When the CMC got the power to fuse their bodies to turn into an alicorn, they were exited at first, imagining a future of fame and adventure.

Turns out being a superhero is a lot more works then expected, including, but not limited to, drastically reduced sleep, dangerous work, getting portrait as a villain by the media, late homework, love drama, chaos in many, sometimes literal forms and way to many annoying monologues.

As the Crusaders dip their combined hoof into the life of being a superhero, they have to learn how to minimize collateral damage, date the colts they love while sharing a body, handle the fear towards alicorns and master the skill to not fall asleep during villain monologues.

Overall they manage as well as you would expect, and the insurance companies hate it…

“For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, a messenger lost. For want of a messenger, the message was lost. For want of a message, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost.”

“All for want of a horseshoe’s nail."

Like many other timelines, the Sonic Rainboom fails to occur. But, Harmony is tenacious. Even without what seems to be a key event, it will have it's bearers. Just perhaps taking a long, winding shortcut around to reach them.

An alternate timeline story inspired by A Minor Variation by notMurphy where the Mane 6 have their elements shuffled. Different events lead to different ponies, so OC tag is here because of how wildly different these Mane 6 ended up.

Cover made by Me.