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Kiernan


I left for eight years. Now I've returned, a changed beast.

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Awesome. Poor Rainbow Slash.

It's me, chazkopa. I'm now as ChazMLPFIM

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I was about to send you a link letting you know it had been successfully submitted, but it seems you beat me to the punch.

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the story so far.

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Thank. I'm looking forward for the rest of the chapters.

Romeo & Juliet and the Ten Year Post-Sex Waiting Period Before Marriage Licenses May Be Issued

Is this a parody of some U.S. state's anti-abortion laws? "Get pregnant, wait ten years before you're allowed to leave our state."

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No, it's based on much more ancient laws, where we weren't even talking about abortions yet because the science behind them didn't exist.

Basically, it's a state of "you're either with us or against us; do the right thing for everyone, Comerade." Any eggs laid outside of the dragon lands have to be brought before the dragon lord, and offered to them as a sign of fealty. the children then have to grow up under the rule of the Dragon Lord in an attempt to teach loyalty before being allowed to leave.

Scootaloo could have stayed in Ponyville, but her eggs had to go to the dragon lands, and she felt that it was wrong to abandon them like that. And since this law doesn't effect that many dragons, as most of them elect to return to the dragon lands to lay and hatch their eggs, anyway (it has ideal conditions and extra assistance), this isn't a high-priority law to fix.

So, state-mandated education mixed with maternal instinct, with just a dash of international relations.

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Well, to be fair, abortion is very old, literally thousands of years old, if we include herbal abortifacents and other methods.

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Perhaps, but this was not a commentary on anti-abortion law. This is a simple slice of family drama based on a fictional place with fictional laws. Keeping Scootaloo and the kids in the dragon lands is just a tension wrench.

Sweet. Nice new house for Spike and his family.

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I really like those kitchen cabinets, too. Making them enclosed carts is a nice idea, and makes storage and cleaning easier. Biggest problem is that it's more expensive, but is it worth a few caster wheels to not have to carry your countertop mixer across the room?

And before you ask why not just keep the mixer right on the countertop, it's because of limited counterspace.

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At least the kids will have their new rooms.

Sweet. I'm glad the family settled down.

"We made a few memories in building this place," nodded Lofty. "He's not so bad once you've spent some time with him. I've already apologized for the hurtful things I said to him at the beginning."

I'm glad Lofty did.

Pinkie came back a moment later with three boxes, one of which she dumped the remaining treats into. as soon as she spotted the coin purse, she held up her hoof. "Hold it right there, Aunt Holiday! These are on me!" She loaded the boxes onto her back. "See? Right there on my shoulders. Woo! Let's go!"

I love your Pinkie Pie puns of perfection, they're party-tastic!

Spike opened the box and pushed it forward. Inside was a silver ring. On the face of the ring, two semicircular gems, one tourmaline and the other amethyst sat on either side of three smaller squares, one tourmaline, one amethyst, and in the middle, a garnet. The symbolism was not lost on Scootaloo. The large semicircular gemstones were meant to be herself and Spike, matching their colours perfectly. Between them, each square was one of their kids, embraced between them.

"Scootaloo, I don't want to lose you again," said Spike. "You don't have to answer now, but I want to know if you'd consid--"

He was cut off as Scootaloo tackled him, knocking him to the floor and kissing him as deeply as she could. "Yes," she breathed. "Of course I'll marry you! You even have to ask?!"

About time for them getting married.

It figures that Diamond would try something like that.

Old to see Sweetie Belle having taken over Carousel Boutique when her cutie mark points more to singing than dress making.

Pinkie Pie is perfectly in character. I was going to say that I didn't think that a dragon would like doughnuts that much but Spike was a huge fan of Doughnut Joe in Canterlot so it tracks.

Fitting. Staying in and reconnecting with each other sounds like a smart move. At least they didn't spend the whole last 10 years apart, but brief encounters aren't the same as being married.

Sounds like the mother of all parties is about to happen.

Pinkie tucked the clipboard and pen behind her back; an amazing feat, considering the size of the pen. "Party planning is a serious business, and I take it very seriously." She bopped the banana in her nose, and it swirled around a bit as she blew the party horn.

You do an excellent Pinkie rendition.

Ah guarantee Spike will understand."

Uhh, how can she "guarantee" this exactly? Did she ask him about this? Earlier it said that Spike almost vomited when he did so much as kiss another girl that wasn't Scootaloo, so why would he be okay with her doing this?

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She can't, but popular media both in reality and within the bounds of this story have been telling everyone for decades that it's okay to cheat on your significant other if it's for a bachelor/bachelorette party. It's usually toned down to just strippers for TV, but since they don't have cable in Equestria and prostitution is legal in this version of Equestria, Apple Bloom has the defense of "normal ponies would understand."

Oddly enough, though, dragons in this one believe that monogamy starts at "going steady," and will continue until complete breakup, and is strangely more competitive. That stems from a source of greed, where both sides are the property of the other; cultural differences are weird like that, unlike ponies and changelings, where sharing the love is encouraged.

But yeah, Apple Bloom, here, is falling into the trap of "because everyone else says so."

Funny story, my sister fell into that trap with her first publication. Had her character refer to makeup as "war paint" because her mother called it that. When I asked her why, she said it was because our own mother called it that, and when asked what the reason behind that was, she had no idea. It's just the way it is, and she never bothered to ask why. I knew why, because I thought it was weird and asked my mom why she did that, and was given two answers that made sense, but my sister never bothered.

In this case, Apple Bloom never bothered to ask Spike about this, she just guessed that he'd read all the same books she had, and had roughly the same feelings.

Thorax and Twilight is a cute coupling that we don't see very often. Even though the focus is on Spike and Scootaloo, I'm interested to see where this other couple takes us as well...

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We have only just touched the surface of this one. Wait 'til you see what I have tucked within...

"Who do you think Thorax turns into when they're in bed?"

Night Light. Twilight's got to have a daddy fetish if she's so in tune to keeping the Castle 'dignified.'

You don't go out of your way to look dignified if you're not really dignified.

I'm not fond of cheating but this looks promising.

"It's filled with champaign!"

*psst* It's spelt champagne. Champaign is a city in Illinois.

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Well, that's what happens to me when I don't drink and trust my spellcheck.

This same thing happened to Nebraska, and now they're all aroused by watching corn.

Fixed now.

How many chapters before Scootaloo's parents arrived?

"Oh, he said he was tired," answered Pharynx. "So one of my changelings took him home." Slowly, a toothy grin spread across his face.

Both brilliant and hilarious! Honestly did not see that coming!

He drugged the nachos didn't he. There will be hell to pay if Alto rapes Scootaloo.

Spike has a lot of self-control. Not following someone's wishes can lead to some pretty good improvements for an event, sometimes, but it's not right to mess up someone's birthday, wedding or bachelor party.

Given how Keirnan tends to write these stories, I'd wager that Scootaloo isn't going to be so lucky. Only made worse if Spike happens to walk in on it happening.

Given the time frame of the story, Spike should be huge by now, like how he looked in the last episode. He could absolutely rip a pony in half.

Story is already rated 'M', Might need a violence tag if Spike is going to be kicking some ass. And maybe a non-con tag if Scootaloo gets raped by Alto.

Snap Shutter and Mane Allgood. I have a feeling they'll find out what happened to Scootaloo.

You mean to tell me that Scootaloo has been a dragon for 10 years and her parents never found out? I know their work is important to them but that's crazy.

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Lofty and Holiday told them in their letters, but they thought they were being hyperbolic.

They also knew about the kids, but not until Scootaloo was seventeen. But that first admission with a photograph, sent in March, arrived on the first of April. Literally a picture of Scootaloo and her kids, presumed as a joke because of a holiday that encourages everyone to make bombastic jokes.

They were warned. They didn't believe it.

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Alright. I suppose that goes with the old saying 'Seeing is Believing' but still. How long can someone carry a joke? At 10 years, it would be pushing my patience if it wasn't true... or is that the point?

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Well, not every letter mentioned it. They said when it happened, and brought it up in passing from time to time. It's not been mentioned in a year and a half, as all other updates presumed that they knew, because that information had been given in earlier letters.

She ran a talon down the center of his chest. "So... can I watch you put that grill together, Spike?"

Heh, only think that watching charcoal burn would be sexy.

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Put a couple of well-oiled potatoes on there, a few ears of corn, some onion slices, two halves of a lemon, some bananas with honey for dessert... or perhaps a bannoch and some portobello mushrooms with grilled apples for dessert... You can even cook a pizza on the grill. And Applejack is very aware of that, and willing to share that knowledge.

Hmm. I wasn't expecting Scootaloo's parents to be such assholes. It's like they hate everything about her being married. As if they themselves hadn't been gone for 10 or more years without ever coming back.

Scootaloo's parent doesn't get it. I mean Spike did care for their daughter.

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