The source which resulted in the pansiest of humans in these stories (or any other) that I've EVER seen.

You know what I have to do tomorrow? The wor...at 7am...you aways do this o me god dammit!

Still gonna read it tho

*Flashback to MadMax's February 12th Blog post regarding downvotes*

...do you guys think I can hit four hundred before the story is over?

*After seeing the Author's Note, looks at YHaY's upvotes and downvotes*

Well, good sir, it seems you succeeded! Well done!

FACEHUGERS!

Welp, here we are. 6000 likes. Hard to believe it. More people have liked this story than live in my hometown.

My kinda town.

Needs more max, we need to see how the Terran humans are holding up, but that'll be in next chapter probably lol

Only 6000 likes? It should be ten thousand plus! Way cool story, can't wait for more, you deserve a whole lot of yays. and a pinkie.

Okay... why would Discord create something that kills humans? Wasn't his whole thing about getting back at the ponies and bettering the humans? Or was the black vine virus an unintended side effect? Either way, very chilling take on these vines. They were already creepy enough without your apt description of them...

*smiles* Way to go Sweetie.... You may have saved the day.

I'd like to see another group of Terran Humans who were not part of the Assault on Canterlot. Maybe a mix group of civilians and soldiers. If Humans are randomly sent to Equestria, several of them are bound to be Soldiers or Paramilitary.

We are nearing the end of the story, after all!

As an avid reader since Zero Hour, I am disappointed. But all good things must come to an end, hm? WHICH IM REALLY NOT GOING TO LIKE BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THIS STORY AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE ON FOR INFINITY.

7454030 He does have a Slice of Life sequel planned. It's only this story in particular that's coming to an end.

incredible! i was JUST thinking of this story and bam it updates! great update by the way. but yeah, this story's come a long way. i hope to be able to see it through to the end. keep up the good work my good man!

Hot damn man, things are getting hyped up for me! I'm getting chills!
Damn good show man, damn good show!

Good going Sweets!

“Stop it, you two,” Surprise shouted. She motioned towards the zebra and the fillies. “You’re scaring the foals!”

So anyways, there's been something that's been on my mind for the longest. Something I kinda said during the last chapter, but didn't go into detail for because I was too busy making jokes. Remember when you said something about staying away from Diaries of a Madman, because you wanted to keep your Discord separate from that Discord? Well, a part of me almost wishes that wasn't the case. Say what I will about the story itself, there's no denying that it has an interesting interpretation of Discord; close to the spirit of the original while exploring what he could do with his powers in a world that isn't rated TV-Y7. But with this one, I can't help but feel let down by it all.
I know what you said something about the phone being the main antagonist or whatever, but the extent at which he was able to influence events and mess things up, compared to the way in which it was resolved, didn't seem to fit together. A man who cast aside the niceties offered to him in order to get revenge in one of the most spectacularly convoluted plans involving mass panic, rebelling lower classes, anthro pony zombies, and essentially becoming the Cosmic Destroyer himself... whines like a two-dimensional bitch before he meets his end a la vampony's midnight snack. It's like watching the Fullbringer Arc and wondering what could be the inciting incident for it all, only for it to be somewhat benign: while everything else was excellent, the big bad's backstory seems relatively uneventful. Then again, they did the same thing with Light Yagami, but that's just how I feel about it (Of course, that depends on if he's truly been lost to time as it's been implied).
In any case, I liked this chapter. It was an interesting set-up for the Season 4 premiere, and adds further urgency to the scenario with an established threat that could resurface. It also brings about interesting implications, as the creator of the plunder seeds could just as well be the creator of the virus, bringing into question why he would even need to use them in the first place. Perhaps my earlier assessment was a touch off and there's something lying just below the surface, or maybe I'm just pulling this out of an orifice beheld where the sun doesn't illuminate, but only time will tell...
By the way, this is completely off subject, but since Undertale's been out for a while, does Vinyl seem vaguely Sans-like to anyone?... Just me?... Okay, I'm gone. See ya.

it's sad that it's ending soon but the journey was extraordinary
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stayclassy

As the throne room door closed behind her, Luna glanced at Celestia. “Do you think that—?”

“Yes,” Celestia answered.

“And they will—?”

“Most likely.”

“...”

“...”

“...and the tree?”

“We shall see, Luna. We shall see.”

Yeah, sorry. There's being a cryptic mentor, and then there's just being a dick. This is the latter. If Celestia and Luna had strong suspicions that the Tree of Harmony's weakening was related to the cause of the vines, they should have told the bearers about it and sent them straight there, rather than let them wander around Ponyville first.

At least the show had them both kidnapped, and thus unable to contribute help (and Discord was just a dick), meaning they HAD to find things out on their own (with help of Zecora's potion of flashbacks).

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I think they where ment as a twofold part of his plan. It would make a threat for the humans so the ponies would protect their humans and a way to make the humans dangerous to the ponies. To clarify ponies basically have an unnatural control of nature in this world that they actively change the season. They would therefore see a need to "take care of" the humans, never mind that humans could take care of themselves. The virus then makes the humans into "zombies" making it nessary for the ponies to "protect" the humans from this danger. Keep in mind it only affected humans and to everypony else it was harmless, everyone dropped the ball on this last part.

Great chapter Can't wait to read more. And see where you are going with this

.7454025 well 100 were taken from earth. A fourth are confirmed dead. Several are missing and the rest attacked Canterlot and at least one of those eas a soldier.

Two other Terrens are in the Everfree along with part of a building but I don't think they are connected to Discord as he only brought people not buildings.

The chance of groups showing up are some what slim as tjrbonlu fandom's are the two scientists in the Everfree and their lab seems to have brought them there and those two are definitely not soldiers or paramilitary.

Though its possible either law enforcement or gang members are running around the chance that out of all of earth's population and 100 people being taken there would be more then one soldier are very unlikely. Won't say impossible just statistically unlikely.

But who knows what else might have come over like those scientists its possible their arrive was a side effect if Discords work and so more groups like them could be around and if entire builds came then anyone inside would have come as well.

7454125 I totally agree

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The tension is killing me. And I like it! There needs to be a YHaY comic!

7454015 or maybe the black virus was a safe guard in case Discords plans failed. Giving one last middle finger to everyone sounds like something this stories Discord would do.

Seeing F'tang in written form again gave me war flashbacks to the impossible quizzes... So many attempts...

Anywho that aside whoo! Almost finished this story!

I'm sad to see this story coming to an end soon. Good chapter tho bringing in the plunder vines.

YES!!! IT HAS RETURNED!!!!!!

*reads*

...ANOTHER!!!! *throws mug on floor*

Also, we need more Max, he knows important plot things after all.

“I can assure you, Twilight, nothing bad is going to happen,”

Great, you just had to say it, didn't you? Now obviously something bad has to happen.

anthrophobia

Anthropophobia. Human is "anthropos," not "anthros."

Ask not for whom the Sweetie Belle tolls; she tolls for thee. Welcome back... more of a set up chapter here than anything but still great to see.

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Don't forget Your Human and You: Dinky and Locke

Keep writing you magnificent bastard!

Got me around chappy 45

7453957 What are you talking about?

7454169 Exactly. Every time I see the princesses written like this I want twilight, or whoever the main character is, to smack them upside the head.

Another Great chapter. worth the wait

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Sweetie Bell frikking rocked in this chapter.

You know, I wonder if Twilight will take the potion and see Celestia's betrayal of the humans...

Why hello there FF9 like Evil Forest plant spiders! So nice of you to show up here in the Everfree Forest. Let's just hope the Everfree doesn't decide to petrify itself like the Evil Forest did...

Vinyl didn't make a Pinkie Promise. I don't doubt Vinyl, but it's not bad to have Pinkie as a back-up.

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I got the feeling she did a packt spell with her vampiric powers or something

7455066 *pact, and she did. Still, you know what's scarier than a vampire? A vampire and an all-knowing promise breaker maniac.

Now that Shifting Melodies is finished and Putting on a Silver Robe and Wizard Hat are done this is one of the few stories i have left to look forward to updates from. Glad to finally see another chapter :D

7454896 Thisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthis!

7454030 agreed

7454039 ..................Beg Pardon? GUYS LEAKS.

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I know, it sucks that both of them finished.

7455427 I wouldn't exactly say that it's a leak. Max himself has said on multiple occasions that he plans to write a Slice of Life sequel for YHaY. It's not really a secret at all!

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And is no one going to mention this?

“Unfortunately, this is something that you six will need to handle by yourselves. Neither I nor my sister will be able to accompany you. We must tend to matters here in Canterlot.”
“You want us to go into the Everfree?” Twilight asked, her eyes wide.
Luna raised an eyebrow. “Why are you so anxious for the guards to do this instead of yourself? If I recall correctly, you've been in the Everfree many times before. Only now do you hesitate. Why?”

I don't Luna, maybe because the mane six for all their accomplishments are still NON FUCKING COMBATANTS! GOOD GOD WHY DO THE POWERS AT BE THINK THAT NOT TRAINING YOUR DEUS EX MACHINA HOLDERS TO FIGHT?!

Good chapter, that is really my only issue with it, and this is more indicative of people believing that you can't have a training montage in a slide of life story and when villain du jour comes along and no one can defend themselves.