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Pump It Up


Dead, but also undead. It's complicated.

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Applejack and Rainbow Dash want a child of their own, and they go to Twilight for help. However, she has somethings to say.

Art by mysticalpha.

Chapters (1)
Comments ( 61 )

Umm.... not sure if :rainbowlaugh: or :applejackconfused:

needs sad tag.
and that foal?
bet its scoots.

3836070
It was actually rather random... I liked it still! But...

3836070
I don't think so. It's not really sad.

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im respecting his opinion on how magic can't make foals....
but i think it can.
magic can do a lot, hell it could change your gender. give you wings, and all sorts of other stuff.

Short, kinda quirky, pretty interesting. All in all, a nice quick-read. Also, I am totally not just leaving this comment short because of one of the ponies you killed off. You did it quite hilariously, actually, which is why this comment took so long to get typed.

"Males have XY sex chromosomes, and females have XX, and they have, respectively, X and Y gametes and X and X gametes. Therefore, when the gender is swapped, even though they look like the opposite gender, they are still genetically their real gender, down to their gametes."

That would just mean they couldn't have a son and would have a 100% probability of a daughter.:ajbemused:

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Seriously though, derp. :facehoof: Forgot about that. Oh well.

That could explain the abundance of mares. :trollestia:


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Thanks.:twilightsmile:

I didn't realize the lightning was that funny.

3836115 Possibly not. I'm nowhere near as conscious as I should be, but it ain't stopping me from writing! :pinkiehappy:

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That could explain the abundance of mares. :trollestia:

Not if they all die!:pinkiehappy::scootangel::moustache:

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True.

Wow. I am contradicting myself all over the place today. :facehoof:

Comment posted by Kaf_Kraked_Poni deleted Jan 24th, 2014

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If the ending wasn't so abrupt, yeah, I'd give it a sad tag. But I read that and I was like....

Da F:yay:k?

Teehee, that ending is so morbid and anti-fanon :rainbowlaugh:

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IKR?

Originally, AJ and RD were going to die too because they would ignore Twilight's warning, but I decided against it.

And thanks for faving the story! :pinkiehappy:

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Also, not to nitpick at the story, but maybe you could have replaced this with the fact that since magic was involved and is temporary, the child would be an illegitimate one, vanishing once the magic gametes wore off. Then that would force the child to be fed a magic elixir throughout its life, finding out during his or her teen years that he or she isn't a "real" child, and then has to cope with this fact while dealing with love and all that other jazz...

Then a sad tag would be nice. But, that's just me speculating out of proportion and butting in where I shouldn't be:twilightsheepish:

Nice story :twilightsmile:

I thought the story was an all in all quick good read. :twilightsmile:

Then end gave the a short laugh if I may say. It was just so... abrupt? :twilightsheepish:

Short but funny!

Also terribly sad.

But funny!

:applejackunsure:

Umm... If what Twi said is correct, wouldn't that just mean they could only have daughters instead of not having kids at all?

I would make the argument that magic is unnatural and so dying by natural causes would be silly. In that regard, being cursed would be a better way to describe it than a natural death. Also couldn't making the change require the life energy of the subject, instead of causing natural disasters.

Another method could be AJ gets a relative sample say big mac, and that would continue the apple line, or use Rainbow dad on AJ. Actually that sounds pretty creepy, Rainbow would have a sister/daugther never mind. :unsuresweetie:

Comment posted by DAT GUY deleted Jan 24th, 2014

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I would make the argument that magic is unnatural and so dying by natural causes would be silly

Honey, ponies are born with magic. Equestria basically runs on the stuff. The celestial bodies are moved by magic, not to mention that the very concept of friendship and love can create magic.

Seems pretty natural to me.

Eden #24 · Jan 24th, 2014 · · 2 ·

And yes!

I HATE the Macial Lesbian (or Gay) Spawn, I think it's a stupid idea, It's a simple scuse to make more ships between the manesix yep,

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Thanks. Also, that sounds like a great story idea... :pinkiecrazy:

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Thanks.:twilightsmile:

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Thanks. Yeah, it may have been a bit abrupt, but it's a better place to end it than after Twilight is done talking with AJ and RD. Plus, I wouldn't have to add in another 100-200 words. It was hard enough adding in the 500 as it was.

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Thanks...?

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Yeah, I did get that wrong. But it is pseudo-science to begin with (although heavily rooted in science), and I had meant to say that the gametes don't change with the gender change; so the eggs will remain eggs, even with different...parts...and sperm will remain sperm, along with the fact that the DNA can't be changed and have a child. Because even if the gametes are changed, they'll die.

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The law was called that, plus the natural disaster thing, because, even without magic, they would...engage in...you know...and couldn't make a child. Since no child comes as of a result, nature rights itself and eliminates them. Even when magic enters the picture, the death is still natural. Plus what 3836836 said (thanks for backing me up, Flint. :derpytongue2:)

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Yep! It's my way of contradicting popular headcanon regarding children of same-sex couples, because it is stupid. "Because magic" is an excuse without more headcanon to back it up.

Plus, mine has some science behind it! :twilightsmile: :pinkiehappy:

I wish all shipping fics had this ending. It's hilarious!

:rainbowlaugh: Nice. Also was gonna say that everypony dies eventually but the last two paragraphs shot that down.

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Thanks.

Also, thanks for faving the story! :pinkiehappy:

LOL, so many downvotes because people don't want to accept that their lesbian-shipped ponies can't "magically" have "real" foals of their own. Good job pointing that out, author!

18 people liked it so much they turned there laptop/computer upside down and voted again

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:rainbowlaugh: Thanks!

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I like that way of thinking! :pinkiehappy:

Comment posted by MythrilMoth deleted Jan 28th, 2014
Comment posted by Pump It Up deleted Jan 28th, 2014

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Thanks.

What are the odds? :derpytongue2:

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That was just a warning. :pinkiecrazy:

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I could have chosen any other F/F shipping that does not include Twilight and the story would still work. It just that was the first one to pop into my head. Plus, it's a popular ship, so more people would be apt to read it.

I don't particularly like the ship either. :twilightsmile: Anyways, it's just a medium to help the story rather than me posting a blog post regarding my headcanon on foals of same-sex couples. More people will see it this way.

I've been told that the ending is pretty good. :rainbowlaugh:

Am I right to assume you read the story? :duck:

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I do the same thing. I was just double checking.

Well, like I said, AppleDash was the first thing that popped into my mind when I started the story.

Well, I said I would read more of your stuff and so I have. Apart from fragging my other fave shipping of OctiScratch, I liked this story. It reminds me of "Pregnant Possibilities", but what the smeg.
I'm giving it an upvote.

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Thanks!

Apart from fragging my other fave shipping of OctiScratch

:derpytongue2:

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Touché... :trixieshiftright: I just think it's silly is all, but you win. :ajsleepy:

Comment posted by TiaC deleted Jan 25th, 2014

I don't mind the explanation that magic can't produce foals, nor do I object to shooting down a popular ship that way (I had an idea for similar, but mine was more "don't worry, using this to bang each other can't get you pregnant because..." and would probably have been comedy).

But shooting down the idea and the ship would honestly have been enough. Adding that "and then you will be punished with death by the natural forces of the universe" part was just weird and pointless, except maybe as a way to set up the "kill two popular ships" ending. And even then it feels forced.

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Then I'd have no story. It was hard enough adding in 500 words with the whole thing about natural order. :ajbemused:

um.. i'm not sure what to say.:derpyderp1:

i mean, i understand the idea of twi telling them why the spell would be a bad idea:twilightsheepish:, but killing Lyra, bonbon, Octavia and Vinyl all at once. :pinkiegasp:that was a bit too harsh for my liking and you made the news prsentor do the same thing they do, here in real life, report a tragedy then show celebrity news!:ajbemused::ajbemused:

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Yay real life! :pinkiecrazy:

But, who did Octy and Vinyl, and Lyra and Bon Bon that would be capable of a gender swap like that... the Doctor? Because if the natural order thing just kills lesbian/gay couples that just doesn't seem right. And would the gender thing count if they used advanced tech? Like some form of invitro fertilization using genetic material from two same genders donors

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Yes, it would still count if advanced tech was used.

Hehe funny yet creepy story :derpytongue2: keep up the good work!

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