Stuff I like so so should you #1 · 9:44pm Aug 2nd, 2015
Hey there!
So seeing as all the cool kids are doing it, I figured I would start a spotlight feature of my own.
I totally am. 
Now unlike most, I'm not going to follow any sort of rankings. I'll be spotlighting authors or individual stories which personally tickle my fancy.
Admittedly my tastes are rather eclectic, and I don't always read what is popular. What I look for are stories where the writer is obviously having fun. I'm not a grammar or mechanics guy. As long as it's readable, and the concept is engaging then I'm happy. Bonus points if the concept is absurd. The more absurd the better.
Today's selection is this guy:
Naturalbornderpy may have the highest ratio of Sombra-focused stories I've seen under one account.
And crazy thing is that they are good. Consistently good.
Surprising yes? The show really didn't give us much to work with. Grah! Crystals! aren't solid foundations for a character study, but somehow he makes it work.
How is he able to portray King Sombra so well? Simple.
He is King Sombra. "But, Seether, you brain-damaged danish you, how can you put forth such a ludicrous accusation?" you ask while measuring me for a straitjacket.
According to his profile, naturalbornderpy is Canadian. So he hails from the Frozen North.
He says he is nice AND polite. Redundant statements. Very suspicion.
When asked directly, he admitted to being King Sombra.
Check AND mate! Lost AND found! Fish AND chips!
"But, Seether, you scrambled egg of human being," you say, " if that is the case then should we be giving views to a sociopathic pony despot?"
My answer: Why not? He's got to pass the time now that he no longer has an empire to run. So what if he enslaved an entire nation? That was a thousand years ago. That's got to be passed the statute of limitations by now.
Anyways, ethics aside, let's dive into what I've marked as his best offerings.
In an attempt to replicate the success reforming Discord, the princesses resurrect King Sombra. He's less than enthused, especially when forcibly put to work as the palace receptionist.
What works here is the level of resentment Sombra excludes. It's all in the first person and his voice is wonderfully dry and snarky. Just the way a good villain should be. He looks down on everypony and seeks any small way to get a rise out of them. You can't help but start rooting for him even as… ugh friendship starts eating away at him.
A take on the pony arrives in a human's home scenario and a cautionary tale on the evils of english muffins. Sombra pops out of Steve's toaster when when heats up one of the vile things. Sombra then begins his grand plan to get back to Equestria and take his terrible revenge… later.
After some pizza. And bacon. And maybe some video games. Oh, Steve has Netflix? How about a Breaking Bad marathon, first? Game of Thrones? That too, please.
Think, asshole roommate from hell. You know the one..Dave. The one who never seems to leave the couch. So much so that there is permanent imprint in the cushions of his backside. The guy who never cleans up after himself. The one who keeps mooching your pizza and playing your games with his pizza-stained fingers. Seriously, Dave, that's why I didn't sign up to be roommates again after the first year! Your odor never washed out!
...Anyways, things take a turn for the odd...er when Twilight and the girls arrive to bring Dave Sombra back.
If long stories aren't your thing, naturalbornderpy has an entertaining collection of one-shots covering random ideas obviously spawned by a bored mind. My favorites include:
Celestia decides dating is costing the country too much money. Solution: Everypony gets married now!
and
Anywho, take a gander at what he's got, and tell him Seether00 sent you.
Very nice. I like this trend.
Fuck Dave.
You're like me in a sense, unafraid to read poorly written and strange stories. As long as the artistic intent is there.