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// Twilight's Desperation 
// Story: The Desperation Requests 
// by The Dark Wolf 
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Princess Twilight Sparkle was usually busy all day long. Sometimes she'd schedule too much for a single day and freak out when she couldn't get through all of it in time, causing a lot of trouble.

Discord watched this happen yet again one day.

"I think I should teach her a lesson about giving herself time for what she needs to do," said Discord with a mischievous smirk...

...

On a night before a very busy day, Twilight was just finished planning the events when she heard a knock at the door, and opened it.

"Surprise!" said Discord, as he caused several streamers to go flying around the room.

"Discord?" said Twilight. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, just thought I'd pay a visit to my favorite princess! Well, second favorite, after Celestia."

"Oh. Well, that's very thoughtful of you. I just finished planning for a very busy day tomorrow."

"Is that so?" said Discord, and he began singing a random song, all the while manipulating the area around them in his usual ways.

"That was very fun," said Twilight once Discord's song was over, "but I think I'd better go to bed now."

"Don't you wanna have teatime with me?" said Discord. "Me and Fluttershy do it all the time!"

"Well... I suppose," said Twilight.

Discord deliberately dragged teatime on for about an hour, by bringing out more tea and some sandwiches.

"I should really be getting to bed now," said Twilight.

"But we didn't get to play Pin the Tail on the Pony!" said Discord, taking Twilight's tail off.

"Wait, what?" As soon as Twilight realized her tail was missing, she began chasing after Discord.

"Oh, here you go." Discord zapped Twilight's tail back on her, and then took her wings and put them on his back. "I'm Princess Discord now!"

"Discord!" Twilight chased him again, and he gave her wings back. "Now, can I PLEASE go to bed?"

"One more thing!" Discord sucked Twilight into a Daring Do book, entering it with her, so that they experienced one of Daring Do's adventures, though if they touched anything other than ground it would go right through them, as they were unable to alter anything.

Once they were out, Twilight said "Can we do the next one?"

"Your wish is my command!"

After the original trilogy of books, Twilight said "This has been REALLY fun, but I have a busy day tomorrow so I should get some sleep."

"All right," said Discord, looking a little disappointed.

Twilight got into bed and looked at the clock. It was 2:00 AM. She tried hard to get some sleep, but was kept awake by loud sounds coming from the throne room. Sounds of crashing, and explosions, and what appeared to be a marching band. Eventually she couldn't take it any longer and stormed into the throne room.

"Discord, quit it!"

"I was just having a little fun."

"Well do it back at... wherever you live! I'm trying to sleep!"

"All right," said Discord, figuring now was late enough, and he didn't want to get her too angry. So, he disappeared in a flash of light.

Twilight got back into bed and got to sleep at 3:00 AM.

...

Twilight woke up to the sound of her alarm, and turned it off. With a long yawn, she got out of bed, very tired. She wanted to go back to sleep, but remembered today was a very busy day. So, reluctantly, she got out of bed and drank about 20 cups of coffee, at the end of which she was wide awake.

When the time came, Twilight and Spike boarded the train to Canterlot. In the middle of the train ride, Twilight realized she needed to pee because of all the coffee she drank. She ran to the train bathroom as fast as she could, but to her dismay she found it out of order.

Discord watched disguised as a bird flying beside the train, chuckling to himself, for it was he that put the "Out of Order" sign up.

Twilight reached Canterlot. First was a meeting with Celestia and Luna. Twilight was sure they would forgive her if she was a little late. She ran toward an outhouse, but it also had an "Out of Order" sign on it. So, she flew to Celestia's castle and entered the nearest bathroom to the door, but all the stalls were full. Twilight groaned and walked out the door.

As soon as Twilight was out, the "ponies" inside disappeared, and the doors swung open, for it was another of Discord's tricks.

Twilight raced to the room where her meeting with Celestia and Luna was, deciding to get this out of the way and then find another bathroom before the next thing she had to do.

They talked about upcoming events, such as a wedding in Canterlot, a sporting event, and something about dragons and changelings, as well as the arrival of delegates from Saddle Arabia. As the conversation went on, Twilight's attention shifted more to her bladder, which was starting to feel more pressure every minute.

Twilight tried hard not to move, for she wanted to hide her desperation. Spike had seen her enter the other bathroom but for all he knew she had been able to use the bathroom, not noticing that she had gotten out too fast for that.

Oh, I need to pee so bad, thought Twilight.

After about an hour, their conversation was over. Next Twilight had to go to a trading event, which would last an hour before Luna took her place. So she immediately ran to the nearest bathroom.

"Didn't you just go?" said Spike.

"Um... I need to check if I combed my hair," said Twilight.

She found a bathroom and entered it. She could almost feel the relief right now.

Until she saw that all the stalls had "Out of Order" signs on them.

"AAAAAGH!"

Twilight ran out and rejoined Spike. "Yep, my mane's perfectly combed. Let's... get to the Traders' Exchange."

They boarded the train again. Twilight glanced in the direction of the bathroom door. The "Out of Order" sign was still up.

Actually, it had been re-placed by Discord.

Twilight sat still for the entire train ride, with great difficulty, as she could feel the pressure grow heavier each minute.

They reached Rainbow Falls, and while Spike traded something for a comic, Twilight stood at the podium, there to settle whenever a pony thought a trade was unfair.

As usual, no ponies came complaining to her, because they were usually satisfied with the trade. So, Twilight was sure she could allow herself a bathroom break now, for she really needed to go.

She ran toward an outhouse, but it had an "Out of Order" sign on it. There were a few outhouses in the area, so Twilight ran to each of them, but each had the sign on it. Twilight was becoming more nervous. This was getting serious. Why was every bathroom she tried unavailable?

Discord watched Twilight, greatly enjoying the entertainment. He made all the "Out of Order" signs disappear as soon as they were out of Twilight's sight. It was all part of his plan to "teach Twilight to take care of herself", which was only his excuse because he thought it was really fun to watch Twilight hold it desperately.

Twilight stood at her position for 45 more minutes, sweating a little and trying hard not to cross her legs. She had reached a level of desperation she never knew existed, and couldn't believe she had held it for this long.

Hoping the outhouses were back in order, Twilight ran to check them again, and Discord quickly re-posted the "Out of Order" signs. A pony was inside one of them at the time, and left the outhouse mere seconds after Twilight ran.

At long last, Princess Luna arrived, and took over while Twilight boarded the train to ride it back to Ponyville, for her next event was lunch with her friends.

Twilight crossed her legs on the train ride, noticing the bathroom was still "Out of order". Spike noticed, but dismissed it at first.

They reached Ponyville, and met with Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie at a restaurant.

"How did the morning go?" said Fluttershy, for it was about noon now.

"It was... really great!" said Twilight, trying to keep the desperation out of her voice. "I should probably wash my hooves before eating though."

She ran into the restaurant's bathroom. All the stalls were taken except one. Feeling relieved already, Twilight ran into the stall, only to find it clogged with an entire roll of toilet paper. Twilight knew she wouldn't be able to flush without overflowing the toilet. She considered using the toilet anyway without flushing, but then her pee would be there for whoever was fixing the toilet to see.

Feeling extremely uncomfortable now that relief had been snatched away from right in front of her, Twilight left the bathroom. Discord appeared and snapped his fingers, causing the toilet paper in the toilet, as well as the illusion of other ponies in the stalls, to disappear.

Twilight sat down at the restaurant table, crossing her legs and hoping no one could see it. She hid her desperation well as she ordered her food, but while waiting for the food to get there, she fidgeted a bit, sweating a little.

"Are you all right Twilight?" said Spike.

"Of course!" said Twilight, not sounding entirely convincing. "Why wouldn't I be?"

After lunch, which took another hour, Twilight's next item on the agenda was to smile and wave at delegates from Saddle Arabia, back at Canterlot. So, she and Spike boarded the train, Twilight again disappointed to see the train bathroom was still "out of order".

Twilight had to pee really badly, and started fidgeting a little harder than at the restaurant, sweating more and with an uncomfortable look on her face.

"Twilight, are you sure you're all right?" said Spike, who was now worried about her.

"I..." Twilight knew there was no hiding her desperation from Spike at this point. "I really need to go to the bathroom."

"Why are you holding it so long?"

"I haven't had the chance to go yet! Every bathroom's been out of order, or full!"

"Are you gonna be all right?"

"I'll be fine. First chance I get I'll use a bathroom without a doubt."

Upon reaching Canterlot, Twilight ran to the nearest outhouse, but to her dismay many ponies were in line. Each pony took about a minute, and Twilight became increasingly desperate as the line slowly progressed. By the time there were about four ponies in front of her, Twilight realized she would be late for the big event, and ran out of the line.

Spike was riding on her back the entire time. "Really? You couldn't wait for just four more ponies?"

"I don't wanna be late," said Twilight.

"They're not gonna miss anything! All you have to do is smile and wave, remember?"

"Celestia wouldn't have asked me to if it wasn't important!"

As soon as Twilight and Spike were out of sight, Discord snapped his fingers, and the ponies in line - again illusions - vanished.

Twilight stood on a balcony as the delegates from Saddle Arabia arrived. She smiled and waved at them, which took a great deal of effort in her current state.

Next she was attending a Wonderbolt show in Manehattan, which Rainbow Dash was a part of. As she got on the train, she groaned loudly when she saw the "Out of Order" sign was still on the bathroom, unbeknownst to her having been conjured yet again by Discord, who only had the signs up when she was in view, as his little trick was for her and no one else.

The nearest bathroom to the Wonderbolt arena had a big lineup of ponies waiting to see the show.

"Are you gonna stand in the whole lineup this time?" said Spike.

"I could miss the start of the show," said Twilight. "I have to pee so bad!"

She stood in line for minutes, frantically doing the pee dance as the line progressed very slowly. Twilight could feel her desperation increase and she wasn't sure how much longer she could hold it.

When it was finally Twilight's turn, she saw an "Out of Order" sign on the toilet. She didn't stop to think how it got there when no ponies had gone in after the pony in front of her.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"

Twilight ran out of the outhouse and flew over to the arena where the Wonderbolts were going to perform. She paused midway to go back for Spike, and upon reaching the arena, sat down and fidgeted harder than ever, sweating profusely and with a pained look on her face. Some of the ponies laughed at seeing Twilight in this position. For some reason they were more at ease making fun of Princess Twilight than Princess Celestia. Twilight didn't notice, however, as all she was paying attention to was how badly she needed to pee.

The Wonderbolts did their show, and Twilight waved in Rainbow Dash's direction at one point, but for the rest of it she didn't even pay attention, as her need to pee was too great.

"What's next?" said Twilight once the show was over.

"Next you had to check the dam to make sure it's not gonna burst," said Spike.

Twilight cringed. The dam would be very close to water.

After another uncomfortable train ride to Ponyville, Twilight flew over to the dam. The sight of the water nearly made her lose it there. She almost considered going for a swim and peeing in the water, but she was disgusted at the thought of it.

Twilight examined the dam for about ten minutes, painfully trying to keep an eye out for any sign of cracks or weakness while simultaneously holding it in.

After coming to the conclusion that the dam was in perfect condition, Twilight flew into the nearby outhouse, but for some reason it didn't have a toilet! What kind of ponies made this outhouse? Frustrated and desperate beyond belief, Twilight ran out.

"I take it you couldn't go?" said Spike.

"I don't know what was up with that outhouse," said Twilight. "What's next?" She had a hard time focusing with how desperate she was.

"Next you're going on a flight with Princess Ember," said Spike.

Twilight moaned. She wasn't sure she could hold it for this flight.

Ember had already been in Ponyville so the arrangement was to meet up at Twilight's castle. Twilight hoped she would have time to use the bathroom before Ember got here, but as soon as she reached her castle, she found Ember standing at the door.

Spike got off Twilight to greet Ember.

"Well, I see you two probably have some catching up to do, so, I'll be back in a minute!" said Twilight, and she ran into her castle.

She ran to the nearest bathroom, but it was locked. She knocked on the door.

"In a minute," came Pinkie Pie's voice. "Oh no! I think I clogged up the toilet!"

Twilight ran to the next nearest bathroom, but it was also locked. Twilight could hear the sound of a shower going on. Why was whoever it was - Starlight maybe? - locking the door for a shower? It wasn't as though ponies ever wore clothes, and they saw each other take baths all the time!

At this point, Twilight realized she would be late for her flight with Ember. Letting out another frustrated cry, she ran back outside.

Discord unlocked the bathroom doors and turned the shower in the second bathroom off. Of course he had also imitated Pinkie Pie's voice, and Starlight was hanging out with Trixie.

Twilight and Ember went on their flight, with Ember giving Spike a ride, much to Twilight's relief, as having to give him a ride put more pressure on her.

Ember talked about how things were going in the dragon kingdom, while Twilight put a lot of effort into holding it in, barely registering anything the dragon lord said.

"So, what about you?" said Ember. "How's things in Ponyville?"

"They're... really great!" said Twilight, who was now dripping with sweat. "Really fun and peaceful, and full of friendship and stuff!"

"Are you all right Twilight?" said Ember. "Why are your legs crossed?"

"She really has to..." began Spike.

"Quiet, Spike!" said Twilight, a little louder than she meant it.

Twilight somehow held it in the entire flight, and Ember didn't comment on Twilight's desperation, although she was sure she must have suspected something. After they said their goodbyes, Twilight asked Spike what was next.

"One last thing - dinner with the griffons!"

Twilight hoped the train bathroom would be fixed on the way to Griffonstone, but that damn sign was still up there! She fidgeted harder than ever, her legs crossed tight.

As soon as they reached Griffonstone, Twilight raced to the nearest outhouse, but it had an Out of Order sign on it. She ran to another one, but it had several ponies in a lineup. Twilight didn't stop to think why the only ponies here besides her were in line for the bathroom, but ran to the restaurant where they were having dinner.

Several griffons sat at a table, Gilda and Grandpa Gruff among them. After taking her seat at the table, Twilight ran to the bathroom, but all the stalls were out of order. Feeling frustrated and more desperate than ever, she ran back to the table and fidgeted the entire time.

"Are you all right, Princess Twilight?" said Gilda.

"I REALLY need to pee!" said Twilight, not bothering to hide it anymore.

"What was wrong with the bathroom?" said Grandpa Gruff.

"All the stalls were out of order! AGAIN! I'll just have to hold it... if I can!"

After what seemed like forever, their meal came. Twilight wolfed it down as fast as she could, and resumed squirming vigorously with her legs crossed.

Once the bill was paid by Grandpa Gruff, Twilight ran back to the train as fast as she could, Spike having to hold onto her to keep from falling off. She checked the train bathroom again, and wasn't surprised to see the sign was still up.

It was sunset when they reached Ponyville, and Twilight flew as fast as she could back to her castle, hoping all the bathrooms would be empty this time.

She ran to the nearest bathroom, but saw Discord enter with a newspaper and close the door just as she was about to reach it.

Twilight was in no mood to run to the next bathroom. She was about to burst. She banged on the door.

"Hurry up! I can't hold on much longer!" She meant it. She knew she was about to reach her limit, and held in her pee with all her effort.

She did the pee dance frantically as her desperation grew. Then, the pressure reached a point where she felt she couldn't hold it in anymore. She was seconds away from peeing herself. To whatever extent, as she wasn't wearing anything.

Discord sensed that Twilight couldn't hold it any longer, so he opened the door and walked outside. Twilight immediately ran into the bathroom, closing the door but forgetting to lock it, sat on the toilet, and finally let go.

"Ahhhhhhhhh", she sighed in immense relief as her pee splashed into the toilet. She could not believe she had held it the whole day.

After just over two minutes, Twilight finished peeing, and flushed the toilet. She walked outside just as Spike reached the door. He could tell from the look on her face that she had finally found relief.

"How was your busy day?" said Discord.

"It was awful!" said Twilight. "I really needed to go to the bathroom, but all the bathrooms were either full, out of order, or had a big lineup!"

"Oh, that's too bad," said Discord. "Well, hopefully you learned to give yourself time for what you need to do!"

"I... guess," said Twilight. All she felt was relief after holding it in so long, and that she made it.