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Apropos of the Sinners

by SpitFlame
(Featured on EqD) A dark and tragic event occurred some years ago in Ponyville, and it involved an equally dark and dysfunctional family. They are still discussed among us to this day.

Bronze Pocket is many things: a clever earth pony, a wealthy landowner, and a father of three children—Cluster Tale, the eldest and most intelligent son; Nova Steel, the brash middle-child; and Airglow Sky, humble and fresh-faced, as well as the youngest (and only) daughter. Very few of them like or trust one another, and would rather take their time and energy to other places, to simply avoid any blood-tied complications which always seem to arise from their father's antics.

And when they're together, as fate would sometimes have it, things escalate into volatility and resentment. It all starts when the siblings find themselves back at their father's house for vastly different reasons. What good, one may be inclined to ask, can come of it?

Thanks to Soge for editing the first couple of chapters, as well as to 0_0 for being my proof-reader up to Part III.

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195723 words: Estimated about 16 hours to read
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55 Chapters:

  1. Introduction – Chapter I – Bronze Pocket's First Wife 2019-03-16 15:50:55 UTC
    1184
  2. Introduction – Chapter II – Cluster Tale 2019-03-16 15:51:38 UTC
    1247
  3. Introduction – Chapter III – Nova Steel 2019-03-16 15:52:09 UTC
    628
  4. Introduction – Chapter IV – The Second Wife 2019-03-16 15:52:49 UTC
    799
  5. Introduction – Chapter V – Airglow Sky 2019-03-16 15:53:17 UTC
    921
  6. Part I – Chapter I – A Scandalous Auction 2019-03-17 14:35:14 UTC
    3749
  7. Part I – Chapter II – A Friendly Debate 2019-03-19 19:20:05 UTC
    3421
  8. Part I – Chapter III – No Breaks 2019-03-22 16:10:18 UTC
    1789
  9. Part I – Chapter IV – The Introduction of a Careerist 2019-03-26 17:43:11 UTC
    2111
  10. Part I – Chapter V – At Golden Oak 2019-03-29 15:47:19 UTC
    2097
  11. Part I – Chapter VI – Strained Love 2019-04-02 16:00:03 UTC
    2439
  12. Part I – Chapter VII – At Nova's Request 2019-04-05 20:23:09 UTC
    4390
  13. Part II – Chapter I – A Narrator's Self-Interest 2019-04-10 13:33:57 UTC
    1682
  14. Part II – Chapter II – At Her Father's 2019-04-12 18:11:10 UTC
    2808
  15. Part II – Chapter III – Serpent Eats Serpent 2019-04-16 22:34:55 UTC
    2374
  16. Part II – Chapter IV – The Family Dispute 2019-04-20 01:48:35 UTC
    4364
  17. Part II – Chapter V – Mothers 2019-04-23 17:39:18 UTC
    2301
  18. Part II – Chapter VI – An Ardent Confession 2019-04-27 00:54:16 UTC
    3537
  19. Part II – Chapter VII – No Good Reputation 2019-05-01 00:06:37 UTC
    3761
  20. Part II – Chapter VIII – Cluster's Contra 2019-05-03 19:55:08 UTC
    4841
  21. Part III – Chapter I – A Narrator's Ideals 2019-05-07 23:15:24 UTC
    1283
  22. Part III – Chapter II – A Decisive Elaboration 2019-05-10 18:50:49 UTC
    3060
  23. Part III – Chapter III – Head-to-Head 2019-05-14 23:32:06 UTC
    3572
  24. Part III – Chapter IV – Alacrity 2019-05-17 16:38:34 UTC
    5040
  25. Part III – Chapter V – No Time for Verse 2019-05-21 18:49:37 UTC
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  26. Part III – Chapter VI – In the Dark 2019-05-24 17:09:21 UTC
    1571
  27. Part III – Chapter VII – Parting Clouds 2019-05-28 16:03:25 UTC
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  28. Part III – Chapter VIII – Please Don't Go 2019-05-31 16:15:22 UTC
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  29. Part IV – Chapter I – A Narrator's State of Affairs 2019-07-16 14:57:00 UTC
    2020
  30. Part IV – Chapter II – The Woodlot Contract 2019-07-18 18:29:29 UTC
    4922
  31. Part IV – Chapter III – Birthday Preparations 2019-07-23 18:07:28 UTC
    2536
  32. Part IV – Chapter IV – Nasty Anecdotes 2019-07-25 17:20:40 UTC
    5722
  33. Part IV – Chapter V – Doctor Tubercuhoofis 2019-07-27 18:22:27 UTC
    3547
  34. Part IV – Chapter VI – Railways and Curses 2019-07-30 19:16:41 UTC
    2470
  35. Part IV – Chapter VII – The Final Explanation 2019-08-01 21:57:03 UTC
    3814
  36. Part IV – Chapter VIII – For a Moment 2019-08-03 20:11:44 UTC
    4278
  37. Part V – Chapter I – In and Out 2020-07-01 14:05:05 UTC
    2175
  38. Part V – Chapter II – The Information Broker 2020-07-01 17:01:20 UTC
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  39. Part V – Chapter III – Before the Storm 2020-07-03 04:04:20 UTC
    4177
  40. Part V – Chapter IV – Off the Rails 2020-07-15 04:32:00 UTC
    3240
  41. Part V – Chapter V – Too Close for Comfort 2020-07-15 19:35:41 UTC
    3650
  42. Part V – Chapter VI – Strange Conflicts 2020-07-16 17:03:18 UTC
    4353
  43. Part V – Chapter VII – The Start of a Secret 2020-07-17 16:06:10 UTC
    4949
  44. Part V – Chapter VIII – A Blinding Surprise 2020-07-17 21:56:04 UTC
    4527
  45. Part VI – Chapter I – Something Ends, Something Begins 2020-07-21 18:49:10 UTC
    8319
  46. Part VI – Chapter II – In Expectation 2020-07-27 05:40:52 UTC
    7637
  47. Part VI – Chapter III – A Sudden Decision 2020-07-27 19:09:14 UTC
    5137
  48. Part VI – Chapter IV – At the Former Tavern 2020-07-29 08:04:11 UTC
    5111
  49. Part VI – Chapter V – Bouquet Rose 2020-07-30 21:10:18 UTC
    4826
  50. Part VI – Chapter VI – The Alarm Begins 2020-07-31 19:08:51 UTC
    2193
  51. Part VI – Chapter VII – The Interrogation 2020-08-13 04:35:42 UTC
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  52. Part VI – Chapter VIII – Still Remembered Among Us 2020-08-14 05:03:05 UTC
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  53. Part VII – Chapter I – A Visit at Night 2021-01-02 05:21:40 UTC
    5678
  54. Part VII – Chapter II – Aftermath 2022-01-14 18:11:51 UTC
    4121
  55. Part VII – Chapter III – Latent Untruth 2022-04-18 21:58:05 UTC
    3606