I finished the sentence and then stretched my wings, putting the quill down as I looked around the peaceful park.
It was one of the smaller parks in the castle itself, being some ten meters across with a couple of trees and brushes. Some flowers too.
I found this one a couple of weeks ago and it was quite nice to be honest. Private.
Yawning a bit I blinked and rubbed my eyes before putting my draft aside to dry and picking up the next one.
I really hoped that this story would work out. One of the first wholly original ones I written for print. At least for wide publication, the ones I wrote just for Luna didn’t count.
Because everyone like air pirates and floating islands are just cool.
Hmm.
Should the ships have balloons or some magical way to keep afloat?
The sound of wings drew my attention from that very important question and I looked up to see a changeling slowly coming in for landing.
“Your Highness,” I said and got up to bow.
Skitter dropped down onto the grass, glaring at me, “Sir.”
I smirked at her, “I’ll keep calling you that until you stop calling me sir.”
The Changeling Princess sighed and settled down on the grass, wings buzzing a bit, “We’ll see about that. Sir.”
I frowned at her in slight annoyance before I rolled my eyes and smiled, “So what’s up?”
“I have no idea what to do,” she admitted, “I have never done this before.”
“Done what?” I asked and got up, moving to lay down next to her, “I thought your lessons were going well? Is it Chrysalis?”
Skitter shook her head, “No,” and shifted slightly to lean against me, “I haven’t heard a word from mother for months. It’s worse.”
“Skitter, what’s wrong?”
“…Princess Celestia gave me a weeks vacation.”
I blinked at her, “What.”
Skitter frowned at the grass, “I’m not allowed to study or do any of the normal duties. My little Hive handle itself most of the time anyway so now I have nothing to do!”
I stared at her before I sighed and let my head slowly drop onto my front hooves, “…Your massive problem is being forced to take a vacation?”
“Yes.”
Don’t laugh, don’t laugh…
Skitter pouted, “Why do you taste like you think it’s funny?”
“That’s because it is, Skitter,” I said with a grin, poking her with my wing, “Just relax, read a book or something. Enjoy the sunshine.”
“I have never done nothing before! I always had my duty, I always had my missions!”
I shook my head, “Skitter, you are a big bug and you have to learn to… not do things. You are royalty now, you will be the Queen of the Changelings one day. I think that may be what Celestia want you to learn here.”
“How do you mean?” Skitter asked with a frown, her wings buzzing a bit before I put my wings over them to stop it.
“What I mean is that someday, the responsibility for the Changelings will be all on you, and that’s a lot of pressure. You need to take time for yourself, relax, recharge.”
Skitter frowned and shifted a bit, “…Not sure how to do that, sir.”
“This is a pretty good start. Soft grass, spending time with friends, warm sunlight.”
“…And what then?”
I grinned, “Go grab some tea or read a book. Visit a museum and then watch a play. Sleep in late. Just do whatever you want Skitter.”
Skitter frowned at the grass, seeming slightly confused about the entire concept.
Rolling my eyes, I floated my bottle of cider in front of her, “Start with this. Just enjoy the sunlight and have a drink,” I said and cast a spell to carefully chill it down to just above freezing.
Skitter picked it up with her magic and peered at it before carefully taking a sip, “…This isn’t bad.”
“Told you.” I said with a smile as I sorted through my papers, getting them in order before putting them to the side, “I need to go soon though, I have a meeting with my printer. Something about a supply problem.”
Skitter nodded, “Can I come?”
I smiled at her, “I thought you were meant to relax this week and not sit in on meetings.”
“I don’t normally have meetings and I could bring the cider?”
“Fair enough I guess.”
Haven't even started to read and my hype meters are close to Breaking right now.
YESSSSS! My FAV series is back!!!!!!!!!!
I was just starting wondering when you were going to start the new story.
a part of me wants to sit this out so i can hop in and get to read a ton of chapters in one go. but on the other hand i also just want to read each chapter immediately like i just did...
Decisions decisions.
Fucking right, been waiting on you to come back!
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Decisions, pssh. Do both!
Let us all Rejoice for our beloved hiver is back
Blank Page Lives!
I was wondering how much longer ya was gonna make us wait.
*sees new story
Was this my doing? Have I summoned Hiver from the depths with my sacrifice of pone-werdz?
Good to see something new, I'll tuck into this in the morning.
Time to toss damn near every other story in the trash.
You have my full attention.
Yay! Your back! I am excited to see what happens to Blank Page in the chapters come
YAAAASSSSSS
Oh hey, it's that time of year again huh? Sweet, I'll just wait a few months and then read the whole series again, as I do every time.
Huzzah!!! We’re back again!!!This is the moment I’ve been waiting for! I finally have a reason to regularly come back to this site!
PARSE THE GODS IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!
With Hiver's return from pure Spacebattles back to FIMFiction, I would like to take a moment to direct people to this series' TVTropes page.
*squeeee* (yes my coworkers are looking at me like I’m crazy)
Won’t get to read it for a few hours but seeing this just made my workday a whole lot better 😃
Back at it again with the popcorn chapters hehe
Gasp! It’s here!!!
SKITTER!!!!
Welcome back Hiver! We missed yah!
Whelp, it’s that time again everyone. Settle in and prepare, this promises to be another grand adventure with our Favorite Human turned Pony.
Show your support and be sure to join the official Hiver Pageverse group
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Its Princess Skitter!!!! now
Oh shit, sequel's up! Christmas came early!
Ohh, the typos in the description alone!
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She will always be ‘Skitter’ to me. And that’s out of adoration not disrespect.
yeah more story love this group of characters!
Who says this?
Otherwise, Yay it's back!!!!
*Sees new Blank Page story*
*insta track and like*
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Hay yeah, bud.
Our favorite Changeling! Whoop!
Where my tea and biscuits at??
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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
This. I truely missed this.
thank the stars for your awesome writing style, if this wasn't featured, I would of missed it
Oh yesssssss been waiting for this to come out. just finished rereading the other stories yesterday.
Thanks for the update!
Firstly: Yay! You're back!
Secondly, typos from the story description:
Now, to dive in!
Woo! New Update!
Awesome start, looking forward to see where it will go.
IT RETURNS
I see your ability to make absolutely normal situations be interesting to read about remains unaffected
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Finally all caught up in this series, and I have only one thing thing to say. I LOVE IT!
I look forward to seeing what happens next in the life and misadventures of our hero.
Air pirates and floating islands? Sounds an awful lot like Skies of Arcadia to me.
Offering a few edit suggestions, either typos or to make it flow a bit better. Edits are inside of the "**".
That last suggestion is less of a typo and more how I personally would re-phrase the sentence.
It does seem to be a recurring problem for changelings
Four (?) stories in and i just now realize Blank Page/Skitter is Peppermint Patty/Marcie.
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I hate you for being right.
Workoholics... My mother cant chill as well... Its almost torture for em
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When you work all the time you can't just stop doing things for a prolonged period of time.
This reminds me of another story with many sequels.
The story is finally completed as well.
Chrysalis is deciding that she and her fellow Queens are obsolete and the newest generation should start with a clean blade.
Hive war incoming? For the good of the Skitter Hive...
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But noone get younger, there are many cases where workaholics work themselves to death
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Which series is that? Sounds familiar, but I cant place it
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Same here