chapter five; written AND dictated

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[ The following is written in rather shoddy handwriting. Hoofwriting? ....Well, technically, she's doing it with her magic. Whatever. Regardless, it's not as neat as somepony might expect from Twilight Sparkle, as if she's... not aware that everypony will be reading this. It looks more like what somepony would write for themselves.

But it's definitely Twilight. The observant will be able to hear her, speaking along softly as she writes. ]

Daring Do was used to danger. It was her middle name, actually. Daring Danger Do. But this was more than just dangerous; this was going to be the death of her.

When she had been "enlisted" by the griffons to search for the crystal skull, she knew she would be in for an adventure unlike any before. And when she began to search for the truth behind it, well... events taking a turn for the worst was an understatement.

She was in the middle of a testing zone. A place where they were testing the most destructive magic spells developed by ponykind. And the spells were being unleashed. Now. With her in the middle of the blast zone!

She didn't have much time to reminisce though. She barely had time to think. She certainly could not outrun the blast: even if she hadn't injured her wing again, a malady she often found herself with, she still couldn't outpace a spell so powerful.

Was this it? Was this the end?

[ The writing pauses here. Twilight's now mumbling to herself, barely audible unless one listens closely. ]

Now how can I finish this scene? Maaaaybe... a refrigerator? Those are often lined with metal, aren't they? [ She taps a hoof to her chin thoughtfully... yes, that would work.

As she was about to put quill to paper again, though, she noticed something.

Namely, her mumblings had been transcribed on the page.

Oh... Oh.

Oh my. ]

This... isn't my writing notebook, is it?

[ ...Could she just curl up in a ball now? ]

Comments

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What occurred next?

1/3

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[ Nonononononono the PRINCESS read that? It wasn't finished! She hadn't even proofread it! This was a first draft! A FIRST DRAFT! ]

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[ But... but she was interested to find out what happened next?

Did that mean she liked it?

Did the Princess like her story!? ]

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Do... you really want to know, Princess?

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I do not see how an icebox can protect one from [a pause as she peruses it again] "the most destructive magic spell in ponykind."

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[ ... clears her throat


delicately]

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[ Ahahaha...ha......haaa......

There's a little squeak from Twilight's forced smile. ]

Oh. Rarity.

Hello.

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Hello, Twilight. [awkward ...]

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[Well, have a human boy reading this Twilight! And he doesn't even know this is fanfiction, all he knows is? It's cool.]

Yeah? And then what happened? You can't end it there! [Otherwise he's filling it in himself and it won't end nice.]

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W-Well, I haven't written the rest yet.

[ Especially because her Princess just shot down her idea. Now she has to figure out a completely new way to end this scene! ]

[unnaturalpause]

Do you have any ideas how too? Besides what the mean lady said, about your idea not working that is.

[Yes he just called her Princess a mean lady...]

best pony post.

[3_butterflies]

... Ummmm.

:3c

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"Ummmm?"

...What did you think, Fluttershy?

[ At least Twilight was pretty sure Fluttershy wouldn't... judge her forever... ]

[3_butterflies]

Is she... going to be okay?

[forget plots and wacky twists, is the fictional girl going to be okay? ;; ]

[huffythedragon]

Hey, Twi? I got a big word for you.

It's called plagiarism.

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[ Spike, you know like five big words. Why is that one of them? ]

It's not like I'm intending to publish this or anything.

[huffythedragon]

[Because he's spent the majority of his life living in libraries]

Yeah, you tell that to [insert author name here because that's something he'd know doop de do].

[traken_master]

[The Master is still adjusting to his arrival in Paradisa, which is to say being trapped is making him crazier crazy. Well, if nothing else, the journal is entertaining to read and politeness often proves useful.]

No, it is not, I'm afraid. It's a journal with some psychic abilities.

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Ahaha... ha...

Right. So it is.

[ Embarrassed pony is embarrassed. ]

[traken_master]

You must be new to the Castle, so your confusion is understandable. This is a strange place. I am the Master. Who are you?

[selfless]

W-Would a refrigerator really protect her from magic? [BECAUSE THIS IS SERIOUS, DANGER DARING DO IS IN DANGER!!!]

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It... it could. Theoretically.

[selfless]

That's amazing... I didn't know they were so powerful.

[adorbs]

[she wants to know what happened next................

but she wants to seem mature about it..............................

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U-Um, you're really good at writing stories!

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....Really? You think so?

[ Too bad nopony else seems to think so. /sob ]