First published 11th of May, 2018
One-tweet stories based on suggestions from my Twitter followers
One-tweet stories based on suggestions from my Twitter followers
If you'd like me to do a micro-fic for you, tweet @VividSyntax with #MicroFic and either 2 MLP characters or a brief prompt. If I use yours, I'll credit you in the author notes after each fic.
Chapters
"Micro-fics, huh?" Alexander opened his beer with a tsik and sat down in his chair on the porch.
"Eeyup," Syn said, furiously typing on his phone and taking a pull from his beer.
"How many you think you'll do?"
Syn smiled at his friend. "Let's find out."
Spike's eyes sparkled. "How about that one?"
Thorax, looking like Spike, burped the emerald onto the floor, rubbed his stomach, and groaned.
"I... I don't think Changeling biology works like that."
"Oh! I bet you'll LOVE these rubies! They're really spicy."
Thorax moaned.
"So, cutie, you like the show?" Thunderlane raised his eyebrow seductively.
"Yeah! The physiological processes are fascinating, and I loved calculating the aerodynamics on the fly."
"...Was that a pun?"
"It... might have been. Heh heh."
"Heh. I'm taking you home with me."
Sunburst squeed.
"For the last time, MINE'S bigger!" Fire Streak snorted.
Misty Fly stomped. "Mine's TWICE as big and luxurious as yours!"
Far away, Soarin' cocked an eyebrow at his empty container of mane-styling gel. "How the hell do I keep running out of this stuff so fast?"
Trixie smirked from on stage and motioned her hoof at Celestia, who was bound in chains with tape over her mouth.
Rainbow Dash turned to a horrified Twilight. "I TOLD you literally anypony could kidnap her!"
"Do you... approve?"
Pear Butter chuckled. "She's a fine mare," she said softly as she faded into the light. "You treat her right, ya' hear?"
Big Mac felt himself slowly wake up. He took a shaky breath, dried his tears, and smiled a broken smile. "I will, Ma'."
Starlight grimaced. Through gritted teeth, she said, "That's... greeeeeat."
Stellar Flare and Fire Light looked at her and Sunburst from across the table, holding hooves.
Sunburst grimaced, too, and whispered to Starlight, "So... Do we tell them we're dating, too?"
"Very good," Fluttershy said, fastening another flower into Chrysalis' mane. "How about one more time for good measure?"
Chrysalis smiled and repeated her mantra. "It's okay to like being alone, & it's good to take time for me." She reached for a flower to return the favor.
Sombra stepped from the shadows. "Did you bring them?"
Sunburst hesitated. "Nopony can know about this."
"Agreed," Sombra said solemnly. "Can I be Pinkie this time?"
"Of course!"
Together, they set up Sunburst's Friendship Stable playset and played until it was long past bedtime.
Thunderlane let the yoke fall to the newly plowed field. "S-see?"
Big Mac gave him a lemonade. "This isn't really about Wonderbolts training, is it?"
Thunderlane blushed.
"Heh heh. You don't need an excuse to visit your friends, Lane."
Thunderlane hugged him. "Missed you, buddy."
"I'll have the strawberry confit with lemon-glazed asparagus and a glass of pinot noir, if you please."
Rarity clopped her hooves. "VERY good, Applejack! Your tastes have matured exquisitely."
Applejack tipped her hat. "So what are you gettin'?"
"Eh, probably just some fries."
"You... just want a stick?" Party Favor cocked his head to the side.
"Correct," Mud Briar responded.
"Okay..." Party Favor inflated a brown balloon, pretended to twist it, and passed it over. "Here you go!"
Mud Briar smiled. "Perfect. It's so rare for somepony to just listen."
Stars twinkled above, and Braeburn rolled to face Soarin'. Sleepily, he said, "Hey Blue?"
Soarin' faced him. "Yeah, Applebutt?"
Braeburn cuddled him. "I love you more than all the stars in the sky."
Soarin' smiled. "You, too."
He kissed Braeburn's mane, and they feel asleep hugging.
Suggested by @Storm_Butt , because he knows what I love. 💜
They sat in the gym. Sunset put her hand on Twilight's knee. "Do you know?"
Twilight nodded. "I suspected. The calculations all pointed to exactly one conclusion."
"...and?"
"And I'm pleased with these results."
Sunset signed contentedly and rested her head against Twilight's.
The computer buzzed, "You are subject 0001 for C.U.T.E. I would explain the acronym for you, but it is horrifying. The T stands for trapped, because you will not escape."
Tempest smirked. "Watch me."
Pear Butter hoped her eyes were telling her fillies everything: that they were loved, that she would always be with them, and to take care of each other no matter what. She hoped her eyes said it all, because her mouth would never say it again.
Suggested by @theo3189
Full prompt: Pear Butter about to go to the hospital telling goodbye to filly AJ and Applebloom knowing she won't be coming home. Super duper sad.
"But if you don't need quills OR sofas, then what are you here for?" Davenport asked, stroking his chin.
Cheerilee half-lidded her eyes and drew the shades.
Davenport perked up. "Oh! You'll want Blinds and Markers. Just next door."
Cheerilee smacked her hoof to her face.
"How do you do it?" Double Diamond asked.
Braeburn sipped his cider. "It's so hot, it can be overwhelming. You put yourself in front of 'em all & see who wants a piece. You try to please everyone, but there's only so much of you."
"Are we both talking about running small towns?"
"Take care of your siblings, AJ." Pear Butter lit her cigar and cocked her semi-auto. "Momma's gotta shove some lead up Chrysalis' big buggy ass."
Applejack saluted. " 'QUESTRIA!"
Pear Butter saluted back. "THAT'S MAH GIRL! YEEEEEE-HAAAAAW!!!!"
Suggested by: @JHaller_
Full prompt: I request Pear Butter saying goodbye to AJ as she’s departing to the Great War that she and Bright Mac never come back from.
"What're YOU so sad about?" Limestone growled at Flash Sentry.
He sighed. "Nopony needs me anymore."
"Feh. Just make yourself useful."
He looked up. "Need anything guarded?"
"Nothing attacks rocks, but you could keep them from escaping."
Flash stood tall. "I won't let you down."
Fluttershy shrank. "Pinkie Pie... is that a zipper on your back?"
Smiling broadly, Pinkie's zipper slowly undid itself, and a white pegasus jumped out of the Pinkie suit. "Surprise!"
"And we're just SO PROUD of Rainbow Dash!" Windy Whistles shouted. "She's just the best at everything she does!"
Mrs. Shy mumbled, "Except for being quiet, but I see where she gets that from."
Windy Whistles' wings flared out. "Oh it. Is. ON!!!"
"Revenge!" Pinkie Pie shouted with her army of balloon animals.
"Vengeance!" Cheese Sandwich shouted back, flanked by platoons of rubber chickens.
Pinkie halted. "Oooh! Wanna have a revenge party instead of a war?"
Cheese Sandwich lit up. "DO I?"
Partying. Partying never changes.
Shining Armor chewed his lower lip. "So... you were just hiding?"
Sombra nodded. "Yes."
"And you just happened to fall through the ceiling of our bedroom?"
"...Yes."
Princess Cadance asked, "Why were you up there?"
Sombra tapped his hooves together. "Afraid of the dark. Cuddles?"
Moonlancer trotted up next to his deer friend, Maple. "So, grass, huh? Ever tried eating daisies?"
Maple looked up. "Yeah. You ever try bounding majestically through the forest, then ramming your head into another pony in spring?"
Moonlancer paused. "Just when nopony's looking."
Shining Armor settled into the hot tub next to Thorax. "Ah... Nothing hot water to make your troubles melt away."
Thorax cocked his head. "Oh, this isn't water. I'm practicing transforming my lower half into an elemental."
Shining tensed. "You mean–"
"You're inside me."
"AAAHH!!"
Suggested by @Zyrian150
Full prompt: Thorax and Shining, chilling in a hot tub, five feet apart cuz...oh wait....
Princess Cadance furrowed her brows at the papers. "That's not how it works."
Big Mac sat & crossed his forelegs. "I read 900 pages of Equestrian Law."
"And I can't possibly change your mind?"
"Nnnope."
She sighed. "Guard? Please get Twilight. We have a new Princess Application."
Spike timidly asked Thunderlane, "Do you, uh... h-h-have any advice on asking somepony out?"
Thunderlane perked up. "Sure! I don't have a ton of experience, but I do have a new marefriend."
"Oh! That's great! Who is it?"
"It's Rarity! ...Uh, S-S-Spike? Are you getting... taller?"
Behind Firelight's house, Starlight asked him, "Are you bored now that you're not preserving everything?"
"Not at all, pumpkin!" Firelight replied, pulling back a curtain. "I'm really getting into entomology."
Chrysalis beat against that glass terrarium. "You fools will perish!"
Soarin's eyes widened. "I can't do this."
Spitfire grunted. "It's for charity."
"But what if they start to–"
"Four pies if you do it now."
"Fine," Soarin' groaned. He put on his skin-tight military suit and climbed into the giant cake that read, "Happy 90th Birthday, Grannies!"
Boulder rolled out of Maud's pocket and next to Tom. "What's up, big bro?"
Tom rumbled back, "Seismic activity."
"Hahahahahahaha."
"Hahahahahahahahaha."
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...
...
"We are rocks."
They panted, horns crackling with exertion. Sombra growled, "That pain in your eyes. You still care for him."
Celestia forced herself to speak evenly. "I see the same pain in yours. You haven't forgotten her."
Sombra gasped. He blinked away a tear, then lunged again. "HYAH!!!"
Trixie leaned in. "Then YOU pick me up and make it LOOK like I'm flying!"
Blossomforth turned her head. "But won't the audience see me?"
"Duh! I'll simply make you invisible!"
"How?"
Trixie paused. "Ta-da!" She threw a smoke ball to the ground & ran from the coughing Blossomforth.
Derpy turned her head to the side. "But Doc, are you SURE there's nothing different about you? There was all this light and–"
The Doctor rushed to the mirror. Her coat was grey, her wings fluffy, & her mane was up. "Well, I'm still not a ginger, so what's really the difference?"
Tom Ink looked over his paper and sneered. "So. Did you even sell ANY of those books?"
Syn looked up from his editing & snarled, "Yeah, & I didn't sell my soul to the tabloids to do it."
They glared.
But Syn asked, "Wanna edit each other's fanfic?"
Tom smiled. "Let's do it!"
Octavia guided Vinyl's hooves. "Just like that. Now draw the bow across the strings."
The violin made a horrible screech, and they both winced.
Vinyl frowned.
But Octavia kissed her cheek. "If I can learn to scratch, you can learn to play. Let's try again."
Luna walked through the gardens with Candace. She asked, "Have I not earned it?" "Hm?" Cadance tilted her head.
"Auntie. You call Celestia Auntie. But not me."
Cadance relaxed and hugged her. "Because you're much more like my cool cousin."
Luna smiled back. "Even better."
Syn settled into his chair. "Ready to share your story?"
Fire Streak shifted in place and looked down. "Maybe. Usually everypony wants to talk to Soarin'."
"Well today, I want to hear about you, because you're important."
Fire Streak looked up, eyes gleaming. "Then I'm ready."
"Giddy up! There's a lot more to see in AAAAAPPLELOOSA!" Braeburn beamed.
Syn shook out a fetlock. "Can we rest a bit?"
Braeburn frowned. "Aren't you havin' a good time?"
Syn hesitated. "Uh, yes! I am! I just... want to try those expertly-crafted benches."
"YEE-HAW! Let's go!"
Twilight paused outside. "A book? Way out here?"
Celestia snickered behind a bush, and Pinkie shushed her.
Twilight opened the book, and confetti shot from it. "GAH!"
"GOTCHA!" Celestia and Pinkie shouted in unison as they popped out. They bro-hoofed and laughed all the way home.
Starlight bit her lower lip. "They're... kinda creepy." She shied away from the spectral hands Lyra was manifesting.
Lyra said, "A little, but how about this?" She used a hand to scratch just above Starlight's tail.
Starlight melted. "Ooh yeah. I really need to learn to do this."
Rainbow Dash frowned. "So your big finale needs a sonic rainboom in the middle of about a hundred untested fireworks?"
Trixie flipped her mane. "Exactly."
"Trixie! That's so dangerous! I could get shot out of the sky, and the explosions would be enormous!"
"So..."
"I'm SO in!"
Soarin' eyed Syn. "Sooo... You wrote a book about us?"
Syn nodded. "Uh-huh."
Braeburn stroked his chin. "And did you include...?"
Syn blushed. "Uh-huh."
Soarin' snickered. "Cool. It'll look good on the bedroom nightstand."
Syn finally relaxed. "Thank you."
Braeburn flipped through the dictionary. "I'm startin' to think 'horse-ban-do' isn't a real word."
Sunburst levitated another book to his tired eyes. "I'm sure we'll figure it out soon."
"Uh, guys?" Soarin' said, flipping his phone around. They all looked. "I think it's us."
Suggested by @What1SGameNight
Full prompt: I think another Sunburst + Braeburn or a Sunburst + Soarin would be great.
Big Mac grunted as he heaved the last hay bale into place. "Phew." He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked to the door.
Caramel stood there with a dreamy look.
Big Mac asked, "Hm?"
Caramel laughed, said, "I was remembering how much I love looking at you," and gave him a kiss.
Toola Roola closed the book. "You know, after all the fights we've had, I be we could write our OWN book!" Coconut Cream bounced in place. "Yeah! And maybe we could have our own spin-off series in G5!"
"Our own what?"
Coconut Cream sucked in a breath. "I mean, what you said!"
Rook Ramparts gave the mail schedule back to Derpy. "See? Just think about it strategically, and you can deliver everything in half the time."
Derpy cocked her head to the side. "But what about clock deliveries? Delivering half the time wouldn't be good at all."
Rook sighed.
Gabby's eyes lit up. "You can have FINS?"
Skystar's beak chattered in excitement. "You have feathers ALL the time?"
"AAAHH!"
"AAAHH!"
The ground rumbled, and there was immense heat.
Twilight set down the paper. "Who knew squeals were the key to solving our energy crisis?"
Rarity squeaked. "She's been with Button Mash for almost a month!"
Applejack stood tall. "And Bloom's seein' that Pip colt, too!"
They danced in place and shared their excitement.
From the bushes, Sweetie Belle whispered to Apple Bloom, "They're so cute when they get like that."
Sunburst marveled at the colorful lights & noises as the pinball glided around. "How are you DOING that? And all without magic!"
GreyScale's score rose higher. "Impressed?"
"Of course! The physics! The dexterity! It's like you're a... a..."
GreyScale flashed a smile. "A wizard."
Twilight Sparkle activated her geode. Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie surrounded the Ponynator while Sunset Shimmer blasted her from behind. Rarity was in position, and Applejack started to summon–
Spike closed the comic. "Eh, too many characters in one panel."
Button Mash looked it over. "So... does it play Switch games?"
Sweetie Belle groaned, her expression flat. "It's a toaster. It plays Rye, Pumpernickel, White, and Wheat."
Button smiled. "It has MULTIPLAYER?"
And Sweetie smiled back. "Yeah, I guess it has that. Let's play!"
Shining Armor bowed. "Yes, your Majesty?"
Luna replied, "You were having a nightmare."
He shifted in place.
Luna smiled. "You can speak freely, captain."
"I'm worried I'm not there enough for Flurry. What if she isn't happy?"
"I've seen her dreams. I promise, she understands."
Hoity Toity, Fashion Plate, Syn, and Hoof Work
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"Does visibility matter?" Hoity Toity asked, swirling his cocktail.
Fashion Plate sipped his. "Hard to say. What if we're a big joke?"
Syn took a swig. "I refuse to believe that. I just hope others realize they're not alone."
"Here's to that," Hoof Work said, lifting his glass.
Suggested by @sg15z
Full prompt: "How about 2 characters you haven't written together yet, but have been wanting to"
Shining Armor sat across from Big Mac. "Thanks for inviting me to guys' night. I haven't played O&O in years!"
Big Mac opened a rulebook. "Eeyup! So, what'll it be? Noble Paladin? Devout cleric?"
"Can I be a demon-serving thief on a quest for bloody revenge?"
"...Sure!"