Chapter 4
As soon as Sweetie Belle and Rarity walked out the door, they were pulled of to the side by a Royal Guard.
“I hate to be a bother, but, which one of you is Sweetie Belle?” He asked politely.
“That would be me,” replied Sweetie Belle, confused.
The guard nodded and fished a small piece of paper out of his armor pocket. “Princess Luna asked me to give this to you.”
Rarity sighed as Sweetie Belle took the note. The guard remained standing there, watching. Rarity looked up and saw him.
“Umm… darling,” she said. “You don’t have to watch.”
The guard was about to reply when Sweetie Belle spoke up, “Actually, he’s supposed to escort me to Princess Luna’s ‘Awesome Gaming Cave of Gaming Awesomeness’,” read Sweetie Belle. The guard nodded. Sweetie Belle continued, “‘Also, don not worry Rarity, you can go home if you wish. I promise to make sure Sweetie Belle is returned home in a timely manner.’” Rarity shook her head,
“Alright, go ahead. But be sure to ask her who named her gaming space that, would you?” asked Rarity.
Sweetie Belle nodded as she walked away with the guard. The guard cleared his throat and said, “Ummm…. So I am to be your Royal Escort every time you come to the Castle, at the request of Princess Luna.”
“Oh. That’s cool! Well, if you are to be my Royal Escort whenever I visit the castle, which I get the feeling will be a lot more frequently these days, what’s your name?”
The guard was taken aback. “M-my name?”
Sweetie Belle nodded, “You already know my name so I want to know yours. I like making new friends,” she said with a smile.
The guard nodded. “I suppose it would be more practical to say my name rather than ‘Mr. Royal Escort. In that case, my name is Sam.”
“Nice to meet you, Sam!” said Sweetie Belle, smiling.
Sam returned the smile. They reached the door to Luna’s room, which had a giant, white crescent moon on it. Sam raised a hoof and knocked.
Luna’s voice came through the door, “Who is it?”
“Sam! I brought Sweetie Belle, like you requested,” Sam replied.
Luna’s door swung open. “Excellent,” said Princess Luna, dragging Sweetie Belle inside.
“See you later, Sa-,” Sweetie was cut off as the door closed. Sam sighed, sat down beside the door and waited.
Luna pulled Luna through her room and down the stairs into the game cave.
“Hey Luna, the note said this place was called the ‘Awesome Gaming Cave of Gaming Awesomeness’. Did you let Rainbow Dash name it?”
“What gave it away?” said Luna, smiling despite rolling her eyes. “The use of the word ‘Awesome’?”
Sweetie nodded. When the reached the bottom, one of the monitors caught Sweetie’s attention. Looking over, she saw the screen showed a scoreboard, with two names: ‘Luna’ and ‘Sweetie Belle’. Under Luna’s name it displayed a ‘2’ while a ‘1’ shone under her own.
Luna turned around, a scroll in her magic. “So, what shall we play today? I compiled a list, just in case.” She beamed proudly.
Sweetie smirked, “Let’s have a race…”
Luna raised an eyebrow. “Really?”
But Sweetie wasn’t finished, “... of PETS.”
Luna grinned. “That’s much better. TIBBY!”
Tiberius came scurrying out a small hole in the wall, climbed up Luna’s front leg, her chest, and the side of her face, stopping and sitting atop her head. Luna smiled.
“So who shall be Tibby’s competitor?”
Sweetie Belle thought for a moment, “Well, I suppose we could use Opalessence, but that might not be the best idea.”
Luna shrugged, “What’s the worst that could happen?”
Sweetie raised an eyebrow.
{2 Moments Later}
It was absolute chaos. Luna was currently shrieking her head off, gripping Tib tightly away from Opal who was currently hissing and batting her paw in the air, attempting to get Tib. Sweetie Belle had thankfully managed to grab Opal’s tail in her magic before Tib could become a snack.
“WHY DID YOU LET HERE IN HERE?!?” screamed Luna.
“ME?!? YOU’RE THE ONE WHO TELEPORTED HER HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!” yelled Sweetie Belle over Opal. “Besides, I even said that this wasn’t a good idea!”
“She’s your cat!” yelled Luna.
“No, she’s Rarity’s cat! And that’s my point! Opal’s a cat, and Tib is a opossum! Cats eat small rodents! Just send her back already! I’m losing my grip!”
Luna’s horn flared, and in a flash of light, Opal had vanished. Luna released Tib, who immediately scrambled back into his hole to recover from the traumatizing experience of almost being eaten by a cat.
Luna sighed. “How about something relaxing?” she asked Sweetie Belle.
Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement. “Since the last one didn’t go so well, I think I’ll pick another one. Lemme see the list.” She waved her hoof as Luna floated the list over. Sweetie grabbed it and unrolled it. She scanned the list before one caught her eye. “How about Battleship?”
Luna nodded. “Works for me.” Her horn glowed and a box came flying off one of the shelves. Within a moment’s notice, the game was set up and ready to begin. The pair trudged over, weary from the excitement that had ended moments ago, and sat down opposite each other.
“Let’s begin,” said Sweetie Belle.