Description: Twilight Sparkle discovers a spell that allows her and her friends to relive the lives of their ancestors. What starts off as an educational experience, however, quickly turns into a terrible tale that imparts to them many truths of the time before Celestia's reign, as well as what it exactly means to bear the Elements of Harmony.Added a Page Break! All chapters are below!
Memories of Days Long Past
Memories of Days Long Past Session 1
Memories of Days Long Past Session 2
Memories of Days Long Past Session 3
Memories of Days Long Past Session 4
Memories of Days Long Past Intermission 1
Memories of Days Long Past Session 5
Memories of Days Long Past Session 6
Memories of Days Long Past Session 7
Memories of Days Long Past Session 8
Memories of Days Long Past Session 8.5
Memories of Days Long Past Session 9
Memories of Days Long Past Session 10
Memories of Days Long Past Session 11
Memories of Days Long Past Intermission 2
Memories of Days Long Past Intermission 3
Memories of Days Long Past Session 12
Memories of Days Long Past Session 13
Memories of Days Long Past Session 14
Memories of Days Long Past Session 15
Memories of Days Long Past Session 16
Memories of Days Long Past Session 17
Memories of Days Long Past Session 18
Memories of Days Long Past Session 18.5
Memories of Days Long Past Intermission 4
Memories of Days Long Past Session 19
Memories of Days Long Past Session 20
Memories of Days Long Past Session 21
Memories of Days Long Past Session 22
Memories of Days Long Past Session 23
Memories of Days Long Past Session 24
Memories of Days Long Past Session Final (New!)
Additional Tags: Violence, Long, Origin Story
E-Book (Untested!)
638 comments:
this sounds like its gonna go for a looong time
ReplyDeleteBy reading this fanfic (the latest intermission, to be specific), I have become 20% smarter than before.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised when my physics education came flooding back. But this is gonna be epic-long.
ReplyDeletePoor Luna :(
ReplyDelete@Cubed If your talking about the commas in Fluttershy's dialogue, it's because she's Fluttershy.
ReplyDeletenukeiffum, thank you so much for that story. I can't wait to read the next chapters. This thing has absolutely everything that a good fanfic should have. Keep up the awesome work and remind me to buy you a beer if we ever meet.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you handled the idea that Magic is Science, or Capable of Being Science. That bit had me -wrap'd-.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love it the best that you didn't include something cheap and off-handed like midichlorians. Mr. G. Lucas could stand to re-learn a thing or two from you.
But still. F'ck! This story's gunna go forever! And maybe that's a good thing. Nothing like a good story that doesn't end. This is a novel unto itself.
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteOhh muffiekin.
I so called the FMA references xD.
Can't believe you used the whole Luna table thing.
And she's so kyuuuuute.
I didn't quite understand the end of that conversation. What was the "oh, that" brand of energy? Life?
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDelete>They have a choice they need to make, Luna, and I don’t want them to make it without knowing everything.
-I swear... if it's one of those crappy ''They will all die, BUT for a good cause'' thing... I'm gonna be very mad, or disappointed, whichever come first.
This and Paradise are the best fics on the site.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Nukeiffum!
@Japko
ReplyDelete>too young to drink
OTL
@LordOfTheWrongs It /should/ be obvious with a tiny bit of thought. What does the mane cast have that possesses vast magical energy? Hint: Read the story synopsis. >____>
@nova_25 That's too simple. In fact, if anypony manages to guess correctly what the choice is about right now, then they can see the future because I don't think I've even foreshadowed what it is at all yet. Maybe. Or I'm trolling you right now to throw you off the scent. You'll never know until it's too late.
>nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you now that i was gonna do a bit of artwork using the main characters from your story.
please take a look http://blowingbomb.deviantart.com/art/Upcoming-Artwork-206383730
@LordOfTheWrongs
ReplyDeleteLol.. Looks to me like everything will be.... semi peachy...
@XCalvin That's neat. Although I do have a few qualms with the fact that it's mostly a copypaste of the poses in the show.
ReplyDeleteMidnight's a darker shade than Twilight, and while the streak's still there I envision her mane as slightly more messy when compared to Twilight's. Not Rainbow Dash messy, but still a bit messy.
Amethyst would be less elegant than Rarity because her business isn't as successful. The color scheme would mostly be the same, but she would have this frazzled look to her, as if she's always struggling to make ends meet. Although she does enjoy some minor success, she's just a small-town dressmaker in a place that doesn't really need dresses.
Pastel is Pinkie Pie with lighter colors (pastel colors hurr hurr) so you're pretty good on that.
Lily seems fine and Cinnamon is too.
But they all look too happy. >_____>
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteExcuse me, I seem to have lost my fan card around here somewhere... herp derp!
Well this story was awesome once again; we already talked on MSN but I think it's cool you used something really close to Morphogenic Field Theory as a little story element, even if it's not integral to the plot.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up man.
Interesting developments...
ReplyDeleteThis is the first fic I've read for anything in at least ten years, and it's gripped me pretty heavily throughout. I'm generally only drawn to pure silly, so the fact that you held my attention is testament to your ability as a writer. Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteLoved the science bit. I understood the concepts you were trying to establish, but the thing that got me is that if that spell sends their souls (energy that keeps us alive) to the past and that that energy powers the things our bodies do to stay alive (cellular reproduction), wouldn't that be like dieing?
ReplyDelete@LordOfTheWrongs I don't get it. >___>
ReplyDelete@ThisHomeBoy24 All particles/cells contain their own energy, so even though I said that their souls are a source of energy themselves, there's enough energy left in the body's cells without them to preserve the body while the soul is gone. Especially since the body is sort of in a stand-by mode without the soul, so it doesn't need as much energy to operate like it does when you're consciously awake.
tl;dr mind =/= body
O.O I am amazed at how close your definition of magic is to my own late-night-keep-me-up-for-hours thoughts on the subject. You should take the explanations further (later though... too much science in a row you know...). for instance special talents? fluttershys stare pinky's twitch explain rainbooms etc. I've spent hours thinking about this crap if you need help with explanations (not that what you have isn't frakking awesome already) ^.^ anyway, long comment ^ keep up the awesome work so I have some more awesome fanfic to distract me from studying!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping we get back to the meat of the story again soon.
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteThanks for the complements and tips, I making this picture so that it would be a good reference, and i would like to at least see them happy, lol.
Don't worry though I will be doing some sadder pictures that actually follow the story.
Currently slogging through session 2. I'm hoping for a big LotR style battle near the end, the way its being written. It just feels like its going to get very serious after a few more sessions...
ReplyDeleteLoving this fic so far. Also, 8.5 made me lol.
ReplyDeleteI read Session 1 last night at 2:45 am RIGHT before going to bed. I then proceeded to read every Session during my 2 classes today. This is a SERIOUSLY awesome fic, I can't wait for more.
ReplyDeleteBased on Celestia's statements in the latest chapter, would it be correct to assume that retrieving the memories of there ancestors is only the first part of there journey?
ReplyDeletenukeiffum, is there a way you can tell when can we expect another chapter?
ReplyDeleteNo rush of course.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteLong answer: It'd be kind of hard to say because a month of finals are coming up and I have two large projects along with the usual workload to do in about 2-3 weeks. It's going to be a pretty stressful time for me and I'm not exactly sure when or if I'll have time to work on this story.
Short answer: Whenever the hell it's ready.
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteTake your time, this fic is TOTALLY worth waiting for!
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteI was just joking that as a (metaphorically) card-carrying fan of the show, I must have lost my card to have missed what Celestia was talking about. Feeling kinda stupid. :)
On the sciencey stuff, I had to keep telling my science brain to shut up, this is magic dammit. :) The "time is energy" thing gave me a few twitches because I don't think it was necessary in order to explain that souls exist in a timeless nonspace.
I did kinda heave a sigh at "collective unconscious", but that happens whenever Jungian concepts come up. I understood what you were getting at.
I'm also not sure why Celestia has to run this whole Batman Gambit with the planted book and Twi's coma in order to get Twi and friends to Dive, when it seems like she could order them to, or just explain that there's something they really need to see.
I don't understand the Luna table reference.
Good luck on your finals, Nuke! (Nuke? Muffie? What name do you prefer?)
If you don't mind me asking, how long does it take for you to typically finish a session/intermission? Not that I'm rushing you, of course, but this has to be one of the best fanfics I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteSession 4. wow.
ReplyDelete/blink
/blink
I got nothin. This is getting serious.
@LordOfTheWrongs muffiekun's usually my universal handle, but my pseudonym for ponies is nukeiffum. Nopony must know my secret. >___>
ReplyDeleteI thought I insulted you for a moment when you said that. I'm glad that it was just a joke and you weren't miffed at the way I point things out sometimes.
I love those kinds of abstract concepts, so I like to include it whenever possible. However, with the time is energy things, I admit that the explanation works just fine without it. But it's such an interesting idea that I wanted to include it despite the fact that it would be a bit tangential.
If Celestia ordered them to go back to the past, then the main cast would have the full right to refuse. Celestia isn't a complete dictator after all. The main cast needs to have a personal stake/interest into going to the past for the spell to fully work, because if their hearts aren't really into it, then glitches may occur in the system. At least, that's how I see it.
Also, Celestia didn't plan for the coma to happen. If everypony was there in the past at the time (which Celestia was assuming/hoping for), then there would be enough energy for the emergency ejection to work, and Twilight's soul would be left intact. Celestia is just improvising and took advantage of the situation the best she could.
And thanks for the luck!
@Jon I average about 1000 words per hour, give or take. If it's heavy description (what the beginning of Session 12 is), then it'll take longer. But if it's dialogue/character interaction, then it'll be shorter. So I guess 3-4 hours per chapter.
Session 12 has about 1.2k in it, but I won't have the time to continue it for a while. Got craptons of work to catch up on. /status update
I have to ask. Is Revy a Black Lagoon reference?
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those stories I wish would never end. But a satisfying ending will do. Keep it up! I'm loving this!
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you I finished the picture for now: http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=mlp&order=5&offset=48#/d3f47lw
i dont like midnights or amethyst's hair, i gonna have to redo them at somepoint.
Now i'm going try drawing scences from your story :)
Here's a preview of an upcoming update. Enjoy! Hopefully someone sees this before the update.
ReplyDeletehttp://i.imgur.com/CTRPg.png
nukeiffum, If I had the resources to put this into a show, and make this into an actual series you would be receiving my check in the morning.
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly well written, well thought out, and I actually want to know what happens next. I know a few writers and they have read this and are truly amazed at it.
Please continue this story for as long as you feel like it should. I cannot express how great this series is.
The real FiM show is great as the light hearted show it has become. It is a truly hard decision to make when trying to pick my favorite, but I must say that right now I am looking forward to the next part of this than the regular show.
Remember that this is YOUR story, there will always be people who don't like what you have writen and thats because they would have done it differently. Keep going and do not let anyone else influence what you write on those pages.
Can't wait to read the next part.
-Tirgal-
@LordOfTheWrongs I forgot to explain the table derp. It's an inside joke to the people who were around when I wrote up a deleted scene for this story in Googledocs chat. Luna's just an eccentric pony who prefers to sleep on tables than on beds or something.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Yes. Apparently Gilda and Revy share the same voice actor. I wouldn't know because Black Lagoon is still sitting in my backlog waiting to be watched.
@Anonymous The next arc might be getting into the main plot a little. But only a little. Maybe.
@XCalvin Amethyst's is okay, but Midnight's is weird. And OH GOD WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE SONIC POT-BELLY WRRYYYYYYYY?
Amethyst and Midnight are still unicorns btw. They just barely have any magic at all. Skyline and Cinnamon need more lines in their hair, it just looks odd as a solid color.
Aside from that, it's... nice.
@9Nine9 Trollolololololololololol--/shot
@Anonymous Thanks for the compliment. I pretty much operate on the basis that if I find it interesting enough, then everypony else will find it interesting enough. It seems to be working out fine so far.
ANYWAYS, STATUS UPDATE. I lost the new session in a horrible accident and now I have to completely start from scratch again, so you'll have to wait another week for it.
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Okay, I'm trolling, it's done and it'll be up whenever Seth gets to it. It's HEAVY EXPOSITION/DESCRIPTION FFFFFFF so it wasn't that fun to write, but I think after editing it's acceptable enough. The part about waiting another week might be true though, with testing and project and shit still looming over my head.
Anywho, I hope a week's wait wasn't that bad.
/long comment over
BLOGGER.
ReplyDeleteALWAYS FILTERING MY COMMENTS AS SPAM.
WHY. JUST WHY.
Whatever, made an account in hopes that it'll stop filtering me. Too lazy to retype my old comment, so I'll just say this. Session 12's done, okay bye.
O Princess Luna,
ReplyDeleteThat image is amazing!
Part 12 feels like such a let down from the rising tensions of the previous parts... well except for the part where Midnight goes all Rapidash on her environment.
ReplyDeleteSession 12 was amazing.
ReplyDeleteup to session 7. never knew unicorn horns were useless in a situation. they need to have some metal strap-on covers for wartime :3
ReplyDeleteThis has been bugging me for a while now because I can't imagine how a wolf could use a crossbow or punch a hole. Are your wolves humanoid or something?
ReplyDelete@Benschachar
ReplyDelete>using a crossbow
Pull the trigger with their mouths. With the way it's designed, you can't move and shoot at the same time.
>punching a hole
They're anthropomorphic animals like in the show, so they have the ability to briefly stand on their hind legs.
Part 12 was excellent. I nearly teared up at the funeral.
ReplyDeletei fucking LOVE THIS STORY
ReplyDeleteicantwaitforthenextpartholyshitcakesbatman
I just read every bit of this. I must say I am quite impressed. I can't wait to find out how all this ends. And I really love the characterization in this. Keep up the great work, nuke!
ReplyDelete>implying Themis deliberately killed his own daughters at some point. Yikes.
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteWhat's that > （ つ Д ｀） < ?
I only see strange symbols ? ...I hope it's not a hidden insult or something...
Wait......Themis purposefully killed his daughters as part of their awakening?
ReplyDelete>mfw O____O
@Nova25
ReplyDelete>implying that I'm implying that Themis killed his own daughters at one point
maybe. I'll have to go into detail at some point.
@Nova25 It's a Japanese emote. You probably don't have the proper language packs installed, so it all comes out as boxes and squiggles or something.
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was all under carefully controlled circumstances to ensure a near-death experience.
Still creepy.
session 8.
ReplyDeleteTwilight, closet pervert perhaps? :3
Isn't it amazing that such a masterpiece is fanfiction? When I noticed this story, I thought: Ow look at that; a 5-star story with like 12 chapters. This is going to keep me occupied for at least...4 hours later...FUUUUU.
ReplyDeleteBut really, this is a great story. I love how you write a picture of a very politically difficult Equestria, that somehow spawnes heaps of action. I was sad that Revy had to go, but that is part of this story's strength. Nothing is sugarcoated. Plans fail gloriously, characters die, rules and laws seem to stand in the way of making the right choice, and the good guys don't win because they're the good guys
Also cudos to your description of Fang. At first he was just physically cruel, but you managed to give him some character (some), and also made him psychologically cruel.
Looking back on the story so far, I think it is great. Your cruelty writing makes it realistic, and I love it.
You got yourself a fan.
Ow just one point of critizism: You should really check for spelling-errors
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Yeah, proofreading isn't my strong point. I barely do any of it at all but hey, what can ya do? /shrug
ReplyDeleteSo I got started on the next chapter. Probably won't finish it until Sunday again though lol.
BUT FOR NOW
HAVE A SAMPLE:
“Here comes the waaaahmbulance!” Pastel exclaimed excitedly. “Choo choooooooo!!”
Needless to say, the plot disappeared somewhere because I'm having too much fun messing around with their interactions. I'll get to the plot eventually. Maybe. Someday. After Luna stops fooling around on the table. :3
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteCould you explain the table thing?..
@LordOfTheWrongs I did earlier, but it was in a comment that got spamfiltered so you probably missed it. In case you're too lazy to scroll up right now, I gave Luna a table fetish. Just because.
ReplyDeleteFucking spamfilters, how do they work?
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm not too lazy to scroll up. :)
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ReplyDelete>write 3k of pony today
ReplyDelete>it's not related to this fic in any way
/trollface.jpg
It's nothing that big though. Just a oneshot I wanna put out for Mother's Day because it's an interesting idea. I'm still working on the next Session so don't worry, I just wanted to take a small break and write about something else.
Hey nuke. Your story has given me inspiration for this crazy alternate universe series I was planning to write in which the main characters tell each other stories through this magical artifact called The Storyteller, which allows the main characters to live as roles in the story. If I write this series, can I say "inspired by' and mention your series?
ReplyDelete@pmcollectorboy shur.
ReplyDeleteAlso, status update, crunch time is really coming up for me so there probably won't be any new updates for a while. So don't get your hopes up for now.
REESTABLISHING CHARACTERS.
ReplyDeletemeh, transition chapters are lame. And writing them only digs myself deeper down into the pit of incomplete schoolwork.
┐('～`；)┌
NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE
ReplyDeleteI feel for you.
ReplyDeleteAlso where did frisbees come from? Where they invented yet?
CH13 out!
ReplyDeleteOkay, while the food fight was fun, what was up with that last line?
If we hi the cap of 50 users in doc muffie is going to start writing 14 tonight.
ReplyDeleteGET IN HERE FUCKERS
@Anonymous A round disc isn't exactly the most advanced technology.
ReplyDeleteNow a GYROBOWL... that's advanced.
@Anonymous Might've been trolling, iderno.
I WAS TOLD I HAD TO COMMENT... SO I R TEH COMMENTS....
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS A COMMENT
I'M MAKING A.... COMMENT HERE...
HUGE COMMENT..
IT'S HARD TO OVERSTATE MY COMMENTFACTION...
Enough with the terrible comment/portal crap...
I really love this story, I just hate that you write the chapters like you do... It's the same why I write mai stories... You get to the good part... Your readers are like. "THIS IS AMAZING"
and then you're like.. "BITCH... PLEASE!.. "*rips story away*..
It's a good strategy for keeping ponies addicted... but... but.. I WANNA READ MOAR..... Y U NO PROVIDE ME WITH MORE TO READ???? :(
..... however.. this story is 20% cooler then most other stories..
ok, i like portal 2 s much as the nex brony, but SPAAAAAACE is being overused
ReplyDelete@Shining Sparks
ReplyDeleteSPPPAAACCCCEEE
easily one of my top 5 ponyfics... about how many chapters are there going to be?
ReplyDeleteI likeD the part where SPAAAAAAAAACCEEEEEEEEEE.
ReplyDeleteRe: part 13
ReplyDeleteI love TrolLuna.
As of part 12 I have an idea as to the nature of the superweapon nobody wants to talk about, but I'm going to stay quiet about my theory just in case I'm right. "Spoilers, darling."
Wow, Luna has a mean streak. ...I like it. }:) Pastel, on the other hand, is pretty annoying here. I've always held that Pinkie has to be written cautiously, and she's a little too obnoxiously oblivious here. Clink, clink, there's my two cents.
ReplyDelete>change names in the first part and we have the beggining of a FlutteRarity clopfic
ReplyDelete>possible reference(?) to pegasus Pinkie Pie (the original concept)
>SPAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEEE
I see what you did there
Can't wait for more!Very well writen. (Please tell anyone you know that likes warrior cats to try the link below and on my name. Thanks)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.warriorcatclans13.proboards.com/index.cgi
@morri908 Nah bro I'm just lazy. ┐('～`；)┌
ReplyDelete@Shining Sparks You're right. Alphabetical moon frisbees will be the next overused joke in this fic.
@Escher Post it anyways, I don't think anypony other than me really pays attention to every comment here. Besides, I won't confirm nor deny your theory, whatever it is.
However, that does not guarantee that I won't troll you. Just sayin'.
@LordOfTheWrongs Pastel's probably the hardest character to write. I have to balance between her hyperness and the serious nature of the story, which will be pretty difficult once the ball starts rolling again. As for obliviousness, just pretend she was blinded by Luna's cute. Because she was.
@Streamstar wut?
Good news everypony! I'm pretty much finished with my school projects meaning that I almost have my free time back! That means I'll definitely be back to my old pace at getting this stuff out next week!
ReplyDeleteBad news is that I haven't been in a comfortable workplace all weekend, so I didn't work on the story at all. So no updates for a bit!
At least I said the good news first. ┐('～`；)┌
@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteyay
Well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you've got more free time! Good for us, and you. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the next chapter
@nukeiffum this is the only story i bother to check for updates to indivualy and that sir is a ray of sunshine :D good luck to ya finding some time here soon to write AND relax
ReplyDeleteWhen's session 14?
ReplyDelete6 star! :)
ReplyDelete@Anonymous I'll write it when there's 300 comments here trollolololololol
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, long break + exams + boring transition chapter + writer's block = not fun.
owell. It'll be up when it's up. ┐('～`；)┌
BLOGGER EATS MY COMMENTS ONCE AGAIN
ReplyDeleteanyways, I write new chapter when comments get to 300 trollolololololol
Spam for greater good
ReplyDeletecmon men we need 300 comments
ReplyDeleteyeah samefaggin it up for 300
ReplyDeleteand thus, a new age began. a new age, where nukeiffum wrote session 14 at last.
ReplyDeletesession 14 garnered a huge cult following. a cult following, they say, that is responsible for the very saving of the world itself. hell, even the US government changed their official motto to "in nukeffum we trust", and put pinkie pie's face on the new 75 cent coin.
Whatever, 300 comments. ponies, tonight we dine in equestria and all that other obligatory forced meme shit.
olol seriously? Didn't expect that to happen.
ReplyDeleteFine, fine, I'll get to work on Session 15. Because Session 14's been done since this morning and I'm just waiting for Seth to get it up.
DAMMIT SETH
ReplyDeleteY U SO DELAY?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v2NBrUo218h0ZGqnOIgakU4KxKTTWgGRN9Awa4a3VSc/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CJusgPoM
have at you ponies
HAVE AT YOUUUUUU
ReplyDeleteI like editing this stuff :3
makes me feel liek somepony
Loved the new chapter! Again, a few nitpicks:
ReplyDeleteSimilar to some other chapters, some of the descriptions in this one, especially near the beginning, felt just a tad bit off. Its hard to explain, but the phrase that comes to mind is telling rather than showing. Sorry I can't explain it very well, its such a minor issue its hard to describe.
As always the plot and characterization were excellent. You've got the mane cast down very well, and their ancestral counterparts are different enough that they stand apart yet still similar enough to tell that they're connected. I wait with bated breath for the next chapter!
Why no star-6 rating? D:
ReplyDeleteyeah seriously why don't you have a star-6 rating yet?
ReplyDeleteDammit, Nuke! It's 20 to 1 a.m. here, and you're making me cry...
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete"There are currently too many ponies reading this document. Try again later."
ReplyDeleteF5 key is starting to become unresponsive...
Get in...
I love this so much, thank you Nuke!
(changed comment to be more awesome)
YOU DID IT AGAIN!
ReplyDelete"THIS IS AWESOME!"-ME
*END*
FUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!
seriously... i'm gonna have to go back and read it all as a single run through... like it's a book.. Otherwise I'm going to go crazy.
Awww man, that is tragic. Good thing the day of ascension is coming!
ReplyDeleteRegarding section 14:
ReplyDeleteD'awwww.... my poor luna.... :''''( <3
as always, I can't wait for the next chapter.
ReplyDeleteI started reading this thinking only that a fanfic with this many parts must at least be decent.
ReplyDeleteIt's now 3:30 AM and I can't stop reading!
mfw thats my pic twilight pic in the corner. great story btw
ReplyDeleteThere's no star-6 rating because apparently this story is 4.8 stars, not 4.9.
ReplyDeleteI don't know either.
I wonder if when Dash gets back uptime she'll try and reconnect with Gilda. She shares the griffon connection with her ancestor and after what happened, I can't see a loyal soul like Dash not wanting to check up on her 'Just for past times sakes, you know?'.
ReplyDeleteWHY I AM SO SAD?!
ReplyDeleteTenuous PA references aside, GYAAAAHHH, Must see what happens next! This whole thing makes me sad, but I really need to see how it ends!
You've got me in the same spot as our beloved cast! It's sad, but we've just gotta keep going!
B'AWWW when everypony had to leave Amethyst and Pastel. WHY CELESTIA, WHY?!?
ReplyDelete@Saint Dane I don't know why I didn't reply to this before. I really suck at exposition/description, so segments like those are always hard for me. I try my best to make it interesting though.
ReplyDelete@Madfish Current plans for the Post-Sessions don't include Gilda in any way, but I might be able to squeeze something in. Who knows?
Anywho, I (legitimately) started Session 15. It's turning into a shipping story for Lily and Amethyst. I'm somewhat okay with this.
It's up to you if you want to take me seriously or not, I could be trolling, as usual.
I also sad that this at 4.7 so no 6-star ;_;
Please no shipping.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why, but blogger is derping and won't let me into my account, so I had to open up Chrome to post this.
ReplyDeleteanywho, Session 15's done, but I asked Seth to put it up tomorrow so one of my editors can have a shot at it before it goes up.
TRANSITION CHAPTERS STILL SUCK. Thankfully after Session 16 transition hell will be over and I can get properly started with the next arc.
That's all ponies.
About time this got up.
ReplyDeleteI liked this chapter.
I also await the inevitable ship!
MUFFIE YOU FORGOT TO MAKE IT UNEDITABLE
ReplyDeleteDO NOT WORRY I MADE IT UNEDITABLE
That was totally expected of course, but I am still extremely glad it happened.
ReplyDeleteand so the prophecy fortold that amethyst, lily and pastel would one day join the mane plot and no longer show up only to have breakdowns for our amusement
ReplyDeletegood stuff here nuke
It took me a bit to catch on to Lily's consternation in the first part; I kept thinking she could come back soon as Midnight woke, but that's because I was forgetting the political problems with Skyline and Cinnamon returning to Ponyville. That's the risk of reading more than one darker-themed fic at once, I guess - memory bleed-over. =p
ReplyDeleteAnd since I haven't commented here yet, let me say thanks and awesome job, nukeiffum. This is an *excellent* piece of writing. Your writing is crisp and vivid, and you manage to paint a complex picture without getting tedious. The only complaint I have is that you're not done yet, so now I have to wait for it to update.
(That was not, by the way, a request to hurry it up...good writing is worth waiting for, and this is definitely good writing.)
One thing, though - shouldn't this be classed as [Grimdark] on here? It's got dark themes, depressing events, and pretty graphic bloodshed/trauma.
OMG. I spent 7 hours reading every chapter so far. This is an amazing story. I will happily wait for the next installment, as greatness can't be rushed.
ReplyDeleteBro I've been reading since you released the intro, and you haven't disappointed a single time.
ReplyDeleteLove this story bro.
This chapter does NOT suck. you made me tear up. :) I like to put characters under this kind of strain. That's when you really strip of their facades and see what they're made of.
ReplyDeleteI was fine until I got to the end of Revy, then my eyes stopped working properly.
ReplyDeleteDamn you to hell! :p
Wait, did we already know that Lily and Skyline are sisters? I must have blanked on that bit.
ReplyDeleteBut actually that does explain something from the last chapter where I was like, wait, are Lily and Skyline together, after she told Ame she wasn't interested in girls?
Heh. Those two are totally Heterosexual Life Partners, though I'm not sure how much they're actually hetero and how much they're just denying it.
Last post was a month ago? This thing is amazing. MUST HAVE MOAR. :|
ReplyDeleteRead part 15: And the real adventure begins.
ReplyDelete@Escher
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's there in chapter 7. It's been a long time since it came up, though, so I'm not surprised if you forgot!
@Facelessguru Main plot hasn't happened yet though. /trollface.jpg
ReplyDelete@magnorcriol I don't want it to be labeled grimdark because /overall/ it isn't a grimdark story. It may have grimdark elements but it's not really the main point.
So I spent most my day screwing around and playing Rainbow Dash Attack which was pretty fun. I have HARMONY HARMONY stuck in my head now though. ;_;
chapter will be done eventually.
loldoubleupdate
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time I did that?
I don't think you ever did. :I
ReplyDeleteYESYESYESYESYES.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it all these fantastic stories all get update like a day after I first discover and read through them? It's awesome.
Damnit crimson, I'm seeing you on every epic fic outside of Night Never ended.
ReplyDeleteYou really should read more :3
@Crimson ValorYou just have to be there on the right days.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it.The waits will tear you apart if your mind is anything like mine.
Thank you for this awesome fanfic!
ReplyDeleteI WAS TOLD TO COMMENT AGAIN!!
ReplyDeleteSO I DID!!!
Good job, son. I'm proud of you :)
ReplyDeleteBest My little Pony Fanfiction currently available on the internet! You need an art page or a facebook so I can keep up to date on your works.
ReplyDelete-Ranger
Ugh the suspense is killing me! How much longer until we actually start finding out stuff?
ReplyDelete@bakertj The next arc will end with the Day of Ascension so... soon I guess.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, somepony made a tvtropes page for this story. I was amuse.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/MemoriesOfDaysLongPast
the last installment was a bit . . . contrived? it's like the author wanted to give us a bit of an info dump but couldn't figure out a better way of doing it. of course i had this image of the pendant being at the bottom of Lilly's bag and thus losing would be hard to do. also, this is written from essentially the ancestor's point of view. i think we should get more reaction from the current incarnations, as it were. and finally, the more modern-like descriptions of these suppressors and such seems, i don't know, out of place? unless the royal family has control of greater levels of technology than what i would guess. that might actually be a plot point, just thought i'd bring it up.
ReplyDeletedon't get me wrong, please, i like it. it's well written and it's not, uhm, a shoehorned plot or anything. just, uh, thought i'd mention some things . . . i guess. sorry.
Just a pet peeve of mine --
ReplyDeleteCompliment: An expression of praise. Cinnamon waved away the compliment.
Complement: One thing which completes another. The verdant grass complemented the castle's austere elegance.
(I pretty much have to look this one up every single time.)
"...waiting for their second chance to make their impact on the world."
I really wish you wouldn't use that word. o_o;
I know I'm behind on this, but I just read the opening of part 8, and I have to ask... is the name Revy a reference to the fact that Gilda from FiM and Revy from Black Lagoon share the same voice actress? Because if that was on purpose, you are truly a master.
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there with that reference in chp 16 sneaky sneaky assassin.
ReplyDeleteI've never been one to really read fan-fiction, but this is amazing and I am eagerly awaiting the next session!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, muchly enjoying this.
ReplyDeleteThe way I figure it right now, Celestia's deep dark secret is likely to be the genocide order that's no doubt coming. Assuming the event that takes the ponies from their current bottom-of-the-food chain to their future total-masters-of-their-domain status is the day of ascension, that'd be like handing a bunch of cavemen a nuclear arsenal. A sonic rainboom can crack rock from a significant distance away, imagine an explosion that powerful in the middle of, say, a wolvern capital city. We all know how powerful magic can be, and how incredibly strong earth ponies have been hinted to be. So you give unmatched strength to a race that's been suppressed and living in fear for thousands of years, and it seems likely there's a very good reason we haven't seen any wolves in the show. It'll be a bloodbath.
The feeling of helplessness was overwhelming but worth it!
ReplyDeleteThis is true story telling people!!!
Loving every work of it!
Fuck the commas
ReplyDeletePOST THAT SHIT!
I'm dying here!
Fuck the commas
ReplyDeletePOST THAT SHIT!
I'm dying here!
Someone doesn't notice the "Newest>>" sign...
ReplyDeletehiatus.
ReplyDeletedamnit muffie.
ReplyDeleteWow this is epic ive never played assassins creed and didnt even realize this was a reference to it until i read the comments. You definitely have me hooked i just finished reading all 17 sessions and 3 intermissions this is a very well done story. Quick note though after Amethyst yells at Crotchet in chapter 14 i think it, was you had said she had had made her way to Sugar CUBE Corner instead of Sugar CANE Corner. There were other typos throughout the series but i just decided to chose the one that contradicted the story somewhat. Anyway, great work and im looking forward to the next session. Keep up the good work! :D
ReplyDeleteAnyone care to tell me why this isn't 6 stars yet?
ReplyDelete18 done yet?
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDelete'kay. :)
Take all the time you need.
@Shaico I wanted to ask this myself.
ReplyDeletenukeiffum, definetely don't rush with this. I sense important things are about to happen, and it would be horrible to see it written on the run.
So much awesome in one Story
ReplyDeleteI love the Assasins Creed games and i love Ponies and now there is a Assasins Creed themed Pony Story thanks to you!
Keep the good work up!
Read all the chapters up to 17. Really liking it, and I'm wondering where this plot is leading. Please don't abandon this!
ReplyDeleteI really want to see new chapters, but I am fine with a hiatus. You have a LOT of talent, nukeiffum, and I would hate to see this excellent story suffer in quality if you aren't fully in it. Take as much time as you need; I know writing can be overwhelming. I'm eagerly awaiting more of this great story!
ReplyDelete....
ReplyDeleteWell I just read number 18.
Totally liking it.
Wow, at 94,000+ words this is literally a novel about ponies. Are there any other fanfictions that are as long?
ReplyDeleteHow the heck does that e-book thing work? Eh.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, just dropping by to say ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND WORRRDDDSSSSSSSS.
I'm proud of myself for wasting so much of my life writing this story. Is very nice yes?
Anyways, even though it hit ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND WORRDDDSSSSSSS you don't get to read any of my philosophical musings and omgwhyisthishappening plot events until maybe July. Either July or whenever this story hits 6-Star. Or when drawfriends draw nice things for this story. Whichever comes first.
nuke out.
I FUCKING LOVE YOU!
ReplyDeleteHiatus is over now I guess. Today would be a triple update if it was not for the fact that two of the chapters are still going through editing.
ReplyDeletewhee
OMG YOU'RE POSTING MORE DREAMS!? 8DDDD
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear, I finally finished reading chapter 17 just then so I'm eagerly awaiting your next update.
Why is this not 6 stars?
ReplyDeleteProbably because Seth isn't psychic and nobody's notified him that this story qualified.
ReplyDeleteDang ol' TV Tropes roped me into reading this amazing story, finally glad to see an update.
ReplyDeleteI swear ever since Progress every writer pairs off Luna with Abacus.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost as if it were canon.
oh hell yes ebook file
ReplyDeletetime to put that kindle to good use
Ebook file works on FBReader.
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't this six stars yet!?
ReplyDeleteAny ways, great chapter...like I said 20 or so comments ago. -shrug-
NUKE! Y U END CHAPTER LIKE THAT?!?!?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteI hope it's not too much trouble for me to ask the editors if they could please hurry up on those edits.
ReplyDeleteI would certainly appreciate it.
(I'm gripping so hard right now)
This story is so good. Everyone feels compeled to give Luna an abacus now, even in the past. I hope you don't ignore Celestia just because it is so easy to receive praise for focussing on Luna. This is her story just as much as it is Luna's and the rest of the ponies, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteProgress must be REALLY popular for the Abacus to show up here.
ReplyDeleteAnd I guess the remaining 4 expies getting hit with fragments tie into the Elements of Harmony?
Apparently, Abacus and Luna were pals WAY before Progress ^-^
ReplyDeleteGotta love the nod to "Progress". Abacus is awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I'm glad to see this updated again, it feels like it's been awhile.
You brought in Abacus the abacus.
ReplyDeleteSlowly but surely all the individual Fics will connect and become one full history, and lo, the book of pony will be made.
>see new chapter
ReplyDeleteyay
>read it and then come see the comments
>two more chapters soon to come
yes yes yes yes
^ this
ReplyDeleteThis need a Star 6 tag...
ReplyDeleteThe other two sessions seem to be taking a bit to upload?
ReplyDeleteokay that's it...
ReplyDeleteIf Luna doesn't have an abacus in season 2 I'm gonna lose it....
This story....
OMFG!
Lol, abacus.
ReplyDeleteAm i the only human left that doesn't get the reference? D=
ReplyDelete@TrasherJust read the Progress fic series. They're absolutely hilarious and adorable!
ReplyDeleteReading through 6 right now, and I really think the reveal could have been held off. Tragic monsters are interesting--and she didn't have to actually *be* one. Know what I mean?
ReplyDelete>everyone says something about the nod to Progress
ReplyDelete>nothing about the jokes about Amethyst
>or the end of the chapter
welp
Anyways, got tired of waiting for my editor, so I just sent the two chapters to Seth. And then it goes up tomorrow because of dat queue.
whee
To hell with the damn editors! >:C
ReplyDeleteI think i broke the comments section somehow :o
ReplyDelete@nukeiffum
ReplyDeleteJokes about Amethyst? If you're talking about the apparent proposition to the guard, it wasn't so much funny as kinda kinda... out of place. Much like the "angry sex" thing a while back.
I'm the last one who'll tell you to keep sex out of ponies, but sex humor is kind of tricky. It's either rolling-on-the-floor funny or it falls flat, and reactions vary. I think it might be best if you just avoid it altogether.
*Attempt at starting anew page of comments since the previous page goes to 403, only counts 400 and still has the "newest" button on the right side.*
ReplyDeleteD=
Eh, I'll give it a shot...
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but this story is going way south within the past 4 chapters...
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