The Spark That Keeps Glowing
Bellesmith finished nuzzling Elma. She leaned back, wiped her moist eyes dry, and smiled weakly at the changeling. "Are you absolutely sure you won't be changing your mind? You do know that we have a lot of love to give."
"Bellesmith..." Elma caressed the mare's fetlocks. "You have done so very much for me. It would be doing you a terrible wrong not to capitalize on it. I need to be here. In Abinadi. Once I have everything squared away, I'll surely discover that I have a lot of love to give as well."
"Of that, I have no doubt," Belle said, sniffling.
Elma turned to look at the rest of the Jury gathered in the metallic courtyard. She trotted up to Pilate. "You..." She leaned in and hugged him dearly. "You showed me true compassion when nopony else would."
"Yes, well..." Pilate chuckled and patted the back of her shoulders. "You saved my life."
"And you and your beloved gave me one," Elma said. "Thank you for putting me on a path towards learning that I wasn't expendable."
"Nopony is," Pilate said as he leaned back, smiling. "I don't see why changelings should be."
Elma smiled tearfully. Her gaze fell downward, and soon she was crouching before a tiny Xonan. "I have a long journey of discovery ahead of me. I'm sorry that I won't be around to help you with yours."
Kera gulped and nodded. "It's alright. You already totally did."
"Mmmm..." Elma slowly shook her head, then reached forward to caress the filly's chin. "You are your own savior, Kera. I wouldn't have even bothered reaching out to you if I didn't sense the strength and courage you had within yourself in the first place. You have what it takes to carry yourself past any challenge or obstacle that lifes throws your way."
Kera muttered, "I wish I could believe that, instead of being a friggin' lame-o." She gulped, trying not to look at her as she whimpered, "I'm s-so sorry for freaking out on you that one time. You totally didn't deserve it."
"But I can understand it," Elma murmured. "And I'm glad to see how well you've started to pull through." She nodded towards the two adults beside her. "Pilate and Belle can understand it to. When the going gets tough, go to them. Share with them. They love you more than I can put into words... and I know love."
"Yeah..." Kera nodded, smiling sweetly towards the shape-shifter. "You do, don't ya?"
"But not as well as you." She leaned in and kissed the filly's forehead before caressing her green mane. "You're going to grow up into a spectacular mare, Kera. Don't give into despair. Even those of us who've had nothing... who have been nothing can achieve wonderful things."
She stood up and gazed across the crowd.
"You all mean so much to me. It pains me to leave you be on your journey, but this is the closest thing I have to home. The turtles of Abinadi need me..."
"And you need them, Elma," Ebon said, nodding. He smiled painfully. "It's all for the best, really. I've never been good at cooking emotions."
A good half of the Jury chuckled.
Eagle Eye bit his lip and stared at the ground.
Elma saw it. She leaned her head down.
He glanced up at her.
Elma smiled. "Everything will be okay. Love has led me out of the depths of despair. I have every reason to believe it will take you someplace even brighter."
Eagle's lips parted. He felt a tender hoof on his shoulder, and he giggled while leaning into Ebon.
"Props?" Elma spoke while backing up. "Next time you speak to your Uncle, tell him I'm sorry I never got to know the real Prowse, but if he's anything like his niece, then I truly wish I had been stranded on a sunken frigate with him instead."
"Heeheehee!" Props waved. "I'll tel him! Good bye, Elma!"
"Bye!"
"So long!"
"Spark's blessings!"
"Let not the turtle boomers bite bite!"
"Ungh... let's get out of here, already."
"Heheheh..."
Elma watched as the crew trotted away. She sensed a sea of shells shuffling towards her, and she smiled as she leaned back into the gracious company of the Boreals.
The crew got on board the Noble Jury. The last two were Roarke and Rainbow. After Roarke had shuffled on board, Rainbow Dash lingered at the hangar. She stared down at the changeling, left alone in a sea of friendly reptiles. With a devilish smirk, she saluted, then slipped inside the vessel just as the hangar doors were closing.
With a flash of enchanted skystone, the ship undocked from the upper struts, pivoted east, and flew past the spires of Abinadi, piercing the haze of smoke from the bright brazier hanging above.
The changeling exhaled heavily, her eyes moist as she watched the ship grow distant and distant across the mountainous eastern horizon.
Around her, the turtles stopped waving, muttering towards one another.
At last, a citizen said, "They really were a remarkable bunch of travelers. We're truly blessed that you've decided to stay with us, Elma."
"So am I. But I am no longer Elma..." She turned around. "In fact, I've been thinking about a new name."
"Oh yes?"
"Mmmmm..." She nodded. "A name that's beautiful... that deserves to be beautiful, for the brightest spark yearns to be found when everything is seemingly dire and hopeless." She smiled at the others. "Please, call me 'Lerris.'"
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With this sweet little city and heartfelt goodbye, I was hoping this wouldn't be another Lerris. So of course, Elma becomes Lerris.
IC, you magnificent troll, you.
And with that, Shell is finally and absolutely dead. I hope.
That is a great little tribute she picked there. Now there will always be a Lerris out there doing good.
This was such a nice good bye.
I look forward to see a third of the crew die on their way to Val Roa.
...You mean this doesn't end in fire and tears? Yay!
And I just died. Lerris.
Well, at least one Lerris will have a happy ending. Sparkspeed, Changeling Formerly Known as Elma.
......................................glorious
Fall Of An Empire - Vagrant Blues
Nah, I don't see IC doing the "Bad shit happens to Lerris" plotpoint again, though the irony would be tragically funny.
really really hoping Lerris doesn't go up in flames again
Oh. My God.
You did it, you bastard. You renewed a part of the story we thought was lost. THANK YOU.
Such a happy ending.
Now onward!
(Slow clap)
Well done, IC, well done.
I give it 2 chapters before Lerris sends a distress call.
---You missed one.
OnTopic: Lerris tends to go up in flames a lot. Especially when she needs to go turtle for a bit.
4648967
No, Shut up. Stop giving him ideas.
That name. Is the most Ominous yet semi Happy thing. 2spooked what happens next.
That rings with poetic justice. I salute you.
God damn, you just HAD to go there.
4649031 I will keep giving him ideas.
unrelated,you ever gonna take that santa hat off?
can't say much else really
All I can do is slowclap, you glorious bastard.
Or will the seed be nourished by ashes after all?
Alternatively:
4650106
Until I draw a new profile pic.
you know who would like that name?
Belle, Pilate and Kera
they would totally love it
I just wanted to point this out:
-Spirit
Oh goddamn...direct torpedo hit right in the feels. ..
Without the tragedy in Lerris, Elma wouldnt have met Belle and Pilate, and thus may never have reached Alafreo. Owing her fortune to the tragedy may be one reason for her name choice, I guess.
Shell, meet Lerris, Lerris, meet Shells.
Your princess is in another pea pod.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I see what you did there.
Heeeeeeh. Nice name Lerry. I hope you have more luck with it then the last place.
This is either very good or very, very bad. Nice save IC, you've made me like what happened in Lerris a little more now that it has some significance in the story.
Flippin', flap-quackin' SQUEE!!!
4655509 chapter 135: The Death of a Turtle
UGH! Great chapter...just hope Elma's new name isn't foreshadowing something awful XP
Ahh, the irony. I guess we can safely assume that Lerris is dead, and Shell is no longer going to haunt them as he once did. Happy days!
A beautiful choice for a name. A way to honor all that was lost there.
I wouldn't call it truly happy, but it is about as happy as it can get
. On to the next adventure.
Ow, right in the feels, but it's good.
wait
but you just
you can't just
how
but
no
no
no
god dammit, you magnificent bastard
4650805 For some reason I don't think calling Kera "Lerris" would sit well with any of the characters besides maybe Zaid. That would be like naming your child after a school shooting.
Aw jeez.
<3 u skirts.
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tell
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It's been said already, but you are magnificent. OMC! This chapter wraps up a large string of tragedies with something truly beautiful.
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7021786 I choose to believe that you mean Oh My Colon.
7036423
Well Colon is almost as awesome as Celestia. So that works too.
You magnificent bastard, I read your fanfic!!!!
Over the last couple of chapters something has come to my attention.
IC is attempting to assassinate me. The method used seems to be the overstimulation of my smile muscles (technical term), no doubt with the end goal of splitting my face in half.
It's quite painful, but I don't seem to mind.