Split

by Raynbow

1 ~ Tranquillity

It was a perfect day in the small but lively town of Ponyville. The weather was perfect, a sign that the pegasi had certainly done their job of clearing the skies. Many of the town’s residents were outside, playing games with each other and socializing among themselves. However, that was a different story for the young and talented unicorn, Twilight Sparkle. Twilight was pacing around her library, unsure on whether or not she should actually stop her studies for the day and enjoy the sunlight, or continue on and be what her friend Rainbow Dash would call “an egghead”.

After a bit of pondering (and pacing), Twilight decided that it would be best to take a break from her studies and go out to get some fresh air. Fillydelphia Beach sounded appealing to her; she loved to go down there quite often to clear her mind and detach herself from the difficulties of the world. A life of studying sixteen hours a day can really take it’s toll on a pony, even one with the mental capacity of Twilight.

After packing a towel, a small bottle of Celestia Brand sunscreen and some shades that she had earlier borrowed from Rainbow Dash into her saddlebags, Twilight called out to Spike to let him know that she would be gone for the afternoon.
“Also, Spike. Don’t eat all the ice cream while I’m gone, you know what happened last time. I’m not going to clean up that mess you made again!” called out Twilight as she was leaving out the front entrance of her library.
“Yeah yeah, mum…” muttered Spike, ignoring Twilight’s advice as he walked towards the freezer.

As soon as Twilight left her library, she shook her head. She did not expect to come back to a pretty sight – Spike never listened to her advice. “I guess that’s his loss,” Twilight thought. “Because it’s about time he learned the hard way~”
Deep inside, Twilight knew that she could not live up to those words. She has a soft spot for the baby dragon, and couldn’t help but spoil him a bit too much. One day that would have to change, most probably when he grew up a bit. But that day did not have to be today.

Twilight quickly snapped her attention back to her goal. Setting her equipment down by her side, she concentrated on the image of Fillydelphia Beach. Her horn began to light up, and moments later there was a loud CRACK as well as a flash of violet light. Twilight had teleported herself and her equipment onto the sandy dunes of the beach. Twilight picked herself up and looked around the beach, which was surprisingly empty for such a beautiful day. In fact, there was nopony around to be seen.

Twilight found this rather peculiar, but in her own way considered it to be rather pleasing to be left alone with just her thoughts and the pleasant aroma of the salty ocean. After admiring the revitalizing scent of the ocean, Twilight slung her saddlebags over her back and made her way towards the shoreline. She loved everything about the beach, the soft sand beneath her hooves, the enticing aroma of the ocean, the cool breeze and the refreshing, aqua-blue waters.

“The ocean waters seem so smooth, not as choppy as it usually is,” Twilight thought to herself, observing the waters around her. “I could really use a swim”
Shortly after her trot towards the shoreline began, Twilight reached the brink of the waters and set her saddlebags down. To her left was continuous shoreline, and to her right a long jetty that looked perfect to dive off. Twilight headed towards the jetty and prepared herself for a dive. After making sure the water wasn’t too shallow and that there weren’t any rocks that could be a hazard to her, Twilight took a deep breath and leaped off the jetty. She hit the water rather softly, producing a very small splash.

When Twilight resurfaced, she shook the water out of her mane in a sensual manner that would’ve attracted any stallion around her.
“A perfect dive, if I do say so myself.” Twilight said aloud. Feeling rejuvenated, Twilight swum back towards the shore to prepare herself for another dive. She walked back down the jetty and did her usual search for rocks when a glint in the sand caught her eye. Turning her attention to the unknown shine, Twilight saw what was on first observation, a small silver locket on a chain that was half buried.

Her curiosity peaking, Twilight cautiously slid off the jetty and into the water. Twilight’s horn lit up as she concentrated on levitating the locket, but for some unknown reason she was unable to do so.
“Peculiar,” she thought to herself. However she thought nothing more of it and decided to just use her hoof. Being careful not to bury the locket, she felt around the sea floor for the silver locket and upon feeling it, she fished it out. After further inspection, Twilight noticed that the locket seemed to have a small inscription that she could not quite make out. It was also undeniably pretty, so much so that even a pony as picky as Rarity would have considered tasteful.

Locket still in hoof, Twilight swam back to shore. There was still nopony around the beach, which Twilight was becoming more and more suspicious of. Normally, this beach would be bustling with ponies on an average day, but today was a totally different story, even with near perfect weather. Maybe there was some event on today? Twilight was unsure. Pushing those thoughts out of her mind, Twilight trudged towards her saddlebags and set the locket down. Deciding that these minor events shouldn’t shun her ‘vacation’, Twilight headed back towards the water for a swim.

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Ninety minutes later, Twilight was out of the water and getting ready to pack up. She picked up the locket and put it around her neck. Making sure that everything was in place, Twilight’s horn once again lit up as she concentrated on the image of her library. With a loud CRACK, she departed Fillydelphia Beach and arrived in Ponyville, saddlebags next to her and locket still around her neck. Twilight was pretty tired after her swim, so her first plan was to get a good sleep. She opened the library door, and as expected, there was a baby dragon that was writhing in pain on the floor. There were several buckets of ice cream and spoons littered over the immediate floor around Spike.

Twilight sighed heavily as she walked up the staircase towards her bedroom. Cleaning up would have to wait; she was much too tired for any of that. Twilight set her saddlebags down and placed the locket on her bedside table, then jumped into her bed. She thought of nothing that had happened today, sleep had hit her harder than Applejack beats Applebloom

Comments

[Relevant Heavy Metal]

The White Sea - The Sword

[Lightning Blaze]

Sweet jesus, that last sentence.

[mines5]

"sleep had hit her harder than Applejack beats Applebloom"
you actually typed this phrase...
not sure whether to think of it as good or disturbing, varying degrees of want with this one.

[RedvsBlue327]

This story was doing great until that very last sentence

I honestly don't know if that trolling was intentional or not

[Mill]

"sleep had hit her harder than Applejack beats Applebloom"

[RandomWyrm]

I didn't know whether to laugh or punch the screen on the last sentence.

[Bluenova]

Last sentence was full of troll.

[Raynbow]

It was a bit of trolling and a reference to Epic Pie Time.
It was also 2am.

[Rhydian Llewellyn]

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Dat last sentence...

[TundraStanza]

Huh?
Nothing, just keep beating [the eggs].
*Continues beating the eggs*
MORE APPLEJACK DANIELS!
*Bottle breaks*

[8BitPony]

dat last sentence, looking forward to the next chapter

[Bloodpool]

"sleep had hit her harder than Applejack beats Applebloom"
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[sum41stoner]

Trololol. Dat last sentence! It totally helps that I'm high as fuck right now! Great story! Damn cliffhangers make me have to track and read the next chapter.

[psycho pony guy]

of course! its so clear now; beats consider it tracked

[Veiled Enigma]

Best conclusion to a chapter. Bravo.

[nst56]

loved the ending to this chapter, I can't wait or the next chapter

[RusselNotSCP]

if i was a hipster i would make a comment not involving the last sentence. i will do both.

I LIED
DAT DAM LAST SENTENCE!

[lightenupmyday]

442570 .......LOL damn you pinkie pie thats been stuck in my head since I saw it applejack beats those eggs harder then she beats applebloom. SAY WHA'!!

[lightenupmyday]

443431 Tumblr the good times