//------------------------------// // Dramatic Twist! // Story: Twilight Shares The Narrator // by Stratocaster //------------------------------// Chapter 8: Dramatic Twist! "Okay, your turn." "Hoot hoot!" "Agh! Come on! Again?! How do you keep wining this game?!" "Hoot hoot!" "I have a tell?" "Hoot!" "Whenever I have good cards? What are you talking about? We're playing Battleboat!" "Twilight, quit playing board games with the bird and go to bed already! It's after midnight!" "No way, Spike! I still have yet to beat Owlowicious at Neighjing checkers! Let's see you try to cheat then!" "Hoot hoot!" "Yes you do! You knew darn well that my submarine was on C-5!" "Hoot hoot!" "What did you call me?!" "Twi, give it a rest. I know what's really going on. You've been trying to stave off boredom all week ever since the Narrator left." "What?! Are you kidding? I don't need that whiny brute and his pesky comments. He wanted to leave so I showed him the door. Besides, if he thinks he can stave off boredom without me, then that's his own delusion." "What exactly were you two even arguing about in the first place?" "I don't know, something about a bug zapper?...Wait, I can hear him! He's...outside? That's odd. How is he-" Twilight stood in surprise as her other friends entered through the boar. I mean door! Heh heh! I don't know how to word anymore! "What in Equestria is going on?" asked Twilight as her friends shook their fine little flanks inside! "Ooh Narrator you devil!" giggled Rarilicious! "Narrator?" asked Twi. "Have you been hanging out with the girls all week?" Um, DUH! That's what you, like, told me to do, dum-dum! "What is wrong with you?" "Hoo! Ya wouldn't believe it, Twi!" said Applesmack. "I taught ol' Narry how to make my special cider blend, and he said he went and drank three gallons!" "How do you even do that, man?!" Years of practice, Rainbow Rash! *burp* Ha! Look at Twilight, she's all confused! "...So...you've all been having fun with him?" "Well it was pretty awkward at first," said Fluttbutt. "But eventually the Narrator suddenly warmed up to all of us, and we decided to spend time together all at once." "And it turns out he's a total party animal!" said Ponks. "Hey Narry! This tea kettle-" -is bigger than my apartment! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Inside jokes! Ha ha ha ha! I'm gonna pee myself! "Well I'm...glad you've all been having a good time." Twily said. "Oh by the way, Twi," said Rainblow. "I may have spilled some cider all over my copy of Daring Do and the Magic Monkey's Fist. Do you think I can borrow yours, pretty please?" "Again? You should really be more careful with your books, Rainbow." "Please please please please please please please-" "Oh alright!...Here you go." "Thanks! I'll give it back to you tomorrow morning. I swear!" "Um, Narrator? How come you didn't just speak while I was giving her the book?...Narrator?" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... ...Oh!...Ow!...Ah my head!...hulp! Oh I'm dizzy. Ugh, what happened last night? Where am I?...Oh right, Twilight's place. And there she is. Sitting on her couch. Hey, Twilight. You look mad. "Having fun last night, 'Narry'?" she spoke with a bemused expression. Huh? Oh that's right, the girls! Look I'm really sorry about barging in like that. Why don't I narrate you making some coffee? "It's afternoon, Narrator." She said. "I'm not in the mood." Are you okay? I didn't say anything bad last night, did I?" "No, I'm fine." She pouted. Come on, my head may be killing me, but I know when something's bugging you. Twilight sighed. "It's just that...I'm a little bit surprised at how much fun you had without me." ...Oh wow...you're jealous?! "Fine, yes, I'm jealous, alright? I'm a mare, go figure!" Why the heck would you be jealous? It's only your friends! "I don't know. I just thought that what you and I have, this connection, was...unique. I honestly wasn't expecting it to shared with others. It's something I can't help feeling." You're the one who told me to go spend time with them. She turned her face away. What? Is there something else you're not telling me? "Well...I kind of thought that...my friends would be annoyed by you too." ...Wow, you still haven't gotten over that? "Maybe I wouldn't have snapped at you like that if you had just gone along with my experiment." She said sternly. "All I'm trying to do is know more about you, and yet you persistently hide from me every time." What is there to know about? I thought you said our connection was already unique. "Narrator, it's not fair for you to know pretty much everything about me, and for me to know barely little about you." And yet you still find me annoying! Well I'll have you know that your friends have all warmed up to me a lot faster than you ever have. So I guess you should feel a little jealous. "Is it really so wrong for me to feel a little left out?" If you're gonna keep acting immature. Twilight stood up and sulked. "Look, I don't want to get into another argument. I'm really just mad at Rainbow. She still hasn't returned my Daring Do book and she said she would give it back by this morning." Maybe she's still reading it. "Still, this isn't the first time she's borrowed a book without returning it. I've even knocked on her door to remind her, but she never even answers! I give her way too much leeway." Suddenly, the look of irritation on Twilight's face was replaced with one of pondering. "Say, are you still able to narrate the others?" As far as I know. Why? "I need you to do me a favor, Narrator." She said. "I want you to go over to Rainbow's house and tell me what she's really doing. See if there's any reason why she hasn't returned my book. Just don't let her know you're there." ...You want me to spy on her? "Look, I've tried getting my book back from her, but she can just be so careless. If Rainbow's not returning my book on purpose, then I'll have had it up to here with her." No...way! Twilight, in any other world I would do what you're asking of me. I would have no problem with it. But I seriously can't. "Why not?" she looked suspiciously. "Is there something else between you and Rainbow?" Of course not. It's just...*sigh* Alright, if you must know, I can't spy on Rainbow as a rule. It's part of my job as a narrator. If I use my powers for any form of deceit, or for the disadvantage of others...then I will lose my powers and my role as a narrator. Twilight stared for a moment before responding. "Pfff ha! Really? That's your excuse? You'll lose your powers if you spy on others? If you're picking now to divulge any of your secrets with me, then that's a pretty poor choice." Twilight I'm telling you the truth. I can't meddle in the affairs of those I narrate. "Are you kidding me? You've meddled with my life for months!" That was just harmless mischief. But what you're asking me to do can go against what I'm here for. "Narrator, stop lying. If you really value our friendship, then you could at least do this one thing and help me." But I- this isn't- I can't...Fine. If it means anything to you, I'll report everything Rainbow is doing. "Okay thanks." She said somberly as she started to leave. "I have some work to do in Canterlot. I'll see...or hear from you soon. Bye." She walked out of the castle with a solemn expression. *sigh* This is gonna be bad.