Mementos
When Flash Sentry's shadow crossed the mare's lime-green hooves, Lyra Heartstrings looked up with what could only be described as an apologetic expression. Despite Bon Bon's reassuring pats and side-hugs, the unicorn sniffled and brushed at her wet face.
Flash blessed the fragile moment with a tranquil smile. "Don't be sad, girl." He winked. "You're my second-favorite flavor of soft drink."
Lyra paused in crying, if only to blink stupidly.
"Not your mane, of course... that's what I taste right before drinking orange juice just to punish myself," he added.
"... ... ...mrtt... mmmmfrmmm—hee-hee-hee!" Lyra snorted into helpless giggles. Her wet muzzle curved with a joyous expression that lasted the space of a candle-flicker. "Ohhhhhhhhh goddess, I'll never... ever understand half the things you say, Flash."
"That way they'll last longer in your head," Flash quipped.
"It's... it's not the head that m-matters..." Lyra sucked her breath in. "I just... you're so... mrmmfff... fetch!" With the uncurse word thusly grunted, she leapt forward and engulfed him in a tender, trembling hug.
He leaned forward, stroking her mane gently as he allowed the mare to let it out.
"...it's g-going to be so much lonelier w-with you g-gone," she whimpered.
"Fill it with mirth and music," he murmured lovingly. "And you won't notice a difference." He nuzzled the top of her head. "I'll always remember you, Lyra Heartstrings."
She merely whimpered and nodded against the nape of his neck.
Looking over her, Flash caught sight of Bon Bon.
The other mare was considerably more calm, but a fine gloss covered her eyes. "Crazy colt." A crooked smile. "You sure left your mark."
He arched an eyebrow in mid-hug. "Business is booming?"
"Thanks to you." A tear ran down Bon Bon's cheek, and she shuddered at feeling it. "So much is on the up-and-up now... thanks to you..."
He winked. "Heck of a lot better than cleaning gutters, huh?"
"Heehee... yeah..."
Flash's eyes darted towards the unicorn, then back to Bon Bon. "Take care of her, okay? And yourself as well, girl."
"You bet your flank."
Flash gave Lyra one last loving pat on the shoulder... then gently disentangled himself. He trotted away while the two mares leaned against one another, composing themselves with calm breaths as they looked on.
Flash trotted slowly, gazing aside. He passed five mares standing side-by-side... each with familiar faces and manestyles. These souls—however—were complete strangers... a shade of the awkward reality he had forced himself to accept while back home. The oddity of the moment wasn't lost to them either, and he couldn't help but notice Fluttershy and Rarity avoiding his gaze... fidgeting awkwardly. Applejack's freckles scrunched and Rainbow squinted almost threateningly.
The teenager was about to make his way to the end of the line—... when he stopped and did a double-take at a pink pink pink specimen standing with a frizzled, tangled, curly mess of a mane. He rolled his eyes, then chuckled helplessly. "Okay... it's gotta be said... you are absolutely friggin' adorable on this side of the mirror, girl."
The other four winced as if a gun had gone off. However, the Pinkie Pie in question—
"Heeheeheeeeeeeee!" She leapt forward and gave him a warm, squeezing hug. "Cheer up, emo kid!"
He smirked, backtrotting away from her bouncy figure. Then—with a solid sigh—he turned to face the two last figures.
Vinyl Scratch and Octavia faced him as well, smiling calmly.
"Mister Sentry," curtsied the latter.
"Miss Melody," bowed the teen.
"You've given us more music than we quite know what to do with, I daresay."
"You've given me more reasons to sing than I think I'll put to good use." Flash winked. "But I'll certainly try."
"You'd damned well better," Octavia said with a slicing wink. Her head turned towards Vinyl.
And so did Flash's. "Well... Miss Scratch..." A fuzzy shrug. "...I'm afraid I don't speak 'hoof,' but it was a pleasure meeting you as well."
She smiled from behind her shades. Her short tail lightly swatted Octavia from behind.
"She has something to give to you," Octavia said on cue.
"Oh? Like what?"
With a flicker of telekinesis, Vinyl Scratch floated a pair of shiny white-and-blue headphones until they levitated before the stallion.
"... ... ..." Flash looked at her, then at the headphones. His lips pursed. "Oh... I-I can't take these..."
"They either go into your hands or in the rubbish," Octavia said firmly. "Vinyl's gift. Don't be a plebeian fool, Mr. Flash."
"Heh... Christ help me." He bowed again and took the listening device in gracious fetlocks. "There's... there's no knowing how they'll handle themselves through the mirror. For all we know, they might come out the other end cat-sized."
"Then consider it a memento," Octavia said gently. "Of the ponies here in Equestria who will forever remember their fabulous friend."
"If you guys aren't the fuzziest..." Flash gently rested the headphones around his neck. He chuckled. "Heh... too bad I can't fly on the other side."
"Oh, you can make a jump alright," Octavia said. "You just won't be flying for very long." She blinked, her eyes falling to the floor. "Sorry. Poor joke. That's... what I get for opening my muzzle before thinking."
"Yeahhhhhhh..." Flash reached forward and booped her nose. "Better be careful with that." He winked.
Octavia teetered... as if her entire world was about to collapse from the mysterious gesture that had been committed between her nostrils. Vinyl looked at her with silent concern, as if her roommate might spotaneously combust.
Flash—in the meantime—pivoted away with a soft sigh. There were no more ponies left to speak to; all that was left was foreboding hallway... and a dark staircase leading somewhere unseen. Nervous, he turned and looked over his shoulder.
Soarin and Derpy stood side by side, staring at him.
Flash bit on his lip... gnawed on it... then cut off the moment with a simple nod of his head, aimed down the hallway. He shuffled forward at an icy pace. Soarin, Derpy, Twilight, and Starlight followed suit.
Silent.
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A fitting farewell to the ponies he loved!
So, Lyra made fetch happen. Nice :)
This is so nice, it really is a great goodbye for him
"Pinkie, summarize this story in four words for us?"
Awesome.
Cat sized pony headphones?
Should fit Dragon Dogs as well?
Octavia nailing the feeling right on the head. Trying to cheer up the Emo Emptyologist?
Oh look, its the door of unending feels again. so Sombra. Needs more hat.
Thank you, Pinkie, for saying what we've all been thinking.
Also, I can't help but wonder what Flash has wrought with that snootboop.
And here's hoping those headphones survive the portal in a useable state.
I liked the beginning of the story much more than the end, but overall it was still good. I still don't really like the way the story shoved the nearly terminally depressed person back into the environment that caused said depression though, or the reasons given for it.
I actually wanted the story to end with Flash staying on with the Midnight Oil crew and Soarin', flying around solving problems. Ah well. It is what it is.
Good.
I don’t want to assume, but, was this the end? I want to say no, since the tag is still on incomplete, but we also haven’t had this big of a break since February to March.
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oh boy i caught up to the finale.
This wasn't supposed to happen.
Man, who went around downvoting every comment? For basically no reason, as far as I can tell.