READ EVERYTHING, EVERY WORD, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM
It has been two days... Two damn days... Most of which was a blur to me. I have had enough alcohol to put myself into a coma twice now. What Celestia said... I don’t know whether I should thank her or hate her. My mind was clouded by these conflicting emotions, and yet with all these thoughts I still had one ray of hope. Rainbow Dash was going to be happy again, with her friends, and above all, she wouldn’t remember me. She wouldn’t have to deal with that pain have losing her father. I have already had to handle it once, and forcing her having to go through it would have ruined me. As for losing her again, the very thought brought me to my knees as it did so long ago.
I thought that was going to be easier the second time through... I was so wrong. In fact it hurt more, now armed with the knowledge that she would never remember me. But in a sad way, that is also what I needed to hear, it brought me closure, finally knowing what would happen to my little Dashie.
I walked slowly through my house, touching things, just so I could feel something, anything other than pain. I walked up the stairs into my room and stood there for a moment, thinking. ‘She will be fine, and happy, and you know it.’ I kept telling myself. I wanted to prove that wrong in any way I could. I want to find a flaw in that reasoning so I could have an excuse to find a way back and be with her. I didn’t even have to see her. Just knowing that she is somewhere out there with the memories of us was enough. I left my room and continue walking. I needed to stop wallowing in my sorrow. I walked back down the stairs and into the television room, and instantly my eyes darted to the feather resting on top of the TV. It was ghostly white, all the energy gone from it. I approach it slowly, and reach my hand out towards it. I had no idea if it would teleport me to her, if it would take me to where I wanted to go. I didn’t even care where it took me anymore; I just wanted it to take me away. I grasped it in my hand, clutching it close to my chest, expecting to be swallowed by darkness again. To my relief and disappointment, I wasn’t. I opened my eyes, I hadn’t gone anywhere. I sighed, not in anger or sadness; it was a sigh of defeat.
So many times I have lost what I held dear to my heart... The pain hung there slowly tearing be apart at the seams. I fell to my knees again as I remembered the days before I had met Dashie.
Her first words... The times we had baked... Every moment was permanently etched in my mind. The thought that she would never remember me again creeped into my mind once more. I just wanted to end it all, just like I had so many years ago.
No.
Dashie would not want that to happen. I had to keep on going with my life. I had made a promise to my parents that I would live a happy life. One where I could look back at what I have done and smile at those moments.
I put the feather back on the TV. I looked back upon the room. It was calm and lonely, just like normal. I sat down on the chair and stared at the powerless TV, thinking about nothing, trying to clear my thoughts.
***
I woke with a start; the sun was seeping in through the windows. ‘Shit, was I late for work again?’ I pulled my phone out, it was a Sunday. ‘Whew, best news I’ve had in a while.’ That last thought reminded me why it was the best news however, and I quickly sunk back into my sadness. There was a glass of water sitting on the table and I quickly drank it down. Toady would be a new day. I had made a promise not only to my parents.
“But to you Dashie, I will live on with our memories.”
On the lamp stand next to my table sat my mother’s photo album, and inside rested all of my past. My sad, fruitless, past. Full of loss and death. But it also had my life’s best moments. It held the previous fifteen years of my life, the years that have made today possible. I have flipped through the pages of this book more times than any other, and yet, this one still makes me smile the most. I opened to the first page. Family photos lined it, as well as the next few. But there, several pages back, was the photos of my Dashie and all the memories we shared together. This was why I knew I had to let her go before, so she could keep having these memories with her true home. At first, I blamed those other ponies. They were jealous of what Dashie and I had together, I thought. But they were only looking out for the best interest of their friend. Celestia was right; Dashie couldn’t live here, not on Earth. She needed Equestria to live, she could only survive here.
I turned the page, and what I saw drew a tear from my eye. The letter Dashie wrote for me before she left the first time. I can still remember it, without reading it:
“Dad,
For fifteen years you took care of me. For fifteen years you loved me, played with me, and made sure I enjoyed my life in a world not meant to house me. I'm not a mare of many words, but even though I told you this in person, I felt you needed a written version of it so you will know it was all real.
I love you daddy. You helped shape me into the mare I am now. I'm not sure what is going to happen, if I will remember any of this or not, but I want you to know that you did a darn good job of raising me, even if I was a bit stubborn at times and short with you during others.
With Celestia's permission, I hope to allow you to keep our photos; our memories, with you so that you will never forget. Again, I love you, and thank you.
Your little daughter always,
Your little Dashie forever,
Rainbow Dash.”
I looked down to read it again. Although I knew every word by heart, it comforted me to know that Dashie had written this for me. I scanned the paper slowly, going over every detail.
‘Dad,’ it started,
‘For fifteen years you took care of me. For fifteen years you loved me, played with me, and made sure I enjoyed my life in a world not meant to house me. I'm not a mare of many words, but even though I told you this in person, I felt you needed a written version of it so you will know it was all real.’
So far so good. A tear was forming in my eye,
‘I love you daddy. You helped shape me into the mare I am now. But now, I need you again.’
Wait, that’s not right. I got close to the paper to make sure I read it right, I did. ‘I am sorry to say that I had to change the original note I wrote for you those many days ago, but I needed some way to talk to you, and this was the last connection I have to home...’
I couldn’t believe my eyes. I rubbed them with the palms of my hand, trying to clear the thing that was making me read Dashie’s note wrong, but no matter how much rubbing I did, the words were still there. “I know you were here a second time, I felt a drain my energy like the first time bringing you here.
“It is true that I am the element of loyalty, but how can I be that if I cannot be loyal to family as well as friends? So now, I leave you with a choice. With this choice, I uphold my loyalty not only to my friends, but to you as well. Celestia has taken my powers from me and I no longer control the ability to bring you back to my world. I have locked my memories of you away, deep inside my mind, somewhere that Celestia will not be able to get at, but it will not last. My memories will come back if I see you again; it is how the spell works. Until then, the memories that the purple one, Twilight, gives me will be mine. And that is your choice, enter Equestria and be with me, the one you raised, or choose not to, and I will be the Rainbow Dash that was on the show. If you do come, I will be waiting by the lake near the forest. And, this is important, I won’t be there forever. I gave myself the idea that for three days Equestrian time, I should go to the lake and relax. From what I understand, that gives you a little more than a month to decide. This paper now controls the last of my ability. Once that month fades away, the energy will too, and when the energy fades the portal will close, either behind you, or in front of you. Which ever one it is, is up to you, and there is no turning back, it will close forever.
Your little daughter always,
Your little Dashie forever,
Rainbow Dash.”
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. She knew I was there again? Never mind that, she knew how to control her magic? Never mind that, she was giving me a choice? The last question wretched my gut. I gently plucked the paper from the book and held it in my hands. I could feel the energy in my fingers, but how would I activate it? That is, how would I activate it if I wanted to? The paper housed the energy, but only she could activate it.
I grunted in frustration. Just listen to me! How can I be so selfish! How could I endanger so many lives just for my own selfish purposes! But I realized that Dashie needed me. She left me this letter so that she would remember our memories again. I am going to do this for her.
That’s when it hit me, the feather. I stood up and almost sprinted the small distance to the feather as I set the paper near the feather. A stream of energy began to flow between the two. The feather was now cyan blue once more as it pulsated slowly. I stepped back, stunned with shock and confusion. But then, I hear Celestia’s voice in my head, ‘Your world was not meant to house her, I’m sorry but that is the way it must be.’ I stared at the feather for what seemed like eternity.
I took one step towards it, my mind racing, and then... I turned away.
***
“Alright Twilight, but are you sure you don’t want to come? It could be fun! Nothing wrong with the lake is there?” Rainbow Dash asked her purple friend. Twilight shook her head.
“No there is nothing wrong with the lake Rainbow Dash, but I’m really behind on my studies and I need to catch up,” Twilight replied. She hoped Rainbow wouldn’t ask why she was so far behind.
“Alright, if you say so, but you need to stop being so lazy Twi, those books are gonna' pile up if you don’t stay on them. Okay, c’ya!” Rainbow yelled as she floated away.
“Whew...” Twilight sighed.
Rainbow Dash spent a majority of the day at the beach, but nothing exciting really happened. In fact, she didn’t even know why she wanted to be there in the first place, but she didn’t mind. It was relaxing, and for some reason she had felt tired since she found Fluttershy in her kitchen making her breakfast. ‘That was a weird morning,’ she thought to herself. The sun was beginning to set, ‘time to go.’
***
“Hey Applejack! Wanna' go to the beach today? I went there yesterday and it was really awesome! It was very relaxing too!” Rainbow yelled into the Sweet Apple Acres barn. Applejack came out, panting heavily. “Looks like you could use some relaxing yourself,” Rainbow commented.
“Howdy Rainbow Dash... I would love too but... I’m really behind on ah-ah-apple buckin’... I’ll gladly catch ya’... next time though,” Applejack panted. She was hoping the same thing Twilight was the day earlier, ‘Don’t ask me why...’
“Well it’s your loss, I’m going with or without you, but you and Twilight really need to keep on your guys’ work. I mean look at the clouds! There is none to be found! Alright, AJ, I’ll see ya' later,” Rainbow said, getting a leaping start off the roof of the barn.
“Whew...” Applejack breathed.
Today went the same as yesterday for Rainbow. She swam a little, she flew a little, and she laid on the beach a little. ‘This is really nice, too bad the clouds don’t have lakes to swim in,’ she said to herself with a grin. The sun began to set on the horizon, ‘Well looks like time to go again.’ She took off and flew into the horizon, but for some reason, a tear rolled down her cheek. She was sad, but she didn’t know why.
***
“Well it was good talking to you Rainbow Dash, and I would love to go to the beach with you, but I’m behind on an order for a very important client, and as you know,” Rarity stopped a moment for a giggle, “duty calls.”
“What is with all you ponies and being behind on your work? At least Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie had their work done, but it’s your loss I guess. I’ve gone to the beach both days for the past two days. Well, if you feel like it later you can come down; I’ll be there most of the day!” Rainbow said. She trotted out the front door and took off.
“Whew, thank Celestia she didn’t ask why,” Rarity said quietly.
When Rainbow Dash got to the beach this time, she didn’t feel like doing anything. She just felt like watching. So that’s what she did, she sat. And she watched. Nothing interesting happened. She wanted to get up and fly around a bit and stretch her wings, but something kept her grounded. The sun was beginning to set for the third time. ‘No surprise there, but why is it a big deal?’ She thought. She got up slowly, and approached the lake. She got to the waterfront and stared over the placid water, and began to cry. Each tear making ripples in the water. She didn’t know why she was crying, but she felt it was needed, so she let herself. She cried for what seemed like an hour, and by now the sun was at the horizon ready to make way for the moon. She lifted herself off the ground, and snapped open her wings, tears still streaming down her face. She flapped her wings, but something stopped her. She had heard the sound of hoof steps off towards the forest. She looked for what she saw, but didn’t see anything. She turned back towards the water and looked at her reflection. Tears dripped down her face, hitting the water. The stinging tears made her blink and tried to wipe the tears from her eyes. She opened her eyes and saw a silhouette behind her in the water.
“Dashie?”
Thanks and shout outs:
ROBCakeran53 The original author for the masterpiece My Little Dashie.
Athanix My cover artist and editor. You made this story possible my friend.
Lauren Faust for making My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Without her genius, none of this would be here right now.
And last but not least, you guys. I want to thank each and every one of you guys who supported me through this story. I was worried that I would not be able to hold my own against the original heart tugging, tear jerking story we all know and love. You guys pushed me through and for that, I thank each and every one of you. Please, go check out the two guys listed above. They are excellent people and deserve much much credit. Also, for those of you who liked my writing, stay tuned with me for I am working on another fan fic. Be expecting updates within the next week, thanks again everyone. Happy New Years.
"Daddy?"
PEOPLE!!!! REREAD THE EDITED VERSION PLEASE!!!! I ADDED KEY DETAILS THAT MAKE THE ENDING PERMANENT! AND READ ALL THE WAY DOWN DAMN IT!!!!! READ EVERYTHING!!!!
what thats it what happens next dammit
Hey! Is it over, just like that?! That's unfair! I wanted moar!
104676 I would make a blog post ^^
and as a gift to you guys, I will republish the unedited versions of some of the chapters so you can see what changes were made. Thank you everyone, and once again READ EVERY. SINGLE. LAST. WORD.
I repeat my prior statement
Epic ending! (I didn't see the completed status until now) 5 stars!
I see what changes u did there and I will say, man this is almost as tearjerker as the original (to me at least) but not by litle, the original is still better, but this is a decent sequel to it, not the best there is but still good
Now that's out my sister let's see the ending
(in a horrible Scottish accent) LEETS DOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT
That's better.
Now I am crying manly joy tears.
A song for the two of them.
*ahem*
REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.
Oh how love make the impossible possible. Fantastic read. Can't wait to see how this is going to end.
.................*sigh*.................WHAT AHPPENDS NOA!?!?!?!?!??!?! ARGE!?!?!?!?!??!
wait, why is it incomplete now???? MOAR!!!!!!!! :D
104736 oh...wait....am i seeing things now?????
104683
He did say he was writing something. Be patient, young grasshopper.
Though if you're feeling impatient you could try either writing a third, or asking the original author to pick it up again.
Personally, I don't think Celestia's going to be too happy with those two. But Celestia can saw off her horn and stuff it where her sun don't shine.
104715 I'm sorry you felt that way. It says you posted on chapter thirteen. Please read the last chapter before jumping to conclusions about the story please and thank you.
Well done! This story is really sad, touching and an acceptable sequel IMO.
I didn't cry like I did with the original however, but it's still extremely touching.
Original story ending= Complete and done with, loved it.
This ending= Everyponies reactions? He's suddenly in their world? How will the princesses react? How will her ACTUAL parents react? What will he do now? does it end happily?
Though the story was very good I am not satisfied in the slightest.
of course this is just my 2 cents
okay that weren't the biggest changes, but i think everyone here is begging for an epilogue, or it will end up in a sequel of a sequel
the person saying "Dashie?" better be her dad!!!
o wait, I didn't read the last word. nevermind.
Sequel to a sequel...?
fim.413chan.net/fim/src/129923751541-MLP_I_see_what_you_d.jpg
Not sure if I follow what happened there at the last part. Is dad now a pony, or is he in human form? The only clue is that Rainbow heard "hoofsteps", but if her memories of Dad were sealed away then she wouldn't know what footsteps sound like, and thus might mistake the two. (That is, if there's any difference at all.) Another thing is that Rarity has a "special client". If Dad's in human form then that might make some sense, but otherwise I'd like to know why all of the other ponies are "busy".
Overall, my stance of this chapter in terms of sense right now can be summed in one quote from the infamous Charlie Brown; AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHH!!!!!
104807 SEQUALCEPTION
and i have to say, this is very good, WAY BETTER THAN I THOUGHT
i admit, slight tears drifted into my eyes when i read the ending...
WHAT THE BUCK HAPPEN NEXT THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!!! even though i know whats going on next and youre trying your best doing the story work BUT.... I WANT IT NOW!!
WAAAHHHHHHHHHH *sniffle* Dashie gets to remember... I may cry for the next week, but it was oh so worth it
But, no please. I see that this is marked complete. Please, please, please add at least a little more, maybe one more chapter or an epilogue. I'm begging you.
You should make an epilogue, too many questions are left unanswered.
104900 I am sorry to say, there will be no more new chapters. I have new projects I am currently working on, as you have hopefully read at the end of the chapter. Also, I am sorry to say that there will not be a sequel to my story, not done by me at very least. But I thank you for your support and that you liked it so much that you wanted more. But once again, Im sorry but no new chapters
OFCs, . . . .tracking. . . . .
TONRLPCsoL&T, . . . .tracking. . . . .
FCLDLSCs, . . . .tracking. . . . .
Ahhh, that feels much better. But somethings still not right. Excellent choice of endings, but I will be waiting.
ONTO MORE STORIES!!!
So the father is now in Equestria. Ok good I was hoping he would be able to continue his relationship with Dash. While the ending line is sweet is suffers from one big down side which is it leaves a ton of things that really need to be answered. Like is Celestia going to try and send him back? Will there be a third attempt at wiping Rainbow Dash's mind. How will a human fit into Equestria? Is he still human? If not why not? Will he have to hide who he is the entire time? If he is a pony what type? Pegasus?
Confound these ponies, they drive me to rage at plotholes!..........The actual ones!.......perverts.
104914 WHAAAAAAAAT??!!!! oh well, i guess its better that way because i can see why its hard to choose a perfect ending since theyre in this situation... hmm smart move too be honest... smart move BUT BITCH MOVE IN THE SAME TIME! javascript:smilie('');
IM PRETTY SURE A SEQUEL TO A SEQUEL MAKES THE STORY A TRILOGY PEOPLE.
pfft all this nonsense of "sequelception"
104943
plot holes
104995 Curse you space bar!!! *shakes fist in the air* Yeah, my daft keyboard is borking out on me at odd moments and sometimes I hit enter before I double check. Hindsight 20/20 Foresight 2/7
Thank you, ty500600 for this amazing story. You have brought composure to many Brony's hearts, mine included. Though the ending leaves much to be desired I feel that it's fitting. I'm currently contemplated whether or not trying my hand at writing a short epilogue to this sequel but only time will tell, I'm not the best writer in the world but you certainly are among them. Once again. thank you.
So Dashie couldn't live in Earth...
... But He could live in Equestria.
It makes sense, really... The teleport phenomenon is most likely not going to stick around after the last teleportation, and it seems that He has made the decision to be with Dashie. Celestia herself would probably see this, and even though he doesn't belong in Equestria, both worlds are safe, and both of them can be happy together. Life can continue in Equestria for everypony... And one man, who I'm sure is just fine living among ponies...
I am happy with this ending. Tears of joy all around.
You've managed to pull off a seemingly impossible feat. You've written a sequel to a fantastic and touching story that lived up to it's name perfectly. That's truly something to be proud of.
I only say I am not the best writer in the world not as a sense of self pity nor boasting but I say that because I feel somebrony else could do a better job than me. Yet as I'm typing this comment I'm thinking of possible ways to tie up the story with a fitting conclusion that everybrony can enjoy. It's obvious that not everybrony likes the ending you've put in but I think that if they don't think it's fitting if they should attempt to write their own ending and post it, as I will probably do soon. Needless to say, once again, I have no problem with the ending you've made I just think it lacks an obvious happy ending, it leaves the reader too much to wonder.
105041>>105034 Glad to see you like the story! This is exactly what I needed to hear, you guys are just to kind!
Now I need to get to sleep before Tyler yells at me... I need to help him with editing later this week so I need to be in TIP TOP shape!
~Athanix,
Peace.
Good cliff hanger, this is going to be good.
Good going man, I kinda hope that's the ending. Let us leave some to our imaginations
oh god many manly tears were shed here today. may god bless you'r soul...(unless you dont make a sequel of a sequel)
Finally got around to signing up for account YAY!!!
*Fluttershy cheer*
Loved this story. No it didn't add up to MLD, but to be honest, it doesn't need to. This story can hold its ground on its own.
5/5
-Glassed
*Orbital Friendship Cannon locked on target: Celestia*
(Me) ...Just try sending him back again. Try it. >_>
(Celestia) 9_9 Confound these humans. They drive me to drink...
104676
THAT'S why Chapters 12 and 15 are reposted 11 and 14? Ugh... All that did is confuse me. This was good and all, but dammit the repeat chapters killed my immersion, ruining the experience. It might be a good idea to reorder these so that 11 and 14 are at the end, if that's possible.
the original MLD made me cry countless tears of sadness
this made me cry about five tears of happiness
these are currently the only fics that have made me cry
Hey how's it going? I reviewed your story. Read it here: I Hope This Doesn't Come Off As Shameless
Oh, and please take it with a grain of salt, that is, if you do read it.
I think that wormhole just opened again. R.I.P. ponies of Equestria and humans of Earth. I barely knew ye.
Erm yea. Is there comeing a new chapter or at least a happy ending ? Ah and i really like this.. i already cryed at MLD but this also made me cry.. I need a happy end >_< I have to know what is happening
*Play this when the guy starts to read the changes to the note*