~Poetic Justice.~
~Chapter-4: Insulting!~
Twilight Sparkle's P.O.V:
I woke up as soon as my alarm went off, and yawned. I was still tired from last night... I laughed as I remembered how I just kept magick conjuring Smarty Pants dolls. Sombra was still sleeping, so I tapped him. "Sombra! Wake up!" He groaned and turned so that he was facing the pillow. "Wake! Up!"
"Wake up~" I called in a singsong voice.
"Ugh...Sparkler..." he groaned. "Let me sleep for a bit longer."
"But we have things to do today!" I told him.
"Why don't you have your breakfast and then I'll tell you why I'm so tired?"
I sighed and went.
I jumped up to my room once I had finished eating. Of course I got some for Sombra. I set it on a table and was about to ask him why he was so tired, when he said, "Sparkler. Don't. Wake. Anypony. When. They're. Sleeping. Because. Unlike. You. They. Don't. Wake. Up. So. Early. That. They. See. The. Bucking. Sun. Rising!" He put a space between each anger filled word.
I must have annoyed him a lot. "Sorry..." I said quiet as Fluttershy. I just got carried away with how excited I was for today's lesson..." I said louder, "I'm sorry for annoying you."
"Well...damnit Sparkler! You pissed me off so much that I can't even bucking stop swearing!" he nearly shouted. He recomposed himself and asked, "Have you gone out of this castle for the last three days?"
I thought for a minute. "Um...no? Why?"
"If you stay here, won't ponies suspect things?" he asked.
"I guess they will...But I can't leave!" I exclaimed.
"Why not?" Sombra asked.
"Because if I leave, and somepony finds you..." I trailed off.
"You can erase their memory?" he half stated, half asked.
"Imagine if I'm too late?" I asked.
"Imagine if they don't find me?" he asked.
"And if they do?"
"So, what are you going to do? Key word being are."
"You could disguise yourself as another pony and stay here or come with me..."
"Have you forgotten that I don't have any magic?" he glared.
"I guess I did. The other option is for me to...um...disguise you as an owl..."
"Why an owl? Can't you disguise me as a pony?"
"If I disguise you as a pony, then Pinkie will throw you a welcome to Ponyville party, Apple Jack and all my friends will be there, you'll have to introduce yourself and make up a story, you might slip up, and don't let me forget to mention that Apple Jack is a living lie detector!"
"I see. But aren't owls supposed to be asleep in the day?"
"...Yeah."
"Wouldn't that ruin your plan?"
"I'll disguise you as a different bird then."
"Which one?"
I thought and said, "A budgie?"
"Aren't those rare?"
"No. Fluttershy has lots of them, and so do other bird breeders."
"Then go ahead."
"Alright."
King Sombra's P.O.V:
"Are you fine with the color I gave you?" Sparkler asked.
I nodded and then tried to fly onto her, but fell. "I suppose I'll have to teach you to fly..."
She spread her wings and said, "Copy me."
I spread them (which took a bit of time) and then she started flapping her wings, which caused her to hover.
An hour later, we were ready to go. Sparkler opened the door and stepped out into the sunlight. I winced. "Is it just me, or is the sun brighter than usual?" she asked herself.
As she walked through the town, with ponies occasionally stopped to greet her, I grew more annoyed with all the sunlight. So I decided to take advantage of my new appendages, and flew off to a nearby tree.
I struggled with sitting on the branch, and just as I got the hang of it, Sparkler came. "You can't stay there!"
I decided to tell her that I could, but all that came out of my mouth was bird sounds. Her horn glowed, and I flew off, with the alicorn flying after me. She shouted, "Come back! Come back!"
Eventually she caught me with her magic, and said, "If it's too bright for you, why didn't you tell me?"
I glared at her (as best as a budgie could) and then chirped to show her why I didn't. "Oh."
And then she began walking again, this time with a magical shade over us. She kept on walking until she reached a cottage, and said, "Be careful in what you say. Fluttershy understands all animals."
I decided to keep my mouth (or in this case, beak) shut.
Sparkler knocked on the door three times before saying, "Fluttershy? It's me, Twilight."
A few minutes later, the door was opened by a yellow pegasus. "Hi Twilight. Sorry I didn't open the door earlier. Angel was throwing one of his...tantrums." she said. "And come in!"
Who was this 'Angel'? "It's no problem Fluttershy," Sparkler smiled as she walked in.
The pegasus shut the door and gasped. "Is something wrong Fluttershy?"
"You have a budgie on your back?!" the mare exclaimed in shock.
"Yeah. It's my pet budgie."
"Ooh, what's her name?"
"Don't you mean his name? Key word being his." Sparkler asked.
"No. You've got a female budgie," the yellow mare said, leading to Sparkler's jaw hitting the floor.
What in Tartarus?! That was...insulting! Very insulting!
"Oh. I haven't chosen a name for her yet."
"Well then, I'd be happy to help you!"
I dreaded what was to happen next.
"Thanks for your help Fluttershy! I'm sure that Snowy appreciates it!"
"Anytime, Twilight. Anytime," the pegasus waved as Sparkler walked away to somewhere unknown.
"Next we're going to Sweet Apples Acres to get some apples," she informed me.
I hated this day.
Finally! After a whole day of being a budgie, I was back to my wonderful stallion self. I turned to Sparkler and glared at her. "A couple of things, Sparkler. One. Why. In. Tartarus. Did. You. Make. Me. A. Female. Bird?! Two. Why. Did. You. Decide. To. Go. To. Every. Damned. Place. In. This. Town?! Three. Why. Did. You. Spend. So. Much. Time. At. That. Apple. Mare's. Place?! Four. Was. It. Necessary. To. Accept. All. That. Bird. Food. From. That. Pegasus?!"
I made sure to put a space between each word. She answered, "I didn't know a thing about budgie genders! While going for a walk, I decided to get some chores done. I spent lots of time at Sweet Apple Acres because if I tried to leave quickly, Apple Jack would suspect that something is happening. And yes, it was necessary. Fluttershy was being kind, and I didn't want to be rude!" She took a breath and asked, "And now I've got a question of my own. Why do you keep calling me Sparkler?!"
"It sounds more interesting than Sparkle," I shrugged. "Anyways, I'm tired, and don't even dare wake me up at the same Tartarus be damned time you did this morning!"