Harvest Dinner!
Giving Harvest. A time where, you guessed it, ponies and the sort collect the ripest and finest days of harvesting the yearly crops. It's among the most "fruitful" times of the year for all of Equestria. Accompanied with it, with the great surplus of extra crops from the fields, orchards, and whatever else, families get together to share in the bountiful harvest and give thanks for a good year. But right there is the main focus of the holiday if you ask a lot of ponies. Giving thanks.
The harvest is but one thing many are thankful around this time of the year. And, to some families, hearing the sort of things another pony is thankful for is worth more than any crop. Sappy, but true. That's why the Apple Family always stretched an invitation to all their friends this time of year. Not so much their family because, well, the Apple Family knows what everyone in the family is thankful for already... Besides... It's a lot more interesting to see what others have to say.
How are they so sure ponies will come? Why, who has the best Giving Harvest dinner in all of Equestria? And who won't let you eat a pea of it until you give thanks?
Hungry, lip smacking mouths eyed the wide arrangement of pies, custards, ciders, and delectable breaded dishes. It was all right there! Nirvana! All the beautiful Giving Harvest food a pony could dream of. The only few shames about the spread was just how long the table was. After all, it had to accommodate a very large number of ponies and assorted races. The eyes that weren't glazed over the spread of food were spending their time eyeing the wide selection of guests. An odd assortment to be sure... But no creature could resist an Apple Family dinner call; on Giving Harvest no less.
Among the wondering eyes gazing over the food, one paw reached out over the table slowly. Swiftly, a wooden spoon smacked the paw sharply and made it retract to Discord. Granny Smith, recoiling her wooden spoon between her dentures snarled at the lord of Chaos. "Ya' try ta' steal from the table 'gain, an' y'll get nothin'!" She warned Discord.
Discord stroked his paw and hissed at Granny Smith like a little child. During the little exchange, Applejack positioned herself at the head of the table, raising a mug to start a toast. Every one of the family's guests turned their attention to the mare, if for no other reason but to get the eating started as soon as possible. "Now... Firstly, I'd like ta' thank all of y'all for comin' out to share in the Giving Harvest season with our family. I know we Apples say it a whole lot, but y'all are family ta' us. Makes us right proud to share our food with all of ya. An' I know y'all wanna dig right in..." Everyone perked up, "...But..." And everyone fell right back down, "...Tradition's tradition. So, let's all go round the table and give thanks, alright?"
A chorus of groans roared out from the company, making Applejack give a hopeful and cheerful smile to them all. "Come on, all of ya. Faster you do it, faster we all can eat. And I know all of ya' got somethin' to be thankful for, so no copycats. I'll go first... I'm thankful for another great season of apples from the family orchard. Never a dry season, never a bad apple."
With that, the chain began. Not a moment was spared and one after the other, ponies issued out their thanks. "I'am thankf'l fer' ma' three sweet gran'children. Good as -ah- gold and sweet as cider all three of 'um."
"I'm thankful for my two best friends, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. Filly couldn't've asked fer' two better gal-pals."
"Thankful for four good hooves this year. Eeeyup..."
"I'm thankful for... Um... Oh. Well, I have to say thank you for such a wide variety of critters that find their way to my cottage every year. I think I meet a new kind every year."
"I am so thankful that I was born with naturally gifted wings and flight skills. I'm one of the lucky ones, and I've gotta give thanks for that."
"I'm thankful for wheels... Because if it wasn't for those, not flying around would be even more of a drag."
"My thanks be to the splendid heavens for GIFTING US WITH A VOICE BEFITTING ROYALTY! FOR, LO, WHAT SORT OF KINGDOM WOULD THIS BE WITHOUT IT!?"
"I'm thankful for every single book in my library. From graphic novels, to romance, to--Um. N-Never mind about that. Eh-heh-heh...Ehhhh..."
"I am very thankful for all the opportunities this past year have given me. Royal galas, stars modeling my designs; it has simply been divine!"
"I'm thankful for industrial glue. Celestia knows how mad Rarity would be if she actually saw all the things I broke before gluing them back up... I mean... Huh?"
"I am... Beyond thankful for the fact that I can sit here by my sister after so long and enjoy a wonderful meal. That's a 'thank you' I have wanted to say for many, many years."
"Well I'm thankful for my ADORING family... I mean, look at them? A wife with the loudest yap in all of Equestria, a bratty daughter, and a chip off the old block. What more could a supernatural lord of unlimited chaos POSSIBLY ask for? Hm?"
"I'm thankful for me accent... Mum says it makes me sound like 'James Bond'."
"I suppose I am mildly thankful for the circumstances that led me to having a family outside of my mighty swarm... It's a... small thankfulness... But, there you go..."
"I'm thankful for... Possibilities... Possibilities that allow me to bind my time, sit here, and watch Twilight Sparkle from across the table while I plot revenge... But, again, possibilities. Not that I AM doing that. Certainly not..."
"OH! OH! I'm thankful for my mom, my dad, my sisters, the rock farm, that colt that lives down the street that waves every morning, the sun, the moon, syrup, creamed corn, hats, pears, apples, sa--"
"I think that's everyone!" Applejack quickly cut in, knowing how hungry everyone was getting and knowing also how long 'someone' was going to go on for. "Without further waitin'... DIG IN!"
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I think it's perfect for the Holiday. thumbs up
Zecora!!!!!
What about you? What is the Overlord himself thankful for this holiday?
Yes, you missed Zecora.
"For being welcome in your ranks,
Happily I do give thanks."
Her thanks for being a welcome friend of the ponies of Ponyville. Sure took long enough.
Celestia. Don't know what she'd be thankful for.
Edit: Oh wait, Celestia's the one thankful for sitting beside her sister.
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Celestia: I'm thankful that I can lead my little ponies
Somepony missed a sertain walleyed mare
What the fuck is a flinx?
3553883 Why do you ask?
3553890
Well this fic is apparently part of the flinx-verse.
Given that I don't know what that is, you've basically ended your summary with "Oh, you think this might be interesting? You might give it a try? NO, FUCK OFF UNTIL YOU'VE READ MY OTHER 64 FICS FIRST" - which makes me want to read none of them.
3553894 Alright... Where's the part that I should care?
3553901
The part where I would have read this fic, but did not.
You drove away a potential reader.
3553905 Oh well... So you didn't read a half-baked story. There's no real loss there. It would be like if a mouse decided not to walk into a pet shop. You miss the chance of being somewhere that could be interesting, but who's the one at loss here? I have over 800 people that watch me... Sure, another one would be nice. But does your one view really effect the stack of cards I have? It doesn't... And it never will.
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Behold, ladies and gentlemen, the attitude that an artist of any kind should never, ever take. "I have enough readers already" is a short step from taking them for granted and feeling entitled to an audience.
3553933 Oh no, you misunderstand. I'm very clear on the "your" aspect. I don't need YOUR view. I don't need YOUR one piece. I don't need YOU. There's a great number of people on this site, and I love to please them all. Make them laugh, make them cry, make them have a moment of thought. But, you? You're small... And small things are the sort that just can't follow the fold I appease to. Sad, but true... You're just one of the few. Luckily, it is a few. I haven't found everyone that reads just for the sake of reading; but, I plan to someday.
Speaking of someday; someday you may prove your theory better than mine by getting more followers, views, and likes than me. But, until that day, I seem to have a planner that works a great deal better than your own. So... I'll just stick to that.
3553946
No smaller than anyone else, pal. Don't go getting a swollen head now.
3553955 My point stands. Now, to continue this battle of whits would be poor judgement on my part. For, clearly, you are unarmed.
3553961
No, actually, your point does not stand.
You called me "small" and crowed about your own number of readers. I may be small, but you're something worse - petty.
3553966 I'm petty!? Thank you! I love her work. I was told I'm a fine writer, if not a little silly. But I never once thought I was up to petty's skills. Thank you so much. Now I just need her artistic skills and I'll be in business...
3552083 and perhaps a maybe maybe not doctor? (I love the headcanon that says he is the doctor but I also love the idea that he's some normal dude and is baffled that everyone thinks he's the doctor.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykxYTpkY-S8
3553933
There was a point, and you missed it.
Nobody needs an angry, loud, rude, reader. People who write fan fiction do it because they have fun doing it. This attitude of 'what the f is a flinx' and then your continued 'I am super important' behavior should never come from a valued reader.
3571255
At what point did I claim to be super important?
3572762 Now now, if you want to continue being a nuisance to me or my lovely readers, please put it into a PM to whomever you wish to bother. You are completely free to bother people at your leisure, but please keep my comment section clear. I wouldn't want your negative attitude deterring fans from leaving a comment of their own.
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I apologize for almost starting an argument.
That out of the way, awesome story as always. Seriously. Wish I could write this good.
3573367 Oh please. If I can write, so can you. All you need is an idea. Crazy or whatever, you take the idea and let it just go wild. Don't worry about the good or bad, just write.
3573787
Thanks for the vote of confidence, but just take a glance at my stories. I have ideas, it is the execution that eludes me.
3574838 behold! The species of brony men fighting in action!
( No offence to any other girls)
"My thanks be to the splendid heavens for GIFTING US WITH A VOICE BEFITTING ROYALTY! FOR, LO, WHAT SORT OF KINGDOM WOULD THIS BE WITHOUT IT!?"
Just.........wow. Twilight, who would've thought?
Was this Luna?
"I'm thankful for industrial glue. Celestia knows how mad Rarity would be if she actually saw all the things I broke before gluing them back up... I mean... Huh?"
Heh. Sweetie Belle is gonna be in trouble........
"I'm thankful for every single book in my library. From graphic novels, to romance, to--Um. N-Never mind about that. Eh-heh-heh...Ehhhh..."
"I suppose I am mildly thankful for the circumstances that led me to having a family outside of my mighty swarm... It's a... small thankfulness... But, there you go..."
Chrysalis?
"OH! OH! I'm thankful for my mom, my dad, my sisters, the rock farm, that colt that lives down the street that waves every morning, the sun, the moon, syrup, creamed corn, hats, pears, apples, sa--"
Pinkie. Just........stop.
So, who was thankful for
- sounding like James Bond
- family out of the swarm
- possible revenge?
Sombra...Sombra...(sigh) Never say the "quiet" part out loud...
Oh, and before I forget:
Featured for Thanksgiving for Tag-A-Long's Book Club
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I appreciate the gesture.