Post by mannulus on Sept 27, 2019 16:01:05 GMT -5
Hi all
I got the message on the last one so here is one that has no direction at all. I'll post my bit and then it's up to you
It was a fine morning in Equestria. Twilight had just finished with her breakfast when there was a small knock at the door. Going to answer it, she found Gummy standing there, with a note in his mouth. An actual paper note from Pinkie thought Twilight. Whatever this is about it must be serious. Unfolding the paper, she began to read Pinkies rather childlike penmanship.
Twilight
I got a letter I need to discuss with you guys. Get everyone, and I’ll be at the castle in about an hour. Pinkie
Odd, said Twilight. Pinkie almost never sounds this straightforward. Well, whatever it is, I guess we’ll know in an hour.
An hour later saw Twilight, as well as the rest of the Mane 6 in the Map room of the Castle. Pinkie was standing in front of the rest, looking an odd mix of worried and sheepish. Applejack spoke first.
“Well, what in tarnation you need to say, Pinkie Pie that needed us here in such a dang hurry.”
“You mentioned something about a letter in your note, Pinkie” Said Twilight
“Yeah, I did. It was from an old friend of mine. He’s planning on coming to Ponyville, maybe to settle down here permanently. He hasn’t made any plans for lodging and I was wondering if maybe……he could stay here in the castle.”
“Well, OF COURSE he can stay if he’s a friend of yours Pinkie. The Castle has TONS of room for guests, and what kind of a Princess of Friendship would I be to deny a friend of yours lodging.” Oddly this answer did not seem to totally make Pinkie look more at ease.
Twilight decided to push on “So when can we expect this friend to show up?”
“In about four days” Said Pinkie. She seemed to tense up for a moment then said, somewhat flatly “That’s when his sentence is up and he gets released.”
“You mean?” said Twilight
Pinkie sighed “Yeah, he’s been in prison.” She then added in a rising tone “But he’s done his time, and he’s REALLY, REALLY sorry. PLEASE let him come, PLEASE!”
Twilight looked grave, and then turned to the others. “Well, what do you say?”
The Ponies thought for a while. Surprisingly, it was Fluttershy who broke the silence this time
“He, should be allowed to come, it’s the kind thing to do”
The others began to chime in
“Ah know that good ponies can sometimes do thangs that run them afoul of the law” said Applejack “It don’t make’um bad.” Applejack smirked, and while she said no more, everyone knew she had Copper Kettle’s pappy on her mind when she said this.
“Charity DEMAHNDS one give others a second chance” said Rarity
“If Pinkie trusts him, so do I” Said Rainbow Dash.
“Then it’s unanimous” said Twilight “Tell your friend he has a roof over his head here while he is here.”
Four days later saw the Mane 6 back in the Castle, in the main hall this time. With Pinkie was a unicorn stallion with a sea green coat and a somewhat lighter color mane. His Cuite Mark was largely covered by the traveling bags he had on his back, but it looked like it might be a sun. Around his neck was an odd sort of pendant with a greenish gem in the middle, which given the light it was emitting was probably a glowpaz. Pinkie introduced the stallion as Rick.
“Welcome to Ponyville Rick” I hope your stay here will be pleasant and you decided to become a member of our little community.” Twilight said. For some reason she felt a little bit of tension in the air, but chalked it up to everyone’s nervousness.
“Thank you, Princess I intend to see if I can do just that” Rick said, smiling nervously.
Suddenly Pinkie looked shifty and nervous. “We’re all here right?” A quick glance around showed her they were. “Before we go any further, I think there is something Rick needs to show you.”
Pinkie ran over to the door to the hall, closed it and locked it. She then turned to the sea green stallion.
“Okay, Rick, you can relax now. Do it.”
“Are you sure, Pinkie?” said the green stallion, obviously nervous.
“It’s alright, Rick, you’re among friends here. You can drop the disguise.”
The green stallion was obviously still unsure about this, but after a second or so of thinking, he nodded. Reaching up to the pendant around his neck, he tapped the stone in the middle twice and it darkened. Twilight felt a small release in the air, and finally realized that what she had been feeling was a low background aura of magic, one that had now stopped. And as it stopped, the pony in front of them changed. His tail extended and the hair shortened until it resembled that of a lion. Cracks appeared in his hooves that extended and widened until they became cloven. His cutie mark blurred and then disappeared, leaving his flanks blank, and his horn disappeared. But by far, the most prominent thing that changed was his mouth. As the Mane Six watched his smile began to extend wider, impossibly wider, the edges of his mouth pulling farther and farther back through his cheeks until their edges sat near the base of where his spine must start, almost cutting his head in half. At the same time his lips pulled back until they barely seemed to be there, a thin line over a large expanse of bared teeth. As she looked she noticed something else even odder; his teeth appeared to be growing together, the margins between them seemingly filling in until each tooth joined with its neighbors; making a continuous ridge of unbroken enamel.
The Mane 6 could do nothing but stare for a while. Finally Rainbow Dash blurted out “What the heck kind of weirdo pony ARE you?”
“I never said Rick was a pony. I really don’t see how that should make a difference, what with us knowing dragons, griffins, changelings, and so on. He’s my friend; I thought that was what was important. Rick here is a whatchamacallit, a Luke en croute…..”
“Leucocruta”, Rick said, correcting her.
‘Right, what he said. He just keeps that disguise spell up to pass unnoticed. Here, I thought it wouldn’t be necessary; you deserve to know him as he is, and he deserves to be who HE is.
“Well, Pinkie” Said Twilight, “I won’t pretend I’m not a little surprised, but as you said, what he is has no bearing on WHO he is, and if he is good enough to be your friend, I guess he’s good enough to get a chance from us. Welcome to the castle, Rick.” The other ponies murmured agreement.
“Super, Duper! I’m gonna go and get us all some snacks to celebrate!” And with that Pinkie bounded out of the room in the direction of the kitchen.
With Pinkie out of the room, the remaining ponies shuffled around nervously for a while. As before Rainbow was the first to break it.
“So Rick……”
“Actually I prefer when people use my full name.”
“Richard?” asked Twilight
“Rictus”
“Whatever” said Rainbow. “so, Rictus, what were you in for?”
“DASH!” said Fluttershy reprovingly.
“It’s all right, it’s a fair question. Truth is, I got into a little tussle during a fight. I had too much to drink, got into a fight with another pony and bit them in the leg. Got a year for it.”
“A year for just biting someone on the leg? That sounds a little excessive. I wouldn’t have thought Lawhammer’s code would allow such a harsh sentence for a misdemeanor.”
“But I’m a leucocruta. Our teeth are the hardest substance known, and our bite strength the strongest. I can crush diamonds with no problem. That bite broke the other pony’s leg in two places. It’s actually a good thing I was drunk at the time and not thinking clearly. If I had actually WANTED to hurt him, my bite would have taken his leg OFF with no trouble.”
I got the message on the last one so here is one that has no direction at all. I'll post my bit and then it's up to you
It was a fine morning in Equestria. Twilight had just finished with her breakfast when there was a small knock at the door. Going to answer it, she found Gummy standing there, with a note in his mouth. An actual paper note from Pinkie thought Twilight. Whatever this is about it must be serious. Unfolding the paper, she began to read Pinkies rather childlike penmanship.
Twilight
I got a letter I need to discuss with you guys. Get everyone, and I’ll be at the castle in about an hour. Pinkie
Odd, said Twilight. Pinkie almost never sounds this straightforward. Well, whatever it is, I guess we’ll know in an hour.
An hour later saw Twilight, as well as the rest of the Mane 6 in the Map room of the Castle. Pinkie was standing in front of the rest, looking an odd mix of worried and sheepish. Applejack spoke first.
“Well, what in tarnation you need to say, Pinkie Pie that needed us here in such a dang hurry.”
“You mentioned something about a letter in your note, Pinkie” Said Twilight
“Yeah, I did. It was from an old friend of mine. He’s planning on coming to Ponyville, maybe to settle down here permanently. He hasn’t made any plans for lodging and I was wondering if maybe……he could stay here in the castle.”
“Well, OF COURSE he can stay if he’s a friend of yours Pinkie. The Castle has TONS of room for guests, and what kind of a Princess of Friendship would I be to deny a friend of yours lodging.” Oddly this answer did not seem to totally make Pinkie look more at ease.
Twilight decided to push on “So when can we expect this friend to show up?”
“In about four days” Said Pinkie. She seemed to tense up for a moment then said, somewhat flatly “That’s when his sentence is up and he gets released.”
“You mean?” said Twilight
Pinkie sighed “Yeah, he’s been in prison.” She then added in a rising tone “But he’s done his time, and he’s REALLY, REALLY sorry. PLEASE let him come, PLEASE!”
Twilight looked grave, and then turned to the others. “Well, what do you say?”
The Ponies thought for a while. Surprisingly, it was Fluttershy who broke the silence this time
“He, should be allowed to come, it’s the kind thing to do”
The others began to chime in
“Ah know that good ponies can sometimes do thangs that run them afoul of the law” said Applejack “It don’t make’um bad.” Applejack smirked, and while she said no more, everyone knew she had Copper Kettle’s pappy on her mind when she said this.
“Charity DEMAHNDS one give others a second chance” said Rarity
“If Pinkie trusts him, so do I” Said Rainbow Dash.
“Then it’s unanimous” said Twilight “Tell your friend he has a roof over his head here while he is here.”
Four days later saw the Mane 6 back in the Castle, in the main hall this time. With Pinkie was a unicorn stallion with a sea green coat and a somewhat lighter color mane. His Cuite Mark was largely covered by the traveling bags he had on his back, but it looked like it might be a sun. Around his neck was an odd sort of pendant with a greenish gem in the middle, which given the light it was emitting was probably a glowpaz. Pinkie introduced the stallion as Rick.
“Welcome to Ponyville Rick” I hope your stay here will be pleasant and you decided to become a member of our little community.” Twilight said. For some reason she felt a little bit of tension in the air, but chalked it up to everyone’s nervousness.
“Thank you, Princess I intend to see if I can do just that” Rick said, smiling nervously.
Suddenly Pinkie looked shifty and nervous. “We’re all here right?” A quick glance around showed her they were. “Before we go any further, I think there is something Rick needs to show you.”
Pinkie ran over to the door to the hall, closed it and locked it. She then turned to the sea green stallion.
“Okay, Rick, you can relax now. Do it.”
“Are you sure, Pinkie?” said the green stallion, obviously nervous.
“It’s alright, Rick, you’re among friends here. You can drop the disguise.”
The green stallion was obviously still unsure about this, but after a second or so of thinking, he nodded. Reaching up to the pendant around his neck, he tapped the stone in the middle twice and it darkened. Twilight felt a small release in the air, and finally realized that what she had been feeling was a low background aura of magic, one that had now stopped. And as it stopped, the pony in front of them changed. His tail extended and the hair shortened until it resembled that of a lion. Cracks appeared in his hooves that extended and widened until they became cloven. His cutie mark blurred and then disappeared, leaving his flanks blank, and his horn disappeared. But by far, the most prominent thing that changed was his mouth. As the Mane Six watched his smile began to extend wider, impossibly wider, the edges of his mouth pulling farther and farther back through his cheeks until their edges sat near the base of where his spine must start, almost cutting his head in half. At the same time his lips pulled back until they barely seemed to be there, a thin line over a large expanse of bared teeth. As she looked she noticed something else even odder; his teeth appeared to be growing together, the margins between them seemingly filling in until each tooth joined with its neighbors; making a continuous ridge of unbroken enamel.
The Mane 6 could do nothing but stare for a while. Finally Rainbow Dash blurted out “What the heck kind of weirdo pony ARE you?”
“I never said Rick was a pony. I really don’t see how that should make a difference, what with us knowing dragons, griffins, changelings, and so on. He’s my friend; I thought that was what was important. Rick here is a whatchamacallit, a Luke en croute…..”
“Leucocruta”, Rick said, correcting her.
‘Right, what he said. He just keeps that disguise spell up to pass unnoticed. Here, I thought it wouldn’t be necessary; you deserve to know him as he is, and he deserves to be who HE is.
“Well, Pinkie” Said Twilight, “I won’t pretend I’m not a little surprised, but as you said, what he is has no bearing on WHO he is, and if he is good enough to be your friend, I guess he’s good enough to get a chance from us. Welcome to the castle, Rick.” The other ponies murmured agreement.
“Super, Duper! I’m gonna go and get us all some snacks to celebrate!” And with that Pinkie bounded out of the room in the direction of the kitchen.
With Pinkie out of the room, the remaining ponies shuffled around nervously for a while. As before Rainbow was the first to break it.
“So Rick……”
“Actually I prefer when people use my full name.”
“Richard?” asked Twilight
“Rictus”
“Whatever” said Rainbow. “so, Rictus, what were you in for?”
“DASH!” said Fluttershy reprovingly.
“It’s all right, it’s a fair question. Truth is, I got into a little tussle during a fight. I had too much to drink, got into a fight with another pony and bit them in the leg. Got a year for it.”
“A year for just biting someone on the leg? That sounds a little excessive. I wouldn’t have thought Lawhammer’s code would allow such a harsh sentence for a misdemeanor.”
“But I’m a leucocruta. Our teeth are the hardest substance known, and our bite strength the strongest. I can crush diamonds with no problem. That bite broke the other pony’s leg in two places. It’s actually a good thing I was drunk at the time and not thinking clearly. If I had actually WANTED to hurt him, my bite would have taken his leg OFF with no trouble.”