Update October 24th 2012

Well I got the second part of The Next Do up here, all archived and everything. Next up I'll work on a few more one shots before I go back to do part 3... so that is coming soon.

In the meantime? Well... just passed the 30 day milestone. That means over 30 days passed since my first submission to ponyinabox... and 30 days passed since I heard from them so... well, all I can really be is optimistic so... at least I haven't got a rejection notice... yet... but I am sure that might be coming somewhere down the line. Oh well. At least I can prepare for the next possible opportunity. At least there's that.

Well back to writing. See you next update.

The Next Do Part 2

The Next Do Part 2

Characters
Dashing Do
Masra
Daring Do

Guest Characters
Donut Joe
Eclipse - A member of Princess Luna's Royal Guard
Diamond Dogs 1+2

Location
Royal Canterlot University
- Museum of Equestrian History

Canterlot
- Donut Joe's
- Streets of Canterlot

Royal Canterlot University
Location - Museum

SFX Magic (levitation)
SFX hoofsteps (deep reverberating denoting an empty museum at night)

(*) - Flashback dialogue going through Dashing's mind

Dashing
(*) "I could have saved you a step if you came to me first. That's not the Sapphire Stone."

(pause)

Dashing
(*) "Yes mother did find it, as stated in her first book, but in the end it was deemed too dangerous for public display after the incident with Ahizuhtl, so an exact replica was made for public display, and the real one was stored away in Canterlot Castle for safe keeping... I believe your teacher Princess Celestia would be of more assistance than me..."

Daring Do (audio recording) (loud)
"Hi there!"

Dashing (shocked)
"Gah!"

Daring Do (recording) (excited)
"You little explorers ready for adventure? Pick up your magical guide and welcome to the world of archeology! Dont forget to ask your parents to buy y..."

SFX Spell recording turning off

Dashing (irritated)
"Way to go, mom. All the charm and pony emotion of a potion peddler."

Masara
"Your mother loves children, Dashing. She wanted her wing of the museum to..."

Dashing (tempered tone)
"...spark creativity and a thirst for knowledge through adventure and fun. Yes, I got all that first hand, thank you so very much Headmaster."

SFX hoofsteps (same as before)

Masara
"How's the material on the changelings coming along?"

Dashing
"Ponderously slow. Or should I just stick to what I know and tell my class bawdy tales of the filly fooler who almost married a changeling."

Masra
"Jade fooled us all, Dashing. But she's not the reason I want you teaching this..."

Dashing (tempered tone)
"Yes, yes, I know. Orders from on high from Celestia herself... as for being fooled..."

SFX Glass case opening
SFX Object being put down (levitation stops)
SFX Glass case closes

Dashing (tempered tone)
"None of you got down on bent hoof and proposed to her, unlike me..." (pause) "...when were you going to tell me Daring took off and left her classes for the week to Honorary Professor Herpy?"

SFX Wind
Ponies talking/walking about (streets of Canterlot)
SFX Door opening (Donut Joe's)

Donut Joe (pleased)
"Dashing! The Usual?"

Dashing
"Yup. The muffin basket and a half dozen sugars to go..."

SFX Walking

Donut Joe
"What's up? You look abit like something the cat refused to drag in."

Dashing
"That bad, huh?"

Donut Joe
"Wanna talk about it?"

Dashing (resigned tone)
"I would if I could, believe me, but I honestly dont know where to even start."

Donut Joe
"Muffins are going to take awhile."

Dashing
"Why do you even make muffins in the first place?"

Donut Joe
"You ever try to tell a pregnant mare you only sell donuts?"

Dashing
"Point taken."

SFX Pot perculating, taken off and poured.

Donut Joe
"Chocolate, two whips and baby marshes."

Dashing
"Thanks." (sip) "Maybe its just not my night, Joe. Mom, Jade, the Sapphire Stone..."

Donut Joe
"The Sapphire Stone? Isnt that one of Daring's accomplishments?"

Dashing
"Her seventh. Dont tell that to her ravenous pony fans though. Life, after all, began with the Sapphire Stone."

Donut Joe
"Why is that?"

Dashing
"Because her previous finds pre Sapphire Stone were all warm ups... and mind you if she could ever write about every adventure you'd need a library just for that."

Donut Joe
"Ha! Saving something for a rainy day?"

Dashing
"Not entirely by choice. Quite a few are sealed. Apparently it would be highly embarrasing to some government, organization or individual if some of her antics came to light... and mind you she watches over all these agreements like a griffon, fully intending to publish the second even one lapses."

Donut Joe
"That sounds... a bit morbid."

Dashing
"You dont know the half of it..." (sip) '...I heard she was responsible for the nutrient rich volcanic soil used in the south lawn of the university... by kinda making a volcano erupt on the south lawn, Something about a Diamond Dog relic and a curse and something like that... but thats mom. Making it up as she goes along."

SFX Bits clanking on table

Donut Joe
"Feel better?"

Dashing
"Actually? Yes, yes I do. Thanks."

SFX Walking
SFX Door open/wind and ponies walking and talking

Dashing
"See ya around, Joe."

SFX Door swings close

SFX Wind and ponies walking and talking

Eclipse
"Professor Dashing Do?"

Dashing
"Hey Eclipse. How's the night watch going?"

Eclipse (nervous)
"Cant complain... Actually Twilight Sparkle and Princess Luna are looking for you. Somepony tried to steal the Sapphire Stone from the palace. Well not somepony but..."

Dashing
"Diamond Dogs?"

Eclipse
"Right, but how..."

Dashing
"They're right behind you... here..."

SFX Magic (levitation)

Dashing
"...take the muffins to safety. And send Royal Guard to arrest these dogs once I am done."

Eclipse
"Right!"

SFX Wings flapping, flying off

Diamond Dog 1 (cocky)
"Bad idea, pony."

Diamond Dog 2 (arrogant)
"Four hooves is no match against this..." (SFX drawing blade) "...too bad you cant stand on your own two hooves and defend..."

SFX Magic (levitation) (Dashing pulling herself up onto her rear hooves)
SFX Breaking chains (pulling a pony fencing foil from a fancy sports store sign), slight sound as foil hoof guard grips Dashing's hoof.

Dashing
"You mean like this?"

Diamond Dog 2 (panic)
"Hu-hu-huh... what!!"

SFX Swoosh (blade engarde poise)

Dashing (confident)
"You dont mind if I use this display pony fencing foil to beat you, dont you?"

Diamond Dog 1 (panic)
"Ah-- ah-- ah-- ah!!"

Dashing (loud)
"Too late! I cant hear your answer!"

Diamond Dogs
Screams

Note - Vega's Theme (Street Fighter 2) kicks in during credits. Sound effects of Dashing disarming and subdueing the three diamond dogs as credits are read.

Post credits
SFX Foil clanks to ground
SFX Levitation stops

Dashing
"Lesson done."

Wub It In First Draft

Wub It In

Characters
Twilight Sparkle
Spike
Vinyl Scratch
Octavia
Rising Dawn - Female unicorn. New Captain of the Royal Guard.

Location
Twilight's Library
Friendship Express (epilogue)

Twilight & Spike
Sleeping sounds

SFX Door open (magic), sounds of stuff being set up

Spike (sleepy)
"Twilight... its three AM... stop reading and go back to bed..."

Twilight (sleepy)
"Only if you stop cleaning first..."

Spike (sleepy)
"OK... good night..."

Twilight (sleepy)
"...good night number one assist..."

Twilight & Spike
Sleeping Sounds

SFX Loud music

Twilight & Spike
"GAH!"

SFX Falling/rolling out of beds

Twilight & Spike
"Please tell me thats you..." (pause) "...guess not."

SFX Walking

SFX Click (lights)

Twilight (upset)
"What are you doing in my library?!"

Vinyl Scratch (confused)
"What??"

Twilight (upset)
"I said what are you doing in my library!!"

Spike (loud)
"Turn that down! Its too loud!!"

Vinyl Scratch (loud)
"I can't hear you! Music too loud!!"

Spike (loud)
"That's what I just..." (music stops) "said...!" (pause normal) "Uh... thanks Twilight."

Twilight
"Welcome." (pause) "Well?"

Vinyl Scratch
"Well what? I'm trying to sleep here."

Twilight
"In my house!"

Vinyl Scratch
"No I'm not. This is a public library."

Twilight (shocked)
"Wh-wh-what!! This is my house!!"

Vinyl Scratch
"Can ponies visit, read and borrow books, incurring fees for late returns?"

Twilight
"Y-y-yes but..."

Vinyl Scratch
"Then its a public library."

SFX music on, lower.

Vinyl Scratch
"Good night."

SFX Fwhump! (Falling into sleeping bag)

Twilight (shock turning to irritation)
"No! No no no no no no no no no no no no!"

Spike
"She's fast asleep."

Twilight (irate)
"Aarrgghh!" (stomps hooves) "Come on, Spike! We're going back to bed!"

Spike
"Want me to sleep with you in your bed so you can cry on my head and crush me in your hooves in an emotional moment?"

Twilight
"...yes please..."

SFX Clock ticking fast
SFX Alarm clock ringing
SFX Rooster crowing

Spike
"Morning, Twilight. How are yo-- whoa! What the heck happened to you! You look awful!"

Twilight (sobbing)
"She kept waking me up asking me where the bathroom was! Over and over again!"

Vinyl Scratch
"Breakfast! Come and get it!"

Twilight (sobbing)
"If I teleport her into a wall no jury in Equestria would ever convict me! Right? Right??"

Spike
"Come on, Twilight."

SFX Getting out of bed

Spike
"That's my Twilight! Lets get you some food, then I'll write a nice letter to Princess Celestia asking for help."

Twilight (disturbed)
"I like you, Spike. Your my precious right? Right?? I wont let the mean Bilbo Buckins take you my precious!!"

Spike
"Ill get you a juicebox and your meds."

SFX Knock knock knock

Spike
"Now what... OK you sit here and start eating, and I'll be right back..."

SFX Knock knock knock

Spike
"I'm coming! I'm coming! Keep your hooves on!"

SFX Door open

Rising Dawn
"Morning, Spike. Is there a Vinyl Scr--"

Octavia (loud)
"Vinyl are you in here!!"

Vinyl Scratch (from kitchen area, abit distant)
"Back here Octy! Come on, I made breakfast!"

Spike
"Please. There is enough for every pony..."

Twilight (loud)
"Keep your hooves off my precious!!"

Rising Dawn
"Her precious?"

Spike
"Don't ask."

SFX Walking

Spike
"Twilight! Rising Dawn's here!"

Vinyl Scratch
"Who?"

Octavia
"She became the new Captain of the Royal Guard after Shining Armor's wedding, remember?"

Vinyl Scratch
"And she's here because..."

Octavia (irate)
"Because you ran off last night in a self absorbed fit!? Remember that??"

Twilight
"Nggyahh!!"

Spike (deadpan)
"Twilight remembers."

Vinyl Scratch (cheery)
"Later! Later! Lets eat, and then you can apologize to me later."

Octavia (deadpan)
"What did you say to me?"

SFX Eating

Octavia
"Why are you sleeping in this purple unicorn's house?"

Vinyl Scratch
"I'm not. I'm sleeping in a public library."

Octavia (deadpan)
"...before we leave be sure to thank the purple unicorn for not having you arrested for trespassing."

Vinyl Scratch
"I'd have just went right to Princess..."

Octavia (interrupting deadpan)
"You have no idea who she is, do you."

Vinyl Scratch
"She's a librarian?"

Octavia
"...I give up..."

SFX Clock ticking

Ponyville Train Station
SFX Train whistle

Voice
"All aboard!"

SFX Group of ponies walking

Vinyl Scratch
"Seriously she could have been a bit more grateful. I did replace everything I used and then some!"

Octavia (esaperated)
"Vinyl! You cleaned out her fridge WITHOUT her permission! And what's with going to the bathroom non stop?"

SFX Sitting

Vinyl Scratch
"Four times isn't non stop."

Octavia (deadpan)
"Your impossible sometimes, Vinyl."

SFX Train whistle
SFX Train leaving station

Vinyl Scratch
"By the way, you are totally ready to apologize for throwing me out..."

Octavia (deadpan)
"First off? You threw yourself out. Second? Did you really nearly drive that purple unicorn insane because I said "Wub" was not a proper expression of affection?"

Vinyl Scratch
"Yup."

Octavia (esaperated)
"Seriously??"

Vinyl Scratch
"eeyup."

Octavia (deadpan)
"I'll never hear the end of this unless I relent, won't I."

Vinyl Scratch
"Nope."

Octavia (esaperated)
"Fine! Fine!" (normal) "I wub you."

Vinyl Scratch
"And?"

Octavia
"You'll have to wait until we get home for the and part."

Vinyl Scratch (disappointed)
"Really?"

(kiss)

Octavia
"Ill get your..." (clears throat) "...stop talking!"

Vinyl Scratch (whisper)
"But your so cute when your willing to be my marshmallow..."

Octavia (anger whisper)
"Not! In! Public!"

Vinyl Scratch (whisper)
"Licky licky!"

Octavia (deadpan whisper)
"Remind me again why I didnt leave you with the purple unicorn..."

Fin

Fixed!

OK, finally figured out how to fix the audio drama scripts. So far fixed The Book Fort of Time and Space, and will slowly work on the others over the weekend. Meanwhile writing a new one now but won't post until all the rest are fixed so stay tuned, I'll update as scripts are fixed.

The Next Do Part 1 and Filly Quest is now fixed. Added Wub It In (and as you can see it went up correctly first time out, yay!)

Working on next script right now. Stay tuned for updates!

What a bother (how the dramas post as opposed to how they look for editing)

For some reason when I go to edit the drama scripts they're laid out correctly, but when I look at them on the blog they're all meshed together horribly... I have no idea what it is I am doing wrong but I'm working on it right now... stay tuned for updates.

New Audio Drama Up (October 10th 2012)

By the way Happy 2nd Anniversary Friendship is Magic (first episode originally aired today two years ago). Still plowing ever forward. New drama script posted today, Filly Quest (a Cutie Mark Crusader mini)... and yes, still no response from ponyinabox. But it has been only 2 weeks going on 3 so... I hope to hear something eventually. In the meantime going to script one more random mini then go back to writing The Next Do... so stay tuned for updates.

Filly Quest First Draft

Filly Quest

Main Characters
Apple Bloom
Scootaloo
Sweetie Belle

Secondary Characters
Twilight Sparkle
Spike
Pinkie Pie
Derpy Hooves
Applejack
Princess Celestia

Locations
Cutie Mark Crusader treehouse
Twilight's Library
Ponyville (outside)

Scootaloo
"Where do fillies come from?"

Sweetie Belle
"Huh?"

Apple Bloom
"I thought you had math homework..."

Scootaloo (defensive)
"I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" (normal) "By the way does this look right to you?"

Apple Bloom
"Looks right to me." (pause) "Why the filly question?"

Scootaloo
"I was thinking of the new filly in town."

Sweetie Belle
"Goodnlght?"

Scootaloo
"Yeah... she is like the smartest pony in school, might even give Twilight a run for her bits on math but... where did she come from? It just kinda went from there..." (pause) "Did your parents ever..."

Sweetie Belle (shy)
"Eerr... it never came up. Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom
"No. Sorry."

SFX Hoof hitting floor in a firm clop

Apple Bloom (determined)
"Why dont we ask Twilight! She must have alot of books on foals!"

Sweetie Belle
"Great idea!"

Scootaloo (bold)
"Cutie Mark Crusaders Challengers of the unknown are go!"

All Three (cheer)
"Yay!" SFX Hoof up x3

SFX Transition musical sting (moving from location to location)
Location - Twilight's Library

Twilight (dumbstruck)
'"B-B-Books on... wh-wh-what?"

All 3 CMCs (loud)
"Where do fillies come from!"

Twilight (know it all)
"Oh! That's what you want!"

SFX rewinding tape sound effect

Twilight "Can I help you?"

Apple Bloom (loud)
"Twilight! We need a book on making fillies!"

SFX Donkey braying
SFX Fastforwarding tape sound effect

Twilight
"Here we go!" (nervous laughter) "The Young Pony section."

Sweetie Belle
"The young pony section?"

Twilight
"I have a few books helpful for fillies and colts when anticipating the arrival of a new family member..."

SFX Magic (levitation) (*) - Large illustrated young pony books being dropped onto table for reading. 

Twilight
"Special Delivery..." (*) "...A Foal's Tale..." (*) "...My little brother or sister..." (*) "and Mommy's Surprise." (*) "These should help."

SFX Fastforwarding sound effect

Twilight (loud)
"These are no help whatsoever!"

Scootaloo
"The Postal Service delivers foals..."

Spike
"Uh, Twilight? What are you doing..."

Twilight (upset)
"Princess Celestia delivers foals across Equestria once every season?!? That is so unbelievable! Who'd believe such a lie!"

Spike
"Isnt that the same as believing she raises the sun?"

Twilight (shock)
"(Gasp!)" (Indignant) "She does too raise the sun!"

Spike
"Once a year."

Twilight (uptight)
"Are you saying my entire purpose in life is a lie!?"

Spike (deadpan)
"No, really, what are you doing Twilight."

Sweetie Belle
"Apple Bloom?" Do you harvest fillies from an orchard?"

Apple Bloom (awkward)
"Uh... nooooo... does Rarity sew foals out of silk, fabric and gems?"

Sweetie Belle (ill)
"Why are we reading these again..."

Twilight (angry)
"Spike! Pack these up! We're mailing them back to the book store for a refund!"

SFX Closing and picking up books

Spike
"Why dont you tell them what your parents said about it."

SFX Walking

Twilight
"I only asked my BBBFF about where fillies came from!"

Scootaloo
"Bee Bee F what?"

Apple Bloom
"Big Brother Best Friend Forever..." (deadpan) "Uh, hello? Big Macintosh...? My BBBFF?"

All
"Oh!"

Spike
"So what did Shining Armor say about it?"

Twilight (nggghh)

SFX Grandfather clock ticking

Spike (deadpan)
"Seriously? You have to think ab---"

SFX Explosion

Twilight (loud)
"Spike! Take a letter!"

Spike (deadpan)
"Dear Shining Armor where do fillies come from, your sister Twilight Sparkle?"

Twilight
"...yes please..."

Spike (irritated)
"Twilight! Why dont you just ask Mrs Cake where fillies and..."

Twilight (interrupt while Spike is talking) (loud)
"Lets go!"

SFX Magic open door
SFX Running x4
SFX Door slam

Spike
"...colts come from since she..." (pause) "That'll do Spike. That'll do..."

SFX Writing

Spike
"Dear Princess Celestia..."

Scene Transition sting Outside of Sugarcube Corner

Sweetie Belle (exasperated)
"That certainly went well."

Scootaloo
"We did get free cookies though."

SFX Magic (levitation)

Twilight
"Nnghh..." (eating cookie)

Pinkie Pie (cheery)
"Hi Twilight how are you whats up nice day huh are you ok why did Mrs Cake said you might have to be banned from sugarcube corner for a month?"

Twilight (resigned)
"Well... its kinda like this..."

SFX Rewinding tape noise

Pinkie Pie (excited)
"Wait wait wait!"

SFX Rewinding stops

Twilight
"Huh?"

Pinkie Pie (excited)
"Could you start with whatever you said to Derpy between scenes?"

Twilight (confused)
"What!?"

Scootaloo (resigned)
"I got this one."

SFX Rewinding sound

Derpy (confused)
"Uh... I'm done for the day...?"

Scootaloo
"Did you deliver any foals today?"

Derpy (confused)
"I dont think so... foals wouldn't fit in my mailbags..."

Scootaloo
"Where do foals come from?"

Derpy (confused)
"...wh-wh-what? Why would I..."

Scootaloo
"Your eyes. You look like you know where fillies come from!"

Derpy (confused)
"I do...?" (nnghh)

SFX Digital ticking

Apple Bloom
"What is she doing?"

Scootaloo
"She's thinking... I think."

Sweetie Belle
"R-really?"

SFX Rooster crowing

Derpy screams for several seconds, wings flapping furiously. Flies off.
Silence.

Scootaloo
"So... think that was a yes?"

Fast forwarding sound. Inside Sugarcube Corner

Twilight (upset)
"You know where fillies come from, dont you?!? My b-books failed me, but you wont fail me, right?!? Right???"

SFX Fast forwarding sound Same location

Derpy (happy)
"Muffins!"

Pinkie Pie (happy)
"Your usual Free Muffin Weekend batch coming right up!"

Fastforwarding sound

Twilight (deadpan)
"...Pinkie... what was that..."

Pinkie Pie (cheery)
"Sorry. I thought I'd just explain why Derpy panic'd... what that has to do with where fillies come from though..."

Twilight (deadpan)
"Let"s go ask Rarity."

Sweetie Belle
"Can't. She's in Fillydelphia on boutique business."

Twilight (deadpan)
"Like I said let's go and ask Applejack."

Spike
"And that's how Twilight found out how fillies are made."

Location Outside Twilight's Library

The Doctor
"So how long has Princess Celestia and..."

Spike
"Applejack. About an hour..."

SFX Door opens

Spike
"How is Twilight...?"

Applejack
"She's aok sugar cube. Once we had the talk everything fixed itself right as rain... now I just have to explain it again to the fillies... without the details... see ya around."

Spike
"Good luck."

Twilight (cheerful)
"Whose up for dinner out!"

Doctor (happy)
"Well your in positive spirits!"

Twilight (pleased)
"Yes! Yes I am! I rid my library of faulty books, learned something new, and best of all I now know that ponies and dragons can create alot together, but foals isnt one of them! Lets go!"

SFX walking

Spike (deadpan)
"What the heck was that supposed to mean."

Doctor
"Sometimes ignorance is bliss."

Spike
"...agreed..."

Twilight (loud)
"Are you two...?"

Spike
"On our way Twilight."

Doctor
"On our way?"

Spike
"You tell her your com--"

Doctor
"Forget I asked."

Fin

New Fiction Update (October 7th 2012)

All new audio drama fiction is up and archived, The Next Do Part 1. I will be working on a few more minis before I bounce back and do Part 2 in the future. Anyway as of today I am still waiting to hear about the fate of "Sidelined" so... well... stay tuned on that and the next fiction coming up.

The Next Do Part 1 (first draft)

The Next Do

Characters
Dashing Do - Female unicorn, daughter of Daring Do. Professor of archeology at Canterlot University
Ditzy Doo - Dashing's personal assistant, mechanic
The Doctor
Twilight Sparkle

Location
Royal Canterlot University (night) Dashing Do's Office

SFX Knock knock knock

Vinyl Scratch (muffled)
"Yo! Anypony home?"

Dashing (loud)
"Its open!"

SFX Door opens
SFX Walking

Vinyl Scratch
"Yo doc!"

Octavia (hushed)
"Professor!" (normal) "Good evening, Professor Do..."

Vinyl Scratch
"Your that mare with all those books written about her, right? You look alot more boring in person."

Octavia (irritated)
"Vinyl!"

Dashing Do
"Professor Dashing Do. The books were written about my mother, Daring Do. Now, can I help you with something, ...or are you just looking for somepony to make fun of after Blueblood. Dont care, by the way, thought you should know."

Vinyl Scratch (smug)
"Is it easy to be so dull, or do you actually work at..."

SFX thump (hit)

Vinyl Scratch
"ouch"

SFX package dropping on table

Octavia
"The mailmare accidentally delivered this to K-COLT earlier..."

Vinyl Scratch
"And I was soooo going to read it on air and everything since Soarin was boring and..." (loud) "Octi!" 

Octavia (irritated)
"We are leaving now!" (apologetic) "So sorry to have bothered you."

SFX Walking skidding (Vinyl being pushed)

Vinyl Scratch (loud)
"Come by the station! I want to mock you mercilessly on live ra..."

SFX door slam

Vinyl Scratch (muffled whining)
"Octi!"

Octavia (muffled irritated)
"Honestly Vinyl! Cant you behave..."

Vinyl Scratch (muffled)
"Where's the fun in that..."

Several seconds silence

Dashing
"Ponies these days... now where was I."

SFX Magic (Levitation)
SFX Note Writing sound effect through narrative text. Writing stops at (*) prompt. (**) tink tink tink (quill tip tapping against ink jar clearing excess, few second pause before tinking).

Dashing (Narrative)
"Little is known of the Changeling nation past urban myth and wild speculation..." (*) "The Changelings first appear in Equestria history during the first age of Discord, but this is meaningless as older texts hint at a secretive race..." (*) (**) "...that lived in the lands of the Changelings dating back..." (SFX sniff sniff sniff) "...to the days of Equestria's founding..."

SFX soft hoofsteps

Dashing
"Improved your blueberry muffin recipe?"

Ditzy (sheepish)
"Yeah... how did..."

SFX Tink

Dashing
"You cant hide the smell of your baking."

SFX Clank (levitation off)

Dashing
"Thank you."

Ditzy
"All nighter?"

Dashing
"Afraid so. Interest in Changelings is through the roof following the attempted invasion so the university wants me to address the history of the Changelings in class, even if we know more about dragons than we do Changelings."

SFX Magic (levitation)

Dashing (nom nom then talk)
"Definitely more blueberries in this recipe..."

SFX Levitation stops

Ditzy
"Your not happy, are you."

Dashing
"Huh? No, no, I love the muffin! I have some cocoa on the stove cooking up..."

Ditzy
"I mean about the class change."

Dashing (exhale of breath, controlled frustration)
"No. I should be teaching my class about pre Equestria Diamond Dog civilization but no, instead I have to dig through these poorly written hack job books disguised as fact about a race nobody knows about... this isn't the kind of class I want to run, full of myth and rumor without any facts backing them."

Ditzy
"Want to go on a field trip?"

Silence
SFX Kettle whistling (cocoa)

Dashing
"Water's done..."

SFX Magic (levitation)

Dashing
"Cocoa?"

Ditzy
"Don't change the subject. Your mother..."

SFX Liquid pouring into cup

Dashing (sullen)
"Would have flew off half cocked on any quest if only to avoid actually teaching her class."

SFX Kettle clinking back down
SFX Clink clink clink (stirring)

Dashing (sullen)
"By the way thanks for reminding me again how I continously fail to live up to mother's legacy. Thanks lots." 

Ditzy (sad)
"Don't be like that, Dashing..."

Dashing (sullen)
"Won't ever be as good as mother, not a good adventurer, not as fun or spontaneous as mother, can't even fly... yeah I am a walking talking embodiment of everything mother isn't... how utterly special." (sip sip)

Ditzy (sad)
"I didn't mean it like that."

Dashing
"I know. I know. Sorry." (pat pat) "Its always a sore point for me." (sip sip) "It doesn't matter anyway since this isn't the kind of conundrum a field trip alone can solve. It'll take alot of research, and dialogue between us and the Changeling nation."

Ditzy
"I..." (long dragging out of I) "...don't think they want to be friends."

Dashing
"So no inviting Changelings over for dinner." (sip sip) "Well that's hours of learning how to cook Europony style wasted. And to think I had the good china unpacked and everything." (sip sip) "Calling it a night?"

Ditzy
"Yeah. Thought I'd make myself one more batch of muffins and call it a night. Are you..."

Dashing
"I'll be fine. Just want to write some more then fall asleep on the couch. See you tomorrow..."

Ditzy
"Night."

SFX Walking (growing distant)

Dashing
"Now where was I..."

SFX TARDIS dematerializing

Dashing (resigned)
"You gotta be kidding me."

SFX Magic (levitation)
SFX Clinking (two more cups)

Dashing (sarcastic)
"Well if I knew company was coming I would have..." (sniff sniff)

SFX Magic (levitation)
SFX clink clink (plates)

Dashing
"She left me the batch she made... I'll buy her breakfast tomorrow..."

SFX Knock knock knock

Dashing (loud)
"Feel free to let yourself out of the magic blue box anytime, Twilight!"

SFX Door opens

Dashing
"No need to be so formal with me. Please, help yourselves."

Twilight
"Thank you. Is it alright..."

Dashing
"He's going to come out anyway so lets get the awkward part over with... hello Doctor."

Doctor (awkward)
"Ahh... yes... maybe our first meeting wasn't exactly..."

Dashing
"Don't worry about it. Everypony compares me to my mom eventually. Even my best friends."

Doctor (hesitant)
"You seem rather busy... maybe..."

Dashing
"Sit. Eat. Drink."

SFX Magic (levitation)
SFX Liquid pouring

Dashing
"You didnt drop by just to avail yourself of my company so... why are you really here?"

Twilight
"Straight to the point as always, professor." (levitation sip) "Just like when I took your class that year." 

Doctor
"Really? You never struck me as a closet archeologist."

Dashing
"That's because she wasnt. One year I found myself without an archeology class to teach so on the Princess' insistence I taught History of Magic at her school for gifted unicorns..." (sip) "And thats how I first met Twilight here."

Twilight
"Feels like it was only yesterday."

Dashing
"And yet it wasnt... Anyway...Twilight...?"

Twilight (apologetic)
"Oh. Right. Sorry."

SFX Magic (levitation)

Twilight
"You remember this..."

SFX Thunk (crystal statue on wood table)
SFX Levitation stops

Dashing
"The Sapphire Stone... did anyone see you... ahem... "borrow" this from the museum wing of the university?"

Doctor
"I'm sure its OK. Threat to the world and all that... you read that book I gave you..."

Dashing
"Of course."

SFX Drawer opening
SFX Pulling book out of drawer
SFX Thump (book laid down on table
SFX Magic (levitation) (pages turning)
SFX Levitating book

Dashing
"Here..." (flips book about) "Notice the resemblance between this ancient alien deity and the stone."

Twilight
"The resemblance is remarkable, but what..."

Dashing
"Let's see... according to this hue mon book on ancient deities the Doctor gave me, this is Anapa, pronouced Anubis in Greek, the jackal headed son of Nephthys and Set... lovely couple... associated with mummification and the afvterlife... in order words an hue mon deity of death."

Twilight
"Oh my."

To Be Continued

Present Writing Habit : Audio Drama Scripts

It has been a long long time since I last wrote anything in a fiction sense, but recently I have been motivated to write audio drama scripts for My Little Pony Friendship is Magic... go figure. Presently I am writing script submissions for one of the three large audio drama makers, ponyinabox productions... sadly they don't have a usual submission spot for writers so I have to wait for the occasional event when writers can submit... still, I can store away and archive all the stories I write as I wait for the next oppertunity. Still waiting on my first entry, Sidelined, and it's fate. Once I know its fate I'll post it here, and perhaps the story as well. In the meantime I'll be posting fresh dramas (minis) as I write them... until I have a chance to submit them somewhere... Oh well. At least I'm writing again.

MLP FIM Audio Drama Script : The Book Fort of Time And Space (first draft)

The Book Fort of Time and Space
Written by David Rasmussen

Characters
The Doctor
Spike
Filly Twilight Sparkle

Setting
Inside TARDIS (stopped in Twilight's Library)

SFX Notes
Story takes place in TARDIS. Appropriate sound effects needed.
Main Room
Corridor
Kitchen
Main Room

SFX Knocking (TARDIS door)

Spike (muffled outside door)
"Doctor, I'm back..."

SFX Door opens
SFX Note Everytime Spike walks there is a tink tink tink sound (cookie jar)

Doctor
"Ah there you are, and is that..."

Spike (even toned)
"Where is Twilight."

Doctor
"Ah yes, Twilight... did I ever tell you that you cant roast marshmallows in dragon's flame..."

Spike (walking away from listeners)
"Twilight!"

Doctor
"And your walking away..."

SFX Door closing Corridor
SFX Walking clinking

Doctor
"Spike? Maybe we should talk about this fi..."

SFX Walking clinking stops

Spike (irritated)
"Want to know what else cant be roasted in dragon flame."

Filly Twilight (distant)
"Spike! Im in the kitchen!"

Doctor (nervous)
"Uh Spike maybe..."

SFX Walking clinking

Spike (yelling)
"Twilight! What's..."

Filly Twilight
"No need to yell, I'm right here."

SFX Walking clinking stops

Spike (even toned)
"Behind this book wall? Really Twilight?"

Filly Twilight (indignant)
"For your information it is Fort Knowledge, thank you ve--"

Spike (interrupting)
"Fort Whatbee?"

Filly Twilight (indignant)
"A book fort." (sigh, turns to excitement) "Are those cookies I smell?"

Spike (hesitant)
"Uh yeah... about that." (pause even toned) "Never mind. Mind letting me in?"

Filly Twilight
"Cookies?"

Spike
"Let me in and you can have cookies."

SFX tinkling (shaking cookie jar)

Filly Twilight
"Eeerrr... ok"

Spike
"OK then, now if you'll kind..."

Filly Twilight
"Do the Secret Fort Knowledge Password first."

Spike (even toned slightly irked)
"What."

Filly Twilight
"You know. I taught you it after Shining's wedding..."

Spike (complaining)
"Seriously?! Twilight!"

Filly Twilight (pleading)
"Please bestest number one assistant ever!"

Several second pause

Spike (resigned tone) "Alright..."

SFX Sound effects of going through the motions of dance (repeated when Doctor does it)

Spike (resigned tone) "Sunshine sunshine ladybugs awake... clap your hooves and do a little shake..."

Pause

Filly Twilight (giggling) "Very nice, Spike."

Spike (groan)

Doctor (pleased)
"I especially thought the tail wiggle at the end was nice."

Filly Twilight (pleased)
"Great! Because it's your turn!"

Doctor
"...what..."

Filly Twilight
"No password no entry Doctor."

Doctor
"I am pretty sure that is a pretty long password..."

Filly Twilight (irritated)
"Doctor..."

Doctor (smug pleased with self)
"Sunshine sunshine ladybugs awake, clap your hands and..."

SFX Cow bell (during "do a little shake")

Doctor (smug)
"...do a little shake!"

Silence

Filly Twilight (bored)
"Seen better."

SFX Magic (levitation)
SFX Books shifting to form opening

Doctor (still smug)
"I thought I was rather brilli--"

Spike (interrupting)
"Dont care."

SFX Walking and clinking

Spike
"Twilight wh--" (confused) "--wh --wh... what..."

Filly Twilight
"Oh Spike. Doctor..."

Doctor
"He wouldnt let me, he AGH!!"

Spike (angry yelling)
"What did you do to Twilight, you...!!"

SFX Magic (levitation)

Filly Twilight (patient)
"Spike. He didnt do anything. I just woke up this morning and..."

Spike (shocked)
"But you... you... you're tiny! I..." (kiss)

Filly Twilight
"I'm a filly, silly!"

Spike (silence)
"You got crumbs all over you... put me down..."

SFX Levitation stops
SFX Walking cookie munching walking

Spike "Hold still..."

SFX Spike cleaning Twilight (little grunts from Spike, groans and complaints from Twilight)

Filly Twilight
"Are you still angry?"

Spike (depressed)
"Only at myself. I cant believe how angry I felt..."

Filly Twilight (soothing soft voice)
"It must be hard for you... when I am gone."

Spike (upbeat)
"What? No, no, I'm good! Got lots to do everyday, running the library, keeping everything going! I dont even have time to..."

Filly Twilight (soft soothing voice)
"You dont need to spare my feelings. Especially since I have been so inconsiderate of your feelings."

Spike (emotional)
"No! No! You're not..."

Filly Twilight (soft voice)
"I am gone for days at a time, and when I am back I am still with the Doctor helping him with whatever... and you my faithful patient number one assistant..." (pause) "You shouldnt have to feel as if your losing me to the doctor."

Doctor
"Wait its not like that!"

Spike (angry)
"Its exactly like that!" (pause) "Each and every day I say to myself "Patience, Spike! Patience! One day everything will be back to the way it was, and you'll have Twilight back..." (sad) "But that was selfish of me... thinking only of myself... Twilight deserves to be happy even if... I am not..."

Filly Twilight (sad)
"You silly dragon! You do make me happy! You are my number one assistant... and my first friend..."

Spike (sad)
"But one day you'll marry... like Shining Armor... and..."

Filly Twilight (determined)
"Not today!" (silence) "Not today..." (silence)

SFX Magic (Levitation)

Filly Twilight (cheery)
"Cookies? They always used to cheer me up after a bad day."

Spike (mood improving as he speaks)
"Th-thanks..." (munching - happens infrequently during next part) "It must have been hard to keep you clean on rainy days."

Filly Twilight (cheery)
"And sunny days! Cookies were my favorite..." (pause) "...I think I understand now."

Doctor
"Understand what?"

Filly Twilight
"Why I am a filly again. How could I have been so blind to Spike's feeling... I guess I needed a wake up call and becoming a filly again helped... since I felt the exact same fears Spike did when Shining Armor joined the Royal Guard... and I felt I was losing him..." (levitation munching) "Well I am definitely going to need some aromatherapy tonight for sleep."

Spike
"Aroma what?"

Doctor
"Aromatherapy. See all these books? Theyre Twilight's."

Spike (deadpan)
"You dont say."

SFX Walking

Doctor
"Well she got me to reading and one book was all about the restorative power of aromatherapy, unfortunately here in Equestria its all still a do it yourself industry... cant just pop down to the corner mart for a candle and a few bags of jelly babies... wait not babies...foals? Yeah itd be Jelly Foals... anyway whipping up a quick candle is deceptive easy... mum will be so happy I learned a useless skill after nine hundred years... and according to this book this flower is good for lifting one's spirits... why are you looking at me..." 

SFX Magic (Levitation)
SFX Pages turning

Filly Twilight (deadpan)
"Spike?"

Spike
"Amerilyia, aroma produces an uplifting feeling. Characteristics of the plant yadda yadda yadda..."

Doctor
"Thats what I said..."

Spike
"Be careful to NOT confuse the plant with Poison Joke as the two are nearly identical."

Doctor
"Uh... this is Poison Joke?"

Spike / Filly Twilight (deadpan)
"Yes."

Doctor
"So I did a bad thing... right?"

Spike / Filly Twilight (deadpan)
"Yes."

Doctor
"So I should dispose of the lot and get that rhyming zebra..."

Spike / Filly Twilight (deadpan)
"Zecora. Yes."

Doctor
"Right. Well... I'll just get to it then... be right back..."

SFX Running

Filly Twilight
"Sigh."

Spike
"He's an idiot sometimes isnt he?'"

Filly Twilight (laughter)
"He has his moments... want to play fort? He might be awhile."

Spike
"Sure. Im up for anything!"

Filly Twilight
"Now there's the number one assistant I know and love!"

Spike
"I dont have to be the bad guy... right?"

Filly Twilight
"Oh Im sure a certain brown earth pony will be "attacking" shortly... shall we ready our defenses?"

Spike
"Yes, sir! Number One Assistant Spike ready for duty, sir!"

Spike / Filly Twilight
Laughter

End

End credits read by Jamjar while under "attack" by Spike / Filly Twilight