Chapter 24
“Thank you, Silver,” I said as the light blue pegasus with the red mane put the tray down on the table outside her father's cafe, before picking the cup up with her hoof and transferring it over to the table in front of me.
She smiled and picked the tray up with her teeth, transferring it under her right wing. “You're welcome, Page,” she spoke up happily.
That had taken some getting used to. Because really, unless you were a unicorn, your mouth was the only practical way to manipulate objects if you needed to move around at the same time. Well, pegasus had their wings, but they didn't have the dexterity to be used for that kind of thing. Not practically anyway.
“Uhm...” she said after a short moment, sounding a bit unsure. “...You are the Blank Page that wrote 'A New Hope', right?”
I sipped at my tea before I nodded. “Yeah, it's me,” I admitted. “Have you read it?”
She beamed at me. “I did! I just finished it last night, it was great!”
I couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm. “Glad you liked it.”
“It was rather more violent than most books I read, but it was good. The scene when Sky Walker got back to the farm... it almost had me in tears,” she admitted, scraping her hoof against the stone. “And the part when the island blew up the city...”
“I am working on the sequel,” I told her. “But it's slow work... I wouldn't expect it for another year at least.”
Wonder how she would react to the reveal of Darth Vader's real identity.
It was a honor really, to introduce a new world to that kind of surprise. And to spare them the pain of the prequels. There were to be three books, no more, no less. At least I wouldn't give them the 'original' prequels, 'I hate sand' In-fucking-deed.
“I can't wait!” Silver Leaf exclaimed before she hesitated. “...Could you...?”
Smiling, I nodded my head. “Go get it.”
She squeaked and then rushed off, heading into the back of the cafe. I was not really a fan of this kind of thing, as I didn't like the attention.
But Silver Leaf had been friendly to me since I first set hoof in this cafe and she was always so... cheerful and happy about life in general.
It made me feel better, if just for a little while.
You would almost think I was getting used to live in Equestria. And in a way I was... I more or less knew how things worked and I had a way to make a living now that I liked. Somehow it was easier for me to write now than it ever was before.
I suspected it had something to do with the magical butt tattoo, like it was amplifying my talents... but I was grateful for it, no matter how little I liked the fact that I was in pony form.
But that didn't change the fact that I simply didn't belong here. I missed things... internet, T.V., that I was never going to get to see the continuation of the Marvel movies. I even missed commercials at times.
Okay, that's a lie, I didn't miss those but I did miss hamburgers. Hayburgers simply were not the same thing.
Meat. Fuck, I miss meat... grilled, medium rare steaks. Sausages. Chicken!
But even if cows didn't talk here, I likely could not eat those anymore. This body couldn't handle it... or at least, I wouldn't dare try it.
...Fuck, at this point I would eat a fish! I dislike fish but right now, I would kill for some fucking fishsticks!
Actually, that might still be possible now when I considered it. Gryphons eat fish, I know that much. There is a small gryphon population in the city, they have to get it from somewhere.
I really had to check if ponies could eat fish. Luna would know and likely not freak out too badly about it.
I sipped at my tea. I had to admit that Equestria did have some things over Earth though. The vegetables were of better quality for one thing, and tasted better, though that might simply be because I was an herbivore now.
But even so, I would bet that there was better quality here. I blamed magic and 'special talents' for it.
I looked up as Silver returned, carrying the book in her mouth and putting it on the table with a nervous smile.
Digging into my satchel, I pulled out some ink and a quill before lifting the book up and inspecting the cover. It had a white furred pegasus on the cover, a blue sword of light in his mouth, and an earth pony in a dark vest wielding a crossbow next to him.
Flipping the cover open, I picked the quill up before I wrote, 'To Silver Leaf, for making my days a little brighter. Blank Page' and handed it back. “How's that?”
The pegasus smiled with a small blush. “It's brilliant. Thank you.” She giggled shyly, holding the book to her side with her wing. “I-I should stop bothering you. Thank you again!” She quickly added as she picked the tray back up.
“No problem.”
She headed off back to the counter as another customer entered and I returned to my own tea, my smile quickly slipping as I sipped at it.
I'm starting to think I have a small depression or something. Or I might simply be homesick.
I considered that for a moment before I snorted. Bah!
Next thing you'll know, I'll color my mane black and start listening to Nightwish or something.
Fuck that shit, this is a world with magic and I can use it. Badly, but still!
I may be stuck here, but I can still explore and learn.
Finishing my tea, I shrugged my bag on and headed out, giving Silver a wave on the way. To the library and then the range. I will tame my magic if it's the last thing I ever do.
My horn will be the one to pierce the heavens!
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Every time you post a new chapter I sit there and read it with a big smile on my face.
Don't really have anything to comment about, but I want to, so, here. I like it.
Before he declared no prequels, I was thinking he should push back the release of Return of the Jedi, and publish the prequels after Empire Strikes Back.
IV, V, I, II, III, VI, in that order.
6288870 Hiver actually writes this primarily on the spacebattles creative writing forum, so if you ever want to read it a bit before its posted here, that is a good place to look.
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/new-beginnings-mlp.346599/
I wanted to see rambow dash reading a new hope
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SWEET!
I rolled my eyes at the last sentence.
I get the quote.
*smirking
I am rather curious as to what Blank Page would do with the prequels to have actually be worthy of the originals.
Hey! I
Nightwish! Especially their older songs, with Tarja Turunen's lead vocals.
I guess not everyone can appreciate their awesome.
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stayclassy
Ha. Gurren Lagann reference there at the end. I should watch that again someday...
Would Luna's lady-bits count as the heavens, what with the moon and all. He may not be too far off the mark.
This.
And make angels sing, if ya know what I mean. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Ow, my pride.
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That.... was just as weird and disturbing as the actual show. 
But...I like Nightwish.
6436251 I'm in love with my lust
Turning Angel's wings to dust
I wish I had your Angel tonight
Nightwish is awesome! You want music for the depressed, try Portishead.
I know foreshadowing when I see it
7205364 Yeah, I'm not sure if that was a Gurren Laggan reference, a sex joke, or both.
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It's both.
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The bloody hell is this?
7792560 A masterpiece of insanity
7835142 Do you actually know?
I'm an idiot. I didn't consider the other meanings in that quote until I read the comments.
I just thought TTGL.
Am I the only one hoping for a plot twist where he decides to court Silver Leaf instead of Luna?
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still my first time reading it as in I just got here
and I just know that is not going to happen
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k it, lets add several zeros to that number"
Ahhh TTGL.... ramps every thing upto 11, then says "F
A nod to one of my favorite anime. Well done sir, well done. You have made my day with that little line.
If you consider the prequels so bad, what do you think about all the garbage Disney is dragging the franchise through? Especially considering they announced a 4th trilogy.
Rereading this story before starting the new sequel (now that I'm not in the middle of rereading a million word epic) and had to snicker at this. If only he knew what Disney was doing now...
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I am sure it was predicted. I was reading a physical book, I forget what one by now, but it's set many years in the future, and the one character is whining his arse off about that very series and how crappy the new movies were (up til --was it 14-- when it became good again). He definitely mentioned more than the original six and the much-reviled three. I am about 50% confident he even mentioned Disney and that it was before they actually added on!
foreshadowing much.
I happen to like nightwish. And my hair is naturally black thank you. Lol
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Well, minus the black part, I agree. And neither of us are deppresed or anything.
Aha!! A gurren ligone refrence!!!
Can we hope for a romance or two? Maybe three
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I thought so to
*Notes the shade thrown at Nightwish and glowers at the author*
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Agreed. I never really knew why the prequels got so much hate. Granted they would not compare to the original trilogy, and Jar Jar was a mistake, but overall I didn’t think them that bad. CinemaWins made me appreciate them even more.
And now with the age of Disney, it’s really put things into perspective for me. I shake my head in sorrow at younger me, saying “You poor thing, if only you knew the fate that awaits the franchise.”
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The only reason they don't compare is because they set out to tell a very different story, with very different stylistic and thematic choices, bar a few holdovers. They can't be compared, outside of how enjoyable they were.
The only reason people hate them so much is because they weren't more of the same. Well, now we have more of the same, right down to major plot points and scenes in the sequel trilogy, and they are objectively worse for it. The only thing that you can say for sure is done well are visuals, and they only really ran with that in the second movie. There were many opportunities to take the sequels in a very interesting direction, but J.J. was too incompetent to even see them, and Rian Johnson got cold feet and went back to generic storytelling. The third one's going to have Palpatine, and as much as I think he could actually carry the movie if done right, I won't be surprised if they completely cock it up and have Rey curbstomp him.
With that said, yes we can all agree that Jar jar was terrible. And Amidala's hair.
Just believe in the Luna who believes in you!
Good story so far, can't believe it took me this long to find it.
Just realized that if you replace horn with drill, it's a line from Guren Lagann.
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"The third one's going to have Palpatine, and as much as I think he could actually carry the movie if done right, I won't be surprised if they completely cock it up and have Rey curbstomp him."
We have a verified prophet over here.
And hello from the age where Nightwish is great again and prequels trilogy is better then sequela trilogy by far.
Excuse me?
The fuck say just say?
Your one of those ot only people?
Ugh disgusting
🤮
Okay so I do adore the prequels
But I’m not some dick who actually hates on ot people
Your good man
I am a little sad tho
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There definitely are and were enough talented people that could have made the sequels great but Disney micromanaged it to much, didn’t know what they were doing, and screwed it up. At least they have realised this mistake and have adjusted accordingly allowing the potential of Star Wars and those capable of continuing it work. If only there corporate pride would allow them to fix the mistake itself instead of just making it better for next time
Gurenn Lagaan??
Hes going to pierce the Nightsky alright
