Gabe walked through a street in Ponyville towards Golden Oaks, still and serene save for the soft chirping of birds... and a strange thumping sound that grew steadily louder as she made her way down the road.
The thumping grew most intense next to the library, and Gabe peered her head around the corner to see Crescent, her Saddle Arabian neighbor, whipping a carpet with an irritated scowl on his face.
"Hey, Crescent," Gabe said. "How's it going?"
Crescent first looked annoyed at the interruption, before his face mellowed into a mix of relief and anticipation.
"Ah, Gabe. Just the pony I wanted to see," Crescent said. "Could you take a look at this? I can't get it to start!”
should have asked Rarity for help.
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Gabe: "Oh, I'm afraid the only qualified magic carpet mechanic has gone and crawled inside a bottle."
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8205123 That'd be the crossover for the ages
Have you read the Enchanted Forest Chronicles yet? That story features all sorts of carpet-shenanigans too.
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No. What's that?
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4 book series by Patricia C
Readiehowever you spell a last name that sounds like Read-e. Fantasy. Tends to invert/subvert common trips (i.e. first book the protagonist, who's a princess, goes to dragons, because she doesn't want to marry a prince, and has to constantly deal with knights and princes coming to rescue her, and convince them that she likes it there)"My magic carpet won't run!"