WARGAMES’s Comment
Despite her intimidating glare, you all do the smart thing and calmly and precisely detail exactly what is going on…Just kidding, you and B2 panic as usual.
“Uh, there’s two of us because a mad scientist cloned me!” B2 yelps.
“What?!” Celestia exclaims.
“It’s true! Twilight Sparkle has gone mad with science!” you add onto the fire while all your friends look at you like you’re morons, which you are.
“What are you two-“ Luna starts but Celestia just balks in confusion.
“Twilight Sparkle? Cadence’s Sister in Law?” she grills.
“Exactly! Also she’s made her and husband laid back and cool with stuff!” Sonata lies as she shovels yogurt into her mouth.
“What are you doing?!” Aria growls in befuddlement.
“Helping?” Sonata guesses and her sister facepalms.
“I-Who-Wha-What?!” Celstia stammers as her face gets red and she glares daggers at B2 and you. “If this is some kind of prank, it’s not funny! I warned you to stay away from Luna ten years ago you piece of trash!”
“Told you this was a bad idea,” Humbra mumbles.
“And YOU!” she rounds on him and he gasps in surprise.
“What?! What did I do?!”
“You never paid me back for that swimming pool you broke you dope fiend!”
“…Oh right,” he says after a pause. “Dang, I’d actually forgotten all about that.”
“Alright, everybody calm down, this is getting ridiculous!” Sunset orders.
“Yes, what in the world are you going on about !@#$%?” Luna scolds B2.
“I don’t know, I panicked! She’s still very scary,” he whimpers.
And what’s your excuse Bugze?! Selena scolds.
…Same answer, you admit.
“I don’t know about the rest of you, but this is hilarious,” Adagio smirks as she watches the madness unfold.
“It ain’t funny, the principal’s gonna blow a fuse,” Applejack says with worry.
“Eh, I’ve seen angrier,” Rainbow Dash shrugs.
“I’ve been angrier,” Flash points out.
“Still, this situation is becoming dire,” Rarity yelps as Fluttershy hides behind her.
“Luna…” Celestia turns a dangerous eye to her sister. “You have about three seconds to-“
“Well Ms. Celstia I’ll explain exactly what’s going on!” Pinkie interrupts causing all eyes to turn to her. She then takes a deep breath and continues. “SoMr.BugzeHere…”
She then shotgun blasts the story of your misadventures here in this terrible world at such a speed that the Mirco-Machine Mare would be jealous of.
Puzzling Frost’s Comment
Kichi’s Comment
“…AndNowWeNeedToDoABattleOfTheBandsToStopTwilight!” the Pink human finishes with a squee and Human Celestia just looks at her with her mouth agape. She isn’t the only one.
“How…how did she…” Luna sputters but no one answers. After a few more moments of gaping like a fish, Celestia closes her jaw and
“Okay let me get this straight. You are a horse version of this a-hole?” she begins.
“Oi!” B2 huffs but is ignored.
“Uh, not a horse. Changeling…well, I guess I am part horse, or rather pony, but that’s a whole other conversation.”
“Okay…so you are a wanted criminal in Sunset Shimmer’s magical happy world where somehow I am the Queen, and you are my biggest enemy?”
“You’re actually a Princess there,” Sunset corrects. “She never wanted to be called Queen…for some reason.”
“Sounds like a marketing gimmick to me,” Humbra adds and you all shiver for some reason.
“But uh…more or less, but I’m not her biggest enemy, heh heh,” you chuckle nervously.
“No, it’s my sister’s old stage persona…which is in your head and gives you powers?” She asks and you nod. “I…and Sombra’s in there too?”
“I don’t understand it much either sister, but it’s true,” Luna insists.
“And in the last few months, this crazy talk of The Wanted coming back together has all been because you showed up hunting those three who are giant sea horses?” she points to the Dazzlings.
“Well, to be fair I didn’t think they were actually alive. I thought it would be more like Tomb Raiding,” you admit and her eye twitches.
“And we’re Sirens thank you very much,” Adagio huffs.
“And if I heard correctly from Ms. Pie, you’re claiming that the sister of my niece’s husband is now a supervillain like how Sunset Shimmer here became at the fall formal?”
“Yeah, she went crazy after the killer robots,” Rainbow adds unhelpfully and she clenches her teeth again.
“And throughout all of this, you roped in my students, endangering their lives and countless occasions, and dragged my sister back into this loser’s life?” she hisses and you gulp.
“Uh…”
“And to top it all off, you want me to authorize a music festival despite all the money and resources we’ve already spent organizing the Friendship Games just so you can brainwash my entire student body in order to combat this girl, who only became superpowered because of your incompetence?”
“Well…I mean, when you put it like that it sounds bucking stupid, but it’s the best plan we have,” you say and her face becomes stony.
“You want me to endanger my students more, and worst of all, deal with the nagging from Principal Cinch that will surely occur?”
“Umm…yes?” Sunset says unsurely.
“And everybody in this room is not on drugs right?” she insinuates looking at Humbra.
“Lady, I wish,” he grumbles.
There is an intense moment of silence as Human Celestia just stares dumbfounded at your entire group before you swear you hear the sound of shattering glass.
“I see…” she nods before taking a deep breath and walking out of the kitchen and into her bedroom.
“Tia!” Luna calls out, but the taller woman simply slams the door behind her.
“Oh my…” Fluttershy whispers as the sound of furniture being moved and objects getting tossed comes through the door.
“Did I not explain good enough?” Pinkie Pie asks worriedly.
“No, you did perfectly kid,” B2 encourages. “It’s just that she’s always been an angry she demon from the lowest circles of Hell.”
“Hey! She’s still my sister!” Luna scolds your doppelganger.
“Yeah? And he’s not exactly wrong,” Humbra argues.
“Should we…should we leave?” asks Rarity nervously as the sound of tossing items stops.
“Nah, I’m sure she’s just overwhelmed,” you dismiss. “We just have to wait till she’s done with her tantrum and-“
The door slams back open and the long legged human stalks out holding a very large, very scary looking bat with the words Do You Like Bananas? Written on it in red.
“OH GOD, IT’S DAYBREAKER!!! I’LL GET YOU YOUR MONEY I SWEAR!” Sombra exclaims in fear as he dives behind Adagio and uses her as a shield.
“Hey! What are yo-“
“Protect Me Sea Skank!” he pleads as everyone looks apprehensively at the armed human, who’s hair seems to turn into flames for a moment.
“Luna, would you mind taking the children out for a sec? I need to release some pent up stress!” she says in a rather sing song voice.
“Meep!” you and B2 gulp at once as she starts walking towards you.
“Celstia Wait!” Luna pleads as the teens all back away in terror, but the older woman doesn’t listen.
Subhumandegenerate’s Comment
“Take him first! He’s the native!” you shout and hide behind B2.
“Screw that!” he shouts and runs behind you. “He’s the one you want, Not Me!”
“You coward!” you yelp hypocritically as you once more get behind him and push him forward. “He’s the one who broke your sister’s heart!”
“Low Blow Man!” he shouts and reverses your positions. “He’s the one destroying the universe with his alien magic!”
“That’s a lie and you know it!” you shout as you try to reverse again, but he grabs a hold of you and you both start gripping and swatting at each other.
“Enough!” Celestia orders raising the bat at both of you, causing you to hug one another in fear. “Whatever the case, you two are causing me the mother of all migraines and need to pay!”
“Principal Celestia! This isn’t the time for more violence!” Fluttershy pleads.
“Luna! The children please,” she insists and her sister backs up in alarm.
“Oh boy, I think she broke!” she yelps.
“Should we sing to her Bugze?” Sonata asks in alarm.
“Nah, don’t worry about it, I think I got something for this,” you say as you reach into your Inventory. “Alright Hu-Lestia, maybe you should just sit down and take a few breaths?”
She merely snarls and raises the bat…until you pull Second Law out of the Inventory and aim it at her.
Almost immediately she drops the bat, raises her hands and sits down at the dinner table as her eyes widen in fear and everyone else gasps in alarm.
“Now all you know I don’t like to use the sit down gun, but we don’t have all night to be mucking about,” you say with determination as everyone looks at you fearfully.
Heh, knew that would work. Humies sure fear firearms more than Equestrians.
Because they kind of exist more here than in our world outside of video games and mad scientists, Sombra points out.
True, true, you nod at his point.
Even still, nice job taking charge like that Bugze, Selena says with approval and you smirk.
“Kind of escalating the situation here bud,” Humbra says worriedly, still behind Adagio.
“Yeah, you could go to jail for doing this,” B2 agrees.
“Oh I’d like to see them try. I’m from another dimension!” you dismiss before looking back at relatively more agreeable Celestia. “Now, let’s all just take this back from the top without anyling trying to hurt anyone.”
“Says the guy with a gun,” Pinkie Pie shudders.
“Yes, where did you even pull that from?” Celestia asks.
“My Inventory,” you say patting the satchel. “It’s probably my longest lasting tool I’ve had. For the longest time it was my little girl’s room, until she started getting rebellious and snippy and not wanting to stay in there for some reason.”
“You kept your daughter in a bag?” Luna asks sounding horrified.
“It’s bigger on the inside!” you excuse. “It’s like the TARDIS, and I’ve got plenty of stuff in here,” you say as you open it up and start showing them the varied items you’ve collected in both worlds.
WARGAMES’s Comment
YOUR INVENTORY
Weapons
Boomstick (Black Staff with Red Crystal. Causes shockwaves when slammed) NEEDS MAGIC
Jet Stream Sam Sword (Reversed High Frequency Blade)
Knock Out Luna Plushie NEEDS MAGIC
Ninja Stars (15)
Power Glove (Plasmid/Vigor Channel with Grappling Hook Attachment) GLOVE STILL FOR AN ENQUINE. USING PLASMIDS HURTS IN THIS WEAK HUMAN FORM.
Second Law: (Air Shotgun)
Tazer
Hover Board: (Catches Fire For Like, No Reason)
Disguises (Human)
Awesome JoJo Outfit: Currently Wearing (Jotora’s Outfit from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Smokey Joe Outfit: (Rain Slicker, Smelly Do Rag with Weed symbols)
Disguises (Equine)
Baker Sylvester Tennant (Brown overcoat, Yell and black striped pants, White panama hat, face mask, 4th doctor scarf)
Crimson Vengeance: (Alucard Hat, Immortan Joe Mask, Deadpool shirt, Vash the Stampede Coat, red pants)
El Hunko (Fancy Clothes with purple top hat
Hooded Offender Cloak
Stetson Hat with Orange Bandana
Miscellaneous
Blueprints: CHS, Crystal Prep
Bounty Hunter License
Brown Money Pouch: (45 Bits, a Few Hundred Human Dollars)
Cell Phone
Free Filly Scout Cookies For Life Card
Gameboy (Human Equivalent of Joy Boy)
Grandbuggy and Granny Smith Photo
Grandbuggy with Your Mother Photo
Instant Mail Transfer Container: (Cadence Direct Line) DOESN’T WORK ON THIS SIDE
Mangle Head (Still Alive From This Side)
Multi-cable
Patching Supplies (Vice-Grips, Duct Tape, WD-40)
Pink Lover’s Jewell Necklace
Powers and Spells List (Not So Useful as a Humie)
Sapphire Shores Signed Photo (Probably Worth a Lot Back Home)
Solar Powered Charger
Trixie’s Black and White Bear Plushie: (Never Forget
Potion Stash
Healing Potion (6) HAVEN’T TRIED YET ON THIS SIDE
Molotov Cocktail (4)
Stink Bomb (3)
Transformation/Disguise Potion (4) HAVEN’T TRIED YET ON THIS SIDE
After going through all of your stuff, everyone seems to be fascinated. This is the first time they’ve seen the extent on what you can pull out of this thing.
“That is…very fascinating,” Celestia says, still sitting with her hands up, though now with less fear thanks to the display.
“I know, right?” you smile. “But anyway, since you humies are all skittish around a simple air gun-“
“Wait, Air?” she guffaws.
“I’ll just hold onto this for safety reasons,” you say as you take out your tazer and stow away Second Law.
“I’m not going to do anything, I swear,” she pleads and you just purse your lips.
“Yeah, coming from the lady who wanted to beat in an alien’s skull just because he looks like someone she doesn’t like, I’m gonna keep zappy here,” you say giving the electrical weapon a few warning buzzes.
“Okay…” Sunset interjects, stepping between you and the sitting human, “Now that that craziness is out of the way, you have to believe us Principal Celestia, this is the only shot we have.”
Kichi’s Comment
“Heh, it’s not a question of believing Ms. Shimmer, I saw enough proof at the Fall Formal after all, not to mention our formal Principal Starswirl always talked about magical dopplegangers.” Celestia explains.
“Wait, he did?” Luna asks.
“Did you just say Starswirl?” Aria interjects.
“Yes, and I always thought he was nuts…but ever since The Fall Formal, I’ve been more accepting of the insane.”
“Huh? Then why did-“
“Because all of this is getting dropped on my plate all at once and I really, REALLY am on the cusp of melting down. I felt a bit of bruising for the idiot and his horse clone would really help,” she says with a tired sigh.
“Changeling!” you correct but she just rolls her eyes.
“So, you do believe sister?” asks Luna.
“Yes I believe,” she reassures. “And in all honesty, if a concert is what will solve all of this, then sure, I’ll see what I can put together.”
Everyone looks baffled at that.
“Just like that?” asks Humbra.
“Just like that,” she nods before scowling Luna. “But I will say this sister, this had better not tempt you into that rambunctious life style you worked so hard to crawl away from.”
“Celestia…” Luna sighs.
“And you!” she points at B2 with a glare. “…If I’m going to help with this, then I want you as far away from me as possible.”
“No arguments there,” he concedes.
“Okay…” she says seeming a bit placated. “A music festival…Cinch is definitely going to give me Hell for this, but she never backs down from a challenge.”
“If it helps, we could just get things rolling to take your mind off things,” Rainbow Dash offers and she shakes her head.
“I’d at least like some planning involved before those three start brainwashing everyone,” she says pointing at the Dazzlings. “…Speaking of which, can someone just sit down and go into some specifics that aren’t rapid fire? I think Pinkie Pie might have glossed over some in depth details.”
“Yeah, probably,” Pinkie Pie nods. “I mean, it is the best for using a transition for relaying information everyone else already knows.”
“What are you-“
“Don’t ask,” you interrupt. “And if you want more in depth then the Sirens can explain more. It’s their magic after all.”
And so they do…though on top of everything she’s heard and seen today, the in depth explanation of how the Siren’s magic works only compounds her headache.
“So you’re going to cause everyone to have competitive, aggressive behavior before siphoning it away?” she says while rubbing her temple.
“Yup, glad someone gets it on their first try,” Adagio smirks.
“And this won’t cause a riot?”
“We can only hope so,” Sonata mutters.
“What was that?”
“She said that that’d be the best case scenario, but don’t worry. They wouldn’t attack us while under our thrall,” Aria explains. Celestia then double facepalms and sighs.
“Oh God, what have I gotten myself into?”
“Interdimensional Funsies would be one label,” you say as you go to pat her on the shoulder in reassurance...only to do so with the tazer hand.
“BBBBZZZZTTTT!!!” she grimaces and seizes up before falling backward out of her chair and onto the ground. “Ooooohhhhh…”
Your group looks in shock from the smoking woman to you.
“Uh…Whoops?” you chuckle nervously.
“Not gonna lie, that was cathartic,” B2 smirks before being slapped upside the head by Luna who helps her sister up.
Your Human half does have a point though. Even if she’s not the real Celestia, that was satisfying, Selena giggles.
You can say that again. Stupid sun horse, Sombra laughs maliciously as well.
…Yeah, I guess it was pretty enjoyable, you relent, not feeling all that guilty at all.
And after giving the shocked human some air to recover, you al buckle down and start hammering out the details.
The Dazzlings will put on a musical number to the student body and get them pumped up, then when all the students start forming their own musical groups, the competition will commence.
“Ah Yeah! I’ve always wanted to get the Rainbooms up and running, this is the best!” Rainbow cheers.
“I can’t wait to hear what you guys got,” Sonata claps. “I mean, we’re going to win in the end because we have to, but still…”
“And in the meantime, we keep an ear out for anything suspicious being stolen or bought for Midnight’s lab, just in case she somehow doesn’t learn about the competition,” Sunset adds.
“And somehow, I’ve gotta convince that old buzzard from Crystal Prep that a singing competition will fit neatly into the Games,” Celestia sighs.
“And meanwhile, Sombra, Luna and I will get that nice PR girl from the carnival to get the word out,” B2 says with a smirk. “If we just tease their expectations of The Wanted coming back and endorsing this, then we’ll have even more people for the final band battles.”
Celestia frowns at the mention of The Wanted, and Luna bites her lip a bit apprehensively, but Humbra just shrugs.
“Sure, why the Hell not. Not like our lives are going to quiet down anytime soon with all the crazy magic folk running around.”
“Well that settles it then,” you nod. “Let’s have a Battle of the Bands.”
All of your collected group cheer and yelp with varying degrees of enthusiasm, but then Rarity says something that makes you shiver.
“Girls, we rendezvous tomorrow at my place for stage costumes!”
‘I have a rendezvous with death.’
Bugze? Selena asks with concern and you just shake your head.
Sorry, it’s just…Selly, do you ever feel like you’re heading towards something that you can’t avoid?
Sometimes…she admits. But the future is ever changing my bug.
Even with her comforting words though, the feeling still nags at you as that human poem once more worms it’s way into your mind.
Shaking your head, you try to focus on the upcoming plan to use the power of rock and roll to defeat Midnight Sparkle.
BACK IN EQUESTRIA
POV CHANGE: Nightshade
As the snack trolley comes and goes, and you and your friends eat and watch the scenery go by on the train, you can’t help but feel like listening to music for some reason.
“So you all didn’t really do anything while we were in Manehatten?” Spike asks, continuing your conversation.
“Not really,” Applebloom shrugs. “We just kept practicing for the Flag Routine.”
“Which is going to be killer now that Shade’s backing it up with her Earth Bending,” Scootaloo says excitedly.
“You know girls, I’ve been wondering about that,” Sweetie says and you all look to her. “I know we were already chosen for our routine, but do you think Ms. Harshwinny will get mad when we do a more stylized version tomorrow?”
Once again a distant thunderclap and the sound of braying is heard after the mare’s name is spoken, but you’ve gotten used to it.
“I thought you said she was cool with it?” you ask looking to Diamond Tiarra.
“Well that’s what she said in the return letter after I had my dad send that inquiry,” she responds.
“I’m with Sweetie on this,” Silver Spoon says. “We only asked if it was okay if we had another teammate on board, not that our routine was more dazzling.”
“Really? You two are going to worry about this now? We’re already on our way to the Empire, I think it’s a little late to be getting cold hooves,” you argue.
“I know, I know Nightshade it’s just…” Sweetie pauses. “I guess I’m a bit nervous since there’s gonna be so many ponies watching us.
“Well that should just pump you up even more,” Scootaloo dismisses.
“Exactly, and besides, they’ll be more interested in the athletes in the long run,” Applebloom encourages.
“Heh, glad I don’t have to do anything in front of that large a crowd,” Spike says with a smirk, before suddenly sneezing.
“Well there’s no need to worry about it, because we’re going to knock it out of the park girls,” you say with confidence.
“Like you did with that Tazlwurm?” Scootaloo snarks and you roll your eyes.
“I’m pretty sure there will be far less slime and tentacles at the Equestria Games. I don’t even think Discord is allowed to go,” you say remembering what Twilight said all those weeks ago.
Two Months Ago
“You really don’t have to keep avoiding me Fluttershy,” you say to the pegasus as she loads her bag onto the train.
“I-I’m not avoiding you,” she says shakily and you deadpan at her.
“You haven’t been around any of our illuminati meetings since the Vampire Plauge though. You keep hiding in your cottage, then you went to Manehattan, and now you’re taking off to a Hippie Festival.”
“It’s not a Festival, the Preservation Society is allowing me to observe the Breezies,” she excuses, not quite looking you in the eye.
“…Fluttershy? Are you still upset that I turned you back to normal?” you ask, sounding a bit hurt.
“O-Of course not!” she exclaims in surprise. “I’m much happier being a normal pony.”
“Then why haven’t you talked to me one on one till just now?” you ask before looking back to the gathered Deadly 6 on the train platform. “The others are right over there so I guess we’re not really alone, but still…”
“I, well…” she stutters before sighing and blushing. “I’m still too embarrassed over my actions.”
“Embarrassed?”
“Mmhmm,” she hums and looks down. “I said and did so many naughty things as a vampire and unlike everypony else, I remember practically all of it. There’s not enough sorry’s that I can say to make things right.”
“Fluttershy,” you sigh and give her a smile. “I forgive you alright?”
“You do?” she asks in shock.
“Of course. You think this is the first time I’ve had a friend go nuts with a power they can’t fully comprehend? Heck, I’m literally in that position right now,” you say gesturing to your scarf.
“Oh…” she says with a worried look.
“But yeah, don’t worry about it. What happened when you were a vampire, stayed with vampire you,” you reassure. That actually gets her to smile a bit.
“Thanks Nightshade…” she says gratefully. Giving her a quick hug, you wish her on her way to see the fabled Breezies, while all the other Deadly 6 wish her goodbye.
Besides practicing for the Equestria Games, nothing really big has happened for Ponyville since the Vampire Plague, and most of the citizens are more than happy to put that incident behind them and never talk about it again. But aside from Fluttershy leaving today, another guest is coming.
Princess Cadence, your complicated family tree first cousin on your mother’s side. It’s been so long since you’ve seen her, with Mia not really counting since she’s a completely different pony.
Daddy used to talk about her all the time in the early days, you think in nostalgia. She gave him his name, and always tried to help out…even if she didn’t succeed much.
For someone so important to your family, and unknowingly being a part of it, it’s borderline criminal that you haven’t spoken to her in so long. Speaking about this with Grandbuggy, you asked if you could try to bring her into the fold.
“Hmm, the Princess of Love eh? Well maybe it would be good to have at least one Princess in the know,” he said before looking at you pointedly. “But maybe I’ll sit this one out. Unlike your pops, I’m full blooded changeling and she’d probably sniff me out.”
Agreeing with that sentiment, you decided to spearhead this endeavor alone, while the others earn their keep at Sweet Apple Acres or do research with Zecora, or just nap and be lazy like Garble.
And as you all wave to Fluttershy’s departing train, and Pinkie Pie chases after it like a loon, you listen to Ms. Twilight yapping on about how excited she is to see her Sister In Law and how the Starswirl the Bearded exhibit is going to rock and other rambling nonsense.
I’ll just make myself adorable and innocent looking as usual so I can tag along, and once she and I are alone away from Twilight, I’ll tell her the truth, you think assuredly.
But even as you think that, and see the jagged crystalline train that looks like it would better be suited for a villain rather than a Princess coming down the tracks, a sudden sense of dread fills you.
Huh, why does it feel like I’m going to be annoyed by a cosmic troll today?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Aha! I've been waiting for this moment!
10118920 Let the Chaos reign
Also we all know that Nightshade needs to be a part of this
Scream when he shows up, he puts earplugs into his ear, and you use your dark madgic to make the earplugs scream. Or you could have discord do that to twilight/ tackymcstabittybackstabber/ you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xud0YWhQsXc
do with this what you will.
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Hey on the positive side the payoff will be satisfying!
"Cadance and I haven't really had a chance to just enjoy being friends again. Which is why it is so important that this visit be about the two of us having some real quality time together, Tartarus, I'm even going to introduce her to my best and only student!"
You beam at your importance, even though she doesn't know you two have met before.
"The timing couldn't be more perfect. For one day only, right here in Ponyville, the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum! Cadance and I can spend the whole day looking at Star Swirl the Bearded artifacts!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Yeesh." You roll your eyes at the boring plans your teacher has made, knowing the Cadence probably wouldn't be looking forward to it either but would still act happy to please Twilight.
The train then pulls in, and the doors open. And out comes Princess Cadence.
You can't help but beam at her and after a quick exchange with Twilight, she notices you and gives you a warm smile back and waves. "Does she know who I am? She shouldn't know this persona know. She probably thinks I'm just some fan."
"Knowing you, you've made some plans." She says to Twilight.
"Boy, have I. Hang on just one second." She pauses and turns to the rest of the deadly six. "You guys-"
But she's cut off and they tell her not to worry about anything, but you don't pay attention to that, instead, you creep over to Cadence who notices you again and greets herself. "Hello there? What's your name cutie?"
You say to her. "I'm Twilight's student, Night..." You pause and decide maybe to whisper to set the tone. "...Shade! Nice to see you again, Princess Cadence!" You smirk and wait for a reaction.
"Oh I know," Cadence whispered back with a smirk that surprised you. "Bugze's Nightshade, correct?"
"Oh, you know already?"
"Well, who else is named Nightshade other than Bugze's daughter? But I guess no one but me knows that."
"And Fluttershy, Applejack and Pinkie I guess."
She snaps her head to you in shock. "Wait, are you telling me-"
"Not now, I'll explain later. Twilight still doesn't know, it's our biggest secret. Who knows what will happen if and when she finds out."
"Good point." She says with a sigh. "But it is really nice to see you Nightshade. It's been a whi-"
"Oh, you two know each other?"
"AHHH!" Both of you scream as Twilight sticks her head between you both.
"U-uh." You scramble for a lie but Cadence has you covered.
"We met back at the wedding, I met..." Cadence slurred off nervously.
"My dad..." You help.
"Yes, her father at..."
"The Grand Galloping Gala."
"Yes, there. And we had a great talk about..."
"Uh..." You look over to the train. "TRAINS!"
"The new mechanical trains being manufactured."
"That was really cool!" You say expanding your hooves to empathize your point.
Twilight stares at the two of you for a second before shaking her head. "So you're telling me that my surprise was ruined! Why didn't you tell me sooner Nightshade?"
"Sorry, Twilight." You say, "I was too excited and worried thinking about Cadence coming to visit."
"Why were you worried?"
You sigh, your meeting with Discord coming from the back of your mind. "You'll see."
Walking through this boring Starswirl whatever convention, which was by far the most boring thing you've been to lately, Twilight and surprisingly Cadence are geeking about his stuff everywhere they turn. Twilight was even in her Nightmare Night costume of Starswirl himself.
Meanwhile, you, trailing behind the two, look suspicious, constantly looking at your surroundings, looking for the Chaotic pain in the arse. He could be anywhere, and worse, anything.
Soon, the two alicorns turn to a candle that the wizard apparently held once. "So cool~," You say sarcastically.
But suddenly, it starts shaking, and without hesitation you spring into action, lighting your horn and jumping in front of the two Princesses.
The candle flashes because of Discord's magic, and the two alicorns shriek when it turns into Discord, who sneezes, and turns into what looks like goo.
You glare at him threateningly in his goo form, as he slowly forms back into his self from bottom to top, picking up his head from the ground and placing him onto himself.
"Discord!" You yell.
"What are you doing here?" Twilight asked angrily, Cadence sharing a glare with you two.
I'll find some more stuff to add later.
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As Discord began to complain about the Blue Flu, Nightshade is happy for the good quick thinking of Cadence as Discord began to sneeze only to be blocked by the shield
"Thank you cousin Cadence" Said Nightshade with a smile to Cadence
"Cousin?" Asked the other two alicorns
"Well, you already know who mommy is..." Said Nightshade to Cadence while Twilight looked still surprised
"Who? And why are you cousins?" Asked Twilight confused only for Nightshade to look at her as if she had grown a second head.
"Why do you think Flutterbat called me young mistress?" Asked Nightshade
"Flutterbat? Now, what did I miss while I was away?" Asked Discord as Cadence seem to also join wanting to know about the gossip and Twilight seemed to want the earth under her hoof to swallow her making Nightshade smirk
"What? You don't know? Miss Twilight tried to make Fruits Bats to stop eating Applejack apples..." Nightshade began to narrate what happened and stopped after they tried to contact Discord.
"That make me think... What happened to you?" Ask Nightshade to Discord
"Ahh, yes... I was busy playing cards with a certain flying spaghetti a triangle cyclops and Slendermare trying to make sure Lady Luck could not find us, seriously, she like to join without invitation and always get the best cards, I guess there was not a good connection in that part of the void, it must had been there that I got the flu" Said Discord coughing and sneezing
Nightshade looked at Discord and how weak he was, and suddenly the idea of making him pay for everything he did to daddy appeared in her head, but before she could do it a tiny version of her wearing a white toga and a hard appeared in her side
"It's not good Nightshade, you need to be good, forgive and forget, what could your daddy think if he knew you tried to kill someone? Say Nightshade toga
Just then in a puff of smoke and fire another Nightshade with horns and a trident appeared at the other side.
"He could thank you and praise you, no one like him, think of everything bad he did to your dad, he is the cause of all the problems, he and lady luck Say the horned Nightshade
Nightshade, no! Remember, your dad even after bad things happened is still a pacifist, he don't like to kill and while he is not above hitting others, he is not usually the first to hit them Say Toga Nightshade
As they began to talk to Nightshade and she tried to decide who was right and who was wrong, she did not notice Discord trying to convince Cadence and Twilight to take care of him using Fluttershy as a bait, with Twilight and Cadence not noticing she was out of the bubble until it was too late as Discord stayed there asking to be carried, only after they got too far, she noticed that they left her behind but when she tried to approach them, she was surprised by a sneeze going in her direction that managed to evade with a quick teleport, but that somehow hit Nightshade toga and horned
"Great, chaos mucus, does someone in this speciesist village have something so that I can clean myself?" Ask horned Nightshade as she used the toga of 'Toga Nightshade' to clean herself by rubbing herself.
"Hey! use something else!" Say Toga Nightshade
"Okay, I think I'm getting crazy..." Groaned Nightshade as she tried the best to ignore them.
Nightshade tried to be good, she tried to be patient, but between the two little versions of herself at her side and Discord she noticed all her patience eroding, just like a sand castle after the waves, it was after Discord tried to grab her to dance that she had enough as she charged a sickly green beam and throw it to the spirit of chaos that evaded it like nothing very casually and continued the sing only for Nightshade to continue trying to shoot him but before she could hit him she was always transported somewhere else with another request or being in the middle of some bad joke that interfered her magic, making her more and more angry as the shard began to glow giving her even more power until Discord stopped singing and Nightshade throw a big dark magic toward Twilight bed that had Discord resting only for Cadence and Twilight to put a shield that deviated the beam and made a big hole in the roof.
"Let me at him! I will give him what he need!" Shouted Nightshade angry as she was being hold by both alicorns while green smoke come out from her eyes
"Yeah! Go girl! You can!" Shouted horned Nightshade only for Toga Nightshade to sigh. and look at the two adult alicorns taking Nightshade with her to another room and try to calm her.
"Nightshade, as infuriating as Discord can be, you should not do this" Said Twilight
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There are not Angel/Demon that Nightshade could recognize so the most similar thing... Also, while in the original song, Discord dance with Twilight, this time he tried to dance with Nightshade just to make her angry and troll her.
Have Nightshade try to ditch Discord but take Cadence with her, only for Discord to stop her by saying how she really is
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What if there's a third nightshade that looks like nightshade but is goofier that convinces nightshade not into trying to kill him but make him suffer as much as possible on this trip.
Because trying to kill him is A: impossible B: exactly what he wants
So nightshade tries and channel her inner diamond tiara(bully version) and get her revenge
Nightshade also asks what is going on and mini nightshade says that she has semi corporial personality disorder from her mom(that is pretty much what selena is now right?)
"Nightshade where is your father?!" Cadence asked in a whisper, pretending to look at the artefacts that Twilight was googling at. "The report from Flash says he aged many years and couldn't remember anything"
"Oh daddy's fine!" You huff. "That was my grandps!" You reply in the same 'pretending to look at art' akt.
"You have a grandfather?" She asks. "I thought Bugze said he died."
"Yes, he thought so. Boy was he wrong" you say " I like the fact that we're having a moment, but what's with the risky questions in public. Somepony could hear us!"
"Bugze has not contacted me in months. All the info I get is from the news, the guard and my husband. And you know what he thinks the situation is!" She said, "Nightmare Moon, mind control, starting a cult. It's hard to find a justification for you guys if I'm left in the blue! Needing to just tell myself, I think he's okay, maybe Nightmare, Selina whatever is a nice pony." Sigh.
"Oh... Yeah" you say. Understanding why she needs to hear you. "Okay I explain the situation-"
"What do you think?!" Shouts Twilight
'Oh spit, what was she talking about?'
Cadence comes up with neutral answer first. "Ah, you know. Cool"
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Discord starts to hold back a sneeze, and before he can sneeze on the three of you, Cadence puts up a shield bubble.
"Magic health bubble." The pink princess simply stated.
"Good thinking," Twilight said with relief.
"Indeed. How would Twilight nurse me back to health if she were sick too?" Discord asked.
"She isn't!" You said angrily, "Go take care of it yourself you mother buc-" You're cut off when he shoves a talon against your lips.
"You will be letting me stay at your place until I'm all better, won't you?" He continues.
"Stay? With me?!" Twilight looks shocked. "Uh, now is not really the best time, though I'm sure you already knew that!" She said under her breath.
"You heard the bitch!" You said, raising a hoof and your shards glowing.
"Hey!" She said offended.
"Figure of speech!" You said quickly, turning to Discord.
But the chaos lord ignored you, giving you a grin and continuing, "But taking in the sick and the desperate, isn't that what Fluttershy would do? Isn't 'helping' something that friends do for friends?" He then contemplates for a bit. "Unless, of course, you're really saying that you're not my friend." He turns and pouts, looking in the opposite direction.
"We aren't!" You yell, but it's meaningless.
Twilight grits her teeth, and says with a tiny bit of regret. "No, that is not what I'm saying."
You roll your eyes. "Oh come on! How are you getting baited by his tricks?"
Discord puts a bright smile on his face, and as Cadence giggles at you, he floats up and rests on the bubble protecting you from his 'sickness'.
"He's not sick he's just acting!"
"Oh, how elated I am to hear that. Shall the three of us head back to your place? I don't want to get anypony else sick." He says.
Twilight sighs. "Guess we don't have a choice."
"Yes. We do. We don't help this GOD of CHAOS because he clearly isn't sick!" You say angrily.
"No," Twilight says seriously and looks up. "Discord is right. He's my friend and this is what friends do for each other. Let's head back to the library."
You groan in frustration. "Fine! If he betrays you, don't blame me!" You say and the three of you head to Twilight's home, carrying the shield with you and dropping Discord on the ground.
He looks weak lying on te ground and begs/asks, "Carry me?"
"It isn't far." Cadence says, looking back at him with a smirk with Twilight doing the same, you just glared at him, however. "I think you can-"
"Buck off!" You finish for your cousin.
"No..." Cadence says, trying to keep in a laugh. "I was going to say..." But she can't and she bursts out laughing at your antics.
A quick comment, ON WITH THE SHOW!
As the four of you entered the library you noticed that spike wasn’t around.
“Um, Twilight where’s Spike?” You ask.
“Hmm? Oh since I was going to spend time with Cadence until somepony interrupted us.” Twilight said giving Discord the stink eye, who feigned innocence by sneezing into a handkerchief, making it fly away like a bat. “I gave him the day off, I think he’s spending the day over at Sugarcube Corner.” She says. You deflate a little at that bit of news. You were hoping he could help deal with Mr. Chaos over there.
“Oh, that’s too bad. I wanted to see Spike again. He’s quite popular in the Crystal Empire you know. The citizens there love him.” Cadence said. You perked at that.
“Love him how?” You asked the shards on your chest glowing slightly. Before she could respond Discord butted in.
“Not that I don’t love hearing you be possessive over your dragon friend, but I still need attention here!” Discord said shoving his blue face between you and cadence. “I mean this is my chapter after all.” Discord said winking to the audience. Before you could question him he began to sneeze again. Ducking quickly his sneeze hit the little wooden horse head on the table, with a flash of light it sprouted tiny legs and arms before tap dancing away.
If I remember correctly a certain best frienemy of Bugze is on the train. So of course when Flash gets off to introduce Cadence in that way all royalty is introduced, he gets distracted spotting Nightshade.
And by distracted I mean he drops all his responsibilities and rushes over to the startled filly, and begins rapid firing question about where his best friend is and how long the two were starting in town.
He gets pulled back by a slightly annoyed, slightly amused crystal guard, and when Nightshade explains how her dad isn’t in town he immediately deflates and acts like a puppy who just got denied a delicious treat he’d been waiting to eat all day.
Course then he sees Twilight and he perks up, before both of them ramble off into nerdy crush talk, to which Nightshade rolls her eyes about how obvious it is that they like each other but don’t date. Course then she feels like she said something ironic and gets annoyed for some reason.
(If Flash is off doing something else and I forgot feel free to ignore the top half of the comment.)
Also, Cadence notices true Amulet and some point and goes into worries Aunt/Cousin mode, much to Nightshade’s embarrassment.
Cadence pulls you aside away from Twilight treating Discord.
"Nightshade, I know there's a perfectly acceptable reason to hate Discord. You and your father both. But come on, doesn't everycreature deserve a second chance?"
"Ya." You roll your eyes. "Like anyone ever gave my daddy a second chance."
Cadence sighed. "Fair point. But I guess you could say destiny itself gave him a second chance. Since he's not rotting away in prison... Or worse."
"I guess so... But now they are all hating on mommy. If what you say is true, doesn't she deserve a second chance too?" You ask Cadence.
She smiles. "Of course."
You narrow your eyes at her. "Do you think Celestia, or even better, Luna would agree with you?"
Cadence visibly flinches. "I can see your point there. But still, they gave Discord a second chance, and I know you still have your own... complicated opinions on them. So can't you try? Even a little?" Cadence begged.
You groan. "Fine. I'll... Try. But I still don't trust him one bit."
"That's okay. Between me and you, I don't either. I don't think Lord's of Chaos can get sick."
Maybe because he warned you