Small note: The designs of the characters on the cover and in the Prologue is not 100%, they’ve gone through some minor redesigns for the actual comic

Another small note: These first pages are old and kinda ugly, as they always are with web comics that continue for a long time. The layout and writing is a bit clunky too, but it gets better about half-way through chapter 1.

I’m happy with the end result of this cover honestly, eventhough it’s not the same size as the regular pages, but HELL it’s a separate page who cares about size
Little annoyed at the program I use for not allowing me to choose my own font to fit the text, so I had to write it by hand. It doesn’t really fit the “futuristic” aesthetic, but for some reason it fits really well on the cover?? (also watermark to ruin the whole thing ksjdksdjlksljd)

Anywho, welcome to my comic! It’s a silly little side-project of mine that I’ve always wanted to do and I’m finally doing it. I’ve always wanted to make a web comic, but I wasn’t quite expecting it to be about MLP! I took a liking for MLP, started thinking of some AU ideas, mixed it with my own original universe ThePrimoverse, and then this comic happened. That’s it that’s the story

The name of the comic is Beyond our Borders, and is a more realistic, mature AU (Alternate Universe) of the original cartoon that is set in a universe my friend and I are working on together.
Keep in mind that the comic is not Canon, and is a completely alternate universe of the MLP;FiM lore. Some things are very different from the canon lore, and it WILL bend the rules a slight bit.

As for the pages; I’ll be uploading one page each sunday. Currently the full prologue is out and chapter 1 is being uploaded.
You can find a ton more information and other goodies linked Here!

That’s pretty much all. I hope the few people who wants to read this are as exited as I am. :>

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This is an AU where Equestria is part of a universe that my friend and I are building. (More info on my homepage)

Equestria is highly unstable due to magic levels rapidly rising for unknown and uncontrollable reasons, making their land unstable and breaking apart. The excess magic is causing ponies to act out and lose control over themselves, turning against eachother and causing massive tension between relationships. Other unknown “creatures” who have waited centuries for this to happen are waking up, and might cause even more havoc to an already unstable land, eventually tipping it over the edge if nothing is done.

This comic will follow this story of how Equestria and beyond is rapidly deteriorating and what kind of events happen on the inside when this all goes down, and how the characters desperately try to figure out why it’s happening and how to fix it before the planet falls into hands it doesn’t belong to.

The story follows the main protagonist, Featherfall. A lonesome earth-pony of the southern Hitchocki tribe, that has a taste for exploration beyond his tribes’ forbidden borders. Recently, a lot of tension has began rising with the influx of modern ponies colonizing their lands, forcing him and his tribe to hide and slowly get choked out. He begins going behind his Chiefs’ and tribes’ back to venture North towards the kingdom of Equestria, wanting to know what else is out there and why his tribe is so adamant on never letting one of their own venture to those lands; hopefully finding a way to make peace with the enemy from the north and prevent his family from exctinction.But soon enough, what he finds up in the foreign lands was way further beyond the limits of his imagination and fears. His search for answers turns into a journey far beyond what he could’ve ever wished for, shifting his understanding of Equestria’s borders over the edge to the point of no return.

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Quick note: This is an AU of MLP:FiM and is nothing canon to the original cartoon. I am not claiming the concept of MLP:FiM as my own, It’s simply a fan comic of the show that is mixed in with my own original universe. So please don’t get you pickles in a twist. Thanks!

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Equestria has faced many hardships. Discord, Nightmare Moon, King Sombra, Queen Chrysalis, The Umbrums, Tirek, the Storm King… there are many.
And every single time, the kingdom and it’s many neighboring empires has managed to stand up for themselves no matter the challenge that stands in their way.
They have all the magic they need in order to sustain themselves from evil. And not a single drop goes to waste.
But then there are times when magic can become a little bit too… overwhelming. The times when you’ll need more than the magic of Friendship to come save you.
The times when the very land you’re standing on is turning against you.
The times when the ponies you trust most are turning against you.
The times when you turn on yourself.

The times when you realize there’s more beyond the borders you thought you knew.
Way more than even the most powerful of alicorns can comprehend.

It’s there, kid. Waiting for you to come say hello.
Waiting for you to slip up.
And once you do, well… then it’s your turn to wait.
I’ve been doing it for a thousand years and then some. it gets boring after a while.
So I won’t keep you waiting for long like I’ve done with that old friend of mine.
I’ll take good care of you.
Forever.