Sonichu 12-9

Sonichu #12-9
Cover Date:	25 August 2017
Finished:	20 July 2018
Page Count:	55
Episodes:	1 (split into 4 arcs)
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“	I am an artist, but I also traverse dimensions, and I posess [sic] psychic powers. Moreover, I enjoy having fun.	”
Night Star introduces herself.

Sonichu #12-9 (formerly Sonichu #13) is the 14th issue of the Sonichu comic series. The unusual title is due to Chris's superstition about the number thirteen. The name "Sonichu #13" would later be applied to the next issue on August 29, 2019, thus confusing readers into thinking that this issue is a sequel to Sonichu 12.

The plot of this issue was heavily shaped by the sagas and events in Chris's own life which occurred during the 14 months he worked on the comic - namely, BronyCon and the Doopie, Jessica Quinn and Idea Guy sagas.

Influence from the Idea Guys features heavily in the third act of the comic, as the writing suddenly veers into edginess and their OC, Kun T'Nyuget, is also inserted as Night Star's lover.

Production notes

Original cover, for the Dolan crossover, cover date of 29 May 2017

Chris planned this in May 2017 as a crossover involving Planet Dolan, completing at least the cover and one page; however, the aftermath of the Doopie saga compelled Chris to cancel writing the story. Chris has claimed that the Planet Dolan arc has already happened in the Sonichu canon, but he never explained what actually did happen, like how the crew got to Planet Dolan in the first place, what happened between them, and whether or not there was conflict.

On 25 August, following BronyCon, Chris posted a new cover of the issue, featuring his My Little Pony-inspired Night Star character. Other main characters are Diamond Melody, a character based on Jessica Quinn, and Kun T’Nyuget, Idea Guy's character. He also stated that My Little Pony versions of the Chandler family will be involved in this issue.

Final front and back covers.

Based on the new cover, Chris seems to have deviated from his usual Comic Sans font, switching to Proxima Nova. He had discussed wanting to purchase the font on Twitter after talking with someone he met at BronyCon.

One of the consequences of the Idea Guy saga was that Chris's perception of reality and fantasy had been distorted more than ever. This is reflected in the cover, which originally stated:

“

This is a fan-fiction of My Little Pony. But, also side-canon to "Sonichu". But this story, and this unicorn, doesn't have to remain a fan-fiction; she could become canon. ;)

”

...and was then edited to:

“

From the world of Equestria and My Little Pony. This is not only canon to "Sonichu", but these events all really did happen, period.

”

Chris finished the comic on 20 July 2018. The back cover is a piece of art Chris commissioned from artist Feather Shine. For the record, Feather Shine didn't know he would do so but was fine with it upon finding out.

This is the first comic to be available print-only. Chris posted 22 pages on Patreon, then put the comic on hiatus to devote more time to the Idea Guy saga. Upon his return to the comic, Chris only posted black-and-white previews of select pages and mailed out the completed book to patrons. This is also the first comic where Chris dropped the episodic formatting done on the previous comics.

Plot

PROTIP: This is barely a Sonichu comic, focusing almost entirely on ponies.

The comic is split into four storylines.

Night Star's backstory

A more accurate interpretation of the Equestria Girls segment.

Night Star tells of her origin, born to Missus Sugar Darling, an Earth mare, and Mister Gallop Crush, a blue-printed Pegasus. She was born on the same day as Comic!Christine and also has "a bit of the autism" and shares his heterochromia. She shared thoughts and visions with the young Christopher, looking at him watching Ghostbusters.

Night Star gains a cutie mark, and goes to school, learning how to hatch a dragon egg. she also perfects her "dimension magic and psychic skills", allowing her to travel to meet the Autobots, Sailor Moon, Red Skelton, and many others. When Chris created Sonichu on 14 March 2000, Night Star soon found CWCville and produced pony versions of the Sonichu comic.

Fast-forward to 1 September 2017. Night Star attends Canterlot High School and can transform into a human and teleport. She meets Sonichu and travels to KCWC radio station to help Jamsta Sonichu prepare for a concert.

Returning to Ponyville, Night Star bumps into Comic Chris. Chris tries to ask out Diamond Melody. Pinkie Pie accidentally sucks herself into an S-Chu Ball.

In the chemistry lab, Sunset Shimmer makes a permanent hair dye.

Night Star explains that Canterlot High is located near Foggy Bottom, D.C.

Relationship with Diamond Melody

"Yeah! Vinyl! Drop dat Bass!!!"

Night Star then tells of her meeting with Diamond Melody; they argue about whether Diamond or Rainbow Dash is faster. They share a hot dog (from Tesco, who totally do not make their products out of their own kin). While enjoying their treat, Nepgear makes a sudden appearance. The three exuberantly greet each other and decided to go to a DJ Pon-3 concert.

Afterward, Night Star plans to go to Cwcville to visit her mother. Diamond Melody decided to come to Cwcville too, as a date. After getting Diamond accustomed to her human form, Night Star took her girlfriend across Cwcville, bought groceries for pie, and slept at her home. They continue their date, alternating between the human world and the pony world.

Sadly, their relationship would not last long as Diamond Melody would later meet her human counterpart. Ashamed for being associated with a troll with a fat fetish, she moved away to Las Pegasus, never to see Night Star again. Night Star would mourn for days, with the last panel featuring Applejack and Twilight Sparkle coming to comfort her.

Relationship with Kun

Lock up your daughters. There's a stud in town.

Some times later, we see Discord conversing with Night Star on what to do to raise some money for Cwcville. Since Night Star is now on talking terms with the CPUs, Discord suggested holding an air race between the Pegasi and the CPUs. Night Star also suggests a footrace between the Earth Ponies and the Electric Hedgehog Pokemon. Content, Night Star would tell Comic Chris of the plan. Comic Chris would appear to add praise for Discord being a good bodyguard.

Weeks later, Night Star would go to the market to get more Zap Apples. While mulling over the state of her human counterpart and Cwcville, an impatient Pegasus colt asked how long the Zap Apple line would last. Night Star was immediately struck by his handsomeness. Coming back to her senses, she introduced herself to the colt. The colt would introduce himself as Kun Hanhphuc (Vietnamese for "Happiness", original name was retconned).

In a text wall, Kun explained how he got his name and cutie mark and his occupation at Canterlot's Technology Division. After buying their Zap Apple products from Applejack, Night Star would explain her powers and the tech back at Cwcville. Elated, the two would agree to meet at Cwcville to visit their engineering facility. Night Star used her Sonichu speed to return home to have Magi-Chan make an appointment for a tour of the General Electric Plant.

In their human forms, Night Star and Kun had a swell time in the plant. However, their tour was interrupted by the city's attack from Rei Ryghts, the CPU of Atari and the leader of the Seven Sages. Night Star transformed into her Sonichu form to save the city, leaving Kun behind. However, Kun, concerned about her safety, chased his girlfriend.

In the center of the battle, Rei fought against the Electric Hedgehog Pokemons and CWCville's defense force. With Cwcville's efforts made futile by Rei's defensive abilities, Night Star opened a void portal behind Rei, sucking her in. However, a second void portal opened underneath Night Star, sucking her in with Rei. Kun made it just in time to attempt to save his friend, but due to his human form, he failed. Magi-Chan, being the Deus ex Machina in Sonichu form, saved Kun before he too got sucked in and escorted him back to Canterlot High for him to return home.

Even in her mega-evolved form, Night Star was defeated and captured by Rei Ryghts. Rei would then force Night Star to use her powers to relocate Tari over Cwcville, throwing her overboard afterward. Again, Magi-Chan the Deus ex Machina Sonichu caught her, sending Night Star, who is now in a coma to a hospital. The other CPU goddesses somehow appeared and made short works out of Rei and sent Tari plummeting far from Cwcville.

Over the next three weeks, Kun would stay in Cwcville, studying at the GE and sharing Equestrian technology and visiting his now comatose heartsweet. Soon after, Kun was able to revolutionize cloning and memory restoration. Flash forward to 6 January 2018, Night Star woke from her coma and Kun explained what happened. Kun would then her to his Cwcville apartment and later, back to Night Star's residence at Ponyville. They would live happily ever after since then.

Cutie Map mission

The intro to Act 4, as "chronicled" by Chris.

The final part takes place after the event of My Little Pony: The Movie.

31 May 2018, Night Star was enjoying a cup of coffee when she received a telepathic message real-life Chris. In the middle of the psychic conversation, Night Star's cutie mark began to glow, which signified that a mission is on the way. Kun, whose cutie mark was also glowing too, came to Night Star, excited about the upcoming adventure.

Arriving at Kludgetown, Night Star makes a brief reference and promotion of the movie before heading out to a pub to meet Captain Celaeno.

As it turns out, Captain Celaeno has concerns over two of her crews, Pea-Tree and Squaker, who are now unusually distant to each other. When the three head out to Celaeno's ship, they meet up with Pea-Tree and Squaker. It is revealed that the two have conflicting opinions on The Storm King, with Pea-Tree remembering him fondly and Squaker knowing of the villain's malicious intents. Now the mission is clear, they need to convince Pea-Tree that The Storm King is evil. However, there is a problem, the Storm King is dead and there are no records of him. Just as the two wonder what to do, Tempest Shadow suddenly appears.

In exchange for a cut of the Storm King's loot, Tempest offers to provide the direction to his bases and coming with them. Arriving at the island, the three split up to search for damning evidence against him. Night Star found a mysterious ladder and Tempest found something more startling, her missing horn.

As Tempest slammed the drawer, she unknowingly activated a cage trap. Night Star called Kun to avoid it but got herself trapped. With Kun and Tempest being unable to lift the cage, Night Star simply opened a portal, and the three got out of the case.

Back at Celaeno's ship, Night Star and Kun pieced together all the information that the Storm King did indeed deceive Pea-Tree. It was also revealed that the Storm King's soldiers were the ones who found Tempest's broken horn in an Ursa Major's cave but kept it covered up by the order of the Storm King. Satisfied with her long-lost horn, Tempest left the duo. With the task finished, Night Star and Kun told Celaeno, who then ordered Pea-Tree and Squaker to report to her quarters. From the information, Celeano revealed to the two how he plans to bomb her and her crews if they betrayed him and ending with an anti-parrot remark. Shock by this, Pea-Tree took the records to read it for himself.

With the bombshell finally convincing Pea-Tree that the Storm King is indeed evil, he and Squaker finally reconcile. They then hugged each other and performed a beak bump. Night Star and Kun also shared a kiss in victory. Content that the conflict is finally resolved, Captain Celaeno offered the pony couples to come the pub to celebrate.

The readers are then taken to Night Star's room, where she is working on her comic. While taking a brief stretch, she decided to call real life Chris to help her finish her comic. Chris then proceeded to use his power to come, transforming him into an Alicorn in the process. Chris then states his satisfaction with starting this comic, with Night Star agreeing with her creator. Kun also appeared so he will not be left out, which is ironic when he somehow disappears when Chris and Night Star transform into their Sonichu forms.

In the end, Chris provides possible teasers to Sonichu 14 16 and dedicates this comic to the wonderful people he met at BronyCon.

Clarification

Considering Chris's looming detachment from reality at the time, and that the source material is based on a very niche franchise, issue 12-9—at least, until the follow up—was perhaps the most head-scratching of the comic book series. Henceforth, the following article will attempt to simplify Chris's story for puzzled readers:

Story

The story is broken into four acts:

• Act 1: Night Star introduction and slice of life story
• Act 2: Relationship with Diamond Melody
• Act 3: Relationship with Kun T'Nyuget Hanhphuc and Rei Ryhts Attack
• Act 4: The Cutie Map Mission

Setting

There are multiple worlds and dimensions featured in the comic. As stated in the opening disclaimer, Chris believes that all events in the comics actually happened, so writes his comic as if they were a recollection of past events.

For the most part, the story takes place in Dimension C-197 – the dimension where fictional franchises all co-exist. Within this dimension—or as the comic permits it—exist multiple separate worlds that can be traversed via portals by exceptional characters/Mary Sues. These include:

• CWCville – home of Sonichu, Rosechu and most characters since Sonichu #0
• Equestria – home of all the characters from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• Canterlot High School – home of all the characters from the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls spinoff

By following the My Little Pony rules, Chris has correctly stated that pony characters and their human equivalent characters exist in Equestria and the Canterlot High world, respectively.

In the MLP spinoffs, when a pony crosses into the human world, they transform against their will into a human and vice versa; thus, two versions of one character may be present in one universe. Regardless of the fact that the transformation would occur by default, Chris remarks on multiple occasions that Night Star uses her abilities to transform herself and any accompanying characters. This would therefore render the newly introduced Konami Code plot device—which characters can use to prevent unwanted transformations—unnecessary.

Our universe is also portrayed (later dubbed Dimension 1218). 1218 is represented in any scene when real life Chris is communicating to C-197 through a portal. The aforementioned transformation rules also apply here.

Characters

Night Star

Main article: Night Star

This is probably what it looks like in Equestria.

The primary protagonist of #12-9, Night Star is Equestria's manifestation of Chris (otherwise known as a ponysona in the brony community). Bearing in mind that they are separate entities, Night Star explicitly states that she and real life Chris are linked psychically, and share some similar life events. Night Star engages in her own Love Quest, firstly with Diamond Melody (Act 2) and with Kun T'Nyuget (Act 3 onwards).

In Equestria, she writes the infamous comic book series, with the all humans presumably replaced by horses. Despite her mundane role as a freelance comic book writer in the society, Night Star possesses abilities comparable to that of the royalty in the source material; she is virtually flawless and immensely overpowered. A notable ability of hers is that she can transform at her own will between several forms, including Electric Hedgehog Pokémon, Night Star Rosechu, because it all has to tie-in somewhere.

Night Star's origins date back to early 2017. Both her name and cutie mark were appropriated from quizzes which generated results based on user answers. Chris revealed Night Star on 3 June 2017 and the character was used to bind Chris to My Little Pony henceforth.

Christine Doll

Main article: Christine Doll#In the comic

Taken in January 2017, before Night Star was created. Look at the cutie mark.

Perhaps one of the most perplexing entries in the canon, "Miss Christine Night Weston Star Chandler" (or the Christine Doll for for the sake of simplicity) is the Canterlot High School version of Chris, or Night Star's human counterpart. She is also the secondary protagonist of this comic.

The comic describes Christine Doll is described as a "prototypical friend", as Chris based her yellow-skinned design on his previous MLP self-insert of the same name, created no later than August 2016. The original doll was a custom, using pieces from other character dolls such as Vinyl Scratch's skirt/cutie mark.

In Act 1, upon entry into Canterlot High School, Night Star slaps a cutie mark on Christine Doll's thigh, which activates a transformation in her. This instantly adjusts her appearance to match that of her Equestria counterpart, and brings her into "mental sync". Behind the scenes, having created an identical copy of Night Star, Chris was forced to change the color of the Doll's skirt for the duration of her appearance. Chris likely went through with the transformation scene as a way of Canterlot Chris discovering her true self, but paying homage to the previously favored design.

Chris may have taken inspiration from My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games, which ditches the major ties to the Pony world and introduces a previously unseen human equivalent of a major character who is drastically different to the character viewers are familiar with. However, instead of evolving and adapting his character through an insightful story arc to create a substitution character, Chris decided to skip such complexity.

Real Chris

What Chris was aiming for.

Main article: Christian Weston Chandler

The doll-copulating, PlayStation-humping, semen-freezing Chris we know in real life literally appears in the comic. He is not to be confused with the Mary Sue Chris we've seen since the first comic.

Chris achieved inserting himself into his comic by pasting selfies onto the comic pages and adding text boxes/visual effects around them. The comic attempts to distinguish IRL Chris from Comic Chris by replacing the Proxima Nova font with part of Chris' signature when anyone refers to him.

As if the issue wasn't complicated enough to understand, Chris concludes the issue with himself crossing into Equestria and turning into an alicorn – which is basically a Night Star lookalike with pegasus wings. The final page sees Chris and Night Star break the fourth wall to say goodbye to the reader. In the Friendship is Magic series, alicorns are a species normally reserved for elite characters such as the princesses, or in fan productions, for important figures behind the show such as creator Lauren Faust. Consequently, Chris' decision to present himself as an alicorn is arguably the brony equivalent of sacrilegious.

Comic Chris

Main article: Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)

The father of Sonichu and the CWCville OG, Comic Chris was devised as an attractive, fit, articulate character for Chris to self-insert himself; nonetheless, he does not appear in this issue, other than a small number of references.

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Jessica Quinn counterparts

In the midst of drawing issue 12-9, Chris started his relationship with Jessica Quinn, which lasted from September to October 2017. Having previously used this approach as a legit romantic gesture, Chris immortalized his sweetheart in his comic book series.

Three separate counterparts of Jessica are featured in #12-9:

• Jessica herself – real life sweetheart troll (briefly at the end of Act 2)
• Equestria Diamond Melody
• Canterlot High Diamond Melody

In chronological order:

Act 2 depicts Night Star and Equestria Diamond Melody's relationship. The relationship is ultimately severed due to a meta reason: Chris shoehorns into the comic that Jessica was a troll, which compels the fictional Diamond Melody to move away from any location where the plot may visit because of the shame of being a universe counterpart to a kinky troll.

In Act 1—which actually succeeds 2—the plot takes a slight detour when Night Star directs her human counterpart to the Canterlot High Diamond Melody. Night Star is familiar with Diamond Melody due to their previous relationship. Thus, she understands that Christine Doll and human Diamond Melody have an equal opportunity to become sweethearts. Unlike the pony versions, the human couple's fate is left unknown.

Timeline of Sonichu 12-9

Origin

24 February/Rise 1982

1) Night Star is born to Gallop Crush and Sugar Darling.

1985/86

1) Night Star sees glimpses of Chris and realizes her psychic connections to Chris. Also receives cutie mark on this date.

1989/90

1) Night Star meets Clover and her friends.

~17 March 2000

1) Night Star finds CWCville.

Arc 2

PROTIP: The first half of arc 2 precedes the events of arc 1.

17 Heat 2017

1) Night Star sees Diamond Melody outside Cloudsdale Colloseum at 4:45 PM and starts talking to her.

2) Night Star and Diamond Melody share a hotdog, then meet Nepgear.

3) NS and DM attend the concert and leave at 7:30 PM, went to CWCville park at 7:38 PM. Then fuck around the city for a few hours.

Arc 1

1 September/Bounty 2017

1) NS portals her way into CWCville after collecting ingredients requested by Sunset Shimmer.

2) NS teleports to CWCville pokemon center to buy S-Chu balls for Pinkie Pie and runs into Sonichu.

3) NS teleports to KCWC Radio center to discuss about a concert being organised in Equestria.

4) NS warps to Canterlot High, meets Canterlot Chris and asks her to date Diamond Melody, then meets Pinkie Pie and hands her the balls.

5) NS meets Sunset Shimmer at the laboratory and hands her the requested ingredients.

Arc 2 contd.

7 Bounty 2017

1) Diamond Melody moves away to Las Pegasus after realizing that Jessica Quinn was a troll. Relationship lasted for almost 144 days.

17 Bounty 2017

1) Discord organises a race in CWCville.

Arc 3

24 Frost 2017

1) NS meets Kun Hanhphuc while buying apples at Apple Jack's stand in the market.

2) NS and KH go back home and meet each other at the market again in an hour.

3) NS and KH teleport to GE plant and during the tour Rei Ryhts attacks CWCville.

4) NS leaves KH behind at factory to fight Rei. KH runs behind NS.

5) NS uses portals to push Rei into a void, but a second portal pulls NS into the void as well. KH tries to catch NS but fails. Magi Chan teleports KH back to Equestria.

6) Rei uses NS's power to restore and teleport the nation of Tari over CWCville, then throws NS off the floating island.

7) Magi chan catches NS during her fall and teleports her to Franklin Chandler Memorial Hospital. NS falls into coma.

6 January/Storm 2018

PROTIP: Chris states these events happend 3 weeks after NS falling into coma, but according to the dates he's given, it happens 13 days later.

1) KH visits NS daily at hospital. On this date, NS wake up from coma.

2) KH takes NS to his home, later NS and KH live together at NS's home.

Arc 4

PROTIP: This arc contains spoilers for the MLP movie, ponyfags beware.

31 May/Bloom 2018

1) While conversing with IRL Chris, NS's cutie marks starts glowing.

2) NS and KH go to a pub - "Ye Olde Kludge Pup" in Kludgetown to meet Captain Caelano(CC).

3) NS and KH go to CC's ship in the docks after conversing with her.

4) NS and KH meet Pea-Tree, then find Squaker in the study.

5) Ten minutes later in the Galley of the ship, Tempest Shadow (aka Frizzle Pop Berry Twist) finds NS and KH and offers help.

6) NS, KH and Tempest teleport to the Storm King's base.

7) While gathering evidence, traps get triggered forcing the gang to teleport half a mile from the base.

8) With the gathered evidence, NS and KH solve the rift between Squaker and Pea-Tree.

11 July/ 41 Heat 2018

1) NS and Chris completes writing the 4 arcs on this day.

12.9 July/ 43 Heat 2018

1) Chris finishes up the comic by completing the last 4th wall breaking scene.

References to My Little Pony lore

• Night Star was present during events of G1 and G3, despite being separate canons to FiM
• Gummy (page 2) refers to a pet alligator in FiM
• The entrance exam to Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns was portrayed in the flashback episode The Cutie Mark Chronicles, when Twilight Sparkle faces a similar exam
• The classmate Lyra may be a reference to the Sitting Lyra meme
• Vinyl Scratch and her human equivalent are often seen in party episodes as a DJ
• Zap apples (page 35, etc) are a magical fruit prominent in the episode Family Appreciation Day
• Night Star and Kun T'Nyuget are summoned by the Cutie Map (page 41) even though this is usually reserved for the main characters of the show.
• Star and Kun visit Kludgetown [sic] which is a location from the 2017 My Little Pony: The Movie. Star then goes on to break the fourth wall to plug the movie (page 42).
• Captain Celaeno and Tempest were major characters from the Movie
• The name-dropped Storm King (page 44 onwards) was the main antagonist of said movie

Comic pages

Comic pages

A page from the abandoned Dolan crossover plot.

See also

• Equestrian calendar