Trickles 2 - Memory Sound

by Glen Gorewood

Afterword - Words from the Author

This part of the Trickles saga honestly took too long to complete.
It was planned to be completed at latest by November 2017, however my health declined quickly and I soon found myself unable to do much. Every day I lost more time, more energy, and yet I kept trying.
I really tried to keep up with my stories and art, but eventually I got to the point I couldn’t move at all. There was a genuine possibility for awhile during early 2018 that I would die before completing this tale.

A quite literal Death of the Author scenario.

After I got treatment at the final hour in early February 2018, I ended up finding out that I had lost my ability to write and draw temporarily. I’ve spent three months undergoing PT in order to be able to just write again, and as a result I am just now publishing the end of this story that was intended to be finished months ago. Though honestly, I’m just happy I was around to write the final chapters at all.

I wish I could stay on this series longer, and finish out the other three tales in the saga.
However I have many other works that were delayed by my illness, and before the fandom falls too far (presuming Hasbro doesn’t relaunch MLP again and reignite the fandom fires) I really want to finish up other stories I have planned.

Now, about this chapter in the Trickles Series.
I wanted to play with the idea of there being more fey out there, but keep the Trickles front and center as the main threat. And I hope some of you figured out before the final chapter why I did that.

The idea of an opposing group of fey that existed at one point was also planned from the beginning, though an alternate end was going to have Zecora confronting the Trickles from within. Literally. Also, the choice was originally going to end with Zecora thrown through the Fey Gate, and forcing her to find a way free in another story. However as I planned the series out I realized that doing either of those was quite cliche and lazy. Sure awesome action scenes are fun, but I already have a gate crosser (Cranky) in my stories. And if you haven’t figured it out by now, my version of the Fey Realms are not exactly friendly.

So in the end, I decided on using the extinct fey’s essence (soul/power), which originally would have acted more as just a seer device and gate powering entity; to make the face off something completely different. Now be aware that there are universes where other results happened, this one is just Trickles canon.

As for what Zecora is now, she has become a pseudo fey. She embodies the force, being, and essence of the unnamed extinct opposing Fey species that was the Trickles natural enemy. Their ability is linked to the story title, Memory Sound. There is much more to them than just memory bonbardment, they are the opposite of Trickles. Trickles take, assimilate, devour, and absorb, and of course melt things. These things were the opposite of that. I can’t say anymore, because spoilers. However those skills are not that strong compared to most Fey. The only reason it worked so well on the Trickles is because the whole natural enemies thing.

This transformation Zecora underwent is actually based on real world lore, and like in real world lore she will eventually be pulled into the fey realms herself one day. However that’s centuries in the future stuff. By choosing to accept the fey essence, and staring down the part of herself that had already “turned trickle”, she was able to regain her lost fate, or a fate at least. Because the Trickles really did take that from her. Now she can live anew, and make new memories with her friends. And now Twilight has one other being who will stay by her side for a few centuries.

An Anchor is what Luna said it is, someone or something a Fey and other entities use to keep themselves in a specific realm after a certain time has passed. Depending on the Fey or being the effects and method differ. Even if Zecora had kept her memory blocked away, the Trickles would have eventually converted her and wreaked havoc. Also, the Trickles did eat before Zecora’s memory returned. Think about that, then think about the part about the corpses.

Also the three named pony OC’s, two batponies and one night owl Pegasus, they sort of just happened. Originally I intended to have them be generic guards, but ended up giving them personalities. In case you are curious, the batponies are friends from childhood. Pearl Eclipse is an Albino, obviously. And Night Tide is not. Star Line is a Lieutenant and coordinated the whole “stop the horrific fey fiend from murdering everyone” operation. Star Line is a Pegasus based off of a snowy owl. Get it, night owl? Ok I admit it’s a lame and bad pun. I haven’t developed their characters much yet honestly.

As for why Luna changed names of some things between chapters, she didn’t tell the whole truth about unnecessary things to Zecora and Twilight. Also, there are rules in the treaty about using certain names with those not involved in the treaty’s signing. Legal Fey stuff you know.

Now, as to what those other chittering giggling crazy things are. I must confess, they are unable to be revealed at this time. That is due to them being related in a way to the first Trickles, this story (Trickles 2), and the future story that happened alongside Trickles 1. However that story won’t be out till July. So speculate till then.

This entire story was pre planned, however I ended up splitting the final chapter into three separate chapters for story flow reasons. I think it worked out better that way. The Fey Gate was also pre planned, as was the explanation.

Even though it took a long time to complete, I feel happy with how Trickles 2 turned out.

And now I’m too tired to write anything else.
Thank you for reading.

Glen Gorewood

Author's Note:

With that, I mark this story as complete.

Comments

[Flutternight]

A wonderful ending to a wonderful story and I'm glad that you're doing better too.

[Glen Gorewood]

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Thank you Flitternight, I’m glad you enjoyed Trickles 2- Memory Sound.
I’m better but still recovering, but I can type in proper English and not Glendricht again so at least I can write now.

Oh this isn’t the full end. It’s the end of part two, the second story in the Trickles series.
Part three of the series won’t be out till June or July, it occurs alongside Trickles 1. The fourth part picks up after a time-skip, and will be published shortly after part three. I’m publishing a side story collection after part three but prior to part four. The final story in the series will be out around September/August at the latest. I had all of them pre planned, but then I got sick.

Glen Gorewood

[Flutternight]

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You're welcome and nice. I'll be looking forward to all of them then.