Mr A T. Towards, petty crimelord and minor magician of no particular note, is finally in the dungeons of Canterlot where he belongs, thanks to the bravery, ingenuity, and relentless determination of Equestria's Finest.
Of course, that's not precisely how he remembers it. And he's not about to rot away in a wet dungeon without doing his damnedest to make sure some...pony gets it right.
Banished from a land of industrial magic and ancient terrors for a crime he... well, actually, he committed it with some considerable panache. Thrown into a broken mirror, passing through the fey realms, and turning up in the land of Equestria does tend to give one a certain change of perspective, however. And this is, more or less, that story.
Mostly.
Probably.
If he can resist the urge to embellish and lie long enough to recite a coherent tale, anyway.
Looks like this will be interesting. Defently going on my tracking list. Word of advise, try not to have too many lose ends.
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I'll do my best.
Please do not resist any impulse to have Towards emulate Moist von Lipwig.
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You know, I hadn't actually considered the possible similarities until just now.
But, I'm sure a more skilled and capable pen than mine could make a unique, equally lovable scamp of a protag. But I'm not, so I'll just settle for ripping off TVTropes examples until something sticks.
For the ~3 people who still care, I am still working on this.
But now that I've tested the waters, I've had to actually expand and write myself a little synopsis/history of events. Because inconsistency is a git.
This is literally the best literary piece i have ever seen in this God forsaken site. The level of vocabulary and articulation is amazing. Jesus Christ I hope it still in progress.
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I mean, I hope so but I've been in a constant downward spiral of motivation for the past... let's say... lifetime?
Hearing comments like yours does give me a little more of a push though, thank you!
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Your welcome, and I am truly serious about my comment.
Nowhere on this site have I seen anything that scarcely rivals the sheer quality displayed in this piece.
Hell, if i were to compare what I formerly considered the 'best' in my library to this, the differance would be astronomical, it's like comparing Chuck Norris to Mohammed Ali.
Chuck, like most stores in my library, is great, he is a 'master' of his craft, acting, but when it comes to actual combat, while he does know multiple forms of kara-te he falls short on experience and any actual history.
Mohammed Ali is a legendary boxing combatant generally recognized as the greatest boxer ever to have lived. On top of that his prowess in the ring was proven and his techniques, especially his unique footwork, noted for the history books.
To put it simply, one is good, the other is monumental.
I genuinely believe that your form of writing is the kind I would find in one of my most critically acclaimed novels.
That is how much I adore your style and, by extension, this story, despite its incomplete state.
Decent story, shame there’s only one chapter
Can't wait for more of this amazing story! One of the most well articulated stories I've read on this platform! Hopefully I can read more!
Saw the title, thought it was a MGSV crossover. No matter. I'm always down for snarky humans in Equestria.
It's good for first story. However, there are some punctuation errors. Please see #3
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/227522/common-writing-mistakes-and-ways-to-avoid-them
Instead of writing directly into the website, you may consider writing with Microsoft Word, Google Documents, or some other word processor in order to catch more mistakes.
Alright, what gives?
I vanish from the face of literature for a coupla years, and suddenly everyone's interested in my unfinished one-chapter mess of a fic. Why?
Is there something on my face!?
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Because it's FUCKING GREAT
I REQUIRE MOAR
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Ugh you people.
FINE I'll start writing again tomorrow. It's painfully clear this whole 'posing at a keyboard waiting for my muse for a year' thing isn't working anyway.
Expect a second chapter in... I dunno, a week?
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Thank you kindly, I can understand waiting for a muse, I tried writing myself, but it didn't really work
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I'M AWFUL I KNOW!
It's happening though, slowly. But it is getting there.
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Uh-huh.
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lol if you’re struggling just put this on hiatus and try writing something else. Even if it’s just a oneshot