"Okay, Rainbow Dash," Twilight said. "You lost. So, me, Pinkie, or Fluttershy...who goes next?"
Dash sat on the ground, stroking her chin with one hoof thoughtfully...
"Eh, let Pinkie Pie go next," Dash said dismissively.
"YAY!" Pinkie cheered, bouncing in place and laughing. "EVIL PARTY!"
"Pinkie Pie! The rules?"
"Oh. Yeah. Right." Pinkie stopped bouncing. An evil grin spread across her face. "So, evil plan time...I'll think about it while I have my tenth chocolate cake of the day. Bye!"
* * * * *
It was nearly midnight. The Crusaders, wearing heavy protective suits, stood over a bubbling cauldron in the clubhouse. "How much longer?" Scootaloo hissed.
"Almost done..." Applebloom said. "But it needs to simmer for a full day."
Scootaloo groaned. "This is so lame!"
"It'll give us time to work out the next phase," Sweetie Belle said.
"Which is?" Scootaloo asked.
In response, Apple Bloom spread a schematic diagram out on the floor.
The other two Crusaders stared at it, and their jaws dropped. "Ooooooooooooh."
Apple Bloom grinned. "Tomorrow night, we strike. Ponyville will never know what hit it."
The three fillies high-hoofed. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS EVIL MASTERMINDS, YAY!"
* * * * *
In the tallest spire of Canterlot Castle, shortly after the sun rose over Equestria, Princess Celestia sat, daintily sipping her morning tea.
A servant entered, placed a covered silver platter before her, bowed, and exited.
Celestia used her magic to remove the shining silver cover from the platter, eagerly anticipating whatever exquisite breakfast the palace chef had prepared for her this day...
Pinkie Pie erupted from the platter. "Hi~iii!" the pink mare cheered.
Celestia blinked. "Er...yes, well...good morning, Pinkie Pie. What...can I do for you?"
"Oh, I'm just here to marenap you and plunge Equestria into complete chaos," Pinkie said conversationally. "Oh, and here's your breakfast. Mmm, hay bacon strips."
The ruler of Equestria blinked audibly at her most bizarre subject. "Err...should I be concerned about you, my little pony? I wonder if perhaps I should write a letter to Twilight Sparkle and ask if you're on any...medication..."
Pinkie laughed. "Oh, silly! I don't need medicine! I'm the healthiest healthy horse in the whole wide world!" She produced a blood pressure cuff from somewhere and took her blood pressure. "See?"
"Um...that's nice, but it's not what I meant..."
"Ohhhh, you think I'm missing a few screws?" Pinkie asked dismissively. "Nah, it's not like that. I'm perfectly okie-dokie-lokie!"
"Except that you just appeared in my private breakfast nook and threatened to marenap me," Celestia pointed out.
"Oh, it's not for REAL!" Pinkie said. "It's just a game!"
Celestia blinked again. "A...game?"
"Yeah, you see, it's like this..." Pinkie suddenly whipped her head around as though worried somepony was watching them. (Which Celestia found odd; shouldn't there be a guard or two nearby...?) When Pinkie was convinced they were alone, she leaned in and whispered quietly to the Princess.
Celestia's ears pricked up. Her eyes widened.
Her lip quirked. A laugh threatened to escape her.
"Oh! I see. Very well then." She cleared her throat and placed a forehoof dramatically to her forehead. "Oh, whatever shall I do? I have been marenapped by a diabolical madmare! This is surely the end of Equestria as we know it!"
Pinkie whipped a thick fake handlebar mustache from wherever Pinkie whips stuff and stuck it under her nose. "Mwah ha ha."
* * * * *
Rarity and Twilight were eating lunch together. It seemed a peaceful day. Birds were singing, there were few clouds in the sky, young colts and fillies were laughing and playing in the streets, Spike was napping in the library...and yet Twilight couldn't help but feel that something was out of place.
"I say," Rarity remarked as she daintly wiped her mouth, "isn't it about half past noon?"
Twilight frowned. "That sounds about right."
Rarity looked up at the sky. "Then isn't the sun...sort of in the wrong place?"
Twilight glanced up and gasped. "Oh my gosh! You're right, Rarity!"
Applejack trotted up. "Hey Rarity, hey Twilight. Y'all reckon somethin's up with th' sun? I been buckin' apples all mornin' an' it's still mornin'!"
"Yes, we were just discussing that," Rarity said. "It certainly is strange."
"I should write to Princess Celestia," Twilight said, setting down her oatburger. "Though I'm sure there's nothing to worry about—"
The mares' attention was caught by the sound of thundering hooves growing closer. "TWILEY!" a stallion's voice shouted.
Twilight whirled around. "Shining Armor?" she asked.
Shining Armor skidded to a halt near their table, flanked by two of Canterlot's pegasus guards. "Twiley, I need your help!" Shining Armor said. His eyes were wide and his voice was as alarmed as Twilight could ever remember.
"What's going on?" Twilight asked. "Does it have something to do with the sun? I was just about to write the Princess a letter—"
"Princess Celestia has disappeared!" Armor blurted.
"WHAT?!" Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack gasped.
"No...it can't be..." Twilight said shakily, a quivering hoof raised before her and her lip trembling. "Princess Celestia couldn't be—"
Another pegasus guard suddenly appeared, winded, behind Shining Armor. "Sir!" he wheezed. "We've just investigated the Princess' private breakfast nook. Her breakfast tray was still there...there was a note..." He hoofed over a note to the guard captain, who examined it, eyes wide.
"Oh no..." Shining Armor said softly.
"May I see that?" Twilight asked. Nodding shakily, Shining Armor passed it over. Twilight examined it, eyes growing wider with each line:
I HAVE MARENAPPED YOUR PRINCESS.
THE SUN WILL BE STUCK FOREVER.
I RULE, YOU DROOL. HAHA.
There was no signature.
Applejack gasped. "Th' Princess, marenapped? Whoa nelly..."
"This...this is simply dreadful..."
"Rarity, clashing accessories are dreadful, this is a full-blown catastrophe!" Twilight said. "Do you have any suspects, any clues?"
Armor shook his head. "We've crossed off all the likely suspects. Princess Luna wouldn't do this. Discord is in Nippony. Chrysalis hasn't been heard from since the wedding. We even considered Donkey Xote as a suspect, but...it just isn't likely. We're stumped."
Twilight frowned. "Do you mind if I examine this letter? I might be able to figure out who took the Princess."
Shining Armor nodded. "I know Princess Celestia trusts you more than anypony else in Equestria, Twiley," he said. "If anypony can find her, it's you."
Twilight smiled. "Go back to Canterlot, big brother. With the Princess missing, you're needed there more now than ever."
All around the Royal Guards, ponies began whispering amongst themselves anxiously. As Shining Armor and the pegasi turned to leave, Twilight and her friends headed for the library.
In all the commotion, nopony noticed the Cutie Mark Crusaders hauling a large wagon loaded with miscellaneous junk in the direction of Sweet Apple Acres.
* * * * *
"I don't understand," Twilight said. "Who could have taken the Princess? How could this have happened so easily?"
"Get a hold of yourself, Twilight," Rarity said. "Let's examine the letter the villainous cur left, and perhaps we will discover who is behind this nefarious scheme."
Twilight took a deep breath. "Right. So—"
"Hey, what smells like cake frosting?" Spike interrupted as he ambled downstairs.
"Spike, this is no time to think about baked goods!" Twilight said. "Princess Celestia has been marenapped!"
Spike gasped. "No way!"
"Read it fer yerself," Applejack said, gesturing with a hoof to the letter lying on the table.
Spike padded over and peered down at it. His eyes widened. "Ooooh, THAT'S where the cake frosting smell is coming from!" he said.
Twilight blinked. "Huh?"
"Look, the letter," Spike said. "It smells like...hang on..." Spike took an experimental lick of one of the letters on the page. His eyes brightened. "No wonder! This letter was written with cake frosting!"
"Cake frosting?" the others echoed.
The three mares stared at one another, eyes wide.
"Hoooooly horseapples," Applejack breathed.
* * * * *
"So why did you bring me here, Pinkie Pie?" Celestia asked, taking in her surroundings.
Pinkie giggled. "Because nopony would ever ever ever EVER expect to find me on a rock farm! Or you! Or me keeping you!"
"Pinkamena? Is that you?" a stallion's voice called.
"Oh! I was wondering if anypony was home!" Pinkie said brightly.
Celestia blinked. "Surely you don't mean to say this is—"
"The farm I was foaled and raised on!" Pinkie said cheerfully. "The Pie family's been farming rocks for four generations!" She waved a hoof to the orange stallion cantering up to them. "Hi, Papa!"
"Welcome home, Pinkamena dear," Mr. Pie said. "I can't say I was expectin' a visit..." His eyes widened as he realized who stood beside his daughter. "By all that's...you're Princess Celestia!" He lowered himself into a bow, trembling.
Celestia smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Pie," she said softly. "Please, rise."
Standing up, Mr. Pie began fiddling nervously with his hat. "Oh, you can just call me Clyde, Your Highness."
"Very well, Clyde. Please pardon our sudden intrusion."
"Not at all, not at all...you're very welcome here, of course."
"Say Papa, where's everypony else?" Pinkie asked. "I wanted Princess Celestia to meet the whole family while she's here."
"Oh, well...your ma's up in Baltimare, helpin' out your Auntie Pot. Poor ol' Pot went and broke both her hind legs." Clyde shook his head. "She'll never be the same."
"Oooh, that's awful," Pinkie said.
"Inkamena went to market, and Blinkamena's fixin' th' barn roof," Clyde continued. "I reckon y'all might as well get on in th' house, set a spell."
"Your hospitality is greatly appreciated," Celestia said with a smile.
As the three ponies trotted toward the house, Clyde asked, "So, Pinkamena, what brings you back to th' family farm?"
"Oh, I'm just, uh...playing hooky from work," Pinkie said.
Clyde fixed a stern, disapproving gaze on her. "Now, little missy, you know we Pies don't cotton to that kind of foolishness."
Celestia coughed delicately. "I'm playing hooky too, actually," she said.
"Oh." Clyde blanched. "Uh. Well. Uh. Okay."
* * * * *
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had joined the others at the library. Twilight was pacing around the main room, her voice rising to a high-pitched, almost unintelligible squeak as she ranted.
"How could she? Why did she? What was she thinking? How did she? How could Pinkie..."
"We get it, Twilight, sheesh! Settle down," Dash snapped.
"Was...was this whole game just a clever ploy to arrange a coup?" Spike wondered. "Has Pinkie Pie been planning to take over Equestria all this time?"
"Oh, Spike, don't be an idjit," Applejack said. "Pinkie Pie, evil for real? That's fuller'a holes than a wormy apple."
"But HOW did she pull this off?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I mean, it doesn't make SENSE!"
"Nothing about Pinkie Pie makes sense," Spike said with a shrug.
"We need to talk to the Cakes," Twilight decided. "Maybe they know something."
* * * * *
"We don't have a clue where Pinkie went," Cup Cake said. "She just said she needed a few days off to take care of some things out of town, then she left."
"She didn't say anything at all about where she was going?"
"Nope, sorry."
Twilight sighed. "Thanks anyway."
"Is Pinkie in some kind of trouble?" Carrot Cake asked.
"We don't know yet," Applejack said. "But we gotta find that filly fast, afore things start hittin th' fan."
"Applejack!" Rainbow Dash hissed. To the Cakes, she said, "AJ's just, um...worried about um...uh..."
"Apple Bloom's birthday party!" Rarity offered quickly. "Yes, dear little Apple Bloom's birthday party. We can't very well have a birthday party in Ponyville without Pinkie Pie, now, can we?"
The Cakes seemed to relax slightly. "Well, I hope you find her before it's too late," Cup said.
"So do I," Twilight said quietly. "Come on, girls, we've got a lot of ground to cover."
* * * * *
"Pa, I got th' roof fixed," a mare's voice called from outside. "Inkie back from th' market yet? I could sure use—PINKIE! Glory be, when'd you get here?"
"Hi, Sis!" Pinkie greeted the mare who had just walked in. She had a red coat, a blunt snout, and a razor-straight white mane. "How's it go—" Pinkie abruptly gasped loudly. "BLINKIE! What happened?! You're RED!"
Blinkie stared at her sister in confusion. "Huh? I've always been red."
"But...but...I remember you being blue! And your mane wasn't white! What..."
Blinkie stared at her sister uncomprehendingly for a moment...then her eyes narrowed. "Uhh...Pinkie? I was movin' them crumbly blue rocks around th' day you left. I wasn't blue, I was dirty."
"Oooooh," Pinkie said, eyes wide.
Celestia tilted her head. "You really don't remember what your own sister looks like?" she asked Pinkie.
"Weeeeeelllll, it HAS been a long time," Pinkie said sheepishly.
Blinkie finally noticed Celestia, and gasped. "Oh my goodness...Princess Celestia..."
"It's very nice to meet you," Celestia said, smiling. "Blinkie, was it?"
"Blinkamena Darlene Pie, Your Highness," Blinkie said, bowing. "What brings you to our humble little rock farm?"
"Pinkie brings me here," Celestia said. "I'm sort of...taking a little vacation, you might say."
Blinkie...well, blinked. "On a ROCK FARM?" she asked.
"Nopony would ever expect to find a princess on a rock farm," Pinkie pointed out.
"Well...I reckon there's some truth to that."
* * * * *
Scootaloo frowned at the bizarre apparatus Apple Bloom was busily constructing. "Uhh...you SURE this thing's gonna...?"
"Yep," Apple Bloom replied confidently. "Just wait. It'll really amaze you!"
"It'll amaze me if this thing doesn't kill us," Scootaloo muttered.
Sweetie was staring out the window. "Um...is anypony else bothered by the fact that it's still early morning outside, even though it's almost suppertime?"
The other two looked at her. "Huh?"
"I hadn't noticed," Apple Bloom said. "But now that you mention it, the sun does seem to be at the wrong angle..."
* * * * *
"Alright," Twilight said as she and her friends gathered near Fluttershy's cottage. "She isn't anywhere in Ponyville as far as we can tell, nopony's seen her all day, and it doesn't look like she went into the Everfree."
"Could she still be in Canterlot?" Fluttershy asked.
"I don't think so," Twilight said. "They'd have found her by now if she was."
"There's an awful lotta places out there besides Ponyville an' Canterlot, y'all," Applejack said, pulling the brim of her hat down over her eyes. "Ah reckon it'd take near ta a month t'search all of Equestria."
"And we have no idea where to start," Rarity added. "This...this isn't looking good."
"Yeah, Pinkie Pie may actually beat us," Rainbow Dash said. At Twilight's intense glare, she gulped and added, "Uh, and then there's the whole the sun is frozen in the sky and hundreds of ponies are gonna panic thing."
Twilight sighed. "I need to go to Canterlot and report to Shining Armor and Princess Luna. Luna will have to take over the Sun until we find Celestia so nopony will know anything's wrong. The rest of you, come up with a search plan. We've got to find Pinkie Pie and the Princess. FAST."
* * * * *
As the day wore on, Celestia met Pinkie's other sister, Inkamena Danielle Pie, and enjoyed a hearty, down-home supper with the Pie family, listening contentedly as Pinkie caught up with her father and sisters.
"I must admit I've been curious about one thing ever since we arrived here," Celestia said to Pinkie during a lull in the conversation.
"Hm? What's that?"
"Forgive me, but...why does your family farm rocks?"
Pinkie giggled. "Silly...rocks can't farm themselves, so somepony has to do it!"
Celestia found she had no response to that.
* * * * *
Twilight Sparkle found herself in the unenviable position of being the one to tell Princess Luna that her sister was missing. The entire Royal Guard, her brother included, were too terrified of Luna's wrath to break the news to her. She wisely refrained from telling Luna the truth about what was going on—if the Princess of the Night knew that Pinkie Pie had somehow abducted the most powerful pony in Equestria as part of a game, it most certainly would not end well for her playful friend.
"This is most distressing, Twilight Sparkle," Luna said, her eyes full of worry.
"I'm sorry, Princess," Twilight said, bowing her head.
"And you say you have no idea where my sister might be?"
"No, not yet. I was hoping maybe you would—"
Luna shook her head. "I cannot detect her. I am uncertain as to why." She sighed. "I will see to the rising and setting of the sun until Celestia is found. I have faith in you, that you will find my sister before something dire occurs."
Twilight bowed. "I will not fail you, Princess."
* * * * *
Celestia bunked with Pinkie Pie in her old childhood bedroom. As they settled down on a bed of cotton and straw, Celestia said, "I wonder why Twilight Sparkle and the others haven't shown up here looking for us yet. You'd think your childhood home would be one of the first places they'd look.
Pinkie gasped. "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh! I totally never told my friends about me growing up on a rock farm!"
Celetia blinked. "Come again?"
"Ooohh...the only ponies in Ponyville who know about me growing up here are the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"
Celestia's eye twitched. "Well...then it's a good thing your family is so warm and accomodating. It seems I might be staying for a while."
Pinkie rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. "Oops?"
* * * * *
At the stroke of midnight, an impossible machine ghosted over the sleepy town of Ponyville. It resembled several wooden crates combined with a large wooden wagon, with an intricate network of gears and belts and pins and springs and things snaking in and out of it. Two large, somewhat unwieldy wings made of old plows stuck out of its sides, flapping lightly in the night air, while a propeller made from a sawed-down old windmill turned on its front end. Inside, three fillies ran on a treadmill. Apple Bloom, at the front of the makeshift cockpit, was using a yoke chained to a bit to steer the monstrosity with her mouth.
"I can't believe...this thing...actually flies!" Scootaloo panted.
"Couldn't...you have found...a better way...to keep it in the air?" Sweetie Belle wheezed.
"Sorry...girls...this was th' best Ah could do on such short notice!" Apple Bloom replied. "Y'all git ready, y'all're gonna hafta pull on them release levers in about...NOW!"
Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle chomped down on some large, slightly rusty metal levers, and cranked them with all the strength their young jaw and neck muscles could muster. With groans of protest, the cranks turned, and several panels on the bottom of the flying machine opened. A fine mist spread out over the town below; Apple Bloom began to fly the machine in a spiral pattern.
Within twenty minutes, all of Ponyville had been sprayed.
"Okay, now we gotta land this thing in th' Everfree an' destroy it!" Apple Bloom said. "Hold on, girls, this is gonna be a rough landin'..."
*****TO BE CONTINUED*****
Oh the chaos and insanity that is this simple game. Discord is going to be mad that he missed out. Of course I don't think they'd let him play even if he knew so there is that.
Alright, I'm think Pinkie is ahead on the whole evil thing, though it is kinda unfair with Celestia helping her. Let's hope Celestia doesn't feel the urge to get in on the act.
I will hold the sun in place till 40 cakes are delivered.
I'm not even sure what to think. Marenapping Celestia?? The evil mastermind Pinkie really has outdone herself with this one. As well as being coupled with the workings of three of the most innovative and mischievous minds in Ponyville... By Faust's crimson mane, this is going to be a doozy!
Well, I knew that Pinkie's would be good, but geez.
Poor celestia I dont think I would like being on a rock farm for a long period of time either.
I like this chapter best of the ones so far. I think Pinkie is the only one who could've come up with this particular plan.
You know you cant have a chapter without Trollestia
Oh. Dear. God. Yes.
This is just too damn good. And now CELESTIA is in on the fun.
~Skeeter The Lurker
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actually ever since the events of "keep calm and flutter on" discord is a good guy now. so they might actually let him play, although i wish they don't, because the in suing chaos would shatter what remains of the fourth wall!
Evilness is reaching the next level...
I can't wait to see how it goes from there.
2509728 That's as many as four tens! And that's terrible!
"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS EVIL MASTERMINDS, YAY!"
Citizens of Ponyville, evacuate now, run for your lives! Seriously, run away, run for the hills, heck running into the Everfree forest would be safer than staying where you are now, RUN!!!
I did not see that one coming, however I do predict that Princess Trollestia will soon join the game under mysterious circumstances
??? Why isn't Shining at the Chrystal Kingdom?
I was expecting Twilight to kidnap Celestia, but what the hell?
The CMC? OH GODS, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!!!! That's a perfect idea, split into three chapters, this one had me laughing so hard You done perfect on this, Pinkie did not even know what here sister looked like, wow. That's sad I'm suprised Celestia even went along with it, you done a very great job on this one
Hmm reminds me a bit of princess celestia gets mugged, only pinkie is a ton more competent. The confluence of the CMC's plans and Pinkie foalnapping Celly will probably really throw a monkey wrench in things.
I think Pinkie Pie might just win this. She came up with a really good plan.
Plz tell me the powder they droped over town was ground up Poison joke!
2510434 Vacation? Angry wife? Cadence parents are visiting? its taking place before the crystal empire appeared again? just a couple of things that might have happened.
Pinkie! What are you doing?!
2510018 You don't let a recovering alchohlic into a bar you don't let a former villain try to be bad again. The last thing we want is for him to relapse. That would be... bad.
haha i tolaty knew celestia had to come into this story, lol. trollestia cant resist a good prank
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You're overthinking things.
If you must have an explanation, don't forget that Shining Armor has kind of an important job to do in Canterlot that he doesn't really need to do in the Crystal Empire anymore.
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This is pretty well into an emergency situation, could be he was called down specially. Or maybe this takes place between Season 2 and 3... minor detail in the end, anyway. This is fanfic country; canon is Play-Doh 'round these parts.
Did the CMC spray Poisen Joke onto the WHOLE TOWN!?!?!? Wow... kinda extreme...
We need more CMC picture thingys!
2509728 And that's terrible
Twilight, you have no chance lol
I LOVE IT!
This is maniacally perfect.
Wow, Pinkie's is going to be a tough act to follow.
This can only lead to good things for the citizens of Ponyville.
"our team tried having a 'lets be evil' challenge, pyro was first, 5 minutes later he recreated hell on earth."
"Even the pool caught on fire, how is that even possible!?"
"Pyro mate, that bloody mute."
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The mane 6 being evil...?
Hmmm....
*Imagines a horrific montage of destruction with a pony version of "Soldier Side" by System of Down playing in the background."
Ah jeezus. How long has Pinkie been planning this? Twilight and Fluttershy are going to have one helluva time trying to top this.
I have to say, I'm really disappointed that Spike hasn't been an option from the beginning. They said only the ones there were an option, then immediately ignored Spike.
...Why does everyone treat him like he's more insignificant than a germ? Sigh. I'm just as disappointed that he didn't have the backbone to instantly say 'Oi, I do exist and I'm standing right here' or something. Fucking racist ponies.
Hell, all he'd have to do to be both chaotic AND evil is steal all those gems from Rarity (stealing the one you loves livelihood and treasured possessions? That's cold), go greed and just fuck over Ponyville. Of course, that's more of an end game evil plan than an early one, considering that would entirely out the game, but still, the fact that they didn't even consider including him...
And now I'm on my 'horrible to Spike' spiel. Let's fix that...
Now, there's only three things I could think of that the CMC would be spraying the town with.
The first would be an aerosolised version of the love poison. It's unlikely that that would work though, as then everyone would be in love with everyone else. At least, that's what I think happens, I can't remember if the poison was 'first they see' or 'in love with all other ingesters'. Was it said? Damn, now I need to rewatch that episode. Regardless, that would cause a lot of havoc and make it impossible to then find Pinkie because nopony in Ponyville would care anymore.
The second is an aerosolised version of the Hearts Desire that Applebloom got Cutie Poxed by. I don't know if that was just a disease on the plant or a side effect of ingestion however, so that one might not work.
The third, and most likely, is a combined effort between the CMC and Zecora to harvest Poison Joke extract and aerosolise it. Because really, the CMC do not have a) the patience, or b) the ability, to harvest PJ, extract whatever part of it makes the joke (I'm gonna assume it's an oil on the leaves) and then turn it into that without being affected by it themselves.
EDIT: HOLY CRAP! Just realised how Pinkie and Celestia could take this even FURTHER. If they're (well, Spike) already thinking that Pinkie was doing this to take over from the beginning, and it's going to be days before finding them, and Pinkie and Celestia are all alone, getting to know each other and finding out what they have in common, spending hours of boredom together... when Pinkie gets caught, having Celestia pretend to be Stockholmed into loving Pinkie and saying 'she'll be a new Princess' would be priceless. For just a second, before both Pinkie and Celestia burst out laughing, the other five might think that Spike was right and the world is about to come to an end.
Donkey Xote? As in Don Quixote? I don't think he's ever been mentioned before, but just imagine him running through Ponyville trying to defeat all the evil villains!
2503532 Bluh. Sorry. I worded that poorly. I didn't mean the voting, I just was expressing my frustration that so many people thought Fluttershy should have the best evil scheme.
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But Discord is already free so it can't be between season 2 and 3. Let's just roll with the answer that Shining specially returned to Canterlot to help save the Princess.
Excellent. I'm really glad you are doing things like making Pinkie's turn take multiple chapters and having the CMC's coincide with it; it makes the whole story feel less linear and predictable. Keep up the good work!
Also, I really love your Zecora.
Im having doubts on how Twilight and Fluttershy are going to top Pinkie's evil scheme.
I mean, kidnapping the ruler of Equestria?!
How the heck in the name of Tartarus is anyone going to top that?!
Awesome!
2510462 I think Twi'll go all "Nighmare Twilight" on the gang. Would certainly make for some entertainment.
.... oh gosh pinkie lol. This is getting better and better
My guess is that the Pie family are making gravel on that farm.
I have a theory for rock farms. See, some types of rocks grow crystals inside of them, which can be sold for varying prices. However, this process takes a long long time, and certain conditions must be met. It's possible that the job actually entails them "caring" for the rocks, so they can sell the crystals. of course, it's not often a crystal is formed and breaking a rock before it's 'ripe' (if it's the right kind of rock to begin with) will stop any chances of getting anything at all. "Farming" could just be a term used rather than going into detail. It is tedious, and rarely has good payoff, which is why we as humans don't, but perhaps the Pie family gets enough profit from it to do it regardless.
Again, just a theory, not the truth, but a possibility.
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Probably cause nopony else is that crazy and/or stupid to try it
So Pinkie Pie's evil scheme was to kidnap her head of state and pludge half the world into never ending day and the rest of it into enternal night and cause international panic and chaos?
... I gotta' say, I have no idea how you could top that. Seriously, that seems like an actual villain scheme and I think it was reasonable for Spike to wonder if this was part of a greater master plan. And of course Celestia would just go along with this for a little vacation
Well, I'm gonna' keep reading because I have to know how this one ends.
Of course! Leave it to Pinkie Pie to go straight for the top, and combine wits with arguably Equestria's biggest and most subtle prankster! Oh gosh! I'm killing myself laughing!