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Damn.
This was intense. Mind-blowingly intense, and amazing, and emotionally charged, and climactic, and...
Just...
Damn.
This rollercoaster ride of a fic just hit the biggest twist, looped around, and somehow came in for a landing; now let's see what the Russian judge has to say about the score.
Yeah, I am totally against them using Elements. Those gals are a lot of things to each others, but definitely not friends.
could someone explain, was Nightmare moon part of the plan or not, and with the earmuff and helmets, is it a spell that blocks the other voices out
Well, that battle was nothing short of brilliant.
6878673 Twilight set up in advance that Luna would give her the power she needed to overcome Celestia a la the Tirek incident. No idea whether NMM was Luna's or Twilight's dramatic flair in the works, though.
As to the Earmuffs and Helmets, the earmuffs were enchanted by Twilight to interfere with the command word specifically while leaving everything else audible IIRC. Meanwhile the helmets seem to block out everyone's voice but Celestia's own, which is why the Wonderbolts switching out their earmuffs for pilfered helmets was so disastrous.
6878673 simple: Nightmare moon was simple only a ruse. Luna was still Luna, it was only to confuse Celestia and boost Twilight with Power, when all other things fail. The Helmets? Celestias voice could trough, Twilights not. The Earcuffs completly scrampelt voices.
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Okay, thanks for clearing it up for me
... What...
...
...w...
What just happened?
You've thought everything through.
... I don't like this.
A while no doubt.
If it were, you'd already have lost.
She's taunting you. She has this in the bag, or so she thinks.
No, she's giving Twilight one chance to possibly fight her, as such, on equal terms, if she doesn't take it, she'll have lost.
Godspeed, Twilight Sparkle.
She does that on purpose I swear.
Says the Roy G Biv pony.
Yep.
Uncalled for, she's been nothing but helpful.
Oh this will be fun. I'd clamor for a catfight, but this isn't the time.
Uh, is pissing them off such a smart move, right now?
I wouldn't be surprised.
Or not. Trixie gonna Trixie.
Drat.
Double drat.
Why I'd even say a triple drat!
Excellent.
Heh. Never change, Pinks.
Merde.
You made Celestia feel like Darth Sidious WITHOUT her feeling like a villain. I'm honestly impressed.
Really?
Clever Twilight.
Shit.
FUCK!
She's not any ordinary pony.
Oh dear.
Huh?
Oh no.
What the-?!
Come on, come on...
A cliffhanger. What an evil cliffhanger.
Conceited much? She could have simply not wanted any innocents getting in the crossfire period.
Unbeknownst to everypony Trixies true cutie mark is nails on a chalk board.
Celestia, I love you, you're a great and wise princess most of the time but...
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It's a trap
Tattoo confirmed?
Oh goody. For a moment there, I thought they were in trouble.
Okay, Celestia definitely knows what's up - but that's part of Twi's plan! The surprising part is that she tipped her hand this soon. Of course it's a trap (duh), but why would she present Twi with a trap in plain sight?
Unless Celestia already knows that Twilight knows she knows, which is not part of Twi's plan.
Living the dream.
Oh, and by the way, FREAKING CHECK TRIXIE FOR THE CHARM. She's been out of your sight; your standard procedure should be recasting and verifying that Celestia hasn't tampered with her. Especially since she's already quite likely to have caught Celestia's attention.
Oh please, that's literally the first place Celestia will expect you to go. Why do you even think the elements are there? I'm surprised Celestia didn't just invite Twi to meet her in the vault in the first place, just to drive home the point.
... Wait, really? Celestia didn't see this one coming?
I don't buy it. IT'S A TRAP.
Even if Celestia were true to her word, she'd definitely take Luna; that much is certain. And Twi did make Luna a promise...
HA! I mean, oh shit. But still, I KNEW IT.
... damn, this chapter may be my favorite. Ironically, the most awesome parts of this clop-fic seem to be the non-clop chapters.
Holy shit.
SO, whenever you have a non-sex scene or non-intimacy scene, I keep imagining them as not anthros but normal ponies. THese fight scenes especially, I keep imagining ponies, not anthros.
The alien parasite nonsense is something of Lauren's Faust that should have stayed OUT of canoN!
(We've secretly replaced Rainbow's regular Element of Loyalty with Folgers Crystals. Let's see if she can tell the difference…)
(Durrr, sure feels the same to me.)
(Looks like the answer is "No". Folgers Crystals… Coffee rich enough to explode.)
*grabs popcorn and soda, turns on epic battle music...*
*spits soda out when I see Nightmare Moon*
The hype is over 9000!
All aboard the fuckin' S.S. Trixie.
<Evil smile/grin>
The conductor didn't understand his instructions. Didn't really understand why the group of 6 was getting this special treatment.
Twilight asks for some privacy for them.
This little bit made me rethink all those "pony piles" we see in the Hogwarts stories of late. It's one thing for 11-year-olds to pony-pile into a single bed like that. In TKepner's newest, it's 14 year olds, still platonic. And here we have adults, non-platonic.
Yep. Twilight demonstrates a spy network, and Naruto-style passing of information without being seen. Good -- she's showing that she can rule, even when that means lying and taking advantage of those she cares about. And, she's developing a sense of remorse to keep from doing it too often.
Indeed. This eager and devouring reader enjoys seeing how you write Trixie.
Now, the vault. Two things came to mind: 1, the evil overlords list of "Don't hide your weakness in a known location". And 2, this is supposed to be a test for Twilight, so there has to be a way for Twilight to win. So yea, the game is the elements are under guard for her to use.
Wonderful play Celestia ... I did not see it coming.And the guards are trained in silent communication. No "Awaken", and still able to order/co-ordinate activity. No idiot ball here.
It's interesting that the guards were instructed to target the earmuffs. Celestia knows of one wide-area "Awaken" command, and that it will affect everyone with exposed ears. It won't affects the guards unless they've lost helmets, and if they can take out the attackers earmuffs then Twilight is less likely to use it.
Considering that the guards were told to use non-leathal force, and try to avoid injury, having the setup look like "Ear protection counts as an effective take-down substitute" makes sense for the orders given to the guards.
Again, it looks like a game.
Now, the initial confrontation between Celestia and Twilight: Geez you two, get a room.
Celestia: Surrender, and keep your harem. Be mine, relax, and be at peace.
Twilight: No, I need to protect my little ponies. How about you surrender, and take a vacation? Be mind, relax, and be at peace? We both know it's temporary as far as you're concerned.
Celestia: No, I need to protect my little ponies.
Just ... Why can't you just take a cease fire?
Neither of you really wants the fight. Both of you just want to protect what you care about. Why not just accept that you won't interfere with each other's ponies, and leave each other uncharmed from this point forward.
And, the battle. The Elements of Harmony. The long awaited "Will they respond to her"? And ... not at first! She has to win her element of harmony back over, overcome her guilt, and then ...
Check! My knight now has two of your pieces under attack. One is a fake, and everything falls apart.
And ... we see just how powerful an alicorn is. Remember, Luna almost neutralized the spell when it was cast on her. Here, Celestia DOES. The same thing that Twilight needed a full runic circle for, Celestia just has as a background enchantment.
Check! Helmets that block all sound EXCEPT Celestia, so that after earmuffs are destroyed, and helmets used instead, the attackers only think they are safe.
Then ... what should have been Checkmate. Celestia has enough power, skill, and aim to destroy earmuffs on someone's head with nothing more than some hair stain.
Chess with Celestia is not a nice game to play.
Nightmare Moon is a WONDERFUL little distraction.
What gets me the most is just how close Celestia came to winning.
With the earmuff off, all she had to do was "Awaken". Instead, she thought she had to cast -- and that was just enough time (plus a deflection) for "Nightmare Moon" to get her off guard.
And what's the ultimate surprise defense? Crouching illusions, hidden Trixie. As long as Celestia thought she needed to cast, even after wearing Twilight down, there was one more unexpected defender of the ... can we really call it "king" when everypony's a mare?
This battle does NOT disappoint.
On to the final reveal.
This was a seriously epic chapter. Also pinkie's balloon animal replacement jutsu killed me