Whats love got to do with it?
Chapter 26: 26. Naps and Wings
Previous Chapter Next ChapterThe next day Twilight woke early to find Spike and Midnight still asleep. She gave a yawn as she started her normal routine. Get up, make breakfast since Spike wasn't up to make it. Eat, Read a little. Then go about her plans for the day.
The smell of breakfast woke the sleeping baby dragon from his slumber. He groggily descended the stairs to see Midnight upside down and out cold on the floor with a wing sticking out to one side and his tongue lolling out as he snored.
"WOW! Dude that's creepy." He said as he went into the kitchen to sit down for breakfast.
A few minutes went by before Twilight came into the room nudging Midnight to wake him up. He grumbled loudly turning over to face Twilight, his eyes still shut.
"Come on sleepy head wake up." She giggled.
"Mmmmmmm, just five more minutes, *yawn/stretch/grab/snuggle*" Midnight yawned stretching out his legs and wrapping them around Twilight pulling her quickly to his chest and snuggling her, wrapping his wings around her. Twilight gave a startled yelp as she found herself now snuggled tightly into Midnights chest.
She blushed brightly as she wiggle a little to try and get free.
"This is nice." Midnight spoke quietly as he nuzzled Twilight gently, his eyes still closed and still half asleep.
"Come on now, it's time to get up." Twilight giggled as she poke Midnight with her horn. He gave a yelp waking up and vanishing from the room. Twilight fell over as he suddenly disappeared.
"What was that?" Spike yelled as he rushed into the room just to see a bright flash and Midnight reappear.
"Ok now THAT was embarassing." Midnight said as his mane and tail were a bright pink flame.
Twilight gave him a puzzled look. "Were did you teleport to?"
"Into the royal bath, Celestia was having a bubble bath and playing with a rubber ducky. She saw me, screamed, then I teleported back here."
Spike and Twilight fell over laughing, tears streaming from there eyes. After a minute Spike stopped as his cheeks puffed out sending out a belch of green smoke, a parchment falling to the ground. Twilight quickly pulled it to her with magic as she read it. She laughed as she tossed it to Midnight.
"Dear Twilight,
Did Midnight just teleport into my bath? I could have sworn it was him, but he vanished before I could properly tell, If it was please let him know to knock first next time please."
Midnight facehoofed as he wrote a reply.
"Dear Celestia,
"I am truly sorry for the sudden intrusion. I honestly teleported to you by mistake as I was awoke with a start. My apologies to you."
He tossed the parchment to Spike who quickly sent it to the princess.
"Ok, now that THAT is over with, let's go to the park Twi." Midnight smiled as he headed out the door, Twilight close behind. Spike groaned as he looked around the library where Midnight had slept. Books scattered all over the area.
"This....... is going to be a long day."
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They arrived within a few minutes walk at the park. Many families were there playing or having a picnic. Midnight received a few stares from everyone, a few bowing to him. He gave a nervous smile and nod to those who bowed and kept walking.
The continued walking a short distance until they heard several sets of tiny hoofbeats getting louder. Twilight suddenly moved to in front of Midnight in a rush. Just as he looked back to where she had been at his side, he saw three little blurs tackle him to the ground.
"UNCLE, MIDNIGHT!" The CMC's yelled in unison. Midnight landed with a loud thud laughing at the three fillies.
"Girls! How are you doing?" He laughed hugging the three. Twilight giggled watching them.
"We're great Unc, Cheerilee brought the class to the park today." Applebloom beamed
"Yea. So we all get to have fun here today." Scootaloo added buzzing her little wings happily.
"Won't you come play with us?" Sweetiebelle asked.
"Awwww, I'd love to girls, but Twilight and I are trying out some new spells that I learned last night." Midnight said causing the three fillies to frown.
"Awwwwwww." They said in unison again shuffling there hooves sadly looking to the ground.
Twilight gave Midnight a little nudge causing him to look to her, She nodded to the group of children approaching with Cheerilee. He smiled back to her giving a wink.
"Well I guess a few minutes wouldn't hurt." He laughed causing the three fillies to tackle and hug him again.
They all walked up meeting Cheerilee and the other children half way. The three fillies quickly moving back to the school group.
"Good morning Cheeriliee. I hope the girl's haven't been giving you to much trouble lately." Midnight smiled raising an eyebrow to the CMC's.
Cheerilee gave a soft laugh. "No, no they are quite the hoof full but are very good while at school. Its when they have recess and are away from school that I worry about them." She smiled looking to the three.
"So your having a day out for the kids today are you? Isn't that a little stressful compared to being in class?" Midnight asked.
"Not really. All of the young ones are pretty well behaved and know what kind of punishment is given when they get caught doing something they shouldn't be doing." She smirked giving a raised brow to the class causing them to recoil slightly.
"Punishment?" Midnight gave a worried look.
"Oh its nothing really. Those who get in trouble often have to spend recess inside doing homework. Nothing bad really." She laughed causing the class to gasp.
"That's like, the worst punishment EVER!" Scootaloo shouted buzzing her wings while giving a small jump to emphasize the word 'ever'.
Midnight, Twilight, and Cheerilee laughed at the comment.
"Well, anyway, Twilight and I had planned on doing some magic spells. You, and the children are free to watch if you want." Midnight smiled.
"What do you think class, want to watch Midnight do some magic tricks?" Cheerilee announced causing them all to cheer.
After reading a few more spells in a book Twilight had brought, Midnight was ready. He tried out a few firework spells sending them into the air and making them explode in a beautiful array of colors and shapes. The children ooooo'd and aaaaah'd at the sight. Next up he did some conjuring. Pulling items from nothing and setting them to the side. The class clapped their hooves in approval.
"Ok, this next trick is really hard to do. So I'm going to need my assistants help with it." He smiled giving a bow to Twilight. She trotted over giving him a sly look.
"Assistant huh?" She smirked standing at attention.
"For this trick, I'm going to give Twilight wings so she can fly." Midnight smiled.
"But she's a unicorn. Only pegasus and Alicorn ponies can fly." One of the students piped up.
"That is true little one, but with a magical spell I can give any pony a beautiful set of wings for three full days." He smiled as his horn began to glow. The children watched in amazement as an ethereal blanket slowly wrapped around Twilight, encasing her in it. After a few more seconds she flashed a bright white then reappeared with a beautiful set of feathered wings. Everyone including Twilight gasped. Midnight just smiled seeing his work. Twilight gave a nervous smile opening her wings for the first time. The children cheered loudly, many saying they wanted a pair as well. Twilight moved forward.
"Ok children, that's all for today. Go and have some fun."
Midnight looked at her curiously as the children awww'd then went to play. "Whats up Twi?" He asked giving her a friendly nudge. She turned around walking away nodding toward a nearby tree. Midnight followed her as she took a seat under the tree.
"Midnight, That spell you cast on me was supposed to give me transparent butterfly like wings that didn't attach to my body. These wings are part of me. How did you do that?" Twilight asked giving a nervous expression toward her wings.
"I don't know, I just followed the directions of the spell but I didn't use anything to create them like it said. I just willed them onto you. Is that a bad thing?" He aksed feeling a little bad now.
"Well........ in so many words it is but isn't at the same time. You see, the butterfly wings didn't attach to my body so they couldn't accept magic like pegasus wings can. Since these are part of me I may have been an inadvertently made Alicorn like you were." She gave a sheepish smile looking to Midnight who just stood there with wide eyes.
"Midnight, are you ok?" Twilight asked as she raised a hoof to his face giving him a gentle push. As soon as she touched him he began to fall over.
"MIDNIGHT!?" *thud* he was completely out cold, his fire mane and tail completely extinguished. let lay there as Twilight kept nudging him.
"Ooooooooooh, Midnight wake up!? Dont make me, UGH!" Twilight growled casting a minor shock spell on Midnight who awoke to being electrocuted.
"AAAAAAAAH! DAMMIT! Oh God! Ugh! I'm gunna be sick." He said as his horn glowed opening a small portal on the ground, He shoved his face into it as he emptied his stomach into the void. After a minute he pulled himself up looking rather pale for an Alicorn with a solid black coat. His mane and tail flickered lightly as it stayed close to his body.
"Oh God, Twilight, I'm so sorry. If I made a mistake and you have to stay an Alicorn, I am so sorry, I never wanted you to have to carry that burden." Midnight cried. Twilight came over to his side giving him a gentle nuzzle.
"It's ok Midnight, you didn't know this would happen. Even I didn't expect it to happen. But since I'm already a unicorn I'm sure loosing these wings after a few days wouldn't cause my power to destroy the universe." She laughed.
"Even so, the thought alone is going to haunt me. I seriously need to start thinking of the outcome of these spells before I cast them. I'm going to end up hurting someone or doing something bad if I don't." Midnight groaned.
Twilight flapped her new wings getting a better feel for them. "Hey, why don't we go find Rainbow Dash. I'm sure she will freak out over these babies." Twilight snickered.
"Do you know how to fly?" Midnight asked looking at her wings.
Twilight gave a grin launching herself into the air doing a few tricks, then hovering in front of Midnight booping his nose with her hoof. "I might have cast the wing spell on myself a few times." She laughed doing a back flip and landing on her hooves in front of Midnight.
Midnight gave her a bedroom eyed grin.
"W-why are you looking at m-me like that Night?" Twilight sputtered nervously.
"I didn't take you to be the athletic type, That plus being extremely smart, well, its a quality I find VERY appealing." He smirked.
"A-heh heh, will you look at the time, I think we should go find Rainbow and have a little fun with her." Twilight laughed nervously taking off into the sky, Midnight close behind.
Twilight looked around as she flew to try and locate any signs of RD. Midnight was close behind her. After about twenty minutes she finally located RD taking a nap on a cloud. She looked back motioning Midnight to pull up next to her. As she did she pointed to RD who was snoozing the day away on a floating pillowy cloud. After a quick whisper into Midnights ear they parted ways, Twilight quietly found a small cloud pulling it under RD's cloud and taking a seat on it waiting for Midnight to do his part. Midnight flew over to RD giving her a gentle nudge. RD groaned turning over onto her back stretching out her legs.
"Mmmmmmm five more minute ma." She yawned.
"Oh but sweetheart, you have to get up NOW!" He began softly then screamed at the end as he pressed his lips to her stomach and raspberried it causing RD to scream out laughing trying to get away.
"AAAAAAAAHHAHAHAAAAHAAAA, BWAAAAAHAHAAAAA! STOPIT! AAAHAHAHAHAA QUIT IT! HAAAAAAAHAHAA, YER GUNA MAKE ME PEE! HAAAAAHAHAHAA!" She yelled finally getting Midnight to quit. He pulled back giving a loud chuckle as RD turned upright onto her haunches breathing hard giving Midnight a glare that could turn water to ice.
"That was not cool." RD laughed finally catching her breath.
"Oh but I have a surprise for you my dear." Midnight grinned.
Rainbow cocked an eyebrow at Midnight. "Oh? and what would that be?"
At that moment Twilight shoved her head up and through the cloud pressing her lips to Rainbows belly and blowing raspberries. Rainbow shriek falling over laughing as Twilight continued her onslaught. After a minute she stopped pulling her head back below the cloud. Rainbow couldn't think straight for a moment but regained her composure.
"What the hay! Who did that?" Rainbow asked as Twilight flew up behind her tapping her on the shoulder.
RD turned around giving an audible gasp seeing Twilight flying with feathered wings. "Twilight?!"
Twilight giggled. "Nice huh? Midnight cast the wing spell on me and...... well....... I got a new set of wings that are like yours."
Rainbow circled Twilight looking at the wings. They were an elegant purple just like her coat. "Those are awesome. Oh can you do all that stuff I taught you before?" Twilight nodded pulling off a few quick tricks.
"So RD taught you huh? I be that was a blow to your ego." Midnight chuckled causing Twilight to facehoof, her cheeks growing a bright red.
"Hey, so what if the athletic pony taught the egghead something new!" Rainbow chuckled causing Twilight to groan.
"Ugh! Okay, enough with the pick-on-Twilight moment. Lets go do something before my wings disappear." Twilight groaned.
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