This story is a sequel to The Young Warrior
As a young changeling, Pharynx Elytron was known by all his fellow nymphs as the toughest, most ferocious of them all. And if you touched his brother, you were guaranteed to be beaten up later. When it was time for them to be apprenticed, they all hoped to be picked by the best of the best, the legendary Aureum in Generali, Fortuna-domina. The changeling had never taken an apprentice before, but with two royal children in the newest batch of apprentices, the nymphs were sure she had to make her appearance. Yet, when it was time for the nymphs to be matched with mentors, Fortuna chose Pharynx, the one changeling that they were all sure didn't need the guidance the rest of them deserved.
...Or did he?
Not hard to like Fortuna
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That's what I'm going for. Tuney was referenced a couple times in The Young Warrior as being Thorax and Pharynx's "only mother figure." I figured I should have one of the sequels show you why they considered her that
The mother Thorax and Pharynx deserved but never had.
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Indeed. Just wait until later, things will get...emotional
Revenge feels kinda overdone in most villain arcs for some reason, though I can definitely see Pharynx going through that sorta thing. Maybe during his journey, he learns to forgive and realize the faults in his mindset?
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Ah, might I remind you that by the time he does actually meet the ponies responsible for his mother's death (Shining and Cadence) he's actually quite cordial to them?
He's grieving right now, entering the Anger stage. Give him some time-skip time
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Oh? How does he get over it?
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Would that not be spoilers, Bez?
But as I implied, it's a couple time-lapses. I couldn't think of a way to make reliving Young Warrior through Phar's P.O.V entertaining. I had a feeling if the readers were anything like me, they'd gloss over it
Don’t forget the incomplete tag
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Thanks!
I have feeling that I'm going to be an emotional wreck after this. But hey it's good reading. It's criminal how few people come across your stories. You deserve more views.
Now I wonder what the accent would be. British (maybe), Scottish (less than likely),) lrish (hard no) or French (maybe). Or I'm just over thinking it as usual. Hey I like her rules of engagement.
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I have to agree.
Alright, I am quite certain I like more now. She should have been The bug bros biological mother, dammit. You know how to pull one's heart strings, you know that?
This was beautiful. While read this story I had a song playing in my head. The song White Cliffs of Dover by Dame Vera Lynn.
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Aw, thank you! I appreciate it
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Ah, good catch - Pharynx wouldn't be able to correctly identify what kind of accent it is, since he's so young and doesn't know about the world beyond the Hive, but actually you were correct in one of your guesses!
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I try my best- if it helps, the boys do consider her their only real mom in the present, now that they've shook off the mentality that Chrysalis is their mother simply because they're hers by blood
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Thanks! I'm glad you liked it so much!