Epilogue
Epilogue:
Dawn Lightwing stared at his reflection in the mirror, wondering why he was even in this room. It wasn't as though he needed any more grooming than what he'd already done beforehoof. He supposed it was mostly for the sake of keeping him safely out of the way until preparations for the ceremony were complete. Still, he couldn't imagine a worse place to confine a pony as he was about to take one of the most important steps in his life. Isolating him in this tiny room instilled a feeling of claustrophobia that only served to magnify anxiety. Years of training kept him calm and relaxed, but he could easily understand why some ponies could lose their nerve if they were kept in a room like this.
The door opened behind him and Dawn found himself smiling as his mother walked in. Fluttershy still had yet to change much over the years, aging with the kind of grace and ease that left Rarity flabbergasted with jealousy. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and on her cheeks were a little deeper, her mane was slightly paler than he remembered the first day he'd ever encountered her, but, all in all, Fluttershy still remained the same pony who had taken Dawn in, given him a home and a family of his own.
"How are things going out there?" asked Dawn.
"Twilight says they're almost ready for you and Scootaloo," said Fluttershy, sidling up next to him and planting a kiss on his cheek. "I'm so proud of you," she said in a whisper as she leaned up against him, a gesture Dawn was happy to return.
"Thank you," said Dawn.
"Are you nervous?" asked Fluttershy. "I know you and Scootaloo talked a lot before deciding, but..."
"We'll be fine," said Dawn. "We're absolutely certain about this."
"That's good," said Fluttershy.
"Are you worried?" asked Dawn.
"Of course I am," said Fluttershy. "As long as you're my son, which will be always, I'll always worry about you, Scootaloo too. And this is something you used to be so unsure about."
"Thank you," said Dawn.
"Although," said Fluttershy, "I think Princess Celestia's the most anxious. She said all the times she's performed this ceremony, she's never had such a large audience before."
"I guess there are quite a few precedents being set," noted Dawn. "How's Scootaloo doing?"
"Melon says that Scootaloo's doing just fine. She has Larksong to keep her company."
Dawn grinned. "That's good. I still don't get why they're keeping us separate. It's not like they can claim it's tradition."
Fluttershy giggled. "Well, Princess Celestia did say she wanted you two to reflect separately on your decision."
"And yet she lets all of you come and visit us as you wish," Dawn pointed out.
Fluttershy shrugged. "That's just what she said. Maybe she has other reasons."
Dawn nodded and turned back to the mirror. Fluttershy raised a hoof and gently stroked it along his mane. "You'll be fine," she said, "you and Scootaloo both, so long as you have each other."
Dawn nodded and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath before letting it out, letting the exhalation carry all his concerns and worries out of him, dispersing them in the air. His mother's presence by his side carried a reassuring warmth to it that almost lulled him to sleep. She stayed with him, saying nothing more, the two of them needing no more words between them as the time seemed to slip away until, finally, Caramel knocked at the frame of the door.
"They're ready," he said.
Dawn smiled and nodded at him. Fluttershy planted another kiss on his cheek before heading out with her husband. Dawn took one more deep breath and walked out on his own. By all rights, he should have been grateful that he didn't need to wear anything. But having a suit with a collar and maybe a tie to fiddle with would have been nice, giving him something to fidget over.
As he came out of his room, his eyes met Scootaloo's across from him. As usual, Dawn felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight of her as her glimmering eyes met his own and her face blossomed into a smile that was equal parts affectionate and mischievous. They met outside the doors of Luna's audience chamber with a kiss, gently nuzzling each other and taking a moment to simply wrap themselves up in their own little world briefly before turning their concerns to the larger one beyond.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey yourself," she retorted. "You ready for this?"
"As I'll ever be," said Dawn.
"Let's do it then," she said.
Together, they opened the doors and stepped into the soft lighting of Luna's audience chamber, the dark, granite walls seeming to absorb most of the light cast off by the torches and chandeliers, giving the room a cavelike ambiance that was warm and comforting, like a thick, downy comforter on a cold winter's night. Just being in the room was generally enough to make a pony's eyes droop, which made staying on alert an exercise in discipline, something they both needed for what they were about to undertake.
Ahead of them, Celestia and Luna awaited on the dais, dressed in their full regalia. Twilight Sparkle, wearing magenta armor crafted from the arcanasteel ring she wore, stood a little to Celestia's left and behind, more of an observer than a participant. Beside her waited Arkenstone, his posture so relaxed that, combined with his perpetually closed eyes, one could imagine that he'd fallen asleep standing up. Straining his ears, Dawn swore he heard something that sounded faintly like snoring coming from the blind stallion and wondered if he actually had.
Fluttershy and Caramel waited off to the right of the room from where Dawn and Scootaloo had entered. With them stood Larksong, now well through her time at Ponyville Elementary. Even at this fairly young age, she was already showing the full measure of her mother's genes, somewhat taller than most other ponies her age, but with a slender, graceful build, and a rich, flowing auburn mane and tail. His heart swelled with pride as he saw the image on her flank, a pink lightning bolt topped with the head of a microphone. Larksong had been amazingly quick to discover her passion, as she realized she absolutely loved singing, which was supported by her clear, lilting voice, another thing she'd inherited from her mother.
Her talent, combined with her warm, friendly, and caring personality had made her one of the most popular ponies in class, a popularity that, Dawn was amazed to note, never seemed to go to her head as she used her position to promote one of the most harmonious and well-behaved classes that Cheerilee had ever had the pleasure to teach.
Between Caramel's forelegs stood Pepita with his green coat and dark-green mane, watching everything with alert interest. Ever curious and inquisitive, Pepita was remarkably quiet and observant for a colt his age, always investigating something or other, usually something that involved food. He'd grown into the habit of experimenting with his food at dinner, mashing different parts of the meal together on the plate before trying them, which didn't always turn out for the best. Still, Caramel was already excited for the day when Pepita would be old enough to try his hoof at cooking.
Beside Dawn's family stood Scootaloo's mother, watching with tears in her eyes as Scootaloo and Dawn made their way into the the room. Though he was nowhere to be seen, Dawn was certain that her boyfriend, the strange and mercurial draconequess, was somewhere close by. Both Dawn and Scootaloo had worried that Discord would ultimately grow tired of a relationship with a single pony, yet the mismatched couple showed no signs of growing apart.
Beside Melon was Rainbow Dash, standing tall with her husband. Rainbow was dressed in her Wonderbolt mail, beaming at her honorary little sister as Scootaloo came past. Rainbow wore her mane surprisingly long these days. Like Fluttershy, she showed few real signs of aging. Her performance as a Wonderbolt had yet to flag in the slightest.
Next to Rainbow and Soarin' were Rumble and Sweetie Belle, both grinning in excitement. Their project, opening a home for traumatized orphans in Ponyville, had been a resounding success and the Ministry of Welfare was already planning opening additional homes in other towns across Equestria. Together, the two of them had changed the lives of numerous foals for the better, placing them in a loving, caring environment where their wounds, both physical and mental, could be healed and they could grow up to live full and productive lives.
Down from them was Rumble's family. Cloud Chaser and Thunderlane shifted slightly uncomfortably, clearly wondering if they should be here. Compared to them, Flitter and her husband, Storm Front were considerably more settled. Storm's stance was a little lopsided, courtesy of his leg brace. Despite that, he looked comfortable and at ease, which made Dawn glad, worried that the trip might have been a bit too much, given Storm's physical state, as he'd never fully recovered from the battle that had essentially crippled him several years ago.
On the left side of the room were Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack, accompanied by their respective spouses. Applejack even cradled the small bundle that was her recently-born daughter. Beside them stood Big Macintosh, Ditzy Doo, Dinky, along with Ditzy and Mac's new son, a year younger than Pepita. All of them were watching with excited smiles on their faces.
Next to them were Spike and Apple Bloom, both waiting eagerly. Now that she’d finished her apprenticeship, Bloom had become a highly-sought after craftsmare, building everything from furniture pieces to entire buildings. Surprisingly, her expertise was especially sought after by ponies seeking to rebuild towns that had suffered from natural disasters, jobs that Bloom often took without regard for pay, though she was sufficiently successful that it didn’t cause her any financial issues. She had even built a new home for her and Spike on the edge of Sweet Apple Acres nearest Ponyville, allowing Bloom to continue her business and help her family with the farm, while Spike had no issues acting as Twilight’s assistant.
After them were Cadance and Shining Armor, both watching with proud smiles as they divided their attention between the ceremony and attending to their own foal, who looked ready to rush off exploring the chamber the moment she had an opportunity.
Behind everypony on the left side, Dawn could make out Perlin as he hung in the background, accompanied by Coco Pommel. Perlin was clearly somewhat uncomfortable to be here. But Dawn counted him as a friend now and somepony he wanted to have with him on this day. Dawn's eyes met Perlin's and Dawn gave him a small nod, which Perlin returned.
Dawn and Scootaloo continued, making their way up the center of the room to the dais. Celestia and Luna stared down at them, their faces stern and resolute. Dawn and Scootaloo came to a stop right at the edge of the raised platform and looked up at the diarchs of Equestria, meeting their gazes firmly. Neither member of the couple bowed or offered a single gesture of deference.
Celestia took a deep breath before beginning. "Dawn Lightwing, Scootaloo...On this day, you shall enter into a secret and sacred pact, promising to live your lives for the sake of Equestria, devoting yourselves to serving and protecting our ponies and standing against injustice throughout the world. As the sun illuminates the day and the stars guide us through the night, you shall exist to illuminate and enlighten the world. Your strength does not exist for yourselves, but for others."
Luna picked up where Celestia left off. "By agreeing to this pact and entering this sacred Order, you shall be devoting your lives to the application of strength with wisdom, to know when not to use your strength as much a when to use it. You stand before us as subjects now. But, when we are finished, you shall stand beside us as equals, with the same power and authority accorded to us. Once again, such authority is entrusted only to those deemed to possess the wisdom not to exercise it without the utmost need."
"Lower your heads," said Celestia.
Dawn and Scootaloo did as they were bidden, lowering their heads in a slight dip towards the ground, closing their eyes.
“Do you swear,” asked Celestia, “to embrace the path of humility, to humble yourselves as equal to the lowest, so that you might be their champion?”
“I do,” said Dawn and Scootaloo in unison.
Now it was Luna’s turn. “Do you swear to hold in your hearts compassion for all, to seek not to be served, but to serve?”
“I do,” replied Dawn and Scootaloo.
Celestia spoke next. “Do you swear to wield your power for the sake of others, to put their needs ahead of your own?”
“I do,” they answered.
Luna spoke once again. “Do you swear to do right, whatever that requires of you, even if it requires that, one day, you turn your strength against us?”
“I do.”
Celestia and Luna spoke in unison. “Then, by the authority vested in us, we hereby sever the ties that bind you to us as subjects and welcome you into the Celestial Order of Knights.” Magic, sunny-yellow from Celestia’s horn and silver, tinted with blue, from Luna’s, streamed out from their horns, merging together above their heads until a pair of beams stretched down to touch the bowed foreheads of Dawn and Scootaloo. A faint sizzle was heard as the hairs of their coats at the base of their manes was burned away and the flesh beneath it lightly singed. The brand would fade fairly quickly as the skin healed. But, for the time being, the starburst-shaped marks on their foreheads stood out, starkly visible.
“Rise, Sir Dawn Lightwing,” said Celestia.
“Rise, Dame Scootaloo,” said Luna.
Dawn and Scootaloo raised their heads and once again met the gazes of the two Princesses.
“Welcome to the Celestial Order,” said Celestia.
“May you live and serve well,” added Luna.
“Now turn and show your loved ones,” added Celestia with a warm smile.
Dawn and Scootaloo turned and were greeted by cheers.
The party that followed was no Royal Wedding, but it definitely served their purposes. The fact that the ceremony was secret (for a given value of secret, considering the number of ponies that had been invited) meant that it was naturally a small and relatively quiet affair. As the ponies of the hour, Dawn and Scootaloo were at the center of the festivities, their friends and family swarming around them and congratulating them. It was only after a couple of hours that the rest of the guests grew absorbed in enjoying themselves that Scootaloo and Dawn finally had the chance to excuse themselves to a quiet balcony that overlooked the Palace gardens.
“So we did it,” said Scootaloo softly.
“So we did,” agreed Dawn.
Scootaloo leaned against him and giggled. “After all this, after everything we’ve been through, I kinda wonder what’s left for us. I mean, we’ll still have our duties as Knights. You have your flight school. I’ve got my weather work. But…I guess…I wonder where we go from here.”
Dawn shrugged. “Well, we could always get married.”
Scootaloo flinched and pulled away so that she could stare at him. “What?”
“We could always get married,” Dawn repeated, giving her a teasing smile. “Being your coltfriend is an adventure in and of itself. I can’t even begin to imagine what it’ll be like being your husband.”
“Oh yeah?” asked Scootaloo, mock-glaring at him. “Well, I ain’t proposing to you, bucko. If you wanna get married, you’re gonna have to ask me.”
“I’m not so sure,” said Dawn. “I think I can wait you out.”
“Try me,” said Scootaloo.
Dawn opened his mouth to answer before hesitating. “Wait a minute,” he said. “Are we making this a competition over who can make who propose?”
Scootaloo opened her mouth to retort, but also hesitated. “Yeah, when you put it like that, it does sound kind of silly.”
“There’s no need to rush or hesitate,” said Dawn, leaning in and nuzzling her cheek. “We’ll do it in our own time, like we always have.”
“Yeah,” agreed Scootaloo, returning the gesture. “I know we’ll do it someday. After all, you’re the most wonderful, amazing coltfriend a mare could ask for.”
“And I’m still yours,” said Dawn, drawing his lips up past her cheek.
“Yeah,” agreed Scootaloo, moving her own lips to meet his. “Always mine.” Their lips met and the two of them lost themselves in a deep kiss as the moon shined bright overhead.
The End
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What a wonderful ending to a fantastic series.
Also have fun at RTX.
But.. But Trixie! Are you telling me she failed? Never got her magic and is living as an exile/magicless drifter?!
...poor Trixie...
and so the book closes. it was one hell of an adventure.
Huh, so they got Knighted into the Order, after all. That's good.
...Am I the only one staring at their screen thinking "...Now what?"
Just cause you referenced it a couple chapters back.
I guess this adds a sense of finality.....what a ride it was eh?
The time has come and this story's over. Credits:
Thank you for the amazing series. I've been here since the beginning, all the way since Foal Of The Forest. I usually don't comment all that often because I'm bad at communicating, but this has been such an inspiration to me that I felt a need to say something. I remember inbetween stories always checking your account and blog to see when the next part of the story would be coming out. You've done an amazing job with this - the world building alone makes this a masterpiece, but you've gone above and beyond that. Your characters are as real as any person, I'd say. And the overarching plot of this has been amazing. Starting from a simple orphan abandoned for his eyes, and ending on the climactic fight against a cult leader with powers of a god, who used the cult that hated those same eyes to do his bidding. And this story of an epilogue filled in every question anyone would want to know. What happened to Perlin? Do Dawn and Scootaloo become knights? What did Twilight do with Wight Shade's research? Everything answered and even more in this story. I say even more because not only do we have all of our questions answered, but now we also know what everypony plans on doing with themselves, and we know where everypony is going with their life - they're Flying To The Future. I look foward to seeing the rest of the work you have planned, and I hope you have an amazing time at RTX!
This is the end of an era.
I haven't felt this oddly at peace since I read the epilogue of Deathly Hallows all those years ago.
Sigh.....
So this is where it ends.... Well done sir, well done indeed
In the end all I can say is is thanks for writing such a great story it has been a fun ride.
7353395
hmm...Recursive fanfiction?
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Well done. Thank you for writing such an amazing series. I look forward to reading any and all of your work in the future. So once again, thank you moguera, you are a god among fanfic writers.
That was a good ending to the best story I have ever read in my whole life.
now there is only one thing to do.
marathon read the whole series again
and thus an amazing series comes to an end, It was one hell of a ride but I'm glad i took it.
I'll hope to see more of you in the future
So it is over......Well done. As far as complete stories go this is a masterpiece from start to finish. MLP or not I look forward to reading your works in the future. Until then, enjoy your rest, you have earned the hell out of it.
2 years, 11 months and 21 days... this fic series has grown on me and so many others... I wonder if there will be spin-offs or if others are going to do spin-offs themselves?
sorry but i just can't see Rainbow with a long mane.
A too bad Spitfire wasn't there. She was the one who pushed them in that direction.
but now it's over.
Wonder what you will come up with next after your break.
IT WAS A GOOD RIDE!
You deserve a break, you have been entertaining several hundred (over a thousand?) for... 3 or 4 years? Sounds right, and you did an amazing job through all of it. So many people showing up daily to read the newest chapter, all the speculation in the comments, this as an amazing series and the characters were wonderful. All that's left is to reread from the start to the end. One more crazy ride.
Looking forward to see if you do anything later on, if not, you have definately ended with a great finale, no loose ends that i can think of. Once more, Amazing work, good sir.
Enjoy the convention.
(Sorry if worded strange, no comunication skills to be had)
For so long this has been in the top 5 of my all time favorite fic's on this site. I have watched the characters develop, grow, and naturally become the ponies they were meant to be. Through thick and thin this story has never failed to bring a smile to my face, a tear to my eye, or to make my heart beat with worry and anticipation. Now that it has finally ended I can say with certainty that this series will always be close to my heart and you as an author have impacted my life in a very profound way. May you have many happy days ahead of you and a well deserved vacation. You have earned it in spades.
I don't think there's ever been a more appropriate time to post this.
Seriously though, I've enjoyed following this entire series. Thank you so much for sticking to it so long
To be honest, this ending (and the whole story, really) felt very rushed. Granted it never dipped in quality, but it seemed to gloss over much of what you once would have delved deep into.
Though I will admit you either didn't foreshadow as much as you used to on purpose or you lost your touch a little. I only recently found your very vague foreshadowing of flash spark becoming his fly shape in the very first book, where you said he was swatted away like a fly,
And yet here none of the major points were foreshadowed. I had thought that dawn wouldn't have taken knighthood because he was still not ready to kill, whereas scoots loo would because of how she had progressed emotionally yet retained her hot-headed nature to a point.
And I'm slightly disappointed everything turned out perfectly happy (don't get me wrong, I like a good happy ending but it still feels like the other shoe has yet to drop)
All in all, not necessarily a bad ending, just a little weak and frugal with the details. Kind of an anti-climax.
But I still love your work and eagerly look forward to whatever plans you have for this series in the future.
And they lived happily ever after. Couldn't resist.
I'm sure this has been asked before, but after you are finally finished with the Savage Skies verse, are you done as an author? Obviously you've rightfully earned a long relaxing break, but will you come back? Another question is, is there someplace to give donations to you? I feel like after years of entertainment, I'm almost ripping you off by simply clicking a thumbs up button and leaving a comment. You deserve more. I'm glad you will be taking it easy, but if you can, don't forget about us. You are almost a part of my life now, it would be slightly depressing if you were no longer in it
7353385 NO!
SIDE STORIES!
Wow. Words are failing me right now. I'll just summarize my maelstrom of thoughts into 2 words: "Well done"
It's over. Done. No more, except for one bonus chapter sometime in the near future. I don't know whether to be happy or sad. Can someone help me? I don't get these emotions.
This is one of my favourite fanfictions of all time. Top two, in fact. Brilliant characters, brilliant stories, great action, great romance, it's just a brilliant series.
Thank you moguera. I shall see you the next time I read these. Or on a future story you may publish.
Goodbye.
I honestly believe that this series, in my opinion, is better than Harry Potter. i swear to god it is that good.
in fact it is so good i would be surprised if i read a better series in the next decade of my life.
well done on writing such an amazing story and this will be a series i will re-read countless times in the future.
7353368 yeah, that's a plot left hanging in the wind.
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To begin is to end, but to end is to begin...
This series may be over, but whose to say that the story of the two is?
Maybe moguera will have another series on the horizon, maybe a few bonus chapters... or maybe someone else can do a series in this universe where Dawn and Scootaloo become parents... that's the beauty of fanfiction... anything goes and you can make anything that is related or unrelated to a source
You made it seem like they were getting married. You're a
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This series has been and will always be the best one I have ever read on this site. Thank you, thank you so much for this amazing story and for all the time you put into making it.
This has been a wonderful ride and a truly fantastic adventure. Epic many times over, you put Homer's Odessey and Iliad to shame. Congratulations and I would love to see any side stories to this verse as well as any new ideas you bring forth.
Thank you so much for the joy you've not only given me, but all the others reading this. Keep flying high and far with your dreams!
Great story beautiful characters and powerful writing I hope to see more of your work soon but take all the time you need to rest, It is nice to see a completed story on occasion
Damn fine job plowing through ten books like this. Your tenacity puts many authors to shame.
a totally awesome and amazing story, Well done sir.
the Savage Skies story line in all is just I really don't have the words just wow.
It's been a fun ride. Congrats on finishing your series.
Well first off, it is quite the accomplishment you have with the series. Very few people are able to complete a series like you have in such a relatively short time. Insofar as writing is concerned, it is well paced, interesting and relatively few errors.
All that said, I'm feel the story in itself is lacking to a degree. Mostly around several areas. As I mentioned in a previous comment one of the issues I see with the story, is poorly written and conceived villains who pose little to no threat. Don't get me wrong, some of them are good, but when it comes to others like Dawn's birth mother, they are cartoon-ishly bad. They are often quite shallow and one dimensional as characters, and pose little to no (I stress the no part) threat to protagonists of the story. To quite myself from before:
A villain appears.
The protagonists shrug
All is well.
This ties in with another concern I have with conflict and what I feel are the strengths and weaknesses of the series. The story is at its strongest when conflict (physical or social) pressures a character -- any character -- to change. The stronger that pull to change (the more it resonates with the character), the better. The weaker the pull, such as Dawn's mother trying to "convince" him to come back to him, the worse it is. That change doesn't have to be only negative things either. Meanwhile I think the story is at its weakest when conflict is nothing more than a set-piece or just to progress the story. These moments appear both as small fights and large ones. In some cases, it was the main fight of the story which falls into this category.
Which brings me to another point: the characters capabilities. To cut right to the point, the characters are hideously overpowered. It's not so much the power in of itself, but the disconnect between the average being and these characters. It's to the point where a single character is able to meet and defeat anything from a large force to an army alone, purely through directly applied force, and emerge without so much of a scratch. Not out of desperation, but utter confidence. Examples of this include such cases of Arkenstone killing the changelings. To be honest, the characters are so propped up, I stopped rooting for them in fights because the fights became so predictable and the huge amounts of plot armour.
Plot armour is something which is inevitably difficult to avoid, but for the life of me, I can't even remember where a protagonists loses or flounders in this series. It leaves everything far too predictable and seeming to formulaic. The fights don't see hard fought or barely one, and the protagonists come across as so heavily in control. Anti-climatic, left feeling a little rushed and kinda weak in some respects. The ending to a degree is somewhat a reflection of this. It's a very "perfect" ending as 7353643 said.
I do sort of ramble on a little bit, but I always tend to fall on the side of criticism even when I'm hard pressed to find what I might see as faults. You could easy expand my first few compliments to match the length of my criticism with my thoughts on the story. All that said though, for the first few of the story, thumbs up. The middle, kinda neutral. By the end, I'm one of the dislikes.
Proulogue to the prologue...
The narrative style made this 'book' feel like the longest most eventfull prologue I've ever seen.
As pointed out, parts of it could've warranted whole chapters in and off themselves, yet, as all good things do, so all good things must, come to an end.
I salute you, for darring put that final dot on this Epic.
And I agree, it was nice, cozy, quite open and anti-climatic. Maybe, just Maybe that was for the best
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This series had to have been the best one I have read in a while. If you ever plan to write another one, I'll be there.
First off, WOOHOO DA SHIT WAS AWESOME! my favorite fic, nay story ever (I don't read much)...however there is some things I would like to see out of this (but take your break sweet mercy)
1. Dawn and Scoots wedding
2. Perlin's adventures between this and Dark Matter (Starlight's village perhaps?)
3. The Plunderseeds from season 4
4. Discords rehab and meeting Melon
As I said above, I'm not expecting any of these soon, cool off enjoy RTX (you lucking shit) and lastly have a song:
And so we come to the end of our journey. What is left for our heroes? Well... family life for one! That is a battle they will never win!
7353497 Told you they were going to get knighted and not married!
It's weird, I've always seen each story as a series and each chapter an episode... any chance of spin offs?
Welp, time to Knight up!
We need side stories now.
Well.
I can safely say this is one of my favourite series of stories. Not just on this site, but in general. I feel this last one was a bit weaker than the others, though, mostly on account of it's meandering nature. But I guess it doesn't have to be, since the adventure itself was already over after Dark Matter. An entire story of epilogue was delightfully gratuitous though, to be honest.
And what an adventure it was. In fact, I think I'm going to go back and read the whole thing again. All 1.6 million+ words of it. Damn
Can't wait to see what you come up with in the future.
So being a long time fan of this series I must say I am happily satisfied. But there are a few problems with the series as a whole. Consider this my overall review of the series. The first and biggest problem for this series is over explanation. Meaning that characters seem to explain stuff that doesn't feel natural or feels forced for the sake of clarity. For instance when mayor mare tells dawn about the worried parents about his flying technique. That conversation felt very forced and didn't make for good dialog either. Also I feel the character swift strife was over explained and the ending where he confides in Celestia and it was all actually part of the plan didnt feel that suprising. Again I feel it was over explained when Arkenstone said that he might have a ulterior motive for killing Twilight. You should just said we was a notorious lier and left it at that. That's not to say that explaining didn't work at times. Becasue it mostly did, like when someone was teaching someone else. With that out of the way the majority of the characters were mostly well written and the conflicts were enjoyable and engaging. Personally I really don't care about things like plot armour or OP characters. As long as they are interesting to watch or engaging to read about/see. The action scenes were well told if a bit long at times. Personally I would have liked it if some of the characters weren't as forgotten like red river and storm front. But I understand wanting to keep the story focused. Overall all I would give this series a solid 9/10. Very enjoyable and definitely going in my favorites list. Thank you for making a wonderful series as a whole and I am looking forward to whatever you write next.
Why were their friends and family present instead of the other knights?