brianblackberry

at least im happy that they have scrapped the idea of having cutie marks on there faces.

that just looked downright silly if you asked me.

The early designs and the designs they seem to be using now are significantly different (and the ones they have now, much better). They dropped the cutie marks on faces, the hair extensions that look like tails, wings, lipstick, and rounded out their facial features.

Carrot Fields sat there and listened patiently as Rainbow Dash commented on the constancy of the hummus, its colour, and even the pita bread, the latter surprising him even more. as he figured everypony seen pita bread. All he could get in during her diatribe was a couple utterances of [colour=#ff8c00]"try it"[/colour].

Try it she did.

Carrot couldn't help but chuckle as the rainbow maned pegasus dove into the very food she just derided as "not awesome" before. Finally getting a small sample in himself, it tasted pretty decent, not the best, but certainly not the worse,but he could see how it would enthrall somepony who never tried it before. Not without a little bit of pride, the gray stallion proudly declared, [colour=#ff8c00]"Ye shoods try th' hummus mah sister makes, it blows thes mince awa'"[/colour]

Most of the other foods Carrot recognized and had tried at least a few times in his life, that is except for the xocolatl, which he wasn't even going to try and pronounce. From what was described in the book, it was chocolate, honey, corn meal, and… Hot peppers, all rolled into one. The first three together sounded decent, but hot peppers? Really? It could work, and no pepper from some Mareyan story could compare in terms of "hot" to the peppers his sister, Purple Haze used. Figuring if Dash is willing to try something new, then so could he. With a couple large gulps, Carrot guzzled down the strange drink.

An air of uncertainty expressed itself on Carrot's face, he was not sure what to think; it had kick, not a whole lot, but enough for most ponies, the combination though was odd, as it don't settle right, [colour=#ff8c00]"'at was different.."[/colour]

At least Dash was enjoying all the foods, he just smiled as she went through everything with such enthusiasm. "[colour=#ff8c00]Ye ur sure bonnie when yoo're happy" [/colour] Wait, did he just say that? Why did he say that out loud? Carrot quickly grabbed another of the odd xocolatl drinks and gulped it down, hiding his embarrassed face.

Here is the latest information compiled for the movie including

For those who do not want to click the links, a summary of what we know is as follows:

Synopsis: When a crown is stolen from the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle pursues the thief into an alternate world where she transforms into a teenage girl who must survive her biggest challenge yet... high school. With the help of her new friends who reminds her of Ponyville's Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy, she embarks upon a quest to find the crown and change the destiny of these two parallel worlds.

Synopsis from the storybook to be released in October: Get an exciting longer story in our first Super Special chapter book for MY LITTLE PONY. In an effort to regain her stolen crown, Princess Twilight Sparkle steps through a magical mirror, into a completely new world where some things have changed, but true friendships remain magical!

The movie is 72 minutes long, all we seen is about a minute of that. It will be released to DVD on August 6, and to the Hub in the Autumn.

Multiple cast members and staffers from MLP:FiM worked on this movie.

It is not part of season 4, although it could be seen as canon (as it fits), it will not affect the season 4 episodes.

Sunset Shimmer plays a major role, possibly as an antagonist.

*****

Pretty much everything else heard is rumor or guess work by the fandom, or 4chan.

prepare guys a feel a massive storm coming within the fan base

Meh, you are behind the times, that all already happened, at least if you follow Reddit or Equestria Daily, now it is the "wait and see" phase, at least for the level-headed fans who know, or learned, not to get so freaked out over things.

This is my fear, that Equestria Girls takes Friendship Is Magic and makes it into just one of those girl shows again, well perhaps not the series, but in general. Watching the preview, all the girls are slim and pretty, the prom or dance and being the princess of it is the most important thing. Contrast this to FIM, where the focus is on deep morals and lessons and bigger issues that anyone can relate to. FIM was meant to be a show that wasn't a "dumb show for girls". Now Equestria Girls may not be this, but that is the big concern. Not the colours on the characters, not the animation (which looks just as fluid and all), not that tweens are the target, but that Hasbro may forget what makes this show so great, and not for us adults (we are unintended benefactors), but for the young girls - That it treats them like people first and not fall to gender stereotypes.

[colour=#cc6699]Martini Paradise[/colour]

Martini Paradise watched as Soarin' gave a smile and a wink as he left the bar for the night, no doubt needing to get home to rest for whatever Wonderbolt performances that fill the sky blue stallion's schedule. As the rains had all but stopped, leaving nothing but a very damp mist, it was unlikely to be troublesome for such an experienced flyer to reach his home even on such a dark, cloudy night. Martini didn't really get to speak to him, but at least she could brag to her daughter, Sunrise Beach, that she got to meet the little filly's "dream stallion" once again.

As the hour was late, or early if you were one of those who awake in the wee hours of the morning, it was no surprise that both Pocket Change and Rainbow Dash asked for the java juice. Many customers needed that final wake up to get home from Ponyland and the inn was well stocked in preperation.

Martini seized two coffee cups with her magic, and was about to do something fancier, but even as she started, she could feel her own weariness slowing down her responses. A good barkeep never flubbed a trick - and part of that was knowing when you were too tired to try them. She brought them over in a row to the coffee machine, where they were filled, one after the other, with quiet, orderly precision. The last few drops coming from the spigot floated up into the air, chasing after the coffee cups to plop into one or the other of the mugs, rippling the surface, not a drop wasted. The two settled onto the bar - one before Pocket Change and the other before Rainbow Dash, and Martini included a little service cup full of sugars and creams for the latter pony, just in case. [colour=#cc6699]"There you go hon, so where do you live? In Cloudsdale or somewhere else? No need to travel far if you are not up to it, we have plenty of beds for the night."[/colour] The rainbow maned pegasus intrigued Martini, given how much the white unicorn talked her up earlier that evening.

At that moment Misty Morning filled in extra details about Dash to the barmare, [colour=#cc6699]"oh right, Pocket Change mentioned that earlier, something about a mid-air rescue as well, and something else about heroism and elements." [/colour] Martini couldn't quite remember; it must have been her tired state causing her memory to be clouded; still even in this state it was obvious Dash was enthusiastic about the Wonderbolts, or at least Soarin' and must have been a pretty good flyer herself, [colour=#cc6699]"you sound like quite the notable pony; are you interested in being on of the Wonderbolts someday?"[/colour]

Of course Martini hadn't forgotten about her newest customer, and her horn once again became aglow. A bottle of peppermint schnapps floated from the shelf, and Martini gave a large yawn, her jaw cracking wide open. The magic faltered around the bottle, and it dropped out of the air, but before disaster could happen, Martini tidily caught the bottle on one rear hoof, her telekinesis helping to steady it subtly, her yawn never pausing as she covered her mouth with her forehoof. She gave a little *toss* to the bottle, and it flew over her form to get caught in a telekinetic glow right in front of her face, as she topped off a glug or two of schnapps into the Snickerdoodle's hot cocoa. With a flip of her head, she sent the bottle flying up back onto the shelf with a quiet clink.

[colour=#cc6699]"Sorry about the poor performance hon, I guess being on all fours all day has caught up to me."[/colour] Martini gave broad if sheepish smile at her near mistake, but was pretty such the cream coloured pegasus didn't mind. [colour=#cc6699]"As for your brother's rank, yep being a Staff Sergeant would make him an NCO; never been in the military myself, but knowing all the ranks is one of those essentials if you are going to work at a bar like this, makes the regulars feel more special when you recognize their rank and all, especially the officers, they love it, sometimes I wonder if they are just insecure colts given how important it is to them."[/colour]

Martini wasn't surprised about the aspirations of Snickerdoodle's brother to be a royal guard, nor of his affinity for Cadence, [colour=#cc6699] "you won't believe how many REA stallions, and a few mares, have some sort of 'thing' for the princess. I actually met her once, in this very bar actually, along with her husband! She is as beautiful as they all say, being around her… It's hard to explain, like you instantly feel at ease, and there is this feeling of warmth and beauty, it is hard to describe unless you are there."[/colour] Martini smiled and sighed softly, Cadence may be the most beautiful mare she had ever seen, and that was saying a lot, of course there was her husband too, "[colour=#cc6699]And that Shining Armor, ooh, he is quite the looker, the pictures in the papers don't do him justice!"[/colour]

[colour=#dda0dd]Flitter[/colour]

Flitter stepped back from Cloudchaser, well stepped back and fell on her flank, still woozy from too much cider; her clumsiness didn't embaress her too much, as shown by her awkward smile. [colour=#dda0dd]"Well of course I am not disappointed! We all have bad days, even the best of us!"[/colour] It took Flitter a few seconds to put together the rest of her thoughts in her head, but it was clear what she needed to do; reassure Cloudchaser, [colour=#dda0dd]"Remember when I brought some of my experiments home that one day and caused that horrible stinky cloud that sat in our home for days? As embarrassing, and smelly as that was, it didn't suddenly make me bad at biology, so it is like uh.. You and flying! The same! Umm.. except for the stink of course. Umm.. anyway, you are still awesome and like you said, they had you do the hard stuff, cuz' your awesome!"[/colour] That was a rousing speech of support, wasn't it? Surrrrre it was!

Of course Flitter knew her love well, well enough at least, to know that she was just as afraid of the others knowing what was revealed in confidence. She stumbled forward and hugged the spiky maned pegasus once again, [colour=#dda0dd]"Look, it will be our secret, I won't tell them if you won't, 'kay? We'll just talk about how crazy the storm was all night out there, and I'll tell how I struggled and they'll smile; I don't mind"[/colour]. Flitter stepped back and gave a reassuring smile, it was odd this role reversal, as it was usually Cloudchaser that reassured her; odd perhpas, but she was happy to do it, this was love after all. Flitter stepped forward again and kissed Cloudy, hoping that would be enough to convince her spiky maned companion,[colour=#dda0dd]"shall we go out?"[/colour]

[colour=#800080]Cheerilee[/colour]

As Cheerilee pushed a couple of the hay bales together to form a makeshift table for the cake she was shocked to see how much back up food managed to be around. There was Purple Haze's carefully protected carrot cake of course, but then the elderly Germane Apple pony pulled out a cart of cake snacks seemingly out of nowhere; did Apples always bring large amounts of food with them? It looked like emergency cake being made in the kitchen wouldn't be needed after all. [colour=#800080]"Alright class, if you wouldn't mind, gather some of the food and place them on the hay bales, oh I suppose we need a table cloth first."[/colour]

Applejack reappeared from the kitchen with a change of plans- Presents first for the birthday filly. That worked for Cheerilee as it gave more time for food setup. The purple schoolmare trotted back and picked up her small gift for Applebloom and was about to present it when sudden a bright beam of light came out of nowhere and flashed right into her eyes!

Cheerilee was momentarily stunned, and stumbled backwards in blind shock as she tripped over her own hooves before she fell on her flank and banged the back of her head on the side of Strudel's cart, which knocked on the coffee cake slices right into her lap. [colour=#800080] "Whaaa...where, what happened"[/colour] Cheerilee rubbed her eyes, her blurred vision returning,[colour=#800080] "wait where is my gift? I dropped it somewhere!"[/colour]

[colour=#FF8C00]Carrot Fields[/colour]

Carrot listened in surprise to Applejack's discreet mention that somehow the pink earth mare was actually proficient in cake making. Based on what the gray stallion had seen so far, he just assumed the curly maned pony was some eccentric partier who never learned to grow up or have any sort of talent, other than making mischief. That wasn't a fair assessment though, he hadn't gotten to know her yet, maybe she really was a cook. She was darn cute though. Still Carrot at least trusted AJ and simply nodded.

Of course Pinkie Pie's answer to helping pour a measured amount of the flour into the giant mixer was to simply dump the entire bag! Knows what she is doing? A cook? Hard to believe at the moment, this was somepony Applejack was going to leave the kitchen in the hooves of?

Carrot looked around and quickly spotted the sugar that Pinkie mentioned, determined to keep full control over that and the coffee bad as well; the vision of Pinkie strung up on either substance was something he didn't even want to contemplate. It was bad enough with the mess she made covering him in flour dust and who knows what other bits; Purple surely would give him later an ear full about how he let his kilt get so dirty.

Pinkie though turned the awkward up to eleven when she drew up next to him and placed her forehoof around him and started asking questions. At first Carrot just thought about how this kooky, but really cute mare was being so close, she smelled like... Carrot quickly shook his head of those thoughts and refocused on her inquiries. [colour=#ff8c00] "Actually Ah am single, Ah jist hae mah farm, th' only other one thar is my wee sister Purple Haze, who Ah tak' caur of. Oh did ye know she is a cook tay!? She has a cake out in th' main room an' everythin'!" [/colour] Maybe he shouldn't revealed that part, but still less awkward than Pinkie's last question.[colour=#ff8c00] "An' nae.... Nae, Ah uh, Ah don't hae any special somepony... Wa dae ye ask?"[/colour]

Why did she ask?

For a pony who by all rights shouldn't even be inside the convention, this whole event was going really well for Carrot Fields; what made the convention especially worthwhile was his erstwhile cosplaying cohort whose adventurous spirit was just contagious, Rainbow Dash. She really did remind him of Daring Do, not the least because her cosplay was so spot on. Of course, all their shenanigans had made them both hungry and he did promise her lunch before all of this began.

Of course once they reached the food court, what delectable choices to behold! They had everything he would want, and a few things the farmer stallion never heard of. Hummus! They had hummus! That particular stand advertised how it was from "Daring Do and the Great Camel Conspiracy", which was certainly cool, but Carrot knew hummus as that delectable dish that his sire brought back from Saddle Arabia while serving in the REA. They also had Haggis! Just like in the story Daring Do at Dun Caochladh! Of course the best haggis was from Fet Louch itself. Somehow he'd have to get some of that mixed in whatever else the two of them ordered, maybe Dash would be a fan…

His cute pegasus companion had another idea, some of everything. That sounded expensive, quite expensive, of course with a beautiful mare basically muzzle to muzzle with him insisting they had to try all of the food, how could he say no? [colour=#ff8c00]"aye, we can dae that… let's start wi' th' hummus!"[/colour] If he was going to have to purchase as many of the items he could, he definitely had to make sure the Hummus was included before the bits ran out.

As they gathered food from each of the stands, he could just hear the ca-chings of the registers as his bits quickly dwindled. What would his sister say? Strike that, he knew exactly what Purple Haze would say, [colour=#006400]"ye spent all ye day's bits on a mare again, didn't ye, big brae?"[/colour], and she'd be right, not that he tell her that. Carrot worried, but each time he saw Dash's excited, happy expression, he felt it was worth it, she was so excited as they finally gathered all the food together at their little table; a delicious menagerie of cuisine, some familiar, some odd, all ready to be partaken, [colour=#ff8c00]"I hink ye shoods go first in decidin' whit we shoods try, but Ah recommend th' hummus, 'at stuff is th' best."[/colour]

It may have cost him a good deal of bits, but a Carrot always keeps their promises.

[colour=#cc6699]Martini Paradise[/colour]

Martini Paradise just smiled coyly as poor Pocket Change briefly contemplated flirting in his inebriated state,[colour=#cc6699]"well I am sure you'll find somepony out there, you are a handsome stallion, just let it happen naturally, you never know when you will run into that special some pony, it could be when you least expect it, could be the next pony who walks in that door or that you meet!"[/colour] Martini wasn't trying to be clairvoyant or anything, just encouraging; he seemed like a nice stallion and was handsome to boot, but he wasn't in the best state of mind, still, nothing a good night's rest couldn't handle. [colour=#cc6699]"If you feel exhausted, remember, we have rooms here, let me know if you want one, or anything else, okay hon?"[/colour]

The only pony who seemed more awkward then the flushed white stallion was the awkward but adorable Wonderbolt mare, Misty Morning. It struck Martini as a bit strange that somepony that would so regularly be in the spotlight as part of their job would otherwise be so shy. Or perhaps the blue maned pegasus was just shy when it came to flirting, that and inexperienced, at least from the bar mare's perspective. Still it was cute, and appreciated, [colour=#cc6699]"well thank you, although I have to admit, I didn't do anything special with the lemon water, unless you count making sure it's extra cold. If you want anything more substantial though, let me know, 'kay hon?"[/colour] Martini gave a warm smile with a wink as as she slowly swayed along the bar.

Despite the night winding down there were still customers to attend to and Martini trotted back in the kitchen to see what remained for her latest newcomer. There wasn't much left in the food department, given the popularity of apple pie this night, but there were a couple fritters still, kept warm over the old metal stove; Martini levitated the both of them onto a plate and brought them back out, [colour=#cc6699]"here you go Miss Snickerdoodle, the last two fritters, still warm, I'm afraid the Wonderbolts wiped out the last of the pie for the night, we still have drinks too if you like."[/colour] It wasn't much but hopefully it was enough, Martini hated the idea of disappointing any of the weather weary pegasai, but she never expected the number of ponies that populated the bar this night.

What was interesting is the newcomer had heard of the bar,[colour=#cc6699] "really that is what Ponyland is catered towards, the REA ponies, mainly officers and the royal guards, although we get occasional Luna guards and of course enlisted soldiers, but they usually have their own hangouts, but they are most welcome just the same. Lately though we been getting more civilians, especially on nights like tonight when were the only open bar in town, why we even had royalty here. Twice!"[/colour] Martini sounded pretty excited over the last part, but meeting Cadance not once, but twice, was the highlight of her job. [colour=#cc6699] "So is your brother enlisted or officer? What does he do in the REA?"[/colour] In her desire to engage customers Martini almost forgot the most important part of her job, [colour=#cc6699]"oh, sorry, I almost forgot to ask, did you also want anything to drink?"[/colour]

[colour=#cc99ff]Flitter[/colour]

Flitter hoped onto the bed, well as best she could, and turned around and lay down with her head propped up with her fore hooves as she gave the most alluring batting of her eye lashes as she could muster, excited Cloudchaser was being so spontaneous and playful!

That is until she heard Cloudchaser speak. Suddenly Flitter felt really embarrassed, he could she be so assumptive and stupid!? It all came back in her mind, Cloudchaser was obviously worried and hiding something and now she wanted to talk; [colour=#cc99ff]how did I go from that to thinking she'd..[/colour] Flitter shook her head, attempting to clear her mind, how could she be tipsy, it was only, what, two… Maybe three ciders?

Flitter tried to digest the all too fast string of words that came out of her marefriend's muzzle, unsure if she really caught what the spiky maned peagsus was saying, [colour=#cc99ff]"did uhh… Did you say you got knocked out during the storm?" [/colour] Flitter suddenly had a worried expression other face, [colour=#cc99ff]"oh Celestia, they must have had you doing some of the most dangerous work and you were knocked unconscious!"[/colour]

Flitter leaped off the bed, tripping on the floor before running out to Cloudchaser, [colour=#cc99ff]"letmelookatyou! Are you okay?!"[/colour] Flitter ruffled her hooves through Cloudchaser's mane, looking for any bumps, [colour=#cc99ff]"I should have known they have you work on something incredibly difficult, being such a great weather pony and so cool and all! Why didn't you just tell me?!"[/colour]

[colour=#800080]Cheerilee[/colour]

Working with foals meant that Cheerilee was used to fielding the strangest questions one could ever expect - or never expect - to hear from a pony's mouth. Foals are very imaginative, and Sweetie Belle was no exception, as she came up out of the dreamy stupor. [colour=#800080]"No worries, Sweetie Belle - you were only asleep for an hour or so, not for a century. Everypony is still the same; I hope you're feeling better? At least have some of the ice water and juice before doing anything else, OK?"[/colour]

It seemed some foals were faring more poorly than others, while Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Guiding Light were recovering well and Haywire avoiding the cider altogether, poor Nursery Rhyme didn't seem to be doing so well. Cheerilee picked up the blankets - they were old and a little musty, but would keep the little nurse filly warm as she wrapped them around Nursery Rhyme. [colour=#800080]"we're still at Applebloom's birthday party, in Sweet Apple Acres? Do you remember?"[/colour] Hopefully the loss of awareness was only for a few second while the filly got her bearings. [colour=#800080]"Be sure to drink plenty of the juice, and let me know if you feel too ill and I'll get you to the hospital, okay?"[/colour] Hopefully it wouldn't come to that, Cheerilee was determine to salvage this party!

Cheerilee stood proudly on all fours with a new air of confidence, [colour=#800080]"alrighty ponies, just need those hay bales pushed together to make a new table for the cake slices and unopened presents, oh and Applebloom did you have any games you wanted to play? Your birthday after all!"[/colour]

[colour=#ff8c00]Carrot Fields[/colour]

Carrot Fields watched as Rarity and Dash exited the room, not able to shake himself from how stunning the rainbow maned mare looked, that is until Pinkie started to yell his way, [colour=#ff8c00]"huh…? Och, th' flour, huh, awe rite, ah can help wi' th' flour." [/colour] As Carrot looked at the bag of flour, he slowly pushed the sack of coffee beans out of the way with his hind leg. No need for the hyper pink pony to get a whiff of java, who knows what would happen.

Carrot paused on moving over to the bag of flour, taking a moment to pick up the tumbled basket that he and Dash had just finished filling... most of them had shattered, but he picked up the half-dozen eggs that had managed to escape the eggpocalypse, tucking them away in the basket and setting them safely aside. Somewhere away from the pink pony.

After lifting the large bag of flour on his back and moving to the large mixture, Carrot figured Pinkie would simply pour it in, but what he found instead was the pink mare was too busy rolling around on the egg and flour covered floor laughing at her own odd insights. He was both annoyed and amused, he should be mad at her, but she was just so cute, even in her messy state. What could he do though? He knew nothing of making cake, [colour=#ff8c00]"umm.. Applejack, woods ye min' poorin' in' it in ah hae nae idea hoo much."[/colour]

Things have gone from mysterious and creepy to downright catastrophic! Trixie found herself and her erstwhile pegasus companion surrounded by collapsing mossy stone and rotten wood - they had to get out and they had to get out now! [colour=#6699cc]"This way! Quickly!" [/colour] Trixie galloped back towards the spiral stairs as the floor started to collapse behind her and Rain Leaf. Going down in a collapsing castle wasn't the best idea - but she was no pegasus, and there was no way she was going to leap out from this far up, even if there was a convenient window to self-defenestrate herself with.

As Trixie reached the stairs, she glanced back, but the brown pegasus was already gone! Did he fly out? Or was he taken by the ever growing dark hole in the floor behind her? The azure unicorn could only hope he had somehow escaped, there was nothing she could do in either case but leap down the spiral staircase as beams of musty wood came crashing down around her.

Trixie tumbled down the spiral stairwell head over heels until she crashed flat on the cold marble of the dessicated library below, and she was briefly distracted by a solid conviction that this was somehow Whooves' fault. She was going to give that earth pony an earful, and then she was going to - CRASH! A large piece of stone fell inches from her saucer eyed face; blame later! Go now!

Trixie galloped as fast she could, using her horn to light her way and deflect the stones falling ahead of her, all that rock farming paid off, for once! Unfortunately, the larger stones were still too much, and all she could do was zig-zag to avoid them. There! The entrance! But it was collapsing! [colour=#6699cc]"Whaaahaaa!"[/colour]

Meh, I think it's high time I vanished from this place. My rp ideas get overlooked and it seems this place has gotten all the more exclusive with role play opportunities in WoE. It doesn't help that many I've known well either don't show up here any longer or have been sent to the moon... I doubt anyone will really miss me anyway but if you ever want to keep in touch with me I will have my skype open most of the time. hg.zeon if you are interested. For many of you, it is a simple farewell but to those who know me best, "Fuzzy Pickles!". I may return or I may not, it all depends upon if it ever feels welcoming to me again... *disappears as the Needle is pulled*

*reappears*

Sorry for the scare, after some heavy debate in the skype chat, I have decided to give this place another chance. I'll put myself out there more but in any event, I'm still a little shaky about staying here. I still have a fear of being hit with the ban banana though....

Well I know you are in one of mine and I welcome and posts in it, there is at least one other you could be in. I try my best to Rp with you at least. I do worry about people being a bit too exclusive at times though, need more open RPs.

Carrot Fields felt terribly embarrassed about his outburst, a spur of the moment defense of his stallionhood. Rainbow Dash’s reaction was unexpected and discomforting - Carrot's frown stretched his face. Was the idea of kissing him such a joke? Maybe that reporter had been right - what mare would want to kiss some stallion stuck in his foalhood? But then he shook his head, as if to shake out those negative thoughts - what did he expect? He'd only been hanging out with Dash for one day! It really was a bit funny, and he let out a soft laugh, shaking his head at his own defensiveness and flusterment. Hey, she was having a great time with him, right? And lunch would just add to that.

Except Dash seemed to have gotten a different idea, looking stiff and angry as she marched into a crowd right towards ... oh, horse apples. That guy! That Madden reporter; doing a hit piece on the convention and the fans. Carrot moved in a little closer to see what exactly was happening and to offer Dash some support, but just ended up watching in awe as she released a verbal tirade on the blue pegasus stallion.

Tirades like the one Dash was unleashing could go one of two ways, really well or really poorly, in this case it was magnificent. He never knew she had such a sharp wit, saying what he only wished he could have said. At the end he began to applaud, stomping his forehooves on the floor with a huge smile on his face. He added a chuckle when it dawned on the gray stallion that, knowing this fandom, by the end of the day there'd be fifty sketches of a potted plant wearing a Madden toupee with a microphone stuck into the dirt.

Carrot trotted up to Dash as she headed towards the food court; his first thought was [colour=#ff8c00]'[/colour][colour=#ff8c00]at was sae hawt[/colour], but he would keep that one to himself. Instead he went with something a bit more complimentary that wouldn’t make him look silly, [colour=#ff8c00]“Th' convention shoods pay ye as a darin' dae spokespony! ye awreddy hae th' look doon flat an' efter whit ye said thaur, ye certainly hae 'er darin' confidence an aw.”[/colour] Carrot smiled delightfully, [colour=#ff8c00]“Sae lunch, Ah tryst Ah woods gie ye whatever ye wanted fur lunch an' a carrot aye keeps their promise!”[/colour]

[colour=#FF6699]Martini Paradise[/colour]

Martini Paradise gave cheerful smile towards the white unicorn, holding back her laughter at his awkward attempt at complimenting her. It was clear that his drinks were getting to him, fortunately as a local who didn't need to fly, the unicorn could simply stumble home and crash if need be. What really amused Martini was his declaration of the Gallipocous as his new romantic vacation spot; in her mind it was already the perfect choice of course.[colour=#ff6699] "Well a lot of vacationing couple do come to the islands, in fact some of the fancier resorts even have "romance packages" specifically tailored for honeymoons, romantic getaways, those sort of things, but they are all pre-planned of course. If you want my opinion, stay at one of the little beachfront bed and breakfast places and just go out with your special somepony and explore the islands freehoof on your own, you won't regret it."[/colour] Martini chuckled, she never saw herself as a relationship counselor, but advice was advice, and any that happen to get more ponies to love the islands, all the better.

What was even more adorably awkward that Pocket Change's clueless interjections in regard to Misty Morning's eager or unsure attempts at flirtation were those very attempts by the yellow pegasus mare. Martini found the Wonderbolt's compliments endearing; it was nice when the customers flirted, as long as they weren't being tasteless or crass, or believed that such flirtations entitled them to anything later. Martini didn't sense any of that from yellow pegasus, only that she appeared lonely and wanted some company. [colour=#ff6699]"I couldn't see myself doing anything else but this, well this and caring for Sunrise. Even if I meet that special somepony, settle down somewhere, I'll still be bar tending. My real hope is to make enough bits and have enough home stability to start my own place someday." [/colour]Martini gave a warm, inquisitive smile towards the Wonderbolt, [colour=#ff6699]"and how about you hon? I imagine you love what you are doing, but have any long-term plans or dreams beyond that?"[/colour]

Before Martini could inquire further, a new customer appeared, a beige pegasus with a light brown mane, or what would be light brown if it wasn't so darkened from being completely drenched by water. The newcomer wasted no time in ordering what she wanted, at least far as drink. Martini gave a broad welcoming smile and held her forehoof in the direction of the other customers, [colour=#ff6699]"sure thing hon, one mug of hot cocoa coming up; and welcome to Ponyland, refuge for the weather weary pegasai! Feel free to sit and chat a spell!"[/colour]

Martini pulled a half-carton of milk from the icebox under the bar, pouring it into a mug. Her horn glowed, as she gathered more supplies, and by the time she was ready, steam was rising off of the mug of milk. A spoon floated into the mug, stirring as a scoop, then two, of chocolate powder poured into the milk - the good stuff - but Martini liked her hot cocoa a little thicker, and so she also added a good dollop of chocolate syrup. She slid it across to the new pegasus, along with a bowl full of mini-marshmallows, to use at her discretion. [colour=#ff6699]"We don't have a large selection of food right now, but what we do have is apple pie, or lemon pie, if you prefer; I think we have some cherry pie and apple fritters left over as well, umm... Sorry, I didn't catch your name miss."[/colour]

Since I have not gotten a reply yet, let me rephrase my Q;

Despite my ability to draw these for myself, I have art of my characters, done by other artists as gifts and trades. am I allowed to post those in my gallery as long as I state who did the art for me?

Yes, as long as they are original work and not copies of still other artists work themselves.

I doubt there is any accurate equivalent exchange to American or Canadian dollars or British pounds. We can only guess what standard they use for their currency (sure we can really over-analyze and ask if its a gold standard, or bimetallism, etc).

Did find this on the MLP Wiki though when it came to value of items in gold bits:

Bag of apples -- 3 gold bits

Apple pie -- 2 gold bits

Apple fritter --2 gold bits

Mug of apple cider -- 2 gold bits

Asparagus (1 bundle) -- 1 gold bit

Tomatoes (bunch of 3) -- 2 gold bits (2/3 of a gold bit per Tomato)

Cherry -- 2 gold bits (The pony was price gouging at the time)

In the season three final we saw Fluttershy give four silver bits for a one-way Balloon trip from Ponyville to Cloudsdale. This is the first time we saw bits in silver form. Of course this simply may have been an animation mistake and they should have been gold (the Occum's Razor explanation). They could have also be say platinum and thus worth more, or silver is worth more than gold, or food is considerably more expensive then balloon trips, but it is most likely the first explanation.

Of course, no surprise, someone in the fandom has gone into deep analysis about what they are worth.

Carrot Fields gave a broad smile hiding the fact he was shocked Rainbow Dash accepted his offer. They didn't know other all that well and here he was offering her his sanctuary, his workshop, just so the pretty blue peagsus could work on her miniatures. No doubt his little sister, Purple Haze, would give him grief over it, but it was worth it; and besides he was just being neighborly and showing what a good citizen of the Ponyville area he and by extension, the Carrots, were!

[colour=#ff8c00]"Feel free tae come by any time!" [/colour] Carrot mused as he watched Dash collect the various supplies for her new miniature hobby. [colour=#ff8c00]"I mean weel, knock first ay course, but usually either myself ur may baby sister ur at haem. I'll let 'er know 'at ye may come by; she is really sweit an' will probably want tae bake ye something."[/colour] Carrot chuckled at that last part; Purple wouldn't be able to resist trying her experiments on a new pony; his only worry was how many questions would Purple pepper Dash with.

Carrot's musing over his sister's curiosity was broken by Dash's monologue about her version of the events that day in reverse order, the gray stallion didn't think too much into it until he heard the "you kissing stallions" part in reference to him! [colour=#ff8c00] "ah dinnae kiss stallions! If thaur was any pony eh'd ever kiss in this place, it woods be ye!"[/colour]

For a moment for Carrot stood there with complete silence and shock as he realized what he not only said out loud, but really loud! The embarrassed stallion put his forehoof to his mouth while his saucepan eyes darted from side to side. He had to say something to change the subject and fast! [colour=#ff8c00] "Sae yeah! Lunch! Let's dae lunch! Ah bet they hae excellent hay fries an' honey and wheat shakes, I'll buy!"[/colour]

[colour=#dda0dd]Flitter[/colour]

Flitter felt warm and relaxed, sure indications that she could indeed handle cider just as well as any pony! She was cool! Well cool enough. Now here she was with Cloudchaser who invited her in the back for some fun, or was it to talk about something important? Nahh… It was to have some fun!

In fact Flitter was shocked at how daring Cloudy was being, playing around right out in the hallway?! It sounded dangerous! She know Cloudchaser could be adventuresome and forward but she wasn't expecting this! Flitter started to blush and fidgeted some, she wasn't sure if wanted to be so audacious, even if she was in a flirty and desiring mood. [colour=#dda0dd]"Well…"[/colour] Flitter looked down, she didn't like to disappoint her mare, [colour=#dda0dd]"you know how noisy I can get, remember last time?! Well not that you minded of course…"[/colour] Flitter blushed fiercely at that last statement, remembering some particularly close moments recently.

Flitter didn't want to spoil the moment though, so she had a brilliant idea! The tipsy mare stumbled up to Cloudschaser, only managing to balance herself by wrapping her fore hooves around the spiky maned pegasus' neck, [colour=#dda0dd]"sorry… So anyway.. Umm.. Let's get a room 'kay? Then I promise, you can do whatever your heart desires, you mischievous mare you!"[/colour]

Flitter gave Cloudchaser a kiss on the cheek and looked about, there was one door nearby that was partially opened; they could use that room! They'll just pay when they come back out, no problem! [colour=#dda0dd] "Here we go!"[/colour] Flitter let go of Cloudchaser and clumsily walked slowly to the door and pushed it open; as she hoped there was no pony inside the bedroom, perfect! [colour=#dda0dd]"Just be sure to lock the door behind you, we don't want anypony walking in on us now do we."[/colour] Flitter gave a flirtatious wink, or the best one she could muster.

the plum coloured mare went straight for the bed, which took more effort than usual to climb into. It was nice and soft and if it wasn't for Cloudchaser, she'd probably would fall asleep right there! Instead she just looked back at the one she loved and gave a broad smile, [colour=#dda0dd]"I'm all yours!"[/colour]

I was afraid this day would come all too quickly and it has...I am leaving Canterlot for the time being. I have a newborn to attend to, a house all my own and with this stubborn writers block...I hope to return within a few months, but my beautiful son comes first. I am deeply sorry to my partners for this.

I think everyone totally understands that one's family must come first, especially when it is children. Congrats on your new child! Hopefully we will see you again soon.

The strength of RP is the allowing of characters to grow beyond their initial application description; in short, to be dynamic. My oldest OC character, Carrot Fields, actually has quite the short application skimpy on info about him (as I made him a long time ago here when we were just starting). If I added everything that he did or revealed about him, it be two to three times as long. Fortunately you don't have to do that (unless you want to for informational purposes).

[colour=#CC6699]Martini Paradise[/colour]

Martini Paradise just smiled at the rainbow maned pegasus, she wasn't sure if Dash simply didn't register what the barmare had said or simply elected to ignore it. To Martini it was plain as the sun on a cloudless day; these two pegasai had a mutual attraction, and this Rainbow Dash mare all the others spoke about was especially infatuated. [colour=#cc6699]“Well don’t drink too much then; we want you home safe and sound and not flying all groggy.”[/colour] Martini looked outside with concern, it was still wet and frightful, surely the blue pegasus didn't have to absolutely leave tonight. [colour=#cc6699] “Still it may be better to sleep here and fly back in the morning, don’t you think? That storm hasn't cleared out at all yet; stay a while and get to know your new coltfriend more closely.”[/colour] Martini gave a wink as she tilted and gestured with her head in Soarin’s direction. [colour=#cc6699]“You both just let me know if you need anything else, pie, cider, a key, I’ll be happy to provide!”[/colour]

The pink unicorn mare returned to the bar, walking slowly and with more a sway then usual as she passed by the yellow Wonderbolt and white unicorn stallion; she was in a playful mode, their blushing and rather flustered expressions amused and flattered her. It was a rare experience, customers usually flattered each other, and she was determined to enjoy every second of it. She smiled alluringly at Pocket Change, [colour=#cc6699]“well you sound like a real Canterlot gentleman; you should use that to take some mare as about town, show them a good time.” [/colour] It never hurt to flatter the customer.

Speaking of which, there was the Wonderbolt mare, which strangely enough appeared shy, odd given what she did for a living, but it could be that she is simply shy when it came to teasing. [colour=#cc6699]“Tired of this? Nooooo… I enjoy bartending for a living! The only part I ever get wary of is the constant moving around in seeking employment, but the work itself? I love it! I love mixing the drinks, I love getting to meet all sort of interesting ponies, I love chatting with them, and hearing their stories! I've met guards, Wonderbolts, super-models, actors, heroes, even royalty! Besides if I didn't love it, I wouldn't have this cute little thing…”[/colour] Martini looked back at her own flank sporting her martini glass cutie mark as she shook her rump; she was sure of her destiny, this is what she was meant to do!

Martini’s face lit up even more when she heard Wind Rider affirm he knew of her homeland. [colour=#cc6699]“Oh it is a favorite vacation spot for a lot of ponies, although we always got more from Canterlot or Manehattan then from Hoofington, still it is good to hear they come from all over. Have you ever seen the volcanoes? They’re stunning! Sure they are active and all, but it is just a near constant flow of lava and it always goes down the same slopes and no pony is in danger otherwise as long as they watch from a reasonable distance.”[/colour]

Martini was about to go on with what else she felt was wonderful about the islands when Misty Morning asked an unusual question Martini swore was directed at her, [colour=#cc6699]“does what hurt, hon?”[/colour]

I felt inspired. I will post Flitter as soon as Cloudchaser replies.

[colour=#800080]Cheerilee[/colour]

Cheerilee liked the suggestion by her tan unicorn compodre of going to an inn after the party and regale all those crazy stories about the adventures of teaching foals, magical or not. Something told the mulberry coloured mare she would need the time to decompress anyway. [colour=#800080]“Well that sounds like a date then Ingrid! I know just the place too; it is a little bar where they serve great fruity drinks ran by a mother of one of my students, Berry Punch.”[/colour]

The mulberry teacher turned her attention back to Purple Haze; who had no plans to abandon the hay bale fortress she had constructed for herself and her most prized possession. Cheerilee couldn't blame the little green filly, there wasn't yet a place to put the cake anyway and food products did have a tendency to be destroyed; who knew of Applejack and her friends would have another ready on time. [colour=#800080]“Well my brave little cake guard, I’ll tell you what, we’ll set up some hay bales to place the slices of cake that you can pass through your window there, ‘kay?”[/colour] Cheerilee gave a warm smile and salute to Purple in the hope that will assuage the filly’s fears.

Now to finish cleaning and setup things to start a game or two, [colour=#800080]“ponies, if any of you are up to it, I need a couple hay bales in the middle of the floor so to make one large flat surface.”[/colour] Between Ingrid and the now awaken foals, they can get back on track finally and have some fun! Just one more thing to take care of…

[colour=#800080]“I think I know what ails you Nursery Rhyme”[/colour], Cheerilee smiled as she looked back to the little tan earth filly resting on her back. [colour=#800080]“Don’t worry; we won’t have to go to the hospital for it either. I may not be a doctor, but I've had my share of sick foals.”[/colour] Cheerilee chuckled as she picked up a large pitcher of ice water with her mouth and filled a tall glass with it. [colour=#800080] “There we go, why don’t you slide on down and drink that while I go and gather up some nice juice for you too; you’ll feel better in no time, courtesy of nurse Cheerilee!”[/colour]

[colour=#ff8c00]Carrot Fields[/colour]

Carrot Fields sat there on his haunches, his back stumble from going head on with a full oaken barrel only stopped by a soft bag of coffee beans. It wasn't the cleverest of plans but it was the only thing he could think of at the time. As he rubbed his sore head he witnessed in awe as the stunning Applejack managed to do what he couldn't bring the barrel under control. [colour=#ff8c00]“Ah hink ah foond th' coffee ye aw waur lookin' fur…”[/colour] Well at least you haven’t been completely useless, dumbtail.

Carrot figured he should go get his sister... she was far better at kitchen stuff anyway. He could just see her now, hopping up onto the counter and delivering orders like a little Drill Sergeant - heck, she could probably even bring this crazy pink mare into line. And he could escape all this awkwardness. Yup, he should go get –

Fwash!

Suddenly a bright white and purple light flashed near him, when the bright glow dissipated enough to reveal the source…

Carrot figured Purple wanted him in here, so he'd just stay in here. Yup. Wouldn't want to disappoint Purple!

He needed to be helpful though, show them he was helpful. What did they need doing? First thing he needed to do was get his mouth to work. Wait, wait, think about what you're going to say, first, plan it out so you don't sound like a dumbtail... Well, we should get started on the cake. What do you need me to do? Yes, that sounds good. [colour=#ff8c00]"Aye! We should cake wi' me tae need do? Me help!"[/colour]

Carrot stopped, appalled. Ah, there was the problem. His brain apparently wasn't connected to his mouth at all.

Carrot Fields felt pretty stupid about his comment after Dash's retort; she was right, of course - he wouldn't want a bunch of stallions kissing him! His comment was just juvenile fantasy, and he certainly wanted to get past such dumbtail statements. Still, he couldn't help but think about the topic of Dash and kissing in general, muttering in a quiet, barely audible tone,[colour=#ff8c00] "Oi'd rather be kissing ye then any other pony here."[/colour]

Oh no, he'd actually said that out loud! Carrot was glad the subject quickly changed to the miniatures before them. Hopefully, she'd no heard anything. Still as welcome as the subject change had been for him, Carrot was still taken aback from Dash's initial assessment that such games were just for "eggheads". He was about to speak up in defense of the game when the blue pegasus' tune suddenly became one of admiration. [colour=#ff8c00]"Actually, fans do all sorts a things tae tell their own Daring Do stories, miniatures like these, board games, artwork, an' everything!"[/colour] Carrot didn't write any himself, but he had read more than a few fan fictions in the fanzines.

The gray stallion couldn't help but think how it was so hot for a cute mare to be into "egghead" Daring Do stuff, getting adorably excited over the miniatures. He wasn't going to tell Dash that, but he did have an idea,[colour=#ff8c00] "Oi have a workshop at me farm - ye're welcome tae use it tae work on yer miniatures, an' store 'em there, if'n ye want tae!"[/colour] Carrot blushed embarrassingly, though he didn't know why - it wasn't like he was asking her on a date or anything, just a place she could use for her hobby. Still, he was nervous about it, and wasn't sure which answer would make him even more nervous, an emphatic no, or an enthusiastic yes.

I found this image through Reddit today which offered an interesting alternate theory to happened to Twilight Sparkle when the magic from the Elements of Harmony all hit her and gave the appearance that she was destroyed.

In this scenario the Magic from the Elements accidentally destroyed her as the end result of her attempt to solve the spell of Starswirl the Bearded and underestimating the sheer power of the elements. Her spirit was brought into the afterlife by Celestia, who is essentially a god (in the ancient pantheon sort of way) and showed her life before her in the ethereal realm before taking Twilight to an afterlife where she is given a heavenly world to "live" in so her spirit will be happy. Meanwhile in the mortal realm she had passed away, her friends left to morn.

I realized that this scenario will never happen in the show for obvious reasons, but it is definitely a plausible alternative 'what if' given what we saw in the finale of season three; at least the idea would serve as an interesting basis for an alternate universe of fan driven stories and art/comics.

In short, what do you all think of this as an idea?

Trixie didn't understand what exactly fueled the darkness as to make it so opaque as to resist the glowing of her horn, which should have illuminated everything in the room with a dull purple hue, but she was astute enough to recognize it as some kind of powerful spell. Anything more than a few feet from her horn was shrouded in a impenetrable black like fog but without the smoky appearance of a cloud, only the eerie wall of pitch that surrounded her, all around the small sphere of light that centered on her horn. They had to tread carefully, for who knew what other magical charms were cast about them in the shadow.

When Rain Leaf asked for more light, Trixie forced her horn to glow even more brightly, although her increased efforts had little effect against the persistent darkness. It was all she could do to keep close to the peagsus so to not loose him in the mire when he spotted something interesting…

The "door" Rain Leaf pointed to appeared to be an artistically ornate but disquieting rectangle mural carved into the wall; the fiery mare that was the central feature had but one eye, which was represented by a beautiful blood red ruby. From what Trixie could tell is it looked like she was lording over a village or villages, but much of the rest of the relief had been eroded which made it unclear to what any of the individual structures were. [colour=#6699cc]"This is certainly a grotesque mural! Still, I the Great and Powerful Trixie is sure this is the clue we seek! Why else would Trixie lead us to this room?!"[/colour] The Doctor did say something about "the peering ruby", didn't he?

Trixie stood closer to see if there were any associated writing, her horn almost touching the stone as she squinted her eyes in an attempt to decipher anything of note. It felt as if the darkness was strongest at this point, almost as if it was working to hide any secrets the carving may reveal. As she moved her head up, her glowing horn came in contact with the ruby eye suddenly causing a massive blue spark of energy, which momentarily lighting up the room and knocked the azure unicorn mare back several feet.

Trixie shook her head as she looked up wide-eyed; what she witnessed both amazed and frightened her. A beam of light shot out from the ruby across the room, illuminating the entire domed expanse in a way her horn could not. Instead of hitting the far wall though, it shot through what appeared to be a small perfectly circular opening cut into the brick, edged with ornate coloured stones. Trixie stood up as she continued to look in awe having just enough light to see the speaks of water from the storm outside illuminated by the beam as it exited the other side, "[colour=#6699cc]isn't that the direction of Hoofington?"[/colour]

As Trixie stepped back to get a better view of the whole spectacle she heard a click as one of the stones of the floor depressed beneath her hind hoof. The unicorn froze, her eyes even wider than before. At first there was silence for a couple seconds, then the room started to rumble and shake, [colour=#6699cc]"that's... Not good!"[/colour]

As the first stone from the ceiling fell before her her, Trixie turned to her pegasus companion and yelled only one word, [colour=#6699cc]"RUN"![/colour]