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This story is a sequel to Shadowbolts Adventures: A New Sunset
Spike was thrilled to be able to talk to Twilight, and she was thrilled to be able to talk to him. But when he meets a fellow canine who he just can't seem to relate to, he starts to wonder if he wasn't better off before being infused with Equestrian magic. Especially when that canine is a cute girl he would really like to get to know better.
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Love Lemon Zest. Great story.
That last sentence tho.
Twilight and Sunset playing catch with Lemon Zest like a paper airplane. I can't get the image out of my head. xD
I'm loving your take on Spike's magical enhancement! I don't think I've seen it before, and you did raise some good points regarding his connecting with people and other dogs. Bringing the parallel with Sunset was also great.
This was a really good concept! I'd never really thought about that side of things (chalked it to magic just being magic) but this take really made me think. I feel Mina being able to talk on the other side was a little bit contrived, but I understand it was needed for the premise to work. And hay, if that's true, no doubt they could just pop over every now and then for a chat.
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Of course she can talk on the other side. She's a dragon.
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6616116 Hm, fair enough... It a fair call to say that the magic that suffuses everything in Equestria would have its effect on her. But of course, since Canterlot High is a low-magic zone, the effects there would be minimal...
What would be nice is if there was a sequel, where Spike and Mina make repeated visits to Equestria, causing themagic exposure to slowly give Mina the ability to talk...
Awwwww.... So fwuffy. I like it! Have a moustache!
...There are so many things wrong with this
Always satisfied with some more Zest in my life.
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"Shadowbolts Adventures" is an ongoing series. What happens in the future is still up in the air.
I enjoyed reading this! Well done.
Zestabetes, I like it!
First of all, WAAAY misinterpreted the premise of the story.
I did, however, love this story. Keep it up!
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The cover art certainly implies something different, doesn't it?
At least, if your mind's in the gutter.
(I thought the same thing when I saw the cover art, and I read the story before ever seeing it.)
Twilight has a point.
After some of the stuff CHS has seen go down, a talking dog would be so blase they'd forget about it after five seconds.
But really, Lemon Zest is best Shadowbolt.
6616939 hey I thought it was some kind of werewolf stuff
HA! HA HA HA HA! This is SOOOOO wrong....
Also, cover art had me thinking something WAY different, but still a great story. Really liked it!
An interesting exploration of Spike the magical dog. I've never really thought about it before, but he really is betwixt and between everything now...not a "person" but not a dog either. But at least he has Twilight and can communicate with her now.
Lemon's a pegasus? The intro to the movie pairs her with Pinkie Pie, but she does seem to have a pegasus personality. And it paired Sugarcoat with Fluttershy, which makes no sense at all!
Lemon Zest is the prettiest and the "least obnoxious" in the movie, and it makes sense that she'd be very nice and friendly when fleshed out more. I really like her and the way you write her.
...
WHAT THE F*** DID I JUST HEAR
This is AMAZING! Keep the series going.
Now we need Sunny Flare to step into the spotlight
Wait…so why's Spike still a talking dog, but Mina isn't?
The name and cover picture led me to believe this would be something different. I am disappoint today.
6617459 Because Spike got bounced around by wild magic and that's how he got the ability to talk. Mina went through an established portal and back so for her there weren't any side effects.
6617623 That bites.
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The descriptions exist for a reason...
I know it would've made more sense to have a cover-art with Mina and Spike, but honestly Bootsy Slickmane and I both agreed that adorableness would trump relevance in this case. If you've never snuggled a puppy, you have not lived a full life.
playing glider pony too funny, nice touch ,
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Haha, cute!
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That was pretty cute and was an interesting exploration of Spike's potential issues post-Friendship Games. Good story.
Pegasi make for the best magic propelled gliders.
adorable
I have a story in the works where Sugarcoat tutors Lemon Zest in chemistry too!
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This story was adorable.
And now I want to see the first time Spike tries to explain to Twilight why he's 'marking territory', and the discussion about whether or not to get him neutered.
Awwwe, what an adorable story, I just-
...
waht tha fuuuuuuu~?
Then the Litter conquered the world, using their intelligence and adorableness to crush all opposion. All the scritchies were theirs!
6622896 You mean the discussion that starts with someone suggesting the mutilation of a sapient individual, and ends two seconds later with that person getting his or her teeth smashed in? Yeah, I'd like to see that conversation, too.
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The fact of the matter is that Spike, despite magical augmentation, is still a pet and wants to still be treated like one. So that actually is a discussion that would happen naturally. It wouldn't end with Spike getting neutered, of course, but the discussion would still be fun to watch. Especially if the initial suggestion came from someone who didn't know Spike could talk.
...like, say, Flash Sentry?
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Did you just suggest a scenario that gets Flash Sentry punched in the face?
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What... would have happened if Mina just happened to not be a dragon? Like if Spike fell for Winona instead?
Would things have remained pretty confusing for dogSpike?
Great story! but personally I see lemon zest as a unicorn more than a pegasus. Anyway can't wait for the next story in the series!
I'm really loving this miniseries, and regretting that it took me this long to start reading them. By all means, keep them coming!
That... cover-image is misleading.
From that, combined with the description, I totally thought Spike had fallen in love with Lemon Zest, and that she was ... I dunno, maybe a werewolf, or that magic temporarily turned her into a talking dog or something...?
Nice story though.
Umm... was Mina an O.C., or was she a character in the comics, specifically the one with the flaming snail slime creating burnt grooves?
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Yes, Mina was a dragon in the "Friends Forever" line of comics.
Hey DragonShadow, what's your headcanon on what type of pony each Shadowbolt would be?
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Perhaps it'll come up again at some point in a future episode...
That was a cute little story.
I have to be honest: I was expecting Mina to turn out to be Philomena's counterpart.
Ah. I was of the opinion that, just based on their personalities and skills, that the shadowbolts would be the same species as their wondercolt counterparts. Still was cute though. XD
You have no idea how much I enjoyed the idea of two unicorns basically playing catch with a pegasus. Seriously, that made my day.
I would have been amused if Mina came out the portal as a Diamond Dog. Not quite what they were expecting, but objective accomplished all the same.
Also, while it interests me to see peoples' headcanons on which tribe a ponified character is, with the Shadowbolts I cling to my own headcanon (the same as their Wonderbolt counterparts) so tenaciously that it's hard for me to accept other racial lineups, even though it is just a guess.
My daughter is enjoying me reading your Shadowbolt stories to her. You capture the show very well.