Unexpected Joy

Twilight woke up after hearing a loud thud on her door. She hurried down to see what it was. Worried one of her friends were in trouble she rushed and tripped on a misplaced book.

“Ugh, Spike!” She picked the book up and read the title.

Intoxication and The Pony Anatomy.

Twilight had a puzzled look on her face.  What was this book doing laying around? Was it from the party earlier? The only reason she owned it was one of her friends in canterlot gifted it to her after graduation. The only reason it hadn't been in the dumpster was it was a gift, and it is a book, books are always nice.

She opened the book and read a page or two. Even though it says pony it has a few creatures of equestria and how alcohol affects them. Including bison, deer and dragons. Apparently dragons tolerance to alcohol and other mind numbing substances were fairly high.

This worried Twilight for a few moments. She came to the conclusion it had just been left out after one of her re-sortings.

She broke away from reading the book after hearing a knock on the door again. Twilight walked over to the door and was hesitant to open it, but she didn’t want to leave a helpless friend or resident of ponyville outside when they needed help. She opened it and spike is standing at the door frame head leaning where the door would be if it was closed.

“Uhm, Spike?” She asked eyes narrowed.

“Hm?” He responded sluggishly.

“What in equestria are you doing...?” She leaned her head out the frame to see if anyone was with him.

“I was just sitting outside, it was hot in here...” He said hoping she wouldn't argue.

“Hm.”

“You know what this is?” She made the book hover in front of her face. Eyes peeking over.

“No clue.” Spike said pupils wide.

“You probably just left it out earlier when you cleaned after the party...” He said eyes moving erratically.

“Alright.”

“I’ll believe you for now.” She said eyeing him.

There was a sliding sound and then a loud thump from upstairs.

Twilight looked at Spike curiously.

She opened the door to the room Braxton was in.

“Yo.” Braxton said drawn out.

“What was that noise?” Twilight asked looking around the room.

“Oh...I fell out of bed.”

Twilight gave him a puzzled look.

“Just ploop right to the floor. “ Braxton shakely  pointed to the ground.

“Uh-huh...” Twilight said suspiciously as she looked back and forth, giving him an uninterested nod.

“Got problems?” Braxton says trying to suppress his laughter . “Get it, like got milk but...problems.”

Twilight turned and gave him a deadpanned look.

“Yeah you get it.” He says throwing his face in the pillow.

“Sure do..” Twilight replies looking to Spike.

“I...have no idea.” Spike says shrugging his shoulders.

“Hey Spike.” Braxton whispers loudly, waving him over.

Spike walks over and Braxton waves him closer Braxton whispers something into Spikes ear before bursting into laughter.

“Dude, I’m purple too...” Spike says shaking his head.

“I don’t even..” Twilight says letting out a breath.

Twilight searches the room a bit and sees that the window is open.

“Oh, okay thats how you got back in.” She says confidently.

“Hey wait, what happened to To that turtle you guys had..” Braxton asked,

“Oh that, that’s just open because a bat hit it, it was the craziest thing.” Spike said hastily.

“Na na na na na na na na na na..” Braxton hums, face still buried in his pillow.

Twilight looks over to Spike again.

He shrugs.

“This experience will forever hold a place in my heart and soul, goodnight.” Braxton said with a sniffle.

Twilight shook her head at the ground and walked out. Spike slumped on the floor as soon as he heard the door shut.

“I think she bought it.” Braxton said muffled by his pillow and covers.

“We’re in trouble..” Spike said rubbing his stomach.

The next morning Spike woke up it was pitch black and silent in the room. The only thing he could see was Braxtons hoof poking out of the sheet. He looked over to the door and saw a shadow of a pony. It was Twilight.

“Close the door?” Spike said covering his eyes from the piercing light.

Her horn glew with a greyish color, she shut the door slowly. She walked over, her eyes full white and looked lower at him until she was right above him.

“Uhm Twi?” He muttered.

She let out a breath and her head split into four sections diagonale teeth on the inside of each yellow liquid dripping out of the center hole in between them all. She took a breath in and the slices shuttered.

“T..Twi..”Spike said crawling backwards.

The slices darted at him with a piercing scream.

Spike darted awake up and hit his head on a tray of cereal knocking it all over the floor.

“REALLY?!” Twilight screamed making the tray float.

“I try to do something nice and you just ruin it?!” She let the tray fall, and looked at Spike sternly.

Spike looked at the pink and green marshmallow cereal and milk on the ground and himself.

“Sorry.”

“I uh, dreams ya’ know?” Spike said as he tilted his head down.

Twilight dropped the spoon down by the empty bowl, and walked out.

As Twilight walked by she could’ve sworn that she heard...singing? After a little investigating she found out that it was Braxton sleep talking. She couldn’t really understand what he was saying but she could definitely make out the words “pour some... sugar on me”? She brushed it off, deciding to question him about that later.

“No more booze. For anyone.” Spike said looking to Braxton.

Still humming a tune he giggled.

“Not gonna happen.” He said with a painful smile, his head aching.

Spike got up, grunted and headed towards the door.

“Today is gonna suck.”