Red and Black

by Patient X

Epilogue

Previous Chapter

SIX HOURS LATER

The six of us, Twilight, Applejack, Spike, Distrance, Trigger, and I, sit around Twilight's breakfast nook, eating a round of sandwiches Twilight whipped up to congratulate us on such a good job.

"To friends!" Twilight raises up her glass or OJ; we all do the same, including me, even though I hate participating in toasts.

"So. How did you solve that little alicorn problem of Twilight's?" Applejack asks Distrance, who sits next to her.

"It was...not necessarily complicated, but a fun and enjoyable experience nonetheless." Distrance takes a sip of coffee while Trigger dumps half a bottle of Twilight's hooch into his glass, chugging the whole thing in one go.

"Jeez, want some cup with your alcohol?" Spike deadpans, Trigger gives him an implied "middle claw".

"Pffft. Twilight doesn't mind...right?" Trigger looks to Twilight for conformation, who smiles and nods.

"Well, I'm very glad that we got this over with, now I can go back to my anger management classes without picking a fight with earth ponies." I chuckle, glancing at Applejack and giving her an expression of 'it's a joke, sweeite'.

"Oh, Patient, I whipped this up while I was at Applejack's." Twilight hands me a scroll with the word 'Patient' scribbled on it in ink.

"Thanks. What's this about?" I ask while opening the scroll, only to find something that made me chuckle...

It was a conjuring spell for Lye Powder...