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// 31. 
// Story: 8-Bit Pony 
// by Dawn Flower 
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“You okay?” Twilight asked Black Mage as he picked himself back up.

“Somehow,” Black Mage responded, getting back to his feet. Standing up straight again, BM suddenly raised both of his arms in the air, with an intense look on his face. “And furthermore, I…” He started, but then suddenly stopped again, looking a bit awkward. “I, uhhh…” He stuttered.

BM was now averting his gaze and looking down at the ground, scratching at the back of his head. Looking back up at the others again, who were simply staring back at him, he suddenly spoke up again. “I, uhhh… I can’t really think of anything else to say to go off on a tangent…” Twilight’s eye twitched. “… and continue this streak of randomness.” He then turned to face Twilight. “So, uhhh… why don’t you just continue with what you were saying about that spell that could get us out of here?”

Twilight blinked. “R-really?” She asked, hopefully.

“Yeah, no point in dragging this out, hopelessly,” BM responded, with both of his arms out at his sides.

Twilight beamed in response. “You really mean it? I can continue onwards without any more interruptions?” She said, with stars in her eyes.

“Yeeeeesss,” BM stretched out, now sounding less awkward and a bit annoyed.

Twilight clapped her hooves together in glee. “Oh, this is wonderful. Finally everyone is starting to see common sense. Now we can finally proceed along in a calm and orderly fashion. We’ll tackle our problems as they come and when they come, without a bunch of random situations getting in the way. We’ll be the very definition of efficiency. We’ll…”

“Get on with it!” Rainbow Dash shouted out.

“Yes, get on with it!” Rarity added.

The four others then started shouting behind them, rallying together.

Twilight just blinked in response. “But I…” She started, confusedly.

“Geez, Twilight,” Pinkie Pie interrupted her again. “Will you stop dragging this out for as long as possible, for no reason at all, and just move the story along, already?”

“Yeah!” The other six of them agreed, angrily.

Twilight simply stared back at them for about five long seconds, with her mouth hanging open, not believing how this was going. She was about to say something in response, but instead, she just sighed and facehooved. “Oh, you guys suck,” she said, levitating the book back in front of her face again.