Most ponies believe there's only one route to the Elements: gather a team of six, have each member demonstrate a vital virtue, then find and activate the magic. As it turns out, there's actually two.

You can grind.
Or you can start spending money.
Decisions, decisions.

(Now with author Patreon page. And SubscribeStar. Also, as of this posting, trying out Ko-fi tips for the first time. Does anyone know how to embed that button?)