Here is the opening scene to the very first chapter of A Journey Beyond Sanity, season four: Thorn in our Side. Hope you look forward to this Saturday, and enjoy!

 

There were positives and negatives to relationships. One of them which I was experiencing presently was the former: being proud of Twilight for her continuous efforts in learning how to fly like a pegasus. And also the latter of constant worry; keeping an eye on the learning Twilight as Rainbow helped her use her new wings, every second and sound of struggle on Twilight's side forcing me to glance up form my book repeatedly to make sure she was doing okay.

"Ya gotta really flap 'em hard!" Rainbow said, to which the new Princess nodded determinedly, doing as instructed, before-

Ah [bEEP]. Crashing into a tree branch...

Time has passed since Twilight's coronation, and the sorry affair with the mirror. Things went... Not quite so different, really, save for the new monarch learning what it means to be a Princess and how to fly, and our new relationship between Twilight and I. The fact we were even dating was still a miracle for me to accept, but that hardly meant I was against it or reconsidering the idea.

I embraced it fully.

Now, we were currently in Canterlot, helping Twilight prepare herself for the upcoming Summer Sun Celebration; ya know that thing that was to celebrate the anniversary of Celestia besting her sister over dominance for Equestria, day and night. But now that Luna was back there was no real reason to continue the tradition, and might possibly be a harsh reminder towards Luna for her misdeeds.

But ya know, they wanna celebrate? Fine. Also, this was the anniversary of when I first arrived in this world, indicating a full year has passed since my presence in Equestria.

A whole year... Huh...

Go figure...

"Whoooooa- Oof!"

I cringed as Twilight landed roughly on the ground, still growing accustomed to her new body parts. Ouch.

"Lookin' good up there Princess Twilight!" Applejack complimented encouragingly, helping the dazed mare stand up.

"Applejack, you know you don't have to call me that."

"Why do you protest so?" Rarity asked, "You've already given up wearing your crown all the time; the least you can do is embrace your new title."

"If other ponies wanna address me that way, I suppose it's fine but... Not my friends." A small smile grew on my muzzle at the modesty. "It just doesn't feel right." She sighed, unfolding her wings, "And neither does this flying business."

You'll get the hang of it, love.

"The Summer Sun Celebration is only two days away! And I'm never gonna be ready to perform my part!"

"Not if ya spend all yer time down here you won't!" Rainbow replied enthusiastically, "Now get up there and show everypony the big finish!"

Oh this I had to watch.

Twilight obliged, ascending from the ground to show off her efforts. We observed proudly as the mare went to work, the girls vocally encouraging our friend to keep it up. My smile grew into a grin when my... Girlfriend - It's still jarring calling her that - enjoyed herself... But that quickly wiped off my face at Twilight losing altitude fast, crashing through numerous crowds before halting in midair.
And falling.

My hooves sprung into action.

Attempting to use her wings to land safely, it only prolonged her inevitable crash. Yet with my speed, I rushed forward directly underneath the mare before she harshly hit the dirt.

Oof!

My body acted as a shield when Twilight roughly impacted my stomach, the speed and force forcing my caped back to scrape through the ground. Wincing, I waited for my ponified body to stop before opening my eyes, my own slight pain ignored in favour of checking on Twilight. "Ugh... You alright?" I asked as the others joined us.

Her face pulled back from my stomach, blushing lightly at our position and grinning sheepishly, "Uh... Oops..."

That prompted my short laugh. "Haha! You just need some more practice, love, that's all."

"Wow! That was a big finish!" Pinkie exclaimed happily.

"Hm. Let's just hope there's no encore." I said jokingly, inciting the others to chuckle and Twilight to playfully glare at us.

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