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DustyBones


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When danger threatens Equestria, six ponies rise to meet it. No matter where it comes from or how terrible and mighty it is, the power of their friendship will always prevail. For when friends stand together, especially Twilight and her friends, nothing can stand before them. As long as they remain united, no monster, pony, or god can defeat them.

Not even Princess Celestia.

Chapters (10)
Comments ( 60 )

Very interesting. I'm adding this to my watch list:yay:

Thank you! Things are going to get even more interesting, I assure you.

Quite an interesting story you have here. I look forward to more.

“Oh! We actually need your help,” Ditzy replied, “Twilight Sparkle’s taken over Equestria and everything’s wrong. So we’re starting a rebellion.”

"Bit premature to call it a full-fled

There were at least ten things wrong with that statement. Firstly, they were asking a pony who was tied up on a sacrificial altar to help them, not vice versa. Daring Do said the only sensible thing she could think of in response. “What?”

The sentence in bold appears to be incomplete. You cut off in the middle of a word.

Really enjoyed these two chapters. The premise is very intriguing.

This has potential. I look forward to seeing the others' thought processes, other than Twilight.

Oh, this chapter was magnificent! Loved Daring's attitude and Dash was so... Hehe. :twilightblush:

So will this fic follow Derpy and Whooves most of the time? I wonder what happened to Luna. Would be nice to also see more from Celestia's point of view at some point again.

Keep up the good work. Looking forward to how the plot develops more. :raritywink:

She knew that voice. “Daring Doo?” A grin split her face in half. “Where are you?”

“Over here.”

In the next chapter, we'll see what Fluttershy will do for a Scooby Snack... :trollestia:

8102034 They will play a major role, but it won't be exclusively about them. Don't worry, Luna is coming and so is more Celestia!

8102193 Well, you're not far off the mark...About one chapter or so.

Ok! The fact that something is going on behind the scenes has peeked my interest. :moustache:Followed and faved.

8102551 Ah-ha! My first mustache. Truly, today is a great day.

Well, that was clever of Dash. Nothing like beating up the legendary good gal Daring Do in public to cement the viewpoint that the new regime is evil. The Rebellion has its first martyr, hopefully not literally.
Nice writing on showing what's wrong with her too. Whatever the confrontation with Con Mayne did to the Element Bearers, the RD Daring confronted is missing her empathy, the ability to relate to and understand other ponies on an emotional level. Speculation in spoiler space: What's missing from the Bearers, their souls maybe?, seem to still be trapped in a space accessible through mirrors and are trying to get back when they look into them, judging by Twilight's interaction with Celestia and subsequent ban.
I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes.

This story needs more up votes. I still think we need more introspection into what Twilight's friends are thinking though... I thought that would happen with the Rainbow Dash chapter, but that was an outside view of Rainbow Dash.

She hadn’t questioned why Twilight and her friends wanted to meet with her privately. They were her friends too. She’d been glad to see them. She’d even made sure their favorite snacks had been ready (quite the task for the kitchens thanks to Pinkie Pie). She’d done it gladly. She loved them as if they were her own daughters.

Celestia, you only cared about them because they were useful to you. Nothing more, nothing less.

Soon... The Rebellion begins completely. Let's see how the Mane Six handle that.

That ending with the letter and Celestia feeling better was so heartwarming. Yes, don't give up, Celestia! And may you do many more pranks on Twilight. She deserves at least them for making you feel miserable for so long.

Celestia being reduced to a replacement for Smartypants must be very humiliating. No wonder she was feeling so down. Now we just need to get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to the Mane Six. :applejackunsure:

Author, for doing such a nice job, have another moustache: :moustache:

And now... Waiting for the next chapter! :P

This can only end in disaster.

And Twilight succeeded. She always succeeded.

Interesting that Celestia has this thought right after remembering that she had been captured by Chrysalis twice. The second time, Twilight had been captured too...

...but Thorax was not, and he's on Celestia's side. :trollestia:

I really like this story and can't wait to see where you will take it!

Ha, this is pretty fun to read! Keep it up i really want to see where this is going.

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Maybe, but that is very taxing to write, depends what the author wants to do really.. not to mention it would add a LOT more POV characters which always brings its own problems. Besides, to me their motives seem more or less obvious, they are trying to build perfect utopia based on their ideals of what is right.

Don't give up Luna. Rebellion is rising!
And Flutters... Stare is not right solution...

Rainbow Dash goes Pesci.

Con mane may have been defeated but he still altered there view of the rulers with the mirror and causing them to do the coup.

Oh I can't wait to see how Celestia get's her powers back from Twilight or what she will do right off the bat WHEN she get's them back, also is Luna still an Alicorn or what because if she is shouldn't she be able to invade the Dreams of the Mane 6. Another thing, what about the Portal Mirror and Sunset Shimmer, wouldn't she think not hearing from Twilight for quite sometime might make her wonder what is going on back in Equestria?

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Luna is now just a normal pegasus so she doesn't have her powers either.


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Hmm, indeed. Would like to hear the complete story. Maybe the mysterious mirror will be needed again?

Now, what is Discord up to?

Well, it's kinda obvious that Con Mane succeded in whatevrer his goals were. :ajsleepy:

He has managed to turn the Elements into Tyrants and they don't even realise it. :moustache:

Good Job, "Empress Purplesmart" :facehoof:

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Drat, I was hoping Luna would still be an Alicorn, also shouldn't she be a Bat-Pony, after all Celestia was a Earth Pony, Luna a Bat-Pony, Cadance a Pegasus and Twilight a Unicorn before they ascent into Alicornhood.

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Twilight chose those forms for them when she took their Alicorn powers, so that they couldn't oppose her so easily. With Celestia and Luna being pegasi, they can't use their (still) more powerful unicorn magic anymore. At least if I remember correctly from the first chapter.

Very interesting. I will eagerly await the next chapter :pinkiehappy:

8190800 Could I get a source on Celestia previously being an earth pony and Luna being a batpony?

8190856 I think you win the prize for paying close attention to all the details, Dekar.

Just realized that those 'rehabilitation' centers are actually re-education camps, keeping ponies captive until they believe what twilight did was good. :flutterrage: I mean that I just realized the worst of it

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I instantly got it, when it was named. One of "profits" of living in post-comunist country, where such things existed 30 or so years ago, is resistance to newspeak bulls**t.

Tyrant Sparkle vs. Trollestia

Round 1 to Trollestia
Round 2 to Trollestia - CMC recruited to Trollestia's cause

Oh Twilight. You have just given Celestia the most powerful weapon of all. I can not WAIT to see how this will down. Dis is gonna be GOOD :pinkiecrazy: (Grabs huge bag of popcorn and eagerly awaits the next chapter)

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There are beliefs that mirrors have a connection to the soul...there's a reason "Empress" Twilight banned them from the castle. Maybe it's like that mirror from Equestria Girls, except instead of flat-out imprisoning something, it only takes the soul, or certain parts of who you are.


At the very least, this is definitely some sort of manipulative magic at play, the kind of stuff that I imagine Discord would have done with the Elements were Friendship is Magic not a kids show, or at least was oriented towards teenagers and had that as an excuse for more mature themes. Making ponies opposites of themselves is one thing, but twisting their true selves to where they could actually be convinced that they are doing the right thing, making it even worse for those who do recover seeing the very things they stood for be corrupted so, will forever haunt a person. It's like Luna recovering from being Nightmare Moon, probably worse.

Also, nitpick:

Applejack had her hands full...

...hooves. :ajbemused: This ain't Equestria Girls!

We almost turned Sunny into a newt, but she got better.

"...but they got better," has to be one of my favorite trope lines.

If you don't mind me asking, do you still have plans to continue this sometime? :twilightsheepish:

So how much longer until Celestia and Luna get their powers back and become Alicorns again, also I can't remember but did anything happen to Cadance?

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You'll see! And Cadence has holed up in the Crystal Empire.

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Okay so Cadance is safe and still an Alicorn up in the Crystal Empire, and what about Shining Armor, is he still with her or did Twilight do some voodoo magic on him?

Looks like Rarity is going to try some good old fashion communism. And she will swiftly learn why it doesn't work.

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it's going to be painful to watch her learn that perticuler lesson but it's a lesion that she will need to learn.

Wow... Some good hijinx from CMC

Glorious... :pinkiecrazy:

BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! YES! ALL MY YES!!!!
More please :pinkiehappy:

I can't wait to see what happens when the Mane 6 come across a villain they aren't able to stop because they don't have Celestia or Luna with their power to help them, I can't wait to see Twilight get a beat down too.

Interesting... I wonder how are Rares and AJ doing with their parts of responsibility?

So they can see their original selves through a mirror. Now... How to get them back?

Damn, I was really hoping that Twilight and them genuinely wanted to make Equestria a better place. Now it's all just a fucked plot that needs to be stopped.

Ah, so mirrors negate whatever spell is on her? Interesting...

She seized Ditzy, who let out a surprised squeak, and dragged her into the box. Her mouth dropped and the dagger fell from it. “It’s...it’s bigger on the inside!”

What else can one say when entering the TARDIS?

Oh I can't wait to see how the Mane 6 find out how much they Bucked with the World, I can't wait to see Pinkie Pie's face when she finds out ponies aren't happy at her parties anymore and even when they get sick of them all together, also I can't wait to see what Celestia tells Dash about that collar and what it will REALLY do to her over time.

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