Together at Last
The draconequui siblings soon put an end to the disorienting chaos of it all. Discord turned Gladmane’s guards into plushies, the siblings put out the fire, and Capri went to retrieve Vapor, Gabby, and Steven – who was very elated to see her again. After everything was said and done, Capri and Discord brought the castle and its grounds down to Earth, with only the now-thin cloud layer separating the piece of Paraddock from the ground. Twilight, Flash, her parents, and the rest of the Canterlot family swiftly came to Las Pegasus to deal with Gladmane’s misdeeds.
On the Paraddock castle grounds, Twilight said, “Well, Gladmane, it seems I had valid reason not to forge an alliance with you.”
Gladmane pleaded desperately, “Oh, please, Your Highness! I can change! I’ll become a better king! A-a-a nicer king! Just please gimme another chance! I’ll be good!”
Luna said, “The citizens of Las Pegasus and the Canterlot family are in consensus. Gladmane, you are hereby abdicated from the throne and shall be incarcerated indefinitely.”
Gladmane nervously smiled, though he knew it couldn’t be good, “I’m sorry, what does that mean?”
Discord groaned and agitatedly explained, “It means you’re not king anymore and you’re going to jail for your crimes.”
Gladmane protested frantically as the guards led him away, “No! No, please! Please reconsider! You’ll regret havin’ me off the throne! There’ll be chaos, anarchy! My beautiful kingdom will be destroyed! You’ll be sorry!”
Capri scoffed, “His kingdom? Ha! I practically created Las Pegasus on his wishes.”
Roller asked, “So, what are we going to do with Silver Tongue?” He gestured to the unicorn bound in magical rope, the same that had bound Gladmane.
Twilight stated, “He will be punished for his crime of attempted murder. We’ll send him back to Maretania and remove him from his place as heir.”
Silver entreated, “With all due respect, Your Majesty, if word gets out that I almost…murdered the Guardian of Empathy, it would not just ruin my family, but all of Maretania. My crime will cause the other nations to cut off trade with us and bring about my country’s demise. I’m willing to accept any other punishment you might have in mind for me. Just don’t hurt my country.”
The Guardians – especially Mischief – were greatly confused and stunned by this side of Silver’s personality. Just hours ago, the prince tried to kill Flurry’s fiancé via a duel. Now he wanted to save his country from his mistakes? Was he trying to look noble or was he actually being noble?
Capri and Twilight exchanged nods and the draconequus said, “All right. We’ll grant your request, but this shall be your punishment in return: Silver Tongue, I hereby banish you from Paraddock forever.”
Silver sadly hung his head and said, “I shall live with that.”
Mischief couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. Though Silver had tried to eliminate him to gain Flurry’s heart, Mischief remembered what the unicorn had said the night they had dinner at the chateau. Before Silver asked the couple about their relationship, he told everyone present how he loved being on his own and away from his boring lifestyle. Mischief took a closer look at Silver’s downtrodden expression and found no trace of malice or irritation. There was only regret.
He couldn’t believe he was about to do this, but he spoke up, “Wait. It doesn’t have to be forever. Maybe it can be until he can learn good behavior.”
Everyone – including Silver Tongue – was surprised to hear this. Why would the Guardian of Empathy stand up for the one who tried to kill him?
After some thought, Twilight agreed, “It’s settled, then. Silver Tongue, if you can improve your behavior within the next five years, we’ll allow you to return to Paraddock whenever you like.”
As the ropes binding him were magically loosened, Silver smiled, “Thank you, Your Majesty. I shall not forget your kindness.”
Just then, they heard a loud “ahem”. Everyone turned to see Dandy Grandeur standing on a small box next to the cloud layer below.
He said, “Now that the rightful culprit has been apprehended, I believe I am owed an apology.”
Rainbow Dash asked in bewilderment, “For what?”
“For suspecting me as the mastermind behind the Dark Rider attacks. It’s one thing to call me out for trying to do terrible things on my nephew’s wedding day, but it’s another thing entirely to subtly accuse me of crimes that were not mine!”
Everyone was speechless until Fancy Pants said, “You’re certainly right, old chap!”
Dandy was surprised to hear this and he uttered out, “I am?”
Rarity nodded, “Indeed! And we were wrong to let Gladmane arrest you. So, as our apology, we want to turn management of Las Pegasus over to you! The city’s going to need a new leader since Gladmane’s no longer fit for the job.”
After several moments of stunned silence, Dandy spoke, “A-are you sure? I’m not quite certain I should be king again. My horrible record and all, you know.”
Fancy Pants said, “That’s why you’ll be chancellor of this fine city. I think your credentials are enough to overshadow your…faults in this case.”
After the other royals nodded their heads, Celestia’s horn glowed as she declared, “Dandy Grandeur, we hereby name you Chancellor of Las Pegasus.”
In an instant, Dandy’s attire changed into a more formal chancellor’s outfit.
He squealed, “Thank you, Your Highnesses! Thank you!” He then trotted happily towards Las Pegasus as he rambled, “Now, where to start? Now, where to start? Oh, I know! I’ll create a council of seven! No, wait, eight! Oh, how about nine?”
Sunset asked Rarity with uncertainty, “Are you sure it was a good idea to name Dandy Grandeur as chancellor?”
Her sister answered, “Of course! The poor thing seemed to be so restless and downtrodden at the chateau.”
Fancy Pants continued for his wife, “If he couldn’t be king, just who would he be? Naming him chancellor gives him a new purpose in life and it’ll help him make amends for his past mistakes.”
Just then, Dandy came back and exclaimed, “Oh, I forgot something!” He pointed to the draconequui siblings as he asked, “Could either one of you two…creatures put Las Pegasus on a cloud like Paraddock? It’ll really add to the wonder, you know?”
Sombra spoke up, “You would need the consent of the people first before you raise the kingdom on a cloud.”
Capri raised her tiger paw, “I’ll go. If they say ‘yes’, I’ll raise Las Pegasus just like that.”
Luna said, “I shall accompany you all in case there’s…trouble.”
While they waited for an answer from the foursome in Las Pegasus, Discord decided to explore the rest of Paraddock in the sky while the others talked amongst themselves near the Paraddock castle on the ground.
Vapor Trail asked the pirates, “So now that we both know we come from long lines of Pony Pan and Captain Hoofs, should we keep playing those roles to keep the tradition alive?”
Celaeno answered, “We’re not going to stay on Paraddock, that’s for sure.”
Mullet said, “We’ll convert the Polly Roger into an airship and travel the skies.”
Boyle spoke up, “While being swashbuckling treasure hunters!”
Lix Spittle added, “Gems, gold coins, daring sword fights, you name it!”
Squabble, the parrot who couldn’t speak, squawked in agreement.
Zealot said, “Well then, we wish you the best of luck.”
Celaeno then asked while pointing to Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail, “Say, what about you two? Are you still going to be Pony Pan and Windy?”
Sky shrugged, “Well, why not? Now that there’s no more Captain Hoof chasing our tails, maybe Paraddock will be a good place to raise the baby and introduce him to a lot of adventures.”
Vapor smirked, “Um, don’t you mean he or she?”
Sky wrapped his arms around his wife, “Well, whichever it is, I’ll be happy.” When he hugged Vapor, he whispered, “Though I hope it’s a boy.”
Vapor surprised him by saying, “I heard that.”
The group chuckled before Silver offered, “If you wish to stay on Paraddock, then I will gladly offer you my home…just as long as nothing valuable gets broken.”
The others were surprised by this and some got a little suspicious.
Skater remarked, “Wow, Silver. You would do that? Why?”
He explained, “Well, before you all came along, I knew nothing about friendship. The only thing I did know was how to be a prince. When I would give something, it was usually just out of courtesy or obligation. But this time, I give my chateau out of goodwill.”
Flurry asked in confusion, “But Mischief said you tried to break his self-esteem and later challenged him to a duel on the castle roof.”
He shamefully admitted, “Yes, I did that…because it was how I was raised. My parents taught me to take every opportunity and to always put yourself above the rest. The only reason why I wanted you as my wife was because I thought you deserved better than Mischief. I thought you deserved a prince instead of…someone with mixed heritage. I tried to erode his confidence at first, hoping it would drive him away from you. When that didn’t work, I simply waited until the right time to challenge him to a duel. But…something happened while I waited.
“We got to the castle and it was just so magical. I learned then that chaos could be more than…well, havoc-wreaking. It could create many incredible things and make possible what would normally be impossible. I knew the same could apply to Mischief because he was born of a creature of chaos. I was going to let him have you until you took the children back to their parents. With you away, my old lessons overtook me and I couldn’t resist the chance to dispose of Mischief once and for all.”
Silver then sighed, “I went too far that time and I cannot ask for your forgiveness. But yet…” He pointed to Mischief, “…you of all ponies wanted to spare me of harsher punishment. Why? After all I did to you, why?”
Mischief answered, “It wasn’t easy to trust you. After all, you did try to steal my fiancée. But when I saw how unhappy you were with being banished from Paraddock, I remembered what you said about being on your own and being independent of your parents. I didn’t want you to be robbed of your freedom. Plus, you were friendly to everyone but the kids and me. If you can be that…courteous to them, then maybe you can be like that with everypony else.”
Silver said, “But how? I don’t know the first thing about friendship.”
Flurry said, “We’ll teach you.”
Silver smiled and nodded, “Thank you, Princess…and Sir Mischief. I shall accept the offer.”
Applejack remarked, “Wow. You really are different from your father.”
“I think I inherited half of my grandfather’s heart. Mother always said he was wise and compassionate.”
Gale Force suddenly cried, “Look!”
Everyone turned to see Las Pegasus slowly rising towards the sky on a layer of cloud. When it was halfway towards Paraddock, the glamorous city stopped and rested in mid-air. Distant cheers could be heard as Capri teleported back to the Paraddock castle with Luna and Sombra.
Capri boasted, “Well, what do you think of that? My magic is back in full swing, baby!” She then realized something and asked, “Say, where’s Discord?”
The group pointed up towards the giant cloud. Capri teleported over the luscious candy jungle and soon saw Discord howling with joy as he surfed on a tidal wave. She flashed onto the shore just as Discord rode on the wave’s crest to meet her. Just before the water could crash onto her, Capri conjured up an umbrella for cover.
When his sister lowered and closed the umbrella, Discord exclaimed, “Capri, this place is awesome! I’ve never seen anything like it! I might never want to leave Paraddock!”
Capri grabbed his eagle arm and said, “Come on, 4-year-old. Let’s get going.”
He pulled his arm from her and pleaded, “Oh, please, Capri? Just five more minutes, I promise!”
She couldn’t resist the puppy eyes he was giving her, so she sighed, “All right. Five more minutes on the playground, but then we have to get going.”
Discord jumped for joy as he shouted, “Yahoo!” He dove back into the water and got Capri wet in the process.
She had an irritated look on her face before it melted into a content expression. “Some things never change.”
When everyone came back to the Crystal Empire, the preparations for the wedding continued as planned. The night after they came back from their wild adventures, the wedding was held on the very stage that was used for Skyla and Flurry’s Crystallings. The crowd of guests and family members watched as Flurry and Mischief exchanged vows.
Princess Luna, the officiant, proclaimed, “I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride.”
The couple was about to kiss until they heard loud sobbing coming from the audience. They turned to see Shining Armor bawling in his seat with Cadance comforting him.
Skyla facehoofed and muttered, “Oh, Dad…”
Flurry gave a chuckle before she locked lips with Mischief. The crowd cheered for the consolidation of the marriage. After the ceremony was over, everyone went to the gardens and partied to their heart’s content.
Discord - who was with his wife, daughter, and sister - commented in an annoyed tone, “I mean, really! Shining Armor made such a big deal over his daughter getting married! I never made such a fuss when Screwball got married.”
Screwball smirked, “Oh, I seem to recall that you did cry at my wedding.”
Capri perked up, “Ooh! I would’ve loved to see that!”
“I have flashbacks of the whole thing.”
Discord quickly protested, “Don’t you dare!”
Meanwhile, Skyla stood near the rosebushes and admired the beautiful flowers growing there.
She gasped when a voice spoke to her, “Well, this certainly brings back memories.”
She turned to see her beloved Blackthorn in formal attire. She was glad he agreed to be her date for the wedding despite being unused to pony customs. She wanted to cherish every moment he was here before he and his comrades would leave the Crystal Empire to embark on many adventures.
Skyla smiled, “Oh, yes. The day you appeared from behind a rosebush…”
“The night we talked to each other…Those were wonderful times.”
She sighed, “Shame it has to end all too soon.”
Blackthorn playfully told her, “I wouldn’t know about that.”
In surprise, she asked, “What do you mean?”
“My comrades and I have heard many amazing tales about the Guardians of Equestria, going where they need to be and always saving the day. Before Gladmane summoned us, we were the ones saving the innocent from harm. But with the Guardians fulfilling that role, I think the deer need to have something new to do before Thicket returns. Something like, I don’t know, staying in the Crystal Empire as royal guards?”
Skyla’s eyes lit up with joy. “Oh, Blackthorn! You really mean it?”
He took her hoof as he answered, “I could not be more serious.”
In a quick second, Skyla locked lips with him. He soon returned the passionate kiss and their hearts synchronized in ecstatic harmony. Needless to say, Cadance and Shining Armor were stunned to discover this latest development.
The prince shook his head in amazement. “First Flurry, now Skyla. I swear, what is it with our daughters and antlers?”
Cadance shrugged happily, “C’est l’amour?”
Shining Armor playfully smirked, “I’ll show you c’est l’amour.”
His wife giggled as he took her in his arms and spun her to the left before exchanging an intoxicating kiss with him.
A few minutes later, Songbird Serenade spoke into the microphone on the stage, “Thank you, fillies and gentlecolts. It’s an honor being here tonight to sing at Flurry and Mischief’s reception. But for the next song, I would like to give the newlyweds a chance to sing their duet for all of you. Please give a warm round of applause to Princess Flurry Heart and Prince Mischief.”
The crowd clapped and some cheered as the now-married couple got on the stage.
A sweet melody began to play and Flurry started to sing, “We were strangers, starting out on a journey…Never dreaming what we'd have to go through…Now here we are, and I'm suddenly standing…at the beginning with you…”
Mischief sang, “No one told me I was going to find you…Unexpected, what you did to my heart…”
They both sang, “When I lost hope…you were there to remind me…This is the start…And life is a road and I wanna keep going…Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing…Life is a road…Now and forever…Wonderful journey…
“I'll be there when the world stops turning…I'll be there when the storm is through…In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning with you…”
The princess sang, “We were strangers…on a crazy adventure…”
Her prince sang, “Never dreaming…how our dreams would come true…”
The couple sang together, “Now here we stand, unafraid of the future…At the beginning with you… And life is a road and I wanna keep going…Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing…Life is a road…Now and forever…Wonderful journey…
“I'll be there when the world stops turning…I'll be there when the storm is through…In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning with you…
“I knew there was somebody somewhere…like me alone in the dark…Now I know my dream will live on…I've been waiting so long…Nothing’s gonna tear us apart...”
Flurry sang, “And…”
As his wife vocalized, Mischief sang, “Life is a road and I wanna keep going…Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing…”
The newlyweds sang together, “Life is a road…Now and forever…Wonderful journey…I'll be there when the world stops turning…I'll be there when the storm is through…In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning with you…”
During the instrumental break, many of the couples present teared up at the beautiful song. To them, it was reminiscent of their journey to blissful happiness with their loved ones.
“Life is a road and I wanna keep going…Love is a river I wanna keep going…”
Mischief vocalized, “On…”
Flurry sang, “Starting out on a journey…”
The couple resumed singing, “Life is a road and I wanna keep going…Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing…In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning…with you…”
The crowd erupted into huge cheers and applause when the prince and princess finished their song with a kiss. Shortly afterwards, the couple walked out of the gardens and towards the large mass of cheering citizens.
Steven, who was hovering above the Empire via a cloud he was sitting on, sang, “So it goes, short and sweet…They were wed down the street…May their marriage be truly blessed…Happy end to the tale, and tomorrow I sail…so I better go home and rest...” When the couple flew up to Steven, he continued, “Here’s a kiss and a hug…Sure you don’t need a rug? I assure you the fabric’s light…”
After the couple shook their heads as if to say “no thanks”, they flew off towards the horizon.
Steven waved them off as he sang, “Well, goodbye, worthy friends…Come back soon, that’s the end…till another…Equestrian ni-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ight!”
As he sang the last two words, the Crystal Heart spun and bright rays of light shot into the air, decorating the starry night with its colorful wonder. After a few moments of gazing at the aurora borealis, Mischief grabbed Flurry and the two shared a kiss.
KidatHeart5: OY! One year and a month can give you such a crick in the neck! 
But to be honest, this was so much pressure for me! I mean, I had to create new material, juxtapose the storylines, and keep track of who knew what! That’s enough to wear on a person’s nerves!
CartoonNerd12: Plus what with the workload you were receiving in college and me finishing up college and doing an internship I wasn’t there to keep you on your toes. But yeah, it was a very busy year for us that the delays couldn’t be helped.
K5: I’m also not good at keeping promises. I have a tendency to do that. I’m very ashamed.
CN12: So…do you want to say anything about a new installment?
K5: Please cherish the ending of this installment while you can, because the next one will be intense. I mean, really intense. The main themes will be cruelty, prejudice, and…corruption. It’s going to be called Prisoners of the Heart. It will be based on “Beauty and the Beast”.
CN12: But before we release that, we’re going to work on The Royal Canterlot Family oneshots and The Quest for Family.
K5: Plus, there are a couple of stories I’ve been meaning to do for a while, including a special spinoff that explores an origin story or two. Expect the 9th installment shortly after the Season 8 finale. That way, we’d have all the up-to-date information we need. When I write it, it won’t take as long as A World Above did. With the 8th installment, I had to connect each storyline in some way and I had to be original about most of the story. Very hard to do.
CN12: With that said I am really glad that it’s finally done. *relieved laugh*
K5: I’m just as glad you helped me with my many writer’s blocks. I can definitely say that A World Above will be the only installment with such ridiculously long hiatuses. I apologize very deeply for making you wait for so long. On the bright side, it definitely holds the record for “Longest-to-Update: Installment Category”. Oh, and before I forget, the two songs are "At the Beginning” from Anastasia and “Arabian Nights (Reprise)” from Aladdin and the King of Thieves. CN12 suggested the couples tearing up bit, when Discord talks about not crying at Screwy’s wedding, and when Discord monkeys around on Paraddock, though I tweaked that last part.
CN12: We hope to see you when the next installment comes out.
Both sisters: Be prepared!
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Well, This is par for the course for The Royal Canterlot Family series for ending. So there are no redemptive qualities for Blueblood?
(sigh). Well, it was a nice ending. I was expecting Discord, but Steve works for the last song.
So Le Belle et Le Beste is the base for the next proper installment?
Looking forward to it and the updates for the side stories.
Not sure how Blackthorn and Skyla will work out, but let's see how this plays out.
Well, this was a nice ending to the story!
As for the story as a whole, despite the hiatuses, I really enjoyed this story! With the story itself, I liked that a lot more of the characters got to do something, particularly the original generation royals; in the past two main stories, the Canterlot sisters didn’t really do much; here, they at least got to meet with Dandy, even if he did end up a red herring. I also liked how each of the three plotlines ended up combining in the end. Probably my favorite aspect of this story was the entirety of Paraddock; it was incredibly creative with the various different landmarks, as well as the different races present on it, like the Crystal Fairies and the talking animals. I also thought it was a very good piece of world-building, both for serving as a new location, as well as providing inspiration for several variations of the “Pony Pan” story. I also liked how Steven was the temporary ruler of the place after Capri got trapped; he’s a fun character, and his connection to Mischief was sweet. Overall, I loved how this place was the Equestria version of Neverland. The only minor complaint I have with the story is that it was kind of obvious that Dandy was a red herring concerning who was behind the Dark Riders.
As for the characters, they were enjoyable for the most part. With the Guardians, their quest through Paraddock was fun, and Flurry and Mischief’s romance continues to be really sweet. In particular, I liked that moment they had after the incident with the woods. With Blackthorn, I liked his conflict about being forced to serve Gladmane despite not wanting to, and his romance with Skyla was pretty cute. Plus, I think he and the deer would do well in the royal guard. With Sky and Vapor, I liked how they factored into the whole “Pony Pan” charade along with Captain Celaeno, and I appreciate there was a small bit of development for them with the idea of being parents. Finally, despite being introduced pretty late in the game, I really enjoyed Capri; she seemed different enough from her brother, and she and Discord had a really good sibling chemistry. I do hope that she gets some interactions with Screwy and Fluttershy later.
Next up, we have Gladmane, who I thought worked very well as a villain; he kept the same suaveness he had in the show, as well as the manipulation tactics, but now those were being applied to being part of a government, which made him quite a bit more dangerous, especially since he nearly sparked war between nations with his Dark Riders scheme. I also thought he was pretty smart to set up those defenses as well as keep the mirror hidden as an ace up his sleeve. Overall, he was very enjoyable.
However, there is one character that I didn’t really enjoy, and that was Silver Tongue. Honestly, I thought he was going to end up being a better guy than his dad, but then he started making those unflattering remarks towards Mischief and even stated that he was going to take Flurry away from him during the climax; it just didn’t sit right with me, especially since he didn’t really do much otherwise. And if I’m being honest, his turnaround in the final chapter came off as a bit sudden considering what had come before. Overall, Silver Tongue was probably the weakest element of the story in my opinion.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story; we got to see a brand new location that was very creative, we got some good progression with Flurry and Mischief’s romance, we got a bit more of Discord’s backstory by meeting his sister, and most of the royals actually got to do something. All-in-all this was very enjoyable!
As for next time, I’m very excited; the themes you mentioned sound very intriguing, and it being based on “Beauty and the Beast” (one of my absolute favorite Disney movies) is definitely a plus. However, I completely understand waiting until Season 8 is done before starting that one; it means there’ll be less of a chance of the show potentially creating problems. So until then, I look forward to more one-shots in “The Royal Canterlot Family”, as well as that side-story you’re planning!
Oh my gosh! Your song choices couldn't be more perfect!
Hmm, so Silver Tongue wasn't such a bad pony after all, just miserable and discontented. Okay, I'll take it. Best of luck on the next couple stories and installments.
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Regarding Silver Tongue, I see your point, really. But when you look at all the quickie reformations on the show it's not really out there. Basically Silver's turnaround is a lot like Starlight and Diamond Tiara's reforming when you think about it.
This was great! A wonderful tale and a wonderful ending. The Sisters Grimm strike gold!
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Don't forget Sunset!
at the begining thats the song ive been waiting for so all i can say is this was great!!!!!!!! this calls for celebration minions kick it.
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Ah, a never let a good opportunity go to waste situation.
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Hmm, I'm not sure either. On one hand, she'd be hard to recognize as Applejack without her accent or countryisms. On the other hand, where she would pick up the accent and countryisms is kind of a bit of a plot hole.
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Ah, I see.
I know it wouldn't be the last instalment!
The themes of new seems interesting too... I don't know how this last could reffer to the base fairy tail... but well, I can just assume You'll make it someway. So I eagerly wait for it!
And about keeping promises which are connected to deadlines... I have the same thing
And well... it takes me looot more time to come back to this than I expected
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But I definitely enjoyed it. Though maybe I should firstly reread the previous chapters(I stoped at "Conversations", when it was last published chapter...)... at the beginning i felt kinda lost... I don't even remember if Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail are married (when Vapor Trail being pregnant was a strong hint... hint which I actually predicted - similarly like basing snake on Ushari, or quest for elephant hair from Tarzan
But that feeling dissapear after few chapters and I again tap into the streams... I also really enjoyed the songs You choose... and it kinda feels like You're trying to put all songs from Princes and the pauper to the series... the only one (excludign reprise of "To be a princess") which didn't appear yet is "Girl like You" (which has perfect oportunity to use... in "The Phoenix Tear"... really so fitting the story... not to mention... what line in any song would be more fitting for Twilight than "But I'd rather bye in my library reading science books all day"
And well at the beginning i even forgot that "How can i refuse" has a reprise... but I'm glad You also put the orginal version. And the dialogue from movie work perfectly that was realy hillarious.
But well... I was a little bit disapointed, that You use "At the beginning" instead of it's fluttercord version - "Here next to You" - it would work to (Mischief is chaotic too after all) and frankly I like it better. And the Idea to end the story with reprise of arabian Night was great. Well maybe effect would be even greater if the song text was the very last lines...
And what more important... it may sound strange but here Mischief was like... more Sunset Shimmer's son than Blaze. I mean... this how he forgive Silver Tongue... thats sooooo Sunset-like! (But really Blaze doesn't seem so similar to his mother... or maybe just I see it that way)
Not to mention considering this scene forgiveness/redemption would be far more fitting Sevent h Element than empathy - as it is for Sunset - after all this what he had done was more about forgiveness than just empathy.
(Not to mention in my opinion forgiveness is just better - and even the best possibe - fulfilment of the elements. But that's beside the point and it's your alternative universe after all)
I was so proud of him
And Shining still crying at weddings was hilarious
Also the whole tread with Capri and her interaction with Discord was great!
The one things that bugs me is... how many transspecies couples it beginns to appear. I mean I'm myself fan of some but... here it just starts to seem that there are to many of them.
But joke with antlers was good
And well... maybe this how quickly Captain Hoof team up with Pony Pan feels... rushed. Like a lot. I mean they were fighting each other the whole time and just after get to know they both were not the only ones in line they decide to work together? Not so convincing...
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I think that picking that up from the servants is good enough for an explanation.