To find out more about the evil pony they were warned about, Izzy and Sunny seek out the legendary Princess Twilight Sparkle herself for answers. More specifically, how to find the evil pony and win her over to the side of good with the power of friendship.
They quickly realise that, contrary to what Twilight wrote in her Friendship Journals and what was depicted in Sunny’s favourite cartoon growing up, ‘Guardians of Harmony: The Power of Friendship’, some of Twilight’s foes that eventually became friends didn’t do so of their own accord.
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Never said it will happen nor do I expect it to but thanks for the fav anyway.
This is why you don't meet your heroes, Sunny.
What’s one more...
Okay, this story gave me a good laugh. The fact that you referenced the writers of FiM on so many occasions (including their original desire to have Twilight pass away at the same time as the rest of her friends) was quite nice to see. I also love the concept of Twilight not really 'reforming' anypony (outside of perhaps Discord, but then again that was Fluttershy's doing, not Twilight's), and instead using mind control magic to change them. The only thing I didn't like was your treatment of Starlight Glimmer, but that's because I really liked Starlight and I never felt like she was a 'self-insert OC' for the writers (actually, I felt like she was one of the best characters in FiM, largely due to her complex and varied personality). Other than that, though, this was really well written. I could definitely empathize with Sunny though all of this, though it does make me wonder what she plans on doing with this knowledge going forward...
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Yeah, my treatment of Starlight is due to the fact that I never really liked her after her redemption.
That said, while I agree (or at least hope) she's not a self-insert OC for the writers, the fact that most of her episodes were written by Josh Haber kinda rubs me the wrong way because they give off this sense of favouritism. Especially the finales to season 5 and 7. There's probably other episodes written by Haber that focus on Starlight Glimmer and are divisive among the fandom as a result but those are the first two that come to my mind so I digress.
Still, I'm glad you liked my story anyway.
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Okay, you be you I guess. I have always loved her post-redemption, probably because I came into the series during S6 and didn't see her pre-redemption until much later (when I got to watch the earlier seasons on Netflix). I liked the fact that Starlight wasn't perfect and tried to help others out, even when she consistently was mistreated or made mistakes. It made her one of the more relatable characters in the later seasons, in all honesty.
And I don't think she ever really had any level of favoritism, at least not from what I could tell. I don't care about any drama you have with her, I like Starlight, and I like the way she was written. You don't have to like her, but please don't be the bully to her.
Hope you do well, friend.
Dude controls a army and who knows what else? At worst you further delay them from running off to cause trouble another day. At best you get free labor and another ally nation out of the deal.
As opposed to petrifying her?
And it doesn't seem to have been a issue when she brainwashed the CMC's in Lesson Zero.
But whatever. Good story and it presents a decent alternative possiblity to the events in cannon.
It's just a few details which don't make sense and don't ring true to me personally.
Still enjoy it for the most part.
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I'm pretty sure the Storm King's army would notice their boss acting weird if Twilight tried brainwashing the Storm King.
And as for Twilight using the 'Want-It, Need-It' spell on the CMC in Lesson Zero, that wasn't technically in public since nopony else was around to witness and therefore judge Twilight. Though considering the events of Lesson Zero, I'm surprised Celestia or anypony else allowed Twilight to hang out with the CMC in their private 'Twilight Time' sessions.
Still, glad you enjoyed the story.
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We see Gruber and the rest trying to reassemble his shards in a post credits scene.
It's safe to say they'd follow him anywhere regardless of how weird he's acting.
She kinda of brainwashes the entire town. And admits as much to her friends, who are the CMC's sisters.
If they forgave her for that, and were willing to brainwash Discord in "Keep Calm And Flutter On" it stands to reason they wouldn't have minded her brainwashing Cozy Glow.
I guess being a princesses's student comes in handy.
I did. It was a nice way to spend a few minutes. Thank you for writing!
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You're welcome.
I'm disappointed that this isn't a Grogar origin story...
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What made you think it would be?
How dare you! How dare you! How dare you write a story about magical lobotomies that nearly had me laughing so hard I nearly peed myself!
Take my like and fave!
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I aim to please.
I gave this an automatic thumbs-up before reading it just from the concept alone.
This is absolutely brilliant...
So what happens when Sunburst shows up for real? How will Twilight react?
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Hmm. I haven't thought of that.
I suppose if Sunburst ever found out what Twilight had done to Starlight, she'd probably try to justify herself by saying, if she hadn't used mind-altering magic on Starlight, then Starlight and Sunburst would have never been reunited. Or something like that.