"And with the recent subsidiaries, we should be able to finish the orphanage ahead of schedule. I thank you, your majesty, for your generosity and undying commitment to the foals." The stallion bowed respectfully to Luna. "We are in your debt."
Princess Luna sat really upon the throne of the night court and calmly gave her reply. "There is no need, Day Care. We have always watched over and protected the young and innocent of our kingdom. Even at our worst, Nightmare Moon would not dare harm them. Some nights we yearn for a return to the wide-eyed wonder of a foal, but such things are but dreams."
A chuckle echoed through the room, bearing a voice that hadn't been there before. "That can be arranged."
Nick yawned and got up out of his bed, and went to the bathroom to get ready for a new day. But when he opened the door into the usually decent sized bathroom, he found it much larger and full of lab equipment. As well as a lab-rador retriever.
"Good morning, my boy!" Discord poofed in wearing a lab coat and oddly, slippers. "How are you today? Now, I have a series of brief questions for you. Ahem... Areyouaboyoragirlwhatsyournamewhatismygrandsonsnamehowmanylicksdoesittaketogettothetootsierollcenterofatootsiepopwhatversionareyouplayingredbluetelloworgreenwhendoesthenarwhalbacondoyouwanttodisableadsfor$19.95anddidyounotcatchallthatorshouldinotrepeatmyselfyesorno?"
Nick blinked once, then twice. "Uh... maybe?"
"Great! Here's your starter. It's even shiny!"
"Unhand us, Discord! This ceased being funny five minutes before it began!" Nick found a filly version of Luna shoved into his hands. She was coated head to tail in green glitter fur due with a neon orange mane, but it was still her, and she looked pissed off.
"Well, got a go! Things to do, folks to pester ball. Smell you later!" And he was gone, the bathroom snapping back to normal.
"Uh-"
"Don't start, Nicholas. Not. One. Word."
Nick looked down at the fuming Luna. "You uh... want me to run a bath so I can get that out of your fur?"
"Yes. And we would prefer if thou dost not speak of this to our sister." A quick bath later and Luna was dry and happily munching on some crackers from Nick's snack drawer. "We thank thee, Nicholas Abernathy. Thou art a good friend and- ART THOU PETTING US?!" She quickly turned to face her human friend, who was causally running his hand through her mane.
"But you're so soft! Imma pet you." Nick patted Luna gently on the head.
"We are not a foal, Nicholas! Unhand us at once! We..." Luna yawned, an adorable squeaking noise coming from her mouth. She blushed. Nick nearly fell over due to excessive cute. "Ignore that, Nicholas! 'Tis a royal order!"
"Let me think about that. Hmmmmno. Too cute, I must pet you. Not passing this up!" He held Luna close and nuzzled her, all the while she feebly battered his chest with her tiny soft hooves.
"Cease this affection at once! We demand that thee" *grumble*
Luna glared at Nick. "Aw, is da widdle woona hungwy?"
"NO."
"But you sound hungry... or maybe you just want a belly rub?"
Luna huffed, her cheeks puffing out cutely. "Fine. We can go get food, but be discreet about it!" And so Nick hid Luna in his backpack and they set off for the kitchens.
Along the way, they ran into somepony they didn't expect to run into. "NICKY!" Cadence happily called out, giving Nick a big hug. "I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to find Luna, and hopefully soon!"
"Luna? Why are you looking for her?" Nick shifted his weight so his backpack stayed behind him. "Is this some legal thing?"
"No, Discord said I should find her as soon as possible, because she has a surprise!"
"What did that fiend tell you?!" Luna all but screamed as she burst out of the backpack. That ended up being a big mistake.
"Oh my Celestia..." Cadence looked Luna over. "Luna... you... he.. so... CUUUTE! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" She swept Luna up in her hooves, cradling her in protective magic so she wouldn't escape. "Ohmygosh, you look ADORABLE! I have to show you to aunt Tia, and Twilight, and Shiny, and the pictures, and then you can play with Flurry..."
"Hey! Let go of my Woona!" Cadence effortlessly tossed Nick aside with magic and flew off. As Nick chased after them, he could hear Luna screaming.
"No! Sister will never let us hear the end of this! She might even make a stained glass window for it! SAVE US FROM THE SNUGGLES, NICHOLAS!"
Nick tried to keep up, but a voice stopped him. "Well, it seems Discord got Luna as well. She should really enjoy being a foal again. Mind looking after me for a while, Nick!"
Nick picked up the white furred, pink manes alicorn foal and hugged her close. "Of course I would. Let's go, Tia!"
The true bane of alicorns: belly rubbies.
D'awwww..... My reflex is that I'd like to play with Woona most. She'd be terribly adorable and the tsundere thing is just even more cute. However, the unfortunate fact is that eventually she'll have her full size and magic back, and I can't help but think she'd hold a grudge. Since I can't breathe on the moon and I don't trust her to remember this, gotta nix that one. That in mind? Tia is the obvious choice. She's clearly okay with the vacation, she'd be super cute, and frankly she deserves the break.
This feels like it was written by someone who has spent hours petting the Eevee.
Let’s go, Derpy!
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*Looks up from petting da eevee*
I confess, I could not resist!
Plus it made for a nice chapter idea.
Hard to choose between pet da Woona and pet da Derpy.
You went with Eevee.
Good choice.
For me:
Let's go Applebloom
i wanna pet de woona!!
Pet da Woona. PET DA WOONA. MUST. PET. DA. WOONA!
What I wouldn't give to be Nick right now...
Chrissy obviously.
PET DA WOONA AND DA EEVEE... PET EVERYTHING
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*pets the lovely commenters that enjoy this story for some reason*
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Umm... you do realize your petting a yveltal right? (I haven't made an OC yet so I'm just going with my profile pic)
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Yeah but theres a torchic and some ponies there too so it's all good.
Plus, given how I used to square off against what I can only describe as an eldritch horror in my nightmares for years, I think I can handle a death bird. I pet it in XY, I pet it now
And also the eevee
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Hooray for eldrich abominations!
I shall pet them till the end of time... mainly the dog-related ones
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No this is
(head explodes like a confetti bomb) to............. cute.
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You Rick rolled me, funny 😆
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I mean, I’m sure alicorns would hate getting Rickrolled XD
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Not as much as this thing
Or this
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Or this, not even a meme, just a song too bad to exist
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Or this
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And in case you need some ear clenser after all that, have some DragonForce. Song: Midnight Madness
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What about it your questioning the internet
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How did you even find that...?
Also, more cruddy songs
((Found the first two through Rock Band, last one’s overplayed on any pop radio.))
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Ok if you want to go big do it right and just for fun here
I get back from playing deltarune and I find all of you throwing music at each other.
...I need to sit down and reread... wait. I just had an idea... I think I know my next chapter!
If you would NOT pick Woona...than I seriously question your choice of Adorable Princess.
Also: I wish there were pics for this chapter. I feel like this would make for some AMAZING art! <3
Let's go, Dashie!
(is wondering around without a head at all because it exploded from over curtness) uuh............. a little please??
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I won tho I don't know if I should be happy about that or not
Let's.... Go... Chrissy? *dies of Adorable*
Woona ftw
Lets go Dashie
There should be a prank involving Nick waking up with Tia and Luna, the 3 of them not remembering what happened the night before. Then add a young filly calling the mommies and daddy.
Given the choice? ...yes.
I want a baby Chrisilis
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Pretty sure that things which are too bad to exist become memes fairly quickly. >_>
Les’ go Pony?
I'd have to go with my favorite Pokemon, masquerain.
A bit random, but it's either that or beta ditto, because it's neat and has a screaming face, perfect for a species of failed Mew clones (this is canon.)
Masquerain because it's so cute and powerful.
Dawww level over 9000! The snuggels - will - last
for-EVERRR