How to Fall in Love with Two Friends at Once, pt 1It was a beautiful day in Ponyville. Celestia’s sun shone high in the sky, warming the earth while a gentle breeze blew past. Ponies trotted about the small town, busy with their own lives and agendas for the day. Mayor Mare was en route to her office, while the sofa clerk sold some quills at his shop. Even with the soft bustle of hooves and friendly “hello’s” exchanged, it was a serene sight. Could things ever go wrong?“SPIKE, HURRY! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!”Certainly for Twilight Sparkle, they could. The young dragon shot out of bed, racing towards his best friend’s room. Something terrible must have happened to get Twilight this worked up, he thought. Spike threw open the door to her bedroom. “Twilight! What’s wrong?!” he asked.“I’m out of notebook paper!” the Princess of Friendship exclaimed. “All of my books have been filled, front-to-back! I can’t even write anything in the mar
Doctor Whooves in: Double Vision, part 5The TARDIS shook violently as it touched down at its destination. This was violating every single law of space and time, where not one, not two, but three of the same pony were currently in the same timeline.The Doctor, Ditzy and 001 tumbled out of the TARDIS, landing on familiar ground. “Well, that took long enough,” Ditzy said gruffly. The Doctor raised a brow.“Well, I’m sorry! The TARDIS did not appreciate us coming here again, it’s already another dimension.”Ditzy and 001 looked around. They both saw a small building they landed in front of.“That’s… my parents’ workshop?” 001 recognised. Indeed, the sign above the building read Scarlett and Clyde’s Photography. The two ponies were inside, watching over a baby filly who was immediately recognised as Ditzy. The Doctor gasped in surprise.“So you were born in this universe? Interesting,” he said. They watched as a past Ditzy was informed of the fil
Doctor Whooves In: Double Vision, Part 4“So I said to him, ‘if I'm ever in need of advice from a psychotic potato dwarf, you'll certainly be the first to know!’”001 burst out laughing, having to stop walking for a moment to hold her stomach. “Oh, that little alien sounds like quite the character,” she finally chuckled out. “Did you ever meet this Strax, Ditzy?”She wasn’t paying attention. She was still thinking about what happened earlier. Ditzy had just been told by her best friend that she died in the near future, and he most certainly dies soon after. How soon would this event happen? And isn’t there something they could do to prevent it?“...Ditzy, are you listening?” The Doctor waved her back to the present. He chuckled. “You almost walked into two signs and one pony! What’s been on your mind that you’ve been that distracted?”Ditzy looked back and forth, trying to find something to say. “Oh, uh, I was ju
Trixie's Grand Illusion, part 1Come one, Come all! Come see the Great and Powerful Trixie and the Trick-o-th'-Tail!A small crowd filled the town square. Many of them have heard of this "Trixie" pony, and how all of her shows have been fraud. Most came just to humour the boastful unicorn.The stage shot open from the carriage and bright lights flashed in the onlookers' eyes. The Great and Powerful Trixie appeared onstage flashing her signature smirk. She waved her hooves at the crowd, who answered with mixed emotions. The littler fillies and colts giggled and waved back. Numerous of the adults rolled their eyes at her.At least it's a crowd, Trixie thought to herself. She clapped her hooves, and music began. A covered cage rolled its way onstage."Bored of the life in the city of goldHe'd left and let nobody know.Gone were the towers he had known from a child,Along with the dream of a lifeHe travelled the wide open road,the blinkered arcade,In search of another to share in his life, nowhereEv
Trixie's Grand Illusion, part 2Trixie was reminded of her previous performance in Ponyville. That was the first time she was run out of a town, the first time she was shown a hoax, the first time she was teased and laughed at Well, maybe not the first time. Her thoughts travelled to a young Trixie Lulamoon, sitting at her school desk, other fillies and colts pointing and laughing at her. She had not yet earned her cutie mark, unlike the rest of her class. She spent her time watching magicians and stage performers. They all thought Trixie was wasting her time on something useless.Imagine their surprise when one day Trixie found her talent in magic and performing!Trixie smiled at that memory. It gave her a sense of confidence that she would do better in her show this time."Perhaps I can even impress that other unicorn," she said aloud. "She may be good at magic, but I am great and powerful!"Trixie's caravan pulled into the small town of Ponyville. She needed to run to the market for a few neces
Deja Discord Part 1Deja Discord, Part 1: Au, Contraire It was a glorious day in Equestria. The avatar of chaos had been defeated, and a new stained-glass window was added to Princess Celestia's grand hall. The Element Bearers and all of Ponyville gathered in the castle to celebrate. The Princess turned to her faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. "Thank you, Twilight," she said. "You showed true bravery and confidence earlier today. And with that, you brought the end of Discord, once and for all."An evil laugh filled the great hall. Large pink clouds swirled overhead. "What in tar-nation?" Applejack managed to get out. everyone was in shock at this sight, but none more than Twilight and Celestia.-FLASH!-A large figure loomed in the center of the hall. It reared back to show a familiar draconequus face. "Au, Contraire, mon Capitan..." It stated, sending a chill up everypony's spine. "Heeee's BAACK!" Discord let out another maniacal laugh.The mish-mash creature snapped his eagle c
Deja Discord Part 2Deja Discord, Part 2: Discord Who? "Wh-what did you do to me? Wha-"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!The crowd had gathered to celebrate the Element Bearers job well done defeating Discord, master of chaos. However, they got to see a new reign of chaos from him-For even less than last time. When the smoke cleared and the screaming subsided, the eight ponies stood on the dais... Wait, eight ponies? The crowd was sure there were seven up there, the only other being was..."Discord," The princess said firmly. "You have been drained of your powers. You are now under temporary arrest until we can figure out a new punishment."The strange new pony on the dais looked at her in shock. "W-what's worse than THIS?! Celly, you are truly a cruel and unforgiving God, now aren't you?!" Princess Celestia aimed her horn at him. "Don't push me further, Discord. You're already mortal."'Discord' Looked himself over. He had been turned into an alicorn. Good, he still had some magic. His brown coat
Deja Discord Part 3Deja Discord Part 3: Discordant OrderCelestia went up to her room to rest, it had been a long-and confusing- day. As she removed her crown and shoes to sleep, she looked outside to see her sister's beautiful moon rising-and a familiar-looking stallion's face. "Dear Tia, I must ask: What are the sleeping arrangement plans?" Celestia blushed slightly. "Discord, please, it's been a long day. Just... grab a pillow and lay on the floor." Discord did so with a slightly annoyed look on his now-stallion face. Celestia walked over to the balcony. She looked up to the sky, not only to admire her sister's work, but to clear her head from all this chaos. Discord, as if reading her thoughts, trotted over next to her. They stared at the moon for a long time, neither saying anything. "Hey, Tia," Discord started. She sighed, and turned her eye to him. "I've been wondering: Why are you doing this? I mean, you could've transported me to another planet without my powers, or turned me into a
Deja Discord Part 4Deja Discord Part 4: Distupid"No, no, no!"Applejack scolded Discord. She was trying to teach him how to applebuck, but he had other ideas. Every time Discord kicked his hind legs, he'd make them disappear and reappear on the other side of the tree, as if they were stuck inside of it. The former chimera of chaos let out a chuckle. Applejack gave him a hard look. "Listen here, sugarcube, y'all ain't gonna git yer old body back actin' like that," she said. He thought this over for a moment, and realized how much he hated being a stallion. Always walking on all fours, having to use a horn for magic, and NO HANDS. Applejack walked over to another tree. Instead of bucking this one, she laid a forehoof on it. "Now, will ya please just buck one tree so's y'all can leave?" Discord let out a heavy sigh, and trotted over to the tree. He readied his back hooves, balanced on his front legs, and kicked with all of his might. The tree shook like a-well, like a leaf on
The Fall Of Bowser, Part I In the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser, as you know, is the king of koopas, father of eight, and enemy of the Marios. His most intelligent son, Ludwig, plans the attacks. Ludwig, in truth, likes the Marios. He agrees with them on most things, including the overthrow of Bowser. For years, Lud has been planning on how to take down his father. The Mario Brothers have been invited to dinner by Ludwig. They arrived at the Mushroomica, the fanciest restaurant in the Kingdom. Ludwig was sitting at the table closest to the fire. "Greetings and salutations, Marios", said Ludwig cheerfully. "I hope you had a good day so far." They took a seat. "What's-a this about, Ludwig?" said Luigi. Ludwig spoke to the waitress, then turned to the brothers. "Mm. You see, I've been planning something very big. You two play a very big part in it. Ah, thank you." The waitress brought them 1-UP w
The Fall Of Bowser, Part II The trio left the restaurant, slightly drunk but happy, and Ludwig bid the Marios farewell. After they left, Ludwig returned to the table, where their waitress sat. "Oh, Catherine, what a day," Ludwig said with delight. Catherine Kooprella, a friend of Ludwig, smiled back at him; the sweet kind, loving smile. "I hope your plan goes well," she replied. " If your father is out of the throne, you could make big changes!" Ludwig smiled sheepishly. "No, I couldn't take the throne! I'm-I'm m-much to busy with other things, my dear." Catherine wondered what he meant. " Well, if you do, a king needs a queen, right?" Ludwig chuckled, then realized what she meant. "Oh, my dear Catherine, are-are you a-asking me to-?" She cut him off with a kiss on the lips. "Marry me, Luddy." Ludwig recovered from the shock, then retorted, "Wait, aren't I supposed to ask yo-oh, what the heck, my father was 17 when he got engaged, so, yes!" Catherine squealed with excitement. "Oh, thank yo
The Fall Of Bowser, Part III Many days passed since Ludwig talked to the Marios. His siblings noticed he was acting strange. None more than Wendy O'. Ever since birth, Lud and Wendy shared a larger sibling bond than the others, not counting Iggy and Lemmy. As the day arrived, Ludwig left the castle, with Wendy following him. Mario and Luigi headed towards Bowser Castle. Their job was to distract Bowser and Weaken him, then Ludwig attacks and defeats Bowser Koopa for good. But before they left the BorderLine, they heard someone shout to them. "Wait up! I want to come, to!" It was Catherine. "Huh, you guys are fast! I want to see Luddy take down Bowser too!" The Marios agreed, and the trio headed off. Wendy kept following Ludwig, even when he went out in broad daylight right into Toad Town. She grabbed some clothes and hid behind the shop he went into. She heard him talk to someone. "...And one of those, please. Remember, this is for the Dethron
The Fall Of Bowser, Part IV Mario and Luigi entered Bowser castle. They found the place nearly empty. Bowser was sleeping on his throne. Luigi went over to wake him up. "Wait- Luigi! What are you-?" But Mario couldn't finish. This was a fake Bowser. When Luigi tapped his shoulder, "Bowser" fell over and broke to reveal a Bob-Omb. The Marios shrieked, and ran to the other end of the throneroom. "A decoy, just in case I ever get attacked when the real me is busy. He hehe.." Bowser came from behiind a door, and walked to the center of the room. Ludwig waited just outside the room. He heard an explosion, and started to worry. What if Bowser hurts them badly? What if they die? Ludwig pushed these out of his mind and peeked through the window. Bad timing. Bowser looked over and saw his son peeking through the window. "Ah, Kooky, my son! Here to help me destroy the Mario Brothers, no doubt." Ludwig hesitantly entered the room, and walked over to his father. In his "Kooky"