How Twilight Actually Lost Her Wings
Written & Edited by Harime Nui
Preread by MissyAngel
Looking up from her newspaper, Celestia noticed the new arrival in her study. “Ah, hello Twilight, I’m glad you took the time to come see me.”
“What’s this about, princess?” asked the confused lavender alicorn, “Your letter was really brief.”
“Twilight, long have you been my trusted student. Aside from Luna, there’s nobody I trust more,” Celestia began explaining to her long-time protege, “which is why I trust that you will drink a brand new beverage that my top scientists have created.”
“Oh no, no way in hell am I drinking anything your top scientists created. They have absolutely no taste whatsoever. It’s been nearly three weeks and I can still taste how bad that last one was.”
“I thought it was quite tasty,” Celestia retorted, making her student gag.
“Blech, you should have your tongue cut out for thinking that!” Twilight exclaimed, making her teacher get defensive.
“Well at least I have a tongue that’s not a prude!”
“If you had a brain, it would be, you stupid milk drinker!”
“Um, what?”
“Uh, yeah, let’s just forget I said that,” Twilight said, embarrassed.
“That’s probably for the best,” Celestia agreed, disappointed that her student was so poor at insults. But now wasn’t the time for insults. Now was the time for Twilight to drink a new beverage. Now was the time for Twilight to become even more powerful. Now was the time for--
“Uh, princess, are you okay?” Twilight’s inquiry broke her out of her thoughts, but she chose to ignore it, instead focusing on summoning up the new beverage she was so excited about. Twilight could only watch as the Sun Princess’ face as it contorted into various expressions before finally, her horn flashed a bright yellow, making the lavender alicorn shield her eyes.
After a few moments, the light dissipated, and Twilight took a look at what laid before her. A can, much larger than the previous one, this one black in color. What really stuck out to her, though, was the logo on the can. A large ‘M’ that looked as if it had been clawed into the can by some sort of…
“Monster Energy is what my scientists call this one.”
“Do they have some sort of clever slogan for this one, too?” her student asked sarcastically, much to Celestia’s delight. She definitely loved bursting Twilight’s bubble at any opportunity.
“Feed the beast, and in this case that beast is you, my clever little student.”
As Twilight continued to observe the can closely, looking at the ingredients, she couldn’t help but notice Celestia’s eyes darting around, as if she was watching for someone. When their eyes locked, the alabaster alicorn simply looked away and began whistling in a feeble attempt to throw off Twilight. Letting out a long sigh, she decided to go ahead and question her instructor. “Alright, I’ll bite. What does it do?”
“What makes you think it does anything? Nope, nothing special here, just your run-of-the-mill, everyday, average energy drink.”
“Bull, tell me what it does or I’m not drinking it. Actually, no, let me take a wild guess. It causes sterility, doesn’t it?”
“That’s ridiculous!” her teacher yelled in response to such a wild accusation.
“Then what does it do?”
“Alright, Twilight, I’m going to level with you. You’re still dead, and this drink is the only thing that can bring you back to life.”
“But I thought the last one brought me back to life by making me into an alicorn!” Twilight argued, but to her disappointment, Celestia shook her head.
“While it is true that it gave you wings, it didn’t make you into a true alicorn. Your body is still tied to the spirit world, and is slowly losing touch with the physical plane.”
To Twilight, what Celestia was saying seemed impossible. And yet…
“Spike, have you seen my favorite cup?”
“I just washed it, it’s on the counter, Twilight!” Spike yelled back from upstairs, making Twilight beam.
“Good slave!”
Picking up her new cup, Twilight went to fill it with some refreshing orange juice, but it suddenly seemed to slip through her hoof as if it didn’t exist. As soon as it hit the ground, it shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces, making a vein in Twilight’s forehead pop.
“SPIKE GET YOUR DRAGON ASS DOWN HERE AND CLEAN UP THIS MESS!”
Oh, so that explained that. Still, Twilight was wary of drinking this new beverage. There just had to be something else to it, something that Celestia wasn’t telling her. “I’m still not sure about this, Princess. What if it kills me?”
“How can it kill you if you’re already dead, Twilight?”
“... Good point. Alright, hand it over.”
In an instant, Celestia did as Twilight’s requested, and handed the can of… whatever it was, to her. Taking one last look at the can before she consumed the contents, Twilight flicked the top with her magic, opening it up. Bring the can to her lips, she took her first gulp slowly, not wanting to overwhelm herself with what was bound to be an awful taste. But as the liquid slowly enveloped her taste buds, she was overwhelmed by how good it was.
Throwing caution to the wind, she quickly began gulping down the contents, making Celestia chuckle. After a couple of seconds, the can was completely empty, and Twilight only found herself wanting more.
Just then, the doors to Celestia’s study were practically slammed open, and one of her top scientists galloped into the room. “Stop, don’t drink that!”
“It’s too late. I drank it all, and it was amazing! Now give me more! More, more, MORE!”
“Oh dear, I was afraid of this! Celestia, this new drink has been deemed unfit for consumption, due to the fact that it’s so good ponies will always want more! We must restrain Twilight Sparkle until it leaves her system!”
“Hm… will there be any side effects?” the Sun Princess inquired, making the scientist gulp.
“Spike, I’m home!” Twilight exclaimed as she burst through the door of her library. Almost immediately, she could hear him running down the stairs to greet her.
“Twilight, it’s so good to see you ag- AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!”
“I drank something that was too good.”
“But Twilight, what happened to your wings? And why are you covered in horns?!”
“Just shut up and do your chores, slave. I just want to rest, it hurts walking on this damn thing.”
Twilights statement made Spike look at her hind legs, and sure enough, the right one was now a giant horn. “Uh, yeah, good luck with that, Twilight.”
As Spike returned to his chores, Twilight let out a sigh of defeat. “I hate you so much, Celestia…”
