In case you skipped my author's note ;P · 9:33am Oct 9th, 2012
Ok, so before we get to the thank yous, I want every pony to know that – though this is the end to this story – if I have my say it won’t be *the* end of my MLP stories. I have two Twilight/Discord type stories in the works, or at least ones I plan on doing to continue this one. This ending though is how I always envisioned this one going.
Well, ‘always’ as in after I decided that this would be a chapter fic.
So I really, really, really hope you enjoyed the whole story, and that this ending chapter was worth the wait and satisfied your reader-tooth.
Can I just say to those people who were calling ‘Discord the Pony’
You fell for my brilliant trap. 
That was exactly what I’d hoped you would think was gonna happen. I really truly hope that you all enjoyed the actual end-result. I felt it was a bit more original and allowed for more freedom/fun for Discord.
But no need to worry, because if things work out, next ti- oh, look, a moose!
Now for the thanks. Firstly I must give a wonderful thanks to everyone who worked on FiM, without whom I would not have been inspired to write pony fanfics at all.
Thank you to Specter-Von-Baren and his friend cruelfeline for the really awesome, poiniant, and inspiring Debate on Discord that Specter posted on Deviantart not long after Return to Harmony aired, and I discovered it as I was writing chapter one all those months ago. Their ideas and discussions were big help to me in forming all of the big conflict that makes up so much of the story. If you wanna read the debate you can find it here.
Next I shall thank my wonderful pre-reader Midge Mannequin for all the help with re-wording and re-phrasing, and especially for holding my hand – and then sometimes slapping me with it – to get me through bouts of creative uncertainty. You helped me try and keep everything believable and every character as believably in-character as I could attempt (which was a BIG deal to me, just ask him) and you mostly just kept telling me ‘hey, you’re doing a great job, stop being so hard on yourself’. THANK YOU.
Though they probably won’t see this, I’m gonna thank my favoritest FiMFiction authors, Sir Ginger and Ponky for helping me get inspired to maybe try and find some points to lighten-up my comparatively more dramatic, internal, and wordy story. Also you guys were great sources of procrastinatory fun! ^^
While we’re on the subject of fanfic authors, I shall also thank the really great people who wrote the awesome SynLet fics that got me into that lovely crack-pairing back in the day (2008). SynLet is Syndrome/Violet from the Pixar film The Incredibles. I definitely know that pairing is not for everyone, but I saw some parallels to it when I first got into DiscoLight and it partially inspired me to begin writing aPS in the first place. One story specifically, called No Longer the Villian by crzysheelf (who has apparently changed her name) and made into a comic by Crispy-Gypsy. I actually made one obscure reference to Incredibles in my first chapter, as well as one not-so-subtle reference/homage to NLtV at the tail end of the first scene. ;P Another few who may never see this, but I’ll thank you anyway. ^^
Oh, and thanks to Doctor Who, because a really great episode came on the night I wrote chapter 1, so I was riding high on it and Ponies that night.
Thank you to my parents, employers, co-workers, friends, brother, pets, imaginary friends, random people on the internet and in RL, and inanimate objects who listened to all my whining and complaining and ranting and raving and frustration and laughs and cries over the course of this story. You guys have had to put up with a lot, especially when I got moody and forgot to feed you or other things my brother probably could have also done. But could he write a fanfic about magical ponies in moral conflicts?
Special thanks to my managers, who ler me scribble and doodle when no one was around for me to help at work…until the bigwigs got mad at them, that is. They were cool until they had to start cracking down on doodling, though.
Thank you to everyone who watches me, and everyone who faved aPS. I am happy to report that – as of this chapter going up – I have thanked each and every single one of you personally. Now, how many authors can say that?
Thanks to everyone who commented regularly (???, MLP Brony27, Majk, zzzena, MasterofLag, For the Plot, Feliciano Vargas, Rozen-Knight, pononymous, Kasena, Spizami, Cleopatra, Vash_ts, Angry Desu, Seether00, The Truth of Chaos, Luna Moth, WinterSpeed, Divine Path, and anybody else I may have missed.) If you’re name isn’t on here, I’m sorry and thank you also!
Honorable mention to Feo Takahari, who gave me an excellent critique and even asked a few of his fantasy-writer buddies for help on my behalf. ^^
Oh and Menoshe for one of my favorite comments ever. I liked it so much it went on my facebook page.
Thanks to Wlah for approving aPS, although I thanked schler already. ;P Also whanks to Wanderer D for the great How Tos that are so edutanical.
Thank you to Keurig (sp?) the makers of the K-Cup, for allowing me to keep caffinaeted enough to keep writing.
And lastly (I think) thanks to God for the brain with which to have ideas and the ability to filter those ideas into a word document.
Expect more posts/blogs from me about aPS for a little while as I plan on posting more doodles and other extra stuff for those who care enough to wanna see it. I’ll post it all on the tumblr I have now as well as on dA.
http://mysteriouslemonfortune.tumblr.com/ (any fanart I'm lucky to get will go here too. 
Oh, and if you can find all the Star Trek references I’ll do a reading of a story of your choice on my youtube.
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No Ckat THANK YOU for all your hard work and thank you for a mention i feel all bubbly inside!
wish you luck! and all the smiles you can get! 
I am glad you have done so well.
Good luck on, dear Author.
It was a fun read, but trust me the only reason I didn't read your author notes is because you commented it. When it's longer than a paragraph or two I usually see it posted as its own chapter so that you get more views and being the focus you know how many are interested in reading it.
Out of curosty where did yhou see the moose? and umm did that mean there gonna be a sequel of somekind? and i am still looking for the moose... Please help me i nthe serch for the moose while you answer PWEASE!