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Hopeful_Ink_Hoof


[He/Him] Just a writer who likes MLP and hopes to make a living off it: https://ko-fi.com/ink_hoof

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A new unicorn comes to Ponyville, putting on a show, bragging and making claims that seem outrageous. Any pony that challenges her is insulted and humiliated. When trouble comes to town, will the mare live up to her claims, will somepony else have to step up and save the day, or is the small town doomed to destruction?

Another story in the Shiny-verse series

Chapters (11)
Comments ( 50 )

So in this universe Sunset Shimmer is Trixie huh? Intresting. :trixieshiftright:

How old is twilight in this anyway I think she around the age of the CMC but I could be wrong.
Also is it just Shining take Twilight's place or are you having 6 new Elements.

Do I smell a large going story arc happening or is it just Trixie with a fedora but forgot to remove her cape. Amateur mistake.

So wait a second, Trixie exists in this universe as does Sunset Shimmer? Then why is Trixie not included on the character tag list instead of Sunset Shimmer. Isn't Trixie going to play a bigger role? :applejackconfused:

Comment posted by Hopeful_Ink_Hoof deleted Jan 5th, 2014

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You're not wrong. Twilight is filly age without a cutie mark. If I keep this up, in the next story or two, I'll have her and the others found the Cutie Mark Crusaders

As for the bearers of the elements, only Shining Armor has changed. While a prequel is not listed, this is part of an ongoing series so far, starting with "My Little Pony: Friendship is Shining." All the others in the series are marked with the "Friendship is Shining" title

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More like setting something up for a later story. Not quite an overarching story, but more like a possible foreshadowing for a future story.


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Don't you worry about Trixie. I have plans for her :trixieshiftright: Can't say too much more without giving things away though :pinkiecrazy:

Comment posted by Burnasius deleted Jan 6th, 2014

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Ship Shining with Sunset... I mean, a lot of Twixie are being made, this can be the counterpart?

So is Trixie Sunset Shimmer's apprentice, daughter, sister, niece, or cousin? :applejackunsure:

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I don't know what you are talking about :applejackunsure:. However, if a certain unicorn with attitude happened to appear in a younger point in her life and see a certain other unicorn performing, there may be some idol worship :trixieshiftleft:. That would be if both unicorns were in the story, that is :trixieshiftright:.

This is not good. Unlike Trixie Sunset Shimmer lacks the reserve to be a good pony, and she clearly is delving into magics far more dangerous then she realizes. She's a gambler that's getting in deep with the sharks, she's so close to having them bite her face off and she doesn't know it. :twilightoops:

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Which was actually an additional reason I ended up using her (the first being an idea I had just before starting that will become fully clear either later in the story or in one of the later parts of the series). A few people who have talked about this (on earlier stories and with other Trixie related ones) felt Trixie was treated unfairly, which is somewhat understandable so I touched on the complaint. So I wanted to make someone who was a little nastier to the ponies and seemed to deserve it more. Considering her personality in the movie, Sunset Shimmer seemed perfect.

3741740 Yup. Sunset Shimmer is a much more compotent Trixie. A villan that is a villan not because they don't know they're doing wrong, but because they don't care. For Sunset it's all about her, and her alone.

Grand the snip and snails role goes to filly twi and spike...
On to the beast the Shining shall repel to prove his might and... Ship it! Shining Sunset!

3748295 No Shining Sunset is like scotchka If you don't know what that is it's a drink from the room scotch and vodka.

Way to choke there Shining Armor. Whereas Trixie was only doing what she doing for the sake of the show Sunset Shimmer was being a bully. You had a chance to do something about it, and you just backed down. You honestly think Sunset's going to keep her word? :facehoof:

And back to the canon way of Snips and Snails lure an ursa into town.

Comment posted by TheFallenPoet deleted Jan 9th, 2014

3741740 The way i see it man brother I feel the same way. I thought about Trixie was that way and I know that it is part of the show but here is the thing: Either she was acting like that or was faking it and I agree with you

"Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"

Oh if only you knew how dumb Snips and Snails were Shining Armor. Then you wouldn't be saying such things. :facehoof:

Oh well, at least unlike Trixie Sunset Shimmer deserves to have her reputation go up in smoke. Can't wait to see how frightened she looks when she gets found out as a fraud. :pinkiecrazy:

Cue the rampaging Ursa Minor which will be repelled but not be defeated by Sunset Shimmer.

Sunset Shimmer, you're an idiot if you think that will work. You must have a death wish or something. :twilightoops:

Now it looks like Shining Armor has to bail your sorry plot out of a jam. :trixieshiftleft:

Let's see... relatively the Bear is as big as a three story barn and if there was any indication of size of that same farm from the show...
About 30 ponies in one floor multiplied by 8 ponies high...

Roughly, she plans to incinerate a beast that is about 240 ponies. And that is not yet adding the fact that it is a constellation coated bear living in the Everfree forest and is pissed. Get the popcorn! I wanna see Sunset Shimmer fail and fall for Shining Armor in his victory.

Ship Shining Sunset!

Shimmer actually Was a student of Tia. She MIGHT have the power to burn the ursa minor as stated ...
This does not mean that she has the Right to do so.
Will Shining have to save the ursa from a murderous Shimmer? :fluttercry:

Shining Armor better not let Sunset Shimmer slip away after he's done lulling that Ursa Minor to sleep. Sunset Shimmer showed no regard for life, and is clearly insane. Far too dangerous to be allowed to wander off on her own. :eeyup:

And Snips and Snails better face "real" punishment this time. :trixieshiftleft:

And meanwhile, Twily and Spike are missing all the action.

Put two and two together Shining Armor, and you'll realize that Sunset is the very mare you talked to earlier that morning. :ajbemused:

And I'd send a message to the princess anyway if I were you. Sunset Shimmer is clearly insane if she is willing to destroy life with no regard for it. Who knows what she'll try next? You have to stop her before somepony gets hurt, or worse. :twilightoops:

Sunset Shimmer... she is clearly obsessed with power, still...
Send a letter man, she's aiming for power and the next best thing would be the Elements.
Also, Shining, why suspect her knowing your name when your friends were talking to you and at least ONE Shining Armor was stated.

And now the larger story unfolds, off to more Shining being confronted by Sunset in the future... Ah, but I am not the author, so I will hope to see more of the changed canon episodes in how Shining Armor solves this.

I am so fearing if this universe ever works it way up to "Magic Duel" and Sunset Shimmer gets her hooves on the alicorn amulet. As if Sunset wasn't crazy enough as it was. :twilightoops:/:fluttershbad:

OOOhhh taking a different angle with it:pinkiehappy:

Seems Trixie is a foal as well in this universe. Very interesting. Wonder if she'll be friends with Twilight.

This was an interesting twist on the story. Best of luck Shinning, If she comes back with the amulet, your going to need it.

I was mentally reading Sunset's lines in Trixie's voice. Then I caught myself and tried to give her the right voice. Then I realized that their voices aren't actually very different. Or it's just been long enough since I've heard their voices that they've merged together in my mind.

Earlier I made a comment on the first story of this series saying that there was a problem with a lot of the story not being different enough from the episodes. This story, on the other hoof, is a good example of the right way to do this sort of thing. It's still similar to the episode, but with enough changes to keep the story interesting and the readers interested.
And bringing Sunset into the picture certainly helped that all out.


And I'm just going to go ahead and make the Shining Shimmer shipping suggestion now. Because if every other mare around here is a possible candidate, why not her?

Found a very minor thing you may want to edit.

She looked down on other, including other students and the guards, to whom she was often very rude.

That should probably be "others".

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Yep. On the plus side, we get a Pinkie and the Brain joke. That's fun, :pinkiehappy:

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Yep, that showing off was part of Trixie's stage persona and act, Sunset is a bully.

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Eeyup. Honestly, If Snips and Snails wanted to see Sunset beat an Ursa, they should have had her tell them the story or show it with illusions, not bring a goddamn star bear into town!

3740852 ...or daughter's sister's niece's cousin's former apprentice :trollestia:

"Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"

Apparently, they never read the line from the Holy Book Of Hasbro that said "Thou shalt not tempt Murphy, lord of misfortune."

"I have studied," the stage mare continued, "for years at Cel..." She cleared her throat, "at the prestigious school for gifted unicorns in Canterlot. After becoming to powerful and talented for their piddling classes, I traveled all across Equestria to learn... and beyond.

Add twenty tu tu twenty tu and twenty tu as well. Your answer will depend upon the way you choose to spell
In this case, should be too (when used as an adverb & not a preposition)

"She vanquished and Ursa Major." The chubby blue unicorn leaned in close, practically nose to nose with Spike. "Do you know any other unicorn that can say that?"

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Spotted an old Pinkie and the Brain reference although he used to say "pondering" not "thinking"

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That's not a Pinkie and The Brain reference. It's a line straight from the episode.

Sunny, darling
If you were1/2 as smart as you think you are, you'd know that is an Ursa MINOR (Well, it was in Boast Busters & this doesn't seem much bigger) & injuring her cub is about the surest way there is of pissing of an Ursa MAJOR that I can think of.

"The second was later in the evening. Some guards caught Sunset Shimmer attempting to ........... a room which was off limits to all. It is a place where certain relics and books are kept as they are seen as dangerous, including spells that are considered forbidden by many of the most powerful unicorns."

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"Correct," Celestia answered. "That is how I heard of your letter. I have standing orders that any reports on Sunset Shimmer ........to be told to ........as soon as possible." Standing up, she moved toward the bed. "And I fear that her coming to Ponyville was not a coincidence. I believe she came to investigate and study what she would see as her replacement."

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"I cannot be certain. Perhaps to test your capabilities. Perhaps to see if you have learned something she has not. The possibilities are numerous, and with all the years since I have list seen her, it is hard to guess since I cannot understand how the passing years have changed her."

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...wait, that pony in the last chapter was Daring Do?

What, they couldn't hold her on charges of assault? She did strike Rainbow with a lightning bolt.

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