Oops, forgot to change the psalm's green to the new ponepaste.
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>>42794408
I would suggest a supspecies of Earth Pony that are part wood. Like timerwolves, yet way less violent.

>>42794580
how about the swamp ponies like mage meadowbrook? those bayou folk

>>42794611
Chewin on them crawdads

>>42794580
>>42794611
What if Timerwolves were originally Anon's tribe of plant ponies who were corrupted because they were connected to him, and swamp ponies like Meadowbrook were either descendants of the few surviving ponies to cut off their connection to Anon and became regular earth ponies, or the descendants of regular ponies that lived among the plant ponies and kept their traditions alive?

>>42795110
The wolf thing would be pretty grim though.

>>42795246
nature anon is definitely the darkest out of the 3 alicorn anons this thread has come up with

>>42794417
It's crazy how full circle it's gone for ponykind. Before the arrival of the two sisters, Unicorns had to give up their magic every day to keep the rotation of the sun and moon in order. When the sisters arrived, they no longer had to hold that burden, even when Luna was banished, Celestia was more than enough. Anon however? Gets ripped from their reality, and now everybody is on mandatory nature duty effective immediately, the alicorn they cared the least about affected them the most when removed.

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>>42795572
>Sometimes when you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all
I like this quote because it's more true to life than people give it credit for. When everything is running perfectly smoothly, nobody really even notices the processes going on in the background. It's only when things are going wrong that people really start to pay attention.
In that sense, I find the idea that nature ran so smoothly under Nature Anon that it was practically comparable to RL nature.
To the point there are even a significant chunk of ponies who didn't even realize that all the natural events they take for granted are entirely manually run. Maybe the understood Anon exists and keeps the world running on an intellectual level, but they never quite internalized just what that meant until he was gone and Pegasi and Earth Ponies suddenly had to take care of everything again like their ancestors had to pre-unification.

>>42795110
>What if Timerwolves were originally Anon's tribe of plant ponies who were corrupted because they were connected to him
>NatureAnon happily trotting towards the Everfree
>now that he's back he's got a lot of work to do
>and who better to help him than his tribes
>everyone doesn't know how to tell him that his ponies are all gone
>assumed wiped out by the beasts of the Everfree
>tells everyone he can sense them still alive
>confusion.jpg
>eventually he drags them directly into a pack of timberwolves
>everyone's immediately on edge
>NatureAnon freezes
>his wings sag at his side
>eyes wide
>horror on his face
>but the timberwolves aren't attacking
>they're just staring back at him
>nopony's sure what to do
>he nearly trips over his own hooves as they shake violently to take one step
>gets closer and closer and the wolves growl but they don't attack or back away
>before anyone can stop him, he wraps one of them in a hug of hooves and wings
>it's barely audible over the choked back sobs, but he whispers
"What did I do to you?"
>NatureAnon basically collapses, hugging the timberwolf close as he wails and sobs out apologies that can never make up for what he did
>the timberwolves seem to join him in his sorrow as they throw their head backs to howl
>all throughout the Everfree, every other timberwolf howls back

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>Anon must travel up the mountain
what does he find up there?

>>42796185
his own corpse

King Anon is a virgin, he banged as a human but not as a pony. Reincarnating as colt in Equestria then becoming ruler for centuries meant he wasn't focused on that then didn't have time to think about it.

>>42796325
>Banged as a human
>But not as a horse
That doesn't sound very realistic to me.

if natureanon got to be a full adult his mane would have ended up looking like rolling and wisping clouds

Up.

>>42796926

>>42796307
The Beast is so big that its bones became a mountain when it was slain.

>>42797560
>monster's corpse vast enough to form a landscape feature
I can dig it

Congrats on another thread Anonstallions. Wishing you continued fortune.

>>42797673
Thank you!

Is it just me, or is the board consistently faster now ? It feels like everything slides faster without anything new getting posted.

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NatureVerse Sunset finds and reads the Origin of the Everfree Forest book in the restricted section.

>>42795788
Only other animals understand the words in the howls.
>"The king has returned."
Every other animal (and Fluttershy) cowers in fear with the ominous message.

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>>42797560
>>42797602

How big are we talking here?

>>42798441
I think mountain sized would be too much, maybe building sized. Lets say its body formed a chunk of the everfree so big enough you'd mistake the ribs for some trees.
Assuming the elements didnt just disintegrate him entirely of course

9

>>42798083
I can't see this ending any better.

>>42798083
>Sunset reads about NatureAnon
>She's immediately infatuated
>Writes fanfic about her and Anon, with accompanying pictures
>Anon returns
>Her husbando is NOTHING like her headcanon
>BTFOs to EQG

>>42799323
>In every timeline Shimmy fails to get with the alicorn anon
>sunset shimmer, a mare denied her alicorn husbando

>>42798791
I think it would be far more heart wrenching if the elements didn't vaporize him and he just died in his corrupted form + no returning consciousness, no terminal lucidity scene.

>>42799323
>>42799324

>sunset visits after redemption with twily
>sees anon is back to his gigachad alicorn body
>blue beaned again

>>42799583
Yeah, it would turn it into a complete tragedy.

Hope the writefags are doing all well, we all appreciate your great greens!

>>42799998
>One off
So close to perfection.

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I have a sorta bare bones idea of Amon being a recluse to a point where he's not really interested in interacting with ponies at all, but it ends up with him interacting with the more fringe characters instead.
>Anon is a major recluse
>lives on the very edge of the Everfree
>ends up interacting and potentially bonding with the more fringe or quiet ponies
>Tree Hugger, Zecora, Fluttershy, Cranky, various sentient Everfree creatures, etc.
Again it's not much of an actual story, I'd imagine it'd be more like snippets of an Anonpony who's on the crankier side of the Anon scale and ends up having different experiences and mini adventures as a result.

If say, Woodworker Anon is a 4 on the recluse scale(keeps to himself mostly but does take part in his community and ponies know him by name), and Sunn's PegAnon pre-RD is a 5(has a job in Ponyville but has never spoken a word to anyone and most don't even know his name), then I'd say Fringe Anon would be an 8. Not completely hostile and isolated, but has next to no patience with others generally and almost never goes into town. Maybe he even grows a garden for his own food, so he doesn't even go into town for the basics, only if he absolutely has to.

>>42800426
would a 10 anon would be sort of unicorn anon hermit wizard living in a cave and barely if ever interacting with the outside world apart from a few adventuring ponies? Could be a interesting story to see how ponies would try to civilise a isolated anon

>>42800620
Tarzanon, he thinks he's just a horse.

>>42800426
>Pinkie Pie constantly going over to his house to knock on his door to bother him
>Starting off in constant shit flinging with Cranky, turns into drinking cider on Anon's porch while grumbling to each other on weekends
>Constantly telling Tree Hugger to get the fuck off his property and stop looking for weeds in his garden, she never listens and ends up nonchalantly hanging out at his place while Anon seethes
these are just a few scenarios I can think of off the top of my head.

>>42795302
For sure.

>>42799323
>BTFOs to EQG
Ouch. Imagine being to disappointed that you go there voluntarily.

>>42801120
>Starting off in constant shit flinging with Cranky, turns into drinking cider on Anon's porch while grumbling to each other on weekends
>in an ironic twist, the two mutually bond over their shared enjoyment of being alone
>Anon says it's ironic cause Cranky has a girlfriend
>Cranky defends by saying that he remembers enjoying being alone
>Anon points out that's bullshit cause he's never seen Cranky happier
>Then Cranky starts admitting all the ways that being with somepony is better than being alone
>Anon begins putting up with Tree Hugger more when Cranky isn't available to hangout
>She's good vibes at least
>He's still pretty sure that his idea of vibes and her hippy dippy idea of vibes are different
>But it's a conversation topic at least
And there, if you wanted to have this HermitAnon get with Tree Hugger, there's a potential set up
other potential outcast mares could be Trixie who constantly finds herself on the fringes while not wanting to be, or Maud if you're into a waifu who's more autistic than you

>>42799998
This. Looking forward to more.

>>42799998
we're all dead. you must carry the threads now.

>>42803394
but is he ready?

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>>42803394
>>42803403
>don't update for a while
>come back
>find out I'm dead
I don't know if he's ready, but I do know that it's not my problem anymore, see you fuckers later

>>42803875
>find out I'm dead
Surprising how fast that can happen, right?

Up.

>>42803875
How do we revive you? We all require the greens to read!

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>>42803875
GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT

>>42804662
You'll need advanced necromancy.

Got an idea for King anon

>after the disappearance of the princesses it was chaos
>Anon just appeared, initially as a Earth pony
>with no context of what's going on he just went with his gut and fought like hell to survive
>his situation puts him in a situation where he has to interact with ponies
>he eventually becomes a hero
>as time went on, he became more and more powerful
>until he came before the tree of harmony
>it spoke directly at it telling anon that he is to be the unifier of ponies and equestria
>it gave him the elements of harmony
>what the tree of harmony didn't account for is anon's alien human mind and doesn't use the elements as intended
>anon used them as weapons, and as such he could never use them at their full potential

>anon slowly grows more powerful
>becoming more and more like an alicorn
>the pony races start looking to him for guidance despite him never actually never holding any rulership
>yet his exploits gave him more legitimacy than the nobles and lords that rule equestria now

>the early years of equestria after its rise from the chaos of the disappearance of the princesses
>after anon gave it some semblance of stability
> anon now has to deal with the warlord who rose to power during that state of chaos
>and choose if he really wants to be equestria's king

I’m hoping for another PegaAnon post soon.

>>42805864
dude there's 3-4 stories centered on peganon. you're going to have to be more specific.

>>42805869

Specifically Sunn’s.

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>>42805897
soon

>>42806049
Nice and hot.

>>42806049
>Rainbow Dash always says she's too wild and free to be tamed
>time to see if she still feels that way with your foal in her belly

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>>42722867
>You have to crane your neck to see the entirety of the doors
>They stand like two obelisks of pale gold
>It makes your muscles ache just trying to imagine opening them
>Yet, with a simple flick of her horn, Luna swings them open
>Her magic pushing them open as easily as you'd swat a fly
>Now you're not sure if the doors are lighter than you imagined, or if Luna's magic is stronger than you imagined
>Some part of you had expected the doors to groan open
>A tired roar from something as ancient as the bricks alerting the princess of visitors
>Yet there is no such groan
>Not even a squeak
>It makes sense when you actually think about it
>You've heard snippets of something called Day Court
>If the princess receives regular visitors, it makes sense that her castle would be welcoming with the reputation she has
>With that in mind you also discard your initial idea of how your meeting with the princess would have gone
>The mental image of her lounging on her throne, wine goblet in hoof
>Her asking you "What is a pony? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk... HAVE AT YOU!"
>Before throwing it at you
>All gone from your mind
>It's almost a pity
>It would have been a cool way to die
>Instead your eyes see a very large mare sat atop a golden, velvet cushioned throne
>Though she's not as intimidating as you expected, your hooves still freeze you where you are
>You're a long way away from her
>The throne room spans a larger space than your entire house
>But still
>She towers over everything
>You
>The room
>For a moment it feels like she towers over the castle itself
>Even while she's nestled inside it
>Like it wasn't made for her to live in
>But to contain her
>It's almost hard to breathe in the sheer pressure you feel
>How do these ponies put up with it?
>Then
>A tick
>A blink
>A moment had passed as you felt all that then jolted back to your skin
>You swallow the lump in your throat and force your numb limb forward
>Rainbow Dash lazily glides beside you
>She idly looks around the room as you approach the throne, non-plussed
>Did she notice?
>No, it doesn't seem like it
>But Luna's brief glance back at you tells you she did
>They flicker for an instant, glow an icy blue, and cut you just as cold, before they turn back to look up at her sister
>You've had your head bent ever since you first stepped into the room
>The red carpeted floor drawing your attention with its infinite interests
>How many stories could it tell?
>Not that you actually care
>You're just hoping to delay that feeling again
>Or avoid it all together if possible
>You stop as you reach stairs
>"This is him?" Your ears twitch up at the words
>The voice is... gentler than you were expecting for someone who'd lived for a millenia
>"'Tis indeed, sister" Luna's cool words respond
>It feels like straining against an iron halter, but you force your head up
>Stairs lead to stair which lead to gold-laden hooves
>Then long ivory white legs

>>42806274
>Adorning her chest is something akin to a golden peytrel, studded with a purple gem bigger than your eye
>You also catch the trailing end of a vibrant, multi-hued mane that flowed in a windless room
>Finally, your eyes meet hers, and that freezing feeling seizes you again
>But not just your hooves this time
>Your eyes stay locked to her gaze
>You can't look away
>Your jaw locks
>For a moment, it feels like your heart stops
>And she continues to hold you there
>In her gaze
>Then you feel a feather brushing yours
>Out of your peripherals you see a blur of blue lowering itself
>It's enough to snap you back and you follow suit with Rainbow Dash
>"Good to see you, Princess" Rainbow says before quickly righting herself
>You don't bother making an attempt at a greeting
>Whether out of worry that your jaw's still stuck shut, or fear that your words might betray you, you don't know
>Her gaze finally breaks from you and you take the moment to pull your eyes away
>It allows you to steady your breathing while they talk
>"Rainbow Dash, it's wonderful to see you. In truth, I was under the impression I'd only be visited by Anon today, but I can't say I'm not glad to see he's made such a good friend"
>"Ah, well, you know, he's alright, I guess"
>That draws a chuckle from you that helps the air in the room feel less thick
>Eyes go back to you and you do the first thing you can think of
>It's awkward with your hooves, even after all your time, but you do what you assume is a bow
>A mirthful, light chuckle comes down, followed by the soft, muted thud of god shoes on carpet
>"Now, now, my little pony, there's no need for such formalities here" Celestia's hoof comes to your chin and pulls your head up
>Wow, you really do have to crane your head back to look her in the eyes
>You actually take a few steps back to make give your neck less strain
"Sorry, I'm... not exactly used to meeting royalty" You give an uncertain smile, hoping the levity is appreciated
>It seems it is as Celestia hides her own giggle behind a wing before straightening out
>"There's no need for apologies either, but I understand"
>"Yeah, I'm still working on helping him relax, princess," Rainbow says as she lands beside you and drapes a hoof over your withers, "I'd call it a work in progress, wouldn't you, Anon?"
>You scoff out a chuckle as you push a hoof into her face, getting her off you and into her own chuckles
>While Luna remains stoic, there's a hint of a smile working onto her muzzle
>With some of the tension gone, you decide to get to it
"If it's not too much trouble, your highness-"
>You're cut off by a nudge into your side
>"You can use her name, dude" Rainbow whispers to you
>You simply shoot a side glance at her before continuing
"As I was saying, I'm not entirely sure why I'm here." Celestia tilts her head at you. "Obviously, you mentioned in your letter- and sure, Rainbow's tried to explain it, she's a work in progress too-"

>>42806277
>"HEY!" She says indignantly, causing you to smirk and Celestia to titter at you both
"But, Princess, all I did was keep a kid safe, that hardly seems to warrant a royal invite"
>"From what I hear you greatly downplay your role in the safety of one of my youngest subjects" She argues
"With all due respect, Princess, you weren't there." The slight widening of Luna's eyes tells you, you might have overstepped, meanwhile Celestia doesn't seem angry, or annoyed at your words, just surprised as she tilts her head. "Because of a stupid prank gone too far back and forth with-"
>You pause
>This doesn't seem to be any kind of punishment
>But do you want to include Applejack in this
>With how much danger Mach was in?
>No, not really
"-with, well, someone. Mach and Me got stuck in the Everfree Forest, and, if I'm honest, I'm moreso the reason he was in danger than the reason he's safe."
>"Whoa, dude, what are you talking about?" Rainbow offers a hoof on your back but you gently push her back
"My wings were busted. I couldn't fly out of there. But he could have. I could have told him to fly to Ponyville straight away. But, for some reason- stupid, selfish-" You can see Mach in your mind, shivering, scared
>You could have gotten him to leave
>But then you'd be lost with no way to know which way Ponyville was
>Some part of you back then argued you'd kept him close to keep him safe
>But you did it to help yourself
>Even on an alien world
>Even in an alien body
>A coward then, and a coward still
"I don't know- I just didn't, and because of me he was stuck in there for hours when he could have been out in ten minutes." The light from the sun cuts through the stain glass windows, and strangely it feels like the same way the shadows danced in that forest.
>Rainbow doesn't say anything
>Not that you're sure she even know what to say
>This is the most you've spoken about what happened since you got out of the hospital
>You gave them all the cliff notes at Sugarcube Corner, sure
>This was different
"I knew there were timberwolves following us for hours..."
>You hear the shuffle of hooves on carpet and you're not sure if it's Rainbow moving away from you, or Celestia moving towards you
"For hours... and I still didn't tell him to leave. It was only when they were finally about to attack us both that I yelled at him to leave- to get lost, cause he wasn't listening to me."
>With a blink, the warped shadows from the windows shifts back to what they always were
>It makes you shut your eyes tight and shake your head
>Are you starting to see shit?
>Either way, the words make you feel a little less heavy
"So, yeah, that's where my confusion comes from, Princess. I didn't do anything worth a pat on the back, let alone a royal invitation, unless you brought me here to punish me for endangering the kid" It comes out as little more than a mutter, but the room is open enough for it to echo
>"Anon, you can't actually think that-" Rainbow tries to say

>>42806280
"Why not!?" The way the prismatic mare's eyes drop at your snap make you shrink back
>"Anonymous..." Celestia's voice is still soft
>There's no anger
>No indignation
>Just understanding, or at least a want of it
>She kneels beside you and you're only mildly insulted that she's still taller than you
>"It takes a lot of courage to do what you did."
>You try to look away, but a hoof gently comes to your chin again and turns you to look at her.
>"Not many ponies are strong enough to brave the toils of the Everfree Forest, least of all alone. But more than that," she rises to her hooves again, "it takes a lot of courage to admit a truth that didn't need to be said"
>Is she seriously trying to tell you you did a good job?
>Doesn't she get it?
>Of course she does
>But does she not care or just not see it your way?
>There might not have been any indignation in her
>But you feel some in you
>Mach could have gotten hurt and it was all your fault and you seem to be the only one who hates you for it
>The words tumble up your throat with your anger before you can stop them
"If that's your standard, princess, then all you're doing is rewarding mediocrity!"
>"He didn't mean that!" Rainbow is quick to put a wing in front of you
>You see a worried smile on her face as she tries to defuse what you just said
>"Who said anything about you being here for a reward, Anonymous?" There wasn't any ill intent behind Celestia's words, but they were distinctly cold
>"Princess, wait." Rainbow hovers up to be at eye level with the monarch. "Anon's not like other ponies, if I'm honest, he puts his hoof in his muzzle a lot, but he doesn't mean anything by it-"
>"Rainbow Dash."
>Rainbow's wings clips to her side and her ears splay down
>"Y-yeah?"
>"Would you please wait outside? I'd for my sister and I to speak with Anon alone"
>"P- princess, please-" Rainbow lifts herself by her wings to be at eye level with Celestia
>You don't let your eyes linger on her and turn them to the ground
>Maybe it's because you don't want to see Rainbow protecting you
>Or it could be that you can't bare the idea of her cleaning up your mess when you don't deserve it
>"He's just been kind of messed up since he first got out of the Everfree, but I swear he's a sweet guy when you-"
>"Rainbow." Celestia's voice leaves no room for argument or denial. "The room, please"
>The instruction to leave unspoken
>The looks she gives you unseen
"Just go, Prism" You grumble out the words
>You're pretty sure it's not even lunch and you're too exhausted to speak properly
>With your words she finally softly lands
>"I- I'll catch you later" She half whispers to you as she passes
>You give her a small grunt of acknowledgement
>Every second seems to painfully stretch out
>Her hooves are already muffled against the carpet until you can barely hear them as she leaves
>Your ears twitch and wait
>Eventually you hear the subtle shift of metal against metal as the doors finally shut

>>42806281
>And you finally let yourself breathe
>"She's a good friend." You look up to see Celestia staring at the door, where Rainbow was. "You're very lucky to have her."
"I'm aware." You say. "Is there any chance we could skip this part and get to why you actually called me here"
>"We would urge caution and a more tempered tone, Anonymous." Luna says, speaking for the first time, though staying near the throne while Celestia is near you. "Though thou art not a changeling, not all suspicions of thy character have been laid to rest."
>You don't respond initially, but simply look up at Celestia
>While her gaze doesn't freeze you in place like it did before, it still leaves you uneasy
>Her eyes are narrowed though not in a glare
>Like you're some puzzle she's trying to put together
"I've actually been wondering, since you showed up in my dream actually," Luna at least has the decency to shuffle on her hooves, uncomfortable at being reminded of what she did to you, "what is a changeling?"
>"Strange" Celestia says
>You glance up at her again, and her narrowed gaze relaxes as she walks back towards the stairs
>"Most ponies, when under suspicion, would do their utmost to do away with it, and yet here you are, asking questions that most ponies would already know the answer to" She observes
>"As we said, sister," Luna begins trotting down the stairs to be beside Celestia, "he is most unlike any other pony"
"Yeah, I get that a lot" You mutter
>A semi-translucent image forms in front of you
>About the same size as you
>Black with solid blue eyes
>No sclera, no pupil, no iris
>With what looks like a bug's carapace instead of fur
>"This, is a changeling," Celestia says as the bug shifts to look like you, "and that is why they are called such"
>The illusion then disappears in a puff of gold smoke
>"They attack Canterlot almost a year ago"
"I'm new"
>It's a weak excuse
>One that you've used more times than you can count
>So you don't bother to put conviction into it anymore
>"Actually," Celestia begins, her horn glowing, and a small folder teleporting to her, "you don't exist"
>With a flick of her horn the file sails through the air towards you
>A wing comes up for it to bump against, and you catch it in your hoof
>You flick through it, and there's just a page and a half
>All of it about you
>Some pictures you don't remember being taken by ponies you don't know from angles you wouldn't have seen them from
>Then a list of details about you
>In the margins are paragraphs of notes, questions and theories
>You unfurl a folded section
>The hoofwriting- hornwriting? calligraphy is familiar to you
>All letter from Twilight
>She casually brings up some parts about you that confuse her
>There are questions from her to Celestia about any information that population censuses might have about you
>All because Pinkie wants to throw you a party, the last letter says
>But as you go through the file, there are none

>>42806285
>Two sets of hooves, one ivory, the other azure, stop in front of you
>You look up at the princesses
>"Who are you?" Luna asks
>Your throat feels dry
>But you push through it
"Anonymous"
>"And what are you, Anonymous?" Celestia asks
"I'm-"
>Your dry throat feels like it's been kicked as you hack out a wheezing cough
"Last time I checked, I'm a pegasus"
>Each word scratches up your throat
>"And is that all you are?"
>You knees buckle and the file crumples out in front of you, spilling the pages
>"Using what little information you conveyed to Twilight, where you exited the Everfree, the timeframe, your state of exhaustion, I determined how long you were in there"
>As you rub a hoof against your throat you shoot a glare up at Celestia as she circles you
>She either doesn't know you're glaring, or doesn't care
>"From there, I triangulated the most likely places you could have entered the Forest from; Appleloosa, Dodge City, Baltimare, even as far out as Hollow Shades"
>"Yet we found nothing" You shift your gaze to Luna
>Her eyes are shining that same cold blue as before and it feels like the temperature in the room is dropping as the shadows grow
>"So I expanded my search, and yet still," Celestia's hoof comes down near your file, then kicks it, "nothing. No family, no friends, no record of your cutie mark, not even a birth certificate."
>It's all so ridiculous
>You'd actually managed to convince yourself that you could get away with it
>With being an alien on this planet
>Just because you looked like them and were laying low enough
>You even let yourself think you could get along with some of them
>Fuck
>You're gonna miss Rainbow Dash
>It's enough to make you laugh
>But your throat's still dry so it dies as soon as it begins
>Celestia looms over you this time
>Really looms
>Her wings are spread wide, her head dipped to your level, glaring
>In her pupils is a spark like a match trying to light
>"What. Are. You?"
>She really doesn't know
>Which means they don't know about aliens
>All this magic she has
>All this research she did
>And she never found anything in the Everfree
>No trace of whatever kicked your ass face first into the mud here
>Which means they won't be able to send you back
>So what's the point of the truth at this point
>It hurts to speak, but the words grate through your teeth
"Fuck. You."
>She blinks and backs away
>There's still no strength in your legs, but you force yourself up anyway
"I still don't like it..."
>You glance down at yourself
>The stupid, clumsy hooves
>The stupid, itchy and yet annoyingly soft green fur
>The feathers that you're constantly having to tend to so they don't break
"...this fucking thing I look at every morning, but I've gotten used to it." Your eyes meet hers, then Luna's and the glares they shoot waver slightly, but don't falter. "At this point I am just a fucking pegasus, and I wish anything else was a truth that mattered so you could get this over with."

>>42806289
>While Luna's glare hardens, Celestia's softens, her wings go down and confusion and curiosity replace the pointed anger from before
"I don't have any of that shit cause none of it's here, and telling you doesn't matter anymore cause it's gone."
>Celestia eyes shift, like she wants to glare, but can't bring herself too
"You wanna know what I am? I am fucking alone."
>It's hard to admit
>But by your count it's been a month, nearly two since you got to know Dash
>You were here for half a year
>Never talking to any of these ponies
>Barely even looking at them
>Partially to figure out how your new body works
>Partially to avoid suspicion
>Mostly to try and figure out how to get out of here
>But the longer you've stayed, the more hopeless it seemed
>It felt like you could barely get near the Everfree
>And no scenario in your head played out where you could explain what you are and get away with it
>Today just proves it
>You haven't even said anything and it feels like they're ready to throw you in the dungeons, just like you feared
>It started to seem like a better choice to keep your mouth shut
>At least then, you'd be stuck here, but in a house at least
>Rather than some old, damp brick prison underground
>You're gonna miss flying
>But the thought brings a smile to your face
>At least you got one more pretty great flight in with Rainbow before your wings got clipped
>You'd say something about Icarus
>What with the sun pony taking your flight and all
>But you're too tired to think of one
>Cause it's like you said
>You really are alone
>And you're never going to not be alone
>Hooves come towards you again
>Celestia's
>Then she crouches in front of you again
>That confuses you
>As you look up at her and you're surprised by what you see
>Hope
>But not the kind of hope you feel
>The sort of hope where you're wishing for a best case scenario, but expecting the worst
>"One last question, Anonymous, and please" she lays a hoof on your shoulder
>You're glad she does it slow and gently
>Because you're pretty sure she could flatten you under it if she wanted to
>Applejack eat your heart out
>"Be. Honest."
"O- okay" You say with a shaky nod
>"Are you a threat?"
>What?
>"Are you a threat to my little ponies?"
>Did you say that out loud?
>Or is she reading your thoughts?
>You don't like either option
>...are you?
>You haven't exactly been stellar
"Do pranks with Applejack or getting Mach stuck in the Everfree count?"
>"Did Applejack get hurt?"
"She got annoyed" You admit and can't help but chuckle
>It was pretty funny
>"Did you intend for Mach to go into the Everfree"
"No, a stupid tree fell out of my house"
>"Wait, what-?" Luna asks, her previously softened glare falling to confusion
>Celestia takes your answers and mulls over them
>Your eyes meet again, but this time neither of you break the stare
>She seems to gauge your words against you
>Her head tilts almost imperceptively side to side as she examines you

>>42806291
>Eventually, she sighs and closes her eyes, her head shaking softly
>"When the changelings attacked, Twilight attempted to warn me of them- though in a rather poor way." Celestia starts, standing to her hooves again. "I didn't heed her then, blinded by my own certainty that we would be ready for them. When I saw her uncertain about you, and then could find nothing on you, I..."
>Her silence speaks a million words
>You're glad for that
>You doubt there's enough hours in the day for her to explain everything
>"I don't know what you are, Anonymous." She says again, and you watch as she begins to walk back up the stairs. "But perhaps I don't need to," she turns to sit on her throne, "because I at least know who you are."
>That seems good
>Maybe
>She nods towards the door
>"You may go."
>"Sister!" Luna protests
>Celestia raises a hoof to her though
>"But, Anonymous..."
>You wait silently for her next words
>"Don't make me regret this."
>You nod
>There isn't much to say in this situation
>With another awkward half-bow, you begin to make your way to the doors again
>You think you just got a royal pardon
>Though you'll probably need to keep an eye out for Luna in your dreams still
>"And Anonymous." Celestia calls to you just as you reach the door
>You turn to look at her
>Even from here you can see her eyes are sad and full of worry
>"Don't make Rainbow Dash regret choosing to be your friend."
>That hits you a lot harder
>Yet it makes the slight shaking in your body finally cease
>With a small heave you push the door open and squeeze through the gap you make
>It slides shut behind you as you take in the hallway
>Through the window, now without the pressure from two princesses looming over you, you take in the outside
>Looks like the kind of time where you missed lunch, but it's still early
>Down the hall you see a familiar cyan coat poking around the corner
>She's still here?
>What are you thinking, of course she is
>Lazily, you fly over to her
>And she's making faces at the stoic guard
"Are you winning?" You sarcastically ask
>"Anon!" Her face breaks into a wide grin as she tackles you into a hug. "Are you okay? You were in there for ages, you weren't actually in trouble, were you?"
"I missed you too, for the- what- hour I was in there?"
>She scoffs and pushes out of the hug
>"Try two, now answer the question" She scrunches her muzzle as she gets it close to yours
>You chuckle, you really did miss her, for how little you were away
>You wrap a wing over her back and pull her into a hug of your own
"No, no... no trouble," you begin, wondering how to word it, "Celestia just had some questions"
>The two of you turn down the hall, and you could swear you hear the guard letting out a sigh of relief at being left alone
>"What kind of questions?" Rainbow asks
"The nerd kind, you'd find it boring" You say with a lazy smirk
>Your hooves go on auto-pilot as you move through the castle, going down long hallway after long hallway

>>42806292
>"Like, before you came to Cloudsdale and Ponyville personal?"
"...yeah..."
>Eventually you get out of the main doors and stretch out the aches in your joints
>"You... wanna talk about it?"
>You didn't realize it, and you're not sure if Rainbow noticed either, but neither of you broke the wing hug
>Pulling it back, you stretch out your wings too and give a small flap, hovering slightly in the air
>Rainbow's quick to join you and you offer a shrug as an answer
"Honestly, I didn't even want to talk to her about it, but, hey, she's in charge"
>Rainbow rolls her eyes and chuckles at you before bumping your chest with a hoof
>"But seriously dude, are you alright?"
>You want to offer your usual, but the look in her eyes tells you she needs a serious answer
>With a sigh you drag your hooves down your face
"Honestly? No, and I think I want to get drunk."
>"It's a little early for getting drunk, don't you think?" Rainbow says, shooting a glance at the sky
"We could drink slowly so that we're drunk at an appropriate time, if you want." You say with a smirk as you flap your wings to head back towards the city proper. "Besides, it's five o'clock somewhere."
>Rainbow's quickly beside you
>"Fine, but only to make sure you don't drink your feathers off"
"Funny, it sounds like you're implying you can hold your liquor better than me"
>She scoffs and waves a hoof at you
>"Implication, schmimplication, these Canterlot fancies can't beat Applejack's cider, like how you can't beat me"
"That sounds like a challenge"
>"It's more like a bet"
"Are you that desperate to get back the bits I beat off you?"
>"I earn bits at the factory, I'm thinking a bet with a blank cheque favour on the line"
"Now THAT sounds like a recipe for disaster."
>You smile at her, and you can't help but notice that you like when she smiles back at you
"I'm in."

https://ponepaste.org/10481#5154
some truths finally half-spoken in this update

>>42806294
bril update sunn

>>42806294
Kino, love the castlevania symphony of the night reference stuck in there!

>>42806527
>symphony of the night reference
Where? I think I missed it.

>>42806294
Anon is safe for now from Celestia's suspicion, will he go to dashie around Equestria? Exciting stuff!

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>>42785181
>>42793881

>They could talk.
>The voids couldn’t.
>In fact, you couldn’t remember anything hazardous talking.
>That was reason enough to go say hi.

>There was nowhere to hide in the narrow spiral staircase leading down from Luna’s tower.
>”Hush! I heard something.”
>The female voice spoke up as you got closer.
>It was followed by a faint clank and a bit of jingling.
>”Yeah. Something’s coming down. At the ready!”
>You got almost all the way down to them thanks to how quiet your cloven hooves were, but there were no corners to peek around or doorways to hide in.
“Hi? I just want to know where I ended up in.”
>Scaling down a few more steps let you see a light gray unicorn stallion and a faint blue pegasus mare, both clad in gilded royal guard armor.
>Both of them had spears pointed at you – the best they could in the spiral stairs anyways.
>And both of them stared at you while frozen in place for a second before glancing at each other.
>”Uhh, who are you? What are you doing here?”
>The mare was the first one to speak.
“I’m Anon and I was wondering that myself. Princess Luna sent me here.”
>You gave them the best smile you could.
>”Princess Luna? Where is she?”
>The stallion pulled his spear back.
“Well… That depends a bit on where we are, but she’s not here. She cast some kind of a spell to send me from the half of a world we were in into here, wherever this is. It’s complicated.”
>You shook your head.
“But I’m here to help fix it. Princess Celestia should be here somewhere and Luna needs her help.”
>The mare still had her spear pointed at you.
>”Hold on a second. You just appeared out of nowhere in a dead end and expect us to believe you?”
>Her companion snorted, rolled his eyes, and batted her spear away.
>”Give it a rest. I’m up for anything after what we’ve seen already. Remember what happened to the captain and his troop when they tried to leave to solve all this?”
>She grunted and rolled her eyes.
>”We’re supposed to keep anyone unauthorized out, but fine.”
>Casting a glare at her companion, she stuck a hoof out at you.
>”Night Nimbus. He’s Silver Spear. We’re one of the few remaining guards at the castle.”
>You took another step down to reach far enough to bump her hoof.
“Anon. One day, I just kind of woke up in the realm of night where Luna is and have been helping her. I’ll tell you all about it but can we do it somewhere a bit more comfortable?”
>Standing on the stairs was starting to hurt your back.

>>42806985

>”Okay, so. Did I get this right?”
>Night Nimbus tapped at the paper on the desk in front of her.
>It had the best representation of the split worlds you could doodle on it.
>You were in Luna’s quarters, sitting around the kitchen table.
>”Somepony failed to cast a mighty spell that ended up ripping the entire world apart instead of doing what it was supposed to do, and then the halves merged with the dream world to create two separate worlds. A day realm, where Nightmare Moon reigns, and a night realm where Princess Luna is trying to fix everything. And you’re from the night realm?”
>She kept tapping her hoof on the paper as she spoke.
>You nodded.
>”So, then, where are we? There’s no day or night, just that storm.”
“I don’t know. The Princess said something about the in-between but it could also be Celestia’s dream. Things don’t make a whole lot of sense here.”
>The two guards stared at you for a moment.
>Silver Spear, the stallion, nodded.
>”Yeah, whatever. Makes just as much sense as anything else so I’ll believe you. What I want to know is how Princess Luna plans to fix all this.”
“Um.”
>You rubbed your neck with a hoof.
“I’m not sure. I think it has something to do with finding the same spell that tore the world apart and she needs Princess Celestia’s help.”
>Hopefully they wouldn’t ask too much about why you didn’t know.
>Just thinking about the whole thing with Nightmare Moon and the reason for the lack of trust made you shiver.
>Explaining the whole thing?
>You’d rather they stab you – which they might do anyways if they knew.
>Night arched a brow and gave you a deadpan look.
>Silver, thankfully shrugged.
>”Whatever. We’ve been stuck here for a month or so and I’m ready to grasp at straws. We’d love to help, but we don’t know where the Princess is. Well, we kinda do, but...”
>The mare rolled her eyes and jabbed her companion’s side with an elbow.
>”What he means to say is that we suspect she’s in one of three places. There’s three rooms missing in the castle – the doors just lead into the storm. We’ve tossed things in there but they just fall forever so we haven’t tried jumping in. And those three rooms are where the Princess should be. Her quarters up in her tower, the throne room, and the kitchen. We can lead you there but there isn’t really anything we can do beyond that.”

What would you like to do?

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>>42806988
Ask them what do they mean they can't do anything behind that is something preventing them from going further?

Tell them we have to hurry so he can investigate all three rooms it's a matter of urgency since the Kirin is the only one able to travel into the world in between he might be able to have access to them they could not also he doesn't have much time to be here at any moment Nightmare Moon could call and summon him out of this place and into the Day realm to seduction incentive him to help finish her plans with who knows how long it would take for Luna to summon him back here to this place a world trapped in a endless loop limbo stuck between dreams and reality from her side in the Night realm.

I vote we check out Princess Celestia quarters First if her conscience is still sleeping her body would have to be somewhere where it's most comfortable.

>>42806988
Seconding what the other Anon said. Ask what they mean with their vague comment and check the rooms personally as far as that is possible. I'd also say to check the quarters first though I wouldn't be surprised if she's involved in some cake shenanigans in the kitchen instead.

Prince Anon has a rival, himself, literally himself his mirror clone is his rival

>>42807167
Is King Anon stupid? Why doesn't he just use his mirror shadow clones to do his paperwork?

>>42807269
>stupid?
Yes
>use his mirror shadow clones to do his paperwork?
It doesn't work they kill themselves, run off or dive back into the pool

>>42806294
That was a far more interesting conclusion to the meeting with Celestia than I expected. I do hope we get more interactions with Celestia and Luna, though it seems unlikely.

>>42806988
This is shit.

>>42806988
This is the shit.

>>42806988
Inspect the princess of the sun room.

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>>42799998
Been real busy with work and life the last few months; still lurking, but I've had little time to write until very recently. I've been slowly chipping away at a green or two, but I don't want to put out more chapters until I have at least a couple in reserve first. It's been a long ass time since I wrote anything, especially pony related, but I do have this story that I wanna see through to the end.

Loving the other greens here, it keeps be coming back and driving me to get back into writing.

>>42807575
This is shit.

>>42806294
Thank you for this awesome update. Im really looking forward to when Anon and Dash fall in love and have a bunch of cute little pegasus foals!

>>42807780
That's 100% understandable. Life does that sometimes.

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>>42807780
Replace sleep with writefagging.
There will be no consequences, surely.

>>42808768
Escalation as a strategy, eh?

9

Up.

>Be you
>Nature prince anon but you don't know that yet
>Be innawoods, no creature around for miles except ones hungry for horse ass
>Meet first non bitey creature
>Its cosy glow

>>42809729
>Its cosy glow
Ew. I'd rather spend my time pummeling timber wolves.

>>42809599
We need more wholesome stuff like this.

>>42809396

>>42809729
NatureNon joining the legion of doom, naturenon being a multi season menace, natureanon's identity being a mystery until the big scary revea

>>42810563
>joining the legion of doom
I hope it's not the S9 one. That was bad.

>>42810563
I see NatureAnon being Kronk to Cozy's Yzma. He goes along with her because she's his only friend and he thinks she's funny and fun to be around.
Unless he's still in pseudo-beast mode and just acts like a rabid guard dog.

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>>42810820
Cozy wants her scheming and theatrics, Naturenon wants these ponies picking on his small friend GONE

>>42810850
Cozy Glow finds Natureanon before the other ponies do.

>>42810820
>>42810850
>Naturenon feels comfortable around Cozy because her blatant Evil Scheming reminds him of humans, he doesn’t trust all those creepy happy friendly ones or god forbid the big sad clingy ones

>>42811042
>Naturenon is the only one who can see through Cozy Glow's bullshit because it's blatantly obvious to a human but easily deceives easily trusting ponies
>he still goes along with it cause she's a kid
>helps mitigate the worst of her plans
>plays it off as being a blundering henchman

>>42811081
>Cozy Glow only keeps Anon around because he's a clumsy himbo

>>42806985
What do you use to make those? They look pretty good.

>>42811155
>Cozy thinks she's grooming Anon
>she's not
>he's just being a father figure and she can't tell the difference

>>42811289
ComfyUI running PonyRealism v2.1 with the WholesomeMLP v1.3 LORA, and a regional prompting workflow snatched from somewhere that both upscales and runs it through img2img. Took about 50 attempts with some tweaks in the middle to get that one.
I sometimes combine that with manual editing and more runs through img2img but it wasn't needed this time.
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>>42811081
How does he not get instantly called out for being a green alicorn?

>>42812015
small horn

>>42810820
>Unless he's still in pseudo-beast mode and just acts like a rabid guard dog.
The other alicorn anon aspires to be goku with his mane style... this one went berserk, presumably his beastly form had insane amounts of power, and if he lives in the woods he might have animal friends. NatureAnon = Pony Broly

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>>42812162
>Pony Broly
>befriended by Cozy
>series finale
>petrification about to happen
>trump card time
>"ANOOOOOOOOON!" Cozy screams at the top of her lungs
>the name is enough to make everyone stop for a moment
>a second later a boom is heard in the distance
>another second and Discord, Luna and Celestia are flattened into a crater from the impact of Beast Natureanon
>Celestia and Luna's face when their brother's been here the whole time and they never knew
>everyone's face when the lost royal brother is the final big bad
>everyone's face when he's the legion's guard dog now
>everyone's face when he picks up the three and disappears over the horizon

>>42812211
>Seeing discord is the equivalent of z broly seeing kakarot
>Instant seething rage, though anon doesn't know why

>>42810994
Kek.

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>>42812211
>>42812226
>"Anon, look!"
>Points at petrified Cozy Glow
>"Discord be wildin!!"

>>42812701
Finally, celestia and luna have to fuse and form the hottest mare alive

>>42812211
>Wears an ursa major ear as a pelt
>No qualms about eating anything from grass to hay to meat or even bugs
>No clue how to use magic, got by in the forest fighting with his bare hooves
>This has left him utterly shredded and a big boy
>His berserker rage state is just tapping into alicorn magic on raw instinct, using it without restraint and getting lost in the power
>Memories are a jumbled mess, anything he might have known about this world from ours was sealed by harmony along with memories of being here before in a previous life
>All thats left is amnesia and a raw hatred for discord he doesn't quite understand
>Chrysalis is frightened he might actually eat her

>>42812841
Since Gogeta and Vegito see themselves as unique individuals, what if 'Lunestia' independently decides the best course of action is to murder Anon again?

>>42812970
>"DISCORD SAVE ANON AND RETURN HIM TO THE FOREST HE GREW UP IN!"
>Shenron.wav

>>42812015
Plot device.

>>42813146
>Discord, still a little bitter from getting the beatdown for an hour,
>"ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word."
>"DISCORD PLEA-"
>Mane 6 watches Anon get vaporized again

>>42806762
>Her asking you "What is a pony? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk... HAVE AT YOU!"

"What is a man!? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk... Have at you!"

Chapter VI

>Only now you have noticed you haven’t said anything you’d normally say yet.
>”Slang terms” Or whatever your grandfather called them.
>Introspecting, you come to the conclusion that it’s just being in a new environment.
>Nobody talks cool if they aren’t cool with whoever they’re with yet.
>Then again, these ponies have been chill, so might as well.
>Today has felt like two days in one, as you’re already friends with someone after one day.
>Are these ponies always this nice, naturally?
>Or are they just taking pity on you?
>Your mind returns to the comforting thoughts you had of the encyclopedia.
>New way to calm yourself down.
>”Anon?”
>Twilight stops your train of thought.
>You tilt your head about 45 degrees like a dog would.
>Her slight laughter is more of a shared joy than an embarrassment.
>”We’re here, though be careful.”
>You aren’t all that scared, considering what this world has been like.
“I will, are there monsters in there?”
>A sarcastic tone leaves your mouth with that sentence.
>”Mhm! Please be careful Anon.”
>…
>After checking your bladders integrity, you feel your widened eyes strain a little.
>Twilight had already moved on to follow Rarity into the cave.
>”I think there’s some silicon next to the crystals I find here; Horn says so.”
>Rarity leads the joyful Twilight and the near-cripplingly paranoid you into the cave.
“Y-yeah, yeah, cool beans.”
>Both give a puzzled look.
>Ah Christ, you forget the language differences here.
>”What beans are cold?”
>Rarity tries to understand what you’re saying with a more than uncomfortable amount of staring.
>How should you explain this?
“It’s a form of expression that, uh, means something is cool or alright.”
>”Ooooohhhh…”
>Rarity nods, but Twilight acts like a kid who just learned a swear word.
>”Cool beans! I like it!”
>That’s going to be a regret later.
>Just enter the cave already.
>Every sound was a possible threat to you, making you suddenly look back, then double take.
>Yet the purple optimist has absolutely no qualms about walking through a dark hole in the earth.
>Something shiny catches your eye, and when you whip your head around…
>…
>These crystals are huge.
>How much money would these be worth back home?
>Remembering your brief stint working at a pawn shop, you estimate well within the hundred thousands.
>You never liked that place, it was pretty awful to work in.
>The owner encouraged you to underpay clients.
>Seems pretty obvious that you would now, but 16 year old Anon wasn’t the wisest.
>”Anon, be careful around this crossroad.”
“I will don’t worry.”
>…Or current 19 Year old Anon for that matter.
>Economic questions enter your mind.
>These ponies have some sort of system, aren't these worth a lot as well?
>…
>Thinking that now made you feel stupid, the crystals are really common.

>Did someone say something earlier? Your words came out on autopilot.
>You don’t remember.
>More thoughts come to your-
>”ANON WATCH OUT!”
>Huhwhat-
>You feel your head smack against something that feels awfully similar to the corner of a table as your whole body accelerates.
>It’s a blur as you move across the cave, tumbling to the other wall.
>Once your head stops spinning, you try to get your bearings.
>Something is happening in your field of vision, two blobs are moving erratically around a larger, blue one.
>You try to get up, pushing off the ground.
>Stumbling from side to side, you shake off the dizziness and actually analyze what's happening.
>Rarity and Twilight are using some kind of magic to hold whatever rammed you still.
>It looks like a jagged blue crystal creature, with four spike-like legs, and the rest of its body curves into an elliptic sphere shape.
>Minus the front, it looks like three spike structures that converge into a blank space in between all three.
>…Is that blood on the bottom spike?
>You know what to expect, but it's hard to look down at your right rear leg.
>It’s just a cut, but it's bleeding pretty bad.
>Only now do you notice the pain.
>Twilight looks back at you in worry, then with a new vigor, takes the creature and throws it back down the branch of the cave where it came from.
>Telekinesis with magical horns is not what you expected to see today, but you’ve seen a lot of things today.
>Probably shouldn’t get on her bad side.
>Then again you are friends so-
>”Anon, are you okay?”
>Not wanting to replicate a second incident, you immediately drag yourself out of your introspection.
“Yeah, I’m alright. Just got a nasty cut and a little concussion.”
>She sighs in relief, but then a displeased look enters her face.
>”You NEED to be more careful! Did you not listen to me the first time?”
>You don’t have much of an answer.
>”You could’ve been hurt! Or worse!”
>By some strange force, you feel kind of bad.
>It felt like your mother was scolding you.
>But this time you actually listened.
>Twilight seems to have it worse though, as her anger boils away instantly when you look her in the eyes.
>Only now do you realize she was putting on a tougher exterior, and didn’t have the heart to continue.
>As you stare at each other’s eyes, you decide to speak before the words die in your throat.
“Sorry…I’ll be more careful next time, as if I’d want this to happen again.”

>Your emphasis on the ‘As if’ felt a little strong.
>Habits are returning.
>Rarity and Twilight are confused at that emphasis, but both disregard it as their sights come upon your wound.
>”Omygoshit’sbleeeding!”
>It felt like Twilight went from angry mom to fast forward in a fraction of a second.
“Hold On! It’s not terrible!”
>You could’ve sworn you heard a tire screeching sound when they stopped.
“Christ- Just uhh…”
>You look around for any sort of dressing.
“Do you guys happen to have any bandages?”
>Both Rarity and Twilight look at each other then both shake their heads.
“Guess I’ll just tough it out then…?” >Rarity has absolutely no problem with that and continues following the signal of the silicon.
>Twilight has every problem with that and tries to negotiate with you.
>”Nono, you need to wait out there.”
“It can’t be far from here.”
>”Why don’t we wait till tomorrow? It’s already late in the day anyways.”
“I only have a week, Twilight.”
>”W-Well…We don’t have the equipment to extract it!”
“Who’s idea was it to go here again?”
>Your back and forth is cut off by an excitedly shouting Rarity.
>”I FOUND IT! I FOUND IT!”
>Twilight runs over, seemingly having forgotten her biggest problem with you going.
>With only moderate difficulty you make it over.
>Your back side of your coat feels like it’s starting to stain.
>Better hope that blood doesn't dry before you shower.
>That’s gonna be a painful process if it does.
>Sitting before you are two dully shiny metal chunks.
>Looks like silicon alright.
>A thought subverts your focus.
“Hey uh- Rarity, how did you find this first try?”
>Rarity puffs out her chest just a little bit.
>”I’ve had to search for iron for Canterlot! The miners asked me.”
>She very proudly states this.
“How many tries did that take you?”
>”Uhhh…”

>Rarity is saved by the bell, as Twilight starts actively trying to rip out the silicon with her magic.
>So much for ‘Not having equipment.’.
>Taking two large chunks, you nod to her signaling that it’s probably enough.
>Mission complete!
>Rarity then looks at you both.
>”I expect a favor for this later.”
>…
>You know what, whatever.
“Fffffffine…what is it?”
>”Come to my boutique tomorrow! I can help fix your terrible fashion, it’s terrible for me to look at you. Even passively.”
>You’re really starting to hate this mare.
>Again, Twilight makes sure you are saved by the bell.
>”Thankyousomuchbye!”
>Speedwalking (Speedtrotting?) out, Twilight exhales a large amount.
“Is she always like this…?”
>Twilight shakes her head.
>”No, I just don’t like when she gets in those little moods.”
>A lot of patience and annoyance comes out with the sigh she releases.
“Hey.”
>You try to gather your thoughts, and yourself to speak.
“I really owe you one for today, a lot of this was all you and not me.”
>A genuine smile creeps up your cheeks.
>Twilight’s face only responds in kind.
>”It’s no problem, you promised me the book after all.”
>Instantly, the previous conundrum creeps back into your mind.
>She can’t see all that.
>What if she’s horrified?
>What if she’s inspired?
>…
>You think back to this morning when she had only just met you, and now all this kindness had made its way from her to you.
>You know what?
>You’re pretty sure it would be fine.
>Both of you start walking on the path back to town.
>Rarity took another path as you glanced behind you.
>Finally, some serenity.

>>42814013
Great chapter as usual psalm, looking forward to the next one!

>>42807167
>Fighting autism with autism
That's a lethal situation.

>>42812841
>celestia and luna have to fuse
I'm not sure how this would play out.

>>42814013
Making some progress, one material down many more needed for the VHS recorder. Anon will defently need to focus when a enemy is nearby lol

>>42814013
I wonder how much lingo anon will introduce to the ponies 'cause he'll have to definitely will have to imply the more naughtier words are more innocent then they seem, thanks for the green update.

>>42815135
What of he creates a strategy with which he can use the VHS recorder to beat his enemies?

>>42815797
Seems kinda inefficient when you got unicorns with magic, pegasuses can attack from the sky and earth ponies have super strength. VHS recorder weapons? seems a bit a waste to bash it on enemies or try to make it launch vhs tapes as a projectile.