Hi, everypony, and welcome to another episode of Twilight Tries!
Today’s episode is going to be an especially exciting one, because today I’m going to try…exploring the castle’s basement!
Now I know that exploring the castle’s basement may not sound very exciting, but hear me out. You see, in all the time I’ve been living in my castle I’ve never actually been down in the basement before. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have been down there once or twice before, but only to the room at the bottom of the stairs where we store all of our Hearth’s Warming decorations. But I’ve never ventured past that room though, so the entirety of the basement is still unknown to me.
If you’re wondering why it is I’ve never explored my basement before, the answer is because I’ve never really needed to. I know most ponies make use of their basement for things like home gyms or game rooms or extra storage space, but I’ve never needed my basement for such things. The castle is so big that there’s plenty of room on the ground level or above for stuff like that.
Not that I ever see myself putting anything like a home gym or a game room in my castle, mind you.
My point is, aside from having an out-of-the-way place for my Hearth’s Warming decorations I’ve never had any real use for my basement, so I’ve never felt the need to take the time to go down there and have a look around. Until recently that is.
See, lately Spike, Starlight, and myself have all been hearing some weird noises coming from the basement. I’m sure it’s probably just something like creaky pipes or the water heater, but nonetheless these mysterious noises require somepony’s attention to make sure there’s nothing wrong with the castle. So that’s why I’m doing this today.
Now before I venture down these stairs to the basement, I just want to make one thing perfectly clear to everypony; The reason I’m recording this is because I think it’ll make for a good episode of Twilight Tries and not because I’m scared of going down into the basement alone, despite what Spike and Starlight may think.
They’re the ones who are scared to go down there.
So with that, let’s head on down to the basement!
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As you can see here, these are all of the Hearth’s Warming decorations that I mentioned earlier.
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Huh, that’s strange. I don’t ever remember putting this sled that says ‘Rosebud’ on it down here.
I wonder if it’s Spike’s or Starlight’s.
Anywhoo, onto the parts of the basement I’ve never been to before.
Here goes.
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Okay, so past the Hearth’s Warming storage room is a long, dimly-lit hallway with doors lining the walls.
T-Totally not scary at all.
Well, since I haven’t heard any of the weird noises yet I guess we should just start by going door-to-door and checking each of these rooms for anything unusual.
Might as well start with this one over here on the right.
*CREAK*
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Nothing unusual in this room.
Since, you know, it’s empty.
Moving on to this door over here on the left.
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*CREAK*
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Nope, nothing unusual here either. Just a bunch of Power Ponies comics.
Give you three guesses who those belong to.
Moving on.
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*CREAK*
Okay, these creaky doors are starting to get to me a little bit.
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Oh, found the water heater.
Best take a closer look at it to make sure it’s functioning properly.
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Mm-hmm.
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Yep.
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I have no idea how to tell if this thing’s working right or not.
I’m just going to assume that since it’s not visibly damaged or making any weird noises right now that it’s working fine.
Moving on.
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*CREAK*
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Just another empty room here.
Moving on.
*CREAK*
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*SLAM*
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Moving on.
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Note to self: Have that door sealed off.
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*CREAK*
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*CLANK*
Eep!
D-Did you hear that? I think there’s something in here. Like maybe a wild animal or a leprechaun.
Okay, maybe not a leprechaun.
But whatever it is, I’m guessing it’s probably the cause of the weird noises.
*CLANK*
I’m not scared, I’m not scared, I’m not scared.
H-Hello? Is anypony there?
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C-Can you please come on out? I p-promise not to hurt you if you do.
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Guess I have to g-go inside and find whatever’s in there.
You can do this, Twilight. Deep breaths.
*DEEP BREATHING*
Here goes.
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WHA!!!
W-Wait a minute. Trixie?!
What in the name of Celestia are you doing in my basement?!
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You’re living down here?!
I…are you…what?!
Why are you living down here?! Don’t you have a wagon that you live in?!
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It…got washed down a stream you were trying to cross?
Oh, I’m…I’m sorry to hear that, Trixie.
But why did you come here? Did Starlight say you could stay here?
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No, no, I’m not trying to blame Starlight for you being here without my knowledge. I just want to know if she’s aware of you being here.
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She doesn’t know. Okay then.
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Oh dear.
P-Please don’t cry, Trixie. I know it must have been hard on you losing your wagon like that.
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No, I’m not mad at you for sneaking into my basement.
Look, why don’t we go upstairs, have a bite to eat, and then find you a nicer room than this one to stay in.
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Yes, really. You can stay here in the castle until you get back on your hooves.
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Hug…too…tight.
You’re welcome…Trixie.
Can you please…let go of me now?
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*DEEP BREATHING*
Thank you.
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It’s fine, no need to apologize.
Let’s just get upstairs, okay?
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Okay, follow me.
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Oh, one quick thing, Trixie.
You see that door over there? You've never opened it have you?
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No?
Okay, well, don’t ever open it.
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Trust me, you don’t want to open it. I think it might be a gateway to another dimension or something.
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TRIXIE, NO! FOR THE LOVE OF LUNA DON’T OPEN IT!
Well, this episode was certainly…different than I’d expected.
Seriously, I never expected to find Trixie living in my basement like that.
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We’ll find you a room in a minute, Trixie. I just want to wrap up my vlog first.
So, yeah, I’m just going to end this episode here. As always, thanks for watching everypony, and I’ll see you next ti-
Oh, I almost forgot.
Actually, before I go I want to do something that I don’t normally do at the end of these episodes; I want to tell you what the next episode of Twilight Tries is going to be.
I tend to do episodes for this vlog on-the-fly and rarely do I know at the time of posting an episode what the next one will be, but I had an idea for what I wanted to try next. For it to work though, I’m going to need your help. You see, what I want to try next is…doing a Q&A!
Ooh I’ve always wanted to do a Q&A. I mean, technically I did one once on a cruise run by a minotaur named Iron Will, but as far as I’m concerned that one doesn’t count. It may have been a panel where I was answering questions but it wasn’t my Q&A, you know? I wasn’t the one running it.
But anyways, this Q&A episode will only work if I get sent questions, and that’s where you all come in. So if you have a question that you’d like to ask me, then please write it in the comments section of this video and I might just answer it in the next episode! Though please, don’t ask any lewd or otherwise inappropriate questions. Also, please don’t ask me for any favors, including asking me to marry you.
Yes, that has actually happened to me before.
Other than that, ask away! And I look forward to seeing all of you next time on Twilight Tries!
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What did I just say about asking lewd questions, Trixie?!
Let's get this question out of the way
What's your favorite and least favorite episode?
can we get a 'do not open' sign for that one door please??? even i don't want to test what could happen with it.
Here's a question: Why haven't you asked out one of the Flash Sentries yet?
Dear Twilight,
Do you know that Celestia's incompetent and that Luna should take over if she retires? And have you considered the fact that she considers your time in Ponyville as the longest time of peace, despite the fact that disasters happened more often than her thousand years on the throne, which makes her look evil?
Sincerely,
Horseus King of Horses
P.S. You may choose from one of these questions, or take them up as one.
You say quite often that you owe almost everything you have and almost everything you've accomplished to your friends. What value, if any, do you feel you add to your friend group?
To twilight,
After that kissing episode with Trixie in the human world have perhaps softened up to her more in yours? You seem to... well I don't want to say hate her, but perhaps dislike her less than before.
Sincerely,
- Anonymous
Dear Twilight did you know about your male counterpart named Dusk Shine? Would you like to meet him?
How would you describe your politics?
Do you ever wish ponies had fingers?
Dear twilight have you seen or heard of an artifact called the rainbow of light and it’s welder Megan Williams ? Maybe Applejack might know she is a silly pony after all....or maybe pinkie pie might cause well....pinkie
Any cute memories of Spike growing up?
What is your favorite type of dish from the human world?
Do you have any plushies?
Dear Twilight,
If quesadillas are your least favorite food, what is your favorite?
Ever accidentally smacked somepony with a wing?
Dear Twilight,
Just how big IS your castle? It's clearly bigger on the inside, but HOW big? When you're inside the castle, are you even in Equestria anymore?
Your friend across time and space,
Eroraf
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This'll be good.
Dear Twilight are you the Princess of Friendship or Magic?
Dear Twilight, are you going to be ageless like the other Princesses?
Dear Twilight did you read the book 'Twilight'?
Dear Twilight how it feels to use the elements?
Dear Twilight can you use Chaos Magic like Discord?
Dear Twilight, did Cozy Glow got a trial before sending her to Tartarus?
Dear Twilight, could you move the sun and the moon?
Dear Twilight, did Celestia told you the origin of Spike egg?
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Is better if I stop before filling this with question after question but not before this...
Twilight try... To stay a week inside the Everfree
Are any of the other princesses vlogging as well?
What is love?
Dear Twilight,
Out of all of your friends, which one do you consider as your best friend?
Dear Twilight,
Out of all the subjects you learned from Princess Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns, what would you say was your least favorite?
And what was Your absolute favorite?
What happens locally if you try to move a portal through a larger portal?
This may have been suggested already — Twilight tries: dance lessons
Question: Have you read an unabridged dictionary?
Dear Twilight,
Did you read any fanfiction about yourself that was interesting/not terrible?
What is your opinion on Equestrian politics?
Does Ponyville have widespread disaster planning due to the amount of things that happen on a regular basis?
Have you ever been in or known of a cult?
Looking forward to your Q&A,
- BeautifulHorse
Are aware that there are 20 external windows and 186 rooms, and yet each room has at least one window? How does that make you feel?
Who do you think would win in a fight: Princess Luna, but her mane is made out of knives, or 3 Cadances in a trench coat?
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Yeah, it’s possible for a herbivore to eat meat, however because their digestive system was designed for fruits, vegetables, and other plant-life they don’t gain any nutrients or energy from meat; they might as well have eaten nothing for all the good it does.
Not to mention their teeth were designed for crushing and grinding food rather then tearing or slicing them
Twilight Tries using chopsticks
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I mean, those aren't herbivore's eyes they have. I always assumed they are naturally omnivores (perhaps with predatorial tendencies) but stick with plantlife because it's the type of food earth ponies can produce in abundance, practically anywhere and on demand. More convenient. Plus, the whole 'larger animals can talk' thing that became relevant as their civilisation progressed.
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This... actually makes a lot of sense. There are animals in the real world (Deer, for example) that people typically think of as herbivores, but actually do consume *some* meat. They mostly rely on plant life because it's readily available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdn7wONOJE