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The Wandering Physicist is a mysterious traveller who just arrived in Ponyville. After establishing himself in the video game shop, he begins his encounters with the denizens of Ponyville. This sets off many ongoing adventures with his new friends. With a constant stream of visitors from around Equestria, friendship, family, twists and turns and legions of nerds are on the horizon.
Setting: Approximately a year after the end of the series.
Character References: On tumblr - On Deviant Art - Warning: Contains spoilers and peanut products.
To new readers: These were written as an ongoing serial. The individual story does not necessarily carry chapter to chapter, but the continuing story and events carry over. Feel free to skip around the chapters without losing too much continuity. If you do not wish to start at the beginning, Crossroads is a good starting location as it lays down the groundwork most of what follow.
As this was a serial, there is a cast list at the top of each chapter allowing the you to read only those with characters you are interested in. The main characters listed are those that appear in the majority of the chapters.
Arcs:
TWP vs the World: The Game Arc - A Trixie Situation to Final Boss - Trixie is on the run from some nasty elements in her family. Ponyville is placed in gaming illusions to force TWP to turn Trixie over.
The Physicist's Wife Arc - The Physicist's Wife to Confessions - Fluttershy gets injured and thinks she is married to The Wandering Physicist. She spends a month living with her love, but what do her friends think of the new Mrs Wanderer?
Adventures in Neighpon - Turning Neighponese to Tomodachi Sketch - The Wandering Physicists takes his friends on a trip to Neighpon. A series of interconnected adventures take place leading to love, fortune, action and a giant alicorn plushie.
Prequel to The Master Game
Prequel to Starlight Chronicles
100 Chapters:
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A New Challenger Appears [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 13th, 2014
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Pest Control [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 13th, 2014
2,468
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Gaming is Magic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 27th, 2013
2,125
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The Royal Treatment [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
3,524
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Level Up [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 17th, 2013
7,033
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Day Off to Work [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 17th, 2013
2,185
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Tea with The Doctor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 17th, 2013
1,082
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Interview with a Pony [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 17th, 2013
3,743
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Rage of a Time Lord [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 5th, 2014
8,565
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Crossroads [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2013
5,219
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Insufferable [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 18th, 2013
5,462
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A Day of Wandering [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
4,292
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Free Press [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 19th, 2014
6,414
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Our Party [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
8,198
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Filling Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 19th, 2013
3,841
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Like a Lady [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2013
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Origins [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 13th, 2014
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Obnoxious and Annoying [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2013
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Human Nature [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 19th, 2013
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Holiday Cheer [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 19th, 2014
16,272
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Crazy Cruise Crazy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
12,134
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Warriors of the Derp [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
5,142
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A Date to Remember [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
3,034
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RSI and the Mystery of Friendship [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
5,378
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Letters from Home [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
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Variable Substitution [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 7th, 2013
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Apple of His Eye [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
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Temporary Templar [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 19th, 2014
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Young Adult Education [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 21st, 2013
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RSI and the Confusing Mystery of the Enigmatic Conundrum [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 22nd, 2013
10,221
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A Trixie Situation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 22nd, 2013
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See Title Below [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 21st, 2014
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Final Boss [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2013
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Well, This Happened [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 23rd, 2013
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Two and a Half Ponies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 22nd, 2013
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The Princess' First Girlfriend [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Trio ad Libitum [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
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Mare Do Well Rises [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
13,412
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Apple Bloom's First Date [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Meet the Sparkles [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 25th, 2014
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Vote of Confidence [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
10,179
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Putting on a Show [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 23rd, 2013
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It's Great to be the Princess [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 28th, 2013
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The Physicist's Wife [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 21st, 2013
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Blast from the Past [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 16th, 2014
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Reunion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Fillies and Colts [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 25th, 2013
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A Well-Earned Break [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
17,372
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Confessions [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2013
4,599
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RSI and the Mystery of Foalsitting [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 24th, 2013
3,133
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iDate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 23rd, 2013
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Daring Do and The Enigmatic Scientist [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 25th, 2013
9,102
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Turning Neighponese [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 25th, 2013
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Finding the Full Moon [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 1st, 2014
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The Boredom of Applejack and Rarity [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2013
5,656
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Fluttershy the Combat Maid [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2013
5,046
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F City, F Prefecture [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2013
7,124
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RSI and the Mystery of FLCL [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2013
5,032
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Live From Budokan [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2013
7,832
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Tomodachi Sketch [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 26th, 2013
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Anyway You Slice It [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 5th, 2014
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First Day of School [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2013
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A Certain Magical Railgun [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2013
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Family in Motion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2013
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This Day in Ponyville [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 27th, 2013
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Hang in There [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 3rd, 2013
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Get Well Soon [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2013
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Sweet Sorbet [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 28th, 2013
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A Surprise Visit [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 1st, 2013
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Human Twilight Sparkle [non-past simple verb] X [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 28th, 2013
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TWP and the Mystery of Slumber Parties [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 1st, 2013
9,496
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A Gift From a Friend [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 1st, 2013
5,448
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The Perfect Evening [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 20th, 2013
4,702
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RSI and the Mystery of Parenting [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2013
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Slice of Home [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 1st, 2013
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Full Moon LIVE! [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2013
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A TWP Hearths Warming [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2013
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Sweetie Belle's First Date [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 1st, 2013
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Starlight Crusader [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 18th, 2014
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The Nomadic Programmer Quests [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 28th, 2013
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The Lonely Changeling and The Beautiful Unicorn [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 28th, 2013
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Illusion of Ponyville [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 21st, 2013
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James and Pinkie: Partners in Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 18th, 2014
4,068
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137 Short Scenes About Hearts and Hooves Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 1st, 2013
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Customer Appreciation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 24th, 2013
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The Real Nightmare [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 24th, 2013
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League of Harmony (part 1) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 6th, 2013
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League of Harmony (part 2) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 10th, 2013
5,379
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Everything Changes (Its Tune) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2013
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The Ultimate Question [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 22nd, 2014
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RSI and the Mystery of Musical Expressionism [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 1st, 2013
8,427
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Cutie Mark Changeling [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 25th, 2013
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For the Ages [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 5th, 2013
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A Rocky Road [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 18th, 2014
5,391
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Changing Perceptions [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 12th, 2013
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Lost Love [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 15th, 2013
3,490
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Big Trouble in Little Crystal Empire [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 20th, 2013
3,279
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This One Time at Camp... [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 19th, 2015
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Chapter 99 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2013
30,269
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Goodbye, Mr Wanderer [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 29th, 2013
3,240
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Scientist, nerd, mystery. Ponyville's newest resident has a lot of secrets to share with new friend
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In a world that goes from one tragedy to the next, can these six break the cycle?
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The Master shows up in Ponyville to torment his old 'friend', The Wandering Physicist. Instead, he ends up harassing everypony TWP cares for as a distraction while he tries to conquer Equestria.
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Join Starlight Sparkle, Satsuma Apple and their friends and family, including Apple Bloom, the Cake twins, Razzly Lulamoon and many moremore, as they live, learn and love in Ponyville. Sequel to The Wandering Physicist Adventures
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The foals of the characters from Starlight Chronicles go on a holiday adventure thanks to Luna's dream magic