//------------------------------// // Fun with Peewee and Owlowiscious // Story: Peewee and Spike's Ponyville Adventures // by AbstractThought //------------------------------// It was a bright and shiny day in Ponyville, one where all the birds were singing in practice for the next musical number; all, that is, except for one little bird in Golden Oaks Library. Peewee was in a singing mood as well, but sadly for him, Twilight Sparkle, newly crowned princess of the sticks-in-the-mud, didn’t want him making noise while she was working on a new decree that would make having a library card mandatory for every resident of Ponyville. He couldn’t hang out with his bestest buddy Spike, either, because he was busy spreading posters around town advocating the joys of library cards. And he couldn’t even explore outside because ever since he had accidentally melted the ice sculpture of Sapphire Shores that Rarity had made for her concert with an ill-timed fiery sneeze, Twilight didn’t trust him wandering unsupervised for some reason. In short, Peewee was bored. “I’m bored!” Peewee cried out, in case the narration didn’t make it obvious. “Someone unbore me!” “Whooooo…” Peewee turned and saw Twilight’s owl, imaginatively named Owlowiscious, snoozing on his perch. Hmm, he’s someone. Maybe he can unbore me! Aww, but it’s gonna be kinda hard for someone who’s asleep to entertain me. Unless… Suppressing the urge to giggle, he plucked out two of his loose tail feathers, flittered softly over to Owlowiscious’s perch, and stuck the tail feathers in the sleeping owl’s nostrils, giving him a classy feather mustache. Hehe, now he just needs a monocle to complete the look! The young phoenix then flew up to Twilight’s desk, grabbed a quill and dipped it in the inkwell (Twilight was too absorbed in her writing to notice), and started to draw a circle around Owlowiscious’s right eye, somewhat shakily due to his constant giggling and not being used to drawing with his beak. He had almost finished the circle when he noticed something off. Namely, the owl’s eye being open. “May I ask what exactly you are doing, Peewee?” Owlowiscious asked, his voice posh, intellectual, and slightly grumpy, like if Fancy Pants and Twilight’s voices had gotten married and had a baby. Peewee froze in place, the ink from his quill silently running down the owl’s face and dripping on the floor. “Uh…making art?” Owlowiscious gave Peewee a long stare before turning his head to a small mirror on the left, causing the ink to draw a small line as he turned and saw the art that Peewee had put all over his face. After a few seconds of strained silence, the owl eased the air with a hearty chuckle. “Oh ho ho, well played, little one!” “Wait…you’re not mad?” Peewee asked. “Of course not!” Owlowiscious insisted as he turned to face Peewee again. “I have a great appreciation for comedic shenanigans! I only regret that your body mass is too small to lift Spike’s top hat so you could complete the ensemble!” Peewee giggled at the mental image of Owlowiscious with a hat and cane striking a suave pose while drinking tea. Whoa, his class is off the charts! “As a matter of fact,” Owlowiscious continued, “I have quite the comedic repertoire under my belt.” “Your belt?” Peewee tilted his head at the addition to the mental ensemble. “I dunno, I don’t think a belt really goes with a hat and cane.” Owlowiscious burst into laughter at that remark. “My word, you’re simply incorrigible!” he said between laughs. “I think you’ll be quite impressed with my humorous stylings, though. Would you like to see them in action?” “Sure, that sounds like a perfect way to get unbored!” Peewee chirped like the bird he was. “Excellent!” Owlowiscious replied jovially. “Now go get master Twilight’s attention, and I’ll do the rest!” Peewee did an eager salute in response and flew over to Twilight, who was now adding an addendum that the library books would magically recommend books based on the owner’s interests and Twilight’s best interests. Strategically placing himself over Twilight’s desk, he dropped the quill from his beak onto the paper in front of her, leaving a little ink splatter. “Gah! Peewee!” Twilight screeched in alarm. “What did I tell you about messing up my work when I’m busy?!” “That it’s funny?” Peewee said. “No wait, that’s what Spike told me.” “Who who!” Twilight turned her attention toward Owlowiscious and stared at the fancy makeover he had received. “Wha…did Peewee do this to you?!” Twilight demanded. “Who?” “Peewee!” Twilight repeated. “You know, the phoenix?” “Who?” “Ugh, just forget it,” Twilight said with a sigh. “I’m going to go get a washcloth. You stay there, Peewee; I’ll deal with you later.” “Who?” Twilight responded with an alicorn glare–the harshest of all glares, apart from that of the basilisk and the Fluttershy–and stormed off into the kitchen. As soon as she was out of earshot, Owlowiscious burst into laughter. “What did I tell you? Am I a comedic master or what?” Peewee stared blankly. “I don’t get it.” “It’s simple in its ingeniousness!” Owlowiscious explained. “You see, ponies can’t understand me; they only hear hoots! So whenever they address me, I simply respond with a hoot, and they think I’m asking ‘who’ rather than simply making an owl noise! It never fails!” He chortled as the brilliance of his humor swept over him once again. “Wait…that’s it?” Peewee asked. “That’s your big comedy routine?” “That it is, dear Peewee!” Owlowiscious confirmed. “Uh…no offense, Owl Delicious,” Peewee said (he always got tongue-tied every time he tried saying the owl’s real name), “but that’s kinda weak.” “What are you talking about? That routine’s good! It’s a real…hoot!” Owlowiscious lost it with that zinger and fell off his perch onto the floor with the amount of laughter that was emanating from him. Peewee sat with a sigh on a stack of books as Twilight returned with a washcloth held in her magical grasp. Dear Princess Celestia, he wrote in his head while Twilight scrubbed the hysterical owl. Owls suck at comedy. Your faithful student, Peewee. The End Note: Owlowiscious would later have a son who would become the hottest comedian in Equestria.