Lyra's Retellings By Neighsworth and Coltridge (main story only)

by BoxedSurprise

Rating: teen
Tags: Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Comedy, Other, Romance, Adventure, Pinkie Pie, Octavia, Discord, Princess Celestia, Crossover, Alternate Universe, Human, Doctor Whooves, Twilight Sparkle
Length: 564

A collection of works by William Neighsworth and Sam Tyler Coltridge

A compilation by Neighsworth and Coltridge, all pertaining to the legend of the human, Barrett Attaway, in the world of ink and paint.

[Type ex. Poem, Story, Song, etc.] Title of Work - Author's Initials (NW for Neighsworth and CR for Coltridge)

Ex.

[Poem] I am Man - NW

"The world is less without us" Neighsworth (a fellow Brony) once said. Barrett believed, "The world is too much with them". Barrett, a working man in his prime with a B.A. in Liberal Arts, he was absolutely...ordinary. So was once the world of cartoons; unbound by logic and lost cities of culture, and now to him were doodles for children.

Until...he woke up.

Chapters are individual works EDIT: This is apparently a violation of rules, so I'll only put everything in relation to the main story "Barrett of Equestria". The collection form that I originally intended will be released elsewhere when I finish all of the works, which will be uploaded here as their own stories individually if they meet the 1,000 word requirement.

[Type ex. Poem, Story, Song, etc.] Title of Work - Author's Initials (NW for Neighsworth and CR for Coltridge)

Ex.

[Poem] I am Man - NW

Note: William Neighsworth and Sam Tyler Coltridge are name plays on real life poets and both names represent a series by a fictional author (i.e. I wrote this but under a different name).

Published 2012-03-17 22:04:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-03-17 22:04:02 UTC

[Tale] An Old Legend from the Tellings of the Mint Green Unicorn - CR

An Old Legend from the Tellings of the Mint Green Unicorn
By Sam Tyler Coltridge

Long ago in a distant land, there lived a human named Barrett Attaway. The disdain he had for ponies and all other beings in the equine world of Equestria was great, so much that some humans of his world gave him the title “The Hater of all Haters”. His hatred was not only at Equestria, but other worlds as well; the Cul-de-sac, Bikini Bottom, Fairy World, the Middle of Nowhere, and so forth.

But then a foolish Brony author wielding the power of friendship, stepped forth to oppose him. Before the author could say anything, Barrett immediately unleashed a barrage of ready-made attacks.

“I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again to you people, My Little Pony is a girl’s show and that’s who should watch it! I am a Man!” he said.

The author left, silent with grief, and Barrett continued with his day. It wasn’t until the Sixth day that the deities of the moon and sun came forth from their world to his in sensing the despair of the author. Grandfather’s hands pointed up; half the world was cast into darkness, and the other under light. The Divine alicorns confronted Barrett on the line that divided half lit Earth, the black one in the night and the white one in day. Closer and closer they seemed to him, but then it was as though their presence slowly kissed away all feeling from his body, and he began to topple backwards.

“You have lost something, and you will seek to retrieve it” the White one said. With every passing moment of his fall, all he can see through the blur was the sun and moon, rising and setting over and over, until he finally fell…asleep.

He awoke in a world of ink and paint, believing it’s all a dream. The Equestrian deities, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, have torn open a portal in the universe, and flung him into another, where nothing is law, a universe, where all worlds are one. Now the human seeks to return his own, and wake up from this nightmare caused by those confounded horses.

[Poem] I am Man - NW

I am Man
By William Neighsworth

‘Twas long ago, a year before the path
Distraught, destroyed, and determined but now,
Different.
By call he is Barrett; by others he is one of many
Of those who hate
As the moon rose in the ides of March
Both feet, left and right, retreated into Esteem’s shadows
Equines of the Sky loomed out of the clouds
We are most displeased with your behavior bipedal citizen!
So said the Moon
I am Man!
And so Thursday was Friday
Esteem walked with Barrett where ever he went
Why do you still show hatred toward my citizens?
So said the Sun
I am Man!
And so Friday was Saturday
Love
I am Man!
Tolerance
I am Man!
Friendship
I am Man!
And so Saturday was Saturday
Sol stood where she was and Luna stood where she was
I remembered their Harmonies
You are Distraught
I laid my head
You are Destroyed
I closed my eyes
You are Determined
I fell under the stars
You are asleep
You…
Wake Up