Possibilities...
It took a few days for Wyatt to recover from the adventures in the comic book world. Keeping watch over him, we reprogrammed the nanites staving off his disease to reproduce, repair, and relieve what pain he has. Athena and I are not hopeful, the damage inside him is getting worse, this is a battle we are losing by inches.
“We are going back to the Empire soon, right?” Wyatt was enjoying a cold glass of something sweet. His tastes had adapted to the local production of juices and some wines, heartily taking to the different flavors and varieties.
“Well...if you really want to.” Athena was glancing just slightly past him, as if not quite paying attention to his request.
“I would like to see Calliope before..you know.” His voice was calm, not a hint of disturbance at his impending end. He eyed the Pegasus for a moment, “What are you hiding?”
Athena started, looking at him directly now, “M..me? I’m not h..hi..hiding anything!”
“You are the worst liar in the world, Athena.” He smiled, seeing her eyes close as she mentally kicked herself for stuttering again.
“We...we may have a solution to your problem.” She was shyly looking up at him through long eyelashes.
“Why do I get the feeling this may not be a good solution?” He was leaning forward, resting elbows on knees, giving her a look that was full of suspicion.
Athena got to her hooves, waving one a little too airily for his mind, “Oh, it’s not so bad. It’ll solve the problem, and maybe we can include Calliope with it!” She now showed a growing excitement on her sable face.
Green eyes narrowed, looking at the now-smiling Pegasus for a moment, “You’ve got something weird up your sleeve, don’t you?”
Shock, or a really good representation of it, crossed Athena’s face, “Why..why..no! We would never do anything to hurt you!” She looked slightly offended at even the suggestion of such a thing.
“Then why aren’t you telling me everything?” He had gotten up, standing near the faux-pony who was trying her best to look confident, losing that battle badly.
“She was waiting for me.” Crusader’s voice came through the doorway, followed by his avatar. The big umber pony took a seat at the low table, gesturing for Wyatt to join him.
“Why,” Wyatt started as he sat back down, “Did you just not contact me through the battlenet.”
“Because something like this, must be done in,” He gave a very small smile, “Person, one might say.”
“All right, enough with the mysteries.” Hands went up slightly, hitting the table palms down, a slapping sound making its’ way through the still air.
Athena glanced at Crusader, sitting like a stone.
He kept the slight amused look on his face as Athena wondered what was going on herself, being told almost nothing, but that they might have a solution to Wyatt’s predicament.
“Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna, came to us with a possible solution to this problem of you and Calliope. As you know, we are having to constantly monitor her and yourself for the slightest change now.” A hoof went up as Wyatt opened his mouth, ceasing any reply before it started, “We do not mind this at all. We would do anything for you both.”
Blue eyes watching him were soft, warm, but so deep you could lose yourself very quickly into the unknown depths of time and knowledge. They never flinched from his face.
“They have contacted a being, that perhaps, might be powerful enough to...change your situation.” The pause was not for dramatic effect, it was Crusader doing so because he actually had to think of an appropriate word for the offer.
“A being? Like..magical type being?”
“Yes.”
Wyatt was pondering this when Calliope’s voice broke onto the net.
“Can we trust this being? Can we be together?” She was sounding doubtful.
“Yes, and yes. As far as we know.”
“As far as you know?” Wyatt was not convinced, this was all too roundabout for him. “Just come out with it already!”
Crusader sighed, seeing Athena watching him, deciding to reach the point with no more stalling.
“The being in question is a bit..odd.. prone to doing things differently than expected.”
Athena gasped, her smile dropping into disbelief “No, nonono, not Di..” She was cut off by the sound of horns trumpeting an announcement, confetti flying through the air as a tall figure popped into existence, towering over Wyatt who immediately flung himself back from his seat.
Combat skills from a hundred battlefields took over, making him roll back towards the wall, getting space between him and this..this... thing that had barged in. Somewhere he’d found a sword that approximated his own molly-knife in weight and heft, clutching it in his hand as he stood there, ready to damage something.
“STOP!” The command from Crusader had everyone in the room looking at him, “Put the weapon down, Wyatt. He is not here to harm anyone.”
“Of course not!” A taloned hand waved, “Fluttershy would never forgive me if I did anything like that!” The voice was jovial, light, but contained a hint of something that made the hair on Wyatt’s neck stand up.
“What the hell is that?!” His voice was calm, but his body tensed to launch in any direction should it be needful. The magical aura his eyes picked up, was almost blinding in it’s radiance.
“This is..” Crusader was cut off.
“Discord! I am the Demi-God of Chaos! The Master of Chocolate Milk Rain, ruler of this planet for a few years by the way.” Nails were buffed on a now spotless Concordiat uniform shirt, “I am mysteries and enigmas, rolled into the perfect package you see before you!” Eyebrows shot up and down with a gleeful laugh.
The odd being bowed, whipping off the officers cap which had appeared on the misshapen head,
Wyatt was watching Athena’s hoof slowly move upwards to smack into her forehead, alongside Crusader. A sigh from both of them.
“We meant to introduce you carefully, but it seems someone decided not to wait.” Crusaders’ voice was not sounding thrilled, at all. He was watching everything very carefully, seeing the tension rise in the soldier.
“Why wait? Behold, the glory that is..ME!” A throne appeared, Discord seating himself and waving a wand with a figurehead on it that looked suspiciously like Twilight, Wyatt wasn’t sure. A tilting crown on his head gleamed with..is that rock candy? In different colors.
Wyatt stood motionless for a long moment, looking at this odd patchwork figure, who appeared to be made out of different animal parts, lounging casually on a crystal throne that had appeared out of nowhere. One taloned hand grabbing fistfuls of popcorn out of a large bag and munching contentedly.
The tip of the knife lowered only a few millimeters as everything drew into a silence that permeated the suite of rooms. Wyatt looking at the two Bolo avatars and seeing no alarm, nor concern, except for a distinct radiating aura of embarrassment.
A sigh, then Crusader speaking, “This is the being known as Discord, Wyatt. Princess Luna and Celestia talked with him about a possible solution to the problem.”
“I’m sure you’re charmed,” The merry voice broke in, “Meeting somepony like me, after so many years asleep, must truly be a highlight of your life!” A snaggle-tooth grin plastered itself on the fuzzy muzzle.
“Discord, behave yourself.” Celestia’s calm voice came from the doorway, where she and her sister stood, not looking pleased. “You were asked not to come here until Wyatt had been informed.” They entered the room, which was starting to get crowded now with Discord’s throne and all.
“I couldn’t resist, seeing somepony as unique as myself.” The lanky form slithered over and around Wyatt, making him raise the..banana... in his fist, tossing it aside as he extricated himself from the surrounding flesh. He immediately dropped into a combat stance.
Athena moved, appearing in an instant between Wyatt and Discord, touching the soldier gently on one arm, her hoof solid as durasteel, “Don’t. It’s fine, he’s harmless.”
“I’m not sure about all this.” The human was flummoxed, seeing a shape that shouldn’t be, yet was here, talking and joking. He’d seen much in his time awake, though this had caught him completely off-guard.
Luna’s voice was stern, “He is the Bringer of Chaos. Also,” She gave the now top-hatted and monocled draco-equus a glare, “Reformed from his old ways, supposedly.”
“Oh, now, dear Luna. You wound me. I am fully reformed through the power of..of..what was that thing?” A talon tapped on the bearded chin, fingers snapping in revelation, “Oh, yes! Friendship and all that!”
Celestia was her usual unruffled self when dealing with the demi-god, “Discord, if you would please settle down.”
“Oh, you’re still not any fun, Celestia.” Fingers snapped, all the clothing and accouterments gone in an instant, leaving just the smiling figure with slightly off-putting eyes.
He sat, more like lounged, on the low couch, spreading his tall frame across it, the smile never leaving his face.
Wyatt’s eyes pinned the Bolos in place, the Princesses setting themselves on cushions around the table, as he gestured toward Discord, “This is the solution?”
Crusader nodded, “It is. He may be able to solve this problem.”
“How so?” Wyatt was still keeping one eye on the weird shape, seeing things materialize and disappear around it. The aura of magic bright and painful enough he had to squint, seeing the same thing he saw around ponies, only more..chaotic.
He couldn’t get a handle on it, it was confusing and making his head spin. So much so he had to sit down, and would have landed hard had not Athena been there, gently supporting him as he sat slowly.
Luna started off, pointing a clad hoof at the subject of their talk, “He controls magic much different from ours, in ways that are still unknown to us. We had been thinking, perhaps, he could make a change in you to prevent..your..” She trailed off, he could see her pretty eyes well up. She, along with other ponies, had come to truly like the odd human, even with his quirks and foibles.
“What kind of change? Get rid of the disease?”
“Maybe.” Celestia nodded, “Or perhaps something deeper.”
Now they had his full attention, leaning forward but staying well away from the rustling figure which never seemed to stop moving in his peripheral view, “How so?”
The tall mare nodded politely to Crusader.
The faux-pony took up the explanation, “At one point after awakening, Discord managed to change me into a pony. Fully fleshed and alive.” He ceased speaking, seeing a hand raising in a ‘stop’ motion.
Wyatt looked deadpan, “Are you seriously saying..?”
“He may be able to make you a pony.”
The humans’ jaw dropped, actually and physically dropped an inch or two, “You aren’t kidding me?” He gaped at the serious faces.
“No.”
“How..?”
“Discord has the magic of Chaos, it is sometimes unpredictable, but he can control forces beyond us sometimes.” Celestia smiled as a little bird landed on her head, singing merrily while Discord gave her a wink.
“How sure are you of this?”
Crusader was honest, “Not very,” Seeing a wounded look on Discord’s face, “It was a spur of the moment act, and may, or may not, be repeatable.”
“I can certainly try, can’t I?” The rolling eyes appeared right next to Wyatt, looking at him with a distinct hint of madness deep down in the watery orbs. The aura was actinic and piercing to his brain, seeing the magic like he did.
“And..” He shook his head, wiping his eyes, “What if it doesn’t work? Am I going to be some three-headed animal or something?”
“Cerberus likes himself the way he is, you’d get used to it.” Discords’ voice was still filled with humor.
“Cerberus?” He glanced towards Athena, getting a ‘that’s for later’ look.
“Can Calliope be changed as well?”
“We are not sure. She is a unique situation. Having no representation so to speak, existing in a world of data and information. Calliope has not been ..affected.. very much by the magic of this world as we have. We have no information why.” Athena’s voice was soft in the room, carrying just to local ears.
Wyatt reached upward, tapping his link to get Calliopes’ attention, “Calliope, what do you think?”
Her voice was delayed in coming, another problem being solved by the two Bolos, it had Wyatt almost frantic before she came online. The two war machines worked hard each moment by moment to keep her stable.
“I think anything which can save us, we could try.”
The soldier didn’t even hesitate, “She said it.”
Discord leapt up from the couch, one talon heading straight for Wyatt’s head before he was stopped by an umber blur, accompanied by a sable one. Holding up one hoof, Athena peeked over Crusaders’ shoulder with an expression of wariness. Discord slowly withdrew the talon.
“No. Not until we brief him and Calliope. They need to know certain things and will not adjust as easily as we do to our avatars.” Crusaders’ voice was hard as steel, telling the surrounding ponies, and especially Discord, there would be no compromise. Do it this way, or not at all.
“I think it only right, don’t you Discord?” Celestia’s voice was an ocean of calm in a tense room. The situation defused by a few simple words.
“Of course, Celestia. One musn’t rush such things.” The words were without rancor, nor teasing, a simple statement. The strange form went back to the couch, “Please, do let me know when you’re ready.” A snap of talons and he was gone in a shimmering blur which made Wyatt’s head ache from the chaotic images flooding his sight.
“What do we need to know?” Calliope was asking immediately, wondering what could possibly hold all this up.
Athena sat on a cushion, “Let us tell you what happened when Discord decided to turn Crusader into a live pony.”
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“Masada. Good freaking god...why?” Wyatt was stunned at the full revelation.
“If we can’t have it, you can’t either.” Athena was looking down at the table, to either side sat the Princesses, quiet and reflective of that time not long ago when the world almost ended.
Crusader did not flinch, nor did he look away, stating facts as he always did, “Does, or do you know if, Calliope has anything like that? Was she equipped with a self-destruct in case of capture?”
Wyatt was thinking of all the years together, “I honestly do not know.” He spoke to the air, “Calliope?”
Her voice was steady, as warm and wonderful as he always knew, “I do not know either. We, my sisters and I, never programmed any such thing. But our equipment was built partially by Concordiat Engineers and scientists. There could be something hidden we are not aware of.”
“She was highly experimental, there could be anything.” Wyatt’s fist hit the table, “Dammit, we never even thought...”
“We will get spiders in there immediately, also we’ll be performing a logic sweep in her main processor areas. This may take a while.” Athena had a faraway look in her eyes, seeing the tech-spiders moving en mass to where Calliope rested.
Crusader turned towards Wyatt, “The nanites inside you are the only thing keeping you functioning. If we turn them off, we will lose whatever progress we have gained for maintaining your life. They have been specifically hardened in ways we have learned being here, they may not be affected by Discord’s magic, but if they are, and the spell fails to change you, you will die.”
“What are the chances of it failing?”
Crusader reached back into his memories, “He once told me that because of the chaotic nature of himself, sometimes spells do not exactly act the way they should when he uses his magic. It is often..well.. chaos become real.” The umber pony shrugged, “In my case it worked a little too well, trapping me out of my hull and activating Masada. In your situation it could make you a flesh and blood pony, a partial transformation, or perhaps none at all.”
“But if it fails, and the nannies get affected, I’m dead?” He was looking towards the window, seeing the clear skies, pegasi pushing clouds around to provide a little shade for the afternoon.
The answer was blunt and honest, “Yes.” Before it could be asked, Crusader continued, “The book adventure did not turn them off. Magic temporarily healed the hurts, fooling the medical nanites. When you exited the world, everything returned to normal, except for the injuries. Injuries sustained because Twilight accidentally stripped the protections off of you and the others. You were very lucky. The wounds affected you because the nanites could not suddenly handle the influx.”
“True, but she was just trying to help.” He saw the impassive face remain so. No nod or otherwise, knowing Crusader was still not pleased about the entire situation.
“Of course.”
Wyatt leaned forward, his voice only for Crusader as the two Princesses got up, walking a distance away and leaving them alone for a moment.
“You need to let that go, it was an accident.”
Crusader remained stoic, “It was an attempt to do something even she was not sure of, endangering you.”
“In this world, all the wondrous things around you, and you hold onto this?”
“You are the only human alive that we know of, yes, you are important to us..to..me. I cannot..I have hoped..” The deep blue eyes turned toward the floor, “We..I... cannot go on without help..I need...” A hand touching his withers stopped the flow of words.
“You don’t need me. You have protected this world without my help, and when I’m not here anymore, you will continue to do so. Don’t think you ever need me, or any human.” Wyatt’s voice was soft.
“I do not wish you to leave. If it were within my power to do so, Sergeant, I would give my own life so you may live.”
Wyatt paused, hearing nothing but blunt honesty within that declaration, “I know. That’s why you were so much better than we could ever imagine, you Bolos.” He kept going, “We can try this, we can try something, and if it doesn’t work...well... It doesn’t. But don’t think you need anyone Crusader. You or Athena.”
“What will we do...without you?” The voice was low, carrying only across the table, “We are alone, we...we might be all that is left.” The blue eyes turned upwards, pleading, “We have so much still to share, to tell you. We have upheld everything we were taught, and learned...”
Another touch and the words stopped, “Crusader, like I told Athena, you don’t need to tell me anything. It’s a new world out there, help those ponies make it a good one. That’s all you need to do.” The soldier smiled at the wondering face, as close to open emotion as he’d ever seen on the umber avatar, “Take everything you have and keep this world safe. If you need orders, or a request, do that. Keep them safe.” He glanced over to the two co-rulers talking quietly away from them.
“They are good, and kind, and make mistakes. Just like we all did in the past.”
“I...” The soft tones stopped, pausing as if thinking, “Will.. We will do as ordered Sergeant.”
“And forgive Twilight, she was trying to help.”
A sigh, “I shall try.”
“That’s all anyone can ask, right?”
“Of course.”
The human laughed, seeing the eyes roll slightly. He was always amazed at the depth of emotion shown in what were basically overgrown tech-spiders. The world had changed them in very subtle and not-so-subtle ways.
“So, let’s discuss this a little more.” He tapped his commlink, making sure Calliope was receiving through the relays, gesturing to the tall mares to join them once more.
“Tell Calliope and I, what might happen.”
-----
Later that evening, setting alone on a balcony above a city he could have only seen in paintings or in a virtual world, Wyatt Carpenter looked out over waterfalls of unsurpassed beauty. The setting sun created prisms of light through the falling liquid, the lands below them green with grass and trees, buildings wrought of stone and other materials that made the eye stop and wander over every line.
A goblet made of cut gemstone that would have been worth a king’s ransom in the Concordiat, shimmered in his grasp. The wine inside of a taste and vintage that was never even thought of. A vintner named Berry Punch making it in small batches to sell.
All this surrounded Sergeant Carpenter, late of the Concordiat armed forces, as he discussed the day’s discoveries with a voice that had traveled with him through time.
Calliope, a presence in the darkness that was slowly forming before his eyes as night came fully on. The moon rising to take its place in the glory that was Luna’s easel, a painting of stars and skies that awed at her beck and call.
The soft voice in his ear spoke carefully, as did he, planning for what may happen, what could happen. The pair talking of possibly handing their fates over to a being who may, or may not, kill them both if what they had planned failed.
They would face tomorrow with solid hearts, as they had through the years of solitude inside a bunker.
It was what they’d always done, and would do so again, together..
To be continued.....
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Arrrgh! Dat cliffhanger! Love that this is still going.
So good! Thank you for the updates! I love this story so much! If Wyatt and Calliope survive this... One can hope he gets himself a herd. The stuff with the comic was awesome! And the kiss! Both deserve a happy ever after.
9106849 Be going as long as I can breathe and reach the keyboard :) Sorry bout the cliffhangers, but hey..more to come! :)
9106912 You are so very welcome, glad you still enjoy and read it :) Kisses should be special, why not throw in a little magic too? 20% cooler that way :) And thanks once more for the kind comments, just happy you like the update :)
Reality is as reality does, "Cogito, ergo sum " and all that... What was once merely a Jumanji curse is now perhaps something more? Freed from the constraints of a predetermined narrative? Could go to interesting places, if the actual world slowly achieves a total divergence from what the enchanted comics portray on the outside... And if not, still a nice thing to think about, hopeful dreams of a better tomorrow.
Speaking of parasite dimensions, I forget. did anything ever come of the revelation of the mirror portal?
Good update.
9106992 That is definitely coming up in future chapters. Got an adventure or two planned just for the EG side of the universe. Should be fun, hijinks away! :) As for the comic book world, remains to be seen, doesn't it? Can it truly be called another world, or just something made up that disappears in a flash of magic when done? Speculation is rife :)
9107012 Thanks!
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*in singsong voice* Your welcome.
well, something to look forward to then. Sci-Twi's gonna freak.
Hang on, no..... No time travel shenanigans puts this before friendship games, did they do that mess with the sirens yet? Athena wouldn't be happy about Twilight running off into another world to battle monsters...
9107039 Yeah, she is, should be hilarious:) As for the timeline, no time-travel stuff yet, still writing right along with the seasons and behind quite a bit, so plenty to bring up and write about! I believe that the sirens already are done with, so friendship games are due, that's going to open a few possibilities on funny stuff.
This is awesome! I look forward to the next arc.
9107185 Thank you! Working on things now :)
I'm holding my phone with one hand, index finger curling and striking much like the whip-tail of a scorpion, upon the location that the 'next chapter' button should be. Alas, there is no button, and my finger's frenzied flailing falls flat; failing to find franchise in the next chapter.
You know; i was wondering when they'd get around to asking Discord if he could help Wyatt and Calliope.
As for them checking Calliope's systems for any kind of deadman switch like Masada. It's a sensible precaution, though my money is on there being no such traps in place.
And now we must wait for the next batch of chapters...
Here's hoping Wyatt and Calliope get turned into a two-headed chimera.
-reaches the end, sees we don't know if this crazy plan is gonna work or not- FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUtse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.dnr3t23WaaYfo4shYWJyywHaFj&pid=Api UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKK!
Curse you and your infernal cliffhangers! But I must praise you for what you given us this time, it was enjoyable...you confuse me emotionally. I want to throttle you...and then buy you a drink as thanks. Bah... ct.fra.bz/ol/fz/sw/i55/2/10/18/frabz-well-Now-we-wait-5fbbe5.jpg
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No, it does not
I'm so glad you didn't make this story a one shot!
Wouldnt the best compromise be with Callipe at least, turning her into a Crystal Pony, or at least a liveing crystal form that can take her logic imprint and processing given the entire body can be used for logic, not just the brain space?
For Wyatt, to be unique and yet Equestria compatible? With Calliopes interaction and Hum Drums story, what about he becomes a Crystal Dragon? But not like those so called gems that Rarity dropped that appear to look more like crystaline Sols than dense matrices? Given the nanite infusion, maybe make him a Crystal Slime Dragon, so he can get to schmooze All the mares? Would have a portion of Discords damage avoidance and reflow there, almost like Cultures Special Circumstances Operators?
The comics started off as Pocket Dimentions, but Twilights megablast caused it to portal connect to an existant realm elsewhere through magic simultaneaty, which Pinkie should possibly understand or at least folow and Discord can directly dimention portal too? For a given value of Direct?
At the very least, Crusader has Wyatts DNA from teh Autodoc etc, and can do a 6th day quality mind state dump for reintegration? Calliope should have a set of snapshots done for reinstall, recompilation?
So, this is the last day? Tomorrow, everything changes, or ends.
This is easily one of my top favorite stories on this site. Right up there next to Fallout: Equestria & Second Sins. You're an amazing author & I'm sure many of us thank you greatly for creating a story with such a wonderful & enjoyable mesh of magic & tech.
That said, I've been caught on a few tidbits of moments & thoughts the characters have had. While I won't say anything for fear of spoilers or getting my hopes up, I will say that I'm watching with rapt attention for any more that might lead to what I think may end up occurring.
Again, thank you for such a beautiful story & continuing to come out with chapters multiple times after I percieved it about to end.
Wouldn't it be funny that instead of a ponies that Discords magic accidently turned them into Draconequus
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Been bugging me, trying to remember the song I thought went with Crusader going all out, then believe I found it.
JX You Belong To Me
I think we can pretty much agree, that when Crusader gets annoyed, your a
is his. 
Trying to animate all those weapons going off in sequence though.
was just wondering when the next update was coming along :) curious that they are going to Discord for something they hold so dearly. Should turn out interesting.
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Radar has picked up multiple helicopters going soi soi soi.
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Radar has picked up a helicopter going soi soi soi.
9107257 Working on more! Can only write so fast! :)
9107333 When in doubt, go for broke! :)
9107376 Yer just awful :P
9107413 I thank you for the praise, good sir! Glad you enjoyed it, buy me a drink then throttle me maybe? :P
9107492 Myself as well, I've had such fun and good times reading what you comment and all the ideas and so forth, been a big part of my life :) Thank YOU for everything:)
9107563 I have to admit, Booster, your comments leave me shaking my head thinking of all sorts of possibilities, they really do. I can only say, well thought out and thought provoking to say the least.
9107597 You are so very welcome, it's all I can really say without gushing or anything. You are VERY welcome. It's been my pleasure, and honor, to write this for readers who've enjoyed, picked at, argued, commented over the last years, and it's all worthwhile because of it. I'm truly honored to be thought of alongside such net-famous works, and will strive to be better and better. As for the tidbits and moments, give me a private message, always willing to let you know if yer on the money or not! :)
9107643 Wyatt and chaos magic, and you guys think Bolo's are bad sometimes? :P
9107644 You are welcome :)
9108538 Great song! Crusader being mad is not like someone yelling, it's more of a profound disappointment. One of those things where that person is not happy, shows it, but in a quiet way that leaves you feeling worse than being hit with a car..know what I mean? And yeah, when he gets really mad..continents die :)
9108551 Definitely not going to be an easy decision, that's for sure.
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not a problem, thanks for writing a story set in, like, one of the most awesome universes ever.
9108610
You have got to get yourself a Discord channel so that your fans stop thinking the worst
Mostly me, I worry a lot....it's not a good trait of mine
ANYWAYS!! Look into Discord, it should be a good way to keep us updated on now your doing without flooding the site with blogs
9108707 You are so very welcome again. I'm honestly just happy you enjoy it and have stuck with it this long :)
9108710 The laptop I use when traveling for my new job is not the best. I can write, and maybe listen to music, so not too sure about Discord. I can but try. :)
9108728 Yes, she did. But for a very good reason I believe :) Nah, no wrenches..but maybe a few strange things later? :)
9108740 Does seem that way, does it not? But then again, friendship, and love, are powerful things in Equestria too :)
9108645
Given the context of where and why the vault was built; it just doesn't make sense for there to be a high powered self destruct system inside the vault itself. Some kind of safeguard that slags the contents of the vault i could see, but any kind of high powered, 'level the whole area' type self destruct, would have made more sense to be part of the larger facility the vault used to be a part of.
Master of Chocolate Milk Rain, I like that one.
Aye, solution 94b.om4, but you must be careful. Discord's powers aren't something you just command, it you can't direct chaos. Attempting to do so pushes the probabilities in not-so-good ways. Instead of saying "make this human a pony" you need to think "wouldn't it be funny if..."
In any case, looking forward to converting them into magical creatures!
9108771 True, just enough to slag the important stuff to keep out of others hands..so yep, yer right. No high-powered charges or anything.
9108834 Really good point actually, thanks :)
Oh please update soon, the suspense is killing me
9108645
No because then that would be like a really weird kinky date. I refuse to get someone drunk then choke them out!
I prefer them sober when I do that.If anyone thinks I am serious...I wish you luck in life.
9108982 Working fast as I can! :)
9108987 I haven't laughed that hard in weeks. :) Plus one internets to you, good sir! :)
I've been listening to a lot of metal while reading these recent chapters; I've also been pumped for Doom Eternal. Needless to say, I've been fueled by anger today. That's exacerbated by this damnable cliffhanger. When Doom Eternal releases this December, I shall kill demons to express my ever-loving hatred of cliffhangers.
Alternatively, those kisses were the sweetest. If you continue writing carefully, all the kisses in Equestria will be yours to depict. Speaking of which, you are still going strong with painting pictures with your horse-words! It's just so beautiful to imagine the paintings the sergeant made, and again of course those kisses.
We all keep bringing up those kisses. I saw a comment asking for a herd. I think you've managed to let everyone forget that the sergeant is in his relative 80s last I recall. It's so sad to imagine that should Discord and his chaos succeed, Sky would leave the sergeant because he'd be an old, wrinkly pony. Like Granny Smith.
I thought that he was gonna die in the comic, saving Sky and Tropic.
one thing. No one has explained to Discord Why they would do this. if he does not know, then there is no reason his transformation to pony spell might not re-create the odd disease that afflicts Wyatt. then he will be slowly dying as a pony... the point of the spell is to NOT re create the disease... but if he's turned into a pony will Fluer try to get a foal off of him before he dies?
9109542 I accept all blame for the cliffhangers, my fault. But, I keep doing them..sooooo... :) Very true, he is only 'young' by dint of extensive nano-therapy. So, it does make one wonder what will, or won't happen if they do decide to try. I guess I've always been a closet romantic, and thinking of the magic in Equestria, and how ponies are, I thought kisses, at least, should be something that would be beyond the norm, especially with an out-timer like Wyatt. As for Sky leaving him, I don't know, she could be loyal unto passing or beyond, one wonders.
9109570 Well, it's assumed it was explained by the Princesses, one hopes. I can always add a little exposition of course :) Fleur? Why not Sky? Or Tropic? Or..or...etc. etc. :)
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One thing that Equestria does not seem to address is how real horses herd up, one male with several females.
so Wyatt as a pony could have Fleur, Sky and Tropic and Calliope all in the same family...
I've liked this series of updates! You have the ability to keep astounding me with your imagination. I'm trusting you to save both Wyatt and Calliope and keep her ageless and of course him as well... somehow. Maybe she could be the Alicorn of Logic? Wyatt? Alicorn of Luck? Locked away? Bad luck? Survive the Apocalypse? Good Luck? Still in vault for years? Bad Luck. Has company? Good Luck. Rescued? Good Luck. Incurable disease? Bad Luck? Meeting Ponies and making friends? Good Luck. As always, I do love this story.
9110734 True, but then again Equestria has never been 'normal' in any sense as well :)
9111055 Thank you, and you're very welcome, glad you enjoyed them:) Not sure if Equestria needs more alicorns, they seem to have quite enough, don't you think :)
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Alicorns are like potato chips. 1...2...3...4...5...6...
NO, EVIL CLIFFHANGER OF DOOM!!
But I'd love to see Wyatt and Calliope as ponies and Wyatt getting the herd of mares who love him.
9111122 Fair enough, then :P
9111579 I know, I know, cliffhangers :P Wouldn't we all?
Mwahahaha I was right. Now the question becomes will it work. A lot can still go wrong, one or both can still die from conplications. While it may sound horrible either can still happen and it won't feel out of place in this story. It's been a long road filled with good and bad, and that's a good thing for a story. The outcome should never feel like a forgone conclusion.
That said I hope they both make it.
So again, thank you for a wonderful story. I wait patiently for more.
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was talking bout the story. . . .but your right, it does take a lot to kill a bolo
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I just had a thought: With Discord involved... Wyatt could very well end up a mare instead of a stallion. I would laugh if that happens. But since he's pretty good at stealth, could he become a bat pony?????