June 2012
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Prompt #29: "Sore Loser" by Obscure Reference
“What. No, that’s impossible. Odds dictate that is literally impossible. This is a scientific impossibility.”
“Aw, Twilight, don’t worry about it, it’s just a silly board game!”
“But it’s a game of chance! 100% luck! The odds state that I have to win at least once, I just don’t get it!”
In hindsight, Twilight knew better than to pull the “scientific anomaly” card on Pinkie Pie. Long ago, she...
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Prompt #29: "Subtleshy," by rwlart
Fluttershy smiled up at the clear spring sky as she flew through the park, flapping her wings so gently it almost looked like she were just floating on the breeze. A few sparrows flitted around her to visit before flying off to their nests. Sometimes her animal friends liked to stay and chat. Sometimes they just liked to see her for a moment. She was happy for the company either way, however brief...
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Prompt #29: "Qh4#", by Alexander Krizak
“So, do you think you’ve got all that?” Twilight asked as she turned from the blackboard she had covered in grids and notations. She repressed a sudden desire to frown as she saw the annoyed look on her sole student’s features, instead keeping her lecturing smile glued in place.
“Pssh, no need to treat me like a foal, Twilight,” Pinkie replied with a raspberry...
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Prompt #29: "Sweet Victory" by Professor Piggy
The kitchen of Sugarcube Corner was filled with music. Not in the sappy, romantic sense like Rarity would’ve liked – like, actual music. Tubas and trumpets and … she was pretty sure that that was a fiddle, or maybe a violin … and a harmonica and lots of other things Dash couldn’t place. Any other pony would’ve been impressed by it all – the timing, the pitch, the singer.
All that fancy stuff was...
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Prompt #29: "Zen" by Shingo
Fluttershy was nervous. While that statement may seem normal since she was like that most of the time, she had a reason to this time. Hundreds of eyes were on her as she approached the stage. Murmuring could be heard from all around the room. She fidgeted with her orange robes as she slowly flew to the designated area. Pure terror would not accurately describe how she felt at the moment. But that...
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Prompt #29: "Lavender Surprise!" by UnderCover
Twilight Sparkle layed on her bed, her hooves kicking randomly in the air. The book she was currently reading was absolutely captivating, so she unfortunately failed to her the entrance of another pony. She looked up when she realized that the squeak of a rocking chair had been ringing in her ears for the past few minutes. “Pinkie?! What in the name of books are you doing here?!”...
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Prompt #29: "M.A.D." by Don't Ask Hurricane's...
The fight between two of Ponyville’s most well known ponies surprised everypony who heard about it. Not only for the strength of the argument but the speed with which it escalated , and the particular ponies involved. It started with harsh words exchanged at a Pinkie party, and grew to pranks the next day. On the third day the two were no longer able to address each other except through shouted...
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Prompt #29: "Study Break" by A Typical OC Pony
Twilight Sparkle sat on her favorite cushion, doing her favorite activity: studying. She had been studying all day, as a matter of fact. Normally she would have taken a break somewhere in the afternoon, but this research was extra-important. She’d promised Princess Celestia a huge party for her visit this coming weekend, but she didn’t know until the very last minute that Pinkie Pie...
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Prompt #29: "A Contest" by Fireskyes
A pink pony and a yellow were standing near eachother, deep in thought. Their eyes were about to pop, becoming more and more red with each given moment.
They had both lost their sight a while ago.
Suddenly, water infiltrates one of the pony’s, the pink one’s, eyes, as her eyelids shut and reopen with a huge burst of speed, but this goes unnoticed by both parties.
And they continue. They both just...
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Prompt #29: "Boundaries", by Versulia
She gripped the epee in her hooves. From beyond the meshed lining of her helmet, Rainbow Dash examined her opponent. The lax tying of her purple mane made her all the more tense. Rainbow Dash urged her opponent to choose, lest she want to see Cloudsdale freeze over.
Her opponent waved a dismissive hoof before lifting a simple epee from a basket of rapiers. She put on a meshed helmet and twirled...
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Submissions are CLOSED for prompt #29!
Good game, team! Gatorade showers for everyone!
I’ll have the queue set up in just a few minutes here, so while I’m working on that, why don’t you all hit the showers? You earned it. :)
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Prompt #29: "The Competition"
Good to see that everyone showed up for the big game! This is a thirty minute writing prompt. You have thirty minutes in which to write your story, and you have six hours from the time of this posting in which to submit your story. Submissions close at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
The prompt: Two ponies are in competition. One loses … but doesn’t realize it.
Now get out there and show me...
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One hour warning for prompt #29!
All right, this time-out doesn’t last long, so listen up! In one hour, prompt #29 is goin’ out, understand? So I expect to see you all out on the field at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and I better see some hustle!
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Three hour warning for prompt #29
Hey, there, Iron Ponies! Are you pumped? Are you psyched? Have you been flexing your writing muscles? I sure hope so, ‘cause in three hours, prompt #29 goes live! For those of you following the game at home, that means approximately 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
See ya then! Go, team!
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Prompt #28 Compilation: "Twilight Sparkle Teaches...
This is the compilation for Prompt 28, from June 27, 2012. 17 stories for your reading pleasure, and there was a lot of variety in today’s turnout. Enjoy.
The Prompt: One of the Mane Six or Spike reveals a skill nopony expected them to have.
As always, stories are listed in the order received.
“The Fire of Apple Acres”, by Versulia
“Who Has To Know?” by...
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Prompt #28: "Twilight Sparkle Teaches Scuba...
“The Princess has asked us to go on another diplomatic mission, Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy tried to hide the trembling of her limbs. She was not fond of the missions that the Princess saw fit to send her on; usually when it was her that was chosen as the second pony it was because they would be talking to some ferocious animal or scary beast. Fluttershy knew it wasn’t Twilight’s fault, but she was...
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Prompt #28: "Applejack's Secret" by...
Applejack sat in a dim corner of the barn, hay surrounding her and shielding her from view. She smiled down at her work, and wondered what pretense she’d come up with this time for why she had it.
Knitting. That was what Applejack did. Usually, she said she had seen it at the market, and simply had to have it. She had done plenty of scarves, and was working on a hat when the barn door swung...
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Prompt #28: "A Dance" by Bellum-Civille
The ballroom was fancied up as much as it could have, with shimmering velvet curtains and shiny floors. There weren’t any tacky streamers or pink balloons, nor was the customary ‘Pin the Tail on the Pony’ setup. There was even a chandelier. Not bad for a ballroom owned by Pinkie Pie.
It was already filling with guests, the doors having opened only a scant minute before. Rarity was winding her...
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Prompt #28: "Super secret special skills" by Nugar
“I think I see the problem,” Twilight muttered as she eyed a brass gear in her hoof critically. Several more pieces, including two projector reels and the bulb, as well as a large number of screws, bolts, and nuts, were held aloft by her magic in the order she’d removed them. “Looks like the spindle on the drive gear is stripped. It’ll either have to be replaced or fixed by...
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Prompt #28: "What is This I Don't Even..." by Baby...
As Rarity became better known in the fashion world she began holding little soirées in Ponyville. It only spoke to her talents and connections that many of the Canterlot elite deigned to hop on a train and make the trip to attend, but it spoke even more about Rarity that she allowed Pinkie Pie to plan them. When Rarity had first had the idea, Pinkie had begged and pleaded to be the one to put the...
