The Less Clever One

The Villain...Starlight Glimmer!31 stories ·38 members

In this heist story, Starlight Glimmer gets her hooves on someone else's idea and runs with it.

This story is not a parody of Winston's "The Clever One." This story is a parody of writing a parody of Winston's "The Clever One." Totally different concept.

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Mystic Sunrise

Mystic Sunrise #1 · Mar 15th, 2021 · 3 · ·

I see my idea of how the lamp got to Ponyville (granted, Velvet didn't know it was a genie's lamp she sent to Twilight), and Winston's idea of Starlight being an idiot when it comes to this.

Probably should've asked before this. But I don't think the original author would be too mad. I hope. I do like this story.

Mockingbirb

Mockingbirb #2 · Mar 15th, 2021 · 2 · ·

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Thanks! This is one of those cases where if one or two particular people like the story (haven't heard back from Winston yet), I'll be happy.

EDIT: Just heard back from Winston:

No, I don't think you should take your story down.
I'm fine with my stories being parodied, reimagined, or whatever else people want to derive from them, as long as credit is given where it's due and there isn't any plagiarism.

Mockingbirb

Mockingbirb #3 · Mar 15th, 2021 · 2 · ·

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It's kind of traditional that everyone discovers their own capacity for idiocy when they run up against a genie who's determined to interpret wishes in the least pleasing possible way.

Mystic Sunrise

Mystic Sunrise #4 · Mar 15th, 2021 · 2 · ·

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Now see. That's why I've gone a different route in mine. Yeah, the genie is usually like that. But that's boring and cliché after a while.

I blame the dunbasses that came before the current owner, and the genie just so used to ponies screwing up, and then enjoying watching the fireworks afterward.

If you read carefully in mine, Serhoofna is shocked that Twilight isn't trying to abuse her wishes. Which is what 99.999% of her past users have done by now. She's almost forgotten what it's like to have a sane master.

Hence her small glimmer of hope at the current end. But I'm rambling now, so I'll stop 😁.

The Sleepless Beholder

The Sleepless Beholder #5 · Mar 15th, 2021 · 1 · ·

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Another way of putting a twist on it would be if the one who gets the genie is a lawyer-type pony, and makes their wishes through hard to crack contracts.

ThePinkedWonder