My name is Octavia Melody. I used to be a spy until being put out to pasture. When that happens, one has nothing. No cash, no credit, no job history. You’re stuck in whatever rural hometown you have left. You do whatever work comes your way and rely on anypony who still talks to you: a faithful but raunchy old friend, a freewheeling daredevil unlucky in love, and your mother too if you’re that desperate. The bottom line is, as long as you are down and out, you aren’t going anywhere.
A crossover with Burn Notice.
In cooperation with Captain Unstoppable
Prereading by Jake the Army Guy
Chapters (12)
Michael Weston: "The thing most people don't understand about writing a pony parody is that it's not about the similarities. It's about the differences. Any idiot can slap names on established ponies, or put hooves and tails on the source material's characters. The key is to balance the mix between source material and the ponies. Too much source material, and you're not even writing a pony story. Too much pony, and why are you even bothering with the original property? It takes time, planning, and effort.
Of course, some times... you just have to go for it."
It looks like some pony 😎 just got burned
Oh shit nice
I once considered going for Bon Notice with the pony that we know used to be a secret agent.
So on this. Awesome!
I love reading this and see the parts I wrote as blatantly shipping
Hell yeah. Loved this show.
Can anybody else hear the italics or is it just me?
Applejack? Big Mac is a gunrunner?
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Eyup!
Wow! I'd have never thought Ms. Harshwhinny was Octavia's mother! Color me shocked! I approve.
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I had expected that choice of character to be a little controversial, but couldn't think of a better candidate.
...okay, that ending... I didn't expect.
I need to watch Burn Notice again.... This is bringing back all the good memories of it!
Excellently written so far. Good for a late night read. I'm looking forward to more.
I grew up watching Burn Notice with my dad. It was something we could bond over. This is a perfect crossover. I love it.
On no!
This is pretty fun so far.
Damn, last time I read a Burn Notice crossover was Banishment Decree. And that story's been dead for 6 years.
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Adventure
- Comedy
Gryphon warriors don't get fired, they get banished.Well things are about to go very south for Octavia.
It's a hard, strange life. First you get pasture-ized, and THEN you have to deal with Spoiled Milk? ;)
Haven't read it yet... gotta grab a mojito first
I knew it was too easy!
...well, crap. This just went south.
One minor complaint, the subtitles -not sure what else to call them- for the characters? Not as witty as they were in Burn Notice proper.
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The last time it went this far south, Derpy was trying to bring the birds back from winter migration.
I do hope octy has developed developed a tested for yogurt in this, wouldn't be a burn notice cross without it
Plot twist Ms. Harshwhinney is dieing of cancer and was given at most 5 years to live. So for once in her professional life she pooled together all the favors the crown owes to her to have her daughter sent home for a time.
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Didn't she go north through?
This isn't good ....
Finally caught up, and waiting for that Next button to show up.
Its Rainbowdash the situation is far more dire than expected and she actually knows what Octavia does and where her mother's lives... I've been playing too much among us
Just stopping by to drop a comment because how much I love Burn Notice, hope your story does well! ^_^
HAHAHAHAH!
And there's the fun subtitles!
Of course
This could be a coincidence .., but, given this is a Burn Notice-style fic, I really doubt it ....
I may not always accidentally write dialogue in the comments, but when I do it's for Rainbow Dash
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If you write a good idea in the comments, I'd be a fool not to use it.
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I loved that story. I was really sad when it died too
Ooh. The warp and woof of this is going to be complicated.
Used to? What happened to the elements? Although she does work at the school, so that's likely saying they don't go gallivanting around saving the world anymore?
It would be a twist if RD's unluck in love ended up with she and Octavia hitching it up. Dunno if they're compatible, but Soaring would be too predictable.
Or maybe she doesn't get together with either or any other one during the story, it's interesting either way.
So is the gang a jab at the Saints Row game series?
not even a single bullet fired, not bad.
My god, reading the description gave me flash backs to Michael Weston monologue at the beginning of each episode. Adding this to the list of stories to read.
...not even a single bullet fired. Not bad!
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Skill is ghosting the mission with not a single shot fired or alarm raised. Panache is bilking the thugs out of a 500 bit "gift" to "misplace" the gas metre paperwork and signing them up for a new utility plan first.
It's gonna involve explosions innit?
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Everything is better with explosions.
Why do I think that Octavia getting pastured was tied to this weapons shipment?
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That only makes Rainbow agreeing easier.
Side note, I've actually started rewatching the original series thanks to this. Thank you!
"Why do you need 20mm ammunition?"
"Tiger hunting."
"I thought tigers were endangered?"
"The Germans can make more"
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Explosives are like violence and fire (and if you are of a programming bent, XML); if it does not solve your problem, use more
Hrm