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Vic Fontaine


Author & Editor; Chief Apprentice in Loyal's House of Fanfic; Lt. in the Army of Biscuit; Does Bad Things for Bad Horse; Runs a Nightclub on Holodeck 2.

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  • 16 weeks
    Daring Do and the Red Shoe Diary

    For years, since nearly the start of the series' rise to international fame, the rumors have persisted: Was there an adult-oriented Daring Do story? Has our intrepid explorer gone down paths far more sordid and saucy than her audience could have imagined?

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  • 17 weeks
    Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! However you celebrate the season, I hope it is a good one for you and yours.


    /and better than mine, as I'm typing this while stuck in a hotel room thousands of miles from home because of all times for me to finally get covid, it's now
    //am fully vaxxed though; so far mild symptoms, just annoying. Wife is still negative thankfully

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    1 comments · 63 views
  • 17 weeks
    New Red Shoes Chapter is Live!

    After far too long of a hiatus, Red Shoes is officially back with a new chapter!

    This time, we'll be hearing from the co-owner of Sugarcube Corner, who has a saucy but sympathetic tale to tell.

    I hope you enjoy, and let me know in the comments. Cheers, all!

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  • 18 weeks
    Red Shoe Diaries: The Return

    *blows the dust off*

    Yikes. I let this sit for way, WAY too long. As I'm typing this I'm realizing it's been 4 years, since this story last updated. That's horrendous, and also entirely my fault. True, lots of life has happened to me, and then there's the world going mad besides. But still, I should NOT have let this story lapse like this. For that, readers, you have my apologies.

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  • 21 weeks
    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Been with family most of the day, but wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

    This has admittedly been a crappy year for me, but I AM very thankful for all of you. Your support means the world, and I'm glad y'all are here.

    In the comments, let me know what your fave Turkey Day desserts are!

    -Vic

    PS: #TeamPecanPie

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Nov
26th
2017

Coming Soon: More Ciphers · 6:20am Nov 26th, 2017

For those of you who read Ciphers: Did you reach the end of the story and wonder how things turned out for our two lovestruck ponies? Did Fleur ever find any happiness? Was Cipher able to move on to any degree?

If that's you, then I have some great news -- Ciphers is getting an epilogue.


Yes, you read that correctly. An epilogue is happening - in fact, it already has happened. The finishing touches are being applied as I type this, and it should be released in the next day or so.

Ciphers remains my most (critically) successful story to date, and though the idea for an epilogue has been sitting at the edge of my radar for a long time, it was only recently that I hit on a framework that I felt happy with. Still, this second look at these characters would have fallen flat without the exceptional efforts of Xepher, Winston, and Jade Ring. These three fine folks helped out in huge ways on the original story, and I am honored to have received their assistance once again. :heart:

As a bit of a teaser, here's a short snippet from the epilogue:

Damn it all, I shouldn’t have let her go back.

Cipher remembered that morning all too well. They had come to this same train station and stood together in this same hall, holding hooves and fighting back their emotions as they counted the seconds until reality came to rip them asunder once more. Every fiber of his being had screamed at him to put his hoof down and stop her, knowing that if he let her board that train, he'd lose her forever.

"The one time I ignore my gut, and look what happened..." Cipher grumbled as he began pacing in circles around a pair of benches. A burst of thunder rolled through the air, and Cipher couldn't help but chuckle. "Even the weather thinks I got it wrong!"

Attention passengers: Train 402, with non-stop service from Canterlot, is now arriving at platform seven. Please allow space on the platform for disembarking passengers. Thank you.

A long blast from the train's horn punctuated the end of the monotone announcement. Cipher turned to look outside just in time to see the locomotive's huge headlight round the final curve toward the platform. Screeching brakes and billowing steam filled the air as the train slowly came to a full stop.

Now the question is, Cipher thought as he moved outside to the platform and stopped just outside the glow of a nearby lamp post, can I still make it right?

The conductor rang the train's bell twice, signaling the all-clear, and passengers began to disembark. As expected for such a late hour, the train was far from full. Including a squad of uniformed Lunar Guard thestrals and a gaggle of well-dressed ponies — the latter likely returning from a concert or gala — Cipher counted barely two dozen passengers alighting onto the platform. The rain and the slightly chill air quickly drove the new arrivals inside the station proper, leaving the platform empty once again.

Okay, I know I have the right train. Coco said she was coming... Cipher took a few steps this way and that, to try and get a better view through the falling rain and clouds of steam still wafting from beneath the train. He was about to trot back inside and double check the arrivals board when he heard another train car door opening.

Cipher moved towards the far wall of the platform to get a better view. Through a break in the fog, he saw a single unicorn emerge from the second-to-last car. His breath caught in his throat.

Did he have the right train? If it is Fleur, is it still the Fleur he remembers?

You'll find out very soon, my friends! :raritywink:

-GMP

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Comments ( 2 )

Didnt read the snipet, but cant wait for the release <3

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