regarding "Foaly Matripony", possible FIW8 spoilers in comments

[gypsy_portals]

Well duh, of course I'm happy that my version of Equestria still exists, Munnie! That other Applejack saved it, remember!

And I don't mind that my lines were cut for time! Equestria's already HEARD my story! Now it's time for Twilight to be creepy and maybe a little evil! I mean, come on! It's part of being a princess!

And that's what friendship is about! Barely tolerating the people you know, no matter how vaguely ill their choice in romance makes you!

Oh, and don't worry about me not being very active in that weird death game. My lines were cut for time there, too!

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[cruel_kindness]

...What the flying feather? That's not Twilight at all. She'd never do any of that stuff. Why's your universe so bucked up? It's disgusting.

[And this is coming from the chaos spawn who was born to be nothing to be cruel. Fluttershy did her good.]

[gypsy_portals]

Our universe doesn't have Discord.

[A fact she's more than a little smug about.]

[cruel_kindness]

[Fluttercruel opens her mouth to rebut. Then closes it again after a few seconds.]

...Touché.

Still, though, I want to beat your Twilight into a pulp.

[gypsy_portals]

But you don't! That's what friendship is!

[cruel_kindness]

No. You're wrong. I will. And your Twilight will feel every bit of ounce of pain I inflict upon her. Maybe then she'll realize that it's not okay to do something like that.

You know what my creed is? I be cruel to be kind. The things your Twilight does is going to land her into some serious trouble. Beating her up for her actions is the only way she'll learn and stop.

Friendship isn't about barely tolerating others. It's about helping others grow as a person, helping them out in their times of need. And right now, your Twilight needs me as a friend. And I'm going to friend all over her.

[gypsy_portals]

...why?

Just let her live her messed up little freaky power-trip life. If she lands in serious trouble, it's her own darn fault.

After all, she's a unicorn riding her unicorn privilege everywhere. Nobody would help me in that situation, so why should I help her?

[cruel_kindness]

Because, even though she's not the Twilight from my universe, she's still one of our friends. We don't give a buck if you have a horn or wings or don't have either. It's what friends do. Anyone who says otherwise is just spewing dragon fewmets.

[gypsy_portals]

...Fluttershy, sometimes...

[She sees where this is all going, and she's not sure she wants to talk about it.]

Sometimes being a friend is keeping your distance and letting someone learn the hard lessons on their own. The only reason I've done as much as I have is because I've learned that I can't depend on anybody but me and my roots.

[cruel_kindness]

Fluttercruel. Both she and I occupy the same body.

[She can't deny that this Pinkie Diane has a point.]

...Well... It could give her a harsher lesson once everything blows up in her face. More impact and it might have a longer lasting effect. But what' this about you not being able to depend on anyone?

[Does she need to remind you that SHE was the one who knocked you out with a frying pan so you can have your little mind reharmonization thing?]

[gypsy_portals]

Different universes, remember?

Besides, if I told you I had to go back in time in order to save my parents from their untimely demise, what would you have done, Fluttercruel?

[cruel_kindness]

That's why I clarified things, numnuts. I'm my own pony.

[Fluttercruel was going to say that that's impossible due to Pinkie not being a unicorn.]

...I'd say you were just being Pinkie Diane.

[gypsy_portals]

Exactly.

But I did it. I can't rely on anypony because nopony believes I'm ever serious. So I do things my own way.

[cruel_kindness]

[The Flutters are silent for a while. Normally, she would just laugh it off, but...]

...Buck it. How? Is it something like your Pinkie Sense?

[gypsy_portals]

Gypsy magic! The zebra in the forest taught me.

So I got Apple Bloom's help and baked a portal through time!

[And there haven't been any noticable consequences.]

[cruel_kindness]

[Fluttercruel blinks slowly. Their mundane confirms it to be true.]

...Your universe sounds like a drug trip.

[gypsy_portals]

...My world's Fluttershy doesn't have a different version of herself living in her body with her.

[cruel_kindness]

[Fluttercruel huffs a little.]

Stop having a point!

[gypsy_portals]

It's what I do.

[shy_kindness]

[Fluttershy takes control. She lets out a gentle smile.]

Both of our worlds seem absurd to one another, but that doesn't mean we can't try and understand them. Um, if you don't mind, can you tell me more about your Fluttershy?

[pink_clone]

Appletart saved your Equestia!? That's wonderful...when did that happen?

[gypsy_portals]

[She may not know the mirror pool - at least, not directly. Yet - but she knows a clone when she hears one.]

Not the Applejack from my world, but a different one. And she saved all of the Equestrias.

Something about "eating all of these apples".

[pink_clone]

That's really nice of Appletart. I wonder if Queen whatshername thanked her.

[neckhorn]

Is Equestria where you're from?

[madcapmarsupial]

I thought bein' a princess was about executin' blokes and cake.

[gypsy_portals]

...I'm pretty sure there was both execution and cake at that wedding, so...