There's a crime wave gripping the sleepy town of Apple-Morepone, and nopony on the City Watch seems to care. Corporal "Rainbow" M. Dash naps through her patrols, her partner Dobby is an infamous kleptomaniac, Captain Rhymes is a drunkard, and the entire Watch is a group of burnt-out misfits.
They're about to meet a batpony (adopted) by the name of Carrot, visiting town to return an overdue library book.
And none of their lives will ever be the same.
A crossover/homage to the "City Watch" books of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, written to be readable without any familiarity with the series (though they're excellent, and if you do read them you'll catch my Pratchett in-jokes).
Winner of Aragon's "Comedy Is Serious Business" Contest! "I was quoting this offline for days, forgetting where I was remembering the lines from. … This story made me legitimately jealous, both of its cleverness and of its funniness." –Contest judge MrNumbers
Rated ★★★★★ by Louder Yay! "The best comedy I've read in a long time."
"Highly Recommended" by Super Trampoline! (Video review here @ 09:17) "It's 13,000 words long, but it doesn't feel long, because so much fun stuff is happening."
Other reviews: Present Perfect | City of Doors
Thank you to Themaskedferret and Caliaponia for prereading, and GaPJaxie for motivation/inspiration!
5 Chapters:
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1. In Which Cuttlefish And Apes Are Mortal Enemies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 16th, 2018
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2. In Which Daring Do Is Still 4 Credits Short Of Graduation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 29th, 2018
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3. In Which The Limits Of Gently Phrased Requests Are Discovered [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 28th, 2018
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4. In Which Royal Luggage Lock Codes Are Briefly Relevant [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 24th, 2019
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Epilogue: In Which The Source Of Fluttershy's Financial Support Is Vaguely Implied [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 27th, 2018
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