Vinyl knocked on the door, growing increasingly frustrated. "Come on, E! It wasn't that bad!"
"No!" She could imagine him hiding underneath the sheets of the bed, hugging a plush of some famous pony. "I made a fool of myself in front of a bunch of ponies I don't even know!”
Vinyl rolled her eyes, pushing the door open with a hoof. “Well, things aren't going to change just because you're hiding underneath a blanket.” She trotted over to the bed, lifting the quilt and staring down at his face.
He looked back up at her, eyes wide in shock. In his forehooves, he held a white unicorn plushie.
Blushing vividly, the DJ pointed a shaky hoof at the doll. “ ... is ... is that ... what I think it is?”
Indeed it was. She gently took it out of his grasp, examining the wild blue mane and the iconic purple shades. It was a plushie of herself, precise down to the positioning of her cutie mark. Thank Celestia and Luna that they knew better than to include ... certain aspects.
A sigh brought her out of her thoughts. Looking down, she saw that her friend was covering his face with his hooves. “Yeah, I have a plush of you. Go ahead, laugh it up.”
Vinyl shook her head, a small smile on her face. Same old E. Never one to have a high self-esteem. She carefully placed the plush back in his embrace, gently nuzzling his cheek. She whispered to herself, gazing down on him with caring eyes. “You silly colt.” She stood up, her smile turning into a playful grin. “Just so you know, you got more votes than Blueblood.” She turned to leave, but a splash of color caught her eyes and made her heart leap to her throat.
There, sitting on the dresser right next to the door, was a yellow plushie, garbed in a green dress. She quickly left, feeling as though the cyan eyes were silently mocking her.
Fluttershy sat between the two competitors, surprised that they were not spouting out hurtful words at her. The white stallion was quietly sipping on a hay smoothie, apparently not even caring that it wasn't a fancy beverage. The griffin was eating a rainbow-colored cupcake, idly watching a technicolor pegasus perform tricks above them.
Even though she didn't want to break the serenity of the scene, she gently coughed, drawing the attention of the two royals. “I have the results, if you'd like me to tell you them.”
The stallion held up a hoof, wordlessly asking Fluttershy to wait a bit. He turned towards the griffin, eyes filled with what appeared to be remorse. “I feel like I should apologize, princess. I should have taken your feelings into consideration.”
The griffin royal frowned at him, a slight blush gracing her face. “Don't call me princess. I want to be treated just like anyone else. Why else do you think I came here for flight camp?”
He blinked, staring at her incredulously. “You can't be serious! Why would you want to be treated as a commoner?” He spat out the word with such distaste, Fluttershy felt the need to hide herself.
“That right there's why!” Gilda growled, placing both her taloned claws on the table. “I don't want to be as stuck-up as you and every other royal I've met!”
Fluttershy peeked over the table at the griffin, confused. Then why do you treat ponies like garbage?
Gilda sighed, rubbing the bridge of her beak with her claw. “Just ... just tell us who won. I want to leave all this behind me.”
The timid pegasus squeaked, realizing the attention was back on her and not being prepared for it. “ ... um ... t-the winner is ... G-Gilda ... ”
Gilda smirked, patting the unicorn stallion on the back. “Well, it’s been a pain knowing ya, Blue. Now, if you do mind, I gotta jet!” She flew off, leaving behind a shocked royal and a startled pegasus.
Blueblood shook his head, snapping out of his stupor. “Well that was an undesirable outcome.” With a sigh, he trotted over to a nearby chariot, quickly boarding and heading back to Canterlot.
Fluttershy sat at the table, alone. Glancing around to make sure she was alone, she pulled a picture out of her saddlebag. She smiled softly, gently tracing the cheek of the blue stallion.
Meanwhile, a gray pegasus was trying to convince a chestnut stallion to open a watch. "Really, Ditzy! What do I need to open a pocket watch for?"
Ditzy landed in front of the earth pony, crossed eyes pleading. "Please! Strange things are going on, and we need the Doctor!"
He scoffed, moving to pass her. "I'm not a doctor, I'm a watchmaker! Go look in the hospital if you need a doctor!"
Ditzy sighed, lowering her head in defeat. Suddenly, an idea came to her. "That's right! You're a watchmaker, Time Turner! You also fix them, and this watch is broken!" She flew in front of him, holding the timepiece out to him once more. "Please, only you know how to fix this!"
Turner glanced from Ditzy to the watch and back. With a small sigh, he gently took the timepiece. "Curse those beautiful eyes of yours." He trotted off, the now-blushing pegasus following close behind him.
Enigma sat up, pulling his weighted blanket off his body. He stretched gently, getting up and walking over to the dresser, placing his Vinyl plushie next to the other one. "She really is a great friend. I should do something to thank her for letting me stay here." He chuckled, trotting out of the guest bedroom that Vinyl let him use. "She said the soups were down in the basement, if I'm not mistaken." With a sigh, he walked to the basement door, opening it.
He immediately came face-to-face with two stone pegasi. He stood there for a moment, staring at the strange sight, before closing the door. "Nope." He left the building in a sudden fit of terror, rushing to the library to see if he could find any reference material about the statues.
Our plan is coming to fruition. You could have done a better job, though.
Oh, shut up. I did the best I could with what I was given. At least I didn't get caught like Chrysalis did.
That is true, but she also was able to sow the seeds of chaos. You just brought them closer together.
I said shut up! Besides, your agents of chaos did nothing to stop that annoying disc jockey.
For your information, I sent her through those universes to make her more open to doing the rap battles. It's that annoying pegasus's fault for showing up when he did. If he wasn't there, then she would have been putty in our claws and hooves!
Whatever you say, Lord of Catastrophes.
You have one more chance. Do not disappoint me.
Octavia continued on her quest, having paused long enough to eat some snacks, rest and befriend a white, faceless pony in a black suit. It had tried to attack her, but she had swiftly beat it into submission. Now apparently it wanted to follow her.
Octavia sighed, keeping her eyes on the trail. She had to make it to the Castle ruins before something bad happened to Dinky. Now that she had three companions, she hoped that her quest would be that much simpler.
In the trees above, a pair of eyes watched their every move.
The results for this rap battle (at the time of this chapter's publishing) were eight to seventy-four, for Gilda. Enigma got thirty-eight unofficial votes. Big thanks for Shadow King and gordobraveheart for pre-reading! Be sure to read their stories. They deserve more recognition! Also, Enigma is in one of their stories, as well!
You probably won’t know just who the pony is in Fluttershy’s picture (unless you do an extensive amount of research, but that's just silly). That's supposed to be the point. Hopefully, this won’t lead to some sort of hurt feelings for ‘Shy.
The next chapter is going to be the Q&A chapter. This is the last call for questions! Be sure to send them in via Private Messaging! Remember, no matter how silly the question is, it will be answered!
On a different note, there's going to be a bonus chapter later on. So, for those of you who want some non-story-canon rapping, be sure to check that out! And, if you want to be included in the bonus chapter, please send me a private message. I'll explain the specifics there!
And, just because I think it'd be a fun little challenge, I want to see who can guess the next rap battle! (If you're one of my pre-readers, you aren't allowed to play, since you know who they are. )
Have a nice day!
Enigma out.~
My god! Its begins! Oh, and it's called a fob watch.
Where exactly is the TARDIS I wonder. Derpy is supposed to have a key. All companions do.
Weeping Angels? Slendermane?
This will be excellent.
Befriending Slendermane. I've only seen such an arduous endeavor on the 'Ask the Crusaders' tumblr. Pretty good though, to imagine the Slendermane following you as a friend
EDIT: Is the blue stallion Noteworthy?
That picture is taken from "Epic Rap Battles of MLP: AcousticBrony VS MandoPony", which was uploaded to YouTube January 23, 2012... So, unless you can prove that that pic was made before then, then they took it from the animator for the ERBoH parody OR they ARE that animator.
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i don't know what picture you're referring to. if you mean the story picture, then you're wrong. i double-checked it myself.
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you are correct, sir! congrats on that! would you like to make a suggestion for a rapper in rap battle #22? if so, please send us a pm so we can discuss it in private.
Then do explain how they are EXACTLY the same? Either the animator found that and used it, the animator is the one you spoke of, or the one you spoke of stole it from the animator.
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i'm looking at the video right now. the font for it in the video is uniform. the one for my story is variant.
don't believe me? here's the video.
You must not have the original one. I remember watching it countless times and memorized it all. I play it back in my head EASY. And it copied ERBoH's logo perfectly. No, I can't look at the one you posted since I'm at school right now. Which I also have to run to class.
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sorry. i've never seen any version other than the one that i posted here. and that version has never looked like erboh's logo.
Vinyl plushie? Do want....
now I am jealous of the vinyl plushie...Also...some more references that you included in your story
Slenderman...following octavia...what's next Left for Dead since you have a group of four going on a quest
weeaping angels from the Doctor Who series...Which is when E found out about them.
Note worthy...although I didn't know about him until I read the comments...I had some notion on who he might be
Fluttershy plushie...I think....maybe I could be wrong with the plushie VInyl had.
Next rap Battle...Derpy vs. Time turner/Doctor Whooves
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what do you mean it begins? the watch cant make the regular pony into the doctor, it isnt possible
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you are comment number 4500! you get a choice of two prizes! would you like to suggest a rapper for a future rap battle, or would you like to see the rappers that are in the queue so far? please redeem this offer in a private message. thank you!
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Random quote here:
"Let's go racing; banging and farting the whole way."
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the first half of this is the best comment i've gotten. ever. gosh darn that cute gif!
Oh you, referencing Lyra's stuffed simulacrum.
That is a royal upset right there, with one upset royal.
Blueblood's punishment for losing shall be to relive this day over and over again until he understands the meaning of life.
Octavia's overture to the rap battles is progressing, but so far it just seems like a mishmash of pop culture icons, especially a friendly Slendermane.
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what do you mean it begins? the watch cant make the regular pony into the doctor, it isnt possible
Haha, finally, lol, after all of these awesome-sauce chappies, I can leave a request.
I say.... Cadance and Granny Smith. Have fun.
I want plushie Vinyl and plushie Flutters. That ought to be interesting.
What do you mean by "be included in the bonus chapter"?
1568324 The fob watch is a way for a Timelord to basically hide away. It changes every cell of his body into new cells of a different race (a very painful process) and puts all his biological data and memories into the watch.
It is completely possible for the Doctor to have rewritten his DNA to hide from some threat. The only trouble is that the watches owner is deterred from opening it, and will tend to ignore it. If it is opened then his biological data is restored along with his memories, turning him back into a Timelord.
And that is why it can turn him back into the Doctor; because he already is.
obviously the next battle is the Doctor versus somepony else.
It would be interesting to see a Rainbow and Applejack rap battle at some point, they always argue anyway XD
Is it bad if you're a pre-reader and DON'T know?
YES!!!!!! Gilda won.....third best villian ever. Also, bad ass pushie, for both Vinyl and Flutter's, poor Flutter's.....I wonder if there will be a griffion and dragon kingdom as well.....would they have their own gods? What about enemies? Why the buck am I asking you these questions?
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I suppose so. Just my two bits.
Bayme when you're done?
I really like the background story in this!
Things seem to be coming together...
So many references the fob watch, the weeping angles, slender mane, turic (not spelled right but that minator guy from seson one)
So wait- is there going to be an epic Doctor vs. The Master rap battle? <- Want.
Oh hey look its a plot....MORE RAP BATTLES! Lol
So who is left to rap?
FINALLY!
EDIT: I'm going to guess Doctor Whooves as one of the contestants of the next battle.
1567929 I didn't really kill you did I? oh well, were not the only psychotic time travelers here, There's also pinkie and river song. But why!?!? Why would you send out millions of people to eradicate the human race. You killed us all a thousand time's over. and you got stopped by a 986 year old man. And that man didn't even use the holy hand grenades!!! I'll tell you what, you run and commit suicide, and I wont unleash the fury I feel every time I think of Rose Tyler.
ALONSY ALONZO!!!
Oh and do the Doctor vs. Pinkamena Diane Pie or (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WITH THREE DOSES OF SWEET APPLE MASSACRE ON TOP) Discord. Because both of them are old, They both are sweet and quirky, And there both the most feared thing in the multiverse
ALONSY ALONZO!!!
Is this the blue stallion you refered to?
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It doesn't show it in the picture but he's looking longingly into Fluttershy's eyes here during "At The Gala". At least that's the first thing that popped into my head when you said it'd be possible to know with a little research. Or is this the obvious one you expected everyone to fall for that I stumbled into, triggering the booby trap and subsequently being impaled on a wall of spikes???
Edit: Now I look up and read that someone else got it before me... And I was right that I was wrong, yay!
1570599 It's quite simple, It's fun. Oh the screams, how they ring in my ears, and the sights and the smells of battle. Can't you hear it, Doctor, the drums? The drum beat... the drums are coming closer... and closer. I thought it would stop, but it never does. Never, ever stops. Inside my head, the drumming, Doctor. The constant drumming. It's everywhere. Listen, listen, listen. Here come the drums. Here come the drums...
1570738 Her come the drums, doo doo doo doo, her come the drums and I say, it's all right!
ALONSY ALONZO!!!
1570682 Look, it's a picture of me! The Master!
1569805 No, because guess what? THE MASTER'S NOT A PONY
ALONSY ALONZO!!!
Octavia... Beat slendermane..... It's official, Octavia is a badass
the stalion flutters likes doesnt happen to be glitchy does it? from the gala episode?
So, just to recap, Ocatavia's party now includes
Octavia, equipped with 2 nigh indestructible cello bows that are better than any orichalcum weapon, if they can beat slendermane,
Navi
a shroom from the toadstool kingdom
and Slendermane.
This pleases me.
continue.
maybe add someone from a FF game or Kingdom hearts?
a pokemon or star fox perhaps?
Frau Bloecher from young frankenstein?
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actually, i think this one makes more sense. maybe i'll just discretely switch from noteworthy to this guy...
Whoever mentioned a minotaur, that was Iron Will. Duh. Oh, and the references were:
Slender
Doctor Who
Season 2 episodes 1&2 Elements of Harmony parts 1&2
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precisely! he's deterred from opening it because of a perception filter, just as a heads-up.
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i'll think about it. though probably not that last one... i don't know much about that one...
1570777 ... you idiot. The Master's pony form is blue, blonde mane, yellowish eyes, and hourglass cutie mark. In other words, this:
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I repeat, you idiot. You cannot possibly be the Doctor.
Oh, and 1572476, it's called a perception filter. Get it right, and continue writing awesomely.
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thank you for that, and it has been corrected.
1572530 you're welcome.