Step 18: Goddess of Love and Fortune
Step 18: Goddess of Love and Fortune
A delicate finger tapped the microphone, sending clear feedback through the headset clamped over locks of pink, purple and gold hair. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the ‘On Air’ display switch to green and clapped her hands together, smiling.
This was always the highlight of her day.
“Good morning, Canterlot!” her warm, cheery voice echoed from all the radios tuned in from across the city, captivating those who listened to it. Tender, passionate and always upbeat, it could make a grown man weak at the knees. “It’s your Mi Amore in the Morning!” Cadence giggled, brushing her long bangs out of her eyes. “Oh, but today is Sunday, isn’t it? Yep, you know what that means! I’ll be with you all day today, playing your favorite love songs and as always, giving you my best love advice. So perk up, Canterlot! Grab your special someone and tell them how much you love them! I’ll be back in a little while to take some questions, so have your phones ready! In the meantime, here’s some old school love hits to start your morning.”
Sliding her rolling chair over to a large switchboard, Cadence flicked a few switches and listened as the music began playing over her headset. Smiling broadly, she gave a thumbs up to the control room across the window and gestured for her visitor to come inside.
Twilight opened the door as the green light switched off again and ran over to give Cadence a hug.
“Twilight, sweetie! How are you?” Cadence gushed, hugging her tight. “And you silly girl! You know you don’t have to ask to come down to the studio.”
Twilight broke away and smiled sheepishly. “Sorry. I just didn’t want to drop in unannounced. I know how busy you can be sometimes.”
“Never too busy for you, we’re practically family after all.” Cadence sat down in her comfy chair again, reaching for her cup of coffee. “But I must admit, I was surprised you called me yesterday. Anything you want to tell me, you just wait until Shining brings me over for dinner,” she said with a soft laugh. Cadence frequented the Sparkle household so many times, they had set up a permanent chair at the dinner table.
A genuine smile graced Twilight’s lips this time. “I know. But I just wanted to have a more… private conversation. Just some girl talk.”
Cadence lowered her mug, a concerned frown darkening her normally radiant features. Twilight almost never came outright with anything. Cadence could remember having to sit for an hour by Twilight’s bed while she hid underneath, refusing to tell why she was upset. “Is everything all right, Twilight? You’re not in trouble, are you?”
“Oh no, nothing like that.” Pulling up a chair of her own, Twilight sat down and began twirling a finger through her hair while she stared at the soundboard. “It’s just that… well…”
Cadence looked at her thoughtfully. She leaned back in her chair, carefully calculating Twilight’s actions. Same old Twilight. She would have to do this nice and slow. “Okay, let’s start with something easy. How is school going?”
Twilight bolted upright. “Oh, school is going great! I got an A+ on my last history paper! And the music teacher is recommending me for the school symphony!”
“That’s great to hear! I’m glad you’re taking the move so well. Now, tell me more about these friends you made.” Cadance had been overjoyed when Twilight had told her she had made not just one, but a whole group of friends.
“Oh, well there’s Rainbow Dash: she’s an athlete and plays on a lot of the school teams. She’s kind of pushy, but she means well. Then there’s Fluttershy: she’s the nicest girl you’ll ever meet but she’s super shy. And Rarity, she loves fashion, but I think she’s a gossip girl. Applejack is always looking out for me and knows how to keep the group in line. Pinkie is… well… I can’t really describe her. She’s just… Pinkie Pie. And then there’s Sunset Shimmer… she’s… um…”
Cadence quirked an eyebrow and pressed her fingertips together. Hello. Have we found the source of today’s conversation? She looked at Twilight’s flushed cheeks. Could it be…?
“But, yeah,” Twilight quickly moved on, “those are my friends! They’re really great. I’ve never had so much fun before.”
Hmm, she’s still avoiding it. Just have to ease her in. “I’m really glad for you, Twilight, they all sound wonderful. So, how was that sleepover the other day?”
“It was great,” Twilight said, a fond look in her eye. “We went trick-or-treating and got lots of candy, then when we got back, we danced. I didn’t like it at first, but I kinda got into it near the end. And no one laughed at me… at least, I think they didn’t. Anyway, we played truth or dare afterward and Sunset told this really good scary story.” Twilight held her hand up to her mouth as she started to giggle. “And then, she dared Rarity to let Spike kiss her! It was so funny! I wished you could have seen it!”
Cadence nodded her head, her heart warming at the sight of Twilight laughing in earnest. Having to leave her one friend behind had really sunk her spirits. But with all these new friends now… Cadence hadn’t seen Twilight this happy in a while.
“... and then we played Monopoly, but Pinkie beat us super-fast. I still don’t know how she did it. And then we went to bed and… yeah, that’s it.”
There was that hesitation again. Cadence furrowed her brow slightly. She knew she was getting closer, but she still couldn’t go in for the kill yet. Not without a large struggle.
“Cadence, you’re on,” a voice spoke into her ears.
Cadence sat up and adjusted her seat. “One second, Twilight.” She corrected her headset and leaned over the mic again, switching it on in synch with the ‘On Air’ sign.
“Okay, all you lovers out there. Need advice on your relationship? Trying to get someone’s attention? Mi Amore is all ears. Remember, you’ll always stay anonymous, so don’t be shy. If it’s love you want, I’m your girl.”
A small bulb started to flash, and Cadence pressed the button under it. “You’re on with Mi Amore, how can I help you?”
“Umm, hi, Mi Amore,” a nervous voice crackled out of the speaker.
“Flash?” Twilight whispered.
Cadence held a finger to her lips while Flash continued to speak.
“So, there’s this girl I kinda like, but she… reminds me a lot like this other girl I used to like, and I think she knows that. But, I still want to try and get to know her, you know? What should I do?”
“Well, sweetie…” Candace glanced over to Twilight, who had resorted to playing with her hair again. “Just start by being friends. The foundation for any great relationship is friendship. If you want to know her, just talk to her, even if she’s with her friends. In fact, that’s preferable, that way, you don’t make her uncomfortable.”
“I think I can do that. Thanks, Mi Amore.” The voice clicked off and Cadence released the button. “Alrighty then, next caller please.”
She only kept at it for around ten minutes before promising to come back in an hour. In the meantime, she set the playlist for the next wave of love songs and turned her attention back to Twilight.
“So… Flash?”
Twilight shook her head. “It’s… complicated. But I don’t like him like that! If he wants to be friends, sure, but… nothing else.”
“All right, all right, calm down, Twi. I don’t doubt you,” Cadence said soothingly.
“I’m sorry.’ Twilight took a deep breath and sighed. “It’s just, all my friends keep insisting that I like him, but…”
“You like someone else?”
Twilight sank into her chair, her eyes downcast. “Maybe a little…”
Cadence reached over and took her hand. “Twilight, being in love is a wonderful thing! Yes, it’s scary and dangerous, but the reward is so worth it. Finding that one special person you can connect with and dream of spending the rest of your life with. Your knight in Shining Armor.” Cadence sighed, an image of her boyfriend on a white stallion filling her thoughts.
She shook it out and said, “If you think Flash is trying to make advances on you, just politely tell him you aren’t interested. But do try to be gentle. He sounds like a nice boy.”
“I’ll try,” Twilight said meekly.
“Good.” Cadence cupped her other hand over Twilight’s and pulled her up in her seat. “Now, I’m pretty sure you didn’t come here to just talk about Flash. Come on, Twi, you know you can talk to me.”
“I know, I know.” Twilight took a string of deep breaths. “Okay… so… I like someone… but… but…”
“She’s a girl,” Cadence said slowly.
Twilight bit her lip, her entire face burning red, even up to her ears.
“Twilight.” Cadence brought their hands up, keeping a firm but gentle grasp. “You have nothing to be ashamed of. It’s the twenty-first century; people are a lot more open-minded now.”
“I know, but…” Twilight’s voice quivered.
“Including your parents,” Cadence added. “Twilight, the fact that you’re in love at all will make them happy. I’m sure they were worried you’d never find someone you were attracted to.” She leaned in. “But if you’re really that worried, whenever you’re ready to tell them, I’ll be right beside you, I promise.”
Twilight sniffed and looked at her with watery eyes. “Sunshine, sunshine…”
“Lady bugs awake…” Cadence unclasped their hands and they played a quick patty cake. “Clap your hands—”
“—And do a little shake!” Twilight and Cadence hopped out of their chairs and shook their rumps at each other. They both broke into fits of giggles, and Twilight wrapped her arms around Cadence. “Thanks, Cady.”
“Of course, my little lady bug.” Cadence sat her down again and quickly checked the queue of songs, measuring how much time she had left. She was relieved to find only two of the songs had finished. She still had plenty of time. “So, tell me about this girl, Twilight. I want all the details.”
Twilight found a loose string on her blouse to play with. “Well… I told you about Sunset Shimmer…”
Cadence’s eyes widened. “Is that the same girl who…” She put her hands to her cheeks and squealed. “Twilight, you fell in love with your own knight in shining armor!”
“Don’t say it like that! It sounds weird.”
Cadence laughed. “I’m sorry. It’s just so romantic. And now, I have a reason to like her already. Oh, I can see it now: my poor little Twilight, alone and helpless. And then, Sunset Shimmer comes swooping in and rescues you, taking you away on a magical steed! The two of you ride off into the setting sun!”
Twilight pressed a hand against her face. “Cadence… stop.”
“Hmm?”
“You’re doing it again.”
Cadence blinked, realizing she was standing in her chair. “Whoopsies.” She sat down again and smiled sheepishly. “Sorry, Twi, you know how I get sometimes. I just love seeing two people in love!” She cleared her throat. “But you’re right, I shouldn’t be making light of that situation.”
Twilight shook her head. “No, it’s okay. Joking kinda helps. It’s just… it’s scary how accurate you can be sometimes,” she murmured.
“She has a magical steed?” Cadence asked excitedly.
“... She has a motorcycle.”
Cadence snorted, trying to cover up the euphoric bubble in her throat. She placed a hand over her mouth, still chortling. “Please, tell me more about her.”
“Well, she’s… she’s hard to describe in just a few words.” Twilight said as she wrung her hands together. “She can be kinda mean and she has a bit of a temper. Not to mention a superiority complex.” Twilight’s eyes softened. “But then… underneath all of that, she can be really nice and she’s trying so hard to be a better person. I can see it in her eyes… she doesn’t think she’s good, but I know she has a wonderful heart. She’s smart, she’s funny and… and she’s really pretty.”
Cadence let out a small, “d’awww.” She reached over and pinched Twilight’s cheeks. “I can’t believe it! My little Twilight’s in love!”
“It’s not… I mean… love is such a strong…”
“I know love when I see it, Twilight, and boy, do I see it!” Cadence tapped her on the nose. “If you can see past her flaws and describe her the way you just did, you are one hundred percent in love.”
“But, but love is used to describe your absolute investment into something, like a deep passion, or—”
“You’re in love, Twilight. You don’t love her. There’s a difference.”
“Oh.” Twilight relaxed her shoulders. “See, Cadence? I don’t know the first thing about love. Just stuff that I read out of books. I don’t know what to do! Every time I talk to her, I start blushing like crazy or I get embarrassed and I start talking about something stupid!” She threw herself backwards in her chair. “Ugh, it’s not fair! Why me? Why her? How am I supposed to tell her how I feel? She probably doesn’t even like girls that way! What am I supposed to do, Cadence!”
“First, breathe, Twilight. Nice and easy; just breathe.” Cadence brought a hand to her chest, inhaling deep, then exhaled as she brought it away.
Twilight followed her lead, the tension visibly leaving her body. She slumped in her chair, looking calmer though she wore a disgruntled frown. “Now I wish I was asexual,” she muttered.
“What?”
“Nothing. Just tell me what to do now.”
“Hmmm.” Cadence closed her eyes and drummed her fingers against her chin. Same sex relationship advice was a little more difficult to give out. Ultimately, the first step and most difficult step was seeing if the other person was attracted to the same sex as well.
Twilight’s first venture into the realm of love, and it’s with another girl. Cadence chuckled to herself. I’m honestly not too surprised. Still, if her heart gets broken now, she’ll probably never try to find love again. It’s a gamble; love is always a gamble. Cadence opened her eyes, a confident smile spreading across her face. But I am Canterlot’s Goddess of Love and Fortune! If anyone can help Twilight, it’s me!
“Okay, Twi, here’s what you do. Like I told Flash, just start out as friends. Get to know her, get to really understand how she works—and make sure she’s really the girl for you. The more time you spend with her, the more chance there is for some connection to develop.”
Twilight nodded. “Okay, I can do that. I think we’ll be spending a lot more time together anyway.”
“Excellent. Make sure you find some common ground; something you both can talk about.” Cadence took another sip of her coffee. “Hmm, perhaps we should work for some sort of goal. Are there any school events coming up?”
Twilight looked towards the ceiling in thought. “Well, there’s the winter formal at the end of the semester next month.”
Cadence nodded fervently. “That will do perfectly. Between now and then, you want to become close enough so that you can ask her to the dance with confidence, or even the other way around if everything goes well.”
“Get close enough to ask Sunset to the dance, got it,” Twilight repeated, an intellectual gleam in her eye.
“Oh, no you don’t.” Cadence wagged a finger at her. “I see what you’re doing. You can’t set this to a schedule, Twilight, you just need to let it happen. Love is spontaneous and unpredictable; you can’t just control how fast it goes.”
Twilight tilted her head. “But you just told me to ask her out to the dance.”
“I gave you something to work for. But nothing is set in stone. Things might move faster, things might move slower. And if you try to organize this too much, you’ll forget to bend and go with the flow.”
Twilight sighed. “Love is confusing.”
“I know, sweetie. Just follow your heart, and everything will work out.”
“But, what if I ask her out and she says no? What if she isn’t…”
Candace put her hands on Twilight’s shoulders. “Then you’ll still be friends. It’s just like what’s between you and Flash. You said you didn’t like him that way but were still willing to be friends, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, if she’s as nice as you think she is, you’ll still be friends even if she doesn’t like you that way.” I hope.
“All right. So I just follow my heart. I can do that.” Twilight tried to give a confident nod, but there was still apprehension on her face.
“Don’t worry, Twilight. If you ever need me, I’m just a phone call away.”
Twilight stood up and hugged her. “Thanks, Cady. I knew I could talk to you.” There was a small buzz, and Twilight reached into her pocket and pulled her phone out. “I have to go. Dad will be back to pick me up soon.”
Cadence stood up and walked her to the door. “Well, I guess I’ll see you at dinner sometime during the week.”
“Heh, yeah.” Twilight stopped, her hand hovering over the knob. “Umm, you won’t tell—”
“Your secret is safe with me. Even from Shiny.”
Twilight smiled. “Thanks, Cady.” She opened the door and hurried off down the hall.
Cadence sighed and leaned against the door frame, grinning from ear to ear. My little Twilight’s a lesbian. So cute...
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*Standing at the wheel of The Sunlight*
Now, bring me that horizon. *mumbled* We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs. *flips open compass* Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho.
Well fuck. Didn't see that coming
Way too much fun.
1. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CADANCE EMOTE ON HERE. Someone do it.
2. Sunlight is a go! Let's do this thing.
3. OMG TWILIGHT. Y U SO KYOOT.
4. Okay serious time. Cadey is 100% in-character in this, and you have made her likable and relatable. And a radio DJ? Damn man, you put all these characters in such awesome places, and they're so fitting! I would listen to Mi Amore in the Morning religiously if it were a real thing.
5. Well thank goodness. You have accurately described the difference between being in love and loving someone. Thank you. No one makes that distinction so clearly in these things.
6. Goddess of Love and Fortune, huh? Hmm... let's see how accurate that is.
That's it for the moment... MOAR, NAO.
Oh. And HELL YEAH I GOT FIRST COMMENT
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4231399 might want to take another look buddy
"lesbian"
4231399 sorry man but I'm afraid you will have to settle for 2nd.
I love your portrayal of Cadence in this world as "The Goddess of Love". Playing love songs and giving advice on radio. BRILLIANT!
huh, kinda wondering where flash is gonna end up in all of this. don't get me wrong, i freaking hate flashlight, but i still feel bad for the guy. i mean, it can't be easy to find a dream girl, have her turn out to be an inter-dimensional princess on a mission, and then have her leave when said mission is done. then, have a girl who is practically her twin show up, and not have her interested in you, but the other twilight's ex-enemy and his ex-grilfriend. that would suck for anybody.
You know what I hate about this story?
THE COMPLETE LACK OF SMOOCHING
I'd better see some lip locking in the next chapter or I’ll go into your chicken coop and kick your rooster right in his beaky, crowing face!
Couple things that caught my eye.
Extra space that my ninja eyes caught
I think that should be a 'you', it reads odd, made me think it was Twilight's line at first.
God. Another nice fic turned into gay-propaganda.
Be my will, i could force all such storys under "gay" tag and throw them into reservation.
Yay Cadance!
My Little Lesbo, My Little Lesbo...
4231590 Uh... propaganda? Seriously? This was nothing of the sort, it was just a natural way to introduce the subject. If you've got a problem with gay relationships, then either keep it to yourself or take your bigotry somewhere else.
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Hopefully he ends up driven into the arms and beds of his bros and stays there. He was with Sunset Shimmer who was queen of the school, had to have known how bitchy she was back then and stayed with her despite how mean-spirited she was. Then Twilight comes along and becomes the most popular girl and he immediately dumps Sunset for Twilight. He's just chasing the shiniest skirt. Screw him.
Sunlight romance, eh? Well, I am in!
4231590 "Gay propaganda"? What is this, the 1850s?
I'm so glad I found the Mirror Pool; I'd never have been able to sail all these ships at once otherwise! Ship number 387, away!
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Anyone else here ever wished they could throw all bigots onto a reservation, and then nuke it? No? Just me then?
HYPERVENELATING!? HYPE HYPE HYPE
I honestly think that Sunset would splutter for five minutes at hearing herself being described as "a knight in shining armour on a magical steed". It might actually be funny to see her meet Cadence.
This was a very necessary chapter because, if there is one thing we can be sure that Twilight will not be confident about, it is romantic love. She can't know if this is for real or if it's a girl-crush. She can't really be sure how to proceed, especially with a personality as prickly and a soul as damaged as Sunset's. Most importantly, as Cadence realised, she's really in a precarious position herself in terms of opening up emotionally.
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Don't worry about L or F words, worry that you were in a recording studio and you didn't invoke Vinyl!
While not a huge fan of shipping at all. I still really enjoy this story, and shall continue reading it.
On another note, It took me a few moments to actually figure out what you meant by "Sunlight". Then when I did, I mentally facepalmed.
Well, here it goes. Another lesbian shipping fic. Ok then, I'll just give into it and accept it as the will of fate or whatever. Still a great story.
Arrr, there be stormy waters ahead mateys, as we sail f'r the treasure of Saint Valentine! It be too late to change the course now!
4231590 Hey, buddy. I don't care what type of religion you practice, but being such a jerk is not okay. Take your idiocity somewhere else and get over yourself.
Okay I was looking for just the part of the scene where Barbossa takes control of the Black Pearl as they enter the Malestrom but cond't find it so have this instead
Great portrayal of Cadance.
But I feel really sorry for Flash, he got screwed over hard by the way the dimension hopping shenanigans played out.
Edit: To whoever downvoted, why? Flash did get screwed over.
Your
I sure didn't see this coming. I thought you're gonna roll with Fleshlight shipping, since it will have more conflict or something.
btw, nice chapter!
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Don't say Fleshlight. Try Twi-sentry. Don't understand? Google Fleshlight, see what you get
Pffffft
Alrighty, gonna be completely frank here.
I love this fanfiction and the directions it goes in. It is really well-written and thought out, and it's gonna be great to keep reading it. However, when I first discovered that this was gonna end up as a Sunset x Twilight fic, I thought I was gonna lose it, and in a bad way.
Don't get me wrong, I am in full support of most lesbian fics, even when some aren't my OTP, because they're well done. But this fic was leading to such a great place on its own, I felt that the entire shipping of the two was horridly unnecessary. I honestly thought I was gonna stop reading it.
Then I realized this ain't my story, it's yours, and you can do whatever you please with it. And I am still incredibly happy with what I'm seeing. I like how the story and shipping bits are progressing in a steady manner, and how you're working in characters to help out with it.
I highly anticipate the coming chapters. Keep at it, Albinocorn!!
That fantasy is something both human and pony Cadance very likely share.
For entirely different reasons...
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He dumped Sunset before he met Twilight Sparkle. You're being unfair to him.
Quoted from the transcript of "Equestria Girls".
What do I want from this story? Any romance should be a secondary plot line. The primary plot line was, is and should remain Sunset learning the value of friendship and being nice so she can be free of her curse. If she looks up at the end of this journey and finds herself with a girlfriend? Well, that's the author's call, not mine. I just don't want romancing the Sunset to be the central plot.
Either way, though, I genuinely think that Sunset won't be going back to Equestria. She's going to have too much invested in her new home to want to leave it behind for any reason. Maybe she'll just ask whoever comes through the portal for a status report take letters back to Celestia and her parents.
That was seriously one of the best interpretations of Cadence I've ever seen. Great job and looking forward to more!
I was almost expecting to see a call from sunset shimmer into the radio station Cadance works at
It has been scientifically proven that all us lesbians are super cute
4231590 Discord is disappoint in you. Troll harder.
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If I could I'd give you the prize for best comment. xD
If I have to be honest, I didn't like this chapter as much as all the others, maybe because it's an intermission one, but it clearly has some big development on Twilight's feelings, and I do like that. Cadence is a radio locutor? I'm ok with that. Somehow I was expecting them to make a little mistake and let some of their talk be heard by all the people. Thank you for not doing that xD
Well, I'm waiting for you next chapter, there's so much I want to see!
Just a teeny tiny small question: Are you going to include or mention Sunset's human version? It something I wonder in all Equestria Girls fanfics. Until now I haven't read one that even mentions human Sunset, it's always human Twilight. Not saying that it's a bad thing, but it would be interesting to see how you handle her.
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Two mistakes I caught
Anything you want to tell me, you ( ) just wait until Shining brings me over for dinner,”
Something seems like it should be there but i'm not quite 100% sure what most likely can/could
“I have to go. Dad will (be) back to pick me up soon.”
Missed a word
About freaking time! Geez.
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As much as I disagree with your viewpoint, I have to admit that there probably should be a "gay" tag. Im indefrent when it comes to SS shiping (lol I made a pun) but some people dont like it and others prefer it. At the moment tho there really isnt a way to tell them apart.
AYE, CAPTAIN! ARRRRR!!!
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Have my babies,
The amount of people that didn't think this would be a Sunlight fic is surprisingly high. Honestly, it's like you didn't even see the characters and the romance tag.
My GOD MAN!!!!............you used thr L word.......do you have a death wish!?!?!?
4232728 Not that I'm one of them as I was expecting this development, but it's entirely possible that the Romance tag was added some time after the story's initial publication. I don't really remember its original tags myself, but it's not like they are fixed and unchangeable.
*man's the cannons* for the Sunlight we sail
Since Sunset looms so powerfully in this story, and her characterisation is so well done, it's easy to overlook what a marvellous creation your Twilight is. It would have been very easy to make her essentially pre-season 1 Twilight, or make her pretty much like equestria Twilight, but you've managed to make her something unique while still recognisable as Twilight Sparkle. I've only now really noticed because this is the first chapter that doesn't have any Sunset in (I think).
Anyway, good job, and Cadance was brilliant.
And how are you cranking these chapters out so fast all of a sudden?