With ever increasing military power, Equestria manages to push back the ever aggressive Gildran armies. However, the increase in territory begins to tax the ranks of Actuators, the elite of the army. The year is 350 of the Continuity. In an effort to protect its increasingly ragged lands, the Equestrian Republic sends out the call to find the best soldiers to bolster its army.
(Now with 500% more mecha goodness.)
To make a comment that's actually relevant to the story:
Interesting setting. I hope we'll find out just what happened with the princesses at some time. Looking forward on how you'll handle the Mecha fights.
I have a weird feeling about this story, and it's 5 letters long.
Take a guess at what it is.
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I'm going to make a blanket optimistic guess and say it's something nice.
Interesting....please, continue
Since no one took a guess at my feelings last chapter I'm just going to say it.
1795739 this fic feels like Zoids. Bravo.
MAGI?
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Interesting mecha-theme story.
Besides Twilight Sparkle having gone all cyborg, I think I have a few guesses to the core of each MAGI mecha...
1. The Crimson Core - AppleJack? (pure guess since no actual clues besides being "red")
2. The Haze Lord - Rainbow Dash (clues: pushing the pilot to their limits, rainbow beam attack, ultimate sacrifice of/for loyalty)
3. The Inverse Logic - Pinkie Pie (clue: the name)
4. The Merciful End - Fluttershy (clues: gold armor, "fluttering" wings, singing, crying)
5. The Mournful Lover - Princess Cadence (stated in story)
6. Nidhogg - Spike? (since the norse myth Nidhogg was a serpent/dragon)
7. Patterner - ???
I will continue reading further as you continue writing :) .
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I'll tell you this much. You're right on at least one account, but wrong on at least one.
So much jumping around in so little time
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Sorry, It should be back to one (maybe two) plot-lines next chapter.
intrigued, proceed.
Mecha and Ponies seem like a forced concept, but you explained it very well.
You have my attention.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
I wonder why Patterner (almost certainly the mind of Discord), is so loyal to Twilight?
EDIT: Well, unless he is SPIKE.
Tiny and backwater. Eyyyup. That describes Ponyville alright... That was sarcasm, for anyone who can't tell. By the sound of things, in this, Ponyville has... Grown a bit. House Phantom eh? Interesting name for Twilight's house...
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Grown a bit would probably be an understatement.
Bit disappointed this is dead. Not sure if I would have liked it, but it sounds very intriguing from what was posted.
Rather curious what on Earth is up with the plotting going on in the background. The dragons are saying Equestria is power hungry, the General is unknown, and Nexus seems to be trying to recover the Elements (assuming that they are not at the cores of those six mecha already) or bring the Bearers back somehow?
Nexus is a master of the Xanatos gambit. Makes sense considering they had THE best teacher for that.