//------------------------------// // The doofus decimal system // Story: Prank War! // by Ashfur //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle was having a lovely day. Applejack had needed some help on the farm, which helped her learn more about how to earth pony, but she also had to stop by Rarity's to spend some time at the spa.  It had been a lovely day, and as she entered her massive crystal castle she couldn't help but sigh contentedly. Through the corridors she trotted, her hooves clip-clopping on the cool floor as she made for the library to get some light reading in before bed.  And by light reading, she of course meant two encyclopedias. As she entered the library though, she gasped.  Something was wrong. Very wrong. And while the average pony wouldn't have noticed much, she knew instantly that all the books had been rearranged.  “Wh-What?  Who?! How?  Why?!” She cried out, only to notice a note left on the table for her. ‘Welcome to the war, Private Sparkle!  Have fun cleaning this one up! ;) -Nick’ Twilight's eye twitched.  It was going to be a long night.  Good thing she had the day off tomorrow.  With her mind set, she lifted books off the shelves in her magic and began putting them back in their correct placements.  It was slow-going, but since she knew where every book belonged by heart, there was no reason for her to slow down. All into the night she silently worked, determination on her face as books were shelved and reshelved at a pace few could keep up with.  She even made sure the editions were in the correct order. It took until the moon was high in the sky, but she finally finished after a few hours. “Ugh, finally.  I suppose I had that coming after painting Nick with that bomb.  Oh well, I suppose Nick was smart to do it when Spike wasn't here.  I suppose I have enough time to read through a few chapters of The Old Mare and the Sea.”  Moving to the proper shelf, Twilight grabbed the correct book before snuggling up in a blanket by the fireplace.  She began to read. “Chapter one: It was the best of times, it was… wait, WHAT?” She carefully removed the book's protective dust jacket.  And staring back at her was the book's title: A Tail of Two Cities. “Oh, no…”  Twilight dashed over to a shelf and grabbed a copy of Wings Above the Mountains.  But to her horror, below the dust jacket, it was just a dictionary!  “Oh no oh no oh no… he… HE MADE ME DISORGANIZE MY ENTIRE LIBRARY!” [Page break] “Thanks again for the help, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash.”  Nick chewed on his cupcake happily, a good portion of the paint washed off his body, but not entirely.  “There was no way I was gonna reorganize that place alone in a day. And let's be honest, Sparky earned that one for all the times she over thought things and let her insanity get you all into trouble.” “She's gonna totally destroy you later for that, dude.  You know that, right?” Rainbow asked with a chuckle. “Nah, she already told me she felt super guilty about destroying Nicky's room and she Pinkie Promised that whatever Nick returned fire with she'd let slide, so honestly we're the only ones getting in trouble, Dashie!”  Pinkie giggled, hopping off to replenish the snacks of the trio's table at Sugarcube Corner. “Wait, what?  How would Twi know we were even there, Pinkie?!” Nick grinned his classic ‘gotcha’ smile, one that he had learned from Celestia.  “Oh, I introduced Sparky to the concept of security cameras. She should be angrily checking the photos tomorrow.  I recommend you two leave on the first train in the morning.” “Welp, guess I'm crashing at Yearling's for a few days, then…”