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Intro To My Shorts, A Kind of What To Expect
Hey guys... as you know or have read, i tried my hand at writing. safe to say i kinda suck. That said, I still have the occasional idea every now and then but lack the time and talent to make something out of it that’s worthwhile. So that’s what this little story is about. Basically an idea dump of the things I could never make but maybe you could. Also you can tend to see how the story is going to be very quickly here, so i guess this is like drinking vodka... short, strong, and leaves a bad hangover.
Anyway, the format for these will be pretty straight forward. The first part will be the idea that i had, the second part will explain what i was hoping to accomplish with the idea, and the last part will be a brief description of how i thought I could make this work. Or rather, a short summary of the major plot points. Don’t worry is should make sense the longer this goes on and the more of them you read.
That’s it for me though, the rest is up to your imagination as to how the situations play out. I will let your minds fill in most of the details, dialogue, scenes, and all that other stuff. The point is the more you actively think about it, the more of the story will be revealed to you in your own way. If you like what you are thinking about than by all means feel free to take the idea and run with it.Write your own story and make something out of it.
Hope you enjoy at least some of what is to come. But on that note let us start.
1- Why Dash and Flutters are friends.
Purpose: Explains some of their back story, why flutters is shy, and why dash is her friend despite their differences.
Fluttershy has a secret. No Pony knows except Rainbow Dash... which is probably why they get along so well together. The thing that most ponies don’t realize is, when pegasi are born they can’t walk on clouds like adults can. Thier magic simply isn’t developed. It it up to the parent’s to make sure that they don’t fall through the clouds.
During a moment of inattention, Flutter’s parent’s forgot about this and dropped her. She fell
through the clouds and would have died if it wasn’t for the amazing quick reflexes of Rainbow’s parent’s. Dash saw the whole thing, and could understand why Flutters never wanted to try to fly during their school years, and took it upon herself to be Flutter’s best friend no matter what.
3- Of Passions and Responsibilities
Purpose: To explore the relationship of these two ideas and how certain decisions can conflict these two ideas.
RD has passions, this is clear to anypony. however as the years go by those passions begin to fade one by one until only a small handful are left. One such passion was her choice to marry Sorin. The two have had their difficulties, but when push comes to shove RD must make the choice to live the rest of her life behind a desk, or do the one thing that still makes her feel alive... *insert dangerous wonderbolt job here.* The only catch is they have a foal, and Sorin is well... Sorin and can only handle soo much. RD must make a decision which will affect not only her life, but the life of her husband and her foal. She must decide which she is most loyal to... her passion, or her responsibility.
2- Celestia in the afterlife.
Purpose: I’m not sure, but this is the scene that flashed through my mind.
*edit* assumes the pony killed themselves. Turns out there is an afterlife after all, but no one told me it would be like this. After countless days of wading through fire lakes, endless darkness, freezing cold, and all other manner of unpleasantness, there was a break. I saw a bright light and it called to me. When i got there I found that it was indeed who i thought it was, but I couldn’t believe it. Standing before me was Celestia herself. I moved closer through the black fire and tried to hold in my screams of pain as i drew near. At first I thought it was a trick of this hellish life, but when i got close, there was a bubble that blocked the flames from me. My skin returned to normal, no longer charred. I breathed my first breath of real air in forever and it felt amazing. I looked up to see the regal form gazing down upon me and i flinched in response. I looked down at the ground and dared not to speak.
After a time Celestia addressed me and asked me some questions... why i was here, how I got here, and if i was ready to be given another chance to redeem myself. I saw my shameful life pass before my eyes. I looked up at her and shed a single tear. She watched it fall from my cheek as though she could see everything I had done inside it as if it was a crystal ball, showing her everything she wished to see.
After a short time passed I agreed to go back, but there was a price. I had to make up for my past. The price was heavy, but the reward would be great if I succeeded. I woke up and found myself in a hospital bed, the first thing i noticed were the cuts across my arms. I hid them in shame. I tried to remember what I was supposed to do, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t remember anything except that I had been given a second chance... and it was up to me to find out why.
*a side note, I imagine Celestia intervening at key moments in this pony’s life and guiding him/her on his/her way to redemption.*
