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An idea I had while watching my children play with toys: my daughter yelling at my son that his little space marines wouldn't shoot poor Princess Celestia because she is nice.

I am glad to add my offering to existing Warhammer 40,000 / My Little Pony fanfiction.

This takes place shortly after the destruction of Cadia, and middle of season 2 in My Little Pony.

Please enjoy, and any and all criticism is welcome!

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Friendship is magic, and magic is withcraft!
BURN THE ZENO!

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Calm yourself young Templar! We shall see soon enough.

Closer still: A fleeing flotilla of half-wrecked transports and warships. Like rats fleeing a sinking ship, they run. Each vessel packed to the tip-top with injured and terrified survivors. They are pursued by the those that killed their planet, a people so full of hate and cruelty that they cannot stand the existence of even a single survivor.

Besides the painful writting style at the start (sad to say, that is the reason I can't finish this story), this answered the question of when this is set. This is the Great Exodus from a broken, dead, Cadia.)

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Aw. I am sorry to hear that. By "The start" do you mean the opening part before the introduction of the human character? I was trying to go for a point of view that was weird. Since I am posting this on a My Little Pony site, I didnt think starting with the traditional "Only the laughing of dark thirsting Gods" that 40k fiction normally starts with was 'friendly' enough.

If it is any consolation: that framing device will not be making a return!

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Yeah, that was the bit. Though since it won't be coming back, might give the rest of the story a shot now.

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Please do! I appreciate the honest criticism! Its the only way I can get better.

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In all that though, I do like how this is now concurrent with 8th Edition 40k. Since the beginning is set during the Great Exodus.

I blame all the wibbly wobbly stuff on the opening of the Cicatrix Maledictum and the Noctus Aeterna.

Though from the opening description, your daughter doesn't know 40k that well. Or is very optimistic, ala Fluttershy level.

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She is four, so her understanding is definitely Fluttershy-esque, my son, however, is well and truly in love with Warhammer. He likes the necrons because they are easy to paint, but my Cataphractii Terminators are his favorite.

Am I reading this right this is taking place during the Gathering Storm books *excited noises*

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That would be correct. Right after the final days on Cadia and the mad rush for Belisarius Cawl and the other survivors to escape.

The story is probably going to stay in Equestria for the next few chapters, but depending how far I can maintain my momentum and inspiration... I have some plans on where this could go.

I figure he and his people probably had some rough times with magic users and got the wrong opinion." Understatement of the century

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Like the Eye of Terror is "just a little navigational problem".

:)

"I attacked him." Celestia said simply i'm kinda surprised that he didn't like instinct take his bayonet and charge that bitch but oh well.
Granadier? that is a rank l haven't heard cadian regiment having, death korp has but never heard eny from cadia.Is that something like a karskin?
Ecclesiarchy and mecanicus cannot co-operate both of them think that other god is wrong one and that their one is right one.
Sororitas are sou blinded by faith that in one book they charged tyrrannid horde and left civilians behind while they them self were slowly surrounded. But mecanicus are no better, one time when techpriest heard that there is necron tomb under promethium storage sou he went in with small group to investigate for omnisiah and got his group butchered and giving necrons info that there were humans on the planet. Thankfully Ciaphas cain flooded tomb with promethium and resulting explosion could be seen from orbit. Thous organisations cannot work together because l wouldn't want to be even at that system if that would happen.

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Whew! What a bunch of questions! Let me hit them up one at a time!
->"I attacked him." Celestia said simply i'm kinda surprised that he didn't like instinct take his bayonet and charge that bitch but oh well.
Bann didnt attack Celestia outright when she said she attacked the Emperor because the very thought seemed ridiculous and stupid to him. As if any material horse-looking thing could ever attack the Emperor directly!

->Granadier? that is a rank l haven't heard cadian regiment having, death korp has but never heard eny from cadia.Is that something like a karskin?
A grenadier is usually any soldier equipped with a grenade launcher. In some militaries, it can be a catch-all term for a siege specialist.

->Ecclesiarchy and mecanicus cannot co-operate both of them think that other god is wrong one and that their one is right one.
Yeah, the Imperium would be much more unified if that could get resolved, but Bann is a young imperial and only knows what he was taught. In his mind, the Machine-God IS the God-Emperor.

->Sororitas are sou blinded by faith that in one book they charged tyrrannid horde and left civilians behind while they them self were slowly surrounded. But mecanicus are no better, one time when techpriest heard that there is necron tomb under promethium storage sou he went in with small group to investigate for omnisiah and got his group butchered and giving necrons info that there were humans on the planet. Thankfully Ciaphas cain flooded tomb with promethium and resulting explosion could be seen from orbit. Thous organisations cannot work together because l wouldn't want to be even at that system if that would happen.
Yeah, I love the Ciphas Cain novels. Its a great laymans look at the Imperium from the inside.

Oh boy...barely up and functional and already cynically alert...

Smart...lose one offensive option regain another and then use it.

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Xeno. It's from the Greek for different Zeno isn't the term used.

"I loved my mother. She was a grenadier and died serving Cadia."

For Cadians, I believe the term is Kasrkin.

Wow this was really well written, this is my favorite warhammer crossover story on here I’ve read definitely wish more was done with this idea.

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