Never The Final Word (Vol. 1)

by horizon

Hunka Hunka Barning Sludge (Bad Horse's "Party Knight")

Author's Note:

[Comedy]

This is a continuation of Bad Horse's "Party Knight" (246 words, [Incomplete]).

PARTY KNIGHT SPOILERS: There's really nothing to spoil here; Bad Horse posted the first 250 words of an unfinished story as a prompt and invited others to complete it. The premise is that early one morning, Applejack visits Pinkie Pie to ask why her barn was turned upside down after Applejack gave Pinkie permission to use it for a party.

“Pinkie. Is my barn upside-down and full of water?”
“Not yet!” Pinkie said.

"… After all, I only just now found Horace!"

"Horace."

Pinkie whipped a small cardboard box out from behind her mane. Adrenaline seized Applejack by the throat.

"Blorp," the small purple figure inside warbled.

"Pinkie," Applejack said slowly.

"Yes?"

"We've talked about this, Pinkie."

"But …"

"No, Pinkie. We talked about this. You Pinkie Promised."

"But the Barnquarium —"

"No, Pinkie. Give me the box."

"But —"

"The box."

Pinkie Pie's hair wilted. She slid the box over to Applejack.

"Blorp," Horace said.

Epilogue

Applejack tapped one hoof against her chin, then picked up a pen.

"For sale," she wrote. "Baby Smooze. Never barned." [1]

Comments

[horizon]

… yeah, still not sorry.

[Misplaced Mage]

5774733
Which raises an interesting point, actually. Who enforces Pinkie's Pinkie Promises? Or does she explode twice, or something?

[ClockworkMage]

Oh dear lord... also, I like this use of those last few words better than the original.

[FanOfMostEverything]

5775527
Not explosions. Demonic possession. Or Pinkie's full, terrible power brought to bear.

[kaitou42]

5774773
Mwahahah... Haystings indeed. And yes, any extra word written by Ghost is well worth the whatever it took to make it happen.

[Titanium Dragon]

5774733
This story is beautiful, but you already know my opinion on feghoots.

It bothers me that there are still three entries on this list I haven't read yet because I haven't read the stories they're attached to. I need to get that done.

[Titanium Dragon]

I wrote a review of the following stories from this collection:

Elementary, My Dear Twilight
Sheepish Talk
Hunka Hunka Barning Sludge

They can be found here.

[horizon]

5817913
I suppose that means you're caught up, then! You'll just have to write and submit some continuations so I can keep the pace of new posting up.

[Titanium Dragon]

5821047
I haven't read "White", "Leaving the Nest", and "Duel" yet because I haven't read the attached stories.

How is BABScon?

[Lurks-no-More]

This should end with a rousing ba-dum-tish!

[FashionablyHospitable]

oh my god

[horizon]

6198394

[PresentPerfect]

I'm not sorry you're not sorry.