My Little Balladeer, Author's Notes

The Elements of Harmony find themselves facing an old evil united with one from beyond their world entirely, bringing magic so alien that Equestrian magic cannot defend against it. Yet, long ago, when the Elements existed in a different form, they summoned aid from beyond the world to defeat a similar threat from beyond. Out of desperation, today's Elements repeat that ancient summoning, and they get – a hillbilly with a silver-strung guitar?

These are some notes for the story and a few links that people have asked me about. Sorry this took so long, but the climate's been nasty of late around here

MLP:FiM (c) to Lauren Faust and Hasbro. John the Balladeer and Rowley Thorne (c) to the estate of Manly Wade Wellman. Preview picture (c) to Supernatural90 and used with his kind permission.