“And so, I went to his house on Monday, and he didn’t even remember? Isn’t that super funny? Not a single memory, a single pippity peep you know? But that’s how it is you know, no one ever remembers. No one ever will.” Giggling to herself, Sweetie flinched, dragging her item through the dirt. For once, she was her normal height. Only those who knew her would recognise her.
“Sweetie Belle.” That was Diamond Tiara, one of her bestest best friends in the world.
“So it got me thinking, I mean really what punishment do I receive for all the crimes I cause? What is my karma? And then I realised it, this loop is my karma! I am already paying for my crimes, and no good deeds will ever right it enough to let me escape!” Tossing the object into the air, Sweetie began to juggle it with her magic, beginning to trot cheerfully to her destination.
“Sweetie Belle!” Once more, the other voice rang out.
“No one remembers! No one knows! No one ever will! And it’s boring! Would you believe my biggest problem isn’t the fact of what I did, nor the fact I got away with it, but the boredom? I mean, of course A and B are important, but you gotta have priorities when you’re gonna more or less live forever.” Coming to a stop, Sweetie put her package down.
“What are you doing? Why are we here? What do you mean!?” Of course Sweetie ignored the voice, it was rude to interrupt monologuing.
“So yeah, that’s that in my book. No point in really talking myself out of it after what I’ve done. Might as weeelll go all the way. Whooo! I mean, it’s not like it will have any lasting effect, and it’ll be fun to see what happens. Thank you for being here, you’re a great listener. Really it’s just nice to talk this out before I go through with it.” Looking around, Sweetie smiled as a breeze washed over the night.
“No wait! What are you doing! Please, what’s going on!?” Not even compliments were working? Darn, Diamond was being really stubborn.
“But you see, I’ve got to test my convictions, no point doing anything really fun until I’m sure I can, you know? I’ve been playing the nice little filly for so long I’m worried it might prevent me from doing it you see, so what better way to test than with you? Don’t worry, you won’t remember it.” Looking to Diamond, Sweetie tightened the rope keeping her bound. There was no way she was letting her package run.
“I don’t understand! If this is about bullying you I’ll stop, just let me go please!” Struggling in vain to escape, Diamond could only watch in terror as Sweetie lifted her up in magic, cutting the rope and holding her out over the cliff.
“That old problem? Please, I forgave you for that ages ago. Like, over sixty loops ago. Look Diamond, this is much bigger than you, my entertainment is kinda more important. You’ll be fine, it’ll only be a few days. You won’t remember it anyway. So uh, see ya.” Giving a warm smile, Sweetie hovered the screaming filly out over the cliff, and let her magic fade.
Watching Diamond fall, Sweetie waited for her to hit the ground, and then trotted away. Teleporting back to her room, she shrunk herself back down to normal size. For once, she had decided to spend a loop at home. Sure, she was still paying for her room in Canterlot, but mainly she wanted to see what happened now.
Morning came, and with it shock, alarm, and distress. Sweetie’s mask never slipped as she watched with fascination, absorbing all the new information, her rapid eye movement the only sign of something. Eventually, a funeral was held, and things went back to normal.
“Well, that was boring. No investigation or anything.” Gliding back to Canterlot, Sweetie began writing down a list of various new things she could do. Still, it was disappointing to see so little effect. Flipping onto her back, she closed her eyes and sighed. The headaches were starting to return.
“Right! I’ll have to step up my game, phase two!” Smiling, Sweetie flipped right side up, and settled back into a glide. There was a few tasks she wanted to do, and Sweetie really wanted to see what happened when they happened. Chuckling, she felt her excitement chase away the boredom.
It wasn’t like anyone would remember it.
jesus....
Snap
holy fucking shit..... Has she gone totally batshit insane??
Oh god (yes!) it has begun.
The inevitable point in any ongoing time loop. After all, what do they say the definition of insanity is?
And now she fully channels the power of Twilight... Or maybe Pinkamena.
You know what the odd part is? We could all be in her place. Because Imortality isn't somthing the brain is made for.
Also now we are at a point where she is going though the phase of testing everything and next will be pure insanity and then....
Sobernis ... and at last ..... the end
6150525
She has, and I have a feeling things are gonna get a lot worse for a while.
Only one thing to say to this.
sammcnerney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/groundhog-day.jpg
WTF? AUTHOR THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR STORY? !!!
Was this really what you had planned all this time?
I don't like this...
Sweetie just killed intentionally for the first time (not counting the zombie apocalypse loop). Now she only needs to commit suicide and destroy Equestria one loop and then she will have reached rock bottom.
~Leonzilla
Was he really back after you KILLED HIM? Or was that Noteworthy just a duplicate? Was everyone at the end of the loops just a duplicate after Starswirl's spell KILLED THEM? This isn't Best Pony anymore...
that got dark pretty fucking quick
An interesting turn that any one who's thought about it enough or paid attention say coming. the glowing bit of light saw this coming too and perhaps now either Discord will step in, Starswirl will reveal and in the end Who ever set this up needs to pay.
The secret message for this chapter only:
So uhh... Just asking about the last line warewolves. Do you mean Leave or Live?
Sweetie Belle has achieved Sakura Syndrome.
This will only get worse from here.
6150525
It happens to every time looper eventually, the stress just gets to much for them, soon she will go on a killing spree
As quoted by Linkin Park: "With Blackbirds following me, I'm digging out my grave. They close in, swallowing me. The pain, it comes in waves. I'm getting back what,I gave."
This was the part I was waiting for the entire time.
The rest was just filler.
Timeloops are a hell of a drug.
Holy Shit.
...
That got dark. Like, Eternal Night dark. D:
...
ALL HAIL QUEEN SWEETIE MOON! @______@
Well she tried.
Gotta say, I'm impressed she lasted as long as she did. She coulda hit this marker after all those failed attempts at carrying other people over the loop with her.
The best part of this is the picture
YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! MLP Time Loops call this Sakura Syndrome. This, right here, is where the madness begins...somehow getting real worried if Sweetie can pull outta this tail spin.
Umm hello? 1800 FIXMY PNY? My Sweetie Bell seems to have gone over the edge, can you get over here.....quickly!
Starswirl the bearded gave her an autosave and all she's doing now is going on a spree. She'll get bored and finish the mission... eventually.
6150555
It's not immortality so much as a complete lack of permanent consequences no matter what actions are taken. When no matter what you do, everyone around you will inevitably respawn with no memory, you quickly stop seeing them as actual people, and more as repetitive automatons. Essentially NPCs. It's why in any open sandbox games like GTA, Skyrim, or Fable, the player will eventually just start slaughtering the townspeople because fuck it.
And shes lost it. Wondering how long it would take, hell of a chapter that finally gets into the darker depths a bit.
A little loopy indeed.
The message so far:
6150693
I too am interested in this.
So her first act in being totally insane is dropping Diamond Tiara off a cliff.
Sounds legit.
What would happen is the sweetie from fragments met this sweetie?
So..... Sweetie had developed Sakura Syndrome.
6150525 Nah. "batshit insane" would be naming a baseball bat home run and then trying to beat your high score for how many changelings you can beat to death in a loop. Sweetie's just lost it.
Welp, here's the part where we go Cupcakes. Enjoy the ride!
Hurray for Sakura Syndrome! The crazy has been doubled!
I haven't even read the chapter yet, but I know it's going to be good because of the picture.
I've read it now and Sweetie is basically turning into me on Saints Row.
6151868 I wonder what gave you that idea...
This chapter is GREAT!
Creepy... But GREAT! :twilightcrazy:
The only thing wrong is that "weeel" needs more "L"s.
media.giphy.com/media/NLLQUmfh3os6c/giphy.gif
i.imgur.com/dd4seyG.gif
Aaaannd, she's gone.
If Sweetie ever does this I'm out of here...
6151614
6150693 I wouldn't think that warewolves of all people would be one to make mistakes.
I'm so sorry for doubting you. You've done it. Sweetie is now apparently a hyena from The Lion King, and she's wonderful. I should never have doubted you.
welp sweetie has officially loss it. it only took a year and a half of the same week to loss her mind.
6151868 I entirely agree.
You know, I haven't read Hard Reset in a while. Thanks for reminding me!
HAHAHA. That was fantastic!
As I catch up from not reading for a while (like thirty-dd chapters) I have to say: dear frag that picture is glorious and hilarious.
6152032
Nah. It's me on Skyrim.
*Redguards harassing Redguard woman*
*saves*
*pulls out bow*
*eliminates them all before they even really know what's happening*
*load save*
*do it again, switching weapons for teh lulz*
*load save*
*repeat until I get bored of pointless murder - then go find some bandits that actually put up a fight*
Oh sweet Celestia...
L88 and SB has gone insane. Well. Fucking. Done.