Midnight Rising chapter 10 is... rising

With my second new Feathered Hearts chapter in the books—thanks to everyone who liked and commented!—I'm shifting back to Midnight Rising. The next chapter, which involves our favorite party animal showing a bevy of female dragons how to have fun, is already 4200 words long and growing quickly. Oddly, I'm finding myself making a lot of lore for the dragons in the process of writing this, and maybe even eventually fixing some things I didn't like about their depiction from the show.

But you'll see. To no surprise, Pinkie's approach to winning over the dragons is much different than Rarity's, especially in dealing with Ember. But as there are six dragon females present, the question becomes, how does she show them all a good time? Or more to the point, teach them how to have a good time, and do so at least halfway within the rules of dragon society?

Well, let's just say the dragon ladies and Pinkie have certain surprising interests in common, which she can then use to increase her appeal to them. Ember will be a tougher nut to crack, but never underestimate Pinkie's ability to draw someone out and better yet, appeal to them on their own terms.

I've come up with suitably draconic and evocative tough-girl names for all five other (non-Ember) dragon females; names that match their respective hues so I don't have to keep describing them by color. It's getting interesting trying to avoid saying Ember's name, as I want it to remain unheard until Sunset finally remembers it. That way, I can have a very interesting and slightly surreal conversation between them later, as they were introduced to each other once before when Sunset was still Celly's student.

I fully expect I'll have a chapter draft ready by midweek or so, and the chapter ready to launch by this weekend. Probably no teaser again as the chapter doesn't seem to lend itself to one thus far. So get hyped once again, even if this time it's not for Fortrakt popping a massive and uncontrollable boner over Tara in Feathered Hearts!

Comments

[Silverblade5]

Oddly, I'm finding myself making a lot of lore for the dragons in the process of writing this, and maybe even eventually fixing some things I didn't like about their depiction from the show.

As always, it comes with the clopfic. Never change Firesight

[AJ Aficionado]

The Dragons need the help, trust me. I mean, of all the fantasy races to not be able to create a competent story for, MLP fails to deliver a good dragon? It takes real effort to mess that up.

Congrats on 420 blogs. Blaze it!

[MSie95]

Now that you mention it yeah, Dragons kind of lacked in females. Besides Smolder and Ember there were Ballista and Prominence not much I can think of. There's also Mina from the Comic and maybe Flare from the Campfire Tales episode.

Anyway, can't wait

[Firesight]

Getting to these a little late, but late than never, right?

5490675

As always, it comes with the clopfic. Never change Firesight

I don't think I could even if I wanted to!

5490707

The Dragons need the help, trust me. I mean, of all the fantasy races to not be able to create a competent story for, MLP fails to deliver a good dragon? It takes real effort to mess that up.

Unfortunately, the late season writers were more than up to the task. Hell, even my clopfic version of the dragons is better thought out and makes the dragons bigger badasses with a much stronger society than the show did.

Congrats on 420 blogs. Blaze it!

Groovy, dude!

5490743

Now that you mention it yeah, Dragons kind of lacked in females. Besides Smolder and Ember there were Ballista and Prominence not much I can think of. There's also Mina from the Comic and maybe Flare from the Campfire Tales episode.

I'm having it here so there's still something of a skewed gender ratio with dragons with more males than females, but nowhere near as bad as ponies.

Anyway, can't wait

Well, you've seen it now! I was very happy to see you enjoyed it. And by your request, I will try to add in some additional description for our lovely ladies later.