The whole of the crystal empire was on edge. Even Twilight had been called in to help, as Celestia had been very busy. Which of course sent the Purple princess into a panic as she went over who could have even her former mentor worried. But the royals weren't the only ones planning on how to deal with the coming threat.
"Crud, I'm gonna have to fix this aren't I? Otherwise Sparky's gonna panic the army into doing something stupid."
"Unca Nik? Will you tell Fwurry bedtime stowee?"
"Sure, little one. Once upon a time..." He stared to tell a story, but stopped and thought for a moment. "Actually... wanna play a game of dress-up first?"
"Yez! Fwurry wanna dwess up as Unca Nik!"
"Hehe, I suppose we can start with that. Let's see..."
It was only a matter of time before Celestia herself was called in to help. She took one look at the letter, and scowled. It only took an explanation of the letter's true contents before the only possible culprit became clear. And so, the royal family called for the guards to stand down and angrily marched to Flurry's room.
As soon as they opened the door, they were met with a menacing glare. "Muahaha! Welcome, heroes! It is I, the villainous Dark Nick! I've been waiting for you." Nick spun around in his chair to face them, wearing a full suit and wearing an eyepatch. In his lap sat the little princess Flurry, who Nock was petting.
"Uhm... cat noisez! Meyow!" She looked up at her foalsitter. "Was dat good, unca Nik?"
"Perfect, my little snowflake." Ki kissed her on the forehead. "Now you go scurry off to bed, I'll tuck you in shortly."
Flurry got to her hooves and scampered towards her bedroom. "Goodnite unca Nik, I wuv yoo!"
"Love you too, sweetie! Ahem," he cleared his throat. "Now, where was I... ah, yes! My evil plan. So you heroes think you can stop the mighty Dark Nick? Your elements of harmony are useless against me. My plan is coming together! Muahaha, at last! But winning isn't fun if I don't give you a fair fight.
So let me tell you a story. For the want of a nail, a horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse the courier's message was lost. For want of a message the reinforcements were lost. For want of backup the battle was lost, and for want of a battle the kingdom was lost. All for the want of a horseshoe nail.
You must find the proverbial nail and figure out what you're missing, or you will face destruction as my magnificent plan-"
"Unca Nik, can you check undah my bed for monsters? I'm scawed... "
"Excuse me a moment, heroes! The mighty Dark Nick still has a job to do." Nick left the room, and they heard rustling as he moved around the bedroom. It was a few minutes before he came back out. "...and remember to always use that nightlight! I still use one sometimes. Now then, TREMBLE-"
"There's not a moat to throw you in, so we can't technically stop you. Right or wrong?" Demanded Twilight.
"Exactly! And because of the lack of my weakness, you will never be able to defeat the one, the only, THE INVINCIBLE D-"
Nick was immediately teleported and hurled into a massive snowdrift outside of town.
As the rest of the ponies gather next to it, the irate human rose out of the snow. "Curses! Foiled again by the frozen form of my weakness! But mark my words, I will have my revenge upon y-"
Another snowdrift was dropped on top of Nick.
Yea, my comment was important.
*air*
That was close.
Let my ego get the better of me.
And I did it safely.
A popped ego hurts.
I quite like the “Nick Babysits Flurry” thing!
It’s cute!
Why nick... j-just... why
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What did he do?
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It's nice to show that he isn't just pranks all the time. The characters have lives. And Nick has a soft spot for cute.
a snowdrift makes alot of sense for the Crystal Empire.. VERY nice chapter
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Sorry, never been a fan of the overdramatic fake evil villian cliché
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Ah. Honestly he was hamming it up to make Flurry happy. He would have just caught an early train back to canterlot when he heard Celestia was coming otherwise.
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Yeah I figured as much, but doesn't mean I have to like it
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Well, I can't make everyone happy all the time, I guess. This was the most spur-of-the-moment chapter by far, anyway. I hope you enjoy the next chapter, though!
Cadance and Shining Armor allowed Trixie to babysit her?
Taking into account what she can do with them, I'm sure monsters are far more scared
Why are there no Kitty Flurry pictures?! I demand satisfaction!
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They should be ready around the time I get a better paying job... or find a generous artist
Here is an idea
If Nick happened to be stuck in the cold snow for to long, he would most likely get sick... could he use this to make a prank?
Like... he could paint small purple spots all over himself... and then during the night, the other ponies.
or perhaps... perhaps...
*Sudden flashback to discord asking for a glass of water*
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Discord is one thing, but Twilight is WAY too neurotic and would freak out trying to save him. The princesses would also invest a lot of effort, as he's one of their closest friends, and Nick would be in a lot of trouble when the lie came to light.
That, and I can't exactly write 'sick' characters right now. It's new territory for me and my brain is too busy thinking about SMASH to devote effort into that.
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Ooooh I look forward to it!
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I cannot wait to play smash bros ultimate
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So cute and hilarious this time, Makes me nearly squee at how cute Flurry Heart is
Oh how i love your story, it has brought many a smile and laughter to my lips on a number of dark and sad days, especially this chapter today... thank you my friend... thank you for brighting my day and my life
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Or this would be funny
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Only one pony can stop nick now!
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I now have an image of Flurry Heart as a bald Mr Bigglesworth. This upsets me.
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Also, now I need you to have him don the crushed velvet jacket and frilled shirt.
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Then how about him saying that its a harmless disease... and then secretly add itching powder to them
Heh, so Nick embraced the 'villain ball' for the prank?
Loved this chapter! I cannot wait to read more from ya!
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Or this.
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I like mine better because it gets strait to the point
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True.
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And I thank you for comments like this, which brighten my day!
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I watched it, the whole thing, for that, you get a boot to the head.
Oh jeez, this chapter was both hilarious and adorable. Great job!
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Never heard of it...
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As Candle Cove is a famous creepypasta, I'd tread carefully.
In other news, my next chapter has been slightly delayed because Eevee
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I do now blame you for delaying the chapter
PET DA EEVEE
So this was unexpectednand wonderful after an extraordinarily cold qeekend. THank you deer sir!
Okay....I normally don't like or even hate Flurry. However the way you write her just makes her too cute! This was a great chapter <3
I love this but I'm still going to... NICK-pick
Mwahahaha
How can nick be glaring at them if he's looking the other way...
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He was sitting facing the door and spun 360 degrees
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You mean 180?
Love Nick's relationship with Flurry Heart
Hilarious ending
I....I have class in less than seven hours......I need to go to bed.....but.....I just can't. Just.......one........more
I just LOVE Nick and Flurry Heart having time together and causing mischief.
I hope they know that one can literally drown in snow...