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The First Steps of the Rest of Your Life

by Rhino
A vet, an engineer, and a power company intern all walk into a town... it's not a joke it's a story.

College, most see it as that time in your life that you struggle through to make the rest of your life easier, but what happens once you're out of it?

For some ponies, they have a job lined up, they move somewhere new, and go into a daily routine of just living life. Others seem to have life thrust upon them in ways they will never expect, but everypony is different right? Whoever said life get's boring once all the prep is done was wrong.

Follow the day to day misadventures of a group of ponies starting what some would call the prime of their lives, a time when anything can happen. From the day to day jobs, to meeting new friends, to maybe some romance, and of course the crazy adventures you come to expect from the town of Ponyville.

Yes, some say college is the way to prepare for your life, but many wise ponies will tell, as with many things...

"The end of one adventure is only the beginning of another."

Earlier chapters undergoing retroactive improvements.

Genre and character tags will be added when they arise.

Cover art by me

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Teen
Cancelled
Slice of Life
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Comedy
 
MOO

194124 words: Estimated about 16 hours to read
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81 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Arrival 2012-11-27 15:19:38 UTC
    1652
  2. Chapter 2: New Day, New Town 2012-11-27 15:19:11 UTC
    3750
  3. Chapter 3: Breakfast Conversation 2012-11-27 15:18:51 UTC
    1449
  4. Chapter 4: House Call 2012-11-27 15:18:16 UTC
    2858
  5. Chapter 5: Dam It 2012-11-27 15:16:53 UTC
    2481
  6. Chapter 6: Volt 2012-11-27 15:16:29 UTC
    2137
  7. Chapter 7: A Normal Day 2012-11-27 16:03:08 UTC
    3433
  8. Chapter 8: Down on the Farm 2012-10-31 11:34:05 UTC
    1799
  9. Chapter 9: The CMC 2012-04-28 01:21:35 UTC
    2021
  10. Chapter 10: Magic 2012-04-29 14:31:32 UTC
    3105
  11. Chapter 11: To The Lake 2012-10-31 11:34:52 UTC
    3264
  12. Chapter 12: Gather the Troops 2012-10-31 11:35:17 UTC
    1173
  13. Chapter 13: Blue Breeze 2012-11-22 16:34:24 UTC
    1550
  14. Chapter 14: When Red Flows 2012-07-09 17:19:56 UTC
    2422
  15. Chapter 15: Aftermath 2012-07-09 17:26:38 UTC
    1880
  16. Chapter 16: On the Road (in the Sky) Again 2012-10-31 11:33:16 UTC
    2242
  17. Chapter 17: An Enemy Revealed 2012-05-17 12:52:08 UTC
    1904
  18. Chapter 18: Heart of the Storm 2012-05-18 05:11:36 UTC
    1736
  19. Chapter 19: Homeward Bound 2012-05-20 03:56:35 UTC
    1175
  20. Chapter 20: Reward 2012-05-23 05:07:23 UTC
    1598
  21. Chapter 21: New and Old 2012-05-24 21:58:31 UTC
    1728
  22. Chapter 22: Moonlit Walk 2012-05-27 23:13:59 UTC
    1894
  23. Chapter 23: Back to Normal it Seems 2012-06-03 07:17:41 UTC
    1790
  24. Chapter 24: Down and Dirty 2012-06-15 03:02:52 UTC
    1840
  25. Chapter 25: Sunday 2012-10-14 17:40:37 UTC
    1581
  26. Chapter 26 Ways to Liven up Monday 2012-06-19 04:12:39 UTC
    1792
  27. Chapter 27 What Comes Out 2012-10-31 11:38:02 UTC
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  28. Q and A Special! 2012-10-31 11:38:35 UTC
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  29. Chapter 28: Truth and Reconciliation 2012-07-03 05:02:17 UTC
    1751
  30. Chapter 29 Preparations 2012-07-07 06:10:40 UTC
    1446
  31. Chapter 30: Parents 2012-07-16 22:19:41 UTC
    1782
  32. Chapter 31: Houseguest 2012-11-22 16:38:13 UTC
    923
  33. Chapter 32: Tension 2012-09-07 04:23:09 UTC
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  34. Chapter 33: Atom's Side 2012-09-11 16:53:06 UTC
    1719
  35. Chapter 34: Navy Shadow 2012-11-22 16:37:28 UTC
    1801
  36. Chapter 35: A Thump in the Night 2012-09-26 02:25:26 UTC
    1974
  37. Chapter 36: Morning After 2012-09-21 03:09:47 UTC
    2228
  38. Chapter 37: To Canterlot 2012-10-02 20:16:40 UTC
    2479
  39. Chapter 38: Clubbing 2012-10-17 23:46:18 UTC
    2024
  40. Chapter 39: Questioning 2012-10-23 12:03:49 UTC
    1848
  41. Chapter 40: Pursuit 2012-10-31 11:40:04 UTC
    2551
  42. Chapter 41: Infiltration 2012-11-06 13:49:01 UTC
    1617
  43. Chapter 42: Liberation 2012-11-10 05:10:20 UTC
    3006
  44. Chapter 43: Fire Dancing 2012-11-13 22:56:49 UTC
    2545
  45. Chapter 44: Debriefing 2012-11-15 23:40:00 UTC
    2164
  46. Chapter 45: Reflections and Revelations 2012-11-18 16:31:28 UTC
    3527
  47. Chapter 46: Concerns 2012-11-22 04:57:39 UTC
    1903
  48. Chapter 47: Midnight Magic 2012-11-25 00:40:24 UTC
    2490
  49. Chapter 48: Assemble the Team 2012-12-28 23:56:01 UTC
    4209
  50. Chapter 49: Changes 2013-01-02 05:02:49 UTC
    2282
  51. Chapter 50: Double Date 2013-01-09 21:12:19 UTC
    2021
  52. Chapter 51: The Project 2013-01-21 02:38:16 UTC
    2272
  53. Chapter 52: Escalation, Explanation, and Evaluation 2013-01-27 05:15:12 UTC
    3301
  54. Chapter 53: Crystal Formation 2013-02-02 01:48:06 UTC
    2286
  55. Chapter 54: Crystal Gathering 2013-02-13 05:10:58 UTC
    2596
  56. Chapter 55: Crystal Purification 2013-03-01 02:34:40 UTC
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  57. Chapter 56: Crystal Evaluation 2013-04-26 01:12:31 UTC
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  58. Chapter 57: Crystal Magic 2013-05-17 13:04:44 UTC
    2285
  59. Chapter 58: Guests 2013-05-18 13:20:36 UTC
    2260
  60. Chapter 59: Meetings and Talks 2013-05-19 13:51:04 UTC
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  61. Chapter 60: New Groups 2013-05-20 14:15:34 UTC
    3248
  62. Chapter 61: Reveals 2013-05-21 12:55:43 UTC
    4404
  63. Chapter 62: Confrontations 2013-05-22 12:26:21 UTC
    3186
  64. Chapter 63: What to do 2013-05-23 12:58:18 UTC
    4441
  65. Chapter 64: Welcome 2013-05-24 12:33:55 UTC
    3476
  66. Chapter 65: New Objectives 2013-05-25 18:40:00 UTC
    2270
  67. Chapter 66: Adaptations 2013-05-26 13:16:16 UTC
    3497
  68. Chapter 67: What is to come 2013-05-27 16:25:52 UTC
    3719
  69. Chapter 68: The other searchers 2013-05-28 12:45:23 UTC
    2031
  70. Chapter 69: New Friends 2013-06-01 12:13:47 UTC
    3382
  71. Chapter 70: At The Spa 2013-06-09 12:57:24 UTC
    2633
  72. Chapter 71: Water Fight 2013-06-12 11:30:40 UTC
    2175
  73. Chapter 72: Parents: Take Two 2013-06-15 11:53:41 UTC
    4004
  74. Chapter 73: Days and Nights 2013-06-21 19:55:18 UTC
    2850
  75. Chapter 74: Mountain Battle 2013-06-27 16:50:55 UTC
    2902
  76. Chapter 75: Wounds 2013-07-02 13:07:09 UTC
    2161
  77. Chapter 76: In The Woods 2013-07-05 19:54:54 UTC
    2571
  78. Chapter 77: Adjusting to the New 2014-01-25 19:58:23 UTC
    2313
  79. Chapter 78: Final Shard 2014-03-04 22:19:58 UTC
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  80. The Decision 2014-08-05 23:21:13 UTC
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  81. Quick Question 2014-08-11 01:07:38 UTC
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