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Well, Whisper is one step closer, at least. Time to get back to the rest of the Wasteland!
And spring break is done, and classes set in once more. It's surprising just how much free time they eat up! I'll try to keep updates frequent, but naturally, class has to take priority. Still, I'm a good way through the next chapter already, so...
It's always a treat when my favorite FO: E fic updates! I was just thinking about this story, too. Now, onwards to reading!
It seems we've found a potential strategic use for the balefire (if they still have it). Let us hope it doesn't come to that...
Ah, Sickle -- as always, tactics isn't in your vocabulary.
This is one of the reasons why I love your writing. You know when to show and when to skip something. Excellent pacing. I'd say professional quality.
You think? All it would take to stimulate you is for Starlight to raise her tail and wiggle it around a bit.
Excellent point! What a silly oversight.
Starlight is a silly, silly pony. So adorable!
Just some more gushing; Many authors tend to ignore body language. Or, if they don't, they forget that their characters are ponies. You do not. Another reason why I enjoy your story so much. It feels real.
Eggs. This means any eggs her hive put in stasis could all be alive.
You go, Whisper!
Excellent chapter! So many exciting things to look forward to; I can hardly wait! Some idle speculation as to what will happen next: Whisper is going to take the form of the Zebra they killed and use him to infiltrate the fortification. Would only work for light infiltration -- there is no way she can pass as someone she doesn't know for any length of time. Might be useful for something, though.
Quick on the draw, but I love that she never directly denies this. Just admits her talent for such. And thats just a blast, but ooh boy, this will be something. Still, an amazing update, and that folks are meshing well even more so.
Still no Alicorn. They seem to have lost her.
Disregard classes.
Post ponies.
Aaaaand everything actually worked out fine with no complications.
...someone's going to be literally on fire by the end of the next chapter, aren't they?
Whisper: reluctunt assassin/supressing fire gunmare/explosive expert
All she needs is a course on melee weapons takedowns or 200 extra pistol rounds and she can clear all those zebras in a night or two
i love your Fallout: Equestria - The Chrysalis . keep up the grate work man
Things seem to be going a bit too well for Whisper and company in this chapter... they're going to get ambushed in the swamp aren't they?
should be licensed.
Always good seeing this update, even if I had to wait a few hours before reading.
My favorite part about this story is your way of making changeling infiltration so interesting
I don't think I have ever read a story who has ever done good infiltration with changelings, and the way you use a changelings abilities is so unique. Whenever you get a story with a changeling as the main character, the author eather keeps them in base form or a new form. They never do cool changeling things. Enough rambling, basically I love this story and I look forward to the next chapter!
I am kinda concerned... I thought the issue with the legion would get more complicated. I mean, the group just walks in a place where everyone is miserable, but strangely trusting, sharing their meager ressources and then they just tell the group theres this super evil legion and they just believe everything word for word? My insides were screaming there would be another side of the story
I have enjoyed the tactical and scavenging part of this chapter :)
I was missing an update in this fic, it has become one of the high moments of my week
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If you haven't done so yet, I would recommend reading his earlier story arc (Fragments, Without a Hive, and A New Way). I have loved his use of changelings for quite a long time.
In fact, it was his decision to create The Chrysalis that got me to finally read the original Fallout Equestria, Project Horizons and Pink Eyes... stories I was convinced I would never read.
8093312 I know, right? It's rare for changelings to actually show, through story actions, that they are good at what they do. Heck, most authors just expect us to believe that their characters are good at certain tasks without question. Such a breath of breath air this is!
Okay this was a fun chapter. I like how you wrote it. And now that they will be traveling together, I want to see whisper unveiled to them, I think it'd be neat. Maybe bloodbeak and sickle will get along....
Nice Chapter. I really like that not every encounter or hiccup during a mission turns into a complete clusterfuck. It's a tricky balancing act but you are pulling it of really well. Keep it up
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On your last point, two words: planting explosives.
Wouldn't the perfect comeuppance for the enemy tribe be to make all they fought for come crashing down around them?
plus, let's not lie, that would make for one hell of a scene.
8096445 I mentioned that the balfire eggs (that's what they are called, right?) could be used, but that I hope they are not. Extermination when they only have one side of the story is evil no matter how you look at it. The least Whisper could do is infiltrate and see how the enemy operates before going 'nuclear'.
Damnit. I caught up.
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Right? Hate when that happens.
Just caught up
So as I had guessed as I read, the Zebras there were likely a part of an invasion force that never actually happened and ended up forced to crash land into Baltimare harbor.
I also thought of four other options:
1. Scout north of the city, there may be other friendly zebras or ponies in a similar situation that Dawn can't reach. Hell even part of their tribe's ancestry.
2. Use explosives to level the buildings, if Whisper could get explosive charges about halfway from the top, the buildings should likely fall under their own weight.
3. Reactivate the power inside the city, or at least that area. The sudden power could do any number of things from turret activation, short circuiting, electric currents in water, or at very least scare them.
4. Using the griffon(BloodBeak) and Whisper's flying skills, fly the whole town's population onto the top of nearby building to hide, booby trap the village and using sniping and infiltration anger them into charging the village. (Explosives/draw the native swamp creatures in) You'd split the enemy's numbers, likely inflict casualties, and get the opportunity to liberate the ancestral town from behind them thus recapturing much of the heavier armaments.
8105516 afraid not. the sketch was made but its in my storage right now while life beats into my existence with a bloody passion.
this artist has no times for free arts now, sadly. it may pop up in the future though.
I'm caught up! Amusingly, I don't seem to be the only one who waited for this chapter to do so. XD
I could say so much but really I only have two thoughts on my mind. First, I think this conflict between the zebra reflects the conflict between channeling hives to be resolved as easily as this. There is just too much thematic potential, Phoniex won't let go to waste,
Second and perhaps more importantly... What is with all the love for Sickle? I can understand finding her interesting as a character, or pitiable, but why are so many of you rooting for her? She's totally despicable and relishes it. And don't get me started on the people who find her sexy.
8105618 That's too bad. Let me know if it ever gets done, though. Still my favorite scene to date in this story.
Okay, I suspect Bloodbeak might join the crew! A zebra to that would be too optimistic but we'll see. Fallout Equestria stories are all abaut slowly getting to know and dominate the wasteland via Friendship with fellow individuals manifesting badassery! Because, seriously - the only other thing that can join them at this point is the Dog Sickle boned back in the day...
Also: Why is evryone so keen on nuking the zebras? It's not a good option; it would destroy the towers and still have te dawnbringers stranded without meaningful defences against the swampclaws...
I always enjoy this story when it updates. Looking forward to seeing how the team works with zebra and griffin.
Just so you know, this is in my top 3 favorite FO: E stories. Keep up the writing, it makes people very happy
Do I have to read fallout: equestria first before this one?
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Hmm... I know at least one person did, at least to start with. You probably don't need to have read the original. This is set in a different part of Equestria, so there is minimal crossover with the events in the original story, and very few of them actually affect this one. That said, it would give a much better understanding of the background and setting in general, which would fill in some details you wouldn't otherwise have. I personally don't think those details are necessary to understand this story (Otherwise I would have done more to address them), but there will inevitably be some things that make a little more sense or have a little more significance if you have read the original.
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Thank you for the info.
I'll have to think about it.
8151827 Oh, okay.
Is that the moment you were referring to in your previous comments?
Also, I don't quite understand why Dusty doesn't trust her with a gun when Whisper gave up all her secrets to save them and told them that she feeds on emotions which both she didn't need to do and means she needs them alive.
I mean, general distrust is understandable but it seems pretty clear Whisper wants them alive.
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Yeah, it was.
And Dusty has spent a long life as a soldier, and is used to taking a certain degree of precaution. Whisper doesn't exactly fall into the category of "prisoner", but he's also not putting her in the category of "ally" at that moment, and as such, is uneasy with the idea of a probably-friendly-but-not-entirely-clear individual being armed (And one who's admitted to be skilled at deception and manipulation). And even then, it's more of a token gesture. Consider that he said she couldn't carry a weapon (And even apologized for it), but then had no problem with her resting in the cart surrounded by an entire arsenal of guns and explosives.
Is this supposed to be 'behind their lines' or 'behind enemy lines'? I can't point to anything specifically wrong with it, but I've always heard one of those two, not just 'behind lines'.
8092859 Also, this hasn't been changed. Do you use one of the non-American Englishes?
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Oh! Heh, no, I just missed it, and apparently typoed the word in a way that the spellchecker recognizes as an actual word. Oops.
Will, that went well.
... With Whisper's track record I'm surprised the zebra didn't turn out to be another changeling.
The beginnings of Whisper's future army.
Congradulations. Now let's crunch the next 300 hours looking for a single piece of information with a random percent of appearing on servers all so we can get that legendary quest that will ultimately dissapoint us with its drops and loot.
Hmm, well im surprised Sickle didn't add this little math problem.
Legion + balefire bomb= No problem.
Yeah, I guess they probably ate that thing Sickle killed. Only makes sense. Eat or be eaten
—and Sickle
She keeps having exactly the same reactions as me! Seriously, she's the point of view character, not Whimper!
Oooh. He's a rebel!
Oh no. The gorram Legion
Yeeah, assassinating a hundred people... that's kind of on the edge of taste
Bullseye.
Yeah, did you happen to see any strange black insect-pony-things?
Ugh. You and me both, gal.
I kind of expected that from the first mention.
Actually, there was a griffin living in Dawn, remember? They might be on the lookout for that one.
She had the element of surprise, grenades, and, oh, that's right, a minigun
Yeah, those do tend to be on the ground floor
Yes. Sure. Wrong idea.
Whatever you say, Starlight
Hah!
But is the floor below you thirteen, or twelve?
Oho? Permafrost? Sweetdreams?
...is this linking CLT to Serenity? Well, damn. They were so freaking overrun by changelings
Welp. That's gonna make the trip back a bit more complicated.
Remarks and corrections:
> the Ministry-lead Single Pony Project
Repeat after me: "The only 'lead' pronounced as 'led' is the metal!"
I hope everyone makes it thru ok.
So, we've got CLT dabbling in stasis pods, cryofreezing, and long-term deep sleep. If we're paranoid and assume each was infiltrated by changelings, then maybe the time capsules can team up with the icecubes against the matrix agents.
Sorta sad 😔
Huh, I would say that it is a rather odd choice from your side to have a PipBuck that can detect changelings, but dosn't go into areal mode when flying. If StableTech or whoever that made the last software update can make it detect, and work, for a changeling could they also update it so it works when flying. I remember having read in multiple stories with pegasi that the E.F.S would get a heads up altitude measure and show hostiles on an orb instead of compas dots. I can't remember if it was mentioned in the original or not, but with how you have changeling proofed a lot of other tech is this lack of flight support for a flying species odd.
Want to know the best hiding place that they would never find? Push him over the edge of the building and let him fall into the water, jobs done!
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Definitely not the original. In fact, I'm not sure it would make sense with some of the scenes. We know pegasus power armor has hostile-detecting E.F.S. systems, and if it was properly 3D, it seems like that would have shut down the Raptor infiltration over Friendship City almost immediately, because I'd assume LittlePip and crew would show up as hostile when they're intending to demo the bomb cache and kill everyone on the ship. I also don't remember anything that suggested Calamity saw threats in 3D when he was in his armor. The impression I got was that it worked much like the regular PipBuck E.F.S. systems. I also don't think it makes much sense to lock 3D E.F.S. behind being a particular species or having wings, because it's not like other species wouldn't have a use for it. An optional toggle might make sense, but if you're going to go through the work of producing a system that renders the data in 3D, why would you then put in extra effort to block it off from most users instead of making it an optional toggle? So, yeah, I really got the impression that the data was always shown in 2D form, so that's what I went with.
I don't think I've actually read a side-story that gave E.F.S. a vertical element. I did a bit of a search and found that there are a few stories that do, but the few I could find had that in the context of experimental or otherwise special PipBucks rather than the common production ones.
Also, the only adaptation I gave PipBuck for changelings (or any other species) is that its medical spell analyzes the body of the person wearing it and customizes its display to reflect that. It doesn't even really know that she's a changeling, it just knows that her body is shaped this particular way and has these particular parts. The diagnostic spell might also note that some of the diagnostics and necessary treatments are different, but that's because it has to analyze the body to see how treatment would affect it, not because it bases it off what species it detects. After all, that's going to vary significantly even within a species.
A 150-200 pound body hitting the water at 40-60 MPH is going to produce a lot of noise right next to the inhabited lower levels, and that's assuming no lookout sees it fall. Even if it sends them in the wrong direction, you're still stirring things up when you don't have to, and possibly getting people interested in looking up to see what fell while you're trying to make your sneaky flying exit.
God she's so fucking cute
I really like that the main characters picked the rational and much easier solution (helping the tribe move to a more suitable location) instead of going the video game route and fighting a literal army (much to Sickle's dismay, I'm sure). Just something refreshingly realistic about it, even if it's anticlimactic. There's enough time for stuff to go wrong and I'm sure it will, but for now, I love that there's some thought behind their actions.