Just a nice, polite Canadian.
Three nights a week, Shining Armor returns to bed more tired than normal. Annoyed by his complete lack of openness, Princess Cadence goes out of her way to figure out what's going on.
As it turns out, Shining has been spending all that time with another of Equestria's most popular mares.
Sort of. Basically. It's kinda complicated.
Artwork by Chrznek97. One character tag omitted due to spoilers.
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i can't tell if this was meant to be hilarious, cute, or hawt.
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one for each, just to be safe
Please let this be about Skeleanor.
I mean, the money excuse is a poor one for a guy married to a princess, especially when hes also the co ruler of a "empire" now but heh.
How often do you shower? Or do you come up with ideas while doing other things?
Pump the brakes
It is a grand idea. I've seen it done a few times before (done it myself), but this was a wonderful take on it. Bravo.
i thought he was a cross dresser for a second there.
This had about 100% more comedy than I was expecting, and I was already expecting a comedy.
It also had 100% less beanis than I was expecting, and I’m concerned what that says about me.
As you're using actual magic in that, shouldn't that be high school alchemy?
You could have gone the fallout Equestria route , ie DJ pon 3 is a legacy character , which shining is currently taking the mantle of ( or had , before getting married )
You could start off by saying you're not cheating. Just a thought for next time Shining. The money motivation was also odd since they already live in luxury.
I can imagine them telling Flurry when she's thirty. That's going to be fun but wait until Twilight finds out!
I like because I never have seen them in the same place.
8938211 they are funding the modernization of the empire out of the crown's pocket probably only have the cash for food till that is finished.
*cough*mirrorpool*uncough*
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Seems kinda ridicules that a royal family, especially when it actually rules the country, needs to work odd jobs to be able to afford presents for their daughter at Christmas. I could easily see them forgoing most luxuries for the reason you mentioned though.
8938682 eh it was my best idea but also Shining did make both smarty pants and Flurry's snail the money is probably for materials
This was pretty hilarious. Especially the ending, although I also cracked up at Celestia and the mail.
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It's quite possible that Shining sees that money as Cadences, and wants to have some that he earned on his own for special things.
I've had the same idea for a while, glad to see you make it work. :)
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Interesting idea, I could see Shining being uncomfortable with a stipend. An argument against that would be that since he acts as the leader of the Crystal Empire's army he might earn a salary for that or consider the stipend to be a replacement for it.
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I could see him wanting every part of the creation process to be all him so that sounds good.
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The leader who gives himself a big paycheck (funded by his people’s taxes, remember) is not one who should be easily trusted.
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And a leader who has to moonlight as a female DJ , spend his days tired and thus reduced in capability is a good leader who should be trusted? I didnt really think about any kind of paycheck anyway. If they are the more classic kind of royalty all belong to them anyway. Some more figuratively some more literally.
I know many people dismiss leading as being easy, but there is many reasons not everyone can be one.
Ohohohohoho this was great!
Good story!
Not the first time I've seen someone play with the resemblance, but still an enjoyable read. Thank you for it.
Kittens with marshmallows, and a duck with a banjo. I think Fluttershy has a side job too.
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I'll trust someone moonlighting as a DJ for his own money rather than someone deciding to give himself a paycheck using the money of the people any day.
Amazing work
Judging by flurry’s dream. She gunna be rocking her own set of of records eventually
Syh, E ryjah'd nayt uha uv draca "Crehehk Ynsun ec yldiymmo Jehom Clnydlr" abecutac cehla dra abecuta frana Crehehk fyc ehdnutilat.
Syopa E cruimt tu dryd. Syopa E cruimt ku drnuikr dra ceda'c ynlrejac, cdaym yh etay vnus cusa umt cduno huputo nasaspanc, yht kad y vnaa cbud eh dra habudecs puq.
Or, in english: Great job!
Something's not quite right here... waiiiiiiiiiiit a minute!
Feeding off the....
IT'S CHRYSALIS!!! SHE'S BACK!!! ERMAGERD!! CHERNGELERNG!!
*hands you a jar filled with plushie explanation points* Here, all of my yes.
I got a grin. It made life happier for a bit. Thank you. :)
8943103 Glad to hear it. Thanks for reading.
8939153 And here I thought I'd finally gone too far.
We must get weirder!
8938536 But didn't Vinyl Scratch DJ their wedding?
8937912 If I write a beanis story, does that mean I can finally sit at the cool kids table?
8937386 The best ideas come from when I'm either at work or out for a walk. No internet. No cellphone. Just thoughts and questions and banter in my head. Although I'm sure I look insane when I start laughing to myself in public.
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Doppelganger spell for the reception.
Celestia knows all about it.
Luna planned it.
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This story had 100% less beanis than I was expecting.
Do not take this away from me.
Could have used time travel or a clone spell to get around the wedding bit.
Great story!
I never even noticed the resemblance between those two before now.
Okay, this got a chuckle out of me.
A cute story!
I want Luna and orCelestia to date taht guy!!!
OMG. Don't make me laugh so hard in the middle of the night. You woke mah huzkiez up! I'm getting dirty-yet-smug looks from three directions!!!
For a moment I thought this was about to call up a reference to that 'verse where Vinyl is secretly Shining's secret half-sister that was kept secret from everypony (even him) until the secret did what secrets do and came out of the closet with a vengeance and had a gay old time blowing everypony's minds.
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Well, pre-Crysalling the empire could apparently afford them both spending their time taking care of a baby full-time; this seems a lot less stressful. (Shining was presumably panting and sweaty from rushing to appear inconspicuous at some point on the return trip.) The logistics of getting to and from the gigs are likely more of an issue than the gigs themselves. Tapping into emotional energy around you to "rest" on the move should mostly be an earth pony (or alicorn) trick, but I'm willing to believe generic Harmony magic makes things like the dancing in spontaneous musical numbers or partying less exhausting than it would be for humans. As hobbies for rulers go, one that puts you in the vicinity of fairly random groups of people isn't a bad one.
Nice jokes about the mixing board, although now I'm really interested in meeting Vinyl's backup crew who must be going over the venues and songlists to do all the fine adjustments before Shining arrives. Like the Canterlot troupe able to make random ponies look good as the leads in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant, they impress me greatly.
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It felt more like the money was an add on to good marital fun
This was an excellent take on the "ahah you ARE cheating—wait what" trope. I love it.