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The Elements of Excess

by cleverpun
[Canceled] What if Discord's magic preyed on everypony's strengths instead of their flaws? Hilarity, arguments, and a dangerous breakdown or two, naturally.

[Canceled]
Discord was defeated. Villains always are. It’s really quite cliché.

Before he lost, he asked himself a question: what if your virtues went out of control, rather than your flaws? Perhaps if the heroes and villains weren't so clear-cut, the conclusion wouldn't be so inevitable. If nothing else, there would be some fun chaos along the way!

Can the main six find a way to undo Discord's magic, in spite of themselves and each other?


Disclaimer; I have been working on this for a while, and the writing at the beginning is not as good as the writing later. Hopefully it is not too great of an impediment to the story.

Editing by Meta Four, ocalhoun, Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi, Sessalisk, Sereg, and JapaneseTeeth, all of whom are amazing. Go shower them with admiration!

Featured on Equestria Daily!

Alternate cover by sstwins! Unfortunately I couldn't use it since it compresses badly on fimfic, but still worth a look!

Google Docs version (contains unpublished/scrapped chapters and early drafts--if you're only interested in the finished product you can safely ignore this link)

Everyone
Cancelled
Comedy
Drama
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
PTMAS

23278 words: Estimated about 2 hours to read

11 Chapters:

  1. Ch. 1: Magic 2012-11-10 06:46:00 UTC
    1565
  2. Ch. 2: Honesty 2012-11-08 05:27:53 UTC
    1300
  3. Ch. 3: Loyalty 2012-11-08 07:40:23 UTC
    1976
  4. Ch. 4: Kindness 2012-10-31 00:19:07 UTC
    1801
  5. Ch. 5: Laughter!! 2013-01-11 01:08:23 UTC
    3494
  6. Ch. 6: Generosity? 2013-01-12 01:12:45 UTC
    2269
  7. Ch. 7: Ego 2013-01-30 23:06:59 UTC
    2197
  8. Ch. 8: Truth 2013-04-05 01:41:32 UTC
    2529
  9. Ch. 9: Betrayal 2013-04-06 23:33:33 UTC
    2159
  10. Ch. 10: Chaos 2013-09-11 23:51:42 UTC
    3253
  11. Fic Canceled: Rough Outline of Ending Here 2014-11-25 00:51:43 UTC
    735