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// Epilogue.  
// Story: A Most Unusual Little Island 
// by LordSmokedMeatsandFishes 
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	On a strange gray shore stood a being that called itself Order. 

His home was restored; there was no evidence that anything but he had ever existed on the island. He should have been content, but he was not. The creatures that called themselves ponies, had by their mere presence tarnished the tranquility he had maintained for millennia. 

They were an unsettling race. Looking into their minds, he saw that they were all mad and seemingly incapable of all but the most basic of rational thought. Then again, so was anything that could attract the attention of creatures so base and simple as wendigos. And yet, despite all logic there was potential. Best exemplified by the pocket watch he held.

It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. A collection of complex moving parts that somehow worked together in a perfect state of balance. How could a race so chaotic create something so flawless? And more importantly, what would he do when they returned?

He looked around his home, for the first time seeing it for what it was, a reminder of how he had failed and let the abomination win. He could no longer seclude himself from the world. He would take it back, not to restore it to its former glory, but to improve on it. And the ponies would be his tools for that task.

But first, he had to prepare. He would need a new body of course; the crude pony shell he had constructed would be inadequate for his purposes. Even with a new shell, he would be vulnerable to the chaos that still controlled the world and weakened his power. 

But, as he looked at the pocket watch again, he reminded himself that he had time. When the ponies returned to his island, he would be waiting for them. Ready to help save them from themselves. As he began forming his new body, he experienced something he had not felt for a long time, anticipation. It was almost enough to make him smile.

If he were capable of understanding such an act, he probably would have.