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2
3 >Lavan
4"Ponies"
5
6>So what are we doing?
7
8"We're demanding answers!"
9
10>Oh wonderful! What are the questions?
11
12"Are we being invaded?"
13
14>Oh, that's an important question.
15
16"Have we been duped?"
17
18>I hope we haven't!
19
20"What else are the Princesses keeping from us!?"
21
22>Cake. Lots and lots of cake. I'd eat some but it'd melt in my mouth. It'd melt in my hand too but I don't have those...I should really see about getting them back. They seem important.
23
24"What are you talking abou-? ..."
25
26>Hi, I'm Lavan. I'm talking about cake.
27
28"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
29
30Ka-flee!
31
32>...I hope I answered your question, nice pony! Being of service, this pleases me. Ooh! It appears ponies are besieging that small building over there! I will go observe this! Maybe they need their sticks ignited for a proper torch! Mob mentality, this pleases me too. 
33
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35
36 >Dadling
37"Batmom"
38~~
39
40>...what are you doing?
41
42"Have you seen my good sword? I thought I left it right here."
43
44>No, seriously, what are you doing?
45
46"Honey, there is a riot. Where there are riots, usually I have to go out and do my job. Now, I know, your perception is a little skewed because I didn't do anything the last times, but that was because I had a baby in me. The baby is out. She's right over in the crib and everything."
47
48>You're seriously going out there!?
49
50"That is my job, yes."
51
52>B-but... b-but...
53
54"Honey? Don't worry, we have an amazing security system. Absolutely nobody is going to come anywhere near this house, you or the baby. Or, if they do, you can shoot them. With lasers. Legally in the face even!"
55
56>But...
57
58"Ohhh, Sweetie, I know. You want me to stay here and protect you both, but this is my job. This is what I'm supposed to do. When Equestria is in danger, I'm supposed to rush off and save the day, that's my job! I know, you want me to stay, I know, you want to come even, but it's too dangerous to come with and I can't leave it alone. I'm sorry, but I can't stay."
59
60>But...
61
62"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. And, just to tell you, if anyone even tries to approach... shoot the motherfuckers."
63
64*Cheeksmooch!*
65
66"Love you!"
67
68*SLAM!*
69
70>...wait for it... waiiiiiit for it....
71
72*SLAM!*
73
74"I am still wearing the Little Red Riding Hood outfit, aren't I?"
75
76>The bottomless one, yes.
77
78"...Tonight was a bad night for roleplay night."
79
80>Could've been better, yeah. 
81
82_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
83
84>Pennydrop
85"Canterlot Citizens"
86~~~~
87
88They were waiting for her.
89
90Her crowd, her ponies, all of them waiting for her to descend down the ramp of her airship like paparazzi waiting for a star, and she was certainly nothing less. In face, she would argue she was quite a lot more. Unlike them, she could do more than screech into a microphone.
91
92No, she needed no sirens song to sway these masses to her tunes. All she needed was one little thing.
93
94Her own words.
95
96>Well, this is certainly a development, isn't it? Has the princess made a statement about this yet?
97
98No, she could tell without waiting for a single answer, she had not.
99
100...Perfect.
101
102No doubt, right now, they were forming their perfect words, their optimal means of assuaging the fears of the masses to bring them back in line under their godlike hooves, to shake away all fears and let them be nothing but safe and happy. Not a question asked, not a thing thought more. They were waiting for someone to give them the answers.
103
104But life favors the bold. Sometimes, most times in fact, life did not favor those who did it perfect, but those who struck first and struck hardest. And she, with all her technological might, was going to strike.
105
106>Well, I certainly hope you guys aren't panicking or anything!
107
108And she was going to strike right to their heart.
109
110"Why not!? Don't you see that this is exactly what happened before!?"
111
112>Oh, I do! I do indeed see that. But come on, if this were an invasion, wouldn't they want us disorganized, running about asking for any answers at all?
113
114She moved through the crowd so smoothly, like a shark hungry for the biggest and meatiest in a school of fish. She chose every word carefully, but fired them off as quickly as she could to her rapt audience.
115
116>No no no, clearly, what we all want is the right answers, the honest answers, don't we?
117
118A rolling murmur of agreement came from the Canterlot elite, the posh prissy ponies who stood high above the 'common' folk in their castle on the side of a mountain easily swayed by the prospect of everything in a nice, neat little package.
119
120>What we need to do is just get in there and have someone ask the right questions, don't we? We just need to make sure we know everything we deserve to know about this, and then we can go from there. But why the riot and panic? Riot is for the simpler ponies, not us. We are smart, and when the time comes we find answers, not run around like common folk.
121
122Rolling waves of affirmative came from that, the entire crowd relaxing in waves she could practically feel tingling beneath her fur.
123
124Canterlot was a city that prided itself on being the very upper crust, the very elite of the elite, those special enough to live under "The Princess's" gaze. They, she knew, were by far the easiest to sway.
125
126>You're all right, this whole mess with the changelings is suspicious, isn't it? Well, we can't have that! I say we march to the castle right now, altogether, and then we get answers. We're getting answers!
127
128Affirmative, wonderful affirmative, called back to her powerful words.
129
130>Because when we need to find the answers, we get them! This is Canterlot! The city of the learned! Come on! This is our city, and we have a right to know!
131
132"Yeah!"
133
134>We deserve to know!
135
136"YEAH!"
137
138>And we're going to know!
139
140""""YEAH!"""""
141
142It was too easy, she noticed in hindsight. A mob so looking for a leader, for that one pony with the magical problem solver, that they would follow her so simply. It didn't surprise her, just because she didn't have a magical necklace didn't mean anything to them. She had the answers to their problems, she made them feel smart, she made them feel like this was their idea, and they deserved it.
143
144They would follow her off a cliff if she wanted them to.
145
146>LETS GO!
147
148To think...
149
150She didn't even have to pay the army this time. 
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152_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
153
154>Soarin'
155"LD"
156'FF'
157~~~
158
159>...So do we, like... stop her?
160
161"You would like that, wouldn't you, CHANGELING!"
162
163'Will you stop with that!'
164
165"I'm just saying what everyone is thinking! That only a changeling would want someone who walked in and told everyone to calm down and go peacefully get their answers to go back to rioting!"
166
167>I don't want them to riot! Just... you know, this seems like she's marching to the castle.
168
169"Where the CHANGELINGS are!?"
170
171'There aren't any changelings in the castle!... Except for the Spider... and that one that steals potatoes when nobody is looking... and that adopted one that comes over with Shining... and the punching one and stabbing one with Spike... and then there's the 'ambassador', and then there's that juggling moron, and then there's-'
172
173>POINT TAKEN!
174
175"See!? He's clearly defending his own kind!"
176
177>I'm a pony!
178
179"Prove it!"
180
181>How!?
182
183"Do a pony thing!"
184
185> *WHINNY!*
186
187"..."
188
189'...'
190
191>...Well!?
192
193'...Oh my gosh that was adorable!
194
195"Do it again!"
196
197>I thought-
198
199"DO IT AGAIN, CHANGELING!"
200
201> *WHINNY!*
202
203'EEEEEHEEE why didn't you ever do that before!?'
204
205>...you're seriously asking?
206
207"I think we need more confirmation-"
208
209>Don't push your luck.
210
211"CHANGELING!" 
212
213_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
214
215 >32
216"JJ"
217'88'
218[Acty]
219~~
220
221>I'm starting to think it's our lot in life to suffer. We're just predetermined, from the start, to endlessly have our lives be meaningless and short.
222
223"...Well, yeah."
224
225'Even I can see that one.'
226
227>I feel like we are born into this world with but a single purpose, to serve and then fall. Serve and fall, serve and fall...
228
229"That is correct yes."
230
231'That's our whole point from birth. Literally.'
232
233>To serve a Queen, a hive, is our only reason for being!
234
235"Yep."
236
237'Nothing but factual statements there.'
238
239>Could anyone know of our pain?
240
241"Acty?"
242
243[My whole life is predetermined by a funny picture that magically appears on my ass. ]
244
245>...Fair enough. How do you all cope with it?
246
247'Get taken over by a giant spore thing. You?'
248
249"Juggle."
250
251'Juggling is neat.'
252
253[It is!]
254
255>...Just roll the damn dice.
256
257'Thank you!... WOOO! PARK PLACE!'
258
259"You're not even on that side of the board-"
260
261SLAP!
262
263'I LANDED ON PARK PLACE I SAID!'
264
265[OW!]
266
267'Whoops.'
268
269>The sad part is, this is by far the best game of this I've ever had. 
270
271_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
272
273>Crystal Ponie
274"CP2"
275~~~
276
277>Hey, Sparkler?
278
279"Yep."
280
281>Who do we go to if we want an outside investigation?
282
283"What?'
284
285>If, like... we want to make sure that Eighteen isn't setting up for an invasion, who do we go to?
286
287"Uh... I don't think there's, like, a guy? They're pretty much at the top."
288
289>Huh. That's not good.
290
291"Why? I mean, it is Eighteen. She eats my cheese danish's every morning, she doesn't seem the invadey type."
292
293>Oh no, no knocking her, she helped me to finance the renovation for my house that kept me from getting locked in interest debt. I have a patio because of her!
294
295"It's a nice patio."
296
297>It is! But I mean... that doesn't mean a certain someone else isn't using her, you know. Like, I get that those changelings seem like they just want a home, but that big one is... scary.
298
299"Very scary."
300
301>Have you heard how she talks?
302
303"She talks creepy."
304
305>So I just want to make sure Eighteen isn't getting rused, you know? She's a good girl! I like her, I really do, especially learning that she did all this for no thanks at all, but...
306
307"Buuuut yeah, kinda hoping she's also smart enough to out smart the smarty who almost took over Canterlot."
308
309>Soooo-
310
311"There isn't an investigator type."
312
313>...Should... should we ask for one?
314
315"Who would hire them though, and who would they answer to?"
316
317>...
318
319"..."
320
321>...Shit got real complicated in a few hours.
322
323"No shit." 
324
325_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
326
327OOCO
328>Spike
329‘Dash’
330“??”
331Spike was in the forge area again, busily working and reworking the plans for his final weapon. Oblivious as the blue Pegasus flitted in.
332
333‘SPIKE!’
334
335>Gah! 
336
337In his surprise a gout of flame escaped burning a hole in his carefully made plans and scorching his desk
338
339>Who What Where!? Oh….it’s you.
340
341While the displeasure in his eyes was very clear it likely meant nothing to the mare doubled over in laughter.
342
343He lifted up the plans and looked through the hole the size of his head.
344
345>Well that’s several hours wasted. Can I help you?
346
347‘Actually yes! And don’t worry we were going to throw those plans out anyway, those were for the crossbow right?’
348
349>…Yeah...you mean you still want to work on that? I was under the impression ya’ll would rather not think about the arsenal again.
350
351‘Pfft! Don’t be so sensitive! The guns are fine just not the…pose…’
352
353>I have been informed I am never to speak of or discuss the matter in question again apart from informing others I cannot speak of or discuss the matter in question.
354
355‘…Seriously?’
356
357>They were quite adamant.
358
359‘O….kay! That’s fine! Look. I know how to make the crossbow awesome And functional!’
360
361>Be still my beating heart.
362
363‘…Wouldn’t that kill you?’
364
365>It’s a turn of- actually? Screw it. What’s your idea?
366
367‘Right, follow me on this one. Are you following me? Good. A crossbow-that shoots, wait for it…..Swords!’
368
369>…uh huh.
370
371‘That Explode!’
372
373>because of course they do.
374
375‘Into a spray of Flaming. Axes.’
376
377>Naturally.
378
379‘Which make their targets BURST INTO FLAME ON CONTACT!!!’
380
381>Brilliant!
382
383‘Right!? And so SO AWESOME!’
384
385>That they are! Just one problem.
386
387The Pegasus tilted her head in curiosity
388
389‘What?’
390
391>oh just a minor thing like THE PHYSICAL LAWS OF THE FREAKING UNIVERSE!
392
393‘What? How!?’
394
395>Swords don’t explode! Unless made at least partially of explosives! And even if we could shape charges to create axe blades from the exploded sword, and coated them in some incendiary but not explosive material, presuming such a thing exists mind you, HOW WOULD WE DIRECT THEM SO THEY DON”T JUST FLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS INCLUDING STRAIGHT BACK AT ME!?
396
397‘Well when you put it that way…’
398
399>DASH!
400
401‘Fine, fine…I guess the loss of those plans is an issue after all huh?’
402
403>Eh…maybe we lucked out and they just went to Celestia. Don’t worry about it.
404
405‘Um…’
406
407>Yeah?
408
409‘So…maybe you can’t forge that…but maybe twilight knows something? Like she can…magic it or something?’
410
411>Almost certainly not.
412
413‘Can you check?’
414
415>Right now?
416
417‘Pllleeeeeease?’
418
419>Sigh…fine.
420***
421>So, that’s impossible right?
422
423“Not at all! Just a few enchantments of teleportation, explosion, and incineration and it’ll work perfectly!”
424
425>…Can you SAY it’s impossible?
426
427“Spike. I won’t lie to one of my friends! But I am too busy to do it myself, you can do the inscriptions can’t you?”
428
429>Aside from incineration, I don’t have inscriptions for those.
430
431“Oh…Well I don’t have time to do it, so I guess Dash is just S.O.L. on this one.”
432
433>Pleasure doing business with you!
434***
435<Some time later>
436
437“Uh…hello Dash.”
438
439The Pegasus stared at her.
440
441“S-Something I can help you with?”
442
443‘Ahem. <Deep inhale> Pllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-‘
444
445“No!”
446
447‘eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’
448
449“Absolutely not!”
450
451‘eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’
452
453“This won’t work!”
454
455‘eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’
456
457<a long time after that>
458
459‘eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’
460
461“Alright! Alright! You win you madmare I’ll do it just stop making that noise!!”
462
463‘ese and Thank You Twilight! I’ll go get Spike and the stuff!’
464***
465“Aaaaaaand there. All finished!”
466
467>Thanks twilight.
468
469He took the crossbow in his claws.
470
471>I dub thee Faith-
472
473<ZOOM!>
474
475Only to have it snatched away by a blue streak.
476
477‘HAHA! Screw that noise! I claim this pile of awesome for myself and dub thee Crossbow Swordsplosion Mark 2000 Double XX!! AWAY!’
478
479And in a blur of blue and a rainbow streak she was gone.
480
481“…huh.”
482
483Spike just pinched the bridge of his nose.
484
485>Twilight? Why do I try?
486
487“I don’t know Spike. Some days I just don’t know. Some days I just gaze around and marvel at the futility of it all.”
488
489>…Hug it out?
490“Either that or try to commit suicide in a new and interesting way…”
491
492Together they gazed around at the myriad of equipment and dangers the lab possessed.
493
494>“…nah.”
495
496_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
497
498>2
499"Teacher"
500'Stundents'
501~~~
502
503>...
504
505"..."
506
507'...Can I say it?'
508
509"SHIMMY! You most certainly not say the thing you and only you are thinking Tiny Shim. You stop now or you will take your crutches all the way down the hall to the principals office!"
510
511'The principal who's budget is changeling-controlled?'
512
513>She ain't controllin' nobody! She's just gotta kill the paperwork monster or it'll get loose and fight us all!
514
515"..."
516
517'...'
518
519>...Well it will!
520
521"Don't worry, everyone! I'm sure this is totally reasonable, and there is no such event in order to take us over... again... because the last dark thing that took us over did not go well..."
522
523'...My daddy says you're a booty kisser.'
524
525"TO THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE!"
526
527'Sorryyyy!'
528
529SLAM!
530
531"..."
532
533>Ya' okay miss teacher?
534
535"Just peachy."
536
537>...
538
539"Soooo... is uh... is your daddy looking for any 'castle staff'?"
540
541'OH COME ON!'
542
543"Better than being in the mines again."
544
545>Um... no?
546
547"CRAP!"
548
549>I need an adult...
550
551'We have one, she just sucks at this.'
552
553"HEY!" 
554
555_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
556
557 >Pommel
558"Bonbon"
559~~~
560
561"WE WANT ANSWERS!"
562
563>Miss, please, we can't let you go near someone with pitchforks and torches! I mean... that's just obvious! I do not see why this needs explaining!
564
565"Okay, so answer our questions!"
566
567>Fine!
568
569"Did the princesses know about this!?"
570
571>I don't know.
572
573"Did they approve it!?"
574
575>Don't know.
576
577"Did they do anything to stop it!?"
578
579>Don't know.
580
581"Did they investigate the possibility!?"
582
583>Don't know.
584
585"Did they notice anything off!?"
586
587>Don't know.
588
589"Are they okay with this!? Do they endorse it, even!?"
590
591>Don't. Know.
592
593"..."
594
595>...
596
597"...None of that helped at all!"
598
599>I... might need to rethink my strategy. 
600
601_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
602
603 >32
604"Acty"
605'JJ'
606-88-
607~???~
608
609>And one, two, three...FUCK!
610
611"Aw, tough break boss."
612
613'Jail again.'
614
615>SIX TIMES! HOW!? HOOOOW!?
616
617-Loud.-
618
619'Yeah, bet the mob can hear that.'
620
621>Good! I hope they do! DO YOU HEAR ME, YOU INGRATES!? I'M STUCK PLAYING THE WORST GAME KNOWN TO BOTH OUR KINDS BECAUSE OF YOU ALL!
622
623-Also you owe me rent.-
624
625"You can't build hotels on the jail space."
626
627-Says you.-
628
629'I don't think you know how this game works.'
630
631-Irrelevant.-
632
633>Ugh, I give up. If I'm happy, life makes me sad, if I'm sad, life punishes me FOR being sad. Maybe I should try being an emotionless robot, I hear that works for buckethead...
634
635-No, the emotions just build up and burst out all out once. It's preeeetty embarrassing.-
636
637"Hey boss?"
638
639>Maybe the answer is to change occupation. Think you can get a bartending lisence, Actarius?
640
641"Boss?"
642
643>No, you're right, we'll never attract customers. Hmmm, arcade? Bet I could mooch some hardware from Coltsly...
644
645"Boss!"
646
647>Oh come on, she's alright, she's just absolutely oblivious.
648
649'Look behind you!'
650
651>What? ...oh.
652
653~Hi, I'm Lavan.~
654
655>Fuck. 
656
657_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
658
659>Fluttershy
660"7"
661'Buttercup'
662~~~~
663
664'Him back!'
665
666>Oh my, you look a lot better!
667
668The changeling barely even looked her way as he fluttered back to the ground, his chitin once more a luscious, sharp black, and nothing at all like the weak grey it had been when he had flown away earlier that day. He kept his eyes straight ahead, focused on his landing, and not at all on the former pegasi or manticore sitting at a tiny floating table, enjoying some tea.
669
670>I take it you um... spent some time with whoever it is you're seeing?
671
672"You could say that."
673
674She blushed, trying not to think too hard about that one.
675
676"Heh, she's literally all that keeps me going sometimes. Literally! I'm not using that wrong this time."
677
678>That's nice... she's in biomagic, right?
679
680He smiled, moving around to the manticore eagerly awaiting him, smoothly moving behind her and placing his hooves on her head to yet again continue his seemingly endless work.
681
682"Indeed. Studying the links between the physical and the magical, and how to enhance both with the other, as she puts it."
683
684>Oh, that's very interesting.
685
686"I find it so. She wanted to study me initially, if you can believe that.'
687
688>I can see why!
689
690"But she had to settle for only studying parts of me."
691
692>Oh? What parts... oh.
693
694Slightly skewed, she brought her tea cup to to her lips, quite noticeably covering her whole face with her hoof by holding it in quite the odd manner.
695
696'Pony is funny.'
697
698"Don't tease her."
699
700'Me can if me want.'
701
702>U-um... so! Are you and her... dating?
703
704"No."
705
706>Oh?
707
708"No, I just show up at the bar once every other day, we talk for a bit, she picks me up and we go back to her place, hardly a date."
709
710>Oh, I guess that's true...
711
712"Don't worry, I'm not manipulating her or anything."
713
714>I didn't say that... but why do you do it, if that's the case?
715
716"I need to stay charge, and she brings me back to acceptable power ever time."
717
718>Is that... it?
719
720"Is that a problem?"
721
722She shuffled in her seat, quite uncomfortable.
723
724>I suppose not if she doesn't mind, but is that... it?
725
726"I do need charging."
727
728>Isn't there a better way?
729
730Her already terrible sense of unease expanded exponentially when he looked her way, a single eyebrow cocking up.
731
732"Are you offering to charge me like she does instead?"
733
734The sight of watching what very well may be the most powerful being in Equestria go completely scarlet was nothing short of amazing. The added sight of tiny little "WHOA" signs popping out of the back of her head and a firework or two shooting out of her ear only compounded this.
735
736>Don't say that!
737
738"What? If you're worried I'd turn you down, I wouldn't."
739
740>N-No! I'm not worried about that at all!!
741
742"Oh, good. So is that a yes? That would cut down on a lot of my flying time if we just did it here."
743
744She buried her face in both her hooves, more uncomfortable than she had ever been in her whole life.
745
746>I wasn't talking about 'that'!
747
748"Ah. Sorry, but that's what we do. Did I not make that clear?"
749
750>No, you made it very clear you and her do... that!
751
752"It's what charges me, so when you said-"
753
754>I get it I get it please stop!
755
756He should not have found that funny, and very much knew he was poking the proverbial beehive, but he couldn't resist.
757
758"Sorry. But yes, there are other ways to get love, obviously, this method is just the fastest while I work on our... alternative."
759
760Beneath his hooves, the massive beast rumbled.
761
762>I get it, sorry... sorry for bringing that up.
763
764"Sorry for pushing you."
765
766>...Why don't you just bring her here?
767
768"Hm?"
769
770>If she does work with biomagic... wouldn't she help?
771
772He paused in whatever it was he was doing, but only for a moment before he went right back to work.
773
774"I'd rather not."
775
776>Why?
777
778"I have my reasons."
779
780>Um... not to pry, but Chrysalis learned that keeping secrets from those you're close to, it never really helps. She might be able to help.
781
782"Maybe, but I'd rather not."
783
784>But why?
785
786He remained silent, focusing entirely on the task at hoof.
787
788>Seven-
789
790'If him not want her over, him not bring her!'
791
792The snarl from the beast below was far harsher than it needed to be, enough so Seven wasted no time bopping her in the head to calm her down.
793
794'Sorry.'
795
796"It's alright. Let's just say... I have my reasons."
797
798>...Alright.
799
800More silence, as uncomfortable as had been before, if not even moreso.
801
802>I think my love would make you all... weird, anyway.
803
804"Hm?"
805
806>If you did that sapping thing on me. I think my um... condition, it would make it all weird. You might grow another head or something.
807
808"Well, I think I could figure out how to put it to good use."
809
810There was a bout of silence while she pieced together what he meant in her head. When it hit her, her hooves hit her face just as hard as the realization had.
811
812>You're terrible, and I'm just happy poor Buttercup doesn't know what you're saying.
813
814'Hm? Wait, what? Me am watch parents and siblings mate all time, why you think me not know what mating is? Just cause me not get mated and have cubs yet not mean me not see it, me live in Everfree! Me know what he do with two heads. It for when one miss, right?'
815
816The world, quite literally, stopped. Time frozen as leaves ceased to fall, and the birds ceased to fly, and the parasprites rolling in the trees became locked in place.
817
818'What?'
819
820>...So are you done with-
821
822"Yep."
823
824>Good.
825
826'WHAT!?'
827
828Without another word, he got back to work.
829
830>...So what do you supposed everyone else is doing?
831
832"Nothing too exciting, probably. There weren't any major disasters when I left three hours ago, I doubt something earth shaking popped up out of nowhere and nobody thought to find you.
833
834>Good point...
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837
838Non-Canon
839>Pinkie
840"Cadence"
841'DT'
842[Luna]
843~~~~
844>Welcome to Night /pa/ with your host Pinkie Pie! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and a season has ended!
845
846[We gave you one job. Imagine our surprise when we came back. Not only was the dream door burned down, everything was on fire.]
847
848>She opened the box as soon as you left! After we dealt with nightmare, we thought we were done.
849
850"The door was still intact when we left and I swear she wasn't burning down her town the last time we saw her!"
851
852'They got frustrated you didn't tell them when you were coming back. I told them we shouldn't have left, but they went anyway. I had to keep them out of trouble.'
853
854[...she opened the box and you still managed to contain her glass shadows? ...that's actually impressive considering I was expecting them to keep you busy for quite some time. ]
855
856>So we did good?
857
858[...We will address this some other time. The dream eaters coming back is concerning. Their voracious appetite will eventually make them turn to pony dreams if they are unable to find a steady supply of dreams to eat.]
859
860>What are you going to do now?
861
862[The guards and I will handle it for now, but the services of the P-team may be needed in the future. I'd rather not admit it, but since you've been able to handle yourselves without my help, it...it means you may actually be capable of more serious assignments.]
863
864>Yay! We couldn't have done it if Cadence hadn't seen through his disguise!
865
866"...Oh yeeeah that's right. What was up with that? I couldn't believe you girls didn't notice his blue tusks."
867
868[...2 tusks, or blue tusks?]
869
870"Blue tusks, of course!"
871
872'They were white, Cadence.'
873
874"That's silly, that'd be a lot of tusks. There were only blue tusks."
875
876[...it appears your warped perception from love allows you to be unaffected by their disguise. Noted. For now, enjoy the rest of your dream and have a good night.]
877
878>Welp, I guess that's the end of our arc. I hope folks enjoyed themselves! BYE!!!
879
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881
882Non-Canon
883>Pinkie
884"Applejack"
885~~~~
886>Welcome to Night /pa/ with your host Pinkie Pie! It's during this time that content doesn't matter, and we're back to our regular schedule! Now for our main guest...APPLEJACK!!!
887
888"Howdy y'all"
889
890>What has been your favorite place to visit when traveling?
891
892"Hmmm...that's a tough one. Almost all of them have been a unique memory. Like this one time, me and mah cousin Peach went to Hayseed Swamps and she decided to wrestle an alligator. Now she never wrestled an alligator before, but we've wrestled pretty hard together in the past and she figured how hard could it be to do the same thing to an alligator? She apparently didn't know about the death roll thing that alligators can do. Long story short, she ended up with bite marks on 75% of her body and nearly drowned. This could have been a cautionary tale about overconfidence, but after she opened her eyes her first words were 'Did Ah win, because gator was rigged if Ah didn't.' Good old cousin Peach was nev-"
893
894>Okay, AJ you're eating up our time. Now that's our show and enjoy the rest of your night everypony!
895
896"Wait, Ah didn't mention the part where-"
897AJ wakes up.
898
899"...Aw there were crawdads involved too." 
900
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902
903OOCO
904>AJ
905"??"
906~~
907
908>Ha ha! And they said ya' couldn't bring world peace with apples, but we're sure showin' them, ain't we Applina? Yep! She's gonna show 'em all.
909
910"What are you doing-"
911
912POW!
913
914>...OH MAH STARS! RARITY!
915
916"OW!"
917
918>AH' AM SO SORRY!
919
920"MUH NOSH! AH SHINK YA BROKA MAH NOSH!"
921
922>...Is that what mah' accent sounds like?
923
924"GEH A RAG!"
925
926>Ah' think Ah' need ta' work on that.
927
928"IH HURTS!"
929
930>Always about you, ain't it? Ah' think Ah' gotta problem here!
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933
934 >AB
935"SB"
936'SL'
937~Winona~
938~~~
939
940>This was a terrible idea!
941
942~YES! IT WAS!~
943
944"What were you thinking, Winona!?"
945
946~THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE!~
947
948'This is the last time we take advice from a dog!"
949
950~YOU HAVE TO DO IT THE FIRST TIME FOR THAT TO WORK!~
951
952>...Wait, what did Winona say?
953
954"Bark bark bark bark?"
955
956'A doy!'
957
958~BIG APPLE WILL KNOW!~
959
960>Well, at least we ain't in the battle?
961
962Sure enough, the war was reaching a fever pitch down below, a massive collision of the gathering of forces and the golems of stone a sight to behold.
963
964From up high.
965
966Because they were up high.
967
968On a giant rock.
969
970That was being carried by the golems and thus probably very bad.
971
972'Can we just get this over with!? The prophecy says if we use the Spears of the Stonehearted one, then the battle will be decided! That has to mean this all will stop!'
973
974"What else is it going to mean?"
975
976~Ruh Roh, Little Apple...~
977
978>Alright! Ya'll hold up yer' spear!
979
980In tandem, they did, positioning it over the mountain's peak.
981
982>Ah've got mine!
983
984They crossed the spears, metal rubbing against metal as they angled it just right.
985
986>Annnnnd-
987
988~Will saying this is a bad idea help?~
989
990>STAB!
991
992~So, no.~
993
994They thrust down, and...
995
996Lights of power raced down either side of the stone, forming dozens upon dozens of markings all along it's length.
997
998>WOO! WE DID IT! WE... we...
999
1000There was a rumble, there was a crack.
1001
1002~I feel like I should say I told you so, but that sums it up.~
1003
1004Those down below would agree.
1005
1006The giant rock arm that sprung out of the side seemed to sum it up.
1007
1008When the rest of the limbs came, it was pretty much a moot point.
1009
1010There was only one reaction when a great, terrible eye opened up, and looked to the three fillies on it's back.
1011
1012>...THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA, WINONA! 
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