Genius. Prodigy. Magus. Powerhouse. Unbalanced. Crazy. All words used to describe Twilight Sparkle at some point through her life. This is the story of her life, and of those close to her.
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Hmm... Are the siblings descendants of Luna?
Yep. That settles it. Twilight and Shining are descendants of Luna.
Ah, I do love that plot point oh so much!
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Maybe it's possible that they are descendants of both? A mother from Celestia's side and a father from Luna's side?
For some reason the location of this war is giving me a feeling that it's a sort of reenactment of the Vietnam War.
See mate, that was your first mistake right there. You'll learn to stop doing that.
Y'all really don't appreciate the value of the gold you're throwing around, do you?
They never do. Y'all should get yourself some half-tracks. Those things'll go through anything.
Good. Maybe now you won't top the list of "things to shoot at".
Y'all don't know how good you've got it. Lots of folks would love to have gear that could do that.
Speaking of "things to shoot at"...
You know, secrets like this invariably cause problems, and not the "whoops we both bought a pair of movie tickets for our anniversary" kind of problems.
Yea, its Vietnam.
And we know how this stuupid war end...
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Hopefully, it will not be a 1:1 recreation.
And of course, the dumb question running through my head is, do mosquitoes like Twilight Velvet's cakes?
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It's not going to be play-by-play, but I'm tossing references in - like Hill 861. A lot of references. And the terrain is similar.
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They can cause problems, yes. The value of the bit will be fun later. Glad you're still giving me these great comments.
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Born to raise the flag, oh that red, white, and blue!
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It won't. Next chapter is when things should deviate.
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I mean... This is Equus we're talking about. It's possible.
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I dunno, vietnam minus chemical warfare and an actively antagonistic press might be able to go long enoughto be a success. Ultimately Vietnam wasn't llst in Vietnam, it was lost at home.
ICR who said it but
"Generals are always prepared to fight the last war.
And this time, by God they'll get it RIGHT!"
This song was based on a real incident. It was considered an
anti Viet Nam War song. Seems to apply here too.
Once more, REALLY good job on this latest chapter. I LOVED the work that went into the exchange, characterizations and future chapter set-up in all the right places. Yeah, the dialogue between Shiny and Shroud was well done (particularly with the brief bit of "OOC Is Serious Business") and yeah, the points about Twilight and Shining having both Celestia AND Luna among their ancestors come up again (and, to be fair, it IS possible that, after 1000 years, the bloodline could have been thinned enough that Night Light and Velvet's relationship would NOT be truly incest if one was distantly descended from Celestia and the other distantly descended from Luna). And the stuff about the boat rental only costing a bit, the wager concerning the shield and the stuff with the mosquitos were all good ways to work a little bit of welcome humor into this otherwise MOSTLY serious situation.
Definitely looking forward to more of this.
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I fully agree that a story featuring explicit rape is M-rated. Previously, I assumed that it was T because it was never explicitly depicted. A few people disagreed, or thought I should at least add the Dark tag for its presence. I didn't agree at first, but my mind has changed over time. Always happy to see people commenting!
I'm enjoying the world building, but I would like to see more of Twilight. Are we getting back to her soonish?
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Yeah. I have one more chapter in Pony Vietnam before we get back to being mostly Twilight for awhile.
10212761 I'm sure it could have gone on indefinitely. Whether it could ever have been won is another matter.
I'm really enjoying this so far. I like that you were able to mirror real-world issues without just cut-and-pasting human politics on top of equestria. You've managed to maintain a nice balance between dark realism and the more fantastical elements of the world, and everything feels nicely justified and explainable in-universe. Definitely one of the better iterations of a darker equestria I've seen. I look forward to reading more!
Oh boy I can't wait for Shroud to die horribly just as she's about to break tradition and tell Shining something that would be really nice for him to know.
Or maybe she'll die just as she's about to declare her love for him. Or possibly both!
Ain't pony-Vietnam grand?
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I'm really happy to see people saying the wait was worth it, even if I still feel bad about it. Happy you're still liking it! I thought most of the comment was perfectly understandable!
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I'm really glad you think so. Is that Cinderpaw? Idk but it seems to match my mental image of young Cinderpaw.
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I mean... I'm not that cliche. Or am I?
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It could have been, they just went about it wrong and dealt with it the wrong way. A stronger focus on empowering and training the locals, more and better outreach to the villages so the vietcong lost their support network, etc. Instead they used chemical weapons and burned the forrest.
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Hehe, it's actually a warriors oc of mine called petalshade.
Cant wait for more. Love it. Love shroud, need her and cadence and shining to all snuggle!!!!
Reread the story and enjoyed like the first time. Keep up the good work.
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Oh, sweet! More Erin Hunter fans! Firestar best cat, not gonna change me mind, no siree!
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All wars are won or lost in the hearts of the people, long before the first shot is ever fired on the battlefield.
God I wish Shining had enough self-respect to call bullshit on that absolute horseshit.
Shining better watch out, or Flurry ain’t gonna be his first kid…