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I might have been the most famous pegasus in all of Equestria, maybe the entire world. I might have revolutionized the world of flight, or had my name etched into the main street in Canterlot. I might have been so much different, but what I got instead...I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Now this is good. A touching story that made me shed tears.
It is good and well written with a truly touching story. This is definitely front page material and i highly suggest you send this to Equsetria Daily.
5/5 and you have left me with a good feeling for the rest of the day.
I'm not crying...
I just have allergies...
To sadness 
While I did love this story, there was one liiiiittle plot hole I noticed. Spike had apparantly died from old age before Rainbow, and yet on dragonshy, when twilight is telling the big bad dragon to move away, she specifically says that "equestria cannot survive 100 years in a dark haze." If 100 years is hibernation for a dragon, then there's no way for spike to have died from old age! Sorry to go rule nazi on you, I just had an argument over lifespans of various creatures in the mlp universe recently and that tidbit was stuck in the back of my mind. I suppose you COULD say that spike died from a random accident..... eh, look at me making textwalls.
TLDR, I LOVE THE STORY ;_;
not gonna cry..not gonna cry...not gonna....
This was so beautiful! it needs to be featured for everyone to see! its such a sad story but its a good sad, the kind that makes your heart fill with joy knowing that as her life ends she gets to go on happily to start a new life with the ones she loves.
not only am i adding this to my favorites, im going to be watching closely for your next story, beauty such as this needs to be shared.
>>294244 i agree 100% with this.
>>294166 I'm glad I'm not the only one who's going to do that.
I haven't had tears like this since My Little Dashie... Why is it that sad ponies (stories) are best ponies?
I'm glad she was so happy, which probably makes it all the more sad. This is how I want to go, having given my family the lessons of life and surrounded by friends... even if they are already dead.
*sniffle* 
Why must you make me cry these tears? Death and sadness, my worst fears?
Still I say, you wrote this well! It made me cry, but my heart swelled!
And with her love for Fluttershy, I'm not too crushed that Rainbow died
Although it hurts me in my heart, the way this ended was quite smart.
Oh my. Everything in this story is just GOLD. There's one line that sticks out to me. It's the line that made me completely lose it.
"A bed of daisies have sprung up where barren ground once was.
I smile when I glance at the flowers; only Fluttershy could produce such beauty."
I think a big theme of this story seems to be that life goes on, and that line supplements it greatly. Also the little part in there about Fluttershy singing to Rainbow Dash when she had nightmares just made me break down.
Everything in this story is sadness-fodder. I cried multiple times.
This is what FIM fiction is all about. It was also one of a few fics (including MLD) that I had trouble finishing on the first reading because I didn't feel engaged by it, but had trouble finishing on the second reading because I spent so long dwelling on the emotion of each sentence. One line in particular, "You're always welcome here", when I read it for a second time, had me .
This has the potential to be the next my little dashie, but I'm not sure that's a good thing. First let me say, I enjoyed the fic it was touching and I almost did cry. However, now i must critique. Firstly, I'd like to adress the way this was written. In general the writing dogma is "show don't tell". This means paint a picture with your words, don't just say that "the dog walked across the road." say "A bright yellow streak darted across the black asphalt, heat waves rippling off from the heat of the sun." Secondly, as I'm sure you know, there are some spelling and grammar mistakes throughout the story. They are small, but they are there. Lastly, the part at the tombstones seemed a tad bland and drawn out,
also i would've liked to see some more elaboration on raibow dash falling in love with Fluttershy. Overall I'd give this story 7.8/10
It's kinda like MLD, how the thing ended, it wasn't just plain sadness, it was also joy and meloncoly...ness..ish.
Can't call it perfect cause i did notice typos, but still a good story. i just hope it doesn't get fan ruined like My little Dashie somewhat did. (I saw many sequels, most didn't fit guys personality, plus i read one spin-off that was hugly copy and paste)
And as tradition to say, < Manly tears have been shed today.
... I don't know if I should hate you for making me cry, or hug you for giving us such a great story...
Fantastic writing, I didn't catch any obvious mistakes. Great descriptions and feeling. This is an easy favorite in my book.
I just wish Rainbow was able to go see Scootaloo or one of the younger ponies. Get their feel on the whole age thing. But I can live with this... it is so touching... I think I am going to cry again...
I never cry. Like, never. But here I am, typing this out with tear drops on my keyboard. If I'm sad, I usually have to force a reaction. After reading this, however, the tears came without warning and in full force. It takes an impressive writer to be able to do that. Good job.
I really liked your story, and how RD has told her grandfilly stories secretly about herself. That's just darling.
But there's one thing that kind of annoyed me. If our Dashie can no longer fly, how can she live in Cloudsdale? I mean, if she wanted a cloud house, she could tether it to the ground. But how can she commute? A pinioned pegasus couldn't live in a city that's a series of floating islands. And how did she get to the cemetery in the end? I assume that's on the ground, too. 
Sigh. I am terribly sorry for this (I really am), but for the interest of constructive criticism, I need to say a few things.
First of, let me premise this by saying that this is not a bad fic. Not by any stretch. However, there are some issues within its construction and execution.
I will start with characterisation. People change as they get older. This is true. It's a fact of life. However, people rarely change to such an extent that you changed Rainbow. She was very OOC throughout this whole story. Her actions themselves weren't the problem, though; it was her dialogue that was off. The dialogue you had Rainbow speaking was constructed in a way that she would never use in the show. Rainbow would never use a word like 'ponders', never. So why is she using it now? Not to mention the syntax of her dialogue was off - it was too complex, too refined. Interestingly enough, this was not a problem you had with her thoughts in the very first scene, but rather something you fell into as the story went on. Finally, Rainbow is not the kind of character for such deep introspection and existentialism (or at least in the manner she was depicted as undergoing here), and as a result, this whole acceptance thing just felt a little forced.
As an extension to this, her grandfilly was a very, very generic and two-dimensional character (not to mention loaded with clichés, but I'll get to that later). She appeared to have one response: child-like wonder. While in moderation this is fine, it was overdone here and diminished her character. And then to make matters worse right at the end you tried to imply she held a level of maturity complex enough to understand RD's cryptic remark. It didn't make sense, and it wasn't consistent. She had a role to play in your narrative, and it was painfully obvious what that role was.
Next, the clichés. There were far too many of them. I am a firm believer that clichés are cliché for a reason. People like them, or they work. It's as simple as that. However (and this is a big 'however'), they only work in extreme moderation and if used appropriately. Having 'she died on our 7th wedding anniversary' or 'a single tear...' (among others) in the same story is too much. It kills the mood and from a literary perspective it's lazy writing.
Finally, (and I won't linger on this one) there was a little too much telling. You did a good job in utilizing the mechanic of RD recounting a story to circumvent this in one respect, but often when RD was reminiscing you were telling us what was happening far too much. As far as first person stories go, describe how the character is feeling, not what they are thinking. To do this, use devices like pictures as a catalyst, but try to stay away from unbroken introspection. (It is ok in moderation, though! If there is one thing you should take away from this comment, it's that moderation is the key!)
So yeah. There it is. Please don't think that I didn't like this story necessarily, or that I feel you are a bad writer. This is not the case. You show a lot of potential and are quite proficient in evoking an emotional response within your reader. I mean, just look at the comments above mine! I say these things because I know that without constructive feedback, we stagnate as writers. I am still learning, and I am sure you are too. If we help each other from the lessons we have learned ourselves, then everyone learns faster.
I wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavours. You have demonstrated some significant potential! 
For some reason, this story reminds me of the song What Might Have Been by Little Texas. 
damn
this is one of the best stories i have read in a long time
you made me cry and feel good at at the same time
props friend, props
you deserve every second of this slow clap
and all of my thumbs
I hate reading sadfics...but I can't stop once I start. This one was really good and I liked it a lot. Also,
While Fluttershy and I had our filly
Aren't they both female... 
this is the 2nd greatest story in the history of anything and you sir, if you had a doller for every tear i shed while reading this story...... youd........ be a........... fucking BILLIONARE! I salute you good sir for creating this magnificent work of art. if i were to give this a rating i wouldn't be able to give it one....... that is how good it is...... you sir have immortalized yourself.... thats what i say whenever i read a great book that the authors have written something so magnificent that it has immortalized them........... and now im off to be with my friends...... this story has tought me to cherish the time i have on this earth with those i care about because even that cannot last forever....... at least.......... not yet
Your Faithful Reader:
Nightmare Sky................... Abschied für immer meine Freunde..... goodbye
God, manly tears here...
This was good and I really enjoyed how well written it was, and really gave some depth to the emotions that were shown. Wish I could give 5 stars, but a thumbs up will have to do.
Since I don't know that the author will ever reply here, for the people asking how Spike, a dragon died, it said this lines "Do you hate making lists up there as much as you did down here? Have you save Twilight from any magical explosions?” I let out a choked sob as the macabre thought rings home. “I bet the consequences up there are a lot less permanent.” I assume that means he died protecting Twilight sometime before her own demise.
Well, that's another pinkie pie swear broken. I'm sorry Pinkie Pie! She had me from the title! Please don't be mad! No, no more sad stories for me.... I'll have to play Smile Smile Smile for the rest of my life if I I read any more... Well, maybe reading this ooooone more time wouldn't hurt....
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