The mane six are determined to avoid being shot by Cupid's arrow and falling in love on Hearts and Hooves Day, where Cupid tugs at those tied by the red string. Made all the more challenging since Cupid is a crack shot. Will the girls make it through Hearts and Hooves Day still single?
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Oh the poor mares. Nopony helps them, and Twilight's mom turns on her, and Mother Sparkle discovers she may end up with human grandfoals; imagine what their first trip home to meet Gramma will be like!
Heck, even Celestia seemed to be out to make sure Twi and the others got zapped. Thanks a lot, Celly!
I said it before on DA, but again, I loved the laughs I got from this one.
Just hide under a blanket. Blankets solve everything. Nice story, leaves me wondering who exactly you ship AJ and Dash with.
Isn't that Cadence's job?
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She seems to repair loving bonds, not create them, she didn't MAKE that couple fall in love, they already were.
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HEH! And I can't think of anyone to ship AJ with that she's EVER shown any actual attraction to. RD has shown attraction to the male Wonderbolts in general, and is friends with Soarin', but he's already tied to Spitfire.
As for hiding under blanket, heh, interesting view!
Thanks! :-)
"Princess Celestia, "You're welcome!"
Spike helps them, before he gets zapped too.
I imagine they'd have to get used to being on four hooves before seeing grandma.
Well at least Cupid doesn't have an M1 Thompson sub-machine gun... Then he would have 30 reload able rounds to fire off non-stop, reload, and basically get the whole town. No, here, cupid's got a shotgun.
Well, that's an interesting concept for Cupid.
Also, love Fluttershy and Discord's date.
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:-) :-D Technically still a bow, but it might as well be a shot gun.
Or were you referring to the song, 'Angel with a shot gun'? :-)
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Thanks. Hope it would be interesting. And I didn't show much. But one thing I wanted to establish is that Cupid's arrows DON'T work like love poison.
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You established it. Basically, all Cupid's arrows do is take a love-based-relationship that already exists and puts it at the forefront of the mind of the one shot.
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That's one way to interpret it. :-)
5429456 nah, it's "cupid's got a shotgun"
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Can I use this idea for a chapter in my story?
all I can think is that Cupid is a dirty little liar. After all, they've been hiding from him before and Twilight and Pinkie only just met Flash and Cheese.
You know, I think this would actually be way funnier if Cadence was the one flying around with a bow! You know, Princess of love and all?
example:
"Cadence! I thought we were friends!"
"this is for your own good Twily! I want some nieces to dress up! Or nephews, I'll take what I can get!"
"I'll get to that on my own time!"
"Come on Twilight, if I were to leave you alone you'd just end up marrying your books or something!"
"Would it be weird if I didn't have a problem with that?"
"Yes. Very weird."
Why Angel how . . . noble of you.
Well, this story certainly got a chuckle out of me. I loved how you poked fun at shipping in here and gave your own take on Cupid. There were a few nitpicks I came across, but they aren't that big of a deal. Nevertheless, I'll tell you them anyways.
Down here in the south, "ya'll" is used as a plural noun. I've never come across anyone who uses it as a singular replacement for the word "you."
Is Twilight actually saying the word "sigh?" I'm assuming that she's actually sighing in these spots, but you don't differentiate it from the rest. On a side note, those ellipses look kinda weird.
I'm assuming that's either supposed to be Twi or Twilight.
All in all, this was a fun story .
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:-)
Tell me more! :-)
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I actually wrote this BEFORE Christmas, I just got around to posting it now. Is there a law that says I have to post this only at a certain time of the year?
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And scared mares making assumptions.
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You saw that fan comic about Twilight 'marrying a book' too didn't you?
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HEHEHEH! Angel isn't afraid to fall in love.
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Thank you.
THE FORETOLD DAY HAS COME!
HEARTS AND HOOVES DAY!
Schemers will fly on wings with love tipped arrows!
The Doctor shall hide!
Six Elements Will Hide!
The Dragon will Be In Flight from the demons!
LOVE! THE CURSED CURSE!
WHO WILL MAKE IT!?
The Fortress of Having No Heart Will Fall!
Immortals will love Mortals!
LOVE THE ULTIMATE CHAOS!
Hiding is futile!
A Cute Little Filly Falls In Love with a Cute Little Stallion!
Apples to Apples!
The Apple Fortress has fallen!
Laughter fills the air!
OH NO! LAUGHTER IS GONE!
Generoisity falls in love with the dragon's greed!
Kindness fills the breach!
MAGIC LEAVES FOR SCIENCE!
ONLY LOYALTY AND HONESTY STAY!
I'm done!
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BWAHAHAHAH!!!!
5430446 Thank you! Thank you!
If it makes you feel better, humans can't use their feet that well either, and we have toes. Also, "I0've been shot in the butt with a dart!" (If you get it, you get a cookie.)
If you can get him away from his console/s. Also, good thing those aren't regular arrows, that'd be very bad.
Yep.
Wouldn't count of it.
Seeing as the TARDIS is semisentient, I'm now worried.
And I was right.
I think she'd rather Nightmare Moon be after her. Also, it seems AJ knows how to DOOOOODGE!
The teach? You mean teacher, I get that people say "teach" as an abbreviation, but in this case, unless it's in speech, it doesn't really work.
Angel gets all the does.
This should be good. You know, were this in the Pony POV verse, I suspect that Venus would be very amused right now.
Poor Spike.
Goddamit Nappa. I mean Lyra.
To quote Big Mac, "Eenope."
Oh yeah, forgot about that, loved it, pity there wasn't more Discord, but oh well. And you mean PrinCess Celestia.
14 hours? Yikes...
I'm as shocked as you RD.
Belched, Alex. Also, poor Twilight.
Somewhere, Rarity's father sneezed.
She has a point.
Probably.
Oh yeah.
Yep.
Twilight, what have I told you about tempting fate?
Considering this implies you're her descendant, you indeed are not.
Good idea.
OK, TMI.
Good move.
Fair enough.
Not touching that one with a 49 and a half foot pole.
Good idea.
Who knew that'd be so sinister?
Indeed.
And 3, 2, 1...
You were saying?
Of course.
Of course.
Smart move.
My thoughts exactly.
Oh no?
Goddammit Nappa.
This exchange, just, this.
You shouldn't tempt fate either.
RAAAAAINBOOOOOW JENKINS!
Darlin'? I think you're confusing her with Rarity, AJ usually calls other sugarcube. Also, the moon, they ARE desperate.
Oh my.
At least he got to her before Discord.
Wanna bet?
You'd expect that, but he's Discord, master of the unexpected.
Fair enough.
Oh yeah.
Probably not and it might be fun to see how she reacts to you guys.
It really shouldn't.
Too late, sorry.
Doubt it.
Goddammit Nappa. I mean Cupid.
Better.
What are Noms?
Probably.
Noodle Incident?
At least you didn't go for a Cupcakes joke.
Huh, who knew?
Things aren't always fair.
Fair enough.
Not now Cupid.
Good question.
That, makes sense.
Maybe.
Oh boy...
I swear you took that from a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Not that that's a bad thing.
Drat.
Yes, Rarity minds a lot more then Rainbow Dash.
DIAMOND STORM!
He is.
Magic.
... Not dignifying that.
I think he is.
He is?
Oh. Good to know.
Fair enough.
He is.
Not really, Nightmare Moon was scorned, Discord is a troll, Sombra is Sauron, Queen Chrysalis had to feed her subjects, Tirek wanted power and Adagio wanted power.
Not really.
Seriously Dash? You're in the Wonderbolts Reserve now, that's already a good step in that direction.
I just said it.
Already would have.
She's right.
So is he.
Yep, and you wouldn't be having this conversation.
You are.
Magic!
He's right.
So much for that.
Really? Really?
OK...
Not cool at all.
That is explains it.
You're learning.
Probably.
How does she do that?!
Then, why did you do it? Oh yeah, revenge.
No, I don't think he'd ever "ship" two ponies with each other against their will.
Fair enough, Rainbow may or may not be interested in mares, but she only sees AJ as a friend and friedly rival.
Fair enough.
Seeing how much she looks up to you as a mentor and big sister figure, you should know this, I get you're not actually her sister but...
Fair enough.
I really like this, it shows that while Rainbow is a bit miffed that she can't be with Soarin', she's OK with it, if he's happy, then she has no problems with it.
Indeed.
Were you the type to write clop, I'd have suspect that's not all they did.
I have a theory about that, she has low level heating spells imbued in the crystal of her castle so nopony freezes to death.
Such silly ponies.
I can imagine.
Fair enough, also, while I'm all for comedy, them messing up Twilight's floor would just have been crossing a line.
Oh. You may want to go to the bathroom then, the day IS over...
Go.
I have no idea.
Yep.
You really should have.
I don't think he'll take well to that.
I heard nothing.
You better not break that promise or Pinkie will be on your case faster then you can say cake.
Oh.
Paranoia does things to ponies.
For a moment I thought you were going to reference Pattycakes. I'm glad you didn't.
He has a point.
Seeing as it's crystal and probably quite tough, she's gonna have a big headache.
Fair enough. I'd imagine AJ doesn't get drunk much either, just a bit on special occasions to celebrate.
Oh. Wait, the trees? OK, my guess it they're sort of sentient, in a sense.
Fair enough.
I think he may have a dartboard though for target practice.
Oh wow, three subtle Take Thats in one sentence, and 3 in a row, to Caramel Pie, Fluttermac and Twixie. You're good.
You what? I'm amazed they tolerate each other.
That sounds awesome.
Huh, that, actually makes sense. Quick! Get Pinkie and Discord to make things stop making sense!
Nice.
REgenerate Alex.
I swear this was one big joke and this is the punchline.
That, actually makes sense.
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Seems legit.
5430341 No, but now I'm probably going to spend the next hour trying to google it!
. . .
Never mind, I can't find anything to do with Twilight and sparkles that isn't sparkly vampires on google. THE HORROR!
Can we have a version with different ships ? Please!?!?!?
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Twilight wakes up with Trixie hovering over here. Turns out Celestia is making a movie with Twilight an unwitting actress.
Celestia, "Luna you had one job, ONE JOB!"
Luna, "Don't blame me, I gave her a dream of marrying a book!"
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I kinda wrote this as a one shot. And the ships were kinda meant to be light hearted.
5430825 aww i want more really baddd
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OF COURSE! How did I not see that coming?
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Noms are from the Twilight and Pinkie Pie friends forever comic. Where Pinkie Pie desperately needs Twilight's help to break an addiction Pinkie's developed to some particular super sweet treats.
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Thank you for the play by play. Really lets me read my own story as a reader. *hugs* Merry Christmas!
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BWAHAhAHAHAH! :-D
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The chaos of one person being immune to the arrows. He also has guns and nonlethal ammo.
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So that person never knows love. How sad.
Cupid, "What, did you think ponies would go on falling in love without me?"
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so can I use the idea?
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As long as it's not treated as "nya nya, there is the mountain Cupid can not climb". Cupid IS a mountain, he doesn't NEED to prove himself climbing other mountains.
5429285 "Heck, even Celestia seemed to be out to make sure Twi and the others got zapped. Thanks a lot, Celly!"
"Princess Celestia, "You're welcome!"
What's she doing, running a dating/matchmaking service for her little ponies on top of everything else?
Oh the poor mares. Nopony helps them, and Twilight's mom turns on her,
Spike helps them, before he gets zapped too.
He might as well be 'one of the girls' by this point, given everything they've been through.
"and Mother Sparkle discovers she may end up with human grandfoals; imagine what their first trip home to meet Gramma will be like!"
I imagine they'd have to get used to being on four hooves before seeing grandma.
They'd probably do well. Seriously, that sounds like it could be a fanfic all its own. The kids finally get to meet their Grammy when Mom finally takes them along on one of her 'business trips' back to 'the Old Country'.
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but Spike and Rarity haven't just met
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If Rarity had been shot by the arrow, maybe she'd have then been driven to visit Canterlot to buy or sell some rare exotic gems, and just happens to run into Celestia's personal student and Spike. Who can say?
5431536 Cupid doesn't shoot ponies that haven't met their special someponies, though.
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Doesn't mean she hadn't met other legitimate suitors.
I would feel utterly cheated if I got shot with one of those arrows. Obvious mind alteration takes the romance out of it.
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It's no more mind alteration than your own brain chemistry.
I bet this time of the year it's an all-you-can-eat buffet for Changelings. I got a great laugh out of this story! Another holiday like story I get a laugh out of!
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In my fanon, I actually had Hearts and Hooves day started as a day of charity to the original changelings, before they became xenophobic and racist.