She is the Element of Magic. She is the Keystone of Harmony. She is Celestia's Personal Student. She... is Applejack.
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Well, look what came up on FIM. Perhaps you should include in the character stuff some of the other elements? I know AJ's the main star, but twilight's also a major player in this story, as are most of the other elements. At the very least, this does include Big Mac as an alternate element of honesty.
Good start, great way to hit the key points that were shown in Truth about this Applejack's past and also expanding on them. I await to see more.
2442610 Yeah, I probably will; thanks for pointing that out.
Hah.
2443187 Hah?
Unique Idea with Applejack being the one to learn magic. Now I'm Curious if Twilight will be in the story at some point. Also if Spike and AJ will have the same kind of relationship Twilight and Spike had. plus if AJ and spike do then how the rest of the apples treat him. Your story is giving me lots to think about so i cant wait for the next update.
2443470 Yes.
2443563 Twilight appears in the next chapter that I will post by the end of the week (I have three chapters written and up on my DeviantArt account already); and I'll be explaining a bit more about AJ's situation in that chapter as well.
An interesting premise. The only thing I would have liked to see is a different way for AJ to have earned her mark and gotten Celestia's attention instead of a copy and paste of Twilight's exam. Kinda doesn't make sense because Twilight should have been there and there's no reasons given for her absence.
2444582 This is based off a fanfic by someone else; the Pony POV series by Alex Warlorn; there were a few scenes regarding this and I expanded upon it. As for Twilight's 'absence', she was actually the next one in line for testing purposes. Besides, she's going to be appearing in the next chapter anyway.
What a rough first day for Applejack, at least she made a friend. Also, filly Twilight is still as adorkable as always.
2446032 Twilight is just so fun to write when she gets going like that.
Question: Is Princess Cadence still Twilight's baby sitter? It would make sense if she was.
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Of course she would accept Applejack. Twilight has always proved the most accepting/least racist of all her friends. Zecora was prime example.
2446512 Actually, yes; that's part of the reason that AJ stopped chasing Shining Armor. The only two ponies that didn't realized those two were utterly in love with each other were Shining Armor and Cadence themselves.
I'm glad AJ was able to make a friend in Twilight. It seems they both needed a friend. Plus since they are more similar now i could see them getting a long great. Still cant wait to see the interaction between Spike and AJ. Also curious to AJ might have her eye on if she has someone in mind. lol
2447302 I'm trying to keep that under wraps since, really, I suck at writing romance. That, and I know how seriously some people take their shipping, and I don't want to make them angry because I paired one character up with another.
2447325 Dont worry i Totally get it. But still looking forward to the next chapters. Wondering if Twilight will be apart of the elements of harmony in some way
Kind of sad to see Twilight knocked out of her own destiny... If Mac is the element of honesty, then there's not even the chance that they're all the same ponies but mixed about... At least one of them got left out.
Nice that she made a friend at a much earlier age though. I wonder when the new cutie mark appeared.
2447940 There actually is a chapter in the works that details Twilight's story in this reality, as well as showing that she still has worth and a reason for her to still have a role later on down the road. Twilight is one of my favorite ponies, I'm not going to write her out of the adventures any time soon.
Good take on Part One of the show. It does have some similarities, but the differences shown are really well done.
Also:
Not sure is leaving the behind the one pony who researched Nightmare Moon was good idea. Well, doesn't look like Twilight is going to be a Element Bearer in this one.
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It maybe isn't that smart. But AJ REALY didn't want Nightmare Moon to get her hooves on Twilight after what almost happened.
I wonder why AJ and Twilight didn't split up and check on the preparations separately...
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Only one list between the two of them; not to mention, Twilight's used to going a bit slower since AJ's bum leg slows her down. The two are actually good friends, so she doesn't like to leave AJ behind just because she can get something done faster by herself.
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Like Alex said, Nightmare Moon has already shown a creepy amount of interest in Twilight and- since it's a safe bet she'd be going after the things that can stop her- AJ didn't want to take the chance of her getting another shot at manipulating Twilight again. And, like I said, Twilight still has a role to play; I'm working on a chapter that illustrates it as well speak; it's just been a bit of a slow process.
2459793 What?
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Somehow he believes that The Interviewers speaking to Applejack are the Cutie Mark Crusaders. How cute, but its wrong.
Glad we finally got to see a little interaction between Spike and AJ. Also good to See Spike is close to Twilight as well. But hopefully not enough he would be willing to leave AJ. But i doubt he would. But wonder thing did have me a little worried. I hope Twilight does feel like AJ robbed her or something when she learns AJ becomes the element of magic. Guess will wait and see. keep up the great work
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This Twilight is a lot more reclusive, she wouldn't want the position anyway.
Huh.
Well, you certainly got my attention with this chapter. The writing is good, sounds very AJ-ish (though phonetic spelling tends to grate on the nerves at times) and I like the interview format.
The premise, however, is what seals the deal. This AU sounds incredibly interesting, and I like how you left things up to the readers imagination. I genuinely want to find out what happens next.
I am a bit confused as to the lack of the other characters, especially Twilight, but this is based on another fic that I haven't read, so maybe i'm just lacking context.
I will be watching with interest.
Y U NO Chapter 4?!
3132387 Because it's taking forever to write.
This just shows that even if she isn't the Element of Magic, Twilight can still help Ponyville during Nightmare Moon's return.
3213478 That was the general idea of this chapter, since Twilight deserved to get some more screen time and show she's just as important to the world as AJ.
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It worked and possibly planted the seeds for her own group of friends/adventures to have.
3213499 Don't get too far ahead of me now.
Thank you for another awesome chapter. The main story by Alex blows me away and this side-story is no different. I thought it was such a neat concept for AJ to become the element of magic and I'm glad you have decided to expand on that idea. Well done, my friend.
3213520 I couldn't resist the idea; if I could probably juggle them, I'd be doing an AU based on the element where she became the element of loyalty as well. There are so many questions to ask and so many ideas to be found in them.
Dragons aren't animals.
I find it very appropriate that Applejack's special talent is represented by such a unique object, since Applejack herself - in this story - is a one-of-a-kind pony.
Is Twilight the element of Kindness or something now?
3213842 Twilight is Twilight. Fluttershy is still the element of kindness, as will be detailed in the next chapter.
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1. 42 Likes and Zero Dislikes to start off with...? A good sign that you are doing something right, both in technical writing and literary storytelling
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2. It was the correct call to have Twilight Sparkle remain magically potent despite not being the Bearer of the Element of Magic. You could have Twilight rival Applejack in magical skill and power even; there is nothing restricting Twilight from still being the most magically powerful unicorn of her generation. A strong storytelling tool in a story such as yours is to have supporting characters who can stand on equal (or near it) footing with your protagonist's strengths.
Despite my personal distaste towards the Dragonball series, here is a good example: the central protagonist of Son Goku does benefit greatly from having his friends (such as Krillin, Piccolo, & even Vegeta) being able to keep up with him in his never-ending drive push upwards the limits of what it means to be "strong."
The same storytelling formula applies here for your fan-fiction, Applejack needs a intellectual and magically-strong peer in Twilight to balance her character against and with, perhaps even push herself against to know that she (either or both "she's") is progressing forwards and upwards.
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3. It is also a good call to have Twilight find her own circle of friends, as well as remain Applejack's childhood & best friend, definitely keep strong with the latter. This keeps Twilight in the story as more than an AU write-off, and also brings some of the fan-popular background ponies to the storytelling fore. This gives you a broad creative painting canvas to work with if you are trying to keep Applejack & the Elements close to the MLP canon (which would be a good route to follow, despite the AU).
4. I look forward to reading more of your fan-fiction.
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1. Yeah... all my stories have a disproportionate number of Likes as compared to their Dislikes. It's something that still boggles my mind.
2. Well, the main series that this follows, and the show itself, don't make it out to be that Twilight is powerful because she's the Element of Magic. Plus, in my headcanon, you have to at least be above average to even be considered for Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, so I saw no reason why she wouldn't have potent magical abilities in this AU.
Conversely, Twilight has her own set of strengths and weaknesses that make it clear she's not just an Applejack. Since she never received focused training and education, she's more scatterbrained and has a tendency to go off on tangents at a moment's notice, however, as a direct result of this, her knowledge is significantly broader than AJ's more focused studying allows. Ergo, as you say, they balance each other out.
3. This was something I'd been hoping to do with Twilight for a while now; since the majority of the storylines here would run very similarly to canon, I figured getting a chance to explore other characters might be useful to keep things fresh. There will be some situations where things diverge significantly (The encounter with Trixie and Apple Bloom's eventual chapter will be a huge examples), but - for the times when I feel they would just be rehashes - I can have Twilight and her friends to fall back on and have misadventures of their own.
4. Thank you, I'm glad to hear that.
I am really hoping that something will split the Elements into two each so that Applejack and her group will work together with Twilight and her group to save Equestria and share all the credit.
3994452 Or better yet, at the Canterlot Wedding, both Applejack's and Twilight's friends together as Back-to-Back Badasses against the Changelings.
4046639 Let's worry about season 1 before season 2
4046639 That would be 20% cooler
4047294 Awwww.
Fine
So I guess Twilight Sparkle doesn't become one of the mane six then?