#sunsest art

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My only offering this year for let Papyrus say fuck day

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An illustration I did a while ago. Just the boys watching the sun go down over the ocean. I think they're neat.

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This is based on my AU! In case you want to check it out for a little context ^^

IT'S THE SCIENCE TEAM!

I finally have inspiration!! Yey

I finally decided how I want to draw each one of them c:

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Check it out! I did a collab with @sunsestart​ !!! We sent each other a sketch request and then swapped art for the final render. AAAAHHH THIS WAS SO FUN!!!!

Original sketch by @sunsestart​ under the cut, LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT!!!!!

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* He seems happy to be included

ASDFFHDFH OKK, i made this, VERY quickly because AAA

but like, yeah, this was a surprise and I was happy so I made this =w=

WE GOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!

The Papyrus-Is-Gaster club now includes:

Gaster!Papyrus by @thesnowflake18

Papyrus by @gin-kawawii

Wingdings by @bagelthatbitesyou

Orvo by @blaiddsumu

Dings and Vic both by Me

And welcoming Wngdings Astrick by @sunsestart!!!

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DARING DO and the Gryphon’s Quest! : MLP Fan Fiction : Part 6 of 19

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DARING DO

and

THE GRYPHON’S QUEST!

by

De Writer (Glen Ten-Eyck)

and

Carmen Pondiego

Cover art by Aranel the Cyborg, now  Wind the Mama Cat

29584 words

© 2020 by Glen Ten-Eyck

Writing begun 03/29/16

All rights reserved.  This document may not be copied or distributed  on or to any medium or placed in any mass storage system except by the  express written consent of the author.

This is a Fan Fiction based on My Little Pony.  Canterlot, Princess Luna and the name Daring Do are owned by Hasboro Inc.

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Chapter 6. Welcome to Circle Lake Resort!

A few days later, the three of them were riding a train.  The scenery seen through the windows was the lush farmland of central Equestria.  From the padded seating of their rail car, the windows showed occasional glimpses of the highest peaks of the Sunset Mountains, to the west could be seen.

Rahak asked, “While I appreciate the convenience of rail travel, Doctor Do, why not just ship the expedition equipment and supplies by rail and the three of us fly to our destination to meet the gear when it arrives?”

Daring Do smiled and replied, “We are going to really need some of that stuff.  What if it got sidetracked or lost in transit?  By traveling with it, we can be sure that it gets where we want it.  This is sad experience talking.”

Grata nodded understanding and asked, “If this rail line ends at the Western Circle Lake Resort, why have we not seen the lake itself even once?”

Rahak answered, “Princess Luna personally chooses the routes for every Royal Road and Rail Line.  She may not have wanted to be reminded of how the lake was formed.”

Daring Do replied, “That is it exactly, Rahak.  Princess Luna and Princess Celestia have PERFECT memories.  For Luna, that means recalling every bit of that day.  Every pony that was dying in agony is still there in her memory.”

Shaking her head in sympathy, Daring Do added, “I sometimes wonder how the Twins can stay sane.”

Staring out of the window, they finally saw the expanse of crystal water that was Circle Lake.  The Conductor pony went down the length of their car, calling out, “Western Circle Lake Terminal!  End of the line!  Please get your luggage and prepare to exit the train!”

As they were stepping onto the wooden platform of the ornately painted resort station, they were approached by a younger looking Gryphon wearing a big neck ornament with two yellow flames on it.  Studiously ignoring Daring Do, he spoke to Rahak and Grata, “Blessings of the Twin Flames upon you!  I heard that there were Gryphons of the First Creation on this train and have come to exhort you to have as little to do with those of the Later Making as possible.”  He was gesturing freely with his left claws while speaking.

Daring Do noticed that his right claw was reaching for something hidden in his feathers.  As he started to pull out the knife, she stomped his paw while delivering a powerful punch to his right foreleg shoulder.  He fell hard, the knife clattering away.

Grata pounced on the knife while Rahak helped Daring Do to subdue the young Gryphon.  She pointed to a small cut on his right claw.  “You have nicked yourself young fellow.  I fear that you are going to find the truth of the promises that were made to you very soon.”

He looked up crest lifted with confidence as he replied, “I am among the Saved of the First Creation.  I will be given to Glory …”  His back arched, legs and neck jerking with powerful spasms!  His wings fluttered in uncoordinated futility!

His golden eyes were filming over, as his crest fell lax.  “It hurts so … Where is the light of my Glory?  It is so dark …”  His neck relaxed, head dropping to the boards of the platform, as his breath hissed out in an almost impossibly long sigh.

Grata looked down without pity.  Her crest set grimly, she pronounced, “Dead.  He got the death that he planned for us.”  A bit savagely, she added, “I hope that it hurt a lot.  Poison is the weapon of cowards.”

Daring Do, knowing that coward was very nearly the worst thing that you could call a Gryphon, simply nodded.

Before they could move from the platform, The station manager pony came around the corner.  “Here now!  What is going on here?  I am looking for Doctor of Antiquities, Daring Do.  Got some freight for her.”

Daring Do held out her identification.  “That is me.  We were attacked by this Gryphon.  He tried to use the knife that the Gryphon Grata is holding. Be very careful with it.  It is poisoned.  He died from that small nick on his right claw.”

The station manager pulled a sour face. “Can’t rightly say I am sorry to see this one go.  Most Gryphons are about as nice lot as you can ask to have as guests.  Not this one.

“He was always lording it over us as Creatures of Later Making, fit only to serve those of the FIRST CREATION!”  He spat out the last two words.

“It will need the Royal Road Police to straighten things out.  Even causing trouble by the way he died.  Shouldn’t be too much of a mess.  Lots of witness to his lack of character.”

Rahak, crest set in understanding, said, “Many who feel weak or helpless seek out things like the Twin Fires groups.  The idea that they are somehow special makes them feel a strength that they lack in themselves.”

They all went around to the freight dock to begin checking that their gear was all intact.

While they were checking things out, the station manager asked, “What kind of expedition are you going to do here at the Circle Lake Resort, Doctor Do?”

Daring Do looked up from verifying that a supply tent was in good order and replied, “Oh, this is just our jump off point.  Rahak and Grata were doing Imperial Survey work there in the southern Sunsests. Up in broken valleys beyond the Eagle’s Vale they thought that they spotted the ruin of an ancient Sunlord Temple.  Both the Empire and the Princesses are quite excited about the possible find.  It would be the first Sunlord Temple that has been found in modern times.”

Grata, catching on to what Daring Do was doing, added, “Being up in those mountains, we hope to prove that the Sunlords, about the oldest pony civilization that is documented, may have been paying tribute or getting assistance from even more ancient Gryphons.  It is all very exciting to us all.”

The station manager listened wide eyed.  “You mean that you are looking for something from the days when Fortress Canterlot was just started?  I was raised on the tales of Fortress Canterlot Days.

“That area you are going to is awful rugged territory though.”

Rahak snickerd, crest fluttering.  “We do know it.  That is a buffer area between the Empire and Equestria because it IS between us but neither of us really wants it!”

The manager grinned and pointed, “Luck to you.  Here comes the RRP.  Once this mess is taken care of you can get on your way.”

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Black sunset

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What a familiar feeling...

I think he's starting to enjoy life on the surface

Perhaps he's not irreparable, he could even try to make new friends

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Quick doodle

I had to

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I JUST REALIZED I CAN COMBINE MY CURRENT HYPERFIXATIONS WOHOOOO

Btw I made Papyrus and Gaster the same person because of personal preference and because I like the concept a lot but you can all pretend this is regular Gaster and that Papyrus is Shermie or something idk

ALSOOOOO the kids and the skelebros are OBVIOUSLY not related, my idea on why they're there is because the families are close and trust each other :D or something like that

Okay that's it AND YEAH THE PLAYER IS A CHARACTER AND I STAND WITH THAT

Gaster would definitely make a connection between the Player's world and his world (COUGH COUGH deltarune) so it fits!!!!!!!

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It's one of my favorite headcanons that he doesn't have the greatest eyesight akshskdj he's just like me fr

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Doomed siblings

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This felt true to his character

For some reason

Adding the original image here cause I just painted on top of it lol😭😭

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The older sibling urge to crush your little brother under your weight ( me everyday )

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The child