I wonder if my idea is too derivative? It's, like, one part Beauty And The Beast, one part Animorphs, and one part Yu Yu Hakusho.

As I said in my edit, these stories exist. Even Harmony Theory has a character sort of like that.

They could just as easily be fighting as hunting for cuckoos nests

For those that are interested, series 2 of the trading cards are now out. I got a couple packs today and one of the cards is a Derpy. However, it would seem that Derpy is now officially the pegasus with no name, as the spot where the name would normally go on the front of the card is blank. I had a little giggle at that.

Isn't the beginning of the story supposed to be the hook? It has to be interesting in it's own right. In fact, it's usually more interesting then the rest of the beginning. Think of a movie where there's a precredits sequence that sets up the main conflict before getting into the boring life of the protagonist. Lots of novels do the literary equivalent.

Dam...another drawing failure...ah well.

What are we talking about?

Darn, I was hoping that they would do something like have a D and then the rest 'accidently' covered up by a muffin or extended hoof or something.

Whether the prologue to Harmony Thoery is boring or not

For those who've been wanting to see Luna covered with Cream.

I'd still introduce her saying 'I'm Derpy! Everyone calls me that because I'm Ditzy'.

I don't get the cream thing.

I am scared of that picture of Luna.

@ story: There are a certain few people over at That Image Uploading Site who want to see images of Luna covered with cream. So I gave them one.

@syd: the white glue coating club, huh.

@ Ace: You got it.

Anyways 16 hours to the Hangout stream :D

Which it is.

Which it is.

Admittedly it isn't, but it's kind of hard to compete when its set during the wedding reception and the first chapter includes death, claustrophobia, police chases, spies, serious injury, fighting, Poor Communication Kills, a time jump of over a thousand yeears fromthe perspective of the reader and slightl longer from the perspective of the protagonist, another character considering a Heroic Sacrifice and poisoned darts.

I'm aware of the technique. It's my favourite way of opening. My first piece of fiction had the protagonist's foot explode in the first sentence. And yes, I will drop a fic if it doesn't get my attention quickly. There are several fics I've iven up on before finishing the first chapter because I didn't feel hooked. I did here.

I was looking at a book I have about chemistry elements and noticed that the picture for helium shows that it glows pink when charged with electricity, making it match Pinkie Pie!

http://periodictable.com/Elements/002/

So then I thought, what real-life elements would each pony represent? Here's what I thought of:

• Pinkie Pie is the Element of Helium
• Applejack is the Element of Iron (for it being associated with hard work and being stiff and strong)
• Twilight Sparkle is the Element of Cesium (can be explosive and dangerous like when her spells go wrong but it's used for extremely accurate atomic clocks which fits her)
• Rarity is the Element of Gold (for its rarity, expensiveness and association with wealth, she could also be Carbon for diamonds but I thought that it represented Fluttershy better for reasons noted below)
• Fluttershy is the Element of Carbon (for carbon-based lifeforms, to go with her love of animals)
• Rainbow Dash is the Element of Hydrogen (it's the lightest and most airy element, it's a part of water vapor and the atmosphere in the form of water, and it's explosive and fiery as well)

Appropriate. Carbon is my favourite element. And Fluttershy is great.

Anyways 16 hours to the Hangout stream :D

Stare Master and The Episode Where Scootaloo "Sings" Like She's Being Plucked?

She should be Oxygen since it's involved in so many chemical processes.

@Syd: yup.

Hangout stream?

@Sereg: Not to beat a dead... tree, but "But it is interesting!" isn't much of a defense. You can argue that it's relevant or important to the plot or whatever, but you can't really tell somebody that something is interesting when they weren't interested by it.

Also, why on earth is "Luna covered in cream" a thing? Wouldn't "Luna covered in melted cheese" make more sense?

@JT:

that one's going on the list.

edited 19th Apr '13 5:05:15 PM by crimsonstorm15