Liam Pettman was your average underpaid freelance artist living in Atlanta till one day when he begins to notice strange things happening to his friends and neighbors. Letting curiosity get the better of him Liam begins to investigate these happenings. What he finds will lead him down the path to an adventure no one could have ever seen coming.
Cutie marks, ponies, and drug dealing gang bangers, OH MY!
Follow along as Liam spirals down the rabbit hole and trys to come out the other side unscathed. If he can just manage to hold on to his sanity and keep ahead of things he just might be able to not only help himself but a new group of very special friends.
Chapters (6)
Yeah, that ... sounds like Atlanta.
*keeps reading*
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I know a guy who lives in Atlanta by that name!
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lol, if you cant tell I am a Georgia native. While I dont live in Atalanta I do have family there and visit fairly often. Im glad to see someone voice that I have more or less recreated a decent duplicate of the city for my setting.
That is... well in a city that big there was bound to be, but still its pretty crazy you know him. lol, hope he isnt nearly as big of a jerk face as the Marcus Koontz that I have planned for my story!
Thanks for the fav. by the way. If your super familiar with Atlanta I would love to get a chance to chat, get some input on ideas and such for future chapters. Send me pm sometime.
3089170 Eh, I only ever actually go into the city when I need the airport or need to meet someone somewhere. Can't stand the noise too long for more than an hour or so of being there at a time. Though I can simply say that the Marcus Koontz I know is an absolute ass. And a drug addict. But mostly he's an ass.
A story about guns and "drug dealing gang bangers"...
... I'll tip my hat to you, Sir. Once I catch my breath and pick myself of the floor, that is.
You're certainly of to a good start. So far you have swayed my opinion on wether the protagonist is a pony or not... let's see, one, two... SIX freaking times, and by the end of this chapter I'm less convinced of either option than I was before.
If you manage to keep up a decent time, for the first few updates at least, you have yourself one loyal reader.
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Well we will have to see how the Marcus Koontz in my story lives up the RL one then, wont we? Hope you stick around to see what comes next!
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Thank you! I worked hard on this bit of subterfuge and Im glad to seem that someone appreciates it.
WOW! Well thank you, I think I may need to pull myself off the floor as well. Such a bold statment for just one chapter. I must have done something right.
Right now I plan on putting out at least one chapter a week and am already working on chapter 2 right now, should have it emailed to my editor this weekend for review. Im also considering doing shorter "mini chapters" that break from Liam to following other POV's and help link chapters and events, giving you more clues to try and figure out whats going on.
Stuffed if I know why all those dislikes are there, this is awesome!
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Thanks for saying so, Im glad you enjoyed it.
Fight those dislikes with some likes! Also Stick around for Chapter 2, coming soon.
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I know, right? I just can't understand some people...
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Seems like you have your free time planned out.
And I certainly do appreciate good subterfuge.
I love writing all sorts of plot twists into my stories, but so far people barely commented on it. 
So I always do my best to comment on other new writers and make them feel appreciated. I give a smile, I get a smile~
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And that's so special to me!
^_^ The twists and turns here are being carefully thought out, It means allot to me that someone thought enough of it to comment on it specifically.
So THIS is ponies anonymous! Wondering when you would release it.
Seems like it could be good. One chapter isn't a ton to go on but I like the careful and deliberate confusion regarding the cutie mark. Keep at it!
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Yes, hope you enjoyed!
Going to be releasing this weekly so I hope you can stick around and keep up with the story.
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Thanks
I like it! Fantastic way to subvert the paradigm. So the main character actually got a tattoo and will probably be surprised, and disappointed, when everyone but him turns into a pony. I'm looking forward to reading more.
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I went into the first chapter wanting to both set up the main character and most of the cast while at the same time leaving a good many things up in the air. Playing with people preconceptions of this setting seemed a fun way to do it.
Anyway now that I have shaken things up they should be free to fall back down into place as the story continues.
For some reason it didn't click for me that he was in a wheelchair until right at the end. I don't know if that's what you were shooting for or I'm just kinda slow on the uptake, but either way it resulted in a "whoa" moment. Very good job with that.
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Thanks for the comment!
Also yes, that was the intention of the scene. I wanted to reverse the natural progression of telling you what was (or at least part of what) is wrong with him and them letting you feel bad for him. Instead I wanted to show his pain and work backwards, saving that one fact for the end of his scene.
Im glad to see that It read the way I wanted it to.
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I really like that technique, and so far I have to say that you're a natural at it.
Personally, I usually like to use a different devious scheme. I bring up an important plot device out of nowhere, end the chapter on a cliffhanger right before the actual nature of it is revealed, then spend part of the next chapter backpedaling and explaining what just happened.
My greatest success so far was when a big confrontation was suddenly interrupted by an unknown character (the only description was "a voice from somewhere") who was allowed to say one sentence before I cut the chapter off. Then I did a scene change to a completely different group of characters and spent the next two chapters on how they inadvertently rescued the pony Group A had twice failed - and was still trying - to rescue, and ended on the exact same scene, only from that pony's perspective (indicating that he was, in fact, the unknown voice).
I remember that someone asked about injured or disabled people turning into ponies. I'm very curious to see your take on the matter.
Also, "Buzzzzzzzt" is my word of the week now.
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Its a good word
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Thanks for saying so! Also you'll be glad to hear that you wont be waiting for to much longer as Chapter 2 will be going up later today. Hope It will live up to your expectations!
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You're welcome and hooray!
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Always glad to see people enjoying my writing.
I wonder what Liam will think when the people he knows turns into ponies
but him? 
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Stick around and find out!
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Oh you know I will XD
I like sober Janet.
It might just be my fragile little emotions, but I find all those depictions of Berry Punch as an alcoholic at - or even past - the point of no return highly depressing.
It's nice to see her in good spirits, without any spirits, and I hope that life as a pony will treat her better... eventually, at least. We can all assume that everyone I feel sympathy for will end up to their hairline in mud, manure and general trouble at first.
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Thanks for the comment, always glad for input. Yes, Janet is very pleasant when she is sober, a real cut up. We will have to see how things turn out for her.
Twenty-fifth year on this earth... Heh.
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Why, something special about the date?
Yay update!
Great chapter
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Thanks as always for the comment!
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You're welcome
Got through half of the chapter before work. Looks good so far, though you switch between past and present tense a few times.
Yep, that sounds like something a drunk person would say. If it was intentional, great job; if not, I still like it.
Oh, you nefarious bastard... You've already established that he's not one of the ponies, so stop that!
...He is not a pony, right?
... damnit.
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Oh did I?
lol, and thanks for pointing out that mistake.
Wheee, new chapter!
Yeah, he should have probably told her the truth about the tattoo. Brony pride aside, Janet isn't really in the position to judge right now, is she? Either way, he has forfeit his right to complain about bad sitcom plots.
Also, did I miss something? Did Liame get a good look at her tattoo or not? I feel like between the tattoo and her "stage name" something should have clicked.
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Mysterious tattoo aside its a bit early to start leaping to some pretty outlandish conclusions or even start entertaining such silly ideas. Liame is working to logically explain what is going on, and until he starts seeing any proof otherwise this has yet to evolve from "strange" to "otherworldly".
Luckily there are other characters out there who may be more open to such ideas!
Also, as a side note, the little white lie about the tattoo is not so much about his wounded pride (though that is a factor, he would love nothing more than to get through this without the reality of it being known) and more about him trying to provide some comfort to Janet. She clearly expressed how much of a relief it was to not be alone in the situation, Liame just couldn't bring himself to tell her otherwise.
Oh and to answer your final question he has gotten two ok looks at it, though he definitely knows who's cutie mark it belongs to. At this point hes just thinking its someone who knows the inside joke of the character poking fun at Janet's drinking issues. As for the similarities in the name he has in fact not noticed.
One last note, i wonder if you caught the distinction in the name Ted used. Her name is Janet Barry, while its small there is a slight difference in pronunciation between Barry and Berry, Ted was using the later. The Berry bit is obvious but I don't think that i have used her proper last name since chapter one, so I was unsure if anyone would get it or not.
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I see... Nicely elaborated, I can definitely see that. I wasn't even really expecting the "outlandish conclusions" yet, I was just surprised that he didn't show any reaction to her stage name and didn't elaborate on her cutie mark at all.
Of course I noticed her catchy last name in chapter one, and the fact that Ted was talking about her using a different name. I also noticed how you refused to give that any sort of reaction in the first paragraphs.
It wasn't exactly hard to figure out the explanation by myself, though. I think our thought processes are kinda similar in that regard.
On my last note: Did you read that chapter about Discord I did. If I'm not mistaken you were the one who derailed my plans for the story yet again with that thread of yours.
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I haven't yet but Ill go check it out asap.
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Oh my
XD
Mm.
I hate, hate Five Score, but something about this one intrigues me...
I might check this one out, I'll post a detailed review if I do.
so the singer just blanked out on stage...wait, singer, blank out...Sapphire Shores anyone?
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Ether Echos!
Omg I was just thinking when I logged on how awesome it would be if I ever got a comment from you after submitting this story to your group. Heh, cant say that I honestly thought it would happen, but I'm very glad to see I was mistaken. Your interest, even if it is only potential interest at this point, is quite exhilarating.
If I may gush a bit here I have to say I LOVE "Through the Well of Pirene". I have only just read it for the first time a few days ago but It absolutely resonated in me, calling up so many fond memories of sort of books I read when I was younger. As a matter of fact just yesterday I dug out one of my favorites from my childhood ("Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale" by Holly Black) and gifted it to my younger sister to read.
Only a few paragraphs into your story and I immediately ran for my headphones and put the Soundtrack to the Labyrinth on repeat on another tab. It made for quite the memorable afternoon of reading, a continent light rain outside my window only added the enjoyment of the whole affair!
Ok, fan-gasm over with for now
If you do ever get around to giving this a hard read I would love to get your input, though I will mention that if your not a huge fan of FS/4 that I have another work in progress at the moment that is going to be its own original stand alone piece.
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Hey, Zed is cute, mysterious and cute.
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An interesting guess, but no comment.
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Ok
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All of my yes.
Well, now I'm obliged to read your stuff~!
I'll give you the most sincere opinion I can muster.