Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle were currently having a volley.
Twilight Sparkle came rushing towards the net and gently tapped it over.
Pinkie Pie came bounding over to the net.
Twilight Sparkle smiled because Pinkie Pie would be forced to make an awkward return.
The shuttle was most likely too low for Pinkie Pie to make an accurate lob, so she would be forced to return it gently over the net.
Twilight Sparkle inched her way a little closer and held her racket up as she prepared to punish Pinkie Pie for being out of position.
They were both on the far left side of the court
Pinkie Pie had her racket tilted to the left side and made like she was going to return it like she normally would, above her waist line. At the very last second, she twisted her front leg and hit the shuttle with the opposite side of the racket, under her waist at such an angle that it completely threw Twilight Sparkle off guard.
The shuttle went spinning to the opposite side of the court and went right over the net. It landed very close near the right side of the boundaries lines.
Twilight Sparkle stood there for a moment as her mind tried to comprehend what had just occurred and then she jolted to the side for a moment, but then stopped because she realized that returning such a shot was not worth expending all that energy. She probably wouldn't have even landed her racket on the shuttle even if she tried to dive for it. Twilight turned her attention away from the shuttle and stared at Pinkie Pie with her mouth hung open.
Pinkie Pie was rolling around on the floor giggling.
"How in Equestria did you manage to pull something like that off? How did you even imagine to do a move like that?" The lavender mare asked.
Pinkie Pie continued to giggle for a little while and said, "Oh Twilight! This pink pony has a bag full of tricks and crazy random plays. You'll just have to expect the unexpected." Pinkie Pie got her shuttle and smiled a great grin because every time she would hit her shuttle, a trail of colorful confetti and streamers would follow behind the shuttle.
Twilight got herself into position and began making crazy mathematical calculations in her head. She had a pile of scientific books about sports and aerodynamics on the side lines that she would read almost every time she lost a point or a serve. "There is no knowledge that is not power, Twilight," she said out loud to herself. Twilight happened to be standing very close to the net, but she kept all of her weight on her hind leg that was behind her other hind leg. She was going to do a little trick on Pinkie Pie.
Pinkie Pie was not a pony known for her focus skills and she was so manic and high that she didn't even pay close attention to Twilight's hind legs. All she saw was that she was close to the net. Pinkie Pie made like she was going to serve it short, then at the last second she popped it high into the air.
Now was her chance. Twilight was prepared for this and pushed back on the hind leg that she was leaning heavily on. She was able to reach the back end of her side of the court and jumped into the air. Her eyes locked onto the shuttle.
Pinkie Pie came close to the net and prepared herself for a hard smash.
Out of the corner of her eye, Twilight noticed that Pinkie Pie was a bit closer to the net than usual. At the very last second, Twilight lobbed it back high over Pinkie Pie's head.
Pinkie Pie stumbled for a moment. The shuttle was so far behind her that she actually had to turn her back to Twilight and run for it. Pinkie Pie threw herself at the ground and managed to return the shuttle. It was a very weak return, but she made it happen. She picked herself up and made a great recovery, but Twilight Sparkle was already waiting at the net and she performed a gentlemare's smash. She had her racket waiting patiently for the right moment to strike, and she tapped it quickly, but lightly. Pinkie Pie couldn't even get there in time.
The shuttle landed just a few feet away in front of Pinkie Pie
Pinkie Pie stood there hunched over and panting.
Twilight Sparkle pushed the shuttle away and walked over to get her own shuttle that was designed after her. As she was walking over she said out loud, "It looks like I know a few tricks myself, Pinkie Pie." Twilight Sparkle picked up her shuttle and continued. "So you think you can out smart the smarty smart pants....Why, I would bet that..." Twilight cut herself short of her sentence when she realized that Pinkie Pie was not standing where she should have been, but was on the side lines and was hunched over. She could hear her snorting loudly. Upon closer inspection she was horrified to see that Pinkie Pie was doing some illegal doping. She was snorting Pixie Stix. "Pinkie Pie! Stop that this instance or I'm reporting you to Princess Luna! That's called illegal doping!"
Pinkie Pie finished snorting her Pixie Stix and giggled madly. "Oh, Twilight! It's just sugar, and it's only fair because I saw you doing some illegal doping when you would go to the side lines and read your books! Don't lie to me, Twilight! I know you get high when you open a book."
Twilight dragged her hinds leg across the ground and said, "Ok, I won't lie. I do get a high when I open a book. I guess I can let it pass, but only this once. I promise not to take a half hour every time I lose a point and need to read a book."
"How about not reading a book until the game is actually over, Twilight?" Pinkie asked.
Twilight sighed and said, "Ok, ok, ok. I won't read until the game is over. Twilight smiled and got into service position. She put the shuttle into play.
Pinkie Pie was now super charged and was positioned in a way that gave her an advantage to get to the net faster as she put the shuttle away quickly.
Twilight flinched and tried to connect her racket to the shuttle, but she missed and the shuttle hit her hind leg.
Pinkie Pie began to giggle madly.
Twilight fumed and said, "No more sugar, Pinkie. Never again!"