Poniverse Fimfiction Mascot Summerpalooza 2.0 Contest Winners!

[Batbrony 16,057]

 

Good afternoon everypony!  First of all, I need to issue an apology for taking so long to get these contest results posted.  In my defense, I've been super busy with job hunting (a long, frustrating process), but that still doesn't excuse how ridiculously long it has taken to get these up.  With that out of the way, let's get to the contest results themselves!  Sadly, we only had 4 entries this time around, so all four of them place in the contest and will be ranked here.  Thankfully, the entries themselves were all very enjoyable, and I highly recommend everyone to check them out!  I want to give a big thank you to the folks who were kind enough to take the time to write fics for our contest and also displayed a lot of patience with the judges (especially myself) in getting the results up and posted.  I'll contact you all personally when I know who will be doing your art prize.  With that said, let's begin.

 

Winners

 

First Place: Compersion by Etolia

 

If there was any fic more worthy of first place than Rainbow Shells, it was Compersion.  Etolia offers readers a sweet, sad, romantic, and compelling fic featuring Buffy, Viola, and Azura struggling to make a very unusual kind of relationship work.  Yes, in case you were wondering, this fic is indeed about a polyamorous relationship, and before you think that raises a red flag, no, it's not about being "sensual".  This fic actually approaches its subject matter quite maturely, dealing with the struggle that goes into making such a relationship work for all parties involved.  It's a sequel to Setting the Rift and is largely about Viola and Buffy, but with a pretty fair dose of Azura thrown in there as well.  All are wonderfully characterized and Buffy is absolutely adorable through and through (as she should be).  Overall, this is a truly worthwhile fic and most deserving of getting first place and your time to read it if you get the chance.  Wonderful job Etolia, and congratulations on your well-deserved win!

 

Second Place: Rainbow Shells by Silver Letter

 

Returning to Poniverse once more, Silver Letter gives us a super solid fic starring Pixel Wavelength and Buffy as they take a vacation to Sweetie Shores, as well as Azura as she follows their exploits in the midst of DJing for her radio show.  This was probably the most fun fic out of all of our entries and offers some great shenanigans from Pixel, Buffy, and Azura all around.  As usual, Silver Letter's characterization of Pixel is spot on and offers readers the chance to see her further grow, not to mention it's always fun seeing the perspective of an older character like her (remember, she is middle age after all, with a husband and family) as opposed to most of the other Poniverse mascots, who range from late teens to young adults for the most part.  I found Azura to be particularly enjoyable as well since we get to see her working as an actual radio DJ for most of the fic, something which most of the other entries largely did not offer, and his handling of dialogue in these scenes is masterful, it very much sounds like a behind the scenes look at an actual radio DJ.  This fic's got sand, surf, and ponies in the sunshine having fun and learning valuable lessons, what more could you want?  Definitely worth a read a most certainly worthy of second place!

 

Third Place: Radio Station Dilemmas by John29

 

The third place winner of our contest gets a special shout-out for the extra efforts he went to in putting this fic together.  John29 made a lot (and when I say 'a lot' I mean A LOT) of edits to his fic in the course of submitting it to our contest and I commend him for all the hard work and time he put into making his fic as good as he possibly could.  The fic itself stars Azura Peavielle, PVL's mascot, in the midst of solving a mystery at a radio station involving herself, the Mane 6, Spike, and Discord.  While a bit repetitive at times, the fic overall is very enjoyable and has some very solid characterization, of both its sole OC and the show-canon characters.  A very solid fic all around, I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Poniverse mascots, and once again, great work John29, thank you for all the hard efforts you made.

 

Fourth Place: Apocryphal thoughts by Shadowboltwriter

 

Our fourth place winner features Wordplay and the rest of the mascot team embarking on an adventure to protect Equestria's Internet!  While definitely an ensemble fic, all the same Wordplay is most certainly the main character, and in it we see him dealing with some feelings of angst and inadequacy, uncertain of the larger role he plays in Poniverse besides being good at roleplaying.  While a little rough around the edges as far as spelling or grammar goes, this is a fun and brisk read, and most definitely worth your time.  Give it a read if you get the chance, and a big shout-out to Shadowboltwriter on the enjoyable fic!

[CheeryFox 23,824]

Congrats to the winners! 

[chili-pepper-thinker 37]

Must. Read. Them. ALL!

 

They seem to be very interesting...

[Batbrony 16,057]

  On 2016-10-30 at 9:37 AM, chili-pepper-thinker said:

Must. Read. Them. ALL!

 

They seem to be very interesting...

 

You should, I highly recommend it! 

[viper213 224]

I shall be reading these in my spare time from my quick glance I can already tell they are great. congrats to the winners ^^

[ThunderCrush 1,850]

Great job everypony and congrats! :-P

[Ra1nbowCrasH 272]

More items to add to my "Read it Later" list, just what I needed.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

Thanks for these reviews. I enjoyed making the entry. It's always fun to write about those characters and I'm glad that you enjoyed my story.