Flim Flam 3
Flim and Flam were led off to jail in the local paddy wagon. Yes, they had one, which looked about as you might expect: A blue wagon with bars. The two shrieking unicorns were taken off, pulled by Big Macintosh and Rainbow Dash, while the rest of the crowd soon dispersed. It left me with the remaining Apples, Twilight, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and of course, Doohickey and Music Box. I turned to my friends, and rubbed the back of my head.
“So,” I said, “how are you guys holding up?”
Doohickey sighed heavily.
“I’ve told my story. I can only hope my sons will face justice,” he said. He wrapped a protective foreleg around his granddaughter, “not that it will fix anything.”
“I don’t think that’s true,” Twilight insisted. She trotted up to them, and smiled warmly, “I think you were very brave to come forward. And now you can start anew.”
“Anew? Where?” Doohickey asked. “My sons’ name ruined any possibility I had of working anywhere they went-”
“But here you’re now known as the hero who exposed them,” I pointed out. Doohickey hesitated, looking down at his Music Box. The blue filly looked up at him nervously, her robotic eye matched with a warm green organic one.
“But my granddaughter,” he tried, “who… Who would accept her?”
“We would!” Applebloom shouted. She and the other Cutie Mark Crusaders trotted up, Applebloom leading the charge. She grinned warmly at Music Box, who stared back in shock.
“Ah’m Applebloom, and ah like yer eyes!” She said, “they’re cool!”
“O-Oh, well,” Music Box managed, blushing, “you… You really think so?”
“Yeah!” Sweetie Belle insisted, “I always wanted to meet a cyborg!”
“And you don’t have a Cutie Mark!” Scootaloo crowed, “we don’t either! That’s why we’re the Cutie Mark Crusaders! Wanna join our club?”
“I… You’d help me find my cutie mark?” Music Box asked. Applebloom nodded eagerly.
“Sure would!”
I looked up at Doohickey with a grin. His granddaughter’s face was hopeful. He looked between us, and let out a low sigh.
“... I will have to find a job here,” he said.
“Leave it to me!” Twilight said happily, leaning in closer “the cybernetics you’d used on Musicbox are so advanced-The princesses will be eager to learn! It will let you help so many ponies! Please?”
Doohickey let out a sigh. But there was a hint of a smile in his tired old eyes.
“Let’s go talk about it at my library, huh?” Twilight asked. “I just have to dracofax her-”
“Dracofax?” Doohickey asked, curious. Twilight shot me a glare.
“Shepherd’s term for transporting letters to and from Princess Celestia with my dragon’s flames,” she stated. I smirked back.
“Come on, you know you like it,” I teased. Twilight huffed, but she smiled all the same. Doohickey hummed.
“I would like to see that,” he said, “it sounds fascinating.”
“Oh! It’s really not that complicated from a magical perspective,” Twilight explained, as she, Doohickey, Music Box, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders trotted off. Rarity and Fluttershy soon followed. Rarity gave me a warm smile.
“Good work, Shepherd,” she said, “you can be quite the white knight when you choose to be.”
“I wouldn’t be able to keep my armor clean,” I chuckled. Fluttershy smiled just as warmly, blushed, and followed Rarity. Pinkie Pie bounced along, giving me a grin and a wink.
“Try not to have too much fun~!” She said happily.
I was left along with Applejack. We stared at one another for a time, silent. I gave her a small grin, and adjusted my hat. She was covering her face with her hat, before she lifted it up. She was blushing bright red.
“Ah… Ah don’t know what t’ say,” she admitted.
“You’ve saved my life enough,” I said, “I think saving your farm is the least I can do in return.”
She galloped up and wrapped her forelegs around my neck. She then pulled me into a tight, warm kiss.
“Mmph! Mmm…”
She broke it, panting, and falling down on her hooves. I staggered a bit, taking deep breaths.
“Ah… Heh… Sorry,” she said.
“Uh, don’t be,” I replied, with a little grin. I then had a thought. Something that should have been obvious from the start.
“So, how did the Flim Flam Brothers get their hooves on your farm anyway? Isn’t it land granted to you by the princesses?”
Applejack coughed. She then looked to the side nervously.
“Er… About that,” she started, and then stopped. I gave her a scowl.
“No… Don’t tell me…” I covered my face with a sigh. “You bet the farm?!”
“We thought it was a sure bet!” Applejack protested.
“Well it wasn’t, was it?” I replied angrily, “what would you have done if I hadn’t shown up in time, huh?”
“Well we’ll never know, so it all worked out!” Applejack said with a scowl.
“I thought you were the most sensible one,” I sighed. "You silly ponies."
Applejack huffed.
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This episode in Canon always bothered me. AJ is supposed to be the sensible one. She would have never bet the farm.
Great chapter. Ponyville Hospital will get some visitors soon from everyone that tasted the Cider...
11120299
Agreed, the landright sold would make her familie redicules rich after all...
Well now. Fluttershy's not gonna be pleased.
Not when her pride gets in the way.
11120299
Pride makes people do really dumb things.
11120299
She actually didn't lol
No one said that's what the stakes were, the bros just tried to claim it when they won and everypony accepted it.
Nice
11120299
Let us consult the Book of Canon, Chapter 2, Verse 15:
Moreover, it's Granny Smith who accepts the bet, and only after the Flimflams go for the McFly Method.
As 11120389 notes, the brothers tried to spin that into claiming property rights. Never mind that the Apples could sell apples to them at a ludicrous markup, or refuse to offer them outright. The family has a borderline monopoly. Of course, economics has never the writers' strongest suit.
In any case, a happy ending for everyone who deserves it. Definitely looking forward to see how these ripples spread.
But I thought Granny was the one who bet the farm.
11120299
They say that, but I think she might actually be the least sensible one in canon.
11120628
Who's a silly pony? Applejack!
I've been eagerly awaiting this one.
11120451
Flim and Flams fate, that the Father and his Grandchild receive justice and help or that AJ made a move and Shepard actually don't try to fend her off...
We might yet see little Shepard foals run around yet
At the very least 10 Foals:
Fluttershy, Rainbowdash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Twilight, Derpy & Lyra
Luna and Celestia ~♤♡
11137865
Indeed
There is a artist named 'Clopician'.
He made a 3d art piece that would fit here very well.
Its even has multible perspectives!
Silly Applejack...