Notes for Chapters 18 & 19 of The Siren · 2:09am Jul 5th, 2023
Chapter 18
These are the notes for Chapter 18 of my fanfic The Siren. Don’t read until after you’ve read the chapter.
A few lines of dialog in this chapter were taken from the screenplay to “Call of the Cutie”, written by Meghan McCarthy.
“I befriended a zebra a couple of weeks ago…”
In case you were wondering who filled the Apple Bloom-shaped hole in the episode “Bridle Gossip”.
The hole in Apple Bloom’s heart.
Entering these chapters into FimFiction, I’ve come to a realization: Ponies with holes in their hearts is apparently a thing in this story. I wonder who will be affected next?
Chapter 19
Mrs. Peel’s outfit in Canterlot
The House of Enchanted Comics
This is the place where Spike bought the Power Ponies comic that later sucked him and the Mane Six into it. (From the episode “Power Ponies”.)
Free Comic Book Day
This is an annual event, usually on the first Saturday of May, where a selection of specific titles are indeed given out for free, along with various other activities designed to attract new customers to independent comic book stores. It was started in 2002, and is still going as of 2023. As far as I know, it’s mostly celebrated in North America and Europe.
Now the Equestrian version of the event is not in May. But then again, May was chosen to coincide with the release of the first big superhero movie of each year, which usually happens in May, and Equestria doesn’t have those.
