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Off the Beaten Path

by PingSquirrel
A tale of someone comfortable with his life becoming somepony not well liked at all.

What happens, happens. I think that is one of the rules of Causality as stated by the late, great Douglas Adams. It is a pretty important rule and I use it to guide me through life, no matter what goes on in it. So, when I was driving to an out of town job and found myself in another world, I did my best to take everything in stride.

I would be the first to say the adjustment is not easy. Especially, when the first thing you do is make yourself a pony distrusted, disliked and defamed by some national heros. Thinking about that, I think I have to invoke another Douglas Adams quote. "Don't Panic."

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This is the result of me getting bored one day and starting writing. Now that I got a bit of it done, I wouldn't mind honest opinions, and flame away if you feel the need. I have thick skin.

As you might notice, there are a few chapters with a box at the top. These are the ones that my editor and I went through again, and hopefully improved. I'll refrain from changing plot but spelling, grammar and flow are all up for grab. Especially for the early chapters.

Teen
Incomplete
Slice of Life
Human
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
BMPOO

111917 words: Estimated about 9 hours to read

26 Chapters:

  1. Crash 2012-09-22 16:44:39 UTC
    2228
  2. Exchanging Information 2012-07-28 00:37:17 UTC
    2581
  3. Divine Visitation 2012-07-19 05:39:18 UTC
    3801
  4. Apologies 2012-07-14 20:07:13 UTC
    2033
  5. Pathless and Directions 2012-07-14 08:05:13 UTC
    1878
  6. Names are Hard 2012-07-15 18:41:28 UTC
    3133
  7. Work 2012-07-15 15:43:01 UTC
    2695
  8. And Games 2012-07-19 03:58:57 UTC
    4663
  9. Knowing your Place 2012-07-22 03:02:35 UTC
    4348
  10. Focus 2012-07-25 12:00:19 UTC
    2402
  11. Musical Interlude 2012-07-30 03:01:02 UTC
    4158
  12. Understanding 2012-08-14 14:23:03 UTC
    4264
  13. Spa Day 2012-11-22 22:15:50 UTC
    2964
  14. Something to Chew On 2012-10-08 23:10:04 UTC
    3454
  15. Killing Time 2012-09-24 04:46:16 UTC
    3361
  16. The Big Day (Part 1) 2012-10-20 16:33:51 UTC
    5592
  17. The Big Day (Part 2 and One More To Go) 2012-12-07 06:03:20 UTC
    5227
  18. The Big Day (Or the Big Reveal) 2012-12-21 05:56:29 UTC
    6369
  19. Later that Evening 2013-03-04 05:28:01 UTC
    6033
  20. Later that Week 2013-04-15 02:41:30 UTC
    4284
  21. Getting Moving 2013-05-13 04:56:13 UTC
    4927
  22. The Letter 2013-07-23 03:14:02 UTC
    3027
  23. The Morning After 2013-08-24 22:34:30 UTC
    4862
  24. In the Wake 2014-01-02 03:14:00 UTC
    13337
  25. A Dream on What Could Be 2014-08-15 05:56:12 UTC
    4945
  26. The Game of Life 2015-04-06 04:26:06 UTC
    5351