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With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

I kind of feel the need to point out here that the Butchers Blood doesn't actually belong to LePaul.

And unless they do something like try to destroy a planet with it, or sell it to The Reach. LePaul would absolutely be in the wrong to just take it from them.
Because being in the moral wrong ahs stopped him before, yes?
Ignoring all those we would consider 'wrong' (killing them, branding them etc), the Free Lancers are perfectly willing to allow someone to outbid a current client (as shown when they showed up with that Green Ring prototype and were interested to see if the Reach and Paul would have a bidding war).
 
Butcher's Blood (supplementary, Renegade Option)
21st January 2013
13:12 GMT


Geoffrey's muzzle wrinkles as he regards his powerful-looking paws. I suppose that him being a diamond bulldog is kind of appropriate.

"Was this really necessary?"

Guy grins. The Tombola of Destiny granted him the body of a white-pelted and ginger-maned earth pony, and a cutie mark of a truncheon wrapped in a green chain.

"Ah, come anh. It's funny. We're just'a lotta animals"

Jordan, who was demanding that I just send him through with a boom tube until Guy started making chicken noises, fluffs up his wings. Pegasus, yes, he loves flying. The brown pelt with navy blue mane and tail… Just doesn't go, and I'm not sure what the direction-arrow-and-explosions cutie mark is about. "Let's just get this over with."

"Now, Geoffrey, you said that you were having trouble relating to your grandchildren." I look at him as seriously as anyone can in this sort of situation. "And while I respect the work you've done in cleaning the British government, that isn't going to take the rest of your life." He goes to protest. "Not full-time, at least. Family's important, and when you can fly to Australia whenever you want, the distance isn't an excuse anymore."

Komand'r looks away from us, tail twitching. Koriand'r's tail is moving too, but differently. Not sure why they came through as dangerously furry catgirls… Maybe that was Starswirl's thing? There is something sort of like a cat in Tamaranean evolutionary history, so… Maybe? Doesn't explain why I'm a horse, but who am I to impugn the motives of a pony with bells on his hat?

Similarly, I have no idea why Ghia'ta has come through as some kind of violet-skinned oni with four arms, but once she grabbed a replacement cuirass she adapted readily enough. Dr. Ub'x is now a dire beaver, and I'm a little concerned that he's not going to want to change back. Even if he still only comes up to my thigh. He brought along an Indigo Lantern who looks a bit like an octopus. Presumably he can do hope, and I haven't seen his face on any wanted posters so I have plausible deniability.

A patch of star-studded darkness rises from the ground at my side and reforms into Luna. I give her a nuzzle as she levitates a shard of mirror.

Mother Box?

Ping.

"There. We have it. Our sister should not notice its absence at once, but we had best be done swiftly. She has been maudlin of late, and contemplates it often."

Luna's trying to sound tense, but the excitement is leaking through. After being gone for a thousand years there's not a lot she's been able to do for Celestia, not on a personal level.

"Where is the mask?"

Guy looks at Jordan, and he winces for a moment before using a hand construct to pull the now equine-face-compatible mask out of his saddlebag and hand it over. Luna abandons her sombre tone and grins excitedly, taking it in her thaumokinetic grip and pulling it closer. The mask shimmers as she tried to understand the spells involved, and her grin fades as her brow furrows.

"What is the mask?"

Jordan starts to wing-shrug, then stops with his wings half-furled as he glances back at them as if he forgot they were there.

"Ah, we're not exactly sure how it works. It lets whoever's wearing it mess with peoples' heads. Make them feel whatever emotions you want."

I nod. "You remember what it felt like when you used hope to unmake the Anti-Life? Focus on that feeling when you use it. And then project that at whoever you're shooting at."

"Hm. A masquerade." She lowers the mask onto her face. "And it attaches itself. Most convenient. If We could replicate that part of its magics alone We could make a killing in the costume trade."

"Ping."

"Okay, Mother Box has the coordinates." Luna levitates the mirror shard onto a nearby table, out of the way. "Everyone ready?"

There's a general round of affirmatives.

"Alright then. Mother Box, hush tube."

The larger than usual portal opens in front of us, and I lead the way through into… Their Canterlot palace, under some stained glass windows of… Their versions of the Elements of Harmony? Guess friendship isn't considered quite so important here. Bit odd there are only four; numbers of things like that tend to stay the same from one reality to another. Or maybe they're just images of national heroes rather than Elements? Not-.

"…intruders, sister. We-."

Bizarro Celestia and Bizarro Luna trot into view, stopping and blinking in surprise when they see us.

My Luna trots forward. "Our other self, it is good to see you doing so well."

"Princess Luna." Other Luna advances to meet her. "I thought that using the mirror was dangerous?"

"Our swain hath a method of translocation that bypasses the restrictions of Starswirl's mirror."

Other Luna has a slightly odd expression on her face as she looks down the line and tries to work out which of us Luna is referring to. Ghia'a and the octopus get bewilderment and Geoffrey distaste, while the rest are regarded with curiosity.

"The large grey one."

I wave with my right forehoof.

Other Luna's eyes widen as she looks up at me. "He's a very… Large stallion."

My Luna rolls her eyes. "And he had best be keeping his thoughts pure if he doth not desire Our displeasure."

"No fear." I nod. "My thoughts are on a single matter with no distractions."

Other Luna looks blank for a moment, then blushes, prompting Other Celestia to titter. But honestly, physically identical they might be, but I know which one is mine. And the other… Isn't, in a way which neatly deflects my middle aged ardour. I want a wife, not an adolescent sexual fantasy.

Besides, that sort of thing's awkward enough with an equine body without worrying about a third party.

Other Celestia recovers from her amusement. "What brings you here?"

"We hath gathered the magics which we believe will purge from Sombra the evils he inflicted 'pon himself, that he may be reunited with Our Sister."

Other Celestia looks worried. "And… Send them where?"

"Neigh, you needst be not afeared. They shall be unmade, torn asunder, not inflicted 'pon some new innocent. Doth you know where he hides?"

Other Luna nods. "We last had contact with him in the far north of Equestria. I think he may still retain enough of his mind to want to avoid harming his former subjects."

I grin. "Right-oh. Time for a field trip! Mother Box, calculate and generate boom tube!"

Other Luna frowns. "Who is 'Mother Box'?"

"Ping."

BOOM!

Team Lantern files through the opening, while I look at the Other Princesses.

"You ladies want to tag along? You shouldn't be essential, but Luna's our only magician and the support wouldn't hurt."

Other Luna and Other Celestia share a glance, and then nod.

"After what King Sombra did for us, we will do all that we can to help return him to his senses."

I nod. I respect that attitude. "Rightoh. Walk this way."
 
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Ok, MLP is growing on me... Is this how it starts?
In my experience, yes. I started my journey with an X-com/MLP crossover fanfiction, and had a solid understanding of all the main characters before I finally got curious enough to watch the first episode, and now have watched the whole thing and written crossover fanfics of my own.
It's a surprisingly well written show, though not perfect (Twilight becoming a princess feels like it comes out of nowhere but has great payoffs eventually) and some of the wasted potential gets picked up wonderfully in the fan community.
 
21st January 2013
13:12 GMT


Geoffrey's muzzle wrinkles as he regards his powerful-looking paws. I suppose that him being a diamond bulldog is kind of appropriate.

"Was this really necessary?"
Aw, don't be so grumpy. You're now the best boy, after all. And it could have been worse. You could have come through as a muscle-bound wrestler. :p Still, if one of them is localised...

Guy grins. The Tombola of Destiny granted him the body of a white-pelted and ginger-maned earth pony, and a cutie mark of a truncheon wrapped in a green chain.

"Ah, come anh. It's funny. We're just'a lotta animals"
Chained Justice? How... Appropriate? And props for the comic book reference, even if Guy doesn't know he made one.

Jordan, who was demanding that I just send him through with a boom tube until Guy started making chicken noises, fluffs up his wings. Pegasus, yes, he loves flying. The brown pelt with navy blue mane and tail… Just doesn't go, and I'm not sure what the direction-arrow-and-explosions cutie mark is about. "Let's just get this over with."
He feels the need for speed? Better not let Rainbow Dash meet him.

"Now, Geoffrey, you said that you were having trouble relating to your grandchildren." I look at him as seriously as anyone can in this sort of situation. "And while I respect the work you've done in cleaning the British government, that isn't going to take the rest of your life." He goes to protest. "Not full-time, at least. Family's important, and when you can fly to Australia whenever you want, the distance isn't an excuse anymore."
I bet if they learned that he had a power ring, they'd be impressed. Pity he's kind of got to keep it secret a little longer. I doubt there's provisions for super-powered world leaders in the Parliament's bylaws.

Komand'r looks away from us, tail twitching. Koriand'r's tail is moving too, but differently. Not sure why they came through as dangerously furry catgirls… Maybe that was Starswirl's thing? There is something sort of like a cat in Tamaranean evolutionary history, so… Maybe? Doesn't explain why I'm a horse, but who am I to impugn the motives of a pony with bells on his hat?
They existed in G1. And fans have created modern counterparts.

Similarly, I have no idea why Ghia'ta has come through as some kind of violet-skinned oni with four arms, but once she grabbed a replacement cuirass she adapted readily enough. Dr. Ub'x is now a dire beaver, and I'm a little concerned that he's not going to want to change back. Even if he still only comes up to my thigh. He brought along an Indigo Lantern who looks a bit like an octopus. Presumably he can do hope, and I haven't seen his face on any wanted posters so I have plausible deniability.
<Looks at Ghiata> ...I got nothin'. :confused: And honestly, I doubt there'd be much impact if Ub'x didn't change back. You seemed to have no notable difficulty operating on Earth in pony form, if I remember right.

A patch of star-studded darkness rises from ground at my side and reforms into Luna. I give her a nuzzle as she levitates a shard of mirror.

Mother Box?

Ping.
"Checking it now. This shouldn't take long at all." So... Analysing the Mirror's magic to lock onto the right parallel?

"There. We have it. Our sister should not notice its absence at once, but we had best be done swiftly. She has been maudlin of late, and contemplates it often."

Luna's trying to sound tense, but the excitement is leaking through. After being gone for a thousand years there's not a lot she's been able to do for Celestia, not on a personal level.
Well, glad they could be of help, then.

"Where is the mask?"

Guy looks at Jordan, and he winces for a moment before using a hand construct to pull the now equine-face-compatible mask out of his saddlebag and hand it over. Luna abandons her sombre tone and grins excitedly, taking it in her thaumokinetic grip and pulling it closer. The mask shimmers as she tried to understand the spells involved, and her grin fades as her brow furrows.
...I'm picturing a piece of barding now. Though I can't imagine the hodge-podge of spell-work from the combined masks is easy to untangle.

"What is the mask?"

Jordan starts to wing-shrug, then stops with his wings half-furled as he glances back at them as if he forgot they were there.
...I assume he and Guy are holding themselves up with their rings. :D Or did they wait until everyone had adjusted to their new forms before setting out?

"Ah, we're not exactly sure how it works. It lets whoever's wearing it mess with peoples' heads. Make them feel whatever emotions you want."

I nod. "You remember what it felt like when you used hope to unmake the Anti-Life? Focus on that feeling when you use it. And then project that at whoever you're shooting at."
Honestly, it's rather idiot-proof. The Psycho-Pirate managed to use it well enough.

"Hm. A masquerade." She lowers the mask onto her face. "And it attaches itself. Most convenient. If We could replicate that part of its magics alone We could make a killing in the costume trade."

"Ping."
"Put a pin in that a moment, I have what we need." Heh, clingy clothes. Imagine what Rarity would pull off with that spell?

"Okay, Mother Box has the coordinates." Luna levitates the mirror shard onto a nearby table, out of the way. "Everyone ready?"

There's a general round of affirmatives.
...Why do I get the feeling that'll bite them in the flank somehow?

"Alright then. Mother Box, hush tube."

The larger than usual portal opens in front of us, and I lead the way through into… Their Canterlot palace, under some stained glass windows of… Their versions of the Elements of Harmony? Guess friendship isn't considered quite so important here. Bit odd there are only four; numbers of things like that tend to stay the same from one reality to another. Or maybe they're just images of national heroes rather than Elements? Not-.
Maybe their culture blends some of the aspects?

"…intruders, sister. We-."

Bizarro Celestia and Bizarro Luna trot into view, stopping and blinking in surprise when they see us.
..Interesting aesthetic for their gear. x3

My Luna trots forward. "Our other self, it is good to see you dong so well."

"Princess Luna." Other Luna advances to meet her. "I thought that using the mirror was dangerous?"
...Think clean thoughts, Renegade.

"Our swain hath a method of translocation that bypasses the restrictions of Starswirl's mirror."

Other Luna has a slightly odd expression on her face as she looks down the line and tries to work out which of us Luna is referring to. Ghia'a and the octopus get bewilderment and Geoffrey distaste, while the rest are regarded with curiosity.
A somewhat motley crew, yes. But they know their stuff.

"The large grey one."

I wave with my right forehoof.
Ah, awkward meetings.

Other Luna's eyes widen as she look up at me. "He's a very… Large stallion."

My Luna rolls her eyes. "And he had best be keeping his thoughts pure if he doth not desire Our displeasure."
"Twins, they were..." Though I doubt his Luna is interested in sharing.

"No fear." I nod. "My thoughts are on a single matter with no distractions."

Other Luna looks blank for a moment, then blushes, prompting Other Celestia to titter. But honestly, physically identical they might be, but I know which one is mine. And the other… Isn't, in a way which neatly deflects my middle aged ardour. I want a wife, not an adolescent sexual fantasy.
Good to know you're faithful. I suspect Ghiata might have produced a construct Kanabo to chastise you if you weren't. Though she'd probably let Luna handle using it as a courtesy. :p

Besides, that sort of thing's awkward enough with an equine body without worrying about a third party.

Other Celestia recovers from her amusement. "What brings you here?"
Why do I get the feeling she's... ;) A little naughtier-minded than 'Proper' Celestia?

"We hath gathered the magics which we believe will purge from Sombra the evils he inflicted 'pon himself, that he may be reunited with Our Sister."

Other Celestia looks worried. "And… Send them where?"
...That is a legitimate concern, really. Depending on just how powerful said evils are.

"Neigh, you needst be not afeared. They shall be unmade, torn asunder, not inflicted 'pon some new innocent. Doth you know where he hides?"

Other Luna nods. "We last had contact with him in the far north of Equestria. I think he may still retain enough of his mind to want to avoid harming his former subjects."
Let's hope it does go as well as they intend, and he doesn't come down with a case of ring-induced mortality.

I grin. "Right-oh. Time for a field trip! Mother Box, calculate and generate boom tube!"

Other Luna frowns. "Who is 'Mother Box'?"

"Ping."
"That's me, miss pretty princess. Got a lock on him, sir."

BOOM!

Team Lantern files through the opening, while I look at the Other Princesses.
No subtlety this time, I note. Presumably using a Hush Tube here is a little tougher, or they expect he'll feel them coming anyway.

"You ladies want to tag along? You shouldn't be essential, but Luna's our only magician and the support wouldn't hurt."

Other Luna and Other Celestia share a glance, and then nod.
Oh, boy. More targets to worry about.

"After what King Sombra did for us, we will do all that we can to help return him to his senses."

I nod. I respect that attitude. "Rightoh. Walk this way."
...Okay,let's hope they can destroy the bad things, and not just cause them to flee right back to the Princesses...

Well, Renegade wasting no time speed-running the "By Our colours Combined!" achievement, I see. :D Let's hope his half-assed setup doesn't fail to do what he expects it to.Though I am impressed that he's got all these folks to work together. They even have a surplus of some colours, just in case of mishaps. I expect we'll see soon if it works.

...rises from ground at my side...
...rises from the ground at my side...
 
In my experience, yes. I started my journey with an X-com/MLP crossover fanfiction, and had a solid understanding of all the main characters before I finally got curious enough to watch the first episode, and now have watched the whole thing and written crossover fanfics of my own.
It's a surprisingly well written show, though not perfect (Twilight becoming a princess feels like it comes out of nowhere but has great payoffs eventually) and some of the wasted potential gets picked up wonderfully in the fan community.
And now you have opened the door to millions of words of new high quality fanfic (or also... lesser quality ... if your into that)
Oh god... I'm not closed off to the possibility of crossover fics...

Is there a cure?
 
I kind of feel the need to point out here that the Butchers Blood doesn't actually belong to LePaul.

And unless they do something like try to destroy a planet with it, or sell it to The Reach. LePaul would absolutely be in the wrong to just take it from them.
Yes, but it's also the best bet to make a red ring fast that he needs to get all the colors together to ideally White away the Anti Life on Earth.

So even if he steals it it is kinda justified, and it's hard to believe that Free Lancers didn't do sneaky and illegal shit to get it in the first place, to say nothing of what they are doing with it.
 
I bet if they learned that he had a power ring, they'd be impressed. Pity he's kind of got to keep it secret a little longer. I doubt there's provisions for super-powered world leaders in the Parliament's bylaws.
Huh? No, he's completely open about it. There are recordings of him taking part in the initial purge, and he's very big on goivernment openness.
...rises from the ground at my side...
Thank you, corrected.
And now you have opened the door to millions of words of new high quality fanfic (or also... lesser quality ... if your into that)
Ah, Stardust. I enjoyed the first part, but after one of the main characters permadied and the author seems to really want to justify the other being a child murderer I gave up on it.
 
Ok, MLP is growing on me... Is this how it starts?
I was never hostile to the fandom, but I was rather dismissive of it at first all throughout it's first season's run.

And then I saw some youtube clips of some of Pinkie's season 1 songs and I begrudgingly gave the show a chance. This was halfway into season 2's airing and I started up episode 1 saying I would watch the first episode with an open mind. And that's how I found a new hyperfixation that lasted many a year.
 
Maybe that was Starswirl's thing? There is something sort of like a cat in Tamaranean evolutionary history, so… Maybe? Doesn't explain why I'm a horse, but who am I to impugn the motives of a pony with bells on his hat?
I strongly suspect that Starswirl neither knew nor cared about the TF component of the mirror what he put it together. He wanted a method of travel and or banishment and was happy to use existing mechanisms to do it, even if they had an 'appropriate form' feature baked in.

History might remember him as a great sage of wisdom but it is more likely he was a maverick trail-blazer making it up as he went and pretending it was all according to plan after the fact.
 
Oh hey, I wasn't expecting you to pull from the IDW comics. That's neat.

Honestly I don't remember liking this story arc much when it originally came out. It was presented on the covers as a 'Justice League vs Crime Syndicate' type thing with the Mane Six potentially going up against their evil counterparts. Only it for to be more about Celestia's tragic love story with Good King Sombra.
 
I'm not sure what the direction-arrow-and-explosions cutie mark is about.

Oh, damn.

If I remember correctly paragon said that his dad's death is a major motivation for his strong will.

He brought along an Indigo Lantern who looks a bit like an octopus. Presumably he can do hope, and I haven't seen his face on any wanted posters so I have plausible deniability.

I mean it's possible that he was just good at avoiding authorities.

"Hm. A masquerade." She lowers the mask onto her face. "And it attaches itself. Most convenient. If We could replicate that part of its magics alone We could make a killing in the costume trade."

Nice to see her being able to recognize a financially lucrative opportunity.
 
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In my experience, yes. I started my journey with an X-com/MLP crossover fanfiction, and had a solid understanding of all the main characters before I finally got curious enough to watch the first episode, and now have watched the whole thing and written crossover fanfics of my own.
Same here, I read a... 40k/MLP cross? And I eventually just kinda fell into the fandom. Don't do much writing though.
 
"YOU THINK I COULDN'T TURN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE INTO PUPPETS JUST FOR THE PLEASURE OF SUBSUMING THEM?! BECAUSE I COULD! I DON'T BECAUSE IT'S MONSTROUS AND SELF-DEFEATING!"
What was the last time he got this angry again, could someone remind me?
We can see his STUPID face, stare him in the eye, but our jaws won't close!
I have a feeling a decent amount of anger is due to the Ophidian
instinct or Harralax
Harralax sounds like a laxative lol
Right now? No. Honestly, my Earth's-"

Lord Malvolio's battering ram construct strikes him in the side, punching through his construct defences as the two of them carry on away from the planet.

"-a mess."
I wonder how the Embodiment of Fear would affect the Anti-Life or vice versa
"Did the villein say ought of significance?"
Does he mean "villein" as in serf, or is this a typo?
My mother. After I mistakenly slew her lover. I explained my actions at once, but we were never reconciled. I fear that she died hating me."

"I know some really good necromancers. If you don't mind visiting Earth, we can see about communicating with her soul."

"'t'would be ungodly."

"No, I got the heavenly host to okay it. Not for you specifically, but in general."
Once again, we are reminded of the absurdity that is Paul.
"No, that'sNot happening."
How on Earth would a fear-enlightened Green Lantern work? Would they get stronger, due to their immunity to fear, or would the lack of fear not give them something to willpower through? It's pretty interesting to see a fear-enlightened person who isn't a yellow lantern.
She takes a moment to master herself.

"It won't work. You can't manipulate me."

"Manipulate? I'm making you an offer of employment. I'm trying to give you-."
Hah. Even without desire manipulation, Paul is pretty good at controlling people, or since he can see what they want
"How..? Did it get out, anyway? It can't just have been me."

"That is still the subject of investigation. Good day."
Ah, Paul's presence is more than enough to steer the plot.
"Volthoom, I'm hurt. All the years we've been together, and you abandon me for this… Woman."

"Correction. You abandoned me for a Weaponer."
Interesting to see that Volthoom's still capable of humour, or at least something similar to it.
"I wouldn't complain about being referred to as 'your man'." Huh. "Actually, I'd quite like it. Ah, how was using it?"
Well, I mean it makes sense I guess.
"Your man's right." He smirks at me and I nod in gratitude.
Heh
"Then I'm going back to Maltus and booking myself into a spa. Because you're right about judgement getting impaired."

I nod. "I'll see you there when I'm finished on New Genesis."

"That includes you."

"I… Not-. I can handle it better. Once Earth's safe again, I can… Take a breather."
So, he'll take a breather after the heat death of the Universe? Neat, although I don't think Jade will appreciate that.
"New Genesis. I need-. Oh. whoops."

20th January 2013
19:44 GMT


The great yellow demon could arrive at any moment, and the Illustres isn't here. I don't know what could have delayed him-.

I run through his mental exercises once more and check the position of the fleet around Sereaven. My home.

And I will die before I let him touch-.

My ring glimmers as the Illustres finally sends me a message, and I view it at once!

"Oh."
Interesting font for the time and date, also it's pretty funny to see someone with perfect memory forget about someone, albeit temporarily.
And if he doesn't ask, that's his fault.
Fair enough.
"I am entity Volthoom. Dicks that fuck assholes often receive a coating of faecal matter."
Yeah okay, I'm pretty sure Volthoom put his humour into the ring too.
"The kryptonite crystals in your blood explode."
Huh, do the Kryptonians in Harrold's universe use Kryptonite like drugs? Or are they just different?
And then I breathe out, and pull a injector containing a load of red kryptonite out of my equipment harness before turning around.
Seems like different Kryptonite colours affect Kryptonians differently in this Universe. Also, shouldn't it be "an injector"?
She snarls. "He burned through a lifetime supply in a year! The kryptonite was there for the final push, not for daily use! He was supposed to become an opinion-former, not a warlord! Gah!"
An opinion-former? To do what exactly?
"They've been infected with psychic clinical depression and attacked by their evil version of Darkseid."
I wonder if Darkseid's nice in this Universe.
"You can question, politely. As to why he's still alive, it's because we're not at war with him or his people at the moment. He hasn't hurt us or ours except while Parallax was in his head. Because we could take him alive without undue risk. And because I'm trying to be a little more discerning in who I kill."
He is going to regret that very soon.
Ragnar nods. "To be killed by the Illustres is an honour one must earn."

I try to smile in a way that indicates that she should ignore that comment.
I mean, it is an honour nonetheless.
"Twilight… Suggested some activities-."

"Bold of her, but I'm a one-mare stallion. Though if she's suggesting things like that, then I may have to reconsider her psychological profile."

"Friendship activities."
Lol
"Let you mimic even a fraction of our power?"
I hope this is an Invincible reference, because it's too much of a coincidence if it's not.
"Have we met before?"
Have they? Or is his personality very similar to someone else's?
"That doesn't seem very likely, but I'll try while I'm here.
No rest for the wicked, unfortunately.
"Twice? Once could be regarded as misfortune, but twice suggests carelessness."

"It was carelessness, so, that fits."

He throws up his hands and shakes his head as Highfather nods.
He must have been expecting a less honest answer.
"Everyone wants ponies. Ask the internet. You would not believe how many 'artistic impressions' there are of-"

"No no no."

"-her and I-."
Light travels fast, but Rule 34 travels faster.
"Seven different colours of power ring. Now, I've got yellow, obviously, and I can get hold of Dox to get another Orange Lantern assigned. I can probably get Talbot to volunteer as the Red. You're green and Ghia'ta is violet, so that leaves blue and indigo. And someone to use them."
Time to assemble the emotional spectrum of power rangers.
"Little birdy told me. I do meet with the Controllers on a semi-regular basis, and quite a lot of them used to be Guardians. Tell him we can give it a field test."
I don't know if this is intentional on the Renegade's part or not, but saying "a little birdy" in the context of a Blue Ring is pretty funny considering what the Hope Embodiment is.
So Paragon does it to save the world, Renegade for love. That...tracks, yeah.
A hero will sacrifice the person they love to save the world, but a villain will sacrifice the world to save the person they love.
...He doesn't even realise he used the word 'Haunches', does he?
Not in the slightest.
He puts his hands on his hips. "Because when I was five years old my mom took my brother and me to a fairground. We were supposed to get a pony ride, but it bit me. I wasn't allowed back."

"Because you got bitten?"

"Because I punched it in the face for biting me. I've hated ponies ever since."
For some reason, this makes a lot of sense.
"You see, there's 'full access' and then there's full access."
This should've been, "there's full access, and then there's fuller access", as a reference to that one "No full auto in the building" video on Youtube
"That's what everyone says to start with, and then they find themselves in pony form with a slice of Welcome to Ponyville cake in one hoof and a party hat on their head somehow feeling like they don't want to leave. They're infectious."
Heh
"Ooh, I got this one. Jordan's ring, if you had a shadow self that was much like you, but not bound by your restrictions, what would it tell me was her last known location?"
Does...does that even work? No way in hell would the Guardians allow loopholes like that.
And I don't. Curious.
Your soul is more than 50% percent Orange Light Paul, it's not exactly a surprise that New Gods think that you're on their level.
"We do what we want, when we want, where we want."
This could potentially backfire, if any of the other Orange Lanterns decide to get unruly after the war with the Reach is over.
"Right, the closest major city is about twenty five miles due-"

RIGHTEOUS FURY!

"-west-. Did you just hear som-?"
I wonder if he always hears the same voice for the Godspeech, or if it reflects the voice of whoever used said Godspeech. Someday we're going to need an in-depth explanation on what Paul actually is now.
...Why do I get the feeling that's very recent? And if she's an Ex-Lantern, how is she even answering? Don't they usually get their rings confiscated?
Perhaps she has a communicator of some sort with the same address as her ring?
"Is this how things are? Is the rest of the universe so violent that our wars are considered normal?"



"Um."

"It… It is?"
Well, isn't that awkward
What if Jade ends up really liking Orion. Like a bit too much?


Ah well. No Violet text. Nothing to worry about.
Seems very unlikely that Jade would betray someone who put so much effort into her.
...Razer's wife. Well, small universe, isn't it? :p
I wonder if Paul knows.
The subtext of "I can watch him." was "I can't do anything more than watch him due to the power disparity." rather than "Huba huba, you can buff out orichalcum on those abs."
I honestly can't see Jade saying anything along the last line or betraying someone who put this much effort into her.
"Someone made an ash cloud like this on my homeworld a couple of years ago. I caught it in the early stages and shut it down, but it was still pretty worrying at the time. Dispersed like this, it's more time consuming than anything else."
Was it Vulcan? Why was he doing that again, to make a planet inhabited only by androids?
His eyes dart to Ilana, and she responds with the local confirmation gesture. He draws himself up slightly. "Then I will accompany you as well."
Don't worry Razer, Paul doesn't bite. Usually.
Heh. Not even flinching at the attempted headshot. That shooter has guts, even if he's lacking smarts...
I guess when death is temporary, and you can function without a brain, and heal from any injury as long as you want it enough, you stop reacting to lethal shots.
That would be the attempted eruption of Yellowstone that Thomas Morrow triggered, back in the Team days. (Episode 15: Inhumanity - Story-Only link.)
Ah, back when Paul used to interact with the team on a semi-daily basis.
Arrowette doesn't look much better, while their 'pet' Skud seems… About as with it as someone with an IQ of 82 can.
Is this a canon character, or are you making things up?
Pure hope: an entirely legal high with a positive effect on a person's wellbeing as well as recharging the ring while looking dodgy as heck. A perfectly squared circle.
Huh, that's actually a fairly decent solution to his Ring charging problem.
I didn't love her when we married, but somewhere along the line-.
Kinda seems like Stockholm syndrome.
I come up behind her, looking over her shoulder at our daughter. No idea what version of the family magic she'll end up with, but she managed to dodge comic-Jade's problem of having ring-coloured skin. She sees me and smiles, haphazardly waving her flabby little arms

"Hi Zita!" I can feel myself grinning. "Hi Zita! Hi..!"
I honestly can't imagine Orange Paul being a dad, here it makes some sense at least.
She giggles, wrapping her free arm around me so that Zita is touching both of us. "You must be the worst supervillain ever. The best… Bad supervillain ever?"
That's nice.
"Okay. I'll… Try that. Can we go and play with her together? Or do I need to tell you to get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich?"

She nods. "What do you want in it?"



Um.
Well, a chicken sandwich sounds pretty good right about now.
...For a second, I though that was him having some kind of Love-based spasm...
Honestly, I did too.
...But no, it's just baby talk. Huh. Is this the first official SI offspring seen on-screen? I mean, we had pregnant Komand'r In Raul's segments, but, well...
Wonder if we'll see Red Paul's kids soon.
I mean, OL was that ruthless for a while. Then he decided to try and be nicer.
For now
Incoming message-. Ow. Ow.
Huh, is the transmission actually hurting a ring AI?
"Yes! Yes! I want this to stop! You have to believe me, I never-."
A ruler who actually regrets his horrible actions? Those are rare.
The space next to me crystallises for a moment before Ghia'ta steps through.

"Then in the name of love, let none stand before us!"

I regard her placidly for a moment.

"Magic girl anime is not a how to guide."
Well, for a lantern powered by love, magic girl anime might as well be gospel. Also interesting how even their teleportation involves crystallization.
This world is a waste of my time. I should just tear their miserable-.
Thank god Paul isn't a particularly angry person. An Enlightened Orange Lantern who is also connected to the Embodiment of Avarice, wanting to act on their anger is a very very big no-no.
We look around, form a connection of need to each of the inmates and pull.
Honestly, even with just his desire manipulation powers, Paul is a force to be reckoned with.
"Don't mind him, sweetie. All this anger around here's getting him a little... Well..."
I keep reading your interpretation of Orion's mother box's dialogue in the voice of an elderly black woman.
...Baby steps, OL. Baby steps. Don't be like Tony Stark, trying to fly before you can walk.
Hey, it worked for him, mostly.
He yanks off his helmet and spreads out his arms as they hit.

"I know your rage! But it is nothing that I have not felt a hundred times! If you want to make Orion your fool-"

Ping.

He breathes in slowly, lowering his arms.

"-then you will need to do much more than that. Lantern! Can you see any more?"
Reminds of that scene in the first Ghost Rider movie where Blackheart absorbs all the souls of San Venganza.
...Oh, hell, it's an entire planet of Doomguys, isn't it? :rolleyes:
Honestly, I don't think even Orion would be able to handle Doomguy's rage. I am also surprised by the fact that there aren't enough fanfics of Doomguy with a Red Ring
"There's a species on my homeworld who has something similar. They use our magnetic field to find the coast, but for some of them it goes wrong and they instinctively walk the wrong way. They end up in the middle of a frozen wasteland and die."
That Penguin isn't going to die, no in fact he's going to have the time of his life.
"I will not risk it." I hear him sigh. "They escape this day."
Surprisingly patient of him.
Jordan, who was demanding that I just send him through with a boom tube until Guy started making chicken noises, fluffs up his wings. Pegasus, yes, he loves flying. The brown pelt with navy blue mane and tail… Just doesn't go, and I'm not sure what the direction-arrow-and-explosions cutie mark is about. "Let's just get this over with."
Perhaps it's a nod to a pilot's jacket?
Guy grins. The Tombola of Destiny granted him the body of a white-pelted and ginger-maned earth pony, and a cutie mark of a truncheon wrapped in a green chain.
What's "The Tombola of Destiny"?
Komand'r looks away from us, tail twitching. Koriand'r's tail is moving too, but differently. Not sure why they came through as dangerously furry catgirls… Maybe that was Starswirl's thing? There is something sort of like a cat in Tamaranean evolutionary history, so… Maybe? Doesn't explain why I'm a horse, but who am I to impugn the motives of a pony with bells on his hat?
For a second there, I was reminded of that terrible "Cats" movie.
Similarly, I have no idea why Ghia'ta has come through as some kind of violet-skinned oni with four arms, but once she grabbed a replacement cuirass she adapted readily enough. Dr. Ub'x is now a dire beaver, and I'm a little concerned that he's not going to want to change back. Even if he still only comes up to my thigh. He brought along an Indigo Lantern who looks a bit like an octopus. Presumably he can do hope, and I haven't seen his face on any wanted posters so I have plausible deniability.
Interesting changes, especially for Ghia'ta.
Other Luna's eyes widen as she look up at me. "He's a very… Large stallion."

My Luna rolls her eyes. "And he had best be keeping his thoughts pure if he doth not desire Our displeasure."

"No fear." I nod. "My thoughts are on a single matter with no distractions."
I can't tell if the Renegade's being sarcastic or not
But honestly, physically identical they might be, but I know which one is mine. And the other… Isn't, in a way which neatly deflects my middle aged ardour. I want a wife, not an adolescent sexual fantasy.
Am I missing something here? The Luna in the imgbb picture looked normal enough. And she had more clothing than normal Luna. So unless there's a large difference in their personalities, I can't see why he'd compare her to "an adolescent sexual fantasy".
"That's me, miss pretty princess. Got a lock on him, sir."
Reminds me of a second in command in a sci-fi setting that has a great sense of humour.
Sorry for replying to so many posts at once, I tend to binge them after every week or so, and I have a lot of things to ask as well, so there's that.

PS: Shouldn't Paul also be able to affect fungi with his "All Things Strive" thing? I mean it worked for plant matter, shouldn't it also work on fungi considering how much more widespread they are, and how much they "Strive"?
 
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How on Earth would a fear-enlightened Green Lantern work? Would they get stronger, due to their immunity to fear, or would the lack of fear not give them something to willpower through? It's pretty interesting to see a fear-enlightened person who isn't a yellow lantern.
They're not immune to fear. They're just not distracted by it.
Also, shouldn't it be "an injector"?
Thank you, corrected.
An opinion-former? To do what exactly?
Form opinion which would make people more likely to accept kryptonian domination.
This should've been, "there's full access, and then there's fuller access", as a reference to that one "No full auto in the building" video on Youtube
I'm not familiar with that video.
Is this a canon character, or are you making things up?
Don't know. This version is definitely one I've made up.
Honestly, I don't think even Orion would be able to handle Doomguy's rage. I am also surprised by the fact that there aren't enough fanfics of Doomguy with a Red Ring

Doom Slayer is not a deep character. If you worked with the first game you could do a whole thing about his life on Earth and his move to Mars, but even canon Atrocitus is deeper than modern Doom Slayer.
What's "The Tombola of Destiny"?
A destiny-related tombola.
For a second there, I was reminded of that terrible "Cats" movie.
I don't hate you people that much.

Seriously, if you think your children are in danger of becoming furries, make them watch that film. They'll never touch furaffinity again.
Am I missing something here? The Luna in the imgbb picture looked normal enough. And she had more clothing than normal Luna. So unless there's a large difference in their personalities, I can't see why he'd compare her to "an adolescent sexual fantasy".
Her mane is a slightly different colour. But the fantasy is 'identical twins'.
PS: Shouldn't Paul also be able to affect fungi with his "All Things Strive" thing? I mean it worked for plant matter, shouldn't it also work on fungi considering how much more widespread they are, and how much they "Strive"?
Maybe?
 
If you worked with the first game you could do a whole thing about his life on Earth and his move to Mars, but even canon Atrocitus is deeper than modern Doom Slayer.

I'll have you know that Doom and DOOM are from the perspective of the same man, just many, many years apart. He's also got more going on in his head than most people give him credit for.
 
Doom Slayer is not a deep character. If you worked with the first game you could do a whole thing about his life on Earth and his move to Mars, but even canon Atrocitus is deeper than modern Doom Slayer.

On the surface, but there's actually a lot of character moments that are surprisingly quiet but tell us a lot about him. Such as in the elevator at the start, where when Hayden is going on about acceptable losses he looks down pointedly at the corpse of the guard propped against the wall, before punching the communicator to shut Hayden up; that when retrieving the key-cards he needs from dead guards, he's very careful about it not to otherwise disturb them; when getting a power-up from a delvery drone, he only punches just hard enough to get the item without damaging the drone; making the snap decision to save VEGA's backup chip when he has literally no reason to do so and it takes him extra time...

I could go on, but the topic went thataway.
 
I'll have you know that Doom and DOOM are from the perspective of the same man, just many, many years apart. He's also got more going on in his head than most people give him credit for.
Originally, sure. Didn't he get banished to Mars for refusing to shoot unarmed protesters? But he's spent a lot of time in constant combat with the forces of DOOM, and the only things he has going on in his life that isn't that is his music collection.
 
I started my journey with an X-com/MLP crossover fanfiction, and had a solid understanding of all the main characters before I finally got curious enough to watch the first episode, and now have watched the whole thing and written crossover fanfics of my own.
Ooo, is that the one where Twilight dimension-hops to X-COM Earth? I love that one.
 

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