August Update Delayed · 8:21pm Aug 1st, 2024
The update for Sunset of battle is going to be delayed a little bit. The chapter 17 I had been writing just wont work and is getting totally removed. It's been bouncing around in position for the better part of a year now. At one point it was going to be Chapter 15 and was going to be the first perspective shift away from Sunset Shimmer. Applejack's chapter ended up taking that honour. It involved an 'Earlier...' and was intended to be from Flash Sentry's POV, and detailed his group delving into the vault through the warehouse. It was another slow-burn build up to a big 'Oh Damn!' moment at the end.
Its a real shame that it just doesn't work any more as it'd just be too big and jarring of a jump to go back that far before the shit hitting the fan. It could be possible to get it in as chapter 15, with a bump to all the other chapters. The only thing holding me back on this is long-time readers getting confused. I also think readers would rather have the fall-out of Sunset using her magic of her squad.
You could hold onto it and have is as a flashback for later in the story?
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Possibly. I might also just have it as a semi stand alone after the schola/summer camp arc is over.