This story is a sequel to Gull Sentry
The Canterlot Patrol Routes for the Royal Guard are determined by the actions of one pegasus and the two morons that watch him.
Shining has a problem with this.
Reading the prequel is unnecessary.
Written for the A Thousand Words Contest II Contest in the Comedy Category.
Preread by The Sleepless Beholder.
Truly spectacular, I expect nothing less from the greatest military personnel in all of Equestria.
How is he any better?
Begs the question of if the events of the original fic were foretelling Shining wandering into a dark room filled with mousetraps before a nasty encounter with a manticore.
If it works, don't fix it
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I dunno, Starlight. Maybe you should read the story and find out instead of going off a long description hook.
Hahahaha, this was fantastic! Perfect for a 1k story.
Bird is the word!
(Trashmen - Surfin Bird)
Thundergeon (and Sunsparrow) should be glad that the Royal Guards did not practice haruspicy
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Wait, what? You mean Starlight Nova comments on stories without reading them?
[small]I'm surprised more people don't call him out on that. Based on another interaction with him, it seems like he does that just because he wants people replying to his comment, so I've stopped doing so.[/small]
Also, did you mean the title to be Ornithomancy? It's spelled that way in story, which makes sense, and I was expecting there might be a joke in there referring to why the title was different, but I didn't notice one.
The author's note had me laughing. Also, I don't at all blame Thundergeon for assaulting a pigeon on principle.
poor Shining, cursed to be the only sane stallion in his Guard
ahaha what a name
gottem
actually it’s a very good strategy in certain contexts to use a random process to make decisions, which is historically where divination practices evolve naturally, and furthermore,
that is pretty much exactly my reaction
Shining, you live in a world where the sun has to be raised each day personally by your immortal horse monarch, you gotta resign yourself to these kinds of things!
honestly a lot of respect to these two for having developed their Orinthomancy skills to such precision
one would think having a dragon for a younger brother might lend credence to the possibility of that particular prophecy!
horrifying
relatable
augh i love her so much! the opossum themed night cap is just the perfect cherry on top
perfect answer
aww love her! she is so sassy!
if this were not written by you i would not believe this. but i do.
absolutely spectacular. thank you so much for writing!
I’d normally warn you that I won’t take the prequel into account while judging this, but fortunately I read it during the previous Thousand Words contest. Plus, as you said, it isn’t necessary to appreciate the story.
If behavioral augury isn’t an option, there’s always haruspicy…
In any case, delightful madness throughout, treated seriously enough to become all the funnier. Equestria truly is a land of magic and wonder. Thank you for it and congrats on the gold.
Definitely the most valid fortune-telling method. n_n
I have to ask though, were you wielding the frying pan in your case?
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No, my sibling, as well on several different occasions:
- a nerf gun
- a broom
- a cane
- straight up rocks
- that one weird owl thing
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Weird owls are surprisingly less effective than they seem like they ought to be.
Greetings. Your reading has been completed and can be found below. I hope you enjoy.
Hello! Here's your courtesy note for my review of this. I wasn't that big a fan of Gull Sentry, but this appealed to me rather more. It's silly and weird and funny. Liked it!