Departure
The rest of the afternoon had been a torrent of activity for both Twilight and Applejack. Spike as well, since he not only had to try and pack his own bag, but he had to perform his usual duty of making sure Twilight didn't overpack in one of her frenzied attempts to be prepared for anything.
Owlowiscious flew to Fluttershy's on his own accord, offering Pee Wee a lift. Applejack had dropped Winona off herself sometime earlier, ensuing all pets would be cared for during the week away.
Twilight arrived at the farmhouse late afternoon, finding the Royal Chariot she had requested. Spike was behind her, muttering about the current arrangements.
“I still don’t get why I have to do this,” Spike said, in a tone that took great care in being as whiny as possible. “ I mean, it’s not like I’d burn down the library or anything.”
“I know, Spike, and honestly I think I’d be less worried about you if that was my biggest concern about leaving you alone. At least most kids would have partying as an excuse for that.”
“Wha?”
Twilight spun around and looked her young charge right in the eyes with the softest and most comforting expression she could manage, which after a decade of practice was a very effective one, one which always disarmed Spike’s defenses. “Spike, I’ve been thinking about you a lot over the past year, ever since… that birthday.”
Spike winced. As little as Twilight liked remembering that day, Spike liked remembering it even less.
“I’ve been thinking about your future, Spike, and at first, it was just how you’re going to grow up. But then I realized something, and it disturbed me much more.”
“What’s that?”
“That you spend a lot of your time working, so much that I don’t know you.”
“What are you talking about? Of course you know me, you know me better than anypony.”
“I know you love food, and Pee Wee, and me,” she said. “And I know you love working for me. But I’ve never seen you just have fun. You read a few books sometimes, but I’ve never seen you go out and play with any of the other kids. You’ve never had a hobby, or ever spent a day just having fun. The only time you did, you ended up as Applejack’s servant. You don’t know how to act like a foal.”
“I’m not a foal,” he said, looking away from her.
“You’re as good as,” she said, reaching out and stroking his head. She brought her hoof under him chin and made him look in her eyes. “At least to me you are. and I’m worried that you don’t know anything besides being my assistant. I want you to learn to be your own dragon. I don’t want you to be hanging off me forever…”
“Why? Am… am I doing something wrong?”
“Of course not, you’re a wonderful assistant, but I want you to be more than that. I want you to be happy, Spike, and I don’t want that to end when I’m…”
“Please don’t say it, please…”
“It’s going to happen, and I want you to carry on in spite of it. That’s why I want you to have your own life, to discover yourself. You’re a wonderful dragon, Spike, and I think it’s time you realize that. That’s why the Apples aren’t going to be giving you any chores. Your job is to play with Apple Bloom and her friends. By the time I get back, I want you to have a hobby, or some kind of activity that you can do for part of the day.”
“But what about being your assistant?”
“I’ll just have to get along without you sometimes. In fact, you’re forbidden from working so hard from now on. I want you to be able to have fun from now on.”
“But Twilight…”
“Listen Spike, you trust me, don’t you?”
“Of course I do!”
“And trust me when I say that I’m doing this because it’s best for you.”
Spike looked at her for a long time. Then, he took a deep breath, exhaled, and said, “Alright, I won’t do any chores, I promise.”
Twilight kissed him goodbye, causing him to make a big deal out of it, but as soon as he was sure the Apples weren't looking, he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Spike watched the chariot take off with Twilight and Applejack inside it. He had wanted to watch it until it had reached the castle visible on the mountain, but he found himself being pushed along by Apple Bloom long before that happened. “C’mon, Spike, we gotta git!”
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Granny Smith an’ Big Mac said that you ain’t supposed ta work, which means you get ta play. An’ that means you can help us with our new crusade.”
“Oh no!” he said, trying to run, but Apple Bloom clenched his tail in her teeth and pulled him on. “C’mon, we’re gunna be Cutie Mark Crusader Skateboarders today.”
Spike slowed down. “That doesn’t sound so bad...”
“Yeah! AJ says we’re not allowed in Ghastly Gorge, but Scoots reckons we can build some ramps that’d be just as good, an’ one o’ us can stand at the top and throw rocks down...”
Unfortunately, Spike didn’t escape her grasp.
Angel was fuming. Rainbow Dash had returned, and she was wearing a black dress she had commissioned from Rarity in a rush job. Ponies looked pretty disgusting to him, but Fluttershy blushed and had difficulty breathing. Grinning lecherously, Rainbow Dash took her hoof and kissed it, moving up her leg and ending at her cheek, then capturing her lips and sticking her tongue in.
Angel retched. He needed to stop this quick.
It was hard enough to get privacy in the cottage with the usual animals around, but when Fluttershy was petsitting it became near impossible. Owlowiscious in particular kept too close a watch on him, and adding in Winona's idiocy made his head hurt just thinking about it. But he finally found a place to plan in a small corner that even the mice didn't bother with.
Paper, nicked from Twilight's library, was spread around, his messy writing dotting them. He needed a plan, but nothing came to him. He couldn't ask the other animals, they all hated him as much as Fluttershy allowed hatred, which wasn't much but they still refused to help him.
<HIYA, ANGEL!>
Angel jumped three hooves before spinning around, seeing Winona wagging her tail and smiling, her tongue hanging out. <WHATCHA DOIN'?>
<Nothing,> he said, <get lost.>
<Why would I do that?> she asked without the slightest bit of sarcasm. <Getting lost is no fun. I got lost as a pup, but Mistress found me and it was okay! Mistress is great! And now she has a mate, so I get two mistresses...>
Angel placed his head in his paw. <They're not married. They're just two alcoholics. Now beat it!>
<Beat what?>
Angel pulled his ears. <Just go away!>
<You think we should?>
The new voice belonged to Owlowiscious, who perched right beside Angel and glared down at him. It didn't take much for an owl to look intimidating to a bunny. <What are you up to?>
<Whatever do you mean?>
<You're planning. That means trouble for us. And Miss Fluttershy.> He glared down at him. <You aren't upset that she's dating Miss Dash, are you?>
<I most certainly am...> Angel began, but Owlowiscious's glare silenced him.
<Hey, you're doing bad things,> Winona said, as if it was a great surprise. <You better not do that! I know Tank likes things right now, you better...>
<See the ball?>
Wynonna perked up, looking at Angel's empty paw, which was waving air. <Ball? You have the ball?>
Owlowiscious sighed. <Winona, I explained this. There is no ball.>
<Hey,> Wynonna said, <There never is a ball.> She turned her anxious smile into a glare. <You lied to me.>
<You're right,> Angel said, slumping his shoulders in shame. <I don't... because Owlowiscious took it.>
<What?>
That was all Owlowiscious had time to get out before Winona turned her anger on him. <You took my ball!>
<No, no, Winona, listen...>
<BAAAALLLL!>
Owlowiscious flew up and away, with Winona on his talons, yelling for the ball he didn't have.
<Losers,> Angel muttered. Still, the two of them and Tank could be trouble in the next few days. He had to be careful.
The flight was not a long one, so they did not have much of a chance to talk. They found themselves walking down the hallway toward the Princess’s quarters, almost not daring to speak.
Twilight felt her stomach flutter. Celestia had shown no anger in her letter, or even disapproval, but now that she was so close to her beloved mentor... she was scared. Scared of a lecture, scared of a disappointed look...
Deep breaths. She couldn’t lose it now.
Unfortunately, the downside of such a trick was that those around you knew when you were pulling it. Applejack noticed it, having become used to it since the little misadventure with the Equestria Games commissioner, and nuzzled her a bit on the side. "I'm sure th' Princess ain't mad, or disappointed."
"How do you know? I did something stupid! Oh, what if..."
"Relax," Applejack said, trying to mix firmness with a soothing tone, which thankfully she had experience with. "She's never been real mad at ya. 'Cept..." she looked like she had been stabbed in the heart. "...'Cept when she shouldn't 'ave been."
"Applejack..."
The doors they were passing swung open, interrupting the conversation with a loud bang. "Twilight Sparkle! Fair Applejack!"
Both ponies jumped. It was Princess Luna, not using her Royal Canterlot Voice but still sounding commanding, as she usually did. "I wish conference with you. Please enter my chambers ."
Twilight was frozen for a moment, debating whether these instructions overrode her teacher’s. Finally figuring there was no rush, she obeyed, and Applejack wasn't too far behind.
As the door slammed shut, Luna spoke. "I need your knowledge, Twilight. Please, will you answer my queries?"
"Of course," Twilight said, snapping to attention, her confidence replacing her worry. "Ask me anything. I will..."
She trailed off because she noticed the grin on Luna's face, which was so wide that it was splitting her face. She leaned down until she was eye level and said, in a sweet voice, "How well does the cowpony ride?"
Both Twilight and Applejack turned red as Luna fell onto her back, laughing hard all over again.
"H... how many ponies saw th' tape?" Applejack said with a hint of dread.
"Oh just..." Luna had to stop to let the last of her laughter drop off, "just me and my sister... and Blueblood."
"You showed Blueblood?" Twilight said. "He'll never let me live this down... but then again, nopony will."
"If you'll excuse us, Princess," Applejack said, moving toward the door.
"Hold up," Luna said. "I need one more thing. Twilight Sparkle, could you turn around please?"
Puzzled, Twilight obeyed.
Applejack looked at the scene, trying to piece it out... and then gave a start. Because she noticed the lusting stare.
Oh sweet Celestia...
"Thank you, Twilight," she said, a mischievous smile still on her face. "You can go now."
Still confused, Twilight left. Applejack followed, looking at the floor.
"Well, that was humiliating..." Twilight said, "and I don't know what Luna was doing. Did you notice anything, Applejack? ...Applejack?"
Oh sweet Celestia. Luna likes her? Sweet, sweet Celestia... how can I compete with that?
"Applejack?"
"Huh? Wha?" She looked at her wife. "Sorry Twi... distracted."
"I don't blame you," Twilight said. "Well, here we are."
Princess Celestia's chambers were being watched by two guards, one showing age and one who looked to be a new recruit.
"Good evening, Colonel Butterscotch."
The old timer grinned. He had been a guard since Twilight had been a young student, one who would have free access to her teacher quarters at all hours, even in the middle of the night when she had had a nightmare and needed her closest available parental figure to give her a wing to sleep under. He had a sneaking suspicion Celestia looked more fondly upon those unannounced slumber parties than Twilight did, having heard the filly giggle as she blew raspberries on her stomach, and Celestia's soft crooning lullabies.
"Hello Twilight." The old unicorn did the customary Changeling Check, an intrusive element in the old routine. Once her identity was confirmed, he began opening the chamber door.
"Whoa, whoa," the younger guard said. "We're just letting them in?"
"Rule number one, rookie, you never, ever, deny Twilight Sparkle access anywhere after you assure that it's her. All that accomplishes is getting the Princess angry, plus whatever Twilight did to you to make you move."
The door was opened now. "Thanks," Twilight said.
"Thank ya," Applejack nodded. She followed, and stopped suddenly when a strange tingling entered her mouth. It tasted... sweet. It was butterscotch.
Twilight turned to the older guard. "Still not missing a beat, are you?"
The old timer shrugged. "It just doesn't feel right unless I sneak you a sweet before dinner."
Twilight was giggling as she continued, and Applejack merely chewed her surprise gift. Entering the Princess chambers, she looked around, and was a bit surprised that she wasn't surprised. Celestia's room was one of simple elegance. It looked better than any part of her farmhouse, but it still looked like a room she'd be right at home in. The most fancy item was a large side room in view that contained bookcases of Celestia's private collection of books, and Applejack had a feeling it was only that big from a millennium of collecting.
"Princess," Twilight said.
Applejack perked up and turned to see Twilight running to nuzzle her mentor. And it replaced the book room as the most amazing thing Applejack saw.
Not because Twilight was being so informal. That surprise had come that first adventure, when their bows were contrasted with Twilight running up and nuzzling her. It was the fact that Celestia wasn't wearing her regalia.
She had only seen this once, after the infamous wedding when they all had to go apologize. The bridesmaids, Spike, and Celestia herself all marching to Twilight's chambers to beg forgiveness. But a retainer had joined them, to everypony's confusion except Celestia. Once outside Twilight's room, Celestia ordered a stop. Then she removed her crown and her other trappings and passed them along. Her servant had been scandalized, saying it wouldn't do to be seen like this. She merely barked that he best make sure they're not interrupted then.
They had all understood once the apologies began. When she was wearing that crown, she was a Princess. Without it, she was merely Celestia, a friend. That's what she wanted to be that evening. That night, she had been almost on her knees in tears, crying, while Twilight, feeling more embarrassed than anything, begged her to not feel guilty.
Here, however, she was relaxed and calm. Even with her size and her flowing mane, she seemed so approachable.
"It's good to see you, Twilight, and you too, Applejack." She motioned to two cushions in front of her, and both took their seats.
For a long time, the three just looked at each other. Finally, taking a deep breath, Celestia spoke. "Twilight... do you like bananas?"
"...What?"
"The royal kitchen got a surplus shipment," she explained, floating a bunch over, "and we're trying to use them all before they spoil."
"Oh. Sure," she said, taking a banana off the bunch.
"Applejack? I know you're an apple mare, but..."
"I ain't that obsessed with apples," she muttered, taking one after setting her hat off to the side.
"Good. Now then, I suppose we have a lot to talk about." She smiled. "I'm not upset with you, Twilight."
"You aren't?"
She shook her head. "Honestly, I'm a little relieved that you did this." That caused Twilight's eyes to practically pop out of her head, and Celestia suppressed a giggle. The last thing Twilight needed in this conversation was to think she was laughing at her.
"Yes. You see, in all those years you grew up under me, I never saw you ever have a night like this. I used to stay up late at night, worrying about the wild times that would happen once you hit you teenage years, and when they never happened, it actually worried me more."
"I don't understand..."
"It was the beginning of my realization that you were rejecting friendship. All you were for the longest time was my student. You never moved out from serving me to serve yourself, to find out more about yourself."
"That's..." Twilight began, but she stopped, her eyes widening at realization. Applejack laughed, having realized the same thing.
"That's just what she was lecturin' Spike on just fore we left," she grinned.
Celestia seemed interested. "Really? I suppose I should have kept a closer eye on him."
"No..." Twilight moaned, and it was enough to get Applejack to stop laughing. "It's my fault Spike's like that..."
"Twi... I think Spike's problems are too different from yours..."
"He looks up to me. He probably learned from me. Oh, Spike..."
"Mothers make mistakes," Celestia sighed. Applejack saw the gaze she was giving Twilight, and knew she was talking about herself. "Nopony has raised their child perfectly."
Twilight blushed. "I'm not a mother..."
"If you insist," Celestia said. "That's a topic for another day. Right now, let's return to the topic at hoof. And that's you."
She looked at her mentor. "You're actually glad I got drunk and nearly caused a scandal?"
"In a way. Believe me, you wouldn't be the first. I remember a hundred and fifty years after me and Luna took the throne. Oh that was a wild night... though that griffin was pretty cute."
Twilight looked at her and debated asking for details, but decided against it.
"I'm not encouraging wild nights like this," Celestia said. "Please don't think that. I want you to keep your hoof down. But for the most part, I'm glad you're finally getting out there. You merely made a mistake, you don't need to worry."
Twilight looked like she had been given a gift. Celestia reached over and nuzzled her.
"Thank you, Princess."
"You're welcome. Now then, I assume you'll want to go on your search as soon as possible?"
"Of course."
"And I won't stop you... for the most part. There is one thing I want you to promise me." She turned to Applejack. "Both of you."
"And what's that?" Applejack asked.
"If you suspect that the Changeling Queen is behind this, I want you not to make a move without first consulting me, Luna, or Blueblood."
Applejack blinked. "Blueblood?"
"Yes, he's the one we placed in charge of finding them."
"Wha? That jerk?"
"What are you talking about?" Twilight said. "Blueblood's a bit shallow, but..."
"Are you kiddin'? He insulted me at th' Gala, and he harassed Rare!"
"Really?" Twilight sounded confused, of course, but also a bit disturbed. "I think I'm going to need to have a talk with him before we leave."
"I'm afraid that won't be possible," Celestia said. "He's in a business meeting, and he cannot be disturbed."
"So finally, Rainbow Dash yelled, 'Okay! I get it! I won't leave you anywhere anymore! Now please, please let me take this off!'"
Blueblood laughed as loudly as he dared in this restaurant. "I must say, your friends sound... interesting. Perhaps I should visit Ponyville sometime..."
"Indeed," Rarity grinned, gulping down her drink. "This is delicious! I must say... it's making me dizzy."
"Yes..." Blueblood said. He stopped. He motioned for the waiter. "You've been bringing me nonalcoholic drinks, right?"
"...I've been bringing you your non-alcoholic drinks."
"...Please tell me you're joking."
"No. Everytime you say 'non-alcoholic', you don't want anypony to know you're drinking, so..."
"Have my drinks been... his non-alcoholic as well?"
"Yes. You said you wanted what he's having, so..."
"...We've been drinking these awfully fast, haven't- wait, wait... there it goes..."
"I truly don't want you entangled with them anyway. You've suffered enough to keep Equestria safe from this threat. You leave it to them."
"Princess..."
"It's not that I don't think you couldn't," she said, "but I don't think you should have to. You have your own concerns." She was looking at the rings.
"...Yes, Princess," she sighed.
"Now then, I assume you have a plan for your search?"
Applejack blinked as she realized she didn't know Twilight's plan either. "Hey, yeah. What're we goin' ta do, Twi?"
"We'll make a few visits," Twilight said. "We'll be going to Manehattan first. Trixie has a stage show there, and she's our first suspect. Next, the Griffin Embassy in Cloudsdale, where Gilda is staying."
"An embassy?"
"Yeah. Turns out she's a guard there."
"Yikes."
"Be careful there," Celestia said. "Remember the relations between our countries can be damaged if you're too rough."
"Of course. Next, Flim and Flam are doing 'investment ventures' in Vanhoover. After that... it's Discord or Chrysalis, and I have no clue what to do then."
"And what if none of 'em did it?" Applejack asked.
"Then... I don't know." She sounded like she suspected it would come to that. "I've brought enough books to study how to get the rings off.”
KEEP DREAMING
Applejack banged her ring. Celestia forgot herself and laughed.
Twilight's ears drooped. "I think I can get it off... I hope."
Celestia stopped and looked at her student. She lifted a wing, and Twilight rose underneath it, nuzzling against her. Then, she lifted her other wing and looked at Applejack.
The farmpony blushed when she recognized the invitation, but rose and moved forward all the same. She felt a little awkward at first, but when the wing closed over her and pinned her to Celestia side, she felt suddenly contented.
"I'm sure you'll both do fine. You've both saved Equestria many times. I've seen you grow and learn. You'll both do fine. I have faith in you."
Twilight nuzzled her teacher deeply, but Applejack just sat there, wondering if that "you" included her.
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As hilarious as always, and also quite sweet. I have the strange feeling Luna will pick up AJ's distressed dream tonight - where she dreams of Luna stealing Twilight away from her - and Luna has to hasten to assure AJ that she has no intention of trying to break up any romance the two develop for each other. Then, as AJ is breathing a sigh of relief, Luna informs her that she just wants in a time or two in the bedroom.
After AJ stops hyperventilating over being propositioned by a Princess, Luna tells her she should tell Twilight the truth. Even if Twilight doesn't - or can't - feel the same way about her, not addressing it will eventually destroy her inside.
And then it turns out Twilight made the rings herself, specifically designed to not release them until both have admitted to having real feelings for each other while sober. The reason they're so snarky is because she made them while drunk. The rings inform them of this when the enchantment starts to disengage itself...leading to Twilight trying to unlock her drunk-casting potential while sober.
How I would have reacted in their shoes:
But, hey, that's just me.
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That part on the rings? It makes ENTIRELY TOO MUCH Sense.
Great
It was only a matter of time before you used the deleted scene.
Here's a little bit of my headcanon you're welcome to use:
- Manehattan is divided into two sections; the upper class China, and the lower class Trough.
It might be worth making another editing pass to better integrate the Deleted Scene material. The caramel event has very little lead-up (Deleted mentioned the caramels before bringing them into play), and Luna's teasing similarly has little (if nothing else, her flair for drama would make her drag out the set-up more). ObEditing: "your cowpony" might be more polite than "the cowpony", especially since said cowpony is in the room.
That said, definitely still enjoying the fic. Applejack's reaction to Luna's actions was a very nice twist (she already considered herself unworthy of Twilight; now it's at the point where she might do something rash).
I look forward to future updates!
HA! LOVE Captain Butterscotch. Great concept for a guard!
I still say Cadance did it
Well... Luna... I like TwiLuna a lot but i'm still surprised to see it here after the emergence of the TwiJack.
Still, this story has been totally hilarious the whole way though (and especially this chapter with the Luna scene... for a princess she was being totally inappropriate and AJ's reaction to it was great!) I can't wait for next chapter
The Flutterdash was nice, it was different to see the whole of that part from Angels perspective. Even though he preparing to be a major pain in the butt.
Yay! I feel validated now.
I wonder what poor Colonel Butterscotch did to get demoted to Captain, though...
(I'm a little hazy on the details myself... something about a case of hard cider, the South Garden, and three thestral mares from the Night Guard... and... I think a Twister mat was involved somehow...)
...and there was a great Disturbance in the Force...
You might want to take another pass through the chapter, though; I spotted a few typos along the lines of:
Anyway -- I, too, am inclined to suspect that Twilight somehow did this to them while she was drunk. The rings' snarkiness seems entirely too close to Twilight's own snarky tendencies to be coincidental...
Luna, you naughty mare, you.
*sees first two sentences of description*
whelp, i'm not gettin' any work done tonight!
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Why would she do something like that?
Princess of Love aside, there is one being that has not yet been implicated in this story. One maniacal genius whose entire plan hinges on everything going exactly as it is, with the resources and cunning to put all of the pieces in play and make them dance like the puppets that they are.
THE AUTHOR!
Dun
DUN
DUN
But seriously, I can't wait to see the ten-car pileup at the end of this delightfully zany little tunnel of love you've built!
So pick up the pace already!
How far after "Squeezy" is this? Did the third season even start yet when this story was started?
I know I'm not the only one that feels sorry for Spike, but am I the only one that feels sorry for Angel?
Probably
Yay another update to this story.
An extra space before the (I)
~ Michael
Reading ravenously, but still taking note of errors.
"ensuing all pets" should say "ensuring."
There are several spots where opening quote marks are followed by spaces, which i shan't list. The Find function should, with attention, suffice.
"a millennia of collecting" Would Applejack correctly distinguish between one millennium and multiple millennia?
"a hundred and fifty years after me and Luna took the throne." I suspect Celestia would know to say "Luna and I" there.
Other than some slight repetition, that's really all that stood out.
Remade the Cover art for your story.
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Aw, don't worry AJ, TwiJack can perfectly compete with TwiLuna
Um, not sure if I should make a "They took my JOB !" or a "SQUIRREL !?" Joke
TwiJack? Cool!
TwiLuna? Awesome!
TwiLunaJack? YES YES YES YES!
I'm still suspecting the Princesses are involved in this. Basically, they know that they won't be able to stop Twilight from breaking the enchantment forever. However, all it needs is to last long enough.
I've got this strange feeling that the carnivorous pets will be having rabbit stew for dinner some time in the near future...
Oh, goodness gracious.
I shouldn't have read this at five in the morning - I probably woke up the entire neighborhood laughing.
What I love most about this story is that the side stories keep me entirely interested. I love what goes on on the sides, something that a few stories don't do so well. Also, it makes me even more interested on what's going to happen next every single chapter! I don't know many stories that make me even more interested every single chapter.
Well, I see you did what EquesTRON said to do, and that was to use what he wrote for an extra chapter, and integrate it into future chapters. Well done on that.
Also the 'Cowpony' part you took from his 'alternate' side story had made my sides go into space, so yet again, well done!
You couldn't resist, don't ya, DarthLink22?
Ok, Angel needs a kick in his ass. Little furry demon...
I will be happy with more Lunatroll. Why not? It's priceless. And Maybe that helps the two in her feelings
And if not, a TwiLunaJack will be AWESOME! XDDDDD
Priceless, the whole fic is priceless.
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I think Applejack should have bucked her in the face. Princess or not, Twilight is still her wife.
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Yes. Yes, you are.
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(Eee-yup! Hey, Macky -- same time this Saturday?)
(...)
(...)
(...Eeeyup.)
(...Ah really, really don't want to know, do Ah.)
(...Nnnnope.) (Nnnnope.)
(I don't get it...)
(Um... you wanna explain it to her this time, Applebloom?)
(Nnnope.)
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Why would anypony feel sorry for Angel? He's an abussive, unrepetant jerk-455, and spends part of his day abussing Flutters, and the other part planning on how to dominate her in their interactions. He's litterally the only pet I wish would be eaten by a timberwolf.
You know, this makes me want to see more stories where the pets talk or we can hear/read their thoughts.
Terrible joke, lol
Some remarks and corrections:
> ensuing all pets would be cared for
"ensuring"
>it was only that big from a millennia of collecting.
"millennia" is plural. If you say "a", it should be "millennium".
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On Twilight having made the rings... we've been saying that for several chapters if you read the comments
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Angel is a jerk, but he cares for Flutters quite a bit. He treats her like a doormat at times, but at others, he is there to support her. Angel says the only thing he has any type of control left is with Fluttershy. Personally, I think it's deeper than that. He already has to share her with the other animals (I believe he is her only official pet). Now, Rainbow shows up and is taking Fluttershy's attention (as well as lock him up in a cage, which Rainbow had no right to do.) Fluttershy and Angel need to get on the same page. If not, you think Angel is a bastard now...
Shouldn't the other Apples be able to take care of Winona while Applejack is away?
I'm so fond of the idea that Twilight has acquaintances among the Guard and that the more senior members take special care to look after her. They almost certainly watched her grow up, after all, and know how important she is to Celestia, to their Captain, and to Equestria as a whole.
So, Blueblood is in a business meeting that more or less consists of getting drunk with Rarity? She may yet end up with her Prince, even if he hasn't quite turned out as she originally imagined. I'm also fairly fond of that idea that, selfish git or not, Blueblood has a day job in the government that he takes completely seriously.
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When has he ever supported her? I have never seen him in canon or in fics be supporting. He's jealous, petty, and I can't see him behaving unless he's dealing with an entity that has shown him that they are dominant. Even then he has outburst where he just doesn't care when things don't go his way.
As for the jealous angle. If he wasn't such a jerk wad, and spent most of his days trying to show that he's the dominant one in the household. If he was slightly more nicer he'd have more sympathy with the other animals and the readers. And putting him in a cage was deserved. I mean any animal that attacks a species that owns pets and shows signs of continued aggression usually gets worse IRL treatment. Being put in a cage is a kind way of showing him whose boss and that being assaulted won't be tolerated.
Frell, Flutters is 9/10ths Druid. She can talk to animals, and understand them a majority of the time. Angel needs to just talk about his insecurities and Flutters would try to ease things in. As is. Everypony and animal are just seeing Angel being abusive, and trying to get rid of a pony that is not bowing to his dominance. And that's why most people are basically saying "*Expelitive* him!"
3509029 fuck angel. He's a selfish dick.
3511467 "Hurricane Fluttershy" and "Ponyville Confidential" come to mind. Angel was quite supportive of Fluttershy in those episodes. Now, I know in "Putting Your Hoof Down," Angel was an ass. Now, in what episodes other than that was Angel an ass to Fluttershy?
Right now, Angel Bunny is pissed. I would be too, if someone locked me up in a cage. The only thing clearly on his mind is getting Rainbow Dash out of his life. He is not going to think that he needs to just sit Fluttershy down and discuss what's up. Especially, with Rainbow Dash always around. As for Fluttershy, she is too busy right now to notice and/or think about Angel's feelings.
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I need to watch those two episodes since I don't remember him being supportive in those. And In the DragonShy episode he gets aggressive towards her to get her attention and when she doesn't get the hint. But with all the fics I've seen him in, and all the episodes I can remember he's a D-nozzle. And I thought those nice bunnies were the bunnies that she has litteral swarms of that aren't Angel.
But anyways. We can at the moment to agree to dissagree. Mostly because I'm of the Angel is a bratty D-nozzle. And needs to take a chill pill / obedience training camp. Although this debate is somewhat interesting.
3511640 That's what's great about fan fiction. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Let's just await the next chapter and see what happens.
under her chin ;)
The pets were absolutely beautiful. I want, like, an entire story of them written like that.
I know this is just a guess but im starting to think the Twlight herself is the one who put the rings on both herself and applejack. when she was drunk of course. i could be wrong but thats my guess
This story already needs a sequel ... the epic showdown between Angel Bunny and Blueblood to see which of them can be the bigger jerkfaced meanie-pants.
I was very surprised with this chapter. This chapter was very well thought out and u enjoyed staying on the main story for a while. Angel is a complete jerk though and great job giving personalities to the animals themselves. Keep up the good work and hope to see a new chapter soon
3509681 Darth, you MUST use this.