Old and New · 3:11am Dec 1st, 2012
I haven't spent much time on here AT ALL and I deeply apologize for that. But, do know I have yet to abandon fanfics. In fact, I'm working on three at this moment through my iPhone's Google Docs app.
One is about Rainbow Dash discovering that she's a lesbian, then coming out to her friends. But, this story isn't about the finding out- it's about the aftermath of learning this. Different characters will have different reactions and interactions with each other. Skip to the next paragraph if you don't want spoilers... NOW. Okay, so, Twilight and Pinkie will be supportive, Rarity wouldn't care either way, Fluttershy would question why (if you can't have children, why have a relationship), and Applejack... Well, having grown up with Granny Smith and the Oranges- old lady and high class- well, she'll have absorbed intolerance from them, and she'll be straight-up against it. But she doesn't know that Big Mac is gay. Scootaloo is supportive, but Applebloom won't know what gay even is, and Sweetie Belle is straight-up against it, 'because it's gross'. The Cakes will be incredibly homophobic, and drama will happen between them and Pinkie Pie. Stuff Will Go Down.
Okay, you ignored all that up there? Okay, no spoilers, that's cool. Now onto the next one.
I recently did a web search on the original ideas for the Mane Six: Twilight Twinkle, Firefly, Surprise, Posey, and Sparkler (but not Applejack). There's not a lot for them. So, in this one, Twilight Twinkle will be the mother of Twilight Velvet, who is the mother of Twilight Sparkle. Twilight Twinkle, recently deceased, comes to Applejack in a dream, telling her that the Spirits of the Elements of Harmony are coming: Firefly, Surprise, Posey, and Sparkler. While Twilight is out of town for the funeral, Applejack is left to deal with the almost-exact-clones of her other friends. Firefly and Dashie will be competitive, Pinkie and Surprise will be random, Fluttershy and Posey will be shy, Rarity and Sparkler will design together... and only Applejack knows that something evil is coming. It'll either be Sombra, Discord, Chrysalis, or Night Mare Moon depending on the events in the rest of Season 3.
The last one... is... Tales of Symponya. Tales of Symphonia, changed and adapted to the Ponyverse. Because ToS is the absolute greatest story in history.
I have not abandoned my other stories, I will rewrite them as soon as I feel I am able to the best of my abilities; my News Broadcasting class improved my writing skill, and I am disappointed in my work published on this site. However, it is markedly better than the work I did BEFORE this site.
Cupcakes vs Muffins, I will modify the beginning: Twilight will be all scientific and analytical and logical, not Applejack.
The Depths of Tartarus, I will fuse the first 3 chapters. I know what I'm going to do, and you all won't like the ending. But there'll be a sequel. I'll give you a hint: skip ahead if you don't want a spoiler... you skipped yet... next line down... okay, Tragic DashXSpitfire.
Broken in the Storm, I'll definitely change. Electromagnetic storm, nuh-uh, that ain't gonna cut it. It'll be a creeping shadow that steadily climbs up the trees, and the storm in the middle of the story will be similar to the Zap-Apple harvest, but with Dark Lightning instead of regular lightning. AJ will still be unable to work, and many plot details will remain unchanged, including the OCs. However, I may add one or two before the final product is finished. I'll structure it better, too.
The New Singer, I'll definitely change. I don't need to do the research, I know what I'll do. Dashie used to be Dio's guitarist in his own band, NOT Rainbow. I won't acknowledge Rainbow because that would be too obvious. But, instead of what I had ORIGINALLY planned, I'm going to have Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie have been a Power Trio. Applejack came in later because they wanted a second guitarist, and Rarity came in later because they wanted a different main singer. By the time Twilight is coming in, Rarity will have gone. But she'll come back, and play electric organ.
They Took My Baby, I won't change at all. I'll just start the second chapter, and attempt all the d'aaww-inducing HNNNG moments with Derpy and Dinky that I can muster.
The End of Creepypasta Heartache, will become a dark comedy parodying all the grimdark crap. Unfortunately for me, it seems I'll have to read Rainbow Factory and Cheerilee's Garden for research purposes. -.- WILL NOT BE PLEASANT.
Anyways, I'm just letting you know... I have plans, I'll get this done.
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It's good to have you back! If I might make a suggestion, Applejack being the intolerance one is a bit overused. Not as much as her being ultra lesbian, but still. Tales of Symphonia is one of my favorite games. so I'll be looking forward to that one! The idea with the G1's popping up sounds good too, but I've seen it go wrong many times before.
557487 Love this picture. But... I'm afraid I don't quite get the point you mean. I don't know which points you're encompassing with the post, because there could be several.
558006 Yes, I understand that it's a worn-out trope. But, I'm not going the lengths that others go. She won't be all "It's so evil and bad and you'll go to tartarus and blah blah blah!" it's more like:
AB- "You mean that bein' gay is bad?"
AJ- "Of course it is."
AB- "But... why?"
AJ- "Well, it just is. Y'know how lyin' and cheatin' and stealin' and killin' are bad. It's one a' those things that just are."
AB- "I, I don't understand. What's so bad about it?"
AJ- "Well, stallions are meant to like mares, and mares are meant to like stallions, and that's the way things are."
AB- "But why does it make it bad? If you can love siblings or cousins or friends the same no matter if they're a filly or colt, then why does it change it when it's for datin' and marriage?"
AJ- "Well, I don't know. When y'all go up to Manehattan to see Babs Seed this autumn, you can ask Aunt and Uncle Orange about it. They're high-class, they know a thing or two more than I do about this stuff."
AB- "Can't I ask Granny Smi-"
AJ- "No! (AB gasps at the sudden yell) Sorry for yellin', sugarcube. I'm afraid ya can't ask her about it. She... don't take kindly to questions of that sort..."
/x/x/x/
That's a rough outline of part of a conversation in the first few chapters. The ending may seem a bit harsh, but... just know that what I'm going for for Granny Smith is, well... I won't outright tell you, but it's a hint. Skip if you hate spoilers. Okay... and... 3... 2... 1... Fried Green Tomatoes.
I know that it's not original. But I mapped out the plotline and it balanced out that way. It's a drama based on events that happen in real life. Every sitcom is unoriginal if you think like that.
Tales of Symphonia is everyone's favorite game, and if it isn't, they haven't played it yet.
I figure it would be something easily messed up. Let me guess: shipping everywhere, right? Well, that'll be a no-ship story. No romance, just some happy sadness; the oxymoronical kind, sorta like My Little Dashie, but less Depress Ex Machina-y.
This week's been hectic- Christmas Concert for band, and It's A Wonderful Life for Theater within a week of each other makes for some interesting drains on free time. Plus, Fallout 3 is INSANELY epic, and I am awaiting my eventual plumbing the depths of Fallout Equestria. I wish I'd had access to next-gen consoles a long time ago so I wouldn't be overcompensating now. But during my play, there's a lot of downtime. I'm a compulsive wreck in video games, organizing everything, spending HOURS at a time on two occasions just sorting through my gear and choosing what to use on several occasions for several games. So, I always collect every. Single. THING. And keep traveling back and forth and back and forth between town and completed dungeon, just making sure that I have absolutely everything from that place. And that takes a while, so I can think my plotlines through, and organize them in my head before I input them into my iPhone's notes. I know exactly how I'll set everything up, it just takes me effort to not be tired while I'm doing it (insomnia SUCKS when you have to get up at 6:00 for the bus because you can't drive, and you can't sleep until 4:00 in the morning because Internet).
Anyway, I do have the plans. You'll just have to be patient. I hate myself for it, but I'd rather have good work out later, than crap work out sooner.