I like space. · 8:12pm Jun 10th, 2018
I like space. Space is pretty cool. That's why in my previous stories, no matter how unfitting it was for the narrative or theme I often worked some space stuff in there. A mistake. But this is fan fiction. For pastel ponies. Which I was writing with an intentionally silly bent. That made it easy to justify, especialy when my core audience seemed to like the sci-fi elements I'd add into my fantasy worlds the most.
So I wrote Lyra-7%, a sci-fi story. Not a space story, but still a sci-fi story. If I had to put it somewhere I would probably place it in the bin with Doctor Who and Sliders. Mostly Sliders. Not much space in that bin.
Proper space themed stories keep poping up here on FiMfic. They are the ones I read. Currently there's the Maretion and the Changeling Space Program. Before that there was stuff like the totally awesome Arrow 18 Mission Logs: Lone Ranger, andMass Effect 2 - DLC: The Equestrian Equation. Two of my all time favorites.
Hell, it's a science-fantasy story that got me to decide to write stories here at all, and a scifi story that got me to stay here. I'm certain you've all at least heard of them. Fallout: Equestria drew me here, showed me that bronies like fanfics with more grit and intrigue than is present in canon. Then Stardust showed me that some real awesome fics exist here, and made me want to add a few awesome fics of my own, skill permitting.
But then I did something which I find odd now that I am here looking back. I wrote a little story, fantasy, with one random scifi element. Mostly just to see if I could write a longer story after years of not writing. I did it for fun. All by the seat of my pants. No planning. Just like how I would tell a story to my gamers one tabletop session at a time.
Then I wrote more fantasy. And more. And more. Then a lil scifi. Then I would do science-fantasy fora few stories, but hinge everything on the magic side while putting it in a science dress. Why did I do this?
It's not like I did something along the lines of Fallout Equestria where there's equal tech and magic. I did... Magic with some tech. I didn't do something like Stardust where there's almost all tech with that little bit of psionic weirdness and pony magic. I didn't do the things I liked to see when I came here. I did my own thing.
That's okay, obviously. But it's been three years.
I've told fantasy or fantasy heavy stories for you guys for three years. Three years and by my count, 1.9 million words spanning 24 stories. Most of those stories being the size of large novels. I'm getting... well, board.
Am I burnt out? Have I told all the stories I can tell? No. Not at all. I live for this. I wake up and check for comments because someone saying "This chapter made me smile" is the love this changeling needs for her breakfast.
But what I am is bord. I'm sitting here, fingers on the keyboard, trying to write more of The Adventures of Flesh and Bone. A story i plan to make into a proper novel with a full conversion. IE do twice the work on. I just can't write for it today. I just can't.
My fingers move, mash out a word or two, and then a little voice in the back of my head goes: "Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada."
I brush it away, write a few more words and then that same voice is all, "See ya later, Navigator!"
I shake it off again, but it comes back in even more force. "By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged."
I need to focus on magic, steam power, skeleton warriors. "Leeloo Dallas Multipass!"
I growl, closed my eyes, and think back to every single last moment I've ever spent among the elves, dwarves, and kinder to focus myself and--
"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
"The ships hung in the sky, much the way that bricks don't"
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
"Any planet is 'Earth' to those that live on it."
I scream, get up, pace for a while, then use every last trick I can to form a complete mental picture of a wonderful rolling green field full of flowers. There is a little patch of woods, and exotic birds with wings like fire flit between branches like leaves in the wind. The smell of warm apple pie saturates the air. There's a little village behind me, small homes made of log, stone, and earth all arranged in a scattered, relaxed village. Townsfolk move around with a calm and contented air of a life well loved.
Beyond their village, the horizon curves. Not into the distance, but upwards into the sky. It arcs ever upwards, far from where I stand, but there none the less, curving up and a way, vanishing into the clouds. Clouds which hang in the air with unnatural stillness. Decorations. Props, placed there for ascetic purposes. They hide the cargo rail used to airdrop supplies to the villages and--
And I imagined an O'Neill Cylinder with medieval fantasy themed accommodations for the residents, not a fantasy world. FUCK ME, RIGHT IN THE--
"Hey doll, is this guy boring you? Come and talk to me. I'm from a different planet."
"Shields are holding, power at 44%. Let them spend their impotent wrath."
"Get away from her, you bitch!"
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."
"Flash! Flash, I love you. But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!"
"Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
Twenty minutes of angrily glaring at the ceiling later and the voices in my head stop throwing quotes from my favorite (and one hated) movies at me. So I stop. Close my eyes once again, force everything relating to science fiction out of my mind, and try to focus on a world of steam, clockwork parts, and magic.
NO! Bad brain. We need to write more wizards and shit. Come on, we've got fans and people we know like the story because they told us. Do your half of the job. Please?
Nu. Lookit, Curiosity's landing on Mars. It's cooler than Wizards because that happened and maybe one day you could do it too!
Yes. But the fans. We ahve fans. They want Wizards. Come on... Please. Focus? We'll do space next.
I am focused!
Focus. On. The current. Story.
... What can I do to let you let me do our job?
Write a space opera. No pussyfooting around with dimensions. No crashed ships on one planet. Put. A. Pony. In. Space. Let them hop around the stars on a quest to find their way home.
Fine, we'll see what the fans have to say. If they want that too, we do it now. If not, we finish F&B's book one and leave books 2 and 3 for later, then go do a space opera. Fair enough?
No. The fandom is dying for real this time. You may only have time for one more story before no one will read them anymore.
I'ma just ignore the fact that you brought up the most terrifying thing imaginable and ask the guys... So uh, guys? What do you want? More wizards or--
Duuuuuude! Either Fluttershy or Rainbow, not your versions, the canon ones, are abducted by aliens, and bust out of alien jail with Penny. Remember her? She's fun! You never put her in anything. You spent days working on her for that tabletop campaign but the group distinigrated. Future Steve Irwin who tracks down rare and dangerous space monsters to fight while streaming it to Twitch is too cool to just let gather dust!
"Oh wow, look! See that? In the moss? The gray-green lump that looks kind alike a Xanthien's toilet? That's a Dopniss. He's a big one... At least four meters, that's twelve or thirteen feet for you wierdos on the outer rim. Their jaws are known to cut up to four inches of durasteel plate in one quick bite. Give one of these guys a dark night and they'll have a platoon of marines for dinner." *Shing!* "Let's stick a vibroblade up its as ass before it eats another local's barn, livestock, and family. SUCK ON THIS, YOU FAT FUCK!"
More wizards or that. Cuz my brain is right. I shouldn't leave Penny on the back burner forever. Also... I like space more than wizards.
i love space, too! Especially with ponies/pokemon since it seems that certain ones (Like Princess Luna and the Mythical Victini) can breath in space LOL.
And that right there is why I'm trying to write a Boloverse/Mutineer's Moon/MLP crossover, with shades of Safehold. That, right there.
I read too much David Weber.
Bull. A Space Steve would never intentionally hurt a creature, no matter how horrible. He would stick his head into it's maw and then somehow redirect it away from civilization
I can't remember who Penny is, though. I'd say to get cannon Rarity and RD on that though, if for no reason beyond me being a dirty, dirty RariDasher
Curiously, Fallout: Equestria was my first contact with ponies, and Stardust convinced me to read the products of the fandom. I still haven't seen more than two episodes, though
See if you can guess my vote
Are all Alaskans slightly off kilter, or is it only Alaskan Changelings?
Personally, you just do you. We’ll read what you type, regardless of the tech.
I apologize in advance for not understanding any technobabble you insert. I’m a mathematician, science bores me.
4880392 I said "basicly" XD Take the crocodile hunter, fuze him with a gladiator and a twitch streemer and that's the character concept.
4880400 Isn't mathematics technically a science? ALso what's this kilter of which you speak?
No but seriously, mental illnesses are pritty common in AK. Mostly due to SAD. Longterm depression growing up does things to young minds. Hell, when I was 12 and saw my cousins int he lower 48 for the first time I was confused that the sun went away in the summer. That's just not a thing up here. I'm not used to the sun being up. I'm used to it being soulth, like always. ANd either up all the time with a few horizon kisses, or gone for all but a handfull of hours. That up and down daily thing you got? Madness!
4880397 Wizards?
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True. Math degrees are considered science degrees. But I don’t like/pay attention to any other part of science. I just need the numbers, not where they came from. If that makes any sense.
4880408 But Star Wars is fantasy...
4880411 Yes it does :3 Sadly I can't enjoy numbers due to sever mathmatics learning issues which make learning math like pulling teath for me. But I understand many find mathematics to be art.
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It is sort of like art. You mold numbers, shape them and make them do what you want. It’s all very empowering.
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space ponies!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy with Sci-fi, space is better than wizards. Started reading because you do changelings and I like that, but Lyra 7% and the Phoenix hive are the massive reasons I kept coming back... Well that and story quality is top notch.
On that note, I've been reading a neat hard sci-fi story called message in a bottle, didn't see it on your list so you might have missed it.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/368986/message-in-a-bottle
4880430 At. Cost. They were published, at cost. YOu cna't make money on fanfic, but you can publish them at printing cost. IE the person buying the copy pays for the copy to exist and you don't see a dime.
If they did see a dime, then crime has happened and they can and probably will be arrested for violations of copywrite and trademark law.
4880454 Yeah that one was pritty good! Where are you at?
Seriously, though, I came here for the quality of the writing, not the content. Though ponies are pretty awesome.
4880469 Actually, yesterday I usually said "next Galactic year.". I'm realistic about the things I procrastinate on.
I'm wondering what style you would do. I do like fantasy in space for the spectacle. Hard sic-fi is fun too.
I’m just impressed you managed to misspell bored two different ways.
4880692 I'll go for three next time.
First, let me start by saying that I would read anything written by you. Especially if it involved space in some form.
That said, I noticed your headspeak contained something of interest to me:
That! Do that! Anything involving The Last Starfighter and ponies, I would read.
I mean seriously.
You know, Xur is still free. The Frontier needs to be rebuilt.
And with such great one-liners:
What are you worried about, Grig? Theoretically, we should already be dead!
Death is a primitive concept. I prefer to think of them as battling evil in another dimension.
Alex! Alex! You're walking away from history! *History*! Did Chris Columbus say he wanted to stay home? Nooooo. What if the Wright Brothers thought that only birds should fly? And did Galoka think the Ulus were too ugly to save?
Terrific. I'm about to get killed a million miles from nowhere with a gung-ho iguana who tells me to relax.
I'm sorry, it was an accident. I didn't mean to step on your, uh, whatever that is.
I said, back to sleep Louis, or I'm telling Mom about your Playboys!
Yes, one Gunstar against the Armada. I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against incredible odds.
You've got a good thing going here. Keep smiling, don't blow it. Lesson number three: Always trust Centauri...
Yeah, that story would be awesome!
I will conclude by paraphrasing JFK:
We choose to go to space. We choose to go to space and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.
Thank you.
Have to vote Dresden files but wizards and the supernatural are my love over sci-fi. Many a good werewolf and vampire story full my non pony library.
Honestly I think you do a great job of blending them both though. I mean your Ark... ark... cough was a splendid blend of both.
Why not just put wizards in space?
Why not both? I like me some space wizards.
If I have to chose it's space though, because I can still make the primitives believe I'm doing magic at least
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Go to Space
I'm down for whatever. Burnout is bad, and if avoiding that means heading to space for a while then let me find my vacuum suit.
4880699 I was thinking more planet hopping space opera than space combat... But you've given me an idea. I'm not interested in something that would be a crossover with Last Starfighter, at least, not in a way which would make the story The Last Starfighter 2. Standby for a PM :3
I actually managed to recognise all those quotes. All of them. When people list a bunch of references like that I usually miss at least two.
Anyways, why not work on both something sci-fi and Flesh and Bone at the same time? Maybe start an anthology of "this was in my brain and needed out" chapters, even if they are not even complete concepts, just to keep the creative juices flowing.
4880894 Can't. I'm doing two stories right now. That's my max. Gotta finish one, or drop one. I can't drop the one somone's paying me for.
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I'm not saying write a story, just pour out some random scenes as needed. They don't even have to make sense or be connected. Just a "There! I wrote some sci-fi, Brain, so shut up about it and let me get back to the important work."
4880903 Do you know how long it takes me to do each chapter? 6-10 hours. I also dont really work in small chunks like that. If I started writting, the story would hook me in and I would go till I finished I felt the scene was over. Im not one of those people who goes "And now to do a little bit of this, then that, then a bit of this other thing." I am like this. "Task selected. Task beginning. Task 100% finished. Acquiring next task."
Fallout: Equestria and Stardust were my first stories too! Sweet!
Hey, I'd read that. I trust you. I haven't read a story of yours I haven't enjoyed! What's more, I love sci-fi. Go for it!
Space stuff sounds cool! Go wherever your mind takes you!
Or do space wizards, take a wizard from ancient times and fling them onto a super futuristic spacecraft
Fucking space steve Irwin xD ahh i remember growing up with him having one of my fav shows as a small kid. twas such a shame he was taken early.
4882094 To be fair, we all saw him dying via angry animal years in advance. His job was basically "Find dangerous thing, pester it."
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Every chapter, pretty much the day of. I'm really digging part 2 right now. Wish more was explained, but it's pretty good.
Hi Meep,
I'd just like to point out that unless you started exclusively writing stuff composed entirely of things I can't stand reading (which seems fairly unlikely), that I'm always going to read whatever you write[1].
[1]Unless I die, for rather obvious reasons
4897814 *worries intensly*
What do you dislike? ... You don't dislike possible clopscenes with adorable femboys and a girl do you?
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The opposite actually
Also to answer your first question, I don't really Know (how to)?
I mean there's stuff I'm fairly indifferent to, such as Applejack, and stuff catering to philias I don't have can range from boring (exp. pure androphilia) to repulsive (exp. voraphilia) but the only things that I can think which would deter me from reading your stories, I'd describe as "modern religious stuff" (which honestly doesn't look that useful as a description considering one of my favorite stories is about a superhero "worshiper" of warhammer's Chaos Gods), "evolutionary values" and "unacceptable stupidity" (think stuff like homophobia, other forms of sexism,racism etc not stuff like poor math's skills or a lack of knowledge).
P.S Sorry about how awkward this and my other comments' are.
P.P.S On a mostly unrelated note is there any chance of the Valos or any of there members showing up in the stories you've/re shared/ing with your adoring fans
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Oh good. I'm thinking of doing one or two of those since a relationship is the catalyist for this story. Seems like it would be narrative abuse to NOT develop that relationship.
What? Why?! That's one of the better forms of hard cider out there! I'm not a fan of drinking, but that stuff makes for a great marinade and--
What? There's a pony named applejack? In a kids show? Pff, you're pulling my leg.
What do you mean she's in the main cast?
Personally I usually find vore hilarious. As long as we're not talking hard vore which is realistic eating. That being said, a character meeting their end via becoming monster chow would not be okay for you? Even if framed unsexualy?
Ew! Why would I want to tell a story using current religion's mythology? That would help lend legitimacy to those viewpoints by indicating I believed them. Which means the stories would be massive lies.
Wait, so like, if I include basic facts in a story like "males look at boobs because instinct instructs them too do so to evaluate potential mates." that would be a problem for you? o.0
Well no worries there. Only my villens would be like that. (Though I did have one villen in a non-pony story who was the most evil bastard ever, then the heros, while infiltrating, see him execute a guy for making a homopobic remark after giving all of his gay employees a small raise just to spite that guy... Which personally I find hilarious.)
Pff, these arn't awkward. /me puts on her "I've been a furry since 1998" shirt.
Sit down, stay a while, an let me tell you about awkward...
What, like, the Valos of Sonhadra? I should finish reading that. Uh, no plans for that as of yet. But I do have some refrences planned.
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I was mainly thinking of hard vore when I typed that, and in the context of it being a turn-off, I'm fine with character's being consumed[1] as long as it's not porn, hell some of my favorite fanfics are of prototype.
You wouldn't, I was just trying to be through in answering your question without spending several day's deeply contemplating my preferences.
Okay that was a incredibly poor choose of wards on my part, I'm perfectly fine with basic facts being in your stories so long as it doesn't get in the way of telling a good story, anyway to continue on with the original point of this section what I probably should have said was stuff like "preferences reminiscent of paper-clip maximization or values that are fundamentally opposed to mine being constantly treated as the "right ones"" instead.
Well I'm currently lying down and waiting[2] for your response if that counts?
Eh, Maybe? I was referring to the valos mentioned in one of your comment's on "Letters for Readers #7" specifically this part
Em, which story?
,also does the "Oh good." there mean the previously mentioned clop scenes will show up in it?
[1]unless they're best pone, of course or really any character I like usually.
[2]though it'd be a bit more accurate to say I'm reading Wormrelated stuff and refreshing the "I like space" comment's section every few hours to see if you've replied.
[3]And on a truly unrelated note does Hollow Knightseem like something you'd be interested in?
P.S Thanks for the taking to time write some entertaining responses to my awkward comments despite not even being one of the more dedicated or entertaining commenters
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Hell, Red's summer of Paradice Lost kinda sorta bookends the entire CHrystian Mythology's fanfic potental anyways. So even if I wanted to do one of those, I'd never do it better than this masterpiece:
Ohhhhhhh! Derp!
Yes. He's from an old scifi of mine... Sooo...
I have had detailed conversations relating to how to make M-Preg a realistic element within a world, which revolved around building the anus into a cloacha... While in character as a 3 inch tall anthro squirrel having a convercation with a fox-wolf herm (quadraped) while at a bar where all the furnature was posed people in BDSM outfits.
AFter my 8 years of daily ERP on F-List, very little is awkward to me online XD
OH! THose guys! Yeah I could use them :3
- MLP: FiM
- MLP: Comic
- Adventure
- Sci-Fi
When Dash's friends are abducted by aliens, she vows to go to the ends of the universe to get them back. Lucky for her, a new friend got her a ride...ANd yes.
No, I am too bad at formplatters to enjoy them.