Twilight Gets a Puppy
By TDR
Pony and Dog Show,
epilogue 3
[Some where in Ponyville]
Panic.
That was the only emotion she was getting from any of her kind that were still in the town. The taste was bitter and acidic, almost painful to feed on, but the feeling was strong and even a bitter meal was better than none.
Only just.
Most had fled to a fall back point in the Everfree, an old hive near the Castle of Whinnyshire, a hive long ago abandoned when the castle was.
“Mother answer.” the female repeated in hushed whispers as she shook the mirror with her hooves.
The crystal mirror finally flickered to light showing a dark silhouette on the other side.
“ This had better be important child.”
“Mother she killed them.”
“What?”
“The Diamond Dogs, one of the packs outside of town they are all dead!”
“Good one less hassle for us in the town.”
“No mother you do not understand. The Nightmare killed them all at once as if she was swatting a group of flies. “Saturnia snapped. “She filled the warren, took all of their gems and left their bodies to rot as if it was nothing to her. The scout I had watching the pack is having a break down and I cannot see how I blame him. She does not have the same code of conduct as Celestia has. THIS is what you wish us to face?”
“Why?” was the only response after a few moments.
“Why?”
“Why did she kill them? What was her reasoning. I do not see that Celestia would let her loose like that unless there was a reason.”
Saturnia blinked and tried to calm down a bit more“ The Sparkles... the dogs, they took him, stole him away to their warren and she went after them. All three of the prime targets went after him, but the Nightmare stayed and destroyed them.”
“The pink one is there?”
“Yes, but you are not listening how can we fight that......”
“Saturnia silence.”
The panicked female stopped swallowing hard. Her mothers tone had not been angry, but it was a tone that demanded obedience.
“My plan has not changed. We will do as planned and take them out one at a time. Separate them. At full power I am a match for them one on one. Stay calm. Continue your observations and do not antagonize that family. Their connections clearly make them far more dangerous that I thought and provoking them early could ruin everything. We wait for our chance and then we take it.” the figure in the mirror said simply. “Do not fret it is unbecoming of a future hive mother.”
“Yes.... I am sorry mother.”
“It is fine child. This is the sort of information I have tasked you to gather. Information on the new goddess is always good, though it pains me to see she does not have the same hang ups as her sister. The plan may need adjusting, but it shall not be stopped. Continue your observation, though use more caution now. The ponies will likely be on high alert for some time. Once I have taken over there should be nothing stopping you from claiming the secondary targets. Though perhaps it would be good to make sure they do not show up in Canterlot when the time is right.”
“Yes mother.”
The mirror went out and Saturnia sighed. Her chance to become queen of her own hive was looking slimmer and slimmer as time progressed. But if her mother succeeded then the chance she would increased greatly. If a pack wanted him there was likely more to the one she had chosen to give her her first clutch than she had thought. She gripped her long pink mane in her hooves twisting it lightly, a bad habit, but one she fell into when stressed.
For now she needed to work harder on ensuring no one would find out about the plan before it was too late.
A black stone monument stood in the middle of a rocky field. Various scrub bushes dotted the area but anything of any real height or durability was cleared away by the former inhabitants leaving a rocky wasteland.
<”Blood.”>
The words were spoken softly, nearly unheard as if they were little more than faint breeze rustled in the leaves of a tree. And even if anything was around to hear the words, only a hoof full of those alive would even understand the words.
<”Blood.”>
There was a crack that resounded through the air though no clear source could be seen.
<”Blood.”>
The voice was louder now and it sounded like many voices rather than just a single one. Another loud crack sounded though it seemed closer to the monument now though still from an unidentifiable source.
<”Blood.”>
Another crack as a rock near the monument split, small shards of stone erupting from it falling to the dirt, burrowing into it.
There was silence for a few moments as little puffs of dirt were flung up from the holes as the rock shards sank into the dirt.
There was a sudden cry as the muted voices that had been speaking suddenly roared out in a great chorus that sent the few birds that lived in the scrub land to wing.
<”DEATH!”>
The wind over the scrub land picked up immensely, dozens of small whirl winds forming and played over the ground, kicking up dust around the monument. One of them whirled close to the black obelisk, dissipating with a flash as it touched the black stone.
The other whirlwinds pulled away from the stone watching as the one that had dissipated, slowly began to spin back up pulling away from the stone.
<”It is her.”>
A single voice stated.
<”She lives!”>
The multitude chimed in.
The whirlwinds suddenly sped away from the monument heading to the edges of the scrub lands leaving only the one that had faded to do so again leaving the area free of even a small breeze.
Rocks splintered suddenly around the monolith with echoing cracks. The shards falling to the sands and burrowed into the soil around the obelisk at various points, Points which mirrored the locations of the great hall and other highly populated areas of the former warren.
A short time later the whirl winds returned, small objects spinning fast in the tight vortexes. The objects were carried over the small holes made by the burrowing rocks and dropped into them, the zephyrs covering them up with loose soil once the hole had been filled.
<”Now?”>
A single hesitant voice asked
<”Wait. Grow. Strike.”>
Another answered as if it was taking charge. Seemingly the one that had first touched the obelisk.
<” BLOOD!”>
The other voices chorused before everything went silent once more, the dust devils fading into nothing.
One of the objects that had been dropped down the hole clattered to the ground as the dust devils faded a spot not found for it.
The simple oak seed rested on the dirt, unplanted.
So we have changelings and Diamond dogs and dust devils preparing for war and Twilight, Spike and Rahas are the key to stoping them so they all have targets on their backs.
Stakes raised.
Even more sinister enemies emerged. I just hope Twilight could power herself up fast enough for the upcoming battle. Now that she saw how competent her BBBFF is.
So… I wonder how long it will be before Shining Armor is transferred and permanently assigned to Ponyville to guard his siblings. Cause I'm pretty sure Luna won't want a repeat of what happened with the Diamond Dogs, and Shining is apparently the best guard they have.
.... This is why I kinda think Luna's weapon of choice is some form of war hammer. Because if this is her job, she's playing a constant game of whack-a-disaster.
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Dust Devils?
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...Yes I know i was commenting on how powerful Discord is.
Even for all of Luna and Celestia's power, they are nothing compared to Discord's might, it a good thing he more of joker then a conqueror
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Not quite. No one is really preparing for war and the Changelings are preparing for invasion. The dust devils.. well who the frak knows what they were doing. Other than me i mean.
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Mr. Choppy. Her second Favorite battle ax. Her first, [Mr. Choppy Sr. ] was left to rust in the old Castle.
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Well that's how this chapter described them. There are hints to what they really are.
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Buggy wants a strong father for her new hives first clutch.
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No idea. I'm terrible with clues like this.
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"Sister, where is mine Mr. Choppy? I didst not find him amongst mine regalia or possessions in the stores."
"...Your what?"
"Mine battle axe! He and I have been on a great many adventures! Surely thou saw him, hanging on mine wall?"
"..Um... I may have left uh, 'him'... there?"
"...You left Mr. Choppy to rust in mine old room in a ruined castle in the midst of that forest for one thousand years?"
"I'm sorry, Luna. If I knew how much it meant to you I'd have brought..."
"...Ugh. Sometimes, Sister, I wonder and worry at how little thou knows of me, but for now, I must recover and, perhaps retire mine axe, and perhaps comission an heir."
"...But times are peaceful, Luna. Surely it won't be necessary?"
"Call it for mine peace of mind, Sister."
"Alright Luna. Be careful."
"Yes yes, lest I level the forest and frighten a town or three."
Probably should have done some sort of consecration ritual there. A massacre like that can have all kinds of nasty side-effects.
We've got Trixie (application of Poison Joke expands this to "any straight mare"), Lady Jynx, and now Princess Saturnia. Am I forgetting anyone? Did Gilda also want some?
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Don't worry Cadence's boat club will show up with an updated chart schooner or later.
So... lotta corpses, weird dust mites and oak seeds? Smells like some kind of timberwolf or other cursed foliage.
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Don't forget a language that 'few' would understand.
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I think the dust devils are actually timberwolf spirits. not QUITE sure but that oak seed at the end is a pretty big hint.
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It was a bit of a Goonies reference based on Chunks confession.
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My dog is the cutest thing ever!!!! Nothing beats him in that department.
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Oh, ok. Thanks for the information.
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I agree with this thought. Timberwolves grown from the blood of Diamond Dogs who has eaten Witch Wolf blood are gonna make some scary wooden dogs.
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Eh, not really. Remember Luna said drinking Rah's blood wouldn't actually make them stronger, so really you'd just have timberwolves formed from slaughtered diamond dogs.
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just wondering how Chrysallis is going to fool Rahs during the invasion when she tries to mind control Shining would he feel the effects and after he devoures the magic he would no right away. Only way I could see around this is if the timing for when he is released from Chrysallis control is right before the actual wedding. And couldn’t he just eat some of Fake Cadance’s magic and know it’s not her. just some thoughts on the subject.
Yay Rahs is building a harem by accident.
....wait are there demons now? Aw hell
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What if the blood replaced the sap?
Seems to me that Luna acted rashly. Some, even if only few, of the Dogs could have been reasoned with, I'm sure.
Bugs are a waste of paper. Every time. Sad cartoonish baddies.
it's always the same.
As rational and well written this story is, I still doubt it will go any better this time around.
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I'm sorry but no Luna did the right thing. There is no negotiating with terrorists, cannibals or slavers. in that order and they were all three so the three-strike rule comes into play here.
I'm very confused right now...
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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I...think I have a theory especially that little hint of a language "few" would understand and expands on this ones' theory
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What if the Bunyip god is trying his own hand at selective breeding, trying to bring the Bunyips back through the same magic that Timberwolves are made from, with the "desecrated" corpses of his children (the Diamond Dogs) and the mixture of a direct descendant from the first true Moon Dog, maybe...
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There is no bunyip god. Forthe is the god of all DDs and the bunyip were just a tribe of them that he was going to let die because they were weak
Then luna found them
I don't think anything ever came of this particular bit of forshadowing....
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Quite a lot did actualy. this is where the surge of timberwolves came from including the big one that bit AJ
The dead shall walk the ground of the living...
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Yeah, only now, reading back through this again, do I see the connection between this and what happens in season 3
Hot damn... Chrysalis is coming to dance and her daughter is already aiming for Rahs. Trixie versus Chrysalis daughter ending in a cat-fight? Rahs also is half cat so it be even more impressive!
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Damn fine comment. Should be included in the story