//------------------------------// // Big Brother is Watching (Shipping) // Story: Varia Visive // by journcy //------------------------------// Prompt #457: “Roomy” “Two are stuck in a room.” "Pin-" "Pinkie P-" "Pink-" ... "Pinkie Pie!" "Yes, Twilight?" "Be quiet." "Sorry Twilight." "Oh, don't... I'm... I'm sorry, Pinkie. That was harsh of me. But there's no need to be bouncing all over the place at this hour!" "Well of course there is, Twilight! How else are we gonna get out of here, huh? I gotta find the way out!" "What do you mean, the way out? The door's right over there!" "No it's not! It's a fake! You mean you didn't notice? Something fishy is going on here, Twilight, and I'm gonna find out what!" "...huh. How didn't I notice that?" "You can be forgiven, Twilight. This prank has obviously been played by a master prankster! We're talking me-level here! Come on, get out of bed and help me search!" "All right, all right." ... ... "Twilight, why are you sitting down?! We can't stop searching!" "Pinkie, it's been two hours. I don't think there is a way out." "Sure there is, silly! Nopony would put us in an exact replica of my room only with a fake door and window only to not leave a cleverly disguised escape route! It's against the rules of Pranking 101!" "Well, you can keep searching then. I'm tired again." "But you were just asleep!" ... "Wow, Twilight, you really were tired." ... ... "Do ya think we should let them out?" "No, not yet. It will happen, darling. Just give them time." "If you say so." ... ... "Good morning, Twilight! Or maybe afternoon. Or hay, maybe evening! I really don't know at this point! This secret exit must be really well disguised, because I just can't find it!" "Ughh, Pinkie. You're still looking for that thing? Just come lie down with me, you must've covered every inch of this room by now." "Every centimeter, actually!" "...you know that, but you don't know the time?" "Nope!" "...of course." ... ... "Where did ya say they were again?" "Oh, who, Twilight and Pinkie? They're... Why, they're... They're...on...vacation, dear! Yes, a short vacation! Twilight wanted to take Pinkie to meet her parents in Canterlot. And they left. This morning. Without telling anypony." "...sure." ... ... "...and just what do ya mean by that, sugar?" "They put who where?!" "Those girls... I knew that story sounded fishier'n a can of anchovies!" ... ... "Pinkie Pie, what are you doing now?" "Meditating! If I can't find the way out, then I'll make one instead!" "...what?" "You know, Twilight! Mystical Earth Pony powers! Inner calm! All that neat stuff!" "Yes, I know all about the concept of meditation, but normally ponies don't meditate while... Oh, just forget it." "You know what I wanna know, Twilight? How you can just sit there and sleep all day! We've got a crisis on our hands!" "It sure is a mystery." ... ... "Not at Pinkie's... Not in Twi's basement... Not anywhere around Rarity's boutique... Where could they have put 'em? Think, Applejack, think!" ... ... "Hi-ya!" ... "Owwwweeeeeeee!" "Pinkie, you just slammed your head as hard as you could into the wall. What did you expect?" "But I meditated! Why didn't I get kung-fu-pony powers?" "Pinkie, the martial arts aren't just about...meditating. Ponies need years of study to accomplish what you're attempting, and even then I doubt they'd go about it so... Er... Yeah." "I guess you're right, Twilight. And now my noggin is all achy. And I'm tired. It's been a long day!" "Yes it has. Finally ready to come over here and snuggle?" "Am I ever!" ... ... "Ah-ha! There you--huh?" "Oh! H-hey, Applejack! What-whatcha doin'?" "Rainbow Dash, what are you doin' down here?" "N-nothin'. Just hangin' out. Totally." "And you, Rarity?" "Why... The same, of course!" "Then why d'you have a massive mirror on your wall showin' Twilight and Pinkie in bed gettin' comfortable?" "Why... We... We were just..." "Inspecting!" "...inspecting." "Y-yeah! We were just making sure that their relationship is... Y'know, healthy!" "Rainbow Dash, even I cannot get behind that statement." "Heh-hehheh..." "Get 'em out of there. How long have you two been watchin' 'em, anyways?" "Oh, jeez, like all day! Rarity said they'd be smooching in no time, but--" "Rainbow Dash!" "You did! And it's taken them all day! This room is tiny, and these chairs are nowhere near comfortable for a good nap. So. Boring." "Well, I'm willing to relieve you of duty. Open the door." "Heh... Funny thing about that..." "Yes?" "We sorta... Didn't build a door..." "...what." "I took a class or two in basic teleportation from Twilight a few weeks ago. She was quite proud of my progress! But I'm afraid I won't be able to cast any magic for a few more hours. It was quite taxing moving both of them." ... "They really are cute kissin' and stuff like that, aren't they?" "I think we have an extra chair around here somewhere, AJ." "...Fine."