Nothing to Fidget About
"Yo Baldy!" Logan's hoofsteps echoed across the common room as the large stallion hauled a heavy load of armor and weapons. "I'll need your horn if I'm gonna pack all this crap onto your thingamabob!"
"It's called the 'Hover Plank 5000!'" Flynn stammered, trotting briskly towards him.
Logan's sweaty muzzle scrunched. "Why the Hell is it called that?"
"Because buck you!" Flynn concentrated, and his horn pulsed with telekinetic energy. "Lemme cut that load in half. How many trips can we make?"
"Four," Logan replied. "Maybe three." He motioned with his head. "If our favorite robo-turkey lends a metal hand."
Wildcard nodded and scurried downstairs to where the rest of the armory lay.
"Hey! Hey!" Flynn called out after the Desperado. "Don't pull a metal muscle! I just slapped that thing together, y'know!"
"Oh give it a rest," Logan muttered. He grunted as he carried his weight up the nearest stairwell, accompanied by the fellow Heraldite. "If nothing else, it'll give him a chance to test your shit out."
"There'll come a time when we can't stress-test everything, Big Show."
"Oh shuddup. You love my tactics as much as you love me, ya chromey bastard."
"Meh..."
As the two stallions ascended, Ariel and Kepler glided by.
"I'd say we leave just a few of the mushrooms behind!" Ariel said, smiling at the wyvern. "You never know! Maybe—a thousand years from now—another group of ponies will come visit this place from the Light Side!"
"A most optimistic idea, my frriend!" Kepler nodded back. "Let us cultivate that which we can. I do believe I've prrocurred an apprroprriate containerr forr our mobile sustenance."
"Then again..." Ariel chewed the corner of her lip. "What I just said heavily implies that we're gonna fail at our mission and another Austraeoh-Eljunbyro combination is gonna have to pick up the slack just like we're picking up Ranort's and—"
"Shhhhhh!" Kepler insisted, adjusting his spectacles. "Think positive, sisterr! Forr ourr jourrney, we shall rrequirre everry speck of light that we can musterr!"
"You got that right..." Ariel smiled again. "Good thing the mushrooms glow!"
"Ha-hah! We must endeavorr to burry ourr excrrement!"
"Oh gosh... heeheehee... you're a hoot, Keps."
"Let no otherr wyverrn tell you differrent!"
All the while, Seraphimus observed the movement with a blank expression. She took a breath and looked across the common room.
Rainbow Dash hovered before the mosaic of Verdestone against the wall. After observing Kepler and Ariel descend to the lower levels, she folded her arms and took a long breath. "Well... that went better than expected."
"Did it, sugarcube?" Applejack floated around the mare. "Did it really?"
Pinkie Pie giggle and floated over as well. "Anypony could have seen that your friends were gonna vote sonambulist for you!"
"That's unanimous," Twilight Sparkle corrected. "And she's right, Rainbow. Just relax."
"Your friends have your back," Fluttershy added. "Just like we do."
"And if you ask me..." Rarity tossed her ghostly mane. "A change of scenery will be splendid for a change! Although..." She shuddered. "...I would have much preferred a far less dreadful destination."
"That's just it." Rainbow gulped. "This whole 'Spindler' business is total cray-cray. I've no clue what our destination is." She bit her lip, gazing across the room. "And neither does the Herald."
"Well, just think about it, darlin'." Applejack winked. "Have you ever known what yer destination is?"
"Pfffft. No."
"Well, alrighty then!" Applejack tilted her hat forward. "Let's just treat this like an old stroll through town!"
"Indeed." Rarity nodded. "Albeit a stroll that is encumbered by darkness and lack of proper food and the ever-looming threat of living pony-eating vines—mrmmmffmmmf!"
Twilight's hoof was covering the fashionista's ghostly muzzle. "Err... what Applejack said!" She smiled crookedly. "A good ol' stroll!"
"Hrmmmmmmmmmmmffff..." A muted Rarity folded her forelimbs in a pout.
"You're right, guys..." Rainbow sighed, smiling slightly. "I guess I've gotten too used to worrying as of late." She rolled her ruby eyes. "I'm starting to become Twilight."
"Heeheehee!" Fluttershy giggled. "You certainly a-are!"
"Jee..." Twilight droned. "Thanks."
"Just chillax and go with the flow, Dashie!" Pinkie Pie winked. "Whoever these Spindlers are, I'm sure it's no reason to get all fidgety!"
There was a deep, breathy cackle.
"...?" Rainbow Dash looked towards a nearby table.
A muzzle grinned in the shiny surface of a shield, lined with a fang and a tuft of goat hair. The chuckles trailed off.
"Lame joke is lame, Pinkie," Rainbow droned.
"It is?" Pinkie made a sad face. "Since when?"
"Pick a year." Rainbow flew off. "Any year."
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...Goddamnit, 24...I blame you for this.
I think you might've messed up an italics tag in the beginning here.
Hmm...unanimous decision, of course. I wonder how quickly they came to it given that trailing statement at the end of the previous chapter.
...Yeah...she's changed since they got here. For sure.
Part of me thinks Discord doesn't turn up when the rest of the girls are around on a whim rather than any inability on his part. He probably has a much better idea of what the 'Vanilla zone' is and what is going on than any of them.
Also, Flynn. You're super smart, but maybe don't name things. Ever.
Spindlers spinning.
Agreed.
Fidget spindlers
Meta joke is meta.
sPiDgeT FiNnERS alL tHe wAy?!?!,!,-/-+pkakakdjskks
Aw jeese I'm all caught up on the story now and that makes me sad. Because I have to wait.
Waiting is the worsed.
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Welcome to the wait!(although it's about a chapter a day, not that bad of a wait if you ask me.)
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Welcome, comrade!
I thought Pinkie of all ponies would know better than to give fate a fish slap in the face. In other news it is nice to know her friends support her to the end, even if it could mean their deaths.
See, I thought Seraphimus was going to use the wrench to escape, and then become the tie-breaking vote.
Memes!
Oh boy Meta jokes!
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Welcome to the front! Pack all the armor and anti-feels equipment you can; You never know when you might need it!
And yes, waiting is the fucking worst.
Well, it's almost time to say goodbye to Darkreach. It will be missed (?)
Hoverboard 5000 Flyn? If youre going to go that retro, you might want to fit a Superflight 100 drive while youre at it. Im sure Dash would get a real kick out of that.
Then again, with all the bits coming off and that invisible giant rabbit gnawing on the lift crystals, Im sure someones going to get a real scream out of the upcoming Flight Of Terror.
And Fluttershy would ask if she could keep a Langolier as a pet.
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Welcome to the lead group! Stop by the main cavern and get your bag of
definitely not psychedelicglowing mushrooms before we leave. Oh, and Kepler just asked us to grab one small shovel apiece. No idea why...8386331
Welcome, welkommen, and 欢迎!
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Booo!
BOOOOOOOO!
have I bitched about this story before?
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Welcome aboard the Midnight Express! We hope you enjoy the ride, feel free to load up on mushrooms, and whatever you do, don't think about all the horrifying ways we could all potentially die.
Packin' up!
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So, if a fidgeting Dash got knocked into a tail spin, would that make her a fidget spinner?
-Through the path long forgotten, into the darkness long begotten. Ofolrodi.
I got nothin, that's just funny.
Rarity: Element of Tact
My Little Pony: Memes are Magic.
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waiting is the hardest part.
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Extreme Planking: Cosmic Tube World Grand Tournament
The contestants?
Hailing from the Western Precipice, we have Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor of the Crystal Empire, flying in style at the helm of Equestria's finest zeppelin. It does have a plank, though whether they've ever used it is for anyone to guess!
Hailing from beyond the Grand Choke and the seas of Rohbredden, we have Rainbow Dash and the Herald, duly appointed guardians and purveyors of righteous flank-kicking the world over. Their ship ain't much to look at, folks, but it's all plank!
Who will win? Find a seat, grab some popcorn, hold onto your butts, and let the games begin!
It's another road trip. This time it's through five hundred kilometers of uncharted territory and malevolent flora. Bon voyage!
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Maybe we'll get an Austraeoh version of the Cadence toss. From one world into another.
And this picture is the perfect reply to your post:
orig04.deviantart.net/9f9a/f/2012/321/4/4/cadenceball_by_paradigmpizza-d5laeej.jpg
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Welcome aboard the Dark Train. Just be sure to join the militia, as the enemies here are numerous, and we need every hand and hoof that can hold a weapon to do so.
Does Rarity have not-getting-hit-on-the-head-when-she-says-something-stupid privileges? If she does, and her fur is white, does that count as white privilege?
Rainbow grew some arms again.
Spindlers.... nothing to fidget about....
Well at least Discord thinks it's funny, That's gotta be worth something.
Already planning the sequel after book 12?
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I only got it after reading your comment.
This reminds me, someone must be cleaning up after Seraphimus all this time. I sure don't envy them.
Discord is as annoying as ever. Hopefully Rainbow can figure out either how to reconcile with him or get rid of him for good. My question is whether or not the Harmonic Prism will revive Discord as well. At this point, it could go either way. The prism could return the rest of the girls and get rid of Discord, or it could bring them all back.
I think that since harmony needs discord to be harmonic, it might bring back Discord as well to return balance to the realm. I don't really know if that is a valid thought or not, but it is something to keep in mind as we get ever closer to the destination.
weird timing with that one.
Oooooh this was written in the time of fidget spinners - thanks 3 year old comments for reminding me the cultural context
This is true. We've flown into some real shit holes.