Fall of Equestria displacement story idea: The Unique and His Cow · 9:11pm Aug 8th, 2016
This story idea for a displacement story came to me today while I was strolling. I might do it as a side project, but I have to see if I can find the time.
The Unique and His Cow
Berlin 1844. Johann Caspar Schmidt, philosopher and bonvivant, better known by his pen name Max Stirner, is about to make it big. He just started a milk delivery business that promises to become quite successful, he is about to finish his philosophical Magnum Opus The Unique and His Own, outlining his philosophy of egoism and unapologetic selfishness, and he has finally been invited to join an influential circle of philosophers, intellectuals and revolutionaries known as "The Free". But the cherry on top of it all is his betrothal to the beautiful, rich, and deliciously dominant dame Marie Dähnhardt, who loves to spank his insolent selfish butt now and then.
One day, after returning home, he finds an odd creature in his living room. Female, anthropomorphic, covered in fur – he isn't an expert on zoology, but he guesses that the being in front of him must be some kind of anthropomorphic cervid.
Will he, with the help of his friends Bruno Bauer and Friedrich Engels, find out what divine powers are responsible for this sudden and spooky appearance? How will having a genuinely selfless creature around him affect his views on egoism and selfishness? But most importantly, how will his beloved Marie react to a submissive female constantly bumbling around him? And what role does the mysterious Karl Marx play, who was invited by Engels to join "The Free" but so far hasn't bothered to show up?
Of course, there is the problem that it doesn't have any pony characters, nor any other real connection to MLP. If I do this, I'll probably have to find some other way to publish it.
I'm just started getting into Marx, so I would love to see MLP and Marx combined, even if only tangentially through Engels.
Earth ponies of the world unite!
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Well, there are also pegasi and unicorns who are wage laborers.