The biggest mystery of Divine Entertainment · 6:16pm Feb 6th, 2017
It has been with us almost since the beginning. Almost a year has passed now since I've started writing this story. It all began with me forgetting something. Nobody pointed it out, so I tried to see if anyone would question it later on.
Nobody did.
I even went so far as to blatantly HIDE it in plain sight, yet still, nobody caught on.
By now, it has almost become an inside joke that only I now about. (except Azriel knows too, but I'm 100% sure he already forgot it at least twice...)
I wonder, I wonder... How long will I have to wait? Will anybody ever ask the question I've been waiting for 4/5ths of this story?
On a side-note: I've also somewhat cleverly hidden one of Applejack's ancestors. (No it's not Belle(No Belle is still not related to Rarity in any way))
If someone can find him/her I'll include your unicorn OC in a later chapter.
Disclaimer: Amethyst Blade is not allowed to participate since I told him at one point. His OC is also technically in the story, even though it's not his OC. I just borrowed the name and color scheme.
Second Disclaimer: There will be no prizes for solving the mystery/asking THE QUESTION.
Hmm, I wonder if I should spend the next few days reading your story nonstop just in the off chance I can figure out THE QUESTION.
4411644 nuuu! then I'd have to wait longer for your next update :(
4411657 Muahahahahaha, what an dastardly evil plan. Almost worthy enough to be the next villain in the show.
Is it amber? If not then Apple bee.
I'm kinda indifferent to secret stuff authors put in their stories. I just want to read them and not start looking for hidden mysteries.
What, the defect on the prison Hades managed to put there? The fact that apparently Hades lied and the gods only want to imprison him, not kill? How Hades would talk with him when he died? The other mysterious god that helped the lord of the underworld? The thing with the snakes?
OK, can't think about anything else now. Is it some of the above?
This question was "the First Question, the oldest question in the universe, that must never be answered, hidden in plain sight."
"Doctor Who?",
4411659 "How could this be?" Exclaimed Celestia. "We've banished procrastination over a thousand years ago! And now it has totally unexpectedly returned to haunt us. I must call on Twilight to fix this ASAP.
At Twilights.
*BUUURP* "Oy Twilight, Princess Celestia has sent a scroll, it's one of the red ones. You know, the urgent kind." Spike said lazily from his spot on the sofa.
"I'll read it later." Twilight responded before yawning.
4411661 No to both of them :P
4411677 Fair enough, to each, their own.
4411695 Nah, most of those are fairly recent developments. It's a lot simpler, I'd suggest to not look too far or too deep.
4411696 I've never watched Doctor Who, so I've no idea what's happening :P
Is it something to do with the fact that atlas has no cutie mark?
Or the fact that noone has pointed that out?
Or the fact that noone seems to care?
Or the fact that noone realised that atlas was asleep and the God's moved time forward yet no-one had found him before the point that he woke up?
On another note I have some questions,
What were the runes at the beginning for?
What happened to amber's magic which atlas got.
One of the elements doesn't know the others?
4411702 nah, also nah, the answer to that one will have to wait until we get there in the story :P
I bet it's bananas.
What happened to the
peop-ponies hunting the group down?If Atlas is there, who's holding the world up?
Hmmmm.
Is it a main character or a side one?
4411699 I like keeping my reading simple and without stalking easter eggs shadowing me. *tinfoil hat*
Either Vibrant, or Hermes im guessing. Or Starswirl "the Fucking" Bearded
White Mallow? He's orange -_-' although he's nothing to do with apples
Imma sleep now.
It's too well hidden! and Apple Bee is a red herring.
4411941 Ye.
I've guessed a few already but all were wrong
Is it why Alex wasn't already called atlas?
"The mortals instinctively gave the name ‘Atlas’ to the child that would bare the soul." - Hades
4411705 Do you like them?
4411706 All of them either diedeaded in the explosion caused by Atlas or are in Pony Jail.
4411713 probably some unpaid intern...
4411767 side
4411918 If you meant to ask if any of them are Applejacks ancestor... nope.
4411928 sadly, wrong as well.
4411941
4411971 I did say it was cleverly hidden :P
4412033 He was, though?? Alexander Atlas Riptis was his full name.
4411702 Editing comments somebody already responded to is naughty, you'll get coal this year.
4412049 bananas are pretty good
So does it have to do with how at the beginning they say his (Alex/Atlas) prison will be complete in like 5 days and then they completely bugger off and no longer care since its now been YEARS?
4412049
I forgot,
whoops... I blame time its self!
Moar snakes for the snake god! Also yeah I don't remember, goldfish memory and all that.
Steadfast could be an Apple ancestor. If appleoosa is anything to go buy, the family sure is steadfast.
Dont spill it for me, I havnt gotten to the story yet
I know! The ancestor of Apple Jack is actually...Hades! It's obvious really
Is that handedness? He was left/right handed, but then became right/left handed?
4412049 Nah, I meant the person you forgot.
Does it matter how many times I guess?
Dusty? Wait, never mind he never had the chance. RIP. Is it him though? Did he have secret children?
4412351 sadly, also wrong. He came into the story a lot earlier than that.
4412397 spoiler alert, my blogposts can contain spoilers :P
4412653 I didn't forget a person/pony, it's actually more of an... important detail. Important enough that people should have noticed.
4412695 Nah, but guessing is gonna be infinitely harder than searching the pony out. It is an apple related name ofc. Wouldn't be an apple otherwise.
4412704 And seriously for the apple ancestor its Autumn Glory. Apple farm two miles away, I know mahself some apples. unless im mixing up stories, in which case, im re-reading again lol.
This is hard. Btw imma fanart but it's not gonna be great because I can't watercolour. I don't have black, what colour can I make atlas. (Can I make his eyes a really pale purple) just thought I'd ask.
4412871 Hmm, drawing him could be hard without black, since he's gray with silver eyes... just do whatever feels right for you
4412880 I found a black! Completely different type of watercolour though so it's sitting in the corner :p he's probably gonna turnout partially purple though. And green. Just like Belle who turned out a reddish pink
should probably switch the light on.
4412880 Another thing, what colour is the magic he uses, green, pink and what was the other one?
I'm just throwing this in, but is the relative Winter Banana?
4412901 well, that largely depends on what affinity he currently uses, but usually green. By now he has everything, except blue and purple.
4412905 You sir, are absolutely correct. Did you guess or did you figure it out?
4412923 I looked back looking for names and that thing that nobody noticed (as I am forgetful), and saw it. I thought 'that's close to apple'... so I thought I would ask.
Edit: should I add a spoiler tag to my post now? as to let others work it out?
4412926 nah, no spoiler tag needed. If you'll google "Winter Banana" you'll actually find that it's a type of apple :P
4412934 calling an apple 'banana'... that's naming convention for you.
4412937 Yeah, I remember looking through apple names to name him and found that. Thought it was hilarious and immediately picked it. Had the nice effect of making the relation less obvious :3
4412923 I finished.
...
Now how do I link it to you -_-'
Is it that Equestria isn't a frozen tundra due to windigos? Ya know, without the tribes unifying and all?
You are inconsiderate. If some detail reads as arbitrary, the reader will assume they are supposed to not question it because arbitrary appearing details are always details the author put in to move the narrative forward and intended no deeper meaning.
That is not hiding a detail in plain sight, that is disguising a detail as a structural support column and this is daring your reader to smash all the columns of the story to find it.
4413815 Fact: The detail was never written, that's why it's missing after all. And people haven't questioned it yet because the absence of said detail is easily overlooked, not because I'm trying to disguise it as something arbitrary. You'll also find that I meant my "hidden in plain sight" comment is meant quite literally. The missing detail is obscured, where you could otherwise SEE(not read) it.
People are also starting to reach for the secret quite far, even though I clearly stated that it was forgotten at the beginning of the story. I call it the "biggest" mystery, because IMO it's actually an important detail, while not affecting the story at all by not being around.
Or is that even though this Equestria is supposed to be based off of the show's version, it was created without any of the modern, from the perspective of the show, events, locations, or inhabitants?
P.S. Any chance we could get a hint to how far in we should start looking? Just some of us can stop obsessing *eye-twitch*