Dinner at Sweet Apple Acres consisted of all four members of the family 90% of the time. A good deal of the time there was a fifth seat at the table for a guest, and tonight it was Pinkie Pie, who was currently entertaining Apple Bloom with a story her Granny Pie had taught her during her youth. The little filly was clapping excitedly as Pinkie explained how the Rainbow of Light destroyed Tirek.
Applejack was glad the rest of the family was distracted. It have her a chance to simply be quiet and think. Think about Twilight.
She looked at the ring on her forehoof. It was still there, still not coming off. Legally, Twilight was her wife for the next three weeks. And that made things uncomfortable. Now, she was constantly thinking about Twilight.
And what's worse, it meant that Twilight was currently thinking of her.
She felt herself squirming in her seat, hoping her family didn't see. Twilight was a naïve pony. If she started thinking about the whole thing, she might decide it was a good idea to start dating. Like it was really that simple.
She wouldn't think ahead, to the inevitable. When it was time for all of Celestia's training to come to fruition, Twilight would go back to Canterlot, or to an area of Equestria far away like the Crystal Empire, and Applejack wouldn't follow. She couldn't. She couldn't leave behind farm life, or her family, or Ponyville.
If Twilight suggested it, it would mean rejecting her. It would mean hurting Twilight, a friend she had already truly hurt once before. She couldn't allow that.
"Applejack?"
"Huh?" she said suddenly, coming to attention. The other four were staring at her.
"You seemed zoned out," Apple Bloom said.
"Uh... yeah. It's been a long day. If it's allright with y'all, I think I'm just gonna head on up to bed."
"Well, sure, if you're not feelin' good," Granny Smith said, though it was unnecessary, Applejack was already getting up and carrying her plate to the sink.
Rarity had to admit, the coach and carriage was nice, even with the present company. Blueblood hadn't been much for small talk, spending most of the ride admiring himself in a mirror. Sighing, the mare finally spoke. "Where are you taking me?"
"A nice, fancy restaurant. Good, moonlight view on the balcony... Auntie Luna just put up a new constellation, and I'd like to see it."
"Oh? You enjoy her work?"
"Of course... she is family." There was silence for a moment. "Well, technically there is no blood, but since Auntie Tia did help raise me, I consider her so."
Rarity actually raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I've heard of that. Everypony knows you as the Princess's nephew, but..."
"...My parents..." He said that not in a loving tone. In fact, it was more akin to the way Celestia talked about Discord. "...Nevermind. I don't know you well enough to get into that."
Rarity nodded, feeling somewhat surprised at getting a reaction out of Blueblood that didn't involve him sounding unjustifiably proud of himself. Slowly, she returned her gaze to the window. However, Blueblood still wanted to talk. "You say you know Twilight... does she ever talk about me?"
That surprised her. She turned and gaped at him. "Wh-what?"
"I asked a simple question. Come now, I know you were taught in public schools, but even so..."
"Oh, you..." she growled angrily, but reeled herself in when she remembered what her pardon was riding on. "No, she never talks about you."
Blueblood looked disappointed. Rarity reached. "Please do not tell me you have... romantic inclinations towards my friend."
"What? No," he said, looking out of his window regretfully. "I was merely asking because we grew up together in the palace. We didn't see each other often, mind... even when we were young, she always wanted to read or study over spending time with anypony."
"That sounds like her," she admitted. "She hardly talks about her life before Ponyville unless we directly ask her... we didn't even know she had a brother until a week before his wedding...'
He nodded. "We still spent some time together... Auntie Tia always took us both out to places... the three of us, and that dragon of hers... never got off her back if he could help it."
"Spike was clingy?" Rarity asked, intrigued.
"Very much so. I believe Twilight told me once that baby dragons in the wild don't leave their mother's sides. The poor thing thought Twilight was his mother."
Rarity chuckled. "Oh that's just adorable," she cooed. Then she sighed. "The poor thing..."
"Does he still chase after mares?"
Rarity jumped a bit at this. "Um, well... he has a crush on me... just a little puppy love... are you saying I'm not the first?"
He laughed that laugh that made Rarity want to hit him. "Far from it. He came to me wanting dating advice. He was trying to impress his foalsitter Moondancer."
Rarity's eye twitched. "What did you tell him?"
Blueblood blinked curiously. "I just told him to wait a while to see if his crush would last. I'm not going to make him think he had a chance with her... it was just one of those foalhood crushes everypony gets."
Rarity calmed. "Well, yes... I've been hoping his little crush me will end soon... I must say, you seem to like Spike. Twilight said the nobles were not fond of him."
Blueblood tapped the window of the carriage a moment. "I was... a bit skeptical when I heard there would be a dragon living in the palace. But Aunt Tia approved of it, and I trust her judgement."
"...I see," Rarity said, a bit stunned.
"Besides, Spike seems like an alright fellow... he could behave himself well enough, anyway. And I did enjoy the get togethers the three of us had with Auntie... ah, we're here."
The carriage indeed rolled to a halt at that moment. The side door opened, and Blueblood stept out. Then, he offered his hoof. "Let's let the evening commence."
"No... no..." Fluttershy whimpered as it came ever closer. "Please... please... no! No! No... wahahahaha!"
The laughter was due to hooves and feathers pressing against her. Rainbow Dash's wings and hooves gripped into her sides. "Then tell me, who's the most beautiful mare in Equestria?"
"Ah ha, ahha... you are!"
"Wrong," Rainbow Dash answered, tickling her partner faster.
"Ahha, ahha, I... I don't understand. What's the answer?"
"I think you can figure it out," she smirked, blowing a raspberry on her tummy. Lifting up and sighing at the long wail that came out, she continued, "Come on, I'll give you a hint: she lives in Ponyville."
Through the laughs, she spoke. "M-me?"
And the tickling stopped. "By Celestia's good graces, you are." She kissed her again. Fluttershy kissed back.
Rainbow Dash rolled over and pulled the covers over her both of them. "Today... has been a good day," she said contently.
Fluttershy giggled happily, snuggling up to her lover. "I can't believe we just spent the whole day inside..."
"Don't get used to it," Rainbow Dash mumbled. "I need to get back to work tomorrow, and practice..." she smirked. "... teasing Applejack and Twilight."
"You're staying here tonight?"
She nuzzled her partner. "Of course. In fact... I think I'd like to stay tomorrow too."
Fluttershy blushed. "Um, you don't think we're moving too fast?"
"...Not really. We're just cuddling. Are you uncomfortable?"
"No... I like having you around."
The cyan pegasus kissed her cheek. "And I like being here. I'll drop Tank off here tomorrow morning before I go to work. Then, when I get off, we'll go out on our first real date. Sound good?"
She blushed. "Um... yes. It sounds very good."
Dinner started up peacefully. When Rarity was offered the wine list, she first made sure she was allowed to drink on this date. When Blueblood nodded yes, she ordered the strongest they had, needing it after the day she had experienced.
"Don't drink too much," Blueblood hissed. "Loose lips and all that."
Rarity still gulped down a quarter of her glass. "I'm sorry, but being drafted into such a..."
Blueblood held up a hoof angrily. "Don't talk about it in public," he whispered harshly.
"Then what are we supposed to talk about?"
"Anything," Blueblood said, as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. "As long as it's not about the mission or my family."
Rarity stayed silent a moment. "How well did you know Twilight?"
"Quite well," he said. "Our excursions with Aunt Tia were about once a month. We were a kind of family for a while..."
Rarity tilted her head in surprise. For once, the arrogance was out of Blueblood's voice. He seemed genuinely lost, remembering a better time. "Where were these... excursions?"
"Various places. Everywhere from Wonderbolt Derbies to operas to even local carnivals when she traveled. I must admit, there was a certain charm to commoner entertainment."
Rarity scowled.
"Oh, do smile. We're supposed to be dating."
Slowly, the most unconvincing smile crossed her features. "So. You. Spent. A. Good. Deal. Of. Time. With. Twilight?"
Blueblood smiled. "Of course... you know, I was her first kiss."
It took a great deal of restraint for Rarity not to blurt out a loud exclamation to that. Seeing her shock, Blueblood smiled and told the story. "We were sixteen then... Twilight was never really interested in dating. But one day, she knocked on my bedroom door and asked for some help. She was... finding her orientation, as it were. So she asked for a kiss to see if she enjoyed it."
Rarity's hoof hit her head. "She... argh... her first kiss... and she treated it like a science experiment?"
"That's Twilight, isn't it?"
Despite herself, Rarity couldn't help but grin. "I suppose so... so did she enjoy the kiss?"
"She did. But..." He paused, wondering if he should continue. Finally, he threw caution to the wind. "She enjoyed kissing Moondancer just as much."
Rarity's eyes widened. "Really? I never would have guessed. So... what happened after that?"
"I suggested we try dating, but Twilight wasn't interested. She just wanted to know her preference, and once that was done, it was back to books. Moondancer and I dated a bit, but nothing really came of it."
Rarity sighed. "That mare... what am I going to do with her?"
"So... how about you?"
She blinked. "Pardon?"
"I just told you Twilight's orientation. Forgive me, but I believe we passed the normal taboo."
Rarity blushed a bit, but to her own surprise, she wasn't angry. She answered. "I was always into stallions."
"And I was always into mares," he replied, out of obligation.
Rarity didn't answer, going deep into thought. "Twilight is attracted to mares... I wonder if she could have a crush on any of us?"
"You mean, any of the other Bearers?"
Rarity nodded. "I truly hope it doesn't come to that... romance is a good way to make a friendship awkward."
He nodded understandingly. "To be honest, I'm amazed she's made friends. From what I hear, she's happier than she's ever been. I must know, how did you do it?"
She shrugged sheepishly. "I suppose after you face a terrible villain together, it has a way of bonding you."
He smiled. "I suppose... tell me about your friends. Maybe Twilight would like one of them."
Dear Princess Celestia,
I'm so, so, sooo sorry about this. I might have brought shame upon you with my recent actions. As of last night, I have put myself in a bind and I need your help.
You see, last night, Applejack and I had a little too much cider. We somehow ended up in Las Pegasus and somepony there married us.
We were clearly intoxicated, yet the mare running the ceremony let it happen. As an addendum to that, the rings we were given cannot be removed, and it seems that somepony bribed the Mayor into keeping us together. This is a disturbing development, one that I have been looking into. I've made a list of possible suspects, but nopony seems very likely. Still, I plan to look into what I have.
I'm asking for your help, Princess. I've attached my list of suspects, as well as the wedding video, and I'm asking you to send any information you have that could help me.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle
Princess Celestia looked over the letter in disbelief. Her eyes shifted to the tape. Slowly, she lifted it with her magic, inserted it into her VCR, and hit play.
Several minutes later, the tape ended. Celestia double-checked her room, making sure the soundproof spells were still in place.
And then she burst out laughing.
“Hmm... honestly, this Applejack sounds like she would be the best match.”
“Applejack?” Rarity said, sounding scandalized. “But she’s completely uninterested in romance... or even looking formal.”
“Well then, the two of them would have something in common,” he grinned. She hated herself for thinking that was funny. “Honestly though, I can picture it. Twilight was always a pony of practicality... she’d likely appreciate a simple life, as long as she had her books. She did move to your backwater town, after all.”
Rarity was beginning to get deadened to the insults. “Yes, well... that’s assuming Twilight’s planning to stay there her whole life.”
“Likely not,” Blueblood muttered as he cut into his entree. “Auntie will likely stick her somewhere in the higher government.” He took a bite, thinking as he chewed. “I’m surprised you do business there.”
“I’ll have you know I’ve managed to get commissions from all over Equestria,” he said sternly, trying to keep her temper. She sighed. “Why do you not like the lower classes so much?”
Blueblood arched an eyebrow. “I have nothing against the lower class.”
Rarity snapped. “Then why treat me the way you did?”
“Because you were trying to bag yourself a trophy husband and live off my wealth,” he said sharply. “Face it, you didn’t know anything about me before this dinner. You just wanted somepony to sweep you off your hooves and carry you into the sunset, didn’t you?”
Rarity gritted her teeth at the truth of that, but still found herself acting ornery. “Then why not just say, ‘No thank you?’ Why torment me like that?”
“Okay, that I did because it was fun.”
Rarity glared at him. Then finished off her wine glass.
Twilight was feeling good. It took hours of research, but she had finally found a counterspell that would get the rings off. Now all she had to do was wait until Applejack was back in the morning to cast it.
Her research into her suspects, as unlikely as they were, had yielded results as well. She had kept tabs on Trixie since she had been corrupted by the Alicorn Amulet. She was currently headlining her own show in Manehattan, a reasonable success. After finding out that Flim & Flam had attempted to cheat Rarity's friends out of their land, she had kept tabs on them as well. They traveled a bit, though last she heard they were in Canterlot, a quick trip. Discord was currently on his mission, though it would have been child's play for him to have teleported here to play his games. Gilda was likely still in griffon territory, she could get an exact address from Rainbow Dash... hopefully.
She'd have to make travel plans to them tomorrow. She needed to question everypony.
That only left the changelings. Nopony had seen them since the wedding. It wasn't likely them motive-wise, but they had the resources. And a wedding was tied to love... maybe they did have something to do with it.
Her thoughts also drifted back to Applejack. She needed to have a talk with her sometime soon as well. Perhaps trying a relationship afterwards would not be so bad.
Spike cooked Twilight her favorite nachos for dinner. She ate hungrily, bathed, and brushed her teeth. Then, she climbed into bed, ready for a good night's sleep.
Applejack lay in bed, her mind still racing. What was going to happen? Would their friendship survive? Maybe if she got some sleep, things would be clearer.
However, any chance of sleep ended when a bright glow suddenly lit up the bedroom. Applejack sat up. "Ow. Hey! What in tarnation?"
She saw now, the ring. It was glowing. "What the hay?"
Suddenly, a beam of light shot from the ring. It struck Applejack's window, forcing it open.
"Wha-" she began, but suddenly her foreleg pulled her into the air, levitating her above the bed. "Huh?"
And then she shot out of the room, hoof first, heading across town at blinding speeds.
Twilight lay in bed, trying to get to sleep. She had a big day tomorrow, she couldn't be exhausted.
So imagine her surprise when she felt herself involuntary sitting up, and a bright flash of light blinding her vision. She was only able to give a cry of surprise before a beam of light shot out and struck her window forcing it open.
"Twilight?" Spike yelled leaping up. "What's wrong?"
Twilight didn't answer. She was too distracted by a small orange dot on the horizon that was steadily getting bigger. Her eyes widened when she realized who it was.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
And with that, Applejack came in through the window, landing on Twilight's bed and in her forelegs, completely eye to eye with each other.
"...What the? Applejack, what happened?"
"I... I don't know. Somethin' pulled me here."
"Was there a bright flash of light?"
"Yeah, I..." she began, but cut off when she got a good look at Twilight. "Twi... yer ring is glowing."
"Yours too," she noted, looking at the band across her hoof, still shimmering. "I was right, these rings have other spells woven into them.
"...I... I think they're makin' us sleep in the same bed!"
"What?"
"...HA HA HA HA!" Spike laughed, doubling over.
"It's not funny, Spike!" Applejack said angrily, blushing.
"Yes it is!" was his only reply between breaths.
Applejack lifted herself from her wife. "Twi... please tell me ya found a way ta get these rings off."
"Yes... but I'm too tired to cast it right now. Let's just get some sleep."
Applejack blinked. "Y...you want ta sleep in the same bed?"
Twilight blushed. "Not like that. You and Rarity slept in the same bed after all. We can do that and still stay platonic."
"I... I guess so," she said slowly. Carefully, as if taking her time, she eased her way under the covers.
"Comfy?" Twilight asked.
"Y-yeah... sorry, Twi, I'm a little shaken."
"It's okay. Let's just get some sleep." She thought a moment. "You think you'll able to get back to sleep, Spike?"
"Y-yeah," he laughed, still not over his amusement. "L-let's just get some sleep."
"Yeah," Applejack said slowly as Twilight lay her head down, just inches from Applejack's face. "...sleep."
Well then. That's one odd spell.
I have been patient, oh so patient, and I have been rewarded.
Earth Ponies are not meant to fly; Applejack was never surer of that fact than after this particular night!
Your little dialogues between Blueblood and Rarity are interesting in that you're succeeding in fleshing out the character without significantly changing him. He's still a cad and a snob but we're seeing depth to those characteristics. He's also right to call out Rarity that she wasn't exactly a sparkling example of virtue in her goals for the Gala that night. Maybe Rarity might learn something character-building from that particular barb.
Yeah... It's in character that Twilight's first kiss would be completely bloodless and without passion. It just wasn't in character for pre-Ponyville Twilight to think in terms of wanting a first kiss to be 'special'. It was just another item on the check-list of life to mark off!
So... Is that a confirmation that Granny Pie was Surprise in this fanon?
Those rings are dangerous. Sending ponies soaring across town?
That ring scenes reminds me of the plot of Magnetism! by Souldin. If you like FlutterDash I suggest reading that one.
Twi-seeking Applejack at 9 o'clock! Gotta agree with Spike, that IS pretty funny.
I think Rainbow Dash is really sweet here, too. Fluttershy's seeming pretty reticent about the whole thing, which should probably be expected.
As for the main focus of this chapter, your depiction of Blueblood is getting more interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing him and Rarity play secret agent.
I believe I know the culprit.
The perpetrator is..... the author himself.
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Prediction: The culprit is one Twilight Sparkle, Element of Magic. She may have been drunk but she wasn't about to let Applejack out of her sight... or let that expensive hoof-ring fall off!
I'm always a fan of some entertaining Blueblood action, nice characterization on him.
As much as we all want to sympathize with Rarity, it's easy to relate to Blueblood, when you explain the situation like this.
Twi and AJ were lucky their windows were aligned, otherwise the consequences of the attraction spell would have been much more dramatic.
i guess that shot down my conspiracy theory about the culprit being Celestia, damm i was proud of that one
but i change the culprit to who knows maybe it was Cadance that did the whole thing i said in my theory
really Twi, a first kiss as an experiment to discover something? or you where being shy about the feelings for Moondancer and Blueblood
is it weird that i got the impression that the three of them tried it out in a relationship?, the bit about Blueeblood and Moondancer dating after gave me that impression
This is pure GENIUS!!! Some brony should make this into an episode! You have put in so much detail its unreal!
(...late at night, somewhere in Canterlot Castle, in a certain Princess' well-soundproofed private quarters...)
(AH-HAHHAHHAHAHA! It appears... thy student... hath... truly... learned the "magic"... of friendship, dear sister! HAHAHHA!)
(Luna falls down on the floor, wrapping her forelegs and wings around herself, laughing so hard her barrel hurts... Celestia isn't in much better shape.)
(Oh, sweet Maker, rewind it... to the part... where she... shakes her flanks again! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEE!)
(*snort* "Let the... tongues... dance!" HAHAHAAHAHAAHA! Indeed, let them... *gasp*... dance... most vigorously! AAHHHAHAAHA!)
(Oh, swell... Ah think we just broke th' princesses.)
(Why... why did I send Celestia that tape?)
(So tell me, faithful student... *snrk*... just how well... heeheehee... can your... cowpony... ride? HEEHEEHEEHHEEE!)
(...and with that, Celestia collapses, pounding her hooves on the floor. Luna is turning blue -- more so than usual, that is.)
(...stop!... can't... *gasp*... breathe!... HAAHAAHAHAHAA!!)
(...somepony shoot me.)
Really enjoying the treatments of the subplots, and you brillantly use the plothole from the whole rarity-blueblood storyline.
Out of curiosity I was wondering if there was a storyline involving Pinkie and Big Mac, which I've seen used as a background pairing before. I also wondered if he had been left in his room from the way pinkie left him.
Overall i like where this is going
2619415 I nearly choked on my coffee. Your comment just wins!
So blueblood continues to be a ruder James Bond, and Random cool stuff happened.
please don't make us wait to long to see more of your work, um if that's ok with you
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(Yeah, he's a real barrel o' laughs, all right.)
(Hey, don't blame me, Applejack, you're the one who got everyone snockered on hard cider in the first place.)
(...)
(...)
(He's got you there, darling.)
(Eeeee-yup.)
(...Ah don't git it...?)
(It's like this, Applebloom... *whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper*)
(Oh. .... OHHHHHH!)
(both fillies fall down giggling hysterically)
(...they ain't payin' me enough for this.)
(You're getting paid?)
(Oh hush up, you.)
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Word to the wise friends, careful about theories, and how explicitly you state them, you might spoil somethig for another reader, and no one wants that.
Nice
Very enjoyable. Looking forward to what happens next.
Oddly enough, this is what I see happening if Applejack actually brought up the issue of Twilight's eventual future.
Wha...leave Ponyville? I...
Twi, you know it'll happen. Either you'll go back out into the world, or Princess Celestia will reassign ya somewhere. There's...there's no helping that. And...that's why we can't...
*deep thought, tears*
Celestia can take her reassignment and stick it where her sun doesn't shine!
Eh?
I'm not leaving Ponyville! Not now, not ever! I...I have everything I want here. I have my books, I have my friends, I have Spike...and...
...Twi...
They lean in to kiss.
*gag*
SPIKE!
*giggle* *sees Twi's horn glowing* Eep! *runs*
Spike...
Don't be too hard on the little fella. He's just jealous.
Huh?
Think about it, Twi. You're all he's had for his entire life, and for most of it he's had you all to himself. Now he's gonna have ta share ya.
Oh...Oh my gosh, I never thought about that!
I'm such a bad parent...
No ya ain't. Ya just need more practice, and maybe a little help.
*sigh* I guess you're right.
Sides, he just showed he's okay with this.
How'd he do that?
He let us have the library...all to...ourselves.
Oh...
...my...
Great chapter! Celestia's short scene was especially funny as she was supposed to be a good mother figure for Twi and help, not laugh at it all.
The Flutterdash is also continuing to be great and i look forward to more of that along with AJ and Twilight in the upcoming chapter.
That chapter was all kinds of good. Most excellent.
2619594 could be worse, they haven't shown it to the populace yet, they probably well but they haven't yet and discord still hasn't seen it. now that would be embarassing.
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Why do I have a feeling Blueblood's going to make that deduction while this music plays?
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Also, something tells me that in this scenario, Applejack didn't actually mean it like that until she realized what she said.
Well done, Darth!
This was hilarious, especially Celestia's scene. Keep it up!
Twilight and Applejack are the culprits.
Yes Twilight, Applejack happened.
For some reason, this is my favorite line from this chapter.
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It's only a 'spoiler' if I know what's going to happen; I don't!
Loving this!
One of the first timesThe first time I don't want ta punch Blue Blood in his smug face. He's still smug but you can tell he's really someone under it, maybe a quite likable fellow to boot. I'm even kinda rooting for them.Everything here is just awesome! I love seeing this update!
my moneys on cadence and shining armor be be hind this, i would think it would be easy for the two of them to pull it off plus the robes could have hid cadences wings and used some type of spell to make her look and sound different. plus she is the alicorn of love so it would make sense with her playing match maker dont you think?
Missing an 'S.'
Rarity didn't want his money or fame, she wanted a Prince Charming. She should have countered with that. After all, she's sure she can make her own money
I really like where this is going, and the chapter is excellent as always.
However, I must admit that the last scene is somewhat jarring.
For starters, "...What the? Applejack happened?", is a very strange thing to say, and had me quite confused. The rest of the scene also feels a bit too much like a straight exchange of sentences.
For example; Spike suddenly bursting out in laughter after being completely silent since Applejack's grand entrance comes as quite a shock to the reader (or maybe just me). I feel like adding a couple of sentences about him watching the exchange between Applejack and Twilight and trying to contain his mirth (or something to that extent) would help the scene flow better.
Anyway, that's just my two cents. I'm loving this story, keep up the good work!
All I have to say:
I hope Apple Jack and Twi stay married. They are so cute together. And this fic is making me dislike Blue Blood slightly less.
What I want to know is, what's the reference to Pinkie's story?
Well, this chapter sure was great, the best part of course being Celestia bursting into laughter. I love seeing her as a benevolent dictator, like a mom with a slightly impish sense of humor. This just makes everything better.
Poor Rarity though, Blueblood is really making her feel down. Of course, what I find amusing is if Applejack starts to get jealous at Blueblood. Maybe Rarity's revenge will be to imply to AJ that Blueblood was a cad to her wife.
Woohoo! My AppleSparkle desire for today is filled! Thank you so much!
2620989 The first(?) MLP thing. Something at the Midnight Castle.
You're my hero. I need more of this. Soon.
Oddly you say you are going to go back to the TwiJack for us but I am in the probably minority that wants to see Pinkie (and the possible Macness she has been involved with or not).
2619415>>2619594 These need to be scenes in the next chapter, they fit the story so very well.
I gotta confess, as things go right now, I don't want them to end up together...Still super interested and all that good stuff, but forcing two ponies to be together jsut makes me feel worried for any relationship that develops because of it.
Still looking forward to whatever you do with it.
Man, Blureblood is such an ass. Nice chapter.
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I know. Applejack using it is part of her speech patterns. Seriously, you're the third person who's commented on it, please stop.
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Ha! Well, the second one was just a bit of 4th-wall-breaking back-and-forth snark between me and the characters (I tend to do that a lot, sort of channelling my inner Jeff Dunham... or possibly Kermit the Frog, playing straight man to the cast of oddballs) -- but if Darth Link 22 wants to incorporate my version of Celestia and Luna's hysterics into the story in some fashion, he's more than welcome to do so.
(Dang it, whatever happened to "What happens in Las Pegasus, stays in Las Pegasus"?)
(If thou wanted this... *snrk*... to remain private... thou should not... have recorded the occasion and... *gasp*.... and.... and sent it... to our sister, "my... my little... cowponyyyyy"aaAAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAAAH!)
(*sigh* What... what did I do to deserve this.)
(Oh come now, Twi.. *snrk*... Twilight S... Sparkle, I am... heehee... pleased to see that your... *ssss*... studies in... ffffff.. "friendship"... have... progressed to... *snrk*... to such an... aa... adv... advanced level, my most faith... ffffaith... faithful student! HEEHEEHEEHEHEEEHEE!)
(...at this point, imagine if you will, the regal Princess of the Sun and the dignified Regent of the Night, rolling on the floor, clutching their wings against their sides, pounding their hooves on the floor, barely able to breathe, tears of laughter rolling down their cheeks... and every time they start to come to their senses, one of these regal Alicorn sisters inevitably catches the other's eye, and both are instantly reduced to giggling wrecks again. Also note, if you will, that the average pony would have laughed themselves to exhaustion by now. But since these two are Alicorns... this is probably going to go on for a while.)
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head canon accepted... Proceed? Y/N
2619392 minus all the drinking and stuff... and kissing... that would be very VERY wierd...
so far, still good. keep it up
So naturally Twilight and AJ are going to wake up in the most awkward positions ever.
I have to say, I expected the culprit of this whole thing to be Trollestia. It seems exactly like the sort of thing she'd do, and she definitely has the money to pull of a bribe. Anonymously, of course.