A/N: Special thanks to ChaoticLightning, SilentMech, Evilhumour, hs0003, Amethyst Blade, Cadmium, Drgnwolf, Killabyte, Ketvirtas, and Ozymandias42 for your comments last chapter. Hearing from you all really means a lot to me and I hope to continue to hear from you all!
Chapter's title comes from the story's main song, from Five Finger Death Punch, "Remember Everything". I highly recommend listening to it if you have the chance!
For those who didn't see the previous A/N about it, I am going to be doing a Trixie/Kael story that takes place in the World of Warcraft universe that will be a comedy/adventure story, and I'm hoping that perhaps some of you will come read it when I release it in the coming weeks! It'll be related to this story of course, but you'll all see how later on! Just hope you all will join me and support that story like you have this, in case you are interested. It'd mean a lot to me to start out the new year with your support!
With some time spent back in Asgard to attend to business matters, including the execution of the remaining dissidents who sought to harm Luna, Loki came to realize that perhaps he respected his step-daughter more upon Frigga reporting the reading selection to him. A reader and a planner both, it would seem given her efforts to go through such difficult tomes on important subjects.
After perusing the most important document among them, Loki felt he had to confront Trixie about something that might not be on her mind yet. She needed warning before her new power came back to bite her.
“You still have the Aether in you, don’t you?”
On the inner side of the front gates of Canterlot’s castle, Loki found Trixie pacing back and forth as if she was struggling with some idea. Trixie appeared surprised by his arrival, but she hid it quickly to place a smile on her face as she turned to face him.
“I do. It has granted me quite the increase in power,” Trixie boasted while forming a ball of energy in her palm, her form being that of a Blood Elf and not a pony.
Loki returned the smile, genuinely pleased that she was on her game but also worried internally that she might not grasp who that meant she was bound to face.
“I looked into that book you were reading on the Infinity Gems. Seven artifacts that hold unimaginable power…” Loki paused for the dramatic effect, “Power that, when put together, could destroy all the known realms with the unbridled energy.”
Trixie’s smile faded, though she said nothing. She waited for Loki to continue, and given that he had more to say the King continued.
Loki sighed as he brought up the topic he came to discuss, “Thanos seeks these gems. He wanted the Tesseract and he has since obtained it, along with who knows how many other gems and the gauntlet that binds them together.”
Trixie crossed her arms over the red and golden shirt she wore loosely over her chest, “Thanos. The monster who placed us in that…dreadful place.”
It was more dreadful for him, Loki would wager, since Trixie was not subjected to it nearly as long at least consciously, but he bit his tongue and added to her statement, “And who fueled my turn to villainy.”
He would do anything he could to continue placing the blame of his betrayal on the man who forced his hand. Of course Loki knew that it was his own insecurities that lead to it, but that did not prevent him from wanting to put the blame elsewhere. After all, the scepter cannot make someone do something they would not be willing to otherwise.
Trixie moved a hand to gesture towards herself above where her heart should be, “He’ll want the Aether. He’ll come and hunt me, right?”
Loki bowed his head, not pleased that he had to now deal with the purple, phantom menace not only being out to cause him harm but his new daughter as well, “Regrettfully, yes. I do not yet have a way to defeat him, especially with how powerful he has likely grown.”
Loki did not come without any piece of a plan though. While still considering the subject and a complete plan of action, that did not prevent him from coming up with some small piece of a plan.
Using a bit of borrowed magic from Luna, Loki opened up his pocket dimension that he used to store things and reached into it. After a moment of rifling around he retrieved from it an orange fabric.
Loki stretched his hand out to offer the object to Trixie, “Here.”
Trixie took it carefully in one hand and hung it from two fingers as she observed it. It was of a decent size, and it was soft to the touch. As Trixie continued to look at it Loki smiled and gestured to the object, “It is a scarf from a man I encountered in my travels,” Loki closed the pocket and sighed as he thought about all the little knick-knacks he had collected from fallen souls. Silent memorials to their ever lasting suffering, “He is forever tormented by a beast that hunts him. Each of them far more powerful than I, all I could do was watch yet another friend be lost to their own despair.”
Trixie nearly dropped the scarf when she heard of it’s origins, to which Loki laughed, “Don’t worry, I cleaned it. Now, the material is strong enough to survive the most lethal of strikes, though it remains as flexible as normal cloth. Perhaps you can study it and find some way to replicate it. That should provide you with a defensive advantage against Thanos.”
“Wearing clothing of prey to confront my predator,” Trixie smiled as she wrapped the scarf around her neck and fashioned it like a neckerchief one would wear at dinner, “Thank you.”
Loki smiled as he bowed to his newest relative, glad that she appreciated his gift, “You need not mention it.”
Silence hung between them briefly before Loki coughed to bridge into a new subject, one he was thinking Luna would be on board with.
“Now, I am busy with my duties in Asgard most of these days, but when we manage to find the time, would you like to spend the day with me? An opportunity to get to know each other better.”
Trixie smiled to him after letting out a small laugh, “I would not want to make my dear mother jealous.”
Loki gestured to his stomach while laughing back, “She has enough company with her at all times. I think she can spare to have her husband bond with his daughter.”
To that Trixie nodded her head, a content smile still remaining on her, “I look forward to it. Just us then.”
After Loki left Trixie by the gates, he set to go inside the castle absentmindedly. He had forgotten what else he had planned to do, but thought that perhaps walking would let him remember. Going inside the building reminded the King instantly though, as he realized that he was supposed to accompany Rainbow Dash on her pranking spree that day.
Loki turned to leave from a different exit to not seem silly, but on his way he ran into the robed figure of Kael’Thas. Loki was pleased to see a shirt (identical to the one Trixie was wearing outside) on Kael this time, though his pleasure of seeing the man fully dressed was curtailed by their near collision.
Kael took a knee to address Loki while the King waved for the prince to stop the pleasantries. Loki had been doing some thinking these past months, and some of that included the Elf they now had sleeping under their roofs, “I was just about to leave, but I think it is about time we had a talk.”
Kael rose back up and smiled brightly at Loki, the King finding it hard to look Kael in the eye due to his glowing eyes, “I was thinking the same thing, Lord Odinson.”
With no need to mince words, Loki lost any traces of warm emotion as he glared at the red robed man, “Back in the realm we found you, you assaulted me, Trixie, and the others with us. Because of your actions she nearly died and I was condemned to suffer in that world for what would amount to years of time in that distorted realm.”
To his credit, Kael did not appear frightened at all by Loki’s words. He actually kept smiling at the King, his words coming out in a neutral tone despite his face, “I also was the one who slew Illidan while you were separated from him. The reason you could not find him was that I assaulted him and drained his magic,” he slowed down as his words began to drip with regret, “My…old friend tried to calm me, but in my madness I could not stop.”
Loki actually found himself taking a step back in confusion with how Kael was admitting to the murder of their mutual friend, even if it was before Kael had any ability to control himself. The honesty was what bit at Loki, who was so used to lies and half-truths that having someone completely own up to something felt foreign.
While Loki remained stunned, Kael continued, “With that power I attempted to gain the power from the rest of you. You possessed little at the time, as did Maiev and that being I believe is your father, in comparison to Trixie. So I attacked her.”
Not about to let himself be caught any more flat footed, Loki resumed his offensive against the prince he did not have much faith in, “You went insane once because of your addiction to magic. How can I trust that you will not do so again?”
While still smiling and appearing polite, Kael’s tone became equal parts sardonic and playful, “Oh, I don’t know, perhaps in the same way your loved ones can have faith in you despite your own acts of evil and madness?” Loki restrained himself from striking the insolent prince who dare point out the hypocrisy in Loki’s words, “That is, with everything to point to the contrary, one can still place faith in another.”
Loki knew that he himself was not trustworthy, but that did not mean he had to trust everyone else. As a leader, he needed to be wary so as to not bring harm to his people by associating with the wrong people. Still, the honesty cut at him again.
Loki still thinking of a retort, Kael leaned to the side slightly and pointed over one of Loki’s shoulders, “And, by the way, I would hope you’ll help me when Maiev attacks me in a moment due to her building fury at hearing I—”
The words granted Loki just enough time to dodge the flurry of green that appeared from thin air and rushed past him to attack Kael, who kept his smile even as Maiev crashed into him and slammed him into the nearest wall.
“You Wretched Elf!” the warden of Illidan howled as she gripped him by the neck and pressed his face against the wall, her crescent blade aimed at Kael’s chest and heart.
The elf laughed despite his predicament, as if he was not worried at all, “It is good to see you again too, Maiev.”
Not about to step in her way just yet, Loki straightened himself out while sparing a glance at the woman, “Have you been stalking us?”
Maiev’s only response was to slam Kael’s face into the wall and follow this up with dragging her blade across his throat, something Loki instantly realized could kill the Elf outright…
Only, the blade did not even appear to break the skin. Loki narrowed his eyes and found himself amused at how the incredibly sharp blade belonging to Maiev did not leave a single mark on the Elven prince. What was this Elf made out of?
To retain the appearance of control, Loki acted as if he was not fazed by all of what was happening, “I was considering striking him myself in memory of my fallen friend. Take your time.”
Maiev took this time to begin beating Kael mercilessly into the wall, only for the prince to just keep smiling the whole time as if it did not hurt in the slightest. Maiev did not seem to grasp this fact and continued her assault on him as Loki stood by, his only action being to dismiss the guards who came to address the situation.
After thirty seconds of unrelenting assault, Maiev let go and Kael laughed as he wiped a trickle of blood from his mouth, the only sign of him taking any damage, “Are you done yet?”
Maiev let out a heavy breath, tired from her assault, but her face remained hidden behind her visor which prevented them from inspecting her expressions any further, “You make a good punching bag,” after only a second of rest Maiev prepared to attack him again, “One I hope to relentlessly destroy for the rest of our prolonged lives.”
Her strike did not hit, however, as her feet began to lift off the ground. Maiev found herself being pushed away while slowly lifting into the air at the same time, all of this seeming to amuse the Blood Elf as he continued to work his magic on her.
“Having trouble staying grounded?” Kael laughed as he dusted himself off, Maiev continuing to drift off, “It may take that long for you to break a bone, but I am afraid I can’t allow that. I have things I would rather do than deal with your depraved obsessions.”
Loki found himself amused by the display, but Maiev appeared less than pleased at having the gravity around her reversed and energy pushing her away.
“You will watch that tongue of yours, Blood Elf!”
Kael adopted a tone of fake-hurt, “For a fellow Elf, you are sounding awfully racist,” he sighed before undoing his power, the warden dropping to the floor painfully, “Now, will you calm down or do I have to demonstrate my power again, Night Elf?”
A growl and an attempt to throw a hidden knife at Kael was met with Kael tossing her across the hallway with his magic, the knife flying back at her and impaling her shoulder before her body began to lift weightlessly into the air again.
“So be it,” Kael said without any amusement, his jovial look leaving with his offer, “Lord Odinson, I believe you should tell our dear lady what has become of Illidan since.”
“You know where he is?” Maiev gasped, having been stalking Loki and the others for the singular purpose of finding a way to see Illidan again. She had yet to finish her revenge, not that she ever felt she could be rid of it. Even after slaying him once she harbored the hatred, so much so that she followed him into death itself to confront him again.
Loki nodded to the mentally ill woman who he had nothing but pity for given how pathetic her life had become, “The last time I saw him he was alive and fighting to buy me time to escape from a menace who has yet to resurface, named Thanos,” Loki paused as he remembered the fate of Volstagg, and then of his newer friend who was no less slain by Thanos or freed of that demented place, “Illidan likely perished. Left to wander that realm of tormented souls once again.”
Upside down and with no ability to defend herself, Maiev hung her head as her helmet slipped from her head and fell to the ground, revealing a light purple skinned woman with glowing eyes similar to Kael’s. Looking into those eyes Loki could see a sadness, a fire that had since died in the ferocious woman.
“Kill me then. Take my life so I can begin my hunt once again,” her eyes closed and Loki could swear he could see tears welling in them as she spoke again, now in a softer voice, “A huntress is nothing without the hunt…”
Loki crossed his arms, not about to pass judgment on her just yet despite his ability to end this threat once and for all. He desired to understand why. Then he could decide what to do with the disturbed woman, “Illidan tried to give you the chance to get over your hatred, and yet you chose the easy road. The road of pain and damnation. What drives you to continually throw yourself down this dreadful way that all of us have tread at some point?”
A sad smirk grew to replace her solemn look as she continued to hang weakly in the air, her long purple hair hanging down as her eyes opened weakly, as if she had finally just given up after her string of defeats, “I spent ten thousand years jailing Illidan. Locked away from the world, forgotten by my kind, my family…” Maiev sighed gently, a calm having come over her that neither Loki nor Kael was familiar with, “I had my fellow wardens, but it was hard to remain whole. Remain sane. Isolation can do that to the mind.”
Loki looked over to Kael, who seemed dismayed to hear Maiev’s words. They knew this much already, but each of them could feel the woman was not done yet.
With neither man speaking up, Maiev continued to speak, though she seemed to be speaking to herself as much as she was speaking to them, “At first I hated him because of how he nearly slew my brother through his reckless actions, for betraying out people…but that was not all…in that time I lost something…no, someone…because of Illidan,” she swallowed her breath as tears fell from her eyes, the warden choking on her next sentence, “I…”
Having held onto this particular piece of information for some time without revealing it to anyone, Loki felt it time to match it up with the person it pertained to.
Loki approached Miaev and gave her a close, genuine look of sorrow right in the eyes, “You lost a son.”
Those four words brought back some of the anger that so consumed Maiev, but it brought just as much grief which caused the woman to continue to choke on her words as she tried to keep herself from gushing tears, “I…I…”
Seeing that Loki appeared serious and that Maiev was visibly distraught, Kael slowly stopped his reverse of gravity on her so that she was no longer hanging upside down and hovering slightly above them. He let her down onto the floor, where the warden lay silently as tears dribbled onto the floor, Kael remarking to himself, “The wardens I met were all female though…”
Maiev laughed at that, tears still rolling from her eyes, “With such extended isolation, one’s convictions can…wander, and Illidan was easy enough to manipulate with how distraught he was while imprisoned,” Maiev rose a hand to her face to wipe the water streaming down it freely, her voice weak, “Illidan’s demon…tainted body caused our son to only…”
She paused as she brought a hand down to her stomach from her face, “To only live weeks within my womb. For…for a short period of time I thought that perhaps we could have our own life together, away from all others…” Maiev rolled her hand and arm out to her side so that it weakly lay on the floor like the rest of her, “I never even named him.”
Some of her strength and venom returned as Maiev tried to roll over and grabbed Loki’s ankle with one hand, the Night Elf growling as she tried to speak with anger only for it to segue into her depression, “How did you figure my closest held secret out?”
Loki looked down at her with pity. The woman had a reason to devote her entire existence to making Illidan pay, as right or wrong as she was. While Loki felt himself sickened that she manipulated the poor man to produce an offspring, she did not deserve the torment that came with a miscarriage caused by tainted magic, “My daughter, Hela, is the one who controls that world we all met, as well as life and death,” Loki sighed as he began to recall how he came across this information, or at least the theory, “One time I was visited by her in the world I was met with her playfully hanging off what appeared to be her personal guard.”
Maiev narrowed her eyes at Loki, not understanding what he was saying just yet, but Kael began to smile as he picked up where this was going.
Loki knelt down to help Maiev up, no longer willing to allow her to look so pathetic on the ground, “Taking into account what Illidan must have looked like before his transformation to a half-demon, her stoic guard looked very much like him even then. Perhaps not as tall or broad, but I recognized him quickly as a possible relative. Observing him more, I found that he reminded me of you.”
Her glowing eyes widened as the warrior woman found her way to her feet, “You are telling me that my son is…he’s…”
Loki held up a hand to silence her, not wanting her to get her hopes up too high, “I do not know this for certain, but perhaps in a world that allows the dead to thrive, my daughter restored him to life and he lives there with her.”
Maiev brushed Loki’s helping hand away from her and turned her back to him, “I wish to see him.”
“I sadly cannot control Hela, and as such cannot grant you an audience on a whim. You see, the Hela who drew us all together seems to be from an alternate reality similar to this one My own actual daughter has yet to be born, while due to time distortion the one we met in Niflheim was of a variable age.”
Maiev snarled as she grabbed her helmet harshly from the ground and placed it back where it belonged, her hair messily spilling down from it this time, “So what you are saying is that I will have to wait to see if this daughter of yours grows up to revive my son. Am I just to trust you?”
Loki shrugged, even if she could not see it, “I have no real reason to lie to you. You can die at any point if you wish to visit that world again, but there is no telling if you will ever cross his path. I can see what I can do about assisting you in finding your son, but first I must trust you.”
“You would help me though? After all I have done?” Maiev scoffed as she turned around to face him again, her eyes glowing behind the concealing helmet.
The King nodded to her, “I would. We all deserve a second chance. But first you must earn that aid.”
Having a new quest and purpose, Maiev quickly fell to one knee and lowered her head to the man who could help her meet her son, “What would you have me do?”
Loki thought for a moment, but with his recent conversation with Trixie still in mind he had little trouble to “There is a man named Thanos I need someone to find information on. He is the one Illidan saved me from and who most likely slew him after I left, and he is a tyrant I would like to eliminate or neutralize before he manages to get around to killing me and my family for failing to serve him.”
The huntress rose to her feet, staring Loki in the face momentarily before nodding slowly, “I can see what I can do about finding out more about this ‘Thanos’ you speak of. I will return with whatever can be gathered on him.”
Loki nodded back and held a hand in the direction of the exit, “Very well. I do not care to see you again until you bring me something useful. Something valuable. Begone.”
His new agent turned her back on him and made to leave with a brisk pace, but she topped when her name was called out by Kael.
“Maiev!” the prince yelled worriedly. She stopped her retreat, but did not turn to face him.
“I…I am sorry about your son.”
Instead of grant him a proper response, Maiev made herself invisible and disappeared completely from their view. Once again left with only one another, Kael turned to face Loki. He took time to sigh before addressing the King, this recent news weighing heavily on his conscience.
“Now, about our business,” Kael frowned as he moved a hand to touch his hip, “I do not wish to be adversarial with you. I have already pledged my loyalty to your daughter. What more do you wish from me?”
Loki smiled to Kael, thinking that perhaps he could use this time to create two agents who would redeem themselves in his eyes, “Consider this a trial period. If you continue to prove yourself trustworthy, I will see what I can do about helping you. For now though I am wary of you.”
Kael seemed amenable to that, even laughing as he continued to admit to his crimes done in insanity, “I too would be wary of anyone who killed my friend, had me stuck in constant torment for years, and even choked my daughter and nearly killed her while doing so.”
The entire hallway dropped in temperature rapidly, to which the Elf complained as he realized his clothes were not meant for dire cold situations, “Did it just get colder?”
As Kael complained about the temperature, Loki looked behind the prince to see that they were no longer alone anymore. Standing tall about ten feet behind Kael’Thas was the Illidan-looking Elf Loki had encountered before, and being carried in his arms was none other than Hela. Loki nodded to them silently as Kael turned to face the newly arrived.
Seeing Hela made Kael bow facetiously, the Elven prince not exactly a fan of the woman who long held him in a state of constant misery and madness that eventually led to him attacking a friend, “The devil herself. Why do you grace us with your presence, milady?”
Illidan’s son retrieved something from a pocket that he handed to Hela. Kael’s eyes widened at the sight of the object that Hela tossed up in the air carelessly before tossing it at a hurtling pace straight for Kael’s face. With his magic he stopped it in midair, the green orb that had previously been set to knock his teeth out instead being easy for him to swipe with his hand.
Despite having seen Illidan’s son and now knowing Loki’s claim to be true, Kael was much more interested in the orb he now held in his hand, “This…” he looked back up to the two visitors and let out an impressed whistle, “This was one of a set, you do know that right? Where are the others?”
Hela shrugged and her companion said nothing more, simply standing beside her and mimicking her shrugging gesture. Loki could not help but be amused by how Hela decided specifically to come and visit with her bodyguard in tow just after Maiev’s visit. Hela most certainly inherited his joking nature, even if hers was infinitely darker.
With their seeming reason for coming by done, Hela waved to Loki before turning to her companion and gesturing for him to pick her up again. He did so and lifted her back up, where Hela looked down to Loki with a devilish smile and then back to her hulking companion. Loki had just enough time to narrow his eyes before he saw his future daughter kiss the stoic Elf on the cheek.
Loki…was begrudgingly fine with this. His hands were clenched, and the fatherly part of him wanted to be furious, but his more rational side knew that anyone who could deal with her was as about as good as he could hope for, and the fact that it was a friend’s son helped lessen the fatherly pain.
Not seeming to have noticed any of this, Kael was still observing his green sphere, looking as if he had just been given the perfect holiday present, “Incredible…”
Not a fan of having unknown artifacts around anymore, Loki decided to address this instantly, “What is that?”
Kael held it out to show Loki with a grin, “A tool known as a Verdant Sphere to be used by a hero when vanquishing evil beings. It absorbs their soul into it, turning their being into energy to empower one’s own spells. I used to have three, but I bet the others have been stolen after my numerous...setbacks.”
Snapping out of his reverie, Kael looked to the Night Elf in the hallway with a smirk, “Tell me, is that really the son of Illidan and Maiev?”
The otherwise silent man appeared shocked that someone knew who he was, “You know of my heritage?”
Kael shook his head no but laughed regardless, “Not really until now, so thank you for confirming it.”
As Kael laughed, Hela brought her head in to nuzzle against her nameless companion’s. Seeing this tugged at Loki’s heart, causing him to avert his eyes while whispering, “Take care of her.”
Having heard Loki with his large ears, Illidan’s son gave a small nod before both he and Hela disappeared just as they came, the temperature of the area rising instantly after their departure.
With the others gone, Kael let out a severe shiver before joking, “Not the most talkative couple, are they?”
Loki smiled to him while snorting, “No. Unlike you, they seem to recognize that words are not always necessary.”
“Am I to be punished over being verbose?”
“Keep using that tongue for words only and I will have no reason to punish you.”
Kael, very similar to how Trixie would not get an innuendo off the bat, nodded slowly, “I…see?”
That was all Loki needed to feel safe that he need not lose both daughters to men in the same day, “Your lack of understanding soothes me. Now, I am leaving, do you care to join me? I am about to go prank some ponies I really ought to be making amends with.”
The offer seemed to be a good chance to get on Loki’s good side, so Kael shrugged his shoulders before relenting, “I have something planned with Trixie later, but I suppose I have some time as she readies herself.”
When Loki came to Ponyville for the first time in what felt like forever he was quickly met by Rainbow Dash, who seemed as if she had been searching for him from a cloud high in the town’s air. Once she approached him though she stopped to observe the pointy eared man with a long blonde mane and similarly long, blonde eyebrows as well as glowing eyes. A little creeped out by the glowing eyes, Rainbow hovered a few feet away from them as she addressed the matter the only way she knew how: bluntly.
“Who the heck is this guy? Is he from your world or something?”
Loki looked at Kael with a dismissive glance, “No, not in the slightest.”
Trying to be polite despite Rainbow Dash’s own lack of ability to be, Kael gave her a half bow, “I am Prince Kael’Thas, and I am here serving mistress Lulamoon currently.”
Not seeming to care if he was working with Trixie or not, Rainbow instead became focused on what Kael was wearing since it was baffling her, “Why are you wearing a dress?”
Kael shook his head, understanding her confusion but also wanting to clarify that he was not a cross-dresser, “It’s a robe, and it is traditional for magic users in my world to wear them.”
“Sure, whatever you say Kale-floss. I’m Rainbow Dash, and I’m here to prank some ponies who have it coming. You in?”
Kael knew not how to respond to that, being left speechless as Loki snickered beside him and actually spoke, “Who is on your hitlist of pranks this time?”
Rainbow laughed at his own directness, appreciating that Loki acting more like what she remembered him as and not the psychopath she fought before, “Well, Applejack has kinda screwed me over with not saving any cider for me this year and also not making that apple pie I was going to give as a gift, so she’s first,” she flapped her wings and began to head to the town’s outskirts, “Come on, she lives on this farm over here!”
The word farm made Kael cringe. Not being afraid to get dirty did not mean one liked to get dirty, and the word farm definitely implied that Kael’s clothes may not remain all that clean. That, and Kael found himself absolutely confused by how badly his name had been butchered and was also still flustered about being told he was wearing a dress.
Loki held his hands up defensively as Kael sighed, the King joking to the younger man, “Don’t give me that look. You agreed to come of your own free will.”
“What is the goal of this prank?”
Both Loki and Rainbow rolled their eyes at Kael’Thas, who appeared to be none the wiser about how these were supposed to work. He was standing directly in front of the window of the house that Rainbow and Loki were kneeling behind, causing Loki to tug him down forcefully to prevent anyone inside from seeing his highly visible red robe.
In a whispered voice, Rainbow spoke to the others while removing something from a bag she brought, “We’re gonna make Applejack’s little sister Apple Bloom think Applejack’s her mom. I got a fake diary to slip in, but I can’t do it alone. I need a distraction.”
Loki nudged Kael, “You use your magic to cause a commotion on the other side of the farm when I say so. In the meantime, I think I can add some additional flavor to this,” Loki took the book from Rainbow and held a hand out to Kael, “Lend me your magic.”
Still not getting all of this, Kael reluctantly began to channel a small amount of energy into Loki, “Fine, but now I’m going to be starving until we get back.”
With the power granted to him, Loki created an image of a baby version of Apple Bloom and a younger Applejack in a hospital room, with Applejack cradling the baby like a mother might their new baby. This done, he placed the image inside the diary and handed it back to Rainbow, who began to giggle in a hushed manner at the sight of it all.
“This is so perfect!”
Loki gestured for Kael to use his magic to cause a distraction, which ended with Kael using his gravity powers to make the farm’s pigs take flight. As they began to float up into the air across the farm, Applejack rushed out of the house to go run after them. This done, Rainbow opened the window and Loki levitated the diary across the room so that it landed in front of the groggy Apple Bloom, who had been sleeping on a couch downstairs when Applejack ran out of the house yelling.
Kael stopped raising the pigs into the air and gently let them down since their little operation was complete, at which point the three just began to listen in. After a moment the young filly yawned and noticed the book before her as Applejack began to return to the house, confused as to what just happened.
“What’s this?”
After a minute passed, the filly’s jaw was dropping, having read the contents of the diary and also having come across the picture. Shocked thoroughly, she called out across the house to her “sister”.
“Hey Appuhljack, why duz yer diary call me yer ‘baby’ and ‘little gurl?’ I mean, isn’t that what moms are suppos’ ta call their foals?” Apple Bloom asked innocently, “And why do ya have this picture of you in da doctor’s office with me as a foal?”
Applejack rushed into the room with a worried face, “Okay, one, how’d you get mah diary? Two—”
The orange farm pony stopped talking to Apple Bloom when she realized that there was a draft, and that the window was open. Outside the window was snickering, as well as the sight of a small tuft of rainbow colored hair.
Realizing what had been done, Applejack grabbed the pseudo-diary and tossed it out the window at her friend, “Rainbow! I’m gonna get you!”
Rainbow took this as her sign to leave, beating her wings and taking flight as Loki and Kael each stood up and prepared to flee.
“Haha, priceless!”
After successfully losing Applejack, who chased them perhaps a bit too far, the group found themselves in the middle of town. Ponies were whispering about the man who tried conquering Canterlot and the woman in a dress beside him, but none of the prankster trio paid them any mind.
“Who is our next target?” Loki questioned Rainbow, since it was a favor he was doing for her.
“Well, Fluttershy is busy today, and Twilight’s in Canterlot, so that leaves Pinkie Pie and Rarity—”
From behind them all, the three’s conversation was interrupted by a voice that just dripped with high society, “Bushy brows, darling!”
They turned to see Rarity smiling at Kael’Thas, who gave a weak smile back and waved to the fashion pony. Rainbow snickered as their decision was made for them, “That settles that,” she nudged Loki, “Come on. I got an idea.”
Left alone to handle the pony, Kael found himself clearing his throat, “It is…good to see you, Miss Rarity. Thank you for all the work you did for me.”
Rarity approached him and began to inspect his clothes with a proud smile, “You seem to be enjoying the dress I made for you. How are the other sets?”
His ego deflated somewhat, Kael smiled weakly at her, “Practically identical, and they are robes. Dresses are entirely different.”
Rarity rolled her eyes at his comment about the dresses, “Pffft, Darling, I make clothes for a living. I think I would know the difference.”
After a moment of further inspection, Rarity frowned as she tapped a hoof against his chest, “This dress is from a different set. I sewed slightly different patterns into each after all. What have you done with the original?”
Kael had not even noticed that there were slight differences in the different sets and instantly felt guilty, since she had spent weeks doing her best to make them to his specifications. For the right price of course, sponsored by the surprisingly lenient on money Luna, “Oh, yes. The normal shirt is currently…”
Rarity glared at him, daring him to make up an excuse.
Realizing he could not just lie straight to her face, Kael chuckled nervously while admitting the embarrassing truth, “Trixie is wearing it.”
That did not please the fashionista any, “That charlatan is wearing the clothing I made for you because…”
Kael shrugged, really hoping to move off the subject, “The details don’t matter. She just is.”
Rarity scoffed at his refusal to tell her, “Of course they matter! Is my favorite bushy browed Elf lending his clothing to our newest princess out of some romantic interest? If so, do tell! I need to prepare the wedding garments, especially if she takes your form, or if you take the form of a pony. And that’s not even getting into maternity clothing—”
To slow her down Kael cut her off and shook his head, “Now now, I assure you that the relationship is completely platonic. No need to get ahead of yourself.”
His words seemed to disappoint the romantic, “Oh well. I was wondering what you would look like with blue-silver hair, or Trixie would be like if she had such large eyebrows…”
As if she only just realized that Rainbow and Loki had left, Rarity began to look around confusedly, “Where did Rainbow and your friend go?”
“Nowhere at all!” Rainbow yelled as she rushed back to join Kael, Loki joining her shortly thereafter with a smirk on his face.
Rarity hugged her blue friend before letting out a sigh of sorrow, “Sorry Rainbow, but I must be off. I have my weekly appointment at the spa to go to. It was very nice seeing you all though,” she released herself from Rainbow and turned to face Kael’Thas, “Come by if you ever need more dresses! You look absolutely marvelous in them!”
While Rarity left them Rainbow fell over and began to laugh furiously as Loki only shook his head in amusement, a large grin on his face. Kael could only sigh as he tried to get the subject off of his clothing and onto their reason for being there.
“What did you even do?”
Rainbow calmed her laughter enough to choke out, “We changed the stuff they are going to be using on her at the spa to have…interesting effects.”
“Interesting?” Kael questioned, curious what he just distracted Rarity for.
Rainbow patted her mane and then put her hooves over her eyes, “The shampoo is now hair dye, and the cucumbers she’s gonna have on her eyes are going to have pepper on them so she starts sneezing.”
Loki chimed in next, “The materials she will use to sneeze into have been made to have a sticky adhesive on them.”
Kael found himself amused by the idea, but still tried to play the part of responsible adult as he looked over Loki and then Rainbow, “I don’t expect any better of you, but is she not your friend?”
Rainbow shrugged from her spot on the ground, “Yeah, she is, but this is to show her that when I say stop talking about making me a wedding dress, she should stop talking about it.”
“You are to be married?” Loki asked, genuinely curious. He had not pegged her down as the type to get settled down, at least not so early in her life.
Rainbow chuckled nervously, “Never said that. She’s been on this crusade to have all of her friends get married recently. Without Twilight around to keep her restrained, we all have had to deal with her.”
Looking up to see that a good deal of time had passed in the day, Kael turned to face the others with a sorrowful look, “I apologize, but I must go now. Perhaps next time I can partake in the actual pranks?”
Rainbow nodded to him, “Sure. You did good as a distraction. Bet you can pull off some real funny stuff if we help you out enough!”
Kael only hoped that next time he would not be as much of a brunt of the joke as their victims.
It was good that Kael got the day’s “fun” out of the way early as he intended, as it was time for a much more serious activity. Trixie was still pacing about the front of the castle trying to psyche herself up for this action she was not even sure she wanted to partake in.
Kael brought a hand to touch her shoulder gently, a soft smile on his face as he looked at her with concern.
“Are you ready for this?”
Trixie nodded to him, her glowing eyes nearly closing as she tried her hardest not to cry, “I…I think I am. I should see her…”
She had chosen her Elven form because she felt more in control with it for this particular event. Not looking like the pony she was about to visit meant something, even if Trixie wasn’t quite sure what it meant exactly.
“Let’s walk. I…” Trixie sighed, “I don’t have it in me to rush there...”
Kael wrapped an arm around her and gave her a momentary hug to again show support, “Of course.”
The two were silent as they left the castle and began to cross town to reach their destination. Their short travel would not go uninterrupted, however, as some yelling and screaming on one street caught both of their attentions. They followed the noise to find a mare yelling at and hitting a stallion, who was backed against a store window as she continued to wail on him with one hoof after another, even hitting him with what appeared to be a rock in one hoof. The crowd around him was laughing at the display, not seeming to care about the abuse.
Trixie looked around to try and see if there were any police officers around to handle the matter. Time was of the essence for her and she could not spare an afternoon settling all of the matters that go into this kind of thing. She was pleased to find a couple of police officers nearby, however, and they were even approaching the scene!
Trixie felt relieved that the matter was to be taken care of, at least until they walked right past the public display and across the street towards where a mare with a bruised eye was yelling back at a stallion across from her. They approached the stallion and began to arrest him, at which point Trixie felt she must step in despite her time crunch.
“What are you doing?” Trixie asked the closer officer of the two who were there.
The officer turned to see the Elven Trixie, but the tabloids had run an article concerning this new form of Trixie’s and her possible…uses of it, so he recognized her despite her shift in form, “Arresting this stallion for assault, Princess Trixie. Is there a problem?”
Trixie pointed a hand over at the other disturbance, “What about that mare over there?”
“I…” the stallion began, only to realize that saying something as stupid as ‘I think he must deserve it’ or anything or the like would sound really bad.
There was little that ceased to irritate the new princess about Canterlot city, even if it was her home. Such disgusting ponies with a similarly disgusting, toxic culture.
Trixie frowned at the lack of response, “She is abusing her poor partner too. You may either arrest both this stallion and her and do your duty, or turn your eye away from both crimes and fail your duty. Your hypocrisy is disgusting,” pausing momentarily, Trixie then asked, “So what will it be?”
The cop waved his partner over to go take care of the other incident, at which point Trixie nodded in approval, “I thought so.”
With quite the good memory and knowledge of most ponies in the town since she was in charge of looking after them nowadays, Trixie decided to create a mental checklist of who to punish in some fashion later on from across the road. She approached the group laughing at the poor stallion and leered at them all too, “You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Consider yourselves uninvited to all coming Galas.”
Silence hung on the street as Trixie and Kael continued on their way. Unlike Trixie, who was now in a sour mood after seeing ponies being hurt for no reason, Kael was actually happy since he decided to look on the bright side of the situation. She resolved a conflict that otherwise would have gone unnoticed, and helped some poor pony in need.
Exactly the kind of person who should be in charge, at least in the prince’s opinion, “I look forward to seeing you in power one day. I don’t think many will dare be so brazenly amoral then.”
“Of course I look forward to then…There are enough disgusting behaviors in this world that we do not need to add double standards to the lot.”
They continued to walk to Trixie’s former home slowly, Trixie’s mood slowly evaporating on the way. She did not want to get there in a foul mood, since the encounter she was about to go through could go in any direction. Trixie did not even really know what she wanted other than to use the Aether to stop her mother’s health problems. The Aether’s power could heal, and Trixie had read up on cure magic, so she hoped there was some way to help her mother. Despite being emotionally torn about her, Trixie did not wish her to suffer.
Once they arrived at the location, Trixie turned to Kael.
Kael, wait here for me.
He stood still, allowing Trixie to approach her old home. There were signs of somepony being home, so Trixie swallowed her pride and hatred to approach the door. After a moment of hesitation, she managed to knock on the door.
“Mother?”
No response came. Just like the last time Trixie had done this. Last time though, Trixie had been forced to come as a result of nearly dying from starvation and being homeless. This time? She was doing it on her own terms.
“Mother, I came to say I am sorry. I shouldn’t have been so callous towards you when you were reaching out to me…what you went through…”
Trixie began to cry as she knocked again, again receiving no response.
Trixie was ready to blast down the door if she needed to, since she knew her mother was declining in health, “You said you only had a month, but I looked at your medical records…” Trixie swallowed as she prepared to knock down the door, “You managed to hold on this long, which the doctors thought was amazing—”
If she was a horse she would have smelled it before with her more acute sense of smell, but as an Elf it has escaped her senses. But after standing there for a minute Trixie could smell something…
“Is that smoke?” she asked herself softly before her eyes lit up, “Oh no…”
With her magic she blasted down the door and rushed inside, Kael teleporting inside as well from worry. Trixie rushed into one room while Kael went into another, Trixie eventually finding the cause of the fire: A single match and a house full of drizzled gasoline. The fire was spreading quickly, but Trixie panicked as she searched for her biological mother.
The last room in the house, her mother’s room, was where they found her. Unmoving, and a bottle of sleeping pills beside her.
A good new chapter to start out the new year, good to see Trixie and Loki bonding!
NIce bonding chapter with father and maybe to be son, and then that ending happened.
I am on time for this one.
Wow, things have gone in all sorts of directions in this chapter. The random encounter in a supposedly advanced kingdom along with the maternal revelation and reappearance of the grim reaper herself. Loki is making himself out to be something more than the usual role that he plays, defiantly more mature when considering redemption if not ever the manipulator. Nice joke about Applejack being the mom, kind of forces me to finish the joke that BIgmac is the dad. Poor Kael, a robe is a dress to the less sophisticated eye, then again his appearance does not really help him much with that. Equestria will ever know the poor guy as that cross dressing elf, could be worse. Maybe. That last scene does not seem too optimistic for Trixie's mom, hopefully they will at least have an opportunity to say their peace if not save her.
Amazing chapter.
Just a little thing that sticks out in reading: Gasoline? Do ponies even have that generally available given they don't seem to have anything approaching a reason to produce the stuff (unless your fic changed that, but i don't recall it teching the place up any offhand)? You might want to consider changing it for a lower tech fire starting agent - alcohols, cooking oils/fats, or paint thinners and solvents are all things that would work and should be readily available.
Keep up the good work. Can't wait for more chapters to come out. Oh... with the second avengers movie coming out, do you plan having it affect the story at all?
5465888 Thought it was about time they got a little more screentime. In fact, my only regret is not having considered Trixie from the start because I'd have loved to have her meet Loki while she was still destitute and he was new on the block. Rorschach in Equestria kind of played that same card already, but I think I could have done it well here and tied it in together with everything.
And thank you. It is a nice start to the new year, even if things are going a bit slow.
5465956 That ending was wholly expected to shock people on some level Glad to see I managed to do that little twist there for you, and glad you thought it was a nice bonding chapter until then!
5469034 You're welcome, you are going in the right direction!
5466097 Yes you are!
This chapter was meant to have a very varied type of feel, covering a lot of ground and hitting different feels throughout. The random encounter was based on a case in real life where a guy and girl took turns abusing the other in public to test public reaction...when the guy hit the girl, people intervened and went to protect her. When the girl hit the guy, the people around treated it as a comedy show. Trixie, not being a fan of any abuse, put a stop to that in the similarly messed up culture in Canterlot
And yeah, Maiev's learned that she has a (live-ish) son, but sadly poor Illidan doesn't have a clue. And Hela is just busy being a troll
Loki's grown as a person, so he's genuinely working to be a better person. While he's still manipulative, he means well now. He's not just in it for himself anymore.
I make the Applejack-mom joke in all of my stories in one way or another It came from me realizing in one episode how Apple Bloom does not appear until AFTER the parents are shown to not be around (AJ's flashback about her cutie mark). It can be handwaved by someone just saying they weren't around, but I find this alternate theory more interesting. Since AJ was so young then and a grown adult in the main show, it'd allow for it to happen and work...and her overly protective nature in Season 4 of Apple Bloom just makes me think it more To avoid shame she could stick with the sister story, and that'd be that
I was playing on my Kael'Thas WoW character the other day and made a joke at my own expense about having a nice dress...then decided it would be hilarious to do something similar here. Poor Kael is subject to such humorous whims sadly
Trixie's mom is in a bad spot, for sure. We'll have to see how it goes though...
5466568 Ponies have schizophrenic technology that makes no sense, so I have long since stopped caring. They have movie theaters, for example, of a kind we would find today. Arguing what they could and could not have is pointless as it is a really blank slate and we have no sure idea unless they demonstrate otherwise. So your point is noted, but also not something I consider to be an issue.
5468088 Next chapter will be out in about a week, like usual Hope you'll enjoy!
The next Avengers movie would end up being quite different since as far as the timeline goes, things will have changed to such a degree due to events previous and coming in this story that the next Avengers movie is not viable to be translated directly into this story.
Also, Earth being under attack is not something that our main cast would be all that worried about unless Thor came back asking for help. It might end up in the epilogue chapters as a result, but not in the 15 remaining "normal" chapters.
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I must say that your incarnation of Rainbow Dash/Loki have very similar sense of humor as this incarnation of Luna.
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I don't think I even have to
[Rejoices internally] I know she's not much of a thinker but even she's gotta realize going against him would be a lost cause. He will see her coming a hundred miles away
Especially being the daughter of Luna! Adopted or not, seriously, Trixie. Come on! Next time, Trixie, just... Walk on by. IF someone doesn't want you entering their room, it's for a reason.
True. I suppose something came from that little mishap, pun totally intended. It would seem literally everything can have it's pros and cons
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Hey, we might be. Who knows? Sure we might be really, really old and crippled or something, but we might be!
You setting something up to lead to something? Blasphemy! You'd never do that to us. You'd be upfront about everything! It's not like you to go leaving subtle hints here and there that slowly paints a picture that no one sees until the end. This isn't Doctor Who!
They probably will be. She'll definitely be one hell of an encouraging mother.
Why, this story should be called Trixie!
5469301 I've actually seen that comic before, but I've long been theorizing about that possibility ever since I saw the Cutie Mark Chronicles
5470206 Well, I took the portal changing forms idea from EqG and used the reverse logic to make Loki turn into a pony instead of a pony turning into a human.
And I know, but this is more cinematic universe Loki. Even then I do not dwell on language too much, though I do make an effort early on to show that Luna is in a transitioning phase between her ancient dialogue and newer speaking. Had the idea inspired from a friend of mine who was learning English a few years back
5470862 It has multiple meanings though, the two most usual being perfect fits for my style of writing Least this isn't my Starcraft story where at the end of the first major arc I "killed" 90% (in reality, 50% since some of the things were off screen) of the main cast.
Haha, so Rainbow's going to just magically have a daughter soon since we're going to be doing a few time skips in the coming chapters. And Rainbow CAN think, she just is too quick to act in order to do it half the time. She acts without thinking rather than being unable to think at all. Something that has come to haunt her in Winging It.
Why does being the daughter of Luna mean anything in this regard? And Trixie is kinda more than just adopted since she has Luna's life energy running through her But yeah, Trixie's gonna have nightmares because of her repeated entries into places she really doesn't want to go.
Yes, everything does have its pros and cons Poor Sonata is the lowest on their totem pole in terms of rank since she's basically just there as a body to do their schemes, not a thinker in any way. Even Trixie, the new girl, is probably higher in Adagio's eyes because of her extra worth.
5470878 Haha, we'll see By that point we'd probably be able to meet in person easily too
Yeah, me setting something up all throughout the story to lead up to an epic finale is not something that could happen at all. I mean, like, that'd require me to have some kind of plan this whole time! And, like Doctor Who, it'd be a shame if all that build up managed to make people cry
They might inherit her self-confidence issues though They are a family issue after all. And likely also have issues with being corrupted, because that also runs in the family and it'd be on both sides Still, Trixie would be encouraging and be all Mama Bear for them. Already have a Mama Bear scene planned out for the Trixie story It's gonna be badass.
Nah, Trixie isn't the main protagonist. She's the main supporting character...and then some
I was with you until the point when the warcraft characters were introduced. Not that I wouldn't have enjoyed it no matter what, but at that point the story just became so confused and messy, with character popping in and out without much rhyme or reason other than to shove the plot forward at breakneck pace. There was so much ___ ex machina in the climax that in my eyes I couldn't really get into any of it, and the last few chapters were so drawn out I couldn't really be bothered. Sorry, but I can't say that I really think this is a good story, after how badly it seemed to lose focus to me. Nothing personal, you just lost me near the end.
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Hey, yeah! Gah, I need a list. I have many beings on the other side of the world to meet in person. This is why I wish I could just teleport. If I ever had the choice to choose a superpower, it'd be telepathy or teleportation. Honestly.
Yeah, this isn't one of those stories. Where you have to be careful what you overlook and stuff. I mean, I've known you long enough to know you wouldn't do that to us and I can rest assured It'd also be a shame if it failed to. Like I'm sure it would be. For me.
Well, sure but I doubt self-confdence is genetic It would mostly depend on the reception said child gets growing up. Positive? Yay, more confidence. Negative? Boo, self-depreciating. And Trixie wouldn't want that. I have a feeling it'd be dealt with as if it's puberty or something. "I've noticed some strange behavior from the kids in the past couple of days." "It was bound to happen. You take one, I take one?" Aside from having a thing for emotionally troubled characters, you also seem to have a thing for Mamma Bears I mean, Frost, Luna, Trixie. WHO NEXT?!
Sounds about right. I doubt Trixie would accept anything less, anyway.
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Yet. There's still a lot that could happen. Off-screen or not, things can happen and I will only stop suspecting you of things once this story has ended. And then, I'll continue suspecting you because you have other stories, upcoming or present.
Well in a land of magical talking mini-horses, it's not impossible for someone to magically be a mother out of nowhere. Well it's not like she regrets it or anything It was one of those unexpected yet not entirely unpleasant experiences for her, aside from putting her out of the race for the Wonderbolts for a while.
You know damnwell what it means, given Lewdna's oh-so lovely teasing and personality Nightmares, maybe, but it may also give her ideas to store away for later use with a certain Elf. She doesn't have to like it to know it may come in handy
Eh, I think Trixie is definitely higher. I mean to Adagio, she's A, Attractive. [Most likely.] B, Contains immense power C, Isn't an idiot and D, Is completely "under their spell." That arrogant brat
Okay I'm not sure what I thought about this chapter, I mean it was nice and calm and fluffy and OMG trixie's mom is going to burn to a crisp.
I'm really not sure what to think.
So Loki has a new servant.... Something about Rainbow..... hmmmmmm I'm going to need to check something.
Also all I could think about for the fire scene was this
BEE DOO BEE DOO
5475111 Mine would be the ability to control water, since I could manipulate it to make me rich, and people are made out of water so I would have the power to make others do what I want. Wouldn't abuse the power or anything, just would be able to protect myself and whatnot
Yeah, don't be careful at all It's not as if someone thinking we passed the climax and are about to end is wrong. Not at all. I don't build up anything and don't have something planned for said build up at all. So no crying would happen at all
I don't know, it might have some genetic qualities but I have no idea if that's the case or not! It could carry down though like other traits that are observed by a child from their parent. And the child would have a positive reception from their parents of course (Trixie would be Mama Bear after all, and Kael would be happy/supportive). Not sure others would be as receptive...Kael's bad rep back home and all and more being involved. What would be really funny is that Trixie would be like an aunt to those she's technically a sister to, at least until they catch up more in age. And who doesn't like Mama Bears? Mama bears are awesome!
Exactly She is what she makes herself in the story after all, whatever role that is.
5475123 Oh come on, cut me some slack. You and your "yet".
It won't technically be out of nowhere, since enough time will pass to allow it, but people gonna be like "waaaaaaat?" And no, she doesn't really regret it it seems, which is good. It's bittersweet for her which makes perfect sense.
I wasn't quite sure, but I had a feeling "Work begins now" Luna And yeah, Trixie might be scarred mentally but hopefully she gained something from the encounters.
Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Sonata's just the dumb grunt, with Aria being the Starscream second in command
5475254 Exactly what I was planning on! Meant for it to be whiplash and all Means I succeeded.
I'm not sure what you should think either, but so long as you are trying to think that's good
Loki has Maiev working for him and Kael working to gain his approval, so you could say that he has two new servants!
And that video's funny, even if it's kind of dark when added to the context of the story
5475280 Hahaha, let's examine things first before you go away completely fouled
Yes, Trixie is powerful enough to destroy the Nine Realms. So why would she join the Sirens if she really wanted to just be some conquering villain? It's meant to seem "off", as well as give off hints of being like the old Loki. But even that wasn't 100% what things seemed like at first. So she joined the Sirens...but has absolutely no reason to do so, since she isn't under their spell and isn't slowly falling under it like Adagio thinks she is.
The Sirens music has a controlling effect, and they were being fed power from Trixie (who can destroy the Nine Realms, not to mention completely overpower Celestia). Celestia was also caught off guard and had about no time to react before the music hit her ears. So sadly she had no chance.
It's not meant to sit right with you, it's all supposed to build up to something bigger and grander! That's how I always aim to write
5475318 Hahaha, glad to see someone is acknowledging that scene It was one I've been looking forward to writing for quite some time now, and it was most definitely funny because of all that went into it. Poor Trixie
And is that actual thanking or sarcastic thanking? I'd like the former, even if I was light on the description for that part because I can't write things that lewd. Just implications and all. And that perfectly suits up their relationship! Except the part about love. They don't exactly feel that for one another from what we've seen so far. It's pretty much hate-sex. Not to say it can't progress from there, but that's where it stands currently.
Oh, Trixie and Kael, could there be a more perfect match? You know, besides Luna and Loki, of course. But these two are certainly entertaining. Luna and Loki have their innuendos and lewd minds to make things funny whereas Trixie and Kael are both so clueless and innocent that they are hilarious
I remember you telling me you had some plans or something for Maeldan, I'd actually forgotten about him since it was quite a while ago that you linked me to that little story to read up on. A fan-fic in a fan-fic. Fanfic-ception?
Also nice to see some father/son-in-law bonding Always better to get into a commitment after making sure you won't have in-laws trying to sabotage your every move in an attempt to get rid of you. Ah, family
Go Trixie for calling out and screwing over double standards. One of the only things I truly hate. Double standards. This is why I'd follow Trixie to the ends of reality if she were my Queen She takes no shit and she shows mercy to none. If you've fucked up, you've fucked up. no talking your way out of it, no pleading for another chance. 'Course, I'm not saying she'd outright go, "OFF WITH HIS HEAD." But she definitely wouldn't stand for anyone doing something amoral like that.
Before I forget. Maev? Where in the name of all that is good did she even come from? Like, seriously. How has she stayed hidden this long? I don't care what magic she knows. She should have been detected.
I also see what you did there with 'Jack and Bloom. You've mentioned it, I've looked forward to it and also, I DON'T SEE YOU DENYING ANYTHING, APPLEJACK. NOT ONE BIT. It's about bloody time, I'd say
That ending, though. I don't appreciate this one bit, you know. First, feel-y songs, second, this. Right after I watched the finale of Series 8 of Doctor Who. I mean, just, really? Sure It's my own fault for putting it off until now but the least you could've done is warn me we were entering shit hitting the fan territory when you told me you'd updated.
You, sir, are Cyberman.
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Oh yeah. Hydrokinesis is one of the things I'd love. I mean I don't want it as much as teleportation but damn if it isn't close. Gah, if only.
Yeah, I mean. Honestly, what more could there be? You're just tying up loose ends and everything at this point, there's nothing more to do. I mean those Dazzlings are just a minor grievance, they'll be dealt with by Trixie in a flash. Boy, am I glad I can let my guard down for this story!
I certainly don't think that's genetic! My parents are both pretty alright whereas I'm self-depreciating as hell. I'm sure Trixie would do her best to make sure her kid(s) wold have as good of a balance of an ego as she can help it. She wouldn't want them overly proud, nor would she want them to have terrible self-confidence. Problems can come from both those extremes. Well, still. As judgmental as some can be, there's always those few that embody the good things more than the bad[Likeus]. People who wouldn't give them such a hard time[alsolikeus]. "Hey, Aunt Trixie.." "For the last time, Sleep Near, I am your sister." Hey, I can bet you there are people.
And it's always a good role. It's like giving someone the power to make themselves President and placing all your money on them not doing so at some point or another.
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*Carefully cuts the thinnest bit of slack possible from the source* There we go. You said some. you didn't specify it had to be a proper amount. And I may be an optimist most of the time but that doesn't mean I can't be skeptical
all the live-long dayonce in a while.Technically, no. But since when do your readers ever care about "technical"? We've seen plenty of examples where technically things happen, yet, from a reader's point of view, that clearly makes no sense and thus the ship must be abandoned. It's a good thing she doesn't regret it. We have enough children with parental issues in the world, fictional or real. We don't need more Just look at poor Trixie.
Pff, you should know that we think alike enough that a "felling" might very well be the answer Oh the images she's seen are definitely not going anywhere, anytime soon and sooner or later, her curiosity's bound to get the better of her
Oh Aria's the Starscreamer of the group, alright
5480460 Hahaha, it's like Trixie's dating herself And yeah, they are a good inverse of Luna and Loki, since one group makes the jokes and the other group is the subject of them Poor Trixie and Kael will have a lot more to suffer through if they are going to keep going the way they are though.
I do have plans for it, but it's not like an actual pairing. Just intense love hate with the mixture being 95% hate and 5% ambiguous feelings. Even TvTropes says Maiev comes off as if she is a spurned lover Yandere in her chase for Illidan, while poor Illidan is in love with the woman who married his brother (his brother being the jerk who locked him away). And I only used the fanfic to demonstrate their situation...the fanfic doesn't include the baby dying, and the two eventually come to a not-hate-eachother understanding of sorts. So it's not really fanfic-ception since it's not really the same outside of some basics It's a funny idea though.
Loki may as well get to know his counterpart, since they haven't had all that much time together so far. And it'd benefit Kael to get the trust and friendship of Loki, since being distrusted by someone prone to suspecting the worst from people is not good The last name of the family should be called Grey, since their actions all kind of fall under that shade when brought all together
Sadly the double standard Trixie called out is one in actual existence, but at least here in this fictional way she confronted the issue and dealt with it! Trixie is pissed off by all abuse here now that she's grown as a character, so she's not gonna let it just go by unmentioned. And I think she'd be glad to have willing followers like you With Luna's example of taking no s*** from anyone and a strong sense of right and wrong, Trixie stands in a good position to lead. Too bad Canterlot will likely revolt at the idea.
Maiev's one specialty is stealth. Her race even has a special ability which allows them to just disappear, which added to her own stealthing ability just makes her stealth OP. Think of it being like how Loki can hide from Heimdall, Maiev can hide from everybody.
Hahaha, yeah, just knew I had to do that with 'Jack and Bloom You'd have thought Applejack's first assertion would be "That's just silly", not something like "How'd you get my diary". If that wasn't actually in her diary, why would she assume that it actually was her diary? Sure, Apple Bloom said it was, but she should have called it out as being a fake instantly So no, she didn't deny, and she kind of admitted it by accident.
That ending though A perfect end to what everyone seems to have just assumed would be all fluff and fun and whatnot Sorry for not warning you, but that was the point. I hinted it last chapter right at the end, so consider that as as much of a warning as I could give while keeping it secret
I'd rather be a Digimon
5480498 Hydrokinesis would be epic Teleportation is nice too, but the idea that it kills you and creates a clone scares me. You hear about that?
I don't know what more could possibly be. I mean, Thanos is most obviously the end all be all final boss, no doubt about it All other possible threats are nothing, don't worry about them at all Just let your guard down for the next ten chapters or so
Trixie would possibly try and make them similar to her Great and Powerful persona, but likely a more balanced and in-check version. Make them think they're awesome, but also make sure their egos are not too out of control. Like a 6/10 ego. Not that she would automatically succeed in making them have that, since they'd have to deal with all sorts of issues based on their very existence, stuff like: my mom's a horse and my dad's an Elf so do I belong really to either group, my dad's a former villain who nearly drove our race to extinction so what does that mean, etc, etc. So they'll have to deal with those issues internally, not to mention deal with however those around them bring up said matters and make them confront them. But that scene with Sleep Near is just hilariously cute And those people who don't like Mama bears have issues. Mama bears are awesome.
Wait, you confused me. What?
5480524 Oh come on You're just being mean for mean's sake. And no need to be skeptical. What's there to be skeptical about?
You're right, technically does not cut it with those that don't pay attention Not saying that anyone does that here, but anyone who does would have issues with the whole technically thing since they won't have seen the specifics. And what ships in particular are you talking about? And yeah, think of the children. Think of the Trixie!
We are alike, but not 100% I, for example, don't sound like Raj. And that's about all I can think of for differences at the moment And just because Trixie doesn't have a real interest in it doesn't mean she won't do what she can for her partner, so she may be able to use the haunting as a learning experience
I see what you did there...and no, Sonata's likely the screamer. Aria and Starscream will have something else in common though soon enough though
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Oh that I'm sure she wouldn't have a single thing against. Well for something like this to work, someone has to make it and someone has to be on the receiving end of it Then in that case, they're gonna be suffering a lot.
Ah, brothers can be jerks. It's times like these when I'm glad I don't have siblings... Then other times I remember how lonely it gets Hush, you, spoiling my fun. But yeah, I didn't think it to be proper fanfic-ception, it was just an entertaining idea, that's all.
Well that's not true, there was... Erm, okay I got nothing. There's literally been attack after attack with very little time to breathe. And considering it's Loki who's kinda-sorta protective over his new daughter who he's still getting comfortable with, aside from the fact that he is dangerous as a general thing. And then, eventually, someone will make the 50 Shades of Grey joke down the line and they'd get punched for it
It's entirely unfair is what it is, it's hypocritical. If you're against abuse, it's an all-rounder. You can't just say, "Oh, I don't like it when women get abused, men should be able to handle it." That's the type of person I'd hit on the head with a crowbar, repeatedly. A guy hit's a girl, oh shit, everybody's running to attack him. The reverse happens? People laugh and make fun of the guy. She better be glad! I'd be one of the most hardworking and loyal Canterlot may revolt, but Trixie doesn't give a damn. They're all filled with hypocrites, anyway. And she doesn't care one bit for them. She will rule and they will like it.
This is like Stealth ins Skyrim or Fallout Have your Sneak skill maxed? Have a Stealthboy/Invisibility spell/potion? Well, you can disappear in the middle of combat! Literally, there is a perk at the very top of the Sneak skill tree in Skyrim that allows you to become invisible to enemies at a little bit of a distance in the middle of combat just by crouching.
And she did seem especialliy pissed off that Bloom questioned it The most she should've been is exasperated. not all out mad If I were her I'd have been more, "Where'd you hear that nonsense?" rather than, "Where'd you get my diary?" Because that clearly points to her diary having similar contents.
I have a very... confused mindset when it comes to you in terms of an author I'm constantly struggling between liking and resenting you for what you put these characters through. Though I suppose that, to you, means you've succeeded at whatever.
You have no choice in the matter.
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I have not, but that is kinda scary. Then again if that clone is exactly you, in every way, shape and form, how would you even know?
Yep, I trust you. IF the rest of the readers don't that's their time wasted, suspecting you of ulterior motives. I think I'll just deactivate my guard and throw it in the trash, not like I'll be needing it at all.
They're strong kids. They'll pull through with the help of loving and supportive friends and family because even though they're gonna have to face reality at some point and might be torn between two worlds. Maybe one will choose their father's side and one their mother's. You should watch Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki. It's this little Anime film about these children who are born to a werewolf father and human mother, both have the ability to shapeshift into wolves and they're confused at first, not knowing which path they'd want but in the end both of them find their calling. I won't spoil it for you, but that's kinda how I see Sleep Near and Hela turning out. I thought it was, too. Glad you think so Oh well, people have issues as a general principle so that's not too surprising
Keep in mind I'm always tired when I respond to you, now, so half the time I don't think about what I'm saying. I know, that's my fault entirely, but shush.
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I might be I don't know! And that's why I'm skeptical!
Yay, I love being right We can't do anything about them, though, aside from hope they aren't assholes to lower your rating just because they don't like one little detail. No, I mean ship as in the vessel. "nope, I don't like this anymore." Man overboard! Everybody needs to think of the Trixie!
Goshdarnit, you At least it wasn't Apu, this time. Exactly! She cares for her partner, so she'd be willing to do something that makes them happy even if she isn't entirely too pleased about it herself.
I did that solely for the pun. And do you mean she'll quietly overtake Adagio or something? Assume leadership when Adagio's down?
5484271 Exactly It'd allow her to be in complete control of her relationship, with her partner actually being her. Boy, too bad that's not the case here. Nope-sir-eee! If Trixie does end up with Kael though, we will have a family that is royalty of four species I dare anybody to mess with them at that point. Only they are allowed to mess with eachother at that point!
Brothers can be jerks! Especially if they are pretending to be good people like Malfurion. I grew up without real siblings, but I do have enough step-siblings to know the feelings of love and hatred that grow in any normal family. And it is an entertaining idea, but sadly it's not an actual crossover of any sort, it's just me having a similar element in my story to that one but everything else is wholly different.
Haha, some would say things have been moving slowly, but in reality it's a mixture of a slow pace and a fast pace that keeps things going. As such, we have slower bits like this and we have back to back action like the Lorelei-Equestria Games-Malekith combo that we just finished! So yeah, Loki needs some time with Kael to round out the family bonding. Loki is kinda-sorta protective about his whole family, which now includes Trixie in it, so of course he's gotta play the part of protective dad to Trixie
Sadly it is quite rampant today for people, especially on the internet, to have such double standards. Man rapes woman? Crime that is rightfully seen for the atrocity it is. Woman rapes man? Thanks to those with the double standards, it is not even considered a crime in certain places, and the man is shamed for not wanting sex. This continues into abuse, as matters like domestic abuse are not a gendered issue but rather a human issue that needs to be solved, since there exists abuse in male-female relationships both ways, in male-male relationships, and female-female. Yet it is seen by many as only a male -> female issue. And somehow bringing this up makes one a terrible human being who hates women. Just by acknowledging that women do wrong too, and that men are not just the entirety of the monsters in existence.
Trixie would definitely be happy to have followers she doesn't have to force to join and adore her Canterlot will revolt, because they're jerks like that who are the epitome of what Trixie despises at this point, and for that same reason Trixie won't care what they think. In very Luna/Loki-esque fashion, she will rule whether they like it or not. She'll do whatever she can too though to make sure they like it.
Yes, it kind of is stealth like that. Out of everyone in the story, Maiev is top stealther, and she will use it to appear at the most opportune/fortunate moment as any good assassin should. Well, most opportune/fortunate in her mind Kael would disagree.
AJ responded to that issue completely in the wrong way She should have just called in nonsense, but she didn't, because she did seem to confirm that her own diary has similar contents. Poor AJ. She never was good at lying "Hey Applejack? What was mom like?" "Uhhh....she is-was very...orange?"
Yes, that does mean to me that I've succeeded in doing what I set out to do I don't just pander after all, as fun as that is at times, I am willing to do things that punch a reader in the gut if it serves the story. So I expect some people to be unsettled at my willingness to be so tough, while I am happy to find that there are others such as you who realize that there is a method to the madness so to speak and that not taking the fluffy, easy path to everything can do good for a narrative
Can I at least be a Dalek?
5484313 Yeah, I first heard about that theory when I heard some people talking about Star Trek...it creeps me out to think, which is why I prefer the idea of portals where a hole is formed that you just walk through. I don't like the idea of "teleporters" as much because of how it'll basically be killing and cloning you. And you wouldn't know, which is kind of creepy in and of itself unless you're aware of how it does that...which I am.
They should all just take a breather and let things settle down...nothing to worry about at all...
Was there supposed to be a follow up? Because you didn't give one And I have seen Wolf Children, so I know exactly what you are talking about. Only, unlike Wolf Children, these kids have a lot more burdens and identity problems than just their species But yeah, something similar to that bit with Sleep Near and Trixie may happen at some point. May.
Then you are always tired because you have responded at all sorts of times
5484343 If there's nothing to be skeptical about, why waste your time being skeptical? Seems like a waste of time to me, that it does. Nothing to be wary about here.
Very, very true. I'd hate to lose rating just because of nitpicks. And ahhhh, I see what you mean now. Still, everybody needs to think of the Trixie, and the best way to do that is to go and read her upcoming story when it is published
Hahaha, would you prefer Apu, Apu? Nah, just joking. Feel free to call me Al Bundy in payback. And yeah, Trixie definitely cares about her dear partner, and every relationship has its give and take.
Haha, I can appreciate that. And no, that'd be too obvious She's her right hand and all that. She'll have a quality that is similar to one of Starscream's though, besides the questioning authority bit.
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Better safe than sorry, as the saying goes
Everybody hates that. What you should do, is payback what you get! When people see how much it sucks and how infuriating it can be, maybe they'll ease up on others. That would be the best way. You know, having a poster of her in your room and stuff wouldn't.. hurt.
Pff, certainly not the worst thing I've been called I think I prefer Raj, more. He's less... Apu Precisely. So, she'll learn what she can so she can please when she can!
Well this story needs a bit of obvious, ffs Well, more than we have now, at least. Because clearly, we don't have enough.
5486558 Oh come on, you're safe in my hands Trust me.
That could work if only people wouldn't become consumed by the whole infuriating part, and they would become full on flamers. I only like flamers in Warhammer 40K, where they are my favorite weapon to use. And we should totally concoct a way to get people to read the new story for the glory of Trixie Ideas?
I'd hope it's not the worst thing you've been called because A) I'd feel like an ass and B) it would you you've never done anything to make anyone angry ever, which just ain't realistic knowing you as well as I do And yeah, Trixie will learn what she can, but she'll need something to balance it out and serve as payment for services rendered
I'm confused. A bit of obvious "ffs"? Huh? And clearly not have enough of what?
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Are you implying something? I don't like it when you imply things They never work out well for the characteres when you off-handedly mention or deny something. They practically are already Royalty of four, at this point. I mean there's Loki and Luna and then Kael are Trixie are so made for each other that I suppose you could say that they're one And on a particularly off day, not even them
Well I had an older cousin growing up and I absolutely hated his guts. And he hated mine. Envious little prick Oh, yeah, there's love and hate in every family. In some, there's more of one than the other but it's still there. That's the best kind of crossover!
And to some people, slow is a bad thing Uneducated cacti that they are. Of course Loki has to, I didn't expect any different. Even fif he didn't care much for Trixie, he'd do it for Luna "Loki dear, go be a protective father to Trixie." "No." "Pleeasse?" "Luna, no. I don't like her." "Do it or you're sleeping on the couch for a year." "Fiiiine."
The likelihood of that actually happening is so below "Nope" but it's still fun to picture
It's one way to easily put me off, supporting double standards. If it's not okay for one person to go through it, it's not okay for anyone else. Trixie, please find some trans-dimentional portal and get bover here and assume control, will you? Please? I'll give you all the Peanutbutter crackers you want.
At least she's a leader that will appreciate what she's got "Viva la revo-" *smack* "No, no, you stop that right now or you're going to the dungeons." . That she will, but she's probably gonna have conditions for some things. Support double standards? No Gala for you! Don't like that she's a ruler and come to her with petty issues just to waste her time? Make a minor dent to your reputation!
Stealth is awesome, OP or not. I love it. It can give you such an advantage over the enemy that it's not even funny. It requires a lot of patience, something not a lot of people have but I'm glad I do
Well she's the Element of Honesty for a reason Couldn't form a proper lie in the spur of the moment if her life depended on it. The downside of having such a value so strong you're the living embodiment of it "Orange? No, I mean, what was she like?" "Er.. She was.. really hardworking and didn't like lies?" "Whoa, mom was a lot like y-" "NOPE, we're not the sa- I mean, similar in any way!"
I'm sure you'd rip out a few hearts if it helped your story. The line must be drawn somewhere! Well I will admit, I'm a bit of a sucker for the "Fluff, fluff everywhere!" type stories, but then there's also that part of me that enjoys method to madness at times.
No.
CYBERMAN
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Yeah, I suppose something like the portal gun would be awesome. A portal gun that didn't require you to be in a certain place to open portal in said location. Also one that could open portals on everything and not just moondust, too.
Yeah! Have some tea, kick back and enjoy the show 'cause it's easy sailing for here on out, folks. We'll notify when the journey's ended.
I actually don't know whether I had a follow up or not, now I don't think I had one, in any case. I suppose a may is all I'm getting, though I don't mind that one bit. I didn't expect too much anyway and that's how it goes in my head, regardless of what happens in the story
Well, this is what staying at home does to you. Or well, me. I mess up my sleep cycle so much that I end up tired at odd hours or every waking moment of my life.
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Oh I trust you! Let me just, keep a straitjacket nearby, along with this box of tissues and I'll save some videos of fluffy things. You know. For emergencies.
People are emotional beings, what can ya do? turn them into half-cybermen? Flamers are so fun in Far Cry 3, I swear, it bring out my inner pyromaniac. "Extra! Extra! New story featuring Trixie! Shenanigans will ensue!" That should be enough, no?
Well if it was the worst thing I've been called, I wouldn't tell you
I only half think I understand this statement. You lost me
Oh Kael will be more than happy to pay her pack for services rendered What in this world could so please Trixie for all that she's done? Spoiler: Bread.
"For fuck's sake."
And, not enough obviousness. Your readers are proof.
5486778 Why would I be implying something? And how would Trixie dating herself (or rather, the seemingly similar Kael) lead to things not going well for them? And yeah, basically we have two full sets of royalty generation by generation. And Hela seems to like Illidan's son (or is just torturing Loki further), and Illidan is kind of like royalty (albeit, a pariah) so the trend kinda continues. And Trixie and Kael are seeming to be a good pair, since Trixie has little self confidence but is a leader while Kael is boisterous and a follower. Add in a shared interest in magic, a soul link, and you've got quite the duo
That is like one of my step siblings and I...he COULD be good, but he wasn't most of the time because his mother spoiled him completely into being a brat. She herself is a terrible human being, one which I wish never had been granted any custody of her kids because of how badly she treats and manipulates them. So while I've given up on the ones she has twisted, I can't fully blame them because they have had almost two decades of torture at her hands.
Wait, aren't cacti slow too? And Loki doesn't exactly adore Trixie like Luna does, but he recognizes the fact that Trixie is an adopted child just like he was and needs love and care. That's why he wants to get to know her better. But yes, even if he didn't care for her at all, he'd still do it for Luna's sake and his own pride. She's technically his daughter, so he's not going to let somebody hurt her on principle. And Luna can't use that listed punishment, since she's the more...active of the two. It'd hurt her more than him. Also, Loki wouldn't listen, since what right does she have to banish him to another room entirely in their equal partnership?
If you want to see double standards, check out tumblr. The insane SJW's there thrive off them and spew them with such bile and filth that one must question their insanity. Support true equality? You must hate women, because you can't sympathize with men :rainbowlaugh That's how they think there. And having Trixie would be wonderful here, but sadly we cannot have her. I'd settle for having science create a way to have living cartoon ponies (looking just like the show and whatnot) and whatnot Having a portal to get the Trixie in this story would be the next step for science, but we gotta do it step by step! And the reason Trixie isn't eating Peanutbutter crackers here is that she has not been exposed to them, nor will I expose her to them since people get edgy over the slightest EqG reference and I have enough of those.
Trixie would most definitely be happy with what she's got instead of just always wanting more and more. And if anyone tries revolting, there won't be a whip smack, Trixie will just tell them to stop and they will. I mean, who could oppose her? She'd be fair though, since Trixie's all about earning what you have and won't accept anything less than a meritocracy styled world.
I'm having some experience with stealth on WoW with a Rogue I'm testing out, and while it's not entirely my thing, I can appreciate it. I'm better with ranged, magic caster classes anyways. Warlock and Mage all the way
Poor Applejack "Why are ya actin' so weird, Applejack?" "Mind giving me that diary? Rainbow Dash just gave it to ya to mess with ya head." "But you thought it was yer own though—" "Now Apple Bloom or you're going to yer room!" "Sheesh, you really are like a mom..."
Only a few? Well then this finale is going to be just perfect And nice Picard there, what with your line being drawn I like fluffy stuff as well, but I appreciate a darker, more meaningful story to one of absolute sunshine and bliss. Case and point, I can't watch pure fluff anime almost at all, but I can watch hundreds of episodes of Gundam and its related series.
Fine, Daleks are icky anyways. I just like that one from the episode named "Dalek" with the 9th doctor. Just thinking about those disgusting creatures creeps me out...not that the similarly creepy (albeit in a different way) Cyberman make me feel any better.
5486790 The portal gun is my preferred method of "teleportation"
I'm just about to start drinking tea, actually And yes, complete easy sailing. That's it
Anyways, back to the subject, those kids are going to have to face quite a bit in their lives by sheer proxy of who their parents are. Poor kids.
What do you even do? Do you have a job? School? Anything?
5486842 I'll send you feel-sy videos and similar things when the time comes
People are emotional, which is both a good and bad thing since people seem to enjoy the bad emotions too much. And yeah, flamers are awesome in my opinion. Well, not for the people getting hit by them of course. For them it sucks terribly. And no, that's not enough I need actual attention grabbing stuff, since people don't respond to/read my blog posts.
That has to be the oddest transaction ever, bread for...you know... Not to say it's never happened before, but it's certainly an odd one. Soon enough though Trixie is going to learn that eating bread restores your HP for some reason, so there may be more transactions than normal
Oh come on, I love being subtle! Except in the comments, where if anyone looked at them they could figure out so much stuff by how sarcastic and joking I am
Hey :)
Just wanted to thank you for mentioning me with a 'special thanks' and let you know, that you were true to your word.
It surprised me as it went into a completely different direction than I expected and over that: I like where it goes.
Back to the roots with Loki and Dash bringing chaos over Ponyville!
5488473 I must apologize, but what was my word? I am grateful you say I was, but I'm not exactly sure as to what you are referring to!
Glad I was able to surprise you though I kind of expected/wanted to do that with this chapter.
And yes, Loki and Dash are once again a duo who shall bring chaos to Ponyville Poor Ponyville, but I thought it was about time to continue that little plot.
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Then let me remind you. I said something about how I was a bit skeptical towards your introduction of the sirens/dazzlings and you said the story wouldn't continue like I feared it might. You said I'd probably be surprised and you held true to your word.
I was, so thank you again