Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 3
By TDR
Magical Mystery Chibiusa,
Part 3
[ Ponyville, Golden Oaks Library, Early evening, End of Spring, Friday]
The next few things that happened were only noticed by two ponies and truly understood by neither.
Rainbow Dash having trained her eyes to notice things at high speeds, and Pinkie Pie on account of her being Pinkie Pie were the only ones who saw this part.
Twilight Sparkle had just exploded, twice. Once with a large flash of light and force that for that brief moment the pair of them were quite certain they watched the spell rip their purple friend apart and start to throw the resulting meaty chunks at the others gathered, then the second explosion, in which said chunks vanished without a trace. All of that was in less than a heartbeat
Before they could do anything to respond to that however the second fail safe of Starswirl's spell activated.
In the bearded ones infinite 'wisdom', he deduced that if he was being forced to preform this spell by who ever was in the middle of the glyph, then they would likely not be too terribly happy about being tricked out of what they wanted. And if they could force the Great Starswirl the Bearded to do something he didn't want to do, they were also quite dangerous, and as such needed to be dealt with.
Hence why, the poor apple, already suffering from Fire Blight, was subject to an elaborate spell interwoven into the middle of the runic glyph and blended in with the core spell. Had Twilight known what the glyph within the glyph meant, and to be fair to her, no one but Starswirl, who designed the spell, knew what they meant, Twilight would have 'noped' the journal right into the nearest volcano.
That said without Twilight to hold it up, said journal fell right on top of the already sickly apple, squishing it a bit, just as the inner spell went off.
Across Equss a flicker of magic touched libraries and school shelves alike. Scrabble connoisseurs and curious bibliophiles took note over time that one of their books had something new added.
Though they were a little more confused this time understandably.
A picture of a black buffalo with bladed horns and some sort of armor plate now had a second picture next to it. A picture of a sickly looking, half squished apple, with a book on top of it, under the definition of 'obliterated'.
This bit of information was, of course, lost on the five remaining ponies. As at the time the shields that Twilight had raised were gone along with her, leaving the group of them at the mercy of a spell that would have given Twilight herself pause at the destructive power of it.
Had the world been a different place, this likely would have been the end of the story. The five would have been vaporized along with the library and much of Ponyville.
While the term 'there's no kill like over kill' was thrown around quite a lot involving Twilight and the Sparkles in general, Starswirl was the first one to ever have said it, and for good reason.
Fortunately for the five mares, and Ponyville, several things were going their way in this instance.
The first thing being that Golden Oaks Library was a magical fortress the likes of which Starswirl the Bearded would have creamed his robes to have just glimpsed from a distance, through the second hand tubes of toilet paper rolls.
The millisecond they detected the hostile spell, the wards activated and and shaped shields and barriers formed and set in place. They were designed to channel the blast out the nearest window and into the sky and towards the 'no fly zone' the mayor and the weather team placed over the library for just such a reason.
If one was to ask the obvious question of 'Why would any pony place such warding spells pointed inward, and design them to be able to react to something like this inside the library rather than outside?'
One could then easily give the obvious answer and point to the mare who lived there. At this point the question asker would go 'Ahh, that's why.' and realize how stupid of a question it was.
Still despite the safeguards the magnitude of the blast was such that while the town would be saved, the mares inside would most certainly be cooked more thoroughly than a steak if one went to a cheap restaurant and ordered it medium.
Except again, they were spared by simple happenstance.
Applejack Apple.
Given her interest in the fate of the apple, she had been leaning a bit closer to observe what was going to happen to it, as such she was perhaps a inch closer than any of the others, so when the spell went off she was the first hit.
And due to aforementioned happenstance, she promptly ate it.
Now one has to keep in mind that Applejack was now a witch wolf, not a moon dog. The main difference between the two creatures, aside from witch wolves generally being bigger and and looking much scarier, was that witch wolves can take in a great deal more magic than moon dogs can. moon dogs were designed to deal with dreams which were composed of magic but not often a whole heaping amount of it.
While moon dogs were created to eat magic, that power was bolstered further once they were corrupted.
Now one also has to consider how Applejack became a witch wolf. She was cursed by the very first moon dog born, who was also was the first witch wolf.
Managarmr was also the first to directly curse an Apple family member, and the first to pee on a real rock after being brought back to the real world, so he was a creature of firsts.
Now every pony knows about the seventh son of a seventh son numerical magic, as well as the unlucky thirteen numerical magic. But there was a magic of being first as well, it was why every one sought it. First place, first prize, first born, first discovered, all of these firsts had a power all their own, while not as potent as other numerical magic, it was still there.
And firsts tended towards more firsts.
In this case, Applejack became the first to survive, eat, and counter an attack spell that Starswirl the Bearded had named 'The Giga slave'.
It was probably supposed to be giga slayer or something like that, but as mentioned, his horn writing was atrocious.
In either case it was a spell that would have made Twilight Sparkle say' oh shit' and run.
It tasted like lemons.
At the point of impact with Applejack's nose however, had Starswirl witnessed it, he would have been the one saying' oh shit'.
Again the only pair to catch what happened fully were Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash.
And what they caught was that Applejack exploded.
Unlike Twilight however, this explosion was mostly light and heat as Witch-Jack boiled away the over abundance of magic in a blast of Saint Equines Fire that would have had Spitfire of the Wonderbolts dip her sunglasses in awe.
What the two mares did not notice however was that two other things had happened to Witch-Jack.
The first was that she had lost another hat, this one vaporized to ash.
She was not happy about that.
The second was something no one even could have noticed except Applejack.
Every time Applejack had become Witch-Jack she was always forced to watch what the curse did with her form from a spot floating over her own shoulder. She could fuss yell and some times guide the creature, but in the end it always acted how a big dumb, dangerous, and strangely amorous, puppy acted.
This time, as the energy of the magic coursed through her, she actually was the witch wolf. The feeling of being in an unfamiliar body brimming with more power than she knew what to do with was far more than she was ever expecting to feel. And the sensations of it was beating her over the head like a hammer with all the new scents and tastes and feelings that came along with it.
Still as the spell expended it's charge, Witch-Jack came to one realization above everything else.
She didn't like lemons.
At which point Witch-Jack promptly fainted.
The surge of heat from the Saint Equine's Fire as Witch-Jack ate the spell was more than enough to cause both Fluttershy and Rarity, who were closest to Apple jack, to faint as well. It didn't help matters either that the St. Equine's Fire and the spell from Starswirl sucked all the air out of the room with the burst of fire and flames created.
Rainbow Dash remained awake simply due to her high altitude flying training. Pinkie Pie remained awake because she was Pinkie Pie.
This entire event took place in the span of three seconds.
The shock of it held Pinkie and Rainbow in place for another three seconds before both of them started to move.
Pinkie Pie rushed over to check on Fluttershy and the others.
Rainbow Dash was out the now broken window and halfway to Sweet Apple Acres by the time Pinkie even reached Fluttershy, a trail of rainbow light staining the air behind her.
Dash didn't know what happened to Twilight, she had no idea about this magicy stuff, but she knew one who did, or failing that, had a way to contact the Princesses.
Spike still had his mouth open to take a bite out of the pizza slice that had been left floating over the dinner table back in farm house. By this point he was half way back to Ponyville without even realizing he was grabbed.
A double rainbow filled the sunset lit sky as Rainbow Dash rushed back to the library, barely thirty seconds having gone by since Twilight cast the spell.
So what I think you're trying to say, just maybe, is giving the barest hint that Rainbow Dash could possibly be... quick? Is that the right word to use? :trollface:
I bet when they meet Starswhirl later on the wall the Mare’s are gonna have a ‘chat’ with that old codger of a Unicorn about how he almost killed them with his self righteous attitude and actions when he made those failsafes and unfinished spell.
Dang it. Spike didn’t blow up. Which means Rahs won’t blow up. Which also means Shining Armor won’t blow up at an inopportune moment.
Still, this whole chapter covered 30 seconds which is really impressive.
9951649
And it tastes like lemons apparently
Wow, that was pornographic levels of stalling, I need a shower now.
9951666 Actually, spells that are powerful enough though the link can affect Rahs, as stated in the past as the all excess magics feed into his side of the link. Remember how Chrssy's magic made Rahs sick and so on
Cause them to what?
9951707
Refresh the page, i literally just fixed that.
Twilight, the first pile chunky salsa to ascend
And these 30 seconds became known as the biggest mistake the universe has ever made
Did the over-abundant magic cause Applejack and Witch wolf to merge completely? Looks like Twilight can safely place her bet on AJ after all.
Great chapter.
But that stalling....
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9951697
True, but they would effect Rahs, and through Rahs if they are powerful enough, effect everyone else. But Spike didn't explode. So either JUST Twilight exploded, or only her and Rahs. Shining Armor and spike it seems were uneffected, unless there is a delay in transfer.
9951801
not quite, spells cast on Rahs effect everyone, since hes the center of the link network, cast a spell on a node of the network; ie Spike, Twi, or Shining; and only they and Rahs r effected by the spell. this was tested and confirmed in Season One...
This is why ladies and gentlemen you read what is being said for a magic spell
9951850
If only star swirl could write though then we would not have had such a hilarious when read all together set of events
What, no Jackeline? Son, I'm disapoint
But now AJ's the wolf, and it begets the question... Has a New Challenger arrived?
...are we getting the powerpuff girls crossover? I ask because whole lotta refrences to double rainboom.
welp! daz it boiz! da tiglet spekle got da puppy, survived a little over three years worth of ponyville tuesdays and then promptly went out in a blaze of gory thanks to a salty old goat and his booby traps. rip twilight sparkle, you will be missed.
she had an ongoing subscription to mental magazine, new issue every week!
9951830
While this is true, they never had something on this scale go through the link...they weren't trying to kill the Sparkles, after all.
It's probably still true, but there's a chance that it's just on a delay to hit the other two after it overpowers Rahs's defences.
9951947
Nope...if AJ is the wolf, a challenger has departed. She's rather vehement about not being interested in him, regardless of if he's attractive or not.
9952065
perhaps in theory, but with the practical tests being cast by Celestia herself...well, Theory and Practice have never gotten along well...
Be interesting to see the aftermath of this.
uuhhh
TL;DR?
...buck, not that thing
Applejack ate the Giga Slave...
Welp, I need a bunker.
What would have also been interesting would be if the spell split applejack and witchjack into two separate bodies but your story I'm going to miss the puppy side of applejack
9952186
My sentiments exactly. Where is the nearest "In Case of Apocalypse Spell"-Failsafe?
9952198
I have space in the one about 10 Equestrias to the left. It's currently moving away from this particular one btw.
O this is a good chapter.
9952369
It's not as if the spell one level lower, the anti-elder wyrm Dragon Slave is all that much... nicer... on the local environ.
9951830
*Twilight explodes*
Apple Jack: We've neutronized it, you know what that means? A complete particle reversal.
Rainbow Dash: We have the tools, and we have the talent!
Pinkie Pie: It's Miller time!
As for the magic link... Rahs just has a sudden case of gas like The Mask after he eats a bomb to contain the explosion?
Is Applejack now a demigoddess?
Will Celestia survive the Twirage in the realm of ascendancy?
So... No Princess Rahs and Spike?
So... what happened to Rahs?
For those of us without encyclopedic meme knowledge, can someone explain these two references?
Also, great chapter, can't wait to see how they'll deal with the aftermath of this!!!
9952819
Giga slave is from Slayers its the ultimate dark magic spell that can unmake reality if cast wrong.
St Equines fire is the pony equivilent to saint elmos fire which is a type of plasma based weather phenomina.
Spitfire uses saint equines fire as her trademark move.
The sunglaases dipping meme is usesualy accopined by a look of shoxk and or awe and the phrase ' mother of god'.
Theme meme first appeared in real formate in the movie Super troopers if i am notmistaken.
9952819
the St. Equines fire is a reference to St. Elmos fire, ball lightning on ship masts, That is a trademark for Spitfire.
So Jacky just got juiced up.
Huh. Spike did not explode. Meaning Shiny and Rahs is probably not either.
Wonder if Twi got zapped to an ascendant plane (been playing a bit too much Destiny 2 lately).
Now the curious question is why the spell tasted of lemons. Usually spells are attributed to the caster, so unless Twilight actually is lemon-flavored, something borky happened in the casting, in addition to the double-explosion.
9953475
My guess is that because the spell was powered by the array itself (something that Twilight pointed out earlier), that the flavour of the spell wouldn't be like Twilight's magic.
9954661
You are the first to comment on it. That style is what i was trying for.
9951649
I........
I believe I am in agreement.
9952198
Not that that would help much. Just hope Twilight never learns the Dragon Slave, and the gods prevent her from researching a easier to cast Giga Slave.
9951649
Eh, a nuke is closer to Dragon Slave. Giga Slave obliterates a target but has potential to destroy a continent/and or reality.
So... Twilight went BOOM BOOM! Well then..........
And neither is likely to be able to tell magical phenomenon on sight...... well it IS Pinkie Pie......
Ugh, going with the 'she died' version? That.. makes no sense and is just more people making shit dark for the sake of trying to make it dark. Then again, given how often Celestia gets killed....
Damnit Dickswirl!
Okay, not an unfounded assumption.....
This is why you don't go playing with spells you don't understand!
Well then..... He may be a reactionary, egotistical jerkass, but he is thorough. Then again, knowing his lazy ass, it just got zapped to some other universe didn't it?
Also, my first thought at the start of this was it was Twilight reaching out to take hold of her power as Goddess of Books.
Well...... crap.
Also first said by him "Once it's through the dimensional rift, it ain't my damn problem anymore!"
The odds of all five surviving were exactly 1 million to 1?
impressive... so what would the Royal Cake Vault cause? A full on death by euphoria?
How many times has this happened?
Because Twilight Sparkle LIVES inside this building, and she is a very, very firm believer in maxim 14: "Mad Science" means never stopping to ask "what's the worst thing that could happen?"
Exactly.
Magical nom nom saves the day!
........
Okay then.......... not one for subtle naming was he. Or subtle anything really....
Good thing she buys those in bulk.
Huh, a result of the type of magic, the scale, or just how fast it turned her?
And metaphysical manifestations of higher level eldritch abominations from beyond reality itself don't really need air.
And a really freaking epic description of it too..... just damn this was impressive.
SPIKE! WE BLEW UP YOUR SISTER! FIX IT!!!!!!
Good reaction timing.. also so.. no sibling booms it seems.
Well, this was.. unexpected but rather epic. And yes, totaly HHGttG vibe, very well done.
I would say that was more Dragon Slave, not Giga Slave. That was "destruction of a large city and surrounding area" not "Power to destroy a continent and regardless of area, nothing will ever grow here again". Though, the incomplete version you could almost have something.
Then again, Star Swirl was full of himself, so the name is more from that then true destructive power.
septimus heap? well, get the dragonboat and call the queen my adopted sister there are references to everything here
Nice...
The love to detail is way more impressive in text form than movies... Neat event/episode.
Guess Celestia isnt clueless this time...