B8. The Neighsayers
A few weeks into my new job as Prince passed and finally the elation had faded. Life returned to normal and I was able to get stuck into the duties that I had been assigned, which mostly involved overseeing trade disputes. With another meeting over I made a mental note to relax in order to reduce the chances of me throttling the next gryphon I saw.
As I left the meeting room my guards started to follow me but I dismissed them, saying that I would be fine on my own as I was just going for a walk around the castle grounds with Twilight. They nodded in affirmation and went back to the barracks.
Walking along the corridor I caught sight of Twilight leaving another room with Celestia close behind. I walked up to the two, both of them acknowledging my presence with a nod, and waited for them to finish talking.
"That'll be all for today, Twilight," Celestia said, "and don't worry about you-know-who. I'll have a word with him if and when I find out where he is."
"Thank you, Pri—," Twilight cut herself off, "Celestia. I'm sorry I had to bother you with this. It just seems so trivial."
"Nonsense," Celestia scoffed, "you are a Princess now, Twilight, and that's not going to change. But as I said, I will have a word with the stubborn mule when I get a moment."
"Thank you, Celestia," Twilight replied, "I appreciate your help."
Celestia nodded and went back into the room. I draped an arm around Twilight's neck as she ruffled her wings.
"Something wrong, Twi?" I asked, "And please don't say there isn't, because I can tell from your conversation with Celestia that there is. Is somepony giving you grief?"
"It is nothing," Twilight replied as she leaned into me, "other than somepony who doesn't like the fact you and I are royalty now."
"Oh," I said as we both started walking, "I see. But why does Celestia have to get involved? Surely this is a matter for the guards and not somepony of her stature?"
"Well," Twilight said hesitantly, "I had to tell her because the pony in question... is her nephew."
"Seriously?" I spluttered, "Wow, that's... I don't know what to say."
"You can start," a voice spat, "by saying you will give up your positions as Prince and Princess and go back to Ponyville."
Twilight groaned as we both stopped walking and turned around. We were greeted by the sight of a unicorn stallion sneering at us with open contempt. He was white with a flowing light amber mane and tail. His cutie mark appeared to be a star of some kind.
"I'm sorry," I said, "but could you say that again? I thought for a minute there that you were disrespecting my wife and I."
"Be silent, ape." the stallion replied, "Equestria has indeed sunk to a new low appointing you as a Prince. I know the story of your kind. You seek to achieve what your primitive ancestors could not, and conquer Equestria in your own name."
"Not this again, Blueblood." Twilight groaned, "Why don't you take yourself away and go find some actual conclusive evidence before you accuse Geo of something like that?"
"The evidence," Blueblood snarled, "is in front of me. He is a human, and humans tried to destroy Equestria all those years ago. I know of the portal he used to get here and how it functions. What's stopping him reaching out to his kind back where he comes from and asking them to bring their army back?"
"My my," I said sarcastically, "you've certainly done your homework like a good little colt. But can I just say that I am nothing like the humans of Old Equestria? You can relax, Blueblood, because I'm not planning anything nefarious... and neither is John."
"And what of the third human?" Blueblood said, "Lieutenant Sorou? My sources tell me that he hasn't been seen for a while."
"Ace is going through a rough patch in his marriage," Twilight countered, "so it's only natural that he would want some time alone to think about things."
"Or he's plotting something." Blueblood snapped, "You never can tell with humans. They are devious individuals."
I sighed.
"Look, Bluey," I snarled, "you are starting to wear down what little patience I had left after talking to those gryphons. So why don't you take your well-groomed prejudices and get the fuck out of my sight before I say something I might regret?"
Blueblood's eyes widened in shock.
"How dare you address me in such a manner!" he roared, "And you are also threatening me as well! I knew you'd revert back to your primitive ways eventually, human. You may not be related to the humans of Old Equestria, but your species is still untrustworthy. Mark my words, Equestrians everywhere will soon see you for what you really are and when they do... you will have nothing but the moon for company."
"And until that time comes," I replied with narrowed eyes, "I am still going to serve Equestria and its citizens, while you get out of my face and do some preening, or whatever is you actually do."
Blueblood stomped a hoof into the ground and snorted before turning around and walking away with his nose up. I cursed under my breath and turned to look at Twilight.
"You know that I'm not bad, right?" I asked, "You know more than anypony else what I'm like."
Twilight nodded and wrapped a wing around me, pulling me to her side. I returned the gesture by wrapping my arms around her neck and looking into her eyes.
"I know that you are a sweet, caring man," she cooed, "who will do anything he can to help Equestria. But always remember that the vast majority of Equestrians support us, and that ponies like Blueblood are thin on the ground."
I smiled broadly and leaned in for a kiss. Twilight giggled and prepared to meet me halfway when a cough cut through the air.
"I'm sorry," another voice said, "but are we interrupting?"
Twilight and I both groaned and looked towards the source of this latest interruption. Two earth pony stallions looked back at us with sneers on their faces. I recognised them both from Ponyville — Filthy Rich and Sterling Silver, the towns two richest stallions.
"Gentlecolts," I said politely, "is there something we can do for you this fine day, or is this merely a social visit?"
"Neither." Filthy replied, "We just wanted to let you know that we don't appreciate how you two noponies have got it made simply because Twilight is Celestia's student. Sterling and I worked our flanks off to get what we've got, whereas you two get everything you ever wanted overnight. It's just not right."
"Awww," I put on a fake pout, "it sounds to me like somepony is jealous of our new-found status."
"Yes," Sterling said sarcastically, "we are jealous of the librarian and her pet ape getting the world on a silver platter simply because Celestia cast a spell and made it so. At least we understand how important it is to work for what we've got."
"So you don't think that we work?" Twilight snapped suddenly, "Contrary to what you believe, we don't have 'the world on a silver platter'. Each of us only asked for half of the standard royal stipend, and even then that money goes towards helping Ponyville and other towns across Equestria. We also have to work for our money — Celestia is teaching me new spells while Geo meets with ambassadors and dignitaries from across the world."
She stomped a hoof into the ground and flared her wings angrily.
"So don't you dare stand there and assume that we don't work." she growled, "Make sure you know the facts before you open your mouths next time."
Filthy and Sterling backed away cautiously before turning tail and galloping down the corridor. Twilight snorted and folded her wings back to her sides before bursting into laughter, followed closely by me. We laughed for a good minute before composing ourselves.
"That was brilliant, Twi." I said, "You really took those idiots down a peg and put them in their place."
She giggled and wiped her eye with a forehoof.
"I know," she said, "but I had every right to. I'm tired of ponies always assuming things before they know the full story."
"Hopefully they've learned their lesson," I replied, "and will take your advice to heart the next time they feel like having a go."
"Yes," Twilight sighed, "hopefully. But enough about them, I believe you and I were in the middle of something before they arrived?"
I tapped my chin in thought for a moment before I grinned and took Twilight into my arms again, to which she responded by draping her wings around me again. We both leaned in for a kiss and this time there was no interruption as our lips met. Several seconds later we separated and smiled.
"Come on," I said, "let's get the kids and go to the park."
Twilight nodded and the two of us started walking back to our room, confident that the neighsayers had been silenced.
At least for now.
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Blueblood Seeker is on the way. You may wish to be about.......a thousand miles away when it hits. I think.
Not sure what the range is on a twenty megaton warhead........
And feature box again! Congrats!
Congrats on the Feature Box Update section! I hope one of my fanfics can get there one of these days... Anyways, this looks a bit interesting, but I can't very well start at part six, now can I? X3 Might look into it once I get back home from work.
hey make a chapter where Twilights kids get picked on by diamond and then diamond gets sent to the moon for a day as timeout... by luna after she sees them picking on them.. or you can see her picking on anyone just as long as it includes luna and Diamond going to teh moon.. better yet Tia or Luna works.
Did somepony say "neighsayers?"
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I suspect that the story table in the database has a flag for whether or not a story has been featured once, and fills the last three slots of the feature box with the three most recently updated stories that have the "Featured Once" flag set.
here's an idea: Geo having an awkward (but hilarious) social visit with Vinyl Scratch.
that would be hilarious
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Roger that, moving to optimal safe distance.
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Thanks!
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I've added it to my notes. Expect it soon, and expect it to be random as all hell.
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I'll see what I can do.
2447693 UKSC Princess Luna is on approach, bombing run route locked.
We are five, repeat five to target.......
2447693 Random is fine by me I just hate Diamond with more passion than any villain up to date. Nightmare moon well she at least looked cool. Discord he is just chaotic. Crysalis was hungry can't fault her for starving. Sombra well he was a bit bad so he was up there BUT
Diamond and Blueblood tops my hated charts of all time. With blueblood a little lower because you only see him once. Diamond though keeps coming back.
And I've finally caught up on all these chapters. Glad I did, too
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Glad you could join us.
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Glad I'm back from the dead as well
Ideaa:
The humans decide to cosplay.
Hilarity ensues.
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Have you been looking at my notes? Because this is an idea I've had for a while.
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Nope. Also, cosplay as jedi or something.
Complete with plastic lightsabers. (The doc's would be real, though.)
No arguments there, geodesic. I thought Diamond Tiara was bad, but shit Blueblood is the WORST. So snobby and selfish, and a bastard that he is.
I don't get all the Filthy Rich hate. He only appeared once in the show, and in that appearance was a pretty cool guy; to the point of serving his own daughter some humble pie.
Diamond Tiara IS a bitch, but she didn't get it from her dad.
4303413 I agree, Filthy struck me as a parent who was doing his best as a single father who has a difficult daughter. Not a self centered pony that thinks the worst of others without know to the best of his abilities.
And with the advent of the most epic episode ever, Crusaders of the Lost Mark, the truth has been revealed. The real bitch of the family is Diamond Tiara's mother, Spoiled Rich. Poor Diamond being subjected to her all her life but all is well in the end because she became friends with the CMC...
and THEY FINALLY GOT THEIR CUTIE MARKS!!!!!
That episode... just...
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Also, I won't be surprised if Blueblood also will have a redemption episode since so many have redeemed themselves already.
6548516 Hope not! I'd actually like to see Nightmare Moon get redempted and become "The Princess of Dreams" instead!
I.....can't fathom at all how u would hate Filthy Rich, even before the later seasons he was literally never portrayed as a bad guy in the slightest, hell the funny thing is we was portrayed as the actual nice and fair rich buisness man while his daughter was the terrible one. I personally don't like this chapter simply because his portrayal here is the complete opposite of how he has been shown, but so far i love all the geoverse stories so one little gripe isn't too bad for me :3
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This is a bonus chapter and doesn't actually reflect any show canon.