IN MEMORY OF FELIX ABERG, THE FIRST SKELEPONE

I have an editor now, finally. I hope Ponyminer64 can do the job.

Scabby's life has always been miserable. All his life he's lived hidden beneath a layer of bandages, keeping his affliction from everypony else. Protecting his delicate body from the harsh world outside. Daily life at the hospital was boring, dull, soul-wrenching.

Until, one night, a pair of mares drag him from his comfy hospital bed as they make their escape. And, with a mare who thinks she's a dog and another who can fly without wings, Scabby finally gets to smell freedom.

THEMES
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Pegboard Nerds - Pink Cloud (ft. Max Collins)

Experimental story. Not necessarily grimdark, but this story is basically a 'ghost story' kind of deal.

He was dead. He knew he had been dead.

But somehow, when the plague that killed him returns, so does he.

A small group of Llamas move into Ponyville. Of course, the woolly South Equestrians have a little bit of trouble adjusting to a very, very strange new world.

SUGGESTED LISTENING MUSIC
Studio Killers - Eros and Apollo (Poncho's Theme)
Studio Killers - All Men Are Pigs (Bonita's Theme)
Studio Killers - True Colours (Bronco's Theme)

Cha Cha (and her twin, Macarena) is based on a G1 non-pony character of the same name developed and sold but eventually forgotten long ago. She has not made an appearance in G4, and I do not believe that llamas will become canon anytime soon. But this is in case they do.

The llama culture is based largely on Peruvian, Chilean, Argentine, and Bolivian cultures. The cuisine and behavior is actual llama behavior, adapted to fit a sentient species. The magic used by llamas is based off of Mayan and Aztec beliefs, but I get most of the ideas (and a few names) from the Incas.

This story is a sequel to Four Ponies & A Time Machine

WARNING: Some graphic crime scene description, especially in later chapters. No actual violence beyond action scenes. Some alcoholic beverage use.
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Sheerluck Hooves is the most peculiar stallion of peculiar ponies. He is always wearing an Inverness cape and a deerstalker cap. Always blowing a silly-looking bubble pipe.
But he is a genius, a world-renowned consulting detective from Trotland Yard in Great Bridleton. And, in a very mind-boggling way, he is a cousin to Derpy Hooves. And he is coming over to stay with the Hooves family for quite some time.
Sheerluck is partially based off the original Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He also takes personality traits from Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock and my own persona. Sherlock Holmes is actually now in public domain, so it is perfectly legal for me to write about Sherlock Holmes and to use direct references to Doyle's stories. MLP is indeed copyright by Hasbro. I take no credit to ponies from the canon show.
This COULD be considered a ponification story, but it follows the rules of the 'SkeleVerse' and uses mostly original ideas. Lots of allusions to Doyle's work.

MANE THEME SONG: Twenty|One|Pilots - Isle of Flightless Birds

PART ONE - A Study In Scarlet
PART TWO - The Sign of The Four
PART THREE - Valley of Death

Expect Canadian changelings

This story is a sequel to Four Ponies & A Time Machine

A sequel to Four Ponies & A Time Machine and a prequel to the upcoming Carnegie Porter vs. The World.

Carnegie Porter hates foals. It's not that he's a bad pony, he just doesn't like them. They're obnoxious. Rude. Annoying. Kind of like he is. But when Roseluck is foalsitting, she convinces her coltfriend to help.

Sweetie Drops (we know her as Bon Bon today) is an agent for Tartarus, a secret monster prison created by order of Princess Celestia.

Together with a ragtag group, consisting of a narcissistic Pegasus, a greedy griffon outcast, a mystical Unicorn; and eventually a scatterbrained inventor, a raggedy drunk, and a peculiar Diamond Dog, Sweetie must take down the biggest threats to Equestria and keep them under watchful eye at the most secure location in all of Equestria.

Unless, of course, the biggest threat is the Agents of Tartarus themselves.

Automaton [aw-tom-uh-ton, -tn]
noun (plural: Automatons, Automata)
1; a mechanical artifact built by ancient Equestrians for an unknown purpose, usually built to resemble ponies. they are comprised from brass, bronze, iron, nickel, and more. it is unknown if they were ever operable or if they will ever be operable.

Daring Do has helped excavate an ancient Equestrian Temple in the Amarezon Rain Forest.
She's discovered one of dozens of Automata. The strange metal pony, however, is ticking. Like an alarm clock. Except, the ticks go "ticktick-ticktick-ticktick". Like a heartbeat.

When Twilight Sparkle manages to do the unthinkable, to wake it up, it proves itself to be more than just a walking statue.

This is Scrappy.

The theme song for this story is:
Makkon - The Little Toy Shop

Alternate Theme:
Virtual Riot - Rise of The Robots ft. Messinian

WARNING: Excessive use of alcohol. Foul language. Some sexual activity and innuendos in later chapters. Not a clopfic, no explicit sex scenes. This is NOT a crossover. I have the firm belief that Time Turner is not the Doctor from Doctor Who. Sure, "the Doctor" can be his nickname, like in this story. But he's just an inventor and a time traveler. Doctor Who, Back To The Future, and The Time Machine references galore, but only references and nods.

THE CREW OF THE TROTIS
Dr. Time Turner. A genius and an inventor. He had successfully built a working time machine, dubbed the TROTIS, which is questionable in its operation.
Derpy Hooves. A klutz and a mailmare. She is hopelessly smitten with Time Turner, her best friend. She hopes to one day proclaim her love to him.
Roseluck. A flower pony and a fiery mare. She too is grasping for the affections of Time Turner. Or so she thinks, until something happens to change her mind.
Carnegie Porter. A drunkard and a brewer. We're not too sure what he's doing here. Pretty sure he doesn't know either. Did we mention he's drunk? Oh he's more than just drunk. He's absolutely wasted.
Together? They will transverse across time, space, and each other in an endearing quest into the unknown and back to their home. Ladies and gentlecolts, get ready for the carriage ride of your life.

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Carnegie Porter is indeed an OC made for me and refined into a character BY me. Use of Carnegie Porter is permitted in other stories, but I must be credited as his owner in the description.
Also, if anyone feels like drawing any artwork, just send a sketch my way, via email (steampunk.the.earth.pony@gmail.com).

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"Carnegie Porter" by myself

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Carnegie Porter - "20% Drunker" drawn by myself (again)

I am writing OCs and ponsonas into the story as background characters. Characters used will be mentioned by name, and will be described vaguely or in detail, depending on the situation. Please, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment asking about this! OCs and background characters make great fillers!

The Cutie Mark Crusaders (or rather, The Cutie Mark Crusader Paranormal Investigators) go on a late night escapade to see if the stories of the evil necromancer are true. Of course, they bite off more than they can chew, but is this for the best? Or is the shadowy bogeystallion chasing them through the night out for blood?

Shudderbones has accepted the Apples as his new family. Big Mac is like a brother. Apple Bloom and the other Crusaders are like younger sisters.
And Applejack... Applejack was the mare that he knew his heart belonged to.
But with a disturbing fetch of himself appearing to him in dreams and mirrors, Shudderbones is afraid of losing his one chance of being happy.

Want to read chapter drafts before they're published? The password is shudderbones.

Cover image is Shudderbones by myself (my DeviantArt is dr-steampunk)
it was honestly a quick sketch, so don't judge TOO harshly, it's just to give a basic idea of what Shudderbones actually looks like.
Yes, he is supposed to be tall and thin.
His mane and tail styles are exactly what they are supposed to look like.
This not Nightmare Shudderbones or Oscurdia.

If you are able to sketch a better cover, please feel free to do so. The only credit I'd like is having the drawing titled Shudderbones somewhere and to have me, SkelePone, as the OC's owner. Otherwise you could use the image for whatever else you wanted.

If you would like to write a story about Shudderbones, feel free! If I approve of it, that means your story will be canon with the Shudderbones universe.