Twilight spelt well that night, as all that laughing had tired her out. The next morning, though, she was rudely awoken by a crash at her window, followed by several loud taps.
“Would you get the window?” Twilight said, half-asleep.
Spike only replied with a snore.
“Owlowiscious?” Twilight half-called out as the tapping continued.
With a hoot, Owlowiscious opened the window, and a crashing sound, followed by the clamor of books hitting the floor, instantly awoke the alicorn.
“What is the meaning of this!?” She called out to the pile of books, only to see Rainbow’s head pop out as she started flying around in continuous circles in the atrium. “Rainbow, can you stop for a second and explain?”
“That’s the problem, I can’t stop… it’s like somebody has set my wings to fly at this speed and keep flying…”
“Hold on,” Twilight blinked a few times to try and wake herself up. “So you’re saying that you’re stuck flying around at a constant speed?”
“Pretty much, but at least I can steer.”
“That didn’t help my window much,” Twilight groaned as she saw the crack in the glass.
“Well I figured you would know what was causing this, what kind of hex or jinx somepony placed on me.”
“There’s no such things as hexes or jinxes, Rainbow.”
“Then why am I stuck flying around in circles?”
“Have you been to the Everfree lately?”
“No, it’s not Poison Joke, Twilight, I don’t think even that plant is this cruel.”
Those words sparked something in Twilight’s mind, something that had been brewing for quite a while. Cruel. Discoloration. They all pointed to one thing, but how could Twilight be sure that it was Discord misbehaving? The visit last night… Twilight wished she had remembered more than just uncontrollable bouts of laughter.
“Hold on, let me see if there’s something in the last letter from Princess Luna about this, I think they’re related somehow.”
“How is this related to shouting constantly?”
“It’s just a hunch.”
Twilight dug through her papers and found the last letter from Princess Luna and cast the spell again, causing an exhausted Rainbow to fall from the top of the library to her floor.
“Thanks, Twilight, mind if I take a nap here?” And before Twilight could answer, Rainbow was asleep.
Case 40:
I was just visited by Rainbow Dash, she seemed to be stuck flying at a constant rate. Luckily the same spell that cured her of her constant shouting cured her of this constant flying… but I’m beginning to think that Discord is behind these so called “Strange Cases,” and I’m going to keep an eye out for more evidence.
Sincerely,
Princess Twilight Sparkle
Discord read the letter and scoffed. “You are a brilliant pupil,” he said to the stained glass where he had trapped Celestia, “I can see why Celestia favors you so.” He paced back and forth through the hall. “I need to take things to the next level, make things more interesting.” He turned to the stained glass and got a translucent glare from Celestia. “I’ll let you out soon enough, Celestia, but tradition is tradition.”