If the movie was a trilogy

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If the movie was instead a trilogy of films, here's how I think it could've gone down.

The first movie would be the same, until Storm King gets his magic staff. In here, he actually gives Tempest Shadow her horn, and she is thrilled of it. Twilight tries to convince Tempest not to keep serving Storm King and that there's still some good in her, but she ends up getting turned into stone. As a result, Twilight's friends end up getting captured by Storm King's forces and Canterlot is completely taken. The film would end with the new allies (Capper, Celaeno, and Skystar) forming an alliance and working to take down Storm King's forces and free the princesses and Twilight's friends.

In the second film,the plot would be about the new characters, along with Starlight Glimmer, fighting against Storm King. During the film, we find out that Storm King has his own master, one who is the reason why Storm King has his kingdom (though his name is not yet revealed until the end of the film. Later in the film, Twilight's friends become freed. In the climactic battle, Storm King is defeated, Tempest Shadow becomes redeemed (on top of losing the horn Storm King gave her), and the princesses are released from their stone prison. In the epilogue, Tempest Shadow is put on trial. When Tempest is allowed to speak she says she'll accept any punishment given to her. Afterward, she also informs the princesses that Equestria is still under the threat of attack from Emperor Kharne so they can prepare, thus postponing the Friendship Festival. Right before the film ends, we see Kharne plotting to take over Equestria himself.

The third and final film would be about Equestria banding together to stopping Emperor Kharne from taking over. At one point in the film, Kharne corrupts Twilight, and her friends have to fight to bring her back to normal. In the final battle, Kharne is defeated for once and for all, and Equestria is victorious. Ultimately, Tempest would also die in the third act of the film after her fight with Kharne. Before she dies, we see her whispering something to Twilight, but we don't hear it. During the Friendship Festival, Twilight talks to Grubber, who's sad that Tempest is gone. She tells him that Tempest's real name is Fizzlepop Berrytwist, which is what she told her before she died.

Edited September 3, 2020 by vgmaster9