An Equestria of different kind, twist askew in space and time...
Caught betwixt the day and night, touched by both Sun and Moon light...
Princess Twilight Sparkle has returned, freed from her one thousand year imprisonment and purified of darkness thanks to Celestia and Luna, the new bearers of the ancient Mantle of the Heavens. Now, Princess Twilight seeks their help to undo the wrongs she inflicted on her sister in ancient times, and free Princess Rainbow Dash from her stellar banishment. Will the two sisters be able to reconcile? Or will old wounds run too deep?
An entry in the Reunions: A Swapped Roles Contest (in which it placed 3rd), set in an AU that sprung up fully formed in my mind under the tentative and slightly generic title of "World of Twilight".
Special thanks to ScatteredStarlight413, Neon Icy Wings, and Eikichirou.
Oh, wow, this is really good. I'm shocked it hasn't gotten more attention. I love the contrast between Luna and Celestia's personalities. And the way that you manage to avoid an exposition dump almost entirely while still clueing the readers in to what's going on--that's a hard trick.
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It really is. My style normally leans super hard into exposition dumping, so trying to avoid that while still getting across the vibe of the AU was not easy. It helped that the AU is so defined in my mind, there's definitely more worldbuilding I flat out didn't mention that could end up appearing in another story down the road.
Ah, I simply adore this. The atmosphere, the world all just flowing with inspiration. As I said elsewhere, this really does feel like a season finale to this world's events. Just a wondrous treat to consume, this is.
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This is an excellent and Interesting story
that you could totally make another one in this universe
but its longer
Loved it!
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3000 words of the first part of a retelling of the first episode exists in my Google Docs. I want to continue it, if I can find the energy and words to make it good. Hopefully.
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Honestly i would be amazed to see what you consider "Good" as this is already an excellent story
Great stuff from start to finish. It’s rare to see a headfirst dive into an AU that works as well as this one. Most things are introduced with enough context to make them clear, and much of what doesn’t becomes clear given time. My favorite bit may be how Dash’s totally awesome diction is the equivalent of Luna’s thou/you distinction.
All told, a fantastic first story. Thank you for it. Sorry it took me this long to get to it.
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Making sure the AU's details were clear enough to be understood without just having characters explain things they already know to themselves in inner monologues was my biggest fear with this story, so I'm really glad that those things seem to have come across well enough.
I'm glad people seem to be enjoying it, it gives me motivation to expand this universe further. Or... well, I've already done the worldbuilding, I just need to actually write the stories, if I can build up the energy and can produce something I'm happy with, which... may or may not happen, I can't make promises.
Really cool AU. At first it did feel a bit surface level, but then we got more and more details and no, it turned out this was really well thought out; or at least gave the illusion of being so. Celestia and Luna's neck things being sort of sun and moon elements was pretty neat, along with the world being in permanent twilight. Princess Rainbow Dash reminded me a lot of Thor and other figures in mythology. You did well in characterizing everyone.
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When it came to this story, before I even started on the story itself, I spent way to long fleshing out the world and background lore. There was a lot to this AU, enough material for other stories, I just never found the spark to actually form those stories.
My only question is why Rainbow? Better than some others I can think of. But still 😁.
Great story!
