//------------------------------// // Brief Moments From the First Two Years // Story: Angel // by Sage Runner //------------------------------// The Ticket Master "Yoink!" Angel shouted, swiping the golden pieces of paper from Spike and hopping towards Fluttershy. "Hey, mum!" He lifted the tickets up towards her. "They're shiny! Shiny's good, right? Didn't you say you liked shiny?" "These are perfect!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "I think the leather bag I swiped 'em from is coming back, so here's my plan: you distract him with your soothing voice while I grab a very large rock..." ... "Fluttershy, not you too?" Twilight asked as Fluttershy and her animal friends cleaned the library. "Oh, well, hello Twilight! I hope you don't mind, but we're all doing a little spring cleaning for you. It was Angel's idea!" "Yep, and now your giant book fort is clean enough to eat your tv dinners-for-one off of!" Angel added enthusiastically. "You're not doing this for the ticket, are you?" Twilight asked, raising her brow. "Oh no, I'm doing this because you're my very best friend. Right Angel?" "Hold up now," Angel replied, gesturing for her to stop with his hoof. "Don't go backing yourself into a corner, here. The lady lives in a tree and owns at least one slave. You don't wanna get caught up in her hangups. It's all about the ticket." "Oh," Fluttershy nodded awkwardly, "yes, we are just doing this for the ticket." The Return of Harmony "Giant apples are the SHIT!" Angel shouted, elongating the "I" sound as he gorged himself on the aforementioned bulbous apples against Applejack's wishes. "Now, Angel, you really shouldn't–" Fluttershy was interrupted as Angel's legs grew to ridiculous proportions and took on the appearance of deer's feet. "This looks promising..." Angel said, observing his modified extremities. "No! It's not possible! I must be seeing things!" Fluttershy shouted in a panic. "Small rodent brethren!" Angel called out to his fellow rabbits, all of whom had the same legs he did. He cupped his hoof over his mouth, muffling his speech slightly. "The time to stampede and devour has come! We take Ponyville from the corrupt! The rich! The oppressors of generations who have kept you down with myths of carrots and lettuce, and we give it to you, the rabbits!" He opened his arms up to his listeners. "Ponyville is yours! None shall interfere, do as you please! But start by storming Sweet Apple Acres and eating all this giant fruit!" He pointed his hoof towards the trees. "Step forward, those who would eat, for an army will be raised! The juicy will be ripped from their trees, and cast into the warm bellies that we know and endure! Courts will be convened! Spoils will be enjoyed! Blood will be shed!" He paused and thought for a moment. "Actually, forget those last three things I said, this is mostly about the giant fruit." ... Twilight Sparkle gave a yelp as she was trampled into the ground by the rabbits. "I was wondering which would break first," Angel shouted. "Your spirit, or your body!" "Good boy, Angel!" Fluttershy declared. "Mamma's so proud!" "I will fulfill Discord's destiny!" Angel replied as he continued on his stampede. May the Best Pet Win "So listen, Tank, was it?" Angel asked. The turtle nodded. "I've been watching you today, and I have to say, your loyalty is impressive." Tank slowly smiled. "I mean, from what mum was saying, you only just met Rainbow Dash today and you were... drawn to her. You didn't let anything stop you from competing for her attention, and you were there for her in her moment of need." Tank looked at him quizzically. "I'm just saying, it's not exactly common for an animal to have that sort of bond with a master they've just met, before she's even their master, and the circumstances seem familiar," Angel stopped as the turtle narrowed its gaze. "Right, you're getting bored, sorry. My point is... if anything changes... if you and Rainbow Dash start to see you as something... other than a turtle... Come and find me. If you are what I think you are, then I'd like to help guide you." Tank tilted his head. "Don't worry, it'll make sense once you've spent enough time with your new mum." Ponyville Confidential "Hi, Angel!" Sweetie Bell said at the front door as Fluttershy sobbed inside her cottage. "Is Fluttershy home?" "PISS OFF!" Angel replied, slamming the door shut.