WoW! And here I thought we'd seen the last of the Candy Mare after she went to Hell and then found peace! Can't wait to read this one!

Haven't even read it yet, but I already know it's going to be a absolute banger. Literally just created this account to like your SSTB stories, because imo they're some of the best stories on this site.

Wow, who wants to bet that the little filly is the candy mare's good half: pumpkin patch

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Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the story.

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Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the new addition!

Also, I'm usually not one to nit pick on minor errors but you do seem to have mixed up the definitions of peek and peak.

Ah, a good example that one can't rely solely on spell check for everything

Merry Christmas, eh I mean Hearth's Warming.

What an ending! It really did tie everything into a nice, morbid little bow! Truly a Hearth's Warming Tale for the ages!
It really does show just how much thought was put into the Candy Mare mythos. I frequently compare The Candy Mare series to "the best of 80's horror movies" to others who are unfamiliar with the series when I try to sell it to them but you've done so much better than them at crafting something coherent throughout that always abides by rules and stories prior. It really does feel like a series made from whole cloth, despite all the wonderful twists and different types of horror throughout. The way the series tied up Nightmare Night, Hearth's Warming, the story of the past and everything else is masterful. Borderline new head-canon even! I'll always have a soft spot for the Teen slaughtery shenanigans of the Equestria Girls streak, just because I found that incredibly fascinating, the true beauty is here back in Equestria. Not to mention the cosmic horror so beautifully woved in.

This is easily my favorite horror series. Thank you for giving my Hearth's Warming and Christmas a satisfying close!

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Such glowing praise makes for a marvelous present for the yuletide season. Thank you so much for reading my story and for your comments and reaction. It's always a gift when it feels like a story of mine reaches its audience, so I'm very glad that you enjoyed this and have enjoyed the series. I'm glad I could be part of your holidays, and hope that they will be very merry indeed!

This was great glad to see more of Candy😊
Also i have a question
Where does the prologue and last chapter take place timeline wise?
Is this after her awakening in the first story or is this a new universe completely and she's really just taking her time?
Or is this one of the new Candymares from the universes that the OG hadn't touched?

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Where does the prologue and last chapter take place timeline wise?

It happens between Something Sweet to Bite and Something Sweet to Bite Too, when the Candy Mare is starting to spread her influence over all of Equestria but before she's had the time to absorb Princess Luna's abilities completely.

Yes, she is just screwing around and taking her time here, but she has a lot of feelings to work through and sometimes it helps to talk to someone about it - Before ripping them to shreds, of course.

Was it ever revealed what happened to Fluttershy in the original Candy Mare’s universe?

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Yes. She appears in the first sequel Something Sweet to Bite Too and then she shows up again in Something Sweet Bites Back - although her ultimate fate is kept a little open ended.

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I mean after Equestria was conquered, but something sweet bites back you say? I will look for her death.

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But witch chapter of something sweet bites back?

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I think she appears in the chapters titled 'Am I Demon', 'Black Candy', 'With A Girl Like You', 'I Don't Mind The Pain', and 'Her Black Wings'.

In the Candy Mare’s original universe how did she go about invading Starlight’s village?

Also how does the Crystal Empire’s return fit into that timeline?

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She didn't - in the original timeline the candy curse swept over Equestria once the Candy Mare gained Luna's powers to enter ponies dreams. Basically every pony became a candy ghoul at that point and the rest of sentient life on the planet was either wiped out in the ensuing zombie apocalypse or eventually succumbed to the curse after the planet itself turned to candy.

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Hilariously! Basically their exile ended at just the worst time possible. Never stood a chance.

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So the crystal civilians were gobled up?

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Yup! In record time!

I adore this whole series to death!
I can't wait for more if you decide to write more :>

The Prequel stories imo has some of the best moments in all of the Sweet To Bite series.
I'd love to see our favorite Nightmare of a pony snake her way into G5!

I don’t know why, but I can’t get enough of the Candy Mare stories. It makes me glad to know that there’s so many other pony holidays to ruin. Truly, Candymare is the gift that just keeps on giving.