History Funny / TheGreatAlicornHunt

"Ebbeh," she said.

Apple Bloom squinted. "[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Then what's the bottle made out of?]]" she said suspiciously. "[[FridgeLogic If it sticks to everything, then it shouldn't be able to come out of the bottle at all!]]"\\

** When Flash realizes that his boss is one of the biggest SuperOCD cases ever is pretty funny too:

'''Flute's mother''': He's a MUTE, you idiot! How was he supposed to cooperate with you WHEN HE CAN'T EVEN SPEAK?? ARE YOU OVERPAID THUGS DELIBERATELY TRAINED TO TERRORIZE THE HANDICAPPED???

* When the newly-ascended Mane-6 enter the courtroom with Celestia and Luna, ''the whole courtroom stops what they are doing'' [[JawDrop and promptly stares in slack-jawed shock.]]

* Chapter 18 has two that stand out. One is that, after [[spoiler: a freshly HeelFaceTurn-ed Sunset Shimmer]] becomes an Alicorn, "her squee of delight rang off the crystal walls like wind-chimes". Second is when afterward, the Royal Sisters are trying to get Shining to remove the cape hiding his baby wings:

'''[[spoiler: Sunset Shimmer]]''': Snrrrk......

* When Mudpuppy's [[spoiler: true nature as an alicorn is announced to her community, Rarity declares her "Princess Necturus". Twilight later explains that "Necturus" is a the name of a certain variety of salamander, which are also known as "mud puppies". Rarity, being Rarity, decided to use the more fabulous term]].

** Trixie's poor attempt at disguising herself as an old lady from [[spoiler: the ascended Sunset Shimmer]]. And her final strategy [[spoiler: when seeing Sunset's wings]].

** Trixie's [[spoiler: awesome sting operation on Sheriff Brass. His increasing confusion and panic are funny indeed]].

* The description of the Gothic Forest, apparently more eldritch than the [[EldritchLocation Everfree Forest]], Spike's reaction to it, and [[CrazyPrepared how Flash prepared to deal with whatever of the legends there turned out to be true]]. [[spoiler: [[MoodWhiplash At least until it turns out he's actually being]] ProperlyParanoid...]]

** Apple Bloom [[spoiler: noticed her cutie mark BEFORE noticing her wings and horn.]] It was also a crowning moment of funny InUniverse.
*** Babs pretending to be an offended Manehattan snob due to Apple Bloom [[spoiler: ASCENDING]] on the day of Babs' Cuteceañera is worth a chuckle as well.

* Dapper Blue's experiments at breeding the entire Home and Garden Defense Brigade from ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' aboard Rarity's airship make for some comical mishaps when he shows them off. [[spoiler: Crosses into Awesome territory when Sweetie and Mudpuppy use a batch of seeds from those plants to fend off Malifec, Cotton Mouth, and an army of kappas and zombies.]]

** The kicker? Discord's reaction to the whole thing [[spoiler:is to stop for a moment, blow into a party horn and throw some confetti, before casually continuing on his way.]]

** When Fussbudget [[OhCrap realizes]] that Pinkie plans to [[spoiler: [[LaserGuidedKarma make him eat a papier-mâché cake]]]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he tries to make a break for it]], only for Pinkie to [[RealityWarper make all the exits lead back to the office... including one instance where he pops out of his desk drawer]].
* The Nobody's Fools' prank to Goldstar: [[spoiler:they barge in his office one by one disguised as their hypothetical Alicorn selves]]. And they took pictures of his panicked face.

'''Father:''' So....''maybe'' involved with group that ''maybe'' connected to other group that ''maybe'' have plans that ''maybe'' terrorist... Four "maybes". You get one more "maybe", you reach "once upon a time." We know ponies think Diamond Dogs stupid, but [[InsultToRocks ROCKS not THAT dumb]].

* The Nobody's Fools member Zonk the Zonkey. He has a Zebrabwayan full name in that his mother got from a baby Zebrabwayan name book [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench thinking it sounded lovely and exotic]] and put on the birth certificate before her husband could stop her. What does it mean? "Copyright 988, All Rights Reserved".

-->None of this, from the decadent dining down to the plush carpeting, had come cheap. The Mane Six's royally assigned financier, Bean Counter, had nearly had a chain of heart attacks when he saw the bills. Then he had seen how the Alicorn of Generosity had defrayed most of the expense and had barely been able to restrain himself from begging for her hoof in marriage.

-->The muddy wake of Rarity's passing still rolled. In the distance could be heard the echoes of screams, wails of dismay and some incredibly unladylike cursing as Princess Rarity was introduced to the flora and fauna and other charms of the bayou, up close and personal.\\

'''Dapper Blue''': "We may find ourselves giving a fascinating and culturally significant name to the crater she leaves behind, Got it."\\

'''Dapper Blue''': "We may find ourselves giving a fascinating and culturally significant name to the crater she leaves behind, Got it."

'''Cadence''': Yeah; come on, Honey! Take it off! Wooo, woo\\

** When the Tree of Harmony produces its chest, Celestia has Daring Do analyze it... And, given she's an expert of the DungeonBypass, try to open it. Daring first tries to pick the locks, only for the box to shatter her tools and give her an electric shock that nearly blows the fillings out of her teeth. She gets so frustrated, she whacks the thing with a 50-pound sledgehammer; after the handle breaks, she asks Celestia for the money to buy a new one.

** Sweetie Belle ''murdering'' the stuck-up fillies' claims of having their expensive dresses ruined by Apple Bloom by revealing they were copies and how she knew (jury's out on whether or not she was doing it on purpose but it's hilarious either way);

* The very first paragraph serves as a snarky TakeThat at the synopsis of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]'' and a brief recap of ''FanFic/PartingWords'' by the LemonyNarrator.

** Also, the various {{Take That}} at some of the most epic moments of the series. Especially this one:

** The fact that said nervous breakdown is almost word for word the "heated moment" from the {{WebSeries/GameGrumps}}' Let's Play of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.

** How the royal financer reacted to it:

** When he first encounters it, he sees nothing wrong with a melon showing up on his windowsill (Not the first time some pegasus has delivered a fruit basket to an upper floor), and goes looking for a cleaver to cut the fruit. The dew on the melon suddenly looks like sweat. When Spike returns, the melon is hiding under the bed.
*** The fact that the melon is wearing a little vampire cape, and the reason Spike doesn't find it weird is because it's a common Ponyville practice to dress-up produce.
* Chapter 59: Apple Bloom and her newly built "Uber-Toaster" robot. She successfully uses it to defend Applejack's airship against a pack of Diamond Dog pirates (even using the "[[Film/{{Aliens}} Get away from her, you bitch!]]" line), and what's she worried about? The fact that it keeps burning the toast.

*** Apple Bloom countering that, since the pirate captain that AJ was fighting is a female dog, bitch is less of a slur against her. Likewise, said captain getting annoyed that it's become a slur, calling it cultural appropriation.

* The very first paragraph serves as a snarky TakeThat at the synopsis of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]'' and a brief recap of ''FanFic/PartingWords'' by the narrator.

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-->''"Commander Spitfire, let me get this straight. You want to suck all the water out of our reservoir with a giant tornado, all the way up to Cloudsdale, so that you can make clouds and rain it back down--- to, among other things, '''fill up our reservoir.''' [[StatingTheSimpleSolution Could I possibly interest you in this naturally occurring law of physics known as]] '''[[StatingTheSimpleSolution evaporation...?]]'''"''

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--->'''Applejack''':" And what about you, Twi? You gettin' along well with your bunch?"
--->'''Twilight''': "(''blushes'') Um, yes, of course. The servants are all very professional, and I have four maidservants who help me with all the personal preparations. I'll be meeting with the staff of scholars I picked when we arrive in Manehattan tomorrow, but they seem nice enough."
--->'''Applejack''': "And your Guard?"
--->'''Twilight''':" Are....very professional. Their captain is Flash Sentry"
--->'''Pinkie''': (''innocently'') "What's he like?"
--->'''Twilight''': ''(her cheeks turn very red and she doesn't say anything)''
--->'''Rarity''': "Ohohoho. Our little Twilight's grown now. She's discovered boys!"

-->'''Fluttershy''': I, um, dub thee the Forest Guard. Arise.
-->'''Snowflake''': ''YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!''
-->'''Fluttershy''': Meep?!

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--> '''Flash Sentry''': "[[TemptingFate I mean, its not like I can plan out your day with a giant]] ''[[TemptingFate checklist]]''. [[TemptingFate That would be ridic...]]"
--> Spike shows him the giant checklist Twilight made for the day. After some dialogue and Twilight leaving...
--> '''Flash''': "[[ThisIsGonnaSuck I'm sure she's just... nervous. Overplanning to compensate.]]"
--> '''Spike''': "Dude, there's a few things you need to know about your new boss..."

-->'''Celestia''': Come on, Captain; remove your cape...
-->'''Cadence''': Yeah; come on, Honey! Take it off! Wooo, woo
-->'''Shining''': *takes the cape off
-->'''[[spoiler: Sunset Shimmer]]''': Snrrrk......

-->The muddy wake of Rarity's passing still rolled. In the distance could be heard the echoes of screams, wails of dismay and some incredibly unladylike cursing as Princess Rarity was introduced to the flora and fauna and other charms of the bayou, up close and personal.
-->'''Marigold''': "Anypony with wings, after her. Jade, get word back to the ship. Dapper Blue, get a swamp boat and a guide and follow after us. We have to get to her Highness before she runs into a gator or a cottonmouth nest or something even more unpleasant."
-->'''Dapper Blue''': "Isn't she immortal? She's an alicorn, nothing much should be able to seriously hurt her--"
-->'''Marigold''': "I'm not worried about something happening to her as much as I am about ''her'' happening to ''somepony'' else. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Didn't you read the reports on what happened when Princess Sparkle panicked at her school entrance exam as a filly?]] The way her Highness reacts to anything dirty, muddy, or slimy..."
-->'''Dapper Blue''': "We may find ourselves giving a fascinating and culturally significant name to the crater she leaves behind, Got it."

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--> '''Trixie''': "Very well, you leave me no choice."
--> ''(She flung herself at Sunset Shimmer's hooves, wrapping her forelegs around Sunset's ankle)''
--> '''[[LargeHam Trixie]]''': "[[AintTooProudToBeg Oh please have mercy your great and anonymous highness we swear to you it was unintentional Trixie pleads for mercy or at least for you to not send the colt to the moon he's only a child and---]]"

-->'''Rarity:''' "How do you 'drop' balloons?"
-->'''Pinkie Pie:''' "[[ItMakesSenseInContext You tie 'em to the cupcakes.]]"

-->'''Luna:'''(deadpan) "Woo. What a party."
-->'''Celestia:''' Ooh, pickled peppers? Send me some?
-->'''Luna:''' Thee and thy cravings...

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-->'''Watchzebra:''' Name?
-->'''Zonk:''' Uh, Zonk.
-->'''Watchzebra:''' Real name, kid.
-->''Zonk sighed, rolled his eyes fatalistically, and recited a series of liquid-sounding syllables. The zebra paused in his typing and gave him an unamused glare.''
-->'''Watchzebra:''' I bet you think that's funny, kid.
-->'''Zonk:''' No, but my father thought it was hysterical. My mother, on the other hand, thought it was a name.
-->'''Watchzebra:''' Ah. One of those.

-->'''Father:''' So... he do nothing? Then why he here?
-->'''Watchpony:''' Your son is being held on suspicion of involvement with a group with possible ties to a suspected group with potential terrorist intentions...
-->'''Father:''' So....''maybe'' involved with group that ''maybe'' connected to other group that ''maybe'' have plans that ''maybe'' terrorist... Four "maybes". You get one more "maybe", you reach "once upon a time." We know ponies think Diamond Dogs stupid, but [[InsultToRocks ROCKS not THAT dumb]].

-->'''Watchpony''': He resisted arrest, he's refused to cooperate with us, to answer any questions or give us any information when we demanded it--
-->'''Flute's mother''': He's a MUTE, you idiot! How was he supposed to cooperate with you WHEN HE CAN'T EVEN SPEAK?? ARE YOU OVERPAID THUGS DELIBERATELY TRAINED TO TERRORIZE THE HANDICAPPED???

-->''Um.... Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Whereas they are a vi-o-la-tion of Free Market Principles, are a Tres--- um, Tes-- oh. Are a trespass against civil lib... civil liberties, and Whereas it is '''nopony's darn business what another pony drinks or eats,''' especially not the business of '''that poozer Mayor Fussbudget,''' or of any bunch of '''wet nancy whiny busybody city hall control freaks---''' ''

-->''Therefore by royal decree the city ordinances collectively known as the “Good Health For Your Own Good Ordinances” are hereby '''PERMANENTLY REVOKED.''' On this day in the year of … uh etcetera etcetera..., by order of Her Highness Princess Rainbow Dash, Alicorn Of Loyalty, Champion of Equestria and Defender of the Realm.''\\


-->''P.S....Now fix my order, darn it.''

-->Mach obeyed. The room exploded into cries of amazement. He opened his eyes. His wings were stretched out on either side of him; on one side, a wing of flesh and blood and bone and feather. On the other, a shimmering, crystal-clear wing, etched out of thin air like cut glass. He couldn't help himself. He flapped them, experimentally. Then he flapped some more, slowly lifting himself off the bed till his head bumped against the ceiling. He lowered himself back down to the bed, wings fanning gently.

-->“It's just as I thought,” Presto breathed in wonder. “A wing, a phantom limb, made out of pure magic... may I...?” he reached out a hoof to touch.

-->“EEE! Bad Touch! I need a grownup!” Foster shouted in a loud falsetto.

-->Presto jerked back his hoof as if he'd been scalded, then swatted the amateur comedian three or four times. “You jerk!”" The tension in the room vanished as everypony broke up laughing.

-->“You kinda scared us,” Softy said, looking (pretty much as always) fretful and worried. “I mean, you ''passed out.''”

-->Foster started cackling again. “Yeah, epic entrance there, Peerless Leader,” he said. “You come in for a landing all like--” he struck a pose, wings flared. “ 'Behold your new Alicorn Prince!' and then-- FWUMP. Faceplant, right into the cloudpack,” he chortled. The others started snickering.

-->“Really?” Mach groaned.

-->“Snout down, wings out flat, butt in the air,” Crackerjack confirmed. The others broke up laughing again. “Hail the conquering hero.”

-->'''Babs:''' ''(snickering)'' At least the Cutie Mark Crusaders finished in typical Cutie Mark Crusader style.
-->'''Celestia:''' And what would that be?
-->'''Scootaloo:''' Action...
-->'''Applebloom:''' Adventure...
-->'''Sweetiebelle:''' Danger...
-->'''Babs:''' Disaster, and...
-->'''Crusaders, Babs:''' MASSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE!

-->'''Diamond Tiara:''' (screaming to the heavens) WHAT IS THIS?! WHAT IS MY LIFE?!
-->'''Silver Spoon:''' It's not that bad...
-->'''Tiara:''' YES IT IS!!

* Ch 60: many of the scouts and/or soldiers are still crushing on Princess Fluttershy and so they pick every flower for one hundred feet for use as bouquets and flower crowns. Fluttershy's response? "[[AccidentalInnuendo This will upset the birds and the bees".]]

* Twilight showing herself to have been a SpoiledSweet student, having ''no'' idea how your average college student gets places to stay or what equipment they're supposed to have. She spends some time fretting about the possibility that she's going to have to do research in the field using only a field kit.

* In Chapter 22, Rarity's locator spell, now boosted by Alicorn magic, drags her across Neigh Orleans and well into the surrounding swamp. She's not in a good mood afterwards.

** What's worse for Luna, living in the hard and unforgiving world of 1000 years ago had "conditioned her to crave a stallion [[TheAhnold that looked like he can take a sledgehammer blow without flinching]]." [[OhCrap As it turns out however]], ''every stallion'' in the Bouncer Brigade (Pinkie's guard) fits her type perfectly. The result: Luna running off, having three cold showers and two tubs of fudge ripple (not the ice cream, ''the ripples''). Pinkie then said the dessert chef was ''really'' mad.

* After making a few stupid comments, Orange Roughy the Forest Guard gets volunteered into teaching Bishi some hoof-to-hoof fighting, and lets his pride rule him:

** When he first encounters it, he sees nothing wrong with a melon showing up on his windowsill (Not the first time some pegasus has delivered a fruit basket to an upper floor), and goes looking for a cleaver to cut the fruit. The dew on the melon suddenly looks like sweat.

* Ch 60: many of the scouts and/or soldiers are still crushing on Princess Fluttershy and so they pick every flour for one hundred feet for use as bouquets and flower crowns. Fluttershy's response? "[[AccidentalInnuendo This will upset the birds and the bees".]]

*** Apple Bloom countering that, since the pirate captain that AJ was fighting is a female dog, bitch is less of a slur against her. Likewise, said captain getting annoyed that it's become a slur, calling it cultural appropriation.