Luna and Celestia mulled this news over.
Celestia nodded. "Damage control sister, the griffons have taken a liking to you since they respect your... ahem... darker reputation. Can you please explain to them we have a misguided prankster on our hooves and this is not a declaration of hostilities?"
Luna looked slightly embarrassed, but nodded. "Very well sister, I trust you will be heading to Ponyville since it seems to be the center of our remaining problems?"
Celestia looked relieved. "Exactly Lu, I'll need to send a few letters first, but the griffons cannot be ignored while we tend to these developments."
Luna rose. "Be careful Celly, these ponies have had power thrust on them unwillingly, do not be overly harsh in your judgement of their actions."
Celestia looked annoyed. "Of course Lu, these are the Elements of Harmony. I don't blame them for acting like foals with a new toy, but like any foal they need to be kept from playing ball in the house."
Luna laughed a bit. "You never did forgive me for breaking the wings off that statue..."
Celestia snorted. "Long forgotten Lu, the Venus de Equilo is regarded as the most famous and beautiful statue of a unicorn ever created. Only you and I seem to recall it was originally modeled after me."
Luna scoffed. "Whose fault is that sister? Who approves the textbooks for each generation?"
Celestia tried to look angry, and totally failed. "Go, and come back to me quickly Lu."
Luna nuzzled Celestia, then followed the guard as he left the room.
Celestia turned to Spike. "Spike, I'll need you to take a few letters down to these ponies...
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In a study in Celestia's room for Gifted Unicorns a wizened old stallion with a question mark on his flank saw a scroll appear in a ball of magical fire.
The pony set his work aside, the grading would have to wait. Letters from the Princess were not to be placed in the IN box.
"Professor,
We would like to personally thank you for your years of service, your research has brought about some immeasurable advances in magic theory. To this end we must beg your indulgence in a certain matter we discussed some years ago. We... were not entirely truthful with you with regards to the total number of ponies which have undergone Alicornication in the past. This omission was not done in malice, but rather in embarrassment, and a wish to not defame some dear friends of our past. However it seems we must research the phenomenon again. We have six new subjects for you to study. We ask that you accompany us in our carriage to Ponyville, we will disclose further details on the way.
Your Apologetic Ruler,
Princess Celestia."
Professor Howe Cann (PHD magical studies) laid the missive aside. He gathered a few notes from a file that had long gathered dust, and prepared to join his sovereign.
He paused, and quickly penned a missive. He laid it in his OUT box, it would be retrieved shortly by his intern.
"Thissdens,
You owe me fifty bits you old coot, I told you she was holding back!
Howe."
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Pinkie listened with interest to Fluttershy and Rarity. She comforted Fluttershy the moment the mare got to the point in the tale about falling from such a height. "I don't think you need to worry about flying so much anymore 'shy, it sounds like you can take a fall just fine."
Fluttershy just looked a bit frightened at the memory. "Thank you Pinkie. I think we need to find Twilight and ask her what to do. This is just not normal!"
Pinkie patted Fluttershy on the head. "Don't worry 'shy, your Auntie Pinkie Pie has that covered.
Fluttershy muttered a bit about being a year older but said nothing.
Pinkie triumphantly produced a scroll with the royal seal.
She intoned.
"Dear Pinkie Pie,
We have heard of the party you have planned to celebrate your having awoken as a goddess. We wish to RSVP, we will be attending with our faithful student. Also in attendance will be Applejack, who saw fit to come visit us. We ask that you keep your activities confined to the party until we arrive.
Looking forward to the celebration,
Princess Celestia."
Pinkie grinned. "See? You don't need to look for Twilight, she's coming here!"
Fluttershy sighed in relief.
There was a sudden pop above Fluttershy's head, a scroll unfurled and Fluttershy caught it, using magic reflexively.
"Dear Fluttershy,
Please do not read this aloud, we have a task for you. Pinkie has played a little prank and sent a rampaging alligator to go play in Sweet Apple Acres, could you please go calm the poor dear down before he hurts himself trying to gum apple trees? Leave Rarity there if you would, somepony needs to watch Pinkie Pie and ensure she doesn't get up to more mischief.
Your grateful Sovereign,
Princess Celestia.
P.S. Applejack sends her thanks, and asks if you can tell Applebloom she will be late for supper."
Fluttershy read this. "Rarity, can you join me outside for a moment?"
Rarity paused from her examination of the details of the room. She really did need to talk to Pinkie about her choice in decor. The motif was cute but now that she knew royalty was coming it hardly seemed appropriate, perhaps some royal blues and gold streamers... "Oh, of course dear!"
Fluttershy followed her outside, once she was fairly certain she was out of earshot she told Rarity what the letter had said.
Rarity's eyes widened. "That would explain why Gummy wasn't here latched onto her mane as per usual... Well, I will certainly try to keep Pinkie occupied while you tend to this matter."
Fluttershy nodded in thanks. She spread her wings (So large! She really needed to get used to that...) and took off for Sweet Apple Acres. At least it wasn't a dragon this time... "I hope he had a nap before she sent him off to play, Gummy gets cranky without a nap..."
As usual, pretty hilarious with an undercurrent of plot. And that is a highly accurate rendering of the average academic.
Now, why do I have this image in my head of Discord returning, seeing no fewer than eight Alicorns ready to stop him, and him saying words not allowed in their universe because it doesn't have an R rating...
'You owe me fifty bits you old coot, I told you she was holding back!'
Why can't more subjects be like this around Celestia in other stories?!
Now If we could just turn authors into alicorns so that they could write faster.
o.e
*frothing at the mouth*
so... many... ponies...
239261 I first thought it was dirty, but it would be funnier if it was something silly and innocent, like Luna in a tutu dancing ballet. Now I'm picturing it, too late, have to draw it
Next chapter please
I want it now
"Your Appologetic Ruler,
Princess Celestia."
This just in! Princess Celestia made a typo!
Also why am I convinced Gummy now rivals Godzilla in size?
240999 Slander and defamation good sir! Spike wrote all those letters!
Definitely have Twi be forced to grow Spike to gigantic size to wrestle Gummy into submission, giant monster style.
241537 I think it would be more fun to have Angel Bunny do it
241547
No, Wait! Spike (as Gojira) tag teaming with Owloysius (as Mothra) against all the other Alicorns' supersized pets. King of monsters ultimate throwdown!
241563 oh god... tank as gamera... you give me terrible ideas why do I find them so amusing?
241628
My prediction for the end of this fic this fic is that everything gets a settled nicely then a few centuries later grown Spike was on an ambassadorial assignment in Neighpon when Princess Pie, dressed as Mare-Do-Well rushes from concealment and lobs a super party sized firecracker at him. The fight raged on for a century, many pies were tossed but eventually, the champion stood, the rest saw their better, Princess Fluttershy in a custard stained sweater.
241628 Gummy-era? Admit it, that does make for a better joke even if Tank would be closer to Gamera.
241733
With playing the part of Shaquille O'Neal.
Ol Gum-zilla was Hoppin' around SweetApple Acres like a big Playground when Suddenly Maredowell burst from the shade and hit Gum-zilla with a Do-well Grenade
Gum-zilla got Pissed and Prepared to Bight but Didn't expect to be blocked by the Mare of the night who proceeded to open up a can of Moon-fu, when Sapphire Shores came outta the Blue
And Started beating up Ol' Nightmare Moon when They both got Flattened by the Do-well Balloon
But before it could make it to the Do-well Nook, Starswirl the Bearded popped Out of a Book
He Pulled a Magical Staff from inside his beard and Hit Maredowell with Spells that smelled really weird
But he ran outta Magic and he ran away 'cause Pinkietron Prime came to Save the day
This is the Ultimate Hoedown Of Ultimate Best Pony. Good Guys, Bad Guys and Explosion, as far as the eye can see. Only one can Survive, I wonder who it will be, This is the Ultimate Hoedown of Ultimate Best Pony
Gum-zilla Took a Bight Outta Pinkie-tron Prime, Like Wonderbolt Soarin' Took a Bight Outta Pie Nightmare moon was back soon with a bruise from the balloon But Lyra jumped out and sat on her like a loon
And Maredowell was injured and Trying to get steady when Starswirl the Bearded came back with a Machete But suddenly Something caught his legs and he Tripped, Derring do took him out with her whip
Then she saw Gum-zilla Sneakin' up from behind and she reached for her Pie which she just Couldn't find, 'Cause Maredowell Stole it and she Tossed and she missed and Lyra Deflected it with her Fist
Then she Jumped in the air and Did a Summersault While Starswirl the bearded Tried to Pole-vault onto Pinkietron Prime but they Collided in Midair then they were both Carted off to the Diamond Dog Lair
Chorus
Royal Gaurds sang out, Up there with the Besta ya
Down From the Heavens, Plummeted Celestia. She Delivered a kick, as Alicorns do, Into the Crotch of Derring do, Who fell to the ground, Writhing in pain, as Maredowell Changed back, into Twilight again. Celestia grinned, and without so much as a Pardon, Sent Twilight back, To magic Kindergarten
Then Clover the Clueless and Clover the Clever and a G3 Pony Who I Think is called Heather.
and The Flimflam Brothers and Rarity's Mother and Cowbow Braeburn and a Spurned Lover
Roboclop, The Termineightor Captain Kirk and Empire Haters
Harry Bear, Super Mare and Every Cutie Mark Crusader
Bucky Mcgillicuddy and Kicks Mcgee, Snips and Snails and Even Trixie All Came Outta No-where, Rainboom Fast and Kicked Celestia's Immortal ass
It was the Muddiest Battle Equestria ever saw, With bronies looking on in Total Awe.
The Fight Raged on for a week or Two, then a Consensus rose from the Hullabaloo, The Best Pony Stood and the Rest Saw their Better, Fluttershy replete with Juicebox and Sweater.
This is the Ultimate Hoedown of Ultimate Best Pony, Good Guys, Bad Guys and Explosions as far as the Eye can see. Only One will Survive, I wonder Who it will be,
This is the Ultimate Hoedown (This is the Ultimate Hoedown)
This is the Ultimate Hoedown (This is the Ultimate Hoedown)
This is the Ultimate Hoedown
Of Ultimate Best Pony
241733
Thanks for the Idea Sir. 'Twas but the work of an Hour to write it all Twice (goddamn father turned off my Goddamned Modem)
241893 true, but Gumzilla works as well, especially if Pinkie for reasons unknown gave him Laser eyes. Let's seek... Tankamera, Owlothra, and oh hell lets say Mecha Angzilla.
242469 that.... was transcendent good sir.
242504 Glad You like it. It's got some places that could use a bit of work, but once I'm done, I'm planning to try and Coerce some people I know to sing and Animate it.
"rampaging alligator to go play in Sweet Apple acres" - No capital letter?
242469
Good Lord. I'm going to have to record this now...
257015 Heh, coolio. It'll be a race! Between your recording speed and my Computer's repairman's and my Ability to Obnoxious my freinds into making it for me. Of course, y'all might wanna wait for the revisions, which will be made as soon as I've posted this. If y'all DO record this, Credit to the Lordly please?
The Ultimate Hoedown of Ultimate Destiny needs to be posted somewhere on its own if it isn't already. With that out of the way:
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Can you please explain to them we have a misguided prankster on our hooves and this is not a declaration of hostilities?"
-I would think that that would be obvious from the casual nature of the missive, even if Laughter is one of the Elements, and thus something that Celestia is in tune with (The tea-troll scene and the Gala demonstrate this if independent confirmation is needed).
I'll need to send a few letters first,
-Yes, it may be too late to avoid panic, so she needs to inform their subordinates in order to ensure that the panicking is properly organized so as to be productive. I am sure anyone above a certain rank in any military could expand on this subject, but I lack the requisite knowledge-base. Of course, the major source of the panic is probably Pinkie Pie, and I suspect that the invitations are attractive enough to have a light-hearted effect on the reader, even if the implications are dire.
these are the Elements of Harmony.
-You mean the same crew that when properly (mis-)directed managed to cause the collapse of a large portion of the palace?
I don't blame them for acting like foals with a new toy, but like any foal they need to be kept from playing ball in the house.
-Well.... maybe if they only think it is a "ball" and don't realize that it is an experimental rubber coated grenade designed for ricocheting into harder to reach areas (As a mechanical engineer I can tell you that this is almost certainly a very horribly bad idea).
In a study in Celestia's room for Gifted Unicorns a wizened old stallion with a question mark on his flank saw a scroll appear in a ball of magical fire.
-Ah, so Spike and Celestia are not the only ones in that particular communications network?
You owe me fifty bits you old coot, I told you she was holding back!
-Nice...
We ask that you keep your activities confined to the party until we arrive.
-Given that she invited literally all of Equestria, and only MIGHT have hammer-spaced the interior of Sugar-cube-corner, that might extend to several miles radius depending on how many ponies show up out of curiosity... one hopes this is a weekday and weeknight.
and asks if you can tell Applebloom she will be late for supper.
-I see that Applejack is being practical and calm about this rather than freaking out. Still she has been talking to Celestia, and Celestia is very skilled at managing the emotional states of those around her.
but now that she knew royalty was coming it hardly seemed appropriate,
-I see Rarity is being humble enough that she doesn't count themselves as royalty for those purposes. Then again Celestia really does prefer "casual" in many ways, but that is one of the few things that she hasn't found a productive way to convince her little ponies of.
Woot, next chapter !!!!
Giant Gummy on a rampage? Way to go Pinkie Pie, way to go!
XD ILOVEIT
240058
"Hahahaha, free once again to unleash chaos!"
*sees the now eight Princesses standing around him, in full Harmony-class armor*
"Wow, and you all thought *I* never played fair or followed the rules. Yeesh."
240058
that would be awesome xD
Good job, Pinkie...
I need a break...I can't read for that long.....
I will be back!
1745181
Yep, he would be screwed
Pinkie is going to drive this stallion insane.
8316805
Actually, didn't he fight 8 alicorns before in this world?