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Princess Applejack

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Howdy, partner!

What you see here began as a series of comedy-centric stories with the concept of an alicorn-ascended Princess Applejack trying to change a mismanaged Equestria for the better by humorously interacting with the other, quite lazy, princesses.

Not to mention a whole bunch of Changelings with nothing better to do but cause mischief.


The whole thing was set in motion by this gem:

~~~~~

>So, wait, why am Ah' a princess again?

>Because you seem to be the only goddamn one of those ponies who gets that a Princess need to do actual work regarding maintenance of the kingdom. You know how much city planning or trade negotiations Twilight or Luna have done? Fucking nothing. Everyone is obsessed with the world ending threats they think I should fight, but the minute I point out the free health care I have to work to maintain everyone goes quiet. And don't even get me started on Cadence, who can't even manage a basic meeting with the Equestrian Games representative. Fucking annoying. Go do actual princess stuff, because apparently everyone else got the pamphlets mixed up or something and thinks "Princess" means "Beat cop."

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Are you feeling creative? Try your hand at writing a story! No contribution is too small and we love having new folks around.

If you're more artistically inclined give a drawing or sketch a shot. Don't fret too much; it doesn't have to be fancy and we appreciate artwork a lot.

If that isn't your style either, writers always need feedback. So tell us what you liked - and what you didn't - to help us improve.

If you are unsure about anything, do not be afraid to ask. We will gladly bring you up-to-date or explain anything you feel is unclear.

Thread 167, and these events will shake the heaven!
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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:>>28791420
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/!
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There's a new hope in Pinkie. I'm back.
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>>28818958
You won, but it feels like we all won.
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>>28818958
Told ya I was gonna make it next time.
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>>28818972
*sinister offscreen laughter*
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OOCO
>AJ
"Celestia"
~~~

>Hey, Tia? Gotta question.

"Do you? For me? Oh goody goody, it's my birthday! Give me give me give me!"

>It's not a good one.

"What a terrible birthday gift! You're not getting invited to anymore!"

>Mah' question is, how do any dressmakers actually make money? Nobody wears cloths!

"Supply and demand, hence why only rich ponies wear them most days, or they're only worn on special occasions."

>Is that really it?

"Yep."

>Nothin' special?

"Have you seen Rarity's prices?"

>Huh, Ah' haven't come to think of it.

"It's really basic supply and demand for luxury items, and why so many of the tailors like Sapphire Shores also use shows to display their wares. It's also why apples are so common, they're so easy to grow they can be grown in the middle of the desert, so the supply is high and the demand is middling, I'm surprised your farm ever made a profit."

>We were almost gonna foreclose every other week.

"Well, that's why, economics."

>That seems unfair.

"Well if you want, I can force ponies to do their jobs and only their jobs and never let them get anymore than what everyone else gets, is that what you want?"

>No?

"Then shut up."

>Alright, jeez. Wait a minute, who started wearin' cloths is only for rich folks anyway? Fabric is common, so where'd they get the idea only rich ponies would-

"Question answered, please leave!"

>Waiiiit, did you ever-

"I ALMOST HAD ONE!"

>It's all yer fault-

"You've failed me for the last time!'

CLUNK!

>Huh, guess that big gold thing is useful for somethin'!
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>>28818925
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?
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Pinkie Preview Prophecies

>Applejack can't fit that.
>Pinkie Pie can't let go of Twilight's Eggo.
>Rarity has a fondness for pumpkin spice.
>Fluttershy wonders if she could make a game about animals crossing.
>Derpy is an easy target for blond jokes.
>The Crusaders are gonna need a bigger float.
>Special guest star Gilbert Gallopfried.
>Butt Slap fanservice!
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>>28819056
The pun... it hurts.
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>>28819029
One day, she will win again...
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>>28819045
What a unicorn is actually supposed to look like.
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>>28819137
Welcome to the world of Shark Tale
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On this threads menu:

Shit hits the fan. Everyone gets sprayed.
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>>28819463
Tumbling down!
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>Twinklejinx
"Hydia"

>At last, long long last, my minion has been set free on the world!

"That's a pretty way of saying you opened the window."

>Silence, now I shall use the power of scrying to spy upon the unwitting populace of-WHAT THE!?

"Hmmm?"

The eyeholes of the skeleton glowed, its jaw hung open.

>WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE!?

"I can't see, so I assume a musical number? You ponies seem to enjoy them."

>No there's horridly absurd things going on out there-

"Wh-Twinkle..."

>-why is that changeling fighting a giant cat!?

"Twinkle!"

>What is going on with that shrubbery!?

"TWINKLE!"

>...your type face is quite huge, what's wrong?

"Look. In. A. Mirror."

>Hm?

The skeleton, having no mirror handy, looked into the nearest window to see its reflection.

>Wh...what?

Looking back was a-to put it lightly- obscenly pink unicorn stallion, bright blue eyes widening in shock...

>I'm alive? But how-no...

Then he saw what he was wearing.

>No...

Upon his head was a hat.

>I destroyed that!

A particular kind of hat.

>NO! THIS DEGRADATION IS BEHIND ME!

A jester's hat.

>NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

"...you are SUCH a drama queen."
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>>28818925
Hell yeah, I was hoping this pic would be next from the moment I saw it.
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Night thread
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>Shining Armour

>Oh boy! I can't wait to spend time with my rapist's step-daughter!
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>Night Light

Oh boy! I can't wait to spend time fucking my loving wife senseless!
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>>28819029
That one was more of an asspull to make it Celestia's fault, still funny though.
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>>28820115
That's.... Two technically. I guess? He would, but he is distracted thinking about his own kid so Two gets to go to school instead.
>>28820180
Twilight thinks you can.
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Thread question because I'm curious again. Free another hundred threads: when did you first join AJ's wild ride?

For me, it was the very first thread that got me hooked.
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>>28820805
Thread 3. Ignored the first thread because of the troll header but the thread 2 recap in that header got me curious.
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>>28820805
Thread 1.

So hopefully we don't have too many postl again, we asked this all the time
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>>28820805
Same, been here from the beginning.
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>>28820805
I forgot. I think it was somewhere around the time when Chitania awoke. I don't know, something about the epic Kaiju battle and the pclicture of the arc you guys got got me hooked. Then spent a considerable time catching up via pastebin.

...we need more Arc Title pictures to put into the headers. That'd get some attention.

Artbros? Your take?
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>>28820805
I don't even remember at this point t, it was a later one.
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>>28820879
We haven't done non AJ pictures since 77 and 88's threads came up. And as many pictures as AJ has, they are not for every situation. and we only have Schome. I haven't seen anyone else post in forever.
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>>28819681
...what?
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>>28821106
His past life before becoming a skelepone was as Twinklejinx the Court Jester. He made some Sunset esc choices trying to escape that life. But by his antics his cutiemark continues to influence him in undeath
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>>28821142
Oh...I figured the first bit but like I thought Chaos had given him some kind of ironic hell.
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>>28821142
>Sunset will eventually end up like Twinklejinx, forgotten and eternally ridiculed by her passive-aggressive companion
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>>28821255
...seems fitting.
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>>28820115
Two?

But, in order for her to be Chrysalis's step daughter, Chrysalis and him would have to get married, which means it's only her step daughter because it's HIS daughter.

Your logic makes no sense!
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>>28821652
NC
>Chrysalis
"Two"
'??'
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>Two, I think it's time you learned the terrible truth!

"T-terrible!? I don't like that! Don't make it terrible, make it nice!"

>NO! For this is too terrible to ever make nice!

"Those are the worst kind of terrible!"

>Two, it is time you learned...

"WHAT!?"

>You're adopted!

"..."

>...

"..."

>..Heh-

PSSTTTTT!

>GAHHHH!

'Nooo. Bad bug monster. No.'

>USING THE HOSE IS CHEATING!

PSSTTTTTT!

"Can I have a turn, mommy?"

'You can.'

"Bad not-mommy!"

PSSSTTT!

>I REGRET NOTHING!
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>>28821652
"My wife's son" memes do not need to make sense
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>>28821693
But at least that makes sense because it IS her son and his step son, but this makes no sense because in order for her to become Chrysalis's step-daughter first Chrysalis has to marry him so she's already his wife and still it has to be his daughter first so she can become step mom so why would he change the name when she was his kid first and oh dear my eyes have gone crosseyed.
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>Time Turner
"Pokey"
'Blues'
(Roseluck)
~~~

>Odds the princesses are already fixing this?

"High, which is a a shame. I'm horny."

>Please stop.

'Am I blue? Am I bluuuue?... No seriously, am I blue? It sounds weird, but I think I'm actually magenta?'

(I don't know why but I keep losing every coinflip I call. Heads... heads...HEADS!... I have to get it right eventually! Heads! HEADS! FINE TAILS-oh fuck you.)

>Did none of you notice I just said 'princesses'? Not "Elements of Harmony", princesses. Because four out of six of those are princesses now.

"Why do you think nobody thinks this is odd? This is the world we live in."

'AND THESES ARE THE HOOVES THAT BUILT IT!'

(Staaand up and let's start showing, just where our lives are going toooooo!)

>...what?

"OH MY GOSH I LOVE THEM!"

'It's literally babies first metal but I love them!'

(They're pleb teir but I LOVE THEM!)

"Let's go listen to music!"

ZOOM!

>...So nobody cares now. This is just... nobody cares? Sigh... I wish I wasn't a pony anymore, this is dumb.
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>>28820805
I joined wayyyy later but I would half to archive dive in order to find out where it even was.
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>>28820970
We should use a Two pic at least once. She counts.
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>>28821691
Classic.
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>>28821850
The only thing I know about that band is that it played in a Dragon Ball Z movie once.
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>>28821963
Please delete and put all NSFT works inside of a pastebin to be added to the one in the link
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>>28821963
Wrong place, /pa/l. Put it in a pastevin, not the thread.
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>>28822025
>>28822040
Ah neat

You have a containment site for some stories to make it easier to pretend they never happened
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>>28821963
ARCHIVED over at the NSFT pastebin!
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>>28822070
Containment archive since the thread is pretty much porn free, yeah. Like, we literally did not have a single NSFW story till thread 80.

But we acknowledge this is still /mlp/, someone might want to wander in and write porn about this fuckhuge world, and some do, so we made a pastebin specifically for that so that they could write it and still be included, but since the vaaast majority doesn't seem to have any interest in the matter, they don't have to worry about it if they don't want to. Lack of porn was an appeal back in they day, but obviously someone's gonna want to write an obviously NC story every now and again, like that or the threesome story.

It's fine, not a big deal, and I see why you would miss that since it never comes up, just delete, pastebin it and it'll be added to NSFT
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>>28822099
Non Canon huh?

So adult themes never happen in happy Princess Applejack land and any attempt to do so is assumed NC no matter what the writer intended or the quality?
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>SA
"Cadence"
'Chrysalis'
~Celestia~
~~~~

>Do not make me bubble harder.

"Shining, we still actually have to do paperwork on occasion!"

>I will bubble so hard that the world is bubbled! I will bubble everything!

'I'd pay to see that.'

~It would be amusing just to watch him try.~

>You think I won't bubble the whole world? You think I won't put it around everything? Oh, I'll bubble everything. The world will live in my bubbles.

"Honey, that makes no sense."

>Yuh huh.

"No, it doesn't."

>Does so!

'He said does so, he clearly wins.'

~Victory to the bubblehorse!~

"Shiny... if you put the whole world in a bubble, what are you going to do for the badguys who are clearly on the world?"

>Throw them out.

"...of the world?"

>Of the world, just right out the whole planet.

"That... okay, that would technically fix the problem, but I feel like you're missing a lot of steps here."

>Just toss them out, they're out of the world, world is bubble, they cannot break bubble, world is saved.

"I'm not doubting they couldn't break it, but more because they'd suffocate."

'Magic!'

~Use your magic!~

>Bubbles, they solve everything.

"Oh yeah? How are they going to solve my pregnancy pains?"

>...uh...

'And Cadence wins!'

~VICTORY!~

>...Bubbles-

"Shiny stop."

>IT'S ALL I HAVE!
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>>28822155
Pfffht Knowing Sunset and Chitty, they would team up with that one Queen lost in space and return with vengeance.... or, you know, a meteor
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>>28820970
Thank god we actually have Schmoe, the fact that we have at least one dedicated art friend boosts thread morale quite a bit, not to mention ocationally inspiring burst of creativity in the writers with a mear image. Seriously glad he decided to stick around despite that one asshole that tried to drive him off.
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>>28822133
Nahhhh, I'm saying people will occasionally want to write stuff like THAT, which is so OOC and just plain dumb it's so NC it hurts. Or stuff like the Threesome story, where events diverged from what happened in canon, like Cadence arriving first and no Shiny Rage. I didn't say everything smutty is NC, just that people would want to write stuff like the two things I mentioned, which obviously are.

It's like if someone say, wrote a story of Shining and Cadence on the train when Flurry got conceived, it would clearly have no reason to be NC, right? So long as they didn't contradict anything, why would that be NC? But if someone say, wrote Shining and Celestia just casually having sex in the Beach Arc, that's obviously NC, isn't it? It doesn't fit with the story, but they're Best Pair, so someone might have the inclination to write that, and we'd add it to NSFT.

Clearer?
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>>28820805
Thread 16. I remember bingeing the pastebin and then running out just before Chitania's first rampage. It was one hell of a cliffhanger to end on.
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>>28822177
Pretty sure that was retconned buddy.
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>>28822190
But if someone were to write Shining and Cadance going at it on the train, it'd still be shuffled off to the pastebin without a post on the actual thread being allowed?

Just asking what the point is

If I wanted to write to myself I might as well doodle on paper and toss it away afterwards
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>>28822211
You could put it in the pastebin then link it in a post, story gets read while not being right in your face with the lewd.
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>>28822232
Uhuh

Well that's good to know, if a bit annoying

Here is something borderline lewd for your patience
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>>28822211
>But if someone were to write Shining and Cadance going at it on the train, it'd still be shuffled off to the pastebin without a post on the actual thread being allowed?

To be perfectly blunt, we have no way of actually preventing you from posting it like you did, and it's not like we're going to report it. It would be shuffled off to the pastebin because that's where the browsers of the thread would look for it.

>Just asking what the point is

...well what's the point of writing smut in a thread that had so little interest in the matter that we didn't even have a single story for over a year concerning it despite it being allowed since day one? The only ones who would be interested in something like the story you posted would just open the pastebin.

>If I wanted to write to myself I might as well doodle on paper and toss it away afterwards

I'm not sure what you're saying here, did you think people were going to look at an OOC story of Twilight having sex with her dad and go "Yep, that's canon!"

If you want to write smut the browsers of the thread will read, that's WHY we make sure it's in a pastebin and can be found instantly, so that they have a place to read it, but if you just want to post it for everyone else to read, there's just not a lot of interest.
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>>28822211
I think you misunderstood him, you can still link to the story in this thread, in fact that's how we want you to do it. You can even post part of it, if you want to try and lure them in. we just prefer that the actual smut is in its own little corner, since we like to keep it more clean around here. It's one of the things that made a defining feature of this thread back in the day.

We are not telling you to not write, we just like to keep our spot in one place.
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>>28822250
I am more understanding it as no interest being there at all right now

It is a shame because it is something I actually enjoy writing but I get where you guys are coming from

>>28822265
Maybe I will just try again later with Cadance story
Smut is blissfully easy to throw in at a lot of points but I don't feel like making it a new selling point either so don't worry
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>>28822296
>I am more understanding it as no interest being there at all right now

There's some interest, obviously. The threesome story and the dildo story got some responses and views and call for more, just not a lot of the interest in the main threads storyline.

By all means, write. You don't even have to make a pastebin account to throw something in there, they literally let you do it anywhere, it's just adding one more step to it, and so long as you're clear in your post that there's smut beyond them thar walls, you'll get the ones who are interested, and those that aren't can just shuffle on like we've been. Who knows? Maybe you'll spark an interest that's not been there so far.

>Maybe I will just try again later with Cadance story
Applejack has been neglected, you could try her.
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>>28822326
>Applejack has been neglected, you could try her.

Huh. Gladly. Maybe the current thing with Spike will allow some leeway after it is over. If not, I am open to suggestions.
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>Guard
"Guard 2"
~~~

>OH SHIIIIT!

They were being overwhelmed.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?"

From all sides, from all corners, from all angles, they were being overwhelmed.

>THE PAIN!

They stood their ground, they fought will all their might, but it was proving so futile.

"IT HURTS!"

Little by little, with every single attack, they were being chipped away, worn down, cut away.

>K-KEEP FIGHTING!

They were brave soldiers, the two of them. Brave enough to keep fighting, despite the vast odds. They'd charged Nightmare Moon, they'd fought to imprisonment against the changelings, they'd battled every time, but they'd always lost. Just a they were losing now.

"AHHAAAA!"

With every hit, they were cut away.

>WHY IS IT SO PAINFUL!?

Little by little, by the most deadly foe Equestria had ever seen.

"IT STINGS!"

>IT BURNS! WHY DOES IT BURN!?

"THE ARMOR DOES NOTHING!"

The paperwork.

>"PAPERCUUUUTTT!"
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>>28822382
Paperwork...

Discord truly is a monster.
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>Tatltzworm
"???"
~~~

>Sweet merciful fuck... I CAN TALK! I CAN EMOTE! AT LONG LONG LAST EVERYTHING I'VE SOUGHT TO SPEAK AND LET OUT CAN BE MADE REAL! AT LAST! I! CAN! SPEEEAAAAKKKKKKK!

"...and?"

>And it's neat.

"But you could do this for weeks now."

>I know, but I think it's neat.

"Is it different than it was?"

>Not really, just wanted to speak.

"Huh."

>I'm enjoying it.

"Good for you?"

>I like to think so.

"..."

>... so what are you, exactly?

"Well I was a rabbit at some point, but then I blinked and I'm a hippo now."

>Neat!

"it's... it's really not..."
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>>28822642
What the fuck happened to 7?
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>>28822739
Ded. Not beeg surprise.

No, but seriously, if a writer starts something but loses interest, the thread moves on. No one will pick up the loose thread until maybe much later.
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>>28822739
>>28822750
Not dead, just waiting for obvious reasons. Needed Chrysalis and FS, but they haven't gotten a chance to breathe!
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>>28822897
Well, that's good to hear.
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>Spitfire
"Pinkie"
~~~

>So you're just not talking?

"..."

>Even though it was an accident?

"..."

>Even though you didn't mean it?

"..."

>Even though you tried your very best not to?

"..."

>Even though it worked out?

"..."

>And what, you're just going to stare or something?

"..."

>Look, I don't know you, you're the closest friends with Dash so odds are you're at least a little bit of an asshole, and I'm not going to pretend ruining the big reveal wasn't a bad move, but you're being too much here. Mistakes happen, things that get said maybe shouldn't have been, big things are ruined in the blink of an eye, and you shouldn't forget them, but there's a big difference between forgetting, and forgiving. You can forgive yourself for one or two mess ups, it happens to the best of us... it happens to the worst of us more often. Just... don't be a dick intentionally.

"..."

>...don't know why I bothered-

"Dashie isn't an asshole, she just doesn't think sometimes."

>...go back to not talking.

"..."

>...This is why I flunked psychology.
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>>28823118
Props for trying
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>>28823218
Which one? Spitfire for trying to talk to her, or Pinkie for defending Dash?
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Non-Canon
>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
[Rainbow Dash]
~~~~
>Welcome to Not Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content does matter, but someday we'll continue our main story!

"I'm the pretty one <3"

'I'm grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

>"'Now for our main guest...RAINBOW DASH!!!'"

[Hey, what's up everypony?]

>Do you like rainbow cupcakes?

[Oh no, not really.]

"Rainbows aren't known for their taste."

'Then what about skittles?'

[Now skittles are delicious. If I was made of skittles I'd eat myself.]

>That's all the time we have now, but next time we'll watch Rainbow Dash eat herself out!

[Wait what?]

>"'Byyyyyye!'"

Rainbow Dash wakes up with her mane in her mouth.
[pfft...I think I'd rather have a cupcake.]
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>>28823433
Pfft, you idiots, you put the wrong part in her mouth!
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>>28823641
Unless they were playing to break her spine, it's not really an option.
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>>28823778
It might actually be an options.
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>Applejack
"Spike"
~~~

"Because it's different."

If he'd insulted Applejack's mother, the dragon very much doubted he would have gotten a response that much more intense than the way the pony looked at him.

The way her nose crinkled, the way her hair stood up on end, the way there was a near imperceptible shake in her stillness, everything showed him that it once more, he had stepped into what he thought steady ground, and ended up flat on his face.

Throughout the entire exchange, he had struggled. With every single word she had spoken, he had tried his very best to find counters, to stay on top as the world slipped beneath him, but he hadn't managed yet. He'd not yet found his footing on a single instance, and with every new angle he'd found his back against the wall.

He'd hoped, he'd prayed, that this would at least let him find it, and turn it all around.

>It's different?

He was wrong.

>How in tarnation is this supposed to be different?

He was so very wrong.

"It's just... you know, it's different."

>How?

"Because... because you're you."

He was not a learned dragon, despite living beneath one of the most clever of minds to ever be known in Equestrian history. He was not wise, well read and he most certainly was not a linguistic master, and in that moment he'd wished he'd spent the entirety of his life to this point merely studying the dictionary and not a single thing more. What he wouldn't give to turn back the clock, and change out every single comic in his claws for a book to give him the words to vocalize what he had inside.

He felt it was different, even if he could not find the ways to describe it. He assured himself, as little as he could her, that he'd stick by her even if she did change, even if something did happen.

But when he thought of ways to make that known, to make it real, he faltered, and could not find the words.

He could find nothing to prove it, and the longer he struggled, the less sure he felt.

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>>28823993

>Ah'm me? What is that supposed ta' even mean? Rarity was still her, deep down. Wasn't like she became someone else, she was just... her, a little too much of her. What'd be different iffin' Ah' did the same?

Because you're you, were the words he just barely held back.

"Because you're different."

Those were the words he wished he could hold onto just as tightly.

>Ah'm... different?

His claws gasped in the air, reaching and begging and trying their very best to hold on to something intangible in front of him, but every time they slipped through.

"You're... you're reliable, and dependable, and strong, and you're so steady and trustworthy, Applejack... you're just too honest, you couldn't do something like that."

He'd thought that would assure her. He'd meant it, every word. She was the most loyal and steadfast pony he'd ever met, and he meant every single word of how very much he admired that about her. He still got warm thinking about it, of all the wonderful ways she was her, and all the ways she was strong. She was different than that, then the one who was so much more prone to flights of fancy. She was so different, and he meant it, and he put his heart into it.

He was left without another word, and full of terror, when he saw her face collapse as if he'd payed her a most egregious insult.

>...yes Ah' could.

"Applejack-"

His thousand denials, his rejection to that very notion, fell away with nothing more than a look. A slight widening of her eyes, a crease on her lips, a tightening in her throat, and every single assurance to her failed to ever form more than the basic feelings and emotions they had been.

>Ah' could... and Ah' did.

Her whole body shook when she let out her next breath, as if something inside of her had broken and now rolled out in shattered bits like a mountain crumbled within, painful and devastating in it's path.

>It started with an apple...

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>>28823999

With that simple beginning she regaled a tale he'd never imagined, and truly never wished to. She told him a story that started so normal, with a part he knew well, of a pony who got fed up down in Ponyville with the chaos unfolding from a reveal of a princesses failures, how the effect had rippled down to a mob ready to turn on her charges, and her fury that could not be held as she took off to the sky. That part, he knew, and he knew of how it all came to an end, with her speech that had calmed the masses, and brought peace to the land.

What lie in the middle was something he had never dreamed could have been true, even as it came from the mouth of the most honest pony in the world.

She told of a fury that had been lashed out to the greatest source of harmony in the world, of a gift given or taken, even she wasn't sure. She told of an arrival, a reveal, a power, and a battle most fierce for the very mind, if not the soul of Equestria.

The Queen of all Changelings had stood against her, the threat of ponies falling beneath a mind controlling thrall had played out, and yet she'd had to assure him a thousand times over who stood on which side, and who had nearly made all believe her words, and nothing else.

Applejack, the most honest, trustworthy, and caring of all the ponies he had ever known, told him of the time she had very nearly grown so frustrated with the lack of trust, and forced all the world to believe it, if they wanted to or not.

And the one who had stopped her, the one who had saved them from such a powerful weapon, was none other than their old foe. The Queen of lies had saved them, from the Element of Honesty.

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>>28824014

He kept fading in and out as she spoke, his mind simply unable to comprehend or follow her words on one too many an occasion. Often, he found himself looking her over, looking for any sign that a changeling hid behind an illusion to take the form of the one he admired just to break them apart. He could find nothing.

In her face, and in her words, he found nothing but the truth, as little as he wanted to hear it.

When she finally brought her tale to a close, he was left standing there, shocked, stricken that she'd been through so much, had so much happen to her, and he'd never been the wiser. He'd never suspected, never even imagined a single thing she had said was capable, and she'd lived it beneath his nose.

He was left silent in the wake of it all, as silent as she herself was as she let him take in all she'd told him, and waited for him to finally respond.

It took some time to untangle the mess in his brain to do so, to lay down the straightforwards chain of events that seemed wrong no matter how he looked at them. It took some thinking, and a lot of time, before he could even make sense of it all, and when he looked at the princess once more, she looked different somehow.

She had changed, somehow, and he couldn't quite put his claw on what it was.

More examinations and longer still of thinking were required before he could at last breath normally again, think normally for words to escape him, and longer still before he could assemble them enough in a way they would make sense.

"I still..."

She held up a stern, unmoving hoof, and the careful stacking he had done was bowled over like a toddler running rampage through letterblocks.

>Don't... don't tell me what you'd do now.

She shook, in a way he'd never seen before or ever wished to see again, and sharply inhaled through her nostrils with enough power to lift dust from the ground into the air.

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>>28824022

>Ah'm not callin' you a liar, Ah' think right now that you really do believe iffin' you were there, ya' would'a stopped me, ya' wouldn't have given up, ya' would've saved me, that's what ya' think now... but Ah' bet mah' stake in the farm that ya' used ta' think that nothin' Rarity could ever do would make ya' doubt her, didn't you? You said... you said you'd always feel that way, didn't you?

His jaws could have crushed all the diamonds in the world if they'd been placed in his mouth, even if every fang had been replaced with silly putty.

>Ah' don't... Ah' don't think you'd ever let yer'self think you'd let me down, or fail me, or anythin' like that. Spike, yer' one of the most loyal, and caring, and... and downright dependable anythin' Ah've ever met, pony or otherwise. You always wanna help, you always wanna be there, but that don't mean... you always do. It's easy to say you would'a stopped me, or at least kept trying no matter what. It's easy to say you would've saved me, now that it's over. Ah' never doubted you'd think that, never for a second, but Spike... now, Ah'm not sure you'd actually have done it, and Ah' don't know how to fix that.

He couldn't pry his mouth open to speak, no matter how hard he tried. He wanted to say something, say anything, just to know he still had the ability to do either at all, but nothing came out. No matter how hard he tried, nothing came out, and he began to panic.

>Yer' not a bad person. You're not. You can be loyal and strong and brave and all sorts of things, but we've been as close as together for the longest time now, and it just ain't been much, is it? Ya' said you wanted to be together, you finally got what you wanted, but we never did anything. Why didn't you ever want anything more?

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>>28824031

He began to panic as he realized what could happen, the way his heart raced as he fell further and further down and the light fell so very much further away, the sense of powerlessness he felt that eclipsed even the time he had stood against Chitania herself and she'd looked down on him like an insect.

All of that and more was growing, and he couldn't even manage to open his jaw to speak.

>We weren't there for each other, in the good times and the bad. We were there when everythin' went good, we spent time together when we needed each other in the office, but when things went down we went our separate ways and only found each other when our lives were back together. Ah' needed this, back on, when the whole world felt against me. Ah' needed someone dependable and reliable and who would make me smile when the world wanted me to frown, and you did that, and it made me happy. Ah' know why Ah' did this. Ah' needed this... what did you need?

Finally, the lock broke, whatever had held his head fell away, his powerful jaws finally unlocked, and what came out was a hot rasping whisper of steam, and emotion.

"I needed something to stay the same."

She heard it. She knew it was the answer. She knew it was what he was going to say.

She still wished it hadn't been.

"I needed something, anything... Twilight changed into an alicorn, stopped being a student and became a princess, the Elements of Harmony were gone, then Dash got accepted into the academy and Rarity became a princess and changed and Twilight changed and Fluttershy changed and everything changed and we weren't in ponyville anymore and Celestia became so bitter and it just kept changing and changing and changing and I couldn't do anything I and I just wanted it to STOP!"

His final word was so loud, so powerful, the entire room shook.

"...but you didn't..."

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>>28824040

She almost got a response in. Almost said something cutting, or kind, something to gesture to the obvious wings on her back and horn on her head, but he never let her.

It was his turn, and she was going to listen.

"Your body changed, your job changed, where you lived changed, everything should have made you change.. but you didn't. You were still the same straightforwards, reliable, kinda and caring and sweet and dependable and you made me feel needed, like you would always need me. Twilight was figuring out ways to act without me, Rarity turned into a princess and forgot me, but you? You... you always made it seem like you needed me, and you were the same, and nothing could change you like all of them changed.... I needed that."

He sniffled, his claw rubbing into his eyes, to keep her from seeing, even if it was clear as day, and he knew it.

"I needed you to be you, Applejack. And you were, and you... you were always going to be. You needed me, you made me feel like everything I did mattered, and when you said you wanted me back, it made me feel so... so happy. Nothing had ever made me that happy, nothing. And now..."

It took some time before she could speak again. He would never know what went through her mind, even with as much as he could see playing out on her face. He could only glimpse the surface, like the raging tempest above a whirlpool, and unable to see the chaos bubbling just beneath the surface, torn asunder and ripped apart without anyone ever to see it happen.

It took some time, far too short of a time, when he could stay as he was, hoping that whatever senseless stream of consciousness he had let out would suffice, and that would be the end of it. When he could just sit there in his thoughts, and wait for her to speak again.

>...Ah' already changed.

How he wished she wouldn't have spoken again.

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>>28824064

>Ah' forget sometimes... you're a dragon, you know. Sometimes, I just see... you. That's all Ah' see, Spike. Claws and purple scales and all that? Don't mean a thing to me. But to you...

His arms fell to the side, and he couldn't look at her anymore. The ground was all he saw, and all he wanted to see.

>You're gonna live a long time, Spike, yer' gonna see more changes than almost anyone else... and-

"And I needed something that wouldn't."

His admission came without thought, and without emotion, nothing more than a a statement of fact.

"...it hurt so much when Rarity finally became a princess, she finally got her wings that I knew she always deserved, she was finally as wonderful to everyone else as I knew she was, and she... she changed, Applejack. She wasn't her, she wasn't generous, or witty, or giving, or thinking of others no matter how she seemed. It could finally work, and she... she changed..."

He couldn't see her, but he could feel the slight rush of air against the cool sweat on his back when she nodded her head.

>She did... we all did, in a way.

"I couldn't... I couldn't see her like that, it hurt so much to see her, I thought, maybe I was wrong about everything, maybe everything was going to change, maybe I was just going to end up different, because I wasn't changing enough. It hurt too much... and I abandoned her."

He sniffled, his eyes sealing shut in an instant.

"I'm the worst, aren't I?"

>Nope.

The way he shook, the way everything about him shook, came to a sudden, hard stop with that. One simple word, basic as they come, and it only could have come from someone like her.

Basic, but so very honest.

>Yer' not a monster, and yer' not awful, and you're not anythin' like that, and never let anyone ever think that of you. Ah' won't, Ah'll buck their teeth right out iffin' they so much as mumble it around me, won't be talkin' straight if they speak through a straw, will they?

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>>28824070

So very honest, and so very uplifting, just enough he could raise his head again, and look to her.

>Yer' not the worst, you just... hurt, like everyone else does. And you ran off, because the pain was bad, just like most folks would. And you found somethin' that made you happy, and you stuck to it, just like most would in that time. Yer' loyal to a fault, you got a smart brain in that head of yours, and you'll always be there when someone needs you, and no matter what you have to give up for it, you'll give. Yer' not the worst, not even close, yer' Spike. Yer' there when you need to be, yer' brave when you need to be, and yer' wonderful even when you ain't got a single reason to be. You... you're better than most deserve, you know.

But when he looked at her, he found less to raise his head for.

She looked at him with kindness, a bit of admiration, and a host of other emotions.

But there was one he wished had not been.

>...but Ah' can't stay the same for you.

With the way her warm, caring smile turned into a frown, he felt every bit of him that had risen now falling once again.

>Ah' can't promise Ah'm not gonna change, because... Ah' don't know if Ah' won't. Ah' did before, and Ah' didn't even realize it. Ah' can't promise you Ah'll stay the same when ya' turn a hundred, or a thousand, or after that. And... that's not fair to me, that ya' wanted that in the first place. Ah' wasn't fair to you to lean on you when you were at yer' weakest. If Ah' had a bit of sense in mah' head, would've turned you away and said not even to talk to me for a dang month after ya' left Rarity behind, she would've been back to normal and odds are you would've been right on her tail like ya' always were, don't deny it.

He didn't, he wasn't planning to, and he couldn't if he wanted to.

Not because it was true, he accepted, but because he was no longer sure it was a lie. With all he had discovered, he simply wasn't sure.

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>>28824082

>What Ah' did wasn't fair... and what you wanted out of me, and out of Rarity, that wasn't fair either. We started this whole mess because we needed each other in a bad time, and it made us happy. We never made it more than that, and iffin' this hadn't happened, it never would've been more than that, would it?

He simply wasn't sure.

>Ah've seen a lot of things today, Spike, and it made me realize... Ah' might need more than that, someday. But if it ever reached there, one of us might change, and... Ah'm just not sure that's what you want, and more importantly, Ah'm not sure Ah' want to risk it. Ah've seen folks hold on when the ones they cared about became somethin' they weren't, somethin' that hurt just to look at, and be around, but they never gave up... if Ah'm gonna be with somebody, Ah' need that. Ah' need that in mah' life, now, and if Ah' slip inta' craziness and become a dang powermad idiot who needs some sense slapped into her and hard. Ah' need that... what do you need me to be?

He thought about that, long, hard, and true. He thought harder about this one question, this one thing, than he ever had anything else in his entire life.

Since the day he had hatched to this moment, it had all been building to this, and after minutes, or hours, he couldn't tell and didn't care which, he found his answer.

Or rather, he found an answer.

"...I don't know yet."

He shrugged, his claw instinctively reaching over to a certain, cool metal he had at his side, one that felt heavier than it ever had before.

"I... I don't know."

He looked up to her with sparkling, shining eyes filled with emotion, and quite a lot more, pleading to her without saying a single word.

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>>28824094

"I thought I needed to always be there for Twilight, her number one assistant. I thought I needed someone like Rarity to make me happy. To be a helper to the one I cared about, I thought I needed to be their protector, I thought I needed to be their gofer or to be the protector who deals with stuff so you don't have to, then I thought I needed to stop and just be there, or.. I thought I just needed someone to stay the same, no matter what. I kept... changing. I don't know... what I am in this world. I don't know what I am... or what I want you to be, or need you to be."

Her frown collapsed, her own face crushing downwards as she nodded to him, understanding. Every word, she understood.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to be yet... how can I tell you what I want, what I need you to be... when I could change again, and it wouldn't matter anymore. You just had to stay the same, but I kept changing to be worth... you."

When they finally locked eyes, the very first time in this conversation they had found the courage, something passed between them. Something they didn't understand, couldn't put to words, and couldn't realize.

"...I... I shouldn't have had to, should I?"

>No... you shouldn't have had to work to fit me... but Ah' wanted you to.

Both of them spoke with a stutter, and found that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't look away.

"And you... shouldn't have had to stay the same, for me."

>No.

"...But I wanted you to."

With that answer, it was all out on the table. Inside the mind of the pony, inside the mind of the dragon, they came to the same conclusion, they came to the same thought, and through their connected sights they shared that.

They shared so much, for what they realized the very first time.

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>>28824105

She accepted she wanted him to change for her, to show she was worth it, to hold onto what she loved but leave behind his assistance to Twilight and love to Rarity to be there for her, and support her, and make her happy, someone to hold her up.

He accepted he wanted her to stay the same, as she would be now though when he would grow as a dragon, an anchor to hold him steady.

Their relationship had never changed, it had never grown, because they never wanted it to.

It was supposed to always be the same, just like them.

>Spike?

"Yeah?"

>You... you think you could ever love me, even if Ah' wasn't everything you wanted me to be? Even if Ah' wasn't loyal and dependable, and Ah' didn't appreciate you doin' what you do for me like Ah' should?

"I don't know."

She didn't have a response to that.

"You think you'd still love me if you didn't need me, and I couldn't make you feel safe, like you deserve to be? You think you'd still love me... even if there was a chance I'd leave?"

>Ah' don't know.

He didn't have a response to that.

"We should know, shouldn't we?"

>Reckon it ain't much of a relationship otherwise.

"Was it ever?"

Neither had a response to that.

>...yeah. It was... good. It was what we needed right there, it was what we needed then, and it helped a lot. Ya' helped me stay sane, and Ah'll always love you for that.

"It was, wasn't it? We had fun, the date was wonderful, just spending time together, that was... everything we needed."

>Way more than we deserved.

"But it made us happy."

>And it still does. You... you deserve to be happy, Spike, you always did, and Ah'll never want anythin' less for you.

"And you're still the most wonderful pony in the world, Applejack. You're something nobody else can match, not Twilight, not Celestia.. not even Rarity. You deserve to be happy, and I'm glad I could make you happy."

>And Ah'm glad that just for a time... you felt appreciated.

"It was great, when it happened... but what's next?"

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>>28824114

She turned her head.

He turned his.

The door loomed on, another path, another choice.

>...Spike? You ever think you're gonna find what you're lookin' for?

He shrugged.

"Maybe. You think... you'll keep changing?"

She shrugged.

>Probably. Long road ahead, Ah've found. Lots of bumps, twists and turns, and once or twice Ah' lost mah' dang mind and ran right off the edge. Lots of stuff is gonna change.

"But... can one thing stay the same?"

He didn't say what it was.

>...Ain't never gonna change.

She knew.

They both walked to the door, he held it open for her, just as he always did before.

As he always would after.

"It's gonna be a long road, Applejack."

>...but we're never gonna walk it alone.

She left first, he left right after.

He turned right.

... she turned left.

Their lives were waiting down that hall, wherever they would lead.

But they would never walk them alone, even if no one was there by their sides.

>See you around...

No one around, to follow the trail of dots on the ground they left behind.

>...loverboy.
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And now I flee before I'm burned alive.

No, but seriously, I'm being 100 percent serious here, this is not a joke, I'm super cereal, if you guys think I botched that, or don't want it, or want it to go another way, or try again, or anything, just tell me, and I swear to Applejack's big booty I will NC that and try all over again. This was where I found the story ending, but this is a community, and your voice is heard. Tell me if you liked it, felt it worked, felt it fit, or if I need to hit reset and try again, the important thing is the story, the characters, and the future, and this is BIG. You choose, I'm just your humble, not really that amazing, writer, and I want /pa/ to be full of good and interesting stories.

I really tried hard, but it's up to you if I need to try harder, and I will if that's what we need.
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...no fuckin way.

He... he actually....

HOLY SHIIIIII
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>>28824127
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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>>28824141
NO IT'S GOOD IT'S FINE IT'S ALRIGHT IT'S PERFECT KEEP IT
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>>28824127
Not a dream!

Not an imaginary story!

It happened!

I haven't finished reading it yet but wanted to join in the freakout
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You guys should probably drop that useless """main character""" already, I mean wow you already had a perfeckt kino-tier protagonist/antagonist combination and the most you can do with your """Main Character""" is write a sad break up story for her.

This is honestly sad, but at least you can turn yourselves around by ditching her and focus all your efforts on your REAL main character and best poni

You know you want to
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>>28824141
I'm sad, but I honestly can't imagine how to do that story better, or how to better make it work. You pulled off the impossible and made me believe in such a way that I can't see it any other way, congrats.
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>>28824127
...challenge accepted.

But this feels conclusive. I am fine with it. It's the mature way for things to go, and anythign else would make it seem like a fairytale without substance.

This means something. Even if it hurts. Even if we don't like it.
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>>28824127
I feel like I got trolled.

You addressed every single complaint I had before, turned everything I said on its head, completely proved me wrong and did it in a well written, well explained way... and then you made most of it from Spikes perspective, but I wouldn't change a thing.

You've shown me a fool, good sir.
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>>28824302
Actually? I feel like it's. it conclusive at all, it feels more like the start of a journey, a beginning where they both go down their own way and don't know where they'll end up. They both outright said it, they don't know what they're looking for, they don't know who they are, and with this, they're free to find it. This doesn't feel like an ending, because of how little there was before it, it's a start.

What is Spikes place in this world? What is AJ looking for?... can't wait to find out.
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>>28824345
*It ISNT conclusive, drunkass autocorrect.
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>>28824233
Oh, sorry, what was that?

I couldn't hear you over the sound over that oversized black waifu of yours choking on Shining Armor's married cock since that is all he'll let her be.

A mistress in his harem. Never a mare of her own. Always confined to begging for asylum from others.
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>>28824127
One of the most shocking twist we've had this entire thread, and it's all about Spike and AJ breaking up. One of the most emotionally roller coaster twist and turns of a story, and it's a break up story. We finally, finally get a chance to examine this relationship, and it manages to pack as much of a punch as anything the CE crew has done. Bravo, well done, all that good stuff. Don't change a thing.
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>>28824360
d-d-DELET THIS
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>>28824302
Maybe there was a better way, maybe there wasn't. Maybe this was the best We could do, or maybe not. Point is let's face it, we can either ask this guy to clean up our two year long mess of this relationship. We said we wanted substance, we wanted flavor, we wanted something intense, and we wanted him to somehow make this thing work when there hasn't been anything really to it since the Cordyceps arc. Any minor negative I have about character I willing to put aside simply for the fact that he got up, and he wrote it. And it was well written, wasn't half assed, and it wasn't just for and agenda of wanting to push her because she is the main character.

So for actually getting up there and actually getting it done, I salute you. Sorry we made this so hard.
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>>28824127
Oh thank God it's finally over!
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>>28824495
Somehow I doubt that it was the suspense of you waiting for the grand conclusion making you say that.
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>>28824127
>Halfway down the hall, AJ and Spike realizes they were actually supposed to be going the other way.

"...Shit."
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>>28824513
>Halfway down the hallway, there is nothing but CHAOS waiting for them
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>>28824509
The fuck is that supposed to mean?

It was a little long but I loved most of it, I'm just glad it finally reached it's conclusion. Or did you think I meant the relationship? I never cared about that.
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>>28824127
NO
STATUS
QUO
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>>28824127
This series here, man... this series here. Sometimes I just can't.

Welp, it always starts like this, then come the building blocks....
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>>28824678
The building blocks are there, the drive is there, let's see how it's used.

>>28824536
Yeah, now we can finally have her react to that!
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>>28824761
NC
>Applejack
~Guard~
~~

>....

~YEah, the worlds all topsy turvy, it's freaking weird.~

>.....and... and NOBODY came ta' get me!?

~What you were doing seemed important.~

>...GAAHHHH
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>>28824851
This so doesn't really have to be NC, does it? She could just run into a guard and then that, and then onward, right?
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>>28824127
Dear God, this wall of text. I know AJ's in it so that makes it important this time, but uuuugh I have to really force myself in order to slog through it.
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>>28824874
>Update
I rreeeeeallly didn't want to imply the guards seriously could have but didn't go get her, and there hasn't been any chaos stories in the Empire yet. Literally, zero, look for yourself, NO CHAOS touched the Empire that we've seen, and someone probably would have told SA already.
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>>28824895
Here's the short of it.

>AJ and Spike realize where they messed up
>Go their separate ways

There, you can go back to not actually contributing again.
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>>28824904
Oh, there hasn't? Ah, okay, I see now.
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>>28824904
I always use episodes like this to look at the world as a whole, I really avoid the CE right there.
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>>28822326
>neglected

After dark story leader board
>Rarity 3
>Pinkie 3
>AJ 2
>Twilight 2
>Nightlight 1
>Sunset 1
>Cadence 1
>18 1
>Shiny 1

In the fact that she isn't 80-100% of them, yeah.

>>28822336
If you feel like doing AJ, do it. No one has done a lot with any of them so it is practically untouched.
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>>28822897
Fluttershy you had some chances with, Chrysalis You basically have to steal her the second you can because she gets booked quickly. Like if you don't take her before they leave that hospital room, she is going to be involved in something else that will keep her away from the everfree.
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>>28825110
I know, I know, I got cocky because I figured that after the Hellfire thing and with AJ's part coming up she'd be open, and NOBODY used FS before the 7 subplot after PL(And this Discord thing is way better than any of that.

Heh, I was more worried about Chrysalis than Fluttershy, believe it or not!
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>>28824921
Oh thank goodness. Saved me a lot of trouble and that means AJ's not pedo anymore. That's good too.

I'm a writer though, so I'm gonna go back to writing.
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>Pegasus
"Pegasi 2"
~~~

>...w-... what do we do?

"I DON'T KNOW!"

>Dude, talk to me! I don't know how to react to this!

"I DON'T KNOW!"

>We're fucking upside down, mare! All o fucking cloudsdale is UPSIDE DOWN!

"I KNOW!"

>What do we do!? We're walking normal but we're UPSIDE DOWN!

"I DON'T KNOW I KNOW!"

>Do we fly!? If we fly will we just go straight down!? Which direction do we go here!?

"I DON'T KNOW!?"

>What do we dooooo!?

"HAVE SEX!"

>...

"...what? It's a better idea than anything you had."

>...alright let's do it.
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>>28825068
A part of me feels pretty good to be on top of the leaderboard.
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>>28824233
You're the reason she is always getting her shit kicked in. But I do like that you basically did what Applefags have been doing after every harem arc.
>>28824360
>Always confined to begging for asylum from others.
that is mainly because if she ever tries to be more she will get her shit kicked in by the nearest available force.
>>28825309
You should. Cause not only did you have smut, you made it relevant to the non sex plot.
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>>28825410
Please don't take the bait. Or if you are the same guy responding for the fourth time, here is the one genuine (you)
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>>28825068
>Harem has most members and most development
>And a married couple
>And actually had sex
>Dead last

HAH!
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>>28824360
I want to read Chrysalis getting her pretty face roughly fucked by some she deeply loathes.
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NC
>AJ
~~~

>Wait a minute... this means I'm single now! OH BEHAAAVE!

~Austin Powers theme kicks on~
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>>28825969
Polygons are legal. She could have hooked up with literally anyone else at anytime.
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>Reporter
“AJ”
‘Spike’
____

>So while we wait for the reviews to hit, just… wow. I just finished watching the pre-screening of the episode and, honestly? That’s the best performance out of the both of you I’ve ever seen. The tension was there, the literal heartbreak, the mental anguish… every note hit and sang true.

“Thanks. It definitely wasn’t easy, Ah’ll say that much….”

‘No kidding. When we got hit with the script, jaws hit the floor, man. Like, the entire table just looked us while we looked at each other- it was the only time in recent memory that Chrysalis didn’t even give that stupid laugh of hers. The gravity was that real.’

“So real mah’ stomach dropped….”

‘Mine too, applebutt, mine too. In fact, it’s still trying to climb back up.’

“Have a piece of pie.”

‘Where’d you get-”

“Granny made it for when we finished shootin’, figured we need it.”

‘Lifesaver, she is.’

>Tell me, how many times did you two need to rehearse this to catch the perfect ‘moment’?

‘Twice.’

“Yup.”

>You’re… you’re kidding me. All that dialogue, all that emotion, it only took you two takes?

‘One take. We read it to each other, found the tone, then shot it. For us, it was simple. Me and applebutt spend far more time together than we do in the series, we’re got this… bond, you know? This cohesiveness that helps us flow as one.’

“Yeah, the scene itself was terrible, as in when the director yelled out ‘action’ we literally stood there for ‘bout four minutes jus’ starin’ at one another. No one said anythin’, Ah’ doubt anyone even breathed. An’ then it all jus’ poured out. It was one of those moments where ya’ jus’ had to pray the cameras were set up right ‘cause magic like that don’t strike twice, heh.”

>Amazing. Were there, um… any tears afterwards?

1/3
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>>28825985

‘You kidding? A lot of our co-stars sprung leaks, there was so much sniffling going on. It was a really, really emotionally draining scene….’

“Yeah, but then we bought ‘em pizza an’ the mood got better. Sorta.”

‘Everyone kept asking us how we were, how we were holding up, like we’d suffered a death in the family!’

“Well, Ah’ guess in a way... we did? One of the most long-runnin’ themes was essentially killed.”

‘True, guess I never look at it that way.’

>Sooooo no tears from you two specifically?

‘Us? Naw. It was more of a shock than anything, that the writers were actually willing to go that far. It caught us all off-guard. Makes sense, though, I mean, our relationship was fairly middling anyway, wasn’t it?’

“More like stagnant, actually, whatever it was we had, loverboy.”

‘I still can’t believe you just signed off on it so readily.’

>Oh? AJ, you have some sort of final say in the stories?

“’Bout as much say as Bugs Buggy has in her never-endin’ campaign to ride Shinin’. Very, very little, almost non-existent, but Ah’ pour over every script, every little note an’ addendum. Ah’ want them to succeed, so when that particular scene came up, Ah’ was jus’ like ‘alright, we’re doin’ this. This is good fer’ him, it needs t’happen.’ Ah’m jus’ fortunate enough that it involved me as well.”

>Awwww…

“Oh shaddup.”

‘See, and that’s why we love our apple princess. She will literally put herself on the backburner to help us grow and look better.’

“Ah’ might be the titular star of this weird ass series but it ain’t jus’ ‘bout me, Ah’ keep sayin’ it. When one shines, we all shine.”

2/3
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>>28825999

>Well said, AJ. So, do either of you know what’s next?

“Ya’ mean fer’ us?

>Yeah, what’s next for your road together?

“Not a danged clue.”

‘It seemed like an amicable enough split, so I think maybe take things slower? If we even wind up together again, that is. Who knows, heh. That’s one of the aspects of this series I love, you just never know what’s gonna happen next until it backhands you across the face. I could wind up with Pennydrop for all I know!’

“Hawh, only time will tell, eh?”

‘Yup, but until then, you up for some hay burgers, applebutt?’

“Always, loverboy.”

>Wait, wait! Before you go, er... I have one more question… you two aren’t actually like, dating, right? When the cameras are off and everything?

“Oh, y’all didn’t know? That band loverboy gave me way back then was actually a weddin’ band. We’re married.”

‘Yeah, I thought everyone knew that?’

>WHAT?!

“Kiddin’.”

‘Got ‘em.’

>...You almost gave me a heart attack!

“S’what y’all get fer’ askin’ crazy questions. C’mon, husband, let’s go.”

‘Right behind you, wife.’

>…

3/3
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>>28826010
Just lovely.
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>>28825984
Polygons are LEGAL, but that doesn't mean that anyone would be okay with their spouse marrying someone else without asking them.
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>>28826010
Perfect chill response to take the edge off, love it.
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This thread

>AJ
"readers"

>I SHOVED AN APPLE UP MY ASS

"Best story ever. 10/10, other characters are you even trying'

>Other characters
"readers"

>We did stuff, do you like us more now?

"What about AJ tho."
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>>28826179
Did you have a problem with the story?

Cause it's not like people weren't heaping praise on Discord VS FS or Hellfire.
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>>28826193
Why do you care if he liked it? Leave him be already, he's only getting worse!
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>>28826193
No, I did. I just enjoy the dichotomy.

And Discord and Fluttershy's thing was culled by all the "AJ's relationship problems are THE most important thing going on" comments while Hellfire was badgered by wanting to plug AJ in early and complaints that AJ isn't doing something similar late.

The apple up the ass was hyperbole but She's the favorite child. Whatever she does is automatically going to be considered great because she is doing it. The other characters have to work harder for their love.
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>>28826269
>Discord and Fluttershy's thing was culled by all the "AJ's relationship problems are THE most important thing going on" comment

I'm looking at last thread now and all the comments mentioning both seem to put them on equal ground. I can't find any that are putting the relationship one higher up. The ending especially was all talk about the ark and how shocking Discord''s reveal was, with a lot of people pointing out how clever it was that so many subtle details were slipped in to make them be lies.

I'm not going to deny that Hellfire thing with them trying to slip her into the story or if she needs something as big as that, I'm just saying that I can't really find any comments that are culling just how big of a thing this is. That and at all the side stuff seems to be based on the chaos.

Sure you're not just imaging things?
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>>28826200
Cause some actually want to know why the thing they liked or worked on isn't liked by someone. As the guy who originally stated his disinterest and not the other faggot that keeps saying stupid shit, I freely admit that this ending did win me back. I know you don't care that I liked it or not, just stating I haven't been the one shitposting
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>>28826325
Alright, if you're not, I apologize, but you can see why I'd think >>28826179 was similar to the Chrysalis bait from earlier, right?
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>>28826311
He's not wrong, just that the numbers aren't really that high. If you look at every Hellfire post, it was 1 Applejack thing at the absolute most to every 10 replies, the majority was trying to figure out the whole thing around it. If you go further back to the invasion you'll find that next to nobody actually asked for AJ. In fact, we got more praise that Futtershy was getting development then we did AJ was.

He's not wrong, a Number do keep trying to put her in, but on the whole it's not that bad, he's just using hyperbole for fun.
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>>28824127
... I am no longer against aging him up
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>>28825969
And cue her sexcapade across Equestria.

Two in every port and trying every flavor!
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>>28826555
Time travel! Proffesor Y can take him in his magical portapotty!
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>>28826722
"Are you fuckin-NOT TODAY SOAP!! *Whack*- fucking kidding me!? Her of all things!?"

>...She big.
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>>28825999
>“Ah’ might be the titular star of this weird ass series but it ain’t jus’ ‘bout me, Ah’ keep sayin’ it. When one shines, we all shine.”

AHAHAHAHAHA

KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT

T. CHRYSALISFAG, THE REAL THREAD WINNERS
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>Vekir
"Watchdog"
'Siegfried'

'Verily I say unto you mine erstwhile companions, deviltry is afoot!'

"Woof."

'Yes, most certainly, ye Clockwork Canine! The scent of Chaos lies heavily upon the land, indeed how else dost one explain mine expansion of verbiage, your devolution into a mere hound and-'

-LEMME GOOOO! KIDNAP! KIDNAAAAP!-

>Miiiiiine!

'That! Surely this most topsy turvy turmoil must be retired posthaste, lest-'

>Mine!

Yoink!

'Ow! Egads! My feather!'

>Miiiiii-hihihihiiiiine~!

Yoink yoink yoink!

'Oooow! Watchdog, stop this madness at once!'

"..."

'Well!?'

Slurrrrrrp.

'...vile.'

"Woof."
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>>28827207
>all that
Quit spazzin'.
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>>28827014
Did you just imply AJ... and Chitty?
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>>28827696
Every. Flavor.
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God bless you, thread.
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>>28827406
we'really sure is affected?
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>>28827881
Siegfried! Nows your chance!
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All Spike needs if someone to be his rock, to be here for him, unchanging eternal, shiny and chrome.

Spike needs an artificial robo-waifu
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>>28828518
DT has that market cornered
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>Two
“SA”
‘Cadence’
~~~

>Do I gotta give up my room?

“We live in a castle, honey, you don’t have to give up a single room.”

>Do I gotta give up my toys?

‘It’s a baby, Two, she probably should not be playing with the small, easily swallowed things you keep in there.’

>Do I gotta give up my marchmallyes?

“Again, you really should not give a baby small and lung filling.”

>What about mah’ chocobombs?

‘Not-mom steals those anyway.’

>Do I gotta take her to school with me?

“We’d rather you didn’t! Don’t do that!”

>What about baths?

‘She gets her own baths. And you still have to take yours.’

>Drat!.. waaiiit, Do I gotta share my clothes!?

“You don’t wear clothes.”

>Oh, phew… WAIT A MINUTE! Ah’m runnin’ around naked, and nobody told me!? AH’VE BEEN MAKIN’ AN IDIOT OUTTA MAHSEELLLLFFF!

“…”

‘…’

>…Not-mom, it didn’t work!

“Oh, it worked. Just not like she wanted.”

‘Eeeeee!’
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>>28828755
Yay, shopping trip
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>Farmer
“Bank Owner”
~???~
~~~

>Ya’ reckon this is gonna raise them thar propertee values on mah’ land?

“…Is that carrot doing standup?”

~Look! It’s a hot-dog!~

ARF ARF!

>Prop comedy, Ah’ reckon. Not really very sophisticated, in mah’ opinion, kinda one note.

~And this is me giving you a hand!~

DOING!

>Don’t rightly work with all audiences neither.

“…That’s a carrot.”

>Ah’ know, kinda his whole thing, only defnin’ feature really.

“And it’s doing… prop comedy.”

~And this is my Trainport Dog deflector!~

FLING!

>Look, Ah’m not askin’ for miracle here.

“…You know what, I’ll give you a thousand for it.”

>Well shoot, ya’ll are nicer than Ah’ thought!

“Yeah, well, you’ve been a loyal customer for years, I can cut you some slack.”

>Haw, thought Ah’ was gonna have ta’ haggle here. Alright, he’s all yer’s, enjoy.

“Thanks!”

~….~

“…So do you do anything else?”

~Well, I have wanted to get into weight lifting.~

“…this is going to work out.”
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>>28829021
I know he's probably swindling him, but I like to imagine he actually is just being nice right here.
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>>28829198
jokes on him when the chaos gets undone. That farmer just sold an ordinary carrot for 1000 bits.
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>29
“MM”
‘Zecora’
~Trixie~
(Sombra)
{32}
~~~~

>GET DOWN!

To whomever he was speaking to in the multitude of bodies within the hut mattered very little in the grand scheme of things. Just one or all of them, he as ignored just the same.

CRASH!

Even when the windows shattered in, and the items in the zebra’s humble abode began to be crushed and shattered by the mere touch of the glowing, seemingly incorporeal things poured in from every opening and crevice they could find, not a one of the mortal folk within hid away.

“You know, we should have seen this coming!”

Every one of them had been through so much and danced the dance of battle so many times that by now they reacted on instinct. As one, they rose.

‘Stop breaking my hut you ghastly thing! Now the fury I shall have to bring!’

As one, they were ready.

~BRING IT!~

As one, they fought.

{I’ve no idea what’s going on, and I love it!}

The quickest of their number to react was most surprising to the two new pair of smoke being and fellow changeling.

“Left side! Make sure you get the left side!”

Faster than even they, a warrior and king, could react, the zebra among them had already leapt up, snapped a bowstaff with quite a lot of intricate and well crafted runes dancing along it’s length, and with a swing and a spin to bring it into her mouth she went into the breech, exactly in the direction the earthpony behind her had ordered.

“Trixie! Get the right!”

Less shocking was the one right behind her, the brash and wild star ridden cape dancing in the wind rushing in through the shattered glass, and waves of spell already charged atop her horn.

~Do not tell the The GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie what to do!~

Even with her screeching protests, she obeyed, and straight ahead into the fray she ran.

“Niney! Keep us from getting shot from behind!”

1/5
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>>28829287
He listened without question, much more than she did for him, and sure enough her words of caution proved correct in a single moment when yet more poured in from behind them. All of them moved with speed and with purposed to a single target.

(They found me…)

The being of smoke and wisps of power stared on as the combatants closed in, the battle seconds from breaking out.

(Stop… stop!)

His cries went unheeded, and they clashed.

(Just let them take me instead-)

His words fell flat. Almost as flat as the being of white light, that suddenly found itself smacked to the ground.

(…What?)

‘You foolish little things have chosen the wrong hut to attack with your pride! Now I shall have to beat you down and cast you back aside!’

Sombra stared with uncomprehending eyes as her staff clashed once again, hitting the thing that should have been incorporeal, and smacking it to the ground with a fury. When another emerged, her wooden bow tip clacked to the ground, allowing her to press off it and get the air needed for a devastating spin that ended with the stick firmly cracking along the side of what would be the things head.

‘Stop wrecking my hut you foolish thing! Do you know how little money being a potion maker will bring?!’

No matter how many came or surrounded her, she spun with an unearthly grace, and smacked them down every time.

~Not to worry, let me show you why they call me the GREAT AND POWERFUL-~

“No fireworks, Trixie! Enclosed space!”

~Trixie wasn’t going to do that!~

She was loud as megaphone with her denial, but the blush on her face and the fizzle on her horn spoke even greater volumes. Instead, she ripped her hat free, and before her foes ran her hoof along it’s rim.

~Trixie is a master of spells and a being without compare! Would you like to gaze into Trixie’s hat of wonders?~

They charged in, and she felt it unlikely they were coming in to witness her majesty.

~Very well! Then Trixie shall show you, POWER!~
2/5
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>>28829291
She reached in, and out from the hat she pulled a single ball of blue magic, tiny in shape, but solid looking in its weight.

~Feel her MAGIC!~

They had nearly reached her, when with a wink, a smile and a grand sweep of her limb, she let it fly.

~And when you get back to where you came from, tell them Trixie sent you!~

If they’d been capable of speech, they still wouldn’t have responded to her. Regardless of ability, they would have been wailing as they did as the spell bounced around, hitting them with the force of a wrecking ball again and again and knocking them away.

“Niney, how are you hanging?”

He answered her with a flourish of his hooves and a hum of his breath, as if he was trying to put the showmare to shame.

>Go back to thine shadows from whence thee have come, thing of foul light! Thine sickening shine, thine horrid complexion shalt grace the walls of mine most favored enchantress no more! Begone with the, to the depths from whence thou hath come! AWAY WITH THEE!

His words, like most of his speech, was useless.

>AWAY I SAY!

His magic on the other hoof was anything but, and with sweeping waves of simple but elegant spells, they were cast right back out from any gap they’d come into.

(I don’t believe it…)

The wisp watched, honestly stunned, as the motley crew held them all back.

{Well, speak up, mare! What do you want me to do?}

She paid him no mind, never even looking at him as she tried to keep her eyes on three different angles at the same time.

“I don’t even know how you can see these things, you shouldn’t even know they’re here!”

{Well, I do! So what do you want me to do about it?}

“I don’t know… Trixie! Let Thirty Two shoot one of them!”

~What!? No! Tell Zecora to let him, Trixie is winning!~

“Zecora is moving, you’re not!”

~But-~

“TRIXIE!”

~Oh, fiiiiine!~

3/5
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>>28829297

It was with great offense and even greater reluctance that she did as she was told, and ‘graciously’ stopped badgering one of the things long enough for the changeling to advance, and call his own sickly magic to his horn.

{Now, creature, let’s see you handle a real spellcaster!}

~OH COME ON!~

“Thirty Two, don’t rub it in!~

{It’s all I have at this point-}

>WILL THOU JUST FIRE THE DAMN SPELL!

His expression was sour. The glint in his eye was anything but.

{BURN!}

With his spell, he fired with all he had, and everything else besides, and the green ball soon found it’s target.

Before flying right through without touching it.

{WHAT!?}

The being recovered faster than he could find his senses, and charged.

(LOOK OUT!)

The wisps tried to cover him as best his intangible body could, and with a roar he cast his own blood red spell at the being of light. Though the thing stalled and shied away, it was not long before the spell passed through it, and after a moment of collection the apparition rose, and charged once more. It would have been upon them both, wisp and ‘protected’ had another spell wisked past his floating head. This one found it’s mark, and with a thunderous boom sent the thing soaring. Behind him, Twenty Nine barely even spared a glance to ensure his spell worked before turning back.

{This makes no sense! Why can you hit them with sticks by my magic doesn’t work!?}

Behind them, the former mayor’s brow furrowed, and she stepped forwards.

>MAREY! Look out-

His calls to warn her of one creeping in through the shattered window proved useless. When her hoof lashed out, there was no question if she knew it was there.

{…BULLSHIT!}

4/5
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>>28829302
They all watched as with that hoof, she pushed it back from whence it came.

“Hrm…”

Her puzzled look slowly melted away, replaced instead with a stern nod, and confidence.

“Niney! It’s us! It’s not magic or spells, it’s us! We’re what repels them!”

>Brilliant as always, Marey! So long as we keep at it, they’ve not a chance!

(That… might not be as easy as you think.)

While the others looked to the earth pony, still reeling from the revelation of what she’d found, only he’d had the sense to look out that window she’d pushed the straggler through. What he found did not fill him with confidence.

>…Oh dear.

Outside the other window, they found much the same. And the other, and the other, and the other still. All around, from every angle, it was the same.

“Well… shoot.”

Light, so very much light, all around them.

‘Uh oh…’

All around them.

~…Trixie is going to need to start using some fireworks.~

They were surrounded.

And they were closing in.

>…We might be in trouble.
>>
>>28829313
Ok time for spoonfeeding

What's fighting the meme squad?
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>>28829336
Im not entirely sure, but I think souls of the ponies Sombrero killed came back to tear him apart.
They attack because gang is protecting Sombra
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>>28829336
Giant glowing light things that may or may not be souls.

Nobody else can see or touch them, but the GBs are special.
>>
>>28829313
>Zecora cutting loose with a staff.

And this whole arc is worth it!
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>>28829313
But hey, at least the relationship talk is over!

World is only going to hell in a handbasket, but the talk is over!
>>
>>28829392
And Caddy feels good about herself!

That's the important thing.
>>
NC
>Spike
“???”
~~~

>Huh, guess I’m single now for the first time in the series… this was weird. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with myself now.

“I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE GO DO THAT STOPPING BADGUYS THING YOU USED TO DO, THAT’D BE REAL FUCKIN’ NEAT!”

>…

“…’

>…C… Camel Sandiego?

“I AM SO BORED!”
>>
OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
~~~

>And bam! Your final notice, no if ands or buts, this ones on you and you better deliver, or I’m foreclosing on this entire city! I’ll take it all!

“Ha ha, ha ha, ya’ll say that like Ah’m not desperately prayin’ ya’ do just that. Please, take mah’ city, take mah’ desk, ya’ll can take me iffin’ ya’ want, whatever it takes!”

>Hrm… it is less sparkly than home, but who will deal with the Empire while I’m away?

“You could leave it to Chrysalis.”

>Nah, she’d set the place on fire somehow. I know, Spike!

“Oh yeah, cause leavin’ a dragon in charge of gems is a great idea!”

>I didn’t say it’s a great idea, I want an idea that means I don’t have to deal with it when I go back home. Because there won’t be a home anymore and I’ll be free.

“Sound logic, but then where are ya’ gonna put the misses? Ya’ll make a great meatshield for the first hit, but then it just all falls apart!”

>Well I figure if I’m getting you in the deal, I’ll just put you up on some sticks, that fat ass will be the perfect shelter!

TONK!

>I regret nothing!

“Only cause Ah’ missed yer’ Armored Shining bits.”

>The regret is there after all.

“Haw… ya’ll ever think about that, for real? Just runnin’ away? Goin’ back ta’ the normal life?”

>All the time. If I could take them, sure, but I’d never be able to leave even one of them behind. I don’t need this, but them… I need them.”

“Depends on who Ah’ could take with me too, Ah’ suppose.”

>Heh… well, make sure you get those back to me sometime. Whenever I know you’re busy.

“Ah’ll get on it.”

>Know you will. See you around…

“…Shining?”

>Hm?

“Ah’d make sure to take you with me. Need mah’ meat shield, after all.”

>…same, need that shelter after all.

“See ya’ later.”

>You too.

*He leaves*

“…wonder what the girls are up to.
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>>28818925
Courtesy of France official artbook
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>>28829526
I'd write more of those Spike Caramel Sandiego stories, but I got lazy.
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>>28829679
Hbnnngg! Cute!
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>>28829679
Pegajack?
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>>28829658
She is single now...
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>>28829892
Not gonna work, man.
>>
>Guard
“Guard 2”
~~

SHOOM!

>That time?

“Griffonstone!”

>Shit. Back in.

SHOOM!

>…

SHOOM!

>That one?

“Manehatten!”

>Damn it, back in.

SHOOM!

>…

SHOOM!

>That one?

“Freaking DRAGON LANDS!”

>Ooooof, not good.

“NOT GOOD!”

>One more.

SHOOM!

>…

SHOOM!

>That one?

“Uh… that one was right.”

>So the portal sent you to the Empire that time!?

“No, I said it was right.”

>…

“So many hookers-“

>Dude no.
>>
>>28822186
Aww, love you too bud, and I wasn't gone THAT long... Just... About 20 threads? I can't recall how many actually.
>>
>Spitfire
“18”
‘Pinkie’
~~~

>Eighteen, help me out here.

“Alright, but keep the covers up.”

>Wait wha-NO!

“Ha haaaa, so easy sometimes.”

>Of course not, I can do better than you!

“...”

>Gonna do that again?

“I realized I would need to bring my A-game to crush you, and I’m just not up for it.”

>…

“Not going to take it?”

>I’ll let it drop if you do.

“Fair enough. What am I helping you with?”

>Telling Pinkie she didn’t do that bad! I’m trying to be nice here!

“Didn’t she cheer when Dash took over your position?”

>I’m not saying I’m trying hard.

“I don’t know what to do here, what do you want from me? She messed up and needs to deal with it.”

>Yeah but… she didn’t mess up that hard, come on. Look, everyone makes mistakes, and-

“Annnd this is making you have flashbacks?”

>Is it not to you?

“…”

>…Please Pinkie?

‘…thanks.’

>…I’ll take it, big help there, Eighteen.

“I try.”

>I was being-

“A little whiner, I know.”

>…Pinkie hit her.

‘No.’

>LAST TIME I MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER!
>>
>Time Turner
"Pokey"
'Blues'
(Roseluck)
~~~

>Odds the princesses are already fixing this?

"High, which is a a shame. I'm horny."

>Please stop.

'Am I blue? Am I bluuuue?... No seriously, am I blue? It sounds weird, but I think I'm actually magenta?'

(I don't know why but I keep losing every coinflip I call. Heads... heads...HEADS!... I have to get it right eventually! Heads! HEADS! FINE TAILS-oh fuck you.)

>Did none of you notice I just said 'princesses'? Not "Elements of Harmony", princesses. Because four out of six of those are princesses now.

"Why do you think nobody thinks this is odd? This is the world we live in."

'AND THESES ARE THE HOOVES THAT BUILT IT!'

(Staaand up and let's start showing, just where our lives are going toooooo!)

>...what?

"OH MY GOSH I LOVE THEM!"

'It's literally babies first metal but I love them!'

(They're pleb teir but I LOVE THEM!)

"Let's go listen to music!"

ZOOM!

>...So nobody cares now. This is just... nobody cares? Sigh... I wish I wasn't a pony anymore, this is dumb.
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>>28830402
Keep the hope alive!
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>>28829693
And Spike got nothing.
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>>28829892
NC
>AJ
"SA"
~~~

>Room for one more?

"Ehhhh... sure, why not? What's the worst that could happen-"

~~~

"OKAY! SO! APPARENTLY ONE MORE IN THE DAMN BED MEANS CREATING A SINGULARITY!... THAT HAPPENED!"
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>>28831229
Too much booty.

All one place.
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>>28831562
>Too much booty.

LLLLIIIIEEESSSS
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>>28830065
~~~

>Well?

"...I think I ended up in highschool."

>...

"I had hands."

>...WHAT
>>
>JJ
"Acty"
~~~

>So where did she go anyway?

"You'd figure it'd be easy to spot giant fire monsters, wouldn't it?"

>I'm normally aces at pointing out when something is flaming, yeah.

"You are that, you can spot it a mile away and pounce like a tiger."

>Rawr.

"Ha! I love when you do that."

>But really, where?

"I guess we should look for the screams?"

>But... everyone is screaming.

"..."

>...We should-

"We should probably look into that, yeah."
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>>28829526
Hey, remember when Spike's harem was putting Shiny to shame, and it looked like he was going to be the primo badass in Equestria?

...Sure went full Piccolo there, didn't ya'?
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>>28832216
Hey, that just means his plate now? Wherever we wanna go with it.

If we want to try to put him back in the badass placement, we can. If we want him to go on a world trek, we can. If we want to have him date 10 mares, we can. Anything we wanna do, we can do, and there's no excuses now for not.
>>
>>28829764
Princess Applejack

It's happening
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>>28830647
I would point out that you did this yesterday. But I like to believe that those background pones are now in a time loop
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>>28832413
Oh, trust me, it was intentional. And the fact Time Turner is in it is intentional too.
>>
>>28831007
Well, now you make me feel bad that I got lazy.
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>>28832366
Well of the mares he has dated PJ, Rarity, and DT are available. And should be in the same room in short order....wait. Weren't Luna and Rarity with Spike and the others?
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>>28832582
>Weren't Luna and Rarity with Spike and the others?

Yes, they saved him from being 'kidnapped' but then DT """made""" them move to another car on the trip up because she was mad they shot her with pillows.

In reality they just wanted to give him some Gunclub time.

That said, we'd have to work on PJ as she doesn't seem to actually be attracted to him, or him her, and FUCK NO NOT DT AGAIN IT KEEPS HAPPENIIINNNNGG
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>>28832621
....bit of an overreaction.
>>
>>28832625
I realize one hundred percent I'm being autistic about DT but seriously EVERY SINGLE TIME IT'S THE SAME DAMN PROBLEM.

Every single time, it's just "OH DT IS BLUSHING NOW AND SOMEONE IS SAYING "OH MY ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO SPPPIIIIIKKKEEEE?" AND SHE JUST STAMMERS, DIAMOND TIARA FUCKING STAMMERS! BECAUSE OF COURSE, THAT'S HOW SOMEONE WOULD ACT AROUND FUCKING SPIKE!"

Every single time with her! Nobody ever does anything but make her out of the blue suddenly a stuttering blushing little tsundere complete with "Not like I like you or anything!" and someone like Silver Spoon of everyone going "Well it's obvious you're hot for Spike!"

EVERY SINGLE TIME

Across arcs, years! We went across years with this! One time we almost had Rarity go full super ultra bitch mode just to make her try it!

It's an old wound, and it wouldn't stick with me if it wasn't so damn persistent.

It's like someone saw the 42 thing and decided "Yep, we need to do that but harder so it doesn't take so long", while missing why she was acting like that in the first place, and of course it's always DT who's stuttering and stammering and blusing and uguuu~ for Spike, of course!

God I hate that whole pairing and all it's attempts.
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>>28832675
.,..still a bit of an overreaction
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>>28832675
Could always tie it into DT wanting to be more adult, doesn't have to be Tsun-Tsun
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>>28832582
Rarity wanting him would feel weird considering the main focus of the talk.
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>>28832901
There is always that, yeah.
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>>28832901
NC
>DT
"Spike"
~~~

>There's only one way to prove I'm an adult... BANG THE FIRST GUY I SEE!

"And everythings coming up Spike!
>>
Night /pa/ls. May your dreams be filled with realistic shipping.
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>>28832675
Psh, you really are overreacting.

>>28832901
I want to see a more dere DT even if I have to write it myself. I just have to put on my shipping goggles and see where it goes.
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>>28833740
G'night.
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>>28833524
I'm not sure why but I imagined him as johnny bravo
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>>28832901
>>28833977
Weebshits LEAVE
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Non-Canon
>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
[AJ]
~~~~
>Welcome to Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and it feels great to be on time!

"I'm the pretty one <3"

'I'm grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

>"'Now for our main guest...APPLEJACK!!!'"

[Howdy.]

>Do you have a pen?

[No, but I have an Apple.]

Pinkie stabs AJ's apple with the pen.
>Uh! Apple pen!

"I have a pen."

'I have pineapple'

Cadence and DT stick the pineapple and pen together.
"'Uh! Pineapplepen!'"

[...so what did that accomplish?]

>"'Absolutely nothing!'"

AJ wakes up.
[...Ah' hate that song so much.]
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>>28834585
FUCK YOU! YOU WILL LOVE ME LIKE ILOVE YOU AND WE WILL GET ALONG CAUSE THIS IS T NICEST FUCKING PLACE TO BE! EVERYONE IS WELCOME! ....Unless... you know... ANY WAY YEAH! LOVE YOU! GET USED TO IT!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!!!!
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>>28833109
Yes but, Sparity has still be smoldering this whole time.
>>28832621
Yeah PJ and him only paired up because they both liked meat and we needed to make the gala more of a clusterfuck. Kinda why I don't consider him and 2 or him and Twilight. Their one time together was as friends in thread 9.
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Tonight, you get 2.
Non-Canon
>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
[Spike]
~~~~
>Welcome to Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and we weeb this place up!

"I'm the pretty one <3"

'I'm grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

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

[and me too!]
~~~~

'Ehhh? Spike-senpai? You don't have cleaning duty today. What, did you forget your balls again?'

[My Baoding Ball Club session was canceled today and my ride doesn't get here until later. I thought I'd help out, DT-chan.]

'...Hmph you can start by sweeping then.'
Gives Spike the broom and looks away.
'..and thanks.'

He smiles.
[Don't mention it.]

Pinkie with straight hair and glasses walks in.
>Ah~<3 What's this? Are my students trying to get some private time together?

'Pinkie-sensei? It's not what it looks like!'

[DT-chan and I were just cleaning. That's it!]

>Oh, I bet you were cleaning alright. You were cleaning his balls real good.
Spike is uncomfortably stroked by Pinkie.

'Hey stop. Spike-senpai doesn't want you touching him.'

>But Spike, I'm your sensei. Don't you...trust me?

[Uh...I uh.]

>I know you've been failing, Spike. If you want, I can give you extra credit...you'll have to work for it though.

"Pssst, hey DT-chan."
DT looks around, but can't find anyone else.

'Who said that?'

"There's a notebook on the desk. If you want her to stop, write her name in it."

'How would that even-'

"Trust me and just do it if you don't want your crush stolen from you."

DT quickly opens up the notebook and scribbles Pinkie's name in.
[Look, I'm sorry. I'm just not into you.]

>You're...rejecting me? But I'm- Hnnngh!
She clutches her heart and collapses.

[...oh my gosh...she's dead.]

'What in the world?'
DT turns the notebook over. It reads HEARTBREAK NOTE

~~~~
>Whoa, you seriously wrote this Cadence?

[This wasn't what I expected.]

'Yeah, it got dark at the end.'

"I'm allowed to be a little dark sometimes!"
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>>28834856
You spoil us.
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>>28831756
~~~~~~

>How about this one!?

"I saw Princess Applejack..."

>...but?

"She was wearing this shirt vest combo and had her hair up all pretty like. She also had this nice pair of red rimmed reading glasses on... Looked kinda... Sad-mad? Is there a word for that?"

>That...might be the right one?

"She didn't have a hat though."

>...

"..."

>Next!
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>Cantie
“Cantie”
~~

>BOY, ISN’T EVERYTHING SO NICE AROUND HERE!

“So nice.”

>SURE DON’T FEEL LIKE I ANGERED A GOD LEVEL PONY BY IMPLYING I COULD HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT THEY DO OR DON’T DO!

“Not at all.”

>SURE DON’T FEEL LIKE I’M BEING PUNISHED FOR A SLIGHT AGAINST THEM AND NOW THE WHOLE WORLD IS BEING FUCKED OVER TO PUT ME IN MY PLACE.

“My place is fine.”

>EVERYTHING IS NORMAL!

“…”

>…

“…”

>…

“…I told you voting was stupid.”
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>>28835513
That's what you get for trying!
>>
>DT
“SS”
‘PJ’
~77~
~~~

>So, what do you think she wanted to talk to him about?

“Probably something personal we shouldn’t question.”

>Well, PFFT, obviously!.. But what do you think it was?

‘Mrphmmmmhm.’

~POTATOJACK!~

SMACK!

‘Mrphhmhmhmh!’

>I missed all of that.

“You don’t want to catch it, trust me.”

>I hate it when you guys leave me out of stuff! I can handle it!

‘Mrrmrmrm-‘

SMACK!

~Get your head out of there!~

‘Mrohm omy meee hmm!’

SMACK!

>Wait, that’s what who said?

“Just ignore it.”

>Something is happening and I demand to know what you all are talking about!

“Magic.”

‘MRPH Mahhhick!’

>What magic?

SMACK!

~Smack magic, that’s what.~

‘Mrh.’

~What I do with what is no business of yours!~

>I’m confused.

~Good!~

>I get explody when I’m confused.

‘Mrhphm?’

>What do you mean, already!?

“Mother of Faust…”
>>
>Fancy Pants
“Fluer”
~~~

>Darling? Your hair has turned to snakes.

“Hm.. so it has. Rather wiggly, aren’t they?”

>It suits your more pliable nature.

“Oh, you charmer. By the way, Fancy, it seems your coat has grown a mass of thorns.”

>Well I’ll be, so it has!

“Well, I’d say pants don’t get much more fancy than a wall of roses, prickly though they may be!”

>You just know some poor soul is going to hop onto this thinking it’s a trend, don’t you?

“Oh, without question, but that’s the fun of it!”

>So it is, my cruel little viper.

“Oh hisss.”

>Mmmm, do save it for later.

“You know, Snakes swallow their prey whole.”

>Do they now?

“I’ll have to see if I can pull off that trick.”

>Careful, darling, there’s quite the prick over here.

“All the more fun, my dear. All the more fun.”
>>
>>28836326
Oh myyyy~

I want to see more of this pair.
>>
OOCO
>Spike
“SA”
‘Dash’
~Pinkie~
~~~~
“…wait what?”

>If I can’t have mine, you can’t have yours either!

“Chrysalis really wanted to show her new build-“

>NO! We’re doing this with Dash and Pinkie! Two completely unrelated and unattached, and unattracted ponies!

‘Is that why you asked us to play OnO with you!?’

~Wow, Spike! Wow! I thought you wanted to RPG with me! That’s Really Party Good, by the way! And the Party means as in an adventuring party! You see!? I brought layers to this! Layers, Spike!~

>Hey! I’m happy you guys are here, I just didn’t want Chrysalis around to-

‘Oh, I get it now, so you just didn’t want someone who’s trying to fake-sex Shining in this?’

>N-wait, hold up, yes. Yes, that is the reason, you are a good reasoning pony.

~So why’d you pick me?~

>Twilight was unavailable.

~WOWWWW!~

>Wow that did not come out right! I meant-

‘Uh huh!’

>No! She’s his sister, she wouldn’t-

~Riiiight!~

>You know what I mean-

~And you’re still silly, cause I was asking why you picked me? Not us, me!~

>I… I feel like that should be obvious-

~Roll for some happy bouncy fun times with Shiny!~

>WAIT WHAT?!

“OH COME ON!”

>Pinkie why!?

~I’m always full of surprises!~

>Whhyyy!?

~Bounce bounce bounce bounce!~

“You didn’t even win the roll yet! Your character doesn’t even have advanced seduction capacities, you’re a bard! None of this makes sense!”

~Bards have advanced charming-~

“You know what I mean!”

‘Awww, Pinkie, that’s not fair.’

>OH COME ON NO-

‘Well, I guess I’ll just take Spike for myself then.’

>…R-…really?

‘Yeah, if she’s gets one, I get one, and to be frank, Shining? Never did much for me.’

“…I don’t know how to take that.”

~Bounce bounce bounce bounce.~

‘So, Spike, what do you say, can my warrior charm you?’

>Well… I mean… I suppose I could let this slide, you know just once.
1/2
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>>28836490

‘Oh yeah, that’s good, then my warrior walks up to you, nice and slow, and you know what she says?’

>And.. what would that be?

‘Ahem… “Oh wow, I’m in the realm of the creator? That means I has access to the whole world now!”’

>WHAT!?

‘And she uses her new position to summon a hail of rocking flaming skull knight ponies, riding eagles made of FIRE!’

>WHAT!?

~AWESOME!~

“That… actually is awesome, yeah!”

‘And then she summons a giant chariot to ride on, and she tells you two to hop on, we’re charging into battle!’

“YEAH! I hop on!”

~And that means you carry me with you, because I’m not letting go or stopping!~

“OH COME ON-“

~Shiny, think about the scenario~

“…Hrm…”

~…~

“…Alright, but only if I get a cool sword.”

‘You get the Dragon Skull sword, buddy!’

>HEY!

‘Oh stoppp… I get two.’

“Wow Dash, why does the DM let you get two swords?”

‘Your other hoof is full.’

~OH OH! What do I get!?~

‘An axe! Guitar and regular kind, and spits LIGHTNING!’

~AWESOOOMMMEE! BARD POWERS GO!~

‘INTO BATTLE, WE CHARRRGGGEEEE!’

“WOOOOOO!”

>…I feel like I’ve lost a lot of power here.

“Pkooo! Swoomm! ‘ohh mysplleeen!’ HA HA!”

‘WHOMWHOMReeeeeee! KILLKLLKKKLL! Nooodon’tkillmeIgottawifeandfamilyBWOMBWOMBOMGLGLGKGKGLGKGGGGG!’

~OHHHH! There once was a battle that rocked and ruled and all the badguys our heroes schooled! So all your ends I need to announce, that’s me the bard who likes to bouuunnnce! BOUNCE BOUCNE!~

>…I strangely don’t mind.
>>
>>28836497
That is so fucking metal.

Dash for best DM!
>>
>>28836587
She really should do it more, her brain had got to be filled with awesome.
>>
>>28836497
Perfection.
>>
>Pirate Pony
“???”
~~~~

>…I’m confused.

“Look, I’m giving you the treasure.”

>Right, I get that, the treasure is there, but I’m just confused about this whole matter.

“What’s there to be confused about?”

>All of it? Pretty much top to bottom, this is a right nogginboggin.

>But fine, I’ll step down to yer’ level and start with the basics I’m a pony. This ain’t a explanation of anything, just a statement o’ facts, we down with that?

“Agreed.”

>And you… are a kraken.

“Krakette, technically, but sure.”

>And krakens are known for wrecking ships.

“A stereotype, admittedly, but it has occurred.”

>But you’re giving me treasure

“That’s the idea, at it’s base.”

>Does this have anything to do with your size?

“I beg your pardon?”

>Not to be of offense, just wishing to clarify if your current lack of mass necessary to destroy a ship plays any part in this choice you’ve made. Not a critique, a fact, you are not of a size necessary to break a ship.

“Factual, I am nearly pony sizd sized, but no. I'm compelled, so I’m just giving you treasure.”

>Clear now. One final question. I’m noticing a lot of gold, a lot of jewels, and a bit of the more general types of rich wares over there.

“Because treasure.”

>But over there, you’re all alone, no shiny bits, just you and a lot of cave.

“Separate, that’s how you know it’s more than one thing. That’s the treasure, I am krakette.”

>My question is, and I accept this might rightly spoil this nice little exchange we’re having and lead to bad things for me, is can I pick?

“I’m sorry?”

>I’m saying, that gold and wealth is nice and all, but I’ve seen a lot of shiny things in my life. Is that the one I have to pick?

“I… see. Well, if the option was there, knowing you’d never get the other one?”

>I’d having an easier time carrying out what I really want.

“…”

>Missy… can I release the kraken?

“…you may.”
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>>28836852
… Now I'm kind of hoping she doesn't go back to normal.
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>>28836907
>Twist! She's not affected by chaos, that's just how she really is, she was just trying to tell the guy she likes him
>>
>Time Turner
"Pokey"
'Blues'
(Roseluck)
~~~

>Odds the princesses are already fixing this?

"High, which is a a shame. I'm horny."

>Please stop.

'Am I blue? Am I bluuuue?... No seriously, am I blue? It sounds weird, but I think I'm actually magenta?'

(I don't know why but I keep losing every coinflip I call. Heads... heads...HEADS!... I have to get it right eventually! Heads! HEADS! FINE TAILS-oh fuck you.)

>Did none of you notice I just said 'princesses'? Not "Elements of Harmony", princesses. Because four out of six of those are princesses now.

"Why do you think nobody thinks this is odd? This is the world we live in."

'AND THESES ARE THE HOOVES THAT BUILT IT!'

(Staaand up and let's start showing, just where our lives are going toooooo!)

>...what?

"OH MY GOSH I LOVE THEM!"

'It's literally babies first metal but I love them!'

(They're pleb teir but I LOVE THEM!)

"Let's go listen to music!"

ZOOM!

>...So nobody cares now. This is just... nobody cares? Sigh... I wish I wasn't a pony anymore, this is wub… wub?
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>>28837040
......OOOH, I GET IT NOW
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>>28837210
>Time Turner at the top
>Repeating stories

In hindsight it should have been obvious.
>>
>Spike
~???~
~~~

>…This is okay.

He didn’t know if he was being honest at this point. Somewhere in the mesh of tangled and twisted knot of feelings inside of him was the actual honest, true answer.

He’d grasped onto what he thought it was, what he could closely approximate to stability in his mass of webbing inside of him, but just like a ball of badly assembled yarn, he struggled to find where that thread he grasped onto began, and where it ended. With the shape and feel alone, he was going to have to guess, much as he had done throughout all of this.

>Not that it did me a lot of good. But I guess… it wasn’t so bad.

He still felt so strange when he thought about it, everything seemed surreal and dreamlike as he softly stepped down the hall. His mind couldn’t stop replaying the events that had unfolded, and knew he would be thinking of it again for some time to come, but for now, he had other things to worry about.

His entire reason for this trip, as hard as he had to remind himself of it’s very existence in the tempest of his memories and emotions.

He was okay, in the most general sense. He was not okay in the truest sense, no matter how hard his denials of that fact came, but he was okay just enough.

Just enough he could put on a straight face, push it all aside, and go off to the others.

Spike the Dragon was many things, but one thing he took pride in above all others was one thing in his life.

Being the number one assistant.

Being there, when others needed him.

And for now, a certain punchbug needed him and he would be there for her, no matter what he was going through.

He was going to be there.

~Oh ho? You think a shield can stop TBDRLIATU? Challenge accepted!~

Even if only to put out the fires.
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>>28837401
....

BRO
TIER
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>>28837465
Spike is many things.

Bro-tier is among them.
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>Derpy
“Cloudchaser”
~~~

“Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! What happened!? What did I do!? Where am I!?”

>I have a lot of answers but you have a lot of questions and I don’t know which to match up with which.

“What are you even doing around here, blondy!?”

>That’s not my name, any of them! And I have a lot!

“You’re literally blonde!”

>Now look, I know I look stupid, or flighty, or dim, or just plan googla, but feelings aren’t like alphabet cereal, you can’t just spell what you want and it’s all milk anyway!

“What?! No! You’re blonde! You’re literally blonde!”

>Literally is correct, because that means I’m not figuratively blonde, which I’m not… did you just compliment my hair? Thank you!

“It’s a statement of fact!”

>It’s hard to make that a compliment, but you pulled it off, thanks!

“I ju-ugh.. you do realize you’re literally, literally, a blonde pony right now, right?”

>Oh, that.

“…”

>I did not.

“…”

>…Neat!

“Why is everypony crazy!?”
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>>28837401
Awww, Spike.

You ain't gotta try so hard.
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>>28818925
What happened to her motherly hips?
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>>28837824
Went right to her neck.
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So

Election stories?
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>>28836907
I dun get it.
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>>28837962
NC
>Celestia
"Discord"
'Citizens'
~

>Vote for me! I'm lazy, sure, I've made mistakes, sure, I should probably be locked up for endangering your lives, yeah, but I'm here!

"No! Vote for me, I literally do what I want and I love every moment of it!"

'...Can we just vote for Applejack?'

>"Sure! But it won't count."

'I feel like no matter what, we're getting screwed.'
>>
>Celestia demands Applejack gives her the Apples
>Chrysalis derides foreign royals as "low energy"
>29 agrees profusely with Mayor Mare
>Pennydrop anounces her claimant as princess from Pennydrop Palisade
>Spike makes some guacamole and guac bowls

Why did we never capitalise on this
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>>28838025
You mean the election thing?

It's so depressing nobody wanted to touch it.
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>>28837962
NC
>Reporter
"Celestia"
~~~

>Princess? How do you respond to the allegations that you've spent more money on cake than defense?

"Do you have a better option?"

>That... that doesn't-

"Go on buddy, say it. Do you seriously have a better option?"

>...Twilight-

"Princess Twilight is my BITCH and I can take her wings if I want, I can take any wings I want, I'm fucking Celestia and I'm the tallest horse. Now, do you have an alternative?"

>...uh buhhh...
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>>28838025
>>29 agrees profusely with Mayor Mare

But 29 is currently running INSTEAD of MM.

Unless MM is running for Princess...
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>>28837962
NC
>SA
"Cadence"
'Sombra'
~~~

>HOW!?

"HOW THE FUCK!?"

'To be perfectly honest, that I got the nomination at all means something is probably going really wrong...'
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>>28837962
NC
>Spitfire
"Dash"
~~~~

>I have more experience, more charisma, more loyalty from my soliders, and a history of excellence!

"What about druggate?"

>WHAT ABOUT MARE-DO-WELL!?

"We're past that."

>What about the pranks!?

"Past that."

>What about that time you tried to SELL YOUR FRIEND TO SLAVERY!?"

"Past it.'

>What aren't we past!?

"That one time you totally were a jerk at the Equestrian Games tryouts?"

>You pretended to have a broken wing so you wouldn't turn me down!

"We're past that."

>GAHHHHH!
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>>28838025
NC
>AJ
"Celestia"
~~~

>Hey, Tia? Gotta question.

"And I have A KNIFE! STABBY STABBY!"

>Hoop!

"DAMN YOUR REFLEXES!"

>Mah' question is, are we ever gonna have an election?

"...a fucking what now?"
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>>28838296
"Why would you ever want to get rid of me anyway?"

>Ya'll did just try to stab me.

"...And?"
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>>28838025
>>Chrysalis derides foreign royals as "low energy"

>Her entire new economy is going to be energy based

Huh.
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>>28838030
Yeaahhh, this is where I come to escape all that.

It's worked out well so far.
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>>28837962
>AJ
"Citizens"
~~~~

>AH'M GONNA BUILD A WALL!

"To keep out all the changelings?"

>...what? No, that's... how would that work? They could just shapeshift into a pony. Or they could just ride on a train. Or... Ah' dunno, magic? Magic underneath the wall? They could do that, magic's all blasty and stuff. Or, ya' know... CHANGELINGS CAN FLYYYYY!

"Oh... so what does the wall keep out?"

>Bears, mostly! Giant star bears! Giant scary star bears that any kid can lure in holy SHIT this world is fucked up!
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>>28838667
Pffffft....
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>>28838667
"Is that the only reason you're building it?"

>No, Ah'm also buildin' it so you dumb assholes will STOP FALLIN' OFF THE DAMN EDGE OF THE CITY!

"...it's fun though-"

>THE PEGASI ARE FIXIN' TO REVOLT!
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>SA
"Cadence"
'Chrysalis'
~Celestia~
~~~~

>Should we be worried about Two getting jealous?

"Yes, that is absolutely a worry, and as responsible parents it would be monstrous to ignore the idea that a recently adopted child would not feel at least a little jealous of the love and care we have to provide to the new baby in order for it to grow into a functioning adult."

>...

'STOP SAYING WORDS!'

"None of them were made up."

'I didn't say anything about making up words.'

"...Fair point?"

~My oh my! What a well thought out and well expressed sentiment, I'm proud of you, Cadence!~

"Thanks!"

~Now who did you steal that from?~

>HEY! My wife is a smart, caring, and thoughtful pony, to imply she can only repeat back what she heard is-

"Gilbert Gallopfried."

>...
'....'
~...Seriously?~

"I like his eyebrows."

>...WHAT.

'STOP SAYING WORDS!'
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>>28837962
Here's one

>AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>
Well, I'll try and get my stories patched up before Pence leads me off to be 'Cured'.

It's the least I can do.
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>>28839281
>Discord
"FS"
~~~~

>...So did we do this-

"I have no fucking idea."

>Seems a bit extreme even for the ungodly clash of chaos.
>>
>>28839492
Speaking of, I am so hype for the next part! When it is this coming already? Why do you make me wait author, why?
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>>28839544
Him and KKA have a tendency to slip out for a day or two.

Don't worry about it until we reach three, then the TGs miiiight be trying to kill him.

...it happened.
>>
Goodnight, thread.

I'm not staying up to watch the fires.
>>
Morning, America

Who wants to assassinate Pence before he tries to start working his fell magic?
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>>28839799
You might wanna come out and say that your kidding before party van shows up at your house brah
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>>28839885
That's my seceret captain

I'm a Britbong
>>
... so that just happened.

Princess Discord when?
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>>28840164
Hmmm...
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>>28840164
Just turn him into his genderbent self, then.
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>>28838022
>>28838068
>>28838177
>>28838206
>>28838667
>>28838926
>>28839281
>>28839492
All accurate, and the Dash is pretty much how the our pro an antags differ.
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>>28840164
Welcome to the world, where it's crazier than the cartoon.
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>>28840164
That was literally a one off gag once.

A parody of Prince Ali was involved
>>
Reading back through some of the early double digit threads and whatnot, I'm seeing a lot of badass Spike. Like, he was literally child soldier in combat yet he was still being funny and doing alright. I'm seeing a lot of hardass quips, some reflection, then back to the fray.

And so I find myself asking, did we have enough of that Spike? Did we let the weight shift from the balance and into some sort of constant moping and angst? We seemed to have a pretty good handle on things back then, we had no problem with him doing his thing all gung-ho, so did we just grow tired of that and make his exploits have more serious repercussions until he just faded because we got tired of dealing with a more realistic fallout?

Like, if we could find that balance again, would him returning to his roots be acceptable? Just not oversaturated maybe?
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>>28842013
There was never a balance. What you're describing is the opposite direction of what he was before at the show, the need to take away all of the uncertainty, the whiny frustration, and the messing up he always did and replace it with him being a badass. He had to all the sudden be able to fight on other people's levels even though he really shouldn't stand a chance with the meager training he had. He was suddenly afraid, no longer worried or fearful whenever he saw something scary, now he makes 'quips' at it, because that is what a badass does, a badass it's just supposed to be a generic great fighter, he's not supposed to have his own insecurities or be afraid of stuff for a freak out like he is on the show. He wasn't just oversaturated, he was an attempt to completely wipe out his previous characterization because people were sick of him being the butt of every joke and left out so hard they forgot to keep literally anything or from the original version of it. So, instead they replaced it all with generic badass traits, things that don't really have a lot of substance outside of battle because they aren't meant to be, they are just meant to make the guy look cool. Problem is, we were a mostly comedy series back then, we still mostly are now. So he ended up not being very funny.

We didn't get jaded, he didn't angst any more in between or later than he did at his height, and even when he did and it was the same generic I must be a badass stuff. No, the more simple fact is that we tried to take out way too much of him in order to make him a brand new character who could be a badass man who could kick everybody's ass it was awesome and blah blah blah blah blah

Then the shooting stopped.
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>>28842102
>So he ended up not being very funny.
Really? From what I've seen of threads 7-11 so far, he was pretty funny and well-received so I think that's more down to personal preference but I get what you're saying.

So if that's the case, if this true-
>we tried to take out way too much of him in order to make him a brand new character
-then the solution sounds like we needed more balance, less weight on the side of badass gunslinger and more on the other pointed out sections. Thanks, I know what to try now... assuming I can get around to writing.
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>>28842137
We did need exactly that, more balance. We asked it with Shining, who could snap into fighting a giant epic battle or be just a silly put upon guy, but we pushed too hard against the latter with Spike because that who was the mentality against the show at the time. At the time, we were all jaded because had never had a good episode so we wanted to make him 'cool' in all the most stock ways. Like having the female character suddenly think how hot impressive he must be.

Honestly? Try it. To this day I mean saying he would have been a great of character and his relationship with AJ would have been one of the best if we had only treated him more like a character, and less like a backlash against his character on the show.
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>>28842212
So damn true.

I'm reading a past story with an interaction between them right now, it only lasted a moment but it was so sweet. If we'd had more of those? Man, best couple in the running.
>>
>Rarity
"Luna"
~Guard~
~~~~

>Darling, is there a reason you're standing in our way? I'm quite sure that you're just doing your job, but this is rather annoying. Kindly step aside, won't you?

~I'm afraid I can't do that.~

>Oh, I see, you want to ensure we are who we say we are. Simple enough, I shall tell you a personal secret of mine, one that no others know, and only I, the lovely and beautiful real thing, ever could. Ahem... I simply love Pumpkin Spice.

~...~

>Keep it between us.

~Okay, um... couple problems. First, that's not really a big secret? I mean I guess it might count if you haven't told anyone, but it could probably be guessed by seeing you in a coffee shop? Also, bigger problem, we're talking a massive roadblock here... I've never really met you? How do I know if that's actually a secret?~

>...I just like telling ponies I like it so they'll try it, and I won't feel so alone.

"VERILY! DOTH HAS BUT A SECOND TO STEP ASIDE, OR WE SHALL WAIL UPON THEE WITH THE FULL POWER OF THE NIGHT!"

~...Threats aren't necessary, I'm not stopping you because of that, but-~

"GOOD! THEN WE SHALL-"

BZZT!

~-but becase the shield is still up... you okay?~

"...challenge accepted."

>LUNA NO!
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>>28842351
NC
>SA
"Cadence"
~~~~

"Honey? Are you sure it's smart to keep the shield up?"

>Bahhh, what's the worst that could happen?
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>>28842013
>so did we just grow tired of that and make his exploits have more serious repercussions until he just faded because we got tired of dealing with a more realistic fallout?

I looked back myself, and aside from TWO, count them, TWO total stories addressing him shooting F/F, we never had him have ANY repercussions to his actions, any. And one of those stories, with SA, had SHINY be the one who thought 'man, *I* fucked up.' Not Spike.

Spike was winning tournaments, beating the best, and being an unstoppable badass all through the Chitania arc, and then it kind of... stopped.

It's weird, but after Chitty, we never really had him reach that same level of unstoppable quippy badass. Later attempts to even try, like Rageylis, just got him punted.

It's weird.
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>>28842595
When he hit a wall he couldn't easily overcome in Chitty his stock fell. Even when 42 beat him it was seen as he could hang with her. Having Chitty make him feel inadequate poked a hole that deflated him slowly but surely.
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>>28842595
He was still an on and off badass for awhile. Getting Arana was an excuse for him to rack up some kills and get his win back from 42. The backhalf of the airhead twilight mini had him outsmart chrysalis and work everyone against her for trying to get her medical files and not just mind controlling twilight normal when he knew she was faking. His fallout for that was to have 42 apologize to him.
>>
>>28842595
He did a couple things, like the Arana arc which pitted him against some nobodies for him to fight, and he got to get into the Train Brawl too, even if he lost there too, but the real point when he seriously straight up vanished as far as being the badass was Partyland.

In fact... I can't remember anything notable he did in PL?
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>>28842690
His role in partyland was to be kept away from AJ and rarity by DT. That was all he did. And train fight was another of those lack of repercussions. He tried to brain Chitty who is just chatting with twilight and then the result is them being like "what a bitch, what set her off?"
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>>28842706
>His role in partyland was to be kept away from AJ and rarity by DT.

DT didn't even see him on day 2, though. She hung out with 77 and Cheerliee.
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>>28842739
Well I know we purposefully kept him away from AJ and rarity because we liked that they were not fighting. As for spike, i think he was with Twilight day 2 for the sparkle vs pie game show. Either that or one of the guys who spent the day looking for everyone else.
>>
>>28842755
>, i think he was with Twilight day 2 for the sparkle vs pie game show.

He wasn't in the game show, it was

>SA, Twi, Cadence, Two, NL and TV
VS
>The six pies

He pretty much didn't do anything.

>ell I know we purposefully kept him away from AJ and rarity because we liked that they were not fighting.

...okay looking back that was a HUGE fucking red flag we might have not only botched his character, but this might be why we finally woke up to him and his relevance plummeted.
>>
>>28842769
Nahhh, we just pitted two friends against each over for the affection of Spike, one of which was our 'main' character.

What was wrong with that?
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>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 it's time to vote for something meaningful!

"I'm the pretty one <3"

'I'm the grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

>"'Now for our main segment...THE BEST PINK!!!'"

>We're gonna have an election to vote for who's the best Pink! The winner gets to use the greentext and introduces us next time! Give us your statements, girls!

"If you vote for me, I'll give you so much love you'll burst! A vote for me is a vote for love!"

'Boring. I have a question for you. Explosions? I promise if you vote for me, I'll give you what you really want. Explosions!'

>Vote for me because the Pink Party Pony is the best party! If you vote for me, you'll be voting in FUN! Who can say no to fun?

"If you want fun, then you should vote for me! Love is a lot of fun and I can give a lot of love to you!"

>...that depends on the kind of love you're talking about. Are you trying to-

'Cadence is misleading in her understanding of fun and love. The real fun is with kickass explosions. You want badass adventure? You'll have a blast with me.'

>So if you want love and explosions. I've got party cannons galore and my parties makes it's own kind of love if you know what I'm mean.

"A waifu you can truly love!"

'Badass action and explosions you deserve!'

>For Prodigiously Fun Parties!

>"'Vote now for the best Pink Pony!'"
They look at each other suspiciously.
>>
>>28842921
I vote for cadence!
>>
>>28842921
DT. Obviously DT.

How is this a question? Her dad is Rich, so he is good at business, and if he is good at business and obviously she's good at openings.

This isn't even a question.

DT!
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>>28842953
>>28842966
>Not Pinkie

I didn't realize so many people around here were literally made of shit taste
were literally made of shit.
>>
>>28842953
Lovehorse FTW!
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>>28843029
Damn it shining stop skewing votes.
>>
>>28842921
Pinkie, obviously.

Fuck all y'all.
>>
>>28842921
>Voting
>Now

Why do you make me hurt?
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>>28843206
Fuck you! My new dom-NotWaifu deserves this!
>>
>>28842921
Bomb-Loli!

finally a vote I can get behind!
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>>28842921
Pinkie
NC
>Discord
“Celestia”
~~~~

>…

“HOW!?”

>…I hate to say it, but it’s all your fault-

BLAM!
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>>28842921
I'm joining the Caddy train.

Need some love now.
>>
>Lyra
“Bonbon”
~~~~

>WOOOO! CHAOS REIGNS! MAGIC FLYING EVERYWHERE! ALL KINDS OF AWESOME THINGS BEING AWESOME IN AWESOMESAUCE! Park Benches that stretch on for miles, cats and dogs living together, FILLYFOOLER MARRIAGE IS LEGAL!

“Wait, was it not before?”

>…

“…”

>…

“…”

>…the chaos is subtle, isn’t it?
>>
>>28842921
Ponka!
>>
>Donut Joe
“???”
~~~

>…so… it’s finally come to this…

He looked left.

He looked right.

The doughnuts had surrounded him, and were closing in.

>…Alright then.

He chugged his coffee.

Loaded his gun.

And cocked it.

>I’ll glaze your children… in your BLOOD.
>>
>>28842921
Cadence. Don't let me down, bubblegum horse.
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>>28843298
NC
>AJ
“Celestia”
~~

>Told ya’ so-

“I KNOOOOOOWWW!”

BLAM BLAM BLAM!
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Throwing in my blue cents! I vote
>pic created
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>>28843871
Rock out, ponka. Rock out.

I vote DT though
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>>28843871
..::wait.

Oh shit, thats new!

Schmoe?
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>>28843969
I literally just noticed it says Created.

>>28843871
Cuuute!
>>
>>28843871
Oh fuck, I didn't notice either and now I feel stupid. Getting better at your animation.
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>>28843871
Never thought a simple headbob would be so cute.
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>>28843298
NC
>Rumble
“Thunderlane”
~~

>…So, wait, I wanted to do a whole joke here, you know, a stallion can’t be princess-

“Right.”

>But this kind of goes in the face of that? He is that.

“He is.”

>So…

“So maybe connecting other worlds and making fun of it in a drastically different society doesn’t work sometimes?”

>…make Equestria Great Again?

“It literally always has been for a thousand years.”

>…shit.
>>
>>28843871
Well, Lnpp will be happy.
>>
>>28843871
hnnggggg!

>18
“Spitfire”
‘Pinkie’
~~~

>No, you can’t just replace candy with sugar cane, it’s not the same thing!

“It literally is! It literally, literally is!”

‘Only specific kind of candy.’

>See!?

“Oh, like she would know!”

‘I used to work in a bakery.’

“Probably a bad one!”

‘Hey!’

“Why are you in bed anyway!? You weren’t hurt, Eighteen was hurt way more than you were!”

‘Yeah, cause me and Maudy kicked her hiney!’

>…

‘…I’m sorry.’

“Why are you here!?”

‘I’m afraid to leave, Shiny will notice me and beat my booty.’

“He’s not going to…”

‘…’

“Actually he might.”

‘Eeeeee-‘

>Where is Maud anyway?

‘Probably got hungry and is eating more of your city.’

>…

‘…did you not know that?’

>…

‘Are… are you crying blood?’

“Pinkie? Now might be a time to go back to being quiet.”

‘…I know that look, Spitfire.’

“Oh?”

‘That’s the look Twilight gave when I wouldn’t leggo her eggo.’

“…we’re all doomed…”
>>
>>28843871
There's the guy! And I totally didn't read this and miss shit just like the others. This is seriously when I just looked. Period...

Yep..
>>
>>28844273
I can't tell if you have text based word vomit or if youre being heavily sarcastic.
>>
>Time Turner
"Pokey"
'Blues'
(Roseluck)
~~~

>Odds the princesses are already fixing this?

"High, which is a a shame. I'm horny."

>Please stop.

'Am I blue? Am I bluuuue?... No seriously, am I blue? It sounds weird, but I think I'm actually magenta?'

(I don't know why but I keep losing every coinflip I call. Heads... heads...HEADS!... I have to get it right eventually! Heads! HEADS! FINE TAILS-oh fuck you.)

>Did none of you notice I just said 'princesses'? Not "Elements of Harmony", princesses. Because four out of six of those are princesses now.

"Why do you think nobody thinks this is odd? This is the world we live in."

'AND THESES ARE THE HOOVES THAT BUILT IT!'

(Staaand up and let's start showing, just where our lives are going toooooo!)

>...what?

"OH MY GOSH I LOVE THEM!"

'It's literally babies first metal but I love them!'

(They're pleb teir but I LOVE THEM!)

"Let's go listen to music!"

ZOOM!

>...So nobody cares now. This is just…wub? Wub wubb… wub wub wub!?
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>>28844289
Text to speech is Great while driving, but leaves a lot to be desired with the words.
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>Fluttershy
„Discord“
'Rainbow Dash'
-Zephyr-
~~~


It didn't hurt.

Neither Discord's grip on the horn Fluttershy had originally never been born with, which she was sure he had been about to take away, nor the venomous sting of his words were hurting her anymore.

Because she was no longer alone.

The Element of Kindness didn't know whether it was an emergent facet of her chaotic powers or a by-product of her clash with Discord that caused it, but time slowed to such a ponderous crawl that she felt assured she could turn her head and take in the scenery without any hassle. And so she did.

Her eyes followed the path of an outstretched hoof as it smacked into the side of Discord's face at terminal velocity, causing a sharp crack of hoof against cheekbone to ring out so clearly she flatted her ears against her skull.

Shock and outrage were apparent on Discord's face for all but a moment, before his furred flesh and scales began to ripple starting from the point of impact in a painful-looking way. His whole face distorted comically, lips flapping and jaw moving sidelong away from the rest of his face. The serpentine form of her captor followed the inevitable momentum the striking limb carried with it, making him drop away from behind her and the grip on her horn falter.

Turning her gaze to the right, just barely past the point where she could see the devastated landscape her clash with Discord had left, she witnessed her brother appearing in a shimmering distortion of magic and chaos, looking just as surprised as she must have been in that moment.

Fluttershy might have felt the need to express her relief upon seeing him well and in one piece without any explanation, but the rest of the sleek body the hoof that had struck Discord belonged to flew past her line of sight right then and there, demanding her complete attention.


1 / 8
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>>28844465

With plenty of time at hand, she was able to take in the slender form of a pegasus trained by years of exercise, with corded muscles just beneath ruffled, cerulean coat, emerge into her line of sight from the left and traverse to the right at speeds that seemingly defied even this state of diluted. The cutiemark of a single cloud with a rainbow-colored bolt striking down from it emblazoned on the mare's flank readily identified her as her friend Rainbow Dash, who was flying diagonally towards the ground, her whole body tensed like a coil sprung loose as she lashed out.

The pegasus' face was scrunched up in a concentrated frown, her mane and tail trailing after her in what Flutershy felt was a picturesquely heroic way. Immense relief and no small amount of genuine adoration for Dash made her heart skip a beat right then and there. And a tiny part of her -silent most of the time- couldn't help but admire the beauty in motion that was a pretty mare in her physical prime coming to her rescue.

Fluttershy was shaken out of her reverie when Rainbow Dash turned her head and, as if she had been caught in the same state of hyper awareness she had found herself in, winked at her cockily. When the powerful smell of alcohol assaulted her sensitive nose, the spell was completely broken, and time resumed its normal, merciless pace.

The words all present had barely uttered before this had happened finally came forth in a cacophony of noise.

>...Rainbow Dash?

There was her surprise at her friend's arrival.

'Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!'

Rainbow Dash's unmistakable warcry.

CRACK!

'Oof!'

Discord's grunt as he was flung away, struck down by a pony for the second time today.

-Sis!-

And her brother's frantic cry as he beat his wings like he had never before so he could dart over towards her.


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>>28844474

All of it, over and done, in the span of a second, the flurry of voices and sounds bringing Fluttershy fully back to her senses. Her mind was already racing when Discord went flying once more, spiraling towards the ground with a confused howl, though the fact that Zephyr slammed into her and hugged her as if his life depended on it didn't help her sort her emotional state or thoughts in the slightest.

Sadly, here was no time to gather her wits and come up with a plan, to question Rainbow Dash's arrival or to listen to Zephyr's hysterical babbling.

Down below them, Discord caught himself in mid-descent, then flew back up towards them, his form writing and trashing like an agitated serpent out to lethally strike its victim. Stuck between wanting to scream, push her friends out of the way and watching in numb horror, she couldn't bring her body to react in time do anything.

To her mounting confusion, Discord instead slowed his approach and came to a complete stop right before them as if he opted to aggressively posture instead of attacking.

“Well, well, well, it looks as if the remaining Elements of Harmony have arrived to give me a little handicap. Not that I mind, now that I have nothing more to lose. Very well! I accept the challenge, but it was to be expected that it would come to this long before it happened, don't you think? Hahahaha!”

Spreading his arms wide, he tilted his head back and laughed uproariously, as if everything that had happened was something he had planned and accounted far ahead.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

He laughed, laughed, and laughed without holding back, his mighty voice carrying far and wide...

“HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA...”

...until it began to sound painfully forced.

“Hah.... haha... heh...? Hrm.”


3 / 8
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>>28844479

Inevitably, his laugh slowed to a mere chuckle, then stopped all-together. His eyes darted left and right like an actor waiting for his cue and yet, no matter how much he looked, there were only the three pegasi before him, looking utterly dumbfounded.

Well, two looked struck silly, while one was just blearily wobbling in mid-air, eyes glassy and unfocused.

“...where are the others?”

Fluttershy stared.

Zephyr stared.

Rainbow Dash hiccuped drunkenly.

'No one'sh -urp- comin'. Ahmsh the h-only wan, ya doofush.”

“...”

The uncomfortable revelation burped forth by the most inebriated of all of them shattered any illusion of this going the ordinary way they had come to know from previous encounters between the Elements of Harmony and those who sought to disrupt Equestria's peace.

For a brief period of time, no sounds could be heard except for the occasional crackle as chaotic energies unleashed discharged into their surroundings, the storm above them and the shimmering in the air already spreading as far as they eye could see. Despite their silence, the storm around them and the uncontrolled discordance it brought continued to rage on, uncaring for their struggle or its own origin.

>Origin...?

A powerful, wild storm of Chaos. Untamed. Uncontrolled. Wild.

It was in that silent moment, in which she had fully expected someone who was as antagonistic and seemingly all-controlling as Discord to continue his original plan to rid her of her power and thus the only means to stop him, something changed for Fluttershy.

Her mind raced, her breath hitched, and her heart stopped.

>How did he even...?


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>>28844486

As Discord hung in the air before her, to the backdrop of his fully unleashed maelstrom of barely controllable power, looking utterly lost, realization dawned upon her. The many, mismatched pieces of the puzzle she hadn't even realized she'd been seeing clicked into place when a single, errant thought sprang to her mind and she was left aware of a painful truth that came to her far too late.

>...no way...

The shock when she finally understood what had happened must have been showing on her face, or maybe Rainbow Dash just tired of waiting, because her friend asked the one, simple question that has been burning on everyone's mind since it came to this clash of Chaos.

'What's going on Fluttershy?'

But for as much as she would've liked to enlighten her, Fluttershy only had eyes for Discord. Gone was her trepidation, her fury, her courage. Gone were all those strong emotions bubbling up within her in response to his seemingly arbitrary actions.

In their stead, there was only complete, utter calm.

>Make it stop.

It was calm so devoid of emotion from her, that the sight of her channeling it was seemingly chilling enough for Zephyr release her with a start. Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see him staring at her with worry, while Rainbow Dash just titled her head in apparent confusion.

Discord, meanwhile, looked at her like a mouse would look upon a cat, stock still, eyes wide and leaning away, trying to put the blossoming fear in his chest into action by beginning to gesture wildly

“I am not- !”

>Make.

She didn't give him the opportunity to finish that one sentence to regain his confidence.

“I won't let you-!”

>It.

Another harsh beat of her wings brought her snout up against his, her teeth clacking together sharply.

>Stop!

Never before had she put this much willpower behind one of her dreaded Stares as she did right then his pupils shrinking as she gazed into his mismatched eyes.


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>>28844491

She could actually feel him breathe, the air tickling at the fur on her chest. Him. The immortal spirit of Disorder, inhaling with a startled gasp, in response to her demand. It was stunning as it was sad to watch what followed.

Right before her eyes, he deflated like a balloon that had been pricked by a needle. His whole body seemed to shrink, his body slouching, his eyes downcast and his mouth slack. Without any verbal acknowledgment, he rose his clawed hand, two digits pressed into one-another.

Listlessly he snapped his fingers, and a crackling explosion of light, energy and colors expanded from him into all directions.

Despite the crack of an explosion ringing in her ears and the unleashed energies likely containing enough raw magical power to blow a Partyland-sized hole into Equestria's landscape, it washed over all three of them harmlessly, doing little more than to cause their fur and hairs to rise up.

The rapidly expanding halo of rainbow-colored energy tore away the storm above, the destruction below and spreading taint of Pandemonium itself from the land and its ponies. It was all washed away, melting into shimmering, white light that caused creations of Chaos to explode into motes of white light before begin swept away by a wind that could neither be heard or seen, announcing the anti-climatic ending to the clash of Chaos versus Chaos.

The deep furrow within the ground where she had struck down Discord remained, just as the huge chasm below them did, though it was now devoid of the bubbling soup of primordial energies of creation rising up within.

The clouds parted, and the starry night sky with the waning moon emerged, bathing them all in its pale light.

>How long have you been holding it in?


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>>28844498

Her voice was as gentle as she could muster. It must have sounded like she was trying to speak to a frightened, mistreated animal. And in a way, she now knew that the analogy wasn't that far off. The knowledge that she had been witness to it happening and maybe even allowed to pass by without noticing or helping made it all the more painful to acknowledge.

>Discord, please. How long has it been?

Discord didn't dare to look up, didn't even make vaguest sign that he had heard her, curling up on himself in mid-air, his usual zeal and spirit all but gone. When she heard his voice come forth in a barely audible, halting whisper, it made her wonder whether this had been what others saw in her back before her friends had entered her life.

“...too long...”

The cold wind of the night picking up and rustling her feathers, her confused brother and friend hanging back and observing them, the destruction they had caused, it all faded away for her. All she had eyes for was her friend. Her FRIEND, she mentally reaffirmed to herself.

>Oh, Discord...

Her hurting, helpless, lost friend, who was unable to meet her gaze anymore when she lifted her hooves, cupped his long, sleek muzzle and made him face her.

Fluttershy didn't know what to say, didn't know how to make the pain they both now felt go away. She finally understood what had happened, and why it had to happen, but she didn't know where to go from there. For as experienced as she was in the tender, loving care of the body, the mind was still a mystery to her, hence why she had always faced troubles dealing with others.

-I, ah... I hate to ruin the moment, as heartfelt as it may seem, but do you care to explain what's going on and how we can help?-


7 / 8
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>>28844503

She was thus understandably relieved when her brother broke their silence and allowed her to re-direct her attention to the other two hanging back. Perhaps putting her thoughts and realization into words would help them understand... and help her think of a solution.

>Let's land and sit down somewhere first, please? I wish Twilight was here to help, but... we'll make sense of this together. Somehow. I... no, all of us... We shouldn't have to constantly rely on someone else to fix everything for us.

With a last glance at the sullen, silent Discord, she began her descent, followed by her brother and a very unsteady, wobbling Rainbow Dash. She didn't have to look back to know that he'd follow.

He would no longer be able to flee from the consequences of his actions in both past and present.

She'd see to that.


~~~


8 / 8

I apologize for the delay. I was halfway through several pages of writing, when I realized what I envisioned wasn't something I could properly put intot he written medium. The next part will be the end, plus epilogue. Hold your horses.
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>>28844515
Little anticlimactic, but heartfelt enough I loved it.

When you say hold your horses, you mean the next part is coming soon, immediately , or...?
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>>28844523
Soon. Prolly tomorrow.

But hey, bright side, it won't make Equestria explode, so you can go back to your regular stories and fallout while I untangle this.
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>>28844515
Fucking awesome.

I loved all of the attention she got, I love the battle, I loved this mini.

Also, sleeping in a bit of shipping? You clever boy.
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>>28844515
FINALLY! My hype has been answered!

Now I get to wait again... ya.
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>>28844515
>That first part

Subtle.

... I still like it.
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>>28844515
Awww, I was hoping for a bigger fight, but I suppose this is OK.
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>>28844515
What did she find!?

Why do you torture me so!?
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>>28844515
So, we can theorize that discord was holding it all in, and as a result he's causing madness within himself, leading to this outburst and distortion of what he believes to be fact and what he thinks is fiction. He's not evil, he's just a victim of his own strange powers.

At least, that's my theory.
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>>28844783
Or maybe, he was hoping for one last hurrah. One final grand battle where he goes up against his old foes, and is relevant one more time.
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>>28844855
The more likely answer is that he is just desperate to be noticed, desperate to be a part of this. It's been so long since he's made a massive impact on the story or anyone, he has to feel left out. When he was there foe, he meant something to the story, he meant something to them. But as he is now he doesn't mean as much to the world is used to, even though he has the power that he should be the most defining factor of so much of it.


It'll be interesting to see what his real motivation is.
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>>28844892
I'm sure he has the answer already, but nonetheless it's fun to Theorize while we have the chance.
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>>28842921
CADEEENNNNCEEE!

>>28843871
...that's adorable.

>>28844515
And that's awesome.

I missed everything!
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>>28843871
INTO THE WIKI IT GOES!

Sorry I'm late!
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>>28844855
Awww... that's a sad idea.
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>>28844474
>Those inner thoughts

Oh myyy~
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>>28845479
Dash is a sexy beast, what can he say?
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>>28845813
Would you say she is... bringing Sexy Dash?
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>>28843871
Oh my God, that's adorable!

Also wow, there's a higher turnout than I thought. In retrospect, I probably should have made a strawpoll instead. If I counted correctly it currently looks like

DT: 3
Pinkie: 4
Cadence: 5

Shortest to tallest. That's Funny.
I didn't expect Cadence to get a lead.
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Night thread.
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I SAID GOOD NIGHT THREAD!!!!!!
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I will inflict diabetes, do not test me!
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>>28846609
>>28846844
.... Yep.

That's how. I. Die.
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>>28846844
I have never wanted to snuggle something so fictional in my life
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>>28846609
>>28846844
>>28846952
They will be no sound in the morning, no post, this is how we all die.
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>>28847176
This world will not end with a bang nor a whimper... It will end with a collective HNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!
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>>28846609
>>28846844
>>28846952
I just want to cuddle at all these benefit the covers I!
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>>28846609
>>28846844
>>28846952
... God that's cute.
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>>28846609
>>28846844
>>28846952
INTO THE WIKI THEY GO!
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>>28846475
Well she's about to get a bigger one! Vote Nu-Caddy, best pinkhorse!
>>28846609
>>28846844
>>28846952
Why are you trying to kill us?

What have we done to anger you?
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>>28847645
>Why are you trying to kill us?
>What have we done to anger you?

The thread ghosts demand sacrifice, or they shall take our writers and artists. APPLE F'TAGHN!
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>>28846844
>Wake up
>Tired as fuck
>See this

Why must you remind me of things I can never have?
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>>28847859
If that it's how he wishes me to die, then it is a good death.

Hnjbngg
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>>28847976
....wut
>>
Kinda sad chaos stopped cause I wanted to see where the Twilight swap and the time turner bits would go. Alas, at least it was a good peice where no one bitched.
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>>28848121
Well. Depending on where the final part takes it, we might be able to stay some Chaos effects linger.
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>>28846150
NC
>Dash
“FS”
~~~

>I’m being sexy Dash… YEAH!

“Stop it.”

>Them other mares don’t know how to act… YEAH!

“Dash I’m trying to have a moment.”

>Pretty baaabbbe! They’re gonna make me misbehavveee!

“Those aren’t the lyrics.”

>Bunnhuhuhuhunnuhnunnhnn! YEAH!

“You’re losing it.”

>I’m being Sexy Dasssh… YEAH!

“…yesyouare.”
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>>28847976
The fuck?
>>
OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
~~~

>No freaking way.

“Ya’ll can cut out the stares now, Shinin’.”

>Oh no, I’m staring at this as long as I can. You’ll have to kick my eyes out to make me stop.

“Sayin’ that like Ah’ won’t? Rookie move.”

>I’m staring, and I think it’s adorrrrable!

“Ah’ look like a dang hooker.”

>AJ, don’t be silly. With a face like that you’d have to pay them!

CLANK!

>Worth it!

“It was yer’ dang little munchkin that did this to me!

>She has made her daddy proud.

“And you have given me ample reason to tie you down and let Applebloom paint yer’ face magenta.”

>NO! I’m white and proud!

“More like White and Loud.”

>Or so you think!

“Does it look like Ah’m willin’ to find out?”

>In that getup? Ehhhh… I’ll give you fourteen bits, but you’d better do the freaky stuff.

“Iffin’ Ah didn’t think it’d cause the apocalypse when Cadence found out, Ah’d do it just to watch you try to explain the smear of makeup on your chest.”


>If the world must end, that’s a funny way to go about it, if nothing else.

“Haw.”

>..so were you serious about-

SNAG~

“Oh Apppppleeblooooom! Ah’ gotcha a new friieeennnddd!”

>APPLEJACK NO!
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>>28848512
This chemistry is wonderful, but sometimes I wonder if we're slipping stuff in.
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>>28848612
If you are implying shipping, forget about it. People would lose so much shit you would swear we were at a laxative convention.
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>>28848649
...don't tempt me.
>>28846844
And all of my evil thoughts I forgotten what? Who cares, sleeping AJ!
>>
I am noticing a subtle increase in overall shipping. Love is in the air.

I approve heartily.
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>>28848690
>...don't tempt me.
Pretty much this. It'd be nothing but a thing, man.
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>>28848121
Fuck it, I'll bullsit residue if I have to.

>Time Turner
"Pokey"
'Blues'
(Roseluck)
~~~

>Odds the princesses are already fixing this?

"High, which is a a shame. I'm horny."

>Please stop.

'Am I blue? Am I bluuuue?... No seriously, am I blue? It sounds weird, but I think I'm actually magenta?'

(I don't know why but I keep losing every coinflip I call. Heads... heads...HEADS!... I have to get it right eventually! Heads! HEADS! FINE TAILS-oh fuck you.)

>Did none of you notice I just said 'princesses'? Not "Elements of Harmony", princesses. Because four out of six of those are princesses now.

"Why do you think nobody thinks this is odd? This is the world we live in."

'AND THESES ARE THE HOOVES THAT BUILT IT!'

(Staaand up and let's start showing, just where our lives are going toooooo!)

>...Wub?

"OH MY GOSH I- Wait, what did you just say?”

>Wub… wubwubwubwubbWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB-

‘OH FUCK!’

(WHAT’S HAPPENIINNNNGGG?!)

>WUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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>>28848709
Maybe non-Applespike shippers are feeling a little more free now, and that's fueling the stories.
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>>28848121
>>28848723
Actually... anyone mind if we leave Twilight and Velvet swapped a it longer? So much material...
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>>28848735
Just so long as nobody else has her try to fuck her dad...
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>Saddle Arabia
“SA2”
~~~

>…Should I even bother asking why all of our sand is now silly putty?

“Who cares? This is what we bought the airships for.”

>This was a wise investment, yes.

“I told you, peacock. You said nooooo, peacock is useless! We don’t need peacock! Well, look who’s right now!?”

>You are.

“I’m right! Magic flying peacock mech! Fixes all problems!”

>Except the sand around our country being silly putty.

“There’s probably a button for that, and you’d know which one it was if you’d just read the instruction manual!”

>The words are confusing!

“Pfft, there’s probably totally anti-silly putty button in there, jerk.”

>Just shut up and fly the peacock.

“…”

>…maybe it's this one-

Whom!

>Gah!

"Holy shit that worked! There was a button for it there all along! She really did think of everything!"

>I thought this was the air conditioning.

"Peacock for the win!"

>Told you, peacock!

"I love peacock!"

>And I love...

“…Did you just notice it’s name sounded like-“

>I KNOW!
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Recap aaaanon, I need you! Too much stuff is happening all at once again and I need your handy overview!
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>>28849059
Sorry, I've been so swamped at work I haven't even read the thread. I have read or written nothing for like six days.

...that offer from last thread still valid?
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>>28849063
...replacement recap Anon, we need you to help out a /pa/l! Please? Pretty please? With sugar on top?

Sorry to hear you're stressed out. Take it easy for a while. Winter's kind of a mess for most folks.
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>Cantie
“Cantie 2”
~~~

>… It stopped?

“I think it stopped.”

>I think it stopped too…

“…is this because we’re put in our place? Have we been placed?”

>I feel like I’m placed. I’m placed to fuck.

“I’m feeling placed too.”

>Maybe we shouldn’t ever try to question them again.

“Isn’t it a little dark to think they’re that bad?”

>Isn’t the fact I just flew into the sky for a second on the back of a spegetti monster fucking horrifying?

“…point.”

>Placed?

“..placed…”
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>>28849063
>when life keeps you from the /pa/ls
I know that feeling, and it is a sucky-ass one. Here's to you and a quick return, m'man.
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>>28849104
It is a sacred duty, and normally I'm happy to do it. If he doesn't respond that he can pick it up by the end of today, I will do my very best to get it out tomorrow.
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>>28849141
Well, I would've kept up with it at that time, but I am afraid I am swamped with work and family matters as well by now. Sorry.
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>>28849175
Then my task resumes...

For Applejack and love!
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>Filthy Rich
“Spoiled Rich”
~~~

>Oh! Thank goodness, Honey! Your nose went back to normal, we can cancel the appointment with the doctor!

“Oh, good… I suppose.”

>You suppose?

“Well, the appointment was already made, maybe we should-“

>Not again!

“IT’S NOT PERFECT YET!”
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>>28849246
Is anyone surprised?
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>>28849293
I am!

I thought she used magic.
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>Lightning Dust
“Wonderbolts”
~~~

>Is… is it over?

“Reports are still coming in, but whatever it was, yes. It seems like it’s wearing down.”

>Any casualties?

“None reported, no.”

>Did we make it in time?

“Every single Wonderbolt made it to their locations as instructed, and managed to do as much as could reasonable be expected given the circumstances.”

>So they did okay?

“Feedback from those afflicted… pretty much positive across the board. Lots of complaints about them being rookies and making mistakes, but on the whole everyone was just happy we were there, present, and helping. Also, some complaints about the number of helpers, but considering we literally just covered Equestria, literally, every major area? Not really a surprise we were thin. No helping that, numbers are numbers.”

>So… we did okay though?

“We did okay.”

>We didn’t ruin anything?

“No reports of any of the massive chaotic affliction being ‘ruined’, no.”

>…So… so…

“So what?”

>I did good?

“…”

>…

“I…guess? The country just got attacked by a giant chaos wave.”

>But I did good.

“Yes, I suppose?”

>…

“Shouldn’t you at least be smiling about that? You actually pulled off a successful nationwide Wonderbolt scramble. Even Dash never managed that.”

>…huh…

“Captain?”

>….huh…..
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>>28849477
>She's not sucking

...huh.
>>
>Lightning Dust
“Wonderbolts”
~~~

>Is… is it over?

“Reports are still coming in, but whatever it was, yes. It seems like it’s wearing down.”

>Any casualties?

“None reported, no.”

>Did we make it in time?

“Every single Wonderbolt made it to their locations as instructed, and managed to do as much as could reasonable be expected given the circumstances.”

>So they did okay?

“Feedback from those afflicted… pretty much positive across the board. Lots of complaints about them being rookies and making mistakes, but on the whole everyone was just happy we were there, present, and helping. Also, some complaints about the number of helpers, but considering we literally just covered Equestria, literally, every major area? Not really a surprise we were thin. No helping that, numbers are numbers.”

>So… we did okay though?

“We did okay.”

>We didn’t ruin anything?

“No reports of any of the massive chaotic affliction being ‘ruined’, no.”

>…So… so…

“So what?”

>I did good?

“…”

>…

“I…guess? The country just got attacked by a giant chaos wave.”

>But I did good.

“Yes, I suppose?”

>…

“Shouldn’t you at least be smiling about that? You actually pulled off a successful nationwide Wonderbolt scramble. Even Dash never managed that.”

>…huh…

“Captain?”

>….huh…..
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>>28849648
Great, now I'd like to see the same effort made for Dash.
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>>28849738
FUCKKK YOUUUU

IT DID NOT SHOW THE FUCK UP NONE OF THIS DID THEN THE WHOLE DAMN SITE CRASHED

FUCK YOU 4CHAN
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>Spike
“DT”
‘SS’
(PJ)
~77~
{???}
~~~~

>What’s going on?

The scene he found was not a surprising one. In fact, he’d seen it so many times he honestly would have been more taken back if something had been different.

Diamond Tiara, weapon raised, and pointed straight at a shield much, much too close to her face.

“There you are! Just in time to watch the fireworks! I’m going to blow this thing apart!”

>You do realize we’re in the castle, right?

Beside a convenient shield, he heard a sigh.

‘She knows, she doesn’t care.’

The shield in question was none other than the stealty survivor of the caves himself, 77, who looked about as pleased as Silver Spoon sounded.

~Poppet, you’re going to bring the whole place down.~

“It’s called a castle crusher for a reason!”

(MROHMM!)

“You are not!”

(MRRRROHM!)

“You’ll be fiiiiine.”

(MMMRH!?)

“…I mean, probably.”

(MMRRHHHH!)

The dragon raised a claw, which did nothing to calm the changeling currently frantically strapping on her flying gear, but it did at least keep her from choking on the spud in her mouth.

>Chill out, I’ve got this.

Carefully, he walked up to the door, little care on his face, and a smoothness in his movements as he reached down, and pulled out his gun.

Everyone watched, eyes rapt, as he squared it on the shield.

What he did next left them speechless.

TINK TINK!

>Hey! Someone in there? We’re here to visit Forty Two.

“…That’s it!?”

>Effective is effective.

“That’s the dumbest thing ever-“

{Uh....}

They were shocked when the message was answered, of course.

That shock was replaced with something else when a guard shuffled up to the shield, and they could see the look on his face.

{That might not be the best idea…}
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Final part of Clash of Chaos will drop shortly. It's... it's huge. I will curl up in a corner after I posted it. Thank you for your patience.

I have no regrets. None at all.
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>Fluttershy
„Discord“
'Dash'
-Zephyr-
~~~

The spot Fluttershy had chosen for their palaver was remarkably beautiful.

Despite being little more than a clearing upon a low hill that lead to the bend of a softly babbling brook, hidden behind a dense line of trees, it offered a remarkable view of a nearby river delta, low shrubbery upon the open plain beyond stretching into the distance and thus allowing for relatively unobstructed star-gazing.

It was a hidden gem of the Equestrian countryside, and those few who stumbled upon it tend to fondly remember the simple overhang made out of white wood upon which a thick canopy of vines grew, shielding those seeking shelter from the bad weather or the cold at night.

It seemed as it had been left untouched by the taint of Chaos which, until recently, had blanketed all of Equestria and even the lands beyond. Only a shallow pit lined with ash and old, burned wood that had been dug out in the middle of the clearing long ago provided evidence of the passing of other ponies.

Once everyone had gathered, Fluttershy found herself standing before her friends and family, visibly nervous due to the attention focused upon her.

Merely less than a year ago, her being assertive enough to speak before an audience and taking the center stage like this would have been unthinkable to her and and anyone who knew her, something to be laughed off without a second thought.

But, times had changed, and so had she. And not only she, but everyone she knew and cared for as well.

'Mmmmmrrrh, common, Shy! Don't make us wait! It's getting cold out here.'

Rainbow Dash's complaint was warranted, given that she had unceremoniously dunked herself into the river on the way here. Laughing it off as a means to effectively sober herself up, Fluttershy had the sneaking suspicion that the brash pegasus had miscalculated her landing in her drunken stupor and ended up taking an unintentional bath.


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>>28850026

But, still, seeing her friend shiver, while Zephyr sat attentively to her left and Discord remained curled up like an old mangy dog to her right, prompted her to take a deep breath, nod and begin.

>Well, ah, I think I'd best start with... with how all of this happened in the first place.

She made a casual gesture to indicate at her horn and slightly taller body farm, the most jarring and apparent change since before Applejack's inauguration as a princess. Discord just closed his eyes, no doubt feeling responsible for said change.

>When Applejack and Rarity became princesses of their own, with all the perks that came with it, I think Discord realized that I would, well, eventually grow old and... uhm... d-die. As it is expected of all of us. I am not sure whether it was a prank or he genuinely felt the need to protect me from the passage of time, but... it happened. I changed, and everyone started calling me 'princess' no such title ever begin bestowed upon me. As time passed, I noticed that in order not to completely lose myself to the Chaos that was now part of me, I had to start dealing with little... little accident, now and then.

Fluttershy halted her tale, noticing her brother looking mildly uncomfortable at the implied notion that she'd outlive them all. The sentiment alone was enough to make her wince in sympathy. But had seen this kind of look and reaction before more than once. By now, she and those of her friends which had ascended had no doubt become used to it.

So she soldiered on.

Or, she would have, if Discord hadn't spoken up in a grave, listless voice that was jarring enough to silence her in the midst of forming even a single word.


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>>28850038

“Yes. I couldn't stand the thought of the only pony, no, the only being to ever accept and cherish me as I was to just wither up and vanish one day. Fluttershy had been the only one to unconditionally accept me the way I was. I put my personal desires before hers and changed her without much of a choice on her part. Not high up on the list of my wrongdoings, but we'll be doubtlessly get up there eventually.”

Having said his piece, the draconequus lowered his chin back onto his crossed paw and claw, blinking at her wearily. It warmed her heart to hear him so openly admit that he cherished her so, which only further solidified what she believed must have happened to bring this all about.

>And, with my ascension came some... other problems. There was a price. Chaos is a little... unpredictable, after all.

That one made Rainbow Dash roll her eyes.

'Well, duh! It is Chaos, Fluttershy. You can't just go around and seal it in a can. You saw how well that worked out when Discord burst out of being stoned. Stonified. Petrulolo...'

-Petrified.-

'Yeah that, or whatever. Thanks for the update, Nerdtastic.'

Zephyr looked slightly taken aback by those sharp words and gave the mare an injured pout. But if a stallion making sullen faces at her affected Dash at all, it wasn't showing.

>That's actually a very good point you're making, Rainbow Dash. You CAN'T bottle it up. Chaos wants to be free, express itself, be all over the place, all at once. Even if you can willingly make it manifest itself into the world, it is unpredictable at best, and lethal at worst. I learned that firsthoof when I tried to keep it all inside myself for too long, and...

Discord perked up and she paused, closing her eyes. It was time to debunk his first lie. One she hadn't noticed him telling when he did. One she had readily believed, because she wanted it to be someone else's fault. Because she was yearning to be absolved of her blame.


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>>28850046

He really made for such a handy scapegoat, didn't he?

>...it burst forth, plummeting Pinkie's Partyland into Chaos, and likely being the eventual cause for its fall from the sky.

Her stern gaze fell upon Discord, who looked right back at her with, neither of them moving as the studied the other's expression.

>That was none of your doing. It was all me.

He was the first to look away again, his voice a low murmur.

“If you want to be strictly factual, and do I ever dislike doing so, I was indirectly to blame. I could have informed you, but I believed it was just too amusing to let it happen naturally. I let you go ahead and blunder about with something I have fought for longer than any single pony has lived.”

The way Dash narrowed her eyes to give Discord a dirty look spoke volumes about the pegasus' loyalty to her, and it warmed her heart. Even if she had to put a stop to it before she punted him a second time.

>Rainbow Dash.

All it took was the other mare's name spoken out in full, with no abbreviations and as clearly as she'd never done before, for the pegasus to hesitate and settle back down.

>Thank you.

Still, the Element of Kindness presented her with a warm smile, prompting her friend o scrunch up her muzzle in embarrassment.

>Going back to what I said... yes, I agree.. Indirectly, I could blame you for that. But I won't, and never will. You know why not? Because I sincerely do not doubt for a single second that you would have stopped dead in your tracks and helped me out as much as you could, if you had known how much it was hurting me.

The shocked look he gave her was priceless, and one she rewarded with with an even kinder smile.


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>>28850052

>You didn't, did you? You couldn't tell I was bottling it up. Just as I couldn't... no, all of us couldn't tell that by making you to back down from your usual mischief and act all nice would ultimately make you start trying to force the very Chaos you are made of down within you.

Fluttershy could swear she heard the bit dropping for both her brother and her friend, their eyes slowly widening in realization.

-Wait, wait, so you're telling me that when he and I absconded out of the blue, to just go out and have some fun, it was him... uh, blowing off some steam that would otherwise have exploded out of him?-

>It was just Discord venting some of that bubbling excess power that no doubt been had ready to burst from his very pores already, yes. None of you really know, but I have been learning how to harness and control the gift he gave me together with Chrysalis and Twilight, so that I can just let it come out in small doses without being overtaken by it or having to fear a complete loss of control every time I do.

Rainbow Dash began rubbing the back of her neck, looking both terribly arkward.

'Well, someone might have told me or I might have noticed at some point, but you know, the Bolts happened, then Spitfire left and... aaah... I kinda lost track of everything, even my friends.'

The hurt in her friend's voice made Fluttershy's smile fade, her own eyes downcast to look at her hooves.

>We all did, didn't we? There has been just so much happening in such a short span of time, that we've been constantly scrambling to keep up. We just didn't... do as much as we used to anymore. And... and that brings me to another point, another thing that, well, after Discord gloated about orchestrating every single facet of our recent trials and tribulations.

'No way he did all that.'


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>>28850057

Rainbow Dash's statement was resolute and firm its apparent belief, and Fluttershy once more found herself admiring her friend, the very Element of Loyalty, for her strength. Even when in doubt, she stuck to those she believed in, for better or worse.

>Oh, well, he spoke about doing so at length, but... even assuming that he's had a hand in every recent event by changing the odds or making someone think that something he wanted to happen had been their idea all along... he could never, ever concoct and follow through with such a rigid, convoluted plan without mixing it up and making a show out of it eventually.

Fluttershy genuinely didn't mean to insult Discord's ability to think and plan through something, but they both knew better. They all did, and they all had witnessed his completely lackadaisical approach to solving problems.

'My one great weakness. Not the Elements, not Friendship, not someone who cares for me. My inability to think things through, and my utter love for tricks and games are my Achilles' heel. You really do see right through me, Fluttershy. Hah.'

There was a faint glimmer, a dying ember of warmth in those words, but his hollow, mirthless laugh snuffed it out before Fluttershy could make sense of it. She turned her gaze to the other two pegasi.

>What else I didn't realize it at the time was that our powers clashing shouldn't have caused an enormous storm of Chaos to sweep across the land. My abilities are meant to nullify his, so by rational thought, us clashing should have been a zero sum game with either nothing happening or both of just getting a little bruised. But I was too busy being hurt, confused and mad at him for going around and causing mayhem everywhere to think everything through at first.

-Eheheheh... heh. Eeeeh...-


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>>28850062

Her brother tried to laugh it off, waving his hoof, but ultimately dropped the act when he noticed both her and Rainbow Dash leveling their most deadpan star. He straightened out his back and sat up straight right afterwards.

-Hey, look, I am sorry. I really, really am. It was supposed to be harmless, ridiculous pranks, to make ponies freak out a little. Nothing we did or thought of involved harming anyone... but... yeah... I owe a lot of ponies apologies for messing with them. And I will.-

'You better! The mayhem you caused is what put me onto your track to begin with. Uh, well, and the giant, glowing Chaos storm on the horizon, I guess?'

Fluttery chuckled despite herself, giving her long-time friend a knowing look.

>Was that before or after you decided to drink your way through every tavern in Equestria, knowing fully well I do not enjoy alcoholic beverages?

The brilliant, red blush on Dash's cheeks was lost to the darkness surrounding them all, but the way she fell silent and scuffed her hoof along the ground was more than telling. After so many years knowing and spending time with her, Fluttershy was well-aware of her friend's tells.

>To summarize: Discord has been bottling up all this power wanting to come out for a long time. Much longer than I ever could hope to do, and when given a chance to let it all out with someone who didn't mind messing around with others, like my brother, he understandably jumped at the chance. And when I noticed what had happened, I....

She halted, and for a second, analyzed her own feelings. Why did she chase down her brother Zephyr and Discord? Why did she lash out, scream and battle him, like she had never done before? What had changed? What had made her lose faith in them both so quickly?

She closed her eyes, expression softening, the wrinkles of worry vanishing all at once.


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>>28850069

>I thought you both had left me. That you, Discord, had taken my brother along to enjoy yourself in my stead, so you could replace me, boring and lacking any understanding for your plight, with him. I thought both of you had abandoned me, because you didn't need me anymore. Because I wasn't fun to be around. Because I have been... difficult since I learned how to control my powers, and like the worst hypocrite ever, failed to empathize with someone who is struggling just I used to.

Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and looked upon a guilty-looking Zephyr and visibly uncomfortable Discord, both unable to meet her gaze.

-Sis... come on, you're.... you are my big sister. No matter how much you change, no matter which friends you make or how old you get, you will always be my big sis Fluttershy. Caring, gentle, loving Fluttershy-

Zepyhr stood up, an exasperated look on his face.

-I may have been a bit lackluster about finding my call, and maybe I did a thing or two I shouldn't be proud of, using your name to get me to places. But... I would never abandon you. We're family. And family sticks together. Always.-

For a second there, Fluttershy had to admire how quickly her irresponsible, listless brother had grown from just a little conflict and heartbreak. But she knew that this was just the way it goes. The more difficult the situation, the greater the stakes and the worse the odds, the faster someone developed and adapted to surpass these challenges and grow.

>I know. You promised me to try better, and I still believe in you, Zephyr.

With a gentle, slow pace she approached and hugged him once she was close enough, throwing her arms around him to press him to her breast. As she did, she could hear Dash murmur a heartfelt 'awww' and saw Discord watch them with the beginnings of a smile.


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>>28850078

'Uh, guys? Not to be the bummer to ruin the family reunion and stuff, but there's something I still don't get and I'd like to clear this up before the sun rises.'

Fluttershy couldn't agree more. All good things had to come to an end eventually, and she moved away from her brother, once again standing between the three of them and the fire pit.

>You were saying, Rainbow Dash?

'Well, uh, Discord is pretty damn old-'

“Oh, I merely crawled right out of the same primordial soup the one you call GOD did, if that's what you are wondering about”

Undeterred, Rainbow Dash continued speaking.

'-and he's been around for a while, right? So shouldn't he, like, have a way to vent all that Chaos stuff WITHOUT blowing everything up?'

Fluttershy's gaze shifted to Discord, her patient smile pinning him to his spot like cruel steel anchors locked to his limbs. She already knew the answer to that question, but she decided to remain silent and let him explain this time.

“...yes, Rainbow Crash. I know plenty of ways to let loose and have a bit of harmless fun without anyone noticing or being harmed.”

'Sooooo...? Why didn't you?'

With a drawn-out sigh, Discord shook his head and frowned.

“Because I decided against doing so anymore.”

-Right. Cool. You have every right to, I suppose. But, why?-

Fluttershy saw the hesitation and pain in Discord's eyes, his claws curling and uncurling, digging small trenches into the ground. Despite her vague guesses at what had really happened back then, she needed to know, wanted to know... and so, she spoke, in her softest, most gentle voice.

>Discord?

He looked up to her, clearly unsure of his standing with them all and their future together, only to see her gazing back knowingly.

>Please tell us what happened. We're your friends, and we want to help you. But you have to let us help you first.


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>>28850086

Everything fell silent, from the crickets by the water, to the distant sounds of carriages and night time animals. It was as if they were on the precipice of a fundamental change, a diverging route from which the future could split off into innumerable, potential realities, and reality was holding its breath for it to happen.

'Hey, Discord what's wrong? Just tell us that happened. It's okay. We're here for you. All of us.

It was, of course, Rainbow Dash who spoke first and calmly proclaimed her support of him. Her unshakable loyalty to him despite how they've fought earlier was what broke through the Trickster God at last, and he spoke.

“Sunset Shimmer happened.”

>...

'…'

-...-

None of them responded right away, all lost to their own deductions and thoughts after that.

-You're talking about... the princess' student, right? The one who studied under Celestia, went missing, then came back under tutelage of Princess Applejack and then went rogue, teaming up with the Titan to attack Canterlot?-

Everyone turned their gaze to the fidgeting, suddenly very embarrassed-looking Zephyr.

-What? I read the Hive Gazette. They really tell it the way it is.-

After everyone had a soft chuckle at his expense, except Discord, the latter resumed talking.

“Yes. That one. Up until a certain point in the recent past, I had my personal ways of making sure I wasn't overwhelmed by the Chaos that is essentially my whole existence. I played harmless pranks, did some practical jokes, practiced a bit of prop humor and occasionally gave pigs wings to fly or helped moles see the world, to their sudden horror.. A bit of meddling with the natural order and the boring, dull life of ponies to mix it up was all it took for me to contain myself.”


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>>28850090

'Heh, yeah, I can see you doing that kinda stuff easily enough. Sounds like you. So, what's the issue with Sunset? She didn't, like, fuck you over too, right? I know firsthand that she can be really damn clever, but I doubt she could just walk up and mess with you like that.'

Discord gave Rainbow Dash a level gaze, one that caused her uneasy smile to fade, replaced by a worried frown.

“To the contrary. I may actually have been the cause for her behaving the way she is as we speak.”

'...you what?'

Fluttershy could already tell where this was headed. A few, faint alarm bells were going off in her head as she began to realize the true extent and strength of Rainbow Dash's very element, and the likely reaction to what she would learn next.

“You see, at some point during her stay at the castle, Sunset Shimmer decided to sneak around and recover a little something she had kept hidden away within the castle wall itself. Several things, in fact. I know this, because I happened to see it unfold by pure chance. And being the ever-nosy one, I decided to follow her unseen, and maybe cause some mischief while I was at it.”

When the part of the tale came that was completely unfamiliar territory for Fluttershy as well, she settled down upon the ground alongside the other, stretching out her limbs and paying rapt attention to Discord's tale while making sure she was close enough to Dash that their wings were touching. Just in case.


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>>28850099

“Before Sunset Shimmer departed from Equestria for the first time, she had hidden away a life-like doll of Celestia, infused with a small sliver of the alicorn's spirit to make her alive, and a magical artifact meant to capture the dreams and thoughts of those exposed to it for extended periods of time. It didn't take long for Missus Booksmart to figure out that the ones who had been nearby had been none other than Queen Bugbutt and her Changelings themselves, given how her stash had been in the ballroom all along. Unfortunately for her, that meant she'd just found a link and means to explore what makes Equestria's newest residents tick. At a time where our oh-so-beloved Apple was in a phase where she didn't have much understanding nor patience for their antics, and clearly exhibited said prejudice for her student to absorb like a sponge. Clearly eager to prove her worth and make some headway where no one else had before, she took off to experiment with it somewhere isolated.”

At some point, Discord had begun speaking with such an intensity and dedication that none of them dared speak or even make a sound, his tale completely ensnaring their attention, even though he looked as if he was battling with himself to continue telling it.

“To be honest, tt was utterly boring to watch. And so, being my usual, rascally self, I decided to give the gem she was studying a little, itsy-bitsy love tap. Just enough to make it... react. Of course, I couldn't foretell what it would do, but I was aching to see it do ANYTHING interesting at that point.”

His face fell, and a tight knot of trepidation began to sink to them bottom of Fluttershy's stomach, making her limbs feel numb. She now knew how this tale would end, and it made shiver in ways that had nothing to do with the cold of the night creeping up on her.


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>>28850115

“What I hadn't expected was how volatile Changeling magic really is in response to Chaos magic. Maybe that is one of the reasons why they instinctively fear me. Ooooh, the gem... reacted, it did. By accelerating so fast it became an explosively lethal projectile that struck the young mare right into her chest, piercing her heart and...”

Discord taped his chest with one solitary talon, then looked up, his expression grave

“...killing her.”

One could have easily heard a needle drop in the ensuing silence that followed this shocking revelation, all three ponies reacting differently on their own. Zephyr looked ill and shocked, Fluttershy felt an overwhelming sadness and Rainbow Dash... began grinding her teeth loud enough that everyone could hear it, a single, thick vein starting to pulsate at the side of her temple.

“I killed Sunset Shimmer. And as she laid on the ground, mewling and sobbing for someone to help her, I-”

He didn't get any further than that. Rainbow Dash chose that moment to jump to her hooves, a single, powerful beat of her wings propelling her forwards like a projectile of her own, hoof outstretched, eyes filled with pure fury, teeth clenched in rage.

'YOU MURDERING ASSHOLE!'

Discord was perhaps lucky that Fluttershy had seen it coming, and with her recent battle, had the wits and speed about her to intercept Dash. Bearing the brunt of the other pegasus' body with her own, trying to stop her from pummeling the draconequus into a bloody pulp.

'YOU KILLED HER! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY KILLED HER! SHE WAS OUR FRIEND! AND YOU KILLED HER!'


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>>28850123

The shrill screams of Rainbow Dash could be heard far and wide, Fluttershy whimpering from the strain of of trying to hold back a mare who could easily lift and toss her aside if she wanted and had the mental faculties to do so right now. Instead, Dash was literally frothing from her mouth, eyes bloodshot while she trashed against both brother and sister holding her back.

-Dash, come on, we're talking about Sunset Shimmer here! The literal terrorist who is working with the Titan! She's evil, and maybe she deserved it!-

Zephyr actually jerked back as if struck when Dash's burning glared leveled upon him.

'I don't care! I don't fucking care, you uncaring jackass! Sunset was all alone! She was sorry for what she did! She was warming up to everyone, but she had nobody! She made Twilight happy! Twilight wouldn't shut up about all the stuff they did together, and then she this asshole goes ahead and MURDERS her!'

With a swinging hoof, she pointed at Discord, still shouting at Zephyr.

'No wonder she's all messed up in the head! Do you want to know what it feels like to die alone?! Because if you don't shut up your stupid trap, I swear will drown you after I am done with him!'

Her glare swiveled back to Discord after Zephyr had backed away far enough to be out of her immediate reach, leaving his sister to hold Rainbow back on her own.

'Why!? Why would you do that!?'

All Discord had for Rainbow Dash was a calm, but saddened look. He didn't back away, he didn't stand up to defend himself, remaining where he was.

“I didn't mean to.”

'Didn't mean to!? YOU DIDN'T MEANT TO?! What's that even supposed to mean?! How can you not mean to hurt someone like that, you useless jackass! I don't care if you can snap your fingers and make me explode, I will rip out your throat with my teeth before I let you do something like that ever again!'


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>>28850135

Fluttershy grunted in exertion, Rainbow Dash already beginning to slip over and past her. She knew if she didn't come up with something, and fast, Rainbow Dash would start pummeling Discord, and she didn't she'd stop until he was just one giant bruise, or worse. As much as she wanted to make Discord realize the depth of his mistakes, this was just not the way to go about it.

Her old friend was firmly pressed against her, her hooves flailing, her wings beating, when she suddenly had an idea. A terrible, opportunistic and sly idea. Not the kind of idea she enjoyed or was keen to enact, but it was the only thing she could think of doing in this situation.

'Discooooord! If I get my hooves around your neck, I will end-!'

SMACK!

The gut-wrenching sound of hoof hitting face rung out across the clearing.

But this time, Discord still stood , mouth agape in shock. He hadn't been the one who had been struck down. Instead, Fluttershy crumpled to the ground in a heap, recoiling from Rainbow Dash's outstretched hoof with nary a sound.

Everyone stopped in their tracks as they saw the trembling pegasus try and stand back up. But before she could even get her own hooves beneath herself, they jumped up and surrounded her, supported her.

-Fluttershy!-

'Fl-fluttershy, oh Celestia, I am sorry! Are you okay? I didn't mean to do that!'

Slowly, the rose-maned pegasus rose, her long mane slipping past her face and shoulder to reveal a swollen left eye, the beginning of a dark bruise already forming.

And yet, she smiled.

>S-see, Rainbow Dash...? It's that easy to hurt a friend, even if you did not mean to.

The rainbow-maned mare jerked back and away from her as if she'd lashed out at her, her mouth working, but not a single word came forth. It took her a moment to realize just what exactly the very kindest among them had done to stress her point.

-Oh.... Oh geeez, wow, uhm, wait, let me get some water or ice or...-


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>>28850150

Snap!

Without wasting any time, Discord snapped his fingers to work his magic.

They could see an chilling, white breeze brush past and coat the water of the brook near them in clear ice, followed by a single, giant ice pick materializing and striking into the frozen surface to pushed some of its now solid contents into a bucket that appeared next. Said bucket floated over to them as swift as a darting hummingbird.

As one, her little brother, her childhood friend and Discord worked, fussing over her, putting a piece of cloth with ice to her eye, checking her face for any open cuts and murmuring apologies. Their utmost care and the way they worked together as one despite their misgivings about one-another just seconds ago warmed Fluttershy's heart.

Even though a dull, throbbing pain was making her head ache, she couldn't stop smiling the entire time.

Only when her wound was tended to, and Discord had managed to reduce the swelling -though not without telling her that the incoming black eyes was inevitable- they sat together in a circle once more, closer than they did before, comfortable in their erstwhile silence.

It was the most outgoing of them who broke the silence first. She was now close enough to the other pegasus mare that they sides were touching the entire time.

'I...I'm sorry about trying to hit you. It's just... I... Sunset...'

Discord held up his fuzzy paw and shook his head.

“It's completely alright. I think I can actually relate to how you feel. I would have felt the same ire in your horseshoes, if someone had done something like that to one of you. I am pretty sure that I deserve your anger, no matter how unintentional my mistake.”

-So... did I get that right? You... you ah, killed her. And she actually came back from that experience?-


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>>28850160

“Yes. To be blunt, I've hurt ponies before. Back in my old days. It just happened. You ponies are fragile little creatures and some of my games and pranks weren't as harmless as they seemed at first glance. I didn't care enough to see how some of them turned out, but I've never directly pointed a finger and caused a fatal wound like that. Much less without reason. A dead pony just isn't funny. Once they are gone, they are just a body on the ground, unresponsive and cold.”

Discord clenched his eyes shut.

“Seeing that mare lay there and gasp out her last made me instantly realize that if anyone ever found out, I'd be done for. I'd be locked away in a stone prison for another thousand years or more. If the princesses didn't just straight up sink me to the bottom of the ocean for going too far. I fled, and stopped playing around pointlessly, locking everything away within myself.. At least unless I absolutely couldn't help myself any longer.”

'...you got lucky Sunset got back up afterwards.'

That comment got Rainbow Dash a long-suffering look.

“...maybe. In a way. Never before has someone who has been touched with Chaos caused so much uproar and mayhem. I fear that part of what I had infused the gem with may still remain within her all the time. Maybe it even was what jump-started her back into this life. I wouldn't know. Chaos is unpredictable like that. But what I know for certain is that it changed her.”

>That means she might be struggling with her own lack of release and her own build-up that it making it harder on her to go from day to day, doesn't it?

'That... huh, that would explain her manic attitude and how she lashed out at everyone. At least, to a degree. I barely recognized her when Chitania did whatever she did to her. Up until now, I thought the must've done something to her head. But...'

Once more, Discord shook his head, his expression grim.


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>>28850168

“It's not that easy. A good part of her own will and her own misgivings about what has happened to her play into it as well. But I can assure you, it will only get worse from here on out. I have touched ponies with my 'brand', so to say, before. It always got worse towards the end. Some of them began froth and rage uncontrollably. Others complained about hearing a constant, rhythmic drums get louder in their heads every day. And some became something entirely else, an amalgam of Chaos and pure horror. It never ends well, as Flutterbutter can attest to.”

Fluttershy just nodded, lost in thought. It was a good thing this had finally come to light. But it also meant a new responsibilities for them all.

>Discord... You will have to talk to her. Not beat her, not capture her, not bring her back to Applejack. You just have to speak to her. You... I really don't like saying this, but you are partly responsible for how she feels, and how she is hurting. You need to help her.

All eyes were upon him as Fluttershy said that, his expression pensive, the weight of actual responsibility for once fully upon his shoulders.

“...I can try.”

The evasiveness of that response was clearly not enough for Rainbow Dash, whose lips curled into a scowl.

'Come on. You can do better than that. Even Faustdamn Zephyr over there is trying harder than you at this point.'

The stallion ion question only nodded, apparently seeing past the insult directed at him in order to demonstrate he agreed with the basic argument made. Discord just looked at them in turn, one after another, studying their resolved, stern expressions.

It was with a lot of fidgeting and inner turmoil that he finally resigned himself to a life of living by the rules of these ponies. After all, if they could accept and cherish him, why shouldn't he do the same for them.

He rose in one single, smooth motion, towering over them at once.


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>>28850176

“Very well. I will see what I can do. But first...”

He stretched each one of his limbs and shook himself like a big dog trying to shake the water out of his fur. The other three stood up as one aswell. They all could feel the time for farewells drawing closer.

“Now, I believe I have to go and confess my sins to our ever-vigilant, ever-cake-loving leaders as soon as possible. If news of my latest outburst hasn't reached them already, it soon will. And I'd like to prevent them from coming down upon me like hailstorm of righteous fury like their mother used to, if possible.”

Everyone nodded, Rainbow Dash stepping forwards first, fanning her wings out with a sharp snap.

'Yeah, I-OW!'

They all stopped in surprise at he sudden outcry of the pegasus, who raised her hoof, turned it upside-down, frowning at it as if it had personally slighted her.

'What the hay? There's something stuck in my hoof.'

Flutershy's first instinct was to trot forwards and inspect the wound, her experience in first aid and her caring nature making her the obvious candidate to tend to a small wounds like that. What stooped her from actually doing so was Discord, moving forwards, his bushy eyebrows furrowed.

“May I see that?”

The pegasus looked a bit taken aback by the sudden, apparently caring attitude of the Prankster Spirit, looking over towards Fluttershy for reassurance. She, in turn, only nodded, and Dash held out her hoof for Discord to grasp it in his paw.

He first turned it left, then right, before finally using his other hand to pluck something from the visibly bleeding gash at the bottom of the pegasus' hoof, prompting her to wince. There, pinched between two of his digits, was a solitary, shimmering scale that was reflecting the pale moonlight into all directions.

-The hay's that?-

Fluttershy didn't know what to think when Discord brushed his hands down along his coat and scales, obviously looking for something.


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>>28850187

“Well, well, well, will you look at that! You actually managed to knock a scale loose from good old Discord. That's quite a feat, given that my body doesn't operate on the same physical laws you do. You're tougher than I thought!”

For once, there was no teasing undertone in Discord's voice, his genuine praise making Rainbow Dash grin and rub the back of her neck.

'Eheheh, well, I guess I am just that awesome.'

“Hmmm... that you are. Tell you what.”

With fluid grace that belied his large frame, Discord slinked his serpentine form forwards to hover in front Rainbow Dash,. With some flair, grasped her leg and gently laid down the solitary scale and evidence of her feat upon it.

“Why don't you keep this, as a token of my gratitude for sticking to your friends and being the most faithful of them all? Not to mention, it'll be a nice reminder that you can sock me, an actual deity, in the face despite your limitations as a mortal!”

Clearly, the rather personal gift of a body part of her 'enemy' was enough to even creep out Rainbow Dash, but still, she smiled anxiously and nodded, pulling the hoof now holding it back.

'Well... if you say so. Just don't complain if that spot gets drafty from the lacking protection.'

While she wasn't sure, what with the low light conditions, Fluttershy swore she saw an old, familiar glint of knowing mischief in Discord's eyes.

“Oh, don't you worry about me. I am quite sure you can put it to far better use than I. But enough of that. Grim reality, and prissy princesses await! Tataa~!”

A snap of his fingers, a crackle in the air, and Discord was gone, leaving a blinking, dumbstruck Rainbow Dash behind. Zephyr obviously saw this as a chance to say his farewells as well, approaching his sibling with with worry in his eyes.

-I cannot say I expected this, but I do not regret everything happening the way it did. You helped all of us, just by going out of your comfort zone and getting things done.-


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>>28850194

His hoof swept wide, gesturing across the surrounding landscape. Fluttershy didn't know whether to feel flattered or ashamed, but her brother didn't give her the time to act on either. Reaching up, he pulled a single, long bodkin from his blonde mane. Instantly, his silly-looking hair bun became undone, rolling strands of his mane tumbling down his neck and back.

Fluttershy was stuck speechless when he reached out and tucked the bodkin into her own mane before wrapping his hooves around her for a hug.

-Thank you for the wake-up call. I think I'll go ahead and visit Mom and Dad, see how they're doing and, well... maybe work on being a bit more independent. Just like you.-

When he stepped back, Fluttershy had to admit that he looked serious enough to inspire some confidence in his intentions.

>I know you can do it.

He smiled, playfully pushing at her shoulder with one hoof. Then he turned and took off into the night sky, soon after disappearing in the canopy of trees beyond the clearing they had gathered on.

This left her alone with Rainbow Dash.

For a long, awkward moment, all the two friends and Elements of Harmony could do was look at one-another, mixed feelings and conflicting thoughts threatening to bubble to the surface. There was still so much to be done, and so much to be said.

Neither of them knew where the future would take them, but it was Rainbow Dash who presented a shaky smile first.

'Maybe there's still hope... for all of us.'

When she turned, crouched low and prepared to take off into the night, Fluttershy's heart leapt to her throat. This whole mess had almost made her forget a promise she had made to herself, shortly after she had begun fighting Discord.

There was still something left to be done.

>Rainbow Dash!


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>Rainbow Dash
„Fluttershy“
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Rainbow Dash was aching all over.

Her wings were sore from the high-speed overland flight that had taken from the Empire, to Equestria and then all the way to the remote location where her friends had chosen to battle. Her head throbbed from the copious amounts of alcohol she had ingested along the way, partly out of frustration at her inability to find them, partly out of depression due to the entire story concerning the Wonderbolts.

Worst of all, her hooves were pulsating with a dull ache, reminding her of what was probably the worst thing she had done in recent memory.

Yes, she mused briefly, she at last dared call Discord a friend. Despite his many faults and strange behavior, he was still someone she believed would genuinely try to better himself. And she respected that. But the fact that even someone as unpredictable and once antagonistic as him could change his ways, while she was stuck being her same, old, brash self with the same, old problems carried over from a life that now felt so far away was starting to gnaw on her self-esteem.

All she could think of was to spread her wings, take off and fall down somewhere comfortable to sleep, and hopefully never awaken. The last hour had been one hell of a turbulent roller coaster of emotions for all of them, but especially Fluttershy.

Yet, to her growing dismay, it was also just another part of the tracks her own wild ride continued to be. No end in sight for her.

“Rainbow Dash!”

Her insides, all of them at once, turned to ice and felt as if they dropped down onto the ground below in a steaming heap. For a single, insane moment, Rainbow Dash felt absolutely assured in the knowledge that someone had finally given her the mercy she deserved and gutted her, leaving her to die an instantaneous death to escape from the pain life itself continued to promise her.


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>>28850204

After a few, agonizing seconds, when all she felt in response to her childhood-friend calling out fort her was mounting dread that left her body numb, she felt sorely disappointed by her continued existence.

“Rainbow Dash.”

She wasn't ready for this. Whatever it was, no mater how important, she wasn't ready to face yet another personal crisis. The sound approaching hooves behind her surely promised her exactly that, but... but she needed distance,she needed to be away from it all, she needed something to do, not something to talk or think about anymore.

Anything, whatever it was, as long as she wasn't alone with her treacherous thoughts anymore!

>...yes?

But despite her fears and mounting pains, both physical and emotional, she would never run away like that. She was Rainbow freaking Dash, and she wasn't a damn coward like that.

So, it was with quickly mounting trepidation that she relaxed the muscles in her back and legs, refraining from leaping off the ground to fly away. Instead, she turned to look at Fluttershy...

...who had drawn close enough that she could actually feel her warm breath upon her face.

>Uh, Fluttershy?

While the sudden boldness of her friend to come this close to someone else briefly startled her, just as someone unexpectedly entering her comfort zone did, the subtle swelling of the bruise she had given the gentle pegasus before her drove away any anxiety she might have felt, replacing it with nothing but remorse and yet another regret to pile onto the others she had.

So many regrets, a whole pile that just tumbled down over the hill of regrets she'd been accumulating over the last two years. And there was no end in sight. She was just about to ask Fluttershy what she needed, what she wanted, whatever it was that would no doubt cause her even more heartache than she already had, when she moved closer.


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>>28850212

Rainbow Dash didn't know how, but she instantly and instinctively knew that the warm, gentle embrace she felt was coming from someone who deeply cared for her, who appreciated her and needed her like few, if any others ever did.

It was a simple hug, just firm enough to hold her and keep her upright, but just gentle enough to convey a whole host emotions far beyond simple affinity from one friend to another.

The soft pair of lips that pressed to the side of her left cheek, leaving a warm, tingling feeling beyond anything she had ever felt before spoke of so, so much more than the bond of friendship. It was enough to drive any conscious, deeper thought from her mind, leaving her to just observe, to take in and witness, her mind no longer functioning as it should.

>...

Fluttershy pulled away, smiling in that all-new, enigmatic way she begun to develop recently, looking straight at her instead of shielding her face with her mane as she used to.

“Thank you. Thank you for always being there for me when I needed you the most. Thank you for never giving up hope, for never abandoning me, and always having my back. I want you to know that you mean a lot to me Rainbow Dash. And if there is anything I can ever do to help, if there is even the slightest hope I could make something easier or better for you... let me know.”

Determination shone in Fluttershy's eyes, the likes of which Rainbow Dash had only ever seen in either the fiercest of fighters or those who protected something far greater, for more important to them than themselves.

“I will always be here for you. Like you have been for me.”

>...

There was no conscious thought left within the rainbow-maned pegasus to process what just had transpired anymore. Her body continued operating, as her mind did not. All she could draw was blank after blank, her eyes wide, her jaw slack.


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>>28850221

>...

As Fluttershy looked at her kindly, and full of understanding, after expressing just how much she valued and needed her, something inside Rainbow Dash finally broke. The disappointment, the betrayal, the abuse, the mistakes, the backstabbing, the lonliness... all of it hadn't accomplished what this sole mare, the very embodiment of kindness that was closer to her heart than any other , just had done.

>…

Her legs were trembling, but that was under understandable. She was so very tired, after all.

>...

Her throat was tightening, but that was understandable. She had been abusing herself for a while now, after all.

>...

Her teeth were chattering against each other, but that was understandable. She felt so cold inside, after all.

>...F-fluttershy...

...the thick tears starting to roll down her cheeks and faint 'plip-plop' when they struck the ground as something at last gave way was something she understood as well, but didn't have the strength left to rationalize anymore.

>...h-help me...

Rainbow Dash openly cried.

She hadn't cried in a very long time, and never before someone else, and it was showing. Once the dam was broken, she couldn't stop the flood of hot, bitter tears anymore. Like a little filly scared of the future and seeking solace from those who loved her, she slumped into a startled Fluttershy's embrace.

>...help me...

Fluttershy.

The only one she no longer felt any shame about crying in front of. The only one she knew who would understand her. The only one who was so much bigger, so much stronger than she was now. The only one she had no regrets about caving in in front of, showing just how weak she had become.

After a long battle of attrition with despair, Rainbow Dash's heart caved in to the pressure after she was shown just what she was missing, what she wasn't getting from those around her anymore.


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>>28850225

What followed after her breaking down was a blur to her, shrouded in a tear-filled sight and near hysterical hiccups while the only pony who had never left her side or stopped caring for her held her in a close embrace.

She remembered laying down onto the cold ground, a fire lit as she brokenly told Fluttershy of her fears, or her woes and her many failings. She left nothing out, exposed every mistake, every horrible little thing that had been chipping away at her resolve until she had become the mess she was now.

She remembered the warmth of the fire on her face, the soft embrace of a wing draped across her back and the soft sensation of Fluttershy against her side, nuzzling her like a caring mother and listening attentively. Never judging her, never belittling or berating her. All her friend had for her was understanding, and a shoulder to cry on.

She remembered feeling faint when no more tears would come, and the sound coming from her mouth were dry croaks due to talking until she no longer could.

And she remembered getting drowsy, feeling warm and protected, a soft voice murmuring to her as a dreamless, deep sleep the likes of which she hadn't had for weeks overtook her.


~~~


When Rainbow Dash awoke at the dawn of the next morning to the bright rays of the sun bathing her in light and warmth, she knew something had changed.

Her head throbbed, her face felt like a mess and her whole body was aching ,but an incredible, heart-wrenching weight that had slowly been crushing her day-to-day was completely gone. She felt light as a feather, the deep, dark pit into which she had dug herself all but a fading memory.


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>>28850234

“Mmmmh... mmmh?”

The sensation of someone stirring right next to her, followed by a quiet murmur and a cute yawn shook her out of her inner monologue, and she took in the sight of Fluttershy's eyes fluttering open, those caring, blue eyes of hers settling upon her.

Her oldest friend and most reliable friend smiled as she saw her, and she couldn't help but return it.

“Good morning, Rainbow Dash.”

Rainbow Dash didn't really know whether all that had transpired last night had been good or bad.

She wasn't smart enough to figure out the complexities or someone else's or even her own feelings. But she knew one thing for certain, as she leaned down, closed her eyes and nuzzled the side of Fluttershy's cheek, only briefly distracted by the gentle, pulsating light the scale in her hoof and the bodkin in Fluttershy's hair gave off. A single, comforting truth that gave her strength the likes of which she has been witnessing a lot of lately.

>Good morning, Fluttershy.

She wasn't going to face the future alone.


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>>28850244
Very nice examination, very sweet emotions, and it's great to finally have Discord try to make up for his mistakes.

That said, and I hate to be the stickler here, but Dash already has her key, the series started sometime after Rainbow Falls, and that got referenced a lot.
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>>28850244
Not sure I buy the Dash/FS bits, felt kinda forced in at the end considering the buildup, but the rest of it was nice and holy fuck FINALLY the Discord thing gets revealed! For that reason alone, I'm glad the Chaos Battle arc happened
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>>28850286
>but Dash already has her key

I know. For future reference, the scale is a different kid of plot device. Make of that whatever you will.

I can't believe I am still planning to write something so far reaching after all this...
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>>28850244
FUCKING FINALLY

SOMEONE FIGURES OUT DISCORD KILLED HER AND LOST HER SHIT
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Honestly, if the last part is a problem, it can be rewritten to be less shippy and more about how strong FS/DR'S friendship is. Hence why I separated it from the rest.
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>>28850302
Then I salute you for proper setup, and will eagerly await that part too.
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>>28850313
Ehhh, rewritten sounds a bit strong.

If that ending was supposed to be the start of a relationship, then yeah clearly we'd need to rewrite it as there just wasn't enough buildup for that(She literally just showed up last story, FS mused about how hot she was, and then there's this part, and before that LITERALLY NOTHING... except Dash reiterating over and over that she's straight.), but if it's just supposed to be a spark that gets bigger over time, I'd let it slide.
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>>28850244
Hoooo buddy, what a ride.

So happy my Flutter butter got her own thing finally.

>>28850313
Ehhh, it did come off kinda strong, but I'm not sure it needs to be rewritten. It felt more like a breakdown on Rds part, so as long as that gets addressed, no problem.
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>>28850244
Liked the talk, liked Zepyr and Discord deciding to better themselves, liked RD breaking down, RD/FS part was ehhhh? But I'm not for scrapping it.

Felt it all came together very nicely.
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I'm >>28850394 and I just noticed that both posters above me, who posted within THREE SECONDS of each other, also said 'ehhhh', and I don't know why I find that so damn funny.
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>>28850406

https://youtu.be/MzEPGPWQ3bU
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>>28850244
Fuck this came out of nowhere and I LOVED IT.

I love it when plotthreads that have been hanging for so long finally come together and delivers stuff like giant chaos battles that fuck up Equestria.

Not so sure I buy RD/FS, I agree with the others that I was honestly just left scratching my head and wondering where that came from since she didn't even hint the slightest bit at it before that post, but if it's just supposed to be a start, it's a nice, if not very subtle, one.

I'm down, chug on.
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>>28846844
You're getting good at this... God help us.
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>>28850244
Yeeaahhh, I don't think Discords apologizes are going to end well...
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I can't wait for Celestia to react to this. She's usually so calm, but finding out that Dissy got her surrogate daughter slash student murdered is gonna make her flip her shit for sure hah!
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>>28850554
Dang

DANG

I wanna see Celestia get mad

I wanna see her go supernova on Discord

I wanna see her forgoe any sense of conciliation or forgiveness

I wanna see every last inch of pain that was in her since Sunset fell away from her come boiling up in pure, unbridled, fury

I wanna see her scream as loud as she can because nopony ever hears Celestia scream in anger

I wanna see her scream "YOU KILLED SUNSET SHIMMER!" so loud, so damn often it rings in every single persons head and is so loud it can be heard in Baltimare (that's where Sunny is, right?)

I wanna see Shining take a back seat, not become some magical rage diffuser or Pony Everyone Listens And Adheres To cutting short Celestia's valid grief and anger.

I wanna see this blow up

Cos it's the only right thing it deserves to do.
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>>28850622
Given how badly RD, who didnt even have a lot to do with Sunset, flipped her shit when she found out, I can't see Celestia taking this too lightly
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>>28850622
>Baltimare (that's where Sunny is, right?)

Nope, explicitly AVOIDING there because Sweet Note is with them and they figured that since they broke her out they'd look where Chitty found her for clues.

It's not Fillydelphia either.
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>>28850176
>Others complained about hearing a constant, rhythmic drums get louder in their heads every day

You're not slick, boy, I got that reference
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>>28850622
>>28850880
EVO and Sunset's base of operations is in Hoofington, aka The Hoof. It used to be a smaller, rural settlement smack in the middle of a large, circular valley created by the impact of a meteor centuries ago. It's near the southern border to the Zebra lands. It had a vast underground network of tunnels thanks to a large population of native Diamond Dogs, who are at odds with EVO.

At the current time the area surrounding Hoofington is full of smaller settlements, factories, and research installations, all of which were connected together by a vast series of roads that KS to the efforts of the corporation.

They practically own a whole federal state of their own within Equestria.

Yes, these are established facts. Yes, there's a reason for them...
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>>28850961
The Drumming is not something I wish onto anyone, not even Sunset. But you get a cookie for getting the reference!
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>>28850244
A little anticlimactic, but satisfying.

Not as balls out crazy as the idea of Chaos Battle implies though.
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Why did you fuckers made so much good content?

I've spent days reading the green compilation and I'm not even on thread 10 yet!
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I'M DOING THIS SHIT
LAST THREAD RECAP, LOVE IS NOT IN THE AIR EDITION!
>Two is not getting off school, no matter how much she wants it.
>Fluttershy, after smacking Discord hard across the face, has a moment of realization of what she did, but accepts that she did it.
>Zephyr, rightly terrified, tried to apologize, only to have FS lay into him for his irresponsible actions.
>When he admits he really is sorry he hurt her, she accepts that he does care, and softens up on him, realizing it was just as much Discord pointing him as his own actions.
>But Zephyr instead insists it was his idea, and that he honestly had fun with it. He realized he was wrong, but more importantly he hurt her, and that wasn’t acceptable.
>He wants to be better, and FS believes in him.
>Then a certain someone who had been punched into a crater wonders, “What about Discord?”
>Filthy Rich realizes half his political opponents are just gone.
>10 caught Shining’s run on camera, and with that out of the way, next stop EVO corp! This will end well!
>Dash looks for Fluttershy. In bars… lots of bars.
>The Ghostbusters, Sombra and 32 are having a good time talking, when Sombra accidentally asks why anyone would even hang around with 29, since he only remembered their past history.
>One by one, Zecora, MM, Trixie and 32 all admit why, and point out they all are much happier now that they’ve been accepted as well, and accept Sombra in.
>Finally feeling part of a group, Sombra feels welcomed, and they have a toast.
>Afterwards, he laments they should hang out more, if only he could not be killed by giant glowing specters.
>Considering what 32, yes, 32, just saw in the window, that might be a problem.
>No time to think about that revelation, the specters break in, and the battle is on!
>Spike is unsure about a lot of things.
>JJ and Acty wonder what’s next.
>Aloe and Lotus advertised something they shouldn’t have with Arana.
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>>28851349
>Celestia reminisces about when SA and Caddy were more ‘active.’ Chrysalius I not for this.
>Filthy Rich is sleeping on the couch tonight.
>Twilight, though flattered, has to turn them down when the pair of parents-to-be want Twilight to look after her during pregnancy. Instead, she says they should, you know, get a doctor.
>Shining questions how his child will be a princess if it’s a girl. The fool.
>Spike feel odd, and he doesn’t know why.
>His internal thoughts about recent events and his jealousy and regret at his lack of actions is interrupted by AJ.
>She wants to talk.
>About them.
>Fluttershy is upset, and she’s angry, but she’s done running away from her problems, this includes a very angry Discord.
>She rises to meet him when he advances on her, but her brother tries to get between them and talk them both down
>This doesn’t go so well when Discord sends him into another dimension.
>This makes the Fluttershy RAGGGEEE.
>She charges Discord, who warps his features as he becomes more unhinged, talking in loud and distorted ways.
>He proclaims he was the one who gave her the power she tires to use against him, and he can take it away too.
>She says she’d be fine with that if that was all he wanted.
>But he will not make her tame again.
>She charges, and they clash.
>Their battle unleashes chaos in the world, leading to multiple instances of Equestria random craziness!
>Among them, Twilight and her mother, Twilight Velvet, switch places!
>And Nightlight, unaware, promptly kisses her, and she passes out in utter disgust and horror.
>There’s gonna be some therapy in this future.
>Also, Pommel and Daw get trapped on an endless staircase.
>And kinda ruins 88’s attemtps to drag Lavan home.
>And there’s a ton of others.
>In response, Lightning Dust mobilize the Wonderbolts, everywhere! This isn’t going to end well
>Chitania is rocking a new hairdo! Smooth! And she hates it.
>She likes Sweet Note’s Cinnamon buns, though.
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>>28851354
>She and Sunset discuss matters while messing with Flash and Fizzle and eating breakfast.
>When one of their mindcontrolled subjects warns that chaos is afoot, Chitania is first keen to rise and fight it, but as Sunset points out, they have help now.
>Applejack and Spike finally have their big talk!
>Applejack goes over her discoveries of their relationship, and comes to the simple conclusion it isn’t much of one.
>Spike is of course blindsided and doesn’t know how to react, leading to some back and forth babbling, but eventually Aj cuts in and tells him of all the things she realized. Their lack of connections, lack of interactions, and most importantly lack of being there when things got bad and their own stagnation that not only do they know about, but might encourage.
>Spike wonders if he should have tried more, because he did, and he says he wants to make it up to her.
>AJ stops that by asking him why he never wondered why she never ran up to him and asked for the same, sporadic fun, random dates, whatever.
>He’s blindsided, and can’t come up with a good answer, but she has one, it’s what Rarity would expect.
>Though they both admit that they wanted this, AJ realizes she wanted so much more after what she saw today.
>Finally, when Spike tries to plead once more, AJ asks the big question.
>After what happened with Rarity, how can she know he won’t do the same to her if she changes?
>His answer?
>”Because it’s different”
>Wrong answer.
>But for the big show!
>The battle between Discord and Fluttershy Rages!
>Chaos against chaos, battles tearing the landscape apart, sending ripples out everywhere and warping the place beyond recognition!
>All the while, Fluttershy is tearing into him in another way, pointing out his ways only hurt, and only make him happy, nobody else.
>She’s furious that he pushed her to this, and demands answers to why
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>>28851362
>His response shocks her. He claims that all of this was the end result of a massive stroke of chaos orchestrated by him. All of this, starting with a single fruit.
>An apple
>He points out how unlikely it was she ascended, how much came from a random thought, given to Celestia when she was at her most susceptible.
>Fluttershy instantly denies his implications, but when he points out how much it changed, she starts to slip.
>He kept going, on and on. Pointing out that a mistake from Twilight unleashed Chitania while she was chasing an old fairytale, quite unlike her! And the result was a host of chaos from her fallout!
>How Blueblood suddenly got it in him to try to assassinate Applejack for the throne, which was already his for the taking!
>Partyland, Cordyceps, all of it he claims credit for, and Fluttershy falls into despair.
>She hits her worst when he claims his greatest achievement.
>The murder of Sunset Shimmer.
>He says even he marvels how much that did.
>He claims to hold all the strings, all the power, he can do anything he wants, and Fluttershy is ready to collapse.
>Finally, feeling defeated, unwilling to fight anymore, she doesn’t do anything when he grabs hold of her horn, and prepares to tug.
>But just as all seems lost, she hears someone call out her name.
>”Rainbow Dash?”
>She feels a yanks on her horn, and a sharp crack
>It didn’t hurt anymore.

MADE IT!

I skimmed most of the chaos stories, very little reading time, so if i left out something important, scream at your computer screen, I can hear you.

I can always hear you.
>>
>>28851336
Dunno, honestly. It just happened. Loads of contributors, a tight leash on adult material and shitposting and of course a pretty decent community

>>28851372
Yay, you rock recap anon! Now I am up to speed again!
>>
>>28851372
HE LIIIVVEEESSS!
>>
>>28851336
Have you been enjoying the ride so far?
>>
>>28850176
...I think this might be the one time that even magic super chaos had absolutely nothing on the sheer level of shit that poured all over Sunset.
>>
>>28851991
>>28850176

WHY DO WE KEEP ABUSING HER OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE YOU WANT HER TO BE MISERABLE YOU WRETCHED BEASTS
>>
>>28852030
Well, you know, suffering builds character.
>>
>>28852034
There's a certain event horizontal in that, where the suffering inflicted upon someone makes them go from tough survivor into a complete, psychopathic wreck.

I think we are way past that point with Sunset.

We're pretty much at Walter Sullivan killing himself in a hidden room to murder dozens of people as a vengeful spirit and become God through ritual sacrifice in nightmare land because his mother rejected him levels of suffering.
>>
>>28852030
But she's currently happy, and accepted, and cared for, and the mentorish character she's working with treats her as an equal and listens to her opinions, and was willing to actually help her out when she needed it the most and she stuck to it, more than just fluff words or saying how hard it was.

And she has a guy who's life she saved and admires her and is now her friend.

And even the hooker is making cinnabuns for her.

She has friends, she has the means to advance Equestria like she wanted, and she finally feels appreciated. She's FINALLY appreciated.

And now she's the bad guy.
>>
>>28852078
>She has friends, she has the means to advance Equestria like she wanted, and she finally feels appreciated. She's FINALLY appreciated.
>And now she's the bad guy.

...wow. That... uh... does that make Sunset Shimmer Donald Trump? Will she Make Equestria Great Again?
>>
>>28852030
We keep abusing her because we hate her.

Obviously.
>>
>>28852107
Fucking yikes.
>>
>>28851336
And we've never really had an off day, like ever, slow days yeah but never a day without some form of content. Even when Apple Bunker Protocal was first initiated, before it was even called that, we still had some funny NC stuff. imagine it mate over two and a half years of quality, daily content.
>>
>>28852107
Don't be silly, she didn't get elected.
>>
>>28853215
Well, when you say it like that Damn...
>>
Strangely quiet today, huh...
>>
>>28854013
... Oh no...
>>28847176
>>28847645
>>28847859
...Oh god, Schmoe why!? Was it a delayed reaction!? Like the exploding heart technique!?!?
>>
>>28854013
Actually if I'm correct, its cause its the last 50 post and the omake group doesn't get here until around 2-3 at the earliest, and we passed into the last 50 outside the usual window. So we wait, and prepare fore for them and the thread flip.
>>
Non-Canon
>Cadence
"Pinkie"
'DT'
~~~~
>Welcome to Not Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content does matter, but now I'm in control!

>I'm the pretty one and the best Pink!

'...I'm the grumpy one.'

>...And I'm the crazy one.

>"'Now for our main segment...THE BEST PINK!!!'"

>Can you believe it? They love me! They really love me!

"...no...I can't really believe it."

'...this was rigged.'

>Implying that pure love can be rigged! Thank you all for voting me in as the best pink pony!

"'...'"

>Aren't you girls going to congratulate me?

"'...'"
They both perk up, smile, and clap.

"Congratulations!"

'Congratulations!'

More clapping as cutout audience stand up.
"'Congratulations!'"

Party Cannons shoot confetti, while fireworks and explosions light the studio.
>This night just can't get any better!

"'It won't.'"
They drop a trashcan over Cadence's head and encase her.

>Hey, who turned out the lights?
DT and Pinkie kick the trashcan repeatedly.

"Well, I guess that's the end of the show!"

'We'll catch everypony next time when your tastes improves.'

"'Byyyyyye!'"
>>
>>28851032
>circular valley created by the impact of a meteor centuries ago
>Yes, these are established facts. Yes, there's a reason for them...
Ayylien artifacts when?
>>
>>28854356
Despite the tone of that question, lets make a dialogue out of it.

Would we WANT there to be anything left over from another time, and if so, what kind of thing should AND shouldn't it be?
>>
>>28854356
>Invader Blue arrives,
>Two and her bond.
>We all die cause double the "hnnnnnng!"

>Gasp!
"Mallys!"
>"Gimme!"
>>
>>28854414
Personally?
Shit, I dont even know, man.

Normally it would be a pretty nice setup for introducing high-tech to Equestria.
The problem is, our Equestria is already beyond IRL tech, making this point moot.

It could be a wreck of an spaceship, giving pones info that there is someone out there, maybe an idea for a space program?

Lastly, it may be a source for a next big baddie.
An ancient evil(Lavan had one more sibling besides RED and Hilda, right?)? A beacon ayyliens send that will activate and lead them to invasion? Some kind of cosmic symbiote/parasite/Thing?


Those are my ideas, do with them whatever you want.
>>
>>28854459
And in case of an alien invasion, all I can think off now is
>Ayys looking like brains with tentacles arrive in their saucers
>Ayylien leader nabs a pone and telepathically using it as its mouthpiece announces to the whole world that all your base belong to us
>A common threat
>Every nation brings out Fawntine mech
>Mecha Chitty joins the battle
>Jolly cooperation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpn2_ODuwDs
>After getting btfo, Ayys gtfo.
>Global relations between nations improve.
>Everyine looks up to the sky.
>Space race begins
>Technically, pones already won 1k years ago because Lunas banishment
>>
>>28854194
Don't let them get to you, Caddy!

BEST PINK!
>>
Might as well start these while we wait for the end!
OMAKE!
>Reporter
"Fluttershy"
'Discord'
~~~

>Wow! I've got to say, wow!

"Oh, um...thank you, we worked really hard on it."

'Well, she did.'

>I have to say, really impressive emotions, lot of big reveals today!

'Lot of dirty laundry aired out, I suppose.'

"But it's better it finally gets addressed today."

>That said, I'm hearing some murmers about a little bit of an anticlimax.

"Well we did only chaos fight for one part of it."

'Hrmph! These fans, they've grown much too focused on big action set pieces after Chrysalis came around.'

"Oh stop. Chitania does most of the fights."

'Yes, but she gave me her snickers after they put on the elongated makeup, and if there's one thing I cannot hate it's someone who has good comedic timing! No, I blame Chrysalis!'

"The real reason is we ran out of special effects budget."

'ALSO Chrysalis's fault!'

"That one actually was. We had to CGI so much fire..."

>Well, all the same it was a great little arc you had. One more thing, that ending with Dash-

"We're just friends."

>It seemed-

"Just. Friends."

>...

"...fornow."

'OHHHH!'

>Why are you excited?

'I can see everything anytime I want-'

SMACK!

'Worth it!'

"He never turns it off."
>>
>>28854077
Yeah, we normally slow down when we have less than fifty posts left in mid day, just because we need to give people a chance to be around.
>>
OMAKE!
>SA
"Cadence"
~~~~

>.....You think we missed anything important?

"Nahhhh."
>>
OMAKEEEE!
>AB
"SL"
'Changeling'
~SD~
~~~~

>...Okay, so, good news everyone!

"The river of chocolate is gone?"

>The river of chocolate is gone! Let's all rejoice and give ourselves a pat on the back, we done survived it!

~YAY!~

>Problem though!

"Problem."

>We uh... we kinda are now stuck... on top of this here tower.

"I for one would like to praise the one who thought of riding a giant parade float up to here. Her quick thinking and smart and awesome wit saved the day!"

>It was you.

"Now now, let's not name names, let's just agree that she's a brilliant and awesome pony and Rainbow Dash should totally hang out with her."

'I agree with that!'

>Shut up, parade float!

'Okay...'

>But how are we supposed to get down now?

"Hrm..."

~Slowly walk down? Call for someone to get a ladder? Call a pegasi to easily fly us down? Or, you know... ONE OF US CAN FLY!~

>Sweetie Doll you jerk!

~What?~

*Sniffle*

>Scoots, don't cry! It's gonna be okay.

"I-I'll fly someday..."

~No, I meant-~

SMACK!

>Ya'll have done enough with yer' hurtful words!

~OW!~

>Now... Scootaloo, yer' still useful. Now tell us... how we gonna get down?

"...bigger float."

>GENIUS!

~How does that work!?~

"We'll just float right down!"

>This is a great plan, it's right in the name!

~...help me out here.~

'This is a good plan!'

~But... but you have... you can just...~

'...'

>"CUTIE MARK CRUSADER FLOAT BUILDERS GO!"
>>
>>28855183
This should've been canoN!
>>
OMAKEEE!
>AJ
~Various~
~~~~

>Huh. Now that Ah'm single, maybe Ah' should try dating again?... Ah' know, speed dating!

~~~

>What's yer' interests?

"Cryyyssstaallllsssss... mostly.... also used to be slavery, but I'm trying something new.'

>...NEXT!

~~

>How do ya' feel about family?

~MINE SISTER IS A BITCH!~

>Next!

~~~~~

>What do ya' hope for the future?

"That I won't grow into a fifty foot monster and kill the world!"

>...DANG IT SPIKE! Ah' knew it wasn't proper etiquette to wear a coat and fedora to a date!

"It can still work! I just need to grow up a little!"

>Ya' got two modes, and one of them puts you at building size!

"We could be friends with benefits then!"

>How am Ah' supposed ta' fit that!? Ah' can't!

"...well, with those hips, you have a decent shot-"

>NEEEEXXXTTTTTT!

~~~~

>...yer' wife is gonna kill you.

"This was her idea! She says every time this happens, we get a new superpowered ally, and she wants an army to take over the..."

>...

"...probably shouldn't mention that yet. So! How do you feel about kids?... That aren't yours-"

"NEEEXXXXT!"
>>
>>28855462
...This has inspired me.
>>
>>28855546
Speedate stories?

Speed date stories.
>>
>>28855462
>...

"..."

>Ah thought yew liked fellers.

"My sister insists I find SOMEONE so I don't get shot again."

>NEXT!

"Not a Princess guy anyway."
>>
>>28854624
>So, now that your arc is over, are you going to be doing more?

"This thing kind of goes in cycles, there's no real way to tell."

'We might be the focus for months, or vanish!'

"Just ask Chitania."

'She SLEPT through three threads!'

>So what are you going to do if you vanish again?

"Um... I always wanted to get into game design. It's about animals, crossing!"

>Crossing what?

SMACK!

>...what-

"Awww, I got cease and desisted again!?"

>Yeah, seriously, how did you never hear of that game?

"I thought Frogger was something else!"

>...wait what?
>>
>>28855708
>What in tarnation!?

"Look, if I can't have Twilight in this universe, can I at least get another main character-"

>GUARDS!
>>
>>28855841
>....WHAT!?

"Look, I just... I need some time away from Sunset, she is so damn clingy."

>WHA... WHAT!?

"What do you think about science? I think we should put more funding into it, science is really cool."

>...GUA-

"The fuck are they gonna do?"

>...

"..."

>...Ah' think we need ta' focus more on good old fashioned work.

"...I could deal with that."
>>
>>28855841
>>28855915
This sounds like EQG Flash... Douche.
>>
>>28855943
I think the first one was flash but the second one was Chitty.
>>
OMAKE!
>AJ
"???"
~~

>NEXT- Aw hell.

"Hiiiii."

>Ain't you that fella who runs a club dedicated to mah' rump?

"...maybe?"

>NEXT

"..."

SLAP!

>WHAT IN TARNATION!?

"It's my only chance, and I took it!"

>You know what?... Ah' respect that.

"Really?"

>No.

BUCK!
>>
UNLOCK CHECK!

>Applejack can't fit that.
The breakup should've come sooner! >>28855462
>Pinkie Pie can't let go of Twilight's Eggo.
But she can survive it, apparnetly! >>28844171
>Rarity has a fondness for pumpkin spice
That's not a secret!>>28842351
>Fluttershy wonders if she could make a game about animals crossing.
Frogger is displeased! >>28855718
>Derpy is an easy target for blond jokes.
She takes it in stride.>>28837637
>The Crusaders are gonna need a bigger float.
And a bigger brain!>>28855183
>Special guest star Gilbert Gallopfried.
Thanks to... Cadence!?>>28839155
>Butt Slap fanservice!
Now's your chance! RRRAAGGHHHHH!>>28856059

ACHEIVEMENT UNLCOKED
>>
OMAKEEE!
>29
"MM'
'Zecora'
~Trixie~
(Sombra)
{32}
~~~

(So you're all willing to die for me, the guy you just met, right?)

>"'~............~'"

(Er... 32, got my back?)

{I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE!}

(...shit....)
>>
>>28856059
I'd do it too...

I'd do it too.
>>
>>28856316
That's why he did like three threads of them just hanging.

...didn't say it was gonna work.
>>
OMAKE!
>Reporter
"Dash"
~~~

>...soooo-

"I'M STTRRRAAAAAIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHHTT!"

>Er-

"IT'S JUST HAAIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRR"
>>
>>28855462
>NOPE!

~But Vekir brings you many gifts of first dating! See? It is a mouse, Vekir took a while to catch it.

>NOPE NOPE NOPE!

~If this is because Vekir is female, know that Vekir has heard this is great, and she is willing to try!~

>NOT THE REASON!

~Oh... what is being the reason, then?~

>Yer' the same size as mah' little sister!

~VEKIR IS JUST SHORT!~
>>
>>28856462
Suuuuuuure it is....
>>
>>28856577
Annnd, that's bump.

PP ANON, I SUMMON YOU!
>>
>>28856582
WHO HAS AWAKEN ME FROM MY SLUMBER!
...and what'd I miss?
>>
NEW THREEEAADDDD >>28856603
>>
>>28856624
>Applejack and Spike's relationship comes to a shocking and sad end, and after a battle of chaos Discord's hidden misdeeds are finally revealed!
>>
Pinkie Preview
>Pinkie
~~~~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs7eTA1ct8k
>Applejack and Spike's relationship comes to a shocking and sad end, and after a battle of chaos Discord's hidden misdeeds are finally revealed!
>Applejack says that's a racist barn. Rarity gets naked. Granny Smith remembers a house that was on the prairie. Silver Spoon tells Spike and Diamond Tiara that Fruit Loops are all the same flavor. Octavia secretly kept the flamethrower cello. Trixie always has a few hidden Twixes. The CMC will float on okay! Find out what happens next time on thread 168: Apple Aftermaths...and of course Pink fanservice!
>>
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https://www.myinstants.com/instant/achievement-unlocked/
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