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// Run and Chase 
// Story: Now what? 
// by Silver Butcher 
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Sneaky squeaks sounded through the castle as Spinel tip-toed out of the playroom and down the hall.
"I don't remember being this squeaky," She muttered as she made her way down the hall, in the throne room Lapis was still sitting in Twilight's chair when she heard Spinel sneaking past and watched as she moved slowly with very long steps through the hall.
"Lee never was much good at sneaking, guess it carried over," Lapis watched before sighing and getting out of the chair and making her way to the door, she watched as Spinel continued her squeaky routine to the unlocked door, walked past it and began very loudly trying to get a window that didn't look like it was designed to open. Lapis groaned as she made her way to her friend.
"First," She said making Spinel scream out in shock "The Door is unlocked, second that Window doesn't open, And Third you every movement is followed by a squeak, in short you're not in any way being stealthy," Spinel turned on the spot and wrapped herself around Lapis shaking.
"Lapis you have to help me, Tiny Twilight thinks I'm a toy and I watched her break all her toys into pieces, I don't wanna get shattered by a baby I'd hate it and the Baby would probably feel bad for committing murder when it grew up," Lapis looked at Spinel and sighed.
"Yeah OK," She said before Picking Spinel up with a water hand and dragging her back to the Throne room.
"Betrayal!" Spinel screamed out as she attempted to free herself of the water. Lapis made her way back into the room and sat back down while making Spinel sit in place and wait for Twilight to come back with the Baby.



Lapis might have fallen asleep had Spinel not been trying to squirm out of her grasp the entire time but after a little over 2 hours Twilight returned with Flurry. Twilight looked shocked for a moment and Lapis wondered if it was because of the water fist or if she had forgotten they were there.
"What did Spinel do?" She asked suspiciously.
"Flurry heart broke a toy and now Spinel thinks she's gonna break her," Twilight blinked before laughing.
"Spinel, I'm pretty sure Flurry isn't about to break you, even if she did you'd just reform,"
"First, it's rude to think exploding into dust isn't painful or at the very least uncomfortable, Second I'm worried she's gonna break my gem, no gem, no Spinel!" Twilight sighed and held up Flurry who was giggling at Spinel and waving her hooves at her.
"Flurry you wouldn't hurt Spinel would you," Twilight asked sweetly, Flurry laughed at her aunt before sneezing and laughing again. "Gross, anyway don't worry Spinel, I've realized you shouldn't be trusted alone with a baby anyway,"
"Excuse you! I should be trusted with all the babies...just not that one, keep it away from me," Twilight sighed and turned back out of the room, Flurry smiled at Spinel and waved cheerily at her before the door closed.
Lapis looked back up at Spinel who was very still in her hand.
"Judging by your calm collected outward appearance I'm guessing the second you're free your jumping out the nearest window,"
"Nonsense," Spinel said much too calmly "I'm cool, you can put me down now," Lapis sighed.
"I'm carrying you back to the barn," she decided as she got up and made her way out of the room, She waved to Twilight before leaving the castle and looking at Spinel, whose act melted now that she was outside.
"Let me go, I can bounce to the barn from here,"
"Nah, let's take this opportunity to talk, tell me everything that's happened since you first got here," Spinel groaned and Lapis added.
"If you don't I'll drench the TV in water and you won't be able to watch-"
"I woke up from a tree with no idea how I got there," Spinel said hastily "Something must have been wrong cause I couldn't use my powers properly for a while. Anyway, after that I got kicked out of the tree and kicked to death-"



"-And then I punched Topaz a lot, then we went home," All the Gems and Apples were in the barn, Bismuth had used the broken cart and the pile of rugs along with some spare firewood to make them some basic furniture, a Dining Table, 4 chairs, a Couch, and a second table for the T.V to stand on. they were all at the Dinning table for "Dinner" Spinel had a pile of chips on a plate, Lapis and Bismuth were eating with the Apple and Peridot wasn't eating anything.
"Missing a few details here and there but all around accurate," Applejack said in response to Spinel's story, across from her Granny was giving Peridot the stink eye.
"Peridot why in tarnation aren't ya eating?" Granny Smith spoke up.
"Not hungry." Peridot simply said as she watched TV from her seat, Poor choice of words on her part.
"NOT HUNGRY?! " Granny Smith gasped. "Peridot get yer kester over here and get some grub before I ground ya from that their telly"
"I have a tablet" Peridot replied blowing the old mare off.
"I wouldn't test her Perry." Applejack cut in. "Granny is very serious about her meals."
"As a Gem I have no need to partake in the intake of subsistence as it's quite pointless for a gem," Granny gave a sour face and got out from her chair.
"Applejack be a dear and hand me an Apple fritter, I'm gonna show this rock the joys of eating," Applejack tossed Granny a Fritter, and Granny marched to Peridot, after a few seconds Peridot was running away from the angry elder
"Get away from me!" Peridot demanded as Granny gave a slow chase.
"Not till you eat this Fritter and tell me if you still don't wanna eat!" Peridot made good progress until Bismuth stood up and took a Fritter, with Lapis and Spinel joining in.
"Don't you dare!" Peridot barked before running at full speed away from them, Granny watched as the three other gems ran after her, Spinel stopped and took Granny's Fritter from her.
"I'll make her eat this for you, Gran," Spinel said with a smile before running after them. Granny smiled and made her way back to the table."
"Applebloom be a dear and get the Extra Fritters out of the fridge, that Peridot's gonna be inhaling them in a few minutes,"