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// Epilogue 
// Story: Love Potion No. 6 
// by Flint Sparks 
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	Alfalfa Capone, a black stallion often seen wearing a pinstripe suit and fedora, stepped inside the hut. In his huff, he threw his fedora onto the hat holder and collapsed on the floor. “Confound those idiots! I hope they’re happy in jail with each other!” He sighed, thinking about how two of his gang had overheard a conversation with his best client and actually stalked her. She was under his protection, and his own gang attacked her marefriend! She forgave him, of course, but he insisted on waiving the protection fee for several months to make up for it.

He should’ve noticed their suspicious behavior after the news of their relationship had become widespread. “Seriously, neigh. Trying to kidnap a princess for ransom? We’re talking about the student of a pony who can raise the sun! Can those numbskulls get any dumber?”

A zebra mare walked inside, having spent the day searching for herbs. She trotted up to her boiling pot and tossed an odd plant inside the mix. “While you were taking stress and tire, I alone searched for Heart’s Desire. While I do not approve of all your shady dealings, you might be better off hiring loyal changlings,” Zecora teased as she watched her old partner and recent lover sigh. The love potion she brewed was much more potent and benign than the one the Crusaders whipped up, containing the very essence of love itself. Changlings couldn’t get enough of it.

“Those fools… well at least they found love in each other. Fancy that?” He stood up and shook himself off. “I didn’t know they were into each other, and I suppose they didn’t either.” He trotted up to Zecora and affectionately nuzzled her face. “Your little rhyme wasn’t kidding, neigh?

Zecora grinned and recited the incantation she placed on every bottle of her brew. It was much more commercialized than she’d like, but it was too amusing to pass up.



When your bed is cold and needing a fix,
then you’ll need Love Potion No. 6!
If the spark is gone and the beast is tame,
there is a solution and nopony to blame.
With a single drop your lover’s lips unsealed,
a heart to heart and true love revealed.