Christmas
There was something about this time of year that always made Lyra feel nostalgic. And, since she was back in Canterlot for Hearth’s Warming Eve for the first time since she’d moved away, that was especially true this year.
Still, home or not, this was the center of the conspiracy, so she couldn’t afford to be careless.
The streets were covered in snow, the ribbons and garland hung from every building, the lights shone in all the trees. She’d always heard that Canterlot was the best place for the winter season, and she had to admit that Ponyville’s celebrations had always felt a bit lacking compared to home.
“Scootaloo! Get back here! You already got your tongue stuck to one candy cane, we don’t need to go through this again!” Bon-Bon called down the street. She shook her head. “How did we get talked into fillysitting?”
Lyra simply pulled down the hood of her parka, stepped forward, and called out, “Hey, girls! Want to know where to get the best gingerbread in Canterlot?”
Suddenly all three fillies were right in front of her.
“Did you just say the best gingerbread?” Apple Bloom asked.
Lyra nodded. “I used to go to this bakery every Hearth’s Warming Eve when I was your age. It is, hands down, the best you will ever have.”
Bon-Bon shot her a look.
“Well, it is,” Lyra said. “No offense, Bon-Bon, you’re a great cook, but I’ve always found your gingerbread is seriously lacking.”
“Hurry up! We want to see!” Scootaloo said, bouncing up and down.
“Well, we don’t have much time until the play starts, but it’s right on the way to the castle. We can stop in for a few minutes,” Lyra said.
With a look of satisfaction, she started down the street with the Crusaders following behind, wide grins on their faces. Bon-Bon gaped at her, and ran to catch up.
“How do you do that?” she asked.
“What can I say? I’m good with kids,” Lyra replied.
“You practically act like you still are one,” Bon-Bon muttered.
Lyra turned to enter a building on the corner of the street. “It’s right here.” She inhaled the smells of baked goods emanating from the building. Peppermint, chocolate, and, of course, that gingerbread. “Pony Joe’s usually just sells donuts, but they step it up around this time of year. I’ve missed this.”
They entered the bakery, with the fillies chattering excitedly. Bon-Bon was scanning the shelves of baked goods behind the counter, and attempting to peek through the window into the kitchen.
Lyra stepped up to the counter. “How’s it going, Joe?” It hadn’t escaped her notice that he had a human name, though he didn’t know it was anything special. Some ponies were lucky enough to have real names like that. “Five gingerbread cookies, please. Oh, and a hot chocolate.”
“Heartstrings? Haven’t seen you in ages. That’ll be ten bits,” Pony Joe replied.
Lyra produced the coins from the pocket of her coat. There were just so many benefits to human clothing. She’d started wearing clothes every day now.
“Thank you,” Joe said. “Happy Hearth’s Warming.”
“Merry Christmas!” Lyra said cheerfully. He stared at her, one eyebrow raised in confusion.
They took the cookies and Lyra’s hot chocolate and sat down. The Cutie Mark Crusaders all sat around a table, while Bon-Bon and Lyra took some nearby seats at the window.
“I’m almost afraid to ask, but… why do you keep saying that to everypony?” Bon-Bon said in a hushed tone. She glanced over at the Crusaders, but they were satisfied with their cookies and weren’t paying any attention.
“It’s the dreams again,” Lyra said, and Bon-Bon let out a groan. “I was human again in this one. I really like those ones… But anyway, I was in one of their towns. It was decorated just like this, for Hearth’s Warming Eve, but I kept hearing humans saying ‘Merry Christmas.’”
“Where did you even get that word from, though?” Bon-Bon said.
“When I woke up, I wasn’t sure exactly what it meant. I looked it up in my books, and sure enough, something called Christmas was mentioned a few times. I think it’s a human holiday. I didn’t remember reading about it before, though.”
“You must have. You just forgot about it, or… something.” Bon-Bon shook her head. “I’ve never heard of anypony taking their dreams so seriously.”
“There wasn’t much information. As far as I could tell, Christmas is some celebration that takes place in winter, but as much as I looked I never could find the true meaning of Christmas. It’s too bad. I’d really like to know what it is.”
“This isn’t like what you were saying about… whatever that harvest festival last October was called… is it?”
“Who knows? Maybe we’ve been celebrating a human holiday all month and didn’t even realize it.”
Bon-Bon finished her cookie. “I suppose you may have a point about the gingerbread…” She was eager to change the subject at any cost.
“It’s the molasses,” Lyra said. “You always use too much of it.”
Bon-Bon’s eyes narrowed. “We’re going to be late for the play,” she said. “We should get going.”
Lyra walked over to the table that the Crusaders were gathered around. “Come on, girls. We’re headed to the castle now.”
“Yes!” Scootaloo said. “I can’t wait! Rainbow Dash is going to be awesome in this play!”
“Aren’t you forgetting somepony?” Sweetie Belle said. “My big sister’s playing Princess Platinum. She’s the best!”
They headed outside into the street, joining a number of other ponies all heading to the castle. Lyra stared up at the gold-capped towers looming over their heads. Maybe it was a mistake coming to the play this year. Staying hidden in the crowd would be a good idea.
“I’ve never been to the Hearth’s Warming Eve pageant in Canterlot before,” Bon-Bon said. “And we even know the stars. I’m excited.”
“I can definitely understand why the Princess would want Twilight in the pageant,” Lyra muttered. “She’s a great actress. She’s especially good at playing clueless.”
“Are you still convinced she’s a spy?” Bon-Bon whispered. “You need to let it go.”
“How do you know she’s not? It’s not like she’d tell us if she was,” Lyra said.
This had been going on for a month now. Bon-Bon had hoped that Lyra wasn’t harassing Twilight too much, but it wasn’t like she could keep an eye on her roommate when there were literally thousands of cookies to be made this season.
The castle seemed to grow even taller now as they crossed the bridge into the entrance, and Lyra stared up at it apprehensively. They were coming into the entrance hall now. This was where the Gala would be held, too…
Bon-Bon gave Lyra a look. “Perhaps you’d like to take your coat off and stay a while?”
Lyra groaned, but Bon-Bon had a point. “Fine….” She knew it shouldn’t be so much of a problem, but she would actually feel awkward being out in public and not wearing clothes.
There was a coat room nearby, so she left it there among all the scarves and hats. Not many ponies realized the value of a full coat to keep yourself warm. Or the usefulness of a hood to hide yourself from unwanted eyes, for that matter.
The play would be on a huge stage that had been set up in the throne room. Ponies filled the audience from wall to wall. Dim moonlight faintly illuminated the stained glass – on one side, Twilight and her friends bearing the Elements of Harmony. On the other side, Discord, the spirit of Chaos. It had been just a few months since he’d broken free, but now he’d been sealed away again and things were calm... relatively speaking.
Lyra kept her head down as they entered the hall. Their ticket stubs floated in front of her.
“Can I see those?” Bon-Bon asked. Lyra moved them in front of her. “Now, where are we... These are…” Her eyes widened. “We’re in the front row?”
“Great, just great… Bon-Bon, can you look around for me? Is the Princess here?” Lyra asked.
“If you want to see her – “
“I can’t make myself too suspicious!” Lyra whispered. “You need to look for me. Where is she? What’s she doing?”
Bon-Bon sighed and glanced around. The entire hall was packed with ponies of every race and color, but there didn’t seem to be any special audience box. Princess Celestia, if she had been there, would have been easy to spot.
“She’s not even here,” Bon-Bon said, surprised.
“Really?” Lyra raised her head up to look for herself. “That’s strange.”
“Lyra, you’re paranoid. It’s a wonder I was even able to convince you to come to Canterlot,” Bon-Bon said.
“They would have noticed if I turned down the offer to watch the fillies. The secret is to act natural.”
They reached their places. The Crusaders had the very front row – reserved for family of the stars, obviously. Bon-Bon was behind them, and Lyra was stuck across the aisle.
“Oh, Lyra… Are you okay being over there by yourself?” Bon-Bon frowned.
She waved a hoof. “It’s fine. It’s pretty packed, anyway,” Lyra said.
The lights dimmed and the curtains opened. A hush fell over the audience. Spike was on stage, apparently playing the part of the Narrator this year. Lyra was mostly interested in his costume. Baby dragons were bipedal, and his outfit, although small, was extremely similar to something a human had worn. The style actually seemed to match an illustration Lyra had seen in one of her books.
“Once upon a time, long before the peaceful rule of Celestia, and before ponies discovered our beautiful land of Equestria, ponies did not know harmony,” Spike began. The lines were familiar to the point where Lyra hardly even heard them anymore. “It was a strange and dark time. A time when ponies were torn apart - by hatred.”
Not everybody was so used to the play, though. Over in front of Bon-Bon, the Cutie Mark Crusaders had just recoiled in shock at that revelation.
Although the events of the pageant got to be routine over the years, Lyra still remembered the interest she’d once had in the play. Unicorns and pegasi as enemies? That had been hard for her to understand as a filly. Her own parents got along just fine. And now she was sharing her rent with an earth pony.
When she’d been really young, though, her own identity had always confused her. Pegasi, like her mother, had their weather control and flight. Unicorns had magic. For a long time Lyra had neither. She didn’t even have any talent with food, so she couldn’t just call herself an earth pony with a useless horn either. But then she’d picked up the lyre, magic had become second nature to her, and she had moved past that entire awkward phase.
They were on to the part where the leaders showed up for the first time. Lyra had zoned out and practically missed the first scene of the play. Now Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity had taken the stage. Lyra heard Scootaloo give a quiet squeal of excitement.
Rainbow Dash’s natural hotheadedness made her a perfect Commander Hurricane. And Rarity was just as extravagant as always, but now she had a tiara to match. All three of them were adding something to the normally predictable pageant. It was hard to see them as the characters rather than their own selves, but at least it was something new.
The costume design definitely was top-notch this year. The characters were all so well-established that everybody knew what they looked like, but these outfits came the closest to the popular depictions. But then again… Lyra was absolutely certain she’d seen illustrations of humans dressed just like Applejack’s character, Smart Cookie. That hat, and the shirt...
Sure enough, the influences of human culture were even in the Hearth’s Warming Eve play if you knew what to look for.
Lyra’s attention was fixed on the stage for the remainder of the play. Of course... Even something as simple as this couldn’t be overlooked. What was really going on in this story?
“Hurry up! Let’s go!” Apple Bloom led her friends towards the entrance to the backstage area.
“Girls, please, slow down!” Bon-Bon chased after them. Lyra was about to follow, but stopped. There was a guard posted in front of the door, his rigid face staring straight ahead. Bon-Bon stepped up to him. “Family and friends of the cast,” she explained.
Rainbow Dash stepped out, still dressed in her costume as Commander Hurricane. She noticed them immediately, and nodded towards Scootaloo. “Oh, hey, squirt.” She turned to the guard. “It’s fine, they’re with us.”
“This is... so cool!” Scootaloo said. She was nearly about to faint and fall over backwards, but Lyra stepped up and gently nudged her back onto her hooves.
With a nervous glance at the guard, who hadn’t reacted to her at all, Lyra followed the others to the backstage dressing room. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom immediately ran to their sisters, while Scootaloo just tagged along behind Rainbow Dash. Across the room was Twilight Sparkle.
Lyra tried not to acknowledge her. She looked through the props and costumes, and a few pieces of flat scenery that had also been stored back here. Just about everything seemed familiar from her books. Everybody thought that this play was all about three different races settling their differences and coming together, but what about the race that walked on two legs and had the hands necessary to use some of these props? They’d certainly gotten the short end of the deal...
“Hello, Lyra. How did you like the play?” Twilight asked.
Lyra jumped. “Oh, it was… excellent! You did great.” She grinned nervously. “Actually, I was wondering if I could see a copy of the script.”
Twilight glanced around the room. “Sure. We’ve got tons of them lying around.” She found a copy folded open on one of the dressers and passed it over to Lyra. “But it’s really not very different from the plays they put on all over Equestria. Just about everypony knows this story.”
“Of course. It’s just that… Well, Equestrian history’s always interested me.” Lyra shrugged, then added, “Especially things about ponies.”
“I see…” Twilight said.
Lyra glanced over at the window, avoiding Twilight’s gaze. “I’d better get going now. Don’t want to miss the train,” she finally said. She took the script and sprinted out of the room.
“Don’t worry about that, you’ve still got - “ Twilight called out, but Lyra was gone. “Another two hours.”
Twilight looked over and saw Bon-Bon talking to Fluttershy. She joined them.
“Bon-Bon, I noticed Lyra’s been acting a bit strangely lately. I mean, more than usual, I guess,” Twilight said. “Is everything okay?”
“What did she do now?” Bon-Bon said in an exasperated tone.
“Nothing, really,” Twilight assured her. “I can’t explain it. Is this something to do with her parents? When I came over, she just seemed really nervous about them. That’s when this all started.”
Bon-Bon gave a sigh and shook her head. “It’s ridiculous, really. She thinks you’re a government agent sent to spy on her.”
Twilight raised an eyebrow. “I thought everypony had gotten over that after I first moved to Ponyville. I’m not a spy. Why would I even be spying on her?”
“It’s this obsession with humans. She thinks that the Princess is hiding some kind of secret about them,” Bon-Bon said. “Don’t ask me to explain it. There’s no logic to it.”
Twilight frowned in confusion. “The Princess wouldn’t hide something like that. All she wants is a report on them. And as far as I’ve been able to tell, humans aren’t even real,” she said. “But I do need to get a complete report, and there just hasn’t been enough information to fill even a single page. I hate to ask, but... what if Lyra helped me?”
“Oh. Well, I do try to avoid bringing up anything about humans. Once she gets in one of her moods, it’s hard to reason with her,” Bon-Bon said. “Quite frankly, it can be... horrifying, sometimes.” She cringed at the memories.
“Maybe I could show her what I’ve been able to come up with. I contacted a few libraries in Manehattan and Trottingham, and they sent me a couple books that they were able to dig up. But there’s still been no concrete evidence that humans exist.”
“Exactly. Now if you could just get Lyra to understand that...”
“I’ll do what I can. If nothing else, I do find these stories a fascinating part of Equestria’s culture and folklore,” Twilight said.
Bon-Bon left the backstage area and found Lyra waiting outside. She was wearing the parka with the hood up again, glancing around nervously, and didn’t seem to notice Bon-Bon approach.
“There you are, Lyra.”
Lyra gasped and spun around. “Bon-Bon? Oh, it’s just you. I really don’t want to stay here any longer than we have to. It’s dangerous.” She was already heading for the door out of the castle.
Bon-Bon caught up to her. “For the last time, Lyra... I just spoke to Twilight. She says that Princess Celestia isn’t hiding anything from you.”
“Of course she’d say that! But that’s oddly specific,” Lyra said. She stopped. “Wait a sec. Don’t tell me you actually asked her.”
“Well...”
“Did you mention me?”
“Of course, but only because you’ve been so unreasonable lately.”
“Bon-Bon, you just blew my cover! I need to get out of here - now.” Lyra broke into a gallop and disappeared into the packed streets of Canterlot.
Bon-Bon let out a sigh. They’d probably meet back up at the train station. If not, then... Lyra would probably make it back to Ponyville eventually, right?
The sky had turned to orange as the sun set. Bon-Bon scanned the crowd of ponies at the station, looking for the familiar mint-green mane, but didn’t see it. No, Lyra wouldn’t have just run off like that. Then she remembered - of course, Lyra would still be wearing her coat. She saw a pony with a hood up, and headed over.
“I can’t believe you’d tell Twilight what I know,” Lyra muttered as Bon-Bon nudged her way through the crowd to join her.
“You’re being completely impossible. All Twilight wants from you is help with her project,” Bon-Bon said.
“Yeah, a research project. The perfect cover.”
“For the last time, there’s no conspiracy!” Bon-Bon yelled. Everypony at the station turned their heads to stare at her. She hung her head down, avoiding their eyes. “Anyway, Twilight said she wanted your help, but if you’re just going to keep acting like this...”
Lyra blinked. “Wait... that’s it.”
“What now?”
“I’ll have to be careful about how much I reveal, but the only way I’m going to find out what Princess Celestia wants is by talking to Twilight. I have to get on the inside!”
“That’s not what I meant. Twilight’s been doing some research on her own, and she doesn’t even think that humans are - “
“I’ll have to act carefully,” Lyra said, ignoring her. She seemed to be talking to herself again. “She already suspects me, but this may be the only way forward.” Then her head jerked up. “And the Gala! The Princess will be there. How could I have forgotten that?”
The train whistle blew as it pulled into the station, so nopony heard Bon-Bon let out a groan.
“You’re a genius, Bon-Bon! I’m getting so close now, I can just tell!” Lyra said. “But first, there’s something else I need to look at...”
Most of the ponies on the train were quiet. A few, Bon-Bon included, had fallen asleep after the long day. But Lyra was wide awake, her horn glowing to let her read the copy of the script she’d be given.
[Enter CHANCELLOR PUDDINGHEAD]
PUDDINGHEAD
Since the other tribes have refused to make peace,
I have decided that the Earth ponies will go it
alone!
SMART COOKIE
The other tribes didn’t come around? I thought we
could get to them if we agreed to work together.
PUDDINGHEAD
With the food gone, they just wouldn’t come to a
reasonable solution!
So Pinkie Pie had forgotten her lines and starting making stuff up on her own. Lyra didn’t need a script to see that. The chimney scene had been brilliant, though; she’d definitely admit that.
She skipped back a few pages to the scene before that one where the tribe leaders had been at the meeting.
NARRATOR
The Earth ponies were freezing. The home of the
Pegasi fared no better. The Pegasi were hungry. And
the unicorns were freezing and hungry. Even the
unicorns' magic was powerless against the storm.
She scribbled a note in the margin.
Windigos – do these appear in any other books?
Weather was usually caused by pegasi. If Windigos had caused this storm, due to the ponies’ lack of cooperation according to the play, then what had happened to them since then? If all it took were arguments to start blizzards, then Lyra and Bon-Bon’s house would have frozen over a long time ago.
Lyra stared at the lines of script. There had to be something here. A missed detail, some inconsistency, a word out of place…
She flipped over to the end.
NARRATOR
The three leaders agreed to share the beautiful
land, and live in harmony ever afterwards. And
together, they named their new land...
ALL [unison]
Equestria!
[COMMANDER HURRICANE, CHANCELLOR
PUDDINGHEAD, and PRINCESS PLATINUM raise
the flag of Equestria together.]
According to this play, Equestria had been founded by those three leaders. A pegasus, an earth pony, and a unicorn. So where was Princess Celestia? Not only had she been absent from the audience, she’d never shown up in the play itself. Not even a mention of either princess.
No, that wasn’t quite right. Lyra underlined the phrase “flag of Equestria” twice. It had been the modern flag of Equestria, with Celestia’s image on it.
And there had been another thing. Lyra flipped back to the first few pages. Yes, here it is.
NARRATOR
Once upon a time, long before the peaceful rule of
Celestia, and before ponies discovered our beautiful
land of Equestria, ponies did not know harmony. It
was a strange and dark time. A time when ponies were
torn apart - by hatred.
Lyra stared at it. Everything was quiet except for the low rumble of the train along the tracks. This was it. “Long before the peaceful rule of Celestia.” She circled it. That line was everything!
Exactly how long ago had Celestia come into power? And then when was this play supposed to be set? Not a single mention of humans in the entire thing, and yet it was supposed to be before Celestia’s day?
Just about every prop in the entire performance looked like something out of one of her books about humans. Not even that, but then how did Luna know about humans? Lyra could only assume from her brief conversation that Luna had some very close knowledge of them.
“Are you still looking through that old play?” Bon-Bon had just woken up, and was watching her sleepily.
“It’s all lies…” Lyra muttered. “Nothing about this makes sense. The entire story is made up!”
Bon-Bon sighed. “Not this again.”
“This could be just the beginning. Who knows how much of Equestria’s history has been fabricated? This could go even deeper than I realized!”
“It’s just a silly holiday play. They put these pageants on every year. Don’t tell me you’ve never seen one,” Bon-Bon said.
Lyra’s eyes scanned the heavily annotated script. “Nobody ever questions it because this story is so ingrained in our heads. It’s just an ego trip for ponies. We’re covering up the real origins of our world and claiming that we created everything ourselves. Why is Celestia insisting on this?”
“Not everything has to do with humans, Lyra. They never even mention them in the play.”
“Exactly.”
The conductor’s voice called out throughout the train. “Next stop, Ponyville. Next stop, Ponyville.”
Lyra closed the script. “I need to cross-reference this with other accounts of pony history. If I’m right, then there should be contradictions everywhere.” She stood up as the train rolled into the station. “And the perfect place to start is Twilight’s library.”
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Ooh, the conspiracy deepens... or Lyra's just diving further off the deep end
Made my muthafuckin night with this.
Cross-examination time Lyra!
Also, can´t, wait, for, more
"It is, hands down, the best you will ever have"
I see what you did there... I think Lyra only caught one meaning of Bonbon's glare.
Anyways, another good chapter. Keep 'em coming!
Lyra. Expy of Lt. Col Maes Hughes? Highly likely.
So, is there going to be a tie in with that picture you posted on Ponibooru?
Ya know, I actually found the fact they raised a flag emblazoned with an image of Celestia and Luna a little bit odd as well. My sister just told me it was lazy animators at the time, but actually turning that little inconsistency into the top-layer of a full-blown conspiracy? That takes quite a bit of talent, especially since I'm actually noticing a few more inconsistencies and how the plot would benefit Luna and Celestia's rule and their society.
As we saw from the Nightmare Night chapter, Luna definitely has knowledge about the human race and its tendency to engage in violent wars. Using a play that's taught to children from a young age to put them under the impression that if they fight they'll cause another great winter is quite ingenious. What other secrets are the Alicorns keeping from their disciples eyes!? What else lurks behind the shroud of false hood!?
... Besides that, why didn't Lyra learn the true meaning of Christmas? Christmas is a gift that belongs to all, and it shouldn't have been lost to time!
Oh I'll guess I'll just go to sleep now.... wait..... is that?... it is...
*10 minutes later*
YES! BRILLIANT!
I can not wait for more! These little discrepancies have always been hanging around in the corners of my mind. Thank you for giving them the scrutiny that they diserve!
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I was working on a future chapter and decided to turn the scene I was writing into a Castlevania parody. But the scene in question turns out rather differently than the picture.
EDIT: Here it is, if anyone's curious
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Awesome as usual, keep it up!
Nice idea to link the story with Hearhwarming Eve episode. Somehow I see the story will expand and might get a bit darker, seeing how Luna did not react favorably when Lyra asked.
Lyra needs a tin-foil hat since she's in full conspiracy mode.
I mean, who knows what crazy messages Celestia and Luna could be beaming into their heads down from the sun and moon?
God I love this...
Amazing. I get so upset when I finish a chapter and have nothing more to read! I consider that a good thing. You are keeping me in suspense.
I really hope Lyra is right about all these conspiracies it would be quite awesome
great story keep up the great work 
Yes, Lyra! Find the clues! Unravel the mysteries of time! Uncover the truth of a species long forgotten and bring it out into the light! And as the world is reeling from the revelation and asking why have our Princesses lied to us it will be time! INVASION!
On a side note keep up the good work!
I really like this. Especially after this chapter with the historical analysis of the play it's starting to feel very X-Files.
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Either we have very similar tastes in fics or you comment on at least half this site because this is like the eighth time I've seen that distinctive avatar of yours in the comments of yet another fc.
134211 Probably the second, easily the former haha... I tend to get bored a lot and can speed read like nopony's business
I wonder if Lyra will live through this, or if Celestia will kill her.
I hope Lyra uncovers the truth.
And I hope Lyra manages to spread it before she's killed... preferably she'll live though.
i need more
This is so great.
In the next chapter, Lyra will be so obsessed with the humans, that even us readers, will begin to think she is crazy, we will almost pity her. but in the chapter after that....
CRUCIAL EVIDENCES!!!
And it will all fall together...
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Win, absolute and complete win! If I could give you all the internets I would, but their mine! Can't wait for the next chapter.
When Bon-Bon glared/nudged (I'm not gonna reread it) Lyra, I thought it was because she said HANDS down.
Oh Celestia, this is amazing.
Pinkie Pie Promise me that you won't die or suffer any major injuries before you complete this fanfic.
Ohhh. I love it. This is a real fave fic for me.
We have to go deeper!
for when lyra finds the dark secrets she will awaken the great old ones from the lost city of atlanta
Woot, the flag oddity was brought up. Also, Commander Hurricane (aside from rank strangeness) you would think would have gone and seized the Earth ponies being that he/she had a massive army at his/her disposal.
Twilight is a spy, she's a Blue Spy to be exact and he's sappin my dispenser.....
Keep up the great work!
Oh, bravo! Bravo, good sir! Whatever you've got in store, I will be eagerly awaiting for. (Hey, that rhymed!)
134338 I see what you did there.
Cool story bro.
this story keeps to amaze me
This story... makes so much sense!
OBJECTION! There is a contradiction in this script!
Now I have epic Phoenix Wright music stuck in my head.
Being someone who has never felt the need to comment on a fanfiction at any point in the past;
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MUST HAVE MOAR! CONSPIRACIES ARE GREAT! Whens the next chapter. I can't wait.
I'm at school and noticed that a new Anthropology chapter's posted. Naturally I just had to bring out my fanfic music on the iPod and read it here. Awesome as always! This is always the highlight of my Monday.
Everything about equestria history is a lie.
If the play was set before Celestia and Luna, when did discord's regin start?
Where did the alicorn sisters come from?
Why did the ponies on the play wear full clothing on equestria (warm) if ponies don't wear clothes?
The plot thickens.
134104 So... Your going to make it that Celestia thinks that humans shouldn't have even existed in the first place? Oh snap! I have to kill myself now! Anything is better than what Celestia can deal. She could rip my limbs off with her magic! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *jumps of cliff* G'BYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *gets squished and dies, but god trolls and revives* What? WHAT?! Why god, why!?
Cross Examinations to find contradictions? PHOENIX WRIGHT TIME!!
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but anywho this is becomeing very interesting... and we will help spread the truth to the masses who have been mislead by the opressors...
we shall spread the truth to all pony's everywhere! the biggrous monarchy will fall!
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Peace throgh Power!
MORE! I finished this
was like that cuse there wasn't anymore
I've spent like 10 minutes trying to use Watchmen's last scene between Dr Manhattan and Rorscharch (so yes, spoilers below!) using Twilight and Lyra and...
- Out of my way, Twilight. Ponies have to be told.
-You know I can't let you do that.
-Suddenly you discover humanity's real fate? Convenient. If you'd cared from the start, none of this would have happened.
- I can change almost anything... but I can't change human nature.
- Of course you must protect Celestia's pony utopia. What's one more body amongst foundations? Well, what are you waiting for? Do it. Do it!
And then Lyra was a statue in Canterlot garden. That could be an funny ending to your fic.
Very nice,as usual. I look forward to more of this nonsense about mythical 'humans'!
Will Discord be on this too? He is as old or older then Celestia. He may know a lot about humans...
Fantastic new chapter. It's interesting, because we don't know how much of Lyra's suspicions and true or false. For example, she thinks Celestia is covering up the true origin of Equestrian, but she thinks Twilight is a spy too. It will be entertaining to see what proves to be true.
New Anthropology chapter
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Awesome as usual! I cant wait for more
What about having Lyra dream up some human music and recording it? She could make a fortune off of Classical music alone. :P
Lol, this was all great, is there gonna be anything about how pinkie tried naming it Earth?