"Here you are in Canterlot / It's the place you always dreamed about / It's exactly what you have wanted"
Octavia has lived among and performed for the highest class of ponies for years, and never once questioned her way of living or life choices. But when a fateful afternoon reignites an old memory, she finds herself realizing that she's been missing something: a friend. Now lost and desperate, she can only hope the pony she removed from her life will be willing to hear from her again.
"Regret, Regret / Why did I forget about her for so long?"
Inspired by lyrics from The Living Tombstone's "Ocatvia's Overture" and
"Like a Spinning Record".
Featured by Hot Muffins.
Featured by Seattle's Angels.
Chapters (12)
Definitely want to see where this goes!
3730841 Thank you! I'm anxious to show where it goes :)
I really like where this is moving. Keep up the great work.
3769948 Hope Chapter Three continues to impress! Your support so far has been great!
My support continues! Keep up the excellent work!
for just having discovered this story its quite good. i hope that you keep up with it. and i will be looking forward to the next update.
3847434 Thanks! Chapter Five is up today, so read on!
I was kind of surprised the music from the violin wasn't coming out better but still, great chapter and great interaction.
3877245 Yeah, she had a heck of a contraption to work with. But I'm glad to see you're still enjoying the story so far!
Family isn't about blood...and sometimes you break the rules when it comes to family...
I love Tombstone's song, so a fic related to that should be good.
Read it later. (It's past 1 am here and I have a trip for tomorrow... well, today.)
3957194 Can't wait to hear what you think!
Can't wait for the next chapter!
3958696 Wait no longer! Hope this (rather long) chapter keeps you interested, friend!
Mmmm...love it!
Well...now we know the origin of the wedge...and it's a doozy! Great chapter!
4020830 Thanks! Hope all that buildup was worth it!
wow, am i the only one here who's kinda wishing that Vinyl doesn't forgive her in the end? 'cause Octavia was, and is still being, a major bitch.
Oy... some people/ponies will give up anything in the name if success. I can KINDA see Octavia's reasoning but at the same time she went about it completely wrong IMO. Still...great chapter and I can't wait to see what happens next!
Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the winds and do something rash... I can't wait to see how this ends!
However, I can't help but see part of this like the ending of the movie "Sabrina"
"You expect me to just walk out of here to go after her?"
"Actually, running after her would be a better idea."
4089931 I've never seen that movie myself... Based on that quote though, I can see where you would draw the connection haha
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If you get the chance, give it a watch, great romantic comedy
I have enjoyed this story from the get go and thus was a wonderful wrap up to it. Well done!
4149406 Can't tell you how happy I am to hear it! Thanks for sticking with me here!
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You're welcome!
Why do i read things labeled sad...?
Hope to find out what happens in their future. Got me really nervous. Definitely following you.
ummmmmm sequel please. its like a cool roller coaster.
404 views? This must mean something...
DAT SONGGGG
I REMEMBEEERRRRRR
*spazzes out*
*nose bleeds*
*eyes roll to the back of head*
Not to detract from the point you were making and the tone that you were setting in each of the scenes of this chapter (and mind you, you set them quite well), but two things bug me here.
One, your portrayal of the changeling invasion, from the moment when Shining Armor's city-wide barrier shattered to the forceful banishment of the changeling swarm, only lasts a sparse few minutes at best. The time frame in question plays out much longer in the episode itself, and that's just the parts that remained on-camera, so to speak. Granted, having to drag this scene out for the sake of realism probably would've butchered the pacing of this chapter, but it pains me to say that the scene as it plays out here broke my suspension of disbelief.
Two, it occurs to me that any trophy/plaque would have the name of the contest for which it was awarded, as well as the precise year. I can certainly buy Octavia not remembering receiving any of the awards, but not knowing where they even came from?
Lots of room for character development and background at the same time.
And a little backstory, nice.
Someone's reading this with me!
Oho! And now we're getting to a point in the fic we've been anticipating: the reunion.
O_O He just slipped her a mickey and nobody did anything? I don't understand, is waving some sort of sign of innocence?
The condition of that stallion though
...picturing
Man.
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A doozy indeed.
Anyways, faved.
GO AFTER HER YEAHHH
awhhhha
Y'know, I don't fave many stories. I have read thousands, literally thousands, of stories (don't ask me how I keep A's). I only favorite the ones that really stand out. A story has to be of a certain quality just for me to read and upthumb; of those thousands of good stories, about forty have been faved.
And this, right here? I would be proud to have this story as part of my favorites list. If you can judge a person by their favorites, this is one I would be glad to be judged by. I love your characters. I love your storytelling. I love the personal growth. I
this story so much right now. Glad I found you.
Well this turned out pretty good. I didn't have much issue with it, apart from what I said in my comment on Chapter 1, a couple of small, forgettable typos, and this one, slightly more significant error:
I believe the word you're looking for is 'naught.'
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I try to explain it away by just saying there was more running involved than what's said, but clearly some readers can see past that 
You are absolutely right on both accounts. The scene in chapter one with the changling invasion makes it sound much shorter than it was on the show, and yes, that's primarily for pacing. I've tried to think of ways to stretch it out, and, well, I've just been coming up short
As far as a trophy not labelled goes, that comes a bit from experience; when I graduated high school, I found a bunch of ribbons and trophies and stuff with no labeling or memory to tell me where they came from. Could just be a small town thing, but there you go
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Okay. I am embarrassed.
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This is the single most flattering thing I've been told yet! Thank you! It is much appreciated
My god this is good...
Well I'm sad to have read that one scene. I think I'll be sad for quite some time over that. I tend toward the lighter side of such things so this was a bit heavy for me (at least as far as "relationship" stories go) but putting my preferences aside this was a very well done story. I don't think I'll be able to keep it in my favorites if only so I'm not reminded of that scene whenever I look through them but this is defiantly a story worthy of a favorite.
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Spoilers!
Yeah, that scene was meant to be a punch to the gut... Like I said in the author's note, it was a really hard one to write :/
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Sorry about the spoilers, I posted that on the final chapter well after the event actually happened but I didn't consider that all of the comments are viewable from the chapter select page. Want me to edit it out?