I'll be honest, I never really liked the EG movies that much. They were fine, but just had too many plot holes. Also, they just didn't have the same level of wonder as the show. So, here's how I would have done it.
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Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, AppleJack, and Rainbow Dash are five acquaintances. Each walk a different path of life and have drastically distinct personalities, but one unexpected event brings them all together. Perhaps some friendships transcend dimensions, right? Or are they just going to fall apart?
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Yeah, the prologue is really only to set the story up. It doesn't really start to take off for a couple of chapters.
Okay. This is interesting.
7347916 Thanks, and thanks for the favorite
Okay, Decent beginning. I am curious as to how and why you chose from her to have a different name than 'Sunset Shimmer' originally?
I noticed you changed everyone's outfits, as well as having Sunset run for council president instead of Queen of the Fall Formal. Sunset better be careful. Unlike the title of "Queen of the Fall Formal", if she abuses her power as council president, she can be impeached.
Let me guess.
I will keep an eye on this for now.
I'd like to see where this goes.
7348007 I decided to do this because this was always a major plot hole with the original movie. If she shared a name with another girl who looked exactly like her, wouldn't that make people a little suspicious? At least this way if someone said they remind her of some other girl they met, she can tell them that she may be distantly related because she doesn't know who her family is. (Thanks to the made-up backstory)
7348024 I changed everybody's outfit because it always bugged me that the only female characters not in a skirt were the villains. Nice girls can wear jeans too. I also just had some general ideas for outfits that incorporated their cutie marks, but didn't showcase them so obviously.
I love it! Apple Pone is my best pony and i can't wait for more XD.
7354168 Thank you very much
No offence, but I generally don't like rewrites of things and people claiming they can do better then the actual writers as it generally comes across as arrogant in my mind.
7363708 I wasn't trying to be arrogant and I wasn't claiming to be able to do better. I like parts of the original movie and all the dialogue is very well done. However, you can't deny that there are plenty of plot holes and that the overall premise of being 'queen/princess of the dance' is rather cliched. I know the MLP staff could have done better (and they did with the third movie). Also, I never said my version would be better. This is simply how I would have made this movie. It's in the title.
This is quite interesting. I hope the themes are still in place, even if you add new ones.
7364640 Most definitely. One of the things I liked most about the original were the themes about true friendship and leadership, so those will be incorporated into the story. I'm glad you like it
7348024 I personally prefer this. It makes it seem more like a real high school!
7363963 Because there's absolutely nothing arrogant about this:
I agree with that other person. I find fixfics and rewrites like this to be very arrogant. This isn't the worst example I've ever seen, not by a long shot, but you're still toeing the line.
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7440293 The short description was just a joke. Mostly because I wasn't sure what else to put there. Did you want me to say "I'm just rewriting the first EG movie in how I would have liked to have seen it."? It was just a fun little line. Don't take things too seriously, that's Firebrand's job.
7440301 It still gives a bad impression. Which probably has something to do with how few ratings you have and your predominantly negative rating. It also doesn't tell you anything about the story, which is what a short description is supposed to do. Why not do what most people do and actually put in a shortened version of your long description?
7440310 I may change it later on, but I'm going to keep it for now. I'm still developing the plot, so I may see what direction my story begins to take first. I am aware of how many dislikes some of my stories have, but I am also aware that, at one point in time, someone literally went through and just disliked everything they could on my profile. Even the first three comments on this story - which were just an innocent conversation that didn't warrant a dislike. Apparently for no reason because I never did anything to anyone and they never said anything. I also know that some people likely just disliked my story merely because I said I didn't like the first EG movie very much.
I still like it. Keep going. This is worth it.
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I plan to.
Wait... where the hell did all the downvotes come from? This isn't bad!
7480793 Well, not exactly. There's a lot more yet to come, and I do plan on incorporating magic into this story. Which does have a small part to do with it. It'll become clearer as the story unfolds. Also, thank you very much for the favorite
7480746 *shrug* A lot of people just don't like re-writes. Others just don't like the fact that I said I didn't like the first EG movie very much.
Why aren't the chapters longer?
7481129 I'm just doing some set up stuff right now, they'll be longer as I get deeper into the story.
Short, but enjoyable. I do like that you're trying to give everyone a solid backstory.
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The movie didn't give much because the characters were already established in the show, but I though they could have taken some creative freedom with everything. Seeing as this is a different world.
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You're welcome