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Complications
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Opening his eyes and looking around, the past events slowly came back to his mind until he fully recalled how he wound up in this bed, tied up.
Normally, he would be confused, and call for somepony to help him. However, he wasn’t the normal guy. He was the messed up one. So, his mind immediately went to anger, and frustration.
“Hey!” Dax shouted, “What’s going on?!”
“He’s awake…” A voice said from outside.
Dax watched the door open as Alex and Dash walked through it.
“Tying me up?” Dax asked, “Is this going to be a three-way thing? Because I’m game to share you.”
“Shut up,” Alex said, still upset over this happening.
Dash just rolled her eyes, and decided to find out just what was going on.
“What did you do?” Dash asked, “How long have you been able to do this?”
“Mmmmm… For a while?” Dax said, “I just didn’t see a situation desperate enough to use this separation spell.”
“How come Alex didn’t know about it then?” Dash asked, “Since you two are the same pony, right?”
“Hey!” Alex cut in, “That’s not true.”
“Be quiet, Sally,” Dax said to him, “The grownups are talking.”
Alex growled.
“Hey!” Dash snapped, silencing them both, “Answer the question, please.”
“I have my own memories,” Dax explained, “Alex can’t access them because he doesn’t accept me as part of him. When he makes that connection, he’ll pick up on a lot of information.”
“What do you mean?” Alex asked.
“My chaotic magic,” Dax started, “You’ll learn it all.”
“With the snap of a finger, huh?” Alex asked.
“Mhmm,” Dax said, “But come on, we both know that you won’t just let me in.”
“No,” Alex said, “I’m still convinced you’re some trick Discord cooked up.”
“You don’t have to tell me,” Dax laughed, “I know you pretty well.”
“What about going back to Alex?” Dash asked, “You two are gonna have to—“
“Actually,” Alex said, “I like it with him out here.”
“You need me in your head, Alex,” Dax said, “You may seem fine right now, but without me, you’ll turn into a big pussy!”
“I’ll take my chances,” Alex frowned at him.
“So,” Dash said, wanting to get back on to what Dax had been talking about earlier, “What was the danger you were sensing here?”
Dax looked around the room, “Before I answer that, I have two questions.”
“Okay,” Dash said, “Shoot.”
“What time is it?” Dax asked, seeing that the sun was down.
“Eleven.” Dash said.
“Figured… And, where is everypony else?” Dax asked.
The two were silent as they looked at each other.
“You don’t know, do you?” Dax said.
“Twilight is still on her date,” Dash said, “Pinkie is at the Spa…”
“Applejack, Fluttershy, Spike, and Rarity are all unaccounted for,” Alex sighed.
“Didn’t Pinkie go to the spa HOURS ago?” Dax asked, “And is it like Twilight to be out late with boys?”
“Well…” Dash said, sighing, “Yeah…”
“There are some powerful magical auras here,” Dax said, “They were messing with my head… Throwing my emotions around if you missed that, Dash.”
“I remember,” She said, recalling his crying on her, “It was a bit out of character.”
“It didn’t originate in the hotel, where we are,” Dax explained, “It’s all coming from that ‘spa.’”
“Where everypony’s been?” Alex asked.
“Yes,” Dax said, surprised at his play-nice attitude, “And if the magic resonance of the magic is enough to make ME cry, then I’m worried about what it’s doing to the ponies that are directly affected by it.”
“How do you know ponies are being used in magic experiments?” Alex asked.
“I don’t,” Dax said, “But the power makes emotions go haywire, so why would they cast spells like that on anything else BESIDES ponies?”
Alex was silent.
“So… What do we do?” Dash asked.
“Well first, you promise you’re not going to knock me out again,” Dax said to Alex.
“I won’t,” Alex said, “Just as long as you play nice.”
“Here,” Dash said, walking over to the bed, “Let me untie you.”
“Not necessary, my dear,” Dax said, casting a spell, making the ropes disappear.
“Alright,” Dax said, looking at the clock, “We need to go check out this ‘spa.’”
“How?” Alex asked, “If this place is the kind of place you say it is, won’t we be noticed?”
“Na,” Dax said, “I have some magic up my sleeve.”
“You don’t have sleeves,” Alex pointed out.
“And you don’t have friends!” Dax shot back.
“Quiet!” Dash growled, “Let’s just go.”
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Walking up to the door, Twilight turned to Alpha and smiled, “Thanks for the night out… It was a lot of fun.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it,” Alpha smiled.
“I’d better get to bed quickly,” Twilight said, “I want to be up early for the spa tomorrow!”
Alpha frowned to himself, “I think the spa is closed tomorrow.”
“It is?” Twilight asked in surprise, “Since when?”
“Since… Uh… Maintenance.” He said quickly, “I’m sure you can get in at some point after, however.”
“Oh, well… Thanks for letting me know!” Twilight said.
“Yeah… No problem…” Alpha said, “So, what now?”
“I don’t know…” Twilight said bashfully, knowing what she wanted to happen, but wasn’t sure if he would make the move.
To her surprise, he did.
He looked right into her eyes, overwhelming her somewhat with the intense blue of them, as he leaned in, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Smiling to herself, Twilight lost herself somewhat, and allowed it to intensify, surprising herself as she realized just what she was doing.
Pulling back and blushing furiously, Twilight magically opened the door to the common room and took a step back.
“Um… I-I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?” She said, avoiding eye contact with him.
“Of course, Twilight,” He said, stepping back, “Remember… Stay away from the spa.”
“Of course!” She said, “Well, goodnight!”
“To you as well,” He said as she closed the door behind her.
Frowning, Alpha walked away from the room. Things had gotten complicated.
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Twilight exhaled dreamily, as she walked over to a desk and pulled out a piece of paper, and a quill.
“I’ve got to write Princess Celestia about this!” She said to herself as she started jotting down on the paper.
Dear Princess Celestia,
This letter isn’t regarding a lesson I’ve learned about friendship, but one simply to communicate with you, as a friend.
Today I experienced something quite foreign to me. I went on a date with a stallion! He’s the pony that’s been taking care of our party while we stay here. We seemed to hit it off right away, and after a few conversations about mutual interests of ours, he asked me to go out for dinner with him! So, I accepted, and the two of us spent the night talking about anything that came to our minds. But, most surprising of all, at the end of it all, I kissed him! And it was… It was enjoyable. And I wouldn’t mind experiencing that a little more with him.
One thing that did surprise me was the naming system these ponies use here. Some of the employees, including my date, have designations rather than names. I’ve met a few Gammas, a Beta, and, the stallion I went out with, Alpha.
I guess you could say that that is what I learned while I’ve been here, even if it’s not a lesson on friendship… It never hurts to know a little more!
Your faithful student:
Twilight Sparkle
Smiling to herself, she rolled the letter up, and cast Spike’s spell, lighting the scroll ablaze, and sending it off into the night.
She couldn’t believe how well everything was going right now!
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