Thread 39: Stories 1-15

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>29
"MM"
'Zecora'
[Trixie]
~~~~~

>This is so... ugh.

'It seems a bit odd, I will give you that. By the way, does this suit make my plot seem fat?'

[Everything makes your plot look fat.]

'Jealous much? Look, don't touch.'

>A-hem, not that I would not love to discuss Zecroa's backside so wide and well fit within her suit, but our dear Maney wishes for us to perform, and showcase that which she believes in so great!

"Aww, thanks Niney!"

>Of course. I would be a beast so horrible if I did not give you aide in this time of trial!

'Do I-'

>Be silent! We need four!

'Why am I Whinnyston!? Nobody remembers Whinnyston!'

>Then you are perfect for the job. Now, maestro so fair and striped, hit our music!

[Of course, I know. Let's go!]

The amphitheater went silent, and the music started up.

Slowly, from behind a fog, the four emerged decked out in jumpsuits, with strange contraptions on their backs.

[ If there's something strange in your neighborhood...]

>Who you gonna call?

>'"Ghostbusters!"'

[ If there's something weird and it don't look good...]

>Who you gonna call?

>'"Ghostbusters!"'

"I ain't afraid of no ghost!"

>Their childhood days, running through your head...

"Who you gonna call?"

>'"Ghostbusters!"'

'An invisible mare sleeping in your bed?'

"SCARY!"

>Who you gonna call?

>'"Ghostbusters!"'

[ If you're all alone, pick up the phone.]

>And call...

>'"Ghostbusters!"'

"I ain't afraid a no ghost"

'I hear it likes the girls'

"I ain't afraid a no ghost"

[Mm... if you've had a dose, Of a freaky baby ghosts...]

"You better call GHOSTBUSTERS!"

>OHHH! Bustin' makes me feel good!
"Who you gonna call?"
~Ghostbusters!~
"Ah, I think you better call!"
~Ghostbusters!!~
>I can't hear you...
~GHOSTBUSTERS!~
'Who you gonna call?'
~GHOSTBUSTERS!~

'YEAH!'

And the applause just came rolling in.

'Pfft, of course they're applauding me.'

>I've actually never seen the film, they do help the ghosts in this one, right?

["..."]

>...R-right?
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NC
>2
"SA"
'Twilight'
[Chrysalis]
~~~~~~

"What the heck is she singing?"

'I... I don't...'

>Dansa med oss, Klappa era händer, Gör som vi gör, Ta några steg åt vänster, Lyssna och lär, Missa inte chansen,

[WHAT IS THIS DEVIL MUSIC!?]

>Nu är vi här med, Caramelldansen!

[MAKE IT STOP!]
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>Velvet
"Poindexter"
'Mane-Iac'
~~~

>Oh my goooooosh! Is that little Poindexter!?

"Oh, hey Misses Velvet."

>OH GOOOOSH! I haven't seen you in forever sweetieeee! How are you?

"Doing fine, Misses Velvet. You only saw me a few weeks ago."

>It's been too looong!... Oh! And who is this?

'AHHHHAHAHAHA! I AM THE DIABOLICAL! MANACLE! CRAZED VILLAIN OF MANES SO EVIL! I AM THE MAD MARE, THE MAAAAAAANE-IAAAACAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA! AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!'

>...Oh! Right, Shiny mentioned you a couple times. Nice to finally meet you!

'AHAHAHAH-... Nice to meet you too! You seem nice!'

>And just what are you two doing out here together all alone? On a bit of a date?

"W-what!? No no! It-"

'It's the sixth, I think!'

>...What?

'The date, it's the sixth!'

>You... huh?

"She thinks you're talking about the calendar date."

>Oh no! I meant a da-

"HAHAHA BECAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHAT YOU MEANT PLEASE STOP!"

>...Something the matter?

"What? With me? Nope. Noperinoo. Nooo ma'am, none at all. Nothing to do with a certain mutual FRIEND who can call forth gigantic FIREBALLS and has no problem at all THROWING FIREBALLS AT POOR DEFENSELESS EARTH PONIES AS THEY WATCH IN HORROR!"

>...

'I understood all of that! AHAHAHAHHA!'

>...Overprotective?

"Noooo, what gave you that ideaahahaha... d-doooon't be silly..."

>...

"...S-she'lll knoooooowwww..."

>Ah. Well, it is so good to see you again, Poindexter! Oh, I still remember the prom... what did happen to those other two anyway?

"Uh... let's just... forget that one."

>Uh huh...

'AHHHHAHAHAHH!... THEY'RE JERKS!'

>...

"See? Even she knows it."
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>Pinkie
"Limestone"
'Marble'
[Igneous]
{Cloudy}
_???_
~~~

>Is... is she...

"My brain is just... unable to process this. It does not know what is happening."

'I feel like I should be both laughing, horrified, confused, amazed and just a touch disgusted.'

[It is in moments like this that you wonder if you made the right choices in life.]

{How will I live with myself after this.}

_We're up all night for to the sun. We're up all night to get some. We up all night for good fun. We're up all night to get lucky. Do do do do do do.._

>...She's staying so perfectly monotone...

"*Wimper*"

[All is lost.]

_We're up all night to get lucky._
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>SA
"Chrysalis"
'Twilight'
[Velvet]
{Night}
-Cadence-
=18=
^2^
~~~~

"So, which do you think I should go with? A brilliant, multifaceted sonata, go full pop music, or just break out into country songs and mutilate them beyond recognition? I can literally do all of them. With a perfect voice..."

>...

"...Because Changeling."

>Got. It.

"Joy of biology, Shiny."

=Awesome to be a changeling sometimes.=

^YEAH! CAUSE WE GOTS HOLES TA' PUT MARCHMALLEYS IN!^

=Sure, that too.=

'Huh. You know, your mimicry of sounds sounds like it could have a ton of uses. Have any other Queen's fully explored it's capabilities?'

“Oh suurre, plenty did. Arctiidae in particular loved it, used to mess with her voice all the time till she could produce this wonderful sound. Want to hear it?”

-NO! NOT AGAIN!-

“Spoilsport.”

'What?'

-It's this loud, unholy screeching noise. Like a bat.-

“I helped her find her keys once.”

'Like... sonar?'

“I have no idea what that means.”

=Your sound causes reverberations in the surrounding area that lets you see it without direct sight.=

“Oh! Yeah, that.”

'Fascinating.'

“Heh, yeah, it's got a limited sight range of just twenty feet, and it hurts like hell to use it, and I'm pretty sure it'll make you deaf if you over use it, but Arctiidae's technique wasn't totally worthless... good old... good old Arctiidae...”

>Ohhhh dear. That's not a nice look.

'Two, please plug your ears.'

^KAY!^

[I'm confused.]

{And horrified.}

“Ah, quit. It wasn't that bad.”

[What wasn't?]

>Mom, Arctiidae was a Queen Changeling.

{Aannnnd?}

>And aside from 'the stomp', Chrysalis here is the only one left.

[So? What's the... oh.]

{I am good, thank you, and shall be joining my granddaughter.}

“Oh, you sissy. It's not like it was violent.”

'Though I know I should not ask, my curiosity is too much. What happened?'

“'Heh, it's actually kind of funny, Arctiidae ended up staying with us for months before she died.”

'Oh?'

“Yeaahh. She panicked and used her technique on the top of a mountain to fight off some snow monster, and well, ended up causing a massive avalanche. Completely buried her entire hive, and a small village there too but who cares about that.”

>Right...

“But anyway, she started to panic and tried calling for help, but you know, this was in the 'later' time. After a certain someone was dealing with the worlds worst case of frostbite. Sooo, yeah. This mostly ended up with her running around in a frenzy and eventually stumbling across mom. Totally a good thing too! She had to stab, just SO many ponies when she ran into them undisguised.”

[And your mother... helped her?]

“HAH! No! She told her to... Maney's not around, right?... Two still plugged?... Right, good, she told her to go fuck herself and provided a knife to do it with!... but then she realized that, you know, someone would probably dig one of them up eventually and then WOW we were in trouble. Soooo she put a muzzle on Arctiidae and up we went!”

>...

“...She wasn't stupid. Anywhoooo, she got up there and she put Arctiidae and the minions to work to dig them all out.”

'You too?'

“PFFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!”

'…'

“Aha... ahaaa... hooooo... nooooo, no I did not. Good thing too! Like, two of them got crushed. Totally hilarious, see, they actually were lifting up this huge pile of corpses, and then they slipped and BAM! More corpses! HAH!”

[…]

“Mom thought it was funny. But yeah, she made Arctiidae double count to be sure, but we got them all up and set fire to them.”

-They all died?-

“Yep. Arctiidae kept pulling them out and checking them over, but eh, you know, it had been like two days since she left them. Not a whole lot left to do, so we set fire to them. Nice fire, I roasted some walnuts over it.”

>Delightful.

“But yeah, see, that wasn't just a bunch of mooks, that was Arctiidae's brood. All of them. And she was pretty much out of love, so not like fighting mom or disguising herself was an option. Soooo she was, you know, pretty stuck. So mom took her in.”

'That was... nice of her?'

“...PFFTTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! AHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH! HHOOOOOO AHAHAHAHAHAH! M-MAKE IT S-S-STOOOOOOHOHOOOOOP!”

>...

“AHA... HAH... haha... hooooo... noooo, she was not being nice about this. Listen, Arctiidae was a damn fine infiltrator, and she was REALLY good at drawing fire when she wasn't infiltrating. Mom pretty much used her as a glorified soldier slash servant.”

[...Uh huh...]

“Yeah, it was great. Mom would sometimes make her put on a maid's outfit to fight dragons with. I got to use her as a foot stool even! Ahhh, it was fun.”

-And now I want to throw up a little.-

“Yep. Stuck around with us for months, got into all kinds of crazy shit. That's how I learned her screech, you know? She got drunk off her ass and told it to me one day.”

>How did she get alcohol?

“I gave her some of mine. She was a funny drunk! Made me laugh.”

'How old were you!?'

“Hn? Not that old. Why?”

'...No reason... so, uh, and I can't believe I'm saying this, you didn't point out how she died.'

“Hm?”

'How she died. You started this to tell us how she died.'

“...OH! Yeah, right. Uh, dunno the exact way.”

>...Seriously.

“Yeah, just woke up one day and mom said she finally snapped and tried to backstab her, so she was dead. Handed me my carrying minion, and we got walking.”

-...-

“Ah! Right, sorry, carrying minions are the ones we call the ones who carry us-”

>Got it. So, in short, you didn't need to tell us all of that, you could have just skipped to the end and said “She tried to backstab my mom”.

“...Where's the fun in that?”

'I'm just impressed you didn't think she replaced your mom.'

"...PFFTHAHAHAHAH! NOT AGAAAHAHAHHAAAAIIIN!AHAHAHAHH!"

-...that is so annoying..-

"AHAHAHAH...AHAH... nooo... noo. Mom put in, just, SO MANY safeties to make sure that never happened, and I would know if it did. Mom was a smart cookie. Also, I saw the body. Well, what was left of it. DNA sensing is just so useful sometimes..."

'Sure it is... Hey, 18? Did you know all this?'

=I am denying any and all involvement, knowledge or participation in any of the previously described events, and will continue to do so.=

'Fair enough.....'

{Is it safe to take my hooves off my ears? Everyone's just sitting still and looking on in horror.}

[It's fine.]

{WHAT!?}

[...Nevermind, keep it closed.]

^WHAT!?^

{WHAT!?}

'So was this just... all normal for you?'

“What? No, that's stupid. She didn't normally take Queens in for servants, normally too dangerous, mom killed them.”

'Ah. And I am glad Two's ears are still plugged.'

^WHAT!?^

“But this was an exception... heh... good times... gooood times.”

[...the wistful look is what hurts most of all.]

“...Goood times..”
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>Mane-Iac
"Poindexter"
'???'
[???]
~~~~

>Huh... I wonder what I should sing...

"Really? Shouldn't this be easy?"

>Huh? No! Do you have one? Tell it to me!

"A doy, you just need to sing "She's a Mania-"

*KER-SMACK!*

"OW! Chrysalis!? WHAT!?"

'...nnno... noooooo...'

"But come on, her singing it will fit so well! Get it? Because she's a Mania-"

*OPEN HOOF KERSMACKA!*

"OWWW!... Shiny!?"

[...Nooooo... no.]

>...I am so confused...
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>Chitania
~~~

There was a sick thrill in her veins as she took the stage.

She hadn't initially planned to. Of course not, this whole thing was stupid to her, foolish, positively moronic. The only music she even knew of were what she heard on her trips anyway. Which, incidentally is where she heard this number in her brain right now.

But oh... the temptation. The temptation to get up here, in front of all of them. To flaunt herself out in the open, and have them all completely unaware that she could transform at any moment, and crush them all. Squashed like ants. She was going to get up here, in front of them all...

And she was going to sing.

And she was going to mock them with every lyric.

>Play it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcaBmWj8v0

>I'll take the light, and darken everything around me... Call your clowns, and listen closely, I'm lost sometimes true.

Her voice suddenly split into a loud roar.

>Call my name every day! You're all so helpless I've fallen down but I'll rise above this, rise above you!

Oh, what a feeling to watch them all smile, so unaware.

>Hate the mind, regrets are better left forgotten. Because you don't know, this void will grow and somethings are in vain, distressing you though it gives me such fun. Feels so right, but I'll end this all before it gets me

The roar returned, louder.

>Call my name every day! You're all so helpless I've fallen down but I'll rise above this, rise above the princess!

Hah, she had slipped it in, and they hadn't even noticed.

>I'll rend yourself before you get me, rend them all before they get me...

One last time.

>Call my name every day! You're all so helpless I've fallen down but I'll rise above this, rise above you!...

She smiled.

>Forty eight ways to say that you're all so helpless. I've fallen down, fallen down, but I'll rise above it, rise above them, rise above you, rise above them all...

She smiled as she left the stage.

If they only knew who they were applauding.
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>13
"55"
'Stage hand
~~~

"So, what do you think is going to be the most awesome part about tomorrow?"

>...

"...I think it's gonna be everything. Doesn't seem like tonight is going to be that interesting though-"

'Whoa now!'

>ACK! WHAT WHAT WHAT!?

'Just be careful, that's highly ignitable fuel down there! But don't worry, it won't hurt you unless you just start rolling around in it.'

"..."

>...Oh crap.

'What?... Did... did music just start playing?'

>Ahhhhhhh... crraaaaaapppp...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPx-nUqLMtc

"Toniiiiiiiiight, I'm gonna have myself a real good time. I feel ali-i-i-ive...."

'Hey! Don't jump in that!'
>Too late.

"And the world... it's turning inside out. Yeah... Fumes are floatin' around in ecstasy so... Don't stop me now."

First, he lit a match.

"Don't stop me."

And then he lit himself up.

"Cuz I'm havin' a good time! HAVIN' A GOOD TIME!"

And then he was in the air.

"I'm a shooting star burning through the skies, a fiery tiger defying the laws of gravity!"

He landed hard on the stage, skidding over to the mircophone and grabbing it in one swing of his hoof.

"I'm a scorching cart passing by, like sweet Celestia! I'm gonna go go go! There's no stopping meeeee!"

Microphone still in his hoof, somehow, he took to the air.

"I'm burnin' through the skies yeah! Two million degrees, that's why they call me The demon of the niiiight! I'm giving evil the biggest fight! I wanna make a supersonic boom just like you!"

Somehow, someway, Dash knew he was pointing at her, and had no idea why.

"Don't stop me nooooooow! I'm havin' such a good time, I'm havin' a ball! Don't stop me now! If you wanna have a good time, I'm here for your call! Don't stop me now, cuz I'm havin' a good time! Don't stop me now, it's the very best good time, I don't wanna stop at alllll... Yeah!"

To everyone's horror, he started looping through the hanging lights, and was quickly running out of microphone length.

"I'm a rocket ship racing to the stars, on a collision course! I am a burning light, I'm out of control... I am a love machine ready to reload, like a super bomb, about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode!"

With that last line, he went all out, becoming a red hot rocket, and still strangely never running out of microphone length.

"I'm burnin' through the skies yeah! Two million degrees, that's why they call me The fire in the niiiight! I'm giving evil the biggest fight! I wanna make a supersonic boom for justice so true!"

He started banking, drawing shapes in the sky.

"Don't stop me, don't stop me, don't stop me! Hey hey hey! Don't stop me, don't stop me! Ooh ooh ooh! I like it! Don't stop me, don't stop me! Havin' good time, good time! Don't stop me, don't stop me Woooooooh!"

And just like that, he went white hot with his speed, and the microphone ran out of length and slipped free from his hoof.

They could still hear him.

"I'm burnin' through the skies yeah! Two million degrees, that's why they call me The one bringing justice's liiiight! I'm giving evil the biggest fight! I wanna make a supersonic boom for badguys to rue!"

He landed hard on the stage, flames going everywhere.

"Don't stop me nooooooow! I'm havin' such a good time, I'm havin' a ball! Don't stop me now! If you wanna have a good time, I'll give you the best of all! Don't stop me now, please I'm havin' a good time! Don't stop me now, it's my favorite good time, I don't wanna stop at alllllllllll....."

Slowly, the flames began to flicker, dying.

"La da da da da daa, la da dada la dada La dada da da da da da......"

Confused, he tapped a hoof to his chin.

"Huh. Can't remember the rest of the words. Oh well! That was fun! Thanks for listening!"

After his wave, and completely oblivious to the incredulous stares, he hopped down off the stage, and walked off... still on fire. Didn't even wait for the applause.

'...huh.'

>At least I didn't-

And that's when she caught on fire.

>...Of course.
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>Sucker Punch
"41"

"Ok, now let's see here, no, no, no, stupid, lame, crap..."

>Having trouble?

"There aren't any good songs on here!"

>There are plenty!

"None of them are...me..."

Sucker Punch grimaces, then shrugs.

>How about a song that's...us?

"Us?"

>Yeah.

"Like a duet?"

>Yep.

"I dunno, all of those are supper mushy and lovey dovey. I may be bargain bin Punchbug, but I'm not Lovebug."

>Technically-

"Shaddup."

>Well why not that one?

"Which one?"

>That one there!

"Hmm...yeah...yeaaaah! This song's totally us!"

>Then let's do it!

Later on the stage the two stand side by side, their postures confrontational as they engage in a staredown.

>"Hit it!"

The music begins to play, a jaunty little tune as the two circle each other before launching into the song.

>"Anything you can do,
>"I can do better.
>"I can do anything
>"Better than you."

The two press in close, scrunching their noses.

>No ya can't!

"Yes I can!"

>No ya can't!

"Yes I can!"

>No ya can't!

41 shoves Sucker Punch away and poses.

"Yes I can!" "Yes I caaaaaaan!"

Sucker Punch glares and hip checks her to the side.

>Well, anything you can be
>I can be greater.
>Sooner or later,
>I'm greater than you.

"No you're not!"

>Yes I am!

"No you're not!"

>Yes I am!

"No you're not!"

>Yes I am! Yes I am!

The two go to headbutt each other, but stop themselves as the audience let out a collective 'NO!' They regard each other suspiciously and turn to the audience. Punch raises the hoof still charged with the infusion.

>I can stop some fightin'
>With this hoof'a lightnin'

"Oh drop the stupid taser
"My horn he shoots a laser!"

Punch puffs out his chest.

>I can live off bread and cheese!

41 gasps.

"And only that?"

>Yep!

"Ha, so can a rat!"

41 smirks, swaying to the music as the two circle again.

"Any note you can reach
"I can go higher.
"I can sing anything
"Higher than you."

Sucker Punch frowns then replies, his voice high.

>No, you can't.

41 replies, her voice higher still.

"Yes I can!"

Punch responds in kind, their voices raising with each line.

>No you can't!

"Yes I CAN!

>NO YOU CAAAAAN'T!

His voice a falcetto, Punch grins, confident in victory, which seems assured when 41 bows her head.

"Yes...I..."

41 throws back her head, her voice coming out as something to rival even an opera singer.

"CAAAAAAAAA-!!!"

One of the stage lights above busts, leaving the two to scramble out from under the falling glass, sheepishly peeking from either side of the stage and shuffling back to the center as a stagepony casually sweeps the glass away. The music starts up again and the two glare.

>Any stream you can swim
>I can swim quicker
>Swift as a flicker
>I'm quicker than you!

"..."

>...well?

Punch gets smacked on the back of the head by the changeling.

"You know I can't swim, ya jerk!"

>It's the lyrics!

"So change 'em!"

>I can't just-...crap, it's still going-ah-uhm!

"Anything you can wear
"I can wear better
"In what you wear
"I look better than you!"

>In my gold?

"In your shoes!"

>In my helm?

"In your hat!"

>No you can't!

41 outright shifts into a feminine Punch.

"Yes I can! Yes I can!"

Punch's jaw drops, a flick of a tail across his face turns his expression into a snarl as he outright leaps over his double.

>I can clear a hurdle!

"I can wear a girdle!"

41 flutters her wings demurely, Punch glares, then smirks.

>I can knit a sweater!

If this...strange revelation rattles 41, she doesn't show it, batting her eyelashes at the pony she's copying.

"I can fill it better!"

Punch throws up his forelegs in frustration.

>I can do most anything!

41 shifts back to her normal form, tilting her head, forelegs on flanks.

"Can you bake a pie?"

Punch frowns, then bows his head, deflated.

>No...

41 pats his on the head.

"Neither can I."

Punch looks up and smirks.

>But...anything you can hit
>I can hit similar
>It's simple and plain
>We hit quite the same!

"Yeah we do!"

>Yes we do!

"Yeah we do!"

>Yes we...


>"DOOOOOOOO~!"

The two friends look out to the crowd and smile as they burst into applause.

>"THANK YOU-"

The two take a bow, unfortunately they're at a similar angle aaaand-

CLONK!

Both pony and changeling fall onto their backs, dazed and out of it. The stagepony from before nonchalantly sweeps the two away as the crowd laughs and applauds.
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"2
-Spike-
~~~
2 was nervous, alone on the stage before so many, but then, a familiar guitar rhythm strummed through the air and she looked to see Spike nearby

Playing, encouraging her, reassuring her

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z-NbQvhzKM

"Elle sort de son lit
Tellement sûre d'elle
La seine, la seine, la seine
Tellement jolie elle m'ensorcelle"

She glanced to Spike who looked back at her and sang

-"La seine, la seine, la seine"-
"Extralucide la lune est sur"

2's movements on the stage became bolder, her spirit filling the stage and pouring out into the audience with her joy

-"La seine, la seine, la seine"-
"Tu n'es pas saoul
Paris est sous"
-"La seine, la seine, la seine"-

Now she was in her full swing, without even thinking a green fire washed over her from hooves to neck to create a white dress and make her wings angelic

"Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi
C'est comme ça, la seine et moi"
-"Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi
C'est comme ça, la seine et moi"-

A brief instrumental, and Spike leapt from his spot to join 2 one the stage, his feet moving with her hooves in unison as they danced across center while he still strummed the strings of his guitar

-Extra Lucille quand tu es sur-
-"La scène, la scène, la scène"-
-Extravagante quand l'ange est sur-
-"La scène, la scène, la scène"-

The two danced in circles around eachother, the lights shifting between them as they sang

-"Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi
C'est comme ça, la seine et moi
Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi
C'est comme ça, la seine et moi"-

They skipped across the stage, singing as much to eachother now as the audience

"Sur le pont des arts"
-Mon cœur vacille-
"Entre deux eaux"
-L'air est si bon-
"Cet air si pur"
-Je le respire-
-"Nos reflets perchés
Sur ce pont"-

Taking one of his claws, 2 beat her small wings in a powerful flap and sent them both skyward where they danced in the air until they touched down on one of the visible catwalks above the stage

-"C'est comme ça, la seine et moi
On s'aime comme ça la seine et moi"-

2 danced her way in front of a strobbing light, and there here silhouette took on beautiful and colorful shapes while Spike sat on the bars

-"On s'aime comme ça la seine et moi
On s'aime comme ça la seine et moi"-

The instruments continued from the off stage bands while 2 and Spike leapt down back to the stage, landing harmlessly to finish with a pas du deux and closing with a flourishing bow to one another, then the audience
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>???
"Dadling"
'Luna'
[56]
~~~~

"Is this really the song she chose?"

'What? We think it is catchy!'

"No, really, she chose this. This is the song she chose. This is what she landed on."

[Fits pretty well, you have to admit.]

>NANANANANANANAANNA BAT MAAAAAARE! NANANANANANANAAN BAT MAAAAAAARE!

"I just... ugh..."

'We like this battle hymn, thank thee! We wish to baff and pop may a foe while listen to it!... and also wear spandex, for some reason.'

[THIS IS THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME!]

>BAT MAAAAARE!

"Does this actually have other lyrics?"

['WHO CARES!?']

"...Ugh..."
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Suddenly! At that very moment!

CRASH!

'Mane-iac!'

-AHAHAHHAHA! I HEARD YOU BELIEVED YOURSELF ABLE TO DO BATTLE WITH ONE AS MYSELF? ALLOW US TO DISPELL SUCH NOTIONS!-

'Thou takest us too lightly! LET US KUNG HOOF FIGHT!'

-ANGRY CROW TAKES FLIGHT!-

'Pow!'

'Moon tiara magic!'

-BAM!-

-OCTOPUS FISTS OF FURY!-

'BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BAFF!'

'Well played, but we are not done yet! BEHOLD! MOON GORGEOUS MEDITATION!'*

-WOOOOOOOOOOOO-!-

"Uhhh, are you guys saying sound effects for eachother's attacks landing?"

'We're using an honor system.'

-And the special effects budget isn't so great outside of the comic.-
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>AJ
"??"
'??'
[Rarity]
~~

>Heh, that was cute...

It was just out of the corner of her eye that she spotted them. Pretty far back, trying to keep out of direct sight, trying not to be seen or draw attention to themselves...

[Where are you going?]

She hadn't even realized she was starting to walk away, but she supposed now was as good a time as any.

>Jus' need ta' go talk ta' someone real quick, be back in a sec.

The white alicorn frowned, but she nodded all the same.

>Mind given me a once over with Twi's spell a'fore Ah' go?

[Really, darling, you need to get a better grasp on your magic.]

>Ah'm workin' on it.

[Hardly.]

>Rar, iffin' Ah' wanted a lecture, Ah'd ask Granny Smith what she thought'a mah' love life.

She smirked a little, but obliged the former earth ponies request. With that, Applejack steeled herself, and worked her way through the crowd.

'So, are you going to go up there and sing?'

“Nah, I've got a pretty crappy voice.”

'Meh, it's not that bad.'

“That's not fair. You're the one who can hit all kinds of high notes.”

'To be fair, I only do that with you.'

“You screech pretty loud when you can't handle those balls.”

'Yeah, but...'

The white pony suddenly snapped into a salute the instant he noticed her. All this time, and she still wasn't used to it.

The changeling beside him, however, just weakly waved and fidgeted a bit.

>At ease or whatever. Ah'm on vacation, and so're you. Ain't no reason ta' be salutin'.

Sheepishly, he put his hoof down.

“Ah, yeah, sorry. Force of habit.”

She rolled her eyes, and turned her attention to her real target.

'H-hi, princess. Sorry for scaring you.'

He looked almost ashamed, as if somehow, someway, this was all his fault.

>Weren't nothin' you did, and Ah' don't want ya' even thinkin' it. Ah' just wanted ta' make sure yer' still okay.

'O-oh! Yeah! Yeah... yeah, I'm fine. She, uh, she got the... did you talk to her yet? I don't know if I should-'

>Ah' know about the pheromones.

'Good! That's good. She got those out of me, that's why she grabbed me. Hurt a little when she was pulling it out, but I'm okay. Just fine.'

Tentatively, she looked him over.

>Ya' sure?

'Yep. Totally sure. And I'm not, you know, in tro... well, I'm probably in trouble. But I'm not, like, on fire or something. My Queen was... merciful about what went on up there.'

>Uh huh...

He had tried to hide it, but even with her attention elsewhere, Applejack noticed the white pony flinch.

>Glad ta' see ya' both found each other afterwords.

“Uh-”

'R-right! Totally, yeah, good thing. Lucky that happened. It's lucky. Really fortunate.'

That flinch was a little less subtle.

>Well... Ah' am glad yer' okay, Jugglejack. Ah' was really worried about ya'll back there.

Wide eyes glinting with happiness looked up at her.

'Really?'

>O'course.

'Thanks...'

His eyes lost just a bit of that happiness after that.

'Uh... tell, Arana I'm sorry, but I can't-'

>She knows, sugar cube. Don't worry, she understands.

'Good... that's good to hear.'

Softly, she put a hoof to his shoulder.

>She didn't know she was doin' it, ya' know. It was an accident. Ya' didn't get deceived or nothin', it's really how she is.

He didn't answer her back, just looked away.

>Well, Ah'm just glad yer' okay. And Ah'm glad Chrysalis wasn't too sore at ya' for goin' against her wishes.

'I should've listened to her...'

>...well, regardless, ya' take it easy and try ta' have fun with the rest o' yer' trip. Iffin' ya' feel funny or get some side effects, go get yer'self some help. Sure Twi'd be on call for it.

'I'll do that... yeah... thank you, princess.'

>Take care.

She got up and started to walk away, only to pause when she stood next to Actarius.

>Anythin' you wanna get off yer' chest?

As expected, his eyes went off to the side none too subtly.

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“I'll, uh... I need to make an appointment with you when you are back on duty.”

>Ya' can just tell me now.

“No no, not here. Not like this, this is... official business. I won't bother you on your vacation.”

>Is it important?

“Just to me... not so much for Equestria as a whole, or really anyone else in the grand scheme of things, if that's what you were worried about.”

>Ya' sure?

"...Yeah, I'm sure."

No hiding the hint of sadness in his voice there.

>...M'kay. Keep an eye on him, okay?

“Heh... don't have to worry about that, I feel like I always have an eye on that guy.”

>Good. Ah'll talk about what ya' want later, ya'll try ta' have fun too. And iffin' it's important ta' ya... well, just make sure ya' think about it all the way through, okay?

"I'll... do that."

Nothing more to be said, she supposed. With that, she walked off, leaving that hanging in the air. From the look in his eyes as she spoke, he probably wasn't going to be giving her any good news later.

>Ya' know, fer a vacation... Ah' don't feel like Ah'm off duty all that much...
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>???
"SA"
'Chrysalis'
[18]
{Twilight}
-Velvet-
~Nightlight~
^2^
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"...Let's all face it, we knew she was going to."

'We weren't lying to ourselves, Shiny, but we all kind of hoped just a bit.'

[On the positive side, she's not a terrible singer?]

{Yeah, she's got a pretty voice... sings at really inappropriate times a lot though.}

'*shudder*... witchcraaaafffft...'

-Just wish she was less... loud?-

~The ear plugs, they do nothing.~

^I like it!^

>AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEIIIIIIIII, WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOUUUUUUUUUUUU IIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOOOOOOVEEYYYYYYYOOOOUUUU

"I'd be touched, since she's obviously pointing that at me, if it weren't killing my ears."

'WHAT!?'

[...So is she going to move on to the rest of the lyrics at some point?]

>IIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE- OHHH IIIIII WILLL ALWAYS LOOOOOOOVEEEEEE YOOOOOOOOOOUUUU IIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS-

{You know what? Wouldn't hold my breath.}

>I WILL ALWAYS... LOOOOOVEE YOOOOOUUUUU... THANK YOU COLTLAND!

*CRASH!*

>...OH CRAP! SORRY! SORRY SORRY SORRY!

"[{-~....~-}]"

'HAH!'
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>???
"SA"
'Chrysalis'
[18]
{Twilight}
(Cadence)
~~~

"...Uh...."

'What? I think it's catchy.'

[Weirdly nice tune.]

{Should we be... worried?}

(About what?)

>Sun sun, mystic glowing sun... KILL MY ENEMIES!

{...}

(What?)

"We're all going to die someday..."
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