FCC Chapter 5 and Beyond. · 11:11pm May 14th, 2015
Excellent! I've set down a schedule, only to have to announce that I'm going to have to skip next Sunday's update! 
Chapter 5 of the FCC won't be completed to a point that I'll be satisfied with by the coming Sunday(5/17). I'd like to deeply apologize for that, and will weakly leave my excuses as to why this happened in red below:
1. My writing schedule is something like: Five days brainstorming, two days bulk writing. My two days bulk writing this week came right after posting Sunday's chapter, so I had little brainstorms to write down. I have a hard time brainstorming on my days off. (I brainstorm during work.) Brainstorming is important to me as it helps me catch plot holes and OOC interactions, as well as help expand certain ideas presented in the chapter.
2. My best friend, who lives several states away, is staying for the week starting today. Very, big, distraction.
3. My sister graduates on Sunday(the 17th.)
4. Got my physical copy of FoE: Pink Eyes in today. (Woot! Owning fanfiction in paper form is awesome!)
5. During my brainstorming today, I realized that the tone of what I'd written down so far was off-tone for the story. I had to literally scrap half of what was written, setting me back several hours of work. (mortal peril does not belong in the FCC)
6. Chapter 5 is the last chapter of the FCC's first arc. It ties the major elements of the previous 4 chapters together, and I want to be satisfied with it when I post it.
That aside, once chapter 5 is posted, the first arc of the FCC will be completed, leaving a good stopping point for me to work on another story in the Trio-verse, before returning back to the FCC.
I have a lot of ideas floating in my head, too many to choose, honestly. Which brings me to my question for you, dear reader:
Which of the following would you like to see me bring out next for the Trio-verse?
1. Arc4-1, Shadow's Flare - Trixie teams up with old friends (not Twilight and Sunset) to save all the ponies of Equestria from an enchanted, eternal slumber. (Twilight and Sunset are still a big part. Dream explorations abound!)
2. Arc3-F, Obsidian Heart (Working Title) - A kingdom of crystal ponies from the north is invading Equestria! Luna, Celestia, Sunset, and Cadance bring the pain to a particular dark King. (Final story of Arc 3. Cadance is main character, goes with Luna and Celestia because spoilers. There's also a major focus on Cadance and Celestia.)
3. Arc3-2, Spare the Mistletoe (Working Title) - Following after Midnight's Radiance, Sunset Shimmer is getting her goals straightened out, while finally addressing a long burning fire in her heart. Also, Shining Armor may be involved. Like, a lot. (Romance, crack ship. I want to write this, but I'm also terribly nervous to do so.)
4. Arc1-2, The FoCC (oh lol acronyms) - Forget all that other noise, more unicorn fillies! (Work on the second arc of the FCC, which takes place during the Summer Sun blah blah blah. Will mostly be taking place outside the castle.)
5. Arc-1-1, Bidding the Sun Farewell (Working Title)(that's arc negative 1) - Takes place around the events of Celestia's banishment, from Clover the Clever's perspective. (This story would present the divergent point, the moment where this AU splits off from show cannon.)
Unless I end up rolling with option 4, I'll be returning to the FCC after completing one of the other stories.
So! Which would you like to see, and if I may ask, why? Feel free to leave a comment below, or if you're shy, send me a PM! Personally, I'm leaning more towards number 5 at the moment. But, your opinion could easily change my mind! So, feel free to speak up! 
Once again, sorry for the delay for chapter five. I hope it'll be worth the wait... 
Oh! And congratulations to everyone graduating this month!
Trixie's story
Either 3 (seems to be the one most likely to have absurd amounts of slice-of-life) or 5 (it's been quite a while since I've read a story set near/after banishment, and I really enjoy them).
1. Arc4-1, Shadow's Flare,
I have read a couple of stories in which Trixie had to fight in the dreamscape. (Either her own nightmares or nightmare moon herself.) So far not one writer has disappointed me as most writers reveal how creative Trixie can be when having absolute power. My favourite dream battle so far has to be in Trixie v.s Equestria in which she confronts Nightmare Moon herself in two occasions in a dream battle. It's the last one that really stood out. I want to see if you can write even a more epic one.
I'd like to see 2 or 3 because I really like the way you've characterised Sunset and I'd like to see more of her ;w;
I'd like to see 5.
As much as i would love to see you continue the story for the fillies, I'd REALLY love to see just how much this AU splits itself from the show. In other words, I love reading people's head-canons and how things could've gone differently to make these AUs.
That's my choice and I'm sticking to it!
Also, I'm sure Chapter 5 will be awesome! (Warning: I am a complimenter, and find it hard to criticize people when I feel I can't do better.
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hmm hard to choose they all sound awesome but i think 1 or 2 they move the main plot of the world forward while the rest are more side stories but i would like to see option 5 somewhere down the line but wouldn't that be arc 0-1 instead of -1-1 either way im looking forward to whatever you write next