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

[weakbutwilling]

...Thank you, Ms. Kimishima.

Its...Madoka's in danger here. Even if it doesn't seem like it.

[chatwithdeath]

You're welcome.

Hm... If you say she is. [She nods and turns her head] I'm going to be looking into reasons why Calice might be doing this.

[weakbutwilling]

Knowledge...but...the way she acted the last time, I don't know.

[chatwithdeath]

She's possibly seeking an answer. Still, what's the question she wants answered?

How was she behaving?

[weakbutwilling]

W-well, she was...throwing a temper tantrum. She was tricked by the princesses and was very angry as a result!

[chatwithdeath]

Can you really blame her? We'll have to consider better understanding why she started this.

[weakbutwilling]

I don't know. She seemed to want to disprove friendship, but when the princesses turned it back onto her...

[chatwithdeath]

Friendship? [Again, that seems strange.] How exactly did they turn it on her?

[weakbutwilling]

Well! They and Zetta - the evil overlord - they set up a situation where it looked like he put the world in danger and they were enemies. And Calice came out, and then, they revealed they were actually working together to draw her out and study her.

[chatwithdeath]

That manner of deceit... I see.

[She nods] Then if that's to be done again, she'll be more cautious. Our approach will have to change.

[weakbutwilling]

Given how angry a lot of ponies were, I doubt the princesses will risk it again.

[chatwithdeath]

Make sense. They wouldn't want to upset their vassals too much otherwise risk further backlash.

[weakbutwilling]

Yeah...its...also why everyone gets so mad about Hoovesweek. Its almost like its trying to make everyone angry at one another.

[chatwithdeath]

They probably are. Stand strong; that's all you can do... and trust each other over these words.