“The power's all back and everything is bright and pretty again!” the young colt exclaimed, shivering with excitement from where he sat atop the apartment balcony. “Oh Flowers, I can't believe it! Does this mean we can see Mom and Dad again?”
“It means we can all see each other again...” Flower Gears squatted low and engulfed her younger sibling in the dearest of hugs. “Dearest brother, if I had known that things would get so ugly before, I would have tried to make it to the east district much earlier...”
“Don't apologize, sis,” he said, sniffling. He buried his face into her shoulder. “I'm so sick of everypony feeling sorry...”
“Well, no more,” she murmured, nuzzling him close. “Let's be happy from now on, okay? We've got our family back, we've got our city back. Let's just be thankful...”
He shuddered briefly before opening one tearful eye and murmuring, “Does this mean that you and I still gotta learn to talk funny like all the grownups?”
Flower Gears snickered, then giggled as she held him in her quivering limbs. “We can talk and laugh and chat any way we like. Let's see any ponies tell us otherwise!”
“Heehee! Well, in that case, I love you, sis.”
“I love you to, brother...”
The two sat on the balcony, absorbing each other's shuddering breaths, as a blue figure gazed from the platform above.
Smirking, Rainbow Dash drowned in the sight for a minute or two before stretching her wings, ascending to the skies, and darting swiftly over the glowing rooftops of Darkstine. She rocketed eastward just as the sun peaked over the horizon, and her figure was lost in its golden beam.
Holy instant updates, Batman!
Post ALL the chapters!
Why can't I hold all these 's? This has given me too many feels to keep track of, and the greatest of them is that I know there is more still to come!
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: A Spark in the Darkness
Quest Completed: Power for the people
(I think that's what I called this quest... and I'm too lazy to go check)
Never expected that, really. I figured that place would stay dark and depressing, but I guess I was way off!
1231091 A Spikestache for luck ;3
Title Obtained: "Savior of Darkstine"
-Minty
1231492 Ah, that's much better. I agree with you there.
HORRAY FOR EPICNESS!!!!
1230249 Much obliged.
End of Arc Comment: And there will be no more of the speech quirks.
Praise words: Good chapter. Can't wait to see what next.
15 chapters of non speech coming up.
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Uhh who ever said it was shipping? And plus there is nothing wrong with shipping as long as its not clop...um i mean that's my opinion i guess...
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I meant what I said back at chapter ~10, I don't ever want this story to end!
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Nothing wrong with that!
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Okay, seriously now? We get that you don't like shipping. If I went about screeching about how everything I don't like is idiotic, I'd probably start pissing people off at some point, y'know? Is there any particular reason for you continuing to do so long past the point where it's necessary? You've made it very clear that you don't like shipping, and that's fine--everyone is entitled to their own opinion, after all. But if I went around calling you (and others) a brain-dead pile of pigeon feces because you don't like shipping, I would be in the wrong. Why is it that you think repeatedly insulting shipping and those who enjoy it is any more acceptable than the reverse?
TL:DR - We know you don't like shipping. Get on with your life.
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1233435 Unlike some others, I can do character development and analysis as I go along.
When this is finished, I'm going to spend my free time organizing this thing into chapters and making it into a book. It shall be done!
Okay, this story officially gets "best depiction of Rainbow Dash" in my book now.
Also, dat chapter end. Awesome.
D'awwwww
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I can second that
Aw x 2! Rainbow Dash is best pony. And now on to some more landscape and solitary brooding - I've been listening to this:
for most of this arc, and it just seemed to fit. Anywho, onward!
D'aww she even remembered to keep her promise to the little girl. Rainbow Dash is such a hero through and through.
IIIIIt's Dashie's Fifth Marathon Evaluation Time!
Aaaaaaand that's all she wrote! Loose ends are tied up and everything in this chapter, (whyohwhyohwhyohdidhekillthechildren,) so I believe that this chapter marks the official end of the Darkstine Arc! Time for about fifteen chapters of no dialogue. These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S. What now? I only have one left! And you know what? I don't need a hiatus after this! In fact, I might even do an EXTRA chapter tomorrow!
And then I remembered that I have Eljunbyro to read after this.
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I know the feel, bro.
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and here I am, extremely late to the party
If you like happy endings, stop here. That's the gist I'm getting.
WELL I'M GOING TO IGNORE IT!
ONWARDS!
THROUGH 56 MORE CHAPTERS!
Why did I ever begin reading this...?
Dash's adventure in Darkstine ended pretty similarly to the stop in Windthrow, in that she managed to fix a major problem that the locals were having by interacting with the ancient machines buried 'neath the earth. Except for one big difference- this time, there is no broken heart left on its own in the rain.. I still hold out hope that sometime before the end of this, or in one of the sequels, Dash goes back to find Gold Petals.
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Another arc to an end!
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*over a year later*
It must have been cool being only one book behind...
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Don't worry; there are at least eight more coming.
And the dawn of a new day.
You know, we never did find out the name of Flower Gears' brother...
1662419 I have Eljunbyro, Innaveder, Odrsjot, and Urohringr to read.
The dawn of a new age for New Ring and the Darkstinians.
I wonder if Whitemane will be sticking around for future dizzy spells or spark collecting.
Excellent ending to another fun side quest.
4054237 I don't even know how many books are ahead, I somewhat expect to be reading this story forever.
She saves the day again, saves a whole city, but it seems that it is the smaller victories, the ones she can put a face and a name on, that have a greater meaning to her. Otherwise she wouldn't bother checking in on the brother and sister reunited.
Wait. You had the Halo style control room in New Ring!
That was on purpose wasn't it?
I almost expected the auto-turrets to target her again. I mean, the power is back on and all.
『Steelteeth』 has left the party.
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As great as that would be thank god it didn't happen lol
man, i just LOVE the way he ends these arcs. the wording is so conclusive every single time and gets me excited to just FLY with rainbow on this journey
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Same here, except now I also have Yaerfaerda, Ynanhluutr, Utaan and Ofolrodi.