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by J Winters
"I will find you, dad. Dead or alive, I will find you, and hopefully some answers..." "... but things can never be that easy."
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Left with many questions after the sudden news about the disappearance of his father, a young man decides to take the leap out of the safety of his homeland so he may finally lay to rest his doubts and the memory of his parent. Embarking to the planet below that has been lost to his people for longer than anyone can remember, he soon discovers a path that leads him much farther than he could have imagined. Lost in an alien world, what started as a quest that was easy to understand becomes muddled in obligations to foreign royalty, and the question must be asked: Are there more important things than his search for what might only be a corpse?

First novel of the story is now complete and posted here! Second novel is in the works at this time. I do not do periodic chapter releases (unless it is a special occasion or is side material). When the second novel is complete, it will have daily releases of chapters, but there will be a lack of updating for a while until then. Report on the status of the second novel can be found here.

Special Thanks:

L. Rose for his assistance in the story-boarding and initial editing.

Fence Sparrow for generously supplying the cover art.

Y. Laney for her taking on the daunting task of editing this entire story.

Yu (AKA: Queue, or Formerly Known as Queue) for being able to resolve "The Issue with Ooh," and thus, for being a cool and informed person.

Hasbro (of course) for their life-changing, magical, technicolor equines.

Bay 12 Games for making and continuing to develop Dwarf Fortress, which was an inspiration for the events of Songring. I did not include a Crossover tag for this because the story is at no time set in the Dwarf Fortress universe, and borrows no official characters or places from their lore.

Additional thanks to Nidokoenig for the "My Little Fortress" mod used in my version of the game. Creatures from the mod have been used as major inspiration during this story.

Mature
Cancelled
Adventure
Dark
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278,147 words: Estimated 1 Day, 5 Hours to read: [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]

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75 Chapters:

  1. Introduction [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 13th, 2013
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  2. 1: Embark [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  3. 2: Leaving Them Behind [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 13th, 2013
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  4. 3: Seclusion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  5. 4: Lower Learning [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 15th, 2013
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  6. 5: Out of the Pan [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 12th, 2013
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  7. 6: In the Fire [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  8. 7: One Tooth Less [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  9. 8: Am I Lost? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  10. 9: Hospitality [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  11. 10: Blank Flank [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  12. 11: Libel [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  13. 12: Alienation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  14. 13: Empty Pockets [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  15. 14: Temper [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  16. 15: Rhyming Bother [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  17. 16: Cross-Eyed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  18. 17: Blanker Flank [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 31st, 2013
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  19. 18: Phobias [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  20. 19: Reconsideration [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  21. 20: Quickly [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  22. 21: Incarceration [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  23. 22: Audience [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 3rd, 2013
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  24. 23: Diplomacy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  25. 23+: Synopsis of Clean Ages [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 22nd, 2013
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  26. 24: Fired [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2013
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  27. 24+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 13th, 2013
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  28. 25: Assignment [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 7th, 2013
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  29. 26: Songring? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 30th, 2013
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  30. 26+: Transcribed Audio [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 25th, 2013
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  31. 27: First Month [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 10th, 2013
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  32. 28: Tanks for Nothing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 10th, 2013
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  33. 28+: Transcribed Audio [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 23rd, 2013
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  34. 29: Homesick [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 12th, 2015
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  35. 30: The Merchant Bullion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 12th, 2013
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  36. 30+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 13th, 2013
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  37. 31: Accidents Happen [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 12th, 2015
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  38. 31+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 13th, 2013
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  39. 32: Sober [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 8th, 2013
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  40. 33: Allons-y [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 29th, 2013
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  41. 33+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 15th, 2013
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  42. 34: Indignance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 16th, 2013
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  43. 35: Washed Out [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 21st, 2013
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  44. 36: Waiting Out Winter [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 18th, 2013
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  45. 36+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 18th, 2013
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  46. 37: Relocation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 19th, 2013
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  47. 38: Complications [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 20th, 2013
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  48. 39: Returns [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 21st, 2013
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  49. 39+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 21st, 2013
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  50. 40-1: Pb [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 13th, 2015
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  51. 40-2: Perception [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 4th, 2013
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  52. 41: Each Day is a Gift [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 13th, 2015
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  53. 41+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 23rd, 2013
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  54. 42: Piper [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 16th, 2013
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  55. 43: Post-Mortem Curiosity [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 3rd, 2013
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  56. 44: Bees [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 26th, 2013
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  57. 45-1: Winter of 1224 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 27th, 2013
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  58. 45-2: Ben's Addendum [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 28th, 2013
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  59. 45+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 28th, 2013
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  60. 46: Numbers [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 26th, 2013
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  61. 47: Vacation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 30th, 2013
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  62. 48-1: Economy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 1st, 2013
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  63. 48-2: Syndromes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 1st, 2013
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  64. 48-3: Productivity [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 1st, 2013
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  65. 48-4: Decisiveness [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 3rd, 2013
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  66. 49: Vexglove [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 12th, 2013
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  67. 50: Authority [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 5th, 2013
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  68. 50+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 11th, 2013
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  69. 51: Hearts and Hooves [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 19th, 2013
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  70. 52-1: Lopeyette [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 7th, 2013
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  71. 52-2: Brewery [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 8th, 2013
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  72. 52+: Letters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 11th, 2013
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  73. 53: Yersinia [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 9th, 2013
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  74. 54: All I Can Do [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 30th, 2013
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  75. Vexglove Study: Drink It Away [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 9th, 2013
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Published Mar 7th, 2013
Last Update Jun 25th, 2013
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