//------------------------------// // The Mane Abracadabra, Part One // Story: Twilight Gets a Puppy, Season 5 // by TDR //------------------------------// Twilight Gets a Puppy Season 5 By TDR The Mane Abracadabra, Part One [ Ponyville, Seshat Castle] “Wait, you know Countess Coloratura?” Rainbow Dash demanded. “Ah dunno, ah had a friend as a filly named Coloratura, but she wasn't no Countess.” Applejack offered. “It is most likely a stage name.” Trixie offered.” Most big stars use one.” “Maybe... why are you here again?” Applejack demanded glaring at Trixie. “Pinkie hired me to run the fireworks, and since she's not here Twilight took over the organization of the event.” Trixie pointed out. “And since Twilight is in charge of everything now I need to talk to her about where I'm supposed to set up as soon as she's done writing her lists. Helping some one else look good isn't usually my thing, but a paycheck is a paycheck and this one isn't bad.” “Still surprised is all.” Applejack offered. ”Specially since Rahs ain't here.” “I was hoping to see him but Trixie didn't know he was going to be sent away by a tree!” Trixie snapped. “Sorry.” Seshat offered. “But he was needed.” “For what?” Trixie demanded. “Huh guess you didn't get the story.” Rainbow Dash offered. “Rarity told me some things but I may have missed it due to the Princesses being here.” Trixie offered calming back down.” While we wait for Twilight I wouldn't mind being filled in on everything.” “Yer being awfully civil fer some reason.” Applejack muttered. “ Specially with me here.” “Please, Applejack, Trixie is always civil while on the job. And in truth while I am not happy with you also chasing after Fuzzy, given your condition we understand it. While we do not fault you for your interest, we are most certainly not going to let you win. But it is pointless to fight over some one who is not even here.” Trixie explained. “Besides, most of my issues are with the bug and the other bitch, not you or Sunset. Granted Sunset and Trixie have multiple other things to argue about that do not involve Fuzzy after Trixie's time as Princess Luna's student. In any event something was brought up to Trixie that almost guarantees Trixie will win Fuzzy.” “Oh this ah gotta hear.” Applejack huffed. “Hey I wanna know too, I might need to change my bet.” Rainbow Dash offered. “It's simple. Fuzzy is the god of theater.” Trixie began. “Oookay.....” Applejack frowned. “I'm gonna need more than that to change my bet.” Rainbow Dash demanded. “Trixie is a show pony, a student of the theater. However Trixie is just that, a pony. Trixie is not the daughter of a goddess like Sunset. Trixie is not able to shape shift into anything he might desire like the bug, Trixie is also not cursed with a form that is enough to make him drool like you. And Trixie most certainly isn't a bitch that is the diamond dog ideal form of beauty and power.” Trixie explained. “ Trixie is just a pony. Trixie is the one with nothing that puts her ahead of anyone else.” “Ummmm” Applejack blinked then narrowed her eyes as she caught on.” Oh you sneaky.....” “What?” Rainbow Dash demanded. “ Trixie is the underdog in this battle for love Rainbow Dash. “ Trixie grinned. ”Which means Trixie's victory is all but certain as underdog wins are the most dramatic sort there are.” [ Bayston] “Nah, ain't nothing unusual round here ah've seen” The guard stallion shrugged looking to the large blue diamond dog and the pink mare with him. “ But if yer looking for something crazy, the club scene down town is always nuts it's like we gotta break up a fight every night.” “What about the long pigs?” the other guard with him offered. “Pfft. There ain't no such thing. Next you'll be telling me there are gators in the sewers, and that PETA group proved that was false. There's no gators in the sewers, just nest of huge rats down there, and they want to be part of the city council.” “Not sure I'd want a rat on the city planning board, no matter how smart.” the other guard muttered. “HAH, how could you tell the difference from what we already got?” The first guard offered as they both laughed. Rahs raised an eyebrow at that before he looked down to Pinkie Pie who shrugged. “Any luck?” Sunset asked trotting up to the two pair as the Guard moved off to continue their patrol. Rahs sighed shaking his head. “Not even a little lead. We've talked to the Guards, to locals, to shop keepers and bakers and grannies in the windows who watch everything and we haven't found out anything except Gummy doesn't have any family here.” Pinkie huffed. “Well I've got good news then. Because I think I found why we're here.” Sunset grinned magically floating a bar flier up for the pair to read. “Tonight at Cheers, five bit cover and mares enter for free. Live bands on stage. The metal band Mega Dog headlining, also including Days of the Gnu, Iced Equss, Katty, and Clench.” “What, no not that part!” Sunset huffed. “I should hope not, those bands all go hard except for Days of the Gnu. Their fastest song is at best considered slow rock. Everyone else is gonna fire up the crowd and the mosh pit, when they play , everyone's gonna wander off and take a nap.” Pinkie Pike explained “Pinkie Pie read the bottom.” Sunset growled. ”That concert was yesterday.” “Oh. Let's see then, Wednesday night's live band is..... The Song Fishies......” Pinkie Pie frowned. “ They can't be that dumb.” “I asked, they are, the descriptions matched.” Sunset smiled. “Woof.” Rahs smirked. “Yer, gods damned right.” Pinkie Pie growled. “Hope the club owner has insurance.” Sunset cackled. [ Ponyville] “So is that enough to change your bet Rainbow Dash?” Trixie grinned. “Nah.” Rainbow Dash offered. “Really?” Applejack questioned. “Yeah. See I might not be as into theater as Trixie and Rahs, But I've seen a heck of a lot of plays in the last few years. And I've seen a lot of narrative tropes.” Rainbow Dash waved a hoof. “ Took me a minute to understand what Trixie was getting to there though.” “No offense, but Trixie is surprised you know the term, narrative trope.” “Whatever, any way, the underdog winning is one thing, but then you've got the 'cursed mare' trope that Applejack fills. Heck that's more beauty and the beast than your stuff. Granted it's sort of a reverse of that trope since both of them would be the beast, but whatever. Then there's Jynx which fits the whole 'Princess of an enemy tribe turned friend' thing. Then you've got Sunset rocking the bad Princess who needs to be set straight trope, though that may be from porn, I dunno.” Rainbow Dash offered her wings fluttering. “ Then we have the monster princess trope from Saturnia. Really all that equals out to the dark horse thing. Cause all of them are pretty drama heavy and boring. The only one missing is the evil overlords daughter turned good from the power of love and we'll have a whole set.” Applejack and Trixie stared at Rainbow Dash. “Is it a changeling?” Trixie demanded. “Ah dunno.....” Applejack offered.” Ah ain't never seen her go full nerd a'fore.” “Oh screw you both. Do you have any idea how many plays and operas and shit I've been dragged to by Prince and his parents? Mostly his mom, it's like she's trying to force' culture' into me. At least when it's Prince bringing me the play tends to be interesting if it's not part of his job, or it's so boring we can have some fun in the booth.” “Trixie does not like the 'cultured' Rainbow Dash.”