Twilight is sitting next to Celestia and Blueblood as the three of them wait for their meals to arrive. Even though she should be ecstatic about eating with the princess, her thoughts are currently somewhere else. She can’t fight the feeling that something major transpired when she was in the dining hall. There’s a pain inside of her that she can’t explain. Why does she feel like this? There’s no logical reason for her to feel the way she does. Sure she didn’t get to talk to the thestral that was eating but it wasn’t the end of the world by any means. Yet there’s a sense of regret and failure. Perhaps with her studies on gaining Anon’s forgiveness, she’s also become a bit worrisome over trivial things?
It’s a thought, but it does little to help.
“Twilight?”
Twilight flinched slightly as she feels something rest of her withers. She looks over to see the princess giving her a look of concern. Looks like the princess can read her as easily as any open book.
“Yes?”
“You seem a bit lost in thought. Is something the matter?”
Twilight shakes her head. “No, I just feel odd is all.”
Celestia looks at Twilight a bit before accepting her answer. If her student doesn’t want to talk about it then she can’t force her. It’s not like Twilight is the only one feeling odd today. That small feeling inside of Celestia that she felt before is now in full force. It’s a pressure inside of her that she cannot put her hoof on. Should she check to see if Anon is alright? Usually, when she gets an odd feeling it’s related to Anon, but she knows that Luna’s captain is protecting him. She wouldn’t want to undermine her sister’s judgment on the matter. Still, maybe just a quick check couldn’t hurt?
Celestia lights her horn slightly and connects with Anon. She instantly doubles over and covers her mouth with a hoof.
“Princess!” Twilight shouts as she notices the Princess sudden change.
Celestia’s eyes are unfocused as she takes a large hit to her psyche. She can feel her body shaking and a great amount of panic and danger filling her. Not to mention she feels like throwing up everything she’s ever ate. Her heart hurts so much and her body is on fire. She quickly breaks the connection and tries her best to bury what she feels. It takes her but a moment to return to her normal position and apply her princess mask to hide away the pain. This wouldn’t be the first time she needed to act normal in a time of emergency. Everything about her has returned to her normal serene look.
“Aunty?” Blueblood looks afraid.
Celestia looks at him with a gentle smile.
“Sorry about that, I haven’t been feeling well.” Celestia says. “Just a bit of a tummy ache.”
Blueblood isn’t too sure about that, but he accepts what his aunt says anyways. Twilight is looking at Celestia still alarmed. Whatever happened to her had to be serious to make the princess double over like that. She can’t help but be concerned about her mentors wellbeing.
“Do you need to see the doctor?”
Celestia shakes her head. “I’m fine.” She then stands up. “I’m sorry to do this, but I just remembered I have to check on a few things.”
Blueblood and Twilight are confused by this sudden change.
“Are you sure it can’t wait?” Twilight asks.
Celestia shakes her head. “Sadly, it cannot.” Celestia rests a hoof on Blue’s mane. “We’ll do this again, so don’t worry. I just need to check something.”
Blueblood understands and gives a nod.
“Do you need any help?” Twilight asks.
“There’s no need, Twilight. I’m sure you and Blue can have a nice meal together. The two of you rarely talk.”
Twilight looks over at Blueblood. It’s true, Twilight spent most of her time learning when she was a filly, so Blueblood and she have never really gotten to know one another. Even after that she heard a few things from Rarity that makes her hesitant to get to know him. Yet, why would the princess treat him so well if he is as bad as Rarity says? Perhaps this is a test? To see if Twilight is ready to face Anon? Alright, Twilight won’t judge, she’ll get to know Blueblood and make her own decision.
“Alright.” She agrees.
Celestia nods at that. “That’s good to hear. Now, if you’ll excuse me.”
Celestia walks off towards the castle as Blueblood and Twilight give her a wave. Now they are left alone and neither one knows what to say, an uncomfortable silence builds between them for a few minutes as they simply look everywhere but each other's direction.
“So...” Blueblood decides to act. “Do you like animals?”
A simple question and one that Twilight is grateful for. The silence was starting to become too much for her.
“Not as much as my friend Fluttershy, but I do own an owl.”
“You know Fluttershy?” Blueblood asks.
Twilight finds herself surprised by how casually Blueblood spoke her name. Do they know each other?
Twilight nods. “Yes. Do you?”
“We talk a lot in the garden. She’s very nice.”
Twilight finds this entire situations interesting. Something isn’t right here. If Blueblood is as bad as her friend made him out to be then why would Fluttershy spend time with him?
“That sounds like Fluttershy.”
“How long have you know each other?” Blueblood asks out of interest.
So far this is going great. Blueblood seems like a good pony but there’s much more she can learn. If Blueblood is open to hearing her story then perhaps this is a great opportunity to get to know him as well.
“I guess our friendship started when I first came to Ponyville.”
Luna is deep in thought as she walks down the hallway of the castle. She’s been thinking about what she is going to say to Anon. Just trying to figure out the right words seems like a losing battle for her, something she isn’t used to. She above all wants to avoid sharing her memories of that time in her life. She fears how that would come to affect him if she were to do such a thing. It would be best to simply lay herself bare, put all the cards on the table, as the saying goes. Yet she fears what will come of this. Trust is a tree that takes time to grow but seconds to cut down. If Anon loses trust in Luna, she doesn’t know how she’ll handle something like that.
“Why do you care what that human thinks?” A voice whispers inside of her head.
“I thought I told you to never talk to me again.” Luna speaks to herself.
“Your thoughts are giving me a headache.” Nightmare moon mocks.
“Well, seeing as it’s my mind, I can think about whatever I please.”
“Pointless thoughts is all I see. Forget what that creature thinks.”
Luna notices a certain hostility to Nightmare’s tone.
“It seems that you’re in a sour mood.”
Nightmare scoffs. “I just find your infatuation with that beast annoying.”
Luna grits her teeth at hearing that.
“I will say this once, Nightmare. When it comes to what I care for, hold thine tongue, lest you wish to part with it.” Luna threatens.
Nightmare gives another scoff but doesn't say anything else. Luna has no idea what’s with Nightmare today. Usually, she keeps her silence for the most part. It’s just another thing she doesn’t understand. Pointless to waste thought on that mare, as Anon is far more important. It then hits luna like a ton of bricks. She places a hoof to her chest as her heart weighs heavy. The very air itself becomes so thick that one would think it were made of sludge. Something’s wrong with Anon, there’s no time to lose. She looks over to a corner that has a shadow and quickly runs into it.
She needs to find out what’s happening with Anon.
Blossom is stroking Anon gently as he continues to hold her. He’s been like this for a few minutes but she doesn’t have a problem with it. It’s almost as if a mother is comforting a child in a way. This reminds her of a time that has long since passed. Before her thoughts take her away, what happens next isn’t what she expects. Almost like a light being turned on, Anon suddenly moves away from her and quickly sits in his seat. He moved so fast that Blossom was impressed he didn’t break the sound barrier in doing so. Now she can only stare at him as he looks down at his plate. A thousand yard stare and a blank expression. Blossom has seen that look on the battlefield many times before. Nothing is said between the two as Anon looks at his plate and Blossom continues to face him. It feels as if an eternity goes by before Anon opens his mouth.
“Thank you.” Anon says with an emotionally dead tone.
“I said I was going to protect you. I never break a promise.”
They’re left in silence. Anon is stuck in his own mind trying to sew his sanity back together. Everything that happened just happened too quickly for him to comprehend. It was all normal and then she showed up. The thought of her sends a chill down his spine. Every time she is near Anon doesn’t feel like himself. It’s almost as if he turns into a animal. He needs to run when she’s close. Thinking about it is just going to make the feeling worse. He needs to calm down before he gets sick.
Yet his thoughts start to turn on him. Falling into a darker area of his mind. Why is he so weak? Why can’t he just be a man? He’s pathetic. Being afraid of a pony. Needing others to save him. He feels his fists clench as those thoughts take over. They’re right, he is weak. If it wasn’t for the sister’s he’d probably still be in his home avoiding ponies. They probably think of him as nothing more than a child to take care of. That’s why they do it, isn’t it? They do it because they pity him.
As his thoughts become all consuming, he feels something settle on the top of his left hand. He looks over to see that Blossom put her hoof on his hand. She’s giving him a gentle smile, a smile that reminds him of Celestia. Blossom... She really did come through for him. She said she was going to protect him and that’s what she did. Even after she was willing to stay to try and calm him down. Anon can feel the darker part of his mind starting to settle.
The fact is, Anon has a lot of friends that want nothing more than to see him safe. It’s not because they pity him, it’s because they actually care. Maybe he is weak, but there are ponies around him that are strong. Humans became great because of their willingness to make groups, and for most of his life, Anon has been alone. So now that he has people he can depend on, as long as he’s with them, then maybe he doesn’t have to be afraid? He can feel a smirk grow on his face as he looks down at Blossom’s hoof.
“I know you can’t keep your hooves off me, but please, keep it in the bedroom.”
Blossom is thrown off by his comment, but quickly feels a smile on her face.
“You can’t blame a mare for wanting all this.” She motions to Anon’s entire form.
Anon chuckles a bit. “I guess not.” He feels as if everything is back to normal as he looks down at his plate. “I’m starved.”
Blossom agrees. “Yeah, let’s eat.”
Just as Anon and Blossom are about to eat, the door the dining room is kicked open. They both look over to see Celestia is standing there while panting heavily. Not only that, but the two of them hear something coming from the other side of the room. They both look over to a dark patch in the corner and see Luna run out of it.
“Anon?!” Both Celestia and Luna shout.
“Yeah?”
They both gallop over to him until Anon is sandwiched between them both. They’re hugging him with enough force to crush his spine, but thankfully, he’s only taking half the force. Blossom is also being sandwiched between them as well.
“W-What’s wrong?” Anon grunts out.
“I felt that something was wrong.” Celestia and Luna speak at once.
“Can you let go of us?” Anon asks.
“Us?” They speak in unison again.
Luna and Celestia let go of Anon and see Blossom there as well. Both Anon and Blossom gasp for air. It was a really tight hug.
“Terribly sorry about that.” Celestia apologises.
“No problem.” Blossom fixes her fur some.
Luna rests her attention directly on Anon.
“What happened?” She asks.
Anon isn’t too sure if he wants to tell any of them about what happened, but he knows they’ll find out eventually. Blossom, after all, is Luna’s captain. So he might as well get this out of the way.
“Twilight came here.”
Luna feels her features hardened and Celestia finally understands what she felt earlier. While Celestia is filled with concern, Luna is filled with anger.
“What did she do?” Luna asks.
“Nothing.” Anon looks at Blossom. “Blossom hid me until she left. I was a bit shaken up, but I’m fine now.”
Luna looks over at her captain with a questioning gaze. Blossom nods in confirmation. Luna feels her expression soften as she returns her gaze to Anon.
“Are you sure you’re alright?” She asks out of concern.
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry, Anon.” A voice speaks up.
Anon looks over at Celestia as she turns away from him. What’s got her in such a bad mood?
“What do you have to be sorry for?”
“I sent Twilight here.”
The entire room falls silent. Anon can feel his thoughts explode into thousands of questions, his emotions wanting to shift to anger but he calms himself. There’s more to this than meets the eye. He needs to know what happened.
“Go on.”
Celestia can feel everyone in the room looking at her, yet she has not turned back to meet their gaze. She can’t.
“I invited Twilight to have lunch with Blueblood and I. When I was going to send the order to the chefs, Twilight offered to come here and tell them herself. I had a feeling that something was wrong, but I still let her go.”
Anon takes a few seconds to take in what Celestia said. A sigh leaves him. It’s not her fault. Even if he wants it to be, he can’t blame her for an honest mistake. Maybe she could’ve checked the castle with her magic for his location, maybe she could’ve told Twilight not to go. These are things she could’ve done, but even then, she’s not at fault for what happened. Anon gets up from his seat and walks over to Celestia. He doesn’t pause as he takes her into an embrace.
“Just an honest mistake.” Anon says.
Celestia feels her heart skip a beat as Anon holds her. She can feel her eyes glisten some at his words. So instead of saying anything, she simply wraps him into her wings and holds him tight. Anon can feel some dampness on his shoulder. He hates it when Celestia cries, especially when it's for his sake.
“I still feel responsible.” She states.
“I don’t know what to tell you, Tia. I don’t blame you, so there’s no reason to feel responsible.” He then looks over at his meal, then at the two sisters. “You two want to have lunch with Blossom and me?”
That catches their attention as they give shallow nods. Celestia and Anon break from their embrace. Anon returning to his seat while Celestia cleans herself up a bit. After everything has calmed down a new voice speaks up.
“May I take your orders?” A waiter asks.
Anon flinches, he swears that damn pony is a ninja. With everything settled, Celestia and Luna both give their orders to the waiter. Luna quickly takes the open seat beside Anon and Blossom notices a jealous gaze Celestia is giving her sister. Blossom gets a smirk on her face as she takes in the scene. Well, perhaps now is the time for her to take her leave.
“I need to get back to the office and finish off the paperwork that’s leftover.” Blossom speaks up.
“Are you sure?” Anon asks.
She nods. “Positive.” She gets up from her seat and walks over to the dining room door, stopping briefly as she turns back to face Anon. “Enjoy your meal, Stud.”
Blossom quickly departs and leaves Anon alone with the two sisters. They’re facing the door just before they look back at Anon.
“What does she mean by stud?” Celestia asks.
Anon feels his face fall into his hands. That damn bat! He’ll make her pay for that.
Gilda is hiding on top of a building as she watches the mare from the shop talking to the guards at the front gate of the castle. So that thing really does knows the rulers of this place? Gilda vaguely remembers what happened last night, as she decided to get smashed soon after, but she does remember that creature. How it wrapped its arms around her, stroked her plumage. It even had the gall to make her purr! Gilda has never been so embarrassed in her life!
Gilda is filled with so many emotions right now. Mostly anger. It probably did that on purpose. If it knows the rulers, it’s bound to know the elements as well. Gilda feels her beak click at a certain thought. She wouldn’t be surprised if he only did that because of Rainbow, she probably put him up to it! To make her look like a fool again! Well, Gilda is no fool and she’ll teach that creature a lesson! Then she’ll find Rainbow and teach her a lesson about loyalty when she pounds her muzzle in!
“Should you really be sneaking around on such a fine day?”
Gilda quickly whips around and finds an orange pegasus mare in front of her.
“Who in the hay are you?” Gilda asks.
“Spitfire. That’s not important. What is important is your interest in Anon.”
Gilda feels her eyes narrow. “You know that creature?”
“Somewhat. I was in the shop while you were having a “chat” with the owners.” Spitfire lands on the roof a few hooves away from the griffin. “Now, I don’t like it when someone gets hurt. So I’m going to convince you not to lay a claw on Anon.”
Gilda rolls her eyes. “Like I’d listen to what you say.”
“Is that so?” Spitfire chuckles a bit. “What if I told you that I’m doing this for your sake, not Anon’s.”
Gilda looks at the pony with a raised brow. She must be joshing?
“Why help me?”
“As I said, I don’t like seeing others get hurt.”
“And you think I’m the one that would get hurt?”
“Think?” Spitfire shakes her head. “You misunderstand... I know you will get hurt.”
Gilda rolls her eyes as she waves Spitfire off.
“Yeah, if you’re done wasting my time, I got some face to pound.”
“If you want to get turned into ash, then be my guest.”
Gilda freezes in place when she hears that.
“Excuse me?” Gilda turns to face Spitfire again.
“You’re not from around here, so I’ll let you in on a secret. The two rulers are very close to Anon. I doubt you’d get within hoofs length of him before one of the sisters blasted you into ash.”
“You’re bluffing?” Gilda squints at Spitfire.
“Yeah, I am.” Gilda relaxes some. “Chances are slim you’d get past his friends. Let me tell you, ponies that know Anon are passionate about his safety.”
Gilda wants to refute that but then her mind drifts back to her interaction in that candy shop. Those two ponies from before weren’t bluffing when they said they were ready to duke it out in their own store. It’s one of those very rare moments when a pony actually stands up against a griffin. So this creature has a lot of friends that are willing to fight for him? Gilda feels her beak click as Rainbow Dash briefly flashes in her mind.
Gilda scoffs. “Must be nice to have friends in high places. I bet he even goes on adventures with the Elements.”
“I wouldn’t be too sure about that.”
“Why is that?”
“Are you really that dense?”
“What was that?” Gilda feels her claws dig into the wood of the home below.
Spitfire casts a brief glance at her paws before she returns her sights on Gilda.
“Have you not heard about the punishment in Ponyville?”
“Why would I care about that place?”
“Well, seeing as that’s where the elements were punished, I assumed a lot of creatures would care.”
“Punished?” That catches Gilda off guard.
“Indeed, a lot of them were punished.”
“Was Rainbow Dash one of them?” Gilda asks.
“Yeah, she was.”
Gilda feels her eyes widen. When did this happen? For the most part, she’s just been drifting around Equestria for a while thinking about if she should go home or get revenge on Rainbow Dash. Yet to hear that she’s been punished, by the rulers of this place no less, is enough to make her pause.
“Tell me everything.” Gilda demands.
Spitfire feels a smirk on her face.
“Go ask Anon yourself.” Spitfire walks past the griffon and to the edge of the roof. “He’s not as bad as you may think.” Spitfire looks over her withers at the griffin. “I’m sure you two have a lot in common.”
Spitfire walks off the edge and glides down to the street below. She feels that it isn’t her place to tell others about what happened with Anon. That’s his choice if he wishes to share that information. She’s confident that she left the griffon more curious than hostile. She wasn’t lying though, if that griffin does hurt Anon, it’ll be the last thing she does. Spitfire chuckles at that thought a bit as she walks back to her home, it seems Anon will be rather busy today. Perhaps she’ll stop by some other time?
Gilda is standing on the roof as she watches that pegasus walks off into the crowd. She feels her features shift into a snarl. Tartarus! Gilda is putting her plans on hold for the moment. There seems to be something else she’s interested... Rainbow’s punishment. Gilda can feel a certain thrill inside of her at the thought of hearing about what happened. She can only hope that mare got it good. Her thoughts of harming the creature are currently on hold, there’s bigger fish to fry.
Its been like 6 chapters of the same day damn it, write more would ya. If only to progress time
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And that's a problem?
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I hadn't noticed it. Perhaps I was desensitized to this sort of thing by Forgiveness Pending and its million words that take place in two months.
Though, now that its pointed out, I must concur with the "Get on with it!" sentiment.
Anon here is acting way too weak for a human.Need I remind you that humans tend to quite violent when we're scared? I always pictures Anon stomping on Twilight's head out of anger,fear and panic.
I dunno,maybe I'm just spitting nonsense
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How can you get on the train and not be ready for a ride? I disagree with you both. I feel the pacing is justified by what's happening in the story. I guess that's just me.
Can't wait for Gilda's and Anon discussion. Keep up the good work.
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Can the writer just do his/her thing? So what if there's 6 chapters that takes place on the same day? I'm still enjoying the ride, and most people who's tracking/faving his stories are too.
7168077 Amen...he needs to man-up.
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google PTSD, its not as simple as you might think
Another potential romantic interest? Anon's building up quite the harem.
Wonder if he'll ever meet any of the other elements again before the story's done
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Huh,guess he's not one to hold grudges.
7168077 Actually, he has a trauma comming from claustrophia, and actually he would have pannic more violently if Blossom didn't hold him and hid, that stopped it from lashing out, when in panic, there are two reactions, to fight or to run, and hide count as run, so he was hid, and the decision to fight was erased, so you have it why he didn't make a ruckus.
Moar?
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Of course he can do his own thing. I'm pointing out my opinion that we seem to be dragging down a bit. I highly doubt he'll change his plan off of just the whining of two readers. His story, his rules, and anything I say shouldn't have any effect on that.
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Ah,now I get it
And Spitfire swoops in to save Gilda's day. Though I think that once she hears what happened, she'll probably not have much, if any, anger left.
Also, Blossom is evil. Leaving Anon with the royal sisters like that. Good job
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You also need to keep in mind that this story is written from many perspectives. If it was just Anon, in a first person format, then the chapters would be rather fast. Yet I'm having to write from currently nine, yes, nine different perspectives. I even have a list of active characters and a timeline for how many days have passed. Fact of the matter is, you're right, only two days have passed since the stories release. Still, I don't think I'm dragging it along. As what's currently happening is rather important for character building. Everything that I post has meaning to the story. As much as you'd like for me to "get on with it", people read my stories for the journey, not a simple hit it and quite it ending.
It sucks to wait for chapters, I know, but it also sucks that I need to work to pay my bills. Food for thought.
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If you're so bothered by this, then write a story of this quality and publish a chapter once per day.
Just because all six chapters happened during the same day doesn't mean that the entire sory has to revolve around Anon all the time, there are other characters that can be used to make a story like ta that much alluring and entertaining.
I don't want to be rude, but I'll like to see you do better
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The actual problem is quite different. This is merely a symptom.
Most longer series not written by professional writers start to exhibit that after a time. The slowdown. The number of characters and threads grows. The slice of time given to each diminishes, and the overall progress slows down, grinding to a crawl - where the first chapters would cover weeks of action, the late ones cover a couple hours of story time.
This is very frequently coupled with longer time between updates. Release dates slipping, the author extending extended hiatus periods, taking time off for other projects.
The cause is the author's diminishing interest in keeping the story going. And eventually, as the effect gets more pronounced and the author realizes the cause - the story is canceled.
And THIS is the problem.
I've seen this happen way too often. I saw 100k+ stories dying this death two chapters from the end. I've seen reboots/revivals that ended one chapter in, after the author tried to restart the story. I have one bookshelf, 'DEAD', sacrificed to stories like these, there are dozens of them. At one time I found some 40 promising webcomics and began following them, watching for updates. Currently there's 10 of them left. Out of the remaining 30 or so, 4 ended, with the story reaching conclusion. The rest just ceased to update. Out of fanfics that run for more than a year, less than half reaches conclusion. That's the scale of the problem.
Here, the symptoms aren't very aggravated yet. But they are here. Less than 8 hours of story time per month of realtime is a sure telltale sign,.
That was deep, man.
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Eating is overrated
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I'm guessing that things will turn either really good or really bad for Anon cause everything around him is getting some intense heat. I know this might not be helpful for Anon in my opinion, but the rest of the mane 6 should really admit their big mistakes and owe him an apology for everything they put him though since their own actions and bullshit has almost killing him and they would no longer be the elemental bearers, just winding up into prison for who knows where at exactly. Even though it may or may not happen, but they really should at least learn from their biggest mistakes and to maybe start over fresh and to be friends with Anon.
thank you for the chapter.
Damn...PTSD is brutal for Anon. I remember when my dad had PTSD when he was on tour in Iraq.
7168225 get on with it
just kidding
Great story writing
the story, it is a breath of fresh air. I will be reading this to the end
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i personally enjoy reading different perspectives in a story at the same time. it helps answer many questions that typically go unanswered in other stories and it makes the story far more interesting. stories that take time are typically more enjoyable then stories that are simply vomited out
I really hope that Gilda starts to become a main character in this, she's really underused on this site and I would love to see more of her.
The princesses can literally feel his emotions from a distance now?
Heavy.
Lucky Anon, he's got a whole bunch of buddies having his back.
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There is some problems.
First, Anon don't want apologies in this point of story from these who truly hurt him and it's hardly to blame him. It's not easy to forgive someone who torture you or multiple times almost kill you.
Second, some of Mane 6 have characters that make it hard to allow them to admit their wrongdoings. I say here about Rarity, who probably still think just about "end" of her dream and especially Rainbow Dash. Well, there is possibility that she hid now somewhere alone and blames Anon for crushing her dreams, even if she done it herself. It could turn into actual hate, if she fuel this feelings enough and we all know that hate can push to everything.
These should be "sisters" instead of "sister's"
That suffex ( 's ) denotes ownership and such. Example being "My sister's belonging" (The plural form would be like "The Sisters' belongings")
It is odd because you did use "sister's" correctly once in the chapter before these errors.
Remember kids! An S at the end of a noun makes it plural (except in some circumstances) and a 's at the end makes it possessive.
PS. I am loving this story and demand more.
Don't understand the logic behind it being Anon's business to tell Gilda. Considering he let the whole town hear of what they did to him before getting dunked on, i would say his privacy is forfeit at this point.
7168921 Re-read and... yeah I.. am going to get downvoted to hell but I just don't see why Twilight's getting the amount of hate in the comments she's getting. All in all what she did was wrong, but comparing it to rape is... very disrespectful to people who have been raped. A restraining order, sure. A tongue-lashing, probably par for the course. But chapter after chapter pounding home just how horrible she was or the experience was or whatever just doesn't make sense to me.
Fun fact, in parts of the United States, up until the past 3 years, this (restrained, and have blood samples taken against your will) could be done to you by law if you are suspected of Driving Under the Influince. That's now illegal... without a warrant. but still it's hardly justification for PTSD of this scale. A panic attack or two during and after, sure... Still, maybe he actually has a mental illness that renders him unable to cope with stress? I dunno. I mean I have arachnaphobia and trypanohobia (fear of needles) but I can get shots, even ones I really don't want, without flashbacks. Spiders will send me bolting and returning with the biggest heaviest book I can to kill the little bastards, too. So 'But he had claustrophobia' isn't enough of a reason.
I have been meaning to ask this for quite some time, but is Twilight autistic? She shows signs of social obliviousness I would expect from someone on the autistic spectrum
sisters.
7169064 Oh, you're afraid of drowning? Let me put you in the pool and hold you underwater until you start blacking out due to lack of air. Hey, it's nothing special!
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As a fellow Autistic (Aspergers technically, but they are similar and on the same spectrum) I've had that thought too. Her eccentric personality and social problems.
7169064 honestly I feel the same way about how twilights punishment is abit overwhelming.
7169341 lolwut?
7168106 this dudes need to rewatch the goku vs freeza battle and the "5minutes" it took namek to blow up.
This guy has it rough. A severe case of being neurotic and having a stress tolerance that is Way too low. Who gets extreme PTSD let alone any from having their blood drawn forcibly? It is still quasi-legal in the USA. You can technically refuse but poof goes your drivers license.
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I understand that many people just don't understand what mental disorders look like. Not that big of a deal? For you, sure. Yet you're not looking at the entire picture. A lot of you are assuming that Twilight is the reason for his PTSD, she's a trigger, she represents what Anon fears the most, a loss of control. She has an absolute power over him. Her magic can literally pull him from his friends and restraint him with no hope of escape. Claustrophobia made him afraid, magic kept him in place. Now, this is from my own experience, but when I'm afraid my skin become hypersensitive. So someone touching me feels like pure agony. So if I was in this state while someone forcefully took blood, it would be like getting a tooth pulled with no pain numbing agent. It's not even the pain either. When you're reduced to a basic animal of flight or fight and you can't do either, it's hard to explain how that feels, the helplessness.
In many ways it is like rape. A loss of control, no means to escape. You feel powerless in your life. Some people can live normal lives and some have specific triggers. Fear of men/women, fear of the night or even parks. Again, humans are too unique for me to give you a blanket statement that fits all the cracks. All I can do is try to explain how this Anon feels, because this Anon is based on me. His PTSD was caused not by Twilight solely, that was a group effort. Yet Twilight is the only case where he couldn't run or fight. So in his mind he associates helplessness to her very existence.
Self diagnosis doesn't mean anything when compared to someone who actually has those phobias. As stated before, we're all too unique for you to say "Hey, I'm afraid of needles and I can get shots, so that means everyone that's afraid of needles is just like me." I know people who are actually afraid of needles. To the point that they will attempt suicide to get away from them. That's a real phobia.
high charged emotional agony.
tasty.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's impossible since she doesn't have a physical body to do that.
I wonder if Anon will remember his interaction with Gilda since he was drunk at the time. Though it's not like Gilda can fly down and ask him out of the blue about the Mane 6's punishments. So far there are multiple potential love interests in this story though you think by now we could at least have one official couple. There ate at least 5 mares who are interested in Anon, so before you add more can we get this ship train to make its first stop?
That moment when new chapter is out, you read it first thing in the morning and know you have to wait a while for new one... the horror, the pain ... great story, but please... ending a chapter in such interesting moments... you´re killing me
keep up the good work
7169353 I'm also diagnosed with autism so perhaps I'm just coloring Twilight's personality with my own, but I remember speaking with the author at one time and I truly believe that Twilight (at least in this story), is in fact autistic
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I agree, I believe she had mild Asperger's syndrome. In this story definitely, and even a little bit in the show.
7169442 you have a brain. Use it.
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yes I auger that Twi is getting to much hate, but there is no point in the story to justify her to be good, in front of the other characters, so the hate is justified, it's like some one kicked the living day lights out of you little brother or sister, for no resin. and come back as a good prison next year. what would you do, and what would the victim do.
as I used a more traumatic way I will match it to this story.
so first human in equestrian= new world, and important first impressions, so the ground is stable
then meats Twi, befriends her, trust her, then she betrayed him, by taking his rights away , cussing a negative spiral.
then the town thought negatively of him from apple jack, cussing hate on him lading to loneliness, depression, and scared of those around him. that went on mounts on end. (at this point, I will kill myself)
think he is on his own, what will you do whit that?
the dark side is, that Anon is suicidal
Anon is pretty close to a full-on snap. I personally think that it's unwise to have Twilight Sparkle and Anonymous in the same castle at the same time. Princess Celestia doesn't seem too concerned with the proximity of the trigger (Twilight) to Anonymous. For example, if someone is terrified of dogs and I own a dog, I would remove the trigger (the dog) from my home. Anon's learned response is to break down in the presence of Twilight Sparkle, who represents the stimulus. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are actually making the castle a more dangerous place for Anon by having Twilight Sparkle there, instead of it being a haven where he can calm down and spend time with the Princesses.
Either remove Twilight from the Castle, keep her contained to her room while Anon is around, or have the Princesses leave the castle to interact with Anon. The current set-up is extremely unhealthy for Anonymous' mental well-being.