My ship is superior! No, mine!
The Celestial void is a sacred place that very few ponies are ever fortunate enough to visit. Only Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are known to frequent this place, with the two exceptions being Princess Cadence and Princess Twilight at the time of their alicorn ascension. Therefore, when Cadence suddenly found herself back here without a word’s warning, she knew she had been called for a reason.
Cadence wandered along the glowing ethereal pathway until she heard voices arguing in the distance. As she came closer, she identified the voices as Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Fearing there was trouble, Cadence rushed towards them.
“Princesses… is something wrong? Why have I been called here?” She asked, momentarily out of breath.
“Good! You’re here! Please tell this pathetic cake-a-holic moron how relationships are SUPPOSED to work!” Princess Luna said, sitting on the ground and crossing her hooves while making pointed glares at Celestia.
“There’s no need for name calling, Luna. I can’t help it if you’re wrong and I have to point that out.” Celestia said, delicately magicking her fork into the slice of cake hovering nearby before taking a dainty bite.
“What’s… going on?” Cadence asked, sensing that the only danger here was the temper of two bickering siblings.
“Well, my dear Cadence, we all know that Hearts and Hooves day is a widely celebrated occasion in Equestria.” Celestia started.
“And since my sister and I are immortal and have yet to find love, we spend our holiday a little differently than other ponies.” Princess Luna added. “Princess N.S.A. here likes to stalk her subjects and record their daily lives for her personal enjoyment.”
Celestia’s brow furrowed angrily and she spat out bits of cake when she replied.
“Don’t pretend you don’t do it too! I’ve seen you poking around in ponies dreams like a per—“
“Alright, alright, I get it.” Cadence said putting her hooves up in defense. “You both spy on your subjects and that’s majorly creepy… but what does that have to do with Hearts and Hooves Day?”
Celestia and Luna shot each other a glance and then returned their attention to Cadence.
“Well, when we monitor ponies, for their own safety of course, we can see things from another perspective and can pinpoint certain attractions before they become legitimized. Of course, we don’t agree on certain pairings and discuss them in further detail—“
“We ship the ponies and fight about which pairings are OTP.” Princess Luna interjected, simplifying Celestia’s explanation.
Cadence stood dumbfounded for a moment, gauging whether or not the princesses were joking. The prolonged silence confirmed that they were not.
“Uh… okay so then why am I here?” Cadence asked, feeling a little uncomfortable about the subject.
“To settle the argument and prove once and for all who is OTP of course.” Princess Celestia said, eating another bite of cake.
“You’re the Princess of Love; we assumed you would know better on these matters.” Princess Luna explained.
“Alright, well… if I can be of help then I’ll certainly try.” Cadence said with a nervous smile, sitting across from the immortal sisters.
“Wonderful! Let’s start on something easy, shall we?” Celestia asked. She ignited her horn with magic and moments later dozens of little screens flickered to life showing clips of a certain young stallion with a green apple cutie mark.
“Are you familiar with Big Macintosh?” Princess Celestia asked. Cadence’s eyes widened at the sight of the scenes that played before her. She hesitated before answering.
“Y-yes actually I am. I was introduced by Applejack when I visited Twilight in Ponyville.” She stammered.
“Great. Now we all know he has obvious chemistry with Miss Cheerilee, and there is plenty of evidence to support that ship, just watch.” Princess Luna said, indicating to a specific screen that displayed a scene of Big Mac and Miss Cheerily gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes.
“Of course you would pull that scene! You and I both know they were under a love poison.” Celestia said in exasperation.
“Alright, then how about this part at the end of the day, huh? The cutie mark crusaders broke the curse and they STILL walked off into the sunset together!” Luna demanded.
“That doesn’t prove anything.” Celestia said, crossing her hooves.
“Alright, how about this one? When Big Mac sang with the Ponytones and Miss Cheerilee faints in his presence, so obviously overcome by his powerful vocals and striking smile.” Luna retorted.
“You don’t know that’s why she fainted, she could have felt ill.” Princess Celestia said.
“Does that dreamy look in her eye imply illness?” Princess Luna countered.
“What’s wrong with Big Mac falling for Miss Cheerilee?” Cadence asked nervously.
“Nothing is WRONG with it, but she simply isn’t the match for him. Might I remind you that a little bit later that year he was introduced to a certain Marble Pie and was so enamored that he couldn’t speak a word. His blushing did all of the talking for him.” Princess Celestia said, showing on one of the screens the moment Pinkie Pie and Applejack’s families met.
“They could be related! That’s potentially disgusting!” Princess Luna said in distaste.
“Oh please, that was just a ploy Pinkie used to create comical misadventures with the Apples. Besides, if they were related, did you see how far back in their lineage that scroll indicated? I’m sure everypony is related if you look back that far.” Celestia countered.
“So which is it, Cadence? Who is the better ship?” Luna demanded.
Princess Cadence furrowed her brow for a moment and watched the separate scenes play out with each pairing.
“Actually, if I’m not mistaken… Big Macintosh already has a marefriend, I think her name is Sugar Belle.” Cadence pointed out.
“Oh our little debates hardly ever have anything to do with actual relationships, Cadence. My sister and I have learned over the years that ponies will cycle through many romances before they finally settle down.” Princess Celestia said with a warm laugh.
“You should have seen who Celestia shipped you with before Shining Armor popped the question.” Princess Luna added slyly.
“Wait, what?!” Cadance asked, both confused and a little frightened.
“Despite the obvious adorable factor in his relationship with Sugar Belle, they simply don’t have the right level of compatibility. Not to mention the fact that I find it slightly disturbing that he would fall for a carbon-copy of his mother; just look at those similar designs!” Celestia said, cycling through the images on the screen with her magic. “Besides, if you want to argue sweet and demure mares, Marble Pie is clearly an obvious choice.”
“Miss Cheerilee can be just as sweet and demure as the next pony! Have you seen what she has to deal with? The strain she suffers without a word of complaint must count for something. She would need a stallion who would present no additional stressors in her life, and clearly Big Mac has that potential.” Luna said.
“Alright alright, maybe we can’t come to an agreement about Big Mac for now; perhaps Cadence can help us clear up another dilemma.” Celestia said, allowing the images on the screen to settle on a new focus: Discord.
“Ugh, how did HE end up in this discussion?” Princess Luna asked.
“We were on the topic of sweet and demure mares, and I believe that describes Fluttershy to a T. After a thorough analysis of her potential ships, I think Discord would make an appropriate match.” Celestia admitted.
“Wait… YOU think Fluttershy and Discord should be shipped?” Cadence asked in surprise.
“She is the only pony he speaks of, and clearly the only one he favors.” Celestia said, pointing to the screen that depicted Discord’s heroic intentions of saving Fluttershy from the Changelings.
“But I thought Discord would have worked better with…” Cadence trailed off unsure whether or not to finish her sentence.
“With who?” Celestia inquired.
“With you, sister. With you.” Luna said.
“Me?!” Celestia said.
“There is plenty of evidence to support it, look at the scene where Twilight defeated Tirek and acquired her new castle. Discord magicks up a bouquet just for you, sister.” Luna said, Cadence nodding.
“That’s absurd, he was only trying to apologize for double-crossing me—er, us, when he sided with Tirek.” Celestia said.
“And you are the only pony other than Princess Luna who has immortality like he does… you knew him in the past, and a beautiful relationship could have formed.” Cadence added.
“Relationship?! I helped Luna DEFEAT Discord! If I were so perfect for him, why would I banish him into stone? Besides, I could never love someone who deals with that much chaos on a daily basis… my life is scheduled and planned to the minute.” Celestia said.
“Cadence has a point, sister. He is your opposite and you know what they say: opposites attract.” Luna said.
“Why not you, Luna? What makes you any less right for him?” Celestia demanded.
“He doesn’t bother me, like he does you. When he tries anything I merely walk away; he’s grown tired of attempting to bother me. Wait… does that mean he gets under your skin? Will he not leave you be, dear sister, and that has spurned some feelings between you two?” Princess Luna accused.
“Of course not! Clearly you two will stop at nothing to convince yourselves otherwise so we will have to move on.” Celestia said, igniting her horn again to change the images before them.
“Tia and Discord sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S- OW!” Princess Luna cried when Celestia interrupted her taunt by throwing her empty cake plate at the unsuspecting mare.
“Ah ha, THIS I’m sure we can all agree on. Octavia—“
“And Vinyl Scratch.” Princess Luna finished.
“I thought her name was DJPon3.” Cadence said in confusion.
“Not according to the fans.” Celestia said with a wink.
“The... fans?” Cadence asked, but was ignored.
“They’re not as obvious as Lyra-Bon.” Princess Luna pointed out. “If only you could see the dreams those two have.”
“We already see. Here, I believe they were even together in the massive dream you orchestrated to work out your own demons.” Celestia said, indicating to the ponies Lyra and BonBon who appeared to be fused at the middle. They smiled and awkwardly hugged each other on the little screen.
“Ohhhh real mature Celestia, let’s air all MY shortcomings while hiding behind your own.” Luna said.
“Lyra and Bonbon are adorable together.” Cadence said, watching a different scene of the pair of them giggling and hugging at Cranky’s wedding.
“My short comings? What are you talking about?” Celestia said, feigning innocence.
“Don’t give me that. Just because you don’t monitor yourself doesn’t mean you don’t make mistakes, sister. You failed to defeat Chrysalis, didn’t you? Or even see through her deceit when she masqueraded as Cadence.” Luna accused.
“It was so cold down in those caves…” Cadence said, getting a far off and haunting look in her eye as she spoke.
“I was too busy running the kingdom AND helping orchestrate a wedding; I put my faith completely in Shining Armor and hoped if something were amiss he could tell me about it. And where exactly were you when Equestria was threatened?” Celestia asked defensively.
“Asleep! Because no pony bothered to invite ME to the wedding! EITHER of them! I made the REAL Cadence’s reception for the last 2 minutes without so much as a ‘sorry’.” Luna said bitterly.
“Uh… let’s just talk about somepony else like… uh… Twilight.” Cadence said, scrambling for ideas. “I think she has a crush on one of my guards, a certain Flash Sentry.”
Cadence ignited her horn and changed the images on the screen herself this time, delighted to learn that they changed at her will. The screens paused on images of the pair’s blushing cheeks and awkward smiles both in the Crystal Empire and the train station in Ponyville.
“If she’s going to be with any Flash Sentry it’ll be the one in the human world.” Princess Celestia said, changing the screens again to show Twilight with another incarnation of Flash.
“Well if we’re allowed to use Equestria Girl characters then my vote goes for Sun-Light.” Princess Luna said, pointing her hoof at the human form of Sunset Shimmer with human Twilight.
“While I must agree they have chemistry, you do have to bear in mind that Cadence here was talking about pony Twilight, I believe human Twilight is a better match for my old student Sunset Shimmer, isn’t that right?”
Celestia and Luna looked over to Princess Cadence to see a terrified and confused look on her face. She was staring at the human incarnation of herself displayed on one of the screens.
“Oh… that’s right…” Princess Luna said.
“Yeah… we might have taken things a bit far… let’s stick with ponies, shall we?” Celestia said, clearing the screens immediately.
“What… but… I was…” Cadence stammered, still confused and a little disturbed by what she had been shown.
“Let’s just cut to the chase. We didn’t call Cadence here for Big Mac, Discord, or Twilight.” Princess Luna said.
“Very true my sister. There are much more important pairings… OTP pairings to discuss.” Celestia said. The screens transitioned again to show Twilight’s best friends in an array of different scenarios. The screens multiplied and flooded the Celestial Void. Though each friend was represented, there was one pony in particular who appeared more than any other: Rainbow Dash.
“Now Cadence, be a dear and help me explain to my foolish sister why AppleDash is the most superior of ships and therefore OTP.” Celestia said.
“It’s absolute nonsense! Clearly my sister is tired and over-worked; she can’t even see that FlutterDash is the more superior ship.” Luna countered.
“Applejack and Rainbow Dash are hard-working tomboy stereotypes, clearly the most obvious lesbimares of the group. They balance each other out so well too, Dash’s enthusiasm and Applejack’s sensibilities. There would be no stopping them.” Celestia said with her nose in the air.
“Stopping them? They’re both FAR too stubborn to get along with each other for long. Both would want to claim dominance and neither would back down. It would be a constant power struggle, and neither of their egos would allow it! FlutterDash, on the other hoof, is exactly the right combination of opposites and similarities combined into a loving relationship.” Luna said.
“Are you sure Fluttershy could handle Rainbow’s uh… energy?” Cadence asked.
“That’s the best part; they’re a compliment to each other, unlike AppleDash.” Luna said, to which Celestia gave a dark glare.
“They’ve been friends the longest, see? Look at how noble little filly Dash is to defend Fluttershy’s honor by racing her bullies, which ultimately lead to herself and all her friends getting their cutie marks. Chemistry like that cannot be beat. Not to mention Dash’s unwillingness to give up on Fluttershy and help her to conquer her fears—“
“HAH!” Celestia said interrupting Luna’s reasoning. “Then how do you explain this moment, hmm? Fluttershy’s fear of dragons caused nothing but delays when I tasked Twilight and her friends to wake the sleeping monster causing the dreadful dark clouds over Equestria. No one was more vocally upset than Rainbow Dash, who scolds Twilight for bringing Fluttershy along on more than one occasion. There are countless other examples of Dash’s impatience with Fluttershy’s methods, take your pick sister. Besides, are you insinuating that Rainbow Dash would want to be with a mare who hates one of her favorite holidays? Nightmare Night?”
“So… are we saying that Rainbow Dash is going to end up with a mare…” Cadence said trying to clarify. “Because I think Soarin might be another ideal match for—“
“No!” Both princesses screamed in protest.
“That’s a horrible ship. The only reason Rainbow would be with Soarin was because he is the only sane stallion she’s ever been seen with.” Princess Celestia said.
“Not to mention he is incompetent if he continues to let Spitfire walk all over him. He couldn’t stand up for himself let alone Rainbow Dash. HE would be the mare in the relationship if anything.” Luna added.
“Which defeats the point of her being in a relationship with a stallion at all, really. If she were going to date a Wonderbolt, she has far more chemistry with Spitfire.” Celestia added.
“Finally something we can agree on.” Luna added.
“Alright, alright, just asking.” Cadence said, putting up her hooves in defense. “I guess if I had to choose somepony for Rainbow Dash, I’d have to say Pinkie Pie would be the ideal marefriend.”
“Pinkie Pie?!” The two sisters said in surprise.
“With any other pony, Pinkie’s antics would drive them insane, but Rainbow and Pinkie have such a strong bond. Have you seen those two pranking together? There was a reason the map called them as the first missionaries of friendship to Griffinstone. And if memory serves, I believe Pinkie Pie herself told me that she calls her ‘Dashie’ rather than Rainbow Dash; which in my opinion is far too feminine and childish for Rainbow to approve. Only a very special mare could get away with calling her Dashie.”
Princess Celestia, having heard that tidbit of information, summoned up scenes where other ponies such as Twilight and Rarity call Rainbow Dash by the name ‘Dashie’. She didn’t say a word and let the screens speak for themselves.
“Well, Pinkie started it! And look at this scene here, Pinkie is beside herself with distress when Rainbow left for the academy… she wasn’t herself again until they visited her in Cloudsdale.”
“And what of Cheese Sandwich? They’re a partying duo with a lot of potential.” Celestia said.
“Or even Party Favor, he seems to be another male Pinkie Pie rip off.” Princess Luna added.
“Well, in both of those cases… it would be like dating yourself. And I don’t think anypony wants to date someone EXACTLY like themselves... Not to mention the fact that Pinkie Pie isn’t the only pony with erratic behavior. Rainbow Dash has her fair share of insanity moments. Only Pinkie Pie who has felt these mood swings and deals with them on a daily basis could really understand Rainbow and give her the emotional support she needs.”
“Alright I see you point, but Rainbow is not really of my OTP concern.” Princess Luna said non-chalantly.
“Oh? Who is your OTP?” Cadence asked.
“Rarijack. Rarijack is love, Rarijack is life.” Luna said igniting her horn and displaying Rarity and Applejack scenes that play out for each princess to watch.
“Well there are a number of ponies, stallions mostly, who would be better suited for Rarit—“
“DID YOU NOT HEAR THE PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT? I SAID RARIJACK IS LIFE!” Princess Luna said, using her Canterlot voice to get the message across.
“But… won’t you explain…” Cadence started.
“There’s no use, Cadence. You can’t win this one.” Celestia said, watching her sister and shaking her head. Soonafter, Luna was hugging one of the screens depicting an accidental nose-nuzzle between the mares.
“They’re… just… so adorable and so compatible… they already bicker like lovers, IT’S MEANT TO BE!”
“So… I guess that means I wasn’t all that helpful to you two after all.” Cadence said lowering her ears.
“Don’t be silly my dear, you made some great arguments, even almost convinced me a few times. Next year perhaps we could tackle some more difficult ponies such as Trixie or Starlight Glimmer.” Princess Celestia said calmly.
“What do you mean? I think they’re perfect for each other.” Cadence said laughing. Celestia joined in (laughing), smiling proudly.
“I knew inviting you would make this a little more… entertaining.” Celestia said with a wink.
“Entertaining? I thought you would have been upset with me for not agreeing with you.” Cadence said in confusion.
“Oh I change my OTP all the time, Cadence. This is just a little something we alicorns do to pass the time. I do believe Princess Luna takes it a bit more seriously though…”
Celestia and Cadence observed from afar a deranged-looking Luna with hoof-made dolls fashioned to resemble Applejack and Rarity; she was making them kiss.
“Come, we should probably calm Luna down before she hurts somepony. Oh… and Cadence, tell me, who would you see as a superior ship for Spike?” Celestia asked.
“Spike? You mean… the BABY dragon? Isn’t he going to be a baby for… a LONG time? I don’t think he should be shipped with ANYONE!” Cadence said in horror.
Celestia smiled warmly in approval.
“Good. I just had to be sure.” Celestia answered. “Luna! Those are not voodoo dolls, stop trying to make Rarijack happen!”
“NEVER!” Luna cried accompanied with frighteningly crazy-sounding laughter.
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I DISAGREE WITH CADENCE!!!!
Soarin is just letting Spitfire walk all over him because one wrong move could send him jobless. Mind you he is only 2nd in command while Spits is Capt And I just think that SOARDASH is life!!!
They are freaking adorbs
but hey it's my OTP you can have yours and ironically I Dash with Quibble pants to!!
Sillyness in it's purest form
This sounds less like a conversation Celestia and Luna would have, and more like a conversation you would have with a friend.
That's a rather unfortunate name for a place, isn't it? I could have sworn you were talking about the inside of Celestia's ass when I first read this.
The telling is thick throughout the narrative. I know that this was written with silliness in mind, but even a silly fic deserves a bit of dilligence.
Okay, Magpie ... but I'm afraid I like Flutterdash too much.
And you found a premise and set of characters who could believably engage in this discussion! I can definitely see them doing this; when or if Twilight ever gets in on this, everypony's going to be proven wrong via compatibility algorithms.
7988599 chill XDDD
But SoarinDash is gr8
7988749 So? I am gr.8 got a problem with my mom and dad dear?
This is... THE PERFECT STORY! I'm so happy you of all ponies made this Mag, you are perfect for these stories!
PInkieDash is far and away the best ship of them all. Mostly because PInkieDash=LostPie
7988711 exactly what I thought
Added to favourites
BLASPHEMY FROM BOTH CADENCE AND CELESTIA! SpikeBelle FOR LIFE!
I'm sorry, but as long as Rarishy exists, Rarijack will never be the OTP.
7989643 I', sorry but:
RARIJACK 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
7988763 nO I just said they are great :D or better awesome. I was joking around ):
You know, I was going to make a snarky comment about a story about the sillyness of shipping wars having comments talking about how certain ships are better than others (not serious ones, I know, but still)...
Aaaaand then I saw a ship I dislike, wasn't satisfied with how it was argued against and felt my own hackles raise a touch. Soooooo, yeah, guess I'm as guilty of this as anyone else.
Then again, I think most of us can relate a little to the princesses here. Though I do wonder how Luna would react to the many ships she's put in.
I think she'd take them well.
7990223 While I can see the appeal of Rarijack and totally respect it as a ship, it just doesn't measure up to the perfection that is Rarishy. I will defend Rarishy as the OTP until I die.
here is my pair offs in no particular orter
discord
marble
blue scootaloo :3 (crack i know)
(thorax or ember) (ot3?)
glim glam is cute
button mash
apples
and thats just with canon ponys !
7990608
after 
is dead
oh and
So, Alicorns are the internet?
7990496 You better be or else I'MMA BE CALLING PINKAMIENA AND FUCKING DESTROY YOU!!!!!! In the most painful way possible
7991530 lol k. I know Pinkamena too. SOARINDASH 5 LIFE, yes 5, its bigger than 4.
I'm going with Luna on this: RariJack is perfect.
7992478 U better stay loyal
7990555 and I have nothing against rarishy. It is a good ship. *cough!* rarijack is better cough!* have a nice day!
7992722 I agree! Rarijack rules!
One True Pairing?
HAH! As if I were capable of limiting myself that much for even a single pony.
hi magpie!! i love this story. i am actually currently writing one similar but not exactly like this one. its gonna be called shipping wars. instead of the princesses, its me and my friends' OCs. Just so you know and don't think I am copying you.
Luna shipping all my ships tho
My ships with Mane 6 and other characters mentioned in the fanfic.
starlight glimmer
luna
And by the way Magpie this was the perfect combination of funny and awesome!
Crap. My emojies didn't show. Here are the missing emojies.
rainbow dash <3
pinkie pie <3
rarity <3 spike
applejack<3
fluttershy<3
twilight sparkle <3
big mac <3
trixie<3
applebloom<3
scootaloo<3
sweetie belle<3
<3
I'm not exactly a hardcore shipper myself, but I still find this hilarious! Here's my reactions to each shipping battle. Let's see which princess gets the most points from me.
= Point for Celestia
= Point for Cadance
MOON! = Point for Luna
CheeriMac vs. Big Marble vs. FlutterMac: Sorry Luna and Cadence, Celestia wins this one. Big Mac and Cheerilee are obviously just friends, and the whole point of that episode was that they were not okay with people thinking they're more than that. Big Mac and Fluttershy, yeah, like Celestia said, no basis. Big Mac and Marble on the other hoof are just begging to be shipped. They're legitimately blushing at each other! I don't think it would be dirty, since they are so distantly related. Point one for the sun!
CelestiaCord vs. FlutterCord: Again, Celestia's right. Fluttershy and Discord have way more chemistry.
Octavia x Vinyl: I know I'm in the tiny minority here, but I actually consider them not a couple, not best friends, not even roommates. I think they're siblings. I think that scene in Slice of Life actually supports my case. The division of their house is reminiscent of what siblings do when they're supposed to live in the same house/room. Trust me, I've done it too. And that "are you thinking what I'm thinking" look they give each other just screams sibling dynamic to me. So yeah, none of the sisters gets a point.
LyraBon: I like this one. All three of them get a point here.
MOON! (why no Luna emoticon?)
Pony FlashLight vs. Human Flash Pony Light vs. Sun Human Light: I have to agree with Cadence here. Pony-wise, Twilight and Flash are good. Human Flash however, I think works better with Sunset Shimmer because Legend of Everfree. FlashShimmer is growing on me.
FlutterDash vs. AppleDash vs. SoarinDash: Cadance, I agree with you, but you could have put up a better fight. Soarin and Rainbow have potential. He's down-to-earth, subdued and had to work hard to get where he is. She's got her head in the clouds, is a lot more confident, and got where she is because of raw talent. They compliment each other quite well. Plus I dislike shipping the Mane 6 with each other because it ruins the "six best friends" dynamic the show worked so hard to build, so that just works in SoarinDash's favor.
PinkieDash vs. PinkieFavor vs. CheesePie: CHEESEPIE FTW! And I completely disagree about them being the same. They do have often overlooked differences to challenge their relationships. For example, Pinkie Pie is way more of a social butterfly. Cheese however still has a part of that shy little colt inside him. During parties, he would much rather sit back and take pride in watching the ponies have fun rather than join the festivities himself. Pinkie however is the definition of "life of the party". Also, again, I do not like shipping the Mane 6 with each other.
FINAL SCORES: Celestia: 4, Cadance: 3, and Luna: 1. Funny, that's actually how I rank the three princesses.
So... very meta here. It's amusing on at least one level, but I really would've loved to see more done with it. As it stands, this is effectively three bronies discussing ships, even if they're cast as in-show characters. Having some larger thing come of it... maybe Luna is choosing how to CHANGE dreams to nudge things, or Celestia is setting up pairings to optimize future generations of "special students" or something like that.
Still, amusing as is, but rather avilicious as well.
Soarindash is still my favorite ship and always will be.
I don't agree with what they said about it, once rainbow learns to stop fangirling and think of the wonderbolts as ordinary ponies, then there could be a beautiful relationship.
Also there's too much great fanart out there to just shoot it down.
Pinkie Dash is definitely the best ship.
Actually, one synopsis for a season 7 episode was released, and it reveals that Big Mac has a crush on Sugar Belle.
7989514 Yeah!
I can just imagine TheLostNarrator doing what Luna was doing whenever something even slightly rarijack happens
My ships would be.
Big Macintosh and Cheerilee.
Celestia and Discord.
Human Twilight and Timber Spruce.
Pony Twilight with Pony Flash Century. (But give them chemistry)
Also “It was so cold down in those caves…” and “Or even Party Favor, he seems to be another male Pinkie Pie rip off.” were the funniest lines in the story. Well done I think you did a good job.
This was so hilarious!
)
Although, I have one thing to say...
LUNA AND CELESTIA HOW COULD YOU BOTH HATE SOARIN X DASH ASDFGHJKL THEY ARE MY LIFE
*clears throat* anyway, my ships would be
SoarinDash (see above
FluterCord
AppleDash
FlashLight (with pony versions of both of them)
I think FlutterDash is pretty cute too.
My OTP is SweetieMash!
this was a fun read! and now, for my stance on each ship battle
Cheerimac vs Marblemac vs Fluttermac.
I would argue that there actually IS a basis for Fluttermac, even if it's not as obvious as the other two. Filli Vanilli gave them a really nice friendship, and they cooperated flawlessly in all those concerts, so in sync! and their personalities just mesh so well. Cheerimac is just a friendship (and I don't think Cheerilee even dates? she seemed annoyed when the CMC asked about her special somepony, rolling her eyes like she's tired of that question. aromantic Cheerilee anyone?) and Marblemac I agree with Luna that it's potentially creepy, even if they aren't closely related it's still weird to date someone you know your related to. it just seemed shoehorned in and never went anywhere, and I don't think they compliment each other well. (although the newly canon Sugarmac is cute too)
Fluttercord vs Dislestia
Oh Dislestia for sure, they aren't even total opposites, Celestia is a prankster and finds Discord HILARIOUS. she was the one who wanted him reformed in the first place, and knew him well enough to know that Fluttershy would be the best one to reform him. Discord also seemed bitter over Celestia turning him to stone, like it was something personal. Also, yes those flowers were given as an apology, but it was an apology that was given in a flirtatious manner, with a wink, do you wink at people your giving apology flowers too? exactly. Fluttercord does make sense, I will admit that, but I still prefer to think of them as friends, tea party buddies! there's no romantic tension between them, just friendship and Discord being clingy to the only pony he really feels close to.
Vinyl/Octavia and Lyrabon are perfect yes
Pony!Flashlight and Human!Flashlight are both boring and generic and just aaa no
Sunset/Twilight vs Sunset/Sci-Twi
There's a bit too much of a disconnect between Sunset and Princess Twilight these days, whereas with Sci-Twi she and Sunlight have both had to struggle with the same things, are closer and softer with each other. there's only one Sunset Shimmer to go around so I think it makes more sense to give her to Sci-Twi (plus I ship Princess Twilight with Starlight)
Appledash vs Flutterdash vs Soarindash vs Pinkiedash
aahh Appledash, my very first ship. Luna's right though, it wouldn't work out. they work best as a friendship with some rivalry, make it a relationship and it would be a more intense power struggle. Flutterdash does make more sense but I just cant see it, neither of them have shown any actual interest in each other, they have good chemistry yes but it's only a friendship. Same goes for Pinkiedash, Pinkie Pie has a way of becoming super close to anyone, and Dashy has never said anything about not liking the nickname so it's not that Pinkie was a special pony who got away with calling her a cute nickname, she just gave her friend a nickname and Rainbow didn't mind. Also Pinkie Pie is just generally clingy.
now Soarindash I think the princesses are not giving enough credit at all! there's so much basis for this ship it would take forever to list it all. Soarin is the wonderbolt Rainbow Dash is closest to and has had the most one on one interaction with. Their only reason for shutting down Soarindash was because they don't like Soarin, which I think is unfair. He's a dorky, pie loving, nice guy who still has the skill and drive to be a wonderbolt, he's a goofball but he's not all sunshine and rainbows. you see those bags under his eyes? you see how resigned he seems when he finds out his team basically betrayed him in Rainbow Falls? I think having such a lighthearted, energetic partner could really lift him out of whatever personal issues he's struggling with. they just have such a great dynamic!
Rarijack is the only mane six ship I actually like XD I prefer to keep those six as a friendship because that's the whole point of their group. buuuuuuuutttt what about Equestria Girls? their group is much more loose and undefined than the pony Mane Six. It is for this reason I prefer Rarijack in the Equestria Girls universe.
everything was awesome-possum until this blasfemy happened
“Spike? You mean… the BABY dragon? Isn’t he going to be a baby for… a LONG time? I don’t think he should be shipped with ANYONE!” Cadence said in horror.
dude have some respect. Spike can be shipped with anyone in the multiverse, the guy is the perfect husbando.
FINALLY someone who shares my opinion on Soarindash! I don't even get why that ship is so big anyway. Seriously, they barely interact with each other at all in the show, and even when they do, they have basically no chemistry. Personally, I think that ship only exists because he's the only notable male Wonderbolt, and I guess people don't want to have her be a lesbian.
Rarijack is awesome! No doubt about that.
I'm not that big on Pinkiedash myself, though I can see why others like it. I'm more of a Flutterdash person...though I'm also open to Fluttercord and Appledash as well.
Sunset and Twilight are the best ship in the franchise, and Flash should not be shipped with anyone. Seriously, he needs a personality before I can even think about shipping him with a far more developed character.
For pony Twilight...eh, I'm kinda into TwiPie, but also RariTwi for some reason, and in some cases, Twilestia.
Spike and Thorax kinda works...if the age difference doesn't make it awkward or anything. Seriously, how old is Thorax supposed to be anyway?
A few other ships I'm into are DiamondBloom, StarTrix and OctaScratch.
And that's my opinion. Agree or disagree, that's what I think and I'm sticking to it.
Where's Twidash?
Ships to examine in the sequel:
SweetieMash
Twidash
Bright Butter (Bright MacXPear Butter) (THIS is OTP)
DerpyXDoctor Whooves
But in all seriousness, this is a nice meta disscussion about shipping.
I've never been so torn. :B I can't figure out who has the worst OTPs.
Okay but it's CadenceThis was a pure delight. :D
Delightful meta madness. A shame Cadence's mind wasn't ready for the universally shippable being that is human Twilight. Thank you for this look into the alicorn psyche.
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IKR? TwiDash is OTP.