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#397351 Starscream 759 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:07:16 PM

@Dark Well I'm sorry if I don't want to actively seek out Dark Fics. I don't want to be tangled up in all this grim stuff but then again I had a fanfic about Goku and Anne Frank meeting up and taking on Hitler, A Duke Nukem version of Garfield raiding the royal wedding along with a disturbing fic involving Dr Claw and Penny so I guess dark fics in this fandom aren't all that bad. But I'm not willing to take that risk unless you tempt me maybe?

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#397352 spyro 4 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:11:28 PM from next sunday am?

A Duke Nukem version of Garfield

I am here to kick dogs and eat lasagna, and i all out of lasagna.

The ultimate question is: What is the ultimate question?

#397353 darkabomination Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:13:02 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

The darker stuff I read have hope and at least some degree of optimism.

After watching season 2, I'd suggest giving Hard Reset a try. It's dark in that there's some violence, but there's a lot of comedy and nopony actually dies for good due to the story's setup.

The sequel also has two majorly funny events involving Twilight asking a waitress on a date in her usual adorkable fassion and Pinkie Pie having a chapter in first-person perspective.

edited 11th Sep '13 3:16:32 PM by darkabomination

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#397354 Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:13:05 PM from Canada

Using myself as an example, with the exception of one (which imitates an old-style fairy tale in a way that barely makes it grimdark), my dark fic aren't anywhere close to grimdark. They're just tagged dark because they're a bit darker than source material (but just a bit, because the series already has some pretty dark elements of its own).

Also, Dusky day 27

, where she's got a bit of a thinking to do.

http://www.no-contest-creations.com http://ask-dusky-down.tumblr.com/ http://www.fimfiction.net/story/120195/the-necromancers-ambition

#397355 crimsonstorm 15 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:13:35 PM from A parallel universe

@starscream: there is a difference between dark and grimdark. dark fics can be suspenseful, even scary, but still good. grimdark fics like Cupcakes, however, you should avoid like the plague.

edited 11th Sep '13 3:13:48 PM by crimsonstorm15

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#397356 Blissey 1 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:18:23 PM from a random Pokècenter

I'll second Hard Reset.

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#397357 storyyeller Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:27:11 PM from Appleloosa

What's Hard Reset like? I guess I should read it after I finish that Psyche crossover.

P.S. What's the status of our fanfic? It's Spyro's turn, right?

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#397358 Starscream 759 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:27:32 PM

@Crimson I think that's what I meant by the type of fanfics that I want to avoid anyway. Then again I wasn't big on fanfics until I became a Brony and it's funny because the only fanfics I've been reading besides the Deadpool one, have ALL BEEN ABOUT MLP!

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#397359 storyyeller Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:33:11 PM from Appleloosa

HP Mo R is a really great non MLP fic. Though YMMV

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#397360 Kyler Thatch Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:39:37 PM

@crim: I don't think that's being fair to grimdark. I'm not a big fan of it either, but I'm also not too keen on defining a genre that way.

You begin to suspect that your bowl is a portal to the Meat Dimension.

#397361 Sixthhokage 1 Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:46:15 PM from Fort Worth

I am here to kick dogs and eat lasagna, and i all out of lasagna.

You realize that the kick ass and chew bubblegum line comes from They Live!, not Duke Nukem, right?

#397362 storyyeller Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:48:37 PM from Appleloosa

I've always wanted to see a subversion of that where the guy does have bubblegum. Or one where it's followed by "Fortunately I can multitask" and proceeds to chew bubblegum while kicking everyones asses")

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#397363 darkabomination Wed, 11th Sep '13 3:58:02 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

@Story. Twi goofs a time spell and is caught in a roughly 3 hour time loop during a changeling invasion. The fic explores how she copes with the idea of a reseting reality where you can do just about anything with enough trial and error.

For instance, she robs a jewlery store and dresses in bling while beating the crap out of a swarm with a baseball bat just because she can.

It's done through her first-pony perspective in a style between Sophisticated as Hell and First-Person Smartass that nails her character very well.

edited 11th Sep '13 3:58:45 PM by darkabomination

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#397364 kegisak Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:09:09 PM

Tomorrow I check as many Micky D's as I can to look for the Pony Happy Meal toys :V

What? What? Is this happening again? I can't handle this again, Mcdicks is just getting way to gross for me...

#397365 storyyeller Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:21:19 PM from Appleloosa

You can buy the toys seperately. You don't have to eat there.

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#397366 kegisak Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:27:49 PM

Yeah, but for whatever collection of reasons I get in there and think, "you know, maybe this won't be disgusting this time".

And every time, I'm wrong...

#397367 darkabomination Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:31:43 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

Not even the fries or caramel sundaes?

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#397368 kegisak Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:32:43 PM

Well... okay, those are a bit better. though I do take onus with how salty and greasy the fries make my fingers, but eh.

#397369 Wryte Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:32:58 PM

@dark: SO it's basically Groundhog Day with a changeling invasion?

Oooh, a dA link sig, how original!

#397370 Starscream 759 Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:34:04 PM

Now that we're on the topic of McDonald's I have this funny thought right now: what if Pinkie Pie did a commerical for McDonald's?

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime

#397371 darkabomination Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:41:12 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

More or less, with some psychological depth and added humour. And the sequels are even better.

Thankfully, the trilogy as a whole is around 130000 words, witheachstory averaging 40000.

edited 11th Sep '13 4:43:19 PM by darkabomination

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#397372 storyyeller Wed, 11th Sep '13 4:58:51 PM from Appleloosa

I don't understand the temptation to eat McDonald's. I'd only eat there if I really had to.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#397373 Orion Aurora Wed, 11th Sep '13 5:01:38 PM from Andromeda Galaxy

Evening everypony. What'd I miss?

Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.

#397374 King Kix Wed, 11th Sep '13 5:05:00 PM from Hyrule, Krypton

Apparently somepony is going to Mc D's for some pony toys.

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"No. HE thinks he's me."

#397375 Japanese Teeth Wed, 11th Sep '13 5:07:46 PM from Meinong's jungle

I prefer Wendy's to McDonald's. Checkers is even better, though hard to find. Five Guys is really good.

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