No one expects to go to sleep and never wake up. There's always tomorrow, or the next day. There was always time. So, when a young life is extinguished before its time, it becomes especially difficult to handle. When the spirit of that life is forced to face and accept her death, what will become of her afterlife? Scootaloo will soon be faced with this tragedy, and this is her story.

1000 years ago, Nightmare Moon got banished, but just outside of Equestria. She builds an Empire called the New Lunar "Republic". Over the years, they build a mighty Dictatorship. Meanwhile, her and her second in command in the New Lunar Republic, Octavius, fall in love.

This is the epic of the battles and strife of love through war. And what comes after the 1000 year banishment?

As the years progress, their love grows. But when the elements of harmony do something unexpected, her feelings for Octavius suddenly stop.

Love never prevails.

Because sometimes, just because you're immortal doesn't make you invulnerable. Sometimes, the one you're more proud of than anything else is the one that respects you the most, and sometimes respect goes deeper than either of you had ever realised.

Additionally, because sometimes an author wants to try and write something that doesn't end in horse sex, but instead adorable hugging and stuff. If this doesn't work out I'll probably go on and add some horse sex later, because people always like to see that, but I hope people enjoy it. My first foray into a full sized shipping fic, so please tell me what I screwed up.

EDIT: Updated with grammar improvements/education courtesy of the incredibly helpful kits.