Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 4
By TDR
Indonesian damsel manifestation,
part 1
[Golden Oaks Library, start of winter]
“Spike!!! Are you ready to go yet!?” Twilight screamed out.
“Hold onto your wings, I'm getting there. I'm the whole reason you've even have an excuse to head to the Empire any way so chill.” Spike huffed digging through a box in his room.“Where did I put that steam lands book?”
“You are not the only reason we are going. Sure you might have gotten invited to be a guest at the first convention they are holding in the new hall they built, but I still have yet to head up there and see Moon Dancer and Sunburst's foal!” Twilight huffed grabbing a book off the shelf in Spike's room, the cover showing a number of steam powered carts trying to smash and destroy each other in some sort of death race.
“That's just an excuse, you could have gone up any time.” Spike huffed taking the book and packing it away with a number of small toy carts that had been modified.” Ugh I wish I had more time with this. My Guard army for Battle Mallet isn't even fully painted yet, and every one plays Lunar Marines so I don't want to bring them.”
“SPIKE!” Twilight snapped.
“Yeah, yeah, I know, I should have got this done yesterday, and I would have if you didn't have me running around helping with your research, so this is your fault.”Spike huffed.
“Woof!” Rahs snapped leaning his head in the door and glaring at the two arguing.
“FINE! I'll skip the Battle Mallet army but so help me if they have a decent tourney for it...” Spike huffed shouldering a large bag.
Rahs rolled his eyes and stepped out of the doorway as his siblings stormed out of Spike's room. Blakeney chittered at them from one of his shoulders, and Peewee shook his head as he perched on the other.
“Don't you take that tone with me mister!” Spike huffed at the raccoon.
“Right Rahs here's a list of everything I want you to take care of while we're gone, it should only be a few days...” Twilight began.
“Woof!” Rahs snapped.
“I'm aware you have a date tomorrow, but if you start now you should have plenty of time before then.”Twilight stated passing him a list as tall as Rahs was.
Rahs glanced at the list before handing it to Peewee, who set it on fire.
“And that is why I wrote it in triplicate and fire proofed the other ones.” Twilight stated floating a new list over to her brother.
Rahs frowned and handed it to Blakeney, who mauled it a bit, got annoyed it wasn't food ,then bunched it all up and threw it at Twilight.
“The last copy is magically bound to the fridge.” Twilight stated flatly.
Rahs rolled his eyes.
“TWILIGHT LET'S GO!”Spike bellowed from downstairs. “ Applejack and the Crusaders are already here.”
“Don't you dare tell me to hurry up buster!” Twilight snapped back.” Look Rahs, at the very least try to get those books we got from the old castle sorted. There was some odd magic in that crate and I'd rather you check to see if it's dangerous.”
Rahs sighed.” Woof.”
“Thanks.” Twilight smiled as the pair headed downstairs.
Applejack and Rarity stood off to the side watching the crusaders bounce around excitedly with Spike. Firefly stood apart from the others, though he did have a big smile on his face as well.
“I can't believe we got out of school for this!”Scootaloo cheered.
“Don't fergit Miss Cheerilee did give you assignments because of that.” Applejack stated adjusting her bag over her shoulder.
“Who even holds a convention starting on Sunday night?” Rarity sighed.
“With the Equestria games prep going on it was the only time they could set one up. Besides with how hard the foals in the Crystal Empire have been going in school since their return to catch up with the rest of Equestria, their winter and summer breaks are a bit longer. Though they don't get summers off like the usual equestrian schools. They just run them year round.” Twilight explained.
“Year round school? Bleh!” Applebloom exclaimed.
Twilight huffed at the comment though, she didn't respond to Applebloom's disgust.
“Are you sure you have this Darling, they can be a hoofful.” Rarity frowned.”Plus they are going to miss the Ponyville foal fair.”
“PASS.” The crusaders and Spike all chimed in.
“Seriously a gaming convention in the Crystal Empire where Spike is a guest of honor, or a local street faire with puppets.” Sweetiebelle scoffed. “No contest which is better.”
“Yes, well, given the reaction to my expertly crafted puppet theater, I don't think there really will be much of a puppet show.” Rarity sighed.
“It's okay Rarity. I thought the theater looked good.” Sweeteibelle offered.”Maybe you can make something else?”
“Thank you Sweetie, I suppose I could... Oh, forget it. I'd never have something finished in time! “Rarity wailed.” I wanted to leave my creative mark on the fair, and I failed miserably! And that makes me miserable!”
The others watched Rarity carry on a moment before Rahs held up a score card with a 2 on it. Blakeney gave her a three at least and Peewee accidentally set his card on fire before the number could be seen.
“Oh please who are you to judge!?” Rarity huffed.
Rahs grinned snapping his fingers and making his portfolio appear which made Rarity pout more.
“Alright lets go! We need to get to the train!” Spike stated stumbling out the door with the others following along leaving Rarity, Twilight, and Rahs behind.
“Twilight do you mind if I look through your books, perhaps something will strike my fancy.” Rarity sighed.
“Go ahead, this is a library after all.” Twilight offered glancing to the door at Spike's shout. “Rahs make sure you check her out properly if she finds something.”
“Pfft.” Rahs hissed. Waving a claw before heading back upstairs.
“Arrgh ...”Twilight growled glaring after her brother.
“Darling it's fine, go enjoy yourself and tell Moon Dancer I said hello.” Rarity waved a hoof as Twilight headed out.
“ Thanks Rarity. Good luck.”Twilight offered closing the door behind her.
The white mare let out a sigh as she moved along the bookshelves, looking over titles. She pulled out a few books here and there flipping through them before putting them back as she slowly circled around the library. Nothing was striking her.
This was terrible.
Making her way along the shelves closer to the reception desk she came to a open crate sitting behind the desk half covered with a tarp.
“What's this?” Rarity considered.
Pushing the tarp aside a little Rarity blinked looking down at the crate full of old books.
“Oh, it seems Twilight got another shipment from the workers at Whinnysor.” Rarity exclaimed lifting a few books up.”Hmm perhaps something from the past might spark an idea.”
Rarity rummaged through the crate before finding an odd gray book with a circle of of spikespoking out of the cover design.
“Very tacky.” Rarity scoffed at the cover flipping it open to look over a few pages. “Inspiration manifestation?”
Rarity hummed, her eyes flashing to reptilian slits as her shadow shifted and danced at her hooves as she read over the page. “This may be exactly what I need.”