Cutting the Turkey

by Musical_theatre_demon


The Thankful Circle

Hours later, Twilight Sparkle came to check on Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo.

"Looks good, girls!" she said, "I almost doubted you there!"

"Why would you doubt us, Twilight?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Well, you have been pretty mischievous lately," Twilight Sparkle replied.

"And who's to blame for that?" Scootaloo said with a slightly cheeky smile.

"You are!" yelled Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.

"Girls, girls! Enough! It's four days until Thanksgiving!" Twilight said.

"Says the prick," Scootaloo muttered.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle shared a laugh.

"GIRLS!" shouted Twilight. She sighed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you," Twilight said, "I'll be going."

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo look at the ground and then up at Twilight.

"Wait!" Scootaloo said, "This is mostly my fault... no, it's my fault. I was the one who thought it would be funny to pee on the hay bales and was the one who organised the rebellion. I'm sorry."

Twilight Sparkle turned around and trotted back towards the Cutie Mark Crusaders. She used her wing endearingly to hold up Scootaloo's head, smiling warmly. "I know you didn't intend the incident to end up like this, but understand that I could not just let this slide. I forgive you."

"Thank you for understanding, Twilight," Scootaloo said, "I think from this experience, even though it was heckin' hilarious, I learned a valuable lesson."

"And what was that, Scootaloo?" Twilight asked.

"That not everypony takes crude humour the same way," Scootaloo said.

Twilight Sparkle chuckled. "I bet Rainbow Dash would think it's funny if you told her about it, but let's put this behind us for now. It's almost the holidays and there's a lot to do before Thanksgiving break."

Scootaloo smiled. "You're right. I better go tell her that it was me! I'm so dang sure that she'll laugh her flank off!"

So she attempted to flutter over to Rainbow Dash, but as always, stumbled and fell with each try. "Dang it!" Scootaloo said, "These frickin' wings! I think I'll trot thank you very much."

"Just be back in time for the Thankful Circle!" Twilight called.

"Sure thing, Twilight!" Scootaloo called.

As soon as she reached Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash smiled and ruffled Scootaloo's dark magenta mane.

"Hey, Scoots," Rainbow Dash said, "So it was you who pulled that little prank back there. Pretty damn awesome, kid! I'm proud of you!"

"Twilight isn't," Scootaloo said.

"At this point, who gives a damn what she thinks? That was frickin' hilarious!" Rainbow Dash said, laughing so hard she fell onto the floor, "Hot damn, that's frickin' priceless!" She continued to laugh uncontrollably.

"I'll just leave you to it," Scootaloo said.

So she made her way back to her friends.

Soon enough, the Young Six and Starlight were already in one of the recreational classrooms of the School of Friendship. After them came the Mane Six, Spike, and lastly, the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Cozy Glow.

"Aren't you excited?" Silverstream exclaimed, "So this is a Thankful Circle!"

"Yeah, never got much of this back in Griffonstone either," Gallus said, "I kinda feel bad for my fellow griffins. I wonder if some event made them grumpy."

"Forget about those worthless shits," Smolder said, "Sure, they're gloomy and always angry without much emotion most of the time, but you're forgetting that you and Gabby are the only griffins who aren't complete dicks."

"I guess," Gallus said.

When Twilight Sparkle trotted up to the front of the classroom, all the voices were ceased and the room was silent. Next to Twilight stood Starlight and Spike on the right. On the left stood Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack.

"Since this is the final day before Thanksgiving break, we've got a fun activity for all of you!" Twilight Sparkle said, "In this activity, we will sit in a circle and say what we're thankful for! How's that sound?"

"Boring!" Rainbow Dash said, faking a yawn.

Twilight nudged Rainbow Dash. "It's supposed to be fun!" she whisper-shouted.

"We'll see about that," Rainbow Dash said, "What I want is a real Thanksgiving party with a badass meal of..." Her mouth began to water as she filled her mind with pictures of fresh cooked turkey and other traditional Thanksgiving dishes.

Fluttershy waved her hoof in front of Rainbow Dash. "Uh, Rainbow Dash, are you OK?"

"Just a sexual fantasy between you and me," Rainbow Dash lied.

"What a big fat lie," Fluttershy said, "I know you better than that. You're thinking of a Thanksgiving turkey, aren't you?"

"Shit, you caught me," Rainbow Dash said, "Oh, so delicious!"

"The poor turkey!" Fluttershy cried. She knew she had to do something, but was afraid to step up and take the spotlight in front of everypony, regardless of she knew all of them, which she did.

"You know you don't have to eat it," Rainbow Dash said.

"I know that, but...!" Fluttershy said. She let out an angry sigh. "Animals should be treated as equals! Why do we eat them without giving the thought about what they think before you kill them! They deserve to live as much as we do!"

"There she goes again," Rainbow Dash said.


Cutting the Turkey Lyrics

Fluttershy: Think before you act
Think before you do
What would you do
If that were you?

Eating animals
May seem tasty
But the only thing
That you're doing is
Endangering their safety

Open up your mind
Consider how the animals feel
It's not too late to be kind
They never wanted
To be on a plate
They never asked
To be your meal

So before cutting the turkey
Try not to be such a jerk-y
Change your mind
It's time for change
Though it may be strange
At first

But all you gotta do is
Consider how the animals feel
Before you take that bite
Ask yourself is it right
It's not too late to be kind
They never asked
To be your meal

What did they say?
If you have a heart
You can make a start
Today!

Don't kill the animals
And eat them
Like it's no big deal
Animals need to be
Empathised with too
Consider what the animals feel
And things will be much better
For them and you

So before cutting the turkey
Try not to be such a jerk-y
Change your mind
It's time for change
Though it may be strange
At first

But all you gotta do is
Consider how the animals feel
Before you take that bite
Ask yourself is it right
It's not too late to be kind
They never asked
To be your meal

Oh whoa
Leave the turkey alone
It doesn't deserve disrespect
Just postpone!
Oh whoa

The turkey tells you
"What's your deal?"
And your response is
To empathise with
How they feel


"Oh, Fluttershy. I'm glad that you're trying, but in all honesty, this really ain't gonna work," Applejack said.

"Then I'll make it work someday!" Fluttershy insisted. She went to sit down in the circle.

Twilight Sparkle clapped her hooves together. "Who's going first? Show of hooves!"

Starlight rose her hoof. "I'll go," she said.

The Princess of Friendship smiled. "Go ahead, Starlight," Twilight said.

"I'm thankful for my husband Sunburst as well as my daughters Luster Dawn and Solar Flare,"I am also thankful for Trixie and all of my wonderful friends who could be here today." She looked up at Twilight. "Which way are we going?"

"Clockwise," Twilight Sparkle replied, "So next would be Applejack."

"I ain't thankful for much, but if I had to choose, I'd say I'm thankful for my family," Applejack said, "To be honest, family has always been big for the Apples. But I'm also thankful for all of you because I wouldn't have learned so doggone much if it weren't for my friends."

It was now Fluttershy's turn, but she refused. "I'm sorry, but the only thing I'll ever be thankful for is the end of animal abuse!"

"Are you OK, Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.

Fluttershy took a few deep breaths. "Now, do I look OK?" Fluttershy said. She sighed. "I'm thankful for Rainbow Dash, though she eats animals as if they're for consumption, Zephyr Breeze, and the rest of my friends. I am also extremely grateful for the amount of animals that Princess Celestia and Luna have blessed us with."

"That's not what I--!" said Rainbow Dash, "Flutters, what the hell has gotten into you?"

"I will do anything for the animals in my care," Fluttershy said, "I'm sorry."

"Uh, OK," said Rainbow Dash, "I guess I'm next."

"Sure, go ahead. I'll be in the staff dorms," Fluttershy said, flying to her room at the School of Friendship.

"I'm thankful for Fluttershy, Scootaloo, and all of my friends," Rainbow Dash said.

After Rainbow Dash, Gallus and Silverstream shared their Thanksgiving wishes. Twilight's Thankful Circle lasted for a few more hours until it was finally time for the Cutie Mark Crusaders and herself to share.

"I'm thankful for Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle," Apple Bloom replied.

"The pony I'm most thankful for is my sister, Rainbow Dash. If she didn't always encourage me to keep trying to fly and she wasn't so frickin' awesome as hell, I wouldn't have anypony to look up to, would I?" said Scootaloo, "In addition to Rainbow Dash, I really wouldn't be anything without my two best friends, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle."

"Great sharing, Scootaloo!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Thank you," she replied.

Twilight Sparkle flashed a smile. "You're welcome," she said. She moved her head slightly towards Sweetie Belle, signaling to the young filly that it was her turn to share something she was, thankful for.

"Oh gosh! They've already touched up on a lot of it, but OK. Here I go," Sweetie Belle said, "I'm thankful for Rarity, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo."

"Alright," said Twilight, "Last but not least." Twilight thought about it for a few minutes and then shared. "As you all know, I am thankful for my friends. Without my friends, I wouldn't have discovered that friendship is magic and the importance of friendship before I met them. But as I learned alongside them all these years, I am still thankful for them for leaving a long-lasting impact on my life."

After Twilight had concluded the Thankful Circle, it was 5:00 P. M., which signaled the end of the day.

"Hope you all enjoyed the little holiday activity I planned!" Twilight chirped, "See you back on January 7th!"

Starlight trotted up to Twilight, followed by Spike closely behind.

"So, how do you think it went?" Twilight asked.

"It was fun," Starlight replied, "But shouldn't you be more worried about Fluttershy? She isn't being herself."

"You're right,"Twilight said,"We need to see if Fluttershy's OK."

"Way ahead of you, Twilight!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Seems like Rainbow Dash has it taken care of," said Twilight, "Though I do still wonder what was with the outburst. I wish I could help in some way, but I was preoccupied with some damn Thanksgiving Circle to think anything of it!"

"Don't worry, Twilight. It's not your fault," Starlight reassured her.

Twilight trotted away to go find Fluttershy without as much as saying a word.

Fixing Things With Fluttershy Lyrics

Twilight Sparkle (spoken): I have to make things right
I have to make things right!

(Sung): But how?
I've let everypony down
And ignored a friend in need
Wrapped by my own misdeed
Can't get it out of my head
Oh, Pinkie can't erase this frown
No matter how much she tried

But no
No matter how much time I spend
Dwelling
There's always going to be
This feeling swelling up inside

Our friendship cannot be denied
There's no way it can be defined
And I let her down, down, down
Now Fluttershy I must find
And make amends
Because that's what friends
Do