This book will be a compilation of my own artwork and stories based in the world of the adult MLP parody: The Mentally Advanced Series.
Follow along, as a half unicorn sets off to the grand city of Canterlot to seek out a job as a maid in hopes of...
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"I'll be back, Mom!" Hilfe called out as she opened the front door to her family home.
"Where are you going, dear?" Her mother answered back as she struggled to walk herself down the stairs.
"Dad said he needed more nails for the roof!"
The older unicorn mare brayed, "I told that damned fool to get extra just in case! Well, hurry back, then! I'm about to make everyone lunch!"
"I will!" Hilfe promised as she trotted off to the old dusty road.
The winter season had been bitter that year. Heavy snowstorms had battered the homes of the local Northern Fillydelphians, and Hilfe and her family were no different.
Just as Hilfe made it to the road, she turned back to get a good look at her house again. An old, chestnut brown, pinto Clydesdale, her father, sat on the roof banging away at the shingles. He took a moment to catch his breath and comb his beard. His eyes met with his daughter's and he waved back to her with a hammer in his hoof. Far into the field, Hilfe could see her two younger twin brothers at play, hitting each other with sticks they found.
It was a beautiful day with only a few remaining patches of snow along the path. The sky was clear, save for a few clouds the local weather busters were still working on. The sun was bright and yellow and the animals were awakening from their slumber.
Yet, despite this new beginning, Hilfe couldn't help but let out an exhausted sigh. As she walked along the cobblestone road to the town's local market, she noticed her neighbors suffering from similar damages as her family's home.
While she was relieved that the winter had subsided for spring, Hilfe already dreaded what the next winter would bring. Last year, the winter rain flooded their grain silo and spoiled the crops they were saving. The year before that, a chill brought a hail storm and it clobbered their fields before it was time to harvest. Spring felt less like a new beginning, and more like a brief respite from the next setback in an endless cycle of setbacks.
A broad rippling puddle blocked Hilfe's path, covering the entire width of the road. 'If only...' Hilfe thought as she scoured back and forth along the water's edge, 'If only, there was a way to get ahead for once.'
Bracing herself, the young half unicorn leaped to the other side of the road. While her front hooves made it to the cobblestone, her back hooves splashed in the pool. Freezing water ran up her legs and hindquarters as she scurried out. Hilfe scowled at the pool, shaking herself dry, 'It's like we only ever make it, but just barely.'
Through her cloud of grumbling, Hilfe briskly made her way to the local market.Absentmindedly, she meandered through a noisy crowd that had gathered in front of all the storefronts. So deep was she in her thoughts, that she didn't question why the market was so busy. That is, until she saw the line in front of Pone Depot. Only then did she realize that everyone else in town probably needed to make repairs to their homes too.
