Hey there every pony, it's Zeke. And even though it might seem a little boring, I just wanted to make this small chapter about something serious. So I'm afraid that there won't be any characters coming in, annoying cliffhangers about chapters to come, or even Dino, Theo or Trixie.

You see, recently, I've been looking back on all of these last few chapters I've been writing, and am still writing. And before any pony jumps to conclusions, NO. I'm not stopping my story, or putting it on hiatus.

In fact as I'm writing this, I'm about a third of the way through the third part of next episode. And one of the reasons why that's taking so long is because of how long I'm making it. It was unavoidable, but I'm afraid that the second part is a whopping, 15,000+ words! And that's without revision or editing whatsoever! So yeah, there's no slacking off on my part. As much as I wish I was lying there.

The other main reason why it's taking so long is what this update's about. The intro. Once again, even with that whole scenario idea, the dares and intro is way too long. And there aren't enough people who care.

...Me included...

To tell the truth, yes, I loved putting in me, Trixie, Dino, Theo, and a character from the show each time! They were fun, and it was how I was able to weed out those small dumb story ideas that I always come up with, but was never able to fit into this story or its own.

But recently, it's just been a chore I've had to put up with. I always finished a chapter, had a soda to celebrate, and got killed 48 times on TF2. More often getting in the way than actually making a difference. XD

But now, most every time I finish a chapter, I just groan and face-desk once I realize "Oh right. The intro..."

Every time I see a dare you all send in, I look over the ever-increasing papers of dares and pick one out. Getting a, what I think is, a hilarious small mini-story I can tack on to make the intro way better than it would've been before.

They're all fun to make and the pay-off's okay I guess, but after working on an entire chapter after days of staring at my computer trying not to put off my work to go on YouTube or play a video game, it just isn't as fun as it should be and I have to fit whatever idea I get into a limited amount of space.

But with all that said, I think I'll stop rambling and get on with the point. Which starts here:

What do you all think I should do about the intros?

This story is made for all of you in mind, not for me. So I think if that's the case, it should be your choice in the end. I can't have no intro at all because there's still the fact of the disclaimer. And having only the disclaimer just makes me think I'm slacking off on the chapters.

That being said, I've made up two compromises to try and help make everything a bit easier to come to a choice so I can stop sitting on my plot, and get on with uploading my LONG overdue chapters I promises you all.

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#1: Stop responding to dares in the intro.

This would be something that might have a ton of controversy. (Yeah, I never thought I'd say that word either in this story. XD) If I stop the dares, that would mean that all the dares you have all brought in would be tossed out, right? NNNO!

*Quote from Chuggaconroy, if any of you actually know who that is. XD*

If I went ahead and did this, I would not be getting rid of dares completely. But sadly, I would have to throw out some of them. More specifically, the ones that revolve around the intros strictly. Ones that have to do with me or the other three, ones that would never happen in the story's normal universe like bringing in Deadpool or Luffy or something. Those would have to be tossed away.

But the ones that could fit in the story like Twilight making Tiara act like a pig from a spell, Rarity swimming in mud, Blitz teaching mane 6 about human world, or...BlitzandRDgettinglockedinaroomfor5hours..

Yeah, all of those, sooner or later, could fit into an episode and be brought in. And whoever sent in that dare would be given credit at the end of the chapter in the outro.

The intros would still have the QotC comments, but that would be all.

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#2: Replace dares with short stories (That are actually shorter than two thousand words for once too. I promise.)

Again, the dares wouldn't be thrown out, but saved to be put into the actual story. Or perhaps put into the short stories every once in a while.

The short stories would revolve around Dino, me, Theo, and Trixie strictly. Along with the characters from the story/show coming in as just cameos. They might be cut into parts throughout several chapters, but still short stories nonetheless.

The only difference with this one is, it wouldn't have QotC responses unless they warrant one. The QotC itself would still be at the end of each chapter, and if there are enough responses to that certain question that are really awesome, it'd only be fair to give them honorable mentions.

All this said, I've come up with a small short story to cover the next few chapters. That way, it won't be much longer until the next chapter comes along.

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So those are the two ideas I think would go best.

But like I said earlier, this story is meant for all of your enjoyment. I write these stories in hopes that it'll entertain as many people as it can. I don't plan on stopping them, because they're fun to make and I like to hear all of your reviews about them. This story is what I love doing, and I'm glad all of you like it so much too.

So if any of you have another idea for how the intros can go, please tell me in a review. I really hope I can get some help with these, because I just can't do the intros like they are anymore. And I can't help but think that they're startin to get boring with you too.

Thanks for reading, and expect the next episodes soon. After I finish the last part, I'll just need to edit a few things in the plot of the story, and the first part'll be up! Only two/thirds of the third part left! Wish me luck, and thank you for reading and understanding every pony!

See you all next time! Hopefully greeting you with a better intro!

Zeke, out!