Happy April Fool's Twilight Sparkle
Happy April Fool’s, Twilight Sparkle
By NottDotNet
Twilight Sparkle yawned as she tucked herself into bed. She rolled onto her side to look at the calendar and see tomorrow’s agenda. It would be the first of April the following day.
I wonder what Spike’s going to pull off this year, Twilight thought as she remembered her assistant’s prank the previous year, with help from Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. She smiled as the memories of the library’s books suddenly disappearing returned. Twilight shrugged the thoughts away and drifted into sleep.
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The following day, Twilight woke up, wary of surprises Spike could have set up the night before. Surprisingly, there were no buckets of water perched on top of the doors or tripwires discreetly hidden in the corridor. It was all too suspicious.
Spike had already readied Twilight’s breakfast when the librarian descended the staircase. He seemed especially cheery today, considering he was usually grumpy in the morning.
“Why so cheery today, Spike? Rarity asked you to go out or something?” Twilight playfully asked as she levitated her mug of coffee to sip from it and picked up a copy of the newspaper.
“Funny, but no. Can’t I be happy in the morning for once?” retorted Spike as he set down a plate of bacon and eggs.
“Hm. Point taken.” Twilight replied. “So, what’s your big prank today?” Twilight inquired as she ate a strip of bacon.
“Pranks? I’m too old for that stuff. I turned eighteen a year ago, silly.” Spike countered.
“Well, to be honest, I’m going to miss your pranks.” Twilight said in defeat. She had been looking forward to a prank today, and she was let down.
“But Princess Luna did leave a letter.” Spike added. “I think it’s a spell she wants you to study or something, I’m not sure.”
Spike handed the letter and awaited Twilight’s reaction. Twilight was in definitely excited as she read the Princess’s message.
“Well, what does it say?” Spike queried in a most curious fashion.
Twilight read aloud the letter’s content:
Dear Twilight Sparkle,
I have included in this letter a spell my sister and I have studied when we were your age. We never finished it, so we are passing it on to you. We warn you, though, as we have not discovered what the spell does or what the side effects are. Practice caution, and good luck.
Sincerely, Princess Luna
“Spike, cancel everything on my schedule today. I’m going to find out what this spell does, and I’m doing it today.” Twilight said. Determination to research on the spell was now flowing through her veins, and it shook her awake stronger than any coffee she had taken.
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Sixteen hours of non-stop research later, Twilight finally had the chance to test the spell she had been working on. She still could not identify the side effects, and the effects were just as unknown.
Twilight began recording an audio log as part of her research:
The time as of recording is 11:30 PM. I have spent a total of sixteen hours of research on this spell the Princesses have given me, but any indicators of effects are unclear. As of now, I believe that the spell has certain effects on psyche. My assistant Spike is in the other room, ready to cut off power if anything goes wrong.
Twilight stopped the audio device and gave the thumbs up to Spike who was waiting for her signal. He pulled a lever, and Twilight began casting her magic. Twilight’s hand illuminated as the spell began to take form. A sudden flash of light, and Twilight blacked out.
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Twilight recovered and woke up in an ethereal space. She had been here before; it was her dreamscape. Luna was waiting for her with a distraught look.
“Twilight... please forgive me for giving you that spell...” was all that Luna could whisper with a hint of shame.
“Princess, why? And why am I in my dreamscape?” Twilight answered. She felt uneasy being literally inside her head.
“You blacked out. And the spell... it appeared to be an intense aphrodisiac. I’m going to be subtle here and say that you had hanky-panky with your assistant.” Luna hesitantly responded.
Twilight blushed at Luna’s revelation. It took her a moment to fully ingest the thought that she slept with Spike. With Spike!
“Excuse me, what? Are you saying I had... you know what with Spike?” Twilight retorted with disbelief. She could not bring herself to admit that it was true.
“Like I said, the spell was a powerful aphrodisiac. There’s nothing-“
“Princess. Please get me out of my dreamscape. Now.” Twilight demanded. She had withdrawn into denial and wanted to escape from the truth.
“Twilight, there’s nothing you can do about it now. Just live with it. Now, when I snap my fingers, you’re going to wake up. One... two...”
And Luna snapped her fingers. Twilight woke up covered in sweat. She discovered that she was just in her undergarments. She put on a robe and went downstairs to look for Spike.
True enough, he was down there and had two cups of coffee ready. His expression almost as distraught as Luna’s; the only difference was that his was much more intense.
“Oh hey, Twilight. So you figured out that after you recovered and woke up while you were under that spell, you forced me to sleep with you, huh?” Spike asked. His voice was affected by his troubled mood.
Twilight sighed and took a seat. “Yeah. Princess Luna told me in my dreamscape while I was asleep. I guess we should talk about this sometime else?”
“I guess so. I don’t really want to talk now.” Spike replied.
“Alright. Me too, anyway. I’ll... just take a shower.” Twilight said in a shy voice, almost like Fluttershy’s. She quickly got up and made her way upstairs.
Spike made sure Twilight was well upstairs when he gave the signal to Princess Luna - who had shape-shifted into a lampshade – that the coast was clear. A couple of magical blue sparks later and the Princess of the Night was before him.
“I’d say this practical joke worked well, Spike.” Luna proclaimed. She had a gleeful smile on her face as she picked up her cup of coffee.
“Damn right it is!” Spike victoriously proclaimed. His mood switched from pretentious shame to smug victory. The two had been planning the prank for six months, and the payoff was indeed grand.
“So, do we bring the news to Twilight that it is but a prank now or a later time?” Luna asked Spike. Her conscience screamed that she had to tell her sister’s protégé now, but her playful side told her to let the prank sink in.
“Well, I guess we should tell her now. I mean, I don’t want her to live in shame and stuff.” Spike answered.
“It is settled then, that we’ll tell her now.”
A few minutes later, Twilight descended from the stairs in a fresh change of clothes. She was startled to see Princess Luna talking with Spike, who was anything but apprehensive.
“Princess Luna? What are you doing here?” Twilight asked out of curiosity.
“Ah, Twilight. Well, Spike and I have something to tell you.” Luna smiled as she answered.
“The incident now? It was a prank! Happy April Fool’s, Twilight!” Spike merrily proclaimed.
Twilight took the time to digest the information. She had supposedly slept with Spike, and they revealed it was just a prank. “So did I sleep with Spike or what?” Twilight irritably asked.
“Well, that I do not know. All I did was levitate you to your bedroom, and remove your clothing. I’m not sure if Spike gave in to temptation.” Luna teasingly said. “Well, did you do questionable things with Twilight while she was asleep, Spike?”
“Heck, no. First of all, she’s sort of my big sister. And second, I’d get the guillotine if the Celestia found out.” Spike immediately retorted. “Besides, she’s not the type of girl I’d go for.”
“So you’re saying if Rarity was in Twilight’s place, you would do questionable things to her?” Luna joked.
“I’m not going to answer that.” Spike countered.
“You know what? I’ve had enough of you two for today. Especially you, Spike.” Twilight furiously declared before marching back to her bedroom.
“Best prank ever?” Spike asked the Princess of the Night.
“Best prank ever, indeed.” Luna confirmed.
~The End~
