So, I've been gone for a while. Things have been...

Moving on! Important stuffs! Sorta.

So, I'm sure most all of you are aware of the next episode post-break's synopsis. If not, here's a refresher.

S3E10

"Keep Calm and Flutter On"

"Princess Celestia tasks the ponies with reforming Discord, a mischievous spirit of disharmony, but Fluttershy is the only one who is willing to give him a chance."

Now, excitement aside, let's pull it back a bit to me (narcissism!)

You know, so far, my works have skipped around the Canon Cannon's sights. That is, when canon information comes along that destroys a work of fan art or fan literature. I mean, I've come near it, and a few of my stories have had to have caveats attached that some of the canon had in fact changed, but I've never had a story utterly ruined.

Come next Saturday, "In Search of the Sun" and all of its sequels will officially be Canon Cannon'd.

A moment of silence.

Not like that changes much. A good story is a good story (which, I'd like to think I wrote a good story >.>), reflecting its time of writing. We didn't complain at "Nineteen Eighty-Four" whenever the year came and was just full of odd-fashion choices and electronic music over dystopian Big Brother. 2001 didn't give us the HAL 9000's we always wanted. It happens, yo.

So, if you haven't read it yet, I guess now would be the time! And thanks for all the views, faves, and comments guys! You all rock!

*flips table*

Know why this blog post exists? Because I can't figure out on my phone how to reply to comments in the new layout. I'm serious! There's no reply button, and no semblance of rhyme nor reason!

It's not that I don't like change. I just don't like change for the worse. And this... This is f(yay)ing horrible guys. It's almost Yahoo! Mail bad. It's worse than when dA made Stash its default journal system! I can't insult your coding any more than that.

Fix your sh(yay).

And someone tell me how to reply now with no buttons!

... No, f(yay) you, FiMFiction, this f(yay)ing sh(yay) is totally safe for f(yay)ing work! B(yay)ards!

*ahem*

I may be a little irate, yes.

Here's my current fic list in the works (Horseapples! I've hit mania again!):

RariShy Ship

AppleDash Ship (oh, my!)

Pinkie-Dash Drama-thing

Spike Rarity Cutesy-thing

I'm hoping to get at least 2 pages typed per day for whichever I'm working on. A goal, at least.

Art!

Twiconequus ink and color practice

Rework my OC

"Under The Old Moon" Date Night piece

REQUEST BY MAZZY!! I haven't forgotten you, dude. I just don't want to go into something that large without getting my skills back sharp. Or even dull. Or there, even. ._.;

Time for my weird-[-yay-] mood music. It fits more at home with a few pops of mescaline than it does MLP, but hay, compromise, yo.

Oh, and you know how I'm always on about The Mars Volta?

The Gorburger Show: Ep 3

Where the hell do I keep finding this stuff? XD

So, fics! The ISotS series thing-a-ma-whatever most likely isn't over, but at the same time, I'm wanting to do something else.

CHOOSE YOUR FATE!

RariShy Serious Shipfic

or

PinkieDash Friendshipping Dramafic

Over on dA, RariShy is leading 13-4. Just sayin'.

So here's this.

Took a bit longer than I expected to be approved, but natheless, it's here! Hurray! The continuation of the "In Search of the Sun" series, following "Diplomacy"!

More Discord is on the way.

Writing has been a bit slow, huh? Well, that's because I've moved an hour away from home to pursue a job. Which I got! And now, between paperwork, setting up in a new house, and trying desperately to make $38 last two weeks, I'm just now getting some free time to write! Yay! *collapse*

Off to writing!

I'm going to go out on a limb and say canary yellow.

Hey. Notice how slow stuff has been lately? Yeah...

Well, dA knows all about the depths of my madness, so let's do a recap for here:

My health is a little shaky at the moment (read as "I'm going steadily mute").

I nearly checked myself in for mental evaluation.

I live a very unstable life-style.

Writing sort fell out for priorities. Not that I won't write again, just, I need to sort a lot first.

So... Oops. >.>

Those who follow me on dA know to never think too much about what I entitle these things. Sure, I can channel genius and name a luna moth "Copernicus", but at the same time I have entitled a guitar song "Fuckin' Seaturtles". The only thing you can take home from that title up above is that you should damn well know who Kate Bush is!

THE ACTUAL REASON FOR THIS JOURNAL STARTS HERE!

Well, buck my apples, this is an unexpected turn out. Diplomacy hit the ticker, spiked in popularity, and the overwhelming consensus is screaming "MOAR!" (and that one guy who's threatening to break legs if I don't make more, so keep an eye out who you're standing by).

Okay, okay, so while reading over all of the saccharinely adorable begging hawks and sad Pinkies, I did sorta kinda come up with an idea for another fic in the ISotS series, following after Diplomacy.

That sound you just didn't hear because this is the internet but you probably imagined it now that I said it is the cry of jubilation from more than a few readers.

However, it will not be following the Twilight-Discord shipping.

That equally silent sound you just didn't hear was the manifold death threats being mentally beamed at me. Luckily my particular kind of brain damage makes me immune to psychic threat, lest my eyes would have melted "Raiders of the Lost Ark" style.

Anyway, the new idea would follow Discord adjusting to normal regular boring ordinary boring pony mortal boring life. And messing it all up. Sound fun?

Don't get me wrong, the DiscoLight will still be implied. Hay, I fully intend for them to still be together in this follow-up (but in a responsible couple way, not in the "making out while our friends try to eat their meals in awkward silence" way). But if you're looking for date two or more in the ways of heavy romance, well, that won't be the focus.

Which brings me to another point.

If you'd like to make a continuation of Diplomacy following the first date, I not only support the unofficial creation of such a thing, I encourage it! I will make a blog highlighting it even.

I like seeing what others can do when given an open concept. That's half the reason I have open endings! It's not so I can pick them up later, Princess no, but so that you can take the inspiration and make your own with it! Know how I got in on writing fics? Sure, I'd like to pretend I sold my soul for a golden quill that could turn my very thoughts into scrawled emotion, but that's tragically not the case. Also, who uses quills anymore? Or even paper? Ugh. Anywho, no; I read a fic and went "I like the concept of that story, but what would happen if..." Yes, it's pretty much that simple.

This also extends to art. Somepony mentioned wanting to draw the kiss scene. That would be awesome. I would like that.

Heck, we're all in this fandom because we saw an awesome show, someone else's work, and said either "gosh, I love the characters and idealism of the show!" or "Now make them kiss..."

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Also, sorta kinda writing a PinkieShy (FlutterPie, either or) fic.

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EXPOSITION!

Hey.

Hey.

Hey guys?

Hey. Hey guys?

Hey, hey, hey. Hey guys?

Hey. Hey guys? Hey guys? Hey.

Hey.

Diplomacy. BOOM!

Okay bear in mind that I was out my most loyal and trusted pre-reader/editor/feedback dude on this chapter, so tell me of any errors.

I'd like to thank TwistedKestrel on deviantART and DPV111 for helping out on this one.

And because I don't say it enough, TheSharp0ne is my normal go-to guy, and he deserves a lot of praise. Love ya, dude! Start writing fics again or you'll never find their bodies, haha! It's funny cause he knows I'll do it. ._. I will fucking do it.

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Yay!

EDIT: *dramatic spit-take* WHAT THE BUCK?! I'm in the story ticker IMMEDIATELY after posting the last chapter? Whoa, dude, friggin' WHOA!

Cooooool~!