Twilight settled Rainbow in the middle of the library. "Alright, time to help you study for the Wonderbolts history exam," Twilight stated firmly. "You need to pass it to get into the Wonderbolts Reserve."
Rainbow groaned under her breath. "Why the heck do I need to learn this stuff?" she grumbled.
Twilight tapped her chin. "Well, either because 'those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it'-"
"Not that tired old saw," Rainbow growled irritably.
"-or because given my adventures, there's a very real possibility you might end up reliving it," Twilight concluded.
Rainbow blinked a few times. "...okay, that makes sense."
"I've personally always felt the best way to learn something is to experience it as best as possible," Twilight continued. "As such, I've asked Grandpa Orvus to lend me one of the Great Clock's temporal viewers so you can watch the founding of the Wonderbolts unfold as it happened."
As the massive screen took shape and began showing images out of Equestria's distant past, Rainbow's eyes slowly widened. "So...awesome..."
"I thought you'd think so," Twilight allowed with a gentle smile.
"Best history teacher ever..." Rainbow moaned as she soon became completely wrapped up in events, her wings flapping idly as she hovered from sheer excitement.
Twilight stared flat eyed down at the ponies gathered before her as she listened to what had happened. "So...let me get this straight," she clarified as she turned to the stranger pony. "You told Rainbow Dash you'd trade that book for this Orthos-" She gestured to the two headed dog that sat panting in the center of the courtyard. "-but by the time she'd managed to acquire one and come back to you, you'd decided you didn't want one because it was too much of a hooffull."
"That's right!" the mare confirmed. "But-"
Twilight raised a hoof, silencing her. "But Fluttershy convinced you that an Orthos could be handled easily if you knew what you were doing, at which point you agreed to the trade...on the condition that Fluttershy came to stay with you until the Orthos was fully trained."
"Uh...yes, Princess," the mare confirmed, beginning to get nervous.
"And what did Fluttershy get out of that deal?" Twilight clarified.
"B-beg pardon?" the mare asked.
"The trade of Orthos for book is perfectly valid," Twilight clarified. "That's a straight trade of the property of one pony for that of another. However, Fluttershy was not party to the trade, and thus her time wasn't something Rainbow could trade away in the first place...which is why she's brought this to my attention in my post of Trade Fair Princess as soon as she came back to her senses. So..." She leaned forward intimidatingly. "What did Fluttershy get out of the trade?"
The mare began to sweat. "Err, I...uh..."
"Because the laws of the Trade Fair are very specific," Twilight clarified. "Anything may be traded, whether product or service, as long as all parties of the trade come away satisfied with the results." She pointed to the mare. "You are one party to this trade." She pointed to Rainbow. "She is another." She then pointed to Fluttershy. "And Fluttershy is the third party to the trade." She turned to Fluttershy. "Are you satisfied with the outcome of the trade?"
Fluttershy hemmed and hawed. "Well...I want Rainbow to get that book she really wants...but I don't like the idea of leaving Ponyville, especially not to stay with somepony I don't know..."
Twilight then turned back to the mare who was now visibly sweating. "Well? It certainly seems to me that this trade isn't abiding by the rules of the fair. Unless there's some part of this trade I'm missing..."
The mare glanced beseechingly towards Fluttershy for help. While the rules about what sort of trade was allowed at the fair were relatively lax, the rules regarding trade violations - such as this was shaping up to be - were exceptionally harsh, part of what kept the Trade Fair open and friendly.
"Well..." Fluttershy began softly. "I...I was hoping to trade my bear call for a bird call..."
Quickly searching her inventory, the mare pulled one out. "Trade you the bird call for your training services?" she asked desperately. "You can write me when the Orthos is fully trained, and I'll come pick him up!" She looked up at Twilight. "That work?"
"If those terms are acceptable for Fluttershy," Twilight concluded.
Smiling, Fluttershy took the Orthos leash and the bird call. "I'm okay with that."
"Then that's that," Twilight declared. "This trade fair is officially closed."
As the group dispersed, Rainbow Dash flew up to her. "Thanks so much for that, Twi-"
Twilight promptly smacked Rainbow Dash on the muzzle with a rolled up newspaper. "Friends don't trade friends into indentured servitude for books!" she snapped out. "When we get back to Ponyville, you're going to need to make this up to Fluttershy big time...after you finish copying lines."
"Copying...lines?" Rainbow gasped worriedly.
" 'I will not put my desires before my friend's well being', however many times it takes the lesson to stick," Twilight stated firmly. "That's what you get for disappointing a teacher."
Twilight grinned widely as she watched Spike ignite the torch for the Equestria Games. Having remembered her own troubles with stage fright and how suddenly it could hit - that first commercial she was in sprung to mind - she had talked to Spike before he went up to light the torch, teaching him the way she'd discovered worked best to get past stage fright.
Close your eyes. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget everyone. Forget the world around you. It's just you and me, back at the library. You're building your wind for bigger fire again. It's just practice. Forget everyone watching you. Just show me.
While not Ratchet's exact words after that first TV interview, the gist of it was the same as the coaching he'd given her so she could handle being on camera. And as she watched the torch ignite, she knew they had helped Spike, too.
RD really got what she earned this time.
Twi's liking that method, eh?
Daw, that last third was touching
I like this Twilight more and more. Seriously, the Equestrian Games was a little cringy, good on Twilight for nipping the problem in the bud.
7947381 It's the best method. Even works on dogs until they decide to start eating the bloody thing
7947381 best problem solving method in the history of anything
Twilight bein' boss! Love it!
Not touching on Spike's Big Damned Hero moment at the end of the episode? If memory serves, that mis-aimed arrow was pure user error, and as such would have still happened as per canon. Did Twilight take out the ice cloud with long range weaponry before Spike had the chance to show off?
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Nope.
With these stories, the only things that remain canon are the episodes themselves. Generally, the details often drastically change.
As an example, look how Tirek was handled in Fluttershy's story.
One dead centaur.
The point is, once the Displaced Adoption occurs, canon pretty much goes right out the window.
Besides, Tatsurou already gave Spike a far better and bigger hero moment; as the adopted son of the most badass of video game bounty hunters.
IMO anyway.
These displaced series are so awesome! Can't wait for the grand Mane-6 crossover. I can totally see it now...
...after Pinkie came back from Ancient Greece...
[Twilight] Princess, should I mention in the new edition of 'History of Equestria' that our world was shaped in the image of Pinkie Pie?
[Celestria] My faithful student, I believe something are better left unsaid.
...after the Princesses found out about Rarity...
[Celestria] Rarity, I heard that you have meticulously trained in martial arts. Would you accept to become the Guard's martial art trainer?
[Rarity] I am honored, your highness, but I afraid I have to decline this offer. I am still trying to balance my life between working at Carousel Boutique and administering my trillion-bits Empire back in Gotham.
[Luna] (whispering) Sister, doesn't that the same amount as Equestria's last year GDP?
...after Fluttershy came back...
[Fluttershy] You lazy lots took 2 minutes to form a line?! I want ten laps right now! Do you hear me? Maggots!
[Shining Armor] I'm beginning to doubt whether it is a right decision to ask Fluttershy to train our guards in war tactics...
[Spitfire] And I thought they call me the drill sergeant.
...after Applejack came back...
[Applejack] Princess, could you let me visit Tantarus so that cerberus can play with one of his kind?
[Celestria] Applejack, Tantarus is not some kind of playground for you and your pet(?).
[Applejack] But I've been visiting hell ever since I was a baby. It is a playground to me.
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Except they are all from different universes. This Twilight is different from the Twilight in Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity stories. The only two from the same universe are Octavia and Vinyl Scratch. So it is going to be a lot of different members of alternate universes meeting and kicking flank.
I like how you handled the 'Trade Ya!' segment. Rainbow really needed to be smacked for thoughtlessly discarding Fluttershy as property. Who sells off their childhood friend for a book!?
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I fully agree with you're stuff. but don't forget about shinning & cadince's advetrus.
A thought occurs to me. How do you think the confrontation with Starlight Glimmer will go?
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Newspaper.
7948439 no, it's super effective... it paralyzes, poisons and adds flinch
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If I don't cover an event in the adaption, then it happened the same way it did in canon.
In this case, Spike handled the torch just fine, and thus didn't try to sing the anthem. The giant ice block still happened, and was dealt with the same way.
7948568 Twilight teleported in front of Starlight Glimmer weapon in hoof. and with one quick downward stroke struck. "NO!" Twilight scolded as she brought the newspaper down on Starlight's muzzle.
"NO!, you DO NOT go traveling through time trying to change history like that, it is very dangerous and should only be done by PROFESSIONALS!" said Twilight firmly causing Starlight to blink in confusion, and feel like a little misbehaving filly at the same time.
"Umm... Sorry?" Starlight replied unsurely
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I would think she'd have stopped it right at the beginning. "NO! You do not remove ponies' cutie marks in the name of equality!"
Not like she could really out-time travel Twilight anyway, what with the Great Clock.
Okay, following previous stories, how dead is Tirek going to be?
7949302 Assuming he does not just turn around and head back to Tartarus where it is much safer? They would need a mop to clean up what was left of him.
7949270 both good points.
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Considering he will likely be on the wrong end of multiple RYNOs (and worse), extremely.
7947934 For that to happen, most likely each of them will occur at different points in the story line. ( one or two in each season, I think ) And we have to skip or rewrite the last chapter of each story in order to maintain the main timeline.
Nonetheless, I believe Tetsurou already has all the plots planned and I am waiting to see how he does it.
And after the last of the Mane-6 comes back, I think this scenario will happen...
[Luna] Sister, did you hear? Now all of the Elements have experienced a second life and came back . . . changed?
[Celestia] Yes, Luna. I already order a batch of 'strong medicine' for tonight.
[Luna] . . . Do you know that those six together is now more powerful than the Guards and Wonderbolts combined?
[Celestia] I do. That's why I already withdrew all the Guards from Ponyville.
7948714 Nice. I'm glad that Spike got his moment of awesome.
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And you're completely wrong on how it will happen.
I've already described My Little PWNY as happening as something of a 'Fused Loop'.
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Let me get this correct. You believe that all of the My Little PWNY stories are happening in the same universe, correct?
I believe it has been stated by the author that none of the characters he has written stories for or plans on writing for come from the same universe save Octavia and Vinyl Scratch's stories which are sequels to each other. If you subscribe to the Bootstrap Pardox theory about the stories.
This means that there is not going to be a lot of super powerful beings running around in Equestria until the plot of My Little PWNY. Each story happenes in its own universe before an event causes all of the heroes to meet and team up to fight the threat.
7948575 You can't paralyze and poison something, and also super effectiveness is based on type matchups, not actual effectiveness. Flinch, poison, and paralyze all have nothing to do with super effectiveness.
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This 'Fused Loop' thing sounds complicate. Surely something beyond my imagination capability.
Having a headache trying to imagine how they will fuse together. Better wait till the story come out.
Knowing Tatsurou, it sure gonna be epic.
I think Twilight's new down-graded arsenal is just as effective. Who needs a RYNO when the news can be useful for once? (News is Weather, sports, the stock market, pop culture, and fluff. Lots and lots of useless fluff made to anger people.)
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Thanks for skipping the anthem part.
It. Was. Painful.
The rolled up newspaper strikes again.
Yeah Rainbow you deserved that.