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Well alrighty then!
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I have no response to that. [quote=whizzball1]
A lot of good fanfics only use MLP as a foundation. Some just use an event from the story as a kick-starter for a story that completely leaves the boundaries of the show. For example, Austraeoh (although I don't read that one any more) uses Discord as a catalyst to send Rainbow Dash on a journey east that completely leaves behind Equestria and creates a whole new world with mechanics and plot that the show never could have dreamed of forming. The Ambassador's Son only takes the simply created world of Equestria, and then turns it into something completely new, and then builds the plot from there, weaving a story that breaks the boundaries of the world. I'm (not necessarily saying my fanfic is going to be good :P) taking the skeleton that the show creators made for the Elements of Harmony and spinning (literally, in story) something completely new, using only the abstract meanings of the elements as a base. The three stories I've mentioned so far have as much merit and talent as any other good literature.
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I doubt it'll come close to Ender's Game, or The Giver.