Oops, I wrote another story. Oh well, guess you'll all just have to suffer through it.

Enjoy the introduction to 'Wings of Courage'! As always, thank you to Medicshy for pre-reading!

Here's hoping you all find the tale intriguing, even from this first little display. I am excited to continue this part of the Visionary fiction universe!

Some notes:

-Not a direct sequel.

-Takes place 2 years after the finale of Visionary, during the epilogue.

YAY

Edit after reading: As always perfect characterization. The way you seem to have imagined the black dragons works very well. The mixture of greed and respect for beauty and strength. The complicated interrelations an advanced, powerful race like the dragons would undoubtedly have will most surely be flawlessly represented in your story. Reading you is a pleasure as always... even if it gets in the way of study and work.

Also first (Sorry couldn't resist)

The Dov (Dragons) will never have peace with such filthy, weak joor.(Mortals)

We will burn your kind to ash!

The End.

Found the dragon lord for you:

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Yaaaaaay! Reading, brb!

Crud, have to drive home from work, will read in an hour or so.

AW GOD! Insta fav.

I shall judge it when I finish reading it.

>>965764965764Holy conundrum popsicles, random genitalia, non-consensual intercourse and mammalian glands, batpony!

An indirect sequel to Visionary!?!?!?

Mother of God, this gon be good!

All my moustaches are belong to you.

Now reading and will edit and add typos to this post if they are found, but that's unlikely. I think. Perhaps.

Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore!

AAWWWWW YYYEEEEAAAAHHHH

I don't have to read this to know I'll love this storyline progression idea.

>>966115966115

Read it anyways.

i think at this point people don't even need to read the damn fic to rate and track it. It's nice to see more from The Visionary universe even if it is an interquel. Though I think Aurus and Applejack are just gonna have to accept their roles as King and Queen of the Changling people. As for the fic itself I enjoy seeing Fluttershy in a main character role and that was an interesting take on dragon politics.

>>966122966122

Oh I will, and if this story in particular is even half like Visionary   I will wait with withdrawal like symptoms for each chapter.

I also found it a damn shame that unlike all the other stories EQD features Visionary didn't get the completion solo post or recognition it deserved.

You sir are one of my favorite authors on this site.

>>966042966042 So would Fluttershy be Dovahkiin?

>>966042966042

I will slay it.

>>966166966166

That's fine, Cavalry Studios will put EQD out of business eventually, lol. Just watch me!

yay more romantic badassery!!!

This is a far better Fluttershy then you had before. Gotta love it.

Okay though I went in expecting to like it I find myself STILL surprised by just how much this pleases me. I personally look forward to finding out more about Fluttershy's motives behind her decision.

AWWW HELLS YEAH, NEW STORY, HERE I COME.

(Okay, now this is just plain unnatural, do you have a team of typing slaves just writing this for you? Cause no one should able to produce such wonderful stories in such short time frames.)  

>>966489966489

Nope, I just have two hands and eight fingers, like everybody else. But I only type with four of them.

>>966361966361

Glad you find it an improvement; I had hoped it would suffice.

>>966038966038

Razorbeam was first silly. But oh well, sentiment all the same

>>965764965764

In Twilight's bouncing joy "Neth is back, Neth is back, That darn evil jerk, Neth is back"

I'm glad that you're finally bringing back some of the characters from TRC.

>>966489966489

I can vouch that when he gets a typing oh boy does he get a typing

>>966298966298

You single-hoofedly will put all other writers out of business.

As I said on my comment, is too much of a pleasure to read your stories, even if they get on the way of work or study...

And home and read!

Great start, just fantastic.

Oh, wasn't quite expecting this. Looks like an interesting side-story to Visionary, I look forward to seeing where this leads, especially with more world-building and characterization of Fluttershy.

You'd better be referencing Razorwing like the Fist of the North Star all throughout this.

>>966724966724

As if I would do anything less.

>>966748966748

>Lord Nethrezir

Good, goooood.

Autotracked, because Razorbeam

Image: http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/21771298.jpg

Fluttershy and dragons? Count me in

Holy sweet buttock of Luna

All of my want!

>>966166966166 EQD is really overrated, anyway. An author can pour their souls into a fantastic piece of work, and if the writer is not a friend of EQD staff, or if the writer is not well known on EQD, the story will automatically get declined. I know. I've tried. That's why I've developed a bad habit of second guessing my work; EQD shot me down so much it was not even funny. Then I came to FiMFic, and it is a little better now.

In regards to the story, YAY! Really can't wait to see where this one is going. So happy when I got the notification about this. More more more! Also, love how Malik is really fitting into the assassin role, if even a dragon's eyes could not find him.

>>967448967448

Well, nobody ever asked him to quit his day job.

Glad you're enjoying it, my friend!

>>967472967472 Always. I'd be nuts not to enjoy it. I'm sitting awake, again, unable to sleep, working on my own fic. Glanced up at my computer screen to see I had a notification. Saw you had posted this, and dropped everything to go read lol.

Now, back to my own work... ugh, my fingers are aching...

More Malik please

>>967482967482

Lol. My my, aren't I the popular one. People drop what they do to talk to me, it seems.

But seriously, sorry for your finger pains. I am certain you'll pull through!

>>967511967511 Yea, probably. I've went over this same blasted chapter of mine 5 or 6 times now, trying to get it just perfect. If its not just right I can't post it

Yup, this is going to be sweet

Well, this managed to kick my growing displeasement in the face, The one where I started getting bored with only ponies/main species in Eq instead of crazy random species. Great job.

(Hint: Chess)

im not much into fics about anybody else than spike but i will give this a read

>>967923967923

If you're referring to 'Chess game of the Gods', never even read anything in it. Supposedly it's a nice big fiction universe within the fandom, but I just never get around to reading... too busy writing.

>>968085968085

Spike's in it later on.

Besides, you know you love my stuff.

>>968093968093 oh you know me so well

I wonder if Fluttershy will end up falling in love with the lord Nethrezir.

'Cause that would be some epic romance

I did not recognize this for what it was until 30 minutes ago or so, & I should not have wasted so much time in ignorance of this epicness.

So, great start so far and can't wait to see more, though this one will be a bit harder for me to enjoy because of the main character, oh well

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Twilight_Sparkle.png

One thing, I don't know if it's a typo, or even if it's wrong, it just bugged me when I saw it and it took me a few reads over the line to get past it.

Out the corner of his eye...

Shouldn't it be "Out of the corner of his eye..."?

Oh, and why does the name "Nethrezir" sound so familiar?  I feel like I've seen it before, but I just can't seem to place.

Good, but I have a few criticisms and corrections.

1. The fourth paragraph doesn't make sense.

2. It would be "Sir Zemin", "King Aurus", or "Lord Nethrezir". A title that is part of a name is capitalized, but if it's on its own, like "my lord" or "the king", it isn't. Title words that are part of a title are capitalized, as in "the King of the Changelings".

3. What happened to the land being revitalized? The whole land got turned green, didn't it?

>>971377971377

That line is, in actuality, grammatically correct. However, it's not exactly optimal, and so I think I will take your advice and change it.

As for why the name sounds familiar... I don't know if you ever read my original work, 'The Razorwing Chronicles', but it's the same name as the main dragon from that story line.

I cheated and re-purposed an old character of mine.

>>971396971396

1. I'll look it over again.

2. A fair point, and I will correct this.

3. This takes place prior to the destruction of Zarkoj. Twilight is still in her research phase in this chapter.

Thank you for reading!

Edit: Corrections have been made, including paragraph four. Let me know if you spot anything else. Thanks!

>>971425971425

3. Oops, didn't catch that.

>>971407971407

I figured it was correct, your work has rarely had any grammatical problems that I've seen, it just, I don't know, didn't feel right(?) when I was reading.  Dumb language

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/sillyfilly_Sweetie_Belle.png

And I just looked over the things I've read on all the sites I use, and it seems I have not read those stories, though I will be soon as I find them, (it was deleted off of Fimfic apparently... *glares*), so it must just be that the name similar to another that I have seen

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Queen_Chrysalis.png

Oh, I must also applaud the idea of different breeds of dragons separating themselves, brilliant, that is.

Noooooooo. You're turning me into an egghead with all this epicness!!!

More please?

>>971802971802

So far from Razorbeam TRC is the story I wanted to read the most, only because of all of the depth that the story will have.

Unfortunetly, he's said something around TRC was too tedious for him to write, and it wasn't getting much popularity here on FimFic.

So he decided to write a full ship, to get his fan base, then be more adventurous in his works (with an amount of less ship)

Or something...

I think...

Memory fails me some times

Oh, and the dragon separation was actually part of the story Razorbeam had either already developed, or was in the process of developing in TRC

>>972668972668

It was fairly well developed already. But the story's popularity wasn't the issue so much as that, during the time I was working on it, I didn't have as much free time or motivation on my hands. I wasn't able to give it the attention it deserved, but I hope to bring a lot of the elements of that story back in new ways. I got bored with TRC because I left it idle too long, and I don't want those concepts to suffer for my lack of zeal.

>>972668972668>>972987972987

Ahh, thank y'all for clarifying that.  At least you are utilizing your previous work instead of just ignoring it, Razorbeam.

I have read it, and look forward to all the plot that you make happen. But I have to wonder, is the shipping still going to be with Aurus and Applejack? Or is there another ship set a sail here? (please say yes)

Also: "I can't go to the north myself; there's too much going on here, and I can't leave." You restated the same thing twice there. Just pointing that out.

>>974161974161

Yes.

And it's meant to be a sort of 'stammering statement', so the repetition was intended. Sorry if that seems a little strange, but it made sense at the time.

>>974301974301 Hmm, I tend to live by the rule of three. If you can't repeat it three times, it shouldn't be repeated.

Also, sadclown. I was hoping to see someone else end up happy. Futtershy. And just to screw with everything, she gets it on with king black dragon. This is my mind on 2am.

>>974448974448

I meant yes there would be a new ship. Different ship, at the very least; new might not be the right work.

Fluttershy cant go alone shes gona need a bodyguard, i hope Malik

>>975527975527 Ah, the lack of a sarcasm font strikes again. Well in that case, I look forward to this 'different ship'.

>>975876975876

Well, in other news, Cavalry Studio's interface might very well have a sarcasm font. I'll find a way to make it work.

>>975889975889 What would it be, comic sans? lol

>>975894975894

Wingdings.

No, but seriously, it would just be a formatting option.

>>975902975902 Well yes, you could format a 'sarcasm' font, or you vcould just format something that changes the font... and for that, you need a template... unless you plan on making your own font...

>>975907975907

I'm already building the entire thing from scratch, so why not? What's a little additional formatting in the grand scope of things?

>>975916975916 Well, for one, no one outside the server address would have access to the font... which could be annoying for copy/paste...

You using HTML, or....?

>>975959975959

It's not a website, my friend. Everyone would have access to it, since it's actually a client, and the font could be made as part of the installer, if I so chose. Likely that would be a much later step in the design process though.

>>975976975976 Wait... it's a client? What... what was the purpose of this client? Because now I am so full of confuse.

Are Applejack and Aurus still an item? Or are you just downplaying it for the sake of advancing the plot?

>>982342982342

They are still very much together, as you will shortly see. However, they aren't the focus of this story; Aurus is necessary to get the story moving properly, but he will soon fade out of the plot, I'm afraid. You'll hear much more about Aurujack in Tinkermane and Dustmarch.

>>982355982355

Wonderful. I eagerly await the clop spin-off.

>>982362982362

Pffft, I'll leave that to someone else. While I don't doubt I could, it's not my intention to ever write clop.

>>982367982367

Now we just need a volunteer who is willing to work out the physics of a normal sized earth pony and an eight-foot tall changeling bumping uglies...

Or do I have that last part wrong? I envision Aurus being bigger than Chrysalis.

>>982404982404

He's about six feet tall. Maybe 6'6". I always envision Chrysalis and Celestia as being six feet tall, so I'm going with that. Gerd was about nine.

Standard ponies and changelings are four feet tall. Fillies three, because they have stubby marshmallow legs.

>>982415982415

So he still towers over Applejack. Maybe he can temporarily shrink for their more intimate encounters...

>>982448982448

He towers over a lot of people. Though a four foot person and a six foot person could still get hitched and have kids, so frankly I don't see the problem.

>>982463982463

Hm, you might be a better person than I, then. Y'know, come to think of it, he could probably shapechange into a shorter version of himself, or can changelings in your story only assume the forms of creatures of similar mass?

>>982474982474

It's an illusion, not an actual magical transformation in my world. They make themselves appear larger than they are, or smaller. So similar mass only, I suppose. If Aurus were to disguise himself as a dragon, much of the 'mass' would not actually exist.

>>982494982494

I feel like I'm learning so much from this conversation.

>>982498982498

I really should have released a more detailed explanation of it than what was written in chapter 1 of Visionary I suppose.

>>982508982508

Nah, most of my questions have been about the logistics between changeling and pony sex. It's better to keep your story smut-free and humor fools like myself in the comments section.

>>982518982518

Fair enough, but what your mind does with the information is none of my concern; all I'm upset about is the fact there there are quite a few issues that aren't explained about changeling transformation that I never shared with anyone.

>>982525982525

So, explain some of that in the formal sequel to Visionary (Dustmarch was it?)

>>991707991707

Dustmarch is correct.

>>992328992328 And what's Tinkermane?

>>992854992854

A story about Twilght's love-life, amongst other things. It will primarily be a romance story.

>>992878992878 Intriguing. Quick question: What would be the difference between a "romance story" and "shipping" ? Does shipping normally imply multiple romances? But wouldn't romance story also commonly have multiple relationships?

So, are both terms interchangeable, or are there subtle differences?

Also, love the story so far. Even though I knew Fluttershy was going to be the emissary... I mean, at a glance she'd seem like the least suitable for the job, what with her dracophobia and general timidity... so it was still a bit of a surprise. I wonder what all new characters Fluttershy might meet along the way! And how long of a journey it will be! And if the dragons will nearly roast her when she arrives!

Additionally, I once heard someone say that their writing seemed to markedly improve whenever they were drunk. Is your writing ever significantly affected by your level of intoxication? Writing while intoxicated... ha.

>>992895992895

Shipping is a lose term, which comes in many forms. A simple wink or blown kiss could be considered shipping, or sexual content might fit that bill. It's a very broad scope. Romance is, in my opinion, more specific and professional. It implies that there is a serious relationship with romantic elements, those being things like chivalry, a quest for love, etc. It's more developed than just 'shipping', though they definitely overlap. Shipping is the box which romance resides in.

As for writing while intoxicated... Though I definitely have done it, I noticed no remarkable difference one way or the other. Ideas, spelling, and grammar remain vastly unchanged.

>>992924992924 So... how are you going to be able to manage your time effectively between stories like these and Cavalry Studios? I mean, CS seems like a pretty massive project, which will most likely suck away your free time like some sort of super-vaccuum. It'll go all a-whirring, and then your other stories will stare at the sucking process in fear and worry, wondering, wondering when any attention will be paid to them again...

>>992947992947

I'm 2000 words into chapter two of this, and I finished coding the login and registration process for Spearhead yesterday evening. Frankly, I don't think we'll have any problems.

Whether it's code or stories, if there's one thing I can do, it's write.

>>992963992963 That you can... that you can.

What's the highest numbers you've ever seen for new notifications, or private messages, on your account?

>>992974992974

I once woke up to find 122 notifications after posting the final chapters for HoaD simultaneously. But then, that was two chapters at once, so that's cheating.

>>993004993004 Wow... that's still a whole heckuva lot. So how's uhh.. work? Anything particularly interesting happen as of late?

>>993015993015

Well, since these are my story comments, this conversation might be better continued in PM's.

Not to be rude of course, but I'd like to try and keep the comments in a line, so to speak. Boy, won't it be nice when we have Spearhead's livechat?

Wonderful as always.

I know I've picked your brain about various other semi-important aspects about your story, but just out of curiosity, how old is the cast now? You say this takes place two years after Visionary, and the epilogue of Visionary was two years after the death of Gerd. I suppose answering this would require you to actually give the Mane 6 canon ages, but I'm thinking late twenties for all?

need MORE.

I found something interesting...

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This is a Chaurus. It reminds me of the Changelings for some reason..

>>994756994756

This story is two-years after the death of Gerd. At that time, Aurus was 19, the main six were 17, and poor little spike was 10.

It can be assumed that now Aurus is 21, the mane six are each roughly 19, and Spike is 12.

>>994804994804

... So what you're insinuating is that Spike will never be the man Rarity wants.