This story is a sequel to Blueblood's Ascension; or, Alicorns Just Aren't What They Used to Be
Prince Blueblood's ascension to alicornhood had a rocky start, but he seems to have smoothed things out. Certainly, Celestia has been happier since Twilight Sparkle joined the royalty of Equestria.
However, due to misfortune and malady, Blueblood is flung across the cosmos to a strange land filled with bipedal creatures of unknown intent. He flees in fear, hoping against hope that help is on the way, but certain inhabitants of the new world are not so easily avoided. Only one mare can save him now, and she's nopony to be messed with.
Changelings, alicorns, and bronies collide as Blueblood tries to return home.
We're all doomed.
Blueblood's Ascension Series:
Blueblood's Ascension; or, Alicorns Just Aren't What They Used to Be
Blueblood's Ascension Part II; or, The Otherworldly Adventure of an Alicorn Prince
Blueblood's Ascension Part III; or, Even Alicorns Have Dreams
Background Ascension; or, Alicorns are "in" This Season (Side Stories)
Recommended Reading Order:
1. Blueblood's Ascension; or, Alicorns Just Aren't What They Used to Be
2. Background Ascension; or, the Heart of an Alicorn
3. Brother's Ascension; or, Alicorn Sales-Ponies Nonpareil
4. Backstory Ascension; or, Apple Alicorns are Anonymous
5. Beauty's Ascension; or, An Alicorn Love Story
6. Blueblood's Ascension Part II; or, The Otherworldly Adventure of an Alicorn Prince
7. Bogus Ascension; or, Alicorns Don't Count for Much Nowadays
8. Badguy Ascension; or, An Alicorn's Crime of Fashion
9. Blank Flank Ascension; or, A Very Alicorn Hearth's Warming Eve
10. Blueblood's Ascension Part III; or, Even Alicorns Have Dreams
If he meets bronies, 90% will want to kill him, 8% will want to fuck him, and 2% will just want to give him belly rubs.
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When he meets bronies, any who deny wanting to rub his belly, or any pony's for that matter, are only fooling themselves.
Nice. The relationship between Twilight and Blueblood is a lot of fun in this.
I am sorry, but I can not get behind this story. It's Alicorn Twilight, I am not the biggest fan of it. I think it was a stupid idea to make her an alicorn in the show, and I know people's opinion will change when Season 4 comes around.
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Thanks.
These two characters have a lot of potential between them, I think.
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Then i'm sorry to say this story is not for you. I wish you luck in finding a good wingless Twilight story.
This statement is true, opinions will change when the premier airs. Whether the audience decides to love it or hate it is up to each of us.
What the - :| *blinkblink* Doesn't that usually work the other way around???
Because we didn't have enough alicorns in this fic. *ROFL*
This Fic is wonderful, keep it up!
In other words, she watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks when she was 5, and the scene where the suits of armor came to life to fight the Nazis had a lasting effect on her psyche.
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Precisely.
Okay, that's a good one.
But what would it do to pegasi?
Why, certainly!
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Sounds about right.
Man, that scene was awesome when I was five.
2731218 Whaddya mean 'was awesome'?
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I mean I haven't seen the movie since i was five, sad to say.
Hmm, add that to my ever-growing cinematic queue...
2731218 ...The wings have been doubled? Or doubled in size?
I lost it here, and couldn't find it after.
I really like this fic.
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My Little Seraphim?
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Maybe "it's" with my lost mind. We can look together, I think.
Sweet! I'm happy to entertain!
2733487 If you write that, I want links, dammit. @_@
I'm enjoying the story, but I can't shake the feeling that 95% of Equestria would rather have Blueblood die in the human world as opposed to seeing him again.
As for Celestia, Luna, and Twilight, their "Expedition" is all about understanding the human race, which makes plenty sense. And that the rescue of Blueblood is purposefully being delayed so that he can learn a lesson in humility (which Mare-Do-Well would have covered easily).
Even if Blueblood's attitude changes slightly, I doubt it would be enough to convince anyone to like him anymore than they do now.
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By golly, how do you keep giving me story ideas? First Vinyl Scratch's Ascension, and now this? Where does it end!?
Although, My Little Seraphim is an idea that lends itself to "serious" more than comedy, methinks. Ideas percolating...
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TV Tropes ruined my life. It also allowed me to enjoy fiction on a whole new level.
No regrets.
This story was conceived as a way to subvert, play with, avert, or otherwise bamboozle various Human in Equestria/Pony on Earth tropes. I'd say that this story is gonna be troperiffic.
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I think you're closer to the truth than Blueblood would like to admit.
Well, you know, there's supplies to get,research to be preformed, spells to cast, explorers to hire, doctors to consult...
Blueblood's on his own for a while.
Challenge accepted.
2751299 I'm an idea factory! :D
Naturally. No other result should have been expected.
Careful, this is almost getting into porno parody territory.
Not that I mind.
2807106 *ala Blue Spy* But Of Course.
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And I, an idea incubator.
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Indubitably, the dumpster acts as a pseudo-magnet to inter-dimensional travelers. In times of distress, a lost traveler will automatically lock on to the nearest waste disposal unit.
The multiverse's GPS.
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Thank you, it's a personal favorite scene of mine.
I do like the occasional running gag.
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Quoth Twilight:
Ha ha, no. I'm perfectly fine creating a tale where your average twelve-year-old would get kicks reading it out loud in public, but that's as racy as I'm gonna go with this fic.
But what's a little nudity taboo between friends?
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Where else would they end up?
"I have no idea!"
"It cost two-hundred-thousand dollars to run Multiversal Mirror for twelve seconds..."
I got more, but I stop now.
2818403 Yay! I get to plant tiny ideas into your fertile idea-womb!
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(Takei-Mode Engaged) Oh My...
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Ladies and gentlecolts, the father of my child.
I'm expecting those alimony checks to be arriving any day, now.
2818470 Alimony? To hell with that, I've been here the whole time! If you'll excuse me, I'm taking my son fishing!
Pretty sure that I laughed from the beginning of the chapter til the end.
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Hrmph. Be back before dinner, you two. Maybe you should be back with dinner.
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Yes! Excellent! I'm certainly trying to be funny.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
2882775 We're back, honey! :D We brought Trout!
BlueAlma'sMom, OTP!
I'm almost sorry he didn't kick her back.
Addendum: Please have Twilight berate her for repeatedly kicking people, that would probably be quite a shock to her and I so want to see that^^
So, is Alma supposed to be unlikeable? All she's done so far is kick people and claim she knows people she's never met better than someone who actually has met them.
I was kind of hoping he'd just go "Buck this!" and kick his way out of the room.
Not bad, Brae. Prince Braeburn for best Prince!
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It's always nice to see Trout Trusser! But did you bring any fish?
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I make no promises that Twilight Sparkle will be the one to correct the darling little shin kicker.
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That is a very interesting question, one that I must consider deeply.
She is definitely acting the part of a childish brat, what with her physical answer to a personal dilemma. I think that her likability may be at an all-time low in this chapter, unless you enjoy seeing our beloved prince getting assaulted by a little girl.
I really don't want to say too much, because spoilers, but I try to treat my characters like people. No one's a hundred percent this or that, especially Blueblood. Is Blueblood/Alma unlikable? Maybe. Will Blueblood/Alma be unlikable for the entire story? I hope not.
If the cartoon is completely canon for the Blueblood's Ascension universe (which it is), and everything happened as it happened in the cartoon, then wouldn't you say that you, personally, know Rarity better than Blueblood does?
I mean, you've seen her go about her business for however long you've been a fan, and he met her for one short-lived date. I think I know Rarity better than Blueblood does; especially since he didn't even try to get to know her.
What are your thoughts?
There's still time for that.
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So far, anyway.
I think he'll be a fun character to play around with.
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Oh, he doesn't have to kick her hard! Just a bit, in a stop-hitting-me-when-you-think-I-can't-fight-back- way!
(Also: I did write "almost"^^)
I am a bit late to the party here, but I am amused by the fact that the ponies seem to think that gold has some intrinsic value.
Technically, ALL money is worthless to those that do not use it. ANYTHING can be used as a medium of exchange as long as all parties agree on the value of said medium.
Chris Elise... You've been watching Dan Vs again, haven't you?
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Generally speaking, gold has maintained some value throughout history due to its rareness and aesthetically-pleasing appearance (gold rushes notwithstanding). It's not the be-all end-all, by any means, but it's reasonable to assume it has some--if not intrinsic, then often attributed--value.
Again, any sort of gold rush notwithstanding.
Quite right! I do feel, however, that the worth of gold is a tad more solid in value than the worth of easily-printable dollars.
I suppose the price of a cheap joke is that it's easy to poke holes in it. Le sigh.
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Oh, that's right... Dan's "buddies" are named Chris and Elise, right?
Total coincidence, but a fun one! Totally not intended, honest.
2818403 Running gags
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Does your story have running gags? Then you'd better catch them!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Poor Blueblood. Poor Flash Sentry. Everyone hates them, and it's 50% not even their fault.
Never lose that confidence, Dash.
Only fifty percent? It's not Flash Sentry's fault the writers portrayed him as a lifeless dreamboat!
Dude has a cool car, I will admit...
Dash has always been one of my favorite characters to write. Her drive, her passion, is something I want to see in everyone I meet. It's something I want to see in myself.
She's just awesome.
Spike! Trixie! Cadance! Stop while you still have the mirror at all!
All hail Mrs. Cake, Princess of MILFs!
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Next Chapter: The mirror implodes upon itself because Trixie sprayed Windex on its surface, causing a time-space-mutilating black hole.
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I warn you, she can and will kick your butt six ways to Sunday if you don't show her proper respect, don'cha know.
It really did become a plot point!
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I think there's a sentence once too many times there.
Veggie Tales reference, hooray!
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Whoops! I didn't notice that the paragraph went on the other side of the page break! Thanks for pointing that out.
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Before you know it, the changelings are gonna line up and sing:
Keep walking, but you won't knock down our hive
Keep walking, but that stuff just doesn't jive!
It's plain to see you won't remain alive
If you think walking will be knocking down our hive!
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True, however gold has the advantage that, even with particle accelerator technology, our ability to produce more of it is so limited and prohibitively expensive as to be nonexistant.
By that standard, the only thing that could make gold money worthless is the philosopher's stone.
Paper money, by contrast, can be and has been easily printed in bulk by governments. (Look up the era between World War 1 and World War 2 when, in an attempt to comply with their obligations under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany printed up so much new money that people were burning it as cooking fuel and making kites out of it.)
In fact, inflation is one of the designed benefits (to government) of so-called "fiat currency". A country can get around interest payments being too high to allow the principal to shrink over time by devaluing their currency so that the "X number of dollars/crowns/marks/rupees/reals/etc." they owe becomes less and less real wealth.
(You can probably see why most religious texts call usury a sin and some cultures consider or considered charging any interest at all to be usury. As I remember, since all loans were from the crown, Babylon had a different solution with loans being forgiven if they were not repaid after 7 years of good-faith effort.)
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By Jove, that is a fantastic answer!
I myself have to admit that only the sheerest of basics stuck with me from my economics class a few years back, so I appreciate you being able to go in depth.