"I can't believe I'm saying this, Spike, but being ruler of Equestria is really boring." The adolescent dragon cocked his head to the side, looking at Twilight. The two of them sat in the throne room of Canterlot together, light of the afternoon sun bleeding through the dozens of stained glass windows in the massive room, painting a menagerie of colours across the floor. Twilight sat in a large, ornate throne with Spike beside her. He was atop his own throne, albeit a smaller but no less ornate one. While Twilight was happy to replace the seats of the sisters before her, she almost regretted commissioning the designs to Rarity, who was not known for her subtlety.

"Bored? You're kidding, right? You're always busy doing things. Settling disputes between nobles, going to awesome parties, raising the sun and moon… How could you be bored doing all that?" Spike was fidgeting as he spoke, passing between his hands the medallion that hung around his neck. It denoted him as a Royal Advisor, a weight that he was not quite yet used to wearing.

"Yes, bored. None of those things are interesting, or exciting. It's all the same tedium. Day after day I just do the same things with different ponies, with the most interesting part of it being that sometimes it's some creature besides a pony I'm working with. I've only been at it for a year and I'm already completely exhausted. Now I understand why Celestia and Luna were so excited to retire." Spike crossed his arms at her now, raising an eyebrow.

“No offense, Twilight, but there’s not much to exhaust you. I get that it can be tedious, but it’s the cushiest job in Equestria, especially after those reforms you passed that made delegating even easier. The country practically runs itself now.” Twilight made a loud, exasperated sigh and slumped backwards into her oversized throne. She reasoned that it was big now, but she’ll probably grow into it, if her fellow princesses were of any indication. For now, she just felt tiny sitting in it, getting another pang of regret at replacing the old throne so soon.

“That’s exactly the problem, Spike. There’s nothing to actually do anymore besides look pretty and settle the occasional disagreement. I wish something exciting would happen!” She sat back up again, raising her hooves skyward, almost beckoning the universe. “I would love to have a reason to run out of the throne room and spring into action. With most of the world seemingly getting along for the first time in forever, I feel like I’m not needed anymore.” Spike stood up and put a claw on her shoulder, smiling reassuringly.

“Listen Twilight, just because there’s peace, doesn’t mean you’re not needed. You’re one of the primary reasons why there’s a chance for world peace to begin with. Sure, most creatures can take care of themselves, but when there’s a huge threat like Sombra or Tirek, everyone has always counted on you and your friends. You’re the same reliable hero you’ve always been, and the lack of world-ending catastrophes doesn’t change that.” She gave him a half-hearted smile and relaxed a bit, allowing some pride in herself.

“You’re right, Spike. Maybe I just need to get out of the throne room for a while. I know I have a habit of getting a little stir-crazy when I do the same thing for too long.” Twilight ignored the rolling eyes of her dragonoid companion, electing to get up and make her way to the door. Spike hopped down from his own seat and followed her, already thinking of things to do.

“How about we go visit Donut Joe? It’s been a while since I swung by there to say hi, and I don’t want him missing his best customer.” Twilight giggled at the notion.

“Spike, didn’t you go there just last week? And I’m pretty sure Celestia ate more of his donuts than you ever did. She always did have a pretty big sweet tooth.” The two of them shared a laugh at the expense of the former princess before leaving the room through the open doors. Twilight decided to address her guards, a pair of identical white stallions, to let them know of her absence.

"Spike and I are finished with Day Court for the day. Please close the hall and redirect anyone who comes looking for us to come back tomorrow. We're taking a much-needed break. Once you do that, you can take the rest of the day off as well." The two stallions saluted and replied with a "Yes Princess!" in unison, before turning away from her to follow her orders. Just as Spike was still getting used to his new position of authority, Twilight was still getting used to giving orders like that. It'll still take some time.

"Oh Spike, before we go, let me go back to my room. I need to bring some bits for the food." Spike waved a claw at her dismissively.

"C'mon, Twilight. You're the ruler, and you've saved the world plenty of times. I think you've earned some free donuts." Twilight shook her head in amusement.

"You know I can't just demand free things when I please, Spike. That's not a good look for a ruler. Besides, it'll only take a few minutes. If you want, you can go ahead of me. Ask Joe to open a tab, and I'll pay when I catch up, ok?" The dragon's eyes lit up with excitement then.

"Really? Well, alright, if you insist. Don't take too long, Twilight!" As he excitedly scampered off to fill his belly with pastries, Twilight smiled, admiring his youthful enthusiasm. She continued onto her bedroom at a steady pace, waving thoughtfully to the guards she passed, who returned the gesture with a salute. Eventually, she did make it back to her private quarters, and the guard stationed at the door opened the door for her, letting her in with yet another salute. She never noticed how much the guards saluted Celestia or Luna before, but now it feels ever-present. A good reason to get out of the castle for the afternoon. Another such reason reared its head when she stepped into “her” room. It was the same room that once belonged to Princess Celestia, now refitted to suit its new inhabitant. The theme of the sun and daylight was replaced with iconography of the stars and dusk, the pure white paint job replaced with a more calming lavender. While it may have been suitable for Twilight, it still felt very strange to live in the room of someone who was only until recently a beloved goddess. Perhaps what was most strange however, was that when the door closed behind her and she was left alone, she heard a faint buzzing sound coming from somewhere in the room.

"What's that noise? Is that… buzzing?" Twilight spoke aloud, questioning the room as if it would answer her. She started walking around slowly, searching for the source of the mysterious intrusion. She checked her dressers, under her enormous bed, and even the windows. "I don't have anything in here that would make that noise… Do I?" However, upon following the sound to her bookshelf, she found herself quickly proven wrong. On the highest shelf wedged between dozens of other books, there was a journal vibrating and glowing. Twilight stared at it for a few seconds before suddenly remembering what it was.

"Sunset!" Twilight quickly grabbed the book with her telekinesis and pulled it off the shelf, running to her desk and opening it up in front of her, flipping to the newest page. In the upper left corner of the page was a single, ominous, sentence. "I need to talk to you." Twilight's stomach sank. She scoured her memory for the last time they had spoken, and realized it had been nearly ten full moons, almost a year. Twilight had all but forgotten about her, being so occupied with all of the events in Equestria. She felt a pang of regret and sorrow, knowing that so much could have happened since then. She couldn't possibly put this aside, even if Spike was waiting for her. Picking up a quill, she wrote back:

"I'm sorry for not speaking to you for so long, Sunset. A lot has happened this past year, and I'm ashamed to admit that I had forgotten to keep in touch. I hope you can forgive me and let me help you now." Twilight nervously waited for a response. Thoughts of doubt and worry began to flash through her mind, as every possible worst case scenario played out. What if she wanted to tell me she didn't want to be friends anymore? What if my absence has driven a wedge between us that I can't fix? What if me being so distant has made her feel abandoned? What if- The book buzzed again, interrupting her thoughts. She read the message that magically appeared before her, and her fear quickly turned to relief.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I've been busy too, so no harm done. I actually feel like it might be better to discuss this in person. Do you think I can come by for a visit?" Twilight waited for the magical ink to dry, and then started her response.

"Of course you can come by. I was just about to meet Spike at Donut Joe's, but I can activate the portal for you before I leave. I can have it open in ten minutes." Twilight put her quill back down and waited patiently, smiling. The thought of having her first student back in Equestria for a visit was exciting, especially because she was too busy to see her other friends in Ponyville. Within a minute, another message appeared.

"Donut Joe's? Are you living in Canterlot again? Sounds like we have a lot to catch up on, so I'll be there as soon as I can. Is it ok if I bring someone with me? She's kinda important to the discussion. She's also sorta my girlfriend." Twilight's concern suddenly returned. Is Sunset trying to come to her for dating advice? Friendship advice she could understand, but romance is completely out of her scope. She's never had to help anyone with their relationship besides her brother, and that hardly counts because he was dating the actual Princess of Love. Maybe Cadence would be a better pony to talk to? No, Sunset is coming to me for help. I can't let her down… even if I'm not sure how I can help. Twilight readied her quill once again, and set it to paper.

"Of course, Sunset. I am so happy to hear you've found love in the human world, and I would be delighted to meet her. I don't have much experience in this field, but I would be honoured to help you in any way I can. I'll meet you at the portal." Twilight set her quill down and made her way across the room to her closet to put on her saddlebag and collect some bits for dinner. While she did so, the journal buzzed one more time. The last message in particular confused her slightly.

"You've actually met her already. Which is part of the issue I wanted to discuss. Like I said, it's better to talk about in person. I'll see you soon, Princess." Twilight's mind immediately started swimming with this last message. She closed the book and lifted it back up into place on the shelf with her magic, trying to understand who Sunset would be talking about. She began making her way down the hall to her work room, which was formally Luna's room. Luna had a mind for science and tinkering, much like Twilight, so the room was already well-equipped. Telescopes, work tables, and most importantly, lots of outlets to supply power to the various electronics she would use in her projects, as well as keeping the room well-lit during her long nights. It was less weird for Twilight to refit Luna's room than it was for Celestia's, seeing as the room was already suited for the role that Twilight had in mind for it nowadays.

"Who could it be? Definitely not Fluttershy, she's too reserved for someone as outgoing as Sunset. Not Rarity either, she could never keep up with all the physical activity that Sunset does. Could it be Rainbow Dash or Applejack then? Probably not, because they would both fall asleep if Sunset tried to talk about science to either of them. Maybe Pinkie Pie?" Twilight paused, frowning. "No. No one can handle Pinkie Pie except Cheese Sandwich. But then if none of them, then who?"

Twilight continued to rattle off hypotheticals to herself as she neared her workshop, to which the Guards stationed there let her through without a word, knowing better by now than to interrupt her while she's arguing with herself. She stood in front of the portal, and flicked it on with her magic, electrical bolts arcing through the powerful coils and mechanisms that brought the mirror to life. Preparing herself for anything, Twilight watched the portal intently, mentally crossing Trixie off her list. She was intent to figure it out before her old friend arrived, but was disappointed to see the familiar mare step through the portal before her mental math was done. Sunset stumbled through, walking on two legs for a moment before landing back on all fours. She giggled and smiled at Twilight.

"Hi there, Princess. It's been a long time since we got to see each other. I'm really glad you had some time for me. I've been meaning to visit for a while, but today just seemed like a good reason to." Twilight hugged Sunset, and as she let go, she tilted her head inquisitively.

"Today? What's special about today?" Sunset blushed deeply, her cheeks turning orange. Just then, the second visitor stepped through. Like Sunset, she stood on her hind legs for her first few steps. Unlike Sunset, she fell flat on her muzzle immediately after, in a fashion that would be expected of a human trying to walk on all fours. It took several seconds for Twilight to realize who she was looking at, and the implications of the situation. Just as her brain started doing flips, Sunset answered her question.

"Today marks the first anniversary of the day Twilight and I started dating."

—

Sunset stood between two versions of Twilight Sparkle. Her mentor, and the girl she had fallen in love with. For the past year, she had been struggling to incorporate both into her life, as both of them were deeply important to her. She didn’t want to have to choose between them, or live without one in her life. She cherished both of them for different reasons, and was afraid of what happened when she finally told Princess Twilight about the new kind of relationship she had formed with the alternate version of her in the past year. She wasn’t sure if Twilight was going to be angry, or confused, or shocked, or something else. What she wasn’t expecting was for her to be completely accepting of it.

“I’m very happy for you, Sunset! You’ve really come a long way, haven’t you? I’m so proud to hear you’ve found love, especially with someone so good looking!” As Twilight laughed at her own joke, Sunset blinked a few times, surprised at the fact that Twilight would make light of the situation. She searched the princess’ face for any sign of dishonesty, but found none. Only genuine pride and joy.

“I did not expect you to be so ok with this, Twilight. I mean… I’m dating an alternate version of you. That doesn’t bother you at all?” Her girlfriend stomped a hoof at that, speaking up in mock-annoyance.

“Hey now! Who said anything about me being an alternate version of her? She might be an alternate version of me! She’s not as good looking, that’s for sure.” With that final jab, she couldn’t help but crack a smile, which was shared with her doppleganger. A second later, they both burst out laughing together, all the more to the confusion of Sunset. The princess wiped a tear of laughter from her eye before turning back to her student.

“Sunset, you should probably understand that a lot has happened since we last spoke. I know that a few years ago I might have been toppled by this, but I've grown a lot since then. I'm really just happy for you two." Sunset Shimmer couldn’t help but smile now, finally accepting the reality of the matter. She had truly done no wrong in her pursuit of love, and she was being congratulated by her teacher and friend. Her fears evaporated and she decided to relax finally.

“Alright, I believe you, Princess. I can’t wait to hear all about everything that happened over the last few years. I’m sure you’ve been really busy saving the world a bunch of times, which is definitely way more exciting than what I’ve been doing.” The bespectacled Twilight raised an eyebrow at this, giving Sunset a knowing grin, which made her audibly choke. Princess Twilight thankfully didn't notice this, and she instead gestured for the pair to follow her through the castle.

"Well I can certainly say things have been pretty boring lately, but some major events you missed were the retirement of Celestia and Luna, my becoming sole Ruler of Equestria, and a pretty crazy battle between the combined forces of Equestria against superpowered Tirek, Cozyglow, and Chrysalis. But those three are sealed in stone now, so they're not a problem anymore." Twilight Sparkle absorbed this information relatively calmly, having very little insight into their importance. Sunset on the other hand, was left slack-jawed at the short but shocking infodump from her mentor, even if she didn't know who Cozyglow was. "Oh, right, and I'm currently working on establishing global peace. About as hard as it sounds, but I have a pretty good 50-year plan in place to make it work."

"So you're telling me that Celestia and Luna are… gone? They don't live in the castle anymore? And you're in charge of… everything?" The princess nodded in affirmation as she continued walking in front of the couple. "Wow. You've certainly filled those horseshoes you were dealt. To think that in the time it took us to finish highschool and start college, you became the leader of a nation. Difficult to think that we're the same age." Princess Twilight waved a hoof dismissively, laughing.

"Well you've been in a world without magic this whole time. You can't really compare our accomplishments. Besides, you've done something pretty impressive that I haven't. You found love." This time, the other Twilight spoke up.

"Wait, you're the leader of a nation, and you don't have any consorts of any kind? No one has proposed to you or anything? I would expect ample opportunities to marry in your position." Princess Twilight shrugged, giving them a gentle but apathetic smile.

"I've gotten plenty of requests from potential suitors, but I guess it's just not my thing. I had a crush on a guard once, but we decided it wasn't anything more than that. He's stationed here in Canterlot, actually. Besides that, I've never really felt the appeal. Though suppose I’ll have centuries to figure that out for certain." Sunset laughed, prodding her girlfriend in the ribs.

"Guess that's another big difference between you two. My Twilight here is a total sap. For a long time, she had the biggest crush on a guy in town." Twilight jabbed her back, interrupting Sunset’s recounting with her own side.

"We tried dating, and it didn't work out, but we’re still friends. When Sunset and I finished high school, I decided to take a chance and asked her out. As it turns out she was crushing on me for even longer, though in hindsight it was pretty obvious.” Sunset once again turned a shade of orange in embarrassment as her girlfriend continued the story. “We wound up moving in together for college, and the rest is history." The couple looked at each other warmly, sharing a quick kiss as Princess Twilight watched. She felt a pride that must have been the same felt by Celestia watching her own pupil grow. Finally, they had reached the large, heavily reinforced doors of Canterlot Castle, which were effortlessly opened by the resident alicorn. Twilight looked on in wonder through her glasses at the impressive display of power before her. She definitely had a long way to go before she could even hold a candle to the telekinesis of her winged counterpart.

"Anyway, where are we going now, Twilight? To meet with Spike? You said he was at Donut Joe's." Sunset looked around, taking in the beautiful view of Canterlot, before her expression soured at the sight of massive fans protruding from all the nearby buildings, utterly ruining the regality of the courtyard. "Also what are those things all across your roofs? Are those… giant fans?" Twilight giggled, remembering the story behind it all with amusement.

"Yes, they are, and thank you for reminding me to take them down. My brother has them installed as part of a challenge posed by Celestia. It was really silly, to be honest. The fact that it took you mentioning it to notice just shows how much I need a break. Good thing that's what I already had planned for today."

The three continued walking together, shrugging off looks of confusion by passersby along the way. Much of the walk was spent with either Sunset or Twilight asking their hostess questions about goings on in Equestria, mostly for Twilight's benefit of knowing what to expect. Her previous visit was quite short, and primarily consisted of the princess detailing about the many achievements of her and her friends. Learning about the history and culture of Equestria was far more interesting to her. Eventually though, they did arrive at their destination; Donut Joe’s Donut Shop. As the three walked in together, laughing about Twilight’s coronation story, Spike sat up straight at the sight of not just one Twilight, but two.

“Wow. Either Joe is putting something weird in the donuts today, or there’s one more Twilight than I was expecting to see today.” He hopped down from the stool he was sitting on and walked up to the trio, waving with a smile. “I take it that you two decided to come by for a visit. Is something going on?”

“Sort of. It’s our one-year anniversary together, and I wanted to bring Twilight to Equestria as a weekend getaway. Show her around, maybe get to explore Canterlot a bit. I was hoping we would get to see Celestia, but I guess that she’s retired now.” Spike returned to his seat, gesturing for his friends to join him by the bar.

“Yeah, I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that Twi has taken over for them. It’s been pretty good so far. She’s made lots of reforms, and creatures from all over the world have been slowly moving into Equestria thanks to new citizen laws. We’re gonna be a real melting pot in a few decades.” Spike turned to Joe, snapping his claws to get the Earth pony’s attention. “Can we get a party platter here, Joe? You can put it on the Princess’ tab.” Joe nodded, walking off to get their food while muttering something about him “getting all the weird ones”.

“You know Sunset, I didn’t take you for the type to have such a cute lookin’ relationship. Then again, I didn’t expect you to change so easily either. You’re really full of surprises.” The compliment only helped to widen the smiles on the faces of the couple, who were both beginning to feel embarrassed from all the praise they were receiving.

“Equestria really is a friendly place, isn’t it? I wasn’t expecting to be so warmly welcomed. Last time we had to sneak around a lot.” Twilight playfully nudged Sunset as she said this, remembering their previous impromptu visit together. “It’s a lot nicer to be able to walk around and just get some food together. There’s a lot to worry about in the human world, but this place really is just, for lack of a better term, magical.” Princess Twilight beamed at the praise, accepting it on behalf of all of ponykind. Just then, Joe returned with the donuts and set a tall platter of freshly made desserts for the party to enjoy. Each of them took a different flavor and began to happily dig in, the visiting human in particular finding the treats to be especially delicious. “Wow. These are really, *really* good. These might be the best donuts I’ve ever had. Is there something special about the food here in Equestria?” Sunset shrugged, swallowing the bite she had in her mouth.

“I guess it’s probably something with Earth pony magic. Makes the food better. Never studied much about agriculture, but I also noticed it going into your world. Everything there tastes bland by comparison.” Twilight made a mental note of this, deciding to visit a library while in Equestria to learn some more about magic. After several moments of eating quietly, something broke the stillness between them. A sound that Twilight hadn’t heard for many moons. A sound that Sunset had never heard before, and was shocked to realize it was coming from her. The four looked in shock and awe at the fact that Sunset Shimmer’s cutie mark was now inexplicably glowing and flashing, hailing her.

“The map! It’s calling for you, Sunset Shimmer! You’ve been summoned to the map!” Twilight stood up suddenly, gawking at her pupil. Her wings outstretched in surprise, knocking over some donuts, much to Joe’s annoyance. Sunset jumped off her chair and started pacing in place in concern. Spike and the other Twilight remained in their seats, watching intently, chewing their donuts and unsure what to do.

“What? Me? What am I supposed to do? Is this bad? Am I in trouble for something?” Princess Twilight shook her head, smiling. She put on her best “teacher” expression, emulating the calm demeanor that Celestia once wore for her.

“The Cutie Map hasn’t been used for years, but it appears that it has found a new problem that only you can solve. I don’t know where or why, but you have been chosen to use your own special talents to address a serious issue somewhere in Equestria. We’ll need to return to the Ponyville castle to know for sure what you need to do.” Sunset looked up from her flank, confusion clear in her eyes, before being replaced with frustration. She stomped a hoof on the ground, making it clear that she was not in the mood for this.

“Ugh! This is so typical. I come here for a vacation and get swept up in a magical quest.” She turned to face her girlfriend, who was still watching in fascination. “You see, Twilight? Equestrians have their own problems to deal with. Magical friendship quests that pull us away from our donuts and girlfriends.” Spike shrugged and waved his claw dismissively at Sunset.

“Don’t worry about it. These things usually take like, an afternoon to solve. We’ll just take a chariot to Ponyville, beeline for the problem, and have it done in no time. You’ll get your vacation, I’m sure.” Twilight folded her wings and gave Spike a very unimpressed look. He just shrugged again, and turned back to his donuts. Sunset looked back at her flank, and furrowed her brow in annoyance.

“Is… Is this going to stop glowing on its own, or do we have to go to the map to make it stop?” The princess smiled sheepishly, stepping making her way to the door.

“Yeah… it doesn’t stop until you get to the map. You have some more donuts, and I’ll go prepare a chariot to take us to Ponyville.” As she left the shop, leaving the couple to eat their confections with Spike, Donut Joe shook his head again, muttering to himself.

“Always get the weird ones, I swear.”

—

Sunset was thoroughly through with the Cutie Map. The constant glowing on her flank had gotten on her nerves within five minutes, let alone the hour it took to get a chariot and fly to Ponyville. Twilight had explained along the way that the reason they didn’t teleport was because she wasn’t yet comfortable teleporting so far, especially with passengers. She had the magic to do it now that she was a fully-realized Alicorn, but was worried that she’d miss her mark, or injure someone in the process. Sunset secretly wished that her mentor had taken the chance, as she wouldn’t mind losing a limb if it meant making the constant shrill alarm of her cutie mark cease a little bit sooner. Finally, they had arrived at the castle, and not a moment too soon. Sunset could see the School of Friendship not too far away, and decided that if the Map didn’t cease the noise, she would go and have Starlight Glimmer peel her cutie mark off for her. As soon as her hooves touched the ground, she sped ahead as fast as her legs could take her, swinging the doors of the castle open with her magic. Having visited before, she knew where to go, and made her way straight there, leaving the princess and her girlfriend both at the entrance. The sound of her hooves echoing on the crystal walls around her only added to the ringing coming from her rear. At long last, she arrived at the main hall and threw the doors open, running up to the Cutie Map. Her mark thankfully stopped flashing as she saw it appear on the map. It listily floated down into place in one of the last places she expected. Sunset stared at the map, looking closely, but there was no mistaking where it was.

“The friendship problem is in the middle of… The Everfree Forest?” There was the sound of a collapsing body behind her, and she spun around to see two Twilight Sparkles staring at her, both panting from exhaustion of running after her. Her girlfriend lay on the ground struggling to catch her breath, but it was the one with wings that echoed her statement.

“Did you say the Everfree Forest? Why would the map send you there?” She trotted up next to Sunset to examine the map as well, and sure enough Sunset Shimmer’s cutie mark of a blazing sun was circling the forest. “I mean, the Cutie Map has never been wrong before, but that’s strange. It’s the first time it has sent anyone to a location so… Dangerous.” Spike finally entered the room, flying through the open door and landing on top of the table next to the pair. He looked at it for several seconds and then looked at them.

“Am I crazy, or is it moving?” The three of them were now watching the swirling cutie mark silently, and sure enough, the orbit was slowly but steadily moving west, to the outskirts of the forest, as if tracking an invisible anchorpoint.

“Now that’s really weird. I’ve never seen it moving before either. But it seems to be making its way to Ponyville. By extension, that means whoever it is we’re looking for is headed that way too.” Sunset gave an exasperated sigh, already disgruntled with the fact that she was dragged to Ponyville in the first place.

“So I need to go into the Everfree Forest and find whoever needs my help, and solve whatever problem they’re having before they get eaten by a monster. Great. I might as well start moving now.” As she started making her way to the door, her girlfriend stepped in front of her, a look of worry on her face.

“Are you going to be ok, Sunset? This sounds dangerous. Do you want me to come with you? I don’t know if I can help, but I don’t want to leave you on your own.” Sunset smiled reassuringly at Twilight, kissing her gently before walking past.

“Sorry, Twilight. This looks like a solo job for now, but I’ll be back as soon as I can. The Princess can look after you until then. I promise I’ll be ok.” Twilight bit her lip anxiously, but nodded in approval. The three of them walked together back to the chariot before properly saying goodbye to each other, with Sunset reiterating that she wouldn’t be gone for long, and that she will be back soon. The two Twilights took off for Canterlot again, while Spike stayed behind at the Ponyville castle to ensure that Sunset had an easy way to contact Princess Twilight when she was done. After waving goodbye one final time and watching the pair disappear into the clouds, Sunset Shimmer dropped her pleasant demeanor and let her aggravation show. She had been robbed of a pleasant weekend getaway with her girlfriend, and on their anniversary no less. She was going to deal with this matter as quickly as possible.

Author's Note

Well! Look at you, reading two whole chapters. Glad to see you're sticking around. Good news for you, I can say pretty confidently now that I can update this story once a week. If you're liking it so far, drop a like. Helps spread the story.

Anyway, I'll see you next Friday! (Unless you're from the future and I have more than just the two chapters posted, in which case, by all means. Read on.)