A strong wind blew through the air as the crystal portal opened up and the Mane Six, along with Spike, Rara, and Erik stepped through to the other side. The moment they all stepped out, the portal closed up behind them leaving them all in this new world that they had stepped into. Looking about their new surroundings, they all noticed they seemed to be standing inside of a small apartment from the looks of it. It was a relatively small and dark living space with a few candles lit around the entire place. There was a leak in the roof with droplets of water falling down into a cast iron pot on the floor. To say the least, it seemed like a crummy place to call home.
“What a dump!” Rainbow remarked.
“Is this what ya were picturin’ in yer head?” Applejack asked her friend.
“Not exactly,” Rara responded. “I was picturing a place where I would be able to sing and shine like I once did.”
“And this is where it sent us?” Spike asked, disappointed. “A rundown old apartment?”
“I don’t think it’s all bad,” Pinkie smiled. “Just needs a bit of sprucing up here and there. You know maybe some new wallpaper and some carpets. You know I was thinking maybe something more modern contempt, something really sheik and fresh you know?”
Every pony and Spike all looked at Pinkie with quirked eyebrows as the pink party pony just shrugged and giggled happily to herself.
“Do I really sound like that when I speak?” Rarity asked.
“I swear the more Pinkie speaks, the less and less sense comes out,” Erik commented.
He looked down toward his wife, who stared wide-eyed at him almost in shock. He was about to question ‘why’ she was staring in such a manner until he realized how diminutive she was next to him. Looking down at himself, he was surprised to discover he no longer had hooves, but hands. He had once again assumed human form much to everyone’s amazement. However, it clearly was not the same form he had when he departed from France.
“Oh my goodness!” Fluttershy gasped.
“You said it Flutters,” Rainbow agreed.
“Erik darling, you look… different,” Rarity spoke, in shock.
“Honestly I prefer Ramin Karimloo’s version of him better,” Pinkie added. “No offense to Gerald Butler fans.”
Erik ran a hand over his face where his mask resided as it always did. A horrid thought came to him. If he had retaken a human form, did that meant he was disfigured yet again? He noticed a small hand mirror on a table close by and quickly scrambled over to pick it up. Holding it up to look upon his face, he slowly and shakily reached up to remove his mask, fearing what horrors lied beneath. Removing his mask from his face, he shut his eyes tightly before slowly opening them again. To his great relief there was no deformity at all, all that stared back at him was a handsome face.
“Thank God I heaven,” He sighed in relief.
Erik rejoined his wife, along with her friends, as they tried to make heads or tails of this.
“Why has Erik taken a human form and not us?” Rarity wondered.
“I think it has something to do with the fact he was human originally,” Twilight theorized. “Seeing as how we’re probably in another human world, it would only make sense Erik would retake his original form.”
“That certainly sparks a ton of questions from our previous adventures,” Pinkie replied.
While in discussion, Spike approached the lone window in the room they were currently occupying, looking toward the streets below. Hundreds of people walked the streets, all of them dressed in old-fashioned clothing. A number of carriages were also being pulled along the streets by horses. It was safe to say they were not in a modern day human world. The question then became where exactly they were.
The sudden sound of a door swinging open made every freeze in place and turn toward a man, a woman, and two small children entering the apartment. The man himself was as tall as Erik, with dark brown hair and matching sideburns. The woman beside him was rather beautiful with blonde hair that went down her shoulders. The two little girls with them didn’t even seem like they were past the age of ten, one of them was the spitting image of their father with brown hair and the other resembled their mother with blonde hair. The family all froze in place when they noticed the colorful ponies, the teenage dragon, and the former opera ghost standing in the midst of their home.
“What are you all doing in my house?” The man asked.
“Who are you?” The woman asked fearfully. “If you’ve come to rob us, we have nothing to give you.”
“No, no, no, it’s not what you think!” Twilight assured quickly. “We aren’t here to rob or hurt you.”
The two parents gasped upon hearing the purple alicorn speak, except the two young girls who both stared at the group in wonder.
“Stay back or I will get the police!” The man warned them.
“Please sir, just give us the opportunity to explain.”
“… And that pretty much sums it up.”
After the initial shock of multi-colored talking ponies in their home, the family originally wanted to run and find the police to deal with this matter. However, the father found himself rather intrigued with them as did the two girls and even eventually the mother. They allowed them to explain their story to them for the past few hours, all listening intently, and with amazed looks upon their faces any doubt they had about these new visitors had vanished.
“That’s certainly quite the story,” The man spoke, amazed. “A magical device that takes you to many different worlds. Almost seems impossible to believe.”
“Buddy, you’re speaking with talking ponies, Pegasi, unicorns, and even a dragon,” Rainbow commented. “Impossible is pretty hard to believe at this point.”
The father himself chuckled at her statement as he nodded his head in affirmatio.
“It would certainly seem that way,” He agreed. “Where are my manners? I haven’t bothered to introduce myself or my family. My name’s Phineas Taylor Barnum, and this is my wife Charity and our two daughters Caroline and Helen.”
“Pleasure to make your acquaintance,” Charity greeted kindly.
“It’s really nice to meet you all as well,” Twilight smiled. “My name is Twilight Sparkle. These are my friends Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Spike, Rara, and Erik.”
All the ponies and Spike smiled and waved toward Barnum and his family, while Erik gave a courteous bow.
“Wow, you all sound really amazing,” Caroline smiled with glee.
“Did you really do all those things you talked about?” Helen asked curiously.
“Yer dang tootin’ there little lady,” Applejack nodded.
“That’s right,” Rainbow agreed. “We’ve fought witches, wizards, monsters, giants, and even ghosts.”
“Sounds amazing!” Charity said amazed. “Like something straight from a book of fairy tales.”
“It sure does, doesn’t it?” Twilight agreed. “Anyway, now that we’re all introduced, why not tell us about yourselves?”
Barnum and Charity looked toward each other with a smile before turning back to the Equestria group.
“Very well,” Barnum agreed. “It all started many years ago, when my father took me to Charity’s home for business…”
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(Flashback):
A young Phineas Barnum stood outside a tailor shop as he stared through the display window toward a very fancy-looking red coat and a top hat. Having grown up poor for most of his life, he was not able to enjoy the finer things in life. His father worked as a tailor, but a job such as that did not always provide very much money. This was evident as he looked down at his worn down shoes that were falling apart at the seams with his toes sticking right out the front. Looking back toward the store, he imagined someday having a wonderful life filled with glory and riches. These thoughts were interrupted the moment his father, Philo Barnum, departed the shop.
“I understand, yes,” He informed the shopkeeper. “Thank you so much, Mr. Jeffries. Thank you. You’ll have the money by the end of the day.”
He grabbed Phineas and pulled him down the street.
“Let’s go,” He instructed.
Phineas stopped and looked back toward the shop one last time when the sound of a train whistle blew through the air.
“Phineas, hurry up!” Philo urged his son. “We’re going to miss the train.”
Phineas and his father hopped aboard the train that took them to the other side of Connecticut, where they had business to attend at the Hallet manor. Walking down the road to the manor, Phineas and his father carried their material and supplies needed for tailoring. As they neared the front door, Philo looked down toward his son.
“Stand up straight,” He instructed. “Wipe that muck off.”
Fixing his appearance, Phineas and Philo made their way toward the manor where they were directed toward the sitting room by the master of the house, Mr. Hallet. While Philo aided Mr. Hallet with tailoring his new suit, Phineas was focused on something else entirely. For sitting across the room at the grand dining table was a young girl about his age with blonde hair wearing a lovely blue dress. The young Charity was given etiquette lessons like a proper young lady, all while sneaking glances toward Phineas.
The young Barnum decided to try and make her laugh as he picked up a small wooden dish beside him and placed a winder into the little hole on the top. Placing a small scrap of parchment paper into the cup, he stared back toward Charity and pretended he was sipping a teacup. Charity looked at him curiously as Phineas sucked the paper to his mouth in a rather humorous fashion. This caused Charity to do a spit take, spilling her tea all over her blue dress and they both laughed.
“Charity, come here!” Mr. Hallet spoke sternly.
Charity approached her father, who looked with such disappointment on his face.
“Your dress!” He pointed out. “Is this how we’ve taught you to behave?”
Charity looked toward the ground in shame and poor Phineas couldn’t bear to see her scolded for something he caused. It was then he decided to step into the conversation.
“It’s my fault sir,” He confessed. “I made her laugh.”
Mr. Hallet approached Phineas and stared him down with a blank expressionless face.
“Well… thank you for your honesty,” He said.
*SLAP!!!*
Everyone gasped as Mr. Hallet whacked poor young Phineas right across the face and scowled at him.
“Stay away from my daughter,” He ordered.
Mr. Hallet walked away as he grabbed Charity by the wrist and yanked her after him. All the while Charity looked back at Phineas feeling really bad about what her father had done to him. Phineas looked back at her as well and was feeling both humiliated and also regretful for getting Charity into trouble.
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Later that same day, the sun was setting over the ocean as Phineas at down by the beach and just looked out across the water. The sound of footsteps caused him to look behind him and spot Charity approaching him to sit along the sand.
“How’d you get out?” He asked her.
“The window,” Charity responded. “Father is sending me to finishing school. I don’t know what the future will be.”
Phineas looked back at her as a smile spread its way onto his lips.
“I do,” He said.
Focusing solely on each other, though having only just met, Phineas and Charity both knew what this meant as the young boy began to sing.
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Soon as the story ended, many of the ponies and Spike had teary eyes at hearing such a romantic story. To think Phineas and Charity defied the odds and came together despite Charity’s parents being against the idea. Now here they were: Happily married with two beautiful little girls. The very thought made Erik wrap his arm around his now much smaller wife and placed a gentle hand upon her stomach. Rarity smiled at him, placing her hoof over his hand as the pair imagined just exactly the same sort of future for them and their child.
“That sure was a very lovely tale,” Twilight smiled. “I’m only sorry Mr. and Mrs. Hallet didn’t approve of you, Mr. Barnum.”
“Don’t worry about them none,” Phineas scoffed. “We stopped caring about what they think a long time ago. This is the life Cherry and I decided to build for ourselves. Nothing is going to change that.”
The two parents smiled at one another before sharing a quick kiss and pulled their little daughters close to them.
“We really appreciate you not bringing the cops in,” Rara spoke appreciatively. “But I think it’s about time we try finding some place to lay our heads for the night.”
The Equestria group stood up and started their way towards the door when Barnum quickly stood up.
“Oh now we can’t in good conscious let you go out with no place to sleep,” He told them. “If you’d like, you’re more than welcome to stay here with us. It may be a little craped, but we can make due.”
The group turned back toward the Barnum’s with appreciative smiles.
“You sure we won’t be a bother?” Rarity asked.
“None at all,” Charity spoke up. “You all seem like very lovely folk, surely we can’t send you out into the streets. So it’s decided, you’ll stay here with us.”
“How can we possibly say ‘no’ to that offer?” Spike responded.
“Simply put, you can’t,” Barnum joked.
Everyone laughed at Phineas’ joke as they gathered together in the living room to talk some more. While the group continued conversing, Rara stayed behind as she approached the window to gaze out toward the evening sky. A gentle hoof came over her shoulder and she turned toward Applejack, who eyed her with great concern.
“Ah know yer worried Rara,” Applejack told her. “But ah promise you, everything will work out in the end. We’ll find a way tah get ya the recognition ya deserve and there ain’t nothin’ and no one that’ll ever doubt you again.”
Rara took a deep breath, as she returned her gaze back out the window.
“I really hope you’re right A.J.,” Rara spoke softly. “I really do.”
Loving it
That was a billiant chapter! Can't for the whole cast to be on stage soon.
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That's ok! No Biggie 🙂
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Could Zesty even be involved after Losing her Job. Food and music are 2 very different things
Okay, they're friends now. Nice.
Amazing chapter! I loved it
Also I didn’t know mr.E has a wattpad account for the series.
Brava!
A truly loving story for the beginning of the family.
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Nice Advertising!
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Tell him i said Happy Birthday!
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I don't blame you.
That movie was one brutal gauntlet.
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Me: Look everyone, while it's technically not official, It's all literally in the Theme Song.
{I then pull up the lyrics and sheet music for the song in my hand.}
Hungry: and right here...
Me: So, While we do care for the characters in the show, we were not suppose to care about how they eat and breath and other science facts.
Hungry: Yeah, and we should really just relax.....
Now the group made their first few friends and this is only the beginning for them in this world
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Everything's coming along smoothly thus far. We're really looking forward to our next chapters.
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We're getting there. We just have lots to work with first.
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Yep. They were bound to be friends eventually.
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It was the only way since FimFiction was giving us beef about some elements we couldn't show on here. We needed an alternative site where the expanded material is most welcome.
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Yep. And from here on out, there's much to work with in terms with this project.
A good thing for the C.A. faithful that the meeting between the Equestrians and Barnum's family turned out rather smoothly. Because it could've gone completely wrong if it had happened any other way. In a way, I did feel slightly bad for Barnum's childhood even though it was probably an inappropriate time to make a girl laugh in the middle of her etiquette lessons. And yet when Barnum tries to take responsibility for the mess, he gets slapped in the face for it. I swear this is why I'm not a big fan of snobby families.
Strange that Erik was changed back into a human while the ponies and Spike stay in their normal forms.
amazing chapter!
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You can't really predict what the portals are doing to do. In this case, you never know how they're bound to enter the worlds they go to.
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The first new friends are met, Erik is human again, and the plot begins!
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hey doc what about touch by an angel which is gonna premire tommarow other than that love the ad
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Got it.
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thank doc and i got good news i got my own editor!
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Good.
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To those types of families, I leave.... A boot to the head.
Almost forgot about Erik there. Almost feels refreshing to go back to awkward yet charming pony/non-pony introductions. Course we got a circus story coming up and let's face it these girls would be a big sell for that. with all we know about them.
And now, a special show
Starring a Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Daffy's Rhapsody
0:53
Equestria Girls: "DAFFY?!"
EQG Apple Bloom: "Uh oh. Elmer's losing it!"
Pipsqueak: (Points at Elmer) "What's he doing?"
Carrie White: (Points at Elmer) "HE'S GOT A GUN!!!"
Equestria Girls
EQG Applejack: "He's been carrying that in his hat?"
EQG Rainbow Dash: "He's a Looney Tune. What you expect?"
EQG CMCs: "DAFFY, LOOK OUT!!!"
Carrie White: "Aw, that's sad."
Trixie: "Gee, say it. Don't spray it..."
Equestria Girls
EQG Sweetie Belle: "Daffy! Watch out!"
Zephyr Breeze: "Whoa! That's cutting it close."
Future G5
Izzy Moonbow: "YIKES! You could shoot someone's eye out with that!"
Anakin Skywalker: "I find that duck's agility and stamina commendable!"
Fancy Pants: "And his showmanship, despite being hunted..."
Galaxy
Galen Marek: (To Sunset Shimmer) "This is the same Daffy Duck who portrays himself to be Duck Dodgers, isn't he?"
Sunset Shimmer: "I don't know anymore..."
EQG Apple Bloom: "Elmer Fudd! Leave Daffy alone!"
Storm Shield: "Wow. That duck's got moves!"
Everyone: "YIKES!"
Everyone: "HA HA HA HA HA!!!"
EQG Fluttershy: (Covers Angel Bunny's ears) "HEY!"
Future G5
Zipp Storm: "Wow! He didn't even pause to catch his breath?"
All Theaters
Izzy Moonbow and Equestria Girls: "Bye Daffy!"
Storm Shield: "That was...trippy."
Granny Smith: "My head is ringing..."
Suddenly, the gun shots poked some holes in Discord's movie screen(s), and Daffy Duck came bouncing and whooping for his laugh, as he escapes into a theater.
And now, our featured presentation
Meanwhile, back at Discord's Theater(s)
Me: "Hello ladies and gentle creatures! So wonderful it is to have you all here in Discord's Theater. As always, I'm your host, and manager, of this establishment, Ph.D. Again, I'm not a doctor. If you've been with us before, then welcome back. But for all the newcomers, I hope you all have a good time with us. And if you're hungry, then please ring the bells on the desks, in front of your seats, and our staff members will come to pick up your order. Without further ado, please enjoy the show of another Cinematic Adventure."
I walked off the stage, with the audience clapping, and sat besides Rain Shine.
Princess Celestia: "I wonder what new world our friends have arrived in?"
Shining Armor: "After that last Cinematic Adventure, I hope it's somewhere safe..."
Storm Shield: "Something tells me that's not going to be the case..."
Future G5
Izzy Moonbow: "Ooh! I'm so excited! I could just explode!"
Sunny Starscout: "Keep it together, Izzy..."
Future G5
Zipp Storm: "Y'know. I wonder...when they enter these new worlds, then...do they exit these worlds anytime they want? Or...does it just happen at random?"
Izzy Moonbow: "I don't know."
Gilda: "Yeesh! What a dump!"
Equestria Girls
EQG Rainbow Dash: "What a dump!"
Future G5
Zipp Storm: "What a dump!"
All Theaters
Gilda, EQG Rainbow Dash, and Zipp Storm: "We just said that!"
Mina: "Well, y'know what they say, Spike. Some of us came from humble beginnings."
Me: "Y'know, for some reason, I'm thinking of alley cats singing jazz songs."
Future G5
Izzy Moonbow: (To my recording) "OOH! I love that song!" (Singing) "Everybody wants to be a ca–OOMPH!" (Gets her mouth covered)
Sunny and Hitch: "Shhhhhh..."
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Carrie White: "Oh..."
Derick Collins: "My..."
Everyone: "FAUST!"
Future G5
Zipp Storm: "Hey! He's no pony! He's a–"
Izzy Moonbow: "MONKEY!"
Sheriff Hitch: "Ape, Izzy. He's an ape. Apes don't have tails, like monkeys."
Sunny Starscout: "Actually, I think the proper label is 'humans.'"
Sweetie Belle: "I'll say!"
Derick Collins: "What do you mean, different? New haircut? Did he put on some weight, or something?"
Sweetie Belle: "Uh...no, nothing like it. It's just...well...he's...
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Diamond Tiara: "Wow! He's...handsome."
Silver Spoon: "I'll say."
Equestria Girls
EQG Rarity: (Flustered) "Oh my!"
Galaxy
Sunset Shimmer: (Whistles) "Looking good."
Galen Marek: (Jealous) "Hmph!"
Future G5
Pipp Petals: "Oh my!" (Swoons and faints into Zipp Storm's hooves)
Derick Collin: "Really?"
Future G5
Sunny Starscout: "Fascinating."
Moon Dancer: "I have to agree with Pinkie on that one."
Minuette: "Yeah! Like, how come they were all humans in those Star Wars adventures? And why did Spike take on a dog's form, throughout the whole trilogy? And why did he start taking on a human form, in the previous adventure with Carrie?"
Starlight Glimmer: "It just don't make no sense!"
Discord: (Voice-over) "Honey. When you work with chaos, for as long as I have, then you would know the fundamental rule...it's never fun to make sense."
Me: "Or when..."
Galaxy
Sunset Shimmer: "...Awkward..."
French Narrator: "Two Hours Later."
Gallus: "Wow. He took that way better than the Dursleys did."
Silverstream: "Yeah. I can't wait to get back to Hogwarts. I'm missing Hermione more and more..."
Smolder: "Well, they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Which is probably why little Norberta here wanted to come back with her mama." (Playfully strokes Norberta)
Equestria Girls
Sugarcoat: "He certainly took it so well..."
EQG Applejack: "When we first arrived in Storybrooke, and Westeros, it took some getting used to."
EQG Apple Bloom: "I'll say. I guess the same goes to Bugs and his friends when they first came to our world." (Thinks sadly of the rabbit)
Ember: "Ugh...so many names. I swear, they get longer and longer every time I hear them. Why can't they just simplify them to just one word?"
Thorax: "I'm afraid not everyone can have dragon names, Ember."
Scootaloo: "And flew into outer space!"
Button Mash: "Fought some bad guys and sent them to jail!"
Equestria Girls
EQG Pinkie Pie: "Defeated a couple of demon sorcerers, or two."
Galaxy
Petro: "And one time, they took on an entire empire of Sith!"
Sunset Shimmer: *Whistles casually, while petting Ray*
Future G5
Sheriff Hitch: "Wow! They're real heroes, alright!"
Future G5
Sunny Starscout: "My dad's friends would say that, everytime he talks about Princess Twilight and friends. Except they're all real."
Gilda: *Yawns* "Wake me up when storytime's over. Okay? Oh. And get me a smoked wild chicken, extra crispy. Thank you." (Falls asleep, next to Gabby)
Gabby: (Rolls her eyes) "Oh Gilda..."
Apple Bloom: "Aw, he's honest!"
Granny Smith: "Just like yer pappy was."
Grand Pear: "Yes. Reminds me of the time when the silo was knocked over. Course, me being the prick I was...was rather...iffy towards him..."
Granny Smith: "Why that no good fer nothin' varmint! I ought to give him the what for!"
Equestria Girls
EQG Applejack: "Hey! What the hay was that?!"
Galaxy
Ben Solo: "What that no good–" (Ignites his lightsaber)
Sunset Shimmer: "No, no, no, Ben! Calm down! It's all in the past." (Ben Solo deactivates his lightsaber and sits back down) "Although, I would've like to Force Choke him."
Future G5
Izzy Moonbow: (Gasps) MON-STAH!!!"
Little Chipmunk Girl: "Why did the mean man hit that nice boy?"
Crazy Steve: "It's okay little chipmunk girl. We just have to be strong." (Screaming) "WHY MEAN MAN? WHYYYYYYY????"
Ember: "Oh no. I feel a song coming on. Is this a musical?"
Pharynx: "Yep. Get ready, Dragon Lord."
Gilda: *Snorts awake* "Huh? What? What's happening? Is it over yet?"
All Theaters
Everyone watching, couldn't help but sympathize, as they turned to their special someone, sitting next to them, and embraced.
I, myself, am snuggling deep into Rain Shine's soft, fluffy mane, with my hand wrapped around her back, tracing her smooth kirin scales...what? Kirin scales are surprisingly pleasant to the touch! And soft, fluffy pony manes feel good.
Back in Discord's Theater, Sugar Belle and Big Mac share the same feeling, putting their hooves over Sugar Belle's enlarged stomach.
It won't be long until Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwhich's boy, Lil'Cheese, has a new playmate, or two.
Grand Pear: "Good on ya, youngster."
Discord's Cut
Meanwhile, out in the streets, once again in the same disguise he wore from the wizarding world, a certain draconequus was out and about, doing Celestia who knows what. But, one thing's for certain. It spells TROUBLE, with capitalized T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Rated E for Mr. E. E as in everyone.
Discord: "Uh, has the Cinematic Adventure finally started? I've been waiting for a month now!"
Me: (From the theater) "Discord! We've been wondering where you got to. What are you up to this time?"
Discord: (To me) "You asking me? You asking ME?! What's it look like I'm doing? I'm stealing the show! And who invited the riff-raffs back into the theater? MY theater? Which I founded on your background character awareness!"
Me: "...Uh huh. Anyway, Discord. In case you didn't get the memo. Rara's been facing some tough times – which I find highly suspicious – and so she and her friends are–"
Discord: "Oh great. It's always about the ponies again. Everypony has problems. And these days, their answers to Every. Single. One of their problems is coming to MY theater. Isn't it? They don't give any thoughts about my problems."
Me: "Well, you're the one who starts the problems, Discord."
Discord: (To me) "Listen you wannabe doctor of jokes! I've got big problems of my own, you see. You see these reviews? My theater's ratings are plummeting! YOU sir, are past your prime! All these commentaries just don't sell it anymore. They're all on YOU!"
Me: "That's not true, Discord. The business has been booming, ever since you started expanding the theater across the known universe. And since then, we've been hiring some new recruits to help us out! And I've been a big help, promoting Mr. E's spin-off series, Equestria Girls: It's Showtime!"
Discord: "Speaking of which. I don't work with amateurs. So you can just FIRE them all away, like you did with the last guy."
Me: (Shaking my head) "Oh no, Discord! They were the ones who arrived on time. And they've been well-behaved and haven't caused me any trouble."
Discord: "Look Doc. If you want to keep working in MY theater, YOU got to pull your acts together and start promoting MY own acts, to save, not just your career, but MINE as well. Because if I go down, then YOU will be going down with me!"
Me: "Since when does it say that?"
Discord: "Simple - the job hierarchy!" (Pulls out chart) "On top there's Mr. E, there's Drama, there's me, there's the bronies..."
Me: "And that's me!"
Discord: "No. There's alicorns, there's your average ponies (pegasi, earth ponies, unicorns)..."
Me: (Sarcasm) "Oh! And th-th-then there's me!"
Discord: "I'm getting there, I'm getting there... There's apple trees, there's rocks, there's pigeon poops, and then there's you."
Me: "That's messed up."
Discord: "So. It stands to chaotic reason, if my theater gets lousy reviews, THEN YOU GET LOUSY REVIEWS!!! And I will have you fired..."
Me: "No–"
Discord: "...out of my cannon, and into a volcano, that will blast you out into outer space, where you'll be taking a one way trip to the sun..."
Me: (Scared out of my wits) "–problem... Hey, no problem, Discord. You do you. I'll uh...I'll make sure the public gets the coverage. Hehehe."
Discord: "Good! I'm glad we have an understanding. TTFN! Ta-ta for now!" (Disappears into a flash of light)
Me: (Turning to the readers) "Help!"
When I heard the song, I imagined Rarity and Erik singing it.
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Oh yeah, I enjoy this commentary, Phantom Dragon, I really do.
Of course, I was hoping you would put in what was seen in the sequence, like Barnum's dad being dead, forcing the boy into homelessness, the boy getting a job and marrying Charity.
But this will do, I don't mind as long as I enjoy it.
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Easter Egg of "Shark Tale"!!!!!
(sound of a light bulb when having an idea)
Me: "My idea: Shark Tale + Cinematic Adventure = MONEY FOR DOC AND DISCORD!!!"
Ok, I didn't see this coming about Erik being human again, but it was a nice touch of you that he no longer has a deformed face. I was also surprised that Pinkie didn't make any reference to Wolverine when she saw Barnum (And I know it's necessary for ponies to explain their story when they meet the protagonists in most adventures, but this way of skipping it has been a lot of fun).
This family is very nice. Good thing Charity didn't inherit her parents' prejudices, and Barnum being the dreamer that he is, I'm sure he's going to get along with this group.
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I saw the Shark Tale reference.
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Great commentary! I absolutely love it!
Wow! Erik's in a handsome version of his human Phantom form! Fascinating! Keep going, Mr. E!
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DBZ Abridged reference!
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Which one?
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You just threw in a 'Shark Tale' reference, didn't you?
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"You have you, the dirt, the worms inside of the dirt, Popo's stool, Kami, and Popo. Any questions, maggots?" - Popo
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Oh yes, there's a circus underway and the ponies are soon to play quite a part for it.
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We wanted to make it clear since the end of that 'Phantom' venture, the magic of the portal not only made him a pony at the time but also removed the deformity that has plagued him for years. And thusly even when he goes to other worlds, the effects of that magic remain. But even if he still had that facial disfigurement, Rarity would always love him... even during this canon.
Well, I hope everyone reading enjoys my latest commentary, and my “advertisement,” of the spin-off series.
Just a heads up, my brother’s birthday is in a couple of days, so I’ll be traveling, and be away, to celebrate his birthday.
Until I get back, keep up the adventure Cinematics!
Beautiful start and brilliant chapter, cant wait to see where this goes, so excited XD
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We got more chapters still to come for this project. We've got so much lined up.
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Hope you have a wonderful trip. Wishing your bro a Happy Birthday!
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Have fun and we’ll see you when you get back
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have a good time with your brother
Behind the Scenes 2
In early 2016, the cast and crew performed a read-through in front of producers to green-light the film. Pasek and Paul approached Jeremy Jordan to sing for the part of Carlyle, whose character had not yet been cast, at the read-through since Jordan recorded demos for the film the year prior.
The day before the read-through, Jackman underwent nasal surgery and was ordered by his doctor not to sing. This prompted Pasek and Paul to ask Jordan to also sing for the part of Barnum while Jackman acted out the scenes, to which Jordan agreed. While the cast performed "From Now On", Jackman went against orders and began singing along with Jordan. This brought the read-through to an emotional end resulting in the film getting greenlit.
In June 15, Zac Efron began negotiations to star in the film as Phillip Carlyle, and in July, Michelle Williams was cast as Charity Hallett-Barnum.
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Funny, romantic, and musical is just what we are going for with this project. The guest stars we have lined up for this movie will certainly help carry the adventure along. And don't worry so much about Rarity. We've had this all figured out in the event that this should come up... again.
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Critics 'can' be cruel, but that's just part of their work. They thrive off negative criticism because that's the only way to express how 'honest' they are about a project without thinking of the consequences toward their choice of words and how it affects others. Some critics have at least a 'reasonable' and 'rational' explanation to why some elements don't work well for a project, and then there are the critics who give a thumbs down to 'anything' for the sake of hating (I'm talking to those people who always gives a thumbs down to all our projects for no reason than to hate it... you're lucky we don't find you worthy to address you by name).
Anyways... Applejack does make a good point to Rara. Criticism is mostly a manner of 'opinion', not so much based entirely on 'facts'. But the only way Rara is going to let that advice sink in is to experience that same problem from someone else.
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That….is actually a good insight.
I’ll try to take that into account more often from now on.
P.S
Sorry for talking to you.
Also, takes one to know one!
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Great Commentary!
Awww, that was a sweet chapter!