Cadence, please... no...

Twilight hadn’t been expecting her strange visit from Cadence last week, nor was she expecting it to leave her a pile on the floor crying for the remainder of her visit. However, as the pink princess departed, her mind slowly regained its clarity as she chalked up the strange encounter as some sort of natural phenomenon, like a thunderstorm, or earthquake. The non-pony produced kind of course. Still, time had healed her and from what she’s heard Cadence has been acting normally, almost as if nothing happened. To her, it makes more sense that this was a product of Discord and not her beloved step-sister.

Waking up with a yawn, Twilight rose from her slumber, smiling and looking through bleary eyes at who she thought at first was Spike. However, as her sleepy eyes grew clear she instead saw a blank faced Cadence, staring dead into Twilight's own eyes, a bag of popcorn at her side as she slowly levitated a single piece into her mouth. Tongue reaching out to allow the buttery treat to stick to her before drawing it back, teeth closing around it in such a despicably slow way as to allow Twilight to hear every slow, lazy crunch, eye contact never breaking, not even once.

After what seemed like a full minute of slow munching, Cadence swallowed the piece, levitating another piece and popping it in, the crunch of the food so much slower and more… unsettling than the last as she stood over top her small purple stepsister without a hint of emotion. Finally, as the awkward staring persisted Twilight, despite the screaming in her head begging for her not to ask, still indulged her curiosity “What are you doing?”

Cadence, finishing the slow chewing of her last piece, drew her lips into a wide unsettling curl, eyes stretched to their limit, the pupils mere pinpricks as she said “I’m going to eat this popcorn, one piece at a time, very slowly and I’ll be staring you dead in the eyes with every piece.” With that she slowly raised another piece to her mouth, and as if in slow motion, closed her mouth around it, this time suckling the piece of its salt and butter before beginning long drawn out chewings.

With a soft whimper, Twilight could only meek out a weak “Why?” Which Cadence replied to with another, terrifying smile before swallowing her current piece.

Popping in the next piece, Cadence continued her awkward stare. Having to actually work that day, Twilight regrettably pulled herself from her bed, her head turning only for her vision to be filled with pink as Cadence moved to maintain her awkward staring and eating. Gulping loudly, Twilight began moving to her bathroom, Cadence walking backwards in step as to continue watching Twilights eyes that darted about to attempt to break the contact, however Cadence predicted each move and never let it break for even a single second.

With no choice but to abide by Cadences strange behaviour, Twilight dejectedly reached her bathroom, coughing into her hoof as she opened the door “So, I’m going to be in there.” She smiled weakly, only for Cadence to finish and replace another piece “Sooo…” Twilight moved forward with Cadence backing up into the bathroom “Maybe some privacy.” *crunch crunch crunch* “Oh...ok…” she muttered as she continued in, first sitting in frot of her mirror which was obstructed by the eating mare “Cadence *crunch* maybe you could *crunch* just for a *crunch* Cadence please.”

Cadence blinked “...”

Twilight blinked “...”

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*Crunch*

“Cadence!” Twilight threw her hooves up

*Crunch*

Now crying “Cadence!”

*Crunch*

“Oh….MY GOD!” Twilight shouted picking up her brush in her magic, dooing her best to look past her fellow alicorn as she struggled to clean up her mane. Eventually after a stressful ten minutes of constant mocking crunching she threw her brush down “Fine!” She shouted trotting into the bathtub, Cadence entering first with her plot against the wall. Using her magic to turn the water on, Twilight moved to face the showerhead, feeling something slide beneath her. Looking down she saw Cadence staring up at her from her back, a new piece entering her mouth “How’s your popcorn not getting soggy?” She asked, turning to the bag slowly floating outside the shower “Right.”

Letting the water rain over her, Twilight did her best to wash as Cadence continued to move and stare, her own body becoming soaked by the water. Eventually, Twilight smiled and smugly spoke “I’ll just close my eyes, so nyah!” She proclaimed, doing just that as her vision was enveloped in darkness. Happy to be free for but a moment she began to scrub her body with soap, the suds soaking comfortably into her fur “Ah~” she exhaled, however, as she washed two pink ears manifested at the bottom of the blackness, only for them to raise up and reveal Cadence who, with a loud crunch, consumed a new piece of popcorn.

“I’m in your head.” Cadences voice whispered, forcing Twilight to open her eyes in panic, tossing the soap into the air for a moment before it landed on her horn, stuck in place as she finished her panic by slipping onto her back. As she slowly recovered from her fall, Twilight meagerly opened her eyes to see Cadence still staring *crunch*.

Having had enough, Twilight turned off the water and teleported to her room, turning to lock the bathroom door with a slam before piling her dresser, bed and desk in front of it “Hah!” She cheered, turning for the exit only for Cadence to be standing right there, same dead look as another piece entered her muzzle. “H-how… why? Mmmmmmmm-” her panic induced moaning returning. Pausing in place, Twilight inhaled in much the same manner that the mare now torturing her had once taught her. “You know what, it’s fine. I’ll just ignore you.”

She couldn’t ignore her.

Despite her best attempts, she couldn’t keep Cadence from her attention. When she brushed her teeth she was there, staring, chewing loudly. At breakfast, it was the same, she just sat there, lifeless, devoid of any emotion or movement save for when she opened her mouth to crunch and munch and eat that damned popcorn. Eventually, Twilight attempted to rip the popcorn from the magic of Cadence, struggling and pulling, breathing heavy while sweat drenched her face for almost an hour. She’d taken magical bolts, chairs, tables, fireballs and even her own assistant, Spike, at the bag but somehow failed to as much make it budge as piece after piece was slowly consumed by the other princess.

Soon came a knocking on the dining room door, a guard asking “Princess, is day court still schedu-” he stopped, staring at the now destroyed room as smoke billowed from the several small fires that, miraculously, consumed the crystal around before retreating.

“Ugh, I have court!” Twilight moaned, walking away as Cadence walked in front of her.

Soon Twilight was seated on her throne, Cadence in front of her eating still as she was approached by another guard “Excuse me, but, is Princess Cadence joining you?”

Twilight attempted to turn to the guard, but he was blocked by the tenacious alicorn in front of her. Sighing, Twilight shook her head “Just… just call them in.” she spoke defeatedly. Soon, a hoof full of ponies entered the room, many curiously murmuring to themselves in confusion of the other alicorns presence “Hello my subjects, please step forward and-”

“Why is Cadence here?” A rather, let’s say dim,’ pony known as Caramel asked loudly

“Oh, uh… to… watch?” She offered weakly to which the ponies in the room just shrugged acceptingly.

Sighing with relief, Twilight was astounded that they so easily believed her that it sort of made this day a little less awful. Stepping forward, Caramel was the first to receive council, which went on to sour the small window of not torment she was able to breath through. “Princess, I have a problem.” Caramel said with a wave of his hoof in a sing songy way that was both cute and annoying

“Yes, well that is why you’re here Caramel, what’s wrong?” Twilight asked trying to peer at the colt from over Cadance

“Well, last night I fell and now my hoof hurts.” He spoke loudly

Still smiling Twilight replied “Caramel, I’m not the doctor remember?”

Caramel moved to look past the other princess “You’re not?”

Shaking her head Caramel tapped his chin in thought “Oh! I wasn’t here for that.”

The corners of Twilight's mouth twitched briefly “Than what do you need?” She attempted to sound peppy and cheerful

“Umm…” he hummed in thought.

While the stallion pondered as much as a stallion of his, erm, ability could ponder, Cadence was now onto another piece of popcorn. Unlike the last pieces, she started by slowly extending her tongue and lapping at the buttery hide of the piece, making it a point to slurp with each lick, turning it and moving it to lick at new spots all while maintaining her stare. Now free of any butter, Cadence put the soggy piece into her mouth and suckled softly, mouth wide with each chew as Twilight was forced to watch every bite, every flick of the tongue as the piece was ground into mush, the display and the stallions thinking lasting almost 5 minutes.

Twilight held her hoof to her mouth as if to throw up, her stomach turning from the awkward display as Caramel finished his thinking “I remember!” He shouted

Groaning, both from sickness and annoyance, Twilight feigned perkiness “Yes Caramel?”

“I lost my keys!” He said proudly, a large dumb smile on his face.

From the eldritch beyond I am and always will be, from the murky darkness in between stars I will bleed out over the light and consume hope. R’la icthung t’lay. R’la icthung t’lay. Praise me and my unborn cruelty, bow before each of my thousand feet, taking blessing from each of my thousand hands, and heed worship to each of my thousand heads, and be gazed upon by each of my thousand eyes. I am the olden one, birthed before sleep, conceived before thought, R’la icthung t’lay.

Twilight’s eye began to twitch in rapid succession as the beaming stallion and torturous mare continued to rend at her poor fragile mind. Cackling, Twilight fell to her side, Cadence falling at her side, eyes still locked in the eternal struggle against Twilight’s rational mind “Keys, keys, KEYS. AHAHAHA KEYS. HE FORGOT HIS KEYS!” She yelled, the other ponies taking this as their cue to consider investing in new property as they piled out of the room. “And the crunching crunching CRUNCHING. CRUNCHY MUNCHY BUTTERY FUN, OPEN A BAG OF YUM!” She sang loudly as Cadence took a new piece into her mouth

“And you!” She pointed at Cadence “YOU! What exactly do you have to say for yourself.”

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*Crunch*

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-” Twilight screamed, dashing into the air with the force of a comet “You wanna eat mother bucker, eat this!” She shouted horn aglow as she lifted the majority of ponyville's building in her magic before sending the whole of the mass careening into the castle. Wood splintered and cracked, small chunks sent flying through the air as dozens of homes turned into woodchips that scattered the ground, the terrifying screams of mares and foals filled the streets as their princess cackled madly. Following the terrible sound of impacting wood was the horrible screech of cracking, scratching crystal as it fell apart piece by piece before being reduced to small shards. As the assault on her own home reached it’s conclusion, Twilight summoned a microcosm in the center of the destruction before detonating it, causing a massive explosion one could see from Canterlot!

Huffing from sheer over exertion, Twilight landed, smiling wildly, as she twitched and giggled in demented delight. However, as the dust settled her smile faltered “Oh no…” she looked at her now destroyed home, as well as those of her subjects before falling onto her rump “Oh gosh no!” She began to tear up and sniffle “What have I done? Cadance, my guards, my subjects! Oh no, oh no oh no oh no! Spike was in there, oh, oh gosh.” Closing her eyes she began to bawl weakly “What have I done? She only wanted to spend time with me in her own unique way, and Caramel, I know he’s not very smart. Oh, how could I be so cru-”

*poke*

Twilights heart skipped a beat as she opened her eyes, vision trailing up the pink stomach and barrel of a much taller pony, small locks of multicolored hair at the corners of her sight as her gaze eventually moved to look up at Cadence who had behind her Caramel, Spike and the rest of the castle staff.

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*Crunch*

Twilight’s eye twitched once more, a smile on her face as she locked eyes with the other princess who dropped the bag flat on it’s bottom, a strange jingling coming from it “All done, buh bye Twily.” She said cutely before trotting off with a bounce in her step.

Looking into the bag, Caramel smiled brightly and dug into it before pulling away “Look, my keys, thanks princess!” She said before walking away himself

Trembling and twitching, Twilight fell onto her side, curling up into fetal position “MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-”