I was having tacos for dinner with the brother. Then he asked out of nowhere, “So where exactly are you going with Post Crusade?”

At this point, I’m not entirely sure of a general path which PC will take. But I decided to humor him, and talk about some bullshit ideas that came out of my head at that moment.

The result was this. (Contains PC lore, and some spoilers.)

Well, let’s think about this. It’s a strange fate between these characters (the three original CMC). They have this  connection between them, and it’s not normal. I’ll tell you why.

Do you know how Scoot’s parents died? Keep in mind that this story was written a long time before PC was officially started. Scoot’s dad (Dust Devil) was a commander in an Emergency Weather Control team. They deal with weather problems such as rogue storms and severe storms. 

So one Hearth’s Warming Eve in 2006, a rogue storm descended onto Canterlot. It was wild storm with rain, high winds, and lightning, and it was to cause bad damage to the city. Canterlot Castle was evacuated, except for one filly who was stuck in her room. EWC was called in to deal with the storm, and to rescue the filly, whom we all know as Twilight Sparkle. Dust’s team was in charge of the rescue. However, as they were approaching the castle, the team was stuck by lightning, killing 6 of them including Dust.

Twilight has no idea that her refusal to listen to directions (thus trapping her in the castle) led to the death of Scoot’s dad, and the disappearance of her mom. And Scootaloo doesn’t know that Twilight is the reason her dad died. If there wasn’t a rescue to begin with, then they could’ve lived.

However, once Twilight or Scoots finds out that they are connected this way, everything will change. Just them meeting is a major point in fate.

The storm itself was confusing. It came from nowhere. Some blame another town for loosing control of the storm. Others think it just formed on it’s own. Closer investigations show that it had a magical aspect to it. As if it was formed from a spell.

Then we have AJ and AB, whose parents (in PC) died of mysterious causes. Officially, it was a carriage crash. But that’s it. There’s no more information. There weren’t any witnesses or evidence of any foul play. The carriage the killed them was unmanned and unregistered. It too, came from nowhere. The nature of the carriage was otherworldly.

Then there’s Sweetie Belle, who has a magical quantity unlike any other for her age. She registered a .31 mu (Twilight is .49 and Celestia is 1.0). Such amounts of magic and it being controlled is unheard of.

And these three meet. They share qualities with the Mane Six. Apple Bloom’s defensiveness (AJ). Scoot’s shyness and carefulness (Fluttershy). Sweetie’s magical power (Twilight). And the bizarre natures of their histories. It starts to stir up some conversations. Is it destiny? Are these fillies meant more to each other and the world than they think? It sounds like some conspiracy. I’m gonna be blunt. What if they’re the next Elements of Harmony? What if their misfortunes are just a part a massive ploy.

Then there are three other foals from the other side of Equestria. Friends from the start, they join a great and growing new idea. As blank flanks, they vow to somehow find their place on Earth in the Manehattan CMC. Sounds familiar?

All it takes is one little meeting. It could reveal a dark secret to Equestria. And it just might be the most shocking and dangerous adventure they had ever face.

So what are my plans for Post Crusade? I have no idea. But whatever it is, it’s big.