My Little Pony Legends

[Al1701]

I want to thank Weirdraptor for coming up with the subtitle. I think it fits.

Welcome to a complete retelling of the Generation 1 My Little Pony cartoon.

The ponies of Dream Valley would love nothing more than to live in peace. However, their world isn't all that accommodating. Especially after discovering a mysterious device that lets them travel anywhere, the ponies frequently find themselves in a struggle against the forces of evil.

Follow Wind Whistler, Fizzy, Gusty, Tootsie, Sundance, and Flutterbye as have go on the ultimate adventure of building friendship. From epic journeys to the adventure that is everyday life, they learn about themselves and what it means to be friends.

This series is rated TV-Y7 FV for fantasy violence.

As usual, you'll find an index with links at the bottom of this post. These will be links to the documents. There will also be links in update posts. Have fun and tell me what you think about the story, format, etc.

Episode Guide

Season 1

Season 1 Intro

1x01 Cold War Part 1
In the series premier: the ponies of Dream Valley prepare of the centennial of their kingdom’s founding, but Wind Whistler, Fizzy, and Gusty are sidetracked from their evening plans when some local witches ambush a group of horsemen.

1x02: Cold War Part 2
After a violent lightning storm, the ponies discover a mysterious machine under a nearby waterfall that connects their valley to another world.

1x03: Cold War Part 3
After harpies cross the rainbow, Megan comes to Dream Valley to learn about her four-hoofed neighbors.

1x04: Cold War Part 4
The ponies travel to the North Pole when they learn the king of the penguins plans to freeze the world.

1x05: Cold War Part 5
Wind Whistler and company befriend Prince Edgar and try to convince his father to stop his plan to freeze the world.

1x06: Flutter Phobia
The ponies try to help Flutterbye get over her arachnophobia.

1x07: Floats and Whistles
The ponies unwittingly open a frazzit trap, and the colorful pests cross ponies’ personalities including Fizzy and Wind Whistler’s.

1x08: Helping Hooves
The ponies secretly help the Rider family get their new horse ranch up and running.

1x09: The Moochick
An old, eccentric mushroom gnome comes to Dream Valley.

1x10: A Tubular Experience
Megan brings some inner tubes for the young sea ponies but not enough for all of them.

1x11: Junior League
Little Gusty, Little Sundance, and Little Heartthrob try to discover what is bothering Gusty.

1x12: Bushwoolies
Colorful, furry creatures seek refuge in Dream Valley after raising the ire of some of the locals.

1x13: Megan the Weather Witch Part 1
A weather witch gives Megan her power.

1x14: Megan the Weather Witch Part 2
The ponies learn the former weather witch has an ulterior motive for giving Megan her power. Meanwhile, Wind Whistler leads to rescue party to the Volcano of Gloom to save Megan from the witches.

1x15: Willow Run
Gusty convinces the others to help her find a replacement for her boss’ favorite pussy willow when it’s destroyed by a storm.

1x16: Victory is Sweet
Tootsie gets in a rivalry with Lickety-Split for the best sweets shop in Dream Valley.

1x17: Battle of the Blowhards
Gusty is ready to celebrate her favorite season of autumn. However, a wind wizard demands she duels him with her wind magic.

1x18: A Trip of the Field Variety
Sundance and Storm Rider lead a field trip through the bushwoolies' tunnel system to learn more about their new neighbors.

1x19: Glory's School for Refined Fillies
Glory starts a finishing class for the unicorn fillies after witnessing Little Gusty's "un-unicorn-like" behavior.

1x20: With Friends Like These
Flutterbye finds herself in a dilemma when some of her trendier friends take issue with the others.

1x21: My Fair Pony
Egged on by her other friends, Flutterbye tries to help others be more acceptable in social situations in time for the Winter Solstice Ball.

1x22: Stars and a Weather Vane Part 1
Fizzy decides to take on a dangerous challenge alone when the other maids say she hides in Wind Whistler's shadow. Wind Whistler tells the others of how she and Fizzy first met.

1x23: Stars and a Weather Vane Part 2
Fizzy attempts her self-imposed challenge. The others follow while Wind Whistler continues her story of how she and Fizzy became such close friends.

1x24: Fire and Ice Part 1
The cold war between ice orcs and lava demons erupts into open conflict.

1x25: Fire and Ice Part 2
The ponies find themselves trapped in the middle of the conflict between the ice orcs and lava demons where they might have to choose a side.

1x26: Fire and Ice Part 3
The ponies attempt to find a peaceful solution to the conflict between the ice orcs and lava demons before it threatens all life on the planet.

Season 2

2x01: Arms Race Part 1
Majesty sets off to save a mysterious flutter pony from a slaver.

2x02: Arms Race Part 2
Wind Whistler and crew travel to the Northern Wastes to rescue the flutter ponies.

2x03: Arms Race Part 3
The ponies try to stop Briar before she can harm the flutter ponies.

2x04: Arms Race Part 4
An evil wizard kidnaps the fillies and colts and demands the ponies turn over a magic bag.

2x05: Arms Race Part 5
The ponies confront Erebus to save the fillies and colts.

2x06: ?

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2x08: ?

2x09: One Big Pony Family
A magical artifact misfires and turns the Williams Family into ponies.

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2x12: ?

2x13: Chess Masters Part 1
Wind Whistler's wedding plans are interrupted when a monster threatens Dream Valley.

2x14: Chess Masters Part 2
Wind Whistler faces Crunch in a battle of strategy to save her loved ones.

2x15: ?

2x16: ?

2x17: ?

2x18: There be Dragons
A tribe of dragons comes to Dream Valley and offer Spike a chance to join them.

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2x24: The Crimson Comet Part 1
The ponies learn of a plot against the oceans using the approaching Crimson Comet.

2x25: The Crimson Comet Part 2
The ponies travel to Penna Island to save the residents from Squirk.

2x26: The Crimson Comet Part 3
The ponies battle Squirk for the Flash Stone.

Season 3

3x01: Crossing the Rubicon Part 1
Draggle faces the consequences of her choices.

3x02: Crossing the Rubicon Part 2
Draggle decides where her loyalty ultimately lies.

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3x10: The Return of Tambelon
Unicorns start disappearing when they use their teleportation magic.

3x11: The Rise of Tambelon
The evil city of Tambelon returns from its 500 year exile, and its ruler sets his sites on the ponies.

3x12: The Reign of Tambelon
The ponies fight a desperate struggle against the forces of Tambelon to avoid capture and rescue their friends.

3x13: The Requiem of Tambelon
The ponies and their allies try to escape from Tambelon before it disappears again.

[Al1701]

Here's the first episode.

My Little Pony Legends 1x01: Cold War Part 1

[sunstar]

Looks good! I could see it all in my minds eye!

[Al1701]

Good. I read that an animation script should do that more than a live action script which is why it's about 45 seconds a page instead of a minute.

What do you think of the story and characters so far?

[sunstar]

They are great! I can visualize them easily! The story flows well too!

[Al1701]

I have this planned out a bit. I'm kind of going to do the same thing as FiM with mostly slice-of-life following the misadventures of Wind Whistler, Fizzy, Gusty, Tootsie, Sundance, and Flutterbye. However, there will be more adventure. Each 26 episode season will have 16 slice-of-life episodes and 10 adventure episodes. The adventure episodes will be a five-part season premier, a two-part mid-season climax, and a three part season finale. A few slice-of-life episodes might be two parts but most will be standalone.

And I'm saving Tirek for the end of the series.

[Al1701]

I've changed some things up with the use of a new writing program.

[sunstar]

That looks really neat, Al1701!

[Al1701]

It certainly does. I'm using Celtex and it's a nifty program. I just have to type and pick the right format. It does the rest.

I'm also making character design notes I'll link to. It would be something covered outside of scriptwriting. I've once again come to a point I wish I could draw. I'm also making a list of episodes I have planned and short synopsizes.

[Al1701]

Here's the second episode of the series and second part of the premier. If this was Freindship is Magic, this would be the conclusion. However, this isn't Friendship is Magic. We're going all out with a five part miniseries premier.

My Little Pony Legends 1x02: Cold War Part 2

I've also added some planned episode titles and summaries (minimizing spoilers.) Those without numbers are ones I still need to find a place for.

[firehooves]

Hm, an interesting retelling of The G1 universe. Good job!

[Al1701]

Thanks. Any thoughts?

[firehooves]

It's a well put together idea. This is what an actual G1 reboot that would air on the hub would be like, not the Ralph Bakashi-inspired nightmare fuel for G1 that I write. Wind Whistler, Gusty, and Fizzy are excellent choices for main characters, though I question Sundance and Flutterbye's usage, as they fell a bit more like guest star material.

Well, the Polar Peguins are an interesting choice of Villians to start with, I would have used one of the big heavies, like Levan or Tirek. I noticed you made Dream valley the Pony kingdom in Ponyland... why's it called Ponyland then? These are not critcisims, they are actual question I thought of while reading.

Good usage of working Megan in... she feels like she's useful, while not bossing the ponies around and taking over whenever she's there. Megan should be like frankie from foster's home for imaginary friends- a character in the story who's a part of it, not the main focus whenever she's there. And having the Gizmonks enslave the ponies is an idea I'd never thought of. When they show up in my works, they will be just annoying thieves and tinkerers, kind of like the Jawas.

And I think the best thing is you're doing the G1 reboot AS G1. It makes your work more belivable as if it were an actual show rather than a fanwork, like my unified universe. Your story is a very creative reboot that I think could stand side-by-side with FiM as a Hub cartoon.

[Al1701]

Thanks.

I know two other people who are writing G1 reboots started with Tirek because that's what the original series did. I chose the the penguins because I think facing them will be the best way to introduce the ponies as well as show off the "ground bow" they discovered.

I'm glad you liked it. I'm working on the script of part 3.

[Al1701]

I've made some edits to parts 1 and 2 including adding some of what was going to be part 3 to part 2 because part 2 seemed a little short and part 3 was looking long.