Pony POV Series/Awesome: Difference between revisions

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* Applejack takes the cake in her own story by being able and willing to stare directly into the Well of Forever, a pool of knowledge that tells all uncomfortable truths as a way to cope with her [[Brutal Honesty]] issue with Discord. This is quite a feat on its own, but then she tops herself by jamming her hoof into the pool's safety mechanism when her self control starts to waver, and stares down the Truth until she is forcibly cut off, ''and she's still game for another round.'' She spends the night at Canterlot Castle to decompress and the very next day, still with a torn up hoof, she takes it upon herself to use her new insight to help everypony she can get to reassert themselves, and hits a half dozen before sundown. Who is best pony?

** One of the things she sees is what happened if Applebloom hadn't escaped [[Story of the Blanks|Sunny Town]]. The alternate Applejack finds out and pretty much goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], destroying the town singlehoofedly. Do ''not'' mess with Applejack's little sis!

** Another thing she sees is {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]] Twilight facing down what's implied to be ''death!''}}

*** {{spoiler|Furthermore, while talking to Nightmare Whisper, Applejack hints that Twilight is possibly the pony destined to ''defeat'' Death.}}

* Trixie gets one by finally breaking free of Loneliness' spell, and coming out of Discord a better pony than when she came in, completely obliterating Loneliness in the process.

* Luna actually ''gaining control'' over her identity as Nightmare Moon when Discord's games threaten to turn her into a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]. And then it's shown that ''she'' sent Twilight's letters, due to her sister being Discorded into a useless child, and floats it right under his nose, because "Why the hell not?"

** Luna wasn't as lucky as Applejack when she looked in the Well Of Forever, but by taking the full brunt of it and learning the entirety of all Truth and [[All the Myriad Ways]], it's a wonder she's hasn't completely lost it. Consider that she had the entire millennium that she was banished, including the fate of everyone she knew revealed to her in eidetic detail to mull over, and the [[What Could Have Been]]. Possibly advance information on Nightmare Moon, depending on how the timeline breaks down.

** One of the thing she learns is that [[My Little Pony|G1 Mimic]] threw down with Discord after he broke down the Rainbow of Light into the Elements, and [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|kicked his teeth in.]] Granted, it was the last thing she ever did as a solid state of matter, but there's a good reason he only has the one fang.

*** The [http://fav.me/d4lgn8g fanfiction version] makes it ''even more'' epic by explaining that {{spoiler|Mimic succeeding in ''wounding'' Discord served as a [[Hope Springs Eternal]], inspiring Celestia and Luna as well as awakening the Element Of Magic, setting the stage for Discord's downfall.}} On top of this, Discord had told her that there's no way she could so much as scratch him. After she does, knowing he's going to kill her regardless, she says this;

** We ''finally'' see this moment in all its glory in "Origins". Its every bit as epic as it was hinted to be, made even more so because {{spoiler|Mimic was Celestia and Luna's mother and she went [[Mama Bear]] on his flank}}. And she gets the satisfaction of not only being the only mortal pony to harm Discord in such a way he couldn't heal from it, she manages to utterly destroy his [[Smug Snake]] facade for the entire fight ''without even touching him'':

'''Discord''': [[Villainous Breakdown|You ...you ... you ...]] }}

** Meanwhile, during her reign with Celestia, Luna bests a resurrected Tirek on her own for the position of "Bringer of Night and Moon" and claimed his demonic chariot as spoils of war, the one she used to crash Nightmare Night in Ponyville. [[Awesome but Impractical|And it's used for joyriding.]]

* The mane cast and [[Sixth Ranger|Trixie]] [[Theme Tune Cameo|singing the show's theme song]] in the penultimate chapter is easily one of the most awesome moments of the fanfic. It's also a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Now if only one of the fan music composures or fandubbers would get their hands on this...

* {{spoiler|Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Trixie breaking themselves out of Princess Gaia's [[Lotus Eater Machine|mind control]] without magical aid.}}

* {{spoiler|Ditzy Doo (Derpy Hooves) going [[Mama Bear]] on Princess Gaia's birds to protect Dinky, using a mop as a ''quarterstaff!'' Do not touch her little "Muffin" if you know what's good for you!}}

** {{spoiler|And she ''NEVER'' gives in to Gaia. This display of motherly determination and protection causes Luna to publically give her the title of "'Greatest Mother and Strongest Willed Pony In Equestria'".}}

** {{spoiler|Twilight finally breaking out of her [[Heroic BSOD]] with an ''epic'' [[World of Cardboard Speech]]. Followed by the ''rest'' of the mane cast (minus Trixie) and Fluttercruel giving equally as awesome ones and summoning the Elements of Harmony.}}

* {{spoiler|Fluttercruel's return from [[The Nothing After Death|the Void]]. She severs herself from Nightmare Whisper, gains her cutie mark, and is revealed, to everypony's surprise, to be a second Element of Kindness. And after Nightmare Whisper tells her that, as a being created by Dissonance, she's likely to be destroyed by being a part of the Element's purification technique she says one thing:}}

** {{spoiler|Don't forget that she had to [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|fight her way out of]] a [[Jury of the Damned]] to do it!}}

** {{spoiler|Nightmare Whisper and Fluttercruel's [[Death Glare|Stare Off]] probably counts. Even more impressive is that Fluttercruel ''wins!''}}

* In the last part of "Pearl Necklace", {{spoiler|Fluttershy manages to stand in front of a huge crowd and give a speech. As if that weren't impressive enough for a shy pegasus like her, somepony who still holds a grudge on her throws a rock, nailing her in the head. It takes both of the Flutters to manage it, but they barely flinch and continue the speech.}}

* Alright, it {{spoiler|was [[All Just a Dream]]}}, but seeing Celestia {{spoiler|use her full-power to defend her subjects from the now evil Luna and ''winning'' was pretty awesome, even if she was the [[Hero Antagonist]] at the time.}}

* {{spoiler|Applejack and Orangejack growing to accept their differences, realizing that their similarities are more important than those differences, and standing united to battle [[Knight Templar|Nightmare Mirror]]. Bonus points to Orangejack for calming herself down, [[Guile Hero|fighting with her head]], and trading verbal jabs with Mirror, despite never being in actual ''battle'' before, let alone versus a Nighmare. ''Then'' it turns out that Orangejack can bear the Element of Generosity.}}

** {{spoiler|Applejack calling [[All the Myriad Ways|alternate versions of herself]] that can bear the Elements of Loyalty, Magic, Laughter, and Kindness and thus invoking the Elements to defeat Nightmare Mirror counts as well.}}

* [http://fav.me/d4mxufo This] absolutely epic piece of fanart for Trixie's Discording. It was also used for the Audio Adaptation.

* Sweetie Belle [[Shut UP, Hannibal|telling off Silverspoon's mother]] for calling the Cutie Mark Crusaders urchins and considering them too lowly {{spoiler|to be Silverspoon's friends.}} She tops it off by ending it on a ''completely polite'' note.

** The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Spike, and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger|Silverspoon]]}} managing to ''travel through time''. Keep in mind this is a group of fillies and a baby dragon who manage to do travel through time ''on accident''.

* {{spoiler|Golden Tiara/Screwball's escape attempt, including effortlessly circumventing the security system including two electric fences, making the orderlies and doctors look like fools. Also she beats a Cockatrice so easily it seems like she's planned it out ahead of time: 1 Closes her eyes. 2 Runs AT it. It's not used to that. 3 Grabbed it's neck and head. 4 Ran for a river, which she could hear even with her eyes closed. 5 Faced it down towards the water and forced its' eyelids open. It is promptly [[Taken for Granite]].}}

** {{spoiler|The survivors vs Strife.}}

** {{spoiler|Strife vs Celestia.}}