Twilight Gets a Puppy
By TDR
Friendship is Puppies,
part 5
“ Woof “ finished Rahs tapping his chin as he walked through town, Fluttershy trotting along behind him her ears perked up excitedly.
“Oh, yes I'd love to hear about today too....” Fluttershy agreed hopping into the air a little with a slight flap of her wings.
Rahs smiled, the soft spoken mare had been pretty much been listening to his life story since they met. She had offered a few theories about his parentage as well based on her experience with animals including a number of rare breeds. While she wasn't thrilled he was primarily a carnivore, she had cared for a number of meat eating animals before and wasn't squeamish about it in the slightest, though she did ask to be informed before he hunted for anything so she could tell her pets to avoid the area he was in. She also had easy access to fish if he was willing to stick to a diet like that. Really he rather enjoyed her company there was just one issue with the mare that worried him. A issue that came into play the moment they came within sight of the Golden Oaks library.
“THERE YOU ARE!” Twilight shouted.
YEEEP!!” Fluttershy cried and immediately vanished.
Rahs sighed as he was now partially hunched over with a lump under the back of his coat composed of a shivering, easily terrified Pegasus mare. This was the fourth time since they started walking she had taken cover under his coat. Once simply due to a loud noise down the street that he barely even noticed.
Twilight trotted up with Spike on her back looking at Rahs curiously as he fished under his coat and pulled the yellow mare out from under yet again, before setting her down.
“That's seven out of eight!” Spike laughed, still keeping a tally of how many ponies had fled from Twilight.
“I'm pretty sure those three flower ponies were screaming 'dragon' as they barricaded themselves in their shop, Spike.” Twilight rolled her eyes. “ So who's this?”
“Bark.” Rahs proclaimed.
“Fluttershy? Oh good we couldn't find her any where, I take the music is ready then?” Twilight glanced to Rahs then down to the mumbling mare who was trying to hide in her own wings then back up to Rahs.” Uhhhhh.”
Rahs shrugged.” Woof.”
“Huh social anxiety huh … I can understand that.”Twilight nodded. “ Still she seemed alright talking with you.”
“Bark.” Rahs pointed out.
“Really?” Twilight grinned.” I would really like to talk with you and discuss how you can speak with him, or animals at all......”
“WOOF.” Rahs interrupted.
“Oh right.. umm, I mean when ever you feel up for it Miss Fluttershy.”Twilight corrected.
“Wow Rahs. I always thought the goal was to try and get into a mares pants, not have a mare get into your shirt.” Spike chuckled.
“Grrr.” Rahs growled as he swatted the chuckling Dragon in the back of the head.
“Spike do you even know what that means?” Twilight raised an eyebrow.
“Not really. It doesn't make sense either given that of all the mares I know that wear clothing very few of them wear pants..... except for that one guy on the street corner yelling about the end of the world. But he wears them on his head.” Spike pondered.
Spike trailed off as he was about to say something noticing the yellow mare had suddenly taken a very close interest in him and it was just a hair unnerving to be on the receiving end of her staring eyes.
“Ummm can I help you” Spike questioned as the mare smiled.
“Oh you are so cute....” Fluttershy squeed. “Rahs has been telling me all about his baby dragon brother.”
“Oh, well now.” Spike grinned striking what he thought was a dead sexy pose, but really just made his pudge push out a little more on his belly. That pose lasted all of three seconds before he looked up and noticed the evil grin on his brothers face. “Wait a second, Rahs has been telling you things about me?..... DON'T BELIEVE HIS LIES!”
Fluttershy for the most part seemed completely oblivious to the outburst and started asking Spike a number of questions about dragons.
Twilight moved over to Rahs, her eyes narrowed. “You didn't tell her anything incriminating about him did you?” Twilight questioned in a low mutter.
Rahs shook his head but his grin didn't fade.
“Figured as much, well given the little brats been teasing me all day I'll let him stew wondering what you told her.”Twilight sighed. “ You doing alright now?”
“Woof.” Rahs nodded still not thrilled at Rarity, but he was calmer about it now. It wasn't like it hadn't happened before.
“Good .. this is the library we are staying at.”Twilight stated.” Shall we go have a look while these two are talking, I think Fluttershy forgot about us?”
“Woof.” Rahs agreed.
“Spike should be okay right?” Twilight asked as they entered the library.
“Woof.” Rahs smirked sniffing the air. The library must see a lot of use with all the Pony scents he could smell lingering in the air. Rahs blinked, his ears perking up in the pitch black of the library. There was something here with them......
“Well it's a good thing he doesn't have any ears to talk off then. Still as late as it's gotten I'm way behind on trying to study all I can on Nightmare Moon. There's no telling what will happen and I don't need a bunch of crazy ponies constantly trying to distract me with friendship or whatever. Now where's the light?”
“SURPRISE!!!” shouted a large group of ponies as the lights suddenly came back on.
Now it should be known, that Twilight was not a fan of surprises. She never had been, Rahs and Spike were indifferent to them as it was really hard to surprise Rahs and Spike was the most well adjusted of the three so it didn't bother him.
That said, while the usual reaction to being surprised was a shriek from Twilight and perhaps a bit of blugoning of the Pony or what ever got a jump on her or at least a lot of yelling at them, that was usually all that came from it. At least on a normal day.
Twilight was not having a normal day.
She was not at home, or near anything resembling familiar surroundings. She was upset that her teacher didn't believe her, she was angry that she had been sent to this town to do something she considered a waste of her time. There was the very real possibility that an ancient evil would be loosened on the world in little more than twelve hours. Her stomach still felt sick from all the food she ate, she was still annoyed at Rarity and a little bit at Dash too. Her hooves hurt from all the walking she was doing and she was going to be staying in a place that she was in no way used to.
That was all before some pony, who shall remain nameless, but whose name Rhymes with Stinky Fly, though she was by no means related to said pony, Stinky was the trash pony in Canterlot.
After all of that it her reaction would have been quite expected to the surprise party, at least to those who knew Twilight.
And as her eyes widened and she screamed out , her horn glowing a bright ,bright, crimson, it was quite a good thing for those at the party that Rahs knew his sister.
The Moon Dog quickly grabbed his sister and lifted her straight up into the air to the point her horn nearly touched the ceiling. Less than a heartbeat later there was no ceiling as the spell Twilight had created in her wild panic was discharged.
One moment there was light and the next moment there was a hole. There were also enough toothpicks falling from the sky and sticking into the ground that ponies around town needed to watch where they stepped for a few days afterward.
Once the worst of it seemed to be over, Rahs put Twilight down, the mare shaking and twitching as her eyes darted around the party. The gathered ponies remained silent for a bit staring at the panting Twilight before the perpetrator of this little event made their appearance and everyone else relaxed.
Not mind you because they felt safe after that particular display, but because if any one was going to get blasted with an arcane beam of death now, it would likely be the host of the party, and honestly, no one in town thought that would slow her down much.
Rahs flattened his ears to his head, amber eyes glaring over the gathered ponies wondering who set this up.
“I guess that was a bit too much surprise then huh?” the very pink pony that had run away from them earlier stated, pronking up to the pair.
“I. What. You.” Twilight stammered.
Rahs stepped over to a table picking up a treat bag from it and dumped the candy on the table before offering Twilight the bag to breath into.
“ Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie. “ the pink mare grinned before she glanced around .” Wait weren't there three of you?”
The door was flung open at that point and a frantic purple Dragon rushed in. He paused a few paces in his green eyes taking in the scene, a nervous Fluttershy peered around the door frame behind him.
“Seriously!?!” Spike demanded as Rahs nodded.
“There he is. Like I said hi I'm Pinkie Pie and I threw this party just for you, were you surprised huh huh huh were you huh?i suppose you were, though maybe you really just wanted a skylight. Gee if you really wanted a sky light in here there were plenty of better ways to go about it. Though that's cool we can see the moon now.” Pinkie Pie stated oblivious to Twilight's panic attack.
“Woof.” Rahs sighed.
“What, be quiet? In a library? But that would make a boring party. Any way I saw you all when you got here, and you were like 'hello', and I was like 'AHHHH' and running off remember? Yah, see I never saw you before, and if I never saw you before that means you're new. Cause I know every pony in Ponyville, though since I met you two I now know every Moon dog and Dragon in Ponyville too. And if you're new that means you haven't met any pony yet, and if you haven't met any pony yet you must not have any friends and if you don't have any friends you must be lonely. And that's soo sad and that's when I had an idea, which was when I gasped like I did and ran off. I thought I'd throw you a super duper welcome to Ponyville party and invite everyone in town, and see everypony is here and now you'll have lots and lots of friends.”
Rahs and Spike stared at the pink pony, certain she had not even taken a breath during her verbal rampage. The pair could see all of the ponies they had met that day, minus the three flower ponies and Fluttershy, who was still outside the door and was clearly trying to decide whether or not it was safe inside after seeing the hole blown in the roof.
Applejack and Big Mac were near the food table. Rainbow Dash was bragging to some little orange filly and Rarity was over in the corner looking pensive. There were a few others that they had seen but not been introduced to as well. The library was packed.
Twilight at that point, had had enough.
“Nope. Done. Finish. End. Me. Out.” Twilight stated tossing the bag aside and marching through the crowd toward a door at the back that was likely the Library's living quarters. At the moment Twilight didn't care if it was the broom closet.
Pinkie bounded after her. “Wait where are you going, this party is for you and it's just getting started. Don't you like it?” Pinkie Pie asked blinking as Twilight stepped through the door to the next room and then whirled while son the other side of the doorway.
“I. Do. Not. Like. Party.” Twilight snarled.” Rahs. Spike. Do...... Thing.”
Twilight practically shouted before she slammed the door in Pinkie Pie's face.
“But.. but, but, but, but, but...” Pinkie Pie pouted.”How does anypony not like parties and friends?”
“Woof.” Rahs sighed.
“ Oh yeah bro.....Dang.. That was easily a level four melt down. She was only able to manage mono syllabic responses.” Spike pointed out.
Rahs walked over and patted the poofy haired pony on the head. Her mane was oddly starting to deflate as she stared at the slammed door, and that was freaking Rahs out more than Twilight's melt down.
“I guess between the letter from Celestia and everything else she's been holding together pretty good though.” Spike shrugged.
“Bark?” Rahs questioned pointing at the hole in the roof.
“Yeah, still minor, don't you remember.... oh yeah you were at work when that happened. She had a full blown melt down one day when she thought Celestia was mad at her. Then there was the book burning thing. Then there was the vase test.” Spike shuddered.
Rahs whistled lightly recalling being told about them , though thankfully he missed most of those events either because he was at a show or working in the theater.
“What did I do wrong!?” Pinkie bemoaned.
“Woof “ Rahs suggested waiting for Spike to translate.
“What do you mean she doesn't like parties? How does a pony not like parties?” Pinkie grumbled.
Spike and Rahs stared at her then looked to each other.
“Bark.” Rahs continued.
“Trauma? What kind of trauma could make her hate parties they are the best thing ever!?” “ Pinkie Pie was freaking out a little.
“ Woof?” Rahs questioned.
“Of course I can understand you, I wouldn't be the premier party planner if I didn't understand what everyone wanted, I mean of course I'm a little rusty on Moon Dog, given it's a sorta dead language and all or not, just to make it a confusing plot point, of course I would have been able to understand you anyway just like those guys in the comments of the fic said, though I don't get what they meant by my pinkiness, is that a new color, I read the earlier chapters and I know why she might feel like that, but I don't see how she dislikes all parties, I mean I went out of the way to make this was a welcome party, nothing like a birthday party at all, so she wouldn't get upset, but it seems that happened anyway and I need to make friends with her before black snooty shows up or the whole plot is gonna go right into the toilet which no one wants cause for some reason this stories doing better than the little rabbits main story and he's more than happy to keep going with it as long as people enjoy it and continued to like it and leave comments which is kinda the only thing that drives a lot of writers on the site, at least the ones not asking for money any way, but did she have to storm off like that, now I feel bad that I upset her, I didn't mean too I mean parties are kinda my thing, I mean I have balloons on my ass for crying out loud, it's either parties or being a clown and I really don't like clowns all that much after reading that one book with the red balloons, though the new theater production of it with the dancing clown was more funny than scary, though the book was better than that anyway, but I'm never gonna give you up never gonna let you down , never gonna run around and desert you, but seriously did I goof up here or is she gonna be okay in a chapter or two, or better yet by the end of this one because I know she feels bad and I don't want anyone to feel bad just because of one of my parties.”
Rahs and Spike stared blankly at the pink mare as once again they were certain she didn't pause for air in that rant at all, they also were having a hard time wrapping their heads around anything that was said.
“Maybe... um maybe you could introduce us to everyone and we'll just pass it along to her when she feels better?” Spike suggested.
“Great!” Pinkie Pie chimed hopping up, her hair restored to it's former poofiness.
Spike and Rahs looked at each other with worried expressions as the pink party planning pony, pronked as she practically pushed the pair to the parties populace.
And there goes the Star Wars Death Star off to the unemployment lines, what with it having been shown up so easily and all.
this will be good,
i kind of cant wait till twilight meet discord
Twilight, a mobile toothpick manufacturing factory.
everyone
... and here we have more proof that Pinkie can do literally anything.
Should it be 'flank' instead?
not the pinky-4-wall-breaker-who-can-read-the-story.... it break totally the immersion in the story, and it's really not necessary.
it's too bad, until pinky the character where well writed, even the one with a different personality from the show (love your blueblood).
... rick rolled by pinkie pie in a textwall ....
Leave it to Pinkie to casually Rick Roll everyone in the middle of a rant overdosed on meta.
I wasn't aware she was undead in this story. Did you perhaps mean neurotic?
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that event is already planed for.
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She wanted to be crude a moment
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She's not going to be that much different from my SiS version of pinkie. 4th wall breaks happen, but it's there to lighten the mood if it gets too dark..... or because i need to up my word count.
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Given i've done this in three of my stores now i'm amazed any one is surprised any more.
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Bugger all of spell check.
So meta, much laughing.
Good chapter
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well I going to say applejack and fluttershy will become very good friend with twilight while other two it going to take time to warm up to that or rainbow dash and rarity do something to save Rah and spike,
omg you actully refrenced my comment lol soooo cool
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you forgot pinkie
I'm kinda curious to find out why the Rarity Bashing. It's too early in canon for her to have encountered Diamond Dogs yet, so her racist attitude is extremely unlikely, and is pretty much there to bash her.
Once someone is a racist in the eyes of someone else, it is nigh IMPOSSIBLE to change that, and never in one day. Without some incredibly out of character or unlikely plot wrangling, there is absolutely no way Twilight could trust her enough to make her an element of harmony - and thus Nightmare Moon reigns.
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yea I think that ship has sail on them being good friend, I think at best they be kind of friends,
and with luck pinkie will learn what she learn about cranky not everyone want to have a party or be friends....
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tdr stated hes not a rarity fan
Hmmm...it'll be interesting to see if Rarity gets left out as Generosity, along with anyone of the other Main 6. Still not quite clear if Rahs or Spike will become Element Bearers.
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Maybe... but then if an author's not a fan of the character, just don't write much about her, rather than bash her an alienate readers who MIGHT be fans - or at least don't dislike her as much as the author might.
Poor, poor Pinkie. Since when did Twilight become more neurotic than usual?
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There is a reason. And the DD play a bit more of a roll in this thanks to the existence of Witch Wolves in the story. I'm not much a fan of Rarity in truth, but it's not a 'i'm just gonna pick on Rarity' sort of thing.
As for the Racist bit , Twilight knows there's a difference between a Moon Dog and a Diamond Dog. She doesn't actually think Rarity is racist, but she was annoyed and unlike in the internet world of today, calling some one a racist in a mlp setting is going to have more impact. granted it's only called raciisum when it's another species in MLP if it's a pony tribe thing I've fallen into the 'tribeist' insult many authors use. In any case the line was supposed to make rarity have a pause and think about what she said.
Rarity has been shown to be the sort who says things without thinking it through. Like Fluttershy said however, there's more to the Rarity thing than I've shown so far.
Still, Spike isn't going to forget it, and the Spike Rarity ship will not be happening here.
lol. Twilight 'a-firin ma lazor BWAAA!'ed
This chapter has too many P's
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Your right but pinkie shateres it
I just got rick rolled by pinkie pie
*Grabs Pinkie's mane and pulls her in to the space between nowhere and true nothingness a glare on his face* What have I told you about going over kill on the fourth wall breaking and you of ALL ponys in this reality should have known that a surprise party is a BAD idea you could have held a simple potluck or a meet and greet *sighs snaps his fingers and sends Pinkie back to the library*
I'm not so sure about this. Canon Twilight was just as tired and bothered by the time of Pinkie's Party Ambush, but she didn't flip out so completely. She also is coming off a bit like a snotty little brat and seems to actively dislike three characters that are supposed to become her friends.
Honestly, man, this is starting to look like a train wreck. I'm still giving you the benefit of the doubt, but I really hope you have a plan.
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I do have a plan and she is supposed to come off like that. This Twilight is also a little more mental as it were on top of the rest. On the up side, TGaP Twilight is not blindly following Celestia, nor is she against making friends. What she mostly is right now is tired and worried about a possible doomsday scenario. The only ones of the mane six she doesn't really like are Pinkie and Rairty.
Though yes she is crabbier than canon Twi. But i've not really gotten into the reasons for anything yet either
That 4th wall break was the stuff of legends, deadpool would be proud. *sheds some tears of happiness*
O_O wut? Fourth wall = gone.
The 4th wall wasn't broken, it had demolition charges applied to it. Silly rabbit, don't you know it's a bad idea to give explosives to Pinkie?
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but it's sooo much fuuuun
*stares at where the 4th wall used to be* *takes note of the rubble and unstable ceiling above it*
Hahaha, always got to love the 4th wall breaks
That pinkie thing was way too over the top for my tastes. It is okay if she has some awareness, but if she talks about everything and knows everything this completley clustered, balled up way it becomes boring and distracting, but that is just my opinion. Moderation exists for a reason.
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Don't worry its not something that happens often ans she doesnt remain aware of it.
PINKIE! WE TALKED ABOUT THE THREE NO'S!
no breaking of the fourth, no speaking of the fourth, and most certainly no speaking of what's beyond the fourth!
(got to admit it was pretty funny though )
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Your profile picture does me a frighten...11/10, never change it.
DAER GUD PONKEY SHUT’YER MOOTH
Also, I hope Twilight roasts somepony and Rahs just randomly goes “OOOOOOOOH” then just goes back to doing whatever he was doing before like nothing happened. (Of course, after he spends some time with the Eldritch God we all know as Pinkie Pie.)
I think Pinkie broke the 1st, 2nd and 3rd walls along with the 4th.
There I was, happily reading through a new story that I've quickly come to love. I suddenly happen upon a Pinkie Pie wall-of-text monologue. Not really out of character, considering who said character is. "Let's see how this monologue plays out", says I. Then, near the end, I realize that I got Rick Rolled by a Pinkie Pie wall-of-text monologue.. Well played, sir.
Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie, she knows a lot yet in this world she is yet to learn her lessons and that's why she makes such mistakes.
Bleh, a couple 4th wall breaks and some meta humor is nice but this "I'm actively aware of the story and what's going to happen in later chapters, ha ha look at the comments section" kind of stuff has always been jarring and off putting to me. It's always the strangest to me that most writers that do an amazing job of keeping the individual characters in check always seem to trip and smash their face with Pinkie and Discord... Here's hoping it's not this... Overabundant, in future chapters cause I'm really loving this story otherwise, and like a human becoming a pony, it will kill the story for me.
Sounds like someone who knows what they’re doing.
Now as for the “Pinkie Bit” near the end...
Deadpool would be so proud.
ok.. so um... where did pinky get that wrecking ball from? because wow she destroyed that fourth wall.
loving this btw
*reads Pinkies ending rant*
Gizmo_Gear.exe is not responding due to brain cells turning to liquid and leaking out of ears. Please consult your local physician.
A version of this I’ve heard used was to “get under a mare’s tail,” which fits a bit better due to their usual lack of pants; though of course then there wouldn’t have been Spike’s innocent speech on the weirdness of,
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they are also from canterlot, more clothes wearing there.
This is pinkie max level 4th wall break... The wall didnt survive
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I’m pretty sure she invented a fifth wall and decimated that as well.