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- >Day eight of Twilight's work-rampage.
- >She hadn't slept in as long, trying to get Ponyville up to scratch for the Winter Solstice.
- >There were so many things she wanted to change, so many other things she wanted to strive to keep the same...
- >Spike had long given up on sleep in her room, and had dragged his bed downstairs.
- >You didn't have that option.
- >You yourself hadn't slept in two days, but your entire species' thing was endurance.
- >Her's...wasn't.
- >Being that you were Twilight's "Special Somepony", you had to bear the brunt of the alicorn practically tearing herself apart.
- >It was heartbreaking.
- >Her eyes were bloodshot, she was hearing things that weren't there, her muscles were tense, her magic had failed two days ago...
- >You sighed.
- >"WHAT?!" Twilight roared, turning on the spot and affixing you with a murderous gaze.
- >Oh yeah, and there was that too.
- >Mood swings and intense irritability.
- "Nothing, Twi."
- >"Awful loud over nothing!" The mare groused, before turning back to her desk...
- >...and slumping over.
- >You sighed again.
- >Third time in an hour.
- >You went downstairs, where Spike was still reading his comics.
- >You had a letter in hand, marked for Celestia.
- >The sun had only just gone down, so she should still be awake.
- "Hey, Spike." You said, and the baby dragon snapped his attention to you.
- >"Yeesh dude, you look rough."
- "I know, I intend to change that."
- >You held up the letter.
- "Can you send this to Celestia? Twilight is taking a week off, effective immediately."
- >"Yeah man, no pro-"
- >The dragon stopped as he gagged, then coughed a bright green flame.
- >On the floor was a letter and two tickets.
- >In Celestia's pretty manuscript was your name.
- >Curious.
- "You okay?"
- >"Y-yeah, never done three things at once."
- >You paused, deciding if you could take that shot.
- >The dragon likely wouldn't understand...
- >...or WOULD, and that scared you intensely.
- >You popped the letter open.
- >"Dear Anonymous,
- >My dear Twilight Sparkle...well...
- >There's no polite way to put this, I'm afraid."
- >You arched an eyebrow at this, still reading.
- >"She's driving us insane. Two or three letters A DAY?
- >Anonymous, I implore you.
- >Make her relax.
- >With this letter are two tickets to the most luxurious cruise liner in the region.
- >I want you to DRAG her to this ship, kicking and screaming if need be.
- >It leaves tomorrow.
- >Yours Truly;
- >Princess Celestia."
- >Underneath her name was her cutie mark, finishing off the letter.
- >Inside the envelope were two train tickets.
- >You picked up all four tickets, went upstairs, and started packing a large duffel bag.
- >You then picked Twilight up and headed out.
- ---
- >"Anon, let me leave. I've got letters to write, things to approve..."
- "Nope."
- >She tried to push past you, only for you to block her at every turn.
- >Her horn lit up and immediately fizzled out from the mare's exhaustion.
- >She beat her wings to get passed, and you grabbed her by her tail and slung her over your shoulder like a purple shoulderbag.
- >"Stop, lemme go!"
- >Twilight pounded ineffectively on your shoulder with her marshmallow hooves, getting all of nowhere for her efforts.
- >You handed the tickets to the giggling mare at the stand and boarded the ship.
- >A crewman showed you to your room.
- >As Twilight was royalty, she got the biggest room on the ship.
- >What a room it was.
- >It overlooked practically the entire ship, windows letting in light from every direction.
- >It was almost like they had installed a five-star hotel room into the ship.
- >You threw the duffel bag onto the floor by the bed, and then tossed Twilight lightly onto the mattress.
- >She didn't feel it.
- >The mare was already snoring.
- >The horn for the Cruise Liner announced its departure from the port, but Twilight didn't hear it.
- >She was effectively dead to the world.
- >You laid down next to her, happy to get some sleep yourself.
- >You pulled the quilt over the two of you, giving her horn a light kiss.
- >She giggled sleepily, clutching onto your right arm with both forehooves.
- >Twilight pulled herself closer, before sighing and going into a deeper sleep.
- >You decided to join her.
- ---
- >The two of you had practically slept the entire first day away.
- >That was good for two reasons.
- >One: Both of you were well rested now.
- >Two: Twilight had no idea how far out into the ocean you were, meaning she couldn't reliably teleport or fly away.
- >It was currently day two of the cruise.
- >Day three and four, the Liner was docked at a small resort town for souvenirs.
- >Day five and six were spent heading back to Ponyville.
- >And Day seven was spent going home and unpacking.
- >Hopefully Twilight would be fully unwound by then.
- >You were, currently, lounging on a poolside deck chair, an orange/mango drink in your hands.
- >The pool was a private one attached to the VIP room, overlooking the public one on the main deck.
- >Pretty sweet digs.
- >Had a semi-personal attendant too.
- >Twilight...was chewing on her wings in nervousness.
- "Twilight."
- >She froze mid-chomp, looking at you.
- "Relax."
- >"I can't."
- >You gave the mare a flat look.
- "Why not?"
- >"There's so much paperwork I need to do, and it's just going to pile up..."
- "Worry about that when you get home."
- >She sighed.
- >"I-I just..."
- >Twilight resumed chewing her wings when words failed her.
- >You reached over and booped her nose with a finger, and the mare recoiled with a sneeze.
- >"H-hey!"
- "Stop."
- >You instead grabbed her and plopped her on the chair next to you, then motioned for the waiter.
- >"Yes sir, what can I get you?"
- "Well Twilight? What can he get you?" You asked.
- >You smiled at the mare, who's defenses were finally being battered down.
- >"A-a glass of water is fine..."
- >"On it, Princess."
- >A bow, and the waiter was off.
- >You reached over and began scratching her head, and she gave a content sigh.
- >Your fingers hit her scalp and she began leaning into it, humming in approval.
- >"Any more of this and I may have to make you "Royal headscratcher"..."
- >Chuckling, you grabbed the glass of water from the waiter.
- >He bowed and left to attend to other cruise-goers, leaving the two of you alone.
- >You stood and began stripping, Twilight watching with interest.
- >You knew, because her wings were beginning to spring up.
- >"Wh-what are you doing?"
- "Going for a swim." You replied simply, plunging in without any further words.
- >Resurfacing several seconds later, you chuckled at Twilight's soaked coat.
- >She hadn't prepared for the splash and had actually stood to watch.
- >"When I get my hooves on you..." She menaced, a playfully evil grin decorating her face for the first time in a while.
- "All talk, Ms. Sparkle!" You taunted, donning your own smirk. "I wanna see some action!"
- >She plunged into the pool after you, surfacing moments later.
- >Her mane was soaked, covering her eyes before she cleared it with her hooves.
- >You splashed her a few times, the mare squealing in joy and returning fire.
- >The impish grin never left.
- >"Oh Anonymous~!" She said musically, horn alight.
- >You quirked an eyebrow...and a shadow settled over you.
- "Oh no..."
- >Looking up, a gigantic orb of water was rippling and undulating several feet above your head.
- >It was being held with a magenta aura...and then suddenly, it wasn't.
- >Several hundred gallons of water crashed down on your head, sending you sputtering to the edges of the pool.
- >You held up a hand, and Twilight paused so you could catch your breath.
- >Trap was set.
- >"What's wrong, Anon? Don't dish it out if you can't take it~!" The lavender mare teased, and you waved her off with a grin.
- >She drew nearer, smile vanishing as you didn't reply.
- >"Anon?"
- >Twilight came within grabbing distance.
- >Trap was sprung.
- >You lunged, grabbing the mare by the horn and dunking her.
- >Hooves met ribs, and you let go, suddenly unable to breathe.
- >The mare resurfaced, seriously annoyed again.
- >You were gasping on the side of the pool.
- >"No dunking. Seriously. Shining Armor did it to me as a filly. I didn't like it then." Twilight said with a certain finality that made you shiver.
- >Or would have, if you could have done anything but breathe with intense difficulty.
- >Twilight got nearer.
- >"I don't like it now."
- >You merely nodded in response.
- "O-okay, okay. No more dunking."
- >"Good."
- >With that, the mare swam over and rested in your lap, resting the back of her head on your shoulder.
- >Her mane was sticking to you, but neither of you cared at the moment.
- >The mare's tail drifted over your right thigh, resting there as she floated.
- "Feel better?"
- >"Much."
- "Good. The ship has a stop at a port tomorrow, plenty of shopping we can do."
- >"Oooo, foreign literature..."
- "I figured you'd like that."
- >She snuggled into your grip, noticing your fingers were getting wrinkled.
- >"What a strange phenomenon..." The mare said quietly, inspecting your digits.
- >"Why do they do that?"
- "Extra grip in the water." You replied.
- >You pulled the mare closer into your chest.
- "The easier to hold you with, my dear."
- >She giggled.
- >"Anon, I think...I want to go downstairs.
- "Mm?"
- >"There's more to do downstairs, and I think I want to get something to eat too."
- "Heh, alright. Let's go then."
- >The next several hours were spent on the main deck mingling with the other ponies, though most kept their distance from you.
- >Ponyville was used to you...these ponies were not.
- >The only reason they didn't outright panic was because they had seen Twilight sticking very close to you.
- >You didn't imagine there would be any trouble though.
- >Everyone here was here to relax and have fun.
- >You and Twilight explored the inner parts of the Liner, shocked to see it essentially had a mall inside it.
- "Whoa."
- >"An...Emperor's Barn...?" Twilight asked with wonder, staring pointedly at the bookstore.
- >The mare spread her wings and essentially floated over to it, abandoning you on the other end of the platform.
- "H-hey!"
- ---
- >The two of you went back to your room, happy and exhausted.
- >Twilight was swooning over the dozen new books she had to read, and you had a few nicknacks to give to the others back home.
- >Twilight placed the bag of books on the duffel bag, then settled into bed.
- >She hummed happily as she jumped into the bed.
- >"I...I'm glad you didn't let me leave." The mare said after a moment.
- "Oh?"
- >"Yeah. I'm actually having fun, and...I needed this. I really did."
- >Twilight smiled a bright heart-melting smile, nuzzling into your side as you joined her on the plush, comfortable bed.
- "I know you did. No work, no worries, just you, me, and relaxation."
- >"Mmm...just you and me, huh...?" She grinned.
- >She came in for a kiss, and the rest of the night was spent in ecstasy, two lovers enjoying their first night in weeks together.
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