//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: Of Clouds, Seeds, and Apple Trees (Book 1) // by LotusTeaDragon //------------------------------// EPILOGUE Three Months Later It was a beautiful day. Twilight Sparkle opened her eyes, rubbing them to remove the sleep, and glanced around the spacious, opulent room. She had stayed the night at Canterlot Palace, taking a break from all of the research she had just completed regarding Doctor Green Clover's experiment. It hadn't really failed, she ruminated, but there were unforeseen circumstances that we weren't ready to tackle. With all of the weather data we collected, it will now work as it should. She had worried over what would happen to Doctor Green Clover, since the experiment ended up costing the town of Ponyville hundreds of thousands of bits in property damage. There was even some damage in towns as far away as Fillydelphia. The storm had spread fast and out of control. Still, it all ended up working for the best, and Doctor Green Clover was lauded for his efforts, that is, after the Princess gave her blessing to his work. There had been no other casualties that day, and in light of the promise his findings would bring, everypony had felt a setback was worth the end result. No more drought in Equestria. Her thoughts were interrupted as a Midnight blue Alicorn opened the door to her room. "Is there a sleepy headed pony in here?" she called out, seeing Twilight sitting up in the bed, her mane ruffled from a good night's sleep. "Yeah, she's right here", Twilight giggled. Luna walked over to the bed, and kissed her lavender marefriend on the lips. "I am so glad I have found you, and I mean that in every way, my sweet Twilight", she whispered. Twilight blushed, and then something occurred to her that simply hadn't before. "Luna", she began, "may I ask you a question?" Luna nodded her assent, "you may ask me anything, Twi." Twilight cleared her throat, "Um, I've noticed recently that when you're around me, you sound different. You don't speak in a royal accent, or the royal formal tongue. In fact, you sound, er, normal." she finished, stressing the last word without meaning to do so. Luna, for her part, simply raised an eyebrow, and cast Twilight a knowing smile. "That, my dear," she stated softly, "is because I can be myself around you. I do not have to be The Royal Pony Sister, Princess Luna, I can just be Luna. That, my dear sweet, is one of the many reasons why I love you." She placed a hoof on Twilight's chest, and, leaning in, stroked Twilight's mane, and nuzzled her neck. "For as long as we live, I shall always love you, Twi." "And I will always love you, Luna. Forever in my heart." They kissed softly. Their breathing the only sound in the room. *** Applejack and Rainbow Dash lay in bed, holding one another tight. The farmhouse was quiet, with only the rooster's crow to pierce the soft morning glow that alighted in dust motes and particles through the bedroom window. "Rainbow?", Applejack muttered softly into her lover's ear. "Mhmm" came the sleepy response. "Rainbow?", Applejack said, a little louder. "Gh..sleepy" was the reply. Applejack snorted. "Rainbow, consarnit, wake up for a second, I'm trying to be romantic-like and you ain't helpin'!" At her marefriend's insistence, Rainbow Dash's eyes shot open and she let out a "gah!", falling off the bed and onto the floor. Applejack laughed. "Way to impress me, there, Miss Crash." She heard a laugh come from the side of the bed. "Well, to be fair, it's not like my marefriend is the gentle type." They both laughed at Rainbow's quip. "So", she said, as she stood up, brushing the dust off with her hooves, "what's up for today?" Applejack thought for a moment, "Well, there's some more harvesting to be done, but that should be taken care of by noon. If ya want, we can travel inta town and have lunch at Sugarcube Corner. Ah'm sure Big Mac wouldn't mind if we took a break away from the farm for a while." Dash nodded her head, "I'm glad he was okay with our being together. I mean, you know, he and Granny Smith aren't what you'd call 'modern'", she finished, rubbing the back of her mane. Applejack nodded, "Yeah, they're old fashioned, sure, but what ya have ta remember about us Apples is that we love our own, and we can work through anythin' and stay together. They'll all come to love ya someday, Rainbow, just as I love ya." Rainbow smiled, and climbed back into bed, taking Applejack's hat from atop the bedpost and placing it upon her own rainbow mane. "So, how do I look?" she asked Applejack, a smokiness in her voice that wasn't there a moment ago. Applejack ran her hoof up Rainbow's belly, then her chest, letting the hoof graze the soft blue fur gently, letting it lead to Rainbow's muzzle, where Rainbow took it gently and kissed it. "You look amazing", Applejack breathed. Their lips met a moment later, the beauty of the morning light fueling their passions. Pressing against one another hard and firm, their bodies began to sweat from the heat of the moment. "Ah will love you forever, Rainbow, as long as mah heart beats in mah chest." "I'll always love you, Applejack, for as long as there are clouds, seeds, and apple trees." THE END ----------------------------------------------- [Author's Note] I would like to thank everyone for reading my story. This was my very first, and I put a lot of work into it, as small as it is. I just wanted to do right by my favorite couple, and... my other favorite couple. Also, some CMC shipping because we've all been there when we were kids. Okay, maybe that's just me. Before I wrap it up, I'd like to give a shout out to everyone in the comments section of my story over at FIMFiction.net, who helped me shape the story into a more streamlined process instead of noobing it to death. You have my thanks and my blessings. Anyway, you know the standard boilerplate: I own none of this, it's all Hasbro/DHX Media/Lauren Faust's brilliant hard work paying off and letting those of us with imaginations to run free and live in this fantasy world, frolicking (that's right, frolicking). My Little Pony™ is owned by Hasbro, et al. All respective copyrights upheld. "Of Clouds, Seeds, and Apple Trees" written by The Lotus Tea Dragon. You can find my page at http://www.fimfiction.net/user/TheLotusTeaDragon Stop on by and leave me a comment! Love always, The Lotus Tea Dragon -----------------------------------