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Hoof holding with Twilight Sparkle!

>>43311515
Holy shit. The lore implication is that anyone can learn and use magic with a wand. Does that apply to everyone regardless of species or is it only for some spells? Is like a reverse butterfly wings situation where in the same way a unicorn can fly badly, a pegasus might cast some not so good magic? Or maybe we're going with; if glimmer can just fucking fly with autotelekinesis, and rarity can make the weather, and sparkle can just harvest all the apples in like a fucking second, then fuck it, everyone can use magic anyway.
Though that does lead to some balancing issues in the server. I mean, why wouldn't everyone learn magic, why would it not be compulsory education?

>>43311537
Cute!

>>43311537
Another Rainbow thread? Dashfags stay winning.

>>43311515
it's getting good, and sure enough, Shining is gonna put two and two together at some point, he'll have seen Discord for decades without realizing what he was looking at
since Anon made plans to sends the class to somewhere other than the gardens for the field trip to avoid the crusaders letting him out, we might even end up with Shining heading back to Canterlot, realizing the statue is Discord, and his panic being what slowly causes it to crack

>>43311642
if we had an ongoing green with another mare, we might have anonpony with somepony else, alas
speaking of, who have we seen Anon with so far?
>Anoncolt
>That Anon/Dash green
>That Anon/Pinkie green
>That Anon/Zecora green
>That Anon/Rarity green that's in eternal hiatus
>That Anon/Sunny/Celestia green

>>43311916
There was the green where Anon replaced Applejack which is on hiatus as well.

>>43311515
>"Doesn't he look familiar?"
I'm surprised Anon didn't mention that. Since everything is going completely off the rails now, he might just as well mention that Discord is serving a time-out in the gardens.

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>>43311916
anonstallion is made for anonmare

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>>43311626
Same reason that not every unicorn can do cool shit and celestia ships all the "gifted" ones to her personal kindergarten. Ponies don't have "capability" and "competence" so much as they have a destiny on their butt and a name always coincidentally made to match.

In a world where challenging a magically gifted foal to conjure a rock so heavy that they themselves can't lift it causes them to generate a tessiract on the spot with no further instructions, what is the point in trying to teach levitation to a pony destined to be a rock farmer and suck at magic?

On the other hand, if a pony feels the need to try magic, you better fucking let them because being interested in magic means they are probably, maybe, destined for it. That reasoning applies to basically any skill they might want to try out, not just magic.

If you want a more canon answer, remember that sweetie took like a season of background effort before she could sort-of willingly levitate stuff.

>>43312066
>A biological mare x a biological stallion
Nothing gay about it.

>>43311916
Twilight as a rival.

>>43312523
You mean the crazy Twilight one?

>>43312754
Nah, the one where the Anon is an academic rival from Celestia's School and their intellectual debates with Twilight keep developing into mudpony hoof fights... until they eventually get so heated one of their usual fights evolves into sex in front of everyone at the Grand Galloping Gala.

>>43312775
I miss the one where Anon helps out Twilight pacify a baby Spike.

>"I don't know Anon. Wouldn't it be more appropriate that Strength goes with Honesty, Beauty with Generosity, Hope with Laughter, and yours with Bravery."
>Twilight has joined up at the lecture board.
>She's made her own input on the topic by drawing out equations.
>"Not that I don't think your conclusions don't have merit, I just see it working better this way."
>Points to her tree of data.
"First of all, Loyalty isn't 'mine'. I just feel Bravery and Laughter go wing in wing given how they overcome scary threats."
>"But in your presentation Flash was loyal to his band and refused to leave them behind."
"Then Rockhoof would be Loyalty, he refused to allow his village to be destroyed."
>Twilight hums at that and studies the symbol of Sorcery.
>"What did Star Swirl say?"
"He didn't know what the Elements were going to grow into. It's a strange scenario, Harmony had to be grown, but was still a foundational force in the world."
>Shining Armor looks over to Spike next to him, sleeping with an open mouth.
>Then pokes him awake.
>"I do have a question, the threats. What's going on with these vines that guard it?"
>Grab the board, then flip it up to get to the backside.
"The first time the Elements were used was by Princess Luna and Celestia."
>Pause as you start drawing.
"As far as I know."
>Shrug; then do a terrible job of drawing Discord.
"Spirit of Chaos, Discord, was a threat they had no means of stopping. Luna and Celestia searched out the Tree of Harmony and were given the Elements. While successful in defeating him, Discord laid seeds of his own to try and choke out the tree."
>Well that is one ugly drawing of an ugly guy.
"Excuse my anatomy."
>Shining and Twilight look stupefied at the googly eyed monstrosity.
>"He looks like he has a face only a mother could love."
"Nice one, Spike."
>He leans back into his chair, very proud of himself.
>"I do my best."
>"Doesn't he look familiar?"
>Shining taps his chin and stares at the ceiling.
"Now. That is the general story."
>Twilight looks over her notes with glee.
>"I can't wait to cross reference them with other books. Thank you, Anon."
"If you don't mind, I do have a request."
>"Yup?"
>Reach into your saddlebag and pull out a wand.
>Before you can ask, Twilight zips next to you and grabs it.
>"This grain, this rub, this texture. The choice in crystal focus. This is a training wand that Star Swirl himself made!"
>Chuckle nervously as you rub the back of your head.
"I was hiding this one until I could find a teacher. I would like to learn how to use magic like a unicorn."
>Shining Armor looks annoyed.
>"I thought they took all of your stuff?"
"Not all of it, and besides this is a training wand. Nothing special about it outside of who made it."
>You're a cheeky brat.
>Twilight holds it delicately, and looks a little green with envy.
>"Finding so many of his tools must have been incredible. As for teaching you, pegasi to unicorn spell training is not one I'm aware of. I need to research it."

>>43313337
>Seems like Twilight doesn't know how the process would work.
>"Unicorn spell to pegasi spell transfiguration is like a language translation. Though perhaps the wand is the shortcut."
>She's enjoying studying this ancient artifact.
>Shining Armor clears his throat.
>"I actually have an answer for you, Anon."
>Ears perk up at that.
>"If it was as simple as a wand to cast spells, you would see it in our military. All of my guards would carry one."
>Well that stinks.
>"It's how impractical it is."
"Come again."
>"Have you tried using it?"
"It doesn't seem to react. I tried commands, gestures, touching it to other magical sources."
>He nods as you list off what you tried.
>"So you need to use your natural spell focus. What makes a pegasus magic work."
"I've already tried holding it with my wing."
>"Wings. Hold it with your wings. Every feather the better."
>Well that's awkward.
>Put the wand in one wing, then bend it up and over your body to meet the other in the middle.
>Feels like a morning stretch routine.
>Then you shuffle your wings along the shaft.
>This is just like trying to hold a stick behind your back.
>You can do it, but this isn't comfortable.
>There's a flash, and a buzzing hum as the crystal lights up.
"Whoa! There it is!"
>Shining Armor smiles as he takes out a camera.
>Why's he taking that out?
>Share with your family?
>That's nice of him.
>"Yup. As you can see, it's impractical. Imagine trying to cast spells while holding it like that?"
"If you have to wear armor, it would be messy."
>Twilight is squeeing as she watches the wand pulse with energy.
>"This is so exciting."
>She clears her throat and takes a more school teacher tone.
>"Let's start with a simple spell. Pick up the chalk."
>Right, let the magic flow to your wing tips.
>No way you could do this while flying.
>"If I had to guess, picture casting the spell by picking it up with your wing."
>Pick it up with wing.
>The wand glows, then it pops!
>A puff of smoke rebounds from the wand.
>You can't see.
"Guys? What happened?"
>Hair blocks your vision.
>Twilight sounds more worried.
>"Anon! What happened? Your coat, tail, and mane have gone wild!"
>You do hear the snap of a camera.
>"Huh, guess she was right. So Anon, you just got pranked. Courtesy of Princess Luna. You're experiencing the afro hair spell."
>So this is what being a dust bunny feels like.
>Maybe you can be the Afro Pony Samurai.
>Wait a moment, something doesn't line up.
"So Luna knew I had this wand? When this wand belongs to Princess Celestia."
>Twilight gasps and starts to hyperventilate.
>"T-t-that that that was Princess Celestia's teaching wand from Star Swirl!?"
>Shining Armor hesitates, thinking of his next words.
>"Yyyyyesss."
"Spike, message Luna. Tell her Celestia is trying to pass off a prank to her. I can't believe I just got pranked by Princess Celestia."
>As soon as he stops laughing.
>You'll let him, you probably look hilarious.
>Wiggle your wings to see if you now float like a puffball.

>>43313339
>Letter correspondence as follows.

‘Dear Anon, It seems you have fallen victim to my sister’s whimsy. Do not worry, there is a dispel that Twilight should know. Next time you should be more careful when you use other pony’s things. Especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. With love, Princess Celestia.’

‘Tis a lie!
Apologizes. I, Princess Luna, must correct this defamatory misinformation. While true, it was a prank that we made, it was for our intended target. My sister. She was supposed to be as puffed up as her pride. Seems she had carelessly thrown away her wand and forgot about it.
Pleasant dreams, Princess Luna.’

‘I will repay you both. My prank will come, and you will not be ready.
Anon The Dash’

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>>43313346
>She was supposed to be as puffed up as her pride.
I guess that works.

>>43313346
>Anon The Dash
Sonic T. Hedgehog ass name

>>43313346
>‘I will repay you both. My prank will come, and you will not be ready.
>Anon The Dash’

>anon concocts the most devious and malicious pranks that even discord can't fathom
>it starts small
>moving objects to where he knows the princesses never left them
>slightly nudging things to where they are inconvenient and uncomfortable
>until he goes big, using his knowledge of both the royals
>replacing celestia's cake ingredients with tasteless diet ones
>replacing Luna's books on modern language with ones 80 years out of date so she speaks like one out of the roaring 20's instead

>>43313339
Why not curl the wings towards the front or belly? Why not create a spell focus designed for hooves/wings? Is the implication that spell foci need to be a cilinder of some sort? Are there size constraints? Surely there were many unicorn/pegasi/earth autists who did that sort of reaearch. Like shoes with flexible leylines that result in a horn like confluence that doesnt really need to be on the head, could be on the back or even the ass for earth powered fartspells. Jokes aside, a similar thing could be done for pegasi unless spell foci have a number of restrictions due to the nature of magic or concentration. I imagine that for spellcasting staying still would not be desirable for pegasi or earth ponies in a military setting when their tribe advantages are far more powerful or convenient for them. Unless you had like pony spell artillery. Outside of that, there would still be many applications for magic in the other tribes. Though given that friendship is a thing, I imagine most would just focus on their strengths. Hmmm... Anyway lore implications.

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>>43313635
I wonder if something like wing armor/bracers could work as a focus for magic? Or is there some explanation like "the biological structure of a unicorn's horn funnels magic out of their body in the form of a spell"? Again, the lore implications would be interesting.

>>43313644
That would certainly make more sense than wing blades.

>>43313429
>Anon pranks the princesses
>this causes enough chaos for Discord to be released

Didn't get to post about it last thread, but now seems like a good time.

>who can use an element?
>Can dash still use loyalty?
Depends. How much is canon?

>end of the show
Student 6 exist. Sandbar isn't the element of magic. As the leader, he should be the element of something magical, but he isn't. He's also not much of a leader, so much as he's a pony and therefore has a temporary advantage in terms of understanding the society around them.

Gallus has a penchant for sarcasm, dryness. He was intended to somehow inherit magic, but he can't do magic. He was intended to be "Clever" and a book nerd, but that doesn't really come out in the show like at all. Ocellus is a much bigger book nerd. According to some of debuc's notes, gallus was intended to be dishonest, which isn't generally true. It's not like he goes around telling lies all the time, but he DID lie to keep people from going home in the student6 heathswarming episode. Also, in uprooted, when the student 6 were each trying to create something to honor the memory of the tree of harmony, gallus chose to make a museum with a ticket booth and filled the museum with fake stories he made up.

If we link his intended negative trait to his general sarcasm and detached irony, then we can say that his lack of emotional maturity and pretending to be disinterested in things is also an expression of his dishonesty. This dishonesty was also used intentionally to create a false history of the tree which people could more easily beleive in and to force his friends to stay together over winter break. In other words, he attempts to directly control group dynamics by forming false narratives. Twilight controlled group dynamics naturally by just being extremely driven, good, and direct in a way which people willingly followed. Starswirl was sufficiently powerful, competent, belittling, and dismissive such that choosing to oppose him or even inconvenience him would basically mean siding against the greater good. In this way, despite lacking literal magic and the power associated with it, gallus grips at the power which normally results from such overwhelming force.

That makes enough sense for me, but he still isn't the element of magic or sorcery of friendship or leadership, meaning that the element again transformed, which is the important bit.

The intended pairings were (according to the notes)
magic > gallus
generous > ocellus
loyal > smolder
kind > sandbar
laugh > silverstream
honest > yona

You'll notice that these are basically all nonsense if interpreted directly. In the notes, the explanation for smolder is that she "has rainbow dash's loyalty" which no -the fuck- she does not. Much more promising, her listed flaw is overconfidence, which she and rainbow ABSOLUTELY share in common.

magic > gallus (dishonest)
generous > ocellus (gullibility)
loyal > smolder (overconfidence)
kind > sandbar (conflict avoidant)
laugh > silverstream (not a realist)
honest > yona (stubbornness)

AJ's stubborness and yona's stubbornness come from the same source, which is unjustified pride. If I start thinking about yona's actual scenes this is less powerful of a connection than you might assume, but it still makes sense. Yona's positive trait was meant to be "tenacity", which makes even less sense for her. She gives up quite a bit. If I look at "school daze pt 1", after her introduction she trips on her hair I think 5 times before her second spoken lines. That degree of repetition is either the authors attempting extremely hard to make a point, or they are incompetently making a point on accident. Either way, she's only "tenacious" in that she keeps surviving her own clumsiness. If we attach this to her stubbornness, which comes from pride, we can say that yak pride in spite of how much they suck is a defensive mechanism. They are overcompensating in order to make up for how shit they are as a people. It would certainly be a very normal source of outright nation-wide bigotry. So, "tenacity" here doesn't refer to their ability to execute their will through adversity, but instead their survival of their constant brushes with suffering as a result of their own failures. This is the same kind of pride that caused AJ to literally run away from home instead of admitting her failures at a rodeo, just on a nation-scale.

I can't really mention the pillars much in the context of this thread, but rockhoof's story doesn't really involve much character and instead involves really big muscles. He obviously has those in common with AJ and a yak. If I do bother with his personality, he had enough guts and was dumb enough to try to dig a trench he could not possibly dig on his own, and was rewarded for his efforts with magic strength. So, what he has in common with yona is the will to try while ignoring his own incapability.

So, now we have a pattern.
Pillar: Idealized personal trait based on effect, like a story told about the heros of the past specifically meant to inspire people
M6: personal value and obsession which they aim for but don't perfectly stand for. The element named is a reflection of their internal world, and is understood by knowing them on a personal level deeper than you can understand people in real life due to them being a cartoon character who's whole life has been displayed to you.
Student6: a reflection of the shortcommings of their race, which reframes that shortcoming as a reflection of the shortcommings of our main characters

Pillar: strength, an irl output which is easily seen
Element: honesty, a personal virtue she ideally aims for but does not perfectly embody
student: unnamed, but a willful reflection of the sociological effects of a whole country engaging in the philosophy of denial AJ implies

Pillar: ideal
Element: person, complete with all their excuses and viewed through their own biased lens
Student: we live in a society and this shit actually works out like this

>>43313851
>>43313853
Impressively well thought out. I didn’t watch the student episodes so I never got to see how bad it got. Harmony rewards bad behavior it seems.
Not sure how I should implement that in the story. Does not jell well with early series.

>>43313853
Taking this pattern, pinkie's ghostie-giggling is a form of outright denial which is similar in scale to the escapism which the hippogriphs engaged in en-mass, while hope is the society-fueling and necessary ideal which, when willingly supported, eventually leads to such arrogant and cowardly behavior. It's the element of "pretend-noting-is-wrong."

Sandbar just kind of acts like fluttershy, but less antisocial. Main difference is that he doesn't have those moments where he gets indignant and lays down the law like fluttershy does. I don't feel this needs much explanation.

Dragons are obviously a whole society of self-laothing meatheads who act confident.

Ocellus is the hardest to justify and the notes of debuc also fail to justify the idea sufficiently.

However, I have very strong opinions on this matter, opinions which take many many posts to justify.

https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/36509381/#q36516472
These opinions.

However, we aren't actually trying to figure out what element each of the students represents, but HOW the students have inherited elements from their predecessor. So, regardless of what word you would give ocellus, temperance or restraint or shyness or gullibility, what does she have that links her to generosity and beauty? Well, rarity is obsessed with changing things, with putting her mark on the world. While often this means self-expression in art, she also often simply has no idea what she is doing, loses the plot, and makes some really dumb and/or impractical shit. Changelings are, culturally, blank. They don't know anything and their primary defense mechanism is to pretend to be something they are not. In "fake it till you make it", while fluttershy falls victem to this much more than rarity, but rarity shows her how to do it and says she does it all the time to sell shit to people who don't need it. It is the same thing she does to "sell" her tail to steve magnet in the series premier. Beauty is shallow, if turned into an ideal and chased.

So, can RD use an element?

>>43313883
Originally I just outright misremembered and believed that there was a scene where the elements of harmony got channeled through 6 separate armies at the end of the show. That simply does not happen, meaning that it is NOT implied that every character is aligned with one of the 6 philosophical building blocks of the show. Instead, I have to think about the students for a good few hours and post the above posts.

>the last problem is canon
It is still possible, due to the montage at the end of "the last problem" where basically every background character gets associated with 1 of the 6 elements, that I could argue that every single character can use one of the elements, but that said element would likely twist into some value which fits that specific character. In this case, sure, RD can use an element. It wouldn't be loyalty, because RD isn't RD anymore, but it would probably still be the loyalty-type element. The argument for this is weak.

>seasons 9 and 8 are canon
While the student 6 are story-relevant representatives of different species who themselves are reflections of the flaws found in the current element wielders, and that is the narrative reason for the transfer of the elements to this new generation of holders, there is no in-universe reason why the elements have to be given to species-representatives. Narrative justification is strong enough to let batman beat superman and in general let "whoever the author wants to win" win, but it doesn't limit the events in alternate universes and stories or prevent other narrative justifications from being used.

So, first off, sure, if you want. And if the story says she DOES use an element, then the readers would then have the job of taking that fact and figuring out what it would mean in the context of the story as it is written.

Alternatively, RD and her family have, in this story, been a significant presence. Among them, RD has been the primary representative. In the larger story of mlp, the pegasus race is one of three main groups. Rd is, also, worsening in ways which relate directly to the approaches and definitions for loyalty which the main character embodies.

So sure, remembering that the student 6 came out of nowhere to retroactivly embody some of the ideas which the writers wanted to talk about, RD could absolutely have some kind of element status placed on her at a later date.

> pillars are canon
While at this point we don't know that the elements can still mutate, we do know that the m6 and the pillars had different sets of elements, which implies that they have changed at least while being forged. While RD is not RD and cannot use loyalty in the same way that normal RD can use loyalty, it is still probable that one of the elements would just turn into something appropriate when she tried to use it, maybe a different element.

This idea does not have full canon support, or opposition, but remember that people were expecting spike/starlight to get an element.

>>43313924
Spike is the new Rainbow Dash, aka loyalty

>>43313924
Point being that the elements are not so well known that outright making shit up about them is enough to make you wrong.

So, you can say that the elements twist to fit the user, and you wouldn't even need to argue a narrative through-line because the students would not have come into existence and so would not have placed such limitations on the transfer of the elements.

However, as we would have never seen the elements transfer at all after the m6 got them, there would also be no good reason to think it is possible, particularly with how much destiny-symbolism has been used, between the elements matching the cutie marks, twilight's 6-mark butt matching celestia's prophesy in a child's book, and the element just being so fucking unreasonably powerful + the table clearly having future sight and the element's punishments always turning out to be perfect after more than 1000 years pass.

Normally, I would outright say that it is not possable for RD to hold the element other than by, for just a moment, aligning more completely with the self she was in the normal timeline.

However, specifically because this is being stated in this thread while this writer listens, I must also clarify that the conditions which make that argument true and possable to make do not apply to new stories, only to the show and what can be argued to be true based on the show.

There is a difference between "x is true based on the show" and "not-x cannot be true based on the show"

Like, for instance, pinkie is pink. That is true based on the show. That pinkie is not-pink also cannot be true based on the show.

I could say that Sweetie has a crush on scoots. That would not be true based on the show. However, it would not be false based on the show either.

>>43313949
>pillars are not yet canon
Elements have been used by the m6 and the sisters and that's it, far as we know. This means the sisters used 3 elements each, which means that the elements are not only usable by exclusively the chosen heros. There has been no mention of mutation of the elements, but we can see their range by comparing the sisters to the m6.

Best guess is that the elements were distributed:
Celestia: magic, kindness, generosity
Luna: laughter, loyalty, honesty.

Assuming these are right, celestia is magic just because she's the leader and gets along with people better in-person. Kindness, here, mostly refers to the fact she lead a peaceful country for 1000 years and is intended to be archtypically motherly, as does generosity. I could think deeper about it, but luna matters more.

Luna's job is to chase away nightmares which is a laughter-coded activity. While she's not the most honest, I don't recall many lies other than the literal illusions of the shadowbolts and shadow-infused spookie trees. This is fixed if we just say that Nightmare moon is inverted, works against her elements, but then we don't have much to work with for luna herself.

while luna was still herself, her main action was to work tirelessly as a hero while desperately needing the approval and worship of others. This is something she has in common with RD. RD is constantly desperate for attention and praise and also naptime, just like luna, and RD collapses into a crying puddle both times in which her ego cracks due to lack of positive reinforcement and having self doubt.

So, given that the element of loyalty's loyalty is defined by how desperately one needs to earn the approval of everyone around them, to the point where discord can exploit it as a contradictory weakness just by claiming multiple groups need RD at the same time, is our current RD plauged by this specific mental sickness?

NO

So, rd can't use loyalty, because she's found something she can define herself by. Motherhood.

Unless, perhaps, if something were to call into question her claim to the identity provided by motherhood???

>before twilight's kingdom
Far as we know, the elements are old as time artifacts of power in a universe with prophesy. At the end of episode 2, twilght made a leap of faith which could only be justified by willing service to that causality while assuming it favored her and favored a good future.

Under these conditions, it is reasonable to think there is a deterministic will behind the flow of causality in the universe and that it knows what paladins shall be born to enact its will long beforehoof. Only anon could ever use the element of loyalty, only anon and whatever hoof might happen to pick it up and use it, at which point we will retroactively know that this second hoof was ALWAYS destined to also wield the element. Until then, however, it is correct to say that nobody else can use it, because that is the limitation of communication and observation..

>>43313992
I don’t think Anon has displayed flaws like RD and Luna have where his ego shatters when he doesn’t get the attention he wants. If anything he wishes he had less attention in him. Honestly he reminds me of Pinkie, with plans and studying on individuals. She has a cave dedicated to it.

>>43313867
>doesn't jell with early
man you already included cadence and, by mentioning strength, the pillars.

Look, by having twilight argue with anon you introduce, in your story, the idea that what anon is expressing is an opinion of a mere character, who is not perfect, and is not a thing which you are expressing while using anon as a mouth piece. If you do not like an idea and do not want it to be in your story, what you need to do is not put that idea in your story or else put it in your story in a context which immediately indicates that it is not what you are going for and is not true. The only time you are really forced to introduce an idea is to clarify that you DON'T mean something which the audience may assume.

Like, if you introduce pinkie pie, but you say she's red, you would have to really clarify that you know you said red and you meant red and it wasn't a mistake, perhapse by having the character they ar5e talking to point out how odd it is that their name does not match their color, at which point red pinkie pie would probably mention how extremely often people say that, hopefully in a very rapid and chatty pinkie-pie way.

Anyway, main thing is that you absolutely do not have to account for my personal headcanon as to why and how the student 6 got to have some unknown fragment of element-power, no matter how well I argue it.

It's not in your story until you put it in your story.

>>43313997
Anon knows, 100% knows, that he is a failed pale imitation of his mother and it broke him down hard enough that his mom noticed even while he refused to cry as a baby.

We're also clearly using the canon after the pillars come to be, so we don't have to justify ourselves using only the similarities between luna and RD and have much more room to work with.

In a way it really is a blessing that Zephyr is in Anons life. That way no matter how bad his self loathing gets he will at least always know that he is never the worst.

>>43314003
Also, while the reasoning behind it is different, pinkie has a similar need for the positivity of others as RD and Luna, anyway. So saying anon is more like pinkie in practical terms doesn't really account for his apparent mental-health which is far better than the average element user, because element users are basket cases, every one of them.

>>43314002
Yup, you’re right. I am playing around with expectations that Anon is fully aware of later seasons of the show. If they don’t become a factor does that mean he’s worrying over nothing? I am writing with the idea that Anon loathes what happened later on. Then I have to make it more complicated by having Celestia get access to that knowledge.

>>43314036
You also get to decide what happened in the later seasons of the show, or simply not clarify.

One offhanded mention that he hated "the diamond dog arc in season 9 and the space arc in season 10" and you're free. You never have to clarify shit.

The limitation here is interest. Are you, yes you, interested in making a commentary of how bad the bad seasons were by showing either how much worse those events could have gone, or how much better, or even just how different while still feeling somehow the same?

Probably, you started writing with the specific intention of clarifying these kinds of ideas, which would mean you eventually have to touch on those events, not because you have to, but because that's what has driven you and those are the questions you've been trying to answer.

I can't know. These are not questions with answers, from an outside perspective. I can only provide inspiration, which is also what used tea leaves provide to hucksters.

Up.

>>43313346
>"All right, Anon. I think I've found the right spell. Hold still."
"The anticipation is driving me giddy."
>You say flatly, Maud style.
>After 15 minutes, Twilight and Spike finally found the recovery spell.
>Lavender light flows over you, mane, tail, and coat return to normalcy.
"Thank you."
>"An amazing spell. It survived this long until you used it is absolutely incredible."
"Would be nice to know how she did it."
>Twilight pats a few stray hairs on your mane back down.
>"Probably layers of extensions."
>You can breathe again, who knew it would also affect nose hairs.
>Look up to Twilight as she sits back down and breathes a sigh of relief.
"I would still like to learn magic."
>"Oh?"
>Twilight studies you, curious that she isn't jumping on it right away.
>You can hear Spike and Shining Armor in the kitchen working.
>"It won't be easy. You have to hold it awkwardly, and I've seen your stamina. While good, you're still young."
"Then make lessons around my limitations. I want to know more."
>She 'hums' as she thinks.
>"I've never really taught anypony before."
>Right, early series Twilight might not be that confident.
"Well maybe you could help me understand it. I've tried reading the books here and it doesn't make much sense to me."
>"Not much different from teaching you. Ok, if you have a question I'll answer it as best as I can."
>Long game this; the more comfortable with it she is, the more she can teach you.
>A tap at the window makes you jerk up and look outside.
>A songbird looks inside, at you, and taps at the window again.
>"A bird?"
"That's Constance."
>Trot up to the window and open it for her.
>Chirping starts quickly.
>'Home. Please. Your father. Sad. Help.'
>With a sigh, you nod yes.
"I was worried about that. Twilight, thanks for letting me hang out with you."
>Twilight seems a little gobsmacked.
>"You can talk to animals too!?"
"Hmm? Oh right. My aunt Fluttershy taught me. I'm nowhere as good as her. I think it might run in the family. Great Grandpa was a bird talker too."
>Gather your stuff into your saddlebag.
"I'll see you around."
>"Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Anon. I had a great time!"
>She smiles sweetly and follows you to the door.
>"Just, consider, not pranking the princesses."
"Twilight."
>Turn around at the door entrance.
"She has a picture of Afro me. Peace was never an option."
>"Oh boy."
>Stretch out your wings and fly off.
>Following close behind Constance.
>Man, what is the state of Zephyr that a song bird called you?
>Assume the worst.
>After a few minutes you see Fluttershy's home.
>With her in the back by her shed.
>Land gently and call out to her.
"Hey auntie."
>Her ear had turned to you before you even landed.
>Fluttershy closes her shed, and sighs.
>She turns back to you as you walk up to her and gives you a hug.
"Where's dad?"
>"Having a tantrum in my room."
"I was afraid of that."
>Glance around and see that some of the animals that prefer to sleep inside are outside.

>>43314795
Oh, Zephyr. I pray that you lock in soon. I'm surprised Anon hasn't tried to get him in gear sooner. Maybe it was stated earlier and I forgot.
Wasn't Zephyr's issue a lack of self-esteem that he cloaked in narcissism? His lesson being that failing doesn't mean he's a failure? I can't quite remember the episode and I haven't watched his second(?) appearance.

>>43314795
Yeah that's Zephyr alright. Making it as hard as possible to like him.

>>43314818
>Wasn't Zephyr's issue a lack of self-esteem that he cloaked in narcissism?
That, and him also constantly fucking everything up whilst pretending to be a genius. His breakdown in the episode was ultimately triggered when everyone flat out told him what kind of twat he truly was. And ignore the second episode. It basically undermines the end of his first appearance since they reverted him back to the original status quo.

>>43314838
He also molests Dash who was really not into it.

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>>43314795
>Peace was never an option."
but in the end, it has to be this way

>>43314818
>Oh, Zephyr. I pray that you lock in soon. I'm surprised Anon hasn't tried to get him in gear sooner. Maybe it was stated earlier and I forgot.
I don’t believe Anon will bother and I also really don’t think that he should. Zephyr had every opportunity and the support from everyone around him to turn his life around. And from what we’ve seen so far he has repeatedly not even fucked it up but blown everyone off. Especially if Anon finds out what he said to Dash this time around I think that he should just cut his losses. Not stop all contact, but just stop bothering. It’s sad, but sometimes someone’s dad is just an irredeemable deadbeat and the sooner he accepts that the better. He doesn’t owe Zephyr his loyalty, element or not.

>>43314795
I wonder whether Fluttershy send Constance to find Anon or if Zephyr annoyed the animals so much and Fluttershy refused to do anything about it that they decided to get Anon themselves.

>>43314928
When did he molest her?

>>43315163
Molesting is perhaps not the right word since Zephyr's agency equals a negative value, but he made some obvious advances towards her as if he were the real hotshot in town. Naturally, Rainbow sorted that shit out on the spot.

>>43315161
>I wonder whether Fluttershy send Constance [...]
Honestly, I tend to gravitate towards the latter. Fluttershy doesn't strike me as the mare who'd summon Anon for this.

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>>43315161
agreed with >>43315418
we know Fluttershy, and we know her animals are more likely to stand up for her before she'll stand up for herself, including "bothering" her family to help with things
while I didn't want Zephyra and Dash to have a relationship beyond the unfortunate drunken accident that made Anon, I was hoping he'd get his act together a little early, but clearly that was never in the cards
at this point all Zephyr can do to earn my respect is take his defeat and bow out peacefully, but we know that's unlikely to happen
at this point I just want Anon to unload on Zephyr the same way RD did, hell, take it one step further, let Anon unload on him with not just the shit Anon knows he's done, but the shit he will do (i.e. use his "premonitions" to reveal the fact that, years in the future, Zephyr is STILL a miserable loser who won't bother doing anything with himself) let Anon go full scorched-earth, the nuclear option to get Zephyr to get out of their lives and either stay out of them, or finally get a wake up call to do something

He's already got a cutiemark. Somehow, he's still alive. We don't know where he gets his food and shelter, but he managed it at least for awhile, so he's not 100% useless.

Also, he's a horse. On earth, he would trot in giant circles on a grassy plane, roll in dirt, and fuck 14 randy sallys average 1 per day for the warm half of the year. Since it's zephyr, he'd just jam his baby stick in there and let the absurd horse vagina jerk him off while he does no further work and he would be fucking BASED and VALID for this and nobody would think less of him.

If his skills were fully put to use, those skills being his near hypnotic ability to make other people do his work, he would be one of the most powerful middle managers in equestria, or a pimp.

Point being, while we can afford to write him off as an awful person and very annoying character to behold who was designed specifically to escalate fluttershy's forcefulness and so expand the definition of "kindness" in order to make it a more active force which also resulted in the "solution" to his problems being a pointless token gesture that could never have worked because the one meant to grow from the experience wasn't him but was his sister instead, anon actually exists in the same world as the guy, and so zephy is real, which means his utility actually exists instead of being an illusion designed to bait and piss off fluttershy until she kicks him out.

>>43315161
>Not stop all contact, but just stop bothering.
Wasn't that already what he was doing? I'm pretty sure Anon's only been annoyed and done with Zephyr. Again, maybe I just forgot but I can't remember Anon even trying to help Zephyr get over his fear of failure.

>>43315696
This will probably be the moment.

Anon, trying to get his father to understand that capability isn't what makes a relationship work and his mom doesn't hate him because he's useless:

"Ok dad, why do you like mom?"
>Son, I don't think I can grow an ass that fine
"W-well.... there you go, I guess. "
>Thanks son.

>>43315839
>and his mom doesn't hate him because he's useless
Certainly doesn’t fucking help though, does it?
Hating someone because he is a useless deadbeat that doesn’t contribute anything to raising his child seems perfectly reasonable for a mother, actually.

>>43315941
>Certainly doesn’t fucking help though, does it?
It sure doesn't help. But the biggest problem is that Zephyr still pretends to be good at something. He doesn't take any responsibility for anything.

>>43314795
>”Anon, I don’t know.”
>Fluttershy is following close beside you as you look up the stairs to her bedroom.
>"My life is over!!!"
>She cringes, folding her ears down.
>Angel is grumbling.
>'Bite him and kick him out.'
>Ignore his advice, for now.
>Steal your resolve, you really don't know how to approach this.
>A child shouldn't scold their parent.
>Blunt like mom?
>That didn't seem to work.
>Knock on the door.
"I'm coming in."
>Open the door, and find Zephyr lying on the floor with his legs in the air like a dying insect.
>He has a thousand yard stare.
>So you walk up to him, look up, then back down.
>Turn around then violently throw yourself back to lay down on his stomach.
>Air is forced out of his lungs as he wheezes.
>Looking up at the ceiling as he recovers.
"Hmm, not a whole lot going on up there. I see a few nests, maybe that gerbil tunnel we installed to let the rodents run between rooms."
>'cough' That's, ow, not funny. 'cough'
>He relaxes as you feel his muscles stop being so tight.
>"Ow."
>Just wait there, not moving.
>Hear the whistling of birds outside.
>As well as see the beady eyes of most of them watching.
>Dad sighs.
>"I messed up."
"So I heard."
>"No. You haven't. I messed up worse than you heard."
"Hmm."
>Let him talk, maybe he can work this out.
>Who are you kidding?
"What were you hoping would happen with mom?"
>Zephyr groans that sound of him not wanting to think about it.
>Too bad.
"Well in either case, you treated it like you treat your attempts in most things in life."
>"What? Not hard enough? Apply myself? Or maybe what Fluttershy says, 'Show that you care more'."
>That last part sounds like it burns him with how he grumbles.
>"I do care! I do care about you. And her. She set impossible standards that no pony can reach. Like she didn't want me to succeed."
"Huh."
>"What? What 'huh?'
"Just sounds like a common problem we three share. Afraid that we can succeed in supporting each other. Mom thinks she isn't doing a good job, I think I'm a failure of a son holding everyone back."
>"That's not true."
>He flops a wing on your face with a playful bap.
>Then he stops, and thinks.
>"Huh. Yeah. I guess we do."
"So just like how I'm getting help, so should you. Stop pining after mom."
>He freezes at that.
>"You think we shouldn't be together?"
"No."
>"O-o-oh."
"I don't even know if the guy she's dating should be with her. I don't know him."
>Hope this doesn't sound like a child gate keeping their mom.
>Time to use that forbidden show knowledge.
"You've avoided the chance for failure. Pretend that everything is okay, I should know, I did it. But we can't wait forever, a result will happen. And failure still happened. So now here you are, crying in your sister's room."
>His lips wobble with grief.
>"It's miserable."
"Yeah. You are going to have to accept this failure. That door is closed, don't count on it opening back up again. Find something to do that will help you move on. I recommend Mane Beauty School."

>>43316312
>"Anon. I have a secret to confess."
>Like you don't have a million of those.
>"I flunked out of Mane School."
>He throws his head back, now completely flat against the floor.
"Well good news about school, you can do it again. You can do manes, you've played with mine enough. Put in the effort. Don't let fear of failure lead you to fail. It becomes a death cycle."
>"Right."
>He sounds like he's listening.
>Five seasons early, and he might become a functioning adult before Discord even shows up.
"See you at home. I think Grandma Posey is making tonight's meal."
>"See you then champ."

>>43316314
>He sounds like he's listening.
>Five seasons early, and he might become a functioning adult before Discord even shows up.
lol
Lmao even
This seems like a level of naivety that was previously not part of Anon if I am honest.

>>43316314
Nice of Anon to help Zephyr, in a way.
>Five seasons early, and he might become a functioning adult before Discord even shows up.
That is a very optmistic hope though. As nice as it would be, I wouldn't count on it.

>>43316560
>>43316571
He knows it’s hopeful thinking, but not much he can do about a grown ass stallion.

>>43316781
>but not much he can do about a grown ass stallion
It would be funny as hell to watch Anoncolt going full drill sergeant on Zephyr.

Precuationary bump.

Late night bump.

>>43316314
>Dinner is a bit awkward.
>One set of grandparents are excited.
>The other, you can tell just how disappointed they are.
>Fluttershy and Zephyr did not show up.
>A bird left a message saying they were busy.
>Hope they're okay.
>Dash is reluctant to talk about much.
>She looks down at her meal a little dour.
>That doesn't deter Grandma Whistle or Grandpa Bow.
>It never does.
>"So Dashie, word on the ground is that you were showing a handsome guard around town."
>"Hmm? Oh yeah. He asked to be shown around town to help his team out."
"I met Captain Shining Armor at the library."
>Grandpa Bow gives you a high-wing.
>"Very cool, Anon! Did you have fun with him?"
>Hopefully they don't find out about your puffball form.
"I had more fun with Twilight talking about magic and history, he was mostly there to listen."
>"Aw, our little colt is so brilliant and smart."
>Thanks Grandma Whistle.
>Rainbow smiles at that, and finally takes a bite of her meal.
>You notice Grandma Posey and Grandpa Breeze are still glancing at each other.
>No doubt they know what happened with Zephyr.
>Posey is the one to poke the subject again.
>"Dash, dear, this Royal Guard, you met him before?"
>Rainbow pauses with a mouthful, and before she can answer Bow is on the case.
>"That is him! Remember that newspaper article? Got a picture of him escorting both of them in Canterlot. Our Dashie made an impact on him!"
>With a loud gulp, Dash cringes a bit.
>"Don't look too much into it. I was just helping him out today."
>Did the date go bad?
>Or maybe yelling at Zephyr put her in a funk.
>Let's try to bring the temperature down.
"So before any of you go home next week, do you want to meet Lily? I know you've helped with our date, but maybe we can have some fun together."
>Breeze and Posey perk up.
>"Oh, that sounds nice."
>Not surprised that Bow and Whistle were on board before you can finish the sentence.
>"Brilliant idea! Just need to avoid apple trees. She might buck it out of town again."
"Nothing too fancy, just like walking around the park."
>Grandpa Breeze twitches his mustache.
>"I hope Captain Current can show up, his seafaring adventures are fascinating."
>Posey's tiny smile seems to agree.
>Bow and Whistle lean closer to you.
>"Then maybe you can get a kiss on the cheek from Lily. We still don't have a picture in the Anon Dash journal."
"Uh, if she offers."
>"Maybe you can kiss her. It'll be the first kiss you've given!"
"Uuuuuuh, I dunno. I don't want to make it awkward."
>Kiss her!
>Yourself!
>Are you allowed to do that?
>The empty plate in front of you is much more interesting to stare at now.
>Rainbow chuckles as your ears burn.
>"Don't over think it, Anon. Besides, you sang for her."
"That's different!"
>She leans an arm on the table.
>"Anon, you bet it made her heart flutter."
"I know my stomach was fluttering."
>Must be how Fluttershy feels all the time.
"Just a walk in the park guys, and maybe swing by Sugar Cube Corner."
>"Perfect."

>>43317890
Dang, our mentally fully grown colt is growing up fast. What depravity awaits in his future? Hoofholding?!!

>>43317999
Anon, this is Anon we are talking about here. Bold of you to assume he has any sort of experience with the opposite sex.

>>43317890
At least Anon isn't trying to go full on jobless reincarnation groomer. Judy taking his second childhood slow but not outright denying it. It's a good balance.

Abonanza Anon exists to get diddled by evil mares
Son of NMM Anon exists to suffer
Anon Dash exists to be a little shit

>>43318173
PegaAnon exists to divebomb into the ground

>>43318081
>Bold of you to assume he has any sort of experience with the opposite sex.
Probably the aspect where his previous life helps him the least.

>>43318316
At least he’s on even footing with everyone else then.

>>43318489
Perhaps even at a disadvantage, depending on how 'Anon' he is.

>>43318594
His mom won’t let him screw up that much.

>>43318972
How would she do that?

>>43319306
>rape

>>43319306
By training him up so any mare he meets can only think IWADTCIM

>>43317890
>You still want to know about the date with Dash and Royal.
>Decided to not bug her at dinner, the folks were already doing that.
>Hovering in the air, you hold one cloud hand over each wing.
>"Hold them together. I don't want to see them drift."
>Mom is smugly pushing a moderate breeze at you.
>"Hold them, hold them. You control the clouds."
>Then she pushes the air harder.
>The clouds are trying to dissolve.
>Force your will on them.
>Like trying to spread your pegasi abilities in two different ways.
>Slow hovering while making the clouds keep their form.
>Reminds you of a lateral raise and dipping.
>It also burns like it.
>Dash grins mischievously, then shifts the wind into an updraft.
>You lose the clouds immediately; couldn't redirect fast enough.
"Dang."
>"Not just about control, Anon. Got to anticipate and react. Flexibility, strength, and control."
"Those clouds don't want to hold together."
>"Of course they don't. They want to go with the rest of the weather. You have to master that weather and they'll listen to you."
"So what do you have to do if you want to challenge yourself with that exercise?"
>"Me? Hmm, guess one cloud would have to be a high altitude and the other a dense thundercloud while sitting in a tornado."
>No way.
"You can't be serious."
>Dash shrugs and flips lazily.
>"Yeah, not a practical exercise."
>Not what you meant.
>Both of you hover back down to the ground and you guzzle a waiting water bottle.
>Gasp for air after having your fill.
>Dash sips hers.
"I know you had your fill at dinner."
>Rainbow pauses as she scrunches her nose.
>"Ah."
"I wanted to wait. So what happened with Royal Guard?"
>She looks towards Ponyville.
>"Well, I wasn't really in the right headspace. It was awkward. I think I blew it."
>Depends on how he was acting.
"What about him?"
>"Royal was quiet for most of it. Not a lot of chatting between us."
>Both in a funk?
"I see. Well, I know dad can put you in a bad mood."
>Which explains why he didn't show up to this workout.
>Not that he was showing up anymore, but especially to this one.
>"Yeah I know. He can really get under my coat. I shouldn't use that as an excuse. I just."
>Rainbow stops and looks at you; really looks deep.
>"You deserve more."
"I got you."
>"Hmph."
>She glances up to a familiar figure trotting down the path.
>"I see Lily. Go to school squirt. I'll see you later."
>And like a bolt of light, she zooms up and away to work.
>Deserve more?
>Rubs you wrong thinking that way.
>Feels selfish, but you are the child in this relationship.
>Can't wait to be Anon Stallion so you can do more.
>"Anon, you're doing that deep thinking thing again."
"Yeah, just wish I could grow up."
>"I totally understand that. I want to be a grownup too. Then I can eat all of Bon Bon's bonbons whenever I want."
"Just candy?"
>You ask with a sly smirk.
>"Oh and go sky diving, ride a bike without a helmet, and stay up late eating popcorn."
"Living dangerously."

>>43311537
>"Mr. Anon, why is your cutie mark flipped on the other side of your flank? Wasn't it supposed to be '⸮' "

>>43319524
>Which explains why he didn't show up to this workout.
It's better this way. Him showing up would've been a total clusterfuck.

>>43319641
What if it flips every day?

>>43312057
cute anonponies :D

>>43319524
>Not surprisingly, Lily said yes to walking around the park with your grandparents and you.
>Ponies are all about that herd unity.
>You kind of stick out for not being like that.
>Lily practically Pinkie Pie bounced her way to the park when she sees you waiting there.
>"Hi Anon! Again. Finish your homework already again?"
>Also you still have a reputation for finishing the homework before you even leave the school.
"Yeah. It was okay. You?"
>She sticks her tongue out with playful frustration.
>"No! Only half done. Will have to finish after our walk."
>Lily's pigtails flop around as she tilts up at the grandparents.
>"Hi. I like your mustache."
>Grandpa Breeze's fluffy mustache twitches with surprise.
>"Oh! Thank you sweet heart."
>Then, like any young foal, Lily runs ahead.
>"Come on guys! The grass on the second knoll is especially tasty!"
>Clear Trail calls out to her daughter as you try to chase after her.
>"Don't ruin her dinner."
>Just to be fair, you don't fly.
>Bound after her.
>Lily stops with a skidding halt and turns to wait for you.
>"Anon! It smells great."
>At least that makes her happy, grass is fine.
>Glad pegasi have a taste for fish.
"You eat the grass at school, how is this tastier?"
>Lily shrugs and she takes a big ol' chomp.
>"I dunno."
>Take a polite nibble so you won't be just standing around awkwardly.
>You're a horse.
>Damn it.
>Grandma Posey passes between the two of you and makes note of the flowers around.
>She's about to do her favorite pastime.
>It's only a few minutes before she finishes.
>Lily, dear. I have something for you."
>She looks up from her snack to see a set of different flower crowns.
>The crowns are intertwined with feather thin vines twisted to be soft velvet threads.
>Lily's eyes light up when she sees them.
>Posey presents them all as a gift.
>"This one is made of lilac, this one is posey, and this crown is made after your namesake!"
>"Lily! I'll take the lily crown!"
>She giggles uncontrollably like she was given a royal princess gift.
>Grandma then looks at you.
>"I know which one you want, please don't eat all the lilacs before we finish our walk."
"I'll refrain from nibbling as best as my willpower will allow."
>Posey sighs, as she attempts to crown you with lilac.
>Playful bite at it, but refrain from the purple treat.
>Captain Current smiles as Lily hops over to him to show off her crown.
>"What do we say?"
>"Thanks Mrs. Posey. Do you always make flower crowns?"
>Grandma shyly grins.
>"I dabble with the flower arts."
>"But aren't you from Cloudsdale? How do you grow flowers?"
>Grandpa politely clears his throat.
>"I make special cloud soils to grow gardens."
>Current gives him a playful nudge.
>"A fine piece of cloud magic. Thanks to you it's easy to make food out on the ocean as long as we have clouds."
>Lily 'huh' with a little confusion.
"Grandpa did work in advanced schooling research and developed soil clouds. He's very smart."
>"Oh. Ok. Does cloud grown grass taste good?"

>>43320860
>Grandpa thinks for a moment.
>"Hold on, I think I've made some at Rainbow Dash's home. Anon, do you mind?"
>With a salute, your wings pop open like switchblades and you blast off.
>Thanks to the training mom has been doing with you, you keep the dust from kicking up.
>Dodge between other flying pegasi until you screech to a halt in front of the house.
>Grass is starting to spread across the cloud yard.
>Don't take it by biting a chunk out.
>Sharing with saliva grass would probably be gross.
>Or might be seen as an indirect kiss.
>Let's not test that.
>Push out a section of cloud with a head of grass.
>Then zoom off, protecting the grass from getting blown too hard.
>Land back without a hitch.
>Captain Current looks at a watch.
>"You're right, Breeze. Ten seconds flat."
>"Our colt is very fast."
>Get a soft head noggie as a reward from grandpa, followed by a kiss on the head.
>Blush slightly then hand off the grass for Lily to taste.
>She takes a quick bite, not even nibbling for a safety taste.
>Lily crunches on it hastily, then swallows.
>"I like how fresh it tastes! Crisp!"
>"Ok honey, that's enough snacking. Dinner remember?"
>Clear Trails pats her daughter on the back.
>"Okay mom."
>Then Lily gets close to you.
>"You fly really fast. How fast do you run?"
"Wanna race?"
>"Of course silly. I wouldn't bring it up if I didn't."
>Captain Current looks up to a tree farther away.
>"Make it to the tree and back here to win. 3, 2."
>Both of you spring into place, muscles tightening.
>"1, go!"
>It isn't really fair, Lily is strong.
>Very strong.
>You, however, are made from speed.
>Just like with the running of the leaves between AJ and Dash, the lack of wings doesn't guarantee the earth pony wins.
>Lily gasps in surprise when you pull ahead.
>She tries to lock in, focuses her eyes on the target and tries to gain on you.
>The ground beneath her cracks from her impacts.
>Now she's gaining.
>So you increase speed by 25%.
>"How are you so fast!?"
>Stop at the tree, then bounce off of it passing over her.
>Hear her skip to a stop before she spins around to try and catch you.
>The earth doesn't react to your light steps.
>Unlike her powerful strides.
>Can feel her galloping behind you.
>Zoom past Captain Current, and stop safely.
>Only for Lily to crash into you as she tries to halt her powerful stride.
>Fast you may be, light you truly are.
>Get bowled over and land on your back with her soft filly belly landing on your face.
>Suck in air in surprise, and she screams with laughter from the sudden raspberrying.
>Looks like you won, but at what cost?
>Lily rolls off of you clutching her ticklish belly.
>Coughing you try to roll back on your legs.
>Posey and Trail are already on the both of you trying to see if you two were hurt.
>You see Grandpa and Current shaking their heads at your mishap.
"Sorry, Lily. I didn't mean to tickle you."
>Lily puffs her cheeks out at you with a blush painted all over her face.
>"Don't do that again!"

>>43320862
>This little shit is getting muzzles full of soft filly belly and basically, you are fucking stupid.

>>43320862
This is... this is way ahead from hoofholding. Dashnon is a total player.
Also Lily cracking the earth with 'serious series: running' is cool as heck.

>>43319524
>>"You deserve more."
>"I got you."
top cute

>>43320862
>>43321049
Yeah, I think we don't have to worry about Anon in this regard.

>>43321049
>Also Lily cracking the earth with 'serious series: running' is cool as heck.
Imagine what she'll be able to pull off when she's fully grown.

>>43321479
Imagine being the ponice officer being called to check in on a domestic dispute at the Dash-Longsocks household.

>>43321484
>wife-ie ate the blue popsicles again
>So I pulled the earth walking enchantment out of her sofa
>Added another crater to the everfree when she landed (we're legally required to park over unusable land)
>Now she keeps jumping back up here
>adding LOTS more craters to the everfree
>each time she pulls apart another cloud
>Before long, I'll be out of places to hide

>>43321484
I would never write that! Pony wife love is pure.

>>43322052
>Pony wife love is pure.
Agreed. If anything, she'd had to be careful shen Anon and her would get it on.

>>43320862
>Well the first park date ended with both of you embarrassed to high heavens.
>Now you get round two!
>This time with Grandpa Bow and Grandma Whistle.
>So while your Fluttershy sided grandparents were chill with simply walking through the park.
>Not these two.
>It's game time.
>"Anon! Go long!"
>Grandpa Bow has a hoofball ready, and Captain Current is loving it and is ready to beat you to the ball.
>"Gotta go fast colt."
>On the side, Whistle, Trail, and Lily are cheering you on.
>Wearing cute cheerleading outfits that Grandma Whistle prepared.
>Clear Trail was cheering on her husband, because of course.
>"Don't embarrass the colt too much honey!"
>Windy Whistle has you number one colt in this battle, and in her heart.
>"Anon! You're the best! Go, go, go!"
>"Dad! I love you! Get the ball!"
>Lily cheers on her father, because that's her daddy.
>You agreed to not use your wings.
>Air camping isn't cool.
>Even if Current is bigger than you.
>Bow Hothoof, has a fantastic throw.
>Could have been in the big leagues.
>Or maybe he was, I ain't telling you reader.
>Like a missile, the hoofball goes flying.
>Zipping across the park, a sea captain blazes his path alongside you.
>Current, is faster on a straight run.
>But you, are a little shit.
>Can see the ball is landing ahead.
>Captain Current flips around to get into position to snatch the ball in the air.
>So you jump on his back, then leap up like he's a springboard.
>Or a plank if you're being funny.
>Walk the plank, or in this case, bounce off it.
>His bulky frame doesn't even flinch from your light hooves, and you leap high up to snatch the ball.
>Roll in the air acrobatically, and land like a champ.
>Whistle cheers with glee.
>Current snorts with frustration.
>"Oh you're a clever one laddy. Be a right pain in the neck for pirates if you were on my crew."
"Do you have foals in your crew?"
>"Eh, it happened once. Had a stowaway from an island. He stayed with us for a month before we can return him home. Got his cutie mark too."
"Looking forward to getting mine. I'm in the right age for it to show up."
>Toss the bow to Current so he can throw it back to Bow.
>Earth pony strength does so with ease.
>"I wish I was around when Lily got her cutie mark."
"I remember when she did, got to show it off in class. It's always a happy event that we get to present to our class."
>Bow is prepping another throw.
"Hopefully mine won't take too long to show up."
>"Hmm, and you didn't get one when you used those magical artifacts. Maybe something bigger needs to happen?"
"Or maybe I just get one with a set of birds on it. It doesn't have to be the most important cutie mark in the world. Just mine."
>Current chuckles.
>"It's still special regardless."
>He pauses as his jaw tightens.
>"Oh."
"What?"
>You look and see.
"Oh."
>Grandpa Bow isn't holding the ball anymore.
>Lily Longsocks has it.
>"Anon! I want you to go long."

>>43322328
>Captain Current shakes his mane as he steps aside.
>"I ain't catching that one. Colt, you better use those wings of yours or that ball is going missing."
>She can pick up boulders with ease.
>Crushes rocks like they're a breeze.
>Can you catch a hoofball thrown by her?
>Grandpa Bow seems to believe you'll get his ball back.
>Wings break free from your sides.
>Only one way to find out.
>Tense up your muscles, eyes focus just on her.
>And she's looking directly at you.
>Both of you are just staring each other down.
>That skirt is really cute on her.
>Is it getting warm in here?
>Lily's forelimb goes back and then throws.
>It flops about a foot in front of her.
>You trip on your limbs and fall flat on your face in confusion.
>Shake your mane as you bounce back up.
"What was that!?"
>That's when you see it, her mischievous glint in her eye.
>Lily's hind leg is twisted back, and she punts it.
>Flat winged, you weren't ready to be tricked.
>So this is what Charlie Brown feels like.
>A shock wave is felt as the ball streaks straight towards the stratosphere.
>Must be getting back at you for beating her yesterday.
>Don't bother holding back the dust, everything is kicked up in a tornado of feathers.
>It is so far away now.
>Try your best to not lose sight of it.
>You weren't being hyperbolic, this thing might reach low orbit.
>Grateful that Ponyville doesn't have a lot of air traffic.
>Control air flow, don't spastically flap your wings, let it all flow around you.
>Gravity starts to take the ball, and you're right there to nab it.
>From this high up, you can see everything.
>Cloudsdale from this high up, might be able to point out the grandparents' houses.
>Air is thin, but your body can handle it.
>Close your eyes, then drop.
>Feathers spread out, then you tighten up.
>Twist around to start dropping headlong.
>Tuck the ball safely.
>From this high up, you can gain enough speed for an aircone to appear around you.
>Could you do a Sonic Rainboom?
>Don't know, but you can save it for another day.
>Tiny dots turn into fuzzy figures.
>Make out Lily from the group.
>They see you coming, the trail you're leaving behind is like mom's.
>Ground is coming up fast.
>Now everypony can see how fast you're going.
>Just as you can see the color of Lily's eyes, you throw open your wings.
>Air is displaced heavily, any dust that was kicked up from your launch is thrown down by the air.
>Loose leaves in the trees go flying.
>Lily's skirt might have been blown up.
>Brake almost instantly.
>Like the eye of a storm, what was once a flurry of activity is now calm.
>After pausing in the air, you float down and breathe out.
"Nice throw."

>>43322331
>Lily's skirt might have been blown up.
Lewd

>>43322331
Now he is flipping fillies skirts! Anon has become a menace. A beast in the skin of a pony. Candy has to do something about his lustful behavior!

>>43322331
>A shock wave is felt as the ball streaks straight towards the stratosphere.
Well, who needs railguns when you have Lily?

>>43322652
Probably for dramatic cartoon affect.

>>43322328
>Could have been in the big leagues.
Played college ball at some cushy Canterlot school, I'll bet

>>43322907
Or Cloudsdale, at least.

>>43323105
GIWTWM

>>43323105
Comfy.

>>43323105
where'd you get this picture of me and my wife?

>>43323599
Hoersbook.

>>43322331
>"I know you had an earful at dinner from the folks, but that was an impressive dive."
>Currently blindfolded by Rainbow.
>She said she had a fun surprise.
>Last night dinner the Dash Grandparents were just fawning over you.
>Typical Bow and Whistle shenanigans.
>"Course it freaked out all the guards and they were all scrambling to figure out who you were."
"I did not know that."
>"Yeah, they saw your fly trail. So does everypony in town, so they quickly got told to chill off."
"Guess I did go overboard."
>Get a soft feather ‘plap’ over your head.
>"Both of you did. Don't throw balls like that again."
"Yes mom."
>"Don't sass me."
>Sassy Dash.
>Feel her hooves stop you, then with a quick yank on your blindfolds, the show was unveiled.
>Obstacle course.
>Rainbow made an entire obstacle course.
>A wing brings your dropped jaw back to the normal position.
>"Yeah, I thought you would be impressed."
"I recognize this!"
>That makes Rainbow's eyes twinkle.
"From the Wonderbolt's museum. This was in the miniature showcase!"
>Lift a wing, and Dash quickly answers back with a wing high-five.
>"You got it! I've been wanting to build this and thanks to help from Derpy we got it!"
"Awesome!"
>"Yeah it is!"
"Wanna race through it?"
>"Let's go!"
>Loop de loops, twisted tunnels, weave poles, and so much more.
>Rainbow went all out to make this like a professional course.
>The only time you catch up to her is when you two go through the weaving poles.
>Cause you're wiggly and tiny, and Rainbow Dash has hips.
>Bounce pads are fun.
>Still incredibly tired after this workout, even if it was fun.
"Wow! That was fun."
>Rainbow nods, even she was breathing hard.
>"That's so cool!"
>Both of your ears stand up straight when a stranger pops in.
>Look down at the ground to see Noi.
>"Princess Noi."
"No. Anyway, hi Noi. What brings you here?"
>"Can I interview you?"
>Point to Dash.
>"No. You, Anon. Scootaloo interviews Rainbow all the time. The Rainbow Dash club wants you to answer some questions."
"Won't Scootaloo veto that?"
>"Not this time, everypony in the club wants you to show up as a special visitor."
>Noi puts her hooves together under her chin.
>"Pleassssse."
"I wasn't going to say no."
>Noi pumps her hoof.
>"Yes."
>She takes out a camera from out of nowhere and takes a quick picture.
>"Also this obstacle course is going in the book of Rainbow Dash."
>Noi 'squees' with happiness then gallops off towards school.
>Both of you watch the funny filly bounce away.
>Rainbow squints at her.
>"I think she was one of the fillies that was stalking me when I was showing Royal Guard around town."
"Because she was. You got a fan club."
>Dash chuckles and puffs out her chest.
>"Not too bad huh."
>At least she's over her funk of a bad date.
>Oddly enough you haven't seen Royal Guard.
>Guess he's hard at work like the rest of the guards.
>Hopefully he wasn't poking at the Discord vines.
>Give mom a quick hug before zooming off to school.

>>43323811
>Don't throw balls like that again.
I never considered that this might tick off the guards, kek. And yeah, speaking of guards, I hope the relationship between Dash and Royal wasn't disturbed by Zephyr's massive dropped stink earlier. It's bad enough that he sabotages himself, so it would suck massively if he managed to drag others into his misery as well.

Stay up Stallion.

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>>43324435
Better to stay down.

>>43324857
But he's on top.

>>43325084
As he should be.

>>43323811
>Sitting in class, most of the students are still abuzz about the guards.
>They've seen actual weapons and gear being brought into town.
>Which you think is pretty cool.
>This show never did go into military stuff.
>Fanfiction did, but you've only seen a handful of things that it was correct about.
>Which was pretty much luck.
>Then again, if you asked where you're at right now you would call it fanfiction.
>Just happen to be living it.
>Scootaloo nudges you with a wing.
>"Did Noi bother you?"
"She wasn't bothering me."
>"Just so you know I'll be there so expect some really tough questions. No wiggling or whining."
"Fine, fine. If you ask me something weird though, I will refuse."
>Terms have been established.
>Cheerilee glances into the room.
>"Class, you wouldn't guess who's showing up!"
>That sing-songy tone implies a surprise.
>As she bounces in the room, two guards follow behind her.
>And the foals go wild.
>Royal Armor, and a mare you don't recognize.
>Very chocolate brown.
>They all seem pleased to have such an enthusiastic audience.
>You sit quietly.
>Fillies are blasting away with questions until Cheerilee shouts over them.
>"Settle down class! Settle down. We'll get to questions."
>Not yelling now, but a low grade murmur of energy is present.
>"Thank you class. Now please, introduce yourselves."
>The mare guard steps up.
>"Hello Ponyville class. I'm Corporal Honour Bound."
>No way.
>You were just making fun of fanfiction.
>"I'm typically in charge of leading a special unit of guards at the Princesses commands. Yes, young filly with the raised hoof."
>Applebloom is vibrating in her seat.
>"What do your cutie marks look like?"
>The guards look at each other then turn to their sides.
>"This is a Cross of Justice."
>"And I have a shield throwing a spear aside."
>The class 'ooh's' and 'ah's.
>"I'm Royal Guard, my position is that of castle cavalry."
>Noi stands up in her seat, hooves on her desk.
>"You were with Rainbow Dash!"
>Royal Guard chuckles nervously.
>"Ah, yes that was me. She was helping me get familiar with the town. Captain Shining Armor wanted to know the best way to not be a hindrance to the citizens of Ponyville."
>And you went directly to Rainbow.
>So why are you two here?
>Snips raises his hoof.
>"So what does a castle cavalry do?"
>Honour answers for him.
>"Keep the castle safe, and make sure guests are well taken care of."
>Snips nods slowly.
>"Right, like an extra tough maid."
"Butler."
>"That too. Why are you all here? Never seen so many guards."
>Honour clears her throat.
>"As for why we're here. A very secret mission in the Everfree Forest.
>Hear some foals grumble about Snips sneaking in a second question.
>More hooves shoot up, hoping to be answered next.
>Which they do eventually, but you do notice that both of them glance towards you.
>Waiting for you to ask a question?
>The questions are all over the place.
>Favorite snack, do you sing while you guard, scariest thing you've ever had to do.

>>43325296
Blessed EDLWGM reference

>>43325352
What is EDLWGM?

>>43325365
Every Day Life With Guardsmares. Long running story that was part of the Royal Guards Mare threads.

>>43325368
Judging from the wording, I assume the reference is the mare Honour Bound, correct?

>>43325492
Honour is one of the main characters of that story as well as best guardsmare, yes. It's really good, I recommend giving it a try.

>>43325296
>Waiting for you to ask a question?
they've heard of his nonsense, they're expecting a really tough question that'll completely throw them off kilter
what are the odds that Celestia's drilled them to watch out for Anon?

>>43325368
Haven’t read that one in a long time.

>>43325296
>You were with Rainbow Dash!
Well, Guard is effectively already rumored in public to be her date. Might as well go for it then.

>>43325512
>I recommend giving it a try.
I will when I have some time.

>>43325757
Small town rumor mill in full swing.

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>>43319641
She just saw Anon's sarcastic side.

>>43326198
Can't escape those. The smaller the community, the stronger the network.

>>43326198
>>43326425
Remember the Ponyville gender-gap. Any unknown stallion that enters the town is probably under observation by a herd of thirsty mares.

>>43326569
Poor Shining Armor is going to woo mares by walking by them.

>>43326649
Ah damn, you're right. This Shining isn't taken yet.

>>43325296
>Lily leans over to you, which isn't far given how close she's scooted your chairs together.
>"Anon, you haven't asked a question yet."
>Shrug, so you can be nonchalant.
>They're definitely paying attention to you.
>Hoping for an opening.
>Something must have happened, or a pony guard got hurt during the investigation.
>Then on the other side of your face, Cheerilee also leans close to you.
>When did you start swimming in mares?
>"Anon. Everypony in class has asked a question."
>Right, you're the star student.
>If the guards wanted to question you, they would have to ask permission from your teacher.
>And Cheerilee is an opportunist.
>Picture it, 'we want to speak with Anon'.
>'Sure, if you can be guest presenters for my class.'
>What other opportunity would she have?
>Must not be super serious if they didn't just force their authority.
>You're a tool in a game between adults.
>A feeling of rebellion rises from your depths.
>Raise your hoof.
>"Anon! Please ask away."
>Sit up straight and speak clearly.
>"During the issued duel of 790 CE (Celestia's Reign), an earth pony knight wearing a juggernaut armor proclaimed they could defeat an archmage in a duel. It was refused, because the archmage found the rules for the duel were biased for the earth pony. In your opinion, who would have won that duel?"
>Scholars have argued over this shit for centuries.
>It left the entire room quiet, and the two guards were flathooved.
>Even Cheerilee is just 'uuuh'ing.
>Royal Guard looks up to think.
>You throw a tennis ball you've had prepped in the blink of an eye.
>It goes flying, and right as it's moments of bopping his chest.
>His leg reactively goes down and deflects it back.
>Unlike the first time you tried this shit, you're ready.
>Knock it straight back at him.
>The other adults are stunned at the audacity.
"Everypony, he says he can deflect everything. Throw your balls!"
>Cheerilee screams 'what!?"
>Almost half of the other students react to this sudden game.
>Royal Guard finds a wall of balls thrown in his direction.
>Honour Bound dodges out of the way.
>"Royal! Not now!"
>"Yes ma'am."
>Then you see it, his real potential.
>Not dealing with a single little colt.
>There's a blur of movement, and the balls drop softly at his hooves.
>The room is quiet.
>A pair of teeth grab you by the neck scruff.
>Cheerilee looks furious.
>"Young colt! You are going to have detention."
>Crane your head to see her.
"I don't like being used as a bargaining chip."
>She snorts, frustration not well hidden.
>Carrying you towards the door she looks at the guards.
>"Come on, ask your questions to him."
>Most of the class have mixed reactions, but they never thought you would pull this.
>Gently, she puts you down in the hallway.
>"I can't believe you."
"They sent a pony who knows me so I would be more agreeable."
>"They're still authority figures, not playmates."
>Royal Guard and Honour Bound quietly close the door.
"Well, no need to be coy. What happened?"

>>43326991
Huh. The thick plottens.

>>43326991
I'm scratching my head what they tried to achieve with this. They can't talk openly in front of a whole class anyway.

I just realised that, technically, Anon came to be inside of Rainbow Dash

>>43327442
He’s been in deeper than anyone.

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>>43326991
>guards want to roundabout interrogate anon
>he throws them a centuries old philisophical question
>uses that to hurl balls at Royal Guard to test his deflect ability
>it fucking works
my sides are in orbit

>>43327694
The debate was based on a thread about putting an earth pony in impenetrable armor. The art was adorable, but I can’t find that thread anymore.

>>43326991
"So you did ask Ms. Cheerilee for permission to chat with me."
>Teacher is a shrew mare.
>Always on the look out to make class engaging for her students.
>Honour Bound sighs, and nods.
>Just the three of you in the hallway.
>She gives Royal Guard a blistering glare.
>"We were supposed to be professional about it, not become a gymnasium."
>Royal, in turn, looks particularly frustrated with you.
>Remain adult enough to not try to place blame on you.
>"Anon, we might have come across a problem. Our unicorn specialist team experienced intense disruption despite not being near any vines."
>Hmm, that sounds like the magic disrupting spores.
>Probably was visible for the benefit of the audience, but seeing them might actually be difficult.
"So you were warned about the vines' capabilities?"
>"Of course, deadly strong, flexible vines, stunning gas from the venus fly trap plants, thunder clouds, and we already figured out the strange chaotic magical pollen. The mission details was very clear."
>At least competency is still present with the Princesses.
>Would've been dumb if they sent their guards in without telling them what's up.
>The plants were also very violent when you showed up.
"We're dealing with a localized potency problem. They are capable of worming their way up to Canterlot to kidnap ponies. All of that is contained into one area. If they release the spores, it is going to be more potent."
>Honour Bound sits on her haunches and thinks.
>"As well as their capacity to detect magical ponies. This is getting more dangerous, we got lucky Shining Armor was close enough to save them."
>She tenses at a thought that sours her face.
>"Young colt, how many times did you visit that place? It wasn't just once, was it?"
>Ah, yeah.
>She got you figured out.
"Yup?"
>Royal Guard groans at that thought.
"I did some tests. Just to see if I could find a weakness. Outside of using massively powerful magical artifacts."
>"Did you find anything?"
"No, sorry."
>But you did collect samples.
"When it was trying to be 'tricky', it tried the other tools. Gas and spores."
>You were trying to capture one of the vine storm clouds.
"I have a magic fly paper that I was able to capture some of the spores on."
>Royal and Honour look at each other.
>"The research team might be able to create filters if they have some of those spores. Trying to acquire samples has been difficult."
"Maybe not a filter, but a focus for them. They want unicorn horns. Treat it like a bug zapper."
>Honour sighs happily and pats Royal on the back.
>"Good call, Royal. The colt did have a good idea. Where's your stuff?"
"Hollowed tree trunk along the river, north side. You might find balloons in there as well. Had to share space with Pinkie Pie."
>Royal Guard gives you a small smirk.
>"You're full of surprises, but I can count on you for that."
>Want to ask him about the Rainbow situation, but decide to leave that alone.
"Good luck. I'm am trusting my life that you do this right."

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>>43328394
>>Teacher is a shrew mare.
You mean shrewd.

>>43328394
>Want to ask him about the Rainbow situation, but decide to leave that alone.
Yeah, when you're discussing life or death matters, the question whether the stallion wants to bone your mother or not becomes secondary. But I'm still rooting for him.

>>43328436
She’s adorable.

>>43327694
Just like before, he likes being a complete shitposter when the guards are around.

>>43329083
Think the foal inherited Anon’s autism?

>>43329806
Wife did too. It's that potent

>>43329806
Only the good parts of it.

>>43328394
>Scootaloo seems upset, couldn't figure out why.
>"You would get in trouble just so you could weasel your way out of coming to the Rainbow Dash club meeting."
"Now you want me to go. What's the big deal? I can come another day."
>It's lunch break in the school yard.
>Enjoy another box meal, this one made by your Aunt Fluttershy.
>Get to enjoy the fruits of her home, like eggs.
>Occasionally she will roll rice and fish together in a proto-sushi.
>Not this time.
>Aura and Noi sit across from you, pouting.
>"We had it all prepped for today."
"Like what, your shrine?"
>Noi sticks her tongue out.
>"Maybe."
>"I thought it was cool we got to throw balls at that guard."
>Snails and Snips seemed to have enjoyed the show more than the fillies.
>"Dude, that was like, crazy how you just threw the ball at him."
>"Right in Cheerilee's face too. I would never do that."
>At least they had fun.
>"I have an idea though."
>Everyone turns to look at Snips.
>"Instead of just giving up, why not just ask him now?"
>Scootaloo taps the table at that, and looks around.
>"Guess we have an emergency Rainbow Dash club meeting. Fine. Aura, Noi, do it."
>The fillies salute, then become a cartoon dust cloud of activity around you.
>Snips and Snails sit there with their own pouts.
>"They never let us help set up."
>Scootaloo doesn't seem sympathetic.
>"Last time I let you two set up I was cleaning up glue in my room for a month."
>Makeshift walls spring up around you.
>A saw hammers away, a hammer saws away.
>Nails glue together the poster to make the 'ceiling'.
>It's all very bizarre.
>As climatically as it started, it all ends in little fanfare.
>Aura and Noi pant as they put down their filly tools.
>Both are covered in dust and sweat.
>"Done."
>Scootalloo looks around the room.
>"Just need one thing."
>She takes out a poster with Dash's mug on it.
>Then pins it to the wall behind her.
>"Now then."
>A spotlight is shined over your head like you're in an interrogation room.
>"Where were you on the night of the 43rd?"
>Raise an eyebrow at that.
"Asleep."
>"Incorrect, there isn't a 43rd."
"I would still be asleep if there was."
>"Darn, you got me."
>"Scootaloo, stop wasting time with silly questions."
>Noi complains as she sits down.
>Scoots playfully groans at the audacity of her authority being questioned.
>"Fine. Bug him at your leisure."
>Spotlight still overhead, you mentally prepare yourself.
>Snips asks the first question.
>"So you're like an egghead, which Dash isn't. I don't get it. How?"
>Brilliant, you're also going to get roasted.
"My mom is smart. Just a more kinetic learner. She can read books. When I was younger she read Daring Do to me for bedtime."
>That earns a jealous look from everyone.
>"Anon?"
>Lily lifts a flap that is the front door.
>"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, they want to have a club meeting."
>Lily looks at all of them like they're a bunch of weirdos.
>"Ok."
>She closes the door.
>Aura scoots Snips out of the way.

>>43330162
>"My turn!"
>Aura makes sure the interrogation light sets the mood.
>"Do you think I'm cute?"
>"Aura! Ask him a serious question!"
>Aura snorts a filly snort.
>"Fine. How fast can you fly? Rainbow Dash can make a Sonic Rainboom, which is so cool and fast."
"I've gotten the air cone, but I haven't tried the Sonic Rainboom. I promised Dash that if I try it she'll be there to witness it."
>Aura claps her hooves with glee.
>"Yes! That sounds cool. Doing it soon?"
"Second question already? Next pony."
>"Oh come on!"
>Snails politely pushes her aside.
>"So, from one colt to another, when your horn itches, what's your preferred tool to file it?"
>...
"Snails. I'm a pegasus."
>He blinks slowly.
>"Oh right. If you ever get a horn I'd recommend the Fleur Brand. It's pretty popular in Canterlot."
"Okay. You, uh, want to ask me a question?"
>Snail taps his chin, all the other club members drag their hooves across their face in frustration.
>"You eat fish. Did Dash teach you?"
>In an instant, all of them perk up with that interesting question.
"I got taught by both Dash and Fluttershy. Dash prefers to dive bomb. Which I guess isn't all that surprising. Fluttershy does dive bomb occasionally, but she has some other techniques depending on what she wants to catch, or if she's teaching an animal how to fish. You have to be careful when you're dive bombing, your eyes can get hurt."
>Snails nods.
>"Cool."
>Noi jumps up from her seat, onto the table, giving you a real close up look.
>"Listen here, Anon. I have an important question I want answered."
"This better not be weird."
>"It isn't."
>She whines at that accusation.
>"What does Rainbow Dash's milk taste like when you were nursing?"
"You said it wasn't going to be weird!"
>You do remember.
"Ask Fluttershy."
>Noi scrunches her face in confusion.
>"Why?"
"She told me she had to be wet nurse for Dash a few times. My aunt was really into infant nutrition so she can answer that for you."
>Fluttershy's milk was unbelievably good.
>Scootaloo puts that down in her notes.
>"Reminder to interview Fluttershy about Rainbow Dash."
"Any other questions before lunch ends?"
>Scoots stands up straight.
>"All right, one more. Anon, what do you think your cutie mark will be?"
>A classic question.
>You lean back and ponder.
"If I had to guess, based on my behavior and what I like to do, it would be an open book with a question mark on the cover. I'm always searching for the truth. Always want to know more. Makes me happy."
>They all look at each other, seemingly satisfied with that.
>"Sounds like a good one."
>That's when the bell rings.
"Gotta go! See you all in class."
>Scootaloo turns to Snail and Snips.
>"All right you two, demolition time."
>"Yes!!!"

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>>43330164
>"She told me she had to be wet nurse for Dash a few times. My aunt was really into infant nutrition so she can answer that for you."
>>Fluttershy's milk was unbelievably good.
He can't keep getting away with this

>>43330164
>>Fluttershy's milk was unbelievably good.
Judging by when Anon became self-aware, I bet the little shit definitely "missed" a few times just to get a face-full of Flutterteats.
I know I would've.

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>>43330394
>weaned off teats
>seems depressed to the adults in his life

>>43330164
>it would be an open book with a question mark on the cover. I'm always searching for the truth. Always want to know more. Makes me happy
That's actually a surprisingly smart answer. And it works very well in the context.

>>43330164
>"If I had to guess, based on my behavior and what I like to do, it would be an open book with a question mark on the cover. I'm always searching for the truth. Always want to know more. Makes me happy."
Sure, but that's not your special talent, your special talent is being a little shit and troublemaker.

>>43330572
An open book is a person who you an easily receive information from just by asking, or even just observing and "reading" them.

A question mark is a lack of information, a gap where specific information should be but is not yet, a mystery.

This is a symbolic contradiction.

Hypothetical symbol says he's an open book and the book which says "lol wouldn't you like to know fuckboi".

>>43330557
>It's a lazy midday for a lazy stallion
>Zephyr lazily saunters down from Fluttershy's guest bedroom
>He wanders into Fluttershy's sitting room on the way into her kitchen
>He thinks about making a daisy sandwich and maybe snagging a bottle of cider
>A nice treat for himself for a lack of job well done
>He spots Fluttershy getting up from her couch after placing a feather between the pages of a book she was reading
>Probably that weird Neighponese stuff she likes
>She trots up to a little playpen in the corner
>Her nephew, Anon, is batting a ball back and forth with Harry the bear, a small smile on his cute little face
>"Nonny, it's lunchtime~" Fluttershy calls in a sing-song voice
>She lifts the little green foal out of the playpen and for a moment, Zephyr could swear that his son's expression visibly lit up
>But that's silly, right? Anon can't even talk yet
>Does a foal even recognise words at that age?
>Zephyr stares in fascination at his son enthusiastically nuzzling into Fluttershy's leaking bosom, coming back up for air with a dopey grin, then diving back in
>"Don't you think he's a little too... excited?" He asks tentatively, having never been in the same room whenever Anon needed feeding
>Fluttershy rolls her eyes at her brother
>"Zephyr, he's a foal. A growing one at that." She replies flatly.
>She looks down and smiles at her little green nephew
>"Yes, you're a very hungry little colt, aren't you Nonny? You're going to grow big and strong, yes you will!"
>Fluttershy coos and simpers maternally, guiding Anon to finally latch on to her nipple properly
>Zephyr's brow furrows and his lips press tighter together as he watches his son with a faint trace of guilty suspicion in his mind
>He decides after a moment that he's being ridiculous and continues on his quest into his sister's kitchen
>Meanwhile, our little shit Anon was making the most of the disguise of youthful, babyish exuberance
>Motorboating, jiggling Fluttershy's teats between his little hooves like supple stress toys
>And of course some of the tastiest, richest and sweetest milk that has ever passed his lips, in this life or the last
>This gives Anon a strangely wistful feeling as he gulps down his liquid lunch
>The cloak of innocence behind his actions will only last until he is eventually weaned from yellow heaven
>But in the meantime, he will not squander this blessing the universe has given him

>>43330748
I wonder if they'll ever figure out he's a 35 year old man in a colt's body. Weird he can remember that though, don't think brains are developed enough for long-term memory at that point.

>>43330222
>>43330394
>>43330748
I don't care who the villain of the next arc is, I am rooting for him.

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>>43330770
>Weird he can remember that though
Please refer to Luna's wisdom.
More seriously, I just found it funny that Anon can still remember how good Flutter's milk is and leaned into it where wingedanon left it. Don't read into it too deeply.

>>43330770
They better not. That would lead to far too many inconvenient questions.

>>43330748
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEEEEEEE

>>43330770
He is a special case. Did say he was up to his shit at age 1.
>>43330748
>>43330799
I lol’ed, I’ll add that as a section in the pastebin.

>>43330859
>I lol’ed, I’ll add that as a section in the pastebin.
Oh, I thought it was you to begin with.

>>43329326
cute ponk and anon!

>>43330164
>Be Rainbow Dash, chilling out with the mare gals.
>It's the lunch get together.
>Applejack looks like she's worked pretty hard this morning, but not exhausted like Anon predicted she would be.
>Granted, the entire town decided to chip in on the harvest, so now AJ is ahead of schedule.
>Then there's Fluttershy, you haven't seen her since you blew up at Zephyr.
"Hey, you okay?"
>You whisper to her.
>Her ear flicks toward you, then shakes her head.
>"He went to my parent's home to mope and look at pictures. I want to think he's reflecting on his actions, but I don't know."
"Well good news, your parents had a great time with Anon and his fillyfriend at the park."
>"Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, darlings, whatever are you two scheming about over there?"
>Rarity has a rather large brim hat that is only staying on her because her horn is slotted into a hole.
"Just saying hi to her. Why?"
>"Word on the street is that you have nabbed a royal guard already."
>That earns a reluctant groan from Twilight of all ponies.
>"Not you too, Rarity."
>"What? Twilight, I was asking about the strapping stallion she was escorting."
>"Yeah, you and every other mare in town. Do you know how many mares have shown up to the library to ask about my brother? Too many! Most of them still have books from when the previous librarian was still in charge."
"Brother? Oh right, Anon mentioned that Shining Armor dude."
>Twilight looks like she's thinking back on that meeting.
>"Did Anon mention anything about learning magic from me?"
"Well, he's tried reading magic books. Probably wants a special tutor."
>"We are getting far off topic."
>Rarity trying to steer the topic back.
>Applejack seems to hum in agreement.
>"Actually agree with Rarity here. You, ah, going to see that stallion?"
"Since when did you care?"
>Applejack frowns at that.
"Sorry, that came out meaner than I meant."
>"Well if you gotta know, watching you trying to be a mom has put things into perspective for me. It's tough. Might put that boy in a right place having a stallion guide him, instead of causing mischief."
"Hey, the entire town coming to harvest was not his fault."
>AJ leans back and chews on her straw.
>Pinkie is bubbling her soft drink, creating fizzies in the fizzles as she likes to say.
>Popping her head up to put in her own two bits.
>She puts three bits in front of you.
>"You seemed awfully upset when you were walking around town with him. You sure he's the one?"
"That had nothing to do with him."
>"Well he seemed really frowny too."
"Uh, I, uh, buck. I didn't really notice."
>Stupid, stupid, brain.
>Just not focusing.
>Fluttershy whispers out a 'hey' that gets all of your attention.
>"He felt, maybe a little, just a teensy-weensy bit, guilty."
>"Oh, drama! Tell us more!"
"Cut it out Rarity. Guilty? How?"
>"About Zephyr freaking out."
"That's not his fault!"
>"Did Royal Guard tell you he wasn't supposed to be here?"
"No. I didn't know."
>"Wait, he wasn't?"
>Twilight sounds surprised.

>>43331592
>Do you know how many mares have shown up to the library to ask about my brother?
Man, imagine the temporal spaghetti that would've been caused by Dash accidentally dating/bonding with Shining instead.

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>>43330748
>my face
>>43330783
It won't matter what they do to Anon, he's already won

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>>43330859
>He actually put my unserious throwaway in the paste
You didn't have to, but you did. Absolute mad lad.

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>>43331592
>Popping her head up to put in her own two bits.
>She puts three bits in front of you.
good ol' Panka
now I'm wondering if Anon used his "learning names" phase as a kid to mess up her name the way we do

>>43331592
>"Well he seemed really frowny too."
I still hate Zephyr for that. He's like a dirty bomb, irradiating everything in sight when he goes off.

>>43332546
at least he fucked off back to cloudsdale for now, but unfortunately it looks like this wasn't a final blow to him after all.

>>43332349
>wondering if Anon used his "learning names" phase as a kid to mess up her name
How delightfully devilish.

>>43331592
>Twilight shifts her weight as she thinks.
>"I've probably meet him before. How did you meet him?"
"He was our escort."
>"Oh. Oh! He's castle cavalry. He's right, he supposed to be part of the final defense for the castle. He isn't part of field excursions."
>Fluttershy sheds some of nervous aura
>"Royal did say he expected a no for an answer."
>"How romantic. He's pining for you Dash."
"Well he was. Now I'm wondering if I blew it."
>Rarity stirs her teacup.
>"If he was given permission to see you, then I expect a higher hoof is at play. I have an idea who."
>She sings out that sentence like a brilliant idea has dawned on her and she's eager to share.
>Twilight seems to share your confusion.
>"Who could possibly go over my brother? Princess Celestia?"
>Pinkie giggles as she seems to put the pieces together.
>"Think pinker! Like me."
"Princess Cadance. I guess that could make sense. Twilight, you know her, is that up her jet stream?"
>A blush comes across Twilight's face and she starts to mumble.
>"She does like to bring ponies together. I've seen her do it."
>Twilight quickly clears her throat.
>"She would be able to tell Shining Armor to let Royal Guard join. Explains why he wasn't upset when we've talked about his mission."
>Applejack takes out another apple to chew on as she talks.
>"I wouldn't be surprised if she cares about your colt too. Made an impression on her."
>Pinkie nudges AJ with a sly grin.
>"Crashing in somepony's ribs would make an unforgettable impression. I bet Anon left his face imprint in her chest."
>She earns a smack by AJ's hat.
>"Not like that, Pinkie."
"Kind of weird to think a princess trying to wing-mare me. If Princess Cadance is the one responsible."
>Though you can't think of anypony else who would be responsible.
>Princess Celestia isn't known for hooking ponies up.
>Not sure if Princess Luna would, she's pretty new.
>"You know what's really funny?"
>Pinkie has the grin of a pony who knows a secret.
>"She came here to find Anon, so she can find out her love life. Who asks a colt that?"
>Fluttershy and you avert your eyes.
>Act casual.
>"Dash, Fluttershy, you two know something?"
>Well buck.
"Yeah, but it's a personal matter."
>It's also a weird magic problem.
>Don't really want to blab about him seeing the future.
>If ponies know, they'll treat your colt differently.
>You don't want that.
>The four mares seem intrigued, but don't ask further.
"Twilight, you know anything about what the guards are doing? Anything we need to prepare for?"
>"Oh, right. The Everfree vines. Well they've been investigating carefully, hopefully they'll be ready for when we step in. Otherwise, we wait. The plan otherwise is to return the Elements of Harmony to the tree. Restoring it."
"Give up the Elements? Is that safe? What if another bad guy shows up?"
>Twilight shrugs.
>"Well if that happens we can ask for them back from the tree. Just like what Celestia and Luna did when they first found them. Hopefully."

>>43332871
>Give up the Elements? Is that safe? What if another bad guy shows up?
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Thinking of a certain chaos noodle, obviously.

>>43333552
i'm convinced (as if it honestly takes that much convincing) that discord set those events up knowing they'd get the elements out of play

he knew what the vines were the whole time, he remembers setting them, he could've easily just gotten rid of them himself but he deliberately chose not to

>>43333552
If they’re in the tree can he do anything about it?

>>43333717
Probably not, considering what the tree did to the Wooden Six.

I wish /mppp/ was doing an Anonstallion plush instead. I want my husband

>>43334080
Just take a Anonfilly plush, then remove the eyelashes.

>>43334197
It would still be the body of a mare.

>>43328436
Magic has gone too far.

>>43334792
I bet Anon did this.

>>43334879
>he flips fillies skirts
>he turns his teacher into a shrew
>he drinks the fluttermilk
And yet the Princesses just let him walk free. This is corruption of the highest order.

>>43333552
Quads of truth but also pair of truth as well, is that like a full house of truth? In any case, surely Dashnon knows and remembers that Discord is an inevitable asshole, if he can avoid some of the idiocy he creates I'm sure he'll try.
Can't help but wonder how Anon will deal with Cozy.

>>43335045
>Cozy
I'd like to imagine a Death Note-style battle of wits.

>>43335045
Shoot her.
But seriously the writers gave us nothing to work with on her.

>>43335095
just means you can do whatever you want with her. personally i'm a fan of Cozy “redemption” stories where she never stops being a sociopathic brat, she just stops trying to take over the world (i.e. early redemption Starlight)

>>43335045
>Cozy
I'd rather prefer not to have this bitch in the picture at all. If she has to show up though, I fully support >>43335095's >Shoot her. I'm not even kidding. She's a danger to everyone and everything.

>>43332871
>Back to being Anon, the troublemaker.
>This might be the first time you've been in detention.
>On pony world.
>Lily put a polite hoof on your shoulder and told you to not do it again.
>She can't date a delinquent.
>Does she not know the shit you do?
>Anyway, you've learned something new.
"Hi, Dinky."
>The only other foal in the room with you.
>She places her bags down next to you in the front row.
>"Hi, Anon. You don't usually cause trouble."
>Before you can reply.
>"For Ms. Cheerilee."
"Ah, you got me. What are you doing here though?"
>That's when Ms. Cheerilee comes in.
>"Dinky gets extra study material because she's the only one in class who can use unicorn magic spells."
"So you don't teach it in class."
>She sits at the teacher's desk overlooking the two of you.
>"Well I can't really teach it anyway. Dinky has study material and I'm here to help answers any questions she might have, if I can."
"What are you learning?"
>Ask rapidly, interrupting Cheerilee.
>Skating on thin ice in the middle of summer.
>Dinky's horn lights up as she opens up her book.
>"There's an elementary spell I'm trying to learn, but I'm having trouble making it last."
>Flips open to a page, 'Automate'.
"A utility spell."
>"Yeah, I want to learn it so I can help mommy with chores. You're supposed to be able to make tools work. A broom sweeps, a hammer nails, and so on, but when I cast it the broom only sweeps once."
>Look over the page with her, it explains it like it expects you to be a unicorn.
>Take out your wand.
>"Anon, what is that?"
>Glance up to Cheerilee.
"A wand. You can cast magic with it."
>She rolls her eyes and sighs.
>"Of course you have something like that."
>Dinky seems more impressed at least.
>"Wow! Never seen a wand before. Can you use it?"
"It's a little difficult."
>Wrap both wings around it, then look at the pencil in front of you.
>Magic lights up as it starts to float from your desk to hers.
"So the issue is that pegasi magic and unicorn magic is different language. I can't just cast straight from your book. I need to translate it."
>"So instead of picking up the pencil with your horn, you pick it up with you wing."
"Precisely. Now for this automate spell."
>"Well, to make it simple, I make the object want to do its intended purpose."
"You're giving it a will of its own?"
>"Not really. Function is meeting function's purpose."
"It seems to imply that a hammer already knows that it is a hammer."
>"Well I know that it is a hammer, so I tell it to act like a hammer."
>Interesting.
>Both of you look over the text.
>Detention and extracurricular class is just an hour so you try to work it out as fast as possible.
>Instead of hammer, what if cloud.
>Pegasi do make clouds do cloud things.
>Even have different clouds for different jobs.
"What if the broom keeps sweeping until the sweeping is done."
>"Instead of automate sweep? Does it know when sweeping is done?"
"It wouldn't. You would have to tell it the parameters. Sweep dust in the room."

>>43335408
>We got WORLD BUILDING!
>World building?!
>Right down the road!

Anyway. Magic is imagination coding then? Does the code feed off of the knowledge and unconcious assumptions of the caster? After all, the parameters for broom, room, etc., aren't always so black and white. Which leads to the whole ''you need a clear image in your head.''
That being said, it follows then that the sequence of the code must have a logical sense of sorts. First the broom, then room, then the clean room or somesuch. Would the spell account for objects in the room? Is the spell only possible if you know the room to a tee and nothing is moved within while it is active? Can it casted on the floor specifically?
Ah, to be able to study magic in ponyland.

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>>43335408
>automating brooms
Well, we all know where this is going

>>43335570
I'm like 30% they're about to make the brooms go berserk and sweep them all out of the schoolhouse.

>>43335408
>>"Instead of automate sweep? Does it know when sweeping is done?"
>"It wouldn't. You would have to tell it the parameters. Sweep dust in the room."
Oh fug, spell casting would be akin to programming and they're about to fuck up a loop termination condition, making it an infinite loop aren't they?

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>>43335408
>"It seems to imply that a hammer already knows that it is a hammer."
our little colt's a philosopher, hopefully not a Diogenes

>>43329083
Happy pony family :D

>>43335579
I think the idea of having automated hammers is even worse.

>>43336246
Every problem is a nail.

>>43336782
t. Reinhardt

>>43335408
>Dinky continues with that line of thought.
>"I just need to give it enough power to do the task. If I only give it enough energy to reach the end of the room it won't finish the task."
"Do you know how much energy to put into a spell? I know how to manipulate clouds."
>"And those cool ice shards on the pond."
"That too. Because I was taught and I can get a feel of it."
>She looks up and taps her chin.
>"I suppose experience will tell me just how much to put into it."
>All of this, for a spell that is considered elementary level.
>No wonder some unicorns don't learn magic outside picking stuff up and magic related to their cutie mark.
>"Then that's only for one object, I have to repeat the spell for another. If I'm not careful I could burn out."
>Look over the text about the spell.
>All the 'I's are dotted, and 'T's crossed.
>Like it was made to be exhaustively explained.
>But why in a foal's education book?
"You know, there's probably an easier version of this spell."
>"Easier?"
"Yeah. This seems difficult, but I bet they're trying to teach you the fundamentals before they teach you the cheats and workarounds."
>"Anon is correct."
>Cheerilee has been watching the two of you pour over the work with a pleased grin.
>"Unicorns learn the complete spell, then find ways to make it easier to cast. Shortcuts, spells that cast themselves, and all sorts of creative ways."
"No wonder they can have a reputation of being socially stunted. This takes a lot of work to focus on."
>Dinky slaps your back with her tail.
>"Hey! I'm not socially stunted."
"Not you. I'm talking about the ones that go into advanced magical studies."
>Like Moondancer.
>Still, there is one particular spell you really want to see.
"Is teleport in this book?"
>Expect a no, who would put something that advanced in a foal's training manual.
>"Yup."
>Butter your bottom and call you Fluttershy.
>Dinky flips to a page further back, then passes the book to you.
>She watches eagerly.
>Something is up.
>Strange, it is an elementary utility spell.
>Wait a moment, the page can open up.
>Then, like finding a legal document that reproduced like a rabbit, it folds out wide and long.
"What is this!?"
>Dinky giggles as your jaw drops.
>"Teleport has safeguard features built into it. The spell doesn't work unless you've read everything."
"This has everything accounted for. You have to remember this every time you cast it?"
>Cheerilee clears her throat.
>"Not quite. The spell just needs you to read the protection templates and the memory is enough for the spell."
>That works!?
>Can you shortcut other spells just with your memory?
"Can you teleport, Dinky?"
>She looks down and pouts.
>"No. I don't have the energy."
>Difference between the tribes, their magical aspects come online at different times.
"Wait, is that an author's note?"
>Lean in closer.
"Any earth pony that repeats the nonsense notion that you die and a copy shows up at the location is full of apple manure."

>>43337205
I see Star Trek teleports are out

>>43337205
>"Any earth pony that repeats the nonsense notion that you die and a copy shows up at the location is full of apple manure."
And what if a Pegasus repeats it?

>>43337837
Pegasi don't read egghead stuff.

>>43337880
Damn, you're right.

>>43337205
So that information has to be stored somewhere.

If I want to start a fire, then I gather dry chemically-unstable stuff and expose it to heat. If someone teaches me how to start a fire, then when it is done I know how to start a fire. There is no possible way, currently, to alter the process of starting fires. It is not possible for the writer of a teaching book to give me information on starting fires which will only function if I have also read a procedure for dousing fire. That would require that they teach me a fundamentally different thing than "how to start fires" such as "how to cause a specific tool to start a fire." If they do that, then the specific tool can in some way refuse to function without a key or token which I should only be able to obtain by reading the instructions.

So, my strong claim is as follows: The information which implements this safety requirement must exist somewhere.

My weaker suggestion is that spells as we know them interact with some centralized server. That could take a few forms, and could potentially be the only way in which magic functions in this world. Spell incantations, then, are both instructions and "file names." Perhaps the server, which reads intent and language, first checks for a spell under the given name and, if it doesn't find one, then generates an effect based on the intentions of the caster and the words in the chant and potentially and reagents used. It may also alter the spell slightly for each cast, based on the specific will of the casters, so a "spell" is the averaged consensus of all casters of the spell.

In this case, it may be possible to simply form a new spell using a new incantation, but we would have to personally implement every function of the teleport ourselves and suffer every mistake suffered by a caster in the past which they subsequently corrected. The server may also not respect us, specifically, as a user, and we may have to earn points in its ranking system, probably by being a good spell janitor, correcting things, casting a lot, meeting whatever standards the server judges the users by until we earn a moderator account. So, we may just not be able to make our own spells at all yet.

Regardless of where the information comes from, I begin to suspect that wands are antennas and are given charge in order to become sensitive to magical signals. If so, I once saw a video where someone poked a giant high-power antenna with some weeds and stems, and the weeds burned up in a way which sounded like the music of a particular radio station. So, with a high-power wand, even if it doesn't do anything, it should be possible to "hear" the information which is being transmitted over the leylines.

>>43338239


It's also possible the the information is local, that the book we're reading has pushed this specific version of the spell directly into our brains, or even that the spell and the idea of the spell will always transfer to a person who learns of the spell from a source which has it. So, if dinky simply told us about this teleport spell, we would immediately be infected with the safety features of this teleport spell.

In a general sense, in mlp, information is stored in objects. Basically everything you see has a magical component, rocks trees and the sky. Sometimes that magical component can be more active. Sometimes the environment can be so empty of magic, or have such a depressing feeling attached to it, that living in that environment weakens and depresses ponies. In this case, the idea of a spell may just be free-floating, and so you may be attracting what amounts to a spell-sylph or fairy whenever you try to cast a spell. In that case, you would have to operate based on the rules invested in this chunk of programmed magic you've attracted.

Those are the options I've bothered to think about, but I'm sure there are more. The only strong claim is "that information must exist somewhere," which means anon can do tests to try to find it, and so potentially subvert it.
Or he can just read da book and cast the versions of the spells that won't mulch him.