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You were my best friend.
You know that right?
I can’t really remember if I have really ever told you that, and I feel like a complete jerk that I don’t, but you were. I buck myself now for not really expressing how much of a great friend you were, so that’s why I’m writing this now.
Actually I don't know if there are words that I can think of to describe how awesome you were Pinkie Pie. I mean, yeah, you could be a bit obnoxious and make no complete sense at times, but you were always fun and happy. I couldn’t really understand why you were always so happy, but then again, there were a lot of things I didn’t understand about you Pinkie. Like how you could pop out of the most random places, and how you could even keep up with me that time when I was trying to fly away from you so our friends and I could you throw you that surprise birthday party. It kind of always boggled me, but I realized why in time.
Man, I'm terrible at writing this stuff, this is more of Twilight's area, but I know it isn't about the letter, but what I have to say, so I'm gonna keep going, but I know it's going to get harder. Never stopped me before right? Anyways...
You were more than just some random pink party pony, but a mare with a big heart. I always admired how you could befriend almost any pony you met… or donkey. Yeah, that's right, I heard about you and Cranky, and to be honest, after seeing an old geezer like him and how he acted, I would never try to be pals with that guy, but it was cool of you to make friends with him. I guess that’s what makes you Pinkie. You seemed to have this ability to just bring smiles to other ponies, and I think that was one of the reasons you were always so happy. Now, I’m not good with all that deep stuff, and I might be wrong, but that’s what I believe. It’s almost like you lived off happiness itself, and it made you glow.
Not only were you just a pony that spread laughter and joy like some type of... well... you know, but you were always there for your friends, especially me. I remember the time when I first went out to try for the Wonderbolts. I was so excited and ready, that I didn’t tell any of you what I was doing. I didn't tell any of you for a reason. I was hoping that once I was accepted, I would surprise you all. Now that I look back, it was to also show off a bit, but who wouldn’t show off something like becoming a Wonderbolt? I was confident and more than ready, but you know the rest. Apparently, I wasn’t good enough, and I was rejected. Gosh, I don’t think any pony could understand how crushed and destroyed I felt... except you... to hear the words;
Sorry Rainbow Dash, but you just didn’t cut it.
Those words haunted me and I flew home as fast as I could, crying my eyes out. I wanted to be alone, and never see the outside again. I just wanted to stay on my cloud forever and accept that I was a failure, but you wouldn’t let that happen, right Pinkie? I don’t how you knew that I was upset, considering I never told any of you guys what I did, but I assumed it was your Pinkie sense or something. I hated how you would come try to make me feel better every day, seeing me cry like some small filly, but that was just because of my pride, but you were determined. It got to the point that you had me stay with you until I got better, and I have to tell ya, trying to sleep with snoring like yours is almost impossible, but it helped.
It helped knowing that my best friend was there for me.
But there’s something else that I wanted to say in this. Something I wish I would’ve told you when I had the chance. During the time that you took care of me, I started to see not just Pinkie Pie, my super cool best friend in the entire world, but I saw… more. I had a hint of that ‘more’ after the one night you heard me crying in my sleep and woke me up. I was having a nightmare one night, a nightmare about my one biggest dream falling apart, and my failure. It seems silly now, compared to what I later found out about you, but again, the Wonderbolts were everything to me during that time. You woke me up and I couldn’t help but let it all out to you. Something swept over me when I saw how worried you looked and I could only cry. I cried the hardest I ever cried, and you held me close to you, right against your chest. I don’t know how long I cried that night, but you didn’t complain, or get upset. You simply held me as we sat on my bed for Celestia knew how long, telling you that I was done and I wanted to give up. You put your hoof to my mouth and wiped away my tears, and the words that came out of your mouth were ones that I would never forget.
It’s okay Dashie. I know you’re sad, but you can’t give up on your dreams. You’re Rainbow Dash, the greatest flier in Equestria! You just got to keep going and keep on smiling!
They were simple words, but Pinkie, you have no idea how much they meant to me. They somehow had gone right to my heart, and lifted it from the darkness. I felt like I could smile again… and I did. Like I said, you had this ability to just bring smiles, even when some pony is at their lowest. It brought a warm fuzzy feeling in me, and it’s sappy, I know, but it’s the truth, but what you did next threw my heart in a total different direction.
You kissed me.
I felt your soft lips press against mine, and though it was only for a second, it was amazing. It made my heart stop and my head foggy, but I knew this wasn't a kiss of passion, but one of a mother to her filly, but it was still amazing for me.
I could feel this sudden rush of heat in my face that I was hoping you couldn’t see. I don’t know if you did or not, but I was hoping that you simply were ignoring it, or simply was just blind to it. I had hoped for the second option, though in a way, I regret it. That night made me realize that you weren’t just my best friend, but something more than that.
I learned that I actually had feelings for you Pinkie. Feelings I never knew I had, but it was a feeling of love.
Yes, I said it. The four letter word that would make me throw up anytime some pony talked about it, but that was when I never knew love, and still very young and dumb.
I loved you Pinkie Pie. I loved you with all my heart, but I was too proud and scared to tell you. I didn’t want to ruin what we had, but now I wonder if I would have made what we have, even better, if I told you.
So I’m sorry. I’m sorry I never told you, and it’s a regret I will have for the rest of my life, because it’s too late. It’s been too late for the past eight years.
I still think about you every day, and I still cry when I go to bed at night, wishing that you were with me, laughing and giggling with your adorable snorts.
It’s been a while, but the pain of you being gone is still fresh as if it happened just yesterday, and this morning was my reminder.
It was terrible for me Pinkie. All I could think about was that day.
The day you died. The day I lost my friend and the one I loved.
I woke up that morning, and I remember the sweet smell of cinnamon rolls, or maybe it was doughnuts, but I knew the Cakes must’ve started baking already, seeing that you were actually sleeping next to me, with your arms wrapped around my body. You should’ve seen the look on my face as I saw you. I probably had the biggest grin ever in history. My heart exploded in my chest, but only too soon that I realized that you weren’t snoring like you usually did. I tapped you, whispering your name, but you didn’t reply. I shook you, and you still didn’t wake up. It had gotten to the point where I actually had hit you, but yet you laid still. That’s when I realized it, and the feeling that my heart had earlier was gone, and it dropped into my stomach. It was a cold chilling fear for me, and I put my ear to your mouth and my hoof to your soft chest. I didn’t hear anything Pinkie. Your heart was still, and your body was cold.
I realized you were dead, and you died with me in your arms with a smile on your face… It’s so hard to even write about this as I can see you so perfectly laying there. I’m shaking but I have to write this. I have to write it for you.
You were rushed to the hospital, but I knew it was too late deep down in my gut. My heart shattered, too many pieces to count, and it seemed I died with you. All I could think about was why and how? You were young and seemingly healthy, and to just go like that was just… confusing. Everything was looking up, and then this happened. I needed answers and, well, I got just that, though the answer only made losing you worse.
You had a disease, one you told no pony about. A terminal illness the doctor called it. It was something to do with destroying blood cells and all that crazy medical talk, but it didn’t matter to me. All I got is that you died from a disease you had for a long time, a secret that you held onto, and I had troubled you with something so stupid in your last moments. Compared to what you had, my problem was nothing.
If I would've known...I don't know...I would've done anything to see if there was a way to get you better or something. I would've traded my dream so that I could still have you here. Even now, if I was given the chance, I would drop it all for you, but I couldn't understand why you would hold onto a secret like that.
I was broken Pinkie. I was broken and angry. I was angry that you never told any pony, but I think angrier that you never told me. It would only be later down the years that I might have known why you kept it a secret, but I was so upset, that I didn’t know what to feel really. I just lost my best friend, how was I supposed to feel?
But now, I apologize again. I apologize for being angry with you over something that really didn’t define you. I admit that I actually hated you for a time after that day. I hated you for leaving me, for making me realize that I might have loved you, for telling me to keep on smiling. I thought what you said was a lie. How could I keep on smiling after losing the very pony that made me smile? But one day as I cried myself asleep, a thought popped into my head. It was about the reason you were always so happy. It kind of confused me how some pony could be so happy, knowing that one day they were going to die because of some sickness, but I think I had an idea why.
You were sick and you knew it, but you didn't want to stay sad and defeated, so you rose up against it and smiled. You wanted to spread the smiles right? Why hate the world as others would've and let it bring you down? So you did the very opposite, and became the happiest pony I ever seen. Now that I think of it, when you said to keep on smiling, I think it meant more than what you were letting on, and it irks me that I didn’t see it before, but I was an oblivious Pegasus, and somewhat still are today. You wanted me to keep on smiling because you knew that one day you would be gone, and you still wanted me to smile. You wanted every pony to smile.
Everyone was hurt and just shocked when they learned of your passing but in time, it seemed every pony moved on and forgotten you, except for me and our friends. Twilight actually moved back to Canterlot, resuming her studies, but I think she just couldn’t be in Ponyville anymore after losing you, but she later became an Arch Mage of Celestia’s council from what I’ve heard, and she’s pretty darn good at it. She’s even writing a book about you. Rarity and Fluttershy were pretty upset and they started to spend a whole lot of time together, and they helped each other out, and you wouldn’t believe what happened between them from all of it.
They started dating. I guess all that time they spent with each other, comforting each other, made them see each other as something more. How things work huh? They are still together and plan on getting married here in a few months.
Now Applejack was probably the toughest one of all of us, as she was the one that tried to keep every pony’s spirits high, but she was just as hurt. I had caught her on the farm one day under an apple tree crying, and I mean like crying hard, cause I had never seen her so sad. So, I did what you taught me Pinkie.
I went to her and comforted her and took care of her, as we both needed someone to lean on. I had you but, well, you were gone. We talked hours on end until Luna’s moon came up about all the pranks you would pull, and all those crazy baking experiment’s you made. It was bittersweet, but it helped her. It helped both of us. It became a habit for us both after a while to talk about you under the stars, and talk about how happy you made all of us.
And guess what? It brought us closer, and I fell in love…again. At first it felt like betrayal to you, and it took me a while to tell Applejack, but I remembered the mistake of not telling you, and realized that you would want me to go for it. So I did, and she felt the same for me. You wouldn't believe how happy I was to learn she loved me back, but I also told her how I felt about you when you were still here. I thought she would be mad, but all she did was put her hoof over my heart, telling me that it was wonderful. You were my first love, and nothing could ever replace that. I still do Pinkie...
We're married now, and thinking of adopting some foals to raise on the farm. Can you imagine me with small foals running around? Heh, me either, but raising children with Applejack would be another dream come true, as you already know one of them already came true a few years ago, but I won't go into that, as it's getting really dark.
So here I am now, as I get to the end of writing this. Here I am in front of your tombstone as I cry, but not just because you’re not here, but also with regret and happiness. A regret that I never said how I felt about you, and happiness for what you have done for me and our friends.
Especially for what you done for me.
I look now as I read the words on your grave, telling me the message you have told me long ago.
Never stop smiling.
It’s fitting for an amazing pony like you. Even in death, you still want us to smile.
So I will Pinkie Pie.
I’m going to smile, because you gave me a reason to smile.
I’m going to smile for you, because that's what you always did.
More importantly, I’m going to smile for us.
With all my heart and all my smiles, I leave this with you now, as I know you will read it in that big party up there, and so you know that I haven’t given up, but done the opposite.
I know I’ll see you again one day, and we can pull all the pranks and throw the best parties again, and I can tell you all this face to face, but for now, I have a wife to get back to.
So,I’ll see you later Pinkie Pie.
You can bet on that.
Your friend and forever lover,
Rainbow Dash.
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Rainbow Dash laid the letter on the headstone as tears ran down her cerulean cheeks. She turned and flew off into the night sky as her tears glistened in the luminous glow of the moon. She would never forget Pinkie, and never fully recover from such loss, but one thing was certain.
She would smile.
And she smiled for the rest of her days as one message stayed in her heart until the day she drew her last breath.
Never Stop Smiling.
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Still a better love story than Twilight.
Also,
Image: http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/demotivational-posters-stop-clubbing-baby-seals.jpgOther than that along with a few other grammatical errors, I don't how I didn't shed a man tear.
I hardly ever take to time to read fictions on the front page, but seeing that photo on Tumblr the other day, I had to. I admit I don't like the idea of Fluttershy and Rarity marrying, only because I don't like any f/f ships with Rarity, but that's just me.
Poor Pinkie Pie! Very good! 
I saw this pic yesterday too and now I see it on here with a story lol. A few grammar mistakes and other than that I loved this story, it was very sad and I surprisingly didn't shed a tear even when I wanted too, maybe it was because I read so many sad fics on here lol. Overall I loved it and I hope to see more.
For the whole story i was like: WHAT. THE. F**K.
It's a good story to be your first one of this type, but jeeeez! You just almost destroyed my God (Dashie) D:
I... I can't even rate it, i don't know! I mean, it's really well written, the idea is original, but the story itself seems, no, IS pretty strange, i mean, Rarity an Fluttershy MARRIED!? Everypony is lesbian but Twilight? Pinkie Pie had a blood issue that slowly kill her?
I'm not crying, i'm very confused...
Still a pretty good story! Keep it up like so, but next time, don't make everypony lesbian, ok? That freaks me out!
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I'm happy you all enjoyed it, or at least read it. When I saw this pic, it hit me, and made me recall a personal experience of mine, and along with some music I was listening to during the time, this spawned. Also, I know I have some grammar issues, and I will fix this in the future. Grammar is not my best suit unfortuanatly, but I'm trying to improve, and my editor will be going through this some time also.
I apologize that it was strange for you being that most characters were lesbians. Now, I don't recall ever implying if Twilight was a lesbian or not, but maybe I did. I purposefully didn't mention Twilight's relationship status. So, sorry for that, just the male:female ratio in that universe is very low, so lesbianism is common, but that's in my head 
I almost forgot to mention something! I noticed you had a few punctuation/grammar errors (too many commas for example) and you mentioned grammar isn't your strong suit. Might I suggest giving this guide a quick glance? It was a bit helpful with comma usage when I went over it, so maybe you'd be able to utilize this as well.
Right then, I wish you luck with future projects!
Really well done story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-TWWiXnUrw
She... She was a model friend to the end...
Join me! In saluting Pinkie Pie!
A flight of Wonderbolts, led by Rainbow Dash, soars over Pinkie's grave as a sonic rainboom thunders overhead right as they pass by it. A tribute to her lost friend. A friend that has gotten her to where she is today. The world may have forgotten but that timeless sonic rainboom that signifies the equally timeless moments that Pinkie and Rainbow shared together, will never fade away, locked in a permanent time-frame. A memory.
Her sonic rainboom a tribute to Pinkie Pie.
The sun will rise now and forever...
And now thanks to Pinkie Pie, so will Rainbow Dash's smile.
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Silver out!
Dude, I saw that awesome picture off of tumblr too! It's good to see that the author bothered to actually include the source too, something which happens less often than it should.
The story stirred up a few feelings, as intended. I'd just like to point out that there were a few grammar and punctuation errors. The most common one was the use of periods of ellipses (...) without a space at the end. They're just like any other punctuation mark. Anyway, those errors weren't nearly enough to be distracting, so it's no big deal.
As for the romance parts, it was questionable. You definitely could have made the fic just as good without it, but it didn't hurt the story to include it either. I do understand that it made Rainbow Dash feel a bit more "betrayed" as she mentioned, but I found those feelings to be quite abruptly presented. The same goes for her finding comfort in Applejack, as well as Fluttershy and Rarity. I'm guessing that it's all good, just that you didn't want Dash to drag her letter out.
I liked how you characterized Rainbow Dash, and gave her some more sentimentality to write for Pinkie Pie, than you'd usually see. She starts off a bit informal as usual, and writes a bit more clearly near the end, at least that's how I read it.
Anyway, the story was very well-written, and I feel you definitely deserve the feature. It was a great read, and I liked to see some writing to go along with the cover image.
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I thank you all for reading the story. It's nice to see that some of my stuff gets read, but really thank the artist. Without his beautiful work, I would have never made this. Again thank you, and keep smiling.
I have to go against the grain here and say I'm not impressed. That's not to say this fic was bad, it's just not great or memorable or special. It's... average. I guess my main problem is that this story is cliche and predictable. The instant I saw the word "Wonderbolts" I had the entire rest of the plot figured out, aside from the exact cause of Pinkie's death (I guessed diabetes). The RariShy and AppleDash ships don't really add anything to the story, and they seem just thrown in as an afterthought. (Though FWIW RariShy is one ship that has always made a lot of sense to me).
There are a few grammar mistakes, though nothing egregious.
Sigh.. maybe I'm just becoming jaded from reading tons of sadfics, but I didn't get anything out of this story besides "Pinkie dies, Dash is sad."
Congrats on the feature anyway, and good luck with your future writing!
That story was beautiful,ser.I salute you for writing such a good sad fic.
Image: http://lazytechguys.zippykidcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Big-Boss-Salute.jpg
It's cliche at times, but written well enough to overcome those hurdles and evoke emotion in the reader. I especially applaud you for capturing the way RD would have described all these events. I don't doubt for a second that it's RD telling the story. Her sentences run-on, but that is what makes her. The grammar mistakes are minimal, and don't draw the reader out, except perhaps when you say Pinkie died with RD in her 'arms' (we've all made this mistake, I made it yesterday lol).
The romance is not overplayed, as is befitting the narrator, as well as keeping from disturbing the tone of the story. The romantic parts go on long enough to let us know how the character feels, but pull us back to the present quickly enough to remind us that we already (somewhat) know how the story ends.
A wonderful ekphrasis. Taking an image and evolving a story behind it has been a common theme in the community since My Littler Dashie, and while I'm not going to compare the two, I will say you have a great imagination that pulls wonderfully from the inspiration. Great work!
FUCKING FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.
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Gah. Sorry. But WHY CAN I NOT WRITE LIKE THIS. GYAH.
I profess all my time just thinking, placing myself in a character's shoes...hooves, all right, and writing...and I think I get something good done.
Then I see this, and realize that I did it so wrong. So, so wrong.
I major in sadness, but I have to say: bravo. You made me realize that I am not that good, and that you deserve every bit of praise.
My throat actually tightened just a little bit.
Not wrong, persay, on the 'arms' mistake.
If you were to say 'legs', one could say, 'hind legs'? It's too unspecific.
Now, 'forehooves' or 'forelegs' is probably what the author wants BEST, but 'arms' is a common front leg slang that IS pretty correct.
Okay, I liked it.
I must admit I was pessimistic going in to it. By the end however you had well and truly won me over. The only reason took so long is because of technical issues. You are in dire need of a proofreader my friend. As an editor my self it was difficult for me to overlook these initial flaws, yet by the end they were only a minor annoyance, IF I noticed them at all.
Looking forward to future works, and find a proofreader
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Hmm.
Well, after reading so many sad fics, you kinda build an immunity to stuff like this. I didn't cry, it just made me sit back and think. Normal fics have done that, but sad fics? Nothing special there.
But can you honestly tell me that if you lose a loved one, one you loved more than life itself, you'd keep smiling? Would life hold any purpose for you anymore? Dash had her dreams crushed, and her first love died. That's enough to make anyone stop smiling.
Now, don't get me wrong; this was a good story. Just that there was too much focus on the letter, and not enough info afterward. I love the fact you put that letter in; it made me a lot happier to know the backstory. Yes happier; weird isn't it?
Now this is probably just a big wall of text for most of you, and I don't really care if none of you read it, but if you did, yay for you.
9/10; not good enough to make it into my favorites, but definately good enough for me to issue a Tearjerker seal of Approval.
~Moonless
P.S: Twilight isn't really paired with any of the mane six. It's most with Celestia or Luna she's paired with.
Image: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5yvh4iWRH1qeag6a.gif
Truth be told, I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to whatever grammatical gaffes there may have been. Then again, I don't expect Rainbow Dash, especially a grief-stricken Rainbow Dash, to write like Ernest freaking Hoofingway.
Sadness noted, thumb elevated. Thank you.
Loved it, unfortunately, I have read Spike the Time Traveler and other sad fics (even my Sparity "Element of Generosity" Fluff/oneshot has a pretty sad story in it), so this didn't make me feel too sad, just a little. Will Smith crying for his dog in "I Am Legend" brought me to tears though.
I think everything that could be said has been said, and well, I've never been known for my reviews.
I'll leave this story by saying that...well, I felt like I was there, listening to Dash write the letter. It hurt, man, it hurt a lot, but that's what loss is. Fantastic writing.
I'm always impressed by these one-offs, and always sad that they don't become something more. There's a chance for some form of story to crop up from this, and I wish you would take a shot at evolving it.
Every one-off has a chance to become a full-fledged chronicle, and this story is no exception, rather it's an example. Consider it, Mr. Author, I think your writing skills would benefit from it (as if they needed MORE improvement :V).
OK, note to self... never read multiple sad fanfics in a row. I just finished One Last Letter and saw this one. One Last Letter was sad, but not quite enough to bring up any tears. However, after reading it and being pre-saddened, I started tearing up as soon as I saw the cover pic for this story, and it didn't get any better as I read it.
Wonderful, amazing work. I haven't cried this much since I read My Little Dashie for the first time. I'm sure I still would have cried if I hadn't read One Last Letter first, it just wouldn't have been on the first line. I probably would have made it to line three or four before the tears started flowing.
I had read My Little Dashie and cried, because... well, that doesn't need an explanation. With other sad fics since then, I could only read them with this playing in the background without getting too emotional about them. Even with it though, I still cried reading this. This fic has been the only one since My Little Dashie 
OH.......MY......GOD.
I don't think ill ever read another sad fic again. This one reminds me of things....things I thought I got over. But judging from the tears on my cheeks burning my eyes, I don't think I have. Great story, by the way. Just don't make another one like it, least I be tempted to read it. I'm dumb like that. Fuck, I don't think I'll be able to continue writing tonight, at least not until the memories fade again.
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Okay... the shipping... 
I don't like shipping. I can stand one ship if the story is good (which this is), but honestly, you overdid it. Fluttershy with Rarity and Dash with AJ? I just think it was a little unnecessary, and for someone like me who doesn't like shipping, it takes from the story.
Other than that though, it was very touching. Personally, I mean. I kinda needed that lesson. It's a good view to take when life gets you down. Stories that can move you are golden.
Despite a couple mistakes, well-written. Though, I apologize, but I've seen the concept of "death" and "Remembering of death" as oneshots so much that I am immune to any feelings from it. I only wish that people could maybe branch out, try new things. This concept, no matter how many different roads is take down, is still the same thing, and, I'm sorry, but it is insanely overdone. It is possible to have a sad fic that doesn't involve death. *sighs*
Kind of neutral about your story. I don't dislike it, but I didn't get that "feel" I was lookin' for. A good first attempt. A little heavy on the shipping.
Like the writing style, though.
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I literally just sat in my bathroom for 5 minutes, crying my eyes out... 
Just thinking about Pinkie Pie dying.... It hit me hard... I saw this in the feed and didn't want to read it, but I did... Jesus Christ I can't stop crying... Becoming a Brony made me so compassionate and I love it... This was soo sad and heart wrenching... I.... f**k... Keep it together, man...
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