Princess Changeling Rainbow Magic Pants
Chapter 16: The Age of Peace
Twilight Sparkle let out a relieved sigh as she stared up at her castle for the first time for what seemed like three years, maybe plus a couple weeks. “Well… It’s certainly great to be back.”
“Is it, though?” Applejack asked.
Twilight’s face tightened as she continued to stare up at her massive crystal castle home. “Well, yeah! I know it’s been a rough day, but at least we’re home, Applejack.”
“I’m not feelin’ as great about it as you are, to be perfectly honest.”
“Ugh…” Twilight shook her head. “You made a kingdom’s ransom today!” Twilight exclaimed. “What’s it going to take to make you happy?”
“You turnin’ around to face away from yer castle would be a good start!”
Twilight took in a deep breath then let it out. “Okay, what’s the big—” she turned “—Oh.”
Standing in a massive group down the steps of the castle and just a bit away was seemingly an armor of ponies, even a pair with a couple shimmering, waving manes that sparkled in the sun, a familiar Draconequus floating over the group as he snacked on a bucket of popcorn, a small contingent of changelings led by Queen Chrysalis herself, a group of dragons gathered behind the towering Dragon Lord Torch, a group of griffons led by Gabby (who wore a t-shirt declaring herself that best at riots) and Gilda (who was covered in casts and bandages along with one other griffon), diamond dogs, the buffalo, the breezies, Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan.
Most each of them carried a weapon or a burning torch of some kind and all of them glared at Magic Pants with murder in their eyes.
“REALLY?!” Twilight cried as she looked up at the sky as if angrily calling some deity or another.
Lying atop her gem pile, Applejack just shook her head. “Ah can honestly say this feels like a pretty natural conclusion to all of this rigmarole,” she quipped as the crowd let loose an angry roar.
“This isn’t funny, AJ!”
Applejack shrugged. “It’s kinda funny. Ah mean…” She extended a forehoof. “Look at the breezies! They’re usin’ matches as torches, but they keep burning so fast they’re going through entire boxes! Hyuk, hyuk. Now that’s dedication.”
A certain small, purple and green bipedal dragon stepped out from the crowed and thrust his green flame lit torch as high as he could. “There’s the monstrosity that’s been terrorizing all of Equestria!” Spike said as he pointed at Magic Pants. “Let’s end her reign of terror once and for all!”
A series of excited shouts rang out in agreement.
“Remember everypony,” a deep masculine voice called out, “if it fills you with dread, hit it until it’s dead!”
“Yes, I am forced to agree!” A deep female voice chimed in. “That thing’s demise will bring us glee!”
Iron Will took a moment to pause and look down at the white-and-black striped zebra. “Uh, hey…” he greeted. “Are you doing anything after we brutally murder that creature?”
Zecora looked up with a smile on her face. “If by chance you’re looking for a mate, then you’re in luck! It’s a date!”
Iron Will took a moment to silently pump a fist in front of his chest.
“Spike!” Twilight called out. “You stop leading that unruly mob, this instant!” she commanded.
“You’re not my real mom!” Spike shouted back.
Applejack gasped in disbelief as she stared at Spike.
Twilight just rolled her eyes. “It’s fine. He’s yells this at me all the time. Especially around bath time.”
“Ah thought Spike loved baths,” Applejack said with a slightly confused expression on her face.
Twilight nodded. “He does. It usually comes up when I’m trying to get him out for my bath time.”
Her eyes of shifting colors drifting over the crowd, Magic Pants smiled contently to herself. “It worked!” she cheered.
“What?!” Twilight exclaimed. “What worked?! They’re here to kill you!”
Magic Pants gave Twilight a radiant smile. “But they all came together to do it! Don’t you see! I’ve spread acceptance and unity across Equestria!”
“Yes, against you!” Twilight cried as she took a step back and Applejack hugged her gems all the tighter as the crowd edged closer and closer.
Magic Pants smiled luminously at Twilight and Applejack. “Well my little ponies, it seems my work is done.”
“I… What?!” Twilight exclaimed.
Applejack let out a heavy sigh of relief. “Oh thank you merciful Celestia!”
“You’re welcome, my little pony!” a call came out from the crowd. “… What did I do, exactly?”
Magic Pants looked out over the crowd. The crowed hesitated slightly as the sounds of a few members emptying the contents of their stomachs was heard.
Magic Pants smiled with the brilliance of a thousand suns. “Remember everypony that the magic of friendship lives inside of you just so long as you believe!” Magic Pants looked down at Twilight and smiled warmly. “Farewell… daughter,” and in a puff of dark, sparkling, rainbow, neon smoke. Princess Changeling Rainbow Magic Pants returned to the land where reality is thin and magic floods the world like milk that is also magic.
There was a beat of silence as Twilight, Applejack, and the crowd of Equestrians all stared at the sparkly, and clearly magical magic smoke then at Twilight.
Applejack was the first to speak up. “Did she call you ‘daugh—”
Twilight quickly rushed towards the nearest bush and threw up her lunch.
The End.
For now...