Queen Chrysalis Wins Timeline: A Cutie Mark Re-mark Discussion
So over the years here we have all seen and talked about Season 5's "The Cutie Mark Re-Mark" again and again and again and again. It was simply an episode filled to the brim with cool ideas, cool action scenes, and a great redemption.
However I have noticed over the years that there are really only two of the timelines that tend to get discussed with any kind of serious interest. The Nightmare Moon timeline, where it seems that Nightmare Moon never lost in the first place (banishing her sister away instead), that is . . .strangely idyllic and where she has members of the Mane 6 serving her. . .
And the Grimmest Darkest Timeline where there exists only unending ceaseless War with King Sombra's Crystal Empire, where at the cost of life and limb the ponies of Equestria are barely holding him and his forces back even with Princess Celestia on the frontlines.
Both of these timelines have been explored extensively by the fan community over the years and it has created some amazing artwork and fanfics. . . but you know what other major timeline we see that tends to be neglected by both the fans at large and fanart community?
The Chrysalis Wins timeline. The first of the alt timelines that Twilight and Spike visit where upon they are immediately set upon by survivors of Chrysalis's invasion . . . including a bloodthirsty aggressive Fluttershy.
Under the rule/leadership of Zecora the survivors of Equestria trained, lived, and struggled to find some way to fight back the Changelings. . . and apparently they were doing a decent enough job for it that Chrysalis then led her entire swarm to attack the ponies . . . only to say that the rest can flee. . .if they handed over Zecora. Zecora. . . a lone Zebra Shaman who until recently lived alone in the woods and managed to create a rebellion against the Insectoid queen's desires of total conquest.
And the ponies refuse . . . instead they send Twilight back to the map to try and fix things so that this timeline never happens while they charge and fight the changelings, the last we seeing of them being Zecora and Chrysalis charging into a full on brawl against one another.
I find this to be a incredibly under used, underutilized, and under-expanded upon timeline in all of Ponydom. What if we explored this timeline? How might life in Zecora's village might be like in the day to day? What changed Fluttershy to be as she is? What happened to the Princesses? Why does Chrysalis consider Zecora such a threat? Could their be other enclaves free of the Changelings? Does this dominion expand to the Crystal Empire or would Sombra rise as the only dominant force to challenge Chrysalis's rule might to might? How suspenseful could stories in this timeline be with such a paranoiac and justified fear of Changeling incursions?
SO many things that one can explore in this timeline that just gets ignored in favor of the other two major timelines that we have all enjoyed. But that's just my thoughts. Why do y'all think this timeline has been somewhat ignored compared to the other two? Do you have anything you'd love to explore in it? Or see explored? Is there anything you want to talk about this specific timeline?
Submitted January 16, 2020 at 09:48AM by NewWillinium
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