friendyousohard | 17th Spell: [Video/Action for Ponies] (Forward dated to Saturday morning)

[The gear clicks on in the middle of a room in the Pokemon Center. Someone's clearly using it, since the sheets are rumpled and the monitoring gear seems to have seen recent use, but no one's in the bed at the moment.

There's a splashing sound nearby, muffled by a door. The gear is moving very, very slowly towards that door.]

Mmmmmmffff... huh?

[Someone appears to have just woken up behind said door, as well.]

A-AJ...?

Um... h-hey there, Sugarcube. You sure had one crazy sleep, didn't ya?

I did...? Where am I? What's going on...?

[The gear is about halfway to the door at this point.]

You passed out on us right 'bout the time we got into Celadon. We were all real worried about you.

Passed out...? The comas!

[Twilight's voice suddenly gets much stronger and there's the sound of a sudden splash, as though she's just moving around in a pool of water.]

I had one! I went back home! Well... sort of. You know what I mean, right?

I... think so?

I saw so much... My brother, and Cadence, the Crystal Empire, even Discord, there's so much to... Um, AJ?

Discord? What in tarnation's he doin' back? We sealed him up for good!

I'll explain that in a moment, but first... what were you doing just before I woke up?

... Givin' you a bath.

[The gear has almost reached the door, when suddenly a large yellow foot slams down in front of it. It wobbles and falls to the ground, showing an Alakazam glaring down at a Slowpoke, which was carrying the gear.]

And what do you think you're doing?

[The gear floats up into Starswirl's hand...]

Apologies to any who saw this and wanted to speak to my trainer. She is currently occupied, but will be with you shortly.

[And clicks off.]

A few moments later...

[The gear clicks on to show a wet haired and slightly bedraggled Twilight.]

Ah, hello everyone. It seems I've encountered one of those week-long sleeps that we go into on occasion, and gotten some new memories of home. Honestly, it feels a bit strange to be back here... but I'll adjust soon enough. If anything important has happened in the past week, I'd appreciate it if somepo- someone could let me know.

... Also, if anyone has any ideas as to how to curb the tendencies of some Pokemon to abscond with peoples' gear and pull, or try to pull, obnoxious pranks on their trainers and others, I'd love to hear them.

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(Rainbow listened intently, frowning at the same time as Twilight when hearing there were no matches regarding Water-type attacks.)

I think Daring has Ancient Power in her arsenal...wait, Bulldoze? It is? Can we get it?!

(She's very intrigued and curious to learn Bulldoze's effects.)

I don't see why not, we should have the money, especially after all those eggs we sold. Bulldoze is a pretty nice move, too. It's not quite as strong as Earthquake, but it does have a chance to drop the enemy Pokemon's speed.

Alright! Dropping an opponent's speed is pretty cool. Wait a second, how come we can't get Earthquake?

Because no one sells the TM for it. It's annoying, frankly.

Hmph! That is annoying. Must be a really powerful attack if no one sells it.

It's the most powerful Earth attack there is. Earth Power is almost as powerful, but that's special based, so it's not really comparable.

Oooh...! So it's like the Sonic Rainboom, but for Earth?

I... suppose you could make that comparison, if you consider that the Sonic Rainboom is probably the epitome of Pegasus power.

Hehehe, so what's the epitome of other types' power, like Water, Electric, Grass or Psychic?

Do Unicorns even have an epitome of power-like attack?

Not really. Magic is just so varied in its effects that no spell can really have a claim to that. Though the beam spell that Princess Celestia and the Changeling Queen used against each other could probably qualify as the strongest against a single opponent, and Shining's shield is probably the strongest defense.

Water has Hydro Pump. It's extremely powerful, but it's very easy to miss with it. Electric has Thunder, which has the same problem, and Zap Cannon, which is even more powerful and even more inaccurate. If you use Thunder in the rain, though, it stops being so hard to hit with. Which probably isn't much of a surprise. Psychic... I think that's actually the move Psychic. Really obvious there. And Grass has Solarbeam.

Now, Solarbeam's interesting in that it's arguably more useful on several Fire-types than it is on a Grass. The reason for that is because a lot of Fire-type Pokemon can learn Sunny Day, and when the sunlight is strong, Solarbeam is easier to use.

Ohhh...! That's pretty cool, especially since Princess Celestia and the Changeling Queen are both Alicorns and your BBBFF's a super-awesome Unicorn.

...The Queen is an Alicorn, isn't she?

Sunny Day? Sounds like the name of a pony from back in Ponyville.

(That wasn't a yawn, btw Twilight.)

... You know, I have no idea whether she counts or not.

Or one of Princess Celestia's personal servants, with a name like that. But it's actually one of the weather moves, along with Rain Dance, Sandstorm, and Hail. It strengthens Fire type attack moves and weakens Water type ones, along with making Solarbeam charge up instantly, which is a huge help to its usability.

Really? Thought you would've tried checking up on her after the wedding!

That sounds. So. Awesome~! I could teach it to Daring, Blaze and any of my Fire-type Pokemon?

Well, the terminology gets a little fuzzy. I mean, she's mostly equine in appearance, she has wings and a horn, but can she really be an Alicorn if she's not a pony?

I think so, yes! I know Daring and Blaze can learn it, at least.

Never thought of it like that! So, if she's not an Alicorn...then she's a fallen pony with no real title besides 'Queen?'

Alright! I'm gonna make sure Blaze and Daring get that move in their arsenal.

Well, I wouldn't call her a pony at all, personally. Changelings may look a bit like us, but they're as different as night and day. No offense meant to Princess Luna.

Good plan. I really don't think you'll regret it.

Pfft, of course no offense meant to Princess Luna! She's way cooler than the Changeling Queen ever will be.

...Seriously, what should we call her? If she's not a pony then maybe the Queen Changeling!

Ha, thanks Twilight. Figure I'll get to help out all of Team Dash with learning these kind of super moves!

17th Spell: [Video/Action for Ponies] (Forward dated to Saturday morning)

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