Dear Feather Fall

by Keywii_Cookies55

Epilogue

Dear Feather Fall,

And also everyone else from town, I hope you’re all doing great! It was another good week for me and Sun, we went to see the zoo like I said we would, and I loved it! I had no idea that there was so many animals to see! I thought it’d just be penguins, but that’s okay, I loved it, and Sun liked seeing the horses.

She says it’s interesting to see what we came from, and I don’t really get it, but I was really happy to see the smile on her face. She’s really cute when she smiles.

There was also a flower shop at the zoo! Sun didn’t understand why and questioned it, but I told her it was okay and that she shouldn’t overthink it, and so we went in and bought a bouquet of trilliums. They smell nice, and I like the way the look on our table.

Nothing much happened after that, but the next day Sun and Edge started work on their big project! They still won’t tell me what it is, but it isn’t anything villainy, so that’s good. Maybe it’s a new apartment building? Or even a time machine! I’ve never seen one, despite all the mad scientist inventors everywhere, and I’ve always wondered why.

Lyra thinks that they’re working on a portal of some kind, but we don’t know.

OH! Also, Lyra and I have been hanging out more again! She came over on Friday to eat lunch finally and she may have forgotten why she was avoiding me since last month. I hope so, I already forgave her for liking me, but she wouldn’t forgive herself and kept hiding anytime I went to talk to her. I hate having to wait, but good friends should always be there for each other, and that means waiting for them to stop being silly and talk to you again.

She was drunk when she admitted that anyway, so I don’t know how much that counts. I think what you say only counts if you’re able to remember it.

But that’s okay, she’s my friend, and I love her.

Then I was called to clean up another big mess, this one needed ten of us to pick up. It was a meltdown in some storehouse and the heroes weren’t able to stop it from happening, even if they saved everyone anyway. Sun said it reminded her of when she was younger, and Edge agreed. I think it’s part of their history together.

They still won’t tell me anything that happened, but I’ve been piecing it together. You already know how they met, and last year when they fought robots, but I still don’t know why they didn’t like each other. I think Hard Edge worked with the hero bureau to fight Sun, maybe, I don’t know.

After cleaning up the mess, I went to the Warm Roast and had my iced tea. There’s a new employee there. Her name is Dust Pan, and she’s like me! Well, no, not exactly, she has OCD, but it’s still interesting.

She doesn’t really seem like she fits in, she’s anxious, and afraid and has a really bad sleep schedule. But she’s figuring out the coffee makers and I like her. I talked to her a couple times, and she likes me too, at least a little bit. I hope we can be good friends, because that means I’ll have someone to talk to when everyone else is asleep.

Has sleeping changed? I miss it, and hope everyone gets good sleep.

Last night was pretty bad for me. I was laying with Sun when the walls fell away and I was outside myself. Sun talked with me for a few hours and eventually pulled me back, but I didn’t like it. It was awful! I don’t like when that happens, it’s like I’m empty.

Dr. Acute was happy to talk on the phone with me, but I didn’t like having to call her so late. She was asleep, and Sun made me. I still hope she isn’t mad that I woke her up.

Today though not a lot happened. Breakfast was nice, and Sun looked for a job in the newspaper again. I think she’d make a good janitor, what better way is there to clean up the city? But she wants to do something that challenges her.

I don’t think it’s important to have a hard time doing work, but if she does then that’s okay, it’s what she wants.

I loved the quilt your sister made for me and Sun, it’s perfect and I love how she made our cutie marks dance together. You two should visit us some time. I bet you and Care would love Hoovington.

Have a good week!

-Your Friend Forever

Author's Note:

I want to thank everyone for reading Dear Feather Fall. It was a fun happy romp with a carefree mare and the crazy shenanigans that you guys subjected her to.

I enjoyed writing it from start to finish, even if it took longer than I originally intended. Plus it was fun to pack so many references into things. Nobody pointed any of them out, which makes me happy, it's honestly great when you make obvious references to other things, but in such a way that those unfamiliar still enjoy what's happening.

(Here's one example: A Warm Roast is a ponified Coffee of Doom from a webcomic I used to read.)

There's no real way to end a slice of life story, since life just marches forward, but I hope this epilogue was satisfying.

Have a nice day, and remember that sometimes just being nice is help enough. Like, you're just one person.

Comments

[GMBlackjack]

Sun liked seeing the horses.

But... horses... Equestria... talking... ackpth!

Regardless, I bet it feels good to finally finish this, huh? I'm glad to see it finish too. It's an achievement.

-GM, master of porridge.

[Keywii_Cookies55]

9612785

They regard horses the same way we do gorillas. smart creatures that we share an evolutionary past with.

[PsychicKid]

This was indeed a very fun little story. I apologize for taking so long to get to it, but it was very charming and wholesome. I definitely did not expect the revelation of our main character to be what it was; I just took everything at face value 100%. So it was nice to be surprised.

Thanks again for writing it!

[Keywii_Cookies55]

10626460

You have no idea how much I admire people that have positive outlooks on the world. Not specifically naive, just wonder and joy in the world and people around them. Cynicism is exhausting >.<

[WolfWithSword]

A nice, fun, light-hearted story told through an interesting medium. Liked the scattered small details although the prose felt really off during the non-letter chapter.

[Keywii_Cookies55]

11004553
Thanks. ^-^ I'm glad people are still finding and enjoying this story. Bar none it's still my absolute favourite.

[Adood]

After a a long time. I finally came back to finish this fic. I’m surprised how well this turned out from chapter 1 all the way to here. Good work!

[Keywii_Cookies55]

11093628
Thank you very much, I genuinely enjoyed writing it. It's still one of my favourite pieces.