On the eve of another world ending crisis Princess Celestia has complete control of the situation. Every detail has been accounted for, every eventuality anticipated. The Elements of Harmony gathered and ready to save the day and even an important side project set up. Yet after planning so carefully there are still a few things that even Celestia couldn't anticipate or prepare herself for.
Celestia X Big Macintosh
Note: Story contains crack shipping, blatant stealing borrowing of Norse mythology due to author appeal, shameless use of Shakespeare quotes for chapter titles and the constant harassment of Princess Luna.
Chapters (8)
CeleMac? Another CeleMac?
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this type of celestia is worst celestia.
Alright I am happy to see a fic for this paring, I'm with 3200441 it is kind of meh
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This would the second non-M rated CeleMac fic that I have seen, but yes I am pleased to see this
pretty good looking forward to more
I like the pairing, as Celestia/Mac Is so damn rare and excellent. However, I don't like your interpretation of Celestia. The "master manipulator" thing isn't my cup of tea. I want to read it because of the ship, but I don't want to read it because of your Celestia. You're tearing me apart, The6thMaster!
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Eh, I guess I'll stick around for now, see where this goes.
I like this very much! The way that you show that Celestia is comfortable and skilled at playing 'games' with ponies to get results she wants is perfect, as it both gets rid of the side characters and reveals Celestia's mindset when dealing with ponies without it seeming forced at all. Your skillful introduction of Big Mac and his zen like ways flummoxing her was just fantastic. I cannot wait to see what you do with this.
I also want to find out what the CMC are going to do to or with Luna. The possibilities are endless.
I like where this is going. Continue, please.
Also, would I be shot if I call Celestia in this fic Manipulestia?
You know, this is the second love story revolving Mac and celestia I've seen, good job
3248523first?
3271737 the fist Mac/ Celestia story inread was http://www.fimfiction.net/story/90176/let-the-silence-sing
That story was also one of the first stories inread on this website
3275431 i loved that story! what if he made a sequel
3275720 oh it would so awesome if a sequal was made
3276627 so awesome!
3276732 yea but the only problem I would see for the sequal ( if one was to be made) is what would be about? •~•
3279107 maybe about how they they face hardships in equstria and how they deal with it
3200417 you don't like CeleMac?
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Don't like it? Dude I love that paring
3280623...sounded like you where tired of it
3280623 invader zim?
3280613 hmm, maybe
I want more.
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Have no fear, more is coming. Next chapter is sitting on 3000 words and counting.
Amazing story
Good dialogue
Great comedy
MOAR PLEASE!
Not bad, though I can't wait for the story to switch back to Mac and Celestia.
Oh Celestia. You were always so confident in the knowledge of memorizing every cards place in the deck you played with. How does it feel knowing that there is a joker card hiding somewhere inside the deck now? A card you don't expect and you can't get a beat on and is waiting to spring up at any moment?
Seeing as how much of a schemer she is, I cannot wait for the shenanigans of Celestia trying to figure out Macintosh and inevitably become irritated and then paranoid. Luna may yet have her vengeance! XD
Luna should have gotten madder than what you portrayed her
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Well I actually tried to put a fair bit of thought into how Luna would respond to all the manipulation. I took the Sombra episodes and how Luna reacted as a cue for the story. There she looks pretty pissed, stands in for the meeting with Twilight and then leaves without saying a word. Obviously she probably disagreed and didn't like being out of the loop, but in the end deferred. Basically the relationship between Celestia and her has always seen Celestia as the decider of the two. She's her older sister, much like with regular siblings the older is often the lead and the younger sibling just has to put up with it.
Getting mad and yelling at Celestia wasn't going to fix anything, the Elements are already on their way. Luna may be upset but was more interested at that point in the idea that Celestia had made a plan solely for her own benefit.
You're free to disagree though, it just would have been less of a lead up to a romance story otherwise. If she'd gotten mad and they fought it would have been more of a story about sisters disagreeing.
3337455 i meant at the cmc it would've given the story more progress as in real life they would be hanged for what they did. but lulu just yelling at them would be enough
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Hanging seems a bit extreme. Even when they're being enormously dumb you can't really yell at little kids. Its remarkably easy to also get swept up in putting out fires and Luna is hardly an example of sterling childcare management.
But the CMC arn't off the hook for their behavior, have no fear.
I certainly appreciate the comments though!
3337751 it will suffice my blood lust... for now
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Evil is good.
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That is the greatest fanart I've ever seen.
Ok you got me hooked. Like and a fave heading your way.
I truly enjoyed this chapter. Lots of detail and great narration from Celestia's view (point of view, whatever it's called).
I greatly look forward to more chapters like this..... OH! and before I forget, have a mustache parade
I like it!
This is actually quite fun to read. I do want to see how that would develop. I'm curious as to what Mac was thinking the moment Celestia told him he could drop the titles.
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I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.
Damn; big update... I like it.
3493519 How would you kill me. If i was to choose how I die then maybe I let you.
Hooray, even more. I kinda felt that the Norse quest got a little bit much focus, but that's more of a personal preference. Still, the developing romance scene is absolutely golden, especially the subtle denial about Celestia's growing attraction. Can't wait for the UST scene next chapter.
I was thinking exactly that, rap battles. Sounds like Odin's family invented the rap battle!
I'm glad this story's setting up the rationale behind why Celestia would find Big Macintosh attractive. Awhile ago I read a LunaMac story that I didn't read past the first four or five chapters because I was getting impatient with the story not giving a good reason for me to believe in the relationship; I have so little knowledge of either of them, let alone what might make them compatible, from the show, so the relationship just didn't seem logical to me. He just doesn't seem like her type, and the story had yet to give a defensible rationale for them getting together or for her having fallen for him before the story began (or early on, whenever it was she decided she wanted him).
Celestia/Big Mac, on the other hand, is sounding better by the minute. And this story is doing an excellent job of setting it up. I knew an update would be worth waiting for.
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Have no fear, I didn't just include a bunch of stuff about Nordic Paganism because I like it (Okay, its not the only reason.) As you may have noticed, as I only keep implying it over and over, Luna and Celestia have a history with all of that. Theres a pretty good reason that they didn't end up frozen. It'll end up all coming back to the main focus of the story.
Naturally there is no way that its the 'canon' reason whatsoever. Hasbro would never allow a giant caribou Thor to go around drinking and smashing things with a hammer...even if it would be awesome.
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There is actually a whole thing about it. Flyting was a ritualistic method of insulting one another during a feast. I tried my best to follow the dróttkvœtt meter which is known as 'heroic'. Of course I'm pretty lousy with poetry and stresses so the only thing I kept was the alliterative and rhyme scheme.
The first word and the last of the first line needs to have the same letter. Mare/Mane and the last line needs to rhyme with the ending of the first. Mane/Pain. Of course Rainbow doesn't really know it so she skips the whole thing and goes straight for the rhyme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyting
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/literature/text/Skaldic_Poetry.htm
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Great chapter i would elaborate on why its a great chapter but i'm no good with words not much else to say anyway
I can't wait to read more, love a good CeleMac.
This is a most pleasing chapter, it made me smile, particularly the notion of Celestia having to comission new museums for her gifts and so on.
I look forward to reading more.