Part 6: This One's Too Young Part 1
Part 6
“The Crystal Ponies are mine!”
Run, hide, turn out the light- do something you idiot! Escargot thought to herself. You shouldn’t be here, you can’t be here!
Rearing up, Diamond Tiara roared out, “I will finish you once and for all!”
Snails ½ : This one's too young
It was a day of meetings. Several times Escargot felt her eyes glaze over at the terms being used. Cadence couldn’t help but giggle at all of the attention Escargot was getting. Even if she was grumpy, it took a bit longer than expected for her to shed her crystal form.
Cadence noted that all the happiness and joy from the other crystal ponies was infectious. The extra boost had likely kept the little filly’s crystal form going throughout most of the afternoon. With a light of her horn, Cadence picked up several crystal bits.
“Here you go, little one. Go get yourself some ice cream.” Then, leaning over and whispering conspiratorially to Escargot, “I hear the Crystal Berry is delicious”
Stepping out Escargot grumbled. Everypony was still watching him. He needed some freedom, he needed some fun. He needed-
Escargot looked down as his stomach rumbled. He needed that ice cream, and maybe some food.
Trotting to the market area, he looked. They had stands for a variety of foods: ice cream, cakes, and berries were being sold at different counters, among other things. The smells filled his nose, and he knew what he wanted to start with.
Bounding up to the counter, he smiled so brightly he actually squeed. Placing down some coins, he looked up at the salesmare. “I’d like a big slice of crystal berry pie, please!”
“Oh, aren’t you just the cutest little thing. Here you go.” She said, giving Escargot an extra-large slice.
Making a little face, Escargot paid the mare a little extra. “It’s best I pay for the full amount. Extra large servings because I’m cute isn’t fair to those who aren’t.” He knew she wouldn’t give Snails an extra serving, so this felt like stealing.
“You really are a little princess, aren’t you.” She said smiling. “You just want to ensure equal service for all ponies.”
Escargot sat down and started eating. The food was so good, he found his tail wagging appreciatively. “Wow, crystal berries are almost as good as zap apples.”
A couple of mares giggled as they watched Escargot eat. One of the mares nosed her colt to go up.
Trotting up timidly, the little colt looked at the bench before climbing up on it. Sitting across from Escargot, the little colt looked terrified.
Glancing up Escargot paused eating. “Um, hi.”
“Mom said I should come talk to you.”
“Why?” Escargot blinked, confused.
“I- I don’t know.”
Escargot just shrugged. “Ok.”
Going back to the cake, she finished it in short order. It was filling, but she still had enough from for ice cream. She looked around briefly before spotting the ice cream stand.
“Want an ice cream?”
“Sure!” The colt responded.
Heading over, Escargot bought two ice creams and brought them back, smiling. “Here you go!”
The colt dug in happily. “Thanks!”
“Aww, don’t they make an adorable couple.” The colt’s mother said.
Twitching her ear, Escargot thumped her head down once. “We are not a couple.”
The colt looked between his mom and Escargot, then blushed and ran off.
A filly that was almost a dead ringer for Apple Bloom hopped up across from Escargot and giggled. “Mind him, he’s super shy. I’m Opal, Opal Bloom.”
“Escargot, hi.”
“I know, I heard. All the grownups are talking about you.” Opal said, straightening her yellow hair bow.
“Ugg, just what I needed. I don’t know why this is happening.”
“Oh that’s easy: it’s cuz you’re pretty, and popular with the royalty. I kind of feel sorry for you.”
“You do?” Escargot blinked.
“Yeah, colts are such jerks.” She said with a giggle. “I would never want one chasing after me.”
Escargot opened her mouth then closed it. Grumbling softly she huffed once. “Snails isn’t a jerk.”
“Oh I see, you have a colt you like.”
“What? No. He’s- He’s like a brother.” Escargot said firmly.
“Sure... so why are you blushing, hmm?” Opal teased good-naturedly.
“Because I’m embarrassed talking about colts, that’s all.”
“Oh. Well, that I can understand. I don’t really talk to them much myself. I’m so much more comfortable talking with fillies, like you.” Opal said. “It’s so great that you’re a filly and not a colt. If you have a problem with a colt, I’ll buck him for you.”
Sighing, Escargot blinked at the growing darkness. Black clouds had begun roiling above the castle. This couldn’t be good in the slightest.
A lot of ponies were starting to look scared.
“You better get home, Opal.” Escargot said, getting up nervously.
“What about you?”
“I’m gonna find Twilight and Cadence.” Escargot looked around. They were at the spire last time he saw them. Likely that’s where they would be.
Hopping off the bench, he started running for the spire. There wasn’t going to be a safer place than with two princesses and the city guards. They would tell him where to hide. Where he could go to be safe.
As she watched Escargot run off into the storm, Opal Bloom sighed. “She’s so brave. Definitely better than any colt.”
Running down the streets, Escargot flinched at the sudden lightning. The closer he got to the spire, the darker it became. Shadowy mists wrapped around the base of the tower, and several menacing crimson crystals rose out of the ground.
“Really? You think you can stop me? You are nothing compared to Celestia and Luna.”
“We stopped you before.” Cadence yelled back in defiance.
“This time I inhabit a real body... and that of a foal. Would you destroy her to defeat me?”
It was so dark and cold. Escargot could hear them, but couldn’t see anything. Cadence was ahead, with Twilight somewhere nearby. He didn’t recognize the other voice though.
“The Crystal Ponies are mine!” The voice said.
“We stopped you before, we’ll stop you again.” Twilight yelled out.
Escargot bumped into something hard in the darkness and tripped. Reaching out, he grabbed at a cloth as he fell to the ground. A brown tarp dropped over him covering him for a moment. Squirming, he slowly stood up and shook herself out.
He could barely see forms in the darkness- the mist, the cloud cover and an absence of light sources made it almost impossible to see, so he started walking again. If he only had light.
“You can’t stop me! You don’t have the heart to. I can sense your pity.”
Oh yeah, light. Spreading his legs a bit, he concentrated and cast a light spell. The light flashed out in all directions and cut through the mists and shadows. At least he wasn’t walking in circles anymore. He looked around and saw Cadence and Twilight. They were standing with red crystals pointing at them like lances from the ground.
Little Diamond Tiara stood with a curved horn on her forehead, green eyes glowing with mists. Just beyond her was the Crystal Heart laying on ground, the tarp covering pulled away so it lay in the open.
Turning her head to look, Diamond Tiara’s eyes blazed in rage. “You!”
Escargot stood frozen in fear. What did I just walk into?
It wasn’t Diamond Tiara’s voice though. “You can’t be here!”
Escargot kept his horn glowing bright and forced a gulp, that was Sombra, he’d heard stories…
Backing up slowly the Sombra-possessed Diamond Tiara seethed. “You can’t be Princess Amore! You were gone, destroyed, sent to the corners of the world! YOU CANNOT BE!”
Run, hide, turn out the light! Do something, you idiot! Escargot thought. You shouldn’t be here, you can’t be here. This thing is keeping two princesses at bay!
Rearing up, Diamond Tiara roared with the combined might and fury of a thousand-year-old necromancer and a ten-year-old snob, “I will finish you once and for all!”
The problem was, when Escargot shook off the tarp, it landed in a jumble on the ground. When the possessed filly reared up, she had backed up onto the tarp. In a moment Diamond Tiara lost all of her hoof traction as her legs became tangled in the tarp. Falling backwards, she landed on the Crystal Heart.
The Crystal Heart, the focus for all the love in the Crystal Empire. The only way Sombra could touch ever it was with a tarp, which was no longer covering it. As such landing flat on The Heart was not a pleasant experience for him to say the least.
The filly was screaming in agony, The Heart seared Sombra to his core, driving his will and magic from the filly. An explosion of light sent Sombra’s horn fragment flying. With the darkness driven out of her, Diamond Tiara passed out, safe.
The crystal lances crumbled. With Sombra’s power gone, the Princesses ran over to Escargot.
“You were so brave Escargot!” Cadence said.
Twilight ran over and hugged Escargot tight. “You really are a princess around here! Really worth the trust Celestia put in you.”
Escargot stood frozen still. He didn’t do anything… Why does stuff like this keep happening?!
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ok this story is really good and getting beater.
I feel bade for Escargot / Snails it seams every thing she / he does even the good things come back on her is some way.
and wow the story is in the top 10 list in the first 45 minuet of this chapter going up.
good job KC
Harts Fire
Calling it now, Opal Bloom is going to find out his secret and fall madly in love with him. She'll even follow him back to Ponyville. I may not have ever read Ranma 1/2, but I know people who did. Anyways, good chapter.
Oh. Well, that I can
1. Behold, the extra spacing strikes again!
Oh, hi Akane!
6393323 Is this a challenge?
It won't pair well with the fact that it's a mane. But there is one bowl cut in the series. With a two-toned mane, no less. So it is possible.
And once again Snails wins friends, love and adoration - the things he hates the most!
Still, the true horror is in the next part of this chapter. Sombra, after all, is a minor villain at his best, and how he's supposed to show his best with Tiara as a host?
Loved the update!
*adapts a fortune teller pose* "Snails, no Escargot, I foresee your future being one of greatness, you will because a Princess adored by many and despised by few. such as that brat Diamond Tiara"
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Snails... "But but but... stallions can't be Princesses... they are princes arn't they? right? right!?!?! NOOOOoooOOoOOOoo!"
Yep, I lost it at that point.
6394288 Thanks, the picture for my avatar as well as for the stories is by Alkarasu.
My banner is by Swyrll
6394200 I can actually Picture a much older Snails/Escargot as a Princess, who is used to his/her new Role and Surrounded by friends who know of and accept his/her duality. And Ruling an empire of his/her own, and loved by his/her subjects.
Happy Birth day to me!
Another chapter, man poor Snails.
Good job, made me smile.
Cross dimensional Apple-bloom Ahoy! Will she get back to her home dimension? Is she lost? Did she approach Snails/Escargot alter ego because he reminded her of home? Is she a victim of the cursed springs in her own alternate universe?
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Opal Bloom's actually seen in the show.
i.ytimg.com/vi/1V5VAIujRrg/hqdefault.jpg
But she's got her cutie mark!
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Which doesn't necessarily negate the possibility that it is a cross dimensional double. We don't really know where the crystal empire was for the last millennium... and, it fits with Ranma cannon. Just skip the first 5:40's of filler.
Not to mention the changelings and douplegangers could be there as well.
Truly epic levels of bullshit going on.
it's official. everyone including twilight are either super oblivious or completely stupid. its like all the excess stupid snails seemingly lost via his curse has been spread into everyone else, resulting in an epidemic of stupid.
I sense that Opal's got the hots for Escargot
6501491 yeah, because a gender-flipping curse should have been the FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS EXPLANATION...
Honestly.
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And we finally reached the ranma 1/2 refrences since opal is most likely based off of the main female character from the manga since she said about the same thing when she first met ranma as a female
“You really are a little princess, aren’t you.” She said smiling. “You just want to ensure equal service for all ponies.”
I would vote for her.
A filly that was almost a dead ringer for Apple Bloom hopped up across from Escargot and giggled. “Mind him, he’s super shy. I’m Opal, Opal Bloom.”
OH MY GOSH I LOVE YOU!!! This is only my second story I have read her in
I would love to read stories about her?
This was my first story seeing her.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/205943/the-opal-does-not-fall-far
Some are rulers because of what they do; others because of what they are. My guess is that Snails/Escargot is the latter category; likely, part of her essence landed in a mirror pond and Snails 'happened' to land in it.
Oh shiz. I just had a crazy thought. In real life, snails are hermaphrodites. That takes this to a whole new, meta level.
Akane how are ya?
going by Opal Bloom now adays are ya.
I just love this unwilling Mary Sue thing that's going on!
Try as he/she might, Escargot keeps getting lauded more and more, and it's driving poor simplistic Snails up the wall!
If he/she doesn't ascend at some point, i will be surprised.
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Can I have a do-over?
I know I didn't name myself before you wrote this story, but I had to step back in amazement all the same.
It was filling, but she still had enough
fromfor ice cream.If he only had a light.
The only way Sombra could touch it ever was with a tarp,
so snails defeted sombra by tripping him.... worst villain ever
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I mean, he was possessing DT at her most bratty. There has to be some sort of karmic justice.
Especially when that Karma makes it awkward for an anime protagonist. That's, like, Murphy's Law on steroids.
Now that I seen the comic I get that reference now.
I’m rereading this and this shouldn’t bother me but it does and thinking of it more is she calling Spike a jerk? She’s probably one of those boy cuties girls.