• Member Since 26th Dec, 2011
  • offline last seen January 15th

Osper


I'm a simple writer. I write whatever I feel like at the moment and I don't stick to any one genre very much. I just want to entertain with my work.

T

Photo Finish has built a pleasant life in Canterlot and a reputation all over Equestria and, even though she has few friends, she's content.
It was a single letter from home that has called her back to face a past that she has been trying to escape and it was that single letter that endangered her cherished friend.

Chapters (11)
Comments ( 21 )

Great, a Photo Finish fanfic ! Love it !
Nice touch of humor here and there, even though the end of the chapter isn't so happy.
Gonna read the rest, now.

(sorry for any mistakes in my comment, French speaker here)

I like the relationship between Vinyl Scratch and Photo Finish. They are interesting characters to see interacting with each other.
Looks like the coming days are not going to be fun for Photo Finish.
Wonder how the trip is going to be...(--> chapter 3, here I come)

243017
Thanks for reading my story, I really appreciate it. I'll try to keep it interesting so I hope you'll keep reading and leave as many comments as you like :)

I just loved this chapter ! :D
I'm kinda feeling like Scratch right now, wanting to know a lot more about Finish's past...Too bad Finish is decided to keep her secrets.
Scratch is such a cool friend ! Learning Finish's language, how niiice ! I liked that you made Finish insecure about her voice/language capacities, it adds some charm and complexity to her character.
She even sleeps with her glasses close ? True, it is quite difficult to picture her without those famous glasses, but sleeping with them...? lol That's cute, somehow XD

First time I read the part about the "thing" that Photo Finish saw had me as scared as her: did that...hallucination-pony went into the propellers ? Gosh, I have a fear of those things, had I been there I would have passed out lol
The ending was cute and sad at the same time, I liked it :)

(Sorry if my comments kinda go in every direction, I comment while re-reading the chapters so I just write everything that passes through my mind while reading)

The coffee scene was funny :) Can't bear strong coffee either. Totally understand Scratch on that one !
Faux Finish is funny, she does seem quite...energetic lol
And poor Scratch getting caught in a family argument...This is just so awkward.
Dammit, things are just going from bad to worse for Finish ! :( Well, I guess it is said to be a "dark" story for a good reason :p
Spaetzle and Rösti on the same menu ? I sure hope they have a solid appetite lol
Haha, I so would want to see "embarassing photos of young Photo Finish" XD

Great chapter, once again :twilightsmile:

I already read the last chapter, I'll put the comment as soon as I can :) Can't wait for the rest of the story !

255181
It's fine. I like hearing from people. I'm working on the next couple of chapters right now and you'll get your wish about learning what Finish hates so much about her past. And I've been trying to keep some humor in every chapter just to balance out what comes later.

Slightly more information about Photo's past...At least her father wasn't a molester, which was kinda what it sounded like at first.
Photo's mom is really nice. It makes me laugh how Scratch had to tell her twice that they weren't together, like she can't believe it !
And now back to the journey ! :twilightsmile:

OOOOOOH! That's REALLY a head turner!

I'm loving this story even more now!

270506
It just took me a while to get there. Should be a little more exciting now.

Whoa, scaaaary ghost... I would have been screwed, I can't sing at all lol
Glad to finally know what happened to Finish. As she said: what a bastard her father was.
The ending was sad :applecry: But I'm so glad Scratch helped her and didn't leave. Would have been horrible :(

Very cool chapter !

I was so happy when I saw there was another chapter posted that I kinda jumped off my chair :twilightsmile:
So, let's comment !

The hostess is...a giraffe ? Haha ! That's original. And she's actually quite nice, compared to what the two guys in the bar said last chapter.
So, was her dad's spirit there or not ? I believe he was. That's creepy.

"It felt like everything was going to be alright."--> But will it be ? I don't want that story to be over now, so something needs to happen !

I love how Scratch is always hungry XD I'm not sure I could ate anything after the ghost encounter. Also, I couldn't sleep alone in an unknown room either ! I would have been like: "I don't care if you want it or not, I'm not sleeping alone tonight, I'm coming in your room. I'll sleep on the floor." Not that Scratch didn't try. She was cute, poking her head in Photo's room :D

I really love the interactions between Photo and Scratch. They are just...too cute. (Here we go, two times the "cute" word in the same comment. But this is true !)
And I don't know if I said it before, but I also love the fact that you didn't make them out of character. Well, not easy to say for Scratch, since we know almost nothing of her in the show, but you gave her the exact attitude I imagined her to have. And I like a lot what you did with Photo Finish: you gave her a story, and you gave her emotions that she definitely didn't have in the show, but she is still very recognisable: she has some temper, like in her episode. This is really good :)

As always, great chapter :twilightsmile:

Oh man, Shit got even MORE real!

I wonder if that was just due to normal wear and tear.... or maybe something else :rainbowderp:

Here I am. Again :D
Oh come on, Finish, you're a pony. Everypony goes around naked !
It's time to make de Magicks ! :rainbowkiss: Photo time, right, Scratch ? I like that the crazy Photo Finish is back for a moment.
lol Taking a photo of Scratch's plot ! She better run faaast :)

This doesn't seem like its going to end well :rainbowderp: I'm kinda worried there. Nice suspense !

Ooooh a haunted college eh?

Love the phantom scene! Gave me goosebumbs, that it did.

Also, hooray for Finish, go save yer friend!

Keep goin'!

Ouch. That must have been one hell of a fall.
Her glasses are...broken ?...Nooo, not her glasses ! :pinkiegasp:

Finish is now having a delightful time visiting a haunted college. Of course, there'll be ghosts. And that one was quite nasty, I have to say. Ew. If I had seen that thing crawling towards me, I would have died here and then.
Blood and organs. Ew again.
She must never have run so fast in her whole life.

Okay, she's outside again, all good :ajsmug:
...Okay, now Scratch is the one missing :applejackconfused:
Come on, Finish, you know what you have to do ! You go back and save your friend ! Be heroic !

Scratch has some guts going down there. I wonder what happened to her...?

Oh Chekhov, you glorious bastard you. I'd have NO idea that the camera was what would be needed.

Seems like Finish's dad wasn't SO bad after all. Now we just need to see if Vinyl is alright, which I hope she is.

Keep going!

I'm so proud of you, Finish :ajsmug: Scared but still going to look after your friend, this is what I call friendship.

Ok, Finish's dad is dead, but he still manages to stalk her through death. Still as much a bastard as ever, obviously.
Hm...Finish didn't like that he insulted her mom and friend. Even the ghosts are scared of her :pinkiegasp:

Maybe it was a good thing that her father's ghost was there. He did help her, somehow. This redeems him, just a little bit. And its good that he managed to get Finish ultra-angry. Now she isn't scared anymore ! :D

Her glasses were the ultimate weapon ! Okay, you can't lose now, Finish ! You go and save Scratch !

Speaking of Scratch, I wonder how she is doing. I guess there isn't a lot she can do against ghosts. She's gonna be traumatized or something :twilightoops: I hope Finish gets to her in time before she dies/goes crazy.

(Oh. Didn't know the comment would be that long :o )

The last chapter. Oh no :fluttershysad:

I loved it, it was a really nice ending to the story. Well, I'll do my comment like I always did, and then I'll give my advice about it on the whole :)
So, let's see...

That must have been so hard to walk through all those ghosts who recorded Scratch's words. That's creepy how they just stay there and play with your mind.
The part where Finish goes down the stairs is nightmarish. It's like... approaching the demon's den right in the center of the world.
I am impressed by Finish :rainbowdetermined2:

Okay, that...demon thing seems very powerful, if even Finish's father was worried about it.
I wouldn't have been able to go through the cave. Way too frightening. Or...I don't know, maybe for a very good friend, then maybe I could.

Scratch possessed :rainbowderp: That must have been the worst part for Finish. And she almost gave up. I'm so glad she came back to her senses. She's so strong ! :D And I'm so relieved that she doesn't die and end in Hell or something like that, like that demon said. That would have been way too sad.
I thought this was gonna be a bad ending, when Scratch wasn't breathing anymore. I was ready to hate you for the rest of my life :unsuresweetie: (:trollestia:) But it all went better :D
This is really touching. :pinkiesad2: I'm sure Scratch will listen to Silver Salt's request and take care of her friend (not that she ever needed his approbation to do so). I have mixed feelings towards Finish's dad. He obviously has been a quite terrible father, but in the end he definitely tried to help her (in his own way) and even showed that he cared about his daughter by asking for Scratch to be here for her. Interesting character.

I liked all the last scenes when they're back to their normal (well, almost) lives. Oh, and the part with Fleur and the assistants talking about Finish's new glasses was much fun :D
I like the fact that there are repercussions after Scratch's possession.She changed with everything that happened to her, that's realistic.

Silver Salt was a badass, actually ! :rainbowdetermined2:
It's good to know that Faux Finish is doing better too, I was wondering if we would know what happened to her.
Scratch and Finish finally are able to come to terms with what happened ! So glad they'll stay the best of friends ! "I love you" ! How cute ! :rainbowkiss:
Haha ! Ghosts at Scratch's shows ! Way to end the story, on a nice touch of humour :)

So, now that I'm done with that, let's talk serious business :moustache:
Nah, joking, nothing serious here, I loved it all ! I'm really glad you wrote an happy-ending, seeing the story was classified under the "dark" tag made me wonder if you were gonna kill one of them (or both). I'm usually all for bad-ending, but not this time, I just wanted both of them to be happy (love the characters too much to want them to suffer). There is nothing I didn't like about it: the creepyness, the humour, and the way you portrayed Scratch and Finish until the end, all was good in the story :ajsmug:
Although, maybe I'm a bit tired, but I got trouble understanding that sentence: "She leaned down, taking Scratch's hoof in her own settling her forehead against Finish."...Wait...who's doing what to who ? Finish is the one leaning down (?), so she should put her forehead against Scratch's...no ?
I haven't got much more to say, except that I'm so sad that it's over :applecry: But it was a really nice ending, so that makes it easier :pinkiesad2:

And now I'm gonna watch both episodes where Scratch and Photo Finish appears, just to make it even better :rainbowdetermined2:

Thanks for that story, I know I'm gonna read it again and again :twilightsmile:

374737
I changed that little wording snafu. Thanks for the heads up.

I love the story so far :ajsmug:
But Vinyl is a unicorn... unless you changed her on purpose :rainbowderp:

597111
I know, I left her as a Unicorn. I must have written it funny or something but she does get a chance to do commonplace magic at times. But I'm glad you like. I hope it stays good for you and thank you. :eeyup:

Login or register to comment