ZephyrBurst

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Yay, can't wait to see how this round turns out, and wow, so many Rainbow Dashs flying in a loop.

My vote was definitely the Owl episode and wow it's way up there, but not surprising. I always saw it as an obscure joke. (4-horse powered engine)

"Ok, nopony move unless I say so!" ... "You! In the bushes! Come out where I can see you!" 'I knew it, they always want to order everypony around like they're in charge.' Zephyr thought this and many other things to himself, he hesitated and didn't come out of the bushes at first. During his hesitation, the mare they seemed to be apprehending expelled a fairly cold statement to the guards. Zephyr didn't want to do what the guard said, the guard was edgy, that much was certain. He didn't like authority. They were a figure of fear and oppression in Zephyr's eyes during his youth. He understood now why they were essential, but these self-conditioned thoughts were hard to forget. He finally stepped forward in full view of everypony in the area. Zephyr had a sealed unlabeled package strapped to him that rested firmly on his back. His expression displayed a bit of irritation and disgust. It was late, he wanted to be home, yet he still needed to find this elusive address, and now he was being held up by these guards. 'I hate my curiosity sometimes.' Before he spoke, he looked at Mal. It wasn't what he had expected to see. She didn't look harmful at all, in fact, she was the rare build that Zephyr actually showed a bit of restraint to when his past antics resorted to violence. This poor pony would break easily with his strength. She did have a rather cold, menacing stare and aura though, and her words were sharp. Despite this, Zephyr was pretty sure she was just upset with the guards like he was. He didn't bother looking at Radiant Steel, he had already gotten a good look at her, she seemed like any typical guardpony. He turned his gaze to Bonfire... "What do you want? I'm busy and I don't want to be held up any longer than necessary!" Zephyr didn't speak kindly to Bonfire.

I definitely agree with that 90%ly. I was surprised with this movie, it was really well done. I don't like a lot of comic book movies, but this one is one of the exceptions. My roommate dragged me along with him to see it. I resisted enough to where he even paid for my ticket. Works for me.

It's been awhile since I said hello in here. So... hi there! Looks like you will get along just fine here and I'm sure your husband will too.

This mare gave off some strange vibes... familiar ones at that. Seems she was trying to figure out how to even talk to Zephyr. He knew that feeling and simply waited. The other mare inside suddenly came to the door, said her goodbyes and left promptly. How... odd. Guess she had somewhere to be. Foxglove invited Zephyr in and caught on to his hunger. She cleared off a spot for him to eat with her magic and Zephyr followed the unspoken invite to that spot. "You're quite right, I am fairly hungry. I just got done delivering some mail to Hoofington and haven't eaten anything the entire trip. Um, I could smell your pizza outside and it smelled quite tasty." Zephyr smiled, he had hoped that didn't come out the wrong way. When glancing around the mare's house, he noticed all sorts of unfamiliar objects about the house. She sure had some interesting and exotic stuff around. And was this her shop and her home? Curiously, Zephyr asked... "Do you live out here all alone?"

Her first real gig and Zephyr was there to witness it. He knew where the south auditorium was too. As Madden left, he looked at Starlight, who was glowing with excitement from the news. He was happy for her and watched her as she displayed her excitement. Without any warning she gave him a hug. He had never been embraced like this. To any on-lookers, it was just a normal hug, but to Zephyr, it was something more and special. Everything paused for him, he didn't hug back, he wasn't even sure what to do, he just lifted his wings and froze. It seemed to last much longer than it did. Unfortunately not long enough, when he finally thought to embrace her back and brought his hoof up to do so, she was not there and was walking back to their original table. His hoof just stayed in the air for a moment before realizing what was going on. Zephyr wanted another hug, it removed the annoying feeling in his stomach and gave him a nice feeling that made his fur stand up. When he finally brought himself back to reality, he trotted over to the table with Starlight. "What song do you think you're going to sing? I wonder if it'll be a song you've never sung before." Zephyr took a sip of his drink and just thought of something he had heard about. "Oh, um! I'll pay for your food. It's no big deal." He was happy he remembered reading about how stallions should pay for a mare's meal when they were eating out together. He couldn't remember what book it was though. Maybe it wasn't a book and just something he had overheard...

Zephyr only watched and listened as the large red unicorn arrived. He definitely commanded a higher authority than this pegasus. The discussion was interesting, but was a bit too serious for Zephyr's taste and he felt the tension between them. Even if one of the guards or the pony he couldn't see was able to point him in the right direction, he didn't want to be part of this. Leaving was definitely the right choice and Zephyr began to back away. As he did, he stepped on a twig, which made a rather loud *snap*, and at this angle, he was in clear view of the red unicorn. Oh good going Zephyr, he thought to himself and stopped where he was. He contemplated casually walking off, but it probably wouldn't help him any, not with how tense the two guards were. He thought about flying away quickly, he was pretty sure he could out fly the pegasus guard, but Zephyr still had business in Canterlot and the trouble wasn't worth it, he waited...

This was so annoying. Zephyr wondered again why he chose to deliver this package to Canterlot at night. He was already very unfamiliar with Canterlot, being at night only made things worse. There were very few ponies out and those that were did very little to point him in the right direction. He had to take to the roads so he could see which streets he was on easier, which led to even more annoyances. He didn't even like this city, it was full of unicorns, they still made him somewhat nervous. And then the royal guards... Ugh, authority. Where is this stupid shop! Zephyr's thoughts raced and his annoyances grew as time passed. He was searching close to the castle walls now, maybe the shop was around there, if he could just find the right street... "Halt! Who's there!" Something caught his attention. There were sounds of a situation escalating. He couldn't tell what was being said except for the loud "Halt!", but the direction it came from was clear. Curious, he followed the voices. He hadn't seen another pony in some time at this hour and maybe whoever these were could give him clear directions. It didn't take long to find where the voices were coming from. Zephyr kept himself hidden as close as he could and watched. It appeared there was a guard hassling another pony. Figures, authority always liked to push others around. He couldn't see the other pony very well from his angle. From the sound of her voice, she didn't seem to have much respect for this guard, Zephyr didn't blame her.

I went with Winter Wrap Up because... I don't know actually. The episode starts off with an awesome song. My favorite of season 1. It showed how working together works out. I was already very interested in the show by Dragonshy, but it was the episode that truly made me love the series. Best Night Ever definitely comes after that. I thought it ended great. The last scene shows all the characters enjoying their time together and really that's the best way they could have ended the season in my opinion.

Zephyr was waiting around for awhile. He had almost thought that no one would come until the door slid open and a pink mare stood behind it. She smiled at Zephyr, but it didn't feel genuine, and her stare gave Zephyr a slight chill through his back. The way she spoke only added to the creepy vibe she was giving Zephyr. He nervously replied... "Uh... help me? I don't think so, err... you run a shop out here in the woods? What sort of stuff do you sell out here?" The pizza's aroma grew when she opened the door. She may be creepy, but she sure did know how to make a good pizza. Zephyr's stomach grumbled after he asked the unicorn about her shop.

Zephyr caught wind of Starlight's nervous moment. She had always displayed unwavering confidence, and while he didn't know her that well, it still felt weird to him at first thought. "There's no need to be nervous." Zephyr smiled somewhat nervously at Starlight. "Just... sing for them like you did in here. Everypony is going to love you and your singing! I've no doubt in my mind that you'll... knock'em, um... off their hooves." The other thought was racing through Zephyr's head nonstop and making it hard to focus. Zephyr didn't even know her that well... The feeling it made in his stomach was agitating and annoying. He wanted to make it go away, but every time Starlight spoke, it came back.

Wow was that singing wonderful. Everypony in the cafe was enjoying her singing, including Madden himself. Another thought was etched in Zephyr's mind as he listened to Starlight's song, but that would have to wait. Tension lifted as Madden offered Starlight a chance to sing at an event later that evening. In fact, Zephyr was excited to hear that and looked to Starlight to see her expression, which he was sure she would be filled with far more excitement than himself. The tension in Zephyr's stomach lifted more when Madden offered to teach Zephyr something about managing. He stood up, placing his hooves on the table and leaned forward just a little. "Oh of course! Anything you can share with me, I would be happy to know!" His wings lifting a little with his excitement at the offer. "I won't let anypony down."

Well I'll be looking forward to that if you do decide to finish it. :heart:

For me it's Dr. Pepper. It changes from time to time though. I like when fast food places let you get your own drink because I like to mix them too.

Zephyr jumped back slightly due to Madden's sudden excitement. He actually heard her earlier and was clear he thought she was great. But that excitement quickly fell off to a more composed demeanor. "I mean, yeah I heard her earlier, she was pretty good, I guess." He had the audacity to speak her singing down like that? This was upsetting. How dare he say that after hearing her sing. Despite this, Zephyr kept quiet, he was still a bit nervous and didn't want to mess anything up for Starlight. "How many gigs have you gotten her?" This question made him even more nervous, and he wasn't able to hide it at all. His ears fell and his whole body seemed to sink lower. "Um, well..." What if I just feigned confidence and told him some arbitrary number... no, a lie could hurt Starlight's chances, and she wouldn't approve of such things. "None. We just met, but I told her I would help her get herself out there in any way I can... Um, I don't know what a manager actually does." He felt like hiding under the table.

I really like the picture on the left with the pegasus draping her wing over the foal. By far the most adorable thing I've seen this month.

This was exciting, he had no idea what he was supposed to do, but he'd figure it out. He didn't know who this pony was or the Sapphire Shores that Starlight mentioned, but if Madden could help her, Zephyr would help convince Madden that she is the greatest singer around. There was a growing excitement in Zephyr when Starlight mentioned him as her official manager. When she had finished her introduction, Zephyr couldn't help himself, he had to interject something... anything. This pony needed to know what Starlight could do. He looked at Madden, who didn't look all that pleased at their arrival, but Zephyr would try to fix that if he could. He was excited, but kept his voice as calm as he could. "Not just any singer. She's the greatest singer in Cloudsdale, no uh... in Equestria! If you could have heard her earlier in the halls, you would know that she sings as beautifully as she looks!" Coming up with something to say was hard. This was all he could think of, there had to be a way to elaborate more. Despite his excitement, Zephyr was lost on how to continue. He thought to himself, maybe I should just leave it at that, we haven't even heard what this Madden fellow had to say to us. Yes, perhaps it would be best to keep quiet. Zephyr knew he wasn't that great with words and the more he spoke, the higher the chances he may say something to ruin things.

Hooray, more new ponies in town!

Hmm, a manager? That sounded like something way beyond his expertise. Yet Zephyr wanted to help her, she clearly had the voice and singing ability for something bigger than what she was doing now. He wanted to see it happen, even if it did keep him busy like Starlight had said. It was a way to help another pony out. Starlight's attention turned away to an unfamiliar pony. It seems she, along with everypony else in the cafe, knew who this pony was. She even pointed the pony out to Zephyr and wanted to go talk with him. He couldn't help but feel a little jealous when she seemed to deny Zephyr's offer and instead would ask this other pony for help. He kept his smile and was still happy to be around his new friend. She did say "He might be able to give us some tips". She wasn't cutting him out. Zephyr followed beside her toward the light blue pegasus. He wanted to reassure her that he would be up to the task. "Of course! It would be more than all right! I would be happy to help you in any way I can." Zephyr looked to her while he spoke. He was also curious about this other pony. "So who do you think this pony is?"

These two seem likely to respect each other more because of a good fight. Those were my thoughts on that situation as well. I've actually had a moment like that myself.

This bracket has my 2 favorite episodes of the season. Suited for Success was my number 1. It came as a surprise for me. The premise started off what would seemingly be my least favorite with it being about dress making and fashion shows. Its message about the hardships in the creative industry was really spot on. That and it brought out so much about Rarity's character. She was destined to be my least favorite in the show, or so I thought. I can't stand those types of characters usually, but she's never been annoying, and in fact is always awesome when she's around. Completely broke my expectations of what her character would be. Party Of One comes in second. It was another surprise episode. I sorta figured since it was right before the season finale, that it may be rushed in exchange for more time to work on the big finish. Instead it revealed a lot about Pinkie and had a great message. Normally Pinkie isn't phased by anything, but in this one she became a bit psychotic over witnessing her friends lying to her and avoiding her. It showed that her friends are everything to her and that she doesn't like being alone. I felt that was eluded to a few times during the season. For me, the episode showed how fragile people's emotions are. Using Pinkie for this, who normally lets everything go, felt like the perfect set up. Even those who seem to have their emotions in check can still be hurt. Fall Weather Friends comes after that. (Only in this list.) This episode was a fun watch. Especially seeing the characters get into an actual fight. Not that I want them to, but it showed that things in Equestria can get escalated to that point, even with these characters.

Once again she did not judge Zephyr, but instead understood. He felt comfortable and decided he could speak his mind to her. After Starlight had ordered her salad and water, Zephyr ordered himself a daffodil sandwich and looked back to Starlight, wanting to hear what she would say to his question. Her answer brought him more joy than he could ever remember. She wanted to be friends. Her answer along with her small order made it clear. It was obvious she wasn't hungry so she must've invited him over to talk more. This was a day he knew he would never forget. "You need to have faith in yourself first before the path becomes clear. Its something my mother told me when I was a young filly." It's no wonder she's such a delight to be around. "Well your mother is very smart for saying that. I wish I had..." Zephyr paused. While he felt comfortable with her, there were topics about his past he would rather not bring up as it could lead down an unfortunate path, at least in Zephyr's mind. He knew this was a topic he wouldn't be able to share with just anypony. Starlight may be his only friend, but he felt he needed to know her more and decided he better be careful with anything about his past. This was definitely going to take some time to figure out. He decided instead to bring the topic back to her singing, but in a different way. She seemed to like the praise, but at the same time, was embarrassed. "So... you find happiness in your singing. Are there any places where you could sing to a bigger crowd? You said you want to be a famous singer. I think the best way to do that is to get your voice heard by more ponies. There have to be lots of opportunities out there." Zephyr suddenly got a great idea. He spent his life taking from others, but what if he tried to help someone. The thought of helping another pony gave him another sense of joy. His voice rising with excitement. "I know, I could help you find places to sing and get you heard more! Would you let me do that?!"