She felt a poke in her side. She ignored it.

Another poke, a dismissive wave.

Her nose being pinched shut, she shot up, eyes wide and gasping for air.

"Wha-what's going on!?" Twilight yelled jumping onto the ceiling.

"Good morning Twilight." Celestia smiled from below.

"P-Princess!" Twilight bowed before walking down the wall. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to check up on my favorite student." She said nuzzling Twilight. "Although, I see you have somepony else to keep you company." She winked.

"What... whats happening?" Camo said yawning. "Oh, morning princess." He laid back down.

His head shot up and his eyes went wide.

"You'll never take me alive!" He pointed a hoof, yelling before charging out of the room, Misty quickly following.

"Princess, why did Camo just yell that?" Twilight said looking at the door before her teacher.

"Me and him are... well acquainted." Celestia coughed. "I caught him, two years ago scaling the castle walls to speak with me."

"Couldn't he have just... made an appointment or went during your day court?" Twilight asked before her face brightened up. "Was he a secret colt-friend?"

"No! I assure you I have had no romantic relations for over two thousand years! He was merely giving me some artifacts from his travels."

"So... what happened then?" Twilight tilted her head.

"One of them... had a strange effect on Luna and I. Do you remember the time when neither my sister or I had come out of our rooms?"

"Yes...?" She nodded.

"The artifact, made us go into an early heat. It wasn't safe for the guards or anypony else to be near us." Celestia said blushing.

"I think… I think I’ve heard enough. But, I'm sure he didn't know that would happen? Right?"

"He left a note saying he knew exactly what it would do.” She dead panned. “I've been tracking him unsuccessfully ever since then." Her eyes narrowed. "Twilight, the doctors said your free to go. If you will let me, I can teleport you back to your house so you won't have to get... stares from the nobles."

"Thank you!" twilight said wrapping her hooves around her teacher. "Wait, I need to get his journal before I go." She levitated the small book over, Celestia eying it warily. "Oh and Princess."

"Yes Twilight?" She asked as her horn started to light up.

"Could you not do anything to drastic to him? He kind of helped me through this whole... thing.” Twilight gestured at herself. “And he already lost his leg to a Fire rock cockatrice when he was trying to save his dog."

"I'll make sure to send him a get well card. With a hint of poison joke powder in it." Celestia smiled before she teleported her student back home.

Celestia left, the nurse from before walking in.

With a smile as sharp as razors.

"The queen will be pleased." She said before noticing Camo's bed. "Great, it took me an hour to get the dog hair out from before." It quickly set to work.

Ponyville. Whispering Oaks library.

Spike was eating a tub of chocolate ice cream while reading the newest issue of Mare-Do-Well. He nearly passed out when Twilight appeared in the middle of the room.

"Spike?" She called out.

She hadn't seen him yet. He could still get to the kitchen and-

"Spike? Why do you have a tub of ice cream?" Twilight said narrowing her eyes playfully. "And why does the floor have dust and dirt on it? Look there’s a pebble right here! What if somepony stepped on it and hurt themselves?"

"I-I got the ice cream for you!" Spike said holding out the tub to her, sweat dripping down his fore-head as he smiled nervously.

"Spike," Twilight said rolling her eyes. "I'm just messing with you." She went up and wrapped her fore-legs around him.

He wrapped his arms around her neck, breathing a sigh of relief.

"But I was serious about the dust and pebble." She said pulling out of it. "We could get sued and lose the library and our home!"

"Twilight, go upstairs and look on your bed." Spike said. "I didn't clean because I was busy making a gift for you."

"What could have taken you that long to make a gift? Wait..." She narrowed her eyes. "Is it a book?"

"No, we live in a library, why would I get a book as a gift? Just go up and get it." He gave her puppy dog eyes. "For your little spikey-wikey..."

She smiled before starting up the stairs.

And only to trip on a pebble in the way.

She tumbled down half a flight of stairs before catching herself in the air. She quickly teleported herself upright before looking at Spike.

"See!" She pulled out the pebble from a hole in her hoof. "What did I just say?"

"I'll get the dust pan." He groaned. "Do you want the ice cream?" He looked back at the tub.

"Go on, take it. I might get some later, so save me some."

He nodded before placing the half-empty tub onto the table as he trudged to the kitchen. She quietly hummed the winter wrap-up as she trotted up the stairs.

She opened her door with an audible creak.

'I need to renew that anti-rust spell.' She thought looking at the missing hinge. 'Wait... what happened to the hinge?'

She looked in and saw in the darkness, a cake, a banner hanging over her bed and she could even make out voices from her closet.

'It sounds like... the girls?' Only then did her eyes widen at the banner. 'Maybe I could try and prank them. Especially after all of the ones they did to embarrass me.'

She grinned wickedly before closing the door silently.

'But who to turn into?' She thought putting a hoof to her chin. 'Maybe... her. Oh this is going to be great!'

She brought a picture to the darkest villain she could think of and lavender flames wrapped around her form.

Inside the bedroom, the others were still waiting.

"What's takin' her so long?" Applejack whispered. "Rainbow, yer mane is tickling my nose."

The California blue mare huffed in indignity before trying to wiggle into a more comfortable position in the closet.

"Quiet! I think she's coming in!" Pinkie whispered. "Now!"

They all jumped out and yelled 'surprise!' But that quickly faded into fear when they saw the pony before them.

"Greetings Elements." Nightmare Moon said, grinning wickedly with a flame in her eye. "We meet again." Her horn glowed before the door behind her slammed shut, the windows locked and the warmness in the air left as shadows crawled along the walls, all of them coming from the dark mare. "This time, we shalt succeed in bringing eternal night."

"What!?" Rainbow Dash stuttered out. "H-How did you get here!? We destroyed you with the Elements!"

"Foolish mare, the elements only weaken." She turned into a mist and floated over. "Take that jester, Discord. He was only weakened by them. Not killed."

"But, where's Twilight then?" Rarity asked aloud.

"She's closer than you think." Nightmare snickered. "She had an exquisite taste actually. Much like a fine wine." Nightmare smiled as all of their faces went pale.

"Y-You ate her...?" Fluttershy stammered, shaking with fear.

"No, we did not feed upon her." Nightmare smirked. She leaned in close to the group. "For she is..." She paused before her form flashed in a circle of lavender flames revealing a smiling Twilight. "Me!"

She fell to the floor in laughter as her friends stood there, mouths open and eyes wide.

"Twilight!" Applejack spoke up. "What was that bout'!? Ya nearly gave us all a heart attack!"

"I'm sorry!" Twilight giggled. "I wanted to get back at you four for all the embarrassing pranks you pulled on me. And it worked perfectly!"

"B-But I never did anything." Fluttershy said tilting her head.

"I'm sorry for that Fluttershy, it was the others who deserved it. Rarity put green hair dye in my shampoo, Pinkie put rainbow in my last batch of brownies, Rainbow told me that Celestia called to report a national emergency." She narrowed her eyes. "And I had to go in during her court and have her tell me nothing was wrong. And Applejack put lemon juice in the apple's I bought while I wasn't looking."

"Twilight! That was the greatest prank ever!" Pinkie cheered. "Oh, and surprise!" She pulled out her party canon and fired off a cannonball of confetti that went through the roof. "I can fix that..."

"Girls," Twilight said getting up. "I'm sorry about that but it was to perfect. So," She looked at the cake and banner. "What's with all this?" She waved a hoof at the decorations.

"Oh, Pinkie wanted to throw ya a part when yall got out of the hospital." Applejack said.

"But, why weren't you there when I was in there?" Twilight's ears folded back. "It was about what I did. Wasn't it?"

"No!" They all yelled in unison.

"No," Rarity said. "We tried to get in but they wouldn't allow us. And me, Granny smith, Scootaloo, the princess and Applebloom had to bail Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rainbow and Big Macintosh out of jail." She coughed into her hoof as she grinned sheepishly at Twilight's expression.

"Why were you all in jail!?" Twilight yelled mouth hanging open.

"Well, there were a few guards at the front and we tried to get in but they wouldn't let us. So, I tried to shoot myself into your room using the party canon." Pinkie said.

"I sonic rain-boomed through the hall and hit a wall." Rainbow said.

"I was asking nicely and used the stare on them. When they threatened to kick me out I started to cry and they put me into jail for disruption of the peace." Fluttershy said timidly.

"Ah bucked atleast two of the guards through the wall. One in the ceiling." Applejack said grinning. "Mac just wanted to send you some flowers and the smart pants doll to make ya feel better. He also wanted to ask ya something when ya woke up. I think he said something bout' dinner and a walk." She scratched her chin in thought.

"He was going to send flowers and ask me out to dinner?" Twilight stuttered, blushing furiously.

"Eeyup."

They all turned to see Big Macintosh wedged in the closet upside down, holding a bouquet of roses, smarty pants and a small gift.

"Could ah get a little help?" He said looking at the snicker mares. "Yeah, laugh it up. Wait until ah get down sis, well so who's laughin' then."

Pinkie walked forward, hooves outstretched and smiling. His eyes widened before quickly sliding the object to Twilight and began to furiously move. Just as she was at the closet he fell out and into her hooves.

She held him with no effort at all as he stared in horror at the pink menace.

‘Oh no… not her!’ He thought angrily and fearfully. ‘She’s the one who nearly destroyed the farm with all of… her! ’

He quietly got down and picked up the objects, and dusted off any pebbles from them.

"Ah... ah got these for you." He said looking at the floor while offering the roses to Twilight.

She blushed as she took them and placed them on a vase by her bed.

"Thank you Macintosh. So, why were you thrown in jail? Surely they could have just brought the roses, smarty pants and... that gift to me. What did you do?"

"Ah may have fought a few of em' to get to the room." He said splaying his ears back.

"A few!" Applejack laughed. "He beat the livin' hay out of six of each of the Princesses guards! Even Shinning! Luckily he got the least of it."

"Least?" Twilight said looking to Macintosh who was backing away. "How bad were the others?"

"Broken rib cages, cracked necks, fractured skulls, chipped legs and horns, feather damage, broken noses, cuts from being thrown through the wall and ceiling, black eyes, missing teeth and minor internal bleeding." Rarity said. "Luckily, your brother managed to restrain Macintosh with a paralyzing spell... only for him to fight even more aggressively. Princess Celestia had to blast him through a wall to make him stop."

Twilight's mouth reached even further to the floor as she looked at Macintosh who was busy trying to open a locked window, afraid of what the mare would do to him.

"Macintosh," She said walking up to him. "Is this true? Did you really fight all of them to see me? Even the part where you had to be stopped by the Princess?"

He was sweating nervously but held his blank expression.

"Eeyup." He said, closing his eyes ready to be smacked.

"That is the sweetest thing anypony has ever done for me." She hugged him and before he could utter a response she was about to give him a peck on the cheek when Spike walked in.

Disturbed by the sudden movement, Macintosh moved his head to see Spike go slack-jawed and at the same time have Twilight give him a peck on the lips instead.

His eyes widened for the briefest second before Twilight reared back, surprised and blushing.

"Ah'm so sorry!" He said. "Spike walked in and ah looked when ya were bout' to... to..." He got a cheeky grin before falling on his side.

"Twilight!" Applejack yelled, eyes enraged. "Why did ya just kiss my brother on the lips!?" She yelled scraping hoof across the floor.

"I-I didn't mean to!" She said defensively. "I was going to give him a small peck on the cheek but he turned at the last second and... and that happened."

"Pinkie, was that the truth?" Applejack asked.

"Yep! It sure was!" Pinkie replied.

"Well, why did ya try and even give him a peck?" Applejack asked calmed down.

"Well, I have had a small crush on him..." She rubbed her fore-leg sheepishly. "Now I had an excuse. I just didn't plan on that."

"Yall had a crush on ma'h brother!" Applejack went wide eyed. "Twilight, ah don't mean to upset you or anything but, ah don't think he feels the-"

"Ugh..." Macintosh groaned rubbing his head where he hit the floor. "Dang, that was one of the best dreams ah ever did have." he mumbled yawning with his eyes closed. "Where'd ah put that stupid dream journal?" he started to reach around before feeling Twilight's chest. His hoof slowly retracted and his eyes snapped open.

"Really Mac?" Applejack said flatly. "Really?"

His face turned even redder than it was before, he looked up to see Twilight smiling.

"So, the best dream you ever had huh?" Twilight smirked at his expression.

He glanced nervously at the giggling mares; he closed his eyes and breathed out before replying.

"Eeyup."

Seven pairs of jaws fell, six pairs of eyes flew open. Rarity fainted and fell onto the coach Pinkie pulled out of her mane.

"So," he began getting up. "Would ya like to go to dinner? Ah'm not busy for the next two days." He grinned.

"How about we just have cake first and then we’ll talk," She turned to go pick up her friend. "But yes. I'm sure I can clear a spot on my schedule." She paused and whispered the last pat in his ear. "My brave knight."

His face started to heat up again and his signature wheat stalk fell out of his mouth, leaving the others confused as to what she said.

'Who say's the princess is the only one who gets to troll?' Twilight thought. 'It's just too easy if you know what to do.' She thought smugly as she told Spike to go get the smelling salts.

He smiled, still standing where he was before picking up his wheat stalk and nodding, it wasn't noticeable but he did it.

'Ah always was the mare's stallion.' He thought smugly.

Author's Notes:

Trollight Sparkle and Big Macintroll have arrived! And if you would like the fight scene, your welcome to comment on it so I may write it.