The Best Night Ever (Private)

"Ah, here we are." Celestia kicked off all her regalia and jumped onto the bed. "Ah... so soft. Room sweet room." She settled into bed and closed her eyes, before cracking an eye open again. "Oh right. Chess."

"You can sleep silly. I don't mind~"

"Well, I guess I am a little tired..." She glanced at her bed, then back at him. "... I can sleep later. I suppose it's time I sharpened my chess skills."

He chuckled and placed down the board on her bed.

"So, uh... black or white?" Celestia asked, picking the piece of the white king and fiddling with it in the air with her telekinesis. "I'm fine either way."

"You choose Cell."

"Uh... white, then." She set down the king piece in its corresponding tile on the chessboard. Her horn flared brightly as her pieces began to arrange themselves in proper formation.

He smiled and arranged his own pieces.

"So, um... this..." Celestia narrowed her eyes at the board. "Hm." She pushed the pawn in front of her queen two steps forward. "Uh, 2d to 4d. I think. That's the way to phrase it, right?"

"You could... Hmm..." He advanced his pawn opposite hers one space. [Are we actually doing this?]

((I don't know, my chess skills are kinda rusty. Plus I can imagine it being pretty difficult. Here, I'll input random moves.))

Celestia pushed her knight forward. "Here. Your turn."

He retaliatied in some fashion.

"Hm..." Celestia considered her tactical position. After a long while of deliberation, she elected to enact a defensive manoeuvre to keep Paladin's forces in check.

Paladin reacted accordingly.

Celestia contemplated the scene for a few seconds. With a frown on her face, she made her move and waited for Paladin's inevitable response.

He responded curiously, unexpectedly even.

Celestia raised an eyebrow. "Well, that's... strange." She made her own move in an attempt to counter Paladin's, then sat back and waited for his response.

He grinned and shifted another odd piece forward.

"Paladin, I don't get it. What are you doing?" Celestia eyed his piece suspiciously, waiting for a long time before finally moving her own forward. "This doesn't make sense."

He chuckled and shifted another piece. "Checkmate in three turns."

"I would say I don't believe that... but knowing you you'll pull it off anyway." Celestia moved her own piece forward and sat back, gesturing to Paladin. "Your move."

He shifted another piece and grinned happily.

"I still don't get what you're playing at." She shrugged. "But I suppose I ought to get this over with." She pushed her own piece forward. "Alright. Show me what you're going to do."

"You cannot rush perfection cell," he said, shifting yet another piece.

Celestia sighed as she made her own move. A tiny little smile began to manifest itself at the corners of her mouth. "No, Paladin, I'm not rushing perfection, I'm rushing you."