//------------------------------//
// You're a cheater, Tia! 
// Story: Little loony Luna and crazy caffeinated Celestia's life in Canterlot 
// by Vidhwansak 
//------------------------------//


You're a cheater, Tia!




Of all possible games I get to pick for game night, it has to be this one; friendships will be tested, wars will be fought, and romance...Eh, who cares about the romance? I just want to win! ...And so do three other alicorns, fighting for the prize...This is going to be historical! We shall begin with the gaming!

Currently, Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, and Nightmare Moon were gathered inside of Luna's room, to begin playing what could be considered the polar opposite of the Elements of Harmony, as this was known to break friend-ships faster than Quackum could quack; it was none other than Pony Party. All four alicorns were sitting in a massive couch that could seat all for of them (and could double as a bed when needed), along with the snacks placed on a table that were, of course, absolutely necessary for something like Pony Party.

Many were fooled by its simple gameplay and promises of a good, fun time with friends, and unfortunately, those that fell for such a trap often ended up arguing and getting into fights, sometimes escalating into so much more. Pony Party was even put on trial for unintentionally being a rather destructive game to the relationships of other ponies, though the trial failed. Regardless, the game had an infamous reputation, so of course Luna was drawn towards purchasing it; after all, a controversial game like this was legendary! 

Now, Luna was eagerly anticipating the kind of fun they'd have in playing the game; after all, despite the fact that the game provoked uncontrollable rage in ponies, they were alicorns! They were above pitiful arguments over a game! She was especially happy by the fact that earlier, she had sabotaged Celestia's controller, so there was a chance for even more hilarious things to happen tonight! Her poor sister wouldn't know what would hit her.

"Right, everypony ready?" A set of three nods answered Luna's question. "Alright then, pick your ponies, and let's go!" Luna called out, and flicked her controller upwards to chose a pony in red clothing.

"Ahem; some of us here are changelings." Chrysalis playfully poked at Luna while picking another pony that was similar to Luna's pony, but dressed in yellow instead.

"I don't think she particularly cares, Chrys." Nightmare Moon chose a pony that was in a pink dress, and smiled. "Neither do I, for that matter."

"Oh, shush, you two. Lulu, is there a reason why my controller isn't working?" Celestia tried to operate her controller, but to no avail, as the character selection screen timer timed out, and she was automatically given a pony in green clothing. 

With a straight face, Luna cast a frown at the controller she sabotaged. "I'm not sure, Tia. Try and figure out what's wrong with it, quickly, before you get into a mini-game. I know none of my controllers are broken."

Unfortunately, a few minutes into the game, Celestia still didn't know what was wrong with the controller, and she was up against Chrysalis, in a mini-game that tasked her to avoid rocks in space. It wouldn't have been a problem, if her controller actually worked. 

"This is going to be an easy win." Chrysalis crowed, popping a few chips into her mouth as she eagerly awaited for the game to start. 

Celestia groaned as she watched the mini-game start, without her participating in it. "Well, that's just not fair!" 

As the mini-game played out, to every alicorn's surprise, Celestia actually won, much to Chrysalis' embarrassment. Luna herself was seething inside; her sister had won by doing nothing! That was not supposed to happen! "You're a cheater, Tia! There's no way you could have won against Chrys by doing nothing!"

Shrugging, Celestia began drinking her slurpee, just as surprised as the other alicorns. "I know I'm not cheating, because my controller still isn't working!"

The game continued on with the next mini-game, and Celestia picked up her controller again, trying to make her character move to avoid getting hit by giant spiked balls thrown by an oversized turtle. "Are you sure nothing's wrong with this controller, Lulu?"

"Quite sure! Unless you suddenly broke it somehow, Tia! I...I-I..." With wide eyes and an open mouth, Luna trailed off her sentence as her sister won once again, by doing nothing.

I...This is just luck! Tia will lose eventually! Yeah, eventually. Unfortunately for Luna, her plan backfired with every mini-game that followed, with Celestia winning simply by doing nothing. No matter what, Celestia won, and the fact that Celestia had just given up on trying to make her controller work and was instead watching them lose was just the ultimate insult to Luna. This was frustrating to the other alicorns, though none of them noticed the tension that was gathering inside Luna's room as a result of Luna's sabotage.

"And she won. Again. Without doing anything." Chrysalis sighed, and set her controller down. "Now I've seen everything."

"You sure this game isn't rigged? It looks like it." Nightmare Moon scowled as she got up from the sofa. "Moment, I'm grabbing more chips."

"I want some more poptarts." Chrysalis got off the sofa as well to replenish her supply of poptarts over by the dwindling snack table.

I can't help but think that all of this was my fault now. Glumly, Luna looked over at Celestia, who was innocently eating some noodles. "Tia, how can you possibly win nearly every game by doing absolutely nothing?"

"I don't know. Maybe you could tell me why you sabotaged my controller in an attempt to play a joke on me that horribly backfired on you." Celestia's words were just loud enough to reach Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon, who dropped their snacks onto the floor, staring at Luna with mixed confusion and anger.

With the cat out of the bag, Luna knew that her life was quickly on the line. "S-Sabotage? Don't be s-silly, Tia, I would neve-"

"I saw you tampering with a battery pack when I looked out my balcony from my room last night, and I assume that battery pack is in my controller, Lulu." Celestia then bit into a cookie before frowning slightly. "Oh, I think Moonie and Chrys want a word with you."

Well, that's the end of me. Luna watched as Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon advanced on her, both with angry expressions on their faces. I lived a good life.