What happened next in the different timelines?

[cider float 2,539]

What do you think happened in the other timelines or happened if Twilight didn't stop Starlight after Twilight went back to her original one?

 

I got to really wonder about the outcome of Zecora vs. Chrysalis. 

 

 

Even though the worst timeline was that wasteland, Zecora's timeline seems to have a bleak unsettling ending to the good guys. Zecora was telling Twilight to go back in time to stop this timeline from happening but was sacrificing her life in that timeline. I feel Zecora's army fell to the Changeling army.

[Glike 487]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure there were probably a few prisoners of war in the Changelings' timeline, but realistically, Chrysalis probably would have killed Zecora.

 

Not to mention Cadence is probably long decayed in the Canterlot Caves as she was never rescued by Twilight. It also seems likely that most if not all of Equestria is under Changeling control considering Zecora's settlement took refuge in the Everfree.

 

The lack of Rainbow, Rarity, and AJ and the the Changelings impersonating them also implies some dark stuff.

 

That timeline definitely poses the most interesting questions and was my favorite.

[VengefulStrudel 1,495]

I assume Chryssie killed 'em all, and then reigned supreme over all of Equestria. Unless Zecora's village was but one of many resistance forces? There could be others that are hiding.

 

What I'm more curious about is how Flim & Flam rose to power. Surely the Princesses could've prevented that future if they wanted to, even without Twilight.

[PiratePony 8,486]

@VengefulStrudel, They got hoodwinked into turning over their kingdom for some really delicous cake. Alas, it is their weakness and Flim and Flam read Gabby Gums religiously.

[heavens-champion 1,905]

I for one, hope Zecora and her group were rescued by their timeline's Twilight, accompanied by the real Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity.

The Nightmare Moon timeline, Well, if it plays out a little similar to the series premiere, Nightmare Moon will be defeated. She'll probably try and kill Rarity and Rainbow Dash for treason, only for the latter two to be rescued.

The Sombra timeline, well, let's have Celestia gather that timeline's main six and send them on a quest to find the Elements of Harmony and Crystal Heart and defeat King Sombra.

[M'gann M'orzz 745]

There wasn't really any hope in the Chrsyalis timeline IMO, it seemed like she'd already all but destroyed Pony civilization, and the Rebels just weren't enough in number to overcome the Changeling Hordes. She'd won, she was just doing clean up by the time we saw the timeline basically.


Sombra, who knows the war seemed like it was basically a stalemate, in all likelihood it'd go on for Years and devestate everything regardless of which side won in the end.

 

Nightmare Moon probably ether ruled forever or was eventually overthrown by ANOTHER villain, like Tirek or Chrysalis or something but honestly compared to the other alternate timelines that one seemed like a blessing so it'd probably be best if she just remained in power over the other villains.

[Midnight Seashell 206]

IMO the Nightmare Moon timeline was the most peaceful one and really did not need change.As for the other timelines well goodluck XD

Edited April 26, 2016 by Midnight Seashell

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

Glad someone else recognizes the other timelines do in fact exist, always have, and always will.

 

I feel sorry for Sombra timeline Applejack, who met a purple alicorn who promised to save the world, and never saw her again.

[Steve Piranha 29,480]

Glad someone else recognizes the other timelines do in fact exist, always have, and always will.

 

I feel sorry for Sombra timeline Applejack, who met a purple alicorn who promised to save the world, and never saw her again.

So do I, as I believe that instead of reckoning those timelines, they've just remained and Twi only prevented those futures on her timeline only 

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,304]

Bad shit.  Bad shit happened.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Glad someone else recognizes the other timelines do in fact exist, always have, and always will.

 

I feel sorry for Sombra timeline Applejack, who met a purple alicorn who promised to save the world, and never saw her again.

It would at least Explain Discord's statement that you can't change the past via time travel if Starlight was merely time shifting into alternate reality timelines than actually altering the past.

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

It would at least Explain Discord's statement that you can't change the past via time travel if Starlight was merely time shifting into alternate reality timelines than actually altering the past.

That's exactly what she was doing. If Twilight knew the first thing about temporal causality, the moment Starlight jumped in the time vortex, Twilight should have laughed and gotten back to unpacking, because Starlight banished herself to another dimension. 

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

That's exactly what she was doing. If Twilight knew the first thing about temporal causality, the moment Starlight jumped in the time vortex, Twilight should have laughed and gotten back to unpacking, because Starlight banished herself to another dimension. 

Technically she still had a responsibility to remove starlight from those alternate realities since they are still just as real as "her" reality, and even in an infinite number of realities you have a responsibility to do good in all the ones you can

 

 

 

 

I still like to think that, shortly after twilight left those realities things ended up turning around for the better in some way (such as Luna inadvertantly causing herself to experience guilty for imprisoning celestia and missing her and decursing herself, or Something changing for the better in the crystal timeline to make a breakthrough occur).

I'd really like to see them do something like make the guardians of harmony comics series be based around those alternate realities (or the realities merging)

[EquestriaGuy 1,074]

Technically she still had a responsibility to remove starlight from those alternate realities since they are still just as real as "her" reality, and even in an infinite number of realities you have a responsibility to do good in all the ones you can

 

 

 

 

I still like to think that, shortly after twilight left those realities things ended up turning around for the better in some way (such as Luna inadvertantly causing herself to experience guilty for imprisoning celestia and missing her and decursing herself, or Something changing for the better in the crystal timeline to make a breakthrough occur).

I'd really like to see them do something like make the guardians of harmony comics series be based around those alternate realities (or the realities merging)

Did the table remain? If so it could have caused a change.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Did the table remain? If so it could have caused a change.

The table was still present in the nightmare timeline after twilight hopped through the portal if I'm remembering it correctly, so the table seemed to have been a constant in all timelines.

[SBaby 660]

The timeline we're seeing now isn't the main timeline.  It's one of the alternate timelines, and Twilight and Starlight are still doing battle.

Edited April 28, 2016 by SBaby

[sweetolebob18 728]

Well, the thing to remember is that both the Sombra & the Chrysalis timelines did NOT have Nightmare Moon.  This means some version of the Elements of Harmony existed.  In Return of Harmony, (Season 2 opener) it seems like almost anyone w good intentions  can use the Elements.  Their power depends on 2 things.  1)How well do the bearers match the Elements? 2)How good a friendship do they have?.  The 1st time they used the Elements the answer to both was "not much" & so it was very feeble.  My Head Canon is that the Elements existed but were not as strong.  Perhaps they only managed to send NMM back to the moon (or turn her to stone) & not reform her.

 

The Chrysalis timeline.  Twilight did not hatch Spike & get her Cutie Mark.  Maybe her written work was good enough to get her in to school (& maybe not) but she certainly wasn't Celestia's prize student.  She was likely at the wedding, but she clearly didn't rescue Cadence.  The wild card is "What happens when Discord gets out?"  If it has already happened, maybe the Alternate Elements beat him?

[Unlikeable Pony 2,700]

Well, the thing to remember is that both the Sombra & the Chrysalis timelines did NOT have Nightmare Moon.  This means some version of the Elements of Harmony existed.  In Return of Harmony, (Season 2 opener) it seems like almost anyone w good intentions  can use the Elements.  Their power depends on 2 things.  1)How well do the bearers match the Elements? 2)How good a friendship do they have?.  The 1st time they used the Elements the answer to both was "not much" & so it was very feeble.  My Head Canon is that the Elements existed but were not as strong.  Perhaps they only managed to send NMM back to the moon (or turn her to stone) & not reform her.

 

The Chrysalis timeline.  Twilight did not hatch Spike & get her Cutie Mark.  Maybe her written work was good enough to get her in to school (& maybe not) but she certainly wasn't Celestia's prize student.  She was likely at the wedding, but she clearly didn't rescue Cadence.  The wild card is "What happens when Discord gets out?"  If it has already happened, maybe the Alternate Elements beat him?

 

Its possible that, without a student to rely on (twilight), celestia spent more time personally researching ways to prevent the prophecy from coming true and blocking the power of the stars that released moony.

[sweetolebob18 728]

But that gets in to Princess Twilight (S4 opener) & Canterlot Wedding (s2 E25 & E26)  NMM kicked Celestia's butt & without the Elements NMM would have won.  The Elements turned on Celestia & she could no longer use them & thus needed a new set of Element Holders.  Even if you argue she wasn't fighting her hardest, Chrysalis beat her at the wedding so it seems likely she would have been beaten without more Element Holders

 

Of course, this brings the question of "Who?"  The Cutie Mark Chronicles argue that the Mane 6 would have gotten their Cutie Marks eventually, but I'm not so sure of Pinky.  Would she have been the Element of Laughter?  Cheese Sandwich got his Cutie Mark at a Pinky party, so he is out.  Derpy?  & if not Twilight, who would be Element of Magic?