4th Sapphire Cupcake: [Video / Action for Cianwood] - Backdated to 27 April, early morning

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[The feed suddenly clicks on at an ungodly hour of the morning, on a weird angle which shows that it's obviously sitting on the floor and has been accidentally turned on. There are crashes as growling Trapinch dashes past, followed by an annoyed looking Pineco.

The feed shows the two attempting to tackle each other and dodging, hitting furniture and slamming into the walls.

At this point, if anyone is wondering where the heck their owner is, he's dead to the world, snoring on the bed. You can just hear him in the background over the noise these two pokemon are making.

The pair become tangled up in a corner of the blanket which is draped on the floor. Struggling to both get loose, they pull the entire blanket off the bed, dragging three eggs with it.

They hit the ground with a crack and the feed blinds everyone watching with a series brilliant white lights.]

Karp...karp...karp...karp.

Reeeeep, Mareep?

Hor...seaaaaaa.

[The light fades and Spike's three newest pokemon are revealed (well, at least two of them...the Magikarp egg rolled off screen). Spike's Trapinch and Pineco, obviously surprised by this development, immediately start arguing, each blaming the other for what happened.]

What? Who's there?

[Cue their bleary owner, who has finally woken up.]

What the!?! YOU GUYS HATCHED?

[You can see Spike's feet as he hops off the bed, and starts frantically running around the room]

Oh Celestia, whatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdo???

Okay, stay cool Spike...you can handle this....

Wait, YOU'RE A FISH?!?

[A beat]

Water! I need water!

[Spike's legs race past into the bathroom, and you can hear the water being turned on in the bathtub as he dumps his Magikarp into it.]

Comments

[rather_eat_turquoise]

Well, not everyone...or, uh, pokemon...can look as amazing as you Rarity!

[Spike sort of blurted that out, and is now embarrassed, realising what he said, and hurriedly moves on, hoping Rarity doesn’t notice. He examines Hans, as he and Raspberry enjoy each other’s company.] 

Maybe it’s a combination of both? [Spike’s not exactly a fashion guru, so his comment is more of a helpless guess.]

[Meanwhile, Raspberry tries to cheer Hans up by blowing a heap of bubbles around the pair, fizzing up the water, and then seems to laugh as the bubbles pop on the surface of the water.]

Yeah, Raspberry and Kiah seem to like playing together, but Raspberry would probably like having another fish around. Especially since Kiah is just way too excitable...

We can probably leave them in here together.

...I mean uh...if you want to?

[artofthestress]

[ Rarity reddens a little but doesn't respond to Spike's comment on her looks. Instead she concentrates on watching the two fish. Hans swims slow circles around Raspberry. ] They do seem to be getting along.

[ She nods and looks out at the main room. ] Perhaps I can look after the others while you get some sleep, Spike? You are just a baby dragon after all...

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike doesn't notice Rarity blush because he's too busy trying to cover up his awkwardness. He doesn't even notice that she refers to him as a baby dragon.]

I am pretty beat. Taking care of so many baby pokemon is a lot of work.

Are you sure you don't mind? Wake me up if they misbehave.

You won't tell Twilight right? I have no time to write a report on shirking responsibilities...

[artofthestress]

It's no trouble, dear. I have some work to be getting on with. [ She pulls out a notebook and pen. Whether she will be designing, writing down breeding schema, or both, is a mystery even to her at this point. ] You go ahead and get some rest!