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// Twilight´s comet 
// Story: The pony ponies of pony 
// by The_Swedish_Horror 
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It was a warm midsummer eve and Twilight Sparke was at the old castle in Canterlot. The Purple unicorn had climbed its roof and stood now at the top of it, looking down at the courtyard. She hade brought her telescope with her, and placed it right on the brick tiles, securing it with a bit of string. Hopefully it would not fall down. Twilight adjusted the lence and pointed the telescope to the sky, where the famous comet would pass in the middle of the night. She desperately wanted to see it. The comet only appeared once in a hundred years, and she could not stand the thought of missing out om it. 
"Twilight! Be careful!" shouted Fluttershy, safely on the ground. "Don´t fall down!" 
She was afraid of heights, despite the fact that she was a pegasus. Flutteshy prefared to hover just above treetop height, and the old castle was way taller.
"Don´t worry! I have it under control," said Twilight and gazed trough the lence of her telescope, pointing it downward. She saw a light blue shape passing trough gates to Celestia´s gardens. Rainbow Dash. Rainbow carried a big, wooden crate under her wing. 
When she came closer, Twilight could see a big smile on Rainbow´s face. 
"I have wonderful news!" the pegasus shouted. "I have bought a brand new jetpack on the internet, and it will be awesome!"
"A jetpack?!"
"Yes! The best jetpack money could buy!"
"But... isn´t it dangerous?" said Fluttershy. 
"Off course not! I am an expert flyer, and this new cool jetpack will make me the fastest pegasus alive! I will be in the news! In the news, Fluttershy! It will be awesome!" 
"But... um... have you ever used a jetpack before...?" 
"Off course! I mean, I havn´t pesononally used it, but I have red the manual... Ok, I´ve looked at the pictures, but it´s almost the same thing."
Rainbow Dash put the crate on the paving and removed its lid. There was a shiny, metallic shape, much like a pair of rockets. She touched the aluminium with her hoof.
"It looks dangerous..." said Fluttershy. 
"Pff! Not dangerous at all! Help me strap it to my back and then... Swosh! Zoom! Swisch!"
"Oh, my...."

The sun had setted behind the castle´s old masonry and the sky was darkening. Birds sang and a chilly wind swept in from the east. Twilight lit a small lantern and placed it on her pile of astronomical books. The unicorn wrapped herself in a blanket and rested her back against the chimney. The evening sky was beautiful and she could see far away over the Equestrian landscape. Soon the stars would glitter in the sky and the comet would pass. She checked her starmap an extra time. Twilight heard a loud snore from the courtyard and saw that Rainbow Dash had fallen asleep in a hammock. She promised herself that she would wake her up in time to see the comet.
"Um... Twilight, it´s getting chilly... And dark... I will go inside and warm myself... If it´s okay with you?"
"Off course, Fluttershy. I will call on you when the comet appears."
And the yellow pegasus went inside the old castle. Twilight was now alone on the roof. She looked at the old clock in the clocktower across the courtyard and decided to drink her coffee. She must not fall asleep and miss the comet...

But she fell asleep. When Twilight woke up, the birds had already began to sing and the sun was rising! The sky was golden and orange, like it was painted in the most beautiful colurs. 
"No! I missed it! I missed the comet!" sceamed Twilight. 
She stomped her hooves on the tiles and shouted. A tile cracked and came tumbling down the steep roof together with small bits of moss and mortar. It shattered against the paving with a loud crash. 
"Huh?! What? Wha...?" said a dazzled Rainbow Dash, confused over the sudden noise that had awoken her. 
"Rainbow! Im so sorry! I fell asleep and I missed the comet!" cried Twilight. 
"A comet?" 
"Yes! The comet of a century! I will never get a chance to see it again... I will never see the comet!" 
Twilight was so disapointed she almost started to cry. It was so unfair! 
"I didn´t know there was a comet..." said Dash. 
"But that´s the whole reason we came here! Why do you think I am up on the roof with a telescope?"
"I... I thought you all wanted to see... the fastest pegasus... alive?" said Rainbow, realizing how stupid it sounded. 
Twilight smiled a little. Rainbow Dash, always thinking the whole world circled around her... 
"No, Rainbow, I came here to..." 
She leaned on the telescope, and felt how the whole instrument suddenly gave way! It tipped over and the unicorn could only watch in horror as it fell down the roof, taking several tiles with it and crashed down in the courtyard! 
"My telescope!" she screamed. "My precious telescope!!!"
It shattered against the paving in a cloud of dust and broken parts. A window opened in the highest tower, and she could see princess Luna looking at her, tired and annoyed. 
"TWILIGHT SPARKLE! WHAT IS THAT NOISE?!" 
Then she saw the destroyed telescope and the shocked and sad expression in Twilights face. 
"Oh," she said and scatched her mane. "Don´t worry... I buy you a new telescope. Just be quiet and let me SLEEP! It´s almost daytime and I need to sleep."
The lunar princess put on a sleep-mask over her eyes and shut the window. 
Twilight started to climb down from the roof, carefully avoiding to step in the holes that the fall of her telescope had caused. She could see into the castle´s dining room from above. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash helped her and together they soon arrived safely on the ground. 
"Maybe I know a way to cheer you up..." Rainbow said. 
"You do?" said Twilight, still mourning the loss of her telescope. 
"Yes! In fact, it will be awesome! I will strap the jetpack to my back and then... Swosh! Fluttershy, help me with the rocket-thingy!"
Fluttershy carefully adjusted the device on the pegasus´s back. 
"Do you want it to be set on minimum power...?" she asked, hoping that it would somehow minimize the danger. 
"No! Turn it on maximum! I will fly fast! Faster than Twilights old comet!" 
"Um... okey..."
"Good! Where is the start button?"
Rainbow began to randomly press buttons and turn levers. A small lamp lit up. 
And then the jetpack´s twin rockets ignited with a loud roar! The sudden force lifted the pegasus from the ground and sent her flying like a missile, right up in a terrifying arch trough over castles´s towering masonry. 
"AAaaaaaahhhHHHH!!!" screamed Rainbow as she passed princess Luna´s bedroom with all four legs flailing in panic. Then she somehow changed direction, mid air, and dove right into the old gardenpond with a splash. 
Twilight and Fluttershy rused into the pond and salvaged the confused and shaked pony, dragging her ashore. Rainbow Dash spat out a water lily and freed herself from the remaining pieces of the jetpack. 
"Rainbow! Are you okay?" said Fluttershy, worried. 
Dash nodded, but her face was pale and her legs shivered.

The noise and confusion in the garden had once again awoken princess Luna, who now emerged in her window, not in a happy mode. 
"LET ME SLEEP!" she screamed and threw her pillow at the ponies. "Tonight my comet will pass over the sky, and I must be alert to keep it on the right course!"
"Tonight?" asked Twilight. 
"YES!"
"Then... I havn´t missed it at all?"
"THAT IS CORRECT!"
"Oh... So I can still observe it from the roof?" 
"Yes. Now, let me sleep."

And that night, all the ponies sat on the roof, watching the comet trough Twilight´s new telescope. Exept for Rainbow Dash, who fell asleep, dreaming about the new jetpack she had ordered from the internet...

THE END