How to Counter Plagiarism · 7:54pm May 21st, 2015
As of this afternoon, the mods have removed the offending story. Thanks for the support on that.
As a result, I'll have a story based on the Howling Man episode (really based, not just cobbling the script) this weekend. Don't worry, it won't affect other plans.
Here's a teaser:
The phaeton carrying Twilight Sparkle raced above the snowy lands that bordered the Crystal Empire. From the looks on the faces of the pegasi pulling the carriage, they were sober and determined and moving as fast as possible, even to the point of exhaustion. That alone told the young alicorn that something was afoot...as if the sudden carriage arriving at her castle wasn’t off-putting enough.
Turning to the pony in the seat next to her, she asked, “Do you know what the request was, Flash?” To her surprise, the recently-promoted corporal in the Crystal Guard was stony-faced and had been silent for most of the trip. She didn’t know him well, but if he was anything like his counterpart in Sunset Shimmer’s world, he was a normally easygoing stallion who was ill at ease for the stern visage on his face now. He was the very picture of military bearing in his dress uniform instead of his normal barding - another sign something was wrong.
“Sorry, Princess,” he told her, after a second.
“Flash, you know you can just call me Twilight,” she said in a friendly tone, if for no other reason than to get him to relax.
It didn’t work. Giving her the ghost of a smile, he said, “Normally, I would, your highness. But the Prince has told us that we are to be on our highest military bearing, even for those we consider friends. The situation demands it, he told us.”
“Well, that would explain why he asked me to wear my regalia,” Twilight commented. At the moment, she had her regalia in a small case she brought along with her - she usually abstained from wearing hers, as she felt that as the Princess of Friendship and Magic, such markers of station needlessly separated her from the common pony. But even she knew decorum and if her brother stated she’d need them, she’d put them on when time.
I don't see why I'm not going to read that, despite that I'm not familiar with TZ
. I'm sure if someone dies in the Howling Man episode, but having the Waifu Thief as a friendly pony in one of your stories..... not a good sign for him 
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Actually, it'll be based on the original short story, not the episode.
And I give my villains a little good screentime, just that it's Flash's turn.