Year 2061: One year ago, while protecting her son Armin during a riot, Coraline's hand is destroyed during an attack. After gaining a robotic limb from Technomancer Industries, she joins a support group for augmented people.
Included in the group are a Twilight Sparkle Pod Pal who gained severe PTSD when she witnessed the death of another Twilight Sparkle on television, an enigmatic once-human Maud Pie who says little but knows much, and a Gardevoir-suited human whose choices have now left her with an identity she can't seem to remove.
Together, can this support group help Coraline find peace again after the tragic attack which took her hand (and almost her life) a year prior?
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This story takes place in the "Equus Metamorphosis" storyline 11 years before the events of the main story. You don't have to read that story to understand this one. This is a self-contained one-shot. It helps you understand the main story a little more from the mother's perspective, and by itself functions as a story about how technology can affect our future. :)
Main story:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/333408/equus-metamorphosis
Story Timeline:
http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/646776/supplemental-timeline-for-equus-metamorphosis-thank-you-to-all-my-readers
---You might like this story if you also like:---
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Blade Runner or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Transhumanism
Cybernetic Augmentation
Robot Ponies, Pony Robot Suits, Pokemon Robot Suits
Gardevoir!
A Mother Doing Everything She Can to Love and Protect Her Son
Ponies and Humans Spending Time with Each Other
Hints of Twyra Shipping
Cool story, I love this kind of hard tech sci-fi
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Thank you! *hugs* If you love this one, you'll really like the main storyline that takes place after. I don't know if you've read it yet. It's hard to keep track for me sometimes :P
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/333408/equus-metamorphosis
A nice little story, and a point of where things certainly do click for the times. And more so when kids make lasting points of impressions. This likely does more to get the why of armin than the main stories in places. Yet tells another story entirely. Well done.
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Thank you for the kind words! I wanted to explore the mother/son relationship a little more and how they arrived at where they are when they start the main story. I'm getting better and better with storytelling as these weeks progress! I'm so EXCITED for the next "Equus Metamorphosis" chapters and more spin-offs! :D This world is so fun to write, because depending on our technology, everything written here could actually happen. :D
Wait, what are the things it's crossed-over with in these stories? Every franchise that has a pod-pal or meta-frame? Also, what's your favorite pokemon? Mine's Gallade, with Blaziken a close second.
Darn, I can't write anything with my ordinary randomness and feeble attempts at comedy. By the way, did you know that I hate myself? I hate myself. I hate my body, I hate my mind, I hate my personality. At the same time, I love everything about myself. It's just like my mind towards everything else in the world. For almost everything, I love it and hate it at the same time. There's nothing I don't love except for Donald Trump and genocidal maniacs like Hitler and the Nazis. There's nothing I don't hate except my friends who I show my true, and random, personality to. I guess I consider you a friend, even though we've never met.
By the way, fairly certain I have insomnia. Two days ago, I got Doom 4, which had a 6-hour download time. I took a 4-5 hour nap, and woke up at 8 to eat dinner. I then played Doom for a while until I saw a spider on my wall. Me, being the severe arachnophobe that I am, immediately quit and went downstairs with my blanket, my phone, and my kindle to the sofa. I then tried to get some sleep, but instead just read the Foal of the Forest and listened to music on Ponyville Live! for the entire night. I fell asleep around 3 and woke up before 5. I then stayed up until 12 this morn, when my dad forced to stop play Skyrim and made me go to bed, despite me not feeling tired. I started a new character called Igneus gla, and I thought of renaming the character that I cheat with Dominus Spatium-Tempus. Also, I woke up at 7.
I like Latin.
7343119 A reread does also prompt something else. In thinking on, what kind of nature would it be to be connected with the some of an attempted terrorist. Yes, while the ability to fix exists, it is still something else to be connected to that in a very modern media kind of always on world.
7343119 I'd love to see more of this universe I'm loving this so far I'm not going to lie there were some moments that gave me feels
......to be honest I'd......love to have a celestia pod pal I think I'd feel the most calm and at peace whenever I hear her warm gentle voice there are times I'd wish that celestia was my real mother I'm sad to admit it I think that my mom would be upset with me and not have me around mlp again don't get me wrong i know mom is a good mom it's just I've had a unhappy life growing up with mom having to be sick with constant pain due to her fibermialgia and her rithmadoidosteoarthritus and her nurotic disease and men like my dad and others get drunk and abuse her.....sometimes physically and even though I live on my own I'm to weak and cowardly to protect her or help her if something were to happen I hardly have many friends if something were to happen to her .....I'd be all alone so I guess mlp and the bronies I do know help somewhat I guess celestia in my mind is mostly a mother figure and some romantic feelings I guess in a way if technology were to advance in this way I'm not sure if having celestia as a pod pal or becomeing an augment to live longer would be helpful or harmful to me I.....guess I needed to rant I don't have anyone to talk to I'm sorry in advance if I made you uncomfortable
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I was considering the implications of the main character's close proximity to the terror attack suspect. I was on the fence about the whole thing, wondering if she'd be implicated as an associate or not. But there were enough physical actions that she performed that showed, even on a camera with no sound, that she was trying to stop the bombing from occurring. The media also backed her up, painting her as a hero which would've looked very bad for the police force if they tried to erroneously make her look like she was responsible for anything else but saving the people at the cost of her own hand. I could make the case that there were a lot of cops down on the ground below the TruCore building who owe the main character their lives. It's a tricky situation and could be the subject of an entire debate, because depending on the political clout, it could've been pushed either way.
But now this whole story was two characters dealing with the aftermath of one person's mistake at attempting to harm a lot of people. And coming to terms with it as well as learning to move past it.
7344037 You certainly have a wide world to really approach with this so far, even little in the area, the world is quite a large place to showcase.
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Oh there is more to this universe! This story leads up to the main storyline that I've been writing for a few weeks. It's got the same human characters Coraline and Armin, plus the Pinkie Pie you see at the end as a main character!
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/333408/equus-metamorphosis
And hey I totally understand that you like Princess Celestia. *hugs* She is definitely one of the best mother figures in the show. I know that the feel-good presentation of MLP:FiM can be really inspirational. Heck, the show started being important to me during a very key moment in my life when I needed some inspiration after dealing with some really horrible people.
If you need to find someone to talk to about what you're dealing with at home, please find a professional in your community to talk to about what you're going through. Here, I don't know where you live, but I'll private message you some info I found. *hugs*
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Just think about whatever franchise you want as long as it's a cartoon or anime or video game with mostly unrealistic characters. The more stylized the characters, the more likely their forms can be made into a Pod Pal or Meta-Frame. Mostly, they have to be humanoid so humans can wear the outfit like a suit or Pod Pals can walk around with human-like appearance.
Have you considered turning your stream-of-thought into stories? Like, writing as though it wasn't you, but say Twilight or Lyra or Pinkie thinking about stuff? I bet you could write some awesome stuff that way! :D
7344093 I have thought about writing stories, even started writing a season 5 finale based fanfic in which there was another future in which Equestria was ruled by a Gary Stu character based of my good traits, who was also aware of the multiple timelines and could actually manipulate energy without a horn, and as he was an extremely frail young pegasus colt at the beginning of each timeline, he kept dying before the main events, but he managed to our research on his disease (huh. I just remembered that heven had a bone problem, similar to Armin's but it worked at a younger age.) He retained memory and magical strength through the timelines, finally surviving, and I've decided to amend his back story to make it so that he harnessed on of Starlight's stray magic bolts. He meets and befriends Alicorn Twilight, and they talk.
I crafted all of that months ago, but I haven't written it, because I'm lazy.
In language arts, some of my favorite assignments were creative writing pieces. I pretty much created a mini-fanfiction story for the Legend of Sleepy Hollow with lore stolen from the MLP Time Loops story.
7344078 thanks for the reply I'm better now I read your original story and I'm liking it so far . By the way......
1.have you thought of making a group for this universe I'd like to see you and others expand this idea
2. Can pod pals feel intimitcy ?
3. Is it possible for a pod pal female to bear a child?
4. Can meta frames extend life expectancy?
5. Will the dazzlings as pod pals ever make an appearance ?
6. Will we Luna at all ?
Other than that in your previous story I loved the celestiAI reference. It could be worse......
She might be a certain deviant with an unhealthy obsession with bananas (shudder)
So, how long before a guy in shades walks in and starts off with "I never asked for this..."?
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Funny you should say that... *looks over at other idea for Church of Aug side story...* ;p
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Aw thank you for checking it out! IT'S SO FUN TO WRITE! :D
Actually yes I was thinking of doing that really soon! Actually, I want to write a third side story before I can justify having a group. It would feel really barren with only two stories in the group folder right now. But don't worry. I've got SEVERAL side story ideas I want to work on next. :)
Keep reading the core story "Equus Metamorphosis" to find out the answer to that one! :D
That is an excellent question! I was thinking about how Pod Pals would have a child together, for example. Building a child out of component parts and programming them with a Technomancer Technician's help seems feasible, but not something I've explored yet.
Actually yes! By almost double! That's one of their key features as long as you continue with the upkeep of the suit. In the timeline I created for this universe, the founder of Technomancer Industries is still working well into her late 80s and functioning as though she were in her early 50s.
Here's the timeline for you to look up the events:
http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/646776/supplemental-timeline-for-equus-metamorphosis-thank-you-to-all-my-readers
You hit ANOTHER idea I had right on the head! I have a side story idea starring three human sisters who all-together get Meta-Frame bodies of the Dazzlings! It's a story about identity, starring the sister who becomes Aria Blaze.
Another direct hit about a story Idea I've been developing! Princess Luna will appear in a side story about a controversial game show starring a Pod Pal! I've been writing out the story chart for that one as of yesterday! In that story we will also see a character pair we saw in "Equus Metamorphosis" as well as a new rival to Technomancer Industries!
Hope these answers have gotten you excited to see what new developments will take place soon! Thank you for the questions! :D *hugs*
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On question 3:
Amusingly, that's basically how children are "born", in the old CGI movie called "Robots". "Grown up" parts are treated like clothes for some.
The story description is…how do you stay so unique?! Like…a friggin support group…that’s so…agh! And a pod pal with PTSD…I mean that makes sense sort of with their programming.
“more photos* of the winged lilac pony than there”
Man your character descriptions are spot-friggin-on. I’m loving Coraline’s little realizations that a mom would totally make.
“and her wings were a* light-blue gossamer”
I like how the human with the Maud Meta-Frame is just like her XD
“In the moment Armin had yelped, Coraline saw something that no one else could.” Had to reread the paragraph again but awesome flashback!
“My creators never lab-tested what would happen if a Pod Pal witnessed another one of their own template die in front of them.” Dude…that’s true. How would an AI who learns from their environment handle that? Aw that’s interesting! Your ideas are so unpredictable! God I’m loving this story!
“Doesn’t work like that, ma’am. Robotic minds don’t function the way a user-controlled computer system does. Every memory, every experience is tied to the one before it and after it. And there are countless bits of association between thoughts and memories which make up the recalled information and allow it to be recaptured by the Pod Pal themselves, “ You just think of everything! Every time a question comes up, BAM, you answer it! And it sounds completely reasonable, like how a human brain would work!
Dude Stacey…I…wow. Like..I can completely see where she’s coming from.
Wow…characterization for Armin when he’s like 8…this story is amazing. I like how you add in backstory and add to Armin’s character simultaneously.
I…holy crap. I love how Coraline is so…she’s the most human but it’s like she’s not necessarily in the right for it you know?
“ Or else you’ll find yourself back here, again and again, with more complications and more problems, because you didn’t address something when it was small and waited until it was too much to handle.” Totally something a therapist would say! I love how instead of letting it be some random mumbo jumbo you actually took the time to make it sound legitimate.
I’m quickly running out of the words I want to express how I feel about this story. There’s just so much emotion and character flowing in every little scene, it’s just absolutely breathtaking.
Oh my God Coraline is like…a billion times more interesting now. I love the way you portrayed her, that even though she’s a hero, you started off with her weaknesses which made her way more relatable and more enjoyable to learn about.
Wow…that…wow. Reading that, then going into Equss is going to be amazing. You’re so good at portraying so many emotions without having to say them. Like you do most of it with body language and action. That was an amazing read.
7347624 by the way.....
Pinkie: "DOCTOR!!"
Armin:"who?"
Me:" exactly!!"
(I saw what you did there >:))
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Oh nice! I could've sworn I remember that scene now, even though that is literally the only thing I have seen out of that movie. I must've walked in to witness that scene at a doctor's office or something O.o
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HAH! Thank you! I'm glad you caught it :D
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Hehe thank you! I was trying to consider what kind of unique disorders a Pod Pal might go through, considering their "biology" is really technology and all the challenges that come with it.
(btw, before I continue, thank you for the proofreading! I need to go back and add the proofreads you've given me for my stories *hugs*
Hehe I was trying to think "What would a mom do in this situation?" And then I realized I worked in education for a while, and that's kinda similar. So she's basically acting like teacher-mom, which is almost the same thing in many respects.
I was thinking well a lot of these Meta-Frames suit-wearers are very similar to their counterparts, which at least a big part is cause I want the spirit of the character they're portraying to shine through. But at the same time, I would think that either (1) A person who chooses a suit would pick something that closely resembles their personality or (2) They would pick a personality they want to achieve, so either way, they're going to be closer towards that personality than if they weren't wearing the suit.
Actually, I have an upcoming Meta-Frame story idea that talks about this exact topic on identity, starring the Dazzlings with the person suited as Aria Blaze as the main character :)
Sometimes the learning computer just can't seem to be turned off. O.o And thank you!
Half the fun of this story universe is the whole "What would happen if...?" and then answering that question almost immediately or displaying the answer through action in the story. :) Yay for speculative fiction!
I honestly want to write Stacey the Gardevoir Girl more. I'll just have to find out where to write her again, even if it's only a one-chapter cameo :) She's in her early twenties right now in 2061 though, so that limits which eras I can put her in if I go backwards, but not so much forwards :P
I wanted people who didn't quite understand Armin or Coraline to get a HUGE bit of insight to both of them through this tale. Based on all the comments that have mentioned this, looks like I'm succeeding!
Ah do you mean that she looks and is physically one of the human but some of the others display more human tendencies than her? :P
I wanted the characters to really focus on reaching out to each other through easily understandable compassionate responses. No need to come up with official terminology for what this or that is if a simple explanation can suffice. :)
YAY! Thank you! :D *hugs*
And what's even better is that through the act of writing this story, I have come to a better understanding of Coraline myself, meaning I can now write her character in the main storyline with greater clarity, thus giving her more involvement! YAY! :D
Thank you so much for the amazing compliments! I try to find a way to express emotions with actions whenever I can. Like between Holdman and Chrysalis ( *blushy, blushy*) which they never, ever talk about to each or anyone in the story. :)
I can't wait to write more of this universe! Might do so within the next day or two. I'm super busy though. We'll see! I can at least outline :)
This is a beautiful little gem of a story. Albeit short, it gives the reader quite some feels and makes you want for more.
Well done.^^b
7348533 in a unrelated topic have you seen the movie the last unicorn?
Not really a complaint, but to my amusement, I noticed how when you get down to it, Equis Metamorph really doesn't have much to do with the creatures of Equestria in any way. Sufficiently Advanced is the same, though meeting Equestria is actually in the works. Eventually.
The first 10 - 12 chapters is basically all set up.
Nice to see you writing again!
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*hugs* Thank you so much for the compliment!
As a matter of fact, if you would like to read more, I have the main storyline that takes place after this already completed up to seven chapters long... ;)
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/333408/equus-metamorphosis
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Actually I have not seen The Last Unicorn, but man do I ever want to watch that movie :D I started reading the book and then got distracted a while back. Has a great beginning too. Beagle's style feels similar to mine in dialogue...
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Not in the way the official show does, that's for sure. :P And thank you for that info about Lord of Dorkness! I'm so looking forward to reading their fics!
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Thank you! It's nice to be back again. I truly feel happy here <3
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*squees*
My pleasure. Now, onwards to reading!
7353376 I'm sure YouTube or kisscartoon may have it did you know there was a second book called two hearts?
Lastly reason why I brought it up I think alenethena would make a good pod pal for one of your stories there needs to be more the last unicorn fics on here theres only one called the next to last unicorn
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Oh that's a great idea! YES I am adding her to the list of Pod Pals for sure! I may not mention it yet, but hopefully I'll be able to do so soon <3
Thank you for the suggestion! :D
7354574 perhaps a celestia x alenethena x human paring? Maybe the human loses his wife parents and kids due to an unfortunate accident so celestia a pod pal who worked as his kids babysitter and a alenethena pod pal who the human an ex soilder named john brown who watched and loved the last unicorn as a child rescues alenethena from an abusive owner must heal his broken heart and learn to love again