Tales of a half breed gunfighter that was born in the Equestria badlands raised on war and violence. He roams the Equestria frontier hunting down bounties
author's note first time writing

Starlight Glimmer, along with her best friend Twilight Sparkle, travels to the ash-smothered wasteland she inadvertently created. Her task: to make amends for the murder of an entire world.

Special thanks to Georg and BronyWriter for proofreading and editing!

Manehatten, a crime and filth-ridden city. It's always been that way, at least for one Philip Finder, a hardboiled detective and PI for hire. Lately, something's changed. He and his partner, former thief, and now security consultant Daring Do are hearing rumors of monsters in the streets. A slash of serial killings, victims frozen alive. Dealers, selling what are called "Gaia Memories" to unwitting citizens. And now a mysterious woman, called Shroud showing up at their doorstep claiming to know how they can stop the monsters.

Just two simple words that will change their partnership forevermore.

\ Fang! / \ Nazca! /

"Daring, are you willing to ride with the Devil?"

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(Warning, comments contain Spoilers. Thank you, Layton...)

The Origin Story of the our hero. This is the beginning of the story. Please read this first. I had the help of snipinexpert with editing the story.

With Hearth’s Warming comes the painful anniversary of the death of Daring Dash, the younger sister of Rainbow Dash. Three years after her death, Rainbow stumbles across a strange interactive adventure novel written by her sister and enlists the help of Twilight Sparkle to bring it to life. What follows is the adventure of a lifetime, as Rainbow comes to realize how little she actually knew about her sister. And maybe, through a crazy tale of magic, monsters, and heroes, she can find some closure as well.

(Rated Teen for brief violence and profanity)

"This story left me emotionally destroyed. It gets a stranglehold on your heart, and never lets go. I was left a sobbing, heart-warmed wreck after reading this, and I absolutely recommend it to anyone who happens to look in on this thread. It's quality cannot be overstated. For anyone who checks out these threads, read this story! Review: 11/10, would weep myself into a coma again." - Ninjadeadbeard

"I FREAKING love this story, but at the same time I hate this story. I don't hate it for being bad. Oh no, I hate it because I had to actually control myself from crying more than I did from reading it. " - Nailah

"While The Legend of Daring Do didn't make me cry because I'm an emotionless robot (beep boop), this story is sure to tug the heartstrings of those who enjoy emotional stories, and the fanfic offers an interesting enough character interpretation of Rainbow Dash and Daring Do to be more than serviceable for those looking for a compact, cozy adventure." - Seriff Pilcrow

Written as an entry in the Holiday Contest hosted by No Author Left Behind, where it placed second.

Beta read and edited by the wonderful EverfreePony.

Cover art comissioned from Snow Quill! On Derpi

A work heavily inspired by and written as a tribute to the play She Kills Monsters by Qui Nyguen.

Main Characters: Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Daring Do.

Secondary Characters: Nurse Redheart, Minuette, Fleetfoot, Braeburn.

Background Characters: Blossomforth, Cloud Kicker, Raindrops, Hoops, Score, Dumb Bell, Dr. Caballeron, Changelings, Applejack, Spike.

Dash. Rainbow Dash.
A mare oscillating between extreme obsession and dislike of books, both having their roots deep down in her youth. Coupled with a name with such... literary meaning, the young sporty filly surely has a lot to deal with both at home and at school.

And yes, that’s a hyphen in the title.

Ponyville is one of the largest cities in Equestria, a center for trade and finance, a melting pot of many races, tribes, and cultures. It is also a place where corruption is a way of life. Here, the cops that aren't on the take are forever chasing their own tails, citizens live in fear, and gangs battle for control of the streets.

Daring Do has just been released from prison after a year-long sentence for thievery, and no one is about to let her forget her place. Phillip Finder is a local private detective and the bane of the Ponyville Police Department. The new partners quickly find themselves at ground zero of a city-wide gang war; surrounded by dirty cops, mobsters, assassins, and bizarre crimes, they can only rely on each other and a few honest ponies for aid.

They're hardly heroes. Which means they may be exactly what Ponyville needs.

Updates every Wednesday. Proofread by Eagle—Paladin of Shadows

The first story of the Noireverse.

Sex and Gore tags for suggestive content and graphic descriptions.

Check out the theme music by The L-Train by clicking here!

Featured on 1/29/18! Thank you all so much! <3

A bit of background...

Three years ago, I introduced Phillip Finder in my first fanfiction, "The Pony in the Gray Trilby." Over the next many months, I kept writing and eventually turned my first work into a twenty-story series. I learned much and enjoyed the stories' moderate success, but unfortunately, I became dissatisfied with them over time. I realize that it's perhaps a bit of a cliche that many artists end up hating their own work, but for both Tchaikovsky and myself, it is the truth.

I initially planned to write this story as a prequel to the series, focusing on Phillip Finder and Daring Do. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I wanted to improve upon my work, but felt as though I was being held back by the original series. While I am proud of my first stories for what I learned and gained through them, I decided that the best course of action for me, what would make me the happiest, would be to wipe the slate clean and start again from the basic foundations.

That's where this story comes in. A semi-reboot of the original series, the adventures contained herein, set in a vastly different alternate universe and replete with a mixture of reinterpreted and original characters, are the culmination of all the experience that I gained writing the original series. This is Phillip Finder and company as I meant them to be.

I hope that you enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoy writing it!

Flurry Heart may be an alicorn, but she is just like any other pony, even going as far as angering or even disappointing her parents and especially her Aunt Twilight Sparkle. Now, after being scolded by Twilight, Flurry Heart realizes that she must never anger her Aunt Twilight ever again.

Author's Note: This is my first attempt at writing a Flurry Heart story. Thank you for your understanding.

*Written at Trotcon 2017 in Columbus, OH

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