A day in the life of Base Commander Hayate Anderson

I’m going take a break from the main story to spend some pages developing characters other than Larry.

Commander Anderson is surprised by the WASS secrets she has found with her upgraded security clearance.  WASS administrators have put much trust in Commander Anderson to keep their secrets safe.  How will she handle that additional responsibility?

An unexpected turn of events!

“There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are constantly handing over their individualities to others.  Do you want to be a power in the world?  Then be yourself.”

-  Ralph Waldo Trine

The good news is that in the laboratory of Star Swirl the Bearded, Trixie found an ancient spell to return Larry to his human form.

The bad news is that the magic that transformed Larry into a pony needs to be transferred to a willing human so that Larry can become a human again.

Created thousands of years ago by skilled Unicorns, this spell was designed for humans (that become ponies) that were unhappy living their lives as ponies to return to being humans.  Thousands of years ago on fictional Larry’s Earth, there were many human volunteers who wanted to become magical ponies.  Thus, finding willing recruits was not a problem.

If you were Larry, would you return to being a human at the cost of another human’s humanity?

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Real Larry’s reaction to a possible Fluttershy and fictional Larry romance was this.

“Regarding Romance: love (committed love) is not "lighthearted love interest"... and needs no defensive explanation.”

“Regarding moral dilemmas and other plot lines: I enjoy a complex story that mirrors the messiness of real life.”

The real Larry had this comment about this page.

“Messy, messy, messy!  That means good.”

What happened during the covert meeting?

This is my Christmas gift to my readers.

This week, I’m reading “Through the Well of Pirene” by Ether Echoes.  Every time I think that there is no other way for fan writers to reinterpret “My Little Pony”, someone like Ether Echoes comes along who creates a new spin on magical ponies.

One reason why My Little Pony is so popular is that it has a theme of friendship and teamwork.  I find that I am attracted to stories that feature how different characters can still be friends and work together to achieve common goals.  If you like stories about friendship and teamwork, it would be worth your time to see Girls und Panzer.

Larry gets two unexpected visitors

The diplomatic oath to the nation of Equestria in a nutshell is “I pledge that I will do no harm to the nation of Equestria or any of the talking inhabitants therein.”

A handful of my readers have been asking to see someone from WASS headquarters.  Maggie and Sheldon are from WASS HQ.  I had planned that these two would arrive by helicopter.  But, then I thought it would be funnier if they arrived by two teleportation booths that look like Dr. Who Tardis.

Larry’s problems

This second page explains what is happening to fictional Larry and the WASS employed ponies.

The central reason why fictional Larry is depressed is that he does not know how much time he will be spending as a pony or what problems he is going to deal with in pony society.  The few times fictional Larry visited the magical land of Equestria, he was a diplomat and tourist.

Now, he will play the role of an immigrant and thus must deal with pony society.  For example,

Pegasus ponies and Unicorns ponies consider Earth ponies to be country bumpkins and manual laborers.

Earth ponies and Unicorns ponies consider Pegasus ponies to be too flighty and intellectual lightweights for bona fide responsibility.

Earth ponies and Pegasus ponies consider Unicorns ponies to be wine and cheese aristocrats, incapable of doing the real work to maintain their unified society.

The cover page of my fourth chapter

My loyal readers:

I’ve started writing my fourth chapter of my comic.

I hope you will enjoy what you read.

I asked the real Larry Hunt if he thought my cover page was good.

Larry gave me a one word reply, “Epic!”

Sincerely yours,

James Buchanan

Letter from Irish President Higgins

I sent Irish President Higgins an Irish theme, My Little Pony comic.  I said in my letter to him that Irish culture is so popular that ever ponies celebrate Irish culture.

A few days later, President Higgins sent me a thank you letter.  The day I got that letter, I felt like Rainbow Dash after making a Sonic Rainboom.

How’s that for taking my “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” fandom to new heights?