“QUESTION 9: DID CELESTIA IMPOSE TRADE SANCTIONS ON THE GRIFFON KINGDOM IN THE YEAR 4239 S M? DO THREE STEPS TO THE LEFT FOR YES.”
Trade sanctions, it went through my head. When were those? 239? No, that was the thing with the nice number. 222. My eyes were stuck on the other mare, who so far hadn’t moved. It was so weird that you could watch your opponent the whole time. But the time for answering questions-
“BOTH CORRECT. QUESTION 10: DID FROSTCRAWL DISCOVER THE PENDULUM PRINCIPLE OF APPLIED UNICORN MAGIC? DO THREE STEPS TO THE LEFT FOR YES.”
- was so short. I hadn’t tried hiding them yet. Maybe I should? I knew Frostcrawl discovered this so... okay who cares she already did three steps. I followed. Why was she so good at history? Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap. Crap! I thought I was good but-
“What if we both just refuse to compete?” She suddenly said. It was the first time either of us had talked since the start.
“I don’t think that would work with-”
“BOTH CORRECT. QUESTION 11: WAS IT A WOLF WHO ACCIDENTALLY STARTED THE FIGHT BETWEEN GRIFFONS AND SERPENTS? DO A SOMERSAULT FOR YES.”
“I can’t do a somersault!” I protested involuntarily.
“The answer is no anyway.”
“I knew that,” I snapped, which was the truth. “As I was saying, I don’t think that works with later problems.”
“But if we just don’t do anything now? Wouldn’t the questions be tied forever?”
“Why would I negotiate with a mad pony?”
“I’m not mad! I-”
“BOTH CORRECT. QUESTION 12: WAS IT A GRIFFON CHANGING THE COURSE OF A RIVER THROUGH A MAGICAL ARTEFACT WHO ACCIDENTALLY STARTED THE WAR BETWEEN GRIFFONS AND SERPENTS? DO A SOMERSAULT FOR YES.”
“I can’t do a somersault!”
“The answer is yes this time.”
“I know that!”
Again the truth. I know my history, damn it!
“So let’s both answer no.”
“You! I don’t trust you!”
“Okay but I can do a somersault. Should I show you?”
“No!” I shrieked, for a moment reminded of what was on the line. “Okay, fine!”
...
“BOTH FALSE. QUESTION 13: ...”
A trillion miles above Equestria, there is a large crystal sphere.
Some of its texture is moving. Some if its texture is moving. Some of its texture is moving. Some if its texture is moving,
And there is a rift on the surface of the sphere. Through it, control and order seeps out, out, out...