Two Background Ponies Quickie: "Princess Twilight Sparkle Aftermath" · 4:00am Nov 24th, 2013
As the last of the horrible, voracious black roots vanished in a cloud of prismatic light, the door to Ponyville's donut shop slowly opened up. A moment later, a blue stallion moved out, looking around uncertainly. After that, he looked back inside and motioned. Soon after, a green one followed.
"...Is it over?"
"Looks like it...only the sun's up now."
"...That's funny."
A groan. "...What is, Carl?"
"Those vines were clearly constricting everything...and yet nowhere in town is damaged..."
"Ugh..."
"Ever notice how every threat that comes to Ponyville is 'self-cleaning'? No wonder all the construction crews are getting laid off..."
"At any rate, you got your answer about what happens if we stop taking care of nature..."
"Urk...good point. Sam?"
"Yeah, Carl?"
"Did Ponyville always get threats to it every couple months?"
"I don't think so..."
"Maybe we're living in the apocalypse..."
"Ugh, Carl, don't start. Just because we seem to be seeing a rash of threats to our lives lately doesn't mean that-"
Suddenly, a town crier pony ran up and interrupted him. "Hey, didn't you guys hear? Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends saved us all again!"
Carl gave him a look. "No...really?" He answered sarcastically. "You don't say! I thought it was Mare Do Well for a change..."
"Uh...Carl? They were her too."
"...We really need a police force in this town, Sam..."
"Anyway..." Sam answered. "How'd they do it? Zap the bad guy with the Elements of Harmony again?"
"Actually, they gave those up."
"WHAT?!"
As the two ponies stood dumbfounded...Discord suddenly fluttered by behind the town crier. He looked to both of them maliciously, grinned, and then pointed two of his claws to his eyes and then at them...indicating: "I'm watching you". As he left, the town crier went away as well. The two stared blankly for a moment.
"Dark Goddesses..."
"Evil Unicorn Kings..."
"Demons of Chaos..."
"Teenage Pony-Turned-Human Succubi..."
They stared a moment longer...and then finally exhaled and looked to one another.
"...Sam?"
"Yeah Carl?"
"If you'll assemble the signs for us to carry, I'll paint: 'The End is Near' on them."
"Deal."
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Carl certainly seems like one of Discord's. What's more chaotic than probing the glaring inconsistencies of life?
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Well, remember "Two Background Ponies Go On An Adventure"? Sam mentioned during the time frame of "The Return of Harmony", Carl was actually content because it was clear to everyone that nothing made sense so he didn't have to get worked up about it.