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Bad Mondays

by Handyman
A particularly stubborn human is lost in Equestria and is trying his damnedest to find a way out, while surviving the surprisingly difficult rigours of life in a land filled with cute talking animals. Hilarity ensues.

TTS Reading of the entire fiction: Courtesy of the FanFiction Reader on Youtube.

Character List: Courtesy of TruthHut (A work in progress)

Handy is not a happy man at the best of times.

He was even less happy to find himself in an alien world that offended the very laws of physics and got injured for his own stubborn refusal to accept the obvious path fate had apparently laid out for him.

For his trouble he is now on a journey, with the long term goal of finding his way back home, only to find himself involved in plots and machinations so far above his head and cares that he quickly becomes a pawn in a game played by powers who care not for his well-being.

Quite like his life back on Earth if you think about it.

Needless to say, Handy does not care for any of it. He is much more preoccupied with the more immediate and pressing mundane concerns of day to day life a human needs to worry about while in Equestria.

Obtaining a new pair of shoes for example.

All this and one almighty hangover, what's the worst that could happen?

Rated teen for harsh language and minor violence

Proofread by JBL, Jude and Usurper

Teen
Incomplete
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Comedy
Adventure
Dark
Human
 
COOG

867840 words: Estimated 3 days to read
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76 Chapters:

  1. Prologue - A bad start to a bad day 2014-01-26 23:07:39 UTC
    9370
  2. Chapter 1 - The meat of the issue 2014-02-01 22:37:28 UTC
    9622
  3. Chapter 2 - Machina Ex Deus 2014-02-06 01:33:26 UTC
    10403
  4. Chapter 3 - Hearts and Hooves day 2014-02-09 20:50:06 UTC
    9030
  5. Chapter 4 - Home is where the heart is 2014-02-15 15:55:10 UTC
    7830
  6. Chapter 5 - Questionable motives 2014-02-19 17:50:53 UTC
    11948
  7. Chapter 6 - Unforseen Consequences 2014-02-21 21:04:31 UTC
    13327
  8. Chapter 7 - Heavy Metal 2014-02-23 02:25:15 UTC
    6338
  9. Chapter 8 - The Equestrian Express 2014-02-24 04:29:28 UTC
    13564
  10. Interlude - Diplomatic Affairs 2014-02-25 01:07:12 UTC
    3306
  11. Chapter 9 - Uncomfortable Discoveries 2014-02-25 20:30:31 UTC
    8031
  12. Chapter 10 - On a Wing and a Prayer 2014-02-27 16:11:36 UTC
    7612
  13. Chapter 11 - Taking Stock 2014-03-02 00:14:39 UTC
    8700
  14. Chapter 12 - Its always Sunny in Canterlot 2014-03-03 00:02:15 UTC
    9027
  15. Chapter 13 - An interview at Twilight 2014-03-03 23:39:37 UTC
    7079
  16. Chapter 14 - A Quiet Moment. 2014-03-07 02:00:51 UTC
    9500
  17. Chapter 15 - The Colour of Silence 2014-03-09 15:26:15 UTC
    9011
  18. Chapter 16 - Canterlot's Close 2014-03-12 04:29:55 UTC
    6392
  19. Interlude - Unprepared 2014-03-15 22:10:18 UTC
    3630
  20. Chapter 17 - Down in Griffon Town (Revised) 2014-03-20 22:21:11 UTC
    13971
  21. Chapter 18 - Regrettable Decisions 2014-03-28 04:11:42 UTC
  22. Chapter 19 - A Rock and a Hard Place 2014-03-29 19:20:24 UTC
    16403
  23. Uncanoned - April Fool's Day: Souls of Darkness 2014-04-01 23:41:31 UTC
    3562
  24. Chapter 20 - Services Rendered 2014-04-06 02:07:40 UTC
    8268
  25. Chapter 21 - Fun with Feudalism 2015-07-20 20:25:36 UTC
    14691
  26. Chapter 22 - A Happy Occasion 2015-07-27 20:19:03 UTC
  27. Chapter 23 - First Impressions 2014-04-11 23:31:51 UTC
    11176
  28. Chapter 24 - The Lion, the Witch and the Warning 2014-04-29 00:07:54 UTC
    14755
  29. Chapter 25 - The Colour You Bleed 2014-05-21 22:17:38 UTC
    12642
  30. Chapter 26 - Blood and Thunder 2014-06-17 00:16:26 UTC
    11371
  31. Chapter 27 - Fire and Water 2014-07-21 20:13:12 UTC
    12831
  32. Interlude - Fairy Tales 2014-08-04 07:42:32 UTC
    4384
  33. Chapter 28 - A Dark Reflection 2014-08-11 21:38:51 UTC
    8940
  34. Chapter 29 - Lost and Found 2014-09-15 21:05:05 UTC
    15541
  35. Chapter 30 - The norm, not the exception 2014-09-29 21:02:34 UTC
    14657
  36. Chapter 31 - Hart in hand 2014-10-13 22:04:12 UTC
    17985
  37. Chapter 32 - Never split the party 2014-10-27 21:14:17 UTC
    10676
  38. Chapter 33 - A Vision in White 2014-11-10 20:38:08 UTC
    12832
  39. Chapter 34 - A Song and Dance 2014-12-01 23:53:54 UTC
    11982
  40. Chapter 35 - The Lady of the Lake 2014-12-08 17:44:11 UTC
    13746
  41. Chapter 36 - A Short Story 2015-02-19 00:24:32 UTC
    25671
  42. Uncanoned - April Fool's Day: Pool's closed 2015-04-01 21:53:20 UTC
    8053
  43. Interlude - Sands, Shores and Simple Things. 2014-12-15 20:35:55 UTC
    5412
  44. Chapter 37 - Ghosts and Ghouls 2015-03-11 00:10:09 UTC
    20396
  45. Chapter 38 - Friends in Low Places 2015-03-25 22:52:20 UTC
    15090
  46. Chapter 39 - Chains of Blood 2015-04-22 23:00:14 UTC
    16423
  47. Chapter 40 - Odds, Ends and Errands 2015-05-11 18:43:46 UTC
    8890
  48. Chapter 41 - A Farewell to Carrickmore 2015-05-25 20:29:32 UTC
    13940
  49. Chapter 42 - Cat's Paw 2015-06-08 20:07:17 UTC
    10057
  50. Chapter 43 - Rolling Thunder 2015-06-15 19:31:00 UTC
    9421
  51. Chapter 44 - Ticket to Ride 2015-06-29 21:33:44 UTC
    12996
  52. Interlude - Royal Pains 2015-07-06 20:53:36 UTC
    6056
  53. Chapter 45 - A Load of Bull 2015-08-17 19:30:40 UTC
    14940
  54. Chapter 46 - Away with the Faeries 2015-09-07 20:06:43 UTC
    20024
  55. Chapter 47 - The Hollow Queen 2015-09-22 18:44:45 UTC
    14088
  56. Chapter 48 - Sleight of Hand 2015-10-07 08:07:06 UTC
    21674
  57. Interlude - Children of Men 2015-11-17 23:16:36 UTC
    13945
  58. Chapter 49 - A Spot of Tea 2015-12-07 21:29:48 UTC
    17177
  59. Chapter 50 - Don't Shoot the Messenger 2015-12-31 01:43:26 UTC
  60. Chapter 51 - Homecoming 2016-01-26 21:57:12 UTC
    15991
  61. Chapter 52 - Colour to the Blind 2016-03-02 20:55:29 UTC
    12246
  62. Chapter 53 - The Prince and the Pauper 2016-04-11 19:41:20 UTC
    18303
  63. Chapter 54 - Better the Devil You Know 2016-05-31 20:33:45 UTC
    13066
  64. Chapter 55 - Pinkie Promise 2016-08-09 04:30:16 UTC
    16821
  65. Interlude - Warm Hearts 2016-09-12 21:11:13 UTC
    13648
  66. Chapter 56 - A Warm Welcome 2016-12-21 02:09:55 UTC
    18138
  67. Chapter 57 - Building Bridges 2017-02-01 03:20:10 UTC
    8178
  68. Chapter 58 - Pebbles and pitfalls 2017-04-17 23:23:48 UTC
    7119
  69. Chapter 59 - The Gauntlet 2017-09-19 11:35:58 UTC
    7218
  70. Chapter 60 - The Price of Hubris 2017-11-07 07:14:06 UTC
    12049
  71. Chapter 61 - Mending Hearts 2018-01-08 13:31:16 UTC
    10297
  72. Interlude - Questions and Answers 2018-08-06 23:42:34 UTC
    4354
  73. Uncanoned - Licence and Registration 2022-12-31 21:02:13 UTC
    13000
  74. Chapter 62 - Living with Logistics 2022-06-06 18:39:03 UTC
    22287
  75. Chapter 63 - Cold Comforts 2023-04-04 01:46:38 UTC
    13544
  76. Chapter 64 - White Knight 2024-12-31 15:40:36 UTC
    13195