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Lesson Zero

Twilight Sparkle: Quill.

Spike: Check.

Rose Light: Parchment.

Spike: Check.

Twilight Sparkle: Extra ink.

Spike: Check.

Rose Light: Extra extra ink.

Spike: Check.

Twilight Sparkle: Is that everything on the checklist?

Spike: Yep.

Rose Light: Great. Now that we've completed the checklist of things we need to create a checklist, we can make my checklist of the things I have to get done by the end of the day. Ready?

Spike: Ready!

Twilight Sparkle: Item one: create checklist of the things I have to accomplish by the end of the day.

Spike: [sighs]

Rose Light: How are we doing, Spike?

Spike: Let's see... We've already dropped off your cape at the cleaners, returned the blackboard you borrowed from Cheerilee, ordered new parchment and quills from the stationery shop...

Twilight Sparkle: Hmm... Seems like we just placed an order for those a few days ago.

Spike: Can't imagine why we go through so many of them.

Rose Light: Sounds like we're ahead of schedule. What's next?

Spike: Cupcakes! Whoa...

Twilight Sparkle: Uh, I only ordered twelve.

Mrs Cake: Oh, I know, dear, but I had an extra. So I thought I'd make it a baker's dozen.

Spike: Uhhh-no!

Rose Light: Oh, that was very thoughtful of you. It's just some of the icing from the extra cupcake is getting all over the one next to it. See?

Mrs Cake: Ohh... sure...

Twilight Sparkle: It's just that I'm planning on sharing these at a picnic later and I don't want anypony to feel like somepony else is getting more icing.

Mrs Cake: Oh, no... of course not.

Rose Light: Not to worry, I'll just move some of this one to... hmm... I think I may have scooped too much... oops! Now those two have more. Let's just try this again... Hmm, no, that won't do. Let me just... hmm... put some here, and... no, that's not right. A little more on this one, a little bit... and wait... I'll just... ooh, a little bit here, and here, and... perfect!

Mrs Cake: Hmm, oh yes... much better...

Twilight Sparkle: Okay, time to tackle the next item on our— oops! Looks like we're going to have to add 'give a baby dragon a bath' to our list.

Spike: [slurp]

Rose Light: Very efficient! And a little bit gross.

Spike: Eh. Looks like that's everything!

Twilight Sparkle: Almost everything.

Spike: "Triple-check checklist to make sure we didn't miss anything when we double checked the checklist." Uh... check. Ugh... I've been holding that quill so long, I've got a claw cramp! Well, good thing we don't have anything to report to Princess Celestia this week... I don't think I could write another word!

Rose Light: We haven't sent a letter to Princess Celestia this week?!

Spike: Why? Is that bad?

Twilight Sparkle: Bad? Bad?! Of course it's bad! I'm supposed to send Princess Celestia a letter every week telling her about a lesson I've learned about friendship! Not every other week. Not every ten days. Every. Single. Week!