You know how it goes. You're just having a relaxing Sunday with the girls, who all are accomplished magic users in their own right, one thing leads to another, and suddenly you're all involved in a high stakes game of rocket chicken.
Part of the MAD verse.
Thanks to Steel Resolve for his edits and suggestions and special thanks to Nova Quill/Firimil for her edits, sugestions. Also thanks to Nova Quill and DrakeyC for the story prompt!.
And finally, thanks to jhayarr23 for the wonderfully done and hilarious cover art.
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I'm here for the reference alone.
Oh, Twilight loves her and she knows it, those two could spend an entire weekend having hate sex.
Sunset's been watching my dad's home movie collection.
I really dislike. Starlight shanking a pony over Monopoly? That's too reasonable and reserved for how she normally reacts.
"Your honor, yes, I did tie that mare's hooves to her rocket, and yes, I did send her to the moon. But, in my defense, my mother did mostly the same thing to her sister, and it was permissable because it was in the name of national defense. And I assure you my case is not all that dissimilar; if nothing else, Equestria is better off this way."
Wow, that massive rocket really turns Twilight on!
I approve of this plan. Please write this story next.
Nope, stop this story, it's lost interest, I want my new story.
That's what I'm talking about!
No, not alright, in fact that is the exact opposite of what should happen.
I feel like this quote is universal in general for Sunset.
The Pait and Growerful Triskie has done it again!
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The blatant DBZ reference in the title. Good shit.
Another bit of awesome insanity.
I'm just wondering now how long it'll take before Sunset and Starlight intervene in what's clearly Twilight and Trixie's friendship problem. Something that group is supposed to be all over on a regular basis. I'm also wondering how long after that, the solution involves a foursome somewhere in the lost recesses of Twilight's cavernous laboratory basement. Because science. :)
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Wow... That's actually a really good story idea. I'll have to keep it in mind.
Fifty years in the future, on a different timeline, Sunset Shimmer, student of Princess Twilight, rubbed her snout in confusion.
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Do you see any tramp stamps glowing? Because I don't see any tramp stamps glowing. Nope, no friendship problems here! I'm sure Harmony Jr. would tell somepony if it was anything worth worrying about.
Wait, what?
View must be great from that glass house of yours
You'd be surprised how often that is.
I ship it.
Sure.
No.
Also no.
I've been there.
Oh god why?
Starlight, please tell me you didn't.
AHA!
Oh no.
No wonder they call you The Brain.
Sunset: Never play high stakes Monopoly with Fluttershy. That bitch is vicious.
I ship it.👍
Knowing Trixie, she’d probably enjoy that.
*Raises hand*
Sunset: *Pouting* Aw, but Twilie. I thought you liked that thing I could do with my tongue.
Twilight:
Sunset: *Jumping on her rocket and shooting off into the sky* LLLLLEEEEERRRRROOOOOYYYYY JENKINS!!!!!
(I’m sorry. It was too good to pass up.)
Sunset: And twice on Sundays.
And everyone cheered happily at Neighsay’s disappearance, because no one really dies in Equestria.
Justice, this is another brilliant masterpiece from you. You just keep knocking them out of the park.
Oh, and we got to explode Equestria's version of The Protocols and it's author in the process! Bonus!
To be fair to Starlight, Monopoly: Minotaur Edition comes with knives included.
Insert obligatory Raditz joke here.
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so you basically had twilight accidentally destroy a speciest book.
...Nice.
That is so much more satisfying than I thought possible
So much wut.
All the wut.
Wut butt.
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.....Do it.
I ship it and want to read that story
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He didn't say it had to go off in this fic.
Wow, i don't remember playing Monopoly with Sunset Shimmer, but that's a dead-on description of my play group... And don't get me started on "Settlers of Cataan".
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Got these! Thanks!
I enjoyed this. The Comicbookguy reference at the end was great.
Looks like this time it's Twilight's turn to channel my reactions to a given situation. Usually it's Sunset, but I don't have the "Type Alpha" personality that otherwise defines her and just now nearly got her killed.
Is it weird that Trixie reminds me of an inordinately capable rendition of my little sister?
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Wut wut, in the butt.
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All the yes. Just all of it.
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Twilight and Trixie seem to have a bit of a black romance going. Trixie embraces it, finding her rival attractive and openly flirting while also being antagonistic, but Twilight doesn't know what to do with what she's feeling. She's annoyed by Trixie, but doesn't want to hate her, assuming there are some redeeming qualities she's just not seeing since others like Trixie... so she's compelled to ignore her rather than engage. Trixie has become her personal splinter, not actively dangerous, but irritating and kind of painful.
I'm reading the title, the description, and looking at the image, and the only thing I can think of, is a Stranglove duel.
Equestrian space program!
Reminds me of the good children fun with calcium carbide and barrels
except with a guy on top of barrel (although, to be fair, I'm aware of a lot of urban legends, but no hard evidence of someone trying that)
love it. Is the thing with Moondancer reference to a noodle incident or another story
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Noodle Incident.
And nothing of value was lost.
I do wonder what Twilight thinks of these warped and twisted mockeries of friendship she's created. Does she feel shame? Horror? Pride? Or simply a resigned acceptance that she has made her bed of crazy unicorns and must now lie in it?
I said "lie in it," not "lay with it."
In any case, hilarious read. Thank you for it.
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I do think the friendships are genuine, it's just that these are all very flawed ponies. She didn't make them flawed.
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Well, she is perfect after all.
Hm.
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Thanks. I'd forgotten about that "Twilight making passionate love to multiple destructive devices" thing.
It's certainly a thing. I feel Trixie's first appearance did establish some strong points for her relative to Twilight. If you aren't using magic as a paid researcher up in a tower somewhere, there's a lot to be said - despite the inherent limits - for a stage magician's work ethic: constant repetition of practical fundamentals instead of constantly moving on looking for new learning experiences. The catch is, interpretations of Sunset tend to give her most of Trixie's tenacity and pragmatic approach combined with most of Twilight's intelligence and potential. And keep her less obnoxious about being able to make the end product look easy.
On the side of flaws and weaknesses, Twilight is just so special in terms of being supported by the setting itself that you can't compare anypony to her without needing to make some deep decisions about your continuity. Or have another Twilight handy. Starlight - opposite problem. You need to make decisions about just what's going on and missing in her head. Trixie - regardless of the spectrum for interpretation of her - remains the easy choice for a put-down. Not that I don't usually love Trixie, but you're right about the quote.
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I'm with ShadowLDrago in not being bothered. She hasn't so much got insight into personalities as lacks the neurotypical habit of trying to look through the surface. It's a bit like the main antagonist of the Monster manga series. It's not that he's a manipulative genius, it's that circumstances left him growing up surrounded by people with incredibly obvious buttons, and he never wanted anything that pushing those wouldn't give him.
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Well, even in canon Twilight's concept of "friendship" started with her mentor defining it as what she'd just found, with no previous expectations from life or observation. Given the kinds of danger and emergencies friendship has exposed her to, and the potential instabilities of her dearest friends, does she know this isn't a perfectly normal example of hanging out with friends?
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Now I'm curious about what time period Sunset's statement comes from.
And then Twilight
Accidentalied a murder.
And nothing of value was lost. Probably.
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It probably wasn’t the first time.
Okay! What's the story behind this? Both how it happened and why Moon Dancer jumped out a window when she saw her.
My first read through I was like, "Ah! Classic Glim Glam!"
My second though? I really want to know. I bet it was epic.
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I've only ever gotten shanked during Sorry!
Talk about destroying your happy place
ya who da fuq do you think you are to worry about if Ponyville goes bai-bai Twilight?such unprofessionalism.......xDnevermind,
but
best names! XD
OK I'm kind of confuse did sunset make four rockets of just two and if it is just two and twilight teleported the one she and sunset where on then what rocket were they one.
I just what to know where in this mad verse do i start reading
Always sexy fun with Sunset and Trixie in the house!
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Not quite following your first question.
As for the second: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/322092/sunset-shimmer-is-mad-about-everything
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what i was asking for the first question was how many rockets where there, because i was a little confuse when there took off
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two.
I certainly gotten a good chuckle from this one shot, I was drawn to this story because of the rocket that Starlight and Trixie are on looks just like the toy version I gotten at Gamestop a while back.
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So...that's a "No" on Magical Quintet Sexy times?
*sigh* Fine