Twilight Gets a Puppy
By TDR
Over a Basset,
Part 4
[ One explanation of the situation later.]
THONK.
THONK.
THONK.
Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and a host of Buffalo continued to watch Twilight and her brother.
THONK.
THONK.
After the discussion Rahs had screamed out and promptly flopped down on the ground and pulled his coat over his head. Annoyed mutters and whining were heard from under it.
Twilight on the other hoof had started smacking her head against a nearby totem pole and had put a nice sized dent in the lowest image of what seemed to be a hawk.
THONK.
THONK.
Neither of them seemed to be willing to explain themselves any time soon on their own.
The other mares quickly went into a huddle, which was rather easy given that Fluttershy had pretty much tackled Pinkie the moment she saw the pink mare was okay and hadn't really let go just yet. There was some muttering pointing at one another and with a few more mutters and questions, the five drew straws to see who would be stuck asking the pair what was going on.
Applejack lost because Dash cheated.
“Alright that's enuff you two... Twi quit damaging some elses property and tell us what tha hay is going on with you two?” Applejack sighed opting to just get it over with. Granted she did this from behind Rainbow Dash who she held in front of her like a shield in case something happened, much to the cheating Pegasus' annoyance.
“Applejack how long has Princess Luna been free?” Twilight asked, though at least she stopped smacking her head into the wood.
“Hmm. well tha Summer Sun Celebration. was bout five months ago now, so five months?” Applejack concluded keeping the squirming cyan pony between her and the strangely calm purple one.
“ Right. And with what you know of her, how do you think she's taken to simply letting her sister simply continue to run things?” Twilight asked.
“Given that uppercut she gave, prolly not well.” Applejack admitted.
“Right, now then. Picture both sisters arguing over something, both of them having valid points in their choice and neither willing to back down. Got it? Good. Now also add in that neither of them wants to fight over anything serious again after what happened last time. Who do they call to help them solve their differences?” Twilight continued.
“Err, an adviser?” Applejack guessed.
“Princess Luna doesn't trust any one who works with Princess Celestia not to take Princess Celestia's side out of habit.” Twilight grumbled.
“Ooookay....” Applejack commented dropping Dash finally. “ That don't explain much unless..... oh. Oh no....”
“Oh, yes.... any time the pair has a spat or disagreement they send me a letter or just show up at my house to ask me to decide for them.” Twilight grumbled. “ Princess Luna trusts me because I saved her and princess Celestia still considers me her student and she had me doing some light legal work before I came here as part of my classes.”
“Oh dear, what about Moon Dancer?” Rarity asked. “ Wasn't she helping Princess Luna adjust to the modern age?”
“She was.” Twilight said against the wood. “ For the first few months. But after they teleported in unannounced one night with an argument on whether or not Chocolate Cake was better than Red Velvet cake. They arrived while Moon Dancer was... 'entertaining' her new colt friend, and they decided then that perhaps someone else might have the free time they needed when they had issues.”
“Caught um with a bit of the ole in and out huh?” Dash snarked getting a swat to the back of the head from Rarity.
“Pretty much. It also hurried their choice of a new mediator that Moon Dancer somehow managed to throw both alicorn Princess out of her house physically hard enough to do damage to her neighbors wall. She then warded her house against intruders so heavily that no one can even see it any more from outside. I really need her notes on that.”
“Ummmm” Rarity blinked. “Good for her on getting a colt friend?”
“That's a silly question any way. Red Velvet cake IS chocolate cake after a chemical reaction with vinegar.” Pinkie Pie snorted.
“So now that that has been explained, also do note that the pair of them argue like siblings in their teens.” Twilight went on.
Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and a few Buffalo winced.
“Then add in this grandmother nonsense Princess Luna has with Rahs and they both have been practically living at Golden Oaks for the last month, complaining and eating all my ice cream!” Twilight screamed. “And Now, NOW, we have a modern edict from Princess Celestia, competing with an ancient proclamation from Princess Luna, a mare, who I might add with no small bit of disdain, NEVER KEPT ANY RECORDS WHAT SO EVER OF WHAT SHE DID!!!”
Rahs whined from under his coat.
“Right we came out here to get away from that crap for a few days, and we're in the middle of it again!” Twilight tossed her hooves in the air with a curse and fell onto her back.
“Ah, wondered why you two were so gun ho bout getting outta Ponyville.” Applejack commented.
“Sooo, what's the plan?” Rainbow Dash asked.
Twilight let out a loud sigh and sat up, her magic grabbing Rahs' coat and pulling him from under before both of them got up and dusted off after a look to each other. Rahs readjusted his hat to hide his eyes all menacingly like trying to act cool even though he had been whimpering on the ground a moment before. And Twilight just looked tired, though there seemed to be smoke coming from her long mane and tail.
“The plan is to work out a compromise, we get the Chief to meet with the Sheriff so that something can be hammered out between the two.” Twilight stated, brushing a few splinters from her mane before pulling the tresses of her long hair back over her head to spill across her shoulder. “ And we do this before I feel a need to vent my unwarranted anger and frustration on those that do not deserve it by hammering it all out myself... with a real hammer.”
“Yeah that would be good.” Applejack muttered.
[Later back in AAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPAAALOOMPH.....
” Stuff it Braeburn”]
“You know I figured you would be more vocal about this darling, given that this is your family and all.” Rarity whispered to Applejack as the pair sat in the meeting, listening to the Chief and the Sheriff trying to remain calm in their discussions under the watchful and somewhat menacing gaze of Twilight Sparkle.
“Both sides got good points even though ah don't get what tha Buffalo do a stampede fer or why they can't go around the orchard. “ Applejack sighed. “ Ah wanna side with mah kin, but they both make good points an ah don't like tha idea that tha land might be stolen.”
“Mm valid points. I suppose that movie we watched back in town hall made you consider this?” Rarity pondered.
“Not really, that thing was more annoying than anything else, burnt my biscuits at how insulting it was too, but again ah could see where ah went wrong there with Zecora, an ah'd rather not do that again, so ah'm staying out of this.”
“A wise choice.” Rarity nodded.
“Also Twilight currently scares that tar outta me and ah ain't want none of that.”
“Also, a wise choice.”
[Much later]
“That went surprisingly well.” Fluttershy stated breaking the silence as the group sat around a table in the towns only tavern, slash, inn, having a snack of some of the excessive pie that had been made for some reason.
“Weren’t much too it either. They just had tah clear a path outta the middle of the orchard. Trees ain't got time tah put their roots that deep yet, they'll lose a bit of a harvest, but it ain't enough to cause a fuss. “ Applejack pointed out waving a fork with a bite of pie on it around. “Tha fact tha stampede happens at just tha right point in time tah help shake loose tha harvest ain't a bad thing either.”
“Bork.” Rahs snapped downing a whole slice of pie in one bite. His fourth, but at least there wasn't a mess.
“It wasn't that bad!” Pinkie Pie muttered getting a glare from the others after her little song and dance number nearly caused a riot in the middle of the negotiations. Only the particularly scary unicorn and large canine with her kept the talks from collapsing completely.
“Darling Sweetiebelle's last talent show when she tried to juggle plates was better planed and executed than that. My dear Opal sounds more musical when she is bathed.” Rarity sighed. “ My current concern however, is Twilight.”
“Mmmfff?” Twilight questioned with a mouthful of pie, her muzzle already a mess. She swallowed hard wiping her face off with a napkin.”What about me?”
“You got like super pissed and threatened to like explode everyone!” Rainbow Dash waved her fore legs in the air splattering the table with pie. She was the only reason no one called Twilight out on her table manners as the Pegasus was worse, not that Pinkie was much better.
“Woof.” Rahs pointed out.
“How does taking her frustration and anger out on everyone differ from blowing everypony up?” Pinkie Pie asked.
“Bark.” Rahs added pointing at himself.
“Well I hope you're still alive.” Fluttershy muttered.
“What fuzzball is trying to say is, when I get frustrated that tends to turn into anger pretty quickly. “ Twilight sighed. “Depending on how big of a frustration it is depends on how angry. But Rahs is pointing out that he's still alive and no one annoys me more than him and Spike.”
“Darling that is not a valid reasoning. Spike and Rahs are both ridiculously tough. We've seen Spike fall off a ladder and hit the ground without so much as a scratch. It took him being thrown through a tree and into a chicken just for him to be a little dizzy.” Rarity muttered. “And we all watched you tackle Rahs down a flight of stairs not to mention seen him plow through a line of fence and a building with no damage. And as for you we have seen you flung about as you three brawled.”
“ Not to mention all the times I slammed into yah. Let's face it, you three are nuts, awesome, but nuts.” Dash agreed.
“ We ain't got any issues, but we're a bit worried yah might wind up hurting somepony at some point.” Applejack added.
“Bork.” Rahs added.
“Just because she hasn't yet, doesn't mean she might not accidentally do it.” Fluttershy added.
“It's fine Rahs I understand.” Twilight stopped him before Rahs could protest. “ Look I’ve been down here for a few months now. Everything's still new and I'm still adjusting to it. I'm also adjusting to the fact my teacher used me for her own ends, Luna's keeping something from us about Rahs that could be vital, Spike's in school, and I'm stressed ninety percent of the time now. It used to be I could just sit in my room and read for hours without being disturbed, or in my dorm room and research anything I wanted at any given point in time. Now I don't have time for anything like that before the crisis of the week shows up.”
The others looked around at each other, then back to Twilight.
“I'm working on it, I've read some interesting books on mediation, but I know I'm gonna be touchy for a while.” Twilight sighed. “Just, I'm sorry, just bear with me, a lot of stuff has happened really fast. And I've never really been used to dealing with Ponies.”
“Ah think ah getcha sugar, but keep in mind we are here for yah if yah need help.” Applejack stated. Rarity and Dash nodded in agreement while Pinkie and Fluttershy both hugged Twilight. Rahs simply smirked.
“While it is all well and good that you recognize the problem we do need to work on it while it is fresh in our minds. Something to calm you down so you are not as frustrated all the time.” Rarity considered. “ The spa does wonders for me. Aloe does a wonderful deep tissue massage.”
“My animals can be calming to me... maybe a pet?” Fluttershy offered before looking at Rahs. “ Something Rahs won't eat?”
“We have Mister Whipple.” Twilight offered.
“And that you don't have to study.” Fluttershy frowned not liking that they still had that first Parasprite.
“Work tends tah help me relax most times, let yer mind clear and just go.” Applejack stated.” Might help but you kinda do that when studying.”
“Not sure I can help you with flying.” Dash shrugged.” Need wings for that.”
“Bark!” Rahs grinned wide, flashing his fangs.
Fluttershy turned bright red and ducked under the table. Twilight growled though she too turned bright red and quickly went back to her pie. Pinkie Pie just laughed.
“That makes no sense, Twilight isn't an egg silly.” Pinkie Pie stated.