My Little Pony LII: 525.600 Ponies!

[Alabenson]

Then it's a good thing I plan on rigging Maxtronaut's ship to be a holy warrior, because Boffencraft will spontaneously develop evil mook tendencies. Or duh limbs.

I wouldn't be overly worried about that. My energy containment protocols are completely foolproof, so there's absolutely no chance of the Discordant energy affecting the rest of the ship.
*several small cotton cady clouds rush past in the background*
No chance of it affecting the rest of the ship whatsoever.

Do you mind if I borrow that, compare notes a bit? I'm afraid my first attempt at cloning didn't have the desired effect, though I love my little Athena anyway.

I suppose I could provide you with a few of my spare cloning vats if you need the technology. It would only be fair considering I've been trying to reverse engineer your rainuke devices.

[Aotrs Commander]

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Well, there we go... cleared that last wreck we shot down before dealing with the supply ship, and there goes Peon Seven!

Oh... new base is up. So, I guess I had better start adding some soldiers, then, really.

Of course, you know what this means, don't you Hopereaver...?

No, I don...

...

oh Lichemaster please no. Don't say it, don't say it, don't say-


[Protoss]We must recruit additional Peons![/Protoss]


Aaaaargh! *headesk*

You... You've been waiting days for the opportunity to use that line, haven't you?

Yes.

Yes, I have.

Totally worth it.

[Forum Explorer]

Speaking of filling the gap between seasons, I have a fanfic recommendation for everypony! It is called Mystara's Little Ponies: Friendship is Adventuring.

I actually read this story last year and liked it a lot, so I figured I'd share it with you now that the author's moved the whole thing over onto FimFiction.

It is basically a fic that puts Equestria in Mystara, with all the implications that entails. Contains humans. Protagonist is human OC.

That is all.

Edit: Added link.

I've read that one. It was incredible and hilarious.

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Well, there we go... cleared that last wreck we shot down before dealing with the supply ship, and there goes Peon Seven!

Oh... new base is up. So, I guess I had better start adding some soldiers, then, really.

Of course, you know what this means, don't you Hopereaver...?

No, I don...

...

oh Lichemaster please no. Don't say it, don't say it, don't say-


[Protoss]We must recruit additional Peons![/Protoss]


Aaaaargh! *headesk*

You... You've been waiting days for the opportunity to use that line, haven't you?

Yes.

Yes, I have.

Totally worth it.

Hehehehe.


Apparently my story somehow got into the feature box of FIMFiction. This only proves our space lich's point that we have hit a drought of good pony fan fics.

[thubby]

Though how they go about to restore balance would be important. It could be argued that NMM was pure evil given that a forever-lasting night would eventually kill off most life on the planet.

except luna was still in there.

[Lix Lorn]

Told you my dalek impression was spot on!

It was! I'm especially impressed how you managed to perfectly imitate the dalek-gun noise using only a paperclip and a slightly moistened cantaloupe.

...okay, even I'm impressed.
Hopes, how did you manage to change your text colour?

[Anarion]

You know what would be kinda cool? An MLP giraffe...

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That is pretty cool. The design heavily implies that giraffes and zebras come from the same place though (presumably pony Africa), which I think is a little boring. It would be interesting if they were from totally different areas and even an episode where Zecora and a giraffe were to meet and get to know each other would be interesting.

Ancient Chinese Secret.

Knowing exactly what Thanqol is talking about, including the link to the video that he didn't even post here degeneration check #2

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Results: 7,5,10,4. Rerolled 10 was a 7. I'm just barely keeping my sanity when faced with all this Thanqol, it seems.

Told you my dalek impression was spot on!

It was! I'm especially impressed how you managed to perfectly imitate the dalek-gun noise using only a paperclip and a slightly moistened cantaloupe.

Ooh cantaloupe, I love cantaloupe. Do you have a supply of any other fruits on your ship?

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Well, there we go... cleared that last wreck we shot down before dealing with the supply ship, and there goes Peon Seven!

Oh... new base is up. So, I guess I had better start adding some soldiers, then, really.

Of course, you know what this means, don't you Hopereaver...?

No, I don...

...

oh Lichemaster please no. Don't say it, don't say it, don't say-


[Protoss]We must recruit additional Peons![/Protoss]


Aaaaargh! *headesk*

You... You've been waiting days for the opportunity to use that line, haven't you?

Yes.

Yes, I have.

Totally worth it.

By Celestia, that was genius. If there's a corny pun god somewhere in the universe, I think you just earned that god's blessing.

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Dear Princess Celestia,

Why does the Avenger take so long to repair? Whyyyyy?! Okay, okay, we so we finished our second one and the only reason that our first is in such bad shape is that it soloed a battleship so we could capture an enemy commander and we did capture him, and Cydonia or Bust is researching as we speak. But still, it looks like your Asian base Avenger is going to be out of commission for a couple weeks and North Africa will need to pick up the slack.

We've also spotted an alien base in Brazil, but haven't attacked it yet. It's such a big undertaking at this point, and I want to wait until we have psi amps for the whole North American team. They should be done before October 31st, so we'll hit the base before the end of the month. I'm also a little worried. This one is labeled base #4 on our sensors, and we haven't exactly found base #3. It's got to be in either Northern Europe or Australia though, I've done flyovers everywhere else at this point.

So, I should tell you about our sweet battleship assault. As colonel, I figured it was important to lead from the front, so I took private Derpy with me and we made a beeline for the third floor. Octavia was a real doll, cleaning up all the outdoor areas, and the rest of the team pushed into the base level and up through the second floor of the ship. We tried out our new plasma hovertank too, and would you believe these battleships have a lift big enough to get a tank onto the actual ship? Yeah, that was fun. It was a floater battleship, so it wasn't the biggest deal ever, but we still had to take out a couple of tools armed with blaster launchers. I bagged the commander, Derpy sprinted the other way and smacked the leader. Then we snuck into the med bay and took out the medic for good measure an that pretty much took care of things.

I was thinking though. If this had been a snakeman ship, or *shudder* one of those ethereal ships, we would have been in deep trouble pushing in through the main entrance like we did. I bet the set up a major crossfire on the lifts. Now that we've got a surplus of blaster launchers and flight armor though, I've had a great idea! Next battleship, we're sending an infiltration team in through the roof while everypony else clears out the ground level and covers the entrances. One blaster bomb should blow a hole, even through the thicker Battleship outer hulls. Then we send our guys jetpacking in, drop down right in the commander's face and light'em up. Oh man, I'm gonna have to dust off my classics for this one, huh? I'm thinkin we ride in to "Don't Stop Believin." What do you think princess?

Your faithful DJ,
Colonel Vinyl Scratch

[Strife Warzeal]

Name is Splintered Perception. Five important traits... hmm. Very witty, has a smart aleck answer for everything. Curious, she loves to learn new things. Absent-minded, tends to get lost in her own thoughts, however interesting they may get. Stubborn, doesn't like having her ideals challenged, 'they're always right' and all that. Quiet, caught up in her own little world, doesn't like to talk much.

Why did you just describe me with female pronouns... WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS IN MY HOUSE! Oh Celestia help me, I have a stalker...

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Dear Princess Celestia,

Why does the Avenger take so long to repair? Whyyyyy?! Okay, okay, we so we finished our second one and the only reason that our first is in such bad shape is that it soloed a battleship so we could capture an enemy commander and we did capture him, and Cydonia or Bust is researching as we speak. But still, it looks like your Asian base Avenger is going to be out of commission for a couple weeks and North Africa will need to pick up the slack.

We've also spotted an alien base in Brazil, but haven't attacked it yet. It's such a big undertaking at this point, and I want to wait until we have psi amps for the whole North American team. They should be done before October 31st, so we'll hit the base before the end of the month. I'm also a little worried. This one is labeled base #4 on our sensors, and we haven't exactly found base #3. It's got to be in either Northern Europe or Australia though, I've done flyovers everywhere else at this point.

So, I should tell you about our sweet battleship assault. As colonel, I figured it was important to lead from the front, so I took private Derpy with me and we made a beeline for the third floor. Octavia was a real doll, cleaning up all the outdoor areas, and the rest of the team pushed into the base level and up through the second floor of the ship. We tried out our new plasma hovertank too, and would you believe these battleships have a lift big enough to get a tank onto the actual ship? Yeah, that was fun. It was a floater battleship, so it wasn't the biggest deal ever, but we still had to take out a couple of tools armed with blaster launchers. I bagged the commander, Derpy sprinted the other way and smacked the leader. Then we snuck into the med bay and took out the medic for good measure an that pretty much took care of things.

I was thinking though. If this had been a snakeman ship, or *shudder* one of those ethereal ships, we would have been in deep trouble pushing in through the main entrance like we did. I bet the set up a major crossfire on the lifts. Now that we've got a surplus of blaster launchers and flight armor though, I've had a great idea! Next battleship, we're sending an infiltration team in through the roof while everypony else clears out the ground level and covers the entrances. One blaster bomb should blow a hole, even through the thicker Battleship outer hulls. Then we send our guys jetpacking in, drop down right in the commander's face and light'em up. Oh man, I'm gonna have to dust off my classics for this one, huh? I'm thinkin we ride in to "Don't Stop Believin." What do you think princess?

Your faithful DJ,
Colonel Vinyl Scratch

I said Avengers can take the battleship, not that it would come off easy. Can't quite remember it, but I think there is a Nuke Launcher weapon that makes ship fights easier.
Blaster Bombs are fickle about blowing up ship parts in my experience, it's a good plan though I've done it multiple times. Since you have all that, I suggest a Blaster Bomb Tank just for gits and shiggles.

[Aotrs Commander]

I would just like to say that Under the Northern Lights is frakking awesome, and you should totally all be reading it you aren't already.

Logical extension of dragons eating rocks and gems? Rock-crushing jaws + acid saliva (for dissolving the gemstones) plus claws that can carve through metal. Spike is frellin' awesome.

(And Twi didn't do so bad, either, for that matter...)

I'm totally headcanoning those draconic attributes, along with the teleport-fire-breath because Awesome.

...okay, even I'm impressed.
Hopes, how did you manage to change your text colour?

'S all in the pronouciation. I do do some undercover work, after all, and I don't always need to use magic!

Hehehehe.

By Celestia, that was genius. If there's a corny pun god somewhere in the universe, I think you just earned that god's blessing.

Thannnkyou, I'll be hear all week.

Unfortunately.

[CrnivorousMeece]

It looks good! What program are you using, if not Photoshop? (I use Inkscape myself.)

I use Paint.Net it's basically like Photoshop but it's missing a lot of tools but it basically works the same as Photoshop as far as I can tell.

[Luka]

....Just noticed

Heh, expected more chaos over saying that I was a brony given how it was before.

Already quoted, but I'd like to do my part in preserving this moment. Welcome to a little piece of reality. It's still insane ponysane, but you might enjoy it here.

Mostly seemed like I'm a hate magnet when being myself though

...what? I already mentioned I disliked a lot of things! how am I going to be a full brony with that?

Almost completely missing my point, of course. As useful as controlled demolition is, it is largely a civilian concern. Though useful enough in a ground-war, especially as a way to cut supply lines. There are no civilian applications for the type of explosives that Ponythread seems to be so enthralled by. Orbital Lasers and nuclear-grade explosives have only one real use. Ending life in the most forceful, brutal and indescriminate of ways with little concern for who is or isn't a combatant. To glorify such a crude tool is something that I just cannot understand.

Of course, you got to know what, where and how to throw it!
if you want to blow up some tanks in a street you don't randomly launch orbital bombardment, you just send an A-10 (or similar) and AGM them! that way you can be sure you're hitting him! and it's still cool!
It's all about using brute force at the best spots, doesn't work? use more! they're just like dots and art: use them right and you make a masterpiece!

[Maxtronaut]

Meeeehhhhhh.... @__________@

Sore throat, sinuses are filled to the brim with refuse, I'm echausted so much that it's an effort to even type this, I am SICK.

How's your Labor Day weekend going? Mine SUCKS.

[raymundo]

Greetings,

I don't really understand what is actually going on in here , but may I ask if somebody knows some facts about the third season? Like, when it is going to start, if it has a full run of 26 episodes and why didn't I get a pink Fluttershy T-Shirt for my birthday? :(

[thubby]

Meeeehhhhhh.... @__________@

Sore throat, sinuses are filled to the brim with refuse, I'm echausted so much that it's an effort to even type this, I am SICK.

How's your Labor Day weekend going? Mine SUCKS.

how in tartarus do you always manage to get sick when i do?
seriously, this is just getting creepy.

[Pokonic]

That is pretty cool. The design heavily implies that giraffes and zebras come from the same place though (presumably pony Africa), which I think is a little boring. It would be interesting if they were from totally different areas and even an episode where Zecora and a giraffe were to meet and get to know each other would be interesting.

I would think that Zebrica (Zefrica? The Samara? The Zavvana?) would be just as diverse as Equestria, if not moreso. Heck, I could see Rhinos and Hippo's being genuine races as well.

Greetings,

I don't really understand what is actually going on in here , but may I ask if somebody knows some facts about the third season? Like, when it is going to start, if it has a full run of 26 episodes and why didn't I get a pink Fluttershy T-Shirt for my birthday? :(

The third season:

1: We dont know.

2: Nope, just thirteen episodes.

3: Ask people in pesky RL.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

Meeeehhhhhh.... @__________@

Sore throat, sinuses are filled to the brim with refuse, I'm echausted so much that it's an effort to even type this, I am SICK.

How's your Labor Day weekend going? Mine SUCKS.

Get better soon!

Almost completely missing my point, of course.

I wasn't aiming at it in the first place.

As useful as controlled demolition is, it is largely a civilian concern. Though useful enough in a ground-war, especially as a way to cut supply lines. There are no civilian applications for the type of explosives that Ponythread seems to be so enthralled by. Orbital Lasers and nuclear-grade explosives have only one real use. Ending life in the most forceful, brutal and indescriminate of ways with little concern for who is or isn't a combatant. To glorify such a crude tool is something that I just cannot understand.

Power is attractive and OFCs and nukes are undeniably powerful. Such magnitude of power can be awe-inspiring, and that which inspires awe invites adoration. But that aside, sometimes you do need to end life in the most brutal, forceful and indiscriminate way possible. For instance...

[Maxtronaut]

how in tartarus do you always manage to get sick when i do?
seriously, this is just getting creepy.

You are what you eat.

Get better soon!

Thanks. :3

[Tvtyrant]

I would think that Zebrica (Zefrica? The Samara? The Zavvana?) would be just as diverse as Equestria, if not moreso. Heck, I could see Rhinos and Hippo's being genuine races as well.

This is what I was thinking. The way the series seems to play things out, anything with hooves is sentient. Other things may be, but things with hooves are. So we have ponies, cows, donkeys, zebra, and bison so far. However in the future we could have giraffes, deer, camels, llamas, buffalo, elk, moose, antelopes, gazelle, tapir, rhinos, and aardvarks!

[Pokonic]

You are what you eat.



Thanks. :3

Hey man, mind if you get on Clockwork right now?


In other, pony-related news, I just discovered that a good amount of my classmates also enjoy the wonder that is ponysanity. After spending the better part of last year not saying a word about ponies.

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This is what I was thinking. The way the series seems to play things out, anything with hooves is sentient. Other things may be, but things with hooves are. So we have ponies, cows, donkeys, zebra, and bison so far. However in the future we could have giraffes, deer, camels, llamas, buffalo, elk, moose, antelopes, gazelle, tapir, rhinos, and aardvarks!

We could even branch out into weirder things. Abadas? Okipi? Winged Pigs? Heck, a Naga would be cool.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Greetings,

I don't really understand what is actually going on in here , but may I ask if somebody knows some facts about the third season? Like, when it is going to start, if it has a full run of 26 episodes and why didn't I get a pink Fluttershy T-Shirt for my birthday? :(

As was said we don't know when its scheduled, there are only 13 episodes, and presumably because you didn't point your gift givers at welovefine's website well enough.

More in detail also have heard two songs released as sneak peeks, one about Twilight and a test of some kind, and the other about some Crystal Ponies while on the merch end Hasbro has some "Crystal Empire" line they are cooking. Cadence seems to be involved so her return it assured. Other various details around include pretty sure rumors of Trixie, a presumable future villain, and some background shots. Outside of that various hint you can dig in the ponynet for, like Will Anderson saying this season is special for some reason.

So yeah nothing close to a spoiler, yet. This time last year I think we even had the first Discord clip out.

[Anarion]

Regarding season 3, there are rumors that it would be late September at the earliest (based on info usually coming from Hasbro a few weeks in advance), but we don't know.

Why did you just describe me with female pronouns... WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS IN MY HOUSE! Oh Celestia help me, I have a stalker...

I said Avengers can take the battleship, not that it would come off easy. Can't quite remember it, but I think there is a Nuke Launcher weapon that makes ship fights easier.
Blaster Bombs are fickle about blowing up ship parts in my experience, it's a good plan though I've done it multiple times. Since you have all that, I suggest a Blaster Bomb Tank just for gits and shiggles.

Based on this site's evaluation and the fact I only had the one Avenger, it didn't seem like a good idea to grab the fusion ball launcher. Also, apparently the handheld blaster launcher will always blow up one UFO wall if the wall is the center of the impact. However, the tank explosion is weaker and can't penetrate UFO walls at all, though it blows up other terrain just fine.

[Tiki Snakes]

In honour of our little discourse, I dug out a war poem written by a guardspony on a world we saw particularly protracted, three way conflict on.

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like nags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Mares marched asleep. Many had lost their shoes
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.

Gas! Gas! Quick, ponies!–An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But somepony still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a mare in fire or lime...
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw her drowning.

In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
She plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung her in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in her face,
Her hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,–
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To foals ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est was suprisingly easy to ponify.

I wasn't aiming at it in the first place.

Touche.

Power is attractive and OFCs and nukes are undeniably powerful. Such magnitude of power can be awe-inspiring, and that which inspires awe invites adoration. But that aside, sometimes you do need to end life in the most brutal, forceful and indiscriminate way possible. For instance...

It is a deceptive kind of power they grant, a fleeting, ingenuine strength. The latter is a good example actually. The tactic is sound, but mostly as it is a wise admission of defeat, of being hopelessly outmatched. When you are outmatched, seek to change the arena of conflict such that the odds are once again stacked overwhelmingly in your favour.

Ma'am?
Oh hush Joyreaper, I'm not giving any meaningful secrets away, this hardly constitutes a -
Ma'am.
Oh, fine. Alright, alright, I'll keep military discussion to a minimum.

[otakuryoga]

yes yes yes yes yes yes

went by ToysRUs before going into work

walked back to the pony are(which they had moved again)

saw one Favorites set

YOINK!

(or MINE! in the tone of voice of a seagull from Nemo if you prefer)

and now Nightmare Moon, Trixie Lulamoon, and DJ-Pon3 are mine!!!!

[RdMarquis]

Meeeehhhhhh.... @__________@

Sore throat, sinuses are filled to the brim with refuse, I'm echausted so much that it's an effort to even type this, I am SICK.

How's your Labor Day weekend going? Mine SUCKS.

If it makes you feel any better, I have to work today. But get well soon.

Just for fun.

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[DigoDragon]

Why did I laugh so hard at this?

The stoned-looking Spike is what got me laughing.

except luna was still in there.

Even evil needs to feed.

Ahahahah, these are the best yet.

Thanks! ^_^ We try to be entertaining when we can.
The character Jimmy has pointed out that Trixie sticks out too much on these missions, lending help to the villains in finding us. Can't help that much, but the GM pointed out a spell I can use to temporarily make Trixie a human, thus blending in better.
Trixie has no reason to hide who she is (Indeed, she jumps out at the chance of showponyship), but being able for once go out with the others into stores and shop for things or just HANG OUT without being attacked by the cult thugs, well...

Trixie... is pondering it.

[Deadly]

Chapter 3 of II is now finished. So far I'm managing a chapter a week, I hope I can keep that up.

[Tiki Snakes]

The stoned-looking Spike is what got me laughing.




Even evil needs to feed.





Thanks! ^_^ We try to be entertaining when we can.
The character Jimmy has pointed out that Trixie sticks out too much on these missions, lending help to the villains in finding us. Can't help that much, but the GM pointed out a spell I can use to temporarily make Trixie a human, thus blending in better.
Trixie has no reason to hide who she is (Indeed, she jumps out at the chance of showponyship), but being able for once go out with the others into stores and shop for things or just HANG OUT without being attacked by the cult thugs, well...

Trixie... is pondering it.

If you do it, make less effort to blend in than usual. Trixie it up to 11 and break the dial off. To balance it out, you see.

[Aotrs Commander]

yes yes yes yes yes yes

went by ToysRUs before going into work

walked back to the pony are(which they had moved again)

saw one Favorites set

YOINK!

(or MINE! in the tone of voice of a seagull from Nemo if you prefer)

and now Nightmare Moon, Trixie Lulamoon, and DJ-Pon3 are mine!!!!

Sweeet.

I have resigned myself to the fact that it's going to be nightmarish (ahaha) getting ahold of any ponies over here - even more so because I really haven't got the space - or the hair-dealing-with-skills - for brushables, and getting the blind bag ones is even more difficult. (And the prices of ebay are starting to creep up as well. *sigh*)



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Another day night seriously, I've had like seventeen missions, of which about three or four have been in the daytime, it's really tedious another supplyship.

Easy meat... I made Derpy a Sergeant! Long overdue, that pegasus's kill-count is second only to mine and Hopereaver's! Okay, she may not be fast off the draw, but, y'know, Derpy!

And we're down to five Peons... (Peon Six, wounded and returned to duty just in time to die at the bottom of the ramp!) Peon Five is doing amazingly well... She's still alive, after fourteen missions out of seventeen. If she keeps it up, I might have to kill her up to footsoldier...

Oh, another small scout... Wham. Fifteen missions. Should I promote her to Lich trooper?

[Soras Teva Gee]

I must admit this pic made me absurdly and bizarrely jealous for reasons I'm not really sure I comprehend:

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The Doctor is a lucky lucky pony.

Best pony couple? Best pony couple. Period.

[Beacon of Chaos]

....

I wonder how long I spent on my post before my browser crashed. Crud, and I lost the image dump I was doing too.

Let's see what I can remember.

Deadly:
Chapter 3 was good. Minor nitpick:

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“I see, not a single heart's beat? That is very strange indeed,”

This doesn't rhyme. May I suggest:
“I see, not a single heart's beat? I wonder what could cause such a feat."

Thanqol:
Those little felt ponies are cute!

Digo:
Your Trixie just gets funnier and funnier!

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Can't wait for this to be coloured:


YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!


Changeling abomination?


Headcanon, activate!

[SiuiS]

Wow. Fell asleep and never actually hit 'submit'. I'm Lucky this was still on my screen!

Though how they go about to restore balance would be important. It could be argued that NMM was pure evil given that a forever-lasting night would eventually kill off most life on the planet.

Okay, a big thing here, pardon my vehemence.

NO IT WOULD NOT.

Ponies control the seasons.
The sun and moon are conceptually wielded by royalty.Weather is made on a factory.

So why the hell is darkness that really just turns everything purply goin to end in the heat death of Equestria?! Thermodynamics isn't an immutable law of existence, it's a pep-talking earth pony with an interest in volcanoes.

If we assume that harmony is a latent magical force, that friendship can conquer eternal winter, and that physics itself can be beaten by DeLancie until I crawls back with Stockholm, then we assume ponies could survive a thousand years of darkness. Doing otherwise has no basis.