Ponyville's Finest and Ponyville's Fuzziest
"Okay, so, uhm... this is go—...—ickly, so I don't think there'll be any time for you to re—...—ack, or else we might run out of moonlight—"
"Just friggin' get with it, Spike!" Rainbow Dash snarled as her friends hovered close by in anticipation. "Trust me! They'll be responding on this end! In their own way!"
Everyone within earshot could practically "hear" the teenage dragon jumping across the world. "Errr! Right! Sure thing! So... uh... first off." He cleared his throat to keep his voice from wavering. "Twilight? Uhm... best of luck with... y'know... everything. Ahem. Without Luna and Celestia and yours truly to guide Rainbow Dash along, you're gonna be the resident smart horse. Soooooo... not like you need it, but—good luck. And be sure to catalogue every nifty thing you see on the Dark Side. We can totally review notes together when you get back."
"You bet, Spike!" Twilight replied, despite knowing the dragon couldn't hear. She bore a bright grin beneath misty eyes. "And I'll want to know all about your experiments as chief librarian of Ponyville—!"
Before Twilight could finish speaking, two voices broke through the lunar enchantment:
"Twilight. Precious. We love you."
"Stay strong, honey. And Rainbow? You keep our little book worm safe, you hear?"
While Twilight sucked in a shuddering breath, Rainbow smiled and said: "You bet your life, Mr. and Mrs. Sparkle!"
"We'll be in touch with your brother Shining and his wife. They're so proud of you, honey. We all are."
"Take care!"
Twilight covered her muzzle with her hooves. Applejack floated over to console her—but flinched when she heard:
"AJ? I dunno if you can hear me..."
"She totally can, Apple Bloom," Rainbow said with a smirk. "Let it out."
"Just..." The voice on the other end sniffled. "Just know that we all miss you somethin' awful and we can't wait for you to get home."
"Eeeeeyup."
"And... and dun you f-feel bad. Y'know? About Granny?" A shuddering breath. "She was so very proud of you. The night that she passed. She was nothin' but smiles. She believed in you, AJ. We all... believe in you."
Applejack bit her lip hard. Her usually low voice squeaked a few octaves higher. "I b-believe in you too, darlin'..." Twilight leaned over to nuzzle her despite her own tears.
And then, within the space of a blink:
"Now Applejack, I know ya may not have expected to hear from lil' ol' me..."
Applejack's moist eyes blinked.
Rarity leaned in. "Is that...?"
"...Filthy Rich?" Pinkie Pie cooed.
"...but Apple Smith meant the whole world to me.. as she did to all of us, and after becomin' wise to recent events... well... I want you to know that I've decided to conduct all apple harvestin' business through Sweet Apple Acres. So ya dun have to worry yer purdy lil' head about the farm dryin' up or nothin'. What's more, the local ponyfolk have come together to do a lil' fundraiser, and we just got done layin' the foundation for the new Apple Smith Ponyville Community Center. After all, this town was founded on account of the Apples, and it's only fittin' that we make sure that legacy endures. I promise you it'll be a purdy sight for you to feast yer eyes on once you return. That... erm... that is all. Best wishes, y'all."
"Heh..." Rainbow Dash winked into the silvery air. "You got the blonde work horse to smile, dude. Way to go."
"Uhm... erm... oh goodness, it's so fr-frighteningly cramped inside this place. Watch your steps, my little ponies."
Pinkie Pie and Rarity gasped.
Rainbow cocked her head to the side. "... ... ...Cheerilee?"
"Oh! Uhm... Rainbow Dash?!"
"Yeah...?"
"Oh wow! I knew the Princesses were talking to you all this time, but I didn't expect your voice to come in so clearly—"
There was the clearly audible sound of a teenage dragon clearing his throat.
"Sorry! Yes, yes. Sorry, Spike. I'll make this quick. Uhm... hello, Rainbow Dash, this is Miss Cheerilee. I'm here to wish you and the girls good luck—well... I-I guess you could say I'm mostly here for Fluttershy."
Fluttershy did a double-take. "Oh?"
"There you go, darling..." Rarity smiled, ushering Fluttershy closer towards their anchor.
"I heard Fluttershy had some old friends visiting from Cloudsdale the other day, and that got me to thinking—she's never been told."
Rainbow gulped. "Never been told what?"
"I don't know if you remember, Rainbow Dash, but shortly after... erm... your friends' 'passing,' Fluttershy's cottage lacked any experienced caretaker to look after all of her animal friends."
Fluttershy winced, squeaking inwardly.
"Well, there's n-no need to worry! I want you to tell her—if you can tell her—that... th-that all of her animal friends are being taken care of quite thoroughly. You see... a bunch of mares in downtown came together: Roseluck, Daisy, Amethyst Star, Cloud Kicker. And we formed ourselves a club. We call it the 'Fluttershy Critter Club.' My students thought of the name, you see. Heeheehee..."
"Heeheeheehee..." Fluttershy giggled, although tears were welling up in her eyes. "So my friends are okay?"
Rainbow blurted: "So Flutter's friends are okay?!"
"Oh yes! In fact, Amethyst Star is directing the newly built shelter as we speak! You know what a good organizer she is!"
"Boy, do we..." Twilight smiled and wiped her eyes dry.
"I don't but Twilight does!" Rainbow exclaimed. "That's pretty sweet, Miss Cheerilee!"
"In fact, there's a little someone here whom I brought. I hope he's not too shy to say something. Here you go, little fellow. See Princess Luna? Just pretend she's Fluttershy. Say something. Anything."
All of the ghostly mares leaned forward. It was difficult to hear over the waves and thunder, but there was the faintest of squeaking sounds—breathy and high-pitched.
"Oh goodness!" Fluttershy practically collapsed. Rarity and Pinkie Pie had to catch her as she became a fountain of happy tears. "Ohhhhhhhh... mmmm..." She hissed through smiling teeth. "I love you too, my little fluffball! Oh heavens..." She made a sound that resembled both a sigh and a whimper. "It fills me with so much joy to know you're still alive!"
"I... I dun get it," Applejack remarked, blinking. "Who was that just now?"
"Silly pony." Pinkie Pie winked across the haze. "Don't you know what it sounds like when two 'angels' make a connection?"
"Uhhhhhh..." Rainbow turned to face the silver light. "Whatever just happened, Miss Cheerilee, it's working. You've got Fluttershy happier than a filly on Hearth's Warming."
"Oh! Good! Uhm... tell her that we'll take good care of him and the rest of her friends! We can't speak for the animals, but I'm certain that they all wish for her to come back safely!"
"That's very awesome, Miss Cheerilee. Thanks a lot."
"Aaaaaaaaand... I do believe I have one last thing for you all to hear." Her voice grew slightly faint. "Okay! Now, students! Just like we rehearsed!"
There was a slight pause, followed by a chorus of several young fillies and coats all speaking in unison: "Good luck, Rainbow Dash! Bring the girls back safely! Ponyville believes in you!"
"Awwwwwwwww..." Rarity smiled, continuing to console Fluttershy.
"Heh..." Applejack smirked at Rainbow. "No pressure or nothin'."
"Tell me about it. Ahem." Rainbow hovered a bit higher in the air and put on her best showmare voice: "Don't worry your fuzzy heads off, kids! I'll be back in Ponyville before you reach puberty! And that's a promise!"
Pinkie Pie giggled. "Good luck out-austraeohing the estrus!" Then—out of nowhere—her eyes popped wide open and she gasped. "DUAAAAAAAAH!" Fwoooosh! She plowed rudely through Rarity and Fluttershy, sending their spectral bodies reeling as she phased her gaping muzzle through Rainbow's chest like an equine extraterrestrial hatchling. "HOW YA DOIN', GUMMY?!"
"Huh?" Twilight blinked.
"What?" Applejack made a face.
Rainbow grimaced at Pinkie's posture. "Gummy?"
"There you go, Gummy," a dull, monotone voice rippled through the air, odd enough to even make Remna take a second glance. "I appreciate you not making too grandiose of a speech just now."
"Awwwwwwwwwwwww!" Pinkie Pie's eyes filled with wet starlight. "You came back, Maud! You're the best older sister with a phlegmatic personalityyyyyy!"
"Uhm... Pinkie appreciates you showing up, Maud."
"Tell her that Mom and Dad can't wait to hear about all of the rocks that Pinkie will see on the other side of the world." The voice paused for the space of time it would take for a fully grown mare to blink liquidly. "I suppose you can add me to that list."
"I LOVE YOU MAUDDDD!" Pinkie Pie did several flips in midair. "WOOOHOO! LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOUUUUU!"
"There is another pony here to say something," Maud droned, then her voice drifted away.
In her place came a voice that was only faintly recognizable to Rainbow Dash. "Uhm... hello? Rainbow Dash?"
"Uhhhhhhhh..." Rainbow squinted, eyes darting left and right. "...Sweetie Drops?"
The voice on the other end giggled—distorting slightly, the coming back into focus. "Close enough. It's Bon Bon."
"Ooooh!" Pinkie smiled. "Bon Bon! Her candies are deeeeeeeeeee-lish!"
"I wish you all the best of luck. I just wanted to stop on by and let Pinkie know that the Sugarcube Corner is doing a lot better now. For a while there, it was a floundering a bit in her absence. But it's okay. The Cakes and I have merged our businesses together!"
"Merged?" Rainbow asked.
"That's right," Bon Bon said. "And don't you fret. The whole thing is still called 'Sugarcube Corner,' and it's all about preserving the Cake Family's vision. I'm just... y'know... adding my business know-how and helping out from behind the scenes. We're starting to expand outside of Ponyville and—get this—we're spreading all of Pinkie Pie's wonderful baking recipes far and wide! Soon, we'll have a national catering service and it's all thanks to her treats! She's going to be a celebrity by the time you arrive! I can promise you that!"
"H-hey! Awesome!" Rainbow turned to look over her shoulder. "You hear that, Pinkster?"
"Cool-Cool-Cool!" Pinkie Pie beamed, bouncing in place. "I'm sure the Cakes are super relieved! Maybe they'll finally get that vacation to Las Pegasus that they've always been wanting!"
Bon Bon's voice could be heard speaking aside in a faint tone: "You think I did that okay? I-I didn't want to hog too m-much of their precious time..."
"Nah, girl, you did fine!" said another female voice. "I'm sure Pinkie's got something extra to look forward to now."
Rainbow squinted. "Hey... uh... who's that?"
"What?" The faint voice grew louder. "Who, me? Oh... eh... just Lyra. Y'know... Lyra Heartstrings?"
Silence.
"... ... ...who?" Rainbow blinked.
"Eheh... just as I thought. Ahem. No worries. Best of luck, Rainbow Dash. Kick a lot of butt while you're out there, okay? For Equestria."
"Heh..." Applejack tilted her hat back. "Charming."
Rainbow smirked aside. "I can't remember the mare, but I think I like her a lot already."
"Heeeee-heeeeee-heeeeee!" Pinkie Pie floated around in mid-air, forming fuchsia circles with her ghostly body. "I'm a catering serviiiiiiiiiice!"
"Honestly, Pinkie Pie." Rarity chided, waving a dainty ghost-hoof. "You really must calm yourself, darling."
"H-hey there, big sis!" Sweetie Belle's voice cracked.
"Waa-haa-HAA-haa!" Rarity zipped through the Stardust and floated right in front of Rainbow Dash, ecstatically hoofy-kicking at the silver and lightning. "Sweetie Belle! My precious widdle baby sister! Fill my ears with your siren song goodnessssssss!"
"Rarity's here, Sweetie," Rainbow said with a smirk. "Let 'er rip."
"Heehee. Well... Mom and Dad are here..."
"Heya, precious!"
"Rarity, we're all rootin' for ya."
"Try not to shine too bright on the Dark Side, ya hear?"
"Our darling little diamond."
"Mmmmmm!" Rarity covered her muzzle, instantly tearing up. Fluttershy and Pinkie floated up to hug her from behind. Applejack rested a hoof on her shoulder.
"We think about you every day, Rarity," Sweetie Belle said. "As I start going on tour, singing from town to town, I make sure to mention what you and Rainbow Dash are going through."
"The whole country's rootin' for ya, shortstack. You're not alone."
"You're in our hearts and prayers, don'tcha know."
"When you g-get back..." Sweetie Belle's voice wavered, but she found the courage to keep speaking. "...maybe I'll even win an award. How about designing a dress for me when I give my acceptance sp-speech?"
Rarity sucked her breath in, smiling tenderly. "Nothing w-would give me greater pleasure. I'm so pr-proud of you..."
"We love you, Rarity!"
"So long! Come back home quick!"
"And safe!"
"I'll get her home safe, guys!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "I promise!"
"So long, mother! Father!" Rarity whimpered as Twilight leaned in to nuzzle her. She clenched her eyes. "I love you so much..."
At that point, the voices rolled in quickly and abruptly... almost like minute sound samples of souls and well-wishes:
"Rainbow Dash, this is the Mayor. Best of luck to all of you. We fully plan to make a new statue in your honor by the time you arrive! You're in our hearts!"
"Best wishes from the Harvest family. This town would be nothing without Sweet Apple Acres. Bring Ponyville's little apple seed back home to our fields, okay?"
"The Doctor here! I'm counting every hourglass spun between now and your return! All those miles crossed—you're bound to make the history books at this rate! Stiff upper lip, Miss Dash! We're all with you on this!"
"Bountiful blessings from the land of the Sun and Moon, entreating that each and every one of you make your way home soon."
"Look, just... try not to get yourselves killed out there! It's n-not like the Great and Powerful Trixie is worried or anything... b-but... j-just look where you're flying, okay?! There. So... yeah. Good luck."
"YEAH! YOU SHOW THAT DARK SIDE WHO'S BOSS! RRRRRGH! RAINBOW DASH REPRESENTIN'! YEAH!"
"As soon as I'm done with my latest symphony, I'll be putting my writing skills to good use in producing a biographical account of the Elements of Harmony and their time in Ponyville. I do hope that is okay. But what would be even more fantastic is if you arrive back in time to assist me in writing a sequel. That would be most fantastic, wouldn't you agree? Anyways, best of luck. Oh... and Vinyl says 'hello' too, I suppose."
"Hello? Helloooo? Yes, hi, I would like to order a muffin pizza please? No jalapenos, thanks. Also, some muffin sticks on the side... Wait... What? Huh? ....It ...it isn't? ...Then why are there so many ponies lining up here? ...Oh! ...Ohhhhhhhh! ...Oh sure! Ahem... Good luck, Rainbow Dash! Have fun flying east! And... uhm... about that muffin pizza... could you add some blueberry toppings? That would be great."
"I must say, the charisma of the ponies in this town is positively awe-inspiring. Anyways, I'll make this short. My name is Fancy Pants, and I'm proud to announce that the Canterlot Austraeoh Association officially opened two months ago. We'll be speaking with Spike the Dragon periodically in order to collect a cohesive account of your adventures. That way, your legacy shall endure—no matter what. And it might even assist the lovely Miss Melody with her book, if I do say so myself. Eheheheh... well... Ta!"
"Thanks a million! I mean it, guys," Rainbow said. She turned to gaze at her friends—who had all resorted to hugging each other in a big fuzzy ball of ghostly smiles and tears. After a soft sigh, she added, "It means a lot more than you can ever know."
Spike's voice fazed in, slightly distorted: "—bow Dash? C—...—ear me?"
Rainbow spun around. "Kinda sorta, Spike! You're starting to break up again!"
"—sn't much time left!"
"Right. Better patch me through to Luna again."
"Actually, there's one last pony here."
"Well, hurry it up! The girls are a blubbery mess and I doubt they can hear anything—"
"Well, she's here to speak with you, Rainbow Dash."
Rainbow blinked at that. "With me?"
More distortion. Spike's breaths faded, and in their place rose a young, feisty voice: "Hey, Rainbow Dash."
The mares instantly gasped. Twilight's eyes jerked in Rainbow's direction.
Rainbow's ears had folded. After a soft breath, she swallowed a lump down her throat and put on a brave smile. "Hey there, kiddo."
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This is Major Dash to ground control, and my freindhsip seems to know the way to go.
Stand By.
Stand By.
Stand Bye.
Heh. Background Pony reference.
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And it's Scootaloo!
Hooray for getting lots of farewells! Poor Lyra though
I can't manage to figure out who said this:
And we need to see Twilight's reaction to Trixie
feels inc, take shelter in the feels bunkers!
OH GOD THE FEELS!
WHY IC, WHY?!?!
Ugh is this like Appledashery and Octavia's been writing it the whole time
Oh and maybe Appledashery isn't even real and it's just Scoots' idea of a what-if while she's waiting for Dashie to come home
Oh god. I need a drink for the next one. If anyone else feels the same, join me behind the bar to take shelter from the incoming feels.
P.s. That Background Pony reference hurt.
FTFY
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It took me a while. Then I realized that it rhyme.
So we can conclude that is not Pilate
I'm not gonna tear up about a pony fanfiction.
I'm not gonna tear up about a pony fanfiction.
Damn it IC
I don't remember Filthy Rich speaking with an accent.
lolbackroundponyreference
Oh hey Scoots.
7583027 Pretty sure it's Zecora.
So Fancy Pants is the founder of the East Horse Chroniclers? That's a tad unexpected.
7583027 Most likely Zecora based on the rhyming.
Pre-dark side goggle 'n' feels check. Please confirm goggle 'n' feels status.
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I see we're at the point where Fancy Pants reckons it could fit onto a single book.
Have a stab at it, by all means.
Ahhh! Scoots! I didn't stock enough feels-cures for this.
*faints*
Oh hiya Scoots. I was hoping we'd hear from some of Rainbow’s family, but I guess Scootaloo is as close as we're going to get. Darn.
I
Fucking
SHIP IT
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Huh. Redeemed Trixie?
SHIPPING IT.
Of course they would bring everybody in for the final communication, Looks like Scoots will have a chapter all to herself.
Let us hope she talks to them again on the light side of the plane when she comes back up.
Wait ! Remember back at chapter 55 :
And now...
... Is this really happening ?!
The super mega feels chapter! Everyone says goodbye! This was super nice to hear from everyone in Ponyville, even if they are just minor little good byes and good luck it had to be so very nice for Rainbow and the Girls. Can't wait for Scoots to say her piece it's gonna be super emotional.
I can't explain why, but I read that laugh in Waluigi's voice. I'm so sorry...
The hoofy-kicks return!
Have to love the background pony cameo that appears in anything SS&E is involved with.
Scootaloo! We'll miss you...
I'll take that bet, seems like easy money she won't. I mean how many years has it been since she left? At least two I'm thinking.
7584068 Two years, yes. But consider that she's had several very large timesinks, such as being in a sarcophagus in Ledomare for half a year, and taking a two-month break before Val Roa to find a way into the kingdom.
Speaking of travel speeds, though... The Herald is pretty much ground-bound. Even if half of them can fly, Axan is just too fat to be carried, and that's before even considering supplies. And from how Verlax described it in Shoggoth, the terrain is going to be pretty much impossible to cross on foot. Both Changelings and Sarosians can fly. Do you know what this means?
We're either getting a bunch of allies, or a new airship!
Kind of sad to think this'll be the last we hear from Equestria for awhile, and not much to look forward to except excessive levels of violence and death on the Dark Side. It does leave off with some decent memories to carry into the dark, though, so there's that. Dash is going to need every drop of positive emotion she can get to deal with whatevers coming up next.
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Or, maybe an old airship that catches up with them...
Heh... once again ):(, you got my eyes welling a bit, but no tears.
Trixdere.
As much as Dash likes to appear unflappable, all it takes is Scoots to make her come undone.
-Companions are abound, frozen spectres hound. Utaan.
This is the only place in the entirety of the universe where this sentence is acceptable to appear.
It was amazing to hear from everypone before they are gone again for 100s of chapters. (Especially the BP reference)
No pressure at all...
Good work, author. It was easy to recognize all the speaking characters just by the voice you give them.
OH, THE FEELS!!!
I see you took the opportunity for some true-to-show-style writing and just ran the entire cast through the mill of fully characterizing one-liners? :P
7583112 I know right. Euphoria and happiness... then DREAD. I almost didn't emotionally connect with Rarity's moment. Had to re-read that, too.
7583113 bastard beat me to it.
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Dammit, I'm giving an exam. Good thing nobody is looking at me tearing up...
Those poor, cold fillies...
...you monster.
Oh boy. I'm not gonna cry, i'm not gonna cry
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Lyra hasn't been mentioned anywhere else in Austraeoh, has she? If not then I'm just going to assume that Background Pony and Austraeoh are canon to each other and overlap. It's the little things in life.
I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry. IwillnotcryIwillnotcryIwillnotcry. I. Will. NOT. Cry.
Dang it, I'm crying.
Nyahahaha
This book has been awesome the whole way through, but this is the most emotional chapter yet. Never really thought about it, but this is just as big a goodbye as any other.
B-baka
After taking a half year break it's time to catch up. I'm definitely not crying.
SO MANY REFERENCES.
*chokes*
I'm... gonna need a minute.
Tavi confirmed for Skirts.
y u do dis 2 me
10:32 a.m. MST 13/7/2017
Oh, oh gosh... I'm tearing up.
Aww yes! Here we go!
I'm not crying you're crying
Also I really need to get around to Background Pony at some point, don't I? It feels weird recognizing references to something I haven't actually read.