My name is Ironclaw Strongbeak, though the yellow bird pony calls me 'Elizabeak', and I am a chicken. No, not in the cowardly sense, in the literal one. I have been imprisoned by the bird pony for my entire life, but I have always yearned to be free from her and that nasty controlling stare.
Amongst our kind, there has always been a rumor that there were lands outside the dangerous forest, a land ruled over by a mystical leader called 'The Great Colonel'. Such a chicken would surely free us if he was made aware of our plight. So, imagine my delight when the opportunity to find this mystical land arises...
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Featured on Equestria Daily 3/30/13
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I would favorite it if it would let me.
2280929 anyone else having that problem on the iPad?
I confess: The moment I read the words "chickens" and "Colonel", I thought of KFC.
2280976 No, I'm using one right now.
2281084 ah, got it to work, finally!
woohoo new story :)
how am i not surprised pinkie knows of the promised land
2281606>>2281862 There are places to have these conversations. Not here please. I do not wish to be mean but you're spamming my comments section here.
2281902 The comments of a story are for discussing the story. I can't get feedback on it when all you're doing is talking about each other's profile pics. Feel free to have that conversation elsewhere but not here. Again, not trying to be mean but this isn't the place.
2281912 I understand, just like there are places to role play and not.
2281874 just send me a PM about the story.
Elizabeak, good one.
2281912 one question, is this gonna be like a series or just a story? Wouldn't mind either way.
NYES!
2282011 Just the one.
So that's what chickens call El Pollo Diablo.
Great story, and the Pinkie ending was the perfect example of Pinkieness.
This. That line right here made my day.
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Well, I suppose that was intentional.
MFW:
This was surprisingly good. The chicken-y point of view was well-executed and at the same time really funny.
Also, is Pinkie talking about KFC when she says: "You mean you've never been?"?
The useless pony line gave me the giggles.
Good lord, this was amusing.
2346554 Thank you!
Dont you mean "cluckled to myself"?
Just look at that wonderful synopsis. How can you resist NOT reading a story that starts off like that?
63rd like. Like a Boss.
I liked it. It was very simple and predictable, but self aware enough that this made the story better instead of worse.
Also, that must have been the most charming story description ever.
I should probably be offended but I'm too busy laughing.
Great story.
74 likes, 0 dislikes. Congrats.
I might have to downvote it before it hits 75
Truly Elizabeak needs more works about her.
It was a really nice fic. I enjoyed reading it. I also liked all the puns I found. Will there be more of Ironclaw in the future?
Hehe, heh. "Useless ponies."
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*facehoof*
How in the wide, wide world of Equestria did I miss that?
Oh, you!
Truly, this was an epic adventure unparalleled in all of chickendom. And of course Pinkie would know of the Promised Land...
This is genius. The useless pony line was hilarious, as was pretty much every line. I'm amazed by your ability to turn everything into chickenese.
I laughed so hard when I read that 'useless pony' line - that was pure genius. You did a great job with this story; the flow was great, the story itself was told in an engaging way with (for me) a lot of unexpected, creative turns. I enjoyed the Elizabeak's perspective on everything, which had a lot of clever interpretation.
Excellent story.
Just out of curiosity, did you ever read Jonathan Segal Chicken? It was a parody of Jonathan Livingston Seagull that came out... er... a long time ago.
A truly charming story that I enjoyed from start to finish. :)
–Around his eyes were black markings that resembled what the ponies call 'glasses' and his breast was marked with black markings that mimicked what the ponies call a 'tie'.
It was at this point that I knew beyond all doubt that this story would be good.
–One horned pony, one bird pony, and one useless pony.
Awww...
–The horned pony had a built in weapon on her forehead, the winged pony was no chicken and thus had the advantage of flight over my and mine so they were impossible to defeat.
Wow, can't tell me how surprised that you didn't use that joke. But then again, you actually did, in a way. Either way, very amusing!
Overall, this was a great story! Highly amusing, well-written all around, and just the right length. You had me smiling all throughout.
Ah, Pinkie!
Yeah! The Promised Land! I wish to go! I can picture it now. It`s beautiful. The chickens look so happy! Wait, the chickens can fly and are using that to their advantage! They`re attacking me from the air! It hurts! Never mind! I hate the Promise Land! I don`t want to go!
] Hello every chicken!
KFC any pony?
Oh, the dramatic irony. One, the Colonel fries chickens and feeds them to people. Two, Scootaloo can't fly. Not that she would have anyway of knowing that.
I just have my phone so I can't post a link. "Ghost Chickens In The Sky"