Talk:Iron Will/@comment-4346835-20120706191508/@comment-5189731-20120710004435

considering it's a kid's show i doubt they would like an apocalyptic scenario.

how about just two worlds linked at some points, one for humans and the other with ponies/mythic creatures? the worlds can be virtually the same only having slightly differents between them. Occasions would allow entities to cross the boundary between worlds and visit the other's world. this could be how the original unicorn story started in the human world and the everfree forest is an overgrown forest from the human world.

as for Celestia and Luna, i think similarly as you, but i think they started their lives as normal ponies under Discord's rule. It was the discovery of the Elements of Harmony that generated so much energy that it changed celestia and luna into alicorns( i suspect there are more royal family members affected by the elements too), allowed them to stand up against Discord using all 6 elements between themselves, and why they are immortal. as for the mane 6 their connection to the elements didn't release the same amounts of energy hence weren't changed

Magic as psychic power? sure why not... different world, different rules to govern them