My Little Pony: Friendship is Overpowered (Season 1)

by ocalhoun

S01E20 Green Isn't Your Color

Twilight waited as Fluttershy's tiny scream faded away. "Feel better?"

"No." Her head hung low. "Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"You promise not to tell Rarity?"

Twilight smiled. "I swear."

"Pinkie Pie swear?"

"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my"– Twilight poked her own eye –"ow!"

After a moment of silence, Fluttershy let it all out. "I don't like being a model. No, I hate being a model. All this attention is awful, just awful. And I'm only doing it because Rarity told me I must. I must! I must!" She sighed. "I must..."

"Oh, really?" Twilight leaned in close. "Well... If you wanna know the truth, Rarity—"

Pinkie's head popped out of the sponge bowl, shaking at Twilight menacingly.

Fluttershy tilted her head to the side. "Oh, what were you about to say?"

"Forever..." Pinkie growled as she sank back into the sponges.

Twilight bit her lip. "Ah, I was just going to say, you should really tell Rarity about this. I'm absolutely sure she'll understand."

Fluttershy looked down, then back up. "You promise?"

"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Twilight went through the motions carefully this time.

Fluttershy took a deep breath. "Well, okay. If you're that sure about it, I'll try."

* * *

The front door of the boutique rang. Rarity almost didn't even bother to answer it... until she heard Fluttershy's voice.

"Rarity? Rarity, are you home?"

She put on her best smile – which, honestly, wasn't very impressive at the moment. "Oh... Fluttershy! It's so... nice to see you." She hoped her friend hadn't seen her slight wince.

"Oh Rarity. I can't hold it in anymore. I hate being a model!"

Rarity took a step back. "You do?"

"More than anything."

"But..." Rarity shook her head. "But then why did you keep doing it?"

Fluttershy let her head hang low. "I was afraid if I quit, you'd be mad at me for not wanting to... 'shine all over Equestria'."

"Oh Fluttershy." Rarity jumped forward and hugged her friend. "Mad, good heavens! To be completely honest, I had been feeling rather... jealous of you. It even got to where I hoped you would fail. How could I have ever stooped to that?"

Fluttershy returned the hug. "I understand completely. It's a good thing we can be honest with each other, or this could have really gotten out of hoof!"

"It could have indeed!" Rarity giggled, finally releasing her hug.

Comments

[lazyreader19]

YES. ALL OF MY YES.

Seriously, I understand Pinkie Promises are practically legally binding (if not stronger than legal), but this got waaaay too ridiculous in the show. Thank you for making sense!

[Apocryphal Frost]

This is going somewhere, isn't it?

They aren't learning any lessons, Twilight is the only one really developing as a character, and she's turning into a jerk...

[TGM]

Honestly? I think I like the way this played out better.

[Tatsurou]

And Twilight actually learned to logic! Huzzah!

[StevieBond]

And Spike's crush on Rarity remains a secret, too. Happy news all round.

[ArchAngelGundam]

Another happy ending.

[Neko Majin C]

It is a good thing you are changing it up so much from the original. You do not the Copyright Police come and beat you.

KBO.

[Awesomo3000]

Oh, good, no Fluttershy being humiliated on the catwalk.

[Trickquestion]

I'm curious, is Spike OP is this story too? Between his armor grade scales, fire breath, and the muscle he's built up carrying all those heavy books around for Twilight, he has the potential for an awesome moment or two.

[Alchemystudent]

5101294

That's kind of the point. This is "What if all of the actions that we ask for the characters to do (like, why didn't Twilight do this) are actually done?" The answer, not much of a show. Its like the answer to the eternal "Why didn't they just build a raft on Gillian's Island?", because there wouldn't be a series.

[Talguy21]

ibn4 common sense.

[HJSDGCE]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[Mayhew Cullen]

Eeyup... so um... NEXT EPISODE! Over the Barrel! Well if other ponies... er characters were OP I would say that the buffalo and Appleoosans made peace before Twi and co. get there. As it is I would say that Twilight will negotiate a peace between them without the need for senseless pie wasting. Oh or even more OP, Twi moves Appleoosa to a more fertile area with a massive teleportation spell then apologizes to the indigenous buffalo with the gift of leaving them to their own devices.

I'll see you at the next chapter.

[ocalhoun]

5091799
Exactly!
(Although this does deserve downvotes for lazy writing!

5091867
5091904
There! Exactly! ^.^
I enjoy seeing the big boss bad guy talk a lot of smack... and then get beaten easily. I enjoy fearlessly rushing into any dungeon I want.

5096447
A replacement title?
I could think of one for a couple of the episodes, maybe, but all of them?

5096661
If she needs more, she can just have Twilight do that duplication spell from episode three again.

5098737
That's it exactly! That's the point of the story!

5101294
Ooh, that's good! I should make it go somewhere!

[ocalhoun]

5102214
Nope, only the mane 6 are OP.

[changeling_Twi]

Sorry for my ignorance, but what does OP means?

[albedoequals1]

5957819 OverPowered

[SugarPie777]

5102498
Exactly, Finally someone says that we wouldn't have a series