My Little Pony: Return to Ponyland Preview · 6:45pm Jul 16th, 2014
I am still working on my main story entitled "My Little Pony: Beyond Life and Death"
BUT, the subject of this journal entry isn't that story, but rather the separate midquel story which takes place during one of the acts of BLAD.
The first thing I should point out is the title of the story itself.
After some lengthy thought, I decided on the title of "Return to Ponyland", as the story is very G1 inspired and involves time travel.
As previously stated, the story is heavy on G1 material. so fans of "My Little Pony 'n' Friends" of the 80s may experience some nostalgia.
the timeline of the story takes place roughly 10,000 Years in the past (Princess Celestia is said to have ruled for over 1000 years, so the time period of this story predates her reign.)
"Equestria" was of course called "Ponyland" during this time. Canterlot doesn't exist yet, leaving the primary kingdom being the EverFree Castle (known to FIM fans as "The Castle of the Two Sisters", which was obviously called something else in that time.)
As if anyone hadn't guessed by now, the ruler of Ponyland 10,000 years prior to Celestia's Equestria is "Queen Faust"
Originally a ponyized Lauren Faust (an OC created by her on a whim) she is reimagined here Celestia and Luna's mother and their royal predecessor.
Her character will be EXACTLY what might expect from Celestia's mother (or, Lauren Faust in general.)
she is strong, a bit of a "spitfire" but, also caring and compassionate.
The story will detail her "final days" as Queen of Ponyland.
a Secondary character is a lesser FIM character who is often talked about: Starswirl the Bearded.
In my story, Starswirl is the "court wizard" and royal advisor of Queen Faust.
his character is not unlike Merlin of King Arthur stories (or, "Doc" Emmett Brown of the Back to the Future franchise.)
Simply put, Starswirl is a genius..but, is so eccentric that his experiments don't often go the way he wants them to.
In the plot of the story, HE is suppose to be the one trying to figure out how to send Alex Cosmos and his team back to their own time (a process that will take WEEKS to accomplish.)
*He is set to make a surprise appearance in "Beyond Life and Death" in a later act, which sets the stage for THIS story.
Another protagonist in this story is none other than Princess Celestia herself (or, "Tia", as she was known when she was just a filly)
Most are used to Celestia being the "responsible" type. Well, I don't think she was ALWAYS this way.
so, in this story, "Little Tia" will be no different than the CMC in personality.
described as a "a bit of daredevil", my main characters: Alex Cosmos, Dracon and Chrysalis will have to serve as her substitute foalsitters (prompting some bonding between Tia and Alex, which will payoff in later parts of BLAD)
Luna also appears, but ONLY as a baby.
her presence is story based, confirming that Luna was born around the final days of Queen Faust's reign.
The main villain of "Return to Ponyland" will be non other than Grogar, the necromancer ram of Tambelon.
In my storyline, Grogar was the one who corrupted the pony who would one day become King Sombra.
BUT, in the time of Queen Faust, who was yet another war lord who threatened the ponies..and, was secretly a servant of Tirek, "The Great Darkness"
It was because of Grogar that Queen Faust reign as queen suddenly ended.
"Return to Ponyland" will ALSO introduce another character that means something to the fandom.
while she doesn't appear in person, the former "Queen Zacherle" will be held in high regard during the story.
Mostly by Queen Faust herself, who will state that Zacherle was her Mother/Mentor. and was best remembered as the one who defeated Tirek, banishing him to another dimensions in the very beginning of Ponyland (which was so far back, nopony even remembers the exact details of the battle..save for Tirek himself)
As an added bonus, I have decided to supply some musical cues that I have chosen for this story.
Enjoy them.
3. Tambelon
5. Ponyland
7. Little Tia
-MetroXLR99
