HOOVESWEEK 9

[ponymeisters]

[Morning, Equestrians! It’s that time again, and the newsponies have a new, fresh stock of Equestria's most-read magazine!

Sadly, its back to normal...]




Celestia inexplicably hearing voices for Nightmare Night, an ancient monster stalking the lands on Hearth's Warming...with a friend like Discord, the Element of Kindness will never want for an enemy - and nor will anypony else who is not an off-worlder, thanks to her! Is it time for Celestia to wake up and see the truth?


Other Top Stories Include:

Title: Chaos vs. Kindness
by Timberwolf Blitzer

Title: The Fright Before Hearth's Warming (And the Psychotic Apple Hoarder Who Didn't Help)
by Gelt Buck

Title: Skyfire: Setting the Sky (and a Town) on Fire
by Rosy Hooves


BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE:


-A discussion on the rat infestation in Ponyville. Proerty values are definitely going to go down at this rate!
-Princess Cadence's shipping wall is discussed, and how its been causing friction between established couples.
-Princess Luna has not been immune to the madness, as reports of her trapping ponies in their dreams have been reported from around the world. Is Nightmare Moon not too far away?
-The excavations at Stalliongrad continue, but as our expose reveals, the influx of off-worlders stealing items has become a problem for those fighting to preserve these special ruins.
-A talking toy car? Our science editor discusses whether this strange phenomenon is fact, or fiction.
-An editorial about being held hostage by yogurt zombies. The verdict: not bad, if you're willing to give up dairy.
-In foaleign news, we look at the Hearth's Warming pictures of Duke and Duchess of Cambridle's first born son!

So come one, come all, and read HOOVESWEEK! Only 5 bits a copy - now and forever!










[Oh, you thought it was over? The ponies of Ponyville likely haven't even gotten their muzzles off the ground when, out of warning, a courier is rushing around, handing the off-worlder ponies - and a few of the natives, though not Princess Twilight Sparkle, Cadence, either Luna, or Captain Celestia, notably - an envelope addressed to them.

What is in it is...well...



((OOC: For those three winners of the Writing Contest among the playerbase, they received their copy of Hoovesweek the night before the issue hit stands. They got their invitations at the same time everypony else, though.

Original picture credit is here.))

Comments

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[callmeyork]

[You know what? He's just going to let this happen. That's fine. This is fine. He kinda lost his temper anyway, and it wouldn't have done much good to let that fire rage.]

... sorry about that.

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[chatwithdeath]

[Fire out, the violet-red hue horn glow fades.]

Try not to let that happen again.

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[callmeyork]

[York sighs, finally turning towards the (helpful) unicorn intruding on his little rage party.]

Not something you'll need to worry about, Miss. This invitation caught me... off-guard. And that's rare.

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[chatwithdeath]

Good.

[The pale unicorn with a star on her flank just stares back.]

Yes... that invitation. Do they expect us to be in attendance?

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[callmeyork]

I think they would be incredibly suspicious if we weren't. Which is to say this is all but mandatory... which is what makes me think it's a trap.

Especially given that Hoovesweek has been, historically, less than kind to the non-natives here.

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[chatwithdeath]

Well, I'll have to arrange a formal apology later. [IE, not at all] I've handed my invitation off to someone who was enthralled at the idea of receiving one.

[Though, she doubts they actually know she's... well... here.]