Pharynx Is Tortured by *gasp* Harmless Romance!
Another visit, another long, boring, and rather lame conversation. It was all Thorax seemed to do. Pharynx has agreed to come along on a visit to Ponyville for a checkup on Ocellus and to see the Princess of Friendship—that was it! It didn’t have to take so long! How was Pharynx supposed to know that his younger brother would start an extended conversation with every creature he met. It was sickening and pitiful! Couldn’t he have left it at ‘hello’ and moved on?
Nope. Apparently not.
Ocellus was doing well. Twilight said she had straight A’s and was learning more about friendship everyday. That was that. Now, Pharynx just wanted to go home.
Then, Thorax just happened to spot Dragon Lord Ember, his friend and, from Pharynx’s point of view, possible crush.
Pharynx braced himself for the worst as Ember flew toward them, ready to greet the royal Changelings. He could see his brother grin out of the corner of his eye.
“Hey, Thorax! What a surprise to see you here,” she greeted, a happy smile painted onto her scaly face, making her overall appearance seem much more friendly and calm than a typical dragon. How that sickened Pharynx.
Sure, Pharynx was reformed, but didn’t mean he had to like happy things like smiles and friendship.
Ember’s smile only made Thorax’s grin bigger, if possible.
“Hi, Ember! I was just about to say the same to you. I was just checking on Ocellus. I know how quiet she can be around other creatures, but she seems to be improving in making friends,” Thorax said. “Not to mention her grades.”
“I’m glad to hear she’s improving.”
“What about Smolder? How’s she holding up?”
“She’s doing quite well, actually.” Ember looked up in thought. “She’s pretty stubborn, but she’s made some friends, one of them being Ocellus. I’m starting to think that my visit didn’t prove any worth since she’s already doing so well.”
Thorax looked down for a moment before looking into her crimson eyes. “Well, if you hadn’t come, we wouldn’t have bumped into each other.”
Pharynx gave a low, unnoticeable growl. “Here we go.”
“You’re right.” She gave another sweet smile. Pharynx hated when tough creatures started acting all smiley. “Hey, how’s your kingdom? Any problems?”
Thorax shook his head. “Surprisingly, no. All the Changelings are in peace right now. Even so, my brother, Pharynx, has made sure that an army is always ready in case of attack, which I don’t think will happen any time soon.”
“Well, it’s always safe to be prepared.” Ember looked at the older Changeling. “Hey, Pharynx.”
Pharynx blinked. “Hi.”
Satisfied in Pharynx’s greeting, she turned yet again to the Changeling King.
“What about the dragons? Any issues there?” Thorax asked.
“Well, Garble’s been causing more trouble. But, y’know, Garble will be Garble.”
Pharynx had no idea who Garble was, but he let it slide as Thorax moved the conversation along.
“You should come to the Changeling Empire sometime,” Thorax said. “It’s not quite your style, I admit, but I’m sure you’d find something enjoyable there. And, I’d enjoy a visit from you, anyway.”
“I’ll consider it …” Ember playfully punched him, “if you visited the Dragon Lands in return.”
Thorax laughed. “I promise, I’ll definitely visit sometime!”
“Oh, kill me now,” Pharynx muttered under his breath.
“I heard the food in the cafeteria’s really good, wanna head there?” Ember invited.
Pharynx started to object. “I don’t think—.”
“I’d love to!” Thorax said. Pharynx stared at his younger brother in disbelief.
“Did you just—…” Pharynx sighed as Thorax and Ember made their way toward the cafeteria. “Sure, ignore me, why don’t ya? Not like you two both have kingdoms to look after.” He groaned, beginning to follow them. “I just want to go home.”
<->
“Then, I grabbed its front limbs and threw it out of sight. And that’s how I single-handedly defended the dragons from the monstrous Aswang!” Ember boasted. “It hasn’t crawled its way back since.”
Pharynx glanced at his brother, who seemed to have stars in his eyes. “Wow, Ember! That’s so cool! I’m sure your dragons love having someone as fierce as you leading them!”
Ember blushed a bit before scoffing. “Eh, I guess. I still have issues figuring out how to bring them together as friends.”
“We all have our issues, Ember.” Thorax placed his hoof on her shoulder. “I couldn’t possibly be able to defend my entire kingdom like that. That’s why my brother’s in charge of the army.”
“Mm-hm,” Pharynx moaned monotonously as he chewed on his large bite of cake.
“I hope the Aswang didn’t make its way toward your kingdom. It’s one of the most deadly creatures on this earth. It’s been known for eating young creatures, stealing eggs, and shapeshifting into small animals to seem harmless so it can attack easier.” Ember sighed. “It’s much more dangerous than I made it sound earlier.”
“I’m sure we’ll be fine, Ember,” Thorax reassured her. “Even if it did come to the Changeling Empire, I have great friends and allies that can help.”
“And I’m one of them!” Ember grinned and gave a teasing wink. She then took a bite of her muffin, something she figured she should try.
A silence settled among the three creatures. Thorax and Ember were contentedly chewing on their treats. Pharynx stared at the two, studying their faces as they kept from looking at each other. Ember was mostly preoccupied in eating, but Pharynx noticed her slightly pink cheeks. Her eyes were focusing on anything but Thorax. Thorax was acting much more suspicious. He had noticeable beads of sweat falling from his forehead down his neck. He kept glancing at Ember, and every time he did so, his face became pinker.
Pharynx bit the inside of his cheek, waiting for one of them to say something. Finally, Thorax did.
“Hey, uh, Ember?”
She looked up at him. “Mm-hm?”
“So, ponies have this tradition every year … this celebration where you spend time with those you care about … and I was wondering if you wanted to participate?”
Pharynx nearly slammed his head on the table. This was so dreadfully pathetic. Even he could ask somecreature on a date better than that!
“... Participate?” Ember raised a curious—but also confused—brow.
“Uh … that is, with me? Y’know, just spending time together? We don’t do it very often.” Thorax sheepishly smiled, his face probably as pink as it could be.
Pharynx couldn’t take it anymore. Couldn’t Thorax have asked her out without him around?
“Um … I’m not sure,” she admitted. “I need to check if I’m free.”
Thorax looked a little upset, but maintained his calm and kind appearance. “Oh, no worries! I totally understand if you can’t. I mean, but if you change your mind, I don’t have anything planned then. But, of course, you don’t have to change your plans for silly, old me. Whatever you need to do, you should do it. Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fi—!”
“Thorax.”
“Yeah?”
“Stop talking.” Ember gave him an amused smirk. He grinned sheepishly once more. Pharynx was wrong. He could get pinker. “I’ll let you know if I’m free when I find out, I promise. What’s this celebration called?”
“Thanks, Ember. I look forward to spending time with you then, if you’re not busy, obviously. It’s called ... uh ... Hearts and Hooves Day.” He chuckled nervously. Ember briefly covered her mouth with her hand to hide an amused smile. She lowered it.
“Hey, Thorax?”
“Hm?”
“If you wanted to ask me out, you could’ve just said so.” Ember smiled. All of the pink drained from Thorax’s face, only to be replaced with pale white.
Pharynx finally did slam his head on the table.
“I-I … How did y—? …” Thorax stuttered in disbelief.
“Oh, for Chrysalis’ sake,” Pharynx muttered as he massaged his temples.
“You’re so obvious, Thorax. How couldn’t I have known you liked me?” She laughed. “You didn’t have to hide it, y’know. I would’ve been glad to be your girlfriend.”
“My girlfriend?” Thorax rubbed the back of his neck with his hoof. “I was sure you had your own strong, capable dragon back home …”
“Nah, boy dragons are too tough and territorial for my tastes, apparently. Who knew I preferred kinder and sweeter Changelings, instead?”
Thorax looked away with a small, shy smile on his face. “D’oh, you’re gonna make me blush.”
“I think I already succeeded in doing that.” Ember gave him a playful nudge.
Finally, Pharynx snapped. “Okay, I get it! You two are perfect for each other! Why don’t you just go get married already?!”
Ember and Thorax stared at him in disbelief as ponies and other creatures present in the cafeteria turned to gape at the odd pair in shock. Thorax and Ember looked around nervously.
“Pharynx,” Thorax whispered through clenched teeth, “we didn’t want a crowd.”
“Should’ve thought of that before making lovey-dovey eyes at Ember while I was still around,” Pharynx hissed bitterly. He left the room in a huff, leaving a very confused Thorax and a very embarrassed Ember.
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Oh Thorax, if only you knew what Philippines has in store for you when it comes to that kind of mythical creatures, Aswangs 🇵🇭
Five minutes later, Pharynx regrets saying it as they are back at Twilight's castle, doing exactly that.
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Poor Pharynx
Is it possible for a heart to warm while it's owner cracks up? It seems so.
I don't know why I like this particular line so much, but I like it XD Overall, fantastic story!
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Thanks!
This was nice.
Is this a One-Shot? It seems to lack a proper ending.
That said, I can see Ember being into sweeter, more soft-spoken males, and Thorax was gloriously awkward in this.
Embrax is an interesting ship, and not without political implications. I'd love to see it explored more often in fanfics.
YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...
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). I honestly had no idea how else to end this besides what’s there now. The situation was technically all from Pharynx’s point of view, so I figured it ended when he left the room.
I was thinking of writing a sequel with a bit more lovey-dovey (and therefore more Pharynx torture
I love the pairing Embrax. I knew I’d ship it once Triple Threat came out, and darn it, I was right. They have such great chemistry, and balance each other well, I think. Plus, they almost fought when first meeting each other, and that’s kinda my guilty pleasure
But yeah, it’s a great ship with a fair amount of fanart on Derpibooru (which I visit frequently), but no fanfiction at all on here, so I decided to try my hand at it (but I couldn’t help but write Pharynx too, cause he’s terrible and I love him)
Wait...a shapeshifter...is the Aswang actually a disguised Changeling?
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No, but they have similar powers. They’re really creepy.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! It really warms my heart to see that people like my work!
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Given that Aswangs are an Indian kind of vampire or ghoul, I could see the Aswang being some kind of undead changeling.
Either that, or it's good ol' Chryssie in disguise.
(Looks up Aswangs)
(Immediately regrets it)
Welp, that'll be showing up in my dreams tonight.
In any case, lovely bit of Embrax fluff. And the muffins made the concept of Lunchlady Derpy pop into my head, and I'm not sure what to do with it. Thank you for a lovely little story.
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Hmm ... food for thought
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I’ve been hoping that you would read this actually. Since I read your comments on other stories, I find you have good points.
Now I want to see Derpy as a cafeteria lunchpony in the show.
The mention of an Aswang came from a thought that Ember might be the type to brag about her accomplishments to her friends. So I looked up information about terrifying mythological creatures that weren’t already on MLP, and that showed up and I was like “This is creepy and I love it.”
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Embrax needs more love.
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Yeah no kidding. I thought an Aswang was just gonna be a sophomoric entry on Urban Dictionary. Nope, that's going right into my D&D campaign.
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what could be worse than that?
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my dreams are weird.
*looks it up*
Meh, it's only a little creepy. The Smooze gave me a nightmare way back when, but that stuff is an anti-civilization threat, anything lower can say hello to dream-me's phasers, nuclear weapons, ships, shields, oh and sensors to boot. Come to think of it, my dreams after watching The Thing weren't all that bad because in them I managed to diplomance it by fusing with it, that was fun.
This made Ember's threat towards Thorax in the second episode feel really awkward now. Makes me wonder if she just wanted to claim the Changeling Kingdom...and its king for her own hoard.
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I honestly think that Ember’s outburst came from her habit of jumping to conclusions when she feels like someone is threatening her or another dragon (in that case, she thought Smolder was stolen by the other creatures). I don’t think she was using her better judgment when she accused Thorax. Thorax was honestly the only one thinking straight
Plus, this oneshot might take place a few months later or so, when Ember and Thorax know each other a little more.
But ... it is kinda funny to imagine Ember being so greedy
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Oh you know the usual, Manananggal, Kapre, Tikbalang, Nuno,and the other ones that you might rethink your life choices before going to sleep
this had so much d'awwww. good work
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Thank you!!
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Man, if only anti-civilization and larger things plague your nightmares, you need to read some SCPs.
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Ah, THOSE usually say hello to the elements of harmony, which inevitably downshift the threat level of the memetics into "harmless but annoying viral heartsong"
Kinda wanna but no matter how I try to say it, Aswang keeps sounding like a synonym for Buttweiner
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I ... honestly have no response to that
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I did not know I needed this in my life until just now
Short, but cute. May have benefited from some more inner monologues by Pharynx, preferrably something war-related, but enjoyable as is, regardless
This story was way too short and not a lot happens the shame because this story I could have had so much potential in depth with the characters that you decided to put in the story
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I’m sorry to disappoint in that respect. I’ll keep that in mind in my writing. I hope you’ll give future stories another chance (just not my old ones because they’re like 4 years old and really bad :p). Thank you for being honest.
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I will give your new stories a read
You can never have enough Pharynx~ It's always fun to see how people write him, in comparison to how I do, how the show does, etc.
Hopefully we'll be seeing more of him on-screen, with lines! Lots of sarcastic lines!
This was great.
You sure got laughs out of me, especially when Pharynx lost it
Dawg'on it this is adorable
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I would scream in delight if he made another appearance. God knows I love him. I screamed when he made a cameo in School Daze.
Filipino shapeshifter? Neato.
Absolutely adorable.
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Thanks!
And yep, I had to try and find a terrifying creature that wasn't already in MLP, so I did some research and found ... that.
“Should’ve thought of that before making lovey-dovey eyes at Ember while I was still around,” Pharynx hissed bitterly. He left the room in a huff, leaving a very confused Thorax and a very embarrassed Ember.
Back at the castle, Pharynx apologizes to thorax and ember for what happened earlier.
Man, I could relate with Pharynx in more ways than one, especially when it involves going to places out of some obligation and force to wait. 😑 not fun times.
This was SOOOO worth reading! Let me know if you ever make more!
Hehe. The problems of being a tagalong