Episode 37: Better First Impressions...Relatively Speaking
Your four way silent conference…doesn’t really yield much. Sunset looks nervous, Flash is perplexed, and B2 is still in the bush. Some sweat drops start to appear on your forehead as your eye starts to twitch.
Master of Shadows’ Comment
“LOOK A DISTRACTION!” you shout pointing behind them at the school entrance. As they all look (just like old times) you...
Down With Chrysalis’s Comment
Kichi’s Comment
Then get down on your knees before slamming your forehead onto the ground in immense frustration.
“BUCK!” you scream into the dirt as your head starts to pound.
“Hey! Watch your language…I think,” Applejack scolds in confusion as she turns back around and sees your face.
You ignore her and the rest looking at you in awe, disbelief and befuddlement as you throw yourself a pity party.
Why? Why, no matter which world I go in, do they always show up to mess with my plans? You lament feeling a migraine coming on. Gross disgusting alternate versions of them or not, why do I keep crossing them despite my best efforts?!
Because it seems our fates are tied to theirs, Selena muses. But remember Bugze, this world’s versions aren’t out for our blood yet. Calm your mind and breath in and out. They don't know you here. There’s a chance to make a better first impression.
…That’s fair, you nod in appreciation as you stand up with a red welt on your forehead and face all the human girls.
“Sorry about that, I was…praying to the moon,” you half truth. Sunset, Flash and the Human Deadly 5 look even more confused at that.
“Are you OK?” asks human Rarity at the trickle of blood on your head.
“Yeah, yeah, it’s all good,” you reassure as you wipe the blood away, which only shows off your bloodied bandaged hand even more.
“Are you sure?” she asks with wide eyes.
“Yes I’m sure Mcstaaaaaa-Apples” you trail off as you almost call her real Rarity’s nickname and make a bad impression.
“I’m sorry, what?” she asks in all sincerity.
“Apples,” you say again pointing to the picture of the fruit on Human Applejack’s shirt.
She and the rest look at the shirt and back at you as if you’re not right in the head.
“What about apples?” she asks.
“…They’re delicious?” you guess.
…Bugze, you’re blowing your whole second chance thing here, Selena says with a sigh.
I beg to differ, if they think he’s special, they won’t think he’s a threat, Sombra says smugly.
Oh give me a break, I was caught off guard! You whine.
“Well, I’ll give you that partner, but whatever screw you got loose, you still haven’t answered our question, who the heck are ya?” the cowgirl asks.
Oh I’m just the alternate universe version of your long lost cousin, you think sardonically until a realization hits you. Wait a minute. You look to B2 in the bush and back at her and you get a headache. I sure hope that whole situation doesn’t happen here.
“Hey buddy, answer her question,” Rainbow Dash threatens.
Zapper frost’s Comment
Oh buck, oh buck, what am I supposed to say? I know I’ve been revealing my backstory a lot as of late, but how do I go about this with such a large audience? You panic as Human Pinkie looks you up and down.
“Oh hey, I remember you,” she says excitedly. “You bought my gypsy services about a month back.”
“Uh…yes,” you nod nervously.
Yeah, and a whole lot of good that cryptic nonsense was.Helping a sun open it’s eyes or something, what a joke, you think bitterly over getting bamboozled.
“Nice,” she chirps. “Unfortunately I didn’t make enough to get Limestone and Marble cameos, which is a shame since they were looking forward to it,” she says suddenly a bit sad.
“Pinkie, you know this guy?” asks Rainbow Dash.
“Eh, kind of,” she says. “I gave him a reading which essentially boiled down to make new friends, be a good person and listen to a good song every now and again, and then he wanted directions to a library.” She then looks to you, “Did you do all of that? Oh, and did you find the library?”
“Uh…Yes.”
“Yay!” she cheers. “What new friends did you make?”
“Uh…” you fumble before pointing at the boy behind you.
“Flash?”
“Oh that’s wonderful, he’d been feeling down in the dumps since he and Sunset broke up,” at that both him and Sunset look down and to the side, but Pinkie continues. "But then he got happy again when he met Princess Twilight, she’s an alternate dimension pony princess by the way, but now she’s gone, but it’s good he’s got a new buddy to cheer him up.”
“Have you been pitying me?” Flash asks sounding hurt.
“What? No…” Pinkie lies unconvincingly and he looks crestfallen as he goes back to sitting on his pile of rocks with a thousand yard stare. She coughs into her fist and looks to the bigger group.
“But see everybody, the bush talking moon praying guy is alright,” Pinkie slaps your back. “Isn’t that right Sunny?”
“I…I guess?” Sunset shrugs her shoulders.
“Oi, give me a little more confidence,” you bark.
“I only met you like 15 minutes ago and it’s been a roller coaster of emotions talking with you,” she argues.
“Yeah, well…good point,” you reluctantly agree.
“Hmm, so Sunset isn’t a part of your kidnapped daughter? Intriguing,” Pinkie says a she blows bubbles with a pipe she didn’t have a moment ago.
“She’s not kidnapped, she-” you start but are interrupted.
Kichi’s Comment
“But anyway, what’s your name mister so that all my friends can be less nervous?” Pinkie talks over you.
“Yes, a name would be helpful,” Rarity says.
“And an explanation of what you’re doing with Sunset,” Fluttershy adds meekly.
“And why you’re here on school grounds during hours,” Rainbow accuses.
“Yes, alright, I’ll give you a name,” you try to placate. “My name is-“
“Oh, oh, let me guess!” Pinkie interrupts you again making your eye twitch. “Is it Baker? Is it Hunko? SeeVee?”
Your jaw goes slack at those three very close guesses to your past identities.
“Oooh, am I getting close?” she asks with sparkles in her eyes before an orange hand gently pushes her backwards.
“Give him some room Pinkie Pie,” Sunset says at first commandingly before she catches herself and adds, “Please?”
“Oh, no problem Sunny,” Pinkie smiles and takes a step back with the other girls who look at Sunset expectantly.
“Alright girls, I know a lot of crazy stuff has happened over the last few days, and this is going to fit right into it,” she admits, but she has their attention. She looks back at you and you give a sincere smile of gratitude.
Thank you Sunset, please salvage this first impression.
“Since he seems to be fumbling, let me explain. This guy here is-“
“Achoo!” B2 sneezes from his bush, making everyone turn to it. “Damn Pollen,” B2 grumbles.
“Is…is someone in that bush?” asks human Fluttershy.
“Well actually-“ Sunset starts.
WARGAMES’s Comment
“What?! Of Course Not!” the bush shouts causing Fluttershy to give a startled eep. “As you can clearly hear from my voice, I am the guy standing next to the Bacon Haired girl!”
“What the buck are you talking about?” you say in confusion.
“Huh, that is the same voice,” Pinkie nods.
“Yeah, that’s because-“
“BECAUSE I AM A GOD!” B2 declares.
“WHAT?!” you and the girls all shout at once.
“Ooh, what kind of god?” Pinkie asks sounding intrigued.
“He’s not a god he’s-“
“THE GOD OF VENTRILOQUISM!” he interrupts you yet again making your scowl deepen. “See how I never move my lips, and yet my voice comes from this lowly plant. Muhahahaha!”
“Oh wow, that’s amazing,” Pinkie claps while the others look at your equally flabbergasted face. “Now I see why you were talking to the bush. You’re trying to cheer up Sunset on Flash’s behalf with this funny routine, isn’t that sweet?”
Ello Calebero’s Comment
And before anyone can speak up, Pinkie rushes up and places a mustache and monocle on the bush that she got from God only know’s where.
“There we go, now we have a face to look at when we talk. I’m going to call you Hedgeworth,” she says with a squee.
“Uhh…thanks kid,” B2 says befuddled.
“No problem,” Pinkie looks over back at you as if you answered and you facepalm.
Down with Chrysalis’s Comment
“Alright, alright, enough of that,” you grunt. “Get out of the bush!”
“No!” B2 answers.
“Do it right now, you’re making me look bad!”
“What do you mean I’m making you look bad? You did that enough on your own praying to the moon.”
“That was a nervous twitch, but at least I wasn’t claiming to be a god! Now get out and stop acting like an idiot!” you growl.
“Oh yeah, because you’re so much better. I thought you were wanting to keep everything a secret,” he pouts.
“I was, but things have changed for certain individuals!”
Selena sighs as the situation goes further and further off the rails.
Well, it was a good idea while it lasted.
I know I should probably feel frustrated, but this is hilarious, Sombra laughs at your misfortune.
And while you have this back and forth with your doppelganger the others watch in fascination.
“Whoa, this guy is pretty good,” Rainbow says impressed.
“I’d say,” Applejack nods.
“Calling himself a god seems a tad much, but he is very talented, I can’t even see his lips move when it comes to the bush,” Rarity adds.
“And the way he throws his voice like that, that takes a lot of skill,” Fluttershy observes.
Sunset and Flash though just look at this scene as their own headaches increase tenfold.
“What even is my life right now?” Flash says tiredly.
“Good question Flash,” Sunset says rubbing her temple.
“Awww, I’m glad you two are working things out with this,” Pinkie says with smile while both of them just give her “Are You Serious?” Looks. “That’s a huge step since last night Sunny. By the way Flash, how much is this guy’s rates? He’d be a riot at birthday parties?”
“Even my first impression with their real versions wasn’t this idiotic!” you cry out.
“I thought you said you used one as a meat shield?”
“AAAGGGHHH!!!” you groan and pull your hair.
The rest of the Human Deadly 5 then group up with Flash and Sunset and stare at your shenanigans.
“Sooo…Flash hired a crazy ventriloquist to cheer you up?” Rainbow asks. “Weird Flex, but OK.”
“NO! That’s not what’s going on here!” Sunset facepalms before glaring at you. “MR. BUGZE!”
“What?!” you call back over your shoulder.
“Can we please explain what the Tartarus is going on? Please?” she begs sounding on the verge of a mental breakdown.
You look back at the monocled and mustachioed bush and sigh.
And just as you’re about to open your mouth
*RING*
The bell rings singling the end of lunch.
“Already? But I didn’t get much done because of all this craziness,” Sunset whimpers.
All of the students look back at the school, and some of them bite their lips weighing whether to stick around and risk being late.
“OK…after school we’ll meet up and everything will be explained,” you declare. “Hopefully without any more chicanery!” You give a boot to the bush who lets out an Oof. “Does that work for everyling?”
“Uh…sure?” Rainbow Dash guesses.
“Oh, we should meet at Sugar Cube Corner, that way we can get discounts on-“
“NO! Not there,” B2 says from the bush before you cough and continue,
“Yeah, somewhere…different.”
“Ahhh,” Pinkie whines.
“Flash, what’s another bakery place?”
“Uh…Donut Joes?” he throws out.
“Wait, you have one too? Sweet, yeah let’s go there,” you nod. “Now, get to class you truants.”
After that declaration, they slowly but surely start shuffling towards the school entrance. A few times, they look to Flash and Sunset as if wanting to ask them something, but they both tiredly wave them off. Eventually, you are left standing in front of the statue with the finicky way home alone with your double.
“What the buck is wrong with you?” you growl at the bush as he finally comes out.
“A lot,” he grunts as he brushes the leaves off of him.
“Why didn’t you just pop out and not been an idiot?” you chide.
“Because I’m not in my right mind right now. I chugged a bunch of coffee and I saw my Ex-Girlfriend from a distance for the first time in 10 years, give me a break,” he shrugs and starts walking off.
“Oh cry me a river. Now they all think I’m nuts. I mean, I’ll admit I am crazy, but I try like Tartarus to keep that hidden.”
“You do?”
“Shut Up!” you reprimand as the two of you walk off towards the Humie’s version of a wonderful donut chain.
A FEW HOURS LATER
AT DONUT JOE’S
After a few hours of loitering at the donut place, which even you have to admit is just as good as the one back home, the Human Deadly 5 with Sunset and Flash finally arrive.
“Alright, let’s try to get a better second impression,” you warn your double.
“Yeah yeah,” he rolls his eyes as he shoves another donut in his mouth.
“Sorry we’re late,” Flash apologizes as they all start sitting at your table. “Sunset still had to pick up some debris after school, but we all chipped in to speed it up.”
“Understandable,” you nod.
As everyone else gets seated, Human Pinkie Pie seems confused.
“Hey, there’s two of you now?”
“There’s always been two of us,” you sigh as B2 waves.
“Does Hedgeworth know?” she asks which causes everyone to look at her dumbly. Eventually it clicks in her head. “Oh…OH…Right,” she nods and giggles.
“Although that begs the question, why was your bearded brother here in that bush? What do you all want with Sunset?” Rainbow demands. “She and Flash wouldn’t say anything at school.”
Kichi’s Comment
“Right, well, I said we’d explain, so here I go,” you nod to Sunset and Flash who still look mentally exhausted.
“My name is Bugze,” you point to yourself before pointing to B2, “And this is-“
“An abomination of fashion!” Human Rarity interrupts scowling at your doppelganger. “The scraggly beard, the mismatched second hand clothes, and that unkempt hairdo. Mr, you look like a hobo!”
“Rarity, ain’t no reason to be rude just because he’s a little shaggy looking,” Applejack scolds.
“Nah, it’s OK, she’s actually right on the money,” B2 shrugs not even mad as all the other girls look at him in disbelief.
“Yeah…” you rub the back of your neck. “This here is B2, my…” you hesitate.
“Twin brother apparently,” Rainbow finishes before looking to Sunset and Flash. “So…two homeless guys hanging around with you after the demon thing last night? What’s the deal?”
“Be patient, I’ll get to it,” you harrumph, but they all get silent as all eyes are on you.
“The truth is…” you begin
Down with Chrysalis’s Comment
But are cut off as Human Pinkie gasps loudly before saying,
“You’re actually from Equestria like Princess Twilight and Sunset, except you’re a different species and over there you’re considered a villain even though you’re not because you had a kid with a dark godess who gave you powers who eventually mellowed out, but because of poor communication and judgmental folks you’re still hunted, but now you came here looking for lost magical artifacts to help give that goddess and some dictator bodies of their own, but you got trapped here, so you’re looking for a way home on top of finding those artifacts?”
She finishes off this fast said sentence with a squee as everyone looks at her in amazement.
B2’s, Flash’s, Sunset’s and Your mouths are all slack at that apt and summarized description of your life.
How? How can she possibly…? Selena sputters as she fails to process the situation.
That was way too specific, not even the other humans knew that much, Sombra says woozily.
You stare at the smiling Pink girl as the others stare at her before you give into the madness and start laughing. The others give you nervous looks before you peter out and say,
“Well, that’ll help explain things a little quicker.”
“She was right?” asks Fluttershy.
“Eyup,” you say and laugh again.
The others stare back at Pinkie again.
“How do you keep accurately guessing things like that darling?” asks Rarity.
“Heh heh, wouldn’t you like to know,” Pinkie giggles.
“Yes, Yes I very much would,” Rarity pouts.
“Oh wow, I’m just glad no matter what universe, Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie,” you chuckle. “So at least there is some consistency even with all you ugly humies.”
“Hey! Who you calling ugly?” Dash says offended.
“Your whole species,” you roll your eyes. “But anyway, Pinkie’s right, and I’ll go into more detail on that some other time, but right now all you need to know is that I need to find these things called the Siren Stones, and that Sunset is probably my only ticket back home for when I find them, which is where all of you come in…”
BACK IN EQUESTRIA
POV CHANGE: Nightshade
“Oh My Gosh, he’s so fluffy! Can we buy him Grandbuggy? Can we?” you beg your great grandparent as you grip the canine as both of his heads lick you simultaneously.
“I don’t know Shade, an Othros is kind of a big responsibility…” he scratches the back of his head.
“But he’s so cuuuute,” you squee as you play wrestle with the two headed dog who pants heavily.
It’s only been a few hours since you got off the train, and now you, Grandbuggy, Ahuizotl and Greta are in the middle of the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange, looking for a petrified dragon egg. Though there are quite a few distractions along the way.
“Huh, she seems really taken by the thing, she got experience training?” asks the mare who currently owns the dog.
“Heck yeah, I hugged Cerberus into submission once, but Twilight wouldn’t let me keep him,” you pout as you receive another doggy kiss.
“Come on kid, this is like the first stall, there’s probably more cool stuff further in,” Greta speaks up.
“Yes…also I’ve never really been partial to dogs. Felines is where it’s at,” Ahuizotl adds.
As Grandbuggy sighs and you pat both of the dog heads, you peer further into the mismatch of stalls and tents that line the grounds underneath the beautiful rainbows pouring from above. You do have a job to do, but Greta is right, there are plenty of cool things here, especially this dog.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
The Outcasts in a magical Farmer’s Market, this can only end well.
Hey Hive Mind,
Well, it looks like while Bugze is laying out his life story and mission to the filthy hummies, Nightshade and Co are being (relatively) more proactive, as usual.
What would a perverted old bug, a gamer obsessed griffon, an eccentric villain, and a hyperactive alicorn filly find at this exchange?
Oh, and for a heads up, the Mane 6 aren’t here. They’ve only recently gotten back from the Princess Summit, and last chapter Twilight was being taught to fly…
Have fun everyone, and I’ll see you next chapter,
Brown Dog.
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Twilight was learning how to fly? That means..... oh my.
Someone else is selling a pet Timberwolf and grandpa has summat to say about it
Let’s call it Woody
*sound of a disguised bug getting hit over the head *
It wasn’t a joke!
But wait what happened to mangle
9491864
Still with them and probably jealous
On with the show!!!
As you stare out into the market you see all sorts of things. Creatures from all walks of life, not just ponies. There were Griffions, ponies, crystal ponies, some zebra, a walking fish lizard thing.....Ok. And many more! Not counting the booths and stalls. Some were filled with exotic looking plants, others had a small library's worth of books, some selling tools, gems, and....
"FOOOD!!!!" You shout at the top of your lungs upon seeing the food court area. You were about to run off when you felt a large paw lift you up.
"Now now chica. We can eat later, we must focus on the goal." Ahuizotal said placing you next to Greta.
"Yeah kid. Don't worry the food's not going anywhere." Greta says ruffling your mane.
"But, but the food." You say looking back at the court with a sad look.
"Yeah we'll get the food before we leave. Let's just find the (insert artifact here because idk on what it is) before that money grumbing creepasta moron finds us." Grandbuggy says looking around worriedly.
"Just pay him! Stop being so stubborn!" Ahuizotal says for the 20th time.
"NEVER!!!" Grandbuggy exclaims.
*sometime later*
You and your group have been searching all over for the, (Artifact here please.) but no luck.
"Ugh I thought a market like this we're supposed to find what we're looking for." However you're thoughts are interrupted by a whistle. You turn and see a familiar figure. A pony clad in a familiar cloak.
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"Hello again little one, would you like to see my wares?" The merchant says coming out of the shadows.
"Oh hey it's you! Wow it's been awhile how are you?" You say walking up to the merchant.
"I have been well young one. I can see you've grown." The merchant says with a smile.
"Really? I mean I can't really tell." You say checking to see if you got taller, the past few years you've remained relatively the same height.
"Not in size my dear, but in spirit. Your magic power has improved as well. Now what can I do for you?" The merchant says motioning to their stall. Unlike most of the other booths, that settled on one product, the merchant's seemed to have one of everything!
"Wow that's a lot of stuff!" You say in awe. There were potions, masks, books, weapons of all kind.
"Indeed, it took me many a year to create such a collection. Now are you looking for something in mind?" The merchant asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Well I'm looking for a (magic macguffin #479), do you have it?" You ask with hopeful glee. The merchant thinks for a moment before smiling.
"Why yes! I'll be just a momment." They turn around go into the back of their stall, you hear all matter of noise, you step back and watch the stall shake and bounce up and down as the merchant continues to search. You swear you hear, animal cries coming from inside. Finally the stall settles back down. The merchant steps back out into view. They look shocked and angry.
"I'm sorry little one, but it seems the object you seek is no longer here. I've been robbed!" The Merchant yells. You back up as you see steam come out of their ears. Who would steal from them?
"How do you know you've been robbed?" You ask confused. The Merchant pulls out a note,
"It seems our thieves left a calling card, with a message for you." You look at the note in confusion. But everything stops when you see a familiar symbol.
A bleeding sun with an arrow through it. Only the symbol was black instead of red. It had a warning underneath it. A warning that did not bode well.
"Through blackest day and darkest night. We shall rise with greater might! With luck on our side we will do what needs be done. Be afraid, be ready daughter of nightmare. For we are here. Long live the Black Suns." After you finish the message you hear an explosion in the distance. Followed by screams.
"Oh buck you lady luck."
And that's all! I thought I'd add some bad luck to our poor nightshade. In the form of a new foe. If that's ok, I also thought it be cool if the new evil crew went by a new name. One that's reminiscent of the past but different to show it won't make the same mistakes it's predecessor did. Besides, DWC did say at the end of season three, too let their member have a little fun.
P.S. Since I didn't know what artifact, Nightshade and the gang were looking for I just did insert item here jokes.
have a cameo/ crossover with arca (and possibly nicholas) from ashfur's potion shop and prankwar where they have a rwby style food fight with the out casts and the members of the black sun that hasn't escaped
p.s. and you know you can't have a market place without the "My Cabbages!" guy (maybe he'll get in on the action for the reveng of all of the fallen plant bretheren)
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NO
MY FIREWORKS
Cabbages suck
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The fireworks guy lost all his money paying for hospital bills and store is destroyed comes back for revenge(out of the hospital cause magic), cabbage guy runs into fire works guy while after revenge and start a michael beigh v shamalamadingdong-esque fight
And now we're at the [Insert name of place here] where we see strange items ranging from a statue of a chicken on top of a xylophone to a quesadilla with a miniature model of manehatten on it
Remember when Rainbow tried to trade Fluttershy in for the Dearing Doo book. And Princess Twilight said she couldn't help because Dash made the deal...
Slavery is legal apparently
The group continued looking around the stalls when Nightshade stopped curiously to look at a stall that had some balloons in the stall under the banner of 'Discordian Balloons' and other many items.
"Discordian balloons... Where did I hear about it?" Commented Ahuizotl as he began to think, trying to remember as something was bugging him and it was not his changeling friend precisely.
The owner of the stall was a creepy almost skeletal unicorn pony that you could see the ribs almost poking out, with what seemed to be very deep eye bags as if he had not sleep for a long time.
"Welcome, *cough* *cough* to my stall, I noticed your filly interested in the discordian balloons that did not even think to check whatever else I have to offer *cough* *cough*" Say the skeletal pony looking at the group.
Nightshade was looking at the balloons, something in them catching her attention, a little voice in her mind saying that something was wrong and while rationalizing in her head that while she had a couple of ages her mental age was in theory to grown up to like balloons as she was feeling they seemed very interesting to the point of ignoring everything and when she was to touch one of the balloons suddenly the hand of Ahuizotl stop her.
"Don't touch them..." Shouted Ahuizotl looking at Nightshade
"What the..." Nightshade looked at Ahuizotl confused as he looked to the owner of the stall.
"The name of Discordian Balloons was very familiar and I now remember it, in the warning of one old temple from the Discordian era... these are not simple balloons but monsters in the form of balloons, I'm right?" Asked Ahuizotl to the owner of the stall that looked angry at him for a second before he just seemed to not consider it important.
"So, it seems you know their origin. *cough* *cough*" Say the owner of the stand.
"Yes, I know of those monsters created by Discord... They give a hypnotic aura to foals and then they began to drain their vitality slowly until they can't move and devour the victim... The rope is like a tentacle that they use for that" Commented Ahuizotl
"What?" Asked surprised Grandbuggy and Nightshade as she looked at the balloons with new eyes and decided to be as far as possible from them.
"No one force you to buy. *Cough* *cough*" The skeletal pony looked without too much energy to Ahuizotl
"Wait... I don't understand... why did he create those things? It don't seem his style" Commented Nightshade making the skeletal pony look at her with curiosity
"His style? And what could you know of his style?" Asked the skeletal pony
"Well, when he got free last time he seemed to play with the meanie six that want to hunt daddy, and change their memories, and after he turned into stone and then got out he also didn't do much" Say Nightshade as she remembered what she knew of the Draconequs.
"Ahh, yes... His escape from stone and the chaos he did, how much was he out? I think it was at most a day or two... And now he is supposedly reformed so he can't do much chaos..." The skeletal pony seemed to be nostalgic as he talked about it.
"To where you want to go?" Asked Grandbuggy
"What I want to say, is that he got out of his prison for too much short time, they don't call it the Discordian era for nothing, Discord liked to give the unexpected and surprise, give him enough time free and those things could be the last thing you should worry... *Cough* *cough* but let's change of topic, maybe something else could catch your eye" The skeletal pony pointed to the stall
Nightshade and the others of the group looked at the stall, somehow they did not register what was there until now and from what they could see, they were surprised. In one part of the stall was a very big egg, close to some little cages that contained Breezies and one that contained a bunny very similar to Angel the pet of Fluttershy only in his mouth was something red. There were also some creepy masks that scared Nightshade as she could feel there was something strange in the masks and it was better to stay away of them (1 - 2 - 3) a ring with some inscription in another language in the inner part, a mummified paw of a monkey, some po-ny-oh decks of card, a necklace made of four-leaf clovers, books full of dust that the title was hard to read but that Nightshade could swear that one of them had the word 'Sombra', a cup that seemed magical, a lance with the words 'Gungnir', a hammer that had a banner that read "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the..." and the rest was ineligible. A ring with a green gem, some strange drinks under the banner "potions" a strange portrait of a beautiful pony, a scythe, a silver cloak that seemed to almost disappear as if it was almost invisible, what seemed to be pieces of a rainbow made of darkness a crystal ball that seemed to had a eye that looked around with the banner "Laval" and a bottle that was banned as "Arabus" that seemed to contain a storm between other things that Nightshade was not even sure what it was nor she wanted to know, not to count some cages or jails that seemed to move as if there was something in there wanting to escape.
"Anything that interest you?" Asked the skeletal pony.
"Let's go to another stall..." Commented Ahuizotl looking for other stalls.
"What? Why do you want to go?" Asked Nightshade surprised even if she wanted to be as away of that stall as she could
"If those things are what I think they are, half of them are cursed or have some bad secondary effects and the other half can't be used unless you are worthy just like that hammer. And let's not talk about what could be in those cages and jails. I pity whoever try to buy a descendant of Chaerbanog and the poor baby that is hatched from that egg" Commented Ahuizotl as he walked away from the stall followed by Nightshade and Grandbuggy.
"Are you telling me that it was a true descendant of Chaerbanog what was in that jail?" Asked Grandbuggy to Ahuizotl that nodded
"You could see it in the mouth that it was not ketchup and in the eyes, that was a descendant of Chaerbanog, and very good that it was not a pure blood" Commented Ahuizotl
"What is exactly a descendant of Chaerbanog and a pureblood and what did you say about the baby hatched from the egg?" Asked Nightshade as she could not understand anything.
Ahuizotl looked at Grandbuggy as if asking if he should answer or if Grandbuggy was going to answer for him.
"A descendant of Chaerbanog come from the legends of the monster of Chaerbanog, a monster rabbit that was rumored to custody a powerful magical item before the banishment of Luna and how a group of guards tried to recover it without success as the rabbit took care of all the guards without any problem" Commented Grandbuggy
Nightshade nodded as she remembered the rabbit in the cage.
"The descendant come from how the original had children and how the children had children and like that... The pureblood are those that had children with other descendants and are rumored to be very hard to defeat as only the princesses could defeat one of them" Continued Grandbuggy with the story as Nightshade remembered Angel Bunny and wondered if he was a descendant before she decided to leave the idea.
In Fluttershy hut
A white bunny sneezed and looked around feeling as if someone was talking of him or his family, after looking around he decided to hop to a window and look around searching for Fluttershy
Back with Nightshade and the others
"What about whatever hatch from that egg?" Asked Nightshade
"With the crush you have in that little dragon I could guess you know the story very well" Commented Grandbuggy looking to Nightshade
"Well, yes... Miss Twilight hatched him in a test when... Are you telling me that it was a dragon egg? But that is..." Asked Nightshade
"Bad? Inmoral? Evil? That is the real world little girl, I'm surprised that you even forgot about the breezie captured and who knows whatever else does he have... Or did you forgot about the other things he had in the stall?" Asked Ahuizotl to the little filly.
"Should we not report it?" Asked Nightshade making Ahuizotl laugh.
"Report it? To who? To the authorities that let Blueballs do whatever he want? I'm a supposed creature of fiction that is evil, and if you forgot about, your daddy is wanted dead or alive by the Princesses. Report it if you want but I'm telling you it will do nothing" Say Ahuizotl laughing at the idea making Nightshade sad at hearing that.
"Hey, didn't you go a little far? she is my granddaughter, friend or not" Commented Grandbuggy to Ahuizotl
"Better that she learn about how is the world" Answered Ahuizotl as he and Grandbuggy began to talk
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I'm not even sure of this post, I think it's not too much related to this and more like a self-fic... Any problem and I edit
Holy crap
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Ah Shi...I’m crying over pastel color ponies...crap that got me in the feels. And I feel old now dang it!
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Me too man me too.
Pinkie Pie: “Hey no need to be so down we’ll always be in your hearts and memories. You really think the community you bronies and pega sisters built will disappear? Not if I have anything to say about it! Come on everyone smile!”
Heh thanks Pinkie. I needed that.
This comment is a cumulation of 2 1/2 days of research, binge reading, and spending way too much time reading other fanfiction instead of studying! But, it is well worth it as I have a whole slew of references/ideas to give! With that said these can happen in any order, so feel free to comment connections between them!
As you and the rest of the Outcast (did we make this official in universe yet? If not, make it so) look around you spot a familiar looking mare selling...jars?
"Step right up, step right up! Feast your eyes on my incredible Laughter in a Jar!"
You and the other Outcast, along with some curious bystanders, walk over to the stand. You, of course, feel the need to point out the obvious,
"Um Pinkie...you can't put laughter in jars...probably?"
That's right, the mare selling these jars of laughter is Pinkie! But for some reason she's painted her coat black and mane purple. Really the only way you could tell it was Pinkie was because of the familiar hairstyle, and the fact that her cutie mark (which is poorly hidden by a different mark taped over it) is her usual balloons.
Pinkie seems to panic at your tone as she nervously looks around and sweat starts cartoonishly sliding down her forehead.
"Pinkie!? I'm not Pinkie! Nope, no way no how am I a mare named Pinkie! I mean look at me, naming me Pinkie makes no sense! My names...uh Laughing Mary! Yeah that's it! It's not like I'm a clone hiding in plain sight in fear of being vaporized, that would just be ridiculous hehehehe…"
Of course this Pinkie gave away her status as one of the many Mirror Pool versions your daddy helped escape into the world due to her poor lying skills, but you choose to ignore that fact as she isn't even the first one you've met since this quest started.
Gotta say though, these Pinkie's personality's have really developed since the last time I saw them. Looks like they took daddy's advice seriously!
And while you bask in the fact that your Daddy's advice has finally helped someling, your Grandbuggy decides to speak up,
"Of course Laughing, but I think my little granddaughter is right about that whole laughter thing. It's just not possible."
The Pinkie Clone, now far less nervous, sends your Grandbuggy a sly look as she leans in and places one of the jars on the stand.
"Oh really? Well if you doubt my services, why don't you test out my product?"
Grandbuggy gives his own sly grin as he picks up the jar and begins to open it,
"Well sure thing, but I hate to prove you wrong. Say, how about in exchange you and me fin-"
And that's all he got to say before he was blasted backwards as a almost supercharged chorus of laugher as well as some strange noises escapes from the unsealed jar.
Thankfully your Grandbuggy was launched into a nearby stand selling super stuffed beanbag chairs, but you weren't really paying too much attention to him as you put your focus at staring at the now slyly smiling Pinkie Clone in awe.
"Sugoi…"
The Pinkie Clone just shakes her head in amusement before looking at you and saying,
"Now you see, my product is one hundred percent legitimate! Nopony can put laughter in jars better then Pink-I mean Laughing Mary can!"
You quickly grab a assortment of Bits out of your Inventory and slam them onto the stand as you shout,
"I'll take ten!"
}I'll leave it up to you guys if she actually gets any or not{
As you and your fellow Outcast continue to explore the Farmer's Market, you spot a certain stand that...well it annoys you greatly.
"Oh you have got to be bucking kidding me! Who would want to buy that!?"
The stand you are referring too is one selling a bunch of strange, Discord looking like lamps that seemed to be smashed together. You can feel your annoyance rise just by seeing those lamps, and your half tempted to go over there and destroy the whole stand. But before you can do anything your Grandbuggy puts his hoof on your shoulder to stop you.
"Now Shade, I know that punk Discord messed with you and your pops. But I don't think that gives ya a good reason to smash some poor fellas stand just for selling that oafs merchandise. Which is weird enough actually..."
Ahuizotal nods his head as he give his two cents,
"He is right senorita, it would just be a waste of that stallions...unique work for the wrong reasons."
You give a small huff at that before turning around and walking away from the Discord stand as you grumble,
"Alright alright fine, but once we get into a fight I get total dibs to use those lamps as ammo!"
Grandbuggy rolls his eyes at this as he says,
"Now come on Shade, just because we end up in fights in most of the places we've been to, doesn't mean one will happen here!"
You just give your Grandbuggy a 'Your joking, right' look before you all continue to walk as Greta says,
"Okay, now you guys have to tell me the beef CV's got beef with the Spirit of Chaos! Seriously just how many beings did CV piss off before he took care of my crew!?"
At once both you and Grandbuggy say,
"Oh, more then a few and less then a lot."
As the Outcast walk away, they do not notice the owner of the Discord stand watching them. The unicorn stallion, whose eyes and horn strangely resembles Discords, chuckles before he says,
"Oh if it isn't little Shade and Bugze's old grandbug! I haven't seen them since the last-oops! Almost let out a little spoiler there, can't be careful with what I say. Time travel and all that." For some reason the stallion looks off to the side as he said this, "Actually, speaking of time..."
The stallion pulls out a strange looing pocket watch from seemingly nowhere and opens it. Strangely instead of a regular clock, it displayed countdown of some kind. Upon seeing the countdown, the stallions good mood vanishes and is replaced with a somber one. He stares back at where the Outcast once were with a strange emotion in his eyes.
"Oh dear, so it's almost time for that to happen. And I was having such a good time...poor little Shade."
With that said the stallions horn flashed and him, along with his stand, seemingly disappeared. As if it had never been there in the first place.
After searching the Market for a few more hours, the Outcast stumble across a strange site. A pony dressed up eerily like the one from 9491915 comment (who I swear was introduced during the Sunnyville Arc back in season 3 but for the life of me I can't remember), but you can tell its not him as he reeks of maliciousness. You and the other's make sure to avoid his stand completely, as he seems to watch everyone walking by him with a keen eye.
Of course, it would have been easier if Ahuizotal didn't have to drag Greta as they passed it, as she desperately tried to go to the stand.
"Come on let me go! Do you see the stuff he's selling!? Half of it looks like limited edition collectables, and the rest like actual props from the games and shows! Let me go you giant fur ball before I peck your tail off, I need that merchandise!"
It's not hard to understand why Greta is getting so worked up about it, as the stuff the creepy stallion is selling are all from video games, movies, and t,v shows that look far too realistic. Your inner gamer is screaming at you to follow Greta in her struggle to get some awesome weapons from games, but you hold yourself back.
Something about that stand just screams 'too good to be true,' and as much as you wanted to buy half of it you knew you needed to trust your gut like your Daddy and Grandbuggy do. Besides, you already had plenty of kickflank video game weapons in your Inventory, so there was no need to get anymore.
At least, that's what you continue to tell yourself over and over again in order to avoid rushing the stand.
It appears you made the right choice in avoiding the stand, as your group leaves you don't notice one of the shops buyers suddenly disappear in a flash after buying one of the items at the stand. Nor do you notice the creepy merchant chuckle darkly before he mumbles out in a gravely voice,
"Ah, so another Displace joins the game. A hero or villain, I wonder what he'll be..."
Now, a quick break before we go to the final fully length idea I had! I present to you all some gags I came up with but are too lazy (yes I admit it) to write in full length!
- Run into a stall with a surprisingly smart Diamond Dog with a lisp selling strange monster costumes that he claims he got while traveling with his 'gang' while solving mysterious all over Equestria
- See Flim/Flam trying to sell some overly complicated steampunk machine for a simple product, only to have it blow up in their faces (literally)
- See a Hooded Offender/Crimson Vengeance Merchandise stand with a surprisingly long line for both sides (the stall is splint down the middle). The Offender side seems to have a bunch of geeks and semi-normal looking ponies/creatures in line, while the Crimson Vengeance line is comprised mostly of what looks like off-duty Guards and fan-fillies. The two ponies running the stand look like complete opposites, and are trading insults with each other between each purchase both personal and about their respective mascot
- See a group of Red and Blu ponies have a painball fight, but are all yelling oneliners and stealing hats from each other
- Discuss getting a emblem for the team, as all cool teams have a emblem to show off their coolness. Grandbuggy and the big cat don't think its necessary, but yours and Greta's persistence makes them debate about what to do
- And finally, I do believe it would be best if there was a certain Comic-book loving stallion from Ponyville that your daddy would regularly knock out during one of his outburst having...well an outburst at a comic book stand (something about Countdown and Cry of Justice sucking). Being your fathers filly, you feel its your responsibility to do your daddy's job. Once that's done, cut back to Bugze stopping in the middle of his explanation as he feels fatherly pride swell within him (might be a good point to also through in some reactions from the Humans from his story so far)
And with that we return to our final act of the evening!
You've all spent the last five hours looking for the petrified dragon egg (is it dragon egg, I'ma go dragon egg) when a vaguely familiar voice calls out to you,
"NIGHTSHADE! I'VE FINALLY FOUND YOU!"
You and the rest of the Outcast turn around in shock as you see,
"...Who are you again?"
There before you was some tall lanky read dragon wearing some weir armor and carrying a bo-staff of all things. Your lack of knowing him seems to throw the dragon off as he stutters out,
"Wa-it's me! Garble! Your enteral rival for the shame you gave me by defeating me in Applewood!"
}Feel like a back and forth joke here should be made, with Shade not knowing Grable till he reminds her of something embarrassing{
"Oh right, Garble! Where've you been man, I thought you said you'd stalk me and daddy till the ends of time so you could get a rematch with me?"
At your question Garble gets a embarrassed look on his face as he rubs the back of his head and says,
"And I would have too, I just...got a little lost is all...but that doesn't matter now! Today, I will defeat you once and for all!"
With that said Garble charges at you and....
And done! I'm leaving the above open for any funny ideas from my fellow commenters! Besides that this is one long freaking comment, and I apologize for that but I just couldn't stop myself from writing! Anyway, can't wait to see how the chap turns out, and I welcome anyone to add onto my comment!
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I forgot to add this bit.
As you stare at the merchants wares you see an object that catches your eye.
“Hey how much for that.” The merchant turns to see what you’re pointing at and sees a short red pole in a little strap on bag.
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“It reminds me of a weapon one of my friends has.” You say thinking back to Zecora’s wacking stick.
“Ahh good choice young one.” They say pulling it off the shelf. “A battle pole, used for hitting enemies as well as disarming them. A good weapon for a non leathal takedown. You want it? That will be 20 bits.”
You reach into your inventory and pull out a hoof full of bits. The merchant takes the bits and hoofs over the pole. “Here you are miss. You’ll find it most useful in combat. And find it has a few surprises hidden away.” The merchant says with a smile. You strap it on your back. If fits. You suddenly here a voice whisper,
You got the Power Pole!
And it continues to her asking about the artifact. I realized she doesn’t have many melee weapons. So I decided to give one to her that she can use tha probably won’t be able to kill anyone. Probably.
At least Bugze can be friends with the Human Main 6. He's already friends with Fluttershy, but you get the point.