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Scipio Smith


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  • 59 weeks
    SAPR Rewrite Volume 3 Cover by MRK50

    In another sign of how overly optimistic I once was about how long it would take me to get through this rewrite, back in January 2021 I had a cover for Volume 3 done by MRK50, whose absence from the fandom since then is much lamented. With the new phase of the story due to start on Monday, I can finally share it with you all:

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  • 64 weeks
    Shameless shilling of my non-MLP fics

    Those of you who enjoy SAPR, but who possibly find it a bit too big, a bit too slow, or those of who you don't have any problems with it at all but would like to read more RWBY fics from me may be interested in a couple of new fics that I've started fairly recently without any MLP elements.

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  • 79 weeks
    Team SAPR and Fluffy by Tianshiko

    A little over a year ago I commissioned this artwork of Team SAPR, the stuffed beowolf and mascot of Benni Havens'; the artist, the very talented Tianshiko, had some health issues and wasn't able to work on it for a long time, but now they've finished it and I hope you'll all agree that it was worth the wait.

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  • 107 weeks
    On the future of SAPR

    So... when I first started rewriting SAPR I told everyone that it would not impede the forward movement of the story. I never kept that promise exactly as I intended it at the time that I made it, but I never exactly broke it either.

    Until now.

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  • 111 weeks
    Signal Boost for Clockwork2003 - Urgent Help needed

    So, I was contacted by another author today, Clockwork2003, who find himself in a position that we, unfortunately, may all find ourselves in at some point in our lives: getting the dreaded cancer diagnosis.

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Oct
23rd
2020

SAPR Rewrite - Update 3 · 8:34pm Oct 23rd, 2020

The second part of the SAPR Rewrite is now complete, with the Mistral Vacation arc having been rewritten.

With several weeks having passed since the battle at the docks, Ruby joins Sunset, Jaune and Pyrrha on vacation to the historic city of Mistral, where the group makes a mixed impression on Pyrrha's mother, the formidable Lady Nikos.

Dark shadows are lengthening over Mistral and Vale: the grimm are gathering, but not attacking. They are massing on the edges and outskirts of settlements, intimidating people and sometimes killing outlying farmers, but not descending in all their wrath upon the towns themselves. This strange behaviour has stretched the resources of Mistral to the limit, and that in turn is causing a crisis in public confidence of the Steward and the government. In the midst of showsing her teammates the delights of her home, Pyrrha is approached by Lady Terri-Belle Thrax, daughter of the Steward, who offers to make Pyrrha a huntress and her second in the Imperial Guard if she will led her strong arm to their efforts and the prestige of her name to their cause.

Pyrrha doesn't want to accept this offer, but feels obliged to take it; Sunset, pointing out that what Terri-Belle really wants is a doll named Pyrrha Nikos, and that she can become even greater than she is now if she stays on their team, starts talking her out of it.

In Vale, Ozpin sends out the huntsmen to defend the outlying settlements, weakening the city's defences in the process. In Atlas, General Ironwood prepares for war.

Back in Mistral, the team attends a fancy party, where Sunset makes a new friend in Professor Lionheart's prize pupil Cinder Fall, and Ruby makes one in spoiled socialite Juturna Rutulus. Jaune sees Pyrrha standing alone, and comes very close to expressing his feelings towards her. The day after the party, Jaune lets Ruby down gently, but before he can confess to Pyrrha he is decieved by Lady Nikos into thinking that she is engaged to another man.

A grimm appears near Mistral, and Team SAPR hunts it down with the assistance of Cinder Fall and under the watchful eye of Lady Nikos. The grimm retreat everywhere across Anima, and before Pyrrha can turn down Terri-Belle's offer it is withdrawn.

Pyrrha learns about her mother's deception and is enraged, or as enraged as Pyrrha ever gets. She confronts her mother, kisses Jaune, and leaves the house. The gang stays at Haven for the night - thanks to Cinder - before flying back to Vale.

Back at Beacon, Ruby and Yang are visited by Raven, who warns them against Professor Ozpin and his machinations. Sunset reveals her magic to her friends, but is likewise distrustful of Ozpin.

Rainbow Dash and Twilight are visited by their friends, who make the acquaintance of Blake and surprise her by the strength of the bond that exists between six such disparate people.

Comments ( 3 )

I noticed you've been publishing the rewrite as a separate story on fanfiction.net, any particular reason you decided not to do something similar on this site?

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Because publishing rewrites as a separate story is prohibited, and unlike fanfiction.net the rules are actually enforced here.

Wow, these aren’t just clean ups, these are all legit rewrites. Dang bro. You are going all out.

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