Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 5
By TDR
The Conjuration Map,
Episode One,
Part One
“Thanks for the help girls. This would have been a pain in the flank other wise.” Twilight offered floating a book up onto another of the crystal shelves.” Particularly with my brothers not helping me.”
Sombra huffed setting down a box of books and storming back out into the main hall.
“Not a problem at all darling. Happy to help, though where are your brothers? Shouldn't they be done with their moving now?” Rarity asked as she dusted off a few books that had been sitting for a while before passing them to Twilight though she paused looking at one.” Wait isn't this a library book?”
“They're still moving their own stuff. Spike is rather protective of everything he has and isn't comfortable with the Crusaders helping him move aside from Applebloom. “Twilight pointed out. Rahs is currently rampaging around trying to decide what room is closest to the theater. The room he first found was nice, but he's also looking at a massive room with a small balcony that over looks the theater.”
“Surprised that's a choice for him.” Rainbow Dash smirked dropping off another box of books.
“The theater room is more a conference room build and it doesn't have a bathroom attached like the other room, granted I figure the tree will put one in at some point or another.” Twilight explained..
“Oh, oh, have you named the castle yet?” Pinkie Pie asked exploding out of a pile of books much to Rarity's annoyance.
“Seshat.” Twilight offered.
“A female name?” Fluttershy asked.
“Given all I have are brothers and a tree wouldn't have a gender any way, giving a female name seems to work for me.” Twilight smirked..
“Mistress of the House of Books.” Sunset offered as she slotted another book on the shelf. “Saddle Arabian?”
“Close, it's from Somnambula on the Hisin Peninsula.” Twilight corrected.
“Ahh. A lot of stuff I knew keeps getting confused with what I learned in the human world. There has to be some connection if for nothing more than the similar names.” Sunset sighed.
“Well, you can study that another time, for now let's get this finished.” Applejack offered rather gruffly as she dropped off another box of books. “How many books do you have any way?”
Twilight smirked looking at the barely filled main library of the Castle.
“Not nearly enough.”
“So this is the table?” Sunset hummed looking over the odd furniture. The thing was massive, likely big enough for six to eight ponies to stand on without bumping into each other and was propped up on rough crystals that grew from the floor.
“Yeah. I've only looked at it briefly so far though.” Twilight offered.” Celestia and Luna came to look at it and they had no clue. I even asked Chrysalis and she told me not to bother her while the statue of imitate doom had yet to doom, whatever that means.”
“Wow this map has everything. Hi mom and dad.” Pinkie waved to a small farm on the map.
“Huh this is pretty cool. It's got a real time update of Cloudsdale's location as well as some of the larger weather systems.” Rainbow Dash whistled floating over the map.
“Doesn't smell like anything either. Kinda odd if it's any sorta magic.” Applejack offered.
“It's very pretty.” Fluttershy supplied.
“Very much so darling, but one would expect a throne or a series of them around this sort of thing given it seems a centerpiece to the whole castle.” Rarity considered.
“Rarity if I had seen anything even resembling a throne in this place I wouldn't be moving in. “Twilight stated.” Still Spike was right this was a rather large mccguffin and I have a feeling this map is just going to add to that somehow. I just wish harmony had added instructions with the instant castle kit we were given.”
“Sunset? What are you doing under the table?” Pinkie Pie asked.
”I dunno, just for some reason I thought there would be a small dog in this thing.” Sunset hummed.
“What, on a wheel like a hamster?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Ehh I dunno.”Sunset huffed.” But I really wanna know how this thing works.”
“You and me both, though I suppose we can add that to the li.. WHOA!” Twilight began, jumping as she felt something tickle her flank along her cutie mark. Looking back she could see it was glowing. As the other girls yelped or giggled The alicorn's gaze swept the room to see every pony else but Sunset's cutie marks were glowing. After a moment transparent images of their mark floated off their rears and glided over the table to swirl around the map before forming over the giant crystal tree visible on the surface.
“You are here.” Pinkie Pie giggled before pointing to the ocean. “ Your luggage is over there.”
The group watched as the marks floated around the table before they all stopped over a small town at the edge of Equestria.
“Ummmmm.” Rarity raised an eyebrow.
“Looks like it wants us to go there.” Applejack offered. “Not sure why.”
“Could be another threat.” Rainbow Dash considered. “I mean how many have we dealt with now, Even if we don't count Chrysalis?”
“ Nightmare Moon, Discord, Sombra.....” Twilight began.
“What?” Sombra called from another room.
“Nothing.” Rarity called back.
“... The Vines, The Diamond Dogs, The Timber Wolves, Tirek, and the Sirens. And if we count all the minor issues like PETA and the parasprites as well as the rest of the stuff we've stopped quite a lot.” Twilight continued. “This might be Harmony's way of telling us something is going on here that we should fix.”
“After everything with Tirek we're being sent on another adventure?” Applejack huffed. “Fine, I'm down, maybe this is like an early warning system and we ken git the drop on something first.”
“That's not a bad idea. Though is it only you girls going? Does it just show who needs to go, or who it wants to go?” Sunset pointed out.”Hell does it even have any other cutie marks that it could send any where or just you six?”
Sunset blinked as her cutie mark glowed and she looked back as it floated above the table and stopped over Sweet Apple Acres. It flashed a few times though it didn't go any where.
“That is the most obvious 'you stay here' I've ever seen from something that doesn't talk.” Pinkie Pie stated.
“Right.“ Sunset huffed. “I guess that means that it just wants you six to go.”
“Well I suppose I can.” Fluttershy muttered.
“I'm game.” Pinkie Pie smirked.
“ Of course I shall come along Darling.” Rarity scoffed.
“This route looks like a bit of a trek the train only goes so far, and the rest would be on hoof. “ Rainbow Dash pointed out looking at the map. “Seems like an of adventure. I'm in.”
“Well guess I'm stuck holding down the fort.” Sunset sighed. ”Though good luck convincing Spike and Rahs to let you go on your own.”
“Neither of them are showing up on the map, and Rahs has his own stuff to look after. It will be fine. Spike's going to be too distracted with moving and what Rahs doesn't know won't bother him.” Twilight frowned.
The others stared at Twilight silently before the purple alicorn sighed.
“He's standing right behind me isn't he?” Twilight grumbled as the others nodded.
“Bork.” Rahs stated simply.
“First off.” Twilight whirled to face him. ”No, you are not coming. You got hurt a lot more than I did in that fight and it's only been a week. You are staying here.”
Rahs leaned down nose to nose with his sister.
“Bork.”
“I most certainly can make you stay here.”Twilight growled her horn starting to glow.
“Bork!” Rahs snapped back, his tail lashing as his ears flattened to his head.
“Oh Shit. GET TO COVER!” Pinkie Pie bellowed.
[ One hour, six fires, one small gravitational singularity, a few thousand bits of damage, and a very confused ferret later.]
“BORK!” Rahs stated.
“What he said.” Twilight grumbled.
“I DON”T CARE.” Spike snapped. The dragon stood on the map table glaring his siblings, both of whom had their noses to a different corner of the room where Spike had made them stand.” We just moved into this place, and I had just set up my figures on my shelves when they all got knocked down. Do you have any idea how much glue and touch up painting I'm going to have to do to fix them all? These weren't the easy to repair plastic ones you guys broke either, NOOOOOO. You some how had to manage to break ONLY the old metal ones, ones that getting an arm or sword to stay on was a nightmare and a half. And don't get me started on the models with the stupid heavy metal wings. Plus I'm out of the shade of green that I used on half of them. I need to go to Canterlot to get my paints and don't think I won't tell every Princess I find, PLUS mom and dad about this stupid fight over this stupid table.”
The table chimed lightly.
“Stuff it!” Spike snapped, stomping on the table. “Now then, I'm playing the outsider on this one despite agreeing with Rahs. So here's what's gonna happen. Rahs is going with you, and a couple of Guards too just to make sure this isn't something massive again.”
“Now wait just a.. AGGH!!” Twilight started before Spike spritzed her with the spray bottle he held.
“No buts. Whenever you get to where you're going the Guards and Rahs are gonna hang back and let you do your thing, whatever that is unless something bad happens.“ Spike ordered. ”The guards are only gonna be there to report back if something does go down because I know how much bullshit you two can take.”
“Woo... AKKK!!” Rahs started before he was spritzed.
“What did I say!? No buts!” Spike growled. “We all just went through something that could have killed everyone and I'm not to happy that you're throwing yourself into something else again so soon. And you don't even know what it is! Personally I'd be more than happy to just let the Princesses know and let them send a whole squad of Guards out there to deal with it. But for some reason the tree thinks you six are enough. So I'm going to hold off calling in a freaking strike force in case this can be dealt with peacefully with just you six. And if you don't like it, I can have you argue with the Princesses, who I might add, due to your refusal Twilight, outrank you still. And they can and probably will, order you to stand down.”
The other girls glanced to each other then to Spike who glared at his siblings as they grumbled and growled respectively.
“Good. Now I'm going to go see if Comet Trail has a couple of ponies who want to go along with you to be messengers. Then I'm gonna head up to Canterlot and try and get my glue and paint. Seriously you'd think Ponyville would get a game shop or a full on comic shop by now with how much I spend on stuff.” Spike ranted. “The rest of you should get ready too.”
“Yes sir.” Pinkie Pie saluted.
seriously, how much do we pity Starlight? I kind of feel sorry for her that Harmony is sicing Twilight at her. So Spoiller me, will cutie-remark still happen? Cause i call BS that Twilight won't be able to catch Starlight when she run this time.
This will always be my favorite version of Spike.
I honestly can't blame Spike for his outburst here, and he has shown that he's honestly the only one, perhaps outside of Shining, that has a level head of all the siblings.
You go Spike!
wow so good i love it keep it going
Pinkie summed up the immortal sibling fight and starlights reaction once she sees twilght and rahas show up 50 bits she immediately surrenders
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This too is another call back to the first 'episode' where Rahs stood back and let Spike and Twi argue.
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seeing how manny charicters with less defined backstorys became demigods and that no real threats to gods have been shown yet im guessing starlight will either be a mortal that has found out and will activly go against gods (might be interesing as we havent seen any real arguments from mortals so far against gods existing) or a demigod that has parentel issues. (maby she is twilight's daughter but that is unlikely as white would proberbly have a stroke if a daughter from the future tryed to kill her parent)
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True but this version of Spike tends to logically break down the normal idiocy that is brought up or was in the original show, hence the reason he's my favorite version of him.
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In just this one scene, Spike handles things so well that I can't help but think that in the future, this will be the point Applejack looks back on as the time she knew that she supported him marrying Applebloom.
I’m surprised Spike didn’t overrule the map and voluntell Sombra and Sunset they are both going with the mane 6, and then stamp even harder on the map table when it tries to object.
He then points out Sombra and Sunset have already made plans to go anyways. Furthermore, since both of them still have their gear packed from shortly after Tirek’s rampage, so they can join these six at the drop of a hat, he’s taken it upon himself to notify Blueblood, Big Mac, and Rahs’s remaining harem members so they can all make this romantic journey out to a remote village in the middle of Equestria’s countryside together as opposed to them just following at a not so discreet distance like they usually do.
He also points out how this is the logical way of going about it since the latest pool is all about which couple gets proposed to first, and he is not allowing Applejack or Fluttershy/Pinkie Pie to have a last minute, Harmony only knows how long, romantic getaway without the romantic pairs also going.
Which would then cut to a shot of the Crystal Empire throne room where Cadance is cackling like a mad mare again.
Right before Shining says “that it. I’m spending some quality time in Ponyville with my siblings.” He then glances between Cadance who is still cackling and Chrysalis who now has half the Crystal Empire royal Guards and all of her Changeling guards standing at the ready with weapons and spells drawn at the statue Celestia sent over before muttering “Hopefully you’ll both be less insane by the time I get back.”
This Spike deserves to be awarded Da Man of all Spikes.
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And if Starlight does manage to escape, the changelings will very likely detain her.
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This is very tempting , particularly the last part, but i already have plans for this. And some one already guessed it as another throw back to the past seasons.
I'm so excited to see your version of Starlight
I was dying laughing about the reference to the tiny dog, I need to reread those fics now
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My sunset is loosely based on that Sunset, with a dash of pyro and memelord thrown in.
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You could always partially give-in to temptation and alter those plans slightly.
After all, that’s how Rahs ended up with his harem in the first place.
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I kinda guessed that there was a bit of that Sunset, she just needs a bit more newspaper...
The Beard with a Jerk-Ass Hanging off of It was my fave of those fics
Gotta like these rare few chapters were Spike really gets to shine and show some of what he is made of. Shame there is not more of them with either this fic or the tv series.
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I agree with you on that, it's great that Spike is showing some proper backbone and makes us the readers appreciate him more.
Plus it's funny him giving the Map Table a telling off.
Every month or so I end up re-reading some thing from the mad verse and just that reference to order oh man so much laugh so you know what yes just yes
Spike laying down the law!
Small dog. Really. And what else, bunch of buttons with cutie marks on them?
Spike doesn't take shit from anyone!
man this Spike putting order in the house was insane
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You need about 200% more rage and a lot more of random sexual hookups to reach that level
Damn now I need to reread that too...
Spike nads dropped and he gained respect!
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What fics are you guys talking about?
Map: chimes angrily
Spike: "You talk a lot of shit for a three-course dinner."
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The Sunset Shimmer is MAD about EVERYTHING-verse, there are a few different fics by Justice3442.
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if the castel or map is angry or embarissed will they glow red? also do you think it told sunset to stay at the farm because if she had gone then the town would be on fire? and finaly will twilight be mad that the map is likely planning to let starlight escape when she relises that is why sunset wasent allowd to go?
lol
I love that spike also tells off the table too
Which is exactly why there aren't any
Of course he is
Let’s see…
The goddess of friendship and magic (and books and Tuesdays), a unicorn partially possessed by the Nightmare, a Flutterbat, the fastest pegasus in the world, a were-witch-wolf, and whatever Pinkie Pie is walk into “Our Town,” with the god of moon dogs and theatre (and dreams and Fridays) and a few guards from the Ponyville guard contingent stationed nearby as backup. Presumably it’s a Tuesday, too.
Yeaaaaaaaah, this is going to end well.
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And how the heck is Starlight supposed to magick the cutie mark off of Apple/Witchjack, anyway? She’s a magic sink, and if Starlight tries too hard she’ll suddenly have an angry witch wolf to contend with.
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To be expected of the god of theatre.
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I subscribe to the theory that Pinkie is a "Weird". Basically, it's an earthpony magic similar to Chaos magic that allows them to make machines and such that shouldn't work but do, much like her pinkie-copter and her welcome wagon. Not to mention her party cannon. SHe's also able to focus that magic inward which allows her to do all the things she can. Mind you in most cases she's doing it subconsciously, not actively.
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Pinkie is not just weird, but wyrd, which is much weirder.
I see she has given in and accepted she can't not move into the place. Of course first priority it getting the library shelved properly.
Yeah.... I'm still going to go with Sparkalon. Besides, isn't Twilight technically the mistress of the house of books?
Pffffffffffttt "It's just waiting for me to leave, then Sunbutt will activate it and it'll do something!"
Ehhhhhhh, I get the point and this is meant to make sure Twilight moves in but.... not having the thrones does kind of reduce a lot of the impact and meaning to what this represents, as it becomes far more about Twilight then all six of the Bearers.
Hey, I know that fic!
Harmony knows what smart asses will be dealing with this map and made sure it's ready to make it's point to them.
Ummmm, you're both gods..... does that really matter?
I know I shouldn't think about asking but......... I really want to know where that ferret came into play.
pffffffft do not screw with Spike........ still somehow the most all around mature and level headed of the three.
I mean.... they are gods and all...... which means.... yeah this is not going even close to how it did the first time. This Twilight is a lot more 'Blast now, question if there is anything left to answer' so isn't going to go along with Cult town as well, plus God of Magic so, harder to buy Starlight making with the equalizing. Yeah..... this is going to be interesting.
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Not really anything the go against or really base that one. Sure there's bound to be some crackpot pissed at how 'unfair' it is or something but..... kind of hard to really make a case against the beings that existence itself depends on.
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Eh the Map is tied to Harmony, and as annoying as the Tree can be, there's only so far you want to push going against the will of quite possibly the most powerful and knowledgeable deity on the planet (Only one I can see with more knowledge of what is going on is White, and good luck getting him to share any of it in a way you can understand.)
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keep in mind despite being the goddess of magic Twilight has been blindsided a few times from unexpected directions.
YOU GO SPIKE!!! Stand up to the three course dinner
Wonder how livid Twi-Fi is going to get that Starlight escapes and that's WHY harmony had Sunnyset stay behind so that she COULD!
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Thanks
i can see Spike spraying the too like a bade cat.
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Oh? Do tell as I've not heard of Wyrd.
O-oh boy, my favourite character is coming up.
Joy.
*sigh* let's get this over with
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If your Starlight does take Twilight's cutie mark (and magical abilities) away, than she is even bigger dunce than the canon version.
Assaulting a princess is a very bad long term plan. Assaulting the goddess of magic (and friendship, books...) is insane, basically. (arguably she is the goddess of magic and friendship in canon too, multiple interpretations are open, but ponies only look up at Celestia as a goddess there)
Starlight does have some socipathic tendencies, so forgetting to plan for the consequences of assaulting and imprisoning a princess is part of her character in canon.
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Twilight's not a princess.
And there are plans
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She is a princess in canon, which I was comparing to.
damn, your spike has cast iron balls.....i like