Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 17 – A Different Griffon Brush Off: Part Three
Gilda flew around above Ponyville looking out for Gale, the clue to finding him was looking for the guards that kept close to him. Soon she spotted the orange Pegasus guard and lands not to far from him to find Gale. He sat at a table with Shining Armor dipping hayfries in ketchup and munching on.
“Hey dweebs!” She did a mock salute with two claws to the forehead pushing out to them. “I finally got a idea how to get Gale to say one lame word...”
“For sure or your just setting the bar too high?” Shining Armor sounding not very convinced by Gilda's boosting.
Gilda rolled her eyes. “I just spent who knows how long in that lame library looking for something to help Gale.” Gilda walked up to the table sitting down on a stall. “I finally got help from this purple unicorn.”
“Twilight Sparkle.”
“Yep that the one.” Gilda clicked her claws.
Gale with a hayfry held in his open beak stared at Gilda's talon as she clicked the index and thumb claw together. He ate the fry, then looking to his claws to try and repeat what Gilda did with her's. “If that the case we solid.”
“Just like that? You think I got a shot?” Gilda raised an eye.
Shining Armor nods crossing his forelegs. “I do.” He picked up a hayfry with his magic and ate it.
“You know that purple unicorn don't ya?” Gilda stared at him.
“She my s-” Audible click came from Gale's direction whom squawked happily and clicked again and again. “Gale just learned that off you.”
Gilda grew annoyed of the clicking and put her talon right over Gale's. “Okay I get it! You know how to click! Please stop it getting annoying!”
Gale hummed it sadness as she let go and to apologise he pushed the plate over to her. “What are you doing?”
“He saying sorry and giving you the rest of his hayfries as part of it.” Shining Armor stated.
Gilda was about to protest but her hear stomach growl getting a confused look to her stomach by Gale and Shining Armor chuckling. “I'll accept your apology and these hayfries.” He smiled happily.
“But...” Gale listen to what Gilda was about to say. “After I ate and hopefully getting you to say my name at least.” Gale now was excited by this news.
“We going to work on you saying sorry and leave it at that. Not giving stuff to others to add to it, some may accept it and move on but others will use it against you.” Gilda explained and warned.
Shining Armor nods. “I agree with Gilda on that one. Kindness can be taken advantage of even you are doing the right thing. Just saying sorry is good enough.” Gilda was surprised to hear Shining Armor agree.
“Blue Hooves, thanks...”
“It Shin-” He pauses. “Nevermind. Let finish our meal and get you started Gilda.” Shining Armor decided to let it go by the odd name Gilda gave him.
Gilda shrugged. “Fine by me. Sooner the better to get Princess Celestia off my back.” She lean in to whisper the rest to Shining Armor. “No offence but she terrifying and you tell any of these ponies what I just said. I'll-”
Shining whispered in response. “Loud and clear, I know what image means. Just don't let it get in the way of helping Gale.”
Gilda rolled her eyes. “Dweeb I know.” She took a hayfry, dipping in ketchup and eating it. “Wow no wonder Gale put so much of this sauce on this. It awesome.” Gale grinning. “Yeah yeah I like it. Now let me eat cub.” Gale nods holding his plush watching and waiting.
Gilda felt unnerved being watched but didn't show it as she put on a brave stubborn face eating the hayfries. After she was done, Gilda took Gale along with the guards protecting him to small lake just outside Ponyville.
Shining Armor took a good look around pointing to one location to another, the guards salute walking or flying to those locations. “I don't like being in the open like this. But I guess you picked this lake for a reason.”
“Dash told me not many come by here. It got a good view and best place without the distractions of other ponies around.” Gilda move her talon around showing what she meant.
Shining Armor couldn't disagree with the logic Gilda brought forwards. “Very well. Proceed. I'll be just over here.” Shining Armor point to the tree next to the lake.
“Good by me. Your not half bad Blue Hooves.”
Shining shook his head slightly. “Thanks featherbrain.” He countered getting a roll of her eyes, both knowing it wasn't a good one.
Now Gilda was sorta alone with Gale, he sitting on his flank eager to say his first word. She didn't like the high hopes he gave her. “I am going to be real here Gale. What I got in mind is do or don't moment. If you don't pick up on this you may never know how to speak.”
Gale suddenly looked sad. “I am just dropping reality on you cub. I am not being a dorky duchy dweeb on purpose. So whatever happens...” Gale nods without her needing to finish as he got a understanding what she trying to push. “Now shall we?” He nods.
Gilda took a deep breath in and breathed it out. “Okay... Here we go.” She walked up to him sitting on her hunches. “Now place your claws gently on my neck here.” Gilda points. “And look directly at my beak as I say my name.”
Gale raise is right talon placing his claws around that part of the neck gentle as told to do and look directly at her beak. “PLEASE WORK!” Gilda cried in her mind. “Gil... Da... Gilda... Gil... Da...” She repeats over and over again.
Gale at first felt her neck muscles move with a startled shift of the eyes to his claws. “Gale eyes on beak!”
He nods and went back to watching her beak move with each time she told her name in slow to fast and breaking down Gilda's name. The movement of the beak with each time she spoke came to his dream talks he has with Aunt Luna.
Gale recalled seeing the mirror speaking towards it with the way the beak moved. “Cub try mouthing it first before trying to try and speak okay?”
He nervously nods with sweat forming and running down his feathered fur face. Gale started to attempt to mouth her name with no words spoke Gilda suddenly stared with amazement. “H-how the heck are you picking up on this so fast!? Your mouthing my name!”
Gale gasped in excitement and hugs her surprising her. “Gah! Get off! I don't do hugs!” He refused and continue to do it for a few more seconds before letting go. “Now let try saying it, you felt my neck muscles right?” He nods.
Gale gives it a try but came out a odd sounding squawk. Gale tries again with another odder one. Growling in annoyance he tried again and again. Gilda flinched at the high pitch squawks. “Gale cool it! Don-”
That when the next oddest squawk came with Shining Armor now turning to his directly with surprise and Gilda staring with beak hanging open.
The word was...
“Sqida.”
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What can I say? 😅
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Could've been worse.
Could've been "Fredo"
Although, if Gilda wanted to get on Celestia's good side and stop seating about being something's future bar-b-que dinner, she should've tried teaching Gale Celestia's name.
FIRST try, I'd STILL call that a successful START. Give a few more tries and if doesn't get it, SOMETHING is VERY wrong!
Not bad for his first trys Fast learner indeed. Give him few hour maybe a day or two and he should be fine. His voice will need time to become stable and more to control it volume and style to show emotional contrast. Very well done.
Indeed short
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Its a nice try
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How about : "Nice...?"
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Not really, for example:
'Ma-ma' 'Gil-da' - both take two parts like 'Lu-na'.
Cel-est-ia _ already 3 parts. Hes not a chick but still a cub. Dont force to mutch on it. Literally first time trying. Basics before everything. Cant hit someone before making a fist. Funny enough many break there thumb punshing someone for the first time.
Hilariouse if you ask me. But it happend to some idiot in my school
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The next chapter going to be the tricky one to pull off. I need to think to how it all comes together, I go to ideas but it all depends how exactly this one happens. The party where Gilda activated almost those pranks with her unlucky streak now involves Gale, Celestia and Shining Armor.
I hope I do get this right. It the key moment that been building up to through out the last four chapters.
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Just divide the pranks. Maybe let the lemon drops and fake drink hit Celestia. Should help the Princess stale demeanor to change for a day Twilight & Shining might get a minor case of major nervious breakdown but i cant wait to see the prank master Celestia prankwar RD and Pinkie
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One curious thing is how Will Gale react since two factors, he never been to a party and two never encountered particular jokes
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Pinkie Pie sugar overload... Plus many new contact with... Pranks mixed... What could probably go wrong...
Lets spike Celestias tea and muffins
Maybe Gale just sit there, go for observations and decides to join the madness?
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Prank Wars has good ideas. Great story I recommend!
Nobel counsel spy:
currently observing- Eye in the sky nr.03
Urgent report!!!
The test subject named "Gale" is very difficult to shadow. Since it became a public focus yesterday. The current state of the subject is unclear. Do to high alert status i have to limit my information gathering. High cloud cover spectating only. Observations are not very detailed since Princess Celestia remains as expected very viligant and the current location is the element territory residing the Pink Maniac.
As per order i stay out of line of sight and keep a eye for this unpredictebel mare. The ponyville observer just observed earlyer that Pinkie 'build/owns' a unknown apparatus that enabled her to fly...
May harmony have mercy on us all...
I DEMAND A RISK SURCHARGE!!!
I also was informed of a Griffon not resident to Ponyville. We might have already a cover operative from Griffonia investigate. I recommend to 'investigate' how this situation bypassed our informtion gathering team. This respond time is 'unprecedented'. It forced me to reassign the local Ponyville observer to a emergany report for the counsel. I will remain and keep the subject in line of sight if possibel.
I observed also P.Celestia to move the Sun. I speculate its a emergany signal unknown to the counsil.
End of report.
P.s. Should the risk surcharge not be accepted i will terminate our current contract do to breach of 'and i state'
"Pinkie Pie cant reach you in the clouds. She is no Pegasus or Unicorn."
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A spy report? I am soooo confused! Lol
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I just love to have some silly fun in comment sections. I started a funny background story / plot in the comments for some fun times. Inspired by a story were comments give some inspiring ideas or/and find elements in the main story.
Basicly having fun here and waiting for a fellow reader to bite.
Like the Cupcake joke i write in the comments earlyer.
Chapter 5 i started by fun in the comments about a possible corrupted noble counsel and in chapter 15 i made the Joke about spiked baked goods
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Oh yeah I remember now! Lol! It a interesting read in the comments section for sure. Keep it up hehe ^^
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--> edited to add:
P.P.S. Please see enclosed video:
P.P.P.S. To Whomever It Might Concern:
I rebuilt it.
Signed,
Pinkamania Dianne Pie
Figuring out his own name would be nore impressive, but nobody seems interested in anything that came before his appearance.
As for the party, I doubt Pinkie will not try and screw with Gilda as a "joke". That others know Pinkie is doing it out of jealousy will change things, but Celestia isn't believable as actually helping Gilda. Mostly because she went and threatened to kill Gilda unless she did what Celestia wanted, even after the child trusted her.
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Celestia seem to notice she accidently threat her life...
If she did plan to do so or rathr use it as a effective empty treat is another thing.
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-except, you're welcome! For the LOLs and the laughs, and the jokes splitting your sides! What can I say except, you're welcome!
Soooooo not sorry.
So close
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Yet so far
Sqida sounds like... I dunno, a Russian accent tryna say Gilda