Sunset Shimmer stood on a before the entire Lunar Senate. On both her sides was a member of the Royal Guard. Of course that wasn’t the only thing that kept her from trying to make an escape. All four of her legs had been cuffed and chained to the ground while an anti-magic ring had been placed on her horn so that she couldn’t use any magic. The only thing missing here was Princess Luna who had chosen not to be here at all. Whatever the Senate decided on, Luna would honor.
So far her trial had gone by at a snails pace. One by one the Senate spoke to her former Troopers as they recounted what she had ordered them to do. They then spoke to experts in the LBI about the alterations she had done to the stun guns.
“Sunset Shimmer,” said Senator Land Share after the last witness had finished speaking. “We have now heard and seen all of the evidence. In a moment you shall be returned to your cell while we decide on your fate. However, before we do so, we will allow you to speak your mind.” Suddenly, a light began to shine down upon the mare. As it did, she began to feel a bit light headed. “Now, is there anything you would like to say?”
“Yes,” came an automatic response from Sunset. “I think you’re all fools.” Sunset’s eyes widened when she said this. It was true that this was how she felt, but she didn’t want to say it out loud. It then clicked in her brain: she was under a truth light. As long as it shined on her she would be forced to tell the truth to anything she was asked.
“How so?” asked Senator Scorpio with a raised eyebrow.
“Because you all think that Twilight Sparkle is so great!” yelled Sunset. “She’s the one who should be here instead of me! She stole what should have been mine! I should have been made Princess Luna’s Prized Student! I should be the Assistant Director of the Department of Science and Research! Everything she has should have been mine by right!”
“And you believe that gives you the right to hurt foals?” asked Peaceful Meadows.
“If it will hurt Twilight then of course,” said Sunset. “If it will hurt her friends. If it will hurt whatever project she’s working on. As long as she suffers even just a little it will be worth it.” Suddenly the light on Sunset was turned off. The mare fell on her flank as reality came crashing down upon her. She had just confessed how she really felt to the Senate. Any hope she had of getting off light had now vanished.
“I believe we have heard enough,” said Gigawatt. “Guards, take her away.”
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“Is everything alright Princess?” asked Pumpkin in a worried tone. Luna sighed as she looked over to the plate of cookies sitting next to her throne. The pumpkin cookies, her favorite, laid their untouched. Normally Luna would have had at least one before the plate touched the table. Today, however, it seemed that her appetite was gone.
This was not much of a surprise for the Moon Princess. Ever since Sunset had been placed under arrest, all of Luna’s joy from this morning had vanished. She wanted to help Sunset, give her another chance. But sadly, she had already done that once already and look where things ended up.
Perhaps it was because she had gone so easy on Sunset the first time that things ended up like this. As a filly, Sunset had done horrible things at Princess Luna’s school which some believed deserved a much harsher punishment than being expelled. However, Luna had seen a bit of herself in Sunset. She had hoped that, if she showed mercy, in time Sunset would realize that what she had done was wrong. Heck, the only reason Luna had allowed Sunset to be a Trooper’s leader was because she believed that Sunset was starting to change. Oh how wrong she was.
“I guess I’m-” began Luna when a scroll appeared in front of her. Growling, Luna grabbed it with her magic and, thinking it was from Celestia, was about to tear it up. She was in no mood for her sisters meddling right now. As she began to cast a spell that would shred the scroll into thousands of tiny pieces, Luna noticed the pink crest on the scroll. It resembled a crystal heart making it not Celestia’s.
Slowly, Luna began to mull over what she should do. It could be a trick of Celestia’s in order for Luna to read what was inside. However, last she checked, placing a false seal on a scroll was a serious crime in Equestria. While Celestia may bend the laws from time to time, she would never break them. Deciding to take the chance, Luna opened the scroll and began to read.
‘Dear Princess Luna,
Today, it was brought to my attention that a filly named Scootaloo has gone missing in Ponyville. Miss Foster, the mare who runs the orphanage, is deeply worried about her. According to several eye witnesses, they claim that the filly was seen in the presence of Twilight Sparkle and Shadow Blade for the majority of the evening before she went missing.
I hope you can understand the severity of this implication. There are already many stories of how Nightmare Moon and those who follow her stealing foals out of their homes before eating them. If news of this ever got to the public’s attention it would only serve to make those stories true. More importantly, two of your subjects foalnapped a foal of the state which I am sure you know is a very serious offence. You are very lucky that I heard about this before it reached Princess Celestia. You know how much she wants you back and might have used this to her advantage.
First off, I don’t think that you knew anything about this before hoof. I know that before you left Canterlot you were ready to merge our two countries. I doubt that you would allow any pony under you to take a filly during such a critical time. Also, I don’t think that your subjects did it to be cruel. I know that Twilight is Shining Armor’s little sister and, if she is anything like her brother, had her heart in the right place. She most likely thought that she was helping the poor filly somehow.
But that beings said, I can not just let this slide. I am requesting an audience with you at your earliest connivance so that I may find out the condition of Scootaloo as well as find out how well she is being taken care of. If everything looks good then I will smooth things over with Miss Foster. If not, I’m afraid I will have to ask that she be returned to Equestria. I hope you can understand. Who knows, if all goes well then maybe we can also get to know each other a bit better.
Your friend in Canterlot, Princess Cadence’
A smile appeared on Luna’s face as she finished reading the letter. Truly, she did have a friend in the capital of Equestria if she was willing to help her out like this. Not only was she saving her subjects from more bad publicity, but also keeping Celestia in the dark about all of this.
As Luna used her magic to reach for a cookie, she read the last sentence once more. ‘She wants something,’ thought Luna while she took a bite out of her cookie. ‘But I don’t think that she’s the type who would blackmail another pony to get what she wants. From what I’ve seen from her, she’ll put the needs and safety of the foal before her own desires.’
For a moment, Luna considered her options. The first one would be to simply ignore the letter and go about her life like nothing happened. If Cadence ever attempted to enter the Republic, she would be detained just like Celestia was. She also doubted that the fools in Canterlot would go to war with them over the life of one orphan. Still, Luna could not bring herself to do this. Cadence was one of the few decent pony’s she had met in Equestria. She wasn’t like Celestia, not willing to just ignore the suffering around her. Plus it wouldn’t hurt to hear what she wanted to talk about.
Hoping that she wouldn’t regret this later, Luna used her magic to summon a scroll and quill.
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“I say we should put her in a prison pod and be done with her,” said Gigawatt as he slammed his hoof on the table. The Senate had been in deep discussion since Sunset had been taken out of the room. So far no pony could agree on the right course. Some, like Gigawatt, felt that she should be punished harshly. Others felt that what she had done didn’t deserve such drastic actions.
“She cheated at a silly game,” said April Showers calmly. “I will agree that she didn’t need to harm the poor foals, but putting her in one of those pods just seems like a little much.”
“Don’t forget that she was forced to eat the special at Diner 51,” added Stock Market with a laugh. “I’d say that she got what she deserved. A simple fine and maybe some community service should be enough.”
“I agree eating that stuff is a punishment,” said Scorpio with a small grin. However it was short lived. “However, Sunset has clear issues that have been going on for far too long. It wasn’t that she cheated that concerns me, but why she did so. She wanted to hurt those foals so Lightning Dust would be hurt and finally Twilight Sparkle. She doesn’t care what happens to another pony as long as she gets what she wants.”
“Does that remind any of you of somepony else?” demanded Gigawatt. “She’s just like Genetic Code!” Several members on the Senate gasped at this declaration. To compare this mare, or anypony for that matter, to a monster like Genetic Code was uncalled for.
“I think that’s going a bit too far,” said Peaceful Meadows. “Genetic Code was a monster that Princess Luna trusted. He did many great things for the Republic, but they are over shadowed by his crimes. Sunset’s crimes pale in comparison.”
“That is true” admitted Gigawatt. “The things Genetic Code did are unforgivable. But I was not comparing their actions, but their mind frames. The both of them share this: they would do anything to get what they wanted regardless of the lives they hurt along the way.” Gigawatt then looked over to Land Share, their eyes meeting briefly. “And this isn’t the first time she has been made to answer for her misdeeds. Isn’t that right Senator Land Share?”
“Yes,” said Land Share after a moment. “It was several years ago, back when she was still a student at the academy. She was one of six students who were competing for the position of Princess Luna’s Prized Student.” All the members of the Senate nodded. They all knew that, when it came time to pick a new Prized Student, she would gather foals whose grades and abilities shinned above the rest. She would then grade them for a period of time before making her final decision. Those that weren’t chosen still went on to do great things and were usually given high end jobs.
“At the time,” continued Land Share, “it looked like Sunset was going to win. Her grades were well above the rest and had strong magical abilities. Then, one day, a seventh student was added to the mix. Twilight was the youngest by two years causing Sunset to think she wasn’t a threat to her future position. When their next test results were posted she found out she had been dead wrong as Twilight had gotten a hundred and twenty percent.
“Now, this was after Twilight had lost her parents. Not only was she staying with Princess Luna, but the princess was paying their tuition out of her own pocket. Rumors were quickly spread claiming that Twilight hadn’t earned the right to be a student at Princess Luna’s School for Gifted Ponies, let alone to be a candidate to earn the right to be the princess’s Prized Student. Sunset herself lead these rumors claiming that the test must have been dumbed down for her. She, as well as the rest of the students, soon found out that Princess Luna wasn’t going easy on her at all. In fact, it was just the opposite. Twilight received three times the amount of work than any other student there and never once complained.
“As time went on trouble began to follow right behind Twilight’s hoofsteps. The school’s lab was found smashed one day and that afternoon the dean found a disk containing footage of Twilight using her magic to smash everything in there. It was examined in great detail only to find that it was false. A few weeks after that drugs were found in the filly’s locker and after that she began to receive threatening letters.”
“Let me take a wild guess,” said Scorpio with a frown. “Sunset was behind all of these.”
“It is possible,” said Land Share with a shrug. “Whoever did all this was good at covering their hoofprints. Things, however, reached a boiling point when lewd pictures where placed all over the school with Twilight’s face plastered on them. Up until this point, the princess had done her best to keep out of these affairs and let the school handle them. But when Twilight returned to the castle in tears she had lost her patience. An assemble was called and Princess Luna threatened the entire school body that if one more incident like that happened she would send the LBI in to investigate.
“After that, the incidents stopped. The Lunar Assessment Tests were coming up and every student was studying like mad. I’m sure you all remember what those were like.” Indeed, every member on the Senate cringed a little in their seats as they recalled the days and nights studying for this one test. For most ponies, a poor grade could ruin their futures.
“The day came and went,” continued Land Share. “Yet when the grades were posted the next day, many ponies received very low grades. In fact, out of all the candidates that were trying to become Princess Luna’s Prized Student, only Sunset Shimmer got an A while everypony else received a zero. Several teachers believed that they had simply buckled under the pressure while some others believed that the grading machine malfunctioned. It wasn’t until one colt came forward saying that he had seen Sunset leaving the school late at night while he had been taking a walk. Security camera’s were checked and scanning spells were done on the papers revealing that Sunset had been behind this sabotage. With clear evidence against her, Sunset was brought before the princess to pay for her wrong doings. Princess Luna, who had known Sunset since she was a filly, found this to be very difficult. In the end, she did not place her in a prison pod like she normally would have. Instead she was expelled from her school and barred for life from applying to any high government job. She hoped that, in time, Sunset would see the error of her ways and apologize.”
“Clearly, that isn’t going to happen,” said Gigawatt. “If we let her off easy then something like this will just happen again.”
“Yes,” agreed Scorpio. “We can not just send her on her way. The lesson needs to sink in and she needs to be placed in an area where we can keep watch over her. Placing her in a prison pod might do the trick, but I still feel that her crime doesn’t warrant such an action. Her position within the Republic is far too low after all. I think I have an idea that might be for the best.”
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Meanwhile, Celestia gazed at her work. Since she had left Cadence practically in charge, the sun princess had been at work drawing a magical circle in her room. In it’s center was Luna’s cutie mark while around it were various words written in a long forgotten language. Four candles had been lit around it facing north, south, east, and west.
‘It’s finally done,’ thought Celestia with a small, sad smile. ‘Now all I have to do is wait until nightfall. Then I can start my plan. No matter what happens, I know for a fact that Luna will return.’ For a moment, Celestia felt slightly guilty for what she was about to do. She was going to open some of her sister’s oldest wounds in order to get her to return to her. Wounds that had been the starting place of her anger towards Celestia. But she had to do it. The reason for all of this was the statue sitting idly in the castle gardens.
Walking onto the balcony, Celestia looked down at the statue of Discord. All over its deformed body were cracks that had started to appear several decades ago. Celestia was sure this meant that the creature inside was trying to get out. Luckily for her, she had been in the garden the day the first cracks began to appear. Using her magic she was able to patch up them up as best she could yet it would only delay his return. Without the Elements of Harmony or her sisters help, Celestia knew that Equestria would be doomed.
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“Ah, Captain Hard Shell,” said Blue Blood as he walked down the halls. Hard Shell turned his head to look at Blue Blood and bowed in respect. “You seem to be in a hurry. Has something happened?”
“Yes,” said the temporary captain of the Royal Guard. “We received a letter from a newly formed town called Appleloosa. Apparently there is a bat pony colony that has been hiding there for years. The ponies down there didn’t even know about them until one was seen chatting with the buffalo. The townsfolk are afraid of an alliance between the two groups and have asked for troops to be sent down to wipe the two groups out.”
“Interesting,” said Blue Blood. “Are you going to do it?”
“No,” said Hard Shell instantly. “Princess Cadence forbade any action of the Royal Guard against bat ponies without her or Princess Celestia approving it. There are also new laws in place that forbid law enforcement from taking action against bat ponies for simply being bat ponies. Even if that law wasn’t in affect I wouldn’t send our forces down there. We are spread too thin to be trying to commit genocide. All it would take was for one of our enemies to notice this and there will be an invading force at our borders.”
“We do seem to have a lot of enemies,” admitted Blue Blood. “But hopefully we will be able to do something about that. You see, my dear captain, I have been talking to several of the more open minded lord and ladies of the court over the whole ‘Lunar Republic’ thing. We all agree that if we had pressed our advantage a bit more than they would have folded.”
“With all due respect sir, it would never happen in our life times,” said Hard Shell. “The current situation is simply a mess. It will take years for both sides to get over what has happened.”
“But what if something happened that would force the pony’s of the Lunar Republic to return to the table,” said Blue Blood calmly. “What if they suddenly had a shortage of food and water? Why, they would submit to all of our demands. Their troops, their technology, their land would be all ours!”
Hard Shell narrowed his eyes. “I hope you are not suggesting what I think you are. Now, I am going to forget this little conversation and bid you good day.” With that, Hard Shell walked as did Blue Blood. However, the temporary captain had made a powerful enemy at that moment. One that would deal with his rejection soon.
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“Sunset Shimmer, we have decided on your punishment,” said Scorpio. Around him sat the Lunar Senate as they stared at the mare who sat before them. “For the next ten years you shall work as a mining pony on one of the TOM’s. During this time your magic will be sealed away and a tracking chip will be placed in your skull. Also you shall receive counseling three times a week. After a period of three years, if no progress has made, we shall reconvene to decide on a more potent punishment. If you are suspected of any wrong doings during this time, there shall be no mercy from us and you will receive the maximum punishment. That is all.
Yes! seeing this update was a major boost to my day! Nice chapter as well, though one with quite a lot of foreshadowing going on. Looking forward to seeing what happens when Cadence visits the moon and how Twilight is taking matters.
Nice punishment.
Also, Celestia seems to be up to something at the cost of the kingdom... It will not end well...
~Skeeter The Lurker
Great chapter. Glad to see you back on this story.
Lot's of enemies huh. I'm guessing Equestria's relations with other countries and species is no where near as good as it is in canon. Which might be either good or bad new's for the Republic.
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3141717 no I think she is going to free discord so discord will attack equestria and she will send a letter saying how she needs to help defeat him. I think she is playing to luna's scents to help ponies making her come back.
Either delete "on a" or specify what she's standing on.
I don't think Celestia is going to go so far as to free Discord to try and make Luna listen to her, I do think she is going do something Luna won't expect. The Mask of Serenity Celestia wears is going to crack and she is going to let her anger and frustration out. We've seen Luna's anger, she's not shy about expressing it or making world changing decisions while emotional, but consider the flip side. Celestia approaches everything calmly and rationally, acting with purpose and never in haste. I'm come to realize the sisters are being depicted very much as opposite personalities in this story, meant to balance each other out. But the balance of power became twisted between them, their personalities conflicted, and Luna made a different but no less world shattering decision while angry, she abandoned her sister and Equestria to protect her followers from persecution and Celestia has been holding the nation together ever since. But rather than focus on the problems that made Luna run away Celestia has been maintaining the status quo while trying to "logic" her sister into coming home. Now Discord's return is on the rise and the horrible consequences of her strategies (the rampant corruption of the nobility and the racism against bat ponies) are coming to her attention, I think she's going to crack, seeing her kingdom in danger, and her sister still indignant and throwing her "righteous anger" around while she's had to suffer the ignorant nobility, crushing guilt and swallow her anger?
Congrats on seeing Equestria Girls! Hope you liked the movie, also, thanks for finally updating!
I'm hoping for a point in the story where Celestia just snaps.
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Perhaps, but since this was "reopening" the wounds that caused her to flee, it might be even worse. Perhaps even to the point of turning turning the lunar colony against her, or... perhaps making the "Nightmare Moon" event actually happen. Celestia is going insane from grief over her sister's rejection, who knows what she's willing to justify with "As long as I get my sister back, it doesn't matter what happens."
If the transformation happens while she is in the meeting with Cadance... Things could get ugly for all parties.
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And Luna would never forgive her sister for what she did. Celestia would have sacrificed everything she had and held dear for a plan that placed the final nail in the coffin for their relationship.
I get the feeling that we may find out what Umbrella does fairly soon. And let me tell ya fillies, it ain't gonna be pretty.
For cheating at a silly game, we have decided to be merciful. 3 years hard labor!
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... Maybe that's what she was planning to use to bring Luna back... the attempted genocide of the descendants of her subjects she was unable to save. Something she could not ignore without betraying her principles and losing the support of her subjects. If so, this Celestia is more broken than I had thought.
Man, bad ideas by everyone here. What part of put Sunset in jail don't they understand?
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I don't think they have prisons in the Republic. I think they usually put them in those pod thingies
Good to see Cadence is being nice to Luna.
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I think it's because Cadance does not have history with Luna. She and see her as a fellow ruler, unlike Celestia, who still sees Luna as someone who needs to be "guided" into doing the "right" decision.
The Lunar Republic seems to be becoming more and more like the Soviet Union in the sense of the State knows best and their idea of a light punishment.
I'm glad to know that Cadence is trying to mend the relationship between their countries, sadly though by keeping Celesta in the dark, Celestia going more drastic.
Blue Blood needs to be assassinated, or else he may cause a war.
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Damned phone reception, they must of gone through a tunnel.......
Glad to see some pony is willing to punish Sunset like the psycho she is. Enjoy labor, condiment hair.
Lunar ponies are going to regret inventing the fan , because there is a lot of fecal matter coming their way.
Ouch, there's a lot of crap heading for the fan in the near future. Sending Sunset Shimmer to a TOM does not strike me as a particularly good punishment. Say what you will, but if a pony who was in the running for the position of Prized Pupil and only got edged out by Twilight's higher power and obsessive dedication in studying is placed on a giant meteor with an already placed steering motor, I don't care how much supervision she has, bad things will be happening. Especially since now she knows she's got no bridges left in the Lunar Republic to achieve any sort of personal goals.
Meanwhile, Blueblood seems to be slithering right along with his own plans to increase his own circle's influence and at the same time wipe out what his own bigotry perceives as trash that shouldn't be allowed to exist. And Celestia is so busy trying to get her sister back to deal with Discord that she's completely ignoring everything else going on in her government. Cadence seems to be the only bit of the government in this vision of Twilight's "What If?" spell that is holding to the full values of the "normal" Equestria, and she's got an uphill battle to try and pull everything else together.
I will really be looking forward to the next installment on this one, you're building up a huge house of cards and there are a lot of little wind gusts just waiting to cause a collapse.
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Agreed. The Republic´s penal system is simply too harsh. Those pods give me the creeps (I cannot help but remember Minority Report ). And can push people in the crossroad to do the unthinkable to avoid capture.
Apparently, even to remain silent and keeping the privacy of your thoughts is not a right in the Republic.
Ten years mining, without magic, with the possibility of an ever a bigger punishment may she refuses to be a nice pony. Also, her career and any possibility of future utterly destroyed.
What is needed to bring down the Moon in flames? a Mad Scientist? an ambitious and unscrupulous Noble? Discord?
No. Only a psycho without absolutely anything left to lose.
Thus far, the Lunar "Republic" is starting to slowly remind me of the Union of Soviet Socialist "Republics". A truth light that forces a pony to expose their private thoughts when interrogated? Being "programmed" like a machine, stuck into a program based on your cutie mark and grades based entirely on what the State feels you should do? Imprisoning someone based partly on their private feelings? Sending them to 10 years hard labor until they reform? This feels like a truly bizarre state of affairs given how Luna is characterized and depicted, as someone who's genuinely compassionate and highly progressive.
I really don't think "connivance" is a word you intended to use in the context I saw it in. There have been a large number of such instances, I'm surprised your editors have missed so many. Too much reliance on spellcheck, maybe? This one in particular, though, made me laugh because of how much it's the opposite of the intended message ("at your convenience").
Well, glad to see he has his priorities straight.
The sooner you get the conniving going, the sooner the shennanagins can get underway.
Oh NO, placing her on a TOM. this will not end well
3144448 not completely. do to their enviroment they have to be careful with resources. Scoots has many choices in regards to her mark. which one is HER choice.
4097250 their are key differences however. Remember they have limited resources so have to be careful on what they use. Water has become a major concern for them hence why Luna even tried reuniting with Equestria. the Soviet Union starved their people beccause they sold the food for money rather then let the people use it.
Also since resources are tight they want maximum effiency. Thus when a pony finds their talent they try to find the best fit for it. the final choice is the PONY'S. Scoots was offered many possible careers for her talent but SHE is choosing the guard.
Yeah, this is starting to go straight past absurd into the realm of "stupid." Doing that to a child, no matter what stupid stuff they have done, is a dystopian vision worthy of George Orwell. Luna's moon base is looking more and more like a tyrannical nightmare with nothing but a happy veneer pasted over it. Both sides are starting to seem equally bad to me at this point.
6750669 The penalties are harsh, but at least there is a certain Justice.
As I have stated elsewhere that it is kinder than the so called "Justice" here in America. Where because a boy under the age of 18 who was African American was ARRESTED, BUT NOT TRIED, for the crime of STEALING A BACKPACK he was sent to MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON for YEARS, BEFORE he even got a trial! It caused SERIOUS MENTAL DAMAGE that haunts him TO THIS VERY DAY!
That's not getting into the fact that while debtors prisons are illegal, it is illegal to send prisoners back to jail because they can't get a job to pay for their ankle monitors. All because having a Record makes it difficult to impossible to get a job.
American is Tough on Criminals, but SOFT on CRIME. The SOURCES of Crime are not being solved, and in many cases are made WORSE. Things like lack of education as just ONE example.
Not to mention how we punish criminals, but do NOTHING to Rehabilitate them, causing them to come back to jail over and over again.
Thing is, is that Sunset was guilty of many terrible things. Furthermore, her crime was not only against Twilight, but against EVERY OTHER PONY THERE! Those Grades mean that you could loose out on a HIGH PAYING DREAM JOB! Imagine being able to qualify for the Royal Guard or Senate, but then being rejected due to getting a ZERO on your Finals.
Hell one only needs to look at the mentality of her as an adult to see that she is SERIOUSLY mentally deranged. She is a threat to everyone around her, and had been as a child.
It may have been overly harsh, but you have to take care of those problem people early, otherwise they can become terrorist, serial killers, etc.
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The point is more that she is even considering placing a child into permanent solitary confinement. A punishment that is so cruel that, in the real world, it drives people crazy within weeks and makes them start to paint the walls in their own excrements. It's considered a form of torture in many places.
Then again, you seem to be of the opinion that McDonalds is an evil megacorp because if you ask them to brew you a hot coffee, they actually give you a hot coffee. I'm not expecting sanity or a sense of proportionality out of you.
Yeah, the nobles again.
... I mean, one could try to construe a motive for their actions that isn't just StupidEvil, but... I'm just not sure anymore if it's worth it.
You seem to have a fondness for what can only be called character bashing. The nobles are all evil assholes only interested in their own gain, not a decent one among them. Genocide is casually discussed by the Equestrian guards. Equestria wants to somehow poison the Lunar Republic's food and water supplies or otherwise tamper with them... Celestia is using what seems to be forbidden magic to get her way with Luna...
What the fuck is this shit? This kind of crap doesn't make me want to keep reading. It makes me question why I bothered giving the story a chance for this long...
So many toxic comments going on. Geezzz. Just sit back and read the story. It's fiction. Fall into the world created. If you don't like that world and are not enjoying your time there, stop reading and find something more to your liking. This story is based on a drastically different 1000 years...that's time for serious serious divergent from the canon show.
The following thought just occurred to me:
Why not throw the statue of Discord into the Sun?
Would that not solve the problem without relying upon the Elements of Harmony?
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Or it might free him in the sun and being Discord...
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Shut up
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Wow, these comments are a mess.