Princess Applejack

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>>20580492
The beginning, or you can just see see pic related for the start of it all: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S15714689
#2: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S15809561
#3: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S15905493
#4: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S15993073
#5: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16130720
#6: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16246841
#7: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16379525
#8: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16501328
#9: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16610392
#10: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16662074
#11: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16772586
#12: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16868468
#13: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S16979374
#14: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17077404
#15: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17165620
#16: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17236861
#17: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17353012
#18: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17432909
#19: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17542878
#20: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17622856
#21: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17721007
#22: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17846420
#23: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S17939772
#24: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18016936
#25: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18110396
#26: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18243130
#27: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18317690
#28: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18413021
#29:>>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18481892

>>20580510
#30.1:>>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18584132/ .2 /18593663
#31: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18666146
#32: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18726218
#33: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18808995
#34: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S18917077
#35: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19037167
#36: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19139609
#37: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19224385
#38: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19310984.
#39: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19418937
#40: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19541053
#41: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19662234
#42: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19775771
#43: >> >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S19893243
#44: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20044646
#45: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20179745
#46: >>>>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20296634
#47: >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20365095
#48: >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20453513

>Oh, hey, we should probably start thinking about what we're doing for 50, now that I think about it...

We already know.

A sort of look into the past where the characters now meet themselves as they were back then. New Shiny meets shaving Shiny. Stressed out 77 meets relaxed 77. Workaholic AJ meets Problemholic AJ. Plot-loving 56 meets... well, yeah. You get the picture.

'S gonna be fun.

>>20580630
Oh, I liked that idea. Can't wait to see Chrysalis.

>...Somethings off...
"HAH!"
>Nevermind.

~~~

It was beautiful.

Not that the thing within her had any concept of beauty, of course, but 88 realized that if it could feel something approximating 'awe' or 'joy', that would be it. It was surprisingly basic, yet open with its desires. Spread, go here, do this, move that. Very plain, really.

She didn't mind when it started rooting through her memories, really. What, she asked, was it going to find? It held no judgement for any embarrassing missteps she might have done, it did not laugh at her pain, or feel sorrow at her failures. Oh no, it did nothing like that.

Instead, it merely searched for it's own needs. It had a problem, her mind normally had an answer. In this case, one of it's infected had been damaged, and it needed a way to fix it. If she had been her old self, perhaps she would have stared in wonder, in awe, of how it was able to use her shapechanging magic. It should not be surprising to her, really, that a thing so intoned with how to reshape bodies could so easily do so on a level she never could dream, but even in her dark little mind, she felt impressed.

Still, it continued to plow through her mind, searching for something else. A new problem had arrived, it seemed, and it sought answers.

But this particular time, it found something else. A memory flashed before her mind. A particular... memory...

"You are to go through this cave under Canterlot, and prepare for the invasion. Do this, I command."

...Her.

Her.

HERHERHERHERHERHER

THAT STUPID BITCH SENT HER DOWN THERE TO DIE AND THEN SHE DIDN'T EVEN... didn't even...

She didn't care...

None should care...

She didn't...

Wait.

It was... it was reacting.

C͘a̵̴n̶̶͞te͟͡r̢҉l̴͟o͜t̴̴

Oh.

...She did not feel happy, no, she did not care what this thing did or made her do, really. But some part of her... some small part...

Really hoped that bitch was still in the city.

Not that it mattered to her...

>>20580630
Ah, yeah. Probably dumb I asked.

Oh, and since I didn't get a chance to comment on it-

http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/S20453513#p20576251
>"HEE HEE!... Uh huuuuhh!"

Goddamn 55 you adorable, even in NC.

>>20580855
Aw christ, Run, Chrssy, Run!

>>20581202
...To where.

Hopefully I'll be able to cordy it up when I get off tomorrow, got a few ideas I'd like to toss out for the consensus. Until then, night thread, carry that weight.

>Guard
"Guard two"
~~~~

>This is going well!

His companion just gave him a cold, dead look, before pumping his shotgun and firing at the creatures once again.

>I mean, in general.

"..."

>...So, uh, what do you think caused this?

"I'm betting corporation gone wrong."

>Really? Looks like alien something or other to me.

"Might be a mix of the two, corporation found an alien artifact and unleashed them."

>Naahhh, can't be. If that happened, they'd try to cover it up.

"How?"

>Oh, you know, bombs from the sky most... likely...

They both glanced nervously up, before resuming shooting at the things.

>No bombs, so... that's good.

"Yep. Good good good."

>Great, even.

"..."

>...Maybe its natural?

"I'm going to be honest, best zombies are always the ones you have no idea what the origin is."

>Really?

"Yeah, every explanation just sounds weird."

>You know, I can't argue that.

"...There are way too many zombies."

>And so many ways, too.

"You'd think we'd run out of ways to shoot them, eventually."

>We'll probably loop a couple times before we even notice.

"I guess."

Finally, their guns gave off the tell-tale 'CLICK!' and they knew they were fucked.

>...This was a lot cooler when it was in a book.

"Yyyeeeep."

>>20581770
Well there is that nice little store room she locked Shiny and co in wait that's opened from the outside. The diamond mines under canterlot where she fought Chitty and imprisoned Twi/cadence in... no that has been collapsed. Can she breathe in space?

>>20582800
>Well there is that nice little store room she locked Shiny and co in wait that's opened from the outside.

It was his vault, but yeah. Shiny drilled a hole in that to get out.

>>20581770
I guess she could always go over to wherever Pommel is right now.

...Though she might accidentally lure the cordy to that giant crab-squid thing...

Speaking of, can't wait for the next part of that.

>>20581937
I think the concensus is 'CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT'

Stories are #1, movement in paramount.

I don't care what direction we go, as long as we're moving. Otherwise we risk another partyland. I don't want to give Cordy more than 2 threads, 3 tops.

Remember the old arcs? Gala 2.0, Robot Invasion and Chitania? They were all 2/2.5 threads and they worked great. More of that.

TLDR I'll support whatever direction you want to take us.

>>20584085
Honestly, Partyland doesn't even feel like an arc, reading back on it, just a location change. The only 'arc-like' bits are at the very end.

>>20584717
Well, that's because it wasn't really supposed to be an arc, really. Just a break.

>>20584717
Eh, I kinda disagree. It was limiting. You couldn't just write about PJ and 42, because they weren't in the same place. You couldn't have Shining Armor visit Two's class and agree to coach their soccer team because she wasn't in school. You couldn't have Applejack decide to outlaw Polygons to get the harem proposals to stop because she wasn't doing paperwork.

It was pretty limiting as far as characters and choices go, even if it doesn't feel that way in the archives.

>>20585364
>Just a break.
Seriously. And I know I'm the only one but I'm STILL tripping how Batmom and Dadling didn't even get married. That was like, the freaking basis of Party Land besides relaxation.

>>20585427
Partyland makes me sad a little... S-Anon did not survive and Sombra is... well hes kinda fucked and now hes in creative purgatory cause we don't know what to do with him anymore

>>20585833
I wish someone would try to take up his sword as it were.

If in like five threads something doesn't happen maybe we should just have him give up, I miss having him in the cast for silly dark magic fuckery like the golem conveyor belt.

>>20585937
yeah

>>20585937
I can agree to that. I don't have any plans for Somby but anything's gotta be better than sitting there in a semi state of purgatory...

>>20585937
Fuck. That. Shit.

Pen make words! P-please?

>High Roller
"Blues"

"Here we are!"

The door to the cabin creaked open, allowing the blue earth pony to trot in, the chartreuse pegasus walking in behind.

"So here we are, I admit, it's not the Princess Suite but, y'know, it's home...well the home of a racist dead guy but home nonetheless."

>What is that smell?

"I have no idea and I'm not really inclined to figure it out, I figure some kind of raccoon died under the floorboards."

>Charming.

"Yeah, there's a reason I don't actually live here."

>I can imagine, now, my equipment?

"All set up in the bathroom. I uh...I don't think I want to know what you're about to do in there. There was all kinds of bottles of stuff that I didn't even know how to pronounce, stuff from Chineigh, Africanter, Shetland, the heck are you going to do in there?"

High Roller, who had been walking towards the door, stopped.

>What do you know about changelings?

"Uh...well, they're bugs, they can change shape, they're kind of a bunch of dickheads for invading us but..."

>It's so easy for them, is it not? Before your eyes they can become a different person, a different species. Makes you feel somewhat...impotent, does it not?

"I uh...I suppose so..."

>But allow me to assure you, Mr. Noteworthy, all one truly needs to change their identity...

He pushed open the door and smirked at what he found inside.

>Are a chemical cocktail, an extreme tolerance for pain, and an hour...give or take a few minutes.

He disappeared into the bathroom.

"...that guy is fucking creepy."

>I can hear you.

"Aw crap."

>>20586087
You can do it, S-Anon!

Goodnight thread

Good morning thread

>>20589020
And good day to you too.

>>20586087
Ho shit... Could it be?

>>20586087
>P-please?

Are you asking please pen do stuff or please can you do it?

I don't think anyone would argue with the latter...

if people have plans for thread 50 to be special and Have new characters meet their old selves... does that mean cordyceps needs to be over by then? or would we pause the arc? Because that would be a bit weird

>>20590696
were pausing it, the 50th is just a break thread, a completely non-canon one meant to give us some pleasure and a few of us a break.

>>20590696
Basically a filler thread, more or less

~~~~~
“Sire!”

The king of the gryphon kingdom ignored his soldiers cries as his gaze remained outwards, watching the fires and the smoke, hearing the cries down below. Even from his perch atop his splendid castle, he could see them. The swarm of creatures that attacked his people, consumed them and turned them before his eyes.

“What... what madness is this...”

His chest coiled as he watched on. Every weapon his soldiers used against the monsters proved for naught. They could not pierce the skin, they could not clip the wings, they could not stop the beasts.

“Sire, we must get you to safety!”

Dulled, stunned eyes turned back to the soldier, even now bowing in reverence to his king.

“Where are my children?”

“They are already within the heart of your castle, sire, them and the Queen! But we must hurry!”

“Ah, of course... yes...”

He followed his elite guard, almost numbly. They prevented any from reaching him as they fled through the castle, one by one said group growing smaller with every turn, every bend, every unexpected surprise these things still had. But they would not let him fight, no. He was not allowed, of course. He must be protected, must be persevered.

Because, apparently, the dead were going to need to be lead in some capacity at this rate...

He was down to a mere two guards when they finally reached their destination, a massive room with two equally massive doors of solid steel to guard it. The Cathedral of Kings, as it was called. A room bigger than even the one that housed his throne, a dome of glorious, luminous metal and wonder. It held the tapestries and weapons of all those who had fallen before him in his great lineage, a thousand tales strewn about it. So many wonders within, it was no surprise it was by far the most heavily fortified area within the castle, a testament to the idea that even if the castle should fall, his legacy would live on.

But now, all it was, currently, was a big, mostly empty room.

1/?

>>20591679
His wife had been moved there, rushed from her hospital bed with as much care as they could spare. Beside her, there was but a single nurse tending to her, even as she ranted and demanded to be let free.

His two eldest had found there way here as well. Close together, of course, likely having found the other first before even attempting to find this place. They had no others with them, sadly.

And finally, of course, there was dear Siegfried. Stuffed away in a corner next to two very pretty looking things, but of course no soldiers. Or useful doctors. Or even just mundane looking subjects. Always living the life of his storybooks, that one.

“Is everyone alright?”

The response to his questions were as expected. His wife and daughter glared at him, Zephyrious cleared his throat and respectfully confirmed that he was, and his youngest just let out a loud, barking laugh.

“Dancing on rainbows, Papa! Woo! You should have seen them, there were, like, a billion of them coming out of the walls!”

His daughter rolled her eyes at him.

“I very much doubt that.”

“You don't know.”

“We do not have a billion subjects.”

“Like you counted them!”

“We have a thing called a census.”

He blinked owlishly at that, clearly having no idea what the words meant.

“Well, all I know is, there were too many.”

“You don't say.”

“No, really! I had four of these beautiful numbers when I started, but of course now I'm just down to two... which is terrible because they did not deserve that and we are all regretful for their losses.”

One of the maids just nodded in agreement, the other one just rolled her eyes.

“Speaking of, what's the situation here, we hunkering down?”

Zephyrious let out a sigh, regretfully nodding.

“That would be the best course of action.”

“Bummer... sooo... we sectioning off rooms? There a closet or something in here?”

His mother's eye began to twitch.

“I'm going to castrate him, I swear.”
2/?

>>20591700
“Hey now, I'm just thinking about the future here! At least I thought to bring someone, Zephyrious! Hilda!”

In unison, they slammed a claw to their faces.

“He really has no idea what's going on.”

“No, sister, he does, he just does not care.”

He rose up, offended.

“Hey, I'm just trying to look on the positive side! I mean, come on! This place is so heavily fortified, there's no way anything could get in here! And look at these two, look at them! We could... c-could...”

There, in that moment, that one moment when he stopped talking, they all knew they were doomed.

Every set of eyes turned to what he was staring at, the spot directly behind the two maids. One of the walls was glowing an odd, sickly green color, the metal giving off a noxious smell as the glow intensified.

Like ice left out in the sun, it melted away, and a long, chitinous looking tendril snapped forward, and grabbed hold of one the maids.

“NO!”

Siegfried tried to move forward to cut her free, but too late. Soon, the gryphon he had dubbed 'the tall one' was gone.

All around them, the same thing happened. A sudden glow, a sudden smell, and then the creatures spilled in.

As one, the family drew their weapons, and began to fight.

Zephyrious and Hilda were instantly close to the other, the elder wielding a massive blade and the sister holding a pair of small, deadly looking knives. They moved in near perfect sync, every flash of his blade matching perfectly with her knives flung out, the pair spinning and whirling around to constantly keep watch on the other's back. In the heat of it all, the king could not help but feel pride at the harmony with which his two eldest fought.

But his youngest... brash, outward, risky with his movements and strikes. He held skill, no doubt, but it was unrefined, more for showing off and looking good. Still, he could not deny it was effective.

But his wife, oh, his wife... how he wished the circumstances were different.

3/?

>>20591712
Normally, she quite favored the blade, but in this particular instance she had not the time to grab her favorite weapons, and instead had decided to make due with quite a large mace. Quite the show...

But still, even with their combined skill, they were losing.

One by one, their companions were picked off. The elite guard snatched first as they moved forward to protect the royal family. Then came poor Gwendolyn's nurse, a spindly little thing unable to protect herself. The only one left was the one remaining maid that his youngest had brought. One he defended with quite the vigor.

“LOOK OUT!”

But clearly, it wasn't enough.

Before the young looking gryphon could react, a positively massive diamond dog, easily as big as a manticore, burst through the melted walls. His son could only watch in horror, and defeat, as that things massive head swung down, and that pair of jaws clamped over the one he had fought so hard to protect.

“N-no...”

For a moment, the royals were silent, a twinge of defeat shooting though them at their ineffectiveness to protect a single of their subjects. It felt hopeless.

That twinge did not remain, however, in the face of what happened next.

“Damn you...”

The gryphon royals, as one, froze.

They watched as the creature gnawed on the handmaid, stunningly sharp looking teeth doing little more than scraping against her feathers. Two massive paws gripped her, visibly straining, but failing to so much as make her twitch.

“Damn you... damn you damn you damn you!”

A claw reached back, grabbing hold of the beast in a grip so tight it cried out and began flashing with fire to repair the damage. With a roar of fury, she spun.

And hurled that beast right out the ceiling.

Bird-like eyes stared in awe as the creature flew out, further, further and further away, until it was but a speck in the distance.

“Do you fuckers have any idea how long I spent on this...”

4/?

>>20591722
The various infected screeched in what might resemble rage, the horde turning it's attention from the winged monarchs and towards the one who so casually walked towards them.

“It took hours to look like this. Hours!”

Horror began to grip all five as she easily batted away those who charged her, a single swipe of her claw more than enough to down even the strongest among them.

“But no, you just had to go and fuck it all up! I finally find the one way I can enter into this stupid place, and you fucked it all up!”

She came to a stop in the middle of the room, contemptuously looking around at the hordes that tried to spill in.

“That pisses me off!”

The air left Gwendolyn's lungs at the flash of green that consumed the 'gryphon' before her, the heat coming off it nothing to the chill she felt down her spine as the thing she hated most in all this world emerged.

Chitania had arrived.

“Great Hawk! I was so going to hit that!”

Everyone, absolutely everyone, even the infected creatures, turned to the youngest prince.

“...I mean, not 'that' that, the- the you that was... she was the quiet one, you know?”

Awkwardly, he shuffled under their gaze.

“Well, not that it wouldn't be cool to-”

“Finish that sentence and you are disowned and will be cast out of my kingdom.”

The tone in his mother;s voice told him she was very, very serious.

The Chitinous Queen let out a dark chuckle, rolling her eyes before turning back to regard her fellow Queen. In turn, Gwendolyn shook with rage, pointedly brandishing her mace.

“Come now, we both know that might as well be tissue paper. There's nothing you can do to harm me.”

The Gryphon monarch did not respond with anything but a flinch.

The Titan let out another dark chortle, before abruptly devolving into a roar. With one swipe of her hoof, she cast back an entire wave of infected, the shockewave alone enough to send those as far back as the very end tumbling away almost comically.

5/?

>>20591734
“You might be right...”

Chitania paused at her tone, an almost mocking, excited one.

“I cannot hurt you... but I can at least have the satisfaction of watching that thing turn you into one of them!”

The other royals gasped in horror, but she just smiled on, eyes trained pointedly on the Titan's leg. Wearily, Chitania trailed her gaze down, down to where that Queen stared, down to...

To the red particles crawling all over that leg.

And yet...

Nothing else.

“Huh.”

With one slam of her hoof, they all fell away, leaving pristine chitin beneath. Experimentally, she stuck her hoof in some more of the red spores.

“Well, what do you know...”

Just like before, they were easily dispelled.

“That's pretty neat.”

Behind her, the gryphon Queen dropped her beak open in shock, her heart breaking at the sight. Even this... even this...

She could only watch as the monster soon resumed battering away the other monsters, not a care in the world as she crushed those so below her power level. Magic from unicorns, claws from manticores, it was all the same to her. Nothing. Without a care, she began to wade through the crowd, towards the exit they had created just beyond.

“Queen Chitania.”

His voice barely cut through her hawk-like ears, barely audible amidst the rush of blood swelling in her head. Her eyes snapped over just in time to see her eldest step forth, her daughter right behind him, close, but not too close.

“I thought you would be taller.”

The Changeling hesitated in her assault, offense plastered across her face.

“Merely a side effect of the title, I assure you. A name like “The Titan” makes me think of something much bigger.”

She sneered right back at his neutral face.

“I can show you bigger, if you'd like.”

“I would, actually.”

6/?

>>20591743
She hesitated once more, honestly surprised at his response. Still, there was a bit of a feral smirk on her face as she let the flames consume her once more.

All but Gwen watched in awe as she reached her Titanic size, now so large she only barely fit in the massive castle. So much so, in fact, her head had to be bowed ever so slightly to prevent her horn from renting deeper gashes in the ceiling above.

“Well, I certainly cannot deny your stature now.”

“Good. Glad we could settle that matter.”

She turned away once again, preparing to make a proper exit, when his voice called out to her.

“What did you come here for, by the by?”

Her eyes flickered back again, an amused look on them.

“Isn't it obvious?”

“No, actually, it is not. I thought you were planning to kill me and my kin, but now, even with a situation like this, you seem to have no interest in it.”

“Not really, no. You are annoying pests, but you're not worth my time.”

Gwen hissed, blades brandished once more, despite the keen awareness it would be as effective as a water balloon.

“Well, with that aside, and the fact I very much doubt you were trying to seduce my brother, why infiltrate my home, then?”

“Simple, really. I had been planning on stealing that poison that particular pest tried using on me.”

“Oh?”

“Yes. But, sadly, my cover was blown, as you so clearly can see, and to be honest it's not worth trying to find that formula amidst this, since that one has made her stance on how much of my head I can retain quite clear.”

“Well... what if I promised you that recipe?”

Both King and Queen turned on their child, aghast at his words.

“Zephyrious!”

“Have you gone mad!?”

Even his two siblings looked upon him with either complete disbelief, from his brother, or terrified uncertainty, such as with his sister.

Only Chitania remained unmoved.

“In exchange for what?”

“Simply put... you continue doing as you are now.”

7/?

>>20591762
A touch of confusion marred her face, but that was swiftly put aside when she realized she had been almost subconsciously swinging away this whole conversation, her massive size now having made it completely impossible for even the strongest below to move her, let alone make it past her. She did not even have to do more than a single flick to send them off.

“This is madness, son!”

“You would seek her, for protection!?”

He ignored his parents words as he moved forward, until he stood right beneath the massive beast.

“What say you? Every poison in our library, including the one used against you. I do not ask you to protect us directly, as I know that would be too much and to be frank, far too trusting of us towards one like yourself, but simply to remain here, in this kingdom. That is all.”

She mulled this over, seeming to fully consider such a proposition.

“And should this plague be defeated? Will you let me walk out of this kingdom after you hand over the formula?”

“Let you? Come now, Queen Chitania... I have no way to stop you from doing exactly that.”

“True, true...”

She considered his words, deftly slamming her hind hoof down to dispell another wave. Her mind fluttered as she thought over his every word.

“What is to stop you from betraying me at the end?”

“The fact you will quite easily kill me and destroy my entire kingdom, and I have no means to prevent it.”

“True, also very true, but what is to stop me from doing that right now?”

“Nothing, but you will have gained nothing but a dead gryphon and a smashed kingdom, still no better off than when you snuck in here.”

“True...”

She grew quiet after that, still thoughtful, still questioning...

Without another word, she turned away.

But she did not move to leave. Instead, she simply resumed swinging at any who attempted to enter, childs play to her in her massive state.

A long, long while past.

But she still did not leave.

8/9

>>20591778

“You've doomed us all.”

Zephyrious did not respond to his mothers words, neither the bitterness or the almost hate she had within it.

“You... fool.”

Hilda moved to his side, her uncertain claw gripping his arm.

“Are you sure about this, Zephyrious?”

“No, Hilda, I am not... not at all.”

He looked to her, and at last she could see the fear hidden in his eyes.

“But it is better than dying and becoming one of those things.”

She could not deny that, she acknowledged. She could do nothing, really.

Nothing but wait... and watch the beast before them.

Watch as she turned the things of nightmares into her playthings... and waited.

Man do I hate Chitania

I thought I was pissed that Chryssy has an oily as hell back so nothing bad ever impacted her and she always got away with shit

But hoooooooooooly hell was I mistaken, I was going after the wrong changeling

GOSH I SURE HOPE I CAN SOMEHOW SLAP CHITANIA A NEW ONE AND KEEP IT CANON SOMEHOW

>>20590696
We takin' a pause for the cause, good sir. Some time to unwind and get fucking stupid with the funny and the feels and the what-the-fuck'ery.

>>20591824
Well, on the positive side, at least I know SOMEONE will be happy with the event that's going to happen thanks to the setup.

...Well, maybe not, you'll probably hate what happens to a certain other character to balance it out.

>>20591824
>GOSH I SURE HOPE I CAN SOMEHOW SLAP CHITANIA A NEW ONE AND KEEP IT CANON SOMEHOW

That's a terrible mentality to take when writing a story, and more than likely would come out with OOC shit.

>>20591977
Moot point regardless, then? Sounds like Chitty's prepping for a hurting with this(I think that's what you meant?), though I can't see how. But hey, if I can't see it and it makes sense, then that just means you're smarter than me.

Which would be great.

As interesting as the conflict between Gwen/ Zeph would be from this, why is Chitty immune? Is Titan magic that OP when even Discord couldn't do shit?

>>20592248
>why is Chitty immune?

It might not be able to pierce her skin, since it's more naturally thick than anything else. We also kicked around that whatever biologically went wrong with her that prevents her from having kids also might be the culprit.

>Is Titan magic that OP when even Discord couldn't do shit?

What? Discords magic would have worked just fine, but the cordy infected a clone and figured out it's chaos-sponge trick. It can't use it because, as a basic creature, it cannot comprehend chaos, but it absorbs whatever Discord tries.

>>20591824
I think the last time she got shown up was the Train fight.

It's gonna be a hell of a fall when it comes. But I personally don't like how she's become a walking Godzilla that shrugs off everything.

Ok, what COULD hurt Chitania besides godlike amounts of punishment?

Can you not poke her in the eye? Is that out of the question? Does she have armored corneas?

Would infiltrating her body in titan mode do dick all? Is her heart just as hard as her exoskeleton? Does she have an invincible pancreas?

I'm asking because seriously, she's starting to reach Ultimate Warrior levels of no-sell here.

>>20592450
Taking the Tarrasque approach...

>Be a 1st Level Wizard.
>Grab the Implement Focus and Arcane Reserves feat.
>Be a horse
>Put on your robe and wizard hat.
>Exhaust all of your arcane encounter attack powers before engaging the Tarrasque.
>Cast Magic Missile on the Tarrasque while 20 squares away. Your Magic Missile when you have 20 does 7 damage, plus 1 from your Implement focus feat, and 2 from your Arcane >Reserves feat (which isn't a feat bonus so it stacks) for 11 damage. The Tarrasque resists 10 of this and takes 1 damage. Magic Missile doesn't make damage rolls, so the above feats provide no bonus to its damage. (It's doable with a level 6 wizard who starts with a +2 Staff of Missile Mastery, which increases the damage by a total of 4.)
>Ride away from the Tarrasque until you're far enough that it can't close the distance with you in one of its turn. If you have the Wizard's Fury daily power, you can cast Magic Missile as a minor action, allowing you to use both your standard and move actions in order to maintain a distance of 20 squares. The DM might rule that it only lasts for 5 minutes though.
>Repeat the last two steps 1,419 more times. This will take roughly two hours and 21 minutes, so the horse will lose its only healing surge after the second hour of double-moving.
>Congratulations! For defeating the Tarrasque, you are now level 17.

That, or cast Command Undead on a nearby Allip to drain her of Wisdom, knock her unconscious, then fucking shovel sand down her throat, clog the windpipe, cut off the respiration process, try and regenerate that, bitch cos goddamnit this is getting out of hand now

>>20592248
>why is Chitty immune?

We had to make up a bunch of theories back when we first started setting up Cordy to fill the plot hole of why she wouldn't have gotten infected, I don't know which we decided on.

>Is her heart just as hard as her exoskeleton?

Actually? Yes. Her insides were confirmed to be just as titan-ish as her outside when Pommel took his ride down there. Going for punches isn't normally the best idea, though it should be noted she mostly avoids big attacks like Luna's divebomb or the Megacannon.

>Ok, what COULD hurt Chitania besides godlike amounts of punishment?

Mind attacks. Those are super-effective against her because her mind-magic is shit.

>>20592450
>she's starting to reach Ultimate Warrior levels of no-sell here.
It's funny because we kind of wanted this for her in the beginning. Her to be a being of uncontrollable, unbeatable rage. And now she is. Are people getting sick of that, or did they just expect her to have taken some sort of damage by now?

>>20592450
If we're going by her original appearance, Luna/Celestia would be enough. It's been implied that if Luna managed to hit her charge attack, it'd have been fatal. It was also implied that the fall into the Lava would have been fatal for Chitty as well, so the heat Celestia could manage if not suckered/drained of magic would probably be enough.

Never mind the none fatal ending of being mind-controlled without the panic memory showing working again.

Now? Probably Discord. I don't think anything bar Flutter/ her clones/ Chaos-Cordy has an immunity to Chaos Magic. He'd just need to get off his ass and do something, like turn her into cheddar or glue her to the inside of the moon or some shit.

>>20592589
I also shouldn't write when I'm tired, goddamn it.

>>20592554
>Just as Titan-ish as her outside when Pommel took his ride down.

Wait, what?

I just said it was big in there, mostly due to him shrinking and growing with her as she changed form, not that she had an armor plated colin, that's just ridiculous. If there was one weakness she should have, it's that if you CAN bypass that exoskeleton, you can do some damage. Just saying 'Nah, you can't attack her from the inside' sounds like an utter asspull.

>>20592645
>it's that if you CAN bypass that exoskeleton, you can do some damage. Just saying 'Nah, you can't attack her from the inside' sounds like an utter asspull.

Got it, we now have a way in about this

Now who here knows their way around vore? We need volunteers

>>20592603
http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Constellation_Physiology

I can get a shit-ton of abilities, depending on wich constelation I will pick. DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYUUUUUUUUUUUUUM

>>20592710
u wot m8. http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random Get your stand name, anon.

ayy I hope no-ones writing any AJ right now, cos I'm halfway through some real shit here.

>>20592850
Is it continuing the downward spiral her life has taken?

Applejack will never get another moment of happiness again. Her life is suffering.

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>>20592905
yea

enjoy the happy apple pone while it lasts

>>20592953
Excellent.

Though it'd be nice if AJ's life took an upswing soon. She's had enough shit on her plate for too long.

>>20593018
Not him but don't worry it will. I've been patiently working on something for that since DT's thing.

Apple will be happy again and all will be well.

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Did we decide what colour magic Applejack has? Was it Emerald Green or Apple Red?

>>20593018
>>20593032
>mfw these two

>>20593053
I've just been envisioning all sorts of colors really, from apple green to parchment paper light brown.

>>20592645
>I just said it was big in there
You also wrote she has boats, shards of wood, and other things that would tear apart her insides if it didn't. It's not directly stated, it's that if it wasn't, she would have died from the stuff you put in there. Either she's got super duable insides, or that would have killed her.>>20592589
>It was also implied that the fall into the Lava would have been fatal for Chitty as well, so the heat Celestia could manage if not suckered/drained of magic would probably be enough.

Continuity nitpick here, that's not true. She can, in fact, survive not only lava-level heat, she can survive being completely covered in it. We know this because she WAS completely covered in it, after being shot with shield-missiles full of it, that's why she shrank down to fistfight Shiny. The thing with the dropping was her wings were broken, meaning she couldn't fly out and would have been completely covered and, if not killed by the pressure, then she would have drowned. The lava itself was surviveable.

>>20593169
So basically, she will never ever be fully beaten, and like Chrysalis, she'll end up smelling like roses no matter what the hell happens. The entire world could come after her and she'd somehow find a way to just win. Because Changelings > Everything

>>20592645
DAMN! >>20593169 sniped me, but yeah. You wrote there was a lot of really sharp shit in there, stuff like broken wood would NOT be surviveable unless her insides got an enhancement as well. Then you also have to take into account her insides have to get stronger as she gets bigger anyway, since otherwise she would crush her own organs with the weight and her body wouldn't be able to survive it.

HOWEVER, due to the way her magic works, it SHOULD just be an equivalent boost, as in as she gets more durability from her size, it's a 'to the core' thing. Meaning her insides wouldn't be nearly as strong as her exoskeleton, but the increase would be the same as what her exoskeleton received, if that makes sense.

That said, she has a weakness. We know she does. It's the same as all changelings.

She can't swim.

And, just in case the continuity bugs pop up, yes, we have confirmed this AND that this scares her, she met up with the surfing zebra in another story and accidentally went out to sea. She had to reveal herself and grow to full size while booking it back to shore.

So, drowning.

>>20593255
>So basically, she will never ever be fully beaten,

OR WILL SHE!?

...Actually, might take longer than expected thanks to->>20592850, since what's to come, let's just say, heavily involves paperworkhorse.

>>20593268
So our best bet aside from conking her unconscious is to send in someone with enough sharp and pointy objects and/or melting/freezing appartus to kill her from inside.

>>20593370
Twience Cyro grenade down the throat.

Or ask Discord nicely to snap her to the whatever the Pone equal of the Mariana Trench is.

>>20593268
Yeah but there's wood beams and a boat floating around in water in there, as opposed to like a shit ton of explosives and weapons being unloaded directly into her vital organs without the exoskeleton to deflect them.

>>20593255
>So basically, she will never ever be fully beaten

Except by Shiny, which happened. Twice.

See, this is why I agree with >>20592084 that this is a terrible mentality to have. Of course she can be beaten, ANY character can be beaten, and in a way that makes sense, but it's looking at it as "I really want this character to feel pain because ____", not because of the story.

Let me ask you, what was more important, the fact Shiny figured out how to suffocate her on the fly, or what that event entailed. A moment where she, as the antagonist, *could* have turned around and ended that whole thing, but due to past events didn't. It's not that she got beat, it's what that meant for Shiny, who was feeling high after helping Chrysalis and seeing the good in everyone, and what it meant when because of this, Two got nabbed and lovenommed.

Just... Story first, you know? Think of the story as to why that should happen and what it means for the characters, and *then* figure out a realistic way to do this, and there's plenty.

Man I hope this doesn't got NC'd

>>20593678
Look, unless we see something REALLY dumb in there, I doubt it.

Just don't put in anything really dumb.

Ayy lmao let's get this fucking ball rolling

>Applejack
"???"
'The Bad Guy'

>Trees, ah love trees, ah love plantin' 'em, buckin' 'em, carin' for 'em, mah whole life is fulla fucking trees

The trees rustled approvingly in the breeze

>So how 'bout y'all let me go already?!

She returned to tussling in between the branches, trying to get free of the messy crash landing she had got herself into.

>Stupid window taunting me with freedom. Gah! Fuck it!

*SNAP CRACK THUMP*

>...Ow

At least no-one saw that embarrasing display, face first into the dirt with here hind sticking up-

"Niiiiiice"

>WHO SAID THAT?!

No-one but the trees surrounding her, though as she looked around she saw one with two hoes in it. That and said tree looked awfully fake for her tastes

>...Come on out, or else Ah'll have to break you out of there.

"Didja get my letter?"

>Burned them with the rest, whoever you are, and where didja get that peepin' hole?

"Oh man, I mean the burning letter thing is awful but the fact I gotcha reaaaally makes up for it, the guys will be real jealous, man it'll be great, all thanks to you!"

>Didn't even listen- And just how big is this group? Ya'll realise if y'all are tryna stalk a Princess, yer gonna yerselves a real bad day. Now just let me get back to mah office-

The rustling in the background had gotten awfully louder in their exchange, until they both turned to see...something, it fit the proportions of a unicorn the same way a sea lion fit the proportions of a sea gull, given how it was covered in horrid, pulsating red growths.

>...Uhhh, you okay there...fella?

'..sccccccccccCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!'

"It" spasmed and wailed at the two terrified on-lookers, throwing it's head around and stamping it's feet, urging itself to charge forwards.

It was dangerous, and Applejack had only a brief few seconds to plant herself into the ground and be ready for a fight, her horn sparking in unsure defiance

"Holy shit, are you actually gonna fight this thing?-

1/?

>>20593687
>Ah don't know what you are, who you is, and ah don't wanna hurt you, but you'd reeeeally want to turn around and git or else ah'll-

She was interrupted by the Thing's horn bursting with a sick beam of red matter onto the ground between the two, more growths festered where it landed and began to grow.

"Uhh"

>Yikes, hey listen, ya look like yer hurtin-

The unicorn Thing screeched again and fired another blast, this time to their right, it was trying to take aim, something resisting it.

Applejacks own magic found hold of a fallen log and brought it unsuredly to her face, magic faltering, no strong grip to throw it, let alone keep it in the air, she cursed her stupid priorities as she began to sweat from the simple exertion.

"I should reaaally get going no-"

'SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE'

Things moved in slow motion, the Things beam shot to their left, and arced towards them, Applejack saw it, the head swinging the horn directing the lightning-like beam, the way it came towards them, how her magic faltered out of terrible discipline to shock, how the idiot stallion; struggling to clamber out of the fibreglass tree, tried to get away from the advancing red ray-

No

Her flight took her right in front of him, leaving the beam to rake acorss her chest.

She crumpled to the ground, hearing fade to the sound of ringing and a distant heartbeat.

Spread

She dimly saw the stallion panic and take off, leaving his precious princess in the dirt, the red creature throw it's head back in primal triumph

S͢pr͘eád

She looked down and saw a horrid red growth start to S͢pr͘eád across her chest, her breathing ragged, shocked. The creature galloping past her, after more quarry.

>No...

Sp̏ͦͦr̋ͫ͌͛͘e̐ͦ̕ȃ̑͂̿̌ͧd

2/?

>>20593697
Her mind raced, terrified at this thing that was coming to fester on her. She could feel it reach inside her, Ŝͮ̅p̑ͩ͗r̢̓ea͛̽̀ͥ̂̔̂d̉̂̊̑͜ḯ̋͗n̴̉̿ͬg̒͊̊̉̄͆ from within. She tasted it in the back of her mouth, it tasted..like...like

Ŝͮ̅p̑ͩ͗r̢̓ea͛̽̀ͥ̂̔̂d̉̂̊̑

>Mushroom, you're a mushroom. Not a growth, not a beast, not some curse. You're a plant. How. How could you do this. You're not like other fungus. I know you; rot, mildew, damp, mould, but you're worse. Why.

It was in her mind, she could feel it, sitting there, growing and taking, corrupting, it was fighting her, wanting her, demanding her to-

S̞͗̍p̲̠̪̭̠̱͌̽̎̓r͉̺͇̦̀ͥ̐̏̓̚e̹äͧ̀͐͌͗d̛͖̱͇̅̎̂͛͐̌͆

>No. You're hurting us. You're hurting me. Stop it. Stop this. Stop the S̼͙͚̺ͭͤ̽p͎͓̯̓͑ṟ̖̹͍̝̟ͪ́͐̇ͅe̲͎̥̯̣̎a̩͓̻̯̣̬͍̎̽͐̐̑ͅd̝͕͙̋̄

S̼͙͚̺ͭͤ̽p͎͓̯̓͑ṟ̖̹͍̝̟ͪ́͐̇ͅe̲͎̥̯̣̎a̩͓̻̯̣̬͍̎̽͐̐̑ͅd̝͕͙̋̄

>Mushroom, fungus. Pest, leave me, I can't help you, please, it hurts. Every year, before this, the farm, mushrooms ate our trees from inside out, and then they died, please. Leave me.

S̳̟͙͚̟̙ͧ̓p̾ͤ́́r̝̥̟̂ͪ̚e͖͙̖̳͈ͩͪ̊ͩä̞͉̤ͣͣd͓͔͙̱͎̎͌̌̂ͨ̀ͭͬͭ!̮͙̺̣̭͈̳̥ͫ͊ͦ́͑̉͛̆

Her eyes had glazed over, the red taint spreading to her legs and neck now, but something slowed it, her body jerked and shook, red sparks flickered in and out of being across the clean areas; horn, hooves, eyes, untouched senses coming desperately to life. Trying to respond to this intruder.

>No. You won't. Please. You die. All fungus dies. It burns. It poisons. It wilts, You'll kill me with you. I've stopped mushrooms so many times, on the farm. I won't-

S̈ͬp͐rḛ̻ͨͨͨ̅͡͝ͅa̟͔ͮ̍̔ͫͭͭ̕͢͞d̺̝͓̗̣̜̜͖ͦ͐̉̽̄!͍̑̊ͥ

>>20593712
Her vision, her very thoughts clamoured with the order, enticing her, drawing her to it.

>Go away. You're not wanted. I know the land. You know nothing. You take. I make. You bind. I grow. You are nothing. You're a pest. Pests die. I don't die. You won't win. Go. Leave. Die!

Logical thought was breaking down in her, the fungus spread to her eyes, close to engulfing her. The sparks of magic failing to keep it away.

S̎̅͋̂͗̋ͣ̔͒̄P͒̎R̶̵̛͖̞̝͓̲͕͖̙̼̘̪͈͎͕͊̿̑̆͋͑ͩ͟͡ͅͅE̷̲̼̖̗̬̳̔ͧ̏̄̀̑̍̆̔ͤ̚̕͝ͅẢ̶̷̖̦̠̦̣̜̹̗̭̹̫̤̱͇͉̣͌͌̈́ͫ̓̋̈͂͌̊̈͊̇́͡Ḑ̮̤̯̲̘̖̰̭͖͓͚̹̱̞͈̦͊͋̿͆̃͗ͤͧ͂̇͘ͅͅ!͂ͩ̎ͣ̎͗̒ͧͪ̒́ͤ̏̓͛͏̛̥͓͕̥͔̺̞͓̟̹͕̥̱͇̝̘́͢͝

>GO!

A horrendous red light burst from her. Her horn, her hooves, her eyes. Magic happened, sending her into convulsions. Beneath her, grass grew and wilted, roots sprung, bloomed, died and began again, earthen insects teemed and extinguished in cycles. The force of beating the fungus back tore her mind, as though her fur and skin were being torn off. And she screamed.

>GOOOOO!

The fungus retreated from her extremities, crowns bursting into burning spores, growth flaking away, it was never beaten before, it always grew, always ensnared, not now.

The ringing subsided, the heart beat faded into the sounds of the forest. Her vision; and her mind, regained some sense of composure. Blinking for the first time in what felt like an eternity, she looked at where the fungus had been and-

Spread

4/?

>>20593725
...Please...No... please no...

It was still there, a singular patch of growth on her belly, she saw it move, but it dared not to expand, she felt sparks of magic flicker around it, keeping it at bay, she felt herself working her magic without consciously demanding it be done.

>Gotta....office...quarantine...paperwork...Twilight... gotta kill it..gotta stop..gotta...

Running off of adrenaline and desperation, she hauled herself to her legs, strethced her wings and began to run in the direction of the castle. She flapped her wings, and took hasty flight. Everything about her was awful, her body shuddered as it fought back the infestation, her mind refusing to calm down, and her vision blurred at what she realised wasn't the fungus, but were her tears

>Time...Need time...gotta do something...ah'm...not gonna let..let it win...

Borrowed time, that's all she was on. She couldn't keep it from winning over her. She knew her magic was terrible, one day it'd spread and conquer her. But she had some time.

>Save 'em....gotta...save 'em

The weight of it all came close to letting her surrender to her fate. But she had work to do. In so little time.

So she flew, the castle in sight. Her office beckoning her. The fungus taunting her.

5/5

It's happening

>>20593659
The problem is it feels like it's gotten to the point where a story involving Chitty doesn't carry any weight, because the outcome is the same every time. Her appearance and invasion was the best because there was tension, she made resistance and had to struggle, she had to be at least a little underhanded to take out a big threat; and it provided a good moral choice for Shiny at the end.

And there's been none of that since, bar the train when she was outsmarted by Twilight. There's never any feel of 'Wow, I don't know which way this'll go.' It's just Lol gonna shrug that shit off you lot are worthless opponents you can't touch this shit.

At this stage, she's feels like a God-modder in an RP.

>>20593783
>And there's been none of that since, bar the train when she was outsmarted by Twilight

Which, aside from the thing with DT/PD, has been her only fight?

And on that note, again, think of the story here. What would have been more important in that situation, DT beating her, or DT being forced to blow up that thing she loves more than anything in the world to save Silver Spoon.

And of course there's the PL thing. Which was more important, story wise? Chitty gets knocked out by Mr Popcorn, or she is well enough to kick off that entire thing with 2 that's having such huge ramifications?

Thing is, every time she shows up, *something big changes*, that's consistent every time. The diary thing with Chrysalis, the event with PL kicking off 10's subplot, the ramifications of what happened in Fillydelphia, stuff like that. Be honest now, what, exactly, did you see coming from the Fillydelphia fight?

I mean, I'm not even getting into the fact that A, she has been hurt(DT gave her what for after she dodged Gwen, MGR was hammering her until it messed up and pushed her into a building, she had to dodge the fuckoff canon, and oh yeah, TBDRLIATU hurt her quite a bit.), because like I said, that stuff? Her getting beat? Not as important. Tubububu exploding could have knocked her out or something, we could probably bullshit a reason why it worked this time no problem, but it wasn't as important next to the fact DT had to BLOW UP TABBLEWABBLE.

See what I mean? I've got no problem with her getting beat, but writing a story specifically to 'knock her down a peg' and that's it is just bad planning. She's a literary tool to fuel conflict(doy, she's an antagonist), not someone you should actually hate.

>>20593949
>with 10
Fuck, how'd I mess that up...

>>20593949

This whole argument is one big Texas Sharpshooter fallacy.

Chitania HAD to win because it made X event happen.

The shots were fired and NOW you're going back and drawing the targets so she hit every single bullseye.

It ignores the point that her defeat/injury/getting knocked down a peg could ALSO lead to interesting moments and character development. Nothing about her stomping around like an invincible two year old is necessarily the driving force, it's the people around her, and they're going to react -anyway-. (Because we make them)

TLDR - Chitania's 'fuckoff' level of invincibility doesn't necessarily add anything anymore.

>Spitfire
"Fleetfoot"
'Soarin'
[LD]
{Gilda}
~???~
~~

>Alright, I'm going to need you all to piss into this cup.

As one, everyone in the room she had just stomped into turned to her.

"...Hi, how are you too? Nice weather we're making."

>Shut it, Fleet.

'She's got a point, though.'

>Well, I'm sorry! I don't want to do this anymore than you do! I never made you guys do this!

[What, really? Isn't this, like, required.]

>It's not that big a deal!

{I feel like it is. Back home, you could get stoned from that.}

[...]

{For that, I meant.}

"Pfft, whatever. Just gimme."

>Don't you 'whatever' me! This is all your fault!

"Hey! I have never taken a single enhancing substance in my life, thank you!"

'No, you just made sure everyone else did.'

"THAT WAS NEVER PROVEN AND I REFUTE IT!"

{...Wait, was that what the birdseed you were offering me was?}

"THAT WAS ACTUAL BIRDSEED!"

{Still offensive.}

>JUST PISS IN THE DAMN CUP!

'Do you want to watch or something?'

>I ju-ugh... I hate this so much...

[...Does anyone else smell smoke?]

"Okay, dumbass? We're in Cloudsdale. CLOUDS. DALE. As in, clouds. As in, fluffy moisture. As in, does not catch on fire. If you want to get out of this, make up something better."

[I'm just saying, I smell-]

~SCREEEEEEEE~

Slowly, very slowly, they all turned to the pegasus just outside their window.

>...LD? If this is a way to get out of the drug test...

The walls shattered inward, and chaos reigned.

>Kudos.

>>20594051
>Chitania HAD to win because it made X event happen.

But she only one one fight... well, two if you want to count proxy win from DT blowing up Mr Popcorn. And yes, she had to win that one fight, because not only would her getting beat take away that story, what would it give instead? No more conflict with DT since she won, no more

>It ignores the point that her defeat/injury/getting knocked down a peg could ALSO lead to interesting moments and character development.

Exactly! Now you're getting it, now you're looking at it as "Sure, we can have her get beat, but for *what purpose*" and that purpose isn't just "So we can knock her down a peg", because the latter? That's just a nice event to see, that's not a story. But the former? Asking what Chitania losing would mean? That's good, that's exactly what you should be doing.

What WOULD change if the current threat was gone, and she got defeated? Right now, everyone is on eggshells because she could pop up and wreck shit anywhere. But, on that note, what if they thought they could defeat her? What if ponies looked at it less like "She's an invincible monster that beat both princesses" and more "She CAN be taken down!"

There's ideas there, but there are none in 'Man, I really want to see Chitania get beat', that's just... like saying you want to see Applejack in assless chaps. Neat, yeah, but nothing really thought up past that.

>TLDR - Chitania's 'fuckoff' level of invincibility doesn't necessarily add anything anymore.

Of course it does. At least still currently.

Her entire thing, at this moment, is that this big, superpowerful fuckoff invincible thing could be ANYWHERE. That's literally how half her stories start. To someone like, say, Twilight, it's supposed to be worrying that someone like her is just out there, and if she popped back up it would be hard as hell to stop her. The antagonist needs to make the protagonist look like they are going to lose. That's why they're antagonists.

>>20593737
...Ehhh...

I can still work with it, this is fine.

>>20594307
But I tried to postulate an idea that could be explored towards being used against her with someone taking her down from the inside, and it got immediately shot down with the 'Her insides are also totes invincible'. And don't think I'm just doing it to kill her off, I'm putting it forth as an option someone would bring up as a last ditch effort because if it works and Chitania collapses with that person inside of her, it's a slim to none chance of them escaping before they end up dying with her.

You're acting like we just want to punch her in the face, I'm not with >>20591824 I want to create a scenario in which options are put towards actually beating her but due to one reason or another they aren't exercised. But a lot of the arguments of it just smack of 'don't hurt my waifu!' which is the same crap that we've had to go through with Chrysalis.

>You sent us down into the caves over a cake!

>I didn't meeeeeeaaaaan to!

Speaking of which, if this fucking arc ends with 88 just forgiving Chrysalis for what happened, I'm fucking out, if there's one character that we can actually execute the 'changeling that dislikes Chrysalis for good reason' angle without being dismissed like 32, it's 88.

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The lack of responses to the AJ slog I wrote means it is either really good, or really bad

>>20594716
It's fine, believe me.

This Chitania argument is the REAL slog.

>>20594565
>But I tried to postulate an idea that could be explored towards being used against her with someone taking her down from the inside, and it got immediately shot down with the 'Her insides are also totes invincible'.

Incorrect, only that previous canon pointed out her insides weren't totally vulnerable, and once we reconciled when>>20593268 explained how we could re-adjust what we would need to do to make it work, nobody said it wouldn't anymore. Which is what we're supposed to do, figure out how to make it work and roll with it if it fits the story.

>You're acting like we just want to punch her in the face, I'm not with >>20591824

Well, I was kind of talking to him directly at the start of this with that specific mentality, so...

>But a lot of the arguments of it just smack of 'don't hurt my waifu!'

Wow, that is also a terrible way to look at it, I mean, really terrible. The fact you still think that after how many times people brought up ways to actually beat her and didn't get shot down is not helping.

>>20594724
You know what? I agree.

I'm going to get on with the show.

>>20594565
>Speaking of which, if this fucking arc ends with 88 just forgiving Chrysalis for what happened, I'm fucking out, if there's one character that we can actually execute the 'changeling that dislikes Chrysalis for good reason' angle without being dismissed like 32, it's 88.

I really hope the thread doesn't decide to do this route

>>20594775
The forgiving or the disliking Chrysalis?

>>20594565
>>You sent us down into the caves over a cake!
>>I didn't meeeeeeaaaaan to!

To be fair, this is a pretty dumb reason to have a changeling hate Chrysalis now. Problem is, it's not really justified.

It's not "I didn't mean to" its "HOLY FUCK FUCKING *WHAT* IS DOWN THERE!? I didn't know that! NOBODY KNEW THAT!"

I'm just saying, if we wanted 32 to be justified in hating her over this, we should have had her be dismissive of 77 or 32 at the start. Though I am curious what you plan to do with it for 88, though, so that's at least interesting to see.

>>20594789
The forgiving bit, I want an antagonist, and 32 ain't it, it's like all the other "I don't like X" ribbing between characters except between cage bars. I don't want the same to happen to 88, she has been through WAAAAY worse than 32, so I honestly cannot imagine her going into her fold, at all. Sure she's hunky dory with 32, 77, anyone who helps her. But not Chrysalis, to her, she's unforgivable.

>Rarity
"Arana"
'???'
~~~

>WHICH WAY DID SHE GO!?

The prissy white alicorn panicked, running this way and that all along Canterlot's outer rim as she frantically searched. Right on her heels, a certain many-legged bug monster skittered after.

"U-uh, Miss Rarity? I think she was just looking for Miss Twilight."

>Darling, please, we have to stop her before she steals the entire city from the ground up!

"...I don't feel like she could do that-"

>I do!

"O-okay, well, you would know. Just, could you slow down? You're going to hit someone at this rate."

>I am not-

With a WHAM, she smacked right into a tall, broad body.

"..."

>Not. A. Word.

'Oh? How about three. Get the fuck off.

The white pony groaned loudly, glaring up at the big, dark shape that overshadowed her.

>You're doing that to irritate me.

'If that irritates you, you deserve it. Now get off.'

She did so, stepping back and continuing her glare.

>Chrysalis. How...unfortunate.

The Queen scoffed, dismissively waving her hoof.

'Now now, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself, anyone could miss a towering black beauty like myself.'

>The fact you think anything of your 'beauty' says quite a lot about you.

'If you say so, princess priss.'

>Oh? I thought that was Cadence's moniker.

'Hey, don't be deriding Caddy like that, putting her on your level is just offensive.'

>Oh, how cute, that was almost defensive.

'My primary defense is lasers, so you are way off.'

>I don't doubt it.

'Right. So, you going to stop 'subtly' gesturing for Skitters to run?'

Teeth ground together as the pony stopped, the spiderling behind her not having moved an inch.

"...oh, was I supposed to go away?"

She just facehoofed in response.

"Sorry."

'Oh, what, do you think I'm going to shoot her in public or something?'

>Maybe.

1/2

>>20595241
Her voice was cold, direct, and more than a little threatening.

'Well, I'm not. You are the dumbasses who are letting her in, don't drag me into your stupidity.'

>Someone certainly shouldn't have been let in.

'At least I didn't melt and then eat someone!'

"I didn't either!"

'BULLSHIT!'

"I didn't! I throw up when I look at it!"

>She does.

'Oh, of course she does. How silly of me to think that the daughter of SCIDERELLA would be able to handle the sight of blood!'

"She wasn't that bad!"

'...'

"SHE WASN'T!'

'You know what? Why don't you just-'

And then she started screaming.

In a half a second, the tiny changeling had gone from offended, to screaming. Loud, shrill, terrified screams. So high pitched and filled with horror that any nearby swore the glass around them would shatter.

She screamed.
And screamed.
And screamed.

Honestly worried at her reaction, the Queen backed off, leaving plenty of room for the other to grip her tightly in her hooves.

>Arana, dear! What's wrong!? Speak to me!

But she couldn't, she just kept screaming. Louder and louder with every moment.

>WHAT DID YOU DO!?

'Me!? I was just sitting here! How could I...'

She trailed off, eyes rising upwards as something caught her eye. Something in the distance, drawing nearer...

'What... what the...'

A pegasus.

It was a pegasus.

But... it wasn't a pegasus.

Instinctively, she opened fire.

>WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

She did not respond as the thing rocketed backwards, far, far away from Canterlot. She had no time, you see.

For she turned, and she ran.

She ran with everything she had towards the castle.

Rarity, in this moment, expected many things for the Queen to say.

But the one thing she absolutely, positively did not expect...

'CAAAAADDEEENNNNCCEEEE!'

Was that.

It was only here that she noticed the red shapes, clear off in the distance. A mass of moving, shifting bodies.

And they were headed right.

Towards.

Them.

And through it all... Arana screamed.

>>20593712
Well, that's going to be an interesting twist, since she's now likely to infect everyone else.

...Why'd her accent suddenly vanish, though?

>>20595261
>Cadence

Okay, now I'm curious.

>>20595459
>since she's now likely to infect everyone else.
Noooot really, she's morethinking: Quarantine self in office, avoid other contact, paperwork my way out of it, prolly going to succumb at some point, may as well try and help as many others as possible

>...Why'd her accent suddenly vanish, though?

Internal dialogue between desperate AJ and cordecyps Hive-mind-infecter-thing

>>20595537
>Quarantine self in office

But everyones; in her office....

>>20595610
...aw christ.

>>20595610
They seem to have buggered off from the office however, so if they come calling, she'd have barricaded the door, and only allowed someone like Twi in who can understand just WHAT done got her

>>20595664
(same guy)
Fucking hell, I'd write that to set the addendum to my first main piece but I need sleep, can someone else handle it?

~~~~

Was it taking it's time?

The thing within her had gone silent for the longest time as she flew towards the destination. Why it needed her over here, she could not say. All of them should be as ingrained, as connected, as she is at this present moment, but yet it felt a compulsion, a need to bring her to that sprawling city that had once been her sole motivation and driving force. A mission that once upon a time she would have given anything to see, just to make her proud.

And yet, while there was the unmistakeable pull, that compulsion, she could not say she was being dragged forcefully. Her flight was steady, easy, almost as if she was being dragged there on an afterthought, but why?

That question just rang again and again, why? Why her? Why was she, of all of it's many facets, being drawn in? Did it hold some sort of special regard for her? Was she, as it's original host, something special to it?

What a joke.

She was nothing but the canister to carry it's seed, nothing more than a bag of meat and bone it needed to carry it's own desires on outward, into the world.

But then... why did it need her there?

She could not answer that.

Nor did she seek an answer.

For, even in this time, when the world burned around her and not a care was given to any of the masses, a part of her, some faint part of her, still had a twinkling of desire. To see that city.

Some part of her wanted to see if it did indeed live up to the hype.

The home they wished to have...

Well, it's not like she could feel disappointed at this point anyway.

>>20595610
Or lined up outside the door.

>>20596384
Hrm, is it possibly more connected to her? Is she more 'rooted' than the others?

>>20597324
She is the original, maybe it just likes her best.

Or she's more easy to manipulate, whichever.

>>20597561
Probably that, actually, since everyone else would fight on some level.

>JJ
"Actarius"
'Random Changelings'
~~~

>What have we leeeearned?

"That you should not participate in facepunch unless you are a changeling."

>What was that?

"I said, you should not participate in facepunch-"

'HE SAID FACEPUNCH!'

'GET HIM!'

"NOT AGAIN!"

>...Whoops. See, this is why I don't do the smug thing.

>>20595537
>Internal dialogue between desperate AJ and cordecyps Hive-mind-infecter-thing

So AJ doesn't hear her own voice in her head?

That's...interesting.

>>20599376
Reminds me of that one Ricky Gervais Show bit where Karl wonders if people think in their accent.

>>20580630
>doing for 50
Drawfag is unlock. Congratulations
I mostly do pigment-ink sketches

Taking one request for tonight.

>>20599750
Oh gosh.

Well, I'd say go on a vote for what we want to see, but I would just fucking go nuts if you drew the scene depicted in the OP(In case you're new, that's Applejack asking why Celestia made her an alicorn.)

That would be perfect for a 50th OP pic.

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>>20599841
>50th op pic
I'm don't color with a program though, its shaded pigment ink that I'm using, but if you still want that as your OP. Here's an example of what I did in the Amber Maple thread

>>20599921
Oh, I see. That might be a little hard to make out in an OP pic(the thumbnail, I mean), but that's still very much the scene I would like to see.

>>20599971
I might attempt to use Gimp to color and what not, but it usually makes the drawing worse (im shitty with a mouse). So, I'll get to the drawing tonight or tomorrow. It'll be fun.

Calling quads

>>20599995
>quads
Whoops, meant quints

>>20599750
OH SHIT YEAH!

>>20599841
This, so much this.

>>20599921

In that case, I have the perfect suggestion!

Cadance locked in a "Who do I shoot?!" moment, trying to decide between Shining Armor and a life sized doll with red hair. She can't tell which one is real.

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>>20599841
>>20600017
Hope you like it because I don't plan to leave

>>20600359
Indeed I do!

Appreciate new stuff, always.

Can't wait for the morning guys to see it.(we only ever get night stories at 1 or 3 in the morn, and those are rare, so its dead as fuck at night.)

So question, does anyone know the mechanics of how unicorn telekinesis works? Like for instance if one were using it to handle a sword, would the sword hitting something cause a kind of pulse in the unicorn's head? Kind of like the shock going up someone's arm when actually handling it.

Further there's catching something with it, it'd take skill far beyond a mortal to catch a bullet, let alone use the magic to halt its speed, but say something like an axe, hypothetically thrown by a pissed off albino minotaur? Would a regular unicorn be able to halt that? If not I'll just have him dodge it, it may be funnier that way.

>>20600770

Unicorns grab moving things with TK fields all the time, I see no issue with that.

It depends how hard it;s thrown of course, there is a limit to how many pounds of force the Unicorn can stop, probably closely related to how much they can lift normally.

Goodnight, thread

>>20602469
Good morning thread.

>>20600359
Oh shit, art!

Yay!

>>20600359
>wake up to new art and stories
Don't- stop me now, 'cause I'm having such a good time, I'm havin' a ball!

>>20600770
I doubt there would be any reverberation magic feedback, since its just a bubbly magic grip.

>>20600359
And into the wiki it goes.

Love saying that...

>AJ
"???"
~~~~

She was in no real state of mind to be doing this, she realized. It was nothing but a desperate rush to make it back to her office and try, just try, to warn everyone of what was coming. She was not thinking, not considering all that might happen with her actions, but there was no time. There was no time to think, to wonder, only to do. She had to get to her office, lock the doors, call Twilight, get her to figure it out and fix it.

Simple.

A simple, basic idea.

Problem with the simplest ideas, however, are the fact they tend to overlook... 'details'.

Details that only hit you when you fly in face first through your already broken window, physically toss your desk up against the door, and just as physically jam a filing cabinet into that open window.

It is only at this point, at this time when she was desperately fighting the sounds in her head, that something clicked.

Two wide, big, horrified eyes.

That were not her own.

>Oh... applesauce.

Shuddering with her back against the wall, the alicorn desperately waved at the other occupant in the room.

>S-Sugar cube, ya' need ta' get back-

"I know."

Her vision cleared enough she could finally see, at last. No more was there a big, blurry creature before her that might have resembled a shape, but instead...

A terrified looking changeling, all eight of her legs pressed up against the opposite wall.

>A-Arana!? What are ya'll doin' in mah' office!?

"M... Miss Rarity told me to stay here."

>Why!?

"Because... because it was supposed to be safe."

Somewhere, deep inside of Applejack, she wanted to laugh.

>It ain't, so ya' need ta' get out-

"Don't open the door!"

Her shriek was desperate, pleading and begging.

"It's too late! It's too late to get me out, if you open that door... you might let it out..."

Her breath hitched as the realization hit her.

>Do you... know what this is?

"I don't know what it's called..."

>That ain't what Ah' asked.

"...Y-yes..."

1/2

>>20605757
Tears began to prickle along Arana's eyes, sprinkles glittering in the faint light brought by her lamp.

"It... it's the thing that made Mama..."

She choked, looking away.

"It made her go crazy..."

Sad, pained eyes looked down to the growth on her chest, watching it thump with every quickened beat of her heart.

>How... how do ya' stop it?

"You can't..."

She slumped back at the finality in those two words, the unmoving fact she pressed within them.

"Mama was smart, so... so smart. She knew this stuff better than anyone, and she couldn't... she couldn't..."

She shuddered, all eight legs gripping herself in a facsimile of a hug.

"She couldn't stop it, nobody could."

>Yer' wrong.

The alicorn spoke more to herself than the spider-ling, but the determination was all the same.

>Yer'... yer' wrong! Yer' Ma' might'a been all kinds o' smart, but she ain't like Twi, nobody is! There ain't a problem in this world that gal can't figure out! There's a way ta' stop this... thing! It's just a fungus! Shoot, Ah' used ta' watch these mushrooms dry out in the sun after a week, there ain't nothin' this things gonna do compared to us. We'll figure it out... we'll figure it!

She looked... unconvinced.

That, more than anything, worried her.

>So iffin' ya' want out-

"It won't matter..."

>...what!?

"They're almost here already."

She panicked, rising to unsteady hooves, but not daring to move another inch forwards.

>Who are!?

"Those things..."

It happened in the blink of an eye.

A strange, warm, pink glow passed them by. A flicker of light that could have been easily missed by a poorly timed twitch.

As one, they turned to the source. The corner of the filing cabinet had not connected fully with the wall, allowing just a peak into the outside world.

A peak that had a distinctly pink coloring.

>What...

The spiderling had no answers.

Not for what that was.

Not for what it meant.

...Not even for the screeching sound that came soon after.

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>>20605905
I have no idea what expression that is supposed to be.

>SA
"Cadence"
'18'
[42]
{???}
~~~

>You know what? I think this was a good idea.

The stallion leaned back in the little booth in the corner of the new Sugarcube Corner, a comically long and winding straw going from him to his milkshake.

"Told you so."

>You know, you're right. I was being ranty. Wasn't I?

'Very ranty.'

[I do not wish to sound obvious, but you were a touch more harsh sounding than your average.]

>Yeah, I was being ranty.

'Was it really that big of a deal? I mean, okay, this is kind of big, but on the whole-'

>Yes. It was a big deal.

"Really?"

He sighed, leaning forward and resting his chin on the table.

>Look, it's just... it bugs me, you know? Of all the things she could keep from us, this is pretty big.

"Shiny, I really doubt she did that out of some sort of altruism."

>No, yeah, normal changelings totally save flying islands by holding them up, you're right.

"No need to be mean."

>Sorry...

[It is likely that she needs someone who was on Partyland to be alive, really.]

>...Huh, that does make a little bit of sense.

"But what for?"

'It's possible she needs you alive, for your love magic, or Shiny for his Sparklejoule stores, or hell, she might even need-'

The doors to the building cut her off.

Specifically, the fact they did not open, but rather exploded.

{CADDDDEEENNNNCCCCCE!}

Everyone's stunned response never got the chance to form as the panicking, lightning fast Queen raced over to the booth, grabbing hold of the alicorn princess quite violently.

{ANTI-SICKNESS BUBBLE, NOW!}

"W-wha-"

She smacked her.

Right in front of everyone, she smacked the pink headed princess with such force it knocked her crown right off her head.

{ANTI-SICKNESS BUBBLE!}

"Over what-"

{EVERYTHING! CANTERLOT! ALL OF CANTERLOT!}

"All of-"

{CADENCE! PLEASE! PLEEEASE!}

Her mouth dropped open in a stupefied gape at the request.

"D-did you just say-"

{FUCK IT!}

1/?

>>20606767
Everyone, absolutely everyone at the table jumped, or gasped, or outright screamed when a green bolt of magic flung from the Queen's horn and traveled right into Cadence's head.

For a brief, hesitant second, her eyes glowed green and she was limp.

It passed quickly enough, and in the next instance a pink ball of light and magic shot up from the alicorn's horn into the sky.

Concurrently with this, a white blur tackled the tall Queen, knocking her clear off her hooves and onto the ground. Flying right with her, Shining Armor landed hard, but this did not stop him from pressing a threatening hooftip right into her neck.

>WHAT THE FUCK, CHRYSALIS!? HOW COULD YOU-

His words were cut off. Or rather, drowned out.

The instant that wide, wonderful shield had reached out and covered all of that white city in it's embrace, it started.

Screeching. Horrible, terrifying screeching from all around them. It pained their ears as creature after creature bashed hard into the bubble, only to be turned away. Not through force, no, but from the terrible feeling that shot through the infected as they touched the bubble that was their anti-thesis. A bubble which tried to tear them apart from the inside, just to remove the infection.

For a time, there was nothing but wailing, and that ear splitting sound.

And then, it was silent.

"...What just happened?"

As one, everyone turned back to the dazed, confused princess, watching as she blinked and looked around as if she did not know where she was.

Her husband was quick to embrace her, cradling her head softly against his chest.

>H-how... how could y-

{Didn't have a lot of options!}

They all looked to the Queen as she stood, dusting herself off and bitterly glaring at all of them.

{In case that fucking noise didn't clue you in, WE'RE UNDER ATTACK YOU STUPID ASSHOLES!}

2/?

>>20606773
42 reacted the quickest, already looking out the window to see what had caused those noises. She gasped when she saw them, instinctively pulling out her brass horseshoes.

[What the devil are those things!?]

{Long story!}

Before a single one of them could voice the many, many questions on their lips, a green magic grabbed hold of each and every one of them, dragging them with the long, powerful strides of the Queen that marched out in front of them.

{I'll tell you all about it when we get everyone over to the Empire!}

18 blinked, noticing something off with her statement.

'But the portal's over that way-'

{And the ballroom's this way!}

'...Oh.'

>HOLD IT HOLD IT HOLD IT!

His own magic broke through hers, shattering the grip that held him and letting him fall to the ground.

>Chrysalis, you need to start talking right now-

{Cordyceps!}

While 18, 42 and Cadence could only wait in confusion for a further explanation that would never come, Shining Armor, however-

>...Oh, fuck! FUCK! HOLY FUCK!

He started jerking his head to and fro, looking at all the various things that surrounded his home city.

>YOU SAID THAT ONLY AFFECTS CHANGELINGS!

{APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG!}

She grabbed him magically once more, resuming dragging him without missing a beat.

{Come on, we've got to get out of here before they figure out how to get past that shield and-}

"I-I can't leave."

Everyone turned to the shaking princess, her mind still unsteady from the forced intrusion.

"I-if... it's my shield... it's my shield and I have to hold it."

She was pulled before the furious eyes of the Queen, a harsh and unforgiving hoof shoved right into her chest.

{Are you insane!? You need to get over to YOUR Empire and start doing fucking princess shit! Tear up the railroads, get those fuckers armed and ready to blow them to hell with rockets! Your fucking JOB! Remember!?}

"I...I can't-"

{Yes you can, YES YOU FUCKING CAN! We need a place to run or else-}

'It won't work...'

3/?

>>20606794
Green hair whipped around as the ebony neck snapped to the side, glaring at her once-top-infiltrator.

{What!?}

The disguised changeling just looked sadly down at some scribblings she had done on the ground, lips pursed in regret.

'The necessary magic to pull this off would exceed all of the princesses, yourself, Shiny, me and 42, and any changeling magic we could scrounge up. Even if we managed to get everyone through, we'd have no magic, none. They're stuck here, Chrysalis.'

The Queen stumbled back, her eyes going wide as the words sunk in, shuddering breaths leaving her as she looked all around at those that even now tried to break their way in.

[...My Queen? Your orders?]

Ever the loyal subject, 42 waited, patiently, for her to respond.

She kept waiting, even as those lips floundered like a beached fish and nothing came out.

{W-... w-we.... Okay, we need to... to... first we've got to... to go and get the... things...}

She couldn't think of anything.

Not a single plan was coming out.

Her neck craned downward, letting her long, moss colored locks spill over her face.

{...Let's hope that nerdlinger can figure this out... or they're all fucked.}

Two strong, white hooves grabbed hold of her head, tilting her back up to look into the stern, unmoving stallion's eyes.

>Then you need to go find Twili, now, and fix this. Together. Whatever it takes, Chrysalis, fix this... whatever you have to do.

Everyone knew what that meant.

Especially towards, of all of them, her.

{...there wasn't any time, and if I waited they would have gotten inside, I couldn't explain, I couldn't-}

>Chrysalis! Now! You've got to go NOW!

Her eyes flickered to Cadence, looking into a pair that at last had cleared from the earlier intrusion.

Softly, lower than any save the pair of husband and wife could hear, she spoke.

{I'm sorry...}

A prim, pristine, pink hoof touched her shoulder, and she spoke just as softly to the Queen.

"Go, please."

4/5

>>20606806
A wave of fire sprang up, spinning around the Queen.

In the next, she was gone.

>...Are you... okay?

His words were gentle, nurturing, much too easy for the situation they were in, but she nodded all the same.

"I... she had to, I'm not mad. If she didn't, everything up there would be here, inside Canterlot, doing..."

He looked away, just a bit bitter.

>Yeah... I get it.

The soldier bug stepped forward, loudly clearing her throat.

[We have to start working up a plan in case those things get in. The castle is still without it's captain of the guard, Shining Armor, perhaps it is time you came out of retirement temporarily.]

He smiled, sadly.

>I was a pretty terrible captain, you know.

She grabbed his shoulder, and he knew that argument was pointless.

[Then it is time to make up for it.]

With a single, stern nod, he hefted his wife up to all four hooves, and stood just as tall and proud himself.

>Well... can't do any worse than before, can I?

>>20606767
Damn it, Chyrsalis!

Please first, THEN bitchslap, THEN mind control! Not bitchslap-please-mindcontrol!

...Points for saying sorry afterwards, I guess?

>29
"MM"
'Zecora'
[Trixie]
~~~~

>This was a fun event, I felt.

The mayor just glared at him, and wiped foam out of her hair.

>What? I'm positive the intentions of one so young were but the most pure and of fun!

"Really. You think he wanted me, Zecora and Trixie to wash this cart out here for 'fun'."

>Be fair, you are the one who demanded this be set out in Everfree.

"You look at me and tell me this would be appropriate inside of town, and then repeat that this child had innocent thoughts."

>...Mayhaps t'was just a fan of the bubbles?

'Oh sure, that is a plausible thought you give. Of course, it does not explain the garmets requested by the one who no longer does live.'

[This thing is riding up my GREAT and POWERFUL rear!]

>Well, surely he merely wished thee accurate for his time period... of a couple weeks ago...

"Niney? You can stop now."

>...

'There is another thing there, you know. You can also stop pretending you did not enjoy the show.'

>W-what!? Blasphemy! Lies upon thine tongue! With every bitter word I feel more offense creep within mine very SOUL! To the core, I speak! To the core I am ashamed for your words, and the lies they hold!

"'[...]'"

>LIES... What the... what in the name of the hivemind long gone?

[Distracting us is hopeless endeavor, you know-]

*SCREEEEEE!*

She didn't even think, just fired a bolt of magical energy right where the sound had come from. Just in time to knock away an earth pony covered in some strange substance.

"...W-what the fuck..."

Their vision did not remain on the downed creature for long. No, it was soon drawn away.

Up.

Up.

Up to right above Ponyville.

Where a swarm of red descended upon the town.

"O-oh sweet Celestia..."

Only one of them did not have a reaction of shock, and awe. His was a bit more... violent.

>FUUUUUCK! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUUUUUCKKK!

Never before had he been like that, they realized. But no time to dwell on it.

More had arrived.

>RUUUUUNNNNN!

And run they did.

Two things

First, did anyone mention to AJ that Chrysalis was going to ask for refugee aid?

Second, can any archiver find the story where AJ 2 is having a mental business meeting with a bunch of hers in different outfits?

>>20607692
>First, did anyone mention to AJ that Chrysalis was going to ask for refugee aid?

Nope. Shiny tried, she bitched at him until he gave up.

>Second

Gonna have to use pastebin for this one cause Heinessen is fucking up royal. http://pastebin.com/mBuPPuK7

Second story from the bottom.

>>20607692
>Nope. Shiny tried, she bitched at him until he gave up.

Actually, untrue! Well, I mean, that's true, but not totally right. Chrysalis told her when they had their kerfuffle at the end of NMN.

AJ felt like a dick.

Where'd 77 go?

Finally! I finally caught up to the madness! Now I can get to writing!

>>20607778
Thanks for the link! That's pretty quick for not being able to navigate threads.

What's your secret?

>>20608333
CTRL-F words I think would be in the story.

In this case, I knew it was before thread 36, cause that's the cosplay thing, and I just CTRL -F'd for "Board", since it took place in a boardroom and board isn't a common word.

>>20607853
We haven't said yet. He was in Canterlot during NMN, though.

>>20607853
He's not shown up since new day, so he's wherever the fuck you want him to be.

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Off topic here, but I'm not caught up and there was a discussion on Chitania and what could beat/harm her.

An image came to mind, and I think it'd go something like this, but with Maneiac instead of the Mask.

She's never lost a fight, not even close. She has toon force on her side, I think that's enough to make her unstoppable in any serious engagement.

Thoughts?

>>20608758
Mane-Iac's different from the mask since while she goes off toon physics, it's superhero toon physics, not comedy toon phyics. If she gets tied up in her hair she can't get out.

That said, Chitania couldn't kill her no matter how hard she tried, since she goes off superhero mortality. She could literally stomp her, set her on fire or stab her, it would always be bloodless and she'd be fine in the blink of an eye.

She could literally wear Chitania to collapse just being silly.

>Lyra
"Bonbon"
~~

>...

"..."

>...

"..."

>...This is because we were all like "Oh thank goodness, nothing crazy happens anymore", isn't it?

"Yes. I do not know if there is some higher being dictating it all, but yes. Yes that is the reason, I am one hundred percent sure."

>Oh... sh-... should we kiss or something?

"I don't even know anymore."

Archive Admin is throwing a bitchfit so heinessen is down for the foreseeable future. Just as an update.

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>>20609520
Well, shit. Ah well, Pastebin Anon is doing pretty good at preserving everything, he's all the way up to 44 by now, so long as he remains we're golden for the actual stories, and Archive-anon is throwing every shred of artwork into the wiki as well, so that's good too. So long as nothing happens to them...

Better use Moe from here on out for the divers, I guess?

Pastebin anon here, for my monthly "I'm still doing it, see?' update.

Still alive, I think, but at how much time free time I've had lately... I'm not entirely sure anymore.

Anywho, managed to slice, dice and archive threads 42, 43 and 44. I'd do more but I can only make 20 pastes a day without spending shekels for a gold account.

I have the tabs for other threads open, so the odds of losing them if they aren't archived are low, and there's also the moe archive. All old threads are archived in Moe, just use the post numbers and you'll still be able to find everything.

With any luck I'll be able to tackle a few more threads tomorrow.

Stay classy PA!

>>20609794
As always, we are happy to see you still live, and thank you for your valiant, and in this time irreplaceable, efforts.

Kudos.

>>20609520
TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN

>>20609794
Oh, thank goodness.

I'm always worried when you don't post for a thread or two. Keep on keeping on, man.

>>20607314
>Up to right above Ponyville.

OH

FUCK

GRANNY SMITH AND BIG MAC NOOOOOOO!

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>>20609794
>Stay classy PA!

Same to you, you glorious son of a bitch.

>Haymaker
"Various Guards"
'Guard'
~~~

>...So, uh, hey. Normally on dungeon duty, first time up here with you guys, but just wanted to check. Is this... normal?

'What do you mean?'

>...

"OH FUCK! OH FUCK!"

"NOT AGAAAAIINNNN!"

"I AM SO SICK OF THIS SHIT!"

"Okay, so... did anyone actually take up Celestia on 'the offer'?"

"WHOA, WHAT!? Were we offered sex!? You're sounding like we were offered sex."

"What? No, hell no... I don't think she'd go that far. But no, I meant the Captain of the guard thing."

"...She might've offered sex for that at one point."

"Did it help?"

"'"""...."""""

"Nope. Doesn't look like it."

"So we are, once again, captain of the guardless."

"And we do not have a commanding officer with which to blame if this goes belly up."

"Which means we're all responsible for everythingOHHOLYFUCKNOOOOOO!"

"NOT AGAIIIIIN!"

"WHY DOES NOBODY WANT THIS JOB!?... Besides the obvious...."

"WE"RE ALL GONNA DIIIEEEEEEE!"

>...

'...Oh! No, we don't normally meet up in this room, but it was taco tuesday.'

>I see.

"AHHHHHHHH!"

>>20608758
>She's never lost a fight, not even close.

She lost against the PP's plenty of times.

Ready for flyingapplecorn request

>>20612009
Well, this guy up here had a request >>20600120

Which, on that note, I quite agree with. You can ignore the 'red hair' bit, though, since you don't use colors, just make it a really obvious SA doll.

>>20612185
>cadence request
That's not related to the thread in any way, at least I don't think it is

>>20612216
>That's not related to the thread in any wa

Oh ho ho! You haven't gotten a chance to read it yet?

That's actually an early story from thread part duo, probably one of the best ones IMO. It's actually kind of a turning point from when SA stopped being the buttmonkey of the thread, check it out. https://archive.moe/mlp/thread/15809561/#15858045

Or just read this.

>Nice ta' see you too, Shiny! How's the wife?

"Traumatized. I went to go see her and she was still carrying around the dummy. She went through one of those "Who do I shoot!?" moments for a little bit before shooting the doll. She said her love showed her the real me. I didn't have it in her to point out that the other Shining Armor couldn't talk and, in fact, was a stuffed toy that had red hair."

>>20612185
OH God yes this!

>>20612216
>, at least I don't think it is

...Have you not gotten a chance to read the early stuff? Dude, you should, it's AMAZING. Thread 1 and 2 have their wonkiness, but they've got some really amazing jokes in there.

>>20612372
>MFW still funny after all this time
So few jokes have touched me like that...

>>20612216
The context is, in threads 1/2, one big running theme was Shining Armor constantly got shat on, made to feel small, belittled and felt inadequate. A symptom of this was a running gag wherein Cadence mistook a doll of him with red hair for him, and did not seem to notice the difference. This culminated when AJ decided to try to force Shiny to stop whining and be a real prince, wherein' we learned the doll was killed i a "Who do I shoot!?" moment, and this is also when Shiny finally snaps and has a grand battle with AJ. After that, he took to being less 'the world shits all over me and I suck at everything' and more 'does his damn job'.

...All of this in one part, short comedy vignettes, remember...

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>>20600120
>>20612185
>>20612372
>>20612426
>>20612719
Alright, here you go.

>>20613225
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

>>20613225
>lyra plushie

Ha...

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>>20613296
>Ha...

I can't access the archive. It tells me 404 and I want to catch up I'm only on thread 41. Why won't the archive work?

>>20613468
>why won't the archive work
Heinnesen is kill

>>20613468
You can either use the Moe archive or check the pastebin.

>>20613225
Joke doesn't really work unless you can see the doll...

>>20613738
Bite me

Page 9 bump.

Board's running fast tonight

bump page 8

Goodnight thread

Next Pommel update is closing in on 10,000 characters, and the fight between Brahmos and Pommel is only starting, I might end up just writing the whole conclusion, minus epilogue, before I post it.

And if the anon from the big 18 story is still around, could I trouble you for just one more bit of critque on something?

I may end up writing something for 77 tomorrow too, gotta get him in his own arc somehow.

>>20615999
Addendum: 18 Anon, disregard the email you'll see from the account. I was drunk, tired, and pissed off.

>>20599750
>>20599921
>>20599995
>>20600015
>>20600359
>>20613225
>>20613459

bump

... I am so waiting for that one anon to show up

>>20616035
Aw christ, that's gonna be a shitstorm.

CD
>Vekir
"Various"
'Various'
-Rarity-

The scene in Canterlot Castle was one of disarray and panic, the guards fought, the staff fled, all was terror and dismay.

Well almost all.

>Hallo pony!

"Screeeeee!"

'Oh Faust here they come!'

>Goodbye pony! Hallo pony!

"Screeeeee!"

'Not the face!'

>Goodbye pony! Muchly comings and goings today, yes? Yes.

Bonk!

>Ow!

The Morlock blinked as she found herself encased in a forcefield.

>Magic dome of magic, whyfor do you impede poor Vekir's mighty quest?

-Vekir!-

Vekir blinked as she found herself sharing the dome with Rarity.

>Ahhhh, hallo Diamond Princess! Howfor can Vekir be of assistance?

-Where have you been!?-

>Looking for a bag of trash for to purge into, Princess Rararara!

-...okay, we'll deal with that issue later, can't you see there is a crisis going on!?-

>There is? Vekir assumed this was one of your pony customs. Is this not day two of the silly candy dressup night?

-No, I, what!? Can't you see the-oh dear...-

Rarity gulped as she saw a multitude of the zombies beginning to surround her bubble.

-This isn't good.-

>Yes, this game of spit tag is most definitely not in your favor, Princess. But I will root for you all the same!

-Vekir, stop being so...weird about this! These things want to infect us with what they have!-

>They have not tried to do so with Vekir!

-...what?-

1/2

>>20616208
>Lookit, release myself from this bubble and Vekir will show you!

Stoically, Rarity obliged, allowing Vekir to exit the bubble. The little Morlock walked up to one of the zombies.

>Hallo pony, how are you today? I am good. I am trying to find a trashcan for to purge my syz stem into , whatever that means! Will you be Vekir's friend?

Vekir poked the creature, eliciting a jerking look towards her before it turned its attention back to Rarity.

"Screeeee!"

-What in the...Vekir! Back in the bubble!-

>At once, Princess Rariteet!

Once the nimble little creature managed to get back inside, Rarity bowed her head and bucked Vekir onto her back. Summoning her strength, she exploded the bubble outward, knocking the zombies away and taking off at a sprint.

>Wheeeeee~!

-YOU! TWILIGHT'S LAB! NOW!-

2/2

Basically the idea for this is that the Morlocks' suits are so sealed off from the outside, Cordy doesn't recognize them as being organic.

>>20612372
Applejack on high, that joke will never not make me chuckle... The beginning stages of /pa/ were fucking hilarious, man.

Also, this stuff, cordies, can affect Changelings too, right?

>>20616231
It originally could ONLY effect them, it just jumped to be able to affect the more abundant source of hosts.

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DON'T LET THIS THREAD DIE LIKE HEINNESEN DID

>>20616212
...uh, the cordies are all outside of Canter lot.

Chrysalis mind controlled Caddy and forced her to throw up a shield just in time, why are they in the castle?

>>20617272
Yeah, definitely feels like something BIG is missing between
>>20606814
and that story.

>>20616231
>Also, this stuff, cordies, can affect Changelings too, right?

I'd say so, since 88 is patient zero, and Sciderella was patient zero before that...

>Crystal Guard
"Crystal Guard 2"
'???'
~~~

>...Wow, today, is, BORING.

"Totally boring."

>Nothin' goin' ooooonnn...

"Not even that one queen annoying the prince."

>Nope...

"Noooottthhhiiinnn..."

>...What the-

"What is that?"

>I dunno... I looks... weird.

"Totally weird."

>Should we check it out?

"Eehhh... sure, it'll give us something to do."

>Excuse me! We need you to stop-

"AHHHH!"

>GAH!

'...What?'

>Poindexter!?

"Your... hair..."

'I just styled it.'

>...PFFTAHAHAHAHAH!

'Stooooppp!'

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>>20617950

>>20617272
>>20617593
Shit my bad must have misread something somewhere.

>>20618360
So I haven't read that one yet, does this mean it's non canon now orrrr..?

>>20618614
Guess so. Or chronologically out of order, depending on what happens next.

Currently, though, all the cordies are outside.

Finally, got a chance to read everything.

>>20591787
Ho, shit.

Well, someone's off the 'favorites' list. Though I do kind of wonder what ramifications this'll have later...

>>20593737
>Aj's infected already

And her life just gets more shit by the hour.

>>20605761
And now she's locked up with Spider-bug.

That's... interesting.

>>20606814
OH SHIT, CHRYSALIS!

Okay, I'm not knocking her for going all mindwarp, that is a perfectly reasonable response and it was the best course of action, but now she's shown her hand that she CAN mind control others, when before they thought their mindshields could protect them. That's going to go badly.

>>20617950
...That was just funny.

I have nothing more to add.

>Luna
"???"
'???'
~~~

>ZZZZzzz..... ZZZZZZZZzzzzzz.... Dun wanna eat that pie... wanna eat mah cake...

"MOONS! MOONS YOU'VE GOTTA LOOK!"

>....

"..."

>...

"...There's monsters-"

>Did... did you just call us moons?

"Uh... isn't that what-"

*ZAP!*

>...

'HOLY CRAP, MOONS! Ya' just fried that guy!'

>He will be fine, it is a minor electrocution.

'...Why'd ya' do it?"

>Our guards are not allowed to call us 'moons'.

'Oh... can I still do it?'

>Yes.

'I'm good, then.'

>>20619329
Cute as tuck.

>Celestia
"???"
~~~

This view on her balcony was a familiar one. Not one she particularly liked, at this moment, but a familiar one.

It seemed all she ever did on this balcony nowadays is be told something is going wrong, or watch something go wrong.

>...I'm starting to think I should have taken up baking. Maybe just been a baker, opened up a nice little shop, devote my life to struggling to keep myself from eating my own product... would have been great. Wouldn't it? It would have been so nice...

She had very nearly cast a magical blast when the shield first went up, very nearly used the very magic she had once fired upon Chrysalis at this horde of creatures at her doorstep.

But then she had seen their faces.

The faces of her subjects, her people, everyone.

This... thing, it had turned them into meatshields, had turned her own magic into a hazard with which to be avoided. She could not fire upon a single one without injuring them, perhaps... worse.

Once more, for all her powers, she was helpless.

>Maybe I would have invented a whole new kind of cake, even. Some new level of sweet, or something so light and fluffy you don't even feel it when you chew, you just taste it. Nothing but the flavor...

They did not bang upon the shield as the changelings had, which confused her at first. They had tried, she saw, but they did not hit it as if it were solid. No, instead... it burned them, it seemed.

So, this was Cadence's shield. Interesting. This means that somehow, Cadence had known she would be more effective. Which means Chrysalis was involved.

Perhaps this was her doing...

No, no that was wrong of her to even think. No chance would she call upon the hordes on the city where her subjects lived...

>It would have been magical...

It did not matter, she realized.

She could do nothing bit sit and wait, again. If they made it through, she would fight, but it wouldn't matter. As always, this would come down to Twilight, and-

"Princess Celestia."

1/2

>>20619956
That voice.

She had not heard that one in a very, very long time.

There he was, standing in her open doors, a familiar regalia upon him.

"Captain Shining Armor, reporting in."

She found herself smiling.

Damn it, she actually found herself smiling.

>You're retired.

"To a solider, that just means 'taking a break', and I'll have you know?... I feel quite rested."

>...Was that supposed to be a badass line?

"Was it not? Come on, I worked on that."

>That only makes me feel worse.

His smile was just as forced as hers, she realized, but there was something comforting in it.

"You ready?"

>No, no I'm not. I'm never ready when this happens.

"Me either, to be honest."

>You hide it well.

"Well, you know... learned from the best."

At last, she left that balcony, walking over to him with long powerful strides.

>I take it the matter is being looked into by those more qualified?

"I hope so."

>Good. Then I suppose all we can do is hold the line until they save the day.

"So pessimistic. You don't know, we might have this all figured out long before they do."

Her look said everything about her response to that statement.

"Hey, I'm optimistic."

Her deadpan look slowly gave way, edging into a frown.

>Shiny, this thing... I see so many up there, so many from far and wide. So many of my cities have fallen, I can tell...

"Then lets make sure this one doesn't join them. We'll end this right here."

>...You are optimistic.

"One hundred percent, always."

She moved past him, already walking down the hall.

>Well then... shall we give it our all?

"No..."

His strides gained purpose, just as strong and powerful as hers.

"We'll give more."

At last, the smile they shared was genuine, natural.

>Let's defend Equestria, Prince Shining Armor.

"Together, Princess Celestia."

They strode out into the chaos enveloping the streets.

Captain and Princess.

One more time.

>>20619971
Thaaaat was pretty badass all around, Celestia and Shiny fighting together again. And I feel like crap having not written a single cordy happening yet. Blasted cold...

>>20619971
>>Let's defend Equestria, Prince Shining Armor.
>"Together, Princess Celestia."

You know, it's scenes like this that make me think that if he had never met Cadence, they would still be saying this.

If you get what I mean.

>>20620295
>Cadence: I CALLED DIBS! YOU ALL SAW IT!
>Everyone else: FUCK!

>>20619971
Hey, remember when these two were total dicks to each other?

...Me either...

>>20620911
Wasn't that at the veeeeery beginning, during Shiny's butt-monkey phase?

>>20621018
Yes, literally that. How bad was it? This is from thread 1, right after Chrysalis showed up.

~~~~

>Okay, so, hey! Just noticed the creature who kidnapped my wife, who is also my RAPIST coincidentally, is running around unsupervised in the castle. We gonna fill me in on that? I feel like someone should fill me in on that.

>No, it's fine.

>...It's fine.

>It's fine. Nothing to worry about, at least nothing you need to worry about.

>Ah' can tell him.

>It's not important.

>....I'm going to go hang out with Twilight for a bit. When my wife asks where I am next week, tell her I'm back at home. I left a giant plush double, she'll never even notice the difference.

>Can do.

~~~

Celly and him were not buddies...

>>20621259
And that's still funny as hell, sad as it is.

>>20621303
It's funnier because it's sad. Now you can look back on it and go "Yeah, that was crazy."

>>20619206
>And her life just gets more shit by the hour.

On the positive side, it's all uphill from here.

...R-right?

>Twilight
"32"
'???'
~~~

Twilight Sparkle, protege of Princess Celestia, most brilliant alicorn on the planet...

>NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOO!

Was not as level headed as she normally was, this second.

Her papers literally flew around the room every which way, cast this way and that via magic of all sorts as she sorted through every document, scrap of paper and half baked napkins with writing on it she could find.

>What was I thinking? What was I thinking!? I gave Chrysalis everything! I don't have a single note, a single of the fossilized samples, none of the accounts, nothing! Oh sweet Celestia I have nothing!

Two eyes watched from the inside of the box of containment, utterly baffled at her actions. Wearily, he looked over to the roach on one shoulder, and then the tiny golem on the other.

"Is this... am I missing something?"

>NO NO NO NOOOO!

"I feel like I'm missing something."

>What am I going to do!? This makes no sense! The physiological adaptation process should require a very specific body type, primarily an exoskeleton, in order to germinate! This process should not be able to survive within a ponie's body, let alone a gryphon or diamond dog!

"Now, see, I'm starting to feel hurt, like this is deliberate."

>The theorems are all thrown out of whack, the possible vaccines don't account for any of these factors! I have nothing on this, even if I had all of my research! N-no...

She slumped down.

>I... I don't know how to fix this...

"...Fiiix, what?"

Her head snapped to the side, as if she had just realized he was there.

>...Oh, right.

Because she had.

"What is going on?"

>It's... it's the Cordyceps, it's moved onto ponies now.

He gasped.

Then immediately shrugged.

"Am I supposed to know what that is?"

>Cordyceps, it's like a fungus, but... but it can infect organics. It was only supposed to go for your species due to its ability to adapt to insects, but it seems that... that it's...

Her eyes went wide.

>Is your room on fire?

1/3

>>20622794
He followed her eyes, down to the very corner of his room.

"...So it is-OH FU"

The green fire consumed him, all of him, covering every inch of the containment room from the darkest corners to the very tip.

The flames disappeared with one final flourish, leaving a barren, empty room behind.

>THIRTY TWO! Oh fuck! What-

The green fire returned, just as intense, but when it vanished it left behind not the traitorous changeling, but instead...

SCREEEE!

Something... else.

>W-what the...

'You're welcome.'

The voice in her ear was harsh, deadly sounding almost. From the shadows, she emerged, the statuesq Changeling Queen positively slinking from that place.

>That's...

The creature banged futilely against the glass, the reinforced room holding perfectly. As it should, seeing as it was designed to contain random changeling laser fire. The red spores it gave off, likewise, found no escape from a place built from the ground up to prevent any pathogens from escaping into the outside world.

'It's your test subject, of course.'

>...that's a soldier.

As if reacting to her, a stallion who still bore the armor of the royal guard turned to her, wildly snapping her in vain.

'Yes, poor fellow was just on the outside of Canterlot before the shield went up. Tragic, but on the positive side he will serve his country well.'

There was something unsettling, both in regards to her words and the situation. Something felt... off.

>I... my notes-

'On the table.'

Indeed, they were. When they had arrived, she had no idea, but there they were.

>...What did you do with 32?

'We needed the room.'

>I have other containment units.

'Oh? Well, I wish you had told me, I would have just saved the magic.'

Suspicious eyes turned on her, narrowing almost darkly.

>Where is he?

'Is that really important?'

>Yes, it absolutely is.

'...I returned him to his cell in the dungeon, of course. I realize you wished to do more tests, but surely they can wait, don't you think?'

2/3

>>20622807
She wished she could argue, but in reality she knew the Queen was right. Totally, utterly right, 32's condition was small peanuts right now. Still, that did not mean she had to like it.

>What about-

'I have taken the nessecary precautions of sealing off your lab, of course. The shield remains up, at the moment, but we both know shields can only repel an invasion for so long, isn't that right?'

>But then how-

'But, of course, I have these, just in case.'

Magically, she summoned several screens, each one showing a different part of the castle, and a boarder view outside.

'We'll be able to see what's going on out there, no worries.'

>...There's no way you had enough time to set those up right now.

The Queen turned dark, hard eyes to her, meeting the alicorn's head on.

'You're right, there isn't.'

They sat in silence, each one waiting for the other to be the first to break and look away.

Of course, it was Twilight who finally did.

>I need you to start setting up my beakers over there, get a shield up around the table, and make sure it's extra tight. I don't want a single spore getting out.

'Oh? You think I'm staying?'

>No... I know you are. I need help, and you are currently the foremost expert of this right now. I need you to start talking, symptoms, possible origins, and of course any past histories regarding how you dealt with this.

'I can save you some time on that last one. Fire. And looots of it'

>...Noted. No survivors before this?

'Not a single one.'

>Well...

Determinedly, she turned towards the infected soldier, marching right up to him without a single moment of hesitation.

>Time to break that streak.

'And if we can't?'

>...Then we'll have to make sure there's plenty of fire to go around. For everything.

'Oh, I assure you... there is.'

Diligently, Queen and Princess got to work.

For perhaps... the last time.

>>20622820
Can you NOT be creepy for five fucking minutes!?

dear god its gone... its all gone.. the archives... please tell me pastebin anon got everything from last thread

i love AJ it's my favorite drink.

hello? you guys are weird btw

... hello! *echo*

....

>>20623210
>>20623263
>>20623289
>>20623312

Oh god another one
>>20616035

>takingthebait.png

you fucking faggot

>>20623209

Chech>>20609794

>Berry Punch
"Guard"
~~~~

A guard carries Berry Punch on his back while another tries to defend them.
>Hey, I was talking to those nice gentlecolts!

"Ma'am, all they said was SCREEE and were trying to attack you."

>What, I can't talk to foreigners? Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was Equestria!

I'm temporarily back since heinessen is kill and confirmed it in https://archive.moe/mlp/thread/20608656/ and http://archive.heinessen.com/ I'm moving to archive.moe to haunt and talk to myself there instead. I took the liberty of updating the wiki and the spreadsheet with moe, so that people can still look up past threads. Also, from now on when a thread is done, I'm going to save a snapshot of it in archive.today as extra backup.
If we ever need to move to YouKnowWhatchan, /pone/ now have their own archive (search isn't working yet though). If /pone/ goes down, there's always mlpchan. /pa/ is not going to die off unless it's our own terms.
To the person who wrote the last Pinkie Preview since you probably didn't see what I said, I approve. I'm kind of glad you changed the song, since I'm sure people were sick of the Evangelion preview song. I need to start finding other preview songs.

>>20624087
Thanks for the extra work, it is appreciated.

And I'm glad it was decent enough, I did check back the next day but didn't see a reply, so I must've just missed it.

>>20624087
Since my ghost Pinkie Previews were posted in the now defunct heinessen. I'll post them here, so they can still be added to the pastebin.

Non-canon preview

>Pinkie
~~~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CoWplXbeUw

>Wowee, that was a super-duper-awesome action scene with Chitania, Pennydrop, Gwen, and Diamond Tiara! What's going to happen to the A-team without their heavy hitter? Flash Sentry is hired to do some mercenary work and talks about how war has changed. Vekir does ambassador things, while Luna sleeps through the day. Applejack gets a taste of Idris' anger. Cadence gets some more screentime and Rarity brings out a couch in shock. Find out what happens next in thread 44: Scrubs...and of course, bruised fan service!

Non-canon preview

>Pinkie
~~~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CoWplXbeUw

>Oh noes, Applejack isn't going to get snuggles after all that. Diamond Tiara plans her next actions while making a syringe gun. Ponies come by to thank DT for her heroics. Rarity talks to Spike about Applejack's decision. The changelings start a fire in the castle and it's up to Blueblood to put it out. Cheerilee finds relevance in the plot. Maud punches a rock. Find out what happens next in thread 45: Silver Spoon Apologizes...and of course, healing fan service!

Non-canon preview

>Pinkie
~~~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CoWplXbeUw

>Ponies have gone back home and Applejack has to deal with the fallout. Silver Spoon tries to work with Twilight to fix TBDRLIATU. 18 gets her own mini arc. Chrysalis makes innuendo jokes about Fluttershy's ballons. Rainbow Dash keeps trying to catch Fleetfoot on her drug selling ways. Celestia tries to get the liquid cake project working. Find out what happens next in thread 46: Cadence Time...and of course, late fan service!

1/2

>>20624143
I answered it about 2 days later and was kind of embarrassed of how late that reply was.

>>20624290
Non-canon preview

>Pinkie
~~~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CoWplXbeUw

>18 got a heavy spotlight this time and we got a deeper look at Chrysalis as she tries to get the things her hive wants. Spike visits DT to check on her. Vekir gets another run in with AJ88. Arana drops some gifts to try and help Blueblood out. AJ2 makes a brief appearance. Pennydrop profits from a Chitania movie. I'm going to get a big role next thread. Find out what happens next in thread 47:It's Not Happening...and of course, rushed fan service!

Non-canon preview

>Pinkie
~~~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CoWplXbeUw

>Nightmare Night was a great success. It got Applejack out of the castle and it even gave me screentime! Cordyceps begins it's infection. Rarity plays around with her changeling detection sunglasses and makes a spooooky discovery. Rainbow Dash goes back to Cloudsdale and finds a nasty surprise. Pennydrop retreats to an underground fortress and readies a robot army for defence. Is Spike going to be relevant again? Find out what happens next in thread 48:It's Happening...and of course, spooky fan service!

I shouldn't reopen this discussion, but I suppose while I'm here I'll put in my quick ideas about Chitania and continue off what I said here https://archive.moe/mlp/thread/20044646/#20044646 about defeating her should the need arises. Like drawing a magic circle on Chitania to warp her armor creating a weak spot a la Shadow of the Colossus. Twilight works with Rarity and the love harness technology to make a device or bullet that mimics the changeling's love absorption. In other words, drain the love out of Chitania and she will be powerless, possibly starving. Chrysalis would lose her shit over this, of course, since it's a weapon that harms changelings. Side note, we may need to address how Chitania even gets her love source since that could be a glaring plot hole if someone notices it, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Other things that could potentially beat Chitania is maybe she's allergic to something weird like coconuts or something. Perhaps SS runs into Chitty and throws pepper at her face making her sneeze uncontrollably. Chitty gets a heavy dose of sleeping or nerve gas. Chitty almost ODs on cocaine...my ideas got weirder the more I brainstormed. She's beatable, but you're going to have to be unique about it because brute force is not going to cut it.

>>20624511
coughdeepspacecough

>>20624511
>Side note, we may need to address how Chitania even gets her love source since that could be a glaring plot hole if someone notices it

She disguises herself and drains ponies. Sometimes after beating the shit out of them, and mostly someone who can't go to the guards like that one pimp she harasses.

That was the canonical reason she stuck around partyland, even. She could drain everyone being happy around her without anyone noticing.

>>20624645
>Sometimes after beating the shit out of them

Oh, right. Didn't she clear out a town of all of it's criminals one time too? I vaguely remember a story where she harasses a guard because she can't find anyone to beat up and he said they all ran away or something.

So, she just disguises herself, finds someone who can't go to the cops, beats them unconscious and then drains them while they're conked out, and nobody is the wiser because the ponies she's attacking wouldn't think they were drained, just hit really hard. Or she just gets normal second hand love from places with lots of happy feelings. Makes sense.

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>>20624511
Speaking of which

Can we use pic related? Or is it considered too much of a plot device?

Just have to come up with new ways to get the keys

>>20624775

big ole meh from me, I'd prefer we stay away from all that stuff.

We are our own world and should basically stay that way.

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>>20624645
Yeah, but it seems inefficient to beat the crap out of someone to drain love out of them. I'm probably thinking too hard about it honestly.
Maybe she gets love from draining the Chitania movie fans for all I know.

>>20624775
I don't see why not, personally. It'd be nice if Applejack got a friendship lesson about honesty. and earn her key It's a potential Chekhov's gun, should we ever want to draw parallels from future seasons.

Not really feeling it, especially if it's some big mcguffin to magically turn her nice.

The last thing we need is a reformed Chitania, it would honestly kill the thread for me.

>>20624879
>Yeah, but it seems inefficient to beat the crap out of someone to drain love out of them.

How? It's not like she has to try very hard.

Though I guess you could also supplement secondary stuff like those prostitutes she protects(The ones that used to work for the pimp she won't leave alone, I mean, they liked her and kept offering her sex. I mean, I doubt she took them up on the sex thing, but she might just drain them too), but seeing as she can just look cross at some random criminal and they have bruises, it's not hard to find more to drain.

Though she might just have a really low burn with her love stores, thinking about it, considering everything she went through between "Variolus shows up" to "Cadence sap"

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>>20624938
I end up imagining the love draining process as...
>Love me or else I'm going to beat the crap out of you.
Chitania starts beating the crap out of her target.
>Do you love me now?

I don't know if she's actually draining love at that point.

>>20624797
I gotta go with this. We talked about the keys before and decided then, too, that we'd keep to our own devices.

>>20624891
And freaking this. She has her weak points and that's good enough for me. If anything this should've been torn into a thread or two after her appearance. After so long, how she is good enough for me.

>>20625181

Agreed. The time to reform her was 20 threads ago, now there;s too much history, backstory and animosity built up.

And as for Chitania's love stores? I'd like to imagine she's slowly running out. Anything she could get from a pimp or ho or from defeating criminals (which she hasn't done in 20 threads) is an insignificant morsel.

Is DT still in the hospital? What are BB and PJ up to? Where is SS?

>>20580492
Any requests?

>>20625616
>Is DT still in the hospital?
Yes.
>What are BB and PJ up to?
???
>Where is SS?
???

>>20625683
AJ56.

If you don't know who that is, it's a gradeschool age Changeling who just looooves him some ass. As in, he is obsessed with asses. Possibly non-sexually too, just loves them.

>>20625512
>(which she hasn't done in 20 threads)

So, what, four days or so?

DAMN YOU PARTYLAND!

>>20625512
>now there;s too much history, backstory and animosity built up.

Er, but most of her backstory would HELP with the reforming. Seeing that once upon a time she was open to helping, still cares enough about Arana to save her, and isn't openly hostile towards ponies points to way more to actually work with to turn her around than when she showed up, where it would have felt disingenuous.

She's got a lot to work with, especially if we actually do reveal her kid is still alive. Not saying we SHOULD, I like her as is as a roaming jack in the box of terror, just saying that doors to open up reformation have been steadily growing since PL hit.

>>20625970

If she is reformed, there WILL be a war with the Gryphon kingdom, and it will be BLOODY. Soldiers on both sides will die by the dozens.

>>20622807
Bye one of our supposed protagonists.

>>20625970
Okay, let me just say outright I'm not really for reforming her, as since I mentioned upstream I feel she's far more useful as an antagonist, OR, since a couple feel that sections getting a little old hat, a neutral that absolutely no side wants anything to do with in the best of times, actively wants dead other times. If she's there, it's to fuel conflict, period. Conflicting choices work, since Twilight's been trying to reach out to her for a while now, and Celestia's been showing a lot of sympathy here recently too, that's fine, but outright making her even lean on the side of good or outright helping ponies is, eh, just not what she's best at.

However, yes, I will concede that we have plenty of setup that she's not outright villainous towards our protagonists. We have been developing the side of her that just doesn't know what to do right now, and the part that has it's good sides. I mean, hell, she had a nice talk with Cadence and everything, that was neat.

I know some, especially during partyland, really wanted her to be able to interact with the cast a little more, which I can kind of see since she is absolutely fascinating and has so much to bounce off of, but I'm just saying that if she does, it works best if she's a source of conflict, not an ally.

WITH THAT SAID, HOWEVER, I am not one of the big writers, I doubt I've ever even done more than a two parter, and it's always stupid silly stuff, and I will admit, you guys manage to make stuff like >>20622794, wherein even one of our main protagonists are fucking terrifying and you don't know what their game is or what they're playing, so if you really wanted to make her a good guy I wouldn't freak out, I'm just chiming in that I like her as a source of conflict that drives change, not just another Chrysalis. We have a Chrysalis, she's awesome, we don't need two... okay, we all need Two, but you know what I mean.

>>20626052
>Oh fuck, gryphons! How are we going to stop-

*SNAP*

>...Oh, thanks, Discord. Keep forgetting we have you...

"No problem."

>Wow, completely bloodless, and suddenly none of them want to fight?

"Mindzapping is what I do."

>Point, point... so... tacos?

"Tacos sound lovely!"