On the eve of being frozen in stone like her co-conspiritors in evil Tirek and Chrysalis, Cozy Glow gets an unexpected guest from her recent past who wants to plead her case. What follows is... surprising to say the least.
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Interesting backstory idea for Rusty. It was odd that only one pony would be guarding such an important artifact, and an elderly one at that, especially since there seemed to be no town or anything he could get supplies from. Either way, one can hope that Cozy managed to find a way to channel her villainous tendencies through more legal ways.
Yes, all zero of them.
No more wrong then letting Discord be free.
Caught the reference of St. Whinneanʼs right away.
Nice little What-If.
These things happen in a monarchy.
Once again Babylon 5 contains the answer to all things.
Hey, look, a succinct summary of the mindset that caused Twilight’s reign to apparently fail after just a couple generations. If even that long.
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Thanks for reading. Safe to say though, your comment has got quite the mixed reaction...
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I knew someone would. More than one person had to have seen the movies, right?
11852084
A ruler's life is not an easy one. I always did kinda respect that Edward VIII bloke (google him to see what I mean).
And not only that she tried to kill Twilight and her friends did anybody keep on forgetting about that am I missing something
Good so we have an understanding
11852094 nice work i for one love a cozy glow Reformation and i love your stories. I hope you keep doing amazing Stories like this and i hope you have a good day
Okay this is actually a pretty interesting story and a very interesting turn of events so when Celestia and Luna and Discord prepares to petrify the villains there was one pony kind of stop them before it got to Cozy and it turns out to be the old pony named Rusty Bucket who been keeping eye on the bell for almost his years which apparently Celestia almost forgot about him what she felt really bad about that but afterwards he doesn't hold grudges against her but he did came here that he deserved an award or something for all his worth protecting the item so he decided to adopt cozy which a lot of people would not too happy about it but he didn't care apparently he wants to try and to help her become a better Pony which good for him all power to him and maybe someday she'll probably be better okay this is a pretty interesting one and nice way to bring this guy again keep up the good work
Lovely story Deadpan! This came at such an apt time for me since Rusty was a subject for consideration in my own story. Characters like him are little morsels of potential for good story telling, and it's a shame we don't see them be utilized more often. And in such wholesome and fun ways. ^^
11852094
What movie? I recognized the schoolʼs name from a previous story of yours, A Motherʼs “Love”. A little confused here.
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m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519GiVgZLlL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg
Both of those were a reference to this franchise. Hope that helps!
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Exactly why I love the G4 Ponyverse so much, because of all the rich and diverse characters we get. Kinda miss that in G5 ngl.
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Ah, I see. Thanks for telling me.
Both versions of the St Trinians Battle Song
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Glad you liked it. Not much backstory on Cozy in canon, but at least it give enterprising authors like me the chance to fill in the gaps with our own theories. Have a great day!
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Now, that's what I call inspiring.
Ah, good ol' Rusty Bucket. Let the record show, He's Okay!
As for Cozy Glow and her complete lack of a backstory, that name being a pseudonym is certainly one theory, and there are a lot of them that come in all sorts of packages. A fair number of people think she isn't actually a filly at all, but a dwarf.
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I think a St Bernard and a barrel of brandy would've been helpful where RB was on duty, alas he only has his wooden stick to unearth himself after the regular snowfalls.
Still, considering how long he must've been on guard there, he must've survived plenty of sliding activity from the peaks, so I dare say he'll be fine.
And I think part of the reason CG wasn't fully fleshed out was due to the writers, they wanted a villain real quick for S8 and the 'cute kid who's secretly a monster' was the best they could come up with at such short notice.
I'm not complaining, though. I love her design, the concept behind her (even if it was pretty easy to figure out she was more than she seemed even after her first ep) and I have to admire the balls of the makers for permanently freezing a CHILD in stone forever in a kid's show. Agree or disagree with their decision, that takes some guts!
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On one hand, it ties right back into what they said about the scream they had Nicole and Tabitha do for Celestia and Luna having their magic drained when the actresses in question asked how far the staff wanted them to go with the pain in the voice. 'What are the gonna do, cancel us?'
On the other hand, I feel like highlighting the fact that she's a child over the sheer scope of her crimes and the fact that she committed them freely and of her own volition is what caused so many people to basically riot over it. Just like her punishment at the end of Season 8.
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People who haven't seen it all the way through might think MLP is a 'mild' show, suitable for any ages, with material not likely to offend audiences. In fact, adults might find it all a bit twee and corny...
But highlight the fact that Cozy Glow (a mere filly) got locked up in hell and then petrified with a horrified look on her face for all of eternity , and they'll probably do more than a double take. Considering her age, in real life (at least in the UK) she'd get placed in a virtual holiday camp of a 'jail' for a few years before being allowed out on supervised release under a new identity. Not saying what is right and what is wrong, just spitting facts.
Still think MLP is entirely made of sunshines, rainbows and kitty tears? This plot development alone should be enough to give most people second thoughts...
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It also kind of sidesteps the problem that Cozy Glow - and Tirek and Chrysalis - was only in a position to even do anything in Season 9 due to Discord, who gets off with no consequences for his actions that nearly see Equestria destroyed. Again. For the third time since “Keep Calm” by my count. He has literally been a greater threat to Equestria since his supposed reformation than he was before it, since he only threatened Equestria twice that we know of before then.
Also as usual I wish to object to the idea that Tirek has rejected reformation time and again. He’s only rejected it once that we know of, over a thousand years ago, and we know nothing about the circumstances since we only have a second-hand account of the conversation between Tirek and Scorpan. Since then, Tirek was put in Tartarus and so thoroughly forgotten over the ensuing millennium that Celestia didn’t even know he’d escaped until most of two seasons after it happened. She cared that little for him, checked up on him that rarely. And in the modern era, no one has ever tried to reach out to him in friendship or even treat him as a person deserving of some basic level of respect or dignity. Not until Chrysalis and Cozy, anyway.
To be frank, him being totally pissed off at Equestria is perfectly understandable under his circumstances. I’d be too. I think anyone in his circumstances would be.
11852454 thanks
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Whatever you might think of the 'Discord was Grogar' twist, no-one saw it coming.
Whether it was because it was so clever that it wasn't spotted, or so stupid that nobody even thought it was a possibility, I'll leave it up to you to decide.
Personally I liked it, but as you said I can see why people might've had problems with the idea, especially considering the chaos Discord inflicted even after he was 'reformed'.
I suppose because he's such a likeable character, people let him get away with his nefarious schemes than they would do for say, Tirek...
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It might've been weird, but if Cozy Glow ended up being Grogar, it would've removed the issue with her being a child and making the kind of plan where she cons all other parties involved feel more realistic(Tirek and the Mane 6 by both being trapped in Tartarus and controlling the students)
Could've also been neat, too, as it'd allow the villains to shine on their own and let Grogar be the biggest threat seen with the finale afterwards and work with the presence set up at the end of "The Beginning of the End Part 2".
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The Discord comment doesn't really feel fair given it's kind of obvious being given freedom would give him more chances to cause chaos than staying as he was. Really the only ones that could be used are the cases with Tirek, Cozy Glow, and Chrysalis, and Sombra coming back(the second one being a bit better since he had complete control over the scenario)
With his reformation, it was a given he'd cause chaos and the plan was to work around it and have him care about friendship; with Tirek in season 4, it was an issue with him and the Mane 6 that caused the betrayal(also worth pointing out the Plundervines, where while it's technically correct that Discord caused it, it's not really unreasonable that he said nothing on it when the first reaction was to use the Elements on him)
As for Tirek, he might've been more open to redemption than we saw, especially with the comics in consideration, but it leans a bit on being somewhat against it(not nearly as much as Chrysalis)given his use of gratitude and loyalty to get Discord to work with him to later betray him, which even if it makes sense given his relationship with Scorpan, would be a notable point to work on
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Causing chaos is one thing; I’m talking about actually nearly destroying the nation, however, which is kind of a step beyond merely being a mischief-maker. Worse still the end of Season 9 doesn’t leave any impression that he won’t do it again, since the fundamental issue that keeps causing it - that he doesn’t really see people as people, just as things to further his personal goals - isn’t fixed, or even addressed.
Tirek doesn’t betray Discord until after he learns that Discord has kept something vitally important - the existence of Twilight - from him. Given how the betrayal of Scorpan clearly affected him deeply (and directly lead to 1,000 years of being stuck in a cell that’s maybe two meters on a side), it’s pretty understandable that Discord’s duplicitous nature lead Tirek to the conclusion that he had to betray Discord before Discord would inevitably betray him.
Conversely, though, when Tirek strikes a bargain with Twilight for the power of the alicorns, he keeps his word in giving back Twilight’s friends, and more to the point, proceeds to take no action to harm or threaten them. His rampage post-power up is seemingly deliberately targeted away from Twilight and her friends, whereas some other villain might have gone “and now that I have this power and you have your friends, you can die together!”
Everything about Tirek and how he operates suggests that as long as he doesn’t think you’ll betray him, he’s completely trustworthy. He seems to honor both the letter and the spirit of his word, he just also lives by the idea that you are not bound to a promise that is neither made nor kept in good faith. Which is, again, completely reasonable.
But finally and most importantly, Tirek is one of only three villains in the shows history who, without any outside push towards this end, ever questioned what he was doing and if he should keep doing it. He’s one of only three who expressed any degree or doubt or regret or openness to change.
The other two being Chrysalis and Cozy Glow.
These guys weren’t irredeemable. They were the only ones who ever showed signs that they could be redeemed without being prompted. They just were unlucky enough to not have anyone around but each other to see it when it happened.
This is such a great story....I love the backstory you gave good ol' Rusty Bucket. Thing is, I could actually see him doing something like this in canon. I always like stories where Cozy gets spared being turned to stone, she is just a filly after all! This gets an upvote and a fave.
Cozy: damn
I was HATED...
I wonder why little old me was so terrible back then!
...oh i remember
I wasn't a good filly
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Not really. I quite enjoyed the story overall. Wouldn't have made such a long comment if I didn't.
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I meant your comment has got a 'mixed reaction', not my story, it's got a variable mixture of up and downvotes, if you check the tally. Thanks for being the first to post here, BTW.
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Thought you might feel that way, having read some of your previous works (being a bit of a Cozy aficionado myself) I got the distinct you were against her eventual sentence 100%.
As for my view, I can handle all scenarios involving her fate, including ones where she's reformed, adopted, petrified forever or even becomes 'Empress of Equestria' in the end, provided it's written well. At least the show gave us plenty of scope to develop her further, going by the fact there's a big gaping hole where her past is.
BTW, My favourite fic involving everyone's favourite psychotic filly is Castling Cozy Glow . Idk if you've seen it already (I bet you have, if you're a fan like me) but I thought I'd mention it just in case. Thanks for reading my story to, and good luck with any future Cozy-related endeavours!
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It's hard to move on sometimes... but seeing as you can never go back, you have to try.She's just gonna have to accept who she was, and look to the future.
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Yeah
But im happy to report she's fully moved on and jokes about her past now!
She's become her own filly
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Some people I know think Cozy deserved it and that was that. Thing is, we don't know why she turned out the way she did and that is why I created the headcanon for her that I did in "Saving Cozy." That is one thing that I never was a fan of, her having absolutely no backstory and just suddenly showing up. I have read some Cozy Glow stories and in one Tirek and Chrysalis are married and adopt her....thing is, they wind up becoming a very well adjusted family. I always like to think that they'd be kind of like the Bundys from "Married With Children."
I also like the idea of them and the Crystal Empire ruling family being neighbors. It would be like the Cleavers from "Leave it to Beaver" living next to the Bundys. That would make for quite the comedy....and chances are if I were a pony, I'd likely be more likely to befriend Equestria's Bundys.
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"We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"
Cute story.
Though I can't help but feel Twilight should have been the one to decide to free Cozy Glow. It would help establish her as a "real" Princess if she actually contradicts and stands against a decision Celestia and Luna made. Maybe that's just my bias from all the Cozy Glow stories, from writers who've clearly not watched the show, acting like Twilight was the one who turned the three of them into stone..
Reading too much into this comedy story I know.