Thread 101: Stories 15-30

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>29
"MM"
'Zecora'
~~~~

'Hello my friends, what a beautiful day! I hope you both a ready to-WHAT THE HAY!?'

"YOU DESERVE THIS! YOU DESERVE THIIIISSS!"

>GLK! GLRGL!

'Erm... I do not know if I should impose to ask. But uh... why exactly are you taking our mutual friend to task?'

"HE SUNG THE THING!"

'...no...'

"HE DID IT!"

'Noooo...'

"HAPPENED!"

'Release him, I must know from his own word! Tell me, 29, what is it Marey heard?'

>...

"..."

'...'

>...Wake me up inside! I can't wake up-

WHAM!

>I just like the sooong!

"Zeccy, get the torch.'

'You just keep on with your holding sit. No worries, I am on it.'

>WORTH IT!

FWOOSH!

>CALL MY NAME AND SAVE ME FROM THE DARK-AHHHHHHH!

"Burn it all away..."

~~~~~

>...

"..."

'...'

>...So that got out of hoof.

"'NO REGRETS!"'

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>AB
"SB"
'SL'
[???]
~~

>...Ah' think we're lost.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhHHHhhhhhHHHHHHHhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhHHHHHHH!..."

>...

'...'

>...what.

"Normally when I run around in a circle, someone makes me not lost anymore."

>...wha... the...

'Just roll with it.'

>...So! Yeah, we're lost-

"AHHHHHHHHHHH-"

>SWEETIE BELLE NO!

[Great galloping gallos, what in the name of my great mother's beard is that noise!?]

>...

"...Hee.'

'Shut up.'

>OH! OH OH OH OH! Bison!

[RACIST!]

>W... what?

[We're called BUFFALO!]

'...bison are buffalo?'

[In most places, yeah! Cept for those other guys across the pond... we don't talk bout them. They're buffalo, but they are NOT bison!]

>...Ya' do remember ya' started this conversation with callin' her racist, right? And, wait, didn't ya' just say-

[Look, do I look like I live in the desert and bang ponies you scrunched nose leetle brats!? Their ain't nothin' bigger round here than a REAL bison!]

"You mean buffalo."

[What did I say?]

'Bison.'

[RACIST!]

>...So which way to Bisongard?

[That way, take a left at the free-lovin' smoothies place, hang up at the big flower representing peace and love, and go down the path to enlightenment.]

>...

"..."

'...'

[What?]

>...Hippies can be racist?

[What!? Of course we can, RACIST! HRMP! I'm going to tell Starchild all about you, and her crystal shall give you bad juju for the rest of the day until you stop your racist ways! DESTROY THE HATE MACHINE!]

SHOOM!

>...Ah' think we' might'a bitten off more than we can chew...

"Can we buy some crystals? I wanna get into a vibe war with them."

>'...'

"What?"

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>Twilight
"???"
~~~

Her hoofs fluttered away as she worked, her eyes flickered back and forth as she worried, she sighed as she moved to yet again look over some sort of schematics for one of the many friends who needed her.

>I have to do better...

Her pace quickened as her brow furrowed, worry etching it's way further into her skin as she paced between them. If she didn't pick up and start succeeding, who knows what might...

>...Why is there a shadow in my room?

"BECAUSE SHINY TIME!"

>GAH!

She had no time to react before the weight pressed down on her back, shoving her chest to the floor and collapsing her legs beneath her.

>SHINY!

"You are going back to being mopey, and my BBBFF senses told me that you needed a pick me up in the only way a big brother can."

She shuffled beneath him, rubbing their coats together as she tried to wiggle her way free. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't. His grip was simply too strong.

>Shiny! This isn't the time!

"Oh, like you can't make time for Shinytime. You're ready for Shiny time all the time. You think I can't tell you don't want some Shiny time? Twili, you NEED Shiny time."

She huffed, her face scrunching up, but not denying. A bit of power started to come to her horn...

"Nope!"

And was gone when he flicked it ever so slightly, not painful in the least but enough to dispel the spell. To her dismay, his powerful chest nonetheless kept her pinned.

>Shinyyyyyy.

"Your cries do nothing, I am remaining."

>Sh... Shiny... I should really get back to...

She felt her body relax beneath him, and knew any further arguments were fruitless.

>Oh... fine... I guess we can do what you want.

She could fight no more, letting her chin touch the ground in submission.

"Oh, come on, like you don't want it too."

She hummed, but it was very much not a hum of denial.

"Lets go for a ride."

She did not fight it when she felt him close in, his breath hot on the back of her head just before she felt the familiar feeling of teeth on the back of her neck. She remained perfectly limp as it bit down, just enough to hold her, not enough to break the skin. Maybe, at worst, it would leave a little mark, but that was fine with her.

She sighed, knowing what was going come next, and wanting it every bit as much as he did.

"...Hup-UP!"

And there it was.

She felt her whole body raised off the ground as he hopped up, pulling her with him by hooves and oh so gentle teeth, his own magic conjuring a spell beneath her, a soft feeling much like a pillow.

However... most pillows didn't then shoot forwards with the speed of a hoverbike.

>"WHEEEEEEE!"

They let out childish glee as they shot down the hall, riding atop his spell like they would a skateboard, banking this way and that, off to start their day.

And what a day it would be.

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"I cannot believe you did that!"

She smiled to him, a devilish little smirk, before reaching out and giving another lick to the white thing before her.

"You did it again! I cannot believe you did it again! Twili, Twilight you HAVE to control yourself."

Lick, lick.

"We're in public, what would mom say?"

>She'd want to join in when she saw it.

"...That is a strange image I do not know how to process."

>Heh...

Lick.

"Twili... do you just want me to get another one of these ice creams? I already ate half of mine, you're only eating my remains."

She gave a winning smile, giving his half eaten icecream cone another looong lick.

>Nahhh, I like my grape swirl, it's just vanilla with blueberries is just.....mmm.... irresistible.

"Well duh."

He took his own long lick.

"Why do you think I bought it?"

>To tempt me to licking it.

"Heh, mayyybe..."

She leaned in, taking a deep breath of the trees in the secluded, empty area of the park he had brought her to, nothing but the leaves and her brother for as far as any could see.

>So... what else can we do in here? There's nobody around, bet I we yell as loooud as we want, they'd never know.

"Oh hooo... what did you have in mind?"

She gave him a wicked, half lidded look.

>You know what I had in mind.

"You know, Cadence doesn't like when we do this."

>Too bad... for her. She'll have to deal with the fact that there's some things only LSBFF's do best.

He gave her an equally evil, wicked smirk.

"That, you, do."

>So... did you bring 'it'?

"Did I bring 'it', she asks... pffft."

He reached behind him...

And pulled out a massive custom fantasy OnO board.

"Do you need to ask?"

>EEEEEE!

"By the way, if you EVER tell her that I prefer playing OnO with you instead of her, I will be sleeping on the couch forever."

>Pffft, you big whiner.... Where were we?

"The Sorceress Eventide and the King Luminous Bastion were just wed, and then their wedding got attacked."

>Oh, right... by the way-

"I know, I know, but making myself the king was vital for the story."

>Just so you know... Ahem... Foul demoness! You shall not take my husband away!

"Roll for initiative."

>Oh, I'm initiating all over this guy, you don't even KNOW.

"Heh."

>Shiny?

"Hm?"

>...You're the best BBBFF ever.

"...You're damn right I am. Now roll, the real fun starts later!"

>Oooo~! Rolling!

And thus, she worried no more.
For that's what BBBFF's were for.

...Among other things.

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 >Chrysalis
"Spitfire"
'Fluttershy'
[???]
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"...boop."

SCREEE!

'Oh dear!'

"...Boop."

SCREEE

'Oh my!'

"...Boop."

SCREEEE!

>I'm starting to notice a pattern.

"...boop."

SCREEEE!

>Wait, hold up, we skipped a 'oh no' or something.

'Why are you both having fun with my misery!?'

"This... I think I might be discorded, I can't help but do it. I'm compelled!"

'Stop using that as an excuse for everything!'

>She's right, doesn't work that often. I walk in on Shiny in the shower, and no amount of crying Discord will get him to believe me.

"...What."

POP!

[She does that. Blames me for everything! I've never even discorded her a once!]

'Chrysalis!'

>Meh. If you've got it, use it.

"I'm... I'm hung up on you walking in on him in the shower."

>I wanted to wash his front side.

"..."

>...Wait, shit, does she not know I'm totally trying to bang Shiny?

"No, I saw that... pretty sure someone in SPACE saw that-"

[Heyo!]

"-it's just... why the shower?"

>Because he's... wait...

'...huh...'

[Is it just NOW hitting you that he's always naked!?]

>....
"..."
'...Oh dear...'

[Really!? REALLY!? I'm the lord of chaos, I bend minds the opposite of where they were to go, and even I couldn't make this happen with all the discording in the world!... Wait a minute, 'discording' is a word? That's an actual word!?... huh!]

>Huh.
"Huh."
'...huh.'

[That's what I said- oh you're still thinking about Shiny walking around in nothing at all.]

>...Yep.

'I-I can't stop.'

"...nothing at all... nothing at all... nothing at all..."

[Wait a minute, is that the punchline!? Oh for the love of, IT'S BEEN YEARS! LET IT GO!]

>...Nothing at all.

"Nothing at all."

'...nothing at all...'

[...Blast, now I'm thinking about it...]

>'"[Nothing at all...]"'

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>Luna
"29"
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"....I'm afraid."

>Thou should be! But do try to hide thine fears for just a short while? We do not wish to see you sweat, it is quite unsightly.

"Also because mine heart should be aflame and not a fear to be seen on mine face?"

>No. We just don't like seeing you sweat. It's unsightly.

"...And because thou wishes me to understand that this is for mine own good, and that this will embolden me to reach new heights?"

>No, it's just the sweat thing.

"...I... I don't sweat, I have chitin, not porous skin."

>Fantastic! All is well!

"Er, so I do not have to venture into thine dark and scary cave?"

>Thou tell me!

SHOVE!

"AHHHHhhhhhhhhh-"

THUNK!

>What doth thou think about that?

"...Well, this isn't so bad. Many a time have I been in caves, this is but a small piece taste of what had been in so often tis like home."

>Oh, good. We were worried thou would be afraid of the giant beast of death.

"...the what now?"

GRAAAAGHHHHH!

"WHY!?"

>Why what?

"How does this help me help children!?"

>What? It doesn't, that would be stupid.

"THEN WHY AM I DOING IT!?"

>...

"..."

>....Er, because this shalt make thee more... magical? Ah! Yes! Thou shalt understand necromagic much better when this is over.

"HOW!?"

>Well, we'll probably have to pull the back from near death. That's something.

"..."

>...DODGE!"

"OH LOVE WHY-"

CRUNCH!

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 >AJ
"Changelings'
'Celestia'
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>Awww.... crud.

'I take it things are not going exactly as planned?'

"BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND!"

"This place is evil, EEEEVVILLLLLLL!"

"W-why would anyone do this!? HAVE THEY NO SHAME!?"

"You know what? I'm memorizing the HELL out of this place... so I can BURN IT TO THE GROUND!"

"EVILLLLLLLLL!"

>...

'...They DO realize that the shadow-puppets aren't supposed to be them, and that those little holes in the shadow are just where the little parts go so the legs can move?'

"EVILLLL!"

>They don't know shit, Celly... they don't know shit.

'...Burn it to the ground?'

>Do not tempt me.

"Wait, we're not going through with this plan?"

"We liked this plan!"

>...do... not... tempt meee..

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>AJ
"???"
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She hated today.

As she crawled into her hotel bed, that was literally the only thought on her mind, she hated today. Today was awful, and she wanted none of it.

Wrangling the changelings was every bit as hard as wrangling the guard. Yes, wrangling the very protectors of Equestria was proving to be just as much a challenge to her as it was to wrangle their almost destroyers. Putting her already foul mood into 'this is legitimately dangerous' territory.

And this was day number one.

>Maybe Ah' should'a just let Twi handle this...

KNOCK KNOCK

She took that to mean the world agreed with her, and was nodding it's incorporeal head on reality.

"Uh... Miss Applejack?"

She was going to burn it all to the ground. Every single labored step repeated that phrase in her mind.

Burn it all to the ground.

SLAM!

>What do ya' want!?

"...Can I have that spray bottle again?"

If looks could kill, the changeling sitting in her doorway, potted plant in hooves, would have burst into flames, had his soul devoured by the great beast Appleloché, and then been cast into the fields of eternal torment to feed the eternal apples of damnation with his very being.

Not necessarily in that order.

>Just... just sprinkle some water on it! Why're ya' askin' me now!?

"Well, it needs an even coating, but I can't just splash it, it'll overwater it and kill it!"

...Damn. Her one weakness.

Proper botanical care.

>That... is actually right... fine, come in, lemme dig the thing out.

He wasted no time, fluttering in to allow her to begin her rummaging without any further complaint.

>...so what kinda plant is that?

"Dunno!"

>Dunno?

"Nope! I picked a seed at random, so I'd be surprised when it finally blooms and I can tell what it is. I think it's a fruit of some kind, but no telling which until it's roots take hold stronger and the leaves get bigger."

>Hrm... dangerous, raisin' a plant ya' don't know much about. Ya' could kill it pretty easy by accident.

"Well, I mean, I don't know much about any plant, so I've got to learn it anyway."

>...Fair enough.

At last, waterbottle found, and delivered. She had to admit, she was impressed how cleanly and evenly he was able to do it. He'd obviously been practicing.

>Ya' seem like ya' got a got a knack for that.

"I dunno about that, I just... like doing it. It's fun."

>Heh... first time Ah' ever heard someone else sides an Apple call doin' plantwork fun.

"Yeah, I get punched a lot."

>Hrm... heh, this things lookin' better than Sunset's is.

"...Who?"

>That gal that called ya' aliens and ya' tied up.

"Ohhhh... that one. It's not doing so well right now?"

>Hm? Oh... dunno, ain't checked on it in a bit. Been kinda caught up in this whole mess.

"Oh... well, I hope she's not ignoring it. If I leave this thing alone for a day, it starts looking bad."

>Well, Ah'...

She didn't know what to say about that. There was something, she was sure, she just didn't quite know what.

>...What're ya' doin' it for, iffin' ya' don't mind me askin'?

"Doing what for?"

>Growin' a fruit plant. Ya' don't eat that stuff, right?

"Well... no, I just... I just wanna grow it, it's fun."

>Be a shame it can't give back. Appletrees reward ya' fer' all yer' hard work by keepin' ya' goin'...

"Heh, well... downside of a magical diet... Any tips?"

>Hm?

"For the plant, got any tips?"

>...Yeah, don't keep it out of the sun too long, don't let'er get too much water, and keep the soil fresh. There's a lotta work iffin' ya' want that thing ta' grow.

"Hope it doesn't get too bad, I have no idea where I'd plant it..."

>...One step at a time, little fella.

"What?"

>...Ya'll can keep the bottle, ain't gonna be needin' it.

"Thanks!"

>And iffin' ya' got anymore questions, come see me. It's what Ah'm here fer', after all.

"Hey, thanks! I will! Bye Princess Applejack!"

He was gone in a hurry, clearly wanting to end this whole thing on a high note, and worried another moment or two would ruin it all.

She didn't blame him.

But left alone, in her room alone again, she couldn't help the thoughts coming into her mind, couldn't help but wonder about things, in general.

She knew she was putting the cart before the pony with this one, but she couldn't help but wonder...

>...Maybe Ah' need a bit o' backup...

This whole trip was about fixing mistakes, after all.

She didn't see why it had to be all about just those mistakes.

>Where's mah pen...

She had a letter to write.

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>Mane-Iac
"Spitfire"
'Sombra'
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>AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

BOOM!

"At some point, my life just plain stopped making sense"

'You think you have it rough?'

"Point taken. Maney! Maney, you can't just... why is she so keen on just randomly swinging and posing?"

'She needs to look good for the panels. She's lost when there's no action or dialog scenes, though. She just plain doesn't know what to do with herself when nothing is happening, so she swings around looking for 'crime'.'

"What crime!? This place has roughly the same amount of 'crime' as the good parts of Canterlot, AKA nothing! I think I saw someone litter the other day, and oh my stars I just did not know what to do!"

'I get the point, but she's from a world where massive action scenes happen every day, she's adjusting.'

"Fine... fine... MANEY! Mane-iac, come down from there!"

>Noooo! For I am the MANE-IAC, my TENDRILS of GRASPING shall grip hold of ANY I SEE!

"...Why does she talk like that, with the random loud bursts?"

'Never read a comic, I take it?'

"Lord no."

'...and you were friends with Shining Armor?'

"Point taken, again... MANEY!"

>AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHH!... I SAW A BIRD!

"...That actually is kinda impressive, why is there a bird in this frozen hellhole tundra?"

'It's a mystery to us all.'

>EVVVILLLL HAS BE SPOTTED!

"...Wait, wha- MANEY NO! HE'S JUST DRUNK HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO-"

BAFFO!

"...."

'...Now you see why there is no crime.'

"Effective, and yet, I feel that is a vast overreaction to public urination."

'She does not do things in short bursts.'

"That she does not."

>AHHHHHHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAH

BAZOW!

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>AJ
"Pommel"
'Quicksilver'
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>...So how exactly did he get his head through the wall?

"I'm trying to determine that ma'am. I'm also failing and wondering about my life choices."

'RMMMMHMMMM!'

>Ah' don't blame ya' in the least. So, how long till he gets out?

"Oh, whenever he stops shaking back and forth."

>Hard ta' grab?

'HRM! HRM! HRMMMM!'

"Little bit."

>...No stallion should have a rump that feminine.

"Right?"

'HRM!?'

>Ah' seriously thought a mare got stuck in there.

"Not the first one who pointed that out."

'HM! HM! HMMMMHMH!'

>...Seriously, it's hypnotic.

"As a stallion who is in a relationship, I deny that out loud. My internal thoughts shall remain as such."

'RMRMRMRMRH!'

>No, yer' really, really not stalliony.

'...Rhm...'

"Alright, I'm getting Lucky Strikes."

>Why?

"Someone needs to pull him out, and I'm not grabbing that."

'HRM HUCK HOOO!'

"I just said I was getting someone else!"

'...hrmhmh...'

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OOCO
>Chrysalis
“Spike”

They had been traveling for quite some time now. Hours at least, maybe even all morning. It’s not easy to tell time in a cave.

>EEkEEKEEKEEKEEKEEK!

SCREEE!

<ZAPZAPZAPZAPZAP>

The refrain had continued unbroken and loath as she was to admit it the queen was beginning to be…well not concerned, exactly. True she had used up a fair amount of love so far, but she still had plenty in reserve. On the other hand, Celestia had forced this apparently quite lazy dragon on her. May as well get some use out of him.

>Hey, Lizardo, you actually going to USE those guns? Maybe, I dunno, help?

“You demanded I get them out, not that I use them”

>I figured it was implied.

“Well see, you usually imply a lot of stuff, and then do the opposite like ‘MWAHAHAHA Soon! My you will see my master plan…for free cake!’ so when you implied you wanted me to shoot things, I figured you meant for me not to shoot anything at all.”

>Oh. Nice. Make fun of my speech impediment. I HAVE A PROBLEM YOU ASS!

“You know what would solve that? A ball gag. Now don’t give me that look I’m sure you’ve got SOME experience with them.”

The queen ignited her horn.

>I have even more experience using THIS on cheeky little punks.

“Kinky.”

The queen glared furiously, the stopped, and smiled and brought her face close to his.

>Oh my little dragon…I assure you, I have not yet BEGUN to Kink. Would you like to see in your mind what I could…do? To you?

“…Please be thinking of actual, physical torture.”

>Maybe it is…maybe it’s not…If you want to avoid finding out….

She pulled her head back, the smile gone.

>Take. Point.

“Fine! Fine! Geeze…at least now we can actually follow the map instead of going in circles.”

>…what?

“I’ve been marking our trail as we go.”

He pointed to a claw mark on the wall.

“We’ve been by here 3 times.”

>…And you said nothing because….?

“So I could enjoy the look on your face right now.”

He looked at her smirking she glared back so intensely it could have melted steel.

“Range on that echo thing isn’t quite what you claimed, is it?”

>FUCK. YOU.

“Hey! You promised no more of that if I took point, now come on.

>I didn’t promise shit! HEY! Get back here! HEY!

>…ifIkillhimIhavetoexplainthecorpseifIkillhimIhavetoexplainthecorpseifIkillhimIhavetoexplainthecorpse

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>SA
"Cadence"
~~~

>So, you think Applejack is screwing herself over?

"It would be the only action she's gotten in months."

>....

"..."

>...Damn it, Eighteen."

"What? I stand by... OH LOVE DAMN IT!"

FWOOSH!

"I'M SORRY!"

>I know, I know, you can't help it. You just keep doing it.

"I just keep doing it! I don't want to look like Caddy when I'm talking to you! I want to look like me! I WANT SHINY KISSES FOR ME!"

>I know, I know...

"...Sooo-"

>The AJ comment insured you're not getting one.

"Oh come on!"

>No. Bad lovebug.

"Awwww!"

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"Lucky Strikes"
>Quicksilver Sash
'Pommel'
>"AJ"
----

"...And you can't get him out?"

'No sir. Really stuck on in there.'

>"Plus he won't stop movin', it's jus' keeping him in there."

"Think you should cut down on the sweets, son."

>Hhhmm!

'Well, to be fair, they've probably contributed to, er, your situation.'

>Hm Hmmph!

'Has so! Seriously, I feel like I'm looking at an apple that decided to turn into a butt.'

>"Huh... yeah, he does have an apple shaped butt, don' he?"

"Well this conversation went weird places. Guess I'll try to pull him out in any case."

>Hhwy!

"Right... let's see, if I hold under, around the hips? Yes, think that's best ...Annnd pull!"

>Hhhhhhhhhhfffff!!!

"Graaah, come ooonnn!"

>Hhhrrrrrrhhhh!!

"You.. *huff* just aint... *huff* ...budging! Gah! Dang..."

>"Well, ya tried."

"He's just too damn stuck in there. How the name of Tartarus did this even happen?!"

'I believe it has something to do with the floor wax on his hooves.'

>"Darn, slipped up?"

'Kaput, straight into the wall.'

>"Ah'right, was hopin' not t', but ah think ah'm gonna have t' use muh magic t' get him out."

"By all means, Princess."

>"Right... hold still fer a sec, er..."

"Pvt. Quicksilver."

>"Quicksilver! Kay?"

>...Hmf.

>"Here goes nothin'"

>"See, it's grabbin' him, but it aint doin' much, lemme' take a step baAAAH!"

"AHH!"

'Crap!'

>HHHHHHHHHHMMMMF!!!!!!

>"Sorry!! Sorry!! Ah slipped up!"

"You shot him in the ass!"

'Laser ass shot.'

>Hhhhhhhhhmmmmm....

'...Is it me, or...?'

"Nope, his ass got bigger."

'Curvier?'

"Big time."

>"...Oh, horseapples. Darn muh stupid magic. Knew ah shoulda practiced more..."

'So uh... what do we do here?'

"Honestly? No clue now, soldier. I aint touching an ass like that. That's too volatile."

'Volatile?'

"Jiggly... bouncy..."

>"Huh... s'more like an apple now..."

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Non-Canon
>Pinkie
"Cadence"
'DT'
[Luna]
{Rarity}
~~~~
>Welcome to Late Night /pa/ with your host Pinkie Pie! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and you have to bring your own towels!

"Look out she has a towel!"

'...so what?'

"It's wet!"

Luna's horn is forming back
[That's it?]

>Um...ok.
Rarity uses the towel to smack Pinkie into Luna. She spirals it around her arm and attempts to drill into DT.

{STRIKING SPIRAL!}
Cadence blocks the drill with her swordwhip.

"I TOLD YOU! WHY DIDN'T ANYPONY LISTEN!?"
DT moves and shoots TBDRLIATU
'PLASMA CANNON!'
Rarity pulls back her towel and catches the plasma ball in the towel.
'FABULOUS REDIRECT!'
She rolls it around the towel and redirects it at DT and Cadence.

"'AAAHH!'"

Pinkie's cannon glows orange and she jumps up.
>SURPRISE GIFT!
A glowing box shoots out. Rarity rips it with the towel and gets covered in glue.

{...That was surprising.}

[LUNAR CRASH!]
Luna smashes Rarity with her hammer, but a giant spool is destroyed in her place.
[Tch, I just need that one blow.]
A towel wraps around Pinkie.

{SPARK OF INSPIRATION!}
Pinkie gets shocked.
>AAAAAAH!
Rarity flings her into a fountain shattering it.

'CRYO BOMB!'
She throws a bomb that encases Rarity in ice.

"THE PERFECT CUT!"
Cadence cuts a thread that leads to a nearby spool.

[LUNAR IMPACT!]
She uses her hammer to utterly shatter Rarity apart. The shockwave shatters the porcelain all around the bathroom. Luna lands on the floor with a light tap.
[There we go.]

>Ugh...did we fix her?

[Not yet. I shattered her mind. Now we need to piece her back together.]

>WHOA WAIT WHAT!? SHATTERING HER MIND DOESN'T SOUND GOOD AT ALL!

[Hence why we put a lot of effort into preventing it in the first place.]

{Ohohoho!}
The bathroom gets covered in shadow and a black coated Rarity enters with a walking throne.
{Aw my poor sexdoll. Oh well, I suppose it's time I made my presence. Shall we dance?}

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>AJ
"BM"
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>... is it just me, or is everyone really, really okay with y'all wearin' a dress?

"Eeeyyyyup."

>...that... that don't answer nothin'.

"Ah feel pretty."

>Ya' look pretty.

"Thanks!"

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>AJ
"Sunset"
'???'
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Applejack had many hopes when she heard that knock on the door. Many a hope she would be greeted with signs of progress and change that she could keep nurturing into a full fledged mighty appletree of success.

In the words of Bluebloodbot after discovering he could not, in fact, ever have a booty as big as hers... "Hopes, deleted."

...She tried not to think about that day too much.

>What in tarnation!?

"It's... the plant you told me to look after-"

>That ain't a plant, that's a dang twig ya' stuck in a pot! What happened!? It was lookin' rough sure, but this here is... uh...

Damn, her one weakness.

Sadness over improper botanical care.

>...Well, Ah' mean, it's fixable-

"Is it?"

...Element of honesty, fail her now!

>O' course it is. We just need a little... magic!

Oh, so that's what it tastes like to eat ash.

Bout what she expected.

"M-... magic? Weren't you like, totally against using magic... ever?"

>Well, sure, fer' ME! But ya' gotta find yer' own way, dont'cha? Just cause Ah' wretch with sickness at the thought o' ever touchin' a single onna' mah trees with unnatural supermagic don't mean ya' gotta! It's yer' plant, after all.

"Oh... that's... impressive of you."

The fact she thought "I don't want to make the zombie-pony anymore sad than she already was" counted as impressive was a fact Applejack was just going to have to live with, it seemed.

>Weren't nothin'!

"...Can you help me?"

>Hm?

"Can you... look, you used to be an earth pony, right? Don't you know a lot about earth magic?"

>Er, sugar cube, 'earth magic' and 'magic magic' are totally different things, Ah' don't, like... charge energy through mah dang hoof and punch trees big. It's all bout nuturin' and growin', not makin' big things happen. It's like...

She furrowed her brow, trying to make some magic come to her horn.

> h' couldn't just pole this here plant-

Boom.

Is what she would have said, had her unstable magic made that sound for her.

>...

"...My plant is glowing now."

>That it is.

"Did... did you meant to-"

>DANG IT! What've Ah' done!? WHAT HAVE AH' DONE!? AH' TAMPERED WITH NATURE! This here is what Granny warned me about! Ah'm goin' against the natural order! AH' KNEW THESE HERE MAGICS WAS NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE!

"I guess that's a no."

She didn't know if it was the screaming or the shaking that tipped her off.

It didn't really matter.

>Listen... listen! Okay, we just gotta... gotta keep it with me! That's right! This here can never get out, ya' get me!? Nobody can ever know what Ah' did! This plant here has gotta stay with me from now on!

"It's just glowing, it's not even-"

>So, we're gonna take this here plant ta' mah' office, and nobody is ever gonna see it.

"...I could just burn it-"

Slapping her was out of line, but she'll be damned if she could stop herself.

>Don't ya'll ever imply we'd burn a poor defenseless apple tree just cause some horrible magic user did somethin' to it! It ain't the plants fault! We're takin' it where nobody can see!

"It' just glowing, it's not even-"

>THAT'S AN ORDER!

"...Okay? So... do you want me to get another plant or-"

>No! No, that means ya' failed this whole dang thing, and this ain't yer' fault, this was mah' foolheaded tamperin' with nature! Ah'm not punishin' ya' fer' that!

"So-"

>So... uh... Ah' guess Ah'll order ya' a desk?

"...Was this a roundabout way to get me to spend more time with you? Because I swear to Celestia I wrote that letter when I was magically drunk."

>...Letter?

"..."

'Postage for Princess Applejack-'

She didn't even look. Like a dangerous monolith, a beam of light shot out from the tip of Sunset's horn, and set fire to the very flowery and pink looking letter embroidered with lipstick kisses being carried by the bellhop.

He didn't even blink before turning around and walking away.

>...

"...That wasn't my letter, that was clearly someone else, I was just saving you the trouble."

>Uh... huh...

"...So! Uh... do you want me to leave and hide this in your office?"

>No, not yet. Give it here, we need ta' keep that thing hidden, until we can figure out how ta' put the poor thing back ta' normal.

"It DOES look a lot healthier-"

>NORMAL!

"If you say so... sooo, uh, am I staying in your room?"

It was hard to say stuff with a look alone.

Yet, somehow, she managed 'Well you aren't now' just fine.

"Right, point taken... so, what's my first lesson, teacher?"

>Yer' helpin' me with the changelings.

"...As in-"

>As in Ah' need help with the changelings, and yer' gonna do it.

"Can I just-"

The door slammed.

The argument was done.

>See ya' in the morning!

She knew Sunset heard her.

The loud, audible groan from the other side told it all.

>...Ah'm so sorry.

The plant said nothing to her honest weeping shame. It merely glowed, and remained stationary.

For it was a plant.

And plants had very little to say.

>...So... sorry....

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