How far will one stallion run to escape what pursues him?
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When you read about what Bucky actually did, you will understand how bad it is to cross that line.
It´s 1 AM here in Spain.
Anyways, who needs to sleep ?
interesting chapter by the way. Will have Sunset a visit from Sombra?
Will she become the alicorn of war?
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Only the weak...
Oh so they've erased Twilight's memories too? That won't end well.
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Not erased... no... eased. Made them softer and easier to deal with.
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Ah. The way it's worded makes it easy to think they erased her memories, especially after they were just talking of erasing Bucky's Memories.
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Indeed. Bucky's never going to fully heal from this. I get the feeling he'll be less confident in combat against ponies now, worried about going to far and end up not going far enough.
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They're both starting to wonder if mistakes have been made.
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Have you read The Black Cloak Files? You can get a glimpse of future Bucky in combat against ponies.
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Luna and Celestia (I'm guessing these two), or Twilight and Bucky?
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I have not. Hard to get into one story that isn't current with the main universe. If it's a future look that's other potential spoilers, yes?
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The sisters.
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Sorta, but not really. Side stories.
Hmmmmmm... Mind wipes/tampers/manipulations causing unforeseen consequence, who knew?
Someone better pick up that phone.
But I digress, I honestly forgot about the curse of Sombra's line. I realized Bucky and Sunset were related but the significance was lost on me. For now, let the healing begin. I do suspect that Sunset is going to have to face a lot more tribulation before her time is up.
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Ric Romero to the white courtesy phone please. Paging Mr. Ric Romero....
You know... in some ways... if Bucky hadn't made his vow, then we wouldn't have this problem.
Bucky had no problem killing the griffon kings in a variety of awful ways, but now that he's killed a pony in a way that is less obviously violent but probably worse, he's falling apart. Why? Does he think ponies are more important than griffons? Is this subconscious?
Or... is it because he told himself that's where the line was. So instead of doing something tame like forcing the unicorn to drink molten gold, he puts a pain curse on him. I didn't think I'd ever have to write that sentence and make a comparison where drinking molten gold is considered less torturous than something else that is very ethereal in nature, but according to the story it is. But, if Bucky had just been pragmatic about the attack, or been fine with normally killing this unicorn, then he would have walked it off. But instead, this bad behavior was associated with him snapping because he had no room to flex. So he snaps and does something sadistic accidentally to this unicorn instead of doing something sadistic calmly.
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Rick Astley picks up the phone insted
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son. of. a. bitch.
sentinel's quest just became all that more complicated. because if i understand right the curse went something like:
> grow powerful
> get thy horn cracked
> seek thy ancestors death
> ???
> profit of possibly apocalyptic consequence
now, with this coming to light, combined with the fact that a small part of sombra has yet to die will lead to the curse remaining unsatisfied unless sunset accompanies sentinel in his quest to finally kill the illusive fuck. and i suspect that both trixie and Bartleby would sooner gnarl off their own limbs before letting sunset do that alone.
at least that is what i assume
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He made the vow long before he realised he would be killing griffon kings... there was a line. It wasn't much of a line, but it was a line. Bucky didn't even know about his destiny, his fate at that point. He just knew that there was a line that he should never cross.
He lost pretty much every single piece of of equinity, one piece at a time, sometimes painfully, and then, he finally breaks a vow that he made to himself. That last final piece of himself slipped from his grasp.
So... what now? a little voice asks in the back of his head. If you can't keep this one little vow, what makes you think you can keep the promise you made not to ascend? Especially since Cadance's life is now directly tied to this promise.
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This is true, but if we never made lines of morality we would all be sociopaths. Without lines and boundaries that can be broken and crossed, without lines that make us Human/ponies, are we no better than golems of flesh and bone. Automatons without remorse or guilt. He needed those lines to justify his mortal existence. Without that little piece that makes him a pony inside he becomes more and more a walking corpse.
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See my previous reply before the one you made...
What is the harm in breaking one little promise?
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Indeed, without the promise he would be worse off, but now that he is broken it, he has taken some damage. But this will make him stronger. If he heals from this he will be stronger in his resolve, better at handling such damage, and better prepared for it. Better at preventing it. He will take lessons from Sombra and avoid the Tyrants path. A psyche is strong if allowed to heal properly, if allowed to learn and grow. That is, IF he survives. After all "That what doesn't kill us makes us stronger."
5460415 The harm in breaking such a simple, straightforward promise as this is the very fact it becomes easier to break a second time.
Personally, I can see Bucky speaking privately to Super Shiny and begging him to keep a close watch on him. And to end him if he starts to drift. I can also see Super Shiny accepting the request.
Another way is Celestia and Luna summoning Bucky's family together, all members of the Founder's Foals, and asking Bucky and them to speak up when he needs a break. No exceptions when he isn't specifically needed. If Bucky needs rest, he'll have it.
So many ways this could go.
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Which is why he is freaking out.
He made a promise on Cadance's life not to ascend.
Wait, you said error, not typo. WHAT IS THIS WIZARDRY!!!
Bucky's crossed more lines than a phone company, and causing a teeny itty bitty amount of ceaseless torture before killing a pony is where even he says enough? No more half measures; either kill, or keep your hooves off others, no middle ground.
Ahem...just one second, need to clear my throat...
Better now.
...
I CALLED DIBS ON IT !!!!!!!!!!!
Also, the bigger the defense, the bigger the enemy, wich brings me to wonder...what the hell they´ll fight !? But nevermind this. You know why ?
WHO THE HELL YOU THINK WE ARE !?
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Hear hear. Hopefully he'll learn that killing determined enemies completely removes the conflict from the world that they individually bring, and weakens the morale of those who might avenge them - thus lessening the conflict they are capable or willing to bring with them. The presence of War would diminish simply from the removal of those who try to destroy. Sure, reform the otherwise innocent-but-confused-just-trying-to-survive. But someone who wants you and your loved ones dead deserves death, and in no small amount.
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Pretty sure the very first time I saw Tengen Toppa's birth I realized I had tears on my cheeks.
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Let's just hope that if they ever have to use it at full power it doesn't end with someone dissolving into dust...
For clarification, is that extra R in the author's note intentional?
5460841 NO !!! It´s a wild "R" ! You must report it to authorities as fast as you can so it can be impriosened agian before he does too much damageR !
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Damn, too late...
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So that would mean suicide is a very real possibility for him? If he sees it as the only way to keep his promise of not ascending?
5460929 Not sure if I should use the spoilers tag here, since what I´ll say is a bit old and from one of the side stories, but...well, beware, spoiler alert !
In "The Choice" Bucky went in a quest to help a unicorn keep an abused pegasus foal safe. Eevn though it was not a dragon killing alicorns, nor a typical Black Cloak´s job, it was slightly dangerous. Even so, he took foal Cadence with him, and, at that point, I wondered why he would do something that reckless. I understand that she is immortal and such but, even so, it was odd.
I wonder if Cadence is his new failsafe plan. Since his last resort failed, Cadence will be his last resort from now on. If anything goes bad again, Cadence zaps him, or even the fact that she is there, at his side, ready to die if he ascends or even goes crazy, may be what he needs to be kept in check.
Also, I´m reading The Chase from the beginning again. I strongly recomend you all to do the same. It´s very amusing to see how the chars were and how they developed !
Now, Tourmaline is about to have her first direct taste of gratitude from Sunset, Bartleby and Trixie.
I'm sure she got plenty of praise from Celestia, Luna and Bucky's herd for her anonymous hoof in saving Babs and the two other foals but I suspect first-hoof experience is going to give her a much deeper appreciation for what her efforts mean to those she helped. After all, knowing you did good first-hand/hoof is usually far more satisfying than getting praised speculatively or by proxy.
I am concerned just like sunset lightening.
Do we face the real threat of sunset ascension and also I wonder how the changling chitin is going to affect her magic focusing
got an idea for you in this picture http://www.bronibooru.com/posts/53079?tags=ziom05 there is a gun designed for a pony, you could add it for the ponies bucky hasnt got around to yet
Holy shit! This is the longest fic I have ever seen! Jesus...I'm gonna take a while with this one...
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Oh, but it is SO worth it ...
5461279 Began reading...it sure looks like it is!
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Thanks.
My brain can process things right now.
5459256 actually i am pretty sure the crystal ponies existed before hand....... and this hwole machine thing does not influence them directly.
5459984 Not as disgusting as the farts here
Um I missed something who is Erebus?
5462265 Yeah, he kinda appeared out of nowhere, it seems.
Did I miss something??
Also:
I pity him. I pity him so much. The world must tremble at what might happen.
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Read THE CYCLE!
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They are like worker bees... sorta. They exist to create positive happy emotions... love... joy... happiness... the Crystal Empire harnesses this and turns it into energy to power itself up.
Not just crystal ponies anymore though... Now that Shining Armor has been added to the grid, the machine has the ability to process regular ponies as well.
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No breaking a promise he made to himself is where he says enough. Buck the tortured pony.
See Kudzu's comments for further extrapolation.
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Hmm, I dunno who the massively powerful entity they've been spending the past thirty to sixty (
maybeprobably more) chapters disobeying and antagonizing is.5462631
Okay things make sense now, or at least as much as they can at the moment, thanks
So, Sunset is gonna be part bug pony?