//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Not very ladylike // Story: Golden-O-Seven, Double Eye // by Trigger_Finger //------------------------------// 6:49pm Ponyville library: Pinkie Pie stuffed her face with pastries as Rarity conversed with Applejack about this year’s cider harvest while Dash had a conversation with Fluttershy about her tortoise, Tank. Spike was chatting with Angel, whom Fluttershy had brought over, while Twilight sat alone with a smile on her face. She had recently come to the knowledge that 007 Goldenpony was just one of many in a series and that the main character was actually single, giving her hope that she could be his love interest. She quickly shook off the thought in knowing that he was just a fictional character and wasn’t actually real. “Hey Twi! Catch” Pinkie laughed and threw a butter tart towards Twilight. In a show of extreme reflex Twilight lept up into the air, using her new alicorn wings to glide her, and caught the butter tart in her mouth then did a barrel roll and landed blissfully on her hooves while she munched the butter tart. Pinkie’s jaw dropped in amazement. Rainbow Dash clapped “Whoa, that was awesome” she applauded and Twilight gave a bow. “Oh it was nothing really. James Pony is much better at acrobatics” Twilight told them and they all gave her a curious look. Rarity walked up to her friend. “Twilight darling, James Pony is just a fictional character… the stunts he performs in the movies aren’t really real” Rarity told her lavender coloured friend. Twilight smiled. “I wasn’t talking about the movies. I meant the game” Twilight told her and Rarity raised an eyebrow. Twilight rolled her eyes and pointed towards her large flat screen TV that had the N64 still hooked up to it. “Oh... well you know that they say. Don’ believe what you see on TV, right?” Rarity told her friend, thinking that she was pointing at the TV. “No, not the TV, the videogame console” Twilight told her then Rarity noticed the old N64 hooked up to the television. Twilight led her white unicorn friend over to see the videogame console then showed her the game cartridge. “Oh hey cool! Twilight has a Nintendo 64” Rainbow Dash called out and every-pony trotted over towards Twilight’s Nintendo, even Angel came over. “Hey Twilight, came we play some videogames?” Rainbow Dash asked and Twilight shrugged. “Well I only have one game but it is multiplayer” Twilight replied. Rainbow Dash nodded her head so Twilight shrugged and placed the game cartridge into the game console then flicked on the power button. The screen on the television showed the start-up screen, giving credit to the game producers. Then the white circles began to dot across the screen as the iconic 007 music began to play. Then came the barrel sequence in which James shoots the screen. Rarity gasped in revulsion. “Dear sweet Celestia… how gruesome” she gasped. Fluttershy had a dire look on her face as blood began to roll down the screen. “COOL!” was all Rainbow Dash had to say. Twilight levitated out four controllers. She offered one to Fluttershy who shook her head in horror. Twilight offered the grey controller to Rarity who also shook her head. “Darling… ladies are not supposed to kill” Rarity told her friend but Rainbow Dash laughed. “Oh relax Rarity, it’s just a game” Rainbow Dash chuckled but Rarity’s mind would not be changed. Applejack took the grey controller while Pinkie took the green one. “Hey, can I use the see through one?” Rainbow Dash asked and Twilight looked to her controller and shrugged. “Uhh… sure, here” Twilight said and switched controllers with Dash. They started multiplayer and Fluttershy picked up Angel. “Well, thanks for the party Twilight… but uhm… I have to be going” Fluttershy said in her usual timid voice, not wanting Angel to see the horrid gameplay. Rarity let out a ladylike cough. “Yes… I have to go to. I have… orders to fulfill. So nice of you to have a party Twilight. We should get together again soon” Rarity said then she to left. Twilight began to select the multiplayer options. Choosing the library as the map choice, power weapons as the choice of weapons then she selected the character select. Twilight immediately chose Pony. “Hey Twilight, who’s a good character to play as?” Rainbow Dash asked and Twilight shrugged. “Uhm… I don’t think there’s any difference in player stats, just what they look like” Twilight replied. Applejack chose Jaws while Rainbow Dash surfed through the characters then chose Natalya. Pinkie surfed through until she found a funny looking stallion character. She giggled. “Hey girls look. He has a funny face” Pinkie laughed, the other mares also laughed at the sight of his chubby little face. Pinkie selected the character whose name was Oddjob then they all started the match. “Okay so B is to open doors and reload, A is to switch weapons, L and R is to aim manually and there is a button on the back of the controller that lets you shoot” Twilight informed her friends. They all began to run around the map, looking for guns or the other players.