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With her new friend off in Trottingham and the Princess in Griffinstone, Sunset finds herself bored and lonely for the first time. However, Moon Dancer and the Princess already have a plan in place in the form of a perky blue unicorn named Minuette.
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  Somepony has raided the border of the desolate Badlands, abducting every musician, singer and bard in the realm. Now, four brave adventurers will journey to the depths of this forsaken land to seek the meaning behind these strange disappearances.
  ...assuming Sunset doesn't strangle Minuette, Lemon Hearts or Twinkleshine in the real world first.


Featured on FimFiction multiple times in January and February of 2017! :pinkiegasp:
Featured as a sequel on EquestriaDaily!


Historian’s Note:
Set in the Wavelengths timeline where the Sonic Rainboom didn’t happen, Bards of the Badlands occur about two months after the events in The Alchemy of Chemistry during the summer after Sunset’s first term as an aide at Gifted Unicorns.

Cast: Sunset Shimmer, Minuette, Lemon Hearts & Twinkleshine.


Stories set in the Wavelengths Timeline in chronological order:

Origins Arc
The Alchemy of Chemistry
Bards of the Badlands
Grading on a Bell Curve
Habits of the Equestrian Phoenix
How Not To Use Your Royal Prerogative

Applications Arc
The Application of Unified Harmony Magics
Princess Celestia: A Brief History
The Cloudsdale Report

Dreamers Arc
Tactics of Snowbound Unicorns
A Study in Chaos Theory
Teahouses of Saddle Arabia
As the Raven Flies


Cover Design by Amber Spark
Sunset Shimmer Cutie Mark By Millennial Dan
Dawn Break component of Garnet’s Cutie Mark by Sankam
Garnet Gem component of Garnet’s Cutie Mark by zutheskunk
Epic Hydra Artwork by Zilvart

Special Thanks
Roll For Initiative by Prak - A big part of the inspiration for this tale. Go read it. It's hysterical.

Beta Reader & Editor Credits
Ebon Quill - Quest Designer & Worldbuilding Writer on The Manehattan Project
Little Tinker - Master of Systems at Poniverse & Scripting Engineer on The Manehattan Project
Beltorn - Commenter-at-Large on FimFiction
Painted Heart

Word Count: 28,500
Version: 7.0

Everyone
Complete
Adventure
Comedy

27,904 words: Estimated 1 Hour, 52 Minutes to read: [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]

7 Chapters:

  1. The Initiative [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    3,660
  2. The Players [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    4,048
  3. The Tavern [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    3,763
  4. The Brawl [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    4,712
  5. The Ambush [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    4,376
  6. The Badlands [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    4,266
  7. The Bards [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 16th, 2017
    3,079
Published Jan 16th, 2017
Last Update Nov 2nd, 2021

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