Forget not that I am a derp.
Everyone needs time to breathe now and again, and the princesses are no different. Cadence was happy to use a request to speak at the School of Friendship as an excuse to get in a relaxing mini-vacation in Ponyville.
The issue with that plan was using "relaxing" and "Ponyville" in the same sentence.
Set in Season 8, just before "On the Road to Friendship." Rated Teen for references to alcohol, violence, and certain biological functions.
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Knowing Sunset? All three. Dialed up to a hundred.
Ha~! And revelation of what exactly she meant at the end!
Really, how many successful couples have that as a sign? Historically, it's more contrasts? Cadence and Shining, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, Twilight Velvet and Night Light...
She can always blame Rarity for it. Heh!
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Typo:
"taking another step" ?
Seems like a word's missing before the second "at"?
Nice little fluff piece, got a couple of smirks. Cadence is fun to work with, but I feel like you could have done more with her here aside from being an observer. Perhaps a sequel in the future?
Good start. I watch where this is going.
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While also wanting to both be her and with her, obviously
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If I'm being honest, it took an embarrassing amount of time to get this much out. Behind the scenes, one of the main reasons for this story was restarting my authorial momentum. I could definitely build on it in the future, but for now, I'm just glad I was able to get something out.
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Yeah, I can respect that. Sometimes you just need a good light to kickstart the engine. And it's certainly not a bad light in the slightest
I can definitely attest to the 'embarrassingly long time to get it out' vibe, too...
Never let Rarity matchmake anyone. Ever. Or do anything else outside her talent, because we all know there's a 50% chance she'll incorporate it into things somehow.
Loved this story
I very nearly facepalmed when I realized it was Zephyr and it all suddenly made sense 
You've got a knack for making super good stories out of random or canon-made circumstances, and I will read every single one of them 
If she thinks she has it bad, she should remember that Shining Armor, in spite of his military standing and advanced abilities in magical defense, is known to most ponies as "Princess Cadence's husband."
With the mention of Prismia, I know you're going outside of the cartoon for references, which is why I assume I don't get this one. My first instinct upon seeing "archaeology" is Daring Do, but I don't know whether that's right.
That describes Zephyr Breeze to a T.
Matchmaking by color coordination. If there's a more Rarity disaster, I don't know what it is.
Still, considering it involved Zephyr Breeze and Lightning Dust, this definitely could have gone worse.
I was confused, I was flumoxed. I didn't know where I was or what was happening.
I loved it, do you have more?
Beautifully and hilariously written -- I can certainly appreciate Rarity's intentions in getting rid of two pains in Dash's flank in one go, but I had to stop for a fit of the giggles at the color coordination. I do have to wonder what other couples she would have set up -- Pinkie Pie and Pacific Glow? It's a good thing Shining Armor is already married -- I don't think he and Vinyl Scratch would get along. Overall, absolutely brilliant.
Also,
...I may have to steal that headcanon for eldritch!Cadence.
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I doubt even Sunset herself could say which was the primary reason.
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Thanks for the typo catches.
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Rarity's big problem is that she tends to patch holes in her personal experience with what she's read. That works well when she's using detective noir. Not so much with trashy romances.
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The intent with the postgrad was indeed Daring Do on one of her earlier adventures. There's no canon reference there. Sadly. I may have to build on that idea...
He knew what he was getting into when he married an alicorn. If Shining was the kind of pony who needed the recognition and adoration of the masses, I doubt Cadence would've fallen for him in the first place.
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Wrecking half a dozen houses is definitely getting off lightly. Thank goodness Rarity arranged the date in Ponyville and not Cloudsdale.
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Not in this particular flavor, but plenty in the rest of my catalogue.
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Glad you enjoyed it! And feel free to make use of Cadence's empathic sense yourself. I like the idea of her being closer to changelings than anyone's comfortable with. (And Sunset, for that matter.)
Aye, I did enjoy it; thanks. :)
Loved the creative expletives. I can also see insurance companies setting up empty houses as disaster bait.
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Sounds about right.
This was a good laugh, it’s nice to see Cadance, the princess of love, interact with a hopeless romantic pony like Zephyr. Also consider Lightening I’d basically Dash with restraint it’s not surprising what she would go full force in coursing Zephyr so much pain.
Also Ponyville having spare houses encase some get destroyed in a disaster not only make total sense but also much money ponyville has to keep them full functional
That's my second favorite thing about Cadance!
Yes, there is! That's my first-most favorite thing about Equestria!
And I very much did!
See? I love this!
It's kind of amazing that this whole fic takes place just outside the train station, it feels like it goes much further abroad.
There were a few errors I saw that could probably be cleaned up by a quick prereader with a fresh pair of eyes. Not too bad on that front but a little distracting.
That said I adore the the idea that the Belle's are genetically predisposed to critical failures with specific activities. Makes me wonder if it's a specialized malady or if it's generalized to "more enthusiasm than good sense".
If Cadance can't help Zephyr maybe Flash can?
love this story. Always afraid each new one might be your last so always glad to see more
Your mention of an archeology grad student seems weird, cause like It's got to be Daring Do, but she was in college with Twilight Velvet. Cadence isn't already cradle robbing with Shining Armor is she?
Oh. Umm. I'm not sure...
Dash and Dusty making nice...
Just think about that for a few moments, gentle readers...
While y'all are working that out, I'm just gonna head over here into the nuclear fallout shelter...
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She has to go a bit younger...
It's eventually going to go all Arwen and Aragorn after a century...
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Pinkie Pie:
"We've all been there..."
I meant to comment sooner.
This was a nice fun story. Really liked the interactions, especially with Cadance and Zephyr. That is overall, not just with each other,
Missing a verb there.
Regardless, entertaining bit of insanity. Took me a while to figure out who Zephyr's... I guess theoretical paramour was, but it provided me an entertaining thought process while I did, roughly along the lines of:
"Huh? Same colours as him? Who has... and whirlwinds as a way of dealing with things, who's... oh. OOOH! Oh, that was a mistaaaaake."
Archeology Postgrad: Thank you for the amulet, but sadly without the data on were it was, the dirt surrounding it, how deep it was in the ground, and what other objects were next to it, among other things, we can't get much information out of it. So I really think this is better locked up in Canterlot Castle.
Amulet: So you can't learn information from me huh? I'm not good enough for you. A shard of pottery is better then me? Well not for long.
Archeology Postgard: actually never mind I'm going to wear this all the time.
Great story!
This was an absolute hoot! Thank you!
Auxiliary headcanon: Celestia actually did have changeling detection spells. Chrysalis managed to find and replace the one pony who gives them false positives Celestia had learned to ignore.
I'm late to reading this, but better late than never. This was an amusing fanfic despite its short length. My favorite was Lightning Dust's creative swearing.
That actually makes sense for Ponyville.
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Shining Armor being shipped by color coordination was the premise of Alabastards by Shakespearicles.
Fun story love to see if candace could help zephyr find someone and get his life on track or what a disaster her help caused