Epilogue
Luna’s Story 3: Long Live the Night
Part 10: Epilogue
One Month Later…
Canterlot was crawling with ponies like so many pastel-colored ants. They’d cleared out all the rubble, and were most of the way through knocking down the buildings that could not be repaired. Bits were changing hooves like crazy and literally thousands of jobs had been created that would last for months on end. Ponies came from all over Equestria to get a chance to help rebuild the capital.
In the end, the battle with the Celestial Beast was another feather in Canterlot’s hat. They’d faced the great wars, and Discord, and a Changling invasion, why not one more thing? The population as a whole was surprised the city hadn’t ever been wreck before, to be honest. But, the chance to rebuild was also a chance to get rid of anything old or rickety, so there was plenty to do. Cartload after cartload of rock, rubble, and refuse was carted all the way out of the city and into the valleys beyond. Artists searched the wreckage for free giant chunks of marble and stone, while woodcarvers jumped at the chance to carve something that had once been a part of ‘Old Canterlot’. So, even in the wreckage that had been taken out of the city, progress and new things were being made.
Princess Celestia was among the workers, and to be quite frank, she had not stopped to sleep in over four weeks. As an alicorn, she could power her body with all the force of the sun, and as such she never halted in her efforts. She was in there with even the most unimportant worker. She moved piles of rubble into carts, mended cracks, pulled carts, and even helped feed everypony when the time came. The workers and builders had seriously high morale, seeing their Princess get her hooves dirty with the rest of them. She loved her city very much, they all said, of course she was out there helping. Only a selfish Princess would stay on a fluffy pillow somewhere and watch. Celestia was starting to worry a few ponies though, none could ever recall her resting. Didn’t she need to at least pause for a little bit, now and then?
Word about Celestia reached Princess Luna, who was busy planning a Lunar Stallion academy and training grounds. Using her personal coffers, she’d bought a balcony neighborhood that had been destroyed. It had been run down and disused anyway, being one of the older, lower tiers. With the money she would repair it, and then build the academy from the ruins for the next wave of Lunar Stallions that was to come. When she heard about Celestia, though, Luna gave pause and frowned over the message. “What is it, Princess?” Aegis Shield asked, looking up from the table holding all the blueprints.
“Our sister is still not resting. She still harbors a little bit of guilt for what happened.” Luna said.
“She shouldn’t. It wasn’t her doing all those horrible things.” Stalwart Hide cocked his head with a frown. “Everypony knows that. She’s gonna make herself sick at this rate.”
“I agree.” Luna said, rolling up the scroll. “Tiz time to take things into our own hooves, I think.”
“What do you have in mind, Princess?” Aegis asked, leaning over the table.
“Mischief, Aegis Shield. Of course, mischief.” A slow smile worked its way across her muzzle. Both Aegis Shield and Stalwart Hide knew that look. Luna knew exactly what to do.
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“A little higher Princess. A little higher!” A pegasus mare was coaxing Celestia to help mount a new statue in the middle of a fountain. The Princess was leaning forward, squinting at the precision work with her horn lit up. The statue of three frolicking foals would look perfect in the new plaza. One of each pony species in various dancing poses, the highest one spouting water from her muzzle, it was pretty charming. “Liiiiittle to the left. Little more. Now towards you some… okay Drippy! Connect the pipe!” she called. A stallion rushed forward with a wrench and connector, working under the statue while Celestia held it. When he was done and gave the signal, the mare nodded. The Princess set the statue down. “Turn it on!” she shouted from her perch on the roof, opening her wings to come down. Somepony twisted the valve open, and the uppermost foal started spraying cool, refreshing water. The Princess smiled, watching the fountain begin to rapidly fill up and cycle itself so the water would keep going. “Perfect, Princess! Thanks!” she cantered and stuck her hoof in the water, nodding with approval. Celestia leaned over the lip of the fountain, smiling faintly at her reflection.
Turning, the white alicorn made to find another group that needed help. But, she was halted by a group of armored guards. She blink-blinked. Three Solar Guards and three Lunar Stallions. Sandwiched between them was a white-coated doctor. “Princess Celestia.” He said, coming forward as the guards fanned out to make a loose circle. “I’m hereby placing you under medical arrest.” He thrust out a slip of paper to her.
The alicorn blinked at him, eyebrows shooting up. “Uh… arrest?” she asked, taking the slip of paper and frowning at it a little. “Extreme exhaustion, mood swings, lack of appetite… home arrest!?” she said with a little squeak. “I’m sorry, doctor, but I must refuse.” She pushed the slip back to him with a little chuckle. “Besides, I’m a princess, I’m afraid my authority trumps yours.” She turned her nose up a little regally, and began to canter away. The guards, both solar and lunar, closed ranks around her to block her path.
“A-Actually your majesty, mine trumps yours at this point.” said the doctor a little hesitantly, bowing his apology. “According to eyewitnesses you have not retired to bed, nor had a decent meal in over four weeks. You have worked greater than sixty hours per week. By Equestrian law 430-3B-0, Article 2, Paragraph 3, that means that you may be legally declared overworked and be forced by law to stop for a twenty-four hour period.” He said, showing her another slip of paper. Celestia took it, squinting at the fine print. Why, she'd written this law! Ages ago! It prevented ponies from overextending themselves and simply dropping dead of exhaustion, but that was back in the dark ages. Who would’ve known to pull such an obscure law? “Now, your Majesty, these six guards will escort you to your room in the palace.” said the doctor, scribbling on a little notepad and ripping it off, giving it to her. Celestia glanced down at the prescription. One meal, eight hours sleep minimum. She opened her mouth to protest, then closed it, then opened it again. She’d… just been arrested, by her own guards. Nothing so outrageous had ever happened before, in the entire history of her rule. She mentally kicked herself for always reminding her little ponies that not even the Princesses were above the law. “Guards?” the doctor said, bowing and standing to one side. “Take her away.” There was a liiiittle too much smugness in his voice for her liking, but she knew that the young doctor would be telling his grand foals about this so she had to chuckle just a little bit.
“This way, Princess.” One of the Solar Guards said, bowing her head and steering Celestia’s shoulder towards the palace. The palace was still mostly in ruin, as both Princesses had demanded that it be the last thing in Canterlot to be restored. Of course their little ponies thought all the more highly of them. So humble, their Princesses were, letting their own home be last in the grand project to rebuild all of Canterlot! Celestia was led down familiar hallways, past dusty avenues and through ashy bits of corridor where there was nothing at all to draw the eye. “We’ll be watching your balcony in case you try to fly away, Princess. Please stay in your room for the next twenty-four hours.” said the guard mare when they’d arrived at her door. She was being serious! Celestia almost scoffed a little, but had long since given in. Whoever wanted her to go rest had been perfectly serious about it. Well, it had been a month of nonstop work, and she was getting a little achy. Despite switching her body over to being completely solar powered, she did miss eating too.
“If anypony needs me--” Celestia said, but all six of the guards scowled at her. Wilting a little and feeling a little wounded at their mean-ness, the alicorn slunk into her room with droopy wings. The door shut behind her and she heaved a long, deep sigh. “House arrest.” She mumbled. “Well, worse may have happened to me, if the circumstances were different.” She folded her wings a little, crossing the room and lighting a lamp. She let out a startled shriek, for there was somepony else there too! Standing in the corner, pressed into shadow, a stallion stared at her. She held her breast to calm her beating heart. “Oh! Oh! Forgive me.” Celestia chuckled a little. “I didn’t see you there. You must be here to make sure I don’t leave, hm?” she peered at him, opening her wings to reflect a bit of the light his way.
“Eeyup.” A barrel-chested stallion stepped out of shadow, nodding slowly.
“Big Macintosh!” Celestia was shocked, then she got a good look at him and her face went scarlet. “Wh… what’re you wearing?!” she looked him up and down. Her ears flicked back when she heard a chuckle behind her door, and the lock clicked into place. “Who’s there?” Celestia turned and put her eye to the keyhole, but couldn’t see anypony. She turned back around to survey the stallion again.
Big Mac was clad in criss-crossing black leather on his chest. A black-with-silver-lining saddle was on his back. The virgin sterling silver snaps held on in only certain hidden places. “Suh-less-tia.” He bowed, gracing her with his wonderful twanging voice.
“O-oh… my.” She said, backing up a little. How had he known? How had he KNOWN she had a secret thing for black leather? She hadn’t told anypony for hundreds of years! Then, she remembered. Her other self, the Celestial Beast, had indulged in the fantasy without thinking about it. The white alicorn smiled embarrassedly at him as he came forward. Smiling lazily, he took her shoulder and led her across the room to a longtable covered with a cloth. He pulled it to reveal several exquisite dishes and a long, bent sofa. The sort that one laid down on during therapy. “It does look delicious.” She said, leaning over it all.
Kuh-WHAP!
Celestia let out a very real yelp, jumping and grabbing her left flank. Big Macintosh had a crop in his teeth suddenly, and used it to point to the sofa. Heart beating fast, the white alicorn moved slowly and sat on it. Stuffing the crop away and out of sight, Big Mac’s chest began to inflate a few times, bigger than normal. Her heart skipped a beat. He only did that when he was about to speak more than a few words. “Somepony sez that ya’ll aren’t takin’ care of yerself.” He said a little sternly, his country twang mezmerizing her. She nodded dumbly, feeling a little guilty that it had come to the point where Big Mac had had to speak. “So yer gonna lay right there an’ rest while ah feed you proper-like-- Then we’ll go from there.” He came forward, done speaking, and nosed her down until she was on her back. She stretched out on the sofa, crossing her legs and daintily folding her wings. The Princess flushed, not used to being fussed over so forcefully. It was kind of exciting, really. She was always in charge of everything, but no, not right now. The red, barrel-chested stallion was in control, and she was gonna lay on the damn couch when he said so. It made her shudder with a rather guilty delight.
Leaning over the table, Big Mac inspected the delicacies. He frowned. What they hay was all this crap? There were so many colors, light crèmes and fancy cheeses he didn’t even know what ninety percent of it was. Rolling his eyes, he leaned and inspected the Princess’ chest and belly. No wonder she was so skinny, they didn’t feed the poor thing for a hill’a’beans. Rolling his eyes, he went and stuck his head under Princess Celestia’s bed. Pulling out his saddlebag, he flipped it open and got her some real food. Chilled apple delights, crisp cold celery, an assortment of berries and grapes, along with a staple of cornbread. Dragging it over, he decided she would have his lunch, rather than feed her the royal garbage on the table. Sidling up next to the couch, he smiled kindly down at her and draped grapes over her.
Celestia smiled shyly, leaning up and plucking one from the bunch with her teeth. Then another, then another. Big Mac was very patient, very stoic as he fed her every last bit of what was in the saddlebag. He became more and more impressed as time went on. He’d never known a mare that could put so much away without getting sick. Then again, she was a big pony like he was, so her stomach was probably big too. It made him smile when she pawed at her lips a little, trying to get rid of the cornbread bits on her face. The stallion leaned over her with an approving, lazy smile and then kissed her on the lips. She flinched a little in surprise, but then cupped his face with one hoof.
Out, beyond the balcony, a Lunar Stallion swooped away.
Big Macintosh nuzzled her strongly, then stuck his muzzle rudely under her side and hefted the entire alicorn onto his back. “Hey!” she yelped, giggling like a spring-time mare. His fur was barely brushed, and had a certain ruggedness to it you could never find in Canterlot. The Princess of the Day blushed despite herself, and hung down over either side of him like a sack of potatoes. With no trouble at all he carted her to the bed, and bucked her right off. She landed on her back and her mane bannered wildly out. She smiled shyly up at him, curling to one side and then over onto her belly. The stallion mounted the bed, clambering up behind her. It didn’t take long for his massive hooves to find her spine. “Auhhh-hugghhh!?” she cried out when his hooves found achy bones and made them crackle like the world was ending. “Ooohhh-ACK!” it was very un-princess-like, but she no longer cared.
Big Macintosh knew he was big. He had big muscles, pulled a big load on the farm, and knew about everything that came with knowing about his big-ness. How to be careful around foals with his massive hooves. How to not put all his strength into apple-bucking, or he’d take out the tree entirely. How to play chiropractor with an ailing mare. Granny Smith and even Apple Jack had asked for his help many a time in the past, and Celestia was certainly no exception. She was still a pony, and her bones were all where everypony else’s were. His powerful pressure really did show off to her how strong he was. And when it came to a stallion whose gruffness came from working on a farm, Celestia could ask for no better. He knew where the muscles were, and how much abuse they could really take while flirting between real pain and healing pain. Crackle! She groaned out again, shifting until her legs were splayed out behind her.
Panting a little, she finally looked back over her shoulder at him. His massive hooves were working as furiously as they did when they usually did this. Smiling and eyeing his rather raunchy attire, she caught his gaze. “Big Mac?” she whispered.
“Yup?” he asked, pausing for a moment to look down at her.
“I know we’ve never gone beyond anything like kissing or… this…” she said softly, blushing. “But perhaps… today…?” the Princess trailed off a little, so very embarrassed.
“Yup.” He said, mounting her Majesty without warning. Dear Faust and all the heavens was that his---!?
(Yup. Yup it was.)
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Outside, things were going very well. A table had been set up for Luna, her captains, and a couple of architects to conference and exchange ideas over. Princess Luna loomed over complex plans and blueprints. Making very precise mathematical calculations, she’d put on her half-moon glasses and was squinting over a particular area. Using a pencil with her magic, she traced a few lines while Aegis Shield and Stalwart Hide watched. She back up, looking at the new line in comparison to the whole picture. The new Lunar Stallion academy was going to be a complex thing, to say the least. Housing two hundred candidates and graduating forty-six was going to be grueling. Very suddenly, her messenger appeared. “Report.” She told the Lunar Stallion.
“Everything is in order, your Majesty, just as you planned.” He bowed low, spreading his wings upon the ground and smiling. Luna nodded her approval, dismissing him.
“Excellent. While Celestia is tied up for the next day or so, maybe we can make some headway on choosing the proper layout for the buildings of the academy.” Luna gestured for Aegis Shield to come close. He did, leaning over several design choices. “What do you think, Captain?” she asked, spreading them out so he could see them all at once.
“YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAS!”
Canterlot ROCKED on its foundations. Pegasi fell out of the sky. Stained glass windows in different wings of the palace imploded with all the violence of a hurricane. Workers rushed to hold onto things that might tump over or break. Very suddenly a wild piece of furniture fell from the sky, blasting apart into a million pieces right next to Stalwart Hide! He flung himself under the table in a panic. “What the buck was that?!” he roared. “Are we under attack?!”
“S’nothing.” Aegis said a little thickly, face-hoofing and leaning closer over the plans. His face was scarlet.
“Don’t worry about it, Stalwart Hide.” Luna nodded, smirking. “Nature is... running its course elsewhere, we must focus on the task at hoof.” A bed sheet fluttered slowly through the air from on high and landed right on Stalwart Hide’s head. The sunburst design was a bit of a giveaway. He fought back and forth, trying to get it off of him. Luna vanished it with a flick of magic. “Pay attention, Captain.” She scolded playfully. Stalwart Hide moaned, face-hoofing a little and coming to stand and peer at the plans too. The Princess knew best, he supposed.
“Seriously, what was that?” Stalwart whispered to Aegis.
“Don’t. Ask.” Aegis Shield said. “You don’t wanna know.”
“I do.”
“No. No you don’t.”
Luna snorted with laughter, but shook her head. She knew that the mighty Celestia would sleep like the DEAD that night. Whether she wanted to or not she’d be relaxing for awhile. If she could walk properly the next morning, that is. Luna grinned with mischief in her eyes.
END OF EPILOGUE
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STOP UPDATING WHILE IM TRYING TO SLEEP
No but seriously, your too good. This entire series has been one big epic story.
I cannot put into words how well you nailed the characters. You deserve all my thumbs up!
Unfortunately i am on a phone right now so i will update this comment when i get to a PC
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DAMN, but lol great epilouge
ps. A FOURTH A FOURTH, VIVA NOCTUS
609080 eh not quite
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Nah. A trilogy is all I have in me, haha. This story has reached its end, and its time to move on to other fun projects. Better to stop while its still awesome and let everyone leave the theatre thinking it was amazing... then to keep going until it gets old and stale.
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Stay gold.s
Nice ending.
Did you decide on your next story yet?
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Not sure. I have a ton of new ideas, though.
609207 Twilight + Megas XLR, because you got to find first gear in your giant robot car
What goes around.. comes around? I'm not really sure
funniest epilogue ever!
will you start a story arc based on the academy?
love it
Then Canterlot collapsed.
Awesome end. Too bad about the stained glass, though. I bet those were priceless.
Both goddesses seem to have a secret masochistic fetish. Like sister like... other sister I guess.
I loved this series a bit too much. Must you keep updating right when im trying to go to bed? also, i know you said somewhere you will do more luna stories, but will aegis stay a "constant" character in your stories?
LUNA CLOPFIC
SHIPFIC
FANFIC
FIC
GOD FUCKING DAMNIT I LOVE LUNA
609207 An anime-esqe Twilight harem action comedy! DOOOOOEEEEETTTTT!
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Yes, do a M.E.G.A.S XLR type story with Twilight. It will be awesome, otherwise Pony Rangers. (Seriously do a Megas XLR styled story though ^_^)
608602 *insert squee here*
Just finished. Damn shame that this is a trilogy, because these were some of the better stories i've read. Definitely keeping an eye on you. I look forward to your future work.
VIVAS NOCTUS!
You just had to update this right after I shut down the computer to catch 40 winks. That's it, I'm going to have to rig a monitoring alarm that fires off when your alerts come in. It'll mean more caffeine in the system, but who cares if my pulse goes off to the races?
Seriously, though, this was a pretty much perfect wrap-up to the story, and a nicely closed circle touch that leads back to the beginning. You did your usual due diligence in laying out every pony's reactions, gave us another glimpse of the alicorn's natural pranking proclivities, laid Big Mac out in all his bedroom finery dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/yay_red.png , and set the stage for the future of the Lunar Stallions. This trilogy is getting organized into a PDF and stored with my other ebooks so I can have it for recreational rereading on my tablet Kindle.
Anyway, for finally getting Celestia to use the Royal Canterlot Bedroom Voice:
VIVAS NOCTUS!!!!
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609381 I totally would write an arc based around the academy, but I'm not sure what I would do with it, really. In context, Princess Luna would be the only character from the show that was present, not many other characters. I took a lot of risks making up so many OC's for this trilogy, but there's a point where it stops being fan fiction and becomes all OC's. Then its not fan fiction because there's no recognizable characters. I detest stories that don't include ANY of the ponies from the show.
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Trufla,
I always look forward to your comments the most. They're always long, insightful, and full of detailed thought. I know I've done well for a particular chapter if you show up with a couple of paragraphs of stuff to say. I wish I had about six ponies like you reading my stuff, its really flattering to see you write so much about each chapter independently.
Now, obviously I just finished a massive project of a trilogy, so I may take a few days off to collect my thoughts and decide what I wanna write about next. In the meantime, I'd like to point you at one of my other stories if you don't mind. As detail-oriented and insightful as you are, I'd like you opinion about it. "Seeing the Pattern" was the massive project I was working on before the "Luna's Story" trilogy, and its already complete. I highly value your opinion and would like you to take a look when you have the time-- get some of your 5-star insight on the thing.
Vivas Noctus!
~Aegis
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Thank you for the compliments. I firmly believe that authors always work better when they get encouragement from their readers, and I like to do my part in that area whenever possible. I know that you like to be informed when something on the grammar or spell-checking side of things shows up, so I toss that in as well. (On the other hoof, I also know a couple of fanfic writers who absolutely hate to get any notice when something like that shows up, so I can tailor my responses to match if needed. dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Twilight_Sparkle.png )
I'll take a wander over and look at "Patterns", no problem. That's a lot of chapters, so you'll likely have a huge stack of comments by the time I get finished. (But that's a good thing, right? dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Trixie_lolface_1.png )
Anyway, take a breather, relax, let your Muse recharge. We'll all be ready for the next offering, whenever it comes along.
(Oh, and re: your comment to blackice, I totally would write an arc based around the academy, but I'm not sure what I would do with it, really. In context, Princess Luna would be the only character from the show that was present, not many other characters.)
Might I suggest that a decent starting point for an Academy story could very well be following a certain Ponyville colt when he finally approaches the Lunar Academy, ready to attempt the entrance exam? After all, for years now Princess Luna has been the best princess; scarey, but fun, and always with her Lunar Guard to liven up Ponyville's Nightmare Night. Who knows, he may have even found that his special talent lends itself to some night-oriented activity...?dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/discord.png
I really need to stop reading your fics during class.
Otherwise, that was buckin' hilarious.
MOER
This was an amazing trilogy! I read through the first one, and was surprised to see that there was a second AND a third one! They all turned out beautifully! I have no idea why, but I was teary eyed when when you added that Stalwart kept the toy in his breastplate. Also, I actually quite enjoyed the romance between Hammershot and Pen Maker, although, while I've never hated it, I've never been a big fan of it. You add stories with extreme speed, but never at the cost of quality! You just earned yourself another watcher!
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you should read that short story where the U.S soldier kept a my little pony toy in his breast pocket...
i don't know its name
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I think its just "The Pony in my Pocket", and I've read the first chapter of it already, and it was pretty good. I just have to get back to it... it might be in my favorites right now. Thank you for reminding me!
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:3
G“YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAS!”
Canterlot ROCKED on its foundations. Pegasi fell out of the sky. Stained glass windows in different wings of the palace imploded with all the violence of a hurricane. Workers rushed to hold onto things that might tump over or break. Very suddenly a wild piece of furniture fell from the sky, blasting apart into a million pieces right next to Stalwart Hide! He flung himself under the table in a panic. “What the buck was that?!” he roared. “Are we under attack?!”
“S’nothing.” Aegis said a little thickly, face-hoofing and leaning closer over the plans. His face was scarlet.
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Big Mac Attack.
I wanna see more adventures with the Lunar Stallions.
GIVE IT TO HER BIG MAC!!!! that's they call him that YEAH!!!!!
Aw hey NO!
No reading the third part. Nope. Bye. :P
It seems that everypony wants to see the Lunar Stallions in action. So why not make a series of short stories and add another story to the series whenever your bored or have too much time on your hooves.
737930 I'm considering doing a short about Panzer Hooves. He seemed to have a hand full of fans while the story was going, haha.
SO MUCH WIN. Just finished the second and third installments in this series, and I have to say, they're some of the best fics I've read to date. To quote my previous comment, that...was bucking glorious. Keep on going man, I can't wait to see what else you have in store.
Vivas Noctus!
Snagged number 200 like a boss. Already read the story. Thought I'd do it again. Still good.
You should feel proud.
859526 I do.
Although my other story "Twilight and the Spartan Stallion" is by FAR my most popular tale, the Luna's Story Trilogy will always be my baby... 
))737939 if you haven't already done it, I'd love to see some developement between panzer hooves and his lucky lady.
also, I'm rather curious about how Pen maker is doing after... well, you know. (I didn't like reading that pat. I'm too much of a wuss when it comes to feelz
)
ah well, keep up the good work.
(p.s. at some point I might go through this trilogy too point out typos... I did see a few here and there.)
I'm laughing at the ending, but crying with the rest.
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God dammit I'm crying, I'm fucking crying, and laughing, and grinning like an idiot and COMPLETELY IN AWE OF YOU.
I'm afraid I must disappoint you, you glorious paragon you, and spend some time composing myself so I can properly write a comment that will be to your satisfaction.
(I'm gonna be imature right now) THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BRAIN POUNDINGLY, MOON RISINGLY, CHAOS HAMMERINGLY AWESOME!!!
And I'm back
Seriously though, I need to collect my thoughts, this blows whatever feelings I had over the second installment out of the water. I went from:-
Definetally faved, watched and liked forevermore. You were indeed correct, this was one hell of an epic, and I enjoyed it very much, thank you.
Veevahs Noctus my friend.
Honora Imperator
Honour light your way.
Here have a moustache
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Vivas Noctus to you too! *salute*
I would beg your thoughts on Pen Maker/Hammershot, as well as Big Mac/Celestia, but thank you so much for reading the entire trilogy. It makes all the late nights of typing down my ideas worth it! <3
See you over in "Twilight and the Spartan Stallion", perhaps? That's where all my efforts are focused right now.
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. As unexpected as it was, it was portrayed beautifully, how Pen Maker was shocked, and then unsure, that his best friend had in fact been romantically interested him. Their talk during the march endeared them even more, without them realising it, and then the tregic death of the first Lunar stallion to reveal himself to the Princess was amplified nearly tenfold but the goodbye of a friend and potential lover who never got a chance to find out where he stood.
That is a pairing (if you'll excuse the slight pun) made in heaven. The big bashful stallion with the Princess just fits brilliantly, he'd barely object to anything she wanted, and she's completely besmitten with his strength and size (oops, didn't mean it THAT way) 
He's the perfect match for her, and she's perfectly matched for him, having loved a similar stallion in ages past, plus he's also everyhting she's not, she's pampered and preened, while he's got his dirt and sweat to thank for where he is, and is perfectly suited for relieving a Princess' stress 
Always a pleasure Aegis
I must admit, Pen Maker/Hammershot was...'unexpected', but it certainly made me feel the pain when Hammershot fell
In short it was a heart rendingly fitting pairing, I'm not ashamed to say I may have actually cried had I not held it back.
As for Celestia and Big Mac
It's a brilliant story, in a rollercoaster trilogy that you should be proud of, and I'm glad to help voice it. Reading the trilogywas more than worth the time taken to do so, and if it was even half as satisfying to write as it was for me to read, then this is more than deserving of the term 'masterpiece'.
Also, you'll definitely see me in 'Twighlight and the Spartan Stallion' can't wait for the next update.
Vivas Noctus, and thank you.
Honora Imperator
That was an amazing trilogyl.
I can only assume the Canterlot Service Repair Company's highly approve of the the Royal Canterlot Bedroom Voices.
For such a thrilling trilogy, I declare you a honarary Hellpony! FROM THE DARKNESS, COMES THE LIGHT!
lol Big Mac did work on her
and also 5 moustaches
Well it took me all weekend to read these fantastic stories. I must say you are good at what you do.
Now if you'll excuse me I've got some sleep I need to catch up on because someone keeps leaving awesome storys were I can find them.
Last Chapter is best chapter
This story was just....... just....... Just AWESOME!
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........ well done. Thats not a combo i would have thought of..........................
Besides a few typos and such that others have pointed out to you i found nothing to complain about in this story. (well there was the whole Trixie dies thing in the second story but thats niether here nor there
And if i'm not mistaken did i see a thundercats referance in an earlier chapter? I commented when i first saw it but I wasn't sure...........
For some reason i kept thinking of the song "The Sound of Silence" while i read this. Don't know that it fits with the story but i was thinking of it.
As for
As for Hammershot and Pen Maker.......... I normaly don't favor same sex couples in a story (no offense to those of you who swing that way its just not my cup of tea) but you pulled it off in a way that kept me interested in that side of the story. It really hit me when you killed off Hammershot like that. I almost teared up.
And the last few lines of the story....... Luna you naughty girl
So Celesti likes black leather........ thats........ interesting to say the least
WOAH! What a rush! my comments are usualy short, this is like the longest comment i've ever made (all this sugar and soda i had must be starting to affect me)!
The Angry Brony approves whole heartedly!
Vivas Noctus!
So much to say, where to begin. I suppose I should mention first and foremost, I have placed a favorite and thumbs up on all three of your stories and waited till I had finished reading all three stories before I decided to write this, as per normal. Secondly, I once did this all the time at another site, where I moderated and gave reviews, no names shall be given at this time, but I've rambled on long enough. Lets get to your review which I am sure what you've been waiting for from each reader.
Firstly I'd like to mention to any reader reading this review, if you haven't finished this story in all three parts, Do not read further.
Ok lets get the bad out of the way first, since I never leave a review on a sour note. From start to finish on all three of your stories there are spelling and or missing letters, or even the wrong word entirely. That was littered throughout the whole thing, It didn't take from the story, but certainly stood out. I'm not one to nitpick at spelling, grammar, or the dreaded punctuation. But spelling and grammar do tend to stick out.
Over time I noticed you used the same method of describing things over and over, such as dinner plate size hooves to name one. While again it didn't effect how enjoyable the fic was to read, it got old pretty quickly. One can also tell how fond you are of certain characters, I do see favoritism here and there. *wink wink* Some characters canon felt a little out of place out of character. Big Mac for one felt very odd, not that one can really tell that much with the stallion. He has so few lines and light in the series it really would be impossible to know all sides of him.
You also did the unthinkable, it urked me pretty good. I was depressed for a whole two minutes, and remain upset even now. Takes quite a bit to do that to me. You killed off a canon character. But not just any character. Trixie, which I knew it was her from the start, I had a gut feeling it would turn out to be. Imagine my horror when you confirmed it, and then beheaded her. This under normal circumstances doesn't go well with anyone. It was a brave move to pull it off. There are plenty of people who bite at your heels for such actions. Plot wise it felt greatly unjustified after reading the whole thing. In the grand scheme, it felt like a waste. Like she had been caught and killed in vain, over a sense of honor in which after many events and actions took place, no longer existed. Just my point of view on the matter. I cast my lament upon you. My poor poor Trixie. *cough*
Other than those things I mentioned, repeat phrases and descriptions, spelling and grammar errors, and of course to my dismay the death of Trixie, that's all I can pin on you that I would mention for "the bad" at least in my personal opinion.
Onto the good!
Shield Shield! Aegis oh Aegis, what a wonderful character indeed. He held up as is the entire story all three stories, just an ordinary Pegasus who got the chance of a lifetime. To be beside royalty and show his love to the normally untouchable. There was nothing terribly special about Aegis, just a guard who had a little bit of luck and a lot of patience. Although he faltered here and there, he was still an interesting character to follow. Never once was he overdone. He received no special ability or power that set him apart from his brothers in arms, nor was he above them in punishment.
Each of your characters were detailed out as the chapters went by, maybe not all at once, but over time you got to know most of them, Such as Panzer, Tree Knot, Hammer Shot, and lets not forget Pen Maker. Each unique and fun to see develop. I fully admit when you killed off a few named characters it grabbed me emotionally. I staggered for a few minutes after it.
I think what I have to mention the most is how well you did the character development. The plot itself spread across many points. The building of the Lunar Stallions, The love life of Luna and Aegis Shield, the development of characters adding quirks and little events rippling here and there to add to the story here and there. You had a couple moments where I could not help but laugh, others where I wanted to cry, and moments that made me angry.
It's been said the true sign of an Authors mark is moving the reader, causing a reaction, helping them see and feel what is being described. In that point I think you hit that mark and succeeded. The story never once dragged or made you feel like you had to skip forward to find something more interesting and maintained a steady pace.
On that note I'll bring this review to a close. I was greatly impressed with what I read, and I expect to see more work done by you, Mr. Shield-Shield. It's not often I find something to review anymore, much less drag me from my smart phone to my computer to write it up, for me it says this is something special. I thank you for the hours of heart warming and ripping entertainment.
Signing out,
Shining Glory