Equestria hasn't always been the magical place that every pony believes.
For as long as any pony could remember, the three pony tribes have lived in fear and discordance of each other for many, many moons, and has resulted in them separating. Earth ponies live in Maritime Bay, unicorns live in Bridlewood, and pegasi live in Zephyr Heights.
But a local pegasus named Neon Light will become a part of a group of ponies that'll help change that by spreading magic and friendship across the land.
And as time goes on, he'll discover more about himself and what he's capable of.
This story mainly takes place in G5 (including part of the movie, all of Make Your Mark, and a select few Tell Your Tale episodes), but will also include some short chapters that take place in G4.
You'll find out why ;)
dreaming about hoof holding huh? fucking degnerate
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Great first chapter
This is very good. I'm giving you six stars for doing a good job. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Okay I can never find a decent g5 oc story that follows the main story line that isn’t about an isekai or with poor writing so I’m glad I found this. Good start keep up the good work and can’t wait for the next one.
I’m loving this so far and I can’t wait to see more 🥰
Your character Neon Light sounds pretty cool. 10/10 for best character creation!
“Good morning, Zephyr Heights!”
"AHHH! I GOT SOAP IN MY EYE!" I yelled as I furiously scrubbed water on my face, "OH, MY HOOFNESS! IT BURNS! IT BUR—"
My fur was as white as the winter snow, as well as my wings with feathers were a bright cyan, which in my opinion is a very nice-looking contrast. My eyes are a shiny bronze-looking color (at least I think it's bronze). My hooves are as black as charcoal. My mane and tail were also black, with the addition of cyan and hot pink streaks running through each of them.
I entered said shop (one of my favorites to go to due to the friendly service and that it's about a 1–2-minute walk from my apartment building) and walked to the front counter, luckily there being no line.
Some time ago (I never paid attention in history class), Zephyr Heights entered a digital age that included the invention of many wonderful things that we use every day such as phones, computers, and most importantly, the Canternet.
“Hello, chocolatey goodness,” I mentally said with a smile as I took a bite of my muffin. I then started to bob my head to the chorus of the song, “Oh, online downloadable music. What would I do without you?”
Everywhere I looked, I saw ponies on their phones looking at...something...I don't know...We got TVs and... l-literally some of the buildings here have big screens that broadcast the news program, product advertisement, special event announcements, and other things, but it's mostly the first two.
Aw, yes. Who could forget such a grand occasion?
"Ha! Oh, my yes, Dazzle," said Skye.
"Tonight's royal bash for Queen Haven will be stunning. But the real jewel in the crown will be Princess Pipp's performance!" said Dazzle, a pink-furred pegasus with a golden-like mane, with excitement "Isn't that right, Skye?"
"What is up, every pony? Big shout-out to all my friends the Pippsqueaks," the pegasus said as multiple emojis kept popping on the screen and I'm pretty sure I just heard a couple of foals squeal with delight.
"So, tonight's the night. I can't wait to debut my new song later. It has a very special place in my heart, but not as much as you guys," Princess Pipp said in an almost singing-like tone.
I always wanted to just spread my wings and take my hooves off of the ground so I can see the city from above. So, I can be amongst the clouds and see what they feel like. So, I can gain a sense of freedom and not be grounded all the time.
"Check it out, Pippsqueaks!" I heard Princess Pipp's voice say.
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I kept my ears out this time for whatever noise I just heard, but instead, there was no sound of what I believed to be a dog barking. Just the music.
"Holy crap. That's a lot of ponies," I thought to myself with slightly widened eyes as I saw the sheer number of ponies in the throne room alone. In hindsight though, that's to be expected. The throne room is pretty large, and who wouldn't want to see Princess Pipp perform in the flesh?
"There's nothing to fear, those nasty little ponies have been captured. Your queen will protect you," Queen Haven said reassuringly, much to the relief of the citizens as the pegasi around me gave out sighs of relief. She then turned her eyes, presumably towards Princess Pipp, before saying, "Shut it off."
The unicorn was a mare with a lilac coat navy blue hooves and magenta eyes. She had a wavy, cerulean blue mane and tail with an indigo ombre, a bracelet on her left forehoof with blue, pink, and purple beads, and of course, a long powder blue horn with white swirls. And also, for some reason she had a tennis ball sticking on the horn.
The earth pony was an apricot orange-coated mare with brown hooves and emerald, green eyes. Her mane was magenta and purple and was tied back into a braid with aquamarine elastic bands. Her tail was the same color scheme but wasn't tied back. She was also wearing a teal satchel.
Missing By Midnight is a multiplayer horror game where 4 ponies play as the wanderers who have to find the way out of some spooky location, while other ponies play one of many shadowy figures who have to locate the wanderers and, as the name of the game implies, make them go missing.
"Heh heh. Of course, I'm going to see your performance. How else would I support my best friend?"
...Well, that sounded a bit racist.
"What the...?" I, and probably every other pony in the room, asked out of confusion as I looked up at the lights as they continued to glitch out. Suddenly, a light beamed downright next to me, which honestly startled me a bit.
"That's...weird. Where in the world did Zipp go? Did she go to the bathroom or something? No, that can't be right. She might not be interested in the same things as Pipp, but Zipp would always be there to support her. And that includes holding in the water inside the tank during her concerts," I thought to myself before asking with a cringed-out face, "Wait, why exactly do I know that?"
"Putting on an amazing performance as always, eh, Pipp," I mentally chuckled before my ears picked up on something. It was kind of feint due to the music, but noticeable, "...Do I... Do I hear a dog barking?"
"Thanks a lot, Neon! Okay, I got to get back to rehearsing, but I'll talk to you after the show tonight. Bye."
It was almost time, everypony. Almost time for the royal celebration to begin, and with that comes a performance by the one, the only, Princess Pipp herself!
Yo, what's up, everypony! It's ya boi and today I'm gonna be showing you my gaming setup that I definitely sto—um, I mean bought off of Amazone during a huge sale.
I think you’re supposed to say the whole word together like everypony. I might be wrong though.
good chapter, sorta late cuz fimfic's tracking button didnt work for me lol
Is this a crossover?
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So far so good on this new chapter, I like it! I'll be willing to see how Neon will do. Hope to see more of your chapters and remember: When things are going good they just keep going good.
"That was close," I sighed out of relief as Pipp, and I continued to move through the halls while hiding underneath the table. I peeked from under the covers and smiled as I recognized the doors that lead to the outside, "We're nearly there. We just have to make it to the elevator, and we'll be free."
Due to the number of guards and citizens that are currently after our heads, it would be too risky to just stay out in the open like this. Pipp might have the advantage of being small, but both of our color schemes aren't exactly meant to blend into an environment with bright light.
"Honestly, I didn't think I would get this far ahead, so...keep running to the elevator?" I suggested...just before we heard the sound of the throne room doors opening.
"Hey, thanks, Neon. I owe you one," Pipp said with appreciation.
She seemed to get the message of what I was doing as her eyes widened a bit. She pretended to resist arrest yet not to the point that I was dragging her through the crowd, who kept glaring and calling out that she was a fake and a liar.
"Alright, princess. To the dungeon you go," I said with a frown on my face, but when I grabbed Pipp's hoof to pick her up, I discreetly gave her a wink and whispered, "Play along."
"Alright, everpony! Back up!" I yelled out loud enough for the crowd to hear before they could get any closer to Pipp, who had a surprised look on her face when she saw me approaching, but quickly turned into one of hurt when I said "You do not need to worry. I and the rest of the Royal Guards will make sure that your princess will swiftly face justice for her crimes."
"Look...I... I understand if you're upset with them for lying to us all these years. Believe me, I'm upset with them too, but...I have to stick with my friends. I've known them for so long and I can't just abandon them," I explained, "Please, just trust me on this."
"H-hey, Mom," I said, "How uh...how are you doing—"
"Look, Pipp," I sighed, "I'm not mad at you or anything. Okay, I'm a bit mad, but you know I'm not the type that likes to hold grudges. I just...I just need some time to think, I guess."
"Pipp, we've known each other for years. You can tell me anything. And... I honestly couldn't care less if you can't fly. It'd surprise me at first, but I would eventually get over it," I said before looking away with a pained expression, "I just wished you told me the truth instead of lying to me all this time."
"...I... yeah. Mom always told Zipp and me that if everypony believes that we can fly, then they would never feel as if they were in any danger. That we would be able to protect them," Pipp explained before sighing, "And... I guess I was just...scared...that you'd react negatively if I told you the truth."
"So... we made it. Oh, wow, that was intense," Pipp chuckled after a few seconds before going in a more serious tone, "Now we just have to find Zipp, and I can yell at her for ruining my show."
I then started to slowly creep out from under the table, Pipp following in tow. Keeping an eye on the guards ensured me that they haven't noticed our presence yet. Turning my head, a bit to make sure that I don't knock anything over, I carefully reached a hoof out and picked up one of the gold plates covers on the table. I turned and motioned for Pipp to follow me. We both carefully crept over to beside the entrance and behind the door, just out of sight of the guards.
"It's a good thing the guards were in the throne room as well," I thought with relief, "We haven't encountered a single one so fa—Oh, come on!"
no???????
SUS *Insert Devil Trigger music*
This new chapter is great, DeffBwade I like it! Hope to more of your chapters and remember: You have to keep going and pursue your dreams.
The earth pony mare is named Sunny Starscout. She seems to be scholarly and adventurous, always wanting to learn new things about the world around her. And she seems determined to bring magic back to Equestria and friendship and harmony among the three pony tribes. This makes you wonder if they did get along since then.
The earth pony stallion, Hitch Trailblazer, seems to have a strong sense of integrity and justice. I guess that's the kind of pony he has to be if he is a sheriff. You can consider him to be the responsible one that always follows the rules. However, based on the fact that he's been grumpy this entire time, I can only guess he's still wary of us and what we're capable of. I don't blame him. After all, I've only known him for a couple of hours. It's only natural if he too has grown up to believe that the other pony tribes are hostile.
"I always wanted to visit. When I was a filly, I found this pretty lantern. It had a message inside. It said that I had friends in Maritime Bay,” Izzy explained. Reaching into her mane, Izzy pulled out a worn-out piece of paper. It showed a drawing, clearly done by a foal, of an earth pony, a unicorn, and a pegasus under a rainbow. There was also a message that read 'Dear unicorns and pegasi, you have friends in Maretime Bay. Come visit us.'
"Oh, well, that's the end of that!" Hitch said with joy, "Time to go home. I wished I could say it was nice to meet all of you, but it wasn't."
Once nighttime finally hit, we all decided to stop and make a camping spot to settle down. We found the necessary materials to make a fire. Sunny used her hooves to create a spark to ignite said materials (neat trick by the way), and then Zipp flapped her wings to make the fire come alive.
And then there's the only unicorn in our group, Izzy Moonbow. She's... an interesting one to say the least. Energetic and optimistic are the words that I'd describe her. And also a bit scatterbrained. Not that that's a bad thing or anything. Let's just say that for a great majority of this trip, she's been bouncing happily, humming something under her breath, and smiling. I'm sure you can deduce her personality from that alone.
"That's the tree from the map," Sunny announced as she indicated a giant cherry tree, "That means...it's this way."
Zipp and Sunny already explained to Pipp and me that they needed to steal the pegasus crystal because they believe it was the key to bringing back the magic. Now we need to retrieve the unicorn crystal from a place called Bridlewood. Once we retrieve it, we can connect it with the pegasus crystal, and that'll bring both magic and friendship among the pony tribes.
Other than Hitch being wary of us, none of the non-pegasi has shown any red flags of having hostile intentions. For the most part...they seem alright, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna let my guard completely down. Do you know the saying that looks can be deceiving?
I knew that Sunny wanted to bring friendship among the pony tribes, but now I know that it's more than just a quest or a goal in life. It's a promise that she held onto along with her dad since she was a filly.
"I made it with my dad," Sunny said as the paper was handed to her, "We always promised each other that, someday, we would prove that all ponies are meant to be friends… We'll do our part, hoof to heart," she finished with a smile while holding the note close to her chest.
"Oh, great..." Hitch sighed with annoyance.
"I haven't done anything to make you upset," I deadpanned.
"Everypony, stop!" Sunny suddenly said, stopping all the arguing.
"Oh, come on!" I yelled as we stopped in our tracks due to a large chasm with no seeable way of simply walking around it. And the bridge that's supposed to bring us to the other side? Gone, "Of course. Why not?"
"Welp, maybe it's for the best. Between you and me, buddy, that badge was creating an unhealthy power dynamic," Izzy whispered before running off while singing, which caused the stallion's ears to droop.
"Alright, that was sad to watch. Come on, don’t be a hero, dude. Come get warm." Zipp said, but the stallion continued to be stubborn and kept trying to make a fire himself.
"So, Izzy?" I spoke up, trying to make conversation (which is hard when you're considered the quiet one), "What's Bridlewood like? Is it...majestic and magical...or what?"
"Yes. Yes, you did, dude," I said to him before running over to Pipp, who was now beside her sister.
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Alphabittle, on the hoof, was feeling the pressure from his opponent suddenly surpassing him, and tried to dance as fast as possible. It was a close match, but the bell finally rang and declared Sunny the winner!
Initiate the final round. And like how most of any PvP matches go, Sunny, who started on a rocky start, has suddenly become an expert and started to make an epic comeback, racking up points like there's no tomorrow. Until finally, she managed to surpass Alphabittle's score.
And with that, the two began another dance-off. Unfortunately, just like the previous round, Sunny was slow in her steps, and therefore fell behind, and therefore leading to Alphabittle winning once again.
"Well, think about it. You all saw what that unicorn had to do when he lost. He had to give up something of his. And Alphabittle said that he can always win it back. That means that when it comes to his games, we have to bet something that belongs to us, in which it's either a win or lose situation. And the only thing that we can bet is..." I stopped in my explanation when we all saw Sunny using the pegasus crystal as an offering, "Oh, no..."
"Aw, nuts," I muttered.
"Time's up! Pass it over, Jasper!" said a large, heavyset unicorn with a medium gray coat, dark gray hooves, freckles, and brown eyes. He also had a wispy white mane and tail, bushy eyebrows, sideburns, and a beard. The unicorn he was talking to was trying desperately to solve a Rubik's cube but quickly gave up with a defeated sigh. The gray unicorn then grabbed the cube and quickly solved it in just a few seconds before slamming it on the counter and demanding, "Guess that makes me the winner...again. Pay up!"
"Unicorns are very superstitious. If a pony ever says a forbidden word, we have to do a ritual to ward off the jinxes," Izzy whispered, trying to keep a low profile about our fake identities.
The other two foals stood up along with the first one before all started doing some kind of chant. They stretched up their rump first before making a raspberry noise, and then they started to jump around in a sort of dance-like manner.
"Well, this is cheerful..." Hitch said sarcastically.
On a nearby playground, a foal was sliding down a slide so slowly, another was on a swing but wasn't swinging and instead just laying on it, and a third one on a seesaw was barely putting in the effort to make it move up and down due to them not having a partner to play with.
After a while of walking through this forest, we finally arrived in Bridlewood and found several giant and shiny crystals at the entrance.
After an epic musical montage of crushing, killing, destroying, and swag, we were finally ready to head into Bridlewood itself. We all had these fake unicorn horns, and Zipp, Pipp, and I also wore these cloaks to hide our wings. I gotta give it to Izzy. She sure knows how to make a nice-looking cloak. Not gonna lie, but the cloak made me feel...I don't know...elegant? Special?
"A glow-up?" Izzy asked, drinking some tea and then putting her cup down with a smirk, "Honey, you came to the right cottage."
"Dudes, we don't need makeovers. We just have to cover our wings and wear fake horns," I deadpanned before turning to the lilac unicorn, "So, Izzy, think you can do it?"
"I also made friendship bracelets," Izzy said as she pulled out a bowl with various bracelets, before remembering something, "Oh, wait, wait, watch this, holds everything!" she yelled as she ran off and came back with some flower-like contraption, "I never got to use this with actual friends!"
We all walked in and were amazed at just the sight. If I had to describe Izzy's home in two words, it would be bright and artistic. There was a portrait made up of colorful macaroni pieces and googly eyes. There was some kind of instrumental object with bottles on strings and spatulas and spoons attached to a roller. When Sunny cranked the lever, it played an admittedly catchy tune that could go along great with a show designed for foals yet grown-ups can still enjoy.
"Sunny, look around you," I whispered back to her with a deadpan, "I don't mean any offense, but this place would make a great setting for a horror movie. And it's not like there's just gonna be this giant beacon of light in the middle of this pla—...my gosh!" I said with a dropped jaw as we arrived at a house with the sun shining its light upon it, and colorful leaves blooming brightly.
"Calm down, Neon. This place has...character," Sunny whispered to me, albeit a bit hesitantly as she was trying to find the right word to describe it nicely.
"We're walking into this creepy place?" I muttered as me and the others followed closely behind. The inside of the forest looked much worse. It looked like not much light can penetrate the trees above, making it look gloomy. It all just gave off this foreboding vibe, "Just so you guys know, if a ghost suddenly pops out of nowhere or a pony in a mask comes charging at us, or a spider lands on me at any point, I will scream and run away."
"This does not look magical in the slightest," I said as we all stood at the entrance of the forest, which looked creepy, and dark, and had several signs posted on the trees that warned of the dangers and to turn around and go away.
"Wait, there it is!" Sunny exclaimed. I looked where she was looking and saw what had to be the unicorn crystal (it was shaped like a unicorn horn), "I’ve got an idea. Maybe I can beat Alphabittle at his own game."
"Ow. Ow," said an elderly one that kept repeatedly getting hit on the head by apples. She made no effort to move and she just sounded so emotionless, as if the apples didn't bother her.
I believe Sprout is taking over Maretime Bay. This new chapter is great, I LIKE IT!
"I don't care if Queen Haven or Alphabittle isn't allowing us to see Izzy, Sunny, or Hitch ever again! I'll just see you all anyway!" I exclaimed, looking at Izzy, "You all are what made this adventure so awesome! So if I have to sneak into and around Bridlewood and Maretime Bay just to see you all again...then I'll gladly do it! Because I'm not gonna be denied from seeing my friends! Whether anypony else likes it or not!"
"I'm...afraid not," Pipp said sadly, "Zipp and I couldn't convince mom to let us visit Bridlewood or Maretime Bay."
"To Maretime Bay! Let's go see our friends again!" Zipp responded.
"EVERYPONY SHUT UP!!!" I yelled out, gaining everypony's attention, including looks of surprise from my mom, Pipp, and Zipp. I cleared my throat before saying, "Sorry. Look, I get it. You're all wary of each other because of what we were taught when we were young. But ever since I met Sunny, Izzy, and Hitch, they have shown me nothing but kindness!... Well, Hitch was a little bit wary, but he eventually warmed up to us! So if we were all taught to fear the other pony tribes, then explain how three pegasi managed to befriend two earth ponies and a unicorn in the span of two or so days," I practically demanded, but I just continued before somepony could answer, "We have done nothing wrong to indicate that we're hostile in any way. All we're doing is trying to restore magic to Equestria."
We all turned towards the bushes and saw another mare coming out of them. She was around the same age as the Queen (about 2 or 3 years younger to be specific), had a light gray coat, dark gray hooves, bronze-colored eyes with crow's feet underneath them, hot pink feathers, and a medium-length mane and tail that were mainly hot pink but had a few light pink streaks.
"Oh, Neon," Queen Haven said before pulling me into a hug, "Thank you so much for helping Pipp. I don't know what I would've done if any of my daughters wound up in prison."
Anyways, we were getting closer and closer to getting out of Bridlewood but stopped in our tracks when we heard the sound of leaves rustling. We were worried that it was just more unicorns that were intercepting our escape but became surprised when it wasn't a unicorn.
Here's a fact about me. I usually just do what I'm told. So if something or somepony doesn't say that I can't do something, then I'll gladly do it if I want to. As long as it isn't illegal, of course.
"Who cares if Sunny was only pretending to be a unicorn? It gave her no advantage whatsoever!" I said, starting to get irritated, "And besides, you was the one that said that she only had to win one round. Not her or me. You. So I suggest you step back and let us walk away with the crystals."
"Um...I mean..." I stammered before sighing, "I'm sorry, Mom. I just—"
Now I'm usually a calm and level-headed pony, and after getting in many, many stupid arguments while playing video games (seriously, what kind of grown-up whines like a baby about a non-meta perk/tool helping their opponent to win a game?!), I'm more or less able to tolerate them.
"There they are!" Zoom shouted as she and a bunch of other ZH guards showed up, "Your criminal highness! You're coming with us for lying to the kingdom and being a false queen! And you, ma'am..." she shouted, pointing at my mom, "...are under arrest for helping a fugitive escape!"
She in turn got interrupted by the sound of hoof steps coming our way. We all turned and saw the unicorns angrily running toward us before stopping.
The bushes rustled once again, and Cloudpuff came running out with a badge in his mouth, and jumped onto Hitch, knocking him to the ground.
Accidentally expose our true identities in front of everypony? Definitely not part of the plan and now we're screwed because there's no talking our way out of this.
Maretime Bay, here we come!
Sunny felt hollow the entire time she and Hitch walked back to Maretime Bay. All her life, Sunny believed that magic could back to Equestria and that all of the pony tribes could become friends once again.
The moment the crystals were collected and nothing happened? Everything she believed. Everything she held was true. It all came falling apart.
Meanwhile, Sunny entered the lighthouse, her home. She then proceeded to pack up old toys, artifacts, and pretty much anything about ancient Equestria. Since magic didn't return, she felt like there was no need to hang on to them. It broke her heart to do this because she and her father worked on them together before he...moved on to a better place.
The apricot mare followed the path of light and saw a lamp that she instantly recognizes as something her father made for her when she was a filly. As she inspected the lamp, she noticed a circle-shaped crystal that was installed into it. She picked it up and stared at it.
After running for what felt like half of Equestria, we eventually reached a sign that read "Welcome to Maritime Bay." We all then stopped and started to catch our breaths from running so far.
"Oh...boy..." I wheezed, "Note to self: next time...we run for such a long distance...bring water bottles...Oh, I'm so tired."
Zipp, on the hoof, didn't look like she was about to collapse from exhaustion. Can't be jealous considering that she's a total athlete?
"Oh! There must be a party going on!" Izzy exclaimed excitedly before she gasped, "You think it's meant to welcome us all to Maretime Bay?!"
"Stop it! Both of you!" My mom said before looking at me with a twinge of sadness, "Neon, I understand if you wanna stick with your friends, but—"
Suddenly, a loud horn blared in the air, drawing all of our attention to the source. Driving up to us (and causing dirt to get in my eyes) was some sort of large machine that moved like a vehicle and was shaped like an earth pony. Marching beside said the robot was a squad of earth ponies wearing these weird hats with antennas on them.
"Would you look at this? Our enemies delivered themselves to us!" The driver of the machine exclaimed with a bit of smugness. He was red, had a slicked back, blonde mane, and green eyes.
"We break into the cockpit and take down the stallion head-on. Don't fight the armor, but rather the pony inside," I advised, "I learned that from TV."
"Wait, what?" I shouted as Sunny started to run towards some lighthouse in the distance, to which the others followed. As we were running, I asked the apricot mare, "Sunny, what do you mean there's a third—"
I feel that if this was some sort of movie, then this would be a plot point that's highly predictable and that the viewers are just waiting for the characters to discover for themselves.
I hate it when that happens.
"SPROUT! STOP!" Hitch shouted as the robot started to back up slowly, getting ready to attack again. The three managed to climb up further onto the robot.
"But we're not your enemy. We just wanna bring friendship and harmony back. And the first step to doing that is bringing back magic," I explained, "I understand that you were taught to fear us and that you wanna protect your town, but have you met a pegasus or a unicorn before all this? I admit I was also a little wary when I met Sunny, Hitch, and Izzy, but the more I got to know them, I more I realized that they're not at all what I was taught as a colt. You just have to give us a cha—"
My milli-second-long train of thought was interrupted when out of the robot's flanks came these...carousel thingies...that then started to launch these green globs.
"Also does he not realize that one of them is shooting the wrong way?" I thought as I stared at the...Splat-a-pult...that was shooting in the complete opposite direction and therefore at the ponies behind us as they all scrambled around to dodge them.
Another crash shook the whole room, and Izzy suddenly lost her grip. The crystal bounced across the room and came close to falling off the balcony.
Meanwhile, Pipp just so happened to be standing on the elevator, which came loose from its hinges due to the crash. The pink pegasus screamed as the elevator suddenly started to fall toward the first floor, but luckily for her, it stopped before it could impact the ground.
Knowing that their friend was focused, the two remaining mares continued to focus on their mission.
Izzy turned and hopped to the balcony to grab the crystal. However, due to crashes making the platform unstable, Izzy's sudden weight caused it to collapse.
Panicking, Sprout immediately swerved the machine out of the way of his mom, which caused Zipp and Hitch to fall off. I, however, managed to keep a steady grip on the robot's head.
Now you'd think that swerving out of the way for somepony would make a speeding robot fall, but nope.
It still managed to stay on course crashing into the lighthouse, but this time at full speed.
You see kids when a heavy object hits another object while at high velocity, which equals a higher force, resulting in higher destruction.
"But, Mommy... I'm. In. CHAAAAARGE!" Sprout yelled while putting his machine at max speed...only for his mom to step in front of it.
"Sunny! Izzy!" I yelled as the crash resulted in more cracks forming, and then the top of the lighthouse started collapsing.
The top of the lighthouse collapsing caused the two mares to fall to the ground and start sliding towards the open doorway to the balcony.
I rolled onto the ground (thankfully it was grass) like one of those badass action heroes from movies. The only problem was that I'm not an action hero at all, so my role wasn't perfect, but whatever.
As I lay on the ground, I looked up in time to see the lighthouse finally collapse onto the ground, releasing a cloud of dust that prompted me to turn my head away. and shut my eyes.
"Whoa! What the heck?! Is this dude crazy?!" I exclaimed since our friends were in the building.
"Deputy?!" I shouted in shock, "He works with you?! And your earth pony law enforcers use giant robots?! Because that's awesome!"
"I honestly doubt it. I'm pretty sure there's just some celebratory event going on," I said after finally catching my breath, "Come on. Let's go find a couple of earth ponies."
We continued to run forward into Maretime Bay, hoping that finding our friends would be a breeze.
"Who the heck is this pony anyway?" I asked as Zipp leaped onto the machine, and then grabbed Hitch and I's hoof one at a time to lift us.
I think Sprout has gone too far and now the lighthouse is destroyed! I'm praying that the magic returns and good job on your new chapter, I enjoyed it!
This was the best chapter I've ever read. I liked it!
Looking around the area, I saw ponies of all types. Pegasi from Zephyr Heights, unicorns from Bridlewood, and earth ponies from Maretime Bay. All getting up after this whole disaster. I even saw a few ponies helping each other up, even if they were different pony types.
"Heh. I bet this was Sunny's dream. Ponies of all types here and coming...together..." I thought before having some kind of... an epiphany. I don't know. It's been nagging at the back of my mind. I also think I was feeling a sense of...doubt? Skepticism?
"What if...what if we were going about this the wrong way? I mean, just look around you," I said, gesturing to all the ponies and our friends, "All of these ponies are here because of our whole journey. The friends we've made even though we were taught to fear the other tribes," I continued before asking, "Sunny, what if isn't the crystals that need to be brought together?"
Sunny walked over to a broken picture frame with a picture of her when she was a filly and what I assume to be her father, and most likely feeling sad considering that he isn't here. Then, Queen Haven walked over to her and slowly pushed the left wooden frame in place, then looked at Sunny and smiled. Alphabittle was the next to approach and fixed the right frame. Last came the pink earth pony, who replaced the top of the frame in place.
In the corner of my vision, I noticed lights shining from the rubble. I turned my head and saw the three crystals floating out before they moved toward Sunny and started to swirl around her.
The sudden light show made us close our eyes for a moment, but when we opened them, Izzy started to squeal with excitement as her horn started to light up.
My thoughts were interrupted as I noticed my wings were glowing, along with Zipp's and Pipp's. Naturally, we stretched them out and flapped them to see what would happen, and then we started flying!
The feeling is...surreal. All my life I've just been stuck to the ground, but I'm...I mean, we're flying for the first time! Having my hooves off of the ground. The wind blew through my mane.
In Bridlewood, the unicorns were still very depressed, but as soon as their horns started to glow, they immediately became happy.
A beautiful small town that overlooked the sea. The buildings weren't grandiose or tiny but were about the size you would expect in a beach town.
Everywhere you looked, you could see ponies cleaning up the place and befriending one another despite their differences. Young foals from different tribes were being foals and running around, playing, and laughing together. The usual.
There I was leaning against the railings at the edge of the bay, looking out into the bright blue sea and the sky filled with so many colors. After all, I'd never seen the sea before in my entire life. You know...due to living in a metropolitan city in the clouds.
Maretime Bay.
"It is. Video games and TV shows have absolutely nothing on the real deal," I commented, "You know it's crazy. This whole thing started when all I wanted to do was help out a friend, but I never thought I would end up helping bring magic and friendship to all of Equestria."
Meanwhile, Hitch and some earth ponies were working on getting a trolley, back up on its wheels. Well...they would've, but instead, they stared in awe as Izzy and a couple of other unicorns used their magic to levitate the trolley back into its place.
"...I was scared, you know?" My mom said. I turned to her and saw that her face fell a bit, "When it was broadcasted on the news that you were a wanted pony? It...it scared me. The thought of my baby ending up in a jail cell? I couldn't stand the thought of it. But..." she continued before smiling a bit, "...I trusted you. I know you would never do anything bad unless it was with good intentions. Especially if it was for those you care about."
"Heh. Yeah. And I sure did a good job, didn't I?" My mom chuckled before turning to look at the ponies around us, "It feels...kinda weird, doesn't it? Knowing that we no longer have to be scared of earth ponies and unicorns? Knowing that we can now live in harmony with one another? Being able to fly?" she asked with a flap of her wings.
"Yeah, but I don't care if it's weird or different. I mean, you know how you always told me that I need to get out there and make some friends? Well..." I said, turning to look at the ponies I've traveled with this whole adventure, "...I think it's time I finally do that."
My mom turned to see where I was looking and smiled. She was never mad or disappointed at me for spending most of my time indoors and practically playing video games for a living. She was supportive and proud of what I was able to accomplish in my career. But she was always concerned that I wasn't friends with a lot of ponies besides Pipp and Zipp, telling me that I should go and meet some more ponies. I couldn't blame her.
"Crap. Just when we thought we finally had it, it turned out to be a dud instead," I thought turned, and looked at all of the ponies around us, "It's amazing what this whole thing has led to."
"Hey, look!" Pipp said, pointing up to the sky and the vast rainbow ring traveling through it.
"U-um, uhhhh..." His mom stuttered nervously before pointing off in a random direction, "Look! A flying dog!"
Serious question to the author I don't know if I even brought up before, but...
Is Neon gonna be involved in romance, or there's no room for that here?
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dont worry about it 😉
So for the tell your tale portion are you gonna write the first two epsiodes, since they lead to make your mark sort of.
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Yeah. I've just been busy with school lately, but I'll definitely post the next chapter this weekend.
This new chapter is great, I like it! Cant wait to read: A Home to Share. Also, today is my birthday! Pop in to say happy birthday to me!
Hey, guys. Just wanna give you all a quick update. I'm not gonna be able to post videos or stream for a while since I'm currently in the process of moving. Ever since magic has returned to Equestria, I've made some new friends and I just want to be closer to them. Right now, I'm in the process of finding a new place to live. If everything goes as planned, I should probably be back to making content sometime next week.
She and Zipp were in the royal palace of Zephyr Heights packing some things to bring with them because due to wanting to be closer to their friends, the two sisters decided to move to Maretime Bay so they wouldn't have to travel just to see them.
"Hurry up, Pipp. Mom wants to say a 'little' goodbye," Zipp said with a smile, putting a little sarcasm on 'little,' knowing full well that their mom's goodbye would be anything but that. But her smile fell when she heard her sister grunting and panting due to the struggle she was in. She leaned her head against the door and asked, "Everything okay in there?"
"Yep! Totally...fine..." Pipp panted while standing on her bed. Going for one more idea, she backflipped and dived straight onto the bag while crying out, "Hi-yah!"
Hearing her sister and starting to worry a bit, Zipp suddenly opened the bedroom door, just in time to see Pipp landing on her bag, which made her look in confusion.
Zipp could only stare at her sister in confusion, wondering why she would pack so many clothes in one bag. She wasn't even paying attention to the fact that she was dressed like a queen with royal garments, a necklace, a crown, a robe, and holding Cloudpuff in her hooves.
"Ahem... Bag? About that..." she said sheepishly as she glanced to the corner of her room, revealing a pile of a dozen or so packed suitcases Cloudpuff barked and jumped into the said pile.
You can look outside and see earth ponies and unicorns walking through Zephyr Heights, checking out what it has to offer and befriending other pegasi.
It wasn't grand or anything. It was just a standard apartment with a kitchen, living room, bathroom, and a bedroom with a spacious closet. You know, the usual.
But right now the only things that occupied it were all the boxes filled with all my crap. All my clothes, dishware, utensils, gaming equipment (I made sure to wrap all that with bubble wrap just in case), whatever else you would pack into an apartment, etc, etc. I also plan on bringing the couches, tables, refrigerator, TV, and my bed.
The apartment I decided to move to in Maretime Bay is a bit smaller than this one, but hey. Beggars can't be choosers. And I don't mind anyway.
As long as I can eat, sleep, and play games (as well as other things) comfortably, then it's fine.
"Well, Neon. It's officially time to start the next chapter of your life. In a new place, with new magical powers..." I thought as I pulled out my phone and went into my photo gallery to view a selfie picture that Pipp sent me that made me smile. Usually, it would just be of her and she would ask me for my opinion (don't question it...and it's always family-friendly). Other times it would be her, Zipp, and me just to remember later on. But this one...it was a picture of all six of us on the day that magic returned, "...and my friends."
"Hey, Mom," I greeted with a smile.
"Hey, sweetie," Mom greeted back as she hugged me, "Mind if I come in?"
"Still..." she mumbled before shaking her head, "Anyways... Are you sure you got everything packed up? Clothes?"
"Mom," I said, interrupting her, "I'm fine. I checked, double-checked, and then triple-checked that I had everything. And I'm perfectly fine on supplies and money."
"...Yeah. Yeah, I know. It's just..." Mom stammered before she looked at me with a smile and tears starting to form...and then gave me a big hug, "I'm so sad to see you go! Oh, my baby's finally grown up and leaving the nest!"
"I swear you said these same words when I first moved out of the house," I thought with a bit of a deadpan expression before I smiled and hugged my mom back, "Not that I can blame you, of course."
"Mom, I'm not leaving you forever," I reassured her, "I'm just moving to a new place. I can always visit you here or you can come to visit me in Maretime Bay."
"Mom, I told you already. Pipp and Zipp are moving to Maretime Bay so they can be closer to our friends. And I want to be closer to them as well," I said, "Plus, a small beach town with no colossal-sized buildings or high amounts of activity? Zephyr Heights is great and all, but Maretime Bay is just more...me."
Kinda ironic because I'm a videogame commentator.
"Yeah. They should come by to help with all my stuff after Pipp and Zipp's 'little' goodbye parade," I said in a bit of a joking kind of way as I knew it wasn't going to be little at all before I realized something and checked the time, "Oh, shoot. We should probably get going or else we'll miss it."
Outside of the castle, a massive crowd of ponies was waiting for the parade to start. Suddenly, the front doors opened and a giant balloon of Queen Haven came out, prompting the crowd to cheer with excitement.
"And here come the royal balloons!" Skye announced while two more balloons, looking like Zipp and Pipp, shot out from the castle wall as the crowd cheered some more. Amidst the cheers though, flying pegasi bumped into a statue and a flying foal bumped into the balloon of Queen Haven.
The crowd continued cheering as they saw Queen Haven and her daughters smiling and waving on a golden chariot with their thrones on it.
"For the record, Mother, this is not a 'little' goodbye!" Zipp exclaimed.
Zipp immediately went back to smiling and waving, albeit forcefully. She then glanced sideways at Pipp, who was looking at her back. Pipp sighed as she continued to wave to the crowd as well.
"Wow. A 'little' parade consisting of giant balloons and a giant, golden chariot. Who would've guessed?" I thought with an amused smile as me and mom waved to the royal families amidst the crowd of ponies, "Heh. Just 2 weeks ago me and the royal family were criminals. But now look. Ponies are cheering with excitement and—" I stopped and train of thought and looked beside me to see some foals crying. I don't know whether it's out of excitement or sadness, and frankly, I'm fine with not knowing. Feeling a bit weirded out, I slowly looked back and continued waving, "Ooookay then."
"Hehehehe," I chuckled as I took pictures of the pictures (picture-caption! ), primarily because of Zipp's pictures, "I'm gonna save these just to mess with Zipp."
"O-oh, gosh..."
Another pegasus was flying erratically, presumably trying to keep steady, before she smacked into Thunder and sent him flying (not the kind of flying you think it is). Thunder screamed as he smacked into Zipp's balloon. Everypony, including me, Mom, and the royal family, braced ourselves for what was gonna happen next, but Thunder only kept himself steady by holding onto the balloon.
"As I was saying..." Queen Haven continued, not noticing that Zipp's balloon was starting to deflate, "May I present, Sisters Take—" she tried to announce, but was interrupted when the balloon deflated with a massive gust of wind right at the royal family, Thunder and a couple of other pegasi being blown away. The royal family was able to withstand the wind, but were left with messy manes after it stopped, "...Flight."
Queen Haven, Pipp, and Zipp glanced at each other before they burst out laughing, as well as the crowd about what just happened.
Pipp took out her phone, as Zipp and Queen Haven huddled together for a family photo. Pipp clicks her camera as they took the photo, which Pipp labeled it naming "SISTERS TAKE FLIGHT!" with a heart emoji and a smiley face emoji on it too.
"Something tells me that we're all definitely gonna remember this day," I said with a giggle, "Oh, man, that was funny."
Zipp and Pipp flew pass their statues as they started to leave Zephyr Heights to be with their friends in Maretime Bay.
"Yeah. Me too," she replied, as she stuck her hoof out, "All we need is each other!"
Zipp smiled at her with joy, and then they touched hooves, holding onto each other while flying to Maretime Bay. Meanwhile, behind them, were Thunder and Zoom, struggling to carry all of Pipp's bags.
"My baby's moving far away! Can't I just say goodbye?" she slightly complained.
I wouldn't mind this type of goodbye. I expect it. That's just how my mom is.
The reason I'm feeling embarrassed is that she's doing this right in front of the moving ponies!''
This new chapter is great! Can't wait to read more of your chapters and remember: Believe in your heart that you’re meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic, and miracles.
Great job
I don't think that the others would get much quiet living with a pony that talks a lot and yells whenever he streams or records almost every day. Let's say I'm practically a different pony when I play video games.
I'm also the type of pony that appreciates having some privacy. My fortress of solitude, you could call it.
"Oh, okay. There's a lot to get done, but we can do anything if we work together!" Sunny said, walking towards the supplies for some final decorations, "Now, I think if we just—" But before she could finish, Hitch, Izzy, Zipp, and Pipp ran by and took some of the supplies and ran into the Brighthouse, catching Sunny and I off guard.
"Hello, Pippsqueaks! And welcome to the ultimate D.I.Y. home makeoveeeer!" Pipp said as she was live-streaming on her phone (cause why not?).
Izzy was also painting (also messily) with the brush in her hoof and the paint jar being held with her magic. She nearly dropped and spilled it when she saw Sunny coming to her, but Sunny caught the paint jar just in time. "Hey, this is looking great!" Izzy said as she looked at her progress with Sunny.
Hitch was looking for instructions on how to build a shelf, while also showing McSnips-a-lot, with Sunny coming up to him with a smile. Hitch pulled out a measuring tape, but McSnips-a-lot snapped the tape with his claws, prompting Sunny to walk away with a worried look, and Hitch to feel irritated with McSnips-a-lot keeping snipping his things.
Sunny and Neon were sweeping the floors to get rid of all the dust and dirt, while the others kept going with their tasks. Zipp kept painting while flying around, Izzy kept painting while running around, Hitch was trying to catch McSnips-a-lot to teach him more about setting up the shelve thing and also to make sure that he wouldn't snip anything else in the Brighthouse, and Pipp kept live-streaming her progress with her phone while holding a wallpaper.
Neon was sweeping away with all his might as Pipp flew by while still live-streaming.
"Dude!" He said with irritation as he tried to wipe away all of the dirt in his mane.
"It needs more! More!" Izzy cheered with sparkling eyes as she kept splattering the walls with different colors of paint. Sunny ducked before a paint splatter could hit her, but another paint splatter messed up a portrait, causing Sunny to try to rub the paint off.
"AH! MY EYES!" He yelled as he tried to wipe the paint off, only to make it worse for him. He then ran over to the kitchen sink in hopes to wash it off whilst the others somehow remained oblivious.
"Seriously?!" He grumbled before Sunny, being the only one to notice, rushed over and freed him, *Sigh* "Thanks."
"Uh, ponies? I think we're losing focus here!" Sunny told the other as she turned to them, but nopony was listening.
Sunny's jaw dropped at this point at her friends...to put it bluntly...being messy. Well, everypony except Neon, who turned just in time to see that a chair was about to hit a plant, and managed to catch it before it could fall to the ground.
"Glitter!" Izzy announced as she ran around throwing glitter into the air, then at the fridge. "Glitter!" then at the same picture she splattered paint on, "Glitter!" and then to a bird stuck on a wall, "Glitter!" and finally she put glitter on Sunny's face. "Glitter~!" she sang, as she twirled away from the apricot mare, who was looking both shocked and concerned at the same time.
Sunny went to check out the rest of the Brighthouse, but regretted it the more she looked. Her expression became more and more freaked out as she saw the living room a mess, and then the bedroom where she plopped to the floor with a shocked expression. She then checked out the bathroom, which was surprisingly intact and clean.
To put it bluntly, the place was a mess. A total crap show. The paint was splattered all over the walls, lights were hanging from the ceiling, wallpapers were scattered all over the place, yada yada.
"No!" Sunny gasped as she leaped and caught the picture just before it hit the ground. She, as well as I, sighed in relief while hugging the picture before looking at all the chaos before us and then ran to the bedroom.
"Hey," He greeted me with a small smile.
"Hey, Neon..." She said a bit dejectedly.
"For the most part..." She admitted.
"Good. Good," He said with a nod, "Just wanted to make sure."
"Oh, come on. It's not too bad," Neon said with a reassuring smile before a wallpaper piece fell and covered his face, "Aw, who am I kidding? It's a mess..." He said with a sigh as he removed the wallpaper, "Look, I'm gonna try to get everything under control and stop the others from...you know, making even more of a mess. Just come down when you're ready," He said before leaving the room.
"I wish you were here, dad. You always knew how to bring out the best in me. And right now, I need my best," she said. She glanced around the messy room once again and then dipped her head in sadness, but then she had an epiphany, "Wait, maybe that's what my friends need me to do! To bring them together. To bring out their best!"
"Thanks, dad," She said, opening the door and exiting the room.
"Do I even want to know how you managed to get yourself stuck like this?" Neon asked with a deadpan expression as he was trying to untie Zipp who was still tangled up in wallpaper and lights. Meanwhile, Hitch was biting on a shelf in frustration, Pipp was happily live-streaming a bathtub that was bedazzled with gems and had Cloudpuff inside it, and Izzy levitating said bathtub.
"Okay, everypony! Just stop!" Sunny called out as she arrived with a serious expression, causing the others to go silent and look at her in shock. Izzy stopped levitating the bathtub, causing it to fall with a loud thud, and Pipp turned her livestream off. Sunny continued calmly, "Look, I love how much energy you're bringing to this. But this is supposed to bring us together, not pull us apart. And right now…" She said as she gestured around the completely messy Brighthouse. One of the windows was covered in paint, a wallpaper piece fell to the floor, Izzy's breakfast bot (patent pending) was rolling around until it slipped and fell on the floor thanks to the mess, and the bird from earlier was still glued to the wall.
"Yeah, I-I-I didn't want to say anything..." Izzy confessed with a frown.
Pipp removed the portraits of herself, while Sunny put up a childhood drawing of what the lighthouse used to look like, with a rainbow next to it on a sunny day.
Zipp used her wings to blow away a ton of dirt into a dirt shovel that Neon was holding, prompting the two ponies to smile and high-hoof each other.
A printed-out and framed picture of us (the one that Pipp took) was the final touch to finishing up the Brighthouse. From the outside, a bright and shining rainbow was acting like a beacon of friendship for all of Equestria to see. On the inside, a nice glass elevator sat in the middle of the bedroom where the beds of Sunny, Izzy, Pipp, and Zipp matched their personalities.
This brings us to where the others and I are moving my stuff into my brand-new apartment. It was more or less as standard as my previous one: living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, you get the gist.
Because bringing all my stuff up three flights of stairs is tiring, especially the stuff that was kind of heavy and required care. Luckily there's also an elevator so bringing the fridge up was easy.
Although the same couldn't be said about the couch. That one took quite a bit of team effort and Hitch constantly told us to pivot as were bringing it up the stairs, to which I told him to shut up (obviously I didn't say that).
"And...that's the last box," I said as I placed the last empty box with the others in a corner of the room. The place was clean, the living room was prepped, kitchen supplies have been placed in the kitchen, my bed was made, and even my gaming setup was...set up. I let out a sigh of relief as I turned to the others, "Thanks so much for helping me unpack my stuff, guys. You all didn't have to do this."
Yes.
It's pronounce Maretime
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crap, ive been spelling it wrong this entire time
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Something's up
Is this a Dead By Daylight crossover?
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no Legion's just an oc i made years ago (and yes his cutie mark is the Legion symbol from DBD if that's what you're wondering)
So legion is pretty much the Miyagi to Neon’s Daniel-San.
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yes pretty much
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Awesome.