Neil was a High school student with a natural passion in stone age history, namely that of cavemen and their escapades. Despite his interest in early man's history, Neil lived an unexceptional life. He spent his days in personal research, or hanging out with his best and only friend, Trisha. He was a single child with no practical modern interests, or even the ambition to find one. Neil lived this way contentedly, for the most part, until a girl named Helen arrived in town and enrolled in his school. Now, he's stranded in the middle of a hostile forest, with only his school gear and knowledge of the stone age to survive. But, he soon realizes there are worse things than lions, tigers, and bears to battle in these strange woodlands: sinister vegetation, mythological beasts, broods of ravenous insects of unnatural size, and an unusually sapient locality of equines that don't consider his presence a blessing. Neil must overcome these obstacles, or perish trying.
Rated Teen for survival situations, violence, mild gore, and language.
This story was inspired by all my favorite survival books and movies.
The cover image was created by Tré (Tregallery.com).
Why is the teacher screaming like that? You are abusing bold a little too much I think.
Otherwise, interesting enough. I'll follow and see where it goes.
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I can see your point. But, he isn't screaming.
Mr. Robocher just has a very deep voice. That's why I chose to bold them. However, I see it did not have the effect I intended; so, I fixed it. 
Great so far, hope to see more soon
Hope he get either some help soon or get some minor regenerative ability cuz infections can get bad fast...
Iiinnntttteerrreeessstttiiinnnggg...
'Twas good. I require more.
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I agree: sapient sounds much better.
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Alright. Done! It was unnecessary anyway.
To anyone that dislikes this story because the publish button is located next to the edit button, I hope you all get hugged by Skunk Ape!
I am currently writing part three and I may have to write this in a word doc, or something; as, right now, FiMficiton's writing system is shafting me hard with that damn publish button!
Sorry if anyone returned here thinking part three was ready. Or, even worse, read part three while I'm writing it! Naturally, it's quite unfinished.
Be patient. It's not like I planned for this to happen.
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So, the Equestrian explorer sent to observe humanity evolution into a higher state of being... accidentally forced a human to "devolve" himself into a primitive caveman in order to survive?
7854849 need more love I mean chapters I need more please
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All will be answered in time.
Gosh, this is one heck of beginning! You've done a great job with Neil's character and his surroundings!
Oh, and:
BEGONE THOT
‘‘hard enough that his hand shook’’
I see a pun, there.
I may be confusing things here, but is that not also known as PTSD?
versus
‘‘the ancient man’’
Also, relying on antibiotics can actually make things worse, in the long run.
pairs
Not sure if that should be ‘pieces’ or not.
passed
I think the first comma should not be there.
A little over a year, to give an estimate.
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Oohh, I missed those. Cool. Thanks!
Aaaand, fixed!
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You use to many bold letters. Might wanna tone that down a bit.
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Hmmm, no problem. Consider it toned.
This has definitely been one of the best chapters yet, really looking forward to how things will proceed.
Hurray!!
One night down!
Damn, that's poetic
descend
Unnecessary exclamation point.
Why are food and expansion both 2?
Actually...
Faint
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Nice find.
Fixed.
Sweet, a new chapter
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please remind Neil of water refraction ie put the spear into the water itself to aim
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He’s just rusty. It’ll come back to him.
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just a friendly tip also I would suggest that Luna bring Tia into the dream as proof of her being real
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Anything can happen.
I do have to ask why it always has to be a highschool student in these fics? Is this the author portraying himself or something?
Why not a toddler or 90y old dude.
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Two reasons off my head:
One: a younger protagonist appeals to a younger audience/reader base. They have a certain mindset and make decisions that are more relatable. Plus, it's nicer to see a character grow up into maturity than to watch them simply adjust.
Two (this was my personal reason): the accomplishments of said protagonist are far more impressive if they aren't even drinking age yet. What is more amazing, if a middle aged man kills a manitcore with stoneage skills he's honed over the decades, or a seventeen year old kid that's read about them?
As for the toddler arc... eh. You normally write yourself into a two-way box with that choice. Either you end up needing a parent character to care for the child until they grow up enough to do it themselves, like the story Willow, or, in my case, it ends up like Tarzan.
And the old man arc... who wants to see a guy break his hip in the wilderness?
I wanted something more from this story.
Hope this helps.
Valeo.
Before I read this, I must know: Why wouldn't the ponies welcome him with open arms?
Alright, another chapter 😃
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If a space gorilla came into your back yard from the woods, covered in animal skins, and loaded with spears and other weapons, would you?
A human to them would be like that.
I made an error about the time during the fishing part. I fixed it.
Not all plants or animals are dimorphic. And one species of lizards are somehow all female.
Where do you live that 70 degrees is room temperature? Near an active volcano in the middle of summer?
Now for (potential) errors:
many?
mary?
Was the comma to indicate a pause?
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and reproduce without a mate, right?
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Potatoes, ferns, mosses, and other types can and do reproduce asexually and there self pollinating plants. Most if not all fungi reproduce asexually. And plenty of reptiles and insects have been observed to reproduce through parthenogenesis, an asexual form of reproduction. I see no reason a possible plant/animal/fungle hybrid couldn't reproduce on it's own.
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And Smurfs! In my head cannon they're some kind of animal/fungus symbiosis and the "magic" that Gargomel is after is more along the lines of halucinogen or other drug and less hocus pocus.
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True. Certain species have unique ways of dealing with dimorphism. Some, like the earthworm, can change their sex at will. It’s really cool.
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70 degrees Fahrenheit is room temperature to certain people.
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Nicely done. Fixed.
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that's a good temperature for my wife. My daughter and I prefer it a little cooler.
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My mom is the same. Anything below 68 is freezing.
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Yeah, I live in not america, so I use the metric system.
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I kinda wish America would go with metric so we can stop having to convert. I'm not for conformity in all things, but metric is so much easier to convert within than American standard. And Japan has a lot to teach US in education for sure.
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There is a story about old guy, the 14th century friar in Equestria :P
2 Chapter later Neil discover the Bronze Age.
Cockatrice is not a symbiote. It is a chimera.
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Indeed it is. A manticore is also a chimera. But, I wonder, who's going to tell Neil this?
Nice! It's been so long since you last updated I thought the story had died or something. Good to see it didn't!
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Yes. Sorry about the long wait. I can't write on this project as much and as frequently as I'd like to.
But, I will never abandon it.
Thanks for reading.