Twilight Confronts Christopher Nolan

by gmen15

Rating: everyone
Tags: Pinkie Pie, Slice of Life, Human, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Comedy, Rarity, Other, Random
Length: 5110

Twilight hates the ending of 'Inception' so she confronts Christopher Nolan

In an attempt to help Twilight unwind, Rainbow Dash tries to get her into watching television. At first, the librarian unicorn seems bored with all of the programs. But soon the two friends find a movie starring strange, bipedal, hairless, ape-like creatures going into a man's dreams to implant an idea. She decides to watch and ends up enjoying it.

That is, however, until the ambiguous ending. And as anypony knows, Twilight hates ambiguities.

[A/N]: Oh my God why do I keep writing these random as hell stories....

Anyway, this is really my tribute story to Christopher Nolan, the God of directors. I hope you enjoy.

Sort of Sequel to "Cutie Mark Crusader Channel Surfers": http://www.fimfiction.net/story/55179/Cutie-Mark-Crusader-Channel-Surfers%21

Cover Image by: CanterlotGuardian (http://www.fimfiction.net/user/CanterlotGuardian)

Somewhat inspired by asr3's story "Applejack discovers 'Applejack takes a math test'" and a comment by Chain Reaction.

Also this video (not made by me) might have inspired me I don't recall. But just to be safe, here it is. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=twilight+sparkle+inception&oq=twilight+sparkle+inception&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3...506.3118.0.3199.26.21.0.4.4.0.105.1229.19j2.21.0...0.0...1ac.1.pX9aSHXWVRk

Published 2012-11-30 17:10:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-11-30 17:10:01 UTC

Chapter 1

Twilight Confronts Christopher Nolan

“Come on Twilight, just give it a chance! Everypony in Ponyville has given television a chance but you.” Rainbow Dash begged, pointing to a giant box that was situated in the center of Twilight’s library. The duo were standing solitary on the hardwood floor. Rainbow Dash eagerly looked at her friend, holding up the black remote control. She waved it in front of Twilight's face like it was bait on a hook, trying to tempt her. But the lavender unicorn's only response was a groan, tired of telling her friend the same thing over and over again.

“Oh, and I suppose if everypony jumped off the balcony of Princess Celestia’s castle, I should do that as well, right?” Twilight asked, her voice dripping with toxin.

Undeterred by her friend's hostility, Rainbow Dash simply rolled her eyes and pressed on like a soldier on the front line.

“Look, you can’t be such a bookworm all the time. I mean, sure reading is awesome you’ve shown me that by getting me hooked on Daring Do and her adventures.”

“Yes, and you took it to a whole new level of fangirlism by getting a tattoo of her on your back!” Twilight shouted, pointing to Rainbow Dash’s lower back where an image of the adventurer pony was stamped. Blushing, the pegasus covered her “tramp-stamp,” eyes shifting from side to side.

“I-It’s temporary.” she stuttered nervously before she became confrontational again. “And don’t try to change the subject Twilight. I’m getting you to try watching television.  No negotiations, it's gonna happen.”

Twilight looked at the television, a bemused look on her face. She quickly shook her head. “I don’t understand what the big deal is. Where did that TV come from anyway?”

“It used to be Pinkie Pie’s, but she gave it to Rarity. I went over to Carousel Boutique and asked if I could borrow it for the day.”

“And she let you?” Twilight asked, like she didn't believe her friend.

“Well, yeah. I mean, at first she was hesitant, but once I told her I needed it to try and get you to try television out, she pushed the television into me so hard I almost fell over.” Rainbow Dash answered, pressing the power button. There was a "click" followed by a low hum as the machine started to power up.

Twilight groaned, “Why is everypony so concerned with me not watching television? Is it really that important to you?”

“We just want you to give it a try, that’s all.” Rainbow Dash said, “Besides, that’s not the only reason she let me borrow it. She wanted it out of her house for a while. Apparently Sweetie Belle and her friends found some weird channel on it that caused them to freak out.”

Twilight gasped, “Was it...was it a..." the mare looked from side to side before leaning forward, cupping her mouth with one hoof to hush her volume. "Clopping...channel?”

“I don’t think so. But apparently, Rarity came home and found the three fillies hiding under the bed in Sweetie Belle’s room, blabbing on and on about how they’re being ‘spied on’, or something.” The pegasus gave a small shrug, noticing that the television was now on. “But it doesn’t matter. Now come on, let’s watch this bad boy.”

Twilight’s eyes landed on the screen, showing images of ponies discussing sports. Though it wasn’t so much “discussing” as it was screaming over each other like a bunch of crazed timberwolves.

“Geez, what is this?”

“It’s the sports channel.” Rainbow Dash grumbled. “Sorry, ponies can get a little heated when it comes to hoofball and stuff. Especially those analysts. I used to watch this stuff more, but recently all they’ve talked about is the Manehatten Jets, and they're terrible.”

“Ah.” Twilight said, not knowing who the Manehatten Jets were, nor did she care- even if the analysts were talking nonstop about it. Rainbow Dash changed the channel to a cooking show. She let out a ‘gak’ before she continued down the long list of channels. Everything from news, to weather, to even sitcoms like the ‘King of Canterlot,’ “Cider Bar,’ ‘Everypony Loves Raymare,’ and ‘Pals.’  After a while, Twilight started to feel her eyes get heavy with boredom. Even Rainbow Dash started to get sleepy, lacking interest in most of the programs. Flipping through so many meaningless channels tended to get repetitive. They were in the low hundreds when Twilight couldn’t take it anymore.

“Okay, this isn’t going anywhere. I’m out.” she turned to leave when a cyan hoof stopped her. She looked up at Rainbow Dash to see her hovering above, hooves pressed together like she was making a prayer. “Rainbow, please let me go. I’ve got things I need to do.”

“Just a little more, please.” the pegasus pleaded.

Twilight rolled her eyes. “Ugh, why do you care so much?”

An embarrassed look flashed onto Rainbow Dash’s face before she let out a sigh. “Because I think it would be good for you to let yourself unwind with something mindless for a change.” Twilight opened her mouth to retort, but Rainbow Dash silenced her. “That doesn’t involve reading.”

Twilight shut her mouth, her friend beating her to the punch. Rainbow Dash softly landed onto the ground, she looked at her friend- her face sincere in its concern. “Look, I promise if you don’t like anything that’s on any of the next three channels, I’ll turn it off and wheel it back over to Rarity’s. Do we have a deal?”

Rainbow Dash extended her hoof to be shaken. Twilight opened her mouth to refuse her friend’s offer, but the begging look in the pegasus’ eyes made her retract her initial denial. Truth was she did feel the need to properly unwind sometimes, and even if reading was fun, she often thought about searching for something to do that didn’t involve any effort on her part- or very little, at least. Caving into ‘pegasus pressure’- as she called ‘peer pressure’ when applying to Rainbow Dash- she shook her friend’s hoof.

“Okay, we have a deal. I’ll try the next three channels.” Twilight said, releasing her friend’s hoof. She turned around to face the television. “But that’s it. If nothing good is on...”

“Yeah, no problem. I’ll leave and never bother you with this again, I swear.” Rainbow Dash rose her hoof in a pledge. Twilight couldn’t help but snicker before looking back at the television.

“Okay, let’s get this over with. I want to get some spell practice in before lunch.”

“Excellent.” Rainbow Dash said, changing the channel one station up. The screen showed an overweight pony running through an obstacle course, complete with swinging pendulums, an artificial lake of water below him, and giant, red balls sticking out of the mud.

“What in the hay is this?” Twilight asked, just as the pony on the screen bounced off of one of the big balls and landed into the water. The scene was then replayed with the commentators cracking jokes in the background, even doodling some random pictures to further humiliate the contestant.

Rainbow Dash was in stitches. “Bahahaha! This is hilarious!”

But Twilight’s face showed pure disgust. “No, it’s sickening. Poor pony getting mocked like that. How is this the least bit entertaining? It’s cruel!”

“Haha! Look, he bounced off ball and fell into the water! Haha! Classic!” Rainbow Dash fell to the ground, laughing like a hyena at a comedy club.

Twilight shook her head, “Nope, next channel please.”

Rainbow Dash stopped laughing, wiping away a tear that rolled down her cheek. “Really? Not even this? Come on, please. It’s really funny.”

Twilight shook her head. Rainbow Dash sighed, making a mental note to check out this big-ball themed obstacle course program on her own time. She flipped it one channel up. The screen lit up to show possibly the most strange program the duo had seen. Both ponies stared in awe at what was on the screen. Instead of seeing the typical sight of ponies, they were met by the images of what appeared to be tall, hairless apes in black suits with sleek hair.

“Um...Rainbow Dash. What channel is this, exactly?” Twilight asked, tilting her head to the side.

“I have no idea.” Rainbow Dash muttered, slowly lowering the remote. Both mares leaning forward as they listened to the dialogue.

”What the hell was all that? asked one being with sleek, black hair.

” I have it under control.” an older man with slicked-back, dirty-blonde hair replied.

"I’d hate to see out of control.” the first man replied, packing up a bunch of wires into a silver suitcase.

The two ponies kept staring at the screen, mouths agape and eyes wide.

“What are these creatures?” Rainbow Dash asked, pointing to the strange being standing on the screen.

“I don’t know, I’ve never seen them before.” Twilight answered. “But it looks like some kind of...movie?”

Rainbow Dash nodded, slowly turning to Twilight, “Should I change the channel?”

Twilight shook her head, her eyes still focused on the screen. “No let’s...let’s watch it. I’m curious about these...creatures and this strange little movie they’ve made. It seems intriguing.”

Rainbow Dash shrugged. “You’re the unicorn.” She said, turning her attention back to the screen. Both she and Twilight kept all of their attention focused on the film playing, neither the loudest explosion nor a changeling invasion- had either occurred- could have broken their concentration.

A few hours later, both mares were still watching the movie,  which had now reached the ending. The protagonist with the slick, blonde hair- who they now knew was Cobb- was making his way through the airport, a beautiful melody playing in the background as he made his way towards his father in law- an elderly man waving to him in the crowd. The two friends watched with great anticipation, their eyes were wide, their smiles huge.

“This movie was so totally awesome.” Rainbow Dash squealed, moving her hooves up and down excitedly.

“You mean it is awesome. Don’t use past tense for an action that’s still in progress.” Twilight said, “But yes, it has been quite good. I especially like how they explain everything so it’s easier to follow. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s not knowing things.”

“I know! The action scenes, the story! Even if it was confusing I loved it!” Rainbow Dash pumped her hoof in the air, only to be shushed by Twilight.

“Come on, I want to see him reunite with his kids.” Twilight muttered, turning her attention back to the television. Rainbow Dash focused on the movie again as well, trying her best to contain the squeals that were erupting from her mouth.

“‘You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling.’ Ha! Oh, that line was classic. Eames, you are a bad-flank!” she said. Finally Cobb made it home. His father in law went out to grab the kids. As he left, Cobb felt around in his pockets until he found what he was looking for. Pulling his hand up, he revealed the familiar sight of a top. Flicking his wrist above the hardwood table, Cobb let the it go. His eyes focused on the top as it spun, and spun...but then something else grabbed his attention.

“James...Philipa...”

Slowly, Cobb looked up and away from the spinning top, towards what he truly wanted. Outside were his two children, both of whom facing away from him. The old father in law then spoke up again, “Look who’s here.”

The two kids turned around, the shimmering sunlight illuminating their faces like two angels of God. Cobb’s face lit up as well. “Hey...hey guys...”

Quickly he ran outside to greet his children, both of whom he hadn’t seen in years. They embraced lovingly, Cobb ecstatic to see his kids again. The father in law made his way back into the house, smiling as father and kids were reunited once more.

As they watched, both Twilight and Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but let their emotions get the better of them. The unicorn let out a small sniffle while the typically strong, tough pegasus wiped a stray tear away from her eye.

“Wow, this is such a beautiful ending.” Twilight whispered in awe.

“Yeah, I feel so good for Cobb. He finally...wait...what’s going on?” Rainbow Dash asked, pointing to the television, the camera panning down to reveal the still-spinning top. Both mares gawked at the sight, their stomachs clenching as their minds began to race.

“Come on, fall over!” Twilight screamed, as if the movie would listen to her. “Topple! He’s in reality!”

“I don’t know Twilight, it’s still going.” Rainbow Dash said, her voice uncertain.

“No! Look it’s starting to wobble!” Twilight pointed her hoof at the screen, the top still spinning, though seeming to lose a bit of its balance. “Okay, it’s gonna fall, it’s gonna fall...it’s...”

Fade to Black.

“INCEPTION”

Shocked and confused unicorn mare staring at the screen in confusion and disbelief.

This is the procession of events once the movie ended and the credits began to roll, showing DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN before moving onto the rest of the credits, such as the actors and cinematographer with a strange last name beginning with “Pf”.

Rainbow Dash put her hoof to her forehead, “Wow, that was such a crazy movie. And an even crazier ending. Don’t you agree Twi?”

Twilight didn’t answer. Her eyes were wide open, one of which was twitching like her brain was in the middle of a spasm. Concerned, Rainbow Dash waved her hoof in front of her stunned friend’s face.

“Erm, Twilight? Hello?”

“How...how could he end it like that?” Twilight asked, slowly turning towards Rainbow Dash.

The pegasus looked at her friend, clearly confused. “What do you mean?”

“How could the movie stop with the top spinning? How can that...‘Christopher Nolan’...end on such an ambiguous note?” Twilight asked, her volume raising as her frustration began to elevate.”Movies are not supposed to be ambiguous and leave you asking questions. They’re supposed to answer them!”

Twilight grabbed Rainbow Dash by the shoulders and started to shake her, “Where’s the answer!?! Is he in reality or isn’t he!?!”

“CCCcaaaaalllmmm dddoooowwwnnnn  Tttwwwwiiillliiggghhhttt.....” Rainbow Dash stammered, still being shaken by the crazy mare. She pushed Twilight off of her, watching as her OCD friend started rubbing her hooves together nervously, like she was trying to start a fire.

“There has to be an answer, there just has to.” Twilight muttered over and over. “You can’t put so much effort into explaining everything in a clear, coherent manner throughout a movie with such complicated ideas, and then end with such uncertainty!”

“Is the ending really bothering you that much?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“It had to have fallen, the top was starting to topple, right? You saw that, right?” Twilight asked, giving Rainbow Dash a crazy smile. The pegasus, by now thoroughly freaked out, shook her head. Twilight grinned even more, a sight that sent a chill down Rainbow Dash’s spine. “SO I’M NOT CRAZY! RIGHT!?!”

“Yeah...sure...you’re the shining example of sanity right now.” Rainbow Dash said sarcastically, rubbing the back of her head.

“But how can I be sure if the movie didn’t explain it!”

“Oh please, Twilight. Movies don’t have to explain everything!” Rainbow Dash retorted, “I’d think a smarty pants like you would be happy that the director left up to the viewer.”

"I HATE NOT KNOWING WHAT’S HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE ENDING!” Twilight screamed, moving into Rainbow Dash so their noses were touching. Twilight’s mane was all ruffled up, her eye started to twitch before Rainbow Dash, once again, pushed her back.

“Calm down.” the pegasus said in a deliberately slow manner. “There’s nothing you can do anyway so why don’t you cork that bottle of crazy and relax.”

Slowly, a smile crept back onto Twilight’s face. She shook her head, “Ah, you see, that’s where you’re wrong Rainbow.There is something I can do. And I’m going to do it right now!”

“How?”

"You said Pinkie Pie owned this television before she gave it to Rarity?" Twilight asked. When Rainbow Dash nodded, the unicorn smiled knowingly. “Wait here, I’ll be back soon enough.”

Twilight closed her eyes and following a flash of magenta, disappeared. Rainbow Dash covered her eyes to prevent the light from blinding her. Once the flash had dissipated, she lowered it to see that her friend was gone. Not a trace of her behind.

The cyan pegasus swallowed. “Okay, it’s happened again. Twilight’s gone loco.”

Sugarcube Corner was empty, save for Rarity and Pinkie Pie, who both stood at the counter. Pinkie Pie pushed a green box of warm cookies towards an eager Rarity, who smiled and handed her friend three bits. The white unicorn's  gazed at the sweets-filled box hungrily, her azure eyes sparkling.

“Ah yes, I’ve been simply dying for some frosted sugar cookies. Thank you ever so much, Pinkie Pie.” The unicorn levitated the box onto her back before strapping it down with her magic.

Pinkie Pie waved it off, “Oh, it’s not a problem. It’s always so wonderful to do business with a friend.”

“Indeed it is.” Rarity chuckled, slipping the cookie box into her saddlebag for the trot back home. It was big and made the bag bulge out, but through some cramming, Rarity made it fit.

Her pink friend, meanwhile, leaned across the table, a curious glimmer in her eyes. “So how are you liking my television, Rarity?”

“Hm?” Rarity looked up, taken aback by Pinkie Pie’s question until it processed. “Oh yes! Well, actually...” the unicorn trailed off, an unsure expression on her face. “You see, my sister and her friends. seem to have found some channel that...well...I don’t know...frightened them.”

Pinkie Pie nodded, still grinning. “Oh yeah, they found my Super Secret Pinkie Pie channels. I already know all about that.”

Rarity looked befuddled. “Super...Secret...Pinkie Pie channels?”

“Yah-huh.” Pinkie Pie nodded, opening the register to put the bits Rarity gave her inside. “There’s quite a few actually, and some of them tend to appear and disappear on the television at random. The one they happened to find was the most bizarre of all, and the only one that is permanently on my television. I love watching it, it’s so much fun. And it answers so many questions about life itself!”

Now the marshmallow-colored unicorn’s curiosity was peaked. “What exactly do they show on this channel?”

Pinkie Pie giggled, closing the register. “Oh, you’ll just have to see for yourself.”

Before Rarity could respond, she was interrupted by a flash of violet light coming from behind her. Both she and Pinkie Pie turned around to see a very disheveled-looking Twilight standing behind them. Rarity’s face only became more confused, while Pinkie Pie just giggled.

“Oh, hello there Twilight! What brings you by? And most importantly...” Pinkie put her hoof to her chin in thought, “Why did you teleport here instead of walk in through the door?”

“Pinkie, I need you to tell me what those creatures were on your television. The hairless apes in the black suits.”

Pinkie Pie cocked her head like a confused puppy before she had a light-bulb moment. “Oh! Right, that! Well, what do you want to know about them?”

“What they are, and how I can get in touch with one of them.”

“Well firstly, they’re called humans. And secondly, which one were you thinking about seeing?”

“Christopher Nolan.”

Pinkie Pie’s expression changed to one of pure delight as she let out a squeal. “OhmygoodnessIlovehimhe’ssoawesome!” Twilight and Rarity both flinched at their friend’s behavior. Pinkie took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself, though her excitement was still present in the form of a goofy grin. “Wait right, here!”

The crazy, party pony dashed off, leaving a pink trail of light behind her. Twilight and Rarity exchanged looks when Pinkie Pie returned, holding what appeared to be a very thick address book. On the cover read “My Contacts Beyond ‘The Wall’ in gold letters.”

“What’s ‘The Wall’?” Twilight asked.

“That’s none of your concern, Twilight.” Pinkie Pie started flipping through the pages, looking under the letter “N”. Her blue eyes scanned the pages until they landed on the name she was looking for. Her hoof stamping into the paper, a satisfied grin on her face. “A-ha! Found you, Christopher Nolan.”

Pinkie Pie handed the book to Twilight, who took it and looked it over.

“Now, in order to get to him, you must read both his name, and the line I’ve printed under his picture. You’ll teleport yourself to him in less than a second. Once you’re there, you can simply teleport yourself back to Ponyville like you normally do.”

A small smile crept across Twilight’s face. “Wow, awesome! Okay, let’s see...”

“Pinkie Pie, are you sure this is safe?” Rarity asked. “I mean, Twilight is a capable unicorn, we all know that. But it all seems rather complicated and risky.”

Pinkie Pie scoffed. “Pfft, it’s no biggie. She’ll be fine, won’t you Twi?”

Twilight nodded. “Oh yeah, definitely.” Her eyes landed on the image of a being- the same kind of creature she saw in the movie (the ‘humans’). Above the image was Christopher Nolan, and underneath was a quotation. Above him was a human named ‘Bill Nighy’, and below him was one named ‘Nick Nolte’.

“Christopher Nolan,” Twilight cleared her throat and read the quotation. “Who is Sammy Jankis?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Twilight’s horn glowed brightly. Twilight let out a gasp right before a familiar flash of magenta surrounded her and she was gone, the contact book landing the floor where the lavender unicorn once stood. Pinkie Pie and Rarity exchanged looks, Pinkie Pie had one of joy while Rarity still looked confused.

“Are you sure where Twilight went is...safe?” Rarity asked, concern in her voice. “I mean, it just all seems...creepy, her vanishing off to Celestia knows where. It’s so bizarre.”

Pinkie Pie laughed. “Oh Rarity. You don’t know the half of it.”

Pinkie Pie looked past Rarity and gave a wink. The unicorn turned to see nopony standing behind her. Puzzled, she looked back at Pinkie.

“Um...Pinkie Pie. Who...who in Equestria did you just wink at?”

“Our loyal viewers!” the pink pony said before bouncing off. Rarity watched her go, utter bewilderment in her face before she shook her head.

“Well...erm...I’ll see you later, I suppose.” With that, Rarity left the shop, a strange feeling of paranoia filled her- like she was being watched.

“Okay, now, what confusing, mind-fuck movie should I come up with next?” Christopher Nolan thought, tapping a pen against his chin. His eyes glued to his computer screen, red and tired. Using his thumb and forefinger, he rubbed the sleep from them. It was late, and the constant glow from the computer screen was not only hurting his eyes and head, but making him even more tired. His white t-shirt, such on odd sight on the typically suit-clad director, damp with sweat. He looked up, the digital clock above flashed "12:14" in mechanical, green numbers. His eyes rolled back down to the screen. He placed his tired, shaky fingers above the keyboard, ready to click and clack away at a moment's notice.

“Let’s see...should it involve aliens? No, too mainstream...and too George Lucas. Should it involve the mind? Nah, I’ve done that enough recently. Hm...what else is there?”

But before he could come up with any other possible movie ideas, he was distracted by a flash of magenta light coming from behind him. Panicked, he turned around and looked down to see a very frazzled cartoon pony standing in the middle of his office.

“What...the...bloody...hell?” he muttered in shock.

Once she realized where she was, Twilight snapped out of her teleportation-induced disorientation and looked up at Chris. Her face turned to one of determination, making the director flinch a bit in fear. Chris opened his mouth to speak, but was silence when the pony raised her hoof.

“Save it Nolan, I’m not here to engage in any questions you might have about my appearance or yours. The only reason that I’m here is because I have a serious bone to pick with you regarding one of your films.”

“Oh...really?” Chris asked, swallowing as the animated creature started to make its way towards him. “Which...which one...”

Twilight opened her mouth to respond, but stopped. Suddenly she realized that she forgot the title of the movie, as the only time she saw it was right after the film faded to black.

“Ugh, I don't remember the name of it. But if you told me, I'd remember. It's the one with the ambiguous ending and it's really complicated.”

His face still showed confusion, “Well...you might want to be more specific. I sort of make films with ambiguous endings and complicated plots for a living.”

Twilight sighed, “Okay then. Um...well there were a lot of loud booming noises, and a hallway rotated..."

Chris' eyes lit up and he nodded, “Oh, you're talking about ‘Inception’.”

“That's it” Twilight said, grinning. But then her smile fell. She was back to business, leaping at Chris and planting her hooves onto his lap. She leaned forward so that she could make out the beads of sweat forming on his face.

Chris still looked panicked, but he managed to reply in a calm manner. This wasn't the first time he'd been confronted in such a way regarding the ending to his dream-within-a-dream film.

“This has to do with the top, doesn't it?” Twilight nodded and Chris sighed, “Every week someone tries to get an answer out of me. All right, look the point of the ending is that it doesn’t matter if he’s in a dream or not. What matters is that Cobb is with his kids and, therefore, he is happy. And that's what truly matters. He has found peace and is back to the life he wants, regardless if it's real."

Twilight stared at Chris for a moment, her face seemed to relax. The director thought this meant she was done pestering him, but he was wrong.

"Did the top fall or not?"

Chris sighed. "I think you're missing the point..."

“Look here you Human...Director...thing. I refuse to leave before you give me a concrete answer. Now I’ll ask you one more time, DOES. THE. BUCKING. TOP FALL!?! TELL ME OR I SWEAR TO CELESTIA I’LL BLOW THIS HOUSE TO KINGDOM COME!”

“Who’s Celestia?” Chris asked, only to have Twilight press into his face further. He leaned back, now fearing for his life as the unicorn’s horn started to glow. “Okay! Fine I’ll tell you!”

“Thank you.” Twilight muttered.

“I have to lay off the brandy.” Chris muttered, wiping his mouth and clearing his throat, getting ready to speak. “Look, the main thing you need to look at is the wedding band.”

Twilight’s expression softened. Now she looked genuinely confused. “Wedding band?”

“Yeah, you know the ring? His wedding ring, on his finger?” he asked, pointing to a finger on his hand. Twilight understood him, even though ponies either wore their rings or bands on their hooves or horns, if they were a unicorn. She slowly nodded and let the man continue with his explanation. “Anyway, that’s the real indicator. When he’s in a dream, he wears it but in reality he doesn’t.”

“Oh...” Twilight said, leaning back and giving the director some breathing room. “...so was he wearing it? I don’t remember?”

Chris shook his head. Twilight looked down, seemed to think over the idea, and then smiled. “So it wasn’t a dream?”

“No.” the filmmaker muttered, “Now can you please leave me alone? My wife and kids are upstairs trying to sleep and I’m still trying to come up with my next movie idea. So if you don’t mind...”

Sheepishly, Twilight hopped off of Chris' lap and landed on the floor. She started to chuckle nervously. “Right, sorry about this.”

“It’s okay.” Chris muttered, finally relaxing after being tensed up for so long. Twilight backed away, blushing from embarrassment.

“I just...I really want to know as much as I can about everything.”

“I can tell.”

“Well,” Twilight said, standing back in the center of the office. “Thanks.”

Moments and a flash of light later, she was gone. Chris let out a sigh, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Slowly, he turned around and faced the computer.

“Well that was a movie-worthy experience.” he said quietly. Once the words passed his lips, his eyes lit up like a child walking into a candy shop. A grin slowly crossed his face, “Yes! That’s it, I’ll write a movie about cartoon characters coming into reality. I can contrast reality and fantasy like I did in “Inception”! Bloody brilliant!”

And just like that, Mr. Christopher Nolan got to work on writing his next script, already mapping out the characters he was planning on having Michael Caine and Christian Bale play.

Rainbow Dash was flipping through the channels on the television when Twilight returned. The cyan pegasus turned around to face her friend, eyes wide.

“Where in the hay did you go?” she asked. Twilight chuckled.

“Oh nowhere important. But let’s just say that I finally have an answer.”

“To the ending of that ‘Inception’ movie?” Rainbow dash asked with an eager grin. Her wings flared out and her heart began to thump against the inside of her sternum. Twilight nodded. “Awesome! Lay it on me sister!”

Twilight chuckled and shook her head, “No way Rainbow. This is my little secret.”

Rainbow’s expression changed, becoming somewhat disappointed. “Aw come on! Pretty please?” the pegasus flew forward, begging once again.

Twilight giggled, “Hey, I thought you liked mystery and ambiguity, at least that’s what I thought based on how you reacted to the ending.”

“Forget what I said.” Rainbow Dash said, waving her hoof as if to brush away her honest words. “Can you please just tell me?”

Twilight smiled, “Maybe later. Right now I want to watch a nice, relaxing film that is thoroughly explained throughout and won’t have moments that leave me scratching my head.”

Rainbow Dash smiled, “Sure thing! You’re just in time, too. They just started playing another movie.”

“Really?” Twilight asked, looking at the screen. It showed a strange ship flying through the depths of space. “Is it a good one?”

“So far it seems pretty cool.” Rainbow Dash chuckled. "You down for watching it?"

"Sure, as long as everything is explained in a clear and coherent way." Twilight said, sitting down next to her pal as she watched the movie. “What’s this called?”

Rainbow Dash smiled. “Prometheus.”