This story is a sequel to Restart
Time after Time, Death after Death, Restart after Reset.
How many times has Zephyr Breeze been through this?
How long has he spent reliving the same two weeks?
Well, It's over. It's finally over.
Discord has finally been defeated, And Zephyr Breeze can finally return to a normal life, away from all of the Chaos.
Only that, after being in a time loop for so long, having a Normal life is harder than it seems.
This Story takes place after the events of my discontinued story, Restart.
There will be flashbacks to explain what happened, so don't worry about needing to read it.
Featured on 27/06/2023
Chapters (10)
i like to think discord was defeated in a zephyr way, that zephyr gave up on stopping the loop and instead used it to have fun, hundred loops trying to win rainbow favor, then hundred learning musical instruments, read every book interacting with ever pony he could until he knows then better them themselves until there was nothing left to learn or experience
that would have driven discord up a wall, effectively trapped in a prison of time with no way out
and now he out he probably the most well learned stallion to ever exist, and yet so tired beyond belief the loop would have changed his so dramatically fluttershy wouldn't recognize him and only immortals like celestia and Luna would understand what he been through
interesting start
Ok so, despite some misspellings here and there this Looks interesting. Good job.
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I apologize about the misspelling.
English isn't my first language so I need to use google translate and autocorrect on words I don't know the spelling of.
Thank you for the compliment 😊
This is legit a solid chapter and concept. Love the idea of Zephyr trying to live a quiet life after.... everything. GOod job, I"m excited for more.
I would love for any of the elements to know what he did, perhaps in the reform of Discord?
well unintentionally interacting with pinkie family is going to eventually lead to fluttershy or dash findings about him being in Rockville, and it make them curious due to how out of character it is for him to be there
interaction between zephyr and limestone have the potential to be hilarious
This is good!! Can't wait for more!!!
I feel super bad for zephyr. Poor guy has some serious PTSD!!
I can only imagine how he'd react when/if discord is released/reformed in the future.
Good luck with the future chapters!!
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Thank you :)
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You are welcome.
I look forward to seeing who he gets with
This was good. Really good!!
Can't wait for more!!
I wonder who he will get with??
well mentally he is limestone
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Yeah,h cause we have no idea how long he was in that time loop
Who knows, maybe a month??
And this occurred to me while reading this. Does Luna know??? Does she know that he was stuck in a time loop via his dreams??
kinda sad we didn't get the sourest pie inner thoughts, oh well marble chances with zephyr are low, even if he was in the right head space to be interesting to date she probable remind him too much of fluttershy, even so that certain be a interesting and unique ship, then again this is not nornal zephyr breeze
Oh my!!
Poor zephyr!!
Bet Luna has some questions after seeing that dream
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dont think Luna see all dreams but zephyrs must be like a giant neon signs saying immediate help needed, so she definitely gonna become aware of him needing help
No dislikes
Congrats
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Thanks.
I'm still surprised about it.
I guess people like reading a story where Zephyr doesn't act like an asshole to Rainbow Dash, or something like that.
I'm not sure actually 😄
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Honestly, that's partly why I like this story so much.
The other part is that the idea of time loops and if those who escape them intrigues me
Rocks
They'll cook rocks and stones
ah a family dinner and pinkie pie and his sister on the way what a wonderful collision of events that end in total diaster, it be interesting to see them track him down, and finding him living quietly not bothering anyone will be the biggest massive red flag in the history of red flags
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I hope we won't have to wait 3 month for real.
I'm hoping to see more Limestone. ^^
Nice little story. Read easy and an interesting pov.
I can see becoming a farmer could Help Zephyr with his Issues.
Hohoho, this has potential as well. I've read maybe one other story with Zephyr Breeze in it, but I do love the appeal of redeeming an apparently rotten pony like himself (or Blueblood). A start to another quality read this is. Mwoohoohoo.
Honestly surprised Luna isnt investigating his Nightmares. Poor sod should be a damn beacon to her. Unless she is and the author hasn't written it yet.
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lol I can see Dash getting all defensive and the new Zephyr being like, “Whatever, Dash. I’m over you. Now get off my property.” And she’ll take the rejection as a new personal challenge.
This is really good.
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Thank you :)
He’s only spent one night in the Old Cabin so far, but it’s only been about 4-weeks since the Restarts technically began and 2-ish weeks since they ended. So, I can’t say that Luna’s had ample opportunity to get notified of his dream issues.
I like the various plots working simultaneously. The dinner is sure to be interesting to see. Poor Z needs space, but getting that will give his mind too much unstructured space to wander. Our guy is in a pickle. Maybe he needs a hobby or a mentally stimulating activity to keep his focus?
Idk maybe learning about the process of rock farming would help him get some ideas? Or maybe the Pies / town could use a pegasus for something weather related? Not like they need lots of complicated weather for rocks. Or maybe a farm project? Hard to tell what useful stuff he learned over the years Restarting.
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seeing rainbow react to a disinterested zephyr would be hilarious
Well done!! Loved the update!!
can't wait to see you in four months!!
Absolutely loving this story. I cant remember if he did anything other than snitch this cycle so she aint gonna find much if she does go digging. And I dont see him telling people the shit hes gone through anytime soon.
Wow, this is sure is different from other MLPFics.
Good concept, specially for the MC.
Now to wait and see how far can Zephyr can go to keep his tranquil life.
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agreed.
what he went through, no pony will understand. not even celestia.
it's completely unique.
and all because of discord.
what he needs the most is a hug and someone who he can tell everything to without being judged.
also, i didn't expect S.M.I.L.E. to pop up again!! much less cloudy quartz being a member!!
this says so much about our Zephyr Lmao. Spend many years trying to seduce Rainbow but it did not work. However, when he becomes serious, he can get the job done easily.
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well my head canon is Zephyr has always been a attractive pony it just his immaturity that puts ponies of, with him in a life and death struggle he had his immaturity killed off.
none can resist the mature breese
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he unwitting gaining such favor with Igneous Rock Pie that, Igneous might consider him husband material for his daughters
I wonder if discord is coming back again…
Geez, zephyr could use some therapy, though I suppose with all he’s been through that might not help, heck, doubt anyone would even believe him
Nice as always! Thank you!
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Thanks :)
loved the fluttershy part of the chapter, too often fanfic writer put there own dislike of zephyr in their story and have fluttershy and everyone else treating him terribly, having fluttershy openly care for her brother is a nice change of pace
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I never got the feeling that Zephyr was hated by anyone in the show.
Was he annoying? Yeah, sure. Was he obnoxious? Probably.
But was he Hated? No, not really.
Fluttershy tried supporting him in his episode, trying to help him get a job, and even Rainbow Dash helped out.
A lot of authors paint Zephyr as this pervert asshole who's too lazy to do anything when he's really just kind of a loudmouth who gives up at the first sign of struggle.
He's still Fluttershy's little Brother, I'm guessing he's also a Childhood Friend of Rainbow Dash seeing as they all grew up together in Cloudsdale.
And even when he fails to attract RD's attention, he never crosses the line into something malicious, I wouldn't even say he's bad at flirting, his target is just Not Interested.
Zephyr is different from the other Sibling Characters in the show because he barely appears.
Limestone and Marble have also barely appeared, but they fix that by giving Maud several episodes of her own.
Shining Armor also appears a lot, the same with Big Macintosh and the CMC.
Zephyr has arguably the least screen time out of any sibling character in the show, He only really appears twice in the entire series, his first appearance and mention was in season 6 for crying out loud, even Marble and Limestone appeared in Pinkie's Flashback in S1.
Yeah, Zephyr is Fluttershy's obnoxious and tall little brother, but he's her brother nonetheless. Of course Fluttershy is going to worry and care for him, She's his sister, the Element of Kindness.
Rainbow Dash also is going to care for him in her own way, For how obnoxious and annoying she finds him, I never got the idea that she outright hated him, she even helped Fluttershy in Flutter Brutter.
Pinkie is just helping because she's Pinkie Pie, and because I needed an excuse to get all the Pie Sisters into the story.
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he wasn't hated in the show but the fandom, he became mlp jar jar binks, i seen hundreds of story that use him as a punching bag, or portray him worse then he was, and honestly when i first watched mlp i disliked him too, wasn't till i read the comics that changed my opinion of him, personally i think people dont like him because truthfully he the closest pony in mlp to represent the fandom
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I think that Luna can’t see in Zephyr’s as he can’t show or tell anyone about the time loop and discord knew that when Luna knows Zephyr would lose the game and discord will lose as well but not by Zephyr’s hand or hoof