Stories set in the Oversaturated World, some silly, some less so.
“… Happy birthday, dear Apple Bloom
Happy birthday to you!”
Everyone cheered as Apple Bloom blew out the candles. There weren’t many gathered in her home’s kitchen, just the other Crusaders, her family, and Pinkie Pie, because one didn’t need destiny magic to know that snubbing her wasn’t a good idea.
After the cake came presents: a movie from Scootaloo, a Goops for Stuff sample pack from Sweetie, a Sugarcube Corner gift card from Pinkie Pie.
Applejack smiled as she passed Bloom the last box. “We wanted t’ save this one for last.”
“Oh. Great!” Bloom put on a smile strained enough to serve as baby food as she unwrapped it.
Applejack glanced at Big Macintosh, but looked back in time to see Apple Bloom open the box, revealing a belt buckle shaped like her icon.
“Oh, wow!” Sweetie Belle leaned in close. “I’m still waiting on mine.”
“Still? It’s been like a month.” Scootaloo’s eyes widened. “Not that yours isn’t awesome, AB!”
“Yeah, it’s great.” Apple Bloom turned to her family, her smile more genuine, though visible tension lines still marred it.
“It better be great for what we paid,” Granny Smith muttered. “Back in my day, th’ bespoke shop wouldn’t charge more’n—“
“Hey! Who wants to see how many empty cans I can decorate at once with my new funderbuss?” Pinkie brandished some unsightly hand cannon covered in stickers, not all of which had warning symbols on them.
“Heck yeah!” Scootaloo followed her, dragging Sweetie Belle along.
Applejack put a hand on Apple Bloom’s shoulder and said, “Y’all have fun. I wanna have a talk with th’ birthday girl.” When it was just Apples, she said, “Everything okay, Bloom?”
Apple Bloom stiffened. “Sure! Why wouldn’t it be?”
“Y’ knew what yer gift was ahead o’ time.”
“I… I didn’t mean to! It just happened!”
Granny Smith clicked her tongue. “Hush now, Applejack. I remember a certain li’l girl peekin’ at Yuletide presents plenty o’ times.”
“I didn’t peek!” said Apple Bloom. “I just heard y’all.”
Applejack raised an eyebrow. “We only ever talked about it when you were with yer friends.”
“Yeah, out in th’ orchard.” Bloom tapped her new buckle. “It’s a magic thing. Earth remembers, an’ I know how to ask it, even when I don’t mean to.”
Applejack coughed into a fist. “Oh.” Mac nudged her. She shot back a glare, muttered, “I was gonna,” and turned back to Bloom. “Sorry, sugarcube. I was just lookin’ forward to springin’ this on you.”
“It’s okay.” Apple Bloom sighed. “Y’ know th’ worst part?”
“What’s that?”
Bloom slumped down in her seat. “Earth remembers, but it don’t remember anythin’ before the change.”
Applejack walked to her and held her tight. “They’d be so proud of you.”
Apple Bloom squeezed back. “Thanks.”
Hey, all of those cutie mark-shaped accessories had to come from somewhere. I considered calling the shop an "iconoblast," but that felt a little too on-the-nose.
I have more lighthearted ideas planned, but this one demanded my attention.
Also, Goops for Stuff is doing a lot better in the age of Whole Foods and the online marketplace.
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It took me like 5 minutes to get the comic reference and once I did I was very happy.
Iconomart, maybe?
Urd Pony, like the Norns' one? 'Cause the CMC are Fate Magic Regulators?
so 'at' or did she just hit him?
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"Earth Remembers" first appeared in Silicon Tiara...
If "Air Knows" and "Magic Foresees" get their own shorts, I'm guess they'll be called Verandi Pony and Skuld Pony, respectively, 'cause Norns.
Just want to say that I like how you toned down the country accent in this piece a little compared to your other fics. Maybe it's just a personal preference but I always thought that a few dropped consonants were enough to get the twang across.
Also, dem feels at the end.
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Verandi, Skuld, and who else?
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We already have Urd/Wyrd/Urth... This short is called "Urd Pony"!
Edit: Then again, you could have started from the previous short and clicked Next without noting the short's name...
Sorry if I'm a bit harsh...
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I dont get the significaficance of the short's names.
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Ah! ... ... The CMC control Fate/Destiny.
Oversaturation: Chapter 9: Light:
Ow. Secret feels deals lethal damage.
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Urd, Skuld, and Verthandi are three goddesses from the Norse Pantheon known collectively as "The Norns." They watch over the past, the future, and the present, respectively.
The Norns became rather more well known than most of the Norse Pantheon (discounting Odin, Thor, and Loki, off course) after the manga series "Aa! Megami-sama" (translated as "Ah! My Goddess") was made, though Verthandi's name was mistranslated slightly when brought to English into "Belldandy."
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Friendly reminder that the Norns were a thing before A!MS.
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The Church of Harmony had no comment on personal iconography being delivered by drone, though the spokesperson did frown at the idea.
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One lesson I've taken from my time on Fimfic is that the intensity of a phonetic accent should be inversely proportional to that accent's screen time.
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I've been taking levels in rogue.
Now that I remember the existence of Flax seed, I want to see what the proprietors of "goops for stuff" would do when introduced to tree hugger.
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As I understand it, the change to Belldandy was made in the Japanese manga, not out of any disrespect of the mythical figure, but because Verthandi is practically impossible for most native Japanese speakers to pronounce; it includes phenomes that are absent from the Japanese language. Sort of how most English speakers fail to pronounce the "P" in Pterosaur, for instance.
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... And Urd Pony is a pun on Earth Pony, 'cause they sound sorta similar! Didn't notice before now!
This begs the question: which is Verthandi, and which Skuld, if she's Urd?
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I answer that question in Silicon Tiara.
7754509 for a moment I was expecting Urd from ah my goddess to show up since urban legends and what not where made real why not her in which the events of the manga still happen but she's "real" and the anime doesn't exist like it does in ours I d love to see what would happen if she ended up being Ajs wife after a wish and the general headache sunbutt 2.0 would get given sunset I'm not sure exactly HOW she'd take it
7816187 I mean Urd from the anime and the Norse legend being the one and the same