Chapter Preview: Righteous Surpassing · 10:17am Jan 3rd, 2021
Coming this week.
Damn. Back there was... God damn.
"Twilight, remind me to never jest about you lacking any backbone to non-world conquerors again." I stated in genuine, amazed humour, unable to repress my impressed grin. The pair of us leaving the university that was shut down the moment it was even finished constructed in this equivalent of Vegas. "Because I think, back there, you just gave ME a run for my money."
Ever modest, the beautiful lavender Princess shrugged, pointedly avoiding my awed gaze with a light hue of pink on her features. Embarrassed, but flattered, the furious indignation carried over since the quick trip to Las Pegasus vented out from chewing the two con brothers out only a few minutes prior.
"It was nothing, just sometimes I think a rant can be well-deserved after all." Sly violet eyes glancing my way momentarily, the quirk of a faint smile. "You bring out the worst in me, after all, Jack."
"'Nothing?'" Oh Hell no, back there was NOT nothing. "Twilight, dear, you made those ponies look like they were going to [BEEP] themselves senseless. You were like a volcano of explosive literature. I hadn't seen you that angry since... Since... Well I can't remember. But still, that was incredible!"
Flushing ever harder by my sincere praise, the alicorn merely shook her head in spite of our bond picking up on her touched humility. "It's not a thing to be proud of, Jack, losing one's temper..." Before, just then, grinning a bit wider my way in a reflection of mischief. "But sometimes, it just feels relieving to express how one truly feels. Never healthy, after all, to bottle emotions up. Literally, once, in Starlight's case."
Ha!
"But no, seriously." After our moment of shared laughter occurred, calming down enough to converse while walking down the street to nowhere in particular, oblivious to any passing gawk of nearby equines... And another dragon-looking dude in a cloak. Seriously, what's with that? "You usually vent differently as opposed to THAT back there. What's changed love?"
"...Honestly, you're the change." Huh? I paused, raising a brow of confusion, and Twilight was only a few steps ahead before halting herself, looking back with her own amused, but affectionately warm appearance. "Is that so surprising, that I want to be more like my rebellious, passionate fiance who isn't afraid to speak his mind when an injustice occurs? That I find it refreshing, often bordering on attractive, when he fights back anything he deems unfair for anyone else? I may have been, as referred to by some, a 'stick in the mud,' but sometimes... Everypony has to let loose... Let's just say Flim and Flam provided the perfect opening and leave it at that, shall we honey? Now, let's go home."
Concluding that short, well-explaining speech with a sly wink, Twilight merrily trotting on back towards the direction we took in opposite. I... Was I that much an influence to the Princess now? If so, I was bloody loving it!
Ohh, Jack, this only begins to scratch the surface with what's to come.
Someone sounds entirely pensive. Something on your mind, old spiritual timer? Mentally asking as I followed after the breathtaking mare, unable to take my awed eyes off her cheerful, calmer state now still.
My on-again off-again teacher replied after a few heartbeats passed. Mine, that was. Today is coming back to me, my boy... And what a day it was.
