Indigo Blossom, a young filly in Ponyville has been struggling with school, bullies, and life for the past few months. How much does it take to put someone over the edge? What does it take? How far does someone need to be pushed to be taken over the edge?
Reviews:
Joyous Apple: "I just read the last two paragraphs, and... oh my gosh the feels..."
1998alberto: "Wow, that was good. Like really good."
Dragonborne Fox : "I am entirely moved by this tale.
Excuse me while I go and purge out my tears from my eyes.
Well done."
Me: "ACK! I'm gone for two minutes, I come back, and everyone is crying."
Thank you to Dragonborne Fox for making the AMAZING new cover art. They also made the original cover art.
A short one-shot that I did just to test my abilities as a writer at writing something sad. Let me know what you thought I did good at/ what you thought could be improved. I wasn't about to go and write fanon about canon ponies. Also, this is not my OC, and this is not in anyway a self-insert.
Disclaimer: The topics discussed in this story are very serious. If you are experiencing any of these problems seek out a group that can help you deal with these problems. There are several here on FimFiction, as well as countless others across the web. The views expressed in this work in no way reflect the views of Golden Skies or his editors, nor do they support or commend any of the action of the characters in this story. Remember, that life always gets better.
I am getting notification spam from this ;_;
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Sorry!
3466170 There's another one!
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They're everywhere!
Really sorry. Just wanted to get my fic out there.
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I typically write about sadness, loneliness, and depression inside and outside of fanfiction. I have never read something like this before, and if I have then this is by far the most memorable. I would thank you for writing this, but I would be thanking you for creating something that almost made me cry.
I am entirely moved by this tale.
Excuse me while I go and purge out my tears from my eyes.
Well done.
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Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you liked my story! It really means a lot to me to hear that you enjoyed this story so much. Also I'm honored that you would give a first time sad fic writer such high praise. You just made my day.
eeeeeeee i'm in the description
oh also good story mate
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Thank you! I'm glad that it was moving. I hope that you enjoy my future stories just as much.
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You now skies, this means war.
now i have to work on my sad stories sooner than expected.
i have a friend and a competitor. 
May I ask if I can provide a coverart of this story?
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YES! PLEASE! Anything to get rid of my horrible
attemptuse of pony creator!3466310 Will do.
Already started :D
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Well then, en garde, and angriff!
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we'll battle in docs, where i have been trying to reach you for 30 minutes
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Is that a good mustache?
Ze finished coverart
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That is so awesome! Thank you! Thank you! You're awesome!
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Damn, this fic reminded me of my dealings with my classmates and bullies. I was in Indigo's place for many years. However, I was fortunate enough to have martial arts training, so when it got physical I took care of business, though admittedly it caused more problems. I don't regret fighting, only that my hand was forced. Great fic Golden Skies!
3468480 I dealt with the same issue too, except I got kicked out of karate because Sensei was a bit of a prick. That and people envied me for what I had and also wanted me to shut up--had no filter when I was a kid.
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Lol, yeah people have a hard time hearing what we truly think. I was lucky enough that my Sensei and Tuhon (Filipino Martial Arts Master) were cool guys, I only had a problem with one student, but a freestyle match took care of that
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I am trying to get to be socially better in person
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Lol, same here. You can say that I'm like Fluttershy at first, but then just...awkward like Twilight is once I get past my shyness.
3468938 I am....put it like this, I am like Twilight Sparkle with a mind that's intelligent but...constantly stuck in the gutter.
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Really now? I get along well with people like that. Well...I'm pretty easy to get along with for the most part.
3468949 I am easy to get along with provided I get to know the person first. If I find they've done really bad things first day in, I either stay away from them or have a phone on me to call 911 with.
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can't say I blame you, but you'll find no such trouble with me. I'm a good boy 
...if no one threatens me or my siblings. 
3468960 Ditto
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Wow, you and Florarena had quite the conversation.
Thank you for liking the story, I'm glad that you enjoyed it! 
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I always enjoy a good conversation.
No problem at all, Golden Skies. And sorry about that
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No problem. I'm glad that my story was able to spark some interesting conversation. It's a sign of good writing (I hope).
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Lol, indeed it is IMO. I hope to reach your skill in writing one day.
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Oh, thank you.
I'm glad my writing is good enough to be strived for then. Just keep writing is my advice, and have some awesome editors as well. 
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I'll do that.
3469735 ya know, this actually draws me back to a fic that I wrote called Broken, it really strikes a nerve to know that this happens almost everyday, I really recommend that you read Broken, its a one shot that means a lot to me not because I lost anyone because of bullying, because I haven't had any of my family or friends end their own lives due to bullying, I wrote it for a friend, a very good friend who had lost a friend because of bullying.
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It does.
Luckily, there are people out there who try to help. I would love to read you fic when I get the chance. 
This fic can be sumed up in this one song.
Great story Golden
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Thank you, glad you liked the story. Also thanks for the favorite!
Ow.
I hope that Zecora or Fluttershy found her. I vaguely recall being a weird/quiet-ish kid in school. In retrospect I might have been a bit too weird especially around the cute girl I had a crush on at the time. Nowadays I am kinda like Twilight, with a dash of Pinkie Pie, and a smidgen of Rarity if not nearly as innocent. I want to give Indigo a brotherly totally platonic hug.
I also want to imagine that I would be able to get between her and DT (leave her alone and all that jazz)...I do have a little battery powered voice recorder...DT starts her bullying, I secretly record her so I can approach either Cheerilee or her father with proof.
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I left the story’s ending open for interpretation for that reason, but I would like to imagine that there is a positive ending in all of this too. School days (especially grade school) are a rough time in life for everyone. It really does get better later on, but I remember that it was so hard to imagine that could ever be the case when I was younger.
In an ideal world, bullies get reported to the teacher and they learn to see how what they did was wrong. Sadly, that just isn’t always the case.
Glad to see someone read this story after all these years, so thank you for the comment!
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Yeah, in canon it was a nonissue until the plot said otherwise. And there were several times I wanted to yell at Miss Cheerilee.
Thankfully, in the end everyone kissed and made up.By the finale episode, DT probably has weekly tea with the CMC, Tai Chi with Twist, and biweekly bowling with Snips and Snails XD lol. Twere real life as expedient.
All joking aside, I think you did a pretty good job considering at the time you wrote this being your first sad-fic.
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Hmm yes, it's almost as though Friendship really was magic!
I'm glad that you thought that it was good for a first go at writing a sadder sort of story! They're not generally what I prefer to write, but they are a nice change of pace, and I used what I learned with this story to write Sombra's Revenge.
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I'll have to check it out. If you want some reading material I have an entire fimfiction shelf dedicated to sad/bittersweet stories.