Chapter 12: Time Bombs, Overpriced Breakfast, and Awkward Situations
"Rise and shine, my dear Twilight!" A familiar voice awoke Twilight Sparkle from her slumber.
"W-Why am I in this room?" Twilight asked lazily.
"We can talk once you brush your hair like a proper mare. Now, stop cuddling with Spike as though he were a stuffed toy and wake up. The time has come." Rarity said.
"Time… for school? No! I don't want to go! You can't make me!" Twilight had a freak-out as she let go of Spike and sat up.
Twilight's eyes were looking around wildly as Rarity rolled her own eyes.
"Fortunately for you, it looks like your school's having some damage troubles. Flooding closed down many places today… but not where we are going for breakfast. Do remember to prepare your palate." R.R. said calmly and headed for the door, but then turned around.
"And by the way, Opalescence informed me about how she was put to sleep on the dirty floor last night. You may want to respect my wishes a bit more if I am going to be in control of your finances." And with this, Rarity finally left.
This made Twilight's eyes widen as she got up and went after Rarity.
"Wait, in control of my finances? What do you mean?" Twilight asked.
"If you don't mind, I shall ignore you while you have yet to make your morning preparations." Rarity said as she drifted away with her face tilted away from Twilight.
Twilight just groaned and did as Her Highness Rarity said. Jeez, you'd think she was the heir to Nightmaria! When Twilight came out of the bathroom, she saw that Rarity wasn't around, so she just walked slowly over to the sofa, sat on it, and flicked on the TV. They were showing My Little Pony… but it was Generation 3, one of those Pony shows before it got good.
"Insulting. Next! The Discovery channel has to be here somewhere…" Twilight said to herself as she changed the channels.
But then Twilight stopped on a local news show.
"But Pony-Mart isn't the only place that has suffered from the flooding! The Magic Reinforcement School, which had its grand opening yesterday, has already been damaged. The most outrageous casualty is the stone statue of Our Lady the Viceroy Trixie. The beautiful likeness of Our Fair Leader has been decapitated by severe rainstorms. Alas, if we could put nature to damnation, we surely would. No force should ever hinder the Royal Empire of Nightmaria! In reaction to this tragedy, a new statue of Trixie is set to be built in the school. This statue will be bigger and will have our Viceroy carved in iron." The biased news reporter stated.
"And just what do you suppose you are doing? Do you want your friends to die!" R.R. asked in outrage from behind Twilight.
"What? Die? Why would-"
"Get up, Twilight! Didn't I tell you? For your Warm Up of the day you must get rid of two time bombs that have been set inside Pinkie Pie's and Fluttershy's houses! Hurry, they'll explode any second now!" R.R. exclaimed with half worry and half acting-skills.
Twilight was on high alert and went over to shake the purple out of Spike until he woke up. Spike was scared out of his mind.
"Spike, hurry! You have to get rid of a time bomb inside Pinkie Pie's house while I save Fluttershy!" Twilight explained in a rush as she ran outside and threw Spike through a window that Pinkie left open.
Twilight was running as fast as she could to Fluttershy's place. The two mares lived close-by as neighbors, but that didn't stop Twilight from freaking out!
"Come on, I have to make it! Otherwise I will be tardy! TARDY!" Twilight shouted as she used her magic to open Fluttershy's front door.
Fluttershy was peacefully reading a book titled "How to Prevent Anybody from Hating You… EVER". Fluttershy was a tiny bit startled, but in the end she just shot Twilight a polite and friendly smile.
"Good morning, Twilight. I hope-" But Fluttershy was interrupted.
"Silence, Fluttershy! I hear a ticking sound!" Twilight announced.
Fluttershy ignored her hurt feelings and reacted according to her curiosity as to what Twilight might be listening for. She actually could hear a ticking sound coming from inside one of her walls.
"I got it! Yah!" Twilight shouted as she punched her hoof through Fluttershy's wall while Fluttershy just stared at her.
Twilight then used both her hooves to take out a cylindrical mechanical device.
"Just saved your life! Have to stop Pinkie Pie from blowing up! Bye!" Twilight called back as she ran away.
Fluttershy was left thoroughly confused.
When Spike was sent through Pinkie's window, he was fortunate enough to land on something squishy rather than something hard like a wall. He breathed a sigh of relief. He had expected to die.
"Oh, hi Spike!" A voice called from under Spike.
Spike looked down to see that he was currently directly on top of Pinkie Pie. This was Pinkie's bedroom. Spike quickly got off his friend and turned as red as a cherry.
"P-Pinkie Pie! I'm s-so sorry! I didn't mean to!" Spike started.
"It's A-OK, silly! That's a funny way to enter somepony's house!" Pinkie's cheerfulness was unfeigned.
"Oh, well, you know. I just gotta… gotta… I gotta use the restroom. Could I-"
"Sure! When you gotta go, you gotta go!" Pinkie said.
Spike marched over to the bathroom. A little known fact about dragons is that they simply must use the restroom in the morning- even more so than any other creature in Equestria. All of those gemstones want to be seen in as much light as possible, so they wreak havoc on a Draconian's excretory system to escape at morning. Spike opened the toilet lid… only to find something stuck inside there. It was a time bomb! Spike quickly pulled it out and ran away from Pinkie's house.
"I found a time bomb in your toilet, Pinkie! Gotta throw it out!" Spike called back as he ran away.
"Okay! Thank you!" Pinkie Pie responded.
Spike was left thoroughly confused.
The two bomb-bearers were running as fast as they could without any clear clue of where to go next. They soon crashed into each other in front of Twilight's house, sending the two bombs up to the air.
"Oh no!" Spike and Twilight exclaimed together.
Just then, R.R. came out of Twilight's house with a gun attached to each front hoof. Rarity dramatically shot two bullets at the centers of the bombs, making them explode loudly while releasing clouds of black smoke through a fiery blast. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy had come outside and positioned themselves next to Twilight and Spike to view the blast. R.R. lowered her hooves casually.
"Well, I suppose that was quite good for a first time. B Pluses for both of you." Rarity said.
However, Twilight was not amused. She turned her-
"Excuse me, I'll be back!" Spike said as he rushed to the bathroom in Twilight's house.
Anyway, Twilight Sparkle turned her gaze of righteous anger at Rarity. No, not even Rarity. This surely must be an imposter!
"You... you sadistic, reckless, nonsensical mare! How dare you attempt to kill Fluttershy and Pinkie!" Twilight demanded.
"Hmm? Those harsh words are for me? But Twilight-"
"I don't want to hear it! You... you just can't be Rarity! Who are you?" Twilight asked.
This actually managed to make Rarity- or maybe not- cry.
"N-Not Rarity? Really? I suppose I'm just a nobody then! W-Well, this nobody just order... ordered reservations a… at Primrose Diner!" R.R. announced as she was unable to speak due to her weeping.
"Oh, don't cry, Miss Not Rarity! You're the most important nameless character I've met so far!" Pinkie tried to soothe Not Rarity in her own way.
"I-I am Rarity! Waah!" Rarity got out just before she cried harder.
Throughout all of this, Fluttershy stared at Rarity in silence and puzzlement. Fluttershy was as still as a stone as she locked on to Rarity…
From Twilight's perspective, however, things were beyond the point of puzzling. Twilight knew that she should've held back before she said anything to this alabaster intruder. There was only one thing to do…
"I-I'm sorry, Rarity. I am completely sure you had a reason for attempting to blow up my friends like a fashion-savvy terrorist. To show you how sorry I am, how about you, me, Spike, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie all meet up at this diner and have a forgiveness feast. How does that sound?" Twilight cleverly asked Rarity.
"A forgiveness feast? That's kind of like a forgiveness party! Yippee!" Pinkie exclaimed in joy.
Fluttershy just stopped staring at Rarity and looked at the ground with a troubled expression.
"…I suppose that will be alright. I have a good standing at places of high esteem such as this, so I'm sure I can request places for the others, as well." Rarity said as Spike exited Twilight's house.
"What did I miss?" Spike asked.
"Plot development, Rarity crying her eyes out, hints at Fluttershy knowing something that the audience doesn't, et cetera." Twilight stated.
"Off we go, then!" Rarity announced as Pinkie took Spike and Fluttershy and moved them far ahead with her in her excitement.
Rarity then turned to face Twilight with a smile.
"Of course, if my request for seating fails, then you could always use your Geass to change their minds. I am simply training you to use your abilities to their full potential." R.R. said.
"I didn't ask you to help me, and I never will if your help involves hurting my friends!" Twilight burst.
"You fret too much. Those time bombs were set to stop safely at one second should you not have gotten to them on time. Do you expect me to just let our friends die? I am R.R., and you will grow to see the point of what I am doing. Have a little faith in me, a lot of faith in yourself, and complete faith in the wrath that your Geass wishes to unleash. You are not like any other pony in Equestria. Your insurrection is this world's salvation." R.R. said as she faded away into invisibility.
Twilight just turned back ahead and hurried to catch up with Pinkie Pie.
"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! I would like the Incarnadine Affair! It sounds funny, and an affair can also mean a party!" Pinkie Pie placed her order with the fancy and stuffy-looking waitress.
Twilight sat wide-mouthed at the name of this dish.
"Incarnadine Affair! That sounds like a court proceeding!" Twilight expressed her shock.
Twilight and the gang had made it successfully to the Primrose Diner. Twilight had found that Rarity was already at a table waiting for them when she arrived. Things were still very awkward…
"And you, Mistress?" The waitress asked Fluttershy.
"Um, I would like the Vanilla Interlude. Oh, and I'm sorry for not introducing myself. My name is Fluttershy. Please don't hate me." Fluttershy said gently.
"I will certainly try not to. As for you, sir?" The waitress turned to Spike.
"'Sup, I'm Spike. I want the Chocolate Radiance Supreme. Super size that, if you don't mind. And, to be sure, it comes with real cairngorm, right? Smoky quartz?" Spike asked.
"Yes, hence the 'Radiance' part. You, miss?" The waitress was now upon Twilight.
"Hello, I'm Twilight Sparkle, even though I don't know why I'm introducing myself. I would like the Plum Glory Croissant." Twilight ordered.
"Very good. And, of course, I know what it is you desire, Rarity. The usual?" The waitress asked with a rare smile.
"Most assuredly, Marielana." Rarity said.
"Then I shall bring those delicacies upon you shortly. Until then, enjoy the expensive leather seats as you gaze upon the expensive decorations." With this, Marielana left.
"Sounds expensive. I don't mean to be a burden…" Fluttershy said.
"Not at all! I'm sure I can handle any price with this newfound money! After all, I am Twilight's self-appointed finance-spender." Rarity dropped the bomb.
Twilight suddenly went numb. But then she heard familiar voices from the table behind them:
"Why do these thingies gotta be so… fancy. I can't even see pancakes on this menu. You sure this was a good idea, Sweetie Belle?"
But before there could be any answer, Twilight whipped around to see Applejack, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle seated around their own table.
"Applejack!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Twilight!" Applejack exclaimed.
"Sweetie Belle!" Rarity exclaimed.
"Rarity!" Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Applejack all exclaimed.
"Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"And Spike, too!" Spike exclaimed.
"A-Applebloom!" Another familiar voice asked.
"Crap! What did I tell you, Scootaloo!" Said another voice.
Everyone turned to see a table with Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo.
"Scootaloo!" Applebloom and Sweetie Belle exclaimed.
"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Spike, Rarity, and Fluttershy exclaimed.
"Fluttershy and Rarity!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"Could you all just keep it down! I'm trying to eat here!" Some random loser yelled just before he was thrown out of the restaurant for being disruptive.
It was the same loser who Seltzer Contové kicked out the window yesterday on Chapter Six. Heh.
"This is a diner, so… the bill!" The waitress announced as she laid the receipt down on Twilight's table.
"The bill!" Everyone but Twilight exclaimed.
"S-So expensive…" Twilight said just before she fainted.
Author's note:
Well, here is Chapter 12. After this, Code Pony will have passed its childhood- er, fillyhood- and be in its teenage digits. This, of course, means nothing except that the story is still alive and well after months since its creation. Proof that I shall not abandon this, is what I say.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I tried to capture the feel of the earlier chapters with the added twist of Twilight now having R.R. in her life as well as the Geass. Obviously I got really adventurous toward the end with the whole diner scene! XD
(Diner scene will be concluded next chapter…)
