#Is Sunset even in the regular Pony world?
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chimchiri · 2 years ago
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I know you have already drawn it once, but I love your art style (it's amazing!). So I was wondering if you could draw the ship Sunset x Princess Twilight again, this time with them on a date with each other? If not, I still wish you well, and have a good day! :)
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Thank you so much, that's very sweet <3 Here's them getting some ice cream on their first (?) date. Twilight still has some ice cream next to her upper lip, which forces Sunset into a deep dilemma. Pretty sure Sunset will think too long about it and Twilight just swipes it away with a napkin, leaving Sunset to cry out internally. Don't worry Sunset, you'll get another chance. And if not and you wait long enough, Twilight may even take some initiative herself.
Wouldn't it be a hilarious plot twist if Twilight is daydreaming of exactly the same situation and leaves the ice cream stain there on purpose, in hopes that Sunset would kiss it away? Girls pining for each other.
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glorytoukraine2022 · 5 months ago
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Why I dislike Equestria Girls
When the first few Equestria Girls movies came out, it held promise for the franchise. With the introduction and development of reformed villain Sunset Shimmer, the introduction of the Dazzlings, and the ongoing plot of Equestrian magic leaking into the human world.
Now, this isn’t to say that Equestria Girls was perfect. Transforming the main aspects of the mane six’s personalities to fit high school tropes never felt 100% right. But the premise behind EQG and the plot was interesting enough that it was worth following in the beginning.
As time went on, however, it became clear that the writers had no clear direction for the plot nor any lore nor explanation for the rogue magic in the human world. I understand that many magic systems in kids’ shows do not have well explained magic systems, but the writers didn’t even seem like they were even trying. After a while it just seemed that the original plot was dropped and the problem of magic appearing in the human world was never resolved.
Instead, they kept on expanding the cause of magic in the human world. At first, the explanation was that Sunset Shimmer brought magic into the human world by bringing the element of magic into a non-magical world. After the events of Legend of Everfree, they showed the cracked portal connecting the two worlds as an explanation for the magic leakage. This plot point was was also dropped, and from then, we kept on seeing random portal’s leading to Equestria and magical artifacts accidentally fallen into the human world. While these plot points were intriguing at first, none of our questions were ever answered.
Even the movies lost there shine. From The Friendship Games onward, the framing of every movie became repetitive: regular human stumbles across magical artifact. They use artifact to harm Sunset Shimmer/Hugh school students/innocent bystanders. Humane 7 pony up and laser beam the villain, making them become immediately remorseful.
I do not know if there was a change in staff during the airing of Equestria Girls, or if the writers themselves became bored with the story that they were creating, but the plot of EQG clearly lost its direction, and became boring as a result. And the tragedy is, they had many established characters to push the story along instead of creating multiple new characters for each episode. Which leads me to…
The Dazzlings.
Whether you agree with those of us who feel that the Dazzlings had the potential for redemption, or not, there is no denying that they were underused and wasted. Instead of creating random humans attempting to use magic that they didn’t understand for every plot, imagine if they had the Dazzlings, three Ancient Equestrian beings that understands how Equestrian magic works, stumble across Equestrian magic and use it to get revenge on the Rainbooms? Wouldn’t that be much for interesting then creating many original characters that have no plot importance nor are ever seen again (with the exception of Juniper Montage and the Crystal Prep girls).
What makes the Dazzlings do appealing to many fans, I think, are their distinct personalities. Sonata Dusk is the goofy one, Aria Blaze is the serious one, and Adagio Dazzle is the scheming, unquestioned, leader. There is so much that could have been done with their characters given what we know of them. FIM, the IDW Legends comics, and fanfiction writers have done more with the Dazzlings than Equestria Girls ever did. They only appeared in the Time Twirler episode as red herrings and for fan service. Clearly, the only purpose that the EQG writers had for them was to make Sunset Shimmer look good.
Now, the final problem that I want to discuss, is this: The elements of Harmony. Yes, I already discussed the lack of explanation for equestrian magic running rampant in the human world, but now, I want to discuss the bearers of elements of harmony. It is established and confirmed in FIM that the bearers of the elements of harmony is meant to be a group of six friends. However, for the sake of inducting Sunset Shimmer into the friend group, they make her a seventh element bearer.
Now, Sunset Shimmer is one of my favorite characters and I enjoy her development throughout the EQG franchise. I love it when shows are willing to be flexible enough to expand the core friend groups. But I don’t like how they messed with the lore of the elements of harmony, just to carve out a path for Sunset. We learn in the FIM season 7 finale, “Shadow Play”, that the Pillars of Equestria created the elements of harmony. Again, a group of six ponies. This lore is only confirmed further in the IDW comics that start on the first day of Twilight’s reign over Equestria, where Twilight’s friends discover trees of harmony that are also channeled by a group of six friends.
According to the director of Equestria Girls, the elements of harmony in the human world have a seventh element that Equestria’s element of harmony doesn’t have. But this explanation is not enough. The human world had no magic before Sunset Shimmer entered it. The Elements of Harmony are native to the world that Equestria is located in. There is no reason as to why the human world would have a seventh element except one: to include Sunset Shimmer in the friend group. This yet again shows how Equestria Girls was written without any thought to its parent media or any serious plot.
In conclusion, Equestria Girls was a spin off of Friendship is Magic and incorporated many similar themes. But as the franchise continued, it became clear that the similarities between FIM and Equestria Girls were only surface level, and no real thought nor care was put into Equestria Girls to honor FIM, nor to uphold the plot that they set up as the premise of the franchise.
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ezeverse-nextgen · 2 years ago
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WOO FIRST INFODUMP POST
There's art in here I swear
Name: Princess flurry heart
Nickname(s): Flurry, Snowflake (Cadence), Princess dumbfuck (Pumpkin cake, affectionately of course)
Parents: Princess Mi Amore Cadenza (bio mom), Shining armor (bio dad), Sunset shimmer (stepmom)
Body type: TALL
Special talent: A unique connection directly to the crystal heart
Flurry heart was the sole child to come from the union of shining armor and princess cadence, and much like in the show she was born an alicorn. With regular magic outbursts and an affinity for causing trouble her baby years were a bit chaotic for her parents. But she wasn't what caused their union to shatter. Cadence and shining armor's story pretty much follows the same as canon all the way up to a canterlot wedding, but that's where things begin to shift. After his run in with Queen chrysalis shining armor just isn't the same, he drinks a lot more than he used to, he's very distrustful of cadence at random intervals, and cadence would occasionally catch him talking to himself. He never put in much effort to bond with his daughter, even though flurry heart wanted it more than anything, however things took a turn on her 6th birthday. The entirety of the crystal empire was roaring in celebration, there were more gifts than she could count and it felt like the crystal heart itself was shining within her...but something was missing. She hadn't seen her dad all day, as much as cadence swore everything was okay she could feel the hurt in her mother's eyes, so she goes to hunt down shining armor herself. She spent what felt like hours tediously grooming through every single room in the castle until she came upon one of the old studies and heard a conversation just beyond the door. It was her father and the voice of a mare she couldn't quite pinpoint...no. She slammed the door open and much to her horror, there lay her father bedded with some random unicorn she'd never seen before. It was in this moment that flurry's world shattered, she could barely see her father rushing towards her in a panic through the tears in her eyes as she wailed at the top of her lungs. She sounds echoed through the castle and in what felt like mere moments cadence was running down the hall and met her daughter's tear filled eyes from the doorway. She looked at her, then shining armor, then the mare on the bed and the pieces began to connect, if pain were tangible it would be laced around the room like spider webs. The shouting quickly became so overbearing that words couldn't even be made out through the chaos. Flurry broke free of shining armor and took refuge in her mother's wing as cadence subconsciously tried to shield her from the agony that filled the room and began to spill out into the rest of the castle. Emotions so powerful that the crystal heart began to flicker, and flurry heart's vision clouded over with black dots, the last thing she managed to whisper out before she was rendered completely unconscious was a heartbroken "momma?".
She doesn't remember much else from that day, or that month even because she didn't wake back up until around 3-ish weeks later, something cadence is grateful for. She didn't have to see the gossip, the fight to kick shining armor out of the castle, the ponies questioning the princess of love if she couldn't even keep her own husband. With what seemed like a gravely ill daughter and a husband who had broken her heart, cadence was very depressed for a good while, it was support from the mane 6, especially twilight, that helped her back on her feet. She slowly brought love and harmony back to the crystal empire, and not long after, flurry heart woke up.
Flurry is an adult in my Ngverse and she absolutely loathes her father. She adores all of her siblings and her step mom, and in her eyes she has the "most perfectest family ever"
After cadence and shining armor's falling out, Cadence didn't know what to do with herself. She then took it upon herself to reform sunset shimmer on her own, partially to be a distraction from the grief, after finding out she was set to be banished from Equestria forever due to the events of Equestria girls. After speaking to sunset's brother, sunburst, cadence seeks out sunset shimmer and allows her to take residence in the crystal empire while she's being reformed. She's not allowed to leave the city, and she has to have guards watch over her whenever she leaves royal grounds. But of course knowing Cadence, shes a bit lax on the rules and allows Sunset to go out and enjoy festivals and such (while accompanying her of course) and sunset grows to enjoy the company of her "annoying little shoulder angel." They soon become really close, and eventually best friends. A solid 5 or so years go by and Sunset shimmer is officially declared reformed and free to roam equestria once again, but a part of her doesn't want to go. She truly enjoys being around Cadence, and though she didn't admit it she had fallen in love. The realization hit her one night when cadence let her sleep in her room after a particularly bad nightmare, and she ended up waking up to the princess cuddles around her despite being so much smaller. Luckily for her, the feeling was mutual, and the rest is history. They got married about a year after, and a couple years after that had their first child, Tender morning.
Name: Tender Morning Lullaby
Nicknames: Morning (most) Moona (Passion fruit), momo (sunset and cadence)
Parents: Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Sunset Shimmer
Siblings: Passion Fruit, Flurry heart (half sister)
Species: Moderate unicorn
Body type: tall and slim
Special talent: Singing and Music
Tender Morning was the second child to enter the royal family of the crystal empire, and the first to come from the marriage of Cadence and Sunset. From the moment she was born Morning was adored by the kingdom, she represented the rebirth of love amongst the empire after cadence and shining armor's divorce, and symbolized a new beginning. She was Sunset's first experience caring for a baby and she was terrified, sure she was reformed now but she was worried she wouldn't make a good mom, what if she made her kid turn out like she was?? Luckily cadence was there to guide her through it and the two raised Morning lovingly. Flurry was ecstatic to have a younger sibling, and is still basically attached to her at the hip in their adulthood. Things in the empire are going smoothly, However, when she was around 6 things began to change. Tender morning was born in a colt's body and never liked it, but she never quite voiced this until after she had her first lesson at sweet apple acres after meeting big Mac. (See: Destiny is but a suggestion)
The first pony she tells is actually her younger sister by a year, passion fruit, who welcomes her new sister with open arms and lots of hugs. Sunset Shimmer walks in on Passion fruit giving Morning a makeover one day, to which morning begins to uncontrollably sob. Sunset panics and gets cadence because she's terrified of being a bad mother (calm down sunset, just hug your kid) and after a conversation the entire family pulls each other into a big group hug and the following day the announce the newfound princess Tender Morning Lullaby! Most of the kingdom is overwhelmingly supportive and many even drop off gifts like dresses and such at the door of the castle, but of course the empire isn't without it's assholes. There are a few ponies who are very unaccepting of Morning and continue to refer to her as things such as "prince", which makes her deeply upset. Cadence has to stop sunset from physically fighting every pony she sees side eyeing her daughter, but as she gets older Morning cares less and less about the opinion of those around her. She currently spends her time writing songs in the castle's back garden, and never really goes out much aside from doing charity work. Her voice is actually quite popular both inside and outside of Equestria, though she sings under a stage name so nopony actually knows her voice is her
That is until she meets a certain pony mechanic, Strawberry pie, then she suddenly seems much more willing to travel outside of the empire and go and do new things. Morning is the most carefree of all her sisters, flurry is preparing to take the throne someday, passion fruit is working as head of the guard, and Morning tends to be in charge of planning events like the yearly pride parade and festivals :>
Tender morning's first interaction with Shining Armor is actually the incident that permanently shatters his horn, flurry is very protective of her baby sister.
Name: Passionate Fruition or passion fruit for short
Nicknames: Cass (most common), Fruitcake (cadence), Sibs (Tender morning)
Parents: Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Sunset Shimmer
Siblings: Tender morning, flurry heart (half sister)
Body type: short and stocky
Species: Adept unicorn
Special talent: Strategy and Offensive magic
Passion fruit was Sunset and Cadence's second daughter born a year after Morning. She wasn't planned but both of her mothers still endlessly dote on her nonetheless.
Being born from a truenicorn and an alicorn left passion fruit with some ridiculously strong magic, something she struggles to control through many of her young years. But once she has it under control she begins to work towards her passion, she wants to join the Royal guard and rise past her mother's ex-husband for what he did to her and her big sister. And she does.
As an adult passion fruit heads the canterlot and Crystal empire joint Royal guard, a very revered position. Not only is she magically adept, but she has natural skills in strategy and planning. Her favorite game is chess after all. She was always a fighter according to Cadence, from standing up for her sister as a filly(sometimes attempting to fist fight full grown adults) to knowing how to successfully sneak cookies as a baby without getting caught. On the side however, Passion fruit loves to paint. Sure it's not her "special talent" but she is damn good at it, which was something she got from Sunset. She is incredibly close with her sister, and would defend her tooth and hoof no matter what the situation was. She does struggle with self image issues however, she has moderate hip dysplasia from when she was a filly in a hoofball incident (she got crushed by a colt almost 3 times her size) so she can find herself limping if she overexerts for long periods of time. She hasn't let that stop her however, and she has been known to run without that hoof touching the ground at all. She seems to have someone crushing on her at all times too, she doesn't particularly mind but she doesn't see herself dating or anything like that in the foreseeable future, she doesn't like the idea of being tied down so much.
Being the shortest out of all the royals passion fruit tends to lean up against her older sister flurry heart (the tallest) so she feels a bit more secure about it all. She has an exceptionally good relationship with both of her mothers and most members of her family, she doesn't trust one member however. Midsummer Sun always has such a dark look about her, surely something was going on..
BOOM POW THAT WAS A LOT! props to you if you stuck through and read it all!!
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bitterarcs · 1 year ago
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ALOE ; HANDLING GRIEF.
Answered HERE.
AMARYLLIS ; PRIDE.
How can Reno pick just a couple of things to be proud of among the MOUNTAIN of stellar accomplishments and qualities. The top three things that Reno is the most proud of are: how far he has come in life, his skill set ( as a Turk ), and his appearance. Appearance, y’know, is on the surface. He supposes a great deal of his physical appearance is due to genetics, and he should be “thankful” to his parents ( ick ), but it’s not just being born with great qualities. He works out regularly, nearly excessively, while in the field working or after hours to maintain his physique and accumulate muscle mass. He’s definitely not the type of use fancy shampoos, just the regular stuff and bar soap, however he does get massages regularly; he throws a lot of gil at this.
Reno isn’t a one trick pony. He was recruited into the Turks because of his broad skills. He doesn’t swing around his mag rod hoping to strike someone; he has been trained in martial arts since the age of thirteen. Some of his skills were acquired and honed before joining the Turks such as: martial arts mastery, lockpicking, explosives crafting, deceit, and driving assorted vehicles. Other skills he learned upon joining the Turks include: marksmanship, piloting, robotics, mechanics. Throw something at Reno, and he can master it.
He doesn’t speak of his childhood or his life prior to joining the Turks, but every trial and tribulation made him the man he is today. His ego stems from a lot of things, and the majority of it is due because he’s been able to accomplish so much when life gave him very little. One of the thousands of poor kids in Midgar, he should have died as a nobody, instead he fucking grinned, lied, fought, stabbed, gambled his way to the top. His accomplishments are his and his alone. No one gave him any breaks nor shortcuts. Reno wanted success and he achieved it.
ANEMONE ; VIEW OF THE WORLD.  
You know what they say — it’s a chocobo eat chocobo world. A cactuar eat . . Life is cruel. Life is not fair. The best most people will achieve is being a nobody who will be forgotten within minutes or, at best, within a year. Reno believes all of that, however he also believes that life is worth living, and that is life is fantastic. Not everyone’s, of course. Working willingly for ShinRa, a company which commits heinous things for profit and power, Reno knows firsthand how unjustly and difficult is life. Even with his elite and coveted position, he knows he’s entirely disposable. If it came down to keeping ShinRa running or keeping the Turks, the Turks would be axed; it nearly happened in the past. He’s a pawn in a game of use and abuse, but he’s played his cards right and believes himself to be on the winning side of things. If everyone else, like protestors and AVALANCHE, would open their eyes and join the side which will inevitably win, then life would be easier for everyone. You can’t beat the overwhelmingly powerful flaw of man . . being corrupt, being cruel just to be cruel, and lusting over possessions, so just join them.
On the similar vein, he does not think the world to be beautiful or awe worthy. He does not believe the world holds whimsy and mystery. The world is what the world is. People and animals live on the planet and use the planet. Humans, nor animals, do nothing heart warming. Reno does enjoy the beach; it may the closest thing he would consider beautiful. However it’s more about the things he does at Costa, like drink, relax, and goof around, than the image of water and sand against a sunset which seems to move other people.
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                                  ALOE , AMARYLLIS , ANEMONE    @mcurnful​                                                                      (   is this a love confession, dietrich ??  )  
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honeypirate · 4 years ago
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First and foremost CONGRATULATIONS!! You deserve all of them, as your writing has always been amazing and i love it so I'm thrilled to here you get the recognition you deserve! As for the 420 Event may I request Hinawa (cause im predictable) with in order, 9, 4, and these last two are from the 'pack the bowl' prompt list cause i loved them both 9 and 11. If this is too much or doesnt make much sense feel free to skip it, the bottom line is that Im happy that so many people recognize your talent!
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I’m probably gonna say that I had so much fun writing this on every one but I truly had fun writing all of them lmao
Thank you so much for sending in a request! ♥️
Hinawa x fem!reader + Late night drive + normal U + training + they realize they love you
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Training with Hinawa was a regular occurrence. About every other day you’d meet to train your hand to hand combat skills, keeping each other on your toes.
You haven’t been able to beat him yet, he always finds a way to get around your defenses, always seems to know what you’re going to do next. After many years of friendship and sparring, you haven’t been able to win, until today.
While he was sending a jab to your side, he gets distracted by your pony falling from your hair, the way it fell slowly framing your face had him noticing how your skin seemed to glow in the sunset. He was distracted so he didn’t watch or notice what you were going to do next. instead of dodging or moving back you grabbed his wrist and pulled with all your might, spinning him off his footing as he twisted to have his back to you, you quickly kick the back of his knees and move out of the way as he drops to his back.
You’re on him in an instant, hands on his wrists holding them down beside his head as you laugh “what’s going on Lieutenant? Are you getting rusty? You didn’t let me beat you did you?” Your face was so close to his, he could smell your shampoo and the sweat glistening on your skin. He could feel the way your knees squeeze his sides, your body heat against him and your chests heaving together as you pant.
Your hair framing your face, your eyes shining in the sunset and a cute grin on your lips for getting him pinned. He feels his heart racing, like it was filled with butterflies. He feels the excitement in his veins, like every cell in his body was screaming in happiness because you bested him today. You’ve finally grown stronger and he can’t help the sense of overwhelming pride and… he gasps softly.
You watch his eyes widen momentarily and a small gasp leave his lips. You tilt your head and raise your eyebrows “are you okay?” You ask
he wants to shout about how not okay he is. How he just realized that him, the keep your emotions in check because they’re so exhausting guy… is in love with you.
He clears his throat and smirks “I could get out of this really easily” he says and feels his blood heat up when he feels your knees squeeze him tighter and your hands grip his wrists tighter
“Prove it” you tease and he laughs once before the wind is getting knocked from your lungs with an “oohf” as he flips you, slamming you into the ground as he holds your wrists down.
“Okay, so you were telling the truth” you groan and he chuckles, his hand moving before he could think about the action and brushing your hair from your face and tucking it behind your ear.
This time it’s your turn to gasp softly, your eyes widening as he performs what feels like an extremely intimate moment.
You go silent, looking up at him with doe eyes and a small smile as he internally freaks out over his actions
He clears his throat and climbs off you quickly “I think that’s it for today” he says and you nod, standing up as well “thanks for the lessons Lieutenant” you say and he nods, an unfamiliar blush coating his cheeks.
You can’t stop thinking about training. You’re laying in your bed staring at the ceiling unable to sleep as it runs through your head again and again. The way his cheeks flushed, the way he touched your hair, you don’t know what it was about it but it was different. Something was different and no matter what you did you couldn’t calm your racing heart and anxiety. You tried deep breathing and meditation, you tried music and yoga, nothing. You groan and throw off your covers from bed, pulling on your shoes with your pajamas consisting of black cotton shorts and an old big T-shirt, you throw open your door and find a very stunned looking Lieutenant.
He laughs softly “hi” he says and you raise your eyebrows “hello” it’s quiet for a moment, your cheeks flushing under his soft gaze.
“I wanted to know if you wanted to come with me” he says and you chuckle, a smile finding your lips “where are we going?” You ask him and exit your room
“I don’t really have a destination just wanted to go for a drive” he says with a small smile and you nod
“Okay okay. Let’s go then”
Sitting beside him in the silence of the matchbox was soothing. You realized that your anxiety was gone and so was your crazy racing heartbeat. You looked over at him and smiled softly, what about him made you feel so comfortable? Why him? Why do you—.. you stop your train of thought when you realize where it’s headed.
You couldn’t love the Lieutenant. Surely that wasn’t it. Right? ‘Oh Sol please help’ you think
He meets your eye for a moment as he drives and raises his eyebrows, silently asking if you were okay.
“This is .. really nice. Thank you for inviting me” you say softly and he nods once
“I’m glad you’re here with me” he admits, so soft it felt fragile, which was something you never would think about when you thought about Hinawa.
“I’m glad I’m here with you too” you say, your face feeling warm.
You didn’t know how long you’ve been driving, didn’t look at the clock before you left, but it now says 1:53 and you feel calmer than you have in months.
You’ve talked with him almost this whole time, about anything other than work. You talked about your childhoods and your favorite foods, you talked about your favorite music and movies, you made each other laugh and it felt for the first time you were just two people and all that mattered was the little world inside the matchbox.
You were talking about your favorite book now, talking a bit with your hands as they move with your voice. The back of your hand bumps into his that was resting on the shifter and you pull your hand back with a soft apology as you continue talking.
His hand still feels the warmth of yours against it even though your hand barely touched his for a moment “y/n” he says softly and you turn your head “yeah?”
“Can I borrow that book?” He asks and you nod “of course! I would love to talk about it with you more” he clears his throat and holds out his hand “can I.. hold your hand?” He asks and feels his stomach drop with how utterly fifth grade that sounded.
You don’t answer him, you just slip your hand into his and lace your fingers together, bringing his hand to rest in your lap as you try and calm your fluttering heart.
His heart beats hard in his chest and there’s a smile on his lips that he couldn’t get rid of if he wanted to.
It was silent for a little while, as he drove along the winding road that runs through the town, both of you just sitting with the sweet feeling in your hearts and how nice it felt to be holding hands. Your fingers of your other hand brush against the back of his hand you’re holding, up to his wrist and down to his knuckles as you look out the window.
“May I tell you something?” He asks, breaking the silence and you turn your face towards him
“Anything”
He swallows hard and you see his jaw tense
“I think I’m in love with you” his voice was so quiet you almost missed it
“You think?” You ask, the smile in your voice making him look over to you for a moment and squeeze your hand.
“Well I’m not used to deep feelings” he says
“Hmm yeah that’s true. I’m not that used to them either but..” you lean over and kiss his cheek, whispering into his ear “I’d be happy to learn with you. I think I love you too”
His smile widens as his stomach fills with butterflies, a feeling he's beginning to enjoy again, and he pulls into the garage back at the company, his hand leaving yours so he can downshift before he puts it in neutral and turns off the truck.
He clicks his seat belt off and turns to face you, leaning across the middle, cupping your cheeks “really?” He asks, searching your eyes and you laugh, hands reaching up to rest against his
“Really”
His eyes flick down to your lips before you lean forward, closing the distance as your lips brush against his for just a second.
He takes a sharp inhale when you pull back but then he’s leaning forward, capturing your lips again and making you melt against him.
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OTP Ships: JuneGlow, Fryvine, TwiSparkler, SunseTom (2021)
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Credit for Yandere Simulator goes to YandereDev
Credit for Regular Show goes to J.G. Quintel
Credit for Ducktales 2017 goes to Matt Youngberg, Francisco Angones & Disney
Credit for Codename: Kids Next Door goes to Tom Warburton
Credit for OK K.O. Let's Be Heroes goes to Ian Jones-Quartey Credit for The Powerpuff Girls goes to Craig McCracken
Credit for Hoodie goes to MarbleHornets
Credit for My Little Pony Franchise goes to the Creator: Bonnie Zacherle
Credit for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic goes to Lauren Faust
Credit for My Little Pony: Equestria Girls goes to Meghan McCarthy & Jayson Thiessen
Credit for Star Vs The Forces of Evil goes to Daron Nefcy
Credit for Sonic The Hedgehog goes to Sega
Credit for Steven Universe goes to Rebecca Sugar
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The Ships In This Drawing:
June x Cozy Glow (Fanon-Ship)
Twilight Sparkle x Mordecai (Fanon-Ship)
Amethyst "Sparkler" Star x Twilight Sparkle (Fanon-Ship)
Peedee Fryman x Lizzie Devine/Numbuh Vine (Fanon-Ship)
Kaio O. Kincaid x Blossom Utonium (Fanon-Ship)
Sunset Shimmer x Thomas Draconius "Tom" Lucitor (Fanon-Ship)
Ayano Aishi x Hoodie (Fanon-Ship)
Raymond x Radicles (Canon-Ship)
a Neo-Prime Zone version of Sally x Nicole (Canon-Ship)
the idea is that while Neo-Prime Zone is Fanon,
it is a merged version of both the Old & New Realities.
what is different, is that  Nigel Acorn is still Sally’s Father,
but her counterpart Alicia (formerly Anti-Sally) is now her sister.
and Scourge is 100% his own Hedgehog,
but now he is the son of Sir Charles Hedgehog.
in The Neo-Prime Zone,
Sally is a Lesbian and she is in a relationship with Nicole.
Mina Mongoose is dating someone who isn’t Ash Mongoose or Sonic.
anyway the Human-Amethyst Star aka “Sparkler”,
is really the Pony Counterparts from Equestria,
so she looks a bit more different than her Human Counterpart that was born in the Human World on the other side of the Mirror.
the idea is that at some point after the events of Season 9 and Comic’s Season 10, in a Fanon Season 11...
Princess Twilight and Sparkler start to get closer and end up falling in love with each other, they then start to date and then later their relationship grows deeply enough for Twilight to pop the question to Sparkler.
which means when Sparkler marries the new ruler of Equestria,
she also becomes a Co-Ruler and becomes a Unicorn Consort Princess to Princess Twilight Sparkle.
I think their ship name could be Double-Sparkler,
because of how Twilight Sparkle’s name does have “Sparkle” in it,
while Sparkler is a nickname for Amethyst Star.
their relationship and more interactions with each other,
could start out not so great, because of how Sparkler had felt that Twilight had replaced her as soon as she had moved to Ponyville. 
it isn’t until they get trapped in the Human World/Sunset’s Adoptive Home World  together, that they start to grow more closer together and start to slowly fall in love with each other.
I think June and Cozy would get along,
they were both used by Black Heron and Discord.
yeah Bradford is technically her “Dad” because he helped Co-create her and her sisters, which means that Webby technically has Two Dads...
the true villain in Ducktales 2017, was never Bradford...
it was his Grandmother Isabella Finch, who made Bradford who he is,
because of the trauma she put him through.
I don’t believe his transformation by that sword, was because he was “evil”
it was because he had deep unresolved trauma that negatively effected him.
same with Magica when she lost her twin brother,
just because Louie had a point the experiences that Scrooge had with his villains, made him a better person.
it doesn’t excuse him for technically making Magica more bad than she was already, it is possible that her plan was to get her brother back the whole time,        
all he cared about was taking the treasure in her and her brother’s home,
not even stopping to help her keep her brother from leaving and being lost to her forever.
Magica’s fight with Scrooge on the night that he would end up trapping her in his dime, might of had to do with Magica wanting revenge on Scrooge for his heartless actions.
just because Scrooge was proved innocent from ruining Ma Beagle and Glomgold’s lives....doesn’t mean he is innocent from ruining Magica’s life.
both Magica and Bradford were victims of the “Good Guys”,
but even though Scrooge had gotten better over the years,
and started to see family as the greatest treasure and adventure of all.
he still ended up hurting Magica and making her even more evil,
and I don’t view Finch being Good at all, I mean what kind of Grandmother
takes her own Grandchild out to adventure and doesn’t try to see it just makes them unhappy and could be traumatizing them...?
to me and maybe other fans, the reason why Bradford transformed into the form he took thanks to that sword, wasn’t because he was evil,
but because he was broken and all the trauma he went through, had transformed him into that.
but for all we know the Bradford that got transformed into a Fauna-Buzzard,
might of been a Clone who has the Original Bradford’s Memories,
and the real one was that “Dumb Clone” who was made temporarily made dumb for 24 Hours, or as long as the fight between Scrooge and the Decoy-Bradford goes...
Lizzie Devine and Peedee Fryman ending up together, would be interesting
but I might be the only one who thinks that.
but with how Nigel Uno/Numbuh 1 has kind of fallen from grace,
we could see Peedee as the new Numbuh 1, or Numbuh 1-2.0.
I hope that someday that Galactic Kids Next Door will happen,
but with how things are with Cartoon Network right now,
it might be for the best that it shows on Adult Swim.
Warner Brothers should buy Nickelodeon, for one certain reason....
the only ones who don’t have hearts in their eyes in this drawing,
are Ayano and Hoodie.
not sure if the JuneGlow ship would even catch on,
this is my first ship drawing of the two but it was suppose to be a Platonic Ship,
you know like “I Bud It” instead of “I Ship It.”
but then I decided to make it as a Romantic ship instead.
Blossom and Kaio would be a interesting Crossover One True Pairing,
it be awesome if Kaio ends up in Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi Comic Series.  
 I still like the other shows of the PPG, but PPGD is my top favorite.
PPGD was out way before PPGZ, and it is like a Awesome Crossover of different shows, like Invader Zim and other series.
if Disney Characters had more appearances in it and not just cameos,
that would be awesome.
and it would be cool if Deltarune characters like Kris, Susie, Noelle, Berdly and the rest of their classmates made a cameo in the school that Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup had transferred to. 
but Noelle, Susie, Berdly and the others, could NOT be turned into Humans,
and should stay as they are.
 if they did go to the school that we see in PPGD,
I think they would be in the same class as Dib.
Frisk and Flowey would be in the same class as Gaz.
anyway, I hope some of you like this ship drawing that has either a crossover ship or same universe ship.
and yeah the reason why I had put the Mordetwi in this,
is because well I just wanted to draw it in there and there doesn’t have to be special reason why I added in Mordetwi.
it be interesting if Sunset x Tom became the new “Mordetwi”
but that happening might not be that likely, but who knows...it might happen.
see ya later and stay safe everyone.       
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autistic--cryptid · 4 years ago
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hey! just wondering if you have any mlp or hermit headcanons? also i hope you have a great day your blog is great!! <3 /p
indeed i do!
mlp:
twilight, luna, celestia, pinkie, maud, ocellus, and sunburst are all autistic
celestia, rainbow dash, scootaloo, gallus, silver stream and pinkie all have adhd
cadence is the only neurotypical princess. everytime the 4 princesses meet she spends the whole time sitting there listenting to the rest of them infodump
luna was a pegasus who earned her horn
sunset is essentially the human world equivalent of an alicorn. it doesn’t translate to the pony world because equestrian magic is different, as stated in the movies. the reason twilight is an alicorn in the pony world and in the hula world when she pony’s up is because ponying up happens bc of equestrian magic
twilight uses she/they pronouns
rarity and pinkie both use she/her and will tell people their pronouns are she/her but rarity is not opposed to any neopronouns as well
rainbow uses any pronouns with no preference
applejack uses they/she/he, in order of preference
fluttershy uses she/her and bun/buns pronouns
discord is agender and aroace and uses any pronouns but has a preference for he/him
celestia uses she/her and so/sol
luna uses she/her and they/them
cozy glow is set out of stone at some point between the coronation and the future and spends time with diamond tiara to learn how to use her special talent for good, and as an adult she’s fully reformed and takes on the role of captain of the royal guard
spitfire essentially did what rainbowdash did when she was in the wonderbolts academy: she was confident in her abilities and didn’t let the instructor break her, and then proceeded to excel at every task
spike learned how to sew from rarity, and learned how to bake and cook from pinkie
while celestia takes on ponies who have bright futures ahead of them to set them on the right path to reach that future, luna takes on ponies with dark pasts to help them with their feelings and guide them towards their brighter future
before her banishment, luna was in charge of whatever protection equestria had pre-EUP. she didn’t take it over again as she wasn’t caught up on the many many changes their military underwent
hermitcraft:
xisuma has a very consistent sleeping scheduel. he will pass out at 9:30pm on the dot regardless of what he’s doing or where he is and then wake up at 5:30am exactly everyday without fail
xisuma has several suits stored in his base, all of which are of different mobs (excluding the 50 plain green ones), and that’s how he’s able to change his skin so often
unlike xisuma, ren never sleeps. he’s constantly awake until sunrise or even beyond then working on whatever project he’s started. often times he ends up falling asleep at the base of a nearby tree or on his unfinished project because he kept himself working for too long to be able to fly to his bed
for the same reason why he never sleeps, ren never brushes his hair. if he doesn’t have time to sleep how would he find time to do that?? his solution is various hairstyles: one day it’s braided, the next it’s a ponytail, the next it’s a bun, and so on
tango has redstone freckles that glow as he smiles
impulse can touch wither roses just fine and sometimes forgets that his friends cannot. similarly, tango has shoved his entire arm in lava before to reach netherite that fell and briefly forgot his friends were so shocked bc they aren’t able to do that without losing hearts
cub has nearly infinite knowledge on all mobs and minecraft rules. somewhere in his giant pyramid or storage system there’s a book with all you could ever need to know on ravagers, and there’s probably another book on unicode, and then another on biomes, and then anoth
joe, on the other hand, does not know much about mobs. he knows what to avoid and what he can befriend, and the rest he learned through from experience. sometimes he’ll show up at cub’s base and take one of his books as if it’s library with no book organization just so he can figure out why tango just went flying over the shopping district saying something about his magic ravager teleportation system or whatever it is that time
false and wels talk about cool swords together and show each other their sword collections on a regular basis
the only person who knows more about minecraft flowers than cub is stress. sure cub knows everything about anything, but this is stress we’re talking about. if you ask her to talk to you about poppy’s you’ll leave the conversation knowing their spawn rates in every biome, the hex codes for each color, when they were added, why their spawn rate is what it is, etc.
mumbo has no idea what going on 90% of the time. he tries, he really does, but he occasionally stops in at his hobbit hole to see if grian’s left him any messages and he’ll read a letter about the turf war and something called moo-pop and the next thing he knows he’s on HEP. he has no idea how this kinda thing keeps happening to him, but he doesn’t know how to make it stop either, so he just rolls with it
tfc knows a bunch of really cool obscure facts. he also owns a lot of really cool obscure items. if you walk up to him and ask him about coal ore, you’re bound to learn something about why it spawns where it does or whatever. he’ll be able to tell you the origin story of endermen, and he’ll be right, but no one will ever be able to figure out how or why he knows this
just like tfc owns a lot of obscure things, he collects a lot of things too, which is often how he has these obscure things. he’s got a collection of coal, dating back to the first one he ever mined, all the way to one he found with a little bit of iron in it
xisuma knows how to sew and evil xisuma knows how to knit. if you bring up sewing to xisuma he’ll show you something he recently made, but if you ask ex about knitting he will fight you
doc likes to play the villain in a storyline for the aesthetic of it. in reality he’d do anything to help his friends, even if he is a bit chaotic in doing so
joe is chaotic great good. just. he is.
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clockotea · 4 years ago
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Chain Thoughts
Words- 4096
Warnings- Read below.  Dissociation, depression.
Ships- Slight Purly.
Notes- Okay yeahhhhhhhhhhh. I didn’t proof read this or edit it. I just wanted it done, because I like concept of this headcanon, however I don’t have motivation to edit. If you see some problems with spelling, grammar or whatever, I apologize. I’ll edit it later. I went through moments like Ponyboy does in this when I was younger and there are times where I still do. I’ve been busy with school so this took me awhile, and now we are going back on wednesdays so I won’t have that much time to write. I also rushed the ending :( I’m thinking about writing about if Ponyboy got put into a boy’s home. SO YEAH
-Ally-Lx
Headcanon- This headcanon belongs to @chaotically-cas
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.”
It didn’t make sense. There were seven days in a week. So, why did Ponyboy only remember waking up 5 out of the seven days? Ponyboy pushes his potatoes to the side with his spoon. His other hand rubs his chain between his fingers. All he remembers was an argument with Darry before falling into a daze.
“What’s the matter with you, Ponyboy? Normally you would be stuffin’ your face.” Says Soda with a mouth full.
“What? Were you raised in a barn, little man?” Scolds Darry. Soda smirks and nods his head. Darry glares daggers at Soda. He slaps him in the back of the head, causing him to choke. Soda swallows this chicken and points his fork at Darry. He says some funny threat making Darry chuckle, but Ponyboy couldn’t process it. Ponyboy rubs his forehead where a migraine was starting to form.
“Ponyboy.” Darry’s voice breaks him out of his trance.
“Hm?”
“Mrs. Rutt called today.” He crosses his arms, expecting Ponyboy to explain why.
“Darry, just get to it.”
“She says you have 6 missing assignments.” 
Darry didn’t have bad grammar skills, like the rest of the greasers. He didn’t cut his ing’s short. He didn’t round his vowels, either. It was considered formal until the rest of the gang was there. Even then, his speech was formal. 
How did I forget about the 6 assignments?
“Ponyboy, you can’t just go running off forgetting about your homework.” States Darry. His face seemed to be made out of stone. The light draped over him like a cloth, creating perfect shadows that outlined his muscles. 
“I wasn’t- that’s not it-”
“Oh, cut him some slack, dare-bear,” Darry grumbles at his nickname. “It’s not like you have never had a late assignment.”
Ponyboy grabs his plate. He goes to put the food into a container.
“You haven’t been excused.”
“I didn’t realize I was eating with the president.” He sneers back.
“Yeah, well, you better sit your ass down.” Ponyboy freezes to see if Darry takes action.
“Ponyboy, hand me your plate. I’ll finish your food.” Soda says, breaking the silence. He nods and hands the glass plate to Soda.
“I’m going to go do those assignments.” Ponyboy whispers hoarsely. He fidgeted with his chain looking for approval from Darry. Darry sighs and nods.
IT WAS ONLY THE START
What am I doing? Ponyboy looks around. It didn’t feel real to be walking to the dingo in these jeans. Where am I going? Ponyboy looks around. The sun was dipping below the horizon yet beaming down on him. Ponyboy’s hair had turned a reddish-brown in the sunlight. The grease in his hair reflected against the sunlight. 
Think, C’mon Ponyboy. Think. What do you remember last? Last night, he and Darry had gotten into an argument. It was about how he managed school work. The entire gang was there. He brought up how Ponyboy had 6 missing assignments. Steve had chimed in and said that Ponyboy had skipped class. It wasn’t that big of a deal. I’m ahead in that class. But the argument had gotten blown out of proportion when Two-Bit said he saw him and Curly hanging out. It was bad when Darry said he didn’t want Curly around Ponyboy alone, but when he said he didn’t want them together at all, Ponyboy couldn’t help but argue back.
‘Ponyboy.” Ponyboy snaps his head to the voice. Hair slicked back... leather jacket… mickey shirt… boots… rust color hair… grey eyes. Two-bit.
��You alright, Pony?” He holds the door open. 
“Yeah. I’m good.” Lies Ponyboy. He felt as if he had taken a huge step off a cliff, into a cold pool of water. It made him feel cold and as if he was on autopilot. 
He takes a step up into the crisp air. The sound of chatter. The smell of what? The smell of fries. Warm red-colored booths. The pale floor seemed to gleam under the neon blue sign above the menu. He scans the room to see who Two-bit would be hanging out with. Ponyboy blinks as he makes his way to Johnny Cade beside Two-bit. Johnny nods his head at Pony. The seats crack under the weight of Ponyboy. Two-bit smiles.
“Hey, Ponyboy. What you doin’ walkin’ all your lonesome?” Johnny asks, clearing his throat.
“I saw him standing outside looking around like a doof,” Laughs Two-bit. “So, he’s just being his regular self.”
All of Ponyboy’s doubt seems to drip away the more Two-bit teases him. Ponyboy makes snarky comments back as Johnny scans his eyes over Ponyboy. Johnny shakes his head and messes with his jacket.
“Alright, guys. Enough,” Chuckles Johnny. “Ponyboy walking around alone is just asking for you to get jumped.”
Two-bit smirks mischievously, “Aw, c’mon Johnny. Ponyboy is tough. He can take on 5 socs at once.” Ponyboy smiles. 
Johnny shakes his head, “I just don’t want what happened to me to happen to him,”
“As I said, he can handle any soc. The only person he cannot handle is me.”
“Oh yeah?” Smirks Ponyboy.
“Yeah!” Two-Bit slams his elbow on the table. “Let’s go. I’m stronger than 10 of you”
“Let’s find out!” Ponyboy slams his palm into Two-bit’s.
The two boys arm wrestle until they are red in the face. Johnny laughs at how they struggle and refuse to give up. They didn’t want their pride to be damaged. The 3 boys ate fries that were too salty. Two-bit would eat their fries instead of his, letting his fries go cold. Ponyboy sipped his Pepis as Johnny messed with the whipped cream on his milkshake. It wasn’t until Two-bit brought up Ponyboy’s curfew did they get up to leave. Ponyboy felt as if everything in the world was right. He was smiling and laughing. Everything was right until they got home. Then it feels as if Ponyboy was in the pool of water again and drowning. 
Why is it only happening to me?
Ponyboy flipped over to his stomach. Darry had told him to get up 30 minutes ago. Ponyboy used to be an early bird. He would wake up and sneak out onto the roof to watch the sunset. His mom would come up with him and sit with him. It was a time where Ponyboy was comfortable. It was a time when he felt safe and didn’t have to worry about Darry throwing him into a boy’s home.
What was the point of getting out of bed, when no matter what you do, it irritates people? He already knew how Steve felt about him. Dallas barely talked to him. He was always out messing around. They often thought of him as a kid. 
Ponyboy softly runs his fingers through his hair. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t feel angry or sad that the gang thought of Ponyboy like that. It made sense. Am I really that annoying? I don’t mean to be. Ponyboy sighs. He didn’t want to get out of bed, it was too warm and comfortable. It’s the only place I can’t screw up.
The door swings open and slams with a crash. Ponyboy rolls his eyes with annoyance. His back was warm, and felt as he was laying in a hay stack. He shifts uncomfortably. 
“Ponyboy?” calls out Whos voice is that? Dallas.
“Hm, Yeah?” whines Ponyboy. Dallas walks in. His hair was flowing all over. His jean jacket looked stiff, the buttons raddled against his chain. Dallas’s pants dipped into every crevice everytime he moved. He raises his eyebrow at the fact that Ponyboy is still in bed. 
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to disturb you when you are having personal time.” He says chuckling.
“C’mon Dallas, tease me all you want. Just don’t tell Darry that I’m still in bed,” mutters Ponyboy. Dallas presses his lips into a thin line. The bed dips into Dallas’s favor as he stares at Ponyboy, as if he had just spoken a random language to him.
“You mean to tell me that Ponyboy Curtis hasn’t left bed all morning?” He questions.
“No sir,” Says Ponyboy into his pillow. Dallas whistles and continues to stare at him. Dallas smelled of booze, metal, and cigarettes. Dallas pulls a cigarette from his pocket. He flicks a match against the box and lights it up.
“Aw, c’mon Dal, you know Darry will kill me if he smells cancer-stick smoke in me and Soda’s room.” Ponyboy sits up and glares at Dallas. His hair falls over his forehead and partly in his eyes. He runs his fingers through his hair, pushing it back lightly. The sunlight reflects in his eyes.
“Ponyboy, you feelin’ alright?.” He asks, puffing smoke out of his mouth. The smoke coats the room in a thin layer, of the gray, toxic, cloud.
No, something is wrong
“Yeah, just thought today was supposed to be a lazy day.” Ponyboy states.
“Well, not anymore!” He hollers. “Curly was practically begging me to give him Darry’s schedule so he can sneak in and talk to you. I couldn’t betray Darry’s trust that much, so I’m just going to take you to him.”
“So, he’s finally out of the cooler?” mumbles Ponyboy.
“He’s been out for a week. Just hasn’t had time to see you.” Dallas smiles at Ponyboy, like Curly not sparing time for him was funny. I wouldn’t spare time for me either. What was it that made Ponyboy sick to his stomach? The fact that it was summer break and Curly was “busy”, or the fact that he didn’t even come himself. 
“Why didn’t you just bring him here?” Asks Ponyboy reaching for a shirt. He digs his fingers into the soft fabric of a black shirt. It was tossed to the side from last night, when it got too hot to keep it on.
“He’s busy with Tim. Said he’ll meet you there.”
Ponyboy slips the the shirt on. The feeling of being alone and disconnected was joining him again. Ponyboy sighs and rubs his forehead. He twists his chain in between his fingers. The cold, round, edge pushes down into Ponyboy’s skin. Dallas stands and pats his shoulder.
“Get ready,”
“I’m not going, Dallas,” Ponyboy whispers.
Dallas drops his gaze, “Oh, how come? Don’t want to disappoint Darry?” 
Dallas goes to pinch Ponyboy’s cheeks, but Ponyboy catches his wrists.
“Screw off, Dallas.” He sneers.
“Oh, Jesus. I get you might get jealous about not seeing him, and you want to create a statement but-”
Maybe it would all stop if I gave up and listened to Darry.
“I don’t want to create a statement, Dally. I got enough stress on my back with me arguing with Darry. I can’t handle whatever crime he’s gonna’ get himself into when I’m around. It would make Darry furious” 
“What’s the point of having rules if it ain’t for them to be broken.” Chuckles Dallas.
Ponyboy sighs and rubs his temples. It was getting harder and harder to process what he was saying, why he was mad, why he wanted to understand Darry.
“No, it would put stress on Darry. He has enough stress with me here.” He argues.
“Yeah, yeah. I’m starting to think you being put into a boy’s home would make it less stressful for Darry.” Chuckles Dallas. Dallas thought he was making a light-hearted joke. Something that was going to make Ponyboy chuckle, and he would get over it. Ponyboy couldn’t help but let everything take over. Before he knew it he was, so out of it, he didn’t know what they were arguing about.
“It would be… wouldn’t it?” Murmurs Ponyboy. Dallas’s eyes shoot up, trying to catch the emotion on Ponyboy’s face. Ponyboy’s eyes used to be warm summer green that would look grey in different lighting. They were kind of green that was warm and welcoming, like the green leaves that would grow on the tree’s Darry and Sodapop would climb when his parents were alive. Used too. All the stuff that made Ponyboy look like a kid was slowly fading.
“Hey, you know I ain’t mean that,” Chuckles Dallas. “It was a light-hearted joke.”
Ponyboy chuckles, “Yeah, I know. I’m still not going.”
“Alright… “ Ponyboy sits on the bed as Dallas closes the door behind him. Why was this feeling only happening to him? Why wasn’t it happening to Sodapop or Darry?
I tried, I really did.
Sodapop’s hands were warm compared to Ponyboy’s back. Ponyboy had been feeling colder ever since he stopped eating as much. He was sleeping in sweatpants, and hoodies trying to keep his body heat. Soda had slid his hands up his shirt and was rubbing his back just like their dad used to. Darry sat in the chair watching his brother comfort Ponyboy.
“Pony, are you alright?” questions Soda.
“Yeah, I’m alright.” Darry can’t help but bite his lip, a habit he picked up when he was nervous.
“You haven’t left our bed yet. Steve and I are going to a party. Do you want to join us?”
He’s a tag-along, Soda.
“No. I don’t want to be a tag-along and annoy you and Steve.”
“Ponyboy… You’re not a tag-along.” He whispers.
They sit in comfortable silence, waiting for the other to speak. Soda’s fingers trace over Ponyboy’s spine. He runs his nails all the way to where his pants start. Sodapop’s eyes fill with concern. Ponyboy shift’s to face Soda. His eyes were hazy and cold. His cheeks were no longer a soft red but a pale tone of peach. His lips weren’t a rose pink and curved into a smile. He looked tired, cold, and bored.
“Maybe you and Darry could go to the movie theater?” Suggest Sodapop.
“No, I don’t feel like it.”
“Ponyboy quit bein’ difficult. You can’t be lazy all day.”
“C’mon Darry, just leave him alone.” Says Soda.
“I would be going out and having fun if you allowed me to see Curly.” 
“Is that what this is about. Are you acting this way over Curly?” Gasps Darry.
“I ain’t actin’ weird, and yes, I’m still angry about you banning me from seeing Curly.”
“Why, he ain’t that important.” Soda says softly. Steve walks in and leans on the door frame. 
“I finally have a friend that’s my age and is my friend not because of my brothers, and then you banned me from seeing him.”
“... He’s not wrong, Darry.” Says Steve.
“He’s a bad influence!” scowls Darry.
“Yeah, and Dallas ain’t?”  Ponyboy could feel the confusion in Soda. He knew it wasn’t just about Curly. Darry was picking up on Ponyboy’s body language and could tell. The reason why he was acting this way was not just about curly.
“Darry, Curly likes Ponyboy as a friend too. He asked why you didn’t sneak out to see him the other day.” Said Soda looking at his brother. His face was tight, and his hair was slicked back. He smelled of cheap cologne like he was going to impress Sandy.
“I didn’t want to sneak out because it would stress out Darry, but now that he knows that I was asked to sneak out to see him.” Ponyboy sits up and looks at Darry. “I’m askin’ kindly. Otherwise, I’m just gonna sneak out.”
“Ponyboy, you shouldn’t be speakin’ to your elders like that. Darry has done so much for you. Your lucky he didn’t send you to a boy’s  home!” Sneer Steve. His patience was dwindling. Evie was waiting for Steve. She had called him and reminded him about how dolled up she was getting just for him. Why wouldn’t he want to rush to his beautiful girlfriend?
“Steve!” Hollers Darry.
“Yeah, and I bet he regrets not putting me in one.” Taunts Ponyboy. He stands up and walks out of his room. The wood creaks under his weight. 
“Ponyboy, I ain’t gonna put you into a boys home!” Calls out Darry.
“Why not? You already suffer from the bills! Why should you worry about me!”
“Ponyboy!” Sodapop reaches for him. Ponyboy yanks his arm out of Sodapop’s hand. Ponyboy slips on his white converse. His feet fit perfectly in the soles of them. The shoe curve at the right places, cradling his feet as he runs out the door.
Where are my memories going?
The last thing Ponyboy remembers was storming out of the house. The next thing he knows, he’s sitting next to a curly hair boy. Curly had seen Ponyboy running off and went running after him. Curly basically tackled the skinny boy. He gripped his arm and pinned him. The fear that was in Ponyboy’s eyes made him worry. Curly watched as Ponyboy’s lips curved into a frown.
“Tell them before it gets worse.” Cuts in Curly.
“They won’t understand.” Chokes out Ponyboy.
“If I understood everything you said and I’m worried. Then your brothers will be worried.”
“Yeah, because Darry is just one brain cell smarter.” Snorts Ponyboy. Curly gives him a rough smirk. Curly watched as the sun reflected in Ponyboy’s eyes. 
“Curly I-”
“No overthinkin’. just sit here in silence before you say some dumb shit.” Ponyboy grins at the sky. The silence covered the boys like a thick blanket. It made them feel safe and like they are in their own bubble. Ponyboy turned to Curly to admire his figure.
The grass caressed his cheek, and Curly’s smile softened. His body looked like it could’ve been shaped out of clay. His hair curled around the edges of his face. The grease in his hair was already starting to wear off, making his hair fling up. The sky paled yellow, then crimson, and with one deep breath, electric indigo.
Why aren’t they noticing? 
Ponyboy woke in Darry’s arms. He had been thrashing around and screaming, trying to wake himself up. Darry’s grip tightens around the boy. Even though Ponyboy had awakened from the nightmare he was suffocating in, Darry didn’t let go. Darry’s arms felt as if they were melting the thin layer of ice on Ponyboy’s skin.
“ I got you.” Who? Who has me? 
“I-I” Gasps out Ponyboy. His nails dig into Darry’s skin. The smell of sweat and wood.
“Who’s holding me? Who is holding me?” He whispers. Darry’s grip tightens on the fragile boy. His strong figure had gotten smaller. The damage of not eating as much as he used too was showing through. Although he was still stronger than most kids his age, Ponyboy struggled to get out of Darry’s arms.
“I need you to calm down.” Scowls Darry. Tears start streaming down his face. Ponyboy feel’s as if he’s back in the cold pool of water, and drowning. He gasps trying to let the air reach his air, but nothing could get through. 
“No.. N-no,” Stutters Ponyboy. “I can’t remember who you are. Please, I can’t remember who you are.” 
I don’t know who’s holding me. I don’t know where I am, and why I’m here. I don’t know my name. 
“What? What are you talkin’ about?” Darry’s voice was laced with concern.
“I can’t even remember my name.” Cries out Ponyboy. He tries once again to push Darry’s arms away. Darry just pulls him closer.
“Ponyboy. Your name is Ponyboy,” Whimpers Darry. “I’m your brother, Darry.”
Ponyboy shakes his head and starts crying harder. He gave up on pushing away Darry. The entire house creaked, as the leaves scrapped on the outside of the house. Darry’s hands start shaking, they grip Ponyboy’s arms harder.
“Ponyboy-” Starts Darry. Ponyboy doesn’t feel like he is in his body. He feels as if he was floating around his body. It was cold and all he wanted was his parents. Aren’t they dead? To come get him, and wake him up. He wanted them to push him back into his body. Darry stops the questions when every time he asked, Ponyboy shakes his head no. He let the small boy fall asleep
It’s come to come home.
Ponyboy wakes up in Darry’s arms. It was soft whispers circling around him. Ponyboy could feel the goosebumps prickling on his skin. Are they going to send me to a boy’s home? Is there something wrong with me?
“So, let me get this straight, he didn’t remember you or his name?” Cuts in Sodapop’s slow and hoarse voice.
“Yes, Sodapop. That’s what I said.” Darry says harshly.
“I don’t know, Darry. He could’ve just been shocked from the nightmare… remember how he got them right after mom and dad died? They never really went away. The doctor just said he needs to run outta energy. He barely leaves our bed anymore. His nightmares could just be getting worse.”
“No, this was different, Sodapop. I wouldn’t be telling you if it wasn’t. I’m thinking about taking him to the doctor again.”
“No offense Darry, but can we even afford it? I care about Ponyboy too, but I don’t think we can afford it.” Whimpers Soda.
“No, I don’t think we can,” Whispers Ponyboy. Both Sodapop and Darry’s eyes trace over his figure. Ponyboy pushes Darry’s arm off of him. He sits up and flops on his stomach, away from the boys. The cold air hit his back. He felt as if he just go out of a sauna. “Plus, it was just another one of my nightmares. It’s no big deal.” 
“No Ponyboy, this one was different. You couldn’t remember me or your name.” 
“Just like Soda said, I was just in shock. It’s no big deal.”
“Ponyboy, it is a big deal. Please, let’s just take you to the doctor. I’ve already made the appointment.” Hisses Darry.
They are wasting money on me. Just because I’m sick if I could just suck it up.
“Darry, please. It’s not that big of a deal. Don’t take me to the doctors.” Ponyboy turns to his brother. He had changed for work. He wasn’t there. He called in sick. All because of me.
“Alright, so something is wrong,” Grumbles Sodapop. He sits up and grabs Ponyboy’s arm. “Pony, if nothing’s wrong explain everything. Why you’re acting weird, why you can’t get out of bed, why you look like you’re sick… why you are aggressive.” 
It clicks in their heads. They both look at Ponyboy as if he was crying. Concern was written all over their faces. Sodapop’s grip loosens. They saw it in their mom after Ponyboy was born. Mothers get depressed because they lost a part of them. Ponyboy was depressed because he lost a big part of his life.
“Oh, Jesus Ponyboy. Why didn’t you tell us?” Asks Darry.
“Tell you what? God, you both don’t know when to mind your own business.” Ponyboy stands and walks out of the room. The house was quiet but he could hear Steve’s and Two-bits voices outside the door.
“That doesn’t explain why he’s forgotten things.” Mutters Sodapop. He trails after Ponyboy with Darry. Ponyboy opens the white refrigerator door. He scans the fridge for a coke.
“No, eat some real food.” Demands Darry.
“With some water. I can’t remember the last time you drank water.” Murmurs Sodapop.
Ponyboy sighs as he grapes a coke. He slams the door shut and turns to his brothers.
“Nothing is wrong with me.”
“No, nothing is wrong with you. However, you do need help handling emotions.” Says Darry calmly. Ponyboy scrunches his eyebrows together. He scoffs and opens the coke.
“What about emotions?” Calls out Steve. The door slams shut behind him, rattling the entire house. The floorboards creak under Steves’s weight.
“Steve, give us a second for ourselves goddammit!” Cries out Darry.
“No, Steve come in. I was just about to go to Curly’s.”  Calls out Ponyboy. He lifts up his bottle to chug the rest of his drink. Darry pulls the drink out of Ponyboy’s hand.
“No, you’re not going to Curly’s. We’re taking you to the doctors or so help me Ponyboy-”
“No. There ain’t nothin’ wrong with me!”
“Your Ponyboy, lots of things are wrong with you,” Steve says chuckling.
“Steve, can you get out.” Says Ponyboy.
“Steve this is private.”
“Alright, alright. I get it.” Steve leaves the room leaving it to be silent.
“Ponyboy, just let us take care of you.” Whispers Darry. Darry runs his fingers through Ponyboy’s hair. His fingers glide through Ponyboy’s hair without any trouble. His hair didn’t have any grease in it. Ponyboy almost broke down there. He felt disconnected and helpless. Darry pulled him into his arms. 
It’s been a few months since Ponyboy was diagnosed. He went to the movies to draw him out of his head. To protect him from his thoughts. When Ponyboy stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, he had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
They thought everything going on in Ponyboy’s head was horrible. They weren’t ready for what was going to happen.
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Chapter 28: Starlight’s Mother, Part 4 - The Tragedy of Starlight’s Past
The group that went to New Haven to bring back Sunburst’s father return to the room where everyone else is waiting for them.
Twilight: Welcome back, all of you! So you’re Sunburst’s father? It’s nice to finally meet you.
Sunspot: I could say the same Princess Twilight… especially after you and your son Spike’s Dragon Tear has allowed me to find some closure about Sunset. We still have yet to hear everything about what happened… but I’d still like to thank you and Spike so much for letting me see my sister again, from beyond the grave no less.
Twilight: You’re welcome! Once me and Spike discovered this and got some important information on how it all works, we needed to immediately get to the ponies we knew that would need to see any spirits whether they miss them so much like Applejack and her parents. Or as it turned out… figuring out the mysteries about Starlight’s Mother, your sister, and what happened to Sunset. Who knew they’d all connect?
Sunset: Speaking of what happened to me, while there... I had another memory jog… I still don’t know everything yet… but Sunspot brought back something that helped me remember something.
Twilight: Oh? What is this?
Sunspot brings out the jar with Sunset’s disembodied yellow horn he found while on a search at Nightmare Cliffs.
Just about the entire room gasps. Any Unicorns and both Alicorns in particular shivering at the sight. Rarity in particular just about shrieks in horror.
Rarity: I-is t-that…?!
Sunset: My disembodied horn? Yes, it is.
Rarity falls over fainting, Fluttershy catches her as she falls backward
Twilight: You lost your horn?! Was this during the confrontation with the Anarchists?
Sunset nods
Sunset: When I saw the horn, I instantly got a mental image of facing two pony shaped figures in front of me and another flying above me. Followed by a large rock that was dropped at the base of my horn, breaking it off and giving me a short concussion.
Twilight: That’s awful… I suppose that also explains how you had trouble despite the anarchists otherwise being regular ponies…
Sunset: It definitely looks like whatever happened, they took advantage of the fact I couldn’t effectively use my magic after my horn broke, and I died somehow… That’s all the new information I have, though of course a reminder that 2 of the 3 lost their lives too… so whatever happened next certainly couldn’t have been as simple as they grouped together to throw me off the cliff or something.
Starlight: Brrr… losing the horn… that’s a fear just about every unicorn has… I can’t imagine what that must of felt like…
Sunset: It was quite painful… and I definitely think I remember feeling a bit of helplessness after I recovered from the concussion.
Starlight: At least physical injuries don’t seem to have shown up permanently on your spirit. I can see your horn’s still on you right now
Twilight: Spirits show up as the last known appearance of those who summoned them. Which means Firelight’s memory likely allowed Sunset to appear as she was on the last day Firelight saw her before she left towards that fateful chase. It might be possible had Starlight summoned Sunset by herself, maybe the physical appearance of when you died would of showed up, since it defaults to just about the spirit’s age and/or last appearance when alive if the one who summoned them is somepony blood related that did not know them. Though Spirits are also capable of becoming any age/appearance they were when alive. I saw Jinn turn herself into an old mare, and a filly earlier. I wonder if the same goes for physical injuries?
Sunset closes her eyes and focuses, she only needs to go a little bit forward. Most of her horn fades away revealing a hole of a horn very much akin to Tempest Shadow’s own broken horn, a disheveled and wet mane and tail as if she was in the middle of a heavy storm, and her right eye injured with a black eye revealed as she opened her eyes
Rarity has finally recovered from her faint, but as she looks up she now sees Sunset with her injured appearance. And she faints again.
The rest of the group just look taken aback as they view Sunset’s likely appearance before she died.
Twilight: Ouch… I hope going into injured appearances doesn’t result in you feeling that pain again…
Sunset: Thankfully no, it’s only appearance-wise on us spirits. We don’t exactly… have nerves anymore. Like say if somepony who was able to touch me, hit me for some reason. It wouldn’t exactly hurt. I could still get angry and ask why they’re trying to hit me, but I don’t think Starlight, Sunburst, Princess Celestia, Fi-Fi, and my brother would ever want to.
All those who she named nod in agreement that they have no reason to want to hit Sunset. Sunset focuses again to erase the injuries and looks like how she was before again.
Meanwhile, Sunset’s brother Sunspot approaches Princess Celestia and bows before her.
Sunspot: Princess Celestia, it’s an honor to be in your presence.
Celestia actually looks sort of solemn at the bow of Sunset’s brother.
Celestia: Are you sure I deserve this bow… Sunset led a dangerous life because she was my protege… It’s indirectly my fault your beloved little sister’s life ended this way...
Celestia closing her eyes, with tears dropping. Sunset looks at her old mentor, and immediately goes to reassuring the Princess.
Sunset: Princess, you know as well as I do that I when you said you wanted to make me your personal protege, I was enthusiastic. I very much enjoyed my time as your student, if anything, I should of listened to you when you told me to take a break from watching the movement of every threat out there that I personally chose would be my prerogative. But I was so dedicated to protecting Equestria that I lost sight of having much of a personal life. And because I chose to pursue criminals at every opportunity, that only made it more difficult to establish one.
If there’s anypony to blame for what happened other then the 3 anarchists I chased that fateful day, it would be myself, for getting careless…
Celestia: I appreciate hearing that from you, Sunset… just even I kick myself for what I perceive as failures… even as I now have my sister back, it doesn’t make it any less upsetting that I didn’t stop her turn into Nightmare Moon in the first place…
Sunset just gives Princess Celestia a reassuring smile.
Sunset: Good thing you found a new student that succeeded on bringing her back to you, and now Twilight will achieve everything you hoped I would one day. And from the sounds of things, the world has gotten more and more peaceful. Actually…
Sunset turns towards Twilight.
Sunset: Is if ok if I ask for a run through on all the threats you faced in your time as Celestia’s student? I know you didn’t really start saving the world until past Adulthood, meanwhile my world-saving days started in my pre-teens. But maybe I can provide some commentary if any of them were in my list of potential threats.
Twilight: Well.. I guess I’ll start with Nightmare Moon. Where, through trials of my friends showing their elements. we discovered the Elements of Harmony and were able to banish the evil out from within Luna.
Applejack tips her hat up and winks, Pinkie Pie bounces, Rarity gracefully poses, Fluttershy smiles, and Rainbow Dash gives a smug grin as Twilight reminds them of their first triumph together.
Sunset: Mmhmm! Very nice! It was still a good two decades before Luna’s Banishment was over so I would of been in my 40’s if I had been the one to face off with Nightmare Moon. Though if I had continued on, I likely would of already ascended prior to then so I could really help bring Luna back.
Celestia: I don’t know if Sunset would of had 5 individual friends, like you did Twilight. Another option we possibly had was I use half of the elements, while Sunset used the other 3 for us together to free Luna. I probably would of used the elements of laughter, kindness, and generosity. And Sunset would be given magic, loyalty, and honesty.
Twilight: Those elements do seem to fit you, I know from experience Princess Celestia would of wielded the 3 elements she mentioned, and now that I’ve met Sunset… She was very good at magic, she was really loyal to Princess Celestia, and while this is a bit posthumously… she’s shared much of the truth of quite a few things. So that might’ve worked.
Sunset: What’d you face off with next?
Twilight: Next was… Discord. He was surely a hoof full…
Sunset: Ohhhhh yea, Discord was still trapped in his statue throughout my time. But I was aware of what crazy things he was capable of. But apparently he’s on the good side now?
Twilight: When he wants to be I guess... he’s friends with Fluttershy so he doesn’t do much to actively antagonize any of us. But he does do some things we often have to go and fix… Frankly, one good thing about being a genie… is that I’m able to fix something crazy he does faster then it otherwise normally would of been.
Sunset: It is true that becoming a genie got you powers just about on par with Discord. He does call himself the Spirit of Chaos. Given you’re at least in part Spirit, you could say you’re the Spirit of Order. *giggles*
Twilight: Wait… is Discord’s magic soul magic too?
Sunset: I’m not even sure, I think Discord has magic that fits in its own category, but it is quite powerful. It might be safer to say it’s sort of a mix between soul magic and dark magic? It’s neither powered up with good over a lifetime like soul magic is, though it’s not inherently malicious or damaging like dark magic is.
Twilight: Hmm… true. His magic often has insane or annoying results, but it’s often all for laughs and/or doesn’t purposefully harm anypony. Might be for once, something interesting to talk about to him later.
Anyhow… after we defeated Discord. Queen Chrysalis and her army of changelings invaded my brother’s and Princess Cadence’s wedding
Sunset: Ah yes… Queen Chrysalis… I did some recon of the hive back in the day. But due to that protection they have of not allowing non-changeling magic from working around or in the hive… I couldn’t really approach to attack myself, as it was too dangerous to go in alone. But they also didn’t have much power, since there was no big event for them to gather enough love to attack like the wedding your brother had. I had them listed as a low-tier present time threat that could potentially become a big threat, if a publicized event full of love to feed on happened as they invaded.
Twilight: Which happened to be my brother’s wedding… huh…?
Sunset: I guess so! And it was also another reason I had a secretive wedding with Fi-Fi, a personal protege of the princess having a public wedding may have been exactly what Chrysalis was waiting for.
Twilight: The changeling invasion was the last big event before I became a genie. Going to Saddle Arabia was in fact somewhat of a reward Celestia allowed me and Spike after defeating Chrysalis. There was no threats then, but I wonder if maybe Malakhar would of tried to genify you at some point Sunset if he had seen you?
Sunset: Possibly! Though I believe Malakhar may have only been a little colt back when I was still Celestia’s protege.
Twilight: I guess his Grandfather could of possibly done it then, if they had found out about you early enough.
Sunset: I have been to Saddle Arabia before, but I mostly accompanied Celestia during routine negotiations with the Sultan. So I was never there too long, and never really on the Streets where Malakhar’s grandfather could of approached me.
Twilight: Alright… so next… the Crystal Empire came back and so did King Sombra.
Sunset: Oof, Sombra is certainly a doozy. He’s pretty much dark magic incarnate. I think sometime ago, he discovered a way to sort of control himself in Dark Magic form if he ever was killed though at the price that if he’s defeated, he sort of gets a fate worse then death in being trapped in a void that only could escape through substantial magic, such as the Crystal Empire coming back. I think technically the first time Celestia and Luna faced him was when he “died” for the first time.
Twilight: Oh, is Sombra being controllable dark magic why he has that sort of smoky form?
Sunset: *shrugs* I only heard of Sombra through whatever the royal archives had on him, so I’ll take your word you saw that. But maybe?
Twilight: The fact he only goes to a void may have explained why he came back two more times…
Sunset: WHAT?! You had to face Sombra THREE times?! How in Equestria did that happen?
Twilight: …I did say Discord did things that we had to fix
Sunset: ….Are you sure Discord is on the good side? I would of put him back in stone for bringing back Sombra TWICE!
Twilight: Believe me when I say I sometimes feel the same way… but again, he does have a legit friendship with Fluttershy. Plus, he’s actually helped me out at least once when I was had this strange Genie Sickness. He also helped with something that i haven’t quite gotten to yet. But I still have a few more events and/or villains to talk about before then. 
Though Sombra was the last threat before I ascended to Princesshood. Though… given you were Celestia’s student before me. I hope you don’t feel like me mentioning that is sort of flaunting a status you didn’t achieve…
Sunset shakes her head horizontally
Sunset: No, staying to eventually ascend to Princesshood became the opposite of what I wanted. I wanted a family. Celestia & Luna have never been married, and the reason for that is while outliving friends, family, as well as royal staffers & guards is hard enough. It’s a whole ‘nother thing with special someponies, and your own children. Cadence has your brother, though arguably she may be the one exception being the Princess of Love. Outliving your brother is just going to have be something she faces one day.
Twilight: Yeah… though at least Spirit summoning will sort of help with that. But I picture it’ll still be rather hard for both her & me when Shining passes
Sunset: Just always remember that everypony going up there just continues to protect the planet long after they’re gone and that may make you feel better. Plus, unless you have a lot of huge dragon friends that pass you want to see, it should be safe to summon a few friends down every now and then.
Twilight nods
((Story continues after the break))
Twilight: Continuing on… my first huge test against a villain as Princess was Tirek.
Sunset: Oh yeah… Tirek would of certainly been a toughie had he gotten out with enough strength to cause havoc when I was around
Twilight: He certainly was tough, even with the combined added strength of Celestia, Luna, and Cadence coursing through my veins. Tirek had Discord’s magic powering him up... So we had a stalemate. And it took an additional power-up offered by the Tree of Harmony to send him back to Tartaurus as we just happened to have collected these sort of strange keys over the course of that year that allowed us to open a box given to us.
Sunset: Sometimes you gotta be lucky, when saving the world!
Twilight: After Tirek… was when we returned to Saddle Arabia, though this time also bringing my friends along. That was when we came face-to-face with Zathir, who controlled me with a device of his own, and if not for Spike creating his Dragon’s Tear that we’re using to see and talk with you now… the world would likely be under a Saddle Arabian empire controlled by Zathir.
Sunset: I did always have a feeling that Zathir was somepony that had some sort of plot in his mind. Though now I know what it was, his method of trying to take over the world seemed unlikely given no genies were around. And up until what he did to you, the Sultan naively trusted him.
Twilight: Perhaps the scariest part was ironically after I was freed from his control… where he stabbed Spike straight in his right eye…
Sunset: OUCH… I guess that explains Spike’s scar…
Spike: It’s thanks to Fluttershy, I didn’t end up with only one eye. Remnants of being a vampire bat pony had healing properties in her fang.
Sunset looks over to Fluttershy a bit dumbfounded
Sunset: You were a vampire?!
Fluttershy sheepishly smiles
Fluttershy: Sorta… only in regards to fruit… not blood, ehehhehheh...
Applejack: We kinda always get some pretty strange things happen t’ us, even when we’re not saving the world
Sunset: I see… well, I certainly have to be thankful for what happened after you girls defeated Zathir... not just for the usual saving the world once again... But due to that event spawning the very Dragon’s Tear allowing me to speak down here so I can see my husband again and talk to my lovely daughter for the first time. 
So… what came next?
Twilight gulps, given Sunset just mentioned talking to her lovely daughter… given her daughter was the next villain. Twilight looks over to Starlight, who gives her a sad face but still whispers as she says…
Starlight: Go ahead, Twilight. It’s best she knows much of the truth of what my life’s been like…
Twilight nods, even if she is still a little afraid of Sunset losing all good will she had for her daughter up until now.
Twilight: Well um… how can I put this… your daughter… Starlight… led a whole town under an Equalist Cult that took cutie marks away… and aimed to expand...
Sunset looks over to her daughter with a stern look, causing Starlight to lower her head. But instead of actually getting mad at Starlight, Sunset just breathes deep and sighs.
Sunset: *sigh* I knew I shouldn’t have left that manifesto in the house… even if I at least tried to hide it…
Twilight: Huh? Manifesto?
Starlight: She’s… probably referring to the other book I found when I broke the wall… it happened to be the manifesto that got me hooked on the beliefs I held over “Our Town”…
Sunset: Among many of the criminals I defeated were also those looking to start dangerous cults. I burned most copies, but usually kept one as a sort of historical account of what to look out for. It’s a shame that this one lone copy ended up in the hooves of my daughter, and she got influenced by it… so I kind of blame myself more for that one…
Sunset turns around to Firelight with a rather stern eyebrow raise at her husband
Sunset: Though I should also ask how you let her read it…
Firelight: Um… you never told me what the book looked like… I thought it was just a math book from the Equal Sign on the cover… She always looked like she was quite deeply engrossed in the book… I didn’t want to take it away from her because she always had this infectious smile on her face reading it so intently…
Sunset: You never saw what was in the book other then the Cover?! What kind of filly her age was going to be so engrossed in Math like that?!
Firelight: I’m so sorry, Shimmy! I really thought she was just yearning to be a fantastic mathematician or something!
Sunset facehoofs
Sunset: Well... at least Twilight and the others broke you out of that ideology… and you seem to be on good terms now. 
Given the reaction though, it makes Twilight even less sure about telling Sunset about what came next. She leans on over to whisper to Starlight.
Twilight: Starlight… I can skip over what happened with the time travel… I feel like she may blow a gasket if she hears about that…
Starlight looks to the side and allows Twilight to not mention it, though she has this strange sense it’d probably be important for her mother to hear it anyhow.
Twilight: Anyhow… next Queen Chrysalis came back. And managed to bottle nap me and capture many of us. A team of your daughter, Trixie, Discord, and a rogue changeling named Thorax had to come in and save Equestria
Hearing this cheers up Sunset, she grins and looks at her daughter
Sunset: No way! My daughter has saved Equestria once? Once again, the apple hasn’t fell far from the tree. I’m proud of you, Starlight!
Starlight at first blushes from her praise, but then she looks to the side sadly. And she lowers her head and closes her eyes.
Starlight: No… I don’t deserve this praise yet… maybe not even ever... and I refuse to hold any more secrets out from my family…
Sunset: Huh? What do you mean?
Starlight: There’s some context missing before I helped defeat Chrysalis the 2nd time around… it didn’t go as simply that Twilight and the others freed me from the Equalist ideology and then I was on their side from then on… I ran away and plotted a revenge plan… 
The whole room gasps as it looks like Starlight’s about to fully come clean to what she’s done to her mother who was known for making sure Equestria was safe at all costs. Starlight’s use of Time Travel arguably being one of the highest threats to Equestria as they knew it throughout Twilight and her friends’ era.
Starlight: I tried to change the past with a Time Travel spell by preventing the Elements from earning their cutie marks… It took seeing multiple timelines of bad outcomes and some soft spoken words from Twilight before I was finally convinced to get back to the present safe and sound…
Sunset just stands there distraught, and her face towards her daughter becomes even more stern.
Sunset: Starlight… An act like that… if I were the one to see you do that… I would of had the hard choice of having to turn my own daughter into stone.. or sent to Tartaurus! You don’t mess with time travel! Do you have any idea how many lives that effects?!
Starlight: I know, I know, I know! I kick myself for it everyday… I never even gave Twilight the full context of why I did it back then… I told her what put me on the path was Sunburst earning his cutie mark and leaving me in sparsely populated and friendless Sire’s Hollow…
But I left out that you disappeared 2 weeks after I was born…
I left out that when my father was at work... I was left alone at the house, not even one babysitter as a mother figure to tell me right from wrong... and a naive father… 
I left out that not only did I read a manifesto that only reinforced my beliefs about Cutie Marks… I also got my very own Cutie Mark by using a spell book you left behind in the house after an intense magical outburst… I never even mentioned back then that I couldn’t understand my mark…
Or perhaps more accurately… I didn’t want to understand it…
Thus over years of indoctrination, I eventually put it into action when I took over a small village and plotted to expand. But then I was defeated by Twilight and the other Elements of Harmony... my hypocrisy exposed as they managed to show I still had my Cutie Mark to the entire village and thus had been lying to them… I ran away, occasionally keeping up with Twilight’s movements.
Until... I finally made my move and gave in to my darkest impulses… I entered her castle and went to change the past… Battling Twilight as the timelines changed… It still took a bit of time… but seeing all those horrible futures… and Twilight speaking to me softly near the end… I finally gave in, and turned myself in fully expecting a harsh punishment for what I did… What Twilight did instead… I couldn’t have ever expected…
She extended the hoof of friendship, and put me under her wings as her student. I couldn’t believe it myself, I had done such terrible things and from all they knew, for such petty reasons as a friend moving away… Not that I wasn’t grateful for not being as harshly punished as I probably should’ve been… but another thing about being under Twilight’s wing… she sort of became the mother figure I never had in my life at that point… and this was an opportunity to finally feel how that felt like…
Starlight starts tearing up heavily
Starlight: I just didn’t have a very happy early life because you were gone, mother! I was so jealous of other ponies! I was left with almost no reason to care what happened to the world when it all seemed so unfair! 
Twilight and her friends get worldwide recognition as heroic, talented ponies not just because of their marks… but they also had lovely families and friends that loved them, were always around, and/or didn’t keep such important secrets from them! And while I never understood how I got it until now, because I had so much raw magical power... perhaps I thought it was just my destiny to change Equestria in the way I saw fit...
But then my Equality Cult was foiled in “Our Town”... I thought I would only end up rotting in jail if I allowed myself to be captured, so I gave in to my worst instincts and decided to get revenge on Twilight and her friends in the best manner possible while also proving cutie marks weren’t the be-all to end-all once-and-for-all. And Time Travel felt so enticing to that goal... 
I wanted to see Twilight’s face when she sees cutie marks don’t matter and the world would of been fine without her and her friends finding their talents. But each timeline kept backing up what Twilight was saying... Especially the one where Equestria was nothing but a cloudy, deserted wasteland!
I gave in to dark instincts prior to time traveling, but I never aimed to actually kill anypony nor end nearly all life on Equestria! I foolishly thought everypony’s lives would generally be unchanged without the Elements of Harmony finding their marks! I still cared about Equestria at large, I just refused to believe 6 Cutie Marks were so important to the world when all I had known about cutie marks was the loss of my only friend and utter confusion and disdain about my own... And never having that mother figure in my life to tell me right from wrong…
If only you had survived, Mother! *sniff* I may have never gone the path I went down!
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Starlight covers her eyes with her hooves and just starts sobbing uncontrollably on the ground. Sunset now hearing the full context lowers her head, and lessens her stern look at her daughter. She sits down for a moment and stays silent. Before outstretching her hooves to call Starlight in for another hug.
Sunset: …Come here, dear. You look like you need another hug from me
Starlight sniffs, and is a little bit surprised she managed to get her mother on hugging terms after she admitted how dire her actions got. Starlight walks on over into her Mother’s hooves and continues to sob right into her mother’s shoulder. Tears again falling through the transparent spirit. Suddenly, her mother lets go of the hug and starts singing toward Starlight.
((To the tune of My Past is Not Today))
Sunset: Answers…
Was all you desired… But all that grew inside of you was the darkness you acquired…
When you began to fall And you lost the path ahead… That’s when your friends found you And they lifted you instead!
(Sunset jumps up slightly kicking her hind legs as she transforms her body from the waist down into her spirit tail and triumphantly flies around her daughter as she sings the chorus)
Like a phoenix burning bright in the skkkkkyyyyyyy! I’ll show there’s another side to you... You can’t denyyyyyyy!
I may not know what the future holds But hear me when I saaaay... That your past does not define you... ‘Cause your past is not todaaaaaay!
(Starlight feels the warmth and comfort of her mother’s singing get to her as her tears start streaming more in joy rather then from admitting everything she’s done. Though she still expresses some concerns)
Starlight: My... past is not today...? I don’t know about that... It’s certainly always felt like it’s still today... because I can’t help but always think about it... *sniff*
Sunset: Your past is what shaped you into the pony you are today, that’s all true. There’s no shame in admitting things you’ve said and done were wrong. But you also don’t have to feel like who you were in the past is still who you are now. You alone... have the power to shape yourself into the pony you want to be...
(Starlight smiles and raises her head high, as she begins to sing a verse of her own towards her mother)
Starlight: Vengeance…
Is what I belieeeeved…
Would be the only way...
to make them seeeeeee…
Because you disappeared...
And I found myself alone…
Until you came down like a comet...
And now it truly feels like hoooome!
(Starlight charges up her horn to allow her to levitate herself in the room, she used it originally before she got her cutie mark. And eventually mastered it by the time she fought with Twilight across the timelines, but is now simply using it to go in sync with her flying spirit mother in the air)
Like a phoenix burning bright
In the skkkkkyyyyyyy!
I’ll show there’s another side to me
You can’t denyyyyyyy!
I may not know what the future holds
But hear me when I saaaay...
That my past does not define me...
‘Cause my past is not todaaaaay!
(Starlight and Sunset quiet down their voices to repeat the chorus together)
Sunset & Starlight: Like a phoenix burning bright... in the sky...
Sunset/Starlight: 
I’ll show there’s another side to you/I’ll show there’s another side to me
Sunset & Starlight: You can’t deny!
Sunset & Starlight: I may not know what the future holds 
But hear me when I say…
Sunset/Starlight: 
That your past does not define you/That my past does not define me
‘Cause your past is not todaaaaaay!/’Cause my past is not todaaaaaay!
Once they float themselves back down, with Starlight deactivating her hover and Sunset reforming her spirit tail back into her hindlegs and pony tail while both of them slowly float back down to the floor. They once again embrace eachother as Sunset softens her voice as she comforts her daughter further.
Sunset: I wish I could of been there for you too, Starlight. I would of gladly told you how special Cutie Marks actually are. Both Myself and Princess Celestia thought at one point thought my mark meant I was destined to be the next Princess of the Sun. But perhaps, whether I changed my destiny or perhaps what I now hoped would actually be my true destiny was… so that one day, I’d instead simply be your sunshine… showing you the light and warmth of a loving Mother, always there for you, and supporting you on whatever path you took…
But because I was gone… you had no such sunshine. And not even a sliver of moonlight to comfort you as you fell deeper and deeper into darkness. At least you understand where you went wrong, you can say sorry, you can feel remorse, it doesn’t make what you did justified, but the fact you can actually learn and there was still hope for you to change yourself into a better pony… is probably ultimately why Twilight decided to put you under her wing as her student…
I love you, Starlight… I hope you know that…
Starlight: *sniff* I love you too, mom!
The mother-daughter hug after their song lasts a good long while, the rest of the group smiling or crying joyous tears again as Starlight came clean to her mother about what she did. And Sunset answering her daughter with the comfort of her mother she couldn’t get for her entire life until now. It’ll never erase what Starlight has done, Starlight certainly never will quite forgive herself for doing what she did.
But she’s finally gotten most of the things she’s always wanted during her life. Lots of friends, she now recognizes that her cutie mark shows her true self as the daughter of a former Celestia protege who became a student of the next one, and is for now the Principal of the School of Friendship where she’ll be helping hold up Twilight’s ideals to the next generation of both ponies and non-ponies alike, and now she has her mother back to talk to whenever she can stop by to see Spike summon her spirit back down.
They let go of the hug and stand back up, Twilight herself tears up with liquid pride for Starlight for coming clean the way she did. She wasn’t sure if it was a good idea to straight up admit what she had done right after informing Sunset of the one time Starlight saved Equestria from Queen Chrysalis. But she’s proud of Starlight for bravely going forward with admitting it, even to her Mother who dedicated her life to protecting Equestria’s way of life.
Twilight: I’m very proud of you, Starlight.
Applejack: That took guts t’ admit t’ your Mother, Starlight. Perhaps some o’ the strongest, honest feelings ah’ve ever seen. If ah could, ah’d let ya borrow the Element o’ Honesty necklace fo’ this.
Firelight: I’m happy to know that you’ve obviously inherited your mother’s singing talent too... you both sing so beautifully... *sniff*
Starlight: Thank you all…
Everyone in the room takes a small moment to smile and help comfort Starlight further. Allowing some free time before Twilight finishes her recap of what they’ve faced over the years.
UP NEXT: Chapter 29: Starlight’s Mother, Part 5 - Closure At Last
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princess-of-the-corner · 4 years ago
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So, you have the ponies age the same way as humans? Interesting. A fanfic author that I like (EchoWing) has the ponies age at a rate between that of a human and a regular equine. Therefore, in their stories, Sunset is 13 years old between the events of EQ and Rainbow Rocks. He also give the ponies long lifespans with the Earth Ponies, who have the shortest lifespan, being capable of living for more than a hundred years.
Ponies age mostly similar to Humans! There is one thing that throws things off a few years.  
Ponies are a bit more like their real-world counterparts when it comes to newborns. Newborn foals are able to walk, run, use Magic or fly, and even begin speaking very early on. See examples with Pound Cake, Pumpkin Cake, and Flurry Heart. 
A newborn Pony is about equal to a Human toddler. (Approx. 3 years old)
So despite being the same number of years old, the Pony versions are technically ‘older’ developmentally. It doesn’t matter much with the Mane Cast since, they’re late-teens anyway and have their own age range within them. But if you put Human!Flurry and Pony!Flurry together you would see the problem. 
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taiblogcomics · 6 years ago
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Casino Nightmares Zone
Hey there, lungfish. Since we're all caught up with the regular pony comics and finally finished that one miniseries, why not start on the next miniseries? I promise you this one is really cool. (Not that Ponyville Mysteries was bad or anything. This one's just really cool~)
I mean, just look at this cover:
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Small confession, I got a later printing of this series, so I have cover B instead of this one. But I have to show you cover A, because it sets up the rest of the miniseries so well. First impressions are important, and if the first thing I showed you was Casino Nights Princess Luna, you wouldn't take my word for the coolness stated in the opening bit. And, I mean, look at this cover. It's very cinematic. Who could those silhouettes be, I wonder? It's very mysterious, isn't it~? But yeah: Luna is the focus character of this miniseries, and that's awesome. Anyways, good cover, great poster.
For spoilers sake, I'd say you need to have seen the movie, the season 7 finale, and the two-issue series on Tempest Shadow's backstory. If you haven't seen the latter, I reviewed it previously~
So we open in an unexpected location: Twilight's dreams. Luna is doing her usual rounds, and admits she sometimes comes to Twilight's dreams as a comfort. Twilight dreams about menial alphabetising her library, and the simplicity is relaxing. However, she can't stay here all night. She briefly helps Applebloom solve a nightmare about dividing her time between friends and family, then moves on to one she admits is much tougher: Stygian and his fears of being the Pony of Shadows. Even the memory of Luna's past self is passed out on the ground here. Is that how it happened? This is a good question because suddenly the Pony of Shadows starts addressing Luna directly. Not memory-Luna, the actual real Luna who is visiting the dream.
This shouldn't be possible, of course, because this is Stygian's dream. It seems this is not our Pony of Shadows, but one from another world. In their world, he was defeated, but he shows them what happened in his world. He takes Celestia and traps her in a slave collar, announcing he plans to corrupt her and create a world-breaker. He taunts them, saying they can stop him just by looking in a mirror, and disappears into the aether with a sobbing Celestia. Upon waking, Stygian takes Luna to see the place beneath the castle where Starswirl kept all his mirror portals. They stop in front of a particular one with a huge spider-web crack in it. Stygian reveals he's been saving the missing shard. They replace it, and decide to go looking for this alternate Pony of Shadows. He's now strong enough to reach into Stygian's dreams, so he's a threat.
They emerge, and we get a full-page splash of this alternate world. Picture a big tree with a towering castle-themed casino sitting atop it. There's spotlights and marquee "chasing" lights, and a long line with guards at the front. And you must be this evil to enter! No, really, there's both a bouncer and a scanner that measures your morality. Say, do you know Lucky Clover? He's a background pony of no real renown. He's immediately rejected as he tries to bluff his way through the gate. Next is a dragon, who is allowed in because he ate the three ponies ahead of him in line. And that's not a bluff, if you look between him and Lucky between panels, there's clearly three ponies that go missing between their approach. That might be the darkest joke in any pony comic I've read to date~
Stygian flatly tells them his backstory in a morose voice, and is immediately let through by the scanner. Luna, however, has to resort to her Royal Canterlot Voice to convince them of her identity as Nightmare Moon. And if you though the outside establishing shot was cool, here's the interior shot. Literally every damn villain is here. Tirek? Chrysalis? Babs Seed and her sister? Lightning Dust? Nightmare Rarity? Sunset Shimmer and season 5 premiere Starlight Glimmer? The Power Ponies' villains? Even Suri Polomare is villain enough to be here. It's a big casino, like I said, and the Diamond Dogs are working as staff. This is also clearly not the Pony of Shadows' style, so who's actually in charge here?
Well, they're about to find out, as the Diamond Dogs lead them to an elevator. They enter into the big penthouse, and Luna spots Celestia and immediately rushes to her. Unfortunately, she hasn't noticed the spell circle etched on the floor, and is quickly trapped. As she calls for Celestia to help her, the mysterious figure nearby tells her it's very rude to address the pet and not the owner of the house. She blasts Stygian out of the room and reveals both herself and her "pet". Celestia, of course, is now corrupted into Daybreaker. But the mystery figure? She's one of those anthro birds introduced in the movie. Her name is Princess Eris. Perhaps you know her cousin, Discord~?
Unlike Discord, she's not interested in chaos as an amusement. Eris instead wants to cause destruction. And that's where all this is going: Eris was actually disguising herself as the Pony of Shadows, specifically to lure Luna here. Since the Luna of this universe died in the conflict, she only has the one princess to control. Now, she doesn't have a thousand years to break Luna's will like poor Daybreaker here. Instead, she uses her staff to drain Luna's magic, which she plans to auction off to any of those villains out in her casino right now. And even if she escapes, she's powerless and the morality detector will prevent any of Luna's friends like the Mane 6 or original flavour Celestia from coming to the rescue.
It's a pretty good plan. Eris, however, has forgotten one thing: Stygian. He's small, but talented. He breaks the bindings on Luna and hurls them at Daybreaker, and then incorporates something he learned from Flash Magnus: "Do something brave and dumb, and hope it works out". That's actually a really good line. In this case, that amounts to "get back on the elevator and cut the cables", using a sphere of magic to protect themselves. Their retreat from the Chaos Casino is complete, but Luna's still powerless. They have to make a plan. Fortunately, that's another thing Stygian is good at. As he puts it, do you know what he's known for besides the whole Pony of Shadows thing? Luna guesses it's defeating the Sirens. Stygian corrects her: he didn't defeat them. He assembled the team that did. And that's where all this is going. It's a caper plot~
This is a fantastic start to what will probably be a great miniseries. Everything from a high-stakes encroaching villain to a mysterious alternate universe to goddamn heist. It’s all here, with the interesting focus being that all the characters are former villains. Oh yes, we’ll be getting to those in the next issue. Because what is a good caper without a good team~? Additionally, Stygian and Luna have a good dynamic because of their very similar personalities. I even daresay I would ship it, were I the kind of person who ships characters. I am not, but the seed is there for some fanfic potential~
So, speaking of the next issue, we’ll be assembling our team. Presumably out of those mysterious silhouettes on the cover. Boy, they’re mysterious, aren’t they? There’s no way you’ll guess who they are. But anyway, why wait? I’m liking this enough that I really feel like we can catch up and do two issues again this week. God, I’m just spoiling you guys lately, aren’t I~?
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kyanmaaaa · 6 years ago
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i told my bro abt this dream and hes just like why are your dreams so dark (so like, tw for this one)
but honestly i didnt really consider this dark it was oddly beautiful if scary. im going to fill in parts with what i think could have happened there but im also not going to include the details for what the room looked like in every scene besides whats neccassary, cause this was so vivid i could try to describe to you what each PERSON looked like and people usually dont even have faces in my dreams!
its still long so heres a read more
beginning of the dream im walking home at dusk and im coming from a direction i almost nvr walk, except for when its halloween. so it may have been halloween in my dream, the sunset is a beautiful BRIGHT orange and its on the side of my house rather than behind like it usually is but thats a minor detail.
cause around the house behind mine theres a very strange cloud formation, much lower than i usually see clouds and its not foggy but its just, theres clouds wrapped around the house except for the front and the wall just goes up and up and up to the top and slightly past the house. paired with the sunset i think thats really beautiful so i take some pics with my phone and go closer just to see how close i can get before the clouds disappear and then i’ll go home
i didnt get to go home, the clouds wrapped fully around the house and a strong, something, stopped me from leaving. also there was like an evil to/riel so she mighta been the one doing that
next part of the dream kinda jumps around so ill have to infer some parts but essentially the house changes from the building ive seen there for you know, my entire life, to a small dark wooden mansion. also muffet is there and guess what she ALSO sucks. and then theres this bitch blond haired human pony tail man and hes dumb and i dont like him. im not allowed to leave and im kinda enslaved i guess (my bro called me a prisoner with a job when i told him and it was stupid funny). muffets off on a job after i get settled in there and i dont know what happens to make me so submissive considering the next part of the dream focuses on another servant but whatever they did was REALLY REALLY BAD cause at every point after this im terrified of fucking up and ive pretty much given up on getting out.
this next part was more of a flashback sequance that happened later but for ease of reading im going to add it here instead. first other servant i meet is a beautiful large green shiny beetle man, seriously hes gorgeous and so well spoken and kind. when he was brought into the house he was introduced as just a regular human man, still as beautiful as ever tho, was hired to play piano for a party. as hes fiddling away with the keys though if you looked around you could see bright shiny green and gold strings just, laying flat against the wall, piano, his suit, etc. turns out those were his beetle wings but stretched out and distorted and at this point hes discovered cause to the untrained eye those look like decorations, but its how his kind disguises themselves. cause he can change his entire appearance except for his wings, so they have to try and hide their wings in the environment around them.
they didnt like him lying but it was calm at first. muffet invites him to a small welcoming dinner, just for a chat. they share a platter of food on one plate, partly meat, but most of whats facing him is just a lot of rice packed into a line. he slowly pecks away at that as he carries a polite conversation with muffet, but nvr touches the other side of the food. after hes abt halfway through it she asks “Why aren’t you trying the other food deary?” and he responds “I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to Miss.” and has a bite.
after whatevers in that food kicks in he keels over in pain and she makes it very clear how things go in this house. he listens, he does not act without being told to, and if he ever tries to pull a stunt like that again he’ll be dead. “Am I clear deary?”
since he was there before i was some times passed since that happened. hes currently being punished by mr asshole blond ponytail man and his punishment is all of his meals are very plain. just rice and unseasoned meat. the chef clearly put effort into each platter tho as theyve been shaped into increasingly elaborate shapes the longer the punishment lasts. im not quite sure why this is a punishment? maybe beetle man isnt getting all the nutrients he needs and thats harder for his kind, perhaps he has a taste for good food and this is just the most the ponytail dude can get away with as a punishment since muffets in charge of the house, or maybe its meant to bring up bad memories of when he first came here.
this next parts, really foggy
back to me and muffets talking to someone through a large portal in the room? plans are made abt making humans lose hope and wiping out humanity. the vegan next to me is very excited abt this and comments on it and im just like, bro, that would be super bad for the earth and also immoral? and shes like oh right. at some point i befriend a guy even tho we hated each other at first but he’s moved elsewhere after some time
time skip to muffet informing me that due to my most recent mistake my family is going to be killed. at this point im just sick of it i’ve been here for months im miserable im lonely, i miss my family im just kinda, unstable
really unstable
im shouting at her if shes going to off my family she has to kill me too cause i cant live knowing theyre dead because of me or live without them, just sobbing, kill me, please just kill me i cant stay here anymore she sends me to my room and i pass by my beetle friend but neither of us says anything, also passed by some buff monster but its irrelevant. i dont go to my room instead im just looking through hallway after hallway, opening a storage closet and just trying to find SOMETHING to work with because yeah im miserable, yeah this is probably going to backfire but you do NOT. FUCK. WITH MY FAMILY! so i have to leave. i dont care if this might kill me i have to get out of there with whatever the hell i can find. what i find is two deflated balloons with little plastic bits inside that when u press a button they light up and im like OKAY maybe i, maybe me and beetle man can use this to signal to each other! thats great i can do this i can. i think i may have been crying and laughing here after my exploring Im hiding behind a sofa in a room in the furthest corner of the house cradling my little weird balloon bundle, just trying to find space to think. im safe because u cant see me from the door and the blinds on the window are drawn already. it feels like i havent seen the outside in a while remember how i said i was really unstable? this felt completely real in the dream so maybe it was real due to dream logic, but it feels like desperation in hindsight. i clicked both of the balloon lights on and realized i could use it as a phone! i need to call mom i miss her so much. so i do and she goes honey where are you? and im just crying and saying i love you, i love you so much im okay mom, its okay, and shes like are you at school??? and i just turn into a mess. at this point i look through the sheer curtains on the window and notice my brother driving a really tall truck moving some construction supplies. it sucks that hes here too but im just so happy to see him even if i know i cant talk to him. maybe if they dont find out we’re related he’ll be okay and then i leave the mansion, and i run. nothing here is familiar. im somewhere in the woods. i try to run to the front and see all of the construction workers there making something, but besides all the people somehow the dirt is just, this sheer cliff up up and up in front of the place. so i run to the back and try to get through the barrier around the place. i think i do but its not exactly easy. i fought off a possessed wild boar, but it was the size you think a pig would be, so like a medium sized dog, it just tried to bite me and while it hurt i just hit it til it stayed down long enough for me to bolt after im some distance away, further into the forest on a wide path i meet a human whos instantly on guard to fight me. i spray paint in his eyes and then run on i meet a strange human on the same path and he smirks at me and puts paper in front of his eyes to stop my tactic. i go hey fuck it maybe the fumes will disorient him and spray and his magic stops the paint in mid air and im like dude that is SICK, before he flings it back at me
i dont know how but i beat him too but the next part of the dream im finally somewhere residential, houses along the water, its a warm but not too warm day, light breeze, so all in and beautiful. i feel like im seeing and breathing freely and clearly for the first time in, i dont even know how long. its bright and while i know i have to run im just going to keep running, im free for now.
i use my little balloon contraption and call up my mom again now that im somewhere im positive no one will hear me. i tell her im sorry but i cant go home, that this is likely goodbye, and i cant guarantee ill get out of this alive but it’s okay. i love you so much. and she has to leave too. i stress this. she has to leave, cut all ties, cut all things that could trace you and get out of there. 
and then my alarm woke me up
its hard to explain why some sections of this dream were so scary, just the feeling of wrongness, isolation, powerlessness, and just some distant pain that i dont know what it was. it felt like the longer i was there the more my world was ending
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samkat10423 · 7 years ago
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Adventures With Theo - 04-12-2012, 04:24 AM
Well, today I have to find me a job, 'kuz even though I am sorta rich... I got those 956 simoleons that I found under that mattress, doncha know! And I hided them in a pickle jar out behind my new houz. Oops! Guess I shouldn't have told you that. But you don't know that I hided them under that tree, so it's okay, doncha think? Leastways, I think it is. Anyways, I learnt early on, that simoleons don't last long in today's echonomy. So's I got to find some work I can do. Ispecialty, since I do want to go back home. Out-there spazes is not as fun as I thought it would be. For real! (And, you want to know a sekrit? I'm beginnin to think that maybe... just maybe, Mr. Spock might be a made-up Sim. Yeah! I know. It was hard for me to admit it at first too! But I've been lookin and lookin real hard like, and I haven't seen him anywhere! I even went to their Galactik Stores here, thinkin he might be there, sinz he has his face on all those sereal boxes. But no luck!) But back to my job search...I could prabably get work at the local diner, since I do know how to cook some, thanks to Emma Hatch. But I'm thinkin those Sims I met, might member me, and wonder why a famous geeky-guy Sim, was workin at a diner, doncha know! Same with the grocery store and bookstore. Akyuality, it's a prablem with all the stores here. I mean, I'm guessin those Sims go into the stores to buy stuff, and they might see me! So, I don't know what to do. But the good news is, I think I may have figyered out how to konfusicate them, a bit. I went ahead and chanjed my peerance! Yes I did! And all on my ownself. It's not as good as a prof...profess... real styler remakeable, but it'll have to do, 'kuz 'til my broked komputer is fixed, I'm tough out of luck, as Kayana would say. And that "Handiness for Dummies" book I got, is real hard to onderstand. I mean really, really hard! I read the first chapter, then tried to fix my komputer and almost got elektrikal-shooted! For real! I can tell you, it was scary! So's until I can figyer it out, my komputer will have to stay broked. Ooooooh! Ooooooh! Ooooooh! I almost fergotted! But I had this crazy dream. Leastways, I think it was a dream. I might be wrong, 'kuz I was asleep at the time. But in it, this Tedhi lady, from I'm guessin Champs Les Sims, 'kuz of her Frenchified accident, teeveportated me to her world! Not Champs Les Sims, but some other plaz she made up on her ownsome. And let me tell you! It was scary! For real!! I mean, I knowed it was a dream, I think, but it could've been real, doncha know! And that simbot, who kept sayin he was a thingiebot... Well, I think he musta been tellin me a fib, 'kuz Annie told me there's only simbots and simdroids. The rest are all just scrap metal and good to eat! And she should know, 'kuz she's a real, live simdroid bio-enjined by some geeky guys back in Sunset Valley, before it became illegal-like. Anyways, in my dream, this thingiebot, had this talkin cat, named Samkat, that he kept callin, "The Boss." But that can't be right, 'kuz the only Samkat I ever heard about, is that Supreme Empress Goddess of the Universe Samkat, that all them Llama Monkeys yammer on and on about. And she don't have no piktures or models of herself, 'kuz them monkeys of hers, say that that's making a crazy image, and it's against their rules. And I know that's for real, 'kuz I visited one of their monkeries once, and there weren't any piktures in sight! No talkin cats ether!
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But there was this Sim outside, who was sellin T-shirts, that he made on his ownsome. He said he had to do it on the “sly,” ‘kuz samkat’s monkeys don’t like his crazy imagers of her.
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Anyways, he even had a song about her, that he taught me. Oh! I'll sing it to you, 'kuz I sing real, real good doncha know. I do! And I wrote it down, jist so's I wouldn't fergit it. 'Kuz there are more than one verzhen. Yes, there are! But I like this one the bestest. "Grouchy kitty, crabby kitty, spittin ball of fur. Moody kitty, cranky kitty....Grr, grr, grr!"
Anyway, what was I saying..? Oh yeah! That thingiebot told me his name was Juicy Pinko....or somethin like that. It's hard to member when you're sleepin and argyooing with a mouthy cat and a pile of scrap metal, all at the same time. No lie! That Juicy Bot kept yammerin about beerd ladies. But I didn't see no beers. There was some ladies, but no beers in sight! And his cat kept hissin about hats. Or maybe it was rats? I can't rightly tell you, 'kuz I was busy watchin that thingiebot's mouse-stache wiggle up and down when he talked. I don't know what that was all about! (But you want to know a sekrit? I don't think that mean thingiebot gives his poor kitty any water, 'kuz she had to get some out of the toilet! Which is not as bad as it sounds, 'kuz I seen her flush it first, then purefry it with a kouple bottles of Sandy Whiskey, that I'm guessing she got from over at that ATS3 plaz on-the-line. And she musta liked it real good, 'kuz she jumped up on this top-hat and did a little dance! I thought at first that she mighta had some fleas, 'kuz cats get them, doncha know! But Mr. Juicy said, "The Boss does NOT have fleas!! Master always dances that jig after she's had a few too many!" Whatever that means.
Then right before I waked up, I was wearin this really cool Starzfleas unefarm. And let me tell you, I was h-o-t-t, HOT!!! I even liked my bunny ears, even though Captain Kirk won't let you wear them on his ship. Ain't regularation, doncha know! But they were all festive like, which was good, 'kuz it was Easter. But that crazy cat went off her nut, and started hissin' and spittin' and growlin' all meanlike! (I can see why that Sim made them T-shirts and wroted that song!) Then she snatched my hat offed my head, and ran meowin out of the room! It was konfusical, I can tell you! All I can figyer is, is that kitty thought it was a real rabbit, tryin to eat my head off. And she thought she was savin me. I tried to tell her, it was okay, but I woke up. And I was back here, with no unefarm and no hat. And that's real sad, 'kuz I looked really, really h-o-t-t, Hot! And those Starfleas unefarms cost a lot of simoleons. More'n I got. Plus, you got to order them on-the-line, from a speshel site, and until my komputer is fixed, I'm tough out of luck!
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Anyways, I had to do my own remakeable, with the junky kloz I got layin around here. I don't think I did too bad with it, konsiderin I only had those kloz that were in the dresser, to work with. It's not as nice as my dream one, but what can a girl do? I went ahead and cut my hair with this knife I found, 'kuz I don't have a sizzors... Want to know a stranj thing I read, in that "Murder in Pleasantview" book? Seems back in my grandparents' day, they had giant sizzors that the Sims used to run around with! No lie! That's how that murder happened! Guess that's why the Electrojabber-Authority folks stopped makin them. 'Korz, with the prices in their kompany store, I couldn't afford them anyways. Which is why I used that knife, so my hair's kinda choppity looking. But I found this really nice hat that's got this veil, that I can hide behind when I go out, so that's good. No rabbit ears, but it's got this fake flour. Bad news was, the dresser didn't have any pants. Yeah, I thought that was weird too. So's I have to wear this jumper. It's okay, I guess, but I like pants beder, 'kuz they're great for when you have to climb out of windoz and stuff. And let me tell you, I've climbed out lots of windoz so's as not to be stuck with bar tabs and stuff. Oops! Guess I shouldn't be 'mittin that ether....
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Anyway, guess I'll go into town and find me a job. Then, after I gets some more simoleons, and read the second chapter in my handy book, maybe I'll be able to get me one of them unefarms. Maybe...
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So, I desided to try the diner after all, sinz I ain't got any spearience doing nothin else. I mean, I can pick some locks, but most Sims don't think that's a good skill. I think they might be wrong, 'kuz it's gotten me out of lots of jams, but like Kayana always says, "Every Sim has an 'pinion, just like they all have behinds." I don't really know what that means, but it sounds kinda good, doncha think!
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Anyways, I went to the diner, but they're not hirin. So I didn't get that job. But I did meet a bunch of nice Sims, and they invited me to tag along to a new dance dome that's opened up in town.
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And guess what! While I was showin them aleeon Sims how to shimmy, in walked Mr. Spock!!!! How cool is that!!! He was argyooin with some Vulcan girl, about needin to go to bed, 'kuz of pony farts. But I didn't care! He was there!
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So, I went up to him, all kazual-like, and intredoozed myself all charmin' like, 'kuz I've got three charmin' skills. (I've been sekritly praktesing for this day in front of my bathroom mirror, doncha know!) But he didn't seem too happy to meet me, which is weird, doncha think! Ikspeciality since I told him, we was detained to be married!
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But I don't think he beleeved me about gettin hitched, 'kuz he got all cold-like to me. So, I told him how I watched all his TV shows and movies, and knowed all about his 'ventures out in spaz. But he got all weird-like, and told me, he was not some "cheap TV character," and that I'd "better get lost" before he called the Peekeepers.
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That's when I desided to show him I wasn't "just some crazy fan-girl" - like he 'cused me of bein - but his one and only truelove. So's I whipped out some flours I had in my sekrit pocket, and I tried to give them to him. To seal the deal, doncha know! (Want to know a sekrit? At first I was goin to just give him the engager ring I got for him, but what with him thinkin I wasn't seereaz, I desided to try the red rosies first. Do you think maybe, I made a booboo?)
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Well, he got all nasty-like, and started yammerin bout his pony farts again, and that he already had a mate. So, I told him, I didn't care that he had a fartin pony. I came there to marry him, not his pony! And iffn his shipmate was so portant to him, she was sertainly welkomed to come to our weeding.
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Well, that really set him off, I can tell you! He started turnin all green-like and said some nasty words about my telligents. Which got me mad. I mean, I know I'm not as smart as a Vulcan, but I'm not stoopid. I got that one logikgal point, after all. So's I told him he wasn't such a smartypants if he couldn't see his truelove, when she was standin there right in front of him. That really got him mad, I can tell you! He clenched his fists and everythin! "How many times, must I tell you, I already have a mate, you idiot?!! And for the last time, it's PON FARR! Not pony farts!"
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arbitrarygreay · 4 years ago
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Oh wow, Friendship Games originally had a more complex character arc for Sunset Shimmer, completely excised to keep the conflict centered on SciTwi, and especially to set up SciTwi's move to Canterlot High. You can see how the original story went in the deleted scenes on the DVD. The original version of the story is certainly more interesting, but in a broader media context. Sunset's conflict was not a very relatable situation for the target demographic, and EqG was designed to have less freedom in that respect. There's something to be said about how YA is a more protagonist "self-centered" or "selfish" genre, as the kind of storytelling that preteens and teens need at that stage of their life. FIM's characters have the freedoms of utopia working adults, but that's because being targetted to an even younger audience allows for that power fantasy of freedom, hence other kids media starring kid characters having a lack of adult figures around. Adolescents, in contrast, often lack true agency and responsibility over much of their day-to-day, but have that impending dread of increased expectations, and so can't ignore it in the stories they want. Hence, ironically, EqG going smaller in scope is actually appropriate, and we do see that frequently reflected in Juvenile Fiction vs. YA genre books. Also, though, there's no way that Sunset's conflict can be satisfactorily resolved within the context of Friendship Games. Sunset questioning whether to leave for a larger world is a good story, but one that would have to be played out over a larger scale than one TV special can offer. She should actually get to explore the alternative before she makes the decision to return to CHS. We'd need to see what she would actually be leaving behind in a meaningful way, beyond "people left behind would be sad." The other aspect, of course, is that things also need to be written to service the franchise. Multiple subsequent EqG offerings, including the very next Legend of Everfree, revolve around the main cast wanting to be chill about magic, and so a Sunset characterization where she wants to go out and study more of it would definitely clash with that. I like the contrast of "gifted burnout/field researcher" Sunset vs. "model bookworm student" Twilight (played to excellent effect in Forgotten Friendship), so in that sense, making Sunset more of a regular teenager was ultimately the right decision. Plus, the majority of EqG would eventually be low-stakes shorts, so the characterizations should facilitate that. It's still too bad that that makes the EqG franchise relatively shallow in the long run. Most people find do Friendship games to be a less compelling offering for it. Still, see the above about how a more cliched story can be what the audience wants at that stage. The other half of servicing the franchise is, of course, shifting EqG away from, uh Equestria. Removing pony Twilight from the picture was a necessary step, so Friendship Games is stronger for that, as well as setting up that great credits gag. The audio commentary for the deleted scenes also notes that Sunset's conflict wouldn't really be a good comparison to SciTwi's, too, and they're right. Keeping the special more focused on the plot at hand is a viable choice for that.
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overlordneon · 7 years ago
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OkAY OKAY OKAY i just saw mirror magic and i felt a dire need to point out the few tiny details that caught my eye.  Nothing really big analysis-wise but warning anyways: Spoilers ahead
Okay first and foremost, to get my personal ship outta the way here:
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I gotta imagine twilight’s thought process going into designing this book and it’s cover.  I mean, she realized ahead of time that sunset’s journal was probably getting low on pages and -probably even before sunset mentioned it to her- went and got a new book made ahead of time but also made the new cover a fusion of their cutie marks which might as well be the pony-world equivalent of writing you and you’re crush’s initials in a heart, letsberealhere 
It’s also fun to think they they’ve already written a novel’s worth of letter’s to each other in the time since Rainbow Rocks. Considering that Sunset knows about Starlight beforehand I only assume that Twilight writes to her about all the goings ons in ponyville and Equestria.  And Sunset was sooo bummed about not being able to see her there.I can only imagine that Twilight was super bummed too, considering she went through the trouble of making this new book I feel like she would’ve really wanted to see her reaction.  Long-distant relationship goals right there.
When will DHX let them interact again...we’ll never know *sigh*
Sunny and Starly: Gal Pals 5life 5ever
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“Twilight’s not looking, quick! let’s break a rule!!”
So like, the entire Sunset and Starlight friendship was perfect throughout the episode and I’m really glad that instantly hit it off together!  I enjoyed from my low-key shipper angle and straight up just as these two great friends.  Starlight offered great advice and Sunset was clearly having a lot of fun being around her!  I figured that they would easily sympathize with each other being Twilight’s two favorite ex villains and whatnot but they’re personalities ended up working off each other very well too. 
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Starlight’s human design is the absolute cutest and I demand more of it!  Also, how long do you think it probably took sunset to stop doing that hoof-hand thing.
Also noticed that Sunset refers to Starlight as “Twilight’s student” in a clear way that shows she doesn’t think of herself as one of Twilight’s student as well.  I’ve got nothing to analyze from this, I just noticed it and felt like pointing it out tbh.
Pinkie Pie knows whats up...
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There were lots of great pinkie moments in this short. it made me real happy.
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“SPILL IT SUN SHIM!” is the epitome of aggressive-friendship and it was probably the highlight for me.
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but really Pie, u can’t just call attention to a girl’s interdimensional gf’s text messages. not cool, pinkster, not cool.
Throughout, like the whole episode it feels like she’s just teasing Sunset and her gay ass about the all cute girls shes talking about. Like..oh god..she knows...
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lOOK AT THAT! tHATS the face of a pie that just knows...
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sunset confirmed very bad at pretending to be a str8 person, lemmetell ya.
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Pinkie Pie: [Mission Accomplished]
Also thought this was super cute to notice:
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Pinkie Pie directly dashed across the room past 4 other friends to grab onto Sunny.  Even if it wasn’t the focus, this short has really shown how tight-knit the two have gotten already!  I love them.
Lastly, I had momentarily forgotten that Applejack has super-human strength now when I saw this bit. 
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I thought that was just her regular human strength and I just went DAAAMMN FARMGIRL, HOW MUCH YOU LIFT??!!?!? Anyways, i hope to see screencap redraws this this one, specifically. 
I like the idea that Applejack just started picking them all up one-by-one as the floor was breaking away. lmao i love ya, apple!
Well, that’s it! Like I said, not a lot on analysis, I just wanted to blab for a second.
K bye.
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rantsaboutponies · 7 years ago
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Mirror Magic
In this episode: Canon goes through a blender!
Well, I gotta say, if there’s one thing I wasn’t expecting from this miniseries, it’s continuity. Good on ya.
Does Twilight even read that diary anymore?
Oh, just staple some more pages in the back. That oughta work.
It seems Juniper found the Mirror of Erised.
Well, there you go. You guys get to see Sunset Shimmer as a pony. Are you happy now?
I...wait a minute...what? So is the Equestria Girls shit canon with the rest of the show or not? Starlight Glimmer knows who Sunset Shimmer is? And she knows about the human world? When did this happen? GAH!
Well, there you go. You guys get to see Starlight Glimmer as a human. Are you happy now? (...but...um...why do her eyes look like that?)
I think the mirror can only obey wishes that involve it eating something (or someone).
“It’s Juniper Montage!” “NO! *GASP* Who’s that?” Ah, I still love you, Starlight.
“Nope, no wall over here!” HAHAHAHA. DO YOU GET IT? DO YOU? DO YOU? BECAUSE I SURE DO! I REALLY, REALLY GET IT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAWHYWILLYOUNOTJUSTGOAWAYFOREVERIHATEYOUSOMUUUUUUUUUCH
(That might seem like a bit of an overreaction, but this has been building up for a while. And it still is.)
And now that Juniper has transformed into her final form, she can finally unleash her true diabolical power: AC-TING!
I’m not entirely sure why everyone’s screaming and running away from Juniper. Because she’s...tall?
To be fair, if all those TVs were playing that song 24/7, I’d want to destroy them, too.
Jesus Christ, these villains instantly turning good because all they wanted was friendship all along is just getting comical by this point.
Oh, so now the mirror works? How? Oh, whatever.
Episode score: Lose.
Miniseries score (W-L-T): 0-1-2.
Why they didn’t just combine these three episodes into a movie I don’t know, especially since this last one felt the most like the resolution to all four of the other movies thus far. Maybe that was the original plan.
We’re going back to regular episodes from here on out. I think that’s a good thing.
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