The News On The News (Spoilers of "Welcome My Little One: The News") · 12:35am Apr 21st, 2014
WARNING: SPOILERS OF 8th CHAPTER OF "WELCOME, MY LITTLE ONE". IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE CHAPTER "The News" THEN DO NOT READ THIS BLOG POST
Thank you all for your comments on the newest chapter of Welcome, My Little One. I told you all that good can't last forever. And I know I owe you all a back story on Poppy. I'll be adding it into the marriage chapter, but I've decided I didn't want you all backtracking for it. One note before though, I know a few of you say I'm skipping around too much. And I'm sorry. I just feel that it fits, highlighting key points in his life as they happen. I don't wanna give any foreshadowing in a previous chapter. I just wanna bring it out in the open immediately. Because think about it: Are you gonna talk about finding out about a girlfriend or a pregnancy, or about the marriage or the birth? I don't wanna sound like a smart-alek, I just wanna give my opinion. Plus, I have a lot of chapters as it is. I didn't plan for it to even be as long as it is, and is going to be. But trust me, for what I have, there are only great things to come. Now, enough talking. Here's the back story on Poppy I'll be adding in, because that's a major error. Comments welcome:
Northern Lights and Poppy met a few months after Northern Lights graduation, in an alley of all places. Was gonna ask what she was doing alone in an alley, but was cut off when she started squealing, running from the alley at unbelievable speed. When he finally calmed her down, she said she was just surprised, and didn't wanna be seen resting in a back alley. Then, they began to start a conversation.
Not only did her cute country attitude stick out to Northern Lights, but the way she approached her stuck out even more. When Poppy met Northern Lights, he found out something that he didn't hear often: She didn't open with the fact he was the son of royalty. Most of the time, when Northern Lights met new ponies, they would mention the fact he was royalty and be immediately interested in that alone. Northern Lights once said, "She was the first mare I actually had to work to get. It's nice for once." Northern Lights always wanted to find a mare that could see him as just another simple pony out on the town. While Poppy seemed perfectly comfortable talking to the son of a Princess, which in itself was almost unheard of, but she seemed to almost be testing Northern Lights. Northern Lights was shifting uncomfortably halfway through the conversation. He just wasn't used to being spoken to like he was a normal pony, not to mention by another pony that wasn't in his family.
Long story short, they hit it off immediately.
Northern Lights asked for her address, only to find out that she didn't have a home. She was a wanderer. taking time to rest wherever and whenever she could. Northern Lights was surprised to find out a homeless pony didn't even say a word about money or help from a royal figure. So, since she didn't ask, Northern Lights offered. He offered to give her shelter at the library with Twilight, Spike, Flash, and him. Graciously, she accepted. They got her cleaned up and comfy, and made sure they had everything they need. Usually, it was the job of the Royal Court to help ponies who were struggling, but Northern Lights insisted that "this one was special". And here they were, still together, trading vows in front of many adoring ponies, including the proud ponies that Poppy now called her family.
So that's it, guys. It'll be added into the chapter, and I hope it fills at least some of the confusion. Because the mare's infertile, for Celestia's sake! I think it was about time you knew who she was. And me, too. I don't plan all this out. I write it as I go. So that's Poppy.
Now, back to the chapter.
Yes, it was sad. But I promise you, their life isn't gonna crash at the seams from here. No ponies are gonna commit suicide or anything dark like that. I don't know if things are gonna get worse than that, but I doubt it. Just be prepared. This is gonna be hurting them for a while. And whether or not they recover is something that we'll see. In time.
For now, keep these ponies in mind. It doesn't matter if they exist or not, the pity we have for them is real.
With love, and only love this time,
~ Delta 727
I kinda agree with you here - for once, the time skips are refreshing because we never know what to expect next
Though the chapter was sad indeed... well, patiently waiting for more!
I really appreciate the backstory, and am glad to hear you're putting it in.
So, will timeskips be shorter? Because if you jump forward like three years there won't be much hurting left to have.
And if she's not infertile after this, will they try again in the future?
2032210 Time skips are all situational. And I won't be spoiling anything, but the fact that she had uterus cancer does in fact mean that she's infertile. I don't want anyone stating any options, because I already have an idea in motion. Whether it's good or bad: You'll have to wait and see.
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This confused me, I'm sorry.
2032958 WHOOPS.
Sorry. She IS infertile. That's a typo.