Thread 30: Stories 16-30

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>Chitania
“???”
~~~~~

>I think I'm really starting to hate this place.

She had been staring quite furiously at the attraction before her for quite some time now. It was quite a simple ride, all things considered, but it was the picture on the front that was really making her seethe.

That is not what fucking Titania looked like. That was herself, painted red. “Titania's wild ride” her ass!

“I feel ya' lady.”

The sympathetic tone was not putting her in a better mood, to put it bluntly. She probably would have actually had to hurt someone if she hadn't been so shocked by who, exactly, was talking to her.

“I couldn't get on the rides before either, they said I needed something called a 'bit' to do that. Can't get on the rides, can't eat out of the trash, they won't even let me light myself on fire! This place is weird, you know?”

His voice was far, far less raspy then the last time she had saw him, but there was no doubt. This was that one from the desert.

“But hey! I've still got three more of those coin things, if you want to go on the ride, you just have to give them to the guy at the front and he lets you on! The last filly only need two bits, but that was for a different ride. I'm not sure how many you need, so why don't you just take all of them.”

He was so excited, for some strange reason, just holding out his hoof and looking all too eager for her to take his money.

It was honestly a little disgusting.

>You're not very smart, are you?

None too subtly, his ears dropped.

“Uh... I uh... no. I'm not. I'm... I'm not very good with the thinking parts. H-heh, maybe I use smartness instead of fuel? That's why I burn through it so fast. But hey! Not like I need it anyway!”

>Do ponies tell you that you are dumb?

His eager hoof dipped just a bit.

“W-well, no, not a whole lot. Sometimes, but only when I do dumb stuff... which is more than sometimes I guess. But... but I guess my friends in the ballroom used to. All the time, even! But it's okay, they didn't mean I was, you know, dumb, just that I wasn't smart. That's all they meant.”

>...I have literally never seen a changeling more pathetic.

“Well... how many have you seen? That's important.”

>A lot.

“Oh... but oh! Bet you've never seen a homeless changeling!”

>I have.

“Nu-uh! Then you cont... contact... made yourself wrong!”

>What?

“Cause I've got a place, so you can't say I'm the most pathetic, because someone who didn't have a place would be more pathetic than me! HAH!”

>Really.

“Yeah! And I get drinks at the bar, and sometimes someone says hi to me, and I have a whole bunch of fuel to do my fire thing, and I even have a magic shack that tells me when bandits are doing stuff!...N-NOT THAT I DO ANYTHING WITH IT! I, uh... I tell the rider about it sometimes, though! YEAH!”

>You contradicted yourself.

“That's what that word was!... But what I was saying is, my life is amazing! So... here!”

>Are you trying to give me your money again? Really?

“Well, yeah! You must be in a really grumpy mood to say that stuff, so I figure if you go on the ride you'll be happy, and then maybe you'll smile. I like it when ponies smile, they don't do it a whole lot when I'm around. But that's okay, cause it's not that they don't like me, they just don't like the smoke smell. I understand, it's an acquired taste.”

If only to shut him up, she took the bits.

“Great! Have fun on the ride, I'm going to go see if I can get more 'free samples', those were great! Bye, lady! Hope you have a fun time!”

And he just runs off, seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that ponies were very visibly getting out of the way as he passed them.

>...Your mother is turning in her grave. Somewhere, in the fiery pits of hell, she is spitting flame and hate.

Still... she supposed it couldn't hurt to see what this ride was like. Might as well check and see if this lived up to the ride she used to have when she busted the bitches teeth in back in the day.

...how long was this ride, anyway? Meh, probably not important.
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>56
“SA”
‘???’
[???]
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>HOW DID THIS EVEN HAPPEN?

“It’s funny. I found myself wondering the same thing about thirteen seconds ago.”

>I WANTED TO BE HERE WITH MOONS.

“And I wanted my wife. I’m not quite sure when this mix-up occurred, or how for that matter, but it did. And now we’re stuck on this ride. Together.”

>…I can probably jump out and swim back.

“I wouldn’t advise it, 56. Holes, remember? Changelings can’t swim. And don’t you hate water?”

>For Moons, I’ll deal with it.

“Huh. That was a surprisingly romantic thing to sa-”

>’Cause her plot is mine, and no one else’s. If I leave, who knows what jerk’ll try to swoop in and kiss it!

“Annnnd there is it. Should’ve seen that coming.”

>How long is this tunnel anyway?

“Too long.”

>Ha! Nice, nice… Sooooo, Shiny… king of the Empire, right? Cool, that’s cool, you’re cool, ya cool stallion you.

“Is this… what’re you doing? Is this small talk?”

>Tell me, how’s it feel with Two goin’ to school now?

“Pretty good, actually. I mean, yeah, it gets a bit lonely without her but it’s only for a few hours, plenty of time to make some of that special marchmalley hot cocoa that she lo-”

>I bet all the dudes must be after her in class, ya think? She’s pretty cute, and that attitude has gotta be turnin’ heads.

“…”

>Prob’ly gets hit on ten times a day. No, twenty even!

“…”

>Wonder if any of ‘em have tried to snuggle her p- WHOA! SHINY ALL THE WATER’S TURNED DARK RED! WHAT IS THIS?

“It’s nothing, 56.”

>IS THIS BLOOD?

“Absolutely nothing.”

~~~~~

‘Um, Caddy? W-why are you putting real bullets into this toy shotgun? In fact where did you even get those bullet? Caddy?’

[It’s nothing, Twilight.]

*kuh-klick!*

‘Your eyes are turning black!’

[Absolutely nothing.]
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>Chitania
~???~
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Somewhere on the impossibly vast floating park that was Partyland walked Chitania, with Mr. Popcorn safely tied to her back. She still hadn't managed to find those fabled 'different flavored kernels' yet but she searched on, ignoring her mounting annoyance as she began to softly sing.

>You shout my name…
>But I can’t hear a word you say
>I’m screaming loud, not saying much…
>I’m criticized….
>But all your bullets ricochet
>Froze me up, but I thawed down

>I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose
>Fire away, fire away….
>Ricochet, you take your aim
>Fire away, fire away….

>You hunt me down, but I won’t fall
>I am Chitaaaaniiia…
>You freeze my heart, but I won’t fall
>I am Chitaaaaniiia!

~Wait a minute, who did you say you were again?~

>I said I'm one who's going to stomp a mudhole in your ass if you don't keep walking until you fall off the edge.

~Ah, right. That's what I thought you said. O-okay then, have a good day, ma'am!~

And the nameless stallion did indeed kept strolling, quite rigidly, until coming to the very edge of Partyland, at which point he walked clear off without hesitation.
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>SA
“Chrysalis”
'Celestia'
[IR]
{CQ}
~Pinkie~
=Twilight=
(Dash)
-Fluttershy-
+2+

{So then our daughter decided she wasn't going to eat anymore of her vegetables.}

[So I had to cock my hoof back, and-]

*TACKLE!*

~DADDY! MOMMY!

>OH THANK CELESTIA!

'You're welcome? What did I do?'

=+SHINY!+=

*TACKLE2.0!*

>Joy! Once again I feel the grip of joy in my heart!

+SHINY IT WAS GREAT! WE WENT ON THE BUBBLE BLUBBER THEN THE SHOOPER ZOOPER AND THEN WE BOPPED IN THE BUMPER BOPPER AND-+

-Is anyone else noticing these names?-

(It's Pinkie.)

-Right...-

>Alright! Alright! Wow, glad you had fun, hope you're not all funned out, and still have a little time for-OOF!

+BUZZER ZAPPER NEXT! BUZZER ZAPPER NEXT!+

>Right, rii... uh, what the heck are you holding?

+It's the super deluxe Smashtania figure! She comes with a tea set!+

>...

=Pinkie bought it, don't look at me.=

~Well excuse me for wanting her to be happy!~

[It is important to get in good with the children before marrying into the family.]

{Indeed. If they do not like you, then the relationship will be so much more strained.}

=-(WHAT!?)-=

~MOM DAD! NO! I TOLD YOU, BAD! BAD!~

>They think I want to marry Pinkie. Nothing I have said has dissuaded them.

+GASP! YOU MEAN AUNTIE PINKE IS GONNA BE MOMMY PINKIE!? But then I gotta redo all my pictures! SO MANY PICTURES, SHINY!+

(Shiny, no! You can't marry Twilight's friend, that'll make it so awkward!)

>I'm noticing a lot of ponies aren't listening to me, and this bothers me.

-I think it's cute.-

~SHY, I SWEAR I WILL HOOF YOU IN THE FACE!~

[Daughter, please, violence is never the answer unless someone insults your family.]

{In which case you punch them.}

“Damn, Pinkie! Why didn't you introduce us sooner? Your parent's are awesome!”

[Indeed, you should have introduced us.]

{We like her.}

=-(~...REALLY!?~)-=

>Yes. Really. It wounds my soul.

[Really what? Do you not like her?]

“Not like me? Perish the thought! Me and her have never had a single argument, I tell you.”

~Well, I mean, that's technically true, but...!~

“We even hung out and rode a rocket carousel! Ahhh, it's fun, isn't in Pinkorama?”

~Okay, yeah, that was fun, but I mean... uh...~

{So, why not introduce us?}

~Uh, well...~

“It probably wasn't deliberate. I'm too awesome not to introduce.”

~Right...~

>Hey, you know what you guys need to do? Right now? Get introduced. Like, really, really introduced. Close as could be. In fact, I am hindering this introduction, it's important to see how others do in non-Shiny settings, right? And that's why we need to-TWI-NOW!

+WHEEEEEE!+

In a flash, the family disappeared.

Another flash went off two seconds later.

>DAMN IT, TWI! YOU CAN'T FORGET MY SUNHORSE!

With that, he grabbed Celestia, and then they left again.

“...So, now that he is out of range, this coupon is no longer valid. Hey, guys! Can you pick up where you left off with the neighbors?”

[Certainly.]

-Oh, a story! I love stories!-

(Probably going to be boring.)

~...~

-Pinkie? You okay?-

~N-nooooooo....~

(Meh, she's fine.)

{So what happened was, he was too distracted by the length to really focus, so my husband knocked him out in one-}

(Wait, you lost me.)

“Oh yeah, gotta start over, I guess. No problem!”

[Good call. It all started one boring night, when I realized that my wife's deadpan expression was slightly more deadpan than usual, so in an effort to excite her, I grabbed the sex hat, and I-]

~NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!~
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Not in the current timeline.

>Arana
“Maniac”
‘PD’
{Spike}
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>WHEEEEEEEEEE!

“YESSSSS! YES LITTLE SHAPESHIFTER! TODAY WE RIDE MWAHAHAHAHAHA!”

{Oh God, I can’t look… I just can’t, anxiety levels are through the roof right now. Tell me when it ends, please.}

‘They… look like they're having fun.’

{Well, yeah, I suppose being pulled along after a high-speed roller coaster on nothing but a lock of hair or a single thread of webbing would be fun, all the twists and spins and turns, but it still doesn’t do my heart any good. I think I’ve suffered at least four heart attacks in the span of ten seconds.}

>HERE COMES A LOOP-THE-LOOP!

“ROUND AND ROUND WE GO, WHERE WE STOP, WELL WHO KNOWS AHAHAHAHAHAAA!”

{…GRRRK! M-make that five… fuck, that’s painful….}

‘We could have just stopped them, you know.’

{Right, ‘Dex, because you were so forceful when Arana hit us both with the wibble lip.}

‘Well, to be fair, Arana is your problem and-’

{You still didn’t do jack all when Maney’s mane dropped like limp noodles.}

‘I'm but a lone stallion! Her hair just... it just fell! Think about that for a second, really think about it! She was so depressed that her HAIR got depressed! It was too damn sad, who could resist that?!’

{Yeah, welcome to my world.}
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>13
"Guide"
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>OW OW OW! FIRE BAD!

"Did another console explode again!? Are you sabotaging stuff or something!?"

>No! I just walked by it and it exploded!

"That keeps happening!"

>What do you want me to do about it? Not be exploded at!?... Actually, that sounds nice, can we do that?

"I ju-ugh... here's a voucher for free rides for the day if you don't sue us."

>Awesome! Today is looking u-

*BZZBBZZBZBZT!*

>...

"Yeah, guess that puddle was electric."

>...

"...Here's a voucher for tomorrow, too."

>T-thanks...

*THUMP!*

"I am going to get fired at this rate..."
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>Flash
"Fizzle"
'Guide'
/???/

In the Fawntaine building, out of sight of the passerby

>Heheh, another one gone

"Dude, isn't this kinda, cruel, does that bug really deserve this kinda torture?"

>Oh no, of course it doesn't, but Pennydrop sure could use a decent lawsuit from this

"Lawsuits, is that really as "Eeevil" as your imagination can get? Come on, this isn't on any kind of level, I can't even criticise it properly"

>Wait till you get older, kid, then you'll know what real fear is

"Just sayin', you like real fuckin' stupid stickin' your hoof into those console things to make 'em blow"

>Looks aren't everything, kiddo, trust me-{TARGET DETECTE-} here comes another shmoe!Ooh, another bug

"Oh geeze"

>Okay, sneaky sneakyyyyy, and {WRRRT}-Agegegaghgaggagabubububub-Done.... Any second now...

*BOOM*

'DEAR FAUST! GET THE EXTINGUISHERS! CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT! CALL THE NAVY!'

/Huh, wha-? Oh, geeze, again....not that this is a problem or anything, just kinda inconvenient/

"...Is that bug....fireproof?"

>I...I think it might be

/....What's everyone looking at me for?/

"So what kinda lawsuit does this one entail, genius"

>...{ERROR, NO LEGAL BASIS DETECTE-}-Aaaah, shut it
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>SS
"Spike
'DT'
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'Why would it get awkward? Nothing to get awkward about, not a damn thing. Nothing.'

"And you're implying we'll be sharing the same room together...."

>O-oh... I just figured, Gun Club members and all that there... and stuff....

'Wouldn't you rather bunk with the bug-thing?'

DT gave her best friend a snide smirk while SS nearly choked on her hayburger.

>N-no! He's just a ... you know, just a friend. He's funny and cool to talk to.

'And he poured chocolate milk down your flank and licked it off.'

While SS sputtered what sounded like gobbledygook, Spike started laughing.

"Whoa, whoa, what? He did what? Really?"

'Well, technically, I poured the milk but the little pervert still lapped it allll up like a dog. Oddly, I don't remember Spoons ever telling him to stop!'

>Tiara! Honestly, that's just... I....

When she quickly fell into an embarrassed silence, DT and Spike shared a laugh, the atmosphere suddenly a lot less thick.

But then SS smirked under her chagrin.

>And how's that any different than getting sweaty hooves whenever Spike's near, Tiara?

That cut the laughter like a casket closing.

"..."

'M-my hooves do not get sw-'

>I mean, Spike does like to eat diamonds and your name IS Diamond Tiara, after all. It could work to your favor, eh? Hmhmhm....

'Why you-'

"MORE FRIES PLEASE."

>I bet you're really thinking of Spike when you fondle on TBDRLIATU, aren't you?

'I... I-you-'

"WHERE ARE THOSE STUPID FRIES?"

Scrambling around the corner with a full tray, the called waiter tripped over a rock sending all the food high in the air.

~Look out!~

SS only spun in her chair, holding out a hoof that the tray landed on, then she moved it every which way in a blur to perfectly catch all the flung treats.

~...~
"..."
'...'

>Why the looks...? You didn't think I was slacking off during my training, did you? 'Catching' and 'dodging' are my speciality, but I'll explain that later. Let's eat, yeah?

"..."
'...'
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>10
{BBB}
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>Seriously, no reporters passes for partyland! So glad we didn't go, even though OH MY GOSH THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO FUN!

{...}

>...Uh, BBB? Where's the "ERROR! DISINGENUOUS NATURE DETECTED!" or something.

{...Rebuffering...}

>Buffer who'sa what's this now?

{...Rebuffering........ error.}

>Awww, BBB! Don't tell me your thinky bits have a problem or something! We just fixed those!

{...Rebuffering... error...}

>BBB, you're scaring me, talk to your buddy.

{...Insufficient data.}

>Well, I've got data galore! What do you need?

{...Seeking data.}

>Right, that's what-

{Define: "Father".... *A male Parent.*... Define: Parent... *a source, origin, or cause.*}

>...Oh... oh, BBB, no, he's not your dad, come on. He's just a... he's not a nice guy, you know?

{Error. Conflict.}

>There is no conflict, he's just the guy that built you. Heck, he might not even have done that! You just kind of... look like him. But you're BBB! You're the best guy any reporter could ask for! You're brave, and considerate, and he's just a guy who almost hurt a whole bunch of ponies... You're not like him, okay?

{...Data... insufficient.}

>Come on... you're BluebloodBOT, not Blueblood. That's two different things. Come on... would I really be best friends with a guy like him?

{...Sadness detected...Seeking... CORRECT! DIFFERENCES NOTED!}

>There you go!

{Initiating celebration protocol.... "LETS GO RAID THE CAKE!"}

>BBB NO! They will shoot you!

{COMMAND NOT RECOGNIZED!}

>Aww, BBB! We gotta get back to interviewing!

{INTERVIEWING CAKE CHEF, INITIALIZED!}

>...BBB! That's brilliant! These guys would know a ton! That's my Camerapony!

{ELATION DETECTED!}

>You're darn right it is!

Cheerfully, she hopped up on his back.

>Come on! We've gotta see it like it is, BBB!

{CONTINUATION: "And not just how they want it to be!"}

>Yeah!

Together, the two were off, back to an endless search to know it all.

And they were going to find those answers, together.
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>Cadence
"18"
'42'
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>YOU ARE NOT!

"Am so."

>ARE NOT!

"Am so."

>NOT! You are not more attractive than me! You can't be, you look exactly like me!

"Not true, I fixed that slight edge to your eye."

>YOU DID NO- oh, wait... W-well, that's just a tiny fix!

"I gave you a more slender jawline, and I also have an ass."

>...W-WELL! I'm... I'M MORE ATTRACTIVE IN HERE!

"I'm the hardworking mare who is devoted to fixing an Empire that was technologically 1000 years in the past, and my entire salary only happened because Shiny felt bad. I was doing it for free for who knows how long."

>...But you don't even visit my subjects! HAH!

"Yeah, I'm too busy making sure their school is on par with Canterlot's elite. Or that their hospital has the most up to date medicine. I don't tell them they're okay, I make it okay."

>...42!

'You are both invaluable to the efforts of maintaining peace, order and growth in the Crystal Empire.'

>See? She doesn't try to make me feel bad!

"I would like to remind you that you started this when you called me less hot than you."

>Stop with your technical talk!

'Indeed, it's unproductive for having fun.'

"I'm having fun, don't know what you're on about."

'Fun is to be shared, 18.'

"You're not having fun?"

'No.'

"Oh fine, come on, let's go on the twister-coaster."

>Good!... You are notgrumblegrumble...

"I'll start listing reasons again!"

>I WILL LOCK YOU IN YOUR OFFICE!

"I wouldn't notice, most likely!"

>...

'You do a good job, don't let anyone tell you different.'

>Thanks, 42. Nice to know at least someone's on my side.

'Always.'

>Hrmph, gonna kiss Shiny right in front of her. Tongue kiss him, even. Right there.

'...Y-yeah? Go on..'

>No, you're right, I'm being silly. Fun!

'F-FUN! YES! FUN! LET'S HAVE IT!'

>Now you're getting into it!

"That's what she said!"

>Right, and the she is ME! And I'm talking to Shiny! HAH!

"Oooooo.... okay, you win that round."

>Damn straight! Come on, 42- you okay?

'...Gimme a minute...'
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NC fun.

>2
“56”
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The signs were enough to catch their attention as they read: “Come one, come all and bear witness to the singing Changeling Duet!”

But just in case it wasn’t, the sight of two adorable looking younglings definitely drew in the crowds, a vast majority looking expectant.

Once the masses had been collected, Two lifted a microphone to her flashed 56 a smile and he gave her one in return before leaning over to push ‘play’ over a boom box. The simple yet upbeat melody of piano keys soon filled the air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_DQ9sn8FvA

>Ahem. There was a tiiiime, I used to look into my fathers eyes. In a happy hooome, bein’ princess, I had a golden throoooo-oone….

>Those days are goooone, now they’re memories on the wall… I hear these songs, from the places where I had fuuuun….

The tempo began to increase.

>Upon a hill across that blue laaaaake, that’s where Shiny gave me pancaaaakes! I still remember how we both laaaaaughed! My father said….

>Don’t you worry, don’t you worry, Twoooo… see we’ve all got a plan for youuuuu! Don’t you worry, don’t you worry now- yeeeeeaaaah!

Hefting his own microphone, 56 happily flipped a switch and the crowd gasped when a string of brightly colored flares sparked off around the stage and the music blared out in a frenzy.

>“Don’t you worry, don’t you worry, Twoooo, see Shiny’s got a plan for youuuuu! Don’t you worry, don’t you worry now- yeeeeaaah!”

There was a brief pause before the music started up a slow crescendo and 56 stepped up next to Two.

“There was a time, I met a mare of a different kiiiind… She rules my world, and I just wanna let her know she’s miiiiine. Her plot’s so biiiig, I dream of it now and theeen… I still hear her laughs, remindin’ me of my frieeeend….”

“Up on that hill and ‘cross that blue laaaaake! Takin’ Moons there for our first daaaate! With just one night, man, it can all chaaaange! My heartbeat says….”

“Don’t you worry, don’t you worry, child… see heaven’s got a plan for youuuu. Don’t you worry, don't you worry, nooooo- yeeeaaaah!”

>Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooooh!

Both Two and 56 joined cheeks over one microphone and pointed out at the audience.

>“See this smile here is just for youuuuu! Don’t you worry, don’t you worry, chiiiild! Just dig real deep and press on throuuugh! Don't you worry, don't you worry, noooo- yeeeeeah!”

When they threw their little arms up the crowd exploded into cheers and the sound of stomping hooves.

>We just wanna say thank you, Partyland!

“Y’all been a great audience, real glad you could make it! Hope to see you again in the future, but for now… g’night!”

And 56 dropped his mic.
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Cadence is going to have a serious crisis about this if she doesn't stop. Going-

"WHICH ONE IS THE REAL ME!?"

While swinging a gun between herself and 18.

---

>There's only one way to be sure, you have to shoot us both!

"AH-HAH! ONLY THE REAL ME WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT!"

*BLAM!*

*THUMP!*

>...Well, at least I get a week away from her...
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>Rekulk
"Vekir"
'Grehm'
[Twilight]
-2-

>Twience Princess! Hello to you and to small sister of Zhetri Tuulh!

[Hello Rekulk, Grehm.]

'...why is the sister a hat?'

-Hi! I'm 2, who are you?-

>Aha, I am Rekulk, Morlock Tradefriend! This is my brother-by-mate Grehm, and...uh...

[A pile of stuffed animals?]

>No...no, that's-

"TWIENCE PRINCESS! HELLO!"

-IT TALKS! I KNEW THEY COULD!-

[Vekir? Wh...why are you under all of those stuffed animals?]

'I took one, she demanded more.'

>And thus Grehm did battle with the strength tester.

'My mallet swung true.'

"And I am now QUEEN OF THE SMALL DEAD ANIMALS!"

[...why do you still have the mallet?]

>We used a gem for to pay...and it got us many of these 'credits'.

'And I kept winning.'

>So they ran out of animals.

"And they gave him the mallet!"

[Makes...sense, I guess? How is she holding all of them?]

>Her mysteries are varied and strange.

-Can I have one?-

"No, Grehm worked very hard for me to possess these many subjects!"

-*wibble*-

"...what is that...whyfor do I feel extreme compulsion to comply?"

[That'd be the wibble.]

"Nnnngh...must be strooong...miiiine..."

>Why not trade for it?

-Ooh! Here, want some cotton candy?-

2 holds out a fluffy pink gob of sweetness.

"Hmm...very well, you may have the long-eared one! He displeases me!"

>Hurrah, the trade is made, there is hope for my little sister yet!

In a moment 2 is cuddling a stuffed rabbit and the cotton candy has disappeared into Vekir's helmet.

"..."

[...Vekir?]

"..."

>Sister?

"..."

-Why's she vibratin'?-

"eeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

[Rekulk, I think your sister may be a bit hyperact-Gack!]

Vekir's hooves are Twilight's chest as she bounces up towards 2 excitedly.

"KEEPER OF THE CLOUD SWEETS! WHERE CAN I FIND MORE!?"

-We got 'em from the food court over that- -

With a whoosh, she is gone.

- -way. Ha, she's funny.-

>...Twience Princess, we will talk later, Grehm, with me, VEKIR COME BACK!

The Morlocks run off.

-Auntie Twilight, are ya okay?-

[Nnngh...just my trachea...]
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>77
"Cheerilee"
~~~~

>We're not lost.

"We are! We are so totally lost!"

>It's an amusement park. By sheer virtue of the fact we are still in said amusement park.

"Ugh, this is taking too long! *FIND IN SOLIS ANIMABUS!*"

>You really need to stop calling on them for every little thing.

"I do not!"

>You make them bring you the salt if it's slightly too far!

"Look, I have demons at my command, then by gum I'm going to use them!"

>You promised you wouldn't bring them!

"I did not! I said I wouldn't pack them. They walked."

>Hrm, we are having a serious talk later.

"You can't tell me what to do! *Titillare eum~!*"

>What was that comma-AHAHAHAHHAHAHA! N-NO STOP! STOOOOPAHAHAHAHAHHA! MAKE I-I-IT STOOOOOOOPPAHAHAHAHAHAH!

"Tickle my prettys! TICKLE!"

>THIS IS SO CRUEL AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!

"MWAHAHAHAH!"

{Just keep walking.}

[Didn't see a thing.]

>"AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
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>SA
"2"
[Celestia]
{Twilight}
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>No hair pulling! NO HAIR PULLING!

"THAT WAY! NONONONO! THAT WAY! THAT WAAAAYYY!"

>Pick a direction! Any direction, I'll take it!

"THATTHISWHATWAY!"

>I have regrets!

[The joys of parenthood.]

{Hey, she was riding me a bit ago. I feel for him.}

[Hmm...]

{What's with that look?}

[I'm at an amusement park with you two.]

{...What?}

[It just feels so nice to say it out loud. I'm here with you, in this park, having fun. Twilight, since your ascension, neigh, since your move to Ponyville, it feels like I barely even see you anymore. I felt the same way when Shiny moved to the Empire...]

{Felt like we were leaving you?}

[Yes. Oh, I understand it was stupid now, don't misunderstand. I understand now you were just trying to reach new heights, and that...]

{...And that Shiny wasn't trying to show you up, or resentful for you not giving him wings, he was just... stressed.}

[Twilight, you've learned many lessons about friendship over the years, and I will give you the one I learned best of all. Every pony has their own problems, wants and desires, and no matter how much you mean to them their world will never revolve around you. If I had realized this, I could have helped him at a time when he was feeling his most desperate... and I suppose he could have realized the same.]

{But you learned, right?}

[Of course. Neither of us are perfect, but that doesn't mean we have to make the same mistakes over and over. We can learn.]

{...Hey, Celestia?}

[Yes?]

{I'm glad you're here with us. It wouldn't feel like the whole family was here without you.}

[...A-ah, well, yes. I appreciate the thought.]

{Come on, let's catch up before she drags him off the side by accident.}

[Right behind you.]

And yet, her canter was just a touch slower than the lavender mares, a touch more... thoughtful.

[...Hopefully never too far behind, again.]

>Come on, Celly, we can't get on the ride without you!

"Yeah, come on Auntielestia!"

[...never again.]
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