CD Concept: Guns
Concept: what if the ponies in Cantering Death were given firearms?
Derpy cradled the double-barrel hunting shotgun in her forelegs, deftly discarding the spent shells with a flick of her hoof and chambering two fresh slugs with her mouth. Clacking the shotgun into form, she took aim.
“Invade MY town, you sons of bitches?!” she roared, her pale gray wings flaring out in anger. Her tongue lay taut on the trigger as she took aim.
She pulled.
The roar of the shotgun resonated off of the alleyway's tight walls, temporarily deafening the cacophony that had erupted in Ponyville's market. The infected stopped in its tracks, three quarters of its face missing. Blood spurted from gore-encrusted holes, a pale black ichor dribbling down the pegasus' side, drenching its coat. It finally fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Beside her, a orange-maned earth pony held a large handgun in her mouth.
“So what are we supposed to do now, Carrot Top?” Derpy asked, jerking her head to the side as she dodged the flying forehoof of yet another infected. The gray pegasus mare cradled the shotgun, moving the end of the barrel under the jaw of the former Ponyvillian. She fired, and the unicorn's head was gone.
Carrot Top spat out the gun, carefully balancing it in her forelegs. “We have to keep Dinky safe! Who knows how long the barrier will hold?”
Derpy cursed under her breath, reloading the shotgun. “You're right. We need to get back to the house, regroup, and figure out a new strategy. I'll take point.”
“Got it,” Carrot Top affirmed. The two mares moved briskly through the back alleys of Ponyville, dodging the various detritus and the like that littered the path. Eventually, they found themselves in the back yard of their house. The lights were off, and the windows were still shut.
“Do you still have the key?” Carrot Top whispered, glancing around nervously. Derpy simply nodded, wordlessly approaching the locked back door. She dug into her saddlebag for only a moment before producing a brass key, which she then worked into the lock. With a turn and a click, they were in.
The house was quiet. Dinky was nowhere in sight.
“Do you think she's still upstairs?” Derpy wondered aloud.
“Only one way to find out,” Carrot Top answered grimly. The two silently stalked through the house, making absolutely certain not to alert any passing infected of their presence. They crept up the staircase, where Dinky should still be hiding under the bed in the master bedroom.
Derpy knocked softly on the door. “Dinky? It's mommy and Carrot Top. Can you open up for us, sweetheart?” There was silence for a moment, then the soft sound of hooves stepping against padded carpet. The door clicked, then silently swung inward. Dinky, still not entirely aware of what was really going in, had been doodling in the odd colouring book or seven. Crude drawings adorned the floor near and under the mattress, a testament to three hours' boredom and an overactive imagination.
Downstairs, something roared.
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Author's note: just a little something to let you all know that I'm not dead. More Cantering Death on the way!
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I personally never really liked the idea of ponies with guns. I just can't picture how it would work, or why they would need them in the first place. <not including zombie apocalypses
> They seem to be doing fine with bucking, or spears in the case of the pegasi.
Actually, now that I think of it, all three races have their own 'weapons';
Earth ponies: Bucking <as demonstrated by AJ earlier>
Pegasi: Spears <Refer to Hearths Warming, the pegasi guards have spears>
Unicorns: Magic <as demonstrated by Twi earlier>
But, in the long run, it is your story, so feel free to do as you wish
yay zombie ponies!
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If there is a rage virus, why not guns too?
And I'm very glad you're not dead!
SWITCH TO YOUR OTHER WEAPON ITS FASTER THAN RELOADING!
Well, besides the obvious problem of how they would even use guns with hooves, there's the question of how they could make guns in what seems to be a mostly medieval society and technological level. I'll admit, there's sewing machines. That throws it a bit off. And electric lighting. And a jackhammer in Cloudsdale. And the weather factory. And all of Pinkie Pie's contraptions. But other then those, they're stuck in the era of knights, castles, big swords, and the Black Death (Though, thankfully, there hasn't been any of that.).
And the really big problem for me: Ponies are peaceful, and guns, by their very nature, are tools for killing. The animal life is tame, and monsters can be entirely avoided by staying out of places such as the Everfree Forest. They'd need something something bigger for dragons, if they ever actually fought them instead of convincing them to go sleep somewhere else or running as far away as they can. As representatives or their species, Gilda seems more like a bully then a killer, and Zecora wouldn't even need to use something as messy as firearms when she has her potions and evil dances. Why, then, would ponies need something as despicable as guns?
As Bairiko stated, the three kinds of ponies already have weapons of their own. Unicorns have magic, even if they don't seem to have any actual attack spells. The Pegasi's spears could be easily implemented for Earth Ponies with a bit of get-to know-how, and even then there's the powerful hind legs. Applejack showed that they're powerful enough to break bones if need be, and Rainbow Dash seemed to do just fine with speed and strength. Heck, we've already seen she's at least stronger then AJ with front hooves in Fall Weather Friends, when she won the arm-wrestling challenge.
Finally, there's two problems with guns even if you disregard all my other arguments, two problems that anyone that has ever used a gun will tell you: They're noisy, and they run out of ammo. With our good friends in Ponyville basically on the run, they'd value silence over killing power, and firing a gun is basically announcing to all of them that you're ready for dinner. Once you run out of ammo, guns are little more then flimsy metal clubs. And again, they're on the run. Adding guns and ammo to their inventory means more weight, meaning they move slower, meaning there's more time for the zomponies to catch up. Spears, legs, and magic, on the other hand, are always ready for use, don't need to be reloaded, and add no weight to the inventory, so that there's more room for food and medical supplies.
Oh, and don't forget guns need maintenance.
All in all, guns seem like unnecessary trouble, and add more problems then they solve. And you story is already excellent. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Keep updating
i kust know what happens!
134886
That is almost exactly what I was thinking. You are definitely better at wording than I am
Still a good story none the less
For anyone doubting the concept of guns: I suggest you read "Fallout: Equestria". Terribly good story of epic length, longer than all three "Lord of the Rings"-Books combined. It very well explains how firearms are handled (and modified) to suit the ponies' needs.
Add the concept of guns, and you end up with pointless and off-topic comments complaining. Other than that, I like the idea!
135422
But in FO:E, when Equestria started using guns, it was between 10 and 30 years after the setting of the show. Even then, they only had developed weaponry due to the increasing tensions between Equestria and the Zebra nation. So, whilst Ponies _can_ have guns, they _shouldn't_ have guns without proper reason and development. As this story seems to be set, at the very most, within a year of the series, not only would they not have had the time to develop and produce technology of that degree, but they also have no real reason to - as Midnight Moon said, Ponies are peaceful. They would find the idea of killing abhorrent - and that's all a gun does;kill things.
actually, i think they do have guns, since in the "find a pet" song, dash says that she needs something as fast a a bullet to keep up with her.
we all know what kind of bullet she was referencing. and if they know what that is, then they must have guns. they just dont need them.
Me: Yay! You're not dead!
Zompony: "No!" *Little laugh, followed by realization* "Hey, She shot me!" (First POTC reference)
Yay, you're still doing this! I'd thought you'd quit!
138297
Aye. The ponies iherent harmony and peaceful nature does not exactly oppose the concept of guns for self defence: They have a royal guard and the concept of a cannon ist well known to them (see Pinkie's party cannon). It is very well possible that guns do exist and the medieval setting ist just a result of never needing any and wanting to cause minimal harm when defending themselves.
I think some people are missing the point. The guns aren't part of the story for real, barely even serious.
Unless it is I who is missing the point, in which case, I've got egg on my face right now.
143699
'Twas only a concept. I don't have any plans to implement firearms into the story, just wanted to see what would happen if I did.
I enjoyed the concept but having personally operated firearms, a tounge operating a trigger seems a bit screwy, but not condoned for literary purposes
Very happy to see updates!!!
156041
This issue has been brought up a few times, so I'll give a quick (albeit undetailed) explanation: basically, Luna told a bit of a white lie in order to dissuade RD from being too reckless in assisting the Wonderbolts. The thought at the time was this: if Luna were to tell a little fib, hopefully its eventual effect would be to keep RD safe. If I ever do a Director's Cut or something of Cantering Death, I may just cut that bit of dialogue out entirely; it's probably more confusing than it needs to be.
156534 fair enough, just wondering thats all. Thank u for the explanation mate