The chess grandmaster

The next day was normal 'to do list' completing for Anon. Of course the list was made by Twilight herself who else? After waking up and completing the everymorning routine he started to do what the list told him to.

"Put the books back in its places - check, wash the dishes - check, clean up Spikes bathroom - eurghhh, che... *cough* *cough*...ck

Anon made a couple of rough coughs that usually come before a vomit.

Sighing Anon placed the metre long to do list on the table before giving a victorious smile of satisfaction. He had completed another 'challenge' out of thousands that Twilight kept giving him, this one was a rather disgusting one.

"I will have my revenge on nightmare night! Just mark my words Twilight..." said Anon as he heard a bell ringing, this could only mean one thing.

He quickly made his way to the door and opened it, yes, Anon guessed right, it was Twilight and Spike. But he thought that they would be laughing, smiling, feeling fresh and new. Spike looked as tired as always but Twilight... This was a different story. Her hair was sticking out of her mane like straws, her eyes were red as if she had just arrived from Pinkies sleep over party, her tail hanging down and draging the dirt from the ground into the castle and of course she had bags under her eyes. And Twilights face looked as if she could strangle anyone who stood near her. Just in case Anon made a few steps back...

"Anon, pleeeeaaase make some tea and set the table, Spike should help you as well," Twilight said with a long and firm voice mixed with some tired whining that could be compared Rarities.

"Hey! I am not the only one who is tired here," said Spike with some irritation in his voice.

"Who carried you to the castle for half of the way?, are you so lazy that you do not want to make some tea for the one who was a mother for you starting from your earliest years? And why are..." Spike interrupted Twilight...

..."Please don't lecture me, it is the last thing we all want right now, i'll make some tea black or green, hehheee..." Spike stopped after seeing Twilights 'guilty' look. Luckily for Spike it did not last for more than a minute, instead Twilight sighed with a triumphant smirk on her face.

Twilight went to the bathroom straight away, while Anon whispered to Spike:

"Go and grab yourself a seat, I will do the rest of work,"

"Great! I knew I could count on you Anon," Spike changed his tone to happy straight away, he grabbed his fresh pack of comics and went to the living room which was mostly used. None of the inhabitants of the castle could get used to the fact that there is a couple of dozens of living rooms in there.

Some time later... Anon had already set the table and Spike had already passed the most interesting part of the comic when the villain was defeated and was now reaching the end. All of the sandwiches, biscuits, some left over cake and some cookies mixed with the aroma of the fresh green tea created an unresistable atmosphere of an ideal tea time. However Twilight was nowhere to be seen. Anon did not want to look rude so he waited for her before starting, yet spike was the opposite. He munched up all of the crisps already. Ponies actually had crisps with taste of diamonds and rubies! This world is getting weirder and weirder everyday.

Finally Twilight entered the room and instantly filled it with a variety of soap smells. Anon guessed what she was doing since Twilight did not look like a zombified zombie anymore. However she still did look a bit like a zombie, though not zombified.

Where were we? Ah yes...

A couple of minutes of eliminating and swiping off the treats from the face of Equestria and all of them have almost ended. Twilights appetite was as large as Pinkies at that very moment which was a great surprise for Spike and Anon. Finally whilst Twilight was taking a sip of tea with honey Anon decided to start a conversation.

"Sooooo, why did you both come so late and exhausted to the last bone in your bodies?" Anon asked.

"Thought you would never ask," was a warm responce from Twilight. "On half way from Canterlot the train stopped, it turned out that there was a large flock of sheep standing on the railway. They were as stubborn as Discord and did not leave!"

"You could have run over them and squashed anypony on your way," Anon chuckled, in response Spike giggled.

"Well we could, but Fluttershy was with us, she would run over us on her bear if we did it," Twilight sighed turning her head to the floor.

'Wait, did Twilight just joke back about what she would usually say is insulting!? Well judging by her tiredness she could have ran over them... Or was she honest and Fluttershy would even kill for animals?' Anon thought to himself.

"Why was Fluttershy with you and I am guessing you had to walk all the way back home? Could you not just use your magic? Did you get any compensation?" Anon barraged Twilight with questions.

"Too many questions and yes we had to walk home the rest of the way," Twilight shouted quitely.

"Oh... Okay, my apologies" Anon pronounced with a now weakened voice. "I know what should cheer you up! An intelectual ancient game, it always makes me relaxed," "Well mostly..." Anon whispered the last part so quitely that Twilight did not hear it.

"Thank you but i'll pass, I would prefere to go to go to sleep early today," Twilight added a fake yawn at the end of her sentence.

"Aww, come on Twiley-shmiley! When have you refused to a debate or a little game of riddling?" Anon still not giving up begged Twilight to join.

"Don't call me like that! And i'm just too tired right now sorry, possibly another day,"

"Well what if we make a bet, if you win I will owe you a massage, if i win then you will not owe me anything" Anon raised his voice a bit "This is a one sided bet, can you refuse it?"

"Well what if I lose?"

"Alright! Then if I win you will get a fifteen minute massage and if you win you will get an unlimited timed massage... This is my last offer" Anon said with a harsh tone in his voice.

"You are so eager to play this game, aren't you?" Twilight let out a slight giggled behing her teeth "Well, how can I refuse a practically free massage? Bring it on then, what is this game of yours called?" a short embarassed blush appeared on Anons face but it faded away swiftly.

Anon knew that he got himself into trouble, he would lose even if he wins, but at least he would test out his brand new toy.

The atmosphere in the room tightened, the air got warmer, was it because both Anon and Twilight were awaiting for the upcoming event so eagerly? Oh, it was just Spike that had just let out a loud burp which meant the crisps that he ate have now reached the bottom. Still the battle of titans was coming no matter what the weather will be like inside the castle.