Princess Applejack

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Here is full archive of the stories in condensed, easy-to-read form with all chatter in-between removed.
Check out the pastebin here:
http://pastebin.com/u/PrincessApplejack

Curious what happened last time?
Check out the previous thread here:>>28650085
You are completely new and have no idea what is going on? There is a wikia with an overview of all characters, a complete timeline, previous thread recaps and explanation of the various concepts used in these stories!
Check out the wiki here:http://princess-aj.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Applejack_Wiki

Confused about when a character first showed up or who they are? Want to know when an arc started? Check out character notes and details here :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PsMAwLcIdC3IYxezAV9Ko4neEguNvc3eQqQqiTCxdDs/edit#gid=2119378650
Check out the 'Princess Applejack: Re-Cut Edition' here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15cv3kqExr_vOM0JkUh4dqnvVKxJ5Z-P1KHwE8Z7aG0k/edit?usp=sharing

Are you interested in the dark side of these threads?
Check out our collection of NSFW stories here:
http://pastebin.com/u/NSFT_NotSafeForTwo_

And above all else, enjoy your stay at /paj/!

FIRST
FOR
CHRYSALIS, AND TRUE HAREM END

>>28699864
Mother of god... the madman did it.

>>28699834
>Tatzlmemejack

GFucking kill yourself

>>28699880
It's for Halloween, dumbass.

Have you got a better picture of a scary princess applejack? Then why didn't you speak up?

>>28699834
I might allow this AJ Tatzl to house me in her non-digestive organ or whatever the bullshit excuse for endo non-fatal vore was

>>28699864
He finally pulled it off! He finally made his buggy queen happy!

>>28699834
Well alrighty then, Tatzlejack, or however you spell that.

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Ahem... Twilight's Preview for this thread.

>I bite into the forbidden fruit of knowledge
>Pinkie is utterly lost
>Rarity is getting too old for this
>Fluttershy has a conversation with a doormat
>Applejack wonder whether she'd just be Jack without aples
>Rainbow Dash spontaneously inverts her color scheme
>Spike weaponizes a table leg

I hope you are satisfied~

Well, someone last thread said there was some way we had to develop Spike than from what he.... always has been. Similar to how DT and 56 changed.

But how?

OOCO
>AJ
"Celestia"
~~~

>Tia? Gotta question.

"And I have rain. But there is no ordinary rainwater within this rain, oh no, there is something much different, and potent. Dare you guess what's in there?"

>Somethin' flammable or ya' just peed in it.

"Fifty fifty, Applejack, and either way you lose!"

>Then Ah' better make the most of it while Ah've got the chance. Mah' question is, with the Empire-

"Not my problem! I hoisted that off to the first shmuck who would rule an icy nomaresland that had an evil ghost after it, and it stuck!"

>Charming. But mah' question is, they grow crops now, right?

"Now, thankfully."

>So that means, beneath all that snow, there's soil that can apparently not only sustain plantlife, but make it flourish?

"Huh."

>So, Ah' dunno, iffin' nobody's gonna use it, why don't we look into minin' it? We could use somethin' like that the world over, Appleoosa could have more than one dang orchard even.

"Huuuhhh."

>Ah' mean, and that's not even gettin' into all the rare minerals that exist that still lets the stuff grow, meanin' it's both wealthy and really fertile. We're losin' a lotta money because we don't own the place.

"So, what you're saying is-"

>Iffin' ya' had annexed the thing ta' save it from the scary crystal lovin' ghost, we'd be rich.

"And-"

>And it's all yer' fault.

"No, you know what? I'm not even going to jump this time."

>Really?

"Yes. Oh, CADEENNCCCEE! YOUR FAVORITE AUNTIE HAS A, er, SPECIAL DELUX SPA TREATMENT FORM SHE WANTS YOU TO SIGN!"

>Celly no!

>>28699932
Are you saying someone said it, or are you asking for advice how?

For how, I admit I'm not a writer, but I think it would be funny if kinda shifted to being a hopeless romantic type. You know, really tries to fit in the mold of being a good spouse or boyfriend, and doesn't always get it right. He still keeps the gun and the need for action scenes, because that's part of proving himself to be good enough for her.

The issue with early thread was, half the time we were trying to make it so he was so great Applejack HAD to pick him, and that fizzled out. Making him on an endless quest to prove himself worthy of affection fits his show character and also gives him a path to go.

Just a suggestion, and to be honest it's a poor one as I'm not a writer, not even the sillies.

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>>28699834
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>>28699860
Is a giant wall of archive links really necessary? Couldn't you put them in a pastebin and then just link that in the OP or the accompanying info post?

>>28700020
They are in the pastebin, and in the accompanying wiki, but the archivers use them to search for stuff quickly as the story archive isn't up to date fully yet.

Also, it makes a little tree... we find that cute.

>29
“MM”
‘Zecora’
~Trixie~
(Sombra)
{32}
~~

‘…hrm…’

(Oh, now what?)

The being of smoke and barely contained soul growled dangerously as yet another mixture concocted by the wry Zebra turned a particularly unsettling shade of purple, changing from the more mystic green it had been. Her brow furrowed, and her head slowly shook.

‘It seems I am mistaken, once again. This brew shall do little more than be tossed in the bin.’

(Oh for the love of the great crystal in the sky!)

He roared, not bothering to hide his anger, his form swirling about like a stormcloud in the sky and covering every inch of the equines hut, the fury nearly knocking over several of her possessions in it’s fury.

(Is this actually going to work, or are you just pulling me around like a dog with a vindictive owner and a small leash!?)

In an instant, not one, not two, but three other souls now stood between him and the focus of his ire. None of them looked very happy.

>Mine enchantress is weaving a spell most complex, so much so thine puny little mind cannot possibly comprehend it, and you’ve the nerve to imply she does this for simple amusement? Perfection is as a rose, blooming in the spring. Only time and care shall make it curl and shine with color, thou wishes a grey cracked lump instead.

“Yeah, Zecora’s trying! If you don’t want her to help, why don’t you take your chances with the shinimithings!”

~Trixie doesn’t have anything to add but she wants you to know she is also angry, which is way more important!~

He likely had nothing to fear from them, even in the state as he was he was all but sure his power exceeded theirs, but their words held more than enough weight, and enough truth, to make him recede away, back towards the only one who hadn’t moved, Changeling Thirty Two.

{Don’t look at me, I think you’re an asshole too.}

Sombra chose not to comment about the glass house that stone had been hurled at.

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>>28700056

‘Do not be too harsh on our floating friend, it is understandable he would become quite irate. His words were not spoken out of anger, but of hatred of his current unearthly state. Take heed and be patient, oh fallen king. Else if you move too quickly, the final toll shall ring.’

He snarled, but said little more as he floated back as low as he could go.

(…how much longer until you think it will be done?)

She shrugged, turning back with a flair to the pot she had dumped out on it’s side.

‘It will be done when it is done, that is the best I can do. If you are looking for me to give you a time, at best you’ll get a guess that might not be true.’

(I don’t like waiting.)

She shrugged again, and started gathering more ingredients.

‘You will be doing that one way or another. You’ll get nothing if my efforts you try to smother. This next brew will take some time to make, and it will be slow cooking besides that. You’ll only spoil it if you approach it with the mindset of a spoiled brat.’

(I’m not…)

He scoffed, doing his best to show the insult meant little to him.

(What am I supposed to do, then?)

‘Well, you are protected here, thanks to the magic of the one who cared too much. I suppose you could spend some time with a more personal touch?’

His eyebrow shot up, and his incredulous eyes traveled over the three still looking at him with an irritated huff on their faces.

‘You don’t have to put on a show. It’s much easier to apologize, you know.’

His brow crinkled again, his incorporeal tongue clicking against his incorporeal teeth. They watched him, their own irritation geo before he finally sighed, and relented.

(I’m… sorry, that was uncalled for. I’m simply a touch on edge.)

To his utter surprise, they relented. The three backed down, and looked at him with more sympathetic, more understanding eyes.

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>>28700062

>Yes, well… we suppose this is a stressful time. But stay thine tongue of future matters, or thou shalt find a cold back when comforting holds are needed!

“Just don’t insult Zecora, okay? She’s trying, we know you’re upset, but if you need to take it out on someone, take it out on the floating things trying to super-kill you. They earned it.”

~Trixie may know a thing or two about stress, as she does everything else, but that is unacceptable! A true showmare must put on a good face!~

Just like that, all the tension was gone. Just like that, it was all back to normal, as if it had never happened at all, and the smokey being was left speechless. Again, he turned to the only one who had not joined in, and got little more than a shrug for his troubles.

{I still think you’re an asshole.}

He certainly felt like one.

(So… is there… anything you all would like to do to pass the time?)

The four friends shared a look, muttered a few things that got displeased noises from one another, and only when they seemed settled did this strange farce of language come to an end.

>…Would thou like to play cards? We are rather good at poker.

Sombra chose not to take that as offensive, no matter how much he had a hoof with which to make an obscene gesture.

(Very well, I suppose. So long as you don’t mind me floating the cards.)

“Niney does that anyway.”

>Holding it up for so long gives me a hoof cramp!

~Sure, not the other thing you do, mister ‘worthy of royals’.~

>Still thine tongue and pull out the cards!

The unicorn froze the instant she realized everyone was looking at her.

~What? Why are you… oh, I get it, the magician must have cards, right? Because that’s not a totally lame act that even fillies don’t find amusing! Clearly because I do tricks, Trixie must do the dumbest one ever! Is this your card? Huh? Is that it?!~

>”’Yes.”

Their synchronization was truly terrifying.

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>>28700071

~…Fine.~

Grumbling, she pulled out a deck from her hat.

~But Trixie still thinks you’re all jerks.~

>Yes yes, we’re well aware… Why do all these playing cards have you-

~ACK!~

She magicked them away, but not fast enough. Sombra, and indeed most of the room, had gotten a glance at one of them at least.

{My oh my, who is your photographer? He does excellent lighting, really captures your poses-}

~Trixie did these for her!~

>That just raises further questions!

“…does it, though?”

They all shared a laugh, and it was some time before she bitterly slapped another deck on the table.

>No underwear in this one-

~Play, damn it!~

They smiled, but did so, even if it was obvious it was far from over.

>Very well, Sombra? Thirty Two? You know how to play, right?

The bug beside him looked way too confident, for Sombra’s tastes.

{Oh, I think I’ll figure it out.}

They took their seats, shuffled the deck, and they played.

(…Huh.)

Simple as that, they were playing the game. Sombra found himself sitting at a table, in someone’s house, completely normally playing a game of cards with the strangest group he had ever met, and considering his home that truly was saying something. This was all there was to it, a few souls, a table, and a game, nothing more.

>Oh, mine hoof is shaking!

“How is it a changeling like you lies the worst at the table?”

~TRIXIE WINS!... Ahem, she’s doing ok.~

“Retracted.”

‘Do not be so quick to be snide. It just takes one win to break your pride.’

“Point.”

{Oh ho hoo… so, what are the stakes we are playing for? Fair warning, I have demands if it is for dares.}

It was just a game.

(…I raise.)

He found he wouldn’t have it any other way.

>>28700073
Chill as fuck. I love it.

>>28700109
I agree, I like that he's spending time developing them as a unit before you get to the main story. Just simple stuff like thiswhere they are being normal and laughing and really being friends really helps build stuff for later developments. Just little one shots were they get a sense of "personality especially helps

So what's this about Spike maybe joining up with sunset? What's up with that?

>>28700140
Somebody proposed it at the very very very end of last thread, but didn't elaborate.

>>28700140
Holy hell why? Just why?

...that's what runs through my mind, but you never know what'll happen unless you go down that path and test some waters. Whatevs.

>>28700042
Oh, okay. Carry on then!

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>>28700042
>Also, it makes a little tree... we find that cute.
>we are making OP post a tree that grows with each thread

>>28700211
>He JUST noticed

Hah!

>>28700148
>>28700156
I'll take that as consent.

OK. Let's see if we can make Spike someone worth noticing at last.

OK, is the guy that helped me with that Acty story over two weeks ago here?
I would like to send some more over for review.

>>28700335
I am here in spirit, but not in true form. AKA I'm lurking this thread while I'm at work and hoping my boss doesn't notice. Wait till I get home tonight, I'll set up a new disposable email and you can shoot me the word.

>Luna
“Rarity”
~~

>…Say it again.

“Darling, I’ve read the note three times.”

>Once more. We just want to be… sure.

“Oh, very well… ahem.”

She held up the hastily scrawled note, and cleared her throat.

“To Spike, Rarity and Luna, I’m sorry, but something has come up. I can’t go into full detail, but something has happened in the Crystal Empire, it’s been attacked again. The moment you get a chance, please head towards the train station, if you can’t make it before I’ve gone then head towards Canterlot. I’ll probably be behind you, Chrysalis and Cadence are both here at the train station, and they look bad, very injured and they can’t walk right. I can’t leave them alone to come get you, so you’ll have to follow me. I’m not abandoning you, and I’m not skipping out on any lessons, but I can’t let them go alone. Head this way as soon as possible, and I’ll fill you in more.”

>…

“I, shall we say, fixed a bit of the Ah’s and such.”

>So… she didn’t abandon us?

“It sounds more like something serious has happened and she wants us to come along.”

>…We don’t know how to feel.

“Is it bad?”

>It is, because we missed it again.

“I know, trust me… well, let’s get Spikey-Wikey and…”

>…

“…Oh, shoot.”

>Maybe we should have left a note-

“Why is Applejack so much smarter than us!?”

>>28700353
Thanks, but I have to sleep now and will be able to mail not sooner than in 6, maybe even 8 hours.
Is that fine with you?

>>28700406
It's cool, it'll be waiting for you when you wake up, then hopefully I'll see it when I wake up.

Teamwork!

>>28700478
Sounds like a plan.
G'night.

OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
~~~

>If you build it, they will come.

“That’s what they said about that thing yer’ parents sent Cadence fer’ Hearthwarming, but how’d that work out for you?”

>…how did you know about that.

“She couldn’t figure out how to build the ‘swingset’ and thought Ah’d be good at it, on account’a the farmin’ background.”

>You know, if you didn’t want to actually build the stadium, you could have just said so.

“Look, ain’t sayin’ a joint venture where we share the profits wouldn’t be nice, but we gotta be realistic occasionally.”

>I have magic bubbles that say otherwise.

“Well, we gotta be realistic in some aspects, ya’ can’t just fix everything in a second. Like, imagine iffin’ we just fixed all the changelings problems in like, ten seconds? Like if they turned really pretty or something.”

>Kinda offensive.

“Right? And not just cause it implies we ain’t gonna like you iffin’ yer’ not pretty enough, it’s just bein’ ignorant ta’ all the hard work ya’ gotta do.”

>Strange talk, considering.

“Ah’ know, Ah’ messed up, but hey, they did too, and iffin’ they can get better, Ah’ can sure as shootin’ pull it off, and Ah’ ain’t gotta look pretty to do it neither.”

>Heh.

“…Ain’t this where ya’ say “You’re already pretty”?”

>Fishing for compliments?

“Naw, just know the ‘white knight’ stallions.”

>Ohhhh, low blow with that one.

“Yer’ parents knew what they were doing when they named you.”

>Well, sorry, no, you’re not pretty.

“Dang, cut right to the heart.”

>Not saying you don’t look good, that’s just not how I’d describe it. Wholesome? I like wholesome better.

“Heh… underestimated you.”

>Isn’t this the part where I get compliments?

“Sure, ya’ got a nice hoof.”

>…a nice hoof?

“Yep. Really strong and shiny, like ya’ put a lotta work into it-“

>APPLEJACK!

“Sorry, Shining… Element of Honesty.”

>>28700360
>Spike
"Ponyvillian citizen"

>AAAAPPLEJAAAAAACK!

>...

>APPLEJAAAAACK! WHERE ARE YOU?

"Hey! Woulda quit that! Some of us are tying to sleep!"

>I'm on an important mission though! I gotta find the Princess

"Oh really? Which one, everytime I wake up there's always more of them, Princesses and Queens and Kings and all that stuff, not my problem.."

>...But it's Princess Applejack! Don't you understand how important she is to Ponyville itself?

"Ehhh, maybe, s'not like anyone's seen her for... I dunno, how long was it ago when she threw a temper tantrum in front of city hall and flew off?"

>...She did that?

"Pah, Princesses, who needs 'em?"

>Hey, she's done a lotta work for this place-

"Naahhh, ever since the Mayor got her hinie into gear thing'sve been getting better, aside from the fucking chiggers around town-"

>Oh now... that's.... that's just wrong on a lot of levels, man-

'Spiiiii-keeeeey~!"

"Huh....so that's what pain sounds like"

>Ok, Mister Blister, when I come back, I'm going to have some words with you about... a lot of really, really important things!

"Uh huh, sure"

>Now I gotta go

"...I miss being an insomniac"

>>28700630
hahaha it's fucking nothing goddamn what do i gotta do

>>28700633
Keep writing.

It's a start, if nothing else.

Just keep swimming

OOCO
>Spike
“Chrysalis”
~~~

>…Maybe I should get this looked at, it’s not coming out-

“KAWBAMAAA!”

SLAM!

>NO! NO NO NO! I put up with you enough as it is, you do not get to come in during shower time! Shower time is private!

“Aww, shoot, I was looking for Celly.”

>Okay, you’re already doing enough to one white family figure to me, do you really have to make everything worse?

“Spike, when you finally stop being a thousand year old virgin, maybe you’ll understand why me and Celly would make anything better, no matter what it is. Stallions would slaughter for that kind of combo, not even joking.”

>I have a gun, but somehow you still make me want to call an adult.

“HAH! But seriously, is she in?”

>No, Chrysalis, Celestia is not showering with me.

“Awwww, this close, I was this close. Oh well, have fun thinking of Appleass in the shower, Lizardo!”

SLAM!

>I’m not…

…

>…I hate that bug.

>>28700708
Well, good thing he was already in the shower!

>Crystal Pony
“CP2”
~~~

>So that’s what death sounds like!

“I always wondered!”

>>28700547
>Dat chemistry

I love it.

>>28700633
Look man, freaking yourself out isn't helping.

Just write, have fun! Most of the best stuff is one shot sillies anyway.

>Discord
“Zephyr”
~~

>Oh, you filthy soul!

“Phsaw, I merely pointed the arrow, the improvements were all you!”

>Oh no no, I really do think you deserve most of the credit.

“Me? Come on, I don’t have a fraction of the cleverness it took to make the sails water soluble.”

>Oh, I know, but your idea to make the boats turn around if someone steps on the wrong plank? Genius! They have no idea which way is which!

“Right, but then there’s the idea to give all the tuna fish shark fins. That look? Priceless!”

>Well, I am the master of chaos.

“…so we’re gonna make sure nobody dies, right?”

>Of course! There’s no fun when someone is dead, is there? All they do is lie there, unless you make zombies. And UGH, zombies, so overplayed. Even when it’s just a zombie parody it’s utterly wretched.

“And outdated.”

>So outdated! So no, no casualties this go round… unless, you count their sanity of course.

“I don’t!”

>…where have you been hiding…

>>28701125
Shine on you crazy bastards, shine on

>>28700633
Well, when I want to relax, I tried something like this.
OOCO
>Spike
“Chrysalis”
~~

>KwaaaaBAMMA!

SLAM!

“Hey, Spike.”

>Ha ha! Now it is you, Chrysalis, who must feel the wrath of my door slamming!

“That’s what you call slamming? I barely felt that!”

>Oh, you felt it, don’t lie.

“Not even a twiggle!”

>Oh yeah, bug breath? How about…

Close.

>KRAAKABAMMA!

SLAM!

“Yawn.”

>KOOKAMA!

SLAM!

“Zzzzzz…”

>KWAMABAMALMAMDINGDONGINTHEPANTS!

SLAM!

CRACK!

“…”

>Yeah, you feel that!? Bet you aren’t so smug now, I broke your damn door slamming so hard! That’s how you do it, Chrysalis! You take notes! You take notes on how good I slam you! BOOM!

“…that was Shiny’s figure.”

>Come again?

“Shiny’s figure, you knocked it off the edge of the shelf with that one slam, and then you broke it.”

>…Ah. The limited edition paladin?

“No.”

>Oh thank goodness.

“It’s the special gold feather fairy.”

>I see, I see…

“…”

>…SHINYYYY! CHRYSALIS BROKE YOUR FAVORITE FIGURE DOING HER DOOR SLAM THING!

“What!?”

~SHE DID WHAT!?~

“Wha-buh-no I did…”

>Not so boring now, am I?

“…it is on.”

>>28701323
I find I cannot argue you with your methodology

>18
“Spitfire”
~~~~

>Either we’re going to die, or Cadence made it back home.

“With or without Chrysalis?”

>With.

“You’re sure?”

>Spitfire, you did not see the determination in that mares eyes. You did not see that sexy, sexy fire burning with the force of a thousand suns. You did not feel the heat rolling over your cheeks as you watched her in awe, and knew that… yeah, this mare right here? She’s taking charge, she’s taking what she wants, and you can’t stop her… and you don’t want to.

“…”

>…Er, I mean, she just seemed really sure.

“Eighteen? Even I don’t pretend she’s not hot, come on.”

>…she takes what she waaannnttsss…

>>28701573
Oh my, spitfire!

I mean, we knew that already, she literally says it every time she rants about shiny, but still.

>>28701573
18 apparently read that last story from the previous thread. You know the one.

>>28701633
The one he was worried he was going to set a precedent, but ended up not? Of course. It was nice, wouldn't mind more of them.

>>28700265
I'm worried, but so very curious.

>Two
“Teacher”
~~~

>…Huh.

“…”

>So, uh… should Ah’ go home now, or-

“Work on your hoof painting.”

>But mah’ house exploded-

“WORK ON YOUR HOOFPAINTING PLEASE!”

>Can Ah’ draw a not-exploded house?

“Sure, and make sure to put me with a smile down there.”

>Sure! But why?

“If we’re going to get lost in a fantasy, let’s go the whole way with this.”

>>28700502
Annd, hopefully you'll see this when you wake up.

hhmngg AT no-spam DOT ws

>>28700251
I just noticed that too!!! Fuck my mind is blown!

>>28701804
Just make the pictures little girl, make the pictures...

>>28701323
ICE
FUCKING
COLD

>>28700630
>>AAAAPPLEJAAAAAACK!

Somewhere, far away, Applejack just started crying.

>>28702576
Speaking, of...
NC
>Chrysalis
"AJ"
~~~

>...Applejack? What's wrong?

"I-it's happenin' again..."

>Uh-

"IT'S HAPPENIN' AGAIIIINNNN!"

>Annnd, there she goes.

"SAVE ME CHITANIA!"

>...I choose not to question that.

>>28702631
>AJ ends up under Chitty, next to Sunset
...that should not be as cute an image as it is.

>>28702716
>How did she even get here!?

'T-they're gonna choke me agaiinnnn...'

>Ugh... well, fine, just don't wake up Sunset.

"Zzzzzz..."

'T-thanks...'

>...

'...Ya' smell like cotton candy.'

>I'm pretty sure I stuck my head in the machine... don't ask.

>>28701323
These two works out great as antagonists

>>28700073
>These four are the most consistent friends who spend the most time with each other in the series, except for Shining/AJ/Celly.

Fuck.

Goodnight, thread

>>28703577
And goooood morning, thread.

>Sunset
„Chitania“
'Sweet Note'
(Flash)
{Fizzle}
~~~

There was only so much rest both body and mind could endure before restlessness begins to seize hold and cause anyone daring to slumber deep into the day to awaken feeling jittery despite being drowsy still. An unpleasant combination, Sunset Shimmer found, especially if combined with the glaring shafts of light clearly trying to burrow their way past her eyelids and directly into her retinas to boil her brains within her skull.

A clever, subtle method to murder her. One she had a good mind to blame Celestia for. Because if there was anything her brief stint as Applejack's 'student' left her stuck with, it was three prejudiced notions.

>Mrrrffuck griffons, Chryssyaaaaaawnlis is a useless bitch and, nnnngh-haaah, it's all Celestia's fault.

„Good morning to you too.“

Never before had the unicorn's eyes snapped open faster. Her body tensed and released like a spring to leap away from the source of that voice. Tragically, the massive, warm form that had provided a feeling of safety and comfort just moments earlier now became a a deadly trap, as the chitinous hoof she had been resting against pressed down atop her with well-controlled strength.

Never an early quitter, Sunset only stopped trying to escape after several seconds of futile wiggling and shaking. When she did, she looked up at the Titan from her prone position on her back, flushed and out of breath.

„I have several questions, and you will not leave before-“

SLAM!

The Queen's attempt at conveying a subtly threatening aura of dominance was rudely interrupted by the door to the bedroom swinging open by the hoof of overtly chipper, nervous-looking Sweet Note.

'Goooood morning you sleepyheads! It's way past dawn. I made pancakes, so up and at... uh...'


1/4

>>28704432

The pony froze in place as Chitania's and Sunset's heads turned, both of them looking a bit uncomfortable at being caught in this position, former pinning the later, both a bit ruffled and one of them sweaty.

'Ah.'

>...

„...“

'Well, don't forget to change the air in the room and check for hickeys after you're done! Enjoy!'

SLAM!

The door slammed shut again, and with their growing embarrassment, both Changeling and pony turned their gazes to one-another.

>Please let me go?

Chitania complied, lifting her hoof and mercifully allowing the mare to slip out from beneath her, though not without her getting a noseful of bicolored tail.

The initial silence after that intrusion lasted just long enough for Sunset to shake her limbs out and look furtively at anything but her.

>Your questions?

“My head is throbbing, my old scars are acting up and I taste glass. Why?”

Chitania swore she saw a swiftly passing look of guilt on the unicorn's face, but it was gone too quickly to analyze it.

>Some of the drugs I took from the stashes of those knuckleheads that now work for us have apparently been remixed for 'improved recreational use'. Due to me not properly checking them, you acted like a drunk puppy trying to break everything for a while before hoisting me up, carrying me in here and plopping down on top of me. I rolled with the punches and stayed, then fell asleep.”

A single, suspicious eyebrow of the Queen arched up.

“You didn't try to forcibly extract yourself?”

>No? Weakened or not, you are still, well, big and tough. I didn't want to risk wrecking the whole place and getting outside attention due to me trying to fight the living Legend, Kaiju Mom, in my bedroom.

“Kaiju...?”

There was that weirdly cute, little blush in combination with Sunset scrunching her muzzle up again.

>Never... nevermind.


2/4

>>28704436

More silence. The ticking of the clock on the wall was unable to drown out a muffled discussion taking place outside, most likely related to Sweet Note's brief appearance earlier.

>Thanks for not smacking me awake.

“You seemed to be sleeping quite peacefully.”

>...it was comfortable.

The muffled sounds of said voices reached the door, then abruptly stopped, but instead of ivnestigating or questioning this, Chitania gazed at Sunset, who stood parallel to her, looking at the shuttered windows.

It looked as if the pony was pensively awaiting for something to happen or to be said.

With each passing moment, the irritation on her face, the flicking of her ears and the pawing of her hooves on the carpet became more pronounced, until finally, she apparently couldn't hold still anymore. With a slow, loud exhalation of breath, she turned and headed for the adjacent bathroom.

“Sunset.”

The pony in question froze at the sudden, sharp call of her name, halfway through the door that was already glowing with her signature hue of magic.

It was just too bad that Chitania, in all her experience over the years, didn't know that to say right away. To her more pragmatic side, there was nothing left to discuss, and yet, she had called out when she looked ready to just leave and drop the mounting tension and what issues came with it without another thought.

A small, frail form, walking away from her, obvious disappointment in their eyes...

“I appreciate you, and your work.”

A look of surprise blossomed on Sunset's face, making clear she hadn't expected the sentiment, much less hearing it expressed. The Titan couldn't see or feel it, but the pony's heart just skipped a beat. Her shocked expression then slowly melted into a faint smile.

>Don't mention it.

“But try to read the labels and check the contents of what you give me next time, or I am going to kick your ass.”


3/4

>>28704439

The wry smile of the Queen was matched by the unicorn, their gazes locking.

>Oooooh, is that a promise of a thorough spanking, *Mom*?

The Titan Queen wasn't sure what to feel when Sunset wiggled her hips and sauntered into the bathroom with a soft chuckle, but there enough conflicting emotions bubbling up within her that she felt the need to abruptly stand and leave the room.

(Oof!)
{Ack!}

When the door was swung open by her hoof, the clockwork stallion and dragon companion she had fully expected to be on the other side to toppled onto the floor before her, two clear glasses used to eavesdrop rolling away from their grips.

“Perfect. Just who I needed.”

When their chins rose so they could gaze upon Chitania, they knew the depth of their mistakes and regret overtook them.

“You will assist me in a warm-up exercise. I have been far too complacent with you so far.”

Because her sharp-fanged, devilish grin would have sent even far more brave souls than them running.

({...meep...?})

From the kitchenette, Sweet Note watched as they were dragged from the room, kicking, flailing and protesting the whole way with a tiny pout on her lips.

'Guess today I am the only pony not going to feel sore, for once.'

>>28704432
>>28704436
>>28704439
>>28704441

CUTE
U
T
E

>>28704441
That was pretty cute actually, yeah.

>>28701987
you here?

>>28704441
Ahhhh, friendship, forever what this series is about

>>28704439
>appreciate you, and your work.”

BEST MOM

>>28704647
I am now, and have sent off a reply! It'll be coming from [email protected]

>JJ
"Acty"
~~~

>Is the speyeder dead yet?

"Do we want it dead? It's full of changelings.'

>Well, I just kinda figured when it died, everyone would just pop out. Usually when you finish everything comes rushing out.

"Well, yeah, but I don't think this goes of the same merit as what happens with us."

>Acty, there is a giant thing that is inside of changelings, a lot of screaming, a mare shows up and nobody wanted her, and everyone is pretending what they see us doing doesn't exist, how is this not like that?

"...alright, fine, this is totally like Doomy Spirits three, only with less death and less us making ourselves look bad in front of the neighbors."

>They always look so disappointed in your gaming skills.

"I'm disappointed myself. When I say "Take it, you monster!" I should actually be bringing it, not getting killed two seconds later. No wonder they all cried out "OH COME ON!"

>Truly, that game is hard. And I know what it's like to see something hard, and know I'm going to be broken, trust me.

"..."

>...

"...They're screaming "OH COME ON!" again."

>They understand, Acty... they understand.

Fair warning, Shining-Rage is NOT dropping today, I'm going to have veerrryyy little time today due to an unexpected event, and I'm not shortselling this. Sorry to disappoint, but I swear it's in the name of quality!

>>28705643
Awww.

But, I suppose Quality is more important, especially for a rage-runner.

OOCO
>SA
"Celestia'
~~~

>...Don't you do it.

"Do what?"

>You know what I'm talking about. Don't. You. Dare.

"Shiny, I really have no idea."

>Don't!

"Now you're just being offensive, I'm not doing anything!"

>Don't you dare!

"I'm just sitting here!"

>DON"T YOU DARE!

"Shining Armor, as your friend for so long, I had hoped that after all this time, you knew you could talk to me, and I would listen! I thought that you understood that we worked together! How long have we known each other? How long have we depended on each other? And for you to just turn around and accuse me of something, something you won't even say what it is, is nothing short of offensive! It's an insult, and I will not have it! If you will not respect me as a princess, I demand respect as your friend!"

>...

"Well?"

>...I'm s-

"NOM!"

>DAMN IT CELESTIA!

"Yer' fauhlt."

>THE ONE SLICE! I HAD ONE SLICE OF CAKE, CELESTIA! YOU ATE THE REST!

"Maahhnnn."

>...I think you have a problem.

"Yesh... GLM... we're out of cake."

>>28705769
He has nobody to blame but himself.

>>28705553
Got it and read it, thank you for your input.
I will give a shout out when I have more stuff to check.
Generally, things are coming together nicely, I would say.

>>28705918
Always happy to help, can't wait, and I very much agree, everything is really connecting, and I think it'll come out pretty strong.

>>28704441
NC
>Sunset's Mom
"Sunset's Dad"
'Variolus'
~~~

~Pony Heaven~

>...

"Now, honey, we should try to see the positive in this."

'Like the fact that your daughter wants her new surrogate Mommy to spank her like a naughty filly?'

"...I don't like you."

'Feeling's mutual.'

"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-"

>>28706001
>Varry in pony heaven
I honestly wouldn't mind seeing few more NC about this.

>>28706029
NC
>Sunset's Mom
"Sunset's Dad"
'Variolus'
~~~

>Okay, so, our little babies life hasn't been... perfect, but it hasn't been all bad!

"Making some new friends, finally!"

'The friends are giant terrorist bugs.

>Yeah! She had a problem with that, and that's all changed!

"A bonus, to be sure!"

'Because the score was so low any bonus is gravy.

>And she's even become an entrepreneur!

"Moving up in the world!"

'By sicking her giant monster pet on anyone she wants and stealing their shit before mind controlling them.'

>And she's even helping the community!

"A lot of communities!"

'All so she can get to equipment and chemicals easier and safer without detection.'

>Will you just let us have this!?

"Some little things is all we want!"

'My whole life is pretty much shitting on everyone's good times, I might as well make it my afterlife too.'

>>28706090
Okay. That's really giggleworthy. I agree with >>28706029 . We need more of this, if only to flesh out her parents I the NC safe zone for later use...

DUN DUN DUUUUUN

>>28706090
>Maybe we can send her a signal somehow and get her to stop in time?

"How could we possibly do that!?"

>I don't know, smoke signals?

"We're in heaven, what are we going to burn?"

>...

"..."

'...You stop fucking looking at me right now.'

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Non-Canon
>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
~~~~
>Welcome to Not Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content does matter, but I need to struggle to stay in the spotlight!

"I'm the pretty one. <3"

'I'm the grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

>"'Now for our main segment...LOVE LOVE HIGH!'"

DT in a black schoolgirl uniform.
'In the grimdark future of a school there is only-'

Pinkie in a schoolgirl uniform glomps DT.
>DT-senpai!

DT makes an annoyed look.
'Glomps. Only glomps.'

>Student council Cadence-sama has cut funding to the club!

Cadence in a schoolgirl outfit.
"O~hohoho! If you want me to restore your club's budget, you're going to have to give up your love for Pinkie and give her to me."

>DT-senpai do something!

'Okay.'

>Great!
~~~~
Pinkie is hooked up to a bondage machine.
'So now that you've given the gadget club new funding, I think you'll find our arrangement most promising.'

"I love it!"

>Noooo!

>>28706391
Oh thank god! I was so worried when you didn't make it in time last thread though I can see now you did post
Also, yay! More highschool stuff!

>>28706391
Well, I did not see that ending coming.

>>28704441
>with a tiny pout on her lips.
>'Guess today I am the only pony not going to feel sore, for once.'

....What exactly does she think Chitty's gonna do to Flash and Fizzle of all things?

If she ain't gonna tap Sunset, she sure won't lower herself to FIZZLE.

>>28706517
Dat flash though...

>>28706517
I am super duper mega unsure of Chitty's and Sunset's relationship status right now

>>28706610
NC
>Sunset's Mom
"Sunset's Dad"
'Variolus'
~~~~~~

>Alright, I have to know.

“Honey no! You won’t like what you find!”

>I have to know! Giant bug thing, you knew her, right? That big one that hangs out with my daughter?

‘Knew her? She’s even been inside me once!’

>…

‘Ha haaaa! I mean she spat in my skull after she ripped it off… wait, I didn’t want to tell you that.’

>Right. Well, since you know her, what are the odds she’s going to…nggh… with my daughter?

“I don’t want to hear this!

‘Zero!’

>…

‘I mean zero! No, not zero, super zero-I’m not meaning to say Zero, the answer is zero you piece of-I can’t lie in heaven, can I?’

>Phew.

“Wait, really?”

‘If you knew the conga line that tired to get a taste from her, you’d not even be asking that. She had more Queens lining up than a transvestite convention.’

“Transvestites aren’t-“

‘It was seriously insane, but she always turned them down. So unless she has a serious pony fetish… which would actually explain why she was so pissed I killed that one mare, come to think of it…’

>….

“…”

‘…Maybe the percentage is a little higher than zero. Ten percent seems… fair?’

“Uh buhhhh.”

>W-would she at least let Sunny top?

‘…Er, she’s kinda… tall, and strong?’

>…uh buhhhhh.

‘This did not go as planned, but I don’t want it to change.’

>”UH BUHHH!”

>>28706610
They are allies who trust each other and may or may not think of each other as friends, or maybe something more. We won't know until we see them develop

>>28706689
NC
>Sunset's Mom
"Sunset's Dad"
'Variolus'
~~~~~~~~

>So, wait, did all the Queens make that… offer?

‘A lot of them, yeah?’

“Huh… just out of curiosity, since you can’t lie, did you ever?”

‘…N-nngggh…’

>…

“…”

‘…NNNNNGGGHHH…’

>She’s trying to lie.

“She’s trying just… so hard.”

‘NGGHHHHNNNOOOANDHERTURNINGMEDOWNHADNOTHINGTODOWITH-‘

BLAM!

>…

“…so is she super dead now?”

>Faust I hope so.

~LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS!~

~~~~

There was a rumbling of dissent in the ranks of the dark, blasted land inhabited only by the dragons. Several of the mighty things growled, and roared, and bared fangs and spiked tails and fire at one another in anger. Several struck, devolving into pitched battles in the middle of the broken land, instantly summoning a crowd to watch them fight, and to cheer them on. Only one of them chose to instead watch with displeased eyes.

“This is why we never gather anymore.”

The mighty dragon settled in, content to watch the dozen or so massive creatures who had even bothered to show up when he had unofficially let out the call. He could have used the Bloodstone Scepter, if he had wanted, but he’d rather not bring the children into this. None of them need to know about what was going on.

“They never gather because everyone is tired of waiting for you to just make the call already!”

Almost none of them.

“I told you, I will make the call and hold the gauntlet when I feel like it, not a second before.”

The shorter blue dragon at his side didn’t buy it for a second, and he’d have been a fool to think she had. One of the few dragons who put such weaknesses of ‘thinking’ over real power, she saw through his shrugging flippancy. He’d had the course built for months now, and it had been sitting there, gathering dust and waiting to be used, but he’d yet to make the call.

“When is that going to be? When I’m older than you are?”

He just might at this rate, he thought to himself. He couldn’t risk it, not yet. He couldn’t put the burden of this on a new ruler. This was his reign, and he would not toss it off to someone unprepared.

“Maybe.”

Dragons were known far and wide, justifiably so, as monsters.

“…Or maybe even later than that.”

But out there, there was a bigger monster.

“However long it takes to find her… and kill her.”

>>28707325
Ohhhhhhhh.
I guess Chitty taking out those dragons didn't go unnoticed.

>>28707361
I'm surprised it took this long for him to finally do something, but I guess dragons are pretty slow starters.

OOCO
>Spike
“Chrysalis”
~~~

“Bug paper, really?”

>It’s the only kind of paper you’ve ever stuck with, I felt it appropriate.

“I’ll have you know dozens of pages stick to my glorious ass everytime I visit Shiny.”

>Now, see, you’re saying that in a way to make it sound like something much different happens in there than what actually does. You’re talkin’ like I don’t know, and I know.

“Bahhhh, you don’t know.”

>Trust me, I know. He’s dryer than a cactus in Saddle Arabia.

“And you’re dryer than the moon, and have just as much chance of ponies touching down anytime soon.”

>At least ponies occasionally want to head towards it, even if the time isn’t right. Unlike the barren wasteland that everyone knows will kill them pointlessly. It has plenty of bugs, though!

“And a chance to change into something else if they bring the rain. When do you see moisture touching down on the moon?”

>About the same time as anyone wanting to go near said dry wasteland.

“Appleoosa doesn’t count?”

>Figures, the one time someone tries, war breaks out.

“And that’s a bad thing? You ever seen someone try to kill each other to keep hold of the moon? The moon is where the bad ones get forced to go, even the magic sparkle necklaces know it’s the worst punishment. “

>…

“…’

>…what the fuck were we talking about again?

“Irrigation and terraforming, I think?”

>Oh… Yeah, I think the moon would offer a good outpost for space related defenses, but other than that seems pretty useless.

“And to be perfectly honest, that wasteland will probably cause a lot of death and broken dreams before it’s ever anything viable.”

>Not really worth the effort on either part, you know?

“Yeah, totally. What moron would waste time with those?”

>Pfft, pretty stupid-I just remembered what we were talking about.

“Me too.”

>…

“…Crying Corner?”

>After you.

>>28707506
>Tfw you try to burn someone, and you only burn yourself.

Well, I certainly wouldn't know anything about that…

OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
‘Cadence’
~~~

>I’m telling you, increasing Crystal Berries export taxes will massively improve our GDP!

“And Ah’m tellin’ you, Manehatten can’t afford it right now. Yer’ delicacy is puttin’ Shapegrapes outta business.”

‘But that’s how the market works!’

“Don’t wanna sound anti-business and fit the stereotype, but ya’ can’t just shove out an entire market without creatin’ an unemployment problem. Right now, the rates are low enough that businesses can buy both, but iffin’ ya’ make ‘em choose, they’ll choose ‘love berries.’”

>Is that seriously what they’re being called?

“Stayin’ on topic, but ya’ know that those guys in Manehatten always just chase the newest trend. It ain’t a problem when everythin’ is local, the workers can just move on to the next one, but they can't move ta' the Empire.”

>We do have a population problem as it is.

“And they got an unemployment problem as it is. Too many options, not enough takers.”

‘But we have needs too, you know.’

“Ah’ know, and it’s a pickle, but ya’ gotta think of the growers here, iffin’ they get put out too long, they’re just gonna move on, and soon enough that’ll leave Manehatten with no local growers or experienced farmers, and they’ll be dependent on imports and imports alone!”

>That doesn’t sound so bad.

“It ain’t, until we have another train conductors strike.”

‘Oh, right. One strike and nobody can get food.’

>It’s a pickle, yeah, we’ll have to find some kind of balance here, because Manehatten is the only real problem. If we choose to keep their rates low, we’re missing out on huge lost revenue from the other cities. That’s hurting our citizens to protect one city.

“Ah’ know, trust me, and Ah’m not sure the answer.”

‘…’

>…Politic stuff is hard.

“Where’s mah dang magic necklace!?”

‘I JUST WANTED TO BE A PRINCESS!’

>>28707670
They are actually doing politics? What madnesses is this!?

>>28707764
The madness of progress my friend, the madness of progress.

>>28707670
>Luna
“Rarity”
‘Twilight’
~~~

>Are they gone yet?

“No!”

‘Damn it, when are they going to leave!? I want to do science!’

“And I’m not prepared to discuss matters with this, I don’t even know what the going rate for Crystal Berries are!”

>And we find this boring!

“We’re just going to have to get settled in, I suppose.”

‘Crap… under this table is super cramped.’

“Your hoof is going right into my chest.”

>Thou does not wish to know where thine own hoof is headed!

“This is the worst!”

‘The! Worst!’

~Tell me about it.~

‘…’

“…”

>…Sister?

~If I go up, they’ll say it was my fault again…~

>>28707325
Well, that's ONE way to block off a Spike-centric arc. Well done?

>>28708021
Oh, shit, did I?

I will absolutely declare that NCd if that's the case, it was supposed be set up for something completely different.

>>28708101
...naaah. it's fine. I was worried that was just a one-off thing without any ties to any other story.

If it's tied into something, that angle can be retooled. 'S cool.

>Lightning Dust
“Wonderbolt”
~~~

>Uh… u-uh…

“…”

>…OH! Airshows! We should totally put one of those on!

“You said we wanted to stop that.”

>For charity, I mean! Totally no proceeds go to us, not a bit! Yep! This is for… the Crystal Empire assistance charity, yeah! To help them recover from the recent attack!

“Nothing got destroyed, so nothing needs repaired.”

>Well… this is to help those who were hurt!

“That’s pretty much just the royals and their soldiers, who I assume have good healthcare?”

>Help their families?

“For what? They get injury pay, I assume.”

>Uh…

“…”

>…to help them build better defenses?

“What, exactly, could they have purchased to prevent this?”

>Changeling… detectors?

“That’s not a thing.”

>…oh! Let’s hold a charity for changeling detector research!

“That sounds like racial profiling.”

>Well it’s not! Even if it does target a very specific type of…

“…”

>…Charity for better social understanding!

“Stop.”

>YOU STOP!

>>28707325
So what's this mean exactly? Dragon's on the rise?

>>28708320
Presumably it means torch is going to smack a bitch.

>Twilight
“Pinkie”
~

>OH MY GOSH! IT-

“It’s Shiny.”

>…

“I’m just going to cut you off from your panicking, that boom was Shiny. It was Shiny. Totally Shiny.”

>…how did you know-

“And he’s probably running off to go see Cadence. Like, ninety percent sure he’s going to go get her.”

>…How-

“And he’s probably gonna hug her, like, super hard. Like all the hugs. I’m the party pony of hugs, and even I think it’ll end up too huggy.”

>…

“Hugs. Super bad.”

>…THAT’S WORSE!

“Wait, what?”

>Him HUGGING HER!

“…”

>It’s bad!

“…I’m… I’m not following?”

>HIM!

“Right, Shiny.”

>HUGGING!

“The act of wrapping forelegs or other limbs around someone and squeezing, yeah.”

>CADENCE!

“His wife.”

>SUUUUPPPERRR HARRDDD!

“Which is what he’s gonna be when he sees that booty.”

>…

“Hee hee, just a… wait…”

>…

“Waiiiit a minute…”

>…

“OH!”

>…

“Ooohhhh…”

>…

“…Oh.”

>…

“…oh…”

>…

“…we should probably-“

>YEAH!

>>28708491
Well, it's easier than throwing her down a flight of stairs.

>>28708623
Anon no.

Bad.

>>28708623
>>28708683
Insert literal wife-toss.

>>28708698
ANON NO

>Rainbow Dash
“Fleetfoot”
‘Guard’
~~

>OH SHOOT! We need to go help with that!

‘Why?’

“What do you mean, why!? The side of your castle just exploded!”

‘Yeah, but it’s just the prince.’

>…It’s just the prince.

‘Just him.’

“How… how do you even know that!?”

‘Because that was his eyes staring so deep into my soul I started crying as it shattered earlier. I lost the will to live shortly thereafter.’

>…

“…”

‘This is why I stand between you, an Element of Harmony, and Miss Eighteen. He will know if you go near her, and he will know I let you near her, and what little remains of all I loved will crumble before me, and I shall not so much as die as cease to be. One day, after the event, my mother will stumble across a teddy bear in the attic, and wonder why.’

>…

“…”

‘Plus I’m pretty sure I saw him out the window there.’

>…

“…what is wrong with this place?”

>That’s the scary thing… this actually seems pretty normal for Equestria.

>>28708717
Flurry heart is coming out with a gimp and a bent face if it kills us!

>>28708970
...I wonder if these guards, all of whom have very distinct personalities, Had a name.

>>28708434
Wait a minute…

>Author is a Kaiju fan
>Chitty is getting Mecha armor
>Now A big fire breathing lizard wants to fight

...aw hell

>>28709391
I think I follow, anon, but who's King Ceasar?

>>28709549
Wait, are we refencing Millenium now? We've been doing Showa this whole time!

You can't just mix up your Godzilla generations, you just can't!

>>28709657
But... Ceasar was Showa, not millennium, you are not nerdy enough!

Unless you're referencing final wars and somehow found equivalents for every single one of the other twelve opponents, in which case you are way too nerdy.

>>28709821
Man...Final Wars...

Poor Rodan and Angy...

>>28710028
...Two of the only three monsters sans Godzilla and Minya who didn't die?

I think you might be remembering it wrong, they died in the first draft but in the actual movie, Big G just shitstomped them like he did everyone else Not-Ghidorah(Either form) and then left them beaten before walking away like a boss. The director later came out and said the studio told him to change it as a reference to the fact those three were allies to him in the past, so he spared them. It's also the reason Mothra is alive in the post credit scene, despite clearly blowing the fuck up.

Rodan, Anguirus and Cesar all lived in that movie, is the short of it.

>>28710083
Huh, guess I did remember it wrong.

Frankly most of what I remember from that movie is the fight montage, Zilla getting owned, and that dog scene

Night, /pa/ls.

>>28710338
Night yourself

Is it night? Is it morning? Who knows!

>>28711411
Couldn't you just looked outside and saw the problem? It seems like this more complicated than you are making it

>>28710273
Godzilla is too much of a bro to pull that.

>>28709097
We could just abort her. That's option.

>>28706562
>Flash

Maybe if she's wearing a strap-on, guy is pure beta

DEAD GENERAL
DEAD STICKY
DEAD BOARD
DEAD FANDOM

>>28713890
>DEAD STICKY

>Dead discussion on an episode that aired a week ago

You don't fuckin' say!

OOCO
>SA
"AJ"
'Cadence'
~~~

>No, Applejack, we can't just 'buck the ambassador of Maretonia to the sky.'

"Ya'll say can't, what ya' mean is shouldn't, and yer' wrong on both counts."

'I agree with Applejack.'

>Honey!

'They're being absurd, trying to claim our boarders were technically overtaken by them because the Empire was gone for all that time!'

"Yep. Ain't right ta' wait till someone croaks and then swoop in ta' snatch up everythin' they got, even if it is a pile of snow. Didn't even try lookin' for 'em."

>Look, that was just some political grandstanding, they know we rightfully own that giant waste of snow that serves no purpose and does nothing, and they wouldn't want to spend the funding redrawing boarders and dealing with boarder disputes anyway, they just want us to cut them some better trade deals in exchange for 'giving it back'. I mean, what're they going to do, go to war? The Equestrian army, uh...

"..."

'..'

>...well, it has SOME individuals who would be effective.

"Ya'l can just outright say we'd curbstomp them."

'Let's not be hasty, maybe they have a superweapon too?'

"We could curbstomp them."

>Maybe they have powerful forces?

"...We'd curbstomp them."

>Yeah, we would.

'But let's not let them hear us say that.'

>So what do we do? We know they know that we know they don't actually gotta claim to it, and iffin' we give up some trade bargaining we validate their claims.

'But we obviously can't threaten war!'

"This... is a puzzler."

>...

'...'

"...Ah' miss buckin' apples."

>I miss standing in one place for hours on end.

'I miss dressing up and putting on glitter!'

"This stuff sucks!"

>>28714062
You know, relying on an anime cast for force projection and guarding a countries sovreignty ain't exactly as reliable or valid as a regular standing porfessional army

>>28700265
>OK. Let's see if we can make Spike someone worth noticing at last.

So... don't send him with the Gunclub?

Gotcha! Thanks for warning me about that.

>>28714149
It actually is, especially when someone can take out army by themselves.

Chitty does it all the time.

>>28714173
Well could we avoid repeating the Berserk meme at all?

I'd like if we could avoid the Berserk meme

>>28714173
Also, very unreliable unless you somehow got her to get pissed off for exact parameters and fit along with your exact battle and war plan.

Instead of her smashing everything and everyone and leaving a devastated, barren wasteland from her wanton destruction that you brought about because she just happened to be on her changeling period and had enough of your endless nattering.

Bad

>>28714194
We're a little late for that, we already have four ponies who's combined powers can literally reshape the landscape, a regular ass unicorn who can form an unbreakable shield around an entire city, and a guy who can snap his fingers and fuck up literally anyone not using an out of nowhere magic throne. If you were hoping for some kind of more even "No this army could TOTALLY mess them up really guys!" battle, you'll have to hope those armaments Pennydrop gave them are up to the task, in show they'd mess them up.

>>28714194
Well, seeing as how we're already balls deep in that territory, we could wait until Chitania comes back into the fold on good terms and, depending on whether or not she sticks with Sunset who by that will have reconciled to a point with AJ, and also depending on where she ends up in general, she could take to offering legit training examples to wherever she lands. Maybe after all is said and done she realizes her 'hive' can be with whoever wants to learn from her. HA RIGHT

>>28714221
>Also, very unreliable unless you somehow got her to get pissed off for exact parameters and fit along with your exact battle and war plan.

She doesn't have to be pissed off, and Sunset does it all the time. Literally, all the time. She even knows how to covert strike things, because changeling.

Not saying she'd be reliable to, say, Applejack, I'm just giving an example of one of the multiple characters who could take out an army.

>>28700265
No absolutely not. It's not worth it. Do not send Spike with Sunset.

Every time.

Every single time, it happens.

Every time I try to write something short, sweet and to the point, it spirals into this fucking three-post thing that just makes me want to pull out my hair.

>>28714380
Oh noooo, you mean we get more content? The horror!

>>28714380
If you can't do it in one post. Break it apart. Delete the fat.

>>28714161
Err... this is going to take build up. Lots of side stories. All I am saying is that I am going to focus on Spike storybuilding.

Go ahead, go do your Gun club stuff! Every bit helps fleshing him out

>>28714435
I just didn't want to drag him off when you're trying to start something, since I was going to have him be the next person DT abducts.

>>28714478
Go right ahead! Works for me.

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Non-Canon
>Applejack
"Rarity"
'Celestia'
[Luna]
~~~~
>Welcome to Fireside /pa/ with your host Applejack. It's during this time that Ah' fix things in my sleep.

"And I help."

'I can't read your discard pile. What are you planning?'

[When you see it sister...]

>Um Ah' don't really know much about Mahjong.

"I'm only okay at Mahjong."

Luna slams some tiles.
[KAN!]

>What?

"She used the tile you discarded to get a 4 tile match."

'Picking on the weak?'

[Mahjong is a cutthroat game. You should know. You cut me down.]

'We needed Germaney's iron ore and you know it.'

>You made me look weak, sister!

'I regret nothing! RICHII RISING SUN!'
Celestia slams her tiles down and they can all feel a burst of her aura.

>"Kyaaa!"

'You would have done the same.'

Luna unleashes her own aura.
[Yes...but I should have given you up first. LUNAR BOMB KAN!]

>Uh pon?

"Chii!"

'That's hurtful, Luna. SUNNY PON!'

[Not as hurtful as this. TSUMO LUNAR ECLIPSE!]

'NOOOOOOOOOOOO!'
Celestia coughs up blood and falls face down on the table.

>...um celestia?

"...I thought I was dramatic."

Celestia lifts her head back up.
'So we're good now right?'

[Yeah, I guess.]

'Good, let's hangout tomorrow. Just us.'

[Fine.]

>Oh...okay, Ah' guess everything is fixed now...thanks for joining us on...the fireside.

>>28714340
Why not?

No, seriously, why do you want to outright ban a possible route for Spike to develop in? It doesn't mean he'd have to share her view or join her side. Maybe him just getting in touch with her is enough to build up from.

>Spike
“???”
~~~~

>WAIT! This! This here! I can use this!

The ‘this’ in question turned out to be a regular old wooden table belonging to a street vendor pony selling pears, but the way in which Spike pointed at it, his eyes wide with verve, would suggest it held the answers to life itself.

>Citizen!

“A-ah! You… you’re that dragon-”

>Yes! The dragon that’s saved the world countless times, yes, we all know the stories-

“Actually, I was going to say you’re that dragon who rampaged through the town that one time and caused me to piss myself with fright.”

>I really don't think you seriously peed your-

“I did. Literal piss. Down my legs and everything.”

>Huh.

“And the city made me clean that up, too. We don’t have any street cleaners, you clean up what you mess up.”

>That… that sounds fair actually.

“So it’s fair you get to do that, scare the town, cause me to waste my piss, rip off the central water tower, and then get away with it scot fr-”

>SO ANYWAY! I need that!

“That? What’s that? My pears? Well, let’s see some bits first-”

>No, not those, blech! I mean THAT! I need your table!

“Um. No. In case you can’t see, it’s the thing keeping my pears off the ground.”

>Not the whole table, just a leg!

“So many questions... the answer's still no, but so many questions...”

>…Then I guess it goes like this.

“Goes like wh-”

BURP.

Thump.

1/2

>>28714519
I hate the way Sunset's been handled and I'd rather not risk seeing him be brought down with her. I'd rather see AJ be the one to directly fix her and not tiptoe around it by sending Spike in.

>>28714586

With a fire-birthing belch, Spike burped up a sizable little bag that was no doubt filled with bits, judging by the sound it made as it fell down next to the vendor.

“…the fuck is-”

>There. All your pears bought. Including the table.

“How did-”

>Dragon fire, it's pretty handy. And I don’t want the pears, give ‘em away for free, I just waaaaaant… this!

CRACK.

And finally, he held it, the table leg he sought. He flipped it over carefully, seemingly appraising it, then elongated the claws of one hand and quickly set to carving it, molding it, turning it into something that he then fit Charity onto.

>Yes… yeeeees… she goes onto this end like that, and then I put the other end against my shoulder like this, real snug and fit, see? This stock should give me better aim, more brace-and then I can even put some spare bullets in these notches right here! Cool, right?

“…There’s only enough bits here to pay for three pears, nevermind the table.”

>…

“…”

>…Well, honestly, I think the real question here is how fucking expensive are those pears?

“…I don’t get a lot of business.”

>Gee, I wonder why.

2/2

>29
"MM"
'Zecora'
~Trixie~
(Sombra)
{32}
~~~

>Thou did not, still thine lies from thine tongue!

(It's true, I once had my servants paint the whole castle black. All of it, the whole thing.)

"Why? Doesn't that-I want to raise by the way-doesn't that kind of clash with the rest of the city?"

(Oh, it did, but the city was next. Also, I'm going to match her bet, I feel lucky with this one.)

'What a waste of time and effort, I should say. I much prefer the bright and colorful tones of day.'

(I was going through a phase.)

~Trixie is going all in!~

"Again? You just did this two hooves ago."

~She's feeling lucky again!~

>What luck does thou speak of? A failure awaited thee, only to be let back in when I saw fit of kindness in mine heart to grant thee back what thou had lost.

"Or, in laymares terms, he got sad looking at you sulk and didn't want to have to look at you."

>Lies! Tis kindness in mine heart!

{Why do you never do this when I'm in? I swear, you always wait until I fold until you pull this.}

~Trixie is worried what you will do if you win.~

{PFFTTAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!}

'You are spewing near my nachos, you know. If you don't stop, my hoof will deliver a powerful blow.'

~Trixie is desirable!~

{Come on, I don't even imply mine brother should go for thee.}

>Don't drag me into this.

~She is very sexy! Smoke monster, back Trixie up!~

(I have a name, you know.)

~Well, you don't say it like Trixie does.~

(That is weird that the only former villain in this room, changelings aside for obvious reasons, doesn't talk like this, but the otherwise non-evil unicorn does.)

~...h-ha, y-yeah, non-evil...~

(What? What did I miss?)

'T'was a long time ago, and mistakes were made. It's better to forget it, and leave it in the past to be laid.'

{Yes, even I must admit that sometimes, some things should be better left ignored... though I would love to hear of what you did. Did it involve mind control?}

~...Little bit.~

1/2

>>28714602

{Ho hoo! Now we have an interesting story!}

~Trixie doesn't want to talk about it!~

>And neither do I. In the interest of changing the topic, I shall match Trixie once again in her bet.

"I'm out."
'Fold.'
(Hrrmm... fold.)
{Cowards!}

~Ha! Trixie knew you would fall to her!~

(No, I just know if he's matching you, he's going to win. It happens every time.)

~Not this time, because TWO PAIR!~

>Three of a kind.

~...OH COME ON!~

>There are literally six other things even higher than this I could have beaten thee with, comparatively three of a kind isn't high at all.

(Drat! That's what I had, but my cards were higher! I would have won!)

>Tis none to blame but within thine own cautious heart.

~COME ONNNN!~

>Sorry, dear Trixie, but thine end has been reached!

~...~

>Oh come now, will thou really sulk again?

~I'm not sulking.~

>Thou art pulling thine hat over your head!

~It's bright in here.~

>I won in a challenge most fairly!

~Mmmhm...~

>Thou doesn't have to leave, watch instead.

~Sounds like fun.~

>Really...

"..."
'...'
(...)
{...}

>...Oh fine!

~Well, if you insist!~

{Brother, I feel such shame that you have been manipulated so.}

"Like a fiddle."

>I simply cannot handle thine sulking!

~Suuure, it has nothing to do with Trixie's wonders and need for you to be on her good side!~

>I have regrets.

'Tis too late I'm afraid, your mistakes must be left in the past. It's time to begin again... and see how long this time you will last.'

>It was the last one!

"Suuuure."

>Ugh... well, I'm keeping your papers!

~Paper?~

>The little... I O U one Berry thing! You owe me a berry! That's what I'm taking from this!

~Oh...o-oh, right, sure.~

{...pfftttAHAHAHAHAHAHA!}

>What?!

With a crash, he hit the floor.

>...I am so confused!

>>28714517
>I understood none of that but was still entertained

That's how you know it's good!

>>28714600
...Spike can make his claws grow? Neat, I guess!

>>28714611
God I love these guys.

Awesome last ten minutes we just had.

>>28714600
...Did Spike just invent a rifle barrel?

Huh.

>>28714611
>>The little... I O U one Berry thing! You owe me a berry! That's what I'm taking from this!

I literally might be the only person(beside the author obviously) who remembers that.

For the record, I have NO idea where it was, but they did a poker game before, and Trixie had no money, so she handed out cards that said "IOU1B", and 29 didn't even question them, because she just lost anyway like she always does. He finally asked what the B stood for and she stammered a lot and said 'berry'.Then mocked him for wagering a lot of bits against a single berry.

32 gets it

>>28714692
Proof that he and Sunset will get along swimmingly...! Well, or him and Miss 'War Economy' Pennydrop

>>28714724
...After-dark of him cashing them in when?

>Spike
"???"
'???'
~??~
~~

>I know I just heard her!

Lugging around his newest creation, the spontaneous stock side he had decided to create on a whim, the dragon frantically raced with everything his short little legs could carry him as he chased down what he was sure had been Rarity's voice. Something deep inside of him told him that somehow, someway, Rarity had found what had happened to Applejack.

And it had absolutely nothing to do with that waiter specifically saying they were going off to find her. Nothing. He was a smart dragon and that was that.

>Rarity? Rarrrity?... Am I being exclusionist not to call out to Luna too? I mean, we've been hanging out and having fun, maybe I should mix it up... Luuuunnaaaa-

A SHOOP! rang out beside him, and before he could draw a single claw against it, he found himself wrapped up from fin to tail in a thick, powerful net.

>...alright, fine, I'll just call for Rarity in the future, god who apparently has a vested interest.

"What kind of bullshit is that?!"

His confusion, already thicker than the giant wireframe net wrapping him up, only grew when he spotted a familiar, eyepatch wearing black face a short distance away. One who was sporting quite a large welt on the side of his head.

"I get shot in the head, and he just gets a little netting!?"

'I ran out of dodgeballs. I used the last one... on your head.'

"I call bullshit!"

'Sorry, patchy!'

"It's favoritism, is what it is!"

'No it isn't, I swear! I like you too! I like you even more than the jerk who didn't use 'special' favors get me back on the A-team even!'

"I don't believe you."

'Oh, fine.'

>...Guys?

The filly who had wrapped him up ignored him, and began to fiddle with her rocket launcher.

>Guys, I'm going to meet someone, it's important, so please don't take this the wrong way when I bite my way out of this. Cause I can do that... dragon! I'm a dragon, and we have sharp teeth. Still not listening? Alright, ahhhh-

1/2

>>28715175

SHUNT! was all he heard, before a sudden collision hit the side of his head, and he went skidding down the road slightly.

'There, are you happy?'

"Hmm... yes, thank you, poppet."

'Yeah yeah, you know I'm awesome. Now let's go, the train awaits!'

~Shouldn't we get a card first?~

'Oh right... to the greeting card store, then the train!'

Chipper as the day, all three skipped off, dragging an unconscious, netted dragon behind them.

'I hope Forty Two isn't too badly hurt, I hate it when my friends get hurt...'

>>28715185
I just realized, with everyone headed for the Empire, this is possibly the first time we've had that many characters in one place ever.

If we don't have everyone stick to their own groups and/or allow groups to mingle, we could get a lot of character interactions that have either never happened or haven't happened in a hundred threads.

>>28715312
QUICK! EVERYONE TO THE MPIRE!

>>28715312
>this is possibly the first time we've had that many characters in one place ever.

Partyland.

Or if you mean in a single structure like a castle, Gala 2.0.

>>28715405
In that case, it'll be the first time in over a hundred threads since we have this many characters together in one place. Think of the possibilities.

OOCO
>AJ
“Spike”
~~~

>So what’s on the itinerary fer’ today, dare Ah’ ask?

“Lessee, lessee… geez, this thing’s all over the place, applebutt.”

>Why’s that? Y’all usually have it down pat an' ready t’ roll.

“I do, and I did, but not even Twi’ could sort all of this out.”

>…

“…Yeah, scratch that, she totally could... and I’ll be hogtied and thrown on the hay before I let my sister upstage me like that, not this number one assistant.”

>Heh, don’t reckon bein’ hogtied an’ thrown in the hay is on the list, is it?

“Checking, cheeeecking… yup, it is, right under the ‘things that will never happen’ category, along with other items like ‘stay in bed all snuggled up’ and ‘operation: one Sunday off for a walk around Canterlot together’.”

>Ah’ hate that category…

“Me too, applebutt, meeee too. But first up you have a meeting with Shining, something about flour regulations. What’s that about?”

>Basically? We’re in a region-wide flour crisis an’ need a bailout from Shinin’. Too much cake makin’.

“...Ah, well, that makes sense. I would almost pity the cakes you princesses eat like they’re going out of style if they didn’t add more padding to the booty I’m currently leaned up against.”

>…Ah’ should probably do some apple-buckin’ soon, keep it toned up, ya’ reckon?

“Meh. I’ve read that squats help, they can tone up the booty and those thunder thighs.”

>Mah’ thighs aren’t thunderous….

“Really? Did you know there’s a legend around Canterlot that every time Princess Applejack runs, the sound of her thighs rubbing together sounds like a thunderstorm?”

>…

“…”

>...Almost had me there, loverboy.

"Almost is good enough! Now, next up is..."

>>28715446
It'll be close, since there's no Fluttershy, but we have Luna, so mayyybe it's above Beach Arc's 15 number?

>Lavan
"Sp-Eye-Der"
-Upper Crust-
~Changelings~

"WHERE ARE YOU!?"

The mighty monstrous cyclops of an arachnid twisted this way and that, its eye darting about in a rage as it searched for its quarry. On its back, meanwhile, a shaky alliance is formed.

-This guy sucks.-

~Agreed.~

-I mean I think by this point, we Canterlotians- -

~Canties.~

-No, Cantlotians, Canties is far too lowbrow.-

~...kay, Canty.~

-You're going on my grudge list but continuing, I'm a bit of a connoseuir- -

~Gesundheit.~

- -of monster attacks by this point and this is just amateur hour at its finest.-

~Yeah, HEY EYEBALL SPIDER!~

"NAME ME NOT!"

~My aunt's better at this than you!~

-I agree! Where's the chaos!? The fire!? The terror!? I can tell you why there's none of that last one, it's because you're terrible!-

~Yeah! The plush toys were waaaay better than you, Speyeball!~

"WHAT DID I SAY!?"

~Dunno, ya were too boring so I fell asleep, Eyerachnid.~

"THAT'S IT!"

Pop!

~Waaaah!~

The changeling was sent flying, erupting out of the arachnid's skin like a popped zit, the bug screamed as it flew through the air...then remembered it had wings and stopped itself inches from a wall.

~Phew, close one.~

>I agree.

~Huh? Hey!~

The changeling looked down to find the fiery being known as Lavan looking back up from behind one of Canterlot's many many many boutiques.

~There ya are! What gives ya big coward, we need help, what're ya waiting for!?~

>An idea...

The floating face broke out into a wide smile.

>...and I just got one, this pleases me.

~...weirdo.~

>>28715665
Oh, phew! I was worried about this when no updates for a few days..

>>28699834
>Using taltzjack already

No WAY is this staying up until Halloween, you fool!

We eat through this shit in a week, tops! It's been five days the last four threads!

>>28716068
QUICK

NOBODY POST!

CHANNEL YOUR INNER CASUAL SEX EQUESTRIA AND MAKE IT LAST 19 DAYS

~~~

She was here.

Somewhere in the million billion firings of a thousand strands of neurons, a simple fact made it's way past the running adrenaline that roared across every synapse like angry vikings tearing into the brain that dared try to think it's weak thoughts of sanity.

In this simple fact that made it, the herofact that had carved through, he heard it. The knowledge that he had sought with the gusto of a fastidious scholar, the need to know that only the greatest minds could ever have comprehended, and just barely at that.

"C-cccaaaddenncceee..."

Prince Shining Armor of the Crystal Empire knew, deep in his heart, down into the pit of his soul just past the clotted arteries of marchmalley and one too many midnight snacks of the worst things imaginable from the back of the fridge.

He knew, with all the certainty of a filly who looked up to the stars and knew themselves small, that she was here.

"Caaaaaadddeennnceeeee..."

His wife, the love of his life, the pony who haunted his dreams, both wonderful and the cruel dream that was reality where his attempts to get more physical often lead to nothing, Cadenza Mi Amore, was here.

She was here, in the Empire, is what the primal screaming wailing of a thousand unused evolutionary genetics and the beating of the love in his heart that sang like a fairytale song did sing. Something inside of him told him this, and he listened.

"Er... y-yes, your highness, the scout said her train should be arriving any second."

It was also what the pegasi in front of him may have attempted to mention, but the heart and evolution thing was clearly the truth that had merely needed to use such a soul for it's mouthpiece.

"Shining!"

He had begun shaking, and the massive, four limbs grabbing hold of him belonging to the grand Princess Celestia had noticed. The owner of said limbs also did not particularly dislike the shaking and the vibrations, but that was a thought for another time, and with far less observers present.

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>>28716536

"Now, Shining, I'm sure she has her reasons, and you are going to be an adult, and you are going to be sane, and-"

For one in his life, Shining Armor knew what it was like to be one of the many mares in his life.

For someone was talking, he looked like he was listening, and he didn't hear a single word.

"You're going to sit here, or else. I'm not letting go, and you're not moving, until you calm down, is that understoo-"

Her words might, for all intents and purposes, still be there.

Hanging in the air, exactly where they had been after they had left the princesses mouth. They might still be there, lost and confused as to where the ear that had been so very close to the alabaster lips they had left went away to, but they would not be there for long.

The blast that followed would have surely knocked them away.

"CAAADDDANNNNCCEEEE!"

The princess would have screamed, had the sudden influx of speed not crushed her lungs and left her wishing for the glory days of when her loved ones would simply shoot her in the head.

Without the breath to fill them, she could do little more than hold on as the one she held so tightly to with all her alicorn power defied all physics and made the wall that had stood between them not a wall anymore. Without even moving his legs, without even a single jump, he had gone through the thing as easily as one would walk through air, and the wall had simply bowed to the prince who exceeded it's grasp on the physical world.

What remained was nothing but broken dreams, and the broken psyche of the poor guard who had drawn the shortest of all of the sticks of life, and now stood a shattered pony after hearing that wail. Forever more in his dreams, he would hear them.

"CAAADEEENNNNCCEEEEEE!"

Once upon a time, Shining Armor had dreamed of wings, and flight.

On this day, the concept of Flight dreamed of Shining Armor.

"CAAAAAAADEENNNNCCCCEEEEE!"

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>>28716545

He did not hit the ground, for even the solid street beneath him was not foolish enough to stand in his way. Instead, in one instance he was in the air, the next he was on the crystal streets, and the greatest physicists of the modern age would spend their lifetime trying to find the connecting point, in vain.

None would ever find that which had fled reality so quickly that the few seconds of existence they had previously inhabited ceased to be.

"CAAAADEEENNNNCCCCEEEE!"

His limbs vanished, no longer needed. Though some would later claim they had simply moved too fast to be seen, those who had glimpsed it in the brief interval of it's creation knew the truth. They simply did not exist any longer, transcended to propel him from another dimension entirely and move him forwards from beyond time and space.

"CAAADEEENNNNCCEEE!"

The world in his vision swirled into a tunnel of focus and hate, sealing off all the world save a single target that only he could see.

His vision bored through the structures between him and what he looked for, seeing past the pitiful attempts of the gathering of molecules into solid structures to hold back his physical sight like they were wont to do.

He saw past them, through time itself, and he knew where he needed to go. Though reality, sanity, and many of the screaming subjects who fell into a state of horror of seeing yet another royal unicorn on a rampage would attempt to stop him, nothing would.

Not even the pony currently carving twin trenches in his wake.

"SHINING STOP!"

His response to her was the same as it was to all the rest of the world.

"CAAAADDDEENNNNCCCCEEEEE!"

He felt that summed it up.

His passengers attempts to stall him, in physical means or magical, were noble, but foolish.

Even sparkling metaphysical manifestations of energy were little more than sparkles on a toy doll in comparison to him at this point.

"CADDEEEEENNNNNCCCEEE!"

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>>28716551

As were any structures, sad a fate to be brought to this point as it was, in his way. Anything, from statues to park benches to even homes that had the audacity to exist in this plain of consciousness at the same point in time that the prince did was a crime that held only one punishment.

Ripping a hole in reality and being shoved in there to think about what they have done for all the foreseeable continuation of existence as ponies knew it.

"CAADDAANNNNCCEEE!"

He traveled through all without trouble, without consideration for any that would stand in his way. Had the primal fears burned into the crystal ponies down to the tiniest atom of their smallest cell from millennia of not choking on their own breath not moved them, it was very likely they too would have simply ceased to be, and be forgotten with a wisp of white fur that flew past.

"CAAADDDDANNNNNCCCEEE!"

The train that came into view sparkled and shimmered.

If it had only the mouth to make such a sound, it would also currently be screaming like a filly about to have their first root canal via a corkscrew.

Inside, he could see her, he could feel her, he knew her and knew of her, and she was there and alive and not dead and still breathing and not a corpse and still so very very stupid, and he was going to make that clear.

"CAAAADDAANNNNNCCCCCE!"

He had plans to include more words, but he was going to play it by ear.

What followed was a sight no pony, or changeling, or any other species in the wide diverse world that never seemed to want to come near the equines for budgetary reasons would ever forget.

"CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDAAANNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE!"

The sight of a white projectile tackling the side of a train.

It was the train that realized it had made the mistake.

For one brief moment, even the non-sentient thing of machine, parts and metal realized that it had made the terrible mistake of not sprouting legs and running for the hills when that pony collided with it's side.

4/11

>>28716555

There was no side anymore.

There was no train car anymore.

There was nothing but a hole where something had been, but wasn't.

Where had the parts gone. What magical journey did they now find themselves in. What would they learn, and who would they meet.

Ponies were not meant to know this, and they never would.

Nor would any care, and instead spend their lifetime trying to unravel the magic trick that even horses that could conjure up matter from nothing in a blatant violation of the laws of physics would find absurd.

Forever would the greatest magicians wonder what spell had been cast, and what magic had been used.

They would never find out why.

"CCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Why, and how, one white shape goes in, the traincar ceased to be, and all that is left is the three that had been within that car, and nothing else.

No parts, no luggage, not even the candy wrapper on the seat, nothing.

Three bodies, untouched, unmoved, remained, and they looked just as confused as everyone else.

Either their minds could not follow it, or it was simply something they were not meant to know, and they had blocked out what eyes should never see in the hopes of sparing them a lifetime reduced to a gibbering wreck of madness.

With all that had stood between them gone, with all that had dared to try to keep him physically from what he had sought, he could finally look find what he had been looking for, all this time.

"...Cadence..."

With every single step as he moved towards her, the world trembled.

Somewhere, without her knowing, a feeling of jealousy seized the heart of the Titan Queen, and she felt inadequate.

"Caaadeeennnceee."

The most terrifying beings the world over suddenly were overcome by the sensation to huff, and insist they could bring that much terror too.

They also felt the lie of every denial of a situation they would never know.

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>>28716560

"Caaadddeeeennnnccceeee..."

One final, powerful step, and even the storm outside had frozen, the needs of every snowflake in mid fall keeping them aloft long enough to watch what was surely to be a scene they would forever regret missing, if they were to obey that tricky mistress that was gravity.

"Caaaaaaadddddeeennnnncccceeeeee..."

He leaned forwards, towards the broken, beaten, tired pony directly in front of him, and with nothing but his sight alone told her everything she need know.

If he'd turned his thoughts into lasers and bored them into her skull, it would not have been as effective as this simple glare.

"Um...Boop!"

His nose scrunched up with her hoof.

The fake smile she had forced on faded soon after, when he did not so much as twitch.

"The boop failed! The boop failed! Applejack we have to..."

It was too late.

Applejack, the princess who had stood against mad royals, giant monsters, and stopped a weapon of global devastation all by herself, had chosen another path.

The path of digging a hole, and planting herself like an apple seed directly down in it, and covering herself and any trace of her existence with it.

"We're screwed."

The Queen changeling next to the princess seemed correct, with the only one of them physically able to walk gone, it all seemed hopeless.

"...caaaaaadence... chrysalissssss.."

And indeed, it was.

He inhaled, and whatever hope remained had already loaded the gun, put it to it's forehead, and pulled the trigger.

It would not be here for this.

"...I'm sorry?"

He inhaled.

"...oh dear..."

What came out were not words.

Words could not describe it, it was sinful to so much as associate them with it. The concept of spoken language wanted nothing to do with the things that spewed out of his mouth so quickly that they broke the light barrier and made the whole world glow a deathly red.

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>>28716565

The pair of Princess and Queen could do nothing, both of their mouths dropping open in silence as even their screams had retreated down so far into their bodies their hind hooves were inflating. The wave of what he unleashed was nothing short of horrifying, the spirits of the dead seen before by one of them put to utter shame by just what he let out, and nothing more.

Through the haze, they felt, not heard, something about scaring him, being irresponsible, being foolish, almost getting killed, and so much more.

With one such thing, and they would not dare to call it a sound, they experienced, not imagined, but truly experienced their own deaths a thousand times over, every thing that could have gone wrong they did not simply know, they lived.

The parts of the train that had not ceased to be on either side of them wilted without heat, as if the weeping sadness had infected their metal bodies, and they had been forever scarred within.

He did not close his mouth when he was done. He sealed it off, whatever hellish dimension he had tapped into blocked off at last from the world. This was not an act of mercy, but salvation, and all who had heard even a single word spoken knew without a doubt that had the gate beyond been opened for a second more, all would have been lost, and they would have danced in madness.

Finally, when the last of the perfectly white teeth closed, there was silence. The silence of death, as all things from the birds to the microscopic organisms that floated through the air tried to reorient themselves within reality, and realize that they had not died whatever their very being may say on the matter. The world was still, as all of creation watched in fear for what he would do next.

He did nothing, but glare with a face that would put the very stones that held up the world to utter shame.

"...I had to do it."

Stones that broke when she spoke.

"I know... you're right, but I had to."

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>>28716573

And broke further, when the pink hoof grabbed one of Chrysalis's forelegs, and brought her in closer.

"I had to bring her home..."

He finally looked away for just one moment, just long enough to glance up, at the other royals face.

The Queen looked away in shame.

"It... made sense at the time."

He stared to shake again, new anger rising, new power forming, and the world trembled once more.

When two of his hooves rose up into the air, pens conjured themselves from nothing, and danced in harmony as they wrote the last will and testament of every single being, sapient or otherwise, that was present.

The pair flinched, and braced themselves, when those hooves shot forwards.

"...dumb!"

Their minds, all minds, broke when those hooves collided with their noses, and nothing else.

"Dumb! You dumb! DumbdumbdoofusesDUMBDUMBUMB"

He kept poking them, over and over, as his brain finally burned out, and he was reduced to nothing but incoherent cavepony babbling.

"Doo! Doooum! Dorormmgmaffooooo!"

They were pushed and pushed and pushed, and almost fell over.

Only two strong, powerful hooves seizing them mid fall stopped them.

When their chests began to crush, they dreamed of the timeline when they had simply fell to the ground, and all their broken bodies had been given respite.

"Dummmdmdmdffoooooo!"

His babbling only became worse when he alternated burying his face in either shoulder.

It was some time before he stopped, they stopped, and everyone stopped being worried that the sky was going to finish opening up as it had been, and the grand flying squid god was going to make it out.

Little did they know it was waiting for Two to start dating as it was before it brought about it's wrath.

"I'm sorry."

"We're sorry."

His whole body let out a powerful shudder, and he nodded.

"...Uh knoowwww."

At last, everything was in peace.

"SHINY NO!"

Until a certain purple former unicorn touched down with the force of an exploding bomb, at least.

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>>28716579

"NO NO NO-I mean, heeyyyyy, Cadence! Caddy, oh wow, you're um...er...!"

Teleporting a mask on wouldn't have made her face switch as quickly into that fake smile as it had, and it would have been far less noticable.

"You're looking... alive! And-oohhhshitshitshi-I mean, you look a little beat up! That's bad! But not super bad, maybe, but let's be safe and I um... just gonna..."

She shuffled up to the hugging trio, that fake smile wobbling and shaking with every one of her unsteady steps, until she finally reached her sister in law.

"Just gonna cheeeckkkk for... injuries... internal ones! You never know, but we wanna be saaafffeeee... please be safe..."

Her attempts to make it sound causal crashed and burned like Hammy the Hampster's dreams of being an astronaut, or her dreams of being allowed near the gasoline or ever owning a non-flying pet if her parents had anything to say about it.

Much like that fateful day, her failed attempts brought about a lot of horrified faces, and worry about some very painful explanations that was about to follow.

"It's probably fiiiinnnee..."

Her confidence, fake as it was already, was somewhat undercut by her sudden hesitancy to look and the frantic chewing of her hoof in a manner not at all dissimilar to a teen getting back test results after one shameful night of fun with a hobo pony.

Her horn glowed as she looked over her sister in law carefully, and she held her breath.

Finally, at long last, she let out that breath, and the force was enough to send her on her back.

"Oh, thank goodness."

The hugging trio worried that, they were going to have to wait to find out what exactly Twilight found that was wrong with their dearly beloved pink pony.

"IS THE BABY OKAY!?"

They were wrong.

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>>28716590

The purple pony's jaw dropped open so fast it broke, letting out a pop as it attempted in vain to burrow straight into the core of the earth itself and beat Gravity itself within an inch of it's life.

All eyes eventually found their way to the pony who held the world record for bouncing, raw sugar consumption, and recently destroying every single mind in a two hundred foot radius.

The previous holder, a Changeling Queen, accepted her defeat with grace in the afterlife, and wished her well.

"...Pinkie... why..."

Pinkie's hoof had shoved itself into her mouth so hard it had nearly shattered every tooth, but there was nothing to be done. No matter how much forced she pushed with, she could not put the words back from where they had left.

There was a subtle pop beside them all, and a blond maned orange head sprung from the ground like a seed sprouting in the spring, sporting a confused squint in her eye and a scrunched nose.

"Wait, did she just say?...Er, Shining? You okay?"

Blood was pouring from everywhere.

His eyes, his mouth, his ears, his nose, even his soul somehow.

His look turned into a stallion possessed, and the sky began to swirl again, the dark thing beyond the veil wondering if he had been summoned.

It only got a glimpse before hastily sealing up the sky once more.

It might be a being who saw the threads of fate as a whim, but even it wanted none of that.

"Uh... congratul-"

The world changed.

They had not blinked, they had not looked away, they had not even moved, but somehow the world had changed.

Somehow, someway, one second they were standing in the middle of the destroyed train station, and the next, they were inside of the castle.

"...h-how did you do that!?"

Specifically, in the room with a shocked changeling marefriend, a more shocked aircaptain, and an unconscious friend who inexplicably now sported a confused furrow on her brow.

"Ah'm not even gonna question this."

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>>28716595

Somehow, she had remained in the floor save, and she could not feel the cool breeze of a hallway on her hooftips as they dangled in the air. Those a single floor down would have been confused, had they not still been mid prayer for a quick and painless death.

"Bed..."

It was not a word.

It was a command.

A command not aimed at any single soul, but the world itself.

It obeyed.

"...how..."

In the next second, both royals, and inexplicably Twilight, Pinkie, and even Applejack, found themselves in a hospital bed as per the prince's command.

"Ah'm actually not-"

"BED BED BED-"

Their eyes burned as wave after wave after wave of pink and glamorous shield washed over them, and covered the room entirely.

"BEDBEDBEBEDBEDBEDBED-"

The pink earth pony fell into a strobe induced seizure, and the rest screamed as shield after shield was summoned.

He would not rest until he could do magic no more.

"BEEEDDD!"

Only when his horn burned out and turned black did that become a reality.

Finally, he was done.

"...Shiny?"

He smiled.

He truly, happily smiled.

He stood there, frozen, in joy.

All was right with the world.

"...Is Celestia okay?"

The mare who'd inexplicably held on all this time, and who's face had thus far been bashed in by everything from walls to statues to chunks of trains and everything in between answered that for him.

She coughed up a wad of blood coated crystal, and slipped off his back, inexplicably landing on another bed somehow, her eyes a swirling mess, and the golden shoes on her hooves now bored down to little more than a smear of coloring.

"...Don't you dare."

Realizing any hope of salvaging this had long since past, Pinkie Pie, party pony extraordinaire, ignored her, and blew a partyhorn.

"Congratulations."

He smiled.

Everyone was home.

It was over.

"So should I even ask what's going on-"

"No."

"Okay..."

It was over.

They were home.

>>28716603
ITS OVER

ITS FINALLY OVER

>>28716603
Fucking. Gold.

Somehow, AJs bits made me laugh the hardest.

>lololol Shiny is le sooomad he breaks le spes time continuum XDDDddddd and is unstoppable lmao and destroys everything in his way cos muh luv and muh sparklememejoules kkkkkkkk

What the fuck was I even hoping for?

>>28716603
Ahhh, classic Looney tunes level destruction, I love it. I admit, I still like Ragylis better, but this one is going pretty high on the list. This was great.


>>28716673
Right? It's like she pulled a Pinkie there, while Pinkie was just being Pinkie.

>>28716681
...what the fuck were you hoping for?

>>28716595
>That Shining

Fuck, where did I put that Zalgo image of him smiling and going 'TWILI' at?

>>28716701
>still like Ragylis better, but this one is going pretty high on the list.

I'm actually leaning towards this one a little bit more favoritism wise, just for the simple fact that it didn't end on a dour note. I will admit, it had not as many laugh out loud funny lines, but the ending made me feel a lot better and less worried than the other one did. There was just some more genuine caring, and a lot less rage spitting.

If we're going on quantity of just pure laugh out loud moments, obviously the other one wins, if we're going for more laugh out loud that also gives you heartwarming moment, I had to give it to this one

>>28716603
>"Ah'm actually not-"
The whole thing was great but this right here had me cracking up, damn it.

>>28716603
>Pinkie spilled the beans in this one

Wow, this timeline IS fucked up!

So what I'm getting from this is:

>Shining can ferrorise amd hurt as many ponies as he wants in his for-some-reason-God-Mode-temper-tantrum and everyone will be fine with it cos his aggression and violence is valid and acceptable but nopony elses anger is

.... Right?

Cos not gonna lie

That's pretty bulllshit

>>28716681
>>28716804
Oh come on, man, this is getting sad.

>>28716804
>ferrorise
Well, thanks for the funny image of a bunch of ferrets terrorizing our cast, at least.

>>28716804
>>Shining can ferrorise amd hurt as many ponies a

>terrifying spelling
>Ignoring the line about him not hitting anyone, just things
>Says nobody else can when Applebloom got off the hook for doing this, but worse, in a mech.
>And also Ragylis, who also didn't get any backlash for strangling Applejack and punting Spike and blowing away Shining.

I'm not even giving the 'it's comedy' excuse, that's weaksauce shit. There's just reasons why nobody really thought less of him for losing his goddamn cookies over this.

>>28716812
I'm not the same as >>28716681
That guy's the shitposter who shows up whenever he feels like making a ruckus.

I liked it,it was well written and paced and all that good shit that makes this thread fun and exciting.

But I just did not like how Shining just... Ripped and tore and no one came around to tell him to fucking chill cos he was being dangerous to almost.... anyone, really.

Its just a shame we fell into that old trope of the Man being righteously angry and destructively violent; look what he did to Celestia!, and no one calls him out. But the Woman needs to stay in line and keep her feelings bottlesd in unless a hundred voices tell her to cut it out and the audience sees her as bad and unhinged for her actions.

>>28716887

>Ripped and tore and no one came around to tell him to fucking chill cos he was being dangerous to almost.... anyone, really.

Celestia did, she was on his back about it. Kepty riding his ass the whole way!

Heh.. i'm sorry.

>But the Woman needs to stay in line and keep her feelings bottlesd in unless a hundred voices tell her to cut it out and the audience sees her as bad and unhinged for her actions.

>Applebloom in a mech
>Ragylis
>Apple-Crazy's beginning where she tore into everyone
>Chitania's berserker mode that saved the day against Cordyspike
>Sweet Note going all out on Pommel
>Cadence getting ticked and shooting hate-lasers
>Spitfire beating the shit out of Shining, who was just as angry.

Do I have to keep going?

Come on, ninety percent of our cast are female, and they go all out wayyyyy more than all the males combined.

Remember, at the end of Ragylis, Celestia herself said Chrysalis was RIGHT, and Applejack letting loose and screaming at the crowd for being idiots got cheers from the readers.

Why would any of that group call him out on it? It's not like he hit them, or hurt anyone.

>>28716887
>But the Woman needs to stay in line and keep her feelings bottlesd in unless a hundred voices tell her to cut it out and the audience sees her as bad and unhinged for her actions.

Damn it, tumblr! At least read the thread at some point, we've been referring to ragylis for a reason!

>>28716940
Don't forget when AJ lost it and went at her during Partyland when she thought Chrysalis killed JJ.

>Come on, ninety percent of our cast are female
I noticed that too, even considering new OC's we are super female heavy, but not exclusive.

It's nice.

>>28717025

95% of the audience in here are dudes.

Of course there's an absurdly high amount of females in the cast.

>>28716603
Finally, the storyline came to an end that we can start a new one!

>>28716603
I didn't like it that much

There could've been better, less headachr-inducing-purple-prose ways to write this but it's fine

Can we stop with the super rage mode stories now? The joke is a bit old now. The novelty wore off.

>>28717093
How does that work? isn't the stereotype that they would write more about men, because then they could self insert better?

You know, why anon is so popular

>>28717182
Same issue animu has. It allows lonely, over-20 NEET types with social handicaps to fawn over a whole host of personal, special snowflake type of dream female. The same type who prefers only ONE male main character to self-insert with.

In these threads, that's Shingle Armor, who is married to the Ditz, almost fuckbuddied with a Mommy type, dating the Tsundere, buddying the Kuudere, has a cute sister with which to do questionable comedy with, may soon romance the tough girl... the list of sins goes on

>>28717226
BUT, in all those situations, it's still the male who does all the major events f the story, gains all of the new powerups, and every characters progression is dependent on him being there, otherwise it doesn't happen. The focus of the story you described always is on the male character who these situations happen around and eventually depend on, ala Tenchi Muyo for an example. Without Tenchi, none of the stories happen and none of the girls really do anything, and they need him to save the day at the end.

That doesn't describe this series at all. Barring the one final battle which firmly put him in a fatherhood role to protect his daughter, which again isn't seen often in those series as that concept 'ages' the character too far to be relate able, he hadn't been the driving force of any of the arcs. Even this most recent one put him to the level of a character who was waiting for the mains to come home, he didn't drive either characterization of Cadence or Chrysalis.

What I'm saying is, if we wanted what you were implying, it would be more thread 3-7 Spike that Shining would resemble, instead of the Crystal Invasion, which squarely put it on Chrysalis to become the all powerful one who defeated the enemy.

While you can connect some tropes tangentially to him, putting him on the level of an anime protagonist just plain does not fit with how he's been used in story.

>>28717268
It's also the reason in most AIE situations, he's 'anti-magic' or something, anything that gives him an edge to be more 'on the level' of the main cast, or as mentioned why Spike was suddenly an expert hand to hand fighter with perfect aim and a weapon that put him next to Twilight in strength. We never really gave Shining a powerup like that, and even in his battles it's always been squarely keeping it in his own displayed power of 'bubbles'.

I can kinda see where he's coming from with the other stuff, but it kinda relegates characters who are much more fleshed out than that into stereotypes, doesn't it? Calling 18 Tsundere, for instance(Yes, I know, he got that one wrong, but let's move on), doesn't that kinda ignore that she's not really angry all the time because that's a character, but often because she's stressed out from having to manage so much work? The archtype is the same(In the hypothetical, don't get nitpicky about the terms), but it ignores everything else.

It's actually the reason I dislike that kind of implication, and why I don't even mind Spike's previous powerups, because it relegates story to what you can pick out of others and what vague connection you can make, and slapping an entire label on it wholesale as if you could stuff a burger in a jar and just label it 'pickles', and have it be valid.

I'm actually worried thats why Spike fell off so fast, people got too worried they were making him 'anime', but ignored the story that brought him there. Obviously, such terms aren't stopping the CE-Train, and they're getting closer with every story, but I fear for Spike we did some real damage and missed out.

Sorry for the ramble.

>>28717349
I actually never really understood what Tsundere was, so I can't call him out on that. I figured it just meant angry character? Don't even fucking ask me what Kuudere means, I don't even bother with that shit.

But aside from that, I do agree with the reasoning of the rest, that trying to focus on traits ignores character and story. It's one of the reasons I personally think a lot of writers struggled with Chrysalis in the pre-100 post-50 threads, they knew her character TRAITS, but when they tried to stick to only that they fucked up again and again and clashed with what happened in the STORY. It's alos pretty noticeable if you look at the "animu!" reactions after certain fights, they'll often directly quote tropes that don't match up at all to what's there, simply because that's what they expect. For example, all of the quotes after the 42 VS Chitania brawl. They expected Chitania to pause and comment on her power in shocked tones, instead of becoming wild and excited, or for them to pause and do banter where 42 declares her strength instead of going dead silent as she got punching, because that's what anime does, and that's the traits they think are there, so they see them even when it's not there.

I kinda agree Spike probably got a little too hard of the kickback, and the writers willing to write him might've backed off and just left it hanging, and I kinda wonder if Shining got the same, but it just worked out better for him. Because for the most part, Shining doesn't get physical in the final battles anymore, in Partyland he was a spectator, Cordy he was a battery, Variolus he lost against, and so on. But by being forced away from the powerups and such, he had to focus on just his relationship comedy, and guess what? Comedy gets attention. Just those one shots of him being silly was all he needed.

TLDR, you're right on the label thing, and yeah, Spike got fucked too hard for dumb reasons.

>>28717451
>I actually never really understood what Tsundere was, so I can't call him out on that. I figured it just meant angry character?

The concept of a tsundere is a character who is mean an abrasive to hide a more sensitive side and is quick to hide or dismiss feelings, "I-it's not like I love you or anything!" That doesn't fit 18, as despite being grumpy sometimes she's never outright mean to anyone, and isn't afraid of how she feels for anyone. 18 is more the Stern Businesswoman with a heart of gold who wants love type. She's snappy, bossy and loves to sass, but she's got a good side and she's not afraid to fawn over some cute guy she thinks she can marry.

Kuudere is, ironically, what 42 wants to be, but can't pull off. Cold and detached on the outside, but warm and fuzzy on the inside. Their emotions are often buried beneath cold exteriors, like how 42 is when she tries to act professional, but they hide some warm and mushy feelings, like what 42 actually is most of the time. Kuudere is what she aspires to be, but never actually has managed to stick. Her archtype is the 'wanna-be soldier' type, the one who gets into bootcamp and has something to prove and someone she wants to be, but just can't fit in there like she wants.

See why I hate the trope labels? They miss so much!

>First pure comedy ending with no serious stuff since freaking Beach Arc
>Somehow ends up with the discussion on anime tropes

The fuck is up with this thread?

>>28717656
We have these moments of stupidity when nothing in story is being stupid.

>Chitania
"Flash"
'Fizzle'
~~~

>Is that really the best you've got?

The training room the three now resided in, a room created originally to test certain munitions that certain ponies of ill intent had purchased, was currently being put through more paces than the average firearm could provide, and the two pair of Flash and Fizzle were feeling the full force of it.

'I thought she was supposed to be all weak now or something!?'

The pony grimaced, pausing for a moment while he pulled his scaly companion from the wall he had been knocked into.

"I'm a little worried this is her being weak."

His body, mostly the new faux-pony parts, could not bruise as they once could, but he found they could bend if given sufficient force. The Titan's hoof was very much that force, and then some, leading to some rather bow-legged movements on his part when the Titan began to advance on them.

>I am nowhere near my full power, no. But I'm more than enough for you two, and I need to say sharp.

'No, seriously, this is some bullshit, I hit you dead on with my lava!'

The changeling smirked, brushing off chips of black remains casually.

>And that one pony once covered me completely in the stuff. For the record? You're not as hot as the real thing.

'Bullshit!'

With one final heave, the dragon was ripped free, and he and his ally resumed their places in a defensive position opposite the Titan.

"Do we have to keep going? I think you proved your point."

>Proved my what now? I was just doing this for fun.

'Yeah, and when you dragged us off, I thought we were going to be having that kind of fun! What bullshit is this that you find this enjoyable?'

>...well what did you think we were going to do?

The dragons eyes became shifty, and his already diamond breaking jaws clamped up even harder than they had before.

>...really.

1/2

>>28717963

"For the record, I didn't think that. I expected the punching."

>And this is why I don't aim for your face, like I do his.

'Oh come on, do you have a pony fetish or something-'

She did not come to him, and she did not need to. With a stomp and a swing, the chunk of floor the dragon stood on was ripped up, and with one flick he flew towards an unforgiving hoof.

"Damn it..."

He sighed, and prepared to try to pry Fizzle from the wall once again.

>In case that punch wasn't clear, I have no desire of that from either of you.

'Yeah, cause you're too busy fucking the boss lady.'

The pony let out another sigh, and stood aside, expecting the changeling to rush past, and not stop punching until he wasn't the only cyborg in the room.

"...uh..."

To his surprise, she never moved.

>What? Did your really expect me to get mad over that?

Both pony and dragon honestly didn't know how to take it.

>Get back up already, your speed is pathetic, you need to learn to dodge more.

"...wait... is this?"

>Is this what?

He didn't finish, instead choosing to get back to pulling Fizzle out. When he did, he was a little quicker to get into place.

'What the fuck, dude?'

"Just focus, Fizzle. Focus..."

The Titan smiled.

"...and maybe pay attention this time."

Her muscles tensed, his artificial ones did too.

'...this is some bullshit-'

Many more beatings would follow.

'WHY ME!?'

Mostly for Fizzle.

>>28717973
>She's actually whipping them into shape

Fuck

>>28718105
>Flash and Fizzle, but competent fighters

Fuuuuccckkm

>>28716754
I love how his response is just "BED AND SHIELDS"

>>28714517
>Celestia coughs up blood and falls face down on the table.
>>...um celestia?
>"...I thought I was dramatic."

BITCH SHE JUST COUGHED UP BLOOD

>>28716841
NC
>Sunset
"AJ"
~~~

>HA! Now it is time for our final battle, what do you bring to the fight!?

"Ferrets."

>...pfft, what? That's stupid, they-OH GOD THEY'RE EVERYWHEEEERREE!"

"Ah' didn't bring them.. they just know."

>CHITTY HELP!

'THEY'RE IN MY HOOOVES!'

>>28715621
This one will beat it out when the Gunclub arrives, because we're only missing one of the main six and Sombra but getting five other individuals in addition to it.

>>28716603
>Flurry Heart Confirmed
>New Changeling Kingdom

Mother of god...

We're doing season 6.

>>28717093
But most of the female ocs don't have male love interests.

Up till the Sunset thing, Chitty didn't have any even joke interests. Pennydrop still doesnt, Gwen doesnt, 13 doesn't, list goes on.

>>28719786
>Gwen doesn't
She's married

>>28719480
And the problem is?

>>28719808
>Her husband
>A joke interest

What?

Think you misread it, there.

>>28719859
My point is, why would she have any sort of interest if she's married. It's the same reason Cadence and Cherilee don't have any joke interests.

>>28719888
...but Cadence DID have one, 42.

By joke interest, I meant one that gets paired up to her in thread jokes, not in any sort of Cannon capacity. Sorry that I didn't make that clear.

Though I do admit I'm actually wrong on that, I forgot her and 56 used to be a joke thing