Fluttercheer's "Everypony is important." Flashfic Anthology

by Fluttercheer

December 2020: Discord, the Trickster, and Aura, the Apprentice (Prompt: Pranked!)

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'Twas the night of Hearth's Warming Eve. Aura, known in Ponyville as the chaos filly, stood in front of the bright, sparkling tree in the friendship school lobby. Her eyes sparkled just like the tree did. But from mischief, not festive warmth.

Bits of a conversation repeated themselves in Aura's head.

"Pleased to meet you, Aura. You seem like a filly who is very lovely to have around," the voice of Discord resounded.

Among the usual decorations, there were apples and bananas on the tree, the latter a request by foreign kirin students. A grin grew on Aura's face and she clapped her forehooves together. The fruits gleamed purple, before taking on natural colors again.

Aura turned and skipped out of the lobby. Seconds later, a kirin came out of a room and peeled off a banana.

"Hey, why does this taste like apples?" she shouted after taking a bite.

Comments

[Bronycommander]

nice work!

[Starlight Nova]

How are you able to keep each chapter exactly 150 words long for so long?

[Fluttercheer]

10674631

Like, a secret technique? There is none. I write what the prompts inspire me to and then cut words and shorten or simplify sentences until it fits the allowed wordcount. Usually, the first draft is already very close to 150 words and doesn't need much work anymore. I just cut back on words where it's needed and that's really all there is to it for me.