Hey there, tiktakers!
We bet many of you have watched the popular cartoon show My Little Pony: Friendship is
Magic, and have seen how joyful and playful its protagonists from the land of Equestria
are.
Today we'll be talking about them… and no, you are not wrong: This IS a #ScaryTuesday.
Today we'll be sharing with you an urban legend about the somber origin of these charming
characters.
A few years ago, a user from the United States wrote in a creepypasta forum about the discovery
of an event from many years ago, which had a strange connection to the show.
The user talked about six girls who all went to the same school in North Carolina… and
who all died on the same day: January 18th 1989.
Their particular circumstances, and their personalities, had a striking resemblance
to the main characters in My Little Pony.
It's as if the show's creators had taken inspiration from them…
The first girl, Samantha Gales, was very similar to Fluttershy: She was very shy and íntroverted
– so much so that she never told anyone about the living hell she had to endure at
home.
Her mother had her when she was very young, and would always blame Samantha for ruining
her life.
Her step-father didn't pay any attention to her either, and whenever he had to deal with
Samantha, he would lock her up in the basement… sometimes for an entire day.
The situation got worse when Samantha's step-sister was born, and she was completely neglected
from then on: She was barely fed, her room was taken away, and she had to sleep in a
corner of the house.
Her only consolation were the animals she would rescue from the streets, which she would
lovingly take care of.
Unfortunately, even then, her desperation became so extreme that she decided it wasn't
worth living any more…
The second girl, Janice Walters, was always one of the most popular girls at school: She
was rich, intelligent, beautiful…
It's like she was living a dream life.
However, her parents were very selfish, and hated each other.
They would argue all the time, although they always tried to look like a happy family when
in public.
Unfortunately, the truth is that Janice's mother only married for money, and her father
was sinking in a ton of debt.
To be able to keep up her image, Janice got very interested in fashion, and even started
making her own dresses.
She dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and living in Paris… but her parents wouldn't
allow it: They demanded her to stay, and marry a rich man.
Then one day, while the three of them were in the car, they started arguing… and the
car crashed, killing Janice instantly.
She was the inspiration for Rarity.
Alexandra Matthews was a competitive young girl, especially in sports.
Her father always wished to have a boy, and thus, raised Alexandra like one, and pressured
her to always be the best.
Her achievements made her very popular, and many talent scouts from different universities
were after her.
This pushed her to train even harder, and her dream was to one day participate in the
Olympic Games.
However, when her father finally had the son he always wanted… he stopped paying so much
attention to Alexandra.
She then tried to gain back her father's affection by working harder: She dedicated hours and
hours running on the track, neglecting her friendships and studies… and even her health.
She never knew she suffered from a delicate heart condition, which resulted in her collapsing
after so much training, and passing away a few days later.
She was the inspiration for Rainbow Dash.
The most similar girl to Applejack was Jamie Sanders, who was part of a family of farmers.
On one hand, her farm was going through a rough patch, and they were really struggling
to stay afloat.
On the other hand, Jamie was the second one of many siblings, and so, she needed to work
very hard in addition to taking care of her younger siblings.
She never had time for her friends, and would dedicate her nights to studying.
Her parents were way too proud to accept handouts, and were very hard working too… so much
so that they ended up passing away due to physical ailments.
Jamie and her siblings were then left under the care of her elderly grandma, but the girl
still did what she could to keep the family afloat by working as a gardener.
That's how one fateful day Jamie had a horrible accident… she died by falling into a wood-chipper.
The inspiration for Pinkie Pie is even more depressing: Katherine Jackson was an orphan.
She was just five years old when her father killed her mother, and then killed himself.
After that, Katherine constantly jumped from home to home, and the families that adopted
her would always be more interested in any financial help they would receive, instead
of caring about feeding and dressing Katherine.
Moreover, the horrible memories of her parents' deaths still haunted her, chipping away at
her sanity.
She would have constant nightmares where her mother would be screaming, and her father
would be threatening Katherine about killing her one day.
Then later on, when she started high school, Katherine started suffering from hallucinations,
and started behaving very strangely.
Her classmates thought that maybe she was just hyperactive, and she would also spend
time drawing fantasy objects.
Then one day, a voice inside her head told her that she could fly, and then decided to
jump from a building…
And lastly we have Cynthia Little, who was the inspiration for Twilight Sparkle.
Since she was little, Cynthia was always a great student, and was put in more advanced
classes.
And while she was successful academically, her little brother was successful in sports
and athletics.
Cynthia's parents would boast about how proud they felt about having not only one genius
in the family, but two!
And soon enough, a special academy for gifted children started becoming interested in her.
Cynthia knew that was a huge opportunity!
However, there were only a few spots available, and she would need to pass a very tough exam.
She started getting desperate, and started studying so much that she neglected eating
and sleeping.
When the exam's date drew near she panicked… and decided to cheat.
However, she was caught, her parents were horrified, and Cynthia sunk into a deep depression.
Soon after, she took her own life out of sheer shame.
And now, think about the main characters of the show: Fluttershy takes care of the animals
she loves.
Rarity is a successful designer with loving parents.
Rainbow Dash is a great athlete.
Applejack has a successful apple farm.
Pinkie Pie is a happy and care-free party-planner.
And Twilight Sparkle was accepted in a prestigious magic school before moving to Ponyville.
It's kind of like… the creators of the show wanted to give to the tór-ménted spirits
of those poor girls, all the things they wanted but couldn't get in life…