Stories Just Because

by Heart Felt

Rating: everyone
Tags: Main 6, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Other, Random, Slice of Life
Length: 1218

A collection of short stories written just to pass the time.

A collection of short stories written by me just to pass the time.

Some prompts found here.

Published 2014-06-13 17:40:02 UTC
Last updated 2014-06-13 17:40:02 UTC

Stronger Than I

Author's Note

Prompt: She is the strongest I ever knew.

Stronger Than I

Some ponies say that I’m one of the strongest mares they’ve ever known. That’s alright, I suppose. Bucking apples for a living strengthens the body. My big family and my friends strengthen my heart. But I can honestly say that I don’t compare to the strongest pony I’ve ever known.

I can’t blame anypony for not seeing just how strong she actually is- she’s silly, random at times, and can sometimes be downright annoying. Her loud nature sometimes turns ponies away but also attracts and brings out the loudness in everyone.

Maybe ponies don’t see her strength as actual strength. Physical strength, I mean. Sure, she can’t buck apples like Big Macintosh. But I’ve never seen an earth pony who could keep up with Rainbow Dash!

I say, strength comes in many forms, and Pinkie Pie is the strongest pony I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing.

She’s always smiling. That’s something no other pony can say they’ve done and not be outright lying. Sure, I’ve seen her frown. Once or twice, maybe three times. One time doesn’t count, because that was due to Discord’s spells. But even during the worst of times, she’s smiling. She saved my friends and I on the way to confront Nightmare Moon by laughing and singing. Now that’s impressive.

While other ponies spend their time working to make ends meet, Pinkie devotes a lot of her time trying to make others happy and getting them to smile. Like she sang in one of her little songs. Boy, I sure do like her songs. Anyway, her strength is of an emotional kind. I bet that the word “optimistic” is one of her middle names. In Equestria today it’s sometimes hard to have a positive outlook on life.

But Pinkie Pie always puts forth the effort, the strength, to be happy.

That makes her an even stronger pony than I can ever hope to be.

Just A Simple Apology

Author's Note

Prompt:

Applejack - “I’m here for you, if you want me.”
Fluttershy - “Never say that to me again.”
Pinkie Pie - “Do you love me?”
Rainbow Dash - “You’re really not mad about it?” <---
Rarity - “That wasn’t so hard, was it?” <---
Twilight Sparkle - “I don’t know how to say what I want to say.”

Write a story using two of the above lines of dialogue, spoken by the characters those lines are paired with.

Just A Simple Apology

“Rainbow Dash, why won’t you just say it?”

“I didn’t want to go to the spa with you Rarity!”

“That isn’t what I want to hear!”

Rainbow Dash growled and crossed her arms. “I don’t understand! I never want to go to the spa, I always tell you that, and we never get into fights! What’s the big deal this time?”

“I’m tired of your sass.” Rarity sighed.

“My sass? You’re the sassiest pony I know!”

“Maybe, but at least I have manners.”

Rolling her eyes, Dash struggled to come up with something to say. She muttered “sass master of the year” under her breath. Rarity shook her head.

“I just want an apology for how you’ve treated me.” said Rarity.

“What?” Dash exclaimed. “Why?”

Rarity furrowed her brow. “Because you’re my friend, and I deserve an apology for your rudeness, Rainbow Dash!”

Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened. She wasn’t used to anybody being upset at her, especially one of her friends.

“Uh, okay… I’m sorry.” She muttered.

“What are you sorry for?” Rarity asked, leading Rainbow Dash on.

It worked, as Dash grit her teeth but began to speak once again. “I’m sorry I was rude and sassy to you.” She sighed. “You deserve better than my rudeness and sassiness.”

Rarity smiled. “That wasn’t so hard, was it? That’s all I needed to hear. Thank you.” She turned tail and began to trot away.

“Wait, what?” Dash flew to catch up with her. “What are you doing?”

“I got my apology, now I have work to do. Now that I have no reason to be upset.”

“You’re really not mad about it?”

“Of course not! You’re my friend!” Rarity exclaimed. “But you really must learn some better manners, darling.”

You'd Better Run

Author's Note

Prompt: Run, you clever girl.

You'd Better Run

Twilight Sparkle sprinted between trees and through bushes. Her sides brushed against large leaves and fungi as she twisted her body to move between two trees. Breathing quickly and harshly, she knew that she had to keep going. Her life was on the line.

She wasn’t sure where her friends were now. But her mind hadn’t a fleeting moment to think about what may have happened to them as she ducked underneath a low branch. Flying here would be too dangerous for the alicorn, since she wasn’t nearly as agile as the average pegasus.

Her ears turned behind her. They were still in hot pursuit, presumably catching up. She had somehow gotten a head start. The three of them had been too surprised at the sight of her to begin chase immediately, plus she used a blinding spell to daze them for a few seconds. But she could hear them now. Noisy runners they were.

Twilight came to a grinding halt when sunlight hit her eyes. A clearing! Grass covered the spot where the jungle canopy broke. She galloped to the opposite side of the clearing and stopped again. Catching her breath, her ears perked up at a rustling sound where she had entered the clearing. The foliage rustled as one of the creatures walked boldly out of the rainforest.

It was a raptor. The dinosaur stood where it had a complete few of Twilight, a few meters away. It blinked and looked down at her, in a seemingly pretentious manner.

The alicorn began charging her horn. She knew it would come any moment now.

A barking noise filled the air around the two. The raptor reared its scaly head and barked in a similar fashion. Then, they strook.

Out of the jungle on either side of Twilight charged two other raptors towards her. The one on the left was faster, running with its sharp claws bent back and mouth wide open. Twilight turned towards it right as it was about to jump, and blasted the dinosaur back into the rainforest and against the trunk of a large tree.

On the right, the raptor made its way more cautiously towards the unfamiliar purple pony. Twilight began charging her horn again, but before she had a chance to discharge a spell the dinosaur was already upon her. It sniffed her. It roared, sending its rank breath and spittle all over the alicorn’s face and mane.

“That’s it!”

Twilight finished readying her spell and cast it, sending the raptor flying back against a tree. It got up weakly, glanced at the last dinosaur, then limped back into the jungle.

The only one left was standing opposite of Twilight, still staring. Though it’s reptilian face was difficult to read, Twilight could tell it was worried. She began charging her horn one last time while the dinosaur hissed at her. It took a few steps back as the alicorn took aim.

“You’d better run, you clever girl.”