Sunset's Tallyroot Dilemma
Oh, hi there! Back for more stories?
Okay then.
So, which one did we leave off on?
Ah, that’s right; Sunset Shimmer.
*scratches head, then sighs*
This one’s kinda hard for me, as it’s one of the few times I’ve ever been angry enough to actually kill a pony.
But the way it was eventually solved was hilarious.
I’m sure that you know this, but my aid isn’t limited to just helping ponies. I have, on occasion, helped those in both alternate universes. Yes, even the one where Sombra is a good guy.
Hey, if they know to ask, then I help. I’ve seldom ever blocked a call.
This time was a bit, well, odd. I had known that there was a call all that day, but for a change, I wasn’t sure who it was. It felt like two at once, which was unusual. Plus, I knew that it wasn’t going to start in Equestria proper.
My musing was cut short by frantic pounding. I frowned, as it was coming from the direction of the back patio. I quickly made my way over to the door; on the other side was a very frantic purple-haired teen. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know who else to ask, and the phone book had this listed as your address.” Sure enough, the door on the other side led to the office I had in Canterlot on the other side of the mirror.
“Calm down and breathe Twi’,” I said to her. She didn’t roll her eyes, which was her usual response.
“There’s no time for that! Sunset’s in the hospital.”
Now more concerned, I grabbed the emergency bag sitting next to the door and followed the teen to the waiting car.
The waiting room contained a very tense pair of women. After the contrempts that was Anon-A-Miss- yes, that God-awful comic did happen, minus Sunset’s friends abandoning her (Fluttershy stuck up for her girlfriend, and Rainbow Dash wasn’t about to abandon Shy again) -the Celestia of the mirror world used her family’s connections to fast track her adoption of the red-haired teen.
Totally unrelated point: Celestia and Luna are both princesses, just like in Equestria. Their elder brother Discord is slated to take over from their mother, but as I said, totally unrelated.
Celestia looked up as Twi and I got close. “How bad is it?” I asked her.
Her eyes were heavy with worry as she responded. “Her fever just broke, but she’s still not responding properly.” She then frowned. “I’ve had to bend the arms of hospital administration to prevent them doping her with Clonidine. I don’t care that the blood screens came back positive for opioids. Sunset doesn’t do drugs.”
I grew concerned. “Can I see her? I can’t help without knowing more about her condition.” Celestia nodded as she led the way to Intensive Care.
A pink-haired teen looked up as we entered Sunset’s room. “Oh, thank Harmony,” Shy said softly, her beautiful eyes filled with hope. I smiled as I saw that she had been holding the hand closest to her; her and Sunset’s relationship had done wonders in bringing Shy out of her shell.
I approached the other side of Sunset’s bed. Sitting my bag down, I pulled out a needle- bone -a ball of cotton, and a small stoppered vial of clear liquid. Taking the hand that Fluttershy wasn’t holding, I pricked Sunset’s middle finger. Holding the vial of liquid to the wound, I let a drop of her blood mix with the contents. I then re-stoppered the liquid.
Shy took the cotton from me and placed it where I had pricked Sunset. While she did that, I shook the vial to mix it. “Please be green,” I muttered to myself as I waited for the color change. I nodded less than five seconds later as the liquid started turning green. “At least this is something I can treat. Sunny’s not gonna be happy though.”
“What is it?” Twilight asked, quite interested in what I was doing.
“Green is for opioids, but not anything you might be familiar with. Sunset has- probably within the last six months -ate food laced with tallyroot.” Going back to my bag, I pulled out a syringe filled with golden liquid. I plunged this into Sunset’s I.V. tube. “This should detox her.”
My words were proven correct, as Sunset lost the pallor she had. Very soon, she was opening her eyes. She made to speak; Fluttershy offered her a sip from the insulated pitcher next to her bed. Sunset then tried again. “W-What happened? Why am I in the hospital?” She turned to her girlfriend. “I didn’t think I was this sick.”
Sunset finally noticed that I was standing next to Twilight. I looked at her very seriously. “When you took your finals to graduate from your mentor’s school, did you eat anything with what looked like poppy seeds?”
Sunset frowned in thought, then nodded. “I get a poppy bun whenever I ask the school chefs for a hayburger. Why?”
I held up the green vial. Sunset’s pupils dilated in shock. “H-How much?” she stuttered.
“A better question would be ‘how long’, followed by ‘who’, “ I said in response. “This helps to explain the actions that led you here.”
I looked at the others gathered around Sunset. “Tallyroot is a magical plant. Eating it isn’t enough to trigger its effects; use of magic is required.” I sat on the foot of her bed as I continued. “Sunny here is a pyromancer, which is something that she would have demonstrated during her finals-- both times.”
Twilight frowned in thought. “That explains what Twinkleshine and the others told me. Her aggression didn’t start until she started taking her finals the first time.”
I nodded. “Small dosages would have been enough to trigger a gradual decline. And if the individual in question had a desire to prove themselves, it would have also triggered a growing aggression.”
“Why would anyone do this?” Shy asked softly. I snorted.
“There aren’t many ponies that have access to it, as it’s not actually native to Equestria. Because of the risk to unicorns, it’s considered highly illegal. It would take a lot of money to get ahold of any amount.”
“So what happens now?” Luna asked. She blinked at the shark’s grin I was wearing.
“Oh, nothing less than fishing for a pony that thinks he’s a shark,” I said in response, still with my shark’s grin.
“I like ferrets,” Shy said softly, her eyes showing the anger she was feeling. Everyone but me blinked.
Hell hath no fury like a pissed off Fluttershy.
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The ending seems like a non-sequiter. What does she mean by ferrets?
Noice
It updated
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At first I thought because Ferrets eat fish with the whole fishing quote, but that's not necessarily true, unless the ferrets in question have had a steady diet of fish, they aren't the preferred meal.
Ehhh... maybe the author will elaborate.
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Let's just say that Fluttershy knows how Jake is going to punish those responsible.
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Because my update rate for new chapters is spotty.
Hey!! No worries about not being in the mood. Everyone gets like that.
ooo... ferrets are vicious when provoked.
Good job keep it up
it's ok if you've haven't had the writing mood. some time life knocks use around.
So this Fluttershy doesn't need to relay tough job to Angel? I approve!
.......Why in all of Chaos was it FERRETS. I get hat reference if you are using the one I think. And dear lord, that’s something on a brutal par with putting a rat in an upside down bucket on someome’s stomach, heating the bucket up, and thus forcing the rat to exit the only way it can....by gnawing down through the person. Pissed does not cover the rage for wanting that. I’m impressed honestly.
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This Fluttershy is worlds above the Equestrian version. First of all, she hasn't been all that timid since she started high school. The reason for that is actually because of Sunset's bullying her. In that Sunset was the only one to bully her; the one time anyone else did, they ended up on the wrong side of a beating. Why Sunset was this way is because she had all the other bullies intimidated. Yes , even Gilda; Sunset had enough on that girl to get her thrown in jail. So in a way, she was protecting Shy; mostly because of deeper feelings. Kind of like how a boy will pull on the pigtails of a girl he likes.
The second reason is Sunset and Shy's relationship. Sunset has done wonders for getting Shy to open up; love can sometimes do that.
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I'm not sure if there even is a reference. Hell, I'm not even sure why I picked ferret in this case; when it comes to transformations, I usually go with something like weasels or shrews.
Honestly, when anything is written about this story, I'm not even sure it's me that's doing the writing. I'm beginning to wonder if Jake is channeling my Id or something else subliminal. Like Jake's Cutie Mark when not acting as Able Hooves, Alicorn of Need.
A smartphone smashing a rock. Still trying to figure that one out.
So your guess is as good as mine.
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I basically answered why in a response to another post. But basically, Shy knows- or at least suspects -that Jake transfigured the one responsible for sunset's condition.
Afterwards, the pony responsible- an OC, as the show has never given details on a certain pony's parents, though a number of fan fictions have -will be serving a life sentence in a cell between Sombra and Tirek.
Please update.
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Scratch that, it's between Tirek and Grogar. Sombra never made it to Tartarus, as he's currently a statue in Jake's house.
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I'm sorry that there haven't been any in months. Writer's' Block is hell.
You know, we just realized his self-appointed name is HAHAA. 😂