Marvel Mares

by neorenamon

Fluttershy and Lightning laid out of their lounge chairs as two mares fussed over their hooves. They also had mud masks and cuccumber slices over their eyes.

"You're hooves are so rough, my dear," sighed Aloe as she filed away at Lightning's right front hoof.

"Hey," she protested, "Action ponies don't have time for fru-fru stuff like that!"

"You should always take good care of your hooves," said Lotus as she painted Fluttershy's left front hoof, "Your sister here definitely takes good care of hers. You should take some tips from a mare like this."

"Oh... thank you," she sighed back.

"I don't know why I let you talk me into this, sister," muttered Lightning.

"Because this always lets me relax and deal with the tensions of life."

"I'd rather go up to the tensions in my life and kick them in the teeth."

"Oh... my..."

"Violence doesn't solve problems," said Aloe.

"It sure as heck solves my problems."

"Violence only begets violence," replied Lotus.

"When you deal with the violent, than violence is the only language they understand. So I learned to speak that language well."

"Peace is the only way to break the cycle of violence."

"Nah, I broke most of my cycles running into trees," she replied, "It's harder to control a cycle after you leave the ramp."

Aloe and Lotus blinked while Flutters sighed and face-hooved herself.

"What?!" she muttered, "Are we going to wear this stuff much longer? It's making my face sting."

"Oh, I think there's only about half an hour left," replied Aloe.

"I remember now why it's been so long since I let you drag me to one of these places. They're so boring."

"You must be willing to let go in order to relax," answered Lotus.

"I swear if anyone starts talking about good vibes, I'm outta here!"

Fluttershy sighed.

...

"Are you doing alright?" asked Derpy, "You've been posing for a few hours now."

"Nah," replied the Big Thing, "I'm doing great. But if you wanna take a break, that's okay with me."

"You're the best model I've ever had."

"Aw go'wan."

"No," she replied, "I'm serious."

He glanced over at his developing statue and noticed the great detail she put into it. It looked like someone made a little clone of him, but from clay. Looking at his mini-me more carefully, he noticed she was making him look thoughtful and a little brooding as he rested his chin on his hoof. No one had ever really tried to show him as some kind of thinker.

"I don't know," she sighed as she paused in her labors, "It just doesn't feel like I'm showing the true beauty I feel in your soul." She walked over and placed her hoof on his chest. "Showing a heart as large as yours... it seems so daunting."

"Don't beat yerself up over this," he replied as he put his hoof over hers, "I think yer doin a bang-up job."

"You're so nice to me."

"Just being honest."

"Well... could I bother you?" she asked somewhat shyly.

"Sure."

"Can you take me to a corner vendor?" she asked, "It's been a while since I've had a hot carrot-dog..."

"Course I will," he replied, "I could use one of those myself."

"Thank you," she said as she went off to search for her purse.

"You need any help with that?" he asked as he stood up.

"I'm good," she replied, "Thank you for asking though."

She returned with her purse and the two of them started their way down to the street level.

"Don't you... ya'know... worry bout livin alone?"

"Oh, I'm pretty good at taking care of myself."

"That doesn't mean ya have to do it all alone."

"Well," she replied more slowly, "Perhaps things will be different... when I find my special somepony."

"I guess so. Maybe I'll find somepony special too," he said as he looked down at Derpy. She seemed so small and frail compared to him and his "rocky" body. He thought how he just might break something on her by accident. 'Pity it can't be somepony as nice as her,' he thought, 'I don't want to hurt her... with my clumsy hooves.'

"Ah, it's nice to feel the sun on my hide," she sighed as she stretched out her wings.

"I guess so," he replied as he looked up and down the street.

"I smell some hot carrots nearby," she said as she sniffed, "up the street to the north."

So he looked that way and realized she knew the vendor was there before he even saw them.

"Wow, you're good."

"When you're blind," she replied, "You have to learn to compensate."

"Oh... I see... I mean I understand... uh..."

She giggled as she said, "Oh, I know what you meant to say."

Then he noticed the vendor was starting to pack up his cart.

"HEY BUDDY!" he called, "I GOT SOME BUSINESS OVER HERE!"

"Okay!" he called back as they walked up.

"How many ya want?" he asked as he looked down at Derpy.

"One is enough for me," she replied. Then she sniffed the air before she added, "Give me the works. And by the works, I mean the hot peppers I smell."

The Big Thing blinked as he looked at the condiments.

"That's awful hot there Miss," said the vendor, "You sure about that?"

"Positive," she replied.

"Gimme dozen of the same," he added.

"Sure," mused the vendor, "No problem." He paused to figure something in his head before he said, "That'll be sixty bits."

"Prices are going up," he muttered as he reached for his wallet.

"I have this," she said as she pullet her wallet from her purse.

"Ya sure?"

"I don't mind," she replied as she began counting out the bits.

"Well... Thanks," he replied as he watched him making their food.

About then, the ground began to shake around them.

"What the hay is that?!" he asked, "An earthquake around here?!"

"No," she replied, "It feels like there's something moving beneath the ground."

The ground began to swell in the middle of the street about half a block away from them.

"Well I don't think they're coming up here for tea!" He looked at Derpy as he said, "You better stay back here and let me take care of this problem Miss Masters."

"Just be careful," she replied as he ran ahead.

A huge monster burst from the street as he ran towards it.

"Dang. I'm glad to know I don't have the ugliest mug around."

Ponies around them began to panic and flee in the opposite direction. He glanced back to see the vendor guiding Derpy back from the monster as he pulled his cart behind him.

'Ah owe ya one pal,' he thought as he watched him go.

"RAAARRRGGGHHH!!" roared the monster.

"You ain't welcome here!" he replied as he kicked him in the nose. It didn't seem to phase the creature. "Well this is going to be one long day," he sighed just before the monster used it's leg to smash him into the pavement.

"ROAR!! GROWL!!"

"Oh... I heard ya the first time..." he moaned from the crater he was stuck in.

...

"Is that the new album from Wordplay?" asked Pinkie as she glanced at the new cassettes being carried by Vinyl.

"Oh yeah," she replied, "He's just amazing!"

"Isn't he just stringing together a bunch of f-bombs?"

"Oh, it's so much more than that!" she laughed, "You gotta listen when you get the chance!" She slipped one of the cassettes into her tape deck and slipped headphones over her ears.

"I suppose his music takes a little getting used to," she muttered as Vinyl blissed out.

Just then, Pinkie's sense went off. The ground began to tremble around them, but Vinyl managed to ignore them somehow. She was just tapping her hoof as she shook her head back and forth. Pinkie couldn't even tell if her eyes were open under her violet mirrored goggles. So she ducked into the alley as she took her backpack from her shoulder.

'This looks like a job for the Spectacular Spider-Mare!'

In but a moment, the Spider-Mare was crawling up the side of the building. She climbed several stories to look around. In the distance, she could see some huge shape between the buildings. It was moving jerkily as if it was in battle. A glance down to make sure Vinyl was okay, and then she used her web line to swing in the direction of the battle.

'That must be the second largest monster I've ever seen!' thought Pinkie as she came into view.

Then she saw a smaller reddish rocky pony battling it. It was hard to tell which one looked stranger.

"Try that again cupcake!" called the rocky pony to the huge monster.

"ROAR!!" it roared as it tried to smash the stallion again.

"Is this a private party," she asked as she swung past, "or can anypony join?!"

"I don't mind," he replied, "You have to ask that of twinkle-hoof over here!"

"ROOOAAARRR!!"

Spider-Mare landed on his head as she said, "I think some monster needs a hug!"

"I think somepony needs a mental exam," he muttered.