Happy to see you starting on your next story. Good luck to you and may the quality of your work stay the same and / or get better!

I have a very good feeling about this story.

Crap I deleted your comment, and in the words of river song from doctor who..."spoilers"

more please

Great chapter. I see space battles are quick and furious and the Equestrian expansion has two mortal enemies The Gryphons and The Shadow Syndicate. These two foes seem to have an alliance of sorts too. I can't wait to read more

A so far a nice story, I hope that it live's up to its name as Harvest and by that I mean first conact with ailen life which are of not of a freindly nature.

Can't wait to read more

A so far a nice story, I hope that it live's up to its name as Harvest and by that I mean first conact with ailen life which are of not of a freindly nature.

Can't wait to read more

>>121773121773 Double post from hell!

nice work on the space batte. you seem to know you battle tactics

Wait, wait wait wait....... I could have swore I had already read this...... and tracked it... and then had the person who was writing it cancel it... Am I crazy?

>>123612123612 most of the above Is correct, except the part where u read this, I took it down and gave it a huge makeover and changed a ton of things

>>123971123971 Okay. Just making sure I'm not crazy.

I'll read it tonight.

(Let me know if you need a pre-reader or editor; I'm almost always available.)

Pretty good ponification of aviation history. Though I must ask where along that timeline do the Mane 6 come in? Just at the very end? Also Mars=Mares?

Pretty good. Better pacing and we get to see the ponies interacting which is always fun.

this well written. i love space fics please more

Pretty nice battle. Though now I have several questions. First where the heck have the Princesses gone? Second is why the heck would the Shadow Syndicate give the Gryphons their first colony if it was a gryphon attack on Equestria that left the SS so bitter towards their fellow ponies. Another is why where the gryphons attacking the ponies in the first place? The whole "non-flight creatures flying" thing? Also wouldn't the ponies hold an immense technical and magical advantage on the Gryphons?

150 crew for a frigate? That reminds me what's the scale on those ships? Modern frigates have about 600 people on board and are about 180 meters long. This chapter was pretty good, though it is bizarre seeing Rainbow Dash acting humble. Though only thing I'd add would be a life support system to the ponies uniforms. Would help explain how Stall survived for however long before the medic got there.

>>127843127843>>127827127827 Ah, thank you Sithis, updates have been applied

Three things that just seem plain wrong.

1. Why didn't the ponies just use orbital bombardment to stop the gryphons?

2. Why would the gryphons accept a colony when their "gods" forbid it?

3. Why would Luna and Celestia leave behind any ponies?

This is a --great-- fic, but those things just make no sense.

One thing I am wondering though, when are the humans going to show up here? And please, when they do don't make them enemies. The ponies already seem to have plenty of those.

>>128056128056 1. Ponies didn't have a large standing military at the time, let alone a space military at the time, so orbital bombardment is out

2. Gryphons are not flightless, doesn't go against the gods, and also something to be discussed later in the story

3. There are many possible reasons. They didn't know, sacrifice a few for the majority, couldn't get to them in time?

And humans? do I have to?

>>128307128307 <    >> Nightgazer 1. Ponies didn't have a large standing military at the time, let alone a space military at the time, so orbital bombardment is out

* Ah, good point.

2. Gryphons are not flightless, doesn't go against the gods, and also something to be discussed later in the story

* Again, good point.

3. There are many possible reasons. They didn't know, sacrifice a few for the majority, couldn't get to them in time?

* That third one makes sense to me.

Question : Didn't the gryphons realize that by chasing Celestia and Luna off the sun and moon will not rise or set? One side of the world eternal sunlight, the other eternal moonlight. Which will result in one side being desert and the other frozen. Even if they could still control the sun and moon. Why would the two sisters bother with a planet only their enemies live on?

And humans?$smiley do I have to? >

* Well if the ponies are in space sooner or later they will run across them. You could just make them the Federation of Planets from Star Trek. Their rules would prohibit them*humans* from interfering in the war, which is an internal matter coming from their(ponies) homeworld now.

>>129124129124 Gryphons are not the smartest of creatures, they are brash and flat-headed.  This would explain why they were quick to leave the old lands of Equestria, to find a planet not ruled by magic.

And I supposed I could include humans in that respect...(although dont count on it)

Thanks for your questions and for reading!

Wow... that chapter took so long to read. It almost feels like I was reading it for 3 days! oh wait.....

So, am I allowed to comment on this now ty?

Also, I just realized how hard I derped at the end there.... '5' should be 'five'. sorry bout that.

it's chapter 5, but it's part 6.

1. prologue

2. ch1.

~~~

5. ch4.

6. ch5

as it stands, ch4 and ch5 are both labelled '5.'

epic

AHHHHH awesome story

yes yes yes yes yes yes

Looking good. Hopefully we can see some action soon. Also remember to tell us about the place. Some descriptions of the colony would be nice.

Nice chapter. It's changed quite a bit from the copy you sent. Also your writing is improving greatly.

nice story keep it going

Nice chapter, but you need to fulfill the 'Contact' part of the name...

Maybe humans?

RD: Remember when I said I'd kill you last?

Random SS member: Yeah, that's right! You did!

RD: I lied.

cool

cliffhanger lots of cliffhanger epic bro good work

Image: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/285/2/7/not_bad_pinkie_pie_edition_by_spiderbro-d4co0ah.png

That ending has left me in want of more. Who are they? Gryphons? Seething else?

>>204893204893 Wouldn't gryphons just use magic like the ponies?

Anyway, I enjoyed the battle alot. Nice to finally have the NESC finally win a battle decisively. The past battles have been even, but with the SS being as annoying and hypocritical as they are it's nice to see the NESC kick their ass. Also the tiny ships the mystery ship deployed, were they fighters or stealth probes?

>>205076205076 Just more mystery to be solved.

>>205125205125

DAMN YOU TO HELL...

...And then back, because I need more chapters!

wow crazy dream ehh

i think i know how crazy my dreams  heres a pic

Image: http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpisbAiDP1qlurcwo1_500.gif

Damn... I simultaneously wished that dream were true, but when everypony died, I didn't.

Oh yes and blowing up a Luna class would be a good show of strength... Antimatter warheads anyone?

>>253598253598 Congratulations, you gave me my new desktop background.

>>253759253759 Or not cause windows 7 sucks

>>253789253789

You take that back. It is better in every way than vista. Also, the numbering you use still annoys me... Chapter 10 should not have an 11 in it.

>>253759253759 no prob and yeah it does doesnt it

Halo reference. Nuff said.

Ugh I'm dying to know who the mystery ships belong to, and the hiatus is the worst placed break evar!

Looks good, I intend on reading