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Wow, I like the way this is turning out between the family aspect and the work/survival aspect.
Also I'm starting to understand why I waited so long to start reading this again, I hate the hiatus between chapters :P
Sometimes I worry Bucky might jump the gun and not think things through, but after all the character development he's gotten he continues to prove that he's making progress from being the numpty Berry says he is. Good parenting, Bucky.
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And you are more or less correct in most of this.
I hesitate to make these sorts of posts, but most of what you wrote matches my own reasoning as the writer.
See, i was worried that when I played this out, people would miss a lot of these important cultural and psychological factors.
Sparkler and Rising Star behaved like unicorns... Ripple and Loch behaved like pegasi. Loch Skimmer went to other flock members, Ripple went into brute mode and tried to reset the pecking order so she could fix the problems.
Take note: there are no earth ponies in this herd.
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New chapter is out... Don't panic!
5952658 honestly that has begun to confuse me. there are times where something kain to force is needed, yet you basically have made earth ponies the weakest type of pony. they may be a stabilizing factor, but at the same time they would be incapable of dealing with pegasi or unicorns that run amok and they could easily be harmed.
Grrr... Freaking blood; brutal, gory messes and dead foals I can deal with. It is when you pull out the famililial feels and fails that ties my stomach into knots and makes me hate you.
I love you.
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IE, no listeners. No one to share/shoulder their heavy burdens. Unless you count Bittersweet. You did mention donkey magic.
I'm kinda surprised Derpy has yet to get involved. Unless she's not heard yet. She's an alpha and a brooder. I'd figure hearing what was happening to Ripple would have set her off. and probably made her wing-slap the heck out of Sparkle too.
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Ah, but with earth ponies, there is a good chance that the earth pony can fix what is happening before the running amok happens. Preventative maintenance.
This is why the mirror travelers have no sanity, rhyme, or reason. And the reason why the mirror travelers are doomed to failure. They're all broken beyond repair.
It isn't that earth ponies are the weakest pony... you are wrong when you say that. It is that unicorns and pegasi were made stronger to protect the earth ponies, the single most important resource they have. Without the humble earth pony, the equine species is doomed to failure.
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Ok I feel better.
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Hah. So it comes down to.... balance.
Edit: And I would never call Earth Ponies the "weakest". Their strength is simply in a different form than that of Unicorns or Pegasi.
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Derpy was involved. Remember the shouting in the house? Derpy was a part of that.
It is implied that Ripple and Loch Skimmer had a little row and then they were told off by the mama brute pegasus.
The details from the outside perspectives are important. Pay attention to what Dinky and Pina say.
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I meant after hearing of Ripple's complete meltdown. Younger foal in danger and all that.
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She was kind of busy with her own foals.
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You know I feel that every herd might need an earth pony to serve as the foundation. Cause just look at Bucky's herd, there are times were Berry Punch and/or Bon Bon has kept either the herd or an individual balanced and sane. Am I saying that every herd has to have earth ponies? no but I very much believe that without earth ponies, things will crumble. Anyway just keep up the good work Kudzu.
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But they're ALL her foals, Kudzu.
A big issue, aside from not having the earth pony influence and sedation-hooves, is the lack of common interests, which we see with Rising here. They all feel for each other, but they have little to talk about because they all do different things on their own and don't seem to have any projects or interests that they all share. Hopefully the long ride with Bittersweet will show him coming home having a solution to that issue. ... Aside from screwing, which they all apparently enjoy to some degree.
Ah... here's an even-handed someone to come in that isn't going to be yanked around by their emotions and toss blame around in ways that sorta wind up with a step back for every step forward.
Rising though... I think is still gonna get it when the time comes. Maybe Bittersweet too, although I am having a hard time thinking of someone who would really be willing to ream her out for this...
5952704 that is obviously a bad idea. it only made it more likely for them ot be harmed or exploited.
and as i said, it really doesn't add up in my noggin when the earth ponies alreayd have uspernatural prowess. why not give them regenerative prowess or something? make them harder to kill would increase their survivability and would prevent the other two from exploiting them.
So...does this mean Rising Star is going to have to hold off on his political career if he wants his home to be a happy and stable (no pun intended) home?
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Or, I dunno, stop spending so much time in the foundry.
5952704 whoever came up with that idea when dealing with the ponies were horribly short sighted.
5952796 Because that makes them too powerful, and it'd be easier for the other races to SEE their importance. It's a knowledge of their importance that makes for a civilized equine nation.
5952870 it obviously didn't. it only made them arrogant.
5952874 That... is the point of the plot, and why Equestria had its war. They lost their way. They were technologically civilized, but not morally.
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Say... way to spoil the entire frickin' plot to The Chase.
A lot can be said about a society based on how they treat the least of their members.
Considering the omnicorn started off as an earth pony, wouldn't it be funny if he recreated a series of experiments to figure out why things go wrong and earth ponies get shat on? Or maybe he's hoping for something to go right... who knows what that asshole is thinking.
Edit: That first line was a joke.
5952926 Hehe. ^___^
Your earth ponies are amazing, really. All herds should have a cuddly, huggable earth pony in the mix.
And ignore myth. He's... *shakes head sadly*
were
5952968 so says the one reliant on rape as a plot device.
5953145 *smirks* I never got a legitimate answer on your beef with that. Rape is a legitimate plot device in dark stories.
5953179 it can be, but it is almsot the only method you use in many of your stories. it is used to the point that you aren't really showing usch a heavy subject any respect. you use it solely as a device.
you can't exactly try to redact my criticisms by making people think they are not thought out. perhaps i do not think completley through at times, but i am not just spouting randomness.
5953205 I am not debating my stories with you on someone else's comment board.
And it may not be randomness, but you need to properly think out your responses before you type them, and CERTAINLY before you accuse anyone of bad plot or terrible writing or what have you.
Now then, I am going to sleep.
sudden question. is there a similarity between the nightmare rats and the wolves?
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The wolves came from real wolves, but mutated.
The rats were nightmares given flesh through necromancy.
5953377 zalright.........
reading a couple of older chapters. realized what they did with the wolves was eighty percent redundant, as they were just beasts, and still reminded me of an idea i had with timberwolves.
They're all idiots
This one's in the third paragraph
Don't dawdle, I'm pretty certain I've seen this typo come up a few times before & after now (rereading story, not a precog) advice would be just run through the surrounding 10 or so chapters in word with a find & replace, and just be on the lookout in the future
The way Ripple broke down wow poor thing. The way sparkler was told, ouch that was painful to read it was worse then a car wreck. I had stop reading to get my shelf stored out to keep going. "How about an honest answer?” Bucky gave Sparkler a harsh glare. " oh dam. "Doctor Mawu turned and looked at Loch Skimmer and Sparkler." proceeds to tail them how it is. *Jaw drops to the floor mind reboots* oh man that was brutal.
Typos typos
Or you would you claim different?”
There is an exstra "you"
you recognise each other as siblings, but there are those among you than treat your siblings poorly.”
"Than" should be "that"
The typos has been dubbled