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// Still Going! 
// Story: One Thousand One Ways to Thwart a King 
// by enigmaMystere 
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	Nothing happens for the longest time after the word is said. It's as though the whole world has suddenly grown silent. The two of them look around, wondering why there's no sound, when the King just lets out a weary sigh.
"Guess that one was a dud." He turns his head, popping his neck as he takes a couple steps forward. "Too bad for you, bitch. Now, let's see…"
He trails off as the sound of drums reaches his ears, which turn to the source, soon followed by the rest of his head. There, he finds a pink bunny banging on a drum with two mallets, just rolling along in its dark shades and blue flip flops without a care in the world. As it passes by, he can see some kind of cylinder on its back, with the word Energizer written on it, and a picture of it on its drums.
Scoffing, he points at the creature, an eyebrow raised at Twilight. "This is your hero? What can it do to someone like me?"
The mare finds that she has no answer for that, and instead opts to watch as the rabbit circles the two of them.
"You know what? It doesn't matter." Dainn takes a step to the side, getting in the strange animal's way. "Not when I can eliminate it with a blast of magic." He narrows his eyes, horns charging up with energy-
Which suddenly dissipates with a rather embarrassing sputter.
Brows knitted together in confusion, he looks up at his head, ignoring how the rabbit changes course and passes by, knocking a mallet into his leg. To their shock, this pops open a compartment in his calf that neither pony nor caribou knew was there. He stares down at it in shock, an eye twitching slightly.
"What the fuck is SuperMagic?!"
Despite his shock, the bunny doesn't let up, smacking his knees with a twirl of its mallets as it moves between them, knocking his legs out from underneath him. As soon as he lands on his back, it comes back around and kicks him in the face.





"Zero."
Dainn blinks, tilting his head to one side in confusion. "...what just happened?"
"If I had to guess?" Twilight pulls out a pair of glasses and puts them on, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "We became subject to the rules of wherever it came from as soon as I summoned it." She holds up a finger, smiling slyly. "You lost the race because you couldn't compete. It just keeps going, and going, and going..."
"...that's stupid. You're stupid."
The alicorn just shrugs, shaking her head. "Believe whatever you want." She clears her throat and points her finger at him.
"Hero!"