, but he was only one of many more she was yet to hear...

Celestial sighed to herself and inwardly groaned...'Can you come back faster Luna?...'

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Somewhere in the upper floor of the Golden Oak Library, a certain dark blue mare with Beautiful Silver White mane laid sprawled over the bed, snoring in earnest as her liquid covered body slowly recovered from the previous night's exercises provided by a certain Stallion...

On her side, a similarly exhausted Applejack dreamed about taking care of her farm, unaware that she wasn't doing so in reality, of which a certain Big Macintosh was not happy in the slightest...

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In a dark alley, somewhere at the edge of Ponyville, a stallion in a hood approached a similarly hooded mare.

"I hope no one tailed you..." She whispered.

"Of course not. I'm quiet proficient in concealment and detection magic...Now, report." He said without skipping a beat.

"Yes, my Liege. I have done a detailed profiling of the Townsponies. So far there's no lead on the targets, but I'm positive to notice them in case they ever showed up. I envy your ability of just recognising them by a look my Prince..." She whispered making the Stallion snort at the last part.

He pulled down his hood revealing a black mane with a golden streak, and a snowy white coat. His purple eyes visibly sparkled despite being clad in shadow.

"It wouldn't be a problem I'm everypony could recognise them, would it? But if it's any consolation, I'm working on designing some kind of detection device. You can expect it in a few weeks time. For now, your doing good work Bon Bon." Starfall said with a smirk as the hooded mare scowled.

"It's Secret Agent Sweetie Drops!" She said in a warning while looking around in worry. "Honestly my Prince, when Princess Celestia told me of my new assignment, I didn't expect that you'd become my superior. Since the Agency was disbanded, I went into hiding, and yet here I am... Please don't destroy my cover. I...I don't want Lyra to look at me differently..." She finally said looking down and Starfall smiled.

"Don't worry Agent. Your identity is safe. What's the point of a secret agent if everypony know about her identity. haha!" He joked patting her on the shoulder.

"Now, continue the good work. We need to find that changeling, or who knows what damage it causes..." Starfall explained and Bon Bon nodded before disappearing into the shadows...

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