Celestia stared down at her guard, a deep frown on her face hiding the emotional turmoil within. "Let's start at the beginning," she spoke up calmly. "You were leading the group escorting my personal student, Sunset Shimmer, back to her room so she could retrieve her belongings before removing herself from palace grounds."
"Yes, Your Highness," the unicorn guard confirmed, the white coloration caused by the armor's spells helping to hide just how pale he was from feeling his monarch's displeasure.
"You were to escort her to Ponyville, where she would take up residence in the library where she could continue her research without access to more dangerous books, and be constantly exposed to other ponies, in the hopes she would make emotional connections - friends - to offset her desire for power," Celestia continued firmly.
"That was the itinerary, Your Highness," the guard agreed, doing his best to keep from shaking.
"And as you were passing this chamber-" Celestia gestured with one wing to the enclosed, heavily protected room that had been forcibly breached, and the mirror portal that sat sparking in the middle. "This completely off-limits room, she managed to overpower...how many of you?"
"...four, Your Highness," the guard allowed, suddenly getting visions of the unemployment office, the dungeons, or even the headsmare's block.
"She magically overpowered four guards, and made a dash for this room," Celestia continued. "And so you get the idea to...what was it again?"
"Fire a stunner spell, Highness," the guard continued, certain now this would be his epitaph.
"Yes, you fired a stunner spell at a mare who had already demonstrated she had more magic than four of you combined," Celestia continued. "A spell that relies on trying to weaken the magic in the one it hits to destabilize them into unconsciousness. A spell that doesn't work on casters with magical power in excess of the caster by any significant magnitude, making it only useful for apprehending standard criminals, and a waste of magic against rogue spellcasters, such as my personal student. You fired this spell into the off-limits chamber known to store dangerous, classified magical artifacts. You thought this was a good idea?"
The guard swallowed convulsively, certain he was staring into the face of death as she frowned down at him. He had no idea what he could say now.
Thankfully, Celestia had no interest in what he had to say at this point. "And it hit the mirror, just as she dove in with her personalized saddlebags stuffed full of spellbooks. Books that are inherently magical, mind." She lowered her head to meet the guard's gaze. "Do you have anything to say for yourself...Private?"
The former Lieutenant swallowed, accepting the demotion as a grace compared to any other punishment his monarch might send his way. "No, Your Highness."
"Then report to your Captain for proper disciplinary measures," she instructed firmly. She made a mental note to determine what, exactly, those measures would be when she wasn't barely hiding how overwrought she was.
As soon as the guard fled, Celestia turned her attention back to the mirror. The portal it contained had been destabilized by the stunner spell, causing it to lose its anchor to the world on the opposite side. While nothing too worrisome normally - it would eventually reanchor itself somewhere before resuming its normal 30 moon cycle - for someone to be inside the portal in that state...it would spit them out somewhere unknown, space-time coordinates completely randomized...assuming they survived at all.
"Oh, my shimmering sunshine..." Celestia whimpered softly, staring at the mirror and struggling to hold back tears. "Makers watch over you and keep you safe...please be alive..."
The planet of Corneria was the jewel of the Lylat System. Careful planning in its development meant that sprawling cities soared in harmony with nature, keeping it a verdant world full of plant and animal life, with safe havens from any attack from outside within the holes and caverns of the porous, volcanic rock of its structure. Despite the huge population, it remained a paradise perfectly balanced between technological advancement and natural beauty.
This was presently lost on the young brown fox stomping his way through the streets, a bottle in his hand as he swayed along. 15 year old Fox McCloud had just dropped out of the Academy, grabbed a bottle out of his Dad's liquor cabinet, and gone looking for someplace to be in absolute silence and contemplation. He knew his friends Falco and Slippy would be around somewhere, probably keeping an eye on him...likely at Peppy's request.
Fox didn't care. He'd just learned that his Dad was...gone. Missing, presumed dead, because of Pigma's betrayal. Pigma had been James and Peppy's friend, but he'd handed them over to Andross, and James had just barely managed to get Peppy away to deliver the message. And now Fox was supposed to inherit the Great Fox - James McCloud's warship base - and the Star Fox combat team dedicated to protecting the Lylat System...but all Fox could think about was the fact he was now an orphan.
"What's the point?" he grumbled irritably as he took another swig from his bottle. He didn't care that he was technically too young to drink, he didn't want to think. "Dad tried...tried everything to save the galaxy...and what good did it do him? What good did it do anyone?"
Seeing an old mirror leaned up against a tree, he stared at his miserable expression. Glowering at himself, he threw his arms up dismissively. "So what if this is horrible?" he demanded angrily. "What does it matter if I don't follow in Dad's footsteps? He's gone...and I can't do anything! What is there left that's worth fighting for?" He turned to the sky. "Go on!" he shouted at the uncaring heavens. "Show me something worth fighting for!"
The mirror suddenly blazed with light, and something small shot out of it. The tiny ball of red, yellow, and orange smacked Fox right in the face, sending him head over heels as he tumbled to the ground amidst a shower of books and papers. "...that settles it," he murmured unpleasantly. "The universe hates me..."
At that moment, a piercing wail cut through his upset. Turning, he saw that the tiny ball that had hit him was an infant, and of a sort he'd never encountered before. Like most denizens of the Lylat system - and all residents of Corneria - she resembled a bipedal animal with a fur covered body. The shape of her muzzle and the long mane and tail suggested equinoid, a species rare but not unknown in the Lylat system. The horn in the center of her forehead, however, was something completely new.
"...a unicorn?" Fox murmured as he lifted the little girl into the air. "Well, you don't see that every day..." He glanced at the mostly full bottle. "I didn't think I'd had that much..."
The little foal turned to look up at him with large, scared green eyes. She let out a soft whimper, looking like she was about to burst into tears again.
Fox quickly looked around for something to pacify her, and wound up stuffing a journal with a stylized sun on the front into her arms. She squealed happily as she clung to it, quieting. As she clung to the book, Fox was surprised to see the same mark on the girl's flanks, like some sort of brand.
It was at that point he noticed she was also naked. Unsure what else to do, he pulled off his shirt and wrapped her up in it. "Okay...baby comes flying out of a mirror..." Turning, he moved to examine the mirror. "Please say this is normal..." Much to his frustration, the mirror appeared to be completely ordinary glass. "What to do, what to do...?" Glancing around, he saw a set of bags with a narrow strap between them. The books and papers had spilled out of them, and they bore the same mark that the journal and the filly did.
Moving quickly, he gathered up the materials. "Alright, here's hoping Peppy has a clue what's going on, and doesn't shrug this all off as me being drunk..." Turning, he headed purposefully back to the family residence in Corneria City.
Dude a crossover with STAR FOX!? Now THIS is going to be another fun one. What's next? Gonna do a crossover with Bayonetta 1 and 2 for the next new PWNY story?
Really huh? Star Fox. Let's see where this adventure goes.
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This will be good.
Uh-oh, looks like a My Little Dashie set on Corneria? Gonna have to read this later.
You never disappoint me Tatsurou.
You never have and never will, Tatsurou.
Even though I still haven't played Star Fox Command nor Star Fox Zero, I'll gladly read this.
btw, is Star Fox 2 gonna be part of the storyline?
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Only if I can find a playthrough somewhere.
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Gotcha. I'm sure you'll find one lurking in the internet.
I never grew up with Starfox. I did at one point have it on the 64, but I was TERRIBLE at it so I never got into it. I got heavily into Starfox Adventures and digged the adventure aspect. This is my only experience with Fox as I never played Command, and I don't think we count Smash Bros (only up to Melee) so this is pretty interesting. I have to say, you are my favorite crossover specialist involving Adopted Displaced which we need more of. I never read My Little Dashie outside of memes so I have you to thank!
Talk about getting a face full of sunshine.
Sunset, Tatsurou and a popular Nintendo franchise... This is gonna be good!
Though if I'm allowed two questions:
1. Will Sunset be full pony or anthro?
2. Why Sunset? Wouldn't someone like Spitfire fit better? (I'm not hating, just curious)
Wait, so... the mirror still made her human? Or... humanoid? Anthro?
Interesting...
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1. Anthro.
2. Two part answer. One, Spitfire doesn't qualify based on my requirements for a pony to do this with. Two, Sunset provides a perfect way of getting to the Star Fox world, as this chapter shows.
Before I Read:
Will you be using Starfox Adventure in this?
Interesting. I look forward to reading what misadventures Sunset finds herself in.
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Absolutely.
Sunset needs a Mom.
Been hoping for this story to reach its turn, really glad it was next in line (first game I ever played alongside my favourite character).
I have great expectations for what will come and know you'll do like you always have to make it brilliant
nice work and when you get to older in completed stories dont linger on. try to get to all your incompleted ones ok.
Eeeeeeee~!
A Sunset Shimmer PWNY story by Tatsurou? Hay yes! And just from the first chapter it's already more awesome than I could've hoped!
Don't get too cocky, Star Fox.
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Do a barrel roll!
Definitely putting this on my to read list.
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Good. I don't understand the hate for it. I liked it well enough and it held its own as an ADVENTURE game, like it says in its title.
And for once(At the behest of a baing of the higher planes) the univers did indid what was asked of it.
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you could have Fox meet Krystal early
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Yeah, that would be cool, this way Sunset would get two cool parents, I loved that video game that character you were talking about first showed up in.
Sunset Shimmer...in a Star Fox universe?
HECK YEAH!!!
Now, my question is will Tats follow the 64 story or go out on a limb and try out the newer Zero?
Bipedal, eh? A bit unexpected for a Tats story (even Coco in a similar bipedal animal setting stayed full pony), but I suppose it makes sense giving the existing exiled Sunset narrative in canon and the use of the mirror.
First Fav, second read.
Now that I’ve read the chapter. I love it and can’t wait for more. :3
Wait... Will Celestia be able to answer some of their questions regarding Sunset through the book?
Now we get star fighter ace Sunset. This is good.
YES! The Starfox one is FINALLY HERE! Been waiting for this one! I REALLY need to read up on the lore, since what little I know hints\points that Andross was actually the one to be turned on\betrayed first. Which then, of course, devolves into the the standard Evil Overlord trying to destroy\take over everything story line. Which is about the time I start cheering for the bad guy.
The only other one that I’m this into already, is the yet to be started tia and Picard one. I can SO see tia chasing Worf around the Enterprise “I want hug! I want hug!” As well as Worf barricading himself in his quarters because tia cursed him so all his clothes turn into tutu’s when he puts them on because he wouldn’t hug her. Klingons and their hate\fear\repulsion of the cute and fuzzy
In all honesty, I have YET to ever really feel true sympathy for tia, no matter what happens to her, since she’s nothing more than a manipulative, conniving, treacherous old bat. Even with our good author’s writing skills, or at least YET.
I just realised... we're going to get a legit 'Baby's First Steps' moment. The adorableness is all consuming.
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Good question, personally I think that the stunner spell may have temporarily shorted out all of the actual acrane materials she was carrying though.
Hey, a series I kinda sorta know. Only played Assault and Adventures myself, and watched an LP of the first Star Fox, but I've watched a review channel I'm subbed to talk about the whole series, so I vaguely know the plot. It's been a while.
It's finally here! I have been waiting for this story!
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very intresting i wonder why im not following you yet
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personally I only played like, 30 minutes of Star Fox...
Well this is an interesting start. I wonder if Fox will be in contact with Celestia through the book?
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which one?, I really liked the first game when I was little, I think I would like it now too, but I was kind of dissapointed for what the newest game was.
Well however I'm interessted and I kind of hope for a sequel either in Equestria, or in the human world, after this and that happened to Sunset.
Why do I see Sunset taking after Krystal and Falco, to the irritation of Fox?
I can see it now, her doing extremely risky combat stunts in an Arwing with the guns replaced by copies of Krystal's staff, with Tricky as her wingman.
If in the atmosphere, she'd open the cockpit window to fire a few shots from her horn instead of her ship for a flyby.
well now. seems like someone will make sunset into a better pony for twilight in her future.
...If this was from any other author, I would be skeptical of it's chances. However, this is a Tatsuro crossover. He could probably make DOOM and FiM work, (and I mean the new one btw.) Alrighty then, let's see how McCloud handles being a teenage father... And how much this will B.E. (Butterfly Effect) his universe. (I know the answer is leaps and bounds, but I'm more interested in the how instaed of the if.)
I'm a HUG fan of the Star Fox games and I loved the first chapter of this story, I'm looking forward to more.
Papa Fox!! Yes!
Another sci fi. I LOVE IT! Looking forward to more.
Keep up the great work. Deus tecum.
OH BOY! Now we are getting into something that interesting canonically Sunset escaped to Equestria girls world...here she ended in the star fox universe as a foal....I like to see how this will affect her when she goes home to Equestria maybe she will apologize to Celestia
Can't wait to see this gem included