Remains of the Day
Groaning in pain, the entire group laid flat out along the ground. Incredibly sore from what they could not possibly understand. The last thing any of them could possibly recall was standing along the bridge outside of town with Victor when they noticed the undead bride approaching him. After that, everything was a complete haze to them. Twilight’s eyes slowly flutter open, as a blinding light shined upon them.
“She seems to be waking up,” A voice said.
“Are they alright?” Another asked.
“We should let them regain themselves before we go asking.”
Slowly but surely, Twilight’s vision started coming back to her. Just enough so she could see outlines of what appeared to be people. One of them, standing right next to her, appeared to be dabbing her head with a rag and water.
“Can you hear me?” The figure asked. “Are you alright?”
Twilight groaned a bit before finally being able to respond.
“Yeah, I think so,” She moaned. “Ugh! I just had the strangest dream.”
“Whatever about?”
“I’m not sure… it’s so unclear. I remember me and my friends… being on a bridge… with our friend Victor. Next thing we knew, there was a…”
Twilight’s words got caught in her throat, as her vision began to full recover. She soon took notice of what was dabbing the watered rag upon her. The hand itself had absolutely no skin on it whatsoever… only bones. Twilight slowly looked away from the boney hand, seeing none other than the very same undead bride she had seen before.
“I’m so glad you’re alright,” She said.
“AHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
Twilight’s scream echoed throughout the area she found herself in. Her eyes quickly darted back and forth, noticing she appeared to be in some sort of bar or saloon of sorts. But what terrified her most was the patrons of said establishment. Many of which were blue colored undead zombies or skeletons. There was a very short skeleton dressed in a Napoleon style uniform with a sword thrust through his center. There stood another skeleton in old style crusade armor with a huge cannon ball sized hole through his chest. Many of them looked at Twilight curiously, as she in turn backed herself away from them all.
“Stay away from me!” She yelled.
She continued to scoot back, till she suddenly bumped into something. She turned around to see what it was and found the rest of her friends lying on the ground, still completely passed out. Due to the severity of the situation, Twilight tried to shake them all awake as quick as possible.
“Guys! Guys, wake up! We have a problem here!”
“Five more minutes…” Rainbow groaned sleepily.
The cyan Pegasus yawned loudly, as she rolled over and grasped the nearest body to snuggle with. In which case, the pony in question turned out to be Applejack who snuggled Rainbow just as much. Twilight glared at her tomboyish friend before quickly reaching out and pulling one of Rainbow’s eyelids open. The magenta pupil inside looked around at the undead patrons and Rainbow immediately shot up screaming. Her scream seemed to startle everyone else in the pile because they all sat up and rubbed their tired eyes.
“Wut in tarnation are ya hollerin’ ‘bout Rainbow?” Applejack asked groggily.
“Honestly darling, have you no concept of beauty sleep?” Rarity groaned.
“The Great and Powerful Trixie cannot perform if she does not have her sleep,” Trixie yawned.
“Girls, this is way more important than catching a few more minutes of sleep!” Twilight cried fearfully.
As the rest of the group slowly awoke, rubbing the sleep away from their eyes, only then did they look around and truly realize the situation they faced right now. Altogether, minus Maud, the ponies and Spike screamed in terror as they huddled in a corner. The dead patrons just stare at them in utter confusion. All of a sudden, Twilight Sparkle jumped in front of the rest of her friends, her horn glowing and ready to fight.
“Stay back!” She yelled. “I’m not afraid to blast you all to dust if I have to!”
Then, one of the many skeletons slowly edged toward her.
“Look miss, this ain’t what you…”
With a frightened squeak, Twilight Sparkle released a huge blast of magic in the skeleton’s direction. The blast hit dead center, as the skeleton exploded into a hundred pieces. It’s many bones flew in all directions, some breaking the bottles in the bar counter. Its skull bounced against the floor till it landed in front of Twilight. But instead of being completely lifeless, as she thought it would, the skeleton kept talking.
“Ow!” He cried out. “What you do that for?”
“I warned you to stay back!” Twilight yelled. “One more step and I’ll send this whole place to the depths of Tar-Tar-us!”
“It’s Tar-tah-rus darling,” Rarity corrected. “One of the ‘R’s is silent.”
“Not now Rarity!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay…” The Bride reassured gently. “My friends and I won’t hurt you. We promise…”
Before any of the ponies or Spike could say a response, one of them did the unthinkable. Maud Pie, the stone-faced mare in the dress, slowly approached the bride and the skeletons. Her friends stared in utter shock over Maud’s bold maneuver.
“Maud, what’re you doing?!” Trixie cried out.
“Come back here!” Rainbow gestured.
But Maud did not comply to the request. Instead, she walked until she was merely inches from the curious Corpse Bride. For a moment, the two glanced toward one another, the mare’s own face unreadable in comparison to the Bride’s intrigue. Her eyelids slowly close and reopen during these past few seconds.
“Hello,” Maud greeted simply.
The Bride was silent at first, but then a giggle escaped her lips while the ponies and Spike looked perplexed toward that mere greeting.
“You certainly are a friendly pony, aren’t you?” The bride smiled.
“It is polite to say hello,” Maud replied directly.
“Yep, that’s Maud for you,” Pinkie chimed in. “My big sister’s the best when it comes to meeting folk she likes.”
“Now would you kindly say hello to our hosts please?” Maud told the group.
“Are you nuts?!” Trixie shouted, in outrage. “We’re in a room with zombies and skeletons! We’re probably dead now, probably gone to the bad place my mother always warned me about—”
“Say hello to our hosts… please,” Maud repeated, bluntly.
The group stared toward the stone-gray rock pony, whose face never changes in the slightest. But seeing as how there was no talking Maud out of it, a sigh escaped Applejack’s lips as she slowly stepped forward. She lifted her Stetson hat off her head, holding it against her chest.
“Howdy-do,” Applejack began. “A pleasure makin’ yer acquaintance. I’m Applejack, and these are our friends Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, and Spike…”
“Sup…” Spike waved nervously.
The quivering Pegasus looked up at the undead patrons for a moment or two, silently nodding her head with a whimper but no other words.
“You’ve already met Maud over there,” Applejack gestured.
“Delighted to meet you,” The Bride smiled at the pony.
Maud’s eyes merely blink as the bride turned her gaze toward the only other pony she hadn’t been introduced to. The alicorn mare with her horn still glowing, staring cautiously toward the walking corpse with a hint of uncertainty.
“And you are?” The bride asked curiously.
Seeing the bride means no ill-harm for neither her nor her friends, indicated by the kindness in her tone, the glow in Twilight’s horn dims down. Her face slowly relaxed as she released a breath of air which she kept in.
“Twilight… Twilight Sparkle,” She introduced herself.
“What a lovely name,” The bride smiled. “It’s lovely to meet you and your friends, you may call me Emily.”
“You’re… not going to hurt us?” Twilight questioned.
“Oh heavens no! It is not right of the undead to harm those of the living world. We have certain rules between the living and the undead worlds that must be kept in balance.”
“And before you ask lady,” The skull spoke. “No, you and your friends are not dead... yet. You’re what we call… breathers. If you and your friends passed on… well, we’d know about it.”
Twilight looked down upon the skull as it spoke to her, carefully using her magic to lift the skull into the air.
“Sorry… for blasting you,” Twilight apologized sheepishly. “I guess I overreacted a little…”
“A little?” Rainbow asked mockingly.
“Eh, no sweat love,” The skull replied. “My friends tell me I need to loosen up anyway. If you’d just put me down now, I can pull myself together.”
“Oh yes, sure.”
Twilight carefully lays the skull down upon the floor. As the magic dissipates, she watched as the skull and the rest of its pieces bounce together to form a pile. Then before her eyes the skeleton slowly pieces itself back together like forming a puzzle much to her amazement. Even the other ponies, Spike especially, were nearly impressed.
“We are definitely not in Equestria,” Spike replied.
“Wow! It feels so different when we’re the ones freaking out over talking skeletons and zombies,” Pinkie pondered.
“Okay… so you mean us no harm,” Twilight nodded. “But I still have a few questions that require answers. What’s going on here? Where are we? How did we get here? Why are we here? What do you intend to do with us? Who are you guys?”
“Believe me when I say, this as close to a ‘few’ as you’ll get,” Rainbow butted in.
“It’s true…” Fluttershy spoke quietly.
“And more importantly… Where is Victor?” Twilight concluded.
“I promise all your questions will be answered as best as I can,” Emily assured. “As for Victor… oh, there he is right there.”
Emily gestured toward a spot in the bar, the ponies and Spike turned and found Victor lying on the floor, unconscious the entire time. A groan escaped his lips before he finally, if not slowly, started coming to. As his vision returned, he noticed his pony friends and Spike gathering around him looking down with great concern. Next to him was the Corpse Bride herself, Emily, and another skeleton in a dark purple suit.
“A new arrival,” The skeleton commented.
“He must have fainted,” Emily remarked. “Are you alright?”
She gently placed her skeletal hand behind Victor’s head, helping to raise him up. Victor, still not fully comprehending what was going on, just looked around in confusion.
“W-Where am I?’ He asked.
“By Jove, looks like we’ve got ourselves another breather!”
As his senses fully return, Victor could finally see and understand exactly what he was seeing. His eyes widen, his pupils shrink to pinpricks, and his mouth dropped a bit. Just then, a plump-looking deceased chef lady pushed the skeleton out of the way for a better look.
“Oh, does he have a dead brother?” She asked.
Then a skeleton child jumped up as well, poking him.
“He’s still soft,” The child commented.
Victor pushed himself up and off the ground, as he stared in horror at the scene around him. Meanwhile, up at the bar, General Bonesapart and General Wellington made their toasts.
“A toast then!” Boneasapart announced.
He drank his tankard of green slime, as Wellington pulled the sword from his gut, allowing the slime to spill into his own tankard. Wellington drank the liquid himself, which spilled through the huge hole in his chest. The very sight nearly made Rarity gag, as Applejack patted her back.
“To the newlyweds!” Bonesapart cheered, the sword stuck back in his gut.
“Newlyweds?” Victor questioned.
“Newlyweds?” The Equestrians questioned.
Emily gave a slight giggle as she held her bone hand, the ring on her skeletal finger.
“In the woods, you said your vows so perfectly,” She smiled. “You were wonderful. So passionate. It was everything I dreamed of!”
Victor just stared at the ring on her bone finger, gasping in horror.
“I did?” He asked.
“You did…” Maud stated bluntly.
“I DID!!!”
Victor proceeded to bang his head three times against the bar counter, hoping this was all some bad dream.
“Wake up!” He said loudly. “Wake up! WAKE UP!”
“Bonjour!”
Victor and the others looked across the bar, where someone carried a large platter with a dismembered head being carried by many roaches. Clearly the head belonged to a French man if the accent didn’t give it away.
“Coming through, coming through,” The head said. “My name is Paul, ze ‘Head’ waiter.”
“Uh, heh-heh… puns!” Trixie chuckled anxiously.
The head chuckled at his own joke, while Victor backed away in horror. Rarity’s face turned a deep shade of green, finding herself struggling to keep the bile down with everything grossing her out.
“I will be creating your wedding feast!” Paul informed Victor.
Then without explanation, one of Emily’s eyes popped out of her head and a little green maggot emerged from the eye socket.
“Wedding feast?” It asked. “I’m salivating!”
Emily just covered the eye socket as Victor gasped in horror… again.
“Maggots,” She giggled.
That was the last straw for Rarity, who rushed to the nearby bucket in the corner and emptied the contents of her stomach. When she finally walked back over, she appeared totally flushed and disoriented.
“I will never get used to any of this,” She said dazed.
“Stay back!” Victor yelled, backing away.
Much like how the ponies reacted upon seeing an entire canteen of dead people, Victor backed away into a corner as every single ghoul merely looked at him curiously. Wanting to find the nearest weapon to defend himself with, Victor grabbed the sword in General Bonesapart’s back and in turn the tiny skeleton with it.
“I’ve got a… I’ve got a… dwarf, and I’m not afraid to use him!” Victor threatened weakly. “I want some questions now!”
“Um, not to interrupt Victor, but I’m pretty sure you mean answers,” Twilight spoke up.
“Yes, answers. Thank you Twilight. I need answers. What’s going on here? Where am I? Who are you?”
“That’s exactly what we oughtta know,” Applejack replied.
The last question was addressed to Emily, who looked down at the hands in her lap with a small smirk.
“Well, that’s kind of a long story,” She said truthfully.
“What a story it is!”
Hearing the voice made everyone in the bar, the ponies and Spike especially, turn toward the back of the canteen where a single skeleton in a bowler hat stood in the spotlight. He had one single eye in his skull which rolled back and forth from one socket to the other. This was Mr. Bonejangles, the resident musician.
“A tragic tale of romance, passion, and a murder most foul.”
“This is gonna be good,” Bonesapart said with a thumbs up.
Victor dropped the small man with the sword on the floor, with a loud clattering. Bonejangles gestured to his ‘Bone Crew’.
“Hit it boys!”
And just like that, Bonejangles and his boys began playing music by drumming their own skulls and ribs. A skeleton in sunglasses played the piano, as Bonejangles began to sing.
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As the singing continued, the group of skeletons danced while playing music. One skeleton ripped the spine off another, using it as a saxophone. Another tapped the skull and bones of another almost like a xylophone. Then the one with its spine removed chased its running legs and when it finally caught up to them, it strummed them like a guitar. Then a group of skeletons stood side by side, switching heads with one another down the line.
The ponies and Spike watched the whole display, slowly settling with this unique display. Fluttershy, her nerves dimming a bit, actually swayed her head side to side to the music while Spike snapped his claws and swayed his head back and forth.
As the song concluded, Victor used the opportunity to slip away and escape. While all the ghouls and skeletons danced and had a good time, Victor quietly slipped through the back of the bar and ran up the back steps. However, the Corpse Bride noticed him running and headed after him. All this went on while Twilight and the others were actually having a good time (Aside from that tragic backstory of the bride). Nevertheless, they laughed and clapped as the dancing skeletons took their final bow.
“Bravo!” Rarity cheered.
“Awesome!” Rainbow yelled.
“Thank you, thank you!” Bonejangles bowed. “You’re all too kind, really. Don’t forget to tip your waitress. If you’re not able to right now, don’t worry about it. Just catch her up in the next life.”
As everyone else laughed at the incredibly corny joke, Applejack looked around only to notice that Victor and Emily were both gone.
“Hey y’all, looks like Victor and Emily ain’t here no more,” Applejack informed the others.
“Where could they have gone?” Fluttershy asked. “Poor Victor doesn’t know this place very well.”
“Yeah, well neither do we Fluttershy,” Spike pointed out.
“We should probably go looking for them,” Twilight suggested.
“No doubt!” Rainbow nodded. “I mean let’s face it. Without us, Victor would be running around this place like a cockatrice with its head chopped off!”
Hearing the remark made Fluttershy whimper. True cockatrice are one of the most dangerous creatures in their world, turning ponies to stone and everything, but they were still living animals. She cared for all manner of creatures, no matter what they might be, and the idea of such a fate made her tremble. Rainbow took notice of this right away, quickly patting Fluttershy’s back.
“Sorry Flutters,” She apologized. “Figure of speech.”
“Alright y’all, let’s get a move on!” Applejack said.
Just as she turned to head out the canteen, she ran directly into someone so hard it knocked her backward. She shook herself off the ground, grabbing her Stetson hat that lay beside her, and placed it back onto her head.
“Mighty sorry ‘bout that miss," A male voice spoke. "Reckon ah wasn’t payin’ much attention to where ah was goin’.”
“Nah, it’s alright,” Applejack assured. “Ah didn’t exactly look where ah… was…”
As she turned to face the figure she bumped into, she froze on the spot she stood. What she saw before her made her heart stop altogether, so deeply in shock. Her mouth dropped, her eyes widened, she completely shut down. From behind her, her friends didn’t exactly fare much better. They all looked completely shocked as well.
“No way!” Rainbow said amazed.
“It can’t be!” Rarity gasped.
“It’s not possible,” Twilight shook her head.
Applejack’s lower lip trembled as tears came to her eyes as she stared at the figure… or in this case ‘figures’ standing before her. One was a large butter yellow Earth pony stallion with a cherry red mane and a half sliced green apple cutie mark. The second was a light pear-colored mare with a mango-colored mane and a jar of preservatives cutie mark. Applejack stared at them, and they stared at her, for what felt like an eternity. It had been so long since she seen them, but she knew right away who they were. Only two words choked out, the two words she missed saying most of all.
“M-M-Ma? P-Pa?”
For standing in front of her, not even three feet away from either her or her friends stood none other than her parents:
Bright MacIntosh and Pear Butter
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As promised faithful viewers, one of the most popular songs in the entire movie is in full display for all our readers. It is not long till our heroes find themselves in the Land of the Dead, where most of the lost souls are either zombies, walking skeletons, or even 'ghosts' (Depending on the circumstances). While we can only offer the condensed chapter on this site, least we know with this song there is more than just a catchy band of lyrics and dancing animated characters. There is also a story centered on our title character herself.
While we barely know much about the Corpse Bride herself, a Bride Victor has not been properly introduced to unlike the ponies, what we do know is that she was planning to elope with a guy (Whom most of us who seen the movie already know) but while she was ready to meet him she meets a most unfortunate end. And as if that wasn't enough, the fans are in for quite a surprise with some characters that fans are most familiar with. But we'll let you see for yourselves if you haven't already.
Holy crap! Applejack's parents are in the story?! *stutters and threw water in my face* WHAT?! I did not see that one coming!
That certainly is a surprise, Applejack running into her parents there. She's gonna have a lot to tell her folks about what's been going on in Equestria, and hopefully Pear Butter can find closure knowing how sorry her father really is for walking out on her
THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHOCKING YOU BE TURNING INTO YOUR OWN GRAVE
You know Mr. E basically I was also going to imagine that that place was connected to the dead of Equestria
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Rest assured faithful viewer. There is a method to the madness of reintroducing Applejack's parents during this portion of the series. More answers will be uncovered as the story progresses.
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Yep! Surprised... better late than never, but the parents have arrived. And believe me faithful viewer, they have quite a role to play for later in this story.
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Oh yes... they've got a lot of catching up to do. Grand Pear will most certainly be surprised knowing Applejack is reuniting with his daughter for this portion of the story (None more surprised than the rest of Applejack's family).
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Ooh, okay
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Well fortunately Mr. Enigma and I are no close to being in our graves just yet... so we have nothing to roll in.
But yeah, we were excited to unveil this surprise for our fans.
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Well surprise... the spirits of two longtime deceased characters make their presence felt in this movie. Why are they here? What purpose do they have to offer for this story? We shall find out rather shortly.
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Are Applejack's parents zombies or ghosts?
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I hope first, as they will be able to hug their daughter.
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Ghosts... in a sense. But if they are anything like the ones in that 'Ghost' movie, they 'should' be able to make contact with the living provided there is just enough focus to do so. Besides, if they were zombies, they'd either be 'blue' or look as if their skins are falling off.
Gin-Drinking inhabitants of Stuttgart being sucked up by the Bermuda Triangle and deposited into the family reunion of Carmen Sandiego!
It's...it's....its...…AJ'S PARENTS!?!?!?!
but how is that possible? I thought they passed away in Pony-Ville and went to their world's version of the afterlife, not an interdimensional land of the dead in Victorian England?!
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There is a reason for all this madness that is happening. A.J. parents did not happen to be in 'this' Land of the Dead on a whim. We cannot quite say as to 'why' they are in this world without giving away too much, but what we 'can' tell you is that their arrival is significantly important.
We arrived at the Land of the Dead, a place much more colorful than his living world. I imagined that the first impression would not be entirely good, although as it happened with Brook in One Piece, once the initial scare is over the protagonists have a new group of friends of the most animated. I was surprised by Twilight's reaction, although she at least has apologized, and she can't do much harm to a dead man. It is seen here how important Maud will be in the story, since she is the first to accept her corpse bride, Emily; to know what more surprises this character (Maud) gives to us.
One of my favorite songs from the movie and from animation in general 😍. Good melody, good rhythm, and an incredible way to tell a tragic backstory without losing your emotion. Even the ponies have been infected with joy. Even though I now see how dark Emily's story is, I still enjoy this song.
Wow, I wasn't expecting the final encounter with Applejack's parents at all. It's a shame that the chapter ends at such an interesting moment, but on the other hand, it's what gets me hooked on these stories. I am dying of curiosity to know what is your version of the death of this couple that you have thought for this universe.
Yes the parents are back
Excuse me. ‘screams into pot, then closes it’
Okay I’m good. But still, as Pinkie often did it best, WHAAAAAAAAATTTT?!
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That's the thing with Tim Burton's movies. On one side, the scenery can be dark, grim, and lacking of much emotions. But on the other hand, we get to see a lively, colorful atmosphere depending on the occasion. And while first impressions weren't particularly strong, especially the way Twilight reacted, at least she apologized for blowing up a skeleton. And a good thing Maud decided to join the group. Whatever it is, she has a way of seeing something as unusual and treat it as if it's nothing that scary. But then again, seems hardly anything makes Maud emotional.
And yes, this song is definitely a crowd pleaser amongst those who have seen the movie. There's so much to love about the song. Especially providing a backstory for a bride who's 'happy ending' was taken from her by an act of cruelty and malice.
As for the arrival of Applejack's spirits and the 'cause' of their death, while it has never been explicitly stated in the series Mr. Enigma and I do have something prepared made specifically for this series. What might that be? Well you're just going to have to wait and see.
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In 'some' way, they are back... why? The fans will learn soon.
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Surprise! The curveball that ultimately changes the plan of where this story is going. There's a matter of great importance as to why Applejack's spirits are 'here' in this Land of the Dead rather than the Land of the Dead in their home... if there is such a thing at all.
*saw applejack reaction of see her dead parents *
OH.... MY .... GOD
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Dead parents, not just 'one' parent...
But yes, it is rather shocking.
Saw AJ’s parents
GREAT SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!
Great chapter and song!! 💓💓💓😁😁😁
And what the faust?!?! Why is Applejack's parents are there?!
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that's been like half the comments today,.... and there have only been 2 answers.
1. we (the readers) don't know
and 2. we will find out as the story progresses into the next chapter according to the authors and writers.
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I thought I smelled a family reunion coming up, Look's like I guess the wrong family, I wonder what the ponies at the theater will react to this?.
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I'm wondering the same thing
Mkay. Wasn't expecting those two, especially in another universe.
Also like the Back to the Future style wake up call with Twilight at the beginning.
Wait until the rest of the Apple/Pear family sees THIS!
The commentary will come soon. Don't worry! I'm having a family Friday Dinner with the family.
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We understand. Take all the time you need. It’s pizza night at my place.
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looking forward to it can’t wait how everyone in the theater react to that bombshell the Mr. e dropped Btw Bravo Mr. e i did not see that one coming 👏
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I’m doing Chinese food
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Bacon, tater tots, and eggs here!
don't ask because this is a new and weird thing that start from close to the end of last year and now.
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"Mr. E". Yeah, reminds me of the villain nickname from Scooby-Doo.
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From Mystery Incorporated, which was basically Cartoon Network’s answer to Gravity Falls.
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I don’t think he was a villain.
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Well, he was at first but he got better at the end.
AJ's parents?! Okay, this is gonna be good.
What a fantastic performance and the end of the chapter was unexpected for me.
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Mine was a stuffed pork roast wrapped in bacon
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I understand you must have so many questions after this one moment alone. But not to worry, all will be understood in due time.
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Why indeed. The answer to that question will be revealed in due time. It should be worth noting it's no mere coincidence.
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Ah yes, we are noted for making a few references on occasions. And yes, the arrival of two particular ponies almost changes the very course of this story itself.
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Oh yes, this is sure to be a surprise for both families. Something that they did not see coming.
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Mine was pasta and pizza.