Chapter 9
Thank Faust this is the last pony I have to see today…
Celestia was a brilliant actress, able to hide her true emotions from others. Especially during the grueling hours of the Day Court, where she had to listen to some of the most ludicrous proposals ever. Only once or twice a week did a matter of genuine importance come her way, such as a farm suffering from lack of rain affecting their crops or a town plagued by freakish disaster and in dire need of help.
In front of Celestia’s throne was a stallion named Sly Cur and a flipboard, showing all the positives of his proposal, and he used a cane to slam at each point as he discussed his plans with the princess. “... And so, your highness… in closing with my presentation, I believe that with extra income we can really—” Before he could finish his speech, the doors of the throne room opened wide, interrupting the stallion.
His pale yellow coat stood on end as he gritted his teeth, and he turned around sharply to see who disturbed him. “Who dares to—” Sly paused when he saw Prince Blueblood standing in front of him, with mare and filly by his side. What’s he doing here? I thought he was suppose to be in Ponyville? Who’s that pegasus freak with him? Sly cocked his brow when he took a good look at the mare before him, who had the oddest eyes he had ever seen.
“Thank you for that wonderful presentation, Sly Cur… I shall get back to you on my judgment involving it.” Celestia finally spoke, looking past Sly to her nephew.
"But your highness—"
"That will be all," Celestia interpolated, looking to her guards who escorted Sly out of the throne room. Once they were alone, Celestia turned her attention to Blueblood. "My dear nephew... how may I help you?" she asked him innocently, though her subconscious knew exactly what was going to transpire.
Blueblood’s eyes glanced over to Derpy and Dinky before he approached his aunt. Here goes... "Auntie... I would like to introduce you to Derpy…” Blueblood gestured to the mare standing to the side, and she stepped closer to him. “She is the one who—”
“You!” Celestia barked out immediately, flaring her wings and glaring down upon the party. She walked towards them, locking her eyes on Derpy, who was quivering violently as she cemented herself to Blueblood. “You’re the one…”
“W-what?” Derpy uttered out, her eyes shaking under the duress of the princess’ stare.
“You’re the one who went missing all those years ago.” Celestia replied, her wings spread wide with her eyes were still latched onto the poor pegasus. Celestia’s frown suddenly turned into a wide smile as she folded her majestic wings back.
A deafening silence surrounded the room before it was broken by Derpy. “Huh?” Derpy released herself from Blueblood, her jaw slightly agape by the statement Celestia gave her.
“I have so missed your baking,” Celestia replied, her eyes looking skywards in nostalgia. “There are very few ponies whose baking skills leave an impression on me, especially those muffins you crafted back then.”
“T-thank you, your majesty,” Derpy said, still dumbfounded by Celestia’s words. Before she could say anything else, Dinky stood in front of her and stomped her hooves to gain the attention of Celestia.
“Of course they’re the best, my mommy makes the best muffins in Equestria!” she proclaimed proudly as she grinned.
“Well, it looks like you already know Derpy, auntie,” Blueblood said as he wrapped a foreleg around Dinky and pulled her to his chest. “Dinky here is her daughter… and I am her father.”
Although she already knew, Celestia used the facade of outward emotions perfected over centuries to show her surprise with her mouth agape as her pupils widened. Imperceptible to anypony unless they were looking directly at her horn, Celestia crafted a message upon the paper sitting on a desk in front of a pony out of sight.
After reading it, Raven nodded to herself, got up from her seat, and left via a side room to spread the word like her princess had asked.
Celestia looked to the company before slowly approaching Derpy and lowering her head to be on eye level with her. “So you’re the mare who my nephew loves?” Celestia asked softly, receiving a nod from the pegasus before her. A gentle smile caressed Celestia’s features as she reached out to Derpy and embraced her, her wings covering the grey mare. “You are most welcome as part of this family,” Celestia said, soothing Derpy’s worries as she felt the pegasus’ quaking ceasing.
“What about me?” Dinky asked innocently, drooping her head a little as her ears folded against her head.
Celestia turned her attention to the filly next to Blueblood as she released herself from Derpy. “How could I forget you, my adorable niece…” Celestia cooed as she lowered her head even further and softly nuzzled Dinky, who giggled in response. “And I must say, your mother taught you well.” Celestia winked at the blushing filly.
The doors of the throne room opened again, this time with Princess Luna trotting inside with a perplexed look on her face. “Sister, I was just told that we have a new family member in our midst…” Luna trailed off when her eyes landed on Derpy and Dinky, looking at the way the filly was pressed against Blueblood’s side. “Would you kindly tell me what’s going on?”
Movement to the side drew the group’s attention, where one of the guards stood. “My apologies, your majesties. We have apprehended two ponies in connection to the prince’s investigation. Their names are…”
His pace quickening through the streets, Hutch Jubilee couldn’t shake the feeling he was being followed. There was still more than half of the distance back to the Ministry of Finance’s offices, and he was unsure if he’d be able to get back safely. Spotting the glinting of armour of a Royal Guard, he moved over to the pony.
“Excuse me! I… I need help.”
The stallion, a unicorn, raised an eyebrow at Hutch, then gave a nod. There was a flash of light and the earth pony gasped out loud, for now there were shackles around his hooves. His briefcase was taken from his back by a pegasus guard that had appeared at his side, and the earth pony guard that completed the squad started to firmly guide him down the street.
“Wait, tell me what’s going on!”
“You have been apprehended in connection with a fraud case. Now remain silent, you’ll have your chance to give a statement at the castle.”
Hutch did as he was instructed, ears splayed back as he marched through the streets. He could hear voices that he recognised, and a glance showed several of his classmates; he knew then that his career would be over.
It didn’t take long to reach the white citadel that was the heart of the city, the small group using an entrance to the side. This led Hutch and his captors right into the dungeons, every cell he passed empty, save for one; he immediately recognised Breezy Haze.
She stared back in shock as the guards placed Hutch into the cell opposite her, opening his briefcase onto a desk to the side, the earth pony guard heading through a door behind it. The unicorn and pegasus took several moments to browse the files, the pegasus giving a cry of triumph before handing a stack of papers over to the unicorn.
“Let’s see here, monthly expenditure for Foal Protection Services. Well, seems like we’ve got our culprits.”
“Should we incinerate the files, sir?”
“No, they are evidence.”
“But wasn’t the instruction from Lady Vain to…”
“I don’t know about you, but I take my orders from the Princesses, not some stuck up noble. As I said, it seems like we have our culprits, but we still need to interrogate them.”
The earth pony returned, setting a tray of food in front of both cells, then walked away. Seeing Breezy was scared, Hutch waved at her and smiled, motioning to her tray. He grabbed his own, surprised to see it was not just stale bread and stagnant water, but a nice salad and goblet of cool apple juice.
As they were eating, the unicorn guard trotted in front of their cells and sat down, watching them both carefully. He floated the pile of files over, looking through them, then turned towards Hutch. “So, a pony from the Ministry of Finance is in cahoots with with a pony from Foal Protection Services, and have been caught with illegally created documents. Either of you have anything to say?”
Seeing that Breezy was going to remain silent, Hutch stepped closer to the bars and smiled at the guard. “My name is Hutch Jubilee, and I am doing a temporary internship with the Ministry, something Canterlot Business U has done for years. As to those documents, if you could please deliver them to the Minister of Finance, they will assist in his investigation.”
The guard raised an eyebrow at Hutch, then stood and walked from the room, the two other guards following. After another glance at Breezy, Hutch decided to let the mare rest, moving over to where his own bunk was, laying down and staring up at the ceiling.
As there was no clock in sight, it was hard to tell how much time passed, even though there was sunlight streaming in through a high up window, which had bars reinforcing it. The slow clip-clop of hooves made Hutch’s ear flick, the stallion listening intently as they came close, until they stopped. Assuming it was a guard, he lazily rolled over, his eyes going wide when he saw who was stood outside his cell.
“Now, I understand and know that the dorms at CBU are not that good, but surely they are better than the Canterlot castle dungeons?”
“Minister, did you get the files?”
“I did, but how did you end up in here?”
“It was Lady Vain. Well, she at least had me arrested.” Blueblood looked over his shoulder, at the mare in the other cell. “Forgive me, your majesty, for interrupting. I am Breezy Haze, the one who informed your ministry about the bits going missing.”
Blueblood rubbed his chin for a moment, then lit his horn, metallic clanking filling the room as the doors to their cells unlocked and opened. He stood up and began to walk away, then turned as he noticed the pair remained in their cells. “Well, come on then. I’m not going to carry on my investigation down here. Let’s go up to my office.”
The three of them left the cellblock and stepped into the castle proper, where several guards were gathered around something. Upon Blueblood clearing his throat, they all quickly moved back to their assigned stations for the day, revealing a smirking pegasus mare and a blushing unicorn filly.
The two of them joined the group, and they all went into a separate wing, entering the offices of the Ministry of Finance. A quiet murmur went down the corridors as they passed, and went through a large set of double doors at the end.
“There you are my boy! It’s about time you got in, we have work to do, as I understand it.”
Hutch looked for the voice, seeing a unicorn stallion sat upon a couch to the side, a unicorn mare laying down with her head in his lap, one of his hooves rubbing at her stomach. The stallion cocked his head as the small group filled in, then smiled when Blueblood walked over.
“Vice-minister, I thought you were in the Crystal Empire?”
“It’s been two weeks, Blue, and they are quick to catch on. Now, how about introducing us to your entourage?”
“Of course.” Blueblood turned back to his group, lifting a hoof and pointing it at the unicorn couple. “Everypony, this is Fancy Pants, the Vice-minister of Finance, and his wife, Fleur Dis Lee.” He looked to them, indicating two of his group. “This is Hutch Jubilee, our current intern, and Mrs Haze, an ally from the FPS.”
Blueblood smiled as he stood and walked over to where the pegasus mare waited, lifting a hoof in one of his own as he stared into her eyes. “This… amazing mare is the love of my life, Derpy Hooves.” He leaned in closer, bringing a blush to her cheeks as he kissed her softly, making the filly below them giggle. This of course drew Blueblood’s attention to her, and he snapped her up in his forelegs, giving her gentle nuzzle. “And this is Dinky… our daughter.”
“...could you say that again please?”
This should do. Wise Words thought to himself as he observed Blueblood’s suite that he had just finished tidying up for him and his visitors. When he left the quarters, Wise Words sighed in relief as he wiped the sweat from his brow with a tissue.
Working under pressure at my age… Wish chuckled heartily as he tucked the tissue back into his pocket. Just as he finished, Wise’s ears perked to the sound of hoofsteps coming towards him. He looked to see Blueblood walking towards him with the mare and filly by his side. A gentle smile emitted from his muzzle as he straightened himself for the prince. “Master Blue…” Wise bowed courteously.
"Ah! Wise, I would like to introduce you to somepony..." Blueblood gestured to Derpy by his side. "This is Derpy Hooves, the only mare I’ve loved..." Blueblood said with a fond smile, noticing Derpy’s cheek were still dyed in crimson.
Wise Words' smile faintly stretched a little more as he lowered his head once more to her. "Greetings..." So I finally meet the mare whom Blueblood gave his heart to. “T’is good to finally meet you, Ms. Derpy.” He raised himself to meet Derpy’s eyes with his.
“N-nice to meet you too, Mr W-wise…” Derpy replied in a stutter, still overwhelmed by all the ponies bowing to her as they walked through the passages of the castle whilst following Blueblood.
“And this is Dinky, my beautiful daughter...” Blueblood turned his attention to the unicorn filly, still wearing a smile on his face as he looked down to see Dinky beaming at Wise Words.
She is quite adorable… reminds me of her… Wise Words’ smile slightly diminished with his eyes softening as his thoughts turned darker for a moment. Before anypony could notice, Wise cleared this throat before he spoke again. “We meet again, Little Miss…” Wise remarked with a cordial chuckle. Before anymore words could be said, the wall clock at the opposite end of the passage struck to indicated a new hour has arrived, it now being three in the afternoon.
Derpy gasped as she placed a hoof to her head, clenching her teeth as she panicked. “I forgot about the train schedules!” she exclaimed as she turned to Blueblood. “The last train to Ponyville leaves at six, but that means we’ll get back around midnight…” Derpy trailed off as she flattened her lips whilst frowning a little.
“Then why don’t we stay here for the night?” Dinky spoke up, gaining the attention of the adults around her. “We can just sleep over here and catch the afternoon train back home!” Dinky suggested as she looked to her mother and father.
“That’s a good idea,” Blueblood agreed as he ruffled Dinky’s mane, eliciting a giggle from his daughter. “But it’s up to your mother. What do you think?” He asked Derpy, seeing the pegasus remaining silent.
Well we could always go to my parents… but there’s not enough room for me and Dinky. This castle is huge though, but… Derpy’s eyes wandered as she looked to Blueblood. Maybe we could.... “I guess we could…” Derpy finally answered with a sigh, taken by surprise when Dinky cheered, before she turned to her mother with the most adorable face she could muster.
“Can… can I stay with daddy for the night?”
After being expelled from the throne room due to the prince’s interruption, Sly Cur remained in the castle, hoping that some time dealing with her nephew and some stupid mare who most likely was there to demand payments for a bastard foal would wear down Celestia, giving him a chance to re-pitch his proposal to her.
Or so he thought. Having taken his time to walk through the castle on the off chance he was called back, Sly easily picked up on the sudden buzz that had taken over the staff, everypony he saw whispering something to another servant or guard.
Slightly frustrated that he couldn’t hear what was being said, Sly stepped out of the nearest exit, blinking as he noticed he had done so into an area he hadn’t entered before. Deciding that he’d rather make his way through the gardens instead of going back into the building behind him, he began a slow trot.
“ALL RIGHT YOU BUNCH OF COLT-CUDDLERS, LISTEN UP!” The sudden shout caused Sly’s ear to flicker, and he stepped around a long bush to find a single stallion in gilded armour facing row upon row of identical ponies. Sly shook his head as he realised he was walking past one of the Royal Guard training areas. “IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT HERE IN CANTERLOT CASTLE!”
Sly started to trot away, but the guard continued to speak… or rather shout.
“AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, THERE IS A PEGASUS MARE WITH A UNICORN FILLY WITHIN THE CASTLE GROUNDS! WELL, THEY ARE TO BE AFFORDED THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT AS THE PRINCESSES THEMSELVES.”
Stopping, Sly looked back over his shoulder, an eyebrow raised. There was also a filly with Blueblood, and that made Sly all the more curious, so he cantered back over to the bush, hoping to hear more. Without asking however, that was going to be hard, but he found an unlikely ally as one of the ponies in the front row stepped forward a little
“Sir? Do we know why this is to happen?”
“Yes, we do, corporal.” The stallion in charge looked over his troops once more. “THE MARE IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY THE FILLY’S MOTHER. HER FATHER, HOWEVER, IS PRINCE BLUEBLOOD!”
A murmur spread throughout the guards, but Sly had heard enough. Turning around, he did his best not to look like he was in a hurry, until he walked through the castle’s east gate, where he broke into a gallop.
Ponies in the streets of Canterlot moved out of the way of the fast moving stallion, who passed through the top two levels of Canterlot before the strain in his muscles caused him to slow down. Resting for a moment against one of the street lights, Sly caught his breath, then turned to the house to his right.
A house was an understatement, the building was a mansion, several ponies tending to the garden giving Sly a nod as he trotted up the path. He didn’t knock on the door, pushing it open and heading to the room immediately on his left, finding the pony he wanted to see waiting with a glass of whiskey hovering in their magic.
“You look like you’ve just run here from Manehatten,” came a mare’s voice.
Sly just gave a small chuckle, locking his eyes with hers. “Haha, guess you don’t want to hear what I know then…”
“If there’s something you know that I don’t, SC, then it’s not that important.”
“No, you’re right… something like Prince Blueblood having a foal, a good nine or ten years old from what I saw, isn’t important. I’m going to get a drink. Have fun, AV.”
Amber Vain watched Sly walk away, then gave a growl and sent her glass flying into the fire. “A foal? How did this get past me? No matter… I can use this to my advantage. Now, who do I know that will spread the word quickly... ”
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I'd say this chapter is a pretty good Christmas present for us. Thanks!
Is this something I missed, or foreshadowing?
If Sly Cur's name alone isn't enough of an indication of his character, I don't know what is.
Scandal time! As if we didn't know it was going to happen. I really hope those files are used to bring her down. I can't STAND her a**!
Oh noes... trouble is brewing....
but a great gift for the holidays! (trying to be neutral on religion here)
Wow, not one line after Amber Vain's name was introduced and I already can't stand her.
Can't Blue and Derpy get a break? Good work man, keep it up!!!!!
Oh shit, son! Shit's about to go down now!
Awesome as always, man. Thank god you're around to give people a Christmas gift when I fail to do so. XD
Merry Christmas to you and congrats on yet ANOTHER freaking Featured spot! This story is going to be one of your finest works, man. The idiots on this site should just keep this story in the damn Featured section and save themselves the trouble. XD
Well I can add Sly Cur to the list of characters I wanna beat with a mallet
5421712 you mean we.
5421625
To be fair, pony names don't really go for subtlety. Take the Flim Flam brothers for instance.
5421767
This is true.
5421665 She was introduced a while ago. When Luna had Dinky's class join her in the VIP box for the Wonderbolts show? The nasty mare who thought bad things about Dinky?
Also last chapter at the FPS offices.
5421825 Don't remember her.
5421767
I need to make an OC with a traditionally 'Bad Guy' name just to have him NOT be evil. That'd be a nice twist.
Oh that bitch better not be thinking of spreading a nasty rumor about Blueblood!
5421831 Now that I'm on the desktop instead of the tablet and can easily copy paste...
Chapter 5
Chapter 8
As you can see she was even more loathsome in her first two appearances than she was in this chapter.
No matter what the villains have, Celestia has one ace up her sleeve, saddle, whatever. She can send Twilight to fight a previously unknown monster and beat it with the magic of friendship and laser beams.
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My guess for Wise Word's sudden and temporary dip into sadness looks like he's remembering a foal that was close to him, possibly family if not just a close friend...and that foal may had passed away long before their time because of disease or an accident or other incident, and Dinky reuniting with not only her mother but her newly-discovered father reminded him of that foal.
JMHO...
Vain has the capability to spy on the Prince, and quite thoroughly it seems based on what she thinks she should know, so it looks like I can keep thinking of her as a rational actor for the moment as this means she probably does have some level of hidden power that we haven't seen yet. It also means theirs at least a few rats beyond Sly in the castle passing words along, rats that need to have a run in with a pack of cats. But the question is now who are they.
We are also starting to move a point where we can say as Horatio Nelson once fictionally told Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey "Never mind manoeuvres, just go straight at 'em." [sic] We'll soon be reaching a point where all this plotting and counter plotting will result in what is more or less a cold war and only a direct confrontation will end it. That time has not come yet but its coming.
Nice chapter. I'm glad things are working out well between Derpy and Celestia. I wonder what Sly is going to do? Also what is going to happen between Pip and Dinky when the word spreads that Dinky is a princess? Thanks for the update and happy holidays.
I know we've just met Miss Vain... but I ALREADY want to wring her pupping neck
honestly i'd be worried but frankly... fancy pants, cannonly he is the first and last word with the canterlot elite, his word is too be believed above anyone who is not the princesses. likely he'll destroy vain.
This is the part of the opening sequence to Mission Impossible where Phelps lights the fuse....
5421625 Something you missed or foreshadowing... a bit of the latter... but none of you are going to see this coming!
5421657 But what if she (yes, I know she's a bitch) isn't the one helping the bits go missing?
5421661 We're about to add the yeast to the brew, let's hope it doesn't explode.
5421667 Oh, don't worry, they have some time.
5421672 It's not going down, it's going across.
5421712 5421751 Bet you're gonna kick yourself if he turns out not to be that bad, huh?
5421825 5421831 She was also the mare on the train when the school trip was leaving, but she wasn't named at that time.
5421863
5422009 Do you think a mare of Amber Vain's capacity will stoop to something as low as rumours? That's for school fillies talking about who the popular colts like.
5422222 Whilst we will be seeing more of her, Twilight won't be the one to go 'off the rails'... if we do go down that path of something happening.
5422230
5422256 You know how 'rational' actors start to become 'irrational' when their plans go awry? Something will happen that will rock Equestria's 'noble' class... something that hasn't happened in a couple of centuries.
5422261 Then my work here is done!
5422262 Sly? Don't kill the messenger. And you'll have to wait for that.
5422579 Heh... I love these reactions, because we could be doing a 'bait and switch' on all of you!
5422593 Fancy Pants WILL NOT be getting involved here... and for a good reason that you'll have to wait for.
5422610
5422910
...You have just activated my crazy theory mode.
Amber Vain is a biological relation to Derpy.
If not her, then Sly Cur is.
Perhaps both.
Or maybe neither and these guesses are just me spouting nonsense.
Amber Vain came off as very cliche in that scene. Here's to hoping Amber's plan backfires so hard Celestia and Luna reign judgment on her personally.
5422967 The pony that will land the 'killing blow' as such will not be an alicorn. Nor a pegasus.
I like this so much, but I can only say one thing, really.
Cliche.
cliche, cliche.
I have read this kind of plot before somewhere, and, while the characters make it interesting, its still very cliche to me.
Then again, everything is cliche to me, I've spent most of my life reading, all starting with Clifford at 1 year old.
5423257 Cliché... point them out. All of them. And I don't want you to just put quotes from the story, I want you to give me other examples. You can say it's cliché, and some of it may be so up until this point, but unless you know what we have planned...
5422910 Eh a true rational actor doesn't lose it when their plan goes awry, but at least for now Vain is still predictable, once she loses the rationality then I'll start truly panicking.
Nice chapter, makes me wish I could like again
Spread the word about... what, exactly? I mean, I get that Blueblood having a foal is kind of a big deal, what with him being minor royalty, and it certainly is gossip- and newsworthy. But I don't really see how this is going to help the plot of an evil, genius mastermind who is more and more looking like she is simply an evil mastermind of average intelligence.
5423831 Spreading the word throughout the castle is so that Dinky, being the offspring of royalty, is afforded the same respect. Sly Cur merely overheard the guard's briefing by chance.
And yes, Amber Vain's intelligence is meant to be of a questionable level.
5422009 oh no she will most definitely be spreading rumors about Derpy especially or at least make things difficult for her. Considering the FPS has been keeping a close eye one her with her being a single mother and all, they could technically have her brought up on charges of some kind
5422262 umm the same thing that happened with shining and cadence, pip becomes captain of the night guard and marries princess dinky. except with out the changlings (maybe)
also on a side note judging by what we heard of sky cur's proposal which is basically asking for more bits, his proposal would most definately be passed on to the ministry of finance anyway for final approval
5424200 A pony's stature is not (mainly) taken into account. A family can agree or disagree, but in the end, if two ponies wish to be married, then they shall be married.
Oh, and ever heard of a bribe?
5423841
It's a dangerous place to be, where ambition exceeds ability.
5424372 well I have nothing against that I was just noting that since wise words mentioned to pipsqueak that anypony can become captain of the night or day guard it stands to reason that he would aspire to become captain of the night guard, and with being the love interest of dinky who is technically a princess. the circumstances of their possible marriage would be quite similiar to Shining's and Cadance's
and what do you mean by a bribe? because sly cur bribing some one for more bits seems counter productive unless you mean amber vain bribing some one which makes more sense. which now that I think of it. breezy said that amber may have made somepony who got too close disappear with no body found which is no easy feat let me tell you and considering the 3000 bits for a "team building exercise" most of that could have been bribe money to cover it up
5424579 What do I mean by bribe?
Everypony has a price, even if they say that they do not.
5424589 yea true but since he is asking for more bits a monetary bribe would be counter productive so I am guessing something along the lines of a bottle of 30 year old apple brandy or a promise of a hot date with a celebrity or something
5421661
We're all Bronies here. Just say "Happy Hearth's Warming!"
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...I was going to follow you just to see how you pull that off, but it seems I am already following you. Small Internet.
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Oh, I don't know. Tabloids have ruined more than one career over the years...
5422910
We have a FitzRoy being acknowledged as a legitimate heir to one of the most influential bloodlines in the land. ...yeah, that sort of thing probably happens every few decades or so. Whatever the real game changer is, I can hardly wait to see it.
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Please be an Earth Pony... Please oh PLEASE be an Earth Pony... Or a Diamond Dog... Or a Gryphon...
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...even if it is simply "Do this, or we'll gut your wife and foals like pigs"...
And so Amber Vain goes off and spreads the word about BB having a foal.
By which time Celesia has already announced it formally since there was no intention of hiding it in the first place.
Amber is apprehended for fraud and faces the Princesses!
"I'M DAYMARE SOL INVICTUS AND I SHALL BURNINATE YOU! I HOPE YOU LIKE ROASTED BANANAS, BEEYATCH!!"
"AND I ART NIGHTMARE MOON, AND SHALL DO ALL MANNER OF AWFUL THINGS UNTO THEE WHICH ART WRITTEN AMONGST MANY SORDID FANFICS!!"
Amber died of multiple heart attacks in 10 seconds flat.
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Heh, you're following me? I'm so sorry about that, I'll never live up to your expectations.
Wise
5424728 Think of it like an investment. Spend say, 100 bits now to get a few thousand later, and promise a cut from the funds.
5425233 What's 'Fitzroy'? And you'll just have to wait and see what race/species it will be.
5425276 They are responding to a call for help, and it is better to question any witnesses in a neutral location.
5425312 Celestia had only sent word through the castle, not the public. And maybe Sly wasn't the only one to over hear it...
Oh, and still think the guard are stupid, seeing as Vain told them to destroy the files?
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It is a compound word. Fitz means bastard, although I do not know the source language. Roy is short for royal. Put them together and what have you got? A word you do not want Blueblood or Celestia to hear you use in reference to Dinky. The political fallout would be EPIC!
5426782 Political and personal.
Thank you for posting a Christmas chapter.
Now finished, and now waiting for more. :) This has been pretty damned good overall.
5427237 As you can see from when Derpy talks with Twilight, BB know SA from Canterlot High.
5427308 Considering where we're going with him, I feel bad. But it's part of our plans, and part of our plans it remains.
5428299 The Royal Canterlot Foal Pillow Fight Tournament is now an annual event, attended by more spectators than even the biggest Wonderbolt shows.
5428565 Considering what crazy idea I came up with for her next scene... I am sooo spending eternity in Tartarus. And deservedly so.
5428640 We're well into it. Just need Myth to start on his parts.
...and if he doesn't I'll be sending certain versions of Miss Rarity and Miss Dash to... keep him on task.
Amber Vain, you sly ****
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Here are some that I notice after a couple of chapters:
* Adding in a "Cloak-&-Dagger" drama in the mix.
* What was once a simple idea of reuniting a lost love one into something.
* "All according to plan" feeling with the "Villain".
There are some more I have notice after chap. 3 to now, but I need to reread to remember which ones.
Don't get me wrong, the story is not bad... but not much of a fan on the whole "Added extra drama and knowing who's side they are on." feeling.