Ever since the Book of All Stories was revealed, countless groups have raced to obtain the mythical magic of the pages. Spitfire, on orders from Princess Celestia and a tip from Discord, heads off into the White Tail Woods in search of one such page. After stopping at the village of Pinegrove along the woods' border, she's surprised to cross paths with none other than Lightning Dust. The two realize they are searching after the same prize, and a race to the finish ensues: one under orders to return the page, the other desperate to change her past.
My contribution to the Ponyville Ciderfest "Scattered Pages" book! For those who were unable to get the physical copy, we wanted to make sure we could share our love and passion with everyone. Everything we did is for the community, because of the community, and we hope you enjoy <3
Art: @IRUSU_kun
Really enjoyed reading this!!
not gonna lie, i really loved this, and wouldn't mind seeing a sequel where they go on a first date. i'd even pay for it as a story comission
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Trust me, I intend to do a (short) follow up!
Ciderfest, Holidays, and now Covid are making things... difficult. But rest assured I have something planned ^_^
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looking forward to it
Wow...I mean this really hit home not only as a person who has been to that same place and come out the other side a better man, but because there is a band called Citizen Soldier who makes songs targeted towards victims of mental health struggles, and two of my favorite songs are songs I associate with Lightning Dust. Made By Misery and Stronger Than My Storm.
Edit: Oh gosh, I hadn't even realized that Spitfire was into Karaoke and that makes the music connection even smoother.
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They say "write what you know", and damn if I didn't go all out for that little section. I didn't want it to dominate the piece though, so I tried to keep it at least mildly succinct.
Excellent music choices as well
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It didn't overpower the story itself if you were wondering, I loved the story. Spitfire and Lightning Dust is not a partnership that people explore very often, because everyone focuses on LD's story with Rainbow.
Spitfire is a character that brings a lot of maturity to a conversation, she and Lightning contrast perfectly while sharing enough personality traits to complement one another.
And thanks for the complenents on the songs, they mean a lot to me. You could probably guess by my profile picture that I'm very much into music.
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To be honest, when the whole project started, it wasn't initially the ponies I was aiming for. But I am SO glad that I settled on writing for these two, it's really given me a new and deeper appreciation for LD, and I'm thrilled to continue visiting her in my future stories