Day 10, Part 1
“Hey! Stop that! What are you doing?” Twilight said aghast, before backing away.
What does it look like? I’m taking your measurements” Starswirl replied, “Now hold still.”
“I can see that! But why?” she replied, batting her hooves at the persistent measuring tape.
Starswirl paused his efforts, “Isn't it obvious? I should have done it yesterday, but our discussion distracted me. You are an alicorn now, think of all the things we can learn!”
“What have my measurements to do with that?” Twilight shouted.
“Everything!” the older unicorn replied with fervor, “Is you physical form affected by your use of magic? Or will you grow at the same pace as a normal pony? How long have you been an alicorn exactly? Do feel a need for extra nourishment in this new form?” As he kept showering her with questions, he renewed the battle for her measurements.
Twilight gasped, “EEEHAA! DON’T MEASURE THAT!”
“Stop being so squeamish, it's only your rump. Everypony has one.” Starswirl chided, as he noted the number down. He frowned down at the figure and murmured, “...Definitely alicorn sized.”
“WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?” Twilight shrieked, her voice cracking slightly.
“Nothing,” Starswirl replied hastily, closing the notebook. He didn’t get it, wasn’t a mare with a big rump a good thing? He cleared his throat, “Lets move on… Next, I will need some samples.”
Twilight, face red, eyed him warily, “Samples?”
“You know, blood, hair and saliva. The works,” Starswirl replied as he levitated out a syringe. Lighting a candle with a magical pink flame, he proceeded to sterilize the needle over it.
Twilight stared at the needle with wide eyes. Her wings puffed out, before spreading wide.
Starswirl, noticing the motion in the corner from his eye, turned to the alicorn, “Fascinating, is that some alicorn stress reflex? Your body trying to appear larger to scare away potential predators?”
“I don’t know! I have only been like this for a day and a half.” Twilight replied, blushing furiously.
Was she still angry about the rump thing? Starswirl shook his head, mares… he would never understand them. He glanced at the syringe, and realized that it was as clean as it would ever be. Pulling it out of the pink flame, he turned back to the agitated alicorn. “Okay Twilight, grit your teeth. This should only hurt for a moment.”
Twilight backed away, her stiff left wing pushing some quills and papers from a worktable. She didn’t notice, all her attention was fixed on the syringe in the older unicorn's magical grasp. “I don’t know if this is such a great idea... Maybe we should stick to hair and saliva only,” Twilight hazarded.
“Nonsense,” Starswirl replied, “Now hold still... HEY! DON’T RUN!”
Fortunately, she didn’t get far as her flight was impeded by the doorway, its geometry disagreeing with the current state of her wings.
“Really Twilight, you are a grown mare, and a Princess no less. A little needle should be nothing to you.” Starswirl said as he approached. He reached out and grabbed her with his magic.
The alicorn yelped and spun on the spot, ripping apart Starswirl's magic as if it was paper. She rushed across the room, towards the window.
“Oh no you don’t!” Starswirl said, hurling himself at her.
They collided, sending them both careening off their hooves before landing and rolling over the thick carpet. They ended up in a heap, with Starswirl on top, his chest pressing down on her side. “Ha! If I’m so old, how come I could do that!”
Twilight squirmed a bit before lying still. “Fine, do it then,” she said between gritted teeth.
“Finally, you see sense!” Starswirl said as he levitated the syringe closer. He could feel her body under him, warm and soft, her heart,hammering like a terrified rabbits. He felt it speed up even more as he placed the needle against her throat. “You must hold still Twilight.”
Her only response was to squeeze her eyes shut. Not wasting any time, Starswirl pushed the needle into the vein before drawing out her blood. When he was done, he quickly healed her with his magic.
“See that wasn’t so bad, now was it” he asked.
Twilight relaxed under him, her body going limp, “Starswirl...”
“Yes?” he asked.
“How long are you planning to stay on top of me?”
“...Definitely alicorn sized.”
Would that be pre-cake Celestia or post-cake Celestia?
And Twilight became her own (great-great) grandma.
TELL ME none of you were thinking that.
4677338 I thought it. XD
It means that karma exists, Twilight.
Woo, that ending.
I just had a thought. What if Starswirl experimenting on Pinkie's chaotic blood turns him into Discord? DUN DUN DUN
4677396 Maybe working with Twilight's and Pinkie's blood is what does it.
how "old" is star swirl here?
also
twi you asked for this
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Definately wasn't.
4677338 Actually, I was thinking they somehow end up screwing, probably as a result of messing up a magical experiment of some sort, and Twilight finds out she's preggers in the future and end up having to explain to Celestia that she's been messing with time... And then she has to talk to her parents. And her brother. And then Cadence and the rest of her friends. And of course, Shining has a near-aneurysm and demands that Twilight takes him with her to the past so he can beat the crap out of Starswirl for knocking up his baby sister.
Basically, chaos happens. And somewhere, Discord is laughing so hard he's crying.
Oh, this story... My Amusement-meter is nearly maxed out
4677396 What if Discord CREATES Discord by mixing Pinkie and Twilight's magic in the beaker?
So Discord = Pony Frankenstein's Monster?
Makes sense since he's a cobbled-together monster, as was Frankie!
"Long enough to get my rocks off," quipped Starswirl bluntly.
Twilight just gaped and let out a weak strangled whine of utter shock.
Starswirl's horn glowed and two small mineral samples levitated from where they'd fallen upon Twilight's body. "There we are." He got up, leaving Twilight spluttering and ashamed of her filthy mind.
4677884 I think the whole Starswirl is Discord idea is disproven.
Wouldn't Celestia or Luna notice another Alicorn suddenly appearing?
4677945 naww man its all good
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Aww hell naw, dis be some straight up Springer sheeyite up in here!
Anyway she would only be her own great-grand-whatever if her baby stays in the past and then the baby's descendant gives birth to Twilight. If her baby went to the present it would just be... slightly less awkward.
Pinkie Pie however, IS her own great-great-grand-whatever. She's Discord/Tia's descendant, obviously.
STARSWIRL! YOUR NAME IS NOW CHEMICAL SWIRL, NOW GET TO MIXING!!!
WEIRD SCIENCE! Ooh!
That was a funny chapter!
4676695 *goes back to that very same second and engages you in Mortal Combat before you can make the bribe.*
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And I do hope we see something like that in the next chapter.
4677940 There's no proof one way or another, despite how much either camp fervently attempts to defend their side of the argument. Trying to work it out with logic only gets you so far—and really, it's Discord. Why should logic apply at all?
Personally I'm open to the idea if someone writes a story involving it, but I'm not going to push for it one way or the other.
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definately post cake. She recieved the recipe several days prior and has probably been gorging on it since then (since she probably wouldn't have known how much it'll effect her figure at the time)
I'm surprised Clover didn't see all of this.
Also, Twilight has to eventually realize that she won't be able to reveal any of this critical information ("The shocking truth behind the REAL Clover the Clever"), because then Celestia (Twilight's Celestia) will know that she was time traveling.
Or, maybe Twilight's Celestia remembers seeing Twilight long in the past, and is just waiting to lay the smack down on Twilight.
4679889 Because of the last episode. Terik's brother met Starswirl and Terik is post Discord so Discord and Starswirl can not be the same person. Now granted in Au it can be so but canon wise nope.
4680297 That's assuming they'd even known about the change if it happened. Or that their facial features were remotely similar. Which, if you've seen the comics, is a no.
Also making the assumption that Discord already existed at that point, or never made himself known to Tirek in Tartarus. I wouldn't put it past him to pop in there and tease the inmates for his own amusement.
The point is, it requires a lot of assumptions. So once again, that logic doesn't really apply.
4680363 We know the sister came to power AFTER Discord. Now we aren't sure when they were born but Terik knew they would be rulers so that points to him and his brother showing up after Discord and since Discord is a staue at this point he and Starswirl can't be the same person in canon. and since i don't see an AU tag for this story it's going by canon.
4680476 Well you can cling to that logical fallacy if you like, but don't try to shove it down other peoples' throats.
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4677338 God damnit, now I want to read that happening.
I followed you
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You did... you sure did. I suppose, I will have to give you lots of perks and special attention in the future.
I vote for Clover having watched them and telling her friends that Uncle Starswirl has been "poking some foreign princess with his thingy".
4681630 I always have trouble telling sarcasm, but I'm guessing this is sarcasm, no?
4677338 many of us will be severely disappointed if that is not precisely what happens.
4677338 Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother more like! This is ONE THOUSAND YEARS!!
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4680619 Just remember why we're here: Fun and shenanigans.
Saying that everpony has one is not quite correct. Male Stallions don't have a female rump
“Stop being so squeamish, it's only your rump. Everypony has one.” Starswirl chided, as he noted the number down. He frowned down at the figure and murmured, “...Definitely alicorn sized.”
And lo, the Twilight unit was born
4677337 The way I see it, time is now divided into B.C. (Before Cake) and A.D. (After Dessert)
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It's simple really, her measurement is the new standard they switch to after Celestia's becomes unreliable.
Well...it appears that Starswirl can lie!