ARTillery Inbound Re-boot! #024

Happy Hearth's Warming Eve - 2012 by brianblackberry

Howdy, folks! My name is Brony Joe, and I'm the new staff member here on FOB Equestria! My job is to reboot the ARTillery Inbound post! And since it's that time of year, it's time for some holiday themed ponies!

The MWR #003

Yes, there are no episodes for a while, so we are going to have to scour the the interwebs while we wait desperately for more ponies, now made easy and in a single post with the MWR!

Memes! Guns! Acoustic Trance! Explosions! Justin Bieber Octavia! Avengers! Molten lead! Spitfires (non-pony)!

P-Day: There can never be too many Pinkie Pies

It's Saturday again, and you know what that means... PONIES! This week we get lots and lots of Pinkie Pie.

The episode airs 7:30am PST / 10:30am EST / 15:30 GMT / 20:00 AFG / 00:30 KST

Head on over to our FOB MWR!


SEMPER FILLY!

Fan Fiction Review #017: The Youth in the Garden

*sniff* Oh, dear Celestia...*sob*....... Uh, OH! H-Hey guys! I didn't, uh...*sniff* didn't see you there! What, this? Oh, it's nothing. *sniff* I just, um... got dust in my eye! And, I'm... allergic to, uh... s-stuff.


DON'T YOU JUDGE ME!!

Author: The Descendant

September 17th, 1862 became the single bloodiest day in American history when a battle was fought along the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. 

Yesterday, Fluttershy hummed happily as she watered her garden. 

The two events are not unrelated.

Will this story survive the wrath of the Drill? Find out after the jump!

Interview: Tara Strong

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This was a close one. Canterlot Gardens was coming to a close, and Tara had just been so busy, that it looked like the interview wasn't going to happen... and then I realized that WE ARE THE MILITARY BRONIES.

As the saying goes, I went to guns! I took action! I went directly to Tara and I... well, I turned a bit into Fluttershy and politely asked if it would, umm... if we could possibly... you know, maybe interview her after she was done signing autographs... if that was okay with her, that is.

And it worked! ~yay~

Catch the interview with the Brony Queen after the jump!

Interview: Michelle Creber

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It's that time again! MOAR INTERVIEWS! How many of you are fans of Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle's singing? Well then, this one's for you.

So what are you waiting for?! Go watch it now!

Catch the review after the jump!

Interview: Lee Tockar

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Lee Tockar may not voice any of the prominent characters in our beloved show, but why should that stop us from interviewing a veteran voice actor? He's got tons of talent! That, and he's a totally awesome, fun guy. Don't believe me? See for yourself!

Catch the video after the jump...

Interview #001: Andrew WK

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Despite some... technical difficulties, we are proud to bring you our first interview. So here is the totally awesome, totally fun interview with the king of partying himself! Andrew WK is great guy and we were all very grateful he took some time out of his busy schedule to sit down and talk with us. So what are you waiting for?! Go and give it a listen!

Interview video after the break!

Message From Spangle: FOB Equestria @ Canterlot Gardens

Just a quick message from me about what to expect in the days to come! And it's in video form! I felt it was appropriate... what? Don't give me that look.

Check out the video after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #016: Whip and Wing

Gratuitous action and violence? In Media Res plot? Sounds like Daring Do to me! Unfortunately for you, you must first get past the pit full of spikes, the the hanging alligators, and the page break before you may retrieve the review!

Author: Fernin

The Medallion of Light and the Medallion of Shadow are some of the most powerful yet obscure artifacts of antiquity. Created by a now-vanished cult of assassins, the two devices together give their bearer the incredible power to walk the worlds with but a single step. 

Nefarious forces are closing in on both artifacts, and very little stands in their way. Heinrich Himmler's agents covet the medallions for the greater glory of the Third Reich. Ahuizotl's simply want their master to get what's coming to him: the world, and everything in it. 

With the fate of all good people and ponies in doubt, one thing's for certain: saving two worlds would be one hell of an adventure. And if adventure has a name, it must be Daring Do… or is that Indiana Jones? 

Will our heroes win the day? Find out in... Daring Do and the Medallion of Shadow! Or, Indiana Jones and the Medallion of Light!

Time for the break!... Or was that the floor cracking?

Fan Fiction Review #015: When Towers Fall

Before the month of September comes to a close, I figured I would do a review on this little piece of writing. For those of you who may have any concerns about this story being in bad taste, I can assure you that this is not the case.

Author: BaroqueNexus

September 11, 2001. A date hardly any of us can forget, or want to forget. So many lives were suddenly forfeit by the hand of a great evil. 

And from a far away land, a creature has come, and like so many others, she only wants to help.

Catch the review after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #014: Strange Bedfellows

Hey there, kids! Tweak back once more to review some fan fiction fer ya! This is my first assigned review here at FOB Equestria. Wow, I'm being assigned to read pony fiction. My life is officially awesome.

AUTHOR:  Fernin

Princess Celestia gave very clear instructions to Twilight and her friends before sending them through the Interface to the temporary embassy on Earth: without the unanimous support of all six mares, any and all negotiations with the humans of the Confederate Gulf States will come to a screeching halt. 

Both sides have much to gain from a cordial relationship and, after a week of feverish talks, the Confederacy has brought around five of the six Equestrian ambassadors...  But there is one hold-out: Applejack.  How can the CGS' diplomatic team get Applejack to sign off on the deal? 

That's a tricky question, but by no means the hardest... The hardest is being asked by Texas Guard Corporal Robert E. L. Cargyle: why the heck do his bosses think that he is the one for the job?! 

One thing's for sure... Politics definitely makes for some strange bedfellows.

Does this story meet the standard? Find out after the jump!

Fan Fiction Review #013: The Cold Hand of Mercy

Spangle: "Umm...this is a new guy, so be nice to him OK? Or don't...I'm sure he has thick enough skin being in the military, right? You know what? Forget I said anything. I'm going back to my corner now."

Author: Staeg Masque

In the prime of her life, Fluttershy is contacted by a stallion named Blanche, who comes to her as she sees a bunny she was tending to, Hector, off into the mysterious place Blanche introduces as The Ever. He tells her that she must now take on the mantle of Death in his stead, as the decision is already made and cannot be reversed. Fluttershy is forced to accept, and learns many lessons about the true nature of Kindness, in all its facets, what Death really represents, and whether being Death is truly a bad thing.

The Cold Hand of Mercy

Why isn't this titled 'The Cold Hoof of Mercy?'  Geez. Review after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #012: Timelords and Terror

 Hey, everypony! I’m LT Tweak, the new guy around here. I’ll be reviewing pony fiction for you, so you know what’s cool and what’s crap.

 First, a little about me. I’m a Drill Sergeant stationed on Sand Hill here in beautiful Fort Benning, GA. Thirty miles from water, two feet from Hell, Hooah! When I’m not using the Royal Canterlot Voice on privates, I like to write pony fiction. Yes, you read that right. I’m a screaming, cussing, private-smoking Drill that spends his free time writing about pastel-colored talking ponies. Laugh, and I’ll “Front, Back, Go” you until your heart explodes. I’ll start with one of my favorite stories in the fandom, Timelords and Terror, by my favorite Greek god turned pony fic writer, Hephestus.

Author: Hephestus

A series of unexplainable events get Twilight's mane in a twist. Suddenly she finds herself and her friends embroiled in a pan-dimensional conflict between two ancient races, one of which is planning to unleash an unspeakable horror from the Void in a desperate bid to conquer the multi-verse. The only hope for Equestria and the whole of creation seem to lie on the shoulders of a mysterious stallion and his impossible blue box.

Timelords and Terror
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Now, since I’m a Drill Sergeant, I like things neat and organized. So, I’ll break down the review into four sections: Story, Characters, Style and Grammar, and Overall Awesomeness. So, let’s get to it!

ARTillery Inbound: #010

Pinkie Pie Tank Busterby ~Rex42

This is what it looks like when Death smiles...

I don't know what the enemy did to cause this, but Pinkie Pie has decided to clear it all up with a few thousand 30mm depleted uranium canon rounds.

Don't run, you'll just die tired.

On the other side, we can celebrate another glorious ARTillery Inbound!

SITREP: Rainbowlicious!

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This just in from our scouts on the front! Rainbow Dash is Rainbowlicious!

Brought to us by one of our fellow Military Bronies known to many as BlackGryphon! As is the nature of our beloved Rainbow, expect the unexpected. Catch the video after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #009: Wings

Another user submitted fanfic? And it's military related!? Well that just makes my day. The same author who wrote The Pony in my Pocket was kind enough to write another military-related fanfic about Rainbow Dash joining the good ol' US Air Force. No bias here. None at all.

Author: BaroqueNexus; totallynotabrony

Equestria's fastest pegasus joins the United States Air Force, and, through her triumphs and tragedies, learns what it means to be loyal.

Wings

I'm just going to ignore the inconsistencies in that picture...despite there being obvious things wrong. Okay Spangle, it's not a big deal, right? RIGHT? Gah! Review after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #008: Walkies

Oh hey! Would you look at that, I'm actually doing a review on a fanfic someone submitted! Wait, since when do we actually check that email? I thought that was just a ruse...guys?

Author: Fernin

"Being the night security guard for Ponyville General Hospital is a boring and thankless job-- especially for Vigilance, who has his heart set on becoming a member of the Equestrian Royal Guard.  Unfortunately both his current job and his future career are now in jeopardy thanks in part to a ridiculous incident in which Rainbow Dash broke in at night to steal a book, of all things.  A book!  

Now to save his job a reluctant Vigilance is saddled (pun unintended) with a new and frustrating duty: assisting in the treatment of his least favorite patient, an unidentified mare who thinks she's a dog.

Can Vigilance swallow his pride for long enough to get "Screw Loose" the exercise therapy she needs, or will her canine antics drive him barking mad?"

Walkies

For future reference, I'll only do a review once a story is completed. In other words, if you submit incomplete stories, you won't see a review until it's finished. But for now, I present to you Walkies!

ARTillery Inbound #006

Freindship at the cyclic rate: Source

Clearly Lyra and BonBon are being over-run...

BROKEN ARROW!

Fan Fiction Review #007: The Great And Powerful Trixie Falls In Love With A Pine Cone

I...huh?...wha? I don't even....I heard it existed, so I read it. And there's DEFINITELY no military theme to this one at all.

Author: angelofrombelow

"It had to happen eventually....actually, no. No, it really didn't.Set immediately after the events of Boast Busters, Trixie finds herself in a quandary when she realizes she has left her purse behind in Ponyville. She faces a humiliating walk back into town to pick up her money. Before she can turn back, however, she meets a magical, sentient pine cone and her life is changed forever."

The Great And Powerful Trixie Falls In Love With A Pine Cone

Read all about it...after I get over the initial shock.