Part of her thought it was just a late growth spurt, but part of her had reached the conclusion that whatever Twilight’s sex magic was doing, it involved making Rainbow look more like an alicorn every day.
Now what does that mean about Fleur de Lis...
Watching Spitfire squirm was far more entertaining than I probably should've found it. Also, you handled Lightning Dust very well. I'm not surprised Ponyville's getting a Wonderbolts squadron, nor am I surprised that it took this long determine that. Seems like a fairly major event.
As for purple magic "not working," I can't help but suspect that Twilight's going to take that as a challenge. After all, she made new magic once. How hard can a second time be?
Looking forward to the last chapter and whatever comes after.
4035378 Assuming I still have my facts straight, Missus Flora is providing breast milk to Scootaloo since earth ponies don't provide whatever nutrient (chemical, magic, etc) that is needed to allow pegasi to fly (which is why Scootaloo has problems flying).
If I'm wrong, please correct me dear author (or the occasional fanatic reader of stories)
I got more enjoyment out of watching RD messing with Spitfire than I should have I'm a terrible person
I'm also thinking that I am forgetting a previous chapter's section where Fluttershy figures out what the hell is going on and none of the others do Not that I mind rereading the last few chapters of course or the entire story for that matter
4035470 Oh, I remember Scootaloo having a nutrient deficiency because of not being breast fed properly. I would have thought giving it to her now would be ineffective, I mean she's already developed too far I would have thought.
It had to be done, though, for every Weather Patrol.
Sentence isn't really complete. As is your reference to "Weather Patrol" is odd. I expect something along the lines of "every member of the Weather Patrol." or at least "every Weather Patrol pony." I can see it being correct in the same sense that you're allowed to refer to "every Wonderbolt." in that manner, but "Weather Patrol" seems...I dunno, too generic to be treated that way.
practise
My spellchecker in Notepad++ accepts British spellings (sometimes more readily than American ones), but it still looks wrong to me. Firefox's spellchecker does complain about it. Not really an error obviously if you're using British spelling conventions. However, if you're using American, then this is indeed wrong. "practice" instead.
4035470 Missus Flora is actually Passiflora, the dietician/dietetic nurse Rarity was talking about. The stallion exiting from the evaluation is Summer Breeze, the Weather Patrol captain for Bogsdown, a town near the marshes and infamous for its sports competitions. Summer Breeze and Passiflora are married and have a son together, named Doldrum Whimper. And before anyone comments on the name: yes, it's kind of strange, but I'm told Season 4 gave us a pony named Cheese Sandwich, so it's still within the limits of canon. Whimper is a main character in my old Flight Camp fic, Passiflora is a main character in Passiflora's Plight, a prequel to the Flight Camp thing and mostly written as an exercise, so not recommended reading. I mostly wrote that to work on my expositioning skills, so it's nearly all exposition, just tweaked to be as good as it could be.
Little Word of God: the treatment Scootaloo is getting involves probiotics, not pegasus breast milk. I had to wrack my brain trying to figure out a good reason for Scootaloo's lack of flight (as I address it often in my stories and prefer to keep that fresh) and eventually I settled on my thesis topic. The cure was either probiotics or algae. And algae taste bad .
Also, Fluttershy figuring it out is more a question of her noticing what others don't. As to why she notices, there's a very obvious answer that I'm sure you'll appreciate sometime next week.
4035812 I don't really see what the problem is. Every Weather Patrol is evaluated as a unit, and all of its activities are monitored and registered. The Weather Patrol from Bogsdown, the Weather Patrol from Canterlot, the Weather Patrol from Cloudsdale, every single Patrol has its own track record and priorities. I don't treat Weather Patrol as one single organisation, but as several outfits. It's like saying every single fire brigade has to be evaluated, as opposed to every single fireman. For example, Appleloosa didn't appear to have its own Weather Patrol after a year (someone write a fic where they start the tradition of apple pie twisters, please?), so there must be some criteria for a settlement to warrant one, and as such different towns will have different duties for Patrols. While it is true that individual members are evaluated, that's a separate procedure. Captains are the ones who take responsibility for the whole group.
I'm also part of the camp that thinks Purple Magic may turn out to be more effective on Dash than it should be... either because Twilight's a genius or just because it's never been used by/with an alicorn involved. In any case, she's almost certainly going to take it as a challenge if Dash tells her it's not supposed to actually work.
4038322 You can't say I didn't give you ample warning; it was implied strongly at CoCoCon.
As for Rainbow Falls, I gather that's an episode, I caught the title on a download screen. Honestly, I don't know, nor do I think it matters. The fic starts in between S3 and S4, with mostly headcanon to fill in the blanks. I'll probably throw up a blog soon to clarify.
4038428 I know you mentioned it previously, but the whole "officially-sanctioned sex toys made from casts of actual celebrities' genitalia" thing just seems kinda redonkulous. I'm more or less enjoying the story overall, but this particular aspect of it just feels really silly, and you've given it far more attention than it deserves, IMO.
As for the episode: no, it doesn't matter here. I know you've set this fic between S3 and S4. I simply can't help feeling that Spitfire is something of a joke after Academy and Rainbow Falls.
4035528 Magical talking ponies, literally anything could be true but dear WC corrected me
4037565 Thank you for the clarification I never read you flight camp story seeing as how this is the one I found you by and seeing as how it didn't seem to be required reading... (it may go on my "I'll never get around to it" list for later reading but don't hold your breath about me actually reading it anytime soon)
About the style of treatment for Scootaloo I just went with the first thing that popped into my head since I've read enough stories that have from left field decisions in them and, well, land of magical talking ponies. Literally anything could be true if we want it to be. I've also just realized after typing my last sentence that I've read a lot of strange fics
4040373 Flight Camp is indeed not required reading, nor recommended, for that matter. It's my favorite one to write, the longest pony fic I've written so far, and has my favorite OC in it, but it does have its flaws that can put people off, most notably how the OC looks at first. It also wasn't completely planned out and one character was even created and added literally at the last minute to cover a plothole. In effect, this story and Flight Camp are close in their writing style: lots of random ideas thrown together, lots of feels, lots of talking, lots of sexual innuendo jokes (except there it's more cute ones with kids).
But yeah, I like to sneak in little references to my other stories, sometimes. It's not quite the same as rehashing old material -- which I hate and will attempt to stop in its tracks as soon as it starts -- but more like a way of saying thanks to the people who read my other stuff as well. Kinda creates a bigger picture, and all.
In the end, it doesn't matter what Scootaloo's treatment is or how you interpret it. I say it's probiotics, but it's not confirmed on screen (yet), so it's not canon for this story (yet). This story has certainly been insane enough to suggest a mare giving out her milk, so I can't fault you for it. I like Flora as a character, though, so I wouldn't write it quite like that. Reader interpretation takes priority here.
You do realise this story's just asking for another story to be written, set at the same time as this one, from Scootaloo's point of view covering what's going on with her, right?
I know that Twilight said she wouldn't use a spell, and their love seems completely genuine, and Twilight using any form of mind manipulation on her friend seems really OOC, but part of me can't help but wonder if she didn't do something she said she wouldn't unintentionally/unknowingly.
I've been reading this story all week, and it's been a good read. I really liked this chapter and the interaction between Dash and Spitfire. I smiled a bit when Dash asked about Lightning Dust, since she's another one of my favorite characters. I hope she comes back in season 5 though. One last chapter to go, and I'm looking forward to it. It's been a fun ride, and I wish I'd have commented more throughout the story, but I was without wifi most of the time.
lol I'm just going to point out that this paragraph ends with a pun......slow clap XD I love this story so much! It's not all about fucking all the time but it makes you sorta chuckle at points and stuff :3 Well done creator. I tip my hat to you.
4035528 Some humans believe that ingesting colostrum, even as an adult, has some sort of health benefit. But when it comes to ponies, and scootaloo benefiting from breast milk later in life..... Magic
Aww, not near the end?! I want more!
But this was a nice chapter. Love slice of life stuff. Wonder what's gonna happen when Twilight heard about purple magic being fake...
Yay,
Keep up the good work /)
first yay new chapter second... the plot thickens?![:trixieshiftright:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/trixieshiftright.png)
Good chapter man.
Poor Twilight, she's going feel terrible, she's being decieved by books! Also, who the bloody hell is Missus Flora, and why is she important?
Now what does that mean about Fleur de Lis...![:trixieshiftright:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/trixieshiftright.png)
Watching Spitfire squirm was far more entertaining than I probably should've found it. Also, you handled Lightning Dust very well.
I'm not surprised Ponyville's getting a Wonderbolts squadron, nor am I surprised that it took this long determine that. Seems like a fairly major event.
As for purple magic "not working," I can't help but suspect that Twilight's going to take that as a challenge. After all, she made new magic once. How hard can a second time be?
Looking forward to the last chapter and whatever comes after.
4035378
Assuming I still have my facts straight, Missus Flora is providing breast milk to Scootaloo since earth ponies don't provide whatever nutrient (chemical, magic, etc) that is needed to allow pegasi to fly (which is why Scootaloo has problems flying).
If I'm wrong, please correct me dear author (or the occasional fanatic reader of stories
)
I got more enjoyment out of watching RD messing with Spitfire than I should have
I'm a terrible person![:trollestia:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/trollestia.png)
I'm also thinking that I am forgetting a previous chapter's section where Fluttershy figures out what the hell is going on and none of the others do
Not that I mind rereading the last few chapters of course
or the entire story for that matter![:yay:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/yay.png)
4035470 Oh, I remember Scootaloo having a nutrient deficiency because of not being breast fed properly. I would have thought giving it to her now would be ineffective, I mean she's already developed too far I would have thought.
The banter between Dash and Spitfire was hilarious.
Sentence isn't really complete. As is your reference to "Weather Patrol" is odd. I expect something along the lines of "every member of the Weather Patrol." or at least "every Weather Patrol pony." I can see it being correct in the same sense that you're allowed to refer to "every Wonderbolt." in that manner, but "Weather Patrol" seems...I dunno, too generic to be treated that way.
My spellchecker in Notepad++ accepts British spellings (sometimes more readily than American ones), but it still looks wrong to me. Firefox's spellchecker does complain about it. Not really an error obviously if you're using British spelling conventions. However, if you're using American, then this is indeed wrong. "practice" instead.
Oh Rainbow, you troll.![:rainbowlaugh:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowlaugh.png)
4035470
Missus Flora is actually Passiflora, the dietician/dietetic nurse Rarity was talking about. The stallion exiting from the evaluation is Summer Breeze, the Weather Patrol captain for Bogsdown, a town near the marshes and infamous for its sports competitions. Summer Breeze and Passiflora are married and have a son together, named Doldrum Whimper. And before anyone comments on the name: yes, it's kind of strange, but I'm told Season 4 gave us a pony named Cheese Sandwich, so it's still within the limits of canon. Whimper is a main character in my old Flight Camp fic, Passiflora is a main character in Passiflora's Plight, a prequel to the Flight Camp thing and mostly written as an exercise, so not recommended reading. I mostly wrote that to work on my expositioning skills, so it's nearly all exposition, just tweaked to be as good as it could be.
Little Word of God: the treatment Scootaloo is getting involves probiotics, not pegasus breast milk. I had to wrack my brain trying to figure out a good reason for Scootaloo's lack of flight (as I address it often in my stories and prefer to keep that fresh) and eventually I settled on my thesis topic. The cure was either probiotics or algae. And algae taste bad
.
Also, Fluttershy figuring it out is more a question of her noticing what others don't. As to why she notices, there's a very obvious answer that I'm sure you'll appreciate sometime next week.
4035812
I don't really see what the problem is. Every Weather Patrol is evaluated as a unit, and all of its activities are monitored and registered. The Weather Patrol from Bogsdown, the Weather Patrol from Canterlot, the Weather Patrol from Cloudsdale, every single Patrol has its own track record and priorities. I don't treat Weather Patrol as one single organisation, but as several outfits. It's like saying every single fire brigade has to be evaluated, as opposed to every single fireman. For example, Appleloosa didn't appear to have its own Weather Patrol after a year (someone write a fic where they start the tradition of apple pie twisters, please?), so there must be some criteria for a settlement to warrant one, and as such different towns will have different duties for Patrols. While it is true that individual members are evaluated, that's a separate procedure. Captains are the ones who take responsibility for the whole group.
Does that clarify it at all?
I'm also part of the camp that thinks Purple Magic may turn out to be more effective on Dash than it should be... either because Twilight's a genius or just because it's never been used by/with an alicorn involved. In any case, she's almost certainly going to take it as a challenge if Dash tells her it's not supposed to actually work.
The fact that Spitfire and Dash are even having this conversation . . .![:facehoof:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/facehoof.png)
Of course, after Rainbow Falls, I can't take Spitfire or the Wonderbolts seriously in general, so maybe I'm biased.
4038322
You can't say I didn't give you ample warning; it was implied strongly at CoCoCon.
As for Rainbow Falls, I gather that's an episode, I caught the title on a download screen. Honestly, I don't know, nor do I think it matters. The fic starts in between S3 and S4, with mostly headcanon to fill in the blanks. I'll probably throw up a blog soon to clarify.
4038428
I know you mentioned it previously, but the whole "officially-sanctioned sex toys made from casts of actual celebrities' genitalia" thing just seems kinda redonkulous. I'm more or less enjoying the story overall, but this particular aspect of it just feels really silly, and you've given it far more attention than it deserves, IMO.
As for the episode: no, it doesn't matter here. I know you've set this fic between S3 and S4. I simply can't help feeling that Spitfire is something of a joke after Academy and Rainbow Falls.
4035528
but dear WC corrected me
Magical talking ponies, literally anything could be true
4037565
I never read you flight camp story seeing as how this is the one I found you by and seeing as how it didn't seem to be required reading...
(it may go on my "I'll never get around to it" list for later reading but don't hold your breath about me actually reading it anytime soon
)
Thank you for the clarification
About the style of treatment for Scootaloo I just went with the first thing that popped into my head since I've read enough stories that have from left field decisions in them and, well, land of magical talking ponies. Literally anything could be true if we want it to be. I've also just realized after typing my last sentence that I've read a lot of strange fics![:rainbowlaugh:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowlaugh.png)
![:twilightblush:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightblush.png)
![:facehoof:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/facehoof.png)
4040373 Ah I just read WC's clarification to you, yes that does make a lot more sense.![:twilightsmile:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightsmile.png)
4040373
Flight Camp is indeed not required reading, nor recommended, for that matter. It's my favorite one to write, the longest pony fic I've written so far, and has my favorite OC in it, but it does have its flaws that can put people off, most notably how the OC looks at first. It also wasn't completely planned out and one character was even created and added literally at the last minute to cover a plothole. In effect, this story and Flight Camp are close in their writing style: lots of random ideas thrown together, lots of feels, lots of talking, lots of sexual innuendo jokes (except there it's more cute ones with kids).
But yeah, I like to sneak in little references to my other stories, sometimes. It's not quite the same as rehashing old material -- which I hate and will attempt to stop in its tracks as soon as it starts -- but more like a way of saying thanks to the people who read my other stuff as well. Kinda creates a bigger picture, and all.
In the end, it doesn't matter what Scootaloo's treatment is or how you interpret it. I say it's probiotics, but it's not confirmed on screen (yet), so it's not canon for this story (yet). This story has certainly been insane enough to suggest a mare giving out her milk, so I can't fault you for it. I like Flora as a character, though, so I wouldn't write it quite like that. Reader interpretation takes priority here.
You do realise this story's just asking for another story to be written, set at the same time as this one, from Scootaloo's point of view covering what's going on with her, right?
--arcum42
4042072
I did not, but thank you for reminding me. I think this pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.
4042016![:rainbowlaugh:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowlaugh.png)
you know what the saddest part is in all this? Scootaloo being breast fed would actually qualify as 'normal' for this story
Anywho, keep up the good work and have a random Scootaloo and Dash moment![:twilightsmile:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightsmile.png)
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Good times, man. Good times. Lovin' this story so far!
while i was reading it i was thinking to myself how would a wonder bolt have access to all this information?....
but then i realized they're the equivalent of an air force , which presumably encompass the highest level of information intelligence access......
Dash playing Spitfire for a fool.... this chapter is epic^^
I know that Twilight said she wouldn't use a spell, and their love seems completely genuine, and Twilight using any form of mind manipulation on her friend seems really OOC, but part of me can't help but wonder if she didn't do something she said she wouldn't unintentionally/unknowingly.
I've been reading this story all week, and it's been a good read. I really liked this chapter and the interaction between Dash and Spitfire. I smiled a bit when Dash asked about Lightning Dust, since she's another one of my favorite characters. I hope she comes back in season 5 though. One last chapter to go, and I'm looking forward to it. It's been a fun ride, and I wish I'd have commented more throughout the story, but I was without wifi most of the time.
~SolidFire
lol I'm just going to point out that this paragraph ends with a pun......slow clap XD
I love this story so much! It's not all about fucking all the time but it makes you sorta chuckle at points and stuff :3
Well done creator. I tip my hat to you.
4035528![:derpytongue2:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/derpytongue2.png)
Some humans believe that ingesting colostrum, even as an adult, has some sort of health benefit. But when it comes to ponies, and scootaloo benefiting from breast milk later in life..... Magic