Though I began these records of our rebellion with my sub-par speech, it is another that I feel should take credit for giving the rebellion a fighting chance
And no. It is not the Bearers of Harmony.
The true hero of our story lies with an often forgotten pegasus. I refuse to let her fall to the wayside of history as so many other unknown heroes such as her have and approached her many times to give her side of the story.
All she would say is that she did what anypony else would have.
She would not say more beyond that, blushing adorably before shoving a muffin into my mouth and taking off straight into a wall,collapsing it.
In all fairness, it was an excellent muffin. Nevertheless, I refused to be distracted and spoke with a number of ponies who were there that day. There were so many ponies willing to speak of the event that I regretfully had to cut out many. In the end, I made copies of them to send to the mare in question and have selected only two, in my humble opinion, the two that matter most, to put into this book.
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My wife is a silly pony at times. She always smiles and though she often makes mistakes, she never hesitates to try again. It’s why I love her.
I’m proud of her. Also irrevocably angered. The first thing she does after the Princesses get frozen in stone is to join them. I don’t care if she saved all of Equestria with that act, you could have died, Dearest Heart!
Why couldn’t you have flown off course like every other time?
I could only watch you fly straight and push Princess Twilight Sparkle out of the way.
...I almost gave up you know, seeing your face frozen. But… I couldn’t give up. Because you didn’t. You never gave up.
I love you, Dearest Heart. I hope you know that, love.
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This is going to be published right? They’re going to know that my wife is the one who saved Equestria right?
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Good. She deserves it and more.
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You know how I said they were accounts? Well, I may have exagerrated a tad bit. The story is quite simple.
During the initial attack, one brave mare swooped in and saved the remaining alicorn Princess from the fate of our three rulers, giving us enough time to prepare for the Festival.
This is really more notes of how that impacted the lives of Equestria.
Spoiler: It’s enough for you to be considered for the Eclipse Medal, a newly designed medal dedicated to undistinguished service, both civil and military, for Equestria. To achieve it, all four alicorns must agree to award it.
And I use considered in that context very loosely.
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My mom was taking me along the festival when the big ships came down from the sky.
Everything was loud and expodyn. Eplidi. Expodinga. Everything was loud and going boom, but mommy picked me up and flew me to daddy. We were going to run away and hide, but mommy saw Mrs. Sparkle about to get hit by those scary orbs.
She hugged me once before she flew in front of the bad pony. And then she turned to stone. Daddy hugged me and we ran away. I think I remember screaming.
I don’t care what anypony else says! My mom isn’t stupid and she’s a hero!
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In my defense, Ditzy Doo, I did ask you to give your side of the story.
I hope you received the filing cabinet full of thank you letters from around Equestria. I daresay if it weren’t for you, our rebellion may never have succeeded. Oh and Auntie Celly tells me that you’re invited to the Grand Galloping Gala with three tickets.
You should go. I’ve seen the guest list and it actually looks like it’s going to be fun.
PS: Should you and yours ever need help, do not be afraid to ask the House of Blood.