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The Sage of Toads


I am the Sage of Toads, I write sexythings!

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A slice of life fanfiction with the occasional story arc. MASH is a story about six friends, their less than normal lives, and the interesting world they live in. Co-written by Andrew Joshua Talon of "Progress" and "Beating the Heat" fame.

Cover Image by Mirakurunaito

Chapters (3)
Comments ( 46 )

Woo! Welcome to FIMFiction.net, my friend! Looking good!

Made me think of M*A*S*H for a second there, and pretty good reading this be.

I loved this story so much when I read it on FFN. I eagerly await the next chapter. :yay::yay::yay::eeyup:

I see what you did there with your Evangelion references :pinkiehappy:
anyway, Awesome story, can't wait to read more
now off in pursuit of that thing they call sleep ;D

Aw this was an excellent read so far. I can't wait to read more.

Simply Brilliant. Kudos.:derpytongue2:

Really, really prefect story so far, but could you make some kind of page-break when you change the setting, because I have a hard time dicserning when that happens?

One of my favorite Human!pony stories, so I'm hoping that you posting it here is a sign of more chapters to come. I think you've nailed the characterizations, and am really looking forward to more! 5 stars!

Absolutely fantastic. Please sir I want some more?

While I am not adverse to humanization, especially the artists you took inspiration from, the one thing about FiM I actually take seriously is characterization. And as much as I like JJ and MS's art, I am not a fan of their characterizations.

...DUUUUUUUUUDE. WHY ISN'T THIS FEATURED AT EVERY SINGLE MOMENT?
No, seriously, I loved it. Fan-flipping-tastic. You made Applejack into a (supposedly) former soldier, turned RD's 'ten seconds flat' into something even more awesome, almost perfectly outlined Rarity's ambitions, turned Fluttershy into a badass, and Pinkie...
...Was Pinkie, I guess.
5/5 stars, faved, tracked.

I got goosebumps.
I literally got goosebumps.
It was probably around when Pinkie pulled out the bazooka that I realized this story was beyond awesome.
Then Fluttershy started spanking the Shadowbolt, and I realized that my vocabulary was not equipped to describe the awesomeness.
So, I will now slap my face against the keyboard and hope that something sufficient will show up.
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Eh, close enough. My face hurts.

Comedy Gold in just enough of a different way to be Awesome. I can't wait for more

But what happened to the Shadowbolts now? Are the Shadowbolts dead now? Or are they alive now or something?

God, the Carrie reference.

The Horror! The horror!


Also, thank you SO much for adding pagebreaks.

"transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness"

Mare?

Disclaimer: And this is where everything goes all SHOUNEN.

You do battle scenes like a freakin badass though.

Still doesn't quite match the Greatest Battle Scene of All Time.

that was adorable was not as oversexed as the pilot and still had everybody remaining fairly true to their own personalities. I am looking forward to more.

Hmm. This chapter was rather hilarious. The comedy is turning out as good as the action.

Still not digging the characterizations. They're just too different for me to carry over my attachment from the versions I love. I have to view them completely as OCs in order to just relax and enjoy them.
I am enjoying the altered and remixed scenarios from the show.
Dash's constant damn horn licking is creepy and annoying. Do not want.
This chapter seems to heavily reference the first chapter of "Getting to Know Him by SleeplessBrony". I have mixed feelings about that. It makes some of the humor seem too recycled. I also am not a huge fan of SB right now.

Honestly I would recommend (personal preference mind you) keep the style of the writing and the character interactions as is because the easy to read prose and character dynamics are honestly the strongest point of this fic.
Tone down the sexualization from blatant to innuendo. We all know these girls are old enough to do their thing, but keep it light and humorous instead of in your face and pervy. Dash and Pinkie teasing each other with naughty asides is hilarious and adorable. Dash and Pinkie openly being fuck buddies is lulzy but loses "da magics". Spike's oblivious aside about Twilight's vibrator and Twilight's vagaries about Celestia being her "Mistress" are chuckle worthy. Dash running around propositioning every damn thing that moves is banal.

I'd say avoid outlying fandom references and stick to your reimagining and remixing of the show's scenarios as well as your artwork based creative inspiration.

Am I detecting some rainbow lesbian? Oh please! Why?! I can only give you 4 out of 5. Can't impress everyone! I really have to shut up at times...

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Whoops, thanks for the fix.

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Rainbow Dash is not a lesbian.

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I think you were replying to the post above the post you replied to.:twilightsheepish:
You're welcome.:twilightsmile:

220277 oh... then what's with the- oh... now I understand! Sorry for the accusation. 5/5 then...

I love this series a lot. I kind of agree with the comments on the horn play. I wouldn't say that it's creepy, but it seems way too intimate and sensual to be playful. The yuri/femmeslash (whichever term one wishes to use) undertones of their relationship does give it context, but it's sort of in that awkward area where it's too detailed to be for laughs and too shallow to really be enjoyed as citrus goodness. Horn as sweet spot is a wonderful idea, but it feels like you didn't give it the full Ero-Sennin treatment, and that is a shame.

Please tell me this will continue. Although I do have reservations about a few aspects, it is overall one of the most entertaining fics I've read in quite a while.
I also forgot to mention before: I really love that you've kept Spike a dragon instead of humanizing him too.

This is what I imagine MLP would be if Japan ever got the rights to it. Case in point: Powerpuff Girls and Powerpuff Girls Z

...Actually, make Mac the male lead, and you have MLP if Ken Akamatsu ever got his hands on the rights to it.

Excellent work! I look forward to seeing where you take this!

Amazing stuff. The previous bits were good, especially the Equestrian army/airforce vs Nightmare Moon was awesome, but this chapter was made of pure win. Your versions of the main cast are somehow 'more canon than canon' if you will, you do a great job of playing up their established quirks and making them even funnier but still believable.

So, any chance we will get some more chapters of this?

With how the characters and action in this story go I had an idea for when/if you do 'Griffon the Brush Off'. Instead of Gilda thinking all of Rainbow Dash's friends are too lame maybe in this story she'll think they are too hardcore.:rainbowdetermined2: Heck you could really change this story around if in doing so Gilda actually remains friends with Rainbow and shows up in later episodes.

LA DAYUMN! this chapter is extremely looong! but an awesome one!! :pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy:

I loved the first two chapters! They were truely epic!! ButTwiMac ruined this chapter for me. Sorry.

Lol, Twilight's cutie mark is a tramp stamp.

I find this to be completely fun to read with the characterization you have of the human versions and the silly interactions between them.

Would love to see where this would go if you did just forgo episode chapters and made you own cannon with the characters.

Before vowels and the letter H, one uses mine and an. Average-Sized should be hyphenated; it is a compound adjective. The complete title should be Mine Average-Sized Human.

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You're right about the hyphenation, but not about "my" versus "mine" (or "a" versus "an", for that matter). "My" is an attributive pronoun (it directly modifies a noun), whereas "mine" is a predicative pronoun (it is used as a predicate); pronunciation has nothing to do with it. Thus, "this is my apple" versus "this apple is mine". So "My Average-Sized Human" would be the correct name (just as "My Little Pony" is completely correct).

As for "a" versus "an", usage is based purely on pronunciation: "a" is used before consonantal sounds, whereas "an" before vowel sounds (regardless of how the sounds are spelled), yielding "a car", "a unicorn", "a horn", "an hour", "an apple", "an umbrella".

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We agree about hyphenation, but not about the indefinite article and possessive pronouns:

The problem is declining standards in English. Half a millenium ago, one would use an before worlds starting with vowels, the semivowel “Y-”, and the consonant “H-”. Possessive pronouns ending in “Y-” would change to “-Ine” when used as predicate and before words starting with vowels, the semivowel “Y-”, and the consonant “H-”, just as happened with the indefinite article:

Examples:
A dog
An horse
An elephant
An yankee

My dog
Mine horse
Mine elephant
Mine yankee

Thy Dog
Thine horse
Thine elephant
Thine yankee

Just ask yourself, “¿WWCD? (¿What would Chaucer do?)”.

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I don't particularly care what Chaucer would do, nor how English worked 500 years ago. The language hasn't "declined" in that time, it has evolved.* All languages evolve over time, and the amount of change English has gone through since Chaucer is pretty typical. Modern usage is exactly as I described it (seriously - Google it, ask any English teacher, look it up in style guides, whatever). My Little Pony is written using modern English (except for Princess Luna's Ye Olde Englishe bits), and My Average Sized Human is not only written in the same way, but is explicitly set close to current day technology-wise, in contrast to the show. If, on the other hand, this were a period piece, I would be right alongside you (and simultaneously cringing at the inevitable horrible mangling of actual medieval grammar and vocabulary).

* I am not arguing - and will not argue - that "languages evolve" is a blanket justification for whatever grammatical or typographical laziness or ignorance one might perpetrate. There is, for example, no excuse for not understanding the correct use of an apostrophe, or the difference between such words as "their", "there", and "they're" (or, to combine both of these, the distinction between "its" and "it's"). While English may evolve to the point where currently widespread-but-incorrect use cases become correct, it is not the case now.

Ok, I'll be honest. This is a well made story, the ideas used to make it different yet the same is pretty impressive. But more needs to be added and soon, this idea is serious potential to make a great series.

Please continue this. It's rather unique and very well written. I love how you showed Twilight's raunchyer side when she was ogling Big Mac. That was gold.

Spike tucked under her arm and her large duffel bag secured over her shoulder, Twilight Sparkle jumped and dropped to the ground several stories below. Before she hit the ground, however, her horn began to glow, and her descent slowed to a feather-light landing in the knee-high grass.

Neat spell.

Philadelphia

I think you mean Fillydelphia.

“Fine, I’ll destroy the film later.” Spike said as he put the camera back in her duffel bag. He’d send a picture to Princess Celestia first, because it was that funny.

It is hilarious.

She leaned close, her rose-colored eyes narrowing seductively. “Did you want to mess around for a little bit?”

Oh my...

“Wait, where are we going?” Twilight, tried to get free, but it was not working. “I need an adult, I need an adult!”
“I am an adult, dear.” Rarity replied, and out they went.

This is the greatest.

“How generous of you…” Almost too generous, it reminded Twilight of the girls in Camelot, who attempted to get cozy with her for their own ends.

Quite.

As they left, Rarity raised an eyebrow. Did that tiny dragon just make a pass at her?

Yep.

Twilight stared agape at this. “What is that door made of?”

Dunno.

Spike, as confused as Twilight was, just noted to himself that Fluttershy had breasts nearly as nice as Celestia’s, and stopped worrying about what they just saw.

Nice priorities.

“Uh huh.” Twilight replied as she grabbed a red plastic cup and filled it with cranberry juice, and then began pouring in a liberal amount of vodka.

Curse these Folk, they drive me to the drink.

“Y’all are just terrible.” Applejack flatly stated.

Yep.

Fluttershy just smiled a little. “Rainbow Dash does that to every Horned Folk she likes.”

I see...

Rarity didn’t hesitate to strike. “Darling, you don’t have any thoughts to get lost in.”

As the audience backed away from the expanding miasma, Twilight Sparkle trembled in fear as pure black wings spread from the center of the cloud, and the pale-skinned woman in midnight blue armor connected to them stood. The starry cloud spread from under her helmet…like the glorious Technicolor hair of Princess Celestia.
“Nightmare Moon.” Twilight squeaked, as Spike fainted from disbelief.

*grimly* Eeyup.

Disclaimer: And this is where everything goes all SHOUNEN.

So, absurdity, screaming, and the moment the main character fights without their shirt, they become invincible.

There was immeasurable fury brewing within Equestria’s Goddess of the Sun for what Nightmare Moon had just attempted, but it was the unyielding love for her sister that held it perfectly in check. She looked sad as she spoke. “Hello Luna.”
“That’s not my name anymore.” Nightmare Moon replied, as she turned away from Celestia and circled around her before floating over to the stage.

Getting a real Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader vibe here.

“You are my sister, Luna, that’s why and that’s all. I do not want to fight you.”

This is so much like Obi Wan vs Darth Vader in the Death Star, but better.

“…Why…did…I…skip…gym…?” She gasped as she doubled over and rested her hands on her knees.

Because you understandably don't like excercise.

It was Applejack. Turning around, Twilight found Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy were with her too. And they all looked ready for a hike into the woods; Pinkie Pie carried a large bag over her shoulder, and Rarity even had a saber on her hip. “Huh? Why are you all here? You should be getting to safety!”

Rarity knows some swordplay, or at least has a sword, interesting.

Applejack crossed her arms. “Alright, and what do you plan on doing if you get in trouble? Do you know how to fight?”
Twilight pointed at her horn. “I don’t need to, I have my magic.”
Rarity then spoke up. “Well, what if you get into a situation where you need help, and there’s no one there to help you?”

She has a point.

The first punch carried a lot of momentum behind it, but Rainbow Dash quickly deflected the blow with a raised arm before she spun and kicked her attacker in the side. Struck by the powerful kick, the black and purple-suited male winged folk tumbled along the ground, before a second suddenly struck from the mist.

A Shadowbolt.

“Please…I spar with Applejack, you’re way too slow!” Rainbow Dash went in low and struck him in the solar plexus with a disabling punch.

So AJ can be fast, interesting. Also, Rainbow and probably AJ, know martial arts, interesting, very interesting.

Oh? Now they had her attention. “So wait, you’re Special Ops?”

That is their lie, yes.

Rainbow Dash stared at the Shadowbolts, and then glanced back towards the bridge. She then huffed through her nose. “Let’s go for a spin.”

Knowing Rainbow Dash, having a penchant for puns before beatings, and having jsut seen Super Android 13 Abridged, I know EXACTLY where this is going.

She promptly introduced the Shadowbolts to her patented Rain-Blow Dry, spinning the leader into his subordinates and catching all three in a tornado that she sent blowing off into the trees, before jumping out and flying over to the bridge house. With a kick to the emergency release lever, she sent the bridge swinging down into place, and flew to the mists to the others, who greeted her with cheers.

Called it.

Holding her sword in her mouth, Celestia then held out her hands and clapped them together, closing the walls of the crater together, with a tremendous roar.

And Celestia is an earthbender.

The clouds began clearing, revealing numerous winged Dreadnought-style airships with all of their guns trained on Nightmare Moon. On the hills surrounding Camelot, numerous tanks and artillery pieces also took aim. With these weapons were numerous Equestrian Military Soldiers, all scared witless at the prospect of fighting a Goddess, but nevertheless willing to do so.

Understandable.

The many guns of the Equestrian Military opened fire, every round, missile, and element converging upon Nightmare Moon.

She's gonna no sell it, isn't she?

Fluttershy looked around, nervously. “You can’t do that…that’s looting!”
“Darlings, it’s not looting them, I’m rescuing them.” Rarity replied as she gathered up a few more rings and necklaces.

No, by RPG rules, taking stuff from ancient ruins is looting. Not that it's a problem.

From the moment Twilight saw the Manticore she remembered three things about them: Manticores were carnivores, Manticores were extremely durable and strong, and Manticores were immune to magic.

Oh dear.

It took less than a second for Twilight to come up with a battle plan.
“RUN!”

Good plan.

Fluttershy giggled as the manticore licked her. “You’re just a baby kitty aren’t you? You didn’t want to hurt anyone; you were just hurt and scared.”

Well, when frightened and hurt, animals WILL act more aggressive than usual.

“If the manticore was hungry, we wouldn’t have heard it coming.” The simple way Fluttershy explained it unnerved Twilight more than anything Rainbow Dash could ever do.

Yikes.

Fluttershy knelt down and picked up the knife she pulled from its paw. “An injured animal only wants help, if you show it some kindness, it won’t ever harm you.”

She's right you know.

Staring at the cloud of smoke that rose from where Nightmare Moon had stood, Celestia tensed and felt her hold on her sister weaken before it failed altogether. She could see her, her blue eyes shining malevolently through the smoke as it began to clear around her.

I knew it wouldn't even phase her.

“Well, look. Concrete and composites instead of bricks or wood…it’s so unnatural.” Twilight observed. “The roads are all paved, and even with the forest growing through them, a lot of the structures are intact, even structurally sound.”
“So you’re saying that whoever built this city a thousand years ago…was a lot more advanced then than we are now?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Yep.

Struggling against the tentacles, Rarity, reached out for her sword, before something large landed in front of her. It was a hideous, black, blob-like beast on two stubby legs with huge ugly red eyes and a mouth full of gnarled teeth. Staring at her, it let out a horrifying sound, like children screaming in terror.
Understandably, Rarity freaked out.

Very understandably.

She knew about these creatures, and that made things worse. They were carnivorous, attacked in groups, and used fear to immobilize their prey before slowly consuming them. Death was assuredly going to be a long and drawn out affair.

Oh dear.

The creature, either repulsed by Pinkie’s laughter of humiliated by its deformity being brought to attention, dropped her and backed away. It then let out its terrifying sound again, but Pinkie Pie laughed even harder.

OR humiliated.

“Oh girls, don’t you see?” Pinkie Pie asked, as she pulled a boom box out of her bag and hit the play button. Music began to play from it, causing the monsters to suddenly freeze up, like it was the most hideous sound in the world to them.
Pinkie started singing. “When I was a little girl and the sun was going down.”

Tell me she's not...

“The darkness and the shadows, they would always make me frown.” She sang as she skipped past Rarity and Fluttershy.

She is.

“I'd hide under my pillow from what I thought I saw, but Granny Pie said that wasn't the way to deal with fears at all.” She waved to Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

Then what is?

The creature screamed, and dropped Twilight before skittering back from her. The other girls gasped in surprise, and then realizing that it was effective, turned very malicious grins onto their attackers. If the monsters could sweat, they’d be doing so by the bucket.

They're hurt by laughter...

Reaching into her bag up to her shoulder, Pinkie Pie laughed unstably as she found what she was looking for, and pulled out a magazine-fed bazooka.
“LAUGH!” She called out before she fired the weapon, and blew the monsters up.

... I got nothing. This is great.

All at once, Nightmare Moon realized what was really going on, and stared at her sister. “That apprentice of yours, I forgot all about her, didn’t I?”
Celestia drew her sword back. “Yes.”

Celestia, you Magnificent Bitch I read your BOOK!

Celestia was shocked to sense that not a single folk had been killed by Nightmare Moon’s attack. Why had she spared them when she was well within her power to destroy them? Was…was the little sister she knew and loved still in there, beneath that twisted bitterness?

Possibly.

“Luna…” She then felt a burning pain in her chest, as Nightmare Moon’s blade was thrust through it.

Oh dear...

Kneeling down in front of Celestia, Nightmare Moon reached up and caressed her face. “Dear older sister, you really thought you could bide your little apprentice time?”

Uh, yeah.

Applejack tilted her head to one side, baffled at the idea. “A salon. For sea serpents.”
“Oh, it’s true! You have no idea how much work has to be done, it’s very expensive.” The sea serpent replied.

Er...

Twilight was in disbelief, before Rarity’s words rang in her memory and she smiled. Rarity definitely wasn’t like the girls back in Camelot, not at all.

Thankfully.

And a loud splat was heard as she smacked into a wall. “Ow.”

Heh.

Applejack Number 1 pointed at Applejack Number 2. “What in tarnation are you thinkin’ calling me an imposter? You’re the one who took my form after ah kicked ya in the head!”

Ah, this sort of conflict. Always enjoy it.

Fluttershy shook her head, while Rainbow Dash bit her lower lip. “Two Applejacks, unf.”

Lovely.

It was Rarity, however, who had an idea. “Oh Applejack, I heard from sources that wished to remain undisclosed that you were a big fan of Eventide.”
A long silence fell over the group and the two Applejacks, before Rainbow Dash burst out laughing. “You…you of all folk read that mushy, badly written Vampire Love Story trash?”

Wait, is, Eventide supposed to be Twilight? Oh my gosh this is great!

Pinkie Pie snickered, and then began laughing as well, while Rarity looked smug. Applejack Number 1 blushed, and hiked her shoulders, before she puffed out her chest. “So what if ah like it? Ah enjoy it and ah’ll stand by it, so laugh all you want!”

That's perfectly fair, you're entitled to like whatever you want.

Rainbow Dash chuckled. “Applejack, you’re stubborn, ill-tempered, and the worst tease, but you’re at least honest about what you like, even if it’s garbage.”

True.

Applejack snorted smugly, before she stopped and stared at Rainbow Dash. “What do you mean, ‘the worst tease’?”
“You tell me, Daisy Dukes.” Rainbow Dash replied, prompting a glare from Applejack, before the fake Applejack, in fact a Shadowbolt, got back up.

Ah. So this Rainbow Dash IS a Loveable Nymphomaniac. Well, that may be too strong a word, but, you get the picture.

“Who are you calling Fetid?” Pinky Pie yelled at the Shadowbolt Leader, before she looked to Rarity. “What does fetid mean?”
“It means smelly and unpleasant.” Rarity replied.
That just made Pinkie Pie even madder. “Rude!”

Very.

Shadowbolt 3 emerged from the cloud slowly, approaching Rarity with his two swords ready for any attack the horned woman could attempt. Rarity looked a little intimidated. “Now that I think about it, I think I’ve overestimated my abilities. You have two swords, and I only have one…”

True, but you can hit harder by swinging with both hands, or block better with two hands than you would with one.

Fluttershy stared at the knife, before she recognized it as identical to the knife she pulled from the Manticore’s paw.

She's going to kick his ass, isn't she?

Nightmare Moon stared at her, surprised that she was attacking. “You’re kidding. You’re kidding, right?”
Twilight yelled. “No!”

Oh, well, I, didn't expect her to answer that but...

“But…how…?” Twilight asked, before she was impaled through her chest by Nightmare Moon, who went on to slam her into the wall of the castle, cracking it.

Oh dear....

There was then a blinding flash, and Nightmare Moon was flung away from Twilight and it was her turn to take a tumble across the ancient floor of the castle. Stopping herself with her sword, it took Nightmare Moon a moment to realize that the blade was no longer run through Twilight, who pushed herself off the wall, light beaming from her horn and from the hole in her chest.

What?

Outside, Shadowbolt 4 lunged to stab Fluttershy and stopped, paralyzed. She was staring at him; her green eyes narrowed in anger as she got up and took the knife from his hand. Throwing it aside, she got directly into Shadowbolt 4’s face. “You…you’re the one who hurt that poor baby Manticore, aren’t you!”
Shadowbolt 4 was overcome with terror, so much so that he could not control his actions or his words. “Y-yes!”

Oh this will be FUN!

Fluttershy grabbed him by the collar of his flight suit, and then yanked him down…right over her knee. She then commenced spanking him. “You are a very bad person and you should be ashamed! Picking on a defenseless manticore, what do you have to say for yourself?!”
“Ah! Ow! Ow! Ow! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” Shadowbolt 4 cried in shame and fear as he was punished.

Wat.

Everything happened in an instant, Shadowbolt 3’s swords were knocked from his hands, which were quickly lacerated, and Rarity had the end of her saber rested against his throat.
“H-how…?” The disarmed Shadowbolt asked.
“I apologize for being deceptive, but you’re just not worth my time.” Rarity said smoothly.

Oh ho!

High over the castle, Shadowbolt 6 held tightly onto Applejack as Shadowbolt 2 cracked his knuckles. “I’m going to enjoy this too much.”
He raced at Applejack to punch her in the face, but at the very last moment, she turned her head to the side, causing his fist to graze the side of it before plowing into Shadowbolt 6’s jaw, knocking him out cold and causing him to release her. “No!”

Nimbly dodged.

At the last minute she let go, throwing Shadowbolt 2 into Shadowbolt 6, both causing a loud thud and kicking up dust and bits of rock as they impacted the ground. She landed in front of the rising cloud of dust perfectly. “An Apple a day keeps the bandits away!”

Nothing is quite as satisfying as a Bond One-Liner.

“I’ve got you now!” She called out as she fired off several more rockets at him. Shadowbolt 3 easily avoided the rockets, moving from side to side, and the rockets immediately began curving off into the sky in random directions.

OK, that's one hell of a Beggar's Bazoooka.

“Who do you have?” He asked as he dodged a fourth rocket with ease. Undeterred, Pinkie Pie pulled out a compressed air gun and fired a suction cup-tipped dart with a flashing red end that harmlessly stuck to Shadowbolt 3’s forehead. “Huh?”

What the?

“No!” Pinkie Pie declared. “It’s just that cool dudes don’t look at explosions!”

Really. You referenced that?

The four rockets that Pinkie Pie fired hit the Shadowbolt, having homed in on the tracer dart, and created a very large explosion above and behind her. As the unconscious Shadowbolt hit the ground, Pinkie Pie laughed.

Classy.

Rainbow Dash had tackled him, and gone into a dive, a Mach Cone rapidly forming around her as she aimed for the forest outside of the castle. Seconds later, there was a loud explosion from the trees that knocked some down, before Rainbow Dash shot out from them and slid to a halt through the at the steps of the castle, joining the other girls.
Running her fingers through her hair, Rainbow Dash looked back towards where she left Shadowbolt Leader in a crater, and then laughed. “I guess I was faster than I thought.”

Whoah...

She opened her eyes, now glowing brightly, as the sixth crystal appeared in the form of a six point star set in a golden crown. Her clothes immediately transformed, becoming a regal white dress not unlike Princess Celestia’s. The other elements reacted accordingly, transforming Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy’s clothes into the ethereal white dresses.

Oooh...

The Elements all shining as one, they produced an incredible ray of light that shot up, and arched over in all the colors of the rainbow before slamming down upon Nightmare Moon. On impact, the rainbow colored light blasted out of every opening of the castle, and spread across the sky, turning night into day as the sun rose triumphantly into the sky on the wave of power.

TASTE THE RAINBOW MOTHERBUCKER!

Twilight looked from Celestia to her friends, who all smiled back to her. When she turned to look back to her mentor, the Princess was walking over to where Nightmare Moon lay defeated. She looked different now, no longer statuesque like Celestia. She was a shorter girl around Twilight’s height, with a much simpler black gown and crown, the midnight blue armor lay shattered around her.

Luna...

“It just warms your heart, doesn’t it?” Rarity asked Twilight, who nodded assent.

Oh yeah.

At Spike’s clueless stare, Celestia raised an eyebrow. “You’re just messing with me, aren’t you?”
Spike laughed. “Yeah, pretty much.”

Spike got away with trolling Celestia. Best dragon. EVER.

“Oh yes,” she hissed, leaning forward on the fence she was spy...Er... Observing from. A blush stained her cheeks and she resisted the urge to hold her hands to her cheeks. “This is so hot.”
Hiis strength, his intensity, it hit just about every primal instinct that the studious and borderline-OCD Twilight worked hard to keep in check, and she absolutely loved it.

I REALLY like this.

“I... Wait, you’re just going to ogle him? Like that? D-Don’t you have any shame?” Twilight demanded.
“Nope!” Pinkie Pie said cheerfully. She looked over at Twilight and winked. “I won’t tell anyone if you don’t.”

Fair enough.

“Oh? What is?”

Applejack.

“Oh, my dear Twilight Sparkle...” For a moment, her hair went flat and her entire appearance seemed darker and muted. She stared gravely at Twilight, who twitched a bit in discomfort.
“You have no idea,” Pinkie Pie said in a grave voice that signalled nothing but doom and despair. She then smiled and her hair poofed back into it’s normal wild craziness. Her color returned too as she grasped Pinkie Pie’s hand.

Err....

Pinkie Pie answered that. “She beat the crap out of us, that’s what!”

Not surprised somehow.

“Of course!” Pinkie Pie cheered. “We sex up Applejack first, then her brother!” She turned to Dash and laughed. “It was so obvious!”

You idiots.

Twilight stared at the two of them, incredulous. “Uh, I was actually just thinking of getting on Applejack’s good side, and then asking her for permission.”

Clever girl.

“Is there anything else you two think about besides that?” Twilight asked, exasperated.
“Sure we do! But it just kind of naturally comes up in this situation,” Pinkie explained.

Oi...:facehoof:

She turned and ran for her life. And hide all of my fanfiction!

This is great.

“WHAT IN TARNATION?!” Applejack’s scream was deafeningly loud in the small bathroom. Or more specifically, the small shower stall that Twilight now occupied with her.
It was kind of odd the thoughts that entered your mind before you realized you had teleported into your friend’s shower while she was completely naked. Like the fact she was tanned all over. Then, reality caught up.

This amuses me.

“I once sold cookies for the Filly Scouts when I was younger, it can’t be much more different, can it?”

More than you think. This time you're not stinking adorable.

A tall, handsome Earth Folk in a brown suit, brown jacket and sneakers walked by, a blonde female Winged Folk with gray wings accompanying him. The blonde had two very distinctive features-Her bosom, which was quite healthy, and her eyes, which were pointing in opposite directions. The Earth man was excitedly talking about something and the Winged girl was eagerly listening to every word.

The Doctor and Derpy. Nice.

“Good tasting or good allegory?” The blonde asked curiously. The man grimaced and rubbed his stomach.
“Both.”

Heh.

“In fact, according to 9 out of 10 Earth and Winged folk between the ages of 16 and 32, Sweet Apple Acres’ pastries are considered 30 percent more satisfying to eat than most other brands!” Twilight continued.

Oh boy, this won't end well. Hey Twi, this might work for an ad on TV or something, but, in a live sales pitch, less so.

“Well, how much do you intend to buy?” Ah, just like her Filly Scout days. Celestia would be proud.

Heh.

“Um... Too much information?”

“Unfettered capitalism is as bad as a socialist tyranny?”

Not touching that with a ten foot pole.

“Don’t come on too strong! Right now, yer actin’ like a drunken prom date just before she gets blood dumped on her head.” Applejack developed a far away look. “And then the shutters close and the whole place catches fire...”

Uh, AJ?

“Ah, sorry Twilight. Anyway, just be nice, polite, and friendly,” Applejack emphasized. “Friendly.”

She has a point, acting nice will make a world of difference.

The young lad, an Earth Folk, looked up at Twilight. “Well, I’ve never tried any of these before. My family just moved here from Nottingham, it’s my first day out exploring in Sunnyville.”

Pip?

Twilight then had an idea, and she reached into her pocket. After fishing around for some money, she handed it to Applejack and then gave the boy an apple pie. “Consider it a welcome gift, and expect a big party soon.”
The boy graciously took the pie, and breathed in the aroma. “Wow! This smells delicious, thank you Miss!”

This is adorable.

Twilight hoped she wasn’t being too subtle, but if she dropped hints like this gradually it might help Applejack warm up to the idea without bringing up the actual idea.

I dunno, if you just say outright that you'd like to date Big Mac, and just explain yourself calmly and without any subterfuge, I suspect she might listen.

Not that he couldn’t do it, in fact Big Macintosh more often than not handled tallying the expenses and even did the taxes. He’d just rather not.

Fair enough.

“Yeah, me,” Applejack admitted, with a tiny blush on her cheeks. “Ah mean, she teleported in mah shower, she was so eager to please me...” She sighed. “Frankly it’s a little embarrassing...”

Oh I see where this is going.

“Yer not as unfastidious as say Pinkie Pie, or Rainbow Dash, or Fluttershy after a few drinks.”
“Ah am not havin’ this conversation with you, ah am not,” Applejack grumbled.

Heh.

Both young women looked up at Applejack’s sister, Applebloom, who was wide-eyed as she stared at the two of them in the mud.
“It’s not what it looks like!” Applejack shouted. Applebloom blinked rapidly, and her cheeks went bright red
“Ihavetogobye!” She cried, running off for the house. Applejack turned her gaze back to Twilight and glared red hot death at the Horned girl.

This is hilarious.

“Um...eheh...sorry?” Twilight slowly rolled off her and tried to stand up clumsily in the slippery muck. Applejack made to get back up as well, but Beatrice vindictively rammed the back of Twilight’s calves and sent her tipping back on top of the blonde farmer. “Oof-mm?!”
“Mmph?!” Their lips had met, and Applejack’s eyes shot wide open. She then shoved Twilight off and scooted back from her.
“Twilight! Seriously! There’s comin’ on strong and then there’s... There’s you!”

And my sides are in orbit.

“Or you were a boy, which is impossible to imagine now given how you go around in almost nothing at all,” Pinkie Pie said.

Not helping.

She couldn’t help it, Applejack let out a loud “snerk”, confusing Twilight. Reaching up and placing a hand on her hat, Applejack briefly pulled it down over her eyes and shook her head before pulling it back up. “Now listen here sugarcube, ah don’t care if you want to date my big brother.”

Really?

“Of course ah don’t! He’s a grown man, he can take care of himself!” Applejack was all smiles now. “What ah do care about, are a couple of fools askin’ me for permission to have sex with my brother at the most inopportune times.

Ah.

Rainbow Dash scratched the back of her head and let out a nervous laugh. “Um...should we start with the whole Apple Cart in the Sunnyville Square thing, or the skywriting thing?”
Twilight’s mouth hung open. “Huh?”
“Well, the baseball game was where Applejack boiled over.” Pinkie Pie said.
“She even blew up at Rarity after...” Rainbow Dash noted.
“Oh man, Rarity was so mad.” Pinkie Pie shivered.

Do I even want to know?

Applejack chuckled. “Well, fer that... I am going to have to do something that might break mah heart.”
“What?”
The blonde woman sighed. “Ask Rarity fer help...”

Ah.

“This is the sixteenth time you’ve worried about this.” Applejack pointed out.
“In the last five minutes, I’ve been keeping count.” Pinkie Pie chirped.

Wow.

Twilight looked back over at Big Mac, who wiped the sweat from his many brow, and bit her lower lip. “Oh yesss...”

I think you mean manLy.

“I was wondering if I could... uh... h-help you with your taxes... if you... hehe... want me to...?”

It's a step in the right direction.

Please continue the story! Really love this AU you created! :)

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