I am now going to start on Chapter 6 of CRISIS: Equestria. Wish me luck.
TT has just informed them that the fate of their world rests on them getting home. Flathoof has issues with that idea.
The mane six are taking this quite well, or are just trying not to think about it by re-directing the conversation back to TT's injuries. They have also elected not to inform Flathoof that they are indeed from another world.
Nice concise explanation of what Chronomancers are.
Twi has casually revealed that they are who TT says they are. No reaction from Flathoof. That's probably for the best though, this conversation is going surprisingly smoothly and I don't want anypony to fuck it up. I'm looking at you Rainbow Dash. And Rarity...And Pinkie Pie. Okay, anypony besides Twilight. In fact, you keep your mouth shut too Twi.
Ever since I started abbreviating Tick Tock's name as TT, I keep reading it as "Titty." It's distracting.
Twi starts arguing with the Chronomancer about how magic doesn't work that way. Titty is appropriately annoyed.
And now TT, who is starting to become affected by the idiocy field that the mane six project, has accidentally revealed who Doctor Whooves is. Dunno if that's going to come back to bite them in the ass.
-sigh-
Ok, you know what? I think I'm just going to not talk about the things in this scene that are upsetting me, because it would end up being longer than the actual chapter.
Flathoof points out that there's only one way out of the city, and you need a passport, something that Tick Tock somehow forgot to think about. Fortunately, Lockwood knows some ponies.
We switch scenes to the Outer District where we learn just how shitty it is. Sounds just like the west side of my town.
Way to blame the poor people for being poor Twilight and Rarity.
Lockwood's a cool guy, makes volunteer organizations and doesn't afraid of anything.
Okay. It's kind of funny and all, but Lockwood really shouldn't be telling Flathoof how bad of a felony is being committed inside the place they're going to while he waits outside. He's a Lawful Good cop, and you're destroying his ability to say "I didn't know they were doing anything illegal."
This "Keeneye" sounds hot.
Huh, transportation out of the city is run by the military.
Applejack is nervous about talking about the military? Huh. I wonder what's going on there.
Keeneye...has a mullet. I take back the hot comment.
Lockwood, you can do better than a mare with a mullet.
Mullet, Lockwood! I don't care how flirty she is! Mullet! They're outright banned in Iran!
Oh good, you say she's not your type. I agree with Rarity's question. What is your type?
Oh yeah, they've got their passports. I probably should have mentioned that among all the MULLETS!
Actually, I think I vaguely remember flagging a potential shipping point between them in one of my previous entries. Let me go back and check if I did.
Eh can't find it, but I didn't look that hard. Back to the story.
I can't help but think it's a bad idea to do cross-dimensional shipping unless they manage to find a way around the whole "their existance in this world unbalances the fundamental forces of nature" deal. It might be an issue in their relationships.
Rarity goes through her mental checklist of everything a good stallion should be, and he fits the bill neatly. Applejack notices and takes a good natured jab at her. 3 to 1 odds against this not escalating into fucktarditude.
Ah, that's where it was. Flathoof told Applejack that he liked mares like Rarity. Rarity is pleased. Very pleased.
And what do you know? The scene ended without anypony taking the piss out of anypony else!
By the way. I am currently eating a sandwich made from bread with garlic cloves baked in, ham and turkey lunch meat, jarlsburg cheese, and a dill pickle slice. It is absolutely scrumptious. Like, way more delicious than I expected. There aren't even any condiments on it.
Flathoof isn't going but Lockwood is?
Oh fuck this. Pinke has a pinchy knee and Twilight for some reason doesn't trust her powers any more? It's established canon that Twilight doesn't have a problem with the Pinkie Sense any more! There goes the last shred of my suspension of disbelief.
Tick Tock flustered, “M-me? I didn’t bring up any of this hogwash. I think it’s just as ridiculous as you two do.”
And Pinkie brings up the not-at-all-unreasonable suggestion that they could have just asked her what it meant instead of speculating. Of course, I can see why they didn't. It means having to talk to Pinkie Pie. It looks like it means something scary is about to happen. And there goes the Twitchy Tai—
RANDOM EXPLOSION!
For the first time in history, Twilight makes herself useful in a dangerous situation by shielding everypony. Did that explosion come from their apartment?
“Combat-oriented?” Twilight raised an eyebrow, “I found this spell in Student Savings: How to Get Through College Without Breaking the Bank. It’s supposed to save money on umbrellas.”
Tick Tock blinked, then rolled her eyes, “No wonder Whooves spends more time in his T.A.R.D.I.S. than out in the field - your world is absolutely bonkers.”
Of course, Applejack and Rarity have to go and ruin it by getting into a little spat. Fortunately it's short.
Tick Tock and Rarity take over Twilight's shield so she can teleport everyone away, and they begin to get an inkling of just how strong she really is.
And they're all safe.
Flathoof is acting like a cop now and working the crowd until more cops get there. Good on you Flathoof.
They just tried to help one of the other ponies who got caught in the falling debris, but weren't able to save her. It's actually really sad. If Pinkie Pie opens her mouth at all during this scene, I'm going to punch something very, very hard.
Fluttershy's upset. Very understandably so. And she's starting to freak out.
I want another sandwich.
And this is where it finally hits all of them that this world is dangerous. Even Pinkie is shaken up. Doesn't stop her from being annoying though.
Yup. The explosion did come from their apartment. They're blaming Tick Tock for leading the danger to their apartment. Dunno if that's actually the way it happened, but it's convinced Flathoof to come along for the ride to try and keep them safe. He's going to ask Snapshot (D:) to put his vacation request through quickly.
In the meantime, we get to meet Flathoof's family. Time to see once and for all if his sister is an Applejack clone. Hopefully this doesn't bring crap down on their heads as well.
And now we cut directly to him finding out she didn't come in, and that the CIA was talking to her. Let's see if you can connect the dots Flathoof.
LOL, Flathoof turned Firecracker down for sex and it completely blew her mind!
Flathoof is bringing down the Rules Lawyer on Firecracker, and boy can he lay it on thick.
Firecracker caves, and now it's off to visit Snapshot's (D:) apartment because Flathoof has good instincts and can tell when something is up.
Snapshot (D:) keeps six locks on her door? Wow, overkill much? Good thing TT forgets her keys a lot.
Ooooh. Snapshot (D:) only keeps five locks, and a surprise. >:D I liked Snapshot (D:). Why'd she have to go out like such a bitch? Is the surprise from Snapshot (D:) or her killer though?
Awwwww shit! Shadowstep's here! And that was quite the awesome introduction too.
Knife fight! How's she gonna survive this one with a broken leg and Flathoof two stories up and probably unconscious?
I can't decide if Shadowstep's taunting is amusing or annoying. For the most part, I find it pretty cliche.
I feel an itchy-tickly feeling that's unnervingly like a spider crawling around the inside of my sock. This scares me.
Ooh, didn't catch that trap quite in time did you Shadowstep?
Ah good. It wasn't a spider.
Even after severely wounding Shadowstep she's still losing though. I predict an imminent Flathoof.
I predicted correctly. He's a little upset about what happened to Snapshot (D:).
Too bad Flathoof is a bit outmatched. Good thing Shadowste—Oh shit. Shadowstep, did you really just threaten his family?
See? That's what happens when you threaten a Paladin's family Shadowstep! You fall to your death unable to fly! Now Flathoof, all you need to do to make sure your family stays safe is to go check the body.
Do it.
Stop talking to Tick Tock and go check the body Flathoof.
GODDAMN IT FLATHOOF! CHECK THE FUCKING BODY!
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