This story is a sequel to Cypress Zero
For hundreds of years, the post-scarcity world of Equestria has served as a launching point for the stars. Beyond their green earth, interstellar relays and starships power the colonization efforts of all species. And in just minutes, the digital messages of little ponies can cover distances once considered impossible.
It makes the arrival of a physical letter all the more meaningful.
Especially to the most isolated pony at the heart of the Equestrian Core Worlds.
An entry to the Science Fiction Contest II.
No prior reading of Cypress Zero is required. But both stories are stronger together.
Chapters (4)
Just beautiful. This was a profoundly moving piece of pony science fiction. For all the complexities in your descriptions of a Future!Equestria's development, there's something really personal and emotional at the core that grounds it all.
Lovely to see more Cypress content, too, as always.
Someone needs some time off-the-clock, badly ...
I was thinking 'What a Wonderful World' (Louis Armstrong) for background music ...
While I'm not familiar with source material (yet), there is something very moving and inspirational here. Thank you for that
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It means a lot to me, too. Thanks for all of your support through the universe of Cypress.
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That is very much a fitting tune.
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This story captures a lot of the tone and themes for Cypress Zero. The thoughts and actions of the characters are definitely intended to inspire, and I'm glad that came through.
Thank you for reading, and all your kind words.
This was both heart-warming and sad, but luckily so, more of the former than the latter. I've not familiarized myself with the universe this takes place in, but from what little I've seen it's ripe with detail, care, thought and heart and I think I'll go give this Cypress zero a read.
Melancholy, that's the word, I think. The best way to describe a universe like this, one that moves on without you, but does so because you've given it the gift of choice in doing so. Yet there's hope in the endless depths of space, in that even so very far away, there are those that remember the day.
Thank you for a wonderful read, It felt quite profound to me and I'll be looking forward to seeing more like this. ^^
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I greatly appreciate comments like this. It means a whole lot for you to lay out your thoughts. Doubly so when it matches the kind of emotions I wanted felt.
Happy to write for you. Thanks for reading
After reading both the storys of this verse I have to say... WELL DONE!!!! They are both heartwarming and keeps one wanting to read more. With what you have done in these stores make quite the impression for many more stories, and spinoffs. I hope to see more stories of this verse.
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Thank you very much. Iâll probably get back to this one in time, but for now, Iâm very happy to hear your words. Thank you for reading!
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Your welcome and congratulations on being listed on the bat and kirin day.
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Oh my Sweet Celestia, Cypress Zero sequel. Much squeeing Can't wait to read it.
love how much this introduction captures: the self-sacrificing nature of Celestiaâs reign, her position as the protector and guide to her little ponies in one age, and facing the coming of the next.Â
love it every time
great sentence
definitely very fitting for them both!
love this bit! of course alicorn biology would be different from mortal pony biologies
ooh, really underscoring Lunaâs concerns!
love how friendship is magic and magic is physics and physics is friendship
love it every time
it is great that the mystery of what this object is is a draw to both the reader and the protagonist
love it every time!Â
ooh, feels like a very nice touch
so this explains how Celestia is back on her immortal throne. or a commentary on how forced that element was in the final season?
and what a shift in perspective! only when marekind is spread among the stars does domain over a single one seem like the less significant
aww, do love that there has been a âhappy birthdayâ every chapter so far
aww! this really does feel connected in spirit to Celestiaâs precious, lost Twilight Sparkle, retracing the life she once had in more than just the similarity of her name.Â
Celestia really is now in the position that Luna once was, though she humbly debases herself rather than fall into resentment. so of course Luna sees and understands this, and gives Celestia what would have been exactly what she needed all those years ago, beautiful. thank you for the entry. i will have to read the prequel one day!
Celestia needs to ensure that other worlds actually have magic it seems. Certainly not something I've seen before.
Celestia clearly needed such a message.
This is pretty nice.