This story is a sequel to Anypony for Doomsday?
Velvet Step is a mostly ordinary earth pony from Canterlot. She dances in the ballet, goes to night clubs, and has the best friends that any pony could ask for.
And then, her bathroom suddenly, inexplicably and incomprehensibly becomes a gateway to another dimension (that's where the "mostly" comes in, you see).
Now, trapped in a different Equestria, her only hopes of returning home lie squarely in the capable professional unlikely-to-wreck-anything hooves of a frustrated princess and a retired king with a penchant for dark magic. Will Velvet conquer the long journeys, dangerous missions, sleepovers and editing mistakes that stand in her way, or will this be her last (mis)step?
Find out by starting with the Prologue below, seriously, you'll be missing context if you don't.
Special thanks to goshhhh for her incredible cover art, and for being able to interpret what I wanted even better than what I myself was capable of.
Special thanks also to Crystal Wishes for allowing me to use her OC — Velvet Step — before she really understood exactly what it was that she was agreeing to.
Did you just—
You did, you—
Velvet Step... and PAPA SOMBRA?!
I can die in peace. Just as soon as this is finished and I get to read more of it. Then I'll die in peace!
[edit] Oh, right, your sense of humor, Leon's department, etc. etc. enjoyed but oh my gosh, the world cannot possibly handle the combination that is Papa SombraStep!
Please tell me that Leon has an accent and sounds like Jean Reno. Because that would be awesome!
So far this is a rather fun story. Makes me think of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, which I'm currently reading, though with less violence. (So far).
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See why I was working on it for so long now? Also, thanks for putting Mari's name out there; the cover art looks great!
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Well, most evidence suggests that culturally, griffons might be French. So, Leon — or Léon — is totally voiced by Jean Reno now that you've brought it up.
Hahaha! I continue to love your Sombra. And your Velvet is great, too.
And, well, overall, I just thoroughly enjoy your sense of humor.
I'll have to remember the "settle your hash" line. That's a fun one.
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Stay tuned. The awkwardness is going up to 11 in the next phase.
Whoooo! I'm caught up after a hiccup in my reading schedule!
I love Velvet and Papa Sombra being besties. It fits so well.
However... good gravy, Velvet. Look at what you did to Twilight. Even I don't know if I can forgive you for that.
But then it's all made up for by a very accurate Rossby cameo. I shall alert him to his presence here. Expect my people to contact your people shortly.
Oh, Twilight, you sneaky dam!
The bathroom line now makes so much more sense.
And was made even more amusing with the realization of what I was reading.
I'm going to miss Velvet and Papa Sombra shenanigans... They're my favorite S.S. Friendship, I think.
You know, CW? I'm surprised you didn't think of Crystal getting even with all the stuff Velvet does to her before someone else did.
And darn if I didn't have fun reading it!
Yes, we are totally even now. I'm sure I was thinking of doing something that, now, I'll refrain from doing. It may have been something nice but, hey, we're even, so what's the point? It was going to be a cake.
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A cake? Ha!
You lie.
6936071 I'm surprised you think I haven't thought of it! I think of many things. I just don't always write them for various reasons.
Besides, I can recall at least two times Crystal has gotten revenge in her own way.
6937020 What? Nooo, don't, come back, the cake wasn't a lie! Did I mention the buttercream? BUTTERCREAM!
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Buttercream?
Humph! Fine. You're just lucky. You'll be on vacation for my birthday, so I'll let it slide this time, but next time, young lady....
These two stories were great. They were both random, fun, and hilarious all the way around, and I especially liked how Velvet played off these nut jobs. That said, it does bring up one nagging question:
6936541 Do you have any plans to make this canon to Q&B or at least play with it more? It wouldn't really have all that much impact on the overall story, but it would give you the hilarious option of having someone walk in on Velvet and Twilight. The best option is probably Shining Armor thanks to his relationship with the local Twilight and the fact that a meeting is trivially easy to set up thanks to his relationship with Silent, but just about anyone would work because it is hard to mistake an alicorn for anything else.
6939433 With all due and absolute respect to Phyco, as much as I enjoyed reading this... Nope.
If you want to consider this canon to your perception of our universe, totally fine! I really enjoyed it, so I wouldn't blame you. But if it's not written by us, it's not canon. End of story.
6939653 Fair enough. I mostly wanted to see the others react to Velvet sleeping with Twilight 2.0, but you could always do that as a funny non-canon bonus chapter or side story to avoid having to reconcile this insanity with the main stories.
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Don't worry. We haven't seen the last of Velvet Step-Upsilon-Sextus (not to be confused with the nearly identical Velvet Step-Epsilon-Sextus in the main Q&B canon).
What story is Velvet from? I can't seem to find it. I've gathered that 6939653 is the creator of the OC, but I can't seem to match her stories to the character.
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Velvet actually appears in most of Crystal's stories (and several by Anzel as well), but The Velveteen Mask is her starring role (Crystal's Wishes is her first appearance).
7361502 Ah, danke. Couldn't figure out why none of the other stories on Crystal's list seemed to mention Velvet. Pity she's said this one isn't canon for it, but it's their world setting to control.
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Well, it's close enough. This is Velvet Step-Upsilon-Sextus. Main canon is Vevet Step-Epsilon-Sextus.
See? They're practically the same pony!
7361790 I mean this in the least rude way possible! Did you miss The Velveteen Mask?
Crystal's Wishes introduces her as a filly and spans a much longer period of time (given the sizable difference in length between it and Mask). Though she's not the main character, she is the best friend of the main character, so she's basically a main side character with a lot of screen time.
7362633 3AM and anthro cover art threw me off. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Twilight's introduction is fantastic. XD And what the hell is a clavin?
Not a fan of the sex joke, but this?
Comedic genius.
Y'know, I was expecting to hear from the World's Actual Sharpest Knife again...
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That's a callback to the vintage webcomic Dungeon Crawl, Inc. (now archived on Tumblr). It's never explained exactly what a "clavin" is, but it's always something that gets injured during a scene of physical comedy, usually involving a moose.
No, that isn't code for something.
In any case, here's one that doesn't involve a moose.
I do keep meaning to get into Crystal's work. This is a good reminder to do that. At some point. As you said, a lot to catch up on.
Regardless, wonderful stuff throughout. Equestria-Decimus is a silly place, and that's why we love it. Thank you for this.
The best part of the chapter!
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Food for thought: By what method exactly is one detained repeatedly, by a single individual, for the same infraction?
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Hello! Have a review. I enjoyed this, and for much the same reasons as its predecessor. Less keen on the OC(s) from someone else's works, though, as it left me wondering whether I was missing out on some of the fun. Still, Anypony for Doomsday? was so good that even with a couple more reservations, this sequel is still like-worthy!