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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 5 months ago

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Formal Cancellation of Geniequestria

Hello there, unfortunately I must put the word out there that the reboot I mentioned back in December for Geniequestria? ...Might not be in the cards either. I said I'd start it in early next year at the time, and... now it's August. I think it's clear to me I just don't have the motivation to continue Geniequestria as sad as it is.

I don't know if plans will change at all in the future. But for now I'm making it official.

Once again, you are all free to ask me what the plans were for the blog. Maybe even after the break, I'll tell on how the original vision of the blog's ending was going to be.

I apologize once again to all who loved Geniequestria and wanted to see more of it. But this was a project that I think needed to have more than one person working on it. Might have been even too much for 2 if I'm being honest.

I still plan on writing up one last story for I Dream of Twilight Sparkle. (When that happens, there will be no more new story posts. Any IDOTS content afterward will depend on new asks) And I might be starting a new blog/project soon. However, a heads up that this one will not be MLP related (But is related to a franchise I've been a fan of long before ponies was)

All I gotta say for now, any further questions you can send to my mod blog's ask box or on my profile on dA. For now, if you want to know how Geniequestria was supposed to end. Check after the break

So the end of Geniequestria, you'd like to know what would have become of the struggle Twilight has against Starlight slowly turning all of Equestria into genies?

Weil, the simple one line answer is: Starlight was going to win

...However, that's only looking at it from a simple glance. Sure, Geniequestria would come into fruition just as Starlight from the beginning has wanted. But over the course of each of the Mane 6 getting genified. Their influence would undo the corruption of Sombra's crystal over her. And Starlight would gradually be reformed and changed from her militaristic, dictatorship vision of Geniequestria

Here's how the rest of the Mane 6 (Besides Fluttershy of course) were planned to be genified in the original vision of the story:

Rarity: Finally give in to her desires to be a genie to wish to be one. But wouldn't ultimately do it until a noble cause arrived at her doorstep. The reason she would wish to be a genie is to fix Kerfluffle's leg (Kerfuffle avoided all pony hospitals because she knew they'd just genify her to fix it instead. But if Rarity actually only fixes the legs, it'd change her view that genies only aim to genify. And ironically would lead to Kerfuffle ask to be personally genified at some point later by Rarity)

Pinkie: Genified during the grand galloping gala that Celestia and Cadence set up. I'm not sure I ever figured out what her exact wish would have been to lead to her genification. But as soon as the party pony of genified. The mass genification would be well underway

Rainbow Dash: Rainbow would attempt to wish for Rainbow Power (the power up that defeated Tirek) as a desperate move. However, Starlight doesn't know what Rainbow Power is. So she interprets the wish as the ol' wish for power.

Applejack: After a long frustrating conversation with AJ, in attempts to get her to make a wish. Starlight would catch wind of a potential weakness in AJ's stubborness: Her parents. Now, Geniequestria genies cannot raise the dead. But what they CAN do, is open portals to alternate dimensions as a loophole. The plan was for Geniequestria Starlight to find an AU of Pear Butter and Bright Mac. In which all of their kids and Granny Smith died but they lived. And in all this happiness in the reunion, Applejack has a slip of the tongue saying she wishes they could be together forever. An easy wish to genify not just Applejack herself. But her parents too

And now finally...

Twilight Sparkle: After all her friends have been genified. And a joint plan with Chrysalis failed sometime after Pinkie was genified failed. Twilight would be left with dwindling chances and hope that she could turn the tide. She becomes desperate enough to free Tirek from Tartaurus.

Only for Tirek to eventually absorb so much genie magic. That it overwhelms him and he's genified too (Although he'd (Or well rather she, since of course he'd be Rule 63'd as well) get trapped inside a huge bottle that replaces the tower of Twilight's castle)

Twilight only had one last gasp yet. She works with Starswirl to get Grogar's Bell. Both her and Starswirl are powered up by it. By this point though, the corruption of Starlight would be just about gone. And together with the "Harem of Harmony". They'd defeat Starswirl and Twilight using the elements (With the mostly reformed Starlight wielding the Element of Magic temporarily). And at that point, Twilight just gives in. Wishing to just be together with her friends again. And she'd get that, once she's genified.

From there, there'd be a sort of post-story where the Harem of Harmony would go around genifying more characters related to them (Ex: Moondancer and/or Twi's family would be saved for after Twilight herself was genified) and even invade non-pony countries to genify them too.

Now of course I did leave out many other details that were planned beyond this but would have taken a while to type out. Might as well leave it to if anyone wants some more detail of how things were supposed to end.

Trust me there was a lot planned with this whole story. And ideas for side stories where many other characters would be genified. May have unironically been a part of the reason it just became more and more daunting over time. (You could probably almost ask me about how any pony you can think of was supposed to be genified and I'd have an answer lol) All these plans and ideas, so little time to really write them and flesh them out.

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 7 months ago

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THE ANCIENT EQUESTRIAN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM - (Late) POST-MAKE YOUR MARK CHAPTER 6/FINALE EDITION

Hello! I admit this is very, very, late as it’s been just about exactly half a year since the final chapter of Make Your Mark came out. But let me just say a new commenter got me to think about it again. Although there is a reason why I didn’t write up my thoughts immediately. The short of it being: What Chapter 6 brought to the G4-G5 connection had finally broken what little suspension of disbelief I had.

Granted, it was teetering on that edge ever since the Opaline origin story thing as well. But the one excuse there is G4 itself barely told us anything about Alicorns either. So there was technically nothing substantial to really contradict. …As much as it still makes no sense that Opaline is still around yet Twilight, Celestia, Luna, etc. are all missing for whatever reason. (As even if you don’t see the Alicorns as immortal, Opaline being a filly at the same time as the royal sisters punches a hole in the argument that Celestia and Luna are no longer with them. Which just begs the question then how did the sisters and Twilight let the world just fall like it has)

But before I get to the meat of what caused a… delay in talking about the last chapter of Make Your Mark. Let me at least say some of the good that came from the chapter.

It should be no surprise that the best part of Chapter 6 was easily anything Misty-centric. The 2-3 parter where Misty finds Alphabittle, who turns out to be her long-lost father was especially heartwarming and the episode all about Alphabittle learning how different Misty has become from the girl he knew was an excellent moral lesson for parents and kids alike. It’s also kinda funny how the first four episodes of Chapter 6 were just about entirely Misty centric in some way. If we didn’t know any better, it’s almost like Misty usurped the main character role from Sunny. Maybe it’s more so that Sunny just does not have much character development in this chapter. But in a way it did seem like the show’s more about Misty then Sunny Starscout at the moment.

After the Misty-arc of the Chapter was… a rather gross episode that I’d rather never see again in Mane Smelody and a bit of a fun halloween episode.

However, most of what I have to say in this post relates to the final 3 episodes in a chapter. And let me tell you… it is a doozy

Maybe I should forward this by telling what subject exactly bothered me to the point of going quiet about G5 for a while. While yes, Alicorn lore in G4 is missing a lot of information and/or inconsistent even after 9 seasons of episodes. Do you know what DOES have substantial amount of lore throughout all of G4?

DRAGONS

I’ll put the rest of this after the break. So I can get into full detail without bogging up a dashboard. But just like the last one. I’m going to define one of the single biggest issue with Chapter 6 in regards to the connection with G4 with one picture

…Take it away, one more time R Lee. Ermy

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Seriously, look at… Spike. Seriously just look at it

Even just under a DESIGN perspective something is very wrong here. Even if you weren’t a fan of the muscular Spike we got in The Last Problem and prefer the much skinner look. That isn’t the only issue we have here. I think a much larger contradiction with G4 is that all dragons in G5 (Including Spike!) are more quadrupedal than bipedal.

But the REAL issue with G5 dragons is SIZE! I think we can assume the dragons in G5 are all full grown. Or at they least Spike should certainly be full grown (But the new dragons aren’t that much smaller than Spike) at this point. But do I have to remind anyone how large Dragons could get in G4? Screenshot from both for scale.

A full grown dragon’s head alone in G4 was much larger than a pony body. While even with Spike’s “ancient” age and centuries (plural! Spike mentions it in the episode) old Spike is at this point. He’s big but he still pales in comparison to the size of the big red dragon/Basil from Dragonshy. The excuse is probably that the same spell that put them to sleep also prevented the dragons from growing any larger.

But then that begs another question. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DRAGONS THAT WERE ALREADY THAT HUGE?! Did Opaline mass murder most of the dragons? Is this more of how Opaline was so conveniently competently evil offscreen despite how stupid she is shown to be in the actual show. It’d explain why there also seems to be not many dragons left. But if Opaline wasn’t above a genocide of dragons. Why would she stop at perhaps the most significant dragon in Spike to.. you know… get back at Twilight and make her emotionally suffer? If you’re going to make her competently evil entirely off screen at least think of what she probably would do if she had the chance.

And that’s what we get just from the pure design standpoint of G5 dragons. But… it certainly doesn’t stop there. I am going to quote the most relevant parts of Chapter 6 that relates to dragons and point out what that means and how much it lines up with what we know of G4 dragons (Spoiler alert: Probably not much!)

Tumble: Fry my tail. There hasn't been a baby dragon around here in a volcano's age! What?! Leaf: It's like a miracle! A hatchling could restore shimmer to all of Scaly!

Congratulations G5! You found another way to describe a long time without having to say moons again! …Too bad it’s not anymore specific. What is a volcano’s age? The youngest volcano that formed on Earth was as far back as the 1940’s. But the oldest volcano could be over a million. 80 years-Over 1,000,000 is a pretty large gap. Still, it’s very concerning for the dragons that there hasn’t been many baby dragons regardless. This seems to imply the Dragons are an endangered species in G5. If they’re still living they at least live long lives that could potentially replenish the species eventually but endangered nonetheless. Which goes back to what I said earlier. What happened? Did Opaline directly or indirectly cause the decline in Dragon population? How did the big dragons die out. G4 had full on MIGRATIONS of Dragons where hundreds of dragons would fly over Equestrian skies. It just illustrates more of the problems of G5 not acknowledging non-pony species. It was fine to stick to the ponies only first, but overtime you still have to ask what happened to everyone else. And given what we see what’s left of the dragons. It looks quite grim.

Blaize: We must first request approval from our leader, the Dragon Lord, to form a partnership with ponykind. Zipp Storm: Well, where can we find him? We don't have all day!

ZIPP, DID YOU JUST ASSUME THE DRAGON LORD’S GENDER?!

…Kidding, although that does get into how the dragon lord SHOULD actually be Ember, a female dragon. Although, hey… maybe G5 can get away with it being an Alternate Universe where Spike DID choose to become dragon lord during Gauntlet of Fire instead of giving it to Ember. But it’d be helpful to have that clear if that’s the case

Spike: [yawns] Sunny Starscout: Spike?! Spike: [yawns] Whoa! Heh. Excuse my breath. Just woke up. Sunny Starscout: We are honored to meet such a legend as THE Spike! I-Is it okay if I call you Spike? Spike: It would be weird if you called me Fred or something! Because that's not my name! [guffaws] Sunny Starscout: I just want you to know that I am a big fan! When I was a foal, my father told me stories of you! Of the legends of Equestria's past! Spike: Legend, huh? I don't know about that. Seriously, I don't know about that. My memory is a little foggy after all these centuries of magical hibernation. What moon is this?

I’ll say it now, what they do with Spike is the one thing that probably broke me the most out of anything that has come out officially about the G4-G5 connection. The writers can excuse it that Spike has a fuzzy memory after centuries of sleep all they want but it doesn’t hide many of the problems with this.

How sad is it that the only thing Spike can remember about the past is Twilight and how vaguely he was friends with ponies (Although this seems to be somewhat contradicted later). To be honest in the promotional material for the chapter I hoped that the “Spike” we saw wasn’t actually him. Just a dragon that happened to look like him or be descended from him. In some ways I almost just want to call him Fred instead as he joked in this quotation.

Cause Spike’s inclusion almost basically is now THE example of what G5 does to connections to G4. They bring them back, acknowledge them, but then hollow out or obscure anything that could answer questions surely by contrived writing

Sunny Starscout: We know that she's been trying to take over Equestria since the days of— Zipp Storm: Twilight Sparkle! She protected our lands somehow, keeping her out all this time! Spike: [gasps] Twi?!

Zipp you fool! You just added another name tax for Hasbro! (I don’t even know of that’s entirely accurate but I have heard that G5 has been restrained by Discovery Family about referencing Friendship is Magic characters in the show. Which is just frustrating because then why go through all this effort to connect the generations to begin with)

But it is at least great that Spike still remembers his fondness for Twilight. If you’ve known me a while you know I value that. Although I would have like Spike to have something about others too. Twilight’s special to Spike, but he should have at least had an offhand reference to each and every one of the Mane 6. At the very least Rarity if no one else.

Spike: [sighs] Meeting you takes me back. My best friends were ponies. Sunny Starscout: That's what I've heard. Spike: I haven't thought about it in so long. Mostly because I was sleeping. But I do remember my adventures with them. Ugh, but my mind feels so fuzzy since I went into that magic hibernation. Hitch Trailblazer: When was that? Spike: Hard to say. The spell was so strong.

Or in Writer’s terms. Excuses for never explaining anything…

Sunny Starscout: Hitch, can you believe this?! This is the baby dragon from the stories my dad used to tell me! Spike was there with Twilight when Opaline got banished! Spike: It all feels so foggy. Like a dream. But Twilight knew she had to protect magic from her somehow. Tumble: That's why us dragons have been on the Isle of Scaly magically hibernating for all this time. It was part of the plan.

So Opaline was banished, inside her castle I presume. I’ll at least give G5 this that it did sort of answer why the dragon’s home isn’t the volcanic place it was in G4

Spike: Her plan saved us all. She helped us work together against darkness. See, there were these crystals... Sunny Starscout: The Unity Crystals?! Spike: You know them? Sunny Starscout: Know them?! We are the keepers of the crystals! [phone beeps] Zipp Storm: Sorry to interrupt this, uh, moment, but what is the real story of the crystals and Opaline? Who is she really?

But Zipp, didn’t Spike say he doesn’t remember anythi-

Spike: She's dangerous. She's the reason I had to part ways with my friends. Zipp Storm: Because she wanted the Unity Crystals? Spike: No. She wanted magic. All of it.

…Wait, then why did Spike sound confused by the idea of an evil alicorn earlier?

Spike: [narrating] Twilight's reign was peaceful for many moons until Opaline Arcana appeared. She'd been banished from Skyros. Sunny Starscout: The Alicorn land? Spike: She wanted to rule all ponies. She thought that Alicorns were superior.

Ah, more superiority… but it’s not much different then Cozy Glow’s (And Neighsay even if he turned around eventually). Just more specific to alicorns. If the School of Friendship could punch through the superiority of ponies over non-ponies. It should definitely be able to do the same for alicorns

And why should I even care about Skyros at this point if we’re likely not going to even see that place. The only bad thing about Opaline being defeated is she may have been the only link to at least give us a look at Skyros. As I’m not sure I’m confident in Tell Your Tale providing a satisfactory enough look at Skyros.

And I still have some of the same questions as last time. I think if Skyros had existed in G4 (Especially for how long it’s implied to be with Opaline’s story) Twilight would have been VERY knowledgeable and even mentioned it in Friendship is Magic. I know that’s not fair as obviously Skyros was never a concept during G4 but did for G5. But the more they mention it especially as they tie it to what happened between the two gens the more important it is to actually give us more information about this alicorn land. And… I am completely pessimistic of that ever coming to pass. Skyros clearly holds some of the keys that tie the two gens together as flimsy as it may be at this point… and that may be exactly why we never see it

Spike: [narrating] But my friends were strong. Our friendship had created such powerful magic that Opaline had to resort to dark ways to overthrow Equestria. She even attacked the dragons to transform into a Fire Alicorn! Opaline: [echoing laughter] Sunny Starscout: That's what she's done again! Blaize: That's why she came for Jade and Lava! Tumble: For their fire! Spike: [narrating] The crystals were created to hide the magic of Equestria in them. All of pony magic. And all of dragon magic inside the Dragon Stone. Twilight sent us here to protect us and put a spell around Equestria to hide it from Opaline.

Wait, there’s a dragon stone now? Did Twilight seal magic for other species too then? A griffon… stone? (…Pun not intended), a kirin stone? changeling stone? etc. That just sounds like it made the crystals more complicated then they were already were.

And to be frank I think I may be on the side that sealing the magic in crystals is a terrible idea on Twilight’s part. I don’t understand what was so threatening about Opaline that all of Equestria couldn’t just overwhelm her the same they did to the trio in Season 9. Especially when the population should be bigger and friendship magic still more powerful then anything. Why couldn’t they just zap Opaline with the Elements? What did Opaline have that the terrible trio didn't? (Or what could she even do to weaken it when everyone does have their magic). From my view it sounds like a huge overreaction to seal all that magic away for the sake of one villain. They didn't seal everyone's magic up in Crystals for the one villain in G4 that made sense (Since he absorbs magic) in Tirek. All the Alicorn magic went to Twilight which she used to fight in a stalemate, before having to give it up before Rainbow Power gave her and her friends the power to defeat Tirek.

Maybe if Opaline had an army of evil alicorns also from Skyros with her I could understand. But as is, I think we can presume it was just her. As I don’t think she’s ever mentioned any minions other than Misty.

Sunny Starscout: The spell was damaged when we brought magic back, when the three pony kinds reunited again after centuries. Spike: You lost magic? All by yourselves? Aww, I'm going back to sleep!

To be frank Spike, I think I’m right there with you!

Sparky Sparkeroni: Woo-hoo! [breathes fire, chomps] Blaize: [gasps] Transformation fire?! Hitch Trailblazer: Sparky! Now is not the time for snacks, buddy! Sparky Sparkeroni: [burps] Fountain: I thought it was just a myth! Blaize: Me, too. Spike: This little one is special. Sparky Sparkeroni: [gurgles]

Another thing I’m admittedly not a fan of in the Chapter 6 finale is how they sort of make Sparky like the Dragon chosen one. It almost reminds me of my fears back in Season 6 that Flurry Heart would be the catalyst for the redemption of Chrysalis in the finale (At least when it became obvious the finale was going to feature her return). We were getting redemptions for a dime a dozen back at that time. So I felt quite grounded in that fear.

Obviously they have to give Sparky some sort of importance. It was fine when he was basically the Pikachu earlier in G5 of Misty (…Not Pokemon Misty though lol) trying to capture him for Opaline ala Team Rocket. But I don’t know how to feel about him being the deus ex machina.

Of course part of that is I’ve never really cared enough about Sparky to begin with. The fatherly relation with Hitch is cute. But Sparky himself never brought anything for me other than the gags his transformation magic causes. (And the less that Tell Your Tale Sparky is mentioned, the better)

All in all, take it away Izzy (From the very same episode no less)

(Obviously she didn’t say this in this context. But it’s amusing all the same)

Skipping ahead a bit. the finale was fine and all and it was great to see Opaline get her comeuppance (I assume for good. They only have her sealed up which could lead to a potential return, but I’m not sure G5 will go on long enough to set that up. Or at least I’ll never see it for as long as Tell Your Tale is all there is.)

I should go into a bit of Secrets of Starlight. Which I was mostly lukewarm to. It sets up… something I guess. I guess the characters from the special appear in recent Tell your Tale episodes. But the special didn’t leave me intrigued enough to know where they take Comet or the new big cat villain. I actually have more to say about the special’s title then anything else.

…And I’ll begin that the special was total clickbait, wasn’t it? I totally came in expecting that something about the special would relate to a certain other Starlight we know. But it was just the name of location, although it could be argued it’s named after Starlight.

I thought of maybe two possibilities with the title Secrets of Starlight that they could have went with for the final 3D special of Make Your Mark.

First, the actual finale where Opaline is defeated for good but not before getting into detail how Opaline learned stealing cutie marks was possible. Even if they might have naturally had to do it very vaguely. We could have had a line of Opaline be like:

“I learned of this spell long ago when I overheard some ponies talking about a powerful unicorn that gave Twilight a run for her money in the past. I initially hoped that I could gain a true ally, only to find that Twilight had already corrupted her with friendship. But her spell book still proved fruitful to my plans!”

Then the other possibility I have in mind? Well, what is Starlight Glimmer’s most infamous act outside of taking cutie marks? Time travel. A special where, even if only for a brief time. The G5 Mane 6 talk with the G4 Mane 6 felt like the kind of thing they’d end Make Your Mark with a bang.

Obviously, that was dashed (And not rainbow dashed) since we know of the report that apparently using G4 characters became too expensive. But when you title something Secrets of Starlight and make it the finale of a series. You would expect either/and/or, A. Something in the episode that invokes or honors Starlight, B, Cutie mark stealing, and/or C. Time travel to be involved.

…And G5 chose D. Totally unrelated whatsoever to Starlight Glimmer. Hard to tell if it was intentional bait but it’s disappointing all the same.

And I think that's all I have to say for now. I assume G5 will only be done in Tell Your Tale and the comics (Hell even the comics have switched styles to emulate TYT more too) from now on. And I'll just say: You can count me out of that. Even if TYT might have improved. It's going to take a lot to convince me to keep going. In a way, I might be already saying I'm done with G5. It had promise in areas but I think it's clear it fell short in way too many areas. It's a shame... a part of me does like the new Mane 6, especially Misty.

G4-G5 connection wise though? I'm kinda happy about splitting from that as far as possible. I cannot take references to G4 in G5 seriously after the dragon episode in Chapter 6. Whatever the past was like in G5's events, it just wasn't the G4 we watched for a decade. It can't be. I'm saying this with a risk of being called a G4 purist But I feel strongly more than ever that the G4 references was all an afterthought. It just took until the final chapter of Make Your Mark before something broke it beyond repair. It was slowly leaning that way ever since the Opaline story, but now the dam has completely burst.

For me, the ancient equestrian elephant in the room is no longer there.

Or perhaps I should say, was never truly there to begin with

It's probably at this moment where G5 may actually start delving into the important stuff just as many give up. But even if a batch of Tell Your Tale episode promises to answer anything. It's too little, too late.

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 7 months ago

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Yeah.. I'll admit, when they had Twilight say "if you got this message then you found out how to give earth ponies powers they sort of already had." I was already pulling away from the show. I really feel your pain, I had so much hope for g5 after the movie. It looked so promising, and even if some of it felt a little hollow, I really thought they could do it. But then there were quality problems with the show in general, and the story of the episodes just didn't feel engaging. I really felt like they dangled the history of post g4 on a string just to be like "oops, this villain that can't do anything right on screen was actually the cause and scared Twilight so bad she broke magic". Maybe that's a little mean and we can't expect it to be lightening in a bottle, but they really dropped the boll with it.. it was absolutely a stab in the heart for me.. and like you said, the best part of it was Misty.

Yeaaaaah... that part about the Earth pony magic was also pretty questionable. Since Twilight's Kingdom/Season 4 finale (Or technically earlier with Hearth's Warming Eve) G4 confirmed that Earth Ponies were the best farmers and/or had super strength. It's just in doing so the magic that earth ponies have is more subtle and not as flashy as Unicorn magic and Pegasus flight. And G5 made it's own attempt to make it just as flashy in which they have instant grow powers. Which I can understand why they went that route so it's a little more obvious of what kind of magic Earth ponies have. But never felt necessary

Also yeah, while G4 had villains with flawed plans as well. (I'm pretty sure everyone's nitpicked about Chrysalis' actions throughout the show) Even the worst plan laid by Chrysalis may have been better than anything Opaline came up with. And we're really supposed to buy that she was capable enough to bring down a golden age in Equestria. I don't quite see what she could have done that the trio didn't already try in the Season 9 finale that was ultimately defeated by the youth of the School of Friendship (YMMV about how they executed the School in Season 8, I felt that it got a good payoff in the final two-parter)

Still, Misty was at least a bright spot in all of this. Just a shame she wasn't in a better written story. Cause goodness knows Misty provided one of the few things G5 had that Friendship is Magic didn't. (Outside of my comparisons between Misty and Sci-Twi from Equestria Girls anyway)

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Pardon me, but I really loved your thoughts on g5 MYM chapter 4, have you seen up to chapter 6 yet? Did you ever write down your thoughts? I'm sorry if I cause stress, I just wanted to pick your brain about how the climax of the show went?

I'm a long time g4 lover, I think I joined after "a Canterlot wedding" came out. I have.. a personal distaste with g5 chapter 4 and on. I was just hoping to see what you thought about it all.

It's no problem ^^ Maybe I can do another write up on it as I did sometime. But I may at least give a short answer on why I haven't put one up even though it's been a few months: Spike's inclusion in the final chapter kinda broke all remaining (...Which to be fair was already small to begin with) suspension of disbelief that I had about the connection between G4 and G5. I could probably explain more in detail if I do another write up about it. But I will say it was the last straw personally when taking any connection to G4 seriously in G5

They try to excuse it I know by Spike conveniently barely remembering (Some say through some kind of spell or whatever reason) anything aside from Twilight. But that's hardly the only thing about Spike's inclusion that has killed any sort of serious speculation about the G4-G5 connection for me.

I'll at least say I'm glad Opaline got a real comeuppance. Though it was also a shame Secrets of Starlight ended up being a total clickbait title that had barely anything to do with Starlight Glimmer. I think there was some fun moments in the final chapter, but yeah... The way they included Spike is a big reason I went quiet about G5. It just broke me on too many levels.

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TMI Tuesday: What inspired you to create the Genie Twi AU?

The simple answer is... well, there wasn't enough stuff out there of Twilight as a genie when I first started I Dream of Twilight Sparkle!

Although I understood why. Most genie-related art in the fandom usually had Pinkie Pie as the genie, as she and Genie (From Disney's Aladdin) are both the comic-relief character in their respective franchises.

But for a multitude of reasons, I really wanted to see a take on Twilight as a genie. And while I will say I'm likely not the only one to influence things to that degree (I imagine Navita's Twixie Genies was a big part of it too) Twilight is certainly now more numerous if you ever try searching for genie-related works in the fandom.

It probably helped that when mulling over a potential story over what being a genie would mean for Twilight. The idea of attaching the immortality of a genie so she can be there for Spike enticed me so much when designing ideas for the blog. Of course, at the time I didn't know Twilight was going to become an Alicorn. I actually wasn't bothered by the idea partly because while the idea of Twilight outliving her friends' was understandably controversial. She'll be there for Spike. The little guy is just as important as Genie Twilight herself for why I created the blog. He helps share another perspective of their relationship at a time we weren't 100% sure of what they considered eachother.

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 1 year ago

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Happy 11-Year Anniversary of your Genie Twilight blog! 🎉

Thank you ^^

Much appreciated!

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 1 year ago

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11 Years of I Dream of Twilight Sparkle & Plans for the near Future

Hey everyone! Just a message I wanted to make now that it’s been 11 years since I started the blog. I was going to have something special out for today, but I thought instead of simply delaying it for either as early as next week or sometime this month. Playing the Sonic Frontiers DLC among many other things got in the way of sharing what I wanted to do next in a manner fast enough to make it for the blog’s anniversery.

I should at least leave you all with this. I admit there’s not much left I have planned for the future of the blog that doesn’t depend on your asks/interaction to keep alive. I think Earnest Empathetic Change was the last lengthy story I have in mind. Anything else that comes after would likely be one-shots if at all. Although to assure you, that asks are very much still on the table.

Perhaps at the very least. I should share I plan to do next: There will be another timeskip coming, though it won’t be tied in with a story like EEC was. It’ll simply give an idea of where the IDOTS universe is by the time of The Last Problem’s own timeskip (The general idea is the same as in that episode, though there are some important differences too that I want to lay out).

The version of the characters from shortly after Season 9/Secrets of the Dragon’s Tear and the 10 year timeskip related to Earnest Empathetic change are still very much able to be asked if you’d prefer. You won’t be locked into getting answered by this coming timeskip if you feel the question works best for an earlier point in the timeline.

I would also like to tell you that a 3rd timeskip will eventually be shown too. Which I promise will be the last one. Although I don’t plan to show it until sometime next year. Hopefully earlier in the year rather than later. For the most part the timeskip coming this month will just get into more of a “Where are they now?” sort of thing. The timeskip in 2024 I may at the very least design a short story for. Other then that though, it’s really winding down to a real finale for the blog. But not in a way that permanently closes off the blog off to any asks/interaction. Asks have been slow anyway for years so it’s very possible that it may end up being a real finale anyway. But at some point, more I Dream of Twilight Sparkle stuff will count on all of you. As all that’s left is some feel-good stuff in the future for many characters.

The blog has lasted a long time, longer then a great many Pony ask blogs have. I’ve had a lot of fun and even if no more asks are ever sent. I want to say that I appreciate everyone who has ever sent an ask, collaborated, liked, reblogged, etc over the years. I hope in some ways I’m not entirely done even when I’ve laid out all the timeskips I want to do.

Remember that even if IDOTS ever grows too quiet for too long, I haven’t left Pony ask blogs completely. As I still want to try to get as much as I can through Geniequestria. But I Dream of Twilight Sparkle was where I started, it will always have a special place in my heart. I know Geniequestria’s not going to appeal to everyone who liked I Dream of Twilight Sparkle since its definitely much more geared to mature subjects. I didn’t want to abandon IDOTS completely just because I have Geniequestria now, as I feel that’s unfair to people who may not find Geniequestra to be their cup of tea.

It's just fairly obvious that I have more plans on Geniequestria currently then I do for I Dream of Twilight Sparkle. I feel I've told a majority of what I've wanted to tell on IDOTS, and I'm just getting started practically with Geniequestria (Although I am starting to be afraid the amount of ideas may take too long to ever get to before something happens that makes it difficult for me to continue doing ask blogs for much longer). However, I will always be open to doing something more for IDOTS if there's an ask/suggestion I'd love to do with it.

Remember that I did open a roleplay askblog not too long ago that's good for quicker answers in the iDOTS universe that doesn't take long to do anything with. That'll remain open for as long as I can.

One more reassurance that this is not a message about ending the blog entirely, but coming soon how much this blog gets updated may depend on you guys more than me heading into the coming year.

However uncertain the future is, I want to thank you all again for these 11 years. and I still look forward to my next post whether it's on here, Geniequestria, or elsewhere.

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 1 year ago

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An example of the shorter dialogue-less version of side stories I may do from now on. I wish I could keep side stories as lengthy as they had been in the past. But it just takes too much time away for not just main story stuff but stuff I want to do outside of Tumblr.

I've admittedly afraid that I may never get to finish Geniequestria the way I want to in a timely fashion before it's all said and done. The whole scale of the project is too ambitious for one person and I don't want to burden others for something I can't compensate them for. I can at least say I Dream of Twilight Sparkle's story is mostly finished at this point. Most of what comes there is for any asks or small stuff (Although I do have a few more things planned, but definitely not another story on the level of either SOTDT or EEC).

Regardless, I'll try to continue Geniequestria for as long as I'm able to. I just feel so sorry that it's come so slow, but I also don't want Geniequestria to literally be the only thing I'm doing. So I still want to balance it with other things I want to do.

While the non-genified Mane 6 went to comfort Twilight, and Starlight basked in her victory with a trip to the spa. Fluttershy went inside the hive that was Meadowbrook’s vessel. She would talk with Meadowbrook over what just happened. The mage from ancient times was initially hostile to Fluttershy’s appearance, since it was technically her fault this happened.

Though Fluttershy could tell that Meadowbrook’s attitude toward her was half-hearted. Meadowbrook’s tone gives away that while maybe there was a hint of disdain towards Fluttershy. It was obvious she felt more betrayed by Starswirl and the silence of the others of the Pillars, plus, she knew now what kind of power and pleasurable feelings being a genie gives her. Almost like she understood why Catrina was so obsessed with her own power. If a bit worried that simply something brainwashing her into believing it.

Fluttershy would get her to understand that it’s ok to still feel a little upset with her. But also figures what Starswirl said to her was bothering her more than anything else. She helps Meadowbrook understand that Starswirl is wrong. Though it will take some time for him to figure that out, maybe not even up til’ he is genified himself one day. Fluttershy also assures that the good feelings Meadowbrook is feeling is no mind trick. As if it was, why would it let her even debate with herself about it. Helping Meadowbrook see that she still has her own free will. She thanks Fluttershy for making her realize that.

For now though, she wonders what she should do next. And Fluttershy actually gives her a suggestion: Go to Ponyville’s hospital. The pegasus genie knows some pony there that would really like to meet her, and would be more than happy to show her how healthcare has changed since her time.

Fluttershy then tells Meadowbrook she has someone else she needs to cheer up, before politely leaving Meadowbrook on her own, The mage cheered up, and ready to spread this magic to modern experts of healthcare.

When Meadowbrook gets to the hospital, it’s deserted of patients and she sees what seems to be a nurse with a white coat and pink hair awfully puzzled about this. Holding a list of patients that needed urgent care that had reported that they’re feeling fine now. Better than ever actually. She sighs before sitting down on a waiting room chair.

Meadowbrook soon approached the Nurse, the latter gasping as she sees what seems to be a splitting image of someone she’s idolized ever since she was a filly. She initially thinks Meadowbrook is just a cosplayer. But as they talk, the nurse quizzes the mare. She realizes that she’s living a dream.

Mage Meadowbrook herself was in front of her, and the nurse could barely contain her excitement. She wonders why the mage isn’t in her more iconic dress, but just assumes the clothing change was perhaps some desert wear that Somnambula gave her. She introduces herself to the mage as Nurse Redheart and tells her how much her tales inspired her to get into healthcare.

They talk at length, eventually getting to the conversation about modern healthcare and how much has improved since Meadowbrook’s time. Including many ailments that had been fatal, or otherwise crippling are now rare or even nonexistent thanks to such miracle inventions as the vaccine. Which astounds Meadowbrook to no end. Wondering if such a miracle exists, does illness even exist anymore?

Which actually gets Nurse Redheart to sigh. Who tells Meadowbrook that as much as healthcare has improved, there are still some things vaccines can’t take care of. Mostly physical injury, and how sometimes ponies doubt the validity of such advances in technology just because of what it still can’t do. Or if it was applied too late to save somepony.

Inadvertently, Nurse Redheart wishes audibly that there was a singular vaccine for absolutely everything. Which gives Meadowbrook her chance, eager to use her new powers granted to her by Fluttershy. Meadowbrook tells Redheart that she may have just the thing and asks for an empty syringe. Redheart not understanding what Meadowbrook intends to do, but who is she to question this legend of healthcare.

Meadowbrook begins to imbue the syringe with magic, and tells Redheart to sit down as she’s about to apply it. Redheart raises an eyebrow before telling her that she’s already well-vaccinated for everything there is in this current age. The mage winks and hints that there is one ailment that indeed the nurse has to worry about… aging… as well as death.

Redheart’s eyes going wide and exclaiming that it’s impossible, though she’s then initially scared she means something like suspended animation in which Meadowbrook must have been in limbo. In which the Mage assures that’s not what she’s about to do. She insists for Redheart to trust her. Redheart isn’t too sure she can take the idea of curing aging and death even from her idol as nothing more than fool’s gold but decides to let Meadowbrook do what she wills.

As Meadowbrook slowly brings down the syringe, Redheart winces to prepare for the initial sting. Although surprisingly, when it’s inserted. There’s no sting at all, it smoothly goes in without an ounce of pain. She gasped, and even began to blush as she felt the opposite of a brief second of pain. It felt like more so she was getting an immediate dose of dopamine into her body. She coos and comments to Meadowbrook that this feels amazing. A power unlike nothing else welling up inside.

Though just seconds later, Redheart looks over to the hoof that the syringe had been injected in… and sees it was beginning to get sucked up into the syringe!

As much as still felt no pain, it still presented a moment of panic as more of her hoof was absorbed into the syringe. She tries to use her other hoof to try to stop the syringe only making things worse as the syringe started taking in her other hoof. She was now helpless as her head and upper body began to warp into the syringe too.

She screams for a few seconds before it starts to fade as her mouth enters the syringe. From there, the nurse’s entire body is sucked into the syringe as easily as blood is taken from the body during blood drives.

A satisfying sound is heard once all of the nurse is in the syringe, the red cross of the nurse’s cutie mark appearing on both sides of the syringe. Meadowbrook herself is amused and prepares to release her newly genified pony. She presses on it as if to release its contents in the air. And she softly puts the syringe onto the table. White and pink smoke quickly swirling out of the syringe until it takes the shape of the nurse, now connected to the syringe via a curvy, smoke tail.

As Redheart faded in, she felt renewed. She was no longer as afraid as she had been in the seconds she was being sucked into the syringe. A blood red veil adorned her face, same with her forelegs. She asks Meadowbrook what just happened, and why she feels like she’s in the best shape of her life.

Meadowbrook of course explains to her that she was now a genie and how much of Equestria is gradually becoming genified. Just like she is right now. Being a more science-focused mare, the nurse could hardly believe genies were real. But it was hard to dispute that she now had a smoke tail to her vessel, the syringe. And overwhelming power within her. Meadowbrook would say she’s generally all new to this herself, but no matter what. Being a genie felt great, even if the opinions of Starswirl have soured her positive feelings a bit.

Redheart understood now that genification was indeed the cure for everything. She also realizes this is what must have happened to those patients on her urgent care list. They must have become genies, and thus no longer needed such care. Though she laments a bit that she may be out of a job if nopony will ever need medical attention ever again should all of Equestria become genies. Though Meadowbrook pats her on the shoulder, reassuring her that even in a fully genified world. It will be satisfying to see the smiles of all former and would-be patients that nothing will ever harm them again.

Besides, up until every pony is genified. There will still be a need to give them the treatment she got from Meadowbrook… including the rest of the hospital staff. Which makes Redheart excited, as she surely wants to share this with every pony else working at the hospital. They both immediately go into the halls and start genifying every staff member they see on sight. The commotion would even attract Starlight Glimmer who happened to be near the hospital shortly after her trip to the spa. She gives a wink and grin of approval to both Meadowbrook and the newly genified Nurse Redheart. Proud of them for turning an essential part of society into another factory for the gradual genification of Equestria. If there were any remaining staff members left to genify, Starlight even got in on the fun. Before she takes her lamp to the waiting room and decides to take a rest.

#Geniequestria

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 1 year ago

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Hehe, this is/was true in the I Dream of Twilight Sparkle/Ask Genie Twilight universe

It's ok though, she later would hook up with a pretty fine Saddle Arabian prince later! (Who coincidentally also had a one-sided crush on Twilight at some point)

How bout moondancer in a one sided crush on twilight?

so true

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 1 year ago

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Gauging interest for something...

Hey everyone, I thought I'd put up something of a poll that might bring something of a change for both I Dream of Twilight Sparkle and Geniequestria.

Asks and/or Submissions have become so rare at least from my side of Tumblr. And I miss having some sort of community input. Right now both IDOTS and Geniequestria seem to be just on my part... putting up the next story... but I don't want the more small-talk and/or interaction to just disappear. As such...

What I'm considering, is opening sideblogs each for both IDOTS and Geniequestria. Where they are purely roleplay blogs with text only replies to questions and/or interactions. I know it may be odd to just now have a more public roleplay come into play for IDOTS when the blog is more than a decade old. But it also provides some opportunity to sort of flesh out further and/or put up some more awareness of the AUs that take up both I Dream of Twilight Sparkle and Geniequestria each.

Though one more thing I want to note before getting to the details. I am a bit... nervous about opening up roleplay to both so publicly. As I know some roleplays can end up with nasty behavior. If I feel like someone is starting to be too mean or too attempting to be controlling of where a story is going. I withhold a right to end an interaction at any moment. Please be kind and considerate as possible. If this turns out to be more trouble than it's worth, I also withhold the right to just deactivate the roleplay side blogs. But I certainly hope it never has to come to that.

If you're interested enough, I want to make them separate blogs so they don't clutter the main pages since I know some roleplays can come across many, many, many reblogs. Wouldn't want those who just want to see the stories and/or asks I've done for both, and have to climb through pages of roleplay. And as for how each would work...

If I Dream of Twilight Sparkle gets a roleplay spin-off blog...

It'd open up for many of the characters in the IDOTS/Ask Genie Twilight universe. It wouldn't just be with Genie Twilight, Spike, and/or Starlight. Recent stories has made it so a much larger cast is capable of being interacted with. Just name a character (Though preferably a recurring canon character, one of the few OC's that are involved in IDOTS, or significant one-shot characters that I've featured in recent stories) and I can see what I can do

Maybe even some room to expand towards the Genie Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Sci-Twi from Ain't Never Had Friends Like Us as well if it's requested.

These would be mostly wholesome interactions. Many of which that would fit in line with the show. Although certainly some subjects could go dark (Ex: Talking to any of the spirits of the deceased like Applejack's parents about death for example) in tone.

Also, if you've been paying attention to the recent Earnest Empathetic Change story. You'd see that there's a timeskip by about 10 years. You won't be restricted to these future versions of the characters however. If you want to specifically talk to a more... present day version of the character (As in Post-S9 and probably shortly after Secrets of the Dragon's Tear) you'd fully have that option.

Just pick a character you'd like to interact with from the IDOTS AU, decide whether you want the Post-Ending of the End/SOTDT version or the 10 year timeskip version of the characters depicted in Earnest Empathetic Change. And we can arrange something.

If Geniequestria gets a roleplay spin-off blog...

It'd fall under many of the same rules that are in the pinned post over on Geniequestria. Although one big difference is, there's no promises that the interactions are canon to the story if you're portraying a character that hasn't had a story yet on Geniequestria. They may at least influence something whenever a certain character is brought up. But otherwise many canon character interactions with a Geniequestria genie would be more like a what if scenario that may or may not come to play later. (For any G5 fans who are roleplayers, yes this opens up the what if scenario depicted in the story from last September when the Mane 5 were genified as a possible scenario)

And if an OC is interacting with a Geniequestria character. Especially if it's with one of the genies. The interaction is mainly going to be about getting them to genify your OC. Potentially, this could result in eventually a visualization of your OC as a genie made by myself. But I can't promise that'd come too quickly after we've interacted. And just like how I mentioned in the pinned post, if I end up visualizing your OC as a genie. I will do only one of them. Do not roleplay with me purely to get all your OCs genified with sprite art.

As for what characters would be opened up. Basically anyone who's currently a genie (Which you can check over here to see who is, though it's everyone but Nova and Ember currently. As those are friends of mine's OCs). You do have the option of interacting with some of the non-genies. But I'm unsure if anyone would be going to interact with an AU called Geniequestria if they weren't here to speak to the genies. I figure that's kind of the main draw for interactions, especially as more and more characters are genified.

Many of the same do's or do not's are in play as in the pinned post. No god-modding your OC out of genification, or no helping the remaining non-genie members of the Mane 6 after genification. OCs are still not allowed to impact the main story too much. Even if it's in-character for your OC to disagree with Starlight's methods per se. It's not up to them to get her to change. And fighting her post-genification would only lead to a stalemate. (And in most cases, your OC should feel too good to outright deny everything Starlight says. That's kind of the nature of genifications in Geniequestria. Even the most reluctant change their tune once they've felt the transformation)

The tone of Geniequestria to far more mature subjects that are normally too much for IDOTS. But I also must warn that I don't want to go too far off the handle. Even as it seems Tumblr has sort of let-up in some regards to mature content. What with the whole "Are you sure?" screens. I don't want to get involved with roleplays involving explicit descriptions of sex, nor any mention of genitals or er... certain bodily fluids. Try to keep it in tone with Geniequestria stories where yes, naughtiness gets very much implied... but never too explicitly described and/or happening offscreen.

Also, reminder that any filly and colt-aged character was aged up by a wish in an earlier part of the story. And all male characters are Rule 63'd/become mares before or at the same time that they're transformed into genies. Any and all characters involved in the genification part of Geniequestria will become adult mares as Genies. That's a strict rule that I hope can be abided. In short... No filly-aged genies, and no male genies once transformed.

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Anyhow, I can now show the poll. I'd like your feedback if any of you would be interested in either of these.

#mod post #i dream of twilight sparkle #geniequestria #poll #roleplay #mlp roleplay #my little pony #my little pony friendship is magic #g4 #generation 4 #my little pony roleplay

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 2 years ago

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Finally a new Geniequestria story after a little while. So sorry for taking so long especially since technically the whole thing has existed for months working with TailMaker.

I must admit I've overloaded myself in the midst of doing much of Geniequestria this past year or so. And I hope to soon get in a position where Geniequestria is what I'm working on most. I'm still passionate about carrying this through but I am worried of just how long it might take me to complete the story the way I want to. And if I'll even able to finish by the time I do, as I don't know if/when real life might get in the way.

Starlight Glimmer was in a great mood, just about everything was going exactly to plan. Maybe some things are being slowed down then initially planned, such as Celestia’s approach to wait until the Gala for the mass genification of Canterlot. But given the entirety of the Crystal Empire, and Manehattan’s on their way there. There’s still no shortage of new genies, and there was no doubt in her mind that geniequality for all was becoming a reality.

That said, even the victorious need their relaxation time. There’s still so much to do, though luckily for her, there’s all eternity to do it. So as Starlight begins to plant roots in Ponyville as she gradually makes it her new home. (Or well, her home outside the true home that is her lamp.)

She decides to check in at the Ponyville Day Spa, run by the Spa Twins of Aloe and Lotus. She’ll find out if the twins' reputation in town are worthy of the praise they receive... of course, this doubly serves as adding a vital part of Ponyville’s commerce for genification activities.

She approaches the front desk in the waiting room, and rings the call bell a few times to catch the attention of the twins.

Not long after the bell was rung, one of the two sisters made their way to answer. Aloe, wearing a most professional smile, matching her beautiful pink coat and elegant blue mane.

"Why good afternoon, madam! How might I be of service?" she asked Starlight. Busy as she and Lotus were, she did not know of Starlight Glimmer's story, let alone her current ambitions.

Though the newcomer's fanciful attire, so to speak, certainly caught the spa pony's attention... How novel, and unique! How... exotic.

Lotus was not far behind, and approached with quite the same fascination as Aloe showed. "Oh, my! From far afield, are you?" she asked with a most courteous and curious smile.

Starlight bows her head politely to the twins "Greetings to the both of you! As for how I’m not from around here, you... could say that. I am a recent move-in to this town, and I wanted to fancy my first visit here. I've heard great things from those who have lived here much longer than I. I've even got an extensive look beforehand at a brochure that listed your types of Spa therapy. For this first visit, I won't be going too extraordinary. A mane styling + full body massage combo course, if you please"

In unison, the two spa ponies nodded with a gracious bow. "Certainly, madam. Right zis way," Aloe said, before the two led the genie-mare into the spacious and lavish spa rooms just beyond the reception. It was a quiet day today, it seemed, so waiting was not necessary for their latest guest. And their greatest, too, though neither yet knew it...

"My name is Aloe," said she herself,

"And mine is Lotus," replied her sister. "I'll be styling your mane today, whilst Aloe begins your massage." She gestured towards a massage table by the spa-side, all pristine and posh. Perfect for one such as Starlight, who thinks she certainly deserves some well-earned pleasures...

Starlight nodded and followed the twins to the table they had chosen for her. She climbs on up, and lays in a prone position on top of the table. "If you need me to remove my veil or leggings to make things easier, I can do that with my magic at any point during this session"

"We'll be certain to let you know, madam," said Aloe with a smile. Although she wondered briefly why that would be necessary instead of simply removing them by hoof... Of course, they did not know the significance of such garments.

"Now... just relax," came Lotus' delicate, dreamy voice. "As we show you ze marvels of unwinding. True rest and recovery~"

Aloe began to work her hooves softly and carefully into Starlight's shoulders, working with such practiced and majestic motions that all stress and tension began to fade away from them... Pleasurable pangs rippled faintly, all the way through Starlight Glimmer's body, as Lotus began to work on her mane.

"Ahhhhh~" Starlight was already seeing that the citizens of Ponyville's high regard for this place was far from unfounded. Aloe's hooves were as soft as a cloud but at the same time firm enough to relax any stiff muscles on Starlight's body.

Aloe herself felt something rather interesting as she felt Starlight's fur and skin. Something about it felt more smooth then most of her customers in the past. She observed as she rubbed the fur on Starlight's back. What she initially thinks is dandruff, is actually tiny sparks of pure magic. Now she's seen such sparks of magic during many sessions before, but that's only happened when they're asked to clean a unicorn's horn. It has never happened with anypony's fur, let alone as she would find... throughout their entire body!

As Aloe massaged Starlight, the volume of magic radiating from her was far more than just a curiosity. This was more than in even the more powerful unicorns she had ever tended to. She kept the pace and smoothness of her massage correctly, but her curiosity grew and grew for every moment she worked her talent. Her hooves descended, massaging and pleasuring Starlight's lower back, approaching her flanks.

"So, what brings you to Ponyville?" she asked, in a quiet and gentle tone, yet her inquisitiveness was not fully masked. The magic made her too curious!

"Oh, you could say I came here to find some new friends. After all, this IS the friendship capital of the world... is it not?~" She smirked. "My old home town was a tiny village, and while the community there is great. Especially nowadays, I might add~. I wanted to find another humble town, but with a much larger population to get to know. I have so much to share with everypony here... I can't wait until I've properly met everypony in town, and have given them the most tremendous gift of all~" Starlight elicits a soft moan as Aloe softly rubs her flanks and plot.

It was those last words that, for but a moment, caused the twins to pause. Lotus while she was tending Starlight's lavish mane, and Aloe while she rubbed and massaged her gorgeous rear…

"Tremendous gift?" asked Aloe, before her hooves returned to kneading Starlight's plot so dreamily. "My, zat certainly sounds... interesting!" Though her professional manner remained, as of course it would, the curiosity in her tone was now quite clear.

And perhaps, thanks to the twin’s wonderful work thus far, the genie mare might feel relaxed enough to divulge some of her intentions, or lead the two toward what must surely be their fate. This was a chance to relax, and yet... work always needed done, yes?~

Those hooves kneaded Starlight's shapely, smooth posterior as a baker would dough; freeing the stresses from every muscle...

Lotus had also noticed the magical sparks seeping through every brush of Starlight's mane as Aloe did through her fur. She quickly became about as curious as her sister about their newest customer.

Starlight heaves a long, relaxed sigh. Very much satisfied with the work of Aloe's massaging hooves. "Shall I turn over so you can massage my chest, or does your sister need me to be in this position a little longer for my mane?"

"Ah, yes, madam. I belie.... I believe my sister is quite finished," she said, looking over at Lotus.

Lotus came to, as if having been in a brief daze. "Oh, y-yes! Why yes indeed..." She, after all, had noticed the sparkles herself. And though her practiced hooves worked as majestically as Aloe's, she couldn't help but hesitate as she questioned the source of the magic. She, too, had never seen so much at once.

"And it may be best to remove your.. attire now, madam~" continued Lotus, though her mind reeled with the puzzling question as to just who this visitor was!

Starlight breifly gets off the table and floats up a mirror to look at her mane, most of the back remained the same but it was the front that was certainly different. It was now curled to the side rather than her more matronly look, the curl going over her horn rather than splitting her mane in half. She has a gentle smile seeing her new look, she still sort of prefers her older cut. But she wouldn't mind having this style again from time-to-time. "Oh, very nice work, Lotus! I'll have to remember this on occasion~"

She puts the mirror back, laying back down onto the table, and nods as Lotus instructs her to remove her attire. She charges her horn for a brief moment, and her veil and leggings all disappear in a flash. The only remaining part of her attire was her ear piercings, but those were welcome to stay on as ear accessories weren't too much of an obstacle. Starlight then turns herself over and lays flat on her back. So Aloe can finish up the full body massage.

And as Starlight positioned herself anew, the two spa owners continued their masterful massages. Hooves swathing and furrowing so finely over the fur on Starlight's front, letting pleasures cascade and blossom all throughout her magical being. Those suspicious sparkles glimmered all the more, all but dazzling the spa mares. Her forelegs and hindlegs alike were smoothly serviced, ensuring that pleasure rippled towards every inch of her being; hooves of pink and blue tending to a coat of luscious lilac.

"What a striking style your accessories have, madam," said Lotus of the vanished veil and leggings.

"Ooooooooo aaaaaaaah mmmmmmmmmmm~" Is all Starlight could audibly express as the sisters continued the massage especially as they rubbed all four of her limbs. Aloe's massaging hooves alone felt great, but the both of them working together was just a dream come true. There was only one other time she could recall where she felt greater than this, and that was... her transformation into a genie back at the Canterlot archives.

As she finally gets a chance to respond to Lotus' complimenting her attire. She turns her head and smiles, "Hehe... would you and your sister like a pair of your very own, perhaps?~"

"Would we? Oh goodness, I'm sure!" said Lotus with a musically light laugh. All while her hooves worked their wonders upon Starlight's beautiful body. From her front, to her legs, to her flanks, to her rear, to her tail, the lilac pony was awash in the marvels of their treatment.

"Hah, but with our ever-busy list of clients, we wish we could take ze time to get some," said Aloe.

"Agreed," said Lotus. "Indeed, madam, you picked ze ideal day to visit, when zat often-busy list found itself quite quiet for once."

But little did they realize what they just said, and to whom....

Starlight immediately responds with some sinister laughter, before sitting up. "Then perhaps... for your pleasantries you've given me today... I should reward the both of you... with a happy ending of my own making~" She then teleports off the table before levitating another table from nearby, reforming her veil and leggings before putting the table perfectly horizontal next to the one she was just on. She then gently places Aloe and Lotus on each of the two tables.

"Wh-What?" said Aloe, suddenly.

"Huh? But... we haven't finished your treatment yet," said Lotus, and both stared at their customer with newfound confusion. Not that either had much experience reacting to a change of tone quite like Starlight displayed, and their puzzlement turned almost to outright shock once they found themselves levitated onto those tables!

"Don't worry about that, maybe I cut it a little short. But I can assure that you two did a fantastic job, I feel fully renewed already. So just sit tight, relax, and let all your wishes come true~" Starlight then charges her horn and creates two pairs of disembodied hooves made purely of a magic, she places them on each of the twins. Turning them over if they weren't already prone, and then massaging them on their back.

Before either of the spa ponies could protest, they felt those ethereal hooves upon their bodies, touching and tending far more finely than could be believed... Those magic-wrought hooves moved with unprecedented grace, and all that stopped the two from submitting completely to their touch was the suddenness and shock of it all. And yet, they could not resist the relief those magical masterful hooves brought. "O-Oh my...." gasped Aloe.

Starlight continues to massage the spa workers in a similar manner that they had just done to her, rubbing their full bodies and loosening every muscle along the way. She turns them over to get their chests as well as their own hooves. All in the meantime, Starlight conjures up a fancy decanter-like bottle similar to the Day spa's bottles of moisturizer with two entrances on the top. She pops open both of the stoppers and lays the bottle on the floor below and in front of the two tables. Both of the twins are so enamored by Starlight's massage that they don't realize their pony tails are acting strangely...

"This is... Mmmhhh..." Lotus attempted, but the rush of relief helped drown out any concerns or questions she might have shared.

Aloe's body shivered with pleasure, drawing an erotic, dulcet gasp from her lips. "I've never felt so... so..." she too struggled to find the words. Were they to berate this sudden gesture from their client, question it, or merely welcome it?

All the while, though, their beautiful pony tails began to stretch and siphon towards the bottle... Pulling towards it, little by little, until both tail tips touched either spout.

"O-OHH!~"

"MMH!?~"

Starlight then smirks as she then uses the disembodied hands and begins to specifically focus on the twins' hindlegs. but rather than simply rubbing them. she starts shaping them as if they were clay. She rubs on up til' she gets to the twins' shapely hips, then she pushes the legs together. A gentle circular rub is all it takes to slowly make the line separating their limbs disappear until they form a singular pink and blue curvy and wavy tail that replaces each of the twins' lower halves.

The twins' faces arranged into expressions of sheer bliss! "What's happening to u-us?... What is... Mmmhhhh!" moaned Aloe, her face stricken with such a bright blush!

"Who are y-you?... What IS this... this... Oohhhhhhh, zis fabulous feeling!?~" cried Lotus, her smile spreading wide.

As their lower halves were stroked, caressed, sculpted anew into long, luscious, luxurious tails, their gasps filled the spa like song. As if the loss of hindlegs and gaining of these strange smoky tails was the truest sensation of relief their spa had ever seen! Their eyes all but rolled back, as their tongues lolled lustrously from their mouths. Shapely equine hips swelled and widened, befitting those wavering tails. Tails that tethered to the bottle, connecting tight!

"Ahhhh, I admit it must have been a little rude of me to not introduce myself earlier. Especially to such a classy pair of mares like you two. But my name is Starlight Glimmer, I was once a simple unicorn... or maybe simple is putting it too lightly. as even then I rivaled even your local princess in power~

But on one fateful night not too long ago, I found myself discovering, partly due to said princess... a power so great. That I just had to share with all pony kind... remember when I mentioned I had a tremendous gift for everypony in Ponyville?~ What you are receiving right now... is exactly what I have in store for the rest of this friendly town. You shall join me, as a beautiful pair of wish-granting genies~.

Your spa won't be just a place for relaxation, you shall be granting ponies long-sought after dreams and giving them an experience... that will last for eternity~"

Starlight continues to massage the two slowly closer to their vessel as she monologues, beginning to work on the twins torso above their hips. By now the two were slowly being slid off the table by the vessel's and Starlight's power, their heads further away from the edge of the table they were adjacent to.

Aloe and Lotus couldn't bring themselves to fight the pleasure filling them, nor did they truly want to. As they slid slowly from the tables, their tails were smoothly pulled into their vessel…

"Genies...?" asked Lotus, dreamy-eyed and orgasmic.

"Oooh, just think.... Genies~!" giggled Aloe, similarly drunk on delight. Such sultry gasps they gave, as they were slowly sucked downward into their new vessel, pleasurably embracing the gift Starlight had in store for them. A new eternal fate and calling, and a growing desire to share such a thrilling transformation with ALL of Ponyville!

As the twins' upper torso was beginning to stretch, their forehooves begin to stretch and warp around their back, and travel from there until they were again at the front, doing it a few more times, the twins felt like they were both somehow being both hugged and massaged by themselves as their hooves spiraled around their bodies. The two were almost entirely off the table at this point, if it weren't for the magic of the vessel they certainly would have fallen off. But the vessel's grasp is strong enough to defy gravity as the twins' shoulders and heads still rest quite peacefully at the very ends of the tables.

Even as all that remained was their heads and shoulders, their looks of bliss didn't falter. Sheer pleasure, erotic and arousing, coursed through their bodies in no way felt before. Such novel, exotic, mystifying delight, resonating through their changing and siphoning forms.

"Ahhhhhhh~" they sighed, as those shoulders too were sucked into their new vessel. And with lidded eyes and dreamy smiles, their heads followed right behind...

As it happened, the last word to whisper from Aloe's pleasure-stricken lips was, "Genies....~"

Two simultaneous clinks ring as the entire being of the twins are collected within. The bottle then begins to change too, the clear and transparent glass becoming on one side pink, and the other blue. Something akin to the twins' very similar cutie mark fades onto the front, although the flower in their cutie marks being siphoned into or rising out of a vessel directly below it. The changed cutie mark emblematic of the forever changed destiny of the twins.

Starlight picks up the vessel, removes both of the stoppers. Before placing it back on the ground to prepare for the twins re-entrance as a pair of gorgeous genies!

Once Starlight removed the stoppers, there was but a moment of stillness... and then, from the fathoms of the bottle, there came such dreamy dulcet voices, giggling keenly. Up from the vessel's spouts blossomed plumes of smoke, pink and blue together, as Aloe and Lotus emerged right behind them! From either spout, the spa twins appeared wearing reverent smiles, as well as exotic veils and golden cuffs! Posing proudly, awash in erupting pleasure, the two spread their arms wide in utter reverence!

"Ooooohhhhhhh, YYYYYESSSS~!" cried Aloe, almost teary-eyed with joy.

"Now ZIS is pleasure! ZIS is satisfaction!" then said Lotus!

The two new genies were a sight to behold. Such beautiful mares, made all the more gorgeous by their flowing genie tails, and erotic genie garb. They, too, were now perfect!

The colors of the sisters' veil and leggings were the same as their corresponding mane and tail between the siblings... everything remaining in a perfect yin-yang between the twins.

"Now that's what I'd like to call... the genie treatment~" Starlight smugly commented to the twins, still reeling from their wonderful transformation.

Aloe and Lotus wavered slowly, majestic and fluid as a mirage, as they explored themselves. Lotus looked upon her shining cuffs with cooing joy, while Aloe looked down at her genie tail with a gleeful squeal!

"The genie treatment you say?~" said Lotus, voice breathy with lingering pleasure.

"Hmmm... A-heheh. I dare say we ought to practice it upon some patrons, such as..." began Aloe, hoof toying at her chin. "Say, our entire client list~" As she said it, her shapely genie hips gave a smooth, sexy sway.

"Why stop at just your waiting clients~. You should put a great big advertisement for 1 FREE Spa treatment. You may end up initially busier than ever before... but I bet you could coax your first wave of clients to help deal with the new influx of ponies that will be lining up soon" Starlight wickedly cackles a little

"Oh, but if I may speak a particular condition... if one of either Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, or Rainbow Dash enter. I need you to not genify them yourselves, and notify me beforehand. I personally want to give them the genie treatment they deserve... and if you can coax them into making a wish that can be interpreted as an excuse to genify them... I. will. be. there~" Starlight gives the twins a determined stare and a wicked smile

"Just about everypony else is fair game though. Genies have so much more freedom than those dusty old pony tales depict~. You girls enjoy yourselves, ta ta for now! I'll see you two again sometime~"

As Starlight explained and prepared to leave, the two spa ponies listened to her words. Wearing smiles as devilish and sly as her own, they nodded. Why Starlight wanted them in particular, they did not know, but Twilight and her friends would remain, of course, all for Starlight's taking!

As the lilac genie took her leave, Aloe and Lotus bowed in unison. "See you again, madam Starlight~!". And when Starlight left, she could hear them giggling with sheer joy behind her!

A wonderful massage, that shifted into the formation of 2 more newly satisfied genies. Starlight's days just keep on getting better and better. There truly was no better feeling than not just being a genie, but empowering others to gradually over time complete her ultimate goal of geniequality for all...

#Geniequestria

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phenomenalcosmicpowers · 2 years ago

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G5 THOUGHTS - Misty Brightdawn

Hey, I don’t normally do a lot of these anymore. But I suddenly got the feeling of wanting to do a sort of.. analysis? Essay? I don’t really know what to call it. But regardless…

In my last post, I was kinda critical of G5 over a small scene and even kind of delved into my rather negative thoughts about G5 recently. It doesn’t help that my words of how long G5 is even going to last seems to have become foreboding now that we know Make Your Mark is ending by the end of this year. While Tell Your Tale continues onward for another season, and it will become the new main part of G5 going forward.

This time however, I’m going to provide something on G5 that I am more positive about. And that is the character of Misty Brightdawn.

I will say it right now. I think Misty is the best part of G5 as of right now. I don’t mean any offense to the core 5 before Misty made it a new Mane 6. But seriously, a pony that was adopted by the main villain and unfortunately basically forced to be their minion because Opaline is all she knows essentially until she meets the Main cast of G5 is an interesting story to follow. For anyone who’s ever had a controlling mother figure in their life, or just knows how awful that kind of life can be. She’s instantly sympathetic. It provides so much fuel for interesting stories then any other character currently in G5 and once she joins the main cast. She kinda serves as the true Fluttershy of the gang. Up to and including personality and a butterfly themed cutie mark (As much as Hitch was given the whole animal schtick, he’s always felt more like the Applejack of the group). Do you remember the old concept for G5? In a way we still sort of got the unicorn Fluttershy, and earth pony Twilight in both Misty and Sunny. We didn’t quite get Pegasus Pinkie, instead having a more unicorn Pinkie in Izzy… but you get the idea.

But continuing on, I even mentioned it in the previous post. That one of the few remaining reasons to keep watching G5 is to see where they take Misty from here. The end of Chapter 4 showed she’s not just going to be a new ally/friend. She may be an outright spy on Opaline (Since apparently she’s a huge idiot that can’t see the signs of Misty’s betrayal). What happens to Misty from here should be interesting to see. And what will the final confrontation when Opaline is ultimately defeated be like? What will Opaline’s fate be? How will Misty feel about it? Even if Opaline’s not a good stepmother, She was the one that ultimately took care of her in her young life.

I mean… I suppose G5 has the option to redeem Opaline… buuuuut… excuse me while I say how problematic that would be. And let’s even pretend the whole OPALINE WOULD HAVE LET SPARKY DIE IN THE CHAPTER 4 FINALE didn’t happen for a moment. Supposedly, Opaline has been around since Celestia and Luna were fillies and maybe even was the catalyst for why Equestria is now longer in the golden age of Friendship anymore. Just how do you go about redeeming someone that was evil for that long? I mean, you could bring up Nightmare Moon I suppose and how Luna was stuck in the moon for 1000 years but that was done so out of desperation. Maybe you could say seeing Opaline who was just a little filly who wanted to be friends with Celestia and Luna but was ignored to be something but. It just seems a lot of time has gone by for Opaline to possibly reflect on what they’ve done but not feel remorse for it..

And well… if you include the whole Sparky thing from the Chapter 4 finale… she’s arguably threatened to do worse than almost any G4 villain has in the past. Not one of the terrible trio that was never redeemed threatened to murder a child. So if by G4 standards… Tirek, Cozy, and Chrysalis are not redeemable (At least, within what FiM shows. I know it’s totally up to fanfics if they get redeemed later in some fashion) then what chance does Opaline have after being a terrible stepmother to Misty AND almost killing Sparky. It just would not be a good choice. Opaline either needs to be sealed away forever or even… *GASP* die. And while this probably would happen in like the series finale or something perhaps… it’s still something to think about how Misty would feel that her mother figure, regardless of how evil she was, is just gone like that.

Of course, another subject we can get to is of course the wonder who Misty’s real parents are. Are they even still alive? Was Opaline at all responsible for why they’re missing? How did Misty get into Opaline’s clutches in the first place? (And I mean as in more details then just Opaline found her as a filly) It’s interesting avenues to explore. I’d like G5 to totally go gung ho about what Misty’s full story is. It finally gave G5 something that G4 didn’t already provide…

…OR IS IT?

…Ok to be fair, there is nothing in specifically Friendship is Magic itself that is analogous with Misty at all. But I’d like to remind you of a certain spin-off from Friendship is Magic. One that coincidentally turned 10 recently… I mean of course… the Equestria Girls movies/series.

You may be asking… who in all of the Equestria Girls media was the closest we had to Misty in G4? No one in all of EQG had a villainous stepmother forcing them to do their bidding. And that’s true… but it doesn’t always have to be a family member when it comes to the subject of abuse. Sometimes it can come from fellow peers at school… and even the higher-ups at said school… I am of course talking about…

Sci-Twi! AKA the Human World Twilight that debuted in Friendship Games (…Or Rainbow Rocks if you include the post-credits scene. but you get the idea). Unlike Misty, Sci-Twi probably has a fine enough family at home. I can’t imagine that the human versions of Twilight Velvet and Night Light are too much different from the pony versions. But regardless, here’s the similarities between Sci-Twi and Misty.

They were both generally loners (Although I suppose Sci-Twi did have Dean Cadence and her dog Spike) before they met up with either the Mane 5 of G5 or the HuMane 6 in Equestria Girls. (And needless to say, they both become permanent mainstays of the cast)

They both have (or well, at least had) some sort of magic device they carry with them while they’re meeting up with the main characters. Sci-Twi’s was that thing that sucked up magic, while Misty’s was what she uses to contact Opaline with from long distances.

They are both led astray and gaslit by two elders who blackmail them with serious punishments if they fail. Opaline for Misty, and Principal Cinch for Sci-Twi

They’re both of a more shy type of character, which was notable in Sci-Twi since it was a pretty stark difference from the Pony Twilight we knew. But it didn’t mean she was so different from Twilight that she was just a completely different character. Circumstances changed in their life that resulted in differences in their personality and behavior.

They both get that moment where they’re confronted by the main character(/s) when they had done something of note that was dangerous or was clearly helping the villain. I compare when Sunset was yelling at Sci-Twi after she inadvertently released portals during a motorcycle race that put many in danger with the moment in Chapter 4 when the Mane 5 found out Misty had been assisting Opaline the whole time. And another similarity between the same similarity, they don’t do this if they’re not coerced by a villain. Misty didn’t try to kidnap Sparky because she wanted to, Opaline promised her a cutie mark for doing so. And Cinch was blackmailing Sci-Twi with threatening to deny an application to Everton.

Granted unlike getting a Cutie Mark. Getting into Everton is something that Twilight decides to decline in favor of moving to Canterlot High instead where she could be around new friends. But the main point is both are coerced by something that both characters that we knew they were striving for from the moment we’re introduced to them.

And one more similarity I'll point out is that they're both technically an antagonist but not the kind of antagonist typical of a "minion". Misty's still out there causing some form of trouble for the G5 main cast though is often too clumsy and awkward for it to amount to much. And Sci-Twi's own actions result in some pretty dangerous situations throughout the climax of the film. I actually consider Twilight the antagonist of Friendship Games even if Cinch is the more obvious antagonist, though she and the Crystal Prep girls feel more like a driving force for the sympathetic antagonist we have in Sci-Twi that's forced to become a REAL menace when she transforms into Midnight Sparkle. They're both by all means reasons stuff goes wrong for our heroes, but we feel too bad for them to give them much flack for it.

Of course I am not saying both characters are the same. There are certainly stark differences and contexts between the two. But at their core, Sci-Twi… at least in Friendship Games specifically was the only part of G4 we had anything close to what Misty provides in G5. It’s a different type of abuser, but it’s abuse all the same. As it seems pretty implied that Sci-Twi is often bullied as an outcast in Crystal Prep (While I’m sure she has legit research interest in Everton, part of the reason she wants to be independently studying is probably so she doesn’t have to deal with other students) and how the administration adds to Sci-Twi’s misery by not just doing nothing about it but almost encouraging it, and twisting in some of their own cruelty by forcing Twilight to investigate their opponents so that they may have an advantage so they can keep their “perfect record”. The ending where Twilight transforms into Midnight Sparkle after the song “Unleash the Magic” could just about be an allegory for peer pressure for many things. The effects of what bullying and a school administration that won’t help could do to a person.

Now it’s not like we’re going to get like a Midnight Misty or whatever would be an evil form of Misty be called. But Misty still has something she could share with Sci-Twi. And from an even younger age from her teen years. She was found as a filly by Opaline and she was taken care of by the Alicorn. How well remains to be seen, but it’s clear she has a pretty complicated relationship with her “mother”. Misty’s sheltering seems to have prevented her from learning what her real talent/calling is. So she’s stuck dreaming of eventually having her mark at last. Misty’s main motivation for listening to Opaline is getting her cutie mark at last. I wouldn’t be surprised if Opaline never actually had the means to give Misty a cutie mark (Granted it’s a bit null and void now that Misty does have her cutie mark. But Opaline doesn’t know that yet). But if that’s the case, it will still be a meaningful conversation if Misty ever finds out Opaline wouldn’t have been able to give her what she promised. Maybe it’d even be the straw that breaks the camel’s back and Misty won’t even want to live with Opaline anymore now that she knows just how much Opaline has lied to her for most of her life.

For me personally, both Misty and Sci-Twi are the central reasons to keep watching their respective parts of the MLP franchises. I was not a fan of the first EQG movie, and while Rainbow Rocks was definitely a more than marginal improvement. Something about it still didn’t quite grab me, but its post-credits scene certainly gave me some intrigue. And when it came time for Friendship Games, I was not disappointed. Sci-Twi felt she had hidden depths that I wouldn’t think Equestria Girls would get to in favor of just putting the ponies in high school movie cliches. Sci-Twi basically single handedly turned around my opinion on Equestria Girls as IMO, it got more interesting as they gradually downplayed many of the flaws of the first movie as time went on.

And Misty’s kinda done the same thing in some way for G5. Granted, I definitely think the G5 movie is way better than the first Equestria Girls movie. But as Make Your Mark approached early on. It kinda became clear that the series just isn’t grabbing me in the same way FiM was. And any attempts to try to connect to G4, AKA try to give it more intrigue often fell flat for one reason or another. It took introducing Misty before I had something to motivate me to continue watching. (..Although even Misty’s presence has not made me watch all of Tell Your Tale). I need to continue seeing G5 to see what they do with Misty. It's the main motivation I have for seeing more of G5. It’s just so sad however that it seems Make Your Mark is ending after this year in favor of Tell Your Tale. Maybe they’ll be able to wrap much of Misty’s story by the two remaining chapters we have left and it’ll feel more ok that it’s ending this year rather than have it drag on for too long. But who knows how much room they’ll have when they have to consider storylines for the other 5.

And I apologize if maybe I’m underrating Tell Your Tale a bit. I’ve heard there’s actually some genuine good episodes in it. It’s just that the art style is not that great… and then there’s of course the moment they let Sparky fart in Misty’s face for a punchline. I don’t care how many good episodes Tell Your Tale has, if the series is allowed to go to that level of toilet humor. I’d rather avoid it altogether. The moment they let that happen to one of the most sympathetic and implied abused (Even if it’s mostly emotional than physical) characters that MLP has ever had is when Tell Your Tale lost me as a potential viewer. The only character in G5 that deserves what Misty got in that episode right now is Opaline. ESPECIALLY after what just happened in the Chapter 4 finale. (…And even then, fart jokes are just still too gross)

Anyway, I think that’s all I have to say on the subject. Both Misty and Sci-Twi gave me intrigue into parts of MLP I was otherwise unsure about and without their additions I may have certainly never watched much more of either Equestria Girls or the G5 series. They provided the hook I needed to continue to see more even if I remain iffy on the core concepts that have been there since the original movies in both EQG and G5. Misty’s still a little new compared to Sci-Twi, but hopefully she continues to go in interesting places with her in the story. Just as Sci-Twi did before when I suddenly did become invested in the EQG series from Friendship Games and onward. It’s almost too bad we may only have six months left before Make Your Mark is finished... but let’s hope there’s enough Misty content to satisfy everybody before it does.

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