In the Third and final installment of The Shadow Trilogy, Twilight Shadow seeks to bend the world to the will of her mistress - Umbra. Can Princess Celestia find a way to save her in time, or is it far too late to do anything but the unthinkable...
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Scootaloo's picking up a lot of interesting souvenirs. A sword from the White Doe, a shield from the Captain of the Equestrian Royal Guard, and now it seems a suit of armour from the Praetorian Guard.
I can't remember if this is pre- or post-Crystal Empire, though.
That was epic...
3478441 Post crystal empire. The entire story leads off from "Games Ponies Play" meaning everything BEFORE Magical Mystery Cure has already happened.
So much happy dancing is being had right now. You don't even know.
3478451 Then I can alter that to say 'A shield from the Crystal Prince Consort/Emperor', depending on Shining's actual title.
It reminds me what happened to Kvothe in "A Wise Man Fear". While he is certainly a badass, the telltales of his feats (and the increasing embellishment) turned him into a living legend.
I cannot wait to see the reaction of Twilight and Co. when they hear about Scootaloo the Epic Crusader.
Nothing like a good pep talk to raise moral and establish a sense of unity.
Go Scoots!
Reading it so far, it just more solidifies my own personal preferences for how to handle an empowered Twilight (especially given how the actual canon may or may not use their own empowered Twilight).
Thought that most certainly doesn't say I don't like your Darkness-warped Twilight, or the other Darkness-warped Twilight.
I just hope the one I'm planning properly dances the line between "Shadow and Shade" and "Overt Darkness" that I got in my head.
Ah... yes, Scoots is becoming quite talented at speeches. Made me feel joy and all sorts of positive powerful war like emotions. But I will still side with the Dark Sun. Even though the flame of the Crusaders is bright and fierce, the Dark Sun flame is burning just as strong. It all comes down to the first true fight back against her.
Okay, this decides it, I'm on the Light side. Go badass Scootaloo.
Fucking awesome. I liked Scootaloo before, don't get me wrong, but she just ascended in my books. Bawse.
This must have been, in my opinion, the best chapter of this triology yet.
I was like and then i was like and then and then and lastly
I love the speech
Just had the song "Pretender" from Foo Fighters and I think it would match perfectly for Scootaloo and her campaign against the shadow. Go Scoots. Show them why they should have never messed with a crusader!!!!
Epic chapter.
If you will all excuse me, I'm about to put on my rose-coloured glasses and get a little sappy here.
I really like how Scoots has grown and matured in this fic, and I really enjoy the fact that she's stepped up to the plate to create and lead the Crusade. It's not just because she's an interesting character of her own accord, either.
In a force that from the outset contained a grizzled war veteran and now numbers several hundred of the baddest toughnuts on the face of the planet, a little filly is the one in charge, all because of her faith and willpower. It is an echo of the morals of the original series - it doesn't matter if you aren't big and strong, it doesn't matter what you look like or how much money you have, when it comes down to it, it is what is inside that counts.
And at the end of the day, this is still a story about magical marshmallow ponies living in a world where Friendship is the single most powerful force imaginable, so I'm positively tickled pink that the other morals of the show shine through as well.
/endcheesyrant
Kudos, Lapis, for another amazing chapter in what is my favorite series on the entire site. I am practically salivating in excitement for the upcoming battle, which will really be the first proper battle in the story, where both sides are actually prepared to deal with the other. Things are about to get... messy
Okay... now I just imagined hundreds of gryphons all shouting "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS WORLD SAVIOURS YAY!" in a high, screechy voice that would destroy the eardrums of even the most ancient of villains (Umbra).
Please don't mind me, I'm weird.
Now that's awesome speech Scoots give. Good work on writing that super-awesome speech, Lapis! :3
How the Gryphons react to Scoots is pure awesome too (although I kind of think that this kind of thing can happen, even without Scipio telling the to, although at the same time, considering how much they respect the Caesar... yeah, the highest chance is Scipio ordering them)
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This mental image had me giggling like a crazy person...
3482028 The "Band of Brothers" metaphor here is taken to a rather logical extreme. They may serve the Caesar, but they are also fiercely loyal to one another. Since it was made clear that the Caesar intends to humor her and at least take her council, they had to decide where on the pecking order she belonged.
Little did Scootaloo know what her words might inspire....
3482252 Aaaah, that's true. :3 Well, hopefully it's not a nasty surprise, but rather something that is good for Scoots! (although I doubt it can become a nasty surprise anyhow XD)
Next time, I want Scootaloo and Scipio singing this with the Crusaders.
Ya know... I can see Scoots being the descendant of Hurricane.
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You know what? I take back what I said before. The shadow can wait. Keep building up morale in the crusade. It will make it all the sweeter as it is crushed.
A thousand candles can be lit from the flame of a single one, and the first candle will not be made any weaker because of it
Sorry, can't remember the original quote.
And now you know why I root for the Crusade.
As the minions of Umbra have a piece of the Shadow writhing within their enslaved bodies and minds, so do the heroes of Equestria feel the Fire of the Crusader's Spirit burning within their hearts.
So the Dark Sun wants her followers to feel the warmth of the Shadow? Then give them more, and let them bask in the flames of the Crusade!
SHADOW SHADOW SHADOW SHADOW SHADOW!!!!!
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... Mushroom Mushroom?
3491960 Only if Shadow wins can there be Mushroom Mushroom
fuck ya! (only thing I could of hope for was her head butting the dam fool at the end of her speech)
Ow. My feels.
3520698 i fully agree i thought she would have done something but alas she didn't...