I should have known better than to think I'd found a way out. I guess I'm just getting desperate.
Twilight had been pacing back and forth through her room for hours, thinking about possible ways to escape, occasionally asking Nekozombie something about Gregory House.
After some time, Twilight heard what sounded like a taxi outside. She looked outside the window and, sure enough, Gregory was exiting a cab.
Twilight felt a spark of hope, "Nekozombie, there's a taxi outside!" "Doesn't matter. It won't work." Nekozombie muttered through the wall.
"Well we have to try; we might be able to get out." Twilight urged. "Go ahead and try if you want, but it won't work."
Twilight thought about staying, but knew that the taxi wouldn't stay much longer. Besides, once she home, she could send a siege party to bring Gregory House down.
Twilight ran from her room all the way to the front way. "Why hello my dea-" Twilight didn't slow down, she dashed directly out the door, magically opened the taxi door, and jumped in. she slammed the door and called urgently to the taxi driver, "Ponyville, hurry!"
The driver nodded and the taxi rode off. It wasn't until the vehicle was in motion did Twilight realize there wasn't anypony pulling it. After her time in Gregory House, the taxi moving by itself didn't really surprise her.
After about an hour, the driver spoke, "So, a few more miles then head back to the House right?"
Twilight looked at him, baffled, "No, I need to go back to Ponyville." She said. "Uh, sorry, I can't do that."
"Why not?" Twilight groaned. "Do you have any idea what Gregory would do to me if I actually took a guest home? Gregory likes to cut his losses. More accurately, he likes to let Chef cut his losses for him." The driver said with a shiver. Twilight sighed as the taxi turned around.
"Did you enjoy your drive my dear?" Gregory asked when Twilight entered the house. "I guess." Twilight grumbled as she slumped back to her room.
"I told you it wouldn't work." Nekozombie said when he heard Twilight close the door to her room. "Yeah, yeah you did." Twilight sighed.
"Don't worry, you'll find some way out." Nekozombie assured her.
"It looks like she's made a friend," Gregory said to himself as he listened to Twilight and Nekozombie making plans, "wouldn't it just be terrible if something happened to him?" He said with a chuckle.