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RGLloyd


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This story is a sequel to Dashaloo Days: Angry Flight Training


I recommend reading the first two stories first to understand how Dash and Scootaloo got to this point.

Twiligeddon is coming... but the only pony who can save us all is cluelessly being tossed around by the whims of fate, and she can't even fly yet! Impossible choices, spirit breaking challenges, and harsh demands riddle Scootaloo's training on her journey to reach her dreams. Hopefully, Dash can keep her alive long enough to meet her destiny...

In the meantime... Celestia is wrestling with demons of her own by trying to answer a nearly impossible question from Twilight that drove her dearest student on an insane quest to rectify Celestia's most grievous past mistake. Can Celestia keep Twilight alive after she meets her destiny? Lines have been crossed, and there's no going back now! Well, in Celestia's case, at least there's no going back again...

Warning: Scootaloo changes physically and emotionally. There is some parts that can be considered Scootabuse during painful training sessions, tests, and now with 200% more really horrible nightmares as she pushes herself past her limits. Mild blood, but nothing gory.

I started writing this during season 3, but I'm trying to keep it universal. Sadly, the treebrary is gone. So, obviously this story takes place before that horned douche Tyrek blew it up.

I like to use a lot of comedic moments in my stories to contrast the more serious moments. It's meant to be a dramatically sad story, but expect some laughs and an appropriate amount of awkwardness.
Pre-readers: FlashKenshin77, Shimmering Honor
Amazing artwork by Neko-me

Chapters (10)
Comments ( 232 )

Again, I don't get this Cheeriloo thing, but it's your canon. :applejackunsure:

Although, like with the previous sequel, you really can't just dive in like this. New readers aren't gonna know who Donnybrook is, thus you need to reintroduce her properly. To be fair, though, you do offer more exposition than last time. :duck:

Other than that, not a bad start. I love the premise (although I'm not sure what Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle have to do with anything), and I'm interested to see how you'll portray Spitfire. It might take a while (again, just judging from this first chapter), but I can't wait for this story to get rollin'. :raritywink:

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Its pretty much all the same story in episodic format. That's what I'm going for at least. It's silly to redefine everything. It's kinda like the show. We know who Twilight is, so there's no reason to re-introduce her every episode. Same with Donny and I already established Scoots backstory. To not utilize it further would be just nuts! :pinkiegasp: Well more than usual... HA! Hahahaha! :pinkiecrazy:

Scootaloo was worried for her friends, just like Dash is worried for her friends. If you think about it...big explosion just went off outside of town...nurse says half the town was hurt...the first thing you think about is friends and family. Bloom and Belle really don't have anything to do with the story, but logically Scootaloo knows where her mom is, and that her dad is fine at home. So I used her friends as a bit of a segway to make the connection to why Dash wants to leave the hospital immediately, which is to check up on her friends, and of course to escape the hostility and guilt of the hospital. Oh, and of course a shower. :pinkiehappy:

After this episode, I got a few more planned out. I'll try to keep them interesting for ya. For now though, after this ep, Scoot won't ever be the same. :rainbowdetermined2:

your storys are awsome keep up the good work:

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Thanks, I'll keep the feels flowing as best I can! I'm really excited about this story. I got all kinds of ideas, and I'm working to overcome some of the story planning shortcomings the previous two episodes exhibited. :pinkiehappy:

Oh, yeah! OMG another commenter! It. Is. A. Miracle! :pinkiegasp:

Oh god, the snot part fucked me up good! I'm still trying to contain myself.

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Experience with kids? :rainbowlaugh:

2819847 You bet. Let's just say I have a little cousin who I take care of. This cousin has a mucus problem. Imagine the days spend washing clothes from snot and slobber after I lifted him up or put him on my back. *shudders from trauma*

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OMG, did you read the prequel to this story? It runs in episodes so each ones a continuation from the previous episode, but the first chapter Aaachi in Dashaloo Days: Angry Flight Training will give you fits :rainbowlaugh:

2819957 Oh, I read that chapter three times over---one in my head, twice out loud, and let me tell you that you know exactly everything that comes with childhood. I like your Dashaloo stories, but it seems that somepony *cough my sister cough* doesn't like them. Too bad, we all can't love the same things.

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Yay! I'm glad you liked it! Oh, and thanks, I have two kids for reference material. :pinkiehappy:

Awww, what was your sisters critique? Not planned out well enough? I am working on putting more structure and planning the flow better in my stories. :twilightsmile:

I hadn't even realized the last story was completed. Glad to see this series continuing, though.

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It wasn't supposed to at that point. However, upon writing the next chapter I realised I was switching lanes to a completely new ark in the story. The choices of: Continue here and intertwine Starlight into the mix, or separate the two stories altogether while I have the chance to do so gracefully presented itself. So instead of creating a convoluted disaster where I was bouncing between two major plots, instead of the major and tiny side plot like I originally had planned, I went ahead and just split the story down the middle before it was too late. :twilightoops:

I really hope it doesn't come off as confusing. The whole situation, however, is a product of my failure to structurally plan the story out well, as well as my inability to beat my muse into a corner every time new ideas pop into my head. :facehoof:

2820893 The story's continuing, that's the important thing. Better than me, I get the ideas but can never type 'em out. Still working on a start for my current fic idea with several others cooking in the back of my head.

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Have you tried imagining the characters in your head, and then asking them what they want you to do? Works for me. That's pretty much how I run all my dialogue.

:pinkiecrazy: He's nuts...don't listen to him!

:flutterrage: Silence! All genius comes with a twinge of insanity!

:facehoof: *Reaches out and turns down the sanitometer* Sorry about that. Spike likes to turn the dial to 'nuggin' futz.'

:moustache: What?! I do not, you were just playin...

:twilightangry2: SPIKE!

:moustache: Oh yeah...hehe, it was all me. Definitely me! *Whispers to Twi* You owe me a gem for that.

:twilightsmile: *Whisper* Yes, just take it and get out... *Proffers gem*

:raritystarry: *Swoops in and snags gem* MINE! Woohahihiheee! *Runs off*

:moustache: AW! COME ON!

:unsuresweetie: Dearest reader. You should run while you have the chance.

Shut up Sweetie Belle! Stop judging me with those-those... EYES!

:unsuresweetie: no...

:rainbowlaugh: Hahaha! You got owned by the voice in your own head!

:yay: *barely audible whisper* Loser...

:pinkiegasp: Wow! It's gotta be official if Fluttershy said it! Right?!

:rainbowderp: Yeah, uhm, actually that is kinda sad dude...

:facehoof: No argument there...

:ajbemused: Awboy...just remember I kept ma mouth shut. So next time you get'a hankerin fer tyin a pony up to a bed an...

AJ! Thats a great idea! Maybe I should start the next chapter off like that! Come here Twi!

:facehoof: OH, *#%#@! AJ! You #&@@#!

:fluttercry: Sorry, please forgive me! love me...

:rainbowderp: AAhh!! He's always picking on me! I'm next, I know it! *Bolts from room*

AJ, git some rope...

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I am like that. I play the scenes out in my head to try & make sure they sound right. That's one factor that's prompted me into re-doing a scene in my fic as one character (Luna) was coming of as too compliant to the pony speaking to her.

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Ah, I see... Have you tried forming a small writing circle with friends? FlashKenshin77 and I are always bouncing ideas off each other. Sometimes he lets me into his google docs to watch him write, and I throw ideas and comments his way on the good parts. Otherwise, I point out confusing bits or just joke around in general. It actually adds a whole nother fun dynamic to the writing process to fighting writers block and if done right, it can speed it up considerably. Now if I could just get the freakin Mumble server to work again... :twilightsheepish:

2828136 me and SolidFire do the same, except I write whilst he keeps me on track whilst I'm writing, occasionally lobbing ideas at me. We most,y joke around since I have a short attention span whilst writi- OHH A BUTTERFLY!

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Well if you ever need another writing buddy, I'm still expanding my circle. I plan to start writing for Amazon at some point. I have a dragon world in the early stages of planning. However mostly we just BS and laugh at our completely incompatible OC styles.

2859172 ok sure I'll get my email shortly one moment....

dashie743@gmail.com

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Sent my Steam contact info, and the login for mumble

2859256 how about we write sometime? Make something batshit crazy

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Jump on mumble if you got it, Im BS'n with Flash right now

2859705 iveonly got google drive

Looking good, though I think you accidentally double-posted the second scene. The parts from "I thought there would be more damage." & "tauntng her ride" appear twice in a row.

2866822 Yeah, I noticed that, too. You might wanna look into that. :unsuresweetie:

Otherwise, this is a nice chapter. Scoot's really starting to come into her own, and Dash is there to help her like a big sister would. However, I get the feeling that things haven't picked up quite yet. Ah well, a slow start to set the scene works, too. :ajsmug:

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Wow, I must have been all kinds of distracted to miss that. :facehoof: Thanks for the catch! :pinkiehappy:

Oh, and I'll make sure the next chapter is a little more satisfying. :twilightsmile:

wow ur storys are getting better if im right dash is gona be scoots mom or somethan thats how most storys are but great job

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Squee, thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying it. I will try to keep it entertaining, and of course you guessing on the mom deal. :pinkiehappy:

Two chapters at once, huh? Impressive, but don't burn yourself out, mmkay? :duck:

I feel that the first of the two had some interesting character development for Pinkie, but I'm not sure what it's adding up to in the context of this story. In fact, I think this character development would play more of a part for the sister story, Starlight. I'm, not sure you can do that. :unsuresweetie:

I feel things did get back on track in this second chapter (although the scene with Scootaloo meeting with the other members of the CMC appears to be missing :trixieshiftright: ). Hopefully, we'll get the adventure underway fairly soon. :twilightsmile:

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The Pinkie scene was actually to showcase Dash's developing confidence in comforting and opening up emotionally to those around her. I wanted to write Pinkies opening role in Starlight first, it has a lot of spoilers, but I decided I need to catch Dashaloo up to at least the point where they reach the Wonderbolt training grounds, and dropping another 20k words on Starlight sounded a bit more daunting.

I never actually meant to write the CMC scene, even though it sounded like a lot of fun, because I am already running 15k into the story, and they haven't left Ponyville yet. There's also a lot of important stuff going on between the mane six at the moment. Like you said, Starlight is the sister story. I have to weave at least a minimum of the plotline from that story into this one, and keep the character 'moods' consistent, or else they wont mesh perfectly. Timeline wise Starlight has about five more days of catching up to do. :twilightoops:

Both stories are a bit more complex than anything Iv'e written before, and I am weaving them together. If I fail to set this up just right, Starlight's plot will fall flat, and Dashaloo will become one big confusing train wreck. Hehehe...hence the challenge that keeps me interested. Oh, and both stories are going to be well over a 100k. :pinkiecrazy:

Make a new chapter already!!

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I will, soon, promise. Getting over a bout of depression. Don't want my personal issues to taint my writing. :twilightblush:

Also, reading The Story Template by Amy Deardon. I decided I needed some major improvement on my plot handling.

So when do you think that you'll do the next chapter? I'm really looking forward to it. Love your writing! !! :D

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I will start posting within a couple days. I am working out the story template. learned a few new things, and I may actually rewrite a little depending on whether or not I jacked up the flow. Really glad you are enjoying my stories though! From now on they should be a bit better and a lot more structured rather than random thoughts and ideas cobbled into half coherent storylines. :twilightblush:

3091706 Dont underestamate yourself. I really liked your writing, and to see it improve even more would be awesome too! Glad that your working on it too :pinkiehappy: :rainbowkiss:

Aha hahaha haha I'm sorry, but "Applejack clopped the table." I found that humorous. Anyways, back to the point at hand- Good job.

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Hehehe, thanks. Glad you're enjoying it!

Honestly, I didn't catch that many errors this time, so don't beat yourself up too badly. :duck:

Also, I never knew that preening was such a delicate process. Although I get the feeling that Scoot hurt herself on purpose in order to get Dashie's attention. Scootaloo, do yourself and Dash a big favor and never do that again. :trixieshiftleft:

It seems that RD still views being cool and being soft as two opposite ends of the spectrum when they're really not. When she realizes that she can be both, it'll be a good day for her and Scootaloo. Hopefully Spitfire can teach her that. :raritywink:

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Haha, Its been a long time hasn't it? Scootaloo actually got hurt in the last story. Even if its been nine days or so, feathers don't unbend. Preening I think refers to dealing with dead feathers that no longer have blood in them. The bent ones were still blood feathers and not ready to molt. When birds tear out blood feathers, it's bloody and painful. I just...ehm...embellished a little...you know since pegasi are more mammals than birds. :twilightsheepish:

Besides, can you imagine how thick those feathers would have to be to hold up a ponies thick bones? Then if they were blood feathers? The bloody mess, if you plucked them all at once, would be crazy! Plus I had her pluck a whole mouthful at once, so there was tearing, because kids are impatient and don't know any better... I was really just trying to find a way to do the whole scene that wasn't the usual unimaginative sappy Scootaplucking with love deal. :scootangel:

Finally, another chapter! I haven't seen too many errors so far, but I do agree with Metool Bard in the preening matter. Good job. I've got to make some time to read the sister story as well, if it's written anything as well as this it should be rather good.

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Reading them out of order? Man, I don't know how you aren't lost in this story. My organization is bad enough without rearranging the episodes. :rainbowlaugh:

3115279 Wait... You just confused me. Reading what out of order?:derpyderp2:

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By sister story I thought you were referring to Dashaloo Days and Scootabow Nights the original episode.. Which one were you talking about?

3115359 Starlight. I finished the prequel stories already.

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Oh, right, sister story. I get it. Gah, I really derped that one. :rainbowlaugh:

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Well I also have another story that I took down to revamp. Its about 40k words into it and is actually titled Sisters...So I was confused all around. But that one is a bit more of a dark comedy herd romance. Gah, what was I thinking... :facehoof:

Hey theres errors in this here story :trollestia:

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