Howl of the Cutie, Part 2
Twilight Gets a Puppy
By TDR
Howl of the Cutie, Part 2
[ A week prior]
“YOU WANT TO WHAT!?” Twilight practically shrieked.
Spike rolled his eyes as Rahs looked between his siblings with a bit of worry.
“I want to start attending school here in Ponyville. The two hour commute to Canterlot isn't doing my current tutor, nor me, any favors.” Spike stated again. “School's only just started and Miss Cheerilee says she can take me in if I want.”
“The crown pays for passage for students to Canterlot.......” Twilight protested.
“Two HOURS on a train Twilight. Both ways, that's four hours of wasted time. Hardly efficient.” Spike stated.
Twilight sputtered as he brought up efficiency and Rahs had to smirk. Spike had clearly prepared for this argument more than Twilight judging by the flashcards he had made. Not to mention he had sprung this out of nowhere knowing Twilight had a hard time handling surprises. Still he knew why Twilight had issues with school and Rahs didn't like the idea of his brother having to deal with the same nonsense he and Twilight had.
“I could tutor you.......”Twilight protested not liking that Spike already had her on the defensive.
“When? Between asking me to do stuff for you or your own studies?” Spike countered. “Last time I had issues with homework from my tutor I couldn't even get you to pay attention to my questions over what you were reading.”
“...well Rahs could....” Twilight started again.
“ Yeah that's great if he didn't have his own jobs with the local Guard with that hunting contract, or the doctor to deal with magical ailments.” Spike checked another cue card.” Plus he'd only be good if I want to know who Sophocies or Henrik Ibsen are, not much else. Drama dog here doesn't care about higher education.”
Twilight looked at Rahs with a horrified expression. Rahs simply shrugged, he might know a lot but if it wasn't practical or of interest to him he didn't care. Spike hit the nail head on with that card.
“But bullies and idiot teachers and....” Twilight muttered.
“One I'm a Dragon, do you really think any one would be dumb enough to bully me? Two the teacher is Miss Cheerilee, the mare who regularly beats you in scrabble.” Spike countered. “ Hardly an idiot...”
“I still can't believe Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliphobia is a real word.” Twilight growled. “ Much less it means the fear of big words......”
“As for your third point you did make friends with your school mates. And I’m already friends with Applebloom and she's gonna be there.” Spike responded.
“Bork.” Rahs added as Spike rolled his eyes.
“Snips and Snails are a year behind and in another class. I probably won't even see them except at lunch and recess.”Spike countered.”And the whole town still has them grounded.”
“Right, but... you know what.. just no..” Twilight stated flatly. “We'll figure out something else in regards to the tutor, but I don't want you going through the same thing I had to with a public school.....”
“..but!” Spike fumbled through the cards looking for something else to say.
“No buts. As your legal guardian here, I have final say on this. I'm sure there will be a compromise we can come to but....” Twilight began whirling up for a long winded rant.
“Woof.” Rahs cut his sister off.
“What? What do you mean I'm not his legal guardian?” Twilight blinked.
Rahs smiled reaching into one of his pants pockets and pulling out a badly folded bit of paper.
Twilight snatched it away with her magic reading it over her eyes narrowing.” My parents made you OUR legal guardian!?! How?! Why!?!” Twilight stammered. “ You're the same age as me!”
“You don't respond to their letters.” Spike offered as Twilight scoffed.
Rahs held up a paw with all four claws extended. “ Woof.” one finger went down.” Woof.” two down, “,bark” another finger dropped,”yip!”
“He's got a job, income, has graduated school fully, and doesn't have a documented issue with panic attacks.” Spike pondered.” Really if that's all it takes I have three of the four.”
“Those reasons are all bias against me. Besides I have a job....” Twilight huffed.
“ That I do most of the time, when was the last time you let some pony check out a book?” Spike chimed
“....Still you know what public school is like Rahs, you've got to agree with me.” Twilight protested.
“Woof.” Rahs countered with a shrug.
“WOOT!” Spike shouted throwing his cue cards in the air. “Thanks Rahs I need to tell Applebloom....”
The pair watched their younger brother run off as quickly as he could waddle though Twilight waited until the door closed before she sat down and let out a long sigh picking up one of the cards.
“This is going to end badly you know.”Twilight offered reading the card.” Good points or not.”
“Grrrr.” Rahs countered.
“I know I’m probably projecting my experiences, but he's a Dragon in a school of foals. They're going to treat him like they did you or like they did me once they find out how smart he is.” Twilight grumbled.
“Woof.”
“I know he's older.... but not by much......”Twilight sighed. “ I'm over thinking this aren’t I?”
Rahs nodded.
“I still don't like it, i just hope he can keep this level of optimism.” Twilight muttered.
“One of us has to be normal.”
[ Current Day]
“Well that was interesting.” Cheerilee stated with a small smirk as Spike sat in the pile of books grumbling, a large school bag covering his head, pencils and parchment now scattered over the floor around him as well.
“Your sister seems a bit enthusiastic this morning.” Cheerilee chuckled. “ Though her aim is spot on.”
“A bit... “ Spike said from inside the book bag.
“Do let her know that we won't need anything on the third age of Grifinstien.....” Cheerilee commented looking down at the books stacking a few of them neatly and looking at the titles. “ Or the production of flan or...... you know what I’ll just make a book list for her. So next time she doesn't have to send the entire textbook section from the library....”
“Thank you.” Spike offered trying to pull the bag off his head.
“Alright let's see.” Cheerilee considered. “ Stardust would you move a seat closer to the window, I’ll put Spike in your old spot as Applebloom seems to know him and can help him catch up.”
“Alright.” The filly called gathering up her stuff to move. The rest of the class slowly returned to their seats eying the Dragon more with curiosity now than fear, though they all seemed to be worried something else was going to appear.
A knock on the door drew everyponys attention to it, save Spike who was still trying to clean everything up.
Cheerilee sighed quite glad she had scheduled free time before her lessons started. Pushing open the door she was greeted to the sight of a navy furred chest, lifting her eyes upward a pair of amber eyes stared down at her. Another filly screamed behind her and there was another general stampede of panic again save for one filly, and a Dragon this time.
“Hi Rahs.” Applebloom called.
“I would think every pony would be used to you by now.” Cheerilee sighed. “ So what brings you here?
“Woof.” Rahs stated holding up a Power Pony lunch box.
“Oh great my lunch.”Spike chimed.” I was afraid Twilight would try to teleport that too.”
“Well that's good. I don't suppose you're here to take some of these books back too?” Cheerilee asked.
Rahs simply rolled his eyes and nodded.
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Typo
The wolf is the adult, the mage is the teen, and the dragon is still the child.
And their all the same damn age!
8738374
I think that Rahs was summoned at what is assumed the same age as Twilight, on the same day that Spike was hatched, ergo spike is 5-6(?) years younger.
8738374
Actually Twilight and Rahs were six when Spike was born.
8738374
Spike is 12 Rahs and Twi are 18
8738482. I'll accept your headcannon but as a rule at 18 Twilight would be considered an adult. Also the trio had moved out of their parents house sometime back so not exactly sure how well that would work Rahs having guardianship of twilight. Spike is still possible though whose in charge... In terms of the library Twilight is. I
8738531
This is magic pony land, they might not have the same laws as we do :/ also, technically the paper could have been signed before twilight and rahs were eighteen. Back when they still lived in canterlot.
Also, even if 18 is the age of adulthood, rahs would still be the legal guardian of spike since he has the paper and as such twilights age is irrelevant because she is not the legal guardian.
i think it great that Rahs is in the guardian of them, so freak funny
QUESTION:
Is Rahs like Silent Bob who can talk but doesn't unless its for dramatic irony?
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Twilight doesn't need a guardian but Spike does and since Twilight doesn't talk to her parents they gave Rahs the 'adult' powers as he at least responds to their letters.
Ding! Congrats.
And guardian Rhas is hilarious
Can't wait to see spikes reaction to ma and pa shar
This Twilight still have a lot to learn about how to live with others. These kinds of mindsets are not healthy at all. I get that her experience s make her a pessimist. But she should not apply that to everypony she hasn't met yet.
I have an interesting question. Does scrabble board has enough space to spell out that word?
8738819
I honestly don't know it was just the first super long word i recalled.
I had to re-read that word 4 times to have even a clue as to how to pronounce it....
With how Twilight makes Spike organize books, he should have taken over her “job” as head librarian. Twilight being a book hoarder explains a lot, really and I forgot that Twi and Rahs are the same age.
That is one impressive scrabble board to fit that.
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No, it doesn't have enough space, since a normal Scrabble board is 15x15 squares and "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliphobia" is 35 letters long.
8739059
All I can figure is that they're playing some kind of Super Scrabble on a giant board. XD
Good, but it does end up feeling a little short, though not rushed. Still it IS of good quality so I can't complain too much ^^
8738890
You misspelled Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
8742243
what? i looked that up and copied letter for letter.
8739191
It's a fourth-dimensional scrabble board.
8788248
Twilight takes her Scrabble seriously.... way way too seriously
Naaah, they just play on a custom built board,
I gotta ask. The Rahs' siblings can understand him. Pinkie can too. So makes me wonder if he's not picking and choosing who can understand him on purpose.
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As can Luna and fluttershy. Shining cannot understand him. The reasonibg was supposed to be the link between the three. Theres more to it of course.
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You made a mistake. You tried to apply logic to Pinkie Pie.
Uh, but in the show snips and snails are seen in the same classroom as the cmc multiple times... unless this is a deliberate change?
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It's an explination for the show. As to why no one ever sees any of the fillies in class until they are needed to be there, yet all of them seem to in the same tiny class. basicly most of the foal cast is in another class room until season 2 when all of them are brought together
8738482
Your woot has leveled up! To 6.
OH THE IRONY!
*raises hand* why doesnt twilight teleport spike to his tutor?
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Too far to Canterlot and as we see , her aim isn't that good.
I want to play Scrabble in a world where the board and tile racks are big enough to allow that play.
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These two play a version of 3-d scrabble which will be brought up in another chapter.
Holy crap
Please tell me Spike and Rahs do a Vladimir and Estragon manzai-esque routine at some point.
Damn fine chapter. Its funny how Twilight becomes a side character even in the main story.
Spike Waifu hunt will be glorious
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Errrr I think you are gonna have to explain manzai to the People not familiare with Japanese comedy
Is that word even possible to achieve in scrabble?
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It is but it takes several metric shit tones of pre planing, a full amount of players, the tiles from 5 scrabble games and luck beyond luck. And you'd have to have the scrabble game that allows for diginaoal words to be used as well
And it has to be one of those weird jumbo scrabble mats as well
It's basically a game winning word by the way
Spike is the youngest but best adjusted of the three, close is Rahs and last is Twilight. I wonder if being eccentric is a Alicorn thing. After all:
- Celestia is a cake destroying Chessmaster that want to use her subjects for the greater good of Equestria.
- Luna is a Battlefield Princess of old, taking a hammer to any problem. Reducing it to a nail, metaphoricaly speaking.
- Cadance is... Em... Shipping obsessed.
- Twilight will be a nerd on magic steroids so to speak.
How Twilight wasn't pulling a non lethal Vader towards Equestria enemy is beyond me.
Than again: Children focused show.
- Flurryheart... ... ... I got nothing
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Flurry Heart has a pair of lungs that can shatter reinforced concrete on the next continent.