Scootaloo, feeling rather low after yet another run-in with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon and after being spilt apart from her two best friends, meets a lonely stranger. He has a story to tell. One of a hero, one of the freezing north, and one of a town who had lost almost all hope. He tells of a dog who embodied three words.
Endurance, Fidelity, and Intelligence
Maybe, just maybe, Scootaloo will take those words to heart and learn from them. And maybe... Just maybe she'll forgive herself as well, and take the time out to truly apologize to someone she should have.
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I haven't seen Balto in a long time. I remember more I think it was the second were he had to race a plane to keep dogsled legitimate.
The Anon-A-Miss fics were very popular at some point, there still some that come out time to time, but they pass their prime.
Yours is very interesting since it focus only on Scootaloo. I'm sure I saw one or two fics about the after match and guilt trip of the CMC, but none focusing on just one. So points for squeezing some originality from an old trope.
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Yeah, this particular genre is old and tired. It really needs to be put down like a dog, if you excuse the tasteless joke. As for the movie you're thinking of, that's actually the third one. The second focused on Balto and his daughter and their relationship. Interesting fact about the third movie though, Steele was actually supposed to save Balto at one point instead of Kodi or maybe alongside Kodi, but for whatever reason (Probably because it would be very hard to make him sympathetic) the scene got cut so we'll never know what happened to Steele afterwards. That's kind of a good thing, as it leaves plenty of potential fanfic fuel.
Will the crusaders ever be reunited?
The story of Balto, a pure classic
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And yet you write one anyways. There are reasons why these are so popular. Unfortunately, they are also very derivative and repeat too many elements. It's nice to see an almost completely original one.
Anyways, onto the story itself. Overall, it was good, though it had some very awkward things. First, some positives include the CMC not being a hive mind, an interesting catalyst for the story, and that twist at the end with Sunset. The big issue with the story though, is using the Balto movie. The entire thing with Steele feels completely contradictory. Scootaloo was thinking herself irredeemable, so the Doctor shows her a much more evil sled dog. Ok, so if the dog who would sacrifice the children of a town to stop another dog from getting glory can redeem himself, it should be possible for Scootaloo to do the same. Except Steele never tries to redeem himself, he's just a scumbag, completely undermining any point of including him. It feels like you wanted to use the Balto as an encouraging icon but needed something to tie it into Anon-A-Miss, so you threw in the Steele stuff from the movie.
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Yeah, I admit when Steele came into the picture, the Anon-A-Miss idea popped up soon after. Orginally, it was just going to be about Scootaloo being shown Balto and Togo's tales, and Steele having a minor part in it, but this happened... Perhaps it would have been better if I took one of the orginial ideas for Wings of Change and show Steele saving Balto and Duke just to show that even monsters can change, but on the other hand that would defeat the entire point of Steele's character. Plus, to be honest if I did show Steele redeeming himself, that would overshadow the whole story and would have to be drawn out much longer. Steele redeeming himself would be a entire tale to itself really.
Wow, great story. I like it.☺
Three way cross between Equestria Girls, Doctor Who, and Disney's Balto? Pretty good, I like it.
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Yeah, don't think it's been thought of before. Though I have to correct you on one point. Balto wasn't made by Disney, it was made by Amblimation, which is owned by Steven Spielberg.
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Oh, thought it was. Eh, go figure. Still, as you can imagine when I read "I am the Doctor." and Scootaloo went "Doctor Who?" I was like "Cue the theme!*
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It's the animation style, throws everyone off.
Theme cued.
Wow. Just.... wow.
I have been a Balto fan for years and have all 3 movies, seen the real Balto at the Cleveland Museum, and read about Togo. But this.... I did not expect you to combine the movie and real dogs and mushers. It was slightly distracting since your mind needs to shift from real life to the movie and back, but I don't mind that.
I am SO happy you mentioned Togo. I cheered when I saw his name. Same with Balto. I actually made a 4 part video series about my thought about the 1st Balto movie. Feel free to check it out if you want to.
Love the Dr. Hooves interactions too and the reference to Dr. Who.
Again, fantastic story. I am totally coming back and reading this story again. Great job.
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Yeah, the sad thing about the Great Race of Mercy story, awesome as it is, is that far too many people forget about Togo's very large part in it, and just give Balto all the glory. While I admit the fictional Balto is a great character in his own right (And seems to have some traits of Togo during the serum run portion of the film with the weather conditions he had to put up with) Togo needs more acknowledgement. That four part series sounds interesting enough, can you PM me it?
As for Doctor Who, I've only seen one Anon-A-Miss story with the Doc in it, and that's pretty much dead I think so I thought why not try something very few people think of and use him alongside one of the CMC as the leads, which is something that you don't see a lot of either. It's always about Sunset or the Mane Five dealing with the aftermath, never are the CMC (Or at least one of them singularly) used as the lead. Plus, the Doctor's a perfect figure to help or comfort anyone or at least give them advice.
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That's a cool idea you decided to do the CMC having to deal with and solve the problem, not to mention adding Dr. Hooves. I like what you said about that.
Yes, I agree. Balto has elements of Togo in him during the storm parts of the race. And when you explained the movie parts, that makes sense. I also agree with everything you said about Togo.
What do you mean by PM you the videos? Like post them in a comment on your profile?
Please reply back.
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See that little button on the profile page that says mail? That would be the Private Messaging system, or PM. That's where you can send them to me.
very good!
Reviewed. https://www.fimfiction.net/group/213901/my-little-reviews-feedback/thread/417644/endurance-fidelity-intelligence-review
I wouldn’t go that far.
Honestly, that’s a good and realistic reason. Sometimes when something isn’t given justice we take it into our own hands.