Twilight Gets Drawn In

The anticipation was killing Twilight. The day continued to wear on and her optimism continued to fade with each passing hour. She had eaten lunch, gotten into yet another disagreement with Ling-ling, one which required Captain Hero to intervene (which meant he took Ling-ling's side, Twilight having to use lightning bolt zaps to get him to stop), and more chatting with Clara. The sun was setting when the King's Royal Carriage finally made its way into the circle drive in front of the house. Clara was quite excited as well, but Twilight appeared almost ecstatic over his arrival. She was bouncing like Pinkie Pie on one of her better days. As soon as the King entered the front door, Twilight jumped on him, knocking him to the floor.

"Oh, King! You can't believe how happy I am to see you! I've been waiting all day for you to show up! Please take me back to your castle so I can visit your library! Do you have any books on magic? I can't believe I'm meeting a real King!"

As Twilight was spouting words faster than Pinkie Pie on speed, two of the King's personal bodyguards grabbed her by her mane and lifted her off him.

"What the hell is this? I haven't even made it in the front door and this purple pony jumps me and starts babbling all this nonsense about my library!" he shouts quite indignantly. He turns to the purple unicorn, still being roughly held by a bodyguard. "What makes you think I'll allow you into my Royal Library? Who the hell are you?"

"I apologize for jumping on you, your Majesty, I forgot my manners in my excitement. I am Twilight Sparkle, faithful student of Princess Celestia of Equestria, Element of Magic. Pleased to meet you, your Majesty!"

"Element of Magic, eh? I don't have any books on magic in my Royal Library, and even if I did, I wouldn't allow you in there! I don't allow pets in my castle! Most especially when they jump on me and knock me down!"

Twilight's face dropped and her ears lay flat against her head. Tears started to well up in her eyes. "Your Majesty! I cast a spell that took me from my home world and deposited me HERE! I want to go back home, and I need your help! PLEASE!"

"Where is your home?"

"Equestria is across a dimensional barrier, one which I crossed with the spell I cast. Something distracted me when I was casting the spell, and I was hoping you might have a book I could study in order to find a way back home."

"Hmm. I understand your predicament, but I doubt I would be able to help you. Perhaps you might call upon this 'Princess Celestia' you named earlier in order to obtain HER help in getting you back home."

"I was talking to her earlier through the TV, but Toot turned it off and I haven't been able to regain contact with her."

"Be that as it may, Twilight, I cannot take you back to my castle. I have very important matters of state to attend to, and you would only be getting in the way if I were to allow you to stay there. Perhaps this Princess of yours may attempt to contact you again -- but I cannot take you with me."

Ling-ling was watching this exchange with piqued interest, and when he discovered that the 'purple dog' would not be leaving, he expressed his disappointment by emitting a greenish liquid from his orange fur. In less than a heartbeat, Xandir, Toot and Wooldoor set upon Ling-ling, licking him furiously. Twilight noticed an unusual scent emanating from Ling-ling and trotted over to him to investigate. Gingerly, she extended her tongue to taste this liquid, some of which still clung to him and had not been licked off by the others. She almost immediately regretted making that decision until the drug took effect on her. A big grin crept across her face and her eyes went wide, the pupils diminishing almost to pinpricks.

"I can see everything!" she shouted gleefully. She started prancing around the main room, laughing and giggling almost maniacally.

"What the hell just happened to her?" the King asked. As if to respond to his question, Xandir, Toot and Wooldoor danced through the room, having removed all their clothing as well. They too were laughing and giggling uncontrollably.

"They're high on Ling-ling, father," Clara explained. "I don't think I could stand to do THAT."

Twilight started doing random teleports around the main room, perhaps in order to experience the sensation it caused while under the effects of the hallucinogen Ling-ling had excreted. Shortly the high wore off. "Ugh, what happened?" she asked. She looked around the room and saw the faces of shock on everyone who hadn't indulged themselves on Ling-ling.

Ling-ling uttered some more gibberish, and the subtitle read, "We are even now, purple dog!" She trotted quickly over to him and licked him again, but this time nothing happened.

"Ling-ling, what happened?" she asked him. He just stared at her, grinning.

"Twilight, he only gives off that stuff if he experiences disappointment," Toot said. "Hey, Ling-ling, I got a quarter for you, you want it?" He nodded his head excitedly. "Oh, no! It's a tumor!" Ling-ling lowered his head and sighed in disappointment. His fur oozed green liquid again and Toot took a big lick. Twilight took another lick and grinned again, experiencing the euphoria of the intense narcotic.

"I can do ANYTHING!" Twilight shouted, using her magic to turn Ling-ling into a stallion and Clara into a pink pegasus mare. Twilight galloped in a tight circle around the King, annoying him greatly.

"STOP IT!" he thundered. "Turn my daughter back into her human form NOW!"

Twilight ignored his command, trotting over to Foxxy and giving her a kiss. Foxxy responded by embracing Twilight, one hand on the back of her head, the other she ran through her tail, kissing the purple mare quite passionately. Foxxy's tongue found Twilight's and wrestled against it for dominance. Twilight's eyes widened in surprise, then closed as she allowed the sensation to overtake her. Then the high wore off.

"Foxxy! What are you doing?!" Twilight exclaimed in surprise as she pulled away from her as forcefully as she could.

"Twilight! Turn my daughter back NOW!" the King shouted at her.

Twilight gasped in shock as she saw Clara transformed. The pink pegasus was flying around, enjoying herself thoroughly after having discovered how to use her wings correctly. "This is wonderful, daddy! I never knew it would be like THIS!" Twilight enveloped Clara in her magenta aura, lowering her to the floor and casting a reverse transformation spell to return her to her human form. "Aww, I was starting to enjoy that!" Twilight then saw Ling-ling, and changed him back, much to his disappointment, which caused him to ooze more green liquid from his fur. This time, Twilight ignored him, allowing Toot, Xandir and Wooldoor to go for another round of silliness.

"I will have to admit, Twilight, your magic displays are quite impressive. If I may, I would like to have you come to my castle so you can perform for my guests," the King stated optimistically. Twilight beamed at his statement.

"Would you be kind enough to allow me to peruse your library?" she asked hopefully.

"Yes, I believe I can make an exception for you."

"So! Shall we be leaving now?"

"Twilight, I just arrived about an hour ago. I have come not only to visit with my daughter, but to take in some sights as well. I will be heading out to watch the ballet, and I would like to invite you to come as well."

"I would be happy to, your Majesty. I'm sorry I turned your daughter into a pegasus."

"Well, she's back to normal now, so no harm done. If you like, though, there are certain dignitaries who have a tendency to irritate me when they stop by the castle. You may feel free to transform THEM into ponies, should it strike your fancy."

"Well, I don't normally DO that sort of thing, your Majesty -- I had no idea that Ling-ling's disappointment was such a powerful narcotic."

"What did it feel like? Looked like it was fun."

"Well, it's like being able to see everything in very bright and vibrant colors -- everything seems to shimmer, the lights almost burn your eyes. My mind seemed to expand, it seemed like my power had increased greatly. It made me feel very happy, like a little school-filly once again!"

"Well, maybe that's an opportunity for another time. Clara, lets go into the kitchen so we can catch up on things." His daughter followed him into the kitchen and they sat down at the table and held a lengthy conversation. Twilight turned on the TV and Princess Celestia was on the screen again.

"Princess Celestia, you're back! I was wondering what had happened," Twilight smiled.

"I was wondering that myself, Twilight. Would you mind explaining to me what your antics were all about? I saw you lick that orange creature and then you started behaving very irresponsibly."

"Ling-ling excretes a certain narcotic with hallucinogenic properties when he experiences disappointment. I decided to investigate this phenomenon only to fall victim to the strength of this narcotic. I had to conduct a further experiment to determine the duration of the event, and found myself somewhat disappointed by the short duration of the experience."

"In short, you got high from licking him, and you wanted another dose."

"I'm sorry, Princess! I need to conduct more experiments!"

"You have conducted enough experiments. I see that this 'King' you talked about has arrived. I trust he will allow you entry to his library. If you cannot find a book to assist you in your return to Equestria, I request you return to this location and I will attempt to return you myself. As of yet, I am still working on a spell to perform that task, however it is still in the testing stages. It will take a few more days until I am confident enough in the results to return you safely."

"Tia, does this mean she's going to be leaving that place?" Luna asked.

"Princess Luna! Are you there as well?" Twilight asked excitedly.

"Yes, Twilight, we have been watching you, hoping to regain contact with you again," Luna stated.

"Wait -- you mean -- you have been seeing everything that's -- been going on -- in here?" Twilight gasped.

"Yes, Twilight. Everything," Celestia responded flatly.