Crusaders of the Lost Mark and the CMB
Hey all! I had a night to sleep on it, and here is my official statement!
Crusaders of the Lost Mark is officially the episode where Ask The Cutie Mark Brigadiers deviates from canon. Starting there, this becomes an AU.
What happens? The Cutie Mark Crusaders help Pipsqueak run for pony president, and he wins. But, when Diamond Tiara runs off, they don’t follow her.
Diamond Tiara has the confrontation with her mother and has her moral conflict, but never gets any help confronting it, and so essentially grows up to be like her mother. The CMC never get their cutie marks for helping ponies with their talents. Instead, they go on to get their talents in engineering, scootering, and singing. Through their children and the children they help, however, they do end up helping ponies understand their talents and get their marks--it just isn’t their super special talents.
As for what I thought about the episode... I liked it! I like the idea behind their talents, I liked the redemption of Diamond Tiara, I liked the music! As for what I thought about the physical designs of their cutie marks... you can read about that on my mod blog.
I apologize for the inactivity, but the blog isn’t dead! I still have too many stories to tell. But mod is halfway through her first term of college, and she’s letting herself adjust. Please be patient, the Brigadiers will return when I’m ready. Thank you for your understanding.