Hippo

An overly panicked Granola saw her comforting surroundings disappear around her. The guardspony seemed adequate to do whatever was necessary to make everything alright. 'Alright' still implying taking her into custody.

Granola tried to hold her own as her legs shook freakishly from her overwhelming fear of judgement. "It'll will be okay," Granola assured herself. "I'm with friends, and they'll support me. Especially Tempest, she..." Granola couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her only true acquaintance, a ponyvillian pegasus named Tempest, scurry away and taking flight towards the road back to Ponyville.

Granola sat down on the ground in shame next to her quickly evaporating puddle of tears and waited for the situation to unfold. She wondered how many letters a day they would let her write from prison.

here are some of my twilight animations:

these two aren't avatar size:

these two are:

I like the dark twilight, but it's a bit of an eye-sore for an avy.

I cop and pasted together a sig and/or banner for you.

It's yours if you want it. If not, no big deal.

Nothing strange by pinkie's standard but I still think it's funny.

That's supposed to be what happens when you reach near the speed of light. It's not a distortion of light, it's the actual shape and size of somepony moving that fast.

Carl Sagan explains:

Ponies don't usually have the word "pony" in their name. Mostly because it's redundant. I'd consider shortening his name to simply "Mojo"

I would argue otherwise. There is a canonized character from "The Best Night Ever" named Pony Joe. And though it may be a nickname, it still sticks with repetitive use. I would imagine that typical dialog with such pony shortens their name over time, as does with most two-part named characters. (e.g. Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie). It would be a lot easier to implement if Mojo's younger life was spent growing up with other species other than ponies. Then, 'pony' would be so redundant.

Very nicely done. Somepony's got pony on the brain.

Here are just a few of my suggestions.

Sawdust

Saw Dust

Tripod

Lefty

Buzzsaw

Buzz

Hack

not FiM, but still ponies...

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html

Will this character be moved to the Pegasus subforum because of the new discussions about background ponies not considered cast?

Arpy, dejected look and all, saw her two friends make their way through the door, jingling the bell, and then followed by the punctual greeting from the clerk. Arpy tried to hide her hat troubles away, but then realized it was the first thing they noticed, so it was too late. They started snickering silently. "Uuuh, hey guys! What's up? Oh this?" Arpy nervously sped up her response to her friends laughing at her, but then slowed down her tempo with confidence. She stuck her chest out. "It's my new hat, and I always wear hats like this. It's the new thing..."

Jonagold, having finished his laughing, immediately began spilling his newly discovered flying experiment. He was really excited about it. After hearing all that he had to say, him leaning forward for a response, Arpy raised an eyebrow and gave a small questioning look. As she was taking in slowly everything Jona had to say, She could see two large feathers sticking out of his pack. Just then, arpy's irises touched all ends of her eyelids. She shouted, "THAT IS THE BEST IDEA EVER!!!"

Arpy began day-dreaming in her mind. She could picture herself soaring high in the sky, playfully doing loops and somersaults in the air. She imagined her front hooves magically turning into wings, as if adding old dead bird's wings was going to cause that kind of phenomenon. Arpy was ready to believe anything and that the possibilities were endless.

Arpy left the conversation for a moment due to her imagination wandering. Her eyes stared up at nothing while she envisioned her dreams.

Hello Brony and Bronettes, DuhZeeMan here bringing you the news of the mangi

The mangi are a peaceful race that resides near the ponies and live in complete peace but we do have our rivals; The Bananas and Oranges, we have been fighting them ever since the Mangi began and we need you to join us. All you need is to change your name to something that has mango in it and talk about whatever, kinda like our little forum within a forum but spreading over the Internet until complete domination of the world...but first the forums

So if you like mangos (doesn't have to be your favorite fruit) then join the mango clan! We have our own flag/banner as well as an anthem with already 7+ members but they are all very active. So join and fight at Celestias side!

For more info on the Mangi then visit this thread: http://thecreaturehub.com/index.php?topic=4255.360

The competition RP's you mention intrigue me. I've been wanting to start up a Best Young Flyer's Competition and Iron Pony RP, but have been unsure how to do it.

I'd love to play the sheriff, but only if nopony else wants him. He seems like a fun character to have!

(I believe his name is Silverstar, right?)

Also, if Appleoosa needs a blatant tourist trap, i could have Maximilian open one, and hire some other ponies to actually run the joint.

Yes,

and HOLY CRAP THAT WOULD BE FUNNY. The townies would be suspicious of them city ponies takin' over!

Second that.

http://soundcloud.com/riverhippo/appleloosa-intro

"Sorry kid, you know the rules, this place is for big ponies. Now go on home so I don't have to talk to your parents."

The stallion walked Arrow Plain out the door and down the steps off the Ol' Salt Block. Arrow Plain had been trying for days to get in there, and she finally was able to sneak in unnoticed for about five minutes before somebody spotted her and called her out. "I AM a big pony," she muttered to herself as she scuffed her way down the dusty road. As she was thinking about how grown up she believed she is, she spotted hats on display at the hat store. "I know! Everypony in Appleloosa has a hat! If I get a hat, maybe they'll stop treating me like a little foal!" Excited, Arrow scurried on to the store and ran inside.

The bell above the door jingled. "Can I help yah, lil' one?" The clerk asked nicely.

"Pfft... little. Um, naw, I'm just lookin'." Arrow stepped slowly through the store looking at all the different styles of hats, headdresses, and wigs. Until she spotted one that look just perfect! She grabbed it off the rack it was displayed on. "How much for this one?"

"I tell you what," the mare said to her, "It's tagged at 12 bits, but I'll give it to you for 9."

"Great! I'll take it!" Arrow pulled out the spare money she had in her pack and threw it on the counter that was just out of her reach. She took her hat and turned towards the door.

She balanced herself on her hind legs to place her hat on her head. Incidentally, she used to much force and her horn ripped right through the top of the hat. "Ooooww, it tore! Stupid horn!" Arrow Plain already resented her unicorn ways, as she has been unable to perform any kind of magic. She would have much rather been a pegasus. At least then she could fly.

Granola hasted her way to the Ponyville firehouse. She ducked inside the building and cried for help, but no one seemed to be available. She spoke to herself, "Alright, Granola, looks like you're gonna have to do this on your own."

Granola went around the side of the building, where a wagon with a huge reservoir of water and a long hose was sitting. This water was not for drinking, it was positioned here in case of an emergency, mainly a fire. Even though this wasn't a fire, it was still an emergency in Granola's eyes and she tossed the wagon handle over her body and began pulling it as fast as her little legs could. She got only a few hooves before she realized pulling the cart was not going to work.

Suddenly, a male pony approached her. "Where's the fire?!"

Granola thought quickly as the gentlepony subliminally offered his help. "There's no time! Listen, I'm going to pull that hose on the wagon to the emergency and when I yell 'GO' I need you to pump the water out as fast as you can!."

Granola bit the hose end and ran towards Aqua's location, a couple blocks into the 'maze' of ponyville. She weaved through carts, jumped over walking ponies and B-lined her way against several trees. By the time she reached Aqua, the hose had been wrapped around several trees and light poles. Granola shouted at the top of her lungs, "GO!!!"

Nothing happened.

"I said GO!!!!" Granola was wondering what was taking the 'helpful' pony so long. But little did she know that the stallion had heard her the first time, and began pumping water as fast as he could. The hose had a kink in between two trees had Granola jumped through and the water pressure began to build and build and build.

As the water continued to be held up by the kink, Granola was getting frustrated and tugged heavily on the hose. This allowed the kink to unravel and the hose was live again. As the water rushed towards the spout at Granola's end, the ground began to shake, and Granola was shocked. Within seconds, water began thrusting out of the hose end taking Granola for a ride.

http://soundcloud.com/riverhippo/green-hair-drama

Eventually, Granola would crash land after the pressure of the water had subsided. She was dizzy and disoriented. She tried to stand up straight as she slurred her words. "Don't worry, little fishy. I'll... ...I'll think of something. I'll think... ...of some-" Granola fell face first.

She likes falling snow but she dislikes the cold? Is that supposed to be an ironic trait of hers?

Updated.

Added:

-Cutiemark

-Cutiemark story

The puddle of tears Granola generated became mud around her hooves. After the silent non-reaction that seemed to come from Luna, Granola lifted her head and opened her eyes to see a dark blue blurry pony standing tall above her.

"It's nice to meet you, Granola Gracie."

Granola blinked a few times to remove the secretions from her eyes. She heard Luna's formal greeting as she extended her hoof for a shake. It really seemed to be just Luna and 'Nola talking now, as Tempest began ranting on Canterlot's architecture. But as she noticed Luna's forgiving eyes and her loving posture, it came as quite a shock that Granola wasn't already taken away by guardsponies and sentenced for life in prison for going against law 7, article 3, section 12, paragraph 1 of the pony constitution: "One must not mention the moon in conversation with a Princess." Granola spared a smile and lifted her leg to return the greeting. It seemed all was well and Granola might still be able to earn herself a chance to visit the royal garden.

Just then, a flare was seen coming from nearby. Quick heavy clops on the cobblestone where heard from all around and they grew louder as they sounded getting closer. A red guardspony with gold armor pushed between Granola and Luna's hoofshake.

"Princess Luna! Are you all right? What's going on here??"

Granola was severely startled. The red guardspony seemed to have and end for her, she thought. She could feel the heat coming from his glowing horn. She imagined his red eyes burning with an underground hate.

At this point, it was clear that she could only do one thing. There was no point in running and creating a high speed pony chase, they would be sure to catch her; Granola's not that fast. Putting up any kind of fight was not only foolish, but she was sure that nopony around would support her, especially since her acquaintence with Tempest was the closest thing to a friend she has in Canterlot. So instead of running or fighting, Granola began crying like a baby foal again. Her balling was that of a pony who had been taken prisoner by diamond dogs, or a unicorn whose horn cracked in half. Granola's body started feeling dehydrated from all of the shedding tears.

There was no point for Granola to wait for any kind of reaction. She knew it was just a matter of time before they took her away. She kept her eyes closed and away but raised her hooves up to be cuffed while wailing, "I Surrender! Don't worry, I'll go quietly." This was it. Granola's worst fears had come true. She should have never come to Canterlot.

Re-submitted for approval.

Re-summarized her backstory and her CM story.

Added canonization points.

Added more art, compliments of the cuteness of Sweetie Belle.

She looks good so far, but I'm not sure what to do with/about the Cutie Mark either.

It will probably involve her saving somepony's life because she foresaw something bad. I just haven't prefected the details in my head yet.

All of this is really good.

It's always nice having the forum exceed expectations, but even more important is the community that we built. We're the real reason why this is still a success.

*Brohoofs the new staff members*

wow, that one sneaky. Right in front of us too.

I think Tara Strong voices Fluttershy in Stare Master when she exclaims, "...The Everfree Forest!!?"

I listened after being told that, but I don't hear it. What's the timestamp?

2:32

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIDA5uN17A

updated. Feedback please.

I still want to come up with a Cutiemark story explaining her ability to detect danger.