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The Sleepless Beholder


I just headbutt the keyboard till my ideas spill out into writing. Sometimes it works.

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It’ll be the first Christmas for Sunset, Trixie, and Adagio, and each of them want to commemorate the event by giving the best gift possible to their partners. Nothing will stand in their way to their objective. Not even the law.

sex warning if for suggestive themes

Written for the many times amazing Dewdrops on the Grass as part of Hearthswriting 2021.

Original prompt:

Sunset, Adagio, and Trixie on a holiday date when shenanigans ensue, and they get into some kind of magical trouble involving Hearth's Warming presents.

As always, I kind of went my own way with it.

Thank you to Bicyclette, and daOtterGuy for prereading.

Happy Holiday!

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Comments ( 20 )

tbf, this reads very much like a Bicyclette story.

:heart:

I am a total slut for this ship. Sunsagio alone is amazing, Suntrix is incredible, Adagitrix is hilarious, and all three together? Magnificent.

But then, it's what I asked for.

I loved the dialogue with Adagio and Starswirl, the way Starswirl kept being a complete dick. Twilight and the running gag with the cookies was hilarious too.

Though really just all of this was great all the way to the loving gift exchange. Where one of the gifts was a trussed up Trixie for the other Trixie.

Thank you a ton, Sleps. You're awesome.

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i wish i could write something this good!

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It'll always be my pleasure making a story that bring you joy, and I'm so happy it did. This exchange for Heartwritting has been awesome.

And you're very awesome Dews.

Howdy, hi!

I preread this and I still love it. The comedy in this is on point and the asides to Trixie of doing *something* was great in building anticipation. everyone felt in character and the chemistry between them was just super fun. I had a great time reading this.

Thanks for the read!

I'd love to see more in depth exploration of this thruple in its full glory. Oh the mischief that could be had! Happy yule my friend!

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You're right. Its nowhere close to your style, entirely because the cover art isnt a close up of someone's face. Just zoom in on those wanted posters a bit, and you've got a literary masterpiece!

9 years? So Starswirl sent the Sirens 990-odd years [1] into the future as well as across dimensions? (Or are you saying time moved at least a hundred times more slowly up until Sunset showed up, then went to just four or five times slower, only to finally sync up with Equestria when she returns to steal the crown? Ah well. No sillier than Narnia chronology. :derpyderp1: )

Cute story, and now I, too, want to see more of this trio...

[1] Or however many years plus the thousand years of Luna's exile. Really, the "thousand years" is thrown around so casually in MLP that one begins to wonder if it's just a metaphorical term for "a really long time", the same way as "Ten thousand Li" in China means a long distance.

This story was hilarious and sweet, though it could have had one more cookie gag, maybe Twilight having finished baking another batch of cookies, Princess teleporting in, Twilight scrambles to get her former teacher's gift and comes back to find the solar princess and cookies gone.

Wait, so, what was written in the book Sunset got Adagio?

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I said something very similar on another story a few days ago, so I feel we need to make this the new "Damn it Majin", "NB4 Regidar", etc.

I'm a simple person, I see momlestia, I upvote :rainbowwild:
It does help the story is adorable too :twilightsmile:

These three are amazing and for them to be together fits so well

This was a fun bit of holiday madness. Particularly enjoyed the single-sentence cuts to Trixie's shenanigans.

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Trixie's small mystery was the funniest part for me XD

Also, I hadn't realized this story was already over a year old :rainbowderp:

She picked up the first cookie, and was about to bite into it when the sound of something crashing came from above. Twilight looked in that direction, wondering what could've happened when something massive broke through one of the walls of the castle.

A twenty foot tall sea monster.

this does sound like the kind of thing that always happens to Twilight just when she is about to have a nice quiet time 

Adagio frowned. "I have been taught that friendship can be exchanged for free labor. Like an inferior version of mind control."

love that this is how the Sirens interpret friendship

"I already have a gift for Sunset. I need one for Trixie."

There was a second, longer pause.

"Trixie."

very warranted second, longer pause

"She's in Sire's Hollow visiting the inlaws with Starlight. Do you know where that is?"

"Oh, that dump's still standing? Yeah, I remember where it is."

rude! so Adagio

"Yeah, you know, magical sneeze." Twilight explained offhandedly. "It's an alicorn thing."

very useful excuse

"Hi human Trixie!" Twilight exclaimed, fully giving up on whatever rules she had placed about interdimensional travel through the mirror.

aww, poor Twilight! will nocreature respect her rules?

"We've... come to... stop you!" Came a weary response from below, and Adagio saw the rest of the Pillars ready to fight, minus Star Swirl, who seemed to be about to collapse on the floor from exhaustion after having to teleport everypony multiple times to follow the Siren.

ahaha love how little Adagio had to break a sweat

Stars Swirl took a second to respond. "I may not be as young as before, but-"

"Young? I'm pretty sure you were born already in your fifties."

gottem

Adagio started laughing. "Oh, there's plenty of magic there. We almost took over the entire thing one night. Humans have no resistance to our charm."

"What?!" Rockhoof exclaimed. "Why would you send them there?" He asked Star Swirl.

yeah, good question, Starswirl!

"She's clearly lying. If they really could use their magic, they would've conquered the world during their thousand years of banishment." Stars Swirl declared, waving a hoof dismissively.

Adagio raised a scaly eyebrow. "Thousand years? How senile are you? We have been there for just close to nine years."

so true!

“Predawn…” Mistmane’s eyes suddenly widened along with her smile. "You came back to Equestria for love?" she asked with a hoof on her chest.

"...Y-yes." Adagio admitted through gritted teeth. "Is that enough for you?"

"Well, if it truly is for love, I say you are allowed to go. For you to love somepony must mean a good change of heart." Mistmane said with a nod.

so true

I knew it when the two idiots that followed me to exile stayed at my side through thick and thin, and I know it now that two new idiots decided that I was worthy enough to include me in their life.

very Adagio way to describe the four creatures she cares the most about in the entire world

One is a goody two shoes pony with more anger issues than me, and the other is a woman with an ego bigger than the seven seas combined. They are insufferable, and they drive me insane on a bad day, and that's exactly why I love them.

they do kinda average out to Adagio, huh? that is something

Because this is the funny thing about hate-devouring beings; we don’t mind the arguments and fights when we have a bad day, because not only are those literal nourishment for us, we also can see what they truly feel under that anger and frustration, deep inside.

aww that is certainly one way to have a healthy relationship dynamic!

"Oh, Swirl, you underestimate the power of love." Mistmane assured him as she patted his head. "Besides, without her sisters, what's the worst that she can do?"

no Mistmane, don’t say things that could be darkly ironic later!

But while Trixie always said that Adagio surely didn't want to remember her past, Sunset could tell that the Siren treated those memories like an old wound she wasn’t fond of opening.
She and Adagio had that in common.

so true

Ponies know Twilight as the princess of books, but like many things in the purple alicorn’s life, it all originated from Celestia.

so true

“Jump straight to the quickest solution?” Celestia said with a smirk. “I guess some things never change.”

gottem

Celestia gave a nod. "She's a creature that never really got the chance to express feelings like these. It'll take her some time to fully accept them."

aww

"Yes, being close to your loved ones is very important." Celestia finally allowed her wings to wrap around Sunset, pulling her into a tight hug. "I'm very happy and proud of you, Sunset."

The unicorn smiled and hugged her back. "Thanks, mom."

aww!

The door of Ponyville’s local blacksmith was suddenly kicked open. “The Great and Powerful Trixie requires your tools!”

lucky for human Trixie this just makes it another Tuesday for the blacksmith

Twilight licked her lips as she set the new tray of freshly baked cookies on the table, but right before she could take a bite out of one, she just felt something coming to annoy her.

A second later, Adagio crashed through one of the walls of the castle, carrying a big full sack with her mouth.

"Oh, come on! I didn't fix the old hole so you could pass through it!" The alicorn shouted, pointing to the ruined wall.

classic. poor Twilight!

Twilight growled and teleported to the door, opening it to find a large group of panicking ponies, with Zecora spearheading the crowd.

gotta say, there is quite an irony there in Zecora being the one to lead an angry mob of Ponyvillains against an outsider

“Yay! Free Cookies!” Trixie exclaimed, quickly eating the baked goods before suddenly being in front of a very angry Princess of Friendship.

looks like Twi will need to make a third batch! poor mare

“Adagio! Couldn't you have at least waited till after we exchanged gifts to tie her up?!”

hoowee

“Trixie has never been able to get out of my binds!” Adagio declared looking at Sunset, who simply gave her a smirk and a raised eyebrow. “Well, I’ll have to get more practice then.”

hoowee

Despite being angry, Sunset had to agree. “Yeah, they are. Look, I’ll give you a pass on this one because it was a misunderstanding and no one seems to have gotten hurt, but please, refrain yourself from obvious crimes on both sides of the mirror.”

does Sunset know who she is asking to promise that?

“Fine, I promise,” to Sunset’s pleasant surprise, Adagio made the gestures of a Pinkie Promise. She wanted to ask her how the Siren knew them, but decided that it was best to give the Siren a break.

love the implications this has about the Pinkie Promise

“Y-you are worth the effort,” the Siren whispered as she smiled.

aww, sincere feelings!

It was obviously tailor made for Trixie, by someone who knew Trixie very well.

nice

“Yes, I… I would love that.” Adagio wiped her eyes and looked at Sunset. “I love you,” she added as she closed the book and hugged it.

Sunset gave her her brightest smile. “I love you too, Adagio.”

aww!

Sunset immediately directed a light glare at Trixie. “Are you still semi-obsessed with us being villains?”

i mean can you blame her

When Sunset and Trixie recovered, they both saw Adagio floating in the air. Her skin covered in scales, her ears replaced by fins, her pupils now slited, her teeth now looking sharp, and a long Siren tail coming from under her skirt.

Sirening up!

“And here you can do it on command.” Adagio took a step closer. “In private.” Till she was right in front of Sunset. “With us.” She whispered.

pfft

Trixie and Adagio shielded their eyes from a sudden flash, and when they looked at Sunset again, they saw her floating in her angelical form.

aww!

“Before I forget… you two are forbidden… from ever going to… Equestria without me,” Sunset exclaimed through labored breaths.

“Trixie has… zero regrets,” the magician whispered with a very happy smile.

ahaha


well, this was just an amazing fic about this triad! they make so much sense together in the terrible way that they do, and you also made it very heartwarming and funny as well. excellent work!

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Glad to hear it worked out on all points! Writing these three being their chaotic selves is quite fun.

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