//------------------------------// // The Original Ms. Canter-Clash // Story: Hooves of Fury Part 1 // by Lock Target //------------------------------// "Okay, everypony" the host said, "We will now begin the draw for who will face who in which match" Fluttershy was first followed by Grace, a cloaked pony, Fido, an elderly unicorn that resembled a kung-fu sereotype and so-on. After all 20 have drawn their bracket, the host announces the match-ups. "Alright, before I list off the matches, I'll give you a brief telling on what to expect. The one who wins all three of his or her matches will go on to face the champion. If your name has been called, Day 1 contestants please report to the locker room. Everpony else is free to leave until the day of their match. The day 1 matches are; Raging River VS Mountain. The Diamonator VS Ms. Canter-Clash. Jawbreaker VS Bayou Buck. For day 2, we have Stomper VS Robocolt. Grace the Grifficore VS Santamaneica Sassy. Count Dracola VS Mirror Mane. For day 3, The Bruiser VS Mr. Tea Leaf. Highroller VS Stonevester. Hidden Dragon VS Gilda" As soon as she heard her name, Fluttershy heard a familiar voice. "WHO IS THIS HIDDEN DRAGON PUNK!?" the bitter Griffin shouted. The other contenders part to show the two facing each other. When Gilda gets a look at Gilda, the first thing that came out of Fluttershy's mouth was "Oh no..." Gilda then begins laughing and pointing. "THIS doofus! HAHAHAHA! This is in the bag!" "I see you've met my cousin" growled Grace. "Your cousin?" asked Fluttershy. "On my mother's side" Grace continued, "She's a bit of a jerk and truth be told, a little jealous of me" "Please" scoffed Gilda "...Okay, maybe a little, but seriously, how did YOU get into the actual tournament?" Fluttershy hsitated for a moment then said "I don't know, your cousin accidentally signed me up and something inside of me welled up and then-" "Whatever," Gilda interrupted, "Fact is, if YOU can get in here, I'm just wasting my time here. That 400,000,000,000 Bits is mine!" Fluttershy runs off as Gilda started to laugh. "...You are a terrible creature, you know that?" Asked Grace. Gilda glared at her saying "Hey, you weren't there! It was a lame-o jackpot in Ponyville!" "You are really shallow!" replied Grace. Gilda says nothing and leaves. The Host then continues listing off the matches. "...Day 4 matches..." Meanwhile at the VIP box, Fancy Pants and his friends along with Twi, Rarity and Rainbow await the annoucement for the matches. The host comes out and steps into the ring. "Fillies and Gentalcolts!" he shouted "The matches have been decided" The crowd cheers. "Without further ado, let's bring out our first two competitors! Coming in from the left, from the peak of Baltimare, the hulking horse, MOOOOUNTAIN!" The crowd cheers as Mountain enters the ring. "And from the right we have the crank from Clopkick City, the Masher with with Magic, RRRRRRRAAAAAGIIIIIIIIIING RRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEER!" As the crowd cheers, the elderly unicorn walks onto the ring. "I believe Mountain will be victorious in this match" Fancy remarked. "Are you kidding?" Rainbow asked, "A large drink of your choice says Raging River goes to town on him as soon as the bell rings!" "Let's get this party started!" the host shouted. As Rainbow Dash predicted, Mountain is imediately attacked by Raging river just as the match started. Mountain falls to the ring floor. "AND THE WINNER IS, RAGING RIVER!" The crowd cheers their heads off. Shocked at the display, all Fancy could say is "My word..." With a smug look on her face, Rainbow looks over at Fancy Pants saying "I'll have Cola" "I'll admit I'm not a big fan of this, but I gotta say, after seeing Raging River down there, I'm impressed...Ooh, excuse me, I have to...Powder my horn" Twilight finished exiting the VIP Box. Shaking off her disbelief that Rainbow was serious about the bet, Rarity claims "At least Fluttershy wasn't in this match" "Worse..." Grace said revealing herself perched on the banister of the VIP Box. She climbs down continuing, "She's in the last match of the third day against my cousin Gilda" "GILDA!?" Just as soon as she heard the name, an angry Rainbow Dash pins Grace to the floor asking "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!? THAT MANIAC'S YOUR COUSIN!?" After getting Rainbow off of her and getting her to calm down, Rarity asks, "Is this true, darling?" "I'm afraid so" replied Grace in a reluctant manner, "Tour friend managed to make it through the preliminaries like it was nothing, but after she saw Gilda, she ran off" Just then a small explosion is heard and Twilight is seen launched into the air going toward the ring where the second match has begun. Ms. Canter-Clash (The cloaked pony) kicks Twilight in the stomach and launching her into Fido who was ready to give Ms. Canter-Clash a suplex before actually getting Twilight instead. The whistle blows and the referee shouts "30 MINUTE POSTPONEMENT! SPECTATOR ITERFERENCE!" The shocked crowd begins booing as Grace and Rainbow fly to Twilight's aid. Meanwhile at the hospital, Fluttershy is in the wing where they have the contenders of the Preliminaries apologizing to her opponents until she came to "Granny Smith?" Hey, I was supposed to say that! "AH! WHO SAID THAT!?" Oops, uh, anyway, Fluttershy recovers from her paranoia and focuses on Granny Smith...Phew, that was close... "What are YOU doing here?" Fluttershy asked. "Oh pony feathers, yer one of Applejack's friends ain't cha?" asked the injured old founder of Ponyville. "Yes" Fluttershy replied. "Can you keep a secret?" she asked. Fluttershy leans closer. "I was the original Ms. Canter-Clash. 'Course back then, it was called the 'Canterlot Tussle' so my stage name was Ms. Tussle" Fluttershy gasps sharply in shock. "You were a Canter-Clash contender? Why?" Granny Smith then sighs and begins telling the concerned pegasus her story. "It some time after the founding of Ponyville. My pa hurt himself. I wanted to help with the money we made, but at the time, all we had were Zap Apple trees. Then I found a flier advertising the first Canterlot Tussle. The grandprize was 30,000 Bits, which was just enough to help my pa. I entered it and became champion. Since then up 'till my retirement, I kept coming back to the cometition to earn more money to help the farm. Then, twenty years ago while Applejack was up in Manehattan, I came out of retirement just for the thrill of the glory days. I managed to get to the finals, but a mad-skilled demension-hoppin' yahoo you might know done got the better of me. Now I came back one more time but I threw out my back in the last match of the preliminaries, then that Gilda gal got the bracket" "Gilda!?" Fluttershy cried. Just then, Apple Bloom shows up. "Granny, what are you doing here?" she asked. "Oh, uh...I was here sight-seein' and I threw out my back" Said Granny winking at Fluttershy afterwards while Apple Bloom looked at the floor. She looked back up and said "I would've been here sooner, but AJ still has that sprain in her hoof, Big Mac hurt himself again and the only one back in Ponyville I knew to escort me had a snack attack" Wait...That means- "Hi, Fluttershy, what are you doing here...?" ...Hi... "Oh, it's you again! Are you writing somepony out of character again?" No, I uh... To Be Continued. "WHAT!? But I just got here!"