This story is a sequel to The Chronicles of Summer Rain, Vol. 11 -- A Wing and a Prayer

Shysage and I have been through a lot, for Equestria, and for each other. We had visited the future briefly, as well as the distant past. And wherever we were, spoken or unspoken, we tried to bring true friendship. But I don't think any of this could have prepared us for what happened here in our present...