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Equestria has been destroyed by a Flood of giant proportions. Though they had time to prepare, many ponies died out, unable or unwilling to believe it. The existing order is gone. Princesses Luna and Celestia have disappeared completely, and the divided lands are loosely ruled by the Monarchy of Queen Cadance and King Shining Armor. However, many Islands have rejected this rule and deign to rule only themselves.

The ponies of the world now live on the patches of land that were not drowned by the waters. Dozens of Islands dot what used to be Equestria, and the open sea is now the great highway for civilization. The ponies have adapted, as they always have.

Things have changed more than that. The animals are no longer always peaceful. Weather rules itself, and Magic is severely weakened. Nopony can figure out why. Instead of bringing back the old order, they have moved on. Ponykind now leads a stable life on the seas, complicated only by the occasional storm and group of pirates.

The bearers of the Elements of Harmony have their own ship, making their own way in this brave new world. Their lives have finally stabilized and they are content.

But nothing of the like ever lasts, and dark clouds loom on the horizon for the 14 sailors on The Free Mare.

Set after the ending of Season 2.

Chapters (16)
Comments ( 85 )

This writing style is outside my comfort zone. Hope everypony likes it.

Neat. Well written and balanced dialog vs action. I never thought of ponies at sea with a flood world story.

Very interesting. I'll keep reading. :twilightsmile:

Why do I have the feeling that's Trixie?

It be the Black Pearl!

... Or maybe not, but it's definitely a character of sufficient shadiness as to be classified untrustworthy. Obviously either what will soon be revealed as a major villain, or a redshirt ship created for the sole purpose of showing us the combat capabilities of the Free Mare and her crew.

Anyway, next chapter please!

Well...this is a new take...ill fav it, but I want to see some serious shit from RD with her flying skills, shouldn't she be like a scout watchin for ships from the air anyway?

IDEA: sonic rainnuke into a ship = COMPLETE ANNIHILATION!:rainbowdetermined2:
Look forward to how this story plays out, wonder what combative capabilities are inside that mare of a ship :P

So is there still day and night? Or are they stuck on one or the other?

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*says beetle's thank you* Heavily inspired by Wind Waker, of course.

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The character was originally going to be Trixie, but maybe not. Dunno yet. That's the joy of writing!

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No connection to the PotC series. And are you sure that the bad guy is untrustworthy just because she's the bad guy?

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Ship to ship combat's going to be unique, I'll tell you that.

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Day and night have reverted to their "natural" state, like the weather. That means the length of the day changes, like here on earth. Ponies still think it's unnatural, as it's only been that way for a short part of their lives.

Nice chapter addition to a so far great story:raritywink:
Looking forward to learning more about that blue sailed ship.

Something tells me that blue-sailed ship will become your problem very quickly Captain Twilight.

Great chapter! Keep up the great work!

Thanks a lot, I appreciate the comments.

Gosh DURNIT it is hard to write for Zecora.:applecry:

1075787 I was going to comment on that. Getting those rhymes right can be tricky. But you did an excellent job. :yay:

Mwahahaha, mysteries, mysteries.

I hate cliffhangers as much as the next pony, but I don't want to give away any of the mystery either!

BLARG!

:pinkiecrazy:

Oh, another thing. You'll notice me referencing things that happened in the "past." When they're no longer spoilers, I'll put those up here as well, as bonus chapters.

OHH SNAP! THE CULT OF FOG IS AFTER THEM!...wtf is the Cult of Fog, and what the heck is Twilight muttering about not breaking? Hope you explain this in more detail, and did spike grow?!:twilightangry2:

1076197 *mysterious tone* All will be revealed in time...


There's been some time since we last saw the ponies at the end of S2 and this story. I won't tell how long just yet, but it's at least five years, obviously.

I'm kind of getting a "firefly in the age of sail" feeling.

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Now that you mention it, I realize that it shows a certain parallel, like other stories of this type. Good spot!

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Okay. The story isn't entirely clear on that. Thank you for clearing that up.

I like this, I like this a lot.:pinkiehappy:

Foreshadowing and a huge fake out.

I'm sorry for the latter. I know you were all expecting awesomeness, but I couldn't see it in my mind. Don't worry, I'm still thinking about it, trying to work out how it would work, and it WILL happen. Trust me. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye. If I lie to Pinkie Pie, I can kiss my flank goodbye. Seriously. It'll be Magnificent.

No, Horn is nopony you know.

Psyche out much... I'll let it pass this time, but I fully expect some kickass naval combat in the near future.

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I cannot stress enough that I am so sorry about that. But it helped advance plot. And don't worry, the Free Mare is going to get some scrapes on her hull soon.

And Jello in cannons. Try loading one of those.

Apologize not for your story. You will find ship captains non too keen fighting a evenly matched battle far away from help. Drowning is a poor and painful way to die.

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That too.

And I will apologize. I had, in fact, originally planned on going that direction and found myself incapable of writing it at this point. That's why it took me four days to post this.

Regardless, BLARG! I dunno if I'll put up a chapter this weekend. First class of college is monday, so I be preparing.

I like this. It reminds me of Hornblower, which I love.

Roll out the cannons! No? The party cannon at least? :pinkiehappy:

Nice, I really didn't think they'd have cannons. Looking good. :twilightsmile:

Sorry about the herky-jerkiness of this chapter, but I'm trying to inject some background information that's been missing.

Yay for cliche random huge beast toting an oversized weapon guarding a cliche scary-looking cave-like thing.
Get over it. Twilight needs it.

Next chapter is either tomorrow or wednesday. Pinkie Promise.

Begging the captain's pardon... The Cheerilee section seemed off. Did Hoof call Pinkie Pie a pegasus? Sweetie Belle is a unicorn and Cheerilee with Pinkie Pie are ponies. What is that whole thing about Mentor-Mentee with Fluttershy and Sweetie Belle? They are currently in different groups. Mistakes?

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Quite so. I got myself mixed up

Fix'd. Thankee quite a bit. Methinks it's time for me to get a proofreader or something.

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Your welcome Herr captain. I am going to fade into mist.

SO! MUCH! WIN! I need more. I...am dying from....awesomeness withdraw....help...me.

1146825 Here is some help:
Seek out similar works to ease the suffering. Or. Do something completely different. Find a computer printer and smash it. Me? I have so much LOSE collected from people, places and things that I can never have too much WIN.

Blast it all! It makes me sad when the chapter is over.Must, have, more, story time!

An island without any possibility of being there? I'm suspecting discord...

Well, that took a while to write. Ethics class is draining every bit of creativity I can muster.

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Ethics class? How is it draining you?

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Well, I have to read and understand dusty ethics books, then I have to discuss topics with other students coherently with well-thought out points.

Don't get me wrong - I love it, but blargh, it tires my mind.

Good idea to put up this chapter.

I will admit I'm quite surprised by this story. Its is really well written and becoming very developed. This chapter really helped flesh out the the back story and I hope you plan to do more letter. Now except for the Pilot deck is there anything else that make the ship special or did Equestria just want more ships?

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The Equestrian army "Needed" more ships in general. It was simply a ploy to shut down the bad image Twilight was giving the King, living as she was.

Well now. Finally got the chapter up. I'm actually still writing, but I wanted to put something up for y'all. Expect the next chapter in the next couple of days at the latest.

...clever writing...

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Thank you? :rainbowhuh:

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I see now I was unclear with that thought I posted.
Yes. I mean you have wrote a story with decent backdrop, good characters, and an excellent plot.
Disclaimer: I am not a literature expert - I do know what I like. Whatever you are doing here, it is working well.

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