• Published 24th Mar 2016
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Brushed Away 3: Hearts Entwined - TheVClaw



As the spring season resurfaces across Equestria, Troy and Canvas are just about to embark on the biggest event in their lives. Of course, neither of them realized just how intense or stressful a wedding can really be.

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Chapter Thirty (Finale): The Reception

After the applause died down, followed by Troy and Canvas Clawston signing their marriage contract with Mayor Mare’s approval, the celebration quickly moved from the ceremony venue to the reception. Due to Princess Twilight Sparkle’s impeccable skills of organization and timing, the reception began just as the main course was arriving from town. Even though Rarity cringed at the sight of a pizza-delivery pony carrying in a cart loaded with dozens of pizza boxes, the entrès were unloaded and paid for quite quickly. Since Gilda and Greta were able to assist with some of the prep work at the pizza place before the wedding, the pizzas were carefully placed at one of two of the main serving tables: One for ponies, and the other for those who weren’t vegetarian.

Twilight didn’t say anything out loud as she sat at her table with Spike (who was downing a specialty-made pizza with rubies and bacon hidden underneath the cheese), but she had to had to admit that the attitude from attendees looked quite positive about the food. Heck, if she were to compare this with what was served during her brother’s wedding, she wouldn’t have been surprised if ponies preferred to have this pizza over the top-class cuisine she oversaw back in Canterlot. Even the deep-fry station, which the Princess was beyond apprehensive about solely because of safety reasons, looked to have a rather large line of ponies wanting to use it. Of course, that might only be because the triplets got their pizza slices deep-fried first, which gave everypony else the same idea.

Canvas didn’t feel the need to do that, and was happy with the personally-made veggie pizza he had (with extra jalapeno peppers) while seated at the main table. Meanwhile, Troy was gorging down on the meat-lover’s deep dish he got for himself, clearly showing he didn’t have much for breakfast that day. Regardless, the two were still seated as closely as possible with their chairs pressed against each other. By the time Troy was through half of his pie, he turned his head when he saw Angela scooching in towards them.

“Hey, guys,” she said cheerfully while looking at the two with an overjoyed smile on her beak. “I just felt like coming in to see how you two are doing.”

Canvas shrugged his shoulders indifferently. “Well, we haven’t even been married for an hour yet,” replied the stallion with a smirk back at her. “It’s not like things can go south that quickly.”

“That’s not what I meant, and you know it,” Angela said bluntly, but still will a roll of her eyes as her playful smile remained. “I just wanted to make sure neither of you were getting drained from all the excitement or anything.”

“Nah, we’re good,” said Troy confidently after swallowing his sixth piece. “But thanks for checking on us, though. That means a lot.”

“Oh, it’s nothing…” As Angela looked away from the two, her beak skewed while she rubbed one of her forelegs with a claw apprehensively. Canvas’ head tilted when he caught on to her body language, but he wasn’t able to say anything before she added, “Ummm… There might be something else, though…”

After exhaling deeply to get any butterflies out of her stomach, Angela looked back at the two and said with a nervous, but still giddy tone in her feeble voice. “I was thinking a lot today, and… I was also thinking a lot about the baby…”

One of Angela’s claws slowly went down to cover her stomach instinctively, but the gryphoness kept her eyes on Troy and Canvas as she continued. “And… I was just wanting to clarify something.” She then set her sights solely on Canvas and asked, “You… said that your mother’s name was Blowing Winds, right?”

Canvas wasn’t sure what his mother-in-law was getting at, but he still nodded and kept his attention on her. “Ummm… yeah. Why?”

“Well…” Angela’s beak clenched tight for a moment as she took another breath, and she looked down at her stomach when she began talking again. “I haven’t even told Jonas yet, but… I think I made a decision when it comes to a name.”

Both Troy and Canvas’ eyes shot wide open. “W-What?!” shouted Troy in surprise. His eyes blinked repeatedly as he looked between his mom and his equally stunned husband. “Are… Are you saying that…”

Angela nodded meekly while rubbing her slightly protruded belly. “Yes. If it’s a daughter, and… I really hope that it is…” She slowly looked back at her son-in-law with a warm smile on her beak before finishing. “... I’m going to name her Breeze.”

To say that Canvas was too shocked for words would’ve been an understatement. The stallion, who was practically frozen in his chair, looked absolutely floored by what the gryphoness had just told him. His muzzle was slightly agape with only a couple brief breaths coming out rapidly. His eyes began to well up before a smile slowly grew across the stallion’s lips as he tried to muster out a timid, “R… Really?”

Angela only nodded as her own smile widened as well. “Yes,” she said in a choked-up tone of her own. “I know it’s not her name exactly, but… I do think Breeze would be a fitting name if it’s a girl.”

Canvas couldn’t hold it in anymore, and quickly went into give Angela a tight and thankful hug. The gryphoness hugged him back, closing her welling eyes as she heard him say “Thank you” over and over in a weeping tone. Troy moved in to hug his mother as well, but made sure he didn’t hug her too tightly before pulling back “Mom, that’s… that’s really nice of you.”

After Canvas pulled away too, Angela sighed and wiped her eyes with a claw. “Oh, it’s nothing,” she said in a bashful tone. “It really is a good name. Plus, given that your relationship is the reason Jonas and I even got this in the first place, I just…”

Angela looked at Canvas with a grateful smile and said with the utmost sincerity, “I wanted you to be the first to know what your sister’s name will be.”

Even though Canvas was still smiling, it was looking especially shaky after he sniffed and tried to wipe his eyes with a napkin. “I… I don’t know what to say…” His head was hung low as he tried to gather the right words. After a brief moment, the stallion exhaled before looking at Angela with an honored smile. His muzzle trembled, but he was still able to say after taking a break. “Th-Thank you. Thank you so much, M--”

His lips pursed tightly shut before he could say that last word, but Angela’s eyes widened from the sudden realization. “I’msorry!” blurted the stallion in a panicked squeak of a voice before covering his his mouth with his hooves. Troy looked surprised too, but he chose not to say anything while his husband took another breath.

“No, Canvas, it’s alright!” Even though she tried not to say that so quickly (or in such a hurried tone), Angela quickly sighed before giving Canvas a warm smile. “It really is alright, Canvas. I said it before and I’ll say it again. I really am happy to have you as a son now.”

While Angela smiled at Canvas with her claws on his shoulders, the stallion slowly lowered his hooves to reveal his trembling lips. After exhaling shakily with his eyes closed, the stallion reopened them before saying up to the gryphoness:

“... M-Mom…”

Angela lunged forward, nearly breaking Canvas’ back as she hugged him as tightly as she could. Despite the suffocation, Canvas still hugged her back just as eagerly with his eyes closed. Of course, the mood was interrupted by three distinct sounds; two of them were overly sappy-sounding “Awwwws” spoken in unison, while the third was a pissed-off growl that just said “Dammit!”

The three looked to the source of the noises from across the table. While Blaze threw his plate of deep-fried pizza to the ground in anger, Blade and Blane just looked at Canvas and their mom with touched-smiles on their beaks.”I can’t believe you actually said it, mate!” said Blade in an excited tone. He reached out across the table with his claw clenched for Canvas to bump. “Way to go!”

Even though he was beyond embarrassed that such a sincere moment was interrupted so quickly, the stallion still bumped Blade’s claw with a deep blush across his cheeks. Meanwhile, Troy looked over at Blaze with narrowed eyes and asked condescendingly, “And what exactly are YOU mad about?”

“Oh, don’t worry about that,” said Blane in defense of his brother while pointing at him. “He bet us fifty bits that Canvas would’ve taken at least a month before calling her Mom.”

“DUDE!”


By the time most of the ponies in attendance were back in their seats and had their fill of pizza, the gryphons seated at the main table were waiting impatiently for dessert. While Canvas sat with a slightly uncomfortable glance towards his family, the Clawstons had their sights over at the beautiful, three-tired wedding cake that was covered in a luscious, white cream cheese frosting. Mister and Missus Cake, who were just about finished looking over the final touches of it, couldn’t help but shudder as they practically felt the gryphons’ eyes on them like hawks scanning their kill. Considering how strongly they all seem to react to cream cheese frosting, Cup Cake made a mental note to ask Princess Twilight if there was some specific biological reason for it.

As the two rolled the cake towards the table, Carrot Cake kept a spray-bottle pointed at any gryphon that got too close in warning. Before the wedding cake could be swiped by anyone's claws, it was covered in a protective dome of purple magic courtesy of Twilight. The cake was floated over to a nearby table, with the dome still covering it like a forcefield. Another aura of magic lifted up a microphone as the Princess announced, “Now, before we get any cake, I--”

Twilight was interrupted by the sound of all of Troy’s brothers groaning loudly in frustration. Spike tried not to snicker too loudly while the Alicorn rolled her eyes and continued insistently with a small glare at the gryphons. “Anyway, I feel it would be best to hear some speeches before we get to the cake.”

Since there was a microphone at the main table, Blane immediately snatched it and said towards Troy and Canvas, “Uh, I hope you have a happy marriage! DONE!”

He and his other two brothers looked back at the Princess expectedly, not seeming to notice the laughter from the rest of the attendees. However, Twilight’s expression was far less than impressed. Before she could say anything in response, a mint aura of magic grabbed the mic from Blane’s claw. “Give me that!” said Lyra in an annoyed tone as she sat next to Bon-Bon and to the right of Troy and Canvas. After letting out a sigh to calm herself down, the unicorn looked back her wife while holding the microphone between them. Bon-Bon just smiled and pushed the mic back towards her, motioning her to go first.

Lyra stood up in her seat, happy that she didn’t need to do anything to get everypony’s attention. The mare carried an optimistic smile on her muzzle as she spoke. “Well, I… I honestly wouldn’t have expected that in just one year, I would come to befriend two wonderful souls who were so different from myself. Or that my wife and I would be the best mares for one of them today.”

Her gaze went back to the smiling Canvas and Troy as she continued, “But at the same time, I couldn’t be happier for the both of you. Not just because you two managed to find each other when you both needed someone, but because we were able to know the both of you as the amazing friends you really are.”

Lyra’s sights set solely on the stallion first. “Canvas, I… I know I’m not the first pony you met when you came to Ponyville, but I do know I was one of the first in town to notice you when you needed help. And even though I never would’ve predicted how things would’ve gone, I can safely say that befriending you was a decision that Bon-Bon and I never regretted. In… In just one year, you were able to overcome so much! After everything that happened to you, just the fact that you’ve achieved so much makes us so proud of you. And…”

Lyra had to pause momentarily as she kept her amber eyes from welling up too badly. Bon-Bon rubbed her wife’s back in support, which was enough to make the unicorn take a breath and finish her statement to Canvas with a shaky smile, “And I… I know that meeting both of us was one of the big reasons that you stayed in Ponyville in the first place. We were the first ones to make you feel safe, and… we hope that you’ll always feel that way with us.”

Lyra couldn’t say much else, and covered her muzzle with a hoof as she struggled not to cry too badly. Bon-Bon took the reigns by grabbing the mic from Lyra’s aura and carried a more held-together tone in her grateful voice. “We’re just trying to say that we’re really happy to have helped you when you needed it. We wish you the absolute best with your husband, Canvas.”

Canvas was getting choked up as well, and could only sit in his chair with a touched smile and teary eyes as he heard attendees clapping in approval. However, a lot of the clapping died down as the mare continued towards Troy.

“And Troy? You… You’re honestly the first gryphon either of us met who we could be able to call our friend. And if it wasn’t for that night you saved Canvas, I… I don’t think either of us would’ve ever had the privilege to meet you both. It’s clear that of all the things that brought us all here today, you are the one who set everything into motion. You’re the sweetest, most devoted, and most caring gryphon I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. And when I say you’re the perfect mate for Canvas, I mean that with the highest compliment I could possibly give.”

After that final statement the two mares went up to hug Troy and Canvas while attendees applauded once more. Even Twilight was having a hard time not to tear up while clapping her hooves. Luckily, her horn was still lit to protect the cake, which turned out to be much needed when the applause was interrupted by the sound of a loud ‘ZAP!’

“OWW!” Blaze yelped in pain as he pulled back from the cake like a fly that got too close to a bug zapper. Blade and Blane, who were standing equally close to the protected cake, backed off as soon as they saw their brother waving his claw around and shouting, “What the BUCK, Twilight?! You electrocuted it!?”

Carrot Cake ran over towards them with the spray bottle, which got the triplets to rush to their seats without the need of a single spritz. Meanwhile, most of the other attendees (except for a peeved-looking Twilight) got a good laugh from that small interruption. Before the laughter died down enough for the next guest to speak, Lyra used her magic to float the microphone towards Troy’s Best Man.

Even though he was still tempted by that magic-guarded mound of cream cheese frosting, Lyle shook those thoughts aside before picking up the mic and pointing his head away from the cake. After a deep breath, Lyle used a talon to tap at his champagne glass so everyone could settle down. Of course, as soon as all eyes were on him, the gryphon gulped nervously as he realized he had to speak to such a large audience. “U-Uhhhh… H-Hello…”

A couple seconds passed after that, but for Lyle, it felt like an eternity of awkwardness and growing anxiety. Before he could start to hyperventilate or try loosening his tie, Troy leaned in and whispered supportively, “Keep going, man! You’re doing good.”

After nodding feebly, Lyle tried to blurt out the first few words in an attempt to get his nervousness out of his system. “W-Well, I’m… I’m Troy’s brother and… also his Best Man…”

Lyle couldn’t help cringing after that unnecessary introduction of himself, but the feel of Jonas’ claw touching his shoulder made the gryphon yelp involuntarily. He glanced over to his dad, who kept a supportive smile on him and nodded.

Even though his father didn’t really say anything, that approving stare he gave Lyle seemed to help out in some weird way. Realizing that standing up to Jonas was a more daunting task than this, Lyle nodded his head shakily and turned his head back to the waiting audience. He took a deep breath with his eyes closed before reopening them to get the first sentence out. “Ummm… Well, I… I was actually the first one in Troy’s family to learn about him and Canvas getting married. Which… is kinda cool since I’m usually the last to learn about those sorts of things…”

That got a few ponies in the audience to chuckle softly, which was enough to make Lyle breathe out a little easier. His talons tapped on the table as he kept going. “A-And… when I first met Canvas, I really wouldn’t have thought that he was Troy’s fiancè or anything. Of course, Troy kinda implied that he was just his roommate when he introduced me to him.”

A couple more laughs came in response to that, which caused Lyle to glance back at his brother and add with a small smirk on his beak, “By the way, next time you try to make a lie like that, make sure you have more than one bed in the house.”

That joke was enough to get most of the audience laughing, including Canvas while Troy covered his blushing face with a claw. Even Jonas tried to suppress a small chuckle after hearing that. Lyle, who was feeling increasingly better about being able to speak like this, huffed with a smile as he looked back at the attendees. “But still, I… I was able to tell that Canvas was a lot more than that pretty quick. When we started talking, I was able to see that he really cared about my brother. And even though it took me a little while, it was hard not to see how deep their relationship really was.”

Lyle then turned his attention towards Canvas and said, “Plus, even on the first day I met Canvas, I was able to click with him really well. Even though I kinda showed up unexpected, Canvas treated me with genuine respect. He talked to me like an adult, and was able to help me figure some things out. Even when I acted like a jerk, he… he still cared about me.”

Canvas smiled back at Lyle warmly, looking touched by the gryphon’s statement. Meanwhile, Lyle continued with a glance back to the audience. “He was the one who helped me figure out what I wanted to do with my life. He also gave me a lot of good advice I haven’t heard anywhere else. But most of all, he… he helped me get more confidence in myself, which was something I was having problems with before coming to Equestria…”

Lyle huffed away from the mic with his beak shut, but brought it back as he looked towards his brother with a thankful expression. “In fact, when I stood up for Troy and Canvas after our parents found out, my brother was proud enough to make me his Best Man. And even after everything else, I… I couldn’t be more honored by you doing that for me.”

While Troy smiled back at him gratefully, Lyle sighed and rubbed the back of his head as he continued. “Honestly, I never really thought that hard about love. At least, not from a personal perspective. I mostly just saw it as some generic thing that gets used in way too many movies and comic books. But after meeting who my brother was with, and seeing just how much they care for one another, I… I really do think I understand how important love really is.”

Lyle looked back to the audience and said, “Love is one of those forces which is… completely unexplainable, but at the same time, as easy to process as breathing or blinking. It’s the one thing that drives all of us together not just for interaction, but for helping ourselves. Love is what drives us to do more than we thought was possible. Love gives us a goal that we’d always want to strive for. But most of all, love… love is what makes us want to live.”

The gryphon kept an honored smile as he looked back at the married couple. “And just like you two, I wanna experience that too. Both of you guys are the reason I want to do more with my life. I want to go to college and get an actual degree in something. I want experience life just as fully as you two have. I want to be able to find someone, whoever that might be, and know what it’s like to feel that kind of love that you two share for each other. Even if the love I find is only half of what you guys have, I would be infinitely blessed.”

Troy had to wipe his eyes with a talon to keep any tears from coming out. While he sat beside his husband with proud smiles, the two listened as Lyle finished his speech with a strained-sounding voice. “All I can say to the both of you, more than anything, is that I love you guys so much. You two absolutely deserve each other, and it makes me so happy to know you guys found your perfect matches. To Troy… you are an awesome brother, and it means so much to me that I was able to share this moment with you and your husband. And to Canvas…”

Lyle picked up his glass of champagne, and held it up proudly while looking at Canvas with a warm smile. “Let me be the first to say, welcome to the family.”

While the attendees roared with applause, Canvas immediately shot out of his seat so he could hug Lyle tightly. Troy came in from close behind to do the same, although Lyle barely noticed his brother while his teary eyes were clenched shut. Twilight waited until their hug was finished before tapping at her own champagne glass, allowing most of the audience to settle down. “Alright,” said the Princess while holding her microphone with her magic, “I think that we should hear from Troy’s other brothers next.”

The triplets, who were all seated as close to the cake as possible, groaned in unison as they heard the ponies applauding them. However, after glancing back at each other and whispering somethings, the three slowly grew devious smiles as they walked up to Lyle’s spot to grab his mic. While Blade and Blane went over to Troy and stood close to him, Blaze was the first to speak in a cheerful tone of voice. “Hello, guys! My name is Blaze, and before I start, let me just give a little nod to my bro here.”

He ruffled at Lyle’s feathers playfully before looking towards Troy and Canvas. “I think I can say for not just myself, but also for Blade and Blane, that we agree with what Lyle said one hundred percent. You guys are really lucky to have each other, and we’re really happy to have Canvas as an official brother of the Clawston name.”

Canvas smiled wide back at Blaze, but Troy was looking at him with a hint of suspicion in his narrowed eyes. “Of course,” continued Blaze as he looked back out at the audience, “since Canvas is family now, I feel that he should know a few things about us. Particularly, things about his husband Troy.”

With that, Blade and Blane grabbed at Troy’s forelegs before he could get a chance to react. “What the?!” Troy tried to wiggle out of his brothers’ grip, but it proved to be futile as he thrashed in his chair. Meanwhile, Canvas just sat in shock and tried to process what was going on. Before he could shout at any of them, the stallion overheard Blaze clearing his throat to begin his speech.

“Once upon a time,” began the gryphon with an evil grin spreading across his beak, “there used to be a lonely gryphon named Troy, who spent many of his teenaged years alone in his bedroom. But then one day, little Troy happened to get a hold of the vacuum cleaner!”

Troy screamed out in terror, “NNNOOOOOOOO!!!”


For the next twenty minutes, each of Troy’s older brothers told stories about what the gryphon did in his childhood, with each one being more embarrassing than the last. Troy tried to break himself free for the first five minutes, but eventually gave up after Blane used a free claw to clench his beak shut. Each time one of the triplets finished a story, he would take the place of one of the others restraining Troy so they could get a turn to start talking. After Blaze told everybody about the vacuum cleaner incidents, and Blade brought up the time Troy had a “special” sock his Mom tried to clean for a week straight without knowing its purpose, most of the ponies in attendance were in hysterics. Meanwhile, Troy just sat in brooding anger with his head hung low, barely even moving in his brothers’ grips.

Canvas admittedly felt horrible for his husband, but he also kept his head pointed away from Troy so he wouldn’t see him giggling.

Blane was the last to tell a story, and decided to go with a classic that their mother told for years: the time Troy used a display toilet at the hardware store. Even though Twilight and Spike already heard it when they first met Troy’s parents, both of them were laughing just as much as the rest of the attendees due to Blane’s impressive storytelling skills. In fact, a couple ponies were out of their chairs and struggling to breath by the time the gryphon got to end of the story. “So, after shouting out to the entire store that he used the display toilet, Mom and Dad were forced to pay for it. Of course, it turned out to be a pretty good investment, since it’s still in their bathroom to this day!” He then turned back to Troy and said happily, “And that was how our little brother learned to use the potty!”

While everyone clapped to Blane’s finishing story, the other two brothers finally let go of Troy’s forelegs. Troy was seething badly enough to look like he was about to catch on fire, but he didn’t attack any of the triplets after being freed. Instead, the gryphon simply stood up from his chair, and went to pick up the microphone that Blane left beside Lyle. While Lyle wiped his eyes from the laughter, Troy looked out at the audience and said while pointing a talon at his older brothers, “Just so you guys know, I actually got out of diapers before any of THEM did!”

The triplets, who were halfway back to their seats, all froze in horror as they looked back at their brothers with their beaks agape. However, there was only a second of silence before the reception broke out in laughter once more.

“Ooh!” Lyle quickly snatched the microphone and added while pointing at the three, “I got out of diapers before them too!!”

A lot of the ponies stopped laughing in shock of that added comment, but that pause just made the even louder laughter that followed that much funnier. The triplets all cringed and rushed back to their seats with heavy blushes. Even Fluttershy, whose seat at the main table was right beside Blade’s, was giggling with a hoof over her muzzle while Blade sank in his chair with his head hung low.

“SH-SHUT UP!” yelled Blaze out at the audience as he slammed his claws on the table. “It’s hard for some gryphons, okay?!”

Jonas replied bluntly, “No it isn’t! You three were just too lazy to get out of bed to take a leak!”

Twilight stood up from her seat and held her hooves up to get everyone’s focus. “Alright! Alright!” she shouted into her microphone, which thankfully got everyone to stop after a few seconds. She sighed pertly and added, “I think we got some good speeches so far. How about we get to the cake before hearing any more?”

Troy shot out of his chair, and was right next to the cake before Canvas’ hooves touched the ground. Fortunately the stallion was able to reach the cake rather quickly, and stood beside his husband happily while Twilight’s magic came away from the cake.

“Now,” began the Princess as she floated the cake knife towards them, “once I get the camera set up, I’ll let you two--”

Before Twilight could finish her instructions, the bottom tier of the cake exploded out in a shower of chocolate and cream cheese frosting. Everyone covered themselves from the onslaught, and could only look in horror when they saw the cause of the sudden interruption. Pinkie Pie, who was somehow hiding in the cake the entire time, was standing over the remains proudly while dressed as a gryphon herself. “Ta-Daaa!”

Pinkie was the only one in attendance who was smiling, since everyone else’ jaws were fully dropped. Mister and Missus Cake were gawking at Pinkie with looks of stunned silence and growing anger. Troy, along with his brothers, all looked like they were going to cry as they stared at the remnants of the ruined cake. “PINKIE PIE!” roared Twilight furiously. “Just WHAT in Celestia’s name are you doing?!”

“Uhh, it’s a surprise? Duh!” Pinkie poked at her forehead with a hoof like Twilight asked a kindergarten-level question. Before the Princess could yell again, or any of the gryphons could attack Pinkie for her actions, the peppy mare brought out a bright blue rope out of nowhere and pulled it. “Plus, I made a spare, so no harm no foul!”

The rope Pinkie pulled was connected to a metal cart, which rolled in an identical, untouched wedding cake right by the frosting-covered couple. While Twilight and everyone else just stared in bewilderment, Pinkie pointed to her gryphon outfit and added, “Or should I say, ‘No harm no FOWL!’ Get it?!”

Nobody laughed. However, the mare immediately forgot about that joke herself as her hind legs clenched together tightly. Pinkie’s smile strained a little as she asked Twilight, “Uhhh… is there a bathroom nearby? I’ve been in that cake for a while.”


After the ceremonial cake cutting, which ended up going much faster than expected due to how much all the gryphons took, the finale of the reception was just about to come up. While Troy Canvas talked with everyone in attendance who wished them a happy marriage, Blade disappeared to the staging area to change into his performance attire. Fluttershy, who was looking giddier than whenever one of her animals was giving birth, already had a chair moved to the very front so she could sit and watch excitedly.

Meanwhile, Twilight had her magic lit while holding a small wrapped item behind her back, and she waited for Derpy to finish talking with Troy and Canvas before walking up to the couple. “Hey guys,” she said to catch their attention. When the two turned to see her, the Princess floated over the small box with a chipper smile. “I just want to give you two this in celebration of your plans in Manehattan.”

“Aww, Twight,” said Canvas in a touched tone as he picked up the box in Twilight’s aura. “You didn’t have to get us anything.”

“Yeah,” added Troy with an equally sincere smile to her. “You already officiated our wedding! And we were your very first! I think that alone is a great gift to receive.”

Twilight shrugged in reluctant agreement. “That may be true, but I still wanted you two to have this before you get your second home in Manehattan.” Her voice became more excited as she motioned to the box in Canvas’ hoof. “Go ahead, open it!”

Canvas sighed with a smile and followed the Princess’ request. Upon opening the small box, Canvas’ head tilted as he stared at the framed document that was inside. Troy leaned in to look at it too, and his eyes quickly widened when he recognized the official jargon. He looked back at Twilight and asked in disbelief, “Is that what I think it is?!”

“Mmhmm!” nodded the alicorn proudly with a toothy grin. “I figured Manehattan might be a little less relaxed on the whole ‘meat-eating’ thing, so I figured it would be fitting to pull some strings to get you that permit. It basically shows that you’re legally allowed to keep meat in your residence and on your person. I also included some smaller cards in the box so you can keep proof on you at all times.”

Canvas picked up the cards that were at the bottom of the box, looking quite impressed at Twilight’s thoughtful gift. “Oh my gosh! Twi, this is really nice of you!”

“Oh, it was nothing,” said the alicorn bashfully while looking away from the two. “I was getting the paperwork for Spike anyway, so I figured getting another for your husband was appropriate.”

Troy’s brows raised up after remembering that fact about the drake. “Oh yeah… How’s that going, by the way?”

Twilight sucked some air through her teeth and rubbed the back of her head. “Ehhh… It’s not bad, I guess. I’m not gonna pretend it isn’t awkward, but I’m glad he’s insistent on cooking the meat himself. I think Angela promised to mail him a cookbook when she gets home.”

Canvas chuckled and responded with a smirk, “I’ll be sure to give him some recipes of my own. I have a feeling he'd really enjoy gravy if he--”

The stallion was interrupted by the sound of a blood-curdling scream that came from nearby. Many attendees quickly looked over to the source, and saw a pitch-black and purple gryphon gripping his claw while by the deep-fryer. His face was painted white, but his cheeks were quickly turning red while screaming. Twilight rushed over towards him, but not before Fluttershy while shouting out in horror, “Oh no, LESTER!!!”

Blade ran out from behind the stage, already donned in a ridiculous-looking leather outfit that made him look like the survivor of some apocalyptic wasteland. His face was painted white like Lester’s as he ran towards him. “Oh SHIT!” While a crowd began to form around the scene with worried-looking ponies, Twilight used her magic to wrap around the gryphon’s now throbbing claw, Bade looked between Lester and the deep-fryer before shouting, “Bloody Tartarus! I told you to stay away from the bucking deep fryer, you CLOD!”

“Blade!” shouted Twilight sternly back at him. While Lester winced and struggled not to cry from the pain, Twilight tried to get his attention as she said, “Don’t worry, I’ll take you to the hospital, alright?”

Lester only let out a pained groan, but still nodded his head coherently with his eyes clenched shut. Fluttershy was already tearing up with both hooves covering her face. By the time Blade’s other three band members came out to see what happened, Twilight lit her horn before teleporting away with Lester.

The huge orange gryphon was the first to ask Blade, “What the buck happened?!”

“Ugh…” Blade didn’t even look back at his drummer with his head hung low, “Lester burnt himself on the bloody deep-fryer!”

The orange gryphon rolled his eyes with a groan, along with the red and white gryphons standing next to both sides of him. “AGAIN?!” shouted the red guitarist annoyedly.

The skinny white bassist didn’t say anything, and just sighed briefly before walking back to the rear of the stage.

“Oh great…” Blade’s voice was barely a mutter as he face-clawed in deep regret. “Shit, now we need another keyboardist…”

Fluttershy was still choked up about Lester being injured, but she was quick to wipe her eyes before going up to him. “Don’t worry, Blade,” she said insistently while putting a hoof on his shoulder. “I think I know of a good replacement.”

“Oh really?” asked Blade in a flat tone when he lowered his claw to look down at her. “You mean a pony? The keyboard has claw-sized keys, so unless your guy has those, it’s not gonna work out.”

Fluttershy ignored Blade’s downtrodden tone, and just replied with a small smirk, “Actually, he does have claws.”

Blade, along with the other two band members, looked over at her with piqued curiosity. Fluttershy then noticed the specific choice shuffle through the ponies to reach the front of the crowd, prompting her to point at him and say, “And I think he’d be honored to take Lester’s place.”

The band members all quickly looked over to the figure Fluttershy was pointing at. Spike, who just showed up to see what was going on, swallowed the last of his pizza before looking back at Fluttershy confusedly. “Ummm… what now?”


By the time the band was set back up, Fluttershy was back in her chair, and nearly hopping in excitement as she watched the members of Talon Ripper come out to the stage. Twilight was able to come back before their show began, and was standing along with everypony else around the dancefloor in a large circle. In the middle of the open space, Troy and Canvas were standing side-by-side as they watched Blade come up to the microphone.

“HOW’RE YA DOIN’ EQUESTRIA?!” yelled Blade loud enough to make everyone in attendance wince and cover their ears. The only one who didn’t mind was Fluttershy, who just cheered giddily with her hooves up.

Of course, Blade noticed everyone else’s reactions after Fluttershy's, and chuckled uncomfortably before lowering his tone. “Uhhh, alright then,” he said meekly. “Well, first off, we got word from Twilight herself that our keyboardist’ll be alright, and is currently in the hospital to get his claw fixed.”

He then pointed over to the keyboard stand to his left and added, “But we have a replacement for today, who most of you already know! So let’s give a round of applause for Spike!”

Spike, who was sitting behind the keyboard with the sheet music, waved back to the applauding crowd with a nervous smile and an obvious blush.

“Now!” shouted Blade back to the audience, “I wanted to make this performance special for my brother and brother-in-law, so we’ll be perfomin’ a cover for the two as their first dance!”

After the attendees cheered once more (especially Fluttershy), Blade pointed a talon at Spike to motion him to begin. Troy and Canvas were already in position, and were soon moving slowly as they heard the drake begin with a tasteful piano intro:

Even when Blade’s contrastingly brash voice sang out alongside the piano and drums, Troy and Canvas continued to move in rhythm while holding one another tightly. Troy kept his eyes closed as he danced, his smile equally as big as his husband’s.

“So,” whispered Troy into Canvas’ ear as they danced, “Are you nervous?”

Canvas glanced up at him with one eye open and asked, “About what? The marriage?”

“No, our dancing.” Troy blushed a bit and shrugged while looking away from him. “Neither of us are that good.”

“So what? It’s still our dance.” With that, Canvas rested his head against Troy’s chest once more and sighed with a loving smile. “Besides, I think we’re doing just fine.”

Troy sighed back, and rested his chin on top of Canvas’ head as they kept moving to the music Talon Ripper was perfomring. Even though he was never a fan of Blade’s music, the gryphon had to admit that his brother did something absolutely amazing for today. Blade could’ve easily just made this one of his thrashing metal shows, which would’ve lead to a lot of ringing ears and a possible moshpit; but instead, the gryphon performed a song which was not only loving and heartfelt in dedication to the couple, but was still able to keep the spirit of what made him famous in the first place. In all honesty, Troy could say this was the best song Talon Ripper has ever performed.

Canvas’ head was pressed tightly against his husband’s feathered chest, and he smiled lovingly with his eyes closed as the blaring guitar and bass drove hard into the song. The song may have not been the soft-soulful ballad most ponies would’ve used for their weddings, but the stallion absolutely loved it at that moment. It was a song done specially for him and Troy. It was a song which signified just how far the two have came to reach this moment. It was a song that was sung by someone who cared deeply for the two of them, and wanted to give his deepest appreciation for them on this special day.

But most of all, it was the first song for the two as husbands.

Neither of them were sure how long the song lasted, but Fluttershy wasn’t the only one applauding excitedly after Talon Ripper finished their first song. Even Jonas and Angela had proud smiles on their faces as they clapped along with everyone else. Even though Blade saw their reactions, he was able to hide how enthusiastic seeing that was as he shouted out with clenched claw raised, “Thank you! And now that their first dance is completed, LET’S ROCK THIS BITCH!”

Before anyone could even try to cheer, the band went into their next, and much harder song almost immediately. Spike may have looked a little flustered at first, but he was able to keep up surprisingly well with his keyboard now on the rock organ settings. In fact, the drake was even improvising his own stuff into the music, much the band's surprise and approval.

Troy and Canvas continued to dance for a couple more songs, but were soon gone while others kept going.

“So, what do you think, Troy?” asked Canvas while looking up at him, “There surely can’t be that many ponies by our tents.”

Troy shot a raised brow and a smirk back to his husband. “Yeah, but they’re not soundproof or anything! Anyone could come by and hear us if we tried anything.”

“So?~” To add emphasis to his flirty tone, Canvas flicked his tail against Troy’s backside and said teasingly, “It’s not like we haven’t done kinkier things before.”

Troy just sighed and kept walking alongside him as he replied, “Well, I’d rather our first time as a married couple be in a more romantic setting. Not in a public space like some porno.”

“Pbbt! You’re such a dork.” Canvas then added while giving Troy a quick nuzzle, “But yeah, that does sound pretty sweet.”

Troy chuckled and nuzzled him backk with a small blush on his cheeks. As the two walked to a more quiet area, they were stopped by their parents who came up to them.

“Troy,” said Jonas firmly enough to make the couple stop and look towards them. Angela was close by her husband’s side as the two kept reserved, but still honored smiles at Troy and Canvas. “First off, I just want to say that I really am happy for you two. And rest assured, your mother and I are going to see you on opening night when you premiere on Bridleway.”

Troy was a little surprised by hearing that from his dad, but he still smiled gratefully back at him. “Wow, really?! That’s great to hear!”

“Yeah, totally!” added Canvas with a happy tone of his own. “And we’ll show you our new place as soon as we find one.”

“You better,” responded Angela insistently. Despite the tone, she still had a smirk on her beak as she turned to her husband with a nudge against his side. Jonas was quick to get the hint, and reached into his inside pocket to bring out a small envelope.

“Before you guys leave,” began Jonas as he handed the envelope over to Troy, “I want you guys to know where you’re headed for your honeymoon personally. Twilight told us she kept that under wraps as a surprise.”

“Yeah,” responded Troy with a playful roll of his eyes. “She told us that you two insisted on that.”

“Ugh!” Angela’s mood was dampened a little after hearing that. “She promised she wouldn’t!”

“It’s alright, honey,” said Jonas back at her. “At least she didn’t say where, right?” While Angela shrugged her shoulders admittedly, Jonas looked back at his son and pointed to the envelope. “Go ahead, open it.”

Troy used a talon to cut open the top with ease, and both his and Canvas’ eyes shot wide-open when they saw the tickets inside. Not only were they first-class airship tickets, but the destination was listed for Las Pegasus. And along with those tickets was a reservation receipt for one of the hotels there.

“Holy sh-- Crap!” shouted Troy in shock, although he was grateful to have censored himself in front of his folks. “This is… how did you guys get a reservation at The White Pearl?!”

Canvas looked up at the two and added, “Isn’t that the big gryphon resort there?!”

“Mmhmm,” said Jonas with a wider smile and an affirming nod of his head. “It just so happened that my old platoon buddy, Three-Leg Geoff, is the owner of that place now. And since I’m the reason he has that nickname instead of a grave marker, I cashed in an old favor to get you guys a penthouse there.”

Angela added cheerfully, “Plus, it’s pet friendly, so Tenor can come along too!”

Canvas looked back at his husband excitedly, but Troy was still at a loss for words while staring at the reservation form. Since he knew how expensive that place was for just a single night, the fact that his parents got them a full honeymoon trip there was beyond generous of them. His beak was still open as he looked back at them with a stunned look. “I… I can’t believe you guys would go this far…”

Angela and Jonas both sighed guiltily. “Well,” began Jonas in a more apprehensive tone as he rubbed the back of his head, “in most circumstances, I wouldn’t have done that much, but… your mother and I wanted to make up for how things went a while back.”

“Oh, come on, guys!” responded Canvas in a forgiving tone towards both of them. “You don’t have to apologize for what happened again! We both forgave you guys for that!”

“I know,” replied Angela in an apologetic tone to the stallion, “but a lot has happened since then. Not just regarding how we see you, but… but how we see everything else! If it wasn’t for everything that happened, I really doubt we would’ve been as open as we are now. And…” Her glance moved back to Troy as she said with a loving smile on her beak. “And we wouldn’t have realized how important your feelings really were.”

Troy smiled wide with a small exhale that escaped his beak, which almost sounded like a premature sob. Regardless, Jonas put a claw on Troy’s shoulder and said, “Just know that no matter what happens, we’ll always be there for the both of you. And I don’t want either of you to think of this gift as anything too over-the-top. We’d do it for any one of our sons…”

Jonas then looked down at Canvas, and kept his prideful smile as he added sincerely, “which includes you too, Canvas.”

Canvas immediately began to tear up with a hoof covering his pouted muzzle, which made Jonas look away with a roll of his eyes. “Oh, come on…” Instead of trying to criticize the stallion for getting all choked up, the gryphon sighed and put his forearms out. “Go ahead.”

Canvas accepted the request instantly, and hugged the General tightly. Troy went in for a hug too, which Jonas was happy to accommodate as he hugged both of them back at the same time. Angela just stood and watched with an honored expression, happy to see how much her husband has grown since the last time they were in this nation. After the three finally pulled away, Blade’s voice shouted out through the speakers, “OI! Where’s my brother at?! I want him to sing somethin’ up here!”

Troy looked over at his husband with a worried glance, and Canvas just nodded and motioned for him to go. “Come on, it’ll be fun! And I better get a front-row seat!”

The stallion then grabbed at Troy’s tie with his teeth, and pulled the gryphon back to the dance floor like he was being leashed. Jonas and Angela both giggled at the way their son was being pulled by Canvas, but still looked pleased with how well everything went. Angela eventually looked back at her husband with a proud smile and said, “I’m really glad you did that for them, Jonas.”

“I know,” he said back at her with a warm smile on his beak. After the two bent in and kissed lovingly, the General added while pulling away from his wife’s beak, “and it was definitely worth it.”


By the time the sun was beginning to set, the reception was just about to come to its close. While roadie ponies packed up Talon Ripper’s band and sound equipment, Spike was just a few feet away from the stage while pleading up to Twilight. “Pleeeeeeease?”

Despite the drake’s sappy puppy-dog eyes and matching pout, Twilight wasn’t buying into it. “No,” she said bluntly.

Behind Spike, Blade and the other members of Talon Ripper looked just as pleading as the dragon was. “Pleeeeeeease?!” they all asked in unison.

“I said no!” repeated Twilight annoyedly. “I know Spike is good at piano, but he is NOT going on a world tour with you!”

“Oh, come on!” griped Spike as he stomped a foot against the ground. “I’ll only be gone for a couple months!”

“We’ll even get him to bed at a respectable hour!” added Blade in a whiny tone. “We won’t even let him near the groupies, we swear!”

“Guys!” shouted Twilight in a warning voice. “For the last time, if you want a replacement for your keyboardist, you need to find an adult!”

All of the gryphons slumped their shoulders in defeat. Meanwhile, Spike tried to ask in compromise, “Could I at least record some stuff for their next album? I can even record it at the castle and send it to them.”

The Princess actually gave that idea some thought, and responded with a small shrug, “Well… I’ll think about it.”

Before Spike or any of Blade’s band members could cheer in victory, Pinkie Pie hopped over the group like she had a trampoline set up behind them. “Hey Twilight!” After landing perfectly in front of her friend, and now wearing a proper dress instead of her gryphon costume, she looked back at Blade and asked, “Would you mind if I took Blade for a second? I was wanting to get the wedding photos finished.”

“Oh, go right ahead,” said Twilight with an approving smile. While Pinkie hopped away with the skinny gryphon in tow, Twilight looked back at the still expectant-looking Spike and said, “I said I’ll think about it!”

While Blade was busy wiping the makeup off his face, Troy was standing back at the main table with Lyle next to him. The two were swiping off the last of the cream cheese frosting that was left on the edge of the plate that the wedding cake was on. Regardless of how they may have looked while doing it, both of them were cheerful as they talked between licking their talons. “So, Lyle,” said Troy with a smirk towards his brother, “I take it you were planning on going to Manehattan Tech when you graduate?”

Lyle nodded while getting an especially big glob of frosting on his side of the plate. “Probably. They have a really good graphic design program. That could be helpful if I want to make my own comics or something.”

“Wow, seriously?” asked Troy in surprise at his brother’s comment. “You got any ideas for stories?”

“A few,” replied Lyle before shooting his brother a cheeky smirk, “but nothing I’m gonna reveal yet.”

“Fair enough.” Troy was already finish with his side of the plate, so he began to wipe his claws off with a napkin while Lyle finished off his side. “So… Were you really planning on finding someone while in college?”

Lyle paused momentarily and looked up at his brother silently. He looked away for a second while scratching his neck with a clean claw. “W-Well, you know… if I don’t meet anyone during high school that is…”

Troy chuckled a little, and then shrugged before putting his napkin down. “Well, just so you know, if you ever end up with a pony, I’d be more than glad to give you some pointers, if you know what I mean.”

Lyle just scoffed while lapping up the last of the frosting on his talons. “Yeah, sure.”

“Hey, I’m serious! You know I’d be good for it.”

“I know that! It’s just…” Lyle paused again before replying in a more honest tone, “Well… I’d probably end up with a girl, so I’m not sure how well advice from you would be.”

“Hey, come on!” said Troy in a slightly offended tone. “That doesn’t mean I can’t be helpful when it comes to relationships or--Wait…”

Troy blinked a couple times and narrowed his eyes on his brother. “You’d… probably end up with a girl?”

Lyle instantly froze with a blush beginning to grow on his cheeks. “Sh-Shut up!” blurted the younger gryphon in a flustered voice. “You know what I mean!”

“Yeah yeah, sure…” Troy took a moment to let that moment pass, not wanting to press anything that probably didn’t need any more thought. But after a few seconds, Troy looked back at his brother and said sincerely, “But just so you know, you do know you can talk with me if anything comes up, right? Not just relationship stuff.”

Lyle was silent for a brief moment, but then nodded his head back Troy with a small smile on his beak. “I do know that, and… thanks.”

To signify that point, Lyle brought out his claw for Troy to bump. Meanwhile, Pinkie hopped over to the two and shouted out, “Come on, guys! We gotta get the family photo!”

After brushing off any crumbs from their suits and checking for stains, the two went over to the camera that Pinkie already had set up. Canvas was already getting a shot done with Lyra and Bon-Bon, which looked great from the angle Troy was standing at. After a couple flashes from the camera, the couple hugged Canvas lovingly before stepping aside. “Alright, it’s ready!” shouted Pinkie as she waved for Troy and Lyle to come in. “The others are here, so let’s get a shot of the Clawstons!”

Troy smiled wide at hearing that, but he could tell it wasn’t nearly as big as his husband’s. Since Blade was back in his tux and had his makeup off, he looked just as presentable as his brothers as they stood behind their new brother Canvas. Troy made sure to stand right beside the lucky stallion, with Lyle standing next to his other side with a foreleg behind his back. Jonas and Angela Clawston took their place at the side beside Canvas and the triplets, smiling proudly while next to their family. And Tenor, who spent most of the reception asleep underneath the main table, finally got himself up and sat at the front between Troy and Canvas.

Before Pinkie could get the shot, Canvas took a deep breath as he looked around in silent awe. Just a year ago, the stallion lost everything he knew in a single night, including his will to keep going. But even though he hit rock bottom, he was able to venture forth with the help of a single soul who gave him the chance he needed. And that soul, as random as it was, turned out to belong to someone who Canvas could not only call a friend, but someone he would gladly spend his life beside without fear or hesitation.

All around him, Canvas could see the gryphons Troy has grown up with, who will now be those that he’ll come to know too. Even though he already cared deeply for them, the artist knew that there was still a lot of time to spend with the six different, but infinitely loving souls who are now a part of both his and Troy’s lives. Nobody can say for sure what life will bring for Canvas and Troy, or for the gryphons around them at that moment; but when the artist looked around at the faces standing beside him, his heart was growing warmer by the second as he anticipated what was to come.

“You alright, Canvas?” asked Troy as he noticed how strange his husband was looking.

Canvas sighed softly before looking back up at the gryphon he adored. His cheeks were deeply blushed as he struggled not to cry behind his emotional smile. “Troy,” he said back to his husband in a choked-up voice, “believe me, I’ve never been more alright in my life.

Troy bent in without hesitation, giving the stallion one last kiss before Pinkie shouted out from behind the camera:

“Alright, let’s get some biiiiiig smiles!”

Hearing Pinkie’s bubbly voice, Canvas looked back at the camera with a huge smile, which went perfectly with the optimistic gleam that was shining in his teary eyes. Even though he had time, Canvas didn’t try to wipe the tears from his face before the flash went off. Instead, he wanted that to remain for that immortalizing moment, as a reminder to himself of how he felt then. Years may pass, and faces may change over time; new faces will arrive, while older faces might leave earlier than others. But in the end, all that Canvas wanted to do was savor this moment for all it was, and remind himself of what he truly achieved since that fateful night when his dreams were brushed away.

He lost it all, but over time, he was able to get it all back through hope:

His life.

His determination to continue forward.

His ability to love.

His dreams.

And now…

A family.

The End

Author's Note:

They say that all good things must come to an end, but just reaching that point has been beyond gratifying. After over three years, over 650,000 words, hundreds of new followers (and one specific friend who grew to become so much more), I am finally finished with the Brushed Away saga. To everyone who has been following this story, and have made it to this point after so long, I want to wish you the deepest thanks from the bottom of my heart. Writing this has been one of the most daunting and rewarding experiences in my life since finishing college, and knowing that I've inspired so many people along the way means the world to me. All of you are the reason I soldiered on and finished this story, and I wish nothing but the absolute best. I love every single one of you.

I want to give an especially big thanks to my boyfriend Storm Butt, who took the time to be my proofreader for the majority of this final story in the Brushed Away series. He is an amazing writer and editor, and deserves to be recognized for the talented and brilliant soul he is. He helped me out so much with this story, and I'm honored that he stood by my side as I completed it.

Also, I want to give a special thanks to Flick Mare for providing a fitting song for Talon Ripper's tribute to Troy and Canvas. It's an excellent choice, and I greatly appreciate it!

Comments ( 44 )

I also approve the ending........but this cannot be the end os canvas and co

*Smile* this been one heck of a ride, huh? *chuckle* a nice finish for a rather long series.

Well, hopefully not finished.

There's still some private moments left to finish, right?

7695559 Well, of course~

It's been a great ride through and through. Glad to see Canvas and Troy get their happy ending.

Well, this series has been one heck of a ride. It's honestly hard to imagine it's over already, but I think it definitely ended on a pretty great note. Excellent work as always, VClaw! :pinkiehappy:

*sqeeeeeeeee* :pinkiehappy:. Man, I loved this story, and seriously, this the best m\m relationship stories I have ever read, ponies and nots included. I would so hug you if I could. :yay:

Bi Lyle! I called it! XD

I don't think it would be hyperbole to say this was an unforgettable story. When you get involved in a fandom, there's certain stories that will stick with you for many years after, even if you've moved on or the fandom's died off. I think yours will probably always form a part of the 'canon' of MLP fics I'll always remember. I'm also absurdly delighted I was able to contribute some small thing to it as well. Thank you. :scootangel:

Best story EVER! Also a perfect end to the series.

Man, I'm going to miss this story.

I mean, I know it's not going anywhere, but I'm going to miss waking up and seeing a new chapter :ajsleepy:

7698628 I spilt my tea thanks to you.

Gonna miss this series, especially if this is truely the end that is *wink* *wink*.

It's been a great ride, you can make three great stories and make them better and better after every chapter and event; that's pretty impressive. I'll never forget this series, I've learnt a lot from it and felt better after every release. I hope you keep doing your thang for as long as you can do it and at the quality you do it.

Very theatrical as well, shit happens at 11 all the time.

Give him a Golden Twilicane. 10/10 Good show.

jxj

Lyle is why I wish I had siblings, the triplets are why I'm glad I'm an only child.
I'm sad to see this series end (if it truly is), this wast he first big M/M series I've come across (and the biggest non CarMac or SoarBurn i've seen).

I always loved this story, and am happy and sad to see it end. Hope you and Storm Butt have the best of luck in all of your future endeavors, and happiness in all you do, fandom-centered and otherwise

I cant believe we have finally come to and end here. This has been one of the most satisfying stories I have ever read. While I hope its not TRULY over xD I really loved where you brought this story and how it ended was absolutely perfect. I thank you so much for writing this and I hope to see you on the site again writing more amazing things soon! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

also as a side note this story had the best comedy in it. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard

OOOo that reminds me, a story about Lyle and what happens to him after the events of this! so much potential! ! I think that would be cool. just an idea :)

Fantastic. Truly a masterpiece through and through and though, I am jubilantly sad to see it end, I do so hope to see more of your work in the future. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for touching me so deeply, it was truly an honor.

I can just see Granny and Lane standing in the immediate aftermath of the wedding

T: Wow... those gay dudes left Ponyville cleaner then it was!

G:I know!

:trollestia:

Congratulations on finally getting this series done. Though I'm a bit disappointed we won't be looking into their married lives.

Also congratulations on getting together with storm butt, if he's as good as his writing you're one lucky guy.

I cried.
It was a good cry, a cry that left you feeling good after it was all said and done.
I am a little sad to see this story come to an end, as I have been following it for a few years. I found it very hard to read these last two chapters, but not because I didn't want to(I very much wanted to see the climax of the whole series), but because I didn't want the story to end. It took me a good two months to read the two chapters, and I'm glad I did. This was a great ending to a great story.

I enjoyed reading along with the updates and just seeing your writing style grow. I enjoyed the regularity between the updates, and it never felt like anything was rushed. I remember every time i saw that this story got a new chapter, i felt a rush of exitement and just plain old happiness.

Thank you for writing this story, it is one of my favorite stories I've read in a long while, and I do hope you continue writing more. With this story alone, it kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.

Keep up the great writing!

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hmm

This... was a bit much. I didn't think Canvas would end up being downright cruel. You'd think a victim wouldn't be so eager to treat anyone as bad as he was.

I kind of felt the same way mate, I really did. Now, not for the same reason mind you. Payback is a bitch, even the best succumb to it. And Canvas does have a a temper under that cute exterior.

But he didn't seek them out. He was more then willing to let it all go. he had a new life ahead of him, and those smarmy cunts dug themselves out of the woodwork and imposed themselves into his accomplishments. Even then, just exposing them was enough. And then they got physical with him, seemingly forgetting the alpha predators around who are very protective of family.

Be glad coach bone head only got himself a good beating as opposed to being gutted like a halibut, and let canvas have his little bit of revenge

I do hope you revisit this set of characters in some format at some point. Still,if it's gotta end, this is a lovely way to do it.

... I guess I just wanna see how the triplets would top 'drunken gay triplet-cest orgy complete with photographic evidence' with their next headlining disaster.

8053529 Welllll... I am working on that one-shot of the triplets as we speak. Just be patient, and I hope to have it out soon~

So, it's been a while since the end, and I wanted to know if you had maybe b considering another story. I know that it's probably been irritating getting people asking you​ about it, but I'm now feeling that "this fucking awesome story is over" depression and I had to ask. Or maybe moving on further in time and focusing on Lyle in college and stuff.
I know you probably won't do anything more with this universe, but still. I really enjoyed this story that I first started reading when I was just 15, and enjoyed every chapter of it. Thank you for not just leaving this site like most people end up doing.

I would really appreciate it if you replied, even if you are just going to say: "Nah, fuck that. I'm done with this universe, I might start another long completely OC story in the future, but for now I'm good."

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Well, despite having people ask about it more than a few times, I don't think I'll ever stop appreciating how happy my fans are with my work. In my mind, the fact that so many people are connected and responsive of my stories shows that I did a good job.

As for your question, I currently am working on Three Gryphons and A Fashion Pony, which will show what happened with the triplets and Fashion Plate (rated NSFW). I also might add more chapters to Private Moments, although I'm not sure when. Other than that, I'm not sure if I'll do much else with this series. I wouldn't say I'll never go back into this universe (especially since I have thought about what Lyle would be like in his college years), but for the moment I'm focusing on Shut Up And Dance.

If you're interested, I also made this Q&A type thread in the Troy and Canvas group, which might be worth reading for some added canon.

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I wouldn't say I'll never go back into this universe (especially since I have thought about what Lyle would be like in his college years)

Even though it's not that likely you will, I hope you do. I guess I'll read the newish story you are writing then, I haven't started it since I hadn't finished this yet, but now that this is over I might as well read it. I know you are writing the story with the triplets and Fashion Plate, that's what made me go ahead and finish this.

Well.. Looks like I'm all caught up with Brushed Away.. I have been reading this series for about a week and a half now, at home, at school, at midnight..
This has probably made me smile more times during one week than ever before.. The entire story was pulled off brilliantly; I just about or did cry at the sad scenes, I laughed out loud at the funny scenes, I had the widest smiles ever at the happy scenes, and I loved the whole lot of it.
Victor, you have written a brilliant, beautiful story that I am not afraid to call my most favourite story on this site.
Also, the scenes where you added in music were some of my favourites, especially the scene that feels so long ago, where Troy sang 'Not While I'm Around' to Canvas back in the first story.. That scene brought tears to my eyes, it was perfect..
Thank you for this story, and I really hope you return to this universe at some point with more stories.
This has been the best fanfic binge-read week and a half I have ever had. Thank you.

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Well I must say, I am very happy to hear that you liked my series so much! I'm not sure what I could do next, but I'm fairly certain that the Brushed Away universe isn't done forever. There are always new ideas I could try involving my characters, so don't give up hope! Also, there's a group dedicated to Troy and Canvas on this site if you're interested in seeing other stories including them.

Yay! Happily ever after! But all of a sudden a giant meteor comes crushing down. Yes, all things come to an end:pinkiecrazy:

Anyways, love the story mate. Always thought there might be some jealousy in here but its alright. To bad we dont see what happens next with real marriage.

Well it took me forever but I somehow binge read this entire saga and I'm glad I decided to. This story has been a blast to read and over the time I have found my self to enjoy the characters and stories they share. I'm glad to reach the end of this journey and I cant wait to see what else you can offer.

OMG!! I was like happy and giggly for the whole thing, and then suddenly that meteor hit me and Im SO sad that its over!!!:raritycry::raritycry::raritycry:I can't say Im not HAPPY for them, and how well every book was written and how you gave the series SUCH A GOOD CLOSURE, but...it'll be sad not waking up to this:pinkiesad2: But overall Im absolutley impressed! This series has touched the hearts of so many fans! Its SO EXCITING making a HUGE accomplishment like this! I LOVE the MLP franchise but what you did here...it made me...SO. BUCKING. HAPPY. Literally, Im jumping up and down while at the same time crying uncontrollably because IM SO HAPPY AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME:pinkiecrazy::rainbowlaugh::raritycry: overall, I just wanna say, that this was a great emotional ride for me, and I LOVE everything about this fanfic series. Never 4get:heart::applecry:

I have been binge reading this saga for days! It was great! I laughed like an idiot and cried like a baby. It was great!:pinkiehappy:

Damn, I hate finishing good stories.

This is just a crazy thought, but If V-Claw ever made this into a You-Tube teleplay, I think Ron Jeremy should voice Blaze. :derpytongue2:

Jonas replied bluntly, “No it isn’t! You three were just too lazy to get out of bed to take a leak!”

That’s a mood, honestly.

Troy blinked a couple times and narrowed his eyes on his brother. “You’d… probably end up with a girl?”

screams this is obviously bait, but it’s great regardless.

Well, I’m finally done with the trilogy. I did take a two year break or something between 2.5 and 3, but now it’s finished. What am I gonna read now, eh?

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I’m not sure, actually. I thought that’s what they told my sister, but I could be (and probably am tbh) completely wrong.

Just be read the entire thing due to being confined to my house, I forgot how good this was.

Fucking GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Thank you so much, for this wonderful adventure.

I haven't binge-read something like this since Fallout: Equestria. And this trilogy is about as long.

God damn this was fun. Stuff like this is exactly why I love fics that focus on OC's. They tell new stories of new characters, their trials and their victories, in this format of "non-human characters" that this fandom revolves around.

Well done. I'm going to miss Troy and Canvas. I can only find a few pieces of fan-art of them, but I *really* want to see one of Troy and Canvas complete with their new marriage jewelry (the earrings and Troy's necklace).

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Well, there's technically a part 4 called Canvas' Cutie Mark Mission if you're interested. I wish I had more fanart of them as well, but I'm personally really proud of that story and the series as a whole. Thank you so much for your kind words, and I hope to return to this series one day if the stars align right. ;)

“Once upon a time,” began the gryphon with an evil grin spreading across his beak, “there used to be a lonely gryphon named Troy, who spent many of his teenaged years alone in his bedroom. But then one day, little Troy happened to get a hold of the vacuum cleaner!”

Fun fact, I recently stumbled across a bit of fanart illustrating this, needless to say I can't post it here but it had me laughing my ass off to see someone actually drew it:rainbowlaugh:

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He knows, he posted an author's note about it years ago.

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