Princess Applejack

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

Curious what happened last time?
Check out the previous thread here:>>29835770

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First for Rarijack

First for Applelestia.

Best princess deserves the not shit white horse.

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First for jamming out!

>>29860186
>>29860187
HA!

>>29860188
So damn cute but it feels like exactly the wrong time to be dancing!

>>29860188
Awww!

>>29860204
All I can create is happy Chittys right now.

>>29860188
>Those legs
S-she's fast!

>>29860186
CURSE YOU->>29860188 I feel better now.

>>29860188
>>29860212
>Nothing but sadness when she is happy
>Nothing but happy when she is bleeding out on the beach
The fu

>>29860188
INTO THE WIKI IT GOES!

>>29860233
You fool! Don't you realize? Someday, >>29860188 will be canon! Everything will be all better soon, and she will dance!

>>29860188
You'd better color this when your fan gets fixed. I need the definition on that smile!

>>29860188
What do you suppose she's listening to?

>>29860279
The go-to easy answer would be slayer or something metal, or for a subversion something like caramelldansen, so you know what? She's listening to "Don't stop believing." That's what I think and I'm sticking to it.

>>29860303
Chitty playlist!
>What if God was one of us
>It's not easy to be me
>I believe I can fly
>Don't stop believing
>Don't stop me now
>Eye of the tiger
>Hearts on fire
>Go Godzilla Go!
>Titanium
>I'll be there for you
in the end it doesn't matter

>>29860320
>No "Rules of nature"

ONE JOB

>>29860188
>That sexy skin tight one piece.

Unf

OOCO
>AJ
“Celestia”
~~~

>Tia? Gotta question.

“And I have a giant flying machine that I can use to take me away from here. If you want, I will show you what the rear end looks like it.”

>Ah’ get enough eyefuls of an overstuff, oversized, useless waste of taxpayer money rear every day, thank ye’.

“I didn’t know we made mirrors big enough for you yet. Supply and demand I suppose.”

>Speaking of, Ah’ve got a question about that. How do we manage supply and demand with cutie marks?

“Uh-“

>Cause it seems like if a whole lot of one workers with the same special talent showed up in one place, they’d flood the market and force all competition down to pennies. They’d lose money hoof over fist just tryin’ ta’ make ends meet.

“That is a concern, yes.”

>So does the universal constant just know ya’ need a set number of them, does it not combine in a certain area, what’s the deal here?

“Magic.”

>Magic?

“Magic, it’s all magic.”

>Ya’ don’t know, do you.

“Nobody does, they’re cutie marks.”

>Did ya’ ever fund looking into them?

“Maybe?”

>Ya’ didn’t-

“I did not.”

>Our entire economy is reliant on magical butt marks we know nothing about, and it’s all yer fault!

“I don’t make the damn butt marks, Applejack!”

>Still yer’ fault!

“I’m about to put a new mark on your ass-“

BUCK!

SPLASH!

>Felt it was time for the backflip.

“I will have my revenge!”

>>29860373
I keep forgetting that's not just.. her skin.

>>29860398
Nope. Swimsuit thing.

That she never takes off and is probably a mess

>>29860279
Da-da-da-da-da-da...
Flash!

>>29860478
Sure as hell won't look pretty now!

God, I have absolutely zero sympathy, for Chitania, Sunset, or anybody in their group.

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Pinkie Preview Prophecies

>Applejack is the apple that holds on by a branch.
>I forget we're still in winter.
>Fluttershy doesn't have a cow, mare.
>Cherry Berry has her suspicions.
>Stay away from Derpy's precious bubble wrap.
>You can't see Bon Cena.
>The CMC were shocked to find out what they could do with math.
>Candle Wax fanservice!

>>29860653
Really? Not even for Flash? Who was unwillingly turned into a shell of his former self at the wins of a Twience fueled experiment? There is no way you can say he brought that onto himself either.

>>29860729
Not even for Flash. He chose his allegiance and became Sunset's fuckboy.

>>29860747
I bet you didn't see it that way when he wasn't Sunsets hired muscle and was training to assassinate Chrysalis.

>>29860729
He was the Jetstream to Sunset's Armstrong.

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Well this was unexpected...

>Rarijack
Well where's this subtext in the Fireside stories?

Right now AJ is preoccupado so I /should/ have some time to practice with NC and OOCO

>>29861219
Teen Chitty!?

>>29861219
No kidding! Unexpected but very happy

>>29861219
Huh, Teen Chitania. Now we have the full set, right?

>>29861219
Technically, they don't have A teenager form? They just start as a drone and then skip right to being an adult when they asend

NC
>FS
“???”
‘???’
~Discord~
~~~~

>And welcome everyone for another episode of Fantastically Fixing Friendships, Featuring Fluttershy. It’s during this time that content doesn’t matter-

~But I doooo! Oh, look at that! On top in full view yet again. It’s good to be back.~

>You promised you’d stay quiet.

~Yes yes, so silly of me! Carry on!~

>Ahem… now, our two guests have been working together for a long time, but they feel their rivalry has become unhealthy. Welcome-

SNAP!

“I LOVE YOU!”

‘LOOOVE!’

>You said you’d stay quiet!

~What do you mean? I never said a word.~

>Stop!

~But we’re fixing friendships! Isn’t this wonderful?~

>This is too much. I need to call some help in on this one…

>>29861219
... is she making duck lips?

Character ruined.

>>29861219
>>29861947
Either that or thick lipstick. Maybe she let Sweet Note do her makeup.

>>29861977
... this cute image will never be...

>>29861219
A CUTE
C
U
T
W

>>29861219
Is that her neck or some kind of wrapping?

>>29861219
>Freshly ascended, her younger years were... troubled...
>On the one hand, she was ahead of her time.

>>29861947
It is lipstick, but the crappy camera blurs out and stretches certain details. It looks a lot better in person than in that pic. Just wait till I scan it.

>>29862653
>...damn it, Chitania.

"What? I want to go out."

>Put on a disguise!

"I'm wearing makeup!"

>... my head hurts almost as much as yours is going to in a second.

>>29861303
With Fireside, I'm currently in this weird limbo of debating whether or not I want to continue where I left off with the Quacky story arc where Rarity just put Quacky down. On the one hand it gives the AJ and Rarity something to do, but on the other hand I feel rather lazy thinking about it at this point.

>>29862681
>The origins of her shitty disguises, explained.

>>29862310
Opps, missed you, its her neck crest and the colorful part of her carapace. I've given a unique neck crest to everyling I've drawn, like how Two has an open heart shape.

>>29862754
Well, we'd need to have more ways for either

>AJ and Rarity to go on Arcs together where they rely on each other

or

>AJ and Rarity interact and rely on each other on a day to day basis

For that one, what I can think of is the two mares shared "business" sense being put to used to nix and work around Pennydrop's SUper Duper Lobbymen

>>29862974
It would be a more cerebral confrontation than punches...

OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
~~~

>Applejack, I don’t mind you sending me outfits to wear, but be more discreet. Someday, Cadence will catch on.

“And be mad?”

>No, she’ll make me wear them.

“Haw. Sorry, by the way, didn’t mean for the new mascot costume to end up in yer’ place.”

>Mascot?

“Applebloom’s playin’ filly league next year, and her teams costume is lookin’ rough. Wanted to give it a once over for her.”

>Perfect use of royal time.

“Yer’ one to talk about royal anythin’.”

>Touchè. What’s the mascot even supposed to be?

“Jacaklope.”

>…Any-

“No connection ta’ me.”

>Darn, I think you could really pull off the horned look.

“Ya’ think?”

>Oh yeah… because you’re a little demon-

“Ahhh, get goin’ ya’ nut job.”

>But whoever would try on that suit to make sure it looked good if I left?

“Ya’ll would do that?”

>I figured it wasn’t a coincidence you sent a suit with my dimensions near me.

“Figured you’d by mah’ postal service was a mess.”

>Not under your watchful eye.

“Heh… thanks.”

>What can I say? I’m used to making myself look foolish for little sisters.

“…Ah’ have to see it.”

>NO!

“Move, Ah’m talkin’ to yer’ maw!”

>APPLEJACK NO!

“Too late!”

>>29863081
Yeah, and I'm not that hot at either

>>29863125
At least try!

>>29863125
>>29863145
Seriously, the Shiny/AJ ooco moments continue to be funny, heartwarming and showcase a connection beyond "they know each other", we need some ammo here!

Do not go quietly into the night!

>>29863175
For the record I'm not implying less OOCO stuff, any story that gives humor and other aspects of AJ is appreciated and wanted, and nor should you change what you want to write because others want a different pairing. We want them around and appreciate them.

Just, you know, rah rah and all that.

>>29863103
'Rarity'

"But why would she use MY dimensions for the suit? Why not her own?"

'Well you are quite shapely for a stallion'

"So I'm the exception to the rule?"

'Oh a little'

"...Am I a hunky stallion or a softy stallion?"

>Hunky in the front-

'-Softy in the rear'

"Huh...well who was going to wear it? One of us?"

'I honestly think that's beside the point, she just needs a reference for the benefit of her sister'

>Jess' needed to make sure the design worked out

"I don't know who made it, no need to ship it up here, there must be plenty of "references" down in Ponyville"

'...'

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

'You deserve that look'

"W-"

'I made that dress at the first chance I could get!'

"You didn't even question why..."

'Do you have any idea how long it's been since I indulged in my seamstress work? I've been spending my days in books! Books for Faust's sake!'

"Oh... such a shame..."

'Applejack gave me the first escape route I could take back into the OLD old me and I took it.'

>Ah' know... Ah' appreciate it

'You should'

"Mhmm"

'...Now about those commercial rates-'

"NO NOT AGAIN!"

SLAM

>...Y'all weren't even talking to him were you?

'No, must've made something terrible click in his head'

>>29863217
There we go!

>>29863217
>Making it a threesome

I can dig it.

>Important Guard
"Griffons"
~~~~

"So."

His steps slowing just a bit, the guard looks over to the Queen, a frown on her face.

>Yes?

"You never answered my question."

He glances away for a moment, eyes narrowing in contemplation.

>...Oh. Who do I think I am?

"Yes."

>I'm just an average Guardscolt.

He flutters his emerald tipped wings.

>Nothing all that extraordinary about me, from a certain point of view.

"Oh, really? You've certainly got a lot of guff for just a lowly guard."

>Guff? Nah-ot quite. I mean, regardless of rank, would you be alright if your guards let our Princesses raid your pantry without your permission?

"Well, /MY/ guards would never leave an honored guest unattended! Especially not-"

She waves her claws about, motioning to a few guard patrols outside a nearby window.

"-in a time of crisis!"

>I see! You certainly know how to pick them, then. Maybe your guard could teach ours a few things. Perhaps a joint-training op? Or maybe a soldier exchange program?

She lets out a light laugh, puffing her chest out a bit.

"Well, not to brag or anything, but I... wait..."

Smile falling as realization dawns on her, the Queen shoots the guard a glare.

"You don't even have the authority to authorize something like that, do you?"

>Uh... I dunno how... I mean, I've no idea how you came to that conclusion based on what I've said. I think you misjudged my intentions-

In an instant, she leaps forward and lands in front of him, bringing Prince Zephyr and the Guard to a dead stop as they try to avoid bumping into her.

"Name. Rank. Occupation."

He opens his mouth, but all that comes out is a light gust of breath.

>...My name is... not Important.

"I'll be the judge of that! Now tell me your name."

>Well, it's not Important.

"You already said that!"

>It's the truth! You could say it's... De light.

"..."

"..."

>... That's my name. Delight...
1/4

>>29863329
No

I need to extract the essence of 18-and-Shining posting and place it in AJs and Rarity's areas

That'll solidify it, or could change. Dunno

>>29863363
The Prince lets out a scoffing laugh, while the Queen settles for an unimpressed glare.

"Rank."

>It wasn't /that/ bad!

"1) Yes, it was! But that was a pretty clever comeback, so points for that. And 2) Rank!"

He smirks.

>SOLDIER.

*First Class*

>First Class.

"You just made that up, didn't you?"

>...Yes.

*I did*

>I did.

Her glare hardens; his smirk falls.

>Whoops... Master Sergeant.

She glances to the Prince.

"...Yes, Mother, it's a real rank."

"I know that!"

"Then why did you look at me???"

"Do I need a reason for every little thing I do?"

"Judging by this entire trip, apparently not!

Whatever comeback she'd prepared to sling at him faded into nothing when he raised a claw to interrupt her.

"Can you just get on with your last question or whatever? I'm actually eager for something more filling than potato chips and candy."

"And lastly, your occupation."

>Um... Soldier?

*First Cla-*

>Shh. We already did that bit.

She simply shakes her head.

"What is it you do around here?"

>Patrols. Solo. Lone wolf and all that.

"And?"

>Paperwork. Solo. Not a lot of working room on my desk.

"And?"

>Uh. Team building exercises... Solo...

"..."

>I stand alone.

"And yet, here you are."

>I've not abandoned my duties, if that's what you're implying. After all, being your escourt is one of them.

"Under whose authority?"

He smirks.

>Mine. I've no direct orders that conflict with that, and I've free enough reign to make it my priority. Besides, when I heard there was a beautiful Queen on the premises...

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Guard."

>Mmm...

"I didn't say sto-"

"Can we /please/ move on before I lose what little lunch I've had?"
2/4

>>29863370
It wasn't long before they reached the dinner hall.
And it took even less time for the Griffons to be provided with plate upon plate of baked fish, grilled fish, smoked fish, red fish and blue fish ad infishitum.
With a side of gravy covered mash potatoes, bowls of fruit, and drinks to wash it all down, the Griffons couldn't help but dive in almost as soon as their meal was set in front of them.

Off to the side, the guard stands watch with a neutral gaze; eyes half-lidded and muzzle slightly downturned.
Ears perking up at the sound of hoofsteps approaching, the guard glances to his left at one of the servant ponies.

"Ain't seen you around here in a long time."

The declaration was guarded; a hint of derision in the pony's voice.

>Because I "ain't"...

Biting back his comment, he lets out a sigh.

>I haven't been around here in a long time.

"Dunno why you bothered coming back."

>Haa...

"Hope you ain't thinkin' about starting trouble again."

Wings fluttering, the guard angles his head towards the pony and a chill seeps into their coat.

>Leave me alone. Please.

Taking a startled step back, the pony grimaces.

"Old habits die hard, eh?"

>Please.

With that his wings settle back into place and he returns to his watch, the servant pony eventually skulking away.
But it wasn't long before something else interrupted him: a scream. Having heard it as well, the Griffons' attention snaps to the door leading back the way they came.
The scream grows louder and louder, hoofsteps thundering closer and closer before, finally, the door swings open and a pair of guards stumble in.

"She's dead!"

Stomach tightening with fear, Delight trots towards them.

>Who?!

"Chitania! She's dead! The Titan is dead!"
3/4

>>29863378
Before he can inquire further, a loud banging noise draws his attention to the Griffon royals.

"Mother?!"

The Queen is hunched over, clutching at her throat as the Prince pats her back.

"Kuk! Ku! Ku!"

Trotting over to them, Delight helps the Prince take her out of her seat.

>Mmm~. Might have to perform the Heimlich... stand back, Your Highness.

"Kuuuuuukah! Kaa! Haa..."

But it seemed that whatever was clogging her throat cleared out on its own. Settling back into her chair, she takes a few deep breaths and her eyes slowly close.

"Haa... Haaaa... Zephyr... Did I... hear that right?"

"Yes."

"She's really dead?"

"It seems that way."

With one last deep breath, her beak splits into a blissful smile.

"Best meal ever."

The room grows quiet, its occupants reflecting over what this means; over what sort of consequences this holds for the-

[GRIFFON QUEEN GWENDOLYN AND GRIFFON PRINCE ZEPHYRIOUS LOCATED!! INITIATING SECURE ROUTINE!!]

>You guys are a little late...
4/4

>>29863384
I expected more cheers and desire to go dance on her grave

>>29863384
Well

I certainly don't like this smarmy git one iota

>>29861219
INTO THE WIKI IT GOES!

>>29863384
[Pommel]
"Guardscolt"

[...You feel that?]

"Jubilation, Sir? Relief that she's finally no more? The sense that we can breathe a bit easier?"

[No, no... I feel a dismissal notice coming on]

>>29863384
...so when does Gwen finally have enough of this obvious lack of respect to her and use it as an excuse to go to war or something? I mean look at it from her perspective. AJ runs out on her, Celestia takes her guards and then they send the most annoying, grating, smirky little asshole who actually had the balls to glare at them and call them out for going for a cake like it was something important.

I mean if it were me I'd take this guy's existence as just a great big "FUCK YOU!"

>>29863455
>>29863486
Still waiting on what he did wrong.

>>29863554
Decorum, you silly nigger.

He completely lacked it, he swung his dick about their faces and mocked them and talked them down.

You don't do that to foreign dignitaries, particularly a no-name no-importance rank and file soldier.

Talking out of rank, joking and boasting out of rank, not providing curt responses when needed, joshing and and palling about with people you do NOT josh and pally about with

Complete fuck all discipline, a fucking disgrace

Oh and also he just shits out smirks and "heheh... got eem" AND shits outa full Griffon-Friendly buffet for them because ehrurhrurhruhr and APPARENTLY he has some Old Mistakes and Bad Past That Haunt Him and Make Him Humble whenever he Fucking Feels Like it.

God, Delight is such a delight to punch

>>29863554
Are you serious? I'm not sure if you are, but just in case-

>>29857511
>His eyes lock with the guard's ever so slightly narrowing ones, and subtle chill seeps into his feathers.

Literally glaring at the prince of another nation like a goddamn moron and trying to actually intimidate him.

>Put that back where you got it.
Outright commanded her what to do and then tried to brush it off, ended up just going "Well I didn't mean it like thaaat!"

>>29863363
Literally fucks around with her and refuses to state his name for an entire post of this mess.

>>29863370
>"You just made that up, didn't you?"
>>...Yes.

LITERALLY MAKES UP HIS FUCKING RANK TO HER FACE

Lies about what he does, and obviously so.

Finally-

>"Under whose authority?"
He smirks.
>Mine.

OUTRIGHT SAYS HE'S NOT OBEYING ANYONE, so he can't even claim his princesses ordered him to look after them/keep them from eating a piece of cake, meaning he has no authority to do literally anything, including ordering them to stop before.

Yeah, this git is trying to look cool but in reality he's fucked up so bad in any sane world he just caused like three international incidents.

Stop pushing him so hard, it's too obvious and the situation is not working with the story.

I THINK WE FOUND OUR NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE BODYPILE, /PA/LS!

>>29863598
Why must you take it to extremes? We're trying to be constructive so he can fix the issues, not jump to the most crazy answer.

>>29863370
>"Under whose authority?"
>He smirks.
>>Mine. I've no direct orders that conflict with that, and I've free enough reign to make it my priority.

That's not how that works.
That's not how that works at all.
You don't get to take on Royal-Class escort missions because nobody told you not to, those are serious security measures.
Bullshit, you have free reign, it's not a matter of what you want to do, but what you're allowed to do. People have to work really damn hard to be considered for the mission period.
I mean fuck you didn't even say Celestia's because then she probably would have agreed so not to look bad and you literally just lied to her a second ago and are very obviously lying on the other parts so what the fuck
You have no authority to grant yourself anything, you at best would have been allowed to note the incident and pass it along there's a thing called diplomatic immunity.

>Spike
“???”
~~~

>…I don’t regret it.

His claws clenched to his sides, and his face remained stern.

>I did what I had to do, I don’t regret it.

His stomach stung, he still felt cold, his head was still spinning and his mouth had gone dry, but he remained steadfast.

>No matter what she says to me… I don’t regret it.

He had done what he had done for Equestria, that’s what he thought. Whatever choices he made, however brutally he had made them, he’d done it for one thing, one land. Equestria, and those he loved. That’s why he did it. That’s what he would tell them and take it to his grave.

>I don’t regret it.

He looked to the sky above and let out a scowl.

>I… don’t-

“SPPPPPPPIIIIIKKKKKKKKKEEEE!”

His heart that he’d thought so strong when he saw the purple alicorn. Not in the airship currently descending upon him, but on it. Specifically, on the nose, looking at him. Somehow, thousands of feet in the air, she could see him.

>…

And she was coming.

>…I regret everything.

So, would Rarity and Flutterbutter be on the same ship as Twilight?

I think it'd help speeding things along somewhat

>>29863705
She wasn't with them, butttt....

>FS
"Rarity"
~~~~

>Oh dear.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

>Maybe we shouldn't have hitched a ride with Twilight.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

>I mean, it seemed obvious, but I knew there was something off about her when we got on.

"AIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!"

>I know this is a trying time, but I think she is letting her emotions get to her.

"GROUNDGROUNDGROUNDTHERE'SGROUNDWHYAREN'TWESTOPPPIIINNNNGGG?!"

>The ship knows better.

"YYYYIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

>I just hope she doesn't go too hard on him.

"WHYISTHESHIPGOINGSTRAIGHT!?"

>Fastest distance between too points is a straight line, Rarity, unless you can bend time and space.

"AHHHHHHAHAHHHHHHHWHYYYYYYYY!"

>I might hitch a ride home with Celestia, I think.

"IS THIS HOW I DIE!?"

>Well, I won't.

"..."

>Not better?

"AIIIIEEEEEEEE!"

>You go on and hug it all out.

>>29863586
>swung his dick about
He didn't though. He tried to explain why they shouldn't be doing what they were doing in the pantry.

>talking out of rank
He told them what anyone should have when they were trespassing and trying to go for Celestia's food. If he was a feisty latina maid, you'd be singing a different tune.

>boasting out of rank
I don't know where you got this, but it seems you've misjudged his intentions.

>joshing and palling...
They took it better than you did, which says something, I guess.
He's aiming for levity, which had mixed results.

>smirks
Yeah. He does that. It's funny how that can rile people up.

>buffet
Which was already being prepared since the castle staff was aware of their presence and he had nothing to do with.

>Old Mistakes
Funnily enough, your reaction plays into that, actually.

>>29863590
>trying to intimidate
No.

>fucks around with her
Literally just joking. It's a lie, but not a malicious one.

>OUTRIGHT SAYS HE'S NOT OBEYING ANYONE
He's obeying the "law": Don't touch Celestia's cake.
>no authority
That's wrong though. You don't even know /what/ authority he has and got pissy when he stated that he has the authority to escort them.

>>29863655
>those are serious security measures
>he says when the Griffon royals were left unattended and not one Princess bothered to acknowledge their presence before going off to fuckwhereville
>diplomatic immunity
You're kidding right?

Seriously. You guys are taking this shit too seriously.
You guys want to make it so that Celestia overreacts and acts like a tosser just so she can have some cake, or have the guards run around screaming and breaking all sorts of discipline as well as being generally incompetent, have Gwen and AJ go back and forth like a bunch of diaper babies, and all sorts of other shit.

But an obvious joke made by a guy who smirks a lot gets your hackles into overdrive.
Fuck that bullshit.

>bu-but those are different!
No, fuck you, they're not.

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>>29863795
>>smirks
>Yeah. He does that. It's funny how that can rile people up.
....really.... makes ya noggin.... go joggin

>>29863795
>>trying to intimidate
>No.

Okay, do you not know what body language is? If someone is looking right at you silently and slowly narrows their eyes, what exactly kind of emotion do you think they're conveying? What possible other interpretation of that scene is there? Either YES, he was trying to put on an intimating and negative body language or this guy straight up does not know how faces work.

>Literally just joking. It's a lie, but not a malicious one.
>A lie about his name.
>To the royal he's now "Escorting"
>Who now has to trust he is who he says he is in any capacity.
Completely malicious and super suspicious, it's outright dangerous.

>He's obeying the "law": Don't touch Celestia's cake.
A law which does not apply to foreign entities with diplomatic immunity at worst, and is completely unenforcable by him at worst, so yeah.

>That's wrong though. You don't even know /what/ authority he has and got pissy when he stated that he has the authority to escort them.
Yes, we do. We know Celestia did not grant him authority to look over a foreign royal, none of the princesses granted him authority to look over any royal, and he in fact did not even know these guys were here before this event. You cannot retcon in that level of clearance to "Now in charge of the safety and wellbeing of someone who's safety and well-being is key to not causing a war" without obviously being called bullshit. Furthermore, he clearly stated
>Mine
When asked about authority, meaning this authorization did not come from a higher up, or he outright lied about who's authority it is yet again, which is yet another international incident of fucked up mess to add to this cavalcade of mistakes.

Cont..

>>29863852

>You guys are taking this shit too seriously.

No. Do not. "Don't take this seriously" when there is a luandry list of problems always translates to "I fucked up, hard, but don't want to see if I can fix it now or in the future." It's not an excuse, it's not a deflection of critique, and that's all this is. It's a critique to point out major and damning flaws in the story, not an attack, and if you treat it like "You should just roll with what I say" then you'll do nothing but show you've no intention to actually deliver an entertaining story in any capacity, only wank off a character you forced into the story and we're trying to accept, but not with the present damning flaws he brought with him.

We're never going to do anything but continue to point out the stuff you do wrong in story, never anything else, but that's something we'll always do.

>>29863795
>No, fuck you, they're not.

Sure they are, people actually like Celestia/AJ/the guard/Gwen.

Maybe make us care about the guy in any capacity before you push him like this. I mean, holy shit, this is like if someone tried to make it so everyone thought FIZZLE's persona was amazing.

>>29863795
>Blames others for being "too sensitive"
>Funny how that can rile people up
>"Don't take it so serious! You guys just want ______"

Well my hopes of this character actually improving are shot. This is like a literal bingo of how not to react to critique.

Calm down and try to look at more objectively, you're only worrying people at this point

>>29863670
NC
>Spike
“7”
~~~

>Whelp, I’m doomed.

“You are not.”

>She will literally kill me over this one.

“I sincerely doubt that.”

>I’m about to be rent asunder by an angry white horse.

“The horse is more likely to kiss your booboos and make it better.”

>I’m screwed.

“Not for another few years, you’re not.”

>HEY!

“Now, me, I’m-“

>Oh come off it, Chrysalis has never killed one of you, never will kill one of you, and will probably make a big overcomplicated plot just to show everyone she totally means business so she doesn’t have to deal with you.

“Huh… that’s not far off, probably.”

>Worst case scenario, no headpats.

“…WHY MUST I LIVE IN THIS TWSITED WORLD!?

>>29863384
Second story I read about this 'Important' Guard. He feels and reads like an OC that's very close and personal to the author.

To me, he seems like a Grade A douchebag none of the others have called out yet for reasons that are beyond me. I mean, sure, okay. Let's accept this guy is special somehow. But everyone acting out of character around him really makes those stories painful to read.

>>29863370
>He smirks.
>>SOLDIER.
>*First Class*
>>First Class.

That's straight from the beginning of Final Fantasy 7, isn't it? Complete with the voice in the head and all. Straight up referencing a Cloud-Sephirpth exchange really doesn't help making this guy seem any less edgy.

>>29864066
>Chrysalis has never killed one of you, never will kill one of you
While I agree, I do think about the stories concerning her thoughts on how to deal with Two way back when, and 56, and that one changeling she mindzotzed/almost mindzotzed if I'm remembering correctly.

>>29864213
I didn't expect it to be 100 percent because I was going off memory, hence the NC. Non-canon! Freedom to fuck up as much as I want! HA HA! STOP ME NOW FUCKERS!

Also you're thinking of 41, who she did mindzotz.

>>29864176
Just the griffons, actually. Everyone else thankfully seems to treat this guy like a piece of shit they stepped in, even if I feel they're way too reluctant to tell him not to do anything.

>>29864210
Edgy isn't the right word. Forced-Suave? Wanna-be? He's not dark and mysterious, he's just Archer done wrong.

>>29864253
Okay. I'll buy into this. Just... ah... let us know onto what you're planning to do with him, so we can either help, or stop complaining? We're an accepting bunch. But, you know.

>>29864280
I hope you don't think I>>29864253 am the one who wrote that story, I'm just trying to give the guy a fair shake on what he didn't do wrong so he can stop making the griffons slack jawed at Not-Archer's amazingness and completely willing to go along with him despite the fact he could literally be an assasin since he wouldn't give his names. Stuff he does wrong, like the dialog with the griffons and frankly the whole scenario, doesn't mean we should pretend that he did other stuff wrong, like having the other ponies not think he's a dick, or that he's dark and edgy instead of just being painfully forced in 'smooth' that doesn't land.

Not him, but if we're going to give him a chance to pull out of the tailspin we have to point out the parts not on fire.

>>29863852
>Okay, do you not know what body language is?
Yes, I do. You're assuming he was trying to intimidate Zephyr when, for all you know, his eyes were narrowing similar to Fry's 'not sure if' face. You're also assuming it was voluntary instead of reflexive.

>Completely malicious
Simply SINISTER. Downright NASTY. Truly EVIL.

>A law which
Come the fuck on! It was a joke.

>Yes, we do.
No, you don't. Where is it stated in PAJ canon that only the Princesses can assign an escort to a royal dignitary?
Or that a Master Sergeant has no authority to assign himself as an escort to a foreign dignitary as long as they remain on Castle grounds outside of their designated room?
Go find it. I'll wait.

>Mine.
Yeah. Because he has that authority.

>"Don't take this seriously"
No. Fuck you. Seriously. You're taking this shit WAY too seriously and all I can think of is how stupid your reasons for shitting on my story are when you ignore all that other shit I pointed out.

>we're trying to accept
>wank off
Yeah, this kinda shit just pisses me off and makes me think you're full of shit.
Your guard is already up to the point where you glossed over the OBVIOUS jokes I put in and decided they were an affront to the super seriousness of the situation.

>>29863896
>Sure they are.
They're not and you basically know it.
>Maybe make us
>make us
Oh, sure. I'll get right on that.

>>29864176
>everyone
Who is everyone? Gwen? Zephyr? They're the only ones with a personality you know of that have dealt with him. Everyone else regards him poorly, like you do, and he basically responds in kind.

>>29864210
>That's straight from the beginning of Final Fantasy 7, isn't it?
No. It's literally just a joke from a parody.
>edgy
You don't even know what you're talking about.

>>29863931
>my hopes
I don't think you're too sensitive, I think you're a bunch of hypocrites.
>try to look at more objectively
[HEAVY SIGH]

>>29864310
>he could literally be an assassin
It was just a fucking joke. I don't get why this is so difficult for you to accept.
You have to spin an obvious joke into something serious.

I appreciate that you /at least/ took note of how the other ponies treated him.

When I look at all the reasons you guys give me versus all the shit that goes on here, I just can't square it.
>stop pushing him
None of you jackasses were doing anything with the Griffons, but the guy I sent didn't behave 'just so'.
The event being "important" and handled by a new guy (Delight) didn't help with your reaction.

>he was rude
>he smirks
>he lies
Yeah, so? You want a 100+ thread spanning adventure on why he behaves the way he does?
No, of course you don't and I can already hear the smarmy responses.

If you have actual, /specific/ constructive advice instead of the complaints you've been laying out so far, I'm all ears.

>>29864313
>You're assuming he was trying to intimidate Zephyr when, for all you know, his eyes were narrowing similar to Fry's 'not sure if' face.

Yes, because the scenario does not fit that at all and it would make no sense. Also, Fry's reaction of 'not sure if' was NEGATIVE, it's him saying "Not sure if I want that", so in this context it's "Not sure if you're serious". Also, you used the word "Chill down his spine" following it.
>Eyes narrow
>Chill goes down his spine
And you're still trying to say this wasn't meant to be intimidating? Come on.

>Simply SINISTER. Downright NASTY. Truly EVIL.
That he would appear as a guard and lead them to somewhere but not tell them who he is or who he's under the command of or who he's working for. I mean, what's he going to do? Lead them into a trap? They'd have to be important for that to happ-ohhhhh.

>Come the fuck on! It was a joke.
Kay. Then have Gwen lose her shit. She's an angry, malicious, hair trigger Queen who spent the last day screeching like crazy at Applejack. But no, we can't have her go crazy on the guard and get pissed off before tearing into him instead of getting diffused by his 'suavenness', that would be, what, too funny?

>No, you don't. Where is it stated in PAJ canon that only the Princesses can assign an escort to a royal dignitary?

Through the princess being the only one with authority on national matters. Which IS a plotpoint, in a multitude of storylines, including the one these griffons were a part of! All matters with royalty is handled by the princesses and delegated down, that's the canon.

>Or that a Master Sergeant has no authority to assign himself as an escort to a foreign dignitary as long as they remain on Castle grounds outside of their designated room?

Sure! Let me just look up the previous mention of a "Master Sargent" rank-

Oh dear.

>>29864340

>Yeah. Because he has that authority.
And I call bullshit on this sudden out of nowhere character who has the authority to take matters of national security into his own hooves but MYSTERIOUSLY was never mentioned before now.

They probably didn't do that because everyone hates him and he sucks.

>No. Fuck you. Seriously. You're taking this shit WAY too seriously and all I can think of is how stupid your reasons for shitting on my story are when you ignore all that other shit I pointed out.

Well shit.

>Yeah, this kinda shit just pisses me off and makes me think you're full of shit.
Yeah, I kind of got that impression when you ignored literally everything between the two lines.

Yes, we were trying to accept that he exists and were curious as to what he would be next, but you're going to go guard up and scream "Joke! It's not serious! You're the one who's wrong because of this other unconnected scenario!" then yeah it looks like you're just trying to push this character you think is much more effective and funny than he really is.

>Your guard is already up

When one hides behind a shield of "It's not serious and your reasons are stupid", maybe don't bring attention to someone's guard. One of these is a little more grabbing than the other.

>Oh, sure. I'll get right on that.

Good! Let's start by just addressing the main problem, maybe have someone who doesn't take jokes well, like Gwen for instance, react to the characters jokes in a negative and personal fashion. It'll be funny, and we won't worry about if the author is trying to push their own character, because this shows they can make mistakes and suffer badly for it.

Anything else you want help with, regarding him?

>>29864340
>I'm all ears.

Sure! I-

>No. Fuck you. Seriously. You're taking this shit WAY too seriously and all I can think of is how stupid your reasons for shitting on my story are when you ignore all that other shit I pointed out.
>Yeah, this kinda shit just pisses me off and makes me think you're full of shit.
>Your guard is already up to the point where you glossed over the OBVIOUS jokes I put in and decided they were an affront to the super seriousness of the situation.

Well I just saved myself some time.

Can we NOT waste 100 posts on this? I'm fine when it's debating the main characters or their futures, but we're literally talking about a bad OC. OC is not good, author is not going to listen, done! Let him have the last word and let's get back to the story.

>>29864428
Agreed.

I'll debate Chrysalis up and down, but not "Important Guard." We said the problems, he's made his stance very clear, the matter is done.

>Gwen
"Zephyrious"
~Not Important Guard~
~~~~

>She's dead... she's finally dead.

The Queen Griffon had been staring off into nothingness for some time now. She hadn't believed it when the news had come, not completely at first, but after a great many insistence and far longer of the new guards 'jokes' that she'd been comfortable with, he'd finally scurried away and returned some time later with a blurry and somewhat video in hoof. He'd given it to her with a smirk, of course, but every thought she'd had to give on the matter had long since focused itself on something far more important. Watching Queen Chitania slowly, and painfully, be shot again and again until she sank into the sea.

>She's dead.

Then shot a great deal more, just to be safe, and sure. She'd have done the same had she been there.

>It's... it's over... it's finally over.

She couldn't help but beam in pride at the one who'd finally done it. Years of promises and work, so much boasting, and she'd finally made it happen. Pennydrop had done exactly as she claimed she could, and as she said she would. She had finally ended the beast, once and for all. No more sleepless nights, no more fears every time she heard thunder, the threat had gone away at last.

"I honestly thought this day would never come."

The prince in front of her interlocked his talons together, looking over each one as he flexed it. He wasn't smiling, not at all like his mother. His own beak had curled downwards, remaining locked in thought.

>She's dead.

"That she is, though not without a fight. It seems she wrought quite a lot of destruction in her wake before they finished her off. We should send for aide to help those affected when we return, we can spare a bit with the recent surplus. Do you suppose the casualty list is high? I certainly hope that friend of yours kept the battle focused, otherswise..."

The uncomfortable noise he let out said all he needed said.

>She's dead.

1/3

>>29864511

His mother continued to stare off into the distance, ignoring him.

"Well, I suppose this is an acceptable reason to leave us behind? Doesn't say much for their defense of us, but we are the one with the airship after all."

>...she's finally gone.

He continued on, claws tapping against the table in rapid succession.

"So much heritage was lost, likely. Some of them are claiming an entire mountain was leveled. A mountain! The ecological damage must be obscene, we'll be lucky if not too many farming workers were caught up in it, but those who relied on the minerals for their business are going to be outright lost in this one. Such a shame..."

>She's still gone...

He truly didn't know if she'd been correcting him, or just confirming the creature hadn't risen from the grave.

"Do you still want to speak with Celestia, when she gets back? I imagine you'd have words for her concerning the matters at talon."

>...she's gone...

The prince sighed, doing his very best to keep it quiet so not to disturb her reverie.

"If you wish, mother, I'll handle things from here. I suppose you have celebrations back home you'd like to-"

She suddenly pushed off, wings flaring out and knocking over everything nearby. She froze the minute she was upright, eyes locked on straight ahead, and brought in the strongest, deepest breath her lungs could hold. Slowly, she let it all out, the warm and pleased smile never leaving her face.

>I knew you could do it... I knew it. You were right, Pennydrop...

Gently, she reached up a claw, and brushed a bit of moisture from the corner of her eye.

>They can rest now. They can all rest...

With a wave of her talon, she turned away. Her wings flowed behind her in a powerful, regal grace with every confident and light step she strode. The smile was back, warmer and happier than he could recall seeing on her face in quite some time.

"I'm staying, I cannot leave this matter unattended. Feel free to begin the celebration without me."

2/3

>>29864517

She looked back, an impish sparkle in her eyes he'd thought long since gone. He never thought he'd see the day she gave a flippant, light wave.

>Do as you wish.

He gave the ghost of a smile, forced and cracking on his cheek as he waved back at her.

"Thank you for accompanying me, I know you never wanted to be in this mess to begin with."

>That is very much the truth. But I suppose you needed a bit of help on your first flight, I couldn't have my country taken advantage of because of a soft heart. I'm now sure you will perform admirably. I have full confidence.

"Hopefully this will be the most odd one I experience."

>It's the dawn of a new age, Gale. Who knows?... Maybe you'll get lucky and it will be long... and boring. That's the luckiest you could be.

To the surprise of those watching the strangest scene of all unfold in the castle dining hall, the griffon's regal head bowed.

>Best of luck dealing with them from here on out... King Zephryious.

As jaws dropped all around her, the griffon left with a cackling laugh of pure glee and mischief. Leaving behind a huffing, offput royal in her wake as she lightly stepped away, and headed off to what would no doubt be a joyous party.

"...that was supposed to be a surprise, mother."

He sighed, picking up the nearest glass of wine, and delicately taking a sip.

"...You won't tell them until I do, will you?"

~Not at all.~

The guard smirked.

"...You are a very odd fellow."

~You're one to talk.~

"I... look, be honest with me, I've been very accepting so far, but I must know. Are you actually a guard, or just a very troubled fellow who got a hold of a set of armor and is now very poorly trying to hide your amusement at this fact. Because to be perfectly clear, if you were three fillies stacked together in a coat it would make more sense than your previous responses. Are you actually a guard, or just touched?"

The guard smirked.

"That's pretty much my expectations on the matter at this point, yes."

>>29864533
WHAT WHAT

KING!?

>>29864533
>King Zephryious.

I'm sorry what

Holy shit

>>29864533
Well, that was a twist. So Zeppy was king this whole time? I mean it fits the plot hole of why Gwen bothered to come in the first place, but I thought that was just accepted OOC for AJ story. Huh, kind of puts the whole talk in a really different light, doesn't it?

>>29864533
The twist was nice but DAMN was it good to see Gwen get a moment. That was genuinely a touching line when she thought of those fallen and said they could rest now.

I guess after years of worrying, she let someone else take the reigns, and she finally can rest herself after so long. It's nice, heartwarming and soft for a very hard character, I love it.

But if Zephyrious is the king, who's queen?

>>29864533
>"I... look, be honest with me, I've been very accepting so far, but I must know. Are you actually a guard, or just a very troubled fellow who got a hold of a set of armor and is now very poorly trying to hide your amusement at this fact. Because to be perfectly clear, if you were three fillies stacked together in a coat it would make more sense than your previous responses. Are you actually a guard, or just touched?"
>The guard smirked.
>"That's pretty much my expectations on the matter at this point, yes."

Legit funny, and if it wasn't for his rant I'd think that was actually the author trying to salvage the tailspin.

>>29864604
>But if Zephyrious is the king, who's queen?

Hilda, obviously.

>>29864533
>Gale
I keep forgetting that's his first name. I mean I know it was a retcon because the G things griffons do, but still.

What's Hilda's and Siegfried's then?

>>29864683
Grand Siegfried and Groom Hilda.

>>29864687
>Groom Hilda.

Fuck you that's too funny not to use.

>>29860144
But Applejack is stooopid
How could she be a princess?

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>>29864533
>The guard smirked.
I'M GONNA KILL THIS NIGGA

>>29864533
....Are you.... the same guy ranting and REEEing and damage controlling about that... Dainty-whatever-the-fuck-his-name-was guard?

Cos this suddenly took a turn in the "the fuck" region.

I mean not in the bad way apparently from the reactions but uuhhhh

???

>>29864852
Slow on the uptake today, /pal/?

>>29864883
No, no, the sudden surge in writing and characterisation quality between this >>29863384 trash fire and this >>29864511 piece is like jumping up a sheer cliff

>>29864852
>Cos this suddenly took a turn in the "the fuck" region.

What's that mean?

>>29864958
>Hey Zeph you're king now
>Wait what

>>29864852
>....Are you.... the same guy ranting and REEEing and damage controlling about that... Dainty-whatever-the-fuck-his-name-was guard?

No, I'm not. But no, I'm not going to take any potshots at the guy(I assure you that the Not Important Guard thing was a play on the joke the guy made in the first post of the story), I just really wanted a moment to take in Gwen's feelings when she discovers the truth. I'm actually the one who tried, unsuccessfully, to do something with AJ and her and brought them into this mess, so I wanted to at least give a good moment to Gwen I couldn't before this happened. And maybe also because I wanted to pull my twist I'd had planned but no good reason to use before now.

>I mean not in the bad way apparently from the reactions but uuhhhh

I was really worried people would call bullshit on the King Zeppy thing, but while it seems okay, is it too much? I was hoping to give some feeling of progression over 9 months and open up Gwen to more hiinks.

>Spike
"Twilight"
~

>I want you all to know I love you.

The sentiment was probably shared. No way of knowing for sure, even if any one of the five other of his team said something back it likely would have gotten lost as they fled and the roar of engines came down.

>Annnnnndd-

"STOP!"

Mere inches from the ground, the entire airship came to a halt.

>...that shouldn't be possible, but magic I guess. Magic is very useful.

"SPIKE!"

>I wish I was magic.

She stepped off the tip of the airship's nose, pure rage in her eyes honed in on the scaled dragon and no one else.

The moment she stepped loose, the airship rocketed forwards as if momentum had suddenly remembered that it existed and could not be denied, skidding along the ground before coming to a slow stop some distance away. Ultimately unharmed, but not clean if the disgusting wretches from within were of any indication.

>...that seems odd-

"SPIKE."

His hopes that she could be easily distracted were lost swiftly beneath a stone cold, icy gaze.

>Uh... um...

His claw still clutched Charity, even now. Holding onto it and holding him close, as if it would somehow protect him. He knew that was foolish.

Nothing could protect him now.

>H-hey, Twilight... been a busy day, guess you can see. Things... well, they didn't go so well, but we still saved the day. You know? There was this portal, and... it was bad. Just ask Seven! He'll back me up on this, it was totally bad, so it's good that we stopped it, because otherwise... you know, bad. So, uh, we should... we... I mean, I protected Equestria, just like I said I would, but I'm not feeling so good. I got a little... just a little scratch, and...I um-

"We're going home."

1/2

>>29865120

That was all she said, when she reached him.

>...I'm sorry?

All she said before she reached out, and gently pulled him to her chest.

>I... I was expecting you to be angrier about this.

He couldn't see her, nor could he hear her, but he felt her when she suddenly sharply inhaled.

"...I'm so... so sorry I didn't stop you in time... I'm not going to let this happen again."

He felt something else inside when his own chest began to twist.

>Twi... you didn't... I had to, I had to save the-

"I'm so sorry... I'm sorry..."

His throat closed when he felt her choke.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't there. I'm sorry."

>Twi...

He couldn't say another word.

Charity clattered to the ground and both of his claws dug into her fur.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

They just hugged each other, for as long as they could.

>...I'm sorry too...

"I'm taking you home... I'm taking you straight back home, I promise. I'm taking you home... so I can help you... let's go home, Spike, and you can rest..."

Those purple claws tightened until they hurt.

>...I'd like that...

>>29865132
Well done.

>>29865132
It hurts

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APPLEJACKBOWL

WHEN

>>29865132
It's like two different stories in each one...

>>29865132
I expected laughs and instead you give only pain.

>>29865132
>No rage, just sadness that she wasn't there
Twilight, everyone!

>>29865218
Could've been worse. I don't think I would've enjoyed reading her tearign into him, humorously or not.

Also:
>>29865132
>"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't there. I'm sorry."
Hey Twilight! Sunset called. She wants you to know that you are a heartless jerk. Hahah, hartless, get it, because... nevermind.

I hurt myself today...

Sunset/29 delayed until after the weekend, due to friends and family taking priority. For those waiting: look forward to it! It's coming out much more nicely than I anticipated.

>>29865279
Go get a marchmalley from Two and feel better.

>>29865294
Aw, but nice.

>>29865294
wait

ghostbusters?

>>29865298
I'd rather have a nice, warm bag of heartfelt redemption for Sunset. I'll be fine with Two delivering that, tho! Is that possible?

>>29865308
...no.

But that could be arranged? Maybe. You know, depending on what KKA is planning, that might be a nice idea to work on.

>>29865308
Not ghostbusters, lewd

>>29865315
>My ShiningJack is dead in the water

Haha why did I have to be reminded of this painnnnnn

>>29864985
Good job.

Hmmm.. should we do some small scenes of the people who care for someone on the A Team coming to pick them up?

Spike/Twilight
Daw/Pommel
DT/Filthy
PJ/Blueblood?
007/???
SS/???

You know, just to show they all have someone who worries about them back home. And maybe give them some time to heal before they are confronted by the price of their actions... or something. Just a suggestion.

>>29865400
>007/???

Chrysalis. Obviously.

Or Fluttershy, Fluttershy might be nice.

Silver Spoon is sticking with DT so anyone who picks her up is picking up SS>

>>29864701
Are you going to add another 'o' each thread?

>>29865410
>Or Fluttershy, Fluttershy might be nice.

I forget they're connected all the time.

>>29865695
Huh. Now that you mention it... Kindness.

>>29865833
????

>>29864412
Well spit it out, then.

Yeah I'm pissed at the hypocrisy I see. Why wouldn't I be? It's ridiculous how you (plural) guys turned a guy making jokes into some assassin in the shadows. That strikes me as dishonest and it blows my mind that it kept getting pushed. I do not get how you guys can sit there and /honestly/ believe something like that.
"He makes a Hatred and Final Fantasy (parody) reference? He must be an assassin!"

I've seen a similar enough hackle raise before and it just irks me.

You (plural) shit all over my story and your reasons why rely mostly on unstated assumptions in the story and ignoring past situations.
And then along comes the 'King Zephyr' story and you rub the salt in.

How do you think that makes me feel?
When all my posts get guarded responses at best.

If you have criticism about where I've actually /conflicted/ with canon, I'm all ears. Gwen wasn't angry enough? Zephyr too soft? Ok, fine. That's the sort of thing I'm interested in and at least some of the points brought up hit on that.

>>29864398
>I call bullshit
You see? That's the sort of thing I'm talking about. You call bullshit because he and this power have never been mentioned before. But they are now. And there's no conflict. Try to look at this objectively. You use real life protocol for why he can't make himself an escort, but a MS is a real rank and you've no reason why he can't be one except because it wasn't mentioned before.

And yes my guard is up. Yours is too.
That's how it goes in arguments.
But the 'no more arguing' call has gone out.

>>29866017
Alright, one more try in the hopes you calmed down just a bit. One last shot!
>Yeah I'm pissed at the hypocrisy I see.

And here's the issue. You see it as hypocrisy, not
>My writing failed where all those succeeded. Why? What made Celestia's search for cake or whatever click and get laughs and continues, while mine only seemed to get annoyed responses?" The conclusion you came to is 'it was them! Something was wrong with them!' And that was wrong. It's not "Guarded" responses, they outright opened up and laid it on you, it was you who threw up guards saying 'not serious! It's your fault, not mine! You wouldn't complain if___', those are defenses to try to guard against the problems being shown to you, what they said to you was open and frank. Here's another issue.

> It's ridiculous how you (plural) guys turned a guy making jokes into some assassin in the shadows
Yeah, see? You clung once again to a single line not for us, but for you. To explain away the problem to yourself. No, they didn't say "he's obviously an assassin." They said "Wait, why are they trusting this guy acting suspiciously and dodging questions about his name and rank, which are not the type of things you joke about to someone like royalty, and not thinking he's going to just stab them or something? They saw everyone was on high alert, Gwendolyn is the type to tear off someone's head if she gets pissed and he egged her on, what gives?" Your response? "Don't take it so seriously." Meaning, to us, "There is no answer, I fucked up and don't want to fix it or admit it. The mistake was ME, but I blame it on you."

>You (plural) shit all over my story and your reasons why rely mostly on unstated assumptions in the story and ignoring past situations.
Yes, you made unstated assumptions about a rank, ignored the past situations and all the characterization of one of the main focuses of the stories, and then ignored all logic in the following.

That's where you messed up, hard.

>>29866193

>When all my posts get guarded responses at best.

That's not what guarded means. Not at all. You are using that word entirely wrong. You did not get 'guarded' responses, you got critical ones who pointed out the main flaws that completely ruined it as a story and made it OOC, the new character an irritation to a level nobody would accept his actions and brush them off, and worse you then went on an accusatory triad following it.

How does that story make you feel? It should make you feel like "Well, they'll accept changes, they'll accept new characters, like Zephyrious, they'll accept a twist if it has merit, and they'll accept my character being smarmy even, what did *I* do wrong?

But you're guarded, spouting "Fuck you" to any other, so the critique can't get through.

>You call bullshit because he and this power have never been mentioned before.

Right, because establishing before something happens is super vital. He came out of nowhere and has authorization that would have gotten mentioned, briefed, he would have shown up in literally a hundred thousand scenarios that would have made sense and leave a gaping plothole of his existence that they weren't. No, you can't just have the character state "I have this authorization", that's not how even the most basic of story structure works, especially this late in the game. In fact, his existence here is completely and utterly contradicted by the entirety of Pommel becoming the guard captain arc, when we established there wasn't any lower-tier guard who could take over for him. There is conflict and major conflict when he bamfs into existence and you expect us to pretend he was always there. He wasn't. Explain that beforehand, lead into it, and if you can't fit in an explanation than leave out this major aspect until you can as it can't be ignored, or we're going to call it out for being the forced and poorly thought out addition that it is.

>>29866201


>ut a MS is a real rank

And Captain of the Guard is not a real highest rank in any military that uses that name, yet it provably is in this universe and the main show universe. So if you want to play the logic game, you still lose on that front. It's a real rank, but it's not one that's ever been established despite the multiple stories when they were searching for a temporary head of the guard would make it viable.

Despite this, also, your character completely fails because he once again states HE gave authority to that. That literally puts him on tier with the Captain of the Guard, if not higher. You essentially said "I have a character who's say is equal to royals." And then were stunned that people thought "This is completely awful."

>you've no reason why he can't be one except because it wasn't mentioned before.
Pommel becomes Captain mini-arc. This character makes no sense in that context, he makes no sense in any context, he's just there. He's not endearing anyone That's why, we need establishment before, not during, because we know some folks force their characters in like crazy at the detriment of others, and we're not going to just ignore it because "It's not serious!" or you scream "Hypocrite!"

>And yes my guard is up. Yours is too
No. It's not. It never was. When guarding, you try and shy away from questions, not push them forwards.

>That's how it goes in arguments.
No, it isn't, and if you think it is you're just doomed to repeat the cycle.

>But the 'no more arguing' call has gone out.

And I'll give you the last say, whatever you want on it. Say whatever you want to this, you won't hear another word from me, this is just the last chance I'm taking with it out of hope.

>Daw
"???"
~~~~

>Figures they'd send you to pick me up.

She'd separated from the others as soon as she saw the ship in the sky and taken her seat some distance away in a spot that let her look right out over the destroyed city. It hadn't taken long, most lander procedures completely forgone in favor of getting to ground as fast as could be. One semi-crash later and hoofsteps had been rushing up behind her. She hadn't even turned around.

>No chance you could slip the tall lass a sack of bits and keep her off my tail, could you?

Behind her, someone sighed and loudly.

>Eh, worked in Trotslvania. Guess I'll just let her tear me a new one. Try to bury me in a good spot, right? Gotta be in the ocean, if you put me in the ground I'm rising up to beat your ass with chunks of the coffin.

Those hoofsteps drew close, until she could practically feel the breath on her neck.

"What were you thinking?"

>Thinking? C'mon, you know me better than that, Pom.

He didn't answer back, leading her to roll her still icy wing to poke behind her.

>Ain't gonna say anything?

"You promised we'd go on adventures together, not flying solo and crazy anymore. That's what you said, right? What happened to that?"

An uncomfortable silence came over them both.

"Daw, I can't help you if you don't talk."

>Little late for tryin' to help me, Pom.

"And who's fault is that?"

>Mine.

There was a hitch in his breath as he froze, clearly taken off guard.

>Oui, think I don't know when I fucked right up? C'mon, give me credit here, I'm a dumb lass but I'm no tuna charging a shark. This... this wasn't supposed to go this way.

"...Tell me why."

>Pom-

1/4

>>29866411

"Jaquline Daw, I will accept you being insane, I will accept you being somehow connected to a damn city being wiped out, I will accept you running out on me and coming back covered in ice chunks and burn marks, no matter how little sense that makes, but the one thing I won't accept is you staying quiet why. I'll preen the charred bits off your wings every night, but I won't even let you in if you won't tell me why you went in the fire in the first place. Tell me... or you can come home with someone else."

For a long and drawn out moment, she didn't say a word.

>It's just...

The words had jumped out when she'd heard him start to turn, and she couldn't take them back after that.

>... it was supposed to be just me and them, you know?

"Daw-"

>You don't get it... look, Pommel, you're the best in the world, don't ever let a pony tell you otherwise and I'll pop 'em in the eye if they say it to my face, but you don't get it. I've been all tied up since I got to shore. I feel like a beached whale all the time now. Just flopping around, unable to really move, realizing I'm slowly going on and nothings going to stop that. It's been so damn long since I had... this.

Her hooves waved out, over the devastation.

>This feeling of adventure and danger and excitement, this whole going in, guns blazing, fighting with the best of 'em and taking my shots in where I can. It's been too damn long...

"Is that it?"

Her hooves slowly drifted back to the ground.

>...I love ya', you know that, right?

"Jackie, stop."

>Nah, it's true, I really do. You're a special stallion, you are, but...

"But?"

>...but I feel like sometimes, I just ain't had anyone but you around here, and you're big... but not enough. You ponies always talk about being friendly and nice and all that, but you guys can be hard nuts to crack sometimes.

"And there's no chance it's you who's hard to get next to, maybe?"

2/5

>>29866418

>Probably, ain't the most open mare myself... but that just made it all the more special when the lass called me up. Me! She called me! Out of all the damn... you know how rich that filly is? Bet she's got ponies who'd lick the corn out from under her tail if she told them. You know? Then she calls me and it's about... this. Action, adventure, discovery and me and all my mates having a go at it. I'm not going to pretend I thought it would be all sunshine and rainbows, it ain't. No matter what they thought, fighting ain't fun, it's bloody and it hurts and it's awful, and you could die or lose a limb and have to be pushed around all the time. Fighting ain't fun. But...

"But?"

>...but hanging out with them, that was fun. Going on an adventure, that was fun. All this... right up till we got in the thick of it and we all went to shit, it was fun. I was... damn it, I felt like me again.

Everything in front of her became wavy, and she couldn't understand why.

>...feel like a shark in a lake sometimes. I know I can't bite anyone around me, but they're all gonna look at me like I'm gonna tear them up just cause of what I was and where I used to be. I feel like sometimes you guys are just so damn toothless and jumpy, nobody can see the real stuff out there. But with them it was... damn, like running with the crew again, real pirates out to challenge the worse fellas and take them down for the good of the ship and maybe the world, you know? It was scary, but it was... right. I felt like...

She felt his arms wrap around her, and bring her close.

>Damn it, I finally felt like I knew where I fit inside this tiny ass pond. Even if it was just with the other toothy ones, damn it... I fit back in.

"I'm sorry... I know coming to land hasn't been easy for you."

>You shut your damn mouth. It's been wonderful, it's been so safe and sound and nice. I figured I could stay here forever. But... I missed it, sometimes. I missed...

"Having friends, real friends."

3/5

>>29866426

>...they all felt like real friends, this time. They still do. I'd... fuck, I was going to invite that changeling over to play poker sometime.

"Which one?"

>Tall one, knife loving fellow. He... heh, had to pull my tail out of a crumbling building, figured I'd let him win a round or two.

"...He did that?"

>Charged his screaming ass in, apparently. Heard from the short one later, he was up at the top with the big guys when the order came to bring the place down. Could've hightailed it out, he didn't. Didn't leave me behind... when it all came crumbling down.

Her hoof looped around his foreleg, and held tight.

>I lost, Pom. That damned dragon...

"He's gone now."

>I know, but... I finally felt like me again, and I lost.

"...you want to know why?"

>Cause he's a right sneaky cheater.

"No... it's cause you didn't have me watching your back."

>...guess I didn't.

He pulled her tighter. She gave as good as she got.

>I'm sorry...

"You joined an illegal operation and endangered a bunch of lives, don't think "Sorry" is going to cut it, even if you did accidentally end up saving the world, maybe. Or maybe not."

>Yeah... guess that tall lass is going to tear me a new one, eh?

"Probably."

>Almost sounded excited there, reckon you want to watch?

"Oh, I'm watching."

>All fired up to watch a mare really lay into me... never took you for the off to the side type, Pom! How deep does this go?

"Oh, I'm not just watching. Trust me, she'll let me join in, and we're both going to give it to you."

>Oh really! But what is that other fella going to think, you involving his princess like that?

"Shoot, you're right. Don't want him mad at me, he's got a whole army of mares at the ready. Maybe I'll just hide you to keep all the laying into you by myself."

>Now that's the Pommel I know. Keep your treasures close.

They both leaned into each other and took it all in.

4/5

>>29866437

"...I wish you'd have called me, Jackie."

>Well... guess I'll call you.

"Next time?"

>...naw.

Her eyes trailed back to the destroyed city.

>To keep a next time from happening... found out who my friends are today, Pom. Wasn't easy, we didn't take the short route, but you know... I'll sail with 'em any day. Though you know...

Tired, exhausted, and wanting nothing more but sleep, her eyes went heavy as she leaned into him.

>Next time I'll just... play bridge or... some...

He felt her breathing slow, never shifting no matter how uncomfortable, until she drifted into sleep.

"...Thank Faust there will be a next time."

He held her tight, and finally let the tears fall.

"Thank you, everyone... for keeping my treasure safe."

>>29866444
Sorry, I have something in my everything.

>>29866444
>Dat character building with Daw
>Dat tender moment
>Dat humor
>Dat ending

Perfection

>>29866444
Loved this.

Also love how everyone finally likes 7 now.

>>29866444
>Daw's speech
So damn cute. I feel like after wafting for a bit as a character in Canterlot she's finally cementing it.

>>29866542
Well yeah. You pulls someone's ass out of an exploding building that someone else shot down then you get at least a "hey, you know what, maybe the racism isn't THAT much of a dealbreaker."

>>29866563
PJ at least has to be "Oh hey, he doesn't hate me enough to let me die!"

>>29866656
Maybe Blueblood can make another friend!

>>29864533
What happened to the old king??

>>29866981
Idris is presumably fine, Gwen mentioned him waiting back at the kingdom while they were heading up.

So, probably retired?

>>29867034
>tfw he'll have exactly the same amount of political pull as he did when he was king

I hope Idris can tell off his cunt wife just once.

>>29867150
For what? He agrees with her for everything.

>>29867171
>Agrees with her for everything
I'm almost certain that no one else in that entire castle is as birdshit insane as Gwen is towards Chitania and changelings in general. Idris and Zephyrious didn't really care about the changeling issue TOO much, showing just reasonable concern and were willing to have a calm and diplomatic discussion with the Empire, but Gwen went postal and put her ideals and pride before her people's welfare and wants.

She even tried to use the same tactic on Applejack. showing that she hasn't changed at all as a person in the past half-year or so. If Idris isn't sick of her by now, he has the patience of a saint.

>>29867223
While admittedly, Idris was never crazy enough to brain Zeppy for even thinking about dealing with Chitty, he was every bit as mental about her otherwise. He bought shitloads of airships just to kill her. Nobody else! He literally did not care about anyone else, but he was ready to scorch earth to kill Chitty.

Changelings? No, he hated them but never was THAT Crazy, but as far as Chitania is concerned he's postal about it.

>>29867297
Well, who wouldn't want a fleet of the most powerful and modern technology to combat a horrible monster. And even if he was crazy about Chitania, his wife wasn't taking his concerns as a fellow leader of their nation seriously, and was way too obsessed about her. She outright disregards any of his suggestions and just throws her weight around at everybody, including him. She's lucky to have Pennydrop as an ally, because otherwise she wouldn't be able to pull a "durrdurr this means war" on Equestria without them just saying "we'd b you tfo if you even thought of it, buddy."

I'm just gonna tell it like it is, mate. She's basically a yak queen with feathers and gunships.

>>29867464
....thats pretty on the nose

>>29867464
>>29867740
It Fitz spooky well

OOCO
>AJ
"Rarity

>So, minimum wage increase is NOT possible?

"So the guilds keep telling me, they would trend closer to running a loss if they had to increase their wages wholesale"

>Don't make sense, iffin they can afford to pay their workers more then they'll pay 'em, not like their hurtin' for bits

"You're not thinking of the SMALL buisnesses, dear"

>Define small...?

"Well, a corner store, a small restaurant, a single non-franchised warehouse, an apple farm..."

>Are y'all calling Sweet Apple Acres small?

"No of course not! It provides.... Apples and... apple accessories?"

>Apples and apple bybroduct, cow grazin', chicken produce, pig produce, sheep rearin', vegetable plots like carrots, potatoes and cabbage, seasonal vegetable produce like pumpkins and herbs. Everythin' but wheat and other botanical fruits.

"...And that counts as a small business?"

>Yep, never once hired a farmhoof, jess' me and the family working it whenever the season's right for 'em

"I see..."

>...ah get a lil' proud of it sometimes...

"Of course, I'll inform the guilds that the best away around a business case is to just hire your family"

>Y'all do that

"Thank you for the business acumen Applejac, toodle-oo!"

SLAM

>...Wait... that wasn't a genuine toodle-oo, that was a mocking toodle-oo..

>...RARITY NO AH' DIDN'T MEAN IT

SLAM

>>29869153
Nice.start

>>29869909
Bad.end?

>>29866981
>Somewhere, someone just died of happiness. You will not be missed.

New episode! Ya!

>>29872775
I kinda think it was good and I enjoyed it particularly Celestia's laugh

Seeing Glimmer made me glad she's not around here and somehow makes me happy that Sunset is dead and out of sight. Trixie needs a comeback on her own though.

>>29873126
??????

What?

I LOVE CELESTIA

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

>>29873149
Glimmer was an obtrusive character to focus on in the show.
Sunset was also an obtrusive character to focus on in the thread.

I'm glad that they're both not around at this time.

Nc
>AJ
~~~~~

>Apples

"YES BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED STARLIGHT GLIMMER!?"

>Ya know the magic necklaces were cheap but at least we still got to go on adventures.

"Haha! But Glimmer"

>Isn't in the movie, so no need to complain Ah guess.

"... Oh. "

NC
>18
"42"
[2]
*77*
'7'
^56^
;29;

>Wait... we sound like that?!

"Oh this changes everything"

[I'm a screechy bug, rrrrrr!]

*I can't be cool and suave and old with this voice!*

'I can't be cool and suave with this voice at all!'

"You never were"

'O-oh'

^This only makes me sound more creepy^

;This just doesn't fit me;

(Hey everyone, remember me?)

>"[*'^;...;^'*]"

(...I have a big bomb collar around my neck? That Chrysalis put in place?)

>"[*'^;...;^'*]"

(...I'm still relevant... right guys?)

>>29874151
32 is literally as relevant as 29 is right now, he was LITERALLY the final dream sequence before they reached Sombra and fell off the face of the earth.

>>29874213
29 has the excuse of being shmorped into the Light Zone and out of this Physical Plane

What excuse does 32 have?

>>29874248
>What excuse does 32 have?

...being in the light zone with 29.

He got Shmorped with the ghostbusters. Had a whole thing where his inner dream was everything is exactly the same, except nobody is dead.

>>29874289
>...being in the light zone with 29.
>He got Shmorped with the ghostbusters


wait really

I never remembered that bit

How the fuck was he involved with their Sombra based shenanigans?

>>29874335
>I never remembered that bit

Why the fuck did you think Actarius had to step in as ambassador?

>How the fuck was he involved

He was in the cabin when the ghosts literally opened a portal to hell! They established his magic couldn't hurt the lightghosts, but the GB's could. That's what lead to the realization of why 29 could ward them off before. He played poker with them FFS.

>>29874374
AH fuck now I remember

How long has it been?

>>29874402
TOO
DAMN
LONG

NC
>SA
"Chrysalis"
~~~

>So what is this Gorbfest thing you kept talking about?

"...Gorefest."

>...

"It's called gorefest."

>...

"Yeahhhh, it's not what you're thinking."

>That is both uplifting and very confusing.

"It's literally a bunch of games where we stab fruits with our horns. Sometimes flying, sometimes being tossed, it's a very horn-to-fruit stab based fun time event."

>Is it really?

"Naw, I don't fucking know, they made that shit up on the spot."

>Still sounds better than most of the stuff you make up.

"HEY!"

>The changeling that ruins it all is ORANGE and has FRECKLES

WHAT COULD THE WRITERS HAVE MEANT BY THIS?!

>>29874151
Seriously, these guys have got to be spamming their shapeshifte for voices.

>>29874818
NC
>18
"42"
'7'
(2)
-77-
^56^
~29~
=32=
~~~~

>They must never know.

"None can know we secretly sound like that."

'We must take our secret to the grave.'

(Ah' actually don't mind soundin' like this.)

-NONE MAY KNOW.-

^Cause then moons would know I'm a dork!^

~And mine buttery smooth talk of intellect a falsehood!~

=And Chrysalis would never let me live it down... unless..=

>...
"..."
'...'
(...)
-...-
~Thou does not think...~

NC
>AJ
~~

>...Ah' feel like a battle in mah' own mind would be mostly just apples.

>STOP USING MY NAME LIKE THAT! Is now canon

HAH

>>29875446
Wait where did this come from?

I don't recall anything like this in the episode

>>29875542
Persona 5.

My pic didn't upload, and for some reason STILL won't upload.

>>29875485
I smirked hard there, yeah.

>>29874415
Liam will not be stopped.

>>29875161
29 is actually WAAYYYYYY more hilarious if you realize he has a super dorky voice.

>DT
"Silver Spoon"
~~~

>Are you okay?

They weren't with any of the others anymore. Mere seconds after Twilight had landed, the pair of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had gone off on their own, unwilling to be near the alicorn in the off event she would notice them and bring her own ire to them. Instead they took their seat some distance away, partially obscured just on the off chance that the brilliant former unicorn would look their way. They were hidden, even in plain sight, unseen by any except the other.

>Come on Silver, talk to me.

Unheard by any except the other, no matter how much they didn't want it.

"You know I'm not okay."

The grey filly shifted away, keeping her stare locked out over the horizon of the city, or what was left of it at least. She kept her face straight, brows together while she glared.

>Silver...

The pink filly looked up, just in time for the rocket launcher on her shoulder to swivel of it's own accord in tune with her. Both moved back to the filly as she huffed, forelegs crossed over her chest and back to her lifelong friend.

"Just say "I told you so" already."

It was the first and likely last time in her life that the brash filly had no desire to do that to anyone, least of all her best friend.

"Just get it over with. "I told you not to come!" "I told you that you should stay home!" "It's your fault, not mine! You said it, not me!" Just say it already so we can get it over with..."

>...I'm obviously not going to say that-

"You're still going to think it."

A sigh escaped from pink lips as she leaned back. She was tired. So very, very tired.

>I'm not going to think it.

"Bullshit, don't lie to me."

>I'm not.

"Then fine, what are you going to think?"

>...Are you still my best friend?

A far too long and far too uncomfortable pause fell over them both.

>That's what I'm thinking about. Because this was- it was just really scary. I'd never been that scared before. They hurt me... they kept hurting me...

1/4

>>29876552

The mechanical body around her aided as she curled her foreleg in. The whirring gears sounding made it very clear, without that shell, she could not move. She still couldn't feel anything, even when she saw her body shift. Not a tickle of fur, not heat from the machine, nothing. She couldn't feel anything, or at least not physically.

>They just kept going and going... and I was afraid they were going to hut you too.

Finally, the silver mane shifted.

>So when TBDRLIATU flew off, I wondered-

"He saved me."

She shifted back, looking straight ahead over the ruined city.

"That... dragon guy, he came out of the wall and at the last minute he just... wham, right in the chin. I have no idea how he knew I was there, but..."

>... the suit.

"Hm?"

>He... I was just correcting you, he wasn't headed towards you, the case you were carrying just...

"...oh."

She swore she felt her shoulder swivel in protest at that.

>I mean he'd probably save you anyway, but I was just saying, you know, he's not tracking you or anything.

"Thanks. I'm so comforted knowing that he can't sense when I'm in danger and rocket to my rescue."

>...now see when you say it like that, it sounds like I should have shut up.

"Clearly we both need to learn that lesson."

>You don't have to shut up.

"Yes, I do, I clearly do. Obviously I shouldn't have been within a hundred miles of this. I needed to keep my big dumb mouth shut."

>Silver...

She sighed again, her hooves shaking ever so slightly.

>...you never answered my question.

"Hm?"

>You know, about...

The filly still would not answer.

>...I... I'm sorr-

Not with words, but with her foreleg reaching back at an angle that had to be truly painful to bend at. Her grey fur hooked around the silver covered one and squeezed.

"I'm glad you're okay."

>...me too.

She squeezed back, careful not to harm the other's hoof.

"...You know, your dad is going to-"

~DIAMOND TIARAAAAAAAAA!~

2/4

>>29876569

Off a short distance away, an airship crashed to the ground.

>Pretty much.

"I'm not being a meatshiled here."

>Oh, so you're not my best friend anymore.

"Friends don't ask friends to let their fathers to blow out their eardrums."

>Friends don't have to ask that!

"Fine, then Tabblebgl is your best friend."

>That's not how you say his name!

"Nobody knows how to say his name!"

>TBDRLIATU!

"SEE!?"

>That's his name!

"You're full of-"

~DIAMOND TIARAAAAAA!~

The metal doors of the airship flung off.

"Just go limp and play dead."

>I... I think that would make it worse-

"Alright, fine, I'll stand in the way, but only until he gets to "Sugerbomb.""

>Daddy's swears have gotten weirder, actually.

"He's trying to keep up with you."

>I'm not weird.

"Whatever you say, Battlemare."

>FILLYBOOM! Battlemare is something else entirely!

"I can't tell if you're joking.

>...Joking?

~DIAMONDTIAARRRRRAAA!~

The grey hoof let go just before she was lifted up.

>Traitor!

~WHAT HAPPENED?!~

Looking her father right in the face, it all sort of hit her. Her hoof came up, and her mouth went open, yet nothing came out. She looked left, over to the destroyed city. She looked right, to the weapon on her shoulder and all his dents and tears and damage. She looked down to the armor keeping her alive, making her strong, wrapped around her and letting her move. It all sort of hit her right there.

>...That's um... that's a long story-

~YOU ARE GROUNDED FORRRRREEEVVVVEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!~

>Silver Spoon help.

"Hi, Mister Rich."

~YOU'RE TGROUNDED TOO!~

"You can't..."

One look, that was all it took.

"...you have a grounded buddy?"

>I'll take it.

3/4

>>29876582

~GRRRROOOOUNNNNNDDDEDDDD FORRRREEEEVVVVVVEEERRRRRRRRR!~

As painful as it was, as sad as she felt looking her father in the eyes again, as much as she felt the regret and the shame of her losses and what her loving father must feel as he looked over her damaged and bruised body, as much as all of that was true, when he suddenly brought her to his chest, she couldn't muster another word.

~Grounded... you're so grounded.~

She defaulted to her most basic state, and leaned into him.

>Yeah... okay... I guess I deserve that...

The world slipped away as she lie, protected and comforted in his grasp.

~...so grounded.~

She never even noticed the drops of water splashing against her armor.

>>29876552
>That One guy was worried we would stop making funnies

YOU CANT STOP /pa/!

>>29876595
>~GRRRROOOOUNNNNNDDDEDDDD FORRRREEEEVVVVVVEEERRRRRRRRR!~

Little late on that one, Filthy.

>>29876595
NC
>Silver Spoon
~~~

>No yean, I'll just sit here off to the side and wait for my parents. WHICH I HAVE! I have loving parents they just don't have airships and will take longer to get here. Yep. Parents. I have them. Any minute not... A-any minute now...

>>29876595
NC
>Spoiled Rich
~~~~

>…I feel like I’m forgetting something… MY HOOFICURE! OH NO!

>>29877027
Do you think she actually wants that bitch near her?

>>29876595
Four down two to go!

>>29877027
>>29877067
Okay. Whoever is going to write Spoiled Rich reacting to Diamond Tiara being paralyzed from the neck down? There's glory hound parents and there's parental neglect. Don't make SR into an irredeemable bitch. That's still her own flesh and blood.

>>29877246
>Don't make SR into an irredeemable bitch.

Show treats her like that.

>>29877246
As far as I'm concerned DT is fine. She had plenty of healing potions.

>>29877329
And we cosistently showed that we can do better than the show. I say we give her just a small, tiny proper-Momma moment. Doesn't have to be a permanent thing but holy crap, even DT is acting humbled after that experience. It's gotta change SOMETHING.

>>29877353
And that story >>29876552 just highlighted hat she can't feel or move her entire body from the neck down. Those potions were quick remedies to close and stitch together the worst. But it's obvious she will have to struggle with long term problems, or at least spend a long to e letting her body recuperate normally.

I mean, even Rainbow Dash had to spend time in a hospital for an injured wing. We don't have miracle works. And even if we did, rapidly inducing cell regeneration and growth with broken bones and ruptured vessels could mean unwanted growths and cancerous cell growths.

OOCO
>SA
“AJ”
~~~

>Wellllll?

“Ah’ think the characters are silly, this situation is way too confusin’ and could be solved in like two seconds, the battles took way too long and the character and backstory was crammed inta’ a tiny little block in the middle for no reason.”

>Annnnd?

“…it was kinda cool.”

>I knew it! You have fifty issues waiting for you.

“FIFTY ISSUE!? How do ya’ll afford these stupid funnybooks!?”

>It’s not that expensive if you do it once a month.

“That’s still over two hundred bits a year!”

>…Well when you put it like that-

“How much money have ya’ wasted on this nonsense!?”

>Way less than the time I’ve wasted on it!

“…”

>Not better?

“Ah’ will never understand you city folks.”

>You’ll never understand needing to relax after a long hard day of burning your muscles to the bone doing hard labor by escaping into a world where nobody feels those aching muscles and in the end all that work pays off?

“…Okay, Ah’ll understand you a little bit.”

>Well?

“Ah’ might just read the synopsis for the other ones and start on the new Mistress Marevulous.”

>…now might not be a good jumping on point.

“What’s goin’ on?”

>She uh… she had a serious reboot.

“…”

>On the positive side, I now know there are artists who can imagine and put to paper what it looks like when someone gets their teeth bucked into a sidewalk-

“Golden age it is!”

>>29877353
>Fine

>Haha nigga where the fuck did my spinal chord go nigga i can't do shit without turning into robocop

>>29877608
>Dark Marevelous Rises!

OOCO
>AJ
"Rarity"

>Rarity?

"Yes, dear?"

>When was the last time we sung a song

"...I think Hearths' Warming was the last time I sun... does humming count?"

>No, humming don't count

"Oh poo"

>No, seriously, Ah' cannot remember the last time we sang together.... not a Hearths Warming carol or somethin' anyone can join in on, a proper outta-nowhere song

"...We could try it right now?"

>We're in the middle of writing up a land tax reform

"Who says we can't try?"

>Nah...

"Oh you're just being a phooey"

>Ah' ain't bein' a phooey

"Oh yes you are, the Applejack I knew would happily start a work song for such an occasion"

>Now y'all jess' makin' me think about Big Mac an' his "work songs"

"...That tone doesn't bide much confidence"

>They're jess' a TAD too... aggressive?

"Oh no, now we're going to sing one of his songs and we are going to quell that little worry of not singing of yours. You lead!"

>..."Ohhhhhh... The Bourgeoisie aren't poniiiiies, they should be cut down with great eeaaaaase"-

"Ok that's quite enough"

>...Ah' miss our own songs

>>29878028
Pfft.

Fun fact, Socialist Mac was started by the OG applespike shipper.

That is his lasting legacy.

>>29878054
I remember his story, Hoof in Claw, was it?

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>>29877399
>>29877744
I don't know if I can even describe how pissed off I am about situation and the person who broke my loli.

But nice dubs anyway.

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>Twilight
"Celestia"

>Celestia, what exactly were you teaching me when I was a filly?

"Magic"

>Yes but... you did teach me maths and sciences right? Or was that all a really really REALLY coincidental fever dream?

"...Yes?"

>Ok because no matter how much I try to suppress it for being COMPLETELY against every single half notion or scant or tangiental suggestion of being scientific....

"...I did teach you the Birds and the Bees, is that it?"

>NO NOT AGAIN!

"Ah, right"

>NO! No! It was.... uhhh... Oh no, that "equation" uhh..

"...Being?"

>Smiling sunshine plus Rainbow plus Lollipop equals 2

"...That stuck with you all this time?"

>Yes! I wrote down EVERYTHING you put onto the board!

"Whyyyyyyy"

>BECAUSE YOU'RE THE SINGLE MOST MAGICALLY EXPERIENCED PONY IN ALL OF EQUESTRIA! I FOLLOWED EVERY SINGLE WORD! EVERY SINGLE NOTE! I STUDIED IT RELIGIOUSLY!

"...That half explains the no-friends problem"

>>29878178
"Fine, you want to know the truth? It was subliminal messaging."

>For what!?

"Six coming together to make joy of friendship plus a spiral emitting from a single line plus rainbow magic equals two."

>But I don't understand, two what!?

"Sisters."

>....holy shit

>>29878233
...mother of god...

>>29878233
MIND
BLOWN

>Chef
“Zephyrious”
~~~~

>Well?

“How on the name of the Great Hawks’ wings did you manage to get fish together in time? And so well prepared at that!”

>Ain’t like the princess didn’t call for you and we knew you were coming. Though I’ll still take the praise, your highness, coming from you it means a lot.

“My taste buds may have been birthed by royals, but they’re no different than anyone elses.”

>Ha! How’d you come from that one over there, again? You an adoption like the little one in the crystal place?

“I assure you my mother is in fact, biological, and unless we’re about to have quite the event revealed to us my father is very much my own. Not to say any less of the ones adopted, of course.’

>Ehhh, didn’t mean to imply otherwise, that little thing is the sweetest thing you’ll ever meet.

“I don’t suppose I’ve had the one on one pleasure yet. I’ve heard stories from mother, though. Confusing ones.”

>Ha! Whatever she said about her, if it doesn’t have a hug or a marchmalley involved, it’s a straight up lie.

“Marchmalley? Is that some off brand of marshmallow or something? I might need to pick up a bag if a fellow royal think so highly of it.”

>HA! I’ll let you figure that one out yourself.

“Well, now I’m excited. I wonder what it would be… by the way, I wasn’t aware ponies ate fish.”

>We don’t.

“Oh… then I must say, I’m confused at you continually picking at my dish. Are you that hungry? I’d hope the princess kept you fed.”

>She keeps me fat, that’s the truth. Just wanted to make sure you knew this wasn’t poisoned or something, figure you guys would be on alert or something.

“Oh. Come to think of it, I never even thought of that. I thank you for putting me at ease.”

>No problem, this stuff is delicious.

“You can stop checking now, if you like.”

>Ehhh, better safe then sorry.

“…You ponies are very curious creatures.”

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>>29865183
W H E N

>>29878343
>Almost same time
>A day later

The fuck

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>>29878372
W E

D E M A N D

A P P L E

P R O G R E S S I O N

>>29878404
OOHHHHHH, he means AJ's story section.

Okay yeah this all makes way more sense now, I thought you meant Aj's dating life or something and who was going to win the "Applejack Bowl".

FFS man be more clear. You have to know what "___ bowl" means.

>>29878443
There's AJ

And AUJ

That constitutes a "___bowl"

alsochitaniaistheretoo

>>29878466
Unless some selfcest or serious hatefuck is involved, neither AUJ or Chitty is winning the Applejack Bowl.

>AB
“SL”
‘SB’
~~~~

>…Ya’ll ever feel like we’re not quite on the level of other fillies our age?

“What do you mean?”

>Dunno, just feel like we’re kinda not up to par with someone else smartwise.

‘Is that because we’re so behind it took us forever to find our cutie marks when in fact our marks were always about cutie marks in the first place?’

>…that contributes to it.

“Or the fact we were good at other stuff too but in the end it was all about cutie marks?”

>Sure.

‘Or the fact you’re good at building stuff but constantly have to have help from others building stuff?’

“Or her singing?’

‘Or you flying-‘

“You shut your mouth.”

>…Ah’ feel like we kinda fell by the wayside.

“WE STOPPED A GIANT GOD THING!”

>Yeah, but what have we done recently?

“…wow, we do suck.”

>>29878498
>Implying we don't want those

>Fluttershy
“Rarity”
~~~

>…

“…So did you do that? The whole making the world stop thing-“

>No.

“Huh.”

>Chaos takes many forms here.

“I’ve noticed that. Have you noticed that when a pony gets angrier, they become more unstable magically? I’ve started forming hypothesizes concerning the inherent link between Discord being unleashed in the world and a greater uptick in chaotic magic being shown by above average ponies and their magical abilities-“

>Oops. Sorry!

POP!

>Chaos got in. You were saying?

“DRESSES!”

>Oh, Rarity!

>>29879241
... creepy.

>>29879241
is this implying FS is mindzotzing them?

>Idris
“???”
~~~

>N-nooooo…

The images before him should not have brought horror. What he saw should not have chilled him to the bone, bringing a rattling with every breath as he should. What he saw on that screen should not have frightened him, not like this.

Oh sure, his heart had first soared like the majestic amalgamation of an eagle and a beast of unknown feline connection. He’d first felt a joy unlike any other when he realized the biggest bane of his existence had been utterly annihilated in the same way she’d annihilated his city not so long ago. He’d felt nothing but pure unbridled happiness in his chest, and let out a joy with the peace of mind granted as only a night of sleep unburdened by fear could. So happy was he at the one who had slain her, he resolved to never again ask why his wife spent so much time hanging out with that frankly unsettling mare.

Then, right there, it hit him.

>N-noooooooo…

The fear of realization of something else.

>I still have time… I can still-

When the sudden door slammed open, he knew it was too late.

“Ohhhh Idris….”

He locked onto her glittering eyes, her manic grin that stretched seemingly clear around her head. He knew he was too late.

“I’m in the mood to… celebrate…”

His eyes darted over when he heard the wood begin to splinter in an anticipating claw, and sweat began to pour over his face.

>…n-nnnnnnoooooo-

She slammed the door shut, and it was too late.

>NOOOOOO-

She was upon him before he could even move.

>>29879517
>Cue Chichi/Goku scene

>>29879517
>Not wanting that
I didn't realize he was gay.

>>29879517
I take it telling her off has been delayed.

OOCO
>Rarity
“AJ”
‘SA’
~~~

>Applejack, tell him yes.

“Yes.”

‘Applejack, tell her no.’

“No.”

>Tell him yes!

“Yes.”

‘Tell her no!’

“No.”

>Tell him he’s a braindead moron!

“No.”

‘Tell her I’m-‘

“Iffin’ the next words out of yer’ mouth ain’t somethin’ to the measure of takin’ her out on a date, don’t want to hear it.”

‘WHAT!?’

>Wait, what?

“Haw.”

>Did she just Pinkie us?

‘She totally just pulled a Pinkie.’

>Why a date, though? That’s completely random. Pinkie has a base logic to her jokes that make sense if you think about them and add to the humor.

‘At least she does when around smart ones.’

>So what’s the… ohhh.

‘Oh?’

>I always wanted my prince to come along and take me off on a date.

‘Ahhhh. Want to go out on a date and leave behind these messy talks about business taxation to prevent foreign dependence?’

>Do I!?

SLAM!

“Huh. Did not see that-WAIT A DANG MINUTE! Yer’ not leaving this for me!”

CRUSH!

“Get back to work!”

>Almost.

‘So close.’

“WORK! And no more putting me in the middle while ya’ll have at it!”

>…

‘…’

“What?”

>>29879913
Cute!