If there's a constant across the universes, it's that children enjoy games.
If there's another constant, it's that children's games aren't always what they appear.
Oftentimes that's as simple as the macabre origins for the lyrics to "Ring around the Rosey".
Other times those games summon meteors to pelt the planet and bring about a series of events so convoluted, so nonsensical, the only accurate word to describe them is "shenanigans".
This is 100% the latter. A young dragon stands in his bedroom. It's not the same bedroom he started living in Ponyville in, but he doesn't mind the new crystal digs. On this day, the dragon is going to play a game with some friends. A game he had to beg and plead with his guardian to play.
But that all comes later. What is this dragon's name?
Every brony only needs to shut up and play the fanfic card. I'll read anything you want if you can be good by being slightly impolite.
-1 for no 'Zoosmell Pooplord' jokes,
Ooh! Chapter Recommendations Incoming!
"Be the Chicken Pony" (Scootaloo)
"Be the Singer Pony" (Sweetie Belle)
"Be the Other Rich Pony" (Meh, IDK) (Silver Spoon)
"Be the Energetic Pony" (Alula)
Homestuck fic...
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/Puts on read later list for more content.../
Now... will their session be as convoluted as the Kid's/Troll's or will they be able to play a halfway legitimate game... Ach, who am I kidding. With the CMC involved the only guarantee is Tree Sap.
Will the trolls be in this story or nah.If not,no wait,THERE IS NO NOT!
I better see the trolls in this,you can't have a proper homestuck crossover without the trolls,cuz like the trolls in the eternia arc or whatever created earth in the game
Yes, keep going, keep going!
Be Silver Spoon
==>Be the cool guy==>Be uknown
==> Be Scootaloo
Also shouldn't the arrows be ======> since there's twelve of them==> Be the mail pony
You cannot be the mail pony, as she is too busy delivering plot devices!
==> Be myself
You successfully become yourself. How very existential.
You find yourself impressed by this story. The tone captures much of the fun of both pieces of source material. Still, you find yourself wondering about the implications of AN ENORMOUS METEOR SWARM in a world where horses manually operate THE NON-GREEN SUN. You are also mildly disappointed that the game is not called SBARN.
==> Leave comment.
You're already doing that, bubblehead!
==> Fondly regard narration.
Done and done. Let's see what happens next.
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SBARN!
I'm kicking myself over this now! Dangit!
I'm liking this story so far keep it up.
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It's not too late for the name of the game to have always been SBARN and definitely not anything else why are you looking at me like that don't be ridiculous.
In any case, fun with gaming abstractions and what appears to be setup for no less than a triple Möbius reacharound. Good stuff.
>They're you
'refriends, too(sorry, that really jumped out at me)
Looks a pretty good start, I'll read more when I have more time.
I do love this take on Silver Spoon. She is putting up with precisely zero guff.
Also... Oh good, Snails appears to be the Light player. The Mircale Modus does have some rather... disquieting associations.
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Silver Spoon doesn't mind guff- she just can't be made to deal with illogical bull crap. She's the type of pony who would be like "why not put the guns right by the trench the Kaiju crawl out of?"
As for Snails- I figure if anyone deserves a modus that works by just not thinking too hard about it, it's him.
Calling it now, Sweetie Belle is gonna become part dragon similar to Dog Tier Jade.
Maybe not but you wouldn't see me complaining about it if it did.==>
Try to be the cool guyWHATS WRONG WITH YOU YOU FOOL?!
Don't you know the cool guy's to busy with his own radical activities to partake in yours?oh well to bad,just stick with the lame,girlish pony one for now.
Oh and Artie btw r the trolls gonna be in this?
Also in reg troll form or in pony form?
When i realized just how well written this crossover was, i felt like i had been punched into next week. Surely it couldn't have been more than a few days. I actually expected GH to have butlerkind, or just prototype Randall, but you made him a modus.
I also really hope Snails doesn't kill off his friends. 
another realization i hit upon, is that alpha version of this includes Spoiled or Filthy Rich. Dunno which I prefer.
P.S. is Smarty Pants equivalent to lil' Cal?
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KINDA BEATING MYSELF UP NOT THINKING TO HAVE "BUTLERKIND" AS A STRIFE SPECIBUS
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That would be telling~ ;3c
8093272 I'm sure that in an alternate timeline you did.
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Diamond can always get more specibi.
In any case, the author's notes are getting quite intriguing indeed. Looking forward to future developments.
Is anyone else not seeing the picture in the Years in the future, but not many chapter, or is it just me?
--->Try to be the cool guy again
--->Sorry,but the cool guy is to busy being dead,oh well
CURSE YOU ARTIE!
Haha, YES! You did Scootaloo!
My favorite part was definitely when Scootaloo took the whole fridge with her. (Can't she just put anything smaller than like, a cow in there anyway? So really, she's saving space.) (But yes, taking the entire-fridge is definitely a Butterscotch-Moonglow-Approved-Move.)
I'm really enjoying the style here! It totally has that Homestuck flair to it, but without feeling like a direct copy. It's also nice seeing a story that focuses on secondary and tertiary characters that don't get a chance to shine in fanfic that often.
Though I note it's been a while since the last update. Is this still ongoing? I do hope so.
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Well it wouldnt be Honestuck without a few lengthy pauses, now would it?
In all seriousness though, yes this is still being worked on. Just having a little difficulty is all
It's nice to see this continuing after so long
Sweet, an update. EQG6 yesterday, plus s8 and hiveswap 2 in a few weeks makes me quite a happy guy.
Spike sees five other towers: three with the CMC in, and one empty one.
Either there's one he didn't look in (though "that still at least leaves one more tower"), or there's only four other towers.
So far the player roster seems to be CMC, Spike, Babs, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and Twist. That's 8. But 5 other towers on Prospit implies 12.
I'm kind of hoping there's going to be 10 of them, so 2 we have yet to find out about. Seems an odd choice to put the core cast all on one world.
Wondering what you're going to do with the trolls. Maybe we don't need trolls; maybe Equestria was created by human players instead, but their interference seems really weird from a pony POV.
Will carry on reading when I have more time. Lots of curiosity so far.
The fact that i only recently became a homestuck fan makes finding this even more special
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Don't forget Snips, Snails, Pipsqueak, and Featherweight are playing too
Well, as long as Babs doesn't excavate the Apple parents' skeletons, this shouldn't be too disturbing...
I really hope I didn't just give you an idea.
Yes, bring in one of the apple parents, make them part doggy
I'm loving this already
OoOoOo, this is actually pretty cool. Like a pick and choose adventure book
Of course, this being me, I'm likely gonna be boring and go in order
Apple Bloom does not have time for your bull
XD
I love this so far
I do love Twist: it really sucked when she shifted out of focus :(
I thought that Diamond Tiara stopped being a jerk, though?
Terrible? Nonsense, you're doing great! Keep it up! I want to see where this goes
Hmmmm….
Ah, the Fetch Modus. The most complicated, yet fun piece of the Homestuck narrative XD
Love'in Scoots' part, fleshes her and her family out pretty good :)
Ah, I think I have a good grip on the timeline now, sorry about that
I like how you portray Silver Spoon. Every team needs to have a designated Smart Guy or two ;)
Oh my God, this is genius!
….although, one must wonder how Twilight will feel about her beloved role-model's text being used as a crude blunt instrument ;)
Oh dear.
It's already starting, isn't it?
Love the Sailor Moon ref
I also really like your version of Silver Spoon. She's...actually pretty inspiring :)