#he be getting the rainbow dash treatment

[l0ganberry]

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[thegreenhordes]

Twilight's Notes: What is Known

What is known of 'The Glow' infection: - The Glow, Also known as Pustule Pox, Green Horde Disease, or The ████████ Contagion, so far eludes me as to where exactly it emerged. Subject ████████ ███████ has informed me ground zero's location, but has no clue at this time what the true beginnings were. If I could get to Ground Zero without putting everypony at risk, I would. - Through either sheer luck or early treatment with common medicines, an infected pony has anywhere between a 5-40 percent chance of recovering during the early infection stage. The more aggressive the medical treatments, the better the results. There are currently 6 recovered ponies in camp- there were 7, but unfortunately the permanent symptoms of early infection leaves recovered ponies vulnerable. Granny Smith was up in her years, and simply couldn't recover from the cold she caught. It was a miracle on its own that she survived being infected by The Glow. - Samples of infectious material shows that this contagion is in a constant state of mutation. Given that there are already two separate stages as of now, I wouldn't be shocked if more popped up in the future... - Animals infected by The Glow do not progress pass the initial infection stage, though the symptoms persist as a chronic condition just the same as a recovered pony. Poor Spike, I'm just glad he's still with us. - Attempting treatment via magic results in death of the subject, Discord's chaos magic appears to be ignored by the infection, save during a few instances where his abilities accelerated the infection tenfold. Discord seems to be naturally immune, however- if he wasn't such a scaredy-pants about needles I'd be able to study his immunity better.

Current Treatment plan for early infection: - Rest and medication (those used for things like the common cold, the flu, and pneumonia appear to be the most effective.) - Quarantine, This not only prevents them from infecting others, but keeping patients in a sterile environment alongside the previously noted rest and medicine have had the most promising results. So far the simple treatment plan is our best bet, aggressively and frequently administering medication has been the main cause for the camp having any recovered ponies at all. I do hope to find something with a higher success rate however- Preventing progression is one of our best chances to get this under control again- permanently this time.

Subjects (Infected under study as of the past month): - Cheerilee: Dead, died of malnutrition as a stage 3 'Growler' - Sweetie Drops: Alive, Stage 2 Type 2, Mute. Her vitals are fine for now, but she's becoming more and more prone to stalking behavior, and we've had to install a second door to her room for security. - Bow Hothoof: Alive, Stage 1 Growler, Progressing fast towards Stage 2. Rainbow Dash was devastated when her dad arrived with news of her mom's death and a bite on his right front leg. We tried to help him recover but he was too late into the early infection and progressed to stage 1 within days. He said he 'Just wanted to see his daughter again'. Rainbow Dash spends a lot of time talking to him through the glass of his room. - Fluffy Clouds: Dead, entered Stage 4 of Type 2 and had to be put down. Type 2 infected are too dangerous. Type 1 'Growlers' might be strong and powerful hunters, but I Don't feel comfortable having a Stage 4 Type 2 under long-term observation right now. - Nurse Redheart: Alive, Unfortunately infected when Cheerilee unexpectedly entered Stage 2 faster than usual and bit her. Something is off about her, I can never get a good look at her because she says the light hurts her and they're kept off in and around her room as a result. If I do turn the lights on for talk sessions or to try and get samples she hides under her bed. In either instance she just.... stares. Her eyes glow stronger than a Type 2, and she is eerily quiet most of the time, in a way that makes me want to be quiet and hide when I'm near her room. She might be a new infected Type, but until I can safely get an actual sample from her I can't know. She doesn't have pustules on the outside of her body either- They seem to glow from within her, and I see them inside her mouth whenever she speaks.

Number of infected who died under my care since the outbreak started: Fifty. The more that number grows, the worse I feel. I hope the other princesses have good news for me soon, this is all starting to wear me down.

[pollsonmorenichetopics]

Disproportionate Retribution Poll Round 1 Side A:

Rainbow Dash's (My Little Pony) Disproportionate Retribution:

"basically any time Rainbow Dash gets a little too obnoxious (eg bragging about her good deeds or pulling a bunch of pranks), her friends conspire against her (creating a superhero specifically to steal her thunder, tricking her into thinking she started a zombie apocalypse)"

Kyle's (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) Disproportionate Retribution:

"Kyle was repeatedly treated unfairly by his friends and was blamed for things that he didn’t do (a.k.a. used as a scapegoat) because he’s a timid and awkward person who isn’t great at fighting. With Kyle being mistreated by his friends being something that is treated as a joke within the writing of the series (all the way until Season 4) as well.

The bad treatment he got within the series is disproportionate because he literally didn’t do anything wrong, he’s just himself and isn’t as tough as the other characters in the series."

[themightymoose]

Penny For Your Laughs

Did Pepper order that herself

With what money???

The pets being obsessed with the box

They really are just silly little guys

I think Pepper needs to watch some Drew Lynch to know what true comedy is 💀

It's at least good to know that the others do enjoy Pepper's pranks

YouTube "pranksters" take notes

Pepper mishearing schtick as stick sounds like something I'd do

It's pretty cute how affectionate Blythe is with the pets

Everyone being good sports about it :) I can't wait to see how this will inevitably backfire

I love how everyone is wheezing when Pepper starts to make fun of Mrs. Twombly

Pepper I think you're killing them

I forgot subplots exist

The Biskits are me trying to play basketball

It's true sadly 😔

Look at Blythe being the bigger person

wait where's Jasper

no wonder I forgot about him

he never shows up

GIRL WATCH DREW LYNCH I AM BEGGING YOU 😭😭

Pepper may be my fave but that doesn't mean she's immune to my bullying

Oh hi Jasper

I thought we lost you for a second

Blythe they are judging you so hard

Sorry Blythe they went to get the milk

Is that still funny

Russell can play video games apparently

Pepper 💀

I feel like a disappointed parent right now

Sunillll

He looks so sad :(

I actually remember the outcome of this is that Penny floods the shop with her tears let's see if it's true

It's true

Sunil I don't think an umbrella can help you here buddy

Russell scolding Pepper kydvkyrsc

"I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." - Russell, probably

You guys did not have to trample Pepper like that 💀

am I using the skull emoji too much

Why is Jasper not with you guys again

I remember this banger

You guys corrupted her oh no

At least everyone is still trying to be nice to Pepper

Hopefully she won't get the Rainbow Dash treatment down the line

Russell, Sunil, and Vinnie just agreeing to be juggled

Why does this sound like a breakup song

Olivia Rodrigo don't got nothing on Pepper Clark

These instances happening throughout the song aren't even Pepper's fault

I guess this means I have to make some more angsty headcanons

A travesty, truly

Pepper literally gave Penny a flower

I think??

It might just be for the song

Also how is the bee your fault

Well that evil arc didn't last long did it

They just got scorched by that sick burn

Acting like they got shot

Did a bicycle just come out of her pocket

Pepper being shocked that the word "sorry" works

I guess you could say it starts with sorry- *gets shot*

Please somebody get that reference

[bodrewritten]

Bride of Discord Rewritten Chapter 19: The Wedding

When the princesses heard of Discord's sudden reformation, it was no surprise that they were skeptical about the situation. It was Luna who eased their worries when she told her sister of her observations. The snowstorm had passed, leaving everything glimmering in a sheen of ice. Princess Luna and Princess Celestia sat under a great willow tree, drops of frozen water overhead beaming every blazing shine of light from the sunset onto the iridescent snow.

"You had given me a second chance, sister. Should we not give him the same treatment, what would that say of our moral judgement?"

Celestia looked upward toward the heavens, seemingly drawing her answer from above.

"I do not believe it is in Discord's nature to go to these lengths for such a goal in the manner he has. In any case, I trust your judgement on the manner better than my own. We will allow him in our kingdom."

Luna smiled up at her sister, who kept a regal face for the next few seconds, until she looked back at Luna and snickered.

"yeah, alright, whatever, tell him to come over Tuesday, but I'm raising the guards' pay."

Luna put her hooves to her sides and guffawed triumphantly.

Of course, it was difficult for Discord to go from plotting against Equestria to doing good deeds, but for the sake of pleasing his beloved, he performed with utmost kindness. Most of the time. He still played a few pranks on ponies every now and then, but hey, in his nature and whatnot.

Life in Equestria could not have been better, especially for Fluttershy and Discord, who seemed to fall in love all over again at the beginning of each day. When he was not spending his time with her, the draconequus was helping ponies with their problems. For instance, he settled a disagreement between Spitfire and Soarin. He also used his magic to protect Equestria from disasters, Fluttershy looking at him after every prevented tragedy like the proudest pony in the world.

"To my one and only Fluttershy," she read, "the love of my life, the apple of my eye, my other half. Without you, my life is empty. I still think that one day I'm going to wake up and meeting you was all a dream, but if it is, I'll take it. You are the best thing that's ever happened to me and I hope you can say the same about me."

She then realized she had been turning the ring, or rather bangle, over and over, the message continuing. She looked up at Pinkie Pie.

"I'm not going to ask how he managed to fit all that in."

"trust me, that's the short version!" Cackled pinkie pie. She helped him design it, after all.

Discord gave her the ring right after she had proposed, and as soon as she'd wrapped it around her hoof it conformed to her size perfectly. Of course, she had no way of wearing a ring of any sort, and so a beautiful bangle would adorn her hoof to show her love for everypony.

"Oh, you look absolutely gorgeous, darling!" Rarity exclaimed once she had made the final adjustments to Fluttershy's gown, lining the hem with a leaf-like trim.

She directed Fluttershy towards the mirror. In it, Fluttershy was sure she had seen the Queen Mab Fairy before her. The dress was simple, but elegant, with a vine design wrapping around her whole body. It was nearly identical to the one she had worn in the forest, only more suited to a wedding. Her veil hung from a wreath of pink roses, which sat perfectly atop her curled hair.

"Rarity," she marveled. "It's beautiful!"

"You're beautiful, Fluttershy!" Rarity hailed! "I only highlighted what is most beautiful about you!"

Rainbow Dash laughed. "I never thought you'd be the first of us to get married, Fluttershy."

The unicorn sighed. "Yes. I thought it would be me, as I did catch Cadence's bouquet, but…oh, you really do look the part, sweetie!"

"Maybe you will be, Rarity, right fartknocker'?" Nudged Applejack teasingly into Rainbow Dash, winking and chuckling as Rainbow rubbed her hooves together, plotting.

Scootaloo shifted in her dress. "Aren't we a little old to be flower girls? After all, we have our cutie marks."

"Maybe," Fluttershy replied, "but I couldn't think of three fillies better suited for the job."

Applejack laid a hoof on her shoulder. "We're really happy for ya, Sugar Cube."

"Even if it is Discord?"

"Well…" Rarity stammered. "We might not have used to agree..."

"But ever since we started hanging out with him, I think we can get used to it." Twilight finished.

There was a frantic knock on the door. "Hey, guys?! You in there? Emergency!"

Applejack approached the door. "One second, Spike."

"Are you mad?!" Rarity yelled. "We're getting dressed!"

The cowgirl rolled her eyes. "Do I have to go over this with you again? We. Don't. Wear. Clothes!" Spike only had a vague understanding of what clothes were anyways.

"Is everything alright, Spike?"

"Oh, right! It's Discord. He's getting…" He peered over at Fluttershy and said the rest in a whisper. "Cold hooves."

The cowgirl gasped and called to her friends. "I gotta go check on the groom. I'll meet y'all at the altar!"

Discord needed a best stallion or mare, but unfortunately, he was still a rookie when it came to making friends, so Applejack had volunteered for the role. After all, she had been the first to support the match.

When she and Spike entered the groom's dressing room, it was empty. They searched in all directions for the draconequus.

She then had a thought and looked up. Sure enough, Discord was hanging by his claws from the ceiling. The cowgirl stomped her hoof.

"Discord, get your rump on outta here!" Applejack commanded. "You're gettin' married in thirty minutes!"

"Make me!" Discord taunted. "I can stay up here all day!"

He summoned a pillow and stretched out against the ceiling.

"Ya can't get cold hooves! You're the one who cried when she asked!"

"I'm not the one with cold hooves..."

He snapped his fingers and Applejack yelped as she felt a sudden chill in her hooves. She glanced down to see that they had been encased in ice.

"Quit foolin' and get down! Fluttershy's gonna be heartbroken!"

She spun around as the draconequus teleported beside her. She tried to tackle him, but her hooves were stiff in the ice. Discord sighed and went over to stare at his reflection in the mirror.

"What makes you think she'll care if I leave her? She'll probably be relieved!"

"How can you say that?" Spike inquired.

Applejack attempted to walk over to him, but she could not shake off the blocks of ice. Spike used his dragon breath to melt them and free her.

"Thanks," she beamed, before approaching Discord. "Now listen here, partner. You may be different, but I've never seen Fluttershy so happy in my life. You may not be the same species, but love comes in all forms."

"Yeah," Spike nodded. "Like with me and-"

"Like with you and Rarity?" Discord huffed. "Please, like that's ever going to…yow!"

Applejack had stepped on his tail.

"no, like me and Twilight! She's like my mom, but we're different species!"

"My point is that I know what love looks like, and I've never seen two ponies, or any other creatures, more in love than you and Fluttershy. Unless I was mistaken and you don't love her…"

"What are you talking about?" Discord snapped. "Of course, I love her! You think I would say yes if I didn't love her? You think I would have given up my plans for hostile takeover if I didn't love her? Well, let me tell you something, AJ! I love that pony more than anything! You hear? More than anything!"

Applejack smirked. "Whaddaya waiting for then?"

The draconequus blinked and then glanced in the mirror. He then snapped his fingers, making a tuxedo appear on his body.

"GODSPEED YOU HANDSOME DEVIL, YOU!" discord shouted at the top of his lungs, before leaping out of the room in a heroic fashion.

"this is insane, I can't do it dude."

He winced as Applejack nudged him in the side. "You better not bail!"

Every pony was in their positions at the altar. Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Pinkie Pie were lined up beside the bride's vacant space, Applejack stood alongside Discord, Twilight beside Spike ready with the rings. Cadance stood in the middle, beneath the arch of roses.

The guests had all arrived and the room was packed. Since Discord had no relations, the closest ponyville citizens sat on the groom's side while the ponies from fluttershy's family on the bride's, along with many of Fluttershy's animal friends. Discord could recognize a few faces from his side out of dozens, like Zecora, Minty, Kimono, Derpy, Woah Nelly, Berryshine, Apple Brown Betty, Big Mac and Sugar Belle. many from Fluttershy family, of whom he met at a humble family get-together.

Discord choked. "In fact, it's quite hot in here, don't you think?" He tugged on the collar of his suit and wiped the sweat from his brow. "You don't suppose she's changed her mind, do you?"

"She's not late," Rainbow Dash whispered. "The ceremony's not even starting until three."

"But every pony's here! Shouldn't we start now? Ouch!"

"Pull yourself together!" Applejack hissed.

"Quit doing that!" He pulled his tail away and turned the end into a fan.

"Relax. We haven't been standing here that long."

"how long is 'that long' exactly-"

"Put that fan away! It's startin'!"

Sure enough, the bird choir began singing the bridal march, with Angel directing them. the flower girls hopped down the aisle, scattering their petals, discord started panicking.

God, what am I doing here? I shouldn't be here with her, all those suitors and she chose me of all ponies, god I don't deserve her what are you doing here-

Then he looked up and remembered why.

She entered the room with grace and elegance, causing every pony to gawk in awe. She walked down the aisle with her head held high, meeting the groom's gaze through her veil. Her long train was carried by more birds.

A smile spread across Discord's face. "She's beautiful."

Applejack gave him a sly grin. "Easy, Sugar. Save it for the honeymoon."

Meanwhile, the others were tearing up, including the flower girls.

"It's so romantic," Sweetie Belle .

"like a dang ol' fairytale" apple bloom cooed.

"all this mush is starting to get to me." Scootaloo moped through tears.

Fluttershy giggled at them as she passed by. Then she turned her attention back to Discord as she walked up the steps. He gently lifted her veil to reveal her beautiful face. After exchanging a loving look, they faced Princess Cadence. They both kneel upon an embroidered ivory pillow, plush and warm with invitation, and pray to the princesses, the beings of higher magic, and unbeknownst to each other, they both pray to one another.

"Mares and gentle colts," the alicorn announced. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Fluttershy and Discord. Never in the history of Equestria has there ever been a love so mythical, yet it started from the most unusual of circumstances. These two standing before you have proved that love surpasses all differences, all flaws, all faults."

She turned to the bride. "Do you, Fluttershy, take this draconequus to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, until death, do you part?"

Fluttershy looked up into Discord's adoring eyes. "I do."

"And do you, Discord, take this mare to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, until death, do you part?

He was so lost in his bride's eyes that he did not hear her at first. "Huh? Oh, I do! Yes, I most definitely do!"

Cadence chuckled. "In that case, may I have the rings?"

Spike presented the silk pillow and Cadence used her magic to levitate the rings. One was attached to a gold chain, which she placed around Fluttershy's neck. The other slid onto the middle finger of Discord's lion paw.

A word from the Equestrian mythology was read, and Cadence spoke once more.

"By the power vested in me, by the crowning of my role, as princess of love," the alicorn continued, "I now pronounce you, spouse and wife. You may kiss-"

The draconequus did not wait for her to finish and pulled his bride in for a dip before pressing his lips against hers as the world seemed to explode into applause around them.

Rarity nudged Rainbow Dash and tilted her head outside.

"Oh, right!"

The pegasus zoomed out of her gown and out into the skies. The couple pulled away just in time to see her sonic rainboom through the windows, one of which shattered on impact. It shone through the sun, bathing the castle in every color visible to the naked eye.

"seven years of bad luck, darling!"

"you'll give me just enough of that," Fluttershy chuckled.

"BEST WEDDING EVER!" Pinkie cried.

The reception was held in the garden. Vinyl Scratch, under her stage name DJ Pon3 played the song for the bride and groom's first dance: "you're my world." Discord had selected it, the song playing when they first kissed. A dance was shared until a slow song played. The first song discord had played for her.

"Lovely is you/In my life/A perfect thing my wife/The joy you bring/ When times are good and bad"

"Shall we?" Applejack bowed to Rainbow Dash.

"Um, it's kinda slow, isn't it?"

"Well, I get if you're not up to the challenge…"

"Hey, wait a minute! Are you saying I can't handle a slow dance?"

"Can you?"

She grabbed her hoof. "Come on, you rascal."

A few songs later, and Rarity was met with an all too familiar unicorn stallion.

"Miss Rarity," Prince Blueblood greeted. "Would you care for a dance?"

She narrowed her eyes at him. "You're kidding me, right?"

Fortunately, she was saved by the previously intertwined. "Yo Rarity, we're gonna do the sea snake dance, come on!"

Rarity's eyes lit up at the sight of Applejack and Rainbow Dash. "Certainly!"

Discord gazed down at his new wife as she buried her face in his fur. Then he noticed a familiar figure standing off to the side.

"Yo, Zecora!" he called.

Fluttershy looked up as he led her over to the zebra.

"Greetings, you lovebirds, and salutations," she said. "I just wanted to offer my congratulations."

"We have you to thank for this," the bride insisted.

Discord raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? I never told you.

"See, before I accepted your deal, I went to Zecora for advice and she told me to give you a chance- Wait. Never told me what?"

"That I asked Zecora for advice and she helped me make your garden! Hey, hold on!" He pointed accusingly at the zebra. "You knew this was going to happen all along, didn't you?"

Zecora laughed as she walked away. "Prophetic magic? Not a chance. I took a gamble, now go and dance!"

"wuh-"

Fluttershy silenced him with her hoof. "Does it really matter, dear?"

He sighed and took her in his arms. "No, I guess not."

The party lasted throughout the whole night, through to dawn, and just into the morning until 10am. Foals fell asleep on lawn chairs, the cooler ice melted, candy and chili powder littered the ground. It was nonstop dance after dance, the sea snake, the money dance, at one point the men at the reception threw discord into the air! The festivities only stopped when the dj themself fell asleep. Then, after 1 day of relaxation, the parade went on.

Hours of laughter, music and beads later, and a carriage was ready with 3 ponies to take the couple home, but Discord waved them off.

"No need to exert yourselves, boys. We can drive ourselves."

He released the stallions, paid them their due, and opened the door for his bride with a bow.

"Shall we be off, my dear?"

Once the newlyweds were in the carriage, every pony waved to them and they waved back, until they were a spot in the distance.

Discord sighed and glanced slyly at Fluttershy. "Alone at last."

He was about to put an arm around her when an acorn hit him. He turned to see Angel and the other animals sitting across from them.

"What the…what are they doing here?"

"Well, I said they could move in with us," Fluttershy explained.

"You what?!"

"They're just going to live in the garden. They won't get in the way."

"But do they have to ride with us? I can just zap them to the garden and…"

She stopped his paw before he could cast a spell. "Please? They want to ride so badly, and they've got very polite bathroom habits, so the rental stays clean-"

Discord shrugged. "Happy wife, Happy life I guess."

They arrived at Fluttershy's little cottage, now covered in newly grown springtime flowers.

"Okay, we're here! Now scram!"

The animals seemed to giggle and scatter into the gardens. Fluttershy shook her head.

He teleported himself outside and opened the door of the carriage. He then lifted her into his arms bridal style and carried her towards the castle.

"Home sweet home," he mused. "Never really had one until you lived with me."

"It's much more colorful."

"Oh yes, very."

She giggled as he poked her in the belly. "I think I can live with that."

The front door opened automatically and Fluttershy could feel the weight of the week lifting off of her back.

"What do you think of the interior?" Discord inquired.

"Less dizzy."

He chuckled. "I thought you'd like it. Wait until you see the honeymoon suite."

At his command, a door hanging high on the wall with no stairs leading to it opened. He flew her up to it and Fluttershy gawked at the décor of the room. Everything was in the shape of a heart: the bed, the pillows, the windows, the chandelier, the candles in the chandelier, etc. She did not know what to say about it.

"It's, um…very…"

"a lot, I know. Makes me want to gag too, but isn't this how most honeymoon suites look? I don't think we can afford a honeymoon."

"I wouldn't know."

"Oh well, I'm too tired to change anything now. What even is a honeymoon?"

"don't know, don't care, we have our whole marriage to figure it out."

They plopped onto the plush mattress, kissing gentle and sweet, and drifted off into perfect dreams.

The End, At The Moment.

[shriekinghavoc]

And now for something a little different...

Further thoughts on these redesigns and my process below the cut.

Earth Ponies:

I wanted t make the earth ponies distinctly bigger than the pegasi and unicorns to give them something more to their lore. I never quite liked the idea that unicorns and pegasi got these special things (magic and flight) and that earth ponies were just somewhat normal or "default." I guess in fantasy terms, they're like orcs or half giant- other large fantasy races. I also decided they'd appear more like real world ponies, patterns and hooves and all. Of course, earth ponies can still be fun colors like Pinkie Pie here.

AJ in particular I wanted to make a bit ruddier. She's what Id call the most generic "horse looking" pony in the group, and that's very much intentional. I gave her a more athletic build to help with her farm work, and took off her hair band in favor of a short bob, and put a tie at the base of her tail to resemble an apple stem.

Pinkie, alternatively, got a chunky rounder design (You can't bake cake for all of your friends every day without giving the batter a taste test or ten haha) and threw various little ornaments and confetti into her hair that shoots out whenever she gets excited. I also brought the balloons in her cutie mark together to show that her parties are a way ths he brings PONIES together.

Pegasi:

In contrast to the earth ponies, I figured that pegasi would be a bit on the smaller side and their hooves are covered in a down fur like the rest of their bodies rather than being exposed, this helps them walk on clouds like the Canadian Lynx's furry paws do.

Fluttershy's eyes might look familiar to my Hawk and Dove followers. I just thought the "umbrella" eyelashes would fit her well and make her eyes look bigger without giving her the puppy dog look from the show. I also gave her bushy brows and I think her mane drags on the forest floor. Her bird friends probably take care to pull out the twigs and leaves that get wrapped in it for their own nests while she brushes other smaller animals in turn- a nice, quiet way to spend time with her animal friends at the end of the day. I also decided to simplify her cutie mark to better fit on her smaller body.

Rainbow Dash's mane, on the other hand, is cut shorter and I gave her some racing tape on her legs. Unlike Fluttershy, Rainbow preens her wings often to keep them in racing condition. It's like stretching before a jog, helping to take care of herself in the long run. Or, fly in this case.

Unicorns:

I am not immune to The Last Unicorn propaganda and neither are you. The medium size of the pony races, unicorns do have longer legs in comparison to their bodies than other ponies that end in cloven hooves from starting out in mountainous areas (as opposed to plain-dwelling earth ponies and sky-dwelling pegasi.) They also have prehensile tails and two common coat lengths (Long and short.)

Rarity is a long-haired unicorn, something a lot of unicorns wouldn't expect of a fashion pony. Many other designers with similar coats trim their hooves and coat down, but Rarity rocks her fluffy legs and chest and a lot of her designs sport flared skirts and pants to better show off and compliment her conditioned coat. This is also why I went against styling her mane, as I think she would be more inclined to let it flow as it chooses... after she goes through a rigorous treatment routine each morning and night, of course.

Twilight is a short-haired unicorn with a straighter mane and tail. I opted for a blunt end to her tail and I think she'd use it to dust her shelves and turn pages if she's using her magic for other things. I was initally worried the dark patterning on her mouth would look like a five o'clock shadow, but I still like how it brings her face together nad helps to draw attention to her glowing, pink eyes.

[shinysparklesapphires]

i dubbed over suite precure and said the following things

"Im Baritone and I have a fat ass"

"Get us out of this jar he gave us the rainbow dash treatment"

"AUGGHHHHHHKHKHNKNKMGJHK"

[askblondiedaniel]

Headdanons for the main characters

Daniel Dobermann - 26

German - Slavic (possibly Czech?)

VERY GIRLY

An incompetent wimp

Amateur scifi writer

Very stupid

Loves to brush hair and go shirtless

LOVES BARBIE DOLLS AND MY LITTLE PONIES

Best pony - hard choice between Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash

Bisexual - that means he's very happy when someone kisses, cuddles, and snuggles with him

Loves hugs and cuddles! Very affectionate

Jen Iris - 24

Balinese - Norwegian

Her parents read fairy tales from their cultures every night

Girly as hell

Obsessed with barbies and MLP. Best pony: Pinkie Pie

Bisexual, but prefers men more. But will still kiss a girl if she feels like it

Some ppl compared her to Leni Loud, but as a grown woman.

"Airhead, ditz, dumb blonde, womanchild" cos she is super awkward and playful. But doesn't care cos she wants to be happy.

Can be angry but always ends up crying and wailing.

Very affectionate

Gwen Parkerson - 26

English - African American (hence her red hair)

Free from the awful treatment and rude attitude of Campbell's camp, her new job at the gym was more profitable.

That means more time for writing novels and a second set of income.

Tomboyish, loves to tease and laugh at stupid people (especially Daniel and Jen). But also wants them to be better.

Playful, mischevious

Stronger than Jen and even David cos of her past camping work.

David Avalon - 27

Welsh

Upset with Campbell abusing him and Gwen, they quit, ending Camp Campbell

They took up working out at the gym

Is much stronger than Daniel, due to lumberjack work.

Still a silly man behind his manly self.

Jasper Haraldsson - 29

Icelandic

Didn't die, but the explosion traumatised him. He quit the camp and took up surfing, then fitness, to cope with his pain.

Eventually started his own gym.

It's possible that his habit of brushing his hair is a way to relax. Going shirtless also helps him relax

"Half-jotunn" (giant)? No wonder why he's so tall and strong.

Hates fangirls, likes Daniel cos he's an interesting contrast. But sometimes gets annoyed by Daniel being a wimp and an obsessed Barbie fanboy.

Is himself a fan of barbies XD

Pictured below: a stupid drawing of the five goofballs we know and love main characters: David, Gwen, Daniel, Jen, and Jasper

Supporting characters:

Veronica (Beronika) Irakleides (the "cute waitress") - 26

Greek

Possibly a dryad, hence her pinkish hair

Kevin "Dirty Kevin" Marino - 27

Italian

a huge fan of youtubers like Smosh

Bisexual, male leaning, poly

Bonquisha Moreau - 28

African-American, French ancestry

Loves classical music

She and Jacob are a couple.

Jacob Laurier - 29

African-Canadian, French ancestry

Very intellectual, loves to play the violin

Jacob and Bonquisha are also amateur novellists, and sometimes help Gwen and Daniel in their WIPs.

Graggle - possibly 600 (born in 1400 AD)

Atlantean - Norse (worships the Greek gods)

The bird that caught him is his stupid pet, Zefyros. The bird did not eat him, but just took him home.

He lives on a next at Sleepy Peak.

He is only a monster cos he's super shy, and doesn't know whether Gwen can be trusted.

Thinks Gwen is some obsessed fangirl that doesn't understand or appreciate him.

Zefyros - possibly 300 (immortal mythical bird)

descendant of a rare Atlantean bird

COCKADOODLE DOOOOOOOOO

bawk bawk bawk ba gawk

giant chikkin

Only eats chickens if they're dead or cooked. Most often if people leave chicken meat.

does have chicken DNA

[glapplebloom]

The Switcheroo here is I read the book instead of listening to an audio read.

We’re having a Pie Eating Contest and in a surprise twist, Pinkie Pie is not the winner. It came down to Mayor Mare and Cranky Doodle, and Cranky Doodle won. Apparently Applejack expected the Big Ponies to win (being specifically named Big McIntosh, Senior Mint, Overhaul, and Snowflake AKA Bulk Biceps). This inspires her to write in the Friendship Journal (while also explaining why it suddenly went away).

But before that, Blue Ribbon showed up saying the Apple Orchard is up for Best Orchard in Equestria contest. If all goes well, they would get Free VIP Treatment, be exclusive suppliers for Canterlot and extra land to grow said Orchard. And she got a week to ensure their Farm lives up to the nominees. So her friends offered to help her since it was a big job. She wasn’t going to overwork herself like last time.

Before the next day, we could probably figure out what the issue is. We see her disciplining Big Mac and Apple Bloom for being late, despite AJ being the only one really upset about it. And with Granny giving Applejack her mother’s old book for writing stuff (as well as the title) you can probably figure out that she’s going to be venting her frustrations in the book and at some point someone else would get it by mistake.

And for a good number of chapters, Applejack gets the fuel to vent. Pinkie Pie’s overactivity makes working too slow. Rainbow Dash does things too fast and it damages the trees. Fluttershy just isn’t the kind of pony to evict squirrels out of trees. And Rarity’s sign isn’t exactly what Applejack wanted. She even refused Twilight’s help. But after Twilight apologizes for suggesting an extension since she knows AJ prides herself with her scheduling, AJ begins to regret the things she wrote.

And finally in Chapter 13, the Big Switcheroo happened when Rainbow Dash came looking for the Friendship Journal and Apple Bloom accidentally gave her AJ’s Journal. Dash reads it to the others and Applejack apologizes, but they quickly forgive her because they understand. If only Twitter can learn this lesson. It ends with Applejack winning because he actually liked that non-Farm Ponies are learning skills.

The final chapter ends with new ponies learning to farm and everything being fine. There are a few bits of continuity hiccups here and there (Fluttershy saying the Vampire Fruit Bats were ruining the farm unintentionally, when she was saying that they would help the farm in the long run being an example), but overall harmless. Though if you don’t like to read a bunch of chapters where Applejack says mean things about her friends, you can skip it.

As for how it’ll fit in GLAB canon, I’ll make it a more recent event so Twilight can be included. Maybe Applejack has to focus between classes and Farm work, where the students eventually volunteer to help and that helps AJ win.

[gorgojijijijito]

im gonma make bride of discord relevant againt i sweer

anybody else remember bride of discord (and daughter of discord) by that disneyfanaticbunchofnumbers on youtube? yeah i freaking loved it as a kid. still do now honestly, it was honestly one of the cornerstones of my childhood and it's my favorite thing to listen to while i work. i call it my soap opera.

that being said 90% of the morals are AWFUL holy shit. i still appreciate it because it's heartwarming as a passion project and comparably more mature piece of fanwork considering the my little pony fandom at the time; but the toxicity between discord and fluttershy? the homophobic undertones in the sequel?? the treatment of rarity as a character??? THE APPLESPIKE??????

that shit has GOT to GO. so im writing a fix-it-fic for my own self indulgence lmao. i'll be posting my progress and some tidbits here, but i'm not even halfway done with transcripting the episodes and planning out my changes, so it'll be a long while before the final drafts are ready to post. when they are, they'll be posted on archive of our own, but until then, everyone and anyone is more than welcome to offer changes that they would like made, or factors of the story they'd like to be kept. theres no guarantees that they'll be included, but it's still so fun talking about this thing with other people, and it's always good to engage with others in this phase of the process. below is a list of major to minor notes i've already got in mind.

I want to keep the serious tone of the story. By far I think the thing that kept me attached to this series for so long is how the mood differs from so much of the fandom back then. the stakes in the beginning were legitimately high, the conflict took itself seriously, and the production quality was through the roof. this is the audiodrama's hallmark, it's iconic and must be kept in mind when contemplating changes.

Many smaller changes must be made to the Fluttercord plot in order to make it healthier and more natural: the infantilization of fluttershy, discord's overbearingness and harrassment, literally nearly all of episode 9. red flags. i think the biggest issue is that the character arcs are based more on shipping and tropes than the actual characters. there's nothing wrong with this in moderation, but in this case, the relationship is unbearably toxic. the arcs in the rewrite will be a lot more character-focused.

Instead of applejack and spike being the secondary romance, i'm going to make it applejack and rarity. yes i do ship rarijack, but this decision was primarily made in order to get two birds with one stone with applejack and rarity's depictions in the series and its sequel. free my girl rarity and leave my boy spike alone :(

Take pinkie pie more seriously as a character. this isn't just a problem with BOD but also the actual show FIM. she just gets annoying sometimes and her lack of depth really irked me in BOD.

GET RAINBOW DASH AWAYYYY FROM SOREN GET THAT OUT OF HERE

i feel like fluttershy's "tragic" backstory explaining her hesitance as being adored is kinda underwhelming. so is her insecurity, her insecurity not expanding beyond the "doesn't know she's beautiful" trope just rubs me the wrong way, she deserves more depth than that.

discord. discord. the relationship is so one-sided to discord that i think i can only name 2 things he legitimately done for fluttershy's happiness (both of which he lowkey ruined not a day later. most of their "bonding" scenes are just him trying to distract her from her tragic reality and her desires by doing stuff he wants to do, which btw is a manipulation tactic so GET THAT OUT OF HERE)

theres quite a few weird undertones and stereotypes. the pedo and "nice girl" stuff with applespike is the most obvious one, but theres also some lowkey misogynistic quips thrown in there and, although this might not have been an issue at the time, zecora does fit the "wise black woman" trope that's been pointed out many times in recent media, so i do need to adjust how she's portrayed.

another problem that FIM also commits, but rainbow dash just feels so mischaracterized as an element of loyalty at some points. i want to make her loyalty more prominent, to the point of putting her career on the line because she couldn't abandon fluttershy or her friends when they were breaking down. that would be real sweet.

i dont know if im also going to rewrite daughter of discord, i might consider it after im finished with this one, though. also i promise i write way better than i do here when i try lol

[deedoop]

Why is Billy in the jar? Is he getting the rainbow dash treatment? 😮

NO HE IS IN THERE FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION

[greycaelum]

Not sure if you're taking requests right now but in the salon de jujutsu chapter gojo said he wants to join shiba y/n and suguru in their hair thingies. So what if they let him join them but decides to make fun of gojo and dye his hair into some weird color like green or pink? 😆😆😆

I'm currently not taking requests but~ So...you wanna see a Kanroji Mitsuri, Gojo version huh?👀

(≧▽≦) I can try headcanons for that

• "You're going to what?" You almost spit the milktea when Suguru told you his plans.

• "Satoru wanna join, the haircare thing, so... I bought these," Suguru splayed the bottles of hair dye on the table. Suguru smiled sweetly but as you watch his close cat-eyes you can see pure darkness in them, you can't help but think. People are so scary...

• Clearing your throat, you raise a brow at Suguru and a mutual idea is now running in your shared braincells. Smirking at each other, the plan is set in motion.

• "Oi, why are you taping my limbs in the chair?" Satoru struggled above the reclined seat as Suguru wrap his ankles and wrist by a packing tape. "You get really wiggly so you need to stay still." You hummed and soaked his head in lukewarm water and started massaging Satoru's scalp.

• "Whatever you're trying to do, I swear you'll pay tenfold back," Satoru struggled, starting to regret his decisions in life.

• "Geez, calm your horses. It's not like we're gonna hurt you Satoru," Suguru shrug and pass you a knowing look. "Stay still, the quicker we finish the quicker we get to eat that croissant and doughnuts from downtown," you added knowing Satoru won't resist if baited with sweets for his palate.

• Suguru lighted a scented candle making Satoru loosen up, and that's where chaos began.

• "Add, a little more here," Suguru pointed at the tips of Satoru's white hair and you brush it with the generous amount of green. Unbeknownst to your shenanigans, Satoru has been lulled to a false sense of security with a slices of cucumber covering his eyes. Heh it's payback!

• "Satoru you have to stay still," you told him patting his cheeks and remove your gloves, all sticky and a mix of pink and green. "I never saw you stay still like this when you do haircare with Suguru," Satoru whined but nonetheless stayed still for an hour or so and you finish his 'treatment'. Suguru stood behind you, his phone flipped out and ready to record everything.

• "It's done!" You declared giving a thumbs up with Suguru who's biting his lips at the sight of monstrosity you've both executed.

• Satoru peel off the cucumber and stretch his limbs, feeling rejuvenate he pat pat his glowing cheeks and made an 'ohhh' sound of approval. Suguru handed him the mirror.

• "..." ... Satoru's face went stoic and dark, turning to you and Suguru who's laughing at how he look like a sakura mochi has been plopped on his head. The cracking of Satoru's knuckles followed and started walking to your direction.

• "Oh, you wanna play that way?" He smugly cocked an eyebrow at your direction but you couldnt take him seriously when his hair is like a rainbow mix.

• "Formation D!" You yelped and dash put of the room. "Y/n!" Suguru yelped barely missing Satoru's aim while following behind but you left him and turned right.

• "Come out you mongrels! I'm gonna make turn as black as a mascara!" Satoru voice rang out of the school.

• "SA. TO. RU! Come in the faculty office!" That's Yaga-sensei voice booming, from afar you could see the white Q-Tip getting dragged by your teacher.

• Suguru saw you and came running, laughing between breaths. "D-did you see that?!" He could barely inhale with sweat dripping his forehead. "He's gonna kills us," you chuckled and jump down from the branch of tree.

• "He's gonna ignore us," you mumbled.

• " There's a new combo in Sushi Go," Suguru said "Should we get him one?" You asked solemnly knowing Sushi Go is Satoru's favourite. "Yeah we should," Suguru nod back and you both went down to get a peace offering for the high-maintenance Cat of your group.

• From afar under the cool shade of tree Shoko puff out a smoke. "Those idiots are at it again."

• For one week you get a Sakura Mochi Gojo Satoru version running around chasing your asses killing you with glares until the dye fade off.

• "Satoru, wanna join?" Suguru asked as he massage your head.

• "The hell, I will," Satoru scoffed throwing the empty box of yogurt to Suguru's face.

Satoru being a high-maintenance Cat of the 4-man team~✨

—Grey,

[bleh-bleh-blehs]

Hey ! So, you want some requests, here you go :

Fluff with Young!Sirius Black x (fem!(optional))reader

Reader absolutly love the rain, so much so, everytime it rain, she can't stop herself from going outside to be under the water (either dance or just standing heads up), always ended socking wet. I like to see what you think Sirius' reaction would be of seeing his s/o so in love with the rain after she come in class or in the dermatory drenched, and maybe helping her getting dry ?

Anyway, do as you feel more drawed to, I'm curious to see your writing !

Have a nice day !

- iwishtomeetinournextlife 🌧️

Thank you for requesting! <3 I am sorry for the delay. I am writting for Sirius Black for the first time. I did not use any specific pronouns so count it as gender neutral!reader

Young!Sirius Black x reader

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You loved rain. You absolutely loved getting wet in the rain, you loved the smell of mud, loved the cold breeze, the rainbows.

You have been obsessed with going out in the rain since you were a child not caring about the aftermath which always resulted in you getting cold. It was always worth it. And of course the monsoon was one of your favorite reasons.

You never missed any rain showers, even in your school. Just like today, you were desperately waiting for the last lecture to end so that you could run out and enjoy the rain.

You made a beeline towards the school grounds as soon as the professor dismissed the class. Not caring if anyone was calling for you or not, you have been waiting all day for this.

~

You have been in the rain for thirty minutes when you heard a voice call you. There he stood a few paces away from you, your frustratingly hot and dashing boyfriend Sirius Black.

“How long have you been standing there?” you asked him.

“As long as you.” he answered, you could see a loving smile on his face. You loved the way he looked at you, it made you feel very special and loved.

“Do you want to come inside or stay for a while?” he asked but you knew that he was dying to throw you over his shoulder and run back inside where it is warm and dry.

Sirius never liked rain, he never really enjoyed getting wet in rain until it was something important like a quidditch match. But ever since you have confessed your love for the rain he made it his goal to be there with you when run like a child in the drizzle.

He either stood at the gates watching you from a distance or sometimes joined you.

You smiled and held out your hand for him to take, walking back to the castle. After all, you didn’t want your darling to be miserable.

You both practically ran towards your common as the cold air made you shiver, parting only to go to your separate dorms to change into something dry and warmer.

Once you changed your clothes you left to go to the common room with a fuzzy, warm blanket and waited for Sirius to emerge from his room. You both had made a habit to sit in front of the fireplace after your fun in the rain or whenever it was cold.

You waited for a while but when Sirius didn’t show up you decided to check up on him. You knocked at his dorm room door which was answered by very tired Remus. “Yes?” he asked.

“Is Sirius in there?” you inquired. “No, he left a while ago,” he answered.

“Oh, ok.” you gave him a smile before leaving for the common room again.

Now you are confused. Did Sirius forget about the cozy fireplace time? Or he came across an important task he couldn’t ignore? If he did then why didn’t he let you know? You were snapped out of your thoughts when you heard your name being called.

At the bottom of the stairs stood Sirius, his hands holding two mugs.

“What are you doing there darling?”

“I was looking for you.” you started to descend stairs meeting him at the bottom. He smirked smugly. “Well, I’m right here.” he kissed your forehead. “C’mon, it’s out cozy fireplace time.” He led you to your usual spot near the fireplace where you had left your fuzzy blanket.

Setting the mugs down nearby, he sat down throwing the blanket on his one shoulder waiting for you to join him. You took your seat next to him snuggling at his side, while he wrapped the remaining blanket around you.

“Well you clearly left to get us some beverages.” you started. “Oh yes, your favorite.” he handed you one mug. “Thought it might ward off any remaining cold and i am here to warm up of course.” he placed a small kiss on your nose.

“Ughh, you guys are so sweet it makes me want to vomit.”

“You had to ruin our perfect moment, right Prongs?”

“Oh no Paddy, just consider this as a payback for ruining the moment between me and Lily flower!” he exclaimed. Sirius rolled his eyes, turning his attention back to you.

There was one more reason for why you loved the rain because of it you can always ask for more cuddles and special treatment from Sirius.

[rei-does-stuff]

Rambles abt g5 bc I have brainrot

-I rlly like that Pipp is shorter than the rest of the cast, I think it’s rlly neat

-Opaline is such a fun camp villain and I love her, sure she doesn’t have as much depth as other villains but she’s so entertaining and fun and what more can I ask for? Don’t understand why ppl hate her so much (I don’t even think her design is that bad, it’s neat imo)

-I will say her treatment of Misty is a little too real for me, that manipulation hurts man

-It rlly sucks that g5 brushables are so bad because compared to all the other brushables even not as well liked ones like g3.5 and g4.5 they don’t rlly have any charm, which sucks bc I’d love to get some merch of g5 but the brushables just aren’t very good

-The reason Twilight doesn’t look good in g5 is because it IS accurate to g4, and twilight’s design wasn’t made for 3d, the eyebrows being black are good for the style of g4 but in g5 they clash, and she just doesn’t work that well in the g5 style

-Izzy and Sunny are so gay like it’s overt it’s not even funny, I genuinely will not be surprised if they end up together eventually (even if it’s covert like appledash at the end of g4)

-Also Zipp is so overtly trans-coded like again, it’s not even funny, wouldn’t be surprised if they had an episode discussing gender identity especially it’s getting more acceptable to show nonbinary and trans characters in animation (Take Frankie from monster high g3 being nonbinary now)

-I genuinely like the addition of Zipp being all detective like, it’s a fun addition to her character especially since she didn’t have too much screen time in the movie, it also separates her from rainbow dash a lot more

-Hitch being a single Dragon Dad is fun, I love it I just wish they kept more of his traits from the movie, it still seems they’re struggling to write him a bit, it’s getting better tho

-Characters in order faves are:

Sunny

Misty

Zipp

Izzy

Pipp

Hitch

Opaline

Love all the characters but I just like some slightly more

-Love that posey is still a bitch, like yeah she might not be racist anymore but she’s still the worst, it’s great

-Queen haven is neat as always! Don’t like her still referring to Zipp by her full name, since Zipp told her not too, but it’s only a few times so It’s not too bad

-Jazz and the other pony who works at the salon are very neat additions, I like that they’re recurring characters

-I really wish they used more of Sprout, he’s just a background character now and I feel like for such an important part of the movie he should’ve had more stuff

-Same with characters like alphabittle and Phyllis, esp alphabittle like show him again, the two only make small appearances in tyt and I want more

-I really like how a lot of the mane 5 have like, jobs, and shit, it’s neat idk

-I also love that they all live together it’s very cute

-I really like how they’re establishing every character’s insecurities it’s neat and can lead to a lot of good episodes

-I genuinely don’t like how they released all 8 episodes at once, bingeing a series isn’t as fun as watching them weekly plus it gives more time for discussion and stuff

-I really want more episodes

Yeah that’s all I think

[apollos-boyfriend]

cpurpled has a little rainbow dash cutie mark charm attached to the end of his sword hilt, like those old cellphone charms ^w^

REAL REAL REAL. his communicator is covered in mlp stickers and also holds the rest of the mane six’s charms. he put rainbow dash on his hilt bc she’s his favorite and therefore gets special treatment <3

[bodrewritten]

Daughter of Discord Rewritten Chapter 1: Big News

The best part about waking up each morning was seeing her sleeping beside him. He stared lovingly at her tiny figure breathing delicately. He reached out his eagle claw to stroke her silky pink mane.

Had they really been married for four years already? It was hard enough for him to believe that they had gotten married in the first place, that after eons of loneliness, he had fallen in love with the most beautiful mare in the world, and she returned his love. Seeing her each morning reminded him that he had not dreamt it.

She stirred in her sleep and slowly rolled over to face him. Her adorable teal eyes fluttered open.

"Good morning," he whispered.

She looked up at him and smiled. "Good morning. What time is it?"

He checked the wiggly-handed clock on the wall. "Oh, about a quarter past nine."

"Oh, I should go feed the animals."

She flipped onto her back and attempted to rise, but he stopped her by pulling her closer to his body.

"I'm sure they can wait," he said lowly.

"Discord…"

"Alright, if you insist." He snapped his fingers. "Done! Now you have plenty of time!"

He tightened his grip on her. She shook her head.

"Discord, I'm going to have to get up eventually. I have to meet the girls at the spa this afternoon."

"Yes, but in the meantime…"

"Do we have to go through this every morning?"

"Can I help it if I want to spend as much time with you as possible? Can I help it if I love you?"

"No, I suppose not."

"Besides, you were rather sleepy last night. You deserve a break."

She sighed in defeat. "Alright, but just a little longer."

As he kissed his beloved wife, Discord concluded that life could not get better than this.

10:30pm

"So how's the married life, Fluttershy?" Rarity asked as the spa ladies placed two ice cold cucumbers over her eyes.

Pinkie Pie let out a cheerful cry as she did a cannonball into the herbal bath, landing in between Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, but as they flinched, bracing for the impact of cold water, nothing came. Her splash was merely a droplet.

"Yeah!" the pink pony chimed, popping up from the water. "What's it like being the Lord of Chaos' wife?"

The yellow pegasus blushed. "It's wonderful. Things have been going great between us."

"So the romance hasn't faded yet?" Rainbow inquired.

"Oh, not at all! Discord makes every day memorable. Last night, he took me to see some fireflies. Oh, it was magnificent!"

"Aw, that's so sweet!" Pinkie Pie swooned.

"But seriously, you guys don't get bored of married life?" Rainbow pressed on.

"Rainbow, you're married to rarity and Applejack. You're a wonderbolt. You have ADHD. Everything gets boring to you!" Twilight laughed while getting a hooficure.

Rainbow Dash shrugged and giggled. "Ya got me there!"

"and let me tell ya, a moment's peace is worth a million bits with a three-year-old filly runnin amok."

Rarity and Rainbow nuzzled her from both sides. "Darling, I wouldn't want it any other way!"

Twilight blinked nonchalantly and said "I don't think I'll ever really find some pony to settle down with."

"somepony will come along!" Pinkie cried.

Twilight kept reading as she snickered, "I'd hope not. I don't really like that sort of thing." She went back to reading her story, War of the Worlds.

"my question is, what's going on with spike?" Fluttershy questioned. Twilight finally looked up from her book.

"The little guy's getting older," she said, as her hooves are being polished. "I'm pony terms, I'd say he's about 10 now, not a baby."

"And he's not getting the greeds?" Rarity questioned, her face mushed around by a cold gua sha.

"not to my knowledge, he's been extra careful about that. Besides, he loves giving gifts and whatnot. I wonder who taught him that..." Twilight smirked as she leaned towards a beaming Rarity.

Suddenly, Fluttershy grew very hungry. "Hey girls, can we get some lunch after this?"

Everyone agreed and as soon as their treatment was finished, the six friends went to the café. After the waiter had brought their food, Fluttershy made a surprising request:

"Do you have any pickles?"

He raised an eyebrow. She had ordered a plate of peaches and dairy-free cream and a glass of grapefruit juice.

"We do, madam," he said, "but won't pickles ruin the dish?"

"wait, like-fried pickles?" Pinkie asked, gasping with excitement. "Bring some for me too!"

The waiter shrugged, smiled, and returned a few minutes later with a full pickle, and some fried. Fluttershy snacked on the pickle with the meal, as her friends looked at her bewildered.

"Uh, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash said.

"Fluttershy, are you okay?" Twilight inquired.

"I don't know, it just works. It's a good combo if you think about it..." Fluttershy explained.

"But all at once?" Pinkie Pie asked. "It's too early to get our food freak on!"

"I'm telling you, that's what I'm hungry for."

Pinkie slapped a hoof to her forehead. "What WAS I thinking? It's never too early! Hey waiter, can I get some spaghetti, caramel, hot sauce, and catfish?"

Their friends cringed as they began to scarf down these strange combinations.

"Fluttershy!" Rarity exclaimed. "Table manners, please!"

The yellow pegasus shook her head, shocked at how she was behaving. Then she wiped her mouth with a blush.

"I'm sorry, girls. I don't know what came over me. I've been feeling strange today."

"No kidding," Rainbow said, staring at what was left of her recipe.

"So other than your peculiar appetite," Twilight said, "how else have you been feeling strange?"

"Well," Fluttershy pondered. "When I got out of bed this morning, I had a terrible cramp and I almost fainted on my way over here."

"Have you been sleeping alright?"

"Yes. Actually, more than usual." She yawned. "For instance…"

"Fluttershy, wake up!"

Her eyes snapped open. "Huh?"

The cowgirl began wiping her face again. "You sure you've been sleeping enough?"

"More than enough. I fell asleep at six last night and woke up at nine this morning."

"Maybe you're overworked?"

"I don't see how. Discord's been feeding the animals every morning for five days straight. I'm anything but overworked."

Rarity suddenly put both hooves to her mouth in astonishment. Her eyes were huge as she asked Fluttershy slowly.

"have you... dreamt of fish in the last few days?"

Fluttershy tilted her head to the side before answering with a befuddled yes.

Rarity exploded in a fit of giggles and exclamations, how proud she was and how fun this will be.

"Maybe we should take you to the doctor," Twilight suggested, confused at Rarity's reaction. "We should see what this is all about.

Rarity spoke with not a hint of uncertainty:

"I know, without a shadow of a doubt, exactly what is happening!"

Discord sat vacant in the living room, pony-watching through the windows of his "creativity studio." There, he did whatever he wanted, without rule or regulations. It was an affront to all forms of science. He created a castle around himself, brutalist and imposing. From his throne, he watched as a stumpy stallion walked through the gates, past his guards, and towards his feet. The gates flung open again to reveal Fluttershy, his queen, before she was sat by his side.

"Discord, I have exciting…" Fluttershy trailed off when she saw the artificial visitor. "Oh, I did not know you had business. I suppose it can wait…"

"Nonsense!" the draconequus said, waving his paw. "Come here, sir."

Discord ran his finger under her chin. "I'll be with you in a moment." He turned back to the stallion. "So let me get this straight. Your village was attacked by parasprites."

"Yes," the stallion nodded.

"So what do you want me to do about it?"

"Discord," Fluttershy warned.

"It's a simple question," her husband said innocently

"All our crops were devoured," the stallion explained, "and we have no food to last the winter! Seeds yes, but they won't grow in time..."

Discord hummed. "It is no concern of mine whether or not your family has... What was it again?"

"uh... Food?"

"HA! You should've thought of that before you became a peasant!"

Fluttershy crossed her hooves. "Discord!"

His face became silly as he gave the fake pony a pretend Barrel of artificial food."

"Yeah, yeah. You can send me a gift basket if you want."

Once the door was shut, the draconequus snaked his arm around his wife.

"y'know, ever since I've met you, I don't like playing dictator. Not that you've ruined it, but rather I don't want to be cruel anymore."

He pressed his lips against hers before she could say anything. She took a moment to kiss him back and was wrapped up in the moment.

"I hope you didn't miss me too much while I was away."

"I counted every second until you came home..."

The couple kissed once more before Fluttershy remembered what she needed to tell him. She pulled away begrudgingly.

"Actually, honey, there's something I need to talk to you about."

He chuckled. "Why would you want to talk when there are so many more interesting things we could do?"

"It's important!"

He sat down next to her. "Oh, alright. What is it you want to talk about, my angel?"

She laid her hoof on her tummy. "See, I went to the doctor's today…"

Discord gasped. "The doctor's?!" He touched her forehead. "Are you ill?! Is it serious?! How many months do you have left to live?!"

She laughed. "Discord, I'm not…"

"Oh, the most epic and lamentable tragedy! What worth is surviving every day without the light of my life!"

"But I'm not…"

"So what is it? Prion disease? Lynks disease? Tuberculosis? ZOMBIE INFECTION?"

"Pregnancy."

"Oh my gosh, it's worse than I thought!" He paused. "Wait-Run that by me again?"

She shook her head and then looked up at him with a bright smile.

"I'm having a baby."

Discord blinked. "What?"

"I'm already two months along."

"B-but…you…me…us…baby?"

She nodded. "You're going to be a father."

He stared at her for a moment and then scooped her in his arms.

"Oh, honey, this is wonderful!"

Fluttershy laughed. "I knew you'd be excited!"

"Excited? I'm thrilled! I was beginning to think it would be biologically impossible for us to have a baby! But then again, with love, anything's possible!"

As he hugged her, a strange thought occurred to him.

"What's it going to look like?"

Fluttershy shrugged. "Does it matter?"

"But…what if it looks like…me?"

"I don't care. I'll love our baby no matter what it looks like, and you will too!"

He smiled brighter than ten thousand suns as she embraced him again. She's right, he thought. Though he loves this foal, as does she, the world might be more complicated for them...