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And we're back to Whisper the social expert instead of Whisper the intel analyst. Victory over Serenity may seem a near certainty, but the shape that victory takes is rather more complex.
We're almost there! The next update is the big one: the last two chapters and the epilogue, about 25k words, posted together.
*Runs around in a circle screaming*
THE END IS NIGH!
THE END IS NIGH!
And now to wait for the other shoe to drop.
9193303 you mean the end is Neigh
I REALLY liked this chapter, especially that final scene with everyone talking about the future. It's something that's so rarely done in stories without setting up death flags and it is such a nice touch.
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It's something I felt had been a bit missing, lately. There's been so many big, dramatic events that they haven't had a chance to just sit down and unwind. Be people for just a little bit.
...And then my editor pointed out that I had Dusty literally talk about retirement immediately before the big finale. I didn't mean to invoke that trope, heh.
Great line.
Even better line!
Oh shit, only one update left? I know I've been reading this story for... geez, three years already, but even so it feels like it's come too soon. I'll miss this story.
Looking forward to the finale!
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you mean serenety's balefire bomb?
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Queen just wipes out her hive with it in spite.
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This chapter reminded me why i like the other fallout equestrias. The hell hole of the waster land with the main cast sitting around talking about ice cream.
WHOOOO UPDATE!
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This chapter demonstrates what I love so much about the FOE fic. Many go overboard on the doom and gloom, with little to no positive light.
But, now we have the hero's sitting around talking about dessert. Is perfect.
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Going to say, thank you for a wonderful story. It's been a blast to real from start to now, and its in the home stretch. So all the more kudos to you and editor.
Oh boy this is going to be a classic calm before the storm. Amusingly enough happening DURING an actual storm. Please let the Ice Cream Hive be possible, I wanna see that!
Ah, man, I'm going to miss this story so much. It's become my top story on FF by this point. Changelings and FoE done in a spectacularly awesome and well-written fashion? It's literally the perfect story for me. Hard to believe it's been three years - but it was worth it.
Thank you so much for writing and sharing it with us.
Aha, so all that blood pumping from the fighting got her sober (or lucid) enough to remember after all.
Also, before I forget again, I'd like to echo (unsure if pun intended) what 9169071 said. I'd had Fallout: Equestria languishing on my Read Later longfic list, and I'm not sure when (or whether) I'd have read it had I not seen you were intending to write a Fallout: Equestria fanfic after finishing A New Way. I've really enjoyed the compelling stories and characters you've given us over the years. Thanks for being awesome!
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I'm not sure whether to rejoice or panic.
wait for it....
This is going to blow so hard
wait for it...
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That, and she had a good prompting to think about it. "Hmm, what next? Eh, I dunno. Guess I'll go kill some more raiders. That's always fun. Oh, wait, Echo killed them. Hey, wait, Echo killed them!"
And I'm still so happy that my story has encouraged people to read other stories like that. I've had a lot of fun writing this, and it's so wonderfully encouraging seeing other people enjoying themselves. I don't want to start sounding corny or anything, and I'd still be writing even if I were the only one reading it, but seeing other people enjoying these stories really makes it even better. So thank you, and everyone else who has given my silly horse-words a read.
"the rest of large room was"
"the rest of a large room was"?
"I said, voce soft and comforting"
"I said, voice soft and comforting"?
Another good chapter. :)
Though I do have one question: Why did Calypter's first broadcast to the army ("A few minutes later, she broadcast a wider message to the army, explaining the situation and pleading with her fellow soldiers to follow her lead.") not get the same sort of response as her second broadcast (the one that got Chrysalis on the line)?
And as for getting to the end, well, hey, while in one way it's sad, congratulations on getting (this close) to the end! :)
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The reasoning I had behind it was that Chrysalis wasn't so directly tied into what was going on topside, especially during the storm, but was infuriated when she heard of the first broadcast. There were probably some... emphatic words spoken on the command net once the encryption keys were changed again. And of course, since she was getting more directly involved, she was ready to jump in when the second broadcast went out.
Long time lurking reader here.
I hope you don't mind my saying this, but when this is finished, this fic should be considered as a future project for Absolutely Everything's whole printing Fallout: Equestria fics thing they got going on. Lil pictures here and there, the whole shebang.
I want a physical copy of this on my shelf, that's how much I love it.
Thank you for all the time you've put into this.
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Ah, thanks. :)
The biggest problem Whisper and Co have now is the same one they've had for a while: that megaspell. Chrysalis's hive may not be able to get it outside anymore, but that doesn't mean they can't still detonate it underground. It would destroy the hive, but it would take most of the pony army with it. I'm pretty sure Chrysalis doesn't have the balls to set it off herself, but I wouldn't put it past her to set up a dead man's switch.
A small detail that has been amusing me during previous chapters and appeared during the chatter about the queens. Whisper, while not in the biological sense, has been assuming unconsciously that role since they found those eggs, maybe even before... she has been pretending to be one, while the fact of being biologically a queen is already the only thing left...
Also, the mental image of Sickle being surrounded by tiny changelings waiting for their ice creams is to funny
eeeeeeeeeeee-
Only one more update!!!
I really hope this fic gets a printing in the likes of the original FoE, because that would be a must-have!
I think I'll pass out from the excitement now, I honestly can't wait for the finish, but I also don't want it to end...
And another great chapter passes. Xd
Well done!
Whisper really hasn't had enough time with starlight recently, I'm really happy to see the two love birds back together in a semi peaceful setting. Just really worried about serenity now. They have more than enough desperation to deal a devastating blow and I've seen too many ships got down in FO:E fics that them having a happy moment is akin to an artillery piece dialing in for a good hit in my experience.
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Mind? Heck, if they decided to do a printing, I'd be the first in line. I'd get a serious kick out of having a physical copy of my story!
>Dusty
https://m.Names of Dustys and Sicles future chikdren if Sicle is still able to bear.
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I mean in that case we would naturally see the surivors and the surrendered soldiers propably approaching Whisper for leadership and help out with the eggs.
This story HAS TO end with Startlight figuring out Sicles birth name. But it will ussually end in a time skip into a brighter future like always but i want to see small changelings asking for 'Aunt Strawberry'.
So, Queen Whisper actually CAN happen. I'm with Starlight on this: Whisper will make a fantastic queen. Pump her full of love, stat!
Nice chapter, good to see the whole crew interacting again.
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i honestly wouldnt mind this as a book on my shelf either
... Dear God. Sickle Ice Cream. An armor plated truck full of tasty.... And ordinance. Lots of ordinance. Like, mounted MGs and everything!
This was very satisfactory to read.
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Hmm...
https://www.deviantart.com/sketchywolf-13/art/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Is-Twisted-Metal-293314774
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cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/440/652/large/natalia-babiy-aict-final.jpg?1422544077
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She's even got the same colors!
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I'm afraid the end is nigh.
Wait, not enough horse pun. The end is neigh. Better.
Next update will be two chapters and the epilogue. It's tentatively set for a week from now, but that depends on what feedback I get from my editor. I want to make sure the ending is as good as I can make it.
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There miiight, as in I have a few vague ideas, but I wouldn't want to promise anything, especially since my next story is already planned (And isn't a pony-related story).
You glorious mofo. I just spent the last two week reading this and I'll be damned if it wasn't the most satisfying and least annoying fallout equestria fanfics I've seen. I'm actually kind of upset i read through so fast only to realize i have to wait for the last chapter.
I’m glad theirs going to be a peaceful solution to at least some of these changelings. I really hope you make a sequel.
As you can tell from our previous conversation, I hadn't yet read this chapter.
This is perfect.
Yay for surrendering changelings!
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I was trying very hard to avoid giving spoilers
Be thankful this only happened after the fighting
Well, you do fit the description, Echo
She needs something to warm her up. A fight is physical exercise!
Ooh. Captured, or surrendering?
Been recharging all night, eh?
Wait, taking a queen form gives queen powers?
...maybe my earlier assessment that all queens are just shapeshifted to a larger form was correct after all
Boom, bitch!
Sickle may seem supportive, but in reality, she just wants her fight
Aaahahaha. Never let it be said that Sickle does not know the subtleties of psychological warfare.
Yep. She's got a knack for it
Echo is still completely paranoid when it comes to Whisper's safety
Which makes it even more hilarious that she's faking being one
Yeeah, the last people from your hive who came over to negotiate were only intersted in backstabbing, if I recall correctly. This better be good
Fix this mess. You came here, now come up with a viable idea
BAAAP Wrong answer.
Um, Whisper... this is the wasteland. There's no such thing
(yeah, yeah, I know, things are somewhat civilised in the surrounding towns here. But in general it's still true )
Huh. I got the impression Calypter might actually be sincere
Oh dear
This whole scene just gives vibes of complete and utter desperation. At the end of their power, with no way out, and even in that condition, pursued by their own side. Harsh
Good folks
In other words, the ones who are still out there have it worse.
Murdered? I doubt she murdered anyone in that original escape...
Charming, isn't she?
Probably more the former. I don't think any of these changelings have a desire to go out.
And please don't repeat those 'sink your horn into that queen' words. There's always a few that would try, and they'd just be shot
Wait, she's been charging those?
That too
Whisper owns freezing tech! Potential ice cream machine!
Hah! Called it! Sickle values ice cream higher than sex and violence
She paused, and took a good long look at the bottle. "Hmm. Beer ice cream...?"
It'd suit him
Don't forget, ice cream
Your mother's cause is dead, Echo. Help your own cause
Remarks and corrections:
> It had been raining for more than twelve hours, and showed no sign of relenting.
This sounds weird... I'm fairly sure you can't recycle the "it" subject for two expressions like that
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I wanted to address this separately, since it might be relevant to people reading this chapter and seems like a good excuse to explain some headcanon.
The way I imagine it, the horn is like the hose, while the personal store of magical power is more like the tank of water you're feeding it with. Whether you're pumping from a gallon bucket or the local reservoir, your output is limited by your hose. Changing to a queen's horn is basically like upgrading from a garden hose to a fire hose.
And yes, much like how you can try to pump more water through a garden hose (At higher pressure), you can pump more magic through a regular horn. But, much like the garden hose, a horn has its limits. Try to pump too much through the garden hose, and you damage or burst it. You don't want to do that to a horn. That's how I imagine the magical "burnout" working.
So in short, Whisper with a queen's horn has the same overall magical reserves, but she can dump that magic much more quickly for more powerful effects.
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Yeah, I suspected that that was how it worked, since she specifically mentions the "queen's horn" being able to do such stuff. But y'know, I always write down my initial reactions when commenting
(and I wanted to keep the previous "all queens are faking it" joke running )
This is some very important info actually... Cuz this means that Whisper could, potentially, become a real queen. Assuming one isn't amongst the eggs... This actually holds some hope. Maybe Queen Ephema also realized this. Probably did even, given her orders from before. And the fact she poured her love into those crystals. Maybe she knew one of the changelings in the chrysalises might need to actually become a Queen themselves??? This is all speculation but now I'm veeeery curious.
Axel reporting seems out of character for him im surprised he didnt let the bastard R*pe the changeling.
I have a bad feeling something will go bad next chapter.
What an amazingly emotional chapter. The mirror analogy Whisper made couldn't be further from the truth was spot on with Calypter. It was more like meeting an alternate version of Whisper, and that made me instantly connect with her.
^ Edit: Forgot to edit that when posting the comment.
Can't wait for these changelings to form a new hive under queen Whisper. I hope she survives.
Whisper can become a queen, in my eyes she already is. Her actions speak for themselves. The happy ending is already a reality in my head, I want to savour it in case you pull a Somber on us, A.K.A. killing the whole main cast. I think it's a coping mechanism .
Also, why did we not communicate about the surrendering changeling to allied forces?
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Hmm? I'm not quite sure what you mean.