Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season2
By TDR
Ponyville Cymric-fidential,
Chapter 1
[Ponyville school house]
An angry looking purple scaled individual with a small mane comb sitting under his nose slammed his fists to the desk and growled.
“GET ME PICTURES OF SPIDER MARE!!” Spike bellowed sending a number of the foals in the room into giggling fits at the reference.
“Ehh, I prefer Batmare beyond.” Sweetiebelle shrugged.
“Jokes aside, what are we gonna do Spike?”” Applebloom pouted.
“With the paper? Really I don't think any one expects much more than a Namby Pamby foals paper.” Spike sighed.
“Yeah well he left last semester. “ Scootaloo pointed out.
“Ehh I guess... Hmm, okay, Feather Weight you go out and take photos of everything that seems interesting, every pony else scatter about town and see if you can find anything interesting going on. This is Ponyville, there's got to be something, monster attacks, bake sales, chaos deities. Something.”
“Right!” the gathered foals chorused and rushed out of the room.
[Several hours later.]
Spike raised an eyebrow looking down at the photos. He then looked over at Feather Weight who shrugged.
“You know I was joking when I said bring me pictures of Spider-Mare right?” Spike asked.
“Yep.” Feather Weight replied with a small nod.
“So how did you manage to bring me pictures, of what looks like a real Spider-Mare then?” Spike questioned looking at the photos of a pony dressed as Spider-Mare swinging around town and standing on walls.
“Pinkie Pie.” Feather Weight explained.
“Ahh okay, we'll put them on page four and title it Random Pinkie corner.”Spike nodded.” Lets see we have the weather forecast from Rumble, upcoming sales at Barnyard Bargains and a fashion report from Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.....”
“We also have pictures and story of the Crusaders doing something stupid with tree sap.” Diamond Tiara smiled.
“That's not news, that's a Wednesday.” Spike shook his head.” Trust me on that one.”
Spike looked up as the other Crusaders trotted in the door. “Hope you guys got something, because right now the only thing I have for the front page, is either pictures of Snips and Snails getting stuck together with gum, or Rahs going off about a new play that came out and how badly it was done.”
“Ah told you interviewing yer brother was a bad idea. Ah can't even under stand what he's saying an ah ken tell it's got more drama than Rarity with a hair outta place.” Applebloom snorted.
“He just got back from Canterlot, I was hoping he at least saw something.” Spike waved his arms in the air. “Ehh I can dump it on page eight, most of it's just explaining who he and I are to the new comers in town so the Guard stops getting called. It's gotten old already.”
“Well ah got a good one fer yah then. Ah was gonna go talk to Granny Smith, cause ah'm sure she's got some interesting stories, but then ah figured ah'd go for some pony no one knows about.” Applebloom grinned.” Ah got an interview with Zecora.”
Spike blinked as a few of the other foals in the room muttered rather impressed. All of them were around when everyone in town was still freaking out over her, and the few appearances since then did little to alleviate the mystery of the forest dwelling Zebra.
Applebloom handed Spike her notes and he looked them over with interest.
“Let's see, born in Bay-ston, studied alchemy in Maresachusetts institute of technology? Three degrees? Spent six years in the Zebralands learning from the few tribes that remained. Co-wrote the book 'Supernaturals' is currently regarded as the foremost expert on the flora of the Everfree Forest. “ Spike whistled. “What's this that's marked out here at the bottom?”
“Errr she kinda let slip she was dating some pony, but asked me not ta pass that on.” Applebloom stated.
“Huh, kinda looks like it said Miss Cheerilee.” Spike squinted at the paper.
“Hehe yeah funny that.” Applebloom muttered.
“I got better than that.” Sweetiebelle squeaked.
“You interviewed Princess Luna.” Spike answered.
“I interviewed Pri...... oh you know.” Sweetiebelle pouted.
“She uses my living room as a teleport pad, so yeah I know.” Spike sighed.” Still more ponies would want to know about her. So it's a toss up between Applebloom and Sweetie getting front page.” Spike hummed to himself.
“Not so fast!” Scootaloo shouted, and slapped down a random stack of papers on the desk.
“Do I wanna know?” Spike asked looking at the mess, already feeling a headache coming on from trying to decipher Scootaloo's writing.
“This is the best story every, pure gold, front page material.” Scootaloo crowed.
“Oh please, you probably just interviewed Rainbow Dash or something.” Diamond Tiara scoffed. “As if any one would care what SHE does.”
The other crusaders and Silver Spoon instinctively moved between Scootaloo and Diamond Tiara ready to stop Scootaloo from going after Diamond Tiara for insulting her idol.
Rather than take offense as expected however, Scootaloo didn't even respond to Diamond Tiara's crack. Scootaloo simply smiled at her. The effect was more than enough to make the pink filly step back.
“Really cause if any of the other newspapers are any indication, plus how every one acted a month or so ago, I'd say news about Rainbow Dash is what every one wants.” Scootaloo's grin didn't falter. “Particularly news about Rainbow Dash and her new colt friend Prince Blueblood.”
Spike and the rest of the Foal Free Press newsroom stared at the orange pegasus filly for a moment. Generally every pony was in shock, though Applebloom and Sweetiebelle were pretty much of the opinion that even a broken clock was right twice a day, and Scootlaoo's obsession had finally struck the correct time. Spike on the other claw was wondering if the orange filly was really as clueless as she seemed to be.
“So front page?” Ink Blot asked as he looked over to his printer.
Spike nodded.” And raise the price to five bits.”
[ Elsewhere]
“Do you see this?!” a Harlequin green furred and Mikado yellow maned unicorn stallion snorted waving the paper in the air.
“Yeah, who knew that Princess Luna mained The Bounty Hunter in Smash.” A snow white furred and golden poppy yellowed maned unicorn stallion responded as he flipped through his own copy of Foal Free Press.
“Not that you idiot, this!” The first stallion shoved an article on page eight in front of the second stallion.
“Err what about it? It's just a review for a bad play.”
“What do you mean what about it!?! Look at the first part! This is madness, they are forcing a baby dragon to do menial labor in a library. And this... Moon Dog or what ever they have him on stages preforming for ponies amusement. This is barbaric and uncalled for. These animals deserve to be with their own kind, free and wild like nature intended not slaves to the whims of ponies!”
“Sooo what are we going to do about it?” the second stallion blinked.
“It's time to show them how wrong it is to treat animals like this. Go get everyone else. It's time Ponies for the Ethical Treatment of Animals goes on a little road trip to this... Ponyville...”