Hi all.

As a pseudo reverse belated birthday present, and as a means of getting some creativity flowing so I can keep working, I thought I'd share some bits, pieces, and ideas for Empress Returns that didn't make the cut. Granted, some are good enough I might come back to them, some aren't, but I wanted to share them with you all the same. So if you're into learning a little more about my thought process when it comes to writing, settle in and let me tell you more.

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Just saw the news that If The Emperor had a Text To Speech Device is going on indefinite hiatus in light of GW's new crackdown on fan animations.

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Angelique walked the halls of the ship, so familiar yet humming with the souls of countless she never knew or would know. The pillar was right behind her, the Hospitaller watching her every step in case the stimulus overwhelmed her, but Angelique was in no danger. In the presence of the mare and the prodigal, the tides had calmed around the young psyker.

How long that would last was not a question that entered Angelique’s mind. It was far too broken for that.

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This year sucks, but we all know that.

It has been pretty hard for me, to be honest. And I feel that, with how silent I've been, you have a right to know a bit of what's going on.

When I started this year, things were going great. I had plans to get a teaching license, both my wife and I had stable jobs, and we were getting involved with our new community. We both felt welcomed and accepted, and it looked like a good place to truly settle down.

Then Covid happened.

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Nigthmare Moon had managed to reach the castle before her sister's insipid student and her friends. That would give her all the time she needed to set her trap, and perhaps located the Elements of Harmony before the others did. The dark alicorn roamed the decrepit throne room, searching for the best place to lay in ambush for when the little ponies arrived.

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“... And it is welcome that you all have improved so greatly since our departure.” Sister Naomi continued, Ruth hanging on her new Superior’s word with every word. She looked out the corner of her eye at her new Sisters, some new recruits while others were older veterans, all of them kept their focus on the Superior as if she were the Emperor Himself.

As they should, for she is the representative of His Order.

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Updated as of 8/22/2021
Some of you have asked for a timeline of events within the story, to make sense of everything. Well, for your sake and mine, here it is:

Be warned, there will be spoilers ahead, some major, some not.

M42

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Celestia stood on the bridge of her flagship, looking down at the world of Caesaria IV. The fighting continued, as always, but with the main Warboss dead and his strongholds shattered the presence of the Empress was not needed to guarantee victory. So she returned to coordination, directing ships and men while working on Twilight's sword and armor in her spare time.

But now, she needed a moment alone. Just her and her sons.

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"This is an outrage!" the now ex-High Lord of Terra cried. "I have served the Imperium faithfully for years! I do not deserve to be treated like this!"

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The things that are on my mind sometimes.

So, I've been reading a bit more ponywords lately, and have noticed that some of my intake recently has been shipfics. I normally don't do shipfics because of the reputation they have, but I decided to give a few a go just to shake things up. As I was reading, my mind drifted back to my own writing, and how I have generally avoided ships of any kind within Empress Returns.

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I get these a lot more than I write about, it seems.

A while ago, I had an idea for a more "meta" 40k crossover. Basically more along the lines of Toyhammer rather than Empress Returns. It would go thusly:

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So, I kind of burned out a bit writing Empress Returns, going through a slower patch before The Jaws of Cetus reaches its climax. In an effort to get something on paper, I began spitballing some ideas on how Sunset Shimmer would end up in the 45th Millenium of Empress Returns.

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I am seeking an editor for Empress Returns so I don't do something as idiotic as mixing up Prospero and Prometheus again. So if you're interested, please send me a PM and we can discuss details.

I was thinking about making some minor changes to the formatting of The Empress Returns, mainly because my projecting made me realize it's a much, much bigger project than I thought it would be. To that end, and as a means of letting people know just what they're getting in to, I was thinking about marking chapters with distinct part labels, starting with the upcoming Jaws of Cetus arc. I'm not going to split the story up where each has its own story on the site, that would

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Hello all.

Many of you have asked me if certain characters will show up in The Empress Returns. since it would take me some time to reply to all the inquiries, I thought I'd create a master list of who's where as of the 45th millenium.

Imperium
-Space Marines
-- Marneus Calgar: KIA on Terra battling Kairos Fateweaver and Ahriman
-- Cato Sicarius: KIA on Terra battling Kairos Fateweaver and Ahriman

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So, in the next chapter I will be giving Twilight a sword, because she'll be needing one to survive the 46th Millennium. What I don't have is a name for the the sword.

So now I ask you: what would you name a sword?

Some of you have asked what's happened since the Emperor/Celestia first left the Imperium all those years ago. To avoid a major info dump, I'll provide a few answers to things that have happened that shouldn't be too spoiler-y (those, I'll save for the Info Dump).

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