Meanwhile in the Lowlands...
THIS IS WAR! GRAND APOCALYPSE PLUNGES EQUESTRIA INTO CONFLICT.
A mere five days after our beloved Princess Celestia was slain by a monster straight out of Equestrian legend, the human known as Lord Second returned to deal another fatal blow, this time to the country itself. The creatures (debate still continues whether to call them zombies, the undead, the infected, walkers, ghouls, inferi, Zack, draugr, or some other strange variation), were first seen rising from their graves in a small cemetery halfway up the Canterlot Mountain, and have since spread far and wide across the country.
In the days since the fall of Canterlot, national attention has turned to the crisis that followed that event, as Equestria now finds itself without a capital, head of state, or clear idea of what to do. And it doesn't help that many cities all have very different ideas of what exactly is the appropriate response.
Cloudsdale, central hub of pegasus activity in the country, has declared itself the number one safe spot for ponies right now, pointing out that the zombies (because let's be honest with ourselves, they are zombies), and various other dangers brought by the Grand Apocalypse are all ground-bound.
Indeed, the Cloudsdale city council has been in debate for several days now arguing over whether it would be a good idea to just bring every pegasus above the clouds and cover all of Equestria in a cloud curtain, in hopes that Lord Second and the zombies would leave them alone.
This proposal, conceived by Councillor Eden, was promptly opposed by every other member of the council except for severe brain damage sufferer Councillor Binks, pointing out that Lord Second can fly now and that the idea for starting a so-called "pegasus enclave" would accomplish nothing but earning the ire of the rest of Equestria and making the situation even worse. Councillor Binks, who won his seat in office after accidentally helping to save the life of his predecessor, says that his support of Eden is part of a new strategy.
Due to archaic laws from the days of the three tribes requiring unanimous agreement to bring an argument to rest in all council matters, and Councillors Eden and Binks's continued refusal to drop the matter, this "debate" looks to go on for a long time.
Hoofington meanwhile has further devolved into chaos and anarchy, with the city returning to the ancient pseudo-tribal culture for which it is famous and declaring itself independent of the rest of Equestria, and no longer recognising its old name.
Though the city is still open to "everyone except brain-munchers," it steadfastly refuses to listen to directives of any government bodies not based within its own walls, and insists that all visitors must pay tribute to their new leader, "The King in Green," with a reminder to "hail his majesty, his divine webbed feet, and his gloriously vile tongue, for he is the great slimy one to whom we owe our greatness and who protects us all from the unenlightened ones and the ugly grey things."
The city's spokespony further added "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Third Kaprea wgah'nagl fhtagn." When further questioned on what exactly was wrong with all of them, Hoofington officials refused to speak further to our reporters.
And the big cities aren't the only ones holding out against the onslaught of the undead. Small towns such as Ponyville and Rainbow's Rest nearest to Canterlot have already made fortifications to hold out against the hordes of the damned. Though many such towns have already been overrun, small pockets of survivors still hold out wherever they can. I spoke to one Toffee Apple while visiting Ponyville to get her word on the situation.
"We're doing okay," she told me. "Ponyville has plenty of fortifications, and plenty of able-bodied mares and stallions to hold them back. Of course, right now we're all cowering in this single building because those defences came down when the town was invaded by literal demons from Tartarus for some reason, but we're cautiously optimistic that things will get better."
"Indeed," I said. "And have you suffered many casualties in defending the town?"
"Oh, loads! Before the fence was destroyed, we had nine times the number you see here now. Zombies ate and infected most of us. We've all lost friends and loved ones. But it could be worse, I suppose. I mean, we could have zombie dragons."
"Yes, and how do you feel about the reports that Trottingham is in fact currently being beseiged by a zombie dragon?"
"Well, it's terrible! That's why I said it could be worse for us. We don't have zombie dragons here. Just regular zombies. I wish the ponies of Trottingham all the best."
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
Lord Second threw his newspaper aside callously.
"Gay. I wonder what's on TV?"
He sat down on Celestia's throne and picked up a remote control. A television the size of a cinema screen came to life with a burst of static on the other side of the hall, and its speakers began blaring a distorted sound. Second covered his ears for a moment, and then snapped his fingers. The picture and audio corrected.
"AND COMING UP NEXT ON THE SECOPOLIS CHANNEL, IT'S APOCALYPSE WATCH! ONE SOLID HOUR OF EQUESTRIANS BEING EATEN BY ZOMBIES!"
Howard gasped.
"My favourite!"
He reached down to the side of the throne, and lifted up a bag of popcorn.
"Today is a good day!"
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He... LIVES!
Second needs to turn that throne into a royal recliner, that way, he can relax as he takes over the world.
Really enjoying the turn-about of First's personality near the end of the last chapter. Keep up the good work.
A pegasus Enclave? Ridiculous.
Next thing I know, you'll tell me they plan to live forever in underground shelters.
*Boring shit happens on Apocalypse Watch*
LS: Boooooo
*Throws popcorn*
*Popcorn goes through screen, comes out other side like a fucking Katamari, and lands on a bunch of survivors*
....That was interesting.
Back to the Feature Box! Oh mare, this fan fiction is brilliant!
Dammit Danny. You raised my hopes only to promptly smash them into tiny bits. This was HARDLY satisfying.
...But then you brought them back with your promises of next chapter. Eagerly EAGERLY awaiting...
*twitch*
That explains a lot about the Equestrian government.
lol it seems both the only humans in equestria are off there rocker but what about the other guy? he seemed sane the one that fought second i mean
Why do I imagine this scene causing Danny to do something like this:
It was just a normal day filled with silly zombies in Ponyville. The zombies, of course, weren't any trouble...
GRAAAHBLAHGBLAHGBLRRGH!!!
Shitshitshitshitshitshit!
It's an absolute coincidence that this story is currently in the featured box as Fallout: Equestria. Really, it is!
Even 1000 years later, Hoofington's still doing the same thing they were doing in Shades of Grey...
Me when I saw that HUman updated.
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Me when I read the author's note.
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2930673 dude... same reactions here... but I did laugh at the end of the chapter, it's like discord but evil.
They still remember the Kappa huh?
Long memories, those equines.
Also, Stuff!
That is the best category if Things!
All hail our kappa overlord!
HURRY AND GET THE CHAPTER OUT PLEASE!
He can supposedly summon anything, but why does he choose to watch colorful ponies being eaten? I'm sure this isn't the first instance either... Perhaps his powers are stuck being on ponies the same way First cannot greatly influence Second's actions. Btw DannyJ if you are reading this, I havent forgotten about our conversation in your blog. You simply scared me off with that wall of text, thats all.
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It's cool, man. Respond at your own pace. I ain't got no problem with that.
Just finished it.......God that took forever!
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Well, that's a first. Usually it's the other way around.
Finally managed to get this off my favorites unread list. Damn that took forever.
On the plus side, the wait for the next chapters didn't take forever
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FYI
Courier's Diary.
All of my wantz. Too bad you said it will be awhile </3
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Yeah, but it'll be fun when I do get to it.
Or hell, I might do Chosen One's Chronicle first, depending on when I get around to playing Fallout 2. I don't know.
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I need to get 1 2 and tactics sometime. Or steal my sister's comp for a week.
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Word of advice:
If you plan on playing Fallout 1, have a wiki available on stand-by. The game makes no effort to teach you anything or even inform you what half its items do, so you'll need it.
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I love the both of you. Just thought you should know.
So, I was flying around the Steelport simulation in the new game, Saint's Row IV, running super fast and leaping up buildings, punching cars and kick people into the lower atmosphere, when I realized: "Hey... I'm like a god." Then I kicked a car full of people off a bridge before realizing: "Hey... I'm like Second." That's when I remembered you can import characters from Saint's Row the Third into the game. So, I downloaded my Second character I made, and now I'm trashing the city with class.
Just throwing this up here cause I figured you should know about all the shit I do in my spare time.
3097170 Huh, now I'm picturing Celestia as Tricky. That's pretty terrifying.
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I'm not sure what you gave you the impression that it's over, because it's not, but thank you for pointing out those errors. I'll be sure to fix those in a later edit.
Well, it was a long journey, but I'm now finally caught up on this. Now I get to wait for the updates like everyone else.
... yay?
I really liked this story in the beginning, but it got really convoluted really fast. Oh well.
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Yeah, I think I lost my meds at some point...
Out of curiosity, any specific point where it began to lose you?
3213604 Ummm... Probably around chapter 19 is when I started to drop off. Everything before that was great otherwise.
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Ah. The "DannyJ lost his medication" chapter. Yeah, you're not alone on that part.
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Mock the Week, actually.
I think that neither First nor Second are real. They think they are real because the writers want it that way. Second thinks that there is some way to get to the writers but he doesn't even exists. He is as fictional as Celestia. Maybe.
I have finally caught up with this story
Damn that was a long break from reading it.
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The alien thing is called Sliske, and you'll learn what his deal is in later chapters. Assuming you get that far. If you're confused now, you may well be dead by chapter nineteen.
The last time i read this was before i made an account, now that i've found it again shit will happen
3383300 this is an AMAZING fic. DON'T let it die and keep up the good work!!!
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Don't worry; new chapters are coming. It's just taken a while because the latest chapter has been a real pain in the ass for me, but I got my best boy on it and he's helping me through.
So I just thought of something.
The fact that the people making this movie Second is in sent him a letter telling him to stop screwing around and follow the plot implies they know Second is sentient. So doesn't this mean that either they believe Second and First are the only sentient ones and that what happens to anyone else is of no real consequence, or they've knowingly allowed First to damn ponies to a literal Hell for the sake of plot? (You know, I've never been a fan of people including the afterlife in a story. What do I care if every person in the world dies a painful death if they all go to heaven when it's over?)
Hmm. That does seem to imply they sent Second in to all of this, somehow. Or they're just total fucks. Or I skimmed over the last chapter because I could barely manage to read it. Or I'm off my meds. At the very least, they're knowingly making a sentient creature's life miserable.
Oh yes, now that I've kind of read the most recent chapter and reread chapter 5, whoa it feels fucked up now.
Oh yes, and you know what needs to happen? A fanfic of the Two of a Kind episode. I'd love to see that.
Oh yes, and there is exact-word evidence for Second and First knowing about their arrival in advance. First said he was "hoping" to become a pony, which implies he knew it would happen.
...fhtagn." Damn Cthulhu-speak.
It's nice to finally get back around to reading this insane fic.