Fluttershy Plays Tetris

Nothing to say here aside from the next thing I post will be my Paranoia sequel. I just cannot wait to write that damned story.

That is pretty much all, but stick around to the end for some good news and a treat of a story link!

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"Aaaaaaaah!"

A booming shriek emanated across Ponyville.

The source? Fluttershy's cottage.

It was the morning after Twilight's 'visit' in which she had 'acquired' a certain Gameboy Colour. Fluttershy had slept the whole night through, courtesy of the absence of her addiction: the Gameboy Colour.

She hadn't been aware that it was missing until the morning. Fluttershy had arisen refreshed and restored, happy to have caught some shut-eye. After a decent night of sleep, what better to do than play the game which she was overly addicted to and cause herself many more sleepless nights?

But after a brief search of her bed and her room, no Gameboy Colour had been present anywhere. This was obscure: Fluttershy hadn't misplaced the Gameboy Colour!

Suddenly, realisation soared in: Twilight had been here last night...

Twilight wanted her to put the Gameboy Colour down...

Twilight must have stolen it!

Fluttershy was outraged! How dare Twilight commit such dastardly crimes! Theft was illegal!

Well, she wasn't having any of it. Fluttershy may be timid, but when it came things she valued intensely she wasn't afraid to lose her cool in one drastic outburst.

With a loud and resonating battle cry, Fluttershy applied her menacing face and ran out of her not-so-present door. Her destination? The library. Fluttershy had a crucial rescue mission to complete.

Meanwhile, at the library, Spike was tidying up and doing chores for Twilight. It was rather peculiar to Spike that Twilight still wasn't awake yet: on a usual day, Twilight would have been up long before Spike had even finished his delusional daydreams about him proposing to Rarity in romantic fashion. This thought provoked a short sigh from Spike - one day his dream would come true.

"Perhaps I should check if everything is okay with Twilight?" Spike audibly thought to himself, not realising he had said it aloud. With a brisk dump of all the tidying equipment and his frilly apron, Spike headed upstairs to Twilight's bedroom to check what the lack of presence entailed.

Spike reached Twilight's door and had his hand curled tightly into a fist, ready to knock gently so he could alert Twilight of his presence. Just as he moved his fist backwards and poised himself for the forward motion, a splintering smash echoed through the library - coming from downstairs.

"Give me back my Gameboy Colour!" Fluttershy roared forcefully as she made her entrance. She had already battered down the door; her presence must be clear to all the inhabitants of the Library now.

Aside from the twitches of rage, Fluttershy's ear twitched suddenly as she heard a very deft and delicate noise - something of a mute thud. The noise was coming from the floor above and seemed to be approaching Fluttershy, drawing ever closer.

Almost instantaneously, a tremendously confused Spike came into Fluttershy's field of view. He was bounding down the stairs, waddling as fast as his little baby legs could carry him. His face wore an expression that was purely bemused.

Fluttershy's moment of rage was sucked out of her immediately; replaced by empathy for poor little Spike who looked very concerned and bewildered. "What's wrong, Spike?" Fluttershy asked softly.

"Well, Twilight still isn't up and it's half past one! She's always up by now!" Spike answered, his voice dripping with concern and worry. "That and I want to know what caused you to do that." Spike added. He clearly wasn't amused by Fluttershy's 'extravagant' entrance.

"Well, Umm..." Fluttershy bashfully replied. She felt rather guilty for her thoughtlessness and recklessness.

"So why exactly are you here?" Spike queried openly.

"Twilight 'extracted' my Gameboy Colour from me without my permission..." Fluttershy answered simply and softly.

"Well, why don't we both solve our problems? Let's go ask Twilight what's up and try and get her to return your goods!" Spike suggested. Fluttershy merely nodded in mutual agreement.

The two friends headed their way up the stairs of the library, reaching Twilight's bedroom door before they had the chance to utter a thing to each other. With one gentle and surreptitious shove, Spike opened Twilight's door. Once the crevice was big enough for Fluttershy and Spike to slip into, they both wormed their way into their room. Gracing their eyes in front of them was a sight they both never expected to see...

A big ominous lump was situated in the centre of her bed, covered by the bed sheet. The lump was arched slightly, as if it were engrossed in something contained in it's hooves. Cobwebs were clearly visible, draping from the sheet and stretching out to the walls and ceiling. Spike was bewildered by the site and a little frightened by its mysterious presence. Fluttershy, however, simply facehoofed: she knew exactly what this symbolised.

The two creatures in Twilight's room could hear a strange tune at a low volume: it was the Tetris theme music.

Looks like another pony has fallen prey to the Gameboy Colour and its dastardly deeds...

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Well, that's one story cleared up and completed. Happy days!

I know, the ending was pretty obvious but oh well.

I hope you enjoyed it and stick around for more from me!

I should probably mention the influence Church had on this chapter: influence beyond his recognition. The vocab is not so wide in this chapter because I want to make my stories flow more. Reading Church's story was quite eye-opening: he used some fairly basic language but the story flowed so well and was brilliant. As a consequence, I am going to cut down a little on complex language so I can ensure my stories flow accordingly.

Finally, watch out for the Paranoia sequel: that'll be the next thing I will write and post.

Happy New year!

-FluttershyAllTheWay