Nine months after Magus was colonized, the colony went as expected. That is if you were a pessimistic pony that often accepts the possibility of worse case scenarios occurring, which in this case was the population starting to clump together with their own species. Oh wait, I was the one that thought about that possibility. Moving on, while some of the ambassadors and the princesses were hopeful about a diverse colony, cultural and species-related differences eventually took their toll. The princesses were disappointed, but overall odds were that Magus would developed into a colony with species-related regions, with a few cities where members of all species that could truly get along would live in. I also think that Equestria's use of 'somepony' and like words didn't help either in the long run in regards to their own colonists.
Regardless, this led to another issue that came up when the princesses met up with the ambassadors, which was them demanding worlds that their nations could have to themselves. This led to some debates between the princesses and the ambassadors, until they called me in to see if I had anything to contribute since I was the only interdimensional expert that had on hoof. When I arrived, I promptly informed them that if they had their own private colonies, it may be harder to get other nations to reinforced them should an alien invasion occur. However, with Magus not showing a bright picture, the ambassadors was less incline to continue with more diverse colonies, so I actually offered them an alternative: they get their own colonies but the entire Aegis Guard has to forsworn all ties to any nations until they are discharged from the guard.
Reactions weren't pretty, with half the ambassadors showing outrage while the princesses were shocked by my suggestion. That came to an end when I lifted a chair and threaten to smash the next person that whines about my offer. That brought about silence in the room, which told me that they heard about my violent tendencies at some point. After shutting up the entire group, I told them by having the Aegis Guard as a military force that holds no allegiance to any nation, it would serve to help keep them separate from any possible wars between any two species' nations. This would allow the Aegis Guard to fully devote their efforts to protecting all species of Equus from alien threats, since even if all nations were to have their armies weakened, the Aegis Guard would still be at top condition to fight a war till the other nations' military can recover. One of them questioned about if I could remain impartial while I was overseeing the force, which I simply responded by asking if they want to see me smash a chair over Celestia's head. The sheer audacity of my offer seemed to convinced the fellow, as no one else questioned my commitment to my idea.
After that, the meeting ended with everyone making the decision at a later time, while the princesses berated me for my behavior. I simply responded that they should have expected me to be brunt and crass in my interactions with the politicians. They then question my stance on not having all the colonies be devoted to Equus as a whole, to which I answered that there would be too many cultural and physical differences for everyone to get along. Odds were that we would only have a few diverse colonies, with the rest owing allegiances with one nation. It's better just to make sure that all worlds are at least united against alien threats, which would be partially accomplished if the neutrality of the Aegis Guard was secured. This left the princesses uncertain about my reaction, though they excluded me from the next meeting, which was fine by me since I'm not a fan of politics in the first place.
Training with the new batch was an easier process than the first batch, partly due to the help of Dusty Skies and Dusk Cloud. I also received reports that the other drill instructors were following as close as they can to my original style of training, though they toss in some of their own ideas in order to make things harder for their own recruits. It fills me with joy that they get the message that untold suffering now will help cut back on future suffering for the volunteers.
Some of the Elements were making progress with their romantic lives, for instance Pinkie was actually seeing some stallion. I personally didn't care who they were as long as they treated her right, since I had a job and was pretty independent for a thirty-one year old filly. My own romantic pursuits consisted of a flat zero, since I was still uninterested in finding love. It helped that my aggressive attitude help to put off any colts that may display interest, with the exception of the two idiots, Snips and Snails. Thankfully, they were easily distracted by any pretty face, though I wonder why they would be attracted to me in the first place since I put no effort whatsoever to my own appearance.
Since Pinkie was out dating and the fact that I actually have more free time regardless of my officer studies, I ended up babysitting with the Cake twins. Though even after spending a few years in the same household with them, I was still cautious with young foals in general, so I made sure to have at least two recruits with me to help with babysitting duties. That move benefited me in the long run, since I just ran supervision while the recruits dealt with the twins. Though before any recruit helped me with babysitting duties, I made certain to inform them that they better keep the twins safe and happy or I was going to tie them to one of the targets at the shooting range.
After the colony talks, things settled down for the next three months, with only the news that the princesses and ambassadors settled down on some variation of my idea. While the princesses accepted the fact that the other nations should have their own colonies, they were to allow any other species to settle down due to the fact that they may be interested by the colony's environment. They cited that some of the immigrants to Magus came due to the fact that the world had a white sun that wasn't controlled by magic, instead the world was rotating while circling the star itself. I was thankful that the scientists came to that understanding on their own instead of having to try to explain that thing to them. Though, no other habitable worlds were found, hence Selene received more military develop while Magus ended up with a small amount of immigration. Still, it was progress in the end.
"Why exactly do I need to learn a voice amplification spell?"
"Are you serious? Wouldn't that help you address your recruits more easily?"
"Twilight, I'm a short-tempered filly that yells a lot. If my throat couldn't handle me hollering at my recruits, I would have lost my voice a long time ago."
"Well, wouldn't it be useful on the battlefield?"
"Yeah, I want to be yelling all my orders loud enough so that the enemy can hear it too... that reminds me. I need to give the scientists another research project now," I replied, ripping out a piece of paper from my notepad so I can write a letter to the researchers. Due to my training duties and later my officer studies, my magic lessons with Twilight was cut down a lot to just a couple lessons a week. This also cut back on Twilight's studies on my first language and all the knowledge I possessed about interdimensional nations and societies that I encountered. It also didn't help that it took me ten months to get a handle on teleporting myself, and another five months before I mastered teleporting other objects safely. Though, even after a couple years, I'm still hesitant about teleporting ponies other than myself.
"But wouldn't the aliens be unable to understand you?" Twilight asked.
"At first they wouldn't, but I don't think it will take them long to get Equestrian translated since they're currently far more advance than we are," I answered while I continued to write my letter.
"Then how will you be able to communicate to your troops on a battlefield if they're not close?"
"By getting the scientists to create a device that can transmit messages through a method that will keep the enemy from hearing. I don't know if you have a technology that is similar, but think of it as like sending messages via dragonfire. Except this case, it would be sent on a... kind of wave that is invisible to sight, and can be worn on one's head. That way an officer doesn't have to be yelling, yet all soldiers under their command can still hear the officer's orders."
"That's... amazing!" Twilight exclaimed as her eyes widen at the thought of such a device. "A device like that could have so much potential too! Can it be used for long-ranged communications?"
"Umm... yes it could with the right equipment," I answered as I braced myself as Twilight hit another maniac episode.
"Oh sweet Celestia! That technology could revolutionized all of Equestria! Just imagine if anypony can communicate with another pony in a different city! It would save so much time! Ponies like Applejack could keep in touch with their entire families no matter how large they are! Not to me—" Twilight said before I finally tuned her out to work on something else.
However, before I could, Spike just came over to me and asked, "Wouldn't this device make dragonfire obsolete?" As the years went by, Spike grew a bit as well, though since dragons live far longer than ponies, his growth was just a tad bit slower than my own. Though his crush on Rarity hasn't ended yet, even if she was out dating other stallions. Anyways, it seemed he was nearby and that he overheard our conversation, so odds are he might be afraid that this device could threaten an important aspect of his job.
"Depends on how developed it is. I think it would be vocal at first, so for written messages dragonfire will still have the same importance as before. Odds are dragonfire will still be around for some years or decades, depending on how developed technology becomes in the future," I replied before I looked at Twilight to see that she had become oblivious to the two of us. "I really hope she doesn't decide to teleport to the research base."
"What's wrong with her going teleporting to the research base?"
"Well, besides the fact that I had a rule made that no teleportation of any kind was allowed within three hundred feet of the base, Twilight could end up appearing in the middle of an experiment, which could cause an accident that might result in the entire base blowing up," I answered, causing Spike to look at me in horror before turning his view towards Twilight, who was scribbling something on a chalkboard. Seeing that she was still in rant-mode, I asked, "Hey, how's Twilight's love life going?"
"As well as you can expect for her," Spike simply responded, before we turn our attention to Twilight to see that she's still not paying attention to her surroundings.
"Let me guess, no one wants to approach her since she's a princess except for the nobility who are specist snobs? Which causes her to be clingy to her friends and books, while gorging on ice cream since her alicorn metabolism helps prevents her from getting fat, all due to not finding anyone, or anything, remotely close to her ideal mate?"
Before Spike could answer, Twilight snapped out of her trance as she said, "Hey! I'm right here you know!" while glaring at us as the coat on her face turned red.
As we both turn towards Twilight, I replied, "Yes, we noticed. But thank you for finally noticing that we're here too," to which Twilight realized what she was doing, causing her to blush in embarrassment. Spike simply chuckled at her while I just gave her a wide grin. Sometimes it's just way too easy to fluster that mare.
Forever single.
BTW, how wold you go about displaying the war? Wars are best shown from TPS.
Aether should have also told them that she Tazed Celestia a couple times.
But considering that years have passed should Twilight already know about radio. I'm sure Sunset had to mention them at some time. Or she witnessed it the two times we know for sure she was there? It's the only plot hole I see here.
Wow, Aether has really mellowed over the years. Imagine, only threatening first instead of demonstrating by multiple percussive implementation.
Now twilight is off on teh communication line of research. Wonder if Aether has heard of Crystal Singers. Bypass all that easily interceptable short range light speed only electromagnetism stuff.
Yay! Dame Aether of the Chair Thrower House is back... XD
6875698 Equestrian magic doesn't mix well with EQG tech, as was shown in a short vid where Sunset was studying the Human 5 as they... 'ponyuped'. Hence Equestrian tech is more magic based instead. Odds are Sunset doesn't want Twilight trying to get her hooves on EQG gadgets and having them blowing up in front of her face thanks to magic affecting them.
politics+astral=broken chairs
although they probably needed something that blunt
politicians are never smart, real life or fimfic
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I SOOO want that to be her full title, or at least part of it with some like Bane of Celestia, Traveller or Worlds and Ally of Chaos
you could also add a fun/kinky one like Mistress of Punishment, that will get her some 'interesting' friends
6875748 still a problem. In RR she was in EQG for days. there is NO way she missed cellphones during that time.
6875761 You can bet a picture of chair hitting Celestia's face will end up as a family crest.
...uh...Aether? Is it too late for me to raise my hand? I wanted to see that
Actually, you meant to say "rotating", since "revolving" is "the act of a satellite body circling its primary"
Politics - Ten times faster with blunt force traumas.
6875698 Twilight should know about radio, but given Aether's description of it, maybe she thought it was something else...?
6875896 shrugs.
Hey, is that ending some Twither/Aelight I see a couple decades in the future? Aether does seem to like flustering twilight, after all...
6875807 shut it with the smarts some of us aren't as good as you.
I aree
A funny way to have someone for Aether is a colt to have a huge crush on her, so he joins the Aether Guard than becomes her slave
Like she doesn't like him because he is annoying but does what ever she wants...
Throw that chair! (Chair is thrown)
A "radio" technology using magic instead of using actual radio waves. As things go, they have little worry to encrypt their messages, seeing as the message is riding on a wave of the very phenomenon every alien is freaking out over.
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Dame Aether of House Pie, Thrower of Chairs, Striker of the Head of Celestia, Commander in Chief of the Aegis Guard, and Holy Keeper of the Sippy Cup of Sugarcube Corner!
Pinkie... You are not allowed to assign Aether titles...
6875748 I could see Aether using magic-radio to send his instructions to the troops while using ordinary radio to send decoy messages intended for whatever enemy to intercept.
I love it when I say something and the author notices, or its in the next chapter.
Anyway also how far away are the other planets if still in the same dimensions, or are they in different dimensions?
6875672 What is TPS if I may ask
6876193 Third Person Shooter.
Heh, cool chapter, and argh, this age sistem is confusing... Like, most fics says pony age like us, maybe they live a bit longer, but 31 years old and she's still a filly? Like, a child? *sigh* I'll end up blue-screening my brain for good one day...
Also, typos ahead:
Then they or They then, Questioned.
Babysitted, or just "ended up babysitting"
having me to try
ChillOut
6876173 she*
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
6875669 Forever a pone
6875669 I think this picture finally has meaning...
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6876420 That can actually be argued either way--Aether's arrival in Equestria resulted in his sex getting changed. I still think of Aether as male, although I've sometimes did refer to him/her as a female in a few posts. It's essentially interchangeable at this point.
"His" body is that of a female pony's now--which is only just beginning puberty in Silvak's story. At the beginning, Aether identified himself as male, although he wasn't really "married" to the idea since there were so few of his species available that he was pretty much asexual. After puberty of his pony body, I expect Aether to id as female, since the hormones will probably do a lot of rewiring of his mind--although, given his attitude, he's likely to still be asexual when all's said and done.
Equestria may not have radio, but there's been suggestions that they have telegraphs. So the concept shouldn't be that hard to grasp.
i don't know how much more of this story i can take. i mean i found it really interesting at the very beginning in both this story and its prequel but lately the chapters have become very list like and kind of unrealistic even with reverse engineering. i don't even know what i find more offensive at this point that fact that a story i liked is slowly turning into little more then a shopping list with the occasional blip of story thrown in or or this bastardization of economics and engineering shown here. There are so many thing not being accounted for here that even glassing over any sort of R&D for all the weapons and gear being built that you still run into major issues. The biggest one being proliferation of the products.
sorry it is just that both are subjects near and dear to my heart and i really hate it when writers portray all the hard work that goes into engineering projects and R&D as...well basically modern magic cause they an't got to explain shit.
6877271 I somewhat understand your frustration, this part of the story is something that is also hard for me too in terms of writing it. Sadly for the story to truly progress, a timeskip of some sort (which in this case is many time skips) is needed. While I know parts of this can be very grating to those of a more scientific background such as yourself, which is just made worse by the fact that my understanding in the areas you mention is rather pathetic in comparison to those that study it intensively; it's just a fact that I consider this portion of Aether's story to be the weakest, but still a necessary part sadly. My apologies to those that dislike the current portion of this story.
6877323 don't apologize, never apologize for something you created especially not for something you gave up your own free time so that other could enjoy. it is disrespectful to you the writer, me the reader, and your story itself. you are the one who knows where this story is going and if you felt this was the best way to get from point A to point B then so be it. it is my "job" as a reader to decided if this is the kind of story i want to spend my free time on and if so give you feed back on what i did or did not like. Just remember that everything is has a process no matter what you may be doing, if you feel a bit of your story might be weak because of some factoid look into the process or try to image the process behind it you might discover something interesting to give your story that unique twist to it. for an example the kind of sweeping changes your having Aether introduce would definitely spark some sort of industrialization movement in order to make all those guns, armor, and vehicles which need there own specialized factories and training for the people who run those factories, then you need the supplies for everything. Add in the growing colonies and well lets just say anyone deal with mining or consturction is making out like a BITCH
6877476 I'm sometimes spineless in some matters, hence why I don't respond to too many comments unless I feel like I really need to. However, overall, unless I ask for help from someone, my stories tend to go to the path I wanted them to go, regardless of the consequences, so that is the only area I tend to entrench myself in for the worst. For instance, I know a lot of folk disliked the part of the story where the imprint has shown up. Still, I powered on through it cause as with the other weak parts of my story, it is something that is necessary for the overarching storyline.
Regardless, thanks for alerting me on this particular weakness, I'll think on this matter some more and I'll try to deal with it. Though, I do read everyone's comments and criticisms and take account of them in my story, for they help me grow as a writer, so thank you everyone for everything.
6876517 Wings? Now I'll never get any!
6876472 Pones are sexy.
Twilight Sparkle is just too sexy.
6877604 And now this picture has a purpose! You're just giving purpose to all the unused Pictures!
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Nice avatar btw
I ... I can't NOT mention it. Remember the plot of the first EqG movie?
The girls didn't talk, the texted and mailed with their phones. And Sunset was able to rig that. In her first year.
I seriously doubt Twilight had no idea of the concept.
Twilight even had a sleepover at Pinkie's in the second movie, where RD and AJ where playing video games so there definitly was a TV there.
Plus long range communication in written form is already a thing in the EqG-verse. Remember Sunset saying "It has been a long time since I wrote those words."? They already had that kind of magic for the written medium, even if you say, it is restricted to only be used by Celestia (aka plot convenience) due to power usage or something.
I am just saying that the idea of long range instant communication shouldn't be too alien for Twilight.
I would have prefered that Twi not freak out about the prospect of communication but instead about the HOW that was suddenly presented to her. Something along the lines of "So that is how that works in the human world?!" and then thinking about what she has seen under the new light and thinking of other applications. Hell, just let her think up the use of binary to give her something to freak about.
Other than that I really hope something happens soon, the story has been kinda dragging on for a couple of chapters now. I can see that it is neccessary for the story but still. Maybe that is just the release timings and all. If this was a book or a finished story one might just hammer through this part to "get to the good part" but I don't have that luxury and I'll be damned if I don't keep myself updated.
Keep it up.
MfG NIchtraucher
6875788 As much as I'd love that I think it would just be a chain. She's equal opportunity after all... Maybe the outlike of an alicorn... painted white... with an ethereal mane... in- You know what, screw it! Screw it! Celestia it is!
6877807 I feel disturbed.
Thank you.
And thank you for the compliment.
6877658 All pictures are equally useless. That is to say that there will be a day when a picture will have it's relevance.
Just something I've found
I'm actually not entire sure, but I think it is supposed to be rotating, while?
6882062 Good news: According to the TV schedule, the Season 5 finale will finally be airing again on Saturday morning, so we won't have to wait much longer.
Red means yes.
Ok, she's 31 in pony years...does that make her still a foal or between a foal amd a mare? I dunno considering how you're doing ages
YES!!!!!
Let's just hope Twilight doesn't go trying to make the perfect coltfriend for herself.
Hahahahaha XD hilariously well done, well done...
I am confused with how you do ages... :|
development
6877658 thats a BIG book.