Cupid
The Three Sisters: Like Fudge
By Wanderer D
Chapter 4: Cupid…
Acari hummed to herself as she put the books she had borrowed back in their proper places in the library. As she did so, she contemplated the changes her life had gone through in the last few weeks. Currently, she was in the form of an Earth Pony with a black and white mane and a very light gray coat, sporting a little spiral with sparks as her cutie mark.
So far, doing Social Service in Ponyville had been very relaxing. There were no attempts to go on perilous trips in search of increasingly random items to prove their mettle. And no incentives to make her own plans ahead of time to compete with Arachne or Phasmi… and Thysa had friends her own age, as well as crush on young Spike.
She did look adorable as a dragon, that little changeling. And it wasn’t hard to see that Spike liked her too, even if he wasn’t really that invested in a possible relationship.
She sighed. Her aunt, Rarity, was still the object of his adoration, even if it was wobbling lately, now that he had found someone that not only could be his own species or a pony, if she wanted to, but also was willing to return his affections.
Dragons made fine husbands, or so she had heard.
She pondered that for a moment, before shrugging and putting the last book in. The political history of Equestria was a very interesting theme to study. Despite their affable nature, Ponies were a pretty conceited species, due to their dominating the elements, magic, and the fact that their leaders quite literally controlled when the sun set all over the world.
It spoke very highly of Celestia and Luna that they had not abused this power beyond making ponykind the dominant species, and had even refrained themselves from raining destruction on enemy nations whenever war had come about… several hundred years before… and even after several victories, ponies would provide their defeated foes with aid, and allow them to reconstruct their kingdoms as they saw fit.
It was almost like it was a sport for them.
Acari stopped her train of thought and shivered. That did not bode well for anyone if it were the case, but she had not seen much recently to prove her hypothesis. Beyond that… she liked it here in Ponyville and she wasn’t going to let her paranoia interfere with her having a good time.
The bell next to the door chose that moment to jingle and an earth pony with tan coat and red and pink mane and tale walked in, carrying several books in her saddlebags. “Abstract Copy!” Roseluck smiled when she saw her. “These books by Rosoideae Supremus you found for me here were amazing! Why he’s the veritable Starswirl of Earth Ponies!”
“I’m glad you liked them!” Acari, a.k.a. Abstract Copy, said, smiling as she took them back. "His work is so underrated you wouldn’t believe! I’m surprised that Twilight didn’t mention them to you!”
Roseluck chuckled. “Twilight might have,” she said, watching Acari stamp her library card and put the books in a pile next to her. “But she also suggested about seventeen other authors. To be honest I was quite overwhelmed.”
Acari smiled. “I’m sure she must have, she knows every book in here intimately. I find that Rosoideae is the inspiration for most other experts.”
Roseluck raised an eyebrow. “Most?”
Acari grinned. “I knew you’d catch that.” She walked over to the bookshelf and after looking around for a bit, pulled out another book, half the size of any of the books Roseluck had borrowed before. “This was written by Alchemilla Song, a very interesting book that theorizes how sound affects the growth of roses, something which Rosoideae never even considered.”
Roseluck’s went wide and she practically ripped the book from Acari’s hoof. “Really?! That’s amazing! I never thought of that!”
“I take it you’ll be borrowing it?” Acari asked innocently while holding up a stamp and smiling.
“You know I will!” Roseluck laughed, letting the changeling stamp the card. “You know, I’m so glad that Twilight got another assistant. I love Spike, but he never got too interested in literature that was not adventure, science fiction or comic books… so whenever I needed recommendations, he would turn to Twilight who would pull out twenty copies for me.”
Acari chuckled. “Spike is an amazing dragon. He might not have recommendations off the bat, but he knows so much it’s always very interesting to quiz him on random trivia.”
“Did somepony mention my name?” Spike asked, slowly making his way down the stairs.
“Check this out,” Acari whispered. “Spike, I am discussing the Bregier period with Roseluck…” noticing Roseluck’s confused look, she waved a hoof, motioning for her to keep quiet. “I’m telling her that Grand Ferris was responsible for the first wave of attacks, but she insists that it was actually General Assistant Fire Emblem who set the villages aflame.”
Spike yawned. “Nah, it was Admiral Truffle Sauce of the thirteenth naval fleet of the Minotaur Empire. You’re confusing the time-period with the rise of the Burgess, in which case you would be right and Grand Ferris would have been the first to draw blood.”
They watched him blink owlishly, scratch the spot just above his tail and then head into the kitchen.
Acari turned to smile at Roseluck. “I just finished reading about that. Grand Ferris is mentioned only in a two paragraphs long aside in a five-volume set of wars about international policies.”
Roseluck opened and closed her mouth silently before finally shaking her head. “T-that dragon’s a genius.”
Acari shrugged. “He’s definitely smarter than some give him credit for, especially for his young age.”
Roseluck looked towards the kitchen. “He does act more mature than I would have expected.”
Acari nodded. “He is… he’s been exposed to the greatest minds in Equestria since he was born. He is very well read, has excellent memory and wisdom beyond his years. When he grows up he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with. I just hope he finds the right partner who is sympathetic to ponykind unlike most other dragons.”
Roseluck laughed weakly. “W-well he has his eyes on miss Rarity.”
Acari sighed. “Auntie Rarity would definitely be sympathetic, but I don’t know if she would be the best match. Spike still needs a lot of emotional growing to do, and she’s not necessarily interested in him.”
Roseluck shook her head. “Well, I have to go, but I’m sure he will find a good partner, Rarity or not.”
Acari smiled, nodding at her as Roseluck walked out. “He will. Maybe one that’s already nearby.” Her gaze turned towards the kitchen. “We just need to point him in the right direction.”
Her muttering were interrupted by a loud burp from the kitchen. Soon, Spike walked out, holding a scroll. “For you, from Twilight. She wants you to meet her at the train station in an hour. And she said to pack. You’re going with her to the Crystal Empire.”
“Sis!” Acari shouted, galloping into Bon Bon’s confectionary.
“What?” Arachne growled, not stopping to look up as she slowly placed decorations on a cake twice her size. “Can’t you see I’m busy?”
“I’m going to the Crystal Empire!”
“Bring me some of those little heart-snowglobes. The ones with the flying Princess Cadance thingies floating inside.”
“That’s not important! I have a mission!”
“Is it to interfere with my cake-detailing? Because you’re doing an amazing job right now. Truly fantastic. Exemplary. Amazing. Simply annoying.”
Acari rolled her eyes. “No… I am talking about…” she leaned in. “The future of a hive,” she whispered.
Arachne’s head snapped up and her horn sent the little groom-pony figurine she had placed on the cake flying through the air and out an open window. “What?!”
“Yes, we must ensure that a future well-to-do, extremely important individual is aligned to our cause and Equestria’s, therefore solidifying our future as allies.”
Arachne’s eyes narrowed. “And why, pray tell would I want that?”
“Chocolate.”
“I’m listening.”
o.0.o End Chapter 4 o.0.o
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Ah, yes, chocolate. The answer to everything
Great chapter. Keep up the good work!
Acari knows the proper motivation techniques.
I admit I completely forgot the personalities/attributes of each sister, as well as their roles in the last story; even though the story image is a great help already.
Can I have a recap, please?
Chocolate is as good a reason as any.
So Spike is a source of miscellaneous knowledge but expert on none??? I can see that. I am a little disappointed, I wanted to see how things were going to go with Silver Spoon.
Yes. Chocolate is the answer, for it is better than everything! It's even better than sex*!
*Or so one has been told
A little short, but nice. Keep it up!
4685198
Bring the fountain!
You've never had chocolate?
"Ha."
*7 days later*
"Ha."
*7 more days later*
"Ha."
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I find you avatar goes fantastically with your comment
It's like For Candy with political intrigue.
Also at one point Spike scratches a spot "about his tail". Not sure if intended language or typo of "above".
4685344 It goes fantastically with most of them.
Bon Bon and Lyra taught you well.
A full chapter dedicated to Acari? /swoon
Spike being Spike and showing/reminding us just how smart that little dude is?
Arachne, The Bubble-Headed lovable Kana of changelings, doing cake decoration and delivering one of the cutest lines before being bribed with her one (of many) weakness? Adorable. (That driving her horn through the groom launching it through the window must be some form of bad luck in Equestria. Thankfully it wasn't a voodoo doll. But still. Bad juju that be.)
Can't tell you how much I love this chapter. It was smart. It was cute. It had Roseluck freaking out about how sounds can help roses grow (a true thing people), and just the way Spike was just portrayed was just wonderful.
This chapter was smooth as chocolate. I want more like this! Character focused chapters. *drool*
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Fits better due to word length. This chapter 4 had a lot of small charm that added to an overall great experience.
THE PLOT THICKENS. (okay, we knew this before butt!)
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Dragon bugs? *shivers* Those would be some powerful and dangerous changelings indeed.
TINFOILHATS FROM HERE ON OUT!
Sorry, wanted to use that one. The prospects, though for Acari are meant well and such, the prospect of seeing a half changeling half dragon hybrid in Equestria would creep a lot of ponies out. What a way to cement your power as a nation than to get Spike on your side? xD
Anyhow, food for thought. And they possess green flames too. Ability to transport anypony with their green flame much how spike sends letters. I wonder if Spike's breed used to live around changelings and those changelings adapted to those dragons' flames, not only building up a resistance to their fire, but even being imbued overtime by being within proximity to them.
It'd be like african fire ants and how even when people desperately try to ward them off with giant lines of fire, many still manage to get through to try and get to their prey/location.
Okay. Man. Changelings may have bred with dragons. CHANGELINGS BREED WITH DIFFERENT SPECIES TO ACQUIRE NEW ABILITIES AND QUEENS WITH THE MOST TRAITS AND POWER ARE CHOSEN AS LEADERS!
That was a good, potentially dark but doesn't have to be, interesting headcanon. Would be interesting to see if they were never born with wings or horns or magic outside of their original innate ability to change their biology a bit. They'd be like Dittos. Able to mate with just about any species as already implied here.
Scary to think what a few, several even, generations down the line would be like.
Just pointing this out, but I recently was in Blue Ridge, Georgia, and I happened to discover there is a place called Three Sisters Fudge.
http://3sistersfudge.com/
Of course I bought some, and it is damn good.
Anyway, I saw this hit the featured box again and I was reminded of that, so I thought I'd just do a little FYI post for those who would find this amusing.
4685130 there's at least one fic out there where changelings love chocolate.
I really hope Acari is just super paranoiad and or doesn't completely understand friendship, the way she described the sisters else wise makes them look despotic.
4685914 Mirror's Image?
Chocolate fixes everything. I speak from experience as someone VERY fond of making fudge that does so every couple months.
Also? WHOO! Update!
Also also, congratulations, that bit about Spike knowing obscure trivia is now part of my headcanon.
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you've never eaten chocolate before!
that is the worst possible thing.
This was done on purpose, right?
Is it a thing now to make chocolate like the katnip for changelings?
4685819 I like your tinfoil ideas and have a further observation, what if that is the source of Spike's attraction to Rarity? Assuming her hive does have a little dragon in them, she may have been the first female "dragon" he ever met.
4686995 Similar magical energies... genetically calls out to Spike's attraction toward Rarity... it's BRILLIANT!
Nice one.
Dunno why people don't make more hats like these, they are so easy to make AND blocks others from reading your mental wavelengths!
Dragons are often incredibly intelligent. It's just that with the size and the strength and the fire, no one notices.
In any case, a most enjoyable slice of life chapter. It's very nice to see the princesses fitting into Ponyville. Still, I can only imagine how the talk with Cadance is going to go...
Looking forward to more.
Chocolate: The best bribe one can get.
4685914
wasn't there one where Twilight was a changeling, and the canterlot invasion was to take her home or something?
It wasn't well written, but it had SOME good ideas.
4687682 You mean 'Mirrors Image'? I loved that fic, but the author doesn't update it enough...
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
My god chocolate!
4685819 All of that is a yes to me. The whole taking aspects of defeated species idea reminds me of Krillantanes from Dr Who, very interesting indeed
4685198
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Nah, chocolate's good, sex is better.
(And the great thing about sex is that chocolate can always be added to it!
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Maybe, I dunno, it was written poorly enough that my brain gave up and I moved on.
I have low standards for plot(I enjoyed the Star Wars Prequels, for instance, it's a guilty pleasure) but high standards for writing quality
Fire Emblem, Chocolate, and Spike the Smart. Who WOULDN'T read this?
4689991 Actually, after the first few chapters, the quality improves... The plot is good though.
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
Chocolate has its worth placed far above gems and bits and anything else for changelings, doesn't it?
At least they have their priorities straight!
4687682 4686300 4687882 Yep, Mirror's Image.
4692693 I get the most points for guessing it, name and all, first.
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I might try again, but, y'know, already gave it a shot, and it hurt me in response, so...
4692891 The key to reading a less than well written fic is to focus on the storyline and plot. Don't worry about bad grammar or misspelled words so much. Generally, if you focus on the story, you can get more enjoyment out of it than you normally would if it was poorly written.
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
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Chocolate: The ultimate bargaining chip.
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Oh I'm well aware, I just don't enjoy it
4693590 Chocolate: Nothing can top it nor ressist the delicious dark (and white) side.
Acari, i had to think you started to like him or at least Roseluck would start to missunderstand you for this.
I like the Chapter and again, some thing about Spike are named which i always have a Problem with. I meant the mature thing and yeah Rarity because of the mature thing he need.
Do not fall for the temptation of the chocolates, for behind sugary delights, lies dark tempters of the Co Cao!! ooooOOOoooh!!!!
I've got to say, for all my problems with the last story's confusing narrative when we entered the hive, I'm finding far less issue this time around. Maybe it's that we're in a familiar setting again, maybe it's having non-changeling characters involved with their own compelling story arcs, or maybe it's just because all the changeling sisters are off in different places and doing different things rather than all being part of the same plot. More likely, it's all three. Either way, I find it a welcome change (heh) from what we had before. If the story continues like it has done for the past three chapters, I think I won't have any especially major complaints about it once it's done.
Except for the lack of editing. I will never, ever stop bitching about the lack of editing.
4699233 what?
4706149
Same to you.
4706159 freedom?
4706179
I'm not particularly opposed to the concept.