Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I learned a very important lesson in friendship. Probably the most important lesson I will ever learn.
You see, about a week ago there was an accident that greatly imperiled my friends. I acted quickly and was able to save them, and I was extremely relieved and grateful for that. However, I couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t been fast enough. The whole incident was a rather narrow affair.
I kept asking myself these ‘what if’ questions, and they eventually drove me to become rather distressed. The more I thought about how close I’d been to losing my best friends, the more upset I became.
When I finally returned to Ponyville and was able to see my good friends again, naturally they realized that something was bothering me. But what did I do? I tried to hide my pain. I tried to run away.
I realize now that was the opposite of what I should have done. It took a great deal of patience from my friends to drive that home. They did not stop chasing after me, and once they caught up they waited as long as was necessary to get me to fess up. And when I finally did confess my feelings, they were there to make me feel better.
With true friends, nopony ever has to be afraid to speak their mind. I know now that I can confide any problem in my friends, even if it might upset them as well, and that my friends will help me pull through. Big or small, through thick or thin, I can always rely on my friends to support me.
And that, I think, is a truly magical aspect of friendship.
Ever your loyal subject,
Rainbow Dash
Season Three, I find your lack of faith in the letters to Celestia disturbing. Here, I'll go ahead and fix that for you.
Just a little addendum I wanted to tack on to the story. I'm marking it as 'complete' now. Thanks a bunch to everyone who read, favorited, and dropped a comment and/or thumb. It's pretty cool to see nothing but upvotes up there.
Happy Holidays!
Ha that's what I've noticed wrong with season 3
There's barely any letters to Celestia and that makes the episodes seem hollow
1872533 Come on, Hasbro. It ain't hard. Ten less seconds of ads won't kill you.
They think with their pockets (wallets?) not with their minds
1872552 Truly. We need a team of talented brony animators, stat! I'd give them all the moneyz.
The Double Rainboom project??
Ever heard of it
1872564 Can't say that I have. Google, I require your services!!
It's a large group of Brony animaters that are getting together to create a fan made episode that has the same standards as the show. which is actually coming along nicely
It's gonna be posted in six parts on HERE
This should explain things
Info blah blah blah
Y'know I havnt watched ep 8 yet But I'm not gonna watch it
1872614 I didn't like it. This Double Rainboom project looks awesome though, definitely keeping an eye on that.
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I love Manowar
How is this story not getting showered in love? It's brilliant, well written, and very in character for the show.
5/5 happy ponies
1873830 If I knew the answer to that, I'd be a much happier brony. Oh well, maybe I'll hit the featured box someday...
1877298 Most certainly.
Hmmmm awesomeness incarnate. I predict here and now that it will be on Equestria Daily.1/5/2013
Dang, there's a load of powerful emotions in this fic and they are all portrayed perfectly. Everypony was in character, the plot was realistic and relatable and you really captured Rainbow Dash. Bonus points for the Rainbow/Pinkie friendshipping. Thumbed, faved and headcanoned. Bravo,
This is deli- er... I mean, beautiful.
Beautiful story. Great way to express the emotions inside Rainbow Dash and her friends. Characterization was excellent.
One can feel every single thing.
Awesome work you have done. Congratulations and thank you for such a great story.
Darth Cygnus
1920970 yeah it was a great story wasn't it
1910576 Psychic being! Keep your powers away, foul spawn!!
1920456 Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
1920584 Yeah, I cried when I wrote this. Friendshipping is best shipping. And the fact that I made you headcanon is a huge victory for me, I was trying to patch up the holes in that episode. Thanks so much for your thoughts!
1920739 Thank you!! Have a cupcake!
1920905 Thank you for your kind words sir, and you are very welcome!
1920970 Sweet! Fourth season is best season! Thank you for your thoughts!
1921145 But it IS more than a cartoon. IT IS LIFE!!
Fool. Once you go crazy, there's no going back.
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Yes it is.
What I mean is that it fits. This fan fic doesn't feel out of place. Like some random story with ponies with it but something that is a product of how characters are presented. They're simply good enough to handle this sort of heavy stories and the fact that we care about them it makes for good final efect
And double points for the story for the fact that I expect Rainbow having some sort of PTSD saving her friends from so many close calls.
that... Was... Just.... D'awwwwww!
The way Rainbow Dashie was ..... Awwwwwe
My heart is now OVERSIZED!
I now need an operation to take away all the LOVE...
I shouldn't bother because.. I'll probably re read it and it'll happen again!
I think it's my second FAVE FIM Fiction!
My Little Dashie is my FAVE!
1921169 I hope that means I successfully provided something to visualize!
1921280 Happy endings are best endings. Don't get me wrong, I love good conflict, drama, darkness, and overwhelming odds as much as the next guy but sad endings are downers, ya know? Thanks for your thoughts!
1921475 My Little Dashie was great. Sure, it could've been better written as many claim but I'm a sucker for a good feels fic like that. I'm honored that you think this is even slightly comparable! Thank you!
>>Shanenator no prob and I LOVE this SO much!
Congratulations on getting featuerd on EqD, now there's some attention ^^
Nah, but really, this fic deserved it. It tackled an issue that I at least haven't found in many other fics, just that made it original.
Then, the fact that everything was wellwritten, in character, and detailed, didn't really lower the opinion.
I've said it once, and here it is again: Great fic
M
1921611 Thank you so much! I wasn't sure what EQD was going to say about this, but apparently it's not that bad. Thanks for your thoughts!
Would Rainbow Dash really use the word "Imperiled"? I guess she may have picked it up from Daring Do, but would the author of Daring Do really use the word "Imperiled"? That unnamed author would be likely to use "peril", but "imperiled" would be more likely uttered by an egghead or a villian than the hero of the tale in those books...
Sorry. Great story all around. If I am hung up on a single instance of diction, ya done good.
1921665 I like that quote...
1921677 Yeah, I know. I tossed it around. Personally, I decided to go with it just because I really like the idea of Rainbow Dash being a rather intellectual individual. Is it OOC? Maybe a teensy bit. But whatever, it's the direction I personally would really like to see RD move in.
Thanks so much for your thoughts!
1921758 Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
i usually hate sad stories, but this one looks interesting, i'll give it a go
1922097 I'm very happy you're willing to do so! It's not too sad, it has a happy ending.
I for one love sad stories, but tragedy is the one tag I always stay away from.
aw man...dem feels. manly tears have been shed.
my hat to you, fine sir
truly a wonderful story, great work. on the topic of the missing letters to the princess, i believe that with her success in the test in the opener, she was sent to her next level of studies, one that no longer required constant messages to the princess. i still wish they had them, but thats my story and im sticking to it
1922487 *Takes hat and noms happily* Thank you so much!
1922529 So did I, sir. So did I. You're very welcome!
1922554 Actually that's not a bad argument. This one requires some synthesis. Regardless, does the same hold true for her friends? And even if it doesn't, I think we can all agree that the situation was rather...extraneous. Thank you for your thoughts!
Oh jeez. The feels...the feels are everywhere! Stop them!
But, seriously, that was an incredible read. It was so deep and so thought-provoking, and just so awesome. I really, really love it.
Great job!
1922951 Thank you so much! I'm a sucker for feels myself. Glad you liked it.
1922973 This?? The best story?? Unacceptable. March yourself over to my page and look at the box that says "Read these or you are a disgrace to bronies everywhere." There you will find stories more worthy of that title.
I kid, I kid. I am most honored that you think so highly of my story, however. Thank you!
That was so beautifully written. I like to think that Dash is a lot deeper than she lets on and this story demonstrated it perfectly. I absolutely loved it!
1923103 I have to agree. It is a victory for my writing that you think that. Thank you for your thoughts!
1923210 I am honored that you think so. I do like them feels. Thank you for your thoughts!
This isn't friendship. It's love They are no longer friends, they are family, (Oh Celestia my own comment is making me tear up irl [dammit heart!!!]) It' s truly a beautiful thing, this story. If only everybody had such amazing friends
To anypony who needed a good cry, got close by the end, but didn't' t quite make it, this should put you over the edge [not necessarily from sadness] If you don't wanna cry, don' t click da pic.)
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This is my favorite mlp picture, even though it always makes me cry a bit
P.S. Even though I don't own the image, I would appreciate it if the author made a sad fic based on it. This story am the best soul-healing cry story I've read since My Little Dashie, and I need more from this guy
1923748 This is the mane reason (dammit brain the other main!) why I will never accept intra-mane six shipping as "canon." Their relationships with each other are all so powerful that they are more of a family, and I feel that none of them could love any of the others any more than the rest of the group. Sure it's cute and sappy and nice, but not entirely real to me. They're just really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really good friends.
And oh god...that picture...you made me cry son. That is beautiful. As for the story about the picture, I'm afraid I'm not your guy. I am open to lots of ideas for stories in this fandom (including cloppy ones) but I stay away from the 'tragedy' tag. Yes, the mane six will eventually die. Yes, I have read stories where that happens and I can accept that (The Keepers of Discord comes to mind). But I don't read stories where one of the mane six dies before her time in some sort of accident or whatnot. I can't handle the emotion. Nor would I be able to write said story (I would never finish lol). So sorry, but I only deal in happy endings, and death doesn't get along with those without being unrealistic.
I'm glad you enjoyed the story so much, thank you for your thoughts!
This is one of those fics that make me wish for something between Thumbs up or down.
I can't say I disliked the story. The theme is great, it is written very well, and your characterizations are good, you really get Rainbow Dash as a multifaceted character. I specially like the letter to Celestia at the end, it was a great way to wrap the story up.
Still, you packed more angst here than you could find in a Simple Plan concert. I get it that Dash is sad and worried about the whole affair, that but it feels like the fic is beating me over the head until I feel sad, when the whole point was driven home a lot earlier. I guess I'd rather have a little more subtlety than what I got here.
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But...B-B-But I needs it!!! You're making me cry the BAD sad tears naow
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From the looks of things, you're getting the d' awwwww feels confused for the soul- healing weeping feels. Soz if I simply misread comment.
1923931 What's between an upvote and a downvote, you ask? A comment, my good sir/madam.
Oh yes this fic is angsty. I confess that's one of the driving points of the fic. When I write, what is my goal? It is to be remembered. To create a lasting impression. I will admit, nothing really happens in this fic. Sure, it (in my opinion) fixes a few of the plotholes in the episode, which is something I'm always eager to do. It gives Rainbow Dash some much-needed character development. But that's not much of a story, is it?
No, this needed something more. And I also confess that I'm a sucker for fics that tug on the heartstrings, and for me the only way to draw tears is to pull multiple times. I love crying after a good read. I loved My Little Dashie. I loved Past Sins. I loved Xenophilia. Perhaps it was just a bit of selfishness from me then, that made this so sad. Because I will say: this was very, very satisfying to write. Want a story catered to your needs? Write it yourself.
I thank you most sincerely for your thoughtful comment. Although it may not look it, I am not an experienced writer. I just know the rules and technicalities, and being an engineer it is child's play for me to apply them. It is the deeper things, the underlying subtleties that make stories truly great, that yet elude my complete understanding. I will take your comments to heart, and attempt to use them in the future to improve my work. But yeah, I made it angsty on purpose hehe. Apologies if that isn't quite your cup of tea.
1923974 ...You know what? I will consider your request. I will not lie: that picture is powerful and moved me to tears. I just got a spark of an idea that would allow me to use it in a satisfactory manner. At least, one that is satisfactory to me. However, brainstorming is the hardest part of writing for me and I do not have a fully-formed idea yet. I will meditate on this picture and see what comes to mind.
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... (Please don't take this the wrong way) iambrony.jsmart.web.id/mlp/gif/laughing.gif?1318143902
Oh, sweet, SWEET irony!!! Brainstorming is dash easy part for me, but getting the ideas on paper in the way I feel they should be expressed is a bitch I have several ideas for the pic, if you''re interested (Yes, sadly there' s some tragic [I hate tragic...], but if it works right, it'll make lots o feels (How do I know this, you ask? The storyline I have in mind ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME, and I couldn't stop smiling from the feels for a week )
1924207 If you have some ideas, then sure I'll hear them. Feel free to send a PM. However, there is one idea that I will be implementing, and I'll let you know what that is.
And don't worry, I never take things the wrong way.
Cheers!