firerush:

i-dream-of-twilight-sparkle:

((Well with that the Origin Story has come to an end. I want to thank everyone of you for reading all the way through. And hope you enjoyed the pretty long story. It wasn’t heavily detailed for most of it, but I did want to leave things open in case maybe specific questions come in or something else of another matter comes up. I’m glad to have shared the full story, and starting first thing tomorrow I’ll get right back into answering questions. It was a heck of a lot of fun making all 40+ of these images that are able to describe what just went on in Saddle Arabia for both Twilight and Spike. I hope Malakhar and Kubuya came off as at least somewhat decent characters even if they’re essentially the only Saddle Arabians that got names and thus had a pretty big role in the story. More so Malakhar then Kubuya. I wasn’t trying to make this the most detailed story to justify the making of this blog. Now that the origin story is over, I can go back to the fun of answering questions (Once again starting first off tomorrow). I doubt we’ll see another long storyline like that one. At least not so soon. So don’t be surprised for whenever I decide to end updating this blog that this still ends up being the biggest thing I’ve done for it. Because I really don’t see a larger storyline happening in the near future.

For now though I hope all of you are enjoying a feast and having a good time with your family for Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays!))

That was fucked up beyond belief, I’ve never been a fan of Alicorn Twilight and for her to jsut decide to keep something taht was forced on her, that just ugg!

and I thought the fandom had reached it’s lowpoint ages ago, this was just wrong, giving her a hard time limit and not letting her ever go back to normal was the most fucked up bad plot idea ever.

Note: I don’t know exactly how long ago this comment was made. But I don’t care anyway. I need to address this.

Listen firerush, I don’t think you payed enough attention to the story.

Yes, the Genification was forced on her. But the stallion who did it (Malakhar) had his reasons, and was even apologetic for the entire rest of the story. Even when Twilight had decided to remain a Genie, and would of been satisfied enough even if Twilight had gone back (Cause he would at least had achieved his Grandfather’s last wish even if just for a short time). And being a Genie in context of the universe of this blog is different from the stereotypical Genies that are just essentially slaves. Twilight was not happy about being a Genie because that’s what she thought was done to her. But when she realized that it’s not that way at all and in fact benefits her more so then it does harm. (She’s a genie that can say no and not have to grant the wish she objects to, for one thing and with this being loosely based on canon she even proceeds to continue her life as normal).

But there’s another thing you totally missed about this. The main reason Twilight remained a Genie, was for Spike. Even knowing the benefits and everything, had Spike not done all or most of what he did during the Origin Story. Twilight would have got herself wished free before the time limit. And that’s another thing, the time limit being the “most fucked up bad plot”? What would of made it better? Having no Time limit? So that Twilight could be free to be a Genie as long as she wants to before letting go of it on some random point where she’s done with it? Having it so that her genification was permanent for a very long time from the get-go? This is a blog that wants to have a little Genie fun as well as keep the positivity of the show it’s based on. How is making Twilight stuck with it no matter what uphold to that ideal? The Time Limit overall still gave Twilight the choice, and without it. Her decision to stay one mostly for Spike would be made less meaningful.

Which getting more into Spike, this may be on the surface just a Twilight’s a Genie blog. But it also has deeper elements with Twilight and Spike’s relationship kinda like a shipping. But this isn’t the romantic type of shipping, this is a completely different way at looking at two characters with a bond that is very much like a Mother-and-Son’s one and about a year after the fateful trip to Saddle Arabia. They made it official by adopting eachother as such. Maybe it’s overexaggerating their actual relationship in the show. But in I Dream of Twilight Sparkle, Twilight and Spike are closer then most usually see it. It gives another meaning to this blog to have another interpretation of Twilight and Spike and what they mean to another even if the much more popular one is they’re just Older Sister and Younger Brother. Again it’s like a shipping that’s going to exaggerate the positive traits of the relationship between the two so that people can get why they’re together in an askblog, fanfic, fancomic, etc. but again this is a different kind of shipping that’s neither the romantic kind or just normal friendshipping that’s not as common but I feel works very well between Twilight and Spike because they feel like the rare duo of characters that can really be interpreted this way (I don’t think there’s even a proper term of “shipping” two characters in a parental bond is there?). One of my favorite scenes in all of Friendship is Magic is the Fear Door scene (From Crystal Empire, Part 2) when Spike takes a look into it revealing his biggest fear is Twilight sending him away. I don’t feel that’s a Older Sister-Little Brother fear. I definitely think that leans toward some sort of motherly bond that the two share that no matter how many times anyone points toward the one Winter Wrap-Up line of “You’re not mommy” is not going to take it away. Twilight in I Dream of Twilight Sparkle deeply cares for Spike, and her being a Genie means she’ll be there for him for a very long time.

So in short, yes. The genification itself was forced on her. But even the one who did it to her had good intentions. And Twilight still had a choice in the matter. That ultimately was decided by her bond with Spike. If you disagree with how the story went. That’s fine, but to call something like this “the fandom’s lowpoint” is way too far.