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// Spin the Bottle (poem, AU, Crossover, Slice-of-life) 
// Story: Short stories, poems, and other such nonsense written by a crazy person. 
// by Dragonborne Fox 
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‘Twas the week before Christmas
As one and all prepared for the week to pass
Some ponies stayed outside and frolocked in the snow
While others kept indoors, doing things to adhere to time’s steady flow

Five little ponies in one house sat round
A table, making the happiest of sounds
One rose a hoof and suggested spin-the-bottle without stall
And she promptly said, “Whoever wins takes all!”

The game was on in haste
And a red-mane stallion jeered, “I’ll grind you all into paste!”
A feisty fellow was he, yes indeed,
Crimson eyes glinting like shiny beads

A green pegasus scoffed at the objection
And casually said, “Quit striving for perfection.”
The red one told him off with a dismissive wave of the hoof
Since he didn’t dare think something was aloof

A blue unicorn mare, same one who suggested this game, simply shook her head in disappointment
She felt the stallion needed some kind of appointment
Her magic quickly taking hold of the bottle and away it span
Round and round until its nose pointed at a pony who was tan

“What did I do?” He asked, glasses a-glinting
The other four looked to where he was currently sitting
And the blue unicorn sneered at him with a wide grin
“Do the polka,” She said, “and spin!”

The tan pony sighed, doing as he was told
Lest the others mock and scold
And it was his turn to spin the bottle
With a quick hoof, it twirled like a ballerina on a throttle

The nose pointed at a purple pegasus mare, and wings shifted
The tan pony sneered, “Try standing on one back hoof without using your wings to lift!”
The pegasus, needless to say, groaned and moaned
As she did as was asked without twice being told

After that, the bottle was span, and it pointed accusingly at the blue unicorn
Who merely arched a brow as sparks sputtered from her horn
“Koto,” The pegasus began, “kiss your boyfriend here and now!”
All others gasped at once, as if engaged in shock and “Wow!”

As the absurd request settled in their minds
Koto grimaced, quickly thinking up a way to return in kind
While she obliged by the impromptu dare
Which, to the red unicorn, seemed all the more fair

Again the bottle was spun like a top
Nose landing before the one whose emerald eyes were burning red-hot
“Nagare,” The blue unicorn started, “do three cartwheels without tripping
And we’ll see who fails to have a beat slipping.”

The green pegasus gawked and obeyed
But his legs and wings didn’t quite sway
So, needless to say, he faltered horrendously
And he was cursing tremendously

After the awful display
The bottle span where it simultaneously lay
Pointing once more at the tan bloke
Who cringed as Nagare spoke

“Tenmei, remove your glasses and go to the kitchen
And fetch us something without a hint of bitchin’
Or else you’ll be dared to wear a thong on your head
And chant utter nonsense,” The pegasus said

The earth pony begrudgingly removed his glasses
And sauntered to the kitchen nearby, unable to comprehend blurred masses
Eventually, he did return with a platter of snacks
And miraculously balanced them well upon his back

After everyone had the entree, the bottle whirled and twirled
Nose pointing at the one whose crimson eyes with which curiosity swirled
“Rekka,” Began the earth pony, “try complimenting Yuuki’s looks
Without enraging Nagare’s reaping hook.”

The red unicorn winced, sweat beading his face
Unable to to utter a word to counter Tenmei’s impromptu ace
And the rest of the night went on like this
Until the lot went to bed without so much as a hiss

And as for the "winner takes all" bit,
The game ended in a draw by a meager slit
But the five found other activities to keep them happy
Since, after all, they'd rather not have been snappy