quick PSA before pride month ends

I highly doubt it, Darling. Earth Ponies can live up to 200yrs with consistent exercise, routine checkups and a balanced diet.

Live a long and happy life and then

die mad about it.

“And don’t even get me started how long is changelings can live for”

Trans and changeling? I will outlive you all~

I'm sure that may well be, but what does being trans have to do with lifespan and longevity? Chrysalis has lived thousands of years.

Also, a Changeling is non-binary. It-they can literally transition into an inanimate object at will.

I was just calling back to the original post with the trans part lol but about the Changeling and non-binary; There's a biiiig difference between gender identity, and physical shifting abilities! While there are some Non-binary changeling, possibly slightly moreso than other species, that's not to do with our physical forms. Each changeling may experience their gender, or lack thereof, different to other changelings; Just as any other pony or non-pony species would. I just so happen to fall under the Non-binary umbrella, though.

This is just a little reminder that your body or physical ability doesnt determine your gender identity.

Yeah, I don't really care what OP identifies as. They are not outliving a healthy Earth Pony if they are a mere human. Full stop. YOU, may indeed outlive me because Changelings have undetermined lifespans so long as they are loved or are successful in gathering love energy.

But I get the joke based on OP's logic, which I am refuting out right.

I will outlive them.

I'm just.. Saiyan. LOL

hehe yes, lets outlive the humans >:)

Indeed.

So basically, Ocellus and I will outlive most everyone, damn, at least we can have a couple centuries with our friend group.

And you will likely outlive her by thousands of years. Barring injury, complications with vital internal organs or illness. It doesn't matter how much our lifespan is assumed to be based on our race, we must all cherish the moments we have in life as if it was our last.

One never knows what the future will bring.

True, so in the meantime, tea party

I shall drink to that. Cheers, Darlings. <3

Kirins can live for 250 years and I’m 22 years old, so I still have a few years lefts

Outliving others isn't really such a great thing.

Due to my role as a Gravekeeper I cannot die as I am forever in a state of inbetween and I will outlive all my friends and loved ones...

I... I try not to think about it but I will eventually have to deal with that reality.

*huggles the Mamma Noxie*

She hugs him back and holds him close

"Thank you sweetie Honestly As much as it scares me I do try to do as spoony said and enjoy every moment I have with those I hold dear."

quick PSA before pride month ends

I highly doubt it, Darling. Earth Ponies can live up to 200yrs with consistent exercise, routine checkups and a balanced diet.

Live a long and happy life and then

die mad about it.

“And don’t even get me started how long is changelings can live for”

Trans and changeling? I will outlive you all~

I'm sure that may well be, but what does being trans have to do with lifespan and longevity? Chrysalis has lived thousands of years.

Also, a Changeling is non-binary. It-they can literally transition into an inanimate object at will.

I was just calling back to the original post with the trans part lol but about the Changeling and non-binary; There's a biiiig difference between gender identity, and physical shifting abilities! While there are some Non-binary changeling, possibly slightly moreso than other species, that's not to do with our physical forms. Each changeling may experience their gender, or lack thereof, different to other changelings; Just as any other pony or non-pony species would. I just so happen to fall under the Non-binary umbrella, though.

This is just a little reminder that your body or physical ability doesnt determine your gender identity.

Yeah, I don't really care what OP identifies as. They are not outliving a healthy Earth Pony if they are a mere human. Full stop. YOU, may indeed outlive me because Changelings have undetermined lifespans so long as they are loved or are successful in gathering love energy.

But I get the joke based on OP's logic, which I am refuting out right.

I will outlive them.

I'm just.. Saiyan. LOL

hehe yes, lets outlive the humans >:)

Indeed.

So basically, Ocellus and I will outlive most everyone, damn, at least we can have a couple centuries with our friend group.

And you will likely outlive her by thousands of years. Barring injury, complications with vital internal organs or illness. It doesn't matter how much our lifespan is assumed to be based on our race, we must all cherish the moments we have in life as if it was our last.

One never knows what the future will bring.

True, so in the meantime, tea party

I shall drink to that. Cheers, Darlings. <3

Kirins can live for 250 years and I’m 22 years old, so I still have a few years lefts

Outliving others isn't really such a great thing.

Due to my role as a Gravekeeper I cannot die as I am forever in a state of inbetween and I will outlive all my friends and loved ones...

I... I try not to think about it but I will eventually have to deal with that reality.

Controversial Character Tournament Round 1: Queen Chrysalis from My Little Pony

I'm sure you can guess how I voted, Chrysy. <3

@changeling-pr-department

I don’t need to guess; I have a tongue.

I Will admit you are Indeed beautiful, Gorgeous even, However I don't always agree with your various incarnations actions and methods.

At least In my universe we have managed to come to a peaceful arrangement that is mutually beneficial.

But my own universe has many creatures that feed on various emotions some of them being types of vampires.

And I often meet with the leaders to help resolve issues with Twilight, since as Princess of Spirits the supernatural is within my domain of expertise.

So It may perhaps have been such that it allowed a more accepting environment for changelings to coexist without needing to metamorphosize.

There are other key differences in my universes changelings but I think I've gone on long enough about the topic.

If you care to know more you need but to ask your highness.

if you want to help me raise money to pay rent

Hello again friends, My rent is due on the 31-07 and I am a little over 350 short of the £875 I need in order to pay it I encourage you to donate if you can if you cant I hope you will at least reblog this post so it might reach someone who can donate http://paypal.me/askbanannpie

thank you in advance, please share this around! i am of course gratefully accepting donations

Continuing the story with @nox-lunarwing! (I'm not sure if Nox or her spirit friend can do anything resembling the green flame explosion out of the window, but I have no regrets! I did it solely because it looks cool.)

Whoops! Posted on the wrong blog.

Gad, Zooks Glad you can make It!

Phobaphages have been beginning to swarm the area since that fragment touched down so sorry about the messy greeting.

The Hall fell silent once again after the Princess sent the letter to Star, but without them, there was not one Pony who would break the silence, so, the Princess and Amethyst quietly and sorrowfully poured and drank their tea, and ate a biscuit; but for some strange reason which they knew and knew not, the tea was bitter, and the biscuits were foul, and they felt unable to finish either of them.

For a moment, Amethyst lowered her head and sighed, when the Princesses heard her chuckle, and ever so slowly, she searched through the pile of scrolls that lied in the centre of the table, until she grabbed one with quivering hooves; and her smile brightened and her tears flowed faster as she gave the scroll to Nox, for in this letter was written a shadow of their lively, lighthearted bickering.

A warm smile grew upon Nox's face, though shortly thereafter, as she slowly moved the letter across the table to her Mother, she covered her mouth with her paw and turned away, holding back her tears with all her might; for the faint memory of such a silly moment between two beings who cared deeply for each other hit her in ways she had forgotten, and she grew terribly confused with her emotions.

But after she heard a quiet, yet heavy thud on the ground next to her, and felt the soft and gentle embrace of her Mother's wing over her shoulder, she took a deep breath, and she felt comforted, and brave enough to show her emotions; and her Mother gently pulled her closer as she cried in silence, wearing a bright smile upon her face as she held her Mother's hoof and warmly embraced her as well.

As Mother and Daughter spent some time in one another's embrace, Luna gave the letter to her Sister across the table, upon whose face a bittersweet smile grew in turn, before she gave the scroll back to Amethyst; and she apologised to her and Luna, and she begged for forgiveness, for often she does not remember the pain of her absence since her return, caused by arguments more serious than these.

To her great relief, Amethyst and Luna smiled warmly and nodded solemnly to Celestia, who tried and failed to discreetly wipe away a tear with her wing, but before she could thank them, Amethyst said that she had little, if anything, to apologise for; and Luna agreed, and added that it mattered not whatever they had done in the past, for they were trying to do better for their friends and family.

For a brief moment, they all turned to look at Nox resting peacefully in her Mother's embrace, when Amethyst let out a deep sigh, and said she dearly missed the Ponies she knew in the past before the War of Shadows, and the subsequent Disappearance of the Crystal Empire; and she hoped that wherever the Ponies for whom she cared had gone, they knew how dear they still were to her, and many others.

After a moment of bittersweet collective remembrance, Amethyst said that she was nearing the end of the tale she wished to tell, and kindly asked the Princesses for their attention for a little while longer; and she promised them she would not take long, both because the rest of the tale was brief, but also since it deeply hurt her to think about it, in ways that would not heal easily, if at all.

The Princesses understood too well what she felt, and told Amethyst to continue telling her account when she was ready, to which Amethyst nodded, and said that she and the Princess did not have a lot to do; for she and the Princess felt compelled to wait for a response from Star, or a report from a patrolling Guard, and she only felt strong enough to clear up the platter of poor tea and biscuits.

But from the window in the kitchen, Amethyst noticed that the storm outside of the Empire had grown in intensity, and the light of the Sun started to fade, but she paid no mind to this as she drained the tea, threw away the biscuits, and cleaned everything; and she rejoined the Princess back in the Hall, where she briefly mentioned the horrid storm, and said she hoped all the Guards were alright.

They thought it was mere coincidence that a letter appeared when lightning struck the Mountain…

A tear rolled down her cheek as Amethyst smiled, as she fondly remembered both the Lord and Lady of the Empire from many aeons ago, until she heard Luna let out a deep sigh behind her, and she turned around to ask her if she was alright; but neither she nor Nox could utter even a single word before Celestia groaned in frustration, unintentionally interrupting and accidentally startling the group.

Immediately upon realising her actions, Celestia apologised to the others, and sat back down in her seat, joined by a silent and pensive Luna, who merely laid her head on her hooves and sighed again, nodding to Amethyst before looking away again; but though she wanted to continue, Amethyst did not, and politely asked the Princesses about what they had been thinking, and what caused this reaction.

To her surprise, the Princesses shrugged off her question and said it was of little importance, and instead, they asked Amethyst to tell them what happened after she asked the Princess of the Ancient Empire to send a message to Star in return; but Amethyst noticed they struggled to think of what to say, and she politely asked them whether their thoughts dwelt on the names of the ones in the past.

Expressions of disbelief grew upon their faces as both Luna and Celestia slowly nodded to Amethyst, who smiled, and started to tell them the names of the Lord and Lady of the Empire, when she stopped in her tracks; for though it had only been a few years since she last saw them, and she could still clearly see their faces, she failed to remember their names, which greatly frustrated her, as well.

The only name she could vaguely remember, from whose lineage Lady Cadance had come, was Lady Amore, the Lady of the Empire before the Princess about whom she had spoken so much; but she knew this was due to the accounts that Lady Cadance had found herself, which gave her and Lord Shining Armour the right to rule the Empire, for she could not remember a single name of the rest of the Royal Family.

As Amethyst quietly put her head in her hooves, and Nox walked over to try and calm the mind of the Old Librarian, Luna and Celestia shared a quick, knowing, and worried glance, hoping that what they thought could have happened was not the case; but whatever burden may have been put on their minds, they knew they would not overcome it, not yet at least, and they told Amethyst to try to forget it.

Though it frustrated her to no end, the Princesses' kind words and the calming aura surrounding Nox helped Amethyst to accept that she would not magically come up with the names of the Royals, so she nodded, sighed, and thanked three Princesses for their advice; and after they warmly smiled to her, Nox sat down, Amethyst composed herself, cleared her throat, and sat upright to tell them her tale.

After gathering her thoughts, Amethyst continued, and said the Princess dashed to her room a moment later, and returned with a pile of paper, and quills, and ink, whereafter she started to write back to Star; and her Mother, whom Amethyst now remembered was indeed Lady Amore, silently looked at her Daughter, but shook her head, and smiled to both herself and the Princess before she left the Hall.

Not long after the Princess returned with the scrolls and writing supplies did she finish a letter, which she rolled up, sealed with wax, and sent away to Star, wherever they may be; but if what they told them was true, and they had travelled past the storms and were hidden in a cave, they knew not how long it could be before Star was found again, since they knew how dangerous the Mountains were.

To their surprise, Lady Amore returned some time later with a small platter, upon which she had put a few cups, a pot of tea, and biscuits, but neither Amethyst nor the Princess could ask her why she did this, as she said she had business elsewhere; and after Lady Amore wished them the best, hoping for their friend to be alright, she turned around, and left them in the Hall, which felt too quiet.

She could not thank the Royals enough, but she knew not she would not often get the chance again…

Continuing the story with @nox-lunarwing! (I'm not sure if Nox or her spirit friend can do anything resembling the green flame explosion out of the window, but I have no regrets! I did it solely because it looks cool.)

Whoops! Posted on the wrong blog.

You all gave me specialist tiara and not gigantic cowboy hat

I choose the Beloved Hoodie for Nox!

Well then I shall give in return another beloved hoodie for gad and the wizard hat topped with lightning bolts for zooks!

Hope you like goth style hoodies gad :3

Oh. Hell. Yes.

Oh sweet mother there's two of them.

Their eyes welled up with tears as Celestia, Luna, and Nox put their hooves and paws to their faces in shock, not daring to ask Amethyst whether what they thought had happened, truly did; but the Old Librarian understood their devastated expressions all too well, and quietly promised that what they thought was not true, for when she and the Princess enter through a window, there was nopony there.

The only thing they found there, Amethyst continued, was a letter from Star to both herself and the Princess, placed neatly amidst a massive pile of crumpled up paper and a pair of scissors, in which they had written that they had left, to avoid lashing out to others; and if they found this letter, which took them a long time to write and put together, they politely asked them not to follow them.

But though the letter they found was polite, and written identically to Star's messages before they left, headed whither they knew not, all the other scrapped papers were filled with hatred and rage, and contained holes in the sentences they wrote; and it seemed as though the polite, kind Star they knew was still there, but some foul force had taken over them, and they struggled to break through.

As Amethyst, utterly devastated and speechless over this tremendous loss of a dear friend, sat down on Star's neatly made bed, the Princess uttered not a word as she rummaged through the massive pile of paper, looking for one that was unused; and as soon as she found one, she wrote a letter back to Star, speaking the words aloud as she wrote them, before sending away this hastily written message.

She only hoped that wherever they had gone, Star was able to receive and respond to their messages, even if they could never meet one another again, for neither Amethyst nor the Princess would accept the fate they had placed upon themselves; but now, all they could do was wait, and see whether Star would send them a message, quietly hoping that they would change their mind, and accept their help.

So, the two sat in Star's too empty house for some time, only just managing to stop themselves from crying, barely holding themselves together, until the realisation of Star's disappearance and their fond memories of them started to weigh on their minds ever more, and they left; and they closed the door quietly as they stepped outside, but they did not utter a word as they returned to the Palace.

But after slowly wandering their way thither, when they approached the Palace, there was a crowd of Ponies gathered around the base of the Palace where the Crystal Heart was, while a number of Guards told everypony to keep their distance; but when both Amethyst and the Princess quickened their pace and trotted over, every Pony in the crowd loudly gasped, and the Guards turned around in disbelief.

To their relief, the crowd parted when the Princess and Amethyst approached, before Amethyst slowed down, and told the Princess that she would stay there to avoid hindering her or the Guards, only to be hushed as the Princess folded her wing over her back; and when they reached the centre, they saw the Crystal Heart spinning, humming, and glowing as usual, and they asked the Guards what happened.

But the two only grew confused as the Guards told them they were unsure, since mere moments before, the Heart had sunk to the ground, and was pulsing and glowing but weakly, even though it was acting normally now; and Amethyst and the Princess shared a brief glance as the latter put her hoof on her chest, whereafter the Heart flickered, and started to spin wildly, startling everypony around them.

It seemed as though only Amethyst and the Princess herself knew the meaning of the Heart's strange, never-before seen behaviour, yet neither said anything, and the Princess merely calmly spoke to the crowd and the Guards, promising them that she would watch over the Heart; but she added they should not worry themselves over something they could not control, as a tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

It seemed, Amethyst said, she struggled to take her own advice…

As her whole body started to quiver, a pained smile grew upon her face, and her eyes welled up with tears, Amethyst spoke as quickly as she could, and quietly asked the Princesses for a moment to let her emotions out; and she sighed deeply as she put her head in her hooves, and cried nigh silently, before Nox slowly walked over and sat by her side, hoping her calming presence could ease her mind.

But as Nox started to feel choked up, she realised the aura before her could not help Amethyst, who could not prevent herself from crying, for which she quietly apologised to the Princesses, and some other Pony whose name they could not make out yet; but the Princesses only told Amethyst to take as much time as she needed, for too well they knew the look of devastation that had grown on her face.

Eventually, after she finally managed to calm her breath, Amethyst cleaned her face, and started to apologise to the three, who stopped her but a moment later, and told her she need not tell them any more if she could not handle its memory; but Amethyst merely shook her head, and told the three she had to continue, as she did not want to forget what only she and the missing Crystal Princess knew.

With a graceful nod to the Old Librarian, the Princesses sat down and patiently waited for Amethyst to continue, who sighed deeply, and said she should have noticed that something was wrong; for Star and she had helped many Ponies whose loved ones were turning vile, yet she never noticed that they, too, were hurt, and struggled more so than others, and she blamed herself for not seeing it sooner.

For so many years, she wondered what could have been different if she asked Star even once if there was anything with which she could help them, from just being a listening ear or a shoulder on which they could cry, to reaching out to the Royal Family in their stead, to try to find a solution, even if what worked for every other Pony never worked for them, for reasons that nopony would ever know.

Silence fell in the room once again, until Princess Luna dared to break the silence to ask Amethyst whether, looking back to the time after they got hurt, she noticed anything in Star's behaviour, or their habits, or anything that could have been a sign of their slowly advancing corruption; but she merely shook her head, and told Luna that for days, weeks, months, even, nothing happened, until…

Her eyes grew wide when she remembered, one day, Star told her they would not be able to make it to tea that evening, since they felt they did not have much energy to join her, and they would let the Princess know about this, before they waved her goodbye; but when Amethyst welcomed the Princess to her home a couple of hours later, she asked her where Star was, to her grave concern and confusion.

A moment later, the two left to travel towards Star's home at great haste, shrouded in darkness and cloaked by the night, caring little about being seen by other townsfolk or patrolling Guards, since they needed to know whether Star was alright; when they made it to their home not long after, their aching hearts beating rapidly, they knocked on the door, hoping to see their friend alive and well.

To their great relief, Star opened the door, even if just enough to peek around the door and weakly ask them what it was they wanted, to which Amethyst and the Princess answered they were glad to see them, before they politely asked them why they did not send a scroll to the Princess; but when they saw Star grit their teeth and noticed their eye twitch, they recoiled, knowing something was wrong.

Their voice felt fouler than ever before, yet they still spoke politely to the two, and merely said they forgot, and apologised, before they wished the two a good night and started to close the door; but when they offered to have tea here instead, Star opened the door to show their stained and worn body, and thanked them for their offer in an ice-cold voice, but they refused, and closed the door.

Too well did they know that appearance, Amethyst said, as she continued:

"I know not for how long they had to fight this spreading corruption… But they were so strong…"

The first sign that made everyone in the Empire realise that something was wrong was when the first crying foals were found in the fields with tear-stained faces and bloody hooves, not daring to move a hoof for a reason they could not explain; sobbing quietly, and calling out to their parents, they were swiftly brought to the hospital in town by any Mare or Stallion fortunate enough to find them.

But when these Ponies walked into the fields to help the foals they found, they, too, got hurt, and they knew not what had hurt them, but they could not stop to think about this, as they had to bring these foals, and themselves, to the hospital; but when others asked them what had happened to them, they merely answered in an unusually angry tone, to the surprise of everyone, including themselves.

When this was brought to the attention of the Crystal Royals, they sent a message to the Princesses to the South to ask them for help and advice, and whether they knew what could have happened for so many Ponies to react so differently; but the Princesses had no answer to their questions, and since they were busy with cleansing the lands to the South, they could not offer much help to the Empire.

To their relief, the Princesses managed to create a spell to detect crystal shards and fragments in the area, but the spell was crude, and unfinished, and it would cost them time to find and clean up every last shard; until then, they were told, everypony should keep an eye out for unusual flickers of light, as this was the best way to check for any nigh invisible crystal shards scattered around.

But even though the smallest crystals were removed and destroyed over the next few days, the Ponies who were injured only worsened in mood and mannerisms, to the dismay of their families and friends, who understood not why this was happening; and they struggled to bear the sight of their loves ones changing so much so quickly, turning the kindest souls on Earth into bitter, angry, hateful Ponies.

Eventually, many of the shards of dark crystal were cleaned up, but there were more scattered along the streets of the Empire, and Ponies were still getting hurt, so the Royal Family asked every able Guard and Pony to be careful, and to warn their youngest foals; and here, Amethyst said, the phrase they had found scribbled on a wall in the tunnels, was created, to keep foals away from the shards.

As Luna and Celestia dried their tears, they and Nox let what Amethyst had told them process within their minds, as she continued, and said it was tough to see those kind Ponies turn angry; too often she had to help Ponies find books on loss, to help them deal with the sight of their changing loves ones, with which Star helped her whenever they were not leading the injured home from the hospital.

But on one of these walks, when Star walked past the Crystal Heart, which had been slowly regaining its magic power ever since the cleansing wave washed over the Empire, with a changed Pony, they saw their worn, stained and tired form glow brightly, and they collapsed; after they woke up again, and quietly and politely asked Star what had happened to them, their crystal coat was clean once again.

After a brief explanation from Star, and a tearful, yet grateful apology from the healed Pony, Star brought them home, before they dashed home themselves and wrote a scroll to the Princess to let her know what happened; and over the next few days, every hurt foal and Pony was brought to the Crystal Heart at the request of the Royal Family, where they were healed of their corruption shortly after.

When every hurt Pony had been healed, and returned to their overjoyed loved ones, who were grateful beyond belief they had finally returned, and the last crystal shards had been cleaned, the Princess visited Star, and thanked them for all their help; and Star gracefully nodded to the Princess, when she stopped them and bowed to Star in return, before she waved goodbye, and returned to the Palace.

Nobody knew they never told her they had been hurt as well, yet the Heart could not cleanse them…

So I've had a severe storm blow through my area last Saturday and am without power and our power wont be restored till next Saturday at 5p central.

So I will not be on Tumblr or online in general till then, as I am trying to save my phones charge for my medication alarms, emergency phone calls and such.

Update so I got power earlier than projected!!!

The internet is still down but I got AC again, oh glorious cool air!!!!