Princess Luna slowly trotted through the halls of Canterlot Castle, shaking off the day. It had been a big victory celebration, one that spanned across the entirety of Equestria. Even a few neighboring countries wanted in on the joy. She had been lost in it, simply loving the fact that she was not made of stone anymore and that her subjects were unharmed. Amongst the balloons and cheers and happy greetings, she had seen so many happy faces, all except a few. One was one of the cowpony types almost like the element of honesty, Applejack. She had seen him on a train leaving. A zebra bore the same face, taking an opposite rail towards the international train station, possibly one that would lead her to Zebrafrica. And last . . . a diamond dog. He was very strange, pure white in color, so he must've been an albino. She did not see his face, as he had dug deep into the earth and away from any who would follow.
She approached a chamber door bearing the insignia of the sun upon it, the two guards standing at attention on either side of it saluting at her approach. She knocked three times and entered Celestia's private study.
"Sister?"
The blue alicorn looked around to see her older sibling's sleek form standing on the balcony just outside her study, one that gave her a perfect view over the castle grounds and most of Canterlot. Luna approached her and nodded.
"Greetings, dearest sister. Did thou enjoy the celebrations?"
"I did." The golden ruler of Equestria replied, her voice monotone and far off, as if lost in thought.
"Does something bother you, sister?" The Night Mare asked in concern. She could always tell when Celestia was troubled our worried. Her brow furrowed in the slightest of ways, her mouth slowly tuckered downwards, her her mane was ever so erratic.
"Do you see that?" She nodded her head downwards to point with her horn at the gardens below. It rested upon one of the garden's newest acquisitions.
". . . The minion of Discord?" Luna said through gritted teeth.
"Yes." The sun alicorn said with almost no emotion. Her horn glowed golden for the briefest of moments as she mentally grabbed a book in her study and brought it over to hover between the two. It was old and wrinkled, torn and barely legible, but they both knew it well. It was leatherbound, bearing the face of an equine upon it. The Ancient Book of Equestrian Prophecy, a tome that would of what was and is to come. One of the tokens left behind from their parents.
"What bothers you, sister? Is this about Twilight's destiny again?"
Celestia shook her head. "No, but that is a concern for later. What I want to show you is this."
She opened to a certain page around the middle of the large book. It was written in ancient equestrian, so very few could understand it. The two alicorn sisters would be able to, seeing as how they invented the language.
" . . . The Prophecy of Deliverance?"
The alicorn of the day nodded grimly. "Look." She motioned towards a picture on the page. It appeared to be a jumble of parts trying to make a coherent form. A dragon's head, a bird's body, a bear's arm, just a small bit of pony, and a kangaroo made up the fading image.
"What does this look like?"
Luna did not need to answer, for they both already knew.
"Surely this is not to signify the beginning of this prophecy."
"What else is it?"
"We have been wrong of what was in the tome before, Celestia."
"But what if we are correct? We must prepare now."
". . ."
They both looked down at the smiling statue of the jabberwocky, and thought of what destiny might have in store for it.
Sequel?
I'm going to jump right into it and say this is one of the best stories I have ever read, and that doesn't apply to just fanfiction. I found this sitting in the featured box when it was about eight chapters in, just looking for a simple comedy to pass the time. I never expected to be taken for a ride involving an alliance of four comically and extremely unexpected heroes fighting to save the world from Discord and his randomized henchmen while the should-be heroes were off doing god-knows-what. I'm not much good at critiques, but I just want to say that this story was an incredible read and a perfect example of blending epic adventure with hilarious comedy, and I can't wait to see more of Oddjob's shenanigans in Equestria.
OH FUCK YEAH, A SEQUEL!!!
That's what Discord gets for showing off.
You better be making a Sequel. Or else.
And so it ends. Or it begins, depending on how you look at it...
I remember when I discovered this story. I think it had only two or three chapters, and I got hooked by the premise. I'm glad to have been following this fic since its beginnings, because it has been a great experience. I love both your world-building and your writing style, I had a lot of fun reading the adventures of Oddjob.
Thanks for such a great story, my friend
Ahh... and that is the end of a great story. I can't recall clearly but I think I was with it from the very beginning. Am I glad to see it come to this beautiful, if bittersweet, ending.
Thank you for this amazing piece!
Gotta wait for the sequel now...
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Thank you all for your support and comments. The sequel will be coming^^
...Do I smell a sequel?
You did an amazing job on this. I came kinda late to the party, but it was still awesome
No words can say how epic this story is.
Awesome story. Awesome job!
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This sat at the bottom of my read later pile for quite a while before I got round to reading it and I can't physically kick myself hard enough for not reading it sooner. Seriously, I couldn't have been more surprised at how epic this story is!
I wasn't expecting to be taken on this rip-roaring tale of 4 mischmash'd friends taking down the God of Chaos and a few other bad guys on the side. Thank you for writing this, it needs far more attention than it has. I think I'll bump this up to my top stories on my page
Looking forward to the sequel!
2272482same story bro this is one of the best story's i have ever read
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Thank you
You know what this means don't you?
2283558, What?
2284041 Do you know what this means?
RELEASE ODDJOB OR BE BURNED AT THE STAKE LIKE THE WITCHES THAT YOU ARE!
A great story, a good ending, can't wait for MOAR!