//------------------------------// // Chapter 84 – A Crusaders Sunday Part Three // Story: Griffon of Canterlot // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Griffon of Canterlot Chapter 84 – A Crusaders Sunday Part Three Sunflower worked on setting up a projector, speakers and the screen, just behind her is the flickering light of her campsite fire the Cruasders, Pinkie Pie, Big Mac and Applejack sat around it. There chatting and eating marshmallows Sunflower listened to with a smile on her beak, when she was finished setting up everything Sunflower hoped they would enjoy the surprise she had installed for them. Sunflower made sure to set up her device to the projector but hidden from them, it was a black and white classic she, and Nanner Maple always had a lot of laughs over. “That should do it, now to see if it ready to go.” She held up the remote pushing the button on it to start the projector, light lit up the screen with 'standing by' on it. “Perfect.” Sunflower clapped her forepaws together being pleased with the step up, she turn around walking back to the camp fire listening to them talk. “-wow these marshmallows are amazing! They even have chocolate in the middle! The melting warm chocolate with the squishiness is soooo amazing!” Pinkie Pie said popping another into her muzzle happily munching away. Sweetie Belle swallowed. “They are! I really love the way the flavours melt together!” “These are them most awesome marshmallows I ever had!” Scootaloo said licking her muzzle. “Did you make these yourself?” Sunflower shook her head. “Nope, can't take credit for something Nanner Maple made.” Applebloom was a bit surprised but also knew that grandparents were special too. “Like mah Ganny! She make Zap Apple jam like no other!” Sunflower frowned. “Zap... Apple... Jam?” They all looked surprised at first when she responded, but Applejack had a feeling she never got to try it where she lived. “Ah'll make sure to pack a jar or two for ya to take home with ya sugarcube, also a barrel of our best Apple Cider too.” Sunflower groaned. “Please stop giving me stuff! I feel like a jumbo charity case here!” “Yer never tried it so this is a tasty, and maybe ya Nanner can pre-order some to be delivered to ya PO BOX at that train station.” Applejack stated in a calm manner. “Eeyup.” Big Mac agreed. Sunflower rubbed her forepaw under the beak. “That does sound more reasonable, okay you got yourself a deal, dude.” Sunflower accepted that terms. “I am always up for something new.” Sunflower glance over to the projector. “As for something new, up for some black and white good old classical musical movie theatre?” Pinkie Pie almost in a instant was over there looking at the machine and the screen. “Whoa! Your saying you can do something like that musical in Manehatten with this?” “Your referring to Hinny of the Hills aren't ya? Dude, Nanner Maple with my grandpa is there right now enjoying it on their 100th anniversary of being married!” Sunflower dropped the bombshell on them that made they all gasp in shock. “100 year anniversary!?” Sunflower chuckled. “Dude, it a miracle they still married after all these years, the way they can clash, it even I would say, 'nope not getting involved, getting out of here', and that what I did, stay out of it.” Applejack walked over to the projector seeing tents set up around it with cushions inside it. “Sugarcube, it amazin' to hear that ya have two grandparents that lived far beyond ah ever thought possible for a pair of griffs.” Sunflower shrugged. “Never thought about it, now who up for some Finch Griffon hundard year old movie theatre?” Sunflower picked up the large remote. “Sure!” Scootaloo quickly got into one of the tents, she sat down looking out to the screen. “Yeah! What are we going to see?” Sweetie Belle also eager to see what Sunflower going to play for them. Sunflower watch them all get seated ready to watch. “I got a few in mind, this first one of three Finch Griffons that are very comical, the next is more like a musical play, but it feels like it did happen yet it haven't because it all put together by a bunch of very good actors.” Applebloom peeked out of the tent at Sunflower. “One funny and one musical huh?” “Yep, thought I mix things up, dude.” Pinkie giggled. “Come on play already!” Sunflower rolled her eyes. “Your wish is my command Pinkamena!” Sunflower raise the remote and pressed play. At Manehatten outside the theatre, ponies and two griffons piled out of it soon after the Hinny of the Hill play finished, Maple walking alongside Gruff down the street happy. “Gruffy, I haven't seen that kind of smile in a long time.” “That because I enjoyed that pony show, now I can tell what all the huff about it and say it was worth watching with you Maple.” He nuzzled her slightly with his beak against the side of her face, she returned it. Suddenly a group of ponies appear before them, one wielding a knife. “Look lads, we got so-Ah!” he suddenly couldn't move as Maple's paw was near his neck with claws sticking out of them, he dropped the knife onto the concrete with it clattering on impact. “Now colt, I and my husband are celebrating our 100 years of being married, you and your buddies will not ruin our week here at Manehatten.” Maple slowly close her forepaw, the claw tips pressing slightly on the fur around the neck. “So, what do you and your buddies got to say?” He swallowed hard. “S-sorry...” “And?” “An-and we will not try to rob you again.” “And?” “I-I will tell other gangs to leave you alone.” She moved her forepaw away from his neck patting it against the side of his face. “Now that a good colt, and here is one more thing for you and your buddies to hear, I am 227 years old, my husband close to that too. Now you do the maths on our experiences with woppy muggers.” The other ponies already turned and ran in all directions upon hearing her say that, the stallion backed up. “Y-you look so young!” “Yes.” “Th-th-that means you are almost like the Princess!” “Yes.” “Oh sweet Celestia! I never mugging another again!” He quickly turned tail and ran away.” Gruff walked up beside her seeing the stallion tuck tail and galloping away. “You really enjoyed that, didn't you?” “Maybe.” Maple smirked. “I am not gonna let some idiotic ponies that think crime the answer ruin our night.” Maple continue to walk with Gruff putting it away. “Also that was kinda fun teaching them a lesson, haven't had to do that in a while.” She giggled. “So worth it.” “That it is.” Gruff chuckled again with a few coughs followed. “Now, where are we going to next?” Maple point to it with her talon. “Right over there, I booked us a nice harbour view of the Pony of Friendship statue while we dine with the best fish from the Manehatten harbour.” Gruff shook his head. “You are spoiling me.” “You want me to stop?” “Not a chance Maple.” Maple gave him a soft kiss with her beak against his cheek. “Good Gruffy, let's dine!” The Crusaders were in fits of laughter watching the black and white comedy of three Finch Griffons getting themselves into complete hilarious mess, one of them at times would bonk another on the head, it was playing alongside with the rapid paste music. Pinkie Pie eating pop corn burst into laughter. “This is hahaha the best hahaha comedy show I hahaha seen!” Big Mac was in fits of laughter with tears falling, he covered the face with one foreleg and hitting the other hoof against the ground. “Ah got to admit, this maybe the first ah seen somethin' like this but it the most hilarious thin' ah seen close to what Pinkie Pie does at times.” Applejack said with a small laugh followed. Sunflower swallowed after eating a paw full of popcorn. “What can I say? Hehe, these triplets were comedic geniuses!” Sunflower chuckled, the end came with two of them carrying the third brother above their heads running on the hind legs, they being chased by the house owner waving his stick in annoyance with the circle shirking to a black screen. “Awwwww!” The girls complained at once. “Come on! Seriously! That how it ends! I was enjoying that!” Scootaloo was annoyed for it to end. Sunflower shrugged. “That how it was, no real conclusion to a comedic mess they got themselves in, it left every griffon to think of what could be, even make up their on conclusion.” She giggled. “So there is no real ending, and all endings are our own endings?” Sweetie Belle asked.. “Pretty much.” “Ah like that! We can come up with our own endin's!” Applebloom grinned. Scootaloo nodded. “I can go with that!” She giggled at what kind of ending she had in mind. Sunflower started the next movie, it showed up the title, 'Pokemon: The First Movie, Finch Griffon Edition' came up. “Huh? I got a cartoon movie on here instead of a musical movie.” “Is it good?” Applebloom asked. “I watched it when I was your age and still do.” Sunflower said. “It a cartoon of total fiction, nothing about it is real, but it fun to watch dude.” “Can we?” Sweetie Belle wanted to see it. Sunflower shrugged. “Sure thing.” Applejack frowned. “Finch Griffon Edition, what exactly does that mean sugarcube?” “Can't say, that one of the few things I am not allow to answer, sorry Applejack.” “W-” Pinkie Pie cuts in. “It part of the Finch Griffon rule, we have rules, they have rules, you don't want to be a meany and get her to break that do you?” Applejack saw the looks every pony was giving her, with a sigh she didn't press. “Yer right sugarcube, ah won't press, let's watch this Poke-mon.” 0 “YAY!” The Crusaders cheered in delight. “After that it bed time for all of you, and you all got your own beds you are sitting on.” Sunflower grinned. Pinkie Pie giggled. “Wow you really thought ahead!” Sunflower laughed. “Of course my pink pen pal best friend, I had a week afterall, just mixed up the second movie.” She look upon the group of ponies. “So little ones, once we watched this, time to get some sleep understood?” “Deal!” They said together with hooves raised. “Good.” She raise the remote up and press play. Princess Celestia turn the page of the book she was reading before the fire place in her room, she enjoying another nice evening and looking forward to seeing her children in the morning when they should come home by train. “It going to be a interesting day tomorrow, I do wonder what Gale experienced over there even against my wishes of going.” Celestia thought of Nightingale how she saved Gale from getting into worse trouble. “Still... It been a crazy week and it be coming to a end, even things won't be as they would be with my daughter returned...” She closed the book up. “What a strange feeling... I never felt this tense since the war that almost came with King Guto...” Celestia put the book away, taking off her crown, vest plate and hoof shoes. Celestia was about to get into bed when a knock came from the door, with a sigh she turn to the door. “Come...” The door opened and Luna walked in closing the door behind her with magic. “Sister... I am sorry to disturb you.” “It fine Luna, what is it?” “Nephew Gale contacted me via the Dream Realm, something unexpected has happened in Griffonstone...” “Go on...” Celestia said with wryness in her words. Luna than reviles what she was told. “A griffon from the Inverse Reality from that version of Griffonstone have arrived and Gale with company are at Trottingham Hospit-” Luna didn't get to finish when in a blinding flash Celestia had teleported. “-al...” Luna stared at the empty spot. “I better tell Nephew Gale, Celestia on the way...” Luna sighed heavily and saw all Celestia's royal gear on the table side. “Well...”