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(AiE) (Anon x Twilight Sparkle) Twinon - The Grand Galloping Gala
By polyestergiantCreated: 2021-08-26 22:08:20
Updated: 2022-02-27 03:44:45
Expiry: Never
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                                            1.
                                            >You are Anon.
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                                            2.
                                            >Princess Celestia - or as you know her, Mom - is fixing your tie.
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                                            3.
                                            >”Anon, hold -- still!”
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                                            4.
                                            >You’re squirming, naturally. Celestia never gave in when it came to these things.
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                                            5.
                                            “Mom, quit it. I don’t even wanna go to this stupid thing.”
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                                            6.
                                            >”Nope. Don’t want to hear it kiddo. You’re going whether you like it or not.”
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                                            7.
                                            >You give her a dirty look (after she turns her back, of course).
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                                            8.
                                            >”Do that again and I’ll bring you with me to my next conference,” she says.
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                                            9.
                                            >You revert your expression immediately. If there was anything that could make you behave, it was a threat to sit through hours of one of Equestria’s “peace conferences.”
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                                            10.
                                            >”So...have you thought about taking anypony to the Gala?”
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                                            11.
                                            >You look up to see her smirking.
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                                            12.
                                            “I’m not doing that, Mom. Besides, nobody wants to go with a monkey anyway.”
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                                            13.
                                            >Her smirk fades into a look of concern.
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                                            14.
                                            >”Anon, don’t you ever say that...you know it’s not true.”
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                                            15.
                                            >You escape from her grasp once she finishes your tie.
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                                            16.
                                            “Yeah, well...I still don’t want to go to this stupid thing.”
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                                            17.
                                            >Celestia smiles warmly.
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                                            18.
                                            >”You’ll survive, kiddo.”
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                                            19.
                                            >She starts for the door, but seems to remember something halfway.
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                                            20.
                                            >”Oh - and Twilight Sparkle is coming,” Celestia adds cheekily. You might want to dress extra well for this one!”
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                                            21.
                                            >You groan. Twilight Spergle has been trying (and failing) to court you since you met last month.
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                                            22.
                                            >Celestia seems to think you and her little protege are a good pair, but you want nothing to do with it.
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                                            23.
                                            >Doesn’t seem to stop her though.
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                                            24.
                                            >Celestia laughs and leaves the room. You are alone with your thoughts.
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                                            25.
                                            >You’ve been to one of these Galas once before, just sitting by Celestia and doing nothing.
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                                            26.
                                            >You imagine the same for this night as well.
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                                            27.
                                            >You won’t bail on this though.
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                                            28.
                                            >Celestia’s been good to you ever since you came to Equestria as a kid.
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                                            29.
                                            >Even raised you herself, basically. Became your new mom.
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                                            30.
                                            >You don’t remember much about your old life.
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                                            31.
                                            >Just that you didn’t have someone like that before.
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                                            32.
                                            >Your mom wasn’t around before, and your dad would only seem to yell at you and say words that were frowned upon here.
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                                            33.
                                            >...and hit you.
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                                            34.
                                            >You can still remember Celestia’s face when she first saw those bruises on your arm.
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                                            35.
                                            >Regardless, she’s been good to you and you owe her big time.
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                                            36.
                                            >Even if it means talking to her socially inept student.
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                                            37.
                                            >
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                                            38.
                                            >This punch is awful. It’s just shy of being water.
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                                            39.
                                            >You swallow it disdainfully and set your cup down to your right.
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                                            40.
                                            >To your left is, like last time, Celestia.
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                                            41.
                                            >”Thanks for coming with me, Anon,” she said, turning to you. “I know you don’t find these things to be very entertaining.”
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                                            42.
                                            “Mm. It’s no problem.”
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                                            43.
                                            >”Truth be told, I don’t like them very much either. But they seem to be very popular, so on they go.”
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                                            44.
                                            >You smile.
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                                            45.
                                            “Have you had this punch?”
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                                            46.
                                            >”Oh, it’s awful, isn’t it?”
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                                            47.
                                            >Your smile morphs into a grin.
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                                            48.
                                            “Actually, I’m a huge fan.”
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                                            49.
                                            >Celestia’s face scrunches up, embarrassed, but she seems to catch on almost immediately.
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                                            50.
                                            >She laughs.
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                                            51.
                                            >”I don’t know why they didn’t just use the same recipe as last year. That one was quite good!”
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                                            52.
                                            >”...well - better, anyway.”
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                                            53.
                                            >You nod.
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                                            54.
                                            >A purple pony trots up to meet you and Celestia.
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                                            55.
                                            >”Hi princess!”
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                                            56.
                                            >She turns to you and blushes.
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                                            57.
                                            >”Hi Anon…”
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                                            58.
                                            >It’s Twilight Sparkle.
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                                            59.
                                            >Celestia smiles at her.
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                                            60.
                                            >”Good evening, Twilight. I trust that you and your friends are well?”
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                                            61.
                                            >You give her a polite wave.
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                                            62.
                                            >”Oh yes, they’re doing alright...doing well…”
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                                            63.
                                            >She turns to you almost mechanically.
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                                            64.
                                            >”So...uh...Anon…while we’re here...I was wondering if you wanted to...um...get some punch?”
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                                            65.
                                            >Celestia gives you a look that seems to say Indulge her, please.
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                                            66.
                                            >You hold back an eye roll and crack your neck.
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                                            67.
                                            >”Sure...it’ll be good to stretch my legs.”
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                                            68.
                                            >Twilight squees and tilts her head (kind of cutely, you admit).
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                                            69.
                                            >You gesture for her to lead the way and follow her to the snack table.
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                                            71.
                                            >”So…”
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                                            72.
                                            >You avert your attention from the slew of treats in front of you and face Twilight.
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                                            73.
                                            >Her face is buried in a book.
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                                            74.
                                            >”Do you like music? What kind of music do you like?”
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                                            75.
                                            >You try to be polite here.
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                                            76.
                                            “I guess...a bunch of different things. What about you?”
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                                            77.
                                            >She looks up for a split-second.
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                                            78.
                                            >”Me too.”
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                                            79.
                                            >Twilight shoots her head back into her book.
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                                            80.
                                            >”So, how is having Celestia as a Mom?” she tries, but immediately blushes and shakes her head.
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                                            81.
                                            >”No, that’s too…”
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                                            82.
                                            >She looks up to face you.
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                                            83.
                                            >”One sec!”
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                                            84.
                                            >Twilight is pouring through her book nervously.
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                                            85.
                                            >”C’mon...c’mon...let’s see…” she starts.
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                                            86.
                                            >You gracefully snatch the book from her hooves.
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                                            87.
                                            “Twilight,” you say. “Let’s just talk. You don’t need a book to talk to me.”
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                                            88.
                                            >She scrunches up.
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                                            89.
                                            >”But all my talking points are in there! How am I going to woo - I mean, get to know you - if I don’t plan it out accordingly?”
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                                            90.
                                            “Well, you’re just going to have to figure it out.”
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                                            91.
                                            >Twilight scratches her mane with a hoof.
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                                            92.
                                            >”I don’t know...we stayed up all night writing this down…”
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                                            93.
                                            >You’re a bit confused now.
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                                            “We?”
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                                            95.
                                            >Twilight blushes. “My friends and I.”
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                                            96.
                                            >Out of the corner of your eye, you see a group of mares hiding behind a table, watching you and purple pone chat it up.
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                                            97.
                                            >One of them notices you looking, and they all duck down to avoid being seen.
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                                            98.
                                            >You smirk.
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                                            99.
                                            “Good to see the elements of harmony are hard at work keeping us safe.”
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                                            100.
                                            >Twilight’s as red as a turnip.
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                                            101.
                                            >You can’t help but laugh at that.
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                                            102.
                                            “I’m just kidding, you know.”
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                                            103.
                                            >Twilight brightens up a bit.
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                                            104.
                                            >”Yeah...it’s just a little...embarrassing.”
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                                            105.
                                            >She goes red again.
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                                            106.
                                            >You don’t know why, but this mare’s not as irksome tonight.
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                                            107.
                                            >You laugh again.
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                                            108.
                                            “Besides, my mom trusts you a lot. You’re probably not too bad.”
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                                            109.
                                            >You expect steam to start bursting from her ears.
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                                            110.
                                            >”She - the princess said that about me?..”
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                                            111.
                                            “C’mon,” you say. “Wanna walk around the garden?”
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                                            112.
                                            >Twilight smiles.
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                                            113.
                                            >”O-Okay! Sounds...fun.”
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                                            114.
                                            >You return a smile and stroll with her outside.
 
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