My Little Pony XXV: Au Contraire, Mon Ami!

[Soras Teva Gee]

Watching some g3 ponies as research for Easy as Lying.

Luckily they come with my reaction images already attached.

EDIT: 5 MINUTES LATER

*kills self*

EDIT EDIT:

WHY. WHY. WHY. OH GOD RARITY

There's Worse. Much Worse.

[Thanqol]

There's Worse. Much Worse.

I'm going to kill myself.

Others may die also.

I'm kinda playing this by ear.

[Soras Teva Gee]

I do feel a little guilty about that link... its leaving the Necronomicon on a park bench somewhere. Eldritch Abominations inevitably follow.

[Brazen Shield]

I'm going to kill myself.

Others may die also.

I'm kinda playing this by ear.

*inches sideways slowly*

[Ilorin Lorati]

I do feel a little guilty about that link... its leaving the Necronomicon on a park bench somewhere. Eldritch Abominations inevitably follow.

I know I'm going to be sleeping with my lights on and a video camera pointed at my bed. :<

[Brazen Shield]

I know I'm going to be sleeping with my lights on and a video camera pointed at my bed. :<

All I can think right now is:
"Man, what a good idea!"
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[Dexam]

@Thanqol: the Youtubes is blocked at my place of employment, so I can't see what horrors you are inflicting upon yourself, but: in case you missed it.

I'm going to kill myself.

Others may die also.

I'm kinda playing this by ear.

Now really... this is NOT the pony way.

Remember: You gotta care, you gotta share - it's the right thing to do...

All I can think right now is:
"Man, what a good idea!"
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It's all murder and shipping with you people, isn't it?

[Thanqol]

@Thanqol: the Youtubes is blocked at my place of employment, so I can't see what horrors you are inflicting upon yourself, but: in case you missed it.

I did miss it! *Reads*

Bwuahahahahhaha!

Oh man, I'm seriously tempted to essentially rewrite the entire thing to support this concept.

*Urge to murder decreased -1 point*

[Kris Strife]

I did miss it! *Reads*

Bwuahahahahhaha!

Oh man, I'm seriously tempted to essentially rewrite the entire thing to support this concept.

*Urge to murder decreased -1 point*

Doesn't that mean it increased?

[SiuiS]

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Sometimes you just have to make peace and deal with what you have, SiuiS.

Psh. That's a terrible attitude to take. No wonder you're only kinda blue instead of full-on 0000FF. No, I am an engine of becoming, and will do as my people have done since time immemorial; get better. I may atop before the traditional "get drunk, forget it all, and wallow in misery"

All I can think right now is:
"Man, what a good idea!"
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Hirr Hirr Hirr.
Hm. Still a filly, forgot about that. Gonna have to get that fixed... And I'll have to find Lixie herself to get it done.

I mean, I already know how the conversation with Midnight would go;
"Hey Midnight! You learned the feminizing part of your haremizer from Lixie, right?"
"Yep! She was my favorite professor in college. *blushes slightly between 'my' and 'fsvorite'*"
"Great! So you can reverse it, right?"
"... Reverse?"
"you know, make me a colt again?"
"Hm. Nope! "

It's all murder and shipping with you people, isn't it?

NUH-UH! We occasionally h--

*BANG* MASK SHALL BE MINE!

Yes, thank you Raz_Fox.
Occasionally we indulge in wacky hijinks!

[Soras Teva Gee]

Doesn't that mean it increased?

Don't you use your fancy mathematics to muddy the issue!

[InkwellPony]

Happy Nightmare Night, all you happy little ponies!

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[Kris Strife]

Hirr Hirr Hirr.
Hm. Still a filly, forgot about that. Gonna have to get that fixed... And I'll have to find Lixie herself to get it done.

I mean, I already know how the conversation with Midnight would go;
"Hey Midnight! You learned the feminizing part of your haremizer from Lixie, right?"
"Yep! She was my favorite professor in college. *blushes slightly between 'my' and 'fsvorite'*"
"Great! So you can reverse it, right?"
"... Reverse?"
"you know, make me a colt again?"
"Hm. Nope! "

I could take a swing at it?

[SiuiS]

Happy Nightmare Night, all you happy little ponies!

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I love goblin pony's orange. Oh that particular orange is so awesome! And the expression is priceless. Bonus of using a larger canvas I suppose; having room to fit a proper expression <///<

Hey, Inkwell! Go on FA. I sent you a missive but you probably missed it.

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Leo, appreciate it but I'm already playing with timelines. I wouldn't be able to get fixed here, be a filly in one line of RP and and a mare in another without trouble. Besides, this way is less instantaneous and more likely to result in moar high jinx!
or just Lix telling me no again.

[Nameless]

The magical land of Essex.

I hate Essex.

I... I am so sorry...

No, I know exactly how you feel. I used to go to school there. *lives in North London*

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Sometimes you just have to make peace and deal with what you have, SiuiS.

I lol'd so much...

[Zevox]

Heh, okay, I love this:

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(In case you don't get the reference.)

Zevox

[RdMarquis]

Heh, okay, I love this:

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(In case you don't get the reference.)

Zevox

I needed that. Clicking the links to those G3 videos was a bad, bad decision.

[Aotrs Commander]

The following is an excerpt recovered from the security files of the formerly secret lair of a one Capt. Ido Nos, concerning the Capt. Ido Nos kidnapping incident of 2011:

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Twelve Days...

What's that's you're saying?

Twelve days... It's been twelve days since you kidnapped me and brought me here...

Hm? Oh right, I guess that's true. Didn't get your quick escape like you'd planned on, eh? Maybe you shouldn't have fallen over in that chair.

Forgot... I was tied in. It would have worked Ido... I swear.

Yeah, not sure how you thought scooting across the floor was going to work out for you. That's always the problem with you, you never plan ahead, you never think things through. It's why it was so easy to get away with this, you know. I knew you wouldn't have a contingency plan in the works.

<the sound of a chair scooting across the floor scrapes once, twice. a few footsteps, and the sound of a chair being uprighted clip smartly>

There there, none of that now. How's that feel, isn't that better?

I was getting flat... on one side. No thanks to you.

No thanks to me? Your fault you fell over. Oh look, there's the ransom note! <paper rustles> Good heavens you feel right on top of it. No wonder nobody's coming for you.

That's where... you're wrong..

Gosh, you going on about that again, Ido? And for the love of, quit talking in italics it's giving me a heading. That hunger strike's not getting you anywhere, you just sound like a bad batman impression.

I do... what I want... Ido

Whatever, you're loss! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got this delicious steak dinner waiting for me, and you are welcome to watch me enjoy it, if you so wish. Or, you can-

<a heavy thud is heard, accompanied by the echo of clattering metal>

Or you can just fall over again. I swear, you are the most difficult... <incomprehensible, grunts as chair is uprighted>

What a shame... I was just getting comfortable...

Yeah, well deal with it, you looney.

I'm not the one that... kidnapped myself...

Quiet, you're one to talk.

And you... you are?

Shut up! I've just about had enough of you! Now you're lucky I've actually found this danged letter, after I finish here I'm going right back out and sending this off proper. The clocks been reset, let's see how well your so call "bronies" can get you out of this jam!

They already have, Ido...

What? Ridiculous, we're still here, aren't we? I haven't even sent the ransom! Get yourself together.

Funny choice... of words. But you should know as well as I do, Ido, that friendship is magic.

<angry pacing, slowly at first, then faster>
Yes yes, this again. Words, just words.

Are they? But you and I are just words, here on this page. What does that make us?

It certain doesn't free you!

Doesn't it? But you are free, aren't you? And I am you. Doesn't that make me free?

I thought I told you to be quiet.

And I'm a brony. Doesn't that make you a brony?

Quiet.

I'm a brony, you're a brony. You and me, me and you.

Yes yes, the both of us. Now shut your trap before I-

The both of us? Why stop there?

Quiet! Don't you ever SHUT. UP? I don't have to stand here and listen to your ramblings! I'm going to send this ransom out, and you're going to just SIT there, and pull yourself together before I get back!

Again with that choice of words. Nice one, my brony.

<pacing stops, a crash is heard as a table is overturned>

I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS!

And I'll return the favor. You look a bit unsettled, Ido. Why don't you pull yourself together?

<metal banging, banging, a heavy knock against the far cell door>

IDO! We know you're in there! Surrender now and we'll love and tolerate you fairly!

[voices raise to shouts, and the clamor soon becomes incomprehensible. The door is broken off its hinges, and Ido storms into the holding cell. Ido fights back, but in his enraged state he is no match for Ido and his carefully prepared rescue plan. Ido is soon subdued, and handcuffed. Ido, who's chair was knocked over in the fight, is heard to say: "I knew you'd come back for me." Ido cuts the ropes loose from his wrists, and says with a tear in his eye "Never leave a brony behind. Let's go home."]

[this ends the transmission, and has been filed away for evidence and further review]

...

We probably should have sent a couple of War Droids or something, if i hadn't been distracted by the Worlds.

Really, ponythread, I thought you guys had this one. Do I have to do everything myself...?

I mean, I already know how the conversation with Midnight would go;
"Hey Midnight! You learned the feminizing part of your haremizer from Lixie, right?"
"Yep! She was my favorite professor in college. *blushes slightly between 'my' and 'fsvorite'*"
"Great! So you can reverse it, right?"
"... Reverse?"
"you know, make me a colt again?"
"Hm. Nope! "

...

Oh, for badness sake!

Right! Fine!

Must be something in the spell index database somewhere...ah, there we are, a high-level permenant polymorph-y type of spell.

What good's that? You can't cast it without learning it...

I did take that course on Mana Molding, Hopereaver, and with my newly increased reserves, I should be able to do it. Sometimes, you just have to use brute force over physics - or thaumics, in this case.

But isn't Mana Molding rather hard, if you've never tried it before? I mean, you're basically forcing raw magical effects through throwing massiave amounts of mana at it, not channelling it safely through a spell. You probably ought to start with something small-

Oh ye of little faith.

But the range-

Hush.

Right, here we go...

*air-ripples and howls, multicoloured light sparks and streams wend abut in complicated patterns*

Nnnnng! And, whew, there we go! All done!

But he's not-
All. Done.

But you turned hi-*muffled*

Oh shush, I remembered not drain you this time.

There you are SiuiS, you are male again. Definately male. See, perfect! Told you I could do it!



Right, moving very quickly on, on an entirely unrelated note, I want to run through a complete test of the shield system for the rest of the day, with particular regard to those thaumic dispersion modifications I came up with. So we can prevent, say, taking an example totally at random, I and mean we, don't get clobbered by any angry magical beings like magic ponies or something.

[Kurgan]

The following is an excerpt recovered from the security files of the formerly secret lair of a one Capt. Ido Nos, concerning the Capt. Ido Nos kidnapping incident of 2011:

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Twelve Days...

What's that's you're saying?

Twelve days... It's been twelve days since you kidnapped me and brought me here...

Hm? Oh right, I guess that's true. Didn't get your quick escape like you'd planned on, eh? Maybe you shouldn't have fallen over in that chair.

Forgot... I was tied in. It would have worked Ido... I swear.

Yeah, not sure how you thought scooting across the floor was going to work out for you. That's always the problem with you, you never plan ahead, you never think things through. It's why it was so easy to get away with this, you know. I knew you wouldn't have a contingency plan in the works.

<the sound of a chair scooting across the floor scrapes once, twice. a few footsteps, and the sound of a chair being uprighted clip smartly>

There there, none of that now. How's that feel, isn't that better?

I was getting flat... on one side. No thanks to you.

No thanks to me? Your fault you fell over. Oh look, there's the ransom note! <paper rustles> Good heavens you feel right on top of it. No wonder nobody's coming for you.

That's where... you're wrong..

Gosh, you going on about that again, Ido? And for the love of, quit talking in italics it's giving me a heading. That hunger strike's not getting you anywhere, you just sound like a bad batman impression.

I do... what I want... Ido

Whatever, you're loss! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got this delicious steak dinner waiting for me, and you are welcome to watch me enjoy it, if you so wish. Or, you can-

<a heavy thud is heard, accompanied by the echo of clattering metal>

Or you can just fall over again. I swear, you are the most difficult... <incomprehensible, grunts as chair is uprighted>

What a shame... I was just getting comfortable...

Yeah, well deal with it, you looney.

I'm not the one that... kidnapped myself...

Quiet, you're one to talk.

And you... you are?

Shut up! I've just about had enough of you! Now you're lucky I've actually found this danged letter, after I finish here I'm going right back out and sending this off proper. The clocks been reset, let's see how well your so call "bronies" can get you out of this jam!

They already have, Ido...

What? Ridiculous, we're still here, aren't we? I haven't even sent the ransom! Get yourself together.

Funny choice... of words. But you should know as well as I do, Ido, that friendship is magic.

<angry pacing, slowly at first, then faster>
Yes yes, this again. Words, just words.

Are they? But you and I are just words, here on this page. What does that make us?

It certain doesn't free you!

Doesn't it? But you are free, aren't you? And I am you. Doesn't that make me free?

I thought I told you to be quiet.

And I'm a brony. Doesn't that make you a brony?

Quiet.

I'm a brony, you're a brony. You and me, me and you.

Yes yes, the both of us. Now shut your trap before I-

The both of us? Why stop there?

Quiet! Don't you ever SHUT. UP? I don't have to stand here and listen to your ramblings! I'm going to send this ransom out, and you're going to just SIT there, and pull yourself together before I get back!

Again with that choice of words. Nice one, my brony.

<pacing stops, a crash is heard as a table is overturned>

I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS!

And I'll return the favor. You look a bit unsettled, Ido. Why don't you pull yourself together?

<metal banging, banging, a heavy knock against the far cell door>

IDO! We know you're in there! Surrender now and we'll love and tolerate you fairly!

[voices raise to shouts, and the clamor soon becomes incomprehensible. The door is broken off its hinges, and Ido storms into the holding cell. Ido fights back, but in his enraged state he is no match for Ido and his carefully prepared rescue plan. Ido is soon subdued, and handcuffed. Ido, who's chair was knocked over in the fight, is heard to say: "I knew you'd come back for me." Ido cuts the ropes loose from his wrists, and says with a tear in his eye "Never leave a brony behind. Let's go home."]

[this ends the transmission, and has been filed away for evidence and further review]

Brilliant, and I was wondering where you've been for the past week or two! Welcome back! I don't have any welcome back pictures, but you can always pretend these are:

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I'm Starseed, the creator of the thread on AH.com, another smaller haven of Pony/Brony chatter. (Don't bother, the forum it's in is hidden. I'm just looking for peeps from AH.)

That said, here's a humanized pic with no horns.

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-snip-

Hueg image. Might be too showy for this fourm. (It's not for conservative AH so I'll take my chances.)

Welcome!

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The picture you posted is a bit borderline, but should be alright. In the future you should probably just say on top of the spoilers whether you think it might be considered borderline and why. That way people know if it is something they want to look at or not.

Question: if we start some sort of ghoulish pancreas cloning farm...


terror beyond terror?
sound business strategy?
both?

Didn't we al-

What do you mean, "If"?

*over loudspeaker*

MIDNIGHTS TWO THROUGH ELEVEN! MIDNIGHTS TWO THROUGH ELEVEN! DON REPO SUITS AND REPORT TO DEBRIEFING ROOM.

MIDNIGHTS ONE, TWELVE THROUGH TWENTY TWO, TWENTY FOUR THROUGH TWENTY SIX, THE AMUSEMENT PARK LIBRARY MASSAGE SALON IS NOW OPEN.

MIDNIGHT TWENTY THREE, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

-dy do that....

Yes, yes we did.

Heh heh, check out this origin story of Equestria.

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And that's how Superman I, II and Equestria was made.

Adorable.

[BlasTech]

Ponysanity has officially reached new depths/heights (depending on whether you are standing on your head or not) O_o

C(L)OPS

Your Face (Extended Version)

[Trixie]

My Little Pony XXVI: From Applejack to Zecora

...if we use minor characters, shouldn't that be Applebloom instead?

My Little Pony XXVI: Flutterbondage
My Little Pony XXVI: Luna who?

Hmmm...

[Kurgan]

Ponysanity has officially reached new depths/heights (depending on whether you are standing on your head or not) O_o

Your Face (Extended Version)

Wow, that is oddly hypnotic. Put it on, and next thing I know I've been watching it for three minutes.

[Thanqol]

SiuiS was that second dog picture the one you wanted coloured? I kind of prefer the first.

Random thought:

Fall Weather Friends is my favourite pony episode, and has been ever since I first watched it. I'm still not sure why. Perhaps because it's the first time in a long time I've seen a very physical sequence without violence or malice. Maybe because the autumn is pretty; it is my favourite season. Maybe because I just like seeing stories about Rainbow Dash. Maybe because it was showing a different type of girl to what society normally likes to believe in. Maybe because of just how sweet it was. I've got no idea.

Other episodes are funnier (Party of One) or better structured (Art of the Dress) but Fall Weather Friends is the one that has my imagination.

[BlasTech]

Wow, that is oddly hypnotic. Put it on, and next thing I know I've been watching it for three minutes.

You ... must ... obey ... the ... fluttershy ...

[Grif]

There's Worse. Much Worse.

Commander, we have a new target for the Ion Cannon.

Fire!

For good measure, call up those NOD chaps and lob a few more nukes that way.

[Lix Lorn]

Pfft Yeah. Nothing happens in the living room and the kitchen and the shower either~

I am jealous of your nothing.

"I'm not British, I'm Australian!"
"You put the Queen on your money. You're British."

xD

I wouldn't be as upset at Flareon sucking if it wasn't one of the >10 Fire types in R/B. Seriously, so many water types @_@

It just needs Flare Blitz.
If it learnt Flare Blitz it would be usable.
WHY DO YOU HATE FLAREON NINTENDO

Aw, don't worry about me/us.

Well, maybe you should worry about my sanity now that I'm being triple-shipped with myself.

I am more worried about those I CAN'T ship.

The ACT is right in the middle of NSW!

Mrow?

1) I can't think of Jayden living anywhere other than LA 2) Jayden is not what I'd call sane 3) Her sexual orientation is "So lonely".

(Gives Jayden so so many hugs)

Lix, y u no answer bout 'Murica?

What was the question?

I like the overlap too. It feels particularly Solstice-y. Ironically I hesitated on saying it for fear of being laughed at for overlapping days being nonsensical; a good sign I actuall care about the concept.

Silly SiuiS. I just thought it sounded romantic sorta.

The following is an excerpt recovered from the security files of the formerly secret lair of a one Capt. Ido Nos, concerning the Capt. Ido Nos kidnapping incident of 2011:

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Twelve Days...

What's that's you're saying?

Twelve days... It's been twelve days since you kidnapped me and brought me here...

Hm? Oh right, I guess that's true. Didn't get your quick escape like you'd planned on, eh? Maybe you shouldn't have fallen over in that chair.

Forgot... I was tied in. It would have worked Ido... I swear.

Yeah, not sure how you thought scooting across the floor was going to work out for you. That's always the problem with you, you never plan ahead, you never think things through. It's why it was so easy to get away with this, you know. I knew you wouldn't have a contingency plan in the works.

<the sound of a chair scooting across the floor scrapes once, twice. a few footsteps, and the sound of a chair being uprighted clip smartly>

There there, none of that now. How's that feel, isn't that better?

I was getting flat... on one side. No thanks to you.

No thanks to me? Your fault you fell over. Oh look, there's the ransom note! <paper rustles> Good heavens you feel right on top of it. No wonder nobody's coming for you.

That's where... you're wrong..

Gosh, you going on about that again, Ido? And for the love of, quit talking in italics it's giving me a heading. That hunger strike's not getting you anywhere, you just sound like a bad batman impression.

I do... what I want... Ido

Whatever, you're loss! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got this delicious steak dinner waiting for me, and you are welcome to watch me enjoy it, if you so wish. Or, you can-

<a heavy thud is heard, accompanied by the echo of clattering metal>

Or you can just fall over again. I swear, you are the most difficult... <incomprehensible, grunts as chair is uprighted>

What a shame... I was just getting comfortable...

Yeah, well deal with it, you looney.

I'm not the one that... kidnapped myself...

Quiet, you're one to talk.

And you... you are?

Shut up! I've just about had enough of you! Now you're lucky I've actually found this danged letter, after I finish here I'm going right back out and sending this off proper. The clocks been reset, let's see how well your so call "bronies" can get you out of this jam!

They already have, Ido...

What? Ridiculous, we're still here, aren't we? I haven't even sent the ransom! Get yourself together.

Funny choice... of words. But you should know as well as I do, Ido, that friendship is magic.

<angry pacing, slowly at first, then faster>
Yes yes, this again. Words, just words.

Are they? But you and I are just words, here on this page. What does that make us?

It certain doesn't free you!

Doesn't it? But you are free, aren't you? And I am you. Doesn't that make me free?

I thought I told you to be quiet.

And I'm a brony. Doesn't that make you a brony?

Quiet.

I'm a brony, you're a brony. You and me, me and you.

Yes yes, the both of us. Now shut your trap before I-

The both of us? Why stop there?

Quiet! Don't you ever SHUT. UP? I don't have to stand here and listen to your ramblings! I'm going to send this ransom out, and you're going to just SIT there, and pull yourself together before I get back!

Again with that choice of words. Nice one, my brony.

<pacing stops, a crash is heard as a table is overturned>

I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS!

And I'll return the favor. You look a bit unsettled, Ido. Why don't you pull yourself together?

<metal banging, banging, a heavy knock against the far cell door>

IDO! We know you're in there! Surrender now and we'll love and tolerate you fairly!

[voices raise to shouts, and the clamor soon becomes incomprehensible. The door is broken off its hinges, and Ido storms into the holding cell. Ido fights back, but in his enraged state he is no match for Ido and his carefully prepared rescue plan. Ido is soon subdued, and handcuffed. Ido, who's chair was knocked over in the fight, is heard to say: "I knew you'd come back for me." Ido cuts the ropes loose from his wrists, and says with a tear in his eye "Never leave a brony behind. Let's go home."]

[this ends the transmission, and has been filed away for evidence and further review]

You sir, may have a Best Pony award.

Hirr Hirr Hirr.
Hm. Still a filly, forgot about that. Gonna have to get that fixed... And I'll have to find Lixie herself to get it done.

I mean, I already know how the conversation with Midnight would go;
"Hey Midnight! You learned the feminizing part of your haremizer from Lixie, right?"
"Yep! She was my favorite professor in college. *blushes slightly between 'my' and 'fsvorite'*"
"Great! So you can reverse it, right?"
"... Reverse?"
"you know, make me a colt again?"
"Hm. Nope! "

Hmmmmm. Why should I? Persuade me.

Oh, for badness sake!

Right! Fine!

Must be something in the spell index database somewhere...ah, there we are, a high-level permenant polymorph-y type of spell.

What good's that? You can't cast it without learning it...

I did take that course on Mana Molding, Hopereaver, and with my newly increased reserves, I should be able to do it. Sometimes, you just have to use brute force over physics - or thaumics, in this case.

But isn't Mana Molding rather hard, if you've never tried it before? I mean, you're basically forcing raw magical effects through throwing massiave amounts of mana at it, not channelling it safely through a spell. You probably ought to start with something small-

Oh ye of little faith.

But the range-

Hush.

Right, here we go...

*air-ripples and howls, multicoloured light sparks and streams wend abut in complicated patterns*

Nnnnng! And, whew, there we go! All done!

But he's not-
All. Done.

But you turned hi-*muffled*

Oh shush, I remembered not drain you this time.

There you are SiuiS, you are male again. Definately male. See, perfect! Told you I could do it!

I want to know what you did so much. xD

[Strife Warzeal]

only problem with that pic i have is...

no LUNA!!???? come on..it has Gilda and Soarin...but no luna?

A message from the creator of that pic, and I paraphrase,"You will never get a humanized Luna from me!!!!"

I have been having this video on replay for a while now. It is strangely hypnotic.

[Tectonic Robot]

SiuiS was that second dog picture the one you wanted coloured? I kind of prefer the first.

So far, I kind of prefer the first one too. I'm kind of imagining him tall as opposed to short, and with a simple sort of suit on.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Fee. Short for Felix, feminine form of Lix, a relic of when I let myself be genderbent.

Ahh, okay.

Let yourself be genderbent by who, may I ask?

West Sussex mself.

Never been, but it's pretty much the opposite side of London. Probably no more than two hours by train

I... I am so sorry...

No, I know exactly how you feel. I used to go to school there. *lives in North London*

Eeyup. Fun fact: The school at the end of my road installed metal detectors at the doors thanks to knives and guns being brought in by students.

This is the school I used to go to

Hoping to move out at some point soon.

A message from the creator of that pic, and I paraphrase,"You will never get a humanized Luna from me!!!!"

Yeah, I heard of that. Did he ever state why?


This post needs more pony, but I only have about 5 mins left in my lunch break... time to grab something from the first page of Ponibooru as I... often... do... oh my... <3

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[Thanqol]

Easy as Lying p4

gDocs for assembled.

I'm so glad I at least partially took Dexam's suggestion for this and did a full rewrite, even though I had the thing basically done before then. The problem was that in group scenes, Twilight gets designated talky pony and the others get kind of forgotten about. Splitting them up let me do so much more.

Thanks Dexam!

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"Is it just me, or did the Princess seem kind of strange?" said Pinkie Pie into the silence.

"What happened to her?" Twilight said blankly.

"Easy there, sugarcube," Applejack said, putting her hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "We all know there's plenty in this world that can make a pony act like somethin' she ain't."

"Yeah, like Poison Joke!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Or Discord," Fluttershy said in a very small voice.

"I... you're right." Twilight said, swallowing, "We have to find what did this to her. But I don't even know where to start looking..."

"Well, it's Canterlot Castle," said Rainbow Dash, "There's guards everywhere! One of them probably saw somepony strange lurking around!"

"On the topic of Canterlot Castle," said Applejack, "that name just as likely means some ancient evil or other got loose an' is running amok."

"Right... we should split into teams," said Twilight. "Somepony needs to ask around, somepony needs to check the vaults, and somepony needs to keep an eye on Celestia..."

"Oh, can I be on Rainbow Dash's team?" said Fluttershy, eyes lighting up. Rainbow pretended to look annoyed.

"I think we should keep an eye on Celestia and her... kin," said Rarity to Twilight, "We are, after all, the most likely to notice what is amiss. And I wouldn't trust that oaf not to be behind this entire thing."

"I guess Pinkie and I'll check the vaults, then," said Applejack.

"All right, sounds like a plan," said Twilight, straightening up. "Meet back in the front of the castle after you've checked everything out. Let's go!"

The ponies nodded, and ran in different directions. Momentum was restored.

*

"I, Princess Celestia of Equestria, have a proclamation to make!" Shouted Pinkestia from her balcony window. Blueblood stood next to her, a pair of cloaked unicorn fillies behind him holding fans up to shield his delicate features from the sun.

There wasn't really anypony watching the speech. Pinkestia hadn't organised it, or told anyone, she was literally just shouting at the passerby. Being sophisticated courtly passerby, they applauded politely and stopped to listen.

"I promise that for every day of my rule, there will be a new Rainbow over Equestria!" Pinkestia declared.

There was a pause, and then some confused applause.

Pinkestia beamed, cleared her throat, and opened her mouth. And she sang.

"Made a rainbow,
One two three,
What a pretty sight to see!
What a joy it is to be
Here in Equestria!"

And she beamed down at her stunned subjects.

One ambitious courtier took the chance to yell out "Woo! Way to go Princess!" and started stamping his hooves. Pinkestia smiled at him, then turned around and went inside without so much as another word. The rest shook their heads and slapped themselves in case they were dreaming. Some of them strained their eyes to look for the rainbow that was supposed to be there.

"Twilight, darling," said Rarity, putting aside the fan she'd been using to shield Blueblood's eyes, and pulling down the hood of her cloak, "I don't know what came over me when I volunteered for this job, but if you ever see any sign of it in my eyes again, I want you to stop me. By force, if necessary."

"Rarity, I -"

"Use this brick."

*

"Hey, Fluttershy, check this out," Rainbow Dash said when they spotted one of the golden armoured guard pegasus ponies walking down a corridor. He was a head taller than either of the mares and built like a toolshed, and he wore a perpetual scowl that those who didn't know better would assume could never be broken.

The blue pegasus crept up behind him, as stealthy as a wildcat.

"BOO!" Rainbow Dash shouted, jumping out in front of him. He didn't so much as flinch. From behind her, Rainbow Dash heard Fluttershy squeak in fear and take cover under a table.

"Fluttershy, you can come out," she said, looking over her shoulder. "It was just - woah!" And this time, Rainbow Dash flinched back.

The guard was looking at her. Actually, looking was too strong a word. His head was facing her, and his eyes were completely blank white spheres covered in blue spots.

"Can I help you, ma'am?" said the blinded pony.

*
"Wow! Imagine how cool it must be to be inside one of those vaults!" Pinkie Pie said, ogling a locked and barred door with a picture of something with too many mouths on it. "Blaaah!" Pinkie said, trying to replicate it's expression, and bursting into giggles.

"Pinkie, I don't think 'cool' is the word you're lookin' for there," said Applejack, giving a wary glance at the petrified statue of Discord, which was locked up behind three feet of plate iron.

"Are you kidding? These are all the best monsters!" Pinkie said, bouncing up and down, "You know there's an evil star in there? And a griffon that can do magic? And a -" she stopped, and looked in through a window at a trussed up and gagged white-and-pink pegasus pony. "What's she doing in there?"

"Whatever she's in there for, she probably deserves it," said Applejack flatly.

"Mmph!" Pleaded the pegasus. Pinkie Pie grinned at her and bounced away.

"Anyway, all the creatures seem to be in place, so the next thing to check out is the artifacts." Applejack said.

"Oh! I heard that Celestia's keeping a UFO down here!" Pinkie said excitedly. "You know that UFOs come down and kidnap cows all the time? Betsy was telling me this one time that she was taken up into this spaceship full of little grey ponies and they did tests!"

"What kind of tests?" Applejack said, looking kind of worried.

"Algebra!" Pinkie Pie said. Applejack looked more worried.

"Right. Well, let's see here... the Eye of Autochthon's where it should be," Applejack said, pulling out the checklist Twilight had given her and ticking off artifacts as they passed, "There's the pieces of Nightmare Moon's armour. That one looks kinda like a frisbee!"

"So Many Different Ways To Play," Applejack read the label, "And, judgin' from the enormous spike trap hanging above it, we should keep away from it."

"Ooh! What's the one that goes behind the big, broken door?" Pinkie Pie said, pointing excitedly.

Applejack looked up from the paper, and her blood ran cold. She didn't need to read Twilight's notes to know about this one.

"The Liar's Mask. That's where they kept the Liar's Mask."