This story is a sequel to A Second Chance
A lot has happened to Meteorite over the years since she was unceremoniously thrown into existence by her author. Even if she has spent a lot of that time trying to both stay out of the way and undermine said author...
Fictional retells the original story of Meteorite as she recalls her experiences to her now marefriend, Rarity. Her first days in the world of Equestria, her encounters with the other ponies around her, and her desires to ruin her author because she's clearly up to something nefarious because oh my god who even seriously writes self-inserts?!
Fictional was started back in 2011, but had been abandoned since. Eleven years later, I'm determined to finish it, even if I have to release it in parts at a time.
And as a sequel.
That's actually a prequel.
That's actually the original story.
A prequel, a sequel, a remaster, and a reboot all rolled into one story. Hollywood would be proud. Happy to finally see this on here!
Jeez, all of this uploaded on the same day. Nice.
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I've seen a 100k+ story update and finish in one day...
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*proceeds to spit-take impressively*
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*shrugs*
Some people take writing ahead of time to the next level, and instead of periodic releases... Well, that happens. She said she wrote in in a few months too, so quite impressive.
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Um...
While I appreciate the idea that I wrote all this in a few months, the truth is closer to a few years.
But yes, I don't like doing periodical releases; I don't have faith in myself to stick to even a semi-regular schedule and would much rather wait until I had something substantial to show.
...plus it makes going back and editing old chapters less complicated.
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Oh, probably said that in a bad way, I meant that as an additional statement, as in, she said she submitted it all and said she finished in a few months too... Okay, you know what, I'm terrible at explaining this. I meant that as she finished it within a couple of months while also submitting all of it(or most in this case) at the same time.
In conclusion, I'm terrible at explaining this.
this series has been a delight to read oh my gosh
keep up the good work!!
Poor Meteorite. At least she didn't get caught up in the Crisis of Infinite Pinkie Pies.
How did you make the cover art?
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Good ol' painstaking pixel by pixel editing! The pony sprites (well, the Mane 6 at least) come from an old (think it's still going though, last updated 2022) fanmade program app called Desktop Ponies, which was designed to have little pony sprites run about your computer screen.
I don't really use it anymore, but it comes with thousands of sprite animations I can tear apart and piece together for my own personal use. Mainly to create poses for my own OCs, buuut in the case of this cover art, I decided it'd be fun to try to recreate the photo pose in the show's opening credits.
I'm very glad to see you're still writing this! It's always a treat to get some fourth wall shenanigans, I like this story a lot!!
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Ah gotcha thanks
This is pretty good. Existential crisis ahoy.
introvert?
So...how long until Discord shows up and drives Meteorite crazy?
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Ahh, spoilers~
I don’t get it. What do you mean by that?
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So, this story follows the first story I wrote, A Second Chance. It's telling what happens before that story, making it a prequel, but it's wrapped in the narrative that Meteorite is telling the story to Rarity, keeping it in the sequel department. However, this story is what inspires the events of A Second Chance, as I had written a short portion of it beforehand, just never published, so it's possible to call this the original story (although it's been heavily revised since then) even though it technically follows as a sequel, while acting as a prequel.
...also I have a habit of embracing the needlessly confusing.
I suppose it's about time I left a comment in here, in public. You know I'm a fan of A Second Chance, and I'm glad that we're getting a bigger look at this cast of characters and the drama of Meteorite. I really enjoy how the supporting characters become more and more central as the story evolves, and the dynamics between them is very well thought out and fleshed out. The prose is magnificent, very easy to read, and the characterisation of the main ponies is also top notch (you must imagine how much I enjoy seeing Pinkie pop up in this story).
I think the most impressive aspect of this story is how non "meta" it feels, despite being what it is. A self-aware OC is not something easy to do (you know I've dipped my toes on that before, even though I haven't done 1% of what you've achieved), and other writers might push it to a deliberately quirky and "I'm so smart" territory. However, this story is firmly planted on the emotional side of being an original character, inhabiting a foreign body, in a familiar yet mysterious world, controlled by an author whose intentions are constantly kept hidden. You go deep into Meteorite's feelings, and make her feel like a living and breathing pony, not just as a "clever" plot device. The story is every bit as much about Meteorite as it is about the author, and it's still an organic, believable story, and it's a pleasure to see it happen.
I absolutely look forwards to seeing the rest of it.
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You're too kind with your reviews~
But absolutely, I hope to continue the feel of this story up to the end.
I, for one, can't wait to see the arc where Meteorite learns how to fly :>
Why do I feel like this idea is going to be borderline self-destructive.
I though Meteorite going to go all 'human vindicate' and push for them to takeaway trixie's magic. She's already half-way toward being the green anon with her liberal use of profanity and third wall breaking anyway.
She didn't even try asking shady unlicensed medical practioners lime Zecora.
I always figured the train between Ponyville and Canterlot took more than a day. Especially cuz I doubt the friendship express has high speed rail :b
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Unfortunately, for all the introspectiveness and inner monologue, Meteorite just doesn't think about stuff if it doesn't immediately challenge the facts she'd already set into stone. She sees Canterlot from Ponyville, and to her, that means it can't be that far away, so she has already mentally established a probable travel time based on her prior experiences, forgetting to account for the fact that the method of travel is now slightly different.
It's a trait I still share with her to be honest; a friend pointed out that the pony version of New York would be Manehattan, and only then did I realise, 'oh yeah, Manhattan is in New York, isn't it.' I left it in because Meteorite would make the same mistake of forgetting that fact.