Twilight pushed away her finished breakfast plate, savoring the taste of the scrambled eggs and biscuits she had just enjoyed. Nursing her coffee, she looked to Big Mac.
“Thank you for that breakfast Big Mac. That was wonderful!” she smiled. “Don’t tell Spike, but I haven’t had eggs like that in ages. And these biscuits are so light and airy. How do you do it?”
“Yup!” grinned Big Mac. “The secret is the mix. You can only get that mix locally, ain't nowhere else has it, and ain't nothin good as it anywhere. And them eggs are home grown. Just gathered ‘em up this mornin.”
“Umm. Well thank you Big Mac. That was a fantastic way to wake the day. Though… Can you get me back to the school? I was supposed to meet Sunset at the base of the portal. I can only imagine what she must be going through.” She sipped her coffee. “Mmm.”
“Sorry Ms. Twilight. Ya done missed Granny taking everyone to school with her, and the truck’s the only car we got here on the farm. Though, if you’re feeling up for a bit of adventure… we could take rocket.”
“Rocket? Sounds dangerous… what’s that?”
“Rocket’s my pa’s old motorbike. He used to race it when he was a kid. It got banged up a bit, and he put it in storage. Then, after Ma and he disappeared, no one touched it for years. Ah fixed it up when ah got older, and now ah use it to race around a bit when ah get a chance. Up for a ride and a bit of adventure?”
“Sure,” grinned Twilight. “After everything else that’s happened? What can it hurt?”
“Ahhhh!” screamed Twilight, arms wrapped around Big Mac, holding on for her dear life. “Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! I’m going to fall off and we are going So Fasssstttttttt!”
Big Mac grinned. “Hang on Ms. Twilight. We’re almost there.” He gunned the bike through another intersection, accompanied by Twilight’s terrified screams.
Eyes screwed shut, face buried in Big Mac’s shoulder, Twilight embraced Big Mac, holding tightly with a grip she hoped might defy death itself.
“We’re here Ms. Twilight. Ya can let go now.” Big Mac chuckled. Twilight didn’t move. “No seriously. We’re stopped. We’re at the school. Really. Ya can let go.”
Twilight opened her eyes, then blushed madly. She quickly scooted off the bike and brushed off her blouse and skirt. “Uhm.. eh… uhmm… err…. Thank you! Yes, thank you Big Mac. Ummm… yes, thank you so much for the ride. On your bike. I mean, the ride on your motorbike. Yes. on that. I mean. Yes. Thank you!”
Big Mac laughed. “Yer most welcome Ms. Twilight. Have a good afternoon now.” He revved the bike's engine. Twilight flinched.
Grinning, Big Mac waved, then popped up the front wheel as he raced off through the school gates. “Sweet Celestia! How in the tartarus is that man not already dead!” gasped Twilight as she watched him speeding off.
She turned and entered through the school doors, and headed for the Principal's office.
Big Mac (eqg) and princess twilight shine ????
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Lol! That girl... She brings out the bad boy in him.
But the brilliant but clueless Princess still seems to have a crush on 'Brad'...
Bradly “Flash” Sentry?
Nahhhh
Big Macintosh?
YEAAAAAAA
It was actually during the last chapter where I thought, narratively, how dull the story could have been if absolutely none of the show's canon characters supported Sunset Shimmer. It could have worked anyway, but likely would require a lot of introduction of new OC characters. Characters like Doctor Quinn, for example. What if that kept going? What if it had to? What if even Luna, Celestia, and Sentry turned against Sunset? What if it was absolutely 100% of all known characters that turned against her? Well, in that case, I believe that others would take their place. It's unrealistic to believe that Sunset would be totally abandoned by all of humanity. Pony Twilight least of all had any excuse to turn against her, but if she did . . . if everyone did, as unrealistic as it sounds, I can think of only one conclusion the story would make; a tragic ending. And with that ending, it also ends the story itself. When the main character is gone, a story ends in most cases.
So, narratively, I accept that Sunset gets some support.
I have not read the comic where "anon-a-miss" made its appearance, but I heard a little about it from another writer who explained to me the concept of it. Ever since then, my mind has rejected it. I said to myself its not only too out of character for the CMC, but also out of character for the mane 6. I guess its should be hard to judge a book without reading it. Maybe the comic did give a very plausible excuse, but I think the truth is writers who latched on to this concept didn't do so because it is realistic. Rather than that, I think they did it because of the tragedy involved. As nasty as that sounds, it's narrative gold. It is the eternal, "what if" scenario. Never mind how realistic or lack thereof it sounds. If it did happen, what would be the results?
Well . . . for those who suffered tragedy in their own lives, one way or another, may find something in a story like this that they can identify with. That, in turn, is why I think stories like this continue. With fanfics, stories like the ones from MLP have become a sandbox for creative exploration which reflects our own lives, experiences, and personal aspirations. That is the part about this process that I do respect. Even if it starts with a premise I already believe is on shaky ground, what develops from it is a work of art.
And, for that, I honor you.
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I have to agree with you in general that it is unrealistic that the main 6 eqg would turn on her so completely. That said I needed to tell this story and this narrative is trope if not cannon so was there for my use. I apologize to All and Any one who may be offended by my story. I value your opinions and input so thank you very much for your insights and input.
11021374 They wanted to do a 'very special episode' on cyberbullying, handed it to a hack writer who had no clue as to what he was doing, and committed the cardinal sin of writing, changing the characters to suit the story.
It makes the mane six look shallow and stupid, Sunset a complete wimp who can't stand up for herself, and the CMC as junior psychopaths who were willing to cause whatever harm and collateral damage necessary to drive Subset (sic) away from their sisters. Afyer all, they had no real reason to print all the damaging stuff other people sent them once the humane five had broken ties with Sunset.
Then, because the comic only had so many pages, they suddenly do a 180 degree turn, confess their sins just as Sunset is making a desperate plea to her ex-friends, and are instantly forgiven, showing that you can cyber-bully someone into an emotional breakdown, but as long as you then say sorry, you will suffer no real consequences.