And now... A short bit from "The Cutie Map".

*Deep in the cave, Starlight Glimmer has stolen the cutie marks of the Mane Six and is cackling*

Starlight Glimmer: Hahahaha! Don't you see? You will all be equal! All be friends now!

Twilight: That... That's horrifying!

Shepherd: Ahem... Excuse me?

Starlight Glimmer: Oh, yes Ape?

Shepherd: You didn't take my cutie mark.

Dash: Wha? But Shepherd you don't have a-!

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The Watchers of the Map are back in my latest story, "The Mission Begins Anew." Check it out here.

Hated symbol of forced collectivization must not be displayed in public

“This is ludicrous!” says Twilight Sparkle

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In Harvest Blaze, I'm at a bit of an impasse. It's a minor thing, but it's part of the story, and I'm not sure what to do. I think its insignificance is actually making it harder, as I can't use the situation to determine the who and where. I need two ponies and a location for the map quest. It probably won't come up again, so just pick some ponies and a place, and let me know! The one I like the most will be used! Thanks for your help!

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So, I just watched the new episodes with about 2,000 other people at BABScon.

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Hello there. Another week, another episode. This week, we've got another Cutie Map episode. Earlier in the season, we got "Spice up your Life" which was another Cutie Map episode and in that review I mentioned how each of the CM episodes all follow a pattern of the Mane 6 show up, discover a problem, do what they each think is needed to fix the problem separately only to have it fail, they then realize how the proper way is to work together, and they solve the problem. So, how did this episode

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A picture on Derpibooru sent my mind racing. Take a look at this screencap from the season premiere.

The one-eyed skull. It's Arimaspi, from The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone.

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Another week, another episode. This time we see Pinkie and Rarity team up (again) for an adventure in Canterlot for a cutie map episode. When they introduced the Cutie Map I enjoyed all those episodes from last season. It was fun to see different pairings with the mane 6. It also gave us an interesting view into other localities in Equestria that we had heard of but never visited (except for Manehatten).

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"I bet there's some sort of horrific monster behind it."

- Rainbow Dash, Element of Accidental Honesty

So, I'm going to assume that it was the harmonic magic inherent to heartsongs/spontaneous-and-not-quite-spontaneous musical outbreaks that took the creepy Orwellian subtext in "Our Town" and turned it into plain old text.

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This post is inspired by a comment by FanOfMostEverything on my last. It addresses the question of how The Map could function, or at least, how we would go about building such a powerful and useful tool in our world.

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Time for a ramble!!

I felt it’s been up in the air for a long time what the cutie map is really about.
Of course we know the surface of it. The map is a magic mcguffin summoning chosen ponies to deal with ‘friendship problems’ on different scales.

But why? And, I suspect the original purpose behind all this, whatever it may be, might gone off track over time.

Let’s take a look at that, while I Ramble.

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Firstly: Obligatory spoiler warning (after the break)

Secondly: Shameless plug for my newest fic, The Silver Standard

So! How about that new episode, huh? I'd almost forgotten what new episodes were like. Feels nice.

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034 Frenemies Talk: The Cutie Map

Hello there!

Any influx of pony-related stuff invokes immediate response on forums, blogs, and just about everywhere when it comes to places in which one can share their opinion. This is especially noticeable around new episodes, so it's hardly a surprise that this time I've decided to join the discussion as well. I'm not alone on this quest - here with me is Gulheru, a fellow writer and a dear friend of mine.

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Frenemies Talk, Chapter I: The Cutie Map

Greetings everyone,

The new season has begun! And with it, new content, new villains, new adventures and perils. A proper moment to become more active. And active we wish to be. This blog post is, as it happens, done by "us" - me and my dearest friend, Prane.

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And now, now it is time for 3 more stories:

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My major new Starlight Glimmer story is complete. It crossed the 50,000-word mark and thus is officially a novel. While the title is subject to change, it is tentatively titled The Enforcer and Her Blackmailers.

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I'm going to be internetless for a week, so the Out of this World chapter on the season 6 story will be delayed for one week. So don't be alarmed if there's no chapter next week. The next chapter will be released on Saturday March 19th.

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Alright back to work! Let's see if we can figure out just what is going on with the Cutie Map

https://youtu.be/ZivCld2S1wM

So, I just got done watching "The Cutie Map" and I am now a little more acquainted to who villain Starlight is. Anyways, in an episode after that one, Applebloom and the other CMCs are having nightmares about their cutie marks, and based on what we saw from AB's POV, it seemed as though "she" (what Luna said was only AB's fear) took away the cutie mark every time she got one she didn't like, or tried to fix things. The voice... SEEMED ODDLY FAMILIAR.

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