Power Misuse : Chapter 2
Twilight drifted in and out of small snoozes, only to be fully awake an hour later with her mane horribly disheveled. She let out a long yawn; she didn't rest very well last night. It was already late afternoon, and even though she had been sleeping for hours, she still felt extremely tired, both mentally and physically. The lavender mare heaved a heavy sigh. There was nopony to alleviate her depression, and she didn’t know how to spend her day since there was absolutely zero motivation to do anything.
She tossed and turned on her bed, her thoughts in a mess. Did she really like Rainbow, or was it just a temporary rush of hormones? The way she daydreamed about Rainbow, it was only a silly crush, right? Those come and go all the time, there was no need to act on it; but on the other hoof, these feelings were so real, and so intense.
Maybe something sweet from Sugarcube Corner will cheer me up.
The tired unicorn let out a sigh, and got off the bed. After smoothing out the sheets that she had messed up with all her squirming about, she headed down to the main room of the library to see that Spike was not in the house.
Well, at least that’s one awkward situation away from my problems.
After a quick shower, she left the house and began to trot to Sugarcube Corner. Upon walking there, ear-deafening screams and a large crowd caught her attention, and she went to the scene to see what the commotion was all about.
There was a baby screaming in an unattended carriage, heading down full speed on the incomplete pathway. Twilight could only watch in horror, as the baby’s life might just end in a matter of seconds. However, in the nick of time, a rainbow slur zoomed to the baby, grabbed the handle, and slowed the run-a-way cart to a screeching halt only inches from the cliff. Relieved, Twilight, and the other ponies around cheered and clapped for the hero.
Rainbow Dash always saves the day!
“Oh no, there’s something wrong with the baby!” Rainbow shouted, and the whole crowd shrieked in terror.
“She’s not cheering for everypony’s favorite hero, Rainbow Dash!” She exclaimed as she held up the baby. The crowd once again filled the air with praises, this time much louder, feeding Rainbow’s pride even more.
That’s... unusual of Rainbow.
“There just aren’t enough words in the dictionary to describe Rainbow Dash’s awesomeness!” exclaimed Scootaloo.
But yea, she is really awesome. She’s strong, she’s funny, she’s fast. If only I could -
She immediately shook the dirty thoughts off.
Twilight trotted her way to Sugarcube corner again, hoping Pinkie would not be there. She wanted to get something to ease her depression, even if could only make it recede for a bit. Her hyperactive friend was not there, which was a huge relief. She loved Pinkie as a friend; her carefree personality has never failed to cheer her up when she was feeling down. But for today, she did not want to see any of her friends, as she felt that it would only make her feel worse.
“Oh hello, Twilight. Are you okay? You don’t look so good.” Mrs. Cake asked, looking genuinely concerned. Twilight didn’t realize she was carrying a depressed, gloomy look on her face.
“Yea, I’m fine. Thanks.” Twilight forced a weak smile. “I would like to have six chocolate lava cupcakes. I’ll have two here, and I'll make the other four a takeaway, please.” Twilight sighed knowing that the comfort food would only curb the feelings for a little bit, and they were not very good for her stomach. But still, it was better than nothing.
“Okay, please take a seat, I’ll be back in a moment.” Mrs. Cake said as she trotted in the kitchen.
“Hey, Twilight, do you want to try our new Red Pegasus float? It’s on the house, only for today!” Mr. Cake asked, giving her a warm smile afterwards.
“Red Pegasus... float?” Twilight gave an incredulous look.
“Oh yes, I heard from some customers mixing milk with Red Pegasus makes a sweet drink with a milkshake-like consistency, so we couldn't resist trying to mix ice-cream with Red Pegasus. and it turned out good!”
“Oh, okay then.”
“So, six chocolate lava cupcakes, that will be seventeen bits, Twilight.” Mr. Cake said, giving her another cheerful smile as he went to create the float.
“Here’s twenty, you can keep the change.” She said, as she placed the bits on the counter.
“Thank you, Twilight!” The couple said in harmony.
Soon her meal was served, looking positively delicious. The cupcakes were generously frosted with dark chocolate icing, completed with a nice glazed cherry on top, and the float just looked heavenly, a huge white ball of vanilla ice-cream floating on the clear yellow liquid. Without hesitation, Twilight took a small bite of the cupcake. Extremely rich, and undeniably sweet. She then proceeded to take a sip of the float. Creamy.
In around half an hour, Twilight devoured all the sugary treats. Sure it was delicious, and it filled her stomach, but it didn’t really make her feel any better. She shrugged to herself, and after grabbing the takeaway packet, Twilight left the shop, without Mr. and Mrs. Cake wishing her goodbye as they were busy with the other customers.
She went back to her home in the library, putting the bag of cupcakes in her fridge. For some reason, Twilight regretted devouring the cupcakes and float, she didn’t even know why she resorted to that. Her stomach being full made her feel more horrible, it was like there was an emotional, hollow void inside her that was dying to be filled, and in a desperate moment, she tried to shove that void with physical pleasures, and it made her want to puke. Feeling defeated, her emotions spiraling her out of control, she couldn't help but groan in frustration. It was only late afternoon. She stared at her clock. It was only 6.02 pm. The clock was ticking ever so slowly.
Twilight decided the only thing she could do to pass time was to re shelve the whole library.
By the time the exhausted librarian had reorganized her library, Luna’s moon had begun to
rise. Twilight looked at her clock again, it was 8.27 pm. She went for a warm bathe, and after drying herself, she tucked herself in bed. She closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.
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It was another afternoon in Ponyville and the elements of harmony, except Rainbow, were sitting at a table set up in the middle of the the tree house library.
Dressing up as masked heroes to teach Rainbow a lesson? Hmmm... Twilight thought to herself, and her mind soon floated off to imagine the endless possibilities.
“Didn’t ya’ll see how proud she was when she saved them old ponies from ta roof?” Applejack said, looking really annoyed.
“I most certainly agree. Something must be done, or Rainbow’s pride might destroy her sometime in the future.” Rarity added.
Fluttershy nodded in agreement.
“So when are we going to do this? It’s going to be so much fun!” Pinkie squealed in excitement.
“We’ll start tomorrow. We’ll dress up in our disguises, and then we’ll patrol Ponyville for any oncoming dangers. We have ta be fast though, we can’t let Rainbow save the day first. Everpony here okay?” Applejack asserted, looking at the other four ponies.
“Okie dokie Lokie!” Pinkie exclaimed.
“Okay...” Fluttershy whispered.
“I’ll work on the costumes once I get back home!” Rarity gave Applejack a wide smile.
Twilight didn’t respond. Everypony looked at her while was daydreaming.
“Twilight darling, are you okay?” Rarity tapped Twilight’s back.
“Huh? Er... What’s going on?” She uttered, with no clue on what was happening.
“We’re gonna patrol Ponyville in our disguises, starting tomorrow.” Applejack replied.
“Oh... Yea... Sure, why not?” Twilight said, forcing an awkward smile.
“It’s settled then! Thanks Twilight for letting us use your library. I best be goin’ now, Bic Macintosh needs me at the farm.”
“I’ll be going off too Twilight, I’m going to need some supplies for the costumes.” Rarity added.
“I’ll be helping her out!” Spike exclaimed.
“I’m going home too. Thanks for everything, Twilight.” Fluttershy said cheerfully.
Pinkie already disappeared from the library. Twilight waved them goodbye, and once again she was alone in the library.
Twilight wasn’t really so sure about the masked hero thing, but she kind of like the idea of being anonymous to Rainbow, getting to watch her without her even knowing who she was. Somehow, the whole planning session today eased a bit of her depression. The bookworm found some motivation to continue studying, as she had not been for almost a week now. She levitated a thick tome named ‘Stealth 101’, and began to read her way through the evening. Spike did not come back home, and she assumed that he would return late in the night, as he usually did when he went to help Rarity out. After drowning herself in the book for a few hours, eating some leftover salad, and taking a quick shower, Twilight went up to her bedroom.
Tomorrow's going to be a long day.
The purple mare gulped, as she slid in her covers of her fluffy bed. She lied down, the soft warm embrace of her sheets and blanket comforting her a little more, as she closed her eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep.
Note : Don’t mix milk and Red bull!