//------------------------------// // Day 1-Twelve Hours In // Story: The Day Princess Luna Challenged Celestia to an Arm Wrestling Contest // by Twilicorn //------------------------------// "Well folks, Princess Luna and Princess Celestia are still hard at it, but who's going to raise the sun and set the moon? Any comments, Princesses?" "Well, Shining Armor, I've heard that large groups of unicorns can raise the sun or moon if so needed, is this true?" "Yes you foals!" Yelled Princess Luna through gritted teeth, and she shared an eyeroll with Princess Celestia. "Well then, I better get to it!" Twilight Sparkle chuckled at her announcer-commentary, then began searching through the crowd for unicorns to raise the sun. Shining Armor smiled as well, and turned towards the crowd. "Alright folks, next up for auction, we have... Princess Luna's diary?" Shining Armor held up the book teasingly with his magic, and many ponies gasped. "How do we start the bidding?" "Ten thousand bits!" Cried a pegasus, waving his hoof wildly, and Princess Luna moaned. "You bid on that one more time and so help me everypony here will be on the moon!" Princess Luna's voice echoed through the room, not the Royal Canterlot Voice, but powerful nonetheless. "Now, Ten thousand and one bits, Shining Armor." The room had fallen silent, everypony there staring in fear at the lunar goddess. "Y-yes Princess," stated Shining Armor before magically hoofing her the diary. "Now folks, we've up and raised enough money for Applejack's granny to get that hip, and we've raised over two years funds for the Stallions' Rights Society, so let's start up a new cause! We have the fantastic Rainbow Dash here to present to you another fundraiser!" "Well, mares, gentlecolts, and foals alike, I'm here to raise money for a greeeat cause! Have any of you heard of the Young Fliers League?" Rainbow Dash was over doing the salespony side of things, dragging her voice. "No!" Cried the crowd, many of them looking confused. "Precisely! I'm going to found one! But I need bits, and lots of them to pay for equipment, space, and teachers! But wait, there's more! Instead of just donating, you'll be buying! Buying what, you say? Buying..." her voice trailed off to raise the suspense, "Buying roses! At the ridiculously low, low, low price of fifty bits a rose! There's a stand located to your left, thank you mares and stallions." Rainbow Dash bowed before flying off the stage and to the booth, where a line had already formed. "So sister," smiled Luna. "We want to win this, don't we?" "No, we want to end it," grunted Celestia with a glare. "Well either way, I have a plan." Princess Luna leaned into Celestia, whispering secretly as Shining Armor leaned in, trying to catch what was going on. "Well folks, I have no idea what they just said, but let's keep going! They have to end soon, right?"