3. Spike's Mission
Four is Greater
Chapter 3
Spike's Mission
“Rainbow Dash!” Twilight called as loud as she could, looking up towards the pegasus's clouds house. She'd ran their as fast as her hooves could carry her after leaving the library. However, after five minutes of screaming up into the sky without a response, she was beginning to worry. The sun was beginning to set behind the mountains, bathing the white fluff in a red glow, and it was looking more and more like Rainbow either wasn't going to answer or wasn't there at all
“Rainbow!” She called once again, her voice hoarse and her throat sore from yelling. With a worried frown she lit her horn, quickly casting her cloud walking spell before charging another. A flash and a pop later Twilight was standing on the clouds that made up the foundation of Rainbow's house. Taking moment she looked up at fluffy white structure turned foreboding by simply being quiet. Taking a deep breath, she walked hesitantly up to the door.
“Rainbow?” Twilight asked hesitantly, knocking gently on the door. When it swung open, revealing a darkened, empty house, she began to truly worry.
“Hello?” Twilight poked her head into the darkness, glancing around the front room. From what she could see, it looked as though a tornado had been through the room. Anything not made of clouds was lying on the floor, anything that could be broken was smashed to pieces, and there were a few holes in the walls that were not supposed to be windows.
Twilight crept into the house carefully, stepping over what looked like thee remains of a glass vase. “Rainbow Dash?” She tried again, scanning around the darkness for any sign of the pegasus who lived there. When no answer came, true fear began to worm its way into her heart, twisting her gut into an aching ball of worry.
Stepping cautiously around the shattered pots and bits of random junk, Twilight made her way up the stairs to where she presumed Rainbow's bedroom was. She found the door open and walked in, taking in her surroundings. She noticed the open closet doors, the lack of saddlebags, and the fact that the Wonderbolts posters normally covering the walls were missing.
“She left...” Twilight muttered in disbelief. She couldn't blame the pegasus, either; she'd have wanted to get as far away from the town as possible if she were in Rainbow's hooves. With a heavy heart Twilight once again descended the stairs, heading towards the front door in defeat, but stopped when she stepped on something. Glancing down, she saw a shattered picture of six smiling, happy ponies. There was a distinct red stain covering the edges of the broken glass.
“Oh Rainbow,” she whimpered, falling to the ground and picking up the picture, taking a moment to examine it before hugging it to her chest. “What have we done?”
-_-_-_-
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Spike set his lips into a determined frown as he waited patiently at the front door of Carousel Boutique. Under ordinary circumstances, he'd be ecstatic to be on the doorstep of his crush's house, but today was very different. Today he'd found out Rarity had done a terrible, cruel thing to one of his other friends, and he was determined to sort things out while Twilight talked to Rainbow Dash.
“Coming~” Called the sing-song voice of Ponyville's resident fashionista from within the shop. The sun was just beginning to near the horizon as the door was opened, revealing a stunningly beautiful mare. “Ah, Spike, whatever brings you here at such an hour?” She asked, stepping aside to allow the dragon inside.
“I actually wanted to talk to you about something,” Spike admitted, watching as Rarity went into her kitchen, presumably setting on a pot of tea to boil. He had yet to be at her house without being served a cup of tea almost instantly.
Rarity poked her head out of the kitchen, motioning to a couch. “Take a seat; tea will be ready in a minute. In the mean time, would you care for a snack? I think I have a few spare rubies around somewhere...”
Spike opened his mouth to eagerly accept the offer, before catching himself and coughing into his claw. “No, thank you.”
Rarity frowned, noticing how serious the dragon was acting. It wasn't all that uncommon for him to randomly show up, offering his surprisingly helpful services when she needed them, but for him to simply want to talk to her? That was unusual. “Well, what is it you'd like to ask?”
“It's actually about Rainbow Dash,” Spike started.
“Oh yes, simply dreadful how that turned out,” Rarity said absentmindedly, walking back into the kitchen and setting two teacups on a tray. “But I suppose you never know who might be one of them.”
Spike held an icy glare at the doorway to Rarity's kitchen. “Twilight's 'one of them',” he thought bitterly. There were very few things that made him truly angry, and even fewer things that could make him mad at Rarity. Indirectly calling his adoptive older sister, the pony who had raised him for as long as he could remember, a freak, was one of these things. Forcing the glare off his face when her heard the kettle whistle, he asked; “One of who?”
Rarity came out of the kitchen, tea kettle and cups held on a tray kept aloft in her light blue magic. “A filly-fooler,” Rarity supplied simply, setting the tray down on the table before glancing curiously over at the dragon. “You know what that is, don't you? Surely Twilight's taught you how dangerous they are?”
Spike silently ground his teeth, forcing himself to keep an ignorant smile up. “Filly-fooler?” He barely choked out the derogatory term. “Twilight hasn't said anything about that...”
“Oh dear, I thought she'd have raised you better than that. They're a very dangerous type of pony,” Rarity explained casually, taking a delicate sip of her tea. “Do you perhaps know what a paedophile is?”
Nodding slowly, Spike was careful to keep his lips pressed into a nutral line. He was pretty sure if he opened his mouth he'd end up screaming at her for comparing being homosexual to being a paedophile, and for implying Twilight hadn’t done a good job of raising him.
“Think of a filly-fooler as a mare like that, only instead of going after young colts they go after fillies, though they'll take either if they have to. Of course, they do tend to chase down older mares as well, but they're much more oriented around the young ones,” Rarity elaborated as best she could, watching as Spike's eyes grew wide.
“That's what you think!?” He blurted out before he could stop himself, making Rarity raise a curious eyebrow.
“What do you mean? That's what they are, not what I think.”
“That...” Spike was truly at a loss for words, simply staring at the mare before him. “I just... I can't even believe it!”
Rarity frowned, nodding in agreement. “I know. To be honest I'm surprised we didn't see it in Rainbow Dash sooner, but better late than never, I suppose. She didn't hurt you, did she?”
“Rarity, you don't...” Spike trailed off, unsure what he could, or even should say. After what he'd just heard, he wasn’t about to tell her about how Twilight was; that was just asking for trouble, and it was up to Twilight whether or not the rest of them found out. But... there had to have been something he could do. “Rarity, what if I said you were wrong?”
Rarity did a double take at the statement, surprised the little dragon would suggest something like that. “Well, no offence, Spike, but since this is the first you've heard of this, I don't think you really know what you're talking about.”
“But I do, Rarity,” Spike countered. “Twilight... told me about these things already. I just wanted to see what you thought about it.”
“I see,” Rarity muttered skeptically. “And what, pray tell, did Twilight tell you?”
Spike fidgeted nervously on the seat, unsure what the unicorn's reaction would be to what he had to say. “She told me what Cadence told her, which is that, well, there's nothing wrong with... err, ponies like Dash.”
“You can't possibly say that!” Rarity protested loudly, a look of utter shock on her face. “After what I told you? How they go after the young ones? You can't say that that's acceptable!”
“But they don't!” Spike argued. “Rarity, I don't know where you heard that, but it's not true! The only thing different about Dash compared to you is that she's romantically attracted to mares rather than stallions. That's it!”
“Spike please, you're still just a bay dragon; I don't think you really understand this,” Rarity lectured carefully, speaking as though Spike were too young to understand half the words in the sentence.
“Rarity, I'm a lot older and more mature than you give me credit for,” he muttered before strengthening his voice and continuing. “Even if I wasn't, any foal could tell you it's not right to judge a pony based on who they like!”
“Even when who they like are little fillies and colts?”
Spike groaned in frustration, smacking a claw to his forehead. “They don't! If they did Twilight would t-” Spike covered his mouth with a claw, realizing what he was about to say. Rarity, however, caught it.
“Twilight would have what?” Rarity asked, giving the dragon next to her a piercing gaze.
“Told me about it...?” He offered weakly, hoping to preserve Twilight's reputation as long as he could. They'd find out eventually, no doubt, but it wasn't his place to reveal it.
“Spike, are you say that Twilight... is one of... them?” Rarity whispered the final word, as though simply mentioning 'them' would bring about the apocalypse.
Spike glanced around nervously. “N-no?”
Rarity gasped, easily catching the lie. “Spike! Why didn't you tell me sooner? She hasn't done anything to you, has she? So help me Celestia I will-”
“Rarity!” Spike barked, cutting off the unicorn before she could say anything that would make him even angrier, if that was possible. “She would never do anything like that to me!”
“I can't take that risk. From now on you're going to stay here with me, where it's safe. I'll protect you from her, don't worry,” Rarity assured, wrapping a hoof around Spike's shoulders.
Spike pushed the mare's hoof off of himself and stood from the couch. “I don't need to be protected from Twilight!” He shouted angrily. “What is wrong with you? Didn't you notice that the entire time you were with Dash there was nothing wrong with her? She didn't act off or weird. You didn't even notice anything until she told you! Can't you see she's just like you?”
“She is not!” Rarity raged, standing from the couch. “I am nothing like her... filth!”
Shutting his eyes, Spike turned his head away, disappointment thick in his voice as he said, “Goodbye, Rarity. Think about what I said.”
“You will not go back to the monster who raised you! She could hurt you!”
“She is not a monster!” Spike screamed at the top of his lungs as he stomped across the room, his claws balled into fists as he approached the door. “You're the only monster I see,” he whispered sadly, throwing the door open and marching into the dark of night that had descended upon the town.
“Spike!” Rarity called, running out the door after the young dragon, partially out of anger for what he'd said and partly for fear of his safety back at his own home. However, he proved surprisingly fast as he disappeared out into the night. With no other option in her mind, Rarity charged towards Golden Oaks library.
-_-_-_-
Spike angrily slammed the library door behind him, grumbling to himself. He knew that ponies could be stubborn and ignorant, but Rarity was a whole new level he wasn't prepared for.
“Twilight?” He called, scanning the front room of the darkened building. When he didn't get an answer, he walked further into the room, noticing a small light bleeding through from the door at the top of the stairs.
“Twilight?” He called again, climbing up to the second level of the library and knocking on Twilight's bedroom door gently. He heard a weak sniffling coming from the other side.
“I... I'm coming in,” he said as he carefully pushed the door open. The room was lit by a lone candle sitting on Twilight's desk, the mare herself nothing more than a breathing mass on her bed, covered by a deep blue blanket.
“Not now, Spike,” Twilight whimpered, curling tighter in on herself. Her voice was raw, betraying the fact that she'd been crying for the better part of the day.
“Twilight, did you... did you talk to Rainbow Dash?” He asked, carefully approaching the side of the bed.
The mass on the bed seemed to flinch at the name. “She's gone, Spike.”
Spike raised a confused brow as he sat himself on the edge of the bed. “Gone? What do you mean gone?”
“I mean she left Ponyville... all because of me...” Twilight admitted quietly, sniffling loudly. She still held Rainbows smashed and bloody photo tightly against her chest.
“Twilight, it's not your-” Spike tried to comfort her, only to be cut off by the sound of the library door being slammed open.
“Twilight Sparkle!” Rarity bellowed from the main floor. “You will not lay a single filly-fooling hoof on Spike!”
“You told her!?” Twilight hissed, snapping upright in her bed and throwing the blankets off herself.
“I didn't mean to! I slipped up and she figured it out!” Spike defended weakly. “I'm sorry! But she's not going to stop until she gets me out of here. You should hear some of the things she's been told, Twilight.”
“Sparkle!” They heard Rarity scream, accompanied by stomping as she made her way up the stairs. Without hesitation the door was blasted open in a glow of furious blue, revealing a raging white unicorn.
“Rarity, calm down,” Twilight tried, discretely wiping the tears from her cheeks.
“Calm down!?” Rarity shrieked. “When my precious Spike is living with one of you freaks!? Never!”
“Hey!” Spike shouted, stepping onto the floor between Twilight and Rarity. “She's not a freak, and she's not the problem here either. Go home, Rarity; I'm fine here with Twilight.”
Rarity's jaw fell open, but she quickly shook herself from her stupor. “She's indoctrinated you to think she's normal! You need to be removed from her as fast as possible.”
Twilight sighed, pushing herself from the bed and taking her stance next to Spike, though she was much less sure of herself than he was. “Please, Rarity, just go home. It's Spike's choice, not yours. It's late as it is and I just want to go to bed.”
“Spike's too young to make the choice for himself!” Rarity argued indignantly.
“I am not!” Spike yelled angrily. “I'm old enough to know right from wrong, and what you're doing is wrong!”
“You can't force him, Rarity,” Twilight said, eyes still glued to the ground.
“We'll see about that,” Rarity muttered, lighting her horn and grabbing Spike in her magical blue glow. The dragon struggled against it as he was lifted into the air, but was ultimately weaker than the unicorn's magic.
“Hey!” He cried angrily. “Let me go! Twilight!”
The lavender unicorn's head snapped up, glaring angrily at the mare trying to abduct her brother. With a flash of her horn Rarity's magic vanished from Spike’s body and was replaced by her own as she gently set him back on the ground. “If he wants to leave, he can. But I will not let you force him into anything,” she growled.
“You can't stop me,” Rarity argued, already lighting her horn to once again take the dragon.
Twilight shook her head, cast a spell, and the magic fizzled out from Rarity's horn. “I'm much stronger than you, Rarity. Please, just leave. If Spike wanted to go with you he would have.”
Rarity stared agape at her horn, once again trying to cast her spell. Nothing but tiny blue sparkles came off her horn. “My magic!” She gasped, staring angrily at Twilight. “What did you do to me, you monster!?”
“Anti-magic field. All magic other than mine is blocked within the library,” she explained shortly. “Now please leave.”
Rarity tried again to light her horn, but when she was met with the same result, she cast a pleading glance to the dragon standing next to Twilight. “Please, Spike, come with me. You'll be safe at my house; I'll make sure of it.”
“Go home, Rarity,” Spike grumbled, crossing his arms and turning his head away.
“This isn't over yet, Sparkle, I will protect Spike and this town from you, just like we did from Rainbow Dash.” With those final, threatening words, Rarity trotted indignantly out of the room. Neither Spike nor Twilight made a move until they heard the front door slam shut behind the enraged unicorn.
As soon as she was gone, Twilight once again found herself crying as she fell back onto her haunches. Spike immediately ran to her side, placing a comforting hoof on her back. “I'm sorry, Twilight,” he said quietly. “I didn't know she'd go this far.”
“It's not your fault,” Twilight whispered, tears still sliding down her cheeks and dripping off her muzzle. “The entire town will now by tomorrow afternoon... everypony will hate me, and I turned my back on the only one who wouldn't have...”
“It's gonna be okay, Twilight,” Spike assured gently. “We'll find a way to convince them of the truth... somehow...”
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One letter to the Princess and the entire town suddenly becomes a prison should they try.
I know this is foreshadowing but more than likely it'll take some divine intervention from Celestia and Luna to stop it from turning it into a mob with pitchforks and torches.
am i the only one who wants this to end with rainbow, twilight, and spike moving away or something, while cutting all ties with their so called 'friends?' and have the friends realize just how terrible and nasty they were, try to get them back, only to have their apologies spurned and have them pushed away? i kinda really want this story to go that route. these fuckers are pissing me off enough that i don't want them to have a happy ending. and no, i don't care what their reasons are for the way they're acting. just because you feel or believe something should be/is one way, doesn't make it so.
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Well.... glad I could write a story compelling enough to get that kind of emotional response.
As for how you want it to end... spoilers. Honestly, Ièm not even 100% sure on an ending yet. All I know is it won't be... perfect.
This is so good
BRIND DOWN DA WRATH OF DA SUN GODDESS ON THEIR ASSES! ...I mean plots....Asses could be innocent in this...
5251375 What he said, srs.
Darn, I'll give Spike credit for at least realizing he shouldn't out Twilight, but he still did.
After this chapter, I don't blame Rarity. It is entirely understandable that she feels an obligation to protect foals (and Spike) from Rainbow Dash and Twilight when she thinks they are pedophiles.
(Disclaimer: pedophiles are people too, not monsters, so the pitchfork approach is still bad.)
It looks like in Rarity's case her problem is that she is using a different definition of the term. At least based on what she said here, she believes that fillyfooler is the term for a female homosexual-pedophile, (and possibly coltcuddler in the other direction). Dash used the word "Gay" and Rarity took that to mean "Homosexual-Pedophile", which makes me wonder if Rarity is actually aware there is an adult equivalent, but calls it something else.
I'm kind of sad that Twilight passed up what will probably be her only oppertunity for some time to talk to Rarity one on one about this, since it seems like it might be relatively easy to solve with a simple conversation, but it may not be so simple anyway, because there may be more to it than the cliffnotes version Rarity choose to provide to the childlike Spike. (In her eyes anyway.)
Thank you so so much for the third chapter
At the moment, I would not be complaining if Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Spike moved to Canterlot. After all, being as old as they are, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna would be more open to other ideas of love, yes?
Or the other four Bearers tried outing Twilight and Rainbow Dash to the rest of Ponyville, and found a surprising amount of acceptance toward homosexual and bisexual ponies.
5251375 No, you're not. I totally agree with you on that, and they'd all deserve every bit of all that.
I can't wait to see what happens next! Should be a barn-burner!
5251406 Well, you definitely did! This is exactly why you're one of my fave writers around here!
And that's good enough for me, my friend.
5251343 5251593 Totally agree with you both on this one!
Like Rainbow herself said in the The Last Roundup episode from Season 2, "Time to bring in the Big Guns!"
5251777 Nor would I.
And don't forget about Princess Cadance! Princess of Love and all that.
I really hope that she shows up with Celestia and Luna and gives the Mane 4 all a royal reaming out for what they did to Dash, and, later on, Rarity doing what she did to Twilight. (You don't mess with Cadance's favorite filly...and sister-in-law!)
(Not if you want to keep your hide intact, anyway.)
(Heh, I'd like to see Rarity try to tell her what love "really" is. That would really be interesting!)
And that would be very poetic justice, wouldn't it?
I appluad Spike for trying to see Rarity's viewpoint and then tearing into her. Spike may have a crush on her but he knows that if she and others won't accpet his sister for who she and would abandon RD for her perference than she ain't worth it. He'll stick with his friends to the end. Quick question though, how old is Spike in this story?
I was impressed that Spike didn't immediately blurt out Twilight's secret and is actually acting marginally intelligent in this story. Of course he kinda ruins it a bit later when he makes the obvious slip up but you can't win them all I guess.
Wonderfully heart-throbbing story, please keep it up!
*eye twitch*
*the remains
I don't think there's an "a" in "pedophile", but I could be mistaken.
*baby dragon
That's all I caught. This is one I'm looking forward to...
Why does Rarity not care that Cadence (by spikes words) is fine with "those people"?
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Paedophile is the standard British spelling of the word. Pedophile is the American version. When I first came across the American version, I was confused and trying to offer corrections too - it's just what we grow up with, I guess. Tomato, tomato. (Um... That doesn't quite work written down, does it? Oops)
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By what Rarity said, she seems to believe Spike misunderstood what Cadance said/meant.
5252315 well I learned something new today.
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Well, I'm glad to have furthered your education!
And yeah, I know the differences in spelling is annoying. You wouldn't believe how many times I have to reread a sentence with the word "color" or "armor" or even "somber" in it to understand it. Ah well! My brain's just slow.
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"Let there be no mistake; there is no such thing as "American English", there is English, and then there are spelling mistakes."
For the record; I'm Canadian, so I have the weirdest mix of American dialect, British spelling, and just enough french words to freak people out.
5252428 well that seems appropriately resolute and yet vague...
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Sounds fun! Ah, the joys of freaking people out. Be glad - I'm Welsh. I have to continually fight the urge to speak in some hybrid form of Wenglish. Did you know (well, of course you didn't, but I digress) that for the first 10 years of my life I went around calling a sharpener a "miniwr"?
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Welsh is such a weird language. I've seen some of the names for towns and cities there... It's like you're deliberately screwing with the rest of the world, daring them to just try to pronounce some of them, then you sit back and laugh as everyone fails miserably.
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Believe me, we do. I still laugh every time I hear my parents try to pronounce the town in which we live. It's hysterical! They've lived here longer than I've been alive and yet they can't even say a single word. Ah, good times.
Dydw i ddim yn deall pam mae pawb yn cael yr holl trafferth efo'r iaeth. Mae'n syml iawn ar ol dysgu syt mae treiglo a pethau eraill yn weithio! Dos draw i'r Dde, dyna'r lle mae'r cynnwys y iaeth yn newid - dydi neb o'r Gogledd yn deall beth maint yn siarad am!
5251786 Isn't Princess Cadance in the Crystal Empire? Or is this before that time?
And perhaps Rarity took the term "filly fooler" a bit too seriously, thinking it meant sexual relations with fillies, instead of romantic interest in mares.
5252658 Hmmmm, I dunno, to both of those.
And that could be. Just have to wait and see to find out for sure, I think.
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This is the name of your hometown, I take it.
Or is it just you translating what you "said" in English to Welsh?
5251375 All I can say about ignorant people like that is never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and then win because they are more experienced at being stupid.
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Dear Princess Celestia
It is with my deepest regrets that I inform you that my stay in the town of Ponyville as lead me to believe that it is inhabited by ignorant, filthy, homophobic, racist, backwoods hicks. There existence is a blight on the bright shiny utopia that is Equestria. You have poured your blood, sweat and tears into creating this land and such dis-harmony must not be allowed to exist. I strongly suggest that the rot of Ponyville be purged by your cleansing fire (bring the giant fiery ball of doom that you control on top of their heads).
Your faithful student
Twilight Sparkle
P.S. They also said you had a fat flank and that cake was the devil's food. Just thought you would want to know.
I hope Fluttershy was cowed into it, she's known Dash the longest. She should know that she wouldn't do anything. I'd think since she was the last of the group to laugh, and denied Dash after the 2 strongest voices out of those four stated their opinions first.
Looking forward to next chapter!
All I can say about the next chapter is:
(Just replace not shooting something with not reading the next chapter.)
Love to see the story's behind the real life experience, Keep up the good work.
MOAR NAO PLEASE
A good chapter yet again.
I am wondering what will happen to Spike now when Twilight goes to find Rainbow Dash (with that blood sample, can Twilight use sympathetic magic to find her?). Although she often leaves him in charge of the library when she's gone, that wouldn't really protect him from... whatever it is Rarity intends to do to "protect" him. He could be dropped off with Celestia, or Twilight could get royal guards to stay at the tree house (although that last is a little bit... drastic). Will Spike be talking to any other of the prejudiced friends? If things get bad enough I imagine he could send off a letter begging help from Celestia.
I think I know how Applejack will react--angry as hell that another filly-fooler managed to sneak up on her, and doubly angry over being lied to about what Twilight felt (although she might think that Twilight's statement meant she didn't like being that way, or Applejack might, maybe, see how scared Twilight was over losing them that she tries to actually think things through. Maybe). What I'm really interested in is Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy--although they both think it's wrong, they aren't aggressive about it and there is a fair chance that they could be turned around (maybe Twilight could throw a book about homosexuality in the animal kingdom at her hard enough to instantly transfer the knowledge straight from hardback book to brain).
So the whole town is about to know... well, at least we'll see if Rainbow Dash was right about the torch and pitchfork mob. There are a number of background characters the fandom has decided are gay (although I don't know if you're carrying that over or going your own path), so it might be interesting to see what couples like Bon Bon and Lyra will do. Or to find out that the town overall doesn't share Rarity's extreme views on homosexuality.
So Rarity's calling the advice of the Princess of Love bullshit? I'm certain that will work well for her. How long will it be before we see Celestia's reaction to what's happened between her Bearers? Particularly if Ponyville actually does form a mob before she hears about it. The result could be... impressive. And quite satisfying to read.
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Basically, all fandom-headcanon is thrown out the window for this fic. As far as I'm concerned, if it's not stated in the story or in the show, it's not real. Next chapter is a Rainbow Dash chapter, so we won't be getting much farther on the Ponyville front, but the chapter after that is when I start dealing with all that. I think my favorite back story to write is actually going to be Twilight's, and you'll find out why when we get there (close to the end of the fic).
Soon fourth chaper :3333
I especially liked how Rarity completely glossed over the part where everything Twilight told Spike about homosexuals is what Cadence told her. Never mind sending a letter to Celestia; one letter sent to a different princess, and there's going to be fire and brimstone, but not for any of the reasons they'll be expecting.
This story hits a soft spot...
I've personally dealt with... these issues, for a long time. This story is a very realistic interpretation, and I look forward to more. Although, seeing the time in between chapters, my hope may be displaced...
Any day now.....
To quote Sonic, We're waiting! (For the next chapter anyway.)
5276283 update?
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Let it put it this way, for any future people who come around looking for news.
The next chapter has not been started. I am currently in a contest, my course schedule this semester is full, plus extra online courses, and I'm currently job hunting, which will turn into work when I find a job. Alongside which, I have a dozen other writing projects I want to do. An update will happen when it happens. Which may not be for the next four months, or it could be in a couple days. It all depends on whether or not I feel like writing it.
I'm sorry, but it may be a while yet.
5635372 ok. was just curious.
Oh, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please post the nest chapter already! I can't wait anymore! And if you can't continue it, could at least pass the story down to someone else? I need to know how this all goes down!
Please let this be a TwiDash.
5871602 As much as I want Chapter 4, too, Kodeake said in his last post in this chapter's comments (which was about 8 weeks ago) that he's going to be pretty busy over the next few months, so we all just have to wait for his schedule to be un-busy. Other than hoping (very hard) for that, the only other thing that we, his faithful readers, can do is continue to be patient (yeah, i know; waiting sucks), and hope that things unclog for him sooner rather than later.
And as to him passing it to someone else here, I personally can't see that happening, as he is going to continue it.
Just not right now.
And as to that last, I have a feeling that it will be.
5884761 Yeah, I posted my comment before I read that one, I understand, College/School sucks.
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I sorta figured that, so no harm, no foul.
And even though I've been out of school for a good long while, I remember my school days well, and yes, it does.
Please, PLEASE somepony write to Celestia! Don't make this a situation with a clear solution that everyone is ignoring! Please!