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The Undermining Project - treetoptrooper



Undermining some couples that are underrated

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A Meteor Shower (Twilight x Comet Tail)

Here's a visual of Comet Tail for you. He is NOT an OC, just a background pony.

"For crying out loud Medley! Where'd you put my Astronomy In Under 5000 Pages?"

"Ugh, you never listen to me Comet! I haven't touched your retarded space-y books and I never will, why don't you get that?"

"I'll start getting that when they stop disappearing every time you set hoof inside my house!"

"That's not true!"

"Yes it is!"

"No it isn't!"

"It is so!"

Comet Tail sighed and slumped down among the mess of books that was once his bedroom, turquoise grey mane an absolute mess. Both thin novels and thick star-guides were strewn about as though a chimera had just charged through a library. Right now he was wishing that all younger siblings were wiped off the face of the planet, including his little sister Medley. Unlike himself, who was brainy and bookish, Medley was active and athletic. He was a unicorn, she was a pegasus. He was just another pony, she was popular. Some days he wondered if she had been born into the wrong family - of course, it could have just as easily been vice versa. His mother was a chemical scientist, while his father was in the Wonderbolts. This evened it out pretty well, but didn't even out Comet's feeling for Medley. Her house was currently getting renovations done and she had to live with him for a few weeks before she could go back home and end the torture.

"Are you sure you don't know where it is?" Comet shouted downstairs.

The response came after a deep sigh. "Yeah, I am absolutely sure that I didn't touch your nerdy junk!"

"It isn't junk!"

"Yeah it is! It's just as junky as Derpy Hooves' eyes are!"

Comet had to fight to contain his fury at this point. "That's no way to talk about somepony! And her name's Ditzy Doo, you know that!"

“Derpy, Ditzy, what’s the difference! She doesn’t seem to care if anyone calls her that.”

“Don’t forget that she doesn’t seem to care about a lot of things, Medley.”

Besides their differences in interests, they also had various differences in personality: Comet was kind and subdued, while Medley was harsh and out-going.

"I guess I'll have to go over to the library then..." Comet said to himself and stood up to go downstairs.

He trotted down to see his sister spread out on his couch with one leg up over the backrest, a cheesy-looking sports magazine held in her hooves. He knew that she wasn’t really interested in the sports or for the reading factor, but really in the stallions that played them.

"I'm going to the library to see if they have a copy of that book I needed, okay?" he stated as he walked past her.

Just as he opened the door Medley spoke up. "You aren't just going to see that nerd Twilight Sparkle again, are you? You know, your huge crush? The mare you’ve had your eye on pretty much since she moved here? You shouldn’t even try to hide it, I already know."

Although tempted to swing around and clobber Medley off of the couch and onto the floor, Comet turned to her and gave her a scolding look as his cheeks became red, contrasting strangely with his golden-yellow coat of hair. "No, I'm going to get that book. There's supposed to be a meteor shower tonight and I want to know where everything is going to be in the sky so that I can find a good place to go."

"I'm sure that's it. Why don't you just ask her out already? I can totally tell she's into you to, you know that?"

Comet froze as he was just about to head out. "W-what? You’re kidding!"

Medley giggled and sat up from her seat to speak. "You're too gullible, Commy. To be honest I’m not sure if she does or not, but she might. Just go flirt with Twilight already, your dorkiness is suffocating me." She began to hold her breath for effect.

"Keep up the good work on holding that, two hours and you'll be feeling like you're in heaven," he sneered and left, slamming the door behind him.

------

The door to the library swung open and Twilight's head shot up at full attention. She hadn't had a visitor in a while, and she was getting worried that athletics were drowning out the little intelligence left in Ponyville. Much to her relief the familiar face of Comet Tail stepped in. He was one of the only ponies in Ponyville who did any serious stargazing besides her and sometimes Rarity. Besides this he was a pretty handsome guy - well, at least in her opinion he was. Some of her friends may have wished he were more buff or skinnier or maybe even a bit less nerdy. She thought he was perfectly fine and enjoyed his presence more than the presence of the few other stallions of Ponyville. However, she did notice one small thing was different about him: his greyish-blue mane was slightly frazzled as though he was tensed up.

"Hey there Comet Tail! Here to find another astronomy book?" she asked and walked over to meet him.

Twilight noticed he paused and blinked a few times before speaking, as if he was suddenly just getting a grip on reality. "Yes, actually. I think I can find it on my own though, Miss Sparkle."

She humbly nodded and watched him go into the A's section. “Please call me Twilight, Comet.”

After a bit of searching he pulled out a relatively thick book and plopped it down onto a table, beginning to inspect it. His eyebrows furrowed and he couldn't help but stick his tongue out of his mouth as he looked through the pages of the old book. Twilight noticed him flipping to the meteors section, a moment that jogged her memory.

"So, you gonna go see the meteor shower next week? I’ve heard it’s supposed to be the biggest one for a while," she asked him.

He stopped in mid-page turn and looked at her. "Yeah, I was. You going too?"

Twilight nodded, an action that made Comet's eyes light up with a familiar understanding. "Yep, but I don't know anywhere good to go. The place that I usually visit for meteor showers is over by the outskirts, but Ponyville's expanded too much since the last one and the light-pollution there is too intense," she explained.

The look on Comet's face seemed to brighten up even more. "I know the perfect place, I always go to it for some good stargazing! It's kinda out of town, but that's okay. These legs were made for walking, and that's what they're gonna have to do once in their life. Do you wanna come with me?"

"Sure thing, that sounds like a lot of fun! Where is it?"

"It's on a hill that's a little bit past Sweet Apple Acres. The rest of it is kinda foggy, but I'll remember once we get there," Comet seemed so exhilarated that he was nearly floating off of the ground, somewhat akin to how Pinkie Pie was every day.

"Wow, you sure seem excited about this," Twilight commented. He looked a bit funny when he was so happy and bouncy like this, but it was mainly because of his wild mane.

"Oh sure I'm excited! I hardly ever get the chance to watch stars with another pony, you know, No pony around here is into that kind of stuff unless it involves a fancy dinner before-hoof and a cheesy, passionate kiss afterwards," he replied and quit his fevered movements.

Both unicorns laughed at the last part, mainly because they both knew exactly what he was talking about.

"Well, when should we meet up? And where?" Twilight asked.

"You're overthinking this a bit, Twilight. We can discuss that later on in the week, okay?"

Twilight bit her lip and leaned in towards Comet. "Can we please talk about this right now? I'm hyped myself."

Her charm seemed to work on him, and he gave in. "Okay, fine… how about around eight? Meet at my place? I would go earlier and have a chance to get a bite to eat, but considering what we just talked about..." he trailed off and smiled uneasily.

"Yeah..." Twilight responded sheepishly, slightly disappointed that their bright and bubbly conversation had just gone on a one-way trip to awkward city.

Comet's bookish and nerdy demeanor returned and he closed the book in front of him. "W-well, I guess I'd better get going. See you at eight then." Without further adieu the two said farewell and Comet exited the library.

"Comet Tail!" Twilight called after him.

He quickly trotted back to the open door. "Yeah Twilight?"

"You forgot your book."

"My book? What book?” After a second he face hooved and burst into nervous laughter. “Right, my book! How silly of me!" Comet quickly snatched up the book and dashed back out to avoid any other awkward moments, a cheeky grin on his face as he left again. He forgot to close the door behind him, but Twilight couldn't really care. She simply watched him walk off into the depths of Ponyville as she close shut the door. She felt like she had to watch him go.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Twilight noticed Spike approaching her. "Who was that?" he asked.

"Just a friend," she answered and nodded at her assistant.

Spike snorted, creating a small cloud of black smoke. "As if. He was totally into you, couldn't you tell?" the baby dragon chuckled.

At the statement a blush came over Twilight's face and she turned away from Spike. "H-he was?"

"Totally. If anyone can sense a crush hanging on the air, it's me."

"I had no idea. Now I feel like such a dummy..."

At first Spike was confused. "Why is that, Twilight - " but soon he got it, and Twilight's dragon friend laughed heartily and rubbed his claws together. "Have you got something for him too?"

The blush on Twilight's cheeks brightened and she whipped around to him. "Spike! Go do something else!"

"Like what?"

"Organize books!"

"Already done."

"Dust the shelves!"

"Done."

"Clean the windows!"

"Finito."

"Feed Owloysius!"

"D-O-N-E."

"Ask Rarity out on a super-romantic date!"

"Done that - " upon realizing he had been tricked the dragon growled and marched back upstairs.

Now that he was gone, Twilight let out a deep sigh and sat down on a chair to think deeper about Comet. Had she just been asked out? Of course, if she had been, she was absolutely fine with that. Comet was kind, good-looking, smart, shared interests with her – what more could she ask of him?

Maybe less dorky around mares.

So there was room for improvement.

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At the sound of the front door closing shut Medley leapt from her position to go see her brother's return, seeing a sight that she didn't expect: Comet humming and grinning with a goofy smile as he trotted into the living room, a slight spring in his step.

"Did you ask her out or something?" she immediately asked.

Comet blinked and turned to her as if he had just acknowledged her existence. "Nope, but something almost as good - I'm going with her to watch the meteor shower next week! Alone!"

Medley patted him on the back in congratulation. "Smooth move, Commy. To be honest, I'm surprised you could pull it off and really hope that you manage to actually hook up with her after this."

"Why is that?"

"I can't stand to watch you fantasizing about her all day, so it'd be nice if you realized your dream for once."

Comet smirked at her comment. "I'm glad to know you worry about me so much, Medley. And I'm not a total failure, I had a fillyfriend just a couple years ago, remember? It was Lyra Heartstrings."

"Didn't she go fillyfooler soon after you two broke up or something?"

"No! Well, yes... but Blues dated her in between! It was him who did it, if anything."

"Are you suggesting my coltfriend did that to her?"

"You're dating Blues now?"

"Get your head in the game, Comet! I've been dating him for, like, a whole month now."

"I hope you don't go fillyfooler too."

"Is there something wrong with fillyfoolers?"

"Sorta. I've given you this speech more times than Ditzy Doo has screwed up a delivery, Medley."

"Alright, alright, I get it. Don't get your mane in a tangle."

He was about to go upstairs when Medley stopped him for one more comment. “Isn't that ironic? Your mane already is in a tangle. Comb it before you do anything else, okay?"

Comet rolled his eyes before continuing his way upstairs. The sassy mood of Medley wore off and the cheerful one of Twilight reentered, bringing his spirits back up and plastering an uncontrollable smile on his face.

------

Over the course of the next few days Comet dropped in by the library more and more often to discuss astronomy and the stars with Twilight over a book, some days even heading out to the local cafe for a drink. They had much more in common than they had previously let on in the past and were finally getting to really know each other. However, despite this they always remained slightly distant from each other. Ever since Spike had even mentioned the possibility of Comet having romantic interests in her, Twilight had been a bit more nervous than usual when around him. It was the same way with Comet, but rather he didn't want to make a fool out of himself in front of her. Both had felt the anticipation growing as the days went by and couldn't stop thinking about each other, wondering if they had a common view of one another or not. When the day finally came both unicorns were almost falling apart with the pressure that was building up to their little outing – Comet out of anticipation for spending time with his crush, Twilight for finding out if he really was interested in her or not.

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Twilight dreamily stared out a window with a stack of books in her magical grasp, her thoughts drifting away from labor and back to a familiar yellow stallion. She could hardly do anything but wonder about him and his feelings for her, unable to do any serious hard work around the library. It seemed as though her small assistant had noticed, and was now approaching her on it.

“What’s up Twilight? You seem pretty out of it today,” Spike asked.

Twilight let out a sigh and turned to him. “Sorry Spike, it’s just that… I was thinking about what you said about Comet. Do you think that he really…?” she trailed off at the end.

“Couldn’t be more sure. Like I said, I’m the master of crushes around here,” he laughed.

“I hope not.”

“Why? Is he not your type? Not good-looking enough?”

“No Spike, I just hope I haven’t been ignorant towards him for all these years and that your intuition is wrong.”

“Ah, I see. You’re feeling bad for having not realized his crush until now?”

“I guess you could put it that way.”

Twilight looked back out the window to see the sun setting. Soon it would be dark enough for stargazing, and for meteor showers.

“What time is it?”

“Just about time for you to go meet up with Comet.”

“And that is?”

Spike sighed. “7:54. I don’t see why you’re so anal about this, Twilight.”

“Well, I don’t want to keep him waiting, that’s all.”

“I hope you aren’t lying to me.”

“I’m not!”

To avoid any more confrontation about the subject Twilight quickly slipped on her saddlebags filled with some of her favorite astronomy books. “I’m heading out. Remember to close down the library soon, alright Spike?”

“Yeah yeah, now go get your coltfriend already.”

“He’s not my coltfriend! He’s a friend and he’s a colt, but he’s not my coltfriend!”

“Whatever you say, Twilight.”

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Knock-knock-knock!

The turbulence created when Comet galloped towards the door sent Medley flying off her seat on the couch and onto the floor. Despite carrying a collection of books on his back, Comet still moved extraordinarily fast.

When he opened the door he was greeted by the lavender unicorn that he had expected to see. “Hey Comet, you ready to go?” she asked.

He nodded vigorously and quickly stepped out into the crisp evening air. “I’m leaving, Medley!”

“Alright Commy, don’t blow anything up! Knowing you two anything is possible.”

Both unicorns blushed at the statement and left without further interruptions. At first they were quiet, but the silence was unsettling and Comet had to say something.

“So how’ve you been lately?” he asked.

“Hm?” Twilight looked up from the ground as though he had broken her train of thought.

Comet blushed, but couldn’t help it. Her purple eyes staring at him melted his heart. “I see you haven’t had any antics recently with the other five ponies you usually hang out with.”

“Oh no, not really. Things have been pretty subdued ever since the whole Mare Do-Well scandal. I hope nothing else too crazy happens soon, because after a bit of this kind of excitement you need some good time to rest.”

“I hear you on that, even if I don’t go battle ancient evil or have magical powers inside of me.”

Once the pair exited the town’s outskirts they became silent again, but it was mainly for some peace and quiet. The subdued sound of crickets in the distance and the soft glow Luna’s moon rising behind them made the entire scene feel somewhat unearthly and magical, a feeling that both ponies wanted to cherish with their thoughts to themselves. They didn`t speak to each other again until they reached the destination that Comet had spoken of.

“So up on that hill then?” Twilight spoke up, breaking the silence.

Comet slowly nodded, still slightly affected by the quiet and serene atmosphere around them. He felt at peace in his soul, and hoped inside that Twilight shared his feelings for the night.

Comet had always looked up to Princess Luna, and this was one of the reasons why. When it was her turn to take the light the stars came out for all to see, unblocked by Princess Celestia’s beaming sun. Insects came out to play their little symphonies and all was peaceful and quiet. The night was also usually slightly chilly, a nice change from the heat of the summer days. He could hardly understand why Luna wouldn’t be proud of such a creation.

As if on cue he noticed a streak of light fire across the night sky and through the stars. “I think it’s starting.”

Twilight didn’t need to be told anymore and ran up the side of the hill to get into a better position. Comet found himself watching her go up, brilliant purple mane and tail waving as she moved. In front of her was a dark sky full of stars, a beam of light occasionally shooting across it and lighting up the area. Watching her gallop up towards the bright night portrait in front of him was truly mesmerizing to see. He had fallen into a trance and stood with his mouth ajar for a while before his thoughts were interrupted.

“Hey Comet, you coming or what?” Twilight called down to him.

He nodded and ran up to meet her at the top of the hill. On the way he wondered to himself how she could have possibly gone up the slope so quickly with such a small body and so many books in her saddlebags, but then remembered how she had gone on so many adventures in her time and shook it off.

“Wow, this place is perfect, Comet! I can’t believe I’ve never been here before!” Twilight exclaimed in awe as she placed her luggage onto the cool grass.

Comet smiled at her compliment and placed his books down beside hers. “Yeah, my mom used to take me here to stargaze when I was just a foal.”

“Was she nice?” Twilight asked as she sat down.

“Who?” Comet replied, sitting down beside her. Being so close to his crush was making him kind of dopey.

She giggled. “Your mother, silly.”

The golden stallion blushed and turned away from her. That giggle was like music to his ears. “Y-yeah, she was great. She’s gone to be a chemist in Canterlot and I haven’t seen her in a while. My dad’s a jock though. He’s a Wonderbolt, actually.”

“That must be pretty cool. I’m sure Rainbow Dash would love to hear all about him.”

“I’m sure she would…”

The meteor shower soon kicked in fully and strings of light darted to and fro across the night sky every now and then. The pair was silent as they watched the scene in awe, quietly staring up into the fantastic sights.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” Twilight asked without even turning away. Comet looked at her to see the reflections of the meteors flashing in her vibrant magenta eyes, albeit not many. “Yeah, it really is.” He had fallen into another trance, more attracted by Twilight’s face than the reason he had gone out in the first place.

“It’s one of those things that make you wonder why Equestria was made to be so wonderful and amazing as it is instead of a barren wasteland with no sky. I know it’s because of the Princesses, but still – you wonder why they would even come here and not to another world or dimension. Why to this humble little land?” Twilight went on.

“Yeah…” Comet could barely form sentences anymore. She shared basically the same thoughts that he had.

She took him by surprise when she turned to look at him, meeting his glance. “I’m glad I came out here with you, Comet.”

An uncontrollable grin came onto his face and he tried to hide it. “T-thanks, I’m glad you could come out too.”

Twilight crooked her head and tried to crane her neck around to see his face. “Comet? You seem pretty different tonight. Is there something that I don’t know going on?”

The stallion turned back to her and found her face much closer than it had been when he had looked away. “Yes, Twilight, I really want to tell you something – of course, you’ve probably already realized it.”

She seemed to recognize what he meant and slowly nodded.

“I’ve got a huge crush on…” he was cut off by a lavender hoof gingerly covering his mouth.

“You don’t have to say it Comet, I already know,” Twilight sighed.

Comet’s ears flopped down in disappointment. “I need to let you know that this whole meteor shower thing wasn’t just me trying to get closer to you. I actually wanted to go see this with somepony else, and you happened to be my lucky number.”

“Alright, Comet. I’m perfectly fine with that, because recently I’ve been thinking the same thing,” she smiled when she saw his ears perk back up again. “I’ve realized that we have so much in common, yet we fail to socialize enough. If we tried we could really get together, is what I thought. When you came to the library a while ago I tried to be more social with you so that we could get to know each other, but that’s the day when I finally found out that you had a thing for me too.”

Comet felt her warm hoof reach around him and rest on his neck. “Do you really mean it?” he asked her.

“Yes, Comet Tail. I really do.”

Using the arm she had placed on his shoulder she pulled his head down to her level and brought her lips to his, slightly shocking him at first. After a second Comet went along with it and wrapped his hooves around her waist, pulling her tighter to his own body. It was definitely one of the best kisses he had ever had – not that he had kissed many ponies like this at all, only a few. Eventually Comet began to lean in on Twilight, laying her down on her back in the grass. His feral instincts were slowly taking over.

Then lavender pony pulled away to speak. “Don’t, Comet…”

“Don’t what?” he asked.

“Don’t… do anything that we’ll regret, alright?”

Comet got her drift. “Ah, right.”

Although it was hard to resist going further, he released her and sat back up. The pair went back up as though nothing had happened, but this time Twilight rested her head on Comet’s shoulder. She was warm and her mane smelled something like springtime, so he was okay with it. For a while they sat in perfect silence on the hill, gazing up at the sky to see a streak of light shoot across the horizon every few seconds. Comet knew now that he wanted to be with Twilight forever – this crush had become much more since that first kiss.

For the remainder of the night the pair had on and off conversation; some times talking over one of the books they brought with them, others sitting in silence and watching the meteor shower. However, they could not resist each other’s company and would share a light-hearted kiss or nuzzle every now and then. All in all the night was wonderful, despite not involving a fancy dinner or any “funny stuff” as Twilight put it. They conversed deep into the night, and soon they felt overcome by fatigue.

“Hey Comet, I don’t think we’ve looked at this one yet,” Twilight said over her shoulder. When there came no response she whirled around to see her friend had fallen asleep – or at least was falling asleep - on the grass. She sighed in content and walked over to him.

“You look so peaceful when you sleep, you know that?” she whispered.

The golden unicorn shifted slightly and his eyes slowly opened. “Now I do…” he replied. “Come over here.”

Twilight smiled and lay down beside him. “Get some sleep, will ya? We’ll head back home in the morning,” he continued.

“I hope Spike’s alright,” she said and lightly snuggled underneath his arm. The night was somewhat cold, but their bodies helped to warm each other up.

Comet chuckled to himself. “I bet Medley thinks I’m at your house giving you the old oomph.”

Twilight laughed out loud at his statement, mainly because it was probably true. Their speaking from then on was limited, only small quips and good nights. Twilight was the first to fall asleep, her chest slowly falling and rising in unison with her breathing. Before Comet fell asleep he managed to take a good look at her, finally seeing her for all she was worth. When she slept she seemed even prettier than when awake, a fact that Comet decided to note down.

“Love ya, Twilight.”

They slept.