The Three Sisters: Like Fudge
What you think you know
By Wanderer D
Thysa, in her disguise as a young pegasus, approached the bench where Silver Spoon sat, watching morosely as ponies passed by.
The filly in question did not react to her presence, looking rather lost in thought; her eyebrows twitching from time to time as her thoughts continued in a presumably dark path.
Finally, Thysa couldn’t wait anymore to ask. “Hey, Silver Spoon. Why did you lie to Sweetie Belle and the others?”
That snapped said filly out of her thoughts. She stared at Thysa as if she had grown another head; it was the exact same panicked and morbidly fascinated face Sweetie Belle had made when Thysa had grown another head.
Silver Spoon’s face, however pretty quickly settled on panicked. “W-what do you mean?”
Thysa tilted her head. “You know, about bullying them?”
“I did not!” Silver Spoon hissed, looking around. “I told you what happened!”
Thysa nodded. “Yep! You did! But you didn’t say that you also enjoyed bullying them.”
Silver Spoon jumped off the bench and started walking away. Thysa didn’t even miss a beat before she started following her.
“Come on,” Thysa insisted, flying until she had caught up with Silver Spoon, who didn’t look at her. “Those in power taunt the weak, it used to be like that for centuries in changeling tradition.” Her smile disappeared. “Of course that ended up with a rebellion and most of the court murdered in cold blood by ‘the weak’, but good things came out of it too!”
When they were away from most other ponies, Silver Spoon whirled around. “Why are you following me, changeling? Don’t you get that I am already getting over it? I’m glad the cat’s out of the bag, I don’t have to be mean to them anymore.”
Thysa blinked. “But you don’t want to stop. I can tell. You like taunting and making fun of others, and you like that Diamond Tiara will do it with you.”
Silver Spoon gritted her teeth. “You want me to admit to Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom that I genuinely insulted them? That I made fun of their misery? Or that I felt good about it? I hated it!”
“And you loved it,” Thysa said, shrugging. “I was there plenty of times. I could taste it.”
“It doesn’t make it right! I’m not a bad pony!”
Thysa turned to look at the passing clouds for a moment before looking back at Silver Spoon. “What does feeling happy about making ponies sad or unhappy make you then?”
Silver Spoon looked away and sat down on the floor. “It makes me a horrible pony.” She looked at Thysa. “I can’t help it! Every time I teased them I hated it, but I also felt so good being… being superior!” She stood up and started pacing around Thysa. “If Diamond Tiara were to appear right now next to them and started teasing them, I would join her. I know it’s bad, and wrong and that I shouldn’t, but I’d want to!”
“Then why don’t you change?”
Silver Spoon snorted. “Ponies don’t change just like that. You cannot simply decide that you don’t like something you always have. You can force yourself away from it, but it’s still going to be something you know you’ll enjoy if you do it again!”
Thysa nodded. “But, now that they are your friends, hasn’t that changed? You wouldn’t tease Diamond Tiara because she’s your friend, right?”
Silver Spoon’s eyes lowered.
“You would.” Thysa sighed.
“Tell them that I’m not their friend,” Silver Spoon said, turning around and walking away. “That my apology means nothing.”
“But it did,” Thysa spoke up as the other filly walked away, making her stop in her tracks. “You really regretted that you couldn’t be friends, and when you told them the story, you genuinely wished things could have been different.”
Silver Spoon’s shoulders sagged as she spoke in just a whisper…
“It’s just… wishful thinking.”
“It’s just wishful thinking,” Spike sighed, holding a picture of Rarity up and carefully placing it next to his bed. He yawned and stretched, being able to stay in bed a little later—okay, much later—thanks to Acari moving in as a library assistant-trainee under his immediate supervision.
He heard the bell below announce the arrival of somepony to the library, and soon the familiar voice of Roseluck drifted up to him. She was already talking to Acari about something. Probably plants.
He heard his name once, and his interest was piqued. Slowly, he slid out of bed and pressed his ear against the door.
“Spike is an amazing dragon,” Acari’s voice, making him blush and push against the door trying to hear more, but this had the added effect of pushing the door open and him being clearly visible to both, the pony and the changeling.
“Um… did somepony mention my name?” he asked, pretending to not have been eavesdropping and slowly making his way down.
He saw Acari whisper something to Rose, and then turn to face him. He felt an imminent yawn approaching. How could anyone be sleepy after sleeping? It didn’t make sense! He struggled to keep it in.
“Spike, I am discussing the Bregier period with Roseluck…” Acari said, motioning with her hoof at Roseluck. “I’m telling her that Grand Ferris was responsible for the first wave of attacks, but she insists that it was actually General Assistant Fire Emblem who set the villages aflame.”
Spike lost the battle and yawned, his mind barely registering the question and yet reminding him of so many nights going over factoids like this with Twilight. “Nah,” He waved his claw dismissively. “It was Admiral Truffle Sauce of the thirteenth naval fleet of the Minotaur Empire. You’re confusing the time-period with the rise of the Burgess, in which case you would be right and Grand Ferris would have been the first to draw blood.”
Ugh, I’m so hungry. He thought, scratching an itch as he made his way to the kitchen. I wonder if Twilight left any rubies?
He rummaged about, occassionally pausing to listen to what the two ponies outside were saying. Am I really that smart? Or important? he wondered. And then a horrible thing occurred to him.
Eyes wide, he went and listened to the pair talking.
“Well, I have to go, but I’m sure he will find a good partner, Rarity or not.” He heard Roseluck say followed by her hooves on the wood. He thought the conversation over, but then heard Acari speak up.
“He will. Maybe one that’s already nearby,” she whispered almost wistfully.
Oh, no.
“We just need to point him in the right direction.”
Oh, ponyfeathers! It was clear as day, now! Acari had a crush on him!
“W-what do I do?” He whispered. Then he felt the pressure in his chest as a flaming message was sent through the magical fire Celestia had given him.
With a loud burp, the scroll fell to the floor and he picked it up, scanning its contents quickly before going out and handing it to Acari, without meeting her eyes. “For you, from Twilight,” He explained briefly, while she gazed at it. “She wants you to meet her at the train station in an hour. And she said to pack. You’re going with her to the Crystal Empire.
Acari’s head snapped up and she gave him a very intense look.
Spike’s face grew red. “W-what?”
Acari shook her head. “Nothing! Nothing. I need to, uh… run. Organize things. Make sure I have everything I need!”
And then she galloped out of the library, clearly agitated.
Spike groaned and smacked his head against the side of a bookshelf. “Dammit, Spike! Why do you have to be so ruggedly handsome?! What are you supposed to do now?!”
o.0.o End Chapter 5 o.0.o
Darn it just as I was about to shut off the iPod and sleep, you go a and post an update. Great chapter though.
The italics tag near the end of the chapter didn't get closed properly.
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Poor Silver Spoon... though this might be a good point that if Fluttershy has reformed Discord he could get rid of the bad aspects of her personality to help her. Or maybe getting to Taste the Rainbow from the Elements would do the trick? Or maybe just Kindness and Honesty????
I know how you feel Spike.
So this Silver Spoon is a hardcoded dom/sadist? Seems like the polar opposite of... um... another fic that shall not be named.
Then again, maybe it's just that children lack the ability to experience empathy or that being a low level sociopath is just how the rich maintain their standings.
Or the most likely version. I'm just reading too much into it.
Spike has too much Swag. dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Spike_lolface.png
I think Silver Spoon might need therapy to work past her issues and internal conflict. Wait, doesn't Thysa like Spike? This could end badly if Acari has a crush on him.
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Partially.
That's what I ask everyday.
Poor Spike. Went to bed and woke up buried in bitches.
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Hey, he's covered in spikes, she's filled with holes. Seems legit.
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Hehehehehehe, low level. Silly pony, being a low level sociopath is how they loose their standing to high level sociopaths and end up bitter middle-class misers.
Great chapter.
I'm just confused with Chapter 4->5 because at some point this chapter tells the same story but from a different perspective.
Probably happend before but I was too tired to notice.
I love that Dragon
Oh, Spike. Ladies just love the dragon swag.
Also, loving what you're doing with Silver Spoon. Character complexity in the Deplorable Duo is always nice to see.
Looking forward to more.
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It's true
Although I'm pretty sure it's just the one and Acari wants to point him in Thysa's direction.
You have Acari and Spike speaking in the same paragraph here.
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Acari does not have a crush on Spike, she is just trying to think of how to get him to stop thinking about Rarity/Purity and start thinking that way about Thysa.
which IMHO is about one of the most adorable things EVER!
Agreed with the yay for character development for Silver. Moar, because there's not enough good stuff like that out there.
Also, Spike is ADORKABLE and I can't stop giggling.
Oh man this is just too cute. Friggin Spike. Mares, er, changelings just can't stay away! And Silver Spoon! Daaaang, that's just... how do you even deal with that?! Intense, eagerly awaiting more.
Please keep writing, I'll keep reading!
Aww Spike you adorable purple dragon you.
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... No.
Everyone takes pleasure in being in control, particularly those who feel powerless. For Silver Spoon, her only real friend is both protective and controlling of her, so she is, for all intents and purposes, powerless in her relationships. When given an outlet, someone to make less than her, she took it, grabbed the control, and liked how it felt.
Worse has happened to better people.
The heck, I thought I was tracking this.
I have no idea where things are going from here, and I love it.
Poor Silver Spoon- that girl has issues.
4737724 Notice how he ignores the 'everyone' rating for this story?
4756478 What do you mean? There is no content in it that merits a teen rating or higher.
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Just sayin'.
(and I wait for the mounds of downvotes to be heaped upon me)
4736978 exactly not enough good stuff, i would like to read more too.
If i remember it right Acari is trying to get Spike to love Thysa and not Rarity right?
And the fact that he thinks now that Acari likes him is nor true but just should be a bit funny right?
Becasue Thysa is the youngest sister i like her to be with Spike actually one of the only parings i liked with him. I think Spike and Octavia was good too, i haven´t read the story to the pairing at full lenght, but i can image him with her because she somehow looks like she have enough heart to bear with the Baby Dragon even in his darkest days to say so, and she seems a bit like the motherly type.
good story, i was starting to hate Thysa for running after Silver Spoon like that, but then again i think she is true and even if i don´t think she would bully them again because she has fun at being the one with the force, but rather because she also feared what it would mean to loose Diamond as her friend, maybe she is feared that she can´t become nearly as good friends as she was with Diamond Tiara, even if this maybe wasn´t a real friendship.
I like to see it that way, but i understand that theory and it can fit too. PS: And i understand what Silerspoon means as she said that she can´t just stop doing this and if she would told it them the same thing maybe Applebloom or Sweetibell would be able to understand it a bit and help her.
4758933 That doesn't merit a 'teen' rating. Seriously. It's like the most minor swear ever, used even in tv cartoons for kids and some children's books (especially for comedic effect). If I go with worse ones, yeah. But dammit, dammit is not teen-rated. Its not like anything negative automatically needs a higher rating.
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Silver Spoon is addicted to ripping jokes on ponies. I can relate. If there's an opening for a joke, you just... you just get this feeling like you HAVE to strike while the window of opportunity is open. Friends do this to each other many times, but I can see Silver totally having a Dom/sadist attitude. She's so goofy and dorky with her silly faces and sharp tongue. Doesn't make her mean, just loves to make jokes, and imo much how Babs went out of control, likes making DT laugh at her jokes.
Course, feeling more special than other ponies has been a thing of hers since S1. Those two just get fed to believe they have more so that makes them better. Maybe? Yeah, reading too much into stuff. Especially this being AU so anything goes really.
Hardcoded... Seems Sweetie Bot isn't the only artificial life form in Equestria. Reminds me of that one writer who started a sort of Silver Borg type story.
P.S. You mentioned a story that shall not be named. I'm curious as to whether its one I haven't read. PM me or give me three tries to figure out the one you mean by giving a small clue. xD
Oh, Spike...
I like the chapter but, and I apologise if I seem nit picky, reading spike say dammit seemed slightly out of character for a child like him, horse apples and pony feathers seem more of a common (and softer) derogatory to be used. But what do I know I'm not a writer
i am Roflmfao at this
i.imgur.com/ixhpN.jpg
How is spike so smart and so dumb at the same time?
5081950 Best. Picture. Ever.
...Oh no, Spike. Oh noooooo.
...
I don't know why.
Spike's cluelessness pisses me off.
ARGH!
NOW I HAVE TO REFIND DESUVANA AGAIN!
Fffaahahaha!
Guys are clueless
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Oi! Give the poor drake a rest.. he might be clueless but... but, eh! Ok we guys can be clueless at times
silly spike
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I wanna argue but i cant
6438882 The book called 'Everything Men Know About Women' shows how clueless men are, the book is completely blank.
6792343 It's because we just aren't subtle. Or we can't read people as well, something about how are wired. I think. Eh, I can't remember.
Nice scene change, bravo.
Well growing another head would shock anypony.
Someling call the guard. Wanderer is trying to murder me!
Re-reading this story again. From the POV of Acari in the last chapter, her looking at the kitchen when she said “We just need to point him in the right direction" could be seen as her longing for Spike.
I got most likely she is talking about Thysa, but Acari talking about how "great" Spike is and how there is someone near by who loves him; when there is only 2 others in the house other then Spike. From Spikes POV, there is only two near, Acari and Roseluck. As Acari is the one saying all the stuff about Spike, then she must be the one in love with Spike.
...Now I am thinking of a love fight between Acari, Thysa, and Sweetie bell. All three of them can look like Rarity. :)