A. M. Shark
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Joined Jan 31, 2014, id: 5493122, Profile Updated: Mar 11, 2019
Author has written 3 stories for My Little Pony.

Hello everyone.

My main goal for being on this website is to post my Draconequus with the Dragon Tattoo series, which is a loose "more family-friendly" retelling of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy with Fluttershy as Mikael Blomkvist, Discord as Lisbeth Salander, and various other MLP characters filling various other roles as needed. I put 'more family-friendly' in quotation marks because while I cut most of the original novel's R-rated content out of my version and am trying to keep it reasonably close to what would be in the MLP show, the stories still center on murder mysteries.

Stories so far:

The Draconequus with the Dragon Tattoo (complete): Set ten years after the first three seasons minus the Discord episodes. Ten years ago, Applejack vanished without a trace. Now Fluttershy must find out how and why. But will that be possible when she's thrown together with a pierced, tattooed, reality-bending draconequus who has just recently escaped his stone imprisonment? An AU Fluttercord story based loosely on the plot from the first book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. And I when I say "loosely" I really do mean loosely.

The Ponies who Played with Fire (complete): Set one year after The Draconequus with the Dragon Tattoo. After being separated for a full year, Fluttershy and Discord's path cross once again when two of Fluttershy's close friends are murdered and all the evidence seems to point to a certain draconequus. An AU Fluttercord story based loosely on the plot from the second book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.

The Pegasus who Kicked the Changelings' Hive (in progress): After being injured during the events of The Ponies who Played with Fire, a now-captive Discord is facing trial for murder. Meanwhile Fluttershy and her small band of allies are in a desperate struggle both to prove his innocence and evade their own capture.

The Story behind the Stories:

I must confess I'm not a fan of the late Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy (MT). I only checked them out because they were popular and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
Now that I think about it, that's also how I started watching MLP.

But while I was pleasantly surprised by MLP, the MT books turned out to be the frustrating type that have potential and some interesting ideas buried in them but you have to pick through a lot of junk to get to those bits. It also didn't help that I pretty much despised every character in the books.

Now on the MLP side of things, I've heard Fluttershy and Discord's relationship compared with things like "Beauty and the Beast," or "Phantom of the Opera", and some people have even written fanfiction crossovers of those stories. *cough*Bride of Discord*cough*Opera Phantom Discord*cough*.

Well, for some bizarre reason, watching Fluttershy and Discord in "Keep Calm and Flutter On" suddenly made me think of Blomkvist and Salander in the MT. And that started me thinking: What if I took the decent plot ideas from this series I didn't like, and tried to re-tell them with characters I do like?

Still the thought of crossing a kids' show about cartoon ponies with the storyline from some Swedish novels aimed at adults just seemed too ridiculous to me, and I figured the idea would die pretty soon after its conception. But instead the idea just wouldn't let go of me. I kept thinking about it everywhere I went: at church, at work, in my free time, when I was eating, when I was driving, when I went to bed, it just wouldn't leave me alone.

So I finally went against my rule that I would never write fanfiction (Which incidentally is not because I think fanfiction itself is bad, but because I'm afraid of making the characters out-of-character. Which I consider to be the Ultimate Fanfic-writer's Sin.) and started writing this idea out in hopes that it will finally go away.

And as I started planning out the story I started thinking, "Hey, why don't I post this so people can see it and I can get some feedback to help me improve as a writer?"

So of course any constructive criticism for this story is welcome, and don't worry about hurting my feelings if you have some negative criticism, because I appreciate anything that can help me improve as a writer.

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The Pegasus who Kicked the Changelings' Hive reviews
After being injured during the events of "The Ponies who Played with Fire," a now-captive Discord is awaiting trial for murder, while Fluttershy and her small band of allies are facing possible enemies on every side in their desperate struggle both to clear Discord's name and avoid their own capture. AU Fluttercord based loosely on the plot from the Stieg Larsson Novel.
My Little Pony - Rated: T - English - Romance/Suspense - Chapters: 6 - Words: 49,979 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 11 - Updated: Jul 10, 2020 - Published: Mar 11, 2019 - [Fluttershy, Discord] Rarity, OC
The Ponies who Played with Fire reviews
It's been a year since Discord cut Fluttershy out of his life after the events of "The Draconequus with the Dragon Tattoo", but their paths are destined to cross once again when two of her close friends are murdered and all the evidence seems to point to a certain draconequus. AU Fluttercord based loosely on the plot from the Stieg Larsson novel. Constructive Criticism Welcome.
My Little Pony - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 111,491 - Reviews: 66 - Favs: 48 - Follows: 56 - Updated: Dec 12, 2018 - Published: Sep 22, 2015 - [Fluttershy, Discord] Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo, OC - Complete
The Draconequus with the Dragon Tattoo reviews
Ten years ago Applejack disappeared without a trace. Now it's up to Fluttershy to find out why, but will that be possible when she's thrown together with a pierced, tattooed, reality-bending draconequus who's just recently escaped being trapped in stone? AU Fluttercord based loosely on the plot from the Stieg Larsson novel. Constructive Criticism Welcome.
My Little Pony - Rated: T - English - Romance/Mystery - Chapters: 20 - Words: 86,635 - Reviews: 135 - Favs: 74 - Follows: 50 - Updated: Sep 22, 2015 - Published: Jun 7, 2014 - [Fluttershy, Discord] Applejack, Angel - Complete