Flying_Endeavor

Well, points taken. However, the ponies from her utopia did not exactly appeared out of nowhere neither. Some came from different places, looking for a place to be. Surely, they must have heard about Starlight or this location in Equestria from someplace, and decided to gather there. So, her cause or intentions should be a bit known, especially to those seeking a newer life outside the regular Equestrian one. And if one of those who decided not to join her cult, left, wouldn't or shouldn't they talk about it someplace. Something such as removing a cutie mark, is not exactly a common occurrence. Yes, the Tirek event was recent. I think the ponies would question something as recent and big as his destruction of Equestria. Considering the memories of what they saw would still be etched in their minds. And not exactly, it was obvious from the start that she wanted to expand her influence even further, and she saw Twilight as an opportunity to achieve just that, considering she's an alicorn princess. And that would be a huge propaganda boost if ever Twilight joined her cause. And given how many attempts there have been on her life, IE: Tirek, Chrysallis, even Sombra, I think the message would have been clear to her that she has made a lot of enemies throughout her adventures with her friends. That is pretty much my stance on it. It was obvious she has a lot of enemies, and in the end, she feels so insecure cause she did not secure herself in the first place. She was basically a bit too overconfident in the safety of her own town, when that town gets attacked by pretty much anything.

If only other ponies could have a hand in solving friendship problems, and not just the Mane 6

Well, that could be a nice explanation. O-o However, with the recent occurrences, a little security for not only the royalty, but also the ordinary ponies should be in order.

Not really. Starlight has been interested in expanding her own little world from the start, so, like what she did with her revenge plot, she of course would research on the causes and events, as well as what kind of powers she must be dealing with. She knows about the time travel scrolls, etc. She knows that Twilight is a princess because she is an alicorn, so she is not clueless to what lies beyond her little world. Of course, those flashes would surely have caught the attention of other ponies in her little village, since nothing much goes on in there anyways. And given the underground resistance, I am pretty sure not all ponies would have agreed with her belief, and some probably left before their cutie marks were removed. I simply do not know how she got that powerful, in what seems like a snap, and have in depth knowledge of what she needs to make her revenge. She also managed to obtain the Time travel spell, for who knows how. She must know how to secretly get into the Royal Archives, to be able to find the book and take the spell from it. Or, the Royal Guards there are that incompetent to not notice a unicorn just simply tearing a page off a book containing among the most powerful spells in all of Equestria. And that brings us to the main point of this thread, why was nothing done about this. Why did Twilight allow herself to become so vulnerable and yet she worries a lot about a possible plot against her... She could have at least placed one guard in her castle, or have posters set up to be on the look-out for Starlight Glimmer, considering we did see her every now and then on certain episodes, seemingly stalking Twilight. Mreh, it's possibly for the sake of the show. Either way, it makes Twilight look terrible or incompetent at her own self defense. Perhaps this would finally be a good reason for her to have Royal Escorts.

Surely, news regarding a pony who could take cutie marks would not go unnoticed. Well, considering the powers of the princesses themselves got taken, the weird weather patterns, and the celestial disturbances, I think a lot of ponies would have noticed that. Not to mention the possible earthquakes and the lights from the beams would have been seen and felt all throughout Equestria.

I do not dislike Flash, and I would truly want him to be developed more. He needs more character development, however, Hasbro might turn him into a wasted opportunity.

And besides, wouldn't a powerful unicorn like Starlight be you know, discovered... early on.. O-o Even before she got to that age.... O-o And where was she during Tirek... I heard he managed to take the magical capabilities of everypony within Equestria, for sure Starlight would have heard about Twilight and her friends beating him, if not, she would have had her magic taken away by Tirek, and she would better understand the importance of Twilight and her friends as the elements of harmony when they freed everypony's magic. O-o

Yeah, this is a question I have always wanted answered... O_o Wasn't Big Mac looking for a ring or something when he was under the love potion with Miss Cherilee. O-o unless I remembered it differently... that episode was such a long time ago.

I agree with Grif on this one. perhaps it is the timeline wherein all the villains went head to head for total control of Equestria. it would basically result in a major furball. If not that, then perhaps it could be my preferred story.. >;3 *Nuclear Missile launched*

I do not think Sombra would ever be forgiven, nor would he repent for what he has done. xD Speaking of Sombra, do you think he would come back once the Crystal Heart gets knocked out of place? I am kinda planning of something for my story, and well, I would like to know your opinions on this.

I do not see anything wrong with shipping, as long as there is genuine interaction and a true reason for the characters to fall in love. If the characters are happy with it, then why not. O-o

Excellent. Nice thread. :3 This gives more information, tbh. xD More for story development. :3 And yeah, Twilight does not seem too capable as a military leader, but she is more of a political one.... or rather, one who tries to prevent war and conflicts. On her stance on making the castle open, well, we did see in the previous finale how it was open to virtually anypony. I think, Twilight wanted to give out a better feeling of harmony. That she is there to establish better friendships, therefore being more accepting of anypony who enters her domain. But, a little security won't hurt. Hopefully, after this incident, there would be at least some form of security in her castle. xD

Excellent :3 I knew there were other nations outside Equestria and beyond xD