A Walking Chestnut (Pokemon x MLP) (Cross post from Fimfiction)

Chapter 20: A Pink Heart has a stressful job.

Four Hours, Four Fucking Hours.
That's how long we've been in Caninia.
And Now look what's happening.

As the Equestrian Delegation and The Separatist Royals both run towards the Traditionalist castle, I ask myself What did I do to deserve this?

Blueblood and Cadance are actual Diplomats, they should be here, not me.
Amber and Jenn are Princesses of this land, It's their sister who is being held hostage, They should be here, not me.
So why in the name of God am I here? I have no reason to be in this Delegation, I don't represent Equestria in any way shape or form.

Oh, It's because you can translate what President Lycanroc is saying. So Can The Dogs, I don't need to be here!

The only reason Raven Inkwell had to send me on this stupid example of a diplomatic mission is because they didn't want me to just wait back in Equestria, Doing nothing but wait for the Crystal Mirror to open and send me back home.

Was me not doing anything but wait really that bad? I wasn't hurting anybody, I was just minding my own business, I wasn't even interacting that much with the Elements of Harmony, Only two of them, and even then maybe twice a week.

What I'm trying to get at, is that I am not supposed to be here, I am thousands of Kilometers away from the den I made my temporary home, and I am stressing my head off.

Is this some kind of punishment? Because I recognized that this world runs on cartoon logic and decided to stay away from the plot anyways? Is that it?
Some kind of way for Fate to make me proactive instead of passive?

God Fucking Dammit.

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza was not having an easy day.
It started when she woke up extremely early and tried to bake some cookies as an apology for Chespin, her new coworker.
It then got harder when she realized that the ship she was traveling on didn't have the ingredients to actually bake Anything, so she had to improvise.
The Cookies she made came out awful, but she promised herself that when she got back to Canterlot she will bake the best cookies she ever baked as an apology for how uncomfortable Chespin was during the voyage.
She must have said something bad without knowing if he avoided her for so long.

But it didn't stop with the cookies, When she finally arrived at Caninia she was shocked to see the carriage she will be taking is Horse-drawn. While yes, she understands that not everywhere has Ponies or other people who are strong enough to carry carriages, and will have to resort to wild animals to do such for them, but Cadance didn't have to like seeing Animals doing such cruel tasks.
Back in Equestria, Ponies moved their own carriages and the rich could hire Drivers to draw their carriage for them.

While the Idea of having a Pony draw somepony else's carriage might sound to some like a form of torture or slavery, The Drivers actually have a really good insurance plan and are payed very well. Mr Fancy Pants actually pushed to raise the minimum wage for Drivers after a series of storm exited the Everfree and made traveling on dirt roads between towns a lot less safe.

After an hour on the carriage, The Horses stopped outside the edges of the capital city.
According to Chespin, Who as it turns out can speak with animals, The Horses were threatened not to bring any outside body that could help stop a civil war from occurring by President Lycanroc.
So the group had to walk the rest of the way to the castle.

But as it turns out, There are two castles in Dimondia, When in which Queen Katherina rules, and the other which her Sisters built and moved to rule from.
She should have seen this coming, Hay! This should have been in the Report Raven gave her to get ready for the delegation in the first place!
So it seems now Cadance will have to improvise, something that sadly, she isn't very good at.