Live While we're Young

by The Blue EM2

Credits

Vincent Tong-Sandbar, Garble
Gavin Langelo-Gallus, train conductor
Shannon Chan-Kent-Smoulder
Katrina Salisbury-Yona
Lauren Jackson-Silverstream
Devyn Dalton-Ocellus
Michael Caine-the Waiter, Ponyville stationmaster
Ian Riley-himself
Vincent Franklin-Aristate
James MacAvoy-Jacobite announcer, attendant
Andrea Libman-Ommatidia, Pinkie Pie
Ashleigh Ball-Rainbow Dash, Applejack
Kelly Sheridan-Starlight Glimmer
Sunni Westbrook-Cozy Glow
Maurice LaMarche-Chancellor Neighsay
Kathleen Barr-Chrysalis, Trixie, Shutterbug
Tara Strong-Twilight Sparkle
Nicole Oliver-Princess Celestia, Cheerilee
Cole Howard-Terramar, Inferno
Brian Dobson-Sky Beak, yaks
Advah Soudack-Ocean Flow
Kyle Rideout-Thorax
Claire Corlett-Sweetie Belle
Tabitha St. Germain-Rarity
William Hope-Tilden
Graham Verchere-Pipsqueak
Jessie Nowack-Vinyl Scratch
Scribbler Productions-Octavia
Simon Rattle-CSO conductor
Diana Kaarina-Shimmy Shake
Kelly Ogmundson-Lighthoof
Lee Tockar-Snips
Willem Defoe-Server at the Undersea World Bar and Restaurant
Uzo Aduba-Queen Novo
Kristin Chenoweth-Skystar
Peter New-Big Mac
Richard Ian Cox-Grandpa Gruff
Brian Drummond-Time Turner
John de Lancie-Discord
Mark Acheson-Tirek
Jim Miller-Sombra
Peter New-Big Mac
Maryke Hendryykse-Gilda
Erin Matthews-Gabby
John Cleese-Sandbar and Cozy's father

Comments

[Yoshifan30]

My Little pony my little pony ah ah ah ahhhh laaa 😭

[SuperSonicHeroes]

Fun story. Good job.

[The Blue EM2]

10494918
Perfect.

[The Blue EM2]

10494974
Thanks Heroes. See you next story (which is very soon).

[The Blue EM2]

10495795
Don't think I will just yet though.

[Yoshifan30]

10495818

Whatever blows your mind go for it

[JimmyHook19]

10497945
Yeah... because after all, most of y'all know who Silverstream best belongs with in terms of shipping.

[The Blue EM2]

10497947
Don't big up your own work.

[The Blue EM2]

10834423
Indeed.

[The Blue EM2]

10834411
Walrus.

[The Blue EM2]

10853362
Yes. Out of all things in the story, this is the detail you pick up on?

[wertyui]

10853553
yeah, i like that you put the possible voice actors for original characters, i also noticed the dads army and its aint half hot mum references and all that stuff about british trains.

[The Blue EM2]

10853688
You have taste.

[Starlight Glimmer1]

You know what? I didn’t say this before so I’m gonna say it now. The only part of this story that disappoints me is the fact that we never got to see Sandbar and Ocellus kiss.

[The Blue EM2]

10962676
They kissed in the first story.

[Starlight Glimmer1]

10962677
Yeah but that’s the only time between the two stories that they did so you know.

[The Blue EM2]

10962940
Yeahm

[The Blue EM2]

11042685
From TVTropes and Idioms;

In "2, 4, 6, Greaaat", we're supposed to feel upset at Rainbow Dash for essentially ditching her duty of coaching the School of Friendship's cheer squad to do something she would rather do like watch and help the buckball team. The two major problems are, Twilight Sparkle couldn't have picked a more disinterested and underqualified mate as Rainbow repeatedly states, and it's revealed in the end Twilight Sparkle purposely Voluntold Rainbow Dash to do a task she didn't want to do to teach her a lesson. Why the audience is supposed to be upset with a character for having a perfectly reasonable and understandable reaction to unfair treatment by someone who purposely made them do it because they knew they wouldn't want to do it is anyone's guess, especially when both times Discord has messed with Twilight in a similar way to teach her a lesson she was every bit as upset as Dash was and this was treated as a reasonable reaction.

[Yoshifan30]

11042794
Hmm I guess that's a good point but still two wrongs doesn't make a right and it could have done it a little bit better instead of just walk away and I can't really say much about Discord because he always mess with everybody

[The Blue EM2]

11043071
Huh.

[Yoshifan30]

11043267
Yeah I know

[The Blue EM2]

11043299
Ok.

[The Blue EM2]

11066168
In this storyline, the EqG world and our world are two separate dimensions. It also states during the chapter that cross dimensional travel has been going on for about 30 years.

[Mlpzootopia19]

11066603
Yeah if he was real you two will get along very well when it comes to trains maybe lol 🤣

[The Blue EM2]

11066621
Indeed.

[The Blue EM2]

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Cheers for all the comments.

[The Blue EM2]

11365677
Noted. Sheesh, many of my comments on this story aged poorly...

[Mlpzootopia19]

11365784
It’s just some people has different opinions about the treehouse OK bro but sometimes people have different opinions I was OK with the treehouse it’s just some people just take it the wrong way how are you write the stories and everything like it’s a spite or something man just saying

[The Blue EM2]

11366765
Fair enough.

[The Blue EM2]

11369098
Well said.

[The Blue EM2]

11372377
I'm taking events from S8 and S9 and reworking them. Plus sprinkling in some other things.

[The Blue EM2]

11372397
This idea inspired by the Tyranids, an alien species from the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. A notable feature of the species is that they are produced in vats from biomass. Chrysalis used this trick. That's also where the Hive Mind depiction in this story comes from.

Seeing as Chrysalis, and the Changelings as a whole, are inspired by the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise, I suspect they are capable of asexual reproduction.

[The Blue EM2]

11372404
When writing this I wanted a mix of high and lowkey events in order to keep the tone shifting. I tried my hand at relentlessly bleak and made a complete hash of it.