What If...

What If 2: Eclectic Scootaloo! The beginning of a new era. A buncha stories based off of random "What if?" questions.

Reading What If 1 is not necessary to understand this story. 'Tis the way of the anthology.

So, Twilight got bored again. No, she didn't go outside to touch grass for once. Y-yes, she's... yeah, she's in her study again. She's found a new quill and she swears she's going to use that lifetime supply of ink that Celestia promised her.

Ever wanted to see an author clawing at his remaining shreds of sanity at two in the morning, trying to figure out what the actual heck he's writing?

Well, guess what? This is the story for ya! Enjoy the noises of short-circuiting brain cells. :)
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Suggestions for chapters are open, but remember to leave space for others! Keep in mind that I decide whether or not to use idea suggestions.

(Finally featured 8/21/2024!)

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

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What if... 2024-01-05 07:03:26 UTC
1047
Pinkie Permanently shattered the forth wall in every show ever? 2024-01-05 08:21:48 UTC
175
there was a sequel 2024-01-05 17:46:53 UTC
112
the Mane 6 ran Planet Express? 2024-01-05 20:23:36 UTC
274
60s spiderman fought tirek who had teamed up with elvis presley to steal George washingtons' left shoe which was in a museum in canterlot for some reason? 2024-01-06 04:54:36 UTC
198
Luna and Cadance got drunk together? 2024-01-06 05:06:54 UTC
226
instead of whatever his plan was, Sombra assaulted Canterlot with an army of undead unicorns, riding into the fray? 2024-01-07 05:41:52 UTC
109
the Storm King’s invasion was stopped because Luigi appeared and did absolutely nothing? 2024-01-08 03:59:54 UTC
284
the world of Avatar existed in Equestria? i.e. earth ponies (earth tribe), kirin (fire tribe), pegasi (air tribe), sea ponies (water tribe), bat ponies (shadow tribe), unicorns (spirit tribe), crystal ponies (love tribe), etc. And the Avatar is always a f 2024-01-08 23:55:27 UTC
560
a cat sat in a chair? 2024-01-11 02:15:57 UTC
285
somepony uses ketchup on sushi? 2024-01-14 03:29:40 UTC
79
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States of America broke into Pinkie Pie's house to steal her funions? 2024-01-14 21:15:29 UTC
165
Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash fought over who could plan the best idea to break into Fluttershy's cottage and steal all of her animals, including Angel bunny, and when Fluttershy finds out about this she pulls a shed.mov and kills them both. No blood r 2024-01-14 23:37:21 UTC
466
Pinkie's eyebrow stopped and repaired a few satellites while it was in orbit? 2024-01-15 19:21:50 UTC
256
Pinkie stole Celano's pirate ship, only to get attacked by Mickey Mouse (from Steamboat Willie, no relations with Disney) in an effort to turn Pinkie into a musical instrument as they get crossed-attacked by marines from the Grand Line and Cutler Bec 2024-01-16 04:39:45 UTC
246
Pinkies eyebrow was Batpony? 2024-01-16 04:49:24 UTC
166
something something Sweetie Giraffe for Starfire111110? 2024-01-16 06:25:30 UTC
173
Joker gave Pinkie scars like his own, by making her eat a sharp hamburger? 2024-01-17 04:24:40 UTC
55
Pinkie's eyebrow went and got a Subway footlong? 2024-01-26 07:15:51 UTC
190
Twilight ate all of Rainbow Dash's McDonald's fries? 2024-02-02 06:24:55 UTC
143
Spike invented Bounty paper towels? 2024-02-04 06:42:48 UTC
104
TWO prompts were used in this chapter? 2024-02-07 22:08:53 UTC
160
Blueblood married King Sombra? 2024-02-09 04:35:25 UTC
266
kirins burned down Canterlot in celebration of Chineighs New Year? and part of the Kirin's New Year celebration involves shooting fireworks at each other? 2024-02-10 06:01:28 UTC
191
Robo CelestikirenraliCORNgoat? 2024-02-14 07:30:55 UTC
Luna found a nacho cheese fountain and claimed it was the fountain of youth (while drunk with chrysalis)? 2024-02-18 21:51:53 UTC
101
RainbOwO Dash used her powers of cringe to resurrect the Shadowobolts? 2024-02-24 23:49:37 UTC
162
applejack stayed with her aunt and uncle orange and become, Orangejack, a spoiled brat that speaks sophisticated, wears elaborate outfit with tons of makeup and her mane styled into a large beehive shape 2024-02-24 23:59:51 UTC
206
Big Mac filled the Ponyville reservoir with pop rocks and cola and it wasn't the first time? 2024-03-05 01:03:08 UTC
241
the Nacho Cheese made you very smol? 2024-03-06 22:18:55 UTC
106
Pinkie managed to turn the cosmos to cupcake frosting but it was pickle flavored? 2024-03-08 06:59:45 UTC
247
Nacho Cheese that makes you small was especially effective on a particular character known for being tall? And what ever is in the next chapter of What If became canon? 2024-03-08 23:52:06 UTC
553
Prince Blueblood was actually Robot Prince Blueblood? 2024-03-11 03:58:06 UTC
547
Celestia kept an infinite supply of Blueblood bot backups and Rarity can never actually be rid of him? 2024-03-11 20:52:19 UTC
176
Spike became a mole for Rarity in the BlueBot operation? 2024-03-13 22:54:45 UTC
231
Bluebots were secretly plotting against Twilight and Rarity too? 2024-04-01 02:37:17 UTC
92
e 2024-04-01 19:40:31 UTC
187
one of the Bluebots was a mole? 2024-04-11 06:13:51 UTC
111
Equestria literally fell? 2024-04-24 06:57:13 UTC
47
Shining Armor found the Holy Hand Grenade? 2024-04-24 17:43:55 UTC
134
the Elements of Harmony were actually the Elements of Harm Only? 2024-05-20 05:59:41 UTC
320
Apple Family went to Applebee's? 2024-05-22 02:10:53 UTC
281
Twilight Sparkle was too school for cool? 2024-05-22 19:07:50 UTC
57
Celestia and Luna lived in a warehouse? 2024-06-14 02:19:58 UTC
201
that mare allowed ponies to temporarily store things within her warehouse form every full moon at a small fee so to make some extra money? 2024-06-22 08:12:50 UTC
302
the CMC tried to get their cutie marks in minor evil? 2024-06-24 05:04:21 UTC
214
[REDACTED]? 2024-06-26 23:13:56 UTC
156
Fluttershy the prussian spy? 2024-06-27 23:09:04 UTC
83
Fluttershy suddenly discovered that her Prussian blue paint is actually made of a toxic cyanide salt? 2024-06-29 08:02:38 UTC
118
in season 9 of the ending of the end of the final battle, that cozy glow betray the legin of doom and help the mane 6, spike and all the equestria's creatures to stop queen chrysalis, lord tirek and destroy the bell to bring back celestia, luna and d 2024-06-30 00:24:43 UTC
729
following her..."reformation"...Cozy Glow was introduced to Sweetie Giraffe? And somehow wasn't immediately incinerated? (and Cheesy Giraffe had the power of osmosis?) 2024-06-30 22:16:58 UTC
191
it rained potato soup for three week straight. (and when Rarity is brought back to life, she starts busting out dance moves?) 2024-07-01 07:04:25 UTC
148
NOW INTRODUCING... 2024-07-05 07:05:32 UTC
29
spike was made of fireworks? 2024-07-06 06:47:44 UTC
227
in the sparkle seven episode of season 9, instead of of sneaking in the castle, they use zephyr breeze's head (while he's still wearing the armor) as a battery ram through the blacked door of the castle and he shouted "but i don't want 2024-07-21 21:58:25 UTC
570
the twilight writing all these down in the framing device had a nice day out with lunch in a local park? I think she's getting a little frazzled. 2024-07-24 23:15:26 UTC
186
Pinkie taught Rarity to bend the laws of physics, and motion, and how to become one with chaos, but then Discord sued Pinkie for teaching Rarity the art of chaos without his say so, as he is the embodiment of chaos himself? 2024-07-25 19:52:06 UTC
203
the sentient sandwich survived, joined forces with other sentient lunch foods, and declared war on the seagulls? 2024-07-27 22:32:08 UTC
134
Rarity tried to wear increasingly nonsensical outfits to get out of jury duty? 2024-07-30 07:38:13 UTC
43
Rarity's disguise got her selected for the jury anyway, because having the views and opinions of a jury bench was somehow relevant to the trial? 2024-08-02 07:16:36 UTC
192
the running gag made a triumphant return and brought back some other pieces of history with it. 2024-08-10 07:17:05 UTC
179
in the MLP movie 1017, instead of the pirates and skystar are in the cake, the drive the warthog and the warthog music from red vs blue is played and garble said "what the... The hack is that music!??!" Then the pony's new friends ride into 2024-08-11 08:23:54 UTC
736
Twilight interviewed the peasantry? 2024-08-11 23:41:06 UTC
300
mine smol horse? 2024-08-12 07:52:08 UTC
136
the show was exactly the same, except this was Twilight. 2024-08-15 05:54:53 UTC
122
a Kraft Single landed on Twilight's head, and a voice boomed from above, "Cheese!"? 2024-08-16 00:36:20 UTC
105
Twilight decided to make the best of it and used the cheese to make a grilled cheese sandwich? 2024-08-19 03:00:12 UTC
221
her chest edges were super difficult? 2024-08-20 04:12:22 UTC
89
Fluttershy was elected Equestria's bottomless put supervisor? 2024-08-21 06:12:51 UTC
411
Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan? 2024-08-22 15:52:49 UTC
47
Abacus Cinch actually had many suitors asking for her hand in marriage all the time? 2024-08-22 16:15:33 UTC
297
Twilight took a break from writing these scenarios and Spike read them and immediately took 2d6 psychic damage? 2024-08-23 08:15:36 UTC
243
Celestia was biologically required to drink barbecue sauce? 2024-08-23 20:02:58 UTC
137
Project Emphenom #1? 2024-08-24 07:38:50 UTC
968
law and order was so antithetical to chaos that Discord sued the author for portraying him using it? 2024-08-25 02:37:37 UTC
84
instead of the ship Appledash, it was an actual species of apple that Twilight made while messin' around in her lab? 2024-08-26 04:04:14 UTC
132
Twilight's refusal to sleep allowed her to achieve nirvana? 2024-08-26 07:08:59 UTC
242
Memelight sparkle made rainbow dash 20% cooler in her crusade to improve the lives of those around her with sheer unfiltered 2013 brony content? 2024-08-27 14:52:36 UTC
124
Project Emphenom #2: Crumble 2024-08-27 15:27:14 UTC
1322
Equestria's official currency was breath mints? 2024-08-28 07:00:17 UTC
256
Project Emphenom #3: Slime Study 2024-08-31 08:35:27 UTC
448
to combat this new crisis, official currency changed to explosions. 2024-09-01 05:22:43 UTC
231
everyone started living in bomb shelters so that their homes wouldn’t be destroyed by this new currency? 2024-09-01 20:32:22 UTC
314
Derpy was able to do explody things with her hooves because of the radiation from the booms ? 2024-09-02 05:16:53 UTC
242
the second sun re-materialized and made a third sun? 2024-09-03 03:14:32 UTC
104
Project Emphenom #4: "Magic" Study 2024-09-04 05:11:19 UTC
637
Spike became a clone of Rainbow Dash? 2024-09-05 00:16:01 UTC
220
Spike got fused into his Rainbow Dash costume after he got yeeted and couldn't take it off? 2024-09-06 20:43:59 UTC
303
these last few chapters were just Shining Armor playing with toys that Twilight owned? (I assure you, owning toys of your friends is normal and in no way weird.) 2024-09-07 08:36:46 UTC
553
a Storm Kingdom operative actually comes and takes Spike away? (PE#5) 2024-09-08 19:24:28 UTC
2408
Gadget found the relevant dimensions for all of the other What If chapters by chance and showed them off to everybody else on a whim? 2024-09-11 06:22:43 UTC
239
go go gadget? 2024-09-12 05:17:07 UTC
84
What is Gadget invented Gadget named Gadgets after Gadget? (PE#6) 2024-09-14 08:26:35 UTC
1577
Princess Luna picked up gaming on the moon? 2024-09-15 00:11:07 UTC
231
all of the light produced by Luna's gaming moon made it so that nobody could get any sleep (resulting in Twilight being extra delirious while writing this chapter)? 2024-09-15 05:02:37 UTC
212
Gadget didn't know who her mother was, because her mother was a secret agent off on a prolonged mission abroad? (PE#7) 2024-09-15 20:59:49 UTC
1411
Luna sold her soul to Sweetie Giraffe to buy the Elephant Boots and Lava 2 vidya gaeme on the Heccbochs 2 console? 2024-09-17 04:06:02 UTC
215
Tall Pipp joined up with Sweetie Giraffe and xXx-G4M3RLUNAM00N420-xXx and the three of them became the GANG OF TOL? 2024-09-18 02:58:02 UTC
81
Equestria's magic system was fundamentally altered? (PE#8) 2024-09-18 07:58:54 UTC
1498
Spike ate The Elements Of Harmony? 2024-09-19 17:05:44 UTC
417
Twilight discovered the 4th wall, and time-looped all of reality using the Time-Twirler™? 2024-09-20 08:13:51 UTC
866
twilight sparkle is in Minecraft story mode 2024-09-22 07:27:39 UTC
126
magic now drew energy from a newly-discovered energy field? (PE#9) 2024-09-22 08:24:03 UTC
961
Celestia was half cake and half ghost? 2024-09-22 08:44:10 UTC
368
Ocellus actually became a successor to Chrysalis, I'm talking full on evil, full changeling potential, and enslaves everyone but her friends and fellow changelings 2024-09-23 04:55:52 UTC
503
Luna called the Ghostbusters to get rid of Ghost Cake Celestia? 2024-09-23 05:04:55 UTC
129
Project Emphenom #10.1 (scrapped version of PE#10) 2024-09-26 14:54:41 UTC
619
post-mortem existential dread leading to 4th wall-shattering ramifications? (PE#10) 2024-09-25 07:25:07 UTC
4396
Celestia was full of p̶i̶l̶k̶ raw plutonium? 2024-09-26 14:53:08 UTC
264
Cozy was Twilight's Daughter from the Future 2024-09-26 15:12:34 UTC
158
Rainbow Dash was right about Twilight Sparkle being a spy? 2024-09-29 00:17:21 UTC
199
spike ate all of twilight's castle? 2024-09-29 07:49:54 UTC
154
Mare Do Well was a real super hero in Manehatten and sued the Mane 6 (accept Rainbow) for using his or her likeness? 2024-09-30 00:48:03 UTC
218
Rainbow Dash was right about Spy being Twilight Sparkle? 2024-09-30 00:57:07 UTC
116
punching someone in the face was considered a polite greeting? 2024-09-30 01:03:49 UTC
216
Tank was a very lazy Changeling spy? 2024-09-30 01:15:02 UTC
177
Cadence and Chrysalis got personality swapped? 2024-09-30 01:25:23 UTC
165
the real reason Celestia and Luna imprisoned Discord was because he WAS the IRS 2024-10-03 15:12:32 UTC
343
some one ate that can of beans, not realizing it contained Discord instead of actual beans? 2024-10-05 02:32:34 UTC
213
Fluttershy was a Mech controlled by a Breezy named Flooter She 2024-10-05 07:42:23 UTC
248
there were beans where there should be no beans? 2024-10-05 07:51:18 UTC
172
Luna secretly had a second Intrendo Swatch? 2024-10-07 01:52:44 UTC
107
the next chapter was written by Spike? 2024-10-08 02:19:31 UTC
143
Gadget got a hug? (PE#13) 2024-10-08 22:12:17 UTC
Chrysalis has the most suitors of any Equestrian royal? 2024-10-09 06:21:33 UTC
192
every liquid was replaced by ranch sauce 2024-10-10 06:29:14 UTC
116
Sir Bugleg went on an epic quest of self-improvement and worthitude? 2024-10-10 06:39:01 UTC
189
Gadget went on her villain arc? (PE#14) 2024-10-10 07:31:04 UTC
668
Scootaloo's Scooter was a Transformer? 2024-10-11 21:57:46 UTC
116
Spitfire had Fire breath? 2024-10-13 02:36:18 UTC
206
Fire had Spitfire breath? 2024-10-13 19:07:20 UTC
120
Breath had fire Spitfire? 2024-10-14 02:15:08 UTC
91
Twilight and Gadget went out for ice cream? (PE#15) 2024-10-14 07:15:46 UTC
854
Discord introduced everyone else to RanchWorld, so to ensure everyone would always have access to ranch to dip their pizzas in? 2024-10-15 06:06:39 UTC
212
Rainbow had a twin named Monochrome Dash 2024-10-17 03:44:31 UTC
172
ponies discovered Ranchlantis? 2024-10-17 16:50:48 UTC
93
Twilight Twilighted so hard that the twilight twilightified twilightishly? 2024-10-20 22:31:50 UTC
542
Cozy Glow ate an entire bottle of Kill Me Come Back Stronger pills? 2024-10-22 17:17:59 UTC
187
apples could talk and only non ponies can hear them? 2024-10-27 22:35:07 UTC
569
Fluttershy took a religious vow of constant screaming? 2024-10-31 02:33:07 UTC
63
Spike ate the Crystal Empire? 2024-10-31 15:50:10 UTC
105
the bat ponies protested against the Church of AAAAA on the grounds that it was too similar to their Church of EEEEE? 2024-10-31 16:09:00 UTC
107
Twilight, Gadget, and Spike were displaced into an alternate universe? (PE#16) 2024-11-05 07:13:54 UTC
3491
(alternate beginning/scrapped) Twilight, Gadget, and Spike were displaced into an alternate universe? (PE#16.1) 2024-11-05 07:13:57 UTC
1622
Lisa, Zoey, and Caleb were displaced into an alternate universe? (PE#17) 2024-11-05 07:14:00 UTC
3614
butter knife met twinkle sprinkle 2024-11-09 20:45:57 UTC
229
Applesauce staged an intervention between Butter Knife and Twinkle Sprinkle's budding rivalry? 2024-11-11 05:29:15 UTC
163
the next chapter was written in all lowercase letters, and the characters could feel something was off. 2024-11-13 07:47:25 UTC
150
Twilight decided that the "something off" was that the world was sideways and panics? 2024-11-15 05:56:57 UTC
Luna and her Vidya Gaems were to blame for Twilight's perception of sidewaysness? 2024-11-19 16:26:45 UTC
96
every time Pinkie Pie entered a room, the Rick Roll song plays. 2024-12-01 08:52:55 UTC
93
post-mortem existential dread leading to 4th wall-shattering ramifications but it actually breaks the 4th wall and Gadget gets a hug? (PE#10.5) 2024-12-13 07:56:52 UTC
6465
this event became known as the Astley Defenestration and sparked a major war? 2024-12-14 06:26:19 UTC
125
the cast decided to reenact the fic's cover art for the lols? 2024-12-15 03:45:33 UTC
52
Twilight and Gadget stole Trixie's wagon? (PE#18) 2024-12-15 06:54:32 UTC
1137
Sunset shimmer makes the sun set when ever she sneezes 2024-12-15 07:07:57 UTC
330
twilight sparkle is the giant alicorn instead of the weather storm in Minecraft story mode 2024-12-15 17:46:45 UTC
133
Celestia can't open her jar of pickles? 2024-12-16 05:41:30 UTC
155
Project Emphenom 19: "Blit" 2024-12-16 08:09:33 UTC
780
the lid was stuck was because it came from a parallel universe where everything is the same except jars are left hand threaded? 2024-12-16 21:28:48 UTC
244
This chapter was written on a plane 39000 feet in the air? 2024-12-18 06:33:33 UTC
82
cutie marks could talk 2024-12-19 21:08:56 UTC
275
Reversed-Threading Universe Celestia couldn't open the pickle jar either, because it was never about the direction of the threading? 2024-12-22 20:11:40 UTC
85
word got out that Raven was the Chosen One of Jars? 2024-12-23 21:54:41 UTC
131
considering that having a pony get their head stuck in a beaker is cannon. What if Rainbow Dash got stuck in a jar of awesome sauce? 2024-12-24 20:33:46 UTC
130
I apologize for nothing. 2024-12-25 13:51:48 UTC
122
the roman senate broke in to try and disprove the theory that alicorns are less stabbable than Julius Caesar 2024-12-26 15:04:21 UTC
183
wait, what's this? The Spanish Inquisition with a steel chair to finish the job!? 2024-12-29 20:48:01 UTC
208
a team of investigators showed up at Twilight's home to look into her OP-ness? 2024-12-30 11:09:20 UTC
300
the modern day democracy debated the validity of Twilight being just as stabbable as Julius Caesar because she's not a salad? 2024-12-30 11:16:54 UTC
230
Chekov's gun but its just a literal gun that does nothing until the end of the chapter 2025-01-03 18:59:14 UTC
216
Project (Not Really)Emphenom #20: Fractures: Flicker 2025-01-03 20:27:32 UTC
3107
Project (Not Really)Emphenom #21: Fractures: Old Friends 2025-01-03 20:32:44 UTC
749
Twilight isn't actually immortal, just that the only thing that can harm her is a grain of rice travelling at exactly φ hammer units per tick? 2025-01-04 20:31:01 UTC
178
this story turned freakin' 9 years old? 2025-01-05 19:16:52 UTC
633
What if 2 got its first Randomness chapter? 2025-01-07 16:18:41 UTC
419
because she never made it to Jupiter, Trixie never got more stupider? 2025-01-08 03:54:45 UTC
150
Twilight was arrested for failing to file her taxes, because she instead spent the past nine years writing "What if?" 2025-01-10 03:00:00 UTC
210
Derpy forgot to claim the value of the Bazooka as income on her taxes? 2025-01-11 07:53:59 UTC
271
the shadow wizard money gang made Celestia legalize nuclear bombs? 2025-01-13 00:00:21 UTC
279
randomness #whatever: hair 2025-01-16 19:16:27 UTC
49
Octavia discovered the secret to listening to JPEGs? 2025-01-19 03:38:10 UTC
195
Daring Doo was afraid of rainbows? 2025-01-19 20:48:27 UTC
135
Sweetie Giraffe met Thrackerzod? 2025-01-20 23:28:05 UTC
168
Grog. 2025-01-22 07:32:49 UTC
414
a ponderance of if? 2025-01-26 08:27:51 UTC
201