Fishing dock by DCFTEF

(11/04/2021)

https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/36651854/#q36842722

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>Hondo Flanks built his fishing dock himself
>Why would a magical pony fish?
>I don't know, why you asking me?
>Anyway...
>Hondo built his fishing dock years ago
>When Rarity was just a baby
>Heavy, dark wood
>There was a good sized plank left over
>Just the right size
>Of course, it wouldn't be needed for years
>Rarity was still in diapers
>But in a few short years she wasn't
>Quickly she grew into a bratty, opinionated pre-teen
>There was a new baby too
>Sweetie Belle already idolized her sister and tried to do everything Rarity did
>It was time to pull out that old spare plank
>For the next few weeks, every time Rarity pushed his buttons Hondo went to his woodworking shed to relax
>He carved a handle
>He smoothed the edges carefully, so sharp corners wouldn't bruise
>He sanded it so smooth that there would never be a single splinter
>Finally he stained it with thick shellac so it would last forever
>Then he hung it up to dry, hopefully for a long time

>Not so long, it turned out
>One day Little Miss Bossy crossed the line, backtalking her mother brazenly
>Dad knew it was time to step things up
>A bit worse than Mom's mane brush or his own hoof
>It broke his heart but she was old enough now
>Rarity was right to be worried when Daddy ordered her out to his wood shed
>When she was in trouble she always got spanked in her room, or Mommy & Daddy's room
>But a firm magical grip on her ear gave the mouthy filly no choice
>That day Rarity learned what Daddy had been working on in his shed
>The whole neighborhood learned, via poor Rarity's wailing
>Always dramatic, even at that age

>In a few years Sweetie Belle was old enough to earn her own trip to the wood shed
>SPOILER:She didn't enjoy it either.
>One day, when Rarity was still a teenager living at home the sisters had a revelation
>They noticed the wood of the dock
>They made the connection
>It was the same wood
>All of a sudden sitting on it gave both of them an odd, uncomfortable, squirmy feeling...

And from that day on, family photos like >>36841898 are a little awkward for both fillies.