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Catalysts Cradle


I am a biomedical scientist who enjoys reading and writing about ponies in my spare time.

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A collection of short stories written for the Thirty Minute Pony Stories Blog. My favorites are "Obsolete," "Wingmares," and "Just Like You."


Descriptions:
1. "Obsolete" – Prompt: Applejack falls
Summary: Apple Bloom challenges Applejack to an apple harvesting contest.

2. "Anxiety" – Prompt: Your mind makes it real.
Summary: Fluttershy has a panic attack during her date with Twilight.

3. "Quantum Leap" – Prompt: This is the last line of a story: She closed the gate behind her, confident she would never need to open it again. Your prompt is to write the sequel.
Summary: Twilight finally returns home after getting lost in a series of alternate universes.

4. "Wingmares" – Prompt: Write a story in the second person in which the perspective character (i.e. “you”) is one of the Mane Six or Spike.
Summary: Rainbow Dash asks for Fluttershy's help fighting against a storm.

5. "Invisible Mare" – Prompt: Twilight Sparkle disappears, and only one pony remembers she was ever there at all.
Summary: Ponyville moves on after Twilight leaves for Canterlot

6. "Rainbows over Manehattan" – Prompt: Three ups and three downs of three ponies being in love.
Summary: The Cutie Mark Crusaders move to Manehattan and adjust to life in the Big Apple.

7. "With Some Help from my Friends" – Prompt: Explorers of the Sky.
Summary: Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom help Scootaloo realize her dreams.

8. "Taken for Granite" – Prompt: Ship one of the mane six with someone who isn’t a pony.
Summary: Pinkie surprises the girls with the identity of her new lover.

9. "Seven Minutes in Heaven" – Prompt: Two are stuck in a room.
Summary: Unabashed Twishy shipping :yay:

10. "Love in the Time of Changelings" – Prompt: The only way out is if someone dies.
Summary: Pinkie and her changeling coltfriend, Instar, must escape from the Canterlot dungeons.

11. "Just Like You" – Prompt: All good things must come to an end.
Summary: To Scootaloo, Ponyville just isn't the same without Rainbow Dash around.

Chapters (11)
Comments ( 20 )

Though I was surprised by how short this particular story was, I was amazed that you were able to write something of any sort of quality in thirty minutes. I know that I can't, personally. But let's get down to business.

While the writing doesn't particularly stand out as "great", it was certainly passable and well beyond the means of being written in thirty minutes. I like the concept of a sort of "John Henry" (if you're familiar with the folk story) competition between Apple Bloom and Applejack.

You certainly have earned a thumbs up on this story alone, and I am personally interested in what you can do without a time limit.

My regards,

Pond

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Thanks for the kind comments, Pond. I will have to admit that I exceeded the thirty minute limit for most of these stories (stories 6 and 7 in particular), but I don't think that I went too much over the time limit by much for this piece. I am planning on expanding this story into a longer piece (still likely a one chapter short story), so perhaps you'll get your wish to see what I can do without a time limit. Hopefully I won't disappoint.

Can you tell me if he left her or gave all his love back to her so she could live?

6805039 Instar gave all of his love to Pinkie, sacrificing himself so that she could live.

6805942 oh well that sucks... Great job with the story! Maybe you can create another story based on these two, maybe with them getting a better ending, that sounds like it could be interesting! :scootangel:

6805952 Thanks. I mainly went with the tragedy angle because of the particular prompt. I do have a soft spot for Pinkie/Changeling shipping, and here are some other fics that feature a similar pairing:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/195499/changelings-love-and-lollipops
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/263445/doyou

6805967 thank you! I'll be sure to check them out! Can you please tell me if you decide to write something like I said? Even if you don't ,glad for the story!:scootangel:

6805972 Sure. I currently don't have plans to write a story like that, but I'll be sure to let you know if I do. Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tl%3Bdr

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A golem is a mythical creature from Jewish folklore. Golems are monsters that are typically made of clay, mud or rock that are magically brought to life (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem). It is also the name of a rock-like Pokémon:
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That post was a reply to your previous comment
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tl;dr What is this? Is it an alien symbol?

Did I not understand your question correctly?

OHMYGOSH, THE FLUFF WITH THESE TWO IS WHY I LOVE TWISHY, D'AWWWWWWWWWWW, THIS IS WONDERFUL! Their little thoughts and fears along with mindsets work with each other so well and create that wonderfully, adorable and awkward interaction with these two and it just melts my heart. How you show that is super natural and makes me smile! THE CUTEST THING EVER, AHHHHH, LOVE THISSSSSSSSSSSSS :heart:

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Thanks. Twishy is a really cute ship, and it's a shame it's not as popular as some other ships. I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

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Yesssssssss, I agree! Stories with any of those two are the most cutest thing and always tend to melt my heart, it's why TwiShy is my favorite!

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