Just out of curiosity.. Was this on Equestria Daily?

I remember reading this a few months ago....

Otherwise, awesome story!

I think he's a vampire.  His name is Blueblood, he acts all better than everyone else, at the Gala he couldn't eat or cross water, and all the mares think he's extraordinarily good looking.

Luckily Rarity has a built-in stake.

Ah, you've finally put it up here! One of the greatest things I've ever read. Kept me absolutely riveted the whole way through.

This is one of my favourite fics. It's one of the few that I recommend. Thank you!!!

Probably the Funniest Pony Fic i have ever read.  Great to see it on here. It is a travesty this does not have a TVTropes page (hint, hint)

>>384897384897

You do know that "Blueblood" implies pure royal heritage, right?

>>385028385028

This is why I don't write humor.  Nobody thinks my jokes are funny.

>>385031385031

That was rather hard to identify as humor. Most Internet humor is. Sorry about that.

I've been meaning to read this story for ages. So I finally started now that you've uploaded it here, and I've gotta say it's good stuff. Loved Groundhog Day and I really think that the concept fits in well with the Gala. In other words, I am enjoying this, you did a good job, and you should feel good.

This story could use a proofread, though. Maybe I'll comb through and PM you some typos later, if I get the time. Irritatingly, you've got a lot of mismatched indents.

And I could do without the massive author's note at the top. It's kinda off-putting (really, notes in general are better suited to the end of the story, or better the comments, or better your user blog). Although I suppose that's just a matter of personal preference and a side-effect of only really reading MLP fanfiction on Equestria Daily.

She introduced herself, her childlike glee for the Wonderbolts dissipating a bit as she reached out to shake his hand.

Freaky mutant pony!

the family tradition of epic trolling

"epic trolling"? Really? That kinda took me out of the story for a moment.

Aha, I was hoping you'd bring this here!

Excellent story, really tugged at the ol' heartstrings. Will you be bringing the sequel story here, too? I just started reading it on FFnet but this site is easier on the eyes.

>>385106385106

I spent quite some time last night trying to fix the mismatched indent issue. No matter what and how I imprted the file from googledocs, it came out with that problem. I considered searching out a 3rd party html/doc -> GG-code converter, but ultimately just chalked it up to wonky formatting. I am curious if other authors have this problem, too. And really, tsk-tsk-tsk, still finding the occasional error? After being combed over by so many people, and have made so many little corrections over the months, there's still mistakes? This may be because I had to upload new chapters rather than the ones on googledocs which have seen the most direct revision (I couldn't import the originals for some reason).

>> to most everyone in general

Yes, I've only recently set up this FIMfiction account and all. I haven't even linked it to my EQD story pages yet. Quite a few people have contacted me in the past expressing a preference for FIMfiction over FFN or even googledocs. I finally decided to do something about it and join up.

>>385165385165

On indentation:

It's likely to do with the way FIMfiction justifies text and the way you've used tabs to indent. The best way to fix it would be to (in the GDoc) remove all of the tabs with a find and replace and then select all the text and use the ruler to indent the text in the proper way (just drag the little rectangle on the left-hand side of the ruler as far as you want your indents to go).

FIMfic is pretty much the best site for fics right now. I've always hated Fanfiction.net, and have recently switched my preference to this site from Google Docs because of its HTML/EPUB download features. Knighty's done a great job.

that was a very nice story. i'm glad that it turn out all right in the end and rarity got her man. maybe for now on that prince will be nice to her ^^

Welcome, my friend. Thank you for posting the best story ever here!

Very glad to see this here.  Simply put, this is an excellently written story.  It stays true to Groundhog Day, yet it doesn't feel at all like a cut-and-paste crossover.  It's been several months since I originally read this, but I think I'll find the time to do it again.  Anyway, kudos to you for writing this, it's one of my favorite stories out there.

>>385106385106

Perhaps my favorite thing about this story is that the narration doesn't take itself too seriously. One of the hardest things to do as a writer is to remember to have fun - this story, better than ANY other MLP fanfiction, walks the line between telling an amazing story and having an absolute blast at poking fun at itself, the genre, the quirks of the tv show, and the fandom. I sincerely believe that this story is in a class by itself - no other pony fic has ever made me smile, laugh, empathize, roll my eyes, and eventually feel good about life like The Best Night Ever. It's not even that the author used one of the great American film classics as a template - he both translated "Groundhog's Day" and transcended it in writing this. That's why this is the Best Fic Ever!

SO MUCH WIN, WELL DONE!

Wait - have I read this story before?

I was just reading it last night...

Oh No! I must be caught in some sort of weird time warp!

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I *adore* this story. I'm so happy that I can get it in an Epub format for my phone, now....

Huzzah! The fun has been repeated!

Wait - have I read this story before?

I was just reading it last night...

Oh No! I must be caught in some sort of weird time warp!

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I *adore* this story. I'm so happy that I can get it in an Epub format for my phone, now....

Huzzah! The fun has been repeated!

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Edit: LOL!!! - the accidental double post was totally unintentional, but I have just GOT to let it stand in honor of the subject matter...

I followed this on EQD and loved it. Please tell me you'll be uploading the sequel.

Hm... I swear to god I've read about this fic on Tvtropes. Maybe it was just the fanfic recommendations section...

Glad to finally see this here; it was a blast to read on EQD. And yeah, formatting between gdocs and FiM's import can get wonky. It's a result of gdocs invisibly switching between tabs (\t) and multiple space indents as it tries to match your style. To get around this, I do basically what Ezn suggested.

It's a lot of work, and YMMV since it depends on how polished you want things to look here. I know a lot of authors don't really bother reformatting their older stuff once they import it here.

Well I must say it is about time you posted this here.

I reviewed this on Fanfiction and am currently following the sequel. Reviewed it not too long ago in fact (Which you replied to. Lovely, that)

This fic remains as my favorite MLP fanfic I'd wager, and it made me a solid Blueblood fan. Fantastic stuff. Still looking forward to the next installment of Platinum Crown, but I do suppose it is time I re-read this masterpiece as well.

Keep it up man. Keep it up.

I have little to say except bravo, Cap'n. You have successfully redeemed Blueblood, a feat not many can say they did, or did it so well.

That's funny, I was looking at this story's EqD page just last night. I read this in one sitting months ago, but after noticing it had a sequel, I was wishing they were both on this site. That was about 10 1/2 hours ago, just before I went to sleep, and this looks like it went up around 10 hours ago, so I somehow managed to only just barely miss it appearing here right as I was thinking about it. An EqD daily search for the tag "Author: Capn Chryssalid" was even still on my list of recently closed tabs.

I assume you'll be putting the sequel here too? Though I'll probably give this one another skim before starting that one.

Glad to see this here, it is just about my favorite FiM fic ever.

"No jokes this time."

That part was really funny.

ZOMG YOU'RE ON FIMFIC NOW HAI!!!

... Yeah. One of the best fics I've read. That's all I've got to say about that...

~ Magical Trevor, Minstrel of Equestria

Now I finally have an excuse to reread this. Gosh I love this story.

So it's like Groundhog Day? I'm totally going to read this

>>385165385165 It's really simple! You just click the decrease indent button a couple times, then hit the increase indent button! Unless they've changed it recently.

It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

I did not think I would enjoy this as much as I did.

Seldom have I been so glad to have been wrong.

Characterization was awesome, it was enjoyable the whole way.

I read all of this in one go and I must say, it was one of the most heartwarming ways I've seen Blueblood portrayed. I laughed in the first two chapters, but after that it ventured further into Blueblood's issue, and what he could possibly do.

I watched Groundhog's Day long before this, and I hated it. With this, though, I might just have to go back and watch it again.

Awesome stuff, dude. *Brohoof*

Brilliantly well done. I would've picked one of the Mane Six for a Groundhog's Day themed fic, but Blueblood was better. Thank you for taking a one-note character and doing something with him. I am deeply impressed.

Eh, don't worry about the tvtropes page.  I read this before on fanfiction . net because it was recommended by tvtropes itself.  Just go to the friendship is magic page, click on fanfic, you should be able to see it there.

I remember reading this on EqD. It was as brilliant then as it is now. I really do have to congratulate you - it takes a special kind of story to make me bother re-reading it. But seeing this... I simply couldn't help myself. Bravo.

I've loved this story since I first read it. I printed out a copy, and it's in my ridiculously large binder next to Eternal and Silent Ponyville :D

Oh, and your taste in classical music is impeccable, and gives it just the right touch :D

Pinkie Pie pattern breaks.

This is a work of pure genius.

This story is really cool!

I liked that movie too, it works surprisingly well for the Gala.

Confused; suicidal; insane; happy.

i think all the best stories go like that.

fine job, my good sir.

Groundhog day + My little pony?

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But I must say I've already read it on FanFiction.net but still I will add it to my favorites list on here if i ever want to read it again....

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*reads it again*

This is amazing. Need I say more?

Read it elsewhere, loved it anyways.

Read this back in the day. Really excellent! Happy to see it on here!

This chapter... it made me cry.  Rarity's insight into the prince... one finally worthy of her at the end?  Beautiful.

I've been enjoying the story, of course, all the way through.  A nice adaptation of one of my favorite movies... and Blueblood plays the Bill Murry role very, very well here.

But this chapter?  You played it subtly... so very subtly, so that we knew what was coming, but with that sweet feeling of figuring out a puzzle that makes a good mystery so enjoyable.  Very nicely done.  

You should have done

CH 1

CH 1

CH 1

CH 1

CH 1

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It's also great in that it has a "characters first" priority ans well a evoking emotion without it being forced or cheap tactics. Just good storytelling all around.

Intriguing. Just as I finally get around to reading This Platinum Crown, the original finally shows up on FiMfiction. Now I can have The Best Night Ever (and World of Ponycraft) in EPUB format on my phone... well, better EPUB format, at least; I like how FiMfiction makes EPUBs better than how FLAG does it for FF.net.

(You are planning on posting This Platinum Crown here, right, Cap'n? I'm reading Chapter Seven right now and I want to leave individual chapter comments on how brilliant, well, everything is. )

And a perfect ending.  Fantastic.  From one author to another... very nice job.

I'm not sure if I ever said it on EQD, but I will say it here:

This fanfic is Fantastic.

Some of your editing has obviously vanished with the transfer here, as I could find some errors as I read through it, but even though this is my second read-through I was too engrossed to stop and jot them down. You managed to capture both the comedy and pure emotion of the film it's inspired on, and it's a marvellous read.

The scene with Blueblood "proposing" to Sapphire Shores, and every other time he outright shocks Celestia by doing something outlandish, were often incredibly amusing. His descent into madness, however brief, was chilling, and the eventual conclusion as he do come to understand that he (impossibly enough) falls in love with Rarity is beautiful. The scene where he woke up after she was Gone was wonderful, intense, and his feeling of despair was almost palpable.

I'm never going to be reading your WoW crossover fanfic, but this story really makes me hope that you'll delve further into the ponyverse with more stories. I want to see the other characters explored as well, be they side characters or from the mane six, I have full confidence that you'll do a great job.

I don't usually spend this much time waxing on about how Awesome something is. Usually, I only write this much when I have something to actually criticise, and after five or six million read words about pastel ponies, lord knows I can complain a lot.

But for this one story, you'll receive all my praise. It's most certainly one of the best MLP fanfics I've read, hanging just below Fallout:EQ, together with another small number of fics that thoroughly deserve their six star ratings.

Oh and Twilight being jealous over Blueblood dancing with Celestia was a cute touch, haha.

That's about it. I'm done. I'll end with saying Thank You. This fanfic is incredible.

What's with that description? Are you asking for someone to make a TVtropes page for your fanfiction?

Entrancing, from start to finish. I never felt bored or felt like I was waiting for the "best part". The whole thing was the best part! While there are plenty of redemption fics out there, especially about Trixie and Blueblood, it does take a true talent to make something this interesting. Yes, a good deal of it is owed to the concept which comes from the movie, but you held the spirit of the thing together quite well.

I do like that he didn't turn for the better for a long time. Even in the loops where he was talking with Sweetie Belle. "Is your mother at home?" or whatever the line was, was a perfect touch, haha. I did worry about him turning all perfect and boring too quickly, but you certainly kept up the mischief and charm,which kept everything interesting.

You did raise some very interesting points, studying the fact that perfection isn't always the "best" way to go, and that the chaos of not knowing is a gift in itself sometimes. I felt very moved by Blueblood's talks with both Luna and Celestia, quite honestly those might have been my favorite parts. Celestia is very sympathetic to Blueblood, even though she herself doesn't feel the loops that he's experiencing. Luna, while more guarded, was also interesting to watch when he learned exactly what to say to get her to open up. While doing things "just right" made him look suspicious, it was fun to watch.

Also, I can understand the weight with having "eternity" to do things, as well. Blueblood must've been so very, very lonely stuck like that. The way it was written, mentioning hundreds of loops like that I'd like to guestimate that the loops lasted for... what, about 3 years? He mentions a "thousand or so" at one point, so that's about 3 years, plus whatever came after that. What an eternity that must've felt like. I would've given up hope way before that. Either way. Masterfully done, this is going in my favorites. (And favorites MEAN something, with the new site update! Woo!)

Cheers!

>>384852384852

It was either on Equestria Daily or Deviantart.

>>384852384852

yes it was and it was awesome then too

ok i gotta know is this the story that came before the platinum crown fanfic that has rarity fighting a phycotic baroness for title and ownership of blueblood?

Yet, as he dusted himself off, Blueblood found himself watching the surroundings with a strange calm; a certain detachment. He had seen it all before. The surprise was gone. Yet... he wasn't resigned, either. He was curious, confused, perplexed. It was like watching a painting being made, knowing already what it will look like. The fascination was in the technique, not so much the end result.

That is one of the more brilliant paragraphs I've read in my days. This has been a fantastic read so far and I will eagerly devour the rest. In particular I love how you have written Luna and the drinking scene with Dash and the Wonderbolts was hilarious. Very funny and thought-provoking stuff!

I loved reading this on Equestria Daily!

Holy crap it's finally on here! This was literally the first Ponyfic, nay, the first ANYfic I've ever read. Seriously this actually got me into reading fanfics...darn you for giving me yet another addiction >.<  Well I've been meaning to give this another re-read nice to do it on this site.

Spotted this on the scroller at the top of the page, wandered across to read it, have been glued to my screen from start to finish.  A masterful job, thanks!  

My mind just blew up...

I'm more of a writer, not a reader but...

I...FUCKING...LOVE....THIS...

This is one of my all-time favorites, I'm glad to see it here finally.

I really like this story.  And it may not have a TV Tropes page, but it is mentioned in a few places there, one of which is the fanfic recommendations page if I am not mistaken.  That is how I found it.

Who knew Blueblood could be so infernally interesting?!?!? You really hit every emotion with this one, from happy to dark to sweet and even a little sentimental. Better, and this may sound odd, you didn't explain things to death. What do I mean? Well, we still have no idea how the curse started in the first place, or if Celestia actually had an idea what was going on. Leaving we the reader a few mysteries improves the tale in my eyes. Thank you for this, the result of your obvious hard work and heart, I for one, appreciate it!

Very well tied together.

I remember this on eqd loved it

I loved this one. I'll gladly read it again.

Oh! I loved this one, it wasn't just a rehash of the movie with ponies in it.

Crossovers, you're doing it right. I really do have to read that sequel...

Just an idea, could you write an alternate ending where he does decide to release discord?

Great fic, nice job!

It's here? IT'S HERE! This has been one of my favorite stories for a long time and now it's here on FiMFiction. Woo! This is what I call proper and believeable character development. From arrogant ass to a quite likable fellow in 50 000 words.

>>387111387111

Yes.

He couldn't recall many unicorns with that rich, deep shade of the color around Canterlot, whereas white was quite common among the carefully bred noble families. Himself included. It was family tradition to always marry into proper bloodlines to ensure the perfect, bleached coat passed down through fifty two generations. It was supposed to be a sign of respect for one's ancestors and of proper adherence to the old ways.

I sense an unintended meaning...

Win.

Despite not having a TVTropes page, it is mentioned on the funny page ofMLP non-cannon. That's how I found out about it.

I still think blueblood's a vampire.

Ha! This is epic!

But it kinda reminds me less of Groundhog Day, and more of this British show called Misfits. There was one character who could turn back time whenever he felt regret about something, and he kept trying to break up with his girlfriend to be with another girl, but she always started crying so he broke up with her over and over again, and eventually did it by pissing her off with a line from Spider-Man.

Sad, but hilarious.

Again,

>>385165385165

Fimfic's importer is pretty damn good, but it doesn't do formatting very well because HTML doesn't do formatting very well. HTML does markup, which isn't the same thing. Code in a document being what it is, the markup can sometimes be rendered illegally, which will also screw with text showing up properly or at all in the worst places.

I loved this story - l loathe ff.net on any modern browser, so suffering through that website from twenty or more years ago means the story is good. You do have a few "hands" type of issues left.

>>388580388580

"having a tv tropes page" only means at least one person thought enough of it to make one, so I don't think overly much of it as a marker of worth. There's a lot of shit that has a page that in my opinion is far less worthy than other, far better stuff that doesn't appear there at all.

Something tells me I'm going to love this fic....

Could be the fact I love that movie and Blueblood could do with a personality overhaul like that.

>>388993388993 FimFic, at least to my knowledge, uses BBCode. This may have changed since Febuary when I posted my fanfic, though.

>>389030389030

Yes, it does - but here's the trick:

When you mark up in HTML, you can use tags out of order and most of the time an intelligent browser will still show the document properly. It's technically illegal, but it will work.

Now, I may be wrong, but it seemed that the author stated he was using HTML at some point to do the markup, and has been using some sort of converter to get from HTML to BBCODE. Those converters are sometimes rather simple, and care not about legality of code and do a minimum - if any - sanity checking.

The result from a poor conversion can be "illegal" BBCODE, which can lead to inconsistent formatting and text disappearing. You'll notice, if you've tried it, that badly-formatted stories will not function properly when you download them as epub's despite working perfectly fine via browser.

Unfortunately, that means a sanity parser engine of some sort is needed that can intelligently rummage through all stories and fix bad markup without fucking it up... sounds simple, but it's not going to be foolproof. Done wrong, you're going to see formatting gone haywire and ruining the story for everyone else until it's fixed.

Personally, I'd be willing to take that side-effect - as an author, it should be your job to make sure your work is presentable.

One of the best storys I have ever read

I could've sworn it had its own page o0 else, I'm not sure how I came about it before you posted it here...

this was incredible.

Epic fanfiction is epic.

A Rarity X Blueblood fic?......Ha.....ha.....ha

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I have to say that I`ve been awed by the story.

T`is preciously rare occurrence, and I am grateful for a joyful evening of reading.

I've read this somewhere before I only vaguely remember it OH YA I DIDN't because you added blue blood and rarity as a shipping it just doesn't add up? IM FINE NOW DARLING

A truly wonderful story. Glad to see it on FimFiction, it's one of my favorites!

This is one of my favourite time loop stories, in any medium

APPLES.

This. Was. FANTASTIC. I don't want to sound bad, but I hope you don't do a sequel, because NOTHING. NOTHING could compare to this.

Five hearts!

>>389070389070

Yes. But I think I worked out the kinks yesterday. Everything should be working, displayed, and uploaded nice and proper (he hopes).

As for the TVtropes thing. I'm trying to be thorough in links people would want to have for the fic. I linked to them on my other fics, so I originally included an empty link here. Later I clarified by adding: "oh wait, there isn't one"

And yes, TBNE ends with Blueblood x Rarity.

LOL. Back when I finished that chapter, I remember thinking: "wait, wait wait wait - are there any finished BB/Rarity stories out there? Or will this basically be the only one and a magnet for hate?" Then I put on my troll face and said "DO IT." Unpopular pairing? Eh. Months later I laughed when I saw Sweet and Elite. I honestly never thought Blueblood would show up again, much less with Rarity in an actual episode. But then you can never tell what the MLP:FIM writers will run by the fandom. Greed-growth dragons? Celestia is a cake fiend? Phoenixes in the wild? Oh, and here's Cerberus, btw. Forget the ponies - "these writers are crazy!"

On a more serious note, it is awesome to see so many people out there who still remember and enjoy this fic! Thanks everyone!

Quick question: Why the switch to the concept names (I'm assuming Sparkler was Rarity's concept name, anyway) at seemingly-random points? I really don't get it. Is it trying to show that Blueblood is still too much of an ass to remember other ponies' names correctly?

>>390925390925

This fic is one of those that approaches that almost unobtainable status of "perfect". It tells a familiar story with a whole bunch of brand new twists. Well done, is all I can say.

I must have missed out when this story first got published. Glad I got around to reading it now, 'cause this was amazing

>>392444392444 That, I believe, is in every fic. Its a site wide aprill fools prank.

Saw this at the top and didn't realise what it was until I read the description... Groundhog day and mlp? Epic.

>>393209393209 Oh. Well gotta' admit that it's a good prank then. This is the only fic I'm currently working through, so I didn't notice.

>>394077394077 Yeah I'm going through this one and Duties, and I noticed it in both. Definitely had me questioning things at first.

I'm pretty sure I've fucking read this already? But where?!?!