It's even stranger to think that I've been reading and writing fanfiction for eighteen years, starting on sites like Gametalk. IYikes. · 2:12pm Apr 29th, 2019
(thank you Morfonious for this screenshot)
Thankfully it's already been un-featured. But still. That's some irony right there.
Just to reiterate, the old Swordpony is cancelled. I haven't watched the show since the movie came out. My little brother was Swordpony's target audience, and the only person I could watch the show with.
The special bonus chapter that's been added to Swordpony is a farewell. Consider it a fiery arrow, shot into the funeral boat as the story's remains sail downriver. It was written shortly in the early months of 2015, before the "Hardhome" episode of Game of Thrones. After "Hardhome," I gave up on Swordpony and focused on escaping my narcissistic sociopathic father. After I escaped the family farm, I focused on my job as a bricklayer in Oklahoma. Since then I've had a string of construction jobs, I've lost my brother, been the victim of significant physical and mental abuse (from the person I least expected), and moved twice.
The song in this special bonus chapter is, however, new. One of the reasons behind Swordpony's stagnation is that I wanted to learn music, and I always wanted to include songs in Swordpony. Music is such an integral part of Equestrian life and magic. After my brother's suicide, I finally turned to music as an escape from grief. The "Battle Song" resulted over the course of the last year, as I slowly shaped the lyrics I'd always wanted into... well, it's more of a poem than a song (it's only lyrics). But I think it's the first thing I've written since Jimmy's suicide.
Please don't get your hopes up. If you do like what's here, I suggest reading "The Weak." It remains my best work.
There is a google doc where a revised outline for Swordpony exists, as a thought exercise. But that's a different story, with a different title, and it's unlikely to ever see the light of day. It follows a similar plot, with more focus on Spike's origin story and knighthood. I'm no longer a fan of edgy bloodshed for the sake of entertainment.
Will I ever watch Friendship is Magic again? Maybe.
Will I ever write fanfiction again? No idea.
All that said, consider this a funeral pyre for Swordpony. And consider it also a celebration of "Game of Thrones," which has beaten me to everything. Bless George R. R. Martin, David Benioff, and Dan B. Weiss.
(fun facts: Swordpony began as a ripoff of "The 13th Warrior," with elements of "A Song of Ice & Fire" and passages stolen from "The Wise Man's Fear." It was initially mistaken for a Skyrim fanfic by readers on Equestria Daily)
Just watch pony like you would the new star wars stuff. Low expectations, take the good and fun parts for what they are.
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I'm actually a fan of The Last Jedi because that's how I consume media. Low expectations, and carefully examining the positives. There are always negatives, and it can be fun to critique to pieces, but critique must go hand in hand with appreciation.
It's just a matter of how much time there is in the day. And there's never enough.
Hadn't realized you'd stop watching the show, but I totally get it. I had to play catch up with Season 6 before 7's premeire, because I'd graduated college and moved out to get a job. A job that I should probably be getting too now, but I've been really interested in going through your blog!
I still really liked it while it was here. You did good.
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Thanks Squirrel. It will only haunt me forever.