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- >Be Anon, best babysitter in Equestria
- >Be done babysitting the living tornado known as Flurry Heart
- >Seriously how did she get a chainsaw to run rampant with?
- >Ponies here couldn’t handle anything sharper than a spoon without freaking out
- >Doesn’t matter because Princess Candy Ass sure does pay good
- >20 bits an hour for 6 hours a day 4 days a week
- >You were even able to afford an apartment in the Crystal Kingdom to make your commute shorter
- >Time to get your pay for the day
- >Walking with Flurry cradled in your arm you make your way to Cadence’s room
- >You get a few odd stares as you walk down the halls, you always do
- >Probably because these ponies know just how much havoc Flurry can wreak
- >Ah well, doesn’t really matter
- >Arriving at the door you’re about to knock when you hear the faintest noise inside
- >Straining to hear you put your ear against the door, but to no avail
- >The movies made this look much simpler
- >Giving up you knock on the door
- > A muffled “Just a minute” can be heard
- >Cadence must have been shouting her ass off for you to hear that
- >A couple seconds pass before the door sings open revealing Cadence looking a little disheveled
- >”Ah Anonymous, is it that time already?”
- “’Fraid so Princess, hate to part with the little tyke but she needs her mama too.”
- >”As always Anonymous I am ever grateful you look after Flurry. Your pay as usual.”
- >Cadence simultaneously levitates Flurry from your arm and deposits a purse of bits into your hand.
- >You open up the bag to check the bits
- >Well not really, Cadence was always good on her pay
- >It just felt nice to see the fruits of your labor
- “Yup, all there Princess. As always, it’s a pleasure.”
- >You nod your head goodbye before being stopped by Princess Cadence
- >”Anonymous, wait a moment if you would. There is something I would like to ask of you.”
- >Cadence’s tone didn’t sound too happy; shit did she want to fire you?
- >She didn’t find out about how much danger Flurry’s been in did she?
- >Shit just deny, deny, deny
- “Sure Princess what did you want to ask?”
- >Okay going well, just don’t spill your spaghetti
- >”It would be best if we talked about this in private.”
- >SHIT
- >She is SO gonna fire you
- >without waiting for confirmation she turns around and walks into her room
- >taking a deep breath you follow
- >Looking inside her room Cadence had obviously hastily tried to tidy up
- >It was in worse shape than she was
- >Cadence was shuffling some paperwork on her desk and without turning spoke
- >”Anonymous have you noticed anything out of the ordinary lately?”
- >Immediately your mind is flooded with incidents from just this week alone
- >There was when Flurry got abducted by pirates
- >Rampaging Flurry with a chainsaw
- >Fluttershy getting kidnaped by a Chimaera at a picnic she, Flurry, and you were having
- “No”
- > Keep it simple, that’ll keep you together
- >”Are you sure, nopony acting suspicious or anything?”
- “Not that I’ve seen.”
- >Cadence eyes you and you begin to sweat
- >Finally after what feels like forever she speaks
- >”If you say so Anonymous, I’m sorry to have kept you. Please Enjoy your weekend, I’ll see you back on Tuesday.”
- >What?
- >That actually worked?
- >As if on auto-pilot you exit the room and head back to your apartment for the night
- >Damn you’re good
- >Be Princess Cadenza Mi Amore
- >Be rocking Flurry’s crib while thinking about what Anonymous just said
- >He hasn’t noticed his growing following?
- >Has he not seen how his follower’s gather around his apartment every night and chant?
- >Can one stallion be so thick skulled?
- >You gaze wanders to a picture of your loving hubby Shining Armor
- >You remember how long it took for him to notice your love for him
- >but this is different
- >The Princesses told you to keep an eye on Anonymous
- >To see if he is ready to join the pantheon
- >Even your niece Twilight was getting antsy
- >In terms of shear mental capacity he rivals Celestia herself
- >Power wise, he’s able to keep up with Flurry and not even you could do that
- >There are just a couple of problems
- >For one, he seems to either have no knowledge of his following or actively ignores it
- >A Princess must treat their followers with the respect and loyalty their followers have for them
- >Secondly is his following with the other races
- >For the longest time, the other races of Equis remained silent on additions to the pantheon
- >But every day you received more and more petitions to have Anonymous sent to his “rightful place” among whatever race the sender was
- >Some of them were even written in pencil, meaning they came from the highest authorities in their respective nation
- >If Equestria acknowledged Anonymous as belonging to the pantheon the other races might feel as if Anonymous was stolen from them
- >You shuddered at the thought
- >the name calling would be vicious
- >It might even erupt into another pillow war
- >You glance back down at the picture of Shinny
- >You need to rest, it’s been a long day
- >Be Anon, chilling in Casa de Anon
- >It’s been a week so you’re treating yourself
- >Apple Cider, cause it’s the closest shit to alcohol they got in this kiddy place
- >You take a swig, its tart and has a slight aftertaste
- >Not as good as the shit from Sweet Apple Acers, but you aren’t paying the inflated import tax on that.
- >One thing you miss about home is the ways to distract yourself after a long day at work
- >Maybe you should go for a walk
- >Nah, Cadence was worrying about suspicious ponies so you should probably play it safe
- >Then again the meanest thing you’ve encountered, outside your escapades with Flurry, was a mare who tried to cuddle you without asking
- >Your thoughts are interrupted by a knock on your door
- >Opening it you see one of your neighbors
- >A crystal pony named Brilliant Gleam
- >The naming conventions of this place were hard to get used to
- “Hey Gleam, your faucet leaking again?’
- >About a week after you moved here you became the go to handyman when you showed everyone you knew how to unclog a toilet
- >She shakes her head
- >”N-no not this time.”
- >Is she blushing, it’s hard to tell with how translucent crystal ponies are
- >There’s an awkward scilence for a couple of seconds
- “So… what brings you to my doorstep then?’
- >”Oh, right.”
- >Okay now she is definitely blushing
- >You swear one of these days you’ll die of a heart attack
- >Brilliant Gleam pulls out what looks to be a letter
- >”This came for you just now.”
- >taking the letter away you look for the sender’s address
- >Huh that’s strange, no sender
- >you look up to try and ask Brilliant who the sender was, but by then she’s already gone
- “Whelp little letter, looks like it’s just you and me.”
- >Sighing, you head back inside to read the letter
- >Opening it you’re not greeted by pony anthrax and instead a card
- >A Father’s day card
- >There aren’t any signatures on it so you can’t figure out who sent the card still
- >Is it Father’s day today?
- >You go check the calendar to check and sure enough the day is marked with a pre-highlighted holiday marker
- >You aren’t actually a father but you might as well be considering how childish these ponies are
- >seriously you said hell once and half of Ponyville gasped
- >the other half fainted
- >you pin the card to your fridge and decide to continue with your nighttime walk idea
- >Be Brilliant Gleam, high priestess of the cult of Dadnonymous Crystal Empire branch
- >You are over the moon
- >The All Father accepted your offering of thanks
- >You can only hope that it ends up on the sacred alter known only as “The Fridge”
- >You must let the followers know
- >The Ceremony will proceed with the All Fathers blessing
- >The time is right
- >You exit your apartment
- >Be Anonymous about 2 hours later sitting in the park
- >It may be night, but with how clear the sky is, the moon provides enough light to see
- >With nothing but the crisp night air to distract you, you begin to think
- >Why is everything here so kid friendly?
- >No booze, no sharp corners, nothing
- >Violence is extremely tame here and a scrape larger than your pinky nail is considered a life threatening injury
- >Was it always like this?
- >Do you even want to know?
- >If anyone were to know it’d be one of the Princesses
- >When you first arrived here and noticed the Kindergarten mindset you asked Celestia that same question
- >She just looked at you like she was rebooting and then moved on
- >Didn’t even acknowledge your question
- >Something’s up here but you’re not quite sure what
- >You’re interrupted from your inner monologue by the smell of something burning
- >You panic for a second looking around before seeing some ponies sitting on logs roasting marshmallows
- >you should probably head over there
- >They’ll need adult supervision
- >how’d they even start a fire?
- >Getting closer you notice some familiar faces
- >There are some of your neighbors, including Brilliant
- >There’s the Baker across the street from the castle
- >Are they singing Kumbayah? Or the pony equivalent at least
- >this is gonna be interesting
- >Be High Priestess Brilliant Gleam
- >The ceremony is in full swing
- >The sacred chants are reaching their peak
- >The flames are roasting the sacrifices nicely
- > When disaster strikes
- >Brother Knead strayed too close to the sacred pyre and has his hoof engulfed in flame
- >He wails in pain but none of the other followers intervene, lest they themselves be engulfed
- >When suddenly, as if by miracle, All Father Anonymous himself descends on brother Knead and extinguishes the fire with one simple kiss
- >You address the followers
- >”Truly this day is blessed; the All Father himself has descended from his lair to save brother Knead from his own demise.”
- >Cheers ring out from the followers as Anonymous gives a nod and sits
- >He is here to moderate the ceremony obviously
- >We must offer him a sacrifice
- >Be Anonymous
- >The Baker Knead Love had a little singe on his hoof from accidently sticking it in the campfire
- >You kissed it to ease him and pet his back to calm his crying
- >” *sniff* th-thank you Anon, it r-really hurt.”
- >Ugh your one weakness, sad ponies
- “Hey it’s alright Knead, just trying to help.”
- >How could crystal even get singed?
- >Petting Knead let you know the crystal they’re made of is really strong
- >Before you can continue down this line of thinking Brilliant walks up to you and offers you a smore
- “Aw thanks Brilliant that’s very kind of you”
- >You take the smore from her and begin to munch down
- >It’s loaded with sugar, like everything else here, but it’s good
- >”You’re welcome Anon, anything for a friend.”
- >Brilliant beams a smile at you
- >You pass the rest of the night singing campfire songs with the Ponies before bidding them goodnight
- >Taking a walk was your best decision yet
- >Be Cadence waking up the next day
- >Today you must report to Celestia on whether Anonymous is right to join the pantheon
- >Celestia herself is arriving in order to hear you reasoning
- >You’ve prepared as much as you could but it’s not enough
- >You remember what happened when the last acolyte to ascend wasn’t ready
- >Poor Sunset
- >But Anonymous isn’t an acolyte, he’s…
- >Frankly you aren’t sure what he is
- >He seems to not follow any of the rules
- >No matter how much harm comes to him, he never seems to notice
- >He seems to be able to keep up with Celestia mentally, if not surpass her in some areas
- >Areas such warfare, logic puzzles and many more
- >Is he… something more?
- >Before you can continue down this line of thought a knock shakes you back to reality
- “C-come in”
- >The door swings open to reveal
- >CELESTIA?
- “P-p-princess, how nice of you to drop by, I-I-I was just preparing…”
- >”Silence”
- >you immediately snap your mouth shut
- >”Follow me”
- >Without another word she turns and walks away
- >You know better than to keep the princess waiting so you levitate only the most important documents and follow
- >Harmony protect you
- >Be Anon, waking up around midday
- >Hey it’s your day off; you can wake up when you wanna
- >Pour yourself a big bowl of frosted Luna-O’s
- >You’re 99% certain its pure sugar but damn if it doesn’t taste good
- >As you munch you begin to recall last night
- >Man that was a fun campfire party
- >You were surprised that many ponies could stay up that late
- >Most were clocked out at 9pm exactly
- >Some of the “late night” establishment such as taverns stayed open until about 10pm and even then pony’s eyes were drooping
- >That bonfire party lasted until midnight at least
- >You had more s’mores and cider that night than any other time in your life
- >Still why didn’t Brilliant tell you about that party last night when she delivered your card?
- >She didn’t even tell you she was going
- >From your, admittedly limited, experience parties like that were a whole town kind of deal
- >Maybe the crystal ponies were just warry of you
- >After all they lived up here with a tyrant for centuries
- >At least what this world considered a tyrant
- >Still living in fear tends to make people distrust outsiders
- >You finish your cereal and go to put your dishes away
- >After that you go to check your mail
- >Down in the lobby there isn’t a soul to be seen
- >Not even the receptionist is behind her desk
- >You check your mail to see a copy of the newspaper and some miscellaneous letters
- >Unfurling the paper you see the front page headline
- >”PRINCESSES CELESTIA AND LUNA TO VISIT CRYSTAL EMPIRE TODAY”
- >Huh so the princesses are visiting, maybe you should go say hi
- >After all, it’s been some time since you saw them in person
- >Just because it’s your day off doesn’t mean you can’t visit the castle
- >And with that you head out to the castle
- >Be Brilliant Gleam, waking up with a splitting headache
- >The fog of your mind begins to fade as the events of last night’s ritual begins to come back to you
- >The chants, the sacrifices, brother Knead nearly dying, then…
- >Then your lord came and saved him
- >Truly he is the most benevolent of deities
- >But the past is the past, and you must prepare for more ceremonies
- >With the new chants passed down from your lord, the next gathering shall be even better
- >But that can wait too, for you must resume your civilian life until next you meet
- >For now you are no longer Brilliant Gleam the High Priestess
- >No, now as you slip back into the hum drum of civility, you are Brilliant Gleam the Royal Guardsmare
- >And on this shift, you are faced with both a blessing, and a curse
- >For you and your squad are to look after Flurry Heart
- >Anonymous give you the strength to look after his chosen disciple
- >It’s going to be a long day
- >Be Cadence
- >Be currently sweating your cutie mark off
- >Not only is Celestia here to judge your assessment, but her sister Luna is here too
- >Should they be displeased with your findings you could very well face banishment… or worse
- >Celestia and Luna were currently pouring over the folder of notes and letters you had compiled on Anonymous
- >They hadn’t yet asked any questions of you but that made you all the more anxious
- >Finally after what felt like ages the silence was broken
- >”Hmm, quite remarkable don’t you think sister.”
- >”INDEED ANONYMOUS SHOWS MUCH PROMISE”
- >Oh thank Harmony
- >”But…”
- >oh no
- >”… there is a problem with his… popularity… with the other races”
- >”AN ASTUTE OBSERVATION SISTER DEAR, BUT HOWEVER SHALL WE REMEDY THIS SITUATION.”
- >”Well why don’t we pose this conundrum to our gracious host”
- >Both princesses turned their heads towards you with a look that can only be considered malevolent
- “O-of course.”
- >You swallow saliva nervously and continue
- “P-perhaps we could… discus with the other races about how to handle his ascension?”
- >you tried to phrase it like a statement but your voice betrayed you
- >They both stare at you for a minute
- >”An excellent idea, don’t you think Luna?”
- >”I DO SISTER, TRULY REMARKABLE.”
- >Wait what?
- >”After all most of these races seem extremely serious about making their case, why don’t we hear them out.”
- >Is… is this actually working? Are you actually not gonna get thrown into Tartarus?
- >”And who better to put this plan into action than the mare who suggested it.”
- >Oh sweet Harmony
- >So that’s their plan
- “Of course Celestia, I would be honored”
- >You bow as it’s the only thing you can do
- >Suddenly a knock at the door draws all of your attentions
- >”You may enter”
- >A guardpony pokes their head from behind the door
- >”Sorry to interrupt your highnesses, but Anonymous is here to see you.”
- >”Ah wonderful, please send him in.”
- >Oh merciful Harmony this day just keeps getting better and better
- >Be Anon
- >Currently be waiting for the guard to come back
- >You’re getting a bit impatient but a small explosion across the room draws your attention
- >The doors are blown off their hinges when a familiar ball of energy comes barreling towards you
- >Flurry slams into your gut knocking the wind out of your sails
- “Oof … hey Flurry good to see you”
- >You strain to regain your breath as Flurry just cutely chuckles in your arms
- “Say shouldn’t there be someone watching you right now?”
- >As the words leave your lips a squad of guardponies comes rushing in to the waiting room
- >”Has anyone seen Flurry Heart?”
- “Yeah… over here”
- >You wave over the guards to come collect the little rugrat
- >”Ah Anon, thanks for the help.”
- >A guardsmare trots up to you, she seems strangely familiar
- >as you start to hand of Flurry she grabs on to your sleeve and won’t let go
- >How does she do that with just hooves?
- “Now, now flurry it’s been fun but you’ve got to go with the guards”
- >Flurry shakes her head rapidly
- >”Un-uh, Non-non”
- >You give the guardsmare an apologetic smile and turn your attention back to Flurry
- “Come on Flurry, now is not the time. It really was nice but I’m here to see your momma.”
- >Flurry just grips even tighter at your words
- >”He’s right Flurry it’s your lunchtime, and then a nap. Doesn’t that sound nice?”
- >Oh boy, lunchtime with Flurry was always a chore; it must be hell on these tiny ponies
- >”NON-NON, NON-NON”
- >Flurry is really starting to get on your nerves
- >Time to break out the big guns
- “Flurry, go eat lunch with the nice mare… now.”
- >It always makes you feel bad to use your “dad voice” but it’s for the best
- >As you’re speaking you see some of the ponies around you flinch, and Flurry stops screaming
- >Flurry looks at you and
- >Oh good god no… she’s gonna cry
- >Her eyes well up and…
- >”W-W-W-WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.”
- >Oh god, oh fuck, this is bad. Like up shitscreek bad.
- >Think Anon think
- “Uh… uh…Hey Flurry after I’m done talking with you mom… uh we can go get some pasteries.”
- >Really faggot that’s the best you can come up with
- >Shut up brain it was you who came up with it
- >While you’re having an internal monologue you begin to notice the crying suddenly fades into sniffling
- >”P-pwoma?”
- “Yeah Flurry I promise.”
- >Flurry, still somewhat sad, releases her death grip on your sleeve and gets on the back of the Guardsmare
- >”Thanks Anon we were having a lot of trouble handling her.”
- “Sure, no problem.”
- >As the guard carries Flurry on her back, Flurry turns and waves at you
- >”Bye, Non-non”
- >You give her a small wave as they exit the now destroyed doorway
- >From the opposite door another guard enters
- >”Anonymous, the princesses will see you now. Please follow me.”
- >That’s your cue
- >Time to go say hi
- >And maybe tell Cadence about the door…
- >Nah
- >Be Guardsmare Brilliant Gleam
- >Be feeding Flurry Heart
- >You were not expecting to see your lord Dadnonymous today
- >His chosen disciple Flurry must have sensed his arrival because of the bond they share
- >You remember vividly his demeanor when he was scolding the chosen disciple
- >You shudder at the thought as you remember how his voice pierced the veil of reality showing, if only for a moment, his wrath
- >Even you, versed as you are in peering behind the veil, were shaken deep to your core
- >The pressure he exerted nearly broke you, luckily your guard training helped you hold firm
- >Then it disappeared as quickly as it came
- >It let up so quickly you almost thought it was never there
- >Flurry burps as she finishes up her meal of mashed carrots and hay
- >Time to put Cadence’s spawn to bed
- >As you make your way to Flurry’s room a thought crosses your mind
- >Is Flurry truly the spawn of Cadence and Shining Armor?
- >You have no doubt the love goddess is the mother to this child, but could a mortal stallion like Shining Armor really help in conceiving this child?
- >Flurry has far too much power and energy
- >Even when factoring in that Shining is one of the most powerful unicorns out there, the raw power and near limitless energy Flurry displays is far too much
- >As you’re tucking in Flurry you notice some arcane symbols scrawled on parchment strewn about
- >they’re crude but… familiar
- >you’ve seen these symbols before…
- >Anonymous
- >Of course, it all makes sense
- >Be Anon
- >Be currently looking at what apparently is a top secret meeting of the princesses
- >It’s honestly just a glorified tea party
- >You notice a small folder with the words “SUPER SECRET DOCUMENTS’ written in crayon with little hearts and flowers drawn around it
- “Afternoon Princess Celestia it’s a lovely day isn’t it”
- >Celestia gives you a warm smile
- >”Ah Anonymous what a pleasure it is to see you, it has been too long.”
- “I agree princess but working with Flurry keeps me pretty tide up”
- >Sometimes literally
- >You let out a small chuckle and look over at Luna who seems to be pouting a little
- “And Princess Luna, did you honestly think I forgot you?”
- >”Thou couldst have made it a tad more obvious.”
- >Luna huffs a little but seems to ease up a little
- “Do you princesses mind if I sit down?”
- >”Not at all Anonymous, and do help yourself to the refreshments.”
- >You grab a seat opposite Celestia
- >Since you arrived here the only creature that has a similar mindset to you has been Celestia
- >It makes a bit of sense considering she’s just about the oldest living being on the planet
- >Even then she still displayed some childlike mentality
- >”So Anonymous what have you been doing with Flurry that keeps you so occupied
- >Ah shit, quick think of something non conspicuous
- “Oh you know, this and that”
- >”Forgive our ignorance sir Anonymous, but we do not. After all tis why our sister posed the question.”
- >Crap, Luna’s got you there
- “Well, I have been teaching Flurry cursive. It’s slow going, but we’re making good progress.”
- >Great save Anon
- >At least it would have been, if the Princesses didn’t look at you like deer caught in your headlights
- >”C-cursive”
- >”But Anonymous, cursive is so challenging.”
- >”Indeed, and for you to start her so young… truly it is too much for her.”
- >You expected some surprise but not in this way
- “Actually she’s really gotten the hang of it. She can even write her own name. I mean sure her penmanship is a little sloppy but she’s still young, she’ll improve with time.”
- >The princesses turn to look at each other then back to you
- >Princess Celestia speaks up
- >”If you’re certain Anonymous, but please go easy on Flurry.”
- “I assure you Princess; I’ll take the lessons slow.”
- >You pass some time talking about various non-topics
- “Well, it was great talking with you Princesses; we really should do this again sometime.”
- >”Of course Anonymous it’s always lovely seeing you.”
- >”Indeed, we shall miss thee.”
- >You wave goodbye to them and start walking away
- >You still have one more pony to see today
- >Flurry Heart is gonna love Knead’s pastries
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