I found a great shelf in an antique store that I knew would be perfect for displaying My Little Ponys. All it needed was a new paint job. The problem is there are only 18 spots, and I'll have to select the very best ones out of my collection of over 70 ponies. I have new ones, old ones from the '80s, and random ones from decades between then and now. I appreciate the newer
Friendship Is Magic ponies, but I prefer the vintage 1980s originals, especially when they started getting really weird and doing carousel ponies, glitter ponies, and ponies that aren't even ponies. (camel, zebra, lion, giraffe, etc.)
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| Pony Competition Staging Area |
All ponies gather in a staging area on the card catalog beneath the display shelf, to await judgement.
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| Tier One of nervous contestants |
Some ponies, like some people, just aren't good enough. Some of them wonder, "Am I too dirty? Mane too tangled?"
One vintage pony notices newer ponies scoffing at her partially rubbed off cutie mark. She lowers her head, hope fading with the sunset.
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| Tier 2 pony contestants wonder, "Are we on the lower tier for a reason? Did we do something wrong?" |
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| Baby Rattles: ridden hard and put away wet? |
Baby Rattles is clearly vintage, and looking the worse for wear. He (she?) is a sleepy-time pony whose eyes are supposed to close when you tip her back into sleeping position. They only partially work now, and are pink-tinged and swollen around the edges. Has she been crying?
Buck up, Baby Rattles. Judgement Day is upon you.
(to be continued)