//------------------------------// // The Dazzlings Do Thanksgiving Part 3: Catatonic Stuffing // Story: The Dazzlings Are Insane // by Justice3442 //------------------------------// The Dazzlings Do Thanksgiving Part 3: Catatonic Stuffing Sunset Shimmer, Adagio Dazzle, and Twilight Sparkle all rushed into the living room as the sounds of struggling reached their ears. Inside the spacious living room with its gaudy, golden wall decorations, they found their friends who had let out startled cries just moments before. Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were in the grasp of the two girls who were thought to have been in a catatonic state. Aria Blaze sat in the Dazzlings’ large purple easy chair, but now had her arms wrapped around Rarity and Applejack’s necks, both of them pulled close to Aria. Similarly, Trixie sat on a matching purple love chair, her arms similarly wrapped around Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy’s necks. Although most of the girls struggled in vain to free themselves, breathing didn’t seem to be an issue. Rainbow Dash and Applejack struggled hard to escape their captors’ grasp, pushing against the girls that held them or attempting to pry loose their arms. Fluttershy put up a modest effort, attempting to push away slightly or wiggle out of Trixie’s grasp. Rarity seemed oddly accepting of her fate as she cried an apology to Aria regarding the ‘horrible thing she said’. “Well, this is new,” Adagio commented as she observed the two groups of three girls all trapped in their own way. “A little help?” Rainbow Dash said as she pushed hard against Trixie’s abdomen, her forehead pressing against Trixie’s left breast. “What happened?” Sunset asked. “No, this is fine,” Rainbow Dash said in irritation. “Just do nothing and ask questions!” “We all tried ‘being nice’ is what happened,” Applejack said as she forced her head back into Aria’s right breast, thrust her hands between the small space between her chin and Aria’s arm, and began to push. With a strained grunt and a hard shove, she continued, “Ah told Aria she actually hits very hard…” Rainbow Dash spoke up, “I told Trixie she was actually a halfway-decent guitar player.” “I told Trixie I liked her tricks with the doves and bunnies,” Fluttershy chimed in. Rarity’s borderline hysteric voice cut in. “I told Aria I was SoOoOoOoOrry for the horrible lie I said!” Twilight turned towards Sunset. “Maybe in their stressed state of mind the girls are clinging both physically and mentally to things that make them feel better?” Sunset rubbed an index finger over her chin. “I guess that makes some degree of sense…” Applejack let out a heavy sigh and ceased her escape attempt. “Well, that’s all fine and good,” she said. “How’d you suppose we get them to let go?” Sunset shrugged. “I don’t know! Maybe you all can hang tight”— “Hardy-har-har,” Rainbow Dash said in annoyance. —“for a bit. Looks like the girls could use a little support.” Adagio nodded her head up and down. “Believe me, they do.” “So much… gizzard…” Aria mumbled as she stared off into space. Everyone stopped and stared at Aria. “… I think you mean ‘many’,” Twilight said. “So many gizzards.” Aria regained enough of her senses to shoot an irritated glance at Twilight. “How about when all the gizzards are mushed up into a gory paste?” “… Uh…” “Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Aria snapped. “Oh good, you’re awake!” Applejack said. “Now let go!” Aria turned and sneered at Applejack. “… No!” she said simply as she pulled Applejack and Rarity into a sort of angry hug. Applejack let out a defeated sigh and let her arms fall to her sides as Aria pulled her closer. Rarity burst into tears and embraced Aria back and buried her head in Aria’s chest. “Aria, I’m soOoOoOoOoOoO sorry for what I said earlier, dear! I’d never actually mean anything to slander the beautiful Japanese language!” Surprisingly, a small tear leaked from Aria’s eye and went down her cheek as she nuzzled Rarity. “I know Rarity, I know.” “Huh…” Adagio uttered. “So Rarity’s a weeb, too?” Sunset turned towards Adagio. “She’s got something of an obsession with Japanese culture that’s borderline consuming at times…” Sunset shook her head. “She went pretty bonkers when Kill-La-Kill came out because it was partially about clothes and fashion…” Sunset winced slightly as she remembered a more troublesome memory. “She kept on making me dress like the main character and recite her lines in Japanese for some reason…” “Still stuck here!” Rainbow Dash called as she waved a hand in the air. “So is Applejack and Rarity,” Sunset pointed out. “Maybe you can just be happy you’re making Trixie feel better on some level or another?” Rainbow Dash paused and thought about this for moment. “No, I don’t think I have the mental-whatsit to do that with Trixie.” Sunset let out a sound that was a cross between a groan and a sigh. Fluttershy looked over at Rainbow Dash. “Maybe there’s a good reason for us being stuck… Like… like we’re all supposed to remember how thankful we are for friendship and each other!” Much of the group let out groans. Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes at Fluttershy. “Fluttershy, that was so cheesy that I think the rats that live in Adagio’s hair almost came out to eat!” “Hey!” Adagio protested. “Hah!” Aria snorted. With a glare on her face, Adagio marched up to where Trixie held Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Reaching into her hair with her left hand, she leaned down and suddenly thrust a healthy collection of curls onto Rainbow Dash’s face. Rainbow Dash began to choke and sputter as she flailed feebly in Trixie’s grasp to push Adagio away. Applejack and Aria began to chuckle to themselves. Meanwhile, Adagio leaned down towards Fluttershy. “You know you’re much cuter when you squeak than when you speak,” she said as she stroked Fluttershy’s face. “Eep…” Fluttershy said quietly. “You see, just like that!” Suddenly, Trixie’s eyes honed in on Adagio and she attempted to grab at her using the same hand she held Fluttershy with. Adagio reared back in surprise, releasing Rainbow Dash as took a few steps back. Rainbow Dash took in a big gulp of air as Trixie’s arm cocked back in place around Fluttershy. Adagio grinned at Trixie. “Jealous, are we? Don’t worry… Maybe you and I can share the shy one here later tonight…” Trixie blushed slightly and turned away from Adagio. “Trixie finds your proposal acceptable…” she said quietly. “Oh my…” Fluttershy uttered. “Trixie is going to closer her eyes and hope the feeling of soft, warm bodies distracts her from the horrors she’s seen now…” Trixie said as she closed her eyes and sank back into the loveseat, her grip still strongly maintained on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. “Oh, come on!” Rainbow Dash cried as Trixie’s arm refused to give. “You can’t be this strong!” Adagio shook her head. “It’s probably some sort of primal fear of death going through her brain and body at the moment,” she mused. “Trixie and Aria likely have absurd amounts of adrenaline going through their muscles.” “Ugh, WHATEVER!” Rainbow Dash shouted. She turned past Adagio to stare accusingly at the other people in the room. “Why didn’t any of you help me when Adagio was trying to kill me with her hair?” “Don’t look at me,” Aria said. “I thought it was funny!” “Ah’m still trapped by Aria,” Applejack said. “Also, it was kinda funny.” “I’m still saAaAaAaAad!” Rarity said. Aria turned towards Rarity, pursed her lips slightly, and pat her on the head a couple times. Sunset shrugged. “Gonna go with ‘it was kinda funny’, here.” Rainbow Dash glared at Sunset then turned to Twilight. “Honestly? Still a bit overwhelmed about everything that’s been going on since we arrived at the house,” Twilight said. Rainbow Dash huffed out a sigh. “Hey, it is her first time being in the Dazzlings’ home,” Sunset pointed out. “She’s not used to this level of insanity yet.” Rainbow Dash put a hand on Trixie’s face and pushed hard, receiving an irritated growl for her trouble. “Just because it’s weird doesn’t mean I have to just sit here and take this!” Rainbow Dash said. Fluttershy shifted her body so she was partially laying on the loveseat and using Trixie’s right breast as a pillow. “You know, it’s not so bad if you stop fighting it… Kind of like a Chinese finger trap.” “But it’s Trixie!” Rainbow Dash cried as she tried to pry the arm off her neck once more. “She smells like peanut-butter and failure—GAKKK!” Trixie’s grip on Rainbow Dash had suddenly tightened. Concern having cranked things from an ‘8’ to an ‘11’ on their faces, Sunset and Twilight rushed to help Rainbow Dash. “Now, now,” Fluttershy said gently to Trixie as Sunset and Twilight tried in vain to loosen the arm, “I’m sure Rainbow Dash is just being grumpy because she’s hungry. She probably didn’t mean it.” To the relief of Sunset and Twilight and the much greater relief of Rainbow Dash, Trixie’s grip loosened and Rainbow Dash was able to breathe normally again. Her hands still on Trixie’s arm, she took a few breaths and shot Fluttershy an annoyed glare. “Hungry? I already had Thanksgiving, we all did, so when I say Trixie smells like failure—” Trixie’s arm began to tighten. Rainbow Dash glanced down at the arm in concern and tried pushing against it again. “How many times am I going to be concerned over asphyxiation tonight?!” Adagio leered suggestively at Rainbow Dash and leaned down. “That depends. How do you feel about full leather body suits and gags?” Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes at Adagio. “Could you stop it for… just like a few seconds?” Adagio tapped a finger against her cheek. “You know… I don’t think I can.” Rainbow Dash felt the arm around her neck tighten further. “Ah!” she cried as she glanced up towards Trixie in a panic. “When-I-said-you-smelled-like-failure-it’s-because-I’m-just-so-jelly-over-how-awesome-it-is-to-smell-like-peanut-butter-all-the-time!” Trixie’s arm loosened slightly and Rainbow Dash’s eyes went wide as she took in a deep breath. Sunset smirked to herself. Hehe… Peanut-butter and jelly… Wait a minute… Sunset frowned heavily as she looked over the room. “Where’s Pinkie? Or Flash, for that matter.” “I’m in here!” Flash called. The girls looked in the direction of Flash’s voice, another entryway on the other side of the living room from where Adagio, Sunset, and Twilight had come in. “Ooo careful, lover boy,” Adagio said. “That’s the breakfast nook, you’re just a sliding door away from the kitchen.” Adagio shook her head. “You do not want to go in there…” “Is Pinkie Pie with you?” Sunset called out. “… She was,” Flash replied. Adagio, Sunset, and Twilight all exchanged glances as panic gripped their faces. They dashed for the breakfast nook. The other girls watched the trio leave, none of them shifting from the spots they currently found themselves in. “You know what?” Rainbow Dash said as she shifted on the loveseat and made herself comfortable against Trixie. “Maybe you’re onto something, Fluttershy.” “See!” Fluttershy said. “All you have to do is sit back and remember to give thanks for everyone in our lives, even the people we don’t always get along with.” “Yeah, but seriously though,” Rainbow Dash said as she leaned her head backwards to look at Fluttershy. “Shut up.” End Part 3