Howdy, partner!Well, it all began with this little gem right here~~~>So, wait, why am Ah' a princess again?>Because you seem to be the only goddamn one of those ponies who gets that a Princess need to do actual work regarding maintenance of the kingdom. You know how much city planning or trade negotiations Twilight or Luna have done? Fucking nothing. Everyone is obsessed with the world ending threats they think I should fight, but the minute I point out the free health care I have to work to maintain everyone goes quiet. And don't even get me started on Cadence, who can't even manage a basic meeting with the Equestrian Games representative. Fucking annoying. Go do actual princess stuff, because apparently everyone else got the pamphlets mixed up or something and thinks "Princess" means "Beat cop."~~~~~It was the start of a story that's unlike any other. A long tale with dozens of writers across so many years. We saw ups, we saw downs, and we saw our Princess fixing things and becoming the Princess we knew she could be. At long last, the story had concluded. Our heroes made it to the end, and got their happy endings.Thanks, for all the stories.Thanks, for all the art.Thanks, for every piece of critique, help, ideas, and yes, even all those wonderful Questions. Thank ya' kindly to the /pa/ls who kept it going till the end, and thanks to everyone who stuck with them to see that story come to a close. The story may officially be over, but we've got time for one last round of remembering the good times, last calls for any stories you just gotta say, and celebrating the last roundup.Our Princess tips her hat to you, and thanks you, for this unforgettable ride.Thread 383 is the last call to every /pa/l out there to stop on by, grab a drink and an apple, and toast to a wonderful, one of a kind story.
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>>42486707First...for the last...It's been the story of a lifetime,/pa/ls.
wait, wtf, you guys reached the end of this shit? This doesn't just keep going forever???
>>42486707I don’t know what I’m gonna do with this done when I get a random pony idea in this world
>>42486736Nope, not anymore.Applejack and Celestia won the God-Battle, The CE Crew got mass married, and everyone got an epilogue last chapter showing how they all ended up. Well, everyone we could fit, we might sputter out one or two more here just for giggles, but officially yeah, the story has ended. Applejack fixed Equestria and took over the reigns.
>>42486736I know, I’m shocked too. Felt like we were gonna pull yet another one, but no. It’s over. Not axed, certainly not rushed, and satisfying.Seeing 29 go to heaven… man
>>42486742Right? This must be how DnD people feel at the end of a looooong campaign
>>42486747Damn. Guess I have to read it now
>>42486772Any of them really.
>>42486707thats a long storywhats the gist of it? the characters, their relationships, etc
>>42486808>thats a long storyYou have NO idea.>whats the gist of it? Thread 1 Applejack spontaneously gets turned into a princess by a frustrated Celestia and a series of crazy events unfold around her and a MASSIVE extended cast. I am not exaggerating when I say characters like Shining Armor have no fewer than 10 arcs and mini arcs around him and we literally benched him for over a year. A YEAR.The vast, vast, VAST majority of threads are mostly one shot silliness, mostly in script format of>Character"Character"'Character'~>Howdy"Dowdy"'Do'And so on. They're just snippets of something funny happening like Celestia breaking into Applejacks bathroom because Luna clogged hers or the Crystal Empire folks watching a movie or having breakfast and shenanigans ensue.And then we break out into giant ass arcs that span multiple threads that focus on (Mostly)serious events such as >Blueblood gets deposed and decides to make a robot army to take back his crown!Or>A changeling Queen who can grow to Godzilla size and is near indestructible is unleashed from the ice, and goes on a rampage!Or>A Cordyceps variant that infected changelings jumps to ponies and makes unkillable zombies that want to spread!Then there's pure comedy arcs like>The gala 2.0 goes off the rails!Or>The crew heads to the beach, and this involves giant crabs.Or>PARTYLAND! Pinkie Pie's floating party city!It's one great big world with progression where characters shift, change and learn, NO status Quo and no repeating lessons just progressing, and most importantly of all no Anon. Everything from Giant Monster brawls to just Shining Armor stuck in a comic book that's about to have a serious reboot, there's way too much here to describe.
>>42486808Well, see, uh…There’s a lot.
>>42486829and the relationships?
>>42486856As mentioned, very subject to change as the story goes on, with one exception. Main Six remain friends throughout and they'll always be their very best friends.But other stuff? Very changy. Stuff like Celestia being a little miffed at Cadence being less than great as a Princess(Because that's what happened in the show and we did comedy) or Shining wishing he had wings is subject to change either rapid or very slow burn, especially in the first 5 threads when we had no idea what the fuck we were doing. For instance, bit of a spoiler but I won't say too much, Zecora, Mayor Mare and Trixie will eventually become friends in the early threads(around 17) thanks to another character and develop more as it goes on. Applejack gets a student and things go... pear shaped. Some characters click right away and some characters take forever to get their rapport going. Some characters start romantic and drop off, some start off very distant and end romantic. A LOT of enemies end up not-enemies and some kind of fluctuate between "Hate" and "Need them desperately at the end of the world" to "You know? Not the worst." and so on.
I never really ventured into the Princess AJ general but just seeing this feels like the end of an era. Godspeed frens
>>42486856So this one's not so easy because there is actual progression and development in both directions, enemies become friends and friends become enemies. It's not a soap opera with "GASP! You're cheating on me.. WITH YOUR BROTHER!" or anything silly like that, but yeah sometimes you get Applejack getting so cheesed at Shining she starts to throw down then later on they're literally best friends who share each other's bathroom and it ain't no thang(NO ROMANCE on that pairing by the way, if you're worried.)
>>42486869romance too? Who?
>>42486880That's very hard to describe without going into detail because outside of a VERY select few, it happens over the course of like... dozens of threads. Any romance is one that needs a lot of work.Outside of one at the very end that's honestly a little disappointing, but I wouldn't worry too much about that. It's a thread that has occasional romance and when it has it, it's great and developed, but I'd say a solid 97 percent is non-romance.
>>42486880We kept most canon romances, except ones that weren't actually confirmed in-show. Like if the show didn't say they were in a relationship, we left it up in the air but might've hinted very strongly at it. Like a certain butter pony...Of course we added a bunch of other romances on top of that, but that's a story I'd say go read about. One of them went from me going "I hate it" to saying BEST PAIR is all I'll say.
>>42486890nothing too saucy in here then?
>>42486896Oh no, no lewd outside of that "NotSafeForTwo" link at the bottom of the Thread-Tree posts. Plenty of the occasional sex-jokes or mentions of it, but nothing "Onscreen" as it were and nothing described.Pretty much either it's relegated to a NC(Non-canon) silly like an Omake(Little thing at the end of threads) or in that pastebin that hasn't been touched since like... what, 2017? I don't even know if it still works. Nothing that wouldn't be in a PG-13 movie outside of the occasional brutality.
>>42486896No in-story sex, no. Descriptions of what might and what came after it, but not in the thread. Lots of romantic stuff and people making jokes they want to have sex or the like, but if you're looking for a porn fic we're pretty short outside of that piddling pastebin. We just like comedy more.
>>42486909thats ok, i much preffer a fun story
>>42486935Well, good news on that
Pinkie Preview Final Prophecies>Applejack makes up with DT. >Spike practices his movie trailer voice. >Pinkie hints a future project after the party! >Berry Punch creates a new drink that gives you wings! >Cadence wants to build a train that pierces snow...a Snowpiercer if you will. >Big Mac may have actually had some good points. >First of all, Scootaloo isn't a poser. >Unplanned Pink fanservice!
>>42486725Looking at the Google doc, it appears the final draft is still being edited. Should I wait? Will there be a fimfic version?
>>42487280It’s up to you, but a lot of the times count discussion is part of the fun, and who knows how long of each of the Google doc is ready. Maybe even a year.
how many words is/was this in total?
i really don't know how to feel
>>42487732Don’t be sad that it’s over, smile that it happened at all
>>42487519No way to know that. It’s a decade of near daily updates…It’s a lot.
>>42487280> Will there be a fimfic version?Doubtful, there’s something special about it being here…
>>42487732Be happy for your princess, she got her apples
>>42486707Hats off to you folks, seen too many projects get abandoned not to be proud as a motherfucker when someone actually finishes something
>>42486707>>42488123That’s what blows my mind. Thinking of all the abandoned fics, projects and stories around here and elsewhere, it blows my mind we made it to the finish line
>>42486707>Everyone made it to the end>Even SunsetBeautiful
>>42488232Apple pone is a hard working mare, and so are we!
>>42488232WE DEFIED OUR FATE Raids! Clusters! People posting 100 threads at 3 in the morning like fucking psychopaths! 4CHAN DYING! We saw it all and we marched through the muck and said WEWILLFINISH
I'm sorry I just have to comment on the finisher from last thread and mention holy shit you remembered Surfer Bros
>>42488461I think the only one who had stories he missed was Two's classroom, but none of them were ever named so
Congrats you marvelous bastards
>>42488611Here here, take some pride in it.
>>42486707>The 100th story artwork was forever agoDamn
>>42486707Right on; you glorious fucks
>>42488832Was it 100? Might’ve been 1k
>>42486707Well, we knew the day would come-Actually no that's a lie I'm pretty sure all of us thought this was just a never ending parade of stuff happening. Next Generation came and went before we called it.
>>42486707You beautiful bastards did it, Congrats everyone!
>>42489042Jesus
>>42489261I think we have over 1k LONG stories by now! KKa was notorious for never letting an arc end without minimum a 20 parter; think the highest he got was 80?
>>42489286Ladykiller and D-anon weren’t exactly slouches either
>>42486725This whole time I assumed this was a general for the concept not a house for one ongoing green.
>>42489305agreed, why does it have to stop, can't they just keep doing endless one shots for the concept?hell how do you even organize a fic for over ten years running into one cohesive thing if it isn't just a series of one shots?
>>42489305Nope. One long… long… looooonnnng story. Mostly. We have non-canon stuff too, Late Night Pinkie Pie is one of the earliest things that has its own side thing going on and it’s not part of the “main” story.Well, it did…>>42489326Dunno how else to explain it aside from like 2 dozen or so writers coming and going over the years that added to the story and built on it from what came before.
>>42489326> agreed, why does it have to stopIt didn't stop, it ended. As in we reached the end of the overarching narrative and then had epilogue stories showing where the dozens of characters ended up in one way or another.If anything our last “arc” was pretty much just a filler ending after we capped off two massive ongoing stories with the god fight and the wedding. Why? Well we wanted the main six to do something together and do something unrelated I guess.We didn’t HAVE to stop, it just… finished
>>42489326> it isn't just a series of one shots?It’s not, there’s plenty of comedy one shots but there was a progressing narrative where characters grew and evolved. This thread did not have a status quo. > how do you even organize a fic for over ten yearsIt’s a world we didn’t wanna leave behind…
>>42489340And we won’t in our hearts./pa/ls forever!
>>42489305It’s how it started
>>42486707I guess there won't be a Nightmare Night story this year.Aw now where am I going to post my Pink Pony Club art commissions? Still best taxpayer money spent.
>>42489580Pink Ponies are made to be enjoyed!If you enjoy them, It's worth it!
>>42489580>I guess there won't be a Nightmare Night story this year.Maybe we'll come back from the dead for some holiday specials.
>>42489692>A PA holiday special post endingWell we'd be consistent with the show...
>>42487113Ah darn, I forgot the one I was saving.>Silver Spoon is trying to collect the 40,000 Warhammers.
>>42489580>I guess there won't be a Nightmare Night story this year.Don't make me sad like that, this is supposed to be happy time...
>Two"Flurry"~~~~>Sissy, what'cha doin? Shows over."I know, I'm trying to see if there's an after credits thing.">What?"You know, where they put in like, a stinger, or a setup for something else.">Ah' don't think this is that kinda' show."Well how am I supposed to know until the last little text box goes up!?">Ah' guess ya' could just check? Everyone else does."I don't want it second hoof, I want to see it!">What if it's nothing?"Then I'll know for sure, blast it all!">Alright..."...You think Chrysalis is gonna be in the next one? I like her.">Ah' noticed that."I feel like she gets me. She understands the... regality, needed.">Sissy ya' talk spooky way too much."I do not!">If ya' say so..."...so where exactly did you get a southern accent? Shining Armor and Cadenza Mi Amore both have a Canterlot accent.">Funny thing bout that, Ah' think it was just s'posed ta' be like, kiddy talk at first and then everyone noticed a couple'a words sounded like Applejack and-"OH OH OH! It's the after stinger! I knew there was one!">Oh, neato! What is it?"It's... a mirror of us?">..."...what... what's it mean?">...mind... blown..
Congrats guys, looks like you actually had fun.
>>42489831It was the time of apple life
>>42489831It was magical.
>>42486902>Oh no, no lewd outside of that "NotSafeForTwo" link at the bottom of the Thread-Tree posts.WHELPIf you ever wanted to, can't complain now!
Gotta say, props to y'all for having an end point instead of making a forever story. People often fall to the temptation to make endless sequels trying to stretch a story or characters out ad infinitum, and it takes some personal strength to decide enough has been told and the story's over.Congratulations, guys. You've accomplished the most difficult part of writing a story -- letting it go at the end.
>>42489924It’s a hard choice, but needed. Everyone got to be happy, we got to see them grow and become realized.
What's the current word count?
>>42490018Nobody's counted it yet and likely won't until we finish archiving the stories, which will take... a while.Don't expect an answer for that anytime soon, just know it's an absolute motherfuckload.
This was a story I thought up after the AU-verse fates were revealed, but didn't want it to actually be a part of the epilogue. Didn't want THIS to be the note she went out on. Just an idea I need to get out before we hit the lights for good>SA"Cadence"~~~~>Do do doooo doing my numbers do do dooo, Shiny loves you too!SLAM>Wait... you're not door-slammer wife! You're door open wife! Why does the door open wife slam, slamming wife?"Shining Armor, what did you do!?">...gonna have to be more specific because in the last twenty four hours that could be everything from figuring out how to stack cards and not have them fall over, discover there was a new OnO book that sucks, rolled dice and managed to get snake eyes and nobody saw which sucks, broke into chorus to be a backup for a song, ironed my shirt with your fancy iron you tell me not to use and Eighteen, respectively."I MEANT EMBER!">...Ember the dragon?"Ember the Dragon LORD.">You don't have to exposit at me, I was there when we found out she won that gauntlet thing. Speaking of, thank Faust that Fizzle got lost on the way or we would've been screwed."He asked Chitania for directions, but that's not the point! The point is what did you do!?">...Oh! Oh the diplomacy thing, that was two days ago, which in our world feels like several months. What about it? I did great! We have a full trade open, we've got Dragons coming to study here, and we've even got them willing to help mine in the snowy regions! We could be looking at full geothermal energy if we hit the right hot pocket! I thought I did really good! Really really good, even!"That's the problem!">...eh?Angrily, she points to the window.>Have I always had that?"It's very inconsistent now look out it already!">Alright, but I don't know what the big deal is-There she is, out in the middle of the street. Ember the Dragon Lord, holding up a boombox and a giant sign with a heart on it.>...ah."WHAT DID YOU DO!?">Soooo, remember how I was in that guy's brain for an obnoxious amount of time? I may have learned the exact perfect way to get her to like me. Like the exact word for word things to say that makes her really like me, and the exact words not to say to tick her off. I literally could not be more prepared for this.Her eye twitched.>I think I should try Gilda next-"SHINING!">I'm going, I'm going! I'll tell her to go home.""GOOD!">...though she is pretty interested in hordes-"SHINING ARMOR ONE MORE WORD AND-">Fixing it!
>>42490048Agreed I wouldn’t want that as an epilogue but damn is it funny
>>42490048Yeah, she definitely would have deserved a better send off than this and the send off she did get as part of an actual story is only marginally better since it was only a sentence or two. It's too bad that one summarized story idea with her didn't get fleshed out.
>>42490048HE COULD HAVE IT ALL
>>42490254Now he just has most!
>>42486707Can I get a quick rundown?
>>42490580Apples is Princess
>>42490580It is over a decade of content, there’s nothing quick here
>>42490580Celestia makes Applejack an alicorn because she has a low opinion of Twilight, Luna, and Cadence's abilities, and thinks Applejack can do a better job fixing Equestria's many problems. Then what starts as a bunch of somewhat disconnected posts about Applejack and other characters fixing things, gets built on by other writers and spans into a decade+ story full of actual progression and character arcs. It's like DC/Marvel comics in terms of continuity building, but without the constant retcons and reboots and hatred for foundational characters and their traits. But it's all come to an end this week, with our final arc and epilogue having been wrapped up, as everyone more or less agrees that we're pretty much tapped out on where to go from here.
>>42490048Pushed his luck too many times
>>42491159Decade of princess spike
>>42491416I’ve been around long enough to remember that brief time someone spammed “princess ____” for all the other main cast and derpy. Sometimes I wonder what it would’ve been like if we’d joined in and kept it going…
>>42491579Who knows? Endless dumb shit or a parade of funny stories and nice art, hard to say
>>42491579Princess Rainbow Dash would’ve been… unique
>>42491686I think Derpy wouldve been wild
>>42491797>I just don’t know what went wrongx200
I knew this was too controversial an ending to land on so I kept it out of the epilogue in favor of other characters. As such, it is not canon, but since that doesn't matter now... >Applejack"???"~~>Entry code, "Howdy Ya'll, Ah'm half Pear."The twinkle of magic precluded a ripped of light across the massive doors before her. Twin monoliths of steel and stone, each one capable of holding back the full might of an enraged dragon should they challenge it. Even that defense felt paltry to the myriad of spells and enchantments that dispersed at her words, turning from dangerous to harmless in an instant. Only when the last rune promising death to any who tried to break it fell away did the massive barriers swing open, and allow her inside.Beyond those doors lay an impossibility, the small seeming room contained within it a full lush field complete with open sky and clouds above. Despite seeming no bigger than the ballroom to any who walked by, the Princess had quite a bit of a walk for herself as she walked on the wind swept grass, a pleasant scent tickling her snout as she made her way through the plain.>Entry Code, "It's all yer' fault, Celestia."A barrier unseen fell away just before she touched it, the glass like edges rippling and shining off the false sun as they folded in and carved a path for her. Merely walking through that barrier put her hairs on end, tickling her cheeks with the power charged through them made to contain that which no other could.>Final Entry Code...She whispered as she came up to a seemingly empty spot in the field.>Its All Mah' Fault.That was when the last illusion fell away, and a simple log cabin could be revealed. Small, quaint, homely even. Something that wouldn't look out of place on an Apploosan farm, and just as unassuming. It was such a stark contrast to the symbols upon symbols, runes upon runes denoting of magic both alicorn and creature unknown. More power lied in that barrier than in any one alicorn that sat upon the throne, and it was obvious from just their sight alone.Even so, that magic was nothing compared to the chill she felt when she walked by shards of black stone, feeling her own spells die on her horn and her wings lose their luster in an instant. It was as if the breath inside of her had been sucked out, and she felt weaker in its absence. All of this preparation, all of these barriers, all of this was not to contain the most powerful magical artifacts on the planet, neither was it made to house a horde of the most wicked of their foes. No.All of this, was for the mare sitting in the rocking chair, humming to herself.>Howdy... Glimmer.The off-lavender ears perked up at her name, and the mare finally returned from wherever her mind had wandered off to in her boredom."Princess Applejack! I'm so honored! If I had known you were coming, I would've tidied up a bit."1/3
>>42492029The room beyond the door was obviously clean, meticulously so even. Not that it mattered, there was hardly anything worth cleaning these days.>Ah' come here the same time every other day, Sugar Cube.Sometimes, she wondered if she was repeating herself for her own sake, or the other pony's. Sometimes she worried time was simply slipping away for her, its why this routine was so important.Not that she seemed to care, at all."You have to understand, it takes me so much longer without my magic. I suppose I could use some feathers, but... oh, dear."The princess had to make a note to keep from rolling her eyes when the mare reached back and found nothing there. Even now, after all this time, she liked to remind everyone of what she had once been.>Reckon it ain't a big deal. Ya'll feelin' okay, today? How's yer' back?"Oh, you know, I slept wrong and have a bit of a kink in it. Guess I'm used to a bigger bed, you know?"She nodded in turn, taking a seat at the top of the stairs and finally resting her tired legs.>Ah' could request a bigger one for ya', iffin' that's what you'd like."Hm... no. I guess it would just remind me of how empty it was."She winced to the words, both for what they meant, and the genuinely sad tone to them.>Reckon that's so. Ah'll see about getting ya' a better mattress, then."That would be wonderful!">Right...They sat in silence for a moment, something that always disturbed Applejack. One would think the other mare would talk her ear off just for the fact she was a living and breathing thing to speak to. But no, as always, it was up to her to make the first move, again.>So, uh, Twi's wonderin' iffin' you'd be willing to give anything more info ya' gleamed when you were hopping around. The dragon history stuff was a big help for a medical book she was writing, told us a lot about their adaptations... and limits. Reckon ya' wanna share anything else?Coyly, the lavender hoof touched her own chin, a hmmm escaping her lips right in time.>Or we could talk about yer' dad some more, he's asking for another visit. Maybe yer' childhood with Sunburst? That there was a pretty big surprise for me, would love ta' hear what'cha remember.She laughed."Oh, Applejack... I don't know if I remember any of it. When I was special I could hold all the knowledge of a thousand lifetimes in my brain, but now... I'm just me."It was always unsettling to hear her speak like that, with a smile.>Well, maybe Ah' can bring him down, and give ya' a refresher."Hm... nah. After all, I remember the important parts.">Oh? Like what?"Like the fact I tried to kill you."The wind carried their silence as they stared at one another, neither one willing to make the next move.>...Lotta folks have, some of them Ah'm friends with now.It was always the same.>They got better lives out of the deal, ya' know, it's not too late for you."Oh, I know, trust me I know."2/3
>>42492034She leaned back in her rocking chair, and smiled."But maybe it's better if I don't get any do-overs this time."She sounded so at peace, for words so sad.>...reckon so.They waited there in the silence as the time ticked by, seconds turning to minutes, and soon even an hour had passed.>Got another couple minutes if ya' wanna talk. If not, we can do it when Ah' come back."Hmm... I suppose-."A sound came from the cabin. A sound that made the Princess wince terribly, and the unicorn smile."Oh, dear, I suppose we'll have to cut this one short, won't we?"There wasn't any arguing that. The orange legs were already standing, and reaching up to tip her hat.>Reckon Ah'll be back day after tomorrow, same as always. Ah'll have 'em bring an alarm down, that way ya' have time to... tidy up.The once time traveling being that had brought her so much headache and heartache just looked at her, and smiled."I'll have something on the griffons, next time. You won't believe some of their history.">That'd be nice, look forwards to it.The sound inside the cabin grew louder, and she knew it was time to leave.>Take care, Glimmer."Oh, don't worry about me... I've been through worse."She gave her final wave, and entered in the open door. The alicorn had nearly set off, only to pause when she heard that voice inside.Those words, that just tore her up something terrible."Hush little baby, don't say a word..."Just out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the unicorn pluck a near-white foal from their crib, cradling the crying thing as gently as could be.>...Cute little thing.With a worry in her heart, and determination to never see it come to pass, the Princess set off, leaving the mare to cradle the child, and start to make a bottle."Momma's gonna give you the world."She brushed blue locks from their face, careful to avoid their nub of a horn, so she could look them right in their eyes as she brought the bottle to their lips."Your daddy knew what just to bring..."The child, delighted, cooed at her."The future of the world is a song... you'll sing."Fluffing out their massive white wings, for all the world to see.
WAIT IT ACTUALLY HAS AN ENDING?AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
>>42492050Yep.Our overarching villains got beaten World is savedFINALLY WEDDINGGlimpsed the future to see where everyone ends upAll wrapped up.
>>42492066i admit it's a bit shocking to mebut i agree with everyone above. it's good that it ended the way it endedi wasn't there for the beginning sadly, but i wonder how many did and stayed
>>42492037DUNDUNDUNNNNNNN-oh wait non canon….Kiiinda want it to be
>>42492273I mean the only questionable part is the ending, everything else is perfect AJCould just yeet the baby
>>42492497DELETUS FEETUSNow that this is out of the way I kind of like this unspoken threat just looming in the background that's also totally avoidable if everyone gets their shit together
>>42486707>Exactly 3 villains died in this series>Brahmos, Cordyceps and Antlers
>>42492725I can't believe we let PD kill Fawntaine like that.
>>42492066I wonder if 18 anon is still alive…
>>42492952We had a lot of named folks for lack of trips…
You know the weirdest thing about this? I wanna make off-color OOC jokes but realize I don't have to put NC up there anymore...It's the end of an era.
>>42493266We could write smut now and nobody would stop us!...I mean I'm not gonna cause the only times I liked the sex jokes was the Shiny Screentime Adventures, but we could!
>>42493309>SA"Various"~~~>Bad news, everyone, sex for screentime is officially retired."AWWW!""But whyyyy!?">Shows over, nobody gets anymore screentime."RATS!""I WAS SO CLOSE!""Knew I should've taken it up the tailpipe!">You all have my condolences, because even though my sex was able to give you screentime-~Oh, the sex didn't do that.~>...eh?~No yeah, it was you giving up screentime you would get in the future for it.~>...~Didn't you notice we benched you for a while? In the FINAL BATTLE?~>...~Yep, traded it all for them. Didn't even know you were doing it.~>...This whole thread has been a huge mistake.
>Flurry"Two"'???'~???~(???){???}*???*~~~~~>PRINCESS MEETING, ASSEMBLE!"...what?">Look this is the only chance we're going to get for this, so I'm getting it out of my system! I want no regrets!"Why're ya' talkin' like we're gonna die...">AHEM! As the Premier of this generation, I shall be representing Cadenza Mi Amore! You, sister, shall represent Shining Armor!""Yay! Ah' like Shiny, he's a cool guy. Mommy's a cool girl too, but iffin' ya' called it Ah'mma be fair.">And you, sister! Shall represent Celestia Sol Ivictus!'Is that... actually her name?.... why don't I know this?'>You, other sister! Shall represent QUEEN CHRYSALIS!~Why was that so much louder. Why was it loud. I'm scared.~>You! Sister! Shall represent queen eighteen.(You didn't even capitalize it! How did you undersell that so hard!?)>YOU, Sister! Shall represent Forty Two!{Okay why did I get more boom and why did you include me?}>Because she is Queen of Punches in my heart! AND YOU! SISTER!... you do not need to be here!*HEY! I'm royalty too!*>I see no horn!"Sissy be nice."*Still, legally I'm a Princess same as you are. Go on, check and see what legal powers you have that I don't.*>VERY WELL!...flipflipflip>Hemmm..Flipflipflip>...guess Shining Armor wouldn't count otherwise...Flipflipflipflipflipflip"Sissy Ah'm gonna get bored and wander off iffin' ya' don't stop. Don't test me Ah' gots a very small attention span.">VERY WELL! You shall represent PRINCESS SPITFIRE!"Don't that make Forty Two a princess, too?">SHE IS QUEEN OF PUNCHES!.. Ahem. Now, we are here to discuss important matters of the Empire that I shall one day rule."We. She means we, girls!"'I don't think that's true.'>I might make an exception for you, as the only other Alicorn among us...~And the one who could probably take you in a fight?~>HEY! My power is vast! Unyielding! And-Rumble>No using the sun!'Meh.'"Sissy don't use the sun, Mommylestia gets real cheesed about it."'Sorry.'>Regardless! We must act for the betterment of the world!{I dunno, Auntie Applejack has a pretty good handle on this. Can we just ask her?}>NAY!~Can I ask Auntie Chitania?~>N-abolutely not, why are you talking to her?~She coooool.~"Ah' disagree.">NEVERMIND! Sisters, still your bewilded minds! We must make our country better!*Alright, I'm listening, what do you propose we do?*>I'm glad you asked, first and foremost we need to get the Bloodstone Scepter-"NOPE."1/2
>>42493611>Hear me out! We get that, and put a magic in there that-Boop!>HEY!"Nuh. Nuh sissy nuh. NUH."'I would like to agree with the nuhs.'~Seconded.~(In favor.){AYE!}*I knew I shouldn't have listened!*>FINE! FINE! What do you all think we should do? Take over some more land to the north, maybe-Boop>APPLEJACK TWO!"NUH.">FINE WHATEVER! WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO IF YOU'RE SO SMART!?"Figure out a new tax bracket so we can put more money inta' schoolin' so we can build up our educated population and keep advancin' science for everyone, and use that ta' help spread out further inta' the snow we already control and grow some apples!">...er...'What? She's right, our agriculture is doing okay, but our expansionist stuff within our boarders petered out and our population is increasing, we need some satellite cities at minimum here.'~To say nothing of the land issues with the changeling Hive we're having due to increases in our own population, it's best for everyone if we figure out how to make the best use of what we have.~(Without causing global warming, she means! We need that icy tundra and environmental regulations are going to be key in preservation efforts!){Not to mention defense for the areas both civil and potentially from outside forces like monsters, who occasionally roam around.}*And finally we need to map out and finalize some air traffic routes because if we don't now it's going to be a clustermuck when we finally get around to it. We need to plan ahead not play catchup!*"What'cha think?">...erm..."What?">...that all sounds reallllllly boring... I wanted to do like, a conquest thing... with battles. And espionage. And tricking others. And being all demandy in meetings while everyone goes "Oh she's so powerful!" And pshoooo."We're dang princesses, we ain't tootin' mercenaries, spies or adventurers! "'Yeah, sis, this isn't very royal of you.'>...I feel as if my era has gone and I'll never get it back.~HAH!...Oh hey I was the Chrysalis one, neat.~
>>42493615>~HAH!...Oh hey I was the Chrysalis one, neat.~cute
>>42493897She would’ve been fun
>>42494261All of them would have, but maybe in another time
>>42493615She has taught them well…
>its unironically overI never read these threads but I'm going to miss you guys
>>42494940I kind of figured this thread would just stop one day. People wouldn’t bump it in the morning or late at night a couple times, thread would die one too many times and folks would just be like “alright let’s call it” and just leave. Maybe some arguments and infighting finally breaks it.But no; they made it to the end. Put a little cap on their story and said “yep, we made it, everyone got to be happy so let’s let it rest.” It’s inspiring, but sad. It was such a consistent thing…
>>42494940I mean they’ll probably stay around here, can’t imagine spending all this time on mlp and leaving it
>>42493615I love the idea Two’s just the defacto “mature” one
>>42486895>Like if the show didn't say they were in a relationship, we left it up in the air but might've hinted very strongly at it. >Like a certain butter pony...say sike right the freak now
>>42495427Our little Two, we worked so hard to keep her out of the “serious” arcs, and then she grew up…
>>42495461We technically never confirmed she and Discord were in a romantic relationship, no. I mean, it FEELS like they are, if you read the stories you’d feel like “yeah they’re almost certainly a thing”? But they never kissed onscreen or anything and they were in the epilogue together so
>>42495464She became a Princess. A Princess Applejack, if you would!
>>42495713>The reason it was so long is we built the sequel into it
>>42495713Gasp!
>>42495179I dunno when 4chan went down seemingly forever, stuff got slower
>>42493615>Flurry"Applejack"~~>Princess Applejack Af Equestria, I request a royal audience with her majesty!"...Ya' ain't gotta use fancy titles with me none. Not that Ah' could even tell where ya' got that second half from?">It is the proper title to denote the rulership origin!"First Ah' heard of it.">The Griffons find it very popular!"Considerin' the rumors Ah'm hearin' please let that be all ya' take from them. Sooner or later yer' gettin' a brother and Ah' don't wanna get a horncall muffled by tears and ice cream.">...what?"Ya' wanted ta' talk?">INDEED! I would like to formally request that an import tax be approved official of both nations assured, and thusly-"Ah'm not doing the deal thing till day after tomorrow, the meeting is scheduled and everything.">The deal has been altered, pray I do not alter it further."... Ta' who? Last time Ah' met the gal she apparently had a pretty high opinion of me, feels a mite unfair.">I mean this would be smarter for... everyone."No it wouldn't.">Oh, I think you'll find I can be... persuasive."At the rate yer' going, Ah'll find it sometime around the heat death of the dang universe. Ain't an easy spot.">Remember what I can do, Princess Applejack, if I become... irate."Scream so loud ya' break the dang crystal heart? Yeah, Ah' know. Ah' was there. It was stupid. Though'cha grew up, though.">...Be intimidated!'"Ah' babysat you and took ya' on a dang camping trip! Ah' watched ya' cry cause yer' stick had a bug on it! What exactly do ya' think is gonna scare me here?">..."...">LASER HO-"No.">Come onnnnnn."Yer' mom said ya' couldn't come tomorrow, didn't she?">MO-I mean, Cadenza Mi Amore simply needs a reminder that-Ding ding.>...why did you just ring a little bell?"Pickup.">Pickup for wha-The door gently and respectfully opened, and in buzzed a certain Changeling Princess dressed in mailmare costume."Ah'd like ta' return this ta' sender."She gave a little salute and before she could react, plucked Flurry from the ground.>HEY! PUT ME DOWN! DOOOOWNNNNN!"Thank ya' kindly, Two."~No problem, Applejack One! Sissy, mommy's gonna do the eye thing here.~>I AM THE FIRSTBORN ALICORN AND YOU WILL TAKE ME SERIOU-SLAM"...Whelp, got that one out mah' system. Always kinda wondered how this was gonna go..."
>>42486707o7i salute to the best apul fic
>>42496654>Any ONE of the major Apple-centered arcs would be a contender.We got to live in a world with Apple-Crazy, JUSTICE and even the Fall of Auquestria and Applegod all together, that's magic.
>>42496666Here here, Super Satan. Every day I'm thankful for Apple Crazy.Do not take that as a knock against what came before or as a thumbing nose to the previous stories, she was great in Partyland, funny enough to be top-tier with Celestia at the start and the Cordyceps Ride is still one of the most epic things in the thread. This isn't an insult.But looking back on it, yeah, we were struggling with giving her both conflict and stuff like action scenes that were meaningful. Like Cordyceps was a great test of character resolve, but it didn't test who she was, as a character. Partyland was great to showcase her friendship, but it didn't show her grappling with big questions, and by the start of it we didn't really have a good grasp on how to make that work. It wasn't even started because of her, it was an arc based off CADENCE'S problems coming to light! Cadence! Applejack was just doing a comedy field trip.Again, not knocking what came before it, but for me personally that was the first time all the parts of it worked. She had a deep dilemma! She got to struggle with Princess stuff and not get an easy answer! It brought it home to Ponyville to clash with her two lives! And more than that, it wasn't just the talky parts, the clash with Chrysalis was a fan-fucking-tastic action scene that hit both emotional beats, character beats and just plain had cool ass powers. Lets face it, cool ass powers are always a big plus. And we got that, and a truly unique feeling weapon in the Harmony Apple, a real tangible threat, defiance of common tropes like the bad guy getting the weapon so it must be destroyed without choosing it, and so on. Apple Crazy was the shot in the arm the thread really needed, and I'm grateful.
>>42486707Even after a decade, I've only ever seen this thread on the 'log, and it still makes me feel something to see it go. It felt like it'd always be updated. Congrats to all the anons who contributed and haven't died before seeing this through. Maybe I'll read through and feel like I missed out. Surely it can't be ass if it ran dedicated for this many years, lol.
>>42496696It was a high point
>>42496840So many of those
>>42496666Dont forget riding a giant dinosaur changeling
>>42497388And out debating God
>>42497672A god who DID NOT UNDERSTAND HER LANGUAGE
>>42496696I kind of with the show had ever found a way to do that idea of>Sure, Honesty is great, but it's worthless if nobody believes what you're sayingAnd>Believing in someone instantly would be really useful, but it's better if you earn it and make them believe you through character.It really is the perfect Harmony lesson for Applejack, bar none.
>>42498140And it clashed so perfectly with a liar like Chrysalis who needed Applejack to believe her when she said she wouldn't misuse it. Chrysalis gave every reason never to believe in her and when it came down to it, she got a hammer to the face for her character, but through her actions shown she finally had changed.Thank you, Rarity, you incorrigable fuckup.
Well now I fucking have to or I'll regret>Flurry"Twilight"~~~~>PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE AF EQUESTRIA! Your fellow Princess requests an audience!"Oh! You're looking up the naming conventions of griffons too? I've been looking up some historical stuff with them and their family line, and some of this is wild!... and interesting...">Nevermind that!"Aw, I wanted to talk about history and trees with less branches.">I demand you show me how to use the Elements of Harmony!"Oh Celestia-darn it! What got loose now?! Giant beaver? Tirek get out again?... Chitania's finally had enough and wants another shot?">NO!"Shucks, I bet heavy on that last one, at this rate I'm gonna owe Shiny my cutie marks...">I need the to ensure I, as the Firstborn Alicorn, have access to the weapon should I require it for my own... purposes."Ohhh, like unclogging the toilet?">WHAT!? NO!"Because I heard-">YOU HEARD NOTHING OF THE SORT!""Believable.">Grant me the Truth for Equestria's ultimate power!... or else.."...Alright!">A wise choice."Just stand next to the tree and kind of take the Element off when you need it, who did you plan to bring along?">...bring along?"Yeah, you need multiple to make it work.">But Princess Celestia Sol Ivictus used it by herself!"Yeah, once... and then she could never ever use it again.">Oh..."Also, shouldn't it be Princess Celestia Armor? Or Amore? Celestia Mi Amore does sound better saying it out loud...">IRRELEVANT!"Our opinions differ!">Teach me how to do it alone, and not get used up once!"How would I know that? The only time I ever used it is with friends, and the only time anyone ever did it solo they couldn't eve use it again. There are two scenarios here I have been a part of and you've got no answers on either.">...BLAST! It seems I shall have to look elsewhere."You could just go get friends.">No, no... no.... noooooooo..."What about your sister? Sisters? You have many because my Shiny has never heard of proper protection, I think. I'm gonna have to show him at some point.">No, those... FOOLS, do not understand the need of a Princess, and what we must do to earn our power!"Oh, okay... you wannnaa do some Twience with me? I'm making little walky things that help ponies with bad hips walk!">NAY! I have work to do!"I'll give you a lolipop if you hold the screwdriver.">...well learning about advancements in power armor tech could lead to more down the line."That's the spirit! The wrong one, but the one all the same!"~Ah' brought little coco spread ta' put on the lolipops.~>GAH! When did you get here!?~Ah' figured Ah' was gonna have ta' drag ya' out again, sissy.~>YOU'RE THE REASON I'M HERE YOU DAMN INVINCIBLE NUISANCE!"...">I have said too much.
>>42498140The only thing with morals like that is it requires AJ to basically be in the right while every other member of the mane 6 is in disagreement with her, and for the conclusion to ultimately be "we should have just listened to Applejack". The only problem with that premise is that when you really look at it, the show was actually weirdly super averse to having her be objectively in the right whenever there was an in group disagreement. Whenever there was a disagreement between her and another member of the mane 6, it was either all her and only her who's wrong(Bats!, Honest Apple) or a situation where both parties are wrong(LBYS, FWF, NCC), but never one where it's just her who's right. Applejack was basically only allowed to be right and tell the truth when it was in support of another character. But any time she went against the grain of the group, she was always in the wrong for doing so. When you notice it, it's actually insane just how often the show bent over backwards to basically never take her side in a disagreement.
>>42498356Well that's not true, Super Squeezy literally had the rest of her family AND the Main Six(Notably Dash, who wanted them to speed up) be in the wrong, that's where the meme came from of "Ah' didn't learn anything'.On the flip side I also don't feel like it requires AJ to be in the right for either of those morals since, well, she wasn't in-thread. In thread it was 'Yes you're SAYING the truth but your mistakes make it had to BELIEVE you'. Was she in the right that everyone should've calmed the fuck down? Sure. But were they right that she mishandled the paperwork situation? Yes. The argument wasn't "Which side is right", both were, the argument was 'How are you going to prove what you're saying is true?'
>>42498356Super Squeezy is the episode the post in that pic is referring to. There, it's mainly just the Flim Flam brothers, none of the mane 6 or her family are against Applejack, and even RD calling for cheating isn't really treated as something super wrong. If you compare Super Squeezy to the likes of Swarm of the Century, or Dragonshy, it's a stark difference.Also, I have not read through the Princess AJ stuff, so I have no idea how these morals were handled here, lol. I'm just addressing the other anon's question of why these morals never popped up in the show. Though honestly, that second one already is kind of in ACW.
>>42498472>or her family are against Applejack,Yes they are, they full on shut her out when she was trying to tell them not to do the contest. Then they were hard against her bringing in help because family. Pretty much everything anyone except AJ did vs the Flim Flam brothers was the wrong call and as soon as everyone listened to her, it fixed. And of course Dash was actually all for the brothers being allowed to make cider themselves for obvious reason and argued with AJ on it, only to accept that wasn't right later.> and even RD calling for cheating isn't really treated as something super wrong. It is treated as a bad move on he part and she feels bad for it later, despite how angry she got when AJ couldn't make enough Cider.>Also, I have not read through the Princess AJ stuff,Fair enough
>>42498482>It is treated as a bad move on he part and she feels bad for it later,Was it? I don't remember anything about RD feeling guilty later on. And besides that, they all still are helping AJ throughout the entire episode, unlike in those others I named. Just keeping the focus on RD, compare her here to how she is in Dragonshy. She was way more antagonistic and against Fluttershy there as opposed to how she is here, where she's still helping on AJ's side. And while the others might have thrown out ideas that were shot down, they pretty much all still immediately did as AJ said, with none of them really opposing her. And I don't remember any acknowledgement from her family that the entire situation would have been avoided if they listened to her either.Any case that can be made for the others not listening to her here are all pretty minor compared to the episodes other characters get. Aside from the two I already mentioned, you also have Suited for Success, or Sonic Rainboom, or ACW. None of the ponies in this episode were really against AJ the way ponies were against the focus character in any of those episodes.
>>42498309Do we gotta do it for all of them?>Flurry"Rarity"~~~~>PRINCESS RARITY AF CANTERLOT! I demand a meeting with you!"Wait, why am I just Canterlot!? Shouldn't I count for all of Equestria?">LETS NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES!"Excuse me!?">Nevermind! I demand you give me your contacts for the nobility of Canterlot! I have... things with which to discuss..."Is it getting invited to parties? You're not old enough to drink and there's... a lot.">Oh no, I merely wish to speak with them about... matters..."Darling, how wonderful! You're finally being sociable!">...sure."Oh I can't wait to tell you where-wait, you're doing to do something rather ghastly, aren't you?">...no..."Oh well, good! I was worried for a moment you might be threatening to get gifts or something!">Of course not... they would be tribute-"Two, Darling!">NAY!She turns and fires.>Not this time you little-Hitting noting, seeing nothing, until the ground beneath her cracks open, and two dark hooves push her up from the ground.~Sorry Miss Rarity, Ah' went ta' get a taco.~"Quite alright, dear!">UNHOOF ME YOU FOUL THING!~Nuh sissy, NUH!~>MOOOOOMMMMMMM!With her bottom half still in the ground, Two tunnels off."..do not invite her to whitey party, gotcha."
>>42498524>or Sonic Rainboom,Was anyone against Rainbow Dash in that episode? They all seemed pretty supportive the entire time and it was just Dash feeling uncertain about herself.
>>42498533Rarity had a semi-antagonist role, and at the end she was the one who gave the moral instead of Twilight>" I learned how important it is to keep your hooves on the ground, and be there for your friends."
>>42498524>And besides that, they all still are helping AJ throughout the entire episode,Except her Family and the main six who actively seemed against what she was saying from the start and in fact did not listen to her for the former and the latter was in the crowd yelling at her with Caramel, she outright said not to do the contest and bring in help and both times her family pushed back and only gave in later. Granny was the most vocal about it, too.> with none of them really opposing her. Depends on how you define opposing because Dash is the only one in the episode to actually get mad due to the lack of cider and actually gets on her about it. Like outright calls her out on it.> And I don't remember any acknowledgement from her family that the entire situation would have been avoided if they listened to her either.To be fair that's the case for all the stuff you listed? Rainbow Dash never said she was wrong to be hard on FS during dragonshy, or everyone felt like they were being too hard on Dash in Sonic Rainboom. And her friends were DICKS in A Canterlot Wedding.
>>42498549That doesn't sound like she should've listened to anyone and I'm not sure what part of that is even related to Dash being scared.
>>42498571>To be fair that's the case for all the stuff you listed?Maybe not so much for Dragonshy, though it does still have the moral of 'have more faith in Fluttershy' but it certainly is for the rest. AJ directly apologizes to Twilight on the groups behalf in ACW, the whole moral of Swarm of the Century is about how they should have all listened to Pinkie Pie. Suited for Success and A Dog an Pony show both have the moral of the rest of them shouldn't underestimate Rarity and need to have more faith in her judgement and abilities, and Rarity was the one to give the moral of being more supportive in Sonic Rainboom.>her friends were DICKS in A Canterlot WeddingKind of goes with my point desu.>Dash is the only one in the episode to actually get mad due to the lack of cider and actually gets on her about it.Yea, but again, she still was actively helping AJ. It's not like she refused to assist or was siding with Flim and Flam during the competition. She's still an active participant on AJ's side. Same goes for the rest of them. They're only "against" Applejack in the most token way possible, but are still listening to her and doing as she says. When you compare it to the handling of the other episodes and how much the focus characters of those episodes were being underestimated or opposed, the group isn't anywhere near as against AJ as it is against the focus characters of those episodes.>>42498576Sure, but it's still ultimately a moral about how she should have been more supportive of RD, while when it comes to AJ, there really isn't any episode where the characters don't provide enough help to AJ when she needed. And even stories that could have had that, like Bats or the chapter book, the narrative still goes down for the other in the scenario and treats AJ as in the wrong.
>>42498614>though it does still have the moral of 'have more faith in Fluttershy' but it certainly is for the rest.But Dash never says that.>the whole moral of Swarm of the Century is about how they should have all listened to Pinkie Pie.Fair enough on that one.>and A Dog an Pony show I thought I remembered different and had to look back, but you're not right on this one. Twilight says that the moral was 'Just because someone's ladylike she's not weak' but everyone else even at the end didn't say anything about believing in her, in fact Pinkie says the opposite.Not that it matters because, like Squeezy, nobody was opposing Rarity from the Main Six side or anything, obviously, or talking down to her or anything like that. Suited for Success is a better example, DAPS's only conflict is the kidnappers.>Yea, but again, she still was actively helping AJ.Dash was actively physically pushing or dragging Fluttershy along in Dragonshy so I dunno how this squares up with the other comparison, do they have to be against them the whole time or not for the similie?>, but are still listening to her and doing as she saysAlso incorrect, Twilight's the one who gets them to work with the Apples later by convincing MM that they're honorary family.> the group isn't anywhere near as against AJ as it is against the focus characters of those episodesI'm just gonna point out I skimmed through Dragonshy and literally ONLY Dash is being a jerk during the mountainclimb and everyone else is just encouraging her the whole time, and even when she's yelling at Fluttershy she's still insisting she keeps going for the most part.If Dash wasn't "Against" Fluttershy, she would've left about 5 minutes into the episode and just gone home.I guess ultimately it didn't matter but I liked reskimming.
>>42498527>Flurry"Fluttershy"~~~~~~~>PRINCESS FLUTTERSHY, DIVINE CHAOS BEING! I wish for a meeting with you!"Okay you can't know this, but do not put "Divine" in my name. Never. Under any circumstances.">Er."I HAVE SEEN THINGS.">...right. Ahem. As the current Princess of the Predators-"That is not my title.">I wish to request the creation of a super monster with which I may tame!"...um, no.">No?"No. No no no. No.">I demand answers, why not!"Because you managed to kill your last pet.">What? No I didn't, Fluffybottom went to live on a farm."...">..."...">...Oh dear love NOOOOOOOO! NNNNUUUUHHUUUUUU!"How did you not notice?">I THOUGHT SHE WAS SLEEEEHEEEEPINGGGG! AHHHHHHHH!"Oh...">AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!~Do uh... do ya' still need me to-~"No dear, lets let her hash it out."~M'kay... thought'cha were gonna do chaos stuff ta' her.~"It did seem like that's where it was going, didn't it?">BAWWWWW
>>42498653>But Dash never says that.To be fair, no one in the Cider episode explicitly admits "we should have listened to AJ more" either.>Dash was actively physically pushing or dragging Fluttershy along in DragonshyNo she wasn't, that was Applejack. Dash wanted to leave her in Ponyville and was generally opposed to her continued presence the whole way up.>Twilight's the one who gets them to work with the Apples later by convincing MM that they're honorary family.Okay? That doesn't really change anything. They're still helping AJ in the contest of their own volition, and not really going against anything she tells them to do.>when she's yelling at Fluttershy she's still insisting she keeps going for the most part.I'm not really sure what you're basing this on, pretty much all her lines are bitching about Fluttershy's presence, and at one point outright asking if Twilight still thinks it was a good idea to bring her along, which pretty much all but directly states she thinks they would be better off if she wasn't there.And besides, my greater overall point in that comparison was about how much more antagonistic RD is in Dragonshy compared to Super Speedy. RD underestimates Flutters and is much less helpful than she is here, where she's still an active participant in the competition for AJ's side. In the context of the story, she's far more in the wrong in Dragonshy than she is here.
>>42498703>To be fair, no one in the Cider episode explicitly admits "we should have listened to AJ more" either.That was my original point, pretty much nobody does in most of these.>No she wasn't, that was Applejack.No, it was Dash.>They're still helping AJ in the contest of their own volition,Again, so does... well, everyone? Just to use another example you had, nobody stops or opposes Pinkie Pie in Swarm, they just dismiss her. They're wrong for not listening to her like Applejack's family didn't listen to her, but nobody says "No Pinkie Pie don't do that thing you're doing".>I'm not really sure what you're basing this oThe physical pushing scene and telling her to just fly. scene.>pretty much all her lines are bitching about Fluttershy's presence,...eh? I had to doublecheck, but aside from one or two scenes where she just makes a groaning noise, literally two lines about her complaining and one of them was very mild.>Are you sure you want to bring her along? I mean, that pony's afraid of her own shadow. And>Still think it was a good idea to bring Fluttershy along?That's... it. Everything else has her helping continue on like with the avalanche.>And besides, my greater overall point in that comparison was about how much more antagonistic RD is in Dragonshy compared to Super SpeedyI guess but then don't we also lose the comparisons in, say Swarm of the Century, Sonic Rainboom You can't argue that Rarity was that bad. Or what about Suited for Success? Nobody was mean about it, not even Fluttershy and her whole thing was nitpicking. Dragonshy is the biggest example and nobody else got it that bad. What about stuff like Feeling Pinkie Keen?The show just didn't have big antagonistic forces when they were in the right is what I'm saying.
>>42498696>Flurry"Pinkie Pie"~~~>LADY PINKIE PIE! I have a request you must obey!"Ooooo lady, why am I so fancy?">You technically own a big stretch of land!"Yeah I do! Cheesy calls them Candy Cakes!">What?"Little old for you, but you'll get there!">...right. I demand that you give me a Royal Welcome when I arrive on Partyland tomorrow, a procession to show my status! And if you do not, I might grow... unsettled-"I'mma stop you right there, this Pinkie has Ponked with the best of them. You ever go toe to toe with chaos? Hoofight a ghost? Actually literally watch yourself explode? I have! And unlike me, it ain't fun! So I'm gonna give you this one little chance to remember that when it comes to scary stuff?... I giggle at the ghosties.">...but I'm the Firstborn Alicorn."And I literally tickled your tummy when you shot everything with lasers and never blinked, do NOT underestimate the smiling one. If I'm smiling, it means I'm ready to show you something I'll find fun. How you find it is how good an act I'm putting on. So... do you want to smile, Flurry?>..."...">...good day."Ahuh."POP~Do Ah' gotta->No, no... I'll see myself out.She walks off."...so are you a Pink Vampire? Because a fellow pink should not be so serious."~Love hearts are pink and Ah' eat love so, maybe?~"Logical!"
>>42498781>PicrelYou're ignoring the entire buildup of the episode prior to that where Dash just wanted her gone. Even here, she still is just annoyed by Flutter and doesn't actually want her on the mission.>nobody stops or opposes Pinkie Pie in Swarm, they just dismiss her.Yea, and the whole moral is about how they shouldn't dismiss Pinkie, whilethey don't dismiss AJ in Super Speedy. They all ultimately just do what she tells them to.>The physical pushing scene and telling her to just fly. scene.She still isn't 'supporting' Flutters in this scene though, she's just irritated by her delaying and wants her to hurry up. Applejack was the one physically dragging Flutter up the mountain while Dash wanted her gone at every avenue.>Everything else has her helping continue on like with the avalanche.Not sure what you're referring to, Dash does nothing helping Flutter in the avalanche scene.>say Swarm of the Century, Sonic Rainboom You can't argue that Rarity was that bad. Or what about Suited for Success? Nobody was mean about it, not even Fluttershy and her whole thing was nitpicking. Dragonshy is the biggest example and nobody else got it that bad. What about stuff like Feeling Pinkie Keen?The point is that it's one member of the group either going against the rest or being underestimated by the rest, which never happens with AJ. She's the only one who is basically never allowed to oppose the group or be opposed while also being right.>The show just didn't have big antagonistic forces when they were in the right is what I'm saying.Yes, exactly. AJ is only allowed to be right when there's an antagonistic force for her to be right against. But if she's in disagreement with just someone else in the group, she's always either equally wrong, or the only one who's wrong. Super Speedy is the only episode with an 'AJ was right' moral, and it's the only one where the main opposition was an antagonist, not another member of the group.
>>42498781>>42498874>What about stuff like Feeling Pinkie Keen?Also, I didn't bring up this episode because I already brought up SOTC, and I wanted to generally avoid having multiple examples for single characters. But yea, this episode is another instance of what I'm talking about.
>>42498874>You're ignoring the entire buildup of the episode prior to that where Dash just wanted her goneAgain, she just said it wasn't a good idea to bring her, she never told her to go home. >Even here, she still is just annoyed by Flutter and doesn't actually want her on the mission.She is literally physically pushing her to continue on in that scene, and again, never tries to get rid of her. Is she annoyed? Yes. Does she say "Go away"? No.>whilethey don't dismiss AJ in Super Speedy. But again, her family does. She is being dismissed in that episode by a friend, that it's not Twilight or Dash doing it doesn't really change the situation that she is actively not just being ignored, but dismissed in her warnings that prove to be right.>while Dash wanted her gone at every avenue.She never tells her to get gone, though. She still is there when she's unsure and helping her in dangerous situations. Being annoyed by it is vastly different then telling her to go home and being proven wrong for doing so.Which brings up the second problem, Fluttershy's not in the right here. She wants to go home. She wants to quit. It's Twilight and Pinkie and Applejack that encourage her every two seconds. How's that comparable to Squeezy where she's just outright in the right while also being dismissed by a friend?>Not sure what you're referring to, Dash does nothing helping Flutter in the avalanche scene.I might've mistook her flying through it as breaking the rocks while I was skimming, my bad.>The point is that it's one member of the group either going against the rest or being underestimated by the rest, which never happens with AJ.Well, she was underestimated one time.They were just right about Applebucking season, but I see your point more now. Actually? They weirdly present her being in the wrong for stuff even when she's absolutely in the right, like the spa episode or Last Roundup. I get what you're saying now.I still think that the family dismissing her would could, but if we're keeping it at Main Six then yeah that's true. I think I get what you're saying.
>>42498922>They were just right about Applebucking season, but I see your point more now. Actually? They weirdly present her being in the wrong for stuff even when she's absolutely in the right, like the spa episode or Last Roundup. I get what you're saying now.I still think that the family dismissing her would could, but if we're keeping it at Main Six then yeah that's true.Yes, now you're starting to understand. When you rewatch season 1 through this lens, it's strange that Applejack was the only member of the group who's focus episodes were mainly about her learning a lesson, and nobody else. In other character's focus episodes, like the aformentioned Pinkie, Rarity, and Flutter episodes, it's about the rest of the group learning a lesson from them. Meanwhile with AJ episodes, all her episodes are about her learning a lesson from everybody else. And for the most part, the only time other characters are in the wrong and learning a lesson is in the dual focus episodes. Applejack is basically the only character who is in the wrong and learns lessons in her own episodes in the first season. Like my screencap said, she's basically only ever right when she's supporting another character, with Super Speedy being the only real 'AJ is right' episode, but giving an antagonist for her to be 'right' against, rather than just the rest of the group or another mane 6 member.
>>42498869>Flurry"Rainbow Dash"~~~~>..."Aren't you gonna do the booming voice thing?">What? Why?"You know, to demand something of me.">... is Shining Armor finally taking on more concubines?"UGH! What!? NO! I ju-NO! I'm asking if you wanted the most awesome being in Equestria to give you something.">Cwi-... ahem. Queen Chrysalis gives me stuff all the time."WOW, WHOA! Really!? Not even your mom!?">She is my mom."No, I mean... you know what I mean!">They're legally married, I doublechecked!"I meant the one who gave birth to you!">What about her?"How is she not the most awesome pony!?">I thought you said that was you?"...">..."...I'm not giving you flying lessons.">Princess Spitfire does already, and apparently she trained you?"Yeah, well... I'm better.">If you say so. I mean, I'm the Firstborn Alicorn so I'm better than both of you, but whatever."TWO! Come get your sister!"~Why? What's she doin'?~"MAKING ME FEEL BAD!"
>>42498957I see your point, it's the lack of having both sides of it. Like season 1 obviously had the others be outright wrong in their episodes, like Party of One Pinkie not believing in her friends and she's wrong while the others are right, or Green Isn't Your Color for Rarity where Rarity is just outright wrong in the situation while Fluttershy is in the right. Or as mentioned Feeling Pinkie Keen, where Twilight's wrong not to just trust Pinkie being Pinkie. But those of them had times where characters had to go "Yeah we should've listened to you" rather than the skewed JUST them learning lessons. I think the only other example is actually Fluttershy? She's always in the wrong in her episodes, including Dragonshy where she was wrong to not want to go talk to a dragon for some reason.She really should've been in the right during the Spa episode if nothing else, but we know from the Email leaks why she didn't get a fair shot by then. Too, what's the word they used? "Hickish"?
>>42498984>Fluttershy? She's always in the wrong in her episodesShe isn't in Stare Master. I would bring up the episode with the phoenix, but I don't remember what the moral of that one even was. And I don't think the narrative presents her as wrong in Dragonshy, since the lesson ultimately was about the rest of them needing to have more faith in her abilities.>She really should've been in the right during the Spa episode if nothing elseYou mean Applejack's Day Off? Yea, that really should have been an instance of the other characters not listening to her, doing the job wrong, and showing that AJ has good reasons to do things the way she does. You know, kinda like the moral Family Appreciation Day had. But Instead, it's just another 'Applejack needs to listen to everyone else more' again.It comes up in LBYS too. AJ spends basically the entire episode being correct, but at the end it says she should have listened to Rarity? Even though Rarity caused the conflict in the first place by not helping prune the trees like she was supposed to? You can't even say she was right about how AJ shouldn't have caught the tree about to fall. Yea if AJ had done nothing it wouldn't have hit Twilight's house, but it was about to fall on someone else's house instead. All AJ's actions did was effect who's house got hit, but you can't really fault her for just trying to prevent someone else's house from getting crushed, especially when Rarity was doing nothing to help the situation. I juts don't see what it was that Rarity was 'correct' about in this scenario, yet the writing treats her as being right, to the point that it's Applejack who apologizes at the climax.But yea, ultimately the real problem is that the writers were unironically prejudiced against her because of her archetype. It's both funny and fucked up about how many Applejack stories ended up being about how she needs to be more accepting of others, when ironically she's one of the least judgemental characters on a case by case basis, and it's usually her who's being looked down on.The writers just hated her for being southern. That's basically it.
>>42499046>I would bring up the episode with the phoenix, but I don't remember what the moral of that one even was.Don't steal people's pets I guess?>And I don't think the narrative presents her as wrong in Dragonshy,It absolutely does, the moral was about her believing in herself, not anyone else believing in her. The narrative made it clear she SHOULD stop acting like that and go help and her doing that saves the day, she's wrong to think she can't do it.>You mean Applejack's Day Off?That's the one, I think. Could not remember the name. That episode unfortunately stinks of being a "Well people who went to college would know better than dumb country idiots on how to do stuff, even farm stuff because if you're smart here you're smart everywhere and know better!" You know... a sadly common sentiment from idiots who think a college degree makes them smart everywhere.Look Before You sleep is another one of those where they didn't really think about the moral besides "Just have fun at a sleepover".>The writers just hated her for being southern. That's basically it.I wish we were still in the pre-leak days and could just assume this was a conspiracy theory and it was just incompetence we were reading too much into, but nope. We have Emails where they said that.Out loud.Just straight up said it.Not a problem here in /pa/ of course, she got her dues and got to be right and wrong and everything inbetween, but it's sad a bunch of bad writers let their own feelings prevent some great stories.
>>42499075>Don't steal people's pets I guess?I looked it up, moral was "Don't jump to conclusions'... I guess that follows, lol. Some season 1 episodes have some pretty shoehorned morals, ngl.>"Well people who went to college would know better than dumb country idiots on how to do stuff, even farm stuff because if you're smart here you're smart everywhere and know better!Yea, it's AJ's Day Off you're thinking of. It's even worse frankly because SOTC, Feeling Pinkie Keen, Family Appreciation Day, Canterlot Boutique, etc, it's always the opposite. Any time any other character has some eccentricity or odd way of going about something, it's always justified and actually really good, and other characters just don't understand it. But when it's Applejack, and ONLY when it's Applejack, all of a sudden it really is just her being inefficient and stupid and needing to be told better. Every other character is justified in having wacky or unusually complex ways of doing something, but not AJ. It's a weird double standard where she's basically the only character who isn't allowed to do things that everyone else does. It's like that classic "the complainer is always wrong" trope. Even if the positions are swapped around, the designated complainer is always incorrect, even if the position they hold was the correct one previously.It's gonna take me ages to go all the way through /pa/. At least there's that pastebin that has most of the first 1/3 of all the threads. That should save me a bit of time.
>>42499116Hope you enjoy them, I know the pastebin ends around Apple-Crazy, which is probably one of the best AJ showings period in thread. Have fun!
>Flurry"Luna"~~~~>PRINCESS LUNA S-"WHAT!?">WE SAID-"WHAT!? WE DO NOT HEAR THEE, NIECE!">WHAT!?"WE SAID WE DO NOT HEAR THEE, NIECE!">I HAVE A REQ-"WHAT!? WE JUST SAID WE CANNOT HEAR THEE!">WHAT!?"WHAT!?">..."..."Flurry walks one step forwards.>Ahem."Oh, our niece! You now sound so clear! What a difference that has made!">Ahem. PRINCESS LUNA-"WHAT!?">Fine! I'll speak without the Royal Empire Voice! I thought you appreciated decorum!"We do! We do not appreciate thou trying to add more onto our title. Tis Princess Luna, and nothing more.">...Ahem. Princess Luna AND NOTHING ELSE, we desire the spell to lift, THE MOON! And we would be pleased if you would share your knowledge with us!"Nay.">...Ahem. We are asking nicely-"Tis our thing and thou cannot have it.">Well, actually, Princess Celestia could do it too-"Then go ask her.">She said to ask you-"And we say different! Make thine choice as to who to obey!">She can ground me."We can deny thee and not see thee at the dinner table.">Just teach me how to-"No, thou will misuse it.">I will not!"...">Not right away!"...">And technically it will be for its intended purpose, just not-"Nay.">DO WHAT I'M ASKING! I'm the Firstborn Alicon!"That is my sister, and we don't obey her either. It was an entire event!">...Do it or-"Please do not threaten us, we do not wish to laugh at a child.">Nnnggghh... Gonna call my sister on me?"No, no... we understand. Trust us, we understand, and sympathize with thee.">So why not help me!?"Because as we said... we understand. Try not to go crazy as we did, it ends poorly.">I will be back!... Tomorrow! Princess Celestia wants to play croquet, she said she can defeat that cursed changeling this time and needs the support!"We will be delighted!">I'LL BE BAAAACK.Her horn fizzles.>I'm still working on the teleport.Awkwardly, she shuffles, and eventually turns around and stiffly walks out the door."Hm."SHUP came up the back of her throne, with a changeling head poking out from the top.~Auntie Luna Ah' think she's got problems.~"Indeed... but at least tis not our fault!"~Auntie please.~
>>42499375>Flurry"Sunset Shimmer"~~>GRAND MAGUS SUNSET SHIMMER! Your PRINCESS demands aide!"So... confused... using full title... but sounds so bratty... head hurt.... ahhhhhhh.">I require forbidden knowledge of-"Don't do it.">...eh?"Trust me, TRUST ME, it goes south SO FAST and before you know it you have a fucking hole blown in your chest and you're dead legally and they can't fix you and then you hook up with a giant monster-not in that way-who fixes you and before you know it you're trying to make her punch GOD IN THE FACE!">..."...">That... that seems like it shouldn't be connected..."YOU WOULD THINK.">Look, you have forbidden spells, I need forbidden spells, make it happen!"Fine, here's the spell that turns someone inside out.">...why do you have this-"Thought it would make it easier to reach my ROCK HEART but apparently no!">Hrm... very well! Your tutelage will not be forgotten when... favors, are to be dolled out."Please no I already have to deal with one light-pink crazy child.">Oh, I'm sure you'll find the Firstborn Alicorn can be... of use, when the time is right. Especially for a power such as this!"Uh huh.">Good day, Magus Sunset Shimmer, and perhaps, one day... good night.SLAM."..."~So what does that actually do?~"GAH!... Are you in my bookshelf!?"~Yah.~"WHY!?"~Ah' finished mah' school report and Ah'm between books at the moment.~"..."Duhdumtish."SON OF A... PINKIE!"(Where am I?... Why am I in a plant!? OH NO I WAS BABYSITTING!)~Ya' didn't answer mah' question.~"It's an auto nose-booping spell!"~Neat.~(OH NO I LEFT THE OVEN ON!)"This shit is why I jump through portals!"
>>42499621She’ll kill them all
>>42499869Yes, but we won’t see it
>>42500177dang
>>42500528Unless…
>>42500686We dare not dream
>>42499621>Flurry"Delight"~~~>Prince Consort to the Throne of Princess Applejack!"Flurry Puff!">My title is Princess Flurry Heart, and I shall be addressed as such! "Ah, forgive me, Your Most Powerful of Majesties. How've ya been? You're not still giving your Mom a hard time, are you?">Of course not! I am treating Queen Chrysalis very well!"So, that's a 'yes' to my question...">I stated the opposite!"Anyways, I'm glad you dropped by! Did you wanna play with the paints again?">Ooh! Do you have the sparkly ones with the- I mean! NO! I have come on official business in requestance of your skills, Prince Consort!"You know you can just call me Delight, right? Actually, I miss when you used to call me Unca Smiles. You can call me that, if you want." >NEIGH!"Awww... Wait-">I require your propaganda skills!"Propaganda?">Yes! Your usage of words and images to capture and somehow magnify the greatness of Queen Chrysalis as she counts to 100 moved and thrilled me!"I prefer to call that edutainment, but whatever helps you engage with learning...">And now I demand you put your skills to use for my benefit! Show the world and my fellow Princesses that I, Princess Flurry Heart, stand above them as an even greater force to be reckoninged with than I already am!"Sure! I even got some references I can use.">Excellent! I expect... wait, what are those?"These? Your baby photos from when we used to babysit you.">You will NOT use those in my story!"But I have to! I gotta build up from your origins to really sell the terrifying young lady you've become and- oh! Look! This is when you got a bad case of the burpies!">YOUR SERVICES ARE NO LONGER NEEDED!She flies away."...Do you think she's learned her lesson?"~Uncle Dee, the only thing Ah think Sissy learned is how to make a speedy exit.~
>>42500905Not with that attitude
>Flurry"Spike"~~~>LORD SPIKE SOL IVICTUS! The Firstborn Alicorn has a request of your services!"Oh shoot, you're still doing the royal titles thing. Well at least I got a fancy one. What the heck is a sol ivictus?">The name shared by Princess Celestia Sol Ivictus! And as she was the one who raised you, your title is granted!"...couple things. One, I think you misunderstood the whole relationship I had with her, I'm not legally her son. Do I still think of her as a mother? Absolutely. Do I still call her mom on occasion and feel weird? It happens. Did I cry once when I thought I heard her say son? Maybe, can't be proven. But according to legal documents I am not officially her adoptive son no matter now much I feel like I am and papers are wrong.">...ah. Then you are lucky your other relatives are royals and you are a minor lord!"I mean, I guess I'm not officially a prince but this feels mean. Am I really only considered that because Twilight and Shining?... oh wow complaining about that feels self centered, I'm gonna need to reevaluate how I feel about my very privileged life.">NO MATTER!"Agree to disagree.">I require your... fire."I knew there was Changeling in you! I knew it!">What?"What?">...Ahem. I wish for the magic of your flame, and the power of teleportation within it!"Is it really teleporting? It like... flies off. I'm sure there's a term for that but you can physically see it, it doesn't vanish and reappear elsewhere.">With this secret of Dragonfire, my power shall increase tenfold!"I'm sorry, do you think you have fire powers? Like, absorbing magic fire altogether to get stronger? Like some kind of... fireish... alicorn? Firecorn? I'll workshop it, there's a cool name in there we'll pick. Anyway I'm like ninety percent sure you're ice powered if you're anything." >And with it!"Oh okay, back to being ignored, like old times.>I! Lord Spike, Shall-"Stop calling me that!">Fine. I'll use your other title."Wait? What? What other title?">Ahem. And with it, my dear Lizardo! I shall prove my worth of being the Firstborn Alicorn!"...Absolutely not.">You won't help me!?"I mean the name. No. Absolutely not.">What? But... Queen Chrysalis calls you that all the time. Isn't it like, a super important title?He inhales. He exhales."Glad you visited your dear uncle, oh niece of mine, but I've got work to do. Two! If you would!"There was a loud BEEP BEEP before the doors opened, respectfully, and in came the changeling in question on a scooter, complete with blue outfit, who plucked the alicorn off the ground too fast to react."Please send this via non-fire means."~Got'cha Uncle Spike! Ah'll give ya' the discount, cause Ah' like ya', yer' a cool uncle.~"I thank you.">UNHOOF ME RIGHT NOW! THE FIRE WILL BE MIIIiiiinnnnneeee...She puttered off, leaving the dragon all alone."...I blame Chrysalis."
>>42501609>Opaline"Flurry"~~>So, I hear you're looking for... power."I already have an intense sounding super powerful wickedly strong mother figure who's power is primarily centered around fire, thank you.">..."She also is prettier than you.">WHEN DID YOU GET SO MEAN!?
>Flurry"Blueblood"~~~~SLAM>PRINCE BLUEBLOOD Son Equestria! I, PRINCESS FLURRY HEART, have request of your services!"I do not look nearly as much like your father to make it satisfying.">What?"Nothing, nothing! Tell me, my dear niece!... er... cousin? Cousin niece? Nousin? Ciece?... Whatever our relation is, do speak what you require!">Ahem. I demand your affiliations with the nobility of Canterlot, so that I may-"They pretty much all abandoned me after I tried to take over the place with robots.">...ah."Yes, I mostly hang around with a guard, two unicorn salesponies, a spud loving changeling and my dear Arana nowadays. Hardly do I really hob nob with the upper crust. Or with Upper Crust, the pony. Or Hob Nob, the pony. We ponies have silly names.">Very well, then instead, your cache of robotics SHALL BE-"Destroyed a very very long time ago? They didn't let me keep it.">...ahem. What ah, what part of the prince thing do you do, anymore?"Paperwork. They make me do paperwork. Mostly related to loopholes and tax havens, I'm well versed in that. But it's not all bad! I also get to christen ships, occasionally! The little bottle splashes are so much fun! Oh! And I get to try on dapper clothing!">...so, this is why only girls get both."Oh oh oh! Shall I show you the new bootsie line? She's so proud of it!">EEEEE IT HAS LITTLE SPARKLES EEE EE EE-I mean, NAY! For A PRINCESS has better things to do! No need to be rid of me, SISTER! I shall see myself out!She stomped her way to the door, pausing only to look back longingly at the bootsies and weep, before she continues on."...were you really going to toss her out?"The changeling descends from above, strung up by a single web line let down from a certain spiderling on the roof.~Nah, ya' need the company.~"Awww."
>Flurry"Sombra"~~~In the darkest pits of the darkest room, a light split along the floor. Out from the hallowed wall it crept as the door opened wider, as if to illuminate a path where only those among the light may tread, knowing they were surrounded on all sides by shadow. It was within this room that the near-white Alicorn crept, her hoofsteps steady and powerful as she walked without fear into the dim abode.>King Sombra.She spoke his name, and as if it called him from the ether of the void beyond he was revealed on the other end of the wide room, enshrouded in a silken robe worthy of a lord and lounging upon a silken couch even longer than his large frame. He regarded her with narrowed eyes as he sipped from his champagne flute, the deep red liquid inside hanging to his lips even after he pulled away."Dear Princess Flurry Heart... I have not been a King since before your birth."She scoffed in turn.>Perhaps not in title, but some part of that pony must remain."Hmmm... doubtful, I'm afraid.">No matter!Her voice echoed into the room, and rattled the glass in his magical grip>I, as the Firstborn Alicorn, must know all there is to know of magic most brilliant... and foul. I demand you share the secrets of Dark Magic with me, at once!"...very well."He rose ever so slightly from his lounging position, high enough he could look down on her with those twin red, burning eyes.>I knew you would see the logic in allowing me this."Oh, I do, I quite do. I shall impart to you my grandest secret of Dark Magic, as you truly deserve."She grinned, almost tapping her hooves from anticipation."...it's really not all its cracked up to be.">..."...">...wh...what.He shrugged to her words, and took another sip."It sound all impressive and the colors are nice, but have you actually seen Harmony magic? Truly witnessed it? It's a load of hooey, is what it is, but it's effective hooey. I'm going to be honest with you, when I delved to the power of shadow and might, I thought I was an all powerful super being that none could possibly match... only to find out here in the future, I wouldn't even be a top three contender. Not even a top five, perhaps! Nightmare Moon was stronger than I was, and that's not even going to Discord. And you know what the consistent thing with all of them is? Harmony stomps. It curbstomps. It shoots a magic rainbow and you're done. Ooooo look at the fancy crystals and super magic-zap. Oh dear I lost. I exploded, Princess, I literally exploded. Not figuratively or in some oddly metaphorical way, boom. Exploded. Felt my skin ripped off, was not fun. You'd think Harmony magic would be all nice and fluffy, but that thing has a mean streak when it wants! It is downright vindictive, sometimes! Boom! Oh, you think the dark magic of giant crystals will help you? Rainbow attack and oh no! The horror! The horror! Ahhhhhh boom. No chance to block, can't fight back, can't do anything. Dead or rock, your choice.1/2
>>42502398>...uh..."So I'm going to be perfectly blunt with you, dark magic? Waste of time. Complete and total waste of time. It sounds fun and it might let you curse some ponies but honesty you'd be better off going at the rainbow stuff. Go for rainbow! It works! Dark magic just gives you a temporary boost they will overcome."She had a hard time arguing with that, the more she thought about it.>...very well. It seems you'll be of no use to me!"Besides picking you up from hoofball practice that one time. Or helping you to cover up that time you broke the vase. Or that time-">I'M AWARE UNCLE SOMBRA! I'M AWARE!"Awwww, I miss being called Somby.">I only called you that because she called you that and I thought it was your name!"It is! Kind of!">Look, if you're not going to help me-"I thought I was very helpful.">Then I'm leaving! HRMPH!"...so do I still have to help you with your school project tomorrow, or-">IF YOU WOULD THAT WOULD BE NICE!"Of course I will">THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT! HRMPH!SLAM"...Two, please leave."~Awwww, Ah' was gonna do a thing where Ah' came out like a ninja... Somby what'cha doin' in this room all dressed up like that anyway?~"Oh, you know, playing a role..."~That sounds fun!~"I hope so."~...Are ya' wearin' a collar? It looks weird.~"Oh darn, I'll take your advice and not wear it outside. Now please depart before he finishes putting the cape and fangs on."~Er... okay.~She fwuped, and he knew she was gone."Lovely... now, I do hope if that dreaded Count Vampirus were to enter the abode..."His long dark legs stretched, his mane and tail both flicked."He would make up for my silly mistake concerning locked doors."And the shadow above him smiled."Such a terrible mistake deserves... punishment."The darkness, struck.
>>42502401Oh myyyyy
>>42502401He's got a point, Rainbow Necklace OP
>>42499869Worse… she’ll fuck up right at the end like Chrysalis
>>42503198… don’t we want that in that situation?
>>42503549Eh depends if she’s being evil for world peace!
>>42503871…. Well, then obviously.
>>42504053Obviously, failing you mean, it can’t go that easy
>>42502401Goddamn it sombra keep it at his place
>>42504567He wants the ambiance!
>>42504567>SA"Sombra"~>Sombra, we talked about this."He doesn't have a castle, Shining! He doesn't even have a room this big! His whole house isn't half this big, it's a castle room! How are we supposed to do the whole gothic ambiance thing in a living room? It looks ridiculous is what it does.">You know what I mean."It clicked! I was sure I heard it clicked! She slammed it open like that blasted Queen!">Sombraaaa."Shining, please, I just wanted to be the lord of the manor who is seduced by the life draining creature of the night, I wanted to talk fancy and feel fancy and then feel something else. Don't take this from me!">...Just put a little sock on the doorknob or something, you know?"What? Why would I do that?">...Ah. Right. Might've missed that custom."There's an actual like, unspoken thing for that?... Huh!">Yeah. Just... hang a sock on the door, we'll all know."Well... wonderful! I thank you and will remember that.">..."Oh, don't give me that look, I didn't complain when you were sitting on the throne and all of them were in front of you.">That was my birthday!"There's no way it even had enough room!">SOMBRA!"Fine, fine... I'm headed to the shower, by the way, so could you... move?">..."Did you... want to watch?">You in the shower?"...">Is he there."...yeah.">...this took a weird turn since the start."TELL ME ABOUT IT."
>Jetset"OO7"(Honeyheart){Sciwai}~~~>...I have no idea how you talked me into this."Me either!"(Jetty, please! I always wanted to do a double date thing, but it never fit into any of the time-tables. Like, timeline wise there was always a problem, you know? But I really wanted to do it!){This does seem fun. I've never been on a double date before! Just like... a date... with two.}>This feels stupid."I'm okay with it."(So! You're working in biomagical science?){Oh I ammmm! But oof, don't get me started on that place, Big Bucks is driving me up a wall, girl!}(Oh, I know that feeling. Doctor Feelgood has been running me ragged!){Oh yeah, you're going into medical I heard! Congratulations girrllll! You get that paper!}(Awww, thanks, it was worth the attempted stabbing or other things via loan sharks.){Ooof, trust me, I know all about the other things. Did Seven ever tell you about the time he rescued me from getting raped.}(Oh my gosh, no!)"It was a misunderstanding from the nightguard."(What?!){Honey if two big stallions knocked you out and dragged you into a warehouse, took off your coat and tied you to a chair, what would you think?}(Oh. Yep, rape, I would be thinking rape.){That's what I thought! Then he comes in and bwapapaapa!}>Doubtful.(Oh, I know all about that, there was this time on the train where Jetty was all wapapapapa!){That is so cool! Did he do the bwap bwap bwap bwap?}(No, it was more zop zop zop zop!){I don't think I've seen that one.}(We'll have to show you sometime, it's cool!){Oh absolutely, this is so fun! I never get out of work or the village anymore!}(Oh! How is dear Bubbles doing? Tell her thanks again for giving my child patients rides, they loved it!){She's great! It was the time of her life! She's so skittish most days, but she felt so alive when she got to play with those kids!}(I'm so glad! Bring her back any time!)>...hrm."Hm.">Hrm."...Hem...">...So."So.">...the food is nice."I agree, I like your selection.">Honeyheart recommended it."I'll be sure to doublecheck with her next time.">You should... what do males normally talk about in these situations?"Work?">I cannot discuss my work. It is... classified."Sports?">I don't care for sports."Beer?">I don't drink."Uh... well the only other thing I was trained on was talk about sex lives.">..."Changeling, you know.">...It's good."Same, same.">...she wore the nurse uniform."No waayyyy! She put on the playcolt bunny costume for me!">You could find one of those? I've been looking everywhere."Oh, you gotta go direct. I'll give the the mailing address.">...so... this is what friendship feels like.(NO WAY!){HE DID!}>...it's nice.
>>42505470Jesus it's been so long since he was last called OO7
>>42505733I know right?Bond joke got lost in the shuffle
>>42506006I kind of love how far away we got from what they started at to where they ended up.>ActariusDoes anyone even remember he was obsessed with having great hair?>PJLiterally an Attack on Titan joke that talked in mumbles.>CloudchaserWonderbolt that apparently became a weather pony then got elected mayor and went fucking nuts>Chitania"Wow what if we had like, a big smashy bug">RainboltsLiterally jobbers who were once upon a time supposed to be the CE airforce, then lived in Maud's basement.I could go on, and on, and on
>>42506318>56He liked booty and got exploded by DT>DTACTUAL SUPERVILLAIN ANTICS WITH CHAINS AND PITS OF ACID>SpitfireLazy captain>Lucky StrikesLiked to wear dresses>BluebloodWhiny Prince who got cut off>AranaTICKLES>88ACTUALLY FUCKING DEAD
>Flurry"18"~~~~SLAM>Ahem! queen eighteen OF THE EMPIRE! I, the Firstborn Alicorn, have a request to be fulfilled!"Awww, you're doing the stompy thing again! It's just like when you were in the play, Flurryburry!">I have used your regal title, I expect the same!"...wait, you did? Did you like, mutter it before you screamed "Of the Empire"?">Indeed! I used your full title of queen eighteen, so I demand as the Firstborn Alicorn you-"You are really muttering that, I barely heard it.">Nevermind! As a Changeling Queen, I have heard you hold a key to a secret magic, and I WISH TO HAVE IT!"...like... like which one?">Your most powerful spell, of course!"I don't... my lasers? Are you asking for my laser thing? It's just pew pew.">No! The magic... of the mind!"I'm actually just pretty good on that-">I demand the spell you used to break Shining Armor, who's mental defenses are higher than any other I have known!"...eh?">Princess Cadenza Mi Amore told me of the spell you cast to break his brain and leave him unable to fight back! She said, and I quote "You need to teach me that, Shiny got knocked out with a smile on his face!" Ergo, you can teach it to her, and YOU WILL TEACH IT TO ME!"...oh... ohhhhh. Flurry, I just got him a present he really liked.">LIES!"That's it. It's a metaphor. He didn't actually get knocked out. I wouldn't brain blast my Shiny!">You speak lies and will share! I want to know the secret of the... what did she call it. Aha! The LIGHTSPEED XL!"...uh oh.">I knew it! I've seen through your lies!"...c-caught me! Totally got me, oh you smarty youuuu, which is why, ah... you can indeed have this power!">AHA!"You learn it from filing paperwork!">...that's obviously false!"No, really! Why do you think I'm so good at it? Paperwork!">...how..."Well, if you'd just sit right there and help me do the paperwork I'll show you the process to align the uh... mental magical minds, and-">HEP!She held up her hoof, and the stacks of paper that had been shuffling towards her stopped.>No need, sister... not worth it.She left, and only after she was gone did Two poke her head out of the papers.~Huh... good job, Teeny!~"...I kinda was trying to get her to do princess stuff."~Oh... good job on the other thing!~She SHUPPED back into the paperwork and was gone."...My kids gonna be smarter than this."
>>42506601Not a high bar
>>42506882But it’s her limits, if she can make it
>>42506601At least the monster is dead
>>42507381It can never truly die, just wait for it next attack when it grows too strong
>>42506601>Flurry"42"~SLAM>QUEEN OF PUNCHES, FORTY TWO! I have a demand of you!The whole army seemed to go quiet with the entrance, all of their attention shifting between the new arrival and the armor adorned Changeling at the front of it all. She, with her new crystal garb bedazzled with victory medals and stars, turned to face the Alicorn with a cold and cruel look.>Queen of Punches...Older though she may be, with a few more wrinkles on her previously perfect chitin and scuffs on her polished hooves, she was every bit as intimidating to the trained soldiers when she flexed and they could witness those powerful muscles rippling beneath her tight fitting underarmor.The guard went rigid, preparing themselves for whatever may come, hoping their hooves would stay on the ground should the blast be strong, wondering if indeed this was the time that had been foretold in the prophecy. If this was to be the day, would they be ready? They did not know, when the Firstborn Alicorn moved closer to their Captain.>...can you help me with this? Auntie Twilight says I'm supposed to spin the top and click to get it going, but its stuck and I don't wanna break it?The guards jaw dropped when they saw her produce a small crystal."Ah, I see the problem, those lines are horizontal, not vertical. This is the top."Click!~Welcome to Auntie Twi's learning crystal!~>What?! That's so stupid! It looks like a little arrow pointing up!"Poor design, I agree. I shall mention it to your aunt when next we meet.">Ughghg, I feel so stupid."And I feel you are being too harsh for a simple mistake. This is a learning cube, after all, and learning to request aide to quickly solve a problem is a fine lesson to learn.">Hah! Gotta be all sage with everything, don't you?"I have come to enjoy it in my time. Best of luck with your schooling, dear.">Thank you Queen of Punches!With a kiss on the cheek, the Princess skipped off."Hrm... please stop staring at my cutie wootie daughter."The guard snapped up, but it was too late."For that..."She cracked her neck."Punch training starts now."And Flurry left behind their screams~...Ah' had a whole bit here!~Just as a certain other changeling did, wondering if she could get a refund on the boxing gloves and helmet.~Next time Ah'm renting it!~
>Applejack"Pennydrop"~~~>...how.The mare behind the desk shrugged, and looked out her high rise window."I'm very good at business.">YER' WHOLE OPERATION EXPLODED!"Right, but... good at business."
>Flurry"Spitfire"~~~~~>AIR COMMANDER SPITFIRE! Your PRINCESS has a request of you!"...Flurry, I literally just made you eggs like, an hour ago. I made the little smile face you like so much. There's nobody else around! You don't have to put on a show! Did you think I was in mid training? I'm not! Just talk to me like a normal pony!">Air Commander, I wish to know the secret, of the sonic boom!"I told you we'd do the training tomorrow. I have tomorrow off! I'm doing paperwork now. Remember? Paperwork? We've had two collisions this month and I'm trying to backtrack flightplans and see where it got screwy. I'm sorry Flurr-blurr but I'm just swamped today.">I am the FIRSTBORN ALICORN! Increasing my capabilities is paramount to this world! Far beyond mere scribbles on paper!"Is this because she told you she can fly better than you? She was being grumpy because I grounded her, don't take it personal.">MY SIBLING KNOWS NOTHING!"Flurry..>Training! I demand Training! AS FIRSTBORN ALICORN!"...fiiiiine.">YES!"First things first, I need you to be able to do this and not break your wings.">As expected!"So, with one wing, lift up that weight.">HA! As if it would be a challenge, you keep them in your room for-HRK!..."Training is why I keep them here.That's one... out of four.">..."Each.">..."Hold them for one hour, and don't move.">AN HOUR!?"Did you think wing-lift was easy? Firstborn alicorn, right?">..."The only alternative is waiting until tomorrow when the stadium is opened and-">YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE!SLAM"Ugh... Two!"SCREECH came the noise, seconds before a black spot would hit the window."She left!"~Oh, phew!~Thunk! And her face was mushed against the glass.~Yah dih gooh, shputtyyyy! Ah washgonna gab her!~"I figured."~Byyyyeee!~"Bye, Two, see you for dinner... how am I the normal one!?"
>>42508109I wonder what Future Flurry's rankings for her moms are.
>>42508874>Cwibawish>42>Celestia>Cadence>Spitfire>18Why is Cadence both not high or low? That’s what makes it so cruel. She doesn’t dislike her or fawn over her. Her daughter thinks she MID
>>42509132Its scarier to imagine Sunburst and Tiempo above Shining
>>42509169>HOW!?"He gave me a cookie.">I LITERALLY RAISED YOU!"Yeah but like... the cookie was recent.
>>42508614>Flurry"Ember"~~~CRUNCH>DRAGON LORD EMBER!"Princess Celestia, we do battle at last...">...n-no, I'm Princess Flurry Heart. Remember? Firstborn Alicorn?"Flurwhatsit?.... Aliwhatisthisnow?">..."...Soooo, are not the one who did the sun thing?">No."Oh... are you the smart one?">...I'mmsmartonemrmrmm..."Are you the one that likes pink dresses?">Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down!?"...Are you the fat one?">..."...">...She backs out, and leaves."Huh... Applejack Two, which one was that?"She pops up from a lava pool, complete with goggles, snorkel and little ducky floaty wings.~Mah' little sister.~"No kidding! Huh!"
>>42509466>Just accepts Two is like thatI like to imagine every politician and most citizens are just up to date on Two being Pinkie levels and enjoy it.
>>42509767Too late to stop it now anyway
I've been seeing these threads since forever, but never clicked on it. It seems fun, guess I'll go through the archives when I have a few days free.
>>42509767She just had that way of winning you over
>>42509466Two op pls nerf
>>42510357Too late last patch went out last thread
>>42509132I dunno, Cadence is who she calls out to when stuff doesn't go her way.She's at least above Celestia.
>>42508614>She was being grumpy because I grounded her, don't take it personal.">Spitfire"Spitfire's Child"~~~~~>YOU ARE GROUNDED MISSY!"What? Why!?">You set fire to the kitchen!"...If I say I was just trying to cook-">Not gonna work on me, missy!"OH SURE BUT WHEN MOMMA DOES IT, IT'S FINE!">Your mother is a supernatural being that brings to life eldritch abominations via making toast!"But-">And she does not go "Cooooool" while she does it!"...it was cool tho.">CHILD."I really was just cooking, I swear!">Fine! You know what! Fine! Lets try this real quick and if you can answer me, I'll rescind the grounding. What were you trying to make with vegetable oil, olive oil, avacado oil, a slab of grease and a box of matches?"...">..."...fried grease?">Do not make me get your father."Pfft, he'll go easy on me-">And tell him you poured the cooking wine on top!"I'LL TAKE THE GROUNDING I'LL TAKE THE GROUNDING! GEEZE!... what is his deal with the wine?!">HISTORY!
>>42509466>Flurry"Rutherford"~~~~~SLAM>PRINCE RUTHERFOR-"YAK SMASH!">WHAT!?"SMASH!">I WAS-"SMASSSSHHHH!">BUT-"SMASSSSSSHHHHHHHH!">..."SMASSSSHHHHHHH!">...wow it's annoying on this end.
>>42510938>Why are you so obsessed with fire!?"I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!">...you all can't see this but she's pointing at Chrysalis.~Wusshafuk!?~>She's eating cocobombs. Yeah I know that's hard to get from dialogue and everything but trust me, it's a whole scene.
>>42511285I mean she sets herself on fire…
>>42511118How is he not dead
>>42511784Rage keeps him going. The secret to long life and not having heart failure is being too angry to dieChitania approved!
>>42512051… I mean canonically…
>>42511285(HEY! IS EVERYONE STEALING MY THING!?)>Sorry, Cheese!... bet'cha thought that was Pinkie, eh?{HEY!}
Had this idea after reading the 55 Epilogue, didn't have time to write it and didn't know if I should, but I'm doing it anyway!>???"???"~~~The apartment in the bustling city of Filldelphia was quite unimpressive, even by the mundane standards of this part of town.A tiny thing, with little room to stretch ones legs and even less room to get creative with the space. Anything more than the couch, kitchen, table and chairs was already asking for too much, let alone the small bed shoved in the corner that doubled as a dresser.Even so, the earth pony who stepped in felt at ease in this room, her tan coat and red hair both seeming to let down as soon as she got into the room, her own little sanctuary. It was a shame, that this peace wasn't to last. As soon as she shut the door, she felt it. Her hairs standing up on ends, eyes turning dangerous, and the room feeling just that bit hotter as she scanned the entire room in a mere second. Hadn't even taken that long to see the figure sitting in the chair near her window."Evening, miss Rose Apple. I hope I'm not catching you at a bad time."The room got hot, real hot, before a smooth lavender claw reached out, and clicked the lamp on, finally illuminating the square jawed, strong looking dragon for her to see.>...wait...She felt her stance shake slightly as she looked him over, her mind alight with thoughts in her head.>Aren't you... that guy that works for the Princess?"I like to think I'm a little more than that, but yes, I am indeed the one and only Spike the Dragon."He leaned on the nightstand, his elbow supporting his weight as he bent further towards her."Pleased to meet you.">...I'm pretty sure this is illegal.The dragon grinned around his fingers, tapping on his wide chin with an almost childlike air."And regretfully I must inform you that so is going around in disguise without proper identification."She glared at him, snarled at him, hissed at him, but never managed to make him waver.>Che. Don't feel safe around us unless you put a little bell on for everyone to make fun of us?In flame she was changed, turning from an earth pony to a changeling in a flash."A regrettable law, I agree, but one we had to implement after a few bad actors, shall we say, overstepped. As an, lets just say, outsider myself to ponykind sometimes, I sympathize with your plight. However, until we get to the point we don't have to worry about certain individuals taking advantage, we need to know when a changeling is underneath that pretty coat. We understand wanting to walk around in a different form, but we have to know for our own sakes."She scoffed, turning up her nose at him and stamping into her kitchen.>Heard it all before, mister Spike."Please, just call me Spike."A tsk was all he got back for that as she began rummaging through her fridge."Or don't, it's your choice of course."1/5
>>42512783>Is that it? You just came down to give me a tongue lashing for looking like how I feel and not announcing to all the world I'm a target for more jerks to be jerks at me? Well, mission accomplished, I'll wear the kick me sign."Actually, about that."He puffed out a touch of flame, and from it he was seemingly able to call two short glasses."I actually wanted to talk to you about a certain initiative I'm doing."She paused when she heard him breath again, turning just in time to see green flame conjure up a tall bottle of some red liquid."Non-alcoholic, before you wonder. I'm not going to be drinking on the job."She gave him a side eye as she closed the fridge door, a deep suspicion on her face as she trotted around him.>What initiative, exactly?"Lets just say that we're looking for certain... talented individuals."Her eyes flew wide as it struck her, but no questions flew just yet. He had to admire her patience."And lets just say I have reason to believe you have a... special talent?"Without ever breaking eye contact with him, she raised her hoof.Changeling fire was nothing impressive, all of them had it and as often as it was a weapon for battle, it was a party trick. He's seen more green flame in all the world than he ever cared to count.What danced across her hoof was something else entirely."Hm. So, you do take after your father in one regard."She put it out with a flick, leaving not even a trail of smoke behind.>It's not that impressive."To be perfectly blunt with you, that's what we thought at first as well. I mean no offense when I say your father, while a special person indeed and one of Equestria's heroes true and through, was not exactly in the heavy hitters. Any Alicorn dwarfed him and a Changeling Queen was beyond him, to say nothing of our Chaos users. He had a strong soul and a burning spirit, but lets just say he'd struggle against some of our top fighters. Perhaps, maybe, he'd eek out a win, he's got the spirit to be sure. But no, that fire? Not as impressive. However..."With another puff, a crystal appeared in his claw."Your big brother changed the game."From it he summoned a news broadcast, straight from the Hive Gazette. A story down south slapped on the front page, blaring as loudly as it could. Edge to edge that image was filled with something in the sky, something the size of a town itself coming down.A disaster of apocalyptic proportions, just beneath the title shining for her to see.~DEMON HOLDS BACK THE HEAVENS! APPLOOSA SAVED!~>...so go get him to join your little club.She sniped at him as she snatched the drink, downing it in a second and not caring a wit it wouldn't give her that pleasant buzz."Oh, obviously, we asked him. But it seems he's taken root down there, found something he wants to be a part of. Doesn't seem like he's keen to leave anytime soon... seems you disagree with him."2/6
>>42512784She cocked back a look at him with a raised eyebrow, looking around the room as if it were obvious."I was just wondering if you had it.">Che.She scoffed again, rolling her eyes and yet again raising her hoof to summon the tell tale flames of the demon of Apploosa.>Obviously."Yes... I can see why you'd think that."He cryptically nodded, never once actually looking at her fire. It seemed something in her eyes had his attention far better."You know, I always wondered, why is there such an age gap between you and your older brother, but not any of your other siblings? Seems like after you they couldn't wait to get more."She winced, as if some sharp scent from the past had stung her in the eye.>...Dad...She sighed.>Dad just... well, mom wanted as many kids as she could right away, you know... Apples.He did indeed know that, personally.>But dad... he was just afraid that, you know, a kid would turn out...She looked sadly out the window.>He said he was scared we'd end up... like him.The dragon's respectful nod did little to ease the obvious pain crossing her face.>He waited until he was sure bro was... you know... normal."I see."She snapped back to him, eyes full of fire that ignited at his neutral tone.>What, you want me to spell it out for you? He's stupid."I didn't say-">He's a simpleton, he's an idiot, he's a moron, fella's got less brains than an anthill, shucks he's downright retarded, right! Huh! Got'cha anymore!? Ah' bet Ah've heard 'em all! Heard every which way folks done called him a...She huffed and stamped, taking quite some time before she could breathe again."I take it you had problems in school."She spat, her eyes cast to the ground at those memories.>As if me being a changeling wasn't enough, I had to deal with everyone laughing because my dad once mixed up salt and sugar and tried to separate them piece by piece because someone told him to. Che."Are you resentful to him?">... wouldn't you be? He could've stopped all of that if he wanted to. Every joke, every name, all of them would've shut up real quick if he turned on his fire just once. One stare and those bullies would've been wetting themselves in fear. He didn't have to hear them laugh. He could've been the one laughing if he just reminded them what he could do.She sat at the table at last, finally looking across from him.>So, this gig... does it pay good?He pensively stared at her, thoughtful and very stern looking. "I'm not sure if you're a good fit, is all.">Che. Figures.She took another drink when offered.>So, go ask one of my other siblings if you're just going to string me along."I did consider them, I just wanted to see you for myself. The others haven't left yet, or if they have they didn't make it very far and seem more interested in the farming life. You're... unique.">Yeah, well... She took a sip.>You know.3/6
>>42512786"Had to escape it all? Is that why you hide as a pony? Or, was it more than that.He smirked around the rim as he witnessed her shuffle beneath his questions."It would be one thing to pretend to be a pony, some changelings still have issues blending in, but you went further than that, didn't you? Tell me, is that why you hide being from Apploosa? You even changed your accent.">...well...When the glass came down, it was slow, and thoughtful.>Well, no, I guess not. This was just... you know, if I'm a changeling, they treat me different, if they hear I'm southern they treat me different, both of them for the worse. There's always going to be some jerk no matter where I work that either treats me like a monster or like I'm a bumpkin, sometimes both! I just... wanted to avoid that."Changelings are rather good about blending in. But in that case, why did you leave?">...I just wanted to see the world, is all. It's not... not like I'm leaving them behind, you know? I'm not saying, so long, suckers and running off to forget about them. I still have friends down there. I'll be home for hearths warming and all those holidays, and I still talk to mom all the time, and Dad visits sometimes when he's close... it's not like I'm running from them, you know?"I'm afraid I don't. I heard there used to be shouting before you left."She fiddled with her glass, looking very uncertain at her own reflection.>I mean... be reasonable with me, just a sec, be really and truly honest with me here.He chuckled, a certain face flashing in his mind."I think I can do that.">If your parents spent more money on an orphanage than they did you, and I mean really spent on them, to where you didn't get the cool stuff your friends had or the thing all the kids on your block were getting, and then you turn around and those orphans are the ones with all that stuff and getting to talk about it and make friends with it while you just got... less, wouldn't you be upset? Be honest here.A thoughtful claw tapped to his chin as he pondered it, and pondered it."I suppose I might be upset for a bit, though I struggle to imagine I'd hold a grudge against... orphans, you say?"She huffed, looking away from him."Especially if I had two loving parents, instead.>...you don't get it.After a moment, he had to nod in agreement."No, I suppose I don't. I didn't have a mother and father, but I had a lot of family who raised me just as well. I was never left wanting, they were quite well off. I suppose... it was different for you, wasn't it? Your brother had a different opinion.">Che. Just marry the guy already."I take it he argued on their behalf.">Yeah, of course he did, he's dad's fa...It seemed, even now, she couldn't quite bring herself to lie.4/6
>>42512790>...He said the time they spent with us was more important. He doesn't get it, when you want to fit in and be like everyone else it really hurts when you can't because your family is poor and spending their money on... you know!"Helping orphans make friends, instead.">Yeah!It wasn't quite the response he was hoping for.>Che, whatever. Why are you even here?"Hm... well, if you must know, after we approached your brother and he turned us down, he gave you a glowing recommendation.">...seriously?A stiff claw brought a glass to his lips as he lost himself in a thoughtful moment."I wouldn't read too much into it. Brothers... sometimes see only the best in their sisters, and are blind to their problems. Often... before its too late."His free claw gently rubbed across the metal at his side."Just like sisters... might not always understand why brothers do, what they do...">Che. Whatever. So... we done?He certainly seemed to be. Everything about his body language indicated he was about to rise, leave, and never to return, his mission a failure."...Tell me, Miss Rose, truly... what do you think about your father?"Even so, he stayed, and he waited.And waited, and waited, and waited, as she thought it over, a thousand memories playing in her mind.>I remember... a lot of bad stuff, because of him. A lot of names, a lot of insults, feeling like I don't belong because I'm this... thing, in a world of ponies. Feeling like maybe he just didn't get it because he was just that... stupid.He nodded in acceptance, and started to rise.>But...He froze, when he heard a deep breath escape her.>But when I think of all the happy memories I have down there... and I do have a lot... a lot lot. All those great times, all that stuff that still makes me smile, one thing that's almost always the same...She looked over to him, and grinned.>He's there.Eventually, the dragon returned her smile.>I wish he'd struck back some more, I wish he'd given a bit more to us... but he's my dad. My big hugable, happy dad who's always there for me no matter what, and I guess that's why it made me so mad when they called him stupid. Lots of folks saw him and called'em dumb, but mah' dad's... my hero. Ah' wish... Ah' could be like him, and just let them folks words wash off like Ah' didn't even care a bit... Ah' wish Ah' could be like him in a lot of ways. But Ah'm his little rose, and Ah' s'pose that's enough fer' him.She brushed a tear from the corner of her eye, and the dragon let out a sigh of relief."Well... it's a start."From within the holster on his side, he pulled out a small white card."Miss Rose... about my organization, we're interested in expanding, you see."She reeled back in shock.>Wait... you want me on the A-team?"Hm? Oh, no... We've got a new thing in the works."Fangs glimmered in the light, as he smiled and presented her a tiny business card.5/6
>>42512792"I can't say too much, but lets just say something dangerous is moving about in Equestria, focused on causing strife among the races. Both creature, and the three tribes of Pony. Something we have reason to believe uses fire magic, most of all. More specifically, Equestrian variety. This, as you can probably figure out, puts me at a specific disadvantage in these matters. However, if there was someone around who's fire couldn't be used against them, or maybe even turn it back on them, that would change things, wouldn't it?"Tales of times long past flashed in her mind, and she felt a tingle on her hoof as her power came to it."If someone could use flame against them without being absorbed, well... lets just say there's some compatibility issues with changeling magic and pony magic, isn't there?"She looked at what he offered her, a thousand thoughts racing in her mind."We're going to need heroes, soon enough. Real heroes, who will stop this threat before it tears Equestria apart. If you're interested..."For a while, she merely stared at him, and questioned."I'd like to tell you about the Guardians of Harmony initiative."Eventually, she reached out her hoof, and took the card.
Bumping for posterity. Afterparty ain't over yet.
>>42512799Deep cut
>>42513375I wonder whatever happened to that toy line
>>42512799>Older Spike is nick furyThank god we’re past secret invasion or he would be fucked
>>42513748Oh god flurry gaia vs opaline would totally be a thing
>>42512799This is depressingly realistic concerning parents…
>>42514144>TFW you just want to give orphans birthday and holiday gifts, but you’re essentially just a security service for a pretty poor town>So instead you spend every minute you can with your kids to show them they’re still loved >This makes your kids hate you because Trotty got a goddamn Iclop for his birthday 55 is a pure being in a world of sin
>>42514394Every kid going forward is going to have their own problems. Imagine being Spitfires kid…
>>42514669>...ALL OF MY SIBLINGS CAN SHOOT LASERS!?"Well, not all of them... you're gonna be a big sister! Yayyyyyyy-">FUUUUUUUUUUU"Not even gonna ground you for that."
>>42514830>Father, I'm off on my adventure to become an Alicorn!"Okay!">...seriously?"Oh yeah I'd be super hypocritical if I tried to stop you. And on that note!"THUNK"Here's all the possible venues I've explored and ruled out! None of these work, I've tested them. Extensively.">..."Good luck!"
>>42515069>Shinings whole original thing was just getting wings.>That was his whole characterJesus what a trip
>>42515199>His wife once shot a doll
>>42515199I miss Valley Girl Twi. There. I said it.She was amazing as a valley girl for 1 thread and I STAND BY IT
>>42515445I miss Jeet Kun Do Pinkie! I wish she would've Kung fu kick some ass again!
>>42515539… don’t miss the whole Spitfire abuse tho That was obviously someone’s fetish
>>42515445To this day I wonder what was going to happen with that weird scientists who find the meteor thing from the first 10 threads.
>>42516048Probably more death and chaos, he was going for spooky stuff
>>42516513Might’ve been cool
>>42515445Well, I think we would have overdone her, but coming back on occasion wouldn’t have been the worst
>>42515069Comedy dictates she succeeds immediately
>>42517342It’s over, it can do whatever we want!
>>42517342>HOW!?"It was literally the exact next thing to check. You ended it literally one step from success.">..."No I can't do it again-">FU
>>42515445I miss a lot of gags that, admittedly, got worn a bit thin. Even so, stuff like Biscuit Tins being changeling kryptonite, swim lessons, Mr Popcorn, even stuff like DT harassing 56. Early threads were the days
>>42518129I know we were like "Nah lets get to the good point already" but I deeply regret we didn't spend a mini arc in the Changeling-World, just to see how different everything was. We at least got to see the Altverse as a fixed verse for a bit.
>>42518211We would've had to do it with Delight, war was in full swing when the Main Six finally got back.
>>42518211Yeah we were overstuffed
>>42511118>Flurry"Rainshine'~~~~~>..."...">...is it Rain Shine or Rainshine?"Two words, Rain Shine.">Ah... everyone got your name wrong."RIGHT!?"
>>42518742Wait till she hears about her mom
>>42518318We could’ve! Would’ve been fun
>>42519093>Wait WHAT
>>42519501Not even mostly!
>>42519323Always time to dream, never enough time to make it
>>42520024Life in a nutshell
>>42518742>Flurry“Thunderhooves”~~~~>… so-“One word”>Got it, good. “Aren’t you going to give me a boisterous title and that?”>Why? Are you important?“… It’s alright, they forgot too…”
>>42519501RIGHT!?Force of habit at this point.
>>42520779We switched from Gryphons okay
Damn, i thought you guys were going to keep this story alive forever. This is truly the end of an era. Maybe one day i'll get around to reading all of it
>>42521027It’s a hell of a ride
>>42521200Just right off the rails
>>42520969I wonder why we ended up doing that, it wasn’t like Gryphon was a bad spelling
>>42521765Show came out with an official spelling and it was griffon
>>42521975Hey we didn't add the school
>Flurry"Gilda'~~~CRICKLE>LADY GILDA, I-oh wow it is hard to slam a hatch hut. Oh, uh... ahem. LADY GILDA, OF GRIFFONSTONE! I, PRINCESS FLURRY HEART, the FIRSTBORN ALICORN, have a request from across our lands!"Sup, dweeb. Did your dad talk about me?">...I beg your pardon?"Your dad. Did he like, talk about me?">Ahem. Shining Armor did not send me, nor-"Darn it! I was hoping I finally cashed in!">...what."Listen, horny bird pony!">Please don't call me that, I'm not used to anyone not being terrified of my connections and willing to bully me. I did not develop the social skills to handle this responsibly!"Whatever! All you need to know is last month your dad came in here to negotiate fishing rates and it changed everything!">...how."I was about ready to tear into him! Rip out his throat, metaphorically! Break his bones, in spirit! Wreck him!">Also a metaphor?"I was ready for everything! I was ready to fight! But no! He comes in here and its like he knows exactly what to say to push my buttons! I swear if he'd done this like sixty times he wouldn't have gotten it so perfect! It's like he knew my every want and everything that made me happy inside! I was sure he was in my brain, but no! Because he figured out the exact right stuff to say to prove that he wasn't in there too!">...was this... good?"Good!? Did you not hear me!? I went into this ready to throw down and claw his eyes out, non-metaphorically, and by the end of it he could've told me to blow him and I would've been gagging on your hypothetical siblings in a flash!">Well... that mental image is never going away..."So march out there and tell him to get back here and finish what he started, that being ME!">... I... I just wanted to see if I could go get your trophy back..."And I just wanted to see how much of him I could fit in on the first go! What's it gonna be, pony!?">My therapist is going to have so many questions.
>>42522478Brain OP pls nerf
>>42521975It was always griffon since the beginning of the show. "Griffon the Brush Off". What probably happened with the gryphon spelling is that someone probably pulled it from a fanfic and it just stuck in their head as the "real" spelling, or they pulled it from the Wikipedia article on them after trying to remember how the word is spelt.
>>42522791He shouldn’t be able to remember most
>>42523305I dunno, aj could
>>42522791>SA"Twilight"~~~~>Hey, Twili? Can you take out all these memories from that guy? I almost seduced Dash twice by accident and it's becoming a real problem."Nope!">No?"Can't do it, I'd melt your brain!">...Seems extreme."Oh, I'm sorry, are the memories of a GOD witnessed through your eyes a little much for a mere mortal pony to remove? I'm sorry, so sorry.">Oh, fair enough... guess I'll just have to live with the knowledge that Rarity does a lot of things for very little...."Sorryyyy!... but uh... you knooowww.">Yeah?"...In all the infinite possibilities, did he ever?">..."I mean in infinite, it had to happen once, right?">...Ahem."Ahem?">Ahem."...">..."...Share."MEMORY LASER"...Neat.">I thought so.They nod, and walk away.
>>42523877I miss the incest jokes of the early threads....
>>42523554She said she can’t remember that much
>>42524310Yeah I doubt Shiny could remember ALL of it.
>Flurry"Celestia"~~~In the grand halls of the Crystal Empire, there resided a room unlike the others.It wasn't as grand as a hallowed hall, nor was it as small as a simple common room. It was far off from the entrance, yet not quite tucked away into the farthest corners where oddities could be stored. It was out of the way, where one must usually be looking for it in order for it to be found, yet not so hidden as to be conspicuous and bring suspicion of it. This was the personal room of what had once been the grandest and highest of all beings in Equestria. A little place where she may dally with her own personal fancies in her retirement, be they anything from crystal sculptures to whatever else she felt like doing at the moment that did not require a child or spouse in some sort of wacky event. For while she did so love her crazy life of occasionally sliding off the giant Crystal Castle, playing expert level hide and go seek in the snow, visiting Canterlot to torment the one who had once been such a headcahe, or more commonly spending time with children in what had quickly become the highlight of her life, she also was a mare who occasionally wanted to go into a personal room and lock the door to have a little her time.Said lock was the only reason she was spared the deep and booming slam that had been the bane of most of her extended family and friends for the last little bit, and she was given a moment to collect herself before she opened the door, and her visitor came in.>Princess Celestia...The original Firstborn Alicorn awaited the newest Firstborn with a smile. There she stood in the middle of her room, looking as regal and beautiful as the day she'd retired. She had traded in her necklace for a long and flowing silken dress that looked as if she had poured liquid gold all over herself, shimmering and moving as if it were eternally flowing rivers of wealth in much the same way her hair kept flowing. Though she'd stepped away from rulership in the more classical sense, she still kept on an air of sophistication for the visitors of the castle, and seldom could the younger Alicorn recall her looking anything but radiant, except for the few times she's seen her stumble out of Princess Applejack's bathroom with her father in tow.She'd long stopped questioning that one.She didn't question most things about her, as Flurry knew quite well of all of them she was by far the wisest, and most powerful. She had lived a thousand years in rulership of peace, and no doubt could command an entire army with her visage alone even after giving up the Equestrian crown."Yes, dear? What did you need?"It felt odd for Flurry to reckon even now that she was by most accounts, her mother.>I have a request of you, one Princess to another. I do not come to you lightly, but I come to you Princess Celestia, for a boon. It is concerning your previous... Station.1/4
>>42524865Something twinkled in those wizened eyes, something mischievous yet willing. It was as if she held back something more when she finally nodded her head. Something went unspoken, even though it seemed to ignite her so."Well, of course I'm always here to help you whenever you need, my dear. I've healed enough from the call of "Gotta question", I feel. So, tell me..."She leaned forwards, the edge of her lips curling up into an expectant smile, her hooves seeming lighter as she awaited what would come next."Whatever do you want me to grant you as a... boon, you said? I think I know what it is, but of course, you have to say it without me leading you on."Alicorn to Alicorn, gaze to gaze, Princess to Princess they looked as the younger of the two prepared herself.With a stern heart and a determined frown, Princess Flurry Heart spoke, at last.>...how do I get my sister to respect me!?The impish look on the taller princess shattered, her twinkling amusement in her eye snuffed out and turning to cracks like a glass dropped atop a raging flame. Though her smile remained, it now twisted ever so slightly wrong, just enough to make it look as if she were trying to grin through stubbing her hoof."Eh?">You had a rebellious sister too, didn't you? How did you finally get Auntie Luna to respect your authority as Princess! Because it feels like none of them take my regal stance seriously! Especially not AJTwo!She huffed, she puffed, and darn it she was ready to blow it all down. Unlike her parental figure, who's eye twitched at the ranting."Isn't there something else you wanted to know? Maybe getting a... raise?"She gestured upwards, her smile turning strained.>Huh?"I'm just trying to remain sunny. Didn't you notice my teeth shined, one could say? But this is about you, after all, really. You're the star of the show.">...eh?No one would ever claim Celestia was not a patent mare.>OH! Oh, you meant the... the sun thing. I mean, that would be cool.The taller Princess leaned in, her eyes turning excited again.>But first, the respect thing!Hope was something Celestia had found again after so many years, it was sad to see it go.>I'm already the Firstborn Alicorn, I don't need sun raising powers to make the respect me! I should just, have that! But she doesn't! Two just constantly treats me like I'm an infant still, though I dwarf her in regal stature! While she's out making silly jokes, I'm trying to prove the respect of my Empire! And it's hard to do that when she just sings at me and gives me little treats like a filly on Nightmare Night!Whatever the elder Princess had been hoping for, it was clearly defeated. She finally rose up with a sigh, her grin turning tired yet loving as she looked down on the other."I suppose one could feel undercut with Two acting as she does.">Exactly! I'm the Firstborn Alicorn, and she never uses my title!"Which one, exactly? You've given yourself three since you entered."2/4
>>42524867>Any of them! I'd take my name, half the time! But more often than not I'm just "Sissy!"! Sissy this! Sissy that! Nuh sissy nuh whenever I try to explain to her why it's in our best interest to... nevermind that! I demand respect!"Of course. And you came to me?">Obviously! You were the regal white, serious ruler of a nation! Obviously we have a lot in common!"...couple things."Her wings provided the air she needed to rise up, and bring both hooves together."First, you are aware I spent many years playing prank wars with my sister in our first castle, right? We made it terribly dangerous, at that.">...no! How would I have known that!?She continued on, as if she heard nothing."Second, you personally have witnessed me surf down a mountaintop while riding a cake, and you call me the serious one?">You still understand what it means to be regal!"Third, and this is more important, you do realize I utterly failed to keep my sister from disrespecting me so hard I had to put her on the moon, don't you?"The younger mare had little response to that, save puffing out her cheeks and rolling her eyes.>Fine, I'll lock them up if you think that will-"Absolutely not. Parental hoof coming down on it."She timed her words perfectly with her wings ceasing to flap, and all four hooves stamping on the ground>Then what am I supposed to do!? I can't keep getting undercut by Two, she carries me off when I try and demand what is owed to me as Firstborn Alicorn!Subtly, Celestia looked over her shoulder at the door.>Don't you dare!Not as subtle as she wanted, of course."Flurry, I don't know what to tell you, she's doing what she thinks is best.">But I'm clearly the more mature one and she's ruining it! She needs to treat me with respect!She sighed, but a sad smile crossed the elder's face."She does, Flurry, but you have to understand that treating you with respect means something different to her. It doesn't mean bowing, or calling you by fancy titles, it means letting you get your words out before whoever you're speaking to requests a break. She lets you do what you want, to a point. Going beyond that point isn't a sign of dismissal, but of acting in her own regal way">But!A white hoof came up and put a stop to that."No buts, if you want her to treat you differently, you're going to have to earn it same as anyone else. Two is a good girl, she would never do anything to torment you without reason, she's always going to be the bouncy bundle she has been since before you were born. That is what it means to be a real Princess, winning them over and making them wish to treat you such out of their own desires, not forcing them to act as you command. That is the act of a tyrant, and we both know what becomes of the younger sister who would become a despot."Both of them winced, for completely different reasons.Some hurt worse than others.>...fine. But the younger ones should respect me!"They do."3/4
>>42524870>She calls me a Wingpuff!"...Those are rather delicious-">Princess Celestia!"Fine, I'll tell that particular sister she can't call you that, better?">Yes! I knew you would understand and not sick her on me like everyone else does!Peering through the corner of the door, a certain green eye zipped up and down.Subtly, while Flurry preened, a free white hoof waved her off and none-too-subtly gestured to go far, far away, before she opened the door. Something told her a certain changeling would be on the other side of the castle before it was too late.>Very well, Princess Celestia! I shall take your council into advisory with respect to your wisdom, and I shall make use of all you have taught me! For I understand when someone is supposed to defer and listen to their betters!"I advise not calling yourself that.">Very well! Good day to you, and I shall see you at dinner!"Forty Two is making punchpops.">EEEE I love those!... Ahem, I bid you a respectful adieu, fellow Princess!With that, she bowed out of the room, shutting the door behind her on her way. Hopefully, she didn't hear the lock click when she was gone."...Drat. How did you know?"Out from the shadows, hidden behind a wall of half broken statues and other failures in the quest for competency, he emerged.~I know my daughter.~The Prince of the Empire, in all his shining white glory, moving up to the alicorn with a careful, yet excited speed."I was so sure she would ask for the power to lift the Sun! I was so sure! Doubly sure! Who wouldn't want the sun? I can't believe I got it wrong!"~Hmm.~He hummed as he walked up to her from behind, noticing her hind leg beginning to tap in anticipation as he did."Oh, well... a wager is a wager, and a bet is a bet, is it not?"She looked back at him with a wild smirk as he neared her side."I will have to do my best not to hold it against her for losing me the Deluxe Majesty Cake. Though I'm sure your account will be happy for it. How much of your own personal side would it have cost? Two weeks? Three? I suppose it doesn't matter..."He stopped before he'd fully crossed her, and lifted his hoof."You're the one who's won his prize."It came down with a reverberating SLAP on where he knew her cutie mark to be."Oh! Please, master... don't be gentle."Her golden dress rippled as he tugged along it, helped out soon enough by her tail to aide in the process.~Hey, Celly?~She went quiet as he moved closer to her ear, pulling the dress along with his movements.~I ordered it anyway.~She looked back at him, dead in his eyes with a stare that could bore into his soul. If she was looking for deception, she would find none."...Shining?"She found something else, soon enough."I love you."He smiled when she kissed him.He smiled harder when she stopped, and moved down to deliver him the first of many things he'd won.~I love you, too.~Some prizes take a long time to win.They're worth it.
>>42524873… that took a turn
>Applejack"Twilight"'Rarity'~Dash~(FS){Pinkie}~~~>Alright, Element of Harmony meeting is now in session!"What are we going to discuss today? Tariffs? Country strife? Other smart political things?">Twi... yer' niece is driving us all insane."Oh no."'She keeps asking us rude questions!'"She learned it by watching you!">..beggin' yer' pardon?"Celestia offered me two thousand bits to shout that in your face when it inevitably came.">Explains the camera, Ah' reckon."Filming your expression was part of the deal, yes."~Twi, come on, you've gotta help us out here.~"Wait, did she ask you a question?"~No and it made me feel bad!~(You know we love Flurry, but we also don't like having a ringing in our ears when she gives her titles.){And I'm getting an inflated ego from it, stop her before I try and become a duchess!}"What do you want me to do about it? Talk to her parents! Any of them!">Ah' tried, they just said "Ya' think we ain't dealin' with the same!?" and then laughed at me."...I feel like that wasn't the correct accent-"~TWI!~"I'm telling you I can't do anything about it, I can't upset my niece! I'm weak! I like being happy auntie!">Tsk tsk... Ah' knew ya'll weren't gonna be able to do the hard thing."...Where's your rope you always carry around?">Er...CRASH*I! PRINCESS FLURRY HEART! HAVE DEFEATED YOU, MOTH!*>..."...">It was either that or lasers.~Alright I'm cutting off Shining's balls.~{How will that help?}"Also, no!"{But seriously what good will it do-}~RETROACTIVELY!~(...Don't look at me, Eighteen would be upset and I want to keep them happy.)>Ah' keep forgettin' ya'll had that running gag.(Ishipit.)~Bring me a time machine!~
>>42524873OHMYYYYYY
>>42525291We all knew what would become of them!He slapped her ass all the time when they were FRIENDS
>>42525475We knew it would come to this!
>>42525106She learned nothing!
>>42526062Of course she did, start with the time travel
>>42526325Time traveling general sucks
>>42526655… I can’t believe I lookedWhat did this place do to me?
>>42525291Finally, that feels appropriate
You know, I can’t say we’re going too soon, if anything we dragged out the war a bit too much, but I do still feel weird that it’s over. Like there’s just gonna be another thread, we’ll keep going, but no. This is the end my friends. I’m so happy we survived when we almost seemed like it was going to die before the end, but sad because we made it. I’m gonna go and finally find out what apple cider tastes like, cheers
>29"??""~~>GAH!... Did mine dreams foretell of mine own death!? I saw my visage as I passed this world!... I WAS DEAD!... Wait, why am I not dead?SLAM>GAHHHHH!"TWENTY NINE!">...Thirty Two, is there a reason thou hath broken into my abode this... well, not early, tis mine day off and I slept in rather late, but this is still mine room where I lay mine head and-"NO TIME FOR THAT! I don't know how much longer we have left!">Oh, thou saw the vision of thine death too?... And it shall be recent? Terrible news, for thee at least, I shalt apparently live quite a time beyond. I shalt grow old and-"Yeah yeah old in your bed with family that's not what I mean! It's almost over and I need to confirm!">...thou brings fear to mine heart."DID YOU FUCK THE ZEBRA!?">..."Don't delay me, Twenty Nine! It could come down any moment and I'll forever be wondering!">...You were at my wedding. You were at the end of the isle! You know I'm MARRIED to Zecora!"I never confirmed you fucked the zebra!">I have children in the future!"I never saw it so I never confirmed! I'll never know for sure if I don't act now! This is my one chance! MY ONE CHANCE! I've been doing this thing for years, years Twenty Nine! It's my longest running gag by far! It's older than Reggie and Q! I need to know! I need to knowwwww!">...I-"Those could be explained otherwise now tell me the damned truth, did you fuck the zebra!?">..."..."Twenty Nine sighs, and calls out into the hallway.>Zecora, mine beloved?She eventually walks, clearly having been in the bathroom and still retaining a brush in her hair.>He wants to know."No, I want to confirm he fucked the zebra! I need to confirm it!"A raised striped eyebrow looks at him, then at the changeling in the bed. Twenty Nine, in turn, shrugs."Please, Zecora, it's my last chance! I'll never get another! Its the last chance!"She looks at him again, her gaze boring into his very soul. Eventually, when she finds what she's looking for, she shrugs.~M'kay.~She trots over to the bed, grabs hold of the blanket, and rips it off him.>EEP! Cold!"YES!"She shuffles up to the bed between his legs."YESSSSS!"And Thirty Two got his confirmation."YEEEEEEESSSSSAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! AT LASSSSSTTTT!"For all the noises the two on the bed made, one would swear it was nowhere near as pleasurable as the one cheering off to the side."HE FUCKED THE ZEBRA!"He could die in peace now.
>>42527912(Hey, what was that noise? It sounded like...)Marey walks up, freezes."AHAHAHAHAHHAHHHHH!"{Trixie demands to know where everyone went! She will not-}Trixie walks up, freezes."AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAH!"They both look to the bed.~My goodness, such fervor you do bring! I can feel you deeper with every swing!~They look to the changeling."AHAHAHAHAHHHHHHH!"Back to the bed.>Thine striped flanks are sublime! Don't rush deary, we have so much time!Back to the changeling."AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAH YEESSSSSSS!"To each other.(...){...}They shrug, and walk off.
>>42528180^Seriously, where is everyone going? It can't be that impressive...^Sombra walks up, freezes."YEEEESSSSAHAHAHAHAHAH!"*Hellloooo? I brought cookies! Come on they're the nice ones, too! Where the fuck is...*Sunset walks up, freezes."AHHHHHAHHAHAHAHAHA!"They both look to the bed.>Gracious, thine tongue can do far more than rhyme wondrous word! Do not be so brash or by the end the neighbors will have heard!They look to the changeling."AHHHHAHAHAHAHHAHA!"Back to the bed.~Mrmphm. Mmmm.~Back to the changeling."AHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!"To each other.^...^*...^They shrug, but do not walk off.
>>42528432Wait didn't he also want to get with 29?
>Applejack"Shining"~~~>...pshooo...ClickBzzt... bzzttt."Hello hello, you've reached Shining Armor's Shining Armorporium, where we shine armor and sell armor shining!">Howdy, Shiny."Applejack? Didn't expect a horn call in the middle of the day, what's up?">Ah'm just bored and wanted to do a thing, enjoying it while it lasts before it abruptly ends."Er...">When work continues, Ah' mean."Did you just wink?">Ain't right ta' say it out loud Ah' reckon."Would be weird, I guess. Well I guess I'll enjoy the moment too, what did you want to talk about?">Ya' know, we never really had a discussion bout yer' lovelife post second marriage."Feels weird to call it that, accurately. What did you want to know?">Well, fellas keep commenting that even now ya' don't do a whole lot of sex."Wow, no codewords?">Ain't no point anymore, Ah' reckon. Who will stop us?"Ha! But I guess that just fits, doesn't it?">Ah' dunno, reckon you'd spend most of yer' time inside one part of them."Applejack, don't you remember how this all started? Sex was never on the table at all! And because of that, we were allowed to make innuendo jokes without ever worrying about out of character payoffs or drama. We started this all with me being married and faithful, and never broke that at all! If I'm not married to them, it wasn't an option.">But ya' are now."And we're more used to just going off and doing silly stuff, aren't we? Look back on our adventures, and what do you see? Me dicking down Eighteen, or going off on an adventure to discover the origins of paperwork? What was the most fun?">Ah' suppose."So yes, me and Celly might have a good rutting on occasion, but I'm also going to spend more time with her doing stuff like rigging a hallway as a trap, often with it backfiring in wild ways. Wasn't that more fun for everyone?">Ya' know, seems like it was!"So yes, I'm married to them, and yes, we occasionally have sex, but if I had to live another 20 years of my life, I'd rather look back on them thinking "Wow, wasn't that day when I taught Chrysalis to swim so much fun?" instead of "Wow, wasn't that some good sex that one day?">Ah' understand."Indeed, indeed, and they do too. For all their jokes about it in the past, do you see them clawing my door down for the D?">Ah' do not."They love each other, and Cadence, and me and as she always says...">...Princess of Love, not hanky panky."There it is!">Well that there's a nice insight, thank ya' kindly. Though, since ya' brought it up, about those old jokes?"Ah. Well, that is the one thing that did change, and I admit it's weird.">Yeah?1/2
>>42528957"Yeah. After, what, how many years of Celestia making a joke she'd totally ride me if I gave her some cake or something, or Chrysalis offering to trade sex for some incredibly minor thing, it is pretty weird I can just... take them up on it now, guilt free. Like remember early threads... in this tapestry of life? Sorry, had to think of the word. Anyway, remember when Eighteen would just come into my office and I'd do something nice, and she'd offer me a blowjob?">Happened pretty often."Well, I-"Tak!"Oh, hey, here's an example.">She just walk in?"Yep. Hey, Eighteen!~Hey! I've got the new forms for the curriculum update, all this new information we have to add about dragons is wild!~"It sure is! Oh, by the way? Remember that offer you made back when, when you said if I ever asked, you'd su-woah!">Really?"Didn't think she'd just hit the floor and drop her head-ohhhh wow.">Mite rude ta' pretend Ah'm not here."She knows you're there, she can see my horn glowing, she can-oh faust.."~I know, I want her to hear. I want her to know this is MINE. I waited so looonngg... ahm...~>Ya' know, of all the ways Ah' thought this would end, it wasn't this."Who will stop us now, Applejack?"~I fucking love you.~"Who will stop us now?""CLICK>...Dang it! How did you know that would happen, Twilight?(Oh, I have my ways...)>Fine, Ah'll raise the dang sun and moon both this week... friggen bets...
>>42528705I think we established he wanted it but like, more because it made him act funny. He'd DO it if he said yeah but for the most part he liked laughing at him.As a canonical Element of Laughter he was good at that.
>>42528432… 29 has a weird list
>>42529715He’s a weird guy
>>42529948In a weird world
>>42529715>Chitania"Sunset"~~~>What do you even see in that guy?"He's literally the only reason that you're not dead. Literally the only one. If he tells me to fuck off then I probably either get caught or fail to find a substantial siphon of love in order to recharge you from your near death experience. Literally the only reason.">...I suppose, but that doesn't mean you have to like him."I was literally a criminal on the run and he offered me a place to crash until the heat died down! He gave me fancy wine, because he felt bad! Do you know how much it costs!? And he was still just like "Nah chill in my room, dudette, I'm used to my Queen sending murder squads at me!" Literally happened! It happened! And he still said okay! He said I could bring you! YOU!">...hrm. I suppose that is a valuable ally in the end. Still, why do you like him besides that? It would be rather pitiful if you were just hungry for someone who wouldn't abandon you."...">Heard it before I even finished saying it and I acknowledge my stupidity. I already know how stupid it sounds so you cannot hurt me more."Right. Well aside from that he cheered me up with fancy talk about old books, we liked old books and nobody else did. Oh! And he turned into a human for me! That was big, real big.">Very well, I suppose I found friendship in weirder places."Yeah, you did! Look at you, hero of the Kirin!">One of my odder titles, I admit. No more odd than him being unaffected by those odd jokes you do."Huh? What odd jokes?">The ones you use on Flash or Fizzle to get them riled up sometimes, the sex jokes. I've never understood them, and apparently he doesn't either. It never works on him."Why would it? He already had sex with me.">..."...">I beg your pardon?"Oh yeah, for sure. He did this whole "You know you just have to hold my hoof, right?" thing when I wanted to siphon the love, but I was feeling very emotionally needy right there so instead I hit the lights and immediately hit the floor. Had him in my mouth in a minute and it wasn't long before he had me in a mating press. He dumped his love in both ends, and then I gave it to you! Yay Sunsetttt, saving the Chitty!">..."I get why you're confused, we were both SUPER vague about it, tellingly so! Nobody could confirm it, it was off the screen of the news, I guess? But like, we're here, why bother hiding it? He's seen with me and I went to his hearths warming. Yep. Got that Twenty Nine loving. Probably will again!">...Huh."What?">Feels weird to confirm that instead of being vague about everything."RIGHT!?">...so how was he?"Easily best I ever had, dude spent his whole life trying to make royals happy, is a teenage boy really gonna compare?">.. pardon."Also can confirm now!">Well, I suppose I'm... happy for you?"Well its not like you didn't get some when I was gone, ehhhh? Miss Rainshine over there sure looks happy!">We never had sex."...">..."Get the fuck out of here."
>>42528705In the end he just wanted him to be happy
>>42530983>Fluttershy"Discord"~???~~~~~~>...sigh."Fluttershy, my dear! Whatever could be the matter?">You know the problem, you're the only other one who can see it!"Ohhh. Well, my dear, there's only one thing to do!">I know."I know, I know, it's the last thing you wanted to do, especially with so many looky loos! But alas! We must do what is best for the world, and this might be the last chance for it! They have a burning question and it needs answered!">I know... I know.."Confirmation, one way or another! One last chance for a last ride! Proof positive!">It hurts... but I know.."So, we must give the people what they want!>...sigh. Alright."Now, would you like to snap a porno music or-"BLINK"Wait, why did she leave? Aren't we confirming... WAIT NO!"~~~~~~~~Fluttershy appears before Whips and Manes with a stern sigh. She sees the little "Closed" sign, she is fully aware the curtains are drawn and everything is blacked out, she knows what she's doing right now even if she didn't want to. But she had to know, for the world. With a flick of her wrist, the door opens, and she peers inside.~EEP! CLOSED CLOSED CLOS-Fluttershy!?~She slams the door shut, and screams in anger to the sky.>I KNEWWWW ITTTTTTT!POP goes the Discord, appearing at her side."Erm... is that a confirmation?">I KNEWWWWHEWEWWW IIIIIIIIITTT!"...well at least we know now!">WHYYYYYYYYYY!?"At least someone is..."
>>42531701CONFIRMED
>>42532055Or… is it?What did she know!?
>007~7's thoughts~"Sciwai"'PJ"(???)~~~~~This wasn't the end of the story of changeling number Zero Zero Seven.That tale was destined for some time far off in the future, of course. When his accomplishments would be recognized and he would trot off to a well deserved final days of peace, that was when the story would end. This was not that time, yet. This was a day not too far off from the great Harmony War, yet not so close either. There was no grand revelation to be had this day, it was one that would soon become like any other, just another tale on a tapestry of an odd life. And it started, with an awakening.>Nggghh.His awakening, in his very large plush bed that had been an absolute nightmare to get shipped to the village he now came to stay more often than not. It felt rather empty, as giant beds often felt, when he reached over and felt nothing beside him. It could only mean one thing, that the other residents who often lie in said bed were off making breakfast as they so often did. He was left alone instead, with his thoughts.~The flake has stolen our favorite pony! We must strike, before she gets too far!~Odd thoughts.~Quickly, sneak up behind her and make sure to drive your blade into her skull! Kill the flake and resume your Pure Hive supremacy!~He stretched, popping loose any kinks that could be reached, smacking his dried lips as he looked lazily around the room with a smile. His little place certainly had grown in all this time, and it had come to be filled with all sorts of trinkets he and the others had acquired.None, he felt, more precious than the one on his nightstand. A tiny little jeweled case, with something shimmering inside.>Heh.An ever flowing strand of hair.~Our pride! Our victory over that accursed pony we will one day slay! The only agent to challenge us will fall, now that his guard is down!~To think it had all come so far, from that. Just from a strand of hair and a contest. Saving her on Partyland, fighting in the restaurant, all of that had been so important, yet he could barely even recall it now. It had been such a big change he'd eventually gone through.~Not that we had ever lost our power, as a Pure Hive! Now go! Go and kill the Flake already! Go quickly!~He set his prize back down with a smile, and finally rolled out of bed, lazily walking down the hall to the sound of sizzles where he knew they awaited.~AHAH! We've located them! Don't give your location away!~"You still gotta go back to help with the team, sugar?"'Eh, just a training exercise, if I feel like it I can flake out.'~SHE SAID IT! Punish her while she is unaware!~"Oh, you shouldn't do that! They like you there!"'Yeah, I have been skipping out on them a bit, Diamond Tiara got flustered. I'll head on down this afternoon.'"That's the spirit!"'What about you?'"Oh, I'm still in waiting after my submission to Princess Twilight's research facility. Hopefully I get the job, hooves crossed!'1/3
>>42532745'You're still waiting? It's been a bit.'"She's got a lot of applicants, I heard, she's gonna get through them soon enough I'm sure!"'I'm just surprised she's not snapping you up immediately, considering.'"Oh, you know, she probably doesn't want to imply favoritism and has to reach me when she reaches me."'Still, gotta suck lacking funds.'"Oh, Buggyboo's got me on that one! He's been so supportive ever since I lost my old job."'Jerks.'"I can't say I'm surprised, but I really hoped my helping save the world would override the whole... relationship thing. I think they're just sour I wouldn't let them experiment on anyone here."'Like I said, jerks. You say something if you need some bits, Seven's not made of the stuff and I've got a nice bonus from all the work I do.'"Don't you worry about me! I'll be back and employed before you know it! Besides, I heard a certain someone needed a bit of help herself last month, eh?"'Ugh, I cannot believe I had to ask him like that, I felt gross. One of the reasons I went back to working for the team, they pay well, even when I miss days.'"You made it up to him."'Pffft, come on, that was unrelated!'With silent hoofsteps, he moved to the changeling sitting in her chair, alerting neither her nor the pony still cooking those favored hashbrowns the spud loving bug loved so much.~Yes, she does not hear us, she does not sense us! And with a single strike we shall END THIS FLAKE!~He reached up.~STRIKE!~And wrapped his forelegs around her neck.>Of course its unrelated, she's just irresistible sometimes~SNAP HER NECK!... DON'T YOU!~'Damn right I am.'~KIIIisss her... damn it.~~Hey, seducing here! Seduction based, remember!?~~One time I want to be in charge.~'That what finally get you out of bed? Couldn't resist?'>Possible. Or maybe I smelled breakfast and I rushed to get my own plate of hashbrowns before it was too late.'Awww, I really wanted them all. Anything I could do to make you... trade? Hmm?'He felt her reach back, and it brought a grin to his face.~Yes... YOUR LIFE!~~Do you mind? I need to keep the other one interested!~>I dunno, what's the counter offer?The only pony in the room turned off the stove as she finished her last batch, giving him quite the look when she turned around before she brought the plate to the table."Well, since you don't need food so much, maybe I let you have a piece of... me?"She licked her lips and flicked her mane, and both changelings shared a look.'Oof, I dunno if I can compete with that. Who wouldn't want that?'~Alright, if I play this right I can siphon love from both of them and return it to the Hive! As is my duty!~~We should be killing them!~~SHH! Getting both, here!~>Tempting, isn't it? Well, I do have a lot... perhaps I can-The door opened, and for a second everyone went quiet.~NOW'S THE TIME! STRIK-oh nevermind.~~Now you're fine with it?~~Obviously... she's more important.~2/3
>>42532747The trio in the room stayed silent as one stood on the other side of the door, seemingly waiting for something.>Buttercup, you don't have to ask to come inside.Something that was answered when she finally shuffled in.(Me... erm. Ah-I'm sorry. Me just...)She seemed to chide herself for a second.(I'm trying to get... used to this.)All three shared a sympathetic look, before Seven got up and moved over to her.~Oop, this is me.~~No yeah, you go ahead and maintain the relationships.~~I am so bored when are we gonna kill something.~>Hey.He gently took her paw in his hoof, and smiled at her.>I get it. Pretty confusing for us, too.She shivered at the touch, gripping him back as tightly as she could without hurting him.(Me sorry... Ahhhh, I'm sorry, didn't want to interrupt.)He sighed, and reached up.>Buttercup? Remember what I said?She grinned wildly when he touched the side of her head.>You belong here.And she almost let out a cheer of joy when he kissed her."Awww."'Ain't it cute?... Never in a million years would've thought it, but ya' know.'"Oh, I knew, she was so transparent. Really transparent. Worryingly so considering he didn't notice sooner, she pretty much held up a neon sign saying as much."'You have signs?'"Ha haaa, ha."'I had to. Still, maybe he knew and didn't wanna upset us?'"That's what I was thinking too, me for sure. I mean, who can compete with that!"The great strong creature went scarlet at the implication.(Me am not... that pretty.)'You look amazing, girl!'She almost preened.>Heh. Come on, we're having breakfast and making offers at each other.This was not the end of Seven's story. Nor was it the beginning of a new one, where a Manticore made sapient decided she was going to shoot her shot and let her feelings be known. This was not the culmination of a buildup across what felt like a lifetime, nor was it the start of a strange and wonderful relationship. It was just a morning, with no disasters on the horizon or battles to be held. With no arguments that would be resolved with love or with grand gestures that would be remembered for a lifetime. This was just a moment in time.(Oh, uh... w-what me have to offer to get some of Seven?)Where the ones at the table laughed at a nervous smile, and the one holding her cheek gave his own grin.>For you? Special offer for newcomers, It's on the house.When he took a seat between the other two and Buttercup approached them, he felt this was going to be a fun day.~So can we-~~He can't even hear us! He suppressed us forever ago! He learned about not judging Flakes already! We're not real!~~Actually we're probably the end result of a concussion mixed with brain blasts-~~Oh shut up and enjoy the show.~Just a fun little day, in one strange house in an always strange world.>Watch the teeth!
>>42532361Everything
>>42532748AwwwGonna miss this
>>42533659There’s so many glimpses of lives we won’t get to see anymore…
>>42534191>Won't get to see 2 on ChristmasThis is going to be a sad one
>>42534352>No holidays with the new kids
>Flurry"???"~~~>SISTER! As a fellow Alicorn! I require your aide in defeating, OUR SISTER!"On it! I've got the itching powder and I'm ready to teach her a lesson! "Mwhe mwhe mweehhhh, my mom's Punchbug so I can punch you!" We'll show her!">... I meant Aj Two."What? No! I like her! She's like, the best big sister ever! She's the only one who doesn't think its weird my mom is like, a billion years old!">Thousand."They might as well be the same for all I know! And she's just like "Ah' like ya' anyway cause no matter how big yer' Mommylestia is, yer' mah' little sissy!" Then she gave me a marchmalley!">She does that a lot."She has few notes but plays them well. Point is, no! NUH! We're not pranking our big sister unless she wants us to! I want consensual pranking!">But she's undercutting our greatness!"I'm gonna be honest with you, big sis, I have a horn and wing and everything but I don't feel very important. I'm not born for greatness because one of my many moms is great.">Nonsense! We're Alicorn!"So's freaking RARITY!">...now that's mean, she's nice."She got mad at me because I said I don't like dresses.">...that's a you problem. She can't fix bad taste."Oh yeah!? I'll show you bad taste!">Ho-PFT>PPFFLLFPLPPLLPPP!"HA! Itching powder, to the MOUTH!">MUMMMM!..... MUMMMMMMM!"Oh no I'm actually in trouble this time."~GROUNDED!~
>>42534993I know we’re just shooting the shit at this point, but I always imagined Two being the mediator of the group. She doesn’t have a singular “mom” like they all do, she considers all of them equal so if there’s a 42 or Spitfire kid discussion, she’s true neutral.The Applejack of the group!
>>42535329She’s the pinkie of the group obviously
>>42535329We all know Caddy’s the favorite tho
>>42535329>Two"Flurry"~~~>Sissy, as meditiationaiar-"YOU CAN SAY REAL WORDS!">Ah' have ta' inform ya' that ya' gots the most complaints, by fair."What?! From who! I'll kill them!">...now, see, this here is how we got complaints..."Give me their names so I may slay them!"PAP"Ow!">Nuh sissy nuh. Nuhhhhh"Alright, fine! Jeeze!... why does it hurt so much.">Nuh
>SA"Luna"~~~~~~>... Should I be spending less time in this office? I feel like I should be spending more time with my kids now that I have a lot of them. I get its a good setup for the scene but, you know, pushing them on the swing? See-saws maybe? Slides are a thing! I could be doing any number of things besides-SLAM"SHINING ARMOR!">Waiting for stuff like this, yeah. Luna, how can I help you?"WE DEMAND ANSWERS!">Fine, but only if I get one for myself from it."...wait, what could thou ever ask me!?">You first."No, no! Thou are absolutely going first!">You came in though. I don't want to be rude."Accept it as something I must know and would prefer!">Oh, okay... why exactly did you dislike me so much at the start? That always felt weird. I mean I know the original gag was just you didn't like Cadence because replacement and all, but you got over her way before you got to me. What's the deal with that?"Does thou mean after you stopped making her feel bad?">Yeah, that. I get it when she was all "Grrr my problems are coming back to bite me!" and she was mad at me, I'd be on your side then too, but we were doing silly stuff and you still hated me. I've always wondered, why?"We knew thou would fuck our sister since the start and hated the fact we would know that one day thou would be on her back and she would be happier than we have made her in an age.">...that's it?"That's it, regular old sister being annoyed thing. We also disliked you for picking Cadence over her when she clearly liked you, but that's a whole thing we got over soon enough. We just knew thou were going to fuck our sister and it was regular old hating you for it.">Huh. Neat! Well I can finally put that long standing question to rest, and with that done, what exactly is your question?"We heard from Applejack that thou hath memories of bedding us!">Alternate you, yeah?"...STOP IT.">I... I can't. They're memories, I can't just-"CEASE REMEMBERING AT ONCE.">Luna it's not even you-"CEASE KNOWING THOU HATH LAIN WITH ONE WHO HOLDS OUR VISAGE!">I'm married to changelings, that was always an option-"CEASE OR WE SHALL BURN YOU!">..w...wha-The room turned dark, yet burning hot.>What?!"CEASE IN THREE!">Uh! U-UHHHH!""TWO!">LUNA WAIT NO!""ONNEEEEE-"Panicking, he pokes her in one very specific spot on her side."AHHHHhhhhhhhhhh~ nnghhhh.">..."...Never speak of this again and we shall do the same.">Deal."...one more for the road-"poke"NGHahhh daddy yes....">..."Good day."SLAM>...that better have been Chrysalis for a gag or I'm gonna be traumatized.
>AJ"Twilight"~Luna~+Rarity+~~~>Well, looks like we all got our happy pairings in the end."I'm gonna call bullshit on that."~We agree with Twilight.~>Why?"Out of all of us, you're the only one that got an outright hookup at the end."+Now, I wouldn't say the only one. I'm clearly with Spikey-wikey now.+"True, but it was still more of an implication than AJ got with Delight.">Aw, c'mon now. Even if ya didn't get outright confirmed with anyone, at least ya got some pretty clear options ya can go for."If you're taking about that conversation I had with Rainbow Dash, I wouldn't exactly call my options clear, but I know it's the best I'll get at this point..."~We also would not call our options 'clear' as we do not recall any stories about such.~>Ah mean, Fifty Six is still workin' for ya, ain't he?~Hmm. Tis true...~"...Isn't he still a little too young?"~Oh, there's no need to worry for my sake, Twilight. We've no problem waiting for the wine to age, so to speak. It's not like We're in a hurrry to romance any of these mortal stallions.~"There's quite a few concerning aspects to what you just said...">Yeah, the 'waiting' part is a little problematic, to say the least.~Is it? It seems to have worked out for Our sister, who is now intimate with people close to a thousand years her junior.~>+"..."+~What?~>...So! The lack of romance was a little too thin for y'all, Ah'll admit."That it was. That it was...~~Twas definitely a bias in the distribution of romance focused stories, yes. A focus which was too keen on a certain stallion.~+I'll admit that I did miss my own little romantic stories, which basically disappeared for half the story... But! At least we got our own big things to do outside of romance.+>Eeyup. And Ah think we should all be satisfied with that-^Good morning, Princess!^>Mornin', Dee!*Mwah!*>Hee.^Good Morning, Twilight. Good Morning, Luna. Good morning, Rarity.^+Good morning, darling.+"It certainly is morning."~Mmm.~^Just a reminder, Princess, if any of you need me, I'll be down with Sebjek and the morlocks. He wanted to show me some of the new buildings they managed to put up.^>Alright, have fun!With that, the stallion leaves.>Heheh..."+~...~+">What?"I noticed your husband is on a first-name basis with us.">Well, he's friends with y'all and a Prince now, so it'd be a bit outta character to still be all formal like that.~And yet, he still calls you Princess.~+Only you.+>Well, duh. Ah always get top billin'.+~"Bullshit!"~+
>>42536699You know, since we're at the end and I've been complaining, I might as well do one more.Ending on our main character getting an OC love interest that had zero buildup before the actual endings we worked really hard for felt awful and I wish it had been deleted. I do not know why we just kind of ignored it, but what the fuck? APPLEJACK didn't get a real romance? Just one date after the big emotionally satisfying wedding? We went all out to make damn sure everyone understood why Spitfire would marry 42 and yet Applejack has to be paired up with someone she had no chemistry with?Didn't like it.
>>42536744I'm too happy we actually got a finisher to actually complain but yeah, if we did a continuation I'd pretend it didn't exist, it just didn't have the buildup to feel satisfying and obviously she deserves better. Still though, if you're hoping for me to join in complaining I'm afraid I'm too happy to remember the good times, like bathroom chronicles.
>>42536744Well I mean... if you're gonna complain about stuff you didn't like, might as well do it. Shit, go ahead, why not! I'll join in with my own!I can say outright I never really liked the Rarity/Spike thing, it felt like an afterburner thought late in the game since we pretty much kept it alive via "The date that will one day happen". I felt like we ended on the best possible note with the hinting they're a pair without confirming it. And on that note, I'm still cheesed we didn't get Pennydrop fighting Applejack. We had the perfect setup! Hard working honest mare vs kill to make it to the top dependent on technology and magic mare! Princess vs Commoner! Giant mech vs down home ponies! Could've done the giant tree golem fight! She looked like Applejack's big failure with Mecha Chitania too! It was perfect! Do I still love the Luna/Pennydrop bits? Yes. Absolutely, it was the best stuff Luna had. Megazord riding Mecha was amazing. The Power Rangers thing was perfect. But did I still feel ripped when Chitty blew it up? Little bit.Kingsmoot getting dropped sucked too! I liked my GOT birds!
>>42536765Well since we're bringing up romance stuff, Cheese Sandwich and Pinkie Pie was absolutely "Because the show did it".Honestly we put way more effort into Seven overcoming his racism to poink PJ in casual sex than we did Pinkie and Cheese, he barely existed. And yeah nobody compares to the list we have with Shining. I feel like we skewed hard in his direction. He had more chemistry with Applejack thanks to bathroom chronicles than Delight ever did, too. More than Spike did, and they were actually dating! I can't complain, I never wrote it even though I wanted the Spike/Aj thing to reconcile, yeah there were skewed results.It kind of sucks Trixie got more romance with Zecora than most of them.
>>42536699>AJ"SA"~~~~>...Pffooo."Go on, say it. Last chance, nobody's gonna be able to say anything else about it. No time like the last time!">...ya'll had more dates with the SIXTH mare who was in love with you than Ah' did my final "Love interest"."Oooo.">Ah' mean you wanna talk outta fuckin' nowhere, there it is. Literally just walks up to me at this big moment we've been waiting over three hundred threads for, and we're gonna just say it's close. Ah'm Applejack!"You got three dates with Spike.">And left him because Ah' felt like the chemistry wasn't there!"Eesh.">But big old whitey here got THREE DATES. WITH SPITFIRE."...Technically way more since, you know, those Hearts and Hooves had us at dinner-">That don't even count and you know it, and that makes it worse! Where's mah' agent!? Ah'm givin' him a talking to about this horseshit!"You're the friendship side, I'm the love side, we established this!">Then where's yer' last minute friendship!?"...shoot.">It ain't faiiiirrr! Ah' wanted to go on fancy dates and have major heartwarming moments in major arcs too! You got this big beautiful thing with Celestia bout to explode the damn world and it was perfect and beautiful, and what did Ah' get!?"It wasn't that bad.">Ah' was less developed than SALT AND EMBER."...">..."Shit, he did have a bunch of scenes with her.">They're all fired!"Show's over, AJ.">Oh."...">Ah' didn't mean it come back Ah' want cute moments."AJ...">DO OVER!
>>42536744First off, I agree that the Delight/AJ thing was easily the weakest part of the finale. Sorry but true, didn't make me feel anything and was kind of glad it didn't get brought up with the "Finale" where she talked to everyone. But that said..., was I really the only one who always felt iffy about Spitfire/SA? Sure, fine, date was cute. Moments with them were cute. But she always felt lacking compared to like the big bombastic things the others got. I guess it was just a result of them getting benched in the AUverse, but she needed her Arc Moment with him, I feel like. I'm not gonna say the Tiempo thing worked, but I liked the effort.DO NOT take this to mean I don't appreciate our writefriends and all they did and seeing it through. I still love you guys to bits, all of you! You're the best! Gentle concrit! It's gentle out of love!
>>42536798>>Ah' was less developed than SALT AND EMBER.You're all gonna judge me for this. You all get to judge me for this. I'm glad we're anon so nobody knows who I am to judge me for this. Is what I'm about to say bad? Yes. It's bad. I admit it. Even so.Salt and the Divine had some genuinely great romance scenes For the record I also was just happy AJ didn't end up alone. Judge away.
>>42536744Yes, we've had this conversation before. It's something that probably would have been fleshed out more if the thread went on longer. Blame it on the sudden wedding, a lack of interest or time over the six or so years she was broken up with Spike to actually have her get back with him or move on, or the over focus on Shining Armor's love life since the harem thing with him was like half the thread and seemed to be where all the romantic focus was on.
>>42536819>Blame it on the sudden wedding,...But that happened a thread after the "Ending" of the major arcs of the series. Like, we could've gone from Shining coming back to Epilogue and everything was wrapped up, Pony of Shadows was just a bit of filler for the ending.That wedding was anything but sudden. It was 300 threads in the making.
>>42536819>>42536824I think he means springing it on the Anniversary, which I still disagree with because that was the best time for it and like you said, we had a whole thread after the "Final battle" to kind of futz around and nobody made a move on AJ then, never knowing if Shining would come back. We had like, 2 months if we wanted to, but then we had this major plotpoint resolved on the anniversary AND it ended on Valentines day, that was just perfection for the romance arc. Like I said, I feel like we didn't bring it up because we wanted to give the poor CE Crew writers time for Shining and Crew to have some fun we took from them with the AU arc, but probably should've said "Nah just make it vague at best", because coming off CE Crew getting the pitch perfect ending to the Romance arc of the series in every way to "And then AJ went on a date with someone she's never shown any romantic interest in" was just... not good.Like I said, didn't like it.
>>42536824The wedding absolutely was sudden. No one expected Shining Armor to just come back after Faust had already told AJ and Celestia she couldn't just bring him back in the prior thread. It happened immediately after she brought him back in the same story.
>>42536844Oh, I get you now, misunderstood.But like, what was stopping anyone from doing it in the post final battle arc? Like he said, one thread lasted over a month and it was mostly the CE crew dealing with losing Shining. Just nobody wanted to give AJ a love interest that late in the game. The Wedding itself happening on the anniversary took me by surprise, yeah, but what else was there? We beat Chitania. We saved the world. Time to go home and be a family man.
>>42536839>we wanted to give the poor CE Crew writers time for Shining and Crew to have some funI accept a LOT of responsibility for this one, we should've gone to the epilogue after the wedding and that is absolutely on me. I just wanted to write more with them being silly and fun together on their honeymoon even though I knew it was pointless. We SHOULD have gone from that beautiful wonderful scene of them flying across the sky as a big heart to the future, but I had stuff I wanted to do I worried I wouldn't get to again. We could've had the Pony of Shadows thing in the future, too! It would've been cool, one last ride of the old crew as wisened heroes. Sorry, this is on me for us futzing about and trying to cram in all the scenes I wanted to do but couldn't because AU arc. Other people joined in and I love them for it, but I'm the one who just wanted to write his sillies because I can't do a KKA big boy blast.I'M SORRY
>>42536856>what was stopping anyone from doing it in the post final battle arcDoing what? Bringing Shining back? Nothing except what Faust said, which seemed to setup the idea of one last arc related to bringing him back somehow anyways. The idea that he would be dead forever was definitely not going to happen, after all.
>>42536865I feel like we owe you more of an apology for keeping you from doing the sillies...
>>42536874>Doing what?Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant AJ doing, I dunno, something to build chemistry with a potential romantic interest? My issue was we spent a lot of time on the CE Crew's feelings that got resolved with him coming back to feel like it was built up, but we didn't even get a scene of AJ and Delight/someone else, because frankly it didn't do anything special with him that it could've been with anyone hanging out and being cute together before suddenly dating. We absolutely had time for that. We had time for bathroom chronicles with Delight back then. We had time for a mini arc with them before they even started dating, even. There was time.
>AJ"Delight"~>The tribe have spoken!... Our romance sucked."Aw.">Sorry, its true. Ya' bumrushed the final boss and now it looks like we didn't care."Rats.">Sooooo, yeahhh."Brake up?">...hm? Wha? No, it's... D, show's over. We finished. Had an epilogue. We done did all the doing. What in tarnation are you talking about?"But you said it wasn't good!">So? Lots of stuff wasn't good. Kingsmoot was dragged out and didn't even involve anyone we knew besides Pennydrop and Lavan. Sometimes writing ain't to snuff in some things! This here romance wasn't as good as Shinings, but it happened, and that's what makes it magical! We still finished, baby!"Great!... sooo can we do kissy stuff?">Note here says that by the laws of Shining and co, we're not allowed to have sex for seven years minimum between admitting love and actually doing the tango. So... we're like, half of one down."But you said it's over.">Yep."...">...pshooo... Ah' had fun, did you have fun?"...yeah.">There ya' go.
>>42536896I'm gonna miss you guys so much.
>>42536896>Tiempo"AJ"'Delight'~~~>At least you got confirmation!"T, ya' know the problem was Eighteen... and the fact you ain't had scene one with Chrysalis.">And he did with you!?"Yeah? We had an arc together. Skull island.">And how much romance did you have on this arc where it was just you and him in situations it absolutely could've bloomed in?"...wow we just full on smacked this ball to the ground, didn't we?>Twenty Nine got more romance with Sombra than you!'That hurts. That's deeply unfair, and it hurts. It extra hurts.'>I could've worked!"Now, ya' really wanna talk about time?">...I could've."Tiempo, that Au arc lasted forever and ya' didn't do anything even cute with Eighteen. Ya' had time for two full arcs, we know ya' did because Luna did them! They were fun! What were you guys even doing when the Dragons attacked?">...we had a gag about missing everything.."So, yeah, least me and Delight got a date. A nice one! It was fun!"'It was!'"See? Ah' got a cute date if nothing else, that's a foundation!">...You know I can just be in a story with me getting with Spitfire, and nobody can stop me. It's over! They can't stop me if they tried!"Shucks, he's right. We can't."'He can do anything and we can't stop him!'"What do we do!?"'... wanna go do offscreen dates?'"Oh, do Ah' get any other kind?"*Laugh track!*"Thanks fer' stopping by! Ya'll were a fun character, we had fun with you. Thanks.">...thanks for having me, I had fun too.'Pegabuddy!'>No.'Oh now we care about establishing relationships!"
>>42536924I dunno if we pavlovian conditioned him to post silly stories during arguments or not but I deeply appreciate you, silly writefriend. You guys were the shining stars of the thread.
>Delight"Siegfried"~???~~~~~KNOCK KNOCK>Hellooooo!The grand halls of the castle of Af Gryphonia opened, and a head poked around the door."Oh, uh... hey, skinny, what's up? Kinda weird for you to be showing up now, at all. We're kind of finished here.">No yeah, I know, that's the issue. This is our last chance and apparently Fluttershy has informed me that the higher beings would like confirmation while we have the chance."...the what now?">She said don't worry about it and don't fear the endless void that soon approaches."WHAT!?">Anyway, they apparently would like confirmation on a long running gag."Ohhhh, if I knocked up someone and made bastards. Good news, I'm sterile apparently!">Not what they meant."Eh?.. Oh! Oh oh! If Pennydrop and Mother did anything? I can confirm, no! Dad was worried he couldn't compare.">Not that."Ohhhh, you wanted to make sure. Yes, Mom and Pennydrop are back to being friends and doing sleepovers! It's fun for all, Diamond Tiara shows up, they paint nails and hooves! Be confirmed with this happy thought!">...dude."Why you!?">I'm the one with the most screentime with you."Depressing.">Soooo?"...darn it."He gently steps aside, and lets the pony in. The guards are waved off, nobody bothers them as they make it through the halls and eventually come to a giant ornate set of doors."I got this."He pulls out a set of pins, and fiddles with the lock."...don't even pretend that me having this ability is lore breaking, it would be weirder if I never broke into something.">Siegfried!"Fine, fine... annnd."The click was silent, the door cracking open just as much."Gaze into the abyss."He looks inside.~Mmmm, my snuggle cuddle bird.~(Don't call me that, King.)~I'll call my Queen whatever I want, Hilda. And I'm going to cuddle her as long as I want.~(You're lucky this is so nice. Being all romantic..)~....~(Fuck a baby into me right now.)~...damn right I will.~The door closed, and the pony sighed."...is anyone even all that surprised?">No, and that's what really hurts.~TAKE IT YOU BEAUTIFUL HEN!~>No showers will make me clean.
>>42536886You say this, but I've a feeling that even if there was work being done in the post-god-battle mourning thread, that there would probably be complaints then about trying to pair them no matter how nuanced said attempt was, with the reasoning being that it would be inappropriate in a thread that's supposed to be about mourning. Then the wedding thread was too fast-paced for the stories and needed to float, which severely limited any chance at working toward a romantic buildup, which had to be saved for a retcon in the following honeymoon thread. Then their date followed in the next thread. Maybe something could have been done in the mourning thread in hindsight, but I doubt it would have done much to shift things against the complaint. Also>weI'm pretty sure the AJ/Delight writing was a solo struggle. Sure there was some correction, but I don't think there was any writing from anyone else, based on writing patterns.
>>42536896I mean she's got a point, even if the romance was lackluster, her arcs with Sunset, fighting God and all that were still A++ tier.We hit it where it's important! good show, all!
>>42536978>You say this, but I've a feeling that even if there was work being done in the post-god-battle mourning thread,I'm gonna be honest, I don't see it, but if you felt that way it's not like I wrote anything, so.>Sure there was some correction, but I don't think there was any writing from anyone else, based on writing patternsFair enough, I certainly didn't, I guess it'll have to be one last bit of concrit for what was.... I mean it's not like we're gonna retcon it, show's over! So unless we pull a sequel out of our ass and decide "You know what? Lets pretend that didn't happen", nothing to do but lament it was just a weak point in the thread. Cheers to what was, and what could've been and all!
>>42536990>... I mean it's not like we're gonna retcon it, show's over!Guessing that one's toward me, and yeah, it is what it is. I could've fought back against this sudden date padding out the end if I wanted but I didn't, can't complain now. I had my chance and lost it, just like we had our chance to make it... you know, better. Shows over, that epilogue isn't gonna get deleted or anything. Oh well, I'll have to be happy with Apple Crazy, JUSTICE, Blue and Vs Gods, we gave Applejack some of the most amazing character studies, fight scenes, villains and friends, I can accept in the end the last minute romance sucked if it means I keep the good parts of all that. Shining won the game of love, but AJ is still best princess. Don't like it, but... wouldn't trade it for the rest of the thread.
>>42536990>So unless we pull a sequel out of our ass and decide "You know what? Lets pretend that didn't happen",I accept your terms! If we do a sequel, we ignore that thing and do it right if we're gonna do it at all.But we won't.We're done.I'm so tired.
>>42536990If we did a sequel, I'd accept a redo to better build them actually becoming a couple if we were basically going to do an extended Pony of Shadows arc or something. I absolutely won't accept undoing them going on the date or the outing to the old schools, though.
>>42537056I'm mostly entirely joking, pretty sure nobody's ready to hop back on a decade long train of the /pa/ verse. We've had our fun and for all our flub ups we got to enjoy it.
>>42537056Yeah we’re just fucking around, I don’t wanna mess with 29 or 55’s ending. No sequel!
>>42537015It’s been so long
>>42536964We all knew
>>42537009Aj really did have some amazing arcs…
Never posted in these threads nor read them in great detail but congrats on finally finishing.
>>42538351Thinking back, it’s so weird seeing stuff as late as 90 and us being like “yeah but what do we do with Applejack?”Turns out everything
>>42538793I’m just happy the cluster of folks made it work, looking back at threads I see times when KKA up and vanished so Ladykiller and 29 anon had to continue the Salt portion of the AU arc, times when 29 anon vanished and left Sombra and the Ghostbusters in limbo so long we had a time skip, times when Kid Kuddler vanished so KKA had to finish Blue…Lot could’ve gone wrong if we just had one author
>>42538996If we had just 2 it would’ve tanked around Blue for sure
Well, since the thread's already been soured a bit with complaining, I might as well say it:Alt-Shining ruined every arc he was an active part of and he made every character he interacted with worse off for it. I know most of you will disagree, especially regarding the "Divine" because these characters he ruined get more "screen time" because of him, but I didn't find them being just another interchangeable thing for Salt to stick his dick in 99% of the time to be good writing or worthy of celebration. And at the end of it all, that's what the Substandards (because Salt has no standards for who he "loves" and only Celestia and Luna could even be considered divine) were. And I'm confident in that claim because everytime you guys bring in something, characterwise, about the altverse side of the story for the regverse version of characters it's just their sexual relationship with Salt, which is used as an excuse to make them more obsessed with reg-Shining. The Altverse characters had nothing going for them outside of that, the Regverse characters basically got nothing out of being there or being told about it, and the Altverse ultimately suffered from its main conflict being focused on him and baby his plan (which conveniently wasn't even his idea anyways).He's everything bad about Shining Armor, and the harem focus by extension, but with absolutely zero counterblance to at least make it seem like he isn't a complete Mary Sue. No character is allowed to criticise him and have it stick beyond one post or two, most setbacks he deals with are minor and the one of the two major ones he faces (all his lovers dying) felt so suddenly done that it's laughable and lacked emotional weight, he stumbles upon becoming the most powerful being in his universe by throwing out the equivalent of "this statement is false" to sapient elder forces of the universe, and even after facing his second major setback (losing the god fight) he gets what he actually wants anyways. If this guy wasn't "Shining Armor" but the writing quality for him remained the same, he would be the most hated character in the thread and I'd love to be able to peer into the alternate universe where this very thing happened. But because he gets to leech off Shining Armor being the most popular character, a lot of bad writing choices were more widely tolerated that otherwise wouldn't have been.There's a lot more about the guy to criticize, and the Altverse in general which now looks like a giant filler arc, but that's probably enough. At the end of it all, the main point is that the Altverse side of things fell flat. I'm just glad that the Changeling Queen invasion and Harmony War was mostly unaffected and a bunch of characters got their time in the spotlight.
>>42539458>Well, since the thread's already been soured a bit with complaining,Nah, having one last jab at stuff we didn’t like is part of it! If we couldn’t be like “ugh, this was one part I didn’t like”, we’d never have improved like we did! That means yeah even going “I really didn’t like this part.” Complain away and have your licks, you won’t get another chance!
>>42539458>The Altverse characters had nothing going for them outside of that,Yeah, I’m gonna disagree with that, only because I’ve gotta defend the Ralt/Lunalt comedy duo that absolutely stole the show when they were around. Ralt was funnier with Rarity than Rarity had been in a while and I’ll defend Year of Dash. Hell, Lunalt was so good he inspired the guy to actually focus on Luna and she blew up because of it, easily her best showing bar none. Nothing came close to her in charge of Canterlot. Guess we’ll have one last agree to disagree.
>>42539458>Well, since the thread's already been soured a bit with complaining,Soured nothing, we’re talking about the good and bad.… that said I don’t think you know what filler means. The only thing you could reasonably call filler about the AU arc was Salts world tour; which… yeah it was filler. We were filling time. Twi was fighting Flash in the lab and AJ was on Skull Island, we literally were just worldbuilding relationships until they got back for the AUJ fight. There wasn’t any filler after that, just buildup to the Fall of Canterlot that had some of the most brutal fights in the series. Learn what filler means!
>>42539549I do remember the sleepover with Cadence being top tier and Ralt getting everything was the third best Rarity thing. Spy Vs Spy is still my favorite, and I actually liked the Cadence reveal as a character thing. But come on! Rarity and Luna being girly with Cadence, pillowfighting, eating ice cream and talking about boys? Come onnnnGood shit
>>42539573You know, looking back this made me realize…We REALLY liked Seven in fight scenes. Like really really. He’s not Chitania but we were down to give this guy fight scenes all the time. This isn’t a negative, just kind of impressed we kept with it. He was the one who brought in AUJ in a pretty spectacular fight. Weird since his whole thing was being too soft to contrast Jetsets hardness
>>42539765>His whole thing was a stupid contest
>>42539458>he made every character he interacted with worse off for it.Eh?>especially regarding the "Divine" because these characters he ruined get more "screen time" because of him, ...wh...what.> and only Celestia and Luna could even be considered divineI'm sorry, WHAT>, about the altverse side of the story for the regverse version of characters it's just their sexual relationship with Salt,WHAT>which is used as an excuse to make them more obsessed with reg-ShiningWHO!?>the Regverse characters basically got nothing out of being there or being told about it, aThe entire Altverse arc was revealed to be orchestrated by a Regverse character and only was resolved by the regverse, WHAT>(which conveniently wasn't even his idea anyways).Why are you saying it like this is in any way a positive for him>He's everything bad about Shining Armor, and the harem focus by extension...I guess? That was... what?!>he isn't a complete Mary Sue. How the actual fuck>No character is allowed to criticise him and have it stick beyond one post or two, mI'm sorry what!?> he stumbles upon becoming the most powerful being in his universe by throwing out the equivalent of "this statement is false" I feel like that's a you problem.>and even after facing his second major setback (losing the god fight) he gets what he actually wants anyways.....WHAT>which now looks like a giant filler arcIt literally is the most important arc for the finale and could not have been done without it!Hey, quick question, just between you and me, what the actual fuck did you read and where did you read it because it sounds like the bigger issue is you just... didn't know what the fuck was going on and felt too shy to ask. We would've told you what was happening, and it ain't none of that!
>>42540357I just had to laugh when he said "Conveniently wants even his idea anyway", like this was some sort of anti-mary sue measure to say "Noo he's totally innocent of this dumb idea and he's really good!" instead of the actual reason for the baby plan of>Glimmer, through thousands of repeats, perfectly orchestrated both moves of making the other countries attack Canterlot and leave it in ruins, and also a move to wipe out everyone he loves in one fell masterstroke of planning she managed through a lifetime of repeats. She used Shining Armor's idealism and belief in the "Legend", which she herself orchestrated with the badlands attack, and his own nerdy tendencies, to convince him of this move that would put him exactly as she wanted him to roll the dice on a god like she has dozens of times before.That's what that plotpoint was about>>42539458 by the way. I just assumed he stopped reading at some point because none of this even makes sense as a critique. How are we supposed to take it to heart and improve when the issues present are either intentional(Highlighting the flaw in the harem that Regverse avoided) or just plain are plotpoints he couldn't wrap his head around?
>>42539458>especially regarding the "Divine" because these characters he ruined get more "screen time" because of him,I mean we see AUJ and Applejack as different characters, it's not like Lunalt affected Rarity.
>>42536817One for you buddy.>SA"???"~~~~>Oh thank goodness, I needed a change of scenery!The Prince was giddy as he trotted down the hallway of the Crystal Empire, a specific place in mind.>This is going to be so much fun! New portal to the Marehamas!? This is going to be the best lunchbreak I've ever had!... Second best... third best... it will be up there for certain! Ahhh and then I can bring my wives, oh, I will bring them... for beachside fun. Like volleyball! Or sand castles! Or learning to swim! Fun and silly times abound!At his destination, the guard to the door that awaited him raised an eyebrow.>Oh please, is it all that surprising I want to have silly times instead? I wanna have Spitty do a loop de loop over the ocean, that's way more fun than doing stuff that gets sand stuck in places!The look turned flat.>There might be children around. My children, specifically. I'm not saying the other word. No matter! Cause a hop and a skip and diddly diddly dip-He hopped into the portal room, the door closing behind him.>I'm going off on a bright and sunny trip!He would have, too.>...son of a naughty lady!If the color hadn't changed and bizarre sparks hadn't started flying off of it.>I knew this was going to explode someday! Well bad news for you, random explosions in my life, you face the might of Bubblehorse!He blooped around the portal, and waited. He waiting turned to waiting more, and from there it turned later still to pausing. Soon, he had reached the zenith of lazing.>Boy I sure expected more earth shattering kaboom-Something finally happened alright. Something came from that portal, but it wasn't a kaboom.>Gah! Dead body!It was a body. A very large body."Ow."Which wasn't dead.>Oh, phew, was worried Flurry finally snapped. I'm counting down the... days...With the portal normal, he was free to pop his bubble, and let the not-dead body rise.>...hmm.A familiar, white, body, yet much too large body.>...nope.One he wasted no time, before slugging right in the shoulder as hard as he could."OW! Hey!"The face looked downright offended. Shining should know.It was his face, after all.>Absolutely not, evil me!"I'm not evil-OW!"The next slug came harder, hard enough to nearly knock him down. He likely would've fallen all the same.Had his wings not stabilized him.>You do not get to be winged right now! You do not get that! That's for getting stuff you don't deserve!"That's not-OW!"Those wings proved insufficient with the next hit, right beneath their shoulder.>That's for screwing with my universe!"I was just-OW!"He didn't even make it up before another hit to the shoulder took him down.>And most importantly, that's for making me see all that stuff!"That's why I-OW OW OW OW!"Most of them were in his same sore spot, but one was in the shin. He wanted to mix it up."Shining!">You don't get to say that word! That's my word!1/?
>>42540890The other him stayed on the ground, trying to shield his face from any more blows. He didn't know why."OW! OH COME ON!"The shin was right there."I have to walk on that later!">Well you can always fly on it, before I break those too!"Please don't, I don't know if it'll transfer to who gets them next!">...Evilmesayswha?After a long, tired pause, the tall alicorn stallion managed to get to his hooves, keeping a keen eye out for anymore attacks."OW!"He spotted it.>I said evilmesayswha! Speak!"I have to turn this power in at some point, it’s not permanent!"There were questions there. None he particularly cared about."OW! Enough with the shin!"There was a shin in kicking range, it was right there.>Fine!"OW!"And a shoulder, too. A buffet of assault he could pick from."Will you stop!? I was hoping the years flying by would clear this up, but I get it, you're angry at me-">Does not begin to describe my feelings! This is a fire that shall burn through eternity! I almost got ate by the universe to stop you! Faust said she couldn't bring me back and everything!"...wait, but she did?">I know!"So, uh... what?">Test for me!"...that seems mean.">Well you see I have many theories and I'd love to share them with you, but most of them are about her being mad at you and not being nice to me by proxy!"Oh... so-">Also your fault!This kick did not go to the shin, he went for the hoof on that one."Gaah! I think I felt something chip!">I know the feeling! It was my soul!"Ow!"He poked that last one right in the eye, oddly careful not to hit him in the face besides."Look! Look, okay!? I'm... look, I lost, okay? You won the final battle! Beat me! Took my power! Undid my world! This stuff you're doing? None of it hurts worse than that-OW!... okay it's getting close-OW!"He shook his hoof, and resolved to ensure the next one was with a fresh kicker. He had four total, he could make it last.>Awww, I'm sorry, did we ruin your plan to destroy our god and supplant her with a giant changeling? I'm sorry, real torn up about it."I didn't even plan that! I didn’t try to destroy her after she quit either! I just wanted her to not come kick my ass!">How would that even look like?"What? I dunno, like-OW!"That one was right in the cutie mark.>It would look like that, I bet!"You know what? I deserve this. Go ahead, do your-OW OW OW OW OW!"Whatever noble intent behind those words fell quite silent when the hits to the fresh shin with a fresh hoof came down."I take it back, I take it back!">Good! Now! Give me one good reason I shouldn't break that leg and make you worm crawl your ass back through that portal!"...Because you're the better Shining?"At long, long last, the kicks stopped."Who didn't get manipulated by a mare into being her god puppet... because he was a loser who had hit the bottom and suddenly became high off comic books stories and legends..."They did not resume.2/?
>>42540892"And... who still has his Cadence, as she should be, who doesn't want you to do it even if she feels like you should."But they would be ready when he said something stupid."Look, I get it. Applejack’s having a happy, nice reunion right now, but I get this. They only sent me this way so I could say I'm sorry after all that, and I am. I just... you get it, don't you? Why I did… what I did?">...you're damn lucky I'm still keenly aware how much of this world I'd be willing to break for them.So, if only to be at a better angle when the blows would come, he took a seat beside him.>Did they make you come?"Yeah... Applejack said you deserved to have your piece said, and also I'm not allowed to hit you back-ow."His heart wasn't really in that one, he just had to know.>You get you almost wiped me out of existence, right?"Didn't... didn't actually cross my mind that was a possibility, or you know, wouldn’t let you do the thing that beat me, but I feel bad it almost did. I feel bad a lot.">As well you should. Feel bad."Ow.">Mental and physical, I want a full circle bad from you."...got it.">And just so you know, I'm well aware how many of your stupid ideas are because of a mare from our universe, so... kind of our fault. Actually? Mostly our fault for the war thing... almost entirely our universes fault, thinking about it, because we abducted Alterjack and also Sunset was in the middle of it. Lot of our fault for the orchestration of your world."Ow.">Still am very mad at you."I mean... if you know Glimmer did so much-OW! That one really hurt!"It should've, he meant it that time.>Absolutely not! She may have pointed you, but that was still you! She worked with what she had! And that was a lot of stupid! You made those dumb choices and you still kept doing what she wanted when you knew the truth, that's on you, buddy! That one's on you!He knew it was, and it almost hurt worse than the strikes."OW!"Almost."...so you're still mad?">I'm very very mad."How mad?">...You almost wrecked my universe and I'm not shooting you dead on sight.That did give a more accurate gauge of mad than he wanted."Ow."Still didn't stop the hit."Yeah... I guess this is the best I could hope for, over here.">You're damn right it is, Chrysalis would've stabbed you. Actually stabbed you. I would've helped bury the body, never told a soul, take it to my deathbed and tell the guards we were at the movies when this happened and I would do it with a smile."...wow.">I'm prepping in case Flurry snaps."Wow.">...that it? You say all you want to say?"Well... no? I kind of was hoping you'd want to know what happened. It’s been years.">I very much do if only to find out why you are winged and should not be winged and I need to know who to hurt to rectify this."Applejack."3/?
>>42540898He leaned back, and the glare could have melted crystal if that was how really hard stares worked. It wasn't, so it just made the alicorn feel bad instead, like he should."Yeah, it wasn't her first choice either after she picked me up from the bar, but being on this side of the universe reminded her how much an Alicorn of love was needed, and since she didn't get the thing taken in this timeline..."He flicked the apple emblem on his chest."She shared. I'm pretty much the only other being in the universe that knows how this power works, despite some… efforts over the years to find an alternative who would also do paperwork. She was weirdly hung up on paperwork and discounted some individuals over not knowing paperwork, so...">Makes no sense."Yeah... I think part of it-">Load of hooey."I was saying it's probably->Bullllooney."...you know why.">No I don't."You saw my time with her back in the day. You know why I couldn't hurt her... and why she gave up on it. You saw that. You know… why she would give me another chance.">I do and it's still stupid. And on that note!"Ow.">Stop reminding me I saw stuff and I'll keep reminding you a random pony on the street would make more sense. Or, you know...He gestured, as hard as someone could gesture."...we're kind of working on that. We’re close, I can feel it. She’s back… sort of. She’s not alone anymore, and kind of hoping she... takes it back. Someday. I know how long its been, but I feel like, someday… maybe some day soon..."A sad hoof trailed over the emblem, and a not at all sad one swatted it away.>So, this mean she's back with you?"...that’s a very long story."For the very first time in their entire talk, the real Shining Armor looked sad about it.“So… you and Applejack, then?”"...that’s a long story, too."He tapped the emblem once more, right on the apple.“I don’t want to skip over how complicated it got before it ended up here, for good and for the bad… a lot of bad... but things have changed over the years, and I’m not sure you want me to just tell you the end, and not the whole story.”One stallion didn’t know for certain."Ow."One didn't feel bad about it.>...I'm sorry Glimmer did that to you. I get it, from your perspective everything worked out perfect, every time. You thought "I'm just the best and I'm on a roll!", I get it, I do. Even so, you have to know..."I... I do. And in the end... she was right, you know? All that buildup, all that work to be on top, and the highest being in existence finally just looks at you and says... "You're not worthy". And... she's right. She was right. I was this close, this close... but she was right."That, at last, made him put his hoof down."...I still think about Glimmer sometimes, think about how nice it felt to be believed in, think about how much she was willing to do for me, to praise me and love me.">How quick she was ready to try again?4/?
>>42540900It couldn't hurt worse than whatever brought a tear down his face."...I think about that a lot too.">...I bet you do."They sat in silence for a bit, just admiring the castle, their reflections in the crystal walls, and the sheer gap between them.Of just how similar they were, yet wildly different the same."Applejack reached out to me at the end of it all, when she could've just broken my legs and walked off. She didn't. She gave me a chance in the world we reset back to before I ever did a single act. No heroics to save the day, no legendary name to inspire others. Just a stallion who botched it with two princesses in a row, and had to start all over if he wanted to find love.">Yep. You did that. Completely did that. All you fault. Can't blame Glimmer, all you buddy.He was going to stop hurting him, eventually. Whenever he stopped being upset about the almost being erased from the world thing.Any minute now."Yeah... all me. I like to think things are turning out for the best, in the end, and not just with them.">...Now when you say that..."...actually? Rarity-OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWW"He couldn't even see his hoof move, that's how fast it hit him in the leg."OWOWOWOW-THEY REMEMBER!"It stopped with that."Ow. Owwww. Ow ow ow. That really hurt, thaaat really hurt.">Evil me, clarify."I'm not-ow.">Clarify!"Rarity and Luna came to this universe, they remember all you guys did! So does Celestia! So does... a lot of others! Dash! Fluttershy! Twilight and Pinkie too! And obviously Applejack remembers everything! If they got brain connected or existed on this side of the world, they know!">...annnd? Did you... get back with any of them?"...well-pleasedon'thitmepleasedon'thitme!"He didn't, but only because it felt like he would be punching a child for how much he hid and wibbled. He didn't much enjoy punching children, post being one himself. "They just... remember what we had, you know? It was..."He still thought about making an exception."It was special.”The only special thing was going to be his needs if this kept up.>Ugghggh. Anyone else I should know about? Strongheart, maybe? Dare I imagine that Ever Essence is going to be having another heart attack?"No. That would be contradictory, she didn’t have the event and obviously none of the populace knows, even the ones who met you in that world, so...">Oh, phew, so it's just the ones you listed? And... that one that fell through the portal that one?"...well there is one exception.">No."Soooo, there was this event with your universes Rarity coming to my world and trying to do something when we were looking for my AJ, and doing a thing with the portal-">Nooooo."Annnd in order to reconcile that unique two dimensional experience, the universe would have to-">NO."Why are you angry at me!? It's the only way it makes sense with the anchor thing"5/?
>>42540902>We can do plotholes in the universe occasionally if it avoids this plotsticker! Fine, it wouldn't make sense, but it would make me feel better!"..plotholes in the universe?">Stuff it! And stuff it down your throat, but then up chuck it and tell me what happened!"So, Rarity event, involving portal... with Ember.">OF COURSE!"The only way to reconcile-">Got it!"So she remembers, and-">If you say rushes into your kisses I will make you kiss the floor-"-immediately goes after Grunt.">...darn it, I was there when Applejack explained that. I know who this is and why it makes sense and I hate that."So, obviously, I know, and I rush after her because she will for sure die while he’s at full power..">Uh huh."Long story short we join forces because she started a fight and I couldn't let her get hurt-">I can see where this is going."And since she already remembered-">And I hate it. I saw that when I was in you and I hate it. She was so damn destructive, why are you doing this!?"... why am I keeping around a destructive, loud, brash, fighty, flirty, royal of a different species who nonetheless seems to really love me even if she hurt me before and occasionally threatens others?"He couldn't refute that. He absolutely couldn't refute that and it hurt. The first time this entire meeting, he'd been the one to feel the sting.>Sounds like you got really screwed, pal!"I... kinda did-OW!"That one he meant. That one had a "Crack" to it. That one was leaving a mark and maybe a doctor visit."I meant that you were right and I was wrong!"He didn't feel bad."You were right, okay!? You figured out what I couldn't! Before it was all me me me, all about me, and they loved me and didn't give a shit about each other, and inevitably that whole thing blows up in my face with the children no matter what I do because there's nothing connecting them! I messed it up, you did it right! Is that what you want to hear!? Doesn't matter if I have one or a hundred, if it's just about me it's a disaster waiting to happen and I'm not stallion enough to fix it! Okay!? That was the whole point! I had my Divine but they didn't... they didn't..."He had been defeated many times since they had arrived in his world. This was just another one of them.>...that name was stupid. None of them are divine."It's just a name to make them special. Remember? Ushering in a new era of champions? It wasn't like I was implying by loving me they were actual divinity... till they were. Sort of. It was just a name Rarity came up with.">Oh come on!"She did!... I thought the name was really cool. This is entirely on me getting excited, this does not make me seem like I wasn't for it.">Just so long as we all remember how stupid you were. Okay, fine, lingering plot threads of the book that is your life resolved, right? You somehow got back together-"Well...">Whatever! And then that's it, right? Right!?"...sooooo-"6/?
>>42540906>Oh dear Faust you should've just been deleted. I'm talking to you, mother in law! Would've saved me heartache and headache!She heard him, he knew she heard him, and she knew he would only get her a pretty good mothers day gift again.She liked him, still."Sooooo about that. It turns out the stuff we brought this way, uh... stayed. I guess to explain the... clothing, and airship, and all that."He mashed a dark hoof to his face."It makes sense!">It did not have to. We could accept crazy."Right... but it did, soooo since a pair of certain someones were... expecting...">Ughghghghgh."Came out healthy, by the way! Yay! Older and everything!">...I'm genuinely happy for them and wish absolutely no harm on babies, because no matter how much of them is your dumb whitey hiney they don't deserve Faust to come in there with a coat hanger."Yeah I'm really happy she was not keen on taking out her grandkid...">Anything! Else!"Yeah, I guess... thanks, for stopping me. Thanks for defeating me… I never deserved to be up there."And finally, he looked him in the eye."I don't know if I'll ever be forgiven for this. Even considering our past history of forgiving some really messed up stuff."He could hear the HAH from here."But... they're working on it with me, all of them that let me back in from the cold, and I learned. I did. I'm working more to make sure it isn't just... me. I'm not letting the alicorn thing go to my head, I'm working hard but not being absolute. I learned. Applejack learned, she's lost so much of that harsh bite she had before, and we're working together on it. Me and her, doing what's best for the world... the right way. I learned."His wings flapped sadly."And someday... I'll turn these back in, because I know it's better if I don't have them. They work for now, but hopefully, someday... she can fully see the love in her heart, again, as she used to. Not just as she does now… so close to the end."And he went silent, at last."...what about you?">Had an awesome wedding, had a fun honeymoon, had a great couple of years just being with my wives and children, had some kids and we’re having more and we're all very happy about all of that."...oh.">Yep."Feels like you won.">No thanks to you."...Nope, guess not.">...anything else?Finally, he turned to himself, and at last he could smile."Yeah, obviously."The portal ignited again."They wanted one last look at this place."And out, they poured.~Darling, this place looks every bit as splendorous as it had been before!~~Tis truth, and we've no reason to leave the spa this time!~~Oh dear, do you think we're intruding? Other me didn’t much like seeing us like this.~~I'm pretty sure other me would just be happy that we can do twience together at last, and not almost end the world!~~Out the way, I need to see if other me is still a Wonderbolt or not!~7/8
>>42540909~I’m gonna switch with other me and freak some folks out!… if they question two Pinkies at all...~~Can I have a nibble off this one or not? I just want to know what one crystal castle tastes like, you cruel monster!~~Alright, where’s other me!? Where do you get off telling my shining to tell me “It was special”, huh!? That was emotionally manipulative! It was mean! I crashed your castle one time and I’m not taking this!~Shining Armor, both of them, sighed.>...You know, it would be sad to leave without seeing them. We spent so much time together, after all.“Yeah, we did… and it was magical.”They had taken different paths, and ended up in different places in life. But, regardless, of one universe or another, there was one fact that always reigned supreme. They were friends. They were loved.“Still mad?”>Absolutely.“...heh.”Ever shall it be known, Friendship, and Love...~HEY! Don’t you leave me without even a goodbye jerks!~>...really?“If it makes you feel better, Applejack did more adopting than I did for Firestarter.”>Really!?Were magic.This was supposed to be one page of Shining hitting Salt I was gonna post last night but I woke up and it got away from me
>>42540913I feel loved
>>42486707kill it off already.>>42496698>Surely it can't be ass if it ran dedicated for this many years, lol.what is autism?
>>42541235It is? It’s dead
>>42486772>>42486747>>42486829I thought this was a series of greens that looked comfy, I had no idea this could end. Goodness, despite having only skimmed these threads a few times I feel actually a little sad to see it end and also feel a little haunted. I think I might actually try reading through it and I will certainly archive it. The fact that this was a collaborative mass story project deserves to be noted. This deserves to be remembered.
>>42541407Agreed, it was special
>>42541746Truly, one of a kind
>>42542209Seriously, I can’t imagine another thing like it
>>42539458Forgive the delayed response. I knew my post would be controversial, and rather than go back and forth responding to new comments as they comes, I let it sit until I felt that everyone got their comments out that wanted to so I can just give an overall response in order to not keep this going for days on end. This is likely going to be my only response on this topic again, so if I don't respond to further comments it's because I feel I've said all there is to say on it.>>42539549>Ralt/LunaltThey were funny at the start, definitely. Specifically, when they were competing to see who was considered more attractive between them.The "lesbian rage" bit with Twilight was gold. Coincidentally, Salt wasn't a part of it at all. Some good things came out of the Altverse, but the renewed and hyper obsession with Shining/Salt wasn't one of them.>>42539573I know what filler means. By definition and connotation. And the Altverse still felt like filler for how poorl;y written it was in its main conflict, just like old anime filler arcs. I don't care about the Fall of Canterlot. I find that it was a dragged out, dreary mess and that the antagonists were uninteresting, generally dumb with a poorly done motive for attacking.>>42540357>what huh whuh over and over againThe majority of your response is filler.>It literally is the most important arc for the finaleTrue! Without it, there would be no God Battle. That doesn't stop it from being poorly written and feeing like filler. I know it's difficult for some people to understand that words aren't 100% their strict definition (of which they can sometimes even have multiple of)!! but something important coming out of a story arc or even some good things coming out of, doesn't make the rest of the arc good. I can appreciate some things about the Altverse arc. Most of it is still bad. >>42540385>you just didn't understand!Your explanation is all well and good, but having him be dumb about what Glimmer was getting at with the harem thing just felt like a cheap way to try to distant him from being culpable in it. On its own, if this was the only instance of this sort of soft handling of Salt, it wouldn't have felt like an attempt at distancing him. But the way the story had gone up to this point with the writing revolving around him, makes me less likely to NOT believe that. On to the bigger point, I understand the writers (as I doubt you two guys wrote any of this) going for her manipulating him and causing a world war (which was caused by Alt-Spike's failure to follow Salt's advice, by the way) to kill his mostly interchangeable love interests. You're not clever for stating the obvious. Glimmer herself admitted, long before this scene we're talking about, that she manipulated him right to his face and that she got them killed for her plan. From what I can remember, if she didn't flat out state it, she at least heavily implied it to him.And that's all I have to say for now.
>>42542791>, but having him be dumb about what Glimmer was getting at with the harem thing just felt like a cheap way to try to distant him from being culpable in itSee this is what I mean, what are you talking about? "Distance him from being culpable"? He still did it and was 100 percent all for it because of stuff that happened before Glimmer. The harem thing wasn't a knock against him as a character or anything, it was just another facet of the overall plan, and most of it was just to make more characters for comedy like Lunalt and Ralt fucking with the main universe. He's not distancing from it, he's absolutely 100 percent a part of it, but the main issue was>Obviously it was unrealistic he could have pulled it off like he didWhich it was, she Visual Novel redid until he got it. But that just means its genuine from him. That he would've failed over and over and over isn't distancing him from it, it's showing he wants it but couldn't have pulled it off without her.>(which was caused by Alt-Spike's failure to follow Salt's advice, by the way) See? This is what I mean when I say 'What are critiques supposed to take from it when you clearly just didn't follow it and was too shy to ask'.No, the failure to follow advice had literally nothing to do with the world war. This wasn't just some implication, this was outright said verbally to their faces that the idea they were acting like teenagers for a war is insane. What caused the world war was Salt's baby plans being leaked to them by Glimmer and when they started fighting he cut them off to protect what he thought was HIS fuckup sending Spike that way. Pearl outright said if he just came up to her and talked she was 100 percent willing to betray the others and go along with him, even! In fact, it was a major plotpoint in that moment that while Altwi and Spike were accepting their own actions, Salt did NOT accept his own part in it, and he got fucked over for it.This concern was addressed, the problem wasn't foisted onto Spalt so the big guy didn't look so bad, it ended up being 100 percent his fault and, being flawed, he didn't accept it. In truth, it wasn't his fault, Glimmer literally manufactured it to kill everyone, but he didn't know that and that's why it doesn't absolve him when his response came.>Glimmer herself admitted, long before this scene we're talking about, that she manipulated him right to his face and that she got them killed for her plan.She didn't, he got that reveal when he saw the time flips. She did make implications at it, but none he would think we real till he did her time travel training.That's my point, Glimmer showed him what she did and he still took her back, so the whole "Conveniently not his plan" thing falls flat because it doesn't change anything, narrative wise. You're interpreting story beats to make it seem like his choices weren't so bad, or weren't his fault, when the ultimate answer was he was just a flawed version of Shining.
>Celestia"Altlestia"~~~>Wait, so you got to have all the fun of a full on frat teenager, complete with sex drugs and alcohol to the max, got to wreck shit and make life horrible, and then at the end of it you just reset back to where it was without any of the negative consequences and all of the memories!?"Yep!">...that's so deeply unfair!"Yeah, it is! Karma houdini that's a meehee! Iiiii got to have it alllll, and no withdrawals!">..."What did you get, eh?">...~Mom I've got questions.~"...adoptive mom?">No."...we... we can have kids?">Apparently."Y-you..">Damn right I do. I don't get my suns eclipsed, I get tender happy love while I'm getting my solar flared! And at the end of it, I got a happy life with a full family! I don't get just Shiny, I get Cadence AND Chrysalis AND more! Spitfire's in there! Spitfire, and she loves me! Tender cuddle loves! Shiny is hugging me and I have no bad memories of him to sour it, and then I... get..."No...">Loving afterwards snuggles."NOOOOOOOOOOO!">This is why you don't have sex until marriage!"I DID IT ALL WROOOOHOOONNGG!"~...so you know I'm still here, right?~>You've walked in on me and him way too much to pretend.~...I just wish you wouldn't do it in the tub...~"NOOOOOOOO!"
>Rarity"Ralt"~~~>Wait... you had a kid but I didn't!?"Yep!">And you're in a confirmed relationship but I'm not!?"It would be really weird for me to dump him. What's the logic there? Last I saw he was making my life beautiful and fought to keep it that way. And he made me pregnant. What's... whats the logic to leave him?">It just seems backwards for you to get that!"But I'm not a princess anymore.">Wait, why not? Why give it to him instead of you? You were the one who had it before, it makes no sense to skip over you for him! You did it!"...sooooooo-">Oh no."As it turns ouuuuut.>OH NO."I was... just a reallllly bad princess. Just a really, really, really bad princess. I sucked. On the job, even!">I got th-wait."Happened.">Oh dear lord."And then they tried to make me do paperwork and I just flopped it, gave up, and decided to raise my alicorn child instead.">OH COME ON!"She was going to be an alicorn anyway why wouldn't she be an alicorn now. Make sense. Follow the plot! I decided to raise her correctly instead.">Because it was too hard and you fucked up once and wanted to give up?"...more like three times.">Ah."What about you?">Messed up several times thinking I was doing the right thing and eventually became the Ponies princess that every one from the lowest pauper to the highest noble knows they can relate to and reach out to no matter what happens. I went from wanting to be admired and living in decadence to wanting to make the world feel more fair and beautiful for everyone, not just nobility. Also I don't have to share who I'm in a relationship with."...I... I feel like I should say it.">Go ahead, it's your turn."SHE GOT EVERYTHIIIINNNNNNNG!">Well.. mostly..."EVERYTHIIIINNNG!">I mean I was the main character...
>Fluttershy"Flutalt"~~>..."...So I feel like you being a chaos being is just a little cooler than the fact I'm a successful animal caretaker.">Little bit."I feel like Domshy got to do more than me, and you all kept ignoring her until you needed her.">Please stop making me feel bad about that! The only one who makes her feel good is my brother!"...oh no.">I know."But...but she looks like-">I knooowww."...we got a little screwed over. Metaphorically. We're not talking about the other stuff.">Obviously, we had plenty going on besides that."...well...">I love your hair."I love your hair! And I miss Fantastically Fixing Friendships">Someone remembers!
>Pinkie"Alt Pinkie"~~~>..."...I feel like we got the script mixed up somewhere.">RIGHT?!
>>42543346...I feel like both won
>>42544084We always were softer on her and Lunt for being so damn funny
>>42544421To this day I will always be thankful for Lunalt being a worry free test pilot for that one writer who did the her and Pennydrop stuff, even today stuff like her arguing with Penny or Mecha Chitania’s sleep mode make me laugh. Her diplomacy with the griffons was wild and goddamn it if we didn’t save the Rainbolts from the “what the fuck do we do with you” box in the best possible way.Luna got really forgotten before that, her highlight comedy wise was the fat camp stuff, and Celestia was the focus of most of that, or the 29 bits which I loved but didn’t really let her shine in a variety of situations. Then comes the AU arc and she just takes the fuck off as a comedy powerhouse that’s up there with the best of them.Lunalt gets a happy ending because she gave us so much happy
>>42544791>Luna"Lunalt"~~~>...so, uh-"Yes, we've sired a child, and yes we remain with our beloved!">No no, we are just thinking. If thou and thine universe never exists, we do not get to challenge Pennydrop in wit and in guile."We suppose?">And without that, we do not get to challenge the dragons and save our kingdom, or do a diplomacy with the griffons."Tis true!">And we for certain would have no parties of the pizza variety!"We've no way to confirm that!">We would still be Twenty Nine and the other's teacher, we would still have our friends and all, but we would never have a moment of us saving our country to build up to the finale."Thou would've still been the one to revive the Tree, though.">But with no buildup or character establishment!"...huh.">So... so it seems like.."It seems like if we'd never gone into thine world, thou would have little in way of accomplishments?">And the only way to get there..."Was us being impregnated and going on a vacation, yes.">...So....s-so..."So thine success can be attributed to-">BURN IT ALL DOOOWWWNNN-"Applejack and Alterjack, specifically.">...oh."Oh?">We thought thou were going to say because of Shining Armor."But he's because of Applejack, isn't it? Both his mental state, being single, and the whole Blue thing causing Glimmer to go crazy on our world, yes?">..."So yes it's actually Applejack's fault. Go kill her-">We accept this and give her thanks!"Wait what?">All hail Princess Applejack and absolutely nobody else in this equation!
>Ember"AltEmber"~~~~>Pfft. Look at you."Tsk, jealous of my Gauntlet?">Nah, it's tacky."It's a goddamn nightmare is what it is, for you. You can't imagine its power.">Lady, I became one of the strongest beings in the universe, I could one shot multiple alicorn level beings without even trying. What do you have?"Hmmm, what do I have? Oh, that's right. I had a romance story we got to see brought to fruition, the focal point of character acts like Rarity-which is how I even remember this crap-lots of funny stories with a massive cast, and some of the hottest scenes in the entire series, literally. I got character, importance to the plot, and I've got this power to rule. What do you have?">I got to have massive character development-"HA! Lame!">... during my massive and unique fight scenes both in the dreamworld in reality."...">.."Fight scene?">Fight scenes."...">..Alt Ember hits he knees."...uwaaahHHHH!"Dry heaves, and begins sobbing hysterically."AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"Ember just nods in sympathy."UGHBUUUHHHHHHUHHHHH!"
>Dash"Alt-Dash"~~~~~>...really? Neither of us ended up in charge of the Wonderbolts!?"What? Yes I did.">Oh... nepotism?"No, I worked for it. Took years of actual hard work, but I was let in as a rookie pretty early thanks to Applejack learning from this side, remember? She figured out what this was doing to our friendship. Was a whole thing.">Ah. I was a little out of practice when Lightning Dust finally retired. Didn't instantly promote you?"You figure she should since I flew in to save her bacon from Glimmer, but no, she made me do it the hard way. And eventually yeah, I made it.">Neat."What did you end up doing?">Paperwork."...paperwork?">Does nobody remember the round table thing we did? We just made it official, I was technically the top delegation of pretty much all things air travel and airforce, technically I was higher than a Wonderbolt captain even if I didn't have a rank."Neat. How's the lovelife?">There was an implication with Flash Magnus."...that's a little disappointing.">He's cool though... lemme guess-"Obviously and you know why! It's your fault! You're the whole reason I remember everything! I even remember dying because of you, remember!? You showed me that! Either I remember all this crap or you're a paradox that existed where there wasn't an existence or other egghead bullcrap I don't understand! You did this to me!">Right."So yes, obviously.">...but you didn't keep the kid?"Nope, didn't go to your world all negananate, and I went back in time, so.">Eeesh, sorry?"You should be, do you know how hard it was to time that for the second go round!? I had to wait a YEAR, and then at a very specific time of night, and then we had to do multiple that went off exactly at the right time! The sheer math of it all made Twi almost put a gun in her mouth to time it so I got my kid back!">...think something else might've-"Point is! Celestia was obviously fine tagging out the power for a bit since I literally gave up everything for this world. So... you know. Got my kid back to the second, indistinguishable!">Happy for you?"You should be, they're cool. They do loop de loops and maybe go through dimensions.">Wha?"I wasn't sure but thanks to having AJ and Celestia around it was manageable.">Right... no bad ending this go round."Nope! So... uh... sorry you didn't get to be princess Dash?">Don't be. It's better this way."Oh?">Yeah... I have certified proof I'm the only one awesome enough to never need the super powers."...bump it."BRO HOOF>We're the best."Confirmed."
>>42546020Damn right
dam yall still writing
>>42546443Just to it ends
>>42546443Yeah, we’re getting anything we feel like, no chance next
>>42542918>more "you don't understand Glimmer's manipulation and yada yada"I get it. She manipulated Salt by preying on his weaknesses. Like manipulators are wont to do. You're not clever for restating what she flat out admitted to doing herself long before that scene. Whether or not you want to admit it, her manipulation in that scene is meant to evoke at least SOME sympathy for Salt in that scene as the implication with him not getting what she meant at first is that he wouldn't have had the idea for the baby plan were it not for her pushing him in that direction. I doubt that you don't see him as sympathetic from that angle, and the scene positions Glimmer to at least be worthy of ire for her antics, far more than Salt is. Hence, there is at least SOME distance of moral culpability afforded to Salt in that scene, despite how you don't want to see it that way.As for Alt-Spike...>the failure to follow advice had literally nothing to do with the world warWrong! It was very clearly the catalyst for his ex-girlfriends to decide to go to war with each other. If he had followed Salt's stupid-simple-even-a-baby-dragon-should-understand-it advice and didn't cheat on all of them with each other, they would have no reason to fight each other to form a coalition against Altquestria. Remember, before Alt-Spike cheating, the people of every nation pretty much loved Salt as shown by the celebration before the alt-changeling's terrorist attack. If his jilted ex's were still on good terms with Alt-Spike, do you honestly think they would help the alt-changelings attack Altquestria? Of course they wouldn't! They only did so because they felt underminded and manipulated when they were told about the baby plan. Manipulated because Alt-Spike was clearly trying to get his own baby plan going without their consent and respect, and underminded because Salt was building a group of living weapons they have no chance to defend against. Their attack on Altquestria and assassination of the haremites was born out of a clear mistrust of Salt, which was born out of being cheated on by Alt-Spike. Therefore, the war was caused by Alt-Spike cheating on them! And you have the nerve to say I don't understand the "deeper" meaning of that Salt and Glimmer scene, while you just take the griffon's words at face value.As an aside, Glimmer is dumb for not actually studying any of the attempts her previous god candidates went through with the Primal Four and there was never any good reason given for why she didn't despite how this is apparently her last shot after "thousands of years" trying. I know you'll likely disagree with all of this and still cling to the idea that I didn't understand clearly stated things, or maybe you'll be a bit more honest and begrudgingly agree somewhat. Either way, for me, the well's dry in this conversation.But I'll leave you with some advice: the intent of the author means little when the execution of their idea is too poor to support it.
>>42546954>>more "you don't understand Glimmer's manipulation and yada yada"Buddy you're straight up getting events wrong, of course I'm calling it out like that.>She manipulated Salt by preying on his weaknesses.No, she preyed on his DESIRES, like someone making a faustian bargain tends to do. But when someone makes a "Deal with the devil", even if you're sympathetic with them you don't absolve them. >her manipulation in that scene is meant to evoke at least SOME sympathy for Salt No it isn't, it's designed for one thing and that's to show how Glimmer planned things. It's presented in story as a big reveal for Applejack that something with this specific character is amiss and she needs to be shown more, she outright says it. At no point does she go "Gosh I guess he's not responsible for that!" and it wouldn't make sense if she did.>Wrong! How are you so confident when the actual story says the literal opposite, to a T!>https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/35683212/#q35735978>“…do you seriously think we did all of this because you cheated on me!?”Everything else is also so wrong I don't have the wordcount for it! The other nations WEREN'T THERE At the changeling attack!>If his jilted ex's were still on good terms with Alt-Spike, If salt said TWO WORDS to them they wouldn't have! That's a major plotpoint!>, which was born out of being cheated on by Alt-SpikeThey said the opposite! Showed the opposite! Did the opposite! Onscreen, not in discussions!> this is apparently her last shot Yeah she didn't know it would come to that. Why would she think the Big Four would ever stop working?>that I didn't understand clearly stated thingsSo say things the story itself backs up. This isn't me telling you you're just not smart enough for a story, this is you saying the opposite of what happened and being shocked people say "That is obviously wrong and you don't understand it."> the intent of the author means little when the execution of their idea is too poor to support it.Yeah when the story itself says "It's because of his actions" to his face and your complaint is "The story tries to absolve him of his actions!", no idea however good is going to help it. No story is ever going to be able to break you from an idea you've dug into no matter what's actually there.
>>42546954>Glimmer to at least be worthy of ire for her antics...don't... don't think the baby plan was the problem there...>Hence, there is at least SOME distance of moral culpabilityWhat exactly is the moral culpability? That he wouldn't have come up with it without her?I'm trying to understand you since this might be the last critique we see about it, but you're saying some stuff that isn't supported, at all. This one's just jarring to me because like, the entire issue was Salt did the thing despite the many misgivings that others like Alt-Dash or Altwi said to his face. That doesn't change if he came up with the idea or not, I didn't come up with the idea of robbing banks but you're allowed to morally judge me for doing something dumb when my loved ones tell me to stop.>every nation pretty much loved Salt You're actually 100 percent wrong about this and its shown in story, most obviously from Top Cat the Spatl harm. The ones in his plan loved him, but every nation outside of that didn't like Ponies period, let alone him, he tried appeasing them with the Applejack thing but we never had indication 1 it worked. In fact the dragons still hated him, which was why Ember had to put on a show when she visited. They weren't at the celebration.This one's just no fuss no muss wrong. Not even kinda wrong, just outright wrong.>Alt-SpikeSo, again, the story addressed this, and I'm a little curious now. You keep talking about moral culpability and all that, so I'm a little confused. Doesn't the fact that Salt, specifically, is the reason Spalt is out there and trying to woo the royals, and then refused to let Spalt go talk to them like he wanted because he was sure they'd kill him.So... what's the moral culpability on that one?> which was born out of being cheated on by Alt-SpikeSo, Salt refusing to talk with them and sending Alt-Spike to deal with them doesn't factor in?>Therefore, the war was caused by Alt-Spike cheating on them! I mean you keep saying this and it keeps being wrong, I don't know how else to put it.If the story SHOWS the reason, then TELLS you the reason, and then you say "Well this is the actual reason" and it's the opposite, the story isn't the problem.>studyingShe did though, she made the Orb to do the Timeline Training and tweaked it and needed Sunset to make a containment armor later.>last shotIt's her last shot because it's not the Alt-Big Four. She broke those. She didn't mean to break those but she did. But she can't steal the reg Big Four more than once. Ergo...> or maybe you'll be a bit more honest and begrudgingly agreeKind of hoping you'll finally be a little honest with yourself and say "Okay, this problem I had and clung to wasn't actually there, the story did something else, and I just really don't like being wrong about this thing." I don't expect you to admit you got it wrong, but I kind of hope you'll at least stop pushing the obviously wrong thing.
>>42528962This made me think of something and I have NO REGRETS>42"SA"~~~By now, most folks knew about Forty Two.The changeling warrior who pretended to be a boy, was discovered by Cadence to be a girl, became a defender for the Empire, punches, love, brain punches, loss, more punches, regret, punches, acceptance, different punches, reunion, and finally married. She had a story longer than most and with more ups and downs than a gas powered pogostick. There was a time she'd felt so bad about an attraction to either of them that she was willing to give herself brain damage if it meant she could be an unfeeling protection punch machine. Once she couldn't even hear anything sexual without her blood pressure spiking and rupturing scar tissue in her nose, causing her to bleed out. For a mare who wanted to be known as punchbug, she had somehow managed to get an even better title.Wife.That's what she was, and what she was mulling over as she walked away from the days training. She had stayed late to assist in training for a pair who had been struggling, even though they gave it their all. She knew, better than most, how much it hurt sometimes to give it everything you have and still come up short. The cordyceps invasion kept her reminded of that. So, she didn't begrudge them, even though it was now late and she had been forced to teleport both of them back to the barracks due to their inability to walk all the way. Which meant she then had to teleport back to the training stadium and pick up after them. As one currently raising children, she was all too well versed in this act. Still, she reasoned it was better to have soldiers doing their very best to improve, than to give up because it was too hard.She learned that the hard way, before her marriage.>Hrm.There was that word again, marriage. Wife. She had a husband now. She had wives, now. Such thoughts would've sent her curling into a fetal position before. Or, in one shameful example, hiding under a bed. She used to be so overwhelmed with the idea, it would break her. It struck her, then, that she could be different now."Heh, they get older, but you've still got to keep picking up toys, right?"She didn't have to wonder why he would come out this late, and immediately get to work putting up the training mats without a question. He hadn't even asked, hadn't even wondered if he should. That's what their life was like, now. He merely knew her, and she knew him. She didn't have to be formal, or stern, or powerful. He had seen her at her weakest, even if that meant botching a makeup job.She didn't have to be the same mare hiding her face with terrible blush on, she didn't have to be the one threatening him if he noticed her slipping. She could be anything now.Do things, that previously would've sent her into a spiral.>...ahem.That thought went to odd places, strange places, fun places, very fast.1/2
>>42547730>Shining?When she realized, looking at this stallion, that things had changed since she had first been sent over here. Things had wildly shifted from her first "mission" as given by her Queen, the same one she now shared cocobombs with among other things.She wasn't that soldier, anymore."Yeah, sweetie? What's up?"She was finally in a position to say what she wanted, with pride.>...I want you to be giving me the sex.She was also, regretfully, still Forty Two, at the end of it all."Wha?"Still the same mare who had barked out her words incomprehensible, who had fumbled, and who now felt very silly. Very, very silly.>I... uh...But, she had changed.>I said...She didn't flee this time, she didn't fall over with a nosebleed, she didn't meep and spout off some nonsense loudly and demand he forget what he heard.>...do you want to go into the showers?She had learned that sometimes, it was okay to be a little silly. Sometimes, it was okay to fumble herself, to fuss up and mess up and do a little silly thing. Sometimes it was okay to be embarrassed. Sometimes it was okay to blush, shift her hind leg, and hope."Oh wow, sure, I-"He said, and in a blink it was someone else who teleported him, for once. She was so used to teleporting others that it was almost funny to think the one time anyone had seen this power prior to their reveal, it was teleporting her sister in law to beneath the catacombs. As such, he was left blinking as he realized he was standing on tile floors, and there was a distinct moisture in the air. Fortunately, the place was so quiet they would've heard if anyone was around.>I... I, ahem.It still made her heart beat fast, realizing there was really no reason someone couldn't walk in. She took her armor off with a clack, and steeled herself to speak clearly.>I know we don't have a lot of time, so can you just...She steeled herself in other ways too, when she turned around.>I... don't want a rough fight, can you just do it like this... tenderly? Something soft... and slow...It had taken many, many years, but she finally reached it. She could ask what she wanted, mean it, and not feel terrible about it."Anything, for the most beautiful punchbug in the world."Just the opposite, when he approached her. She felt amazing, and he hadn't even touched her yet.>Shining...She could finally just ask, when she wanted something like this. Vocalize it, speak of it, and get it without shame.She could just, ask, and no one would stop her.>Mount me.When his weight fell upon her, she had never felt more free.
>>42547732Weirdly hot/cute.But this is the stuff I love. Remember when she just did silly anime cliches? Stuff we found reasons for? And her fight with Chitania was fucking legendary, and it felt so refreshing it had real consequences that lasted so long, it made the redemption with the brain punch feel so good.I’m happy for our Punchbug, you get those tender loving, you get it right in your love. You earned it, our oldest /pa/ ling
>Chrysalis"SA"'Cadence'~~~>Hey, wait a minute!A thought struck the Queen, which was such a rare occasion that it almost felt like a headache gone wrong. >When I got here, I kept saying I would do this, or that, or everything!It was true, though she didn't need to confirm it with anyone. She was alone in the hallway, after all. She alone could remember how she had ended up here in the first place.~Just something that'll keep him... distracted.~>You said it, not Celestia in a trench coat! I was here for a distraction!And distract, she had. Badly. In the wrong direction, he actually improved because of her distractions. Because if there was one thing Queen Chrysalis, Queen Bitch of the Universe, the Second as was her name that she claimed, was good at, it wasn't doing bad things. She was spectacularly bad at that, which was good, but that meant she was bad, which->Don't you distract me, I was going somewhere!She listened to herself, which was the one she listened to most of all, she felt she had a decent track record of pulling off the important part.>Like getting married!She did that, she had done that after a long, long, long, looooong list of events, everything from partyland to marchmalley gala to challenging her god.>And winning, like a boss!Which she was.>Queen, baby! HAH!And she felt she was good at it.>I am! I'm good at this!Which meant she was good, and not good at being bad.>Stay on target, married!She was married now.>Right!Which meant all that stuff she used to do, bothering him, offering him all sorts of things, didn't have to be turned down when he said "Married" anymore.>Because he is married, to me! I'm married!It felt weird.>No it doesn't, it feels awesome! Like movie night! Or OnO! OH OH OH! I can do advanced seduction on Shining Armor, but like, the pony!She could.>I can!So, thus.>Ahem... bwoomadooma? Nah. Bwapapoppa? Nah, mixed messages. Crankaslamma? Hold on.She pulled out a notebook, and looked through her previous door slam exclamations.>Used that, duh duh duhhhh... aha!With the notebook returned to the hoofie hole, she cleared her throat, and->MarytheaBAMMA!She said as she slammed his door open, and strutted inside.>Shiny!"Hey, Chrysalis. Did you want to talk about that expansion again? I have the paperwork right here-">NO! I mean yes we should do that, because I do that stuff now, good Queen! I'm a good Queen who does her paperwork even when its boring!"Aw.">But no, I just wanted to-hold up.She shut the door.>Ahem... Shiny! Gimme the D!He stared at her.>Gimme the dick, is what I meant!"...m'kay.">...okay?"Well, yeah? Why would I say no?"She stared at him. He stared back."So... uh... did you mean right now?"Her mind had gone blank.>...whatdoahdo."Huh? I didn't hear you.">Ahhh... I duh, uhhh... She opened the door again."Chrysalis, I'll accept a lot, but I need to do a personal boundary and say you can't-">Caddy!1/3
>>42548345"Oh... yeah, I guess that's fine too. Sure! We're all in a shared marriage, it's not like it's just me. Cool, go ahead and ask.">What do I do!?"...eh?"Cadence, eventually, after reconsidering multiple life choices, walks in, walks in.'What's this about?'>He said yes!'...Chrysalis, we got married already, little late to pop the question.'>No! I said gimme the D-the dick to clarify! And he said yes!Wife, looked to husband. Husband, to wife. One raised an eyebrow, the other shrugged in honest confusion.'...I feel the need to repeat, married. He's allowed to give you the D.'>But like... what do I do!?Chrysalis wasn't as stupid as most claimed, only as stupid as some claimed, and they knew her best. But even she could tell when someone was staring at her as if she couldn't figure out the lid to a medicine bottle. It was the two fold punch of disappointed and worried about helping at all considering the unfortunate events that may follow. '...Take the D?""I was gonna say take the D."'Were you inviting me? Because I'm really not feeling up for this right now. I have a hooficure in ten minutes, that's barely half a snuggle afterwards section! To say nothing of the five minutes of lovey-dovey kisses we would need just to get started! There's just no time, Chrysalis!'"Get used to hearing that a lot."'Hm.'"But loving her all the same, because she's still the most lovely pink pony in the worrllddd!"'He knows I'm proud of my pink, he knows me. Also he didn't give you the D before we're married, he can make comments about the lack of D he gives me, he earned that. Love you, honey!'"Love you tooo!"They kissed via air, somehow, which was something magic love horses could do, probably.'What were we saying?'"The D."'Oh, yeah. Chrysalis, do you still want the D?'>Yeah!'So, go get the D.'Her work was done, her planet needs her. Planet Hooficure, owed by Neptunium, specifically, he'd done a crackerjack job post abduction and transformation into sailor scout.'Have funnn!'The door was shut."...so?"She stared at him, again.>I never thought I'd get this far."What?">I just... never thought I'd get to this point!"Oh... uh...">All those offers about you putting it in my ass, or me riding you, or bending me over the desk was stuff I wanted! I wanted you to do that! I wanted you to do it, hard! Long! All night long! But like... I kind of never expected it to actually happen, you know!? Like at some point I knew that no matter how many times I said "Gimme the D", the D would remain outside of me! But now I'm here! And you said yes, I can have the D!"Yeah?">...Uh... uhhhh..She looked left.>Uhhhhhh.She looked right.>UHHHHH.And finally, she did what she did best. Put a plan into motion that she was certain she was going to work, and that had been planned to the fullest.>...fuck it. Gimme that dick! AHHHHShe opened her mouth wide, and swung down.~~~~~~~2/3
>>42548348(...what in tarnation happened to you?Applejack tried her very best not to look away from the magical extraction and sealing job Shining was doing on the Changeling Queen's forehead, taking out shards of crystal and closing up a nasty cut while treating the bruise to go with it on the side of her head."She slipped."(Ah...ya' know, that there is a right problem round these parts-)>I tried to suck his dick but that fucking desk was right there!Queen Chrysalis had learned not to hide so much from others, that was her lesson at the end of it all. Learned that one via the angry hammer of that very mare who had walked into the room. Some things, had changed.>I wanted the D, Applejack! But I miscalculated and it all went wrong at the end!Some things never changed.(...Sorry yer' mood got ruined?)"Don't be, as soon as she's sealed up I'm giving her the D."Some things, just got better.>FINALLY! Gimme!Pap!(No. Nooooo. Bad bug monster. Nooo.)Pap!(Not while Ah'm in the room-WAH!)This time, it was not the Queen to tossed her out.>...uh.It was the Prince, who had also changed in all this time. He was done waiting now that her injury was fixed, and was more than happy to grab the back of her head."You're getting the D."Things got better real fast after that.>H-That laugh never made it out, before something pushed it back in.
>Luna"???"~~~~Somewhere in another castle, Shining Armor was having fun. Be it tender loving mounting or throat destroying relief after years of buildup, he was no doubt enjoying himself as he should.>Hm hmmm.But that was not here, in Equestria. This was the personal study of Princess Luna, a room never once sullied by the existence of Shining Armor in mid coitus no matter how many attempts they made to sneak in while she wasn't there. This was her own personal living domicile and she would not be harassed in it. Even so, despite the distance, a lot of her life involved him coming in to talk about the Empire relations, or show pictures, or invite her to an outing of some kind. Mostly, she accepted. She just resented, a little, that so much of her life involved him."Knock knock!"And there, much to her chagrin, was one of them. Coming in the door, waving files of some kind with a smile on her yellow face. The former Wonderbolt captain herself, Spitfire, had come to see her, and no doubt would drag her back into her most unfavored of topics."How's my top three favorite sister in law? Got some kickass flight plans here that needs the toppest of top to sign off on. Could've just tagged them off, but I never get to see you! Personal delivery for my Sister in law, top three!"Or so she thought.>...what?"Come on, don't be like that, Twilight's in there! That's a hard top one to beat. As for the other one? You're not gonna believe it."It took her far longer to realize what she meant.>Oh... oh, right, we suppose thou also related through... him.Spitfire was not one to be stopped easily, such was the life of a flier. As such, her skid was more than a little off balance."Eh? No, Celestia. You know? My wife? I'm married to Celestia."She enjoyed saying that way more than one would think, if the way her eyes rolled back for a second was any indication>No, we know, we just mostly think of thee with... him."I don't know why, I just made love to Celestia last night."Her dark nose crinkled in distaste, and she found herself wishing to go back in time and fire the mare herself.>We do not need to hear of thee sullying our sister."Excuse me? No no, I think you misheard me. Ahem. I made love to your sister.">We know what thou means when you say you had sex-"No no!"She insisted, hoof up."Let me clarify again, just so we all know the score here. I did not have sex, with Celestia. I did not sully Celestia. I did not bang, nail, hammer or clap Celestia, and I absolutely did not, I repeat, I did not fuck Celestia. I made love to my wife, Celestia, and it was awesome. I am married, to Celestia.She giggled before she knew it.1/2
>>42548777"I, Spitfire, am married to Celestia, and thus you, Luna, are my sister in law. And that is why I'm proud to admit, even if Shining never came back, I still would have married and made love to that absolute tall white goddess that is, my legal, and emotional, wife. So!"She slammed down the paperwork to be signed."I came here to talk, but I will absolutely accept you just saying you're not in the mood and sending me off, at which time I will go to your sister, and I will make love to her, because I love my wife. Anything else?"Luna bore into her very soul with her stare, but she never wavered. She kept that bright, beaming smile.>...we're honestly just happy thou aren't talking about him."We do not need to talk about my husband if you don't want, because I will also happily talk about my wife, Chrysalis, or my wife, Forty Two, who I made love to. Or Eighteen, who I made love to. Or!"She got loud, and Luna tried to stop it.>We get it."We can talk about!">We get it!"MY FUCKING HOT! PINK! WIFE! WHO I MADE LOVE TO!"The room went deathly silent.>...she will not appreciate you calling her that."That was for me. It's a long thing, you wouldn't get it. Unlike her, she got it."She stared."It was my love.">...We take it thou got a talking to about saying thou fucked someone?"One time I said "I'm gonna go fuck Forty Two" and she never lets me live it down.">We see."I did though.">Understandable."I made love to her, and Celestia, at the same time. It was awesome.">...thou have come a rather far way from licking Dash's laundry."Lets just say I'm now slightly more appreciative for all the tongue training."Luna stamped the paper, handed it back, and that was that.>Have a good day."I will! You two, top two favorite sister in law! I'll tell my wife you said hi!"With a smile and a skip, she fluttered out the door.>...hee, we're top two.
>>42548780After all these years, she got her own hot pink wife. I remember when she used to use that as an insult to Shiny
>>42549219>Stormy Flare"Spitfire"~~~>You know when you got fired, I was like, ninety percent sure you were going to end up sleeping with unscrupulous individuals to make ends meet."And instead I made sweet love to Celestia and Forty Two. Defying expectations!">...well... Chrysalis is in there."Heh.">...also we hinted you used to fuck Shining Armor, was that true?"Nah, we never had sex back in the day.">Oh."Nowadays though he absolutely ruins me whenever I feel like it. Like, any time.">..."Saved for the best!">...could've been worse...
>Shining Armor"29"~~~~How it started.>I really wish you'd stop that."Hark, but mine wiles shalt sway thee so! Gaze upon mine visage, and know ultimate pleasure awaits thee with but a single touch! Worry not for thine wife... she may join.">I don't like this."Oh, but thou art royal, and I crave thee!">GAAHHHH!How it ended up.>...sooo."Hmm...">...nice day for this."Oh yes, the park is wonderful this time of year, thou hath made a fine choice to come out on such a day.">Yeah, it's pretty-Kids! KIDS! No pushing on the slide! Honey I will go get your mom and she will hold you up till you quit! She may be retired but nobody's arresting her, I assure you! Stop messing with your sister!"Ah. Tis seems like a hoof full.">You have no idea."Well I-MINE CHILD! Do not stick the dirt of the earth into thine mouth! No tis not the same as thine mother, those are ingredients for a potion!... SPIT IT OUT!">Ahhh, the dirt chewing stage. My condolences."Tis been a challenge, her brother is much more easy to deal with on such matters. Tis going to be a true soul, I feel it!">Sometimes you can tell, eh?"Sometimes...">...hm..."...thine wife once made me fight in a pit of death for beauty makeup.">Yeah this got real weird real fast."...Tis weird I feel little jealousy of thine numerous royals.">It's really weird I kind of find your old pest days endearing."Does... thou want to have a guys night out? We shall bring Sombra.">...m'kay."This is nice. Tis very-STOP EATING THE DIRT ALREADY!">Yep... niceBOOM>I'll pay for that!
>>42549545>Velvet"Stormy Flare"'Nightlight'~~~~>...The uh... mom and dad meetup is looking a little thin for a seven individual marriage."Does seem like we over prepared a little."'In hindsight, uh... what were we expecting?'>Yeahhhhh I was at least hoping for Cadence's adoptive parents... turns out-'Yeahhhhh.'"...so, uh... your son apparently fucks good.">I'm so proud of him!'Real pride!'"I think its neat, thanks for the grandbebehs.">See!? Someone else does that!~I do too.~>..."..."'...was... was that...'>..."..."'...Should we say "Oh god!" or "Oh, god!..."
>>42550200I get it!
>>42486707PP-anon here. I should probably say something while I still can.I've been here for a VERY long time.I remember seeing the tail end of the first thread. I had graduated college and trying to figure things out. I remember writing my first story in the 2nd thread and it was the very first time I posted anything on /mlp/. I remember staying vigilant at night to keep the thread up and creating Late Nights with the Pink Pony Club as part of a night shift. I remember when GG happened, and deciding to leave 4chan in protest and speaking in the archives like a ghost watching the living. I remember Fluttershy taking up the late night. They were genuinely good. I wish she stuck around. I remember being threatened to come back....and I came back. I remember when I joined the Army and before leaving for basic training, I found a random Pinkie Pie on the ground and decided to keep her as a charm (she's still around. I kept her in my backpack despite so many moves). I remember not being able to write stories while in basic training so I wrote stories in a notepad and posted them later. I remember scrambling to write Halloween stories even when I was on a plane about to be flown to my first duty station. I remember when we lost our first and second archives, and creating a backup archive to the archive. I remember when 4chan went down and I creatied the Apple Bunker Protocol in response, so we would always have a way to regroup. It makes me really happy to see that it was refined and actually used. Makes me wish I was more active the updating the protocols. I remember the EVO arc obliterating my spirit and losing my fire to write canon stories. I remember when my friend took his life and I wrote a very personal late night story to help grieve. I remember seeing his name being called as a background pony and feeling great joy to have him appear in a Late Night story as a guest. The Mad lad figured out how to Isekai into MLP. He's in the same universe as his waifu now. You just need a username that sounds like it would fit in the MLP universe and be known as that. I remember using the taxpayer money I earned to commission art after art. Remember to support your art friends. My latest art friend has taken so many pony art requests that she's slowly converting and seems willing to watch the show. I must mold her carefully. I'm sure it's pretty obvious, but I've been dying a very slow death with /pa/ in terms of my involvement, but I'm still proud to say that I've never missed a Halloween story. Like how Charlie Brown must never kick the football, Applejack must never give good candy on Nightmare night. Despite taking so long to die, I'm glad I managed to make it to the end. What's crazy is that this thread has seen the start and end of my Active-Duty Army career.
>>42550814As this thread ends, I'm about to use my GI Bill and start my new journey into graduate school for a master's in game design. Who knows, maybe I'll make that visual novel I started working on a while back or make a full game inspired by the dream world.If there's time I might write some author confessions later. Otherwise, I'm glad I was a part of this and I want you all to know you're all very good /pa/ls. I hope for more Pinks another time.
>>42550814As another early thread anon, I want to salute you, one of my favorite writers, for all the stuff you did. The messages that had DT ticked off, the Luna action bits, and goddamn it I always looked forwards to the Nightmare Night stories every year to see her egged.Pinkie Pie would be proud of all the smiles you made.
>>42550814Been a hell of a ride, pal.You were one of the greats
Hey hey hey where do i find all of the threads when u guys r gone? Do i just copy it all and save to some text doc? And another question: where does Princess AJ start to get "good"? Do u have answers to that?
>>42551362All the threads should be on Desu. Gonna be a lot of reading though.
>>42550814Cheers mate, enjoy spending those govbucks… wait a shit we all do that!
>>42550814Never gonna forget you, pp anon, you’ve been around and doing great since the start. I remember when you posted about your friend, I replied as best I could but I always felt heartbroken for you, I’m proud of you for earning them solider bucksWhenever you go next, know at least one anon is gonna remember all the fun you gave us.
>Shining Armor"Chitania"~~~~~When the Titan Queen Changeling had requested a meeting, the current prince of the Crystal Empire wasn't sure what to make of it. To call their relationship tumultuous would be akin to calling a tsunami a bit much for most surfers. He could scarcely recall a time they'd been in the same vicinity and he hadn't felt like attacking her, likely it started and ended with their very first meeting atop Canterlot after she stricken Celestia in the back. That moment, with her weakened and brought low, was the one time he had truly, openly, reached out to her. Everything beyond that was, at best, a terse acceptance of her presence.Things had changed a lot that day, for the both of them. Though he was quite confused when she requested a meeting with him, he had little reason to fear her. Powerful though she may be, she was not the same being who clashed in the heavens before. As such, he didn't even feel a hint of the anger or resentment that had once clouded his heart when he heard of her arrival. He knew of her, why she did what she did, and what it had taken from her. What before had been a dark spot in his soul had been washed away. Though he was cautious, he wasn't angry, and he didn't hate her. It had been too long, they both had been through too much, to hold onto those feelings any more.Still, he was on edge when she stepped into the meeting room, if only because the determined look on her face that had just a hint of a smile warned him he wasn't going to like whatever was about to come next.>Queen Chitania.He knew it to be true, when she started speaking."Prince Shining Armor. It has been too long since we've seen each other. I give my thanks for your acceptance of my request. Though, I wish it had been in the Kirin Village."He shrugged tense shoulders.>One of my kids has the sniffles, I wanted to be nearby."Ahhh, of course. I am glad you brought that up, as that related to the reason I've come to you today."He tensed, and he didn't quite know why. She hadn't taken her seat at the other end of the table, and now he knew why when she'd started to move around the table to approach him.>I'm afraid babysitting jobs are filled around here, though I'll keep your application if that should change."That, too, is related to why I've come here."She was closer now, enough he could feel his muscles coiling as if ready to spring."Because, Prince Shining Armor, I've not forgotten. Of all my battles in this world, and there have been many, you remain the only male to have ever defeated me in direct, physical combat. You are the only one I can claim truly won in our clash that day, upon my emergence. You, are without question... strong."He heard alarm bells in his head when she got close enough to look over him."I went to see your sister, not too long ago.">I'd heard. Figured you wanted to say sorry.She looked wistful for a moment, but it did not ease his beating heart.1/
>>42552709"...I suppose, in a way, I did. But that is not why I went to see her. I met with her in hopes of an... exchange."His heart raced with worry, and he tried to think of anything from their last meeting that would betray hidden feelings from his sister. A strained look, a slipped word, anything that may warn him of a deal made that would spell trouble for her in the future.Though, thinking about it, he couldn't actually recall all that many times deals with Chitania backfired on the pony or creature side. It mostly backfired on her, specifically. Often."I see the look on your face, and I must disappoint you. No... I did not give away the secret to my Titan Magic. Though... I did offer it."His heart was ready to leap out of his chest."However, it seemed your sister was much more interested in, how did she put it? The lore. Queens names, powers, histories, that sort of thing. I offered enough to fill a library... and she accepted."That sounded like her, much to his chagrin."I suppose I overdid what I offered in turn, but I felt she deserved it, for all she'd been through. Regardless, she accepted, and in exchange, there was... a procedure done. Something given to me that I've been denied for all my life, and I never knew it. Something inside, broken... that is now fixed."His mouth felt dry as she looked to her own body. One spot she lingered on, specifically.>...why are you here, Chitania? What do you want?He cut to the chase, hoping it would bring peace. It brought nothing of the sort as she lowered her head down, nearing him enough he could feel the heat seeping through her smiling fangs, and see the look in her eye that seemed to burn with an emerald flame behind them."Shining Armor... I want your babies."TOK!He was sure that had been the sound of his brain breaking, but somehow it had stayed in tact."So could you jizz into this cup?"He stared at her for what felt like an eternity, but in reality must have at least been enough to be uncomfortably long. That's the only reason he could imagine she helpfully tapped the little plastic cup she'd placed in front of him."This one, to clarify.">...WHAT!?She shrugged at his voice, backing off enough to finally give him some breathing space."Does that word mean something else? Cum, I meant cum in the cup. That one, right there.">What are you talking about?!His goggling eyes just did not do his feelings justice."Oh, did they not share my diary with you? It seemed like they shared it a lot. To clarify, I wanted a lot of babies back in the day. I had hypothetical names for them and everything, it's true. So I went to your sister to find out why I had only one, and she wasn't in the best of shape. Long story short, we did some work, found out the problem, and she's very confident she has it fixed to where I should be able to produce an entire Hive. I'm sure you're well aware of the current population problems Changelings as a whole are facing."2/?
>>42552713He did, even though it seemed her personally was doing his best to fix that."Since I failed to bring about an age where changelings rule, or just keep the idiots from killing themselves to near extinction, I believe that I can at the very least give a kickstart by having my own Hive and hopefully turning around this downward trend. I have the baby maker, now. So, I just need baby making stuff to put in me. Ergo..."Tap tap"In the cup, please.">Wait, wait wait wait... you picked me!? Me!? How am I the first one you picked!?"You're not."She reached in her massive armor chest plate, and pulled out a little clipboard that looked downright tiny in her hooves. Then, she put on a tiny pair of glasses on the bridge of her nose."My first choice was asking Sunset to find out some way to flip her gender and do it that way. My reasoning was for all she'd done, she deserved first chance to be the progenitor of the changelings. I thought she'd be excited, but she quickly and sternly informed me that magical babies are a bad idea, and made several loud allusions to "Dusting" for some reason. That and she said putting pony magic in a changeling and expecting it to take was pretty stupid, but its a cute stupid. Regardless, that also knocked Rainshine off the list, though she was more hoping I'd get my gender flipped instead. Lot of disappointment that day, all around."She flipped a page, and only then did he notice the long list of pros and cons attached to the two names on that paper."Third option was Flash Sentry, which at first seemed hopeful, but unfortunately he turned me down when he informed me he had a family history of heart problems and other ailments, it was one of the reasons he got Twilight's procedure."For some reason, though there was no way he could have heard it, the stallion swore that had been referenced once somewhere in the universe."Knowing my own issue with potential genetic faults, the risk was outside of acceptable bounds by a substantial margin, and he wished to spare me the heartache. Well enough I suppose, he doesn't seem to like the idea of being a father."Shining Armor couldn't imagine why. Really, he couldn't, babies were awesome. "Next up was Fizzle.">Fizzle!? Fizzle the dragon! He was next!She nodded in affirmative, completely ignoring his tone."Yes, and he himself seemed all for it. Even insisted we do it the natural way, and I had little objections.">You had sex with FIZZLE!?"Hm? Oh, no, we never got to that part. Obviously we did some genetic testing to find any potential family issues, seeing as a dragon knows little of their immediate kin, and unfortunately what we found was that his constant use of infusions, more specifically the Titan infusion he loved to overuse, had some.. side effects, genetic wise. Which, in hindsight, should have been obvious, he used an infusion to give himself changeling like abilities and grow giant, radically altering every cell he had."She winced.
>>42552719"Even the Titan Form aside, something made for an entirely different species, its not even considering he mingled in the pony magic. At the same time. He was a hodgepodge of magic, and it left multiple worrying markers.">Is he gonna be okay!?The concern brought a smile to the corner of her lips."Oh yes, he'll be fine. Sunset has already done the tests to ensure there will be no long lasting effects to his health, and she believes within about fifty years or so if he stays off it, the infusion magics should disperse completely. Obviously, that time table is not within acceptable bounds, as I wish my daughter to know her kin before she grows old.">Oh. So, no on him?"He was rather heartbroken about it, he cried his eyes out even as Sunset assured him he wouldn't get cancer or something of the sort. I suppose I too would be upset to learn I'd altered my body in some fashion while unknowing.">...sure. That's probably what his problem was."Regardless, he was out. So, then, we came to you."She flipped the page, and gestured to the stallion."By all accounts, you're the perfect fit. While we could've theorized Flurry Heart was a fluke, the children thus far have shown that you specifically are of excellent genetic stock. Not only are your children healthy, they're exemplary, and I don't merely mean the two alicorn you've brought about. The changelings from your wives are, simply put, outstanding in all regard, physical mental and magical.">Hee.He didn't care if he smiled like a dork, she was praising his kids, he liked his kids."On top of that, you have excellent care regarding changelings as a whole to ensure they won't be mistreated, and have a vested interest in the revival of the changeling race so that your children may live in a time where they don't fear extinction. Your donation would be substantial."She looked up from her clipboard, briefly."Also, I know... worryingly little males, in general, and I would really rather I vet them as a being itself. You passed with flying colors."With a satisfied nod, she lowered the clipboard."So... please cum into the cup?"He groaned with her presentation done, mashing his hooves into his face.>I suppose I should be happy you're not asking me to sleep with you."That was a tradeoff I made to help my success, yes. I regret the loss, but due to how long Chrysalis was here, untouched, I would rather better my chances.">...wait, loss?He perked up, curious."Indeed."She reached into a hoof hole, and pulled out a little roll of parchment, unfolding it, Shining Armor was finally able to glimpse what the inside of a changeling looked like even deeper than he himself had gone, and that was saying something.4/?
>>42552723"According to your sister, while the procedure I've undergone is within bounds she feels secure in, she did admit to me that if I were to take a love injection right here during the process, it would increase my chances of healthy children, or even better, by around thirty three point four to fifty seven point nine nine repeating percent. Essentially, if you flooded me with love while you flooded me, the chances are even better for healthy children. While I preferred that, hence my willingness to bed my candidates, I do accept this would likely be outside of your acceptable bounds, and instead will allow it artificially if it means I may increase my chances for your acceptance, at all.">Ah..."To clarify, just so there is no confusion, were you to request a natural method I will gladly let you have me in any way you wish. Up to and including any personal requests during you wished to have."He raised an eyebrow, and she shrugged."I didn't believe you would be swayed by the thought of claiming the Titan herself, you seem to have other opinions on the matter regarding relations.">I very much do, and would never cheat on them. Not even for...He tilted his head to the side, and raised his eyebrow further.>...that."I believed as much, otherwise you could have taken it before. By right of battle won, you could have claimed me and bred me after our fight and I would have likely, begrudgingly, accepted it.”He tried not to think too hard about that. While he would never cheat on Cadence as long as he lived, he had read far too many nerdy sword and sorcery books not to at least get a nice mental image out of it.>And now?“My opinion has obviously swayed more positive after you brought about my ultimate defeat in the battle among the stars, not through power, but through sheer conviction. I recognize that, more than any might.”He could respect that, if nothing else.“So… cum in the cup, please.”The way she said that made it sound like she expected him to whip it out and start stroking right there, and he dearly hoped that wasn’t the case.>I’m curious, if I turn you down, who’s next?She picked up her clipboard again, and flipped the page.“Twenty Nine.”>Excuse me!?She shrugged, flippant on the matter.“Sunset highly recommended him on basis of character, though I wouldn’t know, we’ve not had any major interactions besides him shooting me to distract me one time.”>That… huh.That felt wrong. Why wasn’t that wrong.“His children are also healthy, it seems, though not overly exemplary yet. He has excellent parenting skills if the testimony of Fifty Six is to be believed. Lastly, it likely will not be hard to convince him, apparently he has a deep affinity for royals and his spouses are quite understanding to this, according to reports about him and Sombra.”>I… can confirm.5/?
>>42552724He said, wincing at the memories of when he’d walked in on them, the changeling holding the end of a leash and the former King bowing before him.“Likely, of course, this will mean he will request it be done naturally rather than artificially, but as I’ve said, I’m willing to let him have me if it means my chances will-”~REALLY!?~The pair went quiet, though the echo in the hallway continued on.“...I was under the impression the room was soundproofed.”>It… is…Which could only mean one thing.(Way to blow it, Chrysalis!)Changelings are sneaky.~It was over the line!~So too, it seemed, were ponies. Three changelings and three ponies emerged from behind a hidden door, stumbling out and stretching their limbs twisted in the cramped room.>Hello, wifeys, how are you?*Fine, Shiny! We were just listening in because we were afraid you were going to try to murder her.*This time, it was Chitania’s eyebrow that rose.>I used to have serious problems with you thanks to the whole drinking my daughter like a juicebox and trying to kill her thing. Thought about murdering you a lot. A lot lot.“Ah.”>If it makes you feel any better, I moved past all that and don’t want you dead anymore. Or seriously maimed. Or locked up at the bottom of the ocean. Am I happy about it? No, but I won’t be poisoning your drink with liquid razor blades.“As a parent myself… I understand, and for all I’ve done to you, I would’ve at least had a swig.”Both nodded, and accepted.>So, uh… what do you guys think about this?The six looked to each other, then to him.~We literally just heard this the same time you did, we didn’t have time to form a consensus!~The others nodded in agreement with Chrysalis, and the Princess of Love took charge.=And with that in mind! Chitania, is there anything else you need to tell us regarding this?=Carefully, the changeling looked over her notes.“...doesn’t look like it.”=And, hypothetically, if Twenty Nine for whatever reason couldn’t give you a kid?=“I have more down the list, but I’m more hesitant due to lack of personal knowledge. Apparently Seven is quite good with children and Sunset can attest he’s proficient in battle and medical knowledge. And apparently someone named Tiempo was a challenge to Sunset back in the war, I’m looking into it… and according to her, someone named Delight “Ruined everything”, I don’t know how to take that. Other than that, those are my options. It doesn’t have to be today, I imagined he’d bring it up with you if he didn’t turn me down right away-” =Noted! Council of wives, assemble!=As one, they rushed back into the hidden room.(OW! Celestia, you stepped on my hoof!){I’m sorry, wife! I’m tall! Your wife is tall!}*Scooch!*=I said assemble, lovingly!=The door was shut, and the two were left in uncomfortable silence.>...pshoooo.“Hm.”6/?
>>42552730>...how you doing in the Kirin Village?“I like it.”>Cool, cool. Got lots of room?”“The mountains are expansive, which will be excellent if I have a hive. I have scouted locations that allow Rainshine easy access, she would like to assist in their rearing to ensure they are more well rounded. And of course, I would like the eventual father to give their own input, Changelings rarely get father figures.”>Neat, planning ahead.“A changeling Queen eventually had to…”>Yeah, she’s like that.“How do you handle that? In the bedroom, to clarify. Not to pry if you don’t want to.”>Think of it less like me handling all of them and more all of us in a dance. We just have to make sure everyone’s doing the right moves and help them out when they stumble.“...interesting.”They waited and waited more. Waited until they were pretty sure the sun had moved more than one would think it should.“It’s weird the one time someone doesn’t want to sleep with me is the one time it might help my race.”>I heard stories, yeah. You ever take them up on it?“No.”>Smart.“More… oblivious. I’m quite thick to signals, I’ve found.”>How did you even have A kid? Was that a fight won too?“Psh, of course not, I-”SLAM went the door, because of Chrysalis.=THE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED!=Pink wife rolled with it, and floated in the air above them all, shining a pink light down upon both of them.=Due to arguments presented by Queen Wife!=~It’s literally helping my race survive! And I like Chitania and want her to have the babies she wanted! And for the love of me, not with Twenty Nine! I’d never live it down if the future of the race came from him!~=And counter arguments by Paperwork Wife!-*Wait, counterarguments? I said I understand wanting a ton of babies-*=And additional arguments by Sunwife!={I completely understand being worried about your race going out because of idiots and trying to keep them alive, and not wanting to subject a royal to Twenty Nine. Also just… you have the saddest history with kids, I want you to smile!}=Not to mention words from Fast Wife!=(I said two words it was “That’s hot”.)=And, finally, the last word came in from Punchwife!=+Punch.+=That one! And I! I added in my own feelings!=~Celly mentioned the math about them ending up sickly like Thirteen and she started sobbing hysterically at the thought of babies being sick, cried at the idea they might not get to play with the other kids, shouted the risk being too great if you couldn't give them the biggest hugs, and finally did a backflip. Last one was unrelated, previous argument before Chitty even came in. She did it, won ten bits.~=We the council have decided our stance on the matter!=She reached out her hoof, and it is engulfed in flame.7/9
>>42552737=Shining Armor, knowing the task most grand, knowing the dangers presented by the world, the dark cloud hovering over the risks to the well being of littleoogybabies in sickness and the cruelty of genetics, and finally with the weight of an entire extinction looming over the race, the Council of Wives have decided!=From the darkest magic, from the most wicked power, from her very soul, she summoned forth a single object atop it, bathed in the most obscene of spells.=WE BESTOW UPON YOU!=From her power, it was cast.>...a ticket?A ticket.=You may do ONE babymaking loveydovey! Extensionsrequestsmayapplydoesnotincludesomeonedisguisedaschitaniathisticketisnontransferablenonrefundableintheeventthatmoodisrequiredmouthactionandstickingitinthebackisallowedintheeventpregnancyisnotconfirmedimmediatelybylittlebubblepicturebesideyoubabymakingisnotconfirmedandtryagainvoidwhereprohibitednotvalidindetortormareschusesbecausehorses=The stallion’s jaw dropped.=Or you’re allowed to tell her no, or you can just do your thing in the cup! Its your body and we’d never presume telling you how you’re allowed to use it, only what we’re comfortable with regarding touchy stuff with others! We just want you to know we understand the whole importance of healthy children thing and the larger social and political matters regarding the species of changelings, and as such we know this isn’t about cheating on us! We respect your autonomy as a stallion and as your responsibilities as a prince! Love youuuuu!=(Also… totally get it.)=The council has decided!… unless someone has second thoughts, communication is important! Any problems?=None responded.=SO SPOKEN!=After a minute, she awkwardly just lowered back to the ground.=I didn’t have anything after that, Celestia used up my smoke bombs.={That vacuum salesmare was annoying!}With that decided, the ticket in his hooves, and the Titan looking down on him, it all came to Shining Armor.“If you need time to decide, I understand. However, if its going to be a no, I’d appreciate it soon.”Just a stallion, sitting there in that room, looking over the fighter he’d had a lot of very angry thoughts about in the past, and wondering.>...hm.He tilted his head to the side again.“Hrm.”Chitania, in turn, shifted just right so he could see.>...hmmm…Finally, he glanced at the others, who gave their own encouragement with looks alone.+Punch.+Mostly looks.>...hm.Finally, he smiled, got up from the chair, walked over to her, and made his choice.~~~~~~~~Months later, a smile crossed the Titan’s face.^Oh my gosh, Congratulations!^Her friends were all around her, cheering, smiles on their faces as they looked at the pregnancy test in her hoof. The little lines reading positive shown to all the world.“...yay.”8/9
>>42552742The party was getting into full swing now, impromptu as it was. But all the Titan cared about was that test in her hold, and her friend at her side.#Shame, means you won’t be going back for another session, will you?#“Hrm… it’s alright. I saw what all the fuss was about… I get it. Though I swear he read my mind, how else would he know...”Sunset laughed, and she questioned it no more.#So you never told me… what did you trade him? You always do a trade, and I’m guessing that part didn’t count.#“Oh, there was one thing he wanted. I was hesitant, but I understand. He didn’t want it for himself, after all. But, sometimes…”She looked off into the distance, where she swore she heard a rumble.“We parents love spoiling our children.”^OHHHHH! I’M TITAN TWO, AND AH’M GONNA HUG ALL O’ YOU! TITAN TWO! STOMPIN’ AND AH’ NEED NO SHOES, TITAN TWO! DON’TCHA WANNA RIDE ME TOOOOOOO! TITAN TWO!^~~~I've been working on this since the start of the thread and kept saying I shouldn't post it, it doesn't fit the epilogue and it's more just a dumb idea I had, but with the end coming I worried regret would seep in, so here it is. Disregard this as a plot thing, it's pure comedy and nothing else. I just... didn't want to regret never posting it
>>42552745>Applejack"SA"~>Hey uh... Shining? Don't mean ta' pry or nothin', not really the kind of gal for gossip like Rarity, but Ah'm just a touch confused bout some reports Ah' heard."Which ones?">Well this here's gonna sound a bit weird but iffin' Ah'm readin' them right, it's about a little changeling who ain't so little no more and it ain't got nothin' to do with the crushing passage of time."Ohhhhh, yeah. Two.">Now see ya' being accepting of that is making me worried. Is... is Two...THOOM THOOM THOOM THOOM~HEYA AUNTIEJACK!~>...howdy.~AH'M BIGGUN!~>Ya' are.~Ah'mma let'cha have a ride, we can pretend its cordyceps!~>Sure.~Tell me when yer' done talkin'! WHEEEEEEEEE!~Thooom thoom thoom>..."She's stunningly careful, has not knocked over a fruit stand. Really the only complaint was the noise from her song.">That ain't normal."On her sixth time, she has to space them out really.">Shining? How... how did ya' get the ability to let her do that?"I impregnated Chitania.">..."...">...."..."sip.>..."...">Ah' knew ya'll would cheat on them eventually!"No.">Oh, phew, Ah' was gonna have ta' snip ya' like a rowdy dog. Can Ah' ask... how? Why?"She wanted a big hive and needed a babydaddy. I be baby daddy.">Ah. Right. Her diary mentioned this."You really shouldn't read others diaries.">Well... giant smash monster."Point.">So... uh..."...">...how was she?"..."Sip.>Ya' realize yer' three for three now, right?"...well I didn't before now.">.."...">Gimme some.Sip.>...this is some bomb ass tea."It has painkillers.">Chitania that rough with you?"No, no... not her..."THOOM THOOM~YA DONE TALKIN' YET!?~"Fair warning, you will get shaken baby syndrome.">...worth it.~YAYYYYY!~>YEEHAW!
>>42550814>This madlad never needed canon.>He had his own stuff everyone else wanted to make canonReminder Peach from fatcamp exists because of this and due to not wanting to step on his toes we did silly ass stuff to make sure her and AJ never crossed paths. My man, my /pa/l, it has been a trip, now don't get caught up in WW3
>>42541407If you want, you can probably work on filling out the wiki linked above. Now that the story's done, it'll be easier to do things like give all the characters their own article or fill out the ones already there.>>42551362There's this document that has links to the threads with just the stories and other files for download:https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DKsNfneN6jDrla_NjTRXj2U8OAWNCxD20ozJQhbOsM/edit?tab=t.0Here's a link to download all the threads as html as they were on 4chan, though some threads have broken posts:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pYVlk8ajBs6nb7prL80O4vjEFedccfMP/view?usp=drive_linkThere's even a link to download the first 111 threads as text files with only the stories:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYg6FfChgELB2P5X2PGZOjCJcztFbSjH/view?usp=sharingAs for when it gets "good", it starts good but really hits its stride as an overarching story around thread 90, or the Apple Crazy arc.It's not really the type of story where skipping to the "good" part is cut and dry, though. You'll get a way better appreciation for the characters if you start from the beginning.
>>42553432>As for when it gets "good", it starts good but really hits its stride as an overarching story around thread 90, or the Apple Crazy arc.I dunno, I feel like Chitania's where we hit our stride as far as serious arcs goes, 15 by the way, Gala 2.0 was plenty good as a comedy start, 10, and Cordyceps was where we full on charged into something really, really good. Looking back on it, the stuff like 77 vs 32, 55 saving Apploosa, Celly and Shiny's sacrifice, 42's resolve, Chitania vs Spike, and that absofuckinglutely legendary final run was easily some of the best the thread produced, and its only at thread 30. I can see what you mean if you just mean Applejack going on character examinations like Justice or Vs Blue, but we were good looong before thread 90, in my opinion.
>>42553637Yeah Partyland seems like a slog but it did have a spectacular finale
>>42553432>As for when it gets "good", it starts good but really hits its stride as an overarching story around thread 90, or the Apple Crazy arc.I've gotta admit, for all the good we did, and we absolutely did some bangers, its kind of funny how long it took to get to some that became absolute legends.While we keep joking about Apple Crazy being the shot up the nose we desperately needed at the time, it can't be denied she went from being "The main character" who popped in to stop stuff to being "Applejack, Princess", pretty much overnight. And she's not even the most egregious example. Caddy took off as Princess of Love hard during Shiny in a comic book(Which also had the Mandarin mini arc, one of my absolute favorite minis period and I still laugh at the fakeout of every time it looks like it's going to be violence, it's just a reveal), Celestia got to really shine in Fat Camp(Though obviously Blue was her best dramatic stuff and she'd been one half of BEST PAIR since early threads), and then there's Luna.We had no idea what the fuck to do with her after she had her Teacher arc with 29. Which, don't get me wrong, was great! Dream tests were great, Tantabus fight was great, Final Lesson was amazing growth, her protecting DT's dreams was great she wasn't forgotten before now. And then comes the AU Arc with them getting locked over there and she just fucking ignites as one of the best comedy duos with Pennydrop we have in the entire thread, period. To this day, TO THIS DAY, I still go back to the end of the Dragon fight with the Rainbolts and it makes me smile. Seeing her get into character was amazing. She, simply put, shined like a diamond like she just plain never did in the first 100 threads. It took 200 threads but by god we made Luna funny, heartfelt, well rounding and growing as a character every time. I guess that's why this thread lasted so long, it wasn't that we were dragging it out, we had shit to do! We had to have the Rainbolts burst in with a megazord and save the day after TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THREADS of them being one off jokes.I'm gonna miss it, because it felt like there was always something more.
>>42554364>Rainbolts went from jobbing to comic characters to defeating the biggest titan in the series
Will the afterparty thread get archived?
>>42555096Probably
>>42555096There's no reason for it not to be, so yes.
>>42554799Don’t forget Pennydrop lost every fight before Mecha-Chitty
>>42552745>Flurry"Two"~~~>THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT!"Ooooo, sissy said a bad woorrrddd, yer' goin' in time out.">You can't put me in time out! I'm the Firstborn Alicorn!"Yepper, yer' right!">AHA!"Ah'm not allowed ta' do that, mommy's gonna.">...Flurry turns around. Cadence is there.ANGRY.>...Two punch mom for me."Ah'm absolutely not gonna do that.">USELESS ASS TITAN POWERS!"Considerin' how often they lost ya' ain't wrong..."
>>42554021I think most of our overly long arcs at least had the decency to finish pretty damn spectacular.Blue ended with Applejack outalking a god who did not understand her and Chitania pulling a fucking megazord sword out on god. The final battle, besides Pony of Shadows, was GOD BATTLE
>>42486747This sounds like some homesuck shit and I'm not going to read any of it.
wait you anons had a coherent story this whole time? after 11 years? what the fucklike congrats and all, but I figured you were all like flutterrape in that you were another board lichit's gonna be sad to see you go
Goodbye.
>>42556224And only one after that bout...
>>42557643Pennydrop was lucky she was funny as fuck or she’d have been killed off in blue
>>42557349>wait you anons had a coherent story this whole time>coherentWell....
>>42558502It had a beginning, middle, end, and it fit, it was coherent enough
>>42557643I think a couple count
>>42559230Antlers
>>42554364I mean the list goes on. 007? Cloud chaser? Fucking, EMBER? We brought it when we needed it, it just took forever to get there to make a thunder punching Mecha shiva
>32"Rekulk"~???~~~~~>I'm afraid I'm doomed to die without getting my wish, Rekulk."But Zhetri Thul, you were laughing as you were telling of me that broser finally fucked the zebra! Wish granted, yes yes!">Indeed! And it was glorious! But alas, I fear I will never get my own turn with him, as I also wished!"Really?">It's actually older than the fuck the zebra thing, if you can believe it. I think besides me hating Queens its my second longest thing, and I got to vent that stuff out during the Queen war. I got to enjoy pretty much my entire bucket list! Seeing my brother and sister happy, seeing our race fixed, Chrysalis get her shit together and stop being a raging bitch, and I even got to see Twenty Nine fuck the zebra! He deserves it, he gave me wine and chocolates. Good lad."So whatfor am missing?">Well, I also wanted to be the mare for him at least once!"Ooooh, and he is of mated now, and mates would harm you if you were to be mated with him?">No! Of course not! Not a one of them care! I say it all the time and the only response I get is "We put up with Sombra", and thats it!"Whyfor is Sombra different?">Apparently they have to hold him to make him uncrystal enough to do anything with him, so he can't just... have a hookup, I guess. Would lead to a very odd ER visit if he slipped, that stuff is sharp. But it's not fair I was there... second, apparently! Allegedly the deal was even before my time, if you can believe it? But alas! He won't go for it! He won't do me, and I fear with the end about to take us all into oblivion, I never shall!"Wait what.">Woe is me, woe!"...Zhetri Thul, I have the confusion.">That happens a lot with you."Muchly confusing things, yes yes. But what Rekulk means is... Rekulk thought broser of Zhetri Thul is obsessed with the, what did ponees call them?">Royals."Those! And they are of highest of clans, right?">Yes?"...Zhetri Thul, you-"~~~~The door to the shared abode of Marey and her spouses, because her name was on the deed, slammed open with gusto.>TWENTY NINE!The changeling sitting in his couch, a much too fancy book in his hoof and a much too expensive wine glass in the other, nearly leapt from his chair. Nearly. He didn't, that stuff was hard to clean, but he thought about it.>I-wait, hold on, I'm going to clear something up with all of you.The rest of the room, consisting of Marey, Zecora, Trixie, Sombra, and even the visiting Sunset Shimmer all looked to him with concern.>Are you all actually okay with me propositioning him? Just to clear things up, if the idea of him actually taking me up on it-Not saying he would, just the idea he would do it-bothers you in any way, speak up now.They stayed silent.1/2
>>42560379>Go into the hypothetical verse for a second, and tell me if you'd be offput by it. Would it cheapen things with you? I will not judge you and will fight for your feelings to be judgy towards me on this. Seriously. Say it now.Nobody said a word. Several gave him looks akin to "are you serious". At least one laughed at the implication.>Alright, no going back... Twenty Nine!The changeling in question just stared, utterly confused.>I... am officially, having never actually abdicated my position... the Chief of the Morlocks, and the City of White! And as an independent nation, I am allowed to call myself whatever I want! And what do I call myself? Well, as the highest official in that very impressive land with plenty of trade, I am now totally! Officially!... royalty.The word rolled off his tongue like the sweetest of treats.~...Nice.~It wasn't the response he was hoping for.>Come on! That's your thing!~Well, yes, but I had a character arc.. oh, does thou actually wish to bed me?~>....YES!He screamed, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.~To be truthful, I thought thou were merely humorous after all these years, thou never seemed all that serious.~Everyone, as one, agreed.>REALLY!?~Well, yes? You got more reaction when I denied thee vehemently, that spoke more of... playing around, does it not? If thou actually wanted me, there would be less humor in it, no?~They all agreed, again, and he brought a hoof to his face.(Wait, didn't you do it at his bachelor party? I thought we implied that.)>That was you and Sombra!(Oh, right.)Sunset Shimmer shrugged, and went back to what she was doing. Which was nothing.>So! Since this is my very, very, very last chance! I must know! I! Must! Know!... Twenty Nine, can we check off this running gag before it's too late?The changeling looked around the room, searching for objections. Nobody so much as scoffed.~...Ahem.~He threw his book and, thankfully, empty wine glass to the side, and stood up with splendor.~Dearest royal of the Morlocks...~He approached the other who had gone still, with a stupid smile on his face.~Thou have suffered much in thine life, one so keen and bewitching should never have been ignored as thou have...~He barely could even stand when the changeling came up to him, and trailed a hoof under his chin.~Thou have strained too long. Why does thou not let go... and become my mare-~~~~~A solid hour later, in that same living room, those inside were doing their best to ignore the-THUMP THUMP THUMPComing from the bedroom.>AHAHAHAH! AAAHAHAHAHAHHA! YESSSS! FINALLLLLLLLY! I'M! NOW! THE! MAAAARREEE AHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!That part was harder to ignore.(So you think Marey's gonna join in or is she just content to watch?)Sunset looked up when she heard no response.(Aw.)She wondered how long she'd been alone in the room. It had probably been a while.>YESSSSSSSSSS! BREED YOUR MARE!One last check box, scratched off.
>>42486707You should have Celestia in the accusative as well for the indirect statement.t. resident horsefucker Classicist
>>42560384Now you tell us!
>>42560384All these years we’ve looked like fools!
>AB"SB"'SL'~~~>...Ah' wish we got love interests."RIGHT!? I feel so ripped off! Silver Spoon got one!"'...I uh, don't think her crushing on Diamond Tiara's dad counts.'"Gonna be honest, shocked he didn't go for it."'WHAT!?'"Just saying, if it were me, I'd have picked anyone over Spoiled! I mean if a young, tight, sexy little filly came up to me while my wife was going on bitch mode, I'd be like "Even prison has better love interests than the one I have! I would ruin that filly and my life in one fell swoop if it meant I got to get away from Spoiled!">Sweetie Belle!"What!?">Then Diamond Tiara would be mad at him, and he likes her!"Ohhhh right right right, yeah that makes sense. Oof, dodged a sweet little bullet on that one...HEY!"'What now?'>Diamond Tiara didn't even like me, I could've gotten with him and she wouldn't have been mad he dated her friend!'WHAT!?'>Sweetie Belle!"What now?">Then Diamond Tiara would call ya' mom!"Ohhhhh right right right, that would be awkward, yeah that makes sense. Wow, Applebloom, you've got some common sense!">Ah' am an apple."And I'm the one you swear would be easy but we never confirmed, and Scootaloo is the poser, I know."'Excuse me!?'"What?"'First of all, I'm not a poser! And way more importantly! Rainbow Dash isn't a poser! She did actual cool stuff! She fought a super alicon, and won!'"Ehhhhh...">And she smacked the storm kings face in."Ohhhhh, right right right, yeah I guess that's true. Dash isn't a poser, so Scoots can't be a poser, it wouldn't fit!">Exactly.'Thank you.'"...You guys wanna go see if we banged alternate Shining Armor?">SWEETIE BELLE!"WHAAAAT!?">He wasn't dead, no way it's true."Ohhhhh right right right. Right.">...that the note we're going out on?"We went out on a better note last time, this is just us remembering how this all started.">Ohhhh right right right... Ah' love you guys."Love you too!"'CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!'>"'FOR LIFE!"'
So when I read this back in the day, I remember the whole thing with if we were ever gonna make Applejack Two a Queen. Did that ever happen? If not, was it possible or do you still need to nom nom the chest?
>>42561942>Did that ever happen?No.> If not, was it possibleAs a matter of fact, yes! And actually nearly happened, but Two herself gave a big ol nope nope nope, because as she put it, she's "STILL IN TOOTY FRUITY FIRST GRADE!". And on that note!>do you still need to nom nom the chest?So as it turned out and you probably guessed from discussions back in the day, not needed. What we later established in the war where the dead Queens came back is that in the heart of every Changeling Queen is a magic that, when they feel their truest sense of love, they can create a single miracle. It can be anything! 42 was badly crippled following a bad burnout for like... half the whole thread, and she was revived back to 100 percent. Or another example was a Changeling, uh, exploded with enough power to decapitate a super Titan, and his mother saved him with her miracle. 18 actually became a Queen this way! And that's not even the only way. As mentioned with the Two thing, she almost ascended because the Changelings shared the love they were given thanks to Chrysalis's actions with Chrysalis, who used it to defeat the first Queen. It's kind of like the show, but not like... just randomly doing it because someone said so, it was a last ditch attempt to save Chrysalis. So a Hive can just pick a Queen they're willing to share their deepest feeling of love with, if they want.The entire heart thing was their own self destructiveness and need to be sneaky and controlling and powerful, they being selfish things never imagined a scenario where you could hold a literal miracle from the love you were given due to their history and how they were raised. But, all along, Love was capable of anything, even punching a giant hole in a changeling god. Chrysalis learned this and no longer has to fear the nom or the om nom. If Two ever wants to become a Queen, she can and she doesn't have to kill anyone to do it.
>>42561963Neat
>>42562395Yeah we fixed them, she’ll rule the world someday
I imagine the thread will reach bump limit by tomorrow or sunday. If someone wants to claim a finale thread ender, you might want to get it ready. Everyone else may want to focus on the prophs or other stories and we'll see how the pace goes for now.
>Cadence"DT"'Cherry Berry'~Berry Punch~~~~~>Team? I got to tell you, after all these years I've never been more proud of my Pinks. You pinks? You're proof. Proof pinks, is what you are, and that proof is in the love you bring! We've brought together so many couples over the years that our population is booming!"And your spouses are responsible for half of that.">Ha haaa! Good natured jabs! That's what I like to hear! See that? That's what I'm talking about! The fun feeling that helps blossom love in the most unlikely of places! All with only a minor deficit to my national budget!'Your husband said if you try to make another battleship of love he's putting you in the corner.'>Oh, that joker! He's so funny!... On that note, I have to cancel an order after this. So! What do we have left in our Pink arsenal before the next world ending calamity!"I uh... I've got nothing this week."'Yeah, me either, I guess we've got writers block? Or the well ran dry.'>Nonsense! There's always time for one more! Pink who is more magenta but pink enough, what do you have for us?~A drink that gives you wings so that you both get to fly up into the sky and be romantic. Ideally you serve it right before some neat fireworks go off and it's all magical and stuff.~>Now that's what I'm talking about! That's the stuff I love! So, are they mechanical wings? Those temporary butterfly things Rarity used in infusion form?~Dunno, let me check.~She cracks open a drink, and slugs it down in one gulp.~Ahhhh.... we're not hooking up kids, right? This is super alcoholic.~And then she sprouts real, genuine wings out her back.>.."..."'... the fu-'CRASH!(GIMMEGIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIE!)~Boss your husband is shaking me.~>Just give him one of those cans, already!~Sure, I... oh, shoot, did I make more than one of these?~>What!?~I was drunk off my flanks... how did I even make these things? I genuinely don't remember.~(NOOOOOHOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOO!)He dropped to his knees, and wept.~Horse knees are weird, this looks super awkward.~>There there, honey, come here.He hugs her tightly, and sniffles.>You'll always have my wings to lift you up, no matter where you need to fly.With a sad, silly smile, he kisses her.>I think we'll call it for today. I think my hubby needs a little... care.She whispers into his ear, and he smiles again before she leads him off, making it obvious what is about to happen with her flagging tail."...holy shit."'I... I bow.'Berry Punch grinned, and leaned back in her seat as the two looked on in awe.~Totally worth the cancer.~Her final love task, complete.
>>42563872PINKVICTORY
>>42563566I did not realize we were so close to the end.… imma have to figure out ponerpaste real quick
>>42563872Berry is now a true Pink, anyone who could get Caddy to have sex is magic.
>>42564512Intriguing
Cut for a reason!>Spoiled Rich"Silver Spoon"~~~~~>...so. The day's finally come.Standing in the doorway was the most unlikely of guests, even though she was all but a fixture in this house growing up. A cute little filly with cute little dreams. But, alas, she was a filly no longer.>Silver Spoon.She was a full grown mare, who had just pulled off her first successful business venture of many. She was still young, fresh, but she was a filly no more. Spoiled Rich had dreaded this day since the beginning. The day she finally stood before her not as a bespectacled child, but as a mare. Who wanted something."Whatever do you mean?"She was coy as she shifted the flowers in her grip, her smile cool and collected as it should be.>...I'm going to be perfectly blunt with you, you'll probably win if it comes down to character. Everyone hated me for good reason. I was cruel to them. I pushed our daughter to hate and risked her for stardom. I know what I did.Her eyes darted up and down in appraisal, and she scowled at what she found.>And obviously, you're younger, slimmer, you never had a child to wreak havoc on your body. You didn't need a nose job. You look fresh and new, like a shiny new airship. Just waiting to be taken for a ride.The simile was not lost on either of them.>And of course, you're a successful businessmare, and I'm just the one who blew all his bits on stupid things. I never made him richer or better off, only made him work harder so I could spend more. He doesn't need to fill you up... with bits.Or the pause, for that matter.>So, it comes down to this. Do you think he's the kind of guy who would kick me to the curb? Do you think he'll finally snap when something better comes along, and oh, it's better? He's older now. Did he change? Or... did you just hope he would, so he could get rid of me at last? Do you think he's willing to do this after all these years? And if so...She leaned forwards.>Is that who you wanted?Something sparked between the two of them. Clashes of ideas, of thoughts and minds, of past history and animosity that had lingered on, and of possibilities to the future.The battle ended, when Silver Spoon finally lowered the flowers, frowned, and turned her back on the mare.>You could've won, you know."...Maybe, but he wouldn't in that path. He still loves you in the end, doesn't he? I wouldn't be giving him more... I'd be taking something away. He deserves... better."Defeated, she let the flowers fall to the ground, and started to leave.>Wait.She made it all of two steps, before she stopped.>...I'm pretty old now, myself. It's hard to keep up with him, sometimes.Eyes grew wide as she craned her neck back around, and saw Spoiled moving off to the side of the door.>Maybe we can talk about a... part time business venture. Not a replacement... but a partnership?Silver Spoon smiled, and followed her inside.>I do so love it when everyone gets what they want...
>>42565921SheWon
>>42565921>DT“Silver Spoon”~~~~>NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOO!“Dt please.”>I swear to sexy if you fuck my dad I will blow this entire place to hell! I don’t even know what that is and I’ll send us there! We will die in glory and in flame of justice!“… fiiiiine.”>Good“Yeah yeah, I like being your friend more than I wanna fuck your dad.”>… awww, that’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever said!“By the way if I can’t fuck your dad you can’t have sex with the rocket launcher.”>…“Fairs fair, you’re dictating one for me, I get one for you. Gotta be even.”>…“Unless you don’t like being my friend more than you like that? Because you can keep working with him, I’ll throw him a birthday party if you want, but no sex. It’s fair!”>…“Welll?”>I’m not calling you mom.“I’m not gonna marry him!”>Heres his favorite food, have fun.“You too!”Whrrrrrr!“Aawww, I like you too, Tabble.”>Do not make this more weird!
>>42567008Too late!
https://youtu.be/MoBLFjCA-XI?si=YEQ1yEJ0_c0Bw7Sugoodbye my friends
>>42567524I wonder how many will hang around /mlp/ still or if this was like their one last lingering thread they’re clinging to or something Guess I’ll never know
Since I got the motivation and had the chance to do it, I went ahead and fleshed out the epilogue stories I could only summarize in the last thread, plus a bonus one. Since it's seven posts long and we're almost at thread limit for the last time, I'll present it in a pastebin for now and just post the whole thing once we reach bump limit, so other shorter stories get the time to be posted.https://pastebin.com/ZsY0qMqySpeaking of thread limit, if anyone has a thread ender ready by then, or is working on one and it isn't ready yet, I think it'd be best to give a status update in about four hours. If no one claims a thread ender is ready by that point, then we'll at least have time to decide to either float the thread or write a quick one if no one objects. I think the last story could also just be posted after the bump limit as a sort of turn the lights out moment in addition to whatever thead ender someone might have planned.
>>42567877I can confirm I’ve got a last little thread ender lying in wait, I think it’ll be a nice cap off in one way or another. Feels right to see it through to the end even if it’s technically not part of the epilogue. Don’t fear it going unsaid, we will have our last goodbye…
Whelp. Here is that thing I looked up Ponerpaste for. I was gonna post it in thread, but it would've dropped it... and then some. This is a story I've wanted to do for... years. Well, not this story, it's changed so much it's unrecognizable from what it originally was. Characters have changed, locations have changed, pretty much everything changed from the original idea I had of Spike, Big Mac and Shining going on a guys night. To be frank, I had giant chunks of this done last thread for the epilogue, but ultimately I just never finished it in time. Something came up, I worked on a different story and it distracted me, on and on and on. And then in this thread I started it near the beginning, only to get pretty far before deciding I'm not even sure if I wanted to do anything like it anymore. But, I feel the universe finally spoke to me here >>42549976 and said, do it, finish your story before the thread ends. And honestly I didn't think I would, delays kept happening, and it's... long. Very long. So, here it is, in paste form. I might post it all post bump for posterity's sake, I might not, it would be a hell of a time sink. How big, you ask?All total it is 124,200 characters. 22,774 words. That's... a looot of posts. Maybe I'll still do it for the history, but regardless, here it is.FAIR WARNING BEFORE YOU CLICK, this is full on R rated comedy, obviously there's no clop in it or anything like that, but the sex jokes get cranked up to 11 American Pie style yes it and Hangover were inspriations so if you're the type who doesn't like that stuff, just mosey on by, I understand. Oh! And if you look at the top and feel like one important guy character is missing? Well, just skip to third story from the end. Or type in his full name, you know who you are.Pals, my last big fic of this entire thing, the arc that I always wanted to do but never got to make, is here. Enjoy Guys Night Out. https://ponepaste.org/11368
>>42568287>After all these years, the Blowjob Bill pays off in the most glorious wayIt's... it's beautiful...Also in case "Lets find out" guy doesn't want to scroll it, >Big Mac may have actually had some good pointsand>Spike practices his movie trailer voice. Get checked off in this.
Since it's about four hours since that last post, did we get unlock, or are the remaining prophs going to be done in the thread ender like last thread? If they're going to be in the thread ender, and if no one else has any other stories, I'll go ahead and drop that pastebin stuff if the thread ender is ready to drop.
>>42568508Final prophs are not in the thread ender, so if someone would like to finish that before the final post it would be prudent.
>Diamond Tiara"Applejack"~??~~~~~~>Bartender, your fancy wine, please. Fanciest you have, I'm here to celebrate.The bar was nearly empty, save the bartender in question. It was unsurprising to the mare in power armor, of course, she'd seen the reason why there wasn't much in the way of tourism at the moment first hoof. She'd fought it herself, even.>And get something nice for Sexy here, he earned it."Ain't he yer' designated flier?"The pink mare stiffened briefly, more from the fact that she hadn't heard the other coming than any real sense of danger.>Dang it, I need to tell Pennydrop to recalibrate the sensors, someone of your level shouldn't sneak up on me.The Princess took a seat next to her, uninvited, and settled in."Reckon most folks find me pretty unassuming, being a simple country mare and all."The prissy mare huffed, and took her drink without comment.>Here to congratulate me? We stopped that crazed volcano thing before it did any damage at all."Yep, ya'll did great.">And I managed to suppress the eruption!"Top tier, all around.">So why is it I feel like you're still sad to see me here?A beat passed before a sigh came, and the princess motioned for her own drink."Ah'... really wish ya' had a childhood.">I-"And Ah' wish Ah' gave it to you."This was the first time since she was a filly, she'd been stricken silent."It's mah' fault. If stuff like the dang monsters or Chitania or Partyland didn't exist, ya'll wouldn't be nothin' but a cute little bully. If Ah' didn't cram Fifty Six down there and not tan yer' hide fer' tryin' ta' hurt him, ya'll would've just gone to school like normal. If Ah' tried just a little harder, maybe you'd be... like ya' should'a been."They sat in silence after that, just taking in the sounds around them, watching the clock tick by.>...you don't understand."Yeah, Ah' do, and-">No, you don't."Diamond Tiara, it ain't confusing why yer' wearing gaddang power armor.">Really? Because it's more confusing you're standing there with gaddang magical power.They both shared a look at that, one of them stricken, one of them hostile."...ah. Ah' get it."Then, turned sad."Reckon Ah'm not in any place ta' say you can't defend yer'self. But even so... don't ya' miss it? Goin' to prom? First crush on some cute colt? Doing school projects that get out of hoof? Don't you miss what ya' didn't have?"Diamond Tiara was older now. Wiser now.>...every day.More honest, with every passing turn of the year.>But... I wonder if I'd miss this too, if I'd never have it. Anyone can be a prissy bully who learns her lesson... how many get to be Diamond Tiara?She supposed that was enough for her, as close as it felt.>Is that all you wanted, to see if I finally felt bad? Because for all I do miss... I'm happy I got to do it, with them. Those guys, Sexy, they're special. One of a kind! And I'd never want them to fight without me.1/2
>>42568655"Hm... reckon not. Time for this has passed, and Ah' failed both times ta' stop you.">So, what were you hoping for?"Well... iffin' Ah' could be honest, since Ah' didn't do so hot keeping you out of it, ya' wonder if... maybe..."The door to the bar opened."Ya' could help me do it for someone else?"And a booming voice filled the room.~Hey! I heard there was an earth pony hero who could put me on the level of my sisters! Those alicorns are about to see what a real hero looks like, no matter what my mom says! She was a wonderbolt, she'll understand!~Diamond Tiara looked to Applejack, and she looked back in turn. Both of them tried to ignore the yell of offense at being ignored, from the offwhite yellow pegasus with a blue mane.~I'm going to be the fastest hero! Share your tech already!~>She... she's too young to...And for the very first time, the very, very first time.>...ah.Diamond Tiara, understood.>So... this is what it's like.To see a bright young filly, clearly capable, clearly motivated, who had big dreams that could easily get her crushed and to know how hard it would be to stop it before it was too late."Yep. So... what'cha say?"Diamond Tiara had seen many things on her path to become a hero. Princess Applejack has tried many things to steer her on the right path. Neither, truthfully, had ended as they wished.>...Eh.Perhaps, just perhaps.>I see why you'd ask the best.They could finally pull it off, together.
>Cadence"Pinkie"~~~~>Pink pony party!It wasn't that lonely of a party when you had pinks."Is this how you finally bring up the stupid amount of bits that Shining loaned me for Partyland? Because we never resolved that. Did I pay him back? Did I do offscreen stuff for him? How'd that shake out?">Pinkie, we both know Shiny wouldn't cheat on the six mares he's with."...You ever say something that makes perfect sense, and realize it sounds silly?">Nahhhhh."Me either and I feel like we should.">But Partyland does bring up something I wanted to do!"Oh, you heard about the sequel?">What?"Nothing, nothing... future project, maybe, it can wait till after the pink pony party.>Okay! It's unrelated anyway, I want a train!"You have a train.">No, but get this. You see all that snow out there?"Yeah?">What if... the train... pierces snow."...">A snowpiercer if you will."...Caddy-">Yeah I saw the movie but I'm like ninety percent it's fine! I think they'd like me!"Cadence what's the problem.">Oh, fine, I just have this really awful feeling an end of this world scenario is about to happen and binge watched a bunch of apocalypse stuff, and when I realized that one was all about trains and snow, I was like, I have a train! I have snow! I can make that work!"Ah. Pink sense, then. Low grade, but you see it coming... you know.">What?"Welllll... nahhh we'll go out different, don't wanna-">ABSOLUTELY NOT! You're not distracting me or changing me focusing on this! I'm going to get to the bottom right now and freak out if I have to!"Cadence, don't make me do it.">NO! I'm not getting distracted!"I only have the one shot, I can never do this again! You'll know it's the end!">What does that mean!? What does any of it mean!? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!?"Alright, guess I'm pulling off the old gas trick, and I'm sorry. Hey, Cadence?">Yeah?"Look up.">No! I'm not going to... gonna... HAVE YOU ALL SPELLED MY NAME WRONG THIS WHOLE TIME!? IT'S C-A-D-A-N-C-E! A! THERE'S AN A IN THERE! It's been YEARS HOW HAVE YOU ALL GOTTEN IT SO WRONG!?"Thanks for watching, folks! See you next time!">HOWWWWWWW!?
Alright. It finally happened. After all these years, the final Pinke Prophecies. Let's find out.>Applejack makes up with DT. >>42568663 Best friennndss.>Spike practices his movie trailer voice. >Big Mac may have actually had some good points. >>42568287 Two for one in the absolute monster!>Pinkie hints a future project after the party! >Cadence wants to build a train that pierces snow...a Snowpiercer if you will. >>42568716 Two for one and oh no, she found out!>Berry Punch creates a new drink that gives you wings! >Unplanned Pink fanservice! >>42563872 Getting wings and getting busy in both those stories! I could've done unplanned for the previous one but I wanted a twofor instead of a threefor>First of all, Scootaloo isn't a poser. >>42561670 Transitive properponies!After all these years, I give you all my very last, most proud cheer.ACHIEVEMENT.UNLOCKED.The future now is yours to see.
>>42568508Guess you're clear. And if anyone asks>>42568732 is formatted that way because 4chan thinks the thing I've done for years is spam like ASSHOLESThanks for the memories, 4chan, you asshole of a website
>>42568287IN BEFORE THE END!>Applejack"Chrysalis"~~Once upon a time, they had been enemies. Once upon a time, the two creatures of pony and changeling had been at each others throats, seeking to tear the other down, knock them down, bring them low once and for all. It had been many, many years since that day, many years since they had finally buried their ill will on the crest of a hill, and started again as friends. Many a year, since they had wished the other dead.Which made Applejack's appearance on her doorstep in full earth armor and wielding a massive stone hammer all the more confusing, considering."There, ahhh... there something you need help with? A baddy need a blasting? I've got the power of love on my side, I'll help."She knew that wasn't it when the pony started tapping her stone weapon on the floor.>Sorry, sugar cube... Ah' gotta."Gotta what, exactly?">Hit you.She knew it was coming, and even so it felt wrong."Mind control?">No."Rage virus?">Nuh uh."...bad apple?">Ya'll could say that."Could... could you tell me why?">Certainly. Chrysalis?... Mah' brother got his dick sucked.The changeling waited, and waited, and waited. The pony was just letting it sink in, of course, she was a nice mare like that."And... you wanted to hurt me for giving him the idea? This a country pony thing?">Wasn't his wife who did it."Wha? Eeesh, so he cheated on her? Not my fault.">No, legally, he didn't."What? What abou-ohhhhh.">Yeahhhh."Ohhhhhooo...">Yeaahhhhhhh."...Your brother?">Mah' brother. and ya' know, there's also a chance he sucked someone else off too, cause of how it was worded."Riiiihiiihiiiight, because of... because...">Yep."...alri-"~~~~~~~~WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!?~When Shining found her, head down to the shoulder blade deep in solid crystal, the hammer that had driven her in still wedged above, she could only mutter out a single sound from within."I deserved it."
>>42568287>Fluttershy"Domshy"~~~>I am so peeved."Mhhhm.">I'm serious, I'm nettled. Full nettled!She was, she was full stalking around her clone, stomping her hooves while the other mare just relaxed in a big beanbag chair, being extra careful with her slightly pudgy belly."Hhmmm."Said clone did not care.>Domshy, how could you!? Going and getting a baby from a complete stranger!?"Hmmm.">This whole time I was worried you were doing something...eggegegge! With Zephyr! But I confirmed he was out with the boys! We had a secret agent watching him!"Hmmm.">So, WHY!?"Because you don't, and you never will, so now I'll always know... this is mine, and I'm real."The yellow pony paused, and Stared at her. Really Stared, hard enough to turn a cockatrice back to stone."It's mine.">...Peeved."I knew you would be.">So much can go wrong! You're made of chaos!"I'm aware.">Who knows what it'll come out as, it might be a chaos creature!"You like chaos creatures.">Not the point! Ugughghg.She put her face in her hooves, and had a little cry."You can say it.">No."You can say it out loud, no one will judge you.">No I will not."Fluttershyyyyy.">...It's weird I know two other me's in the universe and both of them have babies, while I don't!"There it is.">At least I know who impregnated other me! You don't!"That's the point, it's mine, and just mine alone. I don't need a romance, it's just... me.">I'm so peeved."If it makes you feel better, Zephyr promised to help me out as much as he can, and since we're already living together...."Fluttershy found herself poking her view up over her hooves, and soon, it turned into a glare."He'll be there for me, whenever I need him."She sipped on her non-alcoholic juice, and smiled.>...you know, I can't prove it... but..."Hm?">...thanks for making him be responsible."...hmmm..."She was less peeved than before, but still, she knew this change was not going to be a fun one."Bleh."The cotton candy fire she belched out was proof of that."It'll be a crazy life, yeah... but it'll be mine.">...of course I'll still be there, like any good sister.But, it would be theirs to share, as family did.
>>42568732And just as a bonus... >>42489733I'll post the pastebin stories right afterwards, so seven posts coming up.>Silver Spoon"Diamond Tiara"~~~"...Really? This is what you've been sneaking off to do?">Yes, really. And I wasn't sneaking. I just never told you about it."Why?">You never asked."I mean, WHY are you doing this?!">Because I need to. My blood screams to me in agony and only this can quench its insatiable love for thrill and power!"...">And the materials sell for a good deal of bits. I get a work out and free money."And these big hulking goat guys don't squash you because...?">The prince thinks it's funny, so they don't try to. Plus, filly boom."Fair enough.">Now, you ready or what?"Ehhh... Sure. Let's do this!">Alright. Ahem.... AAAAAAAaaaAAAAAaaaaaAAhhhhh~What the?! Sire! That silver filly is back again! And she brought a friend!~+HAHA! Really? Then you'd better stop her this time, or I will dock your ice cream rations again!+~MEN! Protect our pride! PROTECT OUR ROCKY ROAD AND STOP THOSE FILLIES!~>Try! Struggle! WEEP AND FAIL! The 40,000 Warhammers WILL! BE! MINE!+AHAHAHAHAAAA!+The arimaspi are good sports.
>Ember~~~A pair of eyes, each the size of a lake, looked down at her, narrowed into a frown alongside the downward angle of her father's scaly snout.Ember stared back, her own eyes narrowed defiantly as she looked up at him, her claws tightly gripped around the staff they held:The Bloodstone Scepter. A priceless, legendary artifact among dragonkind. The coveted prize of the Gauntlet of Fire. And a symbol of authority which marked her as the new Dragon Lord.>Told you I could do it.Her gaze held steady with his, even as the scepter felt so strangely, almost unbearably, heavy in her claws.There was nothing for her to be afraid of. First of all, she was a dragon. The best of them. And the best don't get scared. Even if she was, her friends stood at her back (having been given the chance to watch the Gauntlet due to Princess Luna's influence). She could feel their sickly positive energy, as ponies and adjacent Equestrians seem to have in abundance, bolstering her spirit.And yet..."You did."She couldn't help but grow a little nauseous over how hard her heart was pumping."And to that, I say... Congratulations."It was only when the old mountain of dragon allowed himself to smile that the scepter she held became a light as a feather."The scepter is rightfully yours, Dragon Lord Ember."Her snout brought into a wide goofy smile, one that would forever haunt her as it was immortalized by the reporting of a particular changeling and robot.But in that moment, over the cheer of her friends and the dragons she now lead, beneath the smile of her father, she didn't care who saw her outburst of emotion.She'd finally done it. She was finally the Dragon Lord!............Now what?Well. She should probably get started on making dragons smarter. How hard could it be?~~~~~>Boulder brains! Tar drinkers! IDIOTS!Very. The answer is very hard.She couldn't just use the scepter to do it. Trust her, she tried. All it resulted in was a bunch of grumbling from the controlled dragons and a headache for her."The scepter's power to command seems quite strong and stable. But what can it do when those commanded are unable?"Zecora, in her non-pony-pony way, had a point."Plus, 'be smart' isn't exactly a command when there's like a thousand ways to go about it."Rochi also had a point, but Ember had a better one.>I told them to read that book!"And they did. Too bad they're iliterate.">Aggghhh!"It's alright, Ember. All this means is we'll just have to do this step by step instead of skipping to the end. We'll take a look at some school programs back in Equestria and see if we can't find one we can use here. Maybe one that the dragons will actually want to do instead of being forced to?"Ember let out a snort at Honeyheart's suggestion,.1/3
>>42568804>Those boulder brains aren't gonna go for it. You saw how most of 'em got stupid about learning being for 'cutesy soft dumb ponies'."They were... resistant, yes. But learning's just like medicine: the good stuff is bitter to take in, so a little sweet'ner goes a long way.""Tis true. What's good for us tends to be a bitter pill to swallow. So think, dear Ember, what treat will get your dragons to follow?"She couldn't think of anything in the moment.The dragons lived a simple life, one that didn't need an education like the ponies got. Thinking on her own schedule before she became Dragon Lord, she mostly just flew around and hung out with other dragons in-between eating gems or gathering stuff for her hoard. From what she could see, there wasn't really a real, physical 'thing' she saw that made her want to be smarter or something. It was just a feeling that there could be something better for dragons than the lives they were living now. And dragons aren't big on 'feelings' so that route was out.So, she took a walk and thought on it for a while."GIVE IT!"And overheard a scuffle between two dragons. They were fighting over a book, or rather, one was trying to steal it from the other. From what she could tell by the writing, it was one of those pony books that told you want a bunch of words meant. It didn't look like something the typical dragon would want, even when she took into account the shiny 'gold' lettering its cover was written in. The question is, why bother tying to steal it?"'Cause... I just wanna have it? I dunno!"She sent the thief on their way, the gears of her mind turning as she mulled over their words. As for the book owner...>...Do you wanna know what all that stuff inside this thing means?She'd found someone the sort of curiosity she'd been looking for, and the words of the thief eventually clicked into place.Dragons want stuff, even when it has no real value, as long as it looks interesting. Or rather, as long as it tickles their sense of greed. So, she and her friends would use that. They would dress their attempts at providing education in a veneer of 'gold', offered to a select few, in the hopes that other dragons would be driven to take part (or be unafraid if they feared being called a soft, ponyish nerd)."Why does he get to have the smart person book?!" "Why can't I learn how to count my treasure?!""Can we, like, really learn to play music here?"And it worked.Over two years or so, what started as a handful of curious dragons, turned into an auditorium's worth of students taught by a knowledgeable pony. Among them, Ember herself even took a few lessons. After all, leading by example wouldn't hurt.Eventually, the time came for this batch of students to prove what they learned in their final test and...40% failed.But, damnit, 60% is still a passing grade, so the class was a success!2/3
>>42568806That night, they all celebrated the first year of this very rough attempt at 'dragonducation' as they had to call it (to appeal to some holdouts).Ember and the students enjoyed themselves alongside her friends, key among them being Zecora, Honeyheart, Applejack, Smolder (and even her boulder brain brother, Garble), Spike, and last but not least, that goofy pegasus stallion known as Orochi....What?Of course she knows his name. In fact, through this whole education thing, she'd managed to be better about recalling pony names in general. Which was mostly reserved for her closest friends, but it's a start.But while his cutesy little pony name had found its foothold in her mind, she'll always cherish what his nickname represents: the day she met the literal stallion of her dreams (as he occasionally joked) who became one of her best friends. So, Miles Delight will just have to deal with it, as she will cling to the name 'Rochi' for as long she lives.>Zzzzz mmimimiii...And him, as well, being the pony-sized pillow that he is. At least, until she's ready to wake up."Ember... It's morning. The party's over. I gotta go-">MINE!"GRK...">...Zzzzzzz mimimimiiiii..."...Haaaaa..."After all, the Dragon Lord deserves to indulge in a little greed every now and then.
>Skystar~~~The Staff of Sacanas.A magical artifact capable of siphoning magic, allowing whoever wields it to command the power that lies within it. A power that could potentially rival and surpass an alicorn's.It was a tool of the Storm King, an object he apparently stole from the people of that Arimaspi prince in one of his cowardly raids.It was something that should be returned to its rightful owners.But she needed it more.She needed something which would fully convince her mother that their people needn't be afraid of future attacks.She needed a weapon and symbol of great strength.She needed power.And the Arimaspi seemed plenty strong on their own. They were three times the size of the Storm Beasts, and it seems as though a direct war was too costly for the Storm King to engage them with, hence the quick withdrawal once they'd stolen the staff. Sure, they may have struggled if he decided on a full-blown attack with his airships, but, well, who's to say they didn't have giant arimaspi cannons to shoot them down with? Or something.The point is, her people needed it more. She needed it more. And while she could try to convince Applejack to let her have it or try to appeal to the Arimaspi prince, the current... tensions with said prince that the ponies were dealing with tells her that she'd just be shot down by both.So, why not just borrow it? Just for a bit. Maybe a year or two. Or forever. Without anyone knowing. She could even blame it on the Storm King! Yeah. She could probably get Miles to let her see where it is, disguise herself in some black armor, and if anyone sees her nip it, they'd just think one of his cronies did it. So, everyone's ire will be turned on to the Storm King.It's not like he deserves better. And if he somehow managed to ever make it out of jail, he'd just try to steal it anyways.So, she's just doing everyone a favor by keeping it out of his claws.Right?Right.It'll be fine. It'll be clean. She'll get the power she needs and everything will be alright....That's what she hoped.She managed to get the staff, but it wasn't long before things went south. In her defense, a good deal of the turmoil that followed had been brewing in the background, waiting to gush forth, long before she'd had this, admittedly poor, idea in her head. One could say it'd been lurking in the shadows for quite a while.But that left more than an acceptable amount of turmoil that definitely was her fault.She'd done wrong. She betrayed the trust of quite a few people, disappointing her mother, and couldn't help but blame herself for the fighting that eventually followed on the day everyone's "dreams" were made to be reality. She'd even felt guilty for framing the Storm King, forcing him and Tempest and her little friend Grubber and the other Storm Beasts to try to prove their innocence. They deserved to be punished, she couldn't help but still feel that. But not for her own sins.1/2
>>42568814Luckily, things worked out in the end.The battle on that climactic day was settled. Broken bonds were mended and new ones were made.She'd even gotten to use the staff! The taste of power was exhilarating, even in the face of the danger she'd used it against.But, she returned it to its rightful owner. There was no honor in keeping it, in being a thief no better than the one who had killed to steal it in the first place.She'd find a different route to protect her people. To be stronger.And it came in the form of an ingenious pink filly and the rocket launcher she carried.~~~~~ a couple years later ~~~~~"Keep it up, Rochi! You might actually catch up to me!"Delight let out a sigh before loosing another shot from his battle saddle. The bullet hit true and tore through its target: a pony sized creature that disintegrated in a flash of dust."I'd be ahead if you and a certain someone would stop picking me up like a teddy bear."The dragoness, who'd gotten noticeably bigger over the years, just laughed."Your fault for not paying attention!"Flame began to billow in her maw as she went back to flying.FWOOM FWOOM FWOOM!And from it, she spat a series of fireballs that struck several of those creatures."She's right, Redmane! A warrior must always be vigilant on the battlefield!"Some distance away, Prince Ortkos let out a laugh as he swung that giant, ram-headed wrecking ball he held against a swarm of creatures before him."Yeah, yeah. Say that when you're the one who has to deal with this nonsense..."The Ambassador of Canterlot refocused on taking out more creatures. Time was ticking down, but he knew he could make a strong comeback->GOTCHA!Until a limb wrapped itself around him, and caught him out of flight."What the- SKYSTAR!"Decked in a hot pink suit of tech-based armor, the Princess of the Hippogriffs just laughed as she held onto to the stallion - one limb wrapped around his chest, while the other took aim at the creatures below and fired emerald colored rounds of munitions from its brace.BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM!He quickly slipped out of her grip and shot her a pout, which was met with a mischievous wink, and went back to racking up points. It wasn't too late, he thought, to place a bit higher if he pushed himself.[ TIME! ]But, eventually, the simulation provided by the Danger Room faded away."Shoot!"And he landed in third place, one down from last time."DAMN IT!"Ember came in second this time."Ahaha!"Ortkos was in fourth. Which meant...>Dadadadaaa~!Descending from the sky, her armor shimmering like a pink star, the Princess of the Hippogriffs fixed her friends with a wide smile.She learned a lot over the years as she made friends and traveled to other nations. Namely, that power doesn't replace good diplomacy and compromise.>Now, about those trade deals we were discussing...But it certainly can help her win a significant decrease in tariffs.
>AU-Two~~~The day had finally come. The day when she would be tossed back to the wolves - thrown into the now restored portal and left to deal with whatever dark world waited for her beyond it.Sure, there was the possibility that she wouldn't have to deal with it alone, not if the Shining Armor from her world could keep his word, at least. But that was only a possibility. As far as either of them knew, they'd forget all that's happened the moment they crossed the portals threshold - just the first of what will surely be more acts of cosmic punishment for their sins.She dreaded what lied ahead, but she'd no choice in the matter of whether she could stay. The cosmic laws of reality had already decided she couldn't. All she could do was face her future and step into the light."My parents said they enjoyed having you over."After one final conversation with the stallion who ruined everything."They wished you could've stayed longer. I do, too. It was nice to see someone else enjoy Dad's crocheting."She didn't look him in the eyes. She couldn't, if she wanted to go with some dignity."...I'm sorry things had to end this way. The Princess told me a little bit about what happened in the, uh, altverse, I guess - broad stroke stuff, you know - and... I know you just wanted a better world for you and everyone you care about. I wanted mine to go back to the way it was, and... Haaaa... I don't blame you for what you did. Or for even trying to kill me. I mean, you're not the first lady to try, haha... haa..."For every word he spoke hurt and tugged at her heart, making it that much harder for her to leave."I, uh, dunno what's waiting for you over there. I hope it's a world that's a hundred times better than your wildest dreams. But, if it isn't, and anyone gives you trouble, maybe you can ask other-me for help? I dunno much about the guy. He's probably a little slow, so you might have to be pretty patient with him, heh, but... If he's even a little like me, I think he'll want to help you and the other Shining Armor any way he can. Alright?"She could only nod, her lips pursed tightly."Alright. I won't hold you back any longer."With that, she turned away from him and followed the lead of Applejack and Twilight as they made their to where the portal lief."Good luck, Firestarter."Her steps slowed to a stop, and she looked back to the stallion, finally meeting him eye to eye.>Goodbye, Delight...Her voice was small and quiet and sincere. He offered her a sad smile."I'll see you later, kid."And yet, she felt a warmth of hope radiating from it. A hope that reached her heart and made her feel, just a little bit more, that the future might be alright.~~~~~Out in the forests of the Everfree, lied a castle which once housed the Two Sisters who ruled over Equestria.Over a thousand years had passed since it last saw any use, long abandoned to the ravages of nature.Until today."BLASTED DOGS! BLASTED PONIES!"1/2
>>42568820Standing a good mile away from the now occupied castle, manned by those wooden dogs and Ponyville's guards, she could hear one of her Queens shouting from her confinement within it. It had been a day since the ponies raided the former lair of the changelings and captured them all before relocating them here. She had feared the confrontation would be bloody, but the Applejack of this world had kept to her word and the ambush she'd orchestrated saw her fellow changelings captured with little incident.Right now, Applejack was dealing with some other matters, but she'd apparently be by shortly to try to negotiate some integration plans for the changelings. She expected resistance from her leaders, a refusal to be "leashed" or fooled by the ponies. It would take time for her offer of peace to be accepted. But, in the end, the young changeling drone had hope that things would work out for the better of all of them.Even though other ponies would also find such peace to be difficult to accept."...and that's the situation."Having finished his explanation, Shining Armor looked back down at her, his hoof moving to rest on her shoulder. The stallion before them, dressed in bronze colored armor, looked her over with stern eyes."I'm surprised you're vouching for her.""You mean, for a changeling."The stallion's gaze flicked to Shining's. There was no anger in his response."I get it. Really. But I've seen a lot. More than I can ever tell you... Enough that I know they can be better. And I want to give them the chance to show it. Especially her.""Hmm.""So, what do you think, Captain Delight?""Haha. I think you don't have to be so formal with me. You're no longer a Guard, yeah, but I think past dues allow you a little leeway with titles.""Just giving due respect."Again, the armored stallion, Delight, looked back to her. She recalled him from her time in the "old" world. It was odd to think that he and that goofy pegasus were technically the same person. His gaze was sharp and focused, his stance exuding a quiet military pride, while the other-Delight... Well, they were more like brothers for how different they were."I'll do what I can to get everyone in Ponyville ready for our guest here. I can imagine a few protests, especially if the Princess let's them all out, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.""Thanks. That's all I ask.""What's her name, anyways?"Shining looked down at her. She didn't want to respond."She's still figuring it out, I think.""A changeling thing?""Kinda. Oh, and please be patient with her. She can be a little stubborn sometimes.""Oh, yeah. I can tell she's a real firestarter from that killer pout she's shooting me."Her breath hitched. Her eyes began to water."Uhh... Kid?"And then she began to cry."Shoot! Did I say something wrong?"The stallion at her side shook his head, and pulled her in for a hug."No... I think she's just happy."Things really will be aright.
Done. If you're ready with the ender, then let's end it.
~~~~Out on the edge of Everfree Forest, a gentle sound could be heard.Tok. Tok. Tok.Gentle yet firm in its repetition, much like the one who brought it about. For the one who toiled away beneath the sun she herself had risen had learned much in her time, and among them was the importance of a steady and persistent perseverance. Even when it felt like too much, even when it seemed ready to end, even when it felt like the world itself had gone, to keep working, keep trying, and keep going until the very end. Day by day, little at a time, until it was done.“Well, look at that. Finally, I found something that didn’t change.”The voice was soft, strong, yet warm and loving. Something that only could have come from a single stallion in all the land. One who had grown older, grown wiser, since his first days in leadership. One who had learned the hard way many a lesson that need taught in the world of love.“Isn’t that right, Applejack?”The other half of the world, to their story.“...reckon so.”She faced him with a smile, her wings brushing the sweat from her brow and shifting the golden lasso emblazoned stetson hat she would wear until her final moments. The light shined down on both of them, one smiling in friendship, the other with a heart full of love. Both of them had set out on this journey so very long ago, though their paths had split so strongly it was hard to believe they walked side by side. On the one side, the chaos of Canterlot and Equestria nearby, the strangeness of a hard working country mare’s life living it up in a dysfunctional land brought about mostly through laziness and neglect. Seldom, was it through malice nor anger, and seldom still did such things survive her efforts to see them righted. Through the connection of her friends and the might of their endurance did they see the world brought to light in a better tomorrow for all.On his side stood a young married pair, trying to make sense of their new world and the love they found blossoming within. The strange new feelings that would come as they adopted family members in strange ways, and built a home that felt natural. They were the ones who found a relationship change and shifting worldview that only those in the land of love could truly understand. Only they could know of what it meant to hold onto the love they had evermore, yet never be afraid to bring more into that light. The love that would bring different souls with them, into a tomorrow that cared for all.They had been there, at the start, with those with them to charge their futures on. The once sole Princess of Equestria, raiser of the sun, on the side of the Princess who would one day rule, as both learned to be better for those they stood over. The Dark and wicked Queen on the other side, who would one day stand in love with the Prince who had claimed the land, as both learned to finally bring love to those who needed it the most. 1/4
>>42568827Twin souls, each holding within an indomitable spirit massive changes, that had charted the course of this world. Without one, without the other, it might well have fallen apart. Without the Friendship, the love would feel exclusionary. Without the Love, the friendship would feel thin. Without the other, they would not stand there as kin, and in kind.Princess Applejack. Prince Shining Armor.For all their work, for all they had done, they had earned this moment.“Lookin’ tired there, Shining. Getting old?”They had earned their smiles.“All things get old, if they last long enough. Just like… everything dies, Applejack.”Even if one of them held one a little sadder than the other.“I’ve come to terms with it. Someday, it’ll happen, and it’ll be the end. The last breath, the last dance, and then… it’s over. Even if I had succeeded, I wouldn’t live forever. Nothing does, after all.”For the heaviness of what was to come lie in his heart.“Yeah, reckon so, Shining, reckon so.”These two ponies had changed the world together, each in their own way.“And yer’ right, someday… everything dies. Even this here world we built, it’ll all go away.”They looked out to that world, with all the wondrous tales stretching across thousands of stories, and felt the light in their hearts.This was the end for a lot of things, they knew.“But…”Even so, Princess Applejack was as regal as the royalty she always could be, as she stood up, and walked over to him.“...maybe it ain’t gotta end on a sad note.”Just as, once upon a time, she had done her very best to see him earn all that he had been given.“Because Ah’ve been doin’ mah’ own work, and well…”Just as this once, she would see him rewarded for all he had done.“Ah’ figured out the one thing that Celly could never teach me.”She touched his chest, and there was light. The light to give, what another could not. The light to reward, as had been denied. The last true Royal act, of Princess Applejack.“I…”The final test she had always sought, had been passed.“I’m a…”The final reward given, to one who may finally spread his wings. His own journey, there from the very start, fulfilled at last. A journey he had left behind, one he thought he had been fine never achieving. Yet, one that would feel so sad to dream of for all these years, and never see the end of what had once been so bright. No longer was there a question of if he needed it, only if he deserved it.“Why…”At last, he could know the truth.“Because ya’ll understand what it means ta’ be a Prince.”He could finally let loose his liquid pride.“And Ah’ finally understand what it means… ta’ be a Princess.”2/3
>>42568828This was the end for so many things, and they shared it on the sun setting on their world. They felt others gathering around them, from all corners of their world. Friends, families, those they had barely known. All standing with them on that hilltop, to witness what Princess Applejack had done.“Well, look at that.”All of them understood as they looked over that work, with pride.“Reckon that there’s a pretty good fence, don’t you?”She'd fixed it. They had fixed it."That's something to be proud of."The final song of the world played out, on a world finally fixed.~Don’t you know you’re all my very best friends….~
>>42568831>She finished the fenceI'm not crying you're crying
Whelp, that's it. At the very least, you gave me one last cheer of>>42568801B-B-BONUSFINALPROPHECY UNLOCKIt's been a ride.
>>42568831It’s… finally over I never thought it would come
Gentlemen, /pa/ls one and all, it has been my deepest honor to write with you.
>>42568831We didn’t get axed. We didn’t die out. We didn’t get abandoned. We didn’t get forgotten. We’ve been here since season 4, and we fucking made it.
>>42568831HE GOT HIS MOTHERFUCKING WINGS
>>42568831I know this thread on the whole isn't canon epilogue but I'm absolutely considering this Shining's true ending, he didn't need it and wasn't lost without it, but he motherfucking earned it in the end and at the end of it was AJ learning to be a princess in a way nobody could teach her. SHE figured out how to do the ascension Celestia did, and she's not going to abuse it or use it to retire. She's a Princess, and she recognizes worth, simple as. PROUD OF YOU.
To all the artfriends that only posted once or twice, to all the artfriends that frequented the thread every now and then, to all the artfriends that ddidn't get to post as often as they would have liked, here's to you. One last piece of art, a lot rougher than I wanted to put out due to a lack of time, but it's here as a send off.It's been fun.
>>42568864FuckingAwesome
>>42568864>Final artIt’s beautiful
>>42568864I was hoping so hard someone would and am so proud we got it
>>42568864Is seriously going to cry knowing this might be the very last time I say it. You guys have brought me so much fun times over the years. I missed some days, didn’t check as often as I used to later on, always worried I’d miss a piece. And now it’s over, and I won’t get to say it anymore. So know when I say this, I’m saying it with all my heart and apple loving soul.INTOTHE WIKIIT GOOOOOESSSSSSSS
>>42568857So I guess that's something to ask while we have the chance, should we consider bringing anything from in here besides that to canon? Some stuff like the Ember story at the very start doesn't fit, but the stuff here at the end feels canon. Flurry stuff kind of fits, what do you think?
>>42568831>>42568864What a goodbye…
>>42568864>>42568877So much I'm gonna miss...
>>42568831I'm gonna wait till late to post Guys Night, just so it's in the archives in case we ever need it again and Ponerpaste gets abandoned. But I don't wanna mess with this high till later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaSscKWLAWkIt's for the best, I know it....Somehow someway, we have to say, goodbye...
>>42568864/pa/ls to the end, writer, artfriend or bitching guy we love all the same!
>>42568831>>42568864This should be a triumph, but it just started raining indoors…
>>42568882I guess just whatever feels right, honestly I feel like they'll all special in their own way. Even the stuff we cut for a reason is just as special as our NC's that have brought us laughs throughout the years.Our OMAKES were never forgotten, no matter how silly..
>>42568831To all the /pals/ that never made it, we kept that fire for you and now, you can rest with our princess…
>>42568882Flurry adventures for sure, if only for Two Pink antics.CE Crew loving being married, canon. Shining meeting with Salt? Fuck it, canon. Seven thing with his brain? No reason not to be canon. Spike recruiting 55's daughter? Canon. ...Chitania wanting babies, canon.
>>42568831>>42568864I’m gonna miss Two so much
>>42568831>>42568864>Nobody's asking for a new thread>Because there is no neewwww thread>This was the last new thread>Will never get to go neeewwww thread and see who rushes for first againJesus where did the time go
>>42568882Depends on what it is. Some stuff is pretty clear epilogue content that fits, but only got the chance to be posted in this thread. Other stuff is basically NC content without the tag. The Flurry stuff seems pretty in-character for everyone, for example, so would basically be a canon epilogue.
>>42568831>This was the last time Princess Applejack was on the front pageFucking monument to history right here
>>42568831>>42568864That's how you show love.>>42568934>...Chitania wanting babies, canon.Only if she treated it like a doctors appointment or something.
>>42568948>someone might wake up tomorrow and look for the thread, never knowing it’s gone until it’s too late
>>42568831KKA, Delight Anon, Ladykiller, PP Anon, 29 anon, CMC Odyssey anon, Kid Kuddler, C-Anon, Sombra Anon, Joe Schmoe, Applepost artfriend, silly one shot anon, Chronicler Anon, Thread Maker anon...None of you wore badges or tripcodes, but I want you guys to know that we saw you, we recognized you, and like a mysterious hero in the night we may never know your name, but we praise you. Our noble Knights, of Princess Applejack.Our lady awaits you in the final orchard, with fritters.
>>42568947Yeah there's zero reason to omit the Ember stuff right before the final story for instance, or the Firestarter thing.
>>42568864>>42568831YOU>>42568835ARE GODDAMN RIGHT IM CRYINGTears of joy bitches!
>>42568958I’ll always know them as farmhands
>>42568831>>42568864Down with the ship, captains
>>42568837You know what this means? Pinkie was never wrong
>>42568952>Only if she treated it like a doctors appointment or something.....nobody will stop me.FINAL OMMAAKKKKKEEEEEEEE>Chitania"SA"~???~~~~Flip flip flip>Should've brought my own magazine, these are all for a spa treatment. Who's going to see me in a spa?... I'll get some for Sweet Note, she deserves it, she's been working hard.Flip flip flip.>Huh, I like that name for a kid. Better write it down while I remember.Ding!~Miss Chitania? The Prince will see you now.~>Oh hey, five minutes before appointment time. I hope the punctuality is genetic.She gets up, stretched, and leaves the nice chair they provided to follow the receptionist into one of the rooms in the crystal castle. Inside of the all right room was sparse, very little to see there besides a thin raised white bed with a padded mattress and a bend at the headrest, a sink, and a washing station that looked suspiciously like a shower from a rather surprising Party Pony Productions film."How are we feeling today, Miss Chitania?"The stallion stepped into the room, giving her one of those winning smiles before he looked over his clipboard again.>I've been well, no signs of sickness or anything."Excellent, wonderful. Well, I'm assuming last session wasn't successful, or did you just want to say hi?"He laughed a cheesy laugh, and she smiled just a bit. It was corny, yet too honest for her to dislike.>I like the place, I suppose."Ahhh, yeah, this place was used in a movie believe it or not! Though, sadly, if you were hoping to get screentime by sleeping with me, that time has passed.">I'm heartbroken.He chuckled, finishing up looking over her clipboard before he finally got up on the single bed in the room."Alright, looks like the tests for possibilities came back positive all around, just a quirk of nature I suppose. Trust me, sometimes you can try as much as you want and it doesn't take, and sometimes one slipup and you've got a crazy new surprise waiting! We'll keep working at it.">I appreciate your tenacity."Hey, that's why I get paid the big bucks, hey? Ha haaa! Alright, you've been taking your pills?">I have."Been doing your tests?">Every one of them."Well, looks like there's nothing else to do but try another treatment, you alright with that?">I will even say please."That's the spirit! Alright then... suck my dick."In any other situation he might've said that coy, or sly, or needy, or sexy, anything else. But in this particular case, he said it with the same tone and urgency that one would have said "Beer is in the fridge" to someone needing a drink. She still followed that command dutifully, knowing from past experiences this was the fastest way to get him ready for today's injection. With him on the bed, he was the perfect height for her to lower her head down just slightly, and let loose hot breaths on his thighs.>Before I start, would you mind the first injection go in my mouth?1/3
>>42569049He raised an eyebrow in curiosity"Chitania, I don't know how to tell you this, but there's no direct path from stomach to womb. And no matter what you heard about seeds growing in there is not gonna change that.">I know, obviously, but I was listening to some mares who had a bunch of kids, and they said the trick was taking the first batch that way."What?">According to them they said it's because the oldest and most out of date were at the top, which makes sense to me. Production would be bottom up, right? Surely the oldest would be discharged first, what's the logic of keeping the older batch if the newer ones were available? Which means if I want the newest and freshest, and not to have them clogged up in path, I need the second batch. I couldn't find any literature on the matter one way or another, though, feel free to give me non-second hoof science one way or the other."...you make a shocking amount of sense.">I thought so, too."Well, there's nothing in the book about it one way or the other, so if you feel comfortable-">I do."Well, then, proceed."And proceed, she did. Her fangs did not scare him, the throat that once breathed fire did not worry him. And despite his deepest darkest wants, he did not play with the fluff on her head. He wanted to, more than anything, but that felt unprofessional. Just like it would be unprofessional to strike up a conversation at the moment when she obviously couldn't speak back."I'll be sure to give you a warning when it's coming. Did you want it outside or in?"Her grunts told him all he needed to know, he recognized them by now."Alright then..."Clinical visits always felt like they lasted forever. "Fair warning, here it comes..."She growled deeply, and mashed her snout against his chest."I hope you're right and this works..."He sighed as he felt himself drained."Would hate to make you do this twice."If she had a comment besides the gulping, it would forever go unsaid.>Excellent.She said with a slight gasp and lick of her cheek, though he was certain it had little to do with the taste.>That should prepare only the strongest who remain. Do you need me to restart to bring you back up, or will you require a pause?"Hm? Oh, no, I'm not that old yet."She looked down, and very nearly got bopped in the snout."We can proceed with the procedure."He hopped down, and gestured for her to pick her location. Every one thus far had been checked off, on the ground, in the shower, over the sink, against the wall, or her favorite.>I'll take the bed.Laying chest first on the mattress."Whatever you're comfortable with."He grabbed his step ladder so he may go at what was scientifically the best angle, climbed up it, and smacked both hooves down on those waiting dark flanks. In response came a hiss, and her tail flagging high to clear the way."One second while I administer it, please, try to keep still."2/3
>>42569053She hissed, she groaned deeply, and she felt the prick slide inside her. It was never unpleasant as he moved until she felt him press against her."Settled?"She nodded, shifting as she got used to the procedure."Excellent, starting now."The room was filled with slaps, grunts, and other noises that were unsuitable outside of a supervised area."Hm, have you been doing your training? I'm noticing more flex back here."He noted the extra jiggle on her flanks with every movement with a keen eye, well versed in losing muscle mass himself due to his occupation.>I have... gng... I have been more sedentary, I feared overextending my muscles may have caused some previous failures."Hm, exertion can cause changes in hormone productions. We'll make a note of it">I'll continue my monitoring"Your chitin feels good, though."He rubbed his hooves along her back during, feeling her spine twist up with every hit from behind.>I am well fed."How is Rainshine and Sunset, anyway?">Happy, though occasionally bickering over who I like more."Ha haa, first mare problems, right?">Yah... yeah...As it usually did, time ticked away until he picked up the pace near the end, hitting her hard enough to send rivets of her sweat flying."Alright, do keep an eye out for any hormonal fluctuations with your tests, and take your vitamins.">Very... well..."Excellent. Well, hopefully next time you'll have good news for me! Or, as they say around these parts."In an instant, he flipped to his toppest speed."GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT!"She bit into the sheet as he finally finished, and she felt full once more. Hopefully, this time, she pleaded it was full in anotehr way too."Alright, in two weeks you'll know for sure, gonna get cleaned up and head off. Got a hoofball game!">Congratulations."Don't be, she's not great at it."They shared a familial laugh as he hosed himself off, wasting no time to dry himself before he let magic do the trick."Have a good day!'>You too, thank you again."Don't mention it!"And with that, he left.>...Doctor's visits, you know you have to go, but you never look forwards to them! And sometimes those bills fuck you right in the ass!
>>42568831Yep canon shiny got wings the end>>42568864See you space cowboy
>>42568948Maybe someday again....Princess Applejack 2! It's a thread about Two.
>>42569074I always did used to joke back when we thought this thread would end around the show finale that if we did a sequel, it would be about AJ Two, and we would call it Princess Applejack 2, and it would confuse the fuck out of newcomers.
>>42569078It would fit I guess, 2 as the AJ trying to be a princess, AJ being Celestia who has to deal with her questions, Flurry being the Chrysalis of the bunch as we traumatize her for fun.
>>42569054Well, it does fit the spirit…
>>42568958It’s so weird to think those aren’t even close to all of them, Actarius Anon and Pommel Anon were unique too!
>>42569089>as we traumatize her for fun.Alright this one was too much for even the spoiler text. But I had to. One last hurrah for our Not Safe For Two forgotten corner! https://ponepaste.org/11369
>>42569125Yeah we’ve had other art friends too!
>>42486707For years I always saw this on the catalog and never checked it out.Toasting in legendary bread.
>>42569172It's the one for the ages!
>SA"Spike"'Poindexter'~29~_Big Mac_(Tiempo){Sunburst}*Sombra*^8bit^=Gaffer=+Zephyr+~~~~~~~~>GUYS NIIIIIIGHT!The stallion looked downright giddy as he hopped out of the castle, finally joining the shockingly substantial group gathered outside his home.>Wow… I did not expect this much of a crowd.”“Right!?”Though the dragon was quite a lot taller now, long after the events of the Harmony War, he still felt quite dwarfed among the many bodies. Neared to him, Poindexter, who was not babbling like a supervillain. When pressed why, he merely stated he was in his “Secret identity”, and none questioned it.‘I’m more annoyed we never did this before. It’s guys night! The girls gather all the time! All the time. Constantly. And yet it feels like we never got a chance to do this and now we might not get another one!’~Verily! I can speak more of events where Marey doth hang with a gaggle of group than I can speak of a time when we males of kinship stood together as one!~_Eeeeyup._(...You invited Twenty Nine?){Sombra probably invited him.}*Actually, Shining invited him.*>This whole thing was his idea! We were watching the kids play in the park and he throws it out there, and I’m like… yeah! Lets do this! Guys night with my bro!Spike chuckled as the stallion threw his foreleg around him>And all my bros!(Awww, I’m happy he doesn’t think of us as just babysitters.){Out loud.}^We’re his bros! You heard that!^=Finally! We fixed that!=+Woooo yeah! Bros, am I right! Up top!+^...uh, who dis?^=Yeah I don’t know this one.=*He does my mane.*(...Sombra? Why are you inviting your hairdresser to guys night?){Is there something we should know?}+Hey!+>Uh, guys? That’s Fluttershy’s brother.‘Ohhhhhhh!’~OHHHHHH!~“Oh wow, I… genuinely did not recognize him.”>Weirdest thing, Applejack had somehow found out about this before we’d even really started planning and asked if her brother could come, since he didn’t get to do this very often. And then when we gave the okay, Fluttershy had been nearby and asked if he could come, and I said yes. Would be kind of a dick move to invite one brother and not the other._Ah’m sorry._>Naaah, it’s fine! Her family and Domshy are going off to Neighgrah Falls for the whole week, if not longer! She said it was perfect because they’d not wanted to bring him, but she was worried about him being all alone for too long. Then she insisted it was because he doesn’t get out enough and needs more guys in his life, and no other reason. Insisted hard. Convincingly, I assure you!(Oh so you just do what any mare not trying to bone you tells you, okay.){Mystery solved.}“...I’m not gonna throw a stone in my glass house.”1/?
>>42569181^Try not to sleep with his sister, Shining!^=Ha, right? As a joke! We’re saying that as a joke! Do not take that to mean some kind of judgment, we’re just joking around cause we’re friends again! Joke! Don’t wanna get this guy as a brother in law, right? Ha haaa!=+Hey!+‘So! Where are we headed out, huh? Just kind of ambling around the Empire, again?’>Are you kidding!? I live here and my wife has shoved so much planning in my face, I can count the chips of crystal.“Little braggy.”>Nah, we’re getting out of this place…~Oh? Shalt we head to the portal?~>...in style.‘That pause was too long.’TOK TOK!With the push of a remote, something blazed in the distance. They were all struck, staring gormlessly at the figure as it came down, before they were all nearly bowled over by the collision of something against the ground in front of them.^IS THAT A JUGGERNAUT!?^=...why is it pink?=“Seriously, you could’ve made it a different color if you wanted.”_Reckon it ain’t lore accurate._>I really like pink. I really, really like pink.“...fair enough.”>Hop in, everyone!And so, they did, cramming a bit here and there where need be until they could finally shut the door behind them and turn the power on.>Alright, everyone buckled in? I’m not telling you twice. I am a responsible parent and I have to set an example. Sombra! I swear to faust!*I’m buckled, already!*“You got lame, Shiny.”^Hey! He did not!^=We will back our friend who is our friend in the lame parent stuff he does!=>Thanks guys! Now… HIT IT!His earlier comments felt a little at odds with the exploding rocket jump that sent them all soaring through the air at speeds that, frankly, felt unsafe for an alicorn, let alone the mostly squishy bodies inside the metal frame that were not made to be punched through walls in one of the numerous over the top action sequences that were their lives. They just had to hold on and pray.“Shiny, I don’t wanna be that guy but Las Pegasus is that way.”Except the dragon, he didn’t care. He was explosion proof.>Spike, we’re not going to las pegasus.‘We’re not!?’*Rats, all this money I swiped from him for nothing!*_Ah’m fine with that, Ah’m a terrible gambler… think Ah’ gotta problem._^So, wait, where are we going? Las Pegasus is the party place.^>That’s the problem! Any time someone says go somewhere new, its Las Pegasus! Gambling and shows and that’s it! We need to see something unique, something different! We’re going to a place almost none of you have been to!“Now when you say almost-”With an earth shattering rock, they landed.“Ah.”>Gentlecolts, I give you… HARMONY CITY!2/?
>>42569188The city had changed quite drastically in all the years, which likely should be expected with new constructions. It had gone from a mostly shack ridden place filled with constantly bickering occupants, to a stunning, unique, one of a kind city with architecture from every race around it. Yak cottage core, Minotaur built sprawling and grandiose towers, griffon tree nests, even the Kirin had come to set up shop in the years around here. And of course, the Changelings had their own slice of the world right there, near the very building where the mayor and his duo of ambiguous nature resided. It was unlike any other place in the world, where one could just as easily tour a diamond dog cave and get jewelry from an Arimaspi shaman. A place where one could savor the tang of Griffon Fried Fish to the more exotic food the Buffalo brought. It was the center of the creature world, right there in the heart of Equestria.“Shining, did you bring us to a freaking tourist trap!?”And it was mostly that, a place where those down below hocked cheep and contained constantly bickering occupants.*Huh. He’s right, though? I’ve never been here.*‘Me either.’~I doth recall nothing of a visit here. I do wonder, though, when thou hath set hoof upon this place, Shining Armor?~>Hm? Oh, I fought a shard of our god riiiiight over there. Like, little away from the giant chasm caused by Mecha Chitania punching her. Liiiitttle bit that way, there you go. Right there. Fought shard of god.The group stared at him.>It was nice.+What is your life!?+^Dude, no! Don’t go down that rabbit hole!^=You will feel so bad about everything later and get sexually harassed by a madmare!=+That’s not so bad.+^A madmare who’s obsessed with her hooves and is dating a changeling!^+THE HORROR!+_Ah’ fought a dang snowstorm, it ain’t that big a deal._“Alright, fine, where exactly did you want to go?”>I dunno, where did you guys want to hit first? Rock Smashing Show? They’ve got the near diamond crusher three thousand in! Or, I guess we could see the griffon airshow? They introduced explosions into it and have been sued three times! Or-‘Is that Partyland?’>Partyland Seven, actually, yeah. I financed that… did she ever pay me back?~Hark! Behold! The Arimaspi have a shaman show on!… And it’s full of lies! Mine wife knows true shamanism and thou art using the wrong plant! That’s not even kind of the right plant, it’s full on the wrong plant! It doesn’t even look similar! A pox upon thine soul!~+So, you don’t wanna watch that, I take it.+{You sure? I noticed way more watching something just to dislike it. It’s weirdly fun to do.}(Well, I know where I want to go!)>There it is, Tiempo, my dude, taking charge! Where we headed?3/?
(Well first and foremost, we’re getting some food and drink in us before we break this sucker open, and I know just the place! I heard about it forever ago and totally haven’t been there five times, and I’ve been dying to check it out!)>Awesome! Come on, everyone! Lets see this-~~~~~~~>This is weird.The stallion looked uncomfortable, sitting in the chair that more resembled a stack of sticks into a nest than any furniture he’d ever known. The three of them were sat around a table made from a cut down tree, trying to be heard over the music in the establishment that felt suffocating. The place, built inside of a tree and covered with moss and the occasional adornment that looked like cobbled together trash, was packed, which one might think meant the food would be good. However, every time a waitress passed by, the stallion thought it looked more plain than anything else.(Unique, is how I like to look at it.)Not that he was looking at said food, his gaze, and most of the tables gaze, was much more focused on the waitresses in question. Griffons, every one of them, and all of them sporting something very unique about them, and it wasn’t the identical outfits sporting white tops and short shorts they wore.{Yeah… unique…)It had more to do with the fluff on their chest that was near to bursting out of their shirts, some packed so tightly they feared it might split open at any time. Or, in some cases, dearly hoped.^You think it feels as fluffy as it looks?^=I bet that fur feather mix feels like heaven to lay on...=*Hrmph… I’ve seen fluffier. I have fluffier!*~Quit digging thine flanks down further, tis already bad enough thou must sit upon me to taste it!~“I keep forgetting you stop looking like a teleport experiment gone wrong when you touch him. I’m looking at that, and not the… wow that’s fluffy.”>So, uh… are the drinks good?“Shining I don’t think he wanted to visit for the dining.”‘You don’t know, people keep raving about the wings here. I assume they mean those thing with the veggies and-oh. Nope, nevermind. Not those wings… huh!?’(Shining! Spike! I’m insulted, of course I wanted to try the food. This is guaranteed one hundred percent griffonstone authentic cuisine. They have an official seal and everything! We’re getting to taste the real, genuine delicacies of the world!)When said food finally did arrive they couldn’t help but notice that he wasn’t actually looking at it. More the chest fluff that ever so briefly brushed against him.(And it looks… delicious.)=Yeah… it-=They heard the pop as Gaffer’s hoof was swatted down, just shy of reaching the waitress’s chest he’d been about to ruffle.+Hey! No touching without consent, buddy! I may not know much about griffons, but I know when someone’s not consenting!+4/?
>>42569196Said waitress gave him an appreciative smile as she walked off, leaving her customer to nurse his hoof and regret his order of the Fish Funtime Filet. He very much doubted it was worth the steep price, no matter how many of those weird sprinkles they put on top of it.=Alright, jeeze. When’d you get so pushy.=+Dommy’s been teaching me about boundaries and consent since we met, pretty much! She’s an awesome teacher, especially when she’s teaching me how to be more confident and in control!+“Kinda feel like you’re the last guy to be putting those ideas into.”+Hey! There is nothing wrong with being more confident in what you do and feeling more in control of your life and situation… it’s just when you start thinking highly of yourself without anything done and controlling others through guilt or connections that you get the whip and are a naughty naughty colt who needs to be punished.+He sipped his drink, with a smile.‘Wow. Sounds like you cleaned up.’+Hey! I have my own salon, and I do amazing there, thank you! My business is booming, Sombrero will tell you!+*He has never gotten my name right. Not once. Never.*~Hrmph! We do not care if thou makes his hair soft and gentle to the touch, be considerate of names!~^Says the number?^‘Oooo, don’t go there, buddy. Hint hint.’^...So, uh was that joke over the line, Shining? I just saw something funny and commented on it, but if you-^>Naahh, I get you, I made that joke plenty in the day. It’s cool! Well, for me, can’t speak for them obviously.^Right...^+See? Consent! Consent is-+He paused, blinking when he realized something.{She’s making sure she gets my order right.}That being the waitress leaning over Sunburst had not moved, and kept his cheek just touching her fluff.{It’s so soft.}(Hey! I tip bigger than he does!)>You heard him, he tips bigger, please do something with that information.“Wha-OH COME ON!”In just those few seconds of looking at Sunburst, Shining had become surrounded on both sides by Griffons who unabashedly leaned into him with their fluff>They think I’m rich, Spike.‘You are?’He felt the fluff press in a little farther.‘Sorry.’>Just give me whatever I’m pointing at and stop trying to do… whatever this is. Trust me, I know Griffonstone griffons weirdly well, so sticking it in my eye while you reach for my wallet will fail.Tellingly, a talon that had been moving paused, and slowly retreated.“How’d you know that one?”>Lets just say I knew someone really into griffons.(...is it me? Is this how I find out you went through my diary? Because bro, cold. Accurate! But cold.)>Not you, my alternate universe self.^Oh, right, we knew about that.^=...We’re not judging your life, because friend, but you’ve got some weird history.=>I just hate being the only guy to go through all that, nobody else got to see that stuff!5/?
>>42569201_Ah’ve got such a pain fer’ ya’ in mah heart, riiiight here._^Dude!^_Ah’ ain’t his long lost friend or his brother, Ah’ can make fun of him._>...I mean I still have feelings. Also, we’re friends! We did that thing the one time, we had a Hearth Warming together!_Ya’ got me socks._>You loved those socks!_...he ain’t wrong._“Hey, while you two were talking I got tired of waiting and started snacking, and is it just me or is this food awful?”‘Kind of tastes like this oil got used before Nightmare Moon.’~I ordered the delicacy, yet the only delicate thing I taste upon mine tongue is a rock!… how did you do that?!~{Yeah, this food isn’t great. You sure this is authentic?}>Lemme check.(Oh, like he would know!)“He would.”+HOW!?+“He did a brainwhammy thing where he went in someone’s brain.”~Truly!?~*See!? It wasn’t just you who did that! Other individuals have been in stallions brains! Its not just you and me!*(I’m sorry what.)>Yep. It’s authentic. Specifically authentic to Gruda’s on the west side of the mountain by the shore, she buys this fish cheap because hauling it further makes Grungles legs cramp up. ‘...that is wildly specific.’>Gilda wanted to go there to see if a namby pampy pony could stomach her third favorite place.*Third?*>Well it was only the second date, she wasn’t splurging on me-HIM! Splurging on him specifically and damn it I should not have used that word, now I’ve got images.(...you okay?)_Applejack’s got the same problem._^Princess Applejack has memories of herself through the eyes of her otherworldy counterpart?^_Eeeyyyup… Ah’ also meant him, though. She saw his memories too._“Wait, I didn’t hear this, she saw them too?”>She got used by dark gods to figure out how he was planning to beat them and that involved cramming her into his brain and looking through his loop training. She saw a lot. Pretty much everything I did.“...huh.”‘And you guys say my secret identity is weird.’*No, yeah, you getting comic book powers is pretty mundane.*^On that note, thank you again for not staying dead.^=We felt so very bad.=>Awwww.(Yes, yes, very sweet and all, but seriously have you tried these fuzzy poppers?)“I think that’s a dustball that rolled onto the plate.”(… but they charged me an extra ten bits for them?){I dunno guys, I feel like a not so well off place on a mountainside filled with angry bird lions might not have the kind of cuisine tiny horse folks who mostly live in plains find palatable.}=I feel like complaining.=+If you do, make sure its to the chef and not the wait staff. They can’t affect it, they’re just moving the food!+They swore they heard someone shout “THANK YOU!” and just barely spotted talons up in the air. (I dunno about you guys, these things taste fine to me.)“We can see the griffon rubbing on the top of your head!”6/?
He looks up, spotting the fluff poking out of the top of the shirt.(Dedicated service around here. I’m giving it a good review.)‘What the fuck.’>Alright, think its time to hit a new place… gonna give them a good tip, though.“Shining!”>What? They’ve literally been tending to us the entire night, I’d be rude if I didn’t. The tip is for them!{I feel slightly scammed, but you know damn well I’m too easily swayed by public opinion to not tip well.}^I just don’t want to get shown up by Shining.^=I just know today is going to drain me like a hungry ex wife!=_Ah’m just doin’ it cause Ah’ got a country reputation for hard work, and dang… these ladies worked hard._He could feel the feather on his cheek._Lotta hard things about this._(Well! We at least have to try the drinks before we do. Just one! Don’t want to get blitzed too early.)‘I’m down with that.’“Go ahead, your designated driver will be right here, not getting buzzed even while drinking, because that’s a thing I do and none of you remember it half the time.”‘Didn’t all that start because you didn’t get sick eating muffins?’“Lets not try and map where the dumb stuff came from or we’re going to bring up someone getting shot because he’s the fake spider-pony.”~...I told thee that in confidence.~*Indeed, expert, lets hear what you recommend for the drinks, since you’re so studied on the cuisine.*(Hm? Oh, yeah, I already got drinks. They give them out free with every meal.)>Like… any drink?(Well… they’ve only ever given me this kind.)Said drinks were laid out in front of them on the table, and all present couldn’t help but notice that, despite their small size, they looked rather colorful. All except one, that is.+Hey, why’s mine different? I like tye dye...+>I’m not so sure, what even is this-(Last one to take a shot has to kiss ZephyrONETWOTHREEGO!)+HEY!+He didn’t know what was more offensive, Zephyr shouting that, or everyone downing their drinks as fast as they could.Most everyone.>Yeah, I’m gonna sit this ou-hm!“Looking out for you, bro!”After the claw had juked it into his mouth, only one remained.+So does that mean I have to kiss myself?+The pony in question who huffed just a bit as he looked at his drink.+I didn’t even get a colorful one...+>PFFTTTT!“Faustian flanks, this thing tastes like raw flooring!”They didn’t have the frame of reference, so they would have to take his word on it.(Yeah, it’s not great.)They shared the sentiment, at least.{Why does it feel like my tongue is fuzzy!?}*I’m pretty sure I once puked up something like this.*=Ehllegggg, that’s nasty.=^I should’ve kissed Zephyr!^~By the throes of the darkness itself, thine scourge upon mine tongue! The wretch! The-wait why does this taste familiar?~Finally, caving to peer pressure and wanting to join in the complaining, the last shot went down.7/
>>42569211+...mine’s pretty awesome, actually. Is this pineapple? I love pineapple!+‘I call unfair because the only pine I taste in this is shavings, from a chicken pen! Why did you order this!?’(...because it’s free. I told you, free. Everyone who orders gets one. How are you going to turn down free?)“The water in the toilet is free too, but you don’t see me-”The dragon paused to belch.“...huh.”>What? Why huh?“It’s just, normally when I drink alcohol, it comes out with a different flame. Any kind, because alcohol all burns the same color. But uh…”They did notice, as the dragon soon pointed out, something was off.“I can’t recall the last time it came out Pinkie Pie pink.”>...Say, Tiempo?(Yah?)>Where do you go after you get your drinks? The ones after this, of course.(Pffft, Shining, please, I seldom remember stuff like that… huh… come to think of it, I don’t know what kind of drinks I normally get later. I do order a lot. Guess I’m a little too, uh…)The room felt very off, for a bit.“...alright, one two three drug check-”>Pick a pep of peppy princess plots.They waited, and nothing happened.‘Alright, so, not a roofie, but uh… yeah, I’m suddenly feeling like trying whatever the veal meal is.’{Is it weird I want to order every single drink on the menu?}(I normally do!… wait.)>Miss? Can I get the ingredient list for that drink-It was produced in seconds, and strangely enough, another paper was laid with it.“Ah haaa, its written in griffish. Of course.”>It’s just a list of stuff I mostly don’t recognize, no alcohol though.*What’s on the other paper? Also, followup, I might need to go to the bathroom later… Twenty Nine, you need to follow me for uh...in case this is drugs. That works.*>...well that’s not assuring.The table went quiet, and they felt their chests grow a little hotter.>It’s a list of every banned substance of any kind in Equestria. Sooo, good news, none of these are on it.~Mine fellow, I must ask… on the ingredients, is there a-Sombra please stop shifting-is there a… Jollywoffle?~>Nope.~Oh, phew. Because that would be-wait hold on. Miss! Do thou have a translation for what you call plants to what Equestria call plants, by chance?~Sure enough, she did, as if she were expecting an inspector to snap in at any moment.~...oh dear.~‘I do not like those noises.’~So, as it turns out, Griffons call it Gollywoffle. And, on that note-~Slam! Went a hoof to the table._Ah’ got somethin’ Ah’ need to say!_Things got weird after that.8/?
_Ah’ve been holdin’ it in mah’ chest this whole time, and Ah’ can’t no more! The dang bourgeoisie of Canterlot have been keepin’ down us fellas since the start! They’re up there givin’ out them wings ta’ lifelong students who live in the dang library while us who actually feed them and keep’em comfy gotta toil around just to hope they’re gonna save us from the world endin’ stuff they caused! They’re worthy of the dang magic when all they got ta’ show for it is kickin’ the can down the road, while folks like mah’ mom and dad done planted seeds for trees they’ll never taste the fruit of! Them folks up there are enjoyin’ our labor, and Ah’m sick of it! Why didn’t Ah’ get no wings for feedin’ yer’ dang army, huh!? How’s breaking a friggen necklace worth more than the backbone of an entire economy for a town! At least gimme a damn horn! But no! Ya’ll horde that there up for yer’selves and ya’ never let us dirt folk get none! And ya’ wanna know why!? Cause of the damn matriarchy of magic! Don’tcha be tellin’ me “Oh, but ya’ got folks like Fancy Pants, he’s important! Or Blueblood, he’s a royal!” BAH! Ah’ see a prince, but Ah’ don’t see no dang wings on him! Huh! It ain’t just about the society ya’ll control with bullhonkey laws and stupid antics, yer’ hoarding the magic in a matriarchal structure that undermines the working class by sheer volume of power! This fella right here saved Canterlot for his own dang wedding, he didn’t get no friggen wings then and he ain’t got them since! And ya’ wanna know why!? Cause more than money, the class system is structured around magic! That’s right, Ah’m sayin’ it, Magic is what determines yer’ dang pull in this world! Iffin’ ya’ got a lot of it, ya’ll can get away with anything! Brainwash a whole town! Accidentally cause a flood! Shucks, if a dang one of us pulled the stunt Nightmare Moon did we’d be swingin’ from the gallows, but she’s got the most magic so she gets herself a pretty little crown for it! And worse, she’s givin’ out power to those she favors in sheer nepotism and a lack of regard for our sex! The Proletariat males need ta’ friggen stand up for themselves, and gimme that gaddang horn Ah’ friggen earned it!_Several in the room clapped, and that was not a good thing.^You know he’s making a lot of good points...^“...Twenty Nine?”~Tis good news, this is not… that kind of drug. It just turns off… shall we say, the inhibitors and makes someone much more likely to… splurg.~>Ugggh.~Mine word usage is correct. It is among them, for certain.~9/?
>>42569228‘Hey, quick question, feel free to say if this sounds stupid, but does anyone wanna just throw down a huge bag of bits and run out into the middle of the street to see all the cool shit while we can, maybe lick a light pole to see if it still tastes the same from when we were kids? I’ve always wondered what the stick that holds the cotton candy can hold if you try to cram stuff in it. Eight Bit? You up?’Poindexter looked left, said stallion was gone.(...Sunburst? You feeling it?)Tiempo looked right, the stallion was gone.“...Zephyr?Spike looked over, and that stallion was, he guessed it, gone. There was a difference in that last one, though.“Huh…”On the coaster his drink had been brought on, someone had scribbled the words “Consent is important.” Picking It up, he flipped it over to find yet another message. “My break is in five.”“...Well, that’s not good. Come on, guys, lets go reel them in before-”By the time the dragon had looked up from reading, the entire table was gone.“Oh no.”But they all at least paid their checks, and left a nice tip. They were good boys.“OH NO.”~~~~~Spike burst out the front doors and looked around, hoping he’d be quick enough.“SHOOT!”He wasn’t._EEEYUP!_Smash smash smash went his hoof against the gem that had been laid out on the table, using the full force of earth pony power and maybe a little rock smashy technique he’d learned from a desperate maybecousin to turn the thing into a fine powder. Without missing a beat he bent down and licked it right off the table._This here tastes like regular friggen rocks! It don’t got a distinct flavor at all! You dragons lied to me!_The dragon who had sold him the wares stared back, slack jawed, as he got the last crumbs off his cheek._Ah’ bet yer’ dragon lord is hoarding all the wealth for herself after unfair taxation, while promising services she never fulfills on! It’s a dang scam! Capitalist treasure based governance is a scam! POWER TO THE PONIES! POWER TA’ THE DRAGONS! AIN’T NO BOUGIE GONNA CONTROL YOU WITH NO ROD!_“Mac! Get away from him before you-EIGHT BIT NO!”Before he could stop him, the pony across the street had already picked up a cup from the ground, and taken a swig.^… Huh, is that why you spit it out so fast??^The Arimaspi fire eater a street performer stared at him as if he’d grown a third head, none too subtly moving his twin-torch away from the pony who, despite all logic, took another sip of the fuel he used to spit flame.^It’s not as bad as the drink, honestly, but I always wondered what it tasted like. Kind of thought it would be like, a drink that just happened to catch fire.^“Put that cup down! Just stay put and-POINDEXTER!”Too late, the pontiferous pony swung by him, a manic grin on his face.10/?
>>42569233‘AHAHAH! I knew it! I knew these cloths lines could support a pony! You lied, mother! You lied to your child and I know the truth now!’“This is bad, this is bad! This is-OH NO!”{Come onnnn big money!}Sunburst had apparently found a pop up gambling establishment, run by the very namesake Gambling himself, that the dragon was pretty sure hadn’t been there before.{WOOO! Big money! Who’s lame now, huh!? Ohhh Sunburst it too much of a wimp to risk the big bucks, eh!? Too much of a weenie!? WHO’S THE WEENIE NOW, STOMPER! I’ve got the weenie right here and you can SUCK IT!}“...huh. Did not see that side of him-TIEMPO WAIT!”(Hellllo madame, could I interest you in-)The mare in question walked off.(I respect that!… Hellllooo-)In succession, he struck out with a diamond dog, minotaur, changeling and then six more pegasi mares in a row. Strangely, he never seemed deterred.(That was fun.)The dragon almost felt relief.(...you know what? Fuck it, I’ve always wondered what this stuff does if you mix it all together. Shut up for a bit, teacher in my head, I’mma do Alchemy!)If truth be told, Spike would never be able to admit to himself or god if he would have found the courage to make a charge before the pony shoved all the ingredients in the bag and shook it up. By the time he’d even processed it, the blast had gone off, and he could go to his grave without ever wondering if he could’ve saved everyone.(...see!? It’s not that bad!)All it really did was change their colors, but the crowd was understandably miffed about it.“You know, some part of me knew this night was going to end with explosions.”=That’s right!=“OH NO!”Too late to help poor Gaffer, who he could just barely hear around the corner. By the time he’d made it around, he knew he wouldn’t be fast enough.=Give me the ultimate enchilada, with everything on it! Everything! EVERYTHING! No I don’t care of that’s for garnish, put it on! I don’t give a fuck that’s a fake cucumber, pit it in! I have lived my life in fear and in shadow for too long! Let me die without regrets! Let me taste the truth of the universe!=The dragon watched him take a bite and could already feel sympathy pains for the utter destruction that would come later. Whatever sin may have been done in this life, the dragon cannot imagine a punishment befitting of enduring what that poor toilet was going to go through.“...I kinda wanna try it.”He truly didn’t know who he should help first.{WOOOO!}Besides not Sunburst, in between successful dice rolls he had somehow picked up a pair of diamond dog and hippogriff hanging off his shoulders and he’d likely never forgive the drake for stopping it, whatever may come.“Wait… hold on, I’m missing someone-OH NO!”11/?
He had been given exactly one task by maybe mom sister, his sister in law, his sister in law, his sister in law, one of his maybe moms who was his sister in law, his sister in law, and Chrysalis, and he had somehow fumbled it.“Where’d Shining go!?”Losing a prince in the middle of a crowded city probably wasn’t the best event, considering the minimum kidnapping threat alone let alone murder possibilities, and he was for sure getting a stern reminder what “Designated” meant when he found him.“Think, think! Go back! Trace your steps!”He rushed back to the griffon establishment, looking for any clues, passing by Tiempo on the way and trying not to pay attention to the bowl he was holding.(Hey, Gaffer? Can you hold this? I need to see if I can dig some crumbs of phosphate out of my pocket, I think if I mix it right it can clear the building.)=Sure!=Sip.(...Why.)=It looked like grape.=Tiempo stared.=It wasn’t grape.=(...huh. What did it taste like?)He took it back and sipped before the response even came.=Mostly battery acid.=They soon stared at each other, a beat passed, and then they started screaming and running for the nearest water source.“...I’ll have to get them later. Look for clues!”*Spike, my companion?*“Not now! I’m looking for Clues! Looking for-why are you shoving a crystal in my face?”*Does this taste weird to you?*He obviously shouldn’t have put it in his mouth, clearly he shouldn’t have.“...Yeah, kinda?”*Oh, good, it’s confirmed them. See, I can’t share it with Twenty Nine or the others, it changes back, but when Sunset tried it she said it tasted hairy somehow, which makes no sense because it’s a crystal, solid crystal. Is that the kind of funny it tastes like?*He rolled the crystal in his mouth around, as his heart stopped beating.“Sombra, did this come off your body?”*Yeah. I wondered what it tasted like, but I can’t taste it myself, crystal tongue and all. And if Niney holds me it vanishes. Can you confirm for me?*“...this is very hairy, yeah. It shouldn’t be, but yeah, hairy. Just tastes like a regular Empire crystal, but hairy.”*Well that puts me at ease.*“...Please tell me this came off your chest or something.”How he wished the once dark king was a better liar, or at least didn’t glance back to his flanks for that one telling second before he walked off. As soon as he was gone, the dragon’s jaw opened, and the crystal slowly rolled out.“Blllehh-NO! Look for clues! Maybe he went around the back to puke up that crappy food! Surely that’s the reason! Surely he-HEY WHOA NO!”He very much regretted going around the back, both for how hard it was to even get there since he needed to jump over too many blockades to make sense of a path for the stallion, and because of what he saw when he got over there.+Tiempo was right!+12/?
He unfortunately was forever blessed with the sight of Zephyr sitting with his back against the wall, a griffon sitting on his lap with talons behind her head, and her shirt pulled up so he could rub his face right in the thick of her fur feather fluff mixture.+The service around here is amazing!+More importantly she was not wearing her shorts and her hips were not staying still.“Gonna ignore that.”He would try, since they were clearly ignoring him. Or had never seen him, which he dearly hoped. He would have to live with the pain himself.“...What was I doing? OH RIGHT! SHINING!”He backflipped out of the alley, for no other reason than he was always curious if he could, and bolted off into the street.“Shining? SHINING!? Mare, they’re gonna be so ticked at me. Why’s he keep ending up vanished? Like, cosmically it happened to him a lot. Did he universe have something out against him? He keeps ending up in holes… he he. Focus!”He tried and failed to focus when he heard a distant crash.“If I walk over there and it’s not Shining, I’m going to be deeply disappointed.”He walked over there, and he was only mostly disappointed. He could admit when he was wrong.~BEHOLD! Thou think thineself a Shaman!? Thou art naught but a fraud!~When the music kicked up, he was pretty impressed.~Here me fellows of feather and flame, hear me all as I stand to chant this name! This fuzzy and this wuzzy never had the spells to sling, I bet she couldn’t even manage to handle my thing! I’d break your hip like I break your spear, this big bug is making sure that you hear! Get ready and get willing because I’m about to start the show! Get ready to kiss my hooves when you’re all gonna know! OHHHHH!~Twenty Nine standing over a defeated looking Abyssinian while holding aloft a staff swirling with spirit magic was pretty cool.“...that’s a different shaman then who he yelled at earlier, isn’t it? Is there an influx of shamananmamna… shammaaa… shammmy whammy I’m not aware of? Heee hee, shammy whammy. Anyway why shaman? Is it lucrative? I should be a shaman.”The cat howl as the spirits surrounded her nearly made him jump.“...like, not now, but-WAIT! I’m getting distracted!”*Tell me about it.*He looked to his left, and there Sombra was, directly next to him.“...uh…”Looking pretty fabulous in his glitter cape.*I always wondered if I could pull it off. It’s like a crystal that you wear.*“Neat?”*I thought so. Pretty expensive though, but again, I took a lot of Shining’s bits.*“I pretended not to hear that.”*I thought we’d be gambling.*“Sunburst is.”*...well son of a bitch.*“Any chance you saw which way Shining went?”*Why, did you want to have sex with him?*“...no?”*I’ve always wanted to ask you, you seemed like you wanted to have sex with him.*“I didn’t.”*Not even just a blowjob?*“...am I giving or receiving?”13/??
*Ahhhh! Gotcha.*“That’s not- nevermind.”He was going to leave before it got weird.*I think I’d be giving.*Too late.“Shining! Shiiining! Here Shiny Shiny Shiny!*He whistled and clicked.“Come on, boy! Come here! I got a treat for you-damn it, he put that crap in my head. Like Shining would-DAMN IT! Shining get over here! SHINING!”He turned a corner, shocked to see the entire world seemed to have changed. The buildings all were different, seeming from another completely different random chunk of the world.“...this city has very poor infrastructure planning-TIEMPO!”(Whaaaaat?)The dragons claws gestured hard at him.(What?)More specifically, the thing he was holding in his hooves.(It’s a magic crystal ball. I just always kind of wondered what they did. Why balls? Who’s balls are these?… Is this a dragon’s ball?)A long, odd pause followed, before he bent down and licked it.“DUDE!”(Good news! It’s just crystals. I don’t have a frame of reference for what balls taste like, I never managed to reach when I tried mine, but no way does it taste like a crystal. Its really more a confirmation one way than against the other.)“Where did you get that!?”(Gypsy.)“WHAT!?”(Someone gypped me by overcharging for this, stupid thing doesn’t even do anything and I paid like two hundred bits for it.)Without a care, he chucked it over his shoulder, much to the dragon’s horror.(...huh.)He was summarily much more horrified by the subsequent crash, eruption of light, and swirling tower of the souls of the damned rising up behind him and racing off into the distance, wailing with calls of pain and demise for any in their path.(Not gonna like I was pretty sure the swirly stuff was water and glitter. If anything I am the gypper here, and will be changing my reviews.)“Ohhh I just know I’m gonna deal with that.”(Don’t you mean a Princess will?)“...shut up, and tell me if you’ve seen Shining.”(Nah. Why, were you gonna act on your feelings and try to sleep with him?)“What!? NO! What!? WHY!? Why are you bringing that up!? Why would anyone bring that up!? Tell me how you came to this conclusion right now!”(Well I’m pretty sure it’s just the stuff on my mind as a result of the drug lowering inhibitions specifically on short term gain, which lust falls under. Stuff like gambling or eating something bad for you or arguing with someone are all short term based wants, so to say you want something you know will not last beyond the experience of it in that moment. Sex on the brain is the same, you’re thinking of the short term good feeling. Now, that may be acting on long held desires, but it has no consideration for the event beyond the instant gratification. Gonna eat now, gonna fight now, gonna sex now.)14/?
>>42569255You’re not thinking of anything afterwards like you would for Love, which is primarily about the long term, stuff that will happen beyond the initial connection. Wholly different than lust which is about the want for instant gratification of feelings. I’m not asking if you love him and want to have a long term relationship with him, I’m asking if you want to have sex with him, very different.)The dragon stared gormlessly at him as he picked up a shard of crystal from the ground, and gave it a lick.(Cadence has a course if you wanna learn more.)“...I’m good.”(Suit yourself.)“Look, all I wanted to know was-and he walked off.”He did, right in the middle of Spike speaking, just because he saw someone else he wanted to hit on.“Rude.”Resigned, he turned slightly.“OH COME ON!”And was already watching someone else doing something stupid.^Six percent interest compounding for the loan?! I’d be a fool not to sign up! Finally I can start my own business and stop being terrorized by a crazy mare with a hoof fetish!^“Eight bit, no! The interest is monthly on the capital, you’ll be underwater before you know it! You don’t even have the infrastructure ready yet, there’s no time to get a hoofhold in the competitive market before you have to start making payments! Don’t do it!”^Oh, okay! I’m gonna get a snowcone!^And then he just wandered off, leaving the Saddle Arabian banker looking quite miffed.“He’s very easily influenced by desires right now! Actually all of them are… waaaiiit a minute.”He questioned that, really questioned that, when he saw Sunburst walking down the street in what could only be described as a garish fur coat, those two girls from before still hanging off of him and somewhere along the way he seemed to have also picked up a Yak and an Ornithian. Seemingly, after having bought four different canes he looked too proud of, he was off to the next gambling establishment, this one seeming even newer and promising mushroom steak dinners.“…Isn’t that still Gambling over there? Did he… move? Upgrade?… How long have I been out here.”It had apparently been a while, if the growing Lunar darkness above was any indication.“SHINIIINNNNG!”He sprinted, looking this way, looking that. Seeing crazy cat birds and an angry pussycat.“YOW!”A real one, not the two legged kind.“Why are they so sharp!? SHINING!”All he knew was his legs were starting to feel tired and he hadn’t seen a sign of him.“Okay, okay! Think, Spike! You were a badass secret agent before you weren’t then were then weren’t then were again! Kidnapping is possible, we established that, but we also established-POINDEXTER NO!”‘You’re not my mom!’15
>>42569258That said, he took his giant sparkling glasses from the vendor, and lit up the world. Literally. They had flashlights on the front, and a multitool out the side, and what sounded like a tiny little fan to keep him cool.‘I knew it was as cool as it looked in the comic book! So many years of wondering, wasted!’“That! We established that! They’re not drunk, they’re not unaware, they’re just giving in to those weird thoughts in their head, like seeing what happens if you only do the left half of the soda fountain.”He paused to take a sip of his drink, and tried his best to ignore the diabetes forming in his soul. It wasn’t even that good, but he paid for the whole drink, he was drinking the whole drink.“He’s not helpless and could bubbleshield or laser beam or… other… third thing he, a soldier, probably does! Wow he is weirdly one note, like that one string guitar… I bet I could rock that shit-FOCUS! He could save himself, so the more likely answer is he’s giving into his worst inhibitions and is out there doing something he’s going to regret!”=Madam! One of your finest ghost peppers, please! Gonna see what all the fuss is about-GRANDMA!? NOOOOOOO I WAS GONNA CALLLLLLL! OW OW OW!=He did his very best to ignore the pony getting struck by an actual ghost that was summoned via pepper.“So focus! What do you know… about Shining.”First stop was quick.“Hey, just to make sure, a white pony didn’t come in here and buy every single hyperspace hyperwars figure, did he?...No? Black one did it first?”*AAHAHAHHAHA! My army will decimate his yet again, easily! Because I always win that! It happened! Established! Only one I lose to is Two! MWAHHAHHAHAHA-I undercut that and did not have to...*Next one took a bit to find.“Hi, has anyone come in here either buying some absurdly rare comic, or trying to get a magic one?… Hm? Someone slapped you for all your stuff being fake?”‘Fear the pontification of the preponderates Poindexter! And the law, because this is illegal!’Third one was more shame than anything.“Hey, did a white pony buy an ant farm?… Locked up when someone tried to mind control them?”=Why wouldn’t it work! Tell me why it wouldn’t work!=“...Wait! That’s it! I’m an idiot! He wouldn’t buy something for himself! It would be for…” SLAM!“Them!”The owner of the jewelry store was quite irate, both at the slamming and the sudden pause afterwards, which had an expectancy to continue as if she had heard the first half spoken outside.“...shoot! Wrong unicorn!”{Damn right I’m buying my honey something fresh! I got the bits, brah!}He left, and immediately blitzed it to the nearest place that sold chocolates.(Don’t cut me off! One more hit! Just one! A caramel! A double fudge! I’ll sell my soul for a damn cookie dough biiiiiteeee!)“Rats!”The gift shop he went to next, likewise, had little results.16/?
>>42569261=Hee hee, its a license plate with my name on it!… Wait, shoot, no, it says Gapper. Curse it!=And the next, and the next, and soon the idea of gift giving in this not so hearthwarming tale was proven false.“Oh no.”Which meant his brain went to very dark places.“So… the only other thing I know about Shining, is…”Very, very dark places.“...this is your fault for screwing my maybe mom. You’re the one who had that hot as fuck pink wife that gave me funny feelings and still needed to bang my maybe mom! This is your fault you goddamn white horndog! Ahem. You, sir! Can you direct me to the nearest location where I might procure a lady of the night!”The crowd, as one, stared at him.“I should not have screamed that-”(Go down Hayburger street to your left until you see the sign with the stetson hat!)He did not question that. He did, on the other claw, intend to warn Applejack so she may smite this establishment with her yeehaw powers. With his shame completely established, he made his way to the location in question, and warred with himself if he wanted to find him there, at all. Or if it were better to just burn it to the ground, and tell the family he died saving burning orphans or something. Both were probably true, he doubted many in there had a father figure or mother figure in their lives.“...Ah, who am I kidding?”He had always wanted to see what one looked like on the inside, but Twilight would’ve beaten him a different shade of purple if he’d tried. Without her here to stop him via magic of assault or just plain shame, he was free to live out that final question he’d always wanted to know. “Please be anyone else, anyone, I’m fine with Zephyr, please just be Zephyr.”As such, he prepared himself, and walked inside.“WHOA WHOA WHOA, WHAT!?”He was not ready. He was absolutely not ready. He could not have prepared himself no matter how hard he tried. “...BIG MAC!?”_Eeeeyup._On the one claw, Spike was quite thankful this establishment wasn’t so crass that they had folks ‘procuring their wares’ out in the middle of the very plush looking room. On the other, that screen needed to be way higher and they probably shouldn’t have a light in there, or at least one that’s closer to their size. Not that it mattered, that orange mane poking out of the top was a bit of a dead giveaway even before that tell tale slogan he loved to recite.“You cannot be serious!”He was sure, at some point, security was going to try to stop him. Surely, at the start, they had plans to tackle him to the ground before they noticed he was, in fact, a dragon, and probably the only recognizable one in all of Equestria who wasn’t blue, or white and tried to destroy the world. They thought the better of it and did not stop him from poking his head over the edge of the privacy curtain, and looking down._...what?_17/?
>>42569263He gestured as hard as his little claw could gesture at his lap. Or the diamond dog’s head. Both were rather, close. Thankfully not connected yet, but close.“You’re married!”_Oh… ohhh, yeah, about that, Sugar Belle don’t like givin’ blowjobs._Spike just stared, and wondered if he could communicate through eye twitches._Yeah, she don’t. Never liked ‘em! Don’t ever give ‘em. Don’t like the taste or feel, Ah’ reckon? Maybe it’s too intimidating and she never wanted to try? Never pried too much, and Ah’ was about ready to just let it lie, but then one day she shows me this law from Canterlot._“Oh dear Faust, no.”_Ah’ was shocked too! And Ah’ was downright offended that some city slicker with thinkin’ like that made somethin’ so crass! Reckoned it was Blueblood who did it, and Ah’ was about ready ta’ march to mah’ sister and ask her ta’ tan that feller’s hide for me!_“No Faust, please no.”_But then Ah’ saw who wrote it, and well one Hearth Warmin’ Ah’ asked Celestia about it, and she said, yeah, Jackie done finalized and approved the whole thing. One hundred percent from her desk, she said!_“Noooohohoooo.”_So, me and Sugar Belle figure… well, she knows somethin’ Ah’ don’t! Must be fine, Ah’ reckon! Probably a tradition Ah’ don’t know about. She gave me the go ahead, and well, ever since then..._“Please don’t tell me, in Ponyville…”_Hm? Oh, nah, Ah’ never found the courage ta’ ask. Ah’ reckoned even if Sugar Belle didn’t mind, ponies might take offense. And well, reckon Ah’ was just scared ta’ try at all, kept mah’self from ever even thinkin’ bout it. But ya’ know what? Ah’ don’t know why, but Ah’ feel like goin’ for it! Ah’m tossin’ all them worries aside, ain’t gonna be afraid just this once and Ah’m livin’ a little! Cause in Equestria!_“No.”_It is law!_“Nooooooooo!”_That a married stallion can get a blowjob and it ain’t cheating!_“NOOOOOOOO!”He dropped down, and to his horror, apparently the ‘service provider’ took that to mean her cue had started. He couldn’t see it any longer, but he could hear it._Eeeeeyup!_He would hear it, forever more.“This is how she dies. This is how Chrysalis finally dies. This is it, and I can’t stop it. Ma’am, do you sell “Sorry your wife got her head caved in” cards?… You do? Well might as well grab one while I’m… there is no dragonshitting way.”In his downturned gaze to the floor in shame, he had spotted another tail just poking out of one of the other curtains.“No. Dragonflipping. Way.”And to his horror, and to his pain, he realized.“...Zephyr!?”He asked for this.+Hey, Spike!+He could see hooves on the other side. They were not pony hooves.“Zephyr, why!?”+Why wouldn’t I?+“This is a brothel!”18/?
+And? This work is real work, Dommy taught me that! Did you really think she was going to frown on this kind of profession?+In hindsight, that was pretty stupid.+And that’s why I’m giving out pamphlets and legal advice!+“...eh?”+Yeah, turns out regulation around these parts is seriously lacking! Testing and hygiene facilities are hard to come by and hardly ever provided! Coal Idea here just came back from a hotel to get cleaned up, those rates are absurd! And she thought there was no way to get any sort of legal grounds for complaints about the unsafe working conditions this place, can you believe it!? The customer abuse towards them alone is criminal! Nevermind implying this will hurt future working opportunities elsewhere, which is protected under law against discrimination! So I’m giving out little pamphlets to explain what they can do in this situation and others and that’ll help them form a more standardized union and allow them a collective strike to ensure fairness for everyone and proper compensation for their work! And don’t worry, I promised her a little Princess has her back if they try any collective busting around here! They’re getting better regulations, conditions and pay in no time at all!+_EEEEYUP!_He prayed that was in agreement and nothing else.“Huh. Okay, that’s fine, I guess, but why do you have to be on the other side of a-DAMN IT!”He shouldn’t have looked. He shouldn’t have peaked. He shouldn’t have, he shouldn’t have, but he was a fool who knew the rules.+Oh, I was just gonna pretend to be a customer to give her the info and not get her in trouble, but she insisted we make it look authentic. I think she was just happy someone didn’t think less of her for her profession and wanted to help!+He supposed he might have heard an affirmative. Somewhere. Among other mouth sounds.“A minotaur, seriously!?”+She has hands!+He chose not to comment on that.“Please, please, just tell me if Shining came through her.”_Eeeeeeeeeeeee...nope._He did that on purpose, the dragon just knew it. He did that to make his heart stop and curse them all, it did.“Any idea where he went?”+Well, besides this stuff, what else does he normally want to do but doesn’t?+“I tried all those! I tried everything! The only thing I didn’t try was…”He was stricken by a thought. A stupid, idiotic thought.“Hm? What’s that, lady I’m not checking out? Did I want what my friends are getting?… Well I mean it’s not illegal-SHOOT! Not married! That’s right! Darn it all! Discrimination against the single folks continue!”Quite stupid. Almost as stupid as the actual thought that came next.“Wait a minute. Miss? Is there any chance you’ve heard of a stallion running around bubbling things, and then shrinking said bubbles to crush them?”19/?
It took him all of two seconds to get sixteen different accounts from twelve different creatures, and his math wasn’t bad enough to make him care about those numbers when he had his lead.“Annnnd tally ho I go.”He took one last look back, and sighed.“...It was every bit as beautiful as I imagined.”He brushed a tear from his eye, and left, heading off down the next road.{YEAH BOOOYYYYY!}And ignoring the now gold tooth sporting, feathered cap wearing, purple fur coat covered pony standing on top of the world.“...who’s fur is that? No, seriously, did they shave someone?… Please tell me that’s shaved and didn’t originally belong to someone who’s still… there…”He would have to think about that later, he had someone to save.“POINDEXTER NO!”‘Whaaaaat?’The pony glared at him, honestly annoyed for once.“Do not go in there, there is no way it’s clean!”‘...But, Spike?’He held up a fuzzy towel.‘Public bath houses are all about being clean.’“Poindexter!”‘I just felt a little dirty and decided to go for it-’“Don’t!”‘Fiiiiine. Don’t know why you’re mad at me and not Twenty Nine or Sombra.’His heart grew heavy, as he looked to the entrance.“No… nooo… no please, not those two. NOOOOO!”‘Spike? They didn’t go inside the building.’“OOOOOOO-phew. Gave me a damn heart attack!”‘They went around the back.’Poindexter walked off, but Spike did not.“...I don’t have to know. I really don’t. Shining. I should be looking for Shining. Obviously I should be looking for Shining, those two are just fine and don’t need my intervention and obviously I don’t need to confirm anything. Be honest with yourself, Spike, you’re not worried, you’re curious if this is going to be a fakeout and they’re going to be playing Spell the Conjuring over there or something. You’re just curious-”He didn’t even realized he had moved into the near impossible to access back alley before he heard them.~Filthy! Disgusting! This place holds nothing but wretch of the lowest gutter! Not fit for one such as I! Yet… I’ve always wondered what it would be like...~It wasn’t a fakeout.“I hate myself.”He couldn’t see them, even as far in as he was there was still boxes and crates blocking most of them from sight. But he could see the top of the dark flowing mane, and he could see a pair of front hooves pressed against the wall and scratching deeply into them as they twitched with every movement.~Are thou pleased? I hear it in thine sounds, my pet, thou have finally given in to thine inhibitions and thine desire to do it in public! Now thou art sullied where any could walk by! Does it excite thee, does it bring thee new heights to know any might see thee being brought low by one such as I? Thou hath made me come into this filthy back place, and I shall make thee filthy in turn!~*M-maassterrrr...*20/?
~Then we shall go into the bath house… and I’m mixing every. Single. Shampoo! All of them at once! Mwahahahah!~*Yesssss.*On the positive side, to Spike, he hadn’t even realized he was leaving until he was out in the middle of the street. More specifically, when his head was in the middle of the fountain, and he still didn’t taste clean.“Shaddup.”He couldn’t really hear the cop telling him to stop trying to fish out the bits, he just knew it was the problem. Never could he imagine how much he just wanted to boil that water, knowing he would still feel unclean.“GASPPP!”He had been tempted to let the darkness take him, but he could not. Not yet. Not until he at least confirmed Shining was alive and hadn’t accidentally bubbled himself into a marble or something. Once that was finished, death could take him, he would welcome it.“SHINIIINNNG!”He doesn’t know how, but he heard it. He felt it, even. That distinct, yet odd sound coursing through the night air.TINK TINK TINK!>AHEM!There he was, at last, standing on a statue depicting the heroes who fought to save the world from Blue all those years ago. Not including him, for some reason.“Huh, maybe Mac’s right?”>A-HEM!“Oh, right, Shining’s thing.”>I got two things to say to everyone that I’ve been wanting to get off my chest for years! Whole years! They’ve eaten me up inside, tearing apart my thoughts and making me feel twisted because I can’t let them out, and no more! I’m gonna say this to all the world and live without regrets! First off! So all that you know!…He cast his magic into the air, and summoned up of all things, pictures.>MY KIDS ARE SO FREAKING ADORABLE!Pictures of babies. Baby pictures, one might call them.>LOOK AT HER! LOOKIT HER WITTLE FACE! WOOKIT DAT BABY SHE’S GOT THE HICCUPS! Every day I walk by in agony because I can’t stop random pedestrians on the street and show them my adorable kids and IT MAKES ME BURN INSIDE! I want to show my ooogy boogey babies! She’s got the spitups and its adorable! Two’s in a play! She’s the tree! She’s a tree like her Auntie Applejack makes and she’s so darn happy and I need you all to see this! Look at my children and weep that they are not yours!There were some dawwws in the crowd.“Dawwww.”Like that.>Finally! It’s out! I’m free! And with it… I can move on to the not so fun part. I’m sorry, I had to do them first, otherwise it would look like I was distracting you all, but none of that! I deserve to be judged and belittled for what I am! You all get to hear it!“...If I find out he’s gay from this I’m gonna lose my goddamn cookies.”(Oh, you’re hoping for the gay reveal too?)“GAH!”(Cause like… I’m hoping for at least a bi confirmation…)>Everyone! You all deserve to know what I am and what I’ve been holding in all this time! I… I’M A RACIST!The whole crowd, the whole town really, went quiet.21/
>>42569276“...what.”>It’s true! It’s all true! And I didn’t even know until I went to the other universe! I never imagined it, because I never thought of it and that’s how I knew I should’ve known! It’s so obvious now! Because in all those freaking times I spent in his brain watching him go to town on literally a dozen bodies like it wasn’t even a thing, in all those timelines when everything could happen and it seemingly did, in every position! Not once! Never! I must confess to you all!“I did not need to hear that.”>HE NEVER DID KISSY LOVING WITH A DIAMOND DOG, OR MINOTAUR, OR ABYSSINIAN OR YAK!Again, the whole world went quiet.^That just sounds like he has shit taste.^>I’m sorry! I never knew I discriminated against you all, attraction wise! But he never did it! Never once! Buffalo? He did it! Dragon!? He did it! A freaking hippogriff! He! Did! It! He did her! He did the hers! All of the hers he did! But not them! Why!? I thought some of them were cute! You there! You’re cute and deserve to know you’re cute!The brown Abyssinian smiled, and brushed her coat a little bit to preen.>And you! You’ve got awesome hair, it’s very attractive.The diamond dog flexed, clearly having worked hard on it.>And you have massive udders!The minotaur wasn’t sure how to take that.>I’m sorry I’m racist and other me didn’t want to deep cuddling with any of you! I’m sure he would’ve liked it! But he was too racist and that means I’m racist because he’s me somehow! ONLY HE HAD WINGS HE NEVER FUCKING DESERVED THE UGLY ASS WORTHLESS FLANKED MOTHERFUCKER WITH NO SENSE IN HIS GODDAMN HEAD BECAUSE HE FUCKING SLEPT WITH THE DRAGON WHEN HE SHOULD’VE BEEN GETTING BACK HIS GODDAMN CADENCE FUCK HIM SHE DESERVES BETTER ANYWAY WHAT A PIECE OF FUCKING-...wait a damn minute. Didn’t Spike get with them in that universe? Spike! Hey! Spiikke! Are you sexually attracted to those races I listed?The whole world turned to him.“...yeah?”>Would you be mad if I tried to steal them from you?“...kinda.”>Oh faust freaking gosh darn it, he was just doing a bro code thing!He threw down his magical microphone, and climbed off the statue.>Bugging stupid son of a biscuit was just doing a bro code thing this whole time and I made a doofus of myself, he just wanted his Spike to get tender loving! It’s a bro thing! I knew I wasn’t racist! Dumb dumb whitey guilt making me act up, good lord.Brushing himself clean, he walked up to Spike, who still remained stock still in a vacant stare.>...pshoooo. So this was fun. You have fun today? I’ve had fun.He licked his lips, wondering if he could fish out some bits from the fountain.>...I mean I don’t need them, but at the same time I have been working on tongue control.“Shining!”Twin dragon claws grabbed hold of his shoulders.>Spike, my brooooo, I wanted you to knoooooww-22/?
A hard SLAP went right across the stallion’s face, ending the musical number in the middle of them gathering.“Absolutely not.”>That’s fair. It was gonna be about how I love you, bro.“Love you too, now we’re getting out of here before you do something else you’re gonna regret!”>Like telling Twili I read her diary and liked the stories about us she wrote?He could see into his brother’s soul, that’s how wide the dragon’s eyes went.>I mean I was a little out of character, but the prose was a plus. Very vivid descriptions! I sent her a message giving concrit, I’ve always wanted to but felt it would be weird.The claw, thankfully, slapped his own snout hard enough to break that thousand yard stare.“LEAVING! We are leaving!”(Aww, so soon? I was having fun!)Spike certainly hoped the pegasus was at least enjoying himself, the new manestyle he’d decided to try out was not going to go back from ugly mowhawk or be covered up by a hat that would crush it down any time soon. “LEAVING! Find Sunburst and-”Right on cue, something completely unrelated happened. A large wooden barrel rolled right into the dragon’s leg.“Ow. As I was saying-”And out popped the head of said pony from the top, defying that previous line.{I LOST IT ALLLLL! I flew too close to the sun, dragon! I had it all! I had ladies who played with me under the table and took me to the backroom! I had the most delicious mushroom steak dinner you’ve ever tasted! The wine was to die for! And the Cheese! To live for again! I don’t know how I’m going to go on! He’s gotten it all! He’s taken everything! I think I’m legally owned by him now and he’s going to do uncouth things to me-}From quite a distance away, an empty bottle hit him in the head.“...holy guacamole, that was a shot! I barely even see the guy!”Sure enough, all the way at the end of the street, a changeling they were pretty sure was Gambling started shouting at them.“Yeah, I can’t hear that. Shiny? Do that cute pony thing where you swivel your ears and tell me what he’s saying.”>It’s a cool elf thing! Not a-“Swivel you adorable tiny horse!”He sighed, but he didn’t fight it. Bitch he knew he was adorable.>...he’s asking why everyone keeps saying that, he’s not into slavery either through debt or sexual, he just cuts you off when you run out of money. Seriously, he says, what is he putting out there that he’s not seeing, because he swears every time someone gets low on chips they offer him a blowjob. It’s not that he doesn’t like blowjobs, he does, but why’s it gotta be connected to that weird slavery or coercion thing, it’s a super big turn off. He has a pony with a fat ass who he spoils and its plenty and doesn’t have that weird shit, go take your fetish somewhere else. Also you forgot your keysA jingling tink hit Sunburst right in the side of the head.“That dude missed his calling in the allstars.”23
{I might’ve offered some things for one more chance. You have to understand, I had it all! I can’t go back to being a crystaller, I’ve tasted the high life!}>Aww, you’re quitting?{Please no I need bits I’ll do weird stuff for you.)>...this is a side of you I didn’t think I’d see.(He gets like this every time he gets drunk, he almost got married to a Yak one time.){That was you!}(See? Terrible memory too.)“Leaving, I said!”=Oh thank the sunny flanks of Celestia!=>They are rather sunny…Gaffer came to a skidding halt in front of them, looking over his shoulder the whole time.=Yes leaving we should be of the leaving right everyone do the new dance craze and now do the leave.=“What did you do?”=I did nothing! Nothing that can be proven in court! Nothing that could ever come back to me without six eye witnesses and-=^DUDE.^They all turned around, and there was Eight Bit. Looking as if he’d been in a fight with a dryer full of rocks.=...I challenged some guys to a fight and when he backed me up I bailed. I just had this itch to tell them to go fuck themselves that could only be scratched with the blood of my enemies, or my own pee stained fear.=^THE FUCK!^He said, before delivering a well placed punch that knocked his friend face first into a tye dye stand. None felt he was out of line=...Does this stuff wash off or is this my life now?=^Who cares!? I lost all my stuff!^(Same.){I lost it allllllll!}“Forget about that! We! Are! Leaving!”~Bully! These rapscallions wish to befuddle our fine night, good sir! I’ve yet to even taste of the wine finery as is so the custom of these more uncivilized areas!~*Why, good golly old chap! I do declare that these folks are out to befuddle our night!*Did they question why the pair of changeling and crystal cursed pony walked out of the bath house with soap foam mustaches and giant hats? No. Did they find it impressive both had somehow managed a bubble monocle? A little bit. Did Spike at the very least feel a bit at ease they were both obviously clean? Also no, they would never be clean in his eyes again. None of them would.“LEAVING!”_Eeeeyup._+Darn it, I was getting into this!+Especially not those two.>Hey, Mac! Hey, Zephyr! Have fun?_Eeeeyup._+I got three different names and numbers!+“Got a lot more than that you ghggmm.”>Really?“Constantly with this guy all night I see him getting it...”(Wait, wait wait wait, wait.. hold on.)+Oh, I bet you didn’t believe I could!… Neither did I! Ha ha!+*No, ah, it’s more, how to put this. I thought you were…*+What, you thought I was a virgin? Ha! I totally understand, my game was terrible! You guys can make fun of me, I deserve it.+{No, uh, well it’s just when Fluttershy mentioned you, she mentioned…}+Ohhhh, I get you now… you thought I was still hung up on Rainbow Dash. I do still like her! I really do, but come on, lets be realistic here!+23/
>>42569289All who knew him, either in person or through the odd descriptions of his sister, gave each other a look.“...Hey, Zephyr? You think Domshy’s going to give you props for your game?”+You know it, my dragon! She’s been real encouraging about this!+He held up a hoof, and was left hanging.“Absolutely not I’ve seen where it went.”+That’s fair. We had fun, though! Eh, mac?+He ribbed the red pony, who somehow turned even more scarlet.“I don’t want to-”_So with that there law, don’t it mean married stallions should be allowed to give blowjobs too?_The crowd went quiet._Ah’ was just thinkin’ about it, and it don’t make no dang sense otherwise, cause like… obviously it ain’t cheating if its a mare on the stallion according to the law, why would it comin’ from a fella change it? It’s just lips! Ain’t no std spread by mouth from one sex but not the other! How’s it counting otherwise? So obviously if a fella is married and he wanted to give one to his friend, it’s still not cheating, right? Or is this another gaddang way the mare class get what they want and deny males any say in their own autonomy!? Like the mare ain’t a cheater but it’s socially unacceptable it it’s a guy!? Just one more reason our discriminatory laws are shaped by those with magic who can’t see outside of their own personal experiences! They’re too dang close minded and only looking at it from their angles, and don’t hear from us lower non magical folk! Just more discrimination!_They stayed quiet, just staring, watching as he started to shift, pointedly not looking in one direction._Kinda… kinda see why Ah’ just say eeyup all the time. Should’a kept that one ta’ mah’self._They noticed him brushing the corner of his cheek, and saucer like eyes went to the pegasus grinning much too wide at his side.+...What? I don’t wanna give a married guy a blowjob, and I’m not married, doesn’t affect my life any!+They did not think about it one second longer, and decided now was the time to finally move on. Finally time, to go home.“Alright, anyone have any tabs left open we have to pay off?”(Not here, but if you’re offering I have three cities I’m technically banned from-)“Then we’re moving out! Shining, move-”He had only been intending to grab him in order to prevent him from being taken by the universe once more, really. In all his rush, however, he had forgotten one thing. A secret imparted to him long ago, told in the most sanctum of brotherhood.>CONGA!Shining had always wanted to be at the front.“Wha-”‘Conga!’And it was too late.(Conga conga conga!){Dancing with the conga!}*Booooooyyyy!*24/?
And so they danced, the white stallion at the front trailed by a gun wielding dragon, a comic book nerd sporting unwieldy tacky glasses, a mowhawk sporting alchemist, a barrel wearing crystaller, a badly bruised pegasus, a tye dye colored unicorn, a changeling and crystalized pony both sporting bubble accessories, and the shameful and excited looking earth pony and pegasus, respectively. Down the whole rest of the way they conga’d, and not at all because they were afraid one would run off and do something stupid to prolong this night further.They were just friends, bros, being bros and friends, having a night out on the town. That’s all they were, in the end. Guys, being guys, in a world that didn’t really see that side of them all that much. It was almost a shame when they walked up the ramp of the Juggernaut, and one by one they took their own seats, laying their wares and impulse purchases inside of the storage hatches.>This… was really fun.The stallion smiled.>I’ve spent so much time with mares mares mares, I forget sometimes what it’s like to just…“Be a dude?”>Yeah. I get it, they’re the center of this world and we deserve to let them shine. But sometimes…“...yeah.”The two at the front smiled at each other, and leaned back into their seats.>I love you, bro.“You too, bro.”>Wanna do the honors?The dragon smiled, and picked up a microphone. It wasn’t on, everyone could hear him, but he needed it.“In a world, where pony dudes can be dudes…”He had to sell his movie voice.“One group decided… to take off into the sky. One group decided, to be a dude.”It was time to leave.“It was time for this summers hottest hit, to TAKE OFF!”Nothing happened.“Dude! That was your cue! Go already!”>I can’t, we’re not all strapped in!*He means you.*=Sunburst, just take it off!=As it turns out, the seatbelts were not made for barrels.{I can’t! I’ll be naked!}^We’re always naked! That’s just our default existence!^{You don’t understand! Just take off without it, it’s fine!}>Not a chance! Example! I am an example to the youth and we are not taking off without you putting on a seatbelt!~Just remove the barrel already!~{I told you, I’ll be-}A red hoof snapped to the side, and pure earth pony power shattered the wood{...naked.}+What happened to your fur!?+The formerly orange pony shifted uncomfortably in his seat, trying to hide the face that everything chest down except his hooves was completely bare.{L-look, a dragon said being sleek was cooler, so I was like “Maybe we’re cooler under all the fur” and I went for it! I gave into my temptations to be sleek!}_...more like wrinkly._{Give me your coat!}He grabbed hold of Tiempo’s coat before the shocked pegasus could respond, nearly ripping it free before the alchemist caught it.(What, no!){You still have fur you don’t need it!}25/?
(Sunburst, let go! You can’t have it! I need it!){No you don’t, naked pony does! I’m naked pony!}(Trust me on this! You don’t’ want to-)They heard a loud, terrible rip and all of them winced.“...huh.”Something was off about that in the aftermath.“Hey, Tiempo?… why’s your coat still in one piece.”The shellshocked, horrified pony did not respond, he just looked down with agonizing slowness.(Oh no.)^What was that?^(Oh. NO.)=What was that!?=(...sooooo…)With his words, something floated up from between the pair.(I may have… ahhhh..)Something that soon went into the vents, and spread throughout the entire juggernaut.(I may have gone baaaack and decided to get something before it became illegal. For alchemist purposes. Purely scientific.)Alarms started blaring, and they could see warning signs displayed on magic screens. They didn’t need to wonder too long what they meant, whoever had programmed them had given it the clear and concise words “DANGEROUS CONTAINMENT DETECTED” to tell them in the exact way they were doomed. “Tiempo.”The dragon’s words were stern as a very thick dust began falling on the group.“Did you buy more of that stuff they put in the drink?”(...yeah.)He at least looked ashamed.>And, how much did they put in said drink, which made us act like idiots?Slowly, carefully, the pony scratched a bit off his cheek, and held up a tiny little dot on the tip of his hoof. He then needed to keep blowing it, as the amount falling from all around the vents easily quadrupled it in a second.“I see. Well, I have terrible news for you all, this is probably going to go badly. However, I, as the designated driver who is immune to such things, will do my very best to get you safely home and-”+What are you talking about? You got affected like us.+“Obviously not, because I’m a… huh..”He looked up, and saw past events. In his mind, that is.“Wait… oh no that explains a lot.”Things were about to get weird.“...ENGAGE THE SUPER MODE!”He had always wanted to do that, yet knew how dangerous it was. The very same formation that once punched Chitania out of the city now blared to life, and took off into the sky. Which was bad, since everyone inside the thing was very quickly devolving into chaos.>TZZT!… That wire didn’t hurt that bad at all! Darn it, Twili! You and your cute brain lied about me dying if I licked this! TZZT!While his brother licked two wires that absolutely still should’ve been one wire, the dragon had found the turbo and didn’t see no speed limit sign in the sky.“WHEEEHEEE! BOOM BOOM BOOM!‘I’ve unbuckled my seat and nothing bad happened! You used to be cool, Shining! You used to be-’THUNK‘Ow.’He deserved that bump on the head.26/?
(Who here wants to go to the ocean!? I do! I wanna go so bad! Why aren’t we going to the ocean I’m sick of the white snow! You jerks went to the beach twice and didn’t take me! Take meeee onnnn take on me to the ooceeeaannnn!)The dragon had to fight him as he tried to assume direct control, which didn’t prove to be that hard. He was a dusted up pony with pupils the size of dinner plates, he could’ve been fought off by a toddler with a mean stick.“Don’t grab the controls!”{I’m sorry! I’m sorry I did this! I’m naked and alone! Wait… I can streak! Guys I can finally do the streak, after all these years!}He had little room to do it, but that pony was going to run back and forth through the ship and show off his nakedness to all the world.^You shouldn’t have left me you jerk!^The first swing came hard.=You should’ve let me date your cousin! There! I said it!=The next swing came harder.^We were ten!^=It burns like a flame eternal!=And soon it was just a flurry of very poorly done punches. They hadn’t gone to the guard training, they didn’t know.*I want them to see.*The once proud king wasted no time and dove from one side of the juggernaut to the other, where his target was waiting still strapped in. He snarled like the dark magic had taken hold of him once more, and licked his lips.*I want them to watch me do it!*He bent down, and the changeling did not stop him. Just the opposite, he took hold of the dark head to banish the crystals, and forced his head down.~I thought this trip would be stupid! I admit it! And yeah I hate my own fancy talk sometimes! I admit it! I’m showing you everythiiinnng!~Across from them left only Big Mac, and Zephyr._...huh._Big Mac looked down.+Hm?+Zephyr smile._...hmmm._The red pony started to angle.+Nah.+Only to be stopped by a hoof to his chest.+Consent is important.+One that crinkled, for some reason.+And I hang out with Treehugger.+The red head looked down, and spotted a bag against his chest. A bag of some kind of wheel shaped snack filled with more chemicals than a biohazard vault._...Eeeyup._He proceeded to start shoving them in his mouth as fast as he could, because he wanted them. Sagely, the green pegasi smiled, and mentally patted himself on the back.Seconds later he pulled out a novelty camera and snapped a picture between his legs, where a certain part of him was standing at attention.+Hey! Spike! You have Rainbow Dash’s… fire… location… number? The thing where you send fire stuff! I wanna send her something!.. Lemme get another angle, she’s gonna love this!+The juggernaut descended into chaos, veering off course from its way home and heading out into parts unknown.“WOOOOOOO!”>FIRE EVERY MISSILLLEEEE!The night would end on their own terms.~~~~~~~~~>Sunburst“???”~~~~>Ow… my… head…27/?
The sun burned with the power of shame. He remembered little about the night before, as his hazy thoughts began to clear.>What happened… wait a minute.Images flashed by, and he started to recall>Ohhh right, I hit the emergency eject button because I said I wouldn’t get to ride it down otherwise… I wonder where the escape pod ended up?That confirmed, he mentally checked something.>Oh thank goodness I didn’t let someone inside me.That seemed most prudent.>Purity confirmed, I’m still ready for marriage! Ha ha!“Oh, good, that answer question quite quickly!”It was right around here that the pony noticed that the feeling in his legs was not the ache from the night before, but ache from the ropes tying his four legs together.>Huh.And the feeling of weightlessness was not a hangover, but rather the actual lack of ground underneath his head as he was suspended upside down.>Well, don’t that beat all.And finally he realized the smoke he smelled was not, in fact, the last lingering nerves dying as he had a sun stroke, but actual flame beneath him.“You have been chosen!”He wasn’t in the Empire, or Canterlot, or Ponyville, or anywhere he recognized. He was in the middle of some jungle somewhere, and the pony holding up a spear to him was marked in the writing of a culture he did not know.>Ain’t that something.And finally, he noticed the shadow looming over him was not a building, as hoped, but something in the shape of a golem.“You will be sacrificed, so we may revive the great MAGOGO! And with it! Our tourist revenue!”The pony began chanting, and prepared to stab the pony with his spear.“Magogogogogo magogogogo HEAR MY CALL MAGOGOGOGOGO HEAR MY-”There was a zip, a snap, and a thunk.“…”>Yeah, I’m magic. Just. Zip oooolll lasers there, and down I go. Notice you’re not magic. So, you know. Don’t try to stab me. The poor guy sat down, tossing his spear aside and despaired.>Awww, there there. “I just wanted magogo back, is that so wrong!?”>There there… why sacrifices though? Is that required?“Well… well the Queen said no, but surely she must be lying! Changelings lie all the time, don’t they!? Don’t they!? Magogo isn’t fixed and I pushed the button so many times! She must be lying! Tell me she’s lying!”Sunburst stared at him, he sobbed back.>You just really want to sacrifice someone, don’t you?“I was born too late! Born too laaaate!”He wailed.>Hey, is there a train through here?“No! We can’t build it because we have no tourists, so no money!”>Ah. And that’s because this, Magogo, he can’t move?“NO! Ever since he got smashed, he’s never been the same!”>Oh… you uh…He looked up, and his glasses glinted with possibilities.>...you want me to take a look?The aztec pony sniffled and wiped his nose.“...If you fail, can I sacrifice you?”>No.“Then I accept anyway, I have nothing else left!”28
>Cool.A grand golem, possibly hundreds if not thousands of years old, out in the middle of the jungle unseen. The possible discovery of a lifetime, within.>...I might take an extra minute to get home.There was always something more to learn.~~~~~~~>Tiempo“???”~~~~~>Ugghhhh… my… head…“Oh hey! You’re awake! Awesome! Please stop floating that way while you can.”>...did you say floating?She did.>GAHHHH!Because he was.>OH NO OH NO!In the ocean.>HELP! GUUGLGLGL!Inside the ocean, specifically.>GLGLGLLGLlllwhy aren’t I drowning?He wasn’t, despite his theatrics. He also wasn’t able to grab his own neck.>Gah!Because fins.“You okay?”He looked over, and he saw the cutest, delightful pale face that had ever been on a fish horse. He’d only seen the one but he felt pretty confident.>...Am I a fish pony? Did I become a fish pony!? Or… or was I always a fish pony, and never knew. I’ve never been this far in the water, was the magic inside me… all along?He looked down at his fins, and then to the massive ocean around.>How beautiful… I might never have known.“Aaaaactuallllyyy.”She clearly felt bad breaking his poor new dreams, but the joke was on her, he was quite used to those being crushed in record time.>...Hi, nice to meet you, names Tiempo, I’m an alchemist, babysitter of the Princess, wooer of the ladies, and in this one particular case freaking the fuck out because why am I in the ocean!?“Hi! I’m Princess Skystar!”One mystery down. Not one he asked, though, rude.“And I dunno, you were riding on a big metal tube in the sky above and dropped down after it exploded, and then I was worried you were going to drown so I used the magic pearl to turn you into a sea pony!”>...oh dear Faust I did. I did that. I said I wanted to ride the rocket and fly back after I was done. I did that. I did that!… WAIT! DID THEY LEAVE ME HERE!?He knew they were currently under the influence of stuff altering their minds, and that said alteration was no small part his own fault, but he felt that was over several lines that crossed from friendship to not getting a hearth warming card. He might pee in some ceral.“What do you mean? He’s right there.”She pointed up, and he had to squint, really squint, super squint, but eventually he did in fact spot what looked to be a tiny spot that was, by shape alone, a boat of some kind.“Yeah that guy with the trenchcoat and glasses tried to jump in after you after you fell in, but I already turned you to a seapony. So he went back up and decided to wait, I guess!”If he listened closely, he could hear muffled screams of some kind.“He also speaks a really weird language, I’ve never heard it before! He must be foreign!”>...I’m foreign.“Neat!”>And I’m pretty sure he’s speaking the same language I am.”“Really? Then why does it sound so funny?”29/?
>>42569311He went silent, partly out of stupification, partly in hopes that she would put together why he sounded all gargling and distorted this far down into the water. Neither hope came. Neither of them were resolved.>...one second.So he floated up, personally, and after some distance stuck his head out of the water.~YOU UGLY FISH BAS-finally!~>...Hi, Jetset.The pony sitting in the little dingy with nothing to his name besides a motor and what looked to be communication equipment looked quite irate.~You giant drugged up half witted idiot! Do you have any idea how lucky you are the Queen told me to watch out for her brother!?~>Hey, quick question, where is everyone?~I have no idea! Because I told them to get their idiotic flanks as far away from here as possible! They whined like children that “Ohhhh we can’t leave our buddyyyy!” And I had to assure them you were alive and well before they got distracted by something shiny in the distance and flew off!~>What was the problem?~You are directly over Seaquestria, you moron! What do you think was going to happen if they brought their stupidly huge war machine directly over that famously isolationist nation!?~>...ah.~So get out of there and lets get home before I lose my mind! I left them all agentless! Who knows what happened to them now! Nobody is around to track them because you absolute braindead invalid of a pony decided to RIDE A MISSILE!~>Drugged.~Don’t care! Out! Now!~>I could do that. Orrrr.Jetset stared.>..there’s a lot of potential down here.~YOUR ALCHEMY IS NOT WORTH THIS!~Tiempo just smiled, and sank down.~DON’T YOU DARE!~He was going to find such a cute seashell for Two.~GAAAHHHHHHH!~>Sooooo.Waiting at the bottom, Skystar looked confused.>...any cool places to get some mostly legal substances around here?“Is there!?”~~~~~~>Gaffer“???”‘???’~~~>Ow. Owwww. Ow. Why do I taste oregano. Owwww.Gaffer was not a claustrophobic pony. He was not someone who was easily spooked by closed spaces. Even so, waking up with a large flat surface directly above his nose was a little outside his comfort zone. Fortunately, being so close to his nose he was able to sniff out, quite literally, the fabric and tell tale smell of cloth that made it clear this was some sort of mattress. Or, as he would put it.>Why am I under a bed.It was a good thing he mumbled that, because a mere second later he realized the infernal squeaking in his head wasn’t the sound of tinnitus or hearing damage setting in. And the gentle boop on his nose confirmed his worst fears.>Oh. no.He shouldn’t have, but he did. He turned his head to confirm his worst fears.>...what.30/?
>>42569316The hooves in the back, he recognized, in a way. While he doubted he was as obsessed as his coworker to the point that he could name an individual by hoof alone, he was at least proficient enough to recognize when they had holes in them and had black chitin for skin. He felt confident in his lack of racism to call that a changeling. What was harder to recognize, at first, was the pair of legs in front of said changeling, pointed towards the bed and squeaking the bed every time they both rocked forwards. He didn’t know if it was his fuzzy brain and hallucination yet, but Gaffer would swear those looked like paws.>Wait.Because they were paws, he realized, and with that he realized something only a very few individuals in the world would recognize so quickly. While most would look at those set of legs and come to some terrible conclusions about what that changeling was doing, he was among a scarce few who knew the situation intimately, though not as much as the ones causing the bed to squeak above him. He, and only a few others knew, who that was.“My big, strong, Lioness… who feels so soft.”And who exactly was brave enough to do something like this to a manticore.‘Please… more.’And more specifically, one who could get consent on the matter.>Crap.The pony was filled with regret as he listened to them continue, sweet and tender words shared every so often, and realized that the reason he understood this situation is probably why he was in it in the first place. Hazy memories came flooding back, and there among them he spotted the problem.>Idiot.When he’d forced them to land outside of the village, proudly proclaimed himself a secret agent, and druggedly stumbled into this place. From what he could recall of his own voice he barely recognized, he had decided he was going to take a chance to find the secrets hidden in this place that Screwloose was always whining about, and make her kiss his hoof if she wanted it. Then he was going to do a jig because he always wanted to do that. Then he did that jig, but nobody saw it, and he was thankful. So, now, here he was, underneath the bed after no doubt attempting to do something incredibly illegal, and hoping the secret agent who always had knives didn’t find him and summarily execute him in the most embarrassing case of castle doctrine on record. His last memories being that of hearing what a manticore sounds like in the act.>You know, this is a drug fueled misunderstanding, I can probably just go out there and it’ll be fine.“Mmm, dangerous.”‘D-don’t lick that, it’s… scary.’“This tail here, my dear? With the scorpion tip atop it? I don’t worry about that. You’d never sting me, and just like the rest of you, it’s so hard on the outside… but soft on the inside.”‘Mmmhm!’31/?
Or not. Or he could not do that. He could not go out there and get stabbed by a manticore spike which was known to be one of the most toxic venom in the world. She might just do it to save the shame, nobody would be able to convict her.>Screw it.He resigned himself to just sit there, and let it play out. He’d get tired, wander off for a shower or something, and he could just do his best to sneak out. Just had to wait for his chance, try not to listen to the creaking rhythm above him, and this would all blow over. This was the sane thing to do, this was the right thing to do. He was smart enough to-GRGGGG“...uh.”Oh no.‘Was that… you?’The Enchilada.>...screw it. Excuse me! I-About an hour later he was sitting on a couch as Seven summoned his beetles for long range communication, trying to sit still while an absolutely gargantuan Timber Wolf delicately patched the stab wound in his head. She was shockingly good at this, and he was sure he’d only suffered minor memory loss. He didn’t need that prom anyway, probably didn’t happen.“I have your worker, Screwloose.”Hopefully it would work on short term memory and he could forget this unprecedented level of shame.~What’s your offer for me to take him back?~Yep, he wasn’t living this down.“Excuse me? That should be the other way around.”~You have nothing I want, though, you’re a terrible negotiator!~The blue mare had the wildest shit eating grin on the other side, and call her the drum are because ba ba ba ba baaa, she was loving it.“Look, just give me enough for a train ticket and I’ll forget this ever happened.”~That’s stupid, I’d frame his dumbass face on the wall. Though, where would you find leather making supplies at this hour…~“Don’t you need him to work today?”~Actually, for your oh so delightful information, he took today off to recover from a “Colts night” as he put it! Didn’t realize breaking and entering was on the loose, but I don’t understand the simple mind of the male.~“I need to get him to your place.”~Sounds like a you problem! Ta taaa! And don’t be late tomorrow, Gaffer, or I’m draining your blood for an experiment!~The beetles cut off, and the changeling was ready to cut something else off.“...just please tell me why.”>I was literally in a drug fueled haze! Literally! Unwillingly drugged with Jollyweed, at that! I didn’t want this! I was living out secret agent dreams that made no sense because they were imaginary! I was drugged, I swear!‘Him do smell like weird stuff, and is covered in dust.’>See!? So if you could just not call the guard…Seven looked him dead in the eye.>..or maybe do and let me take my chances…Walked over to him.>...I’ve never sucked a dick in my life but I’m willing to try-And put something into his hoof.>...eh?“I meant, why do you put up with her? She’s insufferable.”32/?
He couldn’t believe it when he unfolded it. It was a casting circle for a special kind of mental magic, likely one of the same ones that let him make the sapience conjuring he was so known for.“Just say you grabbed that in the confusion and I missed it, just to see the look on her face when she pulled it off. Tell her you smuggled it up your flanks, I don’t care.”>W…Very little thoughts made it into his mind, besides the one that felt too obvious.>Why?The changeling, most surprising of all, sighed sadly.“Because I know what it’s like to try your best to appease someone who constantly belittles you despite the best effort you’re giving. All you want them to do is acknowledge you’re trying, even if you’re not succeeding, and think about all you’re going through to get there. But, they’re jerks, even if they’re right that you’re a constant fuckup, so remember that.”A hoof on Gaffers shoulder had never felt more reassuring.“And remember someone else is waiting elsewhere, who wants you to feel better.”He glanced to the side, where Buttercup waited with a warm smile.>...yeah.The corner of his lip tugged in a smile, as he thought of some faces. Not just one, he was surprised to find, and that made his heart bloom all the more.>Guess you’re right.“Now get out of here and don’t tell anyone I stabbed you.”>Fair, very fair. Sorry again, for interrupting your night. You look great, by the way! Awesome nightgown!She grinned, flexing a little bit as she often did when someone complimented her manner of dress. She worked hard for it. >And you know, I want to say I’ll never get randomly drugged again, but who knows!The pony left with a smile and a wave, the Timberwolf following him out the door.>Yeah…He paused just long enough to admire the village down below, and all those who had grown from the possibilities given to them. They hadn’t asked for their chances, but they were making the most of it.>...Someone’s waiting.Thunk!>PONYFEATHERS!He tried not to look, he really did, but it was hard to look away from the two front paws slapped against the window. Even fogged up he could tell what was going on back there from the sounds alone. Seems they’d jumped back into it with him gone.>...I’d do the same.The Timberwolf shrugged, clearly not sharing the sentiment.>So, uh… any chance you have a purse in that everything you are? If not I might have to do something shameful for a train ticket.~~~~~~~>Eight Bit“????”~~~~>My god… it’s full of stars.How had he ended up here, Eight Bit wondered to himself. Not for long, he had much more on his mind than merely the passage of time that seemed so quaint as he floated there in the endless void. The reasoning why he had arrived here, in space, among the stars, felt more pointless than his very existence.>Wow.33/?
>>42569326There, far away, he could just barely see their planet, whatever it was called. He could see something he could hold in his hoof, knowing he was a mere speck upon the top of it. A tiny dot, barely even there to be seen, barely even known and just as quickly turned to dust. It was madness, it was insanity, it was beautiful, it was serene, it was a planet where all he had ever known and been resided on. And yet, he felt as if it could snuff out in an instant, and he would be gone. No trace of his tale or who he was to remain. Only the memories that lingered on in those who had shared it, for as long as the lived. And when they too passed, that would be the end of it.>It’s… so much.Did that mean it was all pointless? Did it not matter in the end? Or, as the only consciousness he had ever known or will know, did it mean everything? If he should not persist beyond this time, then did it not mean his time was more precious than anything he had ever done, or would do? He was but a single soul, but it was his soul all the same.>It’s… so beautiful.It was his world, for better, or for worse-“HEY!”And then it was all gone.“Someone else wants to use the magic room, jerk!”>...oh right.He’d wandered in and just started hitting buttons, that was right.>Did the Princess seriously never make more of these?“No!”>...Where is she? I have a heck of a sales pitch to go with my existential dread.~~~~~>Big Mac“???”‘???’~???~~~~~~>Ow…. Ow…. Ow… owowowow.He dearly hoped most of that was fake.>...nope, Ah’ can still taste it.At least one thing isn’t fake and it was the worst one.>Eeeeyyup… gonna need ta’ have a talk with sis bout these here drugs… gonna need a-TARNATION!So, the past wasn’t fake, and the present wasn’t fake, which could only mean the future probably would be fake. That’s the only reason he could imagine for a random magical explosion so close to him.“Hold the line, everyone! Do you want to live forever!? Because I do! Which means we don’t die here, it’s solid logic!”That voice. He knew that voice.“HOLD THE LIII-aw crap.”He knew that face, too.>…Applebloom, what in tarnation are you doing?His sister shuffled awkwardly, as if she were trying to hide the very obvious battle armor she was wearing and succeeding about as well as almost all of her attempts to get a cutie mark. She’d been banking hard on the one.“Well, this here ain’t how Ah’ wanted ya’ ta’ find out-”A magical explosion went off right next to them, and only Applebloom remained standing.‘Oh, did you drop something, Mac?’Her and the two Crusaders, living quite up to that name with their new armor, at her side.~I think he was ducking.~‘What!? But that blast didn’t even come close to us! It barely even hit us with rocks and my mane isn’t even on fire!’~Well it did hit behind him, he didn’t know.~34/?
>>42569328‘I’m just saying-whoop can you get that one.’>Get that one what-APPLEFRITTERS!He had barely even seen a glimpse of the golem of stone and earth in the shape of an alicorn before it was towering over him, a dark spell leaking out from its fang ridden maw and magic upon its unholy horn.“Not you, ya’ sissy.”>What’re you talkin’ about-He had barely taken a step back before there was a flash of steel and a glimmer of brown, and the head of the golem fell away.>...WINONA!?She arfed, like the good girl she was, for she was happy the biggest apple was here to give belly rubs as she so deserved.>Why’s Winona got a sword!?“Did ya’ll not read our book?”‘Yeah we talked about this one. Kinda.’~Well, last time the army was fighting one big one we accidentally let out, but this time it seems like his crumbled remains reawakened in the form of twisted royalty from across the nation. There’s a stone Griffon King over there!~Right on cue, Applebloom chucked a rock as hard as she could, and nailed the demon out of the sky in one felled blow.~He was there, I don’t know if you saw it.~“Anywho, our old army summoned us forth ta’ fight once more and save the world, so here we are.”‘We kinda have to, it’s a whole job.’~I mean what’re we gonna do, tell them no?~>...WHAT!?The nodded, sure he understood.‘Why’s he here, exactly?’“Probably asked ta’ be teleported ta’ me and that idiot obliged.”~Which idiot?~‘Hurts that there’s just… so many who could do it, isn’t there? I mean we’re miles and miles away from home. Lots of miles, even! So many!’“Ya’ can just admit ya’ don’t know.”>This here’s madness! Ya’ll are too dang young to be doing this! This here’s insanity! It’s crazy!“I mean we were actual children last time, so.”>That ain’t better!‘Well, if you’re so sure… why not just join in?’>...what?He stared, uncomprehending, before it began to sink in.“Well, ya’ll always did complain about AJ going on the adventures. Since this here might be yer’ last chance… wanna go with us?”He turned around, witnessing the battle across the wide field unfold. Creatures of every race seemed to be in mid clash, all of them trying to make their way to the blighted heart of the colossus that remained from their battle of old. This would be a fight that could get them killed, maimed, or outright slain. All because he’d requested to be with Applebloom, never knowing she was in the middle of it.“Well? What do ya’ say?”He looked at them, these fillies that had seen adventure, war, and even cosmic forces, and came out smiling.>...well… wouldn’t make much sense ta’ leave ya’ here, and ya’ said they called ya’. So…And he decided.>….Eeyyyup.For once, just once, he was going to live his own adventure.>Now ya’ll stay behind me.35/?
He picked up a massive tree trunk, and jammed an even more massive stone into its peak.>Ah’ll clear the way.“WOOOO!”‘Lets do this!’~Cutie Mark Crusader!.. Er… CRUSADERS!~They let out a cheer, and lived again.>EeeeYUP!If they died tonight, it would be with smiles.~~~~~~>Spike“???”~~~>...Hey.“Hello.”This was awkward.>So, uh…Of all the places in all the world Spike could have woken up, he pegged this place low on the list. Crashing on the couch in the Empire, slumped over next to Twilight in the ballroom, in his own apartment, heck, even in his own room in the treebrary was higher on the list. He expected some whacky situation where he was out of his depth, or something shameful he had witnessed. Maybe even finding himself in a compromising situation, that was more likely in his world. All those possibilities, all those different places, and he landed right here in this one. The weirdest one of all.>Sorry?Rarity’s doorstep.“Oh, darling, it’s no trouble at all! I’m terribly sorry I didn’t hear you last night, hopefully you weren’t out here too long!”>...nah, it’s fine. Kind of funny, really.“Now, whatever could be funny about all of this, Spikey Wikey?”>I got drugged by an idiot with a broken bag yesterday.“WHAT!?”>Yep, something called Jollyweed. All of us did, we did some crazy stuff.“Good heavens! Are you alright!?”>...yeah, I think I am. He sighed, sinking in deeper to his seat on the stairs.“Well, it can’t have been all bad with a smile like that!”He hadn’t even noticed, but when he reached up, there it was. A smile.>Told you, it was funny.“And you’ve not told me what it is yet! Do tell, already!”>...it’s just, the Jollyweed makes you more likely to give in to the stuff you wanted to do most of all, but never did.“And?”>And it’s kind of funny because when I was doused in that stuff, claw to tail, in the end all I wanted to do was… come here. And see you.Her hoof reached up to her heart, and she thanked goodness her white fur hid a blush well.“Oh, darling…”>Heh. See?… Kind of funny.“...I suppose it is.”She didn’t laugh with him, though. That wasn’t what put a smile on her face.“Spikey-Wikey, would you like to… come inside? It is rather cold out here, isn’t it?”What did that was seeing him grin from ear to ear.>I’ve always wanted to do just that…Not everything had to explode in his face, he supposed.~~~~~~~>Poindexter“Mane-Iac”~~~~~>AHAHAHHAH“AHHHHHAHAHAH”>”AHHHHAHAHHAHAH!”“SOOOOOOO!… did you have fun?”>INDEEEEDDD!… it was nice!“That’s wonderful!”>It was! Look, I even got new glasses!36/?
“AMMAAAZZIINNNG! AHAHAH!… You pull it off wonderfully!”>I do, don’t I? Did you have fun fighting the forces of evil?“NEIGH, PONTIFEROUS POINDEXTER! I just watched cartoons all night and ate bonbons.”>...I have never understood you more.“AAHHAHHAH”!>AHHHHHAH!>”MWAAHHHH!”The rest of the grocery store just pretended not to notice the two supervillains in full garb, and went about their business. For Poindexter, it was one of the most amazing events of his life.>”AHAHAHAHAH!”For this kind of crazy world, it was just another day that ended in Y.~~~>Shining Armor“???”~~~~~>Oh no. OH NO!Shining Armor had just woken up, and remembered he had been drugged.>Oh no oh no oh no!He knew all sorts of terrible things may have happened, could have happened, probably did happen, which was why he was about ready to leap to his hooves, find the nearest spouse and prostrate himself before them in need for forgiveness. He would’ve, but he didn’t. Because he didn’t have to.>Oh… no?They were there with him in the bed, that giant bed they so loved, in what had to be a category five cuddle pile. He could feel limbs all over him, fur on fur and chitin on fur and everything else that could be on him was on him. He could barely even see all their faces, that’s how deep in this tangle of limbs he was. But, even so, he knew it wasn’t all of them.>...huh.One was missing.“Well, there’s mister sleepyhead!”That one, the pink one, specifically.“Did you have fun with your friends yesterday?”He stared at her as she sipped her morning tea, an impish smile on her face.>Caddy, I’m gonna be perfectly honest with you, some griffons gave us a drug called Jollyweed and sent us on a bender, and Tiempo bought a bag full of the stuff and doused us so much I was trying to figure out how to chew on a missile to see if I could make it pop. If I said things last night, know that… yeah I’ve secretly wanted to the whole time and you may shame me if you wish. Shame away, just please don’t mass divorce me.She positively giggled at the thought, poking out her tongue and tilting her head as she made a show of thinking about last night.“Hhmmm, say something, say something, what did you say. Oh! That’s right, you burst in the door a whole three hours before morning, stumbled in and shouted “WHERE DA KIDS AT!”, and after we informed you they were in bed, obviously, you then bubbled the worst bubble ever cast, which immediately popped, and then… hm, what was it you said?”He could feel his soul escaping and knew the peace of death would not claim him.“Ahhhh, that’s right. You said “I’mma be real honest, I’m a big dumb dork who thinks you’re all super pretty and this is twelve year old me’s dream, I feel like a little kid and don’t deserve you, you too cool, all you too cool, I’m not cool, I lose to Sombra at Hyperspace Hyperwars, you too pretty… but I wanna-”37/?
She paused just long enough to make a bubble of her own. What it did around her own mouth, he wouldn’t know until it happened.“SNUGGLE AND CUDDLE AND TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE A PRETTY MARE! IIIII WANNA FEEL YA’ LOVE ME WITH HUGGY KISSES AND WUGGLY FEELINGS! CAUSE I’M A BIG BABY BOY COLT WHO JUST WANTS TA’ HUUUUGG YOUUUUUU!”The others not stirring made it clear that only he had heard that.“Oh, and I wanna MAKE LOVE TO YOU LIKE YOU DESERVE! RIGHT HERE! OVER THIS TABLE!”He covered his face, but nothing would cover his shame.“So we naturally said, “Queen Wife, please see in his brain what is wrong with him”, and she did and we figured you probably wouldn’t complain, but we weren’t going to do fun times with you if you weren’t even going to remember it. So we cuddled instead!”>...wait, this is just a big cuddle pile? Nothing else?“Nope!”>...Cadence, I have a request.“Yuh huhhhh.”>If you could please join in this for at least two more hours, my life would be just perfect.“Welll.”She hurled her teacup behind her, uncaring for the smash, and made a dive. As if willed by a force beyond this world itself, a number of them opened up just so perfect so she could land on her husband, and join the cuddles.“Mwah.”And kisses, too.“Anything you can think of, and all you wanna do is cuddle, huh?”The pile consumed them.>Caddy?… who would ever want anything more than this?And he knew, happiness.~>29“??”‘??’~The ray of the morning was like a kiss from an angel. A slobbery one, if the feeling of saliva around his mouth was any indication. But, Changeling number Twenty Nine was nothing if not well versed in dealing with sticky things on him in the morning. What had taken much longer to get accustomed to and had required several instances of checking to make sure he was not mid hallucination was waking up next to a body who was fine with him being a changeling.>Hmm.And that body, truly, was where this side of his life had began. The once Eponymous Mayor Mare who had given him a job after being impressed by his “Performance”, even if he had to be thrown into it with all the alicorn force of common sense that could be mustered to take it. She’d been the one who had truly only looked for something short term, physical, self gratifying for herself and nothing else at the start. That’s where the side of love in his life, had began.>Mmm.She’d been the one to rely on him, to show him he could be more than a mere pest, to give him a chance he truly hadn’t deserved, and he would be forever thankful he didn’t simply remain in the tube as an experiment forever more.>Dunwannagobaaak.That mare curled up against him underneath the covers was not the only love in his life, not by a long shot, but she was special. More special, he reasoned, than he was most days. She’d been the one to defy her locked in place in life, he’d merely defied his own mistakes.38
>Hmmm… good thing we found babysitters.He smiled at the state of the bed, and what had obviously transpired there. Still, he knew he had something to do this morning, and while he wanted nothing more than to rouse her and enjoy these brief child free moments, it must be done. He planted a kiss on her cheek, gently detangled herself from her limbs, and moved to the edge of the bed. Pausing only to grab the music player he listened to every morning on his daily jog they dragged him along for.~Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga~This time he felt he would be doing it alone.~Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga~He stood up, and walked past the still sleeping body of the dark unicorn former king, who was leashed to the end of the bed by a bridle with front legs tied to the post.~I can't stop this feeling, Deep inside of me~He walked out into the hallway, gently stepping over the body of the yellow unicorn mare who had come down to visit, and still had her back against the now dented wall.~Girl, you just don't realize, What you do to me~He walked past the laundry room, just spying a pair of striped legs dangling off the dryer, occasionally twitching as their owner rested deeper into what had originally been clean clothing atop it.~When you hold me, In your arms so tight~Finally he passed by his living room, where he spotted blue flanks still hanging over the top end of their couch, her cape slightly stretched out and her hat a mess besides her.~You let me know, Everything's alright~He took one last look of their shared abode before he gave a smile, turned around, and stepped over the body of Thirty Two on his way out. With a fwoosh of fire, his state, smell, and looks were changed to that of a completely normal individual.~Iiiiiiii-I'm hooked on a feeling~Out into the world, he jogged like normal, passing by others with a smile that left them completely unaware, though his neighbors probably heard last night.~I'm high on believing~Or at the very least, they heard what he said when he stumbled in.>MINE BODY IS INFUSED WITH JOLLYWEED AND LOVE, AND I SHALL RAVAGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU UNTIL THOU CANNOT WALK! THIS IS MINE CONSENT, NOW GIVE YOURS AND BE LAID LOW!They probably heard that. And, what made his heart aflutter, they accepted and summarily were covered themselves in the dust he himself had been caked in. He didn’t even want to try to count the pairings that had ended up that night. All that mattered was everyone had enjoyed each other, and they remembered that however strange and crazy it had been to reach this point, it was worth it. They had their world, for as long as it would last.~That you're in love with meeeeeeee~He almost felt sad to know he wouldn’t finish his song when he ducked into an alleyway.>Ahem… it is done.Out from the shadows, a figure emerged with a smile on his face.>I have fulfilled thine work… as requested, and now, I shall take my payment.A smile that quickly went away.39?
“...uh.. what, ahhh, what payment did I agree to?… Oh no, don’t tell me I-”A powerful hole ridden hoof came up, and struck the poor fool as he stammered his words.>Mine words are mere jovial, friend and student of mine!Right on the shoulder, to shake him out of it.“Oh, phew! You had me worried there for a moment, I was trying to wonder what I offered… or could be interpreted as offering.”Miles Delight had never looked so relieved, and it raised the changelings eyebrow when he considered it.>Don’t tell me thou truly thought I would ask for thine flesh in pleasure for this.“I’m gonna be real honest with you here, one hundred percent, I would prefer you just bent me over that trashcan for five minutes over what I was actually worried about. Usually when I have to do a payment for a favor I’m eating half a pack of noodles a day for a month!”>Does thou not get rations as a solider?“Yeah, and I usually end up selling them so it’s not two months!”>...tis fair, I suppose. But, as requested, I made the offer for Shining for a guys night as thou wish, and mine wiles hath kept Big Macintosh away from the farm for an entire night!The older stallion looked so childlike as he nodded with glee, his hooves tapping just a bit in excitement.“I knew it would work! And you called me crazy!”>Thou asked me to take mine children to the Empire at a time thou were “Like seventy percent sure” that Shining would be there, and try to strike up a conversation to hang out specifically so he would invite someone else.The tappy hooves stalled a bit in the absurdity of it all.“...I mean this was just plan A, I had like a dozen others to get you to hang out with Mac for a night. Gonna be honest, the fact this worked is… kind of shocking. Actually, really shocking. Actually full on lightning bolt shocking. Sounds kind of dumb, even!”>And yet, I did indeed go to a whole other blasted country with children in tow, and Shining managed not to blast mine face in.“And I deeply, deeply appreciate it, buddy. I do not think I could’ve handled them both.”>...clarify.“Him and Granny Smith! I mean, I know me and Jackie just started dating so obviously they’re gonna be a little unsure, but I get the feeling Big Mac wants to punch me a lot. He just breaks stuff when I’m around, you know? Who starts chopping wood with your bare hoof when someone tries to strike up a conversation? Trying to pitch my case with that, ehhhh, it’s hard enough just dealing with what I did deal with.”The changeling blinked while tilting his head, spotting what he’d thought a shadow on the pony’s mane.>Does thou have a rather large bruise upon thine head?“Oh yeah. Like I said, last night… was hard enough as it was…”~~~~~“Erm…”40/
Granny Smith, Matron of the Apple family, leader of the clan who could cow even Applejack herself with a look and send her to her room no matter how old she may be, stood in the doorway with a frying pan in her hoof and a harsh and intense look on her face as she stared down the stallion, who had never felt more underdressed despite wearing the very best he could afford.“H-hiiii, soooo, uh… just wanted to have a little talk, you and me. You know, get to know each other, hopefully impress you…”She hummed, and the frying pan twitched.“...please don’t hit me with that?”‘Hm? Oh! Shucks, didn’t realize Ah’ was still holdin’ this thing. Sorry, feller, Ah’ was cookin’ up some pan fritters for ya’, come on inside!’He blinked, completely taken off guard when she stepped aside and invited him in with a smile.“W-wow, phew! I was worried you were mad at me for dating your granddaughter or something!”She scoffed, which made some very unfortunate jiggling happen with her cheeks. Age, it made fools of them all.‘Sonny boy, mah’ son once dated mah’ most hated enemy in all the world, and Ah’ came this dang close to endin’ up like that there Grand Pear, weepin’ and a regrettin’ every moment of his life. Iffin’ Applejack likes ya’, then she likes ya! Ah’ll say mah’ piece after Ah’ figure out what needs figurin’ about ya’, but iffin’ you think Ah’ll miss one more day with her of the few Ah’ got left over some feller Ah’ don’t like, ya’ don’t know Granny Smith!’He smiled, truly smiled, as he sighed with relief.“You know, I guess I don’t! And I would love to change that. Jackie says wonderful things about you, but you never know until you meet them!”‘Darn tootin’!’“But in that case, what was that look for?”‘Hm? Oh, Ah’ though Ah’ saw a spider on yer’ hair, but when Ah’ looked at ya’ it done vanished.’“Really? Huh, that’s-”He could feel it in his mane. Moving.“...ma’am can I borrow that skillet real quick?”~~~~“And then it crawled on my nose and I freaked out and hit a table.”The changeling stared at him, he shrugged back.“Wonderful evening besides that, though I did have some brain damage. Did you have fun?”>I shalt tell thee I was thrust into a shaman battle, had sex in public and was heavily drugged.The pony stared at him, he shrugged back.“I… in that order?”>Eh.“Huh, where did Big Mac go?”>Worry not! We teleported him to Applebloom, I was unsure thou had finished for the night, but I knew she was not within Ponyville!“Neat! You thought of everything, didn’t you?”>Nay! Tis one thing I did not plan in all my wiles!“Oh?”>Yes, whatever shall I have for breakfast, with a friend?Once upon a time, a princess had thrown two completely different souls together for no real reason that made a lick of sense. A single chance, and a single talk, had changed everything.41/?
“Only one way to find out, eh, buddy?”That was just how this world was, sometimes. It was weird, it was random.>Only one way, indeed… to live it.It was about friendship, and love, wherever it may grow.~~~~~>Zephyr Breeze~~~~~~~Only one remained of that wild tale to be told. One soul who woke up in his nice and fluffy bed, to be sure, but he did so alone. In a dark house, in a room that felt like it had little light left in it that was still just a bit messy. He was forced to awaken by the scream of an alarm clock that had been set high enough to wake a banshee and ensure he did not sleep in past this point, something he had often done before. A lot of his youth, and further, was spent in the afternoons just rising, after all.>Hmm.He muttered to himself as he stumbled out of bed, limping with one leg as he trudged through the empty abode, slow and steady as he made his way down the hall in the place that felt so hollow now. He knew in this moment, none would visit him, none would come see him to check on him. He was truly, alone.>...heh.As he walked, his limp diminished little by little, and he picked up his stride.>Heh hehhhhh.A smirk crossed his face, as he thought of what had happened before.>He never even knewww.They didn’t know, after all, how could they. How would they know that a certain chaos user would cause a problem that required attention from most of the castle, except one certain stallion who took his kids to the park. How could they know he had heard of a plan from a shared friend with a certain zebra, who so loved to chat about everything and anything when the right stuff hit her. How would they know she had a thing for oregano. How would they know that a certain trip had been planned just before that. How would they know that it will take at least three weeks rather than the one they claimed, and that was by design of a certain pair of parents.>They never even wondered.Wondered why a certain yellow mare had overheard the conversation, not knowing she’d been meeting her brother that day. None of them wondered for a second why he would even want to come, thinking him sad enough to need it. None of them wondered why he had insisted they stopped at Canterlot on the way back, why they teleported Big Mac rather than take him home, and not a single one had wondered why he’d been the one to take Eight Bit “Home”. In reality, he’d swung by a certain room, next to a certain other room, where certain things could be obtained before they returned to the Empire, and they would never know. They would never wonder, because he had played his part perfectly.>They saw it all.He hadn’t been sure if anyone had seen him with the waitress, so he had to make sure Bic Mac went near that building, had brought up a certain law he’d almost certainly forgotten, prodded him just right to go in, and of course he’d gone in with him. 42/?
And of course, he’d gotten his own little display, where Big Mac could confirm. That Spike had confirmed as well was just the picture of perfection, better than he’d hoped. He’d had plans to go with anyone he could convince around them so they didn’t doubt him, but with Spike’s confirmation of both it and the previous event he’d been uncertain he’d seen, it was picture perfect. Now if the subject came up, they would be able to quickly and honestly answer if he’d been with anyone else. Gossip would be through the Empire by midday, and that’s just how he wanted it.>I wonder if they’re proud of me.He entered into his bathroom, and pulled out the bag he’d brought home. Filled with junk “Impulse purchases”, of course, none of the others had even checked after their own things they bought. They doubted they would remember it, at all. But he did, and he pulled out part after mechanical part he’d smuggled in, already perfecting his excuse if he were ever discovered that the Jollyweed had influenced him to take it because ‘He always wanted to try to build a spaceship’. They would believe him, they’d done wilder.>But…But while he had been affected later, of course, he had retained his sanity. Living with a full time chaos being would do that to the psyche, a mere drug wouldn’t do quite the damage to him it did everyone else. He’d stayed sane just enough to grab all these parts, in the night, when he made it home to the Empire. They snapped into place cleanly, and he waited for the tell tale sign. It was up to the one on the other end now, if they had gotten all they needed for their side. If they couldn’t pull it off, it was a failure. If they had, he would know, instantly.>Annnd, here… we…The light came on, detecting a signal in waiting.>Go.And the portal of magic undetectable turned on.>Bingo.It was not chaos magic, it was not anything more than regular magic that would be present in the air, the exact kind of magic that wouldn’t set off any odd detection from any sort of system in place around the world. Or, more importantly, from a certain pair of chaos wielders who might be looking out for any kind of spell.>Well, hello there.Nobody in all the world would know, besides them, when a certain yellow twisted alicorn mare clad in leather stepped through the portal.>Fancy seeing you around here.She gave him a smile, and he fluffed his chest out in pride. They’d pulled off their plan, and now no one would ever know.“We have to be quick about this, they think I’m taking a shower before we head out on the trip.”She hurried along onto the tile floor, and wasted no time cranking on the water. They had to be authentic, after all.>Well! Lets make you an honest mare!And they couldn’t leave a trace, after all.“Did you do it?”>Yep!He chirped like a proud bird.43/44
>And they saw me with two different ones, just enough to make them think you know… maybe they’re crazy, maybe they’re reading too much into it.She smirked as the water started rolling down her hair.“With the gap this long, they’ll have… doubts, as well. Maybe they’ll think of it anyway, thinking we pulled off something just like this, but there will always be that… doubt.”He smiled genuinely, as he stepped inside.“Did you at least have fun? I know you said you didn’t need… someone, like that.”>Mmmm, yeah! I guess I did! Will it happen again? Never ever. But, hey… I learned that sometimes, putting in the work is for the best. I’ve got proof, after all. And they won’t have enough… later.She nodded, and gently brushed his hair.“I’m serious, be as fast as you can, we don’t have long and I can’t risk being caught if someone knocks. Don’t worry… we’ll have all the time in the world, after this. They won’t ever wonder why you’re around so much… I’ll need help.”>You sure you want it?The dominatrix almost cracked the whip she didn’t even have.“All this time, I’ve been compared to her, everyone thinking I’m just like her, claiming I’m just her in another place… this is what’s going to confirm it, once and for all. This will be something I have, that she never, ever, will.”Finally, she stood up, turned around.“Zephyr?”And smiled.“Make something all my own, with me.”He would do just that, with gusto.~~~~~~~~>SA“29”~~~Months later, sitting at the same bench where it all started, two stallions shared a glance before they turned back to their kids.>...it was fun.“Indeed.”>...think we’ll do it again?“Likely not, our schedules are quite packed. But, should the chance ever arise again…”>Yeah… maybe some day, maybe in another life.They got to remember, for once, what it was like to be a guy. It might be the last one they ever got, but they held no regrets.>This was a pretty crazy world, isn’t it?They had their piece of it, at last.>...did you hear Domshy is pregnant?“HOW!?”>RIGHT!?In all its crazy glory.
I MADE IT! I genuinely didn't think I would. Save for posterity, GUYS NIGHT OUT!
I think I've found a pretty fitting song for the final Princess Applejack thread.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6fyxUdFTNU
>Applejack"Celestia"~~~>Tia?"Oh no, I know that tone. After all this time, you still have a question!?">Yeah, just one."Applejack! it's been a long century, but we've finally reformed the Royal Guard into an effective peacekeeping militia, properly distributed them throughout Equestria. We've also reformed the education system and the quality of education has never been higher. We've made sweeping headway into the research and development of new agricultural techniques which have expanded crop yield two thousand fold. Implemented tax and economic reforms which have enabled small business while fairly regulating big business, AND cut unemployment to zero percent of anyone not attending university! We've helped stabilized the Crystal Empire, improved relations with foreign races and nations, fixed Canterlot to a more manable location, reigned in Blueblood's exorbitant spending, taught Cadence how to count, AND EVEN TAUGHT SHINING ARMOR HOW TO RIDE A DAMN BIKE! There is NOTHING left that is wrong with this country! We are living in a Golden Age and I! AM! BLAMELESS! For the first time in centuries, the ponies of Equestria pin nothing as my arbitrary fault! I DO NOT NEED TO LISTEN OR EVEN HEAR ANOTHER WORD OUT OF YOU!"">Can Ah' get just a couple?"WHAAAAAT!?'>Are ya' one of mah best friends too? Cause Ah' think yer' one of mah best friends, and yer' a good princess."Oh. Awww. You know what? Yes.">Can ya' say it?"On, alright.">"Don't you know you're all my very best friennnddsss!""Love you, Princess Applejack."
>>42569377>Rant from thread one finally came true. Perfection.
>>42569377We're at low page nine, so that's probably the note we go out on, unless PP anon does one more achievement award. We fixed Equestria, everyone got their happy ending, time to go to that big farm we've all been waiting for.
>>42569364>Guys have to wait till the girls are done to party>>42569377The final prediction, fulfilled!
The Princess is dead.Long Live... the Princess.
May your trees bloom ever more, /pa/ls
The best thread on mlp. Celebrate the victory, and never mourn the loss. Your princess loves her orchard
Lifting one last cider before it’s over. You, /pa/ls, made us all proud
>>42569515Princess Applejack will never die!
Last cheer for our princess!Apples to the core! It was a story and so much more!
>>42568663>facepalm.pngApplejack didn't learn anything at all I see.DT just needed a good mentor who sees her talents and not baby her, separate her from good company, put her down or suppress her with a muzzle. After all these years she's still an idiot for not seeing this.I just ARGH! I'll just do myself.
>>42569639We wont forget her.
Non-Canon>Pinkie"Cadence"'DT'{AJ}~~~~>Welcome to Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content doesn't matter and we need to get in our time!"I'm the pretty one <3"'I'm the grumpy one…'>And I'm the crazy one!>"'Now for our main guest...APPLEJACK!'"{Howdy.}>How do you feel now that it's all over?{Honestly...not sure what to feel. This whole journey feels surreal.}"Like a long dream?"{Yeah, full of twists and turns and over the top moments.}'And bad treats every year.'{Ah...right that too. You know, Ah' wish we were on better terms with each other. Ah' just...couldn't recognize you were more capable than what I thought you were. For that Ah'm sorry and Ah' want you to know that Ah' see you. You really are a wonderful, talented mare who hasn't begun to reach her full potential yet. You're Diamond Tiara and thank you for being on mah' A-team.}'Ah...'DT opens her mouth to speak, but nothing comes out. She wasn't expecting an apology, thanks, and compliment from her biggest critic.'...'For once she's speechless and doesn't know how to respond. She takes a big sigh.'Well......why don't you tell us something about your cousin Peach.'It wasn't a hostile response, and AJ understood it was a path to something better. She smiled as she came up remembered a related story.{...Yah know this one time, me and mah cousin Peach had decided we wanted to build a rocket. Now obviously we weren't rocket scientists, but we knew if we put a lot of gasoline in a spot we might be able to launch something.}"wha? What happened?"{We lit the gas too soon and launched the rocket before we were aboard. It flew off without us.}>Oh...well that's good then.{Ah' went to get a bucket to douse the remaining fire while she went to the shed to avoid getting burned again...the rocket came back down and landed on the shed with cousin Peach in it. Got lit on fire. Whew she smelled like gasoline for a week!}'....pfft.'{Heh, thought you'd like that.}>I guess this is it. That's all the time we have. We're at the end of the show. I hope we've entertained you all while we could. Thank you for staying around all the way to the end. Who knows though. Maybe they'll still be more Pinks another time.'I'll...actually miss you girls.'"Awwwww you actually like us!"'Sh-shut up!'>Don't worry Pinks are forever. Especially the Pink Pony Club. As long there is a reader of the archive somewhere, we'll always live on. With that....Pinkie suddenly breaks into tears.>I'm sorry! It's hard to say it!Everyone else breaks into tears.{Don't worry. We'll say it with you.}>"'{Byyyye!}'"Good bye my /pa/ls
>>42568732And thus my watch has come to an end.https://www.myinstants.com/en/instant/xbox-one-rare-achievement-45050/
I had this whipped up days ago and debated posting it. Might as well do it now or I'll regret it.>Tiempo"Spitfire"~42~~~~>Wait wait WAIT!"What what what?">I think we're skipping over something here! Namely, whether or not we're all together!~We are literally standing in the same room, so I'd say the answer is clear.~>You know what I mean!~I do not. I can only guess.~"Me, too. I'm taking a total stab in the dark at what else you're getting at here.">You. Both. Know. What. I. Mean!~If it's so obvious, then you won't mind stating it outright, would you?~"Yeah, tell us exactly what you mean by 'together'."He let out a scoff, and his brows knit together as his muzzle scrunched up in a frown.>Well, obviously, I mean..."Yeah?"His cheeks start to go a little red.>That is, when I say together, I mean...~Uh huh?~Even more so when the two mares drew closer to him.>W-well,. what I'm trying to ask is, are we, you know..."Are we what?"~Use your words, Timmy.~>...Are we married? With each other? All of us?"Dawwww! You're so cwute when you're all bashful!"~Very cute.~>Ok, ok! Enough with the teasing... I just want to know.The mares exchange glances."There's one way to find out."Before they shoot him mischievious grins... And pull out a set of Crystal Guard armor.~~~~~ SOME WEEKS LATER ~~~~~>...Shining...+...Tiempo...+The two of them, standing before a familiar door, adjust their armor.>You look good.+You're not half bad yourself. You fit in nicely with the rest of the Crystal Guard, if not in size, then tone.+>Ahah. Well, Punchy and Spitfire are excellent trainers. They were very keen on this all being authentic for her.+Oh, I know that, first-hoof. I oughta tell you how Forty Two whipped me into shape.+>Mmm. Some other, yes? A certain Princess is waiting for us right now.+Yeah... You ready?+>As I'll ever be.They took a deep breath and opened the door. Beyond it lied a familiar bed, and a mare sitting at table. She looked confused.#Shiny? Tiempo? What are you doing here? The girls told me a surprise was... waiting...#Until she clocked in on the armor they were wearing.>Ahem... So, Captain, I'd been meaning to talk to you in private about my spear handling. I just can't get the technique.#Could it be...?#+Well, soldier. Let's see if I can't help you with a hooves-on demonstration.+It was.#EeeeeeHEEEEHEEEEEEE#Cadenza Mi Amore was certainly going to enjoy this birthday present.
