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Cloudhammer


I never make mistakes. I thought I'd made one once, but I was wrong.

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Thomas is a child worker in the textile factories of 1808 London. When he makes a new friend with one of the ponies that have begun living in London with them, a conspiracy by the upper class to keep their workers is exposed, leading the two down a road paved with violence and deception. Is there a happy ending at the end of this road?

Submission for the 8th TCB Event.

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Comments ( 9 )

I'd like to see this continued, at least to see the supervisor get his comeuppance.

Well, guess I'll leave it as incomplete for now, see what I can come up with

This... is pretty awesome. You've captured the period right enough, and the way workers were treated (and still are, in the third world) and you've got the flavor right.

This could go places. This could be quite the book, actually. The Pony Union, I am thinking, a worker's union with an interesting entrance fee...

I have one question. How was Silverheart able to heal him? The only Conversion Bureau stuff I've read is yours, but doesn't magic act like super radiation and cause instant necrosis? Seems healing spells would be counterproductive on humans.

734892 I've taken a different track with this universe. Magic in large doses causes some psychological damage and in extreme cases systemic shock(just made that term up), but in small amounts, say a single unicorn's healing spell, it's not enough to be a threat. Softheart just doesn't know about human physiology to be able to make more extensive repairs

734960 So magic here is different from in The First Year? Because small exposure from pegasus flight was enough to cause immediate tissue death.

This is pretty good! You've done it again! Keep up the good work!

Stop writing better than me... you're making the rest of us look bad.

finally
a "conversin beureau" story that has a happy ending and has characters that make me all good inside
1 im not a brony i just like to read stuff
2 i like this story

it has successfully passed my vibe check

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