Greetings

[Arby Works 10]

Hello all. I'm an artist for whatever, whenever and an author to boot. I've written several fics on FiMFiction, FanFiction, and have a dA account.

 

 

Now, this is a little text explaining why My Little Pony is special to me, appealing to me as more than a show but a life-changing media.

 

I have a history of depression and shit. Two friends were killed by a drunk driver while I was just tossed into a ditch, I was mugged multiple times ranging from knife and gunpoint, I've been shot, I've had multiple surgeries and may have yet another health issue. Abuse as a child led me to Dissociative Identity Disorder, a mental issue some of you may know as "Split Personality". I indulge in video games and Manga and such to escape my shitheap of a life yet I still required therapy and anti-depressants and such. To summarize, I've had a pretty terrible life.

 

I never saw My Little Pony when it came out. Long after Season 1 ended by like, half a year, I was sitting in my living room, watching ReBoot (great show) and I heard an oddly Canadian-sounding voice to the right. I turn my head to see my brother and two sisters watching Episode 6, Boast Busters. I see a blue mare demand an answer from two small colts only to hear something loud, avert her gaze and stare at the source and a giant bucking transparent blue bear embedded with stars stomps right the hell out of a few trees. The blue mare dashes off following a scream and the two colts run after. I was like, "woah, holy bucki... I'm curious," and so, later that day, I got on my computer and watched the first episode. I was treated to a literally colourful cast of characters, great animation and music and a pretty awesome pilot episode complete with a totally non-lesbian pony named Rainbow Dash, a cute-as-a-kitten pegasus, Fluttershy, an (at the time,) unappealing perfectionist fashionista, Rarity... I was intrigued. I continued watching the series and enjoyed it, but at the time, it was just another TV show I liked. I did, however, take notice of "Lauren Faust" at the end of the intro.

 

While I continued to watch this show aimed at little girls, my life spiraled downwards. Episode 10 was, at the time, my least favourite episode. I didn't feel like watching anymore after, so I stopped for a few days. However, my life decided to throw the death of my dog at me and on top of that, multiple negative reviews all pointing to one thing: I suck as an artist. Depressed, I allowed that to plague my mind the next few days. I was treated with zero respect as I refused to tell others my problems and my mind focused on one thing and one thing only: suicide. My death would relieve me of this shitheap. Sitting alone in my room while home alone also, I had myself everything needed: A noose, a suicide note, a place to hang myself... I just looked over at my computer which was loading up Episode 11 of My Little Pony. To note, I'm somebody who has an odd OCD; everything has to end or be a 5 or a 0. Example is, if I scratch once, I have to scratch five times or if I scratch six times, 10 and if I scratch 11 times, 15. I just... could NOT take, at the time, letting Episode 10 of MLP be the last I watch, so I was going to go to Feeling Pinkie Keen.

 

I start watching and am treated to snow. Nice, snow. I like snow. I'm Canadian. Snow is my bitch. I love love love snow. Snow makes me fall in love with outside. SO ANYWAYS, I watch the episode and am treated to something called "Winter Wrap Up". Okay, what is this? I thought. I watch the intro, get my answer and think, cool. I am then treated to my favourite song of the entire series and then Twilight runs into a problem I'm facing: I want to help but can't. Well, similar. My main issue was, "I want recognition, but can't get it," so I start listening in. I see Twilight fail at her endeavors to help Winter Wrap Up, and as this happens, I find myself chuckling, regardless of my depression. I discover myself heavily immersed in Twilight's quest (that sounds good, right?) to find a way to help out. She finally lands as All-Team Organizer and earns her place among Winter Wrap Up. The episode ends, and I find myself in tears.

 

Twilight has a point. Everybody has a hidden talent and if they're patient, they're sure to find them. Out of my depression for the moment, I decide to watch the next few episodes and while I was at it, I burned my suicide note and undid my noose, returning it to the hardware store. A few days later, I delved into the fanfiction part of the Brony-dom. I read a rather odd gorefic staring Fluttershy and stopped reading immediately. Next, I read RagingSemi's Our Last Goodbye and cried many manly tears, regardless of the clop. I was amazed and surprised at the story. It was amazing to read and made me think heavily a few days later. I mean, I got Super Mario Galaxy and got to the Space Junk Galaxy. I stop and use the look view to examine the level and spot a bigass Galaxy. The soothing music and the thoughts of Our Last Goodbye still in my head, I stared at it for hours, just trying to imagine how Spike and Twilight felt, lingering the universe for billions of years until my alarm rang the next day for school.

 

On Halloween, while handing out candy to little children, I pumped out the first chapter of The Apple Spectrum and posted that stuff. A while later, I posted Chapter 1.2 and I then lost my internet and didn't update until months later and came back to discover I had a few reviews on it, praising it. I was amazed! People like this? was my thought. I immediately found myself writing more of the story and now, here I am, months later with a chapter verging on 100,000 words and I could't be prouder. I was patient and I discovered writing as a new, permanent forte for me.

 

All because My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and the episode. "Winter Wrap Up", convinced me not to commit suicide. My life would have been gone had it not been for this show, or that episode. "Winter Wrap Up" ceased my thoughts on My Little Pony being just another show, it ceased my thoughts of Episode 11 being reduced to simple "Episode 11" status.

 

That is why My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is special to me.

 

I hope to know the users here better. Yours truly,

Mr. Masato/Arby Works.

Edited May 5, 2012 by Arby Works

[Cain 24]

Waagh! Wall of text!

 

Welcome to the forums, anyhow!

[Arby Works 10]

I just love me some walls of text, I'm not one for plain and simple.

[Cain 24]

I just love me some walls of text, I'm not one for plain and simple.

 

Hah, you and me both.

If I get 'into the zone' with a topic I'm interested in, whooo-eee, walls of text incoming!

[NavelColt 22,881]

 

But nonetheless, welcome to the board, enjoy yourself, all the usual nonsense, young pony~