After the conclusion of "My Little Dashie", life goes on for the narrator and Dashie. They do indeed remember each other and all the time they shared, but how can Dashie let her daddy know this crucial fact? Long after Dashie has left his life, he decides to catch up on all the episodes he missed by cutting off when he adopted Dashie. As he watches, suspicion of her lasting memories grows on his part, while she attempts to find a way to communicate her situation to him. Pasts are revealed, shedding significant light on the circumstances of Dashie's adoption, and Dashie tries to throw in an on-screen hint that only he will grasp the true meaning of.
So, this is LONG overdue. I wrote this back in October, inspired both by the original story and by a picture by CSImadmax over on deviantART. However, I did not have a FIMFiction account at the time and merely posted the story on my deviantArt account as a link to the Google Doc that housed it (link if you don't believe me: http://amimizunofan22.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Dashie-A-Moment-265671483). Nonetheless, I figured that posting it here would help spread it a bit more. So, without further ado, here is My Little Dashie: A Moment. Oh, a quick note: the picture that essentially kickstarted the writing process (and serves as the cover image) and that will give you a much better idea of the closing scene than my description (because I SUCK at describing outfits) is this one: http://csimadmax.deviantart.com/art/new-season-259085425 In fact, have it pulled up once the story gets to Twilight's library at the end.
You double posted it, did you copy and paste it from word?
ITS HERE! ITS HERE!
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Much better than I had at first expected. I had mostly avoided the 'my little dashie' follow on storys, as thay did not feel to have much, err, well just did not have much.
Though, in a way, I allways hoped that eventualy thay would find a way to bring Dad over to Equestria. I mean really, with Twilight Tia and Luna, transformative, and trasportational magic should be posable at that level. Ahh well, perhaps I should get off my rear and write that story myself, instead if wishing someone would write it for me.
Words can't express how I feel about this story.
I love it. Just one question, though: why do you have it up twice?
Ah! I love this fic! I read it on DA months ago, when I first read MLD. Definitely my favorite sequel/continuation. So poignant, and it builds on the story rather than taking it apart or negating its ending somehow...It's very, very nice to see this posted here, so I can favorite it to have a link handy.
Keep up the excellent work!
:D i like the cover Fluttershy in a beret :D
882563 'Xactly my thoughts dude. Everything you said in the comment is what I thought. And also, trademark blarg!
DOUBLE POSTING ;D
story repeats1!!
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Essentially, yeah. I was comparing the version I have in Word to the one I have up on Google Docs, and I must have somehow accidentally pasted them both over. XD Oh well, it's fixed now.
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Glad you like it!
Haha, I didn't mean to! I was comparing the version I have in Word to the one I have up on Google Docs, and I must have somehow accidentally pasted them both over. XD I'm glad people brought it to my attention; it's fixed now!
883001 No problem, I just thought there would be more comments on it, but then I noticed it.
The "I love you daddy" part caught me off guard. My poker face almost failed (one tear and a gasp did escape though.)
Good Job. Good Job.
do you mind if i use rds mothers name in my fanfic
that was good
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I suppose not...just be sure to credit me. Send me a link when you're done. :)
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okay the fiction is the thunder twist chronicle only the first two chapters are up white cloud is not in it yet though
882565 Well said my friend. You conveyed my thoughts on this story perfectly.
SIGH... Dang you My Little Dashie related fics...
dawwww
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Thank you for the kind words!
Usually, for me, I expect MLD spinoffs (actually, FO:E, Conversion Bureau, and Cupcakes spinoffs, too) to be, to put it bluntly, crappy.
But this one was definitely not the case. It's well thought out, and manages to get a good message into a one-shot. You did a great job of bringing up and informing the reader of Dashie's emotional problems subtly, and without having to devote chapters and chapters to it. The retcon here, in the form of Dashie retaining her memories, somewhat changes the feel of the original fic: the original would have ended as a bittersweet tragedy, with Dashie having lost her memories to go back to the FIM cast. This one reformats it, and, in sharing the titular moment, the narrator is vindicated and we're all left satisfied.
Great work. Made me genuinely smile, and put a few choice tears in the corners of my eye. More importantly, it gave me feels for MLD again, something I haven't had since I first read it so long ago.
That being said, they really need to incorporate that ending into the show. Besides the double meaning, it would make a really nice, powerful ending to some winter-themed episode, like Hearth's Warming Eve.
I remember reading this, its very good :)
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I know what you mean. I've read a number of spin-offs both of "My Little Dashie" and of "Cupcakes". Sometimes, you find an interesting one, but there seem to be a lot of sub-par ones.
Thank you! It both was and wasn't heavily thought out. It was in the sense that my brain really devoted itself during the writing process. It was not in the sense that this story really just kind of...flowed. To try to be more specific, it felt like I wasn't even trying all that hard. My brain just got an idea and ran with it. All I had to do was follow along and type. Then again, maybe that's how the creative process is supposed to work in writing. I've never really written much of anything outside of stuff for school; as a matter of fact, this is the only complete piece of literature I've ever made outside of assigned work. Thus, I wouldn't really know. I guess I always imagined that you had to put a lot more conscious effort into a piece to get it to turn out the way you want it to. Then again, maybe some things are more like that. It's probably the difference between a great idea that simply pops into your head versus something you consciously decide to do. In any case, I'm rambling; sorry.
Actually, I would have to respectfully disagree with you a bit. The original fic left the ending ambiguous. If the story itself isn't proof enough, ROBCakeran53 himself has said that he meant to leave it that way so that people could form their own ideas of what actually happens going forward. Dashie could very well have retained her memories; I chose to work with a possible continuity in which she did. That's what I think is one of the beautiful things about the original; it was left wonderfully open-ended for creative and imaginative readers...if painfully so. In fact, to an extent, I tried to craft my story so that it, too, remained open-ended. There's nothing to say that, for example, they don't somehow find a way to allow visitation that doesn't mess so heavily with the two worlds. Who knows? Keeping close to the tone and intent of the original was one of my goals while writing this, though while maintaining a voice of my own.
Oh my gosh, having that closing scene (or something like it) in an episode would be so totally awesome!
In any case, thank you very much for the compliments. I'm glad my story resonated so strongly with you.
wow...that was...really good!
i read this and didnt cry i didnt even cry from the first one
it's so sad. even sadder than the ending of fourth times the charm.
every time i read that ending i break down. i feel like sueing you for making such a sad story. jk. why isn't there a sequal to this?
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Because there isn't meant to be. It's supposed to leave things as open-ended (to an extent, anyway) as the original.
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i know. i'm asking why no one else has written a sequal
When it started to fall into place, I noticed my heart was beating faster. So, at least to me, this was perfect. It's a great filler between the original and the second one. And yes, man tears
Wow, just...wow. Incedible, I don't know what to say. Goosebumbs. That was unbelievable. Perfect.
Thanks man, you did well, very very well indeed.
Just got the prognosis. It's just as the doctors feared... my heart has melted. They're trying to find a donor now.
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Thanks! Glad you liked it so much!
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Well, I'd give you mine, but then how would I know how to put feels into a story? 
Oh, no!
here here,take my "like"
good work sire
it's not by ROBCakeran53
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...what isn't? If you mean this story, then, no, it's not; it's by me. I don't recall claiming that ROBCakeran53 authored it... That being said, he really likes it (I shared it with him before I posted it anywhere so I could get his thoughts on it).
Wonderful, very emotional coda to the original story.
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Thanks.
Not gonna lie... Part of me really hopes you have some kind of reunion in store for them later on...
2575126 *looks around* Who, me? This was just a one-off that I made based on the joint inspiration from the original story and this story's picture. I mean, once I have a bit more time, I'd like to write a bit more fanfiction (I've had a couple rough ideas in my head for almost a year now, but I've been tied up with school and work), but I had never really planned anything further for this story. Sorry! Perhaps, if someone likes this enough, they'll be spurred to pen their own sequel to it just as I have done for the original.
Dr. X: ............... Simply claps silently
Raven: ............. Leaves the room without a word, though not to cry, mind you
MOAR
906837 Liar
Fus ro D'aaaaaaw
dang it I said I wouldn't cry after the original
I'll admit that was beautiful...
Buck you!
Buck you and your feels!
This story is amazing, and i love it! I said i wasn't gonna cry for the original My little dashie. I lied. I told my self not to cry for this because i thought it was gonna be really sad, I was wrong. it wasn't as sad as it was beautiful. and i never said not to cry because it was beautiful
EDIT: listening to linkin parks skin and bone for that last few sentces doesn't help either!!!
Every TIME I read this, it's still really really sad.