i was waiting for a sequel. kool

Wow! This is amazing. Can't wait to see what happens next!

This. Is. AWESOME! Instant fave!

"...although Twilight had posited a possible connection between Pinkie’s ability to pop out of all sorts of random places and her own exceptional teleportation skills." It's called Pinkieportation!!!!!!

6:28pm EDT... the ESTIMATE we were given was 6:30

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>>841612841612

Really? I couldn't tell, since I kept getting 502 and 504 errors.

"Kvakerjack has posted a new story"

It's here!

Another Pinkie and Twilight fic. *beats forehead against wall*

I have about a dozen stories about them lined up to read, Petriculture included, but keep getting sidetracked by other stuff. At some point here, I need to just set aside a whole day and tackle them all at once. This and its predecessor look pretty interesting, so I'll try to get to that soon.

Petriculture was good this is better I cant wait to read more

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Faved and upvoted.

Awesome, I have been waiting for this!

Nice start, looking forward to more.

Oh hell yes! I have fond memories of Petriculture, albeit not in any great detail. Perhaps now would be a good time to go back and reread it.

Another excellent story, Kwakerjak. I look forward to see where this goes.

You know, for a while, I thought that Discord was influencing Twilight. But the Nightmare works too.

Faved, liked, waiting with bated breath for more.

What a great blast for this first chapter ! But... what happen to Twilight ? It is her frustration who cause the return of the Nightmare ?

I hope to see the next chapter very soon

Another ontological road trip into the MetaEquestrian Outback. I am so happy!

For the love of god...

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>>842374842374

You mean the fact that Nightmare Moon is listed as one of the three main characters wasn't a big enough hint?

>>842512842512 *blinks, looks at characters* That's what I get for not looking at everything carefully.

Faved, starred, watched.

I should have done that when you wrote Petriculture.

This is indeed not good. Can they save Twilight?

Wow. Didn't see that coming. Hell, Nostradamus didn't see that coming. Update soon.

This is no good.... understatement of the milenium

all I can say about this is: Shit just got Seriouly Real

Holy mother of [Deity], this is going to be epic.

Oh, this is going to be so awesome

So, is the Nightmare wanting the information to create "imaginary" friends so it can fashion for itself a body of its own?

...Holy crap.  Now they have to defeat a Nightmare without an Element of Magic.  I thought Twilight's corruption came on a bit too quickly, though.  Anyway, great story and I can't wait to see what happens next!

very good!

only thing i didn't like was that i felt as if she just suddenly turned into the nightmare, with no previous hints/changes or anything at all, really feels as if there should have been at least one or two chapter before this (or making this one a lot longer) that gives something like a foreshadowing to this event. there might have been something in petriculture that i don't remember, if there was; do tell.

>>842512842512 Normally I avoid looking at the characters with these stories, so that I don't spoiler myself with villains or other main characters that could appear later.

For some reason, I can just picture a scene in which Spike and Pinkie wrapping Rainbow Dash in a huge hug and yelling "DADDY!!!!" at the top of their lungs.

>>844168844168

That it was sudden shows Nightmare did a good job of hiding.

Very, very interesting so far, and I love the way you reintroduced the Nightmare, long forgotten after Discord ad the Changelings.

I just hope the story keeps itself within the adventure boundaries, and avoids any unnecessary dark and/or sad settings, so it can maintain the spirit of the show (something so many other fics forgot).

>>844617844617

i don't think you see my point, even if she did a really good job of hiding; it doesn't change the fact that the story basically began with twilight going Nightmare, which is what i don't like. but on the other hand; we have only read one chapter, i have no idea what the author intends to do with this story, ill just have to wait and see, the opening may turn out to be really really good when i've read a couple of chapters

and as for what you said:

"Pinkie Pie /.../ couldn’t shake the odd feeling that she should have seen this coming"

what i gather from this is that pinkie did notice something at least.

Potentially unique take on Nightmare Twilight? Potentially unique take on Nightmare Twilight.

Huh, I saw this on the front page yesterday, but the part about it being the sequel to Petriculture must not have fit in the visible description, and I guess I didn't notice who the author was. The description I did see didn't catch my attention, though, and the name annoyed me by looking like you misspelled Inkscape, the program I use to make vectors, so I decided to pass on it.

Guess I'll be reading this after all, although "the Nightmare returns" is a theme that tends to make me hesitate a little, since I generally believe that Luna's transformation was a unique situation, and whatever caused it is resolved once and for all.

Related to petriculture? Instafave.

OH SHIT. ZE PLOT; SHE THICKENS!

>>841635841635

Dear Celestia...

Twilight has been captured by the Nightmare! Are you mare enough to rescue her?

le awesome

also, gratz on feature box

So Pinkie is the outgoing, party-loving imaginary friend for Twilight "bookworm" Sparkle while Discord is the chaotic whirlwind to Celestias boooring discipline and order.

I wonder who dreamed up the nightmare.

Luna? Is there anything you would like to share with the class?

Huzzah! I was really rooting for you to get featured again. Glad to see it happened!

>>845592845592

I second that emotion.

Edit: And let me add in a 'holy crap' in reaction to the first chapter.

>>843991843991 >>844168844168

That actually gets addressed in the next chapter.

>>844665844665

The last paragraph was included there mostly to lighten the tension, since I don't want people assuming that this story will get dark. But in any case, I managed to keep Wild, Sweet & Cool from becoming a shipping fic, didn't I?

>>845498845498

The title will make a bit more sense once I reach the end of the story.

This looks to be very good

>>844868844868 When she feels the super-doozy while talking to Luna, it's mentioned that this wasn't the first time she had felt a super-doozy.  The first had happened a few months earlier (my hypothesis is that this was when the Nightmare entered Twilight) and recurred several times after that.  Also, to me it sees that Twilight's extreme obsessiveness rather than just enthusiasm concerning Pinkie's origin is likely the Nightmare's influence.  Just my two cents.

I really liked Petriculture when I read it way back when and when I read it again just before beginning this.  I can't wait to see where you'll go with it!

ohhh sh*t, nightmare Twily...

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>>846009846009

My prediction.

Rarity: Does anypony have a plan? Just piling on top of her was admittedly a good short term solution, but she's ruining my mane!

Rainbow Dash: She's ruining my NECK! Get her off of me!

Luna: Sister, if you know of any suitable exorcism rituals, now would be a good time!

Celestia: But I don't! All the ones I know I tried on you the first time this happened, and none of them worked!

Pinkie Pie: The Nightmare only took over her mind, right? Not replaced it?

Celestia: Well yes, but I'm not sure what you're getting at here. What do you mean?

(Pinkie ties a rope around her waist and tosses the other end to Luna.)

Pinkie Pie: It means... I'm going back in!

"Wait a minute," I said.  "Was this actually foreshadowed in Petriculture?"

So I went back to that story, read it again, and did several facehoofs.  

I must admit, this is a scarily auspicious - or auspiciously scary - Chapter 1.

Well now. This has most definitely piqued my curiosity. Definitely gonna be looking forward to further chapters! Heh, Nightmare Twilight...

HOLY CRAP

I DON'T EVEN...

I CAN'T!

>>846785846785

Technically, none of this was foreshadowed in Petriculture, because when I wrote that, I sincerely thought that it would just be a one-shot.

>>846903846903How are you not famous in theBrony Community?!?!?!?

>>845988845988

Oh yes you did, flawlessly may I add.

On the story itself, awesome!!! You have no idea of how many stories I abandoned after they went full dark/sad after starting as a comedy/adventure (I like my ponies happy-go-luck ).

Whoa, whoaaaaAAAAAAOOOOOOOOHOHOHOHOOHO

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

Anyways, damn this is awesome. Thumbed, raved, and moustached.

Petriculture gave me the head-cannon that Pinkie is Twilight's imaginary friend made real, and now there is a sequel?! JOY!!!!

*reads*

Oh, snap! This dun be good!

Another rousing success, especially with the Airplane! joke

>>846728846728

"It means... I'm going back in!"

That would be unbelievably fitting. Brohoof! /)

And knowing pinkie pie, somehow she'd be able to pull it off with nothing more than a rope and a swan-dive, too!

WOW I am extremely surprised at the recent turn of events. This has me very worried about Twilight, Luna, and Celestia. What exactly is happening to Twilight? Were her friends able to help her? So many questions to be asked and so many possible different answers. This is incredibly AWESOME!!!!!!

I have to say thank you for not making Twilight an Alicorn. Good story.

>>846903846903

I will, of course, take your word for it.  But apparently the concept was too good to let go: certainly the present chapter would so indicate.

Oooh sequel to Petriculture? Must read.

-reads to Pinkie trying to call Twilight mom and Dashie dad- BWAHAHA!!!

-finishes- Good stor- wait wut. Twi... Nightmare... Petriculture sequel... Huh?

You my brain broke.

Would I be wrong If I were to assume the "inscape" in the title is used as a counterpoint to the word Escape, as in, we're not ESCAPING in we're going IN? An escape Subversion? Maybe Pinkie will return from Twilights mind as her Pegasuprise form. That would be cool

Comment before reading:

Wait... you are writing a sequel to Petriculture? That... seems like it would be sorta hard to do given the theme of it. Given that it made the feature box I have to assume it is wildly successful... evil pony with the same origin as Pinkie Pie?

“If you’re referring to the incident with Philomena—” I lol'd While trollestia is great it does leave some strange questions as to why she does the things that she does.

So there actually is magic in creating imaginary friends. So if ponies were able to harness that power... that would mean!

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Mother of Celestia...

I have totally never seen this before.

She wants a body.

Aaaand I did not see that one coming. Now let's see exactly how did Twilight get influenced by Nightmare (what would be her Nightmare name btw? Nightmare Sparkle? Nah, too easy) and how will Pinkie and co do to save her

dude holy hell this has to be the most well written thing  ive read on fimfiction as of yet holy damn shit balls my brain is full of fuck and i love it

Don't get me wrong this was really nicely written but I do think Petriculture didn't need a sequel.  Do think this could really be highly enjoyable but that story really felt nicely wrapped within itself.  I will be looking forward to seeing how this develops regardless.

And huh...I wonder if the Nightmare can only take over those who've lost part of their imaginations by creating a entity like Discord or Pinkie.

The excrement has impacted a quickly revolving set of blades which is spreading it equally over the pre-determined space.

*yawn* 4:06 in the morning better sleep...

WAIT SEQUEL!?

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>>848684848684 Well put, good sir.

Well, I...didn't see this coming, no. But at least I had an idea of Discord, and it seems I hit the nail on the head. Feels pretty good!

And now we wait for the next chapter, something that I assume is going to involve a couple burned cities, a VERY angry Twilight, and someone getting horribly injured before Pinkie fights against Twilight.

>>842512842512 When you say it like that, you make it seem like you wanted people to believe that Nightmare Moon herself was doing this.

Question is, how can Luna be influencing Twilight? You've given the 'Nightmare' an actual EXISTENCE. You realize what this means, right?

ANYONE CAN BE SUSCEPTED TO THE NIGHTMARE, AND BECOME NIGHTMARE MOON! You've foretold the end of Equestria! The Nightmare is going to seek out anyone who it deems powerful, and if Twilight fails in the Nightmare's wanted goal, it'll go after someone else who's even stronger, and guess who's stronger than Twilight?!

MOTHERFUCKING CELESTIA. We're all going to burn. Hell of a story that'd make

A mysterious creature had randomly walked into the room. Nopony in the room noticed him, however, being too engrossed in the events occuring. When Twilight and Princess Celestia had finally stopped bickering, and the Nightmare was exposed, the creature walked up to the group of ponies and said "You don't get it, do you? You're all the imaginary friends of a human named Lauren Faust. Your personalities are predetermined, your thoughts and emotions scripted, and your innermost desires and secrets programmed as a tool for the amusement of my species. Your entire world is made up, your magic is meaningless, you're slaves to our every whim, and you live your insignificant little lives blissfully ignorant of the fact that we could destroy your world with the press of a button. Enjoy your existential crisis, assholes."

THE END.

All shit aside, I like this.

I'm tracking it.

Damn your brilliance, Kwak. Damn it straight to hell. Now I can't sleep.

More on topic though, this is a tremendously interesting plot you're working with. Pinkie's origins aside, I'm a fan of "The Nightmare" as an independent entity. Thumbed, subbed, watched, fave'd, and so forth.

>>844346844346 as soon as I read that, it popped into my head

>>849021849021 (@KillerSteel) Someone actually already did that. Look up the story "Daylight Burning".

>>841635841635 ugh 502 is so annoying! What's 504?

Most enjoyable

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>>849835849835 Oh dear, someone already did it, eh?

Can't imagine anything good coming of that. Well, I'll give it a look, simply because my curiosity demands I do.

Rainbow Dash being their dad? Does this mean.... TWIDASH YIPPEE!

MOAR

MOAR

MOAR

MOAR

MOAR

MOAR

(In short, I will require a more substantial amount of information to proceed. Please supply as requested....NOW)

>>850233850233

504 is a gateway timeout error, as opposed to 502, which is a bad gateway error.

What. The. Tits.

This was seriously entertaining and confusing at the same time. I have about a bazillion question racing through my head right now, most of them being related to how the hell Nightmare Moon managed to hide in Twilight and for how long she had been doing this.

I am seriously intruiged as to what you have planned here.

Fav'ed. Hard.

So... does this mean that we need to call her Nightmare sparkle?

Hell is about to be unleashed. Pinkie Pie, I hope you figure out how the buck to stop Twilight Sparkle, and Save her from this Nightmare.

"This... isn't good."

No, I thought it was the greatest thing in the whole wide world other than pie.

Because pie is the greatest thing in the whole wide world.

Oh. Oh my god. SEQUEL.

Oh this is wonderful and agonizing.  I cannot wait for the next installment.

>>846728846728

This is basically what ran through my head after reminding myself about the plot of Petriculture and slowing down enough to actually read what the title of this one was.

"I'm not gonna escape, silly-willy! I'm gonna inscape!"

While I agree that the corruption was a bit too quick, I did see how you tried to give the impression that the corruption occurred over a period of time.

Of course, this also depends on how long you are planning to make the fic. Anyway, I'm looking forward to more.

>>853705853705 Perhaps I should explain... I've always believed that Luna's initial transformation into Nightmare Moon was extremely rapid and took everypony in Equestria by surprise, which is why Celestia didn't have a Plan B to fall back on when attempting to use persuasion failed, and had to take the extreme step of banishment to deal with the problem. I'm going to go into more detail about how my conception of the Nightmare actually works in the next chapter.

>>847820847820 literally

also to kwakerjak

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Mind. Blown. Again.

Spontaneous posession by the Nightmare yay!

You know what I'm getting from this? Pinkie's Pinkie Sense is directly related to the Nightmare. It makes sense given what you've told us so far, but I am interested in where this goes.

Also, Petriculture sequel. I am so happy right now. I was hoping it would be expanded on.

>>850816850816

Nope. It's pretty literal.

Twi's magic surge during her entrance exam hatched Spike and made Pinkie real. She's the "mother" because she brought them into the world.

Dash's sonic rainboom during Twi's entrance exam triggered her magic surge. She's the "father" because she [strike]rainbow bukake everywhere[/strike] "seeded" Twilight's magic.

Also I cannot believe this is being overtaken by a Halo fic and a Spike x CMC clopfic.

>>855033855033

It's just as well. My need to read every single comment that's posted on one of my stories, or blog posts, or my personal page means that I tend to get too distracted to write when one of my stories is in the Feature box.

Hmm. Do I detect a Journey to the Center of the Mind plot? I hope so. I love those. In any case, definitely looking forward to more.

>>841635841635

I made this reply just to tell you that you are AMAZING!

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