Not A Joke, Preview, and Remembering Selena · 2:07am Apr 1st, 2014
I know, I know, I came a little short on when I said "soon" for the latest TBATS chapter. Thing is, I want to take time with this one. After all, it is their last date till the big sendoff. I'm not making a chapter dedicated to the sendoff. That would just be dragging everything out. Once this chapter's out, we start the third and final arc of the story. Only problem, I need to flesh out my plans a little further for that one, so after this chapter's out, it's another break for planning, and probably getting my only other story updated as well to those that follow that one as well.
Speaking of which, Twilight's birthday has a plan, and upon events of recent episodes, Pinkie's and Spike's birthdays are gonna have some tweaks to them as well, but will hopefully come out just as satisfying and funny as the other birthdays have been so far. Or at least I'm hoping they were that.
Anyway, since the latest chapter of TBATS is nearly done, up for a preview?
Cadance stole a glance at Shining and smiled when she saw him dancing along with her, no matter how initially awkward his movements may have been. Her heart fluttered when she saw him smile. She did that. She made him smile. She wanted to do more; make him feel as great as he made her feel. Even with Stardust’s words about a relationship like hers and Shining’s not being a contest, it didn’t stop her urge to try something, anything. With the music continuing its play, one idea started to come to mind.
Quickly and suddenly, Cadance was right in front of her coltfriend, flashing him an alluring smile. “Wanna dance?”
Shining stayed silent for a few seconds, averting his eyes from Cadance’s peering and captivating look. “Ughhhhh, how about we just… just… sit on the grass and keep swaying?” he said with a weak smile.
She gave a small chuckle. “What’s wrong? Afraid of a little dancing?”
“No,” he said defensively.
“Sooooo, what’s the problem?”
“I-I-I…” he started fidgeting in place, kicking the ground with one of his hooves as he tried to keep his eyes away from Cadance. “I… can’t dance.”
“You can’t dance?”
“More like if I tried, anypony who saw me would think I was having an epileptic attack.”
“Oh c’mon, don’t you think you’re overexaggerating a little?”
Shining narrowed his eyes, giving her a blank stare. Sighing out, Shining took a few steps back. What came next, Cadance couldn’t figure out what to call it. He moved like he was dancing, or at least trying to, but Shining’s words about him looking like he was having an epileptic attack were not that far off. His demonstration went on for a few seconds more until he nearly tripped over his own hooves.
With a pained expression from the sight and an awkward curve of her lips, Cadance nodded her head slowly. “Okay, I see what you mean.”
“You should see my dad and Twilight,” Shining added in, images of those two coming to mind. “It’s like I’m genetically meant to suck.” He felt the soft touch of her hoof on his own hoof before he saw the way Cadance was calmly eyeing him.
“Not with me you won’t.” She reared on her hind legs, pulling Shining up as well. Tracing her hoof along his forelimb, and getting a nervous reaction out of him in the process, Cadance placed his forelimb around her waist for him to hold. She could hear him gulp at the action before she rested her forelimb on the one now around her waist.
“What are you doing?” Shining asked when she raised his other forelimb out to his side.
She wrapped her hoof around his outstretched limb and held on gently. “I’m going to teach you how to dance.” Using her back legs, she tapped at the ground where she wanted Shining to place his hooves. He followed her directions and waited for her next move. “Just follow my lead?”
“Okay?” he said more as a question. “So, you’re leading?”
“Uh-Huh.”
Shining cocked his head. “Does that mean I’m the girl?”
Her gaze rose up as her teasing smile grew. “Uh-Huh.” Not giving him any time to respond, Cadance took a firmer hold on his hooves and stepped back. “Now you step forward.”
He did.
“Other hoof.”
Shining quickly corrected his mistake, inwardly beating himself up about not screwing up on the very first step. He felt Cadance take a step to the side and a gentle tug guide him in the same direction.
“Now step back,” she instructed. He took a bit of step too far back, but Cadance worked with it when she took a step forward, closing the distance between the two to their original position before bringing Shining along in another sidestep.
The steps seemed simple enough when Shining realised it was a pattern; step forward when she stepped back and vise-versa, and follow her sidesteps. One, two, three, four. A few cycles later, Shining honestly thought he was starting to get the hang of it. His steps weren’t as awkward and lengthy, and he actually put the right hoof forward or backwards, so why was Cadance cringing every few seconds or so?
“Something wrong, Cadance?”
“Oh, nothing,” she said through clenched teeth and squinted eyes. “You just stepped on my hooves like, ten times.”
In other words, non-pony related, I want to dedicate this section to one of my favorite singers taken well before her time. Selena Quintanilla Perez, a name known rather well in South Texas, if not the entire state. The Queen of Tejano, and a woman of talent and beauty. Killed by her fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar with a gunshot to the back, Selena left behind a legacy. I discovered her when I was 4 years old, even though she was already dead for 4 years. I still carry a torch and remember my real first musical interest that wasn't from little kids shows. Her songs were danceable, enjoyable, and so full of the talent she possessed. Now, today, 19 years after her death, people still remember Selena. If any of you are fans as well... Selena Forever.
Shot in the back by the president of your fan club...that makes as much sense as Discord and Pinkie
1971122 Turns out the fan club president was embezzling money from the fan club and the boutiques and Selena fired her. Even more so, Saldivar refused to hand over the financial records the entire time. She's currently in prison for life with possible parole in about 11 years.
The final arc. Wow. I can't wait for it.
Great job man. Is this the version you want us to proof, or do you want us to wait for a final copy?
1971460...at least she's in prison