Chapter 29 Part One
And thus my Liveblog begins!!
- Ha! "My Little Pony: Hangovers Are A Bitch"(New series, coming soon to The Hub!)
- Those Gargantuan class ships are definitely intimidating, I wonder if the Mean Six called the NPAF and told them that they'd be taking down Hope's Point's shield, or if Silvertongue sent them on his own initiative.
- I'm going with the second option, I doubt the Mean Six would be able to get in contact with the NPAF all the way out there, and it's not to much of a stretch to say that Silvertongue would expect them to go after the Elements of Harmony once their nature as clones was destroyed. The idea of a copy wanting to validate itself by destroying the original would make perfect sense to a perfectionist like Silvertongue. Also, if he has an accurate idea of the Mane Six's progress, it's plausible that he'd have realised they've reached Hope's Point by now, and I'm sure he's confident enough in the Mean Six's ability to disable the shield. Even if they do fail though, He can always have his ships fall back, no harm done.
- Yeah, this city's fucked now. Rules of Drama say so.
- Pffftttt... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Loved the Gadget / Briarthorn banter. Can't wait to see the Queen.
- *Ten Minutes Later*
[The Queen turned her head ever so slightly and interrupted, “Early. Door opened, ten hoof-patterns. First, you, Gadget. Following: three with even steps, even weight, one with slightly wider gait. Unicorns. Followed by light steps, low sound. Three pegasi. Three thumps, three earth ponies, one wearing some sort of metal on their hooves. Of the pegasi, one slightly heavier. A pilot. Only one pilot with that particular entourage: ‘Captain’ Briarthorn. Ah, excellent, he’s walking slowly. Good. No resistance. Will keep this quick. Too occupied with potential occupation,” she hissed through her teeth.]]
- Oh...
- My...
- GOD!!!!
- Queen Blackburn is Sherlock!! ''This book is FRIKKEN AWESOME!!!!!
- Ah Ha!! So the intruder's have been noticed. Score one for the Genre Savvy Queen!
- Okay, as much as I like Briarthorn, it was so funny to see him get throttled by the Queen.
- I love the banter between Blackburn and Briarthorn. They're Like an Old Married Couple (New OTP coming up!)
- On second thoughts, she might be a bit too hostile towards him...
- The Sherlock Scans are fun to read.
- Ha! Even the Queen thinks Tick Tock needs to get layed!
Blackburn pulled away and left Tick Tock in a stupor, patting her gently on the shoulder s she walked away, then kept moving down the line to Pinkie Pie, who didn’t wait for the signal to rise. Blackburn didn’t waste time either. “Pinkie Pie,” she said, turning towards the monitors again.“Yep! Hiya, Queenie-” Pinkie started happily.“Keep quiet,” Blackburn interrupted. As an afterthought, she added, “Please.”
- Oh I like her! (Note: This is not a knock against Pinkie Pie, I just love how straight to the point Blackburn is.)
Finally she turned to Rainbow, with a rather dark smile on her face that made Lockwood and Briarthorn cringe, “By the way, Rainbow, why do you hate stallions?”
- Ouch! XD
Rainbow snorted, “Is that a threat?” Despite Briarthorn’s gestures for her to stop, as well as the worried looks Twilight and Pinkie were giving her, she continued, “If you’re looking to get into it with me, Your Majesty-”
- You know, as misguided as this is, I actually approve of Rainbow's actions in this scene. mainly because she's defending her lover. (Also the Pinkie Dash pairing has really grown on me lately.)
"You need work on your death glare.”
- XD!!
Blackburn snorted, and Briarthorn shrugged his wings. “She was all,” and everypony, even Blackburn started - if in her case very slightly - at the precise inflection and almost perfect imitation, “‘Oh, Briarthorn, you devilishly handsome rapscallion, you might be gorgeous beyond all belief, but I think I have an idea about taste, you charming if uncouth ruffian, so I think I can handle my fashion, thank you very much, darling.’ She was doing so well up until that little idea.”“He’s got your number there,” Applejack whispered, “Best dang Rarity impression I ever heard.”“Oh please, I do not sound like that at all!” Rarity scoffed, “And I certainly don’t remember saying anything of that sort, either.!"
- XD!!!!!!!
“You had no chance. Best smuggler in the city. Drinking integral part of that. If no drinking were involved, might have a chance at being the best pilot,"
- BURN!!XD
- The Sherlock Scan just gets better and better.
- She really dislikes Fluttershy though. Curious...
- "Team killing Bucktard" Ha!
Blackburn blinked rapidly, then shook her head. “Won’t question."
- Even the Queen is Giving Up on Logic when it comes to Pinkie Pie!
Blackburn stared at Tick Tock, her expression unchanging. “Possibility. When the impossible is eliminated, only leaves improbable.
- Definitely a Sherlock Holmes Expy, with elements of Mordin. I am so adding her name to Magnificent Bitch when I'm done.
I think I'll pause my reading here. Need to get some sleep.
Comments
Seraphem
Since: Dec, 1969
May 8th 2013 at 6:56:54 AM
Not saying Briarthorn doesn't have his good points, but he is just to much of a fucking annoying asshole for those to outweigh the pain of dealing with him.
And the whole Fluttershy/Lockwood stuff is my second most hated part of the fic, it just makes no damn sense, why the fuck would any of the Mane 6 be at all caring about a relationship? There is NO evidence from the show for rarity being some obsessed matchmaker, and they are all leaving that world never to return in less then a month. So WHY... other then giving a handwave later on for Fluttershy to act horrendously OOC. And throw in some cheap drama.
Lunacorva
Since: Dec, 1969
May 8th 2013 at 7:15:45 AM
Well considering her personality, Rarity has always seemed like she'd be quite the romantic (She seems jo have a rather fanciful idealic view on life, what with her Prince Charming fantasy in season one), so her being a matchmaker isn't all that surprising. And I dont feel that Fluttershy is being OOC, her personality has changed, yes. But it feels like natural Character Development in response to the experiences she's had. As for the character's interests in relationships, they're still sentient creature's are they not? Its not so unbelievable that they'd seek romantic companionship.
Sereg
Since: Dec, 1969
May 8th 2013 at 2:42:10 PM
I like that image of Tick Tock! Poor girl can't catch a break.
Glad that you liked the fan ubmitted characters. Spark Plug was one of mine but I gave Ganon a lot of freedom with him and I feel that he used that freedom well. He also made Spark Plug more important than I was expecting.
Seraphem
Since: Dec, 1969
May 8th 2013 at 3:06:09 PM
Oh I don't mean she's being OOC now, I'm talking about later, when she goes into Merriwether Williams levels of OOC for the sake of the plot, leading to one of the most annoying, frustrating and just plain dumb moves in the story, not involving a certain... thing.
Yeah all the OC's, bar one, are freaking AMAZING and so so well handled. The fic just has trouble keeping the Mane 6 from feeling OOC for the sake of it's story, and with, well we all know the OTHER issue. So so hope the revision get to him soon.
