“Where did we go wrong? We’re two well respected members of the community, esteemed mages, and good parents. Yet, he traps us into a space distorting illusion. Where did we go wrong with our boy?”

“I think it when he was five and we bought him that magic kit.”

“We? Honey, that was totally you. You’re the one who bought it for him, remember Twilight?”

“Hmmm...oh yea, You’re right Tristian, I guess I did. Bah, It wouldn’t have mattered anyway. He’s got too much of you in him, oh great and powerful Tristian. Something tells me he was gonna go down your path anyway.”

“Hah! He’s a chip off the old block isn’t he? Brings a tear to my eye when I think about it. As long as he doesn’t go taking over towns with an evil amulet, that is.”

“...”

“...”

“We should really move that amulet from the attic shouldn’t we?”

“Yea, we really should. Maybe we should ask Applejack to hold onto it this time. Hopefully, we won’t have a repeat with what happened with Fluttershy.”

“Who knew a bunny could take over half the eastern seaboard?”

“Yea that was a fun week now get over here Tristian, I got the counter spell set up. You ready to blow this spell honey?”

“You know it my favorite princess. So how’s this one gonna work?”

“Well, my favorite magician, let me tell you. That trap within the door is gonna go off no matter what door we open. He thinks we’re gonna spend forever looking for the right door out of this illusion world of doors.”

“So instead of that, we blow open the doors all at once and as the illusion tries to use more magic then it has to operate with and when it glitches as a result we launch the counterspell to dispel it. ”

“You got it Tristian. Ready honey?”

“Ready dear.”

“Here… we… go!”

“GAH!”

“Ahhh!”

*boom*

“Hot damn, we’re back in the castle!”

“Not bad for a non-alicorn.”

“I have a good teacher dear.”

“Thank y-”

“I meant Luna.”

“Oh really?!”

“You’re a good one too dear… but whenever you’re teaching, I can only be a bad-bad student.”

“Ooooh. Hahaha, Well… naughty boys do need to be punished. It’s a teacher’s job after all. I guess I’ll have to work you a bit to make me your favorite teacher again.”

“Oh yes Mrs. Sparkle, tutor me a little more tonight… after we’re done punishing our son of course. That flank of his is going to be sore when I’m done with him.”

“And grounding Tristian. He is so grounded for this. We told him not to throw a party in the castle when we were away. He does it anyway, and then when we come home early he traps us in an illusion.”

“That was a really complicated spell he lobbed at us. If he wasn’t in so much trouble, I’d congratulate him. I don’t think either of us could do what he just did at that age.

“Yea, I would too honey. But we’re gonna ground Equestria’s most promising alicorn filly instead.”

“Big time.”

“So Tristian, What do you think he’s hiding?”

“Huh?”

“Well, he clearly did that so we wouldn’t see what he was doing. Must have been super-embarrassed about something again… you know, instead of the escaping smokebomb trick he usually does.”

A marefriend maybe?”

“He’s barely thirteen honey, I don’t know if he’s interested in girls just yet. I think he was just trying to get his friends out of there while we were distracted. You know, the ‘beat it! the fuzz is here!’ sort of thing.”

“Well… if he’s anything like me, he’ll be halfway across town now. Or at Soarin and Dash’s again, hiding his butt off. You know they’d let him crash there. Plus, whatever punishment we’d have for him his good old Aunt Dash would help negotiate down.”

“I did see their kid when we walked in, That’s probably where he would go… but he’s also my son too Tristian. And if he’s anything like me…I think he’s just behind door broom closet number one…”

“...”

“...”

“...”

“Hello Son.”

“Uhhh… mom… dad… Um… I can explain?”

“No son. No you can’t.”

“I’m in trouble aren’t I?”

“So much trouble Choice, so much trouble.”