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"Phew! And that's everything!" Twilight smiled as she looked upon her work. The contents of her saddle-bag all neatly laid out on her table in the Golden Oak. They'd been organised when they went in, and now they were organised upon their return. A satisfied nod from the mare was followed by the expected lighting up of her horn, as she levitated each and every object back into its appropriate place.
Spike watched, looking over their list of chores for the day, before glancing up to his lifelong friend. "So how big was he? The dragon?"
Twilight looked out of the nearby window, towards the mountain they'd all just come down from. "He was really big, Spike. Imagine the town hall, only twice as tall, at least."
Spike gulped. "Gee, sounds terrifying." Then he pondered that, looking down to his comparatively tiny body. "Think I'll get that big one day?"
Twilight smiled to him, walking over and giving him a friendly pat on the head. "Not for a very long time, my little friend." The two laughed together over that, but before either of them could say anything else, they were kept from doing so by the sound of somepony knocking on their door. Turning to it, Twilight arched an eyebrow. "Huh, who could that be?" She trotted over, Spike close behind, and opened her door, after which she smiled when she realised who had come over to visit. "Fluttershy! Hello!"
The frequently-meek pegasus mare smiled back to her. "Hello, Twilight. I hope I'm not interrupting?"
Twilight shook her head, taking a step to the side to allow her friend entry. "Not at all! Please, come in!" Fluttershy gave a quick bow of her head, showing her appreciation, before entering the library in earnest. Twilight, after closing the door behind her, looked over to Spike. "Would you mind getting some tea, Spike?" The young dragon gave her a dutiful salute before heading off for the kitchen, leaving the two mares alone. "Well, quite an adventure we had, eh?" Twilight remarked.
Fluttershy giggled. "You could say that. I hope Mr Dragon found someplace else he could sleep."
Twilight waved her off. "Oh, I'm sure he's fine. Dragons are pretty tough after all." A sly smirk came to her. "Unless they're facing you, apparently." Fluttershy blushed, but she and Twilight turned together to see Spike re-entering the room, complete with the tea that had been requested. Setting it on the table, he offered cups to the two mares, who graciously accepted them, before taking one of his own. All three of them, at least for a time, contented themselves on the enjoyable taste of their drinks. But after a while, Twilight looked to her unexpected guest with some curiosity. "So, what brings you over? I wasn't expecting you here today."
Fluttershy thought on that, then looked to her magical friend. "Well...um...I was wondering about something. Something you mentioned before we left for the mountain."
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What?"
Fluttershy looked over her shoulder, to the window. "Before we left, you were going over the map that led us there, and you mentioned one spot that we really didn't want to go to. You said we needed to avoid that." After a pause, she looked back to Twilight. "What was that place? What was...that?"
Twilight giggled. "That's what you're curious about?"
Fluttershy nodded. "Oh, certainly! I mean, we were facing a dragon, Twilight! A big, fearsome fire-breathing dragon that would have probably wanted to cook us if I hadn't stopped him. Yet that was no issue for any of you to go and face. So, what could have been on that map that you wouldn't have wanted to face? What could have been worse than facing a dragon?"
Thinking on that, Twilight nodded back, understanding her friend's request. "Ah, I can certainly see the confusion. Well, that was just the Pit of Horror." She took a sip of her tea, and apparently not noticed Fluttershy's reaction to that declaration, because when she glanced back up, she saw her friend's pupils had shrunk to pinpoints. "...What?"
Fluttershy had been utterly paralysed by the mere mention of such a name, yet she still mustered enough courage to get her words out. "Um...the Pit of Horror?"
Twilight nodded. "That's right. You haven't heard of it?" When she saw Fluttershy shake her head, she continued. "Well, it's basically a big hole that used to be owned by a stallion from way back when. Mr Horror? He was trying to make a mine at the time."
Instantly, Fluttershy relaxed. "Oh! I see! So the person who made it was called Horror? There's no actual horrors in it?"
Twilight giggled. "No, certainly not!" The two shared a laugh together, continuing their tea for a time before Twilight continued. "Well...not unless you count the decades-old curse that's on it."
Again, Fluttershy halted. "Er...what?"
"The curse? The one that Mr Horror had such a bad time with? I'd have thought that was pretty famous around here."
Fluttershy shrank back a bit. "Meep! You mean there's a scary old curse out there just beyond Ponyville?! Like from an evil sorcerer?!"
Twilight looked to her with confusion, then once more understood where she was going. "Oh! You mean...no, Fluttershy, it's just a really dirty word that was written on a wooden sign in that area. You know, a profanity?"
As before, Fluttershy sighed, feeling relaxed yet again. "Goodness! You nearly gave me a heart attack, Twilight! I'd have thought it was much worse!"
Another laugh from Twilight. "Yeah, I can see that. But you really shouldn't get so worked up. Unless you were, say, actively trying to look for the Cold-killers out there, you've got nothing to worry about."
Cue Fluttershy pausing, as expected. "...What?"
"The Cold-killers? You know, the herb that's said to help cure the common cold? But which really causes a big allergic reaction in ponies?"
A sigh from Fluttershy, and a long one at that. "Phew! I swear, everything about this place just seems so...harmless so far."
Twilight looked to her with a smile and a nod. "It certainly does." She then brought her cup to her lips, ready to take another sip of her tea, only to suddenly remember what it was she was going to tell her back in the first place. "Oh! Except for the pony-eating Great Old One that lives in the area. Sloggosh-Maggoth, I think it's called."
Fluttershy, who was about one-hundred-and-ten percent done with all this, just took a deep breath, then exhaled. "Twilight?"
"Yes, Fluttershy?"
"I thought you said the Pit of Horror has no horrors in it?"
"It doesn't. The monster just lives next to it, not in it."
"...Please just tell me about ancient cosmic pony-eating abominations before all the others things next time, okay?"
Blinking a couple of times, Twilight nonchalantly took her final sip of tea. "...Okay."
Spike, glancing from one mare to the other, smirked a little before gulping down the last of his own drink. "Well, this was nice, right?"
I think this might, quite possibly, be the silliest thing I've ever written 
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That was so random I was waiting for Pinkie Pie to show up. I love it.
Wow. Just, wow.
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Spike: Um Twilight, why didn't you tell her about the cockatrice mating grounds and the swamp with trees that can turn you into a tree.
Twilight: Hmm must have slipped my mind.
"Perhaps you should have told her he only eats Ponies when The Stars are Right and that's another seven hundred years from now?"
"Well, yes, Spike, but the smell is just unbelievable."
I missed Season 1 & 2 Twilight and Spike, sometimes. Some much like Rick & Morty on their best days.
Fun story, good job!
Felt like I was watching a seesaw going up & down with what Twi was putting Flutters thought here, just hilarious!
...If it's that close to Ponyville, the Pit of Horror should be common knowledge. As well as its curse and Cold-killers. Then again, I guess Fluttershy doesn't really get out much, and would actively avoid anything called the "Pit of Horror"...
...And here I thought in the episode Twilight had just been talking about avoiding a path that wasn't going to take them where they needed to go, or at least go through rougher terrain that would've been harder for them to travel over. Shows what I know.
It is very silly and fun. I love it.
Sloggosh-Maggoth is Pinkie’s offspring from what mortals call the future. Prove me wrong.
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Not necessarily--I know of landmarks like that similarly close to my own home town that people who have lived in this town most if not all of their whole lives didn't realize were there. It really depends on how much of a public attraction it is--which the Pit of Horror sounds like it is NOT.
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Surely there'd be some sort of "don't go here, here's why" PSA, though...
...Then again, this is Ponyville we're talking about. The Everfree Forest is right next door. The Pit of Horror might not even merit a mention by comparison... Although Sloggosh-Maggoth probably should...
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In comparison to everything else that happens in and around Ponyville, the Pit of Horror probably seems like no big deal to get excited over.
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That's another thing from the early seasons: Pinkie used to be not just random, but at times downright surreal. It's been years since I've seen her do stuff like inflate her head to float away from a boring speech.
The dynamic with Spike was very well done and really did a great job of capturing the feel of the show before Faust got the boot and everything went to shit. Unfortunately, that was just a sideshow to the main exchange between Twilight and Fluttershy which was extremely predictable and really dragged the story down overall.
I hear the abomination is nice enough to hand out free frogurt.
With this kind of randomness shenanigans, it makes you wonder what the Pink one is doing while this is happening?
You misspelled one word.. Futtershy should've said ; Please tell ME about the....You have it reading; Please tell BE... But other than that it's perfect...
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She's probably out shopping for shitloads of board games, balloons, unspoiled beating hearts, still-living pickled brains, and party blowers. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find sufficient entertainment for a Sloggosh-Maggoth's birthday party?
9962860 Thanks for pointing it out
Trust me, Sweetheart, you've barely scratched the surface of the fandom's abyss of silliness
It's a light read, silly story, and fun puns I would like to see in a comic.
Do what you're doing, it's great!
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I think that she didn't tell Fluttershy about the swamp with trees that could turn her into a tree because of this:
Fluttershy would probably seek the swamp out in order to become a tree.
I needed this after reading https://www.fimfiction.net/story/442989/the-waiting-doom. I was starting to despair over the intelligence of humanity, as https://www.fimfiction.net/story/442989/the-waiting-doom is not a comedic story, and yet it is tagged with the comedy tag. Thankfully, though, it appears that my fears were unfounded, as this story was hilarious.
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But I hear that the frogurt is also cursed...
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It does come with a free topping.
Most excellent.
I love all the silly misdirection you did here. Wonderfully entertaining.
Yet, is the topping not also (also) cursed?
Splendid!
Random Lovecraft reference is the best one!
Nice to see a story like this that follows the rule of threes. Good work, cute story.
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You sound like an absolute joy to be around.
And this wasn't tagged 'Comedy?' WHYYYYYYYYY?
9965630 Because I wasn't sure how many people would actually find it funny
Random and funny, yeah, it is a nice little story.
Thanks for the work, dear author! Please keep on!
"It's not like 'The Bog of Eternal Stench', right, Fluttershy?" Twilight said smugly, sipping her tea.
"The Bog of Eternal Stench??" Fluttershy exclaimed, her voice trailing off as her eyes widened.
"Right next to Froggy Bottom Bog. I think the hydra took a drink from there once. Remember how bad his breath was?" Twilight asked earnestly, with a smile.
"Ummm..." Fluttershy managed to croak out around a very suddenly dry mouth and throat.
"Oh, come on, Fluttershy! It's on all the maps! The sixteen copies of aspects of Ponyville and the surrounding lands I have at Golden Oak all have it on them!" Twilight blurt out.
Fluttershy sipped some tea, and worked up enough moisture to finally get things working. Like in the manner of a broken clock managing to be right at least twice a day.
"Twilight?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up."