//------------------------------// // Whoot // Story: Replay // by Scootaloose //------------------------------// Whoot I slowly opened my eyes and lifted my head, looking around. Falling asleep in Twilight's bedroom - not to mention her bed - was not what I had planned on. Since that incident in Canterlot I was slightly terrified of sharing a bed with anyone, especially because of my tendency to stir around in bed often - combine that with Twilight also stirring around in bed just as often and the results are pretty much doubled. To my luck I woke up on my own side, at the foot of the bed.I looked over next to me and I saw Twilight on the opposite side, sprawled open and hugging her pillow like a bear hugging her cub. I quietly sat up on the bed and looked around. The window was still open, and as a bonus, the sun hadn't even risen yet and a cold wind blew in making me shiver a bit.The sky was still a bit dark and the horizon was just starting to gain that familiar orange hue. I looked at Twilight's bedside clock and it was reading 5:30AM. "Crap..." I muttered quietly, "Window was open all night, and I caught Gary's sleep patterns..." Surprisingly enough, I wasn't feeling tired at all. It was a rare occurrence for me to have less than eight hours of sleep and still wake up without feeling tired. I got out from Twilight's bed and flew from the platform and down to the lower floor, accidentally landing too hard -thanks to my beginner flight abilities - and causing a nice audible thud to vibrate throughout the whole room. Twilight stirred in her bed and let out sleepy moan. "Well she's having a good sleep..." I said while looking back at the platform. "I should check for any stolen stuff..." I said quietly, remembering about the window still being open, "Though I might just be paranoid now." I used to live in an area that was known for having plenty of break-and-enter reports. My apartment door had a cutting-edge, state of the art lock. It was one of the best in the market and had only one design flaw: The door must be closed for it to work. However with a really good lock on my door, it didn't prevent me from checking if it was messed with every morning before leaving my apartment. The library didn't have a lock like I had - It was a simple key lock and a handle - and the window didn't have a lock at all. I naturally began to look around Twilight's bedroom for anything that looked out of place (not that I would know where everything was located). I finally gave up and accepted the fact that Ponyville was too peaceful to have any kind of petty crimes like these. The town wasn't tiny, but it was small enough that if somepony stole something or committed any sort of crime, somepony else might just say 'it was that guy who lives next door'. "I don't think I'll get any more sleep so I guess I'll try to make some breakfast..." I muttered and walked downstairs to the kitchen. My awoken, yet still drowsy consciousness overestimated my skills in holding any sort of object - which in my case, it was zero - and I was having a hard time trying to grab anything. I rage quit after a couple of failed attempts and reached for an apple that was in the fruit basket instead. I ate it in a a few quick bites and had a second one. Though it didn't fulfill my hunger, it felt enough so I could hold on a few more hours until Spike came back from Rarity's (not that I would always rely on others to make food for me). I walked out of the kitchen after I was done eating - which was literally in seconds - and I headed back upstairs to wait for Twilight to wake up so we could start figuring out what to do in regards to Amy staying in Ponyville and where she would be staying. I was about to reach the staircase when I heard a flapping sound coming from the main room of the library. I turned around almost instantly and found myself face to face with a brown owl sitting at the edge of a table, staring back at me with its big - though not as big as a pony's - eyes. I looked up to the top of one of the shelves and saw a recently opened window. "Hey buddy." I spoke to the owl, even though I was pretty aware that it was probably not going to talk to me, "Back outside, now." I frowned at it. "Who?" It hooted; It literally sounded like it was saying the word 'who'. "Yeah, you." I said, "Out." I flew to the door and opened it, gesturing my front leg towards it. The owl didn't move an inch and kept staring at me for a few more seconds. "Who." "You." "Who?" "I said y-" I said, but stopped to grunt in frustration - I was getting mildly annoyed with that owl at that point. "Stop with this little game! I know what you're doing!" I yelled at it. The owl preened its wings a bit and went back to staring at me. "Even though you're annoying me to hell, I gotta admit you're pretty clever for an owl...Won’t get fooled again, though." I said while closing the door, then walking to the table and stopping next to the owl. "Who?" A blood vessel in my brain had probably burst when I felt my head twitch furiously. I took a few deep breaths to calm myself down. If I can't get rid of this owl, I might as well pass the time with it until Twilight comes to help sort this out. "I got a nice song that will make good use of you." And test my vocal chords, possibly... "It's from a band that you can easily pronounce." "Who?" "That's the spirit!" I cheered, "We're gonna do a little rehearsing first, just so you can learn the song. I'll start." I cleared my throat before continuing, "When I point a hoof at you it means its your cue, alright?" The owl simply blinked and kept looking at me. "...I'll take that as a yes. Okay, one... two... and one, two, three, four..." ♪♪♪ "Whooo are you?" I began, slightly startled by the fact that Carbon's voice was pretty decent at singing - I found it a bit 'sexy' in a way as well. Fuck yeah... I pointed my hoof at the owl, signalling it to continue. "Who?" "Who?" I pointed my hoof at it again. "Who?" "Who?" Aww yeah, baby! ♪♪♪ "That was awesome!" I cheered, "Let's do the real thing, now..." I tapped my hoof on the ground to catch the beat. ♪♪♪ "Whooo are you?" "Who?" "Who?" "Who?" "Who?" "Whooo are you?" "Who?" "Who?" "Who?" "Who?" I really wanna to know Oh, I really want to know C'mon tell me who are you, you, you? Who are- ♪♪♪ I found myself singing with an owl I never met in my life, and looking at an extremely confused Twilight Sparkle standing by the stairs with a slightly drowsy face and messy mane and tail. "...You?" "What's with all that racket?" She slurred, but I could tell she was slightly annoyed. "Oh gosh, I am so sorry!" I ran towards Twilight and stopped in front of her, "I completely forgot that you were sleeping!" "Actually I was awake since you landed on the ground with that thud." She rubbed her head with a hoof Oh, crap..., "I was just waiting for the sun to rise because it was so early... And what were you singing with Owlowiscious?" "...Owlowiscious? This owl is yours?" "Yes." she replied, "He likes to fly around at night and comes back early morning." "Then how come I didn't see him the other morning?" I asked. "He's a bit shy around new ponies; he was in the basement the other day until you left." She giggled, "But it seems he built up some courage to meet you!" Owlowliscious flew and landed on Twilight's back. "Who?" "He sure knows how to annoy me, though..." I remarked. "Yet you still managed to teach him a song." She smiled, "What was that song?" "Just a song that I used to hear a lot when my dad was listening to his music." I said, "After hearing this guy here say 'who' a couple of times it clicked into my head and decided to try it." "Well, whatever song that was, you sounded really good..." She smiled. "Thanks." I chuckled and blushed, "I was surprised with my voice, too. I didn’t pay attention to it when I first woke up as a pony, because well... Who wouldn’t freak out if they woke up completely different than what they used to be?” I said and Twilight nodded in agreement, “Anyways, did you sleep well?" "One of the best I've had in a while." She rubbed her eyes, "You?" "Not common for me to have little sleep and still wake up feeling good." I said. ”What time is it now?" "It's almost six in the morning." Twilight replied. "We got some time until the library opens and Spike comes back and you start your work at AJ’s." "Right... I guess we can talk for a while." I said. Twilight nodded and walked to the kitchen. I followed behind her while Owlowiscious turned his head behind his back and stared at me. Holy shit, that's creepy... "I'm not as skilled at cooking like Spike is, but I can make something for us this morning." Twilight said while walking towards the sink. Owlowiscious flew away and stopped by the kitchen window. "How about a simple daisy sandwich?" "Sure." I said, and picked a seat by the kitchen table. After a few seconds of tense silence I finally found something to talk about. "So... Where do you think Amy should stay when she gets here? She’ll be out in the street unless we find her a good place to stay." I spoke up. "Well, you kinda know her better than anypony else." Twilight said, "Since both of you have a similar background and culture. Where do you think she should stay?" "I'm not sure..." I sighed, "Other than both of us having known Gary since childhood I don't know much about her." "Well, how about we base our options on what we DO know about her?" She suggested while floating a pair of sandwiches to the table. "That could work." I shrugged. Twilight nodded and glanced at Owlowiscious who was still sitting by the window. He flew away to the reading room and came back a few seconds later with a few scrolls in his claws and a pencil poking out from the centre of the inner scroll. "Yaaay more checklists!" I said sarcastically as Owlowiscious dropped the items next to Twilight. "Everypony loves my checklists." She giggled while unrolling the empty piece of paper in the centre of the table, "And you're no exception." "Yeah..." I grinned lightly and took a bite from my sandwich, "They are pretty useful..." I spoke after swallowing. Gotta be polite around others, and Twilight isn't in the RD Chewer club. "Let's begin, shall we?" She smiled and levitated the pencil above the paper, "What kind of things interest her around here?" "Uh..." I trailed off, "Pretty much everything, I guess. Almost everything is new to her." Twilight nodded and scribbled on the paper. "Though she did say she found the nurses adorable, so my guess is that she likes peace around her." I added a few seconds later. "So staying at Fluttershy or Applejack's place would be nice for her, then." Twilight suggested, "They both live in a calm environment. Let's add them to the list." Twilight said as she wrote down their names on a small list on the bottom half of the paper. "Erm..." I cleared my throat, "Amy said she wanted to hug the nurses - and I quote - 'until her arms fell off'. Fluttershy might not be the best of options." I chuckled. "Definitely not..." Twilight laughed, striking a line over Fluttershy's name. “Though Fluttershy might have some trouble with Amy about that, I think you’re in for it just as much as her...” I said. “Huh?” She tilted her head, confused. “Erm...” I cleared my throat, “because, well... you’re also... adorable?” I trailed off, blushed and looked away. Did I just say that? That was so cheesy! I could only hear Twilight giggle silently, and the way her laugh sounded I could tell she was probably blushing, but not as bad as I was. “I’m sorry... that was just silly of me...” I slurred, “Can we forget about this? It’s making me feel a bit awkward...” “I’ll let it pass...” she said calmly, “... for now.” I can’t wait to find out what she’s gonna do with this... I thought sarcastically. "How about we wait until Amy gets here so she can take a look around the town and she can tell by herself which place she likes the most?" She continued, pulling away from the subject. "That can work." I nodded, "We only have to make sure that your friends are available for taking in someone into their place." "Of course." Twilight nodded, "you can start ahead with AJ when you head over there. I'll re-write the checklist and we can take take a look at it at the end of the day to see who can take Amy in." She threw the scroll onto a trash can in the corner and unrolled a second scroll, writing her friends' names on them. "If you find somepony else who can also take Amy in, feel free to write their name here." She continued. "You think they're just going to say yes to me saying: 'hey, do you have a place for a stranger to live with you that you never met in your life?'" I said in a sarcastic tone. "Well, I don't know how your society worked, but ponies are very open to newcomers. Don't be surprised if nine out of ten ponies you ask say yes to having Amy stay at their home." She giggled. In the case of Lyra she will scream instead of saying 'yes'... . "Which reminds me... you haven't really told how your day-to-day life was as a human." She continued, and her face suddenly grew a curious look. "Well... we still have a few more minutes to spare before I head to AJ." I shrugged.