Epilogue
Epilogue
I slowly strode into the dark room. I was getting old, or maybe my children were just making me feel that way. Charcoal was all grown up, now, and Lilac’s time to fly the coup was rapidly approaching. Pinkie and Cheese got married a few years back, and had a young colt of their own by now. Twilight had also finally married Flash, and they were now expecting as well. Fluttershy and Discord were still going strong, but it was only a matter of time before the draconequus finally popped the question.
My friends, family and I had all had a good run, and as promised, shaped a new Equestria where any and all pony types were welcome. Shortly after the coronation, the aponies, creatures similar but not equivalent to breezies had returned of their own free will. The bogg sprites took a little more effort to recover, as we later learned that they did live in another phase but weren’t even aware that they were drifting into our realm. Once we finally managed to breach the barrier and make contact, a couple even moved in. The ice shetlands of the crystal mountains were hospitible enough, and few but my husband, my son and daughter and I knew that sleipnir existed at all, as the eight-legged ponies had requested to remain hidden.
Torchwood and I were happily living in a newly renovated home. It was a good thing we rebuilt- I had to update the mural outside frequently as new ponies were discovered, anyway. Running the shop had become more of a side-job since we signed up to investigate new breeds, and without Blaze and Charcoal to help run it, Art Life eventually had to shut down altogether. It was a hard decision- I’d been running that store since I first moved to Ponyville. But, I supposed, all good things must come to an end. Speaking of which, we return to the reason I had originally entered the dim castle room.
I had been wanting to return to this familiar old library for a while, now. Thanks to Twilight’s love of books, I didn’t have to worry about dust even in the rarely-used archives, she kept it so clean. This section of the castle was off limits to everyone but Twilight’s most trusted friends. There was a certain old tome I was searching for on this particular occasion, one that had not seen the light of day for quite some time. I scanned the labels of the storage crates. D... E... finally I reached the F’s.
“Fashion, Finance, Forgiveness,” I grinned at the box I had specially dedicated to the topic. “Formulas, Footwear, Forecasts... what the hay does she keep in Foreshadowing?! Has she been talking to Time Turner?” I almost sifted through the box out of sheer curiosity, but then I finally spotted the section I’d come here for. “There it is! Friendship!” Twilight had amassed several books that fell into this category over the years, so I had a couple crates to poke through before I found the book I was looking for.
“There you are. I haven’t seen you in a while,” I ran a hoof over the horseshoe shape embossed in the worn leather cover. It was our old friendship journal. We hadn’t really used it since Twilight became the Princess of Friendship, aside from a couple scattered entries here and there. Recently, though, I had been compelled to submit one last entry for old time’s sake.
I took the book over to the writing desk in the center of the room, found a candle, and lit a dim light to write by with my fire. Next, I had to select a quill, which Twilight was obviously in no short supply of. The hard part was finding an inkwell that still had some ink left in it. Upon having located said item, I could finally sit down and flip to the next open page. It was the last one left in the book- my friends must have recently added more than I realized.
Journal Entry #23
xx/xx/xx
I still remember how upset Rainbow was when A.K. Yearling announced that the Daring Do series was drawing to a close. She even tried her own hoof at writing in an attempt to prolong the series. I thought it was funny of her to try and postpone the inevitable- it was bound to die out sometime, but she just couldn’t leave it be. Though I thought it was amusing then, I found myself doing the same thing a couple years down the road.
I wasn’t writing a literal book, mind you. I’m talking about my life story. I’ve lived a wonderful life, and raised an even more beautiful family. I have lovely grandchildren from Garble, I’ve watched Charcoal Stormwood step up to become an astounding leader, and Lilac Bud has blossomed into a beautiful, sweet young mare.
I’ve tried to hold on to them, because I’m so scared of letitng them go. I’ve always been with my children every step of the way. Now Lilac is getting ready to leave, despite my attempts to convince her to stick around another year or two. I’ve been a bit clingy to Charcoal, too, visiting him every chance I get. But I forget that I’m an old mare, now, with my mane rapidly turning as gray as my coat. Torchwood has aged, too, but we still love each other like newlyweds. He loves his job and is reluctant to retire, but we’ve been talking, and we finally decided that it’s time. After all, there’s no use in prolonging the inevitable.
My story is drawing to a close. Sure, we might have an adventure here and there, but it’s about time to put this old book on the shelf. Who knows where we’ll go from here?
The best part about ending a story is that you can begin the next one.
-Acrylic Storm Wood
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Somepony decided to get on the internet....
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*Blinks*
Good god man, I had things to do!
I'm not sure if I should praise you or curse you, since now I have a few hundred thousand words to read, a 20k chapter to edit, a new story to edit, *and* another story to consider editing. Totally your fault for writing an excellent story, of course.
I'm just like checking my email inbox and i see this:
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then i'm like
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Considering the mass upload, there were surprisingly few mistakes. I do have a habit of picking them out (as an editor, it's good practice), so bear with me.
Chapter 51:
That should be "but".
Chapter 79:
They're at cloudsdale.
Chapter 81:
Oxygen deprivation doesn't work on plants.
Chapter 86:
Wouldn't that be thousands of years ago? (You'd also want to fix that in the following chapters, nothing cntrl+f can't do)
Thanks for writing, I sincerely enjoyed reading your works. The ending wrapped up quite well, I must say.
5422147
Uploading 61 Chapters on the same day?
And I'm just sitting here struggling to piece together just one decent chapter.
You sir just stole my night(s).
(And we seriously need Luna and Batpony/Nightguard emoticons)
This story is worth the time it takes to read, and though 127 chapters seems quite a chunk, it doesn't get dull at any point, though a couple of things along the way felt a tad too 'inevitable or author in machina' (doctor ex machina?
)
Though a lifetime goes by, character development flows quite natural, at times even so the characters doesn't seem to notice, and as far as I could see, none truly broke character.
There is a habit of information dumb at times, it leaves one a little sidetracked at times trying to keep track of who's who.
I'm impressed with how you manage to bend the series, blend adventure with slice of life, telling an at times rather dark story yet somehow, leaving it a delightful and entertaining read all the same.
This story is definitely not getting the attention it derserves.
5427124 It was 13 at the time I posted though, then minutes later the rest appeared.
is this the end of the stories?
How many unanswered questions there are is really gonna annoy me.
i really hope this isn't the end D:
On a side note this is most likey your best set of stories. I can't believe how under noticed it is.
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OH GREAT NOW I'M OUT OF STUFF TO READ
Wow, that's a major dump! I was wondering when the rest of the stuff would come out. Thanks anyways, and is there going to be a sequel? Er... A 3rd part to Acrylic's story? Or are you going to create a new character?
So is this the part where we all start chanting for a sequel, or is it time to Let It Go?
I love how you portrayed the Doctor and how Charcoal ascended!
wow. just....... wow. i loved it, please, please don’t stop.... please... no.. no.... oh great, now i actually have to go do something... xD
well this was a truly amazing read, which gave me the true feeling a good book does of not wanting it to end yet you really want to see what happens to all these characters you've learnt so much about. Supremely enjoyable.
Very well written story, Thank you!
keep up the good work!
Very well written story, all three parts Thank you!
keep up the good work!
Very well written story, all three parts Thank you!
keep up the good work!
I have made my thoughts known before and I have only one thing left to say: well done.
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Who is your favorite?
There needs to be a sequel to this. SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL!!!!!!!
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I concur with this. You didn't do story about Starlight Glimmer and that Smooze thing that will appear in season 5 yet.
Can't believe that this guy had stopped. Wonder the confrontation between her and Starlight Glimmer.
5839131 I do believe that it was mentioned that this story deviated from the show after Season 4 Finale in the story description
The last chapter that goes along with the show is Chapter 51 Rainbow Power
5754096 I think you mean what. If so then I have to say the season finale. It was a gem!
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Also who was your favorite character?
5906152 Pinkie will always be my favorite. She got some good episodes too.
5906322
okay what about Doctor Who?
5906338 I like that show too.
5906352
OK LOL
I don't know what to say. All of these adventures are blended perfectly together so they'll become a long book I have thoroughly enjoyed.
I hate endings.( to quote the doctor)
6139592 Heheh, don't worry 'bout it.
I bet no pony else noticed!
Very good, I liked it... Congratulations for a good work, and the best is that it have everything... Suspense, Drama, Comedy...
AND THE BEST
You made something about a BIG error that some authors seems to have... Most authors forgot that when they put the Evil Guy, Discord is around and someone need to control the sun and the moon if they capture the Princesses.
That's why, your work is very good.
I enjoyed very much.
So , she eventually dies!?!? Still, somehow this made me cry. Well done for you have reached a emotion that I have buried for 19 years, and I must say, if a writer can do that, then they should write and publish books. I cried because I thought that just like with my sister, she died as well, after a year or two more. I applaud you, sir, for making me feel again. Thank you.
So damn good....it's stories like this that give me hope for the human race.
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You are correct. Well I'm not perfect at English and always like to learn new things
This story has been a ride. Not that I'm complaining. I really liked your characters and your worldbuilding. It's sad that the story has come to an end, but you are absolutely correct with that final journal entry. Though it makes me wonder, did Acrylic and her family ever find any of the other races? I hope we find out soon.
Well, onwards to Disenchanted and the Eighth element!