is-is this really here?

Yes!

Hmmm... interesting... Will read later.

>>17556531755653  My thoughts exactly

>>17556591755659

sleep will most definitely be for the weak as this updates! unless it's supposed to be marked complete

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Our Christmas gift came early this year, it seems.

MOTHER OF GOD

I NEVER THOUGHT TO SEE THE DAY

>>17557061755706

we are all thinking the same thing! READ IT NOW! SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!

There are some stories that work off clever writing and style.

Then there are some stories who will get more upvotes than views solely because of it's ridiculously awesome premise.

>>17557111755711

HEY! THAT'S MY CATCHPHRASE!

>>17557561755756

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>>17557701755770

You want to know how far I take "Sleep is for the week".

Sleep last night - 3 hours.

Sleep night before that - 0.5 hours.

This is my average. Alot of nights I don't sleep in the slightest.

>>17556661755666 This....This right here...

>>17557781755778

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>>17557951755795

I already read it.

I liked it… RF just scarred me for life.

AND SO IT BEGINS.

Looking forward to reading this.

are my eyes tricking me OMG ITS HERE

Interesting. Though I'd like some elaboration on the fear affecting spectra content.

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*read-later*

Sweet!

Hmmm. Let's see, then.

I didn't get what everyone was talking about, then I checked the author's page...

Is this a sequel (Prequel? Spin-off? Re-imagining?) to Rainbow Factory

For a highly secured facility, an air vent with a hoof openable latch seems pretty conspicuous... And device that doesn't kill? I think I smell plot device...

Anyways, whoa.

This was a glorious thing to wake up to, I can't read it right now but when I get back those words are going to be dissected by my eyes.

>>17563181756318 I'd love to film your reaction to 120 Days of Sodomy.

Also: Aurora Dawn isn't her story. Yes, she writes about ponies dying in gruesome ways. That, however, does not mean that she is insane.

That and the fact that she is allowed to do whatever the fuck she wants to.

I would suggest you to stop trying to fit people in "good" or "bad" groups. Lest you call a coroner a sadist for opening dead bodies on a daily basis.

Good god.  Why is this not labelled GRIMDARK?!  

I cannot believe this is even being written, regardless.  It has revived an absurd horror and run with it.

>>17563241756324 Sequel. It's set 20 years after the Incident, and while it hasn't been directly stated, I'm like 95% certain that refers to the events of the original.

Yes.... Yes...... *Rubs hands*

Been waiting for this, finally arrived!

I must read.  Screw going to school.....

Aw yeah! Great start-off for the day.

And one of the milestones of the grimdark pony stories gets it's sequel.

I not going to read it, because Cupcakes gave me nightmares for a month, but here, have a green thumb. I know that this is another piece of genius, so sorry if you, the author, feel offended if I am going to upvote it without reading.

This is the history of the fandom works happening, so it deserves our recognition.

That was amazing.  I cannot wait for more.  Perfect, just the like original.

Is this some kind of sequel to rainbow factory? Because this had better be gorier if it is. Wasn't enough of that in the first one.

It's finally here. Finally. I. Must. Read this. Rainbow Factory was my second fic from this fandom ever, and I loved it. I've been looking forward to this for a long time.

Finally I WUB you arouradawn!!!!

YES! ITS FINALLY HERE!!!!! I WILL SO READ THIS WHEN I GET HOME!!!!!

YES, it's here!

I can't wait for the next chapter.

Welp, Aury, buddy. You know I can't read this, but best of success with it still.

>>17563181756318

Herp Derp, I'm on a fic with a subject that I hate and I'm whining over it

>>17572951757295

People are understandably going to dislike my story based on relation to Rainbow Factory alone. It's fine, let's not start any insults going back and forth.

You don't need to defend me, thanks =P

“Now, a rainbow’s tale isn’t quite as nice as the story you know of sugar and spice-”

“She knows about spectra, Gauge. Skip that.”

Being someone who really didn't like Rainbow Factory, I'm still surprised at how much I actually liked this story when I pre-read it. It's so much improved, and the characters are enjoyable to read -- Atmosphere is so much fun and Gentle is fascinating.

So, yeah. Good job, Aurora! I'm eager to see how this all plays out.

Marking to read later. I loved "Rainbow Factory," so....

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You know, boxes of crayons and family photos work just as well as actual foals. For a corporation, CWC certainly is inefficient!

Shit got serious a second time.  

I really want Rainbow Dash to have hidden Scootaloo in the old factory...

Rainbow Factory is one of my favorite MLP stories so to see this here...yeah, it made my week. I look forward to the rest of the story you wonderfully talented writer you.

out of 5!

*Listening to Awoken while on FIMfiction*

*Sees feature box*

HOLY SHITMOTHEROFFAUSTREADLATER!

An official sequel to one of my favorite grimdarks... AWESOME!

A rainbow factory side-fic? OH HELL YES! Totally reading this after dinner later!

>>17563181756318

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ganon_copter:

Hyphen isn't needed, I think.

I think someone left a comment in

>>17577301757730

Hahaha, oh man. Thanks! XD

Alt. Title: Rainbow Factory II: Yes, Wooden Toaster Has Already Claimed The Song Rights

-> Another Rainbow Factory Story

-> Tagged "Slice of Life"

Do you even tag?

The only thing I didn't like about the first was the swearing. But regardless, I'll have to read this later.

And I don't know why, but when I saw the cover, my first thought was Unreal Tournament. Anyone else?

>>17563181756318 I have a question for you:

WHY THE FUCK DID YOU COME HERE IF YOU DONT LIKE IT?!?

Hmm... no. Still OoC for Dash, still refuse to believe this goes on without Celestia and Luna finding out for so long, still makes no sense that pegasi are so cultish, still can't buy that mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters of "failures" never ask where their kids went, never want to check on them, never went to Canterlot to raise objections to the supposed "banishment" of their family members. This universe only works if every single pony in Equestria is either insane or retarded.

Just no.

Sweet mary mother of Flying Spaghetti Monster, I must add to read later and make sure not to cut myself if this story goes anywhere near hiatus. Bro, you are the lord of stories, keep it coming. Otherwise I will Liam Neeson your ass.

P.S I did a HOLY FU- at the word count, another confirmation that you are a Demi-god.

ah only if I didn't have a final in about 20 minutes, will read later

>>17578611757861 I SAW IT ON THE FRONT PAGE AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT IT WAS!!!!!

>reading description

>suddenly Glaze - Rainbow Factory is playing in my head

>NOPENOPENOPENOPE

maybe later. i'm kinda freaked out by description alone.

This is amazing. I love it and can't wait for more.

Awww yisss

>>17564971756497

More Rainbow Factory?

Why the fuck not!

wasnt that bad, Rainbow Factory was meh, Cupcakes meh.

people need to get more gruesome

>>17579171757917

Runs country for 1000 years, probably completely broken for first 100. I can see her not catching any kind of shift of pegasus mentality.

Going on this world's cannon: The pegasi have a mentality that has been bread into them for 1000 years. This mentality is "for the flock" which is much like a few certain other countries were like during a few certain, unnamed wars and countries. They see the test as the final sign of whether or not this particular pegasus is worthy of joining the flock as a whole. Mothers have it bred into them. Fathers have it bred into them. Usually the older you are, the more set you are in the ways such as the "banishment" for the unworthy. No one asks (publicly at least) any questions for fear that they may have their name moved over to the failures and be "banished" as well, after they have been "recaptured" that is.

1000 years is a VERY long time for a subtle shift in an entire species to happen and be put in place such as this and since it's bred into them, no one is going to ask any questions about the one who failed because they see them as an embarrassment  to the family and flock that needs to be removed ASAP. So RD is not acting out of character with this universe's cannon. Hell, she is staying in character with the fact that she is extremely loyal to the CWC and will do everything in her power to keep it going (I had to stop halfway through last night, so I could wind up stepping on a mine with that comment)

You don't have to be retarded or insane to not notice something like that. subtlety is a weapon rarely used, but the pegasi have wielded it well

I can't get  into stuff that follows the rainbow factory fic.  The premise was just too silly for me.  

(not that I voted this fic down, just aren't going to read)

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>>17585231758523

Hmm, no, sorry. That a mother could stop caring about their child that far into their lives? Plus, in a thousand years, NOT ONE PONY EVER STOOD UP TO FIGHT?!  Not one mother wept over the loss of her daughter and cried to the princess? NOT ONE? Because that's all it would take, one. One pony can change the world.  One crying father at Celestia's doorstep would stop this. One young, wild-eyed pegasus who misses her baby sister, or refuses to buy that her big brother was worthless, sneaks out of her window, and flies to Canterlot. That never happened? In one THOUSAND YEARS, no one challenges the system?

Nope.

So... I know that this may be redundant, but Aurora, you need to make sure you reference in the description or at the beginning that this is a sequel to 'Rainbow Factory'. Though that story has been read by almost everyone on this site and a large majority of the fandom, there are still those few who haven't read it yet and may be confused by this. Just sayin'.

Also, great job.

I liked Rainbow Factory! I want more of this!

I like the references to WoodenToaster's 'Rainbow Factory' PMV. That song was awesome.

>>17585991758599

ok, I can see where you are coming from

In this society they use the weapons of fear and brainwashing though.

The brainwashing of "praise the flock" is very prominent in their society and it is for the betterment of the flock that the weak be removed. Yes, a parent could be questioning about it. even raise hell about it. Yes, a sibling or friend could do the same. These voices would be far and few between and they most likely would wind up on the fringes of such a society with no sway or way to grab important details. Yes, they could have ran to the princess and said something, but the societal ingrain of "this is a pegasus problem and shall be handled so" is there because of the "praise the flock" programming that is instilled on all of them.

The fear is the other half of the equation that makes it easier to believe that this continued over 1000 years. We haven't got to see much of Cloudsdale's actual culture here in this universe, but from what I can infer it is most likely much like a totalitarian state. If there was a voice of complaint, it would be stamped out in a very simple manner: move the name of that person to the failures list and say that they have been "recaptured for the betterment of Cloudsdale" since they can't have any form of weakness. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that most pegasi who had passed the final exam would be more than a little fearful of someone with the power to do such a thing, so they would tend to stay more in line.

As for the "wild eyed" child, there are a few problems with that: they have to KNOW where Canterlot is in relation to where Cloudsdale is, have to be able to make the flight (most likely at night) in a very timely manner (no specific cannon has ever been set for time and distance in show or pretty much anywhere, but the general premise is quite a while if they have to use a train to get there from ponyville [yes i know, different point, sue me]), and they are just that, a child. you may disagree with it because of this debate (hopefully stays in friendly waters), but even you would dismiss a child's concerns on such things. Especially if it is such things as a "of age" pegasus who left home (separation anxiety perhaps?), most likely to not return for awhile (we know it's never again, but they don't) so it would be passed off as them missing them (again, we know what is really going on, but with no proof we really do tend to brush off a child's concerns on such things).

Yay! I loved Rainbow Factory, and now I have this? Honestly, I didn't even know that you had a Fimfiction, or were still writing.

>>17587871758787

In that case, the author needs to SHOW an uncaring Celestia. Show me a tyrant who cares not for the lives of her subjects.

But I that is the case, if life matters so little to her, why hide it? If Celestia is part pegasus, shouldn't she be in the flock? Or, why would this high and mighty flock, who cares so much about their identity that they kill children who dont measure up, bow to a monarch who isn't one of them?  The fact that they are hiding it means that in this universe, killing kids because they fails one arbitrary test is wrong. If so, again, NO ONE ever looked into it? People not

I'm sorry, there's just too many questions that, at this point, cn ony be answered with, "They're either crazy or retarded."

We saved one yellow filly decades ago, and not two days after she ‘passed’ her test she plummeted to the earth and was never seen from again.

Fluttershy.

"...You have... beautiful eyes."

Why did I think of a Jack Sparrow face right there... ಠ_ಠ

>>17588601758860

well, we have a fic in front of us marked incomplete, so maybe we will get to know? (again, haven't finished the chapter so idk)

Side note: they would still bow to Celestia BECAUSE she gave them the authority to make rainbows in the first place. If they were to get big headed enough to question her rule (or ruling over them), they know they would be busted and they can no longer afford something like that since they control most of the world's weather (one could argue the fact that this gives them enough power to do such a thing, but in the end only Equestria would truly feel any major effect if the pegasi were brought low). Celestia is also MUCH older than them so they wouldn't be pompous about her being less than the flock (though one day they might get there).

For now, I wait and see what our author has in store for us

Well. Needless to say that seeing this has made my heart explode in my chest.... Ha.haha.hahahahahahahah. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>17589181758918

Also, if EVERY pegasus is SO into this, that they don't ask where their own kids go, then why are they hiding it? Why not TELL them? Think of it like this: A parent has a child who fails the test. In the parent's eye, if everypony is so indoctrinated, she would view the child as worthless, scum, a shame to the family. Now, if they told them, then at least the parent could take solace in the fact that their worthless, piece of crap child contributed in some way.

>>17562981756298

It's Grimdark, if you don't like that kind of thing why are you reading it?

Also, HOLY SHIT SOMEBODY PINCH ME

OMG! SO PUTTIN DIS ON MY READ LATER LIST!     

YES I LUV DA SYMBOLS!    

Well, I do usually stay up at night. Might as well read this later to help me with that.

well sleep, while i dont get enough of you already, i have come to the conclusion that you sir are over-rated! *punches sleep in the face* READ ON!!!!!!

Oh lord! I never thought I should see the day....

Love your fics and your writing style keep it up.

Is it weird for me to say that I actually enjoy this story?

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Rainbow Factory stories make me feel better about our own society. Who would have thought that humans would be morally surperior to the pegasi?

The only story with tags 'Sad, Dark' I dare to read (Well along with Cupcakes actually).

Nicely written, haven't seen any misstypos or anything. Continue the good work

>>17563181756318 Go to 4chan for one hour. It's fun there.

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i have more

Definitely going to read later... or now.... not sure

... I read it it was alright

No way! A sequel to Rainbow Factory?!?! Written BY the author!  

>>17593821759382 nope

>>17596311759631

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