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If an ass goes traveling, he'll not come home a PONY - Thomas Fuller

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This story is a sequel to A Certain Magical Sunset


Trixie loved watching her parents show, and always dreamed one day of joining them in the limelight. Until the day her dreams were shattered by the cruelty of another.

But family is stronger than any adversity, and her parents love will overcome her pain and sorrow. From the ashes of her shattered life, they will grow her dreams once again.

An entry in the Ancestral Tribute contest.

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Comments ( 4 )

Is there gonna be another chapter?

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There is more to her story but not in this short. The latest chapter posted of A Certain Magical Sunset includes more on what happened to Trixie, as does Sunset Shimmer - Six Friends One Heart. :twilightsmile:

If word of this gets out, we’re finished. This is the kind of scandal that ends careers and we’re just at the point we might break out from the pack.

... The career of the parents of the victim?

And frankly, I don’t think we should give the shit that did this the satisfaction of going down with them.

What? :rainbowhuh:

Ah, one of Jack's coworkers... What exactly does he do?

No, wait, the coworker's son. Who is Bo, exactly?

Yeaaaah, I'm afraid this story is ineligible on multiple grounds. For one, this is absolutely focusing on Jack Pot's role as a father. Everything he does in this story, he does for and because of Trixie. This isn't a child providing a framing device for an otherwise unrelated story, this is that child acting as the pillar of the entire narrative.

Secondly, there's the sequel policy:

Additionally, if you set your story in a pre-established setting, the story must stand on its own. No required reading allowed; you’ll need to cram the background info in along with the story itself.

This is the first story of yours I've ever read, and as you can tell from my running commentary, I was very confused for most of it. I understand glossing over the inciting incident in the name of good taste, but I still need to understand who this Trixie is, why she fell for her assaulter (assuming she did, and said assaulter doesn't even appear to have a name) and other necessary background information.

Sorry, but this one just doesn't work. Still, plenty of time to write another entry if you're so inclined.

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Wow. I'm shocked to realize I've failed on so many levels. But, there it is.

I was confused on some of the points you brought up regarding what is allowed. I thought from our direct messages exchange on the blog comments (edit: sorry - realized my mistake) I understood and was in the clear with this story.

Clearly I misunderstood. My apologies for that and any of your time I wasted because of it.

Not going to lie. The criticism stings. It hurts. But, that doesn't make it any less correct. Or any less helpful. Perhaps that's just what I needed to hear.

Last response...

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If word of this gets out, we’re finished. This is the kind of scandal that ends careers and we’re just at the point we might break out from the pack.
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... The career of the parents of the victim?

Yeah, the career of the parents of the victim. Sadly the world is not a fair place. Taint is a thing.

Even if everyone's thoughts going forward were

"Oh, that poor girl! Those are her parents, They are so heroic for standing with her and all surviving this!"

The fact remains that seeing them, they are not thinking of the show, the values of the show, or anything about the show.

They are thinking about the scandal.

Show Producers need seats full of happy people thinking about their show. Not sad people thinking about someone's scandal. So if seeing you makes people think of scandal, sorry pal, you're out. Dems da breaks. Dat's showbusiness, folks!

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