Choice

by AnOrdinaryWriter


68

From the back of the auditorium, you shout a loud boo that reverberates across the room.

The ears of Vinyl and your clone, who clap for the mare onstage, perk up when they hear you, and they turn their heads to face your direction. Furthermore, the sounds of the cello are cut off abruptly, and a third pair of eyes look in your direction.

Your attention is caught by the stare of your clone, who's face is blank and expresses no emotions whatsoever.

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The auditorium suddenly vanishes, and in its place is the landscape of trees, grass and road right outside the front entrance of the theater.

That was rough. You didn’t think your joke would take such a sour turn. Not to mention, you could have sworn the trip from the entrance to the auditorium was a lot longer earlier…

Not to worry though. You still have the whole rest of the day ahead of you. One small conflict isn’t going to change that.

You start walking down the road with a smile, deciding that maybe since hanging out with Vinyl isn’t an option anymore, you can find Pinkie and accept her offer of hanging out from earlier. With that thought in mind, you determine that Pinkie Pie had gone back to Sugarcube corner, and decide that that’s your next destination.

Remembering that Sugarcube Corner is just down the road past Princess Twilight Sparkle’s castle, you head in that direction. As you walk, you reach a fork in the road where one path leads to the castle, and the other leads down an alley with houses on either side.

As you look down the alley, you see a pink shape slowly coming toward you, bouncing up and down as it approaches. When you get closer, you realise that it’s the mare you were looking for: Pinkie Pie.

Suddenly, to your left, you hear hoofsteps on dirt, and turn to see that Princess Twilight had exited her castle and, with a stern and determined expression, marches toward you. They both stop at the end of the paths they’re on.

“Hey!” Pinkie says cheerfully to you. “I saw you walking all alone and assumed you were done hanging out with Vinyl, so I came to ask if you wanted to taste test now!” She springs up into the air with an adorably wide smile as she finishes her sentence.

“I'm sorry about this,” Princess Twilight’s voice speaks from your left. "But I need to do whatever it takes to end this time loop." The purple alicorn then conjures up magic into her horn, and fires a bright streak of light in your direction. You feel a white hot burn for a moment as it impacts your chest, and then everything goes bla



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