Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 5
by TDR
Rarity Incinerates
[The Moss Pit. Canterlot's premier concert venue.]
Rahs had been surprised that there was a club in one of the few heavily forested areas of Canterlot. He was even more surprised at the type of music played here. The heavy bass made his stomach rumble as the mass of ponies milled around and danced to the flashing strobe lights and lasers flying everywhere.
In a clearing under roof well hidden in the canopy was a dance floor and a massive DJ booth where a familiar white unicorn mare with a blue mane and tail, and who was still wearing sunglasses at night, kept the music going.
Rahs hadn't known what to expect, though the seafood dinner prepared by a sea pony had been rather impressive, though he had never had anything that was cooked over a geothermal vent under millions of gallons of salt water. It was a decidedly different taste.
Rahs wasn't too sure what brought on Aria's interest in him, though to be fair he was only vaguely aware of the interest of some of the others, mostly Jynx and Applejack to be honest, and maybe Trixie, though Saturnia and Sunset confused him, but they were interested and he didn't see why he shouldn't humor Aria as he did them.
Granted he wasn't sure why they hadn't given up and judging by his own comment from the future Aria didn't either.
One of these days he would learn how to say no to a pretty girl asking him out.
Aria was in her pony form and some how managed to make herself look even more 'punk' as Sunset had called it.
He wasn't sure what 'punk' was, though Pinkie had told him 'Punk was anything that annoyed those in charge'. Given how Aria's mom reacted to half of what she did, Aria was very punk then.
The dance floor was crowded with ponies, griffons and a few other creatures, he wouldn't call what they were doing dancing, more spazing to the music, but he could see some rhythm here and there.
“Well then, it's busier than I expected when Vinyl told me about this place.” Aria half shouted half whispered.”Still impressive.”
Rahs nodded, noting the bar was made out of a massive fallen log and despite the club being outside technically, unless you looked you likely wouldn't even notice with how the trees and the few structures were placed.
“Well come on let's dance.” Aria called.
Rahs blinked at the dance floor frowning, this really wasn't his thing.
“Seriously? Don't tell me you're scared.” Aria snarked.
Rahs raised an eyebrow at her.
“Not it huh, well then maybe you just don't know how to dance?”
Rahs' eyes narrowed as Aria smirked wider, her shark like teeth giving the grin a sinister air. Joke was on her, sharp teeth didn't bother him.
Rahs snorted cracking his neck and advancing towards the dance floor offering back a fanged grin of his own.
“Challenge accepted.”
[ Ponyville, Seshat]
“ So what did Princess Celestia say?” Applejack asked adding a bit more pepper to the pork chops and applesauce she had before her on the table.
“Well the two heads of the families are going to get a bit of time to think about things in Alpacatraz. If I was a normal pony I might very well be dead, so the charge is sitting at attempted involuntary pony slaughter, which is something they had to come up with on the spot. And every other member of the family turned on the heads when confronted, saying they were the ones spurning them on to fight.”Twilight explained. “Not that Celestia believed that and she had everyone else in the family spread across Equestria in various work crews at Guard out posts. She also revoked the land grant that made that place theirs to start with. Most of the foals are going to stay with their actual parents at the places they are sent. At least after the adults recover from the maulings they received.”
“So what about tah couple?” Applejack asked.
“They are allowed to stay on the land for the time being, Princess Celestia is considering granting them the land if they can figure out a new name for their family before they get married. Neither is too thrilled with keeping their family names after all this.”Twilight shrugged eating a bit of garlic bread, the only thing close to the awesome of bacon in her mind.
“Yeah got some of my kin are gonna be headed out there soon as well. Seems tha families are both connected to tha Apples some where along tha way.” Applejack shrugged. “Princess Celestia sent Granny tha info a couple days ago and we got a few distant cousins who were looking fer somewhere new, even if it is working on land owned by someone else.”
“Well it might be given to who ever can settle it. Around those two hills is a very large bit of land that will need more than just two ponies to tend.”Twilight shrugged.”Still I'm kinda wondering why we got sent out there when all it took was some senseless violence to fix everything.”
“But you are good at that.” Seshat offered.
Twilight sighed as Applejack chuckled.
“So yah ever figure out what caused tha feud tah start with?” Applejack asked trying hard not to wolf down her meal.
“Yes.” Twilight sighed.
“And?”
“.......”
“ Twi?”
“It started as a fight between the founders on how you put a toilet paper roll on the rod .”Twilight sighed again.
Applejack stared at her a moment.
“Yer not joking.”
“No.”
[ Canterlot Royal Gardens]
“You can't do this to me!”Wind Rider stammered.
“You sent me after my mother. I should break your nose on principle for reminded me she exists, let alone that fake warning that she had done something stupid again.”Spitfire snarled, and the expression on Soarin's face could have melted stone. “Instead I'm doing what I can do to you. First off, Rainbow Dash gets your spot in the event tomorrow, second I'm revoking your record for misconduct.”
“What!?”
“The bolts have to trust one another in the air and out of it, you should know that. You trying to get rid of a promising young up and comer just to keep a stupid record spits in the face of that tenet. You are lucky you're retired or I'd throw you out completely after stripping you of any rank you've ever held for this petty bullshit.“ Spitfire growled. ”You tried to ruin another Wonderbolts reputation for your own ego, and sent me on a dangerous trek to deal with an idiot that might have led to me committing murder this time if I wasn't thinking clear enough. Don't expect another invite to fly with us ever again either. Now get the buck out of my sight before I change my mind about breaking your nose.”
Wind Rider opened his mouth to say something only for Soarin to stride up and pick him up bodily with his hooves before flinging him out the door leaving Rarity and Rainbow Dash staring after the ejected pony as the door slammed.
Wind Rider picked himself up with a growl, glaring back at the door before storming off only for a white foreleg to reach out of a side hall in the castle and yank him down it by his scarf.
“URKK!” Wind Rider gagged.
The pegasus was pushed into a spare store room of the castle, before a light formed, the glowing ball illuminating the caster. A white furred unicorn stallion with a blonde mane and blue eyes.
“Ah good. I was hoping to get a hold of you before you left the city.” Prince offered.
“Prince Blue Blood... what.. what is the meaning of this?” Wind Rider demanded.
“Oh I simply wanted to inform you of how you fucked up, well... beyond pissing off Spitfire and Soarin, I mean” Prince offered nonchalantly, buffing a hoof against his vest and inspecting it briefly before turning to regard Wind Rider as if he was a piece of dirt that might stain it.
“The mare you tried to pin a crime on is one Rainbow Dash. An Element of Harmony, Loyalty to be exact. The sole drive for her for most of her life is to be a Wonderbolt. The thing is, due to her status as a hero, she practically owns the Wonderbolts as a military branch. If she wanted to she could say 'jump' and every bolt would have to ask 'how high?' She knows this by the way and doesn't want it. She is busting her flank going through the ranks like a normal pony, and she is doing everything she can to not be seen as better than anyone else unless she earns that. She's probably arguing with Spitfire now that she doesn't deserve to take your place in the event.”
Wind Rider blinked at the explanation.
“How is that...”
“Shut up I'm not done talking.” Prince snapped. “Your attempt could have ruined everything that she has worked for all her life just for your own ego. Still even if you had succeeded Dash likely wouldn't do anything to you in repercussion. That mare is very much a hero, and those in the know would like to keep it that way, as such, there are those of us who have no issue getting our own hooves dirty to protect her. Even if I wasn't dating her.”
Wind Rider's eyes widened.
“So allow me to introduce some associates of mine who would also have no issue if I gave an order that your body should not be found.”Prince points a hoof as a figure stepped into the light.
The diamond dog is massive, even considering his kind, he would likely tower over Jynx if the two met. The gray furred brute was all muscle and covered with scars, one eye was hidden by a ragged eye patch.
“This is claws Smith. He got in trouble some time ago for tearing some ones face off and shoving it up their ass. And by that I mean their traveling partner, an ass, not their own posterior.”
Another gesture from the Prince and a smaller Griffon stepped out of the darkness. The blue green bird was wearing full leather dyed black, red, and it was studded with metal spikes, several knives hung from a belt at her waist and from a few sheathed on her forearms.
“This is Bonnie Blade. I needed some one of her skills, so I'm currently hiding her from four separate kill orders across three nations.” Prince continued as the Griffon and the Diamond Dog loomed over the pegasus.
“And this friend of mine is Crimes Malone.” Prince gestured as a nox-cal nocturne even larger than the other two and who couldn't have possibly fit in the damn door of the room loomed over all of them, the the black scales along his muzzle glittering in the mage light.
“What... what did he do...” Wind Rider questioned.
“HE? I'M A MARE MAGGOT.” The nox-cal growled in a deep baritone.
“Crimes is the worst of the lot I'm afraid. She pours the milk in the bowl before the cereal.” Prince shrugged. “ Now then... I will say this to you once. Don't let me ever see you again. Or no one will ever see you again. Understand Wind Rider?”
Prince waited for the nod before kicking the door open behind him and letting the pegasus tear out of the room at top speed.
There was a moment of silence as they listened to the crashes and cries of outrage as the pegasus fled the castle.
“Seriously boss? Shoved his face up his ass? Do you have any idea how hard it was to keep a straight face?”'Claws cackled, flicking up the eye patch showing he had both eyes.
“Oh that was easy.” 'Blade' trilled. “What killed me was 'Crimes' here and his 'I'm A MARE growl.”
“Seemed like a good idea at the time.” The nox-cal chuckled.
“In any case. Thank you for coming by on your days off. Listening to Rainbow Dash this morning when all this came to light made me suspicious enough to ask for help. I'll tell the captain to let you three off on some longer than normal shore leave some where nice.” Prince smirked.
“Sounds good. Maybe I can get 'blade' here back in a bikini again.”'Claws' grinned as the griffon blushed a little.
“Maybe if I can find that banana hammock you wore on our last vacation.”The griffon offered back getting a blush from the diamond dog.
“While appreciated boss, all of us like Dash. I think I'd rather have a invite to the wedding.”The nox-cal stated.
“Pretty sure the whole crew of the Princess Bride wants that.” 'blade' laughed.
“I haven't even proposed to her yet.” Prince yelped.
“YET!” The trio of 'goons' laughed as Prince sighed.