Preview · 5:43pm Mar 21st, 2021

Pharynx walked through the hive hallways, heading towards the entrance. As he was walking, he watched the hallways, trying not to roll his eyes at the needless vines and flowering plants covering the walls. He always wanted to know who approved this interior design.

As Pharynx neared the entrance, he heard excited voices. He squinted his eyes, trying to see who it was.

“Is i' here ye'? Is i', is i'?!” the young, high voice was instantly recognizable to the General.

“Almost! It’s almost here, A!” another, a bit deeper voice replied.

“Ugh, what is the grub up to now? And why is Zenex being dragged into it?”

He sighed and looked to try and see exactly what they were doing.

Bouncing. To sum it up in one word. The small lime green nymph, Apex, was jumping up and down, red gossamer wings open and buzzing on his back.

Zenex was practically no different, the only thing being is his hole-infested grey chitinous body and transparent wings.

Pharynx facehoofed at the sight. He muttered a swear under his breath, then trotted over to them, might as well get it over with. “Uh… Apex? Zenex? What are you doing?”

Both the nymphs turned to him, eyes wide and identical grins on their faces.

“We’re waiting!” Zenex said, his eyes closed and an innocent smile on his face.

“I know I’m going to regret asking this… but what are you waiting for?”

“A pac'age!” Apex blurted out in pure excitement.

“...Grub, why would you be waiting for a package?”

“We or'ered i'!” Apex replied, much to the surprise of Pharynx.

“You ordered it? Wh-look, grub, is Thorax aware that you ordered a package?”

Apex chuckled sheepishly. “Uh… No' really?”

“You...you…” Pharynx stammered, then facehoofed. “Apex…” he growled, and the younger, albeit tall nymph, ducked behind his friend.

“S-So'ry Pharynx…” Apex mumbled, and Pharynx sighed, reaching and drawing the nymph out for a slight hug.

Pharynx looked at him. “I’m not mad… Just… How did you even afford it?”

“We sold lemonade!” Zen said.

“And chockit!”

“But mostly lemonade.”

“You… how did that get you enough money?”

Zenex and Apex both looked up at him pointedly, making their eyes big and innocent.

“Okay, I get it, cute sells, will you just-No. No, no, no, no, no. You’re not seriously going to—”

They proceeded to puppy dog eyes him. Pharynx groaned and glared in the other direction. Apex ran in front of him, still puppy dog eyes-ing him.

“What do you two even want?! Just stop!”

Zenex stepped up. “Pwease don’t tell Hivey or Thowax we did this…”

“'Specially no' Papa Thorax.” Apex added, sticking out his bottom lip.

Zenex’s eyes started tearing up and his lips started quivering. “Pwease, pwease pwease!”

“I… ugh, whatever! Fine!” Pharynx threw up his forelegs in exasperation. “Just promise me it wasn’t anything dangerous.”

They reverted their faces as if nothing happened.

“We promise!” they said in unison.

Pharynx sighed “Then what was it?”

“It was a—”

A grey pegasus with yellow eyes flew down. “Package for… Zenex and Apex?”

“Yay!” Apex cheered as Zenex raced over to take it. The pegasus flew off and the two nymphs dove into the box. They then lifted up a giant box with a screen.

“Wh-grub, Zenex, what is that?”

“It’s… a picture box,” Zen said, straining.

“A painting, you mean?” Pharynx asked, trotting closer to help them lift it up.

“No Uncle Pharynx, i' plays re-tan'ular things an’ the pic'ures move,” Apex said, holding the box.

“...Need I ask how expensive this was?”

Zenex chuckled sheepishly. “Well… Let’s just say I had to take some of the funds from the Fangs to help pay for it…”

“You…” Pharynx growled at them. “Kids…”

Zenex and Apex’s eyes got big, much to Pharynx’s dismay. “You pwomised you wouldn’t tell…” Zenex said.

“Yeah!” Apex pouted “Pwe'ty pwease Uncle Pharynx?”

Pharynx shook his head. “F-Fine! Just stop doing that!”

They dropped the pouts and turned back to the box. The two lifted, then threw the picture box into a nearby trash bin, then cheered and hopped into the box, closing it as they did. Pharynx’s eyes went wide.

“You bought that thing just to throw it in the trash?!”

Zenex popped his head out. “No silly, we did it to get the biggest box we could find!” he chirped.

“You… what?!” Pharynx glared at him.

“Come on Zenex! Le’s drive i' to ‘Celly’s bedroom! We can play in there!” Apex said, looking over at him.

Zen put a hoof over his mouth trying to hide a blush. “Uh, okay.”

“Mm mmmmy, me’m mm memm…” Apex mumbled through Zenex’s hoof. He moved his hoof and Apex repeated himself. “Don’t worry, she’s no' here. You know, ‘cause of tha' school thing? An’ she le's me play in there all the time.”

Zenex blushed even harder before they dove back into the box. “Alright, we’ll drive the box to her room.”

Pharynx blinked. “You can’t drive a—” He heard sounds coming from the box that sounded like… engines?

“Rrrr...rrr...grr…” Apex growled inside the box, as it began to shift from the two nymphs inside pushing on it. Pharynx stared in silence as they began to push it towards Ocellus’ room.

Pharynx sighed, shook his head, then trotted after them. Though not before picking up the picture box the two nymphs had mentioned and levitating it past him into his own room.

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