//------------------------------// // Dorm Daze (bonus chapter) // Story: Rho Phi Nu Initiation // by tosety //------------------------------// An extremely frazzled Watchful Eye approached the diarchs. Her blue hair, normally perfectly styled up, was more than a little frazzled. “Oh... my...” Celestia whispered quietly to her sister. “Looks like there has been a little excitement in the dormitory.” “Agreed,” Luna replied with concern as Watchful’s horn spat sparks. “Mayhaps a prank went too far?” Watchful bowed deeply at the base of the dais. As they watched, a few more strands of hair broke free. “I don’t see how. They’ve inverted the spatial parameters of her room, enchanted her coat wash to make her sprout feathers, and even turned her into a stallion.” “A stallion?” Luna asked, disbelief heavy in her voice. “Well, we believe it was some kind of illusion based magic, but it was convincing enough that she believed it. She’s been remarkably even tempered about even that prank.” Celestia turned her attention from her sister to Watchful. “Is something the matter, my little pony?” “Y-yes, Princess!” Watchful exclaimed as she stood upright. “The horror! The horrible human magic is spreading immorality and debauchery even to the hallowed halls of your school.” Luna’s concerned frown flattened as Watchful besmirched the character of her paladin. This was most likely a minor cultural difference blown out of proportion by speciesist unicorns. Luna kept her face as neutral as she could and raised an eye inquisitively. “Oh?” “Ah, that would explain it. She is extremely committed to her job,” Celestia whispered to her sister. “She’s one of the most outspoken against the yearly march, though even that garners grudging respect that they are able to slip it past her each time.” “Yes!” Watchful Eye practically shouted before calming her voice down again. “Yes. Your paladin gave Miss Belle this horrible device.” Watchful pulled one of the clones of Alex’s laptop out of her saddlebags and levitated it over to the diarchs. On the screen were yellow ovoid creatures with goggles and overalls. Luna took it in her own magic and reset the video to the beginning before playing it. The four creatures began singing a capella in much the same way that the Ponytones did. As the song continued, Luna and Celestia sat stoically as they took in the extremely risque song lyrics while Watchful’s eye started to twitch and a few more strands of mane popped out of place. Celestia started getting nervous about Watchful’s stress level when her purple coat began getting matted with sweat. “Thank you for bringing this to my attention, my little pony,” Celestia said as she closed the laptop. “I will be talking with Miss Belle after tomorrow’s classes.” Watchful, grateful that the Princess was taking her seriously, smiled and bowed again. “Thank you.” Celestia and Luna watched the mare leave looking slightly less frazzled than she came in. “Oh, Sweetie Belle,” Celestia muttered, smiling and shaking her head. “What am I going to do with you?” Sweetie Belle stood outside Celestia’s office trembling with fright. She was about to knock on the door when the regent and headmare called from the other side. “Please enter, Miss Belle.” As always, the voice was compassionate and inviting. It settled her nerves and allowed herself to steel her resolve. Sadly, at the same time, it also reminded her of how horribly she had disappointed the princess. Sweetie slunk in, ears flat against her head. Upon seeing not only her laptop, but Princess Luna as well, her ears found a way to press themselves even flatter. “I am very disappointed in the level of distress you have caused Watchful Eye,” Celestia said with a sad frown. “May I ask what possessed you to play that song for your dorm mates?” As Celestia said this, Luna turned around the laptop and activated the video. Sweetie Belle glanced to the door behind her, briefly tempted to bolt. Dismissing that plan, she swallowed hard and tried to find her voice. After a few pathetic squeaks, she managed a tremulous reply. “I-it was a bonus song on a movie made for human kids.” “So, because you believed it appropriate for human children, you thought it would not be a problem to play it for your friends in a place that the Dorm Warden could hear?” What had seemed so logical to her in her head, now, in Celestia’s disapproving voice came across as foalish. Sweetie Belle’s mouth felt drier than the Appleoosan desert. She looked at the floor and nodded a dismal affirmative. “You are a very intelligent and capable young mare, Sweetie,” Celestia said with compassion. “But you need to learn wisdom. A mare, especially one who will be graduating near the top of her class, must know how to conduct herself with propriety. She must know when and where she can let her mane down. And, most importantly, she must know what precautions need to be taken for a given situation.” Sweetie Belle winced as one of the creatures on the screen hit another hard enough to knock it over. “Do you promise to think before you act and do your best to keep Miss Eye from any more distress?” As Celestia said this, she closed the laptop and put a piece of paper on top of it. Sweetie Belle nodded soberly. “I promise.” Celestia’s face brightened and she smiled beatifically down at Sweetie. “Good.” Luna continued to sit impassively, but broke her silence. “We have decided your punishment shall be to memorize and perfect your casting of these two spells by the end of the week.” Her blue aura enveloped the paper and the laptop as she levitated them over to Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle nodded with a tentative smile as she accepted them. “Thank you, princesses. I’ll do my best.” “I’m sure you will,” Celestia said as she opened the door. “You are dismissed.” Sweetie scuttled out of the room, murmuring a few more ‘thank you’s. “No way...” Sweetie whispered to herself. Starswirl’s Sound Stopping Spell Difficulty - Medium to advanced. Effect - Puts a barrier on any surface that will keep sound from being able to penetrate. Usefulness - Primarily used as an anti-spying precaution for private meetings and discussions. Also used as an echo removing enchantment for audio recording purposes. An upperclassmare looked at the paper and smirked. “Yep, that’s Celestia for you.” “Is she really saying-” Sweetie Belle was cut off by her fellow student. “Oh, no!” the upperclassmare interrupted with overly dramatic horror. “Princess Celestia would never promote anything indecent!” The effect was topped off by the mare going wide eyed and putting a hoof to her heart. Sweetie Belle kept a straight face as she looked at the second spell. Ignore Me Difficulty - Advanced. Effect - Creates a perception field around the target that convinces anypony looking at it that it is not worth noticing. Usefulness - Primarily used as a way of hiding valuables. Warning: Keys and other easily lost items may be rendered unfindable if the spell is cast directly on them. It is much better to cast it on a part of a large item, such as a desk drawer or section of wall. “Don’t slack off with those,” her friend cautioned. “Celestia takes her punishment teaching seriously and when she says mastered, she means it.” Sweetie Belle gulped nervously. Celestia closed the door, locking it and casting one of the spells assigned to Sweetie. Reaching a hoof over to a blank part of her desk, she opened a drawer. She levitated her own laptop out, and, with some fiddling, found a link to the previously played song. Luna materialized two bananas. Using the bananas as pretend microphones, the two diarchs flew into the air and began singing along. “Ba, ba, ba, ba-na-nana! Ba, ba, ba, ba-na-nana!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQQvanCpC3Q