"Alternate Realities
" is a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan-song written by Round Trip (best known for My Little Pony in a Nutshell) and performed by various artists, most prominently Ashley H, MuseScript, ChordKey, YeahButThenDragons, and Sparkle Chord. The song is about Twilight Sparkle wondering what it would be like if each of her friends became the Princess of Friendship instead of her. Each verse explores one of these realities.
This song (and its accompanying video) contains examples of:
- Alien Sky: Princess Pinkie Pie filled her Equestria's sky with glitter because she thought it looked cool.
- Animation Bump: While the characters are still stick figures, the animations are more slick than in the Nutshell series, and the ponies are constantly bending their knees.
- Creator Cameo: Round Trip voices Shining Armor's only line.
- Edible Ammunition: Princess Pinkie Pie won a war against changelings by firing cupcakes out of a cannon.
- Funny Background Event: During Rarity's verse, she gives dresses to various ponies... and Smolder.
- Humble Hero: The song begins with Twilight saying that she's no more qualified to run Equestria than any of her friends.
- Role Swap AU: The song is about how the other members of the Mane 6 would rule Equestria if they were the Princess of Friendship instead of Twilight.
- She Is the King: Gender-Inverted and Played for Laughs at the end, which mentions "Princess... Shining Armor?" and "Princess Spike".
