#mlp silver zoom

[microwavablebees]

randomly generated mlp redesigns!

edit: meant to say flash magnus!! oops!

[lichenbug]

doing a bunch of wheel horse doodles !! have a silver zoom :)

[parrpitched]

Decided to do a bit of a bigger headcanon piece on the Wonderbolts while rewatching the series again lol

Leading the headcanon is the biggest elephant in the room, their age. Since the series never truly goes into any character's ages, I've decided to give my own headcanons about some of the characters. While the bolts have definitive ages, not all headcanons will have their ages stated. Just wanted to preface that before the age question gets thrown around lol. The only reason that the bolts are getting their ages nailed down is because of the impact their ages have on the team. 

With the bolts, I believe that the current team could be divided into 3 categories. The Retired seniors of the team, the intermediates, those who were part of the retiree's OG team but carried over to training the newbies, and the newer team. Spitfire, Soarin, his sister High Winds, Fleetfoot, her wife Misty Fly, Fire Streak, and Surprise all retire after a long career with the bolts. Many of the bolts retire young. With high-intensity flying acrobatics, there's frankly a reason to. However, there are those who take the time to teach the future teams of wonderbolts as drill sergeants. Spitfire being one of them. The rest lead a simple life after their careers. Others who don't wish to retire or aren't old enough to keep teaching the newbies within the team. Ponies like Lightning Streak, Silver Zoom, Sun Chaser, Wind Waker, and Wave Chill stay within the bolts until it's their time to retire. Other than those who retire and who don't, the headcanon leaves the five members this time around! I'll most likely draw the others another time! The bolts are my favorite group in the show. So have some fun facts! I'll expand the bolts into their own pages eventually :P - Soarin' and High Winds are siblings. However, Spitfire grew up with them at a very young age due to a not-so-savory situation at home. Leading to her unofficial adoption into the family.

- Spitfire and Soarin' are the best of friends. They've seen each other at their worsts and they'd tell you that there are very few people to know them as well as either of them do.

- Although it was a rule in the bolts to not fraternize with each other in any romantic ways, that doesn't mean anyone adhered to it. There were many relationships that ended in either good, bad, or ugly terms. Though there weren't many ugly endings. 

- One of the better endings to that broken rule was Misty Fly and Fleetfoot. Getting into mischief together, the two of them caused quite the trouble in the bolts. 

- The Wonderbolts aren't just a derby team or an aeronautic team. They often do private flying shows for big-name events and celebrities across Equestria

- The Bolts aren't as uptight as many (Rainbow Dash) think. Though they of course have to keep up appearances and be on their best behaviour, behind closed doors the bolts are just a tight-knit group that looks out for each other. Especially with super fans that get crazy.

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[silverstormsxx]

The Princess Of Magic - An MLP: FIM screenplay

This is a very very old WIP. I was really obsessed with mlp audio dramas like friendship is tragic and remembrance and wanted to write one myself

General gist is that after boast busters, trixie wishes on a star and becomes an alicorn. Hijinks ensue

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ACT 1, SCENE 1

The setting is a deep and sprawling forest, with various critters crawling about. We zoom in on a caravan, lavender in color with cerulean and wheat-yellow accents. A symbol is scattered throughout - azure stars with wands of the same color, spewing out pixie dust. We zoom even further and enter the caravan, seeing a mare - Trixie Lulamoon - with a royal blue coat and a silver mane with azureous streaks. She has hot pink eyes, lined with heavy magenta eyeshadow. She wears a white headscarf with light pink roses on it, alongside a golden gemstone pendant. The symbol on the caravan is imprinted upon her flank. She stares at her mirror, an angry look on her face.*

[TRIXIE]

That.. stupid Twilight Sparkle! How dare she humiliate the Great and Powerful Trixie!

[TRIXIE]

So what if she beat an Ursa Minor? Trixie could've done that as well!

Trixie's face devolves from anger to sadness as her lips begin to quiver, her eyes somewhat softening.*

[TRIXIE]

But.. Trixie didn't. Trixie couldn't.

Tears begin to slowly stream down Trixie's face as she starts crying.*

[TRIXIE]

Oh.. who is Trixie kidding? She's.. nothing more than a.. charlatan. A stage magician who knows nothing about real magic. Twilight outranks her in every possible way.

[TRIXIE]

Maybe.. Maybe Mom was right. Maybe this was a useless endeavor.

[TRIXIE]

But..what does Trix- I do now? I dropped out of school a long time ago. And.. and I don't think they'll - or any other school for that matter - will take me back.

[TRIXIE, chuckling darkly]

One little mistake and everything came crashing down. Mom was right. This was a fruitless and unstable path for me to pursue.

Trixie walks over to a window, looking at the starry night sky. Piano music begins to play, sad and sorrowful as she looks at the full moon and twinkling stars. The music comes to a crescendo as a shooting star streaks across the sky. We cut to a shot in which the camera is outside the caravan, watching Trixie through the window. A single tear streaks down her right eyeye as the comet reflects in her eyes.*

[TRIXIE]

I.. I wish that I was powerful. Powerful enough to... To surpass even that T-Twilight Sparkle and to regain my reputation! I wish that I could live up to my name!

As the star leaves Trixie's field of vision, she stares at the sky expectantly and hopefully, a smile on her face. After a few moment, the smile fades and she sadly stares at the ground. The music slowly fades.*

[TRIXIE]

Tsk. Wishing on a star, Trixie? What did you think would happen? That you'd suddenly gain a huge amount of magic? Only naive foals think like that.

Sighing, Trixie lights up her horn, untying her headscarf with her magic and levitating it towards her vanity.*

[TRIXIE]

I'll just.. go to sleep. I'll figure everything out in the morning.

Trixie flops onto her bed, closing her eyes tightly as she attempts to get a good night's sleep.*

ACT 1, SCENE 2

We cut to a shot of a sunny day. Birds are chirping, the squirrels are skittering along the ground. We once again zoom into the caravan, slowly zooming onto a slumbering and drooling Trixie. Peaceful music plays in the background. Slowly, Trixie begins to wake up.*

[TRIXIE, groaning]

Wha.. what's on my back? And why does it hurt.. So.. much..

Trixie sits up, yawning as she stretches satisfyingly, her royal blue wings stretching with her.*

The music comes to an abrupt stop as Trixie's eyes snap wide open. She slowly looks towards her new wings, the same shocked expression never leaving her face.*

The camera zooms out of the caravan, the forest, and even Ponyville as Trixie's scream of bloody murder echoes throughout the entirety of Equestria.

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[bon-is-gone]

https://www.tumblr.com/bon-is-gone/748757237890170880/fluttershy-so-yeah-i-made-mlp-infection-au?source=share

*perks up* found this trend a while ago and I loved seeing mlp infection aus...idk why but I think mlp horrors are the best horrors! Like human horrors make me feel uncomfortable but replace the humans with colorful ponies and I wanna see it! (My random guess is, not knowing if I'm right or not, because I'm scared of it being transmitted to humans?) Anyway, now I'm curious about it!

What are the stages? How did it begin? You planning to make a bunch of art for it? Write a story via comic or written or as I've seen some do...videos? Or just draw a bunch of ponies infected? Sorry if I'm pushy or nosey...just fluttershy went from 0-100 so fast in your pics of her and looked so good...she looked so cute before infection and terrifying after! You have a great artstyle! I just had to learn if this was a one hit-thing or if it will bloom into a story or something!

AGDHAGDHSGDHAGSHGA I STILL CANT GET USED TO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE LIKE MY STUFF AND IVE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR NOW HDGAJGXISHDJ THANKYOUTHANKYOYTAHNKYOUTHANKYOU-

Ah yes, my favorite subject

Dying ponies with rabies 😌

Imma try and answer all the questions amigo, however I'm writing this in 2 in the morning with a sh*t ton of adrenaline from the fact that you asked (I'm gonna have a heart attack oh lord) so do forgive me if I missed one-

Oh ehem-

Stages

So the sickness which I took for this au is Rabies! Which I think a lot if you might know what it is. Ofcourse, this is a more messed up type of rabbies. There's only 3 stages since the person transforms quickly(in a 1 day). 1st stage: after the pony gets bit by a subject with rabbies they start feeling weak, tired and nauseous. They also all of a sudden get scared of water 2nd stage: the ponies body starts to hurt, usually specific body parts feel the most pain (for example with fluttershy its her front hooves), which then start to get longer, stretching. 3rd stage the ponies body becomes disfigured, they become extremely aggressive and blood-thirsty, foam will start pouring out of their mouth and completely forget who they were before.

How did it begin?

Some chemist pony probably tried to find a cure for different types of sickness in the mlp world but instead made a potion for the missed up rabbies. He tested on some animals and one of them escaped. The animal got to fluttershy(because she's always with animals so she shall be the first victim) and bit her. The infection would continue on with twilight who wanted to go check up on her but instead got attacked.

You planning to make a bunch of art for it?

Oh buddy. OH BUDDY- I already nade some sketches of how twilight and Pinkie pie are before and after getting infected. I do want to draw some background ponies with those meters (you know those ones with like "hunger: 50%" or something) specifically this guy

SILVER ZOOM 😎 I found him whilst browsing the mlp wiki for background ponies and omg I LOVE HIS DESIGN AJGDHSHDHWHDHDH

Also this fella

Crystal earth gives me "I FELL INLOVE WITH AN EMO GIRL" vibes and I'm DIGGING IT

Write or make a story/comic/video? Or just draw a bunch of ponies infected?

I'm not a writer so hard pass on the story. Comic would LOVE to do that, however I'm not used to drawing ponies like, at all, So it takes me a really long time to get the look right(especially with all the different angles of the head, yikes). Now, the video? Hell f*cking yeah. I planned on making a video 100% doing it like people do on tiktok (or in my case youtube because I am not going to that wretched place, no offense to anyone who goes there) but never made it since I got sidetracked with other stuff lmao. So currently I will stick to just solely making art, but I will make a video about it no doubt. Complete story? Probably not.

Again thank you so much for asking! It makes me super happy when people ask me about my stuff or just opinions on anything. (I did not get held enough as a child God damn-) and no worries about being pushy! (You weren't honestly)

This was Bon, signing out

[azure-wolf-227]

Dainty Doo aka Dainty Hooves, the wife of Ventus Hooves - MLP OC - Ventus

(She is supposed to have a confident look but I feel it might look a bit evil

[Character information under the cut]

Full Name: Dainty Doo-Hooves

Nicknames/Other Names: Dancy (by her husband), Madame Dainty (by her students), The Dancing Dove (stage nickname)

Age: 50

Family: 

Ventus Hooves - husband

Windy Hooves, Ditzy Doo, Dizzy Doo, Chilly Hooves, Rusty Hooves - daughters

Amethyst Star, Dinky Doo (Ditzy's daughters), Chirpy Hooves, Derby Hooves (Dizzy's children), Tornado Bolt (Windy's daughter) - grandchildren

Time Turner (Ditzy's coltfriend/husband), Fahrenheit (Dizzy's husband), Silver Zoom (Windy's husband) - sons-in-law

Special Talent: Dancing, especially ballet.

Trivia: "Doo" is Scottish slang for "pigeon", hence the nickname "The Dancing Dove". Her ancestors are from Equestria's version of Scotland (Trotland) where they raised pigeons.

Currently, Dainty is a dance instructor but she used to the a world-renowned dancer and she is still rather well-known. She actually first meet her husband when he saved her from some thugs trying to rob her (though she was holding her own rather well before he arrived), long before Ventus joined the Equinox Knights.

Dainty is a sweet, loving mare towards her family and students, as well as kind to everyone she meets. Compared to her intimidating husband, she seems delicate, but being married to an elite knight means she is not someone to mess with. Hurting her family or her students is a sure way to discover how amazingly effective those dance moves can be in a fight!

Danty is an amazingly talented dancer, especially in ballet, whether is on the ground or sky dancing. She is quite agile and flexible, capable of performing mesmerizing acrobatic feats.

[autisticwonderbolts]

hi

I did a thing

based on this post

[lotus-duckies]

i am requesting only the finest mlp fics where the wonderbolts are being heathenous and homies and comitting shenanigans

[sapphoscorner]

Been a long time since I posted wonderbolts content...so have a silly equestria girl au because I'm still mad that we only saw them in the comics

(also make em look like they're 15-18 because you can't tell me the girls are high schoolers - sincerely an high schooler plus human skin)

Headcanons + the overall au under the cut

The wonderbolts are still part of sport teams but they're also part of other "social groups" (following the ones said in the first EQG movie), esp. Misty Fly and Silver Zoom are drama kids, Fleetfoot and Wave Chill techies etc; The only ones who aren't in cliques are Soarin and Spitfire

Soarin and Spitfire are the youngest of the sport teams (15) and Fleetfoot is the oldest (18). The rest of squad goes Rainbow Dash, Surprise, Thunderlane (16), Fire Streak, Lightning Streak, Sun Chaser (17), Misty Fly and Silver Zoom (18)

Glider is friendly with pretty much everyone in school, even Sunset after what happened during the Fall Formal

Many students are surprised to know that fae is best friend with Spitfire who many don't talk to since she's always quite and not friendly to people she doesn't know

Everyone is also surprised to know she's blood related to Flash Sentry (cousins) and is the foster sister of Fleetfoot

Fleetfoot is popular due of her extremely chill nature and being a menthor to most students when they can't talk to the adults

being in the grace of Fleetfoot is the equivalent of being on god's side since most teachers love them due of it being top student

Fleetfoot best friend since childhood is Misty Fly who has a clear crush on her

Spitfire also has a crush on the newly transfed student, who's also known to be Rarity new apprentice

Soarin works part times at his mothers coffee shop, you'd find her there 90% of the time with Spitfire

This is all I have for now, I will come up with more lore if you ask me

[honeybristle]

A compilation of all my mlp next gens first borns!;

Applejack x Silver Zoom

Fluttershy x Silver Zoom

Rainbow Dash x Limestone Pie

Pinkie Pie x Cheese Sandwich

Twilight Sparkle x Ember

Rarity x Double Diamond (Alpine Silk)

[autistic--cryptid]

quick thing about the new ponies!

[ID: a blurry screenshot of an mlp g5 toy. the toy is a light blue pegasus with purple-ish hair, purple wingtips, and light purple eyes. their expression is more of a glare and their cutiemark is of a purple rook chess piece.

a screenshot from the mlp g5 movie where sunny starscout is sitting, smiling, and reading a book, while izzy moonbow stands beside her staring up at the tennis ball that was placed on the top of her horn. on either side of them are pegasus guards. to izzy’s right is a blue pegasus with gold and silver armor and a stoic expression, and to sunny’s left is a green pegasus with gold and silver armor and a stoic expression. they are standing in a gold and white room. end ID]

according to the merch database this pony right here seems to be named zoom zephyrwing. their design is super similar to the one blue knight we saw in one of the movie screenshots, down to the angrier expression with their toy’s angled eyebrows. it’s a bit hard to see from this photo but if you check the actual image on the merch database you can see that their cutiemark is very similar to a rook in chess which makes me think of cozy glow. the rook apparently symbolizes like protection of some kind, which would make sense if this character really was the knight we saw in the screenshot. it would also make sense if they were a knight since, judging by the set and the set’s name “the royal gala collection”, they seem to be in some kind of pegasus kingdom/castle type place. that could also give us some insight onto who the other characters are. we know queen haven is a queen, and pipp petals is likely her daughter (since she’s called princess pipp petals and all the royal/crown imagery with her), which, since she and zipp are portrayed as siblings, would mean that zipp is also a princess. the pink and gold pony in the set has a big black and gold collar which makes me think she’s some kind of important pony, and i don’t know much else about the other 2 or have many other guesses

[gracehahawhat]

21 Questions Tag

uI was tagged by @owlinadayswork :D

Rules: Answer the questions and then tag 21 people (idk that many people so hehe)

Nickname: Don’t really have many but I have been called Gracie Loo/boo/hoo and even Grass (idek)

Zodiac: Absolutely no idea 

Height: 5′3″??? Not completely sure

Last Movie I Saw: Victoria and Abdul very sweet and made me cry :’)

Last Thing I Googled: “portal games” as in Portal 2 and such (the cake is a lie...)

Favorite Musician(s): Twenty-One Pilots, my mom :) (she’s not famous but i love her)

Song Stuck in My Head: Where You Are from Moana

Do You Get Asks?: Nope, I don’t really post that much here xD

Following: Wasn’t sure whether it meant how many I’m following or followers but I’m following 8 xD and have 18 (I am smol)

Amount of Sleep: About 6 hours during the school year but during breaks and on weekends I get about 10 hours

Lucky Number: ig 10 (not really lucky I just like it xD)

What am I Wearing?: Pink and grey pajama bottom and a black tank 

Dream Trip: Somewhere old with cozy restaurants and perdy nature

Dream Job: Music Educator :)

Play any Instruments?: oh boi. Piano, Flute, Ukulele, Melodica, and I sing, but I’m teaching myself how to play Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, and a Jaw harp. xD

Languages: I natively speak English but have learned a bit of German from school s o m e French and some ASL (American Sign Language)

Random Fact: I love cleaning :D 

Describe Yourself as Aesthetics: Windowsill, succulents, pale pastels, greys, sheet music, neat desk, short hair, fake wire glasses, cats, comfy sweaters, 80s music, vintage domestic, a-line skirt/dress, sunlight, tea kettle, tea room, high waisted pants, dissonant harmonies, well made music, being obsessed with music, big windows, googling ways to stop procrastinating whilst procrastinating, humming loudly, harmonizing when it isn’t really necessary to harmonize, using big words, listening and learning from conversations as entertainment, wishing that you could edit zooms and effects into other peoples’ vision to make things funnier, buying things that seem useless but make you happy, top-hats, wanting to be British, wanting to be Canadian, wanting to be Scottish, wanti, wanting to have an interesting accent, trying not to sound Country, hufflepuff, libraries, puzzles, trying to deduce like Sherlock Holmes, To-do lists, cleaning, making others happy in small, unseen ways, snaks, tyson nuggets, vines, Plance, Les Miserables, silver, freckles, closed eyes smille, and putting more mouths on a smiley face to “make the smile wider”.  

First Fandom: Either Avatar the Last Airbender or My Little Pony (Friendship is Magic) MLP was probably the first one I actually threw myself into the Fandom of but ATLA is exponentially better and I watched it before MLP but was more into the fandom after MLP

@artistbydaydreamerbynight Ik you’re not usually on tumblr but I don’t many people so oh whale

:DDD

[nanashijones]

Steampunk MLP AU

Very, very, very loosely based on @earthsong9405‘s original germ of an idea at this point. They’ve gone in a completely different direction than I chose to, but that’s awesome. I highly recommend checking out their Steampunk/Bioshock/Fallout AU and see if it’s your cup of tea.

Me? I have my own muse to fiddle with for now, so here’s something I cooked up between moments of busy life.

When they finally landed, it was at the Golden Oaks Library. Twilight couldn’t help it. Any time she panicked, she felt better around books and Rarity. And as Rarity was with her, she zoomed in on the safest books she knew.

“Well,” Rarity said, amused. “I don’t think they’ll think to look for us here.” She stepped out of Twilight’s embrace to walk the library’s space. She trailed a finger along the spines around her, leaving a track of cleanliness in the dust.

Twilight hunkered down, letting her reserves recharge. She’d pushed herself, and she wanted to be ready in case any one saw them come here.

“Good spot,” Applejack agreed, peeking out a curtain. “We got a good view of the place. Any hidey holes I need to worry about?”

Twilight shook her head. “It’s secure. I...” A memory floated up. One from... Before. Someone promising her this would be a sanctuary. A true one. “I’ve confirmed it.”

“Must have been before me,” Rarity said. She took stock of the thick pile of dust on her fingertip and wiped it on a nearby table. “Very before me.”

“Only air-capable Guardians can access it,” Twilight said, whether to reassure herself or Rarity, she wasn’t sure.

She turned her view on Applejack, who had finally realized how much blood was on her, and set about trying to wipe some of it off.

“Here, darling, allow me,” Rarity said. She extended her hand, and Applejack’s coat, pants, and the bit of her shirt that had been messed glowed with a sparkling blue light.

Applejack’s eyes widened as the blood sucked off of the fabric and splattered on the floor, like dust. With a flick of her hand, Rarity shooed it out under a door.

“Land sakes...” Applejack breathed. “How’d y’all do that?”

“My gift,” Rarity said, with a casual shoulder shrug. “And why Twilight is my Guardian, and why I’m... air bound. As it were.”

“This ain’t something regular you sky folk do, huh?”

Rarity smiled at the “sky folk” name. “No. I am the only mare I know of who can do it. The scientists who’ve experimented on me, used much loftier terms, but even a foal can tell.” Her horn lit and sparkles dripped off her fingers. “It’s magic.”

“Don’t gotta convince me. Thanks for the dry-cleaning service,” Applejack said, tipping her hat.

“It’s the least I could do, as I have quite a few questions,” Rarity said, pulling out her kerchief and dusting off a nearby chair before sitting down. “As does Twilight, but... I know she’s a bit reticent around new ponies.”

Applejack glanced at Twilight who hunkered her 13 foot frame down. “She’s reticent,” Applejack said flatly.

“Don’t let her size fool you,” Rarity said, patting Twilight’s massive, purple-silver arm. “When her guarding mindset hasn’t been triggered...” she gestured to a box attached to a corner of Twilight’s massive back that hooked into her head, “she’s quite chatty and intelligent.”

“Alright,” Applejack said, hooking her thumbs in her suspenders. “How do we get her out of...” She waved at the back of her own head.

“When she’s certain I’m safe,” Rarity said, crossing her legs and showing off her immaculately clean boot from beneath her purple skirt.

“She ain’t yet?”

“She doesn’t trust you.”

Applejack sighed and looked up at Twilight. “Okay then. Well, Twi. What do I gotta do to get on your good side?”

Twilight stared at Applejack for a long time. Applejack glanced at Rarity. “Did I say something?”

“I think you confused her,” Rarity said, with an amused smirk.

“You... want my trust,” Twilight said.

“Well, yeah. If I’m gettin’ ya back to yer folks- gonna need it,” Applejack said, crossing her broad arms.

Twilight twitched.

Rarity put a hand on her. “It’s okay, Twilight dear,” she said, soothingly.

“It’s... my parents? I don’t understand,” Twilight said, voice tight. She shook her head. “Please, disarm. I want to- I need to talk about this. But your weapon. It’s a threat to Rarity.”

“How about this?” Applejack said. She slowly undid the revolver from her belt and emptied the bullets on the floor. She snapped the cylinder back in place and reholstered, snapping it back on. She raised her hands. “I’m fast, but I’d wager y’all are faster. Fair compromise?”

The fluids that had been clouding Twilight’s vision ebbed, the sense of threat fell away, and her head felt clearer. More close to baseline.

“Thank... you,” Twilight said, the words heavy. She wasn’t used to talking with other ponies like this. It was either Stay Away, or Yes, Master Scientist. She only really held conversations like this with Rarity. And this Applejack was as far from Rarity as Rarity was from Twilight, even if she wasn’t augmented like Twilight was.

Now that she wasn’t reading Applejack as a total threat status, she could really take her in- big, clearly earth pony by the way she carried herself, with orange fur, blond mane and green eyes. There was a scar across her muzzle and another near her eye, but they didn’t seem to bother her in any way. She dressed- well, like a gunslinger from a book. Long, brown coat, heavy pants, well-traveled boots, and a thick hide-like vest over her white shirt. The brown hat just completed the look, though Twilight couldn’t determine the tactical value in it.

She focused on the hat. It made her wish this Applejack pony were nude, just so she could read her as less of a threat.

It was easy to regard Rarity as a non threat. Pristine white coat, immaculate mane, cream blouse pressed to perfection, same for her long, purple skirt, and her boots just showed off the shine of her hooves that much better. If Twilight weren’t already charged with guarding her, the only way she could pique Twilight’s defensive measures is if she used her magic in a direct way. And that only happened if there was a tear in a curtain, or if she were working on a new outfit.

“Like what you see?” Applejack said, breaking into Twilight’s very clinical assessment of Rarity’s threat level. “You’re lookin’ long enough.”

“Sorry,” Twilight said, shifting her weight nervously. “I’m... unaccustomed to the company of others.”

“I can tell,” Applejack replied. “So, y’all got questions. Shoot.”

Twilight was unsure of what to do. Questions about her parents? She didn’t even know where to start. And while she trusted their location, she didn’t trust it forever. Trouble would come eventually.

With that in mind, Twilight stomped forward, presenting herself at her fullest height. Focusing on Applejack, she remember her prime directive. “What are your intentions with Rarity?” she boomed.

“None,” Applejack said. She started absentmindedly patting down her coat.

Twilight paused. Okay. Now to be certain.

“You’re not lying?” she said, looming directly over the possible threat. “You mean her no harm.”

“I mean her precisely nothing,” Applejack said, slowly. As if talking to a child. She tilted her head at Rarity. “No offense, ma’am.”

“None taken,” Rarity replied, inclining her head in return.

Facing Twilight, Applejack stopped rummaging in her coat.

Twilight tensed. This was it-!

Then, she felt like a hot idiot when Applejack produced a toothpick. “I’m here for you, sugarcube,” she said, popping the little thing in her mouth.

Twilight was stuck again. None of her protocols covered asking about... herself. Especially not to a stranger. So, she just loomed over Applejack. Who chewed on the toothpick in response, and looked completely unflapped by her presence.

Which was new. Usually, Twilight made other ponies very, very nervous. To the point that they’d attack or run out of the room. The only ponies who were this at ease with her were Rarity and Mother. And even Mother didn’t give her this indifferent patience.

It made Twilight feel... Awkward. Profoundly awkward.

“Twilight dear,” Rarity said. “Stand down, please.”

Twilight sat obediently. Her head was spinning. She hated this confusion. She wanted things to make sense. So, she faced Rarity and hoped she would make sense of it.

“Sorry,” Rarity said, approaching Applejack. “I thought she’d be okay, but I believe you’ve really sent her into a tizzy.” Stopping at arms length, she cocked her head curiously. “Her parents are truly looking for her?”

Applejack nodded. “Eeyup. Twilight Velvet and Night Light. Pair of unicorns from Ponyville, land side. Nice folk. Night Light helps my brother with any glass work we need on the farm.”

Twilight blinked. Rarity blanched. “On... the farm?” she said, voice strained.

Applejack grinned and nodded some more. “Yup, the farm. My family grows all kinds of things, really, but our specialty? Apples.”

“Apples?” Rarity asked, confused and curious.

“Yeah. Apple? Red thing. Tastes like heaven?” Applejack prompted.

“No, I know what you mean,” Rarity said, waving her hands. “What I mean is- it’s a wasteland down there. How can you grow anything?”

“Same way we always do,” Applejack said. “Hard work and patience.” She squinted at Rarity. “And watch what you’re callin’ a wasteland. That’s my home, y’hear?”

“My apologies,” Rarity said, eyes darting back and forth.

“Look, can we wrap this up?” Applejack said. She leaned back to the window and peeked through the curtains again. “I know you said this place was tight, but I’d feel better if we kept movin’.”

“Do you have a picture of them?” Rarity asked.

“Huh?”

“A picture. Of Twilight’s parents.”

“Oh. Yeah, yeah. Uh...” Again, she patted herself down. Again, Twilight started getting ready for violence. And, again, felt embarrassed when only a picture was produced.

Applejack handed the little photo to Rarity, who stared at it. Eventually, she smiled. It was a small, private thing, that Twilight had only caught in rare moments. Sometimes when Rarity was looking just to the left of Twilight’s head.

Twilight, curious, stepped forward and looked over her shoulder. Rarity smiled a little wider and raised the picture up to Twilight’s viewing screens.

They were unicorns. With similar coat colors as Twilight’s. And...

“-next, mom?”

“Oh, I haven’t gotten that far yet,” her mom said.

“You haven’t?! Mooooom! I have to know how the story ends!”

“Well, you will have to wait till tomorrow, Twilight.” The mare, so much larger than her picture indicated, bent over Twilight and transferred her warmth by pressing lips to Twilight’s cheek. It was magic to Twilight. “But, I promise. I’ll finish the story.”

“You better!” Twilight said, settling down in her sheets.

“Okay, lights out or not?”

“Mmmm. I have Smartypants!” Twilight held up her prized doll. “She explained that my imagination was getting away from me, and I shouldn’t be afraid of the dark any more.”

“Sounds like she’s as smart as you,” her mom said, with a fond smile.

“She is! You should kiss her, too!”

Her mom did, then went to the door. “Good night, Twilight.”

“Night mom,” Twilight whispered.

“Twilight are you alright?”

Rarity was looking up at her. Twilight had a hand to her cheek. She jerked it away.

“Kinda checked out there, sug,” Applejack said.

“I- I don’t...” Twilight stared at the picture.

Then, her proximity alarm went off.

[azure-wolf-227]

The first MLP OC that I've drawn in years. I really love how he turned out!

So in my AU, all Pegasi (purebred and mixed-blood) have little feathers on their fetlocks, behind their ears, and on their shoulders near their wings. They also have tail-feathers for extra maneuverability in the air. I was inspired by some other MLP redesigns I've seen.

[Character information under the cut]

Full Name/Title: Sir Ventus Hooves

Nicknames: Venti (only by his wife), The Windmaster (Equinox Knight nickname)

Age: 52

Family:

Dainty Doo-Hooves - wife

Windy Hooves, Ditzy Doo, Dizzy Doo, Chilly Hooves, Rusty Hooves - daughters

Amethyst Star, Dinky Doo (Ditzy's daughters), Chirpy Hooves, Derby Hooves (Dizzy's children), Tornado Bolt (Windy's daughter) - grandchildren

Time Turner (Ditzy's coltfriend/husband), Fahrenheit (Dizzy's husband), Silver Zoom (Windy's husband) - sons-in-law

Special Talent: Air Manipulation

Trivia: Ventus is Latin for "wind" and the name was inspired by the Venti, the Roman Wind Gods (Yes, I know there's a Kingdom Heart character named Ventus but there's no relation to this OC).

Ventus is the current leader of the Order of Equinox, the most elite knights in all of Equestria. He is also the father of Ditzy Doo/Derpy Hooves/Muffins.

As leader of the Equinox Knights, Ventus is serious and fierce as he is responsible for the safety of his comrades. Adding to his intimidating factor, he is larger than the average Pegasus (close to Big Mac's height) and his body is covered in scars. But Ventus has a soft and dorky side that he shows around his family, especially with his grandchildren. Of course, because he absolutely adores his family, anyone dumb enough to hurt them will feel his wrath. This protective attitude extends towards his fellow Knights.

Ventus has an uncanny ability to manipulate air, to a greater degree than most Pegasi. While most Pegasi need to flap their wings even a little to produce a gentle breeze, Ventus can just push his magic out through his feathers to create a strong gust without moving a muscle. Of course, moving his wings and feathers results in more precise and controlled gales. Ventus's affinity for wind allows him great speed and maneuverability when he flies, despite his large size; he can also sense incoming attacks by feeling disturbances in the air flow.

[lotus-duckies]

No one asked but here are the Observations of the wonderbolt derpy in Sweet and Elite

The top 5 winners, in order:

1) Fleetfoot

2) Spitfire

3) Soarin

4) Silver Zoom

5) Blaze

Also, Soarin was the first pony to react and start moving when the flag waved, while I noticed Spitfire and Fleetfoot had a slower start

And for a solid bit of the race, Spitfire was in the lead followed by Soarin, Blaze, Silverzoom, Mistyfly, and Firestreak. I'm 80% sure Fleetfoot was just nyooming past all of them

This is likely reflective of their flight abilities and maybe their characters? Considering it was said that Fleetfoot is very fast and she came in first