This story is a sequel to Following Through
All I want is a quiet Christmas with my family, followed by a beach vacation with my friends. But even in this quiet Florida town, I can’t escape a place called Equestria, a fantastic world I visited against my will twice before. There’s something strange happening here, a malicious magic in this world which is supposed to be free of magic, and we’re the only humans that can do anything about it.
At least we won’t be forced to go back to Equestria this time. The problem is on Earth, so the ponies are coming here. Now, how are we going to get these ponies used to their new human bodies in time to stop this crisis?
[Although this story uses the characters from previous works, it can be read independently.]
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Confirmed midwesterner.
7767371 Actually, were it my family, we would be playing sheepshead. Which just happens to be a game that plays best with five.
Hmm. Things seem to be going well so far. But we still are missing the rest of the iceberg.
For some reason the sharing of each other's meals just struck me as the nicest part of this chapter. I don't know what. Maybe the bit of society building it does? Lyra's description, on the other hand, not so much.
Malice in an amusement part... No. Nope. Nu-uh. So much rejection.
Oh this is likely gonna be bad... Could be worse I guess... could have used carousel horses...
Lightning Shield just got adorable XD
7799156 They're ponies, adorable is one of their reasons to exist. The other one is to be a toy product mass produced by a massive evil company.
7800537 Yes, but they're in the human world. And those Equestria Girls dolls aren't so adorable.
A little anti-climatic, but good planning does that. I was surprised he didn't directly turn back to stone when his magic was drained, but it does make sense that it wouldn't draw out someone's... core. Still, it drawing in moonlight means moonlight is a for of magic on earth? Interesting.
Curious to see how the park authorities explain this 'act of vandalism' with the statue being in a completely different position and pose with a new expression
7807518 Well, that statue was at ground zero for the "sinkhole", so it's lost forever.
7807549 Significantly less fun XD
The sock dimension finally got some use. I wonder if Discord picked up that trick (toss in another dimension) from Starswirl or if it was the other way around.
And they beat him up in style too. Get ded, rekt and shrekt.
Discord..? Why're you so evil? Isn't Malice suppose to be the villain.
Guess you could say he is coming out of the closet. Join the herd man, I know you want the rainbows.
Same with me, too bad I'm still in prison for smoking and dealing them greens.
Hmmm... Apologize when the girl become rich and have power, truly a man with no other agendas at all.
Despite the magic and otherworldly visitors, rolling around in an SUV with special gear on a mission feels very…tactical. I like it.
I am impressed with not only this story but in the way you righting has improved Alaborn .
don't take this wrong but the first in this story line was rough and defiantly needed more planning , as to this version that shows you have improved a long way.
I will defiantly be watching for more of this story line.
I liked that, open and shut, tactical and badass.
Seen painted horses, elephants, giant golf balls just for a few
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This would make a good Equestrian dreamcatcher.
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8126730 Whether by keyboard, pen, or quill, it's still the act of writing.
8126766 Only if they use feathers from Celestia and Luna.
One down, how many more to go?
The bona fide bon-bon bon-viveur would say that!
One buffet joint near us has only a soft serve machine with a toppings selection, including crushed nuts, sprinkles, etc, for desserts.
8127146 Pfft. A real buffet has cakes, pies, cookies, and hot desserts like cobblers and chocolate lava cake.
TREKKIE!!
You're old if you remember this from the 80's and then some more if you remember Buster Crabbe's original in the 50's.(although reruns for me in the 70's
Waiting for Flash
GordonGolden now.If I was given the options of two places with relatively equal reputations, I pick Chinese. It's my favourite kind of take out, so I never pass up a chance for more.
8127177 I did say one joint, don't think it's operating anymore, haven't been passed there in a while.
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I am a bit of a sucker for Panda Express, so unless the other buffet has something really good, I'd pick Chinese.
Have to admit, I didn't expect it to come down to a one-sided sh*t stomp on Malice, but it was certainly cathartic.
More sequels, YAY!
Throw a bag of Kisses at Sweetie Drops and see how she reacts
Is the author a fan of The Kingkiller Chronicles by chance?
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I am not familiar with that series of books.
I fully realize that is hardly a unique idea. There are similar kinds of rules for the D&D spell Polymorph Any Object, for example, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was pulled from classic fantasy works.
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I suppose that's obvious in retrospect. I whole-heartedly recommend the series, though, especially for anyone who has an interest in mechanics behind magic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind
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You are technically correct. Contrary to what you may have heard, this is actually the worst kind of correct. (By which I mean that first-person narration gets the same allowances as any other informal speech)
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To the best of my knowledge, this is actual folklore that people believed was applicable to real life.
Honestly, the "paranormal researcher" angle is hilarious because of how close it is to the truth. The only difference is that they have complete verification instead of rumors.
Fun fact on tricorders: there's a specific allowance in the copyright/trademark/whatever that lets any company use the name, but only if the device is capable of actually doing what the tricorder was supposed to be able to.
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And the purpose of that toy product is to be adorable. >_>
As a Canadian, I'm obligated to call Lightning Shield an idiot for believing that you Yanks make anything that even deserves to be called "beer".