So yeah, corrupted Luna is on the loose. Shining starts fighting her and tells Spike to find the Crystal Heart while Thunderlane gets the kids somewhere safe. Turns out Luna's real target is Cadence though, but by the time she gets upstairs Cheerilee has already taken her outside and Shining seals himself and Luna in the throne room to keep her contained.

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So first off, the most major change is that this story would not have been introducing Shining Armor and Princess Cadence. My plan had always been to handle them somewhat more... elegantly than the show did. Hence several stories before this one would have brought up them and their relationship not only to the readers but to Spike and his friends.

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So yeah, in this altered history it seems Spike joined the Royal Guard. And he's the one that's been assigned to be Trixie's bodyguard for the day.

Needless to say, neither Trixie nor Spike is happy about this.

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So after the gripping conclusion to the previous part we rejoin Mac and Time Turner in their hotel room the next morning, Time Turner nursing a monstrous hang-over from the sparkling cider served at the bachelor party and doing his best to politely refuse Big Mac's old-fashioned home remedies (look up a Prairie Oyster and you'll get an idea).

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So, very little reason to beat around the bush on this one: The Crystal Empire has returned and Celestia knows well what that means.

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Though I'd wager it won't be a surprise to many of you.

I do like the Flipverse and I'm proud of the stories I've written for it, but unfortunately it also feels kind of distant. When I started it I wasn't too far behind and I finished the first story so fast I thought I'd catch up in no time.

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After my first story involving her I'd had a redemption arc in mind for Trixie. Of course, in order to be redeemed I needed a story where Trixie could realize and start to overcome her biggest flaw: That massive ego of hers (I ask everyone to keep in mind that I came up with a lot of this prior to Trixie becoming such a prominent character in later seasons.).

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So, Spike decides things can't get any worse unless Trixie starts ragging on him for not following a direct order and gathers up Thunderlane, Time Turner, Cheerilee, Ditzy Doo, and Big Macintosh as requested. At the library everypony is confused over what they're doing there and why they were pulled away from helping the town during all this when Trixie jumps out and starts up a little performance piece.

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As a little break between the big events, I'm just gonna start tossing up some little posts for notes about certain characters or minor events from canon (both backstory details and ideas for future stories or character arcs). Mostly because I'm not sure covering any of these alone would be enough to justify being a post of their own, but also for more fun! If there's any details you feel I left out and are curious about, feel free to ask in the comments.

So then:

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