//------------------------------// // Let the games begin // Story: Celestia and Luna Have A Staring Contest // by magicman123 //------------------------------// Princess Celestia and Princess Luna Have A Staring Contest By Magicman123 Inside of Celestia's room in the palace, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna sat across each other. Every few seconds they would pass a single sheet of paper back to each other. When Luna passed the piece of paper back to Celestia, the sun princess quickly scanned the paper again before groaning in frustration. "How could you possibly win again?!", Celestia exclaimed. "You have to be cheating! There is no possible way that you could have won again!" Luna smirked condescendingly at her sister. "Maybe, dear sister, it's just that you emit a foul stench at Tic-tac-toe." "What?! How dare you!" "Tsk tsk tsk, would you kindly remind me of how many points I have now." Princess Celestia looked at the score sheet that sat between them. "Ugh... Fifty-two....." "And how many points have you claimed in this trial of wits, dear sister?" The older sister snarled at her before saying in a low voice, "Zero." Luna brought a hoof up to her right ear and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't catch that! What was your score again?" She could practically hear her sister grind her teeth together in frustration. She would remember this moment for the rest of her life. Celestia sighed a breath of hot air and said, "Zero, nada, zilch, the big 'o', the number that comes before one!" She leaned back and crossed her front hooves together with a pout on her face. "There! Happy?" "Very much so", Luna replied with a happy smile on her face. Silenced filled the room as neither of the sisters spoke a word to each other. Both sisters just stared at one another competitively. A few more seconds passed by before Celestia finally broke the silence. "Wanna play again?" "I apologize, I fear that your constant failure at bringing me a challenge has led me tired and bored of your attempts at victory." Celestia frowned at her, one of her eyes twitched in annoyance. "... How about Hide and Seek?" "Tia. Aren't you a little afraid that your large posterior would give away your hiding spots?" The sun princess just shook a hoof at her in anger. "Hmm... How about a game of Card Wars?", Luna asked. "That game's so boring. It has way too many rules", Celestia said in reply. "How dare you besmirch the name of that amazing game!", she shouted. Celestia whispered to herself, "Amazing my flank." "What was that?!" "Nothing", she quickly replied. "You're just jealous cause I'm the cool one." They continued staring at each other again. Thinking of more games and activities that they could possibly play together. A moment had passed before they both smirked at each other competitively. They leaned towards each other, their muzzles just a couple centimetres away from each other before Celestia said, "You thinking what I'm thinking?" "Oh I do believe I am", Luna replied. "Staring contest!", they both said at the same time. "Okay! What are the rules?", Luna asked. "No use of magic and no touching of any kind. Especially around the eyes! Remember what happened last time?" "Oh please, that hairbrush didn't even graze an eyelash!" "Yeah, cause it got me in the eye!" "Accidents happen, sister!" "From all the way across the room?!" "Please sister, will you just let bygones be bygones and forget about that whole incident?" "I was blind in my left eye for over a week!" "Well was it really as bad as the time you accidentally fractured both of my legs, leaving me in a wheel chair for a month?" "..... Point taken." It took a second before both sisters calmed down from their heated argument. "Okay", Celestia began, "Are you ready to start or what?" "I am always ready! Now prepare to have your flank beaten once again!" "Bring it on!", Celestia shouted. Silence filled the room once again. Both princesses glaring at each other. Sweat beading from their foreheads, nostrils flaring and their eyes trained on one another in a heated battle of the unblinking. Then there was a knock at the door. Celestia then turned her head for a second towards the door and shouted, "What is it?!" The door opened slowly, revealing a white maned grey unicorn. He had a black suit on and monocle on his left eye. "Erm. Princess Celestia? Am I interrupting something?" "No it's fine. Please, go ahead", Luna said. "Uh, I'm afraid that you're needed in the royal courtroom, your highness." Just then, realization hit her. Her eyes grew wider than they already were as her mouth opened up in shock. "Oh no! I completely forgot! Luna, I'm afraid I'll have to put a hold on our competition?" Luna gave a sinister smile. "Oh really? Well I'm afraid that our little game won't be ending so easily." "What? What do you mean?", Celestia looked at her questioningly. "I'm saying, that you can go." "Thank you sist-." "IF. You admit that I am better than you!" Celestia's face hardened as she glared at Luna. "NEVER!." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hoof of an old stallion hit the top of the courtroom table causing both Celestia and Luna to wince slightly at the sudden noise, still staring at each other. "And that horrible horrible noise! By the gods, the laughter of those families! Them having a good time! Blergh! Makes me sick!" Celestia and Luna sighed in unison. This stallion wouldn't stop talking for the past few hours, complaining about everything around him that would normally put a smile on a pony's face. From the flowers in his garden that overtook his weeds to the laughing of foals playing together. Luna took a glance at the clock and when she realized what time it was, a smile broke open on her face. She poked Celestia on the shoulder with a hoof and pointed towards the clock. "I'm sorry Mister Tightwad but it seems that this meeting has come to an end", the solar princess said with a smile. "Ah! It seems so. Well, I shall be taking my leave then. I do hope you take my order of kicking the residents around my home out into consideration, Princess Celestia!", the old pony said as he placed a sheet of paper in front of her before heading towards the door. "Yes Mister Tightwad, I will look into it deeply", she said as she crumpled the piece of paper and tossed it into the nearest trash bin. "Now. Where were we?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celestia and Luna continued staring into each others eyes. Their eyes we're bloodshot and circled with dark rings. Their eyes had long since dried out, leaving behind a crusty substance where there would normally be liquid. Luna's horn glowed as she magicked a bottle of eye drops towards her. As it drew nearer a pillow that glowed gold crashed into it. Sending both items flying out a window. "Tia!", Luna shouted. "No eye drops", was all Celestia said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few more hours went by and the two sisters were still at war with one another. They were in the dining room eating dinner. Both Celestia and Luna glared at each other as they ate their salads. The staff around them just stood around awkwardly as they watched their beloved leaders butt heads with their eyes. "Are you going to quit yet Luna?! It looks like you're getting tired." "Oh you'd like that wouldn't you?!", Luna spat back causing pieces of Lettuce to fly out of her mouth. They growled at each other before continuing on with their meal. "Psst!", one of the waiters called out to a maid. When he got the attention of the mare he asked, "Uh, should we be worried about them?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They were back in Celestia's bedroom. Both of them were dead tired and both of their eyes were threatening to close shut. "Hey... Tia", Luna panted. "..... What?" "Are you... Ready to lose yet?" "Not... In a million..... Years!" Suddenly, to their dismay, the desire to yawn overcame them. "Oh no...", they both said at the same time. An unseeable force caused both of their mouths to open. They struggled to keep them shut but were failing. "How about we call it a tie?", Luna spat out quickly before she could no longer pronounce words properly. "Why... Are you afraid to lose?", Celestia retaliated before her words had started becoming all garbled up. "Eeyah!", Luna said with her mouth almost fully wide open. "Aineh!", Celestia finally conceded. Then they both yawned, which caused there eyes to shut. After a couple seconds, they opened their eyes and looked at each other. Before they both collapsed onto the carpet floor and began screaming in pain. "Ahhhh! My eyes! They burn!!!", Celestia screamed. "My eyes feel like they've been ripped wide open!!! The horror!!!", Luna wailed. And that was the last time Celestia and Luna ever had a staring contest. THE END