Teaser for Future Story · 12:06am Feb 25th, 2014
The two were alone now. They looked at each other for a moment, before the one in the cell coughed into his hoof.
"Well, this is awkward," he said as lightly as he could.
"That's one way to put it," Twilight retorted, ruffling her wings.
Phoenix flinched at that. "I'm guessing you're not too happy with me, huh?"
"Why, whatever gave you that impression?" Twilight asked, sarcasm dripping from her tone. Before the human-turned-pony could respond, she dropped the facade. "I'm furious! I've spent the better part of nine years trying to forget you and what you did to me! I thought I had finally gotten over it! Then you show up out of the blue, as a pony no less, and rip open all these old wounds!"
Phoenix cringed. "I don't suppose saying 'I'm sorry' would help, would it?"
"No, it wouldn't," the alicorn replied icily. "You broke up with me, Phoenix! You broke my heart! I was a wreck for nearly two weeks because of that!"
"Was it really that bad?" the neo-pegasus asked warily.
Twilight glared in response, her eyes briefly flaring red. "Let's make a list of the things you did wrong, shall we? First off, you broke up with me three days after my coronation. I was planning to go to Earth at the next opportunity and share the good news with you! Now, I realize you couldn't have known I'd just been coronated, but still, you had incredibly bad timing when you sent that letter.
"Speaking of, that's another thing you botched." Her horn flared, and an envelope appeared in a flash. She drew out a piece of paper, opened it, and began to read:
Dear Twilight
I know this may seem sudden, but I have to make a decision now. I'm afraid we can no longer see each other. I can't explain why here, but trust me when I say it's for the best. I'll never stop caring for you, but you're better off not getting involved with me anymore.
Phoenix
Folding up the letter, Twilight resumed her glare at Phoenix. "I could have manured Sweet Apple Acres with the amount of horseapples in this thing! And, by the way, really stallion-like, sending me a letter to tell me something life-changing!" She grumbled to herself, and Phoenix thought he heard "just like my brother" amid her growls. Before he could ask, she continued. "You didn't have the guts to tell me to my face that you were going to break up with me! That hurt, Phoenix!
"But the worst part..." Finally, her glare seemed to soften. "The worst part is that you didn't tell me why. Why did you do this to me, Phoenix? I thought we meant more to each other than this. I thought I would have deserved more than a four-sentence letter."
There were a few moments of silence. Then Phoenix sighed. "You're right, Twilight. You deserved more than that." He looked up. "Which is why I'll tell you now. I'll tell you everything... about why I broke up with you, nine years ago."
Part of a chapter for a future story. This is meant to be a sequel to Turnabout Storm, specifically the novelization. I'm currently in the planning stages with Firesight, the fic's editor, for this sequel, but here's a little slice for you all.
Yay for painfully unnecessary shipping!
Translation: "Please no, God no, eww."
1871478 Ohhhh, I get it! You were saying one thing, but ironically meant the exact opposite!
Translation: Being a jerk.
I tease, though. Personally, I can't say I'm a big fan of the Phoenix/Twilight ship in the Turnabout Storm novelization, considering there was nothing hinting at it in the original videos and seemed entirely gratuitous. That said, given that this is going to be a sequel to the novelization, it isn't entirely out of place in this particular context. Of course, if it's a deal-breaker anyway, probably best to steer clear.
1871759 The novelization has several points that differ from the original videos, mostly for flavor and/or plot hole closing (such as what the spell Sonata was studying in the spellbook was). The addition of the Interspecies Romance between Twilight and Phoenix is one such piece of flavor, which will lead into a follow-up story from Firesight (essentially a prelude to the story I'm hinting at here).
I haven't heard from you since your Kingdom Hearts blog post
An unofficial sequel to Turnabout Storm, hm? I've only skimmed through the novelization and sometimes questioning myself on which came first (The fic or the flash, that is).
Personally, I ship Phoenix with Rainbow Dash (Thank you, Humans Assemble
)
1872117 The videos came first, the novelization came afterward.
1872118 Okay, so I was right back then.
A shame that our little collab's on hold, but we're both busy with our own stories, yeah?
Good luck with the fic, man. Might give it a read once it gets published.
Did the events that preceded Apollo Justice happen in this sequel? You know, Phoenix getting disbarred?
2117838 Yes, this follows AA canon, and is set after Dual Destinies.
2118518 Is said incident part of the reason?