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...Well, not really sure why the cloak is doing that...let's review our options.
Option 1: Slam the door on it's beaks and pretend it isn't there.
Option 2: Try and reason with it, who knows it might listen.
Option 3: Chop it up with you newly musical sword.
Option 4: Run inside and grab those soap pods and water. It might die if you clean it.
Whatever you decide to do, this needs to be taken care of before Zecora gets home.
Nomad
3544520 In the spirit of agreeing with Nomad, kill the buck out of it. You are sitting in the middle of an evil forest, and something wearing your LOVER's cloak is on your doorstep. That warrants death.
((Warning the first paragraph of the OOC part of this post will contain season four spoilers))
(("But so far, nothing's been introduced that I can't just say has already happened previously, and until it is, I'll try to implement Season 4 lore without it messing with the story." So, the Mane Six no longer have the Elements? Iiiinnnnteerresting...
"The next time I've got a significant delay, do you want me to post something up to say that I'm going to be delayed, or would you rather I just keep working on it and not give an update that's not a post?" Just keep working on it. Non-story posts are unnecessary and will split our moves over two posts. As the last chapter demonstrated we have a tendency to keep plotting on if you give us time.
"[You ignored the Poison Joke, you numpties!]" Didn't we use the Poison Joke to gain the Super-Charged CNS (aka Poisoned Chemistry) we just used to learn medicine and alchemy in an afternoon? Not that I object to weird plant-cockatrice chimeras or anything, and we did kinda leave a cloak soaked in Poison Sap and the blood of a cockatrice lying around uncleaned, and, wait... whose side am I on? Whatever.))
Ok, weird Plant-Cockatrice Chimera growing out of Zecora's cloak. You know what? That's down-right normal for this place. Yes a bucking... Animant? Planimal? Go with Planimal. A bucking planimal growing out of an abandoned cloak is your new normal. That's pretty hard-core actually. Well, come on Mr Slate, ((totally cribbing that name)) if you're going to be living here you can't be trying to kill everything you come across. Well, ok, you can but it gets tedious, and exhausting, and you could use a pet. No not the Illusionist, a pet pet.
So, if this thing just grew out of the cloak, and it's part Cockatrice, that would make it a "hatchling" for lack of a better term. And what do we know about hatchlings? They imprint. So, CONGRATULATIONS BLANK SLATE! You are now the proud father of a Poijockrath (POIson JOke-coCKatrice-chimeRA-THing)! Try to talk to it, control it. If that fails, beat it with a rolled-up newspaper (aka Mr Stabby). Try not to kill it, even if it does need some discipline, but even so a violent dog that cannot be brought to heel is put down. So don't get to upset if it dies.
Archivist
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I'm not sure if it's WEARING Zecora's cloak, so much as it is GROWING out from it...not sure if it has to die though. If our friend is right, we might just have a case of imprinting on our hands...though the malicious grins are a bit of a red flag.
Nomad
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(Glad you like the Blank Slate idea as his name. We might be able to have him start introducing himself that way, if not as his actual name, than maybe as a nick-name he got as a young colt by bullies.)
(Nomad)
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((Agreed that it works better as an "affectionate" nickname than a real one, after all, calling your foal "Blank" would be like us giving our kid "Retard" as a given name. Of course if we assume his family name is actually Slate, the jokes would have written themselves.))
You know, it occurs to me that I may have been to hasty in dismissing a musical sword as no practical value. Cockatrice are part snake, so you could try musical charming as well.
Archivist
Oh, gods, that's creepy. But sort of cool, maybe? Who knows, maybe it could even be cute, if it turns out to be loving.
What? Oh, right, plant-monster-thing. Well, you might not quite realize it, but you're part poison Joke yourself, maybe you can bond with it? Either way, if it's hostile, kill the fuck out of it, otherwise try to tread the waters, check if it's benevolent or malignant. If the mares drop by, well, you know what to do. Also, can't believe we forget a fucking poison joke flower in the cloak. Also, I can't fucking believe those things can turn into plant monsters. Freaky. Nevertheless, onwards we go. So, let me just start telling you a few base facts right here, start the indoctrination early, y'know?
Yeah, don't trust Twilight Sparkle. Like, not even by an inch. If you ever have to meet her then act friendly, nice, but wish dearly that you'll get a chance to stab her in private. I think that's pretty much just my point, here. Don't trust Sparkle. Don't like Sparkle. I mean, just look at what she did to your Pet! Beggared and starved, just like you. Hell, I bet Twilight's just as bad as Celestia, that stuck up bitch. Never cares to look around and see the suffering, fix it, despite all her power. Ignorance is their creed, obviously. Anyway, we'll be having this spiel again when you meet her in person. Just don't trust the lackeys of Celestia.
((On another note, I'm happy this updated.
I can kinda see what you mean with the poison joke flower, we did just leave it there in the cloak, although I'll admit that this is way out of left field for me, I never even saw it coming. Welp, guess this means that for future reference, we have to remember brushing our teeth, too. Damned.))
Also, brush your teeth, lest they become sapient and detach from your mouth before going on a killing spree. Teeth are evil, like clowns and rapists.
When you've finished shitting yourself, metaphorically speaking, you might want to get around to shutting the door. Just tossing that out there.
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*Enraged
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You need some commas and possibly new sentences.
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*an antechamber
You said tome three times pretty much right after one another.
Note for readers/voices in his head!
I see three options for the dealings with this encounter.
A) Attack
B) Tame
C) Run like a bitch.
A) Attacking could lead to death, attention to his powers, destruction of the house or worst of all, an unknown probability. The good side would be we don't have to deal with it again. Probably. There are more, but that is the summary.
B) Could backfire immensely. On the positive, you have your pet monster, considering it was made from poison joke, logic would have that it is more or less the manifestation of pj developing sentience, thus it has the power to change its biological form. Useful. As always there is more, but this is my summary.
C) Bad option, don't pick it.
The Chessmaster
Shit, we never did do anything with that poison joke did we? Well, how about you try and befriend it. Everyone treated you as a monster, so you want to be nice to it. Or use it. Poison joke is a very random thing, so keep your sword ready to swing. Keep it hidden away so it doesn't see, but you do have to think of your own safety.
The Chessmaster
Quick, residual magic in you from experiential medical healing malfunction that can change you. You were kidnapped by a mad scientist who you don't remember hearing his name, but only called him Doctor. He poured spell after spell into you but it never got the desire he wanted. When timberwolves attacked it was only what he did to you that saved you, so you would like to keep it. You don't want to remember your past experiences in life you you decided on a new name. One that describes what the world is to you. A Blank Slate. Blank Slate.
That's the story I thought up. It explains his lack of a cutie mark, his deformities, the fact that he can wander, any future mutations for he can blame it on the residual magic, and the fact he is in the Everfree. It also names him.
The Chessmaster
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(Chessmaster...normally I am more than happy to hear your ideas out, but this one borders on the ridiculous. A mad scientist? Really? While this might have been an excellent cover story to tell Zecora back when we first met her, or even when telling her what happened to make Blank this way, all it does now is disrupt Zecora's still shakey faith in us and paint us as a liar. For all we know, Zecora has already explained to Rarity a summarized version of what we told her. Having "Blank Slate" be a cruel nickname that he came to embrace makes much more sense to a logical mind. Besides all that, we have more pressing issues to deal with at the moment.)
Blank, why are you trying to think of a cover story at THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT!?!? We need to focus on the plant/cockatrice/cloak chimera...try saying that five times fast...that is currently looking at you like dinner. If you find this an appropriate time to flash back to your school days when the other foals used to call you "Blank Slate" as a cruel twist on your family name, that is your perogative. Blank Slate...an unmarked tablet, still full of potential with endless possibilities. It was a cruel nickname once, but it does feel appropriate now. Doesn't it?
Nomad
Hmm, I wonder. While I'm playing with my new pet death monster that spawned out of COMPLETELY NOWHERE ((from Slate's perspective, I read the authors note)), maybe you will have to give it a little tough love so that it will obey, like Trixie. If so,and you happen to make a small cut on it, I wonder what would happen if you drank some of what it has for blood. You have already consumed all of its components too some degree, but would something different happen if you drank the blood of this creature, a being made of the remnants of multiple other creatures fused together by chaos magic.
Also, a thought for later. You have been drinking a lot of blood lately. It seems that each time you do so you get more powerful. Doesn't that sound sort of like those creatures you heard some people talking about when you lived behind a book store for a while? What were they called again? I think they started with a "v". Oh yeah! Vamponies! As you said earlier, none of these changes have been bad. All of them have helped you in some way. If drinking blood gets you more powers, wouldn't it be nice if you had fangs like the vamponies had so that you could drink the blood of your enemies easier? But fangs would be rather obvious to "everypony", especially because you wouldn't be able to hide them. Also, ponies are herbivores, so a pony with sharp teeth would scare a lot of ponies. Maybe if they were retractable...
Dear Lord Pyrus,
I ask out of curiosity, do you have a throne as well? We know that your brother does, yet we have heard nothing about yours.
*SEASON 4 SPOILERS*
Through our scrying, we have discovered recently that the mortals that Celestia gave the Elements of Harmony have given, or are soon to give, the Elements back to the Tree of Harmony, which grows within the Everfree Forest. I'm not sure which, peering across space can sometimes have the side effect of peering across time as well. I also learned that this very tree keeps the Everfree at bay so that it doesn't expand. Would it be safe to try and disrupt the trees magic? Or would getting too near the tree disrupt the powers of the Star of Woe? Your advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
-/XX/\
Ah, it feels good to do good, doesn't it? After the stick, the carrot! You're sure Trixie will be grateful once she truly understands you are the guiding hoof she desperately needs. You can help her be as pretty inside as she is outside. And she is quite pretty, isn't she? Also, she was blushing back there—maybe she does feel something for you...
Huh. Composite plant monster on your doorstep. This is quite a day, eh?
Alright, you're already kind of drained today, and fighting is tiring, so you should first try to find out of it's intelligent. Remember, it knocked on the door, waited until you opened, and didn't ambush you right away. Aside from your zebra cuddle pillow, that's pretty much the nicest anything has reacted to you in the Everfreak Forest, including the Rudely Antagonistic Trixie! Plus, it does look kinda familiar, doesn't it? Reminds you of several other things you know. Maybe you attracted it with the music from your legblade? Maybe it reacts to it... Oooh! You could give it a name if you adopt it! How about "Amalgam"?
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Think carefully if you want any more obvious transformations today. Remember, you've barely dispelled Zecora's concerns regarding your sudden changes. The new horn will be difficult enough to explain; overdo it and she might decide it's not safe to leave you be. She's a doctor (or something like that), they tend to go over their patient's heads if they believe they're being a danger to themselves.
On that note, make sure Plant Thing doesn't get anywhere close to the bowl with Trixie's blood, if you didn't get rid of that yet.
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I'd take a fourth option. Distract the creature by throwing Trixie at it, and run away screaming like a little girl while it messily devours her.
Remember; her screams of agony mean the plan is working!
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(True. Very true. On both accounts. But do you remember where my call-sign comes from? Thinking a few moves ahead. I am completely for keeping the monster which I am assuming will either to be hard to hide, or they will show up at a bad time. I had also put in input to befriend it. The "weird" things that happen would be explained by the residual effect of magic from an unknown spell, which Twilight would inevitably investigate the changes that happen to him. I would prefer her to already have a reason to blame instead of thinking: "EVIL MUST TELL CELESTIA!!!!" (Note: Not actually like that, just comical effect. Someone would point that out.) The reason I bring this up now is that, because Rarity will show up soon, he has little time to react, and for this crucial moment, it needs to be supervised. Obviously the Elder God (Author) has this stopping point to have major branching points. Either he want to distract us, or he wants to give us a threat. I prepare for both. You were right when you said Zecora would look out for Slate. (Kinder way to say his new name) But you are still forgetting the inevitable mutations. What is our excuse for the horn? Our excuse for the Growth we are planning? The other things we may want or need? This solves that.
We did not want Zecora to worry. We thought the magic was gone. Wishful thinking. They will believe this because of our past mutation giving his word creditably. But now he has a horn. He needs training. He needs someone GOOD AT MAGIC *coughTwilightcough* but he also needs an excuse.)
(You said yourself that you enjoyed my ideas. I thank you for asking for clarity. I understand my plans may not make sense at first, and I also realize that I may forget that others don't automatically realize what I'm doing even after analysis of my plans. Thank you for making me clarify.)
(The Chessmaster)
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(Ifyou check previous chapters, Zecora is expecting further mutations and is willing to help us train them for use. Also, my critique on the mad scientist angle is due to the scarcity of advanced machinary, with the exception of the stuff in Twi's basement. And, as previously noted, evil has all but vanished from Equestria so there would be very few ponies willing to DELIBERATELY bring harm to another, so we might want to classify Slate's abilities as accidental in nature, a mistake instead of malicious action.)
(Nomad)
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(That's the beauty about how magic works. Need this? Magic it up. Don't have a spell for that? Experiment with magic. Need a test subject? If you're evil take one.)
(Also, there will always be evil, but the large threats are gone. Even if not, the good guys don't know where evil will come from. They will never know if anyone is evil. They will see peace and next thing you know, BOOM, gun in your face. They wouldn't know what we know. Remember, we know their side and ours. And to my final point involving Zecora, she is on our side. Whether she knows it or not. We say this, she plays along. We say we never said it before because it would label us a freak and we said it now because there is no hiding it, we have here support. Zecora may defend him in the Everfree, but we defend him in the world.)
(The Chessmaster)
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(To your point: He told Zecora that he has no idea how he arrived at the Everfree. One day he was in Manehattan, the next day he way in the Everfree Forest, with not recollection of the time in between. So he actually has precious little backstory to contradict; he could play it off as an "I—I remember now!"-moment. Maybe couple it with claiming his sudden horn-growth stimulated his memory. In fact, if he's hammered with that angle enough he might start to believe it himself. False memories are fairly easy to create...)
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(You see, this is the best part, (in my humble opinion) all he has to do is say something along the lines of "I was... I am... I am still changing... I don't know much about magic so I assumed that he might still be alive. Still be watching. I didn't want you in danger, but I think now you are so deeply ingrained that it is better for you to know."
"I just wished I could use this bucking horn! If someone could teach me maybe I could protect you."
And thus gets plot, progresses plot, and saves face. All at once. God, I should be a politician. Nah, conquering the world would be easy, making everyone happy so they don't kill me... also easy, but I'm to nice to let the necessary killings happen. Your safe. For now.)
(The Chessmaster)
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((" It was a small blue blip of a thing... kind of like a single star twinkling in the dark..." - Slate, Ch 16, Reconciliation.
Zecora already thinks this is the result of Nightmare Moon's essence. Growing a horn fits that pattern perfectly, and implies at least one other mutation down the road. But ultimately where she thinks it came from doesn't matter, what matters is whether she thinks we're in control. If you really want a Mad Scientist in this, we have a charmed tongue and soon access to an OCPD princess. I'm sure we can make one.))
((Archivist))
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(But that's the point. Down the road. We have Twilight to deal with. Twilight. She is a very smart pony, and I would prefer to have her have information that makes the flaws in our disguise actually enhance it. Nightmare Moon? Evil essence? Elements of Harmony go! The danger of Nightmare Moon coming back would be to great. They would panic since they know the threat and it is bad. Defcon 1. With a Mad Scientist, who may be dead and made more or less a "superpony" would not do anything. Sympathy maybe. The Nightmare Moon argument actually enhances mine. We need to have the trap in place before they get there. Not set it up when they are there.)
(The Chessmaster)
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(They would need to get the Elements back from the tree first, wink wink!
Actually, it might be possible to hook that into the story: "With the return of the Elements, the Good of the Everfree has been unleashed—such as the Star of Weal, which has chosen a host to tame the Everfree Forest and claim it for the Forces of Harmony!" Only problem with it is that Princess Snaplight Spazzle is probably as likely to write to her mentor about that as she would about Evil Magic.)
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((Still, Spaz-I mean Sparkle, would still freak out. She tends to do that. And we don't know what time period this is in yet. It could be set anytime from when the main six defeated Sombrero to when they all die and Zecora is just immortal.))
((The Chessmaster))
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((Great forces of the Everfree works, problem with mentioning the Star specifically is no-one knows about it. Still there may be no need to mention anything specifically, if we can tame the tentacle monster that just showed up, "Harmonise the Everfree" would be a natural assumption.))
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(("She tends to do that". Exactly, Snapple is already known for borderline psychosis and panic attacks. If Starbutt loses it, but Zecora, while concerned, isn't anywhere near panic, and is activally trying to train us, who do you consider more reliable?))
((Archivist))
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(Then we'll just leave the star out! And I agree, if he manages to establish peaceful communication with the Everfree Hodgepodge, it might help him make his case about taming the Forest!)