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Lunch Date 2.0- Part 1
Two mares sat on a cozy sofa, in an equally cozy little home. "So, how has work been lately? It must be a lot easier, with Rush helping, right?" Derpy asked, taking a sip of her tea. "One would think so... but instead, the opposite seems to have happened. I swear, it's as if I have even more work than before!" Rarity...
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Lunch Date 2.0- Part 2
"So I take it that you really like Bon Bon's shop, then?" Derpy asked. "That's an understatement." Rarity laughed. "Heh. Well, I think we've got time for one more place before Rush gets home... where d'ya want to go?" "Why don't we sit down and get out the snacks YOU brought along?" Rarity asked. "Huh? What snacks?...
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Night's Embrace
Slowly waking up from her nap, Derpy blearily said, "Mmm... R-Rush? Where... where are you?" There was no reply, and it was only a short moment later that she heard the shower running. The soft scent of shampoo and body soap wafted out from the partially open bathroom door, showing her right where Rush was. Getting up...
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Spa Trip
Rush walked slowly into the Boutique, "Morning, Rarity." He smiled and waved. Smiling back at him, she drew him into a hug, saying, "Oh, good morning, darling!" He hugged her back for a moment, "What are you doing today?" He asked. "Oh, you know... this and that, and a little bit of everything else. This has been a ...
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Have You Herd?
"Did she say when she'd be over, Rush?" Derpy asked, looking at the clock. The two of them sat on the couch, Rush holding Derpy in his arms. Rush shook his head, answering, "No, she just said she wanted to talk with us both today." Derpy scrunched her face up slightly, saying, "Well... do you have any idea what she w...
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Waking Up
Rush's eyes cracked open, and he found his arms were now wedged snugly between two separate pairs of breasts. He looked at the two mares laying beside him and a smile spread across his face. Being a light sleeper, Rarity could feel the small movements he made, yawning as she slowly woke up with him. "Mmm... good morni...
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Ice Cream and Creamy Icing
Slowly, Dinky opened her eyes, yawning and squinting at the light that filled the room. as she blinked her eyes, getting adjusted to the light, she noticed that she was still in a pile, though it was smaller by two ponies. Derpy and Rarity had left, and it was just Sweetie, Rush, and herself left there. After a moment ...
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So Hot, You're Cold
"Goodbye, Daddy! I hope Mommy feels better soon!" Dinky said, walking off to school as she waved over at Rush. Rush waved back and watched Dinky walk for a while before he stepped back into the house, shutting the door behind him and going back into the bedroom where Derpy was laying down. "Derpy, are you awake?" He a...
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Prep Day
"Good bye, Rush! See you after work, okay?" Derpy said, giving her zebra a kiss. "Yep, I'll see you after work." Rush smiled, returning the kiss and hugging Derpy tightly for a moment. She closed her eyes and nuzzled into his shirt for a second, relishing in the warmth of his chest before pulling away and leaving, giv...
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Massage Date
"Are we nearly there, Rush?" Derpy asked, her eyes still closed. "Mmhm, almost there. Just a little bit longer." Rush assured. "Alright... I can't wait for whatever you have planned." She said, snuggling further into him. She heard Rush unlock and open a door before closing it shortly after. "We're here." Rush whisp...
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Dinner Date
Derpy walked up to Rarity's Boutique, eagerly knocking on the door. After a few moments, the door opened up and Rarity greeted her. "Hello, darling!" Rarity smiled, instantly hugging Derpy. "Hehe, how are you Rarity?" Derpy asked, giving her marefriend a kiss. Rarity returned the kiss. "I'm doing wonderfully, how ab...
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Day Out
"Where're we going, Mother?" Dinky asked. "We're going out to the park to have a picnic." Rarity responded, smiling down at Dinky. "Oooh, a picnic? Are Mommy and Daddy gonna join us?" "No, they aren't coming, it's just going to be you and I,today." "Okay!" Dinky smiled. Holding out her arms, she made her face into ...
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Fluffy Vacation Planning
"So you said you wanted to talk more about the vacation we're planning, Rarity?" Derpy asked. The three of them were on the couch, Rush in the middle with his marefriends in his arms. "Yes, I did... it might be a great idea, vacations do help to relieve stress like nothing else." Rarity nodded. "Except a spa trip, per...
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Sexing And Scheming
Derpy opened the door, letting Rarity and Rush walk in before her. "I think that went amazingly!" she beamed, closing the door behind her. "I do too!" Rarity giddily said. "You were right Rarity, they both are very nice ponies." Rush smiled, looking at his two overjoyed marefriends. Derpy nearly bounded over to Rush...
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Family Meeting
Slowly, Derpy returned to consciousness, blinking and sniffling as she woke up. Letting out a quiet yawn, she finally looked around, remembering where she was- on the bed, snuggled up to Rush and Rarity. Rarity sleepily peeked up at Derpy. "Good afternoon, darling..." She yawned, stretching out. "Hey, Rarity..." Derp...
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Live And Let Learn
"So where are we going, Daddy?" Dinky asked, looking up at Rush. The three of them- as Sweetie was there, too- were walking through Ponyville's streets, making their way to the grocery store. "Just to the store, I need to get a few things. Though don't let that stop either of you from getting some things that you want...
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Nightmare Night... (Pt. 1)
"Alright, Rarity! I think I've got everything on..." Derpy said, "Lesse... fake horn, tail- and mane-enchanting hairclips, and the growth potion from Zecora. Yup, I got it all! I just gotta have the spells on me to change my coat and hair colors and take the potion, and then I'm good to go!" "Wonderful! Once we're bo...
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Mare's Night (Pt. 2)
"So you just want me to take care of them for the night, huh?" Rainbow Dash asked, glancing up at Rush's shoulders- and the fillies perched there. Looking back at the zebra himself, she smirked, "Why, you got a fun night planned with Derpy and Rarity?" "Quite... uh, I'll probably be back to pick them up sometime tomor...
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Meeting The Family
About a month and a half after we last saw them: Rarity let out a small sigh, "I wonder what they'll be like," She said, scratching her chin, "Hopefully they'll be really nice." She finally at down in a chair after having been pacing for nearly ten minutes. Derpy, sitting at the couch, frowned and patted the seat nex...
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Coming Clean
The next morning: Derpy was laying under Rush, her wings spread out to either side of them as the Zebra slowly worked his way through them, picking out any broken or loose feathers, while smoothing the wing as a whole down and generally making her a puddle of pegasus. "You're really loving this, aren't you?" Rush ask...
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Hot Momma
Two hours later: Both Rush and Derpy were a little antsy as they entered the restaurant that Pia had chosen. "There you two are!" Pia laughed, approaching them both. "I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever show up." She teased. Derpy blushed a little, putting her hand out for Pia to shake. "Well, we had to take a s...
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Fathers and Daughters
The same day: Rarity brought two glasses of water out for her and Trace. The large zebra sitting down on her couch, the unicorn took a seat beside him. "Thank you, Rarity." Trace smiled. "Oh, it's no trouble, Trace." She said, returning his smile. "Thank you for deciding to help me take care of Sweetie, Dinky, and ...
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One thing ends, but another begins.
We start off the day before it really even begins- in Derpy's home, in her own bedroom. A few minutes before she wakes up. As is the usual, she's cuddled up against Rush and Rarity, arms and wings around the zebra and the unicorn, respectively. What's not usual are the clothes the three are wearing to bed- if panties,...
🐍 Medusa
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Alone in her grove, in her cave, cuddling up to herself, with only her snakes and statues of her past victims for company. Ever since her recent meeting with Rainbooms, she was confused and conflicted at this emotional pull that was pounding within her. For all her years of isolation, the only emotional feelings she's...
🐍 Medusa
The First Step of a Thousand Miles
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Twilight asked uneasily. "Oh sure!" Pinkie replied confidently. "Trust me! It's fool proof!" "Well, for our sake, if not Medusa's, this had better work," Sunset grumbled. It was late at night, and all of the archeologist team had turned in for the night. The Rainbooms had formul...
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Welcome to Piraeus
As the boat propelled itself across the water at intense speed, Medusa and her snakes felt taken away, by the adrenaline. To them, it's as if she's being carried away by Zephyr -- Greek God of the west wind. "Oh feel that wind!" Rainbow Dash hollered excitedly, laughing as the boat carried her and friends across the s...
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Getting Settled
"Asssstonissshing!" Medusa hissed in awe, as she marveled at the splendid interior decorations of her new surrounding. If the outside world of Piraeus's modern transformation didn't impress her enough, then the hotel both she and the Rainbooms have found themselves in has certainly taken her breath away. In appearanc...
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Sisters
"Fasssscccinating!" Medusa hissed in awe, as she looked at the flatscreen TV in the room, displaying several footages of various animals from an animal documentary channel called Animal Planet that Fluttershy was watching. The enchanted gorgon was captivated to see a pod of dolphins swimming and playing in the waters,...
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"With Great Powers Comes Great Responsibility"
After they had their pizza, Applejack took her leave and left Rainbow Dash with Medusa. It wasn't long before Fluttershy came back into the room, with Rarity accompanying her. "So, did you all enjoy your meal?" Fluttershy politely asked. Medusa nodded, "Yessssss, the food, that you call pizza, issssss deliccccioussss...
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The Sun Rises
The Next Morning Because I'm Shy - ElectroKaplosion (feat.Chi-Chi) The sun rose over the horizon, signifying the star of a new day. In her room, Fluttershy was soundly asleep, when she was slowly awaken to the sound of soft hissing in her ears, and the cold touch of rough scales running across her face. The kind girl...
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Friends Until The End
CRUNCH "Delicccciousssss!" Medusa hissed when she first tried out a gyro (YEE-ro) for the first time. Gyro is a Greek dish made from meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The Rainbooms, Spike, and Medusa were all out sightseeing the city. Their first stop was at a fast food shop, where they bought themselves to some...
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Heroes, Gods, and Monsters
It was cool, breezy, summer night in Piraeus. Many fishing boats had just docked into the harbors, reeling in their latest catch. Once they were secured in place by their ropes, many of the fishermen proceeded to unload their cargos of fishes, squids, crabs, and all kinds of sea creatures. The fishy stenches filled th...
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Enter the Pink-Spider (It's a Working Title) – August 1 (Spider-Man Day)
"Oh look! Check this out!" Twilight pointed in her book. "It says here that snakes, spiders, and olive trees are all symbolic of the goddess Athena. But the owl is her sacred animal, because it represents wisdom." "Great," Spike muttered. "But any chance there's a dog who is a sacred animal?" Before Twilight can answ...
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Clash of the Monster Mash
It was amazing to know how a seemingly peaceful night can quickly turn into a nightmare. The air is filled with screams of terror, as well as a whole flock of harpies that circled above Piraeus, like a swirling vortex of a coming storm, while picking off the fishes and other latests catches from the sea, courtesy of th...
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Excelsior Medusa
"Sister......sister.......sister......sister....." "Sister?" "Monster! MONSTER!" Once again, Medusa finds herself in the same place in the distant past she was before. She remembered it well. It is, of course, her greatest nightmare. One she can never escape and relieve herself from, whether she is asleep or awake. ...
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Rarity fights a giant crab
"Look! That's where she is!" Pink-Spider pointed, swinging in the lead, towards a cargo bay, which was swarming a whole flock of harpies, griffins, and giant crabs that were all scavenging their spoils of fishes, oysters, and shellfishes that all the fishermen had brought into harbor. "Now that's what I call a feeding...
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Medusa Opens Up
"Okay, this is getting too complicated, even for us," Applejack muttered as she continued to pace back and forth, while ranting, "First we got ourselves Medusa, a cursed gorgon we all thought was dead.. surprise, she's alive and she's real." "As real as a donut!" Pinkie Pie chirped, to which everyone looked at the pin...
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Embrace the Magic!
"Monster! MONSTER!" that 7-letter word rang and echoed through the air, together with the fires that danced on the perches of their torches, carried in the hands of her assailants. Once again, Maddie finds herself in a world of nightmare, where she relives the dreadful days her whole life fell apart, within her, and a...
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Attack of the Stymphalian Birds
After a recent monster attack in Piraeus, Sunset Shimmer went missing. In their search for answers, the remaining Rainbooms, Spike, and Maddie traveled to Athen city, hoping to reach the fabled Parthenon, the fabled temple of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, where they were hoping to seek guidance from the legendary goddess ...
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The REAL Legend Of Medusa - The Past Is Not Today
A long, long time ago.... Once upon a time, the primordial sea god named Phorcys and his wife, the primordial sea goddess named Ceto, were feared across all of ancient Greece, for they are the personification of dangers, and their children were all monsters. Horrible, grotesque, and fiendish creatures that have plague...
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The Island of Monsters
"There it is!" Twilight pointed. "The island of monsters!" Ahead, is a large island, that is inhabited by all sorts of monsters. The waters that surrounds the landscape is swarming with vicious creatures that sailors have often told stories about, ranging from a giant squid to a monstrous crab. The air was no better, ...
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Ending – What Makes You Different Can Also Make You Strong
"...Sunset... Sunset..." The fiery girl blinked her eyes open and finds herself gazing into the colorful eyes of her friends. "Maddie..." Sunset gasped. "Rainbooms! Spike...is...is it really you?" The girls helped their fiery friend up to her feet, as she struggles to process all that had happened. "I just had this c...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
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That was a week before I purchased a Happy Meal to acquire a Rainbow Dash toy. Okay, now, we all have embarrassing moments in our lives that we're not proud of. This was not one of them for me. I mean, yeah, some people will laugh at me. I will smile arrogantly in their faces and declare them jelly! I will never b...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Two: In Soviet Equestria, Something Something Pony...
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. I dream happy dreams, y'know. They're pretty fun. Lots of action and randomness that usually involves motorcycles and dinosaurs. Not this time, though. My mind was just wide open thinking of... positively nothing. Entirely dreamless sleep. Not really ...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Three: A Series of Tubes and A Bucket of Water
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. Commence the great and powerful recap! I woke up in Ponyville, I had a bromantic day with Spike, I fed Twilight, I partook in insanity-time with Pinkie Pie, and I sassed Stupid Bird shortly before making up with it. And somewhere in there I got attacked b...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Four: Luna’s Gonna Loon, Lucky’s Gonna Luck, Twilight’s Gonna Beat You To Death With A Book!
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. 'm told I have, quite possibly, the strangest sleep schedule ever. I don't keep myself adjusted to the position of hands on a clock; I just stay up until I feel like sleeping and then go to bed. This usually results in somewhere between eighteen and twent...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Five - Part Two: Burning Books and Tech for Fun and Profit!
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. I would just like to say right now: Ponies are cool. I would like to follow that statement with another line of wisdom. Guys, it's not safe in Equestria. Okay? It'll beat the hell out of you and giggle while you quiver like a little girl on the floor. ...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Six: Pony Science, Pony Pancakes, Pony Ponies... Pony.
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. "So, I just gotta ask. Not that I'm upset; just curious about it," I half chuckled as we walked out of... (I'm inhaling for obvious reasons) The Ruins of the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. "Why Firewall? Why not... Oh... I dunno... Anon-Pony?" ...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Seven: Glomping Ponies for Fun and Prof-... Well, Mostly Just Fun...
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. "The Great and Powerful Trixie demands that she be released this instant!" Does not compute... "Trixie said to unhoof her!" Invalid command: (A)bort, (R)etry, (Q)uit...? Spoiler alert: A and R are also (Q)uit. Which I'm fairly certain makes me a hot-...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Eight: Mr. The Shark, The Ponies Are Here For Your 5:00 Jumping
Oh, did I mention that I made the mistake of getting on the Awesome Sky Carriage of Awesomness again? Because I did. Which was entirely my fault. I don't know why I let this happen. But I did. And I wasn't the only one in for a treat. Because as soon as we lifted off, I realized it was the sunniest of princesses ...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Nine: That Moment When You're Getting Attacked By The Darkness
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document. I stared at her as my heart continued to sink. Sorrow and horror alone had caused me to break into a cold sweat; not that you could tell, what with the torrential rain pouring down on me. I had seen it with my own eyes and still did not want to believe it...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Ten - Part One: If I Had To Choose Between Lucky and Luna, I'd Commit Sudoku
Best viewed through the Google Chrome on the Google Document "Do humans normally sleep this long?" I heard a squeaky voice ask, abruptly removing me from my state of slumbery goodness. "Blergh," I blerghed. Somepony poked me. That was rude. Super rude. "Humans are varied in just about every fashion. Some will on...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Fifteen - Part One: Flutterfall
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony Chapter Fifteen Part One: Flutterfall By CardsLafter Please READ HERE to get your bearings... No seriously... Go read it first... ***NO, STOP SCROLLING DOWN!*** GO READ THE LINK FIRST. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME READING THE STORY AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LOST, READ THAT LINK THAT...
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony
Chapter Fifteen - Part Two: A Few Good Mares
Through The Eyes Of Another Pony Chapter Fifteen Part Two: A Few Good Mares By CardsLafter Six months after Flutterfall... I hate stealing, Twilight thought dourly as she glanced out the window onto the empty hotel parking lot. It just felt all wrong in many different ways. Even breaking into this apartment that...
Guardian
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Luna walked up to the couple and sat down at the table completing the triangle of immortals, staring daggers at the distraught spirit. She smirked when she saw the bags under the Draconequus's eyes and decided it was time he confessed. "Goodness Discord, you look absolutely horrid, bad dreams? Discord glared at the n...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
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Twilight nodded. "Sure! Since you're Kirby's friend, I'll divide the contest into two rounds of questions: ponies and Kirby." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it!" An invisible curtain rose and revealed something that looked like a combination of all kinds of animals. "You can't have a trivia contest without one of the categor...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 11: Emergency Meeting (Kirby)
Discord clipped through the walls of Twilight's castle while I thought about what just happened. Queen Chrysalis disguised herself as a pony who happened to be a robotic friend of mine in disguise, she infiltrated the castle and found him there, and she said something about warning someone before I inhaled her and got ...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 12: Star Road to Canterlot Castle (Kirby)
After gathering all of the bearers of harmony, we went to the square. Twilight looked around at us. "Okay, is everyone present? Let's do a headcount just to be safe. Spike?" Spike nodded. "Sure thing, Twilight." He counted the six ponies. "One, two, three, four, five, six..." Then he counted me, Roborygon, Meloetta, G...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 13: Dreamland Away From Dream Land (Kirby)
Ah, there's nothing quite like flying the Warp Star to and fro on a peaceful evening in my home planet Pop Star. Whenever I soar like this, I always have the perfect view of the world around me. The Rainbow Islands, Bubbly Clouds, Dyna Blade's nest up in the mountains... I could never get tired of my home! I descended...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 14: The Plan (Kirby)
"Poyo..." I woke up happy and refreshed. That bed I slept in was somehow even more comfortable than my own bed back at home. I took off my sleeping cap and stretched. "Ahh!" I walked out of the room and looked around, but I didn't know where in the castle I was. Should've paid attention to what path we took from the ba...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 15: Gimmicks and Grandeur (Gim)
Shortly after we all exited the castle, the guards moved back in front of the gates to make sure nobody slipped by without notice. When we had walked a sufficient distance from the castle, I got off of Twilight to relieve her of my weight. "There you go! Feel better now that you don't have to carry the heavy metal bur...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 16: The Name That He Knows (Kirby)
As much as I wanted to go with Pinkie Pie, I knew Twilight had the right idea pairing me up with Fluttershy. The yellow Pegasus seemed like the kind of pony who's really nervous around new faces, but she really brightened up when she first saw me smile at the group back when I woke up on this world. She must really car...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 17: Meta Knight's Intermission Returns (Meta Knight)
"And remember, you'll have to deal with a horde of enemies after using the platforms to cross the lava gaps before you get the chance to meet him. Are you sure you can handle the literal and metaphorical heat?" "Of course," I replied to Zan Partizanne. "I am no stranger to lava pools, meteor showers, or hordes of powe...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 18: The Master Maestro's Equestrian Debut (Meloetta)
At last, our destination came into view. It was a wondrous city in the clouds, with many fantastic attractions and amenities to discover. "Here we are!" Rainbow Dash told me. "This is Las Pegasus, the second most awesome city in the sky! Where do you want us to land?" She pointed her hoof at a large round island that ...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 19: A Rock–Solid Culture (Rocky)
"Here we are!" the pink pony Pinkie Pie happily exclaimed. "This is the Pie family rock farm!" Rocks are quite selfless beings. We rocks repeatedly sacrifice our bodies and time in order to protect and aid others. But we often get a bad reputation for causing harm to others and the things they hold dear. We don't do t...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 20: Manehattan Scouting In Progress (Roborygon)
In my Bright Fountain persona, I stepped off of the train alongside Rarity and Applejack. I affixed my optical lens towards the awe-inspiring city of Manehattan, which was quite reminiscent of Castelia City from the Unova region, as well as a certain northeastern state of the country in which one of my friends resides....
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Chapter 21: Light Rises and Darkness Falls (Kirby)
"That's it, Kirby!" Button Mash exclaimed after I used Sword Dive to cleave a sandbag that totally didn't come from his closet where it hid alongside other video game objects he made himself. "Now it's time for you to learn how to do a custom combo I call the Single Slash String! You see, the initial slash and final sl...
Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic (REMASTERED)
Epilogue: The Adventure Is Far From Over...
A familiar dark-colored space station came into view as I sailed stop my trusty Warp Star. I flew towards the platform at the very end of the station, which was home to the altar where we first met Hyness. As I approached, I saw that there was a small crowd that had gathered. They were just getting up from watching wh...
Corrupted Lands
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"Does he understand what I am saying?" she says, clearly surprised. "I doubt that. He can understand simple things I say and think because we are both Corrupted. He just learns fast, and knows that I want something whenever I talk to him." "I see," the corners of Twilight's mouth twist up a little, "Mana Burn, accomp...
Corrupted Lands
New Hope: Loss
"As much as I sympathize with you, what Lunar Watch did was the correct choice," princess Twilight shakes her head, "I know it hurts, but both his report and your recount of the situation are the same in their core. We can't afford to lose anypony, and if we are in a situation when it is unavoidable, we are to keep the...
Corrupted Lands
New Hope - End: The black tide
The surface part of Ponyville enclave where we grow crops impossible to cultivate underground spans a circle about fifty pony lengths in radius with the crystal tree castle in its center. It's not much, but with magic-enhanced farming we can make sure all ponies have more to eat than mushrooms every day. The area is su...
Corrupted Lands
Heart Of Old Equestria: Twilight's entry II
I hated myself so much, seeing nearly hundred ponies dragged away before my eyes by the Ponyville Corrupted. I wanted to fight, to use all of my alicorn power to destroy the hive and Nightshade as well, but it was just a wish, like any other day. I was still too young to understand how my alicorn divinity worked, and m...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria: Breached
I levitate a thick book down from a shelf far above me. It silently glides through the still air of the royal library in Canterlot castle, and ends up on a reading table in front of me. It looks like a tiny speck in comparison to the massive bookshelves reaching the ceiling high above stacked and stacked with more book...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria: Attack
Rocking back and forth in a tiny dark storeroom might not be the greatest achievement a pony can go for, but I believe it is important to spend some time reflecting on one's past deeds. I gradually stop foaming at the mouth out of sheer terror, and when nothing barges in to melt me to goo, I regain some shaky control o...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria: Wrong decisions
Warning bells toll throughout the castle as we flee, tide of Hunters breathing down our necks. Our only saving grace is that the floors are high, and thus the long staircases connecting them cannot host the entire horde on our backs. Corrupted inside the castle, this has never happened before. The ancient magic, older ...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria: Bastion
My mind is overloaded. For one, there are the Hunters behind, well - under, me, threatening to get up into the attic any second. Next, there is the Protector responsible for saving me in the library inside the small room with me, and he does not look friendly. HOWEVER, my eyes betray me and slide around the room not...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria: Never surrender
With Bastion's wing wrapped tightly around me, I am half-dragged, half-running up four flights of stairs again. It's happened far too many times today already, and I am on the verge of throwing up and just lying down on the floor to wait for the end. What would it change? Nightshade must have gotten to Ponyville duri...
Corrupted Lands
Heart of Old Equestria - End: Allies from times long gone
"Wake up!" The whispered order is accompanied by my body jerking upwards without any input from my brain. Opening my eyes proves to be a bad idea, because it only allows dark spots dancing in front of me to make me sick again. Thankfully, somepony must have taken my helmet off, as I am now breathing heavily, messy and...
Corrupted Lands
We Are the Land: Twilight's entry III
We have Canterlot. The sentence shouldn't make me so happy, but that's how it is. The city I was born in, the heart of Equestria as I remember it, and the beacon of hope visible from Ponyville. Day after day I visited the surface, only to watch the dead mountainside city and feel my resolve fail. Day after day, while ...
Corrupted Lands
We Are the Land: Mrrwrm! (True Queen)
"So, are you absolutely certain that none of your Corrupted did that?" asks Twilight Sparkle for the third time. The tall, Corrupted Queen by the name of Nightshade rolls her eyes. "Yes, yes, and yes. I know it's difficult to understand when you don't have absolute control over your subjects, but queen Chrysalis woul...
Corrupted Lands
We Are the Land: Hai, Ai em nyu heer!
The moldy grey corrupted landscape is illuminated by an eerie pink glow coming from an enormous shimmering dome in the middle of nowhere. Freezing wind whispers in the black leaves and turns the dark grass crunchy. Dark forms of wild Corrupted slowly walk around, reaching for black berries which are not too high up in ...
Corrupted Lands
We Are the Land: Mrrr... (Lonely Hunter)
Nightshade walks through Ponyville, accompanied by the farmers still queezy from the events with the bandits. Her pony form is gone, replaced by black, sleek body of a Corrupted toned to perfection. She wants the stallions to look at her with fear and barely contained lust. She wants mares to be jealous as well as droo...
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We Are the Land: Shainee poneez!
The negotiation between the ponies and the Breeder Queen ends with the ponies leaving and the Queen standing outside the bright, pink barrier. Hidden behind a house a fair distance away, Spring stops eavesdropping and gathers the courage to talk to the other Queen. She needs to be persuaded not to break the shield and ...
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We Are the Land: Iceborn King
The white Hunter is conflicted. On one hoof, Chilly knows Corrupted have to be driven out of his territory in order not to endanger a wandering pony. On the other, however, he saw how beneficial cooperation between the two races can be if the Corrupted are under a strong rule. Granted, Nightshade's sanity was a thing ...
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We Are the Land: Escape
"Again?" Mirage rolls his eyes as Spring presses her muzzle against a window of yet another bakery. Globs of drool flow down the glass, corroding small holes in the windowsil, "Fine," he sighs, jingling his ever lighter bag of bits. At the rate his money is dwindling, he finds the eventual attack of the 'bad Queen' mor...
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We Are the Land - End: Crystal Heart
"Not to take away from the spectacle, but that was pretty cool," Mirage gasps as a giant icicle forms on the ground near the titan and shoots its neck clean through. The wound closes instantly without slowing the damn thing in the slightest, but Mirage is impressed nonetheless. He shakes his head. The moment of safety...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: Twilight's entry IV
Shining Armor. Shiny. My BBBFF. I wish paper could hold everything I felt when I was told the Crystal Empire still existed, when I was told Shining and Cadence were still alive as well as little Flurry. Well, I say little, but from the standpoint of alicorns twenty or so years make no difference. The massacre of gar...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: Dreamlings' fate
"Hey, mom," I enter the meeting room in the underground Ponyville enclave. The town on the surface is growing from tool sheds and farms to livable place, but a small part of me still loves the underground. It's likely the pony part, not the Corrupted part. "Mana Burn," Twilight Sparkle smiles at me, lifting her eyes f...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: The real enemy?
"Arghhhh!" I croak when darkness lets me go and I can enjoy the misfortune of my beaten body screaming for help. Good thing - I woke up after being savaged by corrupted dreamlings, bad thing - ouch. The remnants of a ruined house must have worked well to keep me safe from the elements, because despite my Corrupted en...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: Predators
We've successfully fought our way through the wilderness in past four days. Thankfully, the mentioned fighting was only against untamed vegetation and our own nerves. Thanks to my warning, we managed to avoid any big group of Corrupted, and the numerous solitary ones got scared off by me and the threat of organized ste...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: Reminiscing
Polite knocking on the door of my room wakes me up. There is no morning daze for Corrupted, or at least for me. Hmmm, I've never bothered to ask. Alert and ready, I slip from the bed and walk over to the door of the spartan room I was given in the Order mansion. The visage of Bucket the robot reminds me well of my curr...
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Sunrise In Manehattan: Transmission
Ducking under the wide swing of a well-built Protector, I weave in a quick jab with my tail and take a bite from its side at the same time with a sucker mouth I grow on it in the instant of the attack. It makes me feel much more comfortable not having to use my own mouth and taste the tainted flesh. A surge of power re...
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Sunrise In Manehattan - End: Negotiations
I've been in Manehattan for a month, and the city is a marvel I could never even imagine. Giant buildings that are understandably called skyscrapers block the view of the sky. Neither ponies nor griffons generally have their own houses, they live in something called apartment complexes where they have their rented suit...
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The Origin: Twilight's entry V
I'm a little distracted with everything that's happening these days. Taking care of two thousand ponies is different from having to organize and protect the citizens of a large city. Shocking, I know. The griffon fleet arrived mere day after we took over the central fortress. They had serious trouble getting to the c...
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The Origin: Departure
The tainted glade in the central park of Ponyville, my sanctuary completely cut off from the rest of the world by a circle of black trees and thick, impassable vegetation... my "throne room". Aside from grey spots of winter sky above, nothing from the outside world reaches here. That doesn't, of course, mean I am cut o...
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The Origin: Connection
If there is something good to be said about Twilight, it's that she is a master at planning things out. According to schedule, we broke camp few minutes ago at the western edge of my territory. I often forget how slow travelling like a normal pony is, but I can't just pick all the others up on my back and carry them fu...
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The Origin: On the road
Day two of our trip passed by without a hitch with us following the ancient train tracks leading away from Ponyville. Snow, high vegetation, and eventually a forest slowed our progress, but Twilight said we were on schedule so we didn't need to rush too much. I got the feeling that the power my Corrupted have inside my...
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The Origin: Golden Legion
We stand here, right beside the perfectly spherical shiny black surface of the Barrier supposedly covering a valley where our goal is, and wonder what to do next. There is no snow settling on it, no debris, and no change in the direction of wind blowing its way. Twilight throws a rock which goes through with no resist...
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The Origin - End: Free Will
Celestia starts pacing over a small dias where we are sitting. "From what we gathered, the situation is as follows - we have traced... Harmony's influence to the top of the reconstructed sacrificial pyramid. I am not sure what the exact method is, but there must be something up there controlling the Corrupted and allo...
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Epilogue: Bound Tome's visitor
Some thirty years after his visit to the sacrificial valley beyond White Tail Woods, Bound Tome still looked as if he was only nearing the fourth decade of his life rather than approaching his sixties. Being touched by corruption was a good way of attaining longevity, as more and more ponies realized these days. The th...