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I was headed to bed, but I noticed Spike pacing back and forth outside the library which got me curious. I went into my shadow form and hid inside the wall so I could observe without disturbing anything. He said "Okay Spike. You know you might get distracted by the stacks of books and copious charts, so remember what to say." How could you get distracted from that? I'm not sure how that's possible, but whatever. "Twilight, I know you're in full prep mode for Trivia Trot tomorrow, but you need to get some sleep!" It looked kinda awkward for him to do that, but he's just reviewing what he needs to say. "Huh, nice work. You got this." If you say so. He opened the door and was surprised to see nothing there. "This is weird." Yeah, it kinda is if you know Twilight's personality. Anyway, he scratched his head and turned around only to bump into Twilight. That face she was making though was creeping me out. Almost looked similar to one made by a serial killer. "Twilight, what are you doing?" Being a little over the top.
Twilight said "Great question Spike. And the answer is… *rings bell* going to bed!" Oh dear. Here we go with the bell again. She's been doing that ever since she won last week. It's gotten quite annoying. Can't even have a simple question without Twilight pulling out the bell and ringing it every time I ask a question. "Brainzy eight hours of sleep to perform at optimal levels." Whatever you say, Twilight. Spike said "Oh cool. I thought I'd have to force you to go to bed since tomorrow is your chance to be the first pony to win Ponyville Trivia three times in a row." Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that. I have already become the first creature to ever win Trivia Trot three times in a row and it's already created some heat between the other ponies. In fact, I was able to get nine straight wins with this game and it was amazing. I didn't play for the last two weeks because I wanted to take a bit of a break since I was going nonstop for like two months straight. But, I will eventually get back into the swing of things here soon. Believe me it's coming soon. "That is tomorrow, right?" Yes sir. These usually take place on Thursday's which is perfect on my schedule for right now. The best part about it is that it doesn't conflict with my military conventions I try to have frequently, which is definitely a win-win for me.
Twilight said "The answer is *rings bell* yes!" I am really starting to get annoyed here. Spike tried to leave, but Twilight blocked him from doing that. "Ask me another one." Please no. It's already bad enough as it is. Spike got confused and asked "Another what?" She wants you to ask another question which is quite ridiculous if you ask me. Twilight said "Another question! I want to stay in the zone. That way I can sleep in the zone, wake up in the zone, and be totally in the zone tomorrow." This is definitely overkill right here. Spike tried to think of a question while Twilight extended her body next to him which was definitely very creepy in my opinion. He finally came up with something and asked "Umm, this is a whole new level of Twilighting, isn't it?" Probably. Twilight said "The answer is… *rings bell* yes!" UGH! Someone hit me please. I can't take this anymore. Spike got concerned and asked "Are you okay?" I don't think so. Judging by the expression on her face, it seems to say otherwise. Twilight said again "The answer is… *rings bell* yes!" ARGHHH! I'm about ready to explode here in anger.
I came out of my shadow form and said with irritation "Twilight, get out of here and go to bed. It's late and it's not the time to be ridiculous. I've had a long day and I'm exhausted. So, if you don't mind, just leave please." Twilight looked at me and gave me a growl before getting up in my face. She said "You might have been the first creature to win Trivia Trot three times in a row and do it three consecutive times, but I shall become the first pony to win three times in a row tomorrow! You won't be alone forever, Zach." She started laughing like how a serial killer would and I quickly teleported her out of the room and into her bedroom before she could stick out a knife and try to kill me. I doubt she'll do that, but I never know particularly this time of night. Anything is possible. I looked at Spike and sighed. "Let's hope she doesn't go insane and try to murder me in the middle of the night. Anyway, I'm headed to bed. Goodnight Spike. I'll see ya in the morning." I yawned and walked right out before I made it to my bedroom. I laid my scepter on the wall next to the bed and quickly got into bed before falling asleep. Let's hope I'm still alive tomorrow. If not, I'm not sure what will happen to this story. The author might have to make some major changes in order to keep this fanfiction going.
The next morning…
I was walking in town along with Twilight and Spike and thankfully, I did not get murdered last night. I'm sure Twilight wouldn't do that to me, but I couldn't take my chances here. Twilight said "I'm glad you've decided to come watch your first Trivia Trot, Spike." Yeah hopefully, it doesn't get boring for him. I don't think it will, but you never know. I say that because the heated rivalries don't get some ponies excited sometimes which really does confuse me, but whatever. "I hope the rules aren't too confusing." Oh yeah. The rules. If you don't know what you're doing, they can be quite hard to navigate. For a bookworm like Twilight though, that's no problem. But for an average joe, it can be quite difficult. Spike seemed baffled at that concept and asked "Rules? Isn't Trivia just asking questions and answering them?" Technically, yes they are. But the Trivia Trot works a little bit differently than most trivia games do. Twilight said "The Trot is a little more involved than that." She's not wrong. "Let's start with the first category of rules." NOPE! I immediately put in my earplugs and looked straight ahead as we continued walking.
Eventually, after what only seemed like 5 minutes, we finally arrived. I took out my earplugs and Spike said "Oh look! We're here!" Finally! It's about time we got here. I couldn't stand listening to all those rules. That's why I had the earplugs in because I had memorized every rule in the book that was ever made. I don't even need the book around to recite rules. The rules are kept within my secret database inside my brain where all knowledge rests. I don't mean all knowledge, just knowledge I've picked up over the last 28 years. Twilight got excited and said "Oh! I can't wait to see who my partner's gonna be!" Yip-hee. I'm so excited. Yeah, not really. I could care less. Spike asked "You don't get to pick your own team?" Nope. It would be rigged that way. To keep it fair, the teams are randomly generated each week. That would be rule 20.16b which states "In order to keep the games fair, teams are randomly generated each week." Me and Granny Smith wrote the book ourselves, so all the rules in the book come from us. Yes, we actually wrote it together which is quite cool. If not, I get it. Twilight said "Rule 20.16b Spike. To keep things fair, the teams are randomly selected." I don't think he's going to remember the specific rules that are in the book. Spike said with sarcasm "20.16b. How could I forget?" Dang, Spike's throwing some heat here. Nice one there, Spike. Quite impressive.
Twilight pulled out a chart and said "And based on the regular attendees, I've charted every potential teammate's strengths and weaknesses. Plus, my percentage of winning with each one!" Lovely. Normally, I regularly attend Trivia Trot as a player, but rule 60.36c states that "any player who regularly attends may take a break from the weekly games whenever they feel like it." I wrote that rule, so since I got exhausted, I decided to take a break, so I won't lose my streak either. Spike said "Ha! I knew there'd be a chart!" Yeah, pretty much. Twilight glared at him and he flew down. "Glad I'm just watching. I don't think I could handle being your teammate. What if I let you down?" I said "The only thing to fear in this game is when you go up against me. If you're just watching or my teammate, you have nothing to worry about. But if you're on a different team, then that's when you're in trouble." Literally. I'm not kidding whatsoever. If you're on a different team, then you will get your flank kicked because I spare no mercy whatsoever. I'm that good at this game. There's a reason why I won nine times in a row. Simply because I can throw other players off and I get correct answers while getting up to over 100 points each game.
I would tell you more, but there are other things to worry about right now. Twilight said "Don't let him scare you. You could never let me down, Spike. But I'm glad you're watching too. I'm going to need all the support I can get with win number three." If you say so. Once I enter this building, it's fair game with anybody. I could support you or be your enemy. It always changes. The door opened and there were already a lot of ponies in here. Applejack came over and said "Well, well, well. If it isn't our reigning champ." Two time reigning champ to be exact. You're looking at a nine time winning champ here which is the most by any player so far. Most ponies haven't even gotten past 3 yet. "Think you can win again this week, Twilight?" If I were playing, that would be an easy task. But for Twilight, that's a bit more difficult. Twilight said "Everypony here has a different area of expertise. Well, maybe except for Zach. He's an expert in every category practically." That is true. I know every category that there ever is in this game. Even if somepony knew about something their entire lives, I would still beat them handily. "So it really is anypony's game." Exactly. Except for when I play. Then it's nobody's game. I would be guaranteed to win without a doubt. I don't choke whatsoever.
Some players have tried to get me to choke, but they end up choking themselves instead and I take advantage of that and get the correct answer anyway. "But yes!" We'll see about that. Rainbow came over and said "Then you better hope you get paired with me! Because I'm going to rule this game!" Are you sure about that? The door opened and Sunburst had said "We'll just see about that." I didn't think Sunburst would join in on this game, but eh. "I didn't come all the way from the Crystal Empire to lose." Yeah, that would suck coming from that far north. But, I can't guarantee anything here since I'm not playing today. "And I hope you realize I have the highest percentage of correct answers and I aim to keep it that way." Man, this trash talk really is heating up. But this is quite mild compared to what I've seen so far. When I had come in looking for my fourth consecutive win, the trash talk was at an all time high. It made an Xbox Live Call of Duty chat seem family friendly. Yeah, that's how bad it was. If you've been on those kinds of chat, you know how bad it gets. That time however, was a lot worse than that.
Rainbow shrugged it off and said "I hope YOU realize not every category is gonna be spells so old, not even Starswirl the Bearded remembers them." "I find offense to that, somewhat." Oh hey, Starswirl. It's been a while since I've last heard from you inside my head. Where have you been? "Experiencing the afterlife sure brings a lot of challenges." I thought you were brought out of Limbo though. "I was. But that was a long time ago. What you see of me now is how I was many moons ago. After going through life's journeys for so many years, I eventually came here to the afterlife." This is honestly so confusing. "Let me put it this way, my dear friend. The current time period you are living in is the past. The voice that you are listening to right now is the present. All these events that you are experiencing right now have already happened." Oh I see. But why is it like that? "I believe it is because when you traveled here from your home planet, the Equestrian timeline rewinded itself to go back into the past and you're re-experiencing everything." So, does Twilight really know me or what? "Yes, she does still know you. But in the current timeline in the present, you do not exist in that realm. She never knew you." Ouch. That hurts. "But fear not, my friend. Your relationship with Twilight is still a hundred percent real. No type of time period change with interdimensional travel could ever change that."
I guess you are right. I never thought that this is an alternate realm of Equestria. "Yes it is, my dear friend. The one that you grew up watching was the original one and nothing has been modified in that realm. This one that you are in has been slightly changed and been rewinded to properly fit this alternate dimension. The original realm that you are familiar with is in the present and has Twilight as ruler of Equestria and her friends still a lot older like how you saw them in the series finale. It was not long after that event that my time had come along with the rest of the Pillars of Equestria to pass on." Wow. That is sad. "I know it is, my friend. But do not weep for me. I will always continue to be here and walk you through this journey as much as I can." Thanks Starswirl and I'll make sure the one that is still alive right now has a good rest of his life. "I hope so too, my friend. I'm quite proud of you for befriending this version of him. You have built a good connection with him and I believe he will enjoy the afterlife when his time comes." I sure hope so. "Farewell, my dear friend. I will talk to you soon." Same goes for you.
Wow. It was really interesting having that conversation with Starswirl. It did get confusing, but after watching YouTube videos about how alternate dimensions work for years, I understand now. Anyway, the trash talk was getting out of hand, so I said "Relax, will you? Only I can really talk smack and back it up." Rainbow squinted her eyes at me and said "What makes you say that? You're not the only one with a winning streak you know." I said "May I remind you that it was I who became the first creature to ever win this game three times in a row and have a nine game win streak? Heck, all three times you and Applejack got paired, I practically shamed you to death. I was able to get over 100 points while you only managed to get 20. It's very rare for me to trash talk other players, but when I do, I make sure it counts. Thankfully, you don't have to put up with me today, but eventually, I will get back into the swing of things and it will not be pretty. Now, it's about time we settle down here. There's no need to get fired up here." Applejack objected and said "Ah have plenty of reasons to be competitive! Don't act like it doesn't happen!" I looked at her with a deadpan stare and said "I'm not stupid, you know. Of course I know about that. But unlike you or anyone else, I don't let the competition get to me. I simply remain calm." Rainbow scoffed and said "Yeah, every time you cheat and get somepony to mess up."
I said "Technically, you have no proof for that. Everything I do in this game is just pure genius. I'm not using hacks, or magic, or any of that crap. It's just simply having extremely good logic. Even if I did "cheat," you wouldn't be able to prove that and only make yourself look like a fool. You don't want to do that against me. I could easily shame you in like two seconds for trying to pull a stunt like that. Now, if you excuse me, I need to prepare the questions for today's game here." I was about to walk past them, but both Rainbow and Applejack growled like dogs against me and I simply smirked. "Now, now. No need for violence here. I understand that this is a competitive game, but that's no excuse for you to get mad at the master of the game. In fact, you really should respect me for being the best player at this game. But, since you two are obviously being too incompetant for each other, it makes sense why you would be jealous of me. Oh well. I guess you might have to up your game." I simply laughed and walked away. I noticed that Applejack and Rainbow quickly turned on one another and it was simply amusing.
I watched Fluttershy come up, along with Maud and Mudbriar, but then I heard Pinkie's voice which completely threw off Twilight. She was surprised and horrified to even see her here and once that name went into the basket, she stared at it in panic. She turned around and I simply gave an evil grin because I know this will perfectly mess up her plans to try and join me in the club of three consecutive wins in Trivia Trot. Spike asked "What's wrong, Twilight?" Everything. I'm just kidding. Relax. Twilight said "I hadn't anticipated Pinkie Pie as a potential player!" Really? Is it that surprising to you? "She's never played before!" Eh, you'll be fine. "My chart is completely off! I have no way to predict what will happen and unpredictable is NOT GOOD for Trivia Trot Threepeat!" Here we go with that again. Spike said "Do I have to do that thing where I list all your successes as Princess of Friendship to put things into perspective and remind you this is just a game?" Never tell someone that it's "just a game." That's like telling an academic it's "just a test." You're basically asking to get yelled at. Twilight obviously didn't like that and said "Spike! This has nothing to do with being the Princess of Friendship and this is not just a game! This. Is. TRIVIA TROT!" Oh dear me. That face really is quite creepy and you're scaring poor Spike over there. "Besides, if Zach can be obsessed about his sports, then I can be obsessed about mine."
Must you always bring me into the conversation? I guess it's relatable, but there's really no point in that whatsoever. "If I'm going to get that third win and join Zach in the three consecutive win group, then I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING PERFECTLY!" Don't you know by now not to do that? Look at the title of this chapter. It's never a good idea to try and be perfect, but you will never be able to be perfect. It's just not possible. We all have sinful nature in our hearts, so no matter how hard we try, we will always fall short. The Bible can even back that up. Romans 3:23 says that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." So, perfection is just not something the human race can accomplish whatsoever even if we wanted to. You can try, but you'll fall time and time again. Just a warning to those that think they can achieve perfection. Granny Smith got everyone to quiet down and said "Okay, settle down everypony." Tell them Granny Smith. The heated rivalries are on. "Fits to pick these here teams." Let's go. Time to choose the teams. Twilight panicked and said "It's starting!" Okay, what's so bad about that? "I have to reevaluate my chart!" Oh brother. Here we go with that.
"Spike, I need you to find the part on matchups. Can you look outside?" Sure thing. No problem indeed. Granny called out some teams and Spike came back inside with the list rolled up. He asked "What I'd miss?" Everything. Nah, just kidding. Twilight said "Granny's about to call out the fifth team!" Okay then. Not sure what the big deal is. "Sunburst gave me the highest percentage of winning, but he's been paired with Cranky Doodle!" I was about to ask why that's a problem, but then I saw Cranky fall asleep, which looks really bad and I hope he can stay awake because that is technically against the rules to do that. Sunburst had to wake up Cranky and it just looked embarrassing. "At least Applejack and Rainbow Dash aren't together. Team AppleDash is basically unstoppable." Not against me. I came over and said "Against me though, they stand no chance. Every time I went up against them, they only managed to only score 20 points while I got over 100. When I'm not playing, they are an unstoppable force. Against me, they don't stand a chance." Twilight rolled her eyes a bit but did nod in agreement. She saw me all three times where I did that to Rainbow and Applejack. She thought it was hilarious, but she doesn't admit it, which is fine by me. I don't care. Anyway, both Applejack and Rainbow gave glares at each other and growled like flipping dogs ready to attack. This is what competition looks like every week.
Twilight said "And apart, they'll spend all their energy trying to one up each other. So that only helps my chances." Pretty much. I only smirked at these two as they basically growled at each other like guard dogs and so desperately try to replicate my death glare but fail miserably. Only I can master the death glare. It was something that was passed down throughout my generation of family lines and I was successfully able to unlock that gift with me being a lion. So, it all works out here. Bulk Biceps stood up and yelled "LET'S DO THIS! YEAH!" Everypony was looking at him strange and poor Fluttershy seemed intimidated by it. I understand you're excited, Bulk, but please lower your volume and just sit down. The game will get started shortly. Twilight shrugged and said "Not every team is a threat, but there aren't many ponies left!" True, but it only helps out my chances of you not becoming the second creature to win this game three times in a row. It's not that I hate you, but in the world of sports, you are considered an opponent to me and any chance I get to one up you, I'll gladly take it.
Granny said "All righty, hold on yer horseshoes. The next pair of players is… Maud and Mudbriar!" Again? Good grief. This is the 12th consecutive week they've been paired together. It might be rigged, but that's just what comes out every week. The crowd's reaction was quite the angry one and they were not happy whatsoever. Spike was confused and asked "What's wrong?" I'll let Twilight answer that one for you, Spike. Twilight said "Maud and Mudbriar have been paired together every week. It's a statistical improbability! Which would be fine if they weren't so good!" Well, they aren't considered a threat to me since I'm extremely good at this game and they cannot slow me down whatsoever. Mudbriar might try to go technical on me, but I can find the loopholes in his thinking very easily and can exploit that to my own advantage. Anyway, Twilight quickly crossed off another thing on her list with her quill, but she was writing so fast that it was creating smoke. I hope that doesn't cause a fire. Spike tried to stop it, but it was no use. Finally, Twilight had stopped writing, but had gasped in horror. "Oh no! According to my calculations, the only pony who can threaten my winning streak is…" Pinkie Pie. It all makes sense. Granny pulled out the last pair of names and said "And the final contestants for this week's Trivia Trot is… Twilight and Pinkie Pie!"
After that was said, Twilight's jaw dropped and I had an evil grin on my face because I know all hope is lost for her at this point. Pinkie came over and said "Twilight! It's you and me! Isn't that great?!" For her, no. For me, yes. Also, can you not knock tables over and yeet them across the room with your hoof? I would greatly appreciate that. Twilight faked saying it was great while having her left eye twitch, but I knew it wasn't fine. Spike said to Twilight "So, I'm guessing the one pony who can mess up your winning streak is Pinkie?" You would be correct Spike. But it helps out me because I can still be in my own separate class without anyone else being part of it. Pinkie said "Twilight! I can't believe we're partners! For a game! I love games!" I don't think Pinkie understands that this kind of game is different from the ones she's used to. I'm just saying. "And I'm super-duper excited for this game because it'll be my first time ever playing and I get to play it with you which makes it even funner!" That is not a word Pinkie. Stop saying things that aren't actually words.
Anyway, Pinkie dashed off and got two balloons of her and Twilight for some reason and that raised an eyebrow from me. "Twilight and Pinkie Pie forever!" Excuse me? "Oooh, we can be Team Twinkie, Team PinkFlight, or SparklePie." Please tell me this is a joke. Twinkie sounds good because it's a dessert and it is a very good team name, but the other ones suck. "No, no, no. *gasps loudly* TWIPIE!" WHAT?! I was immediately angry and it started to flare quite quickly. My hair turned into flames, my pupils turned into dragon slits with purple mist coming out of it, and my claws extended themselves to be even sharper. Twilight quickly saw this and knew why I acted like that. I only reacted this way because it seemed like there was a homosexual shipping going on here and I don't stand for that whatsoever. It makes me sick just looking at it and makes my anger burn with rage. Twilight said "Pinkie, I'm glad you're excited, but tonight's game is special. I could become the first pony ever to win three consecutive trots in a row! And I'm really hoping I do." Pinkie seemed to understand and said "You don't have anything to worry about. I'll do everything I can to be the bestest and most funnest teammate ever!" PINKIE! STOP SAYING WORDS THAT DON'T EXIST! I HATE IT WHEN YOU DO THAT AND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF IT! When she said those non-words, it only fueled my anger even more and Twilight said "By the way Pinkie, don't mention combined names of us because Zach will not be happy."
"He'll get the wrong idea and might burn down Ponyville in anger." Pinkie's eyes went as wide as dinner plates and then shrunk down to pinpricks in fear. Gee, Twilight. Now you made Pinkie fear me. I didn't want that. Pinkie sighed and said "Okay, Twilight. I won't mention that. I don't want to jeopardize the relationship you have with Zach." I doubt that will happen, but whatever. Pinkie quickly moved on from it and started ringing the bell like crazy which drove me nuts. Spike asked Twilight "So, still think you can win?" The chances are extremely slim, but anything is possible. Twilight took a deep breath and said "I know I can." If you say so. "Pinkie might not be the partner I expected, but I can coach her along." That's a good idea. Teach Pinkie how the game works so she can get a feel for it and know what to do and what not to do. "And besides, I'm pretty good at this game. If she misses a few, I'm sure I can pick up the slack." Pride goes before fall. Remember that Twilight. Suddenly, a loud air horn went off and I saw it was Pinkie blasting it. She said "LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!" Hang on a second here. I yelled "PINKIE! Do you mind not blaring that?!" For the love of Celestia.
I quickly summoned my shadow and yeeted the air horn out the back of the building which tore a hole in it, but I quickly repaired it with my magic and it was back to the way it was as if nothing happened. Pinkie just laughed nervously and said "Sorry." I rolled my eyes and Twilight came over and sat down. I nodded for Granny to go ahead and speak and she said "Now, the first order of business is we need somepony to keep score." Definitely, since the last pony we had hated it. Spike quickly volunteered and yelled "I'll do it!" Good. Someone related in the family here. Applejack laughed a bit and said "I'm not sure you want to take that job Spike." Why do you say that, Applejack? "The score keeping could get a might intense." That is true, but I think he'll be fine. Sunburst said "Yeah, Starlight used to do it, but now, well, I can't even say the word trivia around her." I could try that, but I would get beaten to death by her, so I'd rather not bother trying that experiment. Not exactly worth the risk right now. It would be like biology teachers having science experiments in the refrigerator in the teacher's lounge. That happened at my father's college. He said that the college president stated that "science experiments are meant to stay in the biology lab, not the refrigerator." What she meant by that is sometimes, biology teachers extend their lab experiments into the teacher's lounge and have food that had gone bad.
Obviously, that has no place in the teacher's lounge and she would quickly get rid of stuff that had turned into science experiments which basically sent a message to biology teachers saying "keep your science experiments out of the teacher's lounge because we don't want that crap in here and it has no place here either." So yeah. Moving on. Granny spit out her mouth in annoyance and said "Applebash! Don't let 'em scare ya! You'll be fine!" She is right. She handed over the notepads to Spike and he placed it on each table. "Now, let the games begin!" "Very much so, Granny Smith. Believe me, the games have only begun for me." What are going on about this time, Nightmare? "None of your business. But to humor you, you'll find out soon what my plan for Equestria is. Ha ha ha. HA HA HA!" Whatever you say. I rolled my eyes and looked forward to the crowd. Speaking of which, they cheered with excitement and both Rainbow and Applejack trash talked one another. Unfortunately, they were saying it at the same time and thought the other was copying them. They looked in the other direction and I rolled my eyes. Granny did the same and she pulled out the first card.
She said "The first category is… literary figures." Most of the crowd groaned, but Twilight was excited. This is her wheelhouse right here. Twilight said "Oh! A category about books!" Mostly. Although, there's more to it than that. "We're off to a great start!" Bad news for me. But it's only the first category. It will get more challenging later on. Pinkie tried to high five Twilight, but she got left hanging, so she took her other hoof and clapped it together. Bring out all the Tom Brady memes where he got left hanging trying to give someone a high five. I feel bad for the guy when that happens. Granny cleared her throat and said "Who is the pony that despises the holiday season in the old classic, "A Hearth's Warming Tail?" The answer would be Snowfall Frost. Season 6 Episode 8 showed a story and gave a perfect representation on why she hated the holiday. Basically the pony version of "A Christmas Carol" with Ebenezer Scrooge hating Christmas. Twilight was about to ring the bell, but Pinkie beat her to it and said "The answer is nopony because everypony ends up loving the holiday with singing, festive cakes, and thoughtful presents!" Well, that's on the right track, but that's technically not the right answer whatsoever. Sorry Pinkie.
Me and Granny Smith looked at each other and knew that wasn't correct. She said "Well, as much as it ain't exactly wrong, it ain't exactly right either." She would be correct. She nodded for Spike to change the score and he went over to put a negative one on the scoreboard for team "TwiPie." That just sounds like a homosexual shipment to me and I find it quite disgusting in my opinion. It was always designed heterosexual, but man has turned it into something wicked and evil by also applying homosexuality as well. Of course, man will deny it and try to defend homosexuality, but as a follower of Christ, that's basically falling on deaf ears. No sort of justifiable argument whatsoever. Hate me all you want, but that's the truth. Anyway, moving on before the LGBTQ+ community starts attacking me for no good reason. Pinkie just laughed nervously and Spike wrote the number on the notepad. Twilight whimpered and Spike said "Just doing my job, Twilight." You can't blame him, Twilight. Really, the only one you can blame is Pinkie, but it's only the first question, so it should be fine. Pinkie said "Sorry, I didn't know we could have negative points." What did you expect?
With any kind of trivia game, you get negative points if you answer the first question incorrectly. I've seen it happen on Jeopardy plenty of times. Twilight closed her eyes and said "It's fine, Pinkie. But maybe it will help our chances if I coach you as we go." Let's see what your "coaching" methods are. "Tip 1: try sitting still." Okay, seems easy enough. Pinkie said "Can do, coach Twilight!" before Twilight quickly butted in and said "And, don't get distracted or be distracting." Yeah, that will help so that the other players would have an equal chance of winning here. "Oh, and remember to listen carefully." Yeah, because there are some trick questions in here that I snuck in at the last minute just to throw off any players who are too quick to answer. "Also, it's best to keep quiet between questions." How about be quiet so we all don't hear you? I would greatly appreciate that. Pinkie frowned and said "Got it." She put her head down on the table and Twilight hovered her hoof over the bell. The score for her team quickly shifted over to three and I could hear Pinkie trying her best to be quiet and not make noise even though I can still hear her loud and clear. Granny said "Which topographical local used to be a cavern, but after thousands of years of erosion, is now a gorge?" The answer would be the Ghastly Gorge.
You were able to go through beautiful caverns back a long time ago in ancient Equestria, but after about 8,000 years of erosion, it's now the Ghastly Gorge where dangerous serpent like creatures come out and try to bite you if you cross over their path. Twilight was getting annoyed with Pinkie's noise and yelled "PINKIE!" Pinkie looked at Twilight and yelled "WHAT?!" Suddenly, the bell rang and Maud answered "The answer is the Ghastly Gorge." Granny Smith looked at me first and I nodded in confirmation and then looked at the card to see what the answer was. She said "That is 100% percent correct!" Dang, Granny is living it up in here. Spike changed the score and Twilight panicked. She was quite behind compared to the others and this jeopardized her plans of the third straight win for herself. "Next category is… Apples!" Lovely. She gave a wink to Applejack and Rainbow yelled out "Rigged!" Excuse me? I said "Sit back down, Rainbow. I ain't having complaining up in here." She grumbled and sat back down. Applejack retorted "I didn't hear you complain when the category was Wonderbolt History."
To be fair, Applejack is technically correct. Rainbow stammered in disbelief and said "That's totally different!" I rolled my eyes and said "No it's not. Now keep your mouth shut or else I'll have to penalize you for "disruption of the game." Rainbow quickly went quiet and didn't say another word. Twilight said "Okay, Pinkie. Remember the category is apples. Keep your mind on apples." How is this supposed to help exactly? I'm not seeing the point of this here, Twilight. Pinkie said "Apples. Apples. Apples. Apples. Oh, and oranges, and grapes, and strawberries! Strawberry cupcakes!" That's not helping, Pinkie. "I'm hungry." Good for you. I don't care. Granny said "Which variety of apple only blooms for 5 days?" The answer would be Zap Apples. Granny explained that in Season 2 Episode 12 "Family Appreciation Day" about how Zap Apples came to form and how it's done. If you haven't watched yet, or can't remember, just go back and watch the episode. Applejack seemed quite confident about this question and Rainbow said "Don't choke." Applejack didn't like that and asked "Now why would I choke on a question about apples?" You tell me. "Uh, what was the question again?" I rolled my eyes and Granny said with a glare "You kidding me?" She ain't playing around whatsoever. Dr. Hooves was annoyed with his teammate and the other players tried thinking about it.
Twilight looked over at Pinkie and said "Come on Pinkie. You know this one." Does she? I don't remember that. "Mysterious apples? Only around for 5 days?" Pinkie knew the answer but her stomach started to growl and that caused a problem. She said "You'll get down there. Pretty sure there's a rule against tummies ringing in." Uh, I didn't think of that. Never did come across that issue before. Welp, I guess I have to change the rulebook AGAIN because of something crazy that happened. Fluttershy rang her bell and said "Um, I'm just guessing, but is it Zap Apples?" You are correct. I nodded my head at Granny and she said "Finally! Yes Fluttershy. It is! At least somepony here knows their apples!" Ouch. She basically took a jab at Applejack and she lowered her hat in embarrassment and looked away in shame. The score changed again and Bulk yelled "YEAH!" He tried to hoofbump Fluttershy, but had accidentally done it too hard and sent her to the floor. Oh dear. I hope she's okay. Twilight smacked her head against the table and Pinkie patted her head. But then, she noticed her stomach was growling again, so she patted Twilight's head while rubbing her stomach to get it to quiet down.
After a bit, we took a break for snacks and refreshments and I made sure I fueled up here because I was going to ask some questions here at some point as well. I'll have to do the second half of the game after Granny is done with the first half. Spike said "One minute left and the refreshments/bathroom bre- agh!" before Twilight picked up with her magic and dragged him over to her. She said "Spike! I don't think I can coach Pinkie well enough for us to get my threepeat! I don't want her to feel bad, she's trying so hard, but I might start having to answer everything myself!" Oh brother. Classic Twilighting here. Pinkie said "Look Twilight! No more belly growl interruptions for Team TwiPie!" Ugh, I really wish you wouldn't say that! Anyway, she took the whole stack of sweets and ate it all in one go including the plate it was on. I hope she doesn't get sick. For some reason though, it made her look pregnant, which was weird. I'm not sure if that was the animation, or if that just naturally happens. Twilight smiled nervously and twitched her left eye. Spike said "Maybe instead of focusing on Pinkie, you should just focus on how you're playing." That's why Twilight was coaching Pinkie in the first place, Spike. It was because Twilight physically couldn't because of Pinkie's ridiculously dumb, but on the right track answers.
Twilight said "Or I should look at how everypony else is playing." Really? You're going to go on the defense now? Spike gave an annoyed glare at Twilight, but she had an evil grin on her face and I rolled my eyes. After about a minute, we all went back to the game and Granny said "Hope you're all in your seats 'cause the break is over." I'm standing next to the pedestal where Granny is on the left or her right. "And it is time for more questions." Yes sir! Time to get going here. "Hmm, let me see here. How do you say "reward" in Old Ponish?" I believe the answer to that is heat or something. I'm not super familiar with Old Ponish, but I study up on it well enough to easily cruise through on that category. Pinkie knew the answer, but Twilight slapped her hoove away from the bell and Sunburst rang his. He said "Reward in Old Ponish is "heat." I think that's how you say it. I'm not exactly sure. Granny looked at the card and said "Correct!" Twilight noticed Cranky sleeping and she yelled out "SLEEPING!" Can you not be that annoying? Twilight made herself look bad, but quickly clarified what she meant.
"Sunburst's partner is sleeping, and according to rule 57.6, sleeping at the table is subject to disqualification!" I'll be the judge of that. When someone yells out a rule being broken, it's my job to look it up in the rulebook to make sure they are correct and not just trying to ruin the game for everyone else. Granny stepped aside and I went up on the pedestal with my book and looked up rule 57.6. I said "It appears that Twilight is correct. Cranky is disqualified. I'm sorry to say Sunburst that without your partner, you can't play either." Sunburst groaned and said "Fine. But I'm counting that as a correct answer!" If you say so. Twilight seemed satisfied and said to Pinkie "Don't worry, Pinkie! We're not out of this game yet!" I'm so scared. I mean in the way Spike said it in Season 4 Episode 23 "Inspiration Manifestation." If you watched the episode, you know what I mean. If you don't, just go watch it and then come back here when you're done. Another question went by and Fluttershy asked "Is the answer carrots?" I believe so. Twilight said "AH! Rule 13.2! No help from pets!" I took out the rulebook and made sure that was correct, and it was. I said "Twilight is correct. Unfortunately, the penalty for that will be having the point taken away." I stepped down from the pedestal and Twilight seemed satisfied. After another question was answered, Applejack and Rainbow stuck their tongues out at each other.
Twilight took notice of this and said "Rule 72.8! No sticking out tongues at opponents!" I went on the pedestal again and looked up rule 72.8. I said "Once again, Twilight is correct. The penalty for that is retraction of points." Spike took away points from both Applejack and Rainbow and I stepped down from the pedestal again. This is starting to get annoying. I have to walk up and down this pedestal constantly every time Twilight yells out a broken rule which is starting to drive me nuts. The next thing to happen was a staring contest between Twilight and Mudbriar. Twilight was sweating profusely and giving glares at Mudbriar while he only blinked in silence unfazed. Twilight yelled "Motion to establish new rule: no expressionless contestants!" I don't think so. I said "Denied. Rule 87.9 states that "no player can add or remove rules at any time on the basis of trying to gain an unfair advantage." Twilight grumbled and said "Fine." Granny took out the next card and said "The next category is… Cupcakes!" Oh how ironic. Pinkie gasped in excitement and said "Twilight! I know all about those! You have to let me help!" Let's see if Twilight makes the right decision though.
Twilight laughed nervously and said "Surreee… Just when we're finally back in the game. *laughs maniacally* Why, that sounds perfect Pinkie, but oh, isn't that a confetti appreciation parade I see?" Uh no. Yeah sure. Whatever you say. Pinkie dashed over to the window and Twilight had her hoof ready to go. Granny said "What flavor cupcakes did Princess Celestia order for Princess Luna's surprise birthday party last year?" The answer would be double midnight chocolate fudge with chili pepper frosting cupcakes which seems very weird in my opinion, but whatever. I remember going to that last year. All of my friends went to that party and it was quite fun. Pinkie stopped looking out the window and said "Wait, what?" You heard her. Twilight pressed on the bell and said "Double midnight chocolate fudge with chili pepper frosting!" You would be correct. Granny looked at the card and said "Correct!" Twilight did a victory motion with her hoof and Spike changed the score again. Twilight's physical appearance really is scaring me here. It looks like one of a serial killer. I'm just saying. Pinkie came over and said "Hey, I knew that! I made those cupcakes!" I remember that, but Twilight simply does not have enough trust in you anymore to get that third win of hers. Ridiculous in my opinion, but whatever.
Twilight said "Sorry Pinkie, but you were looking at the parade and I didn't want our team to miss out on a point." That was clearly a setup you made just so you could get her out of the way. Pinkie said "I guess that makes sense, but what kinda happened to that confetti parade anyway?" It didn't exist in the first place. It was a distraction created by Twilight to lure you away and use that opportunity as an exploit to her own selfish gain which is extremely foolish, but common in the sports world. Granny asked another question and Twilight answered "1547 Pony B.E." Okay then. Granny asked another question and Twilight answered "Vanhoover!" Granny asked another question and Twilight answered "Cutie Pox!" What I noticed about each of these times though is that Twilight kept the bell away from Pinkie so she wouldn't try and mess up their score. First go round was a simple sliding of the item from magical power, the second go round was a smack to the hoof, and the third time was a cupcake. Granny asked another question and Twilight answered "BANANAS!" This time, she held Pinkie back with a single hoof and it was getting out of control.
Granny pulled out another card and said "The category is… sticks and stones!" Sticks and stones break my bones, but words can never break me. The last part of that saying is actually faulty logic because whether we like to admit it or not, there are certain words that do in fact hurt us. So to say that words never hurt you is like saying humans don't need water to survive. They can hurt you and if they do, resolve it in an adult manner and not try to use violence as the answer because it will not solve the issue and will only escalate from there. Anyway, Twilight's jaw dropped and she said "I don't know anything about those! That's not any kind of category!" Hmm, technically it is. Mudbriar argued "Technically, it's a kind of category where we know the answers, but you don't." He does kind of have a point. Twilight started hyperventilating and breathed in and out with a brown paper bag. Pinkie said "Don't worry fellow TwiPie. I grew up on a rock farm. I'm sure I know some of these." Yeah, but you might not know it as much as Maud does. She practically eats, sleeps, and lives on rocks. If anyone knows about rocks the best, it's her. Twilight breathed even faster and that had me concerned. Granny said "What kind of stone can be used to start a fire?" The answer to that would be flint. And no, that's not just a Minecraft thing where you have flint which can be turned into Flint and Steel.
It's also used in the real world as well. Both Pinkie and Maud rang their bells at the same time and Pinkie said "The black one!" That's not specific. Maud said "The answer is Flint." She is correct. Pinkie said "Yeah, that one! We both get points right?" No ma'am. Answers have to be specific. Sunburst said "Sorry Pinkie, but rule 4: "Answers must be specific and exact." I'd help you if I could. I know this category pretty well." I'm sure you do. Twilight stuck out her head creepily and said "Gee, Pinkie. I forgot the name of that famous rock in Griffonstone. Could you ask Maud?" Hold up! You can't do that! That is pure sabotage right there. Pinkie said "You got it! Hey Maud! What's the name of the famous rock in Griffonstone?!" You can't do that Pinkie. Maud said "Pinkie, you can't ask me that." She is right. Rule 7.9 specifically says that. Pinkie didn't understand that and said "Sure I can. I just did." She looked confident, but the crowd whispered amongst themselves because of a rule being broken here. "What?" Granny stepped aside and I went up onto the pedestal. I said "You can't do that, Pinkie. Rule 7.9 states that "no player may ask another one for answers at any time to gain an unfair advantage."
"That is considered cheating and the penalty for doing that is disqualification. So, I'm sorry to say, but… Pinkie, you've been disqualified." Pinkie seemed shocked at that and yelled "WHAT?!" You heard me. "I can't believe I'm disqualified!" Well, that's what happens when you break the rules. But, you were purposely set up by Twilight just so she can find an excuse to get you booted out of the game. Sad really. But whatever. Twilight laughed nervously and said "I'm sorry, Pinkie. I guess I forgot about that rule." You knew that rule, Twilight. I can tell by the expression on your face. But, you're letting your greed and selfishness get the better of you here. Pinkie said "Oh no! If I'm out, you don't have a partner! You won't be able to get your third win!" I would boot her out for "purposely trying to get a player disqualified," but there is a rule about teammates. Twilight said "Actually, since there is another player who also has his teammate disqualified…" before Sunburst came in and said "Rule 19.7b whereby players who's teammate was disqualified, may form a new team!" I see what's going on here. Since Sunburst gave Twilight the highest win percentage, Twilight purposely found an excuse to get Pinkie booted out so that she could be with Sunburst as his teammate. That just seems cruel to me.
Pinkie seemed satisfied and said "Oh, okay. Umm, I'll just cheer you on from over there." I can see the sadness in your eyes Pinkie, and it makes me angry that Twilight would do something this cruel. Okay, my turn to read questions. Granny stepped aside and I stepped on the pedestal to read the questions. I said "The next category is… ancient legends!" This is going to be a good one here. Twilight said "Ohh, we're going to crush this round!" We'll see about that. I can make the questions seem like trick ones very easily to throw you off. Sunburst said "I don't know Twilight. You seem out of the zone today." She's more than out of the zone. "But don't worry. I can pick up the slack." Twilight was having none of it and said "What?! I am the reigning Trot Champ!" So? That doesn't mean squat. "If there's any slack that needs picking, I'll beat it up." I think that came out wrong. "I mean, wait." Yeah, think about that for a second. Sunburst said "I'm just saying. You seem a bit frazzled and I do have a correct answer percentage to maintain." Whatever you say. Things are crazy these days.
I read the card and said "Who traveled to Equestria from a distant land seeking to steal the magic from it's pony inhabitants?" I knew the answer, but let's see who can get it right. Twilight rang her bell and said "That would be Lord Tirek!" Eh, there's more to the answer to that. Mudbriar rang his bell and said "Technically, that answer is incomplete. The answer is Lord Tirek and Scorpan." He would be correct. Twilight tried to argue with that and said "But Scorpan tried to convince Tirek not to do it, so technically, he wasn't part of it, even if he started out... *sighs* never mind." I said, "That would be correct." I made Spike give Mudbriar a point and I moved on to the next question. I picked up the next card and read from it. "What evil tyrant seeked to conquer a kingdom in Northern Equestria and left a curse on the place when he was banished by Celestia and Luna to the Frozen North?" Twilight tried to answer that, but Sunburst beat her to it and said "The answer would be King Sombra." Correct, my dude. I said "That would be the correct answer." I picked out the next card and read from it. "What kind of creature can clone itself to look like anyone or anything around them and had it's leader invade Canterlot during a royal wedding?" Once again, I knew this answer. Twilight tried to answer this one, but Sunburst took the bell away from her before she could answer.
Rainbow rang the bell and said "Changelings and Queen Chrysalis!" I nodded and said "Correct!" Spike gave another point to Rainbow and I read out the next question. "Which pony got jealous of their older sister and declared to ponykind that Equestria shall be cast in eternal night?" Twilight hesitated to press the bell, but Sunburst rang it and said "The answer would be Nightmare Moon." I nodded and said "That would be correct." Spike went over to Sunburst's table and gave him a point. As time went on, I went through different categories such as magical artifacts, dangerous creatures, and even pony history. Twilight looked around to see the updated scores and said to Sunburst "Look Sunburst, I realize I may have been a little off earlier, but I'm really good at this game." Are you really though? You don't seem to act like it. I picked up another card and said "How many holes are there in Daring Do's hat?" I noticed Sunburst moved the bell away from Twilight, but she grabbed it with her magic and brought it over to her instead.
Unfortunately, they were both too late as Rainbow rang her bell and yelled "20!" I looked at the card and said "Correct!" Rainbow gloated at Applejack and I gave Rainbow a glare. "Knock it off or I'll penalize you for taunting." Rainbow grumbled and kept quiet. I heard Sunburst say "Twilight, I knew that one! You just cost us a point and the correct answer I needed to boost my percentage!" Hmm. How surprising. I had no idea that Sunburst knew that. Oh well. You learn something new every day. Twilight retorted "Well, I knew it too! You're not the only pony to read a book, you know." No one ever said that, so cut the attitude. Sunburst said "You're right Twilight. I'm sorry, but now that I think about it, I'm not so sure about Dash's answer." Nope. She is correct. Believe me. I made sure there were no wrong answers here on these cards. If there was a wrong answer, I would immediately have detected it and fixed it right away. "Could you do a quick fact check?" Excuse me, you can't do that. Rule 18.3 specifically states that "no player may check outside references for answers to any specific question." So, unless you're not trying to plan something sinister here, you better drop that before I call you out on it and kick you out of the game. Twilight said "Oh, I know it's 20. But if you want proof… *starts looking through book pages* Wait. According to rule 18.3, I can't check outside reference material." You would be correct. Twilight gasped in horror and then became angry at Sunburst.
"Are you trying to get me disqualified?!" We can all hear you, you know. "What kind of pony would do that to their own teammate?!" I could ask the same about you. That's basically what you did to Pinkie and that wasn't very nice whatsoever. In fact, it seems like justice is served here. Don't be a hypocrite Twilight because that behavior is foolish and it really doesn't fit your personality. Sunburst was trembling in fear, but Twilight quickly saw Pinkie's sadness behind him. Her expression changed from anger to guilt real quick and I could tell she felt awful about what she had done. Yeah, I think Twilight is now starting to see the destruction and damage she left behind. Ouch. Sunburst said "You're right, Twilight. I don't know what got into me." It happens. Believe me. I've been there as well. "I was so focused on my correct answers that I wasn't thinking straight." Competition often does that to you. Because you're obsessed about winning, it throws logic completely out the window and all hell breaks loose at that point. "Can you forgive me?" Yes I can. As part of being Christian, I a m told to forgive others for their sins and wrongdoings.
Twilight said "It's okay, Sunburst. I understand. And I have a teammate of my own to apologize to." I sure hope you do because that was extremely cruel of you to do that. "Luckily for you, Cranky's awake." Finally. That poor dude couldn't stay awake for 5 minutes. Just as bad as my dad was when I was growing up. As soon as he sat down and got comfortable, he was already asleep. He would even do it in the car when I was driving down the road and he was sitting in the back with my younger sister. "And according to rule 57.6b…" It states that "any player that was previously disqualified for sleeping may rejoin the game, provided that they are well rested." I wrote this rule, so I had to add that part just for giggles. Sunburst said "Players previously disqualified for sleeping may rejoin the game. Provided they're well rested." Exactly! Cranky finally awoke and he shook his head into consciousness. He said "Huh, what? Where am I? What time is it? Where are my morning haycakes?!" I think he might suffer from short term memory loss every time he falls asleep. Can't really blame the dude, but whatever. Twilight walked over to Pinkie and said "Pinkie, you were the best teammate I could ask for." You sure didn't seem like it. "But I let wanting to win keep me from seeing that." Yeah, it happens. I've done it before, so I understand how it feels.
Pinkie shrugged it off and said "I knew you wanted to win, but I probably could have helped a little and even if I couldn't…" This was your first time, so you had no idea on how this truly works. Twilight said "We still could have had fun. I'm so sorry for not realizing it." It's okay, Twilight. I forgive you. "I got so obsessed with one thing, I forgot what really mattered." Twilight often reminds me of how I used to act growing up. Because Twilight can relate to this, it makes me like her that much more. Pinkie said sarcastically "Nooo, that doesn't sound like you at all." She raised a brow and Twilight said "Well, win or lose, nothing is more important than my friend or my team." Agreed. Couldn't have said that better myself. "TwiPie forever?" WHAT?! My anger started to boil again and Pinkie noticed my expression before saying "I… I don't know." Twilight turned around and said "I understand." Yeah, come back over here! You belong to ME and no one else! "I guess even the Princess of Friendship can mess things up with her friends." You are right. No one is perfect. Even with me as a military leader, I still am not perfect and struggle with a lot of things.
Particularly when it comes to my anger. It can tend to flare when someone's not following directions. But, it's because of me striving to be better that makes me qualified for the position. We all might screw up at our passions sometimes, but it's about getting back up and trying again that really matters. Pinkie said "Oh, it's not that." It isn't? Then what else could it be? "It's just I already changed it to Team Twiburst Now I should change it to Sundoole?" Oh brother. Really Pinkie? It was about cake the entire time? *facepalms* Ugh. Whatever. Pinkie ate the cake and I rolled my eyes. Twilight said "Actually, I have a better idea." And what might that be? "According to rule 13.2, players can join the game at any time provided they start from zero." Are you sure you want to do that, Twilight? Because if you are, there's no going back whatsoever. Pinkie said "Wow! These rules are really convoluted. But doesn't starting from zero mean we'll lose?" Most likely, but Twilight doesn't care about that anymore. Twilight said "Well, our chances aren't good, but the odds of having fun on team TwiPie are 100 percent!" UGH! STOP SAYING THAT! My anger boiled with fury and Twilight chuckled nervously. "Maybe I shouldn't say that when Zach is around. He'll think I'm talking about it in a romantic sense even though that's not true." I'm sure it's not, but it's still really annoying for me.
Simply because people are going to start using that as an excuse to ship these two and write fanfictions about it. It's stupid, it's foolish, and it's just disgusting. Anyway, they both hugged one another and Twilight moved the bell over to the center. I picked up the next card and read the question. I said "What is the name of the Ponyville Day Spa's most popular kindle?" I knew the answer to that, but let's see if anyone can get that right. Twilight and Pinkie rang the bell at the same time and said something real quick, but I couldn't understand what they were saying whatsoever. Because of that, I couldn't give them the point. Rule 34.7c states that "all answers must be spoken clearly and loudly in order to receive points from the host." Basically, if I can't understand you, I can't give you any points because I couldn't hear what you were saying or you were talking too fast. I said "Um, nope." They both laughed and I simply shook my head a bit. They were having fun, so I won't bother them for that. I eventually received the correct answer and I gave the point to that team. I made it like a trick question.
Eventually, I got to the end of all the questions for the week, and the winner was a surprising one. Fluttershy's team had somehow got a come from behind victory and beat the other teams. She won the game with 75 points followed by Maud's team with 70 points. The other teams were in the 60s and Twilight's team managed to reach 50 points. I knew I had to celebrate because I'm still the only creature with at least three consecutive wins in Trivia Trot. "Well fellow ponies, that is a wrap on this week's Trivia Trot. Please make sure to clean up and head out the main exit once you're done. See y'all next week!" I stepped down from the pedestal and did my victory dance. My other friends were annoyed at my gloating, but I didn't care. "HA! YES! I'm still the only creature with at least three consecutive wins! Thank you Fluttershy!" I was so happy that I nearly blasted away the door in excitement. "Look out Equestria, because this man is coming back next week to continue his reign of terror! Ha ha ha. HA HA HA!" I went into my shadow form and went out the door. Well, that was a fun day. Twilight didn't win and I was able to keep my record alive, so it's a win-win for me. Now that I'm fully rested, I'm coming back with even more fuel to the fire and I'll be ready to dominate. Look out Rainbow and Applejack, because I'm coming to kick your flanks and I shall spare no mercy. Ha ha ha. HA HA HA!
AN: Welp, a very valuable lesson can definitely be learned from this episode. I did want to mention that yesterday was my sister's birthday, so I wasn't able to get this chapter out then, even though I really wanted to, but whatever. It is sad though it has to be on the same day as the one year anniversary of the death of George Floyd. She probably couldn't even go anywhere without anyone mentioning that. I do send my respects to the family of George Floyd, but defunding the police and having violent rioters loot buildings is not the answer. I understand the pain, but there's no excuse for that. Thankfully, people are starting to realize what defunding the police actually looks like and now they want it reversed, so that's a good thing. Also, there are going to be bad apples within law enforcement. It's like that for every job. But you don't let a select few define an entire group of people. That's what the Democrats want you to do. I don't stand for that and neither should any of you. I will always stand by law enforcement and defend them because they have always defended me in protecting me from dangerous criminals and making sure I safely get home. If you want to, I want you to stand by me in defending law enforcement to stick around and keep our country alive before it's too late. Don't let the corrupt democratic party burn this country down to ashes. This country was created for a reason. Don't let them take that away from us. They need to put America first and not illegal aliens. This is just a motivational speech I wanted to put in here because the people out there in this country need to hear this. None of us want our freedom taken away, so don't give the left an opportunity to do so. Anyway, that's enough of that and hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Next Chapter: The Summer Sun Celebration! As retirement for Celestia and Luna approaches, they have declared to Twilight that this will be the last one. Eager to please them, Twilight scrambles to make sure this will be the best Summer Sun Celebration in Equestria's history. However, things get chaotic when the Legion of Doom takes a trip to Canterlot and causes mischief. Twilight's friends try to fix everything themselves, but don't tell Twilight. This angers Zachary because no one ever seems to listen to him and continues to do their own thing. Will Twilight find out the chaos that is being unraveled in Canterlot, or will Zachary have to take matters into his own hands and deal with it himself?
Until then, my fellow readers