Twilight recoiled from running into the three fillies. "Oh my goodness, I didn't even see you there. I'm so so sorry."
Apple Bloom shook her head, then smiled. "Aw, it's okay, Twilight. It was an accident."
"I've just been reading the most fascinating book about Hearts and Hooves Day. Did you know that this holiday got its start because of a love potion?"
"Did you say a love potion?" Sweetie Belle's eyes went wide.
"That's right. It even has the recipe."
Now Sweetie Belle was looking particularly devious. "I... don't suppose we could borrow that book for a little while, do ya?"
"Of course you–" Then it clicked. Twilight narrowed her eyes at the three fillies. "Wait... why do you want to read about a love potion recipe?"
"Oh..." Scootaloo put her best innocent filly face on. "No reason."
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "I think I'm going to play it safe this time. No love potions for you... not just yet."
"This time?" Maybe the only difference is this time she time traveled back to the beginning from the end so she knows what is going to happen and is prepared for it.
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Considering all of them are avoiding pitfalls, maybe they all did.
Denied!
Big McIntosh and Cheerilee would have made a cute couple.
Oh hey and Big Mac... Respect.(\
KBO.
The Love Poison is what started all of this madness, so it was a good idea for Twilight to halt her actions in this chapter and prevent the CMC from getting their hooves on the ingredients for the potion. Nice job, Twilight.
Aw, but we wanted to see if we can a cutie mark on potion making.
Didn't I tell you about your special talents in the prequel of this story?
What?
Ugh. Never mind....
...Huh?
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Something tells me the CMC wouldn't get it in canon if someone straight up told them like Twilight did in the last story.
5366286 well she is a super powerful unicorn (currently) so naturally she would be the most op.
5366287 Just throw me a ladder ya scurvy dog.
5366647 My thought exactly, is she going to give them a love potion later? Why?
5368447 No. I am not wacarb. This series just reminded me of Ultra Fast Pony.
5368137 Oooooohhhhh... Well, I'm stuck there too, then
5366647 that's what i'm saying!
The CMC's should consider themselves lucky that they were stopped from getting into trouble.
"Do you Pinke promise not to use any of the increfibly easy, extremely dangerous potion recipes?" asked Twilight
"We'll make you a Rarity promise," said Sweetie Belle, "in other words we won't break the promise unless we really, really have to."
Twilight shrugged, "good enough."
Disaster averted