“In every generation there is a chosen one. One mare who will stand against the demons, the monsters and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.”
Bon-Bon never asked to be a monster-killing secret warrior of the night. It's a lonely life in which she cannot afford to get close to ponies. After previous losses took their toll, she has closed off her heart and dedicated herself to never letting herself love anypony ever again.
Then she is sent to Ponyville.
Then Twilight Sparkle is sent there too.
Then Princess Luna returns from the moon.
Not to mention that darn unicorn neighbour Lyra won’t leave her alone.
And suddenly everything becomes much more complicated.
Chapters (14)
I'll give this a read
Ahhhhhh, so glad to get some Buffy appreciation! Definitely following this!
*Sees a story by Scribber on the Featured Section.
I know what I’m reading tonight!
Oh this should be very interesting to read, Scribber. Can't wait to see what other challenges and trials, Bon-Bon must face, while still trying to live a normal life
I haven't stated reading and btvs theme is already playing in the background.
Mhmm
Bon Bon as a Slayer? Deamons? Sigh.
I dunno, I'm not sure how much more of this I can read. Maybe another 100k words? Maybe 200K? But I refuse to go beyond 500k (well, at least not in one sitting.)
Spoken like someone who's never worked retail.
Great objective reporting there, Belle.
I can hear Celestia's smirk.
Sorry, the assassins called dibs on the hay carts.
Heh. One of the more novel explanations for Bonbon's early vocal weirdness. Nice way to fold it into this universe.
Excellent Zecora dialogue. Always nice to see.
You have me deeply intrigued. Looking forward to seeing where this goes from here, and how Ponyville connects to those foalnappings.
Starswirl's responsible for the Slayers? I know nothing of the particulars, yet this explains so much.
Always lovely to see Best Filly. Dinky's presence in the fandom consciousness sadly waned over the years, so this is a treat... even if I'm drawing some worrisome conclusions on why the demons are out in force.
In any case, great showcase of what Bon-Bon gets up to when she isn't protecting ponykind from unknown horrors. Even heroes need to decompress somehow. And given those dreams, she'll need every moment of decompression she can get right now.
More Dinky, please!
If I recall correctly, the vampires in Buffy are the result of demonic possession.
I'm completely digging this story. We have a slice-of-life story for an action/adventure hero where the two are mixing rather well.
Bon-Bon doesn't start falling in love with noteworthy, he came off very cringy and awkward I just don't like it.
I hope you're not planning on uploading a new chapter every day because every time a new story suddenly starts upload a new , cuz that's how I stories that I like real fast
Her name is Sweetie Drops!
Ha just joking, I can't wait to read/review this one ^-^
From the looks of it, it's very great! You're going to bless this quarantine.
Wind Whistler does make for a good Giles. Zecora's definitely a different sort of Watcher compared to either of them. But then, Bon-Bon's a different Slayer than Buffy.
It's how earth ponies show love.
I can't help but imagine Fluttershy simply appearing next to her, whispering "I can help you with that" directly into her ear.
Oh, Bon-Bon. Why do you think Celestia assigned you Zecora? Watching your mental health is as much part of her duties as combat training.
Echoes of Derpy. Bon-Bon is a bit tougher, but both are driven by duty to the point of self-destruction if they're not careful.
In short, she is a silly pony, as she herself recognizes. Let's hope the silliness proves more of a strength than a liability. IT certainly seems to have done so up until now, even if Bon-Bon doesn't recognize it as such.
One of the things I always look for in a fic that includes Zecora is how well the author is able to make her rhyme. I would say you did it rather well! Love this one so far.
The very image of an exhausted mother.
So she has acquired the ultimate sword and you have fulfilled the cover image really enjoying it so far and the updates are coming out pretty quickly I have high hopes for this story
Missing a 't' for 'bet?
Much instead of must.
Missing 'n' for 'known'
So the master sword, I mean Lunar sword has finally been given to Bon-Bon, now business will pick up... Also hearing the aftermath of the Changeling invasion was horrible & depressing...
And with the title comes dental and theme music
Yes!
Why, Zecora falling for Bon-Bon? I ship it
Gallant needs to be fired.... Also, I got a feeling something horrible is gonna happen to Fleur.... PLEASE SPARE HER FROM WHAT EVIL FATE IS AFTER HER!!!
was gonna complain about the italics then you got to normal writing but will still complain about celestia being a bitch in that flashback with that last line, also this kinda aligns perfect with <<the name of our mistakes>>, even before you mentioned that it was written immediately after this, let me guess the fic that you wort after that one was <<playing with my heart>> and that's why these tree are similar in style?
can i complain about how perfectlly you dessribed pinkie being herself and how great the derpy/dinkie/cherlie scene was and how interesting is bon-bon's backstory?
also, now i remembered why you're the queen of grimdarks, that nightmare sequence made me tremble out in fear
god damn it, just dump it all already, this is becoming way to interesting than even the one i nagged you and goombasa about and, Playing with my heart is one of my favorites things that came out of your hands
I can't say how much I adore this kind of worldbuilding. It fits in so well, and it's not just a discovery for us, the readers, but for the main character too. I absolutely LOVED this chapter.
By God I could absolutely see may day as a holiday in my little pony considering all the other completely pointless celebrations this fits way too well good to see more updates to the story I’m really enjoying it keep up the great work
Now that's just uncalled for!
Looking forward to the next chapter!
As great as that Festival was, I hope Bon-Bon finds out about what happened to Fleur and all those other prisoners, so she can save them soon!
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Fixed!
Oh no, not Nonna
That flashback Bon-Bon's last day with her grandma was so heartbreaking and depressing, it was kind of hard to enjoy the festival... Plus, Lyra being totally selfish and making Bon-Bon do things she doesn't want to do didn't help either...
I know it's a little thing but this passage really stood out to me as a missed opportunity. "A bit a dozen", while a passable ponyism, misses the alliterative allure of the original saying. "A bit a bushel" would be more in keeping with the soul of the phrase.
On the one hand I want to see Bon-bon become the next Watcher, but on the other hand I want the Slayer title to work like The Avatar where she's just Starswirl's maid reincarnated over and over again. That way the next Slayer picks up the Lunar Sword and it's already bound to them in a sort of "the wand chooses the wizard" moment.
Or maybe it could be more like Yona of the Dawn where after a certain age the power flows to the successor regardless whether or not the previous one is still alive.
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considering the rest of the spelling errors you failed to see i'm amaze that the one that would've made the scene even funnier was the one that you corrected, I understand that the time is very tight for you these days so i really don't mind some small errors in spelling here and there in this old story you dug up from the graveyard of files that must be your computer
Hrmm. I wonder if Bon-bon is going to have to banish herself to the damon world so she can go all Doom Slayer.
Have a like #100
Good job, keep it up!
Liking this! Keep up the good work! I can’t wait to see what she does about the lunar-sword’s disobedience and petulance. 😃
I can't be the only one that wants to know about Lyra's past and what made her so moody and depressing back then.
Anyways this was a great chapter with the exception of the very long journal entry in the beginning. It was a lot longer than usual and I didn't really like it that much. Can't wait to see how Princess Luna trains Bon-Bon the ways of the sword.
aye first. good read been waiting for this chapter
Why isn't there a crossover tag?
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Because it's not a straight up crossover. It just takes the basic premise and nothing else. Admittedly, when I started writing it was going to be more overt but the story and characters have gone way in their own direction to the point that you can read this with no knowledge of BtVS at all and not be lost.
The beginning of the story (aka the flashback) legit piss me off. I got very upset and disgusted by those two sickos called parents, mostly by "mother dearest"
That funeral and that whole scene after that came at the worst possible time for me to read it...
That first part. I knew that YouTuber sent something golden my way. I wasn't sure if I'd end up following it until that first part
OK Bon bon parents were jerks, also liked Lyra's backstory and i'm kinda glad you haven't gone the usual she has a fetish for humans route