A Nightmare Before The Night [CYOA]

by Selbi

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

“Drastic situations call for drastic measures. And a drastic measure is mercilessly hitting you with a hammer, my dear safe.”

The insane unicorn looked through her selection of tools until she found a hammer big enough it might actually do the job. She put the other tools back into their original place, carefully organized, and prepared herself.

“Three… Two… One… ASSAULT!”

Steel connected with steel, creating an ear-shattering noise. Twilight cringed at the louder-than-expected cacophony, closing her eyes and pressing her ears against her head.

After the reverb had faded away, Twilight carefully opened her eyes again.

“Oh, come on!”

Not a single scratch could be seen on the safe. The spot she’d hit with the hammer almost seemed like it was mocking her. But Twilight didn’t give up.

She hit the safe again. And again. And again.

But apart from almost causing herself getting conductive hearing loss from the increasingly loud noises, nothing changed. Frustrated, she threw the hammer away.

After a few seconds of dwelling in defeat, she walked to her window, looking over the busy Ponyville. A smile formed on her face when she found something that just might save the day, laying unsupervised next to a nearby construction site.

“Well hello there, you fine jackhammer…”

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Many hours and a few virulent words later, Twilight walked out of Ponyville’s court, unable to understand what just happened.

“A fine! For being ‘a bad role model!’ You don’t borrow heavy utensils to break a safe open, not even in such a case of emergency!”

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