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Complications

by Hiver

Chapter 30

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I rubbed the base of my horn for a second before I looked between them and sighed. “It doesn’t matter who goes first,” I said before putting my hoof back down, “One’s a Changeling Queen, the other is an Alicorn. There is no guarantee that they will react the same way to it,” I said before I pointed my hoof at Midnight, “Back me up here!”

Midnight shifted her wings, “...Well, that’s true, but…”

“So!” I said and stomped by hoof, “There is literally no reason to argue about who goes first! It’s the same effect. It’s either going to work or not!”

I sipped the tea from the cup floating in my magic as I looked at the alicorns, “I take it you found it then?” I finally added.

Celestia smiled and Twilight nodded with a grin, “We did! The counterspell was hidden in an ancient scroll in the restricted library!”

I looked to Sunset, “Researched through the night?”

“Mhmm.”

“So,” Midnight said, “We’ll start with…”

“The buck you are,” I said and sipped my tea again, “Difficult spell?”

“It’s not the easiest,” Midnight admitted as I got surprised looks from everypony on the room, “But it’s not that-”

“No!” I said and moved between them and Chrysalis, “You’ve all researched through the night, got up early yesterday for the wedding and then there was an invasion and a battle. Go sleep.”

Twilight hesitated, “But-”

I pointed at the door, “Go sleep before you turned them to a pile of slime!” I commanded before I handed the cup of tea to Skitter before spreading my wings, moving towards the group and motioning towards the door, “Shoo!! Out! Go to bed!”

Celestia frowned, “Page, I’m sure that-”

“Would you want that spell cast on you by a sleep deprived alicorn?”

She hesitated for a second and I nodded,

“Yep. Case in point. Go sleep! Come back in twenty-four hours and try again!”

Sunset nodded, “He’s right, girls,” she said and looked between Midnight and Twi, “...I’m beat. Twi, let’s continue this after we get some rest.”

It didn’t take more convincing than a nuzzle at her neck from Sunny to convince Sparky that it was time for bed and they headed off.

Midnight looked after them for a second before she nodded, “...I suppose that’s true. I’m heading to bed,” she said and glanced towards the stone Cadence and Shining Armor for a second, “Sorry BBBFF.”

He nodded, “I rather she gets turned back right than fast,” he answered after a second, “...I’ll walk you to your tower.”

Celestia looked after them, “Well… I do suppose you are right, Page. I should go open the Court, there is a lot of worried Ponies right no-”

“Nope,” I said and took my tea cup back from Skitter, looking up at her, “Go to bed. You have been up as long as everypony else.”

Celestia shook her head, “No, I need-”

“The fuck you do, go to bed. You’re not the only one that can do this anymore. I’ll handle court today.”

She hesitated and frowned down at me before she smiled and then actually giggled. “...Do you have any idea how long it’s been since somepony ordered me around?”

“Last time Clear Skies was visiting?” I asked with a smirk, “Seriously, Sunshine. You’re as beat as Sparky.”

Celestia looked down and I cringed,

“...Shit. I’m sorry, Celestia. I forgot.”

She gave me a small smile and moved up, slipping a wing around me for a quick hug as she gave my left ear a small nuzzle, “It’s fine, Page. It’s not important, not compared to everything else right now. Are you sure it’s okay you handle court today?”

I hugged back before I pulled back and nodded, “Yeah. Not sure if they're ready to handle me though. I’m not exactly in the best of moods to deal with ponies right now.”

After last night, I’m just about out of fucks to give what a bunch of nobles think and if they try to pull something, I’ll nail their ears to the floor.

Celestia nodded and gave me a nuzzle between my ears, “Keep bloodshed to a minimum.”

“Of course.”

Would be rude to the maids not to.

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