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Rainbow Dash attends her hometown's Millennial Summer Sun Celebration, where she meets a peculiar pink pony. When a strange portal appears during the testing of Twilight Sparkle's latest invention, and pulls their new companion inside, the two friends give chase and embark on the most important adventure in all of history.
Seriously, make more of these :P Every time I go on the google docs for this one, there's always at LEAST 5 people. When i first read it (4 days after it appeared on EQDaily) I still saw 40-so other people reading it (according to the viewer tracker on google docs) at the same time. It was awesome. Seriously, can't wait for the next one :D
Hoping there IS a next one... It'd be a shame for such a brilliant work to go wasted. This is without a shadow of the doubt the most I've enjoyed any fic yet.
Good story. The writing is fluid, the plot is deep and intriguing (Though I've no idea if you ripped it off Chrono Trigger or not, considering I don't know what it is. xD)
The characters are as in character as they can be in this situation, and the relationships between them are well thought out.
I have one complaint, and there shall be nopony to stop me from complaining it!
Y U HAVE BIG MAC AND NO APPLEJACK? ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
There. I said it.
Update soon!
Thanks for all the positive feedback, everypony! 
>>128884 I'd definitely encourage everypony to play this game, as it was one of the best JRPGs of the SNES era. It was rereleased for the Nintendo DS a few years ago.
While I'm definitely following the original plot fairly closely, I'm adding a heavy FIM spin via the characterizations, relationships, and a few surprises down the line. Straddling the line between adding FIM elements without angering the many many die-hard CT fans is tricky 
Oh and rest assured that AJ will definitely be joining in on the fun. Just... not for several chapters, unfortunately 
I'm going to swing a wild guess that AJ will be taking Ayla's place. She does kind of fit the whole physically strong but non-magical role. I guess that means Fluttershy's going to be Robo.
Seeing as Chrono Trigger was probably my favorite RPG for tor the SNES and my favorite JRPG ever, I'll be following this. So far I think you've done a good job of fusing the two settings; the ponies have recognizable qualities from the show and the game. Rarity as Frog really caught me off guard, but you made it work. Kind of curious about how you came up with that idea though. Have to admit, Rainbow makes for a fun main character compared to Crono the blank slate Silent Protagonist.
My only real complaint is that one or two of Pinkie's Fourth Wall gags were a touch too heavy-handed, and that's a pretty minor issue. Well, I could also complain about the fact that I want more and there isn't any yet, but that's not really a complaint.
I have 2 reasons.
First, I figure Lucca used parts from the telepod in the creation of the gate key, and may not have had enough spare parts for a second one.
Second, I don't think the party really had the time(tee hee) to spend creating another.
Of course this is just my own interpolation based on information in game. The real reason is that the game was made for a party of 3.
>>352799 Of course, most anyone who has seen or played the game understands that it was made for only a party of three, no offense. I thought of another reason as well before I read this comment, though it was different. Perhaps there were parts or materials that were simply too rare to find again.
Anyways, logical discussion with a non-hostile party is always welcome within my mind, as it is one of the few activities able to pull my mind out of the gutters, if only for a few minuscule moments. Afterwards, the intelligent and self-aware portion of my mind prefers to shut down and send me into one or two of three modes: Perverted, gaming, and/or ponies.
>>352806 Moreover, I don't think there was ever really a plot-based need for the party to split up (with the possible exception of a few of the Fated Hour quests). Besides, the Gate Key wasn't *ahem* the only means of time travel (why no spoiler tags in comments...), yet they never capitalized on that to split the party.
...not that I've been giving this idea any thought, presently nor previously. :liarjack:
>Of course, Rainbow is just going to sleep through the part where she's supposed to open the door...
>He's only finished Chapter 13
>MFW
kinda wanted to see a dual tech there :|
also if that arbitrary limit for ponies-per-gate thing is lifted... this party... wait Mane Six, it has to be large anyways. creative liberties. Applejack (Ayla... who would Kino be I wonder, since they.. er.. yeah...) and Rarity (Frog/Kaeru), GET. and Magus:... NMM?
Another awesome chapter. Really liked Doctor Whooves as Balthazar and the Great and Powerful Trixie as Spekkio. Bonus points for demolishing the arbitrary headcount limit.
Rainbow, Pinkie, and Twilight wanting to swap elements was a nice scene. Assuming we have Nightmare Moon/Luna as Magus (the idea of Magus using the TRADITIONAL ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE has much promise), does that mean Celestia will be Schala? That raises the question of what's to be done about the Queen Zeal. Actually, I'm pretty curious to see what's done with the other secondary antagonists like Dalton, Ozzie/Slash/Flea, and Azala.
Very enjoyable chapter. Liked the casting choices; very fitting.
I'm glad to see the headcount limit abolished. Though, now I want someone to make a mod of CT where you can use all 7 party members at the same time. 
Hmm... Let's see just visited the end of time so... next we've got a brief jaunt around 1000AD with possibly some of Twi's backstory, and then on to 600AD, the Masamune arc and Magus. Fun times ahead indeed!
I can't wait.
>Conservation of Time Theorem? Never heard of it!
But of course I'd cut that! After all, leaving half of your group to rot in the End of Time is hardly conducive to the magic of friendship, eh?
>Upcoming casting decisions
Welp. I can't blame anypony, since some of these earlier chapters were posted... 5 months ago 
But in order to better facilitate your tinfoil-hatting experience, I'll remind everypony that a few of the characters that you're speculating on were already revealed in earlier chapters.
- Nightmare Moon was revealed to be Magus, most notably in a scene in Chapter 5.
- The role of Cyrus will be played by Spike. Some of his former soldiers were discussing him in Chapter 4.
- Twist is the Entity. This has not been hinted at, will never become relevant, and will probably be avidly denied at some point in the future. But I thought it was important to share this.
Naturally, when these characters become relevant to the story again, I'll plant nice friendly "don't you remember? they were the such-and-such" warnings in the text. Or maybe I'll just learn how to write faster. (Spoiler: I won't. 
)
>"That raises the question of what's to be done about the Queen Zeal."
It does, doesn't it? 
Thanks for the feedback, everypony!
>>429220 You forget that Fav could just say 'Screw the canon' again, and alter the relationship btw. Ayla and Kino, and make it Applejack and Bloom or Mac. Or he could do like Caramel or somepony else. Just some food for thought. (And yes, it's already been stated in chapter 5 that NMM is Magus)
Twist as The Entity?... 'But I don't even remember any scenes involving The Entity actually being shown or anything' /herpderp. what a twist.....
also,
Dalton HAS to be Blueblood. Seriously, the way Blueblood is portrayed in half the fics out there corresponds perfectly with Dalton. This WILL happen.
Pinkie's time travel theory is spot on! If one was going to travel into the past to change the events of the world they would have already done so if they had the chance...at that point perspective time gets reallly fucked UP. Anyway I lOVE YOUR STORY! I already started a new chrono trigger story using the names to follow your story...
Quick note: I've been going back through earlier chapters for some light editing. In the process, I named RD's mom (who had appeared in Ch1, unnamed) "Aurora Glow". You'd probably be able to figure this out in Ch18 on your own, but I figured I'd make mention of it, anyway.
Okay, you made me cry with Twilight's description of what happened. Not even seeing that scene in the actual game (a couple of times, thanks to failing) got me to cry. Pav, I am utterly in awe.
Of course, I'm hoping that you can do that scene justice later on.
...You ARE planning on doing that scene, yes? 
Because if not, I'm going to be one disappointed pony.
Very nice chapter. Interesting to see Rainbow and Twilight's families fleshed out and the differences from Chrono Trigger canon. The handling of Twilight's mother was nicely done; I think one of this fic's real strengths is managing to really fuse its two elements together organically, instead of just doing a re-hash of Chrono Trigger with pony-names on the characters.
Don't think I've even seen a Rainbow Dash with two mothers before. That does bring to mind the question of whether CT-canon pairing is going to get ported over to this fic.
I'm *guessing* it won't, given how Rainbow's mentioned she prefers her dates to have something that Pinkie lacks. Then again, who knows?
Anyway, great job so far. I'm also understanding some of the thinking in making a game crossover, especially an RPG; how to handle things like battles, equipment upgrades, and some bits of the game that don't really need to be played out step by step. I can't disagree with how things went, either.
And I'm still curious why Twilight can't talk while holding things in her mouth. Is that common among unicorns?
Colour me confused, good sir, but... CT-shipping? I'm pulling blanks at who you're thinking of, and I've both played the game and seen the show, as well as read multitudes of fics.
In other news, awesome chapter. Backstory chapters are, after all, some of the best chapters! All of these chapters are some of the best, really, but Backstory even more so! To be honest, this is one of the best Crossovers I've read, for the reason CQ mentioned in the very same post I'm referring to: the seamless merging of the two worlds. I've never seen such a good merge since Fallout Equestria, and that's saying something!
Love your work, please continue your writing! It would be such a loss if you stopped.
*yawn* Okay, just about time to cash in for the night, lemme just check how the new chapter is doi—whoa! 
So many comments in a few hours! Thanks everypony, glad you liked it!
I botched that event on my first playthru, back in the 20th century. It didn't make me cry. It freaked me out. Needless to say, that lasting memory probably impacted how I portrayed it here.
And yes, but of course! I have plenty of schemes awaiting. Always scheming. 
Yeah, that was basically my line of thinking at the time.
Hlep! My controller doesn't have a W button 
In any of the later versions with FMV cutscenes (i.e. not the SNES version), there's a cutscene at the end where Crono and Marle get hitched. Inside of the gameplay, though, there's not very much canon shipping (though Death Peak comes to mind as a notable exception).
Thanks to you and Chengar for the "seamless/organic" complements! Truth be told, that's what motivated me to attempt this in the first place: when I realized not just that "lol they both have six heroes" or "d'aww RD as Crono would be cute", but that I could get the universes to mesh together on multiple levels. Glad to hear that I haven't botched on the execution. 
And to end it all, a FoE comparison, oh boy 
Thank you kindly, Mr. Flatterer.
No W button? Of all the worst things that could happen!
Personally even in the original version I've always felt there were hints of shipping between Chrono (Dash)(Or Crono due to the five character name limit in the SNES version) and Marle (Pinkie). Although it really wasn't a major or obvious part of the storyline.
And as both a fan of Chrono Trigger (the best SNES era RPG in my opinion) and Friendship is Magic I've been really enjoying this story. It has been faithful to both the game and the series and has so far had a nice mix of comedy (Dash's lack of a meal) and sadness (Big Mac NOOOO!! ) and some nice in-jokes (the three team members limit).
I patiently awake your future chapters and look forward to seeing how you deal with a certain Dash/Lavos scene, as well as a certain Nightmare Moon/Frog scene.
I would side with Rainbow Dash on the whole argument thing.
Also, I'm glad that they didn't mention quite how many deaths the famine would cause.
I don't think, though, that going up to Sugardia and apologizing a bit for starving everything would work out well.
Aww, I wish it was raining here.
It doesn't rain enough.
(In my opinion, it NEVER rains enough!)
*facedesk* PLEASE tell me the CMC aren't the actual versions of Ozzie, Flea, and Slash. Because this is just taking things to a new degree of comedy that falls kinda flat.
And another thing, robopony from the future doesn't cause any problems with Middle Ages folk? 
That's kinda odd. I mean, I know they did that in the game, but still, you've proven that you're evolving the story beyond what the game did.
I did like the brief falling out between Rainbow and Twilight. The two of them can be kinda hard-headed at times. Also, Rainbow's knee-jerk reaction is more what I would have expected from the Mare-Do-Well episode.
On another note, next chapter will reunite Rainbow Dash with Braeburn! And they'll hear about the Rainbow Shell, which they won't get to for a while.
Have to admit, that was some really nice foreshadowing. Back when the scene happened in chapter 9, I (and presumably most other readers) assumed Twilight was just being her normal high-strung neurotic self. Finding out about Twilight's mom adds a real twist of the knife to that scene.
> PLEASE tell me the CMC aren't the actual versions of Ozzie, Flea, and Slash.
Fifth Amendment. But really though, this chapter's appearance was mostly just to set the stage for them. Further chapters will get a chance to unveil my plans for the trio, so it should hopefully all work out in the end (though I hate making that excuse for myself). And frankly, this isn't my biggest crack-casting decision in store. Still trying to plan how I'll sell some of these. 
They're all made with the best of intentions, though. Promise.
>robopony from the future doesn't cause any problems with Middle Ages folk?
Yeah, balancing act I suppose. I disliked how nearly no one called attention to it in the game (or Frog... or half-naked Ayla, for that matter). On the other hoof, I don't want to beat it into the ground, like certain appetite-related humor. 
I gotta say: I automatically favorited this JUST for the idea alone.
BNut reading the first couple chapters, I gotta say.....I loved my decision. I dont regret it in the slightest.
Not only are the characters still believable, but the backdrop itself is just divine! If only this got more views. It needs them.
*facedesk* Snips and Snails in the role of Tata... I was hoping for Pipsqueak, to be honest. Makes a little more sense.
And yay, Frog reunion scene! I always go to meet him before going to the mountains.
And the Lyrabon? Seriously? I mean, okay, I guess I can see it, but... couldn't you have been a LITTLE more original? There's no need to ponify absolutely EVERYTHING about Chrono Trigger.
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