//------------------------------// // Chapter 36- Bulk Talks // Story: Reformed Unicorn Group Podcast // by Quoterific //------------------------------// "Iron Will is my name, training creatures is my game!" The minotaur introduced himself to the unicorns and listeners. The others just stared at him blankly. "What a lovely little trademark," Tempest said, "Certainly beats the Storm King's long merchandising demands." "Iron Will is here to get you all PUMPED UP!" Iron Will shouted at the trio, who ducked down in their seats, they manes flying behind them. "You speak in the third person as well? So does the Great and Powerful Trixie!" Trixie stood up on her seat and gave a flourish of her capes. "A good catchphrase. Iron Will approves," The Minotuar turned to the others, "What is your catchphrase. Iron Will insists you have a catchphrase!" "And why would we want a catch phrase?" Sunset quirked an eyebrow. "You need something to sell yourself towards creatures. Something to make you stand out from the crowd. Something that screams that you talk the talk and walk that walk!" The other three looked at each other with confusion, then back to Iron Will. They thought long and hard about what their signature move would be. Sunset broke the silence first. "When part of the Storm King's magic ended up in our world, me and the other Rainbow Dash would argue over what is the best catchphrase when we are in hero-pony mode. Rainbow would choose 'It's hero time', but I preferred 'Let's pony-up'," Sunset explained what happened on their adventures on the high seas. "A good strong hero catchphrase. Something, Iron Will approves of," Iron scratched his chin thoughtfully, "And what are you're catchphrases, unicorns?" "I don't know to be honest," Tempest said, "I would not want to stand out too much though. We each have our own habits and things that make us just as unique." "And what are those exactly?" Iron raised an eyebrow. Trixie was the first to answer, latching onto Starlight. "Like how Starlight always gives a nervous laugh whenever she's nervous to hide the fact that she is nervous," Trixie explained, "That's quite a handy quirk." "Every creature does that," Starlight huffed, "I'm the one that usually gets the wrong idea, is part of some crazy plan or jumps to the wrong conclusion. Seriously, I miss the point of things a lot. Spike would know." "Then there are those who have little things that they say a lot. Rarity loves to say darling a lot of the time. Applejack has a lot of country sayings that I have no idea what she's on about sometimes, along with the occasional sugarcube. Rainbow Dash has that thing about awesomeness and things having to be twenty-percent cooler all the time and Pinkie is just Pinkie when it comes to everything random and Fluttershy has a lot of 'yays'," Trixie listed off. "Twilight, well, we all know what Twilight's thing is," Starlight simply stated, which causing a lot of nods from the rest of the group. "Well, Iron Will didn't see this coming," The minotaur explained, "You need something motivational from time to time, but I guess the best motivation comes from being yourself despite what and who you are. That can be my next motivational workshop! Iron Will has just got a new idea!" "Well, things have changed a lot. You may have turned Fluttershy into something else, and Twilight's cruise with her family not what she had in mind and caused Yona to go into an assertive, friendship, smashing machine, but the best things that they have learnt is to be themselves no matter what you throw at them. Whether it's standing up, making time for themselves or having different tactics to showing true friendship," Starlight explained. Trixie smiled at her friend's lesson. "Well, this is awkward, and Iron Will has only been in a few awkward situations," Iron Will's brow began to sweat, "You girls are good talkers." "That's today's lesson wrapped up," Trixie concluded, "The best thing you can be is the best self you have to offer, for yourself and others around you!"