Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 4
By TDR
"Power Pacu"
[ Ponyville, one week after The Princesses Rescue, Golden Oaks Library.]
“Well I suppose I can refit the dress you have, but truth be told darling I would much rather make you something new. It wouldn't do to have the newest Princess....”
“Not a Princess.” Twilight corrected.
“... the newest goddess of Equestria wearing the same old things.” Rarity concluded without missing a beat.
“And it probably wouldn't hurt that I would be seen wearing what you designed.” Twilight sighed.
“That was a given Twilight. Of course as always you don't have to do anything. I can adjust the dress for your next date with Big Mac with little to no issue to account for your wings. But you know as well as I do that you are going to draw attention no matter where you go and I would not be me if I did not suggest you at least try to adapt to the modern fashion scene. And while I would very much like to use you to advertise my shop for me, particularly since I'm going to be opening that new one in Canterlot soon thanks to all the dragon money, I certainly won't force it.” Rarity stated. “ I will whine and carry on like a spoiled foal yes, but I will not force you to wear something of mine.”
Twilight smirked.” Alright fine... it's at the end of the week, and I don't want anything too fancy, and please don't overexert yourself just to make it on time.”
“Please darling, it is one dress and a simple one at that, plus I've already taken your new measurements a dozen times and have some delightful ideas I want to try. I'm thinking perhaps something a bit more.... risque for a date. Something to draw his eyes where you want them, and keep them there?”
Twilight opened her mouth to protest the idea and point out she wanted a simple dress. After a moment she closed her mouth, considered again then spoke. “I'm listening.”
“Fabulous. While I would love to suggest a little red dress I designed a while ago, your fur coloration wouldn't do it justice. Your coloration is more of a cool tone, it would blend seamlessly with other cool pastels or perhaps something more of an electric blue or green. Baby blue, turquoise... hmm no...Ocean or royal blue I can see. Emerald could work, but a leaf would do better. Or failing all that, black fits everything. Such a pity your two coats don't compliment each other. I could do much with that...”
Rarity trailed off as the door to the library was pushed open and Sombra stomped in. Behind him was Pinkie Pie, beating the dark unicorn in the head with a broom and anything else she could get a hold of.
WACK!
“That's for biting Fluttershy.” Pinkie Pie cried out as she hit him with the broom.
Twilight and Rarity stared as Sombra approached them trying to ignore the pink mare.
WACK!
“And that's for biting Fluttershy.” Pinkie screamed hitting him with a flyswatter.
Rarity and Twilight looked between Pinkie and Sombra confused as the stallion sighed.
WACK!
“And that, That was for biting Fluttershy!” Pinkie fussed after belting him with fender guitar.
WACK!
Sombra growled as Pinkie smacked him with a pumpkin head key blade.
“YES, THANK YOU WE HAVE AKNOWLAGED THAT I HAVE BITTEN FLUTTERSHY. YOU MAY STOP NOW.” Sombra roared.
WACK!
“No.” Pinkie stated flatly and smacked him with a stale bagel.
“By the stars.” Sombra grumbled.
WACK!
“That's for me, being mad at you, for biting Fluttershy.” Pinkie shouted as Sombra sat down at the table with the other two as she smacked him with a roll of Hearths Warming paper.
“Might I ask something here?” Rarity lifted a hoof. “Why did you bite Fluttershy?”
WACK!
“That's FOR PONY and that pony is Fluttershy, who you bit!” Pinkie snapped smacking him with a metal pipe.
“ There was an argument between myself and several of her animals that I forcibly evicted from her spare room where I was sleeping. “ Sombra offered.
WACK!
Pinkie smacked him with the front bumper of a 1957 Buick Century Estate Wagon, Model 69.
“She decided I was being too mean to them and slapped me in the nose with a newspaper like I was a bad puppy.” Sombra growled his head bounced with each impact. Twilight took note he had a stone fur spell cast on him and was simply letting Pinkie vent.
WACK!
Pinkie smacked him with a wing from a 1941 Supermarine Spitfire.
“And given i was not going to widdle on the carpet as protest like a dog, i bit the hoof holding the newspaper instead.” Somebra explained.
WACK!
Pinkie smacked him in the back of the head with a 1:183 model of Canterlot Castle.
“To be fair to Fluttershy.” Rarity offered. “Using the rolled up newspaper did work on Discord.” Rarity sighed.
WACK!
Pinkie Pie smacked Sombra with a mailbox that was painted up like R2D2.
“So it seems I am no longer welcome there.” Sombra frowned.
WACK!
Pinkie Pie smacked Sombra with a 745 ANMM Princess Celestia Commemorative Cake Pan.
“Well you can't stay here, all the rooms in the tree are taken up by my brothers or my equipment. Plus Rahs would probably maul you so much as to look at you. “ Twilight sighed. “Applejack has enough problems with her curse. Well that and her new wolf form, but she seems to be dealing with Sunset fine. Rainbow Dash is out for obvious reasons, as is Pinkie....”
WACK!
Pinkie Pie smacked Sombra with a wack a mole mallet.
“Maybe I can set something up with the guard.” Twilight muttered.
WACK!
Pinkie Pie hit Sombra with a Q-bert arcade cabinet.
“Darling I'll take care of it.” Rarity waved a hoof.
“What?” Twilight and Pinkie both asked suddenly.
“Hmm?” Sombra questioned before Pinkie hit him with a Carnival Cruise line ship anchor.
“I said I'll take care of it, I have a extra room in the boutique that I've just been filling with what ever I want to ignore. It's not very big, but it has it's own bathroom. I let the Crusaders use it until they tried for their indoor plumbing cutie marks, now if they stay over they sleep upstairs in one of the better warded rooms.” Rarity explained.
“Oh... that's why you wanted all those spells put there.” Twilight nodded sagely as Sombra was hit with a waffle cone, a BIG waffle cone. ”I suppose I should have asked you, but with all you have going on with your sister, your work, and setting up that new shop I didn't really plan to impose.”
“I understand darling don't worry about it. Besides you did say that Princess Celestia wanted him to be nearby one of us or a local guard. “ Rarity smiled.” And it is not as if I cannot knock out a few more teeth if he tries something.”
Sombra grumbled as Pinkie hit him with a Hay-burger sign.
“Well I suppose that will work. I'll have to send a message to change the location of the allowance Princess Celestia is providing for room, board, and acclimation.” Twilight considered.
“Do I not get a say in this?” Sombra grumbled.
“No.” Twilight shook her head.
“Not really.” Rarity shrugged.
“NO!” Pinkie Pie snapped hitting him with a small uprooted apple tree.
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[ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAApleooosa. ]
“I think you're just seeing things Braeburn.” Little Strongheart sighed.
“Nah I'm serious, Bloomberg jus vanished fer a second. “ The stallion pointed at the tree in question. “Look tha dirt's all disturbed around the roots!”
“Come on, lets get you in some shade and I'll get you some water.” the buffalo cow sighed pushing Braeburn away from the tree.
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[The Next Day, Carousel Boutique ]
The small white filly stared up at the larger dark stallion with narrowed eyes.
Sombra stared back down at Sweetiebelle with no change in expression.
Applebloom joined Sweetiebelle in staring up at Sombra.
Sombra remained with no change.
Scootaloo joined the other two in staring up at Sombra.
Sombra remained neutral.
Spike flipped a table on it's side and hid behind it.
Sombra started to look a little worried.
The fillies all took in a deep breath at the same time , then started talking at the same time.
“What are you doing in my sisters house?”
“Why's your horn curved like that?”
“Aren't you related to Princess Luna?”
“Are those fangs?”
“Cats eyes? Are you related to Rahs?”
“How do you get your mane to do that wavy thing?”
“How does Pinkie Pie make two plus two equal cupcake?
“What's your name?”
“Why's your face so angular?”
“Aren't you the big bad guy from season 3”
“ How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?”
“How did Pinkie Pie get in here?”
Hey, where's your cutie mark?”
“His cutie mark?”
“Cutie mark?!”
The three trailed off staring at his flank.
“Ah crap...” Spike muttered from cover.
Sombra was much more concerned now.
“He doesn't have a cutie mark.” Sweetiebelle gasped.
“But he's so old!” Scootaloo protested.
“Does that mean we might not get one?” Applebloom whined.
“We can't have that.” Sweetiebelle nodded sagely.
“So we have to help.” Scootaloo added.
“Right maybe we can get our cutie marks in helping ponies get cutie marks” Applebloom offered.
“Wow. That's dumb.”Scootaloo muttered.
“What would that even look like?” Sweetiebelle asked.
“Who cares, it's not on Spike's list so we haven't tried it yet.” Applebloom offered.
“We haven't tried body shots like Berry suggested yet either but he won't let us try that one.” Scootaloo offered.
“Or Hydra hunting.” Sweetiebelle added.” Though Pinchy drug Berry off for suggesting those.”
“WITH GOOD REASON .” Spike shouted from behind cover.
Sombra might have taken the opportunity to run but the fillies were circling him like sharks.
“Right so we have a new mission girls.” Applebloom stated.
“Cover your ears.” Spike offered. The little dragon was quite surprised that someone followed his directions for once, though it didn't matter as it seemed Sweetiebelle had mastered the Royal Canterlot Voice perfectly and the larger stallion was flung back against the wall.
“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS NEW INDUCTEE AND CUTIE MARK QUESTING YAY!!!!”
“Ow.” Sombra finally offered.
“Just great .. first Rahs gets me kicked out of that new comic shop for eating the comics magic or whatever now this.” Spike groaned.
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Rarity smiled in the other room as her little sister and her friends cornered Sombra. She hadn't quite expected this, but she had expected the Crusaders to be the Crusaders.
“And that, is for biting Fluttershy.” Rarity giggled.