So... yeah. This is what happens when an editor loves a character. Swicked talked to me how Whisper should be the Element of Magic because of how she brings ponies together with her singing. I turned it down. I said I could only entertain the idea if there was a story behind it... like she runs away from being a protected, pampered mare reminded of the love she lost. She goes to the Maruaders, but the bats find her there and she needs to leave the Hoof. Watcher sees her struggle and sends her to go help some ponies. It's more something to do while the companions try and find who is magic and generosity. At the village, she's nearly taken out, given how soft she's become in a year or two, plus a kid. She's saved by Apex, a purple alicorn with all of the Goddess' magical ability. Whisper takes Apex back to Watcher and the other four and they try to find Generosity. It's not Charity (had Charity been an earth pony, she would have been. Too many unicorns and pegasi). Apex doesn't get along well with Velvet, Calamity, and the others, and Whisper tries to keep them together because she knows doing the right thing isn't easy. They find generosity in an Earth pony prostitute named Cherry Tart, who uses her bordello to basically fund what's left of Dodge Junction. They go back and try to make Gardens work.



It doesn't.



Apex loses her shit, insisting that one or the others is not the right element. Suggests killing Ditzy outright. Then she has a brilliant idea: five mind linked alicorns would be the perfect friends! Fortunately, Velvet Remedy has a few greens and Apex has a mind control spell. There's just the matter of dealing with the dragon and the other five. Spike is buried in a cave in. Apex lures in a few other alicorns, mind rapes them into submission, and tries to cludge together an elements of harmony. Whisper works to remind the others that even though Little Pip is gone, they can still kick ass. She's not the nicest pony, but she respect and liked all of them, especially Ditzy. The six friends dig themselves out of the cave in. At this point, Apex is so frustrated that she's on the verge of dismantling the crusader and gardens in order to 'fix' it. Whisper and the others confront her, and she arrogantly allows them to try and make Gardens work.



It does.



With the power of the Elements, they manage to break Apex's control over the other alicorns. Apex fights to the death, nearly killing Whisper in the process. However, when the dust clears, Whisper is still breathing. They use the Gardens to sweep Equestria clear, then leave to go to their duties helping ponies all over the Wasteland.



And that's why Whisper ended up the Element of Magic.