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Dubs Rewatcher


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It’s summer vacation, which means it’s time for Sunset to get her first summertime job. But the walls of the Super Sushi cart hold a secret. Someone is poisoning the city's fish supply, and now it's up to Sunset and Twilight to stop them.

A comedy of the pescatarian variety.


Thanks to Posh and Not_A_Hat for brainstorming help. Thanks to Masked Ferret, Fenton, and Quill Scratch for prereading.
Rated T for some suggestive jokes.
Art by rvceric.

Chapters (1)
Comments ( 41 )

With a title like that, I was expecting some sort of Sunset x Siren!Dazzlings clop.

Still, will read

At least there are no grammatical errors?:twilightblush:

It's a fun read, that's for sure.:moustache:

Wait, but as aquatic carnivores, wouldn't the sirens....

Oh, hold on, these are crazy versions. Nevermind then!

I have nothing interesting to say and just want to see this story in the featurebox because Dubs is a lovely little boy.

Was there supposed to be URL markup around Sunset's email address?

Well, okay then. This was fun. Though you'd think the Sirens would have noticed humans eating chocolate by now, or at least wondered why it was so easy to come across.

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Oh wow, FiM put that in when I copied it over and I didn't even notice. Thanks for pointing it out!

That was hilarious. Sci-Twi is too much of a goodie-goodie sometimes. Though when Pinkie said "sleeping with the fishes", I expected the Secret Sauce to be some sort of aphrodisiac or love potion as part of their new plan to take over the world.

Funny how many stories can spin out from just one Sunset Sushi Server statue.

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Not as bad as me. I only got a quick look At the title earlier and I read it as.
Sunset sleeps with the Flashes. And thought sunset was going to get boned by both flashes at once.
Although your idea sounds fun as well.

you wanna crash in my sushi truck

Amusingly enough, that was the first pickup line Sunset tried to use on Twilight. It was another seven months before she agreed to a date.

..................... :rainbowlaugh: are the dazzilings high on something or what???

You need a running gag.

8365914 Was wondering that myself. Problem with bbcode, I guess.

Personally, I just read it as Sonata reciting a broken link. Seemed like the sort of thing she'd do.

Now I have to wonder what sushi tastes like with chocolate. Part of me wants to try making some, but the smarter part of me says I probably shouldn't.

Anyway, I enjoyed the story. It was of course immediately obvious that the sirens were behind everything, but the chocolate poison was a pretty good gag. The mental image of the sirens walking into the grocery store, buying several boxes of chocolate, and cackling with glee that they somehow managed to persuade the clerk to let them buy so much poison gave me a good chuckle.

One thing that i have to comment on is that the scene with Pinkie feels unnecessary, and I'm not convinced that the story would be weaker without it. The Deep Throat gag was amusing, and it did get you your title drop (almost), but I'm not sure the story needed it. I can't say it would be better without it, either, so I don't really know what I'm saying. I guess the end result is that I'm left wondering how Pinkie figured everything out, and it's bugging me more than it should.

All that said, I still really enjoyed the chemistry between Sunny and Twilight, and the gags did work. Overall I really did enjoy it. :twilightsmile:

Well this was delightfully cracked.

cute story thoe sunset shoudl be class president she is much more of a leader than scitwi

also fish eat fish

Fun fact, I went and had sushi right after reading this. Didn't put chocolate on it, though. None at the restaurant.

The different approaches to solving the problem—indeed, realizing there was something fishy (yes I went there) in the first place—really highlights the complimentary nature of the SunSci (SciSet? or is it still just SunLight?) ship. I don't think Sunny should have capitulated to Twilight's plan, though. I liked her "let's do nothing and let them be harmless idiots" plan best. Not that my dissent knocks my enjoyment at all.

Fun comedy for the whole family with nary an obvious fish joke to be found.

I always really enjoy the banter between your Sunset and Twilight. Plus they are super adorable the way you write them. MOAR SunLight! The people demand it!

Weird, slimy AND tasty? I'll take two more, thanks. :twilightsmile:

Ah, I remember you mentioning this story in Quills and Sofas on Saturday. Can't wait to sit down and read it.

Dreadnought

Hilarious through and through. Just the right balance of stupidity, action, and Sunlight. Thank you for it.

With a title like that, I figured it was gonna be Sunset having sex with the Sirens.

“Stay back!” she shouted, hair mussed up and still wearing her pajamas. “I don’t know how to aim this thing, and I’m not afraid to use it!”

This made my day.

That moment when you realize the whole story is an analogy to the communist revolution.

This beautifully comical story really brightened up my terrible day. Thanks so much. :pinkiehappy: :raritystarry:

Wait...hasn't this story been featured before already? Or am I thinking of another story that shares the same cover art?

I feel like the students who missed out on Fish Sticks were the real victims, all so Sunset Shimmer could keep her job.
8365837 I was sure it would end with fish being replaced with viande chevaline on the menu.

What does pescatarian mean? It isn't showing up on my spell check.

Ah, this reminds me in the best possible way of Aesthetic's old crackfics.

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It means that they espouse to a vegetarian lifestyle for the most part, but still eat fish and seafood. Basically, a person who refuses to eat terrestrial meat/land animals, but is fine with eating animals that live in the water.

A good story. Just one thing:

“I don’t know how to aim this thing, and I’m not afraid to use it!”

Grandson of a cop here, and that phrase actually terrified me.

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Apparently there was a featured fic a few months back with the same cover art. I didn't even know!

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Thank you! It's always nice to get a good comment from as big a name as you. :twilightsmile:

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Ah right. Okay that would explain things. Please accept my apologies for misunderstanding.

“Now is not the time for puns!”

Fuck you, it's ALWAYS time for puns.

I like this.

Adagio stood up. “Aria, get the gun.”

Translation:

Sunset, you are fired.

Sunset glowered. “You’re writing fanfiction.”

“No,” Twilight sputtered out. She took a breath and regained her composure. “I’m drafting a post for my blog. Which, to be fair, is a fanfiction analysis blog, but—”

Wouldn’t it be funny if Twilight was actually a reviewer on this site going under an alias? She could be Present Perfect, or Titanium Dragon, or even Paul Asran :pinkiecrazy:

flumping

I thought at first this was a funny, made up word. And it isn’t. It certainly looks silly no matter where you use it, though. Heeeeeeeeeey I bet it can be used like a cuss word 😋 “Flump you you flumping flump.”🛋

Twilight twiddled her thumbs. “So, your plan was to sell people sushi, in order to get revenge on them for killing fish. But by serving sushi, weren’t you already complicit in killing your brethren? For every sushi you sold, that was one more fish caught and eaten. It’s just supply and demand.”

2:38

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Definitely something you never want to hear irl.

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But Pinkie Pie is best plot device. Even the show uses her when they write themselves into a corner 🍦:pinkiehappy:👍🏻

Sunset glowered. “You’re writing fanfiction.”

SHES ONE OF US!

“Because you’re the one who decided to max out a credit card buying tickets to horse races.”

Damn! :pinkiegasp:

“What kind of chef eats their own food? That’s just stealing from the customers, isn’t it?”

They only taste a small fraction of it that make sure it's perfect, all good chefs do that. :ajbemused:

Twilight clicked her tongue. “Again, not exactly. The Super Sushi truck is listed as being owned by someone named ‘Silver Barnacle’—a person who only exists on paper. I looked it up, and there’s not a single person in the country with that name. And when I called their phone number, all I got was some computerized voice on the other end telling me they ‘don’t want to buy any more timeshares.’”

That is definitely a sign something isn't right at all. :fluttershysad:

“I’m not buying it,” said Twilight. “I mean, ‘Cutie Patooties?’ What sort of psychopath wrote this letter? Sounds like a trap to me.”

Sounds like one too. :duck:

The door swung open, and Sonata Dusk—hair tied into a bun and decked out in a pink apron—stepped into view. “Hello!” she chirped, wiping her hands on the apron. “How can I help—”

https://m.

“A poison deadly enough to take down anyone that stands in our way,” said Adagio. She chuckled. “Pure chocolate. ”

Lmao, the poison was chocolate!!! :rainbowlaugh:
But still, it still could be bad for anyone eats fish but us allergic to chocolate. So... I guess that's still bad! :twilightoops:

From the crowd, someone threw a salad at Twilight’s head. Ranch dressing splattered across her hair and dripped down her nose.

She had that one coming. :ajsmug:

I think this was one of the first EGQ fics I ever read, somewhat by accident. Feels good to remember, find, and reread it. Awesome story as ever.

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