Twilight Time

by Alchemystudent

Rating: everyone
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Spike, Comedy, Random, Slice of Life
Length: 3144

Twilight wants to read a book, Equestria has other ideas

It's easy being a princess, right? The whole job is just tea parties, playing with friends, and watching others do your work for you, right? Well, Twilight knows better, after all, she is a princess and she has had plenty of duties and knows how hard Celestia works as a leader and a symbol to the ponies. After about six months of being the new princess and having to deal with-fruit bats, plunder seeds, and dimension hopping, its about time for Twilight to sit down and have a little 'Twilight Time' to herself and her favorite pasttime- reading.

She has earned a break after all...it is just a shame that all of Ponyville has better ideas for her to do than allow her time to read.

(Based on the lone episode title for episode 15 and what I think is going to happen. Cover art belongs to Joakaha)

Published 2014-01-10 21:10:07 UTC
Last updated 2014-01-10 21:10:07 UTC

Time enough at last?

-----------------------------------------------------8:00 A.M-------------------------------------------------------

Twilight Sparkle slowly lifted up the covers off her body, yawning as she placed the covers to the side and got out of the bed. Stretching her legs for a few moments, she quickly began to think of the reps that her friend, Rainbow Dash, told her to do with her wings, “At least 10 wing reps every morning to keep them strong,” Twilight said to herself in her best Dash impressination. AS she began her routine, she began to silently curse the addition of two new appendages on her.

That is not to say, she was ungrateful for the gift that the elements had bestowed upon her. On the contrary, she believed it to be a gift and an honor to show how much she had grown as a pony and the close bonds that she had formed with her friends. However, after six months of having two new things on her back she had only NOW found out how to sleep comfortably in her bed and how to avoid unfortunate...wingboners.

“Why do they even call them ‘wingboners’ anyway?” Twilight asked herself as she finished her wing stretches. A memory flashed back to when she asked Rainbow Dash the same question and all she got was a belly laugh from her friend and a “I’ll tell you when you’re older” from Dash in a mocking tone. She was an adult, she could handle the big stuff...she was just a little naive when it came to the more ‘mature’ subjects in her life.

Turning around to her dresser mirror, she lifted up a brush with her magic and slowly combed all of the tangles in her mane. As she meticulously combed her mane, she looked down at her schedule and smiled a big grin, “Saturday-February 22- Twilight Time. A day all to myself. And a chance to finally read the first book in the chronicles of Pyrdain! At last, I can finally read that book.” Twilight then giggled to herself as she walked away from her mirror and down the stairs.

------------------------------------------------------8:30 A.M----------------------------------------------------------

“TADA! Pancakes, lightly sizzled, topped with whipped cream, and a strawberry in the center, ala Spike,” the purple dragon said with a smile as he laid the plate of pancakes in front of the new princess.

“Oh Spike, thank you,” Twilight said with a smile as she leaned in to kiss Spike on the forehead, “You are wonderful, I think I would starve without you around.”

“Hey, that’s why you need me! To remind you of the important stuff,” Spike stated with a smirk as he ate some of his cereal.

“Like proper table manners?” Twilight responded, lifting up a napkin with her magic and wiping a bit of milk on the side of Spike’s face.

“Uggh, TWILIGHT! Can’t that wait till after I’m done?” Argued Spike.

“No, it can’t. I want my little assistant to neat and tidy wherever he is,” Twilight giggled as she cleaned Spike face, remembering how her mom would do the same to her BBBFF.

-----------------------------------------------------9:00 A.M-----------------------------------------------------------

“Now that breakfast is over,” Twilight said as she walked to her private reading room in her loft, “Time now to read this fantastic book! Nothing will stop me from enjoying-”

“TWILIGHT!” Spike yelled as he threw opened the door, “There is a group of ponies here waiting for your court to start.”

“My court? But book court doesn’t start until...” Twilight then took a quick look at her schedule of schedules and saw that, yes, indeed the ‘Court of the princess of books, friendship, and magic,’ was held at the end of every month at 9:00 A.M, “How could I forget that? What could make me forget something that important! Unless...” placing a forehoof to her face, Twilight told Spike, “Spike, remind me to NEVER try Pinkie’s ‘triple sugar bomb hot chocolate milkshake surprise’ ever again. Just, who is out there?”

Spike took a quick look down the stairs and counted the ponies, “ At least 18 with petitions, 12 with disagreements, 6 with questions about taxes and decrees, and at least one new family that wants you to bless their foal.”

Twilight let out a deep and regretful sigh as she turned her head away from her book, “Tell them I’ll be down in a minute.” As she watched Spike leave, she thought to herself, “No worries! I’ll just get this done and then back to reading! I’ll finish this in no time.30 mins, tops!”

--------------------------------------------------12:00 P.M-------------------------------------------------------------

“Thus, with the power invested in by the Princess Celestia herself, I hereby bless this little filly in the hopes of a long and happy life. May he have a fantastic future ahead of him, so sayth Princess Twilight Isabella Sparkle the first, princess of Books, Friendship, Magic, and dutchess of the Barnes but No Bell company,” an exhausted Twilight Sparkle said, glowing her horn and tapping the colt’s forehead, “Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Buck.”

“Oh, I can’t wait to teach him our coffee recipe,” said Star Buck.

“Thank you, your highness!” The missus exclaimed as she walked out of the library with her colt on her back.

“You are welcome,” Twilight said with a smile as she closed the door and teleported herself back up to her reading room. “Now, where was I? Ah yes,” with a smile, the purple unicorn opened the book and looked down at the first page.

“HEY TWILIGHT! Ah need ya help,” called a southern voice from outside, knocking hard on the door.

“Sure, Applejack, my dear friend, I’ll help with whatever problem you have!” Twilight snarked to herself as she teleported down the stairs and back to her front door.

“Ah, thank goodness you’re here,” Applejack said as she fixed her hat, “ we got some problems back at the farm. Ya see, the crusaders bought some magic beans for their science project. The problem is, when they planted them, those little seed grew into a giant beanstalk overnight.”

“...Giant beanstalk?” Twilight asked with wide eyes, her horn igniting with a light glow as she grabbed a paper and an ax from behind her.

“Yeah, the girls decided to climb it as soon,” Applejack stopped herself as she looked at the two items in Twilight’s magic, “What’s with the ax?”

“A giant Beanstalk means that a cloud giant wants to move in, and Ponyville doesn’t have the resources to care for a cloud giant. So, we are going up there and serve him an eviction notice and then we’ll chop the tree down!” Twilight said as she walked by her friend and towards the direction of Sweet Apple Acres.

----------------------------------------------------------1:30 P.M------------------------------------------------------

Slowly, Twilight walked back into her library, the ax slowly dragging at her side. Looking up at her loft, she smiled at the thought of reading her book. She just needed to walk up the stairs and, “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING YOUR ROYAL SLOWNESS!?” Yelled a tomboyish voice.

“AH! Rainbow Dash!” Twilight shrieked as she turned around to see Rainbow Dash standing in her doorway with a coach cap on her head, “what are you doing here?”

“You know full well why I am here, young missy,” Dash said, her forehooves crossed and furrowing her brow, “You were supposed to be at the training grounds, 30 minutes ago!”

“But I-I thought we were done,” Twilight stuttered, “ You said you taught me everything you knew when you were a filly!”

“Yeah, which means you can fly as well as Fluttershy. We ain't stopping until you can fly as well as a low ranking Wonderbolt cadet. Now come on, Princess Slowbutt!” Dash yelled as she grabbed Twilight by the tail and dragged her out of the door.

“But, but,” Twilight pleaded.

“That’s right, we are moving it!”

---------------------------------------------------------2:30 P.M-------------------------------------------------------

Tired, haggard, and bruised, Twilight Sparkle crawled back into the library, her wings drooped at her sides. Feeling sore, she began to limp slowly towards the stairs leading to her book room. Just as she made her way to the doorway and began to open the door, she heard the door knock, “Who is it?” Twilight asked, a crazed smile creeping across her lips.

“It’s Rarity, Twilight dear. I need your help,” Rarity said from behind the door, “desperately. So could you please lend a hoof?”

“Sure, come on in!” Twilight said, closing the book with her magic and turning to walk back down the stairs.

A true true friend
Helps a friend in need
A true true friend
Helps a friend indeed

i] Twilight sang this song to herself as she made her way to the door, less of a happy tune of her friendship with the others and more like a mantra to remind herself to NOT kill the white unicorn behind the door, “What do you need, Rarity?”

“Oh Twilight, I am so glad you’re home!” Rarity said as she walked into the door, carrying a huge selection of clothing and gems behind her, “I was looking at my line of clothes, thinking of what to do for the spring line, when I had a brilliant idea! I should enchant some of my clothes with gems to produce different element effects!”

“ But, couldn’t you do that with some of your illusion magic?” Twilight asked.

“Only on stage, darling. What I am thinking is to make clothes that have the lightness and grace of air, the intensity of fire, the changing of water, and the strength of earth. All right there in the gems, a pony just has to rub it and ‘viola’ instant elemental beauty!” Rarity said, and then frowned, “Sadly...my enchanting skills are a little, ‘lacking’, as it were.”

“That’s where I come in right?” Twilight asked as she watched Rarity nod in response. Sighing, the purple alicorn sat down and began to glow her horn, “Well, let’s get to it. It shouldn’t take too long right?”

---------------------------------------------------------3:30 P.M--------------------------------------------------------

“Bye, Rarity.” Twilight said, exhausted. Turning around slowly, she truged her way up the stairs, moving carefully up each one to all for anymore interruptions, and past a yellow pegasus helping to feed the local book mice. Looking at the door to her loft and where the destined book was, she began to open it when she thought about what she had saw, “Fluttershy?”

“Oh, hello Twilight. I hope you didn’t mind that I showed myself in, but you were busy with Rarity and the door was opened so I figured you could help me when you were done,” Fluttershy said softly as she turned to look at the alicorn.

“NO, its no problem at all. As a matter of fact, as thanks for waiting for so long how about I show you my new spell where I turn a defenseless shy pegasus into a small-owl-bite-sized mouse for a few hours!” Twilight repressed the thought as she turned to her dear friend, “No problem at all, what do you need Fluttershy?”

“Well, you see...Billy Gruff, Willy Gruff, and William Gruff are in terrible danger,” Fluttershy said, fear in her eyes.

“Your three goats are in danger, from what?” Twilight asked.

“A chupacabra!” Fluttershy said, as a pegasus hit a lightning cloud outside the window.

“A chupacabra?” Twilight asked as the pegasus hit the lightning cloud again.

“Yes, a chupacabra,” Fluttershy said, the lightning going off a third time, “ Normally I could ward them off with old meat from some dead animals, but I ran out. I figured since chupacabra’s are so afraid of unicorns, you could keep him away from the goats while I go and find something shiny to lead him back to the Everfree forest.”

Twilight sighed, it had been years since her great-great-great grandpa, Captain Golden Horn, had handled the threats of chupacabra;however, she had read enough of his fighting tactics to know how to handle them, “All right, Fluttershy, I’ll help you. I mean, how long can it take?”

------------------------------------------------------------5:30 P.M-----------------------------------------------------

Before reaching her hoof out to open the door, Twilight took a moment to look over her battered and beleaguered body. Cuts, bruises, and bitemarks littered her normally pristine coat with red bloody wounds. Though they were not serious, she decided it was best to not worry her little dragon friend and used magic to heal her body. Looking herself over to make sure she was clean, the young alicorn walked through the front door of the library, confident in the fact that she would not have to worry about any more interruptions. Looking up at her loft, she spread her wings in readiness to fly up to read her book.

Suddenly, the main room of the library was filled with a bright shining light. Turning around, Twilight watched as the light slowly dimmed to reveal the presence of a white alicorn standing before her, “Princess Celestia!”

“Twilight Sparkle,” Celestia said, her normally calm voice was now gone and replaced with a commanding tone. Atop of her head was no longer a crown but a battle helmet that complimented the barding that adorned her back, “You must gather your friends quickly and meet me at the old castle ruins now!”

“But why,” Twilight asked, noticing a sword of blazing white light at her teacher’s side, “What is going on, and why do you have Zenith drawn.”

“IT is a day my sister has long feared. It seems that Luna’s old enemy, Malakor the unquenchable, has once again resurfaced,” Celestia said as she opened the door.

“Malakor?” Twilight asked.

“Yes, Malakor. He was an ancient being of raw elemental power that my sister waged a long and bloody campaign against 2468 years ago. IT took most of her strength, but she had taken him down. Now, he has returned, with a body composing of 3 of the four elements- if he gains the power of fire, I fear that he will attack and destroy my sister before attacking all of Equestria,” Celestia said, looking away, “I CANNOT risk losing my sister again, but she has found out already and is on her way to face this monster.We must join her to help combat this monster. I need you and the others to help defeat this monster, for it is only through you and your friend's friendship will the monster be defeated with little death.”

“Yes, princess,” Twilight said, nodding and following her mentor out the door, but not before looking back at the loft where her book laid and giving out a sigh.

--------------------------------------------------------------7:30 P.M---------------------------------------------------

Twilight walked slowly to her home, a bright smile on her face. Though it was a hard and tough battle against an evil foe, it turned out to be a great adventure for her and her friends. Not only did they learn a little something extra about each other and their inner strength when it came to being under fire, she also found out a little secret talent of Pinkie Pie’s that she never knew her friend had that helped out greatly to defeat the evil monster. All in all, it was a typical fight for her and her friends, and now it was time to relax with a good book and read for the rest of the evening. Smiling, with pure confidence that she would be able to read this book, she opened the door, prepared to read the night away.

“SUPRISE!” Exclaimed a pink pony as she popped her head out the door with a party favor in her mouth, “ Happy “Half a year since your coronation, and we just defeated ancient evil number 8”-versary!”

“Pinkie, shouldn’t you wait until a few more months to celebrate my anniversary on the year?” Twilight asked as she walked into the library, watching her friends dance the night away.

“Well, I would, but that would be boring and I would miss a chance for a half a party! This way, we can celebrate you being a princess and taking down the grumpy guy at the same time, it’ll be double the fun and two parties at once!” Pinkie Pie said with big grin and a cake on one hoof. “Now, come on, join the fun!”

“But I-” Twilight looked back up at her loft and then back at the party before finally sighing in defeat and taking a piece of cake and walking to join her friends in the party.

---------------------------------------------------------10:30 P.M.------------------------------------------------------

Twilight looked around her at the pile of sleeping, passed out ponies that consited her friends and sighed contently. She did enjoy the times that she could be with them, partying the night away and having the time of her life. Realizing that this might be her chance to start reading, Twilight stepped carefully over the mass of bodies and moved slowly towards the stairs leading to her loft. Taking a quick look back, she giggled at the writhing sleeping mass, trying her best to figure out where wich pony began and where the other ended. Shaking her head in defeat, Twilight turned to walk up to her loft and to her book. Sitting down, Twilight opened the book to the first page and smiled as she began to read, “Chapter 1: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ” that was when the young alicorn fell, face first, onto her open book, fast asleep.

-----------------------------------------------------------the next day--------------------------------------------------

Twilight awoke the next morning to see giant words looking back at her, “Wait, what!?” Pulling away from her book, she realized that she had fallen asleep onto her book before she even had a chance to read it. The purple alicorn let out a sad sigh as she looked, defeated, at the unread book before her.

“Hey, Twilight! Look at what the girls left us,” Spike yelled as he ran up the stairs and to Twilight.

“What Spike?” Twilight asked as she took the letter away from Spike’s claw, and then looked at two tickets before her. Looking back at the letter, Twilight began to read the letter out loud.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

We are all sorry for running you ragged yesterday, sugarcube.

We didn’t realize that you wanted this whole day yourself, darling.

So we all pinched in and bought these two tickets for you and Spike

To go on a trip to the Baaaahamas together

And enjoy a little

TWILIGHT TIME

Signed, with Love

Applejack

Rarity

Pinkie Pie

Fluttershy

Rainbow Dash.

Tears came to Twilight’s eyes as she turned to look at Spike with a big smile on her face, “How did I ever get such great friends.”

Sometimes, the best times you can have, is not by yourself, but with a good friend.

Author's Note

The moral of this story class is...never reveal to me an episode title of one of my favorite shows without a good synopsis. I will abuse it and make a fic off of it! Sorry, I just love, 'a day in the life of' type of stories.