When Twilight Sparkle opens a magical book taken from the Moochick's Study, she gets pulled into the middle, along with Sumac Apple. But if Twilight is going to somehow finish this story, she's going to have to start from the beginning.
The beginning is a long ways back.
A lore-heavy entry in the Weedverse.
inb4 "Who's Dim?"
To learn who Dim is, turn off your Mature stories block and search for "Eigengrau". BUT, be cautious with that story, pay attention to the warnings, and consider skipping the prologue.
Okay, I was following until those last three paragraphs. That worries me quite a deal. I wonder if that it replacement, Eternity, or something else. The fact she closed the book is what scares me.
What's going... nah, I'm good. Good start, and I like Sumac's herd-think.
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Timelines! [waves his arms around]
I guess Twilight took an Eternity to explore the book.
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Dim can be summed up as, "Never send a good pony to do a bad pony's job, you disgusting primitives!" At least, at this point in the timeline.
Twilight may not have made the best decision in trusting herself
Twilight this, twilight that...for Faust´s sake...WHERE THE BUCK IS SUMAC !?
I'm having trouble finding the chapter, but at one point (I think in PTSSfFF), future-Twilight and future-Sumac come back to this timeline, to warn present-everyone that they must not destroy the drawstring, because in future-Twilight's timeline, they did destroy the drawstring. I wonder if this story's future-Twlight is the same as the future-Twilight that I'm remembering.
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Um, thinking about pudgy ponies?
Is this story going to tie into the concept of destiny very much? Thought I'd ask now.
For a second there, I thought this was gonna another Bendy cross over, thank god it isn't.
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Every life is a story, a book if you will, and all those words must be written out.
sumac & silver lineing is now my new fav ship, I think he can have what tarnish has without too much trouble (wormwood might not be happy)
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Sumac can be found in wet, clay soils in some of the Eastern areas of the North American Continent. Try looking in swamps and bogs. /botany joke
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Yes. Moist earth. High humidity. Some heat. That is where Sumac can be found.
Will there be a reference to "Bendy and the Ink Machine" ?
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So, I am terrible at deciphering roundabout answers, but I'm guessing...yes?
Truth is, I really don't like 'destiny'. I do like Sumac, though. But I can't help but get the feeling that this is going to be more heavy stuff dumped on a kid who has too much of it already. I'm not saying I'll never read this story, but I don't want to right now. Sorry about that.
Happy writing. As per usual, I hope this story goes over well with those who read it.
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No.
Um we appear to be missing a small unicorn that goes by the name sumac also this song
will be a good song for this story
Now did Twilight create the book or did the book create Twilight
Twilight. The line is literally "trust no one, not even yourself". Come on.
I can't help but wonder if perhaps her future self is trying to replace her past self...
I do agree we are missing a little unicorn while Twilight might be immortal that doesn't mean Sumac is or was of course there are so many ways around this. The first that people don't age inside the books dimension seems invalid since Twilight ages changed so much
8150453 But we know Sumac is okay as we know he becomes a Mortician.
Maybe some day, but not today.
Welp, that was a cliffhanger of sorts. Next chapter, please!
I'm assuming this story is set after the quesadilla conquest and pink pantyfest, seeing as Sumac is 11 in the quesadilla conquest and Twilight clearly has feelings for Pinkie. Am I also correct in assuming Twilight hasn't physically aged during her time in the book, seeing as you didn't mention any physical changes?
This also leads me to another question about the absence of Sumac when Twilight reappeared. Did Sumac die of old age, or will he simply exit at a different time? I highly doubt you'd kill him off, so the question then becomes did he exit the book before or after the time Twilight returned, and did he stay with her during her millenia long journey?
I realise all will be revealed in due time, but I expect Sumac to not have stayed with her, because he wasn't there when Tarnish saw Twilight in Skyreach.
The main thing that you can answer without any spoilers is how long you think you'll make this story, you said it'd be lore-heavy, you didn't say how dense this lore would be packed.
Anyways, enough rambling. If you've somehow stuck with me till the end of this comment, well done and thanks for reading!
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It should be about ten chapters or so.
Everything else will be made clear. One thing I'd like to be made clear is, Sumac is fine, just fine.
8150468 I know he says he wants to but don't recall seeing anything where its happened
8150781 Thats good to know now to find out what only time will tell us. We can see a little of how Twilight or at least a Twilight is affected not how if any affect this has on Sumac.
Poor Sumac if he tried evil it will be smacked out of him so fast its not funny. Kudz only covered the current generation I can't imagine Apple Jack, Pinkie, Trixie, Maud, Tarnished and other not counting Twilight herself wouldn't also add their opinion to the matter.
Considering the well intended shenanigans that Sumac and his group of friends get up to, the Mustached Menace wouldn't really be that inaccurate.
Well, crap, that's kind of concerning.
Reads just as good as it did before posting it ... and after the conversation had last night, we are off on another massive "What The Fronk"-fest of the Weedverse's cosmology. To ask a question to see how many remember reading the events that brought Twilight said book, who remembers where Mister Teapot FOUND that book, exactly? Where in Skyreach?
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Oi, she looks like the sorta lady that could haul a hog under each arm. What's she doing with that egghead?
Projected length?Read the comments, me.This story has Significance positively dripping out of it just from this first chapter.
Also, Dim gets something close to better, confirmed, woo.
once more into the breach! Time to take out my notes!
I think we just witnessed the first step on the path to becoming Eternity. Granted, if I'm correct, she always was, and it is wonderful to see non linear time based objects like that book. I'm probably not making sense, but that's what happens when one puts off sleep for over 48 hours. Remember kids, research binges followed by fanfics are bad!
The (Pebble's) plot thickens!
Hoo boy ... this is gonna be a bit like classic Doctor Strange, isn't it? We're a bit off the edge o' the map, mates ...
Next chapter: when Tarnished fucked up!
Somehow, somewhy, I feel like Twilight will be violating causality at some point in this story and I will love every moment of it.
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I second this!!!!
My money is that Eternity (or "future Twilight") has come back to mold the future for the better.
I think this story is the moment where Twilight becomes familiar with The Nameless One.
And even if it isn't... MANY REVELATIONS SHALL BE HAD! Bring on the worldbuilding!
8151087 Especially since Sumac doesn't appear to have come back with her.
Hmm is the soulmate thing necessarily a two pony affair or can there be multiple soulmates?
I have now finaly caught up with all the weedworld storys, I can't wait to see where this is going
Goddammit Kudzuhaiku! I still haven't finished Princess Twilight's School for Fantastic Foals yet!
I've got absolutely no idea what's going on.
Help.