//------------------------------// // A Felidae in deed. // Story: Twilight Gets a Puppy, Season 2 // by TDR //------------------------------// Twilight Gets a Puppy Season 2 By TDR A Felidae in deed. [Ponyville, one week after Pinkie got out of the Canterlot dungeon, second winter after false spring.] “ Alright first round of pay ups is over, so sorry for all of you who only gave the poor donkey ten minutes or less before giving in to Pinkie Pie, but you know the rules.” Cloud Kicker chuckled. There was a collection of groans and general grumbling as bits were payed up and the few who were still in the bidding for the pot watched excitedly from hiding as Pinkie continued to try and befriend the new donkey in town. “Hey Cloud Kicker, is that bidding on Rahs still going on?” Rose Luck asked as she trotted up barely sparing a glance at Pinkie Pie chasing a donkey around. “Hmm oh yeah, but Rainbow Dash and Spike took over that pot, it was getting too complicated for me to deal with.” Cloud Kicker pointed out. “They're over by town hall office right now with the current spread. You wanna bid on the Pinkie greeting pool?” “Nah I'm good. Thanks though.” Rose offered quickly trotting off to find Spike and Dash. “HAHA, thirty minutes pay up!” Fireball chuckled as the donkey slammed the door in Pinkie Pies face again. Thunderlane grumbled tossing a bag of bits to Cloud Kicker making the pot that much bigger for the winner. “Just you and me now Carrot.” the pegasus looked over at the tired looking Mr. Cake. “How exactly are you so confident he's going to last all day rejecting her?” Carrot asked with a small frown. “I only bid three hours due to how off Pinkie's been since Princess Celestia let her out of the dungeons, after she painted them all pink and filled the moat with Gummy Gators.” “I've met Cranky before.” Fireball grinned. “He's the bearer of the Element of Stubborn.” [Town hall] “Right so the pool is set up , lets start this.” Rainbow Dash explained to the small group of ponies looking on at the large chalkboard Spike was writing on. “Okay first off, the pool is currently at fifteen hundred bits.” Spike explained pointing to each name on the board as he spoke. “All the bits are in the bank just like it was for the flower trio pool. House takes one bit per bet as well as any gathered interest.” “I still can't believe Rarity won that one.” Octavia sighed. “That was close to two thousand bits on those three leaving their house on a Tuesday.” “Alright here's the rules for the new comers.” Dash offered.” Minimum bid is twenty bits. You pick who you think Rahs is gonna wind up with. You can pick one of the three or chose another name. Now for those of you who bid on the when is Rahs gonna notice Trixie pool that ones still going on same rules as before. This ones a different bet.” “We already have a couple of bids on the three from Hearts and Hooves Day, and a few on individual pegasus, those bids are pretty much thrown away money, but hey no scales off my nose.” Spike grinned. “We've got a couple bids for particular griffons, one really creepy one for Princess Luna, and a scattering of others.” “The pot is shared if he picks one multiple ponies have bid on.” Rainbow Dash added.”Same thing if he opts for a herd.” “I still say that's a long shot given the hopeless romantic nonsense he has going on.” Spike shrugged.” Most of his sap stories have one to one relationships.” “Wait, doesn't that give you an unfair advantage if you bid because you're his brother?” Mayor Mare asked. “Nah , bookies can't bid on the pot they control, and we banned family from bidding to keep Twi and more importantly the Princesses out of this.”Rainbow Dash smirked. “I wonder if anyone picked Applejack.” Lyra muttered. “Stop picking weird stuff Lyra.” Bon Bon sighed. “Every Pony already knows she's not interested. She punted Sweet Water into a tree for harassing her about it.” “I'll bid on Jynx.” Bees called out in his usual brown pony disguise. “Seriously?” Thorax asked disguised as a gray unicorn stallion with an amber mane and tail. “You're going to bid on the Diamond Dog?” “Oh right.....” Bees frowned, chided. “ Sorry” “You should be. Trixie has a better chance any way.” Kevin snorted putting in his bid, with no one really noticing the bug pony. “Can we bid on some one who hasn't shown up yet?” Time Turner called out. “Nah, too vague unless you have a name.” Dash canceled. “What if I have six?” Time Turner muttered considering as he played with the end of a rather long scarf he was wearing. “Then six bids.” Spike stated looking at the Doctor oddly. He wasn't even sure what Time Turner was a doctor of, he just insisted on being called that some times. Still he usually had jelly foals to give out so Spike wasn't going to say anything. “Alright let's get the bidding going before any one who shouldn't hear this shows up.” Rainbow Dash smirked. [ Later Golden Oaks Library. ] The Mane Six, minus Dash, and plus Rahs, sat around the kitchen table munching on small cookies and drinking tea, coffee, cider, or coco as their preference. Pinkie had been telling the story of how she had gotten Cranky and Matilda together. “So after I get them to meet and they have this super moment , I kinda get ushered out. Then I came here to tell you about how Matilda finally met the one she was looking for!” Pinkie Pie chimed in grinning from ear to ear. “How lovely.” Fluttershy added quietly. “Ah think yah just lucked out in that yah knew about Matilda's photo album. “ Applejack snorted.” Yah almost made an enemy there ah think rather'n a friend.” “Oh don't be such a silly pony Applejack.” Rarity scoffed.” This is a beautiful story of star crossed lovers passing like ships in the night.” “What was that now?” Applejack demanded also wondering why anytime romance came up boats were somehow involved lately.” Who's a silly pony?” “You're a silly pony.” Pinkie Pie chimed up. “Who is?” Applejack growled glaring at Pinkie Pie. “You is.” “Applejack.” Twilight sighed as Rahs snickered.”Please don't encourage them.” Applejack sat back with a huff grumbling about the silly pony comment. “As a change of subject Applejack, were you and Applebloom going to participate in that Sister-hooves Social event in the Spring?” Rarity asked. “Sister-hooves Social?” Twilight asked looking up from her coffee. “Yeah it's an annual event, though it wasn't that big of a thing until this year. We only ever had a half dozen show up fer vittles and a bit of healthy competition.” Applejack offered. “ With all tha new faces in town it's gonna be much bigger this year.” “Hmm...” Rarity hummed. “I'd love to get Maud to come to one , but she's super busy with school.” Pinkie sighed adding more marshmallows to her drink before Rahs ate them all. “Why'd yah wanna know? Yah avoided it tha last couple years.” Applejack questioned. “Nothing nothing at all darling” Rarity smiled sipping her tea. Not noticing the strange look Fluttershy was giving her nor how the others clearly didn't believe her platitudes.