MLP FIM Fan-Fiction: Starting from Scratch

Chapter 5

Several hours had passed before Princess Celestia returned with the plastic needed, "I believe that we have all the materials you required; we still need a volunteer to assist with the magical infusion, though."

Aaron sighed in mild frustration. Twilight began to think for a few minutes, before she thought of something, "I have an idea; I'll be right back!"

Twilight used her magic and teleported away, leaving Aaron and Celestia in the library. "Your student is quite resourceful, your highness," Aaron noted.

"She is indeed, but she often lives her life by the book a bit too heavily," Celestia replied, sitting in a chair at the table with Aaron's blueprints, "You seem to be in similar mindset, but you have your old world's laws that you apply. The two ideologies seem to have some different ways of recognizing what is considered typical."

"You're not wrong," he admitted, sounding disgruntled, "Unlike Equestria's social norms and expectations, Earth is not exactly known for a relatively well maintained government."

This caught Celestia's interest. "That is an unusual thing for you to say since you came from that place."

Twilight returned with another unicorn following closely. "I think we have a volunteer!" Twilight squealed, grinning like an idiot, "Aaron, this is Starlight Glimmer."

It took a few minutes for Starlight to calm down enough for Celestia to explain the situation. "So, Aaron is trapped in our world?" Princess Celestia and Twilight nodded as Aaron slowly got to his feet, trying not to scare her.

"Miss Glimmer, was it?" he asked, and when Starlight nodded, he continued, "I can understand why you would freak out. I did the same thing when I first regained consciousness in Equestria. Did you volunteer to help me, knowing what you're going into?"

"You need my help? Why not Twilight or someone else?" Starlight asked, more puzzled than upset.

"Aaron has no means of releasing any built up magic," Celestia explained, "We're going to attempt a magical theory that uses a focus of somepony, but the energy of, in this case, Aaron." Twilight handed her the book she was reading from on the theories of magic transfers and focus usage.

Starlight leafed through it, "Based on what we're wanting to do, this option is the most likely to be safest for both parties and has the highest success rate following the safety levels."

"Forty-six percent success rate?" Twilight noted.

"That's just with the two necessary ponies... or person," Starlight explained, setting the book down to draw on the blackboard, "The success rate might be higher if we had one or two others provide barriers to minimize any potential casualties and hold up the material to be affected."

The alicorns, unicorn, and human began to put the plan into motion. Aaron gathered the needed materials into a large, seldom used room, Celestia and Starlight reviewed the blueprints that Aaron had made, and Twilight informed the nearby castle residents and staff about the upcoming project while checking the room for safety precautions.

By the time everyone arrived, the ponies were mentally and physically prepared for the procedure, but Aaron was not looking ideal.

"What's going on, Aaron?" Twilight asked, "Are you okay?"

"Anxiety attack," he replied, "It happens." Twilight sat beside him and placed a wing on his back. He calmed down after a few minutes of steadying his breath. "Okay, it's passed," he confirmed, standing up, "Thanks, Miss Sparkle. I don't know what you did, but it helped."

Twilight looked at Celestia and Starlight, clearly confused. Regardless, they placed the plastic, gold, and crystals in the center of the room. Celestia levitated the gold, while Twilight procured a barrier around the four beings, and Starlight started using her magic. Aaron placed his hand on Starlight's forehead, avoiding direct contact with her horn, and focused his mind on putting his magic through Starlight.

He yelped in surprise from the feeling of magic exiting his body. The glow from Starlight's horn changed from a aqua blue to a dual yellow-orange hue. The gold began to glow, until a bright flash of light faded, revealing a new substance. This new metal had a paler hue compared to gold, but seemed to radiate the magical ability that they were looking for.

The plastic was then enchanted to help with Aaron's thermal balance when he wore the rings. The final step was put into action when all three materials were put together, becoming a bright glow when forced together.

When the light faded out, Celestia was levitating two rings, each identical to the other. Twilight dropped the barrier, and Aaron who seemed a bit mentally stunned, collapsed into a seated position on the floor. Celestia walked to him, "That's an impressive amount of control for an unexpected amount of used magic."

"Even I could tell," Starlight marveled, pleasantly surprised with the human, "It took me multiple years for me to gain what control I have over my abilities!"

Aaron shook his head, clearing up his fuzzy mind. "Ugh, how did we do?" he asked, and when he saw the rings, he smiled, tears forming in his right eye, "It worked. It really worked! Thank you all so much! I'll be able to survive now!"

He got to his knees and hugged both Twilight and Starlight firmly. When he released them, Starlight looked shocked while Twilight had a blank look on her face. Aaron turned to Celestia, clearly wanting to give her a hug, but due to her social status, he held himself back until Celestia chuckled, and wrapped a foreleg over his shoulder, the pony equivalent of a hug. He put his arms around her neck more carefully to avoid squeezing her.

"I think you will be quite a trailblazer for Equestria," Celestia reassured him, "You'll be in good hooves to get comfortable."

"Thank you, your highness," Aaron replied, and as he let go of Celestia, he turned to Twilight and Starlight, "I think I'll be okay. Shall we head back to Ponyville?"

Twilight was shaken out of her daze, smiled at Aaron and Starlight, and teleported them back to the castle she owned in Ponyville.