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Chapter 21 – Forget what?

It been maybe two or so hours since yours and Twilight's little after dinner activities, but that doesn't mean the night was over for you two... Well, at least it wasn't over for the lavender mare whose magic still rings lowly to the room.

A faint sigh rolls from you as you turn to the other side of the bed. You have no idea when or how long Twilight actually laid with you in the bed before she decided to get up and take a bath. All you know is you eventually heard the low chime of magic and decided that being the only pony still damp with sweat had gone on long enough.

The quick little bath was nice and it actually stirred Twilight from the papers she got up to read, but not for long obviously.

The light muttering coming from the other side of the room slowly flicks at your ear as you open your eyes. Truthfully you thought she would eventually give into being tired but that thought finally starts to falter as you just stare too the lightly purple glowing room. The night has definitely taken hold over the room and the slight sound of crickets roll from one of the many large windows to one side of the room.

As you start to turn yourself around in the bed you realize that the only light in the room is not coming from the moon, but instead from the lavender mare who still sits at the little desk near the bookshelves. You slowly bring yourself out of the bed as you trot towards where she sits.

The sound of your hooves doesn't even turn her head as the light mutter continues to ring on as her head shifts to the page.

"Twilight..."

Your words startle the mare as her horn sparks up a little brighter and she turns to you, "Oh, you're awake?!"

You nod to her words as your magic comes to the paper still in her hold, "It's late Twilight, don't you think you should get some rest?"

The hold you had of the paper is quickly lost as Twilight waves to the comment, "No, the ponies of this city voiced their opinions, and I want to read them..." She holds her eyes to the paper for moment as she quickly floats it to the large stack on her right, "...See only a few more."

Her hoof comes to point at the small stack of papers still left, however this only makes your eyes widen a little as you speak up, "Twilight, you didn't have to do all of them."

Twilight shakes her head to the comment as a very faint yawn rolls from her, "I asked for them, I should read them."

Knowing that you can never win an argument with Twilight even when it's for her own good you start to change your tactic as you again bring your magic up to the paper. However, before she can get a chance to speak up you distract her with a light nuzzling kiss to her still damp mane from her earlier bath.

"What are you doing?" The confused but lighter tone assures you that your little trick worked as you start to push the unread papers neatly off to the side, "Trying to get you in bed."

Your choice in words widens Twilight eyes as she lets out a little laugh, "Y-you didn't forget everything we did tonight...Did you?"

A faint chuckle rolls from you as you take your head from her neck, "Not at all...Now it's time to get some sleep."

"But I need to-..."

"We." You cut her off as you speak up with a light smile, "Princess Do-Nothing did ask us both to come up here."

Twilight pauses for a moment as she looks you over, "Everypony that wrote something wanted their voice to be heard, and they deserve to have it done as soon as poss~Hwaaa~ possible." The yawn the stopped her last word only brings your eyes into a harder stare as you lower your gaze to her, "Twilight, if I can get a little colt and filly to bed I can definitely get you."

The lavender mare sighs as she stands from her seat, "I guess having a good night's sleep would help my judgment..." Her horn sparks up as she starts to lift the other stack of paper along with the tally sheet she seems to have made.

However you bring your magic over hers as you nod to the bed, "I got this..."

Twilight gives you a little smile as she starts to bring her trot up a little. You hold your gaze to her for a moment as you watch her faked bright and awake expression almost melt away into a sleepy eyed gaze.

The face brings a little bit of pride to you as you hold your head up high and start to organize the little stacks on the desk. It only takes you a moment to bring your magic down as you start to turn back towards the bed; but just as you do a strange sound flicks to your ear.

You look to the door as you just squint to it waiting for the sound to come up, Twilight does the same as she stops her easing into the bed, "What was that?"

There's a moment of silence to the room as you just listen, but you turn your head back to her with a slight smile as you speak up, "One of the castle's hidden doors opening." The comment brings a dumb smile to your face as you just brush off the sound as somepony else in the castle is walking around.

However just as you start to round the bed towards your spot the sound comes up a little louder, "Ssssrrrrrraaahhhh..."

Twilight brings herself out of the bed as she holds her head to the door, but before she can take a hoof forward you start back towards the door, "It's probably just somepony looking around the castle... I'll look."

Your voice only pauses the mare for a moment as she blinks to the idea of just sitting in the room. You both bring yourself to the door pretty fast as you open it still halfway expecting to just see somepony cleaning the floor or a guard pony dragging his armored boots to the floor.

But, none of these things come to view as you both just look to the back part of the throne room where your bedroom is located. The area outside of the door is dark with only the faint dull orange light of the large fire filled gold bowl like things that sit to either side of the carpet leading up towards the throne that faces away from you. However, just because you don't see anything doesn't change your thoughts as your eyes lock to a faint blue glow that pokes out behind the large throne that you stand behind.

Your mind quickly places the light chime of magic, and with it your legs start up as you begin to move yourself for a better look, "Hello?" A quick sound of hard fabric ripping comes to the room as you and Twilight quickly jump out to see the still dinner dressed white coated and blond maned stallion that stands in front of the now ripped open cushions of the large throne.

The sight of the stallion brings nothing but pure annoyance as you shift between the now ruined seat and the stallion in the room. "What are you doing?!" Your bellows round the room as you just stare to the stallion.

"It I can not have the throne no one can!" Blue Blood's answer confuses you as your eyes shift to the crinkled up and slightly old looking scroll that hovers next to him. With a burst of magic the scroll erupts in flames as it's remnants fall to the ground.

The bright flame that just flashed to the room quickly brings your instinctual magic up as you rush a small bolt towards the stallion.

However the purple light sent to Blue Blood parts to the unicorns own magic as it rushes towards you.

Just as your split spell slams randomly into the room you're struck by the blue light. But you are neither sent slamming back into the wall or knocked to your flank, instead your eyes go wide for a moment as a high pitched ring pops to your ears.

You jet your hoof to your head as you close one eye to try and stop the intense ringing, your motions quickly start Twilight's magic up as a bright and heavily loud bolt of cracking purple magic is sent relentlessly to the white stallion.

Without question Blue Blood's fancy and tailored suit like top is cinched as he's sent back hard to the floor.

Twilight quickly snaps her head to you as she speaks up, "That was a counter spell are you okay?"

Your head runs hot with rage as you try to listen to Twilight's voice through the screaming headache that has now come up. You hold your eyes to the groaning white stallion as you groan, "Ahhh! How long does this last?"

"Counter spells are created to just stun somepony." Twilight holds her hoof to your side as you slowly bring your own hoof to the ground as you shout to the down pony, "WHY?!"

Just as the shout comes down the doors to the throne room open up to the unarmored dark blue stallion and a few other guard ponies, "Is everything-..." His voice stops as he looks to Blue Blood.

Twilight brings her voice up as she holds her hoof out, "No, I think something is going on here. Blue Blood destroyed a scroll when we found him. I need you to make sure no pony leaves the castle."

StoneGem nods to the comment as one of the guard ponies behind him starts up out of the room. But Twilight doesn't stop her commands as she continues, "Make sure the Felice is still in Blue Blood's room."

StoneGem nods as he takes a step towards the still groaning stallion on the ground, "You mentioned a scroll Twilight?"

You continue to rub your head as you just try to listen to Twilight's voice, "Yes..." She turns her eyes to Blue Blood as she nods, "But there's no telling what it was for until he recovers." Her posture strengthens a little as she speaks up, "Put him in the castle's dungeon until he's ready to talk."

The word gives a cheerful smile to your face as you watch StoneGem and another stallion coming next to Blue Blood as they help the stallion to his hooves with their magic.

Twilight turns her attention back to you as she does you turn your back towards the room, but she doesn't close the door as she holds a sweet tone, "You should lay down, those spells take a while."

You try to nod to the comment but the pressure in your ears kinda stops you as you come to just sit on the side of the bed, "Ah...."

"Here..." Twilight's horn sparks up as she holds the low tone, "I'll help you get to sleep."

The word flicks your ear as you speak up, "What? What are you going to do?"

"I need to send a letter to Celestia, and somepony needs to be awake." The mare's words don't change your thoughts as you just look over the tired out mare's expression, "Twilight i'm not going to let you stay awake all-..."

Before you can bring your voice up the mare's horn building spell has come to your head as you feel your eyelids getting heavy. You feel Twilight's hooves come to your side as you feel yourself being lowered into the bed.

End of chapter 21