//------------------------------// // "What's an obby?" // Story: The King Of Pizza 2 // by KingSombraTheTyrantRuler //------------------------------// The King of Pizza 2 Chapter Three “What's an obby?” “Happy New Year, Sombra!” says Esmeralda cheerfully as soon as the clock strikes twelve. “Happy New Year!” he responds, smiling. “I can't believe that I've actually managed to survive another year with you.” “Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!” she asks in mock offence. “It's New Year, and you didn't get pizza to celebrate? I'm sure that if I decide to work tomorrow, my fans will give me enough pizza boxes to build a tower with!” “How would you even eat the pizza?” “Duh…I'll have them feed me it. They'll be more than happy to.” “What would you do to celebrate New Year in Equestria?” “I'd tell my slaves that they had to work until midnight and as a treat, one hour before the New Year began, they would have to run through a maze that had spikes that would shoot out of the ground without any warning. It was good exercise, and I'm sure they loved it, but I cancelled it after too many perished.” Esmeralda grimaces. “I do believe that I asked what you did, not what your slaves did.” “Oh, isn't it obvious? I'd watch them suffer,” he states. Esmeralda sighs. “...I wonder how such a tyrant became a cute adorable pony.” “Because you reformed me. But I do miss the old days sometimes.” “So,” she says, changing the topic, “what do you want to do?” “Don't think that you can change the topic on me so easily! I want you to listen to me.” “You're not going to regale me with tales of how you treated your slaves, are you?” “Of course not,” snaps Sombra. “Now, listen carefully. I still remember the blackened streets of the Crystal Empire, corrupted forever by the ponies who lived in it.” “What, were they evil?” “Don't interrupt me! And no, they weren't evil, it was just their punishment. Well,” he said at Esmeralda's look, “they were evil…in a way. Anyways… My Empire was the most advanced land at that time, in terms of technology and the like…” A few hours later… “And now that tyrant Sunbutt has won! I can't let her win! I need to go home… I want my Empire back!” Sombra burst into tears, repeating the same thing over and over again, while Esmeralda watched with a mixture of amusement and shock. “Stop crying, that won't get you anywhere.” The former unicorn laid his head in her lap and looked at her with wet crimson irises. She stroked his mane, enjoying how soft it felt, and saw how it calmed him. The room was silent, save for the sound of their breathing. “I never thought that you, of all people…ponies…whatever, would get homesick,” remarked Esmeralda. “So what if I'm homesick?” Sombra asked. “Does it matter…?” “What are you talking about? Of course it matters. In fact, I'll take the job of making you stop feeling homesick.” “But how?” His tone was one of genuine curiosity. “Do I have to take some sort of medicine? Ugh, I hate pills…” “No,” Esmeralda assured him, struggling not to laugh. “You don't have to take any medicine at all. I don't think there's one for homesickness anyways.” “Then what are you going to do?” She smiled and showed him two Samsung Tablets. “It's been a while since we've relaxed together. So, we'll both play Roblox. There's this game I've been playing, but it's so hard to win… I also chose to get tablets because it's much more fun playing on them. These tablets are even branded as gaming tablets.” “I'm sure that I could win it. So, what are you waiting for? Let's play!” Half an hour later, they were both joining Break In, A Roblox Story Game. Esmeralda couldn't help but smirk as she took all the hidden snacks, while Sombra just followed her, trying to get the stuff before she could. This is fun, he thought as the Pizza Boss whirled around, causing the unfortunate players around him to lose three energy points for every time he hit them. “And finished! I told you that I could win it!” Sombra said smugly as Esmeralda danced in joy. “Yes! It's finally finished! Now I can finally play Break In 2!” “There's a Break in 2?” Sombra asked in amazement. “Mhm,” Esmeralda nodded as it loaded. “I'm sending you an invitation…” “I swear, you're like a lucky charm! You're so good at playing…” “Of course I'm good at playing.” Sombra merely smirked and asked, “Shall we play Break In 3?” “Are you seriously asking that? Of course!” Esmeralda enthusiastically replied, only for her smile to fall flat as she realised something. “There is no Break In 3… Well, not an official one…” Sombra frowned. “Hm… While it's not an official one, giving it a try couldn't hurt, right?” Ten minutes later… “I guess giving it a try did hurt,” remarked Esmeralda as she confirmed that she wanted to leave the experience. “This was so boring…” “Yeah,” agreed Sombra unhappily. “I hope an official one comes out soon.” “Let's play some obbys,” she suggested. “What's an obby?” “I love obbys,” declared Sombra as he finished the Climb 1000 Stairs To Admin Obby. “Let's play another one!” A few more hours passed like this, until they eventually ran out of charge, and thus, had to stop playing. The charge outage was more than welcome, or at least, to Esmeralda it was, for she was exhausted. Sombra on the other hand wished that it lasted a little longer… Noticing his glum expression, Esmeralda sighed and said, “I sort of wish that the charge didn't run out, but we need a break, right?” Sombra whined, “But it was so fun… I loved that waterpark obby… And Brookhaven…” “If you want, we can do this every weekend,” she offered, hoping to make her companion feel better. “Really?! Thanks so much!” he exclaimed, hugging her due to his joy. Esmeralda smiled and relaxed in his warm embrace. When you're happy, I'm happy.