Epilogue: Bittersweet Memories
DragonWyrm Heart sighed as he reentered his library. He had just waved goodbye to Caretaker who, like always, was the last one to lift off when the Migration moved from any stop. The migration had been in Hourglass for eight days, and it was better than the Migration of old (once you took out the whole phoenix raid part). He even managed to completely forget about Twilight. That was, until he entered his hoard chamber to see Twilight sitting calming by his desk.
“You promised.” DragonWyrm Heart growled angrily, turning around to leave. He could tell Twilight to leave, but he wasn’t really that angry. He was more upset, actually, than mad.
“DragonWyrm Heart, please, don’t go! I can explain!” DragonWyrm Heart, against his better judgement, turned back around. “I’m sorry that I wasn’t here, nor sent a letter like I promised but... When we found out that you would awaken with the return of the Dragon Migration…we all felt to not ruin the migration for you… so we uh...” DragonWyrm Heart narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms. I’m going to have a word with my clan about this… This caused Twilight to become more nervous. “We wanted you to enjoy it without… that is we weren’t sure... I… well actually the girls…. that is, if Dragon FireWyrm gets here... have something they wish to give you…”
DragonWyrm Heart blinked. Twilight was not making any sense. He wondered if she had gone on a research bender, and was too out of it because of it. It could explain why she was blabbering, and the fact that she forgot her promise...
A growl behind DragonWyrm Heart caused him to turn to see that it was his hatchmate, Dragon FireWyrm, trying to get in. He was dragging a cart with five chests, using his tail. DragonWyrm Heart moved to the side to allow him in. Dragon FireWyrm moved the cart close to the his hoard bed, then unloaded the five chests.
The chests were fairly basic identical chests, but each one had a different and familiar cutie mark painted on the sides.
“In each one of these chests are gifts for you from each of the girls, along with a book, or books, of bound letters that the girls wrote to you. We all felt that, just because you were asleep, that you shouldn’t be left out of our lives... that and we wanted to.. well that is... uh…”
“You ended up going nuts and ended up writing enough to fill my library?” DragonWyrm Heart gave Twilight a knowing look. He knew that the chests and letters to him were probably Twilight’s doing. A way to cope with losing him, and that the girls must have thought it was a swell idea, and decided that they would do it as well.
“Hey! I am, and was, not that bad…” Twilight protested.
DragonWyrm Heart raised a single eyebrow. He knew what she was like, and she knew that he knew. This meant he would have to wear her down, and he knew exactly how. He would wait her out.
“Ninety-four volumes of about two thousand pages each.” Twilight finally admitted, after being stared down by an unconvinced DragonWyrm Heart.
This time, DragonWyrm Heart crossed his arms and completed the ‘yeah, right’ look. He could wait.
“Okay! Okay!” Twilight broke down from the critical look that was relentless. “One hundred and fourteen, at closer to three thousand pages each. Happy?
“Yes.” DragonWyrm Heart gave her a smug smile. DragonWyrm Heart one, Twilight zip.
“Ugh.” Twilight groaned, rolling her eyes. “Just open your chests.”
He walked up to the nearest one, which happened to be Rainbow Dash’s. Inside was a Rainbow Dash Wonderbolts plushie, along with what he could only assume was Rainbow's Wonderbolts uniform, neatly folded. Underneath that, he could see the entire Daring Doo series, along with a book that was titled ‘Rainbow Dash’s Letters to He of Hourglass’.
“I’m sorry there is not more…”
“It’s alright, Twilight. Rainbow Dash… this is probably what Rainbow Dash would have put in, even if she hadn't died the way she did…”
“So Phoenix Wave told you?”
“Yes… I am so proud of her…”DragonWyrm Heart sniffed once.
DragonWyrm Heart decided to continue with Applejack’s chest so he wouldn't dwell too long on Rainbow's death. Inside AJ’s chest was an old and worn out Stenson, a single scroll, and several ‘Letters from Applejack’ books. He picked up the scroll to see what was written.
Dear DragonWyrm Heart,
You know I’m a simple mare and there was not much I could give to you to remind you of me, so Twilight and I have planted some Zap Apple trees in the orchard. I left instructions on how to maintain the trees, and how to make Zap Apple Jam, with Scorpion.
Love
AppleJack
“There are Zap Apple trees here!?”
“Yep.” Twilight smiled. “Including one that was transplanted straight from Sweet Apple Acres itself. I can’t remember his name off-hoof at the moment… it was a name I should remember… what was... Oh, I remember now! Spike! Spike, that’s the name of the tree!”
DragonWyrm Heart couldn't decide whether to blush or facepalm. Of course, Applejack would name a Zap Apple tree after him, and then have that exact tree transplanted to Hourglass. He wondered if Zap Apple jam from the trees here would be any different than the jam he remembered from his hatchling days.
Fluttershy’s chest was next, and what he found inside was confusing, to say the least.
“A bird perch?” DragonWyrm Heart raised an eyebrow. Why would she leave him a bird perch? That was something Scorpion would want or need. He looked further inside and saw a book on phoenix care. Well, that is not helping...
A musical caw caught his attention, and a phoenix majestically flew into the library. The phoenix hovered near DragonWyrm Heart. DragonWyrm Heart eyed the phoenix; something about the bird seemed familiar.
“Peewee?” DragonWyrm Heart asked, hoping he was right. The phoenix cawed happy and landed on his shoulder. “Peewee! I missed you… you and I are going to have a lot to catch up on, aren’t we?”
Peewee cawed in response, which made DragonWyrm Heart smile even more. He had not seen Peewee since he returned him to his parents. He wondered how many times he had been reborn in the ensuing years. He picked up the bird perch and book, and put the bird perch next to his writing desk, and the book on the desk, before walking back to open the next chest: Pinkie’s.
When he opened it, there was an explosion of confetti and streamers, spooking Peewee, who cawed angrily before flying over and sitting on the perch. A purple and green balloon then floated upwards with a card tied to it that read ‘Happy Waking from 2047 years of Slumber!’
“How…” Both DragonWyrm Heart and Twilight spouted, before they both shook their heads, knowing that it was just Pinkie being Pinkie.
The things Pinkie was able to do… Twilight commented to herself. And all I did was to enchant the chests so that the chests, and anything put inside, would be preserved. Twilight had no idea what was inside any of the chests except Rainbow’s, and she made sure not to open Pinkie’s, knowing correctly that it was probably set to burst open in a shower of confetti, streamers, and balloons. She wouldn’t be surprised if Pinkie had put in some cupcakes.
DragonWyrm Heart looked inside to see a book entitled Dragonified Pony Sweets, along with the usual letters written for him bound up in book form. He was about to close the lid, when he noticed something glinting at the bottom of the chest. He smiled when he saw that it was a rock candy necklace.
Finally, he got to the one he had been saving for last: Rarity. He could see the fire ruby necklace along with the horn rings that he crafted, now modified into earrings, lying on red velvet inside a clear jewelry case. A note was taped to it. What he read on it caused him to truly tear up for the first time since he had opened the memory chests.
For the dragoness that steals my Spikey-Wikey’s heart.
He carefully placed the note and jewelry box back into the chest. Next to the box was a bow tie, just like the one he got from Rarity just before the whole jealousy episode with Owlowiscious. Except this time, it was black, and glittered with small diamonds, and was not comically oversized. With trembling claws, he picked it up and carefully put it on.
The tie felt wonderful, snug on his neck, and, with a mirror that Twilight summoned, he admired his reflection. It really made him look like a charming gentledragon. I’m never taking this off...
“What are you doing, Secondclaw?” DragonWyrm Heart grumbled as Secondclaw suddenly had both forelegs on his shoulders, and was trying to get the rest of the way up.
Dragon FireWyrm didn’t answer, but continued to try and climb onto him. DragonWyrm Heart debated whether to knock him off with telekinesis, or to indulge him.
DragonWyrm Heart ended up not having a choice, as Dragon FireWyrm used his wings to force him down. As soon as DragonWyrm Heart was on all fours, Dragon FireWyrm got off and backed away, watching with a twinkle in his eyes. DragonWyrm Heart rolled his eyes and was about to get up, when he could feel a strange tingling power flow through him, keeping him on the ground.
The sounds of popping could be heard as DragonWyrm Heart’s joints shifted, and his stance forever changed from bipedal to quadrupedal. He couldn’t help but moan in a sensual matter as his muscles bulged and his tail thickened. That morphed to panic, however, when the power shifted and his neck grew. He had put on the bowtie snugly, not loosely. His eyes went cross eyed as he saw his snout stretch out a bit, and a few of his fangs lengthened.
As the power that fueled his growth faded away, the first thing he checked was the bowtie, and, to his relief, the bowtie had grown with him. He wondered momentarily if it had an enchantment placed on it by Rarity, in anticipation of him growing, or if this was similar to Scorpion's ocarina and guitar.
The mirror that Twilight summoned was still around, so DragonWyrm Heart took a look at himself in it. He was a bit larger, as was typical for a first growth. His green spines looked the same, having only grown a bit. His spade tail was different, as it looked more like a turnip now, than the flat heart like spade that it was before. Looking good, DragonWyrm Heart, looking good.
“But how?” DragonWyrm Heart wondered out loud. Without his wyrm half, he shouldn’t be able to grow… right? A memory came to him of the day he became a DragonWyrm.
“You and your hatchmate have always been intertwined… way more than normal for hatchmates via the Rite of Guardianship... Without you, he would never have been adopted, but, without him, you would have never been hatched, and the world would have plunged into darkness… You ascended him to bring him into harmony. By Choosing, he freed all the dragon spirits that had been in limbo because of the Nameless One… And when you fell into rage because of ‘losing him,’ you were finally able to defeat the Nameless One…”
“I don’t see how becoming a Rage dragon would have…” Golden DragonHeart’s protest faded away as guilt consumed him once again.
“He was right, you know…” The Voice sighed. “Harmony Magic would have been useless against him… Friendship Magic might have… might being the key word there...”
I lost my wyrm half during the battle, and that day, Dragon FireWyrm lost his sentient half… and because we are intertwined…
“What the fuck!?” DragonWyrm Heart cursed as his eyes watered. Dragon FireWyrm had just snuck his tongue into one of his snout holes.
“DragonWyrm Heart, language!” Twilight snapped.
“Can it Twi! I’m not a little hat-” Twilight forced a smile down when she saw a particular and familiar twinkle in Dragon FireWyrm’s eyes. He was about to do it again, and she decided to not warn DragonWyrm Heart. “-chling anymore...”
“Damn it Dragon FireWyrm! That…” DragonWyrm Heart stopped as he finally managed to see the glint in his hatchmate’s eyes that Twilight had seen earlier. “Oh it’s so on!” He growled as he jumped on top of Dragon FireWyrm, scratching and biting.
Twilight backed up to give the brothers some space. She chuckled, as she could just imagine the reaction of her friends. Pinkie Pie pulling popcorn out from nowhere and stuffing her face, while Rainbow would be shouting them on. Rarity would be scowling at not only the two fighting brothers, but Rainbow and Pinkie Pie as well. Fluttershy would most likely be trying to hide. And AJ… well AJ would be the only one she would not really know the reaction of, for this display.
She smiled as the two dragon brothers continue to play fight. Both dragons were clearly having fun, from the expressions she could make out. She gazed at the five chests filled with memories, and the voice of Rarity sounded in her mind just as clear as that day, long ago.
“We were hoping that being able to look at your beautiful old memories would inspire you to make new ones.”
Rarity, girls, I’d say that you all inspired new memories today...
Also LikedSimilarAuthor
- Rammy · 129k words · 44 18 · 1.1k views
Stats
Page generated in 0.093 seconds
Total duration
975 users online
72,401 hits today, 2,244,100 yesterday
FIMFiction
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Fanfiction
Designed and coded by knighty & Xaquseg - © 2011-2024
Follow & Support Us
Support us
SubStar
Chat!
Discord
Follow us
Twitter
MLP: Friendship is Magic® - © 2024 Hasbro Inc.®
Fimfiction is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Hasbro Inc.®
*WolfBow* Very Well Done. Wouldn't mind see a one shot or short story of Spike finding a mate though
6881291 I'll do you several more as soon as my editor gets done I have a story to post that will eventually get there.
6881309 KOOL!!!! if you need any help coming up with things let me know Ive already helped with several stories
6882513 oh that's easy dragon ocs.
6883022
So you need dragon OCs? did you want them clan? non-clan? both?
6884204 Any and all as long as they fall within the rules of Hoard Names that have already been established.
The dragon can join the DragonWyrm Clan or be apart of the Southern Isles Clan or a new clan... or join no clan at all...
I do have final say on the dragons for the DragonWyrm clan as they would only take certain types of dragons...
I am, however, NOT looking for mates for DWH DFW or EB I have those planned already. Or the case of EB got a mate from the OC creator.
I'll be posting a blog post with more details once the story is posted which I hope is soon...
Well congratulations on finishing your trilogy! It was a big project, and it's a big deal you finished it.
I'm glad you took my criticism as helpful, overall.
I have a bigger more general criticism, that's sorta more "high level" stuff...
The "twists" in the rules you made came... a bit too quickly. Eventually, everyone's freaking out about the shocking twists in the new revelations about the dragon code, or about someone's characterization... and their huge surprise seems a little flat when I'm no longer surprised by yet another twist on a rule you explained once and had few other rammifications so far.
This is kind of exacerbated by Harmony/Sentinel/Soul Fire/blahblahblah's tendency to revel in this attitude that, simply by not telling someone, he has "gotten the better" of them. I get that it's a teasing attitude, and while I don't like that kind of character the real criticism is that when he acts like that and the surprise isn't very well justified, it becomes annoying.
There were some that were genuinely surprising and impactful, when the back work had been set up for them, and others that were just... confusing as to why it's happening and why anyone is confused by it.
I did like the extensive (and, in a way, pretty consistent) headcanon, though. It's one of the good things of the story. Just, it could've been handled a bit better.
6886987 Thanks
Yeah I could have handle the twists a bit better... and Sentinel as a character is/was not for everyone... and I never wanted him to be a knight in shinning armor who could do no wrong and everybody likes him... But enough of him...
I tried my hardest considering a lot of it was built on the fly and over a long period of time... I probably reread sections of the books dozens of times to try and keep it that way and this may have contributed to some of the twists not working as well as others... either by not putting in enough hints(or the right type of hints) or the fact that the books were written and released over such a long time...
I am still writing within the universe I created as there are still stuff I could write about... a full length book that is a 'sequel' of sorts to the trilogy as well as at least one one-shot that occurs after the war but before the epilogue. It's much lighter fare(no wars) then the trilogy but still is base around the DragonWyrm clan.
Though for you and maybe other long time readers it might be a bit annoying for at least the first couple chapters as I'm writing with new readers in mind... Reading the Trilogy is helpful but not necessary. (and yes that means certain things that are written in will be obvious 'twists'... also things like the dragon code are different then they were before... but I will not be reveal them like they were this time) Once I get the new readers caught up there shouldn't be too many shock and awe twists... I will still be world building but i will be avoiding the shock and awe trope as much as possible.
And as a forewarning DFW is not going to be the front and center character that often as writing a Wyrm perceptive will be like writing Zecora, a pain in the flank...
The story is good and I managed to read the first and second book but I'm not sure why as more as I read it seems more like reading just to know the finish that just read for reading...
6940565 I'm glad you enjoyed the story... not sure if I understand the last part of your comment...
Unless its about the epilogue sections... if its about that I'm sorry if that dragged on a bit... I was trying to not pull a Return of the King "when will the movie/book end already..." while still wrapping up some loose ends...
6940655 The last part is mainly because I read (I did not finish the story) but somehow I feel I force myself to read it when I think that a good story don't force the reader to read but make him want to read like when you go fishing.
I'm not saying your story is bad or boring, just that I somehow feel a little like that.
Thanks for answer.
6940697 Ah I see yeah I'm that way with reading to... a good story will drag me in and I just can't stop reading a bad story and its like a chore...
6940713 Yeah, it's not like this is a bad story, you created a very good story, world and characters but somehow it seems as more as I read a chore
6940719 Sorry about that... it might be because the pacing and tone is so different in this book over the first two books...
6940723 I don't think so... It's a good change, or at last I think that... Maybe it's only because I need time to focus in other things.
6940789 oh I see, lol, well this book is longer then the last two combined (its almost double the second book alone) and is the 531st longest book on fimfiction...
6940814 I read some of the longest stories in FIM and they are not that bad... Just begin to read your stories after reading "The chase" and is 2 M of words
6940939 yeah I don't have time for a story that long... I'd end up reading and not writing....
6941036 Maybe when you finish the epilogue to the trylogy? It was not bad.
But even so, it's a surprise your stories don't have too many thumbs up, as they are not that bad.
6941040 You mean Tales of a Dragon Clan? That could be 6 months or more from now.... Yeah I have no idea on the U/D ratio... especially Tales... DoH made at least some sense...
6941069 No problem, at last your stories have something that most other stories don't have... Original Lyrics. Not many writers have that, they usually just put a song. And that is good points for you.
And managed to finish your stories, not like me that I just put a couple of chapters and I did not update in more that a year.
6941102 yeah most are really lazy about that though I did use a mlp song once as a fourth wall joke.
I'm reaching the final chapters and as I advance it's becoming better the story, congratulations.
6947389 That's good to hear. I don't want the Trilogy to go out on a whimper (I'm looking at you Return of the King's never ending, ending...)
Well, finished it... It was sad the ending but I can't say the story was bad, very good story and I liked reading it, too bad not much people manage to read it.
6947611 Glad you enjoyed it! Maybe when my editor can get to the first book I can advertise and promote a bit more...
There is a quasi sequel that in progress if you are interested...
6947638 already reading it.