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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.
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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
Comedy
Slice of Life

198,346 words: Estimated 13 Hours, 14 Minutes to read: [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]

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81 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Arrival [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 20th, 2013
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  2. Chapter 2: New Day, New Town [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 4th, 2013
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  3. Chapter 3: Breakfast Conversation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 5th, 2013
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  4. Chapter 4: House Call [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 2nd, 2013
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  5. Chapter 5: Dam It [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2013
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  6. Chapter 6: Volt [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2013
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  7. Chapter 7: A Normal Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2013
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  8. Chapter 8: Down on the Farm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2013
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  9. Chapter 9: The CMC [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 19th, 2012
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  10. Chapter 10: Magic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 6th, 2013
    3,195
  11. Chapter 11: To The Lake [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
    3,306
  12. Chapter 12: Gather the Troops [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 10th, 2013
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  13. Chapter 13: Blue Breeze [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  14. Chapter 14: When Red Flows [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  15. Chapter 15: Aftermath [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  16. Chapter 16: On the Road (in the Sky) Again [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  17. Chapter 17: An Enemy Revealed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  18. Chapter 18: Heart of the Storm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  19. Chapter 19: Homeward Bound [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  20. Chapter 20: Reward [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  21. Chapter 21: New and Old [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  22. Chapter 22: Moonlit Walk [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  23. Chapter 23: Back to Normal it Seems [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  24. Chapter 24: Down and Dirty [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  25. Chapter 25: Sunday [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 17th, 2013
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  26. Chapter 26 Ways to Liven up Monday [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  27. Chapter 27 What Comes Out [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  28. Q and A Special! [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  29. Chapter 28: Truth and Reconciliation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  30. Chapter 29 Preparations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  31. Chapter 30: Parents [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  32. Chapter 31: Houseguest [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  33. Chapter 32: Tension [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  34. Chapter 33: Atom's Side [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  35. Chapter 34: Navy Shadow [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  36. Chapter 35: A Thump in the Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  37. Chapter 36: Morning After [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 14th, 2013
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  38. Chapter 37: To Canterlot [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  39. Chapter 38: Clubbing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  40. Chapter 39: Questioning [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 16th, 2013
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  41. Chapter 40: Pursuit [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  42. Chapter 41: Infiltration [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  43. Chapter 42: Liberation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  44. Chapter 43: Fire Dancing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  45. Chapter 44: Debriefing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 25th, 2013
    2,196
  46. Chapter 45: Reflections and Revelations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 2nd, 2013
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  47. Chapter 46: Concerns [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 17th, 2013
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  48. Chapter 47: Midnight Magic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 14th, 2013
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  49. Chapter 48: Assemble the Team [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 20th, 2013
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  50. Chapter 49: Changes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2013
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  51. Chapter 50: Double Date [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 10th, 2013
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  52. Chapter 51: The Project [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 21st, 2013
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  53. Chapter 52: Escalation, Explanation, and Evaluation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 18th, 2013
    3,346
  54. Chapter 53: Crystal Formation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 14th, 2013
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  55. Chapter 54: Crystal Gathering [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2013
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  56. Chapter 55: Crystal Purification [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 1st, 2013
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  57. Chapter 56: Crystal Evaluation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 16th, 2013
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  58. Chapter 57: Crystal Magic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 17th, 2013
    2,311
  59. Chapter 58: Guests [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 24th, 2013
    2,278
  60. Chapter 59: Meetings and Talks [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 26th, 2013
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  61. Chapter 60: New Groups [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 23rd, 2013
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  62. Chapter 61: Reveals [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 26th, 2013
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  63. Chapter 62: Confrontations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 26th, 2013
    3,273
  64. Chapter 63: What to do [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 23rd, 2013
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  65. Chapter 64: Welcome [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 24th, 2013
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  66. Chapter 65: New Objectives [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 25th, 2013
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  67. Chapter 66: Adaptations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 26th, 2013
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  68. Chapter 67: What is to come [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 27th, 2013
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  69. Chapter 68: The other searchers [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 28th, 2013
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  70. Chapter 69: New Friends [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 1st, 2013
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  71. Chapter 70: At The Spa [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 9th, 2013
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  72. Chapter 71: Water Fight [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 12th, 2013
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  73. Chapter 72: Parents: Take Two [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 20th, 2013
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  74. Chapter 73: Days and Nights [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 21st, 2013
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  75. Chapter 74: Mountain Battle [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 27th, 2013
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  76. Chapter 75: Wounds [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 2nd, 2013
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  77. Chapter 76: In The Woods [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 5th, 2013
    2,625
  78. Chapter 77: Adjusting to the New [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 25th, 2014
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  79. Chapter 78: Final Shard [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 4th, 2014
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  80. The Decision [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 6th, 2014
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  81. Quick Question [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 11th, 2014
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Published Apr 16th, 2012
Last Update Aug 11th, 2014

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