Short Stories

"NOOO!" I screamed as I woke up suddenly.

"Twilight, are you alright?" Spike panted as he ran through the door.

"Yes, Spike. Everything is fine, it was just a bad dream. Though I don't think I'm going to be able to fall asleep again; but you should go back to bed, I'll wake you in a few hours."

"No, Twilight," He responded, "I'm staying up with you."

His voice had the distinct tone of one who is resolute in their decisions.

"Very well," I conceded, "just don't complain if you're tired later."

"Don't worry, I won't." He promised.

I know that he will break it, but I don't care, I don't really mind the complaining too much either.

"Alright then," I said. "We've got a full day ahead of us, and as long as we aren't sleeping, we might at well get started."

"Umm, Twilight," he started, "I was kinda hoping we could spend some time together. You know, no work, no studying, just us like it used to be."

"It has been awhile, and we are already ahead of schedule by a few hours, so sure. Where would you like to go Spike?"

"Awesome! I've got a couple options in mind: there's this new Zip Line that just opened up, or we could go laser tagging, or we could..." He started before he was interrupted by a very loud growling from his stomach.

"How about we go to Sugarcube Corner for some breakfast, and you can think about it while we're eating," I suggested.

"Yeah, that sounds nice." He replied.

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"Hey Mrs. Cake," I said as I walked in. "The usual please."

"The usual coming right up." Mrs. Cake chimed back.

This time, I managed to avoid drooling as Mr. Cake brought forth the ultimate chocolate cupcake for me and some emerald muffins for Spike. Needless to say, we both dug in.

"Thank you so much, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, the food was great."

"Now Twilight," they responded, "you know that we enjoy having you here. There's no need to thank us."

"Have a nice day then."

"Twilight," Spike started once we were outside, "I've thought about it, and I want to go Ziplining."

"Are you sure you want to go Ziplining, Spike?" I asked.

"Oh come on Twilight, It'll be fun."

"I suppose I did say you could choose what we would do."

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"Woohoo, yeah!" I shouted when I got to the bottom of the line for the fourth time.

Spike laughed and said, "Told you it would be fun. Now come on, let's go again."

"Oh Spike, I'm so glad we spent this time together, but don't you think it's time to get back home?"

"Aw, come on Twilight. Just once more?"

"Fine. and then we have to get to work."

I watched as Spike got hooked up to the line, patiently awaiting my own turn. But I suddenly got this sense of dread, that's when I heard it... a deafening snap, followed by a scream which ended abruptly with a sickening crunch.

"NOOO!" I screamed as I woke up suddenly.

"Twilight, are you alright?" Spike panted as he ran through the door.