Princess Applejack

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

First for Time warp and holiday love!

And true harem end

>>29025424
... I don't know if I should hate you for taking my First for Chrysalis...

>>29025424
Damn your speed!

>AJ
"Celestia"
~~~

>Tia? Gotta question.

"And I have endless pain. It will literally be endless, Applejack. A thousand blows a thousand times to your very soul, over and over. That is what I will bring you. Dare you risk it? Dare you risk my pain? Dare you risk my horrors? I will bring them to you, and I will make you taste it every time you wake up, in every flavor of food you eat. Shall you live in a world where apples carry the bitter sting of pain, Applejack? Do you want me to take that from you? Bring it. Bring it oooon.

>Bluff called.

"Why am I so easy to defeat!?"

>Frankly, Ah' think ya' just got a dang problem and need to see iffin' ya' like gettin' knocked for a loop.

"Why must you make my humiliating defeats also sound creepy?"

>S'what Ah' do. But mah' question is, what'cha want for Hearth's Warmin'?

"Oh. OH! That's not a bad question at all! That's a nice question!'

>Figured we'd start this off right.

"I very much like this! I'd like-Wait, start it off?"

>Yep.

"And then?"

>Then Ah'm obviously gonna ask a whole buncha questions about the Hearth Warmin' play. First off, that whole love thing, was that an actual spell we can use, or-

"Not agaiiinn! I'm so sick of answering questions about the many plotholes and contrivances in that story!"

>Iffin' ya' don't answer it, ya' don't get presents.

"WORTH IT!"

BACKFLIP!
SPLASH!

>Dang it, she is so hard ta' shop for too.

"You're not! I'm just getting you another bushel of Supersassa Red apples!"

>DANG IT CELESTIA!... DON'T SPOIL IT!

>>29025483
Now that's how you start it off!

So to recap, we are nine months in the future in story, and we are at hearth warming.

Gotcha

>>29025483
And we are officially in the future!

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>Applejack has a gift idea...which may involve apples.
>Pinkie jingles all the way!
>Rarity gets into the spirit of giving.
>Twilight sucks at gifts.
>Rainbow Dash won't believe what's wrong with Tank.
>Fluttershy lets it all go.
>Also Maud.
>Eating out fanservice

>>29025721
>>Also Maud.

I feel like you were on a time crunch.

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>>29025728
Technically they're all time crunches.
.
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...and sometimes they're even more rushed than usual.

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>>29025369
Inspiration!!!

>>29026125
DAMN IT, that would have been a great header

Ok so what the ding dong fuckwads was that thing with the Not-Soviet ponies

Antlers wast here doing.... something, there we fights, a changeling was present (of course) I think Trenderhoof fucking died.

I had no idea what was going on, it's been months since that sidestory thing got any mention or direction so be a pal here help a guy out.

>>29026125
Fuc k yeah Art!

>>29026125
>Back.... To the apples

>>29026494
The last mention was that guy who 10 let out when she freed Trender(one of the crowd, not the guy himself) going in the middle of a snowy hellscape and calling someone to say he quote unquote found it

The thing he found is apparently what they were fighting over.

>>29026125
I had to go frame by frame just to see what it was, but when I saw it I was laughing

>>29026125
Perfect way to start off a new adventure. Silly fun, and brand new art!

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>>29026771
Better?

>>29027037
Not him but way better! You are on point!

>>29027037
Thank you so much, this stuff always brightens my day

>>29027037
>APPLEJACK YOU HAVE TO STOP! We're going up to Apple per hour!

"Ah' heard more apple."

>AJ NO

>>29026125
Wonderful!
>SA
"Cadence"
'Two'
~18~
(???)
~~~~

Wobble wobble.

>The package is on the move, repeat, the package is on the move!

Wobble wobble.

'Comin' in hot, everyone! Clear yer' plates and grab yer' malleys, we ain't givin' ya' a chance ta' pack up!'

Wobble wobble.

~Proximity alert! Proximity alert! We've got a dangerous alert next to wall proximity! Risking a bump, fellas! We are risking a bump!~

>Re-routing.

'Don'tcha over compensate, we ain't got the room!'

>I know what I'm doing!

~Damn it, Captain Armor! Fly this thing right or I'll have your pilot's license!~

>Compensating!

'Steadyyy, be steaddyyyyy...'

Wobble-STOP.

>...

'...'

~....~

"...Forty Two, sweetie, are you okay?"

The changeling at the center of the four remained still, standing up straight as she breathed in long, deep breaths, her wobbling legs looking to fall at any moment.

(This is... embarrassing.)

None of them argued with her when the grumbling came, or when she bitterly scoffed.

(You're moving better than I am...)

The mare she spoke of, never needing the solider to even look in her direction to know exactly what she meant, wobbled over her in her own way, her swollen belly making the act of turning around a challenge to pull it off. She trotted over ignoring the stares and jumpy breaths of the pair of stallion and mare at the back of the line, and gently pushed up against the warrior ling.

"You're doing fine, take it slow. Twilight says you'll be back to normal in no time."

A reluctant scoff came out, her helmeted head jutting off to the side in shame.

(She's been saying that for a month now. And here I am... still useless.)

It took some time before any of them could push the sadness on their faces away.

>Hey, you're not useless.

Not quite as long before the white stallion rushed up, and pressed himself against her side.

>You're just as good a comedian as you ever were!

1/2

>>29027475

Another paused still, filled with the changelings disbelieving look, before her dearest friend joined in.

~Yeah! If anything, you've gotten even better. Ha, soup.~

(I said I hate soup.)

She felt no weight, but something landed on her head, and pressed down ever so slightly.

'But'cha liiikk BOOP!'

Her nose scrunched up, and only partially because of the hoof digging into it. More likely, it had far more to do with the laughter that followed.

(Do not boop a warrior.)

'Boop!'

(...Cadence, make her stop.)

"Boop!"

(Eighteen, assist your hivemate.)

~Boop!~

(Shining Armor, raise your shield!)

>Boop!

(STOP BOOPING ME!)

>"'~...BOOP!~"'

The rage would last forever.

(...I'm ready to start moving again.)

Relucatnatly, very much so, they all backed off, and gave her room. With one, wobbling gait, she took her first step forwards.

>Packages are moving again! Repeat, on the move! Boopsalot and Pinkbelly are on the move!

"What did you just call me!?"

>Mayday! Mayday! Package is scowling, repeat, package is scowling hard!

"Are you calling me fat!? Did you just turn your spawn into a fat joke?!"

>MAYDAYMAYDAYMAYDAY!

'He's goin' down!'

~Don't look, solider... don't look.~

"No ice cream for you when we finally get there! None! You get none!"

>I'M GOING DOWNNNNNN!

'OH THE MARCHMALLEITY!'

~It never gets any easier.~

Watching them argue, bicker and complain, something stirred on the warriors face.

(...but maybe it gets better.)

The very first smile, since she'd woken up.

(Maybe it will get better.)

With every single shaking, wobbling step, she prayed it would.

>On the move!

~Bit's dead.~

>...I kill everything I love.

Even if it didn't...

(Keep moving, I'm not stopping again.)

Every step forwards was worth it.

>>29027037
INTO THE WIKI IT GOES

>>29026125
That makes me smile!

>>29027480
And that makes me smile-sad!

I have no idea what I should be feeling.

>Cantie
"???"
~~~

>...Oh dear Faust, no...

He'd lived in this city his entire life. He'd lived, he'd laughed, he'd loved, he'd not been loved back because everyone was awful but him, Canterlot was his home. The towering thing in front of him was not his home.

>No no noooo...

It had been a well hidden 'construction project', by that he means they put up tarps and signs that said 'stay out', and it would have been super embarrassing if he'd gone in and been caught, he was a proper gentlecolt who spread rumors behind closed doors and after some fine wine like a real stallion! But now he thought himself a fool, and that he totally should have checked it out when he had the chance. The tarp had been pulled away, and now, there was something truly wrong with this city of gleaming white.

>NOOOOOO.

A big, black, dark spot, right in the middle of his city.

>NONONONONONONOOOO!

The changeling embassy, that monster he thought dead, had come back to life like some, well, monster. That was an apt description, monsters tended to do that in the movies he would never admit to watching. It had resurrected as a tall, black tower that looked positively evil right in the middle of his city, and that wasn't even the worst part.

>Why meee!?

The worst part was, of all of Canterlot's fine residents, and he thought himself the finest, he had to actually go inside of the thing now.

>WHYY!?

It was with reluctance, and promising to totally skip out on his bosses next mixer that he crept inside, hooves shaking and sweating bullets. Inside was no better than outside. It looked like haunted caverns inside, holes all over the wall that opened and closed seemingly at random, goo hung from the ceilings and the entirety of the place was covered in a thick black sheen that seemed to suck out the life itself. Everything about this place told him that he was about to go into a place where he would not leave, and death was immanent. But he would not leave, he could not.

>Why mmmeee!?

1/2

>>29027666

He really wanted that new 'prench maid' model of the peacetrotters, and he his boss said one more running and screaming from an assignment and he wasn't getting a bonus. He knew he shouldn't have blown his load on the minotaurs!

>Whyyy!?

He cried and shuffled with a deliberate slowness as he walked through the embassy, following the brightly lit signs on every corner that was super helpful but also extremely unsettling, like the stare of a serial killer, and when he finally made it to the door reading 'main office', he was ready to cry.

>Uh buhhhh.

What monster or creature or doomed thing lie behind those doors, he could not even imagine. He could already feel teeth sinking into his body and breaking his bones like candy. His hoof shook as he opened the door as slowly, and as quietly, as he could.

"Hi! Welcome to the new Changeling Embassy! I'm-"

>EEEEEEEKKKKKKK!

His only weapon, the parcel he'd been giving, was chucked straight at his foe, and he heroically turned on his heels and ran straight back, screeching his warcry of 'terrified little baby who just saw his mom grow fangs.' He was not going to stop running until he had a gun or drink in his hooves, and he didn't care which.

"...thank you!"

Inside, the white stallion peeled off his parcel, put it down on his desk, fixed the pens that had been knocked ajar, and got back to waiting patiently, double checking the 'open' sign was still lit.

"...This is gonna work out."

Ambassador Actarius shifted again, tapped his hooves, and waited.

He would be waiting for a long time.

>>29027480
Pregger Caddy makes me giggle a bit. Weak 42 makes me realize just how bad what Sunset and Co. Could turn out for everyone...

I agree with >>29027580 . It's a complex kind of feeling.

>>29027670
And there's laughter again! Hah! And kind of uplifting. This is the first permanent structure built.in Changeling style in Equestria! Kinda exciting.

His new season is everything I hoped for!

>Chrysalis
"Changeling"
~~~

>Can you go one day without delaying something!? One day!

The changeling hovering eye level in front of her didn't show a lick of fear, his forelegs were crossed and his face was pure scowl beneath his bright green hardhat.

"Nope."

She let out a scream of frustration, magical power swirling around her and scattering the snow that eternally rained down.

>You said you fixed the damn foundation!

"I did, what I didn't fix was the foundation further down, there was an ice block that broke when we put weight on it."

>There's more ice underground!?

"Yep. News to me, actually! I'm learning a lot about construction!"

When the black spire behind him fell down, she put her hooves to her face, and felt like crying.

>The building in Canterlot didn't take this long...

"We finished that week ago, and this is like... bigger? Waaayyy bigger, It's taking time.

>At this rate I'm never going to get past that pathetic thing!

To anyone else, the massive collection of towers and twisted spires coming together in an imposing looking hive, one that easily dwarfed any building in Canterlot or the Empire save their castles, would have looked impressive.

She was distinctly unimpressed when a chunk ripped free and fell over.

"You're the one who insists on building a giant tower in the middle of an icy tundra! We're changelings! We slow down in the cold!"

She didn't bother to hide her glare.

>Okay, when you fix THIS foundation, will it actually work?

He looked over his shoulder, just in time for another black monolith to somehow sink straight down into the snow, so much so that when it stopped it was only a tiny tip that remained.

"...Fifty fifty?"

Her eye would never stop twitching.

>Just keep going, that's what Applejack said, just keep going... you'll have your kingdom Chrysalis...

There was a crack, a scream and the entire top ripped right off.

>...even if you literally have to build it on a foundation of broken castles...

>>29026125
>>29027037
>Twilight! We've gotta go back and make sure my parents get together!

"Don't you also want to save them?"

>...HOLY SHIT

>>29027863
HOLY SHIT IT"S HAPPENING

Right outside your doors, hide yo' kids hide yo' husbands!

>Lightning Dust
"Soarin'"
~~~

>Still nothing?

"Nope."

>...how about now?

"Captain Dust, nothing has happened. You do not need to mobilize, our searches have turned up nothing, there are no disasters, and there are zero current threats that require immediate attention. Equetria as a whole? We're fine, everything is fine."

>...

"No, you cannot set something on fire to give us something to do."

>I wasn't thinking that!

"Yes you were."

>You can't prove it!

"Sad but true, but I know it."

>Ha!

"..."

>...I'm thinking of something else, totally.

"No you're not."

>No! Proof!

>>29027480
>She's still fucked up

Chitty and Chrysalis apparently got off super easy.

>>29028124
BROKEN ASS QUEEN POWERS

>Spitfire
"Crystal Pegasi"
~~~

>...sniffle...

"Er, Captain? What's wrong?"

>...They don't suck.

"B-... beg pardon?"

>My airforce... they don't suck.

"Ah... factual, I guess?"

>They don't succcck...

"I mean, I guess if we're doing this on a curve-"

>And there's more than twenty of them.

"I...yeah? Kinda seems like more than just a ragtag group, indeed. Almost like an actual army or something."

>...

"...Do you need a hug?"

>Not from you.

ZOOM

"...Ice... cold."

>>29028124
Chitty and Chrysalis got that-second healing on them, and they didn't get into a kickass battle where someone on-par with them beat the everloving shit out of them in the leadup and pushed their healing to the limit. It makes more sense that 42's having a harder time fixing what could easily have been a fatal fallout.

>>29027670
That worked exactly as funny as I expected.

>>29027666
>It was with reluctance, and promising to totally skip out on his bosses next mixer that he crept inside, hooves shaking and sweating bullets. Inside was no better than outside. It looked like haunted caverns inside, holes all over the wall that opened and closed seemingly at random, goo hung from the ceilings and the entirety of the place was covered in a thick black sheen that seemed to suck out the life itself. Everything about this place told him that he was about to go into a place where he would not leave, and death was immanent. But he would not leave, he could not.

You know I think Changelings cannot into diplomatic relations

>>29028471
Hey, if you're gonna go changeling, go changeling, don't pussyfoot around it.

Something we stuck to(even when the show completely flipped it and added in some really bad implications), is that it's just asthetics. They LOOK scary, and it wasn't because they were evil or there was something wrong with them, that's just how they look. There's a biological reason that they can't, and more importantly shouldn't need to change. This tower is actually a good representative of that. Is it creepy? Yeah, but it's just the looks, it just seems creepy, it's actually really benign inside. It's got weird things to it, but that's just a part of what it is, it's not an evil thing. Sure, it could be used for evil, and if it was evil they should tear the thing down and break it, but right now it's just appearances, and that's all.

They're not going to change to 'more pony' buildings, because why would they? They're trying to show them that the scary looking thing isn't bad, it's just how it is. Making themselves look more pony would be the opposite of what they want.

>>29028471
>...Just ta' doublecheck, we approved this, right?

"Yep."

>Signed off on the big scary black tower in the middle of our city?

"We did that."

>...ya'll ever heard about-

"That anaology doesn't work, since there's just one guy in there and he's a pony."

>Ah' just really wanna-

"Make a cultural enrichment joke, yeah. Doesn't fit, they used to live here and now they're gone and don't want to come back because we're assholes."

>...

"...Not a good feeling, is it?'

>Fifty fifty.

>Pinkie
"Worker"
~~~

>More money!? Why do we need more money!?

"Shipping in coats."

>I said to bring coats!

"They froze."

>Froze!?

"Have you seen it out there? In that frozen wasteland of doom, I mean. There is an evil wasteland of doom by the by. It's out there. It's cold. It's awful. I get that you wanted a flying party place, it's a good idea, but the problem is we're building it in the cold place. See the issue? Maybe build it somewhere else and fly it to the cold place?"

>I can't, I only have permission for building on Empire soil! I literally am not allowed to take this thing out into any other airspace!

"Then guess what? Cold, and we're not gonna freeze for this thing."

>Ughhh... How far along are we until we are ready to fly?

"Not long, the internal systems are looking good, when we combine it together it'll be ready to fly."

>Awww... I guess I can manage just a bit more, it's gonna make it hard to pay back, but I don't want anyone to get sick.

"Great! I'll inform them we can stop burning chunks of train."

>...doesn't that make it-

"Not a long term plan, no."

>Almost there, Pinkie... almost there.

>>29026125
When is the apple going, and what is it going to stop?

>>29028666
>Chrysalis? Ya'll seen mah' apple fritter?

"Was that yours?"

>CHRYSALIS!

"Sorry, looked good."

>Ya'll eat love! Ya' don't even eat food!

"Well this time, I did. HAH!"

>...

"Okay, put down the apple, it's not going to help you."

>...

"Seriously, what are you going to do with-"

CHUCK!

'...HAH! You totally missed, what a loser..."

>...

"...why... why do I suddenly remember getting hit in the head with an apple? And... I think I'm bleeding. I'm definitely bleeding."

>Oh, would ya' look at that! Ah' got mah' apple fritters! Thanks, Chrysalis!

"...I'm scared."

>>29027666
>666 trips
>For the changelings building

Well, that's probably not a bad sign!

>>29028590
I was going to make a Princess and the Frog reference, but then I remembered nobody gave a shit about that movie.

>>29028829
Once I learned that the princess would be a frog for a majority of it, I couldn't. Tiana is too damn fine to be a frog for that long.

>>29028666
Jan 16, 2014! Like the Apple that struck Newton, another great idea will be born!

>>29028726
>TIME APPLE
>Out to save the world!
~~~

>Yes, Sunset, I can help fix your heart-

CRACK!

>OW!

"What were you saying, Chitania?"

>..shit, lost my train of thought, nevermind.

TIME APPLEEEEE!

>>29029023

>>TIME APPLE
>>Out to save the world!
>~~~

>NOW COME, TITAN! SHOW ME YOUR POWER!

CRACK!

ROOOOAR!

STOMP Stomp stomp...

"Mr. Fawntaine! You survived!"

>...I ...guess I did?

TIME APPLEEEEE!

>Twilight
~~~

>Simulation number six six nine one, running...

She stared with the intensity of a thousand burning suns into her magical hologram. The floating magic shifted, shapes dancing on her table in strange and seemingly random colors. Her hooves came together, and her lips pursed with thought when those shapes turned into a much more familiar one, one unmistakeble as the Titan Queen.

The simulation grew, much like she herself did, rising up higher into the room until it nearly touched the ceiling. Beneath her, a magical crest shined brightly, pulsating in waves with spectacular energy that would have burned her eyes had she not been wearing thick black goggles to prevent just that.

>Come on, come on...

The magic flickered and waved, and her heart leapt into her chest when the shape before her seemed to shrink.

>Come onnnnn-

Then everything exploded.

>...kaff.

She hadn't moved an inch, her hooves still together in front of her face.

>Simulation, failure... and also delete that footage, I don't want anyone to know that I peed a little...

~Erm...~

>...Spike, delete brain footage.

~That's not how that works-~

Her horn began to sparkle, and the little dragon went quiet.

~Footage deleted!~

It had been a long, long bout of examinations.

>Begin the next simulation.

She was ready for more.

~Should I bring paper towels? In case you get a nosebleed, and nothing else.~

>...Yes, number one assistant.

>>29028900
Fucking Faust! Were almost at Three years!!!!

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3MB, 1300x2000px

I like these snapshots. Small glimpses of what everyone has been up to and where they are now. This feels super comfy.

>>29029378
Yeeeea, someone needs to post the holiday pic, its Xmas time!

>>29029280
And we JUST hit a new 'season'!

FUCK!

>>29028376
Even though it would obviously never happen, because Punchbug, I'm still wondering what could have happened if she did die. Would Shiny and Cadence have gone No-Mercy route? Would AJ have reconsidered saving them? Would Sunset actually regret what she did, and that it lead to that?

It's interesting to think.

>>29027670
>Cantie
"Cantie 2"
~~~~

>So are we going to ask about that?

"DID WE NOT LEARN OUR LESSON OR DID WE!?"

>...don't ask?

"DON'T! ASK!"

>Not asking, gotcha...

>>29029540
It really is. But for that we would need diverging story paths, huh?

I think Shiny and Chrysalis would have played along with everyone else, but then take the first chance at revenge they could. In that story path, redemption would no longer have bee an option. Only punishment and them being stopped.

If it'd happen and AJ/Celly called them out, the relationship between Empire and Equestria would suffer a serious blow. Celly loves Sunset like a mother would and AJ would never forgive herself if something happened to her first student.

It'd wouldn't be an obviously dark path, but the future wouldn't look bright at all.

>>29029689
It'd get pretty dark, especially when Chrysalis or 18 got involved. Even if SA and Cadence didn't overtly say it, and I think Shiny wouldn't be able to hide it considering how he feels normally, those two sure as hell would make it clear they're not bringing Sunset back alive.

>>29029540
>Would Sunset actually regret what she did, and that it lead to that?

That's the one I'm most curious about.

The one thing we never really dwelled on too much was the ending of the story. We never saw it on her end, but one thing we know for sure is that it was Sunset, not Chitty, who said to throw that last fireball when Cadence was down and couldn't hurt her anymore. Chitty outright said she didn't want to, but Sunset was insisting she 'Burn the princess'. Now, the likely answer was this was a way to force Chrysalis into jumping so she'd get out of Sunset's path and she could get out clear, but even that banked a lot on where Chrysalis ended up. If she say, had teleported behind her, and 42 only died because she pushed Cadence out of the way while half dead, I don't know what that would end up saying about her.

Sunny didn't pull any punches in that fight.

>>29029755
Sunset never showed she explicitly wants to kill anyone, and she does hate the princesses, so it's more likely just that, she needed to force Chrysalis to do something because she was running out of time/shield, and the only way to do that was force Chitty, who she likely thought was still in prime form, to seriously injure Cadence.

>>29029755
>>29029822
So many things could have gone wrong right then and there. Many things did... it really was a pivotal point for a lot of characters. It established how far they would all go, for what or for whom...

Scary.

>>29029822
>to seriously injure Cadence.

I dunno about that, she knows Chitania does not actually have a qualm about killing most days. She avoids it when she's hiding because it might reveal her, she avoids it when she's trying to play nice because it's the ultimate ammo, and she avoids it when it's not worth the effort, like chasing down the lower grunts during their takeover, but if someone told her 'You need to kill this bitch right now so we can be gods', I don't see her holding back, especially against someone like Cadence who had just hurt her worse than she'd ever been hurt before. Sunset had to know Chitty was ready to step on everyone back in the day, and she did once completely wipe out an entire village in rage, so her saying burn the princess shouldn't have been something she thought Chitty would hold back on.

>Arana
"Blueblood"
'Haymaker'
~~

>HAPPY HEARTH WARMINNNGGG!

"...What? It's not hearth warming for a few days now."

>Oh... well, yeah! But I mean, you know, in general. Gernally hearth warming, is what I was doing.

'So then what's that on your back?'

>Nothing.

"They look like present."

>They're not, they're boxes.

'Just random boxes?'

>The most random! It's a comedy routine! I'm being funny!

"..."
'..'

>HONK HONK!

"..."
'...'

>...Whelp! Looks like that one flopped, better just take my boxes and go home, need to redo my routine! BYE HAVE FUN ON ALMOST-HEARTHWARMING!

SKITTER SKITTER!

"..."

'Your box was bigger than mine.'

"Oh for the love of Celestia, just enjoy her being cute..."

'Alright then, swap with me.'

"Never."

>>29029966
HNNNGGG

>>29029966
Well, Maker, to be fair, he DID kind of rescue her.

>>29029378
>FS
"Angel Bunny"
~~

>Oh, isn't it wonderful, Angel Bunny? I love the snow.

"..."

>It's just so wonderful, and clean and crisp and cool and ooooo~ I just love it!

"..."

>I could watch this every day.

"..."

>...Angel Bunny? Don't you agree?

"...hee hee."

>Did you just giggle?

"Heee."

>...that's not snow, is it?

"Squeee.'

>...pleasebepowderedsugarpleasebepowderedsugarpleasebepowederedsugar

>>29030269
And that's when Angel Bunny became SNOW BUNNY

So what, realistically, can we say AJ accomplished in the interim? Don't wanna go overboard with my stories and somehow imply she fixed Equestria offscreen here.

>>29030374
Any progress that would take a while but be really uninteresting to watch, I guess?

Just remember show don't tell.

>>29029265
>Spike's just been helping Twilight

Bit of a letdown.

>>29030506
It was nice, though. And I got something with Spike coming up. Not much, but something.

>>29030538
Well, at least it's something!

I'm more curious what 007's been up to, though. He came back in a BIG fucking way, and a lot of stuff went unanswered. How he knew about Antlers and all that needs to be addressed, or at the very least someone tell me what the fuck was that he called with the snowstorm. Like, does he actually have weather powers now? Was the storm just a cover for something? The fuck?

>>29030655
>or at the very least someone tell me what the fuck was that he called with the snowstorm.

Didn't he go and get something really big before his hiatus between appearances? I distinctly remember him realizing he needed to risk it, going into a fuckhuge cave, and coming out with something that was breaking trees.

Or maybe I'm crazy.

>>29030700
You're not crazy. desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/27582821#27632981

>>29030751
Okay, so we know what tore up the Metal Deer, we, in that we don't know what it was, and that 7s control over his predator army is getting better.

>>29030655
>Weather powers

.... Wait a damn minute.

Are wendigos sentient?

>>29030813
Can we please not give the racist control of a bunch of white mass murderers?

>>29030924
Hey!

He has... 'diverse' friends!

>Jetset
“???”
‘???’
~???~
(???)
~~~~

>I can’t believe I agreed to do this…

On he trudged, head bowed against the whiplike-winds and his hooves sinking into the unbearably cold snow that covered just about everything. It was layered especially thick near Canterlot Castle’s backend; more specifically, over the obstacle course he now stood at the end of, with nothing but a bare expanse to cross before finishing.

>Who decides to run the field during the winter, and this early in the morning? Why? For what purpose? Am I the only one who knows the danger of hypothermia…?

He shook his head, scowling as his eyes, already naturally intense, further narrowed themselves in a scan of the immediate area. There were several suspicious looking bumps of snow here and there, probably decoys if he had to guess, if the past held true… not that he could be entirely certain, but with his shades hanging from his neck by a strap, he had come to trust and act on his instincts far more.

Which is why when the ground suddenly exploded behind him in a wave of snow and dirt, and a hulking beast emerged with all the jumping prowess of a steroid-abusing rabbit, Jetset didn’t find it surprising. He also didn’t have enough time to react, given the numbness of his hooves, and the beast wasted no time in flaring its arms out, revealing a scarlet, palm-sized diamond in each paw.

‘Too slow.’

It was a whisper lost to the winds, and Jetset slowly closed his eyes with some small amount of acceptance a moment before those diamonds slammed into either side of his head.

The following explosion that engulfed everything above his neck, that lit up the surrounding area with a harsh reddish orange hue, was shocking.

But what shocked even further was when Jetset’s body simply swirled in on itself, contorting and swirling until nothing was left but the unpleasant stench of burnt mane.

1/?

>>29031055

The beast, that diamond dog with rabid eyes, could only smirk, freely baring his canines against the cold.

‘That was, what… three seconds? For about a one second gain from four months ago? …ha… ahahaha! Finally! You’re gettin’ better, Jet!’

If not for the fact that answering would have given away his position, mostly because his opponent possessed nearly cheat-code worthy levels of hearing, Jetset would have responded in kind, but as it was, he remained silent, watching and waiting, ignoring the throbbing pain in his temples.

While it was true that he had progressed immensely in the past few months from where he previously was, namely fainting at the very thought of using his ‘teleportation’, he didn’t need that mutt telling him the obvious.

‘Buuuut, while you’re makin’ strides and everything, it’s only one second, which means….’

When he paused, Jetset’s right ear twitched and he stared harder, watching as Zanta dug around inside that newly mended red jacket of his. He pulled out another diamond, scarlet like the one before it.

‘Your mane was still singed.’

>Shit.

If his position hadn’t already been compromised, the expletive that followed would have surely given it away.

Instead of diving for him, Zanta turned and chucked the gem like a baseball, aiming for a spot just before the last leg of the course, back towards a wreckage of trees designed to be crossed as quickly as possible.

‘THINK FAST!’

Another needless statement, as Jetset was already prepared to make a move-

BANG!

A move that summarily rendered null when a projectile faster than the eye could see struck the diamond midflight, detonating it a good distance away from Jetset’s location.

“That fast enough for you?”

2/?

>>29031064

As curls of smoke floated away with the wind, another figure, smaller than the previous two, emerged, and no less than three feet away from Jetset. Wielding a gun that was aimed pointedly at the diamond dog barring their progress to the end, Spike stood on one of the top logs looking worse for wear but otherwise mobile.

“That was pretty darn cheap, Zan… setting that booby trap back there. You could’ve killed me!”

There was something pleasurable in the way Zanta smiled at that, his eyes consistently moving from the smaller drake to Jetset, who was still well out of view.

‘Did you forget you’re a dragon, kid? Do you know how notoriously hard your kind is to kill? Well lemme tell ya this way, it ain’t worth my life tryin’ to find out, not when you could tank just about anything I toss out anyway.’

>So that’s what took you so long. I thought you’d been knocked out back there.

“Almost. Lost consciousness for about two seconds, caught myself halfway to the ground.”

>Marvelous.

“Thanks, by the way, for stopping to help instead of zooming on ahead like you did. Good teamwork there.”

>Like the mutt said, you’re a dragon. Swallow it and keep movi-

BANG!

Another explosion rocked the very earth, illuminating everything from end to the other, all of it the aftermath of Zanta tossing another blood red diamond that Spike shot from the sky.

“Impatient much, dogboy?”

‘Um, yeah? The both of you are talkin’ entirely too much. We’re on a time limit, remember? And you still haven’t gotten past me.’

3/?

>>29031079

Deciding the subject of hiding no longer mattered, what with constantly talking, Jetset hoisted himself into view, climbing down to the snow-drenched ground.

That single action seemed to ignite a shift in mood almost instantly: Spike lifted his specialized pistol to his mouth, exhaling a small plume of green fire that clung to the muzzle, while Zanta’s fur visibly bristled, the spiked end of his tail raising with intent to use.

>He’s right, and we already know how she tends to get when these sessions drag on.

“No kidding. Last time, she snitched on me to Twi’.”

>I remember that. You weren't allowed to practice for the next three weeks….

The two of them had started to walk mid-conversation. From the opposite direction, Zanta copied their movements.

“Those were three of some of the most paperwork heavy weeks of my short life.”

>I can imagine. Like back when I came out of her simulator, tried to walk, and wound up knocking over a table. I thought she’d skin me and dose me in salt.

“Her yell that day caused foals to start crying, man. Me, I was laughing.”

A little faster now, nearly running but not quite, and Zanta met their speed increase, both paws digging into his vest.

>Mares get incensed relatively easily, I suppose.

“Crazy, unstable creatures, they are.”

>So long as they don’t hear you say that, I think our lives are safe.

Snow was being kicked up in a flurry as all three course runners sped up into an all-out sprint. In the same instant, Spike turned into a skid, lifting Charity as Zanta leapt, pole-vaulting through the air with each of his arms extended while Jetset began to flicker like static-

~TIIIIIME’S UUUUUUUP!~

4/?

>>29031085

-but the thunderous, albeit feminine yell that flashed over the grounds like lightning disrupted everything: Spike tripped and went rolling over the ground, eventually turning into an out-of-control snowball with a tail jutting out; Zanta slammed his palms into the snow to ease his collision, forgetting just that quickly what he held and was blown clear into the middle of the obstacle course and out of sight; Jetset merely ceased his flickering, glancing forward to where Spike had just passed the end of the course and smashed into a tree, then back to where Zanta had landed with an altogether painful crunch.

>So. We win? Technically, right? I mean, Spike did just cross the finish line sooo… You know what? Yeah, we won.

XXX

Two hours later, she still hadn’t stopped talking.

~I told you guys not to do it, I specifically came to each one of you and said not to, I did- knocked on the door and everything- but noooo, oh no, you just took it upon yourselves to say ‘oh that’s just Honeyheart bein’ Honeyheart’ and did it anyway!~

Nagging, actually. She still hadn’t stopped nagging.

~The only one of you with any brains is the potato-eating one! At least she listened!~

Halfheartedly, Spike lifted a claw.

“Well, to be fair, the only reason she didn’t join us was because her wires got crossed when she tried to jump out the window and she flung herself back, whacked her head out on the wall and knocked herself out.”

>True story.

~Be quiet and eat this.~

Still looking annoyed, Honeyheart proceeded to shove a green-tinged diamond into Spike’s mouth, where it was summarily crushed and devoured. Seconds later, steam began to drift from his numerous cuts and bruises, healing most of them completely.

“Thanksh, Double-H.”

~Don’t thank me, just listen next time!~

5/?

>>29031097

Even when Spike agreed, Jetset knew nothing would change. For a lot of them, that obstacle course was at most a tri-weekly affair, testing new maneuvers and team-based tactics, Spike would sooner cut off his tail than miss those sessions.

After mentioning something about checking to make sure Twilight hadn’t blown herself up again, Spike bade the other two farewell and left.

~...Which one of you was the ‘boss’ this time? It wasn’t Spike, he was fairly untouched. Was it you, Jetters?~

Even when she fixed him with what he assumed was her best attempt at a stern glare, the overwhelming amount of concern in her eyes only caused him to smirk somewhat.

>Nope. Zanta was. After all, he won the game of rock, paper, scissors….

‘You sound bitter as shit, Jet.’

>That’s the third time in a row you got to be the ‘boss’. Share the position, yeah?

‘Stop goin’ with paper all the damn time and maybe you’d win!’

Out on the obstacle course, the ‘boss’ ran alongside the competitors, trying to impede their progress through any means necessary and acted as the final obstacle during the last stretch.

~I shoulda known… well, least the injuries this time were minimal. You really don’t need these but… open up.~

As Jetset idly chewed on the bestowed diamond, which felt like crunching on rock candy, a pleasurable sigh rose out of him as the various aches and scratches were washed away.

Something heavy landed on his shoulder. A paw, with a stupidly smiling diamond dog attached.

‘Welp, I’m gonna go check in on my brother. As ambassador to this joint, gotta make the rounds like usual. I’ll kick your ass again later, Jet- see ya’, Hearts O’Honey.’

And against Honeyheart’s objections, Zanta flung himself right out the nearest window and out of sight.

6/?

>>29031110

Out of sight… hm. It had been close to five months since Jetset had stopped relying so heavily on his shades to provide the easiest answer or escape routes to whatever happened his way. Seeing the world as it was, without it being overlaid with charts and graphs and statistics… it was surprisingly refreshing. Had he been wearing them, he would have seen if Zanta had survived that jump, but he wasn’t, and so he had to rely on gut instinct that the mutt was fine.

It was one part exhilarating and one part frightening, bringing himself back down to everybody else’s level of normal insight, exposing himself to the unexpected… but he enjoyed it, the unknown.

~You’re smiling again.~

>Beg your pardon?

~I said you’re smiling, Jetters.~

>Ah. No I’m not.

~Well, not now… but you were!~

>I defy you to prove it in a court of law.

~Um, I… just… just don’t overdo it, yeah? With your powers, I mean. I was watchin’ you guys run the course from the window, that’s twice already you’ve used it and the day’s just started… you only have one more, Jetters. S-so take it easy, okay? Promise?~

>Oh, would you look at the time, better go check in on fairly odd princesses.

~Awww… I guess so, huh?~

>Indeed. And speaking of taking it easy, don’t work yourself to death here, Honey, even the orderly take breaks and days off.

~Those orderly don’t have kinks to iron out to get the most out of these diamonds!~

As he left, Jetset could have very much teleported, saved himself at least ten minutes of strolling, but he didn’t. He walked, and quite leisurely at that, his head turning this way and that, still admiring the castle for being a castle not just a multi-leveled grid.

It was quite festive, which could only be expected considering the approaching holiday, but he had never stopped to appreciate the extra trees and holly and ornaments….

>Everything’s just so… different….

7/?

>>29031116

Along with several others, Honeyheart now had her own temporary office within the castle as an aide. Two months ago, she had passed her nurses exam, which was no easy feat considering her proctor was Dr. Hardlove, who cut no corners when it came to choosing her medical assistants. Honeyheart had failed numerous times before then, even threatened to give up more than half those times, but she eventually passed, and Jetset had to admit, she looked rather eye-catching in the outfit….

The door to that so well-known office came into view and, instead of continuing his act of normalcy, Jetset vanished on one side only to reappear on the other. Princess Applejack’s office was still crammed with the desks belonging to the other elemental mares, but each of them were bare, with piles of paperwork put on hold for holiday.

Shockingly, the desk belonging to his princess of apples was equally empty.

>Hm, she’s not here….

As he passed through the chaos, he vividly recalled the standing in the apex of those desks with Zanta, both fresh off their first fight and near the point of unconsciousness. The other mares had been yelling about things he’d had no hope of comprehending back then, but sounded inflammatory all the same. And he couldn’t very well blame them. Two weeks after stumbling from Twilight’s simulator, Jetset remembered doing his daily rehabilitating walk around the castle when this diamond dog suddenly attacked him.

The ensuing fight was a blur, made even more so by his lack of shades back then, but it certainly didn’t last long before Princess Celestia pulled the two of them apart and very nearly flung Zanta straight into her sun.

>It would have been funny, no doubt about that….

8/?

>>29031120

There were all sorts of talk about home invasion, of centuries old treaties being deliberately broken, of Zanta attempting to incite war, which was all partially true, and those talks began to reach a fever pitch, until Honeyheart desperately pleaded on his behalf.

Nowadays, after smoothing things out, Zanta was something of an ambassador from his pack, and his little brother attended school in Canterlot City, the first diamond dog to do so in Faust knows how long, but as Princess Applejack herself had said a while ago, they were all going to keep trying, to keep going, to keep progressing.

(Darling…? What’re you doing here in this dreadfully cold room?)

Wow. He didn’t even hear the door open, but he recognized the fashionista’s drawling voice.

>I was checking up on my princess, but she doesn’t seem to be here.

(Well, of course not, love, you know she’s more keen to being out there, especially with the approaching holidays. Oooo, speaking of… did you have any plans to get her a gift? Because if you diiiiid, I might be persuaded to give some insight into your precious apple!)

>Thanks, but… no. I think I’ll just… talk to her myself.

The smile on Rarity’s face quickly turned into something far more alluring than what the conversation called for.

(Well, my word, darling, aren’t we quite the bold one, no?)

>No, not even close, but you might want to watch out yourself, Rarity.

(Hm, now why’s that, dear? Wait… could you- oh myyyyy, could you plan on surprising moi as well? Why, Jetset, you dog, you!)

Conversation with others besides both his Princess’s was still a newly breached facet for Jetset, but as much as he wanted to teleport away from the mare that was suddenly next to him, he didn’t.

>Well, not me, but a certain dog, yes.

9/?

>>29031128

He had never seen anyone’s face wilt so quickly in his entire life, but the way Rarity’s fell suggested she had licked the back end of a dirty cow.

(…it’s the diamond dog, isn’t it?)

>You know, that sounded fairly racist, how you said it, ‘the diamond dog’. But yes.

She visibly cringed.

(I swear, we should have neutered him back when he first showed up, but no one wants to listen to me! Give him a second chance, they said, let’s see what he has to offer, maybe he can help, he could make a good ambassador! Forget what I, Rarity, wants, let’s make moves for the good of us all! Hmph!)

Jetset noticed she used the same ‘listening’ line as Honeyheart. Did mares not get enough attention…?

>Well, to be fair, despite his initial introduction, he has been a rather well-meaning ambassador. He’s brought us some pretty substantial diamond technology, like the ones that heal? Those are great, and thanks to him, we have more inter-species schooling opportunities now, not just changeling exclusive. And despite his demeanor, he knows his way around some diplomatic procedures.

(Bah! Really, darling! After how he tried to ground you up, I figured you’d be the one most furious about his inclusion!)

>He brought back my nurse, not much I can say to that. And my shades, too. He also informed us of a ring of hit-ponies in ponyville. Ponyville of all places. Stomping that out was major plus.

(Well… I suppose.)

10/11

>>29031134

>My princess said we need to do more, to strive further… and forgiveness is part of that. How many times have you messed up and been forgiven?

(We’d be here well into the new year if you wanted the full list, darling. Not that I’d mind, spending all that time with-)

>Exactly. Same for me. We mess up, another chance to do better and make it right appears. Zanta wanted to kill me, and normally, when I get threatened like that, I usually go straight for the neck… but not that time. I just… tussled with him for awhile. Being in that simulation taught me a great deal….

Moments of cold silence passed between the two, until it was broken when Jetset chuckled.

>And you fixed his jacket. Might as well have proposed right then and there.

(Buh- I WAS JUST BEING NICE!)

And now he teleported, leaving the mare to rage by herself in that empty room.

He had to find his princess and tell her about his progress.

11/11

>>29031140
Oh wow, now I'm worried we skipped over your whole storyline or something.

Those diamonds are neat, though.

>>29031140
Oh WOW did Zanta change, and I can't say I'm complaining.

I was going to wonder why Rarity was being mean to him considering her arc so far, but then I remembered, oh yeah, show shit. That happened, and she's probably still sore about that.

>>29031140
Glad to see Spike's still training at least!

>>29031179
>now I'm worried we skipped over your whole storyline or something
Nope, not at all. If anything, I was originally going to have Zanta killed off but the mention of a timeskip and AJ's speech created other uses.

>>29031254
And another villain is saved by story!

Not a complaint, just had to say it.

>>29031140
Another ambassador? We're getting all kinds of political up in here!

...this is all nice. Very nice. Too... too nice.

Where's the bad stuff? I just know you are waiting to jump the more horrible results of the time skip at us!

>>29031758
If we are then we are going to let it build up for a while before we pull out the rug from under you come on.

>>29031140
I love everything about this

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901th greentext. Eh close enough. At least I can finally stop trying to do something special.
Non-Canon
>Applejack
"Rarity"
'Fluttershy'
[Pinkie]
=Cadence=
+DT+
~~~~
>Welcome to Fireside /pa/ with your host Applejack. It's during this time that Ah' fix things in my sleep.

"And I help."

>It looks like Fluttershy is back.

"How'd it go darling? Are you adjusting better to the club?"

'I yelled at a fan letter. I feel just awful about it.'

>Whoa ho ho. Fluttershy actually raising her voice. That's unexpected.

'The fan was mistreating a dog thinking it was a towel.'

"Oh that's terrible."

>Ah, well other than that, are the fans liking you?

'Yes they are. I-I don't understand why though. I'm not good on camera.'

>But you're on camera with us.

'...I like the atmosphere here.'

"Could be worse. You could end up fighting something. Pinkie tends to get caught up with various trouble in the dream world."

>We're one to talk. Lots of things happen to us in the waking world too.

Pinkie slowly rises from behind a chair.
[I see you're moonlighting with Fireside.]

'What? Oh no, I was just visit-'

[Relax relax. Fireside is our sister show so to speak. You're welcome to stay.]

'Oh thank goodness. I thought you were going to ask me to-'

Cadence and DT pop out.
=+To go on a dream adventure!+=

'Noooes!'

>Aw c'mon, Fluttershy. How do you expect to build character if you don't go out?

'I-I'm content with the way I already-waaa!
The pink ponies pick up Fluttershy and carry her off.

[=+ADVENTURE+=]
They disappear out the door.

>...and there they go.

"...what now?"

>...let's check out Pinkie's porn room.

"Well in that case thanks for joining us on...the Fireside."
Winks.

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>>29031140
>Zanta is a gud boi now

And already I'm upset

>>29032771
Why? No really, why?

>>29032809
Well apparently he stumbled his way into Canterlot at high speed, with Honey Heart in tow, who thanks to the wonders of Stockhom Syndrome is saying he's a gud boi who did not do nothing and is TOTALLY a cool ambassador guy, what with the whole murder and eating pones thing a while back AIN'T THAT SO WHACKY.

Yeah I sure do like the prospect of this callous, uncaring, and downright irredemable, murderous and thuggish brute being a solid addition to our Canterlot cast.

>>29032818
>apparently he stumbled his way into Canterlot at high speed, with Honey Heart in tow
Took awhile apparently, like what, two weeks? If you look at a map, Canterlot is directly next to Ponyville. It felt like they were dragging to be honest, on a journey that should have taken five days, tops.

>who thanks to the wonders of Stockhom Syndrome is saying he's a gud boi who did not do nothing and is TOTALLY a cool ambassador guy
Honeyheart might have a bit of SS, but there's no denying he saved her numerous times, albeit dickishly. And it was pretty obvious he was never going to outright kill her. Also, it's kinda vague but I believe it was the others who decided to give him a chance, hence the part about the arguing back and forth in the office. It wasn't an easy decision (Rarity seemed adamantly against it) but for the sake of progress.

>what with the whole murder and eating pones thing a while back
From all the stories I've seen of Zanta, he's never once murdered a pony and eaten them. He's beaten them bloody, yeah, but they were hit ponies trying to kill them in the first place. In fact, the only things he's eaten were the very first 'nasties' they happened upon when they first met, those forest animals. And then that manticore that he cooked and gave to Honeyheart. She even ordered the guy NOT to murder and he got BEAT UP as a result; he actually listened to her. I was wondering how he had gotten over his wounds so quickly when that second-to-last story dropped but I see now, those diamonds.

So, yeah, I mean, him turning 'good' has it's advantages, like those diamonds and more inter-species mingling. Plus, he's a damn good fighter.

>this callous, uncaring, and downright irredeemable, murderous and thuggish brute
He can technically still be all those things, just not towards those who he now has some political ties to. At the very least, Canterlot has gained another alley from another species.

God I love how seriously we discuss things.

>>29032898
>He can technically still be all those things, just not towards those who he now has some political ties to

OUR GOOD GUYS ARE SUCH GOOD GUYS, AMIRITIE FELLAS

>>29032936
You can be a dick and be 'good' at the same time, but I wouldn't consider him good yet personally, which is why I put it in quotes. He's not outright evil, but he doesn't exhibit traits of a 'good' guy either, maybe an antihero or something.

I want Jet to look at him through those shades to see if he still classifies as a nasty. That'd be step-one towards some clarity on his change.

>>29032577
He's back!

>>29032577
How I missed this.

>>29032923
Debates are my favorite form of non-story entertainment here.

>SA
“AJ”
‘Celestia’
~~~

>You picked blueberry toothpaste, really?

“They were outta apple flavored stuff.”

>See, this is why you don’t get the toothpaste fund most weeks.

“It was mah’ turn!”

‘And there’s two of us. Math, isn’t it wonderful?’

“Ya’ll get crappier stuff than me anyway. Don’t ya’, watermelon boy?”

>I thought it was mint!

‘Do you know what a mint is? Serious question.’

>I just saw green! Really, would some red in there have been hard? Not like the part you actually eat is red or anything!

“All the apple stuff is red though.”

>So?

“So, what’s the color of the actual thick of the apple?”

>…mind… blown.

‘So that’s why you’re orange! I always wondered that!’

“Ah’m an apple to the core.”

>’She’s our Applejack, and so much mooooore! YAY!’

“Harde har har.”

>Ugh, I’m dipping into the emergency fund, this blueberry stuff tastes like someone peed on a blue crayon.

“…that is the exact flavor. That’s.. that is exactly right. And now toothpaste is ruined.”

>I’ll fix it! Not like I’m going back home tonight.

‘Cadence kick you out of bed again?’

>Right across the room! The room, Celestia! She said it was the baby!

“Maybe it is, you don’t know.”

>…

“Super babyyyy, wha-cha. Ah’d watch it.”

‘I would too!’

>…Damn it, so would I.

“Well, don’t sleep in mah’ bed again, Ah’ barely made it out this mornin’.”

>I had a snuggle dream, you knew the risks.

‘It’s alright, I’ll take one for the team again.’

>I’m buying the cake toothpaste.

“Awwww!”

‘And worth it!.’

>Sorry, Applejack, I’d make you both happy if I could.

“... ya’ll ever wonder what everyone thinks about this? We’ve been doin’ it for months.”

>’Nope!’

“…Get the apple fritter toothpaste, two mares, one stone.”

>Done and done.

“And that’s why Ah’ keep lettin’ ya’ back.”

>>29033657
>Not OOCO

We truly are in a new era.

>>29033864
It's so nice they can finally all come together and chill again

>>29033657
>Cadence
“18”
~~~

“Cadence? Can I ask you something?”

>Of course! But just in case, no, I would not look sexy in ‘fat lingerie’.

“…debatable.”

>It’s really not.

“But that’s not my question. I’m just wondering, why do you keep kicking Shiny out of the bed like that?”

>…

“…”

>…No reason.

“Caddy?”

>Hormones.

“Cadence, really?”

>Moodswings.

“I don’t think it’s-“

>Baby kicking.

“It’s not a super baby-“

>Magic.

“You use that for everything-

>The desire to stab him with my horn because YOU DID THIS TO ME YOU MADE ME FAT YOU DID IT WHY AND NOW EVERYTHING HURTS AND IS SORE AND BLOATED AND WHHHYYYYYYYYYY!?

“…”

>…

“…it’s that-“

>It’s that one, yes.

>>29034142
This is glorious.

>Cantie
“???”
~~~

Deep in the heart of Canterlot, there was a shop.

Down in the corner near the cliff face where very little could see there was a tiny little building, lovingly cared for and pristine even if it was so very small, a homely little thing with a bright green sign up above.

Though it was fairly out of the way, and not at all easy to find despite the owners obvious efforts, the welcome mat on the front had nearly been worn down to the street itself, so thin the letters could only barely be made out, and the handle now dull and grey where it had once been shiny and chrome.

With this in mind, the pony who slipped into the building did so as many often did, wrapped in a trenchcoat and hiding his face as he slipped into the dimly lit building.

The lighting issue, contrary to the belief that the owner was simply stingy, was nothing of the sort. It was a necessity, and quite effective, that much was obvious when the hidden pony’s eyes lit up behind it’s guard, and a foolish grin crossed his face.

This shop was unique, one of a kind not only in Canterlot, but the entire world. It sold only one item and nothing more.

That one item was all it needed.

“Ahem.”

1/2

>>29034328

The pony nearly jumped, but a calming, understanding hoof kept him steady. The one attached to that hoof smiled with the wisdom of one who had seen it a million times before, and never thought of it a moment more.

“How long were you looking for?”

The disguised pony looked back, his examination of every one of the seemingly identical wares as careful as a jeweler inspecting his newest stones, until his excited hoof finally shot up, and pointed to the one that made him jump.

“Ah! Thirty minutes, good choice. Would you like it gift wrapped?”

>N-no… it’s for me.

“I figured.”

The object of his desire was snatched away, and with a swift wrapping it was hidden inside of a bag that made it nearly identical looking to a fresh watermelon. The perfect disguise.

Bits changed hooves, and with a quick receipt written that would no doubt be torn apart the moment he was free, the transaction was over, and the pony made his escape.

“Thank you for shopping at the Memory Emporium! We make good memories.”

The pony waved back despite himself as he left, out of politeness if nothing else.

Those changelings were terrifying as could be, but he couldn’t deny those wonderful orbs they made were worth every exorbitant bit.

>Two hundred bits to win an argument about who said what on game night? Worth it!

Another satisfied customer, another one who would be returning, no doubt. Business was booming, and no end in sight.

“And they say nostalgia doesn’t sell.”

>>29034330
Uhh

UHHHH

>>29034330
That is technically not creepy, but it feels creepy somehow.

>>29034330
Seems the memory orb sales man has upgraded!

>SA
“Pinkie”
~~~

“Shiiinyyyy!”

His ears shot up, and his breath went short.

>Oh no.

The pink pony entered into his office with a bounce, and locked the door behind her with a single kick, somehow.

“Hey, Shinnnyyyy!”

>Nooo.

“…SHINY!”

>GAH! NO! Pinkie, no!

She fluttered her eyelashes innocently.

“No what, Shinyyyy?”

>Pinkie, I can’t, not again!

“You’re being so silly! What are you talking about?”

He backed up against the wall with worry in his eyes but no escape to be had.

>You know I can’t!

“Shiny, you’re just acting so loofy goofy, and I know loofy goofy! I made up the word and everything!”

Her tone was innocent, the look in her eyes as she closed the gap was anything but.

>Pinkie no!

“What’cha meeeaannn?”

>You know what I mean!

“There’s only one mean around here, and that’s how you’re acting!”

She mockingly huffed and puffed out her cheeks, but she did not stop smiling.

>Pinkie no! What if Cadence finds out! She almost found out last time! Do you have any idea what she’d do to me!? She’s so stressed out right now that if she found out I… she’d pop my head right off! Then she’d put it on a pike as a warning to everyone, this is what idiots look like and this is what happens! You want my head on a pike, Pinkie!?

“Shinnnyyy!”

She was back to being all smiles, her eyelashes fluttering again, and her head leaning just the right way.

>Noooooo-

“One more time? Pretty, pretty, preeettty please?”

When she poked him, he gave up.

>…fine… I’ll give you another advance.

When he filled out a check, she hugged him so hard, bones started to crack.

“Thank you thank you thank you! I promise, everything paid back with interest and all taxes paid!”

>You realize she’s going to kill me, right?

“So long as I get my Partyland! Thanks, Shiny!”

She tapped him on the head, took his check, and zoomed out the door.

>…Damn her cuteness and the joy she brings.

>>29034561
SHINING ARMOUR CHEATING ON HIS FATFUCK WIFE

>>29034571
The sad part is, you just said would be more normal than what's actually happening.

>>29034590
Right? It would make so much more sense if he was cheating on her, but somehow it's more about her being cute. Which is, she is a cute.

>>29034330
I almost forgot about the ol' Memory Emporium

Now I member

>Fancy Pants
“Fluer”
~~

>Oh my, that, ah, that’s the new embassy, is it?

“It’s… a bit unique?”

>Very much so, you can’t say it doesn’t stand out.

“I suppose that is the point, an embassy is a place of welcoming nature for any of that race, and this race certainly has it’s… tastes.”

>Very unique ones, at that.

“Very much so!”

>Cannot blame them, can we?

“It would be rude.”

>Instead, I think I’ll send a fruit basket with some milkshakes.

“Wonderful!”

>…Can we be open minded but still think that thing looks terrifying?

“Yes.”

>Oh thank goodness. Because that-

“It looks like the final boss lair in a video game.”

>I was just thinking that.

>>29034780
> We literally predicted 'member berries

Fuck!

And unlike the show, we didn't drop it.

>>29034330
What was the name of the ling running this shop? Merchantling, right?

>>29034857
I don't think he ever had a nickname.

I always called him salesling or something, but in canon I don't remember him saying a nickname or his number, he's just changeling in the headers.

>>29034846
Well, reality didn't buttfuck our major storyline plans unlike them.

>SA
“Cadence”
~~~

>Honey? Are you sure you’re okay going out for a walk?

“My legs hurt.”

>That’s probably from the walking, you should not walk for a bit.

“No, it’s from sitting around too much.”

>Sitting around? Causing legs to hurt? Whaaa? Think you’re being silly.

“They’re stiff, Shiny.”

>I could give you another leg rub. Isn’t that better than walking?

“Shiny.”

>Orrrr massage! That’s it, go full on massage, I’ll get the oils.

“Shinyyyy.”

>Or hey, why don’t we just enjoy the whole sitting thing and not-

“SHINY!”

>…

“I’m walking.”

>…I’m putting up a bubble.

“Nothing is going to happen!”

>..

“Okay, now that I said that out loud, yes, put up a bubble. Put up all the bubbles.”

>Knew you’d see it my way.

>>29034330
And to think, he used to have a lemonade stand.

>>29034983
Ask for it, and the devil will come.

>>29034590
>SHINY! You're cheating on me!?

"What? No! She just wants me to give her more funds to build Partyland."

>WHAT THE FUCKING HELL DID YOU SAY!?

"Er-"

>If you want to bang Pinkie, that's one thing, BUT YOU SERIOUSLY ARE GIVING HER MONEY!?


"...yes-"

>HORNATTACK!

>>29035294
Isn't Horn Attack a one hit kill?

>>29035457
Why do you think she's using it?

>>29034561
I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed it when I thought it was the other thing.

>Vekir
"Watchdog"
~~~

"...Kid, I gotta say-"

>UP UP UP! The Permitting of papers have finally been worked, and Vekir shall treasure what she is given!

"I'm glad to hear that, but-"

>Yes, it is a mighty, majestic embaressedy's, is it not?

"It's embarrassing, I guess?"

>HUZZAH!

"But that's not what I'm trying to say, I'm saying-"

>That it will be tight fit with you and Vekir, yes! But no worries, dog of watches, you may bend!

"...feel like I've been doing that a lot."

>Only with Catbird friend.

"I DID NOT! That's..."

>...What?

"...nevermind. Look! I'm just trying to say, you can build more than just in the middle!"

>What?

"You see that grey area? That's the sidewalk! You can build up to that!"

>...

"..."

>...

"..."

>...that is muchly big.

"That's the point!"

>...Vekir likes her embaressy more.

"GAHHHH!"

>>29036181
Another added to the tally!

>>29035673
Head Peg?

>>29036233

>Shiny! Caddy! I just thought id stop by an-Eeeeeeeeeeeeeew!

"Twilight!? I-Its not what you think!"

~Oooooooooh...~

>Oh Faust on a fairris wheel! There's not enough soap! NOT ENOUGH SOAP!!! CANT GET CLEAN!!!

>Dash
"Fluttershy"
~~~~

"...annnd...'

...bbbbBOOOOOOOMMMMMmmm...

"...Annnnnndddd-"

CRASH!

"There it is."

>PAIN!

"You literally landed on marshmallow. Sorry, marchmalley... she knows."

>I could have hit a pillow at that speed and it would still hurt like this!

"You're not wrong, but I don't want to feel bad."

>PAIN!

"On the positive side, Bulk finally forgave you."

>On the not so positive side, I really should not have waited this long to talk to him. Took two seconds and he was all hugs.

"Did you cry?"

>No!

"..."

>...he said he never blamed me, damn it."

"There it is."

>Then he crushed my chest like a can!

"Because he is big, I know. He is a very physical stallion."

>Ugh, well at least that one's off the list.

"Buuuut?"

>But Spitfire still won't talk to me, and no, I haven't found Gilda yet. Everyone else has forgiven me by now!

"Except...."

>...She doesn't count.

"She hasn't been doing a bad job."

>I know, and that's why it hurts so much.

"Are you going to keep trying?"

>You sticking with me?

"Obviously."

>...then yeah, I'll keep trying. Any ideas for Spitfire?

"Are you going to ignore them again?"

>I was just being polite about, and I quote here, "Hoofcuffing us together and sticking us on a deserted island."

"You did listen!"

>And no.

"Awww. Your choice."

>...I'll think of something.

"And when you do, I'll be all ears."

>...thanks.

"It's what friends do... friends also fix each other's broken limbs."

>THANK YOU!

SNAP!

>TAKE IT BACK!

"I didn't say I was going to do it nicely.

>>29036346
Oh thank God, I was so worried you were going to skip over that.

I would've been pissed if those were just friends.

>>29036393
Man, that would've been so easy just to have her and Spitfire just make up offscreen.

they could even referencing overly elaborate and overly awesome event that we never got to see. That would been satisfactory, right?

>>29036336
We are going to ruin that poor girl.

>>29035457
You're thinking of horn drill here

>>29036427
NC
>Dash
"Spitfire"
~~~

>Wow, I sure am glad you and me hashed it out and then we went on that amazing adventure and saved the world, and now we're close!

"The closest, best buddy!"

>Now we can finally get back together and take down Lightning Dust as a team!

"And I'm sticking by you the whole way... partner."

>YEAH! This is going to be AWESOME-

~Welcome to Late Night Pinkie Pie- Dashie? Why are you here?~

>...

~Is that Spitfire-oh.~

>...

~...I'm sorry.~

>>29036758
Well now I just feel sad.

>>29036233
I don't think you understand the concept of many things if that's your thought with "One hit kill"

>Chrysalis
"SA"
~Changelings~
~~~

"So, how's the building going?"

>...

~~~~

~YOUNG MARE! There's no need to be down I said-~

~YOUNG MARE! Turn that frown upside down-~

~There's a place, you can have a good time-~

~It's fun to stay at the, H I V E! It's fun to stay at the H I V E!~

~You can do anything, that you want to enjoy!~

~You can hang out with all bug boys!~

~IT'S FUN TO STAY AT THE-~

~~~~~

>....

"...Chrysalis?"

>...Can I have a hug please?

"You may."

~~~

I'm so sorry.

>>29037109
Nothing to apologize for.

That was beautiful

>>29037109
This is only perfect if they are wearing the costumes.

>Luna
"Mourning Star"
~~~

>There's still no sign of them.

Her loyal subject, her most faithful soldier, sadly shook her head in denial, unable to even look at her princess in eye to see if the sadness in her voice was matched in her voice.

>No sign of mine students... in any form.

"We've found no bodies, and we've combed through every inch of Everfree nearby, everything that could be found over there has been uncovered. There is no reason to believe they've been killed."

It was a weak assurance, but for the last few months it's been the only assurance she'd had. She's said it a hundred times before, and she'd say it a thousand times more if it meant she could bring just one iota of peace to her ruler.

>I suppose that's true... but it makes us chill, to think of what they have suffered beneath after all this time. Tis a sad day, when our prayers are that whatever is being done is not something kind, but simply that more dire means were not necessary, and they would not care to do them.

She did not hide her worry, or her regret, knowing there was no reason for either.

>We have searched many dreams, sought many souls, yet... we cannot find them.

"I'm... so sorry, your highness."

>Thou have done all you can, and we shall shoulder the failure as well. Return to thine work, if thou would. We are done for the night.

It was with great reluctance that she finally accepted, opened her wings, and flew off into the dark of the night.

>Where have thou gone...

Her voice into the dead of the night would not be heard, and it would not be answered.

>...And why does it feel like we are missing something?

Or rather, it would never be answered by one she could actually hear, who cried out to her with all it's breathless lungs could muster.

Just as it had been for every day before, it would not be heard.

Just as every day before, none of them would stop trying.

>>29037745
Luna can't see Ghost Kids, right?

>>29037840
Nope

>>29036198
Acty VS Zanta VS Vekir when?

>>29038159
Zanta relies purely on strength but gets cocky. Acty tanks everything Zanta throws at him without falling, but never manages to get a serious blow in. Vekir is so fast neither can even come close to hit her and she attacks with a rabies like attitude.

Everyone feels like they shouldn't be watching but can't look away.

Night. thread

>>29038914
Night,

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>>29037109
Hah!

>>29038159
More like, meeting of the ambassadors when?

Goooooood morning /pa/ nam!

>>29039848
I seriously want that. I seriously, seriously want that.

>SA
"AJ"
'Celestia'
~~~

"WHAT IN TARANTION IS THIS MALARKY!?"

>Ohhh shoot, she's pulling out the big guns.

'You've messed up! Flee for your life, bubblehorse!'

"What were you thinking, ya' dang idjit!?"

>The words, they are like a knife.

'Carving in your skiiiin, her words they will not heaalllll!'

"Of all the things you've done, this is by far the worst!"

>Yep. All of pony kind, leading up to that moment, and I'm by far the worst.

'Discord eat your heart out!... Ohhh, bad feeling.'

"What were you thinking?!"

>...So then, I take it you don't like the apple seeds?

'That was obvious.'

"These ain't apple seeds, you unholy monster! THEY'RE GRAPPLE!"

>...

'I want to ask, but fear we were never made to know.'

>What the heck is a grapple?

"..."

'...'

>...

"...Dang it, now Ah' wanna plant it just to find out."

>Soooo?

"So ya' may or may not be gettin' kicked in the ghoulies."

>...I am apparent bad at this gift thing.

'Should have just poledanced at her like you did me.'

"WAIT WHAT!?"

>>29040801
He's getting dickkicked, grapples are disgusting.

>>29040849
NC
"It looks like an apple... but it's a grape?"

>Er-

"APPPPPPPLLLLEEEEEE-"

>AJ NO!

"BUUUUUUUUCCCKKKKKKKK!"

~~~

~...Did I just suddenly stop being pregnant?~

>Pennydrop
"???"
~~~

Pennydrop loved the smell of metal being worked on.

Something about the heat and the stench of melting steel and the scraping sound that hurt just a little excited her, it made her remember other times, better times, when she craned her neck to look up at all the new wondrous thing she had made, and was in awe of it's scale. The scent of metal being warped to her command, something seemingly unbreakable being twisted to what she wished to be, made her feel powerful. It made her feel in control. It made her feel alive.

This was her world.

>And that's only the beginning.

She looked down from the top of her tower, her high rise up into the world, and she couldn't help but smile, and feel powerful.

>Soon, it's going to be so, so much more.

"I should hope so."

She had heard her other occupant coming, of course. The other had a tendency to make her presence known, and she would be offended if it wasn't heard. The businessmare saw a lot of herself in that presence, and she couldn't say a single thing bad about that fact.

"I'm not riding in anything but the very best."

That smile, that feeling of power, grew when she turned around, and faced her partner in this challenge, against the forces that would bring them low.

>And you'll have it... that's a Fawntaine guarantee.

The smile on her face grew wicked.

>Welcome to the future... Diamond Tiara.

>>29041020
....eeeeeeeeeevvvviiiiiillllllll...

>>29041093
b-b-b-b-buh she a gud girl she save Equestria abloo abloo abloo

>>29041093
We knew that.

>>29041147
Actually, is it weird that she's never actually been portrayed like that? She's already's been shown as just selfish and willing to do whatever it takes to get her power

>>29041187
Portrayed? No

Received in the thread? Plenty

>>29040801
This JUST reminded me....
>Farmerling
~~

>Wow.

He said it every single morning. Every day he woke up, every time he shuffled out his door, he said it, and he meant it.

>Wow.

Of all places, inside the icy turnda of the Empire seemed like the single dumbest place ever to even attempt to grow their crops. Anyone with even half a braincell in the universe would have laughed him off, and rightly so, for even suggesting it, and would have been just as righteous in laughing in his face when it all failed.

>Wow.

But they didn't know what he knew, and they didn't know what Princess Applejack, of all ponies, knew. It had been a joint thing, them, the Empire, and the Changelings had all been working together on this one. The worry, of course, was that the Empire would eventually run out of room. The solution had been a long time coming. So when a proposed idea was put forwards, an experimental shield that would allow him to create a singular patch of land with snow cleared and sun shining through the singular hole in the sky, he'd taken the offer.

>Wow.

It had risks, he still didn't know if the shield had negative effects or if a bad blizzard was going to wreck the thing and render all his efforts moot or if a sudden gust was going to roll in and destroy everything, but he'd taken it. The one chance to dig in his little plant, and make something.

>Wow.

Now, he stared at his scant few acres, not much, not enough to feed an entire city or anything like that, but just enough that he had to squint to see the end of his little patch of earth, and he smiled.

>..wow.

He took one more second, and got back to work. Early morning, time to get to it, and the land wouldn't wait.

>Hey, beautiful.

A long long time ago, he'd had nothing more than a sprout, and a pot.

>You're looking good.

Above him, he swore he saw a smile when the massive Northern Spy Apple tree swayed.

He'd planted his roots.

And he was going to grow.

>Thank you... princess.

>>29041345
>AJ

>AH' DID THAT! AH' DID IT IT WAS ME! ME AH' TELL YA'! AH' CAN DO THINGS! AH' HAVE RELEVANCE

>>29041381
I could legit see her doing that.

>>29041345
AJ would be so proud..

>Norther Spy

BRILLIANT

>>29041709
I dun geddit

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>>29041723
Northern Spy is an apple.

A changeling in the Empire is growing it.

...can't explain it better.

>42
"???"
~~~~

>Heh... You look like shit.

This might have been uncharacteristically insulting, if the warrior changeling hadn't been speaking to her own reflection.

She looked over her cracking chitin, her withered hair, her lusterless fangs and her terrible posture, and she doubted that even if the thing had been alive and able to talk, it would've argued with her. She looked, simply put, awful in every way shape and form.

>Not much of a warrior, are you...

Her body shook, leaning heavily against the braces against the ground she occasionally had to use now if she stood up for too long, barely held up by the assistance of metal and soft padding. Weakly, she tried to throw a punch at the mirror.

>...pathetic.

Her hoof fell short before even reaching it.

>Damn you... you should've picked one road. Either back off to guard your kind, or just... stop fighting for so long.

"That doesn't sound much like you. I'm pretty sure you don't know how to stop fighting."

Her eye twitched with irritation, and a weak hoof wiped the steam clear of the edge of her mirror. There he was, watching her, just as she had told him not to do.

>I do not need a babysitter.

"I know...'

That damned stallion who insisted on walking up to her side, and pressing against it.

"But you do need someone to help you right now."

She felt the love, the warm tingling sensation of warmth spreading along her body, down her legs, through her beating heart and back to her light head. It felt better, if only for a moment before the aches and pains came back.

>I do not want this.

"I know."

>It makes me feel weak.

"I know."

>It makes me feel like I failed.

"You didn't, you succeeded."

>I hate feeling like this.

"I know, and it won't last forever."

>...I hate that I can't protect you.

His warm, white hoof wrapped around her, and pulled her close.

"I'm the one with the shield, remember?"

1/3

>>29042012

She slumped, more from her own inability to hold up her body than anything else. She could not fight him off, no matter how much effort she put into the weak shoves against his sides.

>I'm supposed to be a soldier.

"I know."

>I fight, that's what I know, that's what I'm made for."

"I know."

>If I can't fight... I'm-

"Don't even imply it."

She tried to push again, but he would not let her go.

"You saved her, you did what I couldn't when I wasn't here, you should be proud of that."

>..then why does it feel like I failed?

He didn't have an answer for that. He just held her, tight as he could without breaking her, and let her breath again. He gave her as much love as he could, she could feel it flowing in and trying to fight away all the aches and pains, and bring her back to normal.

It didn't succeed, just as she had failed to kill the Titan on that snowy plain.

"You'll get better."

>What if I don't?

He finally released her, let her lean back enough she could look him dead in the eye.

"...then I'll carry you everywhere."

She scowled, her weak growl coming out a sad mewl instead of a proud snarl.

>I do not want to be carried.

"And I didn't want to be away when the ones I cared about needed protecting. We don't get what we want all the time, and we just have to pray that when we don't, the ones who care about us will do what they can."

>...I feel useless.

2/3

>>29042020

He brought her in close, in that way that made her head spin always with things she didn't understand and made her want to beat the life from her head yet again, just like she did back in the old days. When he was so close, she could feel the warmth of his breath, she wanted nothing more than to lay into her own skull and shout "SHUT UP, BRAIN!" when it began to think things she'd rather it not think.

"If you could never ever fight again, if you would only ever just be you, as you are right now, and nothing more... it would still be more than I deserve, and I'd be thankful I got it."

She didn't hit herself. She didn't yell at herself. She didn't fight, anymore.

"You're more than just Punchbug."

She just leaned in, and let him hug her, and let him love her.

"You're Forty Two... and that's more than enough for me."

It was still some time before she hugged him back.

>...when I get better, I'm kicking your ass for trying to coddle me.

It wasn't as long before he smiled.

"I'll tell Cadence to get the popcorn, she loves the show."

She still looked like shit, she could see as much in the reflection on the ground.

>I'm waiting on it.

At least she didn't feel like it anymore.

>>29042033
Hnmmmgggg!

>>29042033
Tenderness, love and regret.

I love it.

>>29042033
Snuggle that bug my man!

>>29042033
NC
~Cadence~
~~~~

>Shiny! That's my bug! You get to snuggle Eighteen, I SNUGGLE THE PUNCHBUG!

"WHAT THE FUCK!?

>>29041381
>ME ME ME ME ME

"Well, I mean, the changeling technically-"

>MEEEEEE

>>29042170
...I wonder if Spike and AJ got back together over the timeskip?

Or if she found someone new.

Like Rarity.

>AJ
"???"
~~

>...Nope.

She laid down another report, another piece of paper with meaningless words and meaningless descriptions that all amounted to the same exact thing.

>Still no sign of her.

She said it in five words what they said in ten pages, she was going to have to have another talk with Lightning Dust about that.

>Swear that little firecracker just does it ta' annoy me.

She sighed, took a single sip of her apple juice, and leaned back to finally rest her eyes.

Figures that's the exact moment the loud whistle would sound off and break her out of her brief respite.

>Figures.

She groaned, shoved every paper on the table back into her bag in the most disorganized mess of a lump inside, and made her way out of the train's room and into the hallway of the transport. Her guard flanked her, ready the moment she was on the move, and she was long since past caring what they did. They always hounded her, and she hated it. Protocol, Celestia called it.

>More like dumb. See? Ah' can even save words.

She knew she was only being grumpy due to being reminded her once student still eluded her, and there was no sign of her or her titanic companion. For two beings who held the combined record of 'most cities destroyed', they were surprisingly subtle. No trace or remains to follow, and nothing to chase. All she could do is randomly jump in every direction.

>Dang it...

She'd been doing it for months now. Every lead, every hint, she personally chased down and jumped on like a wild animal, but it always ended the same way. With nothing. Always nothing.

>Dang it...

It was times like this she wondered why she even kept trying, months in, when she clearly had no chance of success, and everyone but her knew it. She never stopped wondering if she should just give up.

"APPLEJACK!"

1/2

>>29042908

She looked up, to the one waiting for her when she left her train, to the one waiting for her, waving to her, and smiles as far as she could see.

>...Oh yeah.

That's all it took, just as it always did.

"Applejack! Check it out, straight A's! That means Ah' get what Ah' wanted for Heart's Warmin', right?"

That's all it ever took to remember why she couldn't ever sto going.

>...Well shoot, course it does, Applebloom!

That cutie mark reminded her that sometimes, it might take what feels a lifetime.

>C'mon, let's celebrate. Up ya' go!

"Wheee!"

But she could never stop trying.

>Alright, let's see iffin' Ah' can get there without crashin'.

"Er, ya' sure ya' don't wanna just walk-TARNATION!"

She would keep trying.

>YEEHAW!

>>29042913
You?

You win the thing. I don't know what the thing was but you win it, /pa/l. That was A-plus right there.

>>29042913
Donnn't stop, belieeeving...

>>29042913
Nice way to bring us up to speed, address the time gap, and show a way that she has changed and is paying more attention

>>29042614
>OH! By the way, Spike and us are married now.

"WOW, was that a story!"

>And how!

>>29043348
Well, it's not like given the in canon timespace, we would've done anything with their romances anyway

HAYOOOO

>>29041784
>A sinister plot is accidentally revealed!

>>29043640
>He secretly usurps SAA as the premier Apple growers
>JUST AS PLANNED

>Two
"???"
~~~

>Alright, everyone! We gots ta' get ready, when mommy gives the word, Ah'mma have another brother or sister or brosis, AIN'T NO JUDGIN'! Ya'll try ta' judge? LASER BEAMS! AH' GOTS LASER BEAMS and Ah' LOVE THEM! They're full'a love and things that are full of love kick booty, Not-Mom said so! Also Mommy and Shiny but I think they were talkin' bout somethin' else! Point is... hold up, lost what ah' was talkin' bout... do do doooo... mah' notepad's gotta marchmalley with a smiley face on it. Was that what we were talkin' bout? If so, drop it! Cause we gotta talk 'bout the baby! It's gonna be a baby, and that is small! So we gotta be careful bout big things, cause big things can be big meanies sometimes and that's why Ah' sleep with a nightlight on, Ah'll see 'er comin'!... Okay, so we all cleared up? We know what we're doin'?

"Ma'am yes ma'am!"

>HOLY STICKYBUNS ON THE COUCH! YER' ALIVE! THIS IS AMAZING!

"Two? Behind you."

>...

"...Two?"

>Lemme pretend mah' toys can talk for a bit, Shiny... lemme pretend.

"..."

>...

"...Do you want to build a snowmare?

>YES!

>>29043899
She will never not be adorable.

So! Real quick I need 5-7 different AU AJs. I'm open to suggestions but I need ideas for something nice for when we actually get into that story.

>>29044090
I thought we were just doing the one?

Are we changing it up to Crisis on Infinite Applejack?

>>29044090
>Applejack that got married to Spike
>Applejack that tried to be a princess sans wings
>Applejack that went hardcore industrial because of ____
>Applejack that got tired of her family being at risk and went full militia
>Applejack that fucked up the whole diplomacy thing and is now in war
>Applejack that now rules the changleings

>>29044090
OH OH! Maybe an AJ that is Celly sized because... fuck, I don't know.

>>29044090
Uhhhh... shit man, way to put me on the spot.

AJ who is super into magic ala Twilight
AJ who never stopped hating Changelings
AJ who got replaced BY a changeling and nobody ever noticed.
AJ who decided to just say no to being a princess and went down to the farm.
AJ who now wears power armor because the Fillyboom one was wicked.
AJ who gets a magical hoosywhatsits that lets her go giant
AJ who's best buddies with Sunset.

>>29044142
>NOW CHITANIA! WE SHALL... what the fuck is that?

STAMPEDE SOUNDS!

>...

"...Bring it on. FOR LOVE AND GLORY!"

~TITAN FORCE starts playing!~

>>29044142
We are just doing the one, but I though it would be neat to design a bunch of others for a commemorative!

>>29044146
Warpath jack is already kinda fleshed out, but Changeling Queen AJ, Slayer of the second Universal Bitch Queen sounds pretty fucking metal!

>>29044169
That's more future AJ though.

>>29044192
I imagined Stewie pulling out his speech when I read the start of your post. And actually cared about Sunset AJ sounds... Potential realized... The could have beens...

>>29044090
Genderbent, viking AJ! BEARDJACK!!!

>>29044251
>We are just doing the one, but I though it would be neat to design a bunch of others for a commemorative!

Awesome, just wanted to check.

Sounds amazing!

>>29044251
>We are just doing the one, but I though it would be neat to design a bunch of others for a commemorative!

Well now I'm hype.

>>29044251
>Changeling Queen AJ, Slayer of the second Universal Bitch Queen sounds pretty fucking metal!

She wears an armor of Changeling Chitin.

None may doubt her power.

>>29044269
Omfg! Leman Russ AJ!
>Have you no Apples?
>You need to spend more time being raised by Apples!!!
>Cause Apples are stronk!

>>29044192
>AJ who's best buddies with Sunset.
Part of me just wants to sob in frustration. Another part of me is giddy imagining the kind of amazing shit Twilight AND Sunset could've come up with for Applejack together...

Fuck my life, I want Deus Ex: Pony Revolution.

>>29044269
>>29044386
Frost world Equestria AJ? I could do so many things to that mane! The whole Norse esthetic would be cool to mess with!

>>29044427
Potential unrealized man... It could have been something else! Instead... We have something else.

>>29044427
>Fuck my life, I want Deus Ex: Pony Revolution.

I wouldn't want that, we're too cyber as it is now.

Goodnight thread, don't die on me cause I'm not watching over you tonight.

>>29042170
JUST FUCK ALREADY

>>29044673
OH FAUST WE ARE ALL GOING TO *DIE*!

>>29044984
>*DIE*!

...was... was that the anon who kept Liam at bay?

And why do I hear tapping on my window?

>>29045188
Pfft, don't be an idiot, anon. You don't hear Liam coming, it's too late before you know what's happened with him.

That's just me.

>>29044922
Wait, is it that a viable option? Can't they actually do that and they will probably fix it?

>>29045850
Hug before bed.

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>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
[Fluttershy]
{Rainbow Dash}
~~~~
>Welcome to Late Night /pa/ with your hosts the Pink Pony Club! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and shhh ponies are sleeping!

[I-I'm the sh-shy one!]

"I'm the pretty one. <3"

'I'm the grumpy one.'

>And I'm the crazy one!

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

[Yay.]

{Hey hey. Oh, when did you become part of the show Flutter-}

>Can I get a ride to Cloudsdale?

{Cloudsdale? Yeah sure, but why do you need to-}

[IT'S A SECRET!]

>A very special secret!

"Don't ask what it is."

'Seriously don't. It's underwhelming.'

>That's all the time we have now, but feel free to join us next time!

>"'Byyyyyye!'"

Rainbow Dash wakes up.
{...hmmm. I wonder what the big secret is.}

>>29045850
A hug before bed keeps you warm while you're dead!

>>29046539
Is that what softcore necrophilia is?

>>29046823
There's a clarification I never needed.

>>29047075
/pa/! Expanding worldly views with SCIENCE!!!

>Not enough soap... Chemical showers don't work! Oh Faust why!?

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>>29046823
>>29047075
>>29047144
Be cleansed by Apples Might!

>>29047317
Apples? Going Super Sayin?!

What madness is this?

>>29047317
INTO THE WIKI IT GOES!

>>29047317
I like to think this is what happens when she messed up sunsets plant

>>29047317
And now I hear the super sayin 3 theme.

>>29047317
It's over appllllleee!

>>29047317
Huh... now i wonder if her cutie mark glows instead of her hair when she goes super...

>>29047317
>The Golden apples were said to be the ones who granted immortality and power.

Clever.

>Big Mac
“Granny”
~~~

“SHAVE!”

>Never.

“Ya’ll need ta’ shave that dang beard!”

>Ah’ like it.

“Ya’ look like a dang politician!”

>A what now?

“A politician! Ya’ know, them there sleezy types who’ll just saunter up ta’ ya’ and be like, hey… Ah’ gotta beard. That means ya’ gotta vote for me!”

>That ain’t how votin’ works.

“You think Ah’ don’t know bout their kind? Sonny, Ah’ know ya’ can’t beat the smooth bristle brush of a beard against your chin durin’ a smooch!”

>GRANNY!

“Ah’ especially know how it feels when they move to-“

>NOPE NOPE NOPE EEEEEEENOPE!

CRASH!

“Where are ya’ going!?”

>Back ta’ Caramels again! Ah’ feel like debatin’!”

“Well he better have a razor! And then ya’ll better be smooth as a long hard-”

>NOPE NOPE EEEEEEEEENNNNOOOOOOOOooooooooooooppeeee..

“......... phew, finally some peace and quiet! Now Ah’ can finally enjoy mah’ Beard Bear monthly… oh myyyy!”

>>29048030
Oh dear god... Urk!

>>29048030
NC
>Big Mac
“Caramel”
~~~

>Thanks fer’ seein’ me again, Ah’ need ta’ talk and get this here mess outta mah’ head.

“Anytime! You know I love spending time with you.”

>Shucks, thanks.

“Just, ahhh, just one thing.”

>Eyup?

“Do… do you always have to wear the dress?”

>…

“…”

>Eyyyyup.

“…alright then. We were talking about taxation for imports?”

>A vital necessity iffin’ ya’ don’t wanna just outsource all the jobs!

>SA
“AJ”
~~~~

>Nope.

“Do it or Ah’ll tie you up, hang you by mah’ ceiling, and buck ya’ till yer’ apples fall out. Think it can’t happen?"

>While I would never deny your apple-freeing capabilities, I just don’t agree with you on this, sorry.

“Don’tcha bring fancy logic talk inta’ this, this here issue is important!”

>I disagree, and more importantly the teachers disagree, which is the bigger issue. Making it into law would be stepping on all their hooves so hard I’d be wiping hoofchunks off my own for days.

“Ah’ don’t care! Sometimes ya’ need ta’ step on some hooves, and make some noise!”

>And this will make you friends!

“Ya’ ain’t gotta be a friend, ya’ gotta be a leader.”

>And here’s how I do that, by standing up to foreign powers.

“Shining!”

>No. I am not going to force my teachers to make agricultural teaching a mandatory section of the higher learning curriculum. It’s higher learning.

“Careful now…”

>What I mean is that it’s in a place where you know which direction you want to go, the kind of pony who would suddenly switch to agricultural sciences or growing that late in the game would probably not have the necessary dedication that farming or research needs.

“…Buckin’ avoided.”

>And it’s not like we don’t offer it. You think I’m skimping? I know we’ll starve if this stuff doesn’t stay sustainable and we stay ahead of the game. It’s robust, it’s just not something I think we should force them into.

“…well, so long as ya’ realize the importance, Ah’m not gonna fight you. Think it’s dang irresponsible not ta’ have everyone know how to grow their crops iffin’ somethin’ goes wrong, but so long as it’s not neglected, Ah’ can’t argue you.”

>I’ll accept that.

“…”

>So does this mean you’re going to untie me?

“Ah’m still debatin’ about makin’ you a piñata.”

>Foreign politics is weird.

“Tell me about it.”

>>29048326
How are they meeting each other so regularly?

Where are they meeting? His place or hers? Why?

>>29048411
It varies, and they meet to discuss diplomatic matters.

...or hang out in her bathroom, whatever