It's the eve of the Summer Sun Celebration, and Ponyville is under attack by marauding plundervines. As they did in another world, Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends must give up Equestria's greatest means of defense in order to save it, but this time, things go a little differently.
Adapted from the events of "Princess Twilight Sparkle" as written by Meghan McCarthy. The character of Silver Bullet is used with permission of his creator, OldTimer, and originates in the story "Rain at Sunset".
Part of the Quiververse
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Even when she's not speaking it rhymes.
Good story. Can't wait for the next instalment in the Quiververse!
6327600 Thanks. I'll definitely have another installment out before the end of the year. What story that will be remains to be seen, however.
Nice work with this take on the S4 opener! And I have to say, I think you did a good job with the reason for why Discord was let free. And also, I enjoyed it with him being scolded by Fluttershy near the end XD
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It seemed like good reasoning to me - rather than risk passing the buck to the next generation, reforming Discord seemed to have far more benefits to him personally and to Equestria as a whole. And that little bit near the end...she's better at giving him incentive. That happens with time.
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Indeed. Nobody benefits by just locking the problem somewhere else... just ask Starswirl. XD
Oh, and before I forget - meant to say before that I liked what we saw of Silver Bullet and Pixie Dust. The latter in particular
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Yeah, I like Pixie Dust too. She's fun to write for.
It's long overdue, but with my read-through of this and Reflections - Quiververse Edition earlier today, I've finally read all the stories in the Quiververse to date. And with what I've read, I regret not getting around to it sooner.
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I'm glad that you're caught up. I hope that you enjoyed the tiny bit of karma that went Discord's way here.
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Oh, I certainly did. And I'm looking forward to what you have planned for this verse's future.
I'm honestly not sure why the guard OCs exist. It didn't feel like they added anything at all to the story.
I eagerly await the day when these aren't in the middle of dialogue
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Silver Bullet and Pixie Dust were there for several reasons. One was because I wanted to inject a little realism into the story - I wouldn't take a military seriously if they sent a major political figure around without some sort of escort, especially if there was a crisis and the two ruling monarchs were missing. The second was because I wanted them to even the odds a bit, and you can't say they didn't with those chainsaws. The third is because those two are going to be recurrers for a while (at least so long as Silver Bullet's creator allows me to use him).
Finally, I wanted to establish that there were thestrals in this storyline, and this was my earliest opportunity.
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I suppose that's fair. The first part definitely explains their presence, and that's fine. My point was more about their role, and I should have been more specific.
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Ah. Yeah, in that context, they don't really add much.
Wow, this was definitely good work.
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Well, I do my best. Glad that you enjoyed it.
A very interesting take on a good episode. Why didn't Twilight ever take guards along with her?
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I have my theories. The simplest one is that Twilight never felt comfortable having them. Not that it was a smart idea, of course, but given how competent the Royal Guard's been portrayed, well...
Luckily he's not one for fourth wall breaks otherwise he would have given the author of this thing crap am I wrong
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If Discord was going to give me trouble, he'd have done so already, and made sure I was aware of it being his doing. Just saying.
Charity rock concert?
Says the drama queen?
Earth ponies can do that?
They have visors? Also, I did not think that would happen.
Equestria has Black Friday?
It’s not like the information is useful.
On one hand, I want to defend them. On the other hand, I can’t.
Bric-a-brac?
Looks like twilight has access to dark magic.
Huh. So that’s what it looks like from their perspective. Interesting.
Three?
Technically, he had multiple opportunities to kick you when you were down, but his cockiness got in the way.
One time? What is she talking about?
Who are they talking about?
Do you have a better?
What does that mean?
How the heck is that scary?
Ohh. I thought he was scared of her.
Oh boy. She’s not wrong.
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Chronicled in a later story, Family, and adapted from one of the books by G. M. Berrow.
Rarity goes into histrionics over minor things, yes, but when it comes to the generally serious, she tends to keep herself in check and solve the problem.
The episode this was inspired by had the Apple Family trying to physically pull the plundervines from the ground. Last I checked, that counted as killing weeds.
I like to think that the Royal Guard does have the option of making helmets with visors when their members require it.
Why shouldn't they?
It's still an invasion of privacy.
Bric-a-brac. Random odds and ends.
Celestia showed Twilight a spell that involved dark magic in the Season 3 premiere. The animators reused the animation effects for the spell in the Season 4 premiere when Twilight completed Zecora's potion. Blame them, not me.
One vision showed Nightmare Moon's defeat. One showed Discord's defeat. One showed Celestia and Luna recovering the Elements. That's three. Twilight likely just took a bigger swig with her second dose of the potion.
Her trip to the human world.
Sunrunner is the one they're talking about.
The Elements were returned to the Tree, but the necklaces and crown that carried them still exist. Rarity is going to store hers away and save it for another day.
Would you want to suffer a guilt trip from Fluttershy? I wouldn't.
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Interesting.
True, but when has privacy existed in mlp?
Wow, I’m forgetting about a lot.
Sunrunner is going to become a wonderbolt.
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Sunrunner is in the running to become a Wonderbolt. She may or may not become one at this point.
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Ohh.