Lost Highway: love, loss, faith and dreams

by Sorenthehero117

Epilogue

{6 years later}

[As the years passed, Lewis and Octavia grew closer as a couple and Lewis eventually returned to Canterlot High as he had planned from the beginning. Lewis’ father remained incarcerated for the remained of his life and was eventually murdered beyond prison walls; when informed about his death, Lewis politely hung up, smiled and spit on the floor, wishing his bastard father a happy descent into eternal damnation. Octavia eventually became recognized online as Lewis posted videos of her performing on her cello, as well as him singing his own music, and both became huge online successes with Lewis getting another record deal, but declined in favor of being comfortable from where he already was. Octavia’s mother eventually returned to visit her after years that Octavia still spent relapsing under Lewis’ care and offered to provide her with the psychiatric help she really needed. Octavia has since been clean for over 5 years without relapsing or triggering. Lewis made a plaque commemorating the lives of his 4 best friends: Douglas Bright, Robert Bright, Irene “Vinyl” Sterling, and Paul Hansen. He also made a separate plaque for his mother: Jennifer Clarice Walker. Lewis eventually graduated from Canterlot High and because of his high marks, was appointed class valedictorian and had the opportunity to speak on behalf of his class, and himself]

“My fellow graduates… Ladies… Gentlemen… People wondering what the hell a 26 year old is doing in high school… Well before I begin the schmaltzy bullshit you normally hear in typical cliché high school films, I want to start off by saying, I give no flying fuck whatsoever about how sensitive any of you are towards my swearing. So get used to it. With that out of the way”, he said before looking at the teens graduating with him as they gave him looks of displeasure as to what he was about to say. “You guys are stepping into a world much deeper than you can possibly imagine. Many of you, well let’s be honest here, ALL of you at some point in your lives, are bound to fuck up and make a mistake or two. Those mistakes might make you feel shitty and slow your progress down, and you know what?” he said as they went from getting totally annoyed to incredibly offended, and braced themselves to whatever he was about to say. “You managed to face the many bullshit this school has put all of you through, and I know damn well that you can face anything, with a middle finger raised up and a proud, confident stand as you openly tell everyone, “BRING IT ON, IF I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH MR. HENDRIKSON’S CLASS WITHOUT RIPPING MY FUCKING HAIR OFF, I CAN PRETTY MUCH HANDLE ANYTHING IN THIS FUCKING WORLD!” he said as both the graduates and the audience started laughing and the faculty looked unamused.

“And why shouldn’t they? Sure everyone makes mistakes, but with dedication, hard work, and confidence within one’s self, anybody can quickly recover from those mistakes and come back harder, stronger, braver and greater than anyone ever thought they could. I have faith in these poor, helpless little shits, because I know deep down, they’re going to grow up, and live their dreams and become bigger than anyone of us in this room. My mother had faith in me to fulfill my dreams, and I have faith in them, because they proved they have what it takes to stand up strong and fight for what they want and what they believe. So to you guys, go out there and give them what you got, cause in about a couple of years, ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE BIGGER SUCCESSES THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE! SO GET OFF YOUR ASSES, GO OUT THERE AND LET’S KICK THE ASS OF THOSE WHO TRY TO PUT US DOWN AND BECOME WHO WE WISH TO BECOME!” he said as literally the entire crowd, including the graduates and the faculty, began to cheer proudly as he politely found his seat.

As he hears his name being called, Lewis proudly walks to pick up his diploma and proudly waves at the crowd, where Octavia got up on stage and hugged him happily as Lewis got into the mic stand and began to talk. “Hold it, Hold it… now that I’m here, I want to take this opportunity to say something”, he said as he got off the microphone and smiled at Octavia as she looked at him with a puzzled look. “Lewis, darling what are you doing?” she asked as he smiled happily. “Something I should have done a while ago”, he said as he got on one knee and pulled out a tiny box that he held up in front of her. “Octavia “Melody” Brandis, my whole life began when we sat in the halls of this school back in 2006… now I would like to ask you if you would like for us to usher in a new life… a new life together. So I ask you… will you marry me?” he said as Octavia’s face lit up as she happily squealed, “YES!!!!” and kissed him as the crowd cheered for them as both Lewis and Octavia looked down and saw Octavia’s mother and a little girl in her lap and smiled as she got up and ran up to both Lewis and Octavia, who held her as they looked into the crowd of people, proud, happy, and excited for the future… their future… together forever.

The End

Comments

[Mystery Derpy]

Someone liked of so much they turned there computer upside down and thought it was the like button

[Mystery Derpy]

One more thing sequel pretty please

[Kickback]

Sees title...instantly thinks of recent Bon Jovi song.
I've finally found my way! Say goodbye to yesterday! Hit the gas, there ain' no breaks on the Lost Highway!

[Sorenthehero117]

3577999 ironcally exactly thats where i got the idea for the title.

[Sorenthehero117]

3576980 i'd love to make a sequel to this, but i really dont know how to continue this story any further. If you want, you can leave suggestions as to what you would Love to see in a possible sequel. But as of now, i cant make any promises as to wether a sequel will happen or not

[SunDrifter]

This is the best love story I have read. EVER. Very touching and I couldn't put it down. I loved it so much! I even squealed at the end. It is my favorite story. All the props go to you my friend.

[TheBlueRaven]

This story was awesome. I loved it. It was very sweet and beautiful. great job dude.

*-Raven Talon

[Mystery Derpy]

3579014tht would be much appreciated

[Midnight Mist]

I enjoyed this. The critique comes first.

There were a few contradictions in the plot points, namely that Octavia mentions she thought Lewis already knew about his mother, then in later chapters he gets angry over her not telling him about it all. There were also an awful lot of cliches that, at times, made the characters feel a little bit Mary Sue. I'd also like to mention that the style and formatting were somewhat off-putting, but that is entirely personal preference, so you may want to disregard that point. The usual grammatical issues that we all face; you're replacing your, and so on. Nothing too big.

All things considered, I think you've done rather well here. Your writing style is easy to follow. Your characterisation and dialogue, for the most part, feel quite natural. The whole thing flows, which I commend, because nothing irks more than a story that feels like it's stop-start, and the author has to force the plotline forwards.

And, unlike a lot of stories, it actually hits all of its tags!

Thank you for writing this.

[Anime PJ]

This is the first humanised pony story that I can say that I like. No scratch that, I fucking loved this.

[Sorenthehero117]

3640581 thank you that means alot. ive been trying to get people to critique my story but i had no success, plus i lost any motivation to keep writing and im hoping to get it all back. read my blog if u want the full scoop

[Luna is back]

I have a critique...

In some points your story is hard to tell when there is a flashback and present time. One example of this is when Lewis is at his mothers grave stone, there are back to back flashbacks and its hard to tell when they start and when they stop.

I'd also like to mention that the style and formatting were somewhat off-putting, but that's just me.

That's all I have to say, other than that the story was great!

[ExpulsiveCarpet]

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