Odds 'n' Ends

by TheAncientPolitzanian

So Long and Goodnight

As the world outside the cave grew darker still, five generations of dragons, plus one alicorn, solemnly huddled around the purple-scaled behemoth in the center. He didn't have much time remaining.

The recumbent dragon gazed at the lavender-coated alicorn before him, and, in an disconcertingly hushed voice for such a gargantuan creature, whispered to her and her alone.

"...Guess this is it, huh?"

"I guess so," the alicorn replied.

"...How much do you wanna bet Pinkie's planned a 'dragon-sized' welcome party for me?"

In spite of herself, the alicorn chuckled. "I think that's pretty much a given, Spike."

There was a brief silence.

Then, Spike took on a far more concerned tone. "Twilight, I'm sorry I can't—"

"Spike, don't worry," Twilight reassured her longtime friend. "You can go. I... I'll be alright. I promise."

"...Y-You sure?"

She nodded. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

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Author's Note:

April 2020 flashfic based on the prompt "So Long and Goodnight" by The Red Parade. An expanded version is currently in the works, and will be linked below once it's published.

EDIT: As of 12/14/21, that expansion has been finished and released:

TGone With the Light

• MLP: FiM
• Sad

As the sun sets, Twilight bids her first friend a final farewell.

• Death
• Twilight
• Spike

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If you're interested, go check it out!

Comments

[Yoshifan30]

Oh dear something tells me a thousand years has been passed and Spike hits his limit of his life span that's so sad and pretty much he was the last creature that Twilight knows 😢

[Xanderfox]

Makes me think of the Fic which explains Alicorn immortality as "Infinite Respawn" where Alicorns can die but come back in a new healthy body in just a few seconds, but with the option to spend time in the afterlife visitng the dead before respawning again. I imagine Twilight telling a small group of ponies she can do this so she can take "vacations" in the after life every once in a while to see her friends after they die