World Without Rainbows 31 Part 2 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 31 Part 2
Applejack needed a good reason to get Spitfire to stop watching Trixie and come back to the abandoned home they had purloined for sleeping in, and she figured that "a mirror image of one of my best friends wants to kill you" probably wasn't going to cut it. And there was an easy way to do that if Applejack didn’t mind playing with a vulnerable mare’s emotions.
She wasn’t much of a liar, but for Apple Bloom she’d try anything. So once the interrogation was over she took Spitfire outside and propositioned her. Spitfire had been surprisingly receptive to her advances. Applejack had more trouble convincing the surpris
World Without Rainbows 31 Part 1 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 31 Part 1
Act III: The Grandfather Paradox
Part 13: Eye and Tooth and Nail
Rarity frowned at the arrangement of the fruit on the platter. Apples and walnuts were thrown together recklessly, their colors clashing without regard for presentation. And a week ago, such an effortless attempt would have bothered her.
Such problems seemed trivial now. Who gave a damn how neat the plate looked? It wasn't like Pinkamena would care. Or even notice, in all likelihood.
Her nihilism would have surprised her if she’d noticed it. An uncomfortable stillness had descended over the farm; nopony wanted to acknowledge it, but they all did, accidentally with
World Without Rainbows 30 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 30
Act III - The Grandfather Paradox
Part 12: Those Who Would Deny Fate
Nightmare Moon basked in the glow of her victory. And then she asked her next question. “Would you perform a Sonic Rainboom for me?”
Rainbow was blindsided by the question, although she shouldn't have been. Of course Nightmare Moon still wanted her to perform a Sonic Rainboom. She was the only one alive who could. And since it had the power to create an easy passage from one world to the other, that made her powerful. And Nightmare Moon would do everything possible to squeeze that power from her.
Loyalty is a finicky thing, Rainbow Dash. It asks us to m
World Without Rainbows 29 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 29
Act III - The Grandfather Paradox
Part 11: Our Lives and Our Freedom
Three sets of eyes settled on the alicorn. Nightmare Moon grinned cheekily as she eyed each one of them, giving them a solid examination while offering her most intimidating and bemusing smile. Rainbow Dash and Rarity exchanged a fearful glance, while Orange refused to look at anything, keeping her head hung low and her eyes shut tight.
Nopony spoke. Nightmare Moon, bothered by the silence, growled softly between her clenched teeth to fill the void.
“I know you're all thrilled to see me,” she told them mirthfully, “but please, don't everypony talk at
I thought that remembering was a gift. The ability to see what nopony else can see, to feel that sense of wonder and hope that nopony else can feel, I always thought that ability would be my salvation, and the salvation of all of Equestria.
How foalish I was. I now see what lies before me, the burden that has been placed on my shoulders, and my shoulders alone. And now I realize the true meaning of my talent, the cost that I must pay, and only I can pay. Nopony can help me in the quest. I must go into the darkness alone.
--The Storyteller's Final Tale
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From her seat on top of the
Bubble Berry: Be a Man! by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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Bubble Berry: Be a Man!
The Great and Powerful Presto sat in the middle of Ponyville Park, watching the bustle of the other ponies as they began their day. A brown-coated mare wearing a bowtie passed just feet away, and she stopped, sniffing the air confused.
"Just keep walking, lady," muttered Presto under his breath. "The Great and Powerful Presto does not have time to deal with no-name ponies like you." Eventually the mare gave up and continued on her way. Presto sighed in relief. He'd forgotten that the invisibility spell couldn't mask scent. If he'd been discovered, he would have had a difficult time explaining what he was still doing in Ponyville when,
World Without Rainbows 28 Part 2 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 28 Part 2
Up in the air, Rarity was almost tempted to believe that things were finally back to normal. Granted, she had never ridden a pegasus before, but for the first time in weeks, she was no longer surrounded by reminders that she was in a strange and uncannily eerie land.
"Where to now?" asked Rainbow Dash, reminding them of their situation. "We need to regroup."
"The farm, then," said Rarity. "Seems as good a place as any. Applejack should be there."
Rainbow snickered. "You think you're up for seeing Applejack?" she asked.
"Of course!" proclaimed Rarity, confused and offended. "Why wouldn't I... oh." Her voice lowered, her cordiality b
World Without Rainbows 28 Part 1 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 28 Part 1
Nopony dared move. They were stuck, frozen in time, a still frame in a dead city. Without the sun to mark the passage of time, Applejack begin to wonder if this would last forever, and how she would know if it had.
"Let's just make sure we're all understanding each other," said Trixie, desperately trying to come up with a plan. "If any of you make a move, Applejack loses her head. And I expect that if that happens, I will lose mine shortly afterward. In the common interest of keeping our lives, I trust you won't do anything stupid."
"But apparently we can talk, right?" said Pinkie Pie.&
World Without Rainbows 27 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 27
Act III The Grandfather Paradox
Part 9: Entrapment
Familiarity is in the details, Applejack realized as she waited at the door to the large library-tree. When she had visited Braeburn in Appleloosa to deliver Bloomberg, the taste of her family's signature apple pies had been enough to make her forget that she wasn't in Ponyville anymore. Even when she had moved to Manehattan, her aunt still had enough retained habits of their old life to give a semblance of home, at least enough to make it uncanny. Maybe that was why Feng-Shui worked, she wondered. It wasn't about the actual layout, but the pony that chose the layout feeling comf
World Without Rainbows 26 by FreedomAndChaos, literature
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World Without Rainbows 26
Act III The Grandfather Paradox
Part 8: Masquerade
"Ooh, how's your scar doing?" asked Pinkie Pie. "Gilda really did a number on you when she attacked you in the library."
The intent of the question was fairly obvious to her. Too obvious. "What are you talking about, Pinkie?" answered Trixie, trying to provide enough inflection to sound genuinely befuddled. "Gilda found us in the mountains, near other me's secret base. It was Silver Shield that was hiding in the library."
She thanked Madame Orange's detailed spoilers for helping her to answer the question. Trixie had