A normal teenager, Leon, has his life end in a mere 17 years and his next life is a world of talking ponies. However, all isn't well. Within this world of Equestria brews turmoil that threatens to embroil beings even more divine than gods.
No season 3 cannon. God I hate season 3's cannon.
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I want to thank everyone that is keeping up with my story! I'm sorry for the 4 day delay, but I was on a mini-vacation to Canada. I'll be pumping out at least a chapter a day, so keep a look out.
Since you hate season three's cannon so much....
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A mere ~300 words into the story — instant ponification.
Look, I don't mean to antagonize you, but I do have some complaints that I'd like you to take seriously.
You see, the problem with this "instant ponification" paradigm is the fact that this isn't really "Human in Equestria" at all.
Homo sapiens — colloquially known as "humans" — are identified as a species. The true meaning of "Human" does not describe an individual's state of consciousness, but rather their state of biology. Thus, if a human male shapeshifted into a male canine, he is no longer human — because he's been turned into a canine. Even if his mind and consciousness are intact completely unaltered (unlikely given that the changes involved affect the brain, which is pertinent to the mind obviously) he is still no longer a human, since "human" is the name of a species, a species that he would no longer classify as being a member of.
It's really that simple.
Another, and closely related, example demonstrating my point is gender bending. If the above human male instead turned into a human female; regardless of the fact that he would likely still associate himself mentally with the male sex, he would no longer be male by literal definition of the word "male". Whether or not "he" considered "himself" as still being male would not change the reality of the matter — that "he" is actually "she".
You may argue something like "the mind makes one human" or "human nature includes the consciousness". However, the first is better described using the word "person" and the second (the idea of "human nature") is only relevant when one realizes that humans are the only species in the real world to show signs of sapience, which obviously does not apply to scenarios involving non-human species with sapience (such as Ponies). If either of these were true, and "the mind makes one human/human nature"... wouldn't Ponies be classifiable as "human" under those criteria?
Now, I don't necessarily hate the "instant ponification" trope... but it's not often that I find it attractive because most authors don't use it in a way that adds something valid to the story. It's most often a pointless trope contrived either for wish-fulfillment or pure convenience. There are stories that successfully utilize this trope, but in my opinion they are few and far between. For example, you made the huge mistake of assuming that a human born as a human who lived his entire life as a human and suddenly finds himself with the body of an alien being with completely different biology from his birth form waking up in an unknown location wouldn't be very upset and confused, unable to properly control his new alien body due to it having a brain — utilizing a computer analogy to help make this clearer — that is running a different operating system from a human brain? I mean, do you know how to walk on four legs, rotate your ears like radar dishes, or move a tail? Those are just the obvious things — in reality, the entire Pony's body is going to be a significant change from a human body due to the countless small differences between their workings.
I may eventually read more of this story to see if you manage to pull this off and don't fall into the normal clichés and pitfalls, but as of right now this story seems like it will be mediocre at best. I'm sorry, but I'm only being honest with you.
Interesting so far...
A mention of hands? Spitfire carrying a suitcase in her hands? Use of the phrase 'empty-handed' too? I didn't think that hooves had fingers. Oh well, the story's still good.
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I wonder why it simply stops. Author not been online since 2013 either.