Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 2
By TDR
Kittypox,
Prologue
[Ponyville, three weeks after Discord's defeat]
“How'bout......tha three strikes!” Applebloom exclaimed.
“That makes us sound like we struck out.” Scootaloo points out, not really liking the name any way.
“Errrrrr..... The pin twins!” Applebloom suggested as another name for the group.
“There's more than two of us.”Sweetiebelle corrected with a frown. ”Also none of us even look remotely alike.”
“Ummm, well how bout , tha Bowling Dolls?” Applebloom offered.
“Yeah I'm gonna have to protest that one.” Spike chimed up. “I'm not into the old noir detective books enough to be comfortable with being called 'doll'.”
“But you thought the others were fine?” Scootaloo asked raising an eyebrow at Spike.
“No, not really, but you guys seemed to have it covered.” Spike shrugged shifting his bowling ball to his other claw.”Anyway, lets get your cutie marks, THEN decide on a new name for the group.”
“Right.. well then, lets bowl them over!” Applebloom offered getting flat looks and groans from the other three at the pun.
The fillies picked up their borrowed bowling balls and went inside the building.
[ One hour later]
Spike sat back in on the bench with a sigh holding the mug of coco he was given. A blanket had been draped over his shoulders and a group of Guards were looking at the remains of the bowling ally.
He was sticky, cold, and slightly sore, but the coco was good.
The Cutie mark Crusaders were all bundled under another blanket with their own mugs of coco looking rather ragged, stuck together, and soaked to the bone as they were all being questioned by the local Guards.
It had only been an hour. They hadn't even finished one full game and Spike might never get his ball back from that extra dimensional vortex.
“So let me get this straight.” Comet Trail sighed rubbing his temples with his hooves. He knew this post was going to be bad news and days like this proved it. The only thing that made the headache worth it was the plethora of mares in this town and the lack of other Nox-cal eating all the durains before him. Though with luck the newcomers to town would build something to give this place a more active nightlife. “You four came here to get cutie marks in bowling?”
“They did. I came along to practice for league night.” Spike offered. “ Twilight thinks we can take home the trophy for the Ponyville Librarians this season.”
Comet Trail raised a brow before he shrugged. “Yeah good luck with that Spike the Ponyville Brewers have taken it the last three years. And you'd also have to beat The Guards. We're the only real competition to the Brewers.”
“We beat you guys last year.” Spike smirked as another crash sounded from behind them as something collapsed inside the battered bowling ally.
“On a technicality, Shield Wall's hoof slipped over the line.”
“Rules are rules.” Spike grinned.
“Sir I don't mean to interrupt......” Another guard with the Major interrupted gesturing the the half flooded building that was some how still on fire.
“Right right.... well. I can understand the sprinklers coming on from a lobbed ball smashing one open.” Comet Trail glared at Scootaloo, who had the decency to look at least a little ashamed. “It's the rest of this I don't get. I mean seriously where did the sea otters come from?”
“Probably their mothers. “ Spike snarked getting a glare from the Major.” Kinda surprised you didn't ask about the tree sap, or the lost civilization in the pin retrieval area of lane five. Then there was said war started with the lost civilization in the pin retrieval area of lane five. Of course there was also the fire. And the snack bar running out of oat crisps. I'll take the blame for that last one.”
“He might want to know about the the bowling ball that wound up knocking down a tower in Canterlot.” Sweetiebelle added. “ I mean it knocked down stuff in town too, but that was a really big tower......”
“I thought he was gonna ask why all them ponies is purple.” Applebloom added.”Though we ain't had anything tah do with that.”
“I was certain he was going to ask about where the giant bowling ball filled with bees came from.” Scootaloo offered.” Because I kinda wanna know that myself.”
Comet Trail sighed as he looked at the small group, then back up at the remainder of the bowling ally with a sigh.
“Private Gum Shoe. Just fill out the incident report notes with, 'Cutiemark Crusade'. The insurance companies will take care of the rest.” Comet Trail rubbed his face.
“Umm sir shouldn't we get a little more information?” the white maned guard in full armor next to him asked. “ I didn't get an explanation for any of this except the oat crisp thing.”
“You're new here so I'll tell you this. If something happens involving the CMC or Pinkie Pie... you just don't ask. It's much better for your sanity.” the thestral grumbled, turning to walk away from the four. “And you lot go home, no more crusading today.”
Poor girls. You can't even blame then for it, because damn
The bowling banter cracked me up, though
Private Gum Shoe
Are we sure Discord is in his stone prison? Cause at this point, I think he's piggybacking off the CMC.
Darn it, now you got me curious... where did the giant bowling ball full of bees come from?
The shear amount of insanity is well beyond even the CMC's abilities.
Oh, I see they were going easy on the crusading today
9247965
The possible explanation is that Discord secretly assigned these three as his avatars during his absence.
9247980
well Spike is saturated with chaos magic..........
Just makes me think about Stories in Stone. "Nopony's gonna believe us about The Noodle Incident."
See they can learn
9247986
yea but i think it more to do with the CMC then Discord,
Not sure whether Wat or Woof.
You actually have the most accurate portrayal of the CMC on fimfiction.
9247944
I do believe Derpy might be feeling a little strange, caught between relief she isn't the only trotting disaster zone in Ponyville or rivalry that she isn't the only one-word explanation to an insurance form. As for Pinky, she doesn't really wreck the place. In fact, besides the Mirror Pool incident, she cleans up after all her parties no matter how out of hoof the celebration got. Which is curious because no one catches her doing it all, it just happens. (Best not to ask why- eh, you know the rest)
That is very sound advice.
Ahhh rookies, gotta love their ignorance
There's always tomorrow i suppose
This is going to be so much fun. :)
Though I am curious about one thing. If this is what happens with Spike normally now that he is infused with Chaos magic, I wonder what's going to happen on his Birthday and if he ends up falling prey to his dragon greed instincts and starts to grow…
Also curious how Twilight's birthday is going to occur in Sweet and Elite now that:
a) the mane 6 are known associates of Princess Celestia
b) the canterlot Nobility is already trying to smooze them
c) Shining Armor is much more active in Twilight Sparkle's life
d) Rahs's involvement with this whole event.
I have a feeling it is going to be so much fun!
9248236
Don't forget . it's also Rahs birthday
I also getting feelings of "Welcome to Night Vale" from parts of this. It might be fun to see someone else maybe a insurance adjuster go crazy trying to figure one of these out
9248324
The entrance tot he cavern housing the city is in the pin retrieval area of lane five of the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex, where it was discovered by the bowling alley's owner, Teddy Williams, when a bowling ball rolled into it.
What???
I'm with Scootaloo on this one where did they came from?
9248358 I know just the idea of a lost tribe in a bowling alley though.. You know sooner or later some bright exec is going to refuse payment or demand a full explanation of these accidents before they pay out.
9248320
The adaptation for this episode is going to be delightfully… chaotic. :P
Was that a Night Vale reference?
9248236
You're forgetting that Twilight hates birthday parties, and has a phobia of them. And with how the mane cast here are all much more mature than in the show, I'm betting that episode either gets skimmed over, skipped, or shifts focus to another issue.
You know....It's a wonder Discord never pops out again until the princess decides to give a go at reforming him in this fic should that occur. Cause with the sheer amount of chaos those fillies and Pinkie cause in a hour he should be free AND overcharged on chaos energy. On another note I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to adopt them next time.
9249483
If chaos was enough to break Discord out, Luna's return nee Nightmare Moon should have done the trick. Though I do agree with adoption bit; those three- well four now -are a bundle of fun.
More in fan fictions than in canon; most stuff that's happened has happened to them. If anything, the girls have done more damage than the CMC ever could.
TDR, please, please do a better version of 'Ponyville Confidential' if you decide to go that far. That and The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well are among the two stupidest episodes in the entirety of the show. They're even dumber than 'Crusaders of the Lost Mark' and that one was the one that introduced the CMC's lame-ass conjoined Cutie Marks.
9247975
That's kinda the point; those three are regular chaos magnets. Murphy just loves them.
9247989
I was thinking the same thing. New Canterlot nearly got destroyed by Spaghetti-thulhu.
Among other things.
What's funny is how TDR rick-rolled us in Stories-In-Stone.
9247989
Well I am guess I have to read Stories in Stone and I had them set "to read" but that comment made me a bit more interested.
Beacuse I have seen one spaghetti monster on FiMFiction already and Fluttershy named him Wuten.
BTW this chapter works as a seperate story.
And is completely brilliant.
9250164
wait the CMC have they cuite marks, I stop watch show after starlight, who if show up end up being eaten by Rah
I have only one thing to say.
Woof!
That is all.
9250601
I've only watched a handful of the more recent episodes, but they get their marks in season five I believe.
And the way they did was both cute and stupid. They basically choose as their 'special talent' understanding Cutie Marks. They all get a shield similar to their CMC badges, made up of their mane colors. The only difference is is each one gets a different mark in the center. A musical note For Sweetie Belle, a thunderbolt for Scootaloo, and a frakin, simple apple for Apple Bloom.
So, after all the growth prior to that, they get marks that basically make them the Cutie Mark Crusaders. No individuality, no separate identities. Just locked in what they had already been doing up until that point.
The Talking Heads at hasbro strike again, making their poor writing staff suffer as they try to write at least something half decent out of that mess.
9250699
wow, I prefer the fan made one from different story I read, like applebloom one a apple with a gear around it or in it, cause she was good at build stuff.
9250729
Same here; so so that I can count on one hand the number of episodes I've watched for the last several seasons.
9250743
I watch let see the one starlight first came to be, dislike her sound of voice and then saw her escape and said "she going to become the main villien" watch a hand full of espoide then read online how she toke sunset spot as twilight lover... I mean student and said "buck the show "
How to make people WISH for a Caribou invasion to render your completely unsympathetic characters at least a little sympathetic:Portray the Knights of Slaanesh as cute and adorable JUST after imprisoning Celestia's ex AGAIN for similar crimes.Edit:And I loathe and downvote FoE fics on general prinicple!
I'm done. The storyline was somewhat interesting in the first season with Luna and Moon Dogs and other new stuff, even if it dragged on for a bit. But now we have the Discord arc that went on too long, followed by only getting to see a small part of the blow-up that that generated, and now I'm supposed to find the CMC amusing?!?! Adorable?!?! NOT want them to get eaten by a manticore/hydra/Insert Everfree denizen here?!?!
Seriously, FUCK Ponyville for being completely fine with the CMC and Pinkie but 'OH NO DISCORD IS TOO CHAOTIC GOTTA KEEP HIM BANISHED!'
9250164
I have plans for mare do well
9250769
There is nothing. NOTHING. Any one could write that would make me wish that stars awful 'Fall of Equestria' Bullshit on them or their chars and i've read some really shitty SiFFs.
I was going to explain how Discord is a global threat constantly and the CMC at best might burn down a building every once in a while. Or how Discord was directly cruel while the CMC just have stuff happen.
But you pissed me off with your starting comment.
I can't make my fic for everyone, I write it for me and others seem to like it.
So thanks for making it this far , but i won't notice you're gone.
well, this was a chapter that explains everything...Pinkie Pie and the CMC are on Stereotypical magic levels of explanation...or in other words "it's magic I don't need to explain shit"
9250769
I don't think you are reading the same story as the rest of us.
Discord = Malicious intent.
CMC = Accidental chaos.
There is quite a difference between the two.
As an aside. You are really going to complain when we are on the first episode after the two part opener of a story that is planned to take place over the whole season 2? Yeah its a bit of a slow burn right now, but there is a lot of info dump that needs to happen to set up the story for this season.
Have a good day dude/dudette. Hope you work on your sense of what to get angry over, because this is just silly.
Eeyup. That's Gum Shoe, alright.
9251062
You're right.
After all, the narration and people in universe kept mentioning that Discord is "Celestia's ex." I mean, hell, Twilight QUITS because of it...
But no, totally fair that Discord repeatedly was eaten alive by a Witch Wolf, thus being unable to even CONSIDER reversing his actions, before getting stoned, because he was "malicious". I ended up skimming, but IIRC it's implied that Celestia LIKED his chaos until she didn't, and decided to lock him up for 1000+ years.
But no, everyone enjoys childish chaos from Pinkie or the CMCs but DISCORD's childish antics are too much....the only other fic that had almost everyone in universe so hypocritical that I thought Caribou would be an improvement, was a Ferret HiE. If there was space enough between these two incidents it'd have been fine, but unless you expect me to believe Aesop Amnesia can occur in back-to-back episodes... I'm going to assume there is no chance of character growth from here on out.
9247986
That explains the bees.
Well, inasmuch as to the source anyway. It doesn't give the why; not that chaos ever does.
9251113
We enjoy- or at least give a pass -to the CMC because they happen to be CHILDREN. Nothing they do ever has any malice in it.
Discord is a being that, instead of getting the memo that he and Celestia were done, threw a tantrum that threatened the sanity and potentially safety of everyone in the world.
As far as being chewed on by Rahs is concerned, he only has himself to blame. So no, he doesn't get a pass.
Besides which, this is TDR's tale. If you don't like it, read something else. And based on your earlier comments, it's probably something that the rest of us find distasteful.
Oh, and feel free to respond negatively to this comment. It won't matter, as you've pissed me off enough to block you
9251062
This is only focusing on the "malicious intent" statement. One of the things I've always found a bit odd was the labeling of Discord as hostile or malicious. Forgive me going a bit meta here, but he never seems to to have "malicious intent" so much as "comedic intent". He has a job to do and by gum, he'll do it! Also watch out for the gum in the road. Whoops, meant to say the road is gum. Berrymint Blast flavored if I'm not mistaken.
Seriously though, he's aware of his role and executes his functions as a matter of course. The fact that he enjoys the effects feel secondary to the fact these effects will happen anyway, so he's along for the ride.
Or maybe I'm over thinking this ^^
9251667
A bit. malicious intent usually involves intent to do harm to individuals, but it can also mean to property and animals. Discord isn't so much intent on doing harm as he doesn't care if it happens or not. or he might know it could happen but does it anyway. So classifying him as malicious is something those on the wrong end of his magic might do. keep in mind Luna wasn't even concerned with him until she thought of the possible problems he might cause. he was out for revenge at Celestia and didn't care who he hurt so long as it at least upset her.
9251679
While Discord may not have cared if someone was injured by his pranks, it did (and typically does) seem like he doesn't want any fatalities....at least outside of the very malicious Discord in SiS or a couple other stories.
I don't buy that he was unable to escape Rahs. It's Discord, after all. Rahs could inhibit him and limt him to an extent, but if he'd really tried I'm sure he could have escaped the Witch Wolf. But at that point Rahs would have gone on a rampage in town, and dead ponies cannot boost Discord's powers since they can no longer react to or cause chaos.