Journals, Flurry Heart, and Age of the Alicorns · 8:59pm Jan 5th, 2020
You guys may have already noticed but I have started a little something called the "Journals of the Council of Friendship". After the finale, I decided that I can still continue with a planned fanfic called "Flurry Heart's Story", but I figured to get things set up, I would make some little journal entries by the Mane Six and Spike talking about all the events in their lives that happen between "Ending of the End Part 2" and the time that FHS starts (which is about 8 years after Twilight's coronation). Twilight's entry was first and then Spike's and after that it will just be the rest of the Mane Six in whatever order I feel like doing them.
As for Flurry Heart's Story, if (major IF) I do go through with actually making it an all-out fanfiction, I'm warning you, it's going to be a MASSIVE project, like not just one story, but many stories. They'd basically be episodic stories that have around 10ish chapters each, and some would be epic 2-parter styled stories similar to the premiers and finales in the actual show. I have a lot of really good ideas of what to do with Flurry Heart and the villains from the finale, as well as a lot of villains I've made myself or some from the comics that I have had the idea of bringing in. Well that's all in progress, but I am pleased to report that I already have a summary completed of the first part of FHS that tells about that mysterious red beast we saw in "The Last Problem" on that stained glass window with the Student Six defeating it. That will be what this first story focuses on, but there's a little more to it than that. All will be revealed shortly. Again, major IF, but if I am able to go through with all this, it's going to be good. :)
Now I also wanted to make a quick note about Age of the Alicorns. Back in 2017 I had to give the unfortunate news that it was now rendered "Alt Universe" because they established that Starswirl and the Pillars created the Elements. This ruined a major plot point for AotA but I am still going through with the story. I have actually kind of found a way to tiptoe around that, though it might be a bit confusing. Well either way, some references to AotA will be made in Flurry Heart's Story, and Spike actually made a few having to do with the griffons in the JotCoF. Before I get started with FHS, I do want to see if I can finish AotA: Chaos Rising. I'm about halfway done with it, but the rest of the story will be a lot more exciting. We'll be reaching the climax pretty soon. Discord is coming...
If you go ahead with writing your stories for Flurry Heart then I am sure they will be fun. I like how we got a glimpse of her from Spike’s journal chapter, with him saying she is getting bored being a princess and wants to go on adventures like Twilight and her friends. I can easily see Flurry wanting to be like her aunt.
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Initially, I wanted for Flurry to be a reclusive bookworm like Twilight and be reluctant about being sent to learn about friendship, but it was too similar to how Twilight's story started off. Since Twilight started off as a regular unicorn and then became a princess, I figured it would be interesting if the opposite happened with Flurry where she already IS royalty but she's tired of it and she wants to follow in the same footsteps of her aunt.
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It would kinda be interesting to see if Shining Armor and Cadance are struggling to understand and bond with Flurry at her current age over this, like she seems to be closer with her aunt then she is with them. Or do you not plan to go in that direction?
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Her relationship with her parents isn't that antagonistic, but she's kind of at odds with them in the beginning until they realize she's right and she needs a chance at doing something outside of being a princess.