A wintery tale told by a magic snow-pony about the events that almost ended Hearth's Warming that takes a not so unexpected turn when Princess Luna faces the Candy Mare in a last ditch battle to save Equestria!
You know, one thing I've always wondered about this series - aside from how Luna had managed to defeat the Candy Mare - is why in SStB:2, the Candy Mare seems to almost relish prolonging Luna's suffering. Don't get me wrong, I fully understood why the Candy Mare needed Luna alive; she needed Luna's magic to access and manipulate the dream realm. However, I always wondered why exactly the Candy Mare seemed to take great delight in Luna's suffering, seemingly above everypony else she's tortured. Initially, I thought, "Well, it's more than likely that, seeing as Luna was the only pony to have actually succeeded in defeating her, the Candy Mare feels some retribution is owed."
Now, however, I fully understand just why she was so happy to torture Luna for as long and as harshly as she did.
It wasn't just bitter recompense for having been bested; Luna tortured her relentlessly in the dream realm with figments of her mother and father, plaguing her fragmented mind with speculations that, for all we know, could be true or untrue (Lemon Drop being her potential father though, holy- I did not expect that). Once the Candy Mare had succeeded in capturing Luna, I imagine she was only too eager to return fire - not only against Luna, but against Celestia as well.
This was a gem to read, Knackerman. I honestly wasn't expecting another story featuring the Candy Mare, but I am far from disappointed. This was a spectacular prequel and you managed to answer a lot of questions that I, and likely other fans of the series have had for a long time. Thank you for taking the time to write this, can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Thank you so much for your comment. I’m glad that I was able to answer some lingering questions for you, but I’m more glad that you enjoyed the story - even if it was kind of a long time coming. I hope you enjoy my future works as well, and thanks again!
Damn! What a chapter! Wow! I’m two years late and catching up with the series slowly but surely. From the prologue to this chapter, I’ve enjoyed this. Our favorite sickenly sweet, grotesque ghoul is going through it in this chapter. As irredeemable as she is, or may be, I still feel bad for her even to this day. She was once innocent, and multiple segments, chapters, and chapters, even a full story, show us that she still has pieces of Pumpkin Patch in her. I like how self-aware Candy Mare is in this story, and the ironic remarks she’s made in this chapter have me chuckling.
You know, one thing I've always wondered about this series - aside from how Luna had managed to defeat the Candy Mare - is why in SStB:2, the Candy Mare seems to almost relish prolonging Luna's suffering. Don't get me wrong, I fully understood why the Candy Mare needed Luna alive; she needed Luna's magic to access and manipulate the dream realm. However, I always wondered why exactly the Candy Mare seemed to take great delight in Luna's suffering, seemingly above everypony else she's tortured. Initially, I thought, "Well, it's more than likely that, seeing as Luna was the only pony to have actually succeeded in defeating her, the Candy Mare feels some retribution is owed."
Now, however, I fully understand just why she was so happy to torture Luna for as long and as harshly as she did.
It wasn't just bitter recompense for having been bested; Luna tortured her relentlessly in the dream realm with figments of her mother and father, plaguing her fragmented mind with speculations that, for all we know, could be true or untrue (Lemon Drop being her potential father though, holy- I did not expect that). Once the Candy Mare had succeeded in capturing Luna, I imagine she was only too eager to return fire - not only against Luna, but against Celestia as well.
This was a gem to read, Knackerman. I honestly wasn't expecting another story featuring the Candy Mare, but I am far from disappointed. This was a spectacular prequel and you managed to answer a lot of questions that I, and likely other fans of the series have had for a long time. Thank you for taking the time to write this, can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Thank you so much for your comment. I’m glad that I was able to answer some lingering questions for you, but I’m more glad that you enjoyed the story - even if it was kind of a long time coming. I hope you enjoy my future works as well, and thanks again!
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Your very welcome and I'm amazeded that you can still come up with inspiration on the Candymare.
You're one to talk🤣
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Damn! What a chapter! Wow!
I’m two years late and catching up with the series slowly but surely. From the prologue to this chapter, I’ve enjoyed this. Our favorite sickenly sweet, grotesque ghoul is going through it in this chapter. As irredeemable as she is, or may be, I still feel bad for her even to this day. She was once innocent, and multiple segments, chapters, and chapters, even a full story, show us that she still has pieces of Pumpkin Patch in her.
I like how self-aware Candy Mare is in this story, and the ironic remarks she’s made in this chapter have me chuckling.