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Princess Celestia violates Star Swirl's privacy. After asking for his forgiveness, Star Swirl the Bearded reveals to her the true nature of the secret she's uncovered.
Then the wizened mage makes an unusual request: pay his mercy forward to her prodigal students in the distant future.
For those less familiar with the show, the cover image shows Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst, younger mages who are referred to in part of the story.
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I like it. There aren't enough stories or short stories centered around Star Swirl, so i'm glad to see one.
The
gemfusion of Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst is Star Swirl the Bearded. I— I love it!Starlight's time magic really sells this fun idea.
Fantastic job on this! And fast too!
I dig it. Written in Academy-record time, too. Well done, TQ.
Me likey.
Well done! I like and think this makes a good head canon!
Star Swirl is Garnet!
The moment I saw Sunburst (not confident I got that name right.), I said "That stallion is going to be Starswirl the Bearded, calling it now.". Glad I wasn't the only one who made the connection.
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Everything they care about is what I am.
I am their magic, I am their knowledge,
I am a conjuration.
I really, really like this story.
Also, the idea that Twilight is at least partially responsible for the creation of her idol is delicious irony.
7066885 I thought it was flurry heart? As in snow flurry?
Awesome story. Definitely going to my favorites list.
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Her name is Flurry Heart, yes.
Seen the episodes, then figuratively ran to read the story. And liked it a lot.
And it makes all sense too
Star Swirl is an experience. :V
Present Perfect reviewed this story here.
7074299 I drew the same comparison myself.
Given that he claims to have more magic than any unicorn could contain, they're also Stronger Than (some hypothetical) You.
Personally, I prefer Starswirl the grumpy old wizard with a lot of power but little of the empathy Twilight had - ideally more power than she'll ever have, so as to not diminish him, but always hampered by his inferior understanding of other ponies and the lack of the support from friends.
Heck, it helps draw a contrast between the old times where ponies fought and danger was found everywhere, and the modern day of friendship and peace.
But Starswirl the Fusion is an interesting idea anyway (spoiler-ed just in case someone's reading this but not that far in that show - I guessed the truth a few episodes before the reveal without any spoilers (well, I did get spoiled before starting the show, it's impossible to avoid nowadays, but I was past the last of the spoiled episodes by then), so presumably it would only take a few accidental hints for others to be 'helped' to guess it themselves)
And it's stonger than you! *Humming* I am their fury, I am their paticence, I am their- Huh? Oh sorry! I was in a different fandom there for a sec. Also, Starswirl The Garnet!
Well I certainly wasn't expecting that. It's fitting in a way, I suppose.
Oh, so Celestia is his protege, that's what I call a plot twist.
So Star Swirl it's actually a fusion, much like Steven Universe's gems.
Awesome!
~Leonzilla
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That's actually extended canon (the Journal of the Two Sisters reveals it).
7147532 Is that so? Thank you for letting me know.
Oooooooooooh. So it's actually Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst's souls combined. Weird how they equal an old stallion with a beard. I wonder what it's like to fused. He seems to be his own person or should I say pony *wink* in this story. Quite odd indeed. But I liked this!
Heh, so you're saying that Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst somehow merged. Well, that's certainly closer shipping than is par for the course!
You mentioned this on my blog about Steven Universe some six weeks ago. I read it last week on a lark, totally forgetting why or how it got onto my read-later list. I loved it. I loved the fusion bit, and was reminded (of course) of Garnet. It works though, and combined with the classic Merlin trope of aging backwards, it really works here with Sunburst. Nice one!
This is new \...
A truly fascinating take on Star Swirl. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. Thank you.
I have reviewed this HERE.
I was gonna say Time Lord, but this is probably more intelligent.
Seriously, this is really creative, and I hope someone picks up the idea of a 'Half-and-Half hero' and uses it for a later story
Huh.
Now, the important question: Potarra, or dance?
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Neither:
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Also, how was I not following you?!
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It will always be too soon for this image. And I dunno. I don't have a big presence on the site, so I'm pretty used to people not following me. I don't put up new stories all that often anyway :P
Nice update.
Not much is known about Starswirl, so this was an interesting read and interpretation of this character. Now I really want to read a prequel (sequel?) story to this. Like maybe the story of how and why Sunburst and Starlight merged in the first place. Anyway good job!