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The morning sun hung over the crystalline city as the overly tired group stumbled groggily to the train station. I waved them off as they departed.

"I'll be back in Ponyville in about three weeks!" I shouted as the train began to pull away. The girls looked out the widows towards me, their gazes urging me to come home soon.

"Well... Better get a move on." I spoke to myself as the Train pulled away in the distance. If I was somehow entwined with the fate of Equestria I needed to take every step to be prepared. Time to hit the training grounds.

~

"Again!" Yelled the sergeant who was currently in charge of our group.

I looked back at the obstacle-laden course just outside of the city that the last member of our training group had just struggled through, giving a low groan and a sigh.

"What was that!? Does somepony have a problem!?"

A chorus of no sir could be nearly instantaneously heard.

I was completely spattered with mud and already sore from an earlier training exercise. One more time wouldn't kill me... Hopefully. I enviously looked over to Kira, the silver crystal unicorn mare. She had been placed in my group and had done all the same events. Yet somehow even after finishing the course first there wasn't a single splotch of mud on her shining coat.

She was the first to head back to the starting point; I followed her at a quick trot to catch up. " And how the hay is it that you crawled through the mud with all of us and didn't get any on you?"

"Do you not understand my surname? Zephyr. The west wind."

"What does that have to do with mud?"

"Figure it out, fumble hooves."

As we were given the command to begin I raced neck and neck through the course with her, keeping a close eye out. We came upon the mud pit and I paused, letting her take the lead.

She graciously took said lead with a jump, making sure to splash the overly wet and claylike earth my way. I wiped my face off before trekking in after her, paying special attention as the mud rippled around her. It seemed to come within centimeters of touching her but never did. Some invisible barrier protected Kira.

If she was a master of wind was it some kind of barrier? Something like a personal shield? I tried to replicate the magic, but accomplished only an uncontrolled blast of wind, parting the mud around me with a messy splash for a short second before it seeped back.

"You're working too hard fumble hooves." She called back to me without looking back. "It's not an attack, you have to channel the energy differently." Her comment let me know I was on the right track.

The rest of the group slogged into the mud behind us, glaring at Kira who had managed to pull very far ahead of me.

I paused for a moment, emptying my mind to allow the subtle flow of power to happen. I could feel the movement resisting mud give way as I started to glide through with a lot less effort.

"Not bad for an amateur." Kira, now on dry ground, held out her hoof to help pull me from the muck.

My response was a double blast of wind to her face, disrupting her shields. My next move was to toss a hoof full of muck, spattering her with it while relishing the look of shock. I grabbed onto her hoof, which she was still holding out in surprise and pulled her back into the mud.

"There, now you can look like the rest of us." I said as she glared daggers.

I didn't feel like I had had enough fun with her yet so I thought of one thing more to do...

"Oh, and this time... It's my turn to finish the course first." I carefully heated the mud around her, pulling the moisture content out and sealing her in a heavy lump of dried earth.

I trotted off, making decent time while the rest of the group skirted around the infuriated and immobilized Kira.

"Come on!" She called out in frustration, beginning the lengthy task of excavating herself.

I could hear whispers of the event that had just occurred passing between the remainder of the trainees. I tried to ignore them as the story slowly became grandiose, sometime later it had evolved into me distracting her with a kiss while betraying her trust. I just had to laugh at it. Gossip would be gossip...

~~

The remainder of that fist long and difficult day dragged by without any major events. That was until...

"Sparring! Pair up." Every recruit scrambled away from Kira, having seen her previous performance. Every pony in a matter of seconds was paired with anyone but her... And I found myself awkwardly the center of attention.

"If anyone can do it its him." I heard someone whisper from the crowd.

"Yeah, he's the one that took down a hydra." Another whispered.

"I heard that his magic melted the scales right off." Yet another pony whispered.

"It looks like you get a moments rest." The training captain spoke to the rest of the recruits, anticipating what was about to happen.

"I'm not sure this is a good idea." I spoke as Kira stared me down. "A month in this body won't cut it compared to years..."

"I'll go easy, fumble hooves."

"Ready... Begin!" The captain called out, Kira came dashing swiftly at me.

~~

"Horseapples..." I said rubbing my head, blearily opening my eyes. "That was going easy?"

"I didn't expect you to just take the first blow to the face. There's this thing called dodging." Kira stood nearby as the medic looked me over.

"How long was I out?" I asked as they departed.

"Long enough for them to cart you off." Kira walked over, offering me a hoof to get up.

"If you see Shining tell him I'm taking the rest of the day off."

"Fine, but starting tomorrow you get special Zephyr training time. I need to fix your shoddy reflexes."

"Why?"

"You said yourself that Equestria needs you. And that you can't afford mistakes."

"You were eavesdropping? That was a private conversation!"

"Yes. Get over it. Tomorrow, training grounds at six. Be here or I will drag your sorry flank over myself."

~

Besides a crazy long time cleaning up I didn't do too much else. One thing I did do was practice the new skill I had learned. This personal windshield might come in handy. I found that despite what she had said about it being a subtle current it could be strengthened, manipulated to deflect things headed your way instead of just preventing something as simple as mud.

I must have looked strange, with my horn glowing and almost no visible sign of the magic I was using, but walking around the city while constantly maintaining it helped me to bleed off some energy.

When I got back I would have to see if Rarity could learn to use a spell like this, though she would probably use it for silly things like preventing getting rained on.

~~~

Week one: I am noticing that using small amounts of magic is becoming harder, my power sometimes difficult to control. The dark nightmares have grown stronger, Luna's power unable to keep them at bay. At her expressed worry I took my training even more seriously. Kira and Shining taking up a majority of my waking hours.

Week two: I feel physically stronger but at nearly all times of the day I have to ditch magic energy, I nearly had a minor overload on a few occasions. Shining has been handling all things magic, being quite the magic user himself. And Kira has been honing my combat skills. She doesn't call me fumble hooves nearly as much, and is able to help me master the use of wind, which Shining doesn't seem have a grasp on.

This week I also got to take a day off for Twilight's coronation. Apparently I had missed something big and she had somehow become an Alicorn. I didn't really get the chance to speak with her as Shining and I shipped back off to the Crystal Kingdom the same day. Twilight did catch a glimpse of me though; she looked relieved to see I appeared fine. Her new wings looked wonderful.

Week three: I have had to be extra careful with my magic. At any moment the simplest spell could become overpowered and destructive. Each day I made the walk to an abandoned outpost near the city, as a precaution should something go wrong. My movements were never unnoticed and a bed was moved to the location for me.

On more than one occasion I awoke in a cold sweat to the feeling of an evil presence...

The final day:

"Good job with the magic today!" Shining exclaimed with a friendly bump into my side. "You have some crazy power, just remember to be careful with the little things and you should be fine"

"Thanks, I'm still not done for the day. One last night with the abusive slave driver."

"Come on Ike, Kira can't be that bad."

"So I should sign you up for three weeks of bruises on top of bruises then?"

"Nah... I think I'm fine without. Just think on the bright side, one last night! You can be back in Ponyville by noon tomorrow if you take the sleeper train. Our gates are open though, you can come back anytime."

~~~

"Hey Kira, no ambush today?" I looked upon her as she sat in the courtyard.

"Sit." Was her only response to the question.

I sat down facing her, watching her chest gently move with each breath. As what felt like a minute passed my eyes closed to match hers as I listened to distant noises.

"I have one final skill to impart, awareness. Open your mind and use your magic as a tool. Let it examine the surroundings for you. Let it feel the ebb and flow of power and any residual energies in the air."

I sat there pondering for a minute, envisioning my surroundings. I sent out subtle little feelers, coming across the location of my first magical overload. The ground there was cracked and torn, with faint traces of leftover energy. My mind shifted to where Shining had me training magic earlier today, the residual energy much more potent.

"Every act of magic leaves a trace. Any magical being can be observed, even if it isn't with your eyes. Sometime in the future you will have to use everything I have taught you. From now on anything short of victory is unacceptable." Kira's voice spoke from behind me, I hadn't even heard her move. A blindfold was secured around my eyes before I could open them, forcing me to rely on this new sense.

"Ready?" She asked from somewhere in front of me, having silently moved again.

I nodded my head to her question. Ready, the word and question I had heard accompanied by so many lessons in failure... Not today!

I felt the strong urge to duck down, feeling a strong pull as something passed inches over me. I reached out with the mental feelers, sensing a collection of power nearby. I turned towards it. "I can sense you?"

"Good, now fight. An opponent with magic is easy to track this way. Keep yourself attuned and you should even be able to anticipate any magic I use."

I could almost see her dashing towards me in my head, a flow of power at her hooves muffling any noise. I acted purely upon gut feeling sending out a blast of wind at her hooves, knowing she would jump to clear it. I immediately made a run for where she should land, diving onto my back and catching her in the gut with my back hooves, flipping her over me and to the ground. A forced exhale left her as she struck the ground in surprise.

I walked over to where she was and held out a hoof. She grabbed it and swung out at my leg, attempting to trip me. If I had been relying on sight it would have caught me off guard but I easily defected it.

She forced me away with a blast of wind, disappearing in the midst of a magical maelstrom she was creating.

I could see every aspect of the spell, knowing what she was attempting. I sent out a blade of wind to match hers before it even left the storm. Several other blades flew from the maelstrom, flying haphazardly towards me. These I simply budged from their course, causing them to harmlessly impact against the ground.

Before she could cause any more trouble I rushed into the center of her storm, where I could sense she was located. I gave her horn a nice thump, disrupting her concentration.

She began to take a quick back step to gain distance, but a quick collection of air behind her pushed her back towards me. I could feel her ear brush by my mouth and I whispered. "Gotcha." Preparing for a takedown, the first I would ever successfully accomplish in training with her.

Before I could finish the takedown she pulled her head to my cheek and gave a quick lick. I paused for just a second at her action, blushing. My hesitation wasn't long but it was enough for her to change the outcome. I felt myself crashing down to the ground with her weight down upon me.

"Gotcha" She whispered back in my ear, mimicking my earlier statement.

"Not fair at all. You can't just do that in the middle of a fight."

"Do you want a redo? Or do you want this?" I could feel her muzzle descend above mine, coming down for a lengthy kiss. I was a little surprised by it at first but quickly warmed to the thought.

"What about training?" I gave a short gasp as her kisses trailed down my neck.

"You know all I can teach in just three weeks. And I can't let this chance slip by."

"So, you beat me up because you care?" I joked with her.

"Yes, and I need to give you yet another reason to want to survive."

"I suppose brining up the fact that no pony has ever stayed alive through this band of power ordeal would be a bad thing?"

"You aren't just any ordinary colt, I can tell there is greatness in there... Somewhere...Now why don't you put those fumbling hooves of yours to use? I have been trying to hint at this for two weeks... Colts are so dense."

"I blame the multiple and daily injuries, all given graciously by you, for clouding my 'this girl is flirting' sense."

"Again, it's because I care. Now get to work before I make you!" She pulled the pressing weight off of me and I grappled her in her unsuspecting state, pulling her back down for another kiss and rolling us to our sides.

"Here?" I asked referencing the open-air environment and the stone flooring below.

"Now." She answered not willing to wait for relocation. She pulled my hoof down to her heated entrance, showing me that she wasn't kidding about her desire.

I gave a quick rub at her heated entrance, silencing her gasp with a kiss. She returned it passionately, our tongues danced as my wandering hoof below toyed with her delicate folds.

Soon enough my lips were left forgotten as I brushed over her clit, leaving her to shudder in pleasure as she pulled back her head for a breathy moan. I continued to work over her clit, receiving increased moans of passion. Her breath steamed in the rapidly cooling air. The moon, which she preferred to train under, was just starting to ascend in the sky.

Despite the slight chill our bodies radiated an unbridled warmth as we lay there entwined. I was rapidly aroused by her sleek figure and her impassioned noises, as every touch set off a new gasp or moan.

Kira gave a shudder and brought a hoof down to pause my motions. "Please, I need more." She rolled to her hooves and stood there, presenting herself to me.

Her chest was heaving as she continued to pant for air, my body moving to a place above hers. My tip stroked against her needy entrance as I put my weight down on top of her, mounting for the next portion.

I teased her entrance with my tip, rubbing softly over her slit. " Please!"

She cried out as I held her, not giving her what she really wanted; what she really needed.

"What was that?" I wrapped one of by hooves around her and brought it between her legs, pressing firmly against her clit as I rubbed over her entrance with my member.

"Please take me!" She cried, squirming in my grasp.

"Admit that I win." I whispered to her.

"N.. Never..."

She gritted her teeth, crying out as she was brought to the edge of climax, hovering there on the precipice.

Her hips bucked as she tried to force my member to catch inside her. I held her firmly, not allowing her to reach her desired goal.

"Just give in."

I pressed against her clit roughly, causing her to cry out and nearly lose control.

"You... You win..." Kira spoke, a large embarrassed blush crossing her cheeks.

My tip parted her folds and with a single thrust I buried my member in her soaked cunny. Kira's head flew back as she let out a high-pitched cry, her voice unable to reach the decibel level of the pleasure she was feeling. Her vaginal walls clenched around the intruder as she let a gush of juices flow, soaking our intimate connection.

As she rode the wave of pleasure I began to pound into her narrow passage, enjoying the feeling as she clenched down around me. As I filled her insides from behind I continued to rub at her clit, her body shaking in nearly violent pleasure from the stimulation overload.

All at once we both ceased our motions, noticing that we were under observation. My hips pressed firmly against hers as we both stared back at the onlooker.

Shining Armor stood there, jaw agape at the scene he had just walked in on, currently as speechless as we were.

"So... Ummm... This is how you normally train?" He asked sheepishly, scratching his head, still staring but not seeing much from his location in front of us.

Kira pulled out from under me, I gave a gasp as my fluid soaked member slipped from her passage, glistening in the night air.

She looked at Shining deviously. "Maybe it is. Do you have a problem with that?"

"No... Uh... I just."

Kira glided towards Shining Armor in a gush of wind, floating just a little off the ground. She placed a hoof over his mouth. "Here's the deal. Since you so rudely interrupted us, and are questioning my methods you get to face off against Ike. If you can win I might just let you join our fun."

"Wait. What?" I exclaimed at the suddenness. Looking towards Shining for his reaction, swiftly losing my previous arousal.

"I have to know if it was just a fluke." Kira said in reference to my earlier skill in fighting her.

Shining looked away thoughtfully for a moment before returning my gaze with a look of surprising intensity. "Don't hold back, I need to know if Equestria is safe in your hooves."

I looked to Kira, "Keep back. I don't want to accidentally hurt you."

"Like you could if you wanted to fumble hooves." She joked.

I gave Kira a dead serious glance and her joking demeanor fell flat, she stepped away from Shining. Something felt different today, but I couldn't quite place my hoof on it.

I scraped the stone flooring beneath me with a hoof, an unspoken challenge to Shining who did the same across the courtyard. A silver-blue flame ignited over my body, harmless but still surprising. I started my charge off with a jolt, the distance seeming to last an eternity.

A strange power flared up inside of me, my body transforming itself in an instant, the band of power making itself seen once again. The spectral wings that I had forgotten once before reappeared, the reminder of my purpose splashed across my flanks. Shining stopped dead in his tracks, gazing in a shocked wonder at the sudden transformation.

I grinned at him. "Welcome to my life."

I could remember everything now, everything from my first transformation. And I was even more powerful this time...

"I'll do the honors." I said as I formed a protective dome over the building to prevent and stray attacks from escaping.

Shining still wasn't responding so in a quick flash of energy I zapped the ground by his hooves with a static shock, his speedy reaction in jumping away made me chuckle.

Shining finally looked to be over his surprise, looking at me now with the same concentration as earlier. I stood there fearlessly, awaiting whatever he could throw at me.

Shining first tried with fire, a lesson from Kira allowing me to anticipate and diffuse it by creating an airless void directly where it would have appeared. Shining looked surprised by the lack of flames.

I planned on ending this quickly... I closed the minimal distance that was left between us, lashing out with a quick jab. Shining easily countered, a hexagonal plate of energy shimmered as my jab landed inches from him.

He pressed his momentary advantage of having me off balance, taking his own swings. The barrier of wind energy I kept around myself at nearly all times subtly redirected his blows, making them easy to dodge. I could sense a surge of energy as Shining pressed the attack. The stone beneath me jutted upwards under the control of his magic, forcing me to leap quickly into the air.

Shining paused to look up at me, his gaze showed that he had me where he wanted. The three blue stars above his currently visible cutie mark glowed, pulling away. I could only assume the other three were doing the same.

The six stars gained in size, hovering around him in a spiraling pattern. I flapped in place, waiting for what would come next.

The first star zipped away from the formation; I folded my wings in to drop some quick altitude. As it flew past me it left a trail of light behind. Three more came flying up, the first taking a looping turn back in my direction.

I shot a quick wave of energy at one as it flew towards me, taking the opening to gain some distance. All four of them were quickly tailing me again. The last two flew upwards toward me, weaving a pattern of crackling energy in the air.

Shining seemed to be concentrating deeply, as I swooped down low I could see a drop of sweat fall from his brow before I had to pull from my dive as one of the stars flew in front of me.

The stars didn't even seem to be directly chasing me, just keeping me busy. I realized a little too late what his plan was. The sky was full of crackling bands of energy, each trailing from the end of each shooting star.

All six converged on me from different directions and I dove out of the way. Almost immediately I had to come to a complete stop, the web of crackling energy pulling in. A pulse of energy emitted from my spectral wings, covering me in a sphere of protective energy. The web pressed in around me a second later.

The last time something similar had happened was with the hydra and I had nearly lost... This time I was far stronger.

I made a rash choice, bursting out my own shield from the inside. In the momentary time that doing so gave me I closed my eyes, becoming completely aware of the flow of energy around me. I picked the weakest spot in the netting of energy and dove through, cloaking myself in an aura of similar power.

I punched through, feeling a mild tingle as the power flowed around me. I floated there and launched out six bolts of fire. I guided them blindly, my eyes still closed, each one managing to simultaneously intercept Shining Armor's shooting stars as they came around for another pass.

I opened my eyes in time to see each of them vaporize. Shining, below, stumbled as his most taxing attack was abruptly ended.

I dive bombed Shining and he looked up at me with a surprised expression, barely putting up a defense before I was on him.

As I bathed his shield in silver and blue flames he flinched back, locking his hooves against the ground. It was all he could do to prevent his shield from caving in.

-

Shining had the power within him to protect a whole city, shields were his specialty and it wasn't normal for them to fail.

Shining's mental capacity was so taxed that his head was pounding, the power he was putting out slowly diminishing. While he was tiring Ike was still far below peak power, holding back due to his worry of going too far.

-

Shining buckled, panting in exertion. In response I cut the attacking energy flow abruptly, his shield shattered not a moment later. He looked downtrodden at his defeat by my hooves.

"Hey, don't worry. You and your sister get to go back to being the best magic users when I find a way to get rid of this thing.

I held out a hoof to help Shining up. He accepted gloomily, seeing past my hopeful demeanor. I had to make due with what little time I had left...

"Just wait..." I said, supporting him as he wearily waked over to grab a seat on a bench. " I won't even remember this real soon, just like last time. The form seems to fade away when I don't need to use it..."

I could already feel a wave of tiredness washing over me, my grasp on reality slipping. Already the flame like colorations on my hooves had bled away, the aura of power slipping. As I sat next to him on the bench Kira strolled over.

"So... That was a little more intense than I planned for... You guys still up for some fun?"

"Really?" Shining asked with a deadpan expression.

I gave a small chuckle as my head nodded, my changed form slipping away entirely. I would just close my eyes for a second...

Author's Note:

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