Pinkie Pie trotted along, her destination is Sugarcube Corner. Suddenly, she spotted a small orange filly sitting alone on a bench nearby. The energetic pink pony's curiosity piqued, and she trotted over to investigate. It was none other than Scootaloo, the self-proclaimed Rainbow Dash's number one fan.
"Heya, Scootaloo!" Pinkie Pie greeted with a wide grin, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement. "What brings you to this lonely bench today?"
Scootaloo looked up, surprise evident in her eyes. "Oh, hey Pinkie Pie," she responded, her voice unreadable. "I was just taking a break, you know? Got a lot on my mind."
Pinkie Pie's smile turned sympathetic. "Oh no, is everything okay, Scootaloo? Anything you wanna talk about?"
Scootaloo hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.
Pinkie Pie nodded understandingly, her pink ears perking up. "Hey, I've got an idea! How about coming to a Welcome to Ponyville party we're throwing today? It'll be a blast, and it might help you take your mind off things for a while!"
Scootaloo's eyes widened, a glimmer of excitement shining through her fatigue. "That sounds amazing, Pinkie, but I'm not sure if I can make it. I've got so much to do, and I really need to get things done."
Pinkie Pie's face fell for a moment, her lower lip jutting out in a small pout. "Aww, that's okay, Scootaloo. I understand if you can't make it. Just remember, we'll always be here for you, no matter what. If you change your mind, feel free to drop by anytime!"
Scootaloo smiled gratefully, relieved that Pinkie understood. "Definitely, Pinkie Pie. Thanks for understanding. Have a great party!"
Pinkie Pie waved a hoof in the air, her pink curls bobbing. "You too, Scootaloo! Catch you later!"
As two mares walked through Ponyville, The sun was shining, and the birds were chirping, making it a perfect day for a stroll in Ponyville. Nightmare Moon couldn't help but take in the beauty of this rural town.
"Such a beautiful day, isn't it, Twilight?" she asked, Twilight only smiled in response.
The real-life version was so different yet similar to the one depicted in the cartoon. The wooden huts had a rustic charm that simply couldn't be captured by the mere flash animation. The signs on the shops were hand-painted, giving each one a unique character and feel.
Different from a post-industrialized mega city, it was quiet and peaceful, with the gentle chirping of birds and the sweet scent of flowers filling the air.
She realized that like many places on Earth, no matter how hard the artists and animators tried, they could never truly capture the essence of Ponyville onto a screen. It was clear that this is a place that needed to be experienced in person to truly appreciate its unique charm and character.
Nightmare Moon looked around, noticing the unusual stillness. "It seems like the town is quieter than usual," she remarked, glancing at Twilight.
Twilight nodded in agreement. "Yes, it does. But I can see some ponies peeking out from their windows," she said, wagging a hoof towards a few houses.
Nightmare Moon chuckled. "Well, I suppose my speech yesterday really shook them up," she said, chuckling as she looks around. Twilight smiled a little bit cramped at that.
As they approached the Golden Oak Library, Nightmare Moon couldn't help but marvel at how different it looked in real life compared to the cartoon. It was a magnificent sight, and she couldn't wait to explore it.
The real thing was much more magnificent than in the cartoons. The intricate details of the building's architecture were breathtaking. The wooden panels were carved not by machine, and the glass windows sparkled in the sunlight, showing little defects here and there, it only added to the library's charm. The royal guard squad standing at the entrance only added to the grandeur of the scene.
Wait, royal guards?
As they reached the entrance, the squad of royal guards stood at attention. One of them cleared his throat, the alicorn feeling a sense of importance wash over her.
"Your Highness," the guard said, bowing respectfully. "Miss Twilight Sparkle."
Nightmare Moon nodded, feeling quite regal. "At ease, soldier. We have a business to attend to inside."
The guard couldn't believe the predicament they were in.
They had been tasked with guarding Princess Celestia at the Summer Sun Celebration and were supposed to return to Canterlot today. But now, Captain Shining Armor had ordered them to stay in this backwater village to protect his sister, Twilight Sparkle, and this new Alicorn.
"At ease, soldier. We have a business to attend to inside," she said, her voice cool and collected without any hints of malice. At that, he relaxed a little, but he still felt uneasy around her.
He couldn't help but feel a sense of unease around Nightmare Moon. Her gaze was piercing, like she could see right through him, and the way she spoke with such a calm, almost nonchalant tone only added to his discomfort. He thought about the event of yesterday, how Nightmare Moon had brutally assaulted Princess Celestia and then proudly shows her result like a psychopath that she likely is, but he couldn't help but feel relieved that she didn't seem to have any malicious intent towards him or his squad.
Does he have resentment? Answer is yes
After all, she was the reason why they were stuck in this small town instead of returning to the grandeur of Canterlot. But he knew better than to voice his thoughts out loud, especially in the presence of the legendary Mare of The Moon. He saluted her once more and took up his post
He couldn't shake off the feeling that she was sizing him and his squad up, looking for any weaknesses they might have.
As he looked at her, he couldn't help but notice how her gaze was intense, with a hint of amusement in her eyes. It was like she was constantly thinking, analyzing, and planning her next move. He wondered if he would ever be able to let his guard down around her.
"At your service, your highness," The guard replied, his voice steady despite the nervousness he felt. He couldn't shake the feeling that he was in over his head.
Before she closes the door, Nightmare Moon looks back at him. Her smirk only added to his unease. "I'm sorry but-" and when she finished her sentence, his blood run cold. She was definitely Princess Celestia's sister. And he was stuck with her.
"I will not require your 'service' tonight, my little harem."
As he looked at Nightmare Moon entering the library, the guard realized that he was in for a long and unpredictable ride, as he and his squad were tasked with both monitoring and protecting these two mares from any potential threats that might arise in Ponyville. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Buck me, this is going to be one hell of a job."
As she stepped inside, Twilight looked back at the imposing figure of Nightmare Moon, who followed her into the treehouse.
"We will stay here for the time being, your highness, please set them down on the corner over there," Twilight said, pointing her hoof at a corner.
As they walked in, Twilight was surprised to hear a voice calling out her name. She turned to see the purple dragon, running towards her with great haze, a half-read comics book still in his claw grip.
With his arms wide open, he jumped at her, giving her a big hug.
The unicorn felt a tight embrace from her faithful assistant, Spike. She could feel the warmth of his scaly arms around her as he squeezed her tightly.
Twilight returned the hug, feeling guilty in Spike's warm embrace. She had forgotten to inform him about yesterday's plan.
They stood like that for a minute until a sound interrupted them. Someone was clearing their throat.
Spike looked up, his eyes widening in surprise when he saw who Twilight had brought back with her. A giant alicorn mare was standing there, her sharp fangs glinting in the light. Her big, starry mane seemed to shine like the night sky, and an aura of power radiated from her very being.
"Hi, I'm your new housemate!" Nightmare Moon said, breaking the silence. "Nice to meet you, purple bipedal lizard thing."
"Uh...nice to meet you too," Spike stammered nervously, eyeing the mare warily. "I'm Spike. Twilight's...um...assistant."
Nightmare Moon chuckled, a sound that echoed through the library. "Assistant, you say? In which way?" she said, wagging her eyebrows at the small dragon with amusement.
Twilight only gave him a reassuring smile and a nod, as if to say, "It's okay, Spike. Trust me. I know what I am doing."
Spike looked at Twilight, unsure of what to think.
I love your fic author but holy f*ck, this much time not even for 2k words?
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As I said in my blog post, I can barely squeezed out 2k a week. There’re sometimes I have to work on some future chapters that longer than 2k and another time I needed to cut off content in previous unreleased chapters that no longer fit.
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You realize that not everyone is a fulltime writer right? People have jobs, lives, family, ...?
Maybe complain about it when you start paying the author for their work. They owe you nothing, otherwise.
It me :) TS/NMM is cute, and this story already has the whole cuddling thing... Hoping for more cute stuff like that, but understandable if you're wanting the story to go elsewhere.
Also just looked through some of that Moonsetmlp stuff, looks like a good comic, I'll need to read what has been made for it currently.
Still wondering how much Rainbow will screw things up when she sees NMM for the first time. Hopefully not much, but she can be portrayed as (and I believe canonically is) a real hothead sometimes.
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That's quite alright. As long as you continue to update it periodically, most of us won't give a fuzz about it. With your weekly update goal, you are doing far better than the majority of the authors I have read so far.
One Celestia was gunning for the fight if Luna didn't surrender to her and go back to being Luna so the fact Celestia got beat up is her own fault. Two they wanted Celestia they got her and with her healing powers she would have been fine in no time. So to blame nightmare moon for what happened is harsh and unfair.
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The problem is that I don’t know how to write a proper romance. I can imitated relationship to a certain extend, but not for enough for it to be a plotline, a recurring thing.
Nigthmare and Twilight romance mean it have to be in forefront of story and scrutinized by readers constantly…..
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That’s the idea. There will be some weeks I can write a couple of chapters and another week I am completely burn out. By limiting to a chapter per week, I have extra unreleased chapters as buffer, to buy me enough time to recover and continue.
In readers’ perspective, it’s as if there’s no delay or hiatus at all.
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Claiming to not know how to write a romance is a poor excuse. Because '50 shades of Grey' and the twilight saga are a thing. So far it's a better romance then either of those. Most relationships start with surface level infatuation. Then they build into a proper romantic relationship when you add trust and compassion. Keep it healthy with communication. And remember, sex is not love. Love is love, sex is sex. A romance should not revolve around sexual desires. That just leaves it bland and unfofilling. Just don't break out the shoehorn and you'll be fine.
I recognize the artist- Silfoe, I believe. I don't know whether or not they still draw since it's been a while since I last saw their stuff pop up.
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You are horribly overworked author, take a break whenever possible.
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How would you felt if my romance plotline came out to be the same quality as Twilight saga? I really don’t want to risk it.
Besides, anything thing involved Twilight Sparkle is Twilight’s saga. So it will definitely came out like Twilight saga.
And thank you for crashcourse on human psychology on romance, my experience in that subject basically boiled down to animes, movies, and brazzers. Your insight made me one step toward acting like a human properly!
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Thank for the sauce!
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Well… I pretty much hiatus this whole week, few ideas but don’t know how to implement properly yet. That counted as a break, right?
I absolutely love so far how Nightmare Moon and Twilight interact it’s so cute! I really hope in some chapter they begin a romantic friendship! I ship them 100%
I remember reading that Tumblr AU, Moonset, a long time ago. After the last chapter was published, I waited for a long time until I finally realized that it was abandoned. It had great potential, and now I'm sad because I was reminded of it's existence .
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The only way to get experience is to do the thing you want experience in, unfortunately.
Luckily, this is FimFiction - a fanfiction website. We aren't expecting you to pump out the next Great Work Of All Time here, we're just here to read and have fun. If you want experience, go right ahead. If it turns out bad, well, sucks I guess, but you probably learned something from it.
But if you want the story to go elsewhere or still just aren't sure about trying it out, I'll stop pestering you about it and this'll be my last comment on the matter. I just really love NMMxTS lol.
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I will continue my story as is for a while, and if it’s possible to become a romance, then it will be romance.
I might turned it into a oneshot spinoff to see if it will hold up to public scrutiny first.
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That’s the fate of most tumblr. I just hope that with help of modern art softwares, We would see more long-running comic series popped up as artists are less likely to burnout, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.
Or maybe commercialized webcomic sites zucc them out of tumblr. Those seems to multiply like wildfire…..
Thanks for the chapter!
Have a great day!
The author's notes took me longer to read than the chapter itself.
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Luego me dieron una flecha en la rodilla.
OK, I suspected that you were a foreigner.
According to the Berlitz Language School, English is roughly tied with Japanese for "Hardest Language For A Non Native Adult To Become Fluent In".
For example,
1) English has more irregular verbs (200-300 in common use. LOTS more total) than any other current language on Earth. Rote memorization is the only way to learn them.
2) Nouns usually indicate possessive form with an apostrophe. Pronouns do NOT.
3) Pronouns use an apostrophe to indicate a contraction and a different word to indicate possessive form. For example, it's "whose" NOT "who's". Spellchecker won't catch this because "who's" is a perfectly valid word, it's just the wrong word.
I'd recommend School House Rock/Grammer Rock + Mr Morton for the parts of speech + sentence structure. (Made in the 1970s, the animation sucks.)
If writing gets too much, just put the story On Hiatus until you're ready to continue.
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If I were to go for grammar perfect, my output would reduced to like 4 months/chapter and would likely got cancelled quickly, because lack of motivation.
Working with a random internet editor is not my thing either.
For now, let's just hope the future standard english will be gutted out enought for this story to become grammarly corrected by that time, okay?
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This. In our opinion, romance should be a happy accident when friends get closer than an arbitrary threshold. It's not a goal. 🤔
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I actually managed to get into contact with the author of moonset to get a question as to if it's dead (yup, permanently, dude had life go to shit in S9 and he just drifted away from the fanbase permanently)
The story actually apparently wasn't all too far away from conclusion, with the intent being twilight learning about the elements of harmony, the actual truth behind NMM's rise and the Mare in the Moon, and ultimately gathering the element bearers to bring celestia back and use the elements to bring luna back properly as well.
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Oh.....
Good questions... Professional, personal, intimate?
All of them? 🙏
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