Baby Blues
The cold, icy wind of the Ice Age blew heavily through the air. The Neanderthal tribe, among them Jon Snow, Ghost, and the Equestria trio trudged through the snow across the valley. Following the sabretooth attack earlier that morning, the collective group attempted to track the tiger pack down. Sadly, they’d since lost the trail and the search didn’t last very long.
A dejected Runar determined it was best to lead his tribe to Glacier Pass, a place where their people had a settlement just beyond. The tribe marched across the snow with their wolf pack as the two stallions, the changeling princess, the warrior, and his direwolf followed from the rear. Quill Cast still rode atop Ghost’s back as Atalanta and Curtain Call walked alongside them. The concern upon their faces was as clear as the morning sky.
“Does it still hurt?” Atalanta asked her fiancée.
“Kind of,” Quill replied. “It’s getting better.”
“Can you walk?” Curtain asked.
“I can try.”
Quill Cast slowly adjusted himself upon Ghost’s back and slid off the giant direwolf. The moment his hooves touched the ground, he tried lifting his own weight. A sharp pain hit his abdomen and the stallion released an uncomfortable grunt as he hunched over. Ata and Curtain were about to reach out to help, but he held up his hoof.
“I’m fine!” He groaned. “Just give me a minute.”
Atalanta and Curtain remained in place, despite wanting to come to their friend’s aid. The pair waited as Quill slowly regained his strength and slowly stood back to his full height again.
“Ain’t no saber claw sharp enough to take me out,” Quill spoke defiantly. “Neither any Wendigo nor evil creature lurking out there.”
Atalanta rolled her eyes over her fiancée’s arrogance but gave a smile over the fact he was still himself. This was the stallion she truly loved.
“Just don’t push yourself too much,” She warned. “It might not kill you but a claw to the abdomen still has its effects.”
“No worries, babe,” Quill assured her. “I’m alright.”
Regardless of his assurance, however, Atalanta still remained at his side to offer any support just in case. Curtain Call approached their side as they slowly caught up with the remainder of the tribe. As they ventured on, they noticed Jon making his way toward them with a smile upon his face.
“You certainly seem to be doing better,” Jon commented.
“I’m not easy to kill, Jon,” Quill smirked. “You know that by now.”
“After all the battles we’ve been through together, I know that all too well,” Jon retorted.
“Guys… you may want to come see this!”
The group turned toward Curtain Call, who stepped away from the path and now stood in the middle of the snow. They made their way toward where he stood and looked down into the snow. A trail of prints seemed to lead off into the mountains toward Half Peak. Except these weren’t sabretooth pawprints. They actually bared a strong resemblance to ‘human’ footprints; however, the strange thing about them was how they morphed into something… monstrous.
“Oh… crud!” Quill Cast groaned.
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Elsewhere, Twilight Sparkle and her group made their way up the cliff, leaping from rock to rock. They had committed to returning the human baby to his family, much to Manny’s reluctance. This cliff was the only thing that stood between the group and getting the child back to his herd in the village. They made it a few moments after the mammoth and the sloth, the village now being a few steps away.
But if recent encounters had taught them anything, they had no idea how these humans would react to seeing oddly colored ponies with extra appendages and the ability to speak (Neither did it help they’re in the company of a dragon, a pair of griffins, a mammoth… and even a sloth). Their interaction with the late mother was brief, and the baby, being so cute and innocent, was hardly bothered to be in their company. It was how the rest of this tribe would react, what kind of people they’d be returning the child to, that left the group concerned. So much so, they initially stopped to consider their options before ultimately deciding to advance forward. Manny, however, refused to wait.
“What are you doing? Just drop it on the ledge.”
Not wanting to drag the mammoth’s patience further, Sid placed the baby up along the ledge. A few seconds in and the baby started to crawl back toward the village. But this didn’t really sit well with the rest of the group.
“Should we make sure they found him?” Sid suggested.
“That’s a great idea, Sid,” Gilda remarked slyly. “Thank you for volunteering.”
“Oh, no! No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! AAAHHH!!!”
Against the sloth’s will, Gilda picked up Sid in her talons and hurled him onto the ledge. Screaming in panic, the sloth shielded his arms in defense, ready for the worst.
“DON’T SPEAR ME!” Sid screamed, closing his eyes.
Quickly racing toward the defenseless sloth, Gabby quickly landed before the sloth and landed in front of him.
“Wait, wait! Don’t hurt him!” Gabby cried out. “We come in peace; we’re just trying to—huh?”
Gabby stopped when she saw something up ahead. Removing his own hands from his face, Sid looked toward the griffin’s direction and the sloth himself was surprised.
“Oh, this is a problem,” Sid murmured.
“What is it, Sid?” Twilight Sparkle called out.
Twilight Sparkle and the remainder of the group climbed toward the ledge to investigate what was going on. The moment they turned toward their friends’ direction; their own eyes widened with shock. They had found the campsite, but instead of a warm welcome the whole area seemed to resemble a disaster area. A few of the tents were either abandoned or torn apart. The ground was littered with supplies, footprints of the residents were seen in every direction. A campfire had since been reduced to nothing but a smolder of burnt wood. But there was not ‘one’ trace of a human being to be seen. Manny was the last to join the group, but when he eyed the scene with annoyance.
“Aww, that’s perfect,” Manny grumbled.
“Oh my…” Fluttershy gasped, in shock.
“Boy howdy, just look at this place,” Applejack looked around. “It’s messier than Sweet Apple Acres after a family reunion.”
“What happened here?” Spike asked. “You don’t think—”
“Spread out,” Twilight Sparkle instructed. “Search for survivors.”
The group proceeded to scan the camp for any trace of human society left. The baby crawled ahead through all the clutter, when his eyes spotted a necklace of sorts handing along a line. He tried to reach up to touch it, but it was high. When the child tried to stand, he tripped into a bowl. The baby was still crawling when Sid and Pinkie Pie spotted him.
“Hey, wait up, baby!” Pinkie Pie called out. “This is no time for hide and seek!”
Pinkie and Sid ducked down, or in this case leaned back, to avoid the line hanging over them. They smirked, especially Pinkie Pie who saw it as like a game of limbo. The pair looked back, not watching where they were going and…
WHAM!
Sid took one step on a stick, sending it up and smacking him in the face knocking him out. Pinkie Pie eyed the fallen sloth, then at the stick, then back.
“Wow… that’s one of the oldest forms of slapstick in history,” Pinkie Pie observed, then pondered. “Except… would this be considered new since we’re in the distant past? Huh… I’m sure it’ll catch on in a couple decades or so.”
As for the others, they were exploring the remainder of the camp or at least inspecting what was left of it. But with the destroyed tents and scattered objects, it was then they truly realized that the humans were gone. Though whether they had moved on or were killed they didn’t know. Manfred stopped upon the baby, who stumbled upon the very bed he had slept in the other night. Somehow, it reminded the child of his mother, cuddling with it before turning to Manfred and the ponies.
Manfred looked down toward the baby somberly, as the baby slid into a basket again and watched the others. The Equestrians felt sorry seeing the baby stumble upon all of this, but none more so than Spike. It pained him seeing this child reaching his home, only to be very much alone. Whether this child was aware of it or not, something terrible had happened here, and there was no way of knowing if his family was still around. At least this kid must still have a family somewhere in this world, if only they knew where to look.
The momentary silence didn’t last very long when Diego the sabretooth leapt in. His paws crushed the bed the baby slept in not long before.
“I told you they were gone,” Diego reiterated.
“Well, look who it is,” Manny replied. “Don’t you have some innocent animal to disembowel?”
“I’m afraid Diego’s right, darling,” Rarity sighed. “There’s no pony here. The entire camp is completely deserted.”
“I’ve scanned every inch of this camp left and right, there’re no bodies,” Twilight Sparkle confirmed. “It’s possible they’re still alive. Now the bigger question is how to find them.”
As the Equestrians attempted to figure out what to do, Sid moved back and forth around the camp pointing in all directions. The Equestrians eyed Sid with annoyance watching him attempting to figure out where the humans had gone.
“They couldn’t be far,” Sid said, looking around. “I mean, they went this way, or this way?”
“You don’t know much about tracking, do you?” Diego voiced irritation.
“Gee, what gave it away?” Gilda asked rhetorically.
“Hey, I’m a sloth,” Sid shrugged, breaking a stick in half. “I see a tree, eat a leaf, that’s my tracking.”
“Unfortunately, he’s not wrong,” Fluttershy agreed reluctantly. “Even if the humans survived all this, they could be miles away by now. We might never find them.”
Diego rolled his eyes and sniffed the ground carefully. He picked up a stick, examining it carefully. He was clearly pretending to look for clues, but he was very careful not to give it away.
“You didn’t miss them by much,” Diego observed. “It’s still green. They headed north two hours ago.”
The sloth picked up the sticks he had broken and stuffed them in his cheeks.
“It’s still green, they headed north two hours ago,” He mocked.
Diego worked his claws in the ground but was careful not to let the mammoth or any pony else see.
“Honestly!” He thought internally. “How am I going to get the baby if this stupid sloth, mammoth, and these other creatures are around?”
To determine whether the sabretooth was bluffing or not, Rainbow Dash hovered up toward the sky as the others looked on. Gilda followed and eventually caught up with the rainbow-haired pony, hovering together as they squinted toward the northernmost distance. Although it was practically a slight spec, they could see some figures heading toward the direction Diego indicated. They could only guess that it was the humans.
“He’s right!” Rainbow Dash confirmed. “They are definitely on the move. I’ll bet one of them has to be the kid’s parent.”
“Then why are we wasting time?” Gilda retorted. “Can’t you just swoop the kid and hoof-deliver him to those humans?”
“Are you kidding? I could get that done in ten seconds flat.”
“Wait!!!”
Just when it seemed Rainbow Dash and Gilda had it all figured out, Fluttershy of all ponies came between the pair with a hint of concern on her face.
“You shouldn’t just fly the child toward his family that way,” Fluttershy advised. “We might scare him, or he could fall mid-flight.”
“Aw come on Flutters!” Rainbow Dash groaned. “I thought the idea was to return the boy to his family and be done with it!”
“I do want to see him reunited,” Fluttershy argued. “But we should think about this. They’ve never seen creatures like us before; who knows how they’ll respond to us?”
“Oh, give me a break!” Gilda groaned. “We could be rid of the kid in a matter of seconds, and you’re talking to us about safety? If you ask me, you just want to keep the kid around us because you’re growing attached to it like it were a pathetic, wimpy puppy!”
Under normal circumstances, Fluttershy would either bend down to such a confrontive nature or be heavily intimidated by the griffin. There was no mistake that she was still scared of Gilda, but she did not leave. Instead, she took a deep breath and attempted to take the more assertive approach.
“Gilda, I don’t think you realize how severe this situation is,” Fluttershy spoke calmly. “From what we know of this tribe based on the camp alone, they are hunters and gatherers. If the boy’s father is part of that tribe, think about it from his perspective. He sees a pony with wings or a creature whose half-bird and half-cat carrying his child in the sky, he may assume the worst and think we’re endangering his son.
“These humans are a primitive race in this period. Any creature they meet that either could pose a threat or is something out of the ordinary, they’ll instinctively assume the worst and attempt to kill you. But if you’re still willing to risk endangering yourself, then I ask you… am I wrong?”
By the time Fluttershy was finished, even Rainbow Dash was surprised by the forward nature of her winged companion. Gilda was speechless after that lengthy speech, surprised that all of that came out of the very same pony she reduced to tears long ago. Gilda felt the urge to say something snappy, object to it, even roar at this pony’s face for such defiance. But then she took one look toward Rainbow Dash, then toward the distant herd, then down to the ground where the baby was… and sighed in defeat.
“You ponies really give me a headache,” Gilda groaned, floating down.
By the time Gilda made her way toward the ground, Rainbow Dash slowly turned toward Fluttershy who gave a sigh of release as she watched Gilda land.
“Wow Flutters,” Rainbow Dash gasped, impressed. “Just when I think I know a pony, you surprise me sometimes.”
Fluttershy cheeks merely flushed as she gave a light smile before making her way to rejoin the group. Rainbow Dash was the last to make her landing, but she was coming down a little too fast. She landed upon a stick which propelled an abandoned fish into the air like a catapult launch. It flew in the air for a few seconds before it flopped right onto Manny’s face. Rainbow Dash, seeing the scene, tried to control herself… but she burst out laughing and fell back. Even Spike laughed at the scene and joined Rainbow Dash while Manny looked on with annoyance. While they were fighting for control, Diego stepped close to the baby, claws hooked around its diaper. But this hadn’t gone unnoticed.
“What’re you doing?” Twilight Sparkle asked, suspicious.
“You don’t need this aggravation,” Diego reasoned, eyeing the group closely. “Give me the baby. I can track down humans a lot faster than you can.”
“Heh-heh… hey, wait a minute!” Rainbow Dash realized, frowning. “That’s exactly like my plan… only not as cool as mine.”
Diego’s plan, however, didn’t seem to work for the mammoth either. Instead, Manny pulled the baby away from the sabretooth while every pony else looked toward Diego with suspicion.
“And you’re just a good citizen helping out, right?” Manny replied skeptically.
“Alright, wut’s the scam?” Applejack questioned, raising a brow. “Yer gonna run off with the baby, leaving us stranded here in Celestia knows where. You drag the little boy miles across the sleet and snow, and yer gonna leave him to rot?”
“We’re sorry Mr. Diego, but we’ve only just met you,” Gabby added. “How can we trust that your intentions are noble?”
“I just know where the humans are going,” Diego replied, pulling the baby back to him.
“Okay… where are the humans going?” Spike crossed his arms.
“Glacier pass,” Manny replied. “Everyone knows they have a settlement on the other side.”
“Then that’s where we’re taking the child,” Twilight declared, drawing the baby back.
Diego could tell just how stubborn these creatures were based on their tone. As annoying as they were, they outnumbered him and so he needed to keep his cool.
“Well, unless you know how to track, you’ll never reach them before the pass closes up with snow,” Diego said. “Which should be like tomorrow. So, you can give the baby to me, or go get lost in the blizzard. It’s your choice.”
As much as the group hated to agree with the sabretooth, he made some good points. They were able to piece together that the humans were going north because of what he said and the settlement at Glacier Pass was that direction. The problem was: They had no idea how far they’d be able to get, if flying and teleportation were out of the question. Whether or not Diego was lying about the snow blocking up the pass by the next day, time was not exactly on their side. And yet, the idea of leaving this child with a predator known for eating small creatures like him… that left them uncomfortable.
All eyes turned toward Manny, nervously wondering what he’d have to say. They watched as Manny proceeded to lift the baby up in the air, swinging it towards the saber. Diego opened his mouth to grab him, and the Equestrians thought he was willing to give him away. But much to their surprise… he swept past the cat and instead carefully handed the baby to Sid. The group sighed with relief, perhaps thinking this mammoth wasn’t such a jerk after all.
“There’s your little bundle of joy,” Manny declared, avoiding the tiger. “We’re returning it to the humans.”
“Ooh… oh, thank you very much, Mr. Manny sir!” Gabby clutched her heart. “Maybe you’re not such a bad guy after all.”
“Don’t mistake this for some act of kindness,” Manny warned, walking ahead. “Once the baby is back with the humans, you’re on your own.”
“… And there it is,” Spike sighed.
Diego merely growled realizing that whatever he was planning was foiled by this mammoth. While several of the Equestrians made to follow Manny, Sid turned towards Diego with a smirk.
“Awww, the big bad tigey-wigey gets left behind,” Sid mocked. “Poor tigey-wigey…”
Diego glared at Sid with a low growl, ready to bite his neck. Until…
“Sid, Tiger-Wigey is gonna lead the way,” Manny corrected.
“WHAT?!?!” The Equestrians reeled back.
While the group were shocked by Manny’s announcement, Sid turned toward Diego, who merely smirked toward the sloth. Realizing what a mess he was in, Sid waddled towards the mammoth.
“Uh, uh, Manny, can I—can I—can I talk to you for a second?” Sid smiled nervously.
“No!” The mammoth snapped. “The sooner we find the humans, the sooner I get rid of Mr. Stinky Drool-face… and the baby too.”
“Yeah, he’s definitely talking about you,” Gilda teased Spike.
“… Seriously!” Spike frowned.
Manny proceeded to walk on with the others in toll, Twilight flapping her wing on Spike’s shoulder as they joined the rest. Sid stood there nervously with the baby in his arms, as Diego slowly walked towards the sloth.
“You won’t always have ‘Jumbo’ around to protect you,” He warned. “And when that day comes, I suggest you watch your back, because I’ll be chewin’ on it.”
“Ahem!”
Diego turned toward Applejack, who stood before the pair with her front hooves folded.
“Yer wanted up front where we can see ya, Mister Uber-tracker.”
Diego gave a small growl and slowly walked ahead to the front. As Applejack followed the sabretooth, this left Sid with a nervous smile on his face.
“Help me.”
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Ultimately, the group determined that their best choice of action was to permit Diego to be their guide to Glacier Pass. The trust issues toward the tiger were clear; however, they kept it to themselves. They hadn’t gone very far, however, when the baby Roshan started to cry. The little baby kept whining for what felt like hours and not once calmed down for a minute.
The sun had begun to set, and the group were beyond annoyed with Roshan’s crying. Sid carried the baby the rest of the way, trying to calm him down. But no matter how much he tried, it was proving no good and the group were at their wit’s end.
“Ugh, he’s been like this for hours!” Spike clutched his head. “My ears are bleeding!”
“No kidding!” Rainbow groaned, covering her ears.
No pony else could deny this fact: Whatever was bothering Roshan, even though they didn’t know it was his name, it was putting the kid in a very bad mood. Sid nearly dropped the baby but was able to get a better hold of him… only now he was upside down.
“Oh, you got to make it stop,” Manny moaned. “I can’t take it anymore!”
“I’ve eaten things that didn’t complain this much!” Diego frowned.
“Sid, could you please be gentle with him?!” Fluttershy asked worriedly.
Poor Roshan was so upset he began kicking Sid in the face a few times.
“I’m trying!” Sid grunted. “He won’t stop squirming.”
“Yer holding him wrong!” Applejack warned
“Watch his head!” Twilight shouted.
“Just put it down!” Diego groaned.
“Jeez, ‘Pick him up, put him down…’” Sid gibbered, muttering with annoyance.
Carefully, Sid placed little Roshan on a big, flat rock along his back. Diego, Gabby, Gilda, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie approached the boy, trying to determine the kid’s needs.
“Hey look!” Gabby noticed. “His nose is dry.”
“That means something’s wrong with it,” Sid pointed out.
“Someone should lick it,” Diego declared, staring at them. “Just in case.”
“Ugh! No chance, flea bag!” Gilda protested. “There’s no way one of us would do that.”
“I’ll do it,” Sid volunteered.
Sid was about to pick up the baby when suddenly…
“Hey, hey, wait!” Twilight Sparkle interrupted. “He’s wearing one of those baby diapers.”
“So?” Sid asked, his tongue out.
“So… if he poops, where does it go?”
The group eyed each other with disgust, realizing the possibility. Sid slipped his tongue back and there was a momentary pause in the air… until Roshan resumed whining. Sid, not liking the sound of it at all, pulled him away.
“Humans are disgusting,” He frowned.
“I second that,” Rainbow fluttered away. “Count me out.”
“Okay, you,” Manny shoved Sid. “Check for poop.”
“Hey, why am I the poop checker?”
“Because returning the runt was your idea,” Manny scowled in his face. “Because you’re small and insignificant, and because I’ll pummel you if you don’t.”
“Why else?” Sid muttered.
“NOW, SID!” Manny demanded.
Without further argument the sloth did just as he was told, and the group gave him some space. Manny scowled toward the rest of the group.
“Anyone else?” He inquired madly.
Rarity, Fluttershy, and Twilight shook their heads. Spike and Gabby looked toward the sky whistling, while Diego and Gilda backed away slowly. It was then Applejack shoved her marefriend forward.
“Rainbow, help him.”
“Me?!” Rainbow complained. “Why do I have to do it?”
“May ah remind ya that some pony once said she’d prove to be good with kids?” Applejack pointed out. “And that pony is you.”
It was true Rainbow Dash did recall that way back when. But the thought still made her cringe and for a moment she didn’t even say a word. In her head, she really didn’t want this to happen.
“Or am ah wrong?” Applejack’s eyes narrowed. “Tell me ah’m wrong, and ah’ll apologize right now. Hmm?”
“Is that a threat?” Rainbow squinted.
“Sounds like it,” She snapped back.
“… Nope, sorry A.J.,” Rainbow turned away. “I’m not gonna do it.”
With a huff, Rainbow Dash aimed to fly away without a care. But Applejack refused to tolerate such an attitude.
“Let me make this clear, Rainbow!” Applejack declared loudly. “If ya don’t get yer flank over here, there will be no ‘special activities’ for a week, if ya know what I mean.”
Now that was enough to draw Rainbow Dash’s attention. Not liking the sound of that, she zoomed back toward her marefriend.
“You wouldn’t dare,” Rainbow shook worriedly.
“Yes, ah would,” Applejack smirked, before giving a serious stare. “Now quit bein’ such a sap and help Sid. Now!”
It was very rare for Rainbow Dash to see her marefriend so fed up. But eventually, she cast her gaze down with a defeated sigh.
“Only cause it’s you,” Rainbow grumbled.
The rainbow-haired pony trotted toward the sloth. She didn’t look back to see Applejack giving a smug look. To say the others were shocked was quite an understatement. Even Manny the Mammoth was surprised.
“Wow,” He gasped, before snapping out of it. “Okay, that makes ‘two’ poop checkers. Who else wants to do this?”
“Ooh! Ooh! I’ll do it!” Pinkie chirped happily. “I’ve got fresh diapers with me… in case of diaper emergencies.”
“You do?” Manny asked, confused.
“Yes sirree! Why I’ve been taking care of my baby boy Lil’ Cheese at Ponyville, even Mrs. Cake’s kids way back. These diapers I have in my mane should fit Roshan perfectly.”
“Why didn’t you tell us that was his name before?” Twilight Sparkle questioned.
“You never asked!” Pinkie shrugged, pulling out a diaper from her mane. “Will this work?”
Seeing the proof held in the grinning pony’s hoof, Manny’s surprise only grew by ten-fold. He was unsure how this pony was doing it, but something told him he’d get nowhere with asking.
“Okay, that’ll work. Go right ahead,” Manny insisted.
“Thanks, Manny! You’re a pal!” Pinkie chimed, hopping away.
The remainder of the group proceeded to make some space for the volunteers. Sid began the process of removing Roshan’s diaper, which proved very unsatisfying for him. Rainbow and Pinkie were right beside him and the feeling was understandable mutual.
“Ew! Yuck! EW!” Sid moaned. “I mena, my goodness.”
“Disgusting!” Rainbow faked gagging.
“Ugh! I think I’m gonna be sick!” Pinkie mumbled, her face turning green.
Fortunately, it only took seconds for Pinkie to quickly place a fresh diaper on the baby while barely looking.
“Phew! All done!” Pinkie Pie peeped.
As for Sid, he picked up the dirty diaper and started running in random directions. The group stared in horror as the sloth was waving the diaper toward them.
“Alright, look out, look out, coming through!” He spoke.
“Watch out!” Manny screamed.
“Don’t let it touch me!” Rarity shrieked.
“Watch where you’re swinging that thing!” Gilda yelled.
“Stop waving that thing around!” Diego shouted.
“Ooh! Ooh, I’M GONNA SLIP!” Sid cried.
The sloth was running towards Manny now, and he shared a brief look toward Pinkie and Rainbow before hurling the diaper into the air. Rainbow Dash flew around raising her hooves up.
“I got it!” Rainbow Dash called.
She paused in the air toward where the diaper was flying… and deliberately let it slip through her open hooves.
“Oops!” She spoke smugly.
The dirty diaper flapped open, landing directly on Manny’s face before he threw it off.
“Yuck!” The mammoth grunted.
“It’s clean!” Sid laughed.
“GOTCHA!” The sloth and two ponies mocked.
Soon, the three were bursting out laughing as the other ponies looked toward them with annoyance.
“Oh, man!” Pinkie spoke, through laughter. “You should’ve seen the looks on your faces!
“Oh, don’t let it touch me!” Rainbow mumbled, imitating Rarity. “Oh, man! That was priceless!”
Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were rolling around laughing their heads off alongside the sloth. The moment was short-lived, however, when Manny bonked Sid on the head, while Applejack smacked the back of Rainbow’s head, and Twilight doing the same to Pinkie Pie.
“Will you/ya cut it out?” Manny and the ponies groaned.
The baby actually giggled over their facial expressions, but the moment they recovered he was crying again. The others noticed it and found it intriguing. It was then they had an idea.
“Hey, do that again,” Diego grinned. “He likes it.”
This time, Manny hit Sid again, Rarity hit Rianbow, and Spike did so to Pinkie Pie.
“Sorry Pinkie,” Spike apologized.
“I know mama…” Pinkie Pie spoke dizzily. “No desserts till I eat my rock soup…”
“It’s making me feel better too,” Manny smiled.
“I’m not one to engage in repulsive activity,” Rarity admitted. “But I must agree.”
Sid and Pinkie stumbled toward Diego and Gilda.
“Here, you hold it,” They muttered dizzily.
Diego and Gilda smirked before giving a smack to Sid and Pinkie respectively. Roshan giggled and decided to slap Sid’s face too. But Sid, with one stern look, grabbed the baby’s hand stopping him before placing him back down. As Roshan started wailing again, Diego shoved the sloth aside.
“Here! Turn him towards me!” Diego instructed, covering his face. “Where’s the baby? There he is!”
The moment the sabretooth uncovered his face, Roshan stopped crying.
“Hey! It’s working!” Gabby chirped.
“Where’s the baby?” Diego repeated. “There he is!”
Unfortunately, this only made the baby resume crying… in terror.
“Or not…” Gilda frowned.
Annoyed, Manny shoved Diego aside.
“Stop it, you’re scaring him!” Manny berated.
“Well, now what are we supposed to do?” Spike asked. “We tried cleaning him; we tried making him laugh. What are we missing?”
All eyes turned toward the baby trying to determine what to do. But as the baby bawled his eyes out, he suddenly stopped. A gurgle from his stomach soon brought everyone’s attention.
“I get it!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. “You’re hungry, aren’t you? I’d be a grumpy pants too on an empty stomach!”
“Okay… so, what do babies like him eat?” Gilda asked.
“How about some milk?” Manny suggested.
“Ooh, I’d love some!” Sid answered.
“Not you, the baby!” Diego frowned.
“Well, I ain’t exactly lactating right now, pal!” Sid spat.
“You’re a little low on the food chain to be mouthin’ off, aren’t ya…?!” Diego argued.
While Diego and Sid argued, Gabby looked at the baby, tapping her beak in thought.
“Hmm… what do baby humans eat?”
Gabby reached into Pinkie’s mane and presented the baby with a variety of food she pulled out.
“You like cupcakes?” Gabby asked sweetly. “No? Well, there’s… pizza? Donuts? Griffon scones? Muffins? OOH! How about cookies? Everyone loves cookies!”
But baby Roshan simply grunted and shook his head, refusing each one.
“I don’t think he’s got the teeth to eat hard stuff,” Gilda told Gabby. “We’ll just have to chew them and spit them into his mouth.”
“Ew! No!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed. “That’s disgusting!”
“What?” Gilda shrugged. “It’s how griffins feed their chicks.”
“Gilda… in case you forget, this is a baby ‘human’,” Spike emphasized. “I don’t think he’ll like being fed like a griffin.”
“You’re one to talk!” Gilda argued. “You’ve grown up eating pony food; who are you to judge?”
Now that was all Spike could stand… and he could stand it no more.
“All right, what is your problem?!” Spike snapped. “You’ve been giving every pony nothing but beef since you’ve came on this journey, and it’s getting on my nerves!”
“News flash! I never wanted to come on this trip!” Gilda argued. “You dragged me into this!”
“All right guys let’s just calm down,” Twilight Sparkle approached. “I know we’re all tired—”
“Oh, I am WAY past tired, Twilight!” Spike shook off. “I can’t stand this anymore! I’ve tried being patient with Gilda; I’ve tried to be the bigger dragon for Gabby’s sake. But now all I want to know is ‘when’ is it ever going to stop?!”
“You got a problem with me, just say it!” Gilda dared.
“All right… fine! I can be honest! Rainbow and Pinkie said you all made up after choosing to save them over some idol! But you’re still that rude, short-tempered griffon who busts her own party! You think you’re so cool, I wonder if you even learned ‘anything’ about friendship!”
“You… don’t… know me! If I’m so cool, how come I can barely hold a conversation with Greta?!”
Tired and stressed from all the arguments, together with the baby’s crying, Manny finally lost it.
“ENOUGH!!!”
The mammoth’s shout echoed all around the group, and all became silent again. Suddenly, a rustling from nearby drew every pony’s attention. Before their eyes, a watermelon rolled out right from a nearby bush.
“Food!” Everyone shouted.
Manny picked up the melon and was about to take it to the baby. Suddenly, the head of a dodo bird burst from the bush and snatched the melon away. The dodo scurried off, squawking like crazy, leaving everyone confused.
“Uh… what just happened?” Gilda asked.
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Not good, I get the feeling things are about to get more worse
Sorry boss, it's a bit late on my side of the world, so I won't be able to have time to review or comment. But I'll do it first thing in the morning.
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And like that… his buttons have been pushed too far
Ah! I see you appreciate Gammel's work as well!
Cinema: Just be careful Quill, sir.
Cinema: Be careful what you say.
Sonata Dusk: Yeah, you might end up eating your words.
Clarissa: If you say so...
Cinema: Same here. *remembers his adventures before coming to Equestria and when he, Phantom, and Mina were in Gotham*
Cinema: *gulps nervously*
Clarissa: That Wendigo I'm guessing?...
Well, they're off to find Roshan's people, but so far it's not a picnic, what with them suspicious of Diego, and Gilda finally making Spike lose his patience. But they have to work together if they wanna make it through.
Ah don't know, but Ah bin told. End of the World be mighty cold.
So, how are they gonna ditch the dodos?
Don't expect some men in black coming in with harmonicas and singing 'soul' jams in relation to this chapter. It wasn't enough that they go to the village only to find it ransacked and empty, but now they have to carry the baby toward some Pass to reach his only living relative and the rest of the tribe before their only way through is sealed forever. Except they are now in the company of a sabretooth, who claims he can track the trail of the humans but deep down it's part of his agenda to get the baby to rendezvous with the rest of his pack and procure Soto's revenge. Course, if the sabretooth isn't going to kill any of them... the baby's whining will certainly drive anyone nuts. Like paying a bundle for movie tickets you've been dying to see, but a mother just had to bring an infant into the theater only because she couldn't get a sitter and we have to spend an hour and a half listening to the baby cry... urgh!
And what's this? Now they've got dodo birds to worry about. Brilliant.
Oh sure, we humans are disgusting. Look who's talking, Sid! Thank God that we humans became famers after we inventing farming.
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Cinema: *outraged* Manfred!
Cinema: I can imagine.
Sonata Dusk: Awww, but hide and seek is so much fun!
Cinema: *bursts out laughing* Oh, that moment always gets me!
Cinema: Yeah it will!
Clarissa: This is just heartaching...
Cinema: You're looking for humans, not ponies.
Cinema: *quoting Winnie the Pooh* Think Think Think.
Cinema: For real?
Cinema: *sarcastically* Ha ha ha...
Cinema: Good question.
Cinema: Bad idea, Rainbow Girl!
Cinema: A doi!
Cinema: Do NOT insult canines like that!
Cinema: She's got ya there, Gil.
Cinema: Get used to it.
Cinema: Interrogation~
Sonata Dusk: Sure you do...
Clarissa: That's not a good choice...
Cinema: Hurts don't it?
Everyone but Artic and Cinema: WHAT?!?!
Sonata Dusk: We would, but we're in a movie theater.
Fist bumps Cyan Tanks! Our collab has made it in this chapter!
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Cinema: Hope you all have earplugs...
Sonata Dusk: Make up your mind!
Sonata Dusk: Gross!
“
Sonata Dusk: Ewww, Sid!
Cinema: None of you answer that!
Cinema: Oi!
Cinema: *with Manny* NOW, SID!”
Sonata Dusk: No lie there.
Sonata Dusk: Oooooh, she's good.
Sonata Dusk: *face turning green* Me too!
Everyone: Phew!
Cinema: It's not over yet.
Trixie: *disgusted* What is he doing?!
Everyone: *silent*
Trixie: It was clean the whole time?! *begins complaining for what seems like minutes*
Cinema: Certainly~! *bonks Trixie on the head*
Trixie: Ow! Hey!
Cinema: Don't be Spike.
Clarissa: Rock soup?
Cinema: You don't want to try it, trust me.
Cinema: A classic baby game.
Trixie: ....It was because of hunger?! *starts complaining again*
*Arctic and Cinema nod to each other and they both knock Trixie on the head*
Sonata Dusk: Obviously~
Cinema: Teen Titans reference~!
Clarissa and Sonata Dusk: Teen Titans?
Sonata Dusk: Yeah! Don't do that!
Flash Sentry: Oooooh, low blow...
Now that was all Spike could stand… and he could stand it no more.
Cinema: *with Manny, only in the Royal Canterlot Voice* “ENOUGH!!!”
Everyone: *stunned by his tone which echoes around the mall*
Sonata Dusk: Ooooh, watermelon~!
Cinema: We're all about to find out.
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High five! 🖐
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Behind the Scenes: Music
The soundtrack consists of the original musical score composed for the film by David Newman and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The song "Send Me on My Way" by Rusted Root is also featured in the film but is absent from the album.
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Cinema: Just be careful Quill, sir.
Arctic: Yeah, we don’t want you to get anymore hurt.
Cinema: Be careful what you say.
Sonata Dusk: Yeah, you might end up eating your words.
Arctic: And we all know how jinxes turn out.
Apple Bloom: Eeyup
Clarissa: If you say so...
Cinema: Same here. *remembers his adventures before coming to Equestria and when he, Phantom, and Mina were in Gotham*
Cinema: *gulps nervously*
Clarissa: That Wendigo I'm guessing?...
Human! Sunset: Yeah, and I wish them all the best of luck…
Cinema: *outraged* Manfred!
Human! Sunset: That’s a horrible thing to say!
Flash Sentry: It’s still a baby dude!
Cinema: I can imagine.
Apple Bloom: Yeah, I can vouch on that. As it happens with my family.
Scootaloo: I think a “mess” would be a understatement there
Sweetie Belle: Yeah, I have to agree with that as well
Trixie: Geez, even Trixie performance don’t get that messy
Sonata Dusk: Awww, but hide and seek is so much fun!
Human! Sunset: I don’t think it’s the time and place for that, Sonata.
Cinema: *bursts out laughing* Oh, that moment always gets me!
Arctic: (also laughing) Haha! You know it!
Cinema: Yeah it will!
Arctic: Definitely
Clarissa: This is just heartaching...
Apple Bloom: Yeah…it is
Sonata Dusk: (nods a little bit sadly)
Cinema: You're looking for humans, not ponies.
Arctic: Yeah, though gotta remember it’s their own way of saying that no one is there buddy. Even if they’re not ponies themselves.
Cinema: *quoting Winnie the Pooh* Think Think Think.
Cinema: For real?
Human! Sunset: I mean, his not really wrong
Flash Sentry: Plus I would imagine sloths would just like to sleep most of the time
Cinema: *sarcastically* Ha ha ha...
Cinema: Good question.
Scootaloo: Yeah, good luck trying to get the baby. Ain’t gonna have an opportunity.
Cinema: Bad idea, Rainbow Girl!
Arctic: A very bad idea!
Sonata Dusk: For Realsies! That’s super bad!
Cinema: A doi!
Cinema: Do NOT insult canines like that!
Apple Bloom: Yeah! They’re cute and adorable! And are wonderful pets to have!
Flash Sentry: Yeah! Ever heard of the term man’s best friend!
Arctic: Yeah!
Cinema: She's got ya there, Gil.
Trixie: Trixie is shocked to hear that from Fluttershy of all people..
Flash Sentry: You and Me both..
Cinema: Get used to it.
Cinema: Interrogation~
Sonata Dusk: Sure you do...
Scootaloo: Yeah, I really doubt that buddy.
Clarissa: That's not a good choice...
Cinema: Hurts don't it?
Trixie: Had to ruin the mood didn’t he…
Everyone but Arctic and Cinema: WHAT?!?!
Scootaloo: His coming along?! But that’s a bad idea! He’ll totally find a to get the Baby!
Sonata Dusk: We would, but we're in a movie theater.
Sweetie Belle: You’ll be fine Sid… at least I hope.
Trixie: Somehow, Trixie thinks he’ll make him more mad.
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Great chapter
It helps that the girls have more experience with babies than The Herd does, even if they're not necessarily human ones. I like how they get to join in some of the humorous scenes here. Looking forward to the dodo scene.
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Discord Memorial Cinema
Me: I don’t know if this sort of sequence was in the original movie—per se, ‘cause I still haven't seen it before.
Hitch: That does not look good. He’s in no condition to even move; he needs rest badly.
Me: My bosses live lives like they’re Indiana Jones and Tintin. It’s kinda surreal.
Zipp: He’s lucky to not have lost too much blood.
Me: Oh, so they actually stepped foot and fought in battles in the Game of Thrones world… Westeros or whatever it’s called.
Pipp: Are you jealous?
Me: In a sense, yes. Personally, I’m not a fan of Game of Thrones, but I’ve always wanted to see other sorts of fantasy worlds, like Middle-Earth, or Hogwarts. That sort of thing.
Me: (grumbles) Well, there goes all my hopes for a simple enough buddy adventure. Now we’re dealing with a bloodthirsty monster always hungry for living flesh and that’s the embodiment of human darkness. (sighs and sits back; looks embarrassed) Too much?
Zipp: Y-yeah. Sort of.
Me: I’m really sorry. These past few months or so have been very frustrating to me.
Sunny: It’s okay. It happens to the best of us.
Me: Thanks. Oh! That reminds me! I got something for you guys to look at! Be right back! (returns with matted papers) Take one of each and pass ‘em around. It’s a memo from my bosses. They have a bunch of magical creatures that they have been looking to give to adopted owners. Each one of the creatures listed is available for adoption. Now, you don’t have to make a decision right at this moment, it’s just to ponder over.
Izzy: Ooh! So that’s what unicorns in the human world look like!
Pipp: Wow! Is that a hippogriff? It looks so different from the ones in Equestria.
Haven: What amazing looking creatures. You should get one, Alphie.
Alphabittle: I don’t know. I only make enough money to make ends meet.
Haven: Alphie, you really could use the company.
Sunny: Oh, just look at them! (gasps) Look at that phoenix!
Misty/Zipp: Phoenix?
Hitch: Oh, but it’s so expensive. I want to help as much as I can, but there’s only so much bits I can spend without my credit imploding. And besides, my hooves are full with little Sparky.
Sparky: (babbles happily)
Figgy: Sonny, I would like to purchase the little Jobberknoll.
Me: Are you sure?
Figgy: Yes, I’m quite sure.
Me: Very well. That will be…oh, geez. I’m gonna have to get back to you on the currency conversion. (takes out notepad and pencil) “Figgy: one Jobberknoll: 12 galleons.”
Sunny: I’m looking at that phoenix but I’m intimidated by the price.
Hitch: Well, let’s not be hasty. Maybe once we figure out the conversion factor then maybe we could afford it.
Zipp: Sure! I’ve always liked reading about phoenixes.
Izzy: Toasty~!
Pipp: Don’t do that again.
Zipp: I’m sorry, what?
Hitch: Absolutely not!
Hitch: Hey, watch it! He’s got a baby in his…claws.
Sunny: (worried) Oh, I know what it is.
Zipp: Wow, it’s worse than I thought.
Misty: I…I thought it looked…b-b…less worse than this. Guess not
Pipp: Should he be doing that?
Hitch: Get down! You might hurt yourself!
Izzy: Come on, you can reach! (gets glare from Hitch) I-I mean uh…get down. Yeah.
Me: Haha! Oh, that’s a classic. Well, actually it was made classic in part because of Sideshow Bob. Hahaha, oh the rakes!
Sunny: I’m glad that doesn’t happen much with ponies.
Pipp: There was that one time Zipp got hit in the face by a rake.
Zipp: Hey! That was because some idiot wasn’t using their magic right!
Izzy: (shrinks beneath table) I’m not here. Nopony’s seeing anything.
Sunny: What was that fo—oh, nevermind.
Hitch: Maybe the tracks are still fresh. It would be easy to follow tracks in old snow. Much easier than sand or grass.
Me: Yeah, I mean the time between the attack and reaching the camp was plenty of time lost. Who knows where they are now?
Izzy: That means it’s time for adventure~!
Zipp: I guess this means he’s stuck with them, right?
Sunny: It would appear so.
Zipp: But aren’t there also trackers that can compensate for Diego?
Hitch: Uh…no, not really. They…don’t really have a choice. They need him if they’re going to find the kid’s family.
Me: (deadpan) Of course you could. As always.
Me: Oh…yeah. Not to mention the serious velocity could permanently damage his body; babies don’t exactly have strong bodies.
Zipp: Yeah…
Me: (sarcastic) Big surprise, folks. She does have a spine.
Hitch: (smiles) I knew I liked her the best.
Hitch: And you shouldn’t underestimate her either.
Zipp: Yeah…no way.
Hitch: No…also no way!
Sunny: Hmm. That was thorough.
Izzy: Now the adventure’s underway!
Me: Wait, there’s a blizzard? That changes everything.
Pipp: Oh…eh, he’s not wrong.
Zipp: I don’t want to admit it.
Izzy: HOORAY!!
Sunny: That’s great!
Hitch: Oh, thank hoofness!
Pipp: Oh.
Zipp: Yep, I was waiting for that.
Hitch: Wh—yeah, I see your point.
Me: Yep.
Zipp: Oh, boy. This is not gonna end well.
Me: (grumbles) Darn Wendigo ruining a simple buddy adventure.
Sunny: What are they going to do next?
Izzy: Maybe Diego will change his mind!
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Discord Memorial Cinema
Hitch: (sighs) The joys and hurdles of parenthood.
Me: (aside) Maybe that’s why this baby is considered to be one of the most hated cartoon characters because of how annoying he is. Just saying.
Zipp: Yeah, it’s getting on my ears, too!
Haven: I had to deal with this two times over. It was worth it in the end.
Hitch: There are experienced parents in this group. Why aren’t they taking initiative?
Pipp: Ugh, no no no no no no no! Absolutely no!
Hitch: (deadpan) Yeah. That oughta do it.
Sparky: (laughs)
Posey: Can somepony please explain to me why this is funny?
Sprout: I have no idea.
Me: Your guesses are as good as mine.
Izzy: They’re arguing like an old married couple!
Me: Heh.
Pipp: Special favors? Really?
Zipp: Like taking your phone away for a week.
Pipp: Need I remind you that it’s been sitting untouched until tomorrow? That repair job knocked out Bestie so I can’t use her.
Me: Of course she does.
Hitch: Good thing she came prepared, and with the proper experience.
Me: I keep forgetting that’s his name.
Hitch: Hm, that was quick.
Sunny: She really knows what she’s doing.
Pipp: Be careful with that! It’s extremely dangerous!
Hitch: Wha—hey!”
Hitch: (deadpan) Oh. It was a joke.
Pipp: I knew that! Definitely.
Zipp: Don’t worry. No one got it on video.
Posey: That is the lowest form of comedy. So disgusting!
Me: (moan) Yeah…
Me: Hahaha, now I feel much better.
Posey: Mhmm, so do I.
Izzy: Huh. Maybe he’s not so bad.
Zipp: Eh…
Sunny: Yeah…I don’t know anymore.
Hitch: Uh…maybe it has to be hunger?
Hitch: Aha! I knew it!
Izzy: That has got to be the first time I’ve ever seen a baby refuse all of those foods.
Sunny: Well, he is a baby and those foods aren’t exactly…found in the Ice Age.
Me: Also, who in their right mind would feed those foods to babies anyway?
Hitch: Yeah, they’re part bird. Birds do the same thing.
Me: Yep. Gruesome but manageable.
Audience: Oooooh…
Sunny: Not cool, Spike!
Izzy: Eh…maybe she’s a sour lemon with a sweet center?
Sunny: What?
Izzy: Huh?
Me: That’s the big question, ain’t it?
I took out some papers and started shuffling through them, occasionally peering over them again while thinking in my brain. After a while, I adjusted my reading glasses and wrote down some calculations.
Me: Okay, I think I’ve got this all worked out: basically, since galleons and bits are made from gold, the currency conversion is a 1:1 ratio. So in essence, Figgy: your Jobberknoll will amount to 12 bits exactly.
Figgy: Okay, sonny. I’ll be right there.
Sunny: Uh…Plymouth? I would like to purchase the phoenix.
Me: Okay, that’s going to amount to 150 bits exactly.
Sunny: Oh…I, uh…
Zipp: I got about 50 bits to spare from my account.
Pipp: Uh, I got another 80 bits I can spare as well!
Sunny: Oh, girls…
Pipp: No way, Jose, Sunny. I want to pitch in to help you. You live with us anyway, so think of it as…
Zipp: Think of it as us wanting to help take care of your phoenix, too.
Izzy: (cute-eyes) Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase?
Sunny: Aw, thanks, girls! Okay, I’ll add in my own 20 bits. That makes 150 bits in total, enough to buy the phoenix.
Me: Gotcha. Is there anyone else? (no other response) No? Alright, pleasure doing business with you. Please bring the money in tomorrow—
Figgy: Here ya go, sonny. (gives bits)
Me: Oh, thanks, Figgy. (takes bits) So, bring the bits tomorrow. I’m gonna make a phone call.
I departed with a nod and returned to the lobby. I picked up the phone and made a call to Phantom’s branch.
Me: (on the phone) Hello, this is Plymouth. Just calling to let you know that two of my patrons have made a purchase of one Jobberknoll and one Phoenix. That’s one Jobberknoll…and one Phoenix, totalling 172 bits, which is 172 galleons. I can give you the money for the Jobberknoll right now, but the money for the Phoenix will have to come tomorrow—
Zipp: (out of nowhere) Hi! Just to let you know, Pipp, Sunny and myself are going out real quick to get our money! Thanks, be right back! (zips out)
Pipp: Same here! Don’t stop the movie! (zooms out)
Sunny: Thanks for this, Plymouth! I can’t wait to take care of a Phoenix! (zooms away)
Me: (after a pause) Scratch that, I will get you all of the money by the end of the current showing. Once the movie's done, I’ll send you the money by Warp Ring. Hopefully, the boss will be back by then. Thanks. Alright, see ya then. (hangs up)
In the small corner, Misty was thinking.
Misty: What to do? What to do? I don’t have any sort of money! I can’t buy to adopt any of these creatures! (looks over, seeing Tinny play with Sparky) But maybe…what if…what if that toy he’s playing with is alive because of his Dragon Magic?
Getting pretty late, rest of the commentary will be out tomorrow
Oh boy.....next come the dodos.
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Massager's log #9
Tubby Nugget: " Dude, no one's that heartless. "
Mr Squelch: " Nice use of your trunk Manny."
Dodger: " Wouldn’t it had been better for Rainbow, Fluttershy, Twilight, Gabby or Gilda to just fly him up there?"
Un: " That would have been more logical. "
Fleck: " Hold on to the baby!"
Moraik: " Like hell he is!"
General Supernova: " No you're just easy to read."
Dr Gangle: " It's needed to have thick fur in that weather. "
FINISH
Meanwhile, back at Discord's Theater
Me: "I'm no hunter, but it's tricky finding any animal in that weather..."
Silver Shill: "Not to mention the snow covering their tracks..."
Cotton Swirl: "Daddy..."
Cotton Swirl: "DAD!"
Krystal: (To Cotton Swirl) "It's okay, little one. He's fine..."
Me: (To Cotton Swirl) "See? What did I tell ya? He's a tough stallion! Tough...but sometimes "
Me: "And don't forget, you have a daughter waiting for you to look after..."
Big Mac: "Nope!"
Me: (Turning pale as a sheet) "...Oh Faust..."
Cotton Swirl: "What? What is it?"
Me: (To Cotton Swirl) "...Remember what we saw earlier, stalking in the woods? Those are its tracks..."
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Byph: Wow, he's not very patient, is he?
Postwar: That's because he wants to be alone.
Katochi: But why does he want to be alone?
Postwar: All in due time. But for now, let us pay attention.
Ahsoka Tano: *sarcasm* How heroic.
Sunset Shimmer: Gilda's always been full of herself.
Postwar: No kidding. I know Griffons are supposed to be a proud race, but why the heck is she refusing to acknowledge to accept friendship. Thorax and Ember did, you don't hear any of them whining about it.
Sunset Shimmer: Well...from what Twilight told me they were worse than wear, especially when they had a hard time teaching that.
Zatt: Ignorance. It's always been a problem for many.
Postwar: Seeing this feels all too familiar.
Ahsoka Tano: What do you mean?
Postwar: Remember what happened to Luke's Uncle and Aunt?
Everyone had sombre looks as they remembered what happened to Luke's family on Tatooine.
Petro: Poor kid.
Ganodi: I hope they help him reunite with his family. *Gungi growled in agreement*
Cal Kestis: Knowing them, they'd be too stubborn to refuse to.
Sunset Shimmer: Twilight and the others have that kind of effect on others.
Postwar: Makes you wonder why others never listen to them in the first place.
Postwar: That's what a tribe does. When one location gets too dangerous for them, they pack up and move to the next one. Even Bo'omar Monks travel from one location to another.
Ahsoka Tano: That would explain why the monastery my master and I encountered was empty when we went to rescue Jabba's son.
Galen Marek: Wow, she really is the impatient type.
Sunset Shimmer: I felt the same way when I first met them.
Postwar: Ditto on that one my lady.
Everyone was stunned by what Fluttershy had said:
Galen Marek: I have no words for this.
Postwar: You can say that again.
Sunset Shimmer: *smiles whilst shedding a tear*, my Fluttershy would be so proud.
Byph: Looks like he wants to try and get away with the baby.
Sunset Shimmer: Will he able to learn about him in time?
Postwar: He will. Just...not yet.
Postwar: Face it, only five bub, five out of six knows how to look after kids because they have kids of their own.
Sunset Shimmer: He's not wrong, and because of that, they've gained experience.
Postwar; Hey, I resent that!!
Some of the humans in the room felt the same way as Postwar did, and they weren't happy about it either,
They were confused by this, whilst Roland whispered to them.
After explaining eveything, everyone was just as surprised, and felt really queasy about it.
Postwar: Good choice Manny,
Sunset Shimmer: He's right, the less you know about these things, the better.
Galen Marek: You'd be surprised how many times that's happened to us.
Postwar: *deadpanned* Please tell me they're not going to do what I think they're going to do.
Sunset Shimmer: What? What's wrong?
Postwar: Wait for it.
Everyone also deadpans from seeing this:
Sunset Shimmer: Uh, I don't think playing hide and seek with a sabretooth tiger is a great idea.
Postwar: Yeah, tell me about.
Galen Marek: That's like, trying to train and fight a gundark to do the party.
Postwar: Yeah, like Sunset.
Everyone stares at her surprised, with Sunset looking at him with a flexed eyebrow:
Sunset Shimmer: Excuse me?
Postwar: You know, like that time you worked at a graveyard shift and you couldn't take any lunch and you ended up turning into a demon and burnt half the town down because your hunger drove you crazy. Princess Twilight had to come aloing and gave you some snickerdoodles just to get you to stop.
Everyone gawked at that, even Sunset:
Storm Shield: Oooh, so that's why mother said that Sunset has to eat at certain time before she become cranky and hungry back home.
Sunset Shimmer: Um, excuse me, not all of our foods are weird. We just have a proper nourishment system, unlike certain creatures.
Postwar: Yeah, no kidding.
The rest: Agreed.
Postwar: Because you're a jerk who doesn't care about anyone else but herself.
Sunset Shimmer: Sometimes I wonder why they didn't sent a different Griffon to flight school?
Postwar: I've asked myself that same question for years.
Sunset Shimmer: Oh no, those things?!!
Postwar: Afraid so.
Cal Kestis: Wait, you know those things?
Postwar: Afraid so...but...you're gonna wanna have to wait for the next time.
(Also, to let everyone know, I won't be available to write between the 26th October to 10th of November, so I won't be able to write anything. Until then, I'm still here until the time comes. Also, my vacation is back online.)
Hello! So sorry for the delay. I just got back from the premiere of Digital Circus (another good indie animation btw! Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, and Lackadaisy have a new family member!)
Did I miss anything?
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Cinema: Hope you all have earplugs...
Trixie: (groans) Just imagine dealing with that in a airplane…
Sonata Dusk: Make up your mind!
Sonata Dusk: Gross!
Sweetie Belle: That’s disgusting!
Sonata Dusk: Ewww, Sid!
Flash Sentry: Don’t do that man!
Cinema: None of you answer that!
Trixie slowly started to open her mouth before she got her head slapped by Human! Sunset
Trixie: (rubs the back of her head before looking over a little) What?! Trixie was only kidding
Human! Sunset: That look of yours says otherwise..
Cinema: Oi!
Arctic: We resent that statement!
The CMC, Flash, Trixie and Human! Sunset all nodded feeling offended by that remark
Cinema: *with Manny* NOW, SID!”
Sonata Dusk: No lie there.
Arctic: Eeyup~
Sonata Dusk: Oooooh, she's good.
Arctic: Oh definitely.
Sonata Dusk: *face turning green* Me too!
The CMC, Trixie and Human! Sunset started to feel a little bit sick themselves
Arctic: (would rub sonata back a little bit)
Everyone: Phew!
Cinema: It's not over yet.
Arctic: Yeah..
Trixie: *disgusted* What is he doing?!
Everyone: *silent*
Trixie: It was clean the whole time?! *begins complaining for what seems like minutes*
Human! Sunset: Does she.. do this a lot
Apple Bloom: Eeyup..(She said a little annoyed from Trixie complaining)
Flash Sentry: You’ll get used to it… probably, maybe..
Scootaloo: Most likely not.. (she said finishing Flash’s sentence)
Cinema: Certainly~! *bonks Trixie on the head*
Trixie: Ow! Hey!
Scootaloo: (laughs) Ha! That got her to stop
Trixie: that’s not funny!
Apple Bloom: Then why our we laughing! (She said laughing along with everyone else)
Cinema: Don't be Spike.
Clarissa: Rock soup?
Cinema: You don't want to try it, trust me.
Arctic: Yeah…but it could be much worse.
Human! Sunset: How so?
Arctic: Pineapple Pizza…
Everyone: (was quite)
Flash Sentry: Yeah… definitely more worse
Cinema: A classic baby game.
Arctic: Indeed.
Sweetie Belle: I remember when I was little.
Apple Bloom: Eeyup! Same here.
Trixie: ....It was because of hunger?! *starts complaining again*
*Arctic and Cinema nod to each other and they both knock Trixie on the head*
Trixie: Will you both cut it out!
Arctic: Then learn to stop complaining, Lulamoon
Sonata Dusk: Obviously~
Cinema: Teen Titans reference~!
Clarissa and Sonata Dusk: Teen Titans?
Arctic: one of the greatest childhood shows there is! With one of the most nostalgia opening theme songs ever! And the true Teen Titans series… unlike the other one that shall not be named.
Sonata Dusk: Yeah! Don't do that!
Sweetie Belle: His not a bird you know!
Flash Sentry: Oooooh, low blow...
Arctic: Not Cool Gilda..
Human! Sunset: That was uncalled for..
Cinema: *with Manny, only in the Royal Canterlot Voice* “ENOUGH!!!”
Everyone: *stunned by his tone which echoes around the mall*
Arctic: Wow… didn’t know you could do the Royal Canterlot voice
Sonata Dusk: For Realsies..
Sonata Dusk: Ooooh, watermelon~!
Human! Sunset: Watermelon are delicious
Flash Sentry: Especially during the summer
Cinema: We're all about to find out.
Arctic: Indeed
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I just looked and saw Glitch. Same guys behind Meta Runner and Murder Drones...and SMG4. I haven't watched Murder Drones but I have seen Meta Runner, and I can definitely say that SMG4 has come a long way since the SM64 Machinima days.
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Yeah! You can find awesome indie animation works like these guys almost everyday now!
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Captain Rex:(radio)"Post, When you get a chance, I need a word with you".
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Spitfire: That's very nice. NOW GET BACK TO WORKING ON YOUR COMMENTARY!!!!
Meanwhile, back at Discord's Theater
<<Previous
(Fourth wall)
Me: "Remember boys and girls. It's not safe to talk to strangers, no matter what world they came from, or how technologically advanced a person is. If your mother and father have never met them, then they're strangers. Don't talk to strangers."
Mrs. Cake: "D-Don't drop the poor dear!"
Sugar Belle: "Just set him down nice and gently..."
Me: "Uh....yeaaaaaaah....no sorrry...but...you kinda missed his family about...the previous chapter..."
Me: "The baby's family are in another castle." (Laughing to myself) "Just kidding! But seriously. You missed them..."
Cotton Swirl: "And daddy and Uncle Curtain and mommy! Oh! And uncle Jon Snow too!"
Loona: (To Cotton Swirl) "...And...you just saw him like a few minutes ago?"
Cotton Swirl: (To Loona) "If mommy and daddy are friends with him, then he's an uncle to me!"
Cheese Sandwich: "We HAVE a crime scene!"
Cranky Doodle Donkey: (To Cheese Sandwich) "Gee. What was your first clue? The saber tooth tiger attack we just saw a few scenes ago?"
Loona: "Survivors besides the mother, you mean?"
Isabelle: (To Loona) [Says something in animalese]
Loona: (To Isabelle) "What the F– are you saying?"
Krystal: (To Loona) "She said...cool it."
Audience: "Oooooh!"
Me: "That's gotta hurt..."
Me: "And this is the part where someone plays a rimshot."
*Rim Shot SFX*
Audience: "Awwww!"
Cotton Swirl: "Him again..."
Loona: "Or maybe a pack to get back to in disgrace?"
Cotton Swirl: "Wait til my father gets his hooves on him! He'll skin him alive!"
Ember: "They could be anywhere you ding-dong!"
Big Mac: "Nope."
Capper Dapperpaw: "And how exactly do you expect our friends to simply take the words of some random cat?"
Tempest Shadow: (To Capper) "This coming from the same cat who once tried to sell them out, to pay off his debt to a crime boss?"
Me: "Huh, I know griffons are half-eagles, which shouldn't be a surprise. But pegasi can see that far too?"
Mina: (To me) "You think you know a pony, or two."
Me: "Oh this is gonna be a quick Cinematic Adventure."
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Trixie: "Just like the original mission was to rescue Sunset Shimmer from the Galactic Empire as soon as possible. But nooooooo... Apparently, Princess Twilight Sparkle decided to take the LONG way and Sunset Shimmer ended up being turned into a Sith, and Princess Luna got herself captured trying to rescue Sunset Shimmer, which then leads to the Great and Powerful Trixie and her fellow Nightmare Knights to come ALL THE WAY across Galaxies to rescue our Princess of the Night, and then get drunk on Tusken Raiders' black melons! And nobody even thanked us for it. Harumph!"
Loona: (Growling) "Now that's insulting!"
Isabelle: [Says something in animalese...angrilly]
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Big Mac: "Nope."
Crankey Doodle Donkey: "You'll learn to live with it..."
Everyone in the theater all laughed out loud at Manny's conundrum.
Me: (Sees what Diego's up to) "Uh... Guys?! The-Th-Th–"
Cotton Swirl: "STOP THAT CAT!"
Cotton Swirl: "Also...HE'S LYING! He's going to take the baby away to be eaten!"
Mina: (To Cotton Swirl) "I'm afraid they can't hear us, sweetie!"
Cotton Swirl: "He doesn't have any noble intentions! He hurt my dad! And he's trying to do the same to the baby!"
Big Mac: "Ee...up until now..."
Gallus: "I think our friends will take their chances in the blizzard..."
Yona: "But our friends won't survive in blizzard. Even yaks can't stand in blizzard for too long!"
Audience: "Phew!"
Bulk Biceps: "YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!"
Starlight Glimmer: "There's definitely something wrong with that mammoth..."
Audience: "WHAT?!!!"
Random Dude: "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, say WHAT?!!!"
Trixie: "I knew it. They're in for a looooong trip."
Starlight Glimmer: (To Trixie) "Like always?"
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*Suddenly my face appears from out of a portal*
Cinema: How about you stuff it? *slams a pie in her face*
Meanwhile, back at Discord's Theater
<<Previous
Me: "I'm a dad, and both me and Rain Shine both have our hooves full, raising, River Song. But it doesn't usually take this long..."
Shining Armor: "Even Flurry wasn't this loud before!"
Cotton Swirl: "I'm sure you haven't..."
Krystal: "Just be careful with him."
Loona: "Why not just kick him into the Earth's atmosphere, or something? That's what I would do?"
Carrie: (To Loona) "He's not a football..."
Loona: (To Carrie) "He's round, he's soft, and he's annoying. So that's the exact description of a football to me..."
Cotton Swirl: "And why should we listen to you?"
Loona: "What about it?"
Mina: "Oh, I think I know where this is going."
Krystal: "And I don't have to read minds to know it..."
Me: "Uh...in case you forget, Rainbow Dash, one of your friends has been a human for most of her entire life. And even though she's in another Galaxy, I don't think she'll take kindly to hearing you say that..."
Stygian: "Now that's kinda harsh..."
Me: "...And one of you called yourself a mother?"
Erik: (To me) "Unfortunately, I'm the one tasked with changing the diapers for little Gemstone..."
Loona: (To Erik) "Eh. Sucks to be you."
Me: "Spike...if you're gonna tie yourself down to a happily married life with Gabby, then sooner or later, you're gonna to learn to change a baby's diaper, or two. Just look at me..."
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
Derick: "Ooh! She's got you there..."
Zephyr Breeze: "Ooh! Are they breaking up?"
Random Dude: (Singing)
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood (hey!)
Zephyr Breeze: "CALLED IT! I knew Rainbow would come back to me eventually!"
Braeburn: "Excuse me?!"
Little Strongheart: "Huh?"
Random buffalo: "Say WHAT?!"
Granny Smith: "Oh, it's just another one of those things they do, down in the cellar of Sweet Apple Acres."
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Sugar Belle: "Oh, don't get me started. Although..." (Flirts with Big Mac) "I do please you more than Rainbow did with Applejack, don't I?"
Big Mac: (To Sugar Belle) "Eeyup!"
Big Sugar stuck a tongue out in disgust.
Zephyr Breeze: "So...they're not breaking up?"
Big Mac: "Nope!"
Cheese Sandwich: "Oh yeah."
Krystal: "Huh. How, or where, did she know that his name?"
Me: (Shrugs) "Don't ask. That's just Pinkie..."
Me: "Yeah. After awhile, you'll get used to it..."
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Shining Armor: "Story of my life..." (Flurry Heart looks at him) "Of course, it means I get to spend more time with you, Flurry, sweetie!"
Loona: (Rolls her eyes) "That's why I prefer to kick babies..."
Mr. Cake: "Don't spin it around!"
Me: "It better not hit the fourth wall!"
Audience: "EW!"
Audience: "What?!"
*Crickets chirping SFX*
Ocellus: "That was horrible!"
Smolder: "Not funny!"
Crazy Steve: "Oh, I think it's entirely funny!"
Me: "...Yeah. You got us..."
Mina: "Well played!"
Cotton Swirl: (Giggles) "I thought it was pretty good! At least the mean ol' tiger got scared."
It's "Rainbow."
Also...
Loona: (Smiles) "I like it too!" (Records the moment on her phone)
Trixie: "Ha! The Great and Powerful Trixie can hit harder than that. You all threw punches like Trixie's grandma!"
Gallus: "And there he goes again..."
Cotton Swirl: "I wouldn't want to play peek-a-boo with him either..."
Gallus: "Well, mystery solved! Now how do you feed him?"
Loona: "Uh, question: Where do you even get milk? Are there any prehistoric cows or whatever?"
Sandbar: "How about yaks milk?" (Turns to look at Yona)
Yona: (Glares at Sandbar with a flustered shade of pink) "Nuh-uh!"
Cotton Swirl: "What do you mean he doesn't want to eat all those sweet stuff?! They're delicious!"
Me: (To Cotton Swirl) "Unfortunately, he's too...early to eat those kinds of foods."
Silverstream: "And hippogriffs too!"
Diamond Tiara: "Ew! TMI!"
Silver Spoon: "Too much information..."
Me: (Worried) "Oh no she didn't..."
Loona: "Yeah. Like I never wanted to wear this stupid, F-Ing 24/7 Gold Belt anyway and get mobbed by a bunch gold craving psychopaths..."
Garble: "Did somebody say gold?" *HIC*
Random Griffon: "Gold?" *HIC* "Where?"
Loona: (Ducks her head behind her seat)
Princess Luna: "Oh thank goodness..."
Trixie: "Hmph! Lucky they get a watermelon than what we had to drink on Tatooine..."
Stygian: (To Trixie) "Trixie, let it go..."
Cotton Swirl: "...What was that?"
Loona: "Was that a turkey?"
Isabelle: [Explains in animalese]
Me: "That my friend is called a dodo."
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Post:*arrives*. Hey there, what's up?
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Woah now! Take it easy on Trixie will you? I know she needs to learn to clean up her rhetoric, but we don’t need a repeat of Postwar going apeshit on Trixie back in Batman Begins. If you have a problem with Trixie, use your words and refrain from violence.
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Captain Rex:"have you seen Shadow, last time I saw him ,he left to take those two troublemakers to the special prison zone and he also gave me orders to stay until I catch with ashoka and train the next gen of rebels here"?.
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I haven't seen him lately.
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Captain Rex:" hmm, better check the hanger and the rest of the ship, I'll contract HQ in Equestria".
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Fixed
Next chapter:
"There goes our last female."
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Doc, didn’t we establish that Flurry grew up earlier this season?
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Yes we did.
I just meant that Shining Armor was reminiscing the days when Flurry was still a baby, and kid Flurry Heart right now is embarrassed of her dad embarrassing her by bringing up the story of her as a toddler.
And that's how a mammoth, a sloth and a saber-tooth, three animals that would never come together, set out on a journey to return a baby to its family. This plot would inspire many films in the future, but none did it like Ice Age.
If it were up to Rainbow Dash and Gilda, the adventure would have been over in moments. Luckily Fluttershy was there to convince them that it's better to go on foot. This surprised me, and I don't think I'm the only one. Speeches like this are typical of Twilight. And I know that Fluttershy is much smarter than she seems (remember when she solved that The Mystical Mask was Mage Meadowbrook), but still, she I'm shocked by the solidity of her arguments. Also, flying at that height and speed isn't safe for Roshan; a baby could end up very sick or seriously injured, and I doubt he could breathe at that altitude.
Although it is risky to allow Diego to accompany them, it makes sense for two things: One, everyone knows that Diego is up to something, but if he is with them, Manny can keep an eye on him, because as they say "if you have your friends close, keep your enemies close." even closer." And two, Diego could lie, but he could also be telling the truth about the road being closed, and although Manny is surly, he is not heartless, and after seeing how the baby misses his family, he is more determined than never to return it.
But taking care of a baby isn't easy; In fact, it's going to be the most complicated of all. The diaper scene was the second funniest in the movie, the three of them seem like a trio of inexperienced parents; and Sid, Pinkie and Rainbow you can't miss the opportunity to make a joke. Although this causes Spike to be brutally honest with Gilda, aggravating the tension between these two. Let's see if Gabby can act as a bridge. For now, another very fun situation is going to come in which everyone will have to work as a team.
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(Fist bumps back) Thank you, Phantom! I really enjoyed making parts of this quote for the chapter!
Massager's log #10
Fleck: " Watch the baby!"
Tubby Nugget: " Lucky for them the villagers are gone."
Dodger: " Good God, almost nothing left!"
Fleck: " That's nomads for you, pack light so to travel faster. "
Dr Gangle: " Even with science I can never understand why we find pain funny. "
Mr Squelch: " You can't explain how things make you funny it just happens. "
Zatanna: " Yeah he does have a point, I doubt the girls will be able to find the tribesmen on their own. Manny doesn't even care and Sid has no idea anyway. "
Myself: " As dangerous as it is he needs to come with them."
General Supernova: " Keep your enemies closer."
Fleck: " Help you? Help the baby!"
Dr Gangle: " Oh my God, thank goodness he's old enough to support himself or that baby will be dead already."
General Supernova: " You put that baby down right now. "
Erik: " Hey I resent that! We have evolved to clean up after ourselves. "
General Supernova: " Because you're the one with the near possible thumbs. "
Everyone laughed at the joke
Fleck: " Haha, that's gold."
Tubby Nugget : " And I somehow knew I was going to like Sid."
Myself: " Surprisingly Rock soup tasted good, Mrs Pie made me some one day and it was delicious. I think she uses a salt rock."