Slow but steady · 10:34am Nov 28th, 2023
Guess who kinda sorta has something of a chapter written for New Noses?
Me!
Here's a sneak peek, if you're interested.
“Looks like your bats are starting to befriend the locals already,” a chaotic voice offered from Lieutenant Velvet Midnight's left.
“And I’m very grateful for that.” Velvet turned to Discord and dipped her head. “I take it teatime is over?”
“Sadly, but only because we ran out of tea cakes and scones. Bean-o promised to make more for me.” Discord popped open the carpetbag he was holding, then began to rummage around with his paw. “I think I left a Baked Bean in here somewhere. Let me see, let me see…”
The Lord of Chaos stuck his tongue out slightly as he rustled, clanked, and honked whatever was in his bag. “I thought I left him over by the radishes. Bean?” Discord withdrew his paw, and recoiled slightly when he found he was holding one changeling queen by the nape of her neck, instead of one solar stallion.
“DISCORD!” Chrysalis hissed sharply. “What are you doing?!”
“Wrong pocket!” Discord stuffed Chrysalis back in the bag quickly, then rummaged around more. “I really must clean this out sometime. It’s impossible to find anything with all of those old receipts and breath mint containers in here. Bean?” He withdrew his paw again, and jingled the set of keys he was holding. “I’ve been looking for those.” He tossed them back in, and resumed his search. “Bean?” He withdrew a can of baked beans, which he tossed over shoulder. “Closer, but still no. He's in here somewhere, I know he is. This is ridiculous. No, no, no. That’s a Hokey Pokey,” he muttered as he pulled said guard out and put him down. “And that… yes, that should be a Clover Leaf.” He put Clover down next to Hokey, and the pair exchanged eyerolls as Discord stuck his head in the bag. “Bean! You and I are going to have a talk if you’ve gotten into my perfume!”
There was some sort of muffled response from inside, and the bag jerked slightly.
“Oh, for the love of Fluttershy, what are you doing over there?” Discord put both of his arms in, and tisked as he finally produced the prince. “Didn’t I tell you not to snoop?”
“Hey, it’s not every day that I get to explore a bottomless bag,” Prince Bean retorted, flicking away some stray papers from his barrel and withers. “Do I want to know about the—”
“No, you do not,” Discord cut him off. “Trust me. Besides, the good Lieutenant Mayor here has been waiting for you.”
“Lieutenant Velvet Midnight, Your Highness.” Velvet spread her wings and bowed in deference. “A pleasure to make your acquaintance.”
I am really curious as to what Bean was curious about...
That was fun to read, I can't wait to read the rest of the chapter when it comes out.
I like that Bean's response was, "Ooooh, Chaos. Let's explore."
hohoo good stuff incoming!!